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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 1-12-1983l r BOARD OF SELECTMEN AGENDA January 12, 1983 1. 7:00 P.M. Informal Review of Correspondence 2. 7:30 P.M. Meeting Called To Order a) Minutes of January 5, 1983 b) Warrants c) License Applications d) Correspondence e) Board & Committee Appointments 3. Old Business a) Town Manager b) Selectmen 4. New Business 5. Adjournment a) Town Manager b) Selectmen 0 * * BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING January 12, 1983 PRESENT: Chairman Levine, Selectmen Dunn, Wills, Parsons, McNair, Town Manager, W. Chadwick Maurer, Jr. 7:30 P.M. Meeting called to order. Jurors Sally A. Wood, 33 Grove Street Karen E. Prevett, 72 Old Farm Road Lydia J. Ceccarelli, 8 Willis Street Peter Parente, 2 Grove Street Minutes of January 5, 1983, approved. Parsons /McNair VOTED: 5 -0. Warrants #43 - $1,476,798.07, town & school expenses, approved. McNair /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0 Levine abstained. Wills abstained on Voucher #3410. #44 - $5,666.66, revenue sharing, approved. McNair /Wills VOTED: 5 -0. License Applications * Application for one day beer & wine, Tri County Beag February 20, 1983 from 12 -10 P.M. Fee has been paid. VOTED: 5 -0. License to be signed for Hidden Country video games, * Renewal application for common victualler's license, Football League, approved. Dunn /Wills VOTED: 4 -0. le Club, for Sunday, Approved. Wills /Parsons approved last week. Mansfield Midget McNair abstained. Correspondence From Mansfield Social Club re: use of South Common for Arts Festival. From Postmaster re: he has no jurisdiction over East Mansfield Post Office. * MOTION: To support the East Mansfield Post Office and forward letter to U.S. Postal Service to keep it open. McNair /Parsons VOTED: 4 -1 Wills opposed. From EOCD Secretary Byron Matthews. From Friends of the Library re: Ed Rosa speaking on curriculum at MHS. From Planning Director re, Needs DAC representative. * MOTION: To appoint Ken Parsons to Downtown Advisory Committee. Wills /Dunn VOTED: 5 -0. From HUD re: 591 units under Section 8 program . * * BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING January 12, 1983 Page 2 From Self -Help re: staff assigned to Brockton. From Ex. Office of Energy Resources re: energy project assistance. From Planning Director re: sewer extension for Sturdy has been completed. From Town Treasurer re: two properties foreclosed and owned by the Town. From Bd. of Health & Conservation Comm. re: aircraft spraying for mosquito control. Board decided to send both letters to Bristol County Mosquito Control even though they did not agree on the concept. From Police Dept. re: use of radar and liquor disturbance calls. From Secy of Environ. Affairs re: notification form on Shepard's Pond. Copies to go to Conservation Comm. and Planning Bd. Bristol County Mosquito Control Annual Report. From Atty. Mangiaratti re: tax taking at 90 Branch Street resolution to be adopted by the Board. MOTION: To adopt the resolution as written. Wills /Parsons VOTED: 5 -0. Board & Committee Appointments - All appointments made for full terms unless noted below. Arts Council - Selectman Levine asked Barbara Grady to speak on this later. Airport Commission - Nominations: Joselyn Rosado /Wills VOTED: 1 -4 *Alex Foster /Parsons VOTED: 3 -2 *Stanley Sohn /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 Building Code Board of Appeals MOTION: To table appointments until Board finds out if it is in the Charter. Wills /McNair VOTED: 5 -0. Zoning Board of Appeals - Nominations: *Conley Eagan /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 *Harold Collins /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0 Board of Assessors - Nominations: *Peter P. Saunders /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 Conservation Commission - Nominations: *Doris Webb /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0. *Louis Andrews /Wills VOTED: 3 -0 Deanne EB Ross /McNair No vote taken. Council On Aging - Nominations: *Ruth Noonan /Wills VOTED: 4 -0 *Joseph F. Corliss, Sr. /McNair VOTEDv 4 -0 J. Cucinotta's term exp. 1/85. *Judy Cucinotta /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0 Veraine C. Prasad /Levine No vote taken *Designates appointment to committee. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING January 12, 1983 Page 3 Finance Committee - Nominations: *John Brunelli /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 *Stephen Quinn /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 *John White /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 J. Brunelli's term exp. 1/84. *Thomas Markt /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 There was a question on the Hazardous Waste Task Force. It was decided to check with the State to see if we still need the committee. Board of Health - Nominations: *Louis Diamond /McNair VOTED: 3 -0 Ronald Doucette /Wills VOTED: 1 -0 Town Manager went over his appointments to Historical Commission and Industrial Development Commission. Mr. David Clemmey noted that his brother Karl was not reappointed to IDC and has served over 10 years on board. Feels appropriate action should be taken. Board agreed to look into it. Library Trustees - Nominations: *Cynthia Seifert /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0 *Marie Willis /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0. Municipal Building Committee - Nominations: *Charles Antonuccio /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 ( Planning Board - Nominations: *Robert RN Ross /Parsons VOTED: 3 -0 Term exp. 1/86 Pamela McNamara /Wills VOTED: 1 -0 *Grace Genatossio /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0 *Anthony Fiore, Jr. /Wills VOTED: 4 -0 Term exp. 1/86 1Roy DeGirolamo /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 Recreation Commission - (dominations: *Ralph Sarro /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 *Louis Cinelli /McNair VOTED: 3 -0 Anthony Videtto, Jr. /Wills No vote taken * MOTION: That the Board appoint Ralph Sarro to Recreation Commission emeritus. Wills /Parsons VOTED: 2 -2 Dunn /McNair opposed. Levine abstained. Board will discuss it next week. Registrars of Voters - Nominations: *Annette Shaw /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 *Jacquelin Barclift /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 J. Barclift's term exp. 1/84. Elinor Vernon /Levine No vote taken. World War II Scholarship Fund - Nominations: *Mary Ann DeTrolio /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 Special Constable to Conservation Land - Nominations: *Charles Meszoely /Wills VOTED: 4 -0 Constables - MOTION: To appoint all 12 who applied for reappointment. Wills /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 Nomination: Jeffrey Simmons /Parsons VOTED: 3 -2 Wills /McNair opposed. Constables are as follows: Gary Nelson, Paul Boyden, Robert Button, Joselyn Rosado, Peter Day, Richard Bliss, Arthur O'Neill, Bertram Cook, Chris Matoian, W. George Cruser, Robert Marshall, Michael Bombas, plus Jeffrey Simmons. *Designates appointment to committee. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING January 12, 1983 Page 4 Mrs. Vicki Prasad congratulated the Board on new appointments and wished them well. Mrs. Barbara Grady spoke to the Board about forming an Arts Council as opposed to an Arts Lottery Council to generate interest in town arts. Would have to go to town meeting for a vote to establish an arts council. A concensus of the Board showed they are in support of an arts council, 5 -0. * MOTION: That the Board Chairman do the leg work for arts council and arts festival. McNair /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0. Town Manager's New Business Town Manager noted he has awarded the bid for town report to Graphic Printers of Mansfield at a price of $45. /page. He also noted that next Wednesday evening he will present budget message to the Board. After that they will begin meetings with department heads and committees for annual town meeting in April. Warrant closes 2/1/83 notice will be in paper. Articles should be in text form and he also noted that articles not acted on last year will not automatically be submitted and Town Manager should be notified if they want to be included. Most articles will be ready for next week. Selectmen's Old Business Selectman Dunn spoke about setting up a workshop to discuss establishment of criteria and objectives for Town Manager's performance review.and evaluation. Chairman Levine also mentioned formal Selectmen's policy should be discussed at the same workshop. Selectman Wills will draft up formal policy. Workshop meeting will be January 17, 1983 at 7:00 P.M. She also noted that she will work with Town Manager to develop a package for Electric Light Manager. Selectmen's New Business Selectman McNair noted there is a meeting 7/18/83 at 8 PM with Foxboro Conservation Comm. on Michaelangelo Estates subdivision. Board members should attend. There is also a meeting scheduled with Norton on 2/7/83 for tie in to new treatment plant. Selectman Wills asked about negotiations with Foxboro on treatment plant. Meeting with Foxboro will be 1/24/83 at 7:30 P.M. He also received a note from Barbara Grady who has resigned from arts lottery council. Selectman Levine asked about licenses for No Place Special. Town Mgr. noted that their attorney has not gotten back to him yet. She also asked why tanks were low at Foolish Hill and Oxford. Town Mgr. will check on it. She also received a call from the Assessors who would like to meet with the Board to discuss revaluation, etc. * There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 10:25 P.M. McNair/ Parsons VOTED: 4 -0.