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HomeMy WebLinkAboutmin brd of selectmen 11/16/2005 Present: Town of Mansfield Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 16, 2005 i .. . ,. Chairman Roger Achille, Vice Chairman Bernard Doi~.& ;G~r~~~ T S McCarter and Selectman Louis Amoruso Town Manager John D' Agostino ~ /0:59 The Board of Selectmen's meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Executive Session - Pending Litigation Motion: To enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing pending and current litigation and will return to open session at the conclusion (Amoruso - Dolan) Roll Call V ote:Amoruso, aye; Dolan, aye; Achille, aye 3-0 Passes r Items discussed at the Light Commissioners Meeting included: . Financial Statements for September 2005 . Mansfield Utility Assistance Program . Review of MMED FY06 Capital Budget Plan . Articles of Interest Regarding Rate Increases Light Commissioners Meeting ended at 8:45pm and the Board called for a five-minute recess. Weekly Business . Warrant No. 21 in the amount of $5,078,725.38 Motion: To approve (Amoruso - McCarter) 3-0 Passes (with Mr. McCarter abstaining from payroll check # 227510) Mr. Dolan returned to the meeting at 8:50pm . Regular Session Minutes of November 9, 2005 Selectmen's Meeting Motion: To approve (Amoruso - McCarter) 4-0 Passes r Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 16, 2005 1 . . ;- In attendance: Mr. Lee Azinheira, DPW Director, and Mr. Mark Cook, Highway Operations Manager. Mr. Azinheira and Mr. Cook presented proposed road work for calendar year 2006. Mr. Cook will do the overlay on Angell, Morini, Senecal and Summit Streets. With respect to West Street, the area from 1-495 to Tremont Street is starting to fall apart and next year, DPW will grind, binder, and overlay that stretch. Mr. Cook will address the pothole areas now. Cracksealing will continue next spring for the balance of the East side and center of town. The Town will spend $40,000 annually after this. Mr. Azinheira added that cracksealing extends the life of the road. On Branch Street, the town will install new drainage and will need to realign the curb. The well line is only 6 inches and has asbestos and an article was placed on the Town Meeting warrant to replace the line before the road is redone. The water and sewer will be done next year and we intend to do the utility work next year. On Forbes Boulevard and Cabot Boulevard, from the town line to Cabot Boulevard, this area is starting to go. Cabot Boulevard is a candidate for a mill and overlay. Mr. Azinheira said that the town will begin chipsealing. It works well on secondary roads, including portions of Franklin Street, Maple Street, Fruit Street, Reservoir Street r and West Street. DPW will not chip seal in subdivisions. Mr. Azinheira said that DPW has started spending some things out of the road bond - we have done a few of the worst catch basins already and hope to do more before winter. Mr. Azinheira noted the West Street Bridge repair. Town Engineer John Sullivan has designs and is getting quotes from contractors; he has received a waiver from DCAM for emergency procurement. Mr. Amoruso asked about the process of working on the bridge; Mr. Azinheira said that it is providing new structural beams for the bridge. This is a temporary repair and MassHighway is going to put it on its list. This temporary repair will allow emergency vehicles to cross over the bridge. We may need to shut it down for one week for construction - there will be a lot of notification, but we need to move fast before winter. The Engineering Department has been working diligently to move this along and Chapter 90 money is being used. Mr. McCarter asked how a determination is made on what streets to do first. Mr. Azinheira said that a study was done and Mr. Cook and the Engineering Department sat down and ran the numbers. Some roads need to be done sooner than others and other projects are preventative maintenance. DPW tries to do a combination of repairs. Mr. McCarter asked if widening improvements could be made to River Street so that more commuter parking could be provided. Mr. Azinheira said that he would need to talk to Engineering. Mr. McCarter asked if Chapter 90 money could be used and Mr. I""""' Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 16, 2005 2 r Cook replied that it likely would qualify. Mr. D'Agostino said that you would need to weigh that versus improvements to such roads as Fruit Street, which many people travel. Mr. Azinheira warned that the Chapter 90 loan just doesn't do it and in a couple of years, the town could be behind again. Mr. Azinheira said that with Branch Street, we will have new water line, new sewer line and then it will be repaved. He said that utility work is being done first and then the roads will be repaved. Mr. D'Agostino said that part of the rationale of having an engineer in house, we get the utilities done before the road is repaved. Mr. Dolan asked what the no-cut policy is and Mr. Cook said that it is five years, unless in the case of emergency. Mr. Dolan asked why the Williams Street bridge is listed as ongoing work. Mr. Achille thanked Mr. Cook and Mr. Azinheira for their presentation. Present was Lou Andrews, Commissioner for the discussion. The Commission has two articles on the warrant. The first one, Article 4, will transfer r our earnings from one year into their capital account. Mr. D'Agostino asked what the total amount of retained earnings in the capital account. Mr. Andrews said that it is somewhere in the $80,000 - $100,000, but some of that is committed. The second article, Article 5, is regarding the recent lease the Commission signed for Quadrant 4 for the construction of much-need hangars. It is standard practice at Massachusetts airports to form a condo association so individuals may own their own hangar. The condominium association has to be a minimum of 60 years. This is consistent with what other airports are doing. In a town, the Airport Commissions are only allowed to sign 20-year leases, so they have to go to Town Meeting to extend the lease from 20 years to 60 years. Mr. McCarter asked what the financial impact would be for this. Mr. Andrews said that the hangar could be taxed. Mr. Achille asked what would happen if the lease was not extended. Mr. Andrews said that the hangars would need to be rented and not all of them would be built. Mr. Andrews said that the Airport Commission is meeting with the Finance Committee next week. He noted that the Commission did put a stipulation in the lease so that every 20 years, the town can go back and look at the lease. Motion: To support Articles 4 & 5 (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes r Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 16, 2005 3 r- Special Town Meeting Warrant Discussion Mr. Achille said that the Board will postpone the warrant discussion until the November 30th meeting. . Vote to Lay Out the following public ways at the November 30th meeting:Noreen Road, Nicole Road & Marshall Avenue Motion: To layout the roads on November 30, 2005 (Amoruso - McCarter) 4-0 Passes License Renewals (all documentation & routing slips are in order): Retail Package - Wine & Malt: . Tedeschi Food Shops Motion: To approve (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes r Weekday Music Machine: . Geno's Restaurant & Lounge Motion: To approve (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes Automatic Amusement Device: . Geno's Restaurant & Lounge Motion: To approve (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes Lodging House: . James McLaughlin, 273 N. Main Street Motion: To approve (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes Class I Auto Dealer: . Lance Buick, Pontiac, GMC Motion: To approve (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes r Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 16, 2005 4 r · Mansfield Jeep Chrysler Motion: To approve (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes Common Victualler: . Council on Aging/ Bristol Elder Services Motion: To approve & to waive the renewal application fee (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes . Geno's Restaurant & Lounge Motion: To approve (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes . D'Angelo Sandwich Shop Motion: To approve (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes . Mansfield Lodge of Elks No. 2633 Motion: To approve (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes Mr. McCarter noted that he is a member of the Elks. r . Mansfield House of Pizza Motion: To approve (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes Motion: To sign the Special Town Meeting Warrant (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes . Letter from the Department of Housing & Community Development providing copies of the FY06 Cold Relief brochure. . Letter from State Senator Jim Timilty regarding the speed limit on Route 106 in front of St. Mary's Catholic School. Mr. D'Agostino said that a resident has raised the issue. He thought we addressed the issue as best we could. Mr. McCarter said that is a local road, according to Mr. Azinheira, so we wouldn't have to deal with the state. Mr. D'Agostino said that the town would still need to meet warrants by the state. Mr. D'Agostino said staff met with the Parish on this issue as well as the resident. Mr. D'Agostino said that the concern is r Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 16, 2005 5 ~. that there are a lot of walkers. Mr. McCarter wondered if they have a school crossing guard. Board asked that the letter be sent to DPW and Officer Lawson for comment. . Memorandum from the Town Manager regarding DRA Services for Mansfield Community Center/Council on Aging study. Mr. McCarter said that this money would come from the Deutsche Bank Championship and we could allocate the funds to anything. Mr. Dolan wondered if the Town Manager's vision is in sync with the School Department. Mr. D'Agostino said that our vision was to have a multi-purpose facility. Facilities like this are emerging throughout the state. Mr. Dolan's concern is that what we are asking for, is that what we are studying. Mr. Amoruso is concerned that after the study is completed, that the project won't work. Mr. D'Agostino said that we are hoping to achieve a multi-purpose facility. Mr. McCarter thinks that we should wait to see if town meeting approves the school department's warrant article. Mr. Amoruso said that we are approaching build out. Mr. D'Agostino said that part of the community use plan is that additional land would need to be purchased. We are trying to fit it onto land that we currently own. Mr. D'Agostino said that he will talk to the Superintendent. Motion: To establish the gift account (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes . Letter of resignation from Kathleen Davidson of the Fair Housing Committee and r the Mansfield Housing Partnership. Motion: To accept letter of resignation and send letter of appreciation (Amoruso - Dolan) 4-0 Passes . Memo from the Town Manager to Robert Button, MEMA Director, regarding the All Hazard Mitigation Plan. . Memo from Treasurer/Collector Richard Boucher regarding the management, sale and lease of tax title properties. Motion: To appoint the treasurer/ collector as custodian per MGL (Amoruso - Dolan) for discussion Mr. Amoruso noted that there are some lots that are large in size. Mr. D'Agostino said that we can establish guidelines, such as if there are buildable, vacant lots, that the BOS must approve prior to any action taken on that parcel. Mr. McCarter said that we should establish some policies. Mr. D'Agostino said that he will work on the policy before the next meeting. Mr. Amoruso said that we have to appoint someone Motion: But no sales are to take place until the Board has reviewed (Dolan - McCarter) 4-0 Passes r- Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 16, 2005 6 r Town Manager's Report The commuter parking plan along Old Colony Way will be available to the Board in the next two weeks. Mr. Amoruso noted that some renumbering will need to take place. Mr. McCarter asked how long will that take and Mr. D'Agostino replied that it will take two weeks. We have made contact with Cable Access Director Jack O'Neill to establish a trash/recycling program. The Town Manager, DPW Director Lee Azinheira, DPW Office Manager and Recycling Coordinator Betty Amicone, Kathi Mirza of DEP and a representative from the BOS will participate in the show. Mr. D'Agostino said that we will lay out everything that can be recycled, and will show how to use the recycling sticker. Mr. Dolan said that if the tonnage is not reduced, we may need to restrict the number of barrels. Mr. D'Agostino said that if want to do a "spring cleaning" pickup, it may impact us financially. We need another month of data to determine how well the 3-barrellimit is working. Rep. Patricia Haddad is hosting a workshop on Chapter 70 at the Norton Middle School on December 7th at 4:30pm. Growth will also be looked at in the new formula. Mr. Amoruso hopes to balance some sort of regionality in the new formula. Mr. D'Agostino said that the median family income is approximately $78,000. Mr. McCarter said that .~ our growth hasn't been accounted for in the formula. Mr. D'Agostino noted that Mansfield gets reimbursed a year later for the charter school students we send to charter schools. On November 19th from 1-3pm at St. Mary's School, Personal Best Karate is holding its annual turkey brigade, where they prepare Thanksgiving food packages for those less fortunate. It is a phenomenal community effort. The Train Station TOD public meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 21st at 7:00pm in 3AB. This meeting is very important for commuters, abutters, and merchants in the area. Mr. Amoruso asked if we could put out flyers at the train station informing them of the meeting. Mr. D'Agostino said we will take care of that. Mr. Dolan: · Motion: Send letter to Verizon informing them that we have projects out there and that they need to set the poles and send a copy to their regulatory authority (Dolan - Amoruso) 4-0 Passes Mr. D'Agostino said that he will also send it to the legislative delegation. r Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 16, 2005 7 r- · Saw a problem on television that highlighted that many hydrants are not currently working. Asked Mr. D'Agostino to contact the Fire Department to investigate this matter. Mr. McCarter: · Asked Mr. D'Agostino to give an update on CIP requests and what we have purchased. · We should hold a meeting with Foxboro and Norton's Water and Sewer Commissioners. There are some issues that we could discuss with them. Mr. D'Agostino said that we will coordinate a meeting. Motion: To adjourn at 10:09pm (Amoruso) 4-0 Passes r- 2)~~ :1?1&-t?~e-t- Signature of Clerk ~r&?'k-k ~~ 2tJtJ5 Date of Approval r- Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 16, 2005 8