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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSELECTMENminutes11072007-20071210104621 Town of Mansfield Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 7, 2007 Present: Chairman Louis Amoruso, Vice Chairman Sandra Levine, Clerk Ann Baldwin, Selectman David McCarter, Selectman George Dentino, John D'Agostino, Town Manager The Board of Selectmen's meeting was called to order at 7:30pm A moment of silence was held for former Statehouse Representative Barbara Hyland. She had recently passed away from a long illness. The Board then followed with the Pledge of Allegiance. Notice of public hearing read into record by Clerk Baldwin. Motion: To open hearing. (Levine/McCarter) 5:0 passes Philip Earl Howard, VP of Chair5 restaurants (parent company of Qdoba) and Kevin Brown, Restaurant Manager were also present. The Mansfield location will be the 13th Qdoba Restaurant. Question from Selectman Baldwin about why the restaurant was looking for a full liquor license vs. wine and malt license. Mr. Howard stated that margaritas are a popular drink for a Mexican restaurant and for this you need a full liquor license. The restaurant plans to open November 23rd and is looking forward to offering a different mix of food to the area. They will not be offering traditional Mexican fare, more like upscale fast food cuisine. Selectman McCarter and Levine ask about the type of business they do and the configuration of the seating layout. Inside seating holds 68. The patio has an additional 6 tables. The service of food will be assembly line style (create your own entrees like Subway does where you tell the server what to put on your sandwich.) Selectman Dentino also asked about why they are looking for a full liquor license. Mr. Howard explained it is the only liquor license left in town. We don't have any wine and malt licenses left to give. Selectman Dentino also had questions about the number and location of building egresses'. Chairman Amoruso asked how the liquor will be served as they do not plan on having a bar. Beer and other liquors are kept in a locked area that the cashier can access at the end of the transaction. The Board welcomed them and wished the establishment luck in business. Motion: To close hearing. (Levine/McCarter) 5:0 passes Motion: To approve all alcohol liquor license for Qdoba Mexican Grill. (McCarter/Levine) 5:0 passes Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 7,2007 1 · Tomorrow morning at lOam the coffee hour at the COA will host the area Representatives as well · An updated collection of ambulance receipts are being gathered · Saturday at llpm there will be a Veterans brunch at the Congregational Church · Tomorrow night the Tri- Town sewer meeting will take place at 7pm . The Veterans Day parade will be on Sunday, November 11th at 12pm . On Thursday, November 8th Branch Street will be closed for a short period of time for repaving . Warrant No. 19 in the amount of $2,148,383.99 Motion: To approve warrant No. 19 in the amount of $2,148,383.99 (Levine/McCarter) (Mr. McCarter abstaining from check #376873) 4:0:1 passes (Dentino abstains) · Board of Selectmen meeting minutes of October 21,2007 Motion: Move to approve minutes. (Levine/McCarter) 4:0:1 (Baldwin abstains) · Request for Water Installers License from T ASCON Corp. Motion: To approve Water Installers License for TASCON Corp. (McCarter/Levine) 5:0 passes · Common Victualler application for Qdoba Mexican Grill. Motion: Approve Common Victualler application for Qdoba Mexican Grill. (Levine/Baldwin) 5:0 passes · Memo from Kurt Gaffney, Water Operations Manager re: follow up on water complaints - 142 Church St. After numerous tests it was determined the cause of Ms. Callan's water problems are old service pipes on her property that should be replaced by the homeowner. The pipes on the Town side are flowing properly. The Board commented on the excellent service provided by the water dept. staff. · Memo from John Sullivan, Town Engineer, regarding possible right hand onto N. Main Street from East St. This would not be possible due to the geography of the road without major renovations. Selectman Levine woul,d like a copy of this sent to the residents that expressed the concern. Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 7, 2007 2 · Check in the amount of $2,500 received from Route 140 School Street LLC. This is to fund the installation of signs along Rt. 140 identifying the Downtown Business District. Motion: To accept $2,500 check from Rt. 140 School St. LLC (McCarter/Levine) 5:0 passes · Email from the Mansfield Women of Today asking for permission to put up Holiday House Tour sign on the South Common. The request is for 2 weeks starting November 12th. Motion: To approve Women of Today sign on S. Common for the time specified. (Levine/McCarter) 5:0 passes · Letter from Stephen Cerullo, Cat man Cafe owner. They will be serving their annual Thanksgiving breakfast on November 22, 2007 and would like permission to sell alcohol starting at 8am that day. Motion: To approve 8am liquor service on November 22nd. (Levine/Baldwin) 3:1:1 passes (Levine nay, McCarter abstains) Discussion: Selectman Levine has questions about why they need to serve alcohol that early in the morning. Selectman Amoruso and Dentino. stated that they have done this for years and have not had a problem. · Letter from Walter Parker, Director of School Buildings and Grounds. Request for fee waiver associated with a variance request to erect an electronic message Board in from the Mansfield High School. This will be a permanent sign that will display school and town messages. Motion: To approve fee waiver request from Mr. Parker. (Dentino/McCarter) 5:0 passes · There will be a slight change to the format of questions and comments. People will be asked to sign up and provide topic to which they wish to speak on. · Old business from Chairman Amoruso: None · Old business from Selectman Dentino: None · Old business for Selectman McCarter: Send letter to business's that hold liquor licenses but aren't being utilized. The Board wants information from these businesses on their intentions. The Town Manager will draft policy for Board. Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 7,2007 3 Motion: To authorize Chair to sent letter (McCarter/Levine) 5:0 passes Questions on Boards and Committee's renewals. Letters have been sent to applicants and ads placed in newspaper. · Old business for Selectman Baldwin: Relining of Elm St. from single line to double line. (Brookside St. to the end of Elm St. at the Norton line) that will eliminate the passing zone on the street. Questions on ambulance receipts. Mr. D'Agostino will follow up with fire Chief. · Old business for Selectman Levine: She wants to move to rescind the policy implemented last week regarding the permanent correspondence binder. (Levine/McCarter) 3:2 passes (Dentino/Baldwin nay) Discussion: Selectman Levine does not believe the policy is necessary and doesn't want to go forward with it. Chairman Amoruso also stated that he too thinks that after careful consideration it would be a good idea to rescind the policy. Selectman Levine also wants to start a new Charter Review Committee. This would be an elected board. Selectman McCarter would prefer to start with an Ad-hoc Sub-Committee of volunteers to look at the Charter for possible review and formal Committee setup. Motion: To establish an ad-hoc committee to review t~e Charter and report back to the Board. (Levine/McCarter) 5:0 passes · New business from Selectman Baldwin: Ann read a statement on her views and position on the Board. She hopes the Board will work together in the future for the Town's best interest. · New business from Selectman Dentino: He appreCiates Selectman Baldwin's statement and also believes that the Board needs to start working together. He also pledges to work hard for the Board. Questions on MMA essay contest. The Town has missed it for the last two years and he would like the Board to send a letter to the Superintendent asking why they have not participated. Motion: To send letter to Superintendent Hodges (Dentino/Levine) 5:0 passes Additional questions about downtown grant program. COG has just been selected to continue on as the grant administrator. However, the grant monies have not been deposited into the Town's account yet. The Board would like to see COG at a future meeting to discuss this. Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 7,2007 4 Selectman Dentino would also like to start a subcommittee to study job classifications. He would like to serve on committee as Selectman. Mr. D'Agostino stated that he believes that this is a good idea and will look into using a consultant that specializes in this area. The unions would also have to be involved in any re- classification discussions. Selectman McCarter would like to discuss this at a future meeting. The Town Manager will gather information for the Board to review. The Board will then start by reviewing the grade/step process and positions that are at the highest grade/step level. Motion: To establish a sub committee for the purpose of studying job classifications. (Dentino/Levine) 5:0 passes Selectman Dentino will serve on committee, another board member will be named soon. · New business from Chairman Amoruso: He wanted to thank all the people that supported him during the recall. . New business from Selectman McCarter: He also wanted to thank all the people that supported him during the recall. · New business from Selectman Levine: She would like to get a calendar of events that Board need to work on. This would include a timeline of when certain licenses are due and when Boards and Committee's need to be appointed by. Selectman Levine would also like to congratulate the Kids helping Kids groups that sent the thank you card to the Board. They worked hard to raise money for local charities and they appreciate them for it. Motion: To adjourn at 9:20PM (McCarter) 5-0 Passes ~~~~$t$Mvm Signature of Clerk nor~k I~ 2tJtJ? Date of Approval Board of Selectmen Minutes of November 7,2007 5