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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 6-8-1977BOARD OF SELECTMEN A G E N D A June 8, 1977 • 7 :30 P.M. - Call to Order Treasurer's Warrant Minutes of Previous Meeting Correspondence Clerk's Folder - Guy Scarparci, Auctioneer's license 7:45 P.M. - James Hall, Light Dept. Director reffli& C agreement • 8:00 P.M. - Acting Fire Chief Richard Bellavance re new ambulance regulations • 8 :20 P.M. - Joseph Barrows, 41 Fruit Street re Gypsy Moths 8:30 P.M. - Robert Beggs re Specifications for World War Memorial 8:40 P.M. - D.P.W. Director Thomas Bonome re Road Paving and Oiling - Also Bid recommendations • 9:00 P.M. - Acting Town Manager's Report - Board reports BOARD OF SELECTMEN /LIGHT COMMISSIONERS Minutes of the Meeting June 8, 1977 Present: Selectmen DeLong, Colella, Titus, Clemmey, and Caponigro; Acting Town Manager Stephen Conroy; Recording Secretary Diane Hunt Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. Selectman Robert DeLong moved to go into executive session to discuss a matter of litigation with the FinCom that might adversely affect the town if discussed in open session. Seconded by Selectman Caponigro. Roll call vote: DeLong - yes; Colella - yes; Titus - yes; Clemmey - yes; and Caponi- gro - yes. Executive Session - Members of the Board of Selectmen met with FinCom mem- bers and Planning Director Chad Maurer. Mr. Maurer brought the boards up to date on the settlement for the railroad right -of -way in Norton for the sewer interceptor. He discussed the figures mentioned by the town's ap- praiser, Coyle, and the amount voted at town meeting. He informed the boards of the amount the railroad was asking, and there was discussion of putting an article into the special town meeting for the difference. Both boards agreed that since no further negotiations were possible with the railroad, that the article be submitted. Board returned to open session at 7:50 p.m. Treasurer's warrant: $248,690.28. Motion to approve by Selectman Caponi- gro, seconded by Selectman Colella, voted 5 -0. Light Director James Hall - met with the Board to ask their authorization for purchasing shares in Nuclear Projects No. 3 & 4. Selectman Caponigro moved that the Director of the Light Department be authorized to sign the agreement (attached). Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 5 -0. * ** Acting Fire Chief Richard Bellavance, and EMT's William Sarro and Edward Sliney, Jr., met with the Board to discuss the proposed regulations for the new modular ambulance, expected to be delivered within 4 - 6 weeks. Acting Chief Bellavance said that he would recommend that the policy be adopted that the new vehicle be for emergency use only, as it was equipped with the latest of life - saving devices and should not be tied up with trans- port cases. Selectman DeLong questioned the town's liability should the EMT's refuse to transport a patient, and the patient dies. Acting Chief Bellavance stated that where there was any doubt whatsoever, the patient would be transported. Private transportation for trips between nursing homes and doctors' offices could be handled by the private ambulance companies in the area. After further discussion, Selectman Clemmey moved to adopt the proposed ambulance policy (as suggested by the Acting Chief), effective on July 15, 1977, and that this be advertised in the paper. Seconded by Select- man Caponigro, voted 5 -0 (attached). * ** Joseph Barrows, 41 Fruit Street, and other residents met to again discuss gypsy moths with the Board. After listening to pros and cons about the ( *- MOTIONS PASSED) -1- CERTIFICATE I, the Secretary of the Municipal Electric Commission of the Town of Mansfield, Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the commission held June 8 , 1977, of which meeting all members of the commission were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following vote was unanimously passed, all of.which appears in the official records of the commission in my custody: VOTED: (1) that the town contract to purchase from Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) shares of Project Capability acquired or constructed or to be acquired or constructed by MMWEC (which shall be deter- mined by the municipal electric department director, with the approval of the municipal electric department manager, to be approximately equivalent to not less than the minimums nor more than the maximums specified below), in the following Projects (the share in each Project to be a composite share): Project Nuclear Project No. 3 Layer 1 - ownership rights in said Project to be transferred to MMWEC by this Municipality Layer 2 - ownership rights in said Project to be transferred to NMWEC by subsidiaries of Northeast Utilities Approximate Minimum 0 kW 0 kW Approximate Maximum 0 kW 1,269 kW Nuclear Project No. 4 0 kW 8,221 kW (2) that the share to be purchased in each case shall be approximately the maximum or such smaller share as is made avail- able by MMWEC by reason of oversubscription; (3) that the municipal electric department director, with the approval of the municipal electric department manager, l is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver power sales agreements providing for the aforesaid purchases, which agreements shall be substantially in the forms of the proofs dated May 27, 1977, which have been presented to this meeting, with such corrections, modifications and changes made therein as the municipal electric department director, with the approval of the municipal electric department manager, deems necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of this vote, such execution conclusively to identify the power sales agreements (as corrected, modified or changed) as being authorized by this vote; (4) that the General Bond Resolution of MM6IEC adopted August 26, 1976, pursuant to which revenue bonds to finance the above - mentioned Projects and other projects are expected to be issued, shall remain filed or be filed, as the case may be, in the records of this commission; (5) that, in connection with the is•,uance by MMWEC of revenue bonds to finance the above - mentioned Projects or other projects or the distribution of any.preliminary or final official statement with respect to such bonds,'the municipal electric department director, with the approval of the - municipal electric department manager, is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver such certificates or other documents re- lating to the town and its affairs as IMWEC may request; and (6) that the municipal electric department director, with the approval of the municipal electric department manager, is authorized and directed to take any other action he deems necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of this vote. I further certify that the vote was taken at a meeting open to the public, that notice stating the place, date and time of the meeting was filed with the Town Clerk and a copy thereof posted in the office of the Town Clerk or on the principal official bulletin board of the town at least 48 hours, including Saturdays but not Sundays and legal holidays, prior to the time of the meeting and remained so posted at the time of the meeting, that no deliberations or decision in connection with the above vote were taken in executive session, and that the official record of the meeting was made available to the public promptly and remains so available to the public, all in accordance with G.L. c.39, 523B as amended. Dated: June 8, 1977 Secretary of the Municipal Electric Commission BOARD OF SELECTMEN /LIGHT COMMISSIONERS Minutes of the Meeting June 8, 1977 Page 2 spraying of moths, Mr. Conroy advised that he had spoken to Mr. Chaster of the Waltham Experimental Station, who advised that the spraying would be of little value at this time, as the caterpillars were now too large. Selectman DeLong also noted he had talked to the same person, who said that it would probably do some good politically to spray, but it would not be very effective, wasting money. Selectman Caponigro discussed having a private contractor do this. Stuart Sweet, West Street, noted that his property, 11 acres, was within a triangle formed by West, Gilbert and Bungay Road, and that he was the sole owner. He asked that the area not be sprayed - he keeps bees. Selectman Titus polled the Board regarding aerial spraying: Select- man DeLong said no, it would be a waste of money. Selectman Clemmey - yes. Selectman Caponigro said,no, he favored ground spraying. Selectman Colella - no. Selectman Caponigro made a motion: that for the next two weeks, the town take some of the money from the appropriation for gypsy moth control and have a contractor spray individual yards from the ground, and that the amount of this be the balance after settlement with the helicopter company. Motion seconded and discussed. Vote: Selectmen Caponigro and Colella voted in favor, and Selectmen Clemmey, DeLong, and Titus voted in opposition. Motion failed 3 -2. Selectman Caponigro made another motion: to spray the town aerially as previously planned, omitting any areas where the people petitioned against * this. Seconded by Selectman Clemmey, voted 3 -2 in favor, with Selectmen DeLong and Caponigro dissenting. Several motions were made about skipping certain areas in town, but the formal votes were not taken. Spraying tomorrow morning, weather permitting- * ** Robert Beggs of Morse & Beggs met with the Board to present to the Board the specs he has drawn up for the war .memorial. After discussion of the specs and plans, Selectman Caponigro moved to accept the specs, adding the words "or equal" where applicable, and to advertise these specs for bids, due on * June 29 at,10 a.m. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 5 -0. It was noted that the written statement on the back of the sheet of specs should be typed on the front of the page. * ** DPW Director Tom Bonome discussed with the Board his recommendations for the FY 1977 -78 program for road paving and sealing. During the discussion, Select- man Clemmey read a letter from the State DPW which stated that funds previously earmarked for Chapter 90 could be released for town use now. Selectman Caponigro moved that the recommendations of the Public Works director -2- l+ ,POARD OF SELECTMENAIGHT COMMISSIONERS a Minutes of the Meeting a OQW8, 1977. ! ( ' PROPOSED WULANCE pOLTC`r *� Tyres of calls to be handled: ?: d 1) Only emergency runs . ' -2') 'All non emergency scheduled transportation runs to be yfj eliminated. Response limited to: d l. 1) Goddard Hospita, Stoughton, mass. 2) Cardinal Cushing Hospital,- Brockton, Mass. r 3) Morton, Hospital, Taunton, Mass. i !}) Norwood Hospital, Norwood, Mass. s S) Sturdy Memorial Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, Mass . j . r Reasoniing: ejn,an emergency situation, transportation should be to the nearest medical facility, rather than.to a Boston or providence - based hospital. for stabilization of /the patient's condition.., ?<', This, in effect, makes the ambulance available sooner for another emergency re^ponse. Normal run times to Boston average between.2 hours and 31 hours. Normal runtimes to, the above mentioned hospitals average between 50 minutes and 1 hour and 15 minutes, c, 'Phl ;rei'nre, on the long runs it is necessary to depend on surrouridirg 1 towns for coverage while our vehicle is tied up. rAje to, limited manpower it is not even possible at times to send the Rescue Truck or an Engine Comoary to standby and initiate patient: care until k an out of town ambulance arrives. `I it 4 BOARD OF SELECTMEN /LIGHT COMMISSIONERS Minutes of the Meeting June 8, 1977 Page 3 be followed on the $75,000 appropriated at the last town meeting, and that he be instructed to proceed with plans for resurfacing and installing any drainage where possible on West Street with the money released from the * State. Seconded by Selectman Colella,.voted 5 -0. * ** Citing the recent accident at Forbes.Boulevard and Route 106, Chairman Titus proposed blocking a section of Forbes Boulevard as it approaches Route 106 so that the traffic in that direction would be forced to come to a stop. Selectman Caponigro made the motion to this effect, it was * seconded by Selectman Colella, and voted 3 -2, with Selectmen DeLong and Clemmey opposed, stating that they thought C.C. & F. should be consulted first. DPW Director Bonome pointed out that Forbes Blvd. was still a private road. Also discussed with Mr. Bonome were the heavy equipment bids and bids for water division stock. Selectman Colella moved to go along with Mr. Bonome's recommendation for awarding the heavy equipment. Seconded by Selectman * Caponigro, voted 5 -0. After discussing the bids for the water division stock, Selectman Caponigro moved to award the bid for all three items to Cauldwell Company. Seconded * by Selectman Clemmey, voted 5 -0. * ** Correspondence: dog complaint made by Joseph Gonsalves, 137 Mill Street, against dog owned by Bruckners on Heritage Lane. Hearing set for June 22. Notice from Insurance Services Office that Mansfield's fire insurance rating had been upgraded. It was noted that fire insurance for both commercial and residential policies would realize a savings. Letter from the County Commissioners regarding public hearing on the proposed new county jail. Hearing to be held on June 21. Selectman Caponigro noted that when this came up before, the Board had voted not to support this because of the costs involved. Letter from the executive office of communities and development. Senate No. 1493 and House no. 5748. Asked for Board's support. No action taken. Letter from the Computer Study Committee stating that it had investigated the report from Information General, Inc. and concluded that it was not in the best interest of the town. The report went on to recommend that the town take bids for a review of the current systems (manual and automated) in order to define the town's needs for data processing. Selectman DeLong moved to ask the Computer Study Committee to go out for bids on the systems review, as recommended in their report. Seconded by Selectman Caponigro, * voted 5 -0. Letter from Tremont Nail (Mr. James Kenyon) withdrawing offer to store the old Seagraves pumper, as his plans have changed. -3- BOARD OF SELECTMEN /LIGHT COMMISSIONERS Minutes of the Meeting June 8,1977 l Page 4 Application from Louis Andrews for the Conservation Commission and Great Woods Study Committee. Application from Guy Scarpaci, 16 Central Street, (Mansfield Paint & Paper) for an auctioneer's license. Motion to approve by Selectman Clemmey, se- * conded by Selectman Caponigro, voted 5 -0. Application for a sworn weigher's license for David White (Blane Chemical). Motion to approve by Selectman Clemmey, seconded by Selectman Caponigro, * voted 5 -0. * ** Council on Aging president Delores Benson met with the Board to discuss the renewal of the Home Health Care Contract with Bristol Home Care, Incorporated. Ms. Benson reviewed the services under the contract, and said that the cost (matching funds) should run about $500 -600. The period will be from June 30 through July 1, 1978. After further discussion, Selectman Caponigro moved to approve the contract as recommended by Ms. Benson. Seconded by Selectman Clemmey, voted 5 -0. * ** It was noted that the hearing for relocated Route 140 has been postponed until June 29. Town Manager's Report - Acting Manager Stephen Conroy reported that the Seventh Day Adventist drive had been rescheduled and would start June 10. Mr. Conroy relayed the request of the contractor doing the work for I -495 to use Mansfield's landfill to dispose of material. The consensus of the Board was to deny this request. * ** The Board discussed the landfill. Selectman DeLong discussed reopening the investigation of sites within the town for a new landfill, and questioned the site on Stearns Avenue. Selectman Caponigro suggested holding a hearing on that site. Mr. Conroy noted that the proposal had been rejected before because of the narrowness of the street. Also discussed was the projected life of the present landfill. Board members discussed putting this as an agenda item within the next few weeks. Selectman Colella discussed the Foxboro landfill system. * ** Mr. Conroy discussed the collaborative bids with surrounding towns on #2 fuel oil. He noted that the low bidder was Plymouth County Fuel Co. ( Chris Clancy of C.C. & F. requested through Mr. Conroy to meet with the Board regarding a new company going into the industrial park. The Board set 8 a.m. Monday, June 20. BOARD OF SELECTMEN /LIGHT COMMISSIONERS Minutes of the Meeting June 8, 1977 Page 5 Selectman Clemmey noted that some of the Board members would be attending the MMWEC conference from June 10 - 15. Selectman Caponigro expressed thanks to those who worked on the Dennis Hannon testimonial committee. Selectman DeLong recommended that the Board should continue its review of applications for the manager position and decide which applicants should be asked for references. Fred Rys of the Conservation Commission questioned if there would be a spe- cial town meeting. Selectman Caponigro moved to set the special town meet- * ing at 8 p.m. on June 28. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 4 -0 (Select- man Colella out of the room). Mr. Rys requested that the Board of Selectmen insert the article for the purchase of 25 acres of Sweet property off Otis Street (article 27 in the 1977 Annual Town Meeting). Selectman Caponigro moved that the warrant for the special town meeting be opened and that the first article be for the additional funds for the purchase of the Railroad right -of -way for the interceptor to the regional treatment * plant. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 4 -0. (Mr. Colella not present) Selectman Caponigro moved to submit an article for the MBTA subsidy. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 4 -0. (Mr. Colella not present) Selectman DeLong moved to submit the article for the 25 acres of Sweet Property. * Seconded by Selectman Caponigro, voted 3 -1, Selectman Titus opposed, and Se- lectman Colella not present). Selectman Caponigro moved to submit the petition article for call firefighters' * coats. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 4 -0 (Selectman Colella not present) Selectman Caponigro moved to submit the petition article for rezoning off Pratt * Street. Seconded by Selectman DeLong; voted 4 -0 ( Selectman Colella not present). Selectman Clemmey moved to resubmit the petition of Delores Benson for the * Garden Street property. Seconded by Selectman Caponigro, voted 3 -2, Selectmen Titus and DeLong opposed. Selectman Caponigro moved to submit an article for fire department salaries. * Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 5 -0. Selectman Caponigro moved to submit an article for the flood insurance for the * town. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 5 -0. Selectman Caponigro moved to close the warrant. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, * voted 5 -0. Selectman DeLong moved to adjourn at 10;43 p.m. Seconded by Selectman Caponigro, * voted 5 -0. -5-