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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS MINUTES 6-28-1989BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JUNE 28, 1989 JUL 13 •: v I 1 PRESENT: Chairman Tartufo; Selectmen Markt and Sarro; Town Manager 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:38 P.M. and the Flag saluted. Chairman Tartufo asked for a moment of silence in honor of Shierino Amici who had passed away last week. He noted that he had been a member of the Industrial & Development Commission for a long time. 2. Minutes of May 31, 1989 * MOTION: To approve the Minutes of May 31, 1989. Markt /Sarro VOTED: 3 -0 3. Warrants #52 and #53, Warrants #1 and #2 * MOTION: To approve Warrant #52 in the amount of $3,979,033.55, dated June 20, 1989, broken down as follows: General Fund - $2,549,783.92 School Lunch - 9,774.46 Special Revenue - 58,970.74 Capital Projects - 221,413.67 Sewer Enterprise - 8,951.92 Water Enterprise - 16,309.38 Electric Enterprise - 1,113,829.46 Markt /Sarro VOTED: 3 -0 Markt abstained on police items * MOTION: To approve Warrant #53 in the amount of $527,403.72, dated June 27, 1989, broken down as follows: General Fund - $325,055.67 School Lunch - 331.24 Special Revenue - 13,269.61 Capital Projects - 2,273.80 Sewer Enterprise - 39,928.78 Water Enterprise - 7,234.46 Electric Enterprise - 139,310.16 Markt /Sarro VOTED: 3 -0 Markt abstained on police items * MOTION: To approve Warrant #1 in the amount of $334,964.16, dated July 1, 1989; and Warrant #2 in the amount of $276,076.73, dated July 1, 1989. Markt /Sarro VOTED: 3 -0 Markt abstained on police items 4. Licenses & Permits a) Transfer Request #11 in the amount of $1,700.00, Fire Department for Personel Services and other expenses. * MOTION: To approve Transfer Request #11. Markt / Tartufo VOTED: 2 -0 Sarro abstained on personal services BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING ( JUNE 28, 1989 PAGE 2 The Town Manager advised there is $71,000 left in the Reserve Fund and he does not anticipate any more transfers. b) The Quality Inn Change of Manager liquor license was signed. * c) MOTION: To waive the Building Permit fees (2) for the Airport Commission. Sarro /Markt VOTED: 3 -0 (These requests had been forwarded to the Airport Commission for its endorsement, which was received) 5. Commendation for Auxiliary Police Officers Civil Defense Director, Bob Button, was present as a participant in this project, as was Police Chief, Jesse Earls. The Board Clerk, William Sarro, read the letter which was to be given to each auxiliary officer, Each had been signed by Chairman of the Board, Police Chief and Town Manager and com- mended them for completing the State Reserve Police Officer Training Program which required 150 hours training. Those officers who could be present were called forward to be congratulated and receive their letter. The officers, Bob Button and Jesse Earls were all thanked for their work and support. 6. Public Hearing /Chrysler Motors Corp. /Flammable Storage Application Zieva Konvisser and Jim McManus were present, representing Chrysler Motors Corp. The Clerk read the Notice of Public Hearing and a Memorandum from the Acting Fire Chief ascertaining that every aspect of the storage rooms met applicable codes and requirements. The Board was advised that there is a sprinkler system within the storage building, which is totally separate. Chairman Tartufo asked about the Plumbing Inspector check for drainage in the buildings, etc. * MOTION: To approve, contingent upon the Plumbing Inspector's acceptance. Sarro /Markt VOTED: 3 -0 7. Questions & Comments Peter DeTrolio, a resident on Elm Street, opened by stating he was back again about Great Woods concerts. He said he sees no improvement at all concerning the noise, and he said he believes it is the Board of Select- men's problem, not the Board of Health, since the Selectmen are the licen- sing authority. Chairman Tartufo encouraged residents to call both Great Woods management and the Selectmen office and gave the phone numbers. Karl Clemmey was also in the audience and said he believes Great Woods is a safety hazard. - Karl Clemmey expressed concern for a pond /well site which could end up having 283 houses built on it; he said Plainville has been offered one million dollars for the site. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JUNE 28, 1989 PAGE 3 8. Correspondence a) Copy of letter to Chairman of SRPEDD from Norton Executive Secretary Stephen J: Lombard, re: SRPEDD's one -year moratorium on the Municipal Assistance Program. b) Copy of letter to Planning Director from Atty. Wm. J. Carr, re: Completion of Massapoag Estates. c) Announcement of Bristol County Selectmen's Association meeting June 29th at the Somerset Lodge. d) Letter to All Municipal Executives from MMA Consulting Group, Inc. re: Economic Survival Program. e) Letter to Members of Bristol County Advisory Board re: Advisory Board meeting and proposed fiscal '90 budget. f) Three (3) Mass. Dept. of Revenue, Division of Local Services BULLETINS re: - Seminars on new laws & recent court decisions pertaining to local government; ( - Preliminary Tax Notices: Maximizing Revenues and Minimizing Expendi- tures; - Possible Delay in State Aid Distribution for June g) Letter to the Board from Secretary, Executive Office of Communities & Development re: Mass. Small Cities Program. h) Two (2) letters from MMA re: - Deferral of 4th Quarter Local Aid Payment - Uncapping Lottery Distributions for FY -89 & FY -90 and Increasing the Share of Lottery Funds Going to Cities & Towns The Town Manager advised he is in :contact with both Rep. Vernon and Senator Keating. * MOTION: To oppose capping and request return of the $90 million taken last year. Sarro /Markt VOTED: 3 -0 i) Announcement of a Forum to Examine The Success & Failures of Prop 2z1 sponsored by the Mass. Special Commission on Tax Reform. j) Copies of three (3) letter from Town Counsel to: - Town Manager re: Loitering on privately owned property; - Planning Board re: Final action on Special Permits - Planning Board re: Street intersections. k) Invitation to the Board from Bristol County Development Council, Inc. to their Annual Board of Directors and Membership Meeting July 18th at Westport Harbor. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JUNE 28, 1989 PAGE 4 1) Letter to Regional Recycling Committee from Douglas Priest, Town of Millis, re: DEQE's letter concerning recycling consortium and overview of regional recycling. m) Copy of Monthly Update of Mass. Housing Partnership HOMEWORD bulletin. n) Notice of Dept. of Public Utilities public hearing re: Mid - Atlantic Tele- communications, Inc. o) Notice of SRPEDD Annual Commission Meeting June 28th. P) Copy of Memorandum to Local Housing Partnerships from Mass. Housing Part- nership re: Guidelines for Review of Development Proposals by Local Hous- q) Letter to the Board from President of Mansfield Cable Access, Mo Prasad, re: Damages during installation of cable at Library /COA building. r) Letter to the Board from Bruce Montgomery /Great Woods re: Neighborhood Sound Update. s) Letter to the Board from Mr. & Mrs. William Morrison, 328 Maple Street, re: Beaumont Pond Estates. - The Town Manager reported on his proposed handling of this situation and said he would answer the letter if the Board wished. * MOTION: For the Town Manager to handle. Sarro / Markt VOTED: 3 -0 t) Letter to the Board from Town Manager of Town of Arlington re: Statewide ballot vote to support fair share of local aid (revenue sharing). u) Copy of letter to the Town Manager from Firefighter Richard Plaistowe requesting payment of his vacation time which he has been unable to use because of being out as 'injured on duty'. * MOTION: So moved. Markt / Sarro VOTED: 3 -0 9. Old Business a) The Town Manager had sent information previously to the Selectmen cover- ing the FY -90 budget which he reviewed, advising that the budget as it now stands is approximately $450,000 in excess of Prop. 221. He said he recommends following the Finance Committee's guidelines as laid out, but the School Committee's cooperation is needed. He asked for the Board's endorsement of this principle. Chairman of the Finance Committee was present for this discussion. The Town Manager referred to the Town Clerk's suggested date for election for an override if one becomes necessary. Chairman Pasquale cautioned that the Town should make every effort to stay within the Prop. 212 guideline until an override is approved, and BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JUNE 28, 1989 PAGE 5 suggested the School Committee voluntarily participate in the same pro- gram. Discussion followed covering working for no override; it would take a Special Town Meeting to approve a budget for whatever amount the shortage is. * MOTION: To direct the Town Manager to operate the budget within Prop- osition 2i. Sarro /Markt VOTED: 3 -0 Chairman Pasquale will draft a letter asking the School Committee to live within Prop. 212 also. b) Chairman Tartufo brought up the requested meetings with department heads and suggested tour of facilities of some. He advised Joe Pasquale it might be wise for the Finance Committee to be included. He asked him to have his committee meet with the Selectmen at the July 12th meeting. c) Reporting on the water pressure in East Mansfield /Massapoag Estates, the Town Manager said a number of departments have been working on the prob- lem. Two tests made at Maple & Winter Streets indicated good pressure. It will take time to find the point of loss of pressure for Massapoag Estates. The Fire Chief feels fire protection is still sufficient. Anderson - Nichols has been talked to about a study of proposed subdivisions, etc.; payment for such a study will come out of the enterprise budget. It is felt the low pressure is not an emergency situation at this time. And- erson- Nichols study will include Stearns Avenue and Bird Road. Selectman Sarro asked that the Planning Board be kept well informed about all water studies, problems, etc. 10. Old Business - Selectmen a) Selectman Sarro brought up the SRPEDD letter of June 1, 1989 advising the proposal to suspend municipal assistance for a period of one year, feeling it was a "fiscally responsible step..." this fiscal year. It asked for the Board to take a position. * MOTION: To _oppose_ the cutback in the 40 hours of free assistance time for communities for one year. Sarro /Markt VOTED: 3 -0 b) The question was raised about progress on the Oakland Street project; the Town Manager advised there will be a neighborhood meeting with the engineer tomorrow night, and it is hoped the project will be completed by the end of November. c) The Town Manager also advised that the consultant has agreed to complete The Forbes Blvd. /West Street engineering design work for the additional $3000 fee. That amount had already been authorized by the State DPW. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JUNE 28, 1989 PAGE 6 d) Chairman Tartufo asked Board members their disposition on the request for support of the Office For Children 4th Annual FAMILY EXPO which is to be held in Mansfield this September 23rd. MOTION: To support the Office For Children 4th Annual FAMILY EXPO. Sarro / Markt VOTED: 3 -0 11. New Business - Town Manager a) Selectmen had been previously briefed on the work to be done by GATRA in the vicinity of River and Allen Streets commuter parking lots. The traveled ways are to be paved, some areas to be enlarged, and lights to be put in. It is expected the work will take 3 -4 months and will cause considerable disruptions for commuters. Staff and the contractor met with GATRA to identify ways to alleviate the anticipated problems, and the information sent to the Selectmen included seven "strategies ". The Town Manager recommended two, with a third which could be pursued but would take some time. There will be dislocation of at least 50 cars. One suggested alternate area was the east side of Mansfield Ave., a sec- ond along North Main Street with relaxing of the 2 -hour parking. Chair- man Tartufo said he would like to have GATRA meet with the Board to help work out Mansfield's parking problem. General feeling of Board members was 3 -4 months is an extremely long period. Selectmen Sarro and Markt both favored the Mansfield Ave. alternative. * MOTION: To accept the #1 plan through September 1, 1989. Sarro /no 2nd * MOTION: Utilize Plan #1 for duration of the construction period. Markt /Tartufo VOTED: 2 -1 Sarro opposed b) Health Insurance Joint Purchase Agreement - The Town Manager had pro- vided information on this subject previously. He was asking Board mem- bers to authorize him as the Town representative and Joan Cutillo (Trea- surer /Collector) as the alternate representative. He advised that the agreement does not save the Town any money; at the start it simply puts all member units totally in control of what is being done about health insurance. To date the Town of Easton and Berkley have joined. * MOTION: To authorize the Town Manager to sign the Health Insurance Joint Purchase Agreement and to be the Town's representative, and Joan Cutillo as the alternate. Sarro / Markt VOTED: 3 -0 c) Personnel Classification Schedule - The Chairman asked that this discus- sion be postponed until there is a full Board present and make salaries retroactive until July 1. Selectman Sarro suggested a Board meeting next week so that employees will not have to wait for pay increases. BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES OF MEETING JUNE 28, 1989 PAGE 7 MOTION: To wait and meet next Wednesday at a time to be determined. Sarro / Markt VOTED: 3 -0 d) Alan Brown has inquired about his articles on the Town Meeting Warrant concerning abandonment of portions of Willis Street. The Town Manager advised his feeling that the burden to determine any interest of the Town should be put on the petitioner, and for the petitioner to pay for any title serach, attorney fee, etc. The petitioner's attorney would then furnish the information to Town Counsel. Selectman Markt felt form- ing a Board policy should be done by a full Board. 12. New Business - Selectman a) Open Space & Recreation Plan - Board members received an "executive sum- mary" of this plan and advised that a full copy of the document is in the office. The Town Manager feels it is an excellent document and should serve the Town well as a guide in continuing development. He recommended a full review by the Board with a presentation by the Conservation Agent/ Environmental Planner and Director of Parks & Recreation, as well as the Conservation and Recreation Commissions. Chairman Tartufo commented he knows there are some special groups look- ing for space /land and suggested looking for any parcels that might answer this need, for Little League, soccer, etc. 13. Adjournment MOTION: To adjourn (at 10:30 P.M.) Markt/Sarro VOTED: 3 -0 MINUTES APPROVED: