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Home My WebLink AboutBOS MINUTES 1-22-1992BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JANUARY 22, 1992 PRESENT: Chairman Sarro; Selectmen Robinson, Colella, Pasquale, Tartufo; Town Manager 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:35 P.M. and the Flag saluted. 2. Minutes of January 15. 1992 * MOTION: To approve the Minutes of January 15, 1992. Robinson / Colella VOTED: 5 -0 3. Warrant #31 * MOTION: To approve Warrant #31 in the amount of $1,099,364.15, dated January 21, 1992, broken down as follows: General Fund - $ 453,542.61 School Lunch - 17,417.29 Special Revenue - 5,811.83 Capital Projects - 518,908.97 Sewer Expense - 7,683.91 Water Expense - 6,563.67 Electric Enterprise - 89,435.87 Pasquale /Robinson VOTED: 5 -0 4. Licenses & Permits * a) MOTION: To approve the bond for Treasurer /Collector Joan Cutillo in the amount of $200,000. Pasquale /Robinson VOTED: 5 -0 5. Correspondence a) Memorandum to the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee from the Town Manager re: Legal position. b) Copy of Memorandum to the Town Manager from Shaun Burke, Director of Planning & Development, re: Planning Dept. Filing Fees. c) Letter to the Board from Donald Stockwell, 10 Fruit Street, re: Concern over excess salting of town roads maintained by the State. The Town Manager was asked to refer this to the Mass. District Highway Department. d) Letter to the Board from Supt. O'Leary of S.E. Regional School re: Request for the Board's concurrence with the School's rejection relat- ing to deferral of teachers' compensation. * MOTION: To support the Regional School Committee vote to reject the deferral of teachers' compensation for Fy -93. Tartufo /Pasquale VOTED: 5 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JANUARY 22, 1992 PAGE 2 e) Copy of letter to Mass. DEP from Project Manager of GEI Consultants, XXXXNN�XRNN�X�NN %X�N�NNXNXXNNXXNNNNX %IXXX, Inc. re: Compo Chemical Co., Inc. f) Letter to the Board from Elaine O'Meara, 179 Dean Street, re: Cable - vision basic service increases. - This is to be sent to the Cable Advisory Committee. g) Copy of letter to the Commissioner of Community Antenna Television Commission re: Quarterly Complaint & Significant Service Interruption forms for the quarter ending December 31, 1991. h) Letter to the Board from (name illegible) re: Sidewalk signs down town. - The Town Manager was asked to refer this to the Enforcement Officer. i) Letter to the Board from Kathryn DelGrosso, RN of Southwood Community Hospital re: Celebration and Open Houses Jan. 29th & 30th. j) Copy of Annual Report for Mansfield from Bristol County Mosquito Control Project Supt. Alan DeCastro. k) Letter to the Board from Walk Coordinator, Mark Pechenik, Attleboro Area Habitat For Humanity re: Request for a Parade Permit for a route through town April 11th. * MOTION: To approve subject to approval of Police Chief. Tartufo /Robinson VOTED: 5 -0 1) Notice from Division of Local Services re: Training programs for Assessors and Course for Collectors and /or Treasurers. m) Notice of a public hearing from Dept. of Public Utilities re: Bay State Gas Co. n) Copy of letter to Mass. DEP from Director, Environment & Safety, Ausimont USA, Inc. re: Compo Chemical Co., Inc. o) Letter to the Board from Exalted Ruler Normand Rondeau, Mansfield Elks Lodge No. 2633, re: Request to waive all fees for a Special Permit to construct a Lodge Home on Eastman Street. - Selectman Tartufo asked the Town Manager to find out what permits are involved and the Board will make a decision next week. p) Copy of Memorandum to DPW Director /Town Engineer, Bob Swanson, and Water & Wastewater Operations Manager, Gerald St. Hilaire, from the Town Manager re: Capital Budget. q) Copy of Memorandum to Chief Earls and Chief Sliney from the Town Manager re: Centralized Dispatch. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING I JANUARY 22, 1992 PAGE 3 r) Petition to the Board from residents of Wessell Ave. and Thompson Street re: Installation of a street light on Wessell Ave. - This is to be referred to the Light Department Manager for a recom- mendation. s) Copy of Memorandum to the Town Manager from Bert Cook, Inspector of Buildings, re: Fee increases. 6. Questions & Comments None 7. Public Hearing /Quality Inn Transfer of Liquor License The Clerk read the Notice of Public Hearing. Attorney Brasman was present to represent the Quality Inn, along with the Inn Manager, Rhonda Lovely. They were applying for a transfer of the liquor license from Foxfield Hotel Corp. d /b /a Quality Inn of Mansfield to JA -GE, Inc. d /b /a Quality Inn - Mansfield; also a change of Manager from Francis E. Dorsey III to Rhonda Lovely; and permission to pledge the Innholder license. Attorney Brasman said Rhonda Lovely has been with Quality Inn since 1987; JA -GE, Inc. is a Massachusetts corporation. Attorney Brasman explained the meaning for pledge of a license; it is a protection for the Inn, and indicates the bank has loaned the Inn money. The Inn cannot transfer the license without notifying the bank. Selectman Tartufo asked what would happen if the hotel declared bank- ruptcy. He was told the bank would want to see the hotel continue to operate by supplying cash flow. * MOTION: To approve the transfer of the Innholder license. Pasquale /Robinson VOTED: 4 -0 (Sarro out of room during hearing) * MOTION: To approve the Change of Manager. Robinson /Colella VOTED: 4 -0 * MOTION: To approve the pledge of License subject to review of the Town Manager as to compliance with former ones. Pasquale /Robinson VOTED: 4 -0 8. Interview /Library Trustees James J. Whalen, 19 Danielle Lane, gave a brief resume of his background and interest in serving on the Board of Library Trustees. He said he had been a resident in Mansfield for three years and was a frequent user of the library. Both the Library Director, Dinah Smith, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Nancy Breef -Pilz, were present. Each Selectman asked BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING ( JANUARY 22, 1992 PAGE 4 a few questions of Mr. Whalen. * MOTION: To appoint Jim Whalen to the Library Board of Trustees. Pasquale /Colella VOTED: 5 -0 9. Old Business - Town Ma a) The Town Manager had previously given each Selectmen a Memorandum con- cerning a Solid Waste Report and recycling. The Town Manager reported that Waste Systems has not be able to meet with him yet; he will meet with them this Friday. b) The Town Manager expressed the need to promote a policy of effective fleet management, which he had distributed a Memorandum on. c) Regarding complaints concerning MBTA railway safety, the Town Manager reported the MBTA had engineers in town now evaluating circumstances. d) The Town Manager had also given each Board member a Wastewater Capital Report which the Town Manager asked Board members to study for discus- sion next week. e) Also distributed to Board members was a draft plan for reorganization within Town Hall. 10. Old Business - Selectmen a) Chairman Sarro complimented the Town Manager on the job he has done his first year here; then pointed out it is time for his evaluation which will be done February 18th. He said he also wants goals and ob- jectives of the Board ready at that same time. He distributed evalua- tion forms for the Town Manager to each Board member and asked them to have them back to him by next week. 11. New Business a) The Town Manager had distributed to each Board member a copy of a Capital Projects Update from the Engineering Department which he re- viewed briefly. It consisted of: East Mansfield Sewer Interceptor; Balcom Street Reconstruction; Ware Street Reconstruction; North Main/ Chauncy Streets Intersection Improvements; Gilbert Street Bridge Reconstruction; Plymouth Street Culvert Design. b) Each Board member had received a Memorandum from the Town Manager con- cerning "Revised FY -1993 Budget Estimates" which he reviewed briefly. He announced there will be a joint meeting with the Finance Committee February 3rd, and Chairman Sarro reminded Board members of the joint meeting with the School Committee and Finance Committee Monday, Janu- ary 27th, at 8:00 P.M. in the Park Row School. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JANUARY 22, 1992 PAGE 5 c) Chairman Sarro said he felt the department heads did very well with the two Saturday Finance Committee meetings; they came in with budgets that could hardly have anything changed. d) Each Selectman had received a copy of the Capital Improvements Commit- tee Minutes of the January 21st meeting; the Town Manager reviewed the items which were approved. e) The Town Manager briefly reviewed topics discussed at his meeting with Dr. Warren this morning, which the Selectmen had also received a Memorandum covering topics. 12. New Business - Selectmen a) Selectman Robinson asked the Town Manager to have the DPW check for a water problem on East Street the next time it rains. b) Selectman Tartufo advised that Easton has formed a committee to con- sider regional services. c) Selectman Pasquale asked about a handicapped access report. The Town Manager said he is working with Bob Gurek, School Business Manager, on this. He suggested a sub - committee in town for areas both the school and Town can work together on, such as purchasing. 13. Adjournment * MOTION: To adjourn (at 9:10 P.M.). Colella /Robinson VOTED: 5 -0 MINUTES APPROVED: / x9/ C1 rk Date signed