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Home My WebLink AboutBOS MINUTES 10-12-1983BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING OCTOBER 12, 1983 OCT 2 U 1983 PRESENT: Chairman Dunn; Selectmen Levine and McNair; Acting Town Manager, Joe Zeneski The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. 1. Minutes of October 5, 1983 meeting * MOTION: To approve the Minutes of the October 5, 1983 meeting. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 2 -0 Levine abstained. 2. Minutes of October 6 1983 Special Meeting of Boards and Committees. * MOTION: To approve the Minutes of the October 6, 1983 meeting. Levine/ McNair VOTED: 3 -0 * 3. MOTION: To appoint Sandy Levine Clerk for the evening. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 3 -0 4. Warrants a) Warrant #20, October 11, 1983, in the amount of $59,819.42, broken down as follows, exclusive of the School payroll: General Fund - $45,328.22 Special Revenue - 1,754.00 Sewer Enterprise - 1,973.50 Water Enterprise - 2,508.72 Electric Enterprise - 8,254.98 * MOTION: To approve Warrant #20. McNair /Levine VOTED: 3 -0 b) Warrant #19, October 11, 1983, in the amount of $1,241,678.32, broken dorm as follows: General Fund - $ 88,615.76 Sewer Enterprise - 939,041.08 Water Enterprise - 8,771.77 Electric Enterprise - 205,249.71 * MOTION: To approve Warrant #19. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 2 -0 Levine abstained. 5. Licenses and Applications a) Application for a One -day Beer and Wine License, Tri- County Beagle Club, for October 22, 1983, Noon to 11:00 P.M. * MOTION: To grant One -day Beer and Wine License for Tri- County Beagle Club, for October 22, 1983, Noon to 11:00 P.M. McNair /Levine VOTED: 3 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING OCTOBER 12, 1983 PAGE 2 b) Application for Homecoming Parade, October 15, 1983, 11:30 - 11:45 A.M. Approved by Chief of Police; no restrictions. * MOTION: To approve Homecoming Parade for October 15, 1983. McNair /Levine VOTED: 3 -0 c) Application for Live Entertainment by Quality Inn of Mansfield. * MOTION: To approve License for Live Entertainment at Quality Inn. McNair /Levine VOTED: 0 -3 * MOTION: To table until Quality Inn is contacted and asked to come before the Board to explain their plans in greater detail. McNair /Levine VOTED: 3 -0 d) Sewer Connection Application for a commercial property at 22 Pleasant Street, by William Richard. * MOTION: To table the Sewer Connection Application of William Richard for 22 Pleasant Street until the Town receives a full report from Camp Dresser & McKee. McNair /Levine VOTED: 3 -0 ( e) Sewer Connection Application for Liberty Street, by Dominic Texeira. * MOTION: To table the Sewer Connection Application of Dominic Texeira for Liberty Street until the Town receives a full report from Camp Dresser & McKee. McNair /Levine VOTED: 3 -0 6. Camp Dresser & McKee Progress Report Charles Loveridge, James Glendye and Paul Marchessault presented typed prog- ress reports on both Contract No. 2 covering interceptors and treatment plant outfall, and the Wastewater Treatment Plant itself, as well as photographs for the month of September. Work on Contract No. 2 is approximately 97% com- plete; paving will not be done until Spring '84. Work on the Treatment Plant progressed well on two secondary clarifiers and the activated sludge pumping station. Various inspections made by Array Corps of Engineers and others proved all aspects to be in conformance. Mr. Loveridge asked for approval on three Change Orders: One monorail had to be shortened which required a sup- porting beam - $ 820.71 Additional angles for block masonry at the Treatment Plant - $ 641.43 * MOTION: To approve Change Orders in the amount of $1,462.14 for the monorail beam and relief angles. Levine /McNair VOTED: 3 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING OCTOBER 12, 1983 PAGE 3 Loaming and seeding exceeded by 18,000 sq. yd. the bid amount; the cost was negotiated by allowing a differ- ent method for the seeding - $21,720.00 * MOTION: To approve the Change Order in the amount of $21,720.00 for seeding and loaming at the inter- ceptor. Levine /McNair VOTED: 3 -0 7. Public Hearing The Clerk read the ad regarding a Public Hearing for Classification of Real Property to which interested persons were invited to attend. The Chairman then announced that in light of the fact that two Selectmen were not present tonight and it was an important issue requiring vote by the Board, after dis- cussion with the Chairman of the Board of Assessors it was decided to con- tinue the Hearing until October 19, 1983 at 8:30 P.M. * MOTION: To continue the Public Hearing until next Wednesday, October 19, 1983, at 8:30 P.M. McNair /Levine VOTED: 3 -0 The Public Hearing was closed at 8:28 P.M. 8. Correspondence a) Letter from County Commissioners of Bristol County re: Bristol County Ad- visory Board representative from Mansfield. * MOTION: To appoint Jim Wills as Mansfield's representative on the Bristol County Advisory Board. Levine /McNair VOTED: 3 -0 b) Copy of letter to Foxboro Conservation Commission & Foxboro Planning Direc- tor from Conservation Commission re: Proposed condo project in towns of Foxboro and Sharon. c) Copy of MEMO to the Town Manager from Dianne Royle of the Conservation Com- mission re: Master Plan completion. Discussion suggested securing information as to expected expenditures, from the allotted $5,000 fund, between now and the end of the fiscal year. d) Copy of letter from Conservation Commission to the Dept. of Environmental Management re: State purchase of land in the Great Woods in Mansfield and Norton. e) Letter to Board of Selectmen from Gale Farrugia, Director of Council on Aging, thanking them for the thoughtfulness in sending sandwiches and desserts to the Center, from the Walter Langley luncheon buffet. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING OCTOBER 12, 1983 PAGE 4 f) Communication from Dept. of Revenue re: Financial Report Filings. g) Communication from Dept. of Revenue re: Expanding Sources of Grants and Gifts. h) Communication from DEQE re: Mass. Regulations Controlling the Extension of Sewer Systems & Connections of Wastewater Discharges. i) Letter to Board of Selectmen from Chief of Police, Jesse Earls, expressing appreciation for assisting in their final tribute to Officer Walter Langley. j) Letter from J. F. Houghton, Jr. re: Resignation from Finance Committee. * MOTION: To accept the resignation of J. F. Houghton, with regrets, and send him a letter of thanks for his years of service to the Town. Levine /McNair VOTED: 3 -0 * MOTION: To advertise for the vacancy on the Finance Committee. Levine /McNair VOTED: 3 -0 Nominations to be made November 9, 1983. Q Letter from President of Mansfield Jaycee Women, Eileen Murray, requesting Proclamation in honor of their 25th Anniversary calebration, October 15th. * MOTION: To write a Proclamation for the Mansfield Jaycees 25th Anniver- sary. Levine /McNair VOTED: 3 -0 1) Invitation from the President of the Mansfield Band Parents C1Ub, Richard Reardon, to attend the 1st Mansfield Invitational Marching Band Competition in Memorial Park Sunday morning, October 23, 1983, 11:00 A.M. m) MEMO from SGT. in Charge re: Radar Violations and Liquor Disturbances for the week of October 5 - 12, 1983. 9. Juror Selection a) Fall River Superior Court, November 7, 1983 Barbara Heeks, 43 Draper Ave. James Pritchard, 262 Plain Street Richard DeGirolamo, 159 High Street b) New Bedford Superior Court, November 7, 1983 Russell Lauzier, 150 Church Street Peter L. Holske, II, 150 Rumford Ave. Gloria L. Plante, 101 Lawndale Road c) Fall River District Court, 6 -man jury, November 7, 1983 David R. Washburn, 78 Pleasant Street BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING OCTOBER 12, 1983 PAGE 5 10. Old Business - Acting Town Manager a) Joe Zeneski informed the Board that on October 18th he will be meeting with officials from the Town -of-- Foxboro to go over the regional treatment system proposal. 1 >li ('r fr: b) The Downtown Public Works Project is making rapid progress on the commuter parking lot; paving should be done this Fall and is expected to be worked on over a weekend to cause as little inconvenience as possible. 11. Old Business - Selectmen a) Chairman Dunn reported that he had investigated the light situation at 472 Chauncy Street, as discussed last week, and he felt it was a very dark area and should be lighted. * MOTION: To request that the light at 427 Chauncy Street be turned on. Levine /McNair VOTED: 3 -0 b) Chairman Dunn gave members of the Board a draft of the Town Manager's performance report, for them to study, and noting that not even the Town Manager had seen it yet. 12. New Business - Selectmen a) Selectman Levine voiced her feeling that it would be a nice gesture for the Town to send a letter to those communities and individuals in atten- dance at Patrolman Walter Langley's funeral, expressing appreciation for their efforts. * MOTION: To ask the Board Secretary to type a letter to each name on the list thanking them for their time, effort and care during a very difficult time. Levine /Dunn VOTED: 3 -0 b) As a human interest item, Selectman Levine informed the Board that the Mansfield High School Band will be doing a commercial for Channel 5, in celebration of Channel 5's tenth anniversary, she believes. c) Chairman Dunn commented on the notice from Town Accountant concerning overrun on some accounts, expressing concern that if each account is over- run at this point in the fiscal year, what does this mean for the remain- ing months. He feels it is a good time to look at estimates of expendi- tures. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING OCTOBER 12, 1983 PAGE 6 13. Adjournment MOTION: To adjourn at 9:25 P.M. McNair /Levine VOTED: 3 -0 MINUTES APPROVED: Date signed