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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 4-26-1988BOARD OF SELECTMEN M Y I ]� MINUTES OF MEETING tt ( APRIL 26, 1988 G l PRESENT: Chairman Harrington; Selectmen Dunn, Markt; Town Manager 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. and the Flag saluted. 2. Minutes of April 13, 1988 * MOTION: To approve the Minutes of April 13, 1988. Dunn / Markt VOTED: 3 -0 3. Warrants No. 45 and No. 46 * MOTION: To approve Warrant No. 45 in the amount of $633,769.38, dated April 19, 1988, broken down as follows: General Fund - $330,334.97 Revenue Sharing - 1,900.00 Special Revenue - 3,238.80 Capital Projects - 3,616.60 Sewer Enterprise - 40,820.67 Water Enterprise - 16,379.64 Electric Enterprise - 237,478.70 Dunn / Markt VOTED: 3 -0 * MOTION: To approve Warrant No. 46 in the amount of $819,661.25, dated April 26, 1988, broken down as follows: General Fund - $723,831.80 Revenue Sharing - 8,638.43 School Lunch - 4,759.39 Special Revenue - 11,612.45 Capital Projects - 1,768.21 Sewer Enterprise - 6,487.44 Water Enterprise - 6,329.19 Electric Enterprise - 56,234.34 Dunn / Markt VOTED: 3 -0 4. Licenses & Permits a) Application for renewal Junk Dealer's License, Cal Vizedom d /b /a Frog Hollow Antiques, 82 Stearns Ave. * MOTION: To approve the renewal Junk Dealer's License. Markt /Dunn VOTED: 3 -0 b) Application for Transfer of Package Store Wine & Malt License from C. Curtis Parker d /b /a DiMonte's Variety Store, 72 Pratt Street, to Walid Samrout of 670 Elm Street, Mansfield, who will operate the store under the same name at the same location. A public hearing was sched- uled for May 19th (later changed to May 25th). BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING APRIL 26, 1988 PAGE 2 5. Correspondence a) Notice of Public Hearing by Executive Office of Communities & Development, April 27th at 1:30 P.M., Hurley Bldg., Gov't Center, re: Mass Small Cities Program FY -1988 and Proposed Program Amendments. b) Letter to the Board from Executive Director of Bristol County Development Council, Inc. re: Summary of Bristol County Development activities. c) Letter from MMA re: Health -Care Bill. d) Letter from Executive Office of Human Services, Dept. of Public Health, re: Mass. Clean Indoor Air Law. e) Copy of DEQE Solid Waste Update, March 1988. f) Letter to the Board signed by eight Mansfield residents re: Suggestions to improve the overall appearance of a nice town. g) Copy of letter to Chairman of the Planning Board from Chairman, Master Plan Advisory Council re: Votes taken concerning certain zoning amend- ment articles in the Town Meeting Warrant. h) Copy of Mass. Dept. of Revenue, Division of Local Services Bulletin re: Seminar to discuss recent changes in municipal law, May 13th at the Sheraton Plymouth. i) Notice from Executive Office of Transportation & Construction re: PWED Round 5B Grant Application Deadline. j) Letter to the Board from General Manager of Cable Vision re: Cable Channel 11 no longer available, effective April 7, 1988. k) Letter from Executive Office of Communities & Development re: Availabil- ity of funding for Mass. Housing Partnership (MHP) Municipal Advance Program. 1) Letter to the Board from DEQE re: Contract No. 6, Change Order No. 2 approval. m) Copy of Memorandum to the Conservation Commission from the Town Manager re: Proposed Hazardous Waste By -law. - The Town Manager explained that Town staff has a number of concerns on this; possible conflicts with some issues, no funds; it needs more work. n) Letter to the Board from Bay State Gas Co. re: "Dig Safe" o) Letter to the Board from Bruce Glazer re: Appreciation for being re- appointed to the Cable Access Board of Directors. BOARD OF SEELCTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING APRIL 26, 1988 PAGE 3 P) Letter to the Board from Arthur Remillard, Chairman of Mansfield Housing Authority re: Sale of Town -owned land. - The Town Manager was asked to contact Arthur to learn if there are any particular pieces of property they have in mind. q) Letter from DEQE re: Contract No. 1, Change Order No. 15 approval. r) Letter from DEQE re: Regulations known as Mass. Contingency Plan (MCP). s) Letter to the Board from Mo Prasad re: SEMASS Cable Council luncheon - workshop May 14th at the Sheraton Mansfield to discuss license compli- ance, pending legislation and regulations, and license renewal and trans- fer. t) Letter to the Board from Hub Folding Box Co., Inc. re: Support of the Town Meeting Article /Petition to sell the Paine School. u) Copy of letter to the Secretary of Environmental Affairs from Kalkunte Engineering Corp. re: Norton interceptor. v) Memorandum from Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Division of Conservation Services re: Urban Self -Help Regulations. 1 w) Letter to the Board from Chairman of the Canoe River Aquifer Advisory Committee re: His committee's support of Mansfield's request for a grant for capping the landfill. x) Letter to the Board from Frank Goffredo, 256 Williams Street, re: Estab- lishment of a "residential development fee ". - The Chairman addressed this briefly, advising that former Selectman Mahana had brought up a similar suggestion a couple of times; also that it is extremely difficult to have legal reasons to declare a moratorium. Y) Letter from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency re: Municipal Solid Waste Task Force public meetings May 9th in Boston, to receive comments on the scope of the Task Force. 6. Public Hearing /CDAG Grant The Chairman read a "Motion Authorizing the Submission of a Massachusetts Community Development Action Grant ", said CDAG Grant application in the amount of $500,000 is for reconstruction and drainage improvements of sec- tions of Oakland Street. The Town Manager briefly reviewed the proposed work, then turned discussion over to Phil Corbett of Keith Development. Keith Development is cooperating in the upgrade of Oakland Street because of their Mansfield Village I and II on Oakland Street. Phil Corbett said Make LaCasse, Mansfield's Planning Director, had done alot of the work in preparing the application for the grant. He said this is a Mass. Housing Partnership Community Grant; a decision should be reached within 30 days. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING ( APRIL 26, 1988 PAGE 4 Phil Corbett went on to indicate favorable consideration of this application would be helped by the show of some progress on the first CDAG grant (the first grant was for sidewalks and drainage work in the same vicinity). Phil Corbett then asked about their offered $5,000 gift to the School Depart- ment. Chairman Harrington addressed the increased school attendance caused by the two phases. Phil Corbett said Keith Development has offered another $30,000 for some Town use. Selectman Dunn asked him if there are any other funds available to address particular educational needs created by fair housing; Phil said he would look into it with Mike LaCasse. * MOTION: That the Mansfield Board of Selectmen hereby authorize the submis- sion of a grant application on behalf of the Town for a Massachu- setts Community Development Action Grant in the amount of $500,000; and, therefore, authorize the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager to execute such grant documents as may be nec- essary and to take other appropriate action in relation thereto. Markt /Dunn VOTED: 3 -0 7. Airport Commission Interviews Two applicants who could not attend the previous interview session by the Board were present tonight: George Dainis III Philip Finer 527 Fruit Street 1143 East Street Each was asked two or three questions by each of the Selectmen, after intro- ducing themselves and explaining their interest in serving on the Commission. Selectman Dunn said he felt they had been exposed to some very fine candi- dates. Philip Finer was appointed, by a unanimous vote, to fill the unexpired term which runs until January 1, 1989. Selectman Markt asked those candi- dates not chosen to not be discouraged, as there will be other opportuni- ties. 8. Old Business - Town Manager a) Tom advised that the Special Town Meeting within the Annual Town Meeting will contain three Articles, which he reviewed. Article 1 covers a means for defraying expenses of the municipal government during the re- mainder of Fiscal -Year 1988. Article 2 is to reallocate available bal- ances in the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund Account. Article 3 to increase the borrowing authorization of the 1987 Annual Town Meeting Article 15 for water mains, related engineering fees and associated expenses for the project. Discussion then switched to whether the School Committee can come up with any excess funds. b) Tom then brought up the three Capital Projects for discussion and consid- BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING APRIL 26, 1988 PAGE 5 eration; i.e., closing the two landfills, water resources /well site acqui- sition, and extension of sewer in the School Street area. Chairman Harring- ton said he would like to wait, perhaps until Fall, for the Capital Pro- jects override. Selectman Markt felt the Board must educate the townspeople before putting this back on the ballot. Chairman Harrington said he wants to fund well site acquisition by other means. Seleectman Dunn was in favor of going forward for water /land acquisition at this Town Meeting because once the land is gone, it is gone. He believes the State will help cap the landfill. The Town Manager suggested simply securing the Town Meeting auth- orization to borrow, but continue to go forward in trying to raise funds in other ways. Chairman Harrington said he would support going forward with 1.2 million for water /land acquisition, then attempt to raise funds which would meet the debt payments each fiscal year. MOTION: To go forward with capping the two landfills and water /land acquisition, but put sewer extension on back burner. Dunn / Markt Further discussion indicated asking the Town Meeting to appropriate the funds, but nothing would be spent unless the Board of Selectmen went back to Town Meeting for a debt exemption. The Board would try to raise the funds through grants, special charges, etc. This simply allows the Board to go forward if it gets the money; if not, they go back to Town Meeting. Consensus of the Board was to go forward with Article 21 as proposed by the Town Manager. Executive Session The Board was polled to go into Executive Session for the purpose of dis- cussing litigation, then come out to continue the open meeting. POLLED: 3 -0 - EXECUTIVE MINUTES TYPED SEPARATELY - 10. Old Business - Town Manager (cont'd c) Article 22 contains a section covering assessing betterments upon abutt- ing property owners for a water main extension along Rt. 106 from East Street to the Easton town line. Tom reported that bids were opened last Friday for this project and he received a summary letter from Anderson - Nichols showing a total cost of 1.6 million. Article 22 asks for borrow- ing $100,000 on a temporary basis. MOTION: To go forward contingent upon additional funding at Town Meeting. Dunn / Markt VOTED: 3 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING APRIL 26, 1988 PAGE 6 d) Town -owned land sales (Selectman Dunn left the room for this discus- sion). Tom expressed concern that the sale not be specifically for the market price. Chairman Harrington said he would like to see the Board endorse sale of that property. The Town Manager said he is also con- cerned about the Town office space, for which the Paine School is now being used. The consensus of the Board was to go forward; Chairman Har- rington suggested that Tom talk with the sponsor of the article about his and the Board's concerns. Chairman Harrington suggested the Board take no position on the Article sponsored by Carol Dunn. Article 27 the Board saw no problem support- ing; nor Article 28. The Town Manager said there is a question as to whether the Town does own the parcel covered by Article 29. On Article 30 Chairman Harrington questioned the Conservation Commission opinion on this, and Tom reported that the Assessors Office Manager questioned the legal description. 11. James Coughlan /JFK Day Mr. Coughlan said he has been traveling the state for four years hoping to put through a JFK Day. He originally suggested it for Memorial Day, but is now proposing Election Day in November. A Bill was approved about 14 days ago by the Election Committee. Mr. Coughlan wants the Board to sup- port asking the legislature to declare JFK Day as a State holiday. He said if it is a holiday, it will get people out to vote in greater numbers. Chairman Harrington said he can agree that John F. Kennedy made a great con- tribution to his country, but he does not feel making Election Day a holi- day will necessarily get more people out to vote. He then asked if anyone wished to make a Motion; hearing none he thanked Mr. Coughlan for coming. 12. New Business a) The Town Manager announced that an agreement had been reached with the Firefighters contract for a three -year term, as he had previously re- viewed it with the Board. * MOTION: To ratify the recently negotiated Firefighters contract. Dunn /Markt VOTED: 3 -0 The Chairman thanked everybody for working together to a good result, and advised that the Call Firefighters were turned down by the State so the Town Manager will try to work with them when he finishes the Police contract negotiations. b) Chairman Harrington said that after last night's Town Meeting it is apparent that there will be a need for an override election, which the Board will likely set tonight. Selectman Markt said he would like to see it early KKb before school closes and vacations start. * MOTION: To hold a Special Election June 14, 1988 for the purpose of an Override for the Operating Budget. Dunn /Markt VOTED: 3 -0 BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING ( APRIL 26, 1988 PAGE 7 The Town Manager was asked to notify the School Committee. The chairman then commended Judy Scott, the Town Clerk, for her fine job handling so many elections as well as Town Meeting, all of which require long, extra hours and the help of outside "Election Workers ". Chairman Harrington asked the Town Manager to pass this along to Judy Scott. c) The Clerk read the Warrant for the Special Election May 10th, for two Selectmen seats and the School Committee Override Article. * MOTION: To approve the Warrant and sign it. Dunn /Markt VOTED: 3 -0 d) Chairman Harrington advised members of the Board that a joint meeting with Chairmen of boards and committees has been scheduled for May 18th. He then reviewed a Memo he had given each Board member which proposed dates and subjects for discussion: May 4th - Landfill /Trash May 25th - Water June 15th - Train Station June 29th - Mansfield Wastewater Treatment Plant 13. Adjournment * MOTION: To adjourn (at 10:25 P.M.). Dunn /Markt VOTED: 3 -0 MINUTES APPROVED: Clerk Date signed I