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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSELECTMENminutes02282007-20070309102808 Town of Mansfield Board of Selectmen Minutes of February 28, 2007 Present: Chairman David McCarter, Vice Chairman Louis Amoruso, Clerk George Dentino, Selectman Michael McCue. John D'Agostino, Town Manager The Board of Selectmen's meeting was called to order at 7:30pm, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. None Chairman Kevin Kemp started off presentation with a brief overview. Parks and Recreation Director, Lorilee Fish is also present. Representatives Barrows, Poirier and Rep. Kafka's aide in addition to Senator Timilty are present. A letter of support was also received from Congressman Frank's office. Current issues faced by Recreation Commission (and sports programs supported) · Current facilities can not support existing needs of programs. · Any field that goes "off line" jeopardizes entire program · Programs are facing enrollment caps. · Impossible to limit or rest fields causing problem number "2" to be magnified. · Future growth of community. Potential Solutions · Create new space, expansion of Plymouth Street and possibly other sites. · Turf existing space of lower memorial and other sites. . A combination of both. Summary · Ability and willingness to contribute. . Critical nature of acting for the present. · Critical nature of acting for the near future. Senator Timilty believes that he may be able to find funding in the FY08 state budget. He will propose an amendment in the Senate and the Rep's will propose one in the House. The urban self help grant has been used in other communities where the Town's contribution was matched 60'Yo to help upgrade playing fields. The RecCom will make the power point presentation available for other presentations. Board of Selectmen Minutes of February 28,2007 1 Representative Poirier is the ranking minority member on the committee that involves bonding. She will assist Town in pursuing monies at the State level as she believes that this is a worthwhile cause. Rep. Poirier will continue to work with the Town in pursuing funding at all levels. Representative Barrows also spoke of the importance of the matter. Representative Kafka's aide, Mr. Phillips echoed the other Rep's commitment to this issue. Selectmen Baldwin and McCue both have children that play sports and would like to see funding available. All public and private funding sources will be explored by the Recreation Commission. Selectman Amoruso stated that while this is important there are also many other financial issues that the Town is faced with. Selectman Dentino suggests that the Recreation Commission partner with the Schools in sharing school playing fields to augment the use of the public playing fields. Chairman McCarter also expressed that he felt this was important and we will all work together to find solutions. The Clerk read the public hearing notice into record. Motion: To open hearing. (McCue/Amoruso) 5:0 passes Motion: To postpone the hearing until further notice. (Amoruso/McCue) 5:0 passes Motion: To reopen public hearing. (McCue/Amoruso) 5:0 passes Lou and Chris D'Arpino are present at the public hearing. Chris D'Arpino makes presentation as to the history of the business and how the sale of wine and malt will complement the high end deli and dessert sales. As a small business this will help maintain his business and customer base. Selectman Dentino asks about the need for this addition and Chris responds that the request for the addition of wine & malt sales was initiated by his customers. Lou talks about the needs of a small business and how this is important to the continued business of their operation. Selectman Dentino comments about the need for additional liquor licenses in town as this is the last package store wine & malt license available if granted by the ABCC. Selectman Amoruso also has dined at D'Arpino's and supports the application. Selectman McCue comments about complementing the high end deli sales with select wines and malts. Eileen O'Brien and Joseph Arayas, neighbors of D'Arpino's have questions about the changes that this license would bring to the neighborhood. There have also been issues in the past with trash removal. The dumpster has been moved on the property in the past as it was required by the insurance carrier. Unfortunately this has resulted in the dumpster being closer to the abutters listed above. The Board of Health has been notified of the issue and has been taken care of. Motion: To close public hearing. (McCue/Amoruso) 5:0 passes Board of Selectmen Minutes of February 28,2007 2 Motion: To approve wine and malt license for D'Arpino's Quality Foods. (Amoruso/McCue) Selectman Dentino asks for discussion about the zoning of the property and the uses (residential/commercial) allowed under multi use zoning. Nick Riccio will be asked to review zoning and make recommendation to BOS. Motion: Amended approval of license to include zoning review. (Amoruso/Baldwin) 5:0 passes Selectman Baldwin asks the candidates for a brief summary of why they are interested in this position. Selectman McCue asks the candidates about their thoughts on retail development and the use of the Master Plan. Governor Romney signed into law "expedited permitting" and asked the applicants their opinions on that. Selectman Amoruso asks what the candidates feel about the future of industrial/retail building in Mansfield. Selectman Dentino asks the candidates how the Planning and Zoning Boards should interact. Selectman Dentino also asks the candidates how they feel about serving on the Fair Housing Board of Directors if not appointed to the Planning Board. Chairman McCarter states that he has no additional comments. Planning Board applicants: Beth Ashman Collins. She has an economic development and community planning background. She is not overly familiar with expedited permitting however she is familiar with smart growth and economic development incentives. Does not attend town meeting regularly but will if appointed. Believes Planning Board and ZBA should work together but they are separate boards with sometimes different missions. Anthony Jodice: Wants to bring professional diversity to the Board. Thinks residential growth will slow as industrial/retail has continued to rise. Does not attend town meeting regularly but will if appointed. Waldo Cruickshank. Stated he has experience in planning and zoning from past experiences. He does not feel the need for expedited permitting as if everything is in order it should move along on its own. He attends town meeting sporadically. Would like to see the down town area revitalized while maintaining its historical character. He also believes that the Planning and Zoning Boards should work closely. Michael McClanahan: Already an alternate member and is looking to expand his role as a regular member. He has years of experience in construction and subdivision development. He is interested in development of Smart Growth planning. He does not see any major retail growth in town other than the Mall. He is a regular town meeting attendee. Board of Selectmen Minutes of February 28, 2007 3 Motion: To nominate Michael McClanahan as a full time member to a five year term ending January 2012. (McCue/Baldwin) 5:0 passes Motion: To nominate Beth Ashman Collins as an associate member to fill Mr. McClanahan's term. (Amoruso/Baldwin) 4:0:1 passes Motion: To nominate Anthony Jodice as an associate member to fill Mr. McClanahan's term. (Dentino) Motion fails due to lack of a second. Board of Assessors Dorine Boyd: is a real estate professional that is interested in getting more involved in town business and giving back to the community. Selectman Dentino asks Selectman Amoruso asks Ms. Boyd if she would have any conflicts professionally with being on the Board of Assessors. She would not. Selectman McCue asks about her thoughts on the split rate/single rate debate. She does not regularly attend town meeting but will if appointed. She will also take certification course needed if appointed. Motion: To appoint Dorine Boyd to a 3 year term on the Board of Assessors ending on January 2010. (McCue/Dentino) 5:0 passes Zoning Board of Appeals Karl Clemmey. Long time resident that has applied before and is applying again in from of the full board. He has thirty years of experience in this area of business and he is only interested in associate member position that expires January 2008. Mr. Clemmey is also very familiar with the Zoning Board of Appeals regulations. Selectman Dentino asks Mr. Clemmey why he is only interested in the unexpired year's term. He just wants to help out the Board whenever they are short members or need help with issues. Jeff Garr: Resident in town that is also moving his business from Norton to Mansfield and wants to get more involved with the town and give back to the community. Is somewhat familiar with the Zoning regulations however he would make sure that he would read up on them all if appointed. Selectman Dentino asks Mr. Garr why he applied for the position when he has little zoning experience. Mr. Garr stated that he has the desire to learn and help the town grow. He feels he offers a fresh prospective and dedication to the town. Motion: To appoint Jeff Garr to the Zoning Board of Appeals to fill an unexpired term ending January 2008. (Baldwin) 4:0:1 Dentino abstains. Passes Motion: To appoint Karl Clemmey to the Zoning Board of Appeals to fill an unexpired term ending January 2008. (Dentino) Motion fails due to lack of a second. Board of Selectmen Minutes of February 28,2007 4 Conservation Commission Motion: To appoint Joe Mulkern to the Conservation Commission for a 4 year term ending January 2011. (McCue/Dentino) Baldwin abstains 4:0:1 passes Animal Welfare Committee Vanessa Garuft. Is a volunteer at the shelter and would like to become more involved in Shelter issues. She is not a member of PET A and believes that euthanasia is necessary at times. She also regularly attends town meeting. Motion: To appoint Vanessa Garufi to an alternate member position expiring January 2008. (McCue/Baldwin) 5:0 passes Lou Costa, MIS Director John Sullivan, Town Engineer Mark Cook, Highway Manager Chief Arthur O'Neil, Police Chief Robert Bellevance, Fire Mark Cook, Highway Division Operations Manager and Lee Azinheira, DPW Director document the 40'Yo increase in road miles than we had in 1985. The roads are also wider now than in the past. The modern drainage systems and fields have also more than doubled in that time. The department has been short staffed for a number of years and they are having difficulty keeping up with Town services. They are requesting two additional skilled laborers. John Sullivan, Town Engineer. Mr. Sullivan is requesting that the entry level Junior Engineer position be filled as the responsibilities of the department have grown substantially and now are faced with the new developments in Town such as the Mansfield Crossings Mall. The position will be funded by a combination of the general fund and water /sewer enterprise funds. Consultants will be needed for several projects in town if this position is not funded. Lou Costa, MIS Director. He is requesting that his Administrative Assistant be given more hours as the Town is losing their volunteer web master. An additional Network Assistant is also needed as the dept. has really grown in covering more town wide systems and projects from water, sewer, police, fire, schools in addition to municipal services at Town hall. The majority of the work has been done in-house and consultants are used sparingly. Selectman Dentino asks Mr. Costa why he feels these upgrades are necessary and if he has done a cost analysis of they increases and comparison of other surrounding towns. Mr. Costa responded that he is still in the process of this comparison and will forward the information as soon as possible. Board of Selectmen Minutes of February 28, 2007 5 Robert Bellavance, Fire Chief. He is looking to implement a reorganization plan to increase accountability, safety, and supervision. This reorganization would cost roughly 60 thousand dollars. The department does need more staff however they are not looking for this increase in staff at this time. The reorganization plan is the first priority in order to meet personnel and public safety goals. Lt. Walter Crickard, Police Dept. is in attendance for Chief O'Neil. The department is in need of two Captain positions. Due to shortage of staff, patrolmen have to stay off the street and provide administrative coverage and scheduling of officers. These functions are best performed by higher level staff with expertise in this area. Selectman Baldwin asks John Sullivan if adding an engineer would mean adding a car to the fleet. Mr. Sullivan said no, the dept. shares a car. She also asked Lou Costa in what matter the MIS Dept. has supported the IT services at the schools. The MIS dept. has started supporting payroll and other IT services at this time however the contract is going out to bid. Selectman McCue asks if the depts. need capital improvements in addition to staff and services described tonight. Many of them do but will cover this item at a future meeting. Selectman Amoruso asks DPW if they have budget numbers for the additional laborers they are asking for. They do have numbers but they don't include soft costs. Selectman Dentino also asks Mr. Sullivan about funding of engineering position under Chapter 90 monies. Position has been funded under this before, however we do need a permanent position through the general fund. Selectman Dentino asks Lt. Crickard about the number of Sergeants, Lieutenants and patrolmen. Captains positions would be new. . Warrant No. 34 in the amount of $2,235,468.11 Motion: To approve warrant No. 34 in the amount of $2,235,468.11 (Amoruso/Baldwin) 4-0 (Mr. McCarter abstaining from check #367068) Passes · Warrant No. 35 in the amount of $1,332,497.21 Motion: To approve in the amount of $1,332,497.21 (McCue/Dentino) 4-0 (Mr. McCarter abstaining from check (#367403) Passes · Minutes of February 14, 2007 Selectmen's Meeting. Motion: To approve Minutes of February 14, 2007. (Amoruso/Baldwin) Board of Selectmen Minutes of February 28,2007 6 4:0 passes · Tweeter Center Entertainment license discussion: Time overages by the end of the season need to be calculated better. A further review of the license will be given next meeting. · Recommendation of Hackney License denial from the Town Manager. Motion: (Amoruso/McCue) 4:1, Dentino nay, passes · Seven day entertainment for folk festival. License discussion tabled until next meeting · Donation in the amount of $1,450.00 from Tyco Healthcare for affordable housing trust fund. Motion: Acceptance of Tyco money. (Amoruso/Baldwin) 5:0 passes . Correspondence from Helen Christian, Town Clerk regarding possible dates of Town Meeting and Special Town Meeting. Motion: Designation of town meeting date to May 15th date for town meeting and special town meeting. (Amoruso/McCue) 5:0 passes · Letter from Mansfield School Committee asking to come to meeting to discuss FY08 school budget. They are scheduled for the March 7th meeting. · Letter from Edith Stokey on behalf of the Mansfield High School class of 1940 requesting permission to place a small boulder with bronze plaque on a town memorial for Albert Sita. They would need assistance from DPW to place stone. · Request from New England Folk Festival Association asking that the Seven Day entertainment license fee be waived as they are a non profit group. This application has been routed to all depts. and have come back with no issues other than standard requirements from the fire dept. to comply with 507 CMR · Letter from Michele Grenier and Conservation Commission supporting Joseph Mulkern as an applicant for a seat on the Commission. Motion: to extend meeting to U:lOpm. (Amoruso/McCue) 5:0 passes The Town Manager reported the fol/owing: Board of Selectmen Minutes of February 28,2007 7 · Recap of the Governors budget as it pertains to Mansfield's FY08 projected funding vs. Governors budget numbers. MBT A assessment and cherry sheet estimates were given to BaS. · Sewer negotiations meeting tomorrow night. . Rotary lunch at the COA next Tuesday afternoon. . Light Commissioners meeting March 5th and 19th. · Town Managers coffee hour at the COA March 15th . April 3rd tri-town sewer meeting possibly in Norton. Selectman Baldwin no issues Selectman McCue has questions about Mass Highway and Spring St. entrance to Mansfield Crossings. Selectman Amoruso has questions regarding Cable Access contract and would like them to come to meeting. Motion: To appoint David McCarter and Ann Baldwin as CIP representatives (McCue/Amoruso) 5:0 passes Format for Intermunicipal sewer agreement committee may change from the way it was done in the past. This year one Selectman and one Staff person will be appointed. Motion: To appoint Selectman Dentino as BaS representative. (Amoruso/Baldwin) 5:0 passes. To appoint Lee Azinheira as staff representative (Amoruso/McCue) 5:0 passes Motion: To adjourn at 11:14 PM (McCue) 5:0 Passes ~-tpe- ~ ~~~ Signature of Clerk ??1~d ?~ 2~~? Date of Approval Board of Selectmen Minutes of February 28, 2007 8