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Home My WebLink AboutBOS MINUTES 11-9-1988BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING NOVEMBER 9, 1988 PRESENT: Selectman Dunn, Tartufo, Markt, Levine; Town Manager 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:35 P.M. and the Flag saluted. * MOTION: To appoint Selectman Dunn Chairman for the evening. Levine /Tartufo VOTED: 3 -0 2. Minutes of October 19 and 26, 1988 * MOTION: To approve the Minutes of October 19, 1988. Tartufo /Levine VOTED: 3 -0 Markt abstained * MOTION: To approve the Mintues of October 26, 1988. Markt /Tartufo VOTED: 4 -0 3. Warrant #20 * MOTION: To approve Warrant #20 in the amount of $1,638,169.33, dated Novem- ber 8, 1988, broken down as follows: General Fund - $ 894,397.53 School Lunch - 6,654.01 Special Revenue - 15,791.16 Capital Projects - 817.00 Sewer Enterprise - 10,331.27 Water Enterprise - 16,729.37 Electric Enterprise - 693,448.99 Tartufo / Markt VOTED: 4 -0 Levine abstained on school issues Markt abstained on police payroll 4. Correspondence a) Letter to the Board from Supt. Moran re: Library space for students. b) Report for year ending December 1987 for Mass. Cablevision Systems Limited Partnership. c) Copy of Mass. Housing Partnership UPDATE. d) Letter from Secretary of Executive Office of Communities & Development re: Copies of 1988 edition of the "Handbook for Massachusetts Selectmen ". (Each Selectmen received one). e) Letter from Anheuser -Busch Companies, together with copy of The Journal of Resource Management and Technology. f) Letter from Ellen M. Duke of Arthur Young (Arthur Young International) re: ( Seminar on Rate Setting for Water Utilities sponsored by New England Water Works Assoc. - The Town Manager advised that two department employees had attended the first one and it was a good one. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING / NOVEMBER 9, 1988 PAGE 2 g) Letter to the Board from Kelli Baker and Linda Sohn re: Charter Review Commis- sion. h) Letter to the Board from Property Manager of Bristol at Mansfield, Molly Marchese, re: Repairs on Bonney Lane and Erick Road in 1989. i) Letter to the Board from Selectmen Office, Town of Duxbury, Mass. re: Resolu- tion urging Congress to ban beer and wine commercials from radio and televi- sion. j) Memorandum to the Board from Chairman Harrington re: Two commitments from the Board. Q Letter from Bristol County Development Council, Inc. re: Appointment of new Executive Director, Sheila Martines Pina. 1) Five (5) Notices of Dept. of Public Utilities hearings: - United States Transmission Systems - Arch Connecticut Valley, Inc. - American Paging, Inc. - Granite State Paging, Inc. - Colgan Communications, Inc. m) Memorandum from Town Accountant re: Schedule 'A' and Free Cash. 5. Steve McCaffrie - Library /COA Update Steve reported the project is about 121 months behind; expenditures are at 55 %. Additional extras amount to $32,189. Overall construction is going well; he hopes the roof will be "tight" within the next two weeks. He said furnishings and mill work are going out to bid December 5th; furnishings budget is $184,000, up from $161,000; $45,000 for mill work, kitchen equipment $12,000. He esti- mated $22,000 for "upgrading" (details, etc. overlooked originally), and said he expects completion for March 1989. Selectman Levine questioned the quality of the roof, referring to the various roof problems the Town has had with the High School, etc. She was assured everything had been considered to the best of anyone's ability. Steve concluded by saying the survey for the new school (approved on the referendum ballot) has been started. 6. Conservation Commission Interviews Two applicants were present: James T. Owens III Robert J. Poholek 145 Winter Street 28 Angelina Lane Each applicant was asked the same question by each Selectman after they gave a brief description of their background and interest in serving on the com- mission. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING NOVEMBER 9, 1988 PAGE 3 Mr. Owens is an Associate Regional Counsel of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; Mr. Poholek said he has an interest in conservation, regu- latory affairs and town affairs. The applicants were thanked for their interest and time to come in for the interview and advised that an appointment would be made at the end of the meeting. 7. Old Business a) The Town Manager reported he had had a conversation with Chairman Mike Van Splinter of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, and his committee is cautious about recycling plants at this time. Selectman Dunn said the com- mittee does not want to make a commitment without knowing more about rates, etc.; he said SEMASS is also considering recycling. * MOTION: That the Town Manager write a letter to the Millis committee ad- vising them of Mansfield position. Levine / Tartufo VOTED: 4 -0 b) Concerning the Ware Street drainage problem, the Town Manager said he will ask the new Town Engineer to look at it before further action is taken. 8. New Business a) Selectman Levine asked if the 'tickler sheet' they used to have weekly could be started again to help the Selectman keep track of status of var- ious issues brought up. The secretary said she would try to re- establish it. b) Chairman Dunn acknowledged the presence of Scouts Troop 55; the Selectmen were told they were at the meeting tonight to learn about town government as they were working on their citizenship badge. * c) MOTION: To appoint James T. Owens III to fill the vacancy on the Conser- vation Commission; term expires January 1, 1990. Selectman Levine spoke to his expertise as both a counsel and member of the Environmental Protection Agency and what he could bring to the Commission and the town in those capacities. VOTED: 4 -0 d) Selectman Tartufo expressed appreciation for Presidential Candidate Michael Dukakis' gracious and sincere concession speech and said it is now time to support him as Massachusetts' Governor. There are reasons why people voted as they did and now is the time to go forward; there is alot of work to be done here. e) Selectman Dunn referred to the Charter Revision Committee, saying alot of BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING NOVEMBER 9, 1988 PAGE 4 signatures were collected at the polls by Linda Sohn and Kelli Baker. The reason for the signatures is to be able to put the issue on the next Town Meeting warrant. Selectman Tartufo said he believes the Charter needs to be "fine tuned" every few years. 9. Chairman Harrington Memorandum a) The Chairman had asked that a member of the Board try to attend the Novem- ber 17th meeting between Great Woods and the Board of Health; Selectman Dunn and Markt said they hoped to. b) Chairman Harrington asked that at least one member volunteer to give the key address at the November 11th Veterans Day Parade since he would be out of the State. Both Selectmen Dunn and Tartufo said they would attend. 10. Executive Session The Board was polled to go into Executive Session to discuss land acquisition and to come out only to adjourn. POLLED: 4 -0 11. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M. Levine / Markt MINUTES APPROVED: Cler Date signed VOTED: 3 -0 Dunn excused from Ex. Session