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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 3-16-1983BOARD OF SELECTMEN AGENDA March 16, 1983 1. 7:00 P.M. Informal Review of Correspondence 2. 7:30 P.M. Meeting Called To Order a) Minutes of March 9, 1983 b) Warrants c) License Applications d) Correspondence 3. 8:00 P.M. Public Hearing - Street Acceptances 4. 8:15 P.M. Public Hearing - By -law Changes 5. 8:30 P.M. Public Hearing - Charter Amendments 6. Old Business a) Town Manager b) Selectmen 7. New Business a) Town Manager b) Selectmen 8. Adjournment BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING March 16, 1983 PRESENT: Chairman Levine, Selectmen Dunn, Wills, Parsons, McNair, Town Manager, W. Chadwick Maurer, Jr. 7:30 P.M. Meeting called to order. * Minutes of March 9, 1983, approved with corrections, Pg. 2, Vets to Veterans, and vote on Vets to 5 -0 and Vets to Veterans. Pg. 4, should be objectives for Light Dept. Director. Dunn /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0. Warrants * #59 - $553,530.37, town and school expenses, approved. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0. Wills abstained from Voucher #4608, Levine abstained. * #60 - $20.59, revenue sharing, approved. Parsons /McNair VOTED: 5 -0. License Applications * Application for one day beer and wine license, Tri County Beagle Club, for four days, March 27, April 23, April 30 and May 13 from 2:00 P.M. - 11:00 P %IM. Approved, Parsons /McNair VOTED: 4 -0. * Application for automatic amusement device, Old Colony Diner, one video game, he had two last year, but did not renew one. Approved. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0. Sewer Connection Permits * 45 James Street, Steven Garneau. Has been reviewed by dept. heads. Approved. McNair /Wills VOTED: 4 -0. * Lot 5, 110 Branch Street, Kelton Potter. Was reviewed by dept. heads and plan was requested ,.. Mr. Potter complied with this and everything is in order. Approved. Dunn /Wills VOTED: 4 -0. Correspondence From Housing Authority to Planning Board re: excess material owned by the contractor and he can store it wherever he wishes to. * From CSF re: would like permission to hanj two banners in town for their fund raiser. Approved. Parsons /Wills VOTED: 4 -0. From Clerk Wills to Town Counsel re: fee structure. Will meet with him tomorrow at 10 AM. From Bristol County Selectmen's Assn. re: spring meeting 3/24/83 at 7:30 PM Venus DeMilo. McNair & Dunn will be attending. From Supt. of Schools re: School Committee voted to support statement on exemption. From Bd. of Health re: requested update on water testing by Whitman & Howard. Town Manager's response attached. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING ( March 16, 1983 Page 2 From Robert Raymond re speak to Dog Officer. unleashed dogs on Noonan Street. Town Manager will 8:00 P.M. Public Hearing - Street Acceptances Clerk Wills read the notice of hearing as it appeared in the paper. Streets to be accepted are Plantingfield Road, Heather Lane, Norfolk Street, Hampden Road and Middlesex Road. Attached was a letter from the Planning Board noting that they had reviewed them and voted to put the article on the warrant for the annual town meeting. Town Manager noted that the roads in the CC &F industrial park had been withdrawn by the developer. He also had memos from water and highway departments on the two remaining streets. Plantingfield Road has a list of 6 items to be corrected before it is accepted by town meeting and Heather Lane has two items. Most are minor repairs to the streets. Ms. Jellinek asked who inspected the streets and was informed that George Wey and Paul Folkman had done this last fall. George Chabot, 5 Plantingfield Road asked if Mr. Rizzo had been contacted to repair these items on the list. He also asked if the town still held the bond for the road, which it does. Debbie Grayburn, 17 Plantingfield Rd., asked how long it would take to repair the road. Carol Briggs, 11 Plantingfield Rd., asked when they would be notified when the repairs are done. They would have to go to town meeting. Steven Oberlander, 6 Plantingfield Rd., asked if the developer has the re- sponsibility to do curb cuts. This is the builder's responsibility. After hearing comments from the Board and citizens, it was decided to take it under advisement and send a letter to the Planning Board on the corrective action to be taken before town meeting. 8.15 P.M. Public Hearing - By -law Changes Fire Chief Leonard and Police Chief Earls were present to discuss the various by -law changes. Hearing began with discussion on Article 26. Mr. David Clemmey had a question on Article 27 regarding the wording of the law. Fire Chief will get a copy of the law for town meeting. There were no problems with articles 28 & 29. Article 30 was discuss with no major changes. Con- siderable discussion was held on Article 31, installation of automatic sprinklers. It was decided to have town counsel look at it along with the state fire marshall to work on the wording. Town Counsel will also have to check on Article 32, fines for malfunctions of fire alarm systems. A lengthy discussion was held on Article 33 requiring a fireman present at functions with over 100 people tormaintain open exits. MOTION: To not recommend Article 33 because of discretionary wording of it. McNair /Wills VOTED: 4 -0. It was noted that town counsel did not recommend Article 33 either. Hearing was closed at 10:16 P.M. 10.17 P.M. Public Hearing - Home Rule Charter Amendments Margot Jellinek was present to discuss Article 18, forming a separate Light Commission which is elected. There was a short discussion on this, and town manager noted that there would be some problems if it was accepted as written as we would have questions on the accounting functions. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING ( March 16, 1983 Page 3 Correspondence Notice from State on equalized valuation. Letter from Karl Clemmey, zoning violation. New England Innovation re; street lighting seminar, John Larch attending. Chapter 90 reimbursement forms to be signed by Board. Petition from commuters on vending truck taking up parking spaces. Bureau of Solid Waste Newsletter. From Police Chief re: radar and liquor disturbance calls. From Town Counsel re: estate of Lila M. Hodges. Proposal by Sturdy Memorial Hospital to use the money to fund the Mansfield Health Center and name it after Ms. Hodges. Town Manager did not know how much money was involved. * MOTION: To endorse Sturdy's proposal. Parsons /Wills VOTED: 4 -0. Old Business - Town Manager Town Manager went over bid results on water main work for Elm Street. Low bidder was Pavao Construction of Somerset at $298,885. If everything checks out, he will award bid to Pavao. Old Business - Selectmen Selectman Wills noted that the Elks will clean the doughboy monument. Business - Selectmen. Town Manager did not have a report. Selectman Levine noted she received some correspondence on Southeastern Regional School Board returning money to the town and from Rep. Vernon on sludge regu- lations that can be used for dry material. Selectman Dunn reported on Bristol County Advisory Committee meeting he attended. They passed a supplemental assessment and increased assessment on the towns. $34,000 to be split up. He asked about the Master Plan also. * There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 11:13 P.M. McNair /Parsons VOTED: 4 -0.