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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 2-25-98Boayd p$Seleclu q4 ?; Minutes February 25, 1998 - 1 Chairman Madan, Clerk Royle, and Selectmen Colella, Mahana, and Robipgpri Elizabeth Amicone, Acting Town Manager 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM Followed by the,pledge of allegiance.I I J A. Warrant No. 36 - $1,647,331.30 Motion: So moved. (Robinson- Royle) Chairman Madan abstained from all 'Building / Department items, and Clerk Royle abstained from all Health Department items. Passes. B. Minutes • Minutes of February 18, 1998 Motion: Move to approve. (Colella- Robinson) (4 -0 -1) Clerk Royle abstained. Passes. • Release of Executive Session Minutes • April 30, 1997 • June 18, 1997 • July 23, 1997 • September 10, 1997 • September 30, 1997 Motion: Move to release. (Boyle- Colella) (3 -2) Chairman Madan and Selectman Mahana opposed. Passes. C. Licenses and Permits • Application of the Mansfield Women of Today for a One Day Temporary License for Wine Sales at their Annual Auction on March 14, 1998 Motion: So moved. (Robinson - Mahana) All in favor. Passes. • Application ofBertucci's for a Common Vicutaller License at 254 Chauncy Street Motion: So moved. (Robinson - Mahana) All in favor. Passes. • Letter from Citizens Scholarship Foundation requesting permission to install a thermometer type sign at the corner of Route 106 and Copeland Drive at the Paine School and at the South Common to show the amount of money being raised for their annual fundraiser Motion: To support the thermometer sign on the corner of North Main and West Street and send the Citizen Scholarship Foundation a letter that the town no longer owns the Paine School. (Boyle- Robinson) All in favor. Passes. Board of Selectmen Minutes Page I of 6 February 25, 1998 Request from Rick Havens, Time Out! Productions, requesting permission for the Fourteenth Annual New England Triathlon Tour to travel through Mansfield on Sunday, August 9, 1998 Motion: To refer to the Police Department for review prior to approving. (Boyle- Robinson) All in favor. Passes. D. Correspondence Action Miscellaneous Letter from Steve Michael Davis, Sr. requesting the Selectmen compose a letter to Massport confirming Mansfield does not license liveries Motion: To send a letter to Massport stating that the Town of Mansfield does not license liveries. (Boyle- Robinson) All in favor. Passes. Letter from South Eastern Economic Development (SEED) Corporation requesting Mansfield's support for their application to the Mass Department of Housing and Community Development for a grant to recapitalize the Micro Loan program for Southeastern Mass. SEED requests the Selectmen vote to authorize their application and agree to participate in the program. Motion: To support. (Royle- Robinson) (4 -0 -1) Selectman Colella abstained. Passes Other Town Manager and Staff Memorandum from Helen Christian, Town Clerk, stating if the Selectmen set a Special Town Meeting the warrant would have to be opened on March 25 and closed on April 8 Miscellaneous Letter from the Neponset Valley Community Health Coalition with a list of coalition members Letter to the Board of Selectmen to Clerk Royle's attention from residents of Gander Lane and Frederic Lane requesting the Town install signs in their neighborhood to stop residents from leaving their dogs' waste on the sidewalks. Motion: So moved to approve erection of signs in their neighborhood. (Mahana- Royle) All in favor. Passes 2. Questions and Comments In response to Chairman Madan's request for Clerk Royle to clarify comments she made during the February 2 Light Commissioners Meeting, Clerk Royle stated the following: During the February 2 meeting, Clerk Royle stated "We have problems in our Water Department that no one talks about because Bob Morrison, Water Deparhnent Manager, is a friend of Bill Madan's". On February 4, Clerk Royle received a letter from Chairman Madan in the Selectmen's correspondence asking her to explain the partiality shown to the Water Department. Clerk Royle stated the main problem in the Water Dept is the deficit. Clerk Royle continued referencing additional concerns such as letters the Town received Board of Selectmen Minutes Page 2 of 6 February 25, 1998 from the Department of Environmental Protection and comparing day -to -day operations in the Water Department to the Electric Department. Chairman Madan stated he fails to see a cover up and if he is in fact covering something up that Clerk Royle state what it is. Selectman Mahana noted that when he was elected his first priority was water and since that time he has consistently inquired of well status. 3. 7:55 Bertucci's Application for an All Alcoholic Restaurant License Iuformational Meeting The formal public hearing on the above referenced application was scheduled for this evening, however, the advertisement did not run as scheduled. The public hearing has been rescheduled to March 4 at 7:50 PM. Michael DiGiuseppe and Eleanor Clancy, were present to present Bertucci's application to the Selectmen. Mr. DiGiuseppe stated the application is for a pizzeria containing seventy - six seats. Because of the size of the building, a wait station only will be provided, not a full bar. Public Comments: None Board Members: Clerk Royle thanked Bertucci's for choosing Mansfield and asked if there would be sufficient parking on the site and questioned the number of seats proposed and the expected construction and opening date. Selectman Colella stated he would have no problem approving the application since no objections were received from residents. Selectman Mahana welcomed Bertucci's and stated no objection to their application. Selectman Mahana also commented on the proposed location and questioned sufficiency of parking and compliance with Police and Fire Department comments. 4. 8:05 PM Discussion with South Main Street Residents RE: Route 140/1 -495 Interchange Jay Creeden, 648 South Main Street, and George Wojtkiewicz, Gladiola Terrace, were present representing the South Main Street Citizens Association, consisting of twenty - three homes in the southern end of Mansfield surrounding the I -495 interchange. The Association requested time on the Selectmen's agenda to discuss traffic concerns, past, present, and long -term decisions that will effect their neighborhood, and a solution to the traffic problem. George Wojtkiewicz reviewed the historical aspect of the interchange and a comparison of the original 1971 plan for the interchange with today's reality. The Residents Association retained the services of Bruce Campbell Associates to help to provide a solution to their problem with the interchange design. Georgy Beskorovainy, P.E., Bruce Campbell Associations, reviewed what the residents believe to be SRPEDD's C preliminary design proposals for the interchange and the group's preliminary solutions. Board of Selectmen Minutes Page 3 of 6 Febmary 25, 1998 Mr. Beskorovainy requested SRPEDD be asked to review the extension of Commercial Street as an alternative so that the Selectmen may decide on the best solution for the town. Mr. Creeden reviewed the benefits of extending Commercial Street as a solution. Mike Gimboli, 682 South Main Street, stated that his family will be evicted if options presently offered by SRPEDD are carried out. Mr. Creeden requested the Selectmen rescind their previous vote excluding south of I -495 from the interchange study. Leonard Flynn, Natural Resources Trust, stated the southern extension of Route 140 was not built previously because it was not practical or feasible. Mr. Flynn also clarified several points presented by George Wojtkiewicz and Georgy Bezkorovainy. Lastly, Mr. Flynn stated that he feels the South Main Street residents' proposal for a roadway through the Great Woods is a mistake Jay Barrows, IDC Chairman, applauded the South Main Street residents' request to take another look at the interchange and requested the Selectmen reconsider their prior position to allow the study to include land south of I -495. Mr. Barrows stated Mansfield would not only benefit from Industrial frontage but also from traffic mitigation. Shirley Hanlon, Conservation Commission Chairperson, stated that she is opposed to the option presented by the South Main Street Association because it would allow more houses to be built and the roadway would run through Conservation land. Barbara Bayon, South Main Street resident, asked who would make the final decision on the interchange and what input the community has. Ms. Bayou also stated she hopes the residents have a lot of input in the process and questioned how the Selectmen evaluate the residents' desire. Board of Selectmen Questions Motion: To rescind our previous vote and allow SRPEDD to look at all solutions. (Mahana- WITHDRAWN) Motion: That we contact SRPEDD and request they look at all alternatives including those on the southern half of I -495 and that their study not be restricted to the northern side of I -495. (Mahana- Colella) All in favor. Passes. 5. Old Business A. Town Manager Acting Town Manager Elizabeth Amicone reported on the following: • The Animal Shelter and "No Parking" signs on Willow Street have been posted. • Compost will be made available to residents on Saturdays and Mondays. • The burning season runs from January 1, 1998 to May 15, 1998. Board of Selectmen Minutes Page 4 of 6 Febmary 25, 1998 • The Town Clerk confirmed the May 4 Town Meeting date and also tentatively booked the High School auditorium for May 11. • Both the Willow Street and Coral Street houses Selectman Colella inquired about at last week's meeting have been inspected by the Building Inspector and are secured from Trespasser. The house on Willow Street will be demolished in early summer, and there has been no change with the status of the house on Coral Street until the litigation is settled. • As requested by Selectman Colella, the catch Basin at 220 Hope Street will be cleaned on Thursday to stop the flooding on that resident's property. B. Selectmen • In response to a letter in last week's correspondence suggesting Crocker Street be made one -way, Selectman Colella stated the residents in that area would not be in favor of any traffic pattern changes and neither would he. 6. New Business A. Town Manager Acting Town Manager Elizabeth Amicone reported the following: • In reference to a letter in the Selectmen's reading folder from Mr. Bollino, 30 Howe Street, requesting the Town pave Howe Street, the letter was forwarded to the DPW Director for his review. The street will be paved early in 1999. • The Mansfield Women of Today will host a reception for the Town Manager on Thursday, March 19, in Meeting Room 3BC from 7:30PM to 9:OOPM. B. Selectmen • Selectmen Robinson stated in July the Selectmen made a decision if members of the Board would like to do something, such as Selectman Robinson's attending a Light Commissioners convention, that a vote of the Board's approval would be required. Selectman Robinson asked why this decision did not apply when the Light Commissioner's Chairman received a pager. • Clerk Royle requested a presentation of the town's FY97 financial audit by the auditors. • Clerk Royle stated she would like the Police Chief to attend a Selectmen's meeting to discuss the Flagger article on the Annual Town Meeting warrant and that she had no idea the article would be on the warrant. • Selectman Colella inquired about a telephone message he received from Dennis Disconti, a Mansfield resident concerned about the consistency of his recycling being picked up. Ms. Amicone reported that Waste Management has been contacted with the complaint. Board of Selectmen Mantes Page 5 of 6 Pebrumry 25, 1998 I Motion: That thus year's 5% of gross receipts payment from Town Warner, approximately $153,321, be sequestered into a special revolving account, the Cable Access Corp. submit a budget to the Finance Committee, and the Finance Committee disperse funds to the cable access upon presentation of their budget. Chairman Madan stated that he would like the Toipn Manager to find out from Town Counsel if this is possible. (Mahana - Colella) (3 -0 -1) Clerk Royle opposed. Passes. Clerk Royle stated she would like to invite the Cable Access Board of Directors to the next Selectmen's meeting to discuss their feelings on the above motion and that she cannot support the Finance Committee controlling the Cable Access Board's budget. 7. 10:15 Adjournment Motion: To adjourn. ( Colella- Mahana) All in favor. Passes. CI f ks Signature Date of Approval Board of Selectmen Minutes Page 6 of 6 February 25, 1998