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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 1-14-1976BOARD OF SELECTMEN A G E N D A January 14, 1976 • u;UU - Police Department Audit - Peter Hood (time- no-t-- yet_aet) • - Treasurer's warrant Minutes of the Previous Meeting Correspondence Clerk's Folder • 7:40 P.M. - Town Treasurer Joan Cutillo : School Bond Issue • 7:45 p.m. - Finance Committee : Joint Appointment to Fill Vacancy • -8:00 p.m. Budget Review t,i V • 9:00 p.m. - Richard Silva re Fowler Street Extension • Tom Manager's Report • Appointments New Appointments Youth Council Appointment Local growth committee Board of Selectmen Minutes of the Meeting January 14, 1976 Present: . Selectmen DeLong, Colella, Caponigro, Levine, and Titus; Town Manager Dennis A. Hannon Meeting opened at 7:30 p.m. Selectman DeLong moved that the Warrant in the amount of $237,577.88 be paid. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted 5 -0. Selectman Levine noted the following corrections or changes in the minutes of January 7, 1976: Page 6, Paragraph 4: strike sentence "no vote for the 1978 term" as this term was abolished and the term need not be filled; also on Page 6, Paragraph 7, after words "right of appeal ", add "under the Torm Charter "; Page 5, last paragraph, add teim of Robert Powers, "until January 1, 1979; and on Page 7, second paragraph, add term of Lois Findlen, "until January 1, 1981 ". Selectman Levine moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be accepted with corrections and changes. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted 5 -0. Joan Cutillo met with the Board to discuss the bond issues for the school additions recently voted at a special torn meeting. After discussion, Select- man Titus moved that the Town Treasurer be authorized to negotiate a bond for the project under M.G.L Chapter 44, Section 73. Seconded by Selectman Levine, voted 5 -0. Mrs. Cutillo also explained a request for a transfer for $289.34 for account 685, Retirement and Pensions, to cover Mansfield's obligation for a former teacher, now residing in Brookline. This was discussed, and Selectman Levine moved that the transfer request be approved by the Board and forwarded to the Finance Committee. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted 5 -0. Members of the Finance Committee Ronald Montaquila, Lyman Avery, and Robert Powers met with the Board of Selectmen to jointly appoint a, member to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Gerald Najjar. The .list of applicants was read: Calleen Gross, John Gross, and Mike Murphy. The role call vote went as follows: Selectman DeLong - Mike Murphy; Selectman Colella - Mike Murphy; Chairman Caponigro - Mike Murphy; Selectman Levine - Mike Murphy; Selectman Titus - Calleen Gross; Robert Powers - Mike Murphy; Ronald Montaquila - Calleen Gross; and Lyman Avery - Mike Murphy. This appointment to fill a vacancy is until the next annual appointment date, or January 1, 1977. Mr. Alan Lunn, representative of Vincent Motors, met with the Board to discuss the renewal of the Class II auto license. Selectman Levine questioned the storage of junk cars outside the property., Mr. Lunn said that not all of them belonged to Vincent Motors, and that the ones that did were waiting for examina- tion from insurance investigators before being moved inside to the body shop. Selectman Levine moved that the Class II license renewal for Vincent Motors on North Main Street be approved. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted 5 -0. The following license renewals were approved on the motion of Selectman Levine, t second of Mr. Titus, and unanimous vote, for the Mansfield Depot, Inc., 60 Oak- land Street: Live Entertainment (band and vocalist) at above address only; Common Victualler's license; Public Entertainment on Sunday (Paul E. Jodice) Automatic Amusement; Automatic Amusement Devices (2 electronic video tube games) -1- Board of Selectmen Minutes of the Meeting January 14, 1976 Page 2 at above address only; and Public Entertainment on Sunday (Paul E. Jodice) TV, radio, and juke box. Regarding the license for A.S.M. Enterprises, which had been tabled from last week, a letter was received from the Board of Assessors which stated that under a new law effective March 1, 1975, Penn Central must pay taxes to the Torn for any land leased in Mansfield. Selectman Levine moved that the license for additional storage of mapp gas be approved. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted 5 -0. Mr. Peter Hood of the Arthur Young Company met with the Board regarding the audit of the Police Department payroll records. He said that he had been able to reach the Town Counsel only at 3 o'clock in the afternoon that day, and could not present the final audit as the final report must be finalized according to that company's internal procedures. He said that he had verbalized the contents of the report to the Board, but could not present the report in writing before 4 p.m. Friday afternoon. Selectman DeLong said that until the report was read, it would be hard `- to: <ask questions, and that he would rather meet after the report was read. Selectman Colella stated that he had been told that the Board would have the report tonight. He also said that he had not been notified of a meeting at the Torn Hall at which the attorney for Sgt. Sliney had examined records. The Town Manager stated that the attorney had requested to examine the records, which is publid information. He said that either he or the Town Accountant had been present the entire time the records were being examined,and that there was nothing unusual about the meet - in &. There was further discussion, and a meeting was set for 9 a.m. Saturday to receive the audit report. Application received from William M. Broom, 157 Hall Street, for Airport Com- mission and the Planning Board. Notification from the State Department of Elderly Affairs of a $2,000 grant for the Mansfield Council on Aging. There was discussion, and Selectman DeLong moved to accept the grant as per the letter dated January 2, 1976, from the Department of Elderly Affairs. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted 5 -0. From the Massachusetts Police Institute, reply to the Mansfield Police Chief's request for technical assistance in developing a Records System and a Rules and Regulation Manual. The letter recommended that $2,000 be included in the budget for this. The Board discussed this, and Selectman DeLong moved that a detailed study be made, and that there be $29000 put in the budget for this. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted 5 -0. Selectman Levine :suggested that this be made a separate line item. Selectman Levine moved that the minimum amount of the Treasurer's and tax col- lector's bond be set at $104,000 and the Torn Clerk's at $5,000. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 5 -0. Notice of the public hearing on the Community Development Program pre - application for the Back Bay Brook project, to be held on January 21, 1976, at 8:30 p.m. Reply from Penn Central Transportation Company to a recent letter from Mansfield inquiring about the railroad turntable property. The ].otter has been forwarded -2- Board of Selectmen Minutes of the Meeting January 14, 1976 Page 3 to the manager of Real Estate for action. Letter from the North Easton Board of Selectmen regarding the recent perambula- tion of boundaries of the towns. Town. Engineer Ronald Dubuc had walked for the Tovm of Mansfield. Selectman Levine moved that the letter be signed showing our approval, and returned to the town of North Easton. Seconded by Selectman Colella, voted 5 -0. From the Mansfield Firefighters' Service Fund, invitation to the Firemen's Ball on January 17, 1976. Letter from Peter Picciandra regarding application for kennel license at 719 Elm Street. Agenda Item for next week. From the State DPW, letter showing vote of approval for Mansfield's Chapter 90 work for 1975. Mr. Goul.et of Inuit Street again. met with the Board to see if the Town would find an abandoned water service to his property. This was discussed, and the Town Manager was directed to onceagain try locating the service. This will.be an agenda item next week. Fire Chief Cyril Bellavance met with the Board to discuss ambulance alternatives. It would cost about $4,000 to repair the one recently damaged in an accident. The Town Manager stated that by July 1, 1977, the Tovm would have to have the modular type ambulance as required by State law. There was discussion on pos- sibly repairing the present ambulance to use as a transport unit and use the modular type for emergencies only. Also discussed was the possibility of rent- ing a modular type ambulance. Fire Chief Bellavance will check on the various costs involved, and report back to the Board on Saturday. Richard Silva met with the Board to discuss extension of Fowler Street. There was discussion on extension of water, sewer, and type of grading. Anna Prodhousky, 73 Fowler Street, expressed concern that any work in the lower end of the street might cause drainage problems on her property. The Board requested Mr. Silva to come back with a topo map so that this aspect of the project might be studied. Request for the addition of a street light on School Street near the driveway to the Jehovah Witness' Hall was again discussed. There was discussion, and' Selectman Colella moved that this be tabled for another week so that he might have a chance to look at it again. Selectman Levine said that he had viewed the area, and that it was a narrow driveway, and a light would not solve that problem. Selectman Titus stated that he would approve such a request only if it were an extremely hazardous situation, since other requests for street lights have been turned down. Selectman DeLong moved to deny the request and suggest that the lights were available at the rental fee of $5 per month, from the Light Company. Seconded by Selectman Titus. Vote 4 -1, with the Chairman opposed. He stated that it was a hazardous driveway because of the amount of traffic, and that it was a non - profit organization, not a business. The Chairman commented on last week's appointment list: He said that the Town Clerk had checked with the Town Counsel, who said that he considered the list -3- Board of Selectmen Minutes of the Meeting ( January 14,1976 Page 4 publicly posted as it was available from the Toim.'Clerk. Mr. Caponigro also stated that Leonard Flynn had said that his name was not on the list for the Planning Board; the applications were looked up and it was found that Mr. Flynn had not applied for that Board in his last three applications. Selectman Colella moved that Paul Connors be appointed to the Youth Council, the term to go until the 1976 Town Meeting. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted 5 -0. According to the Massachusetts Growth Policy Act, the Chairman madd the following appointments; Joan E. Secher Walter Holm Benjamin Flint Joseph Hinchey Charles Mulcahy Chairman, Board of Selectmen Antonin Caponigro,Jr.) Chairman, Planning Board John Dunn Chairman, Conservation Commission (Paul Boyden Chairman, Housing Authority David May Planning Director W. Chadwiok Maurer, Jr.) This local growth policy committee is to present its statement to SRPEDDby the end of June, 1976, and SRPEDD will forward it to the Office of State Planning after its review. Selectman DeLong questioned if the Board should readvertise the list of vacancies if there was no one on the list that the Board wanted to appoint. Selectman Levine moved that Calleen Gross be appointed to the Finance Committee, with her term to expire on January 1, 1976. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted 5 -0. Selectman Titus nominated the name of Gerard Dupont to the term on the Planning Board to expire January 1, 191. Seconded by Selectman DeLong. Selectman Coleella moved that this be postponed to next week. No second. Vote on the motion of Selectman Titus; 5 -0. Selectman Colella moved that Charles Antonuccio be appointed to the Municipal Building Committee, his term to expire January 19 1978. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted 5 -0. Selectman Colella said that he had a matter for executive session. After discussion of the open meeting law, Mr. Colella declined to make the motion. -4- Board of Selectmen Minutes of the Meeting January 14, 1976 Page 5 Selectman Levine asked that a report be made for next week on the West Street dog complaint. Mr. Levine also stated that the suggestion'Ahat :a.00mmit.tee be formed to get the input of the kennel owners was a good one. He suggested that John Gross get together with kennel owners and report to the Board in an advisory capacity. Selectman Levine asked that the Town Manager contact the State about putting a sign on the Route 495 ramp directingimotorists to the emergency call box. Selectman Titus moved that the Meeting be adjourned. Seconded by Selectman Levine, so voted. Meeting adjourned at 10 p.m. -5-