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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 10-19-1994r BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES =s (-- . "J'1' I ! i IG 22 OCTOBER 19, 1994 PRESENT: Chairman Robinson, Clerk Ronald, Selectmen Pasquale '14&Moy(e'.I'Sf. l TS 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM followed by the pledge of allegiance. 2. Weekly Meeting Business A.) Warrant No. 17 - $1.580,528.23 MOTION: To approve Warrant No. 17 in the amount of $1,580,528.23. (Pasquale - Royle) All in favor. PASSES. Selectman Royle abstained from all Board of Health related items. B.) Licenses and Permits Application of Michael Clemmey for a Class II License at 55 Copeland Drive Michael Clemmey was present for discussion of his license. Clerk Ronald read Department comments on the application. Michael Clemmey stated that he would like to set up an office trailer on the site and get the necessary permits once the Class II license is granted. A consensus of the Board of Selectmen was in favor of requesting Mr. Clemmey meet with Bertram Cook, Inspector of Buildings to discuss his comments. Once Mr. Cook forwards a memorandum then the Board can act on the application. Application of Anagnos Enterprises Inc. for an amendment to his Class 11 license to reflect the location of the premises to be 44 -46 Chauncy Street instead of 46 Chauncy Street and add d /b /a Pro's Auto Sales. Nick Anagnos of Anagnos Enterprises Inc. was present for discussion of his application. Clerk Ronald stated that all conditions (department comments) were satisfied last winter with the original filing. MOTION: To amend the Class II license with following amendments, change the location to reflect 44 -46 Chauncy Street and add "d /b /a Pro's Auto Sales ". (Ronald - Pasquale) All in favor. PASSES. Application for a parade permit for October 22, 1994 for Mansfield High School's Homecoming Day MOTION: To approve the application. (Pasquale - Royle) All in favor. PASSES. Selectman Pasquale read a statement about an article which was in the Mansfield News about the Capital Plan 3. 7:45 PM Town Manager Report William F. Williams, Town Manager, thanked the Chairman and Board members for allowing him to be on the early part of the agenda. Mr. Williams stated that this evening he and some Town staff are going to introduce the public to some short segments of the capital plan and that the Town Clerk and Town Treasurer would be denoting the growth of the Town Hall, current needs, etc. A. Municipal Buildings Needs Judith Scott, Town Clerk, stated that there is a lack of privacy in the current Town Hall and that the noise level can be difficult to work with. Joan Cutillo, Town Treasurer, stated that there is a space problem in the Town Hall, all storage files are not in a fire proof area, and that there is a lack of security - -e.g the Treasurer's office is very open. Discussion among the Selectmen, Town Manager, Town Clerk, and Town Treasurer followed concerning what has changed over the past twenty years to cause the space problems in the Town Hall, length of time records have to be retained, possibility of utilizing microfiche, and possibility of off -site records retention. The last issue discussed with the Town Treasurer was implementation of a computer system, what will be needed, and which Town Departments would be tied into the system. B. Street Acceptances Dan Clifford, DPW Director, was present for this portion of the meeting and stated that he is recommending acceptance of six streets and is recommending negatively for two streets. Dan Clifford, DPW Director, recommended acceptance of Barnboard Road, Article No. 27, and stated that the punch list is complete. MOTION: To support Article No 27, acceptance of Barnboard Road. (Pasquale - Ronald) All in favor. PASSES. Dan Clifford, DPW Director, recommended acceptance of Donovan Lane, Article No. 28, and stated that the punch list has been completed satisfactorily. MOTION: To support Article No 28, acceptance of Donovan Lane. (Pasquale - Royle) All in favor. PASSES. Dan Clifford, DPW Director, recommended against acceptance of Tracy Circle, Article No. 29, and stated that the punch list has not been completed. MOTION: Not to support Article No 29, acceptance of Tracy Circle. (Pasquale - Royle) All in favor. PASSES. Dan Clifford, DPW Director, recommended acceptance of Megan's Way, Article No. 30, and stated that the punch list has been completed satisfactorily. MOTION: To support Article No 30, acceptance of Megan's Way. (Pasquale- Ronald) All in favor. PASSES. Dan Clifford, DPW Director, recommended acceptance of Jefferson Road, Article No. 31, and stated that the punch list has been completed satisfactorily. MOTION: To support Article No 31, acceptance of Jefferson Road. ( Royle- Pasquale) All in favor. PASSES. Dan Clifford, DPW Director, recommended acceptance of Longwood Circle, Article No. 32, and stated that the punch list has been completed satisfactorily. MOTION: To support Article No 32, acceptance of Longwood Circle. ( Royle- Pasquale) All in favor. PASSES. Dan Clifford, DPW Director, recommended acceptance of Rosewood Drive, Article No. 34, and stated that the punch list has been completed satisfactorily. MOTION: To support Article No 34, acceptance of Rosewood Drive. (Pasquale - Royle) All in favor. PASSES. Dan Clifford, DPW Director, recommended against acceptance of Sturbridge Drive, Article No. 35, and stated that the punch has not been completed satisfactorily. MOTION: Not to support Article No 35, acceptance of Sturbridge Drive. (Pasquale - Royle) All in favor. PASSES. C. Roadway Maintenance Program Dave Archard, Assistant Town Engineer, presented Article No. 24 which is to appropriate $2,500,000 to repair and improve the Town's roadway system. Dan Clifford, DPW Director, confirmed that this amount along with $810,000 of Chapter 90 funds would be enough to do the job. D. Discussion with the Municipal Building Committee - Municipal Buildings Plan Steve MacCaffrey, Chairman, Municipal Building Committee, and Larry Carpenter, Richard Feeley, David Young, and Bill Antoine, Municipal Building Committee members, were present for discussion, as was Maureen Doherty, MBC Secretary. Steve MacCaffrie, Chairman, Municipal Building Committee, stated that the MBC does not fund, approve, or disapprove of projects, but implements them, and began a discussion of the police and fire department buildings. Mr. MacCaffrie also stated that he believes the plan should be put before the voters and that they will try to implement the buildings program with the money that is allotted. E. Articles 15, 16, & 17 Town Engineer, Robert Swanson, and Assistant Town Engineer, David Archard, were present for this discussion. Prior to discussion of Articles, 15, 16, and 17, Chairman Robinson read a letter to the Selectmen from Ware Street residents expressing concern regarding the effect work on Ware Street will have on drainage and requested Mr. Swanson and Mr. Archard look into it. Town Engineer, Robert Swanson, responded that the drainage will be taken care of and that they have tried to reassure Ware Street residents that they would. David Archard, Assistant Town Engineer, presented Special Town Meeting Articles 15, sludge landfill & composting improvements, and 16, replacement of water main to Foolish Hill, and Robert Swanson, Town Engineer, presented the funding options available for each of the projects. A consensus of the Board of Selectmen was in favor of a capital charge to offset the cost of the projects. Lastly, Assistant Town Engineer Archard, presented Article 17, sewer inflow and infiltration improvements. Discussion among the Selectmen followed concerning funding the project through the depreciation account and the average cost per gallon to treat sewerage. The Selectmen took a ten minute break at this time. 4. Discussion with Robert Saquet, Town Moderator, and Judith Scott, Town Clerk, regarding Special Town Meeting Articles Referencing "Motions" dated October 24, 1994, William Williams, Town Manager, explained Articles 1 -7. Selectman Pasquale stated that at Town Meeting he would present Article No. 9 after it is read by Chairman Robinson. Chairman Robinson stated that he would like Articles 9 -12 to be taken after Article 26 at the Special Town Meeting. A consensus of the Board of Selectmen was in favor of deleting "municipal fire station" and replacing with "for a municipal use" in Article 13. Chairman Robinson stated that he would present this article. William Williams, Town Manager, stated that Articles 15 -17 will be presented by Assistant Town Engineer, David Archard, Article 18 will be presented by Joan Cutillo, Town Treasurer, and that he would like the Superintendent of Schools to speak about Article 19. Town Moderator, Robert Saquet, stated that usually with this type of taking the article is worded with "eminent domain ". Selectmen Royle requested that Town Counsel review the wording. Next discussed was the order of Articles 20 -22; these articles should be taken in the following order 22, 20, 21. Robert Saquet questioned the "sum of money" for Article 21 - -it should be $380,000- -and the "sum of money" for Article 23 - -it should be $80,000. Discussion concerning who would be presenting articles followed. David Archard, Assistant Town Engineer, and Selectman Royle will be presenting Article 24; the Superintendent and School Committee will be presenting Articles 25 and 26. Articles 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 will be presented by the Planning Board. Lastly discussed was which night Special Town Meeting should be continued to if there is a need (November 1, 1994), set up for speakers at Town Meeting, voting on wording for ballot questions, if the capital plan passes. Chairman Robinson requested a meeting beteen the Board of Selectman and Town Counsel be posted for Wednesday, October 6, 1994, at 6:30 PM to review wording for ballot questions if the capital plan passes; inviting the Finance Committee and School Committee to that meeting was also discussed. 5. Weekly Meeting Business A. Minutes of September 21 1994 MOTION: To approve. (Royle- Pasquale) All in favor. PASSES. B. Correspondence ACTION CORRESPONDENCE: Resident Correspondence Letter from James Pollina, Tree Sale Chairman, Boy Scout Troop 17, to the Board of Selectmen requesting permission to conduct their Christmas tree sale from the last of November through the weekend before Christmas on Town property between the South Common and the Town Hall MOTION: To approve. (Pasquale - Ronald) All in favor. PASSES OTHER CORRESPONDENCE: Resident Correspondence Memorandum from James Vaughn to the Board of Selectmen concerning the decision of the Board of Selectmen at a recent dog complaint public hearing Clerk Ronald read this letter at the request of Chairman Robinson. Letter from Thomas Dwyer to the Board of Selectmen expressing interest in serving on the Charter Review Committee Clerk Ronald stated that the deadline for applications was Friday and the Selectmen's office received four applications by the deadline. Town Manager and Staff Correspondence Letter to the Board of Selectmen from Robert Mangiaratti, Town Counsel, concerning a letter sent to the Board of Selectmen by Attorney Troy regarding a decision reached at a recent dog complaint public hearing Letter to the Board of Selectmen from Robert Mangiaratti, Town Counsel, concerning the Great Woods entertainment license Letter from the Massachusetts Municipal Association to the Board of Selectmen thanking the Selectmen for their entry in the Annual Report Contest Letter from Patrick H. O'Neill, Director, Southeastern Regional Vocational - Technical School, informing the Selectmen that they will be holding an open house on Saturday, October 22 from 1 -5 PM 10:15 PM - Selectman Royle left the meeting. 6. Questions and Comments Karl Clemmey, 390 West Street, stated that he addressed the Board of Selectmen six weeks ago concerning directional signs on Route 140 and asked if the Selectmen have heard anything from the State concerning the signs. Clerk Ronald stated that the Selectmen received a letter from the State regarding the signs. Mr. Clemmey requested a copy of the letter. Mr. Clemmey also referenced an incident which he was involved in I earlier this year while on his horse and buggy when entertainers were being escorted to Great Woods on South Main Street and asked if the Selectmen would include something in Great Woods entertainment regulations not allowing escorting on South Main Street. William Williams, Town Manager, stated that he has knowledge that the policy on escorts may be changed next year, may be limited, and will be consistent with allowable speeds. Lastly, Karl Clemmey commented on the Selectmen's and Department's review of his son's application for a Class II license at 55 Copeland Drive. Selectman Pasquale requested a letter be sent to the Inspector of BuildfngslZoning Enforcement Officer stating that all licenses must be in compliance when they are renewed. 7. Selectmen New Business Selectman Pasquale stated that "Project Kids Care" will be held at the Mansfield Library by the Emblem club on Saturday from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.Selectman Pasquale also stated that Karl Clemmey requested he clarify when he talked to him about Great Woods relative to his father's illness and stated that it was actually two days before his death, not two days after. 8. Adjournment - 10:35 PM Da'�t °1i erk's ignafure Date ofAppro ai