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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 9-14-2014BOARD OF SELECTMEN /LIGHT COMMISSIONERS AGENDA September 14, 1977 0 - 7:30 p.m. - Call to Order Treasurer's Warrant Minutes of the Previous Meeting Clerk's Folder Class -2 License Friendly Ford IGA- All Alcoholic Package Store License (Hearing set for 8:00 p.m.) Correspondence 0 - 8:00 p.m. - Hearing - IGA 0 - 8:30 p.m. - Correspondence continued 0 - 9:00 p.m. - Karl Clemmey- RE: Town Engineer and Health Agent 0 Town Manager's Report i 0 Board Reports REMINDER TO THE BOARD: Board wanted to be reminded of Meeting to be held on 9/19/77- Taunton Court House - RE: Public Roads Meeting to be held on 9/22/77- 8:00 p.m. Norton High School Auditorium - RE: Sewer Facility. PENDING: Insurance War Memorial Bid BOARD OF SELECTMEN /LIGHT COMMISSIONERS Minutes of the Meeting September 14, 1977 Present: Selectmen Robert DeLong, Frank Colella, Douglas Titus, Antonino Caponigro: Town Manager William Metropulos, Recording Secretary Mary Truczinskas. (Selectman Clemmey not present) The meeting came to order at 7:30 p.m. Selectman Caponigro made a motion to have Selectman DeLong Acting Clerk in the * absence of Selectman Clemmey, seconded by Selectman Colella. Voted 3 -0 Minutes: Selectman DeLong moved to approve the minutes of September 7, 1977 with the exception of a slight change to be made on the U)ird page of the word * Manager to Engineer. Seconded by Selectman Caponigro. Voted 4 -0 Warrant: A motion to approve the warrant as read of $285,678.68 was made by * Selectman Caponigro, seconded by Selectman Colella. Voted 4 -0 A petition with 207 signatures of registered voters was submitted to the Board of Selectmen „ requesting the Board of Selectmen to call a special town meeting to rezone a parcel of land in the area of Short and Ware Streets from "Industrial" to "Agricultural." Selectman Caponigro moved to call a special town meeting on October 3, 1977 at 8:00 to be held at the High School Auditorium, seconded by Selectman Colella. I * Voted 4 -0. Selectman Colella moved to also have a petition with 115 signatures for rezoning of a parcel of land on Gilbert Street from "Industrial" to "Agricultural" to be * presented at this special town meeting. Seconded by Selectman DeLong. Voted 3 -0 (Selectman Caponigro did not vote because of signing this petition.) A motion to close the warrant for the special town meeting made by Selectman * Caponigro, seconded by Selectman Colella. Voted 4 -0. Letter from Commonwealth of Mass. regarding Joint Advisory on Chapter 383 of the Acts of 1977; Application of State Special Education Reimbursements by Cities, Towns and Regional School Districts. Application for a sewer permit from Karl Clemmey of 750 South Main St. Mansfield to be connected to town sewerage on 375 West Street. Selectman Caponigro moved that the permit be approved subject to meeting all the requirements(assessment has * to be paid) seconded by Selectman DeLong. Voted 4 -0 Police Report no weekly disturbances reported. Letter from Arthur P. Murphy Attorney informing the Town Manager that the Police Last Best Offer is set up for 9:30 p.m. Letter from Don Currivan Ins. regarding the insurance on the Fairfield Optical building which will be expiring on October 1, 1977. ( * - Motions Passed) -1- BOARD OF SELECTMEN /LIGHT C014MISSIONERS Minutes of the Meeting September 14, 1977 Page 2 Memorandum from SRPEDD regarding the study of I -495 informing us that our representative Pat Manget was present, at a recent meeting. Letter from Innovations Project regarding transportation issues that the tom should reply to. Copy of a letter from the Town Counsel to Karl Clemmey, Board of Health, Chairman giving his opinion on a question Mr. Clemmey asked about on September 5, 1977, RE: Freeman Engineering. Letter from Town Counsel to Town Manager regarding claim of a woman who fell on public sidewalk. Letter from Town Manager to Town Counsel answering his letter on the injury claim. Letter from the office of Town Administrator Paul Olean advising them of a meeting to be held on September 15, 1977 at 7:30 p.m. to be held at the Easton Town Hall. Selectman Caponigro and Colella will be attending. Letter from the office of the Town Administrator Paul Olean announcing the joint reappointment of Mrs. Jean Kent to the Board of Directors for the Towns of Easton and Mansfield fo Self Help, Inc. Copy of letter from Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. sent to Mr. Thomas C. McMahon, Director of Water Pollution Control regarding Mansfield WWTP Improvements. Copy of a letter from Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. sent to Mr. Paul T. Anderson P.E. Regional Evnironmental Engineer regarding Mansfield 14WTP Improvements. Selectman Clemmey arrived at the meeting at 7:50 p.m. Hearing IGA An application for anAll Alcholic Package Store was presented last night to the Board of Selectmen. Mansfield Liquor Mart of 525 No. Main St. Mansfield, transferred their license to Anthony P. Melchiorri DBA Mansfield Central Market, 1 Villa Street, (formerly IGA). Chairman Titus asked if there were any opponents present in the audience and Mr. Melchiorri handed in a batch of certified receipts from letters sent to abutters. Their being no one opposed Selectman DeLong moved to approve the license, seconded by Selectman Caponigro. Voted 4 -0 (Selectman Colella left the room at the time of the vote because of holding the license that was transferred.) Class 1 License for Friendly Ford, Inc. has been tabled until we hear from them regarding it. The building was destroyed in a fire two nights previous. Selectman Clemmey question what the petition Wdth 207 signatures was for and was told that a date had been set for a special town meeting. At this time Chad ( Maurer was asked to come into the room and asked about it and he informed the Board that the Planning Board must advertise that a public hearing is to be held also that the Planning Board will be submitting an article for this special town meeting. Selectman Clemmey moved that the motion to hold the special town meeting on Oct. 3, 1977 be recinded, seconded by Selectman DeLong voted 5 -0. -2- BOARD OF SELECTMEN /LIGHT COMMISSIONERS Minutes of the Meeting September 14, 1977 Page 3 Chad Maurer is on the agenda for next week to submit an Article for the next special town meeting. Date of meeting has not been set. Letter from the Home Coal Co., Inc. regarding the moving of two houses from So. Main St.. This was discussed at the Selectmen's meeting of 8/31/77. Mr. Pouliot President of Home Coal met with Thom Bonome to discuss the route and it was decided that the route should be changed in order to prevent the cutting of a large limb on Willow Street. Selectman Clemmey made to motion to grant the moving * with the revised route, seconded by Selectman Caponigro. Voted 5 -0. Letter from the Foxborn)Board of Selectmen regarding a meeting to be held on September 28, at 10:00 a.m. to discuss steps in an effective method of billing for the use of the Town ambulance. Letter from Comm. of Mass. regarding a meeting to be held on 9/29/77 at 7:30 p.m. with Mayor Macomber and William Flynn of the State House to discuss Community problems. Town Manager's Report - Mr. Metropulos states that bids for the Back Bay Brook were opened and B. Cavaleiri & Sons of No. Attleboro were the lowest with a bid of $$83,450.00. Mr. Metropulos states that he will have a bid award to present next week. Specifications on the surplus fire equipment have been sent to various fire dept. periodicals and also advertised in local papers. Building Inspector= _ Bertram Cook will have a report on all school buildings next vreek. Selectman DeLong reports on a call he received from Nancy:Eames regarding the sub- division in back of Standard Metals. In July 1975 15,000 gallons of sewage was requested and only 2,000 approved at that time. Ms. Eames wants to know how much they will be allowed. Chad Maurer to look into it into it. Selectman Delong asked if there have been any workshops since the new Town Manager has been in office regarding longterm plans for the Town. Selectman Caponigro suggested calling a meeting with Whitman & Howard, asking them to meet with the Selectmen and Mr. Metropulos on an up =date of the water project, also the well cleaning and exploration program. Selectman Colella would like to go back to the old policy of having all Town Counsel's opinions cleared through the Board first. Selectman Titus feels that expenditures are quite high and that it is taking more and more of his time. There was some discussion about a bill because of a time consuming research pro- blem that Mr. Grady had with the Consevation Committee. Selectman Delong made a motion to send Mr. Grady a letter asking him to inform the Board of Selectmen when a request is made for his opinion, that if the request is going to incur an added expense on his part to please have it cleared through the Selectmen before acting { * on it. This was seconded by Selectman Caponigro, Voted 4 -11_ (Selectman Clemmey opposed) -3- BOARD OF SELECTMEN /LIGHT COMMISSIONERS Minutes of the Meeting September 14, 1977 Page 4 Selectman Colella moved that we revert back to the old system, that all request be channeled through the Board first, seconded by Selectman Clemmey. Voted 3 -2 * Selectman DeLong and Caponigro against. The meeting recessed at 8:45 and adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Karl Clemmey Chairman of the Board of Health met with the Board to discuss the hiring of a Town Engineer and Health Agent. Mr. Clemmey informed the Board that Freeman Engineering is now owned by our engineering consultant, Schofield Brothers, Inc. James Dunn our Engineer has given his letter of resignation and would like it to be honored, however we have asked him to stay on until a new engineer is hired. Mr Clemmey asked the Board just what the Board of Health can expect from this new engineer and listed their requirements: 1. Attend all Board of Health meetings . 2. Investigate and report to the Board all complaints of unsanitary conditions , check of leaching field construction prior' to final cover. Process application for sewage disposal soil tests, construction and installer permits. 3. Make inspections at the landfill 4. Be able to read plans and understand the various Articles of the Sanitary Code and Regulations of the Board of Health. Mr. Clemmey states that he feels his.serbices will be needed at least a mini- mum of four hours a day from 12/1 to 3/31. Mr. Clemmey states that the Board of Health is also in need of a secretary for atleast 3 hours a day to take calls and do miscellaneous dutiesrrequired along with the minutes of the meetings. There being no further business Selectman Caponigro moved to adjourn the meeting * at 9:40 p.m., seconded by Selectman Colella. Voted 5 -0