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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
AGENDA
January 13, 1993
1. 7:00 P.M. Review of Correspondence
2. 7:30 P.M. Meeting Called To Order
a) Salute the Flag
b) Minutes of Jan. 6, 1993
c) Warrant #30
d) Licenses & Permits
e) Correspondence
3. 7:50 P.M. Questions & Comments
4. Old Business
a) Town Manager
- FinCom meeting Jan. 16, 1993
- Selectmen /School Committee
Regional School applicant interviews
- WWTP, NPDES Public Hearing 1/21/93
b) Selectmen
- Schedule workshop on Goals &
Objectives
5. New Business
a) Town Manager
- WWTP Pretreatment program
- Fire Dept. Parking space removal
request
- MBTA consultant traffic report
- MMA Conference report
6. Adjournment
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MINUTES OF MEETING
JANUARY 13, 1993
PRESENT: Chairman Tartufo; Selectmen Penney, Pasquale, Colella, Robinson;
Town Manager
1. The meeting was called to order at 7:35 P.M. and the Flag saluted.
2. Minutes of January 6, 1993
* MOTION: To approve the Minutes of January 6, 1993. Pasquale /Robinson
VOTED: 5 -0
3. Warrant #30
* MOTION: To approve Warrant #30 in the amount of $2,215,249.17, dated
January 12, 1993, broken down as follows:
General Fund - $1,137,655.99
School Lunch - 4,697.43
Special Revenue - 13,034.98
Capital Projects - 635.10
Sewer Expense - 10,008.01
Water Expense - 26,010.77
Electric Enterprise - 1,023,206.89
Pasquale /Robinson VOTED: 5 -0
4. Licenses & Permits
a) Transfer Request #2 in the amount of $13,000.00 for replacement of the
Fire Prevention vehicle which was totaled in an accident Nov. 11, 1992.
After some discussion the Town Manager was asked to define cost between
a Ford Crown Victoria and a Chevrolet Classic and report back at next
week's meeting.
b) Transfer Request #3 in the amount of $7,875.00 for a Secretarial/
Program Supervisor, full -time from Feb. 1, 1993 to June 30, 1993.
There was some discussion.
* MOTION: To approve Transfer Request #3. Penney /Pasquale
VOTED: 5 -0
5. Correspondence
a) Copy of Dept. of Public Works Office of the Commissioner, Brockton,
entitled "Water Watch"
b) Letter to the Board from William A. Moore, 54 Union Street, re: Status
and plans for the Park Row School and its former playground.
( After discussion it was the consensus of the Board to ask Town staff
(Town Clerk) to advise Mr. Moore of the procedure to get an item on
the Annual Town Meeting Warrant.
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c) Four (4) copies of letters from Dept. of Environmental Protection to:
- Mansfield Board of Health re: Oil and /or hazardous waste sites and
locations in Mansfield (2 of these)
- William Haynes, Trustee /HPC Realty Trust, re: Hatheway & Patterson
15 County Road
Request for Short Term
Measures
- Hatheway & Patterson Co., Inc. re: Request for Short Term Measures
d) Notice of Public Meetings and Hearings by Mass. Dept. of Environmental
Protection re: Regulations which will revise the Mass. Contingency Plan.
e) Letter from Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. re: Meeting
needs of Mansfield's elder citizens.
f) Invitation to a Retirement Party for Marilyn Morris, Norfolk Town
Administrator.
g) Notice of a Cable Television Forum February 9, 1993 "Cable Television:
An Emerging Educational Medium."
( h) Notice of Southeastern Mass. Legislative Breakfast on local childhood
hunger, February 5, 1993, 8 -9 A.M. at Holiday Inn, Taunton.
i) Invitation to birthday party for Sophie Gross, her 100th, January 23rd,,
2 -3 P.M., at Country Haven Nursing Home, Norton.
j) Copy of Memorandum to the Town Manager from Shaun Burke, Director of
Planning & Community Development, re: Dustin Estates.
There was brief discussion.
* MOTION: To approve acceptance of $10,800.02 as surety to complete
required work on Dustin Estates, as requested by the Planning
Board.
Robinson /Penney VOTED: 5 -0
k) Copy of Memorandum to the Town Manager from Shaun Burke, re: List of
subdivision streets to be accepted.
* MOTION: To approve the list of subdivision streets to be accepted as
presented in Shaun Burke's Memorandum.
Robinson /Penney VOTED: 5 -0
6. Questions & Comments
a) Jeffrey Siena, Chairman of the Airport Commission, was present to com-
ment on a petitioners' Warrant Article to sell Town -owned land deeded
from airport property. Mr. Siena advised the Board to seek Town
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Counsel review of the petition because it may violate the agreement
between the Town and the FAA. After discussion the Board agreed to
seek Town Counsel review.
7. Old Business
a) The Town Manager announced the Board of Selectmen and School Committee
will hold a joint meeting January 20th to interview and select a rep-
resentative for the S.E. Regional School Committee, at 8:00 P.M. and
8:20 P.M.
b) Chairman Tartufo asked the Board to cancel the January 27th and Febru-
ary 10th Selectmen meeting because of conflicts. After discussion it
was agreed to hold work sessions Thursday, January 28th at 7:00 P.M.
and Thursday, February 11th at 7:00 P.M.
c) Selectman Colella requested the Town Manager to follow up on the
2 -Hour parking signs on Chilson Avenue and the enforcement of No
Thru Trucking. The Town Manager is to notify the Police Chief.
d) The request of the Fire Chief to remove one parking space at the inter-
section of West Street and North Main Street was deferred for staff to
discuss the removal with the affected business.
e) Secretary James J. Kerasiotes, Executive Office of Transportation &
Construction, letter to the Town Manager was read, concerning the pro-
posed Rt. 140 improvement project. The Board asked the Town Manager
to thank the Secretary for his timely response.
f) The Town Manager discussed the request of the School Bus Manager to
secure the former Police Dept. Jeep. After discussion the Board of
Selectmen asked the Town Manager to provide expected revenue for sale
of the Jeep.
g) Selectman Robinson asked the Town Manager to have the Town Engineer
contact the Mass. DPW to replace necessary Town of Mansfield boundary
signs.
h) Chairman Tartufo asked the Town Manager to request Dick Lewis, Conser-
vation Agent, to write the EPA for the Selectmen in support of the
Sole Source Aquifer application for the Canoe River.
8. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M.
MINUTES APPROVED: / ' ��'2 1 / ;O/4
Clerk Date signed