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Home My WebLink AboutBOS MINUTES 1-4-1984M BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JANUARY 4, 1984 PRESENT: Chairman Dunn; Selectmen Wills, D'Onofrio, McNair; Selectman Levine arrived at 7:44 P.M. 1. Meeting called to order at 7:30 P.M. 2. Minutes of December 28, 1983 MOTION: To approve the Minutes of December 28, 1983. D'Onofrio /McNair VOTED: 3 -0 Wills abstained. 3. Warrant #32 MOTION: To approve Warrant #32, dated January 3, 1984, in the amount of $226,183.88, broken down as follows: General Fund - $93,105.71 Revenue Sharing - 23,704.00 Special Revenue - 39,272.27 Sewer Enterprise - 2,330.06 Water Enterprise - 4,047.24 Electric Enterprise - 63,724.60 D'Onofrio /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 4. License Renewals MOTION: To approve the Automatic Amusement Machine License renewal for Mansfield Coffee Shop. D'Onofrio /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 MOTION: To approve a Common Victuallers License renewal for: Alva's and Mansfield Coffee Shop. McNair /D'Onofrio VOTED: 4 -0 5. Correspondence a) Memo from Planning Board recommending reappointment of Joseph Brugliera and Albert Boldrighini. b) Memo from Police Chief re: Liquor disturbances and radar violations. c) Letter from Registry of Motor Vehicles to Board of Selectmen re: Problem of persons registering vehicles out of state to avoid sales tax, excise tax and insurance laws of the Commonwealth. d) Copy of letter from Town Manager to the Town Administrator of Foxboro re: Meeting on January 17, 1984 regarding the Intermunicipal Wastewater Treatment Agreement. e) Copy of letter from John Larch to G.M. Freche, President of New England Telephone re: Installation of underground telephone lines in the down- town area. J BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING ( JANUARY 4, 1984 PAGE 2 f) Letter from Representative Vernon re: Revenue formula. Tom Manager explained that the MMA is looking into this and will have further information within ten to fifteen days. Selectman D'Onofrio voiced concern and strong opposition to any funding that earmarks such funds. * MOTION: To convey to Rep. Vernon and Sen. Locke this community's con - cern for the concept as proposed by the Government for the dis- tribution formula for the fiscal year, especially in regard to what looks like earmarking. D'Onofrio /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 Levine abstained 6. Massachusetts Cablevision System, Inc. Resolution * MOTION: To approve the Massachusetts Cablevision System, Inc. Resolution. Wills /D'Onofrio VOTED: 5 -0 7.. Board and Committee Appointments All appointments made for full terms unless otherwise noted. Airport Commission nominations: William Richard - Wills VOTED: 1 -3 *Jeffrey J. Siena - D'Onofrio VOTED: 4 -1 Zoning Board of Appeals nominations: *Eric Butler - Levine VOTED: 3 -2 *William Palanza - McNair VOTED: 5 -0 - Associate Member Board of Assessors nominations: *John D. Prescott - McNair VOTED: 5 -0 Board of Health nominations: *Edward Rosenberg - Wills VOTED: 4 -0 *Frank T. Zarek - D'Onofrio VOTED:5 -0 Calleen Cheney- Precourt - Levine VOTED:1 -3' Council on Aging nominations: *Leigh Anne Foster - Wills VOTED: 3 -1: *Patricia J. Hume - Levine VOTED: 3 -1 *Veraine C. Prasad - D'Onofrio VOTED: 3 -1 Electric Advisory Committee nomination: *William Richard - Wills VOTED: 5 -0 Finance Committee nominations: *Roger D. Dotson - Wills VOTED: 5 -0 *John P. Brunelli - D'Onofrio VOTED: 5 -0 *Designates appointment BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JANUARY 4, 1984 PAGE 3 Library Trustees nominations: Marion Horton - Wills VOTED: 5 -0 Planning Board nominations: *Albert Boldrighini - D'Onofrio VOTED: 5 -0 *Joseph Brugliera - McNair VOTED: 5 -0 Registrar of Voters nominations: *Jacquelin Barclift - MoNair VOTED: 5 -0 World War II Scholarship Fund Committee nominations: *Catherine Hayner - D'Onofrio VOTED: 5 -0 * Constable nominations: MOTION: To approve the entire slate, subject to police background check on Arthur Terenzi, Bertram Cook, with the exception of Christopher Matoian, who should be asked to come before the Board. McNair /D'Onofrio VOTED: 5 -0 Constables are as follows: Robert Button, George Cruser, Jr., Michael Bombas, Robert Marshall, Gary Nelson, Richard Bliss, Paul Boyden, Richard Stanchina, Bertram Cook, Arthur O'Neill. Special Constable to Conservation Land nominations: *Charles Mazoely - Wills VOTED: 5 -0 8. Town Clerk The Town Clerk was present to answer questions and explain her December 14, 1983 Memo to the Town Manager concerning the 1984 Tom Election and Presidential Primary. * MOTION: To leave the dates for Town Election and Presidential Primary as they now stand. McNair /D'Onofrio VOTED: 4 -0 Wills absent * MOTION: To eliminate the January 19, 1984 voter registration session. Wills /McNair VOTED: _5 -0 * MOTION: To leave the polling hours as 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. for the March 13, 1984 Presidential Primary. McNair /D'Onofrio VOTED: 4 -0 Wills absent Selectman Wills inquired about the possibility of obtaining voting machines, to buy, rent or lease. * MOTION: That Board ask the Town Manager to look into cost of renting vot- ing machines as opposed to paper ballots. Wills /D'Onofrio VOTED: 4 -1 Wills opposed *Designates appointment. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JANUARY 4, 1984 PAGE 4 9. Old Business - Town Manager a) The Water Symposium on January 23rd will include an overview by the Town Manager and presentation by people from SRPEDD, which will cover how they have developed regulations on intermunicipal connections. b) Town Manager suggested that the Board have a strategy session in ad- vance of the January 17th meeting with the Foxboro Board of Selectmen concerning the Wastewater Treatment Plant Agreement. He feels it will be a public forum of such importance that all issues should be put in proper perspective. Saturday, January 7th, 9:00 A.M. was the date set. c) The Town Manager reviewed his schedule of appointments for heads of departments with the Finance Committee, for review of the budget, and suggested that the Board establish their schedule also. It was decided to meet Saturday, January 28th, 9:00 A.M., with the two Public Safety Departments and Public Works; the Board will meet with the rest of the departments on the Finance Committee dates. Selectman Wills said he felt the Board should have a full discussion with the School Committee concerning their budget, before February 1, the deadline for Warrant Articles for the Annual Town Meeting. Sunday, January 29th, 1:30 P.M. was set. d) The Town Manager advised that the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting closes on the first day of February and requested that the Board vote to notify all boards and committees of this deadline and to require that all articles submitted to the Town Clerk be in proper form for inclusion in the warrant. * MOTION: To notify all boards and committees of the deadline for sub- mitting Articles for the Annual Town Meeting Warrant, and that they must be in proper form. D'Onofrio /Wills VOTED: 5 -0 e) All departments have been requested to submit their information for the Annual Town Report by January 13th. Town Manager discussed preparation and distribution of the Report. f) Town Manager reported on justification for installation of speed signs as per a Memo from the Police Chief. g) Town Manager reviewed a suggested Bylaw concerning the vending truck problem in town, as recommended by Town Counsel. Discussion followed; Selectman D'Onofrio offered a Motion to "preclude the use of Town -owned or Town- leased property "; there was no second. Written approval of the Board was suggested. It was decided to wait until next week before mak- ing any decision, so as to allow time for consideration. i BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JANUARY 4, 1984 PAGE 5 h) Town Manager reported on appointments he has made, as follows: Arts Council - Cynthia Seifert Sheila MacDonald Paul Split Barbara B. Hinchey Barbara Grady Historical Commission - David Loving Carleton N. Davis Maureen F. Cook Martha Pierce Industrial Development Commission - Ralph Seifert Kenneth G. Fraser, Jr. 10. Old Business - Selectmen a) Chairman Dunn initiated discussion of the Tom Manager's Performance Evaluation procedure, stating that he and Selectman D'Onofrio had done considerable work reviewing other forms, suggestions from Board members and Town Manager, and that he would like to see a form adopted. Select- man Wills said he felt they have done an excellent job. The Town Man- ager expressed his preference for the former method, saying it gave him the chance for a written self - evaluation. His concern is for his pro- fessional character and reputation; the evaluation is a public document, and he would like to see a more definitive evaluation. He advised the Board, however, that if they adopted the present format, he would go along with it to enable them to move forward. MOTION: That the January 4, 1984 copy be accepted and adopted by the Board. Wills /D'Onofrio VOTED: 3 -2 Levine and D'Onofrio opposed. b) Selectman Levine directed a request to the Press that they insert a correction in their paper showing the vote on Hidden Country's 2:00 A.M. license was 4 -0, not 4 -1 as printed December 29, 1983. 11. New Business - Selectmen a) Selectman McNair advised the Board that there had been an article in the Attleboro Sun Chronicle stating that the Foxboro Board of Selectmen has stopped work in the Michael - Angela Estates Subidivsion because they found that more earth /gravel removal is taking place than is supposed to be. Selectman McNair questioned this report versus that of DPW Director just a couple of weeks earlier. Town Manager advised that the DPW Director was using a plan which indicated everything was in con- formance, whereas the Foxboro Board of Selectmen state it is not in con- formance with Foxboro Bylaw. Selectman McNair said he wants to see the Board stay on top of this issue. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JANUARY 4, 1984 PAGE 6 12. Adjournment MOTION: To adjourn at 10:25 P.M. Wills /D'Onofrio VOTED: 5 -0 MINUTES APPROVED: