HomeMy WebLinkAboutCapital Improvements 01/28/1991CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
MINUTES
January 28, 1991!
PRESENT: Chairman Quinn, Barbara Hagg, Edward Tar�,ufo A os Robinson, Frank
Guardabascio, Philip Smith, Robert Gurek u, U, "C)
Joan Cutillo, Acting Town Manager
Shaun Burke, Director of Planning and Development';" � '.,
Lawrence Gallagher, Town Accountant
Laurilee Fish -St. Hillaire, Parks and Recreation Director
Robert Swanson, Town Engineer/Director Department of Public Works
1. Meeting called to order at 7:45 P.M.
Chairman Quinn - Lets review list and make decisions.
Frank Guardabascio - Lets use the plan and go page by page.
Joan Cutillo - Do the FY 91-92 first, figures to go into raise and appropriate.
Larry Gallagher - Identify top priorities.
Chairman Quinn - A - Have to do it now.
B - Should be a priority if we have money.
C - Can wait.
Town Hall Improvements - Roof, Windows, Energy Generation
Chairman Quinn - Concensus now on Town Hall improvements. Formal vote prior to Tow
Meeting, Yes (A).
General Street drainage - Yes (A)
Oakland Street By -Pass -
Ed Tartufo - Split amount of study, $25,000 priorty (B) for FY92.
General Street Resurfacing - Yes (A).
General Bridge - Cut to $25,000.00 (B).
DPW Equipment - Move $25,000 out to FY 93.
$25,000 (A) Sewer Cleaner
(A) Trench Box
(A) Calcium Chloride
Mill Pond Dam Study - NA
Solid Waste - NA
Public Safety - Move fire station study to FY93 (C).
Fire - $50,000 Engine No. 3 (A)
5 Air Packs (A)
Jaws of Life (A)
Move five air packs to FY 93.
Move $50,000 for communications system to FY 93.
Miscellaneous - Revalvation Reserve $22,000 (A)
Commuter"Parking (NA)
Permit Tracking (NA)
All votes unanimous until last meeting before Town Meeting.
Equipment Repair Reserve
3 Marked Cruisers (A)
Water Operations Equipment
Joan Cutillo - Use $15,000 out of Capital Account and will pay them back. We will
need another meeting with Bob Swanson and Jerry St.Hillaire to discuss their equip-
ment requests.
Chairman Quinn- Water equipment priority B and if we find additional money
go to A.
Money for ambulance ($75,000.00) will come from the stabilization fund.
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Discussion on Purchasing Equipment. The committee discussed the idea of purchasing
used equipment. Request Jerry and Bob at next meeting.
Bond Funds
System -Wide Schools
High School - Heat Conversion -(A) $60,000.00.
Ventilation - (A) $48,000.00.
Fire Alarm - (A) Reduce amount to $60,000.00.
Larry Gallagher - $146,000.00 to transfer from existing accounts.
Chairman Quinn - Ask for hard numbers on heat and ventilation. Raise and appropriate
the difference between $146,000 and $208,000.
Parks and Recreation
Lorille Fish St. Hillaire - $10,000 for installation of installation of irrigation
system
$13,000 for playground improvements
$5,000 for rails to trils study to estimate cost and
phasing.
$11,100 Trails Development to pay for labor to clear
trails on railroad track and in other loca-
tions. The grant has been applied for.
$100,000 For development of C, C, & F land applied for
matching granting - Town must put money up
front if grant is awarded.
Discussion of funding of $100,000 for development of C C & F land
The funding for the development of recreational land could be as a bond authoriza-
tion. Change to warrant article from Capital Improvements - consensus.
Memorial Park Improvements - (A) $23,000
Rails to Trail - (C) $5.000
Trail Development - (C) $5,000
Open Space Acquisition - DELETE
Water Line Extension - $60,000 move out by one year.
Chairman Quinn - Need policy statement about sewer and water decisions. Until the
Selectmen advise us of policy, we will put off.
Minor System Imorovements
(A) $25,000 - Transfer from Water Capital Reserve
$21,000 - From rates
Cate Springs
Repoint brick - water operations and rates (A)
(Neither will be from tax rate.)
Recycling
Vote to remove recycling $100,000 from Capital Improvments.
Municipal Complex
Move to FY1993.
Sewer
East Mansfield Sewer - Will probably be a bond issued of some type. We
would like zero interest. State loan. Explore partial betterment.
Joan Cutillo - Could break down into 50% to East Mansfield and or 1/3 and 2/3 of
approximately 1.9 million.
Bond Authorization - Separate article needed to allow creation of betterment
district. Support 1.9 million (A).
Sewer Plant Extension - (A) Out of trust. $100,000 not on tax rate.
Infiltration- (A) Funding Source . Sewer operation.
Norton Reservoir Ext. - Move to 1993.
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C, C S F Parking Improvements
(A)Light at Forbes Boulevard and West Street intersection change to $100,000
and add to betterment district.
2. Adjournment.— 9.45 P.M.
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