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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 2-7-1986�FFR I?3_ri0OR:� BOARD OF SELECTMEN: 'et MINUTES OF MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 1986 PRESENT: Chairman D'Onofrio; Selectmen McNair, Mahana, Dunn; Town Manager Selectman Levine arrived at 7:36 P.M. 1. The meeting was called to order and the Flag saluted, at 7:30 P.M. 2. Minutes of January 27, 1986 MOTION: To approve the Minutes of January 27, 1986. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 3 -0 Dunn abstained 3. Warrants #34 & #35 MOTION: To approve Warrant #34 in the amount of $290,904.77, dated Janu- ary 29, 1986, broken down as follows: General Fund - $161,012.17 Revenue Sharing - 4,500.00 School Lunch - 8,654.65 Special Revenue - 4,475.97 Motor Pool - 235.44 Sewer Enterprise - 45,740.41 Water Enterprise - 3,619.05 Electric Enterprise - 62,667.08 McNair /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 MOTION: To approve Warrant #35 in the amount of $801,974.49, dated Febru- ary 5, 1986, broken down as follows: General Fund - $749,096.25 School Lunch - 5,889.76 Special Revenue - 13,294.04 Motor Pool - 19.26 Sewer Enterprise - 4,584.28 Water Enterprise - 4,368.70 Electric Enterprise - 24,722.20 McNair /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 4. Licenses & Permits a) Application for Hackney License, 1980 Plymouth Volare Vehicle No. 4, by Elaine D. and William J. Beattie d /b /a TOWN TAXI. b) Application for Hackney License, 1978 Plymouth Volare, Vehicle No. 6, by Elaine D. and William J. Beattie d /b /a TOWN TAXI. MOTION: To approve the two (2) Hackney Licenses for TOWN TAXI. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 1986 PAGE 2 c) Transfer Request #12 in the amount of $706.55 for Electrical Inspector fees for January. * MOTION: To approve Transfer Request #12 in the amount of $706.55. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 5 -0 d) Sewer Connection Permit Application for corner of Copeland Ave. and Chauncy Street, by BRI, Inc. /N.E. Construction; a commercial change from a gas station to a donut shop; Special Conditions indicated "In- crease in flow ". * MOTION: To approve the Sewer Connection Permit for BRI, Inc, /N.E. Construction. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 5 -0 5. Chairman D'Onofrio asked for a few minutes in which to pay tribute to a resident; he then asked Joan Wood to come up front with him, and briefly touched on her over twenty years of reporting local news, for newspapers, and Radio Station WARA. He had a framed Resolution which he read and gave to her, and she thanked the Board members, following with a few words about reporting accurately. Selectman McNair presented Joan with a rose. 6. Correspondence a) Letter from Mass. Housing Partnership re: New $225 million Homeownership Opportunity Program. b) Letter from DEQE re: Consistently fine performance by Mansfield WWTP. - The Town Manager suggested that this be sent to the Wastewater Treat- ment Plant, as it isn't every day you receive praise. c) Letter from Glen Hedderig, Mansfield Elks, re: Use of Public Works yard on Rt. 106 for a yard sale April 12th (rain date April 13th). * MOTION: To approve. Dunn /Mahana VOTED: 5 -0 d) Announcement of a Workshop for Municipal Treasurers, from Dept. of Reven- ue, Division of Local Services (various locations and dates in February). e) Letter to Town Manager from Rep. Vernon re: Hearings to be held by the Special Commission on Local Aid. f) Letter of resignation from Joseph Brugliera of the Planning Board, effec- tive immediately. * MOTION: To accept with regrets, and send him a letter of appreciation. Levine /Mahana VOTED: 5 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 1986 PAGE 3 g) Letter from Paul Folkman to the Board re: House to be moved from 12 Creeden Street to Lot 1, Highland Avenue Subdivision. h) Dog Complaint, signed by nine residents. - The Clerk read the complaint and the Dog Officer's recommendation that the dog should be removed from the premises, since the owners will not keep it inside when they are away; it barks constantly. * MOTION: To hold a public hearing February 19, 1986. Dunn /McNair VOTED: 5 -0 i) Letter from Supt. Barbarisi to Chairman of the Board of Selectmen re: An Article for the Annual Town Meeting Warrant. j) Copy of petition filed with Land Court, Dept. of the Trial Court, by Gladys S. Cross re: Subdivision of a parcel into three lots and elim- ination of Billings Street. k) Copy of Memorandum from Conservation Commission Acting Chairman to the Town Clerk re: Four Articles for the Annual Town Meeting Warrant. 1) Thank you card from Rocco Molinari. m) Copy of Notice to Bidders re: Rejection of all bids for proposed Fire Department telephone system upgrade; notice from Town Manager. n) Memorandum to IDFA Members, Economic Development Officials and Bond Counsel, from Director of IDB Financing, re: Revised IDB Guidelines. o) Memorandum from Executive Office for Administration & Finance, Designer Selection Board re: Designer Selection Guidelines - Cities and Towns. p) Letter from SRPEDD re: Representative to the Joint Transportation Plan- ning Group. q) Commonwealth Community Antenna Television Commission "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ". r) Letter from Army Corps of Engineers re: Progress inspection of the WWTP on February 11, 1986. s) Copy of notice for next 5 -Year Planning Committee meeting, February 13th. t) Memorandum from Town Treasurer re: President's Tax Reform Bill which pertains to exempt bonds. * MOTION: To write to,Senators':Kennedy and Kerry; Town Manager and Trea- surer to compose the letter. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 5 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING { FEBRUARY 5, 1986 PAGE 4 u) Letter from Special Legislative Commission on Low -Level Radioactive Waste, a Siting Process for Massachusetts. v) Notice from Tufts University, Lincoln Filene Center for Citizenship and Public Affairs re: New England Environmental Conference. w) Letter to the Board from Joe Zeneski re: Sewer use expansion vs. water supply. x) Copy of letter to Planning Board from Airport Commission re: Fieldbrook Village Subdivision. y) Copy of Draft for Review, "Conceptual Stage Relocation Plan for Acquisi- tion of Property for Clear Zone Protection at Mansfield Municipal Airport. z) Copy of letter from Airport Commission to Frank Allen, Jr. and Peter Fontanini re: Site Plan of "Airport Professional Center ". aa) Memorandum to Board from Town Manager re: Regulation of transient mer- chants; the Board is empowered to enact a license for this. bb) Letter from Acting Chairman of Planning Board, Marydee Flynn, to Board of Selectmen re: "Forest Park" Preliminary Subdivision Plan. - The Board suggested Selectmen Dunn and Mahana, who have been meeting with Ed Broderick on his plan, talk with Marydee. 7. Mo Prasad /Bill Mara The Board had requested Mo Prasad come in to discuss the Cable Vision rate increases, as received in last week's correspondence. Mo brought Bill Mara, Vice President of Cable Vision, with him. Mr. Mara said the rates, prior to these proposed increases, were originally proposed in 1981 and they held a "rate freeze" for a solid two years, beginning from completion of all in- stallations. He said three or four times a year they will be running "Spe- cials ". When asked about comparison with UA Columbia rates (in Taunton), he said they may not offer 60 channels, and reminded the Board that his company gives a 5% return to the Town which, he believes, no other company offers. He said they check with the Planning Board regularly for any new subdivi- sions so that they may contact the builder about installing their equipment underground at the appropriate time. Chairman D'Onofrio asked Mr. Mara for a breakdown of revenue and expenses incurred for Mansfield; he was told their records don't reflect such for individual towns and cities. Selectman Mahana said he would like to ask another company to come in. It was decided to put on the next Light Com- missioners agenda an item "To formulate a cable television system ". 8. John Drew /Great Woods Performing Arts Center The Chairman introduced John Drew by saying he is here to bring everyone BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 1986 PAGE 5 up to date, and then turned the meeting over to John Drew. Mr. Drew said the Center will open June 13th; construction is 70% completed at this time, and spoke proudly of the Pittsburgh Symphony connection, etc. He then introduced Dan Corrigan, President of the Board of Trustees for the Educa- tional Forum, who spoke briefly about the Fine Arts Educational Format plans in connection with the Center. He said the San Francisco Boys Chorus will be both performing and studying here this summer, in conjunction with Wheaton College's facilities. He also said that 12 school districts have banned together, under the name SMARTS, and are working together on plans. there will be 60 students from that group this summer; overall, 300 stu- dents are expected to be in residence this summer for the various group activities /studies offered. He said they hope to build a Friends of Great Woods Program of local people, and that several national corporate compan- ies are supporting this project. Also, they have presented a proposal to the State Arts Council. Sherman Wolf, Financial Manager for Great Woods, Inc., was introduced, and said a few words. Jerry Moses, Manager of food services for the Center spoke of the opportunity for employment, with Mansfield residents given first chance. He expects there will be between 80 and 100 jobs for food, parking, maintenance, etc., and they will draw from students, local groups and organizations, etc. There will be a training period. He expects to be able to serve groups full, hot meals before or after performances. Terry Hern was introduced and spoke of beauty at Great Woods, visual arts. He is aiming for a preliminary program for 1987, and mentioned possibility of a sculpture garden. Kurt Rogerson was introduced as Facility Manager and the one who will be putting the staff together; he has had 9 years at Harvard Civic Center. He hopes to open an office near the Center very soon. There will be season tickets for the symphony and for the ballet, but not for other performers. John Drew said they expect to announce the calendar for '86 in March or April. He said WBZ will be a prime sponsor for the Center, which is excit- ing news and National Public Radio is setting up 20 programs in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Symphony, and WGBH or BWUR will sometimes air the sym- phony. 9. Board of Assessors Interviews The Chairman opened by stating that he had received a call from Arthur Remillard, an applicant, who said he was withdrawing his application. He then asked the three applicants present to join the Board at the table. They were: Alexander Cauldwell, Walter Main and Anthony Melchiorre. Al Turinese, Chairman of the Board of Assessors, and Peter Saunders, member of the Board, were also present. Peter Saunders covered the amount of time required for membership on this board, and showed the applicants informa- tion covering requirements to be met, by their "boss ", the Dept. of Revenue. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 1986 PAGE 6 Members must receive certification within two years. Peter said in some towns /cities political pressure can make the assessors' job very difficult; he said he would not serve on Mansfield's board if that were true here. Each gentleman answered a few questions from the Selectmen; the Chairman thanked them for their interest and for coming, after which the Board mem- bers decided unanimously they had a very difficult task to pick just one! Each applicant was nominated; a final unanimous vote went to Walter !Main. 10. Other Appointments a) MOTION: To appoint Kenneth Blaisdell as SRPEDD Representative for the Board of Selectmen, for an unexpired term to May 31, 1986. Dunn /Levine VOTED: 5 -0 b) MOTION: To appoint Charles Meszoely as Special Constable to Conser- vation Land, for a one -year term. Dunn /Levine VOTED: 5 -0 c) MOTION: To appoint Richard P. Carey, IV as Special Constable to Conser- vation Land, for a one -year term. Dunn /Levine VOTED: 5 -0 Selectman Mahana said he would like to see the Police Depart- ment draw up an I.D. card for all constables; the constables to supply their own photo. d) MOTION: To appoint Steve Quinn to the Planning Board to fill an unex- pired term running to January 1, 1989. Dunn /McNair VOTED: 5 -0 MOTION: To appoint William Madan to the Planning Board to fill an unex- pired term running to January 1, 1988. Dunn /Levine VOTED: 5 -0 11. Old Business a) The Town Manager had presented an ambulance rate survey of surrounding area towns and cities,and, from that, he feels that most are charging less than Mansfield presently is. After brief discussion: MOTION: To hold the line on fees and allow the Town Manager to pursue past due bills from February 1981 - 1985. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 5 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 1986 PAGE 7 b) Chairman D'Onofrio asked if all Board members accept the Semi - Annual and Annual Reports to the Voters by the Mansfield Board of Selectmen. * MOTION: To approve the 1985 Annual Report to the Voters, and the 1986 Semi - Annual Report to the Voters. Mahana /Dunn VOTED: 5 -0 c) Selectman Dunn said the Industrial Zoning Committee is moving along; there will be a hearing this coming Monday; he hopes for public in -put. d) Selectman Mahana voiced concern for the amount of his recent water bill, and the fact that they only read the meter every six months. The Town Manager said that has been the practice, but with an estimated billing the other two quarters. Selectman Mahana feels they should be read and billed every month. 12. New Business a) Selectman Dunn said he has decided he would like to be the representa- tive for the Capital Improvements Committee, which the Board endorsed. b) Selectman Mahana listed a few items he feels the Board needs to look at for next year: Licensing fees, commuter rail parking - on -going and upgrading. The Chairman added, the Board needs to look at budget issues, as the Personnel Board. 13. Adjournment * MOTION: To adjourn (at 10:56 P.M.). Mahana /Levine VOTED: 5 -0 r� �t Daze signed r