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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 5-2-1984BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING MAY 2, 1984 D l tL�tt! MAY 1 01984 R4 PRESENT: Chairman Wills; Selectmen Levine, Dunn, D'Onofrio, McNair; Town Manager 1. Meeting Called To Order at 7:23 P.M. * MOTION: To go into Executive Session to discuss information regarding Police and Fire Department negotiations. Levine /Dunn The Board was polled: 5 -0 2. The Board came out of Executive Session at 8:20 P.M.; the Flag was saluted. * MOTION: To accept the negotiations for the Fire Department as presented. Levine /D'Onofrio The Town Manager then summarized the agreement, stating that if the Board votes for this, it will still require ratification by the Union as well as approval of the Town Meeting. The contract calls for a two year contract with a 5% wage increase for each year, beginning July 1, 1983. The EMT allowance will be increased $300, beginning July 1, 1983, and an additional $200 beginning July 1, 1984, making the total EMT allowance $1,200. Beginning July 1, 1984 the Cleaning /Clothing Allowance for each men would be increased $50, making a total of $250 per year. The contract will be amended to provide an addition relative to sick leave, concerning abuse of said sick leave. A letter of understanding will be entered into with the Union whereby the Fire Chief will endeavor to provide for officers to work at least one tour of duty in the ambulance during a normal 42 hour work week. This will not be a part of the contract, how- ever. The fiscal impact for FY -84 is $27,765 over the appropriation for FY -83; for FY -85 $27,290. The second year will include `L addi- tional men, and the Town Manager advised that the line item for Firefighters is less than the FY -84 actual appropriation because of changes in personnel and the non - filling of certain positions. The overall percentage increase for two years is 10.5 %. VOTED: 5 -0 Selectman Levine left the meeting at 8:30 P.M. Chairman Wills asked the Board if they were willing to delay the order of business and go to the scheduled visitors who had been waiting. It was agreed. 3. Tony Durbano Mr. Durbano appeared before the Board to seek help in solving his water in the basement, which he has had for two years, and he feels is a result of the resurfacing of Ware Street, done in 1982, which raised the level of the BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING MAY 2, 1984 PAGE 2 street. Previously the water ran to the road and puddled there; he showed pictures substantiating his complaint. He said he has talked to the DPW Director who is considering an easement across to the property on the other side. He said he has also talked to a lawyer, but no action has been taken. The Town Manager advised the Board that they should be very careful, because there are many homes in Mansfield with water problems. Icing, which occurs at Mr. Durbano's property, is a problem the Town should take care of, and will. He feels that if this does not take care of Mr. Durbano's problem, it will not then be the Town's problem. The Board asked the Town Manager to have the DPW Director set a date to have this work done. Mr. Durbano was satisfied with this. At 8:40 P.M. Selectman Dunn left the meeting. 4. Francis Gay / GATRA Mr. Gay was present to discuss the leasing of Mansfield's train station, presently owned by the MBTA. Mr. Gay has been talking with MBTA, and GATRA will be putting $50,000 of State funds into the station for improvements; work is expected to begin within the next month and will include upgrading the parking facilities, as well as improving the platform and the station building. Selectman D'Onofrio expressed his feeling that Mr. Gay and the Town Manager have been prime movers in this whole development aspect and should be commended for their efforts for the Town of Mansfield and sur- rounding communities. Chairman Wills asked if the design for the existing station and platform will allow for local input. The Town Manager reviewed a table he had prepared comparing Mansfield Control vs. GATRA Control of the Station and these items were discussed. Mr. Gay does not think the Town will be able to charge parking fees. Selectman D'Onofrio felt the Conrail property should be considered also. Chairman Wills wants something in the contract saying if there is not proper maintenance, we can go in and do it and then bill GATRA for it. The ques- tion was raised as to what the Town will do, with GATRA controling the sta- tion, when the assessment becomes too much for the Town to handle. Chair- man Wills asked, can criteria for future assessments be written into the contract; Mr. Gay said yes. The question was raised, if GATRA controls the station, will the Winthrop Street parking lot be included. If the Town leases the station, all maintenance and utilities will be included in the assessment. 9:05 P.M. Selectman Dunn returned to the meeting. Selectman D'Onofrio pointed out that if the Town does not have control of the property, then it cannot complain if conditions do not suit. It was established that the length of the lease would be based on "useful life" of the paving - probably ten years. Selectman Dunn said he feels it will be a financial benefit to the Town to allow GATRA to handle the Station. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING MAY 2, 1984 PAGE 3 * MOTION: That we solicit Mansfield residents' opinions on the advisability of leasing or allowing GATRA to lease that property, and also seek resident opinion for improvements to the property. D'Onofrio /McNair It was decided to hold a public hearing next week, May 9th, 8:30 P.M. VOTED: 4 -0 Selectman D'Onofrio then reviewed his Memo concerning a telephone call he had received from Rep. Vernon indicating that he was in receipt of a letter from the Mass. DPW advising that Mansfield could not restrict parking in the Winthrop Street lot under the terms of the DPW grant. D'Onofrio is concerned, feeling that this indicates in accepting such a grant the Town loses the right to control and regulate its own property; his Memo sug- gested four courses of action he recommends. Selectman Dunn suggested first contacting the DPW in hopes of clarifying what action the Town may take to be in accordance with the DPW Grant, yet maintain right to regu- late the property; then follow D'Onofrio's recommendations, if necessary. It was then pointed out that since the Board, nor any Town department, has not yet received such a letter, no action is required. * MOTION: To table this item until the Board receives a letter. McNair /D'Onofrio VOTED: 4 -0 5. Minutes of April 25, 1984 * MOTION: To approve the Minutes of April 25, 1984. McNair /Dunn Selectman Dunn felt that the Motions under Item 9.f2 (Page 7) should read: Motion; Amendment; Motion; Amendment Voted; then show Vote on Motion as Amended: FAILED: 2 -3 Wills, Dunn ap- proved; Levine, D'Onofrio and McNair opposed. Chairman Wills asked that the last sentence under 9.f4 (Page 8) be omitted, because it is not complete. Selectman Dunn asked to have the Vote under Item 9.1`6 (Page 8) indicate that he was opposed because there was no dollar esti- mate given. VOTED: To approve the Minutes as amended. 4 -0 6. Warrant #51 * MOTION: To approve Warrant #51 in the amount of $461,557.01, dated May 1, 1984, broken dawn as follows: BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING MAY 2, 1984 PAGE 4 General Fund - $343,118.21 School Lunch Salaries - 3,941.07 Special Revenue - 7,202.59 Recreation Revolving - 150.75 Motor Pool - 3.41 Sewer Enterprise - 6,056.52 Water Enterprise - 32,974.55 Electric Enterprise - 68,109.91 McNair /D'Onofrio VOTED: 4 =0 7. Licenses a) Application for Junk Dealer's License Renewal, under the name of Collec- tor's Anonymous, owned by Cal Vizedom, 70 N. Main Street. * MOTION: To approve the Junk Dealer's License Renewal. D'Onofrio /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 b) Building Moving Permit, by Donald Betts, from 394 Old Colony Road in Norton to 430 Gilbert Street. * MOTION: To approve the Building Moving Permit. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 c) Building Moving Permit, by Donald Betts, from 18 Park Street to Oakland Street, Mansfield. * MOTION: To approve the Building Moving Permit. D'Onofrio /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 8. Transfer Reauests a) Transfer Request #9 by Chief of Police; $1,887.60 for Police Expenses to replace 4 resuscitators in the cruisers. This month's inspection found all 4 units to be inoperative. The units are old, parts no longer available, and the old units do not meet current standards required for CPR. The Board approved replacement of the 4 units, but did not approve the Transfer Request because the department still has funds available. Chairman Wills stated that the Board is on notice that it may be neces- sary to request a transfer for this account at a later date. b) Transfer Request #10 by Building Inspector; $163.28 balance needed to pay the Electrical Inspector's fee for the month of April. * MOTION: To approve Transfer Request #10. Dunn /D'Onofrio VOTED: 4 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING MAY 2, 1984 PAGE 5 c) Transfer Request #11 by Building Inspector; $507.99 balance needed to pay Plumbing & Gas Inspector's fee for month of April. * MOTION: To approve Transfer Request #11. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 9. Correspondence a) Notification of a Color Slide Talk at the Mansfield Library on Friday, May 4th at 8:00 P.M. b) Copy of letter from Town Counsel to Byron, Moilanen & Nelson re: Electric Department audit. c) Copy of letter from Town Counsel to School Business Manager re: School bus transportation bids. d) Notice on Gypsy Moth spraying, from Dept. of Environmental Management. e) Copy of letter from Town Counsel to Chubb Group of Insurance Companies re: Litigation against Electric Department. f) Notification from Dept. of Public Utilities re: Hearing on testing pro- cedures for residential and small commercial gas meters. g) Petition from residents of Fruit Street area re: American Legion Hall liquor license; there was some discussion. * MOTION: To set a date for a Public Hearing on possible suspension of the license. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 4 -0 h) Copy of letter from Norton Health Agent re: Hope Building Company. i) Letter from SRPEDD re: Appointment of new delegate to the SRPEDD Com- mission, which should begin June 1, 1984; appointment will be made March 16th. j) Letter from SRPEDD requesting the Board of Selectmen to endorse Senate Bill 1199 Which would provide State funding for the regional planning agencies. * MOTION: That we get additional information in regard to the briefly mentioned items. Dunn /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 Q Letter from Bisio and Dupont re: Claim against Mansfield Municipal Elec- tric Department. 1) Copy of Hearing Notice for Zoning Board of Appeals re: Mansfield Youth Hockey Variance. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING MAY 2, 1984 PAGE 6 m) Letter from Executive Office of Communities & Development re: Main Street Program Grant. n) Memo from Mass. Industrial Finance Agency (MIFA) re: Congressional action on tax measures. o) Memo from Police Chief re: Radar citations and liquor disturbances. 10. Old Business a) The Town Manager advised the Board that bids were opened for Contract No. 3, Sludge Landfill for the Wastewater Treatment Plant, on April 10th. Fourteen bids were received with prices ranging from $396,900 to $1,061,638. CDM canvassed the bids and recommends awarding the bid to Barletta Co., Inc., Roslindale, MA, for $396,900. Since this is an EPA project for which the Selectmen have responsibility, Town Man- ager recommended awarding the bid to Barletta Co., Inc. * MOTION: To award the bid to Barletta Co., Inc. McNair /D'Onofrio VOTED: 4 -0 b) Selectman McNair asked the Town Manager if he knew whether anything had been done concerning the mailbox replacement request, resulting from the snow plow. Discussion followed regarding Town policy and responsibility. The general consensus was that if residents' property is damaged during Town maintenance operations, the Town will make re- pairs as soon as practical. Chairman Wills stated, however, that if a minor damage or loss, the Town would appreciate the residents taking care of it themselves. The Town Manager then asked the DPW Director to come in, who explained he had spoken with the resident concerning this mailbox and that the DPW Department would take care of it as soon as practical. c) Selectman Dunn wanted a date for the DAC on the agenda, to review the downtown plan for rerouting streets, etc. Wednesday, May 16th was designated; no time set at this meeting. d) Selectman Dunn also advised the Board that he had talked with Arthur Remillard concerning his position on the IDFA; Mr. Remillard said he would like to continue to serve. * MOTION: To seek Town Counsel opinion as outlined in the Minutes of April 25, 1984; i.e., does the Home Rule Charter overrule State law concerning an elected official serving on a board or committee. Dunn /D'Onofrio VOTED: 4 -0 e) Chairman Wills asked if anyone was interested in buying voting machines for the Town, since they cannot be rented. No one seemed to be, so the BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING MAY 2, 1984 PAGE 7 issue is to be considered closed. f) Chairman Wills reported on his meeting with Jacqueline Jung of New England Telephone, pertaining to the 2% surcharge. In summary, the Telephone Company can start right away, if Town Meeting votes to ac- cept the surcharge, although they would not be required to before Jan- uary 1,1986. The assessment will not start until January 1, 1987. Industries which do not use the 339 exchange will also be charged; it will be the Town's responsibility to notify them of this fact. The industry developer will handle it. The surcharge will be only on New England Telephone use charges. 11. New Business a) Selectman McNair asked if there wasn't a regulation prohibiting indus- try from using the Town dump; he had been told that Datsun is dumping there. The Town Manager was asked to check into this. 12. Adjournment MOTION: To adjourn at 11:07 P.M. D'Onofrio /McNair VOTED: 4 -0 MINUTES APPROVED f 7 /J., Date signed