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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 5-10-1995MINUTES MAY 10, 1995 PRESENT: Chairman Royle, Clerk Ronald, Selectmen Colella, Pasggale,,and' Robinson*I T: 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM followed by the pledge of alleigance, which was led by Dick Kelsey, Boy Scout Leader. A. Warrant No. 45 - $2,409,410.36 MOTION: To approve Warrant No. 45 in the amount of $2,409,410.36. (Pasquale - Colella) All in favor. PASSES. Chairman Royle abstained from all Board of Health items. B. Warrant No. 46 -- $6157830.01 MOTION: To approve Warrant No. 46 in the amount of $615,830.01. (Pasquale - Colella) All in favor. PASSES. Chairman Royle abstained from all Board of Health items. C. Licenses and Permits Older Americans Month Proclamation MOTION: To sign. (Pasquale - Colella) All in favor. PASSES. Liquor License Certificate for "The Store" MOTION: To sign. (Pasquale - Colella) All in favor. PASSES. Liquor License Certificate for "Dias West Mansfield Variety" MOTION: To sign. (Pasquale - Ronald) All in favor. PASSES. Orders of Taking for Streets Accepted at the 1995 Spring Town Meeting MOTION: To sign. (Pasquale - -Ronald) All in favor. PASSES. Request from Pro's Auto Sales for an extension of their Class II License MOTION: To grant an extension until May 24. (Pasquale - Colella) All in favor. PASSES. Mansfield Body Shop - Class II License Chairman Royle stated that she sent a letter to Mansfield Body Shop requesting the owner attend an upcoming Selectmen's meeting to discuss his license. The Class II license expired March 1 and he has not taken any action to date. A consensus of the Board of Selectmen was in favor of telephoning Mansfield Body Shop and informing the owner that unless he communicates with the Selectmen 1 immediately, we will notity the Kegistry of Motor vemcies mat ms ncense is and void. D. Cable Access Board of Directors Appointment Selectman Colella nominated Norman Mahana, who received two votes, one from Selectman Pasquale and one from Selectman Colella. Clerk Ronald nominated Noreen Larsen, who also received two votes, one from Chairman Royle and one from Clerk Ronald. This appointment was tabled until Selectman Robinson was present. E. Minutes Minutes of April 12, 1995 MOTION: To approve. (Pasquale - -Ronald) All in favor. PASSES. Minutes of April 19, 1995 MOTION: To approve. (Pasquale- Colella) All in favor. PASSES. F. Correspondence L ACTION CORRESPONDENCE: A. Resident: Letter to the Board of Selectmen from Bob Harney, 250 Elm Street, requesting assistance from the Town to guarantee if additional fencing is installed near his property by AMTRAK it will be maintained Letter from Nita Terlizzi- Keefe, Gilbert Street, requesting the Board vote on and deal with the following issues: a. Sidewalks to be in place at the time the Gilbert Street bridge is opened b. Petition the State to lower the speed limit on Gilbert Street C. Petition the State for more stop signs on Gilbert Street d. Apply to State for a truck exclusion on Gilbert Street Town Manager William Williams addressed all the issues in a letter to Ms. Terlizzi -- Keefe, dated May 9 B. Town Manager and Staff: Memorandum from Charlotte Scozzafava, NEMS Tobacco Control Program, requesting permission to hang banners in locations specified in her memo and requesting the Selectmen proclaim June 3 National Trails Day MOTION: To proclaim June 3 National Trails Day. (Pasquale - Colella) All in favor. PASSES. Mh Williams will ensure that the banner locations are acceptable. 2 Memorandum from Linda Chilson, Chairman, School Committee, requesting the Selectmen waive the Town's portion of all electrical permits to include the annual maintenance permits for the schools MOTION: To waive the town's portion of the fees. (Pasquale - Colella) All in favor. PASSES. D. State and Local Government: Letter from SRPEDD to the Selectmen requesting the Selectmen appoint a delegate to the Commission of the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District Letter from SRPEDD to the Selectmen asking the Selectmen if they would like to nominate someone for any of the following awards: Commissioner of the Year, Distinguished Service, Special Recognition for contribution to SRPEDD Letter from SRPEDD to the Selectmen requesting nominations for a SRPEDD At- Large Commissioner II. OTHER CORRESPONDENCE A. Resident Letter from William H. Wolf, land owner on Gilbert Street, requesting a truck exclusion not be instituted on Gilbert Street B. Town Manager and Staff Letter from Gale Farrugia, Council on Aging Director, inviting the Selectmen to a brunch on Friday, May 19, in recognition of volunteers C. State and Local Government: Letter from Mass Highway to the Board of Selectmen concerning Spring sweeping D. Miscellaneous Letter from Stop & Shop with a donation in the amount of $520.00 for the Plymouth Street Recreational Facility Letter from Bay Bank with donation in the amount of $1,000 for the Plymouth Street Recreational Facility MOTION: To send a letter to Bay Bank and Stop & Shop thanking them for their generous donations to Plymouth Street. (Pasquale- Colella) All in favor. PASSES. Memorandum from Dan Clifford, DPW Director, requesting a waiver of the permit fees associated with the chemical storage shed on Fruit Street MOTION: To waive the Town's portion of the permit fees. (Pasquale -- Ronald) All in favor. PASSES. 3 Norman Mahana commented on the Water Department leak detection program. Theresa Verbic, 112 Highland Avenue, commented on a report issued by the MBTA on a proposed West Mansfield train station site and asked the Selectmen why they feel the downtown train station is a better location for expansion than the School Street site. Donna Harrington asked the Selectmen to obtain a letter from the MBTA stating that the "T" cannot have two stops in Mansfield. MOTION: To send a letter to the MBTA asking them if they can maintain their current stop in Mansfield and add another stop, at the request of a resident. (Colella- Pasquale) All in favor. PASSES. Selectman Colella suggested that the impact study be conducted by the MBTA sometime in May or June, not during the middle of summer. 3. Town Manager Report A. Water Department Report Dave Archard, Water Department Manager, stated that the Water Department found the source of the water leak that resulted in a great loss of water. The source of the leak was a company in the industrial park, Berg and Brunswig, fire pumping system. The system was pumping into their stormwater drainage system at a rate of 25 gallons per minute. Mr. Archard stated that money has been allocated in next year's budget to conduct the leak detection program. Lastly, Mr. Archard stated that a bill has been forwarded to Berg and Brunswick for the cost of consultants used to resolve the leak issue totaling $19,242.13. Purchase Order Request for John Hudley and Sons - $8,900 - Upgrade Water Main at Park Row MOTION: To approve. (Pasquale - -Colella) All in favor. PASSES. Purchase Order Request for FG Sullivan Drilling Co. - Hollow Shift Meter for Pump at Cate Springs MOTION: To approve. (Pasquale --- Colella) All in favor. PASSES. Selectman Pasquale asked if Berg and Brunwwig were charged for Town staff time and requested that they be charged for it. B. Drainlayers License Chairman Royle referenced a letter from Town Counsel and a memorandum from Robert Swanson, Town Engineer, concerning the drainlayers license bonding. *8:25 PM Selectman Robinson entered the meeting. 4 Mr. Swanson stated that he feels it would be best to eliminate the bond portion of the drainlayers license regulations and that only a single bond for street cuts be required. MOTION: To delete Section 1 -7 from the Drainlayers Regulations.(As recommended by the Town Engineer and Town Counsel). (Pasquale - Colella) (4 -1) Clerk Ronald opposed. PASSES. Discussion among the Selectmen and the Town Engineer followed concerning the time period that the street cut bond is in effect and length of time it takes for trench settlement to occur. At the recommendation of Robert Swanson, Town Engineer, the Board of the Selectmen made and voted on the following motion: MOTION: To direct the Town Engineer to revise the Street Cut Regulations to include bonding requirements for buried utilities which are installed within the Towns rights of ways and easements and Town owned land for two years. (Pasquale - Colella) (3 -2) Selectman Robinson and Clerk Ronald opposed. PASSES. The next item discussed relative to the Drainlayers Regulations was the application fee. Mr. Swanson stated that the existing application fee is $250.00 and that the license is similar to that of the Board of Health for a septic installers license, but that license application fee is only $25.00. Mr. Swanson recommended that the fees be similar. After discussion of the license fee, the following motion was made: MOTION: To reduce the Drainlayers License fee from $250.00 to $25.00. (Colella -- Royle) (2 -3) FAILS. Chairman Royle and Selectman Colella in favor. 4. 8:50 PM Chairmen's Meeting During this portion of the meeting, the Selectmen received updates from Chairman of the following Boards and Committees: Board of Assessors, Airport Commission, Cable Access Board of Directors, Conservation Commission, Council on Aging, Finance Committee, Board of Health(Chairman Royle passed the gavel to Selectman Pasquale and left the meeting for this discussion), Municipal Building Committee, Planning Board, Historical Commission, Fair Housing Committee and Zoning Board of Appeals. During the Cable Access Board of Directors update, Noreen Larsen received three favorable votes and was appointed to the Cable Access Board of Directors. 5 A. Board of Selectmen Purchase Order Review and Approval William Williams, Town Manager, stated that at the request of the Town Treasurer and Accountant, he signed a purchase order request for cash stations and terminals from Process Inc. d /b /a Computer Center Software d /b /a Computer Center Software in the amount of $16,655. Mr. Williams requested the Selectmen increase the amount of purchase orders requiring their approval to $25,000. MOTION: To increase the amount of the purchase orders requiring the Selectmen's approval to $20,000. (Pasquale - Colella) (4 -1) Selectman Robinson opposed. PASSES. B. DPW Proiec is Update Mr. Williams gave a DPW project update referencing a memorandum from Dan Clifford, DPW Director, dated May 8, 1995 for the week May 8 - May 12, 1995. Discussion among the Selectmen followed concerning "adopt a bed" downtown, chip sealing dust control, chip sealing Bird Road, and a list of streets scheduled for maintenance /construction. MOTION: To take Bird Road off the list for chip sealing. (Colella -NO SECOND) ( C. Parks Maintenance /Reorganization Improvements Mr. Williams gave an update on parks maintenance and reorganization improvements. D. Recycling Program Mr. Williams gave an update on Town recycling and stated that he would like to have a person come in to conduct an education program on recycling. 6. Selectmen A. Old Business Clerk Ronald reminded the Selectmen scheduled for Monday evening. that a Light Commissioners meeting is Selectman Robinson asked the Town Manager to find out if the lawns of four homes on Route 140 damaged as a result of Rt. 140 widening by Mass Highway are going to be put back to their original state Selectman Pasquale commented on a memorandum from Larry Gallagher concerning revisions on capital funding projects. Chairman Royle stated that she has put together a draft letter to residents in the area of the downtown train station in response to letters the Selectmen received from them and asked the Selectmen if they would like to make any changes to the letter. All revisions should be received by Friday. 6 B. New Business Selectman Robinson stated that he will no longer serve on the Train Station Advisory Committee. This will be discussed a the Selectmen's next rnecting. Chairman Royle referenced a letter and Report to the Selectmen from Bruce Montgomery, General Manager, Great Woods, concerning the request the Selectmen made on sound studies 7. Adjournment -- 11:00 pm MOTION: To adjourn. (Pasquale - Ronald) All in favor. PASSES. erk' Sig nat re Date Vf Approval 7