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Home My WebLink AboutBOS MINUTES 5-13-1998r Board of Selectmen V\V c � , i �5 Minutes May 13, 1998t'`` c�s� ( Present: Chairman Madan, Clerk McCarter, and Selectmen aanalna a_q.,Zo$jW13 John D'Agostino, Town Manager �5 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM followed by the pledge of allegiance. A. Fair Housing Poster Contest Winner Certificate Presentation Ron Webster, Chairman, Fair Housing Committee, displayed the winning posters. Chairman Madan presented each of the winners with certificates. The winners were as follows: Third Place — Lauren Dempsey Second Place — Allie Lutkevich First Place - Rob Constantino Grand Prize — Michael Hume B. Warrant No. 46 - $1,878,946.00 Motion: To approve. (Boyle- Mahana) Chairman Madan abstained from all Building Department items, Selectwoman Royle abstained from all Board of Health items, and Clerk McCarter abstained from the Recreation Department payroll. ( C. Minutes Executive session Minutes of April 29, 1998 Motion: To approve but not release. (Mahana - McCarter) (3 -0 -1) Selectwoman Royle abstained. Passes. Minutes of May 6, 1998 Motion: To approve the minutes of May 6, 1998. (3 -0 -1) Selectwoman Royle abstained. Passes. D. Licenses and Permits • Holiday Inn Change in Manger from Janice Perna to Francis Dorsey. Mr. Dorsey was present for the license application review and introduced himself to the Board. Motion: To approve the change in manager. (Mahana - McCarter) All in favor. Passes. • LMW, LLC dba Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts change in corporate name to Blackstone Entertainment LLC Bruce Montgomery, General Manager, Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts, was present and explained his application for a corporate name change. The principals of the corporation will remain the same with the name change. Motion: So moved. (Mahana- McCarter) All in favor. Passes. • .Application of the VFW for a Memorial Day Parade Permit for Monday, May 25, 1998 Motion: To approve the Memorial Day Parade in accordance with letter from the VFW dated May 1, 1998. (McCarter- Royle) (3 -0 -1) Selectman Mahana was not preset for this vote. E. Correspondence Action Town Manager and Staff Letter from Police Chief O'Neill requesting relief from the hiring freeze to fill two part - time budgeted positions - -a part -time animal control officer, and a part -time parking enforcement officer A consensus of the Board of Selectmen was ill favor of requesting the Police Chief explain his request at next week's meeting. State and Local Government Letter from SRPEDD requesting the Selectmen appoint a representative to JTPG Officer Lawson would like to continue serving on the Joint Transportation Planning Group. Motion: Move to appoint Officer Lawson to JTPG. (Royle- Mahana) All in favor. Passes. Other Board and Committee Letter from David Minori, Clerk, Mansfield Cable Access, informing the Selectmen of Cable Access' new list of officers Miscellaneous Invitation from Ed Rosenberg, Mansfield Lodge of Elks No. 2633, to the Selectmen to attend the Elk's Flag Day Exercises on the North Common June 14 at 4pm Three Faxes from Heather A. Graf, CCATS, regarding the New Bedford/Fall River Commuter Rail 2. Questions and Comments Ralph Penney, 336 Maple Street, stated lie feels the board was premature in their action to support the interest free $4Millon grant application of Eastern Container and requested the Selectmen reconsider. Mr. Penney stated he and his neighbors are opposed to Eastern Container's expansion siting noise, traffic, and the proposed expansion's proximity to the Cate Springs well. Karl Clennuey, South Main Street, requested the Selectmen research two Police Reports, Nos. 98385 and 98389 for incidents occurring on Friday, May 8, 1998, and Saturday, May 9, 1998. Mr. Clemmey submitted complaints to the Police Department on the above two dates regarding the activities of the South Shore Antique Auto Trading Bee participants in the Great Woods Parking lot. Mr. Clemmey also stated that he cannot find a police report on the August 25 Great Woods curfew violation and that the selective enforcement by the Town has to stop. Gary Forget, resident, requested the Selectmen take his 12 -unit building into perspective when deciding on the rate structure and that the inclined rate would be punitive to multi- family owners. ( Motion: That we accept the water rate schedule as proposed by Mr. St. Hilaire, Ms. Amicone, and supported by the Water Department Manager, Mr. Morrison, effective May 14, with an abatement provision for multi family users. (Mahana- Royle) All in favor. Passes. Selectwoman Royle suggested holding a hearing on the rates to receive residents' input. 5. 9:55 PM Farmers Market Regulations Doreen Tighe, Bookends Owner, Kathy Piusz, and Max Imhoff, Farmer, were present for this discussion. Ms. Tighe reviewed the proposed Farmer's Market regulations with the Board of Selectmen. Motion: Move to approve the Mansfield Farmers Market General rules. (Boyle- McCarter) All in favor. Passes. Ms. Tighe asked if the Town would clean the Municipal Parking lot next to the Cooperative Bank before the first day of the Farmer's Market on July 9. Ms. Tighe also asked if the Town could provide flowers in the front and side flower beds in the parking lot, paint the parking lot sign, and provide two large waste barrels. 6. 10:00 Discussion re: Memorial Park Multi - Purpose fields with Town Engineer, Lee Azinheira; Assistant Town Engineer, David Field; and Mike Trowbridge of Hutchins - Trowbridge Associates Town Engineer Lee Azinheira and Mr. Trowbridge gave an update on the Memorial Park improvements project. Mr. Azinheira explained a proposal to extend the parking lot between the park and Council on Aging, which would involve tree clearing. Presentations have not been made to the Planning Board or Zoning Board yet. A waiver of the paving requirement will be requested from the Zoning Board. Mr. Trowbridge presented plans for tennis courts, two additional multi - purpose fields in the rear portion of the park, and a tot lot. Board of Selectmen Questions: Members of the Board of Selectmen inquired about the safety of park patrons accessing the rear fields during the evening hours, length of the path leading to the rear fields, and removal of trees within the park. Motion: Move to endorse the conceptual plan for Memorial Park. (Boyle- Mahana) All in favor. Passes. 7. Old Business A. Town Manager Town Manager D'Agostino reported on the following: • The Selectmen are in receipt of information on regulations, licenses, and permits for the Brimfield Fair. A formal proposal will be put together for the Selectmen's review. Selectwoman Royle inquired about the permitting procedure for the Raynham, Taunton, flea market. • Mr. D'Agostino will be attending the Cemetery Restoration Award presentation at the Old South MeetingHouse in Boston on Thursday, May 28. Selectwoman Royle asked if Ms. Lorilee Fish and Ms. Billie Siena would be attending a Selectmen's meeting to discuss the project restoration project. • The Town's waste disposal contract with NEED was recently signed for solid waste collection and recycling. Curbside recycling will be collected on a weekly basis beginning August 1. The contract is in effect for three years with a two -year option of renewal. • Town Hall air quality test results are in the Selectmen's reading folder. The air quality is excellent in the building. • SRPEDD's recommendation on the I- 495IRt. 140 interchange is in as of today, which is to move forward with Option 1. The Town of Norton also endorsed Option 1. Town Staff will need to take a took at the option and make a recommendation. • The Draft Environmental Impact Report on Great Waves is available. A copy will be available at the Library for review by residents. • The Request for Proposals for the train station has been issued and is available for the Selectmen's review. • A predevelopment conference for the train station will be held at the Town Hall in Meeting Room 3BC on May 21. • The Selectmen will be meeting jointly with the Foxboro Water and Sewer Commissions on May 21 in Foxboro. Mr. D'Agostino suggested the Selectmen meet with the Town Engineer beforehand at 6:30 PM in the Mansfield Town Hall. B. Selectmen • Clerk McCarter inquired about the status of an abandoned house on Coral Street and the status of funding for the Fulton's pond dam improvements. 8. New Business A. Town Manager • Town Manager D'Agostino stated, with the completion of the Annual Town Meeting, he would like to thank Eileen Ouellette, Tracy Pereira, and Mary Lou Cotton for putting together the power point slide presentation. With the funding for the GIS System approved, Mr. D'Agostino is planning on incorporating maps in next year's 1 slide presentation. B. Selectmen • Selectwoman Royle asked the Selectmen if they had given any thought to establishing a summer meeting schedule. Selectwoman Royle suggested the Board consider meeting every other week during the months of June, July, and August. Town Manager D'Agostino stated that he will be on vacation the last week in July and first week in August. • Chairman Madan stated that Article 55 of the Annual Town Meeting warrant could have an adverse effect on non - municipal recreational groups and asked if the article should be turned over to the Planning Board for their review. Chairman Madan also announced that a number of donations have been made for the South Common beautification project and that more are still available for park benches, lights, and trees. • Town Manager D'Agostino commented on a cartoon that appeared in the Mansfield Buzz relative to the South Common beautification project. • Selectman Mahana requested the Selectmen and Town Manager give some thought to increasing the senior tax program to $10,000 and providing a babysitting service in the High School cafeteria during Town Meeting. Town Manager D'Agostino responded that he had thought about using the gym to provide babysitting for attendees' children. Chairman Madan suggested Saturday Town Meetings may also be a good idea. Town Manager D'Agostino also suggested holding workshops on Town Meeting procedure leading up to Town Meeting and also holding two annual meetings to reduce the length of the meeting. Motion: To appoint Jay Goldman as the Selectmen's representative on the Cable Advisory Committee. (McCarter- Royle) All in favor. Passes. 9. 11:00 Adjournment - AW41111— (cE0 -rl? Cler s Signature Dale of Approval r