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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 9-22-1982BOARD OF SELECTMEN AGENDA September 22, 1982 1. 7:00 P.M. Meeting Opened for Correspondence Review 2. 7:30 P.M. Meeting Called To Order 3. Clerk's Folder 4. Warrants 5. Correspondence 6. 8:00 P.M. Jean Nichols - Financial Operations 7. Minutes of September 8, 1982 & September 15, 1982 8. Town Manager's Report 9. Board Reports ;10. Adjournment BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING September 22, 1982 PRESENT: Chairman McNair, Selectmen Colella, Mahana, Levine, May, Town Manager W. Chadwick Maurer, Jr. 7:30 P.M. Meeting called to order. No Clerk's Folder this evening. Warrants * #16 - $824,376.24, town & school expenses, approved. May / Colella VOTED: 3 -0 Levine abstained. Correspondence Two reimbursements for State aid from Highway Dept. to be signed by the Board, one for Hope St. repaving & the other a first payment to Barges Electric for lights at Forbes & 106. Letter from School Dept. requesting Board to call a special town meeting. Town Manager felt tax rate should be set first before calling a special town meeting. Town Manager will send a letter to School Committee. ( From MMWEC re: minutes of REMVEC Operating Committee meeting on 8/27/82. From Planning Director re: public meeting on Old Colony Railroad Right -of- Way proposed for October 6, 1982 at 8:00 P.M. Board approved time & date. Will notify Paul Folkman. Letter from Toys R Us re: their electric bills. Letter from Southeastern Mass. Health Planning & Development. Notice from ABCC re: license renewals Reports from Police Chief re: radar & liquor disturbance calls. From ABCC re: number of licenses available in Mansfield. Bus service schedules from GATRA. Fuel grant for elderly to be signed from Gale Farrugia. Copies to Norman & John from meeting at Norton on sewer. Land Use Manager report. From Ex. Office of Transportation & Construction re: reimbursement for ( expenses incurred in designing public highway projects. Petition from residents to lower speed limit to 20 MPH on Main Street from Church Street to Post Office. DPW Director to send letter to State. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING September 22, 1982 Page 2 * Minutes of September 8, 1982 Approved, May /Levine VOTED: 4 -0. * Minutes of September 15, 1982 Approved, Mahana /May VOTED: 3 -0 Levine abstained. Town Manager's Report Town Manager spoke about the bid award for DPW pickup truck. Fireside Motors had the lowest bid fora 2 ton pickup at $5,971. This is a 1982 truck. DPW Directors had added 4 items to the specs and it brought the price up to $6,247. Appropriation is $6,500. Board would like to review specs and bids before making award. * MOTION: To put it on hold and review the specifications. Mahana /May VOTED: 3 -0. Regarding quotes for adding lime to the water system from other firms, most firms were not willing to estimate cost, but one did estimate between $20- 25,000 for enginering work. * MOTION: To approve project to Whitman & Howard on pilot study to add lime to the system at a cost not to exceed $18,100. Mahana /Levine VOTED: 4 -0. Selectman Levine suggested keeping lime separate from pump station to prevent powder from getting into the pumps. 00 P.M. Jean Nichols - Financial Operations Ms. Nichols presented the Board with income statements and status reports on the Electric Department to give them an update of how the department is doing.. She noted that the rate of return is about the same as last year. The status report showed the cash balances by month. Board discussed the rate settlement account and decided they would like a breakdown of rate case settlement money. Town Manager noted that all town money is kept together and when electric money is invested it goes back to the Town. The depreciation account is the only one that goes back to the electric depart- ment. Board would also like another column added to report that shows. MMWEC projections on what purchase power costs are going to be. This would help them make forecasts on a month to month basis. Town Manager also noted that they received a letter from MMWEC on winter capability study. They will give us the option to sell half of what we would be receiving from Pt. Lepreau for the winter months. Board will have to take a vote by October 15, 1982. Pt. Lepreau is a nuclear project in Canada. Ms. Nichols noted that she attends classes on Tuesday evenings and would like to meet on another night.as Light Commissioners. t * MOTION: To change meeting of Light Commissioners to thedfirst Monday of every month until further notice. Mahana /May VOTED: 4 -0. Board also went over Toys R Us letter with Ms. Nichols who explained the situation to the Board. Apparently the check came in 3 days late: BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING J September 22, 1982 Page 3 Board decided to send a letter to Toys R Us explaining that posting is done as checks are received, not when the check is dated and that they will have to take the responsibility to pay bills promptly. Mrs. Jell,inek asked the Board a question on a September light bill and asked where the rates were as they are not shown on the bill. Board went over it with her briefly. Town Manager's Report Town Manager noted that 13 bids were received on the computer. Leo Fletcher is in the process of reviewing them. Board Reports Selectman Colella had no report. Selectman Mahana asked about completion of new 140 as roads are very bad. Town Manager noted that completion date is November 1. He will get construction schedule. He also asked if they assume responsibility for damages to vehicles. Yes. (Metal at dump is getting high. Should be taken away soon. He also spoke about Christmas decorations. * MOTION: To appoint Penny..McNair as Chairman of Christmas tree decorating committee. Mahana /No Second Selectman McNair noted that she will be unavailable to be on the committee. Selectman May asked if positions for Electric Manager & Town Accountant had been advertised yet. Town Accountant, yes. As a licensing board do we license vending trucks. Do they have authority to put restrictions on this type of operation so that any trucks from.out of town would adhere to law of that town. Town Nanager will get ruling from Town Counsel. Would also like to know if they have the authority to set guidelines and if not, to they need a town meeting vote. Chairman McNair spoke about snow contracts. Should be done soon. DPW Director will have them for October 1. The request for a rate study should be handled the same way as other requests and send out a RFP to other firms. He also spoke to Attleboro about incinerator process. Town Manager will call. Selectman Levine thanked the Board and Town Manager for their kindness and consideration last week. She and her family appreciated their goodwill. * There being no further business, meeting adjourned at 9!:03 P.M. May /Levine VOTED: 4 -0.