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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 6-18-1975BOARD OF SELECTMEN A G E N D A June 18, 1975 Meeting posted for 6 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - Campp Dressers McKee (Sludge Dewatering) Treasurer's Warrant & Minutes Clerk's Folder (Hearing for James Dunleavey - So. Main Street Gas Station - Postponed) Correspondence 6 :30 p.m. - Well Exploration (Whitman & Howard) 7:30 p.m. - Review Articles with Finance Committee 8 :00 p.m. - Light Commissioners 8:30 p.m. - Youth Council Study Committee Town Manager's Report Board of Selectmen Minutes of the Meeting June 18, 1975 Meeting Posted for 6 p.m.; Light Commissioners' meeting posted for 8 p.m. All Board members present - Selectman Colella left the meeting and returned later in the evening. Town Manager also present. Treasurer's Warrant in the amount of $668,127.26 was approved on the motion of Selectman Levine, seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 4 -0 (Selectman Titus not present at this vote'. Minutes of the June 11 meeting - motion to approve by Selectman Levine, seconded by Selectman Colella, voted 4 -0. Sludge Dewatering - Present were Ralph Souppa of Camp, Dresser, & McKee; Water and Sewer Superintendent William Cahoon, DPW Director Thomas Bonome, Sewage Treatment Plant Operator William Hebard. Costs and capacities of two sludge dewatering units were discussed. The Town Manager will get more figures on the manpower differences in running the larger unit versus the smaller one. Water Superintendent Cahoon reported that Mitch Pond Well would be officially on the line within two weeks. Walter Allen of Whitman and Howard met with the Board to discuss the well exploration program. Mr. Allen reported on 4 possible sites out of the 64 "punch holes" done in town, and that the next step would be to perform a prolonged pump test on these. Costs for the prolonged pump testing were discussed, and Finance Committee Chairman Ronald Montaquila discussed costs for future well exploration in town. Hearing for the James Dunleavey gas station on South Main Street postponed pending outcome of court action. Mr. Stephen McCaffrie of 236 Mill Street met with Board to discuss traffic problems in his neighborhood. Mr. McCaffrie was also concerned with the gypsy moth problem in the area, and asked if Mill Street might be considered for spraying next year. Also discussed was the overgrown pond on Mill Street near the campground. Taken under advisement. Petition from Union Street residents was read, and area residents discussed the traffic problems with the Board and DPGT Director Tom Bonome. Taken under advisement. Mrs. Bea Thayer of Charles Street discussed the speeding on Oakland Street. The Finance Committee members reviewed with the Board of Selectmen the up- coming special town meeting articles. The FinCom Chairman stated that the members of that committee still supported their original recommendations regarding the articles. Youth Council Study Committee members met with the Board to propose that the two Boards come to an agreement on a mutually satisfactory article for the special town meeting. Kathleen Kennedy said that the Study Committee -1- I CERTIFICATE I, the (Clerk) of the Municipal Electric Commission of the (Town) of � 4e44-O , Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the Commission held �j,W /B , 1975, of which meeting all members of the Commission were duly notified and at which a quorum was presented and acting throughout, the following vote was unanimously pass- ed, all of which appears in the official records of the Commission in my custody: Voted: (1) That the Massachusetts Municipal Power Development Corporation (the "Corporation "), a.nonprofit corporation organized and existing under Mass. G.L. Ch. 180, is hereby approved. (2) That the Notes to be issued by the Corporation in the principal amount of not to exceed $5,000,000 to pay the costs and expenses of its undertakings under the Agreement Relating to the Provid- ing of and Payment for Municipally Sponsored Electric Power Facilities Development Services, and similar agreements, to be entered into by the Corporation and certain Cities and Towns of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts having Municipal Electric Departments, are hereby approved. (3) That the initial directors of the Corporation elected by the incorporator are hereby approved. (4) That a certain agreement entitled Agreement Relat- ing to the Providing of and Payment for Municipally Sponsored Electric Power Facilities Development Services has been presented to this meeting. (5) That in order to effectuate the purposes of the agreement referred to in paragraph (4) of this vote it is necessary that the authorization and direction to the Municipal Electric Department Manager or Municipal Electric Department Director, with the approval of the Municipal Electric Department Manager, to execute said agreement carry with it the power to make certain corrections, modifications and changes has been fully considered by this Board. (6) That the certain agreement entitled Agreement Re- lating to the Providing of and Payment for Municipally Sponsored Electric Power Facilities Development Services, in form substantially as presented to this meeting, is hereby approved and the Municipal Electric Department Manager or the Municipal Electric Department Director, with the approval of the Municipal Electric Department Manager is authorized and directed to execute said agreement, with (A) such corrections, modifications and changes in Exhibit "A" as the signing officer may approve as necessary or appropriate as to effectuate the purposes of said agreement, provided (i) the Maximum Permitted Payment of the (City) (Town) under said agree - went shall not exceed $ L// 7,3 0. BO , and (ii) the Reserved Ownership Share of the (City) (Town) thereunder shall not be less than(, %, and with (B) such other corrections, modifications and changes made in the said agreement as the signing officer may approve as necessary or appro- priate thereto without substantially affecting the substance thereof, or the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, such execution to be conclusive evidence of the approval of any such corrections, modifi- cations and changes. (7) That, in the alternative, the Chairman of this Board, or such other person as either the Chairman or Municipal Electric Department Manager or the Municipal Electric Department Manager or the Municipal Electric Department Director, with the approval of the Municipal M Electric Department Manager, may designate, may exercise the foregoing ( powers and duties of the Manager. I further certify that the meeting was open to the press and public; that notice stating the place, date and time of the meeting was filed with the (City) (Town) Clerk and a copy thereof posted in the office of the (City) (Town) Clerk or on the principal official bulletin board of the (City) (Town) at least 24 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; and that a public record of the meeting has been and will be maintained in accordance with G.L. c. 39, s. 23A and chapter 66 of the General Laws. I further certify that the attached Agreement Relating to the Providing of and Payment for Municipally Sponsored Electric Power Facili- ties Development Services is a true and correct copy of the agreement referred to in paragraph (4) of the above vote in form substantially as p resented to said meeting and as executed by the manager or director with the approval of the manager, or in accordance with paragraph (7), an alternate officer, with (A) such corrections, modifications and changes in Exhibit "A" as necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of said agreement, and with (B) such other corrections, modifications and changes made in said agreement as the Manager of the Director with the approval of the manager approved as necessary and appropriate without substantially affecting the substance thereof, or the rights and obliga- tions of the parties thereunder. F r Clerk of the Municipal Electric Commission Dated: June 18, 1975 3 Board of Selectmen Minutes of the Meeting June 18, 1975 Page 2 would withdraw the monetary articles and ask that the Board of Selectmen support a Youth Commission. The Board deferred a vote on the question until later in the evening when Selectman Colella returned. Clerk's folder - Parade permit for Firefighters' Service Fund for June 21. Motion to approve by Selectman Titus, seconded by Selectman Levine, voted 4 -0. Letter of application from Gerard J. Dupont,1159 West Street for Planning Board. Allen L. Willis Jr. met with Board to discuss individual hookups to the sewer in his proposed subdivision. Board advised that each hookup would have to be applied for separately. Other correspondence: from Town to Whitman and Howard regarding the Durante contract; from SRPEDD regarding transportation development plan meeting; from Easter Seals regarding National Awareness week. (Board proclaimed June 30 through July 6 as such.) Report on water consumption from Water Department; decision from Zoning Board of Appeals regarding application for variance to put up sign in East Mansfield; letter from Mitrano Chevrolet regarding drainage problem (taken under advisement); letter from Senator Robert McCarthy; application from George Young for Board of Health; notice of Bristol County Selectmen's Association meeting for July 24; petition from Franco Livery Service to pass through toim;and notice regarding group insurance coverage. Selectman Colella returned to the meeting. Selectman Titus moved to en- dorse the Youth Council Study Committee's article as submitted at the special Town Meeting. Selectman Colella seconded the motion. Vote was 3 -2 in favor, with Selectmen DeLong and Levine opposed. Invitation to renew membership in Mass. League of Cities and Towns. All in favor. Application for sewer extension in the C.C.& F. Industrial Park. Total request 75,000 gallons over the next five years, at 15,000 gallons per year. Taken under advisement - will be discussed at next workshop meeting, Selectman Titus re -made his motion of last week that the Board of Selectmen, acting as Light Commissioners, waive the reading of the certificate of the vote to join NEPOOL. Seconded by Selectman Levine, voted 5 -0. Selectman Titus moved that the Board of Selectmen, acting as Light Commissioners, vote to joint NEPOOL, and sign the certificate of vote (attached). Voted 5 -0. Selectman Levine moved that the Board of Selectmen, acting as Light Commis- sioners, approve the MMWEC service Contract dated June 1975, now approved by Town Counsel. Seconded by Selectman Titus, so voted. Selectman Levine moved that the Board of Selectmen, acting as Light Commis- sioners, approve the NWPDC contract dated June, 1975, new approved by Town Counsel. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted all in favor. -2- Board of Selectmen Minutes of the Meeting June 18, 1975 Page 3 The Town Manager asked the Board to approve another certificate of the vote with wording for the bond company. Selectman Levine moved to waive the reading of the certificate. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted 5 -0. Selectman Levine moved that the Board of Selectmen, acting as Light Com- missioners, approve the certificate for signing. Selectman Titus seconded, voted 5 -0. As Light Commissioners, the Board also discussed increasing the contribution to the Town in lieu of taxes from $50000 to $80,000. After discussion with the Town Manager, Selectman Titus moved that the Board of Selectmen, as Light Commissioners, vote to increase the donation to the Town in lieu of taxes from $50,000 to $80,000. Selectman Colella seconded the motion, and it was- voted,4 1, with Selectman Levine, opposed. Summer hours for the Town Hall will be from 8 a.m. to 4 P.M. Transfer for Water Department Salaries account for $1800: motion to approve by Selectman Titus, seconded by Selectman Colella, voted 5 -0. Selectman DeLong moved that the balance of the overlay reserve be applied toward the unpaid electric bill for FY 74 -75. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted 5 -0. (Street lighting.) Selectman Titus moved for adjournment at 10 :15 p.m. Seconded by Selectman Colella, voted all in favor. -3-