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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 10-17-1984BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING OCTOBER 17, 1984 PRESENT: Chairman Wills, Selectmen Dunn and McNair; Town Manager 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. and the Flag saluted. Select- man Dunn was appointed Clerk for the evening. 2. Minutes of October 10, 1984 * MOTION: To approve the Minutes of October 10, 1984 Dunn /McNair VOTED: 2 -0 Wills abstained 3. Warrant #17 * MOTION: To approve Warrant #17 in the amount of $1,682,242.21, dated October 17, 1984, broken down as follows: General Fund - $646,473.43. Federal Revenue - 1,986.68 School Lunch Salaries - 5,605.84 Special Revenue - 11,285.33 Motor Pool - 390.83 Sewer Enterprise - 222,248.11 ( Water Enterprise - 14,983.79 Electric Enterprise - 779,268.20 McNair /Dunn VOTED: 3 -0 4. Licenses and Permits a) A & A Pizza Common Victualler License, indicating change of owner. * MOTION: To approve the A & A Pizza Common Victualler License. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 3 -0 b) Meadow Lane acceptance was signed; this was voted and approved at the Special Town Meeting of September 24, continued to October 1, 1984. c) Sewer Connection Permit Application for John,& Susan McGinley, 10 Hall Street; Brunelle Contracting. * MOTION: To approve the Sewer Connection Permit for 10 Hall Street, subject to payment of the betterment charge and the appli- cant signing the application. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 3 -0 d) Sewer Connection Permit Application for Wilola I. LoDico for Lot B at the intersection of Central Street & Copeland Drive. * MOTION: To approve the Sewer Connection Permit for Wilola I. LoDico, subject to payment of the betterment charge. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 3 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING ( OCTOBER 17, 1984 PAGE 2 5. Correspondence a) Letter from Dept. of Environmental Management re: Grants for improvement of waterways; referred to Conservation Commission. b) Letter from Town of Foxboro re: Wastewater Treatment Plant Agreement. The Chairman asked the Town Manager to analyze the Items and report back to the Board when there is a full Board present. c) Letter from DEQE re: Reimbursement of cost of chemicals for the Waste- water Treatment Plant. d) Letter from the Planning Board re: Earth removal and their suggestion that the earth removal process be taken from the Zoning By -laws and placed in the Town's General By -laws. e) Army Corp of Engineers Inspection Report of Wastewater Treatment Plant. f) Letter from the Veterans Council requesting the Board's participation in the annual observance of Veterans Day on Monday, November 12th. g) Letter from Mansfield Police Association inviting the Board members to the Annual Policeman's Ball on Friday, October 26th. h) Letter from The Folkman Co., Inc. requesting the Town to grant them a sloping easement across Town owned property for land on East Street; this can only be provided through a Town Meeting vote. i) Letter from Executive Office of Communities & Development re: Small cities grant program. j) Letter from MMA re: Asbestos related property damage claims. Q Letter from MMA re: Annual Meeting issues to be considered. 1) Two Mandate Updates from the State Auditor's Office. m) Memo from Police Chief re: Radar violations and liquor disturbances. 6. SRPEDD Truck Route Study Dave D'Addario, SRPEDD Transportation Planner, reviewed the report submitted a few months back, which was in answer to numerous complaints of heavy traf- fic on Mansfield Road in North Attleborough. The concern stemmed from dis- cussion of possible improvement of Mansfield Road in North Attleboro which, residents felt, would only increase truck traffic. The study covered the northeast corner of North Attleboro, the area of the Cabot, Cabot & Forbes ( Industrial Park and the major routes leading to and from these areas. A BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING ( OCTOBER 17, 1984 PAGE 3 traffic count was conducted, an accident analysis was completed, and traffic managers and truck drivers of firms at the CC & F Industrial Park were inter- viewed. Mr. D'Addario pointed out that Rt. 106 is the major route to the east of Mansfield; the North Main and Crocker Street intersection geometrics cause a real problem for trucks in turning. He recommends that a flashing signal be installed at West Street and North Main; North Main and Rt. 106 needs a left turn light; and suggests setting the traffic signals back at Rt. 106 & Copeland, where they have been knocked down several times; also setting the trees further back at the West Street and Forbes Blvd. inter- section where there is a sight distance problem. Discussion followed concerning various approaches to correcting the prob- lems. Chairman Wills suggested that the Industrial & Development Commission, the Downtown Advisory Committee and the Town Manager talk to all Traffic Managers and ask them to post preferred truck routes; also Personnel Man- agers; one of the preferred routes to be specified as I -95 South, rather than West Street. There was some discussion over the Crocker Street and Oakland Street area; it was felt the DAC should be involved in further study of this area. Roy Baltzell was present to address his concerns on Central Street and West Street. He would like to see the 30 MPH speed limit en- forced on West Street. The Board asked the Town Manager to talk to the IDC and DAC, and Dave D'Addario was asked to have a communication from SRPEDD indicating their support of closing Central Street to truck traffic for the October 31st hearing on Central Street truck traffic. 7. Old Business a) The Town Manager advised the members that he is putting together a report on the Public Works projects, for discussion next week. He also reported that 4 bids had been received on contract operations for the treatment plant and that a study of them is being done by a consultant. b) Selectman Dunn suggested a joint boards and committees meeting, and this was discussed; i.e., whether to invite all of them at one time, to limit presentation time. This ended with the Chairman naming Saturday, Novem- ber 3rd, 9:00 A.M., as a Priorities Workshop, with a joint boards and committees meeting the following Wednesday, November 7th. c) Selectman Dunn then brought up the subject of a 5 -year budget plan, as touched on at a previous meeting. There was some discussion as to how to achieve it, its effectiveness because of the unknowns, there was agree- ment that it should be a joint committee with the School Committee. 8. New Business a) Selectman McNair asked the Town Manager about disposal of the wood when the dead trees in town are cut down. He was told the wood belongs to BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING OCTOBER 17, 1984 PAGE 4 the contractor. b) Chairman Wills told the Board he had attended the American Legion install- ation of officers last Saturday evening and that Rep. Barney Frank also attended. 9. Adjournment * MOTION: To adjourn at 9:15 P.M. McNair /Dunn VOTED: 3 -0 MINUTES APPROVED Cl k Date s' ned