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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 10-1-1975BOARD OF SELECTMEN A G E N D A Oct6ber':19 1975 f 7:30 p.m. - Call to Order Treasurer's Warrant Minutes of the Meeting Clerk's Folder: Act on Country Inn application Change of Managers for Gloria Columbo Hall Alcoholic License Correspondence • 7:35 p.m. - Act on Leon Grant's request to remove present restriction on his Class II Auto License on Creeden Street • 7:45 P.M. - Sludge Dewatering • 8:00 p.m. - Garden Street - /l,- s • 8 :15 p.m. - Formal Vote on Fairfield Optical Bonding • 8:30 p.m. - Acting Toi -m Manager's Report (Arthur Remillard) Sewer Connection Application Transfer Request • 8:45 p.m. - Board Reports Chairman - Announcement of Massachusetts Selectmen's Association Awards Board of Selectman Minutes of the Meeting October 1, 1975 Present: Selectmen DeLong, Colella, and Caponigro. Selectman Titus joined the meeting in progress. Also present was Arthur Remillard, Acting Town Manager (Mr. Hannon at Managers' Conference). Meeting opened at 7:35 p.m. Treasurer's Warrant approved in the amount of $129,696.85. Selectman Colella was appointed Acting Clerk. Selectman DeLong moved to approve the minutes of the previous week. Seconded by Selectman Colella, voted 3 -0. Selectman Colella read the list of election workers as proposed by the Town Clerk's office. Selectman Colella then moved to approve these workers as submitted. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 3 -0. Country Inn all alcoholic license: Selectman DeLong moved to grant the license. Seconded ?'by Selectman Colellaq voted 3 -0. Hearing had been held on this last week. Chairman Caponigro said that the license would be pro rated. Also approved was a "change of managers" for the Gloria Columbo Hall liquor license. Selectman DeLong moved to grant approval for this. Seconded by Selectman Colella, voted 3 -0. Samuel Cutillo new manager. Leon Grant Class II Auto License, Creeden Street: action taken on Mr. Grant's request of last week to remove the restriction of 2 cars allowed inside the building. Selectman DeLong moved to remove the 2 -car restriction for inside the building. Seconded by Selectman Colella, voted 3 -0. Chairman Caponigro commented that under the pre- sent zoning any cars would have to be stored inside the building. Letter to Board from the Municipal Building Committee askiAg that a meeting be set up to discuss the Maple Park Bathhouse. This was set on the agenda for 3 weeks. The Recreation Commission, Conservation Commission, and Board of Health will also be notified of this meeting so' "that they might attend. Letter of Lewis Davisron; read resigning from the Planning Board. The 'Chairman stated that a letter will be sent to Mr. Davison thanking him for his time on the Board. Mr. Caponigro also proposed that the vacancy be filled by Richard Driscoll, who has applied for the F1an- ning Board. Selectman Colella said that he wanted to meet Mr. Dris- coll first. The Chairman withdrew the proposal. Application from Mrs. Barbara Terse for the Board of Registrars. Other correspondence was read. From the Police Chief, request for a delayed traffic signal*1at Route 106 and North Main Street. The Town Manager will be asked to check into this. - -1 -- Board of Selectmen ( Minutes of the Meeting October 1, 1975 Page 2 From Representative Phil Filosa, snformation regarding the Collective Purchasing Program. The Town Manager will review this. Chairman Caponigro reported on the awards from the Massachusetts Selectmen's Association given at the Annual Meeting in Boston last Saturday. Mansfield won 2 photography awards and was the second place winner for the annual report contest in the category. The sludge dewatering construction contract for the facilities. Selectman Titus moved to award the bid to Winston Builders at a price of $64,640. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 4 -0. Garden Street drainage was again discussed. Mrs. Benson was unable to beat the meeting this evening, but the Chairman gave a report on the situation. He met with the DPW Director and Town Engineer at the site during the week, and a proposal was made to the work from Eddy Street to Park Street to help alleviate this situation. The contract would be an estimated $50,000. There was further disoussion, and Selectman Titus moved that the specifications for a contract to do the work needed from Pa ?k to Eddy Streets be prepared for bidding. Seconded by Selectman Colella, voted 4 -0. Also discussed was the cleaning of the Back Bay Brook and other drainage pipes. DPW Director Bonome said that in his opinion, it would probably not be that effective. He said that the specifications would take a couple of weeks to prepare. Selectman Colella read the resolution for the Fairfield Optical Company bonding, copy of which is attached to minutes. Selectman Titus moved that the resolution be adopted as read. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 4 -0. Acting Manager Arthur Remillard read a message received by telegram from Senator Kennedy in the afternoon: "Pleased to hear of your con- struction of Waste Water Treatment Works grant program ". Single residence sewer connection application for 139 Chauncy Street. Selectman Titus moved to approve this. Seconded by Selectman DeLong, voted 4 -0. Transfer request to pay Fire Department medical bills in the amount of $865.39. Motion to approve and forward to FinCom by Selectman Titus, seconded by Selectman Colella, voted 4 -0. Pre- Budget hearing will be held here on October 15 for Board and Commit- tee chairmen and the general public. Selectman DeLong said that the Art Department of the High School had requested that permission be granted to paint the hydrants uptown. The Board had no` objections to this. - -2 -- Board of Selectmen ( Minutes of the Meeting October 1, 1975 Page 3 Selectman Titus discussed changing the date of the Retarded Children's Golf Tournement to the October 19 weekend. Selectman Colella discussed Church Street were the water line had been laid. DPW Director Bonome said that the trench had to settle for a year before the permanent patch was put on, but would put temporary patch if the road was very bad. Selectman DeLong moved to adjourn at 8:20 p.m. Seconded by Selectman Colella, all in favor. - -3 -- TOVU OF Vote of the Board of Selectmen {dILiR1EAS, an i_ndustri"al developrn,�nt project is proposed for the Town of Mansfield consisting of the following: (i) the acquisition by the Tonn of approximately 5; acres of land located on Vorbes Boulevard in the Cabot, Cabot ?Vorbes Industrial Park area; and (ii) the construction on said parcel of a one story building suitable for use as a manufacturing and office facility containing aparoxirnately 30,40 square feet of floor space; and (111) the acquisition and installation in said buildinq of machinery and equipment suitable for the manufacture of onthalmic eyeglass frames. Yne entire ?project will be leased by the Town to Vair. field Optical Company, Inc., a Ma^aachusetts corporation, for a rental_ sufficient to amortize the principal and nay the interest on industrial revenue boAds to be :issued by the Town under Chapter 40 -0 of Massachusetts General La-s the proceeds of which, are to be used to pay the cost of the said project and esncnses incidental thereto including expenses, if any, of the 'Poem incur. red in connection tlherc-ai_th; and ;i Ue,11 .A5, rthe estimated cost of the pr"ojoct hereinbefore described is $651000y and VFIEi '7 :.A , `fi.nancin- the said project under and n"rsuant to the provisions of Chapter 40 -1) of Hassachusetts General laws appears to be feasible; and W[i REAS, assiWuy Fairfield Optical_ Company, Inc., to finance the expansion of its business by the acquisition of a new industrial_ plant the ':Gown of Mansfield will alleviate unaolo ment and provide security avalnst future unempl ovment in the Moira as well as bring a definite economic benefit to the Conmonwealth of Tossachusetts. r