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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 1-19-1983BOARD OF SELECTMEN AGENDA January 19, 1983 1. 7:00 P.M. Informal Review of Correspondence 2. 7:30 P.M. Meeting Called To Order a) Minutes of January 12, 1983 b) Warrants c) License Applications d) Correspondence 3. 8:00 P.M. Public Hearing - Tartaglia's License Transfer 4. 8:30 P.M. Public Hearing - New England Telephone 5. 8:45 P.M. Town Manager's Budget Message 6. Old Business a) Town Manager b) Selectmen 7. New Business a) Town Manager b) Selectmen 8. Adjournment 0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING January 19, 1983 PRESENT: Chairman Manager, 7 :36 P.M. Meeting Minutes of January Minutes of January abstained. wn�rAnfc Levine, Selectmen Dunn, Wills, Parsons, McNair, Town 14. Chadwick Maurer, Jr. called to order. 12, 1983, approved. Parsons /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 17, 1983, approved. Parsons /Dunn VOTED: 3 -0 McNair #45 - $2,503,782.65, town and school expenses, approved. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 Levine abstained. #46 - $3,900.00 revenue sharing, approved. McNair /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0. License Applications Licenses on hold for No Place Special. All licenses have been paid for except Sunday licenses for video games and licenses are not.being violated. MOTION: To ask Town Manager /Town Clerk to send letter asking them to get back to the Board by next Wednesday regarding who the owner is and what is being done. Wills /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0. Petition.article from Margot Jellinek re: to form a separate elected light commission. To be put in town meeting warrant. Correspondence Article from Conservation Commission for reimbursement of funds for land acquisition from Penn Central. 128 WRRC article for town meeting warrant. Reports from Police Chief re: radar and liquor disturbance calls. From ABCC re: taxes due on Roscoe's Cafe from previous owners. From Town Mgr, to MBTA re: commuter parking Notice from Governor's Office of conference 1/20/83. From Dept. of Array re: next inspection of wastewater treatment plant 1/26/83. From Senator Locke re: closing of Attleboro welfare office. From Barney Frank re: closing of East Mansfield post office. From Dept. of Revenue re: guideline releases given to Assessors. From the Kuzdzol's re; would like all street lights turned back on. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING ( January 19, 1983 Page 2 8:00 P.M. Public Hearing - Tartaglia's Transfer of Liquor License Present were Carl Tartaglia, Atty. Eugene Boyle, Atty. Thomas Kerns, George Kesaris. Clerk Wills read notice that appeared in the newspaper. Atty. Boyle presented affadavit on abutters notified. Atty. Kerns went over Mr. Kesaris' background, in restaurant business for 25 years, owns several in Quincy area. Will continue on as a family type business. Will not have entertainment right now, but possibly a piano later on. There were no comments from the public on the transfer. * MOTION: To transfer common victualler's /all alcoholic beverage license from Carl Tartaglia to George Kesaris. McNair/ Dunn VOTED: 4 -0. Hearing closed at 8:22 P.M. 8:25 P.M. Public Hearing - New England Telephone Mr. Ken Carlson was present from New England Telephone. He went over the two petitions presented this evening; one for the placement of a support pole on Branch Street, the other for the placement and removal of one pole on East Street. He noted that these were due mostly to expansion in the area, construction of elderly housing, etc. There were no comments from the public on the hearing. * MOTION: To approve the two petitions as presented. Parsons /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 Hearing closed at 8:30 P.M. Town Manager's Budget Message Town Manager presented the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee with the FY 1984 budget, and thanked Codex Corp. for printing the budget as a donation to the Town. He noted that it was discussed with the Dept. of Revenue and Citizens for Limited Taxation and the Supt. of Schools also. The budget was prepared with the override of Prop. 2z included in it. The Finance Committee will be meeting tomorrow evening to setup a schedule for department heads. Two major recommendations in budget is to set up separate sewer division and to establish a budget review committee comprised of one member each from Selectmen, Finance Committee, School Committee, Supt. of Schools and Town Mgr. with the purpose being to improve communi- cations. This committee would not function year round. * MOTION: To establish a new budget review committee comprised of one member each from Selectmen, School Committee, Finance Committee, Supt. of Schools and Town Manager. Wills /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0. * MOTION: To appoint Jim Wills as Board representative. McNair /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING January 19, 1983 Page 3 Old Business - Selectmen Selectman Wills spoke about the Selectmen's policy draft and suggested it be approved except for the licensing section. * MOTION: To adopt the Selectmen's policy as amended. Parsons /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0. * AMENDED MOTION: To change the licensing policy to read as follows: 1st paragraph stands as written. Next sentence should read "Therefore, the Board will extend the privilege of licensing only to those persons ox entities who comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and which cause no harmful effects to the health, welfare or public safety of the Town." Wills /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0. Regarding the Arts Council, Selectman Levine met with a Foxboro resident on the establishment of an arts council and the upcoming arts festival. She will be getting guidelines on this and will.report to the Board next week. Selectman Dunn asked about MMWEC reports on bulk power cost program and impact of Seabrook I & II.. Would like to have Bob Stein come down for the next Light Commissioners meeting 2/14/83. Old Business - Town Manager Town Manager gave the Board its report to go into the annual report. He also noted that one person he appointed to the IDC had refused the appointment. In his place, he appointed Pamela McNamara. Selectman McNair noted that he spoke to Ralph Sarro and he did not ob- ject to becoming Recreation Commission member emeritus. * MOTION: That vie honor Ralph Sarro as Recreation Commission member emeritus. Wills /McNair VOTED: 4 -0. MOTION: To appoint Anthony Videtto, Jr. to Recreation Commission. Wills /McNair VOTED: 4 -0. Chairman Levine also mentioned that plaques should be ordered for people who have served on various boards and committees. Board members and town manager did not have any new business this evening. * There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:28 P.M. Parsons /McNair VOTED: 4 -0.