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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 7-30-1975BOARD OF SELECTMEN A G E N D A July 30, 1975 (Special Meeting posted) 5 :30 p,m. - Call to Order Treasurer's Warrant Minutes of the Previous Meeting Clerk's Folder Correspondence 5:45 p.m. Joint meeting with Board of Health Rubbish/Garbage collection Town Manager's Report Other Business ( ?) Adjournment to Operation Friendship Meeting Boardof Selectmen Minutes of the Meeting July 30r 1975 All members and Town Manager Hannon present. Meeting opened at 5 :30 p.m. Treasurer's Warrant totaled $147,242.17 - motion to approve by Selectman Levine, seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted all in favor. Selectman DeLong moved that the minutes of the meeting for July 23 be ac- cepted with the change on page 3, first paragraph, to read "either the Town Counsel or the Building Inspector, whoever was appropriate, or the Police or Fire Chief's advice on licenses or applications before they were brought up at the meetings." Seconded by Selectman Levine, voted all in favor. Correspondence read from.the Cleveland Twist Drill Company, Nabisco, and the Charles A. Richardson Company. Regarding the Richardson letter, the Town Manager requested the Board's permission to call in a consultant to check the bridges in town for structural safety for certain loads. Selectman Titus moved to grant permission for this. Seconded by Select- man Levine, voted all in favor. Letter from the Arthur Young Company. The Town Manager said that this was the company doing the Light Department audit, and that the fee would be $5,000 with $400 for expenses. Selectman Levine commented that those figures should not be exceeded without written,approval from the Board. Selectman Colella moved that the audit go back to 1973. Seconded by Selectman Titus, defeated, with Selectmen Levine Caponigro, and DeLong opposed. Selectman Levine moved that the Arthur Young Company be approved to do the audit for the Light Department for the full calendar year of 1974 and the first six months, up to June 30, 1975. Seconded by Select- man DeLong, voted 3 -2 with Selectmen Titus and Colella opposed. The Board of Health met jointly with the Board of Selectmen to review the rubbish and garbage collection contract bids. After the Town Manager reviewed the bids received with the boards, he recommended that the bid procedure be waived, and that the contract be awarded to the Oliveira firm, and that the combined collection be done a trial basis for a certain period of time. Selectman Levine moved that the Board award the contract for re- fuse and garbage collection to the Oliveira firm on.a three -year basis under the conditions that the present collection be continued until mid - September, then a three -month combined collection would be done on a trial basis, and then at the end of the three -month combined collection, the program would be re- evaluated to see which way the collections would be made for the remainder of the three -year program. Seconded by Selectman Colella, voted unanimously 5 -0. After discussion, Board of Health member Elizabeth Roche made a motion to the same effect, and it was unanimously voted by the Board of Health. Other items discussed with the Board of Health were the posting of Fulton Pond to show that it has been proven unsafe for swimming and malpractice insurance for the up- coming Health Fair. The Board recessed to host the Operation Friendship group from Ireland. When the meeting reconvened, Selectman Colella moved to go into executive session with Raymond Goddard, 496 Ware Street, and another Ware Street resi- -1- Board of Selectmen Minutes of the Meeting ( July 30, 1975 Page 2 dent to discuss a matter of personalities. In executive session, a matter of personalities was discussed relating to the recent kennel complaint. At 9 :25 p.m. Selectman DeLong moved to return to open session. Seconded by Selectman Colella, voted all in favor. The Chairman read a draft re- port to the Bristol County Commissioners on the hearing held on the kennel complaint, questions raised at the hearing, proposed improvements to the kennel. In this draft, it was stated that although the Board did not re- commend revocation of the license, it would ask that the County Dog Offi- cer be requested to review and investigate the complaints. The County Commissioners were also asked to review the laws in this regard. Select- man DeLong moved to send the essence of the Chairman's report to the County Commissioners with the additional request that in spite of the fact that the Board does not recommend revocation of the license, it would appreciate the County Dog Officer conducting his own investigation. This motion received no second. Selectman Colella moved to recommend that the Board is not in favor of this license, to inspect the property, that it was a detriment to the neighborhood, and after the hearing the Board re- commended that the license be revoked. The other members of the Board commented on this motion, and Chairman Caponigro said that he would pass the gavel and second the motion;to prove a point. Selectman Colella added to his motion: that there was excessive barking on the weekend of the Fourth of July and for two days prior to the Fourth, and that this created a nuisance in the neighborhood. Vote: motion defeated, with Selectmen DeLong, Levine, and Titus opposed. Selectman DeLong moved to send the essence of the Chairman's report to the County Commissioners with an additional request that in spite of the fact that the Board was not recommending revocation of the kennel license, that the Commissioners have the County Dog Officer conduct his own, thorough investigation, and that in the interim the licensee be requested to limit the number of dogs at the kennel to ten (10) or less until the improvements to the kennel were completed. Seconded by Selectman,Levine, and voted 4 -11 with Selectman Titus opposed. The Town Manager discussed the Town- SRPEDD contract for work program re- quirements - Section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act amend- ment of 1972, totalling about $1700 There was discussion, and Selectman Levine moved that this contract be approved. Seconded by Selectman Titus, voted all in favor. Also discussed was the facilities plan draft study to be done by Camp, Dresser and McKee for the sewage treatment plant. Selectman Levine commented about the bidding on the contract for the plant itself. Selectman Levine also moved to submit an application from the Sewer Commissioners, and that the Chairman be approved as the authorized representative for the grant ap- plication. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted all in favor. Motion to adjourn at 10:40 p.m. by Selectman Titus, seconded by Selectman Colella, voted all in favor. -2-