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Home My WebLink Aboutmin light commission 02/05/01 ~ LIGHT COMMISSIONERS Minutes February 5, 2001 r) r01J!hJ ~.,ECt/Vl'"D c,l:"rH, c" . rif" ~ 01 JUL 10 l\. OFFICE Present: Chairman Brad Wills, Lou Amoruso, Dave McCarter, Dan D.o~ S ^. P/1 I: S2 John D' Agostino, Town Manager MASSA C ~ 'ELO Jack Beliveau, Director of Light Department HUSerTS Kimberly Stoyle, Financial Director. 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. (This meeting was posted originally, but then cancelled due to the weather. Because it was not re-posted it would not be possible to vote on any items.) 2. Questions and Comments Metricom Request - The Director advised they had received a granite location package request from Metricom, which is typically received for pole location requests. They have been advised until a right of way policy has been established the request will not be considered unless the Commission has objections. The Director has been working with Attorney August on a policy, but it is a complicated issue. rl 3. Light Department Director's Report Financial Report Reviewed was the December preliminary statement of income and surplus and summary. The Financial Director is already starting to make year-end adjustments. Seabrook is now back on line, which will provide some relief. Also reviewed was the balance sheet. The Financial Director advised they have been unhappy with their present billing system and feel they have found one that will do everything they want. It is close to the cost they are presently paying for the current billing system. The new company has great credentials and expertise in their field. They also have a training facility so employees can be trained on this system. There will be a complete demo tomorrow at the Financial Director's office. There were a total of six outages as a result of trees coming down. GIS On hold as they are waiting for the fly-over for pole distribution plus information for every other department in town which will probably be scheduled this spring. A general discussion followed regarding funding and grants for the project and town meeting. GIS will be an agenda item for the next meeting. PPCA The PPCA has been increased to reflect our purchased power. Millstone is down now. It is projected to be down for six weeks. r SEABROOK The Director advised that one of the problems with Mansfield that goes back to the 70's is that we have too much Seabrook and not enough diversity. The loss of Seabrook has devastating results on us. The Director is looking at ways to swap a piece of Seabrook for another nuclear plant of equal value to get our exposure down so loss of Seabrook will not disrupt us. 55% of the energy we receive is from Seabrook. The Director has received a request to buy more of Seabrook and has 30 days. His suggestion is to not react. The Director is talking with a consultant regarding distributor generation, which uses diesel engines. " r Light Commissioners Page two February 5, 2001 Projections for Next Year The Director is hoping the PPCA will be stable. 200t Budget Has been prepared and was distributed to the Commissioners for their review. MMWEC As a follow up to last meeting, MMWEC made the decision to terminate the GM position immediately. The Director was not allowed to speak at the meeting, but put in writing the affect this might have on the organization. They have incurred large legal costs. The Director will continue to work to bring about positive change in the organization. Relative to burying the wires for the streetlights on Main Street a demand letter has been sent and if they don't respond in 30 days we were going to go with complaints to the department of telecommunication. The Director noted he does have points of contact now with that level. Originally a sum of money was appropriated and nothing was ever done. The Director has a contract and a quote. 4. Old Business The walk-through for the Light Department expansion will be held on February 1 ih at r 9:06 a.m. on High Street. Chairman Wills noted that on route 140 on the north side between West Street and 106 one of the big streetlights is out. He noted there are three lights out on route 106 by St. Mary's Church. He asked that any residents noticing street lights out to call 261-7361. 5. New Business Date of next meeting March 12,2001. 6. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully Submitted Deborah A. Button Lou Amoruso, Clerk Light Commissioners r