June 22, 2009
Present was James C. Lehan, Robert J. Garrity, James M. Tomaszewski, and Jack Hathaway, Town Administrator.
Jim Lehan opened the meeting at 7 p.m. Jack Hathaway read the agenda contents.
ENERGY COMMITTEE
Committee members present were Rob Garrity, Rita Advani, Bob Lombard, Lynn Gilleland, and Ray Angelone. Missing was Tara Henrichon, Bill Behling, and John Olivieri.
Rob introduced the Committee and explained a little of who they were and what they were doing. Rita Advani, Chairperson spoke for the Committee and explained a power point presentation. She gave an update and said they will be working with all departments to try to save energy costs for the town.
REMO R. VITO, DPW UPDATES
Butch said he has an agreement with Wrentham to have them supply us with water on Mondays, to give us a break.
Butch said they have 18 leaks left to do. 31 leaks have been fixed already. There are 49 leaks; 2200 services. Butch said they are going to do an April and October detection so they can stay on top of the leaks. Jim would favor doing more than doing less. Jack said they are. Butch said they will be doing it quarterly. Rob asked if this looks for leaks in the road. Butch said yes. It is all auditory.
Butch said these are all copper services done in the late 80’s, early 90’s. They are in the same areas of town as last year – Castle Road, Stop River, etc. The only common denominator is underground wiring. If you are grounded to the copper system, get off.
Butch told the Board 31 leaks were fixed within the last month. Jim T. asked if the amount of water pumping has come down. Butch said no, especially with all the rain we have had to date.
Butch said they were down 50% last time he was in. He said that they found malfunctioning meters, and leaks. They are now down around 20%. They need to check the accuracy of the meter to the well, and the meters to the homes.
Butch will be back in to a meeting in July to stay on top of this.
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
NEW BUSINESS
Butch will give the Board the total amount left of Chapter 90 and what roads need repair. Where did they rank on the survey? Butch said they are stabilizing main roads. Jim T. wants the ranking of roads.
Jack did a slight recap of town meeting.
Jack said that the one glitch was the vote for the stabilization for the roads. It should have been a 2/3 vote and we did majority. Jack said we will have to reconsider on the fall town meeting. We need to consider the timing of the vote. We should see the schools and the public safety building. Perhaps we have one ballot this fall that will take care of all of it.
Jack and the Board apologized to Mr. Birkner regarding the error made, and said that the Selectmen will sponsor the article so that they do not have to go through the hard work again. Jim T. said he thinks the spirit of what they tried to accomplish was accomplished. We will put the article on the warrant, sponsored by the Selectmen, to prevent them from going through all the work. This was unanimously agreed upon by the Selectmen.
Jeff Birkner made a suggestion to the Board that after each article in the warrant, they could put what vote is needed for each article – majority, 2/3, etc.
Jim T. agreed we should put which vote is required and Town Counsel can research it ahead of time.
Jack said that the budget was delivered on Thursday and is the second to last stop before becoming final. He said that we should know if the Governor signed it or not by June 27th. Jack gave a brief overview of the budget.
Jack reported that the School Superintendent is moving into the Town Hall on Wednesday. He will be bringing three administrative staff with him.
The Board discussed the street name “Canterberry” Lane. It was suggested that Jack send a letter to all residents advising them there is an expense to this that will be their cost. This is referring to changing their deeds, plot plans, etc.
Jim discussed getting the Boards together to finish thinking through the planning component. He mentioned the land sale coming up. Habitat for Humanities with the Affordable Trust. He suggested we reinstitute the meeting with the chairs that Ramesh started and continue that in the fall. The Board discussed Stop & Shop and public safety.
Jim L. suggested that the Board each take projects and work with the respective departments on them. It was agreed as follows:
Jim T. will do Land Sale and Stop & Shop
Rob will do Planning Dept., Chairman’s Meeting and Habitat for Humanity
Jim L. will do public safety, EDC and the Sewer Treatment Plant.
Jack will renegotiate contracts with DPW, Chiefs, and DPW Director. Jim L. will work with Jack on his contract.
Jack said the Planning Board Clerk Janet Lamonica will retire at the end of June. Jack said he will look to fill that position.
Jack told the Board he will renew Workers Comp and Building Liability insurance. It came in $30,000 below budget.
Jack said he received the resignation from the Asst. Mechanic at DPW.
Jim T. and Jack attended a ribbon cutting at Taylor Rental’s grand opening.
Jack told the Board that there are two candidates for the Board of Assessors position. The Assessors voted to appoint one person to the Board of Assessors, subject to confirmation of the Selectmen on that vote. Jack will have the Board of Selectmen and Assessors interview candidates.
Jack noted that he has been appointed to the Board for 495/ARC.
ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS
Rob Garrity moved to appoint the following to the ADA Compliance Committee, term to expire June 30, 2010: Thomas Terpstra, Kent Schenkel, Nancy Wirtes and Charlotte Norris. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint William Crump to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, term to expire June 30, 2011. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint Joseph Sebastiano as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, term to expire June 30, 2014. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint Joseph Flanagan as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, term to expire June 30, 2014. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint Shawn Dooley as an Associate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, term to expire June 30, 2010. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint Katharine Doyle as an Associate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, term to expire June 30, 2010. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint Janyce Conklin as a member of the Arts Council, term to expire June 30, 2012. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Jim Tomaszewski moved to appoint the following members to the Cable Advisory Committee, term to expire June 20, 2010: John Spinney, Jonathan Smith, Jack Hathaway, and Jamie Masterson. Robert Garrity seconded, and it was so voted.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint Frank O’Neill to the Capital Outlay Committee, term to expire June 30, 2011. Jim Tomaszewski seconded. It was so voted by Rob Garrity and Jim Tomaszewski. Jim Lehan abstained from voting.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint Kevin Roche, Carolyn VanTine, and Melissa Wainwright to the Corrections Advisory Committee, term to expire June 30, 2010. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint John Weddleton to the Conservation Commission, term to expire June 30, 2012. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint Joann Squitieri, Janice Axberg, Richard Connors and Tom Mirabile to the Council on Aging, terms to expire June 30, 2012. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint Robert Nicodemus, Walter Byron, Lori Scholl, Gregory Mirliss, and Mark Nelson to the Economic Development Committee, term to expire June 30, 2010. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Jim Tomaszewski moved to appoint Ed Nolan as Emergency Management Director, term to expire June 30, 2010. Rob Garrity seconded, and it was so voted.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint Marcia Johnston, Barbara Bartholomew, and Betsy Whitney to the Historical Commission, terms to expire June 30, 2012. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Jim Tomaszewski moved to appoint James Dyer, Eric Dupont, and Bradley McCreedy to the Insurance Advisory Committee, term to expire June 30, 2010. Rob Garrity seconded, and it was so voted.
Rob Garrity moved to appoint David Wildman to the Norfolk County Advisory Board, term to expire June 30, 2010. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
Jim Tomaszewski moved to appoint Catherine McDonough, Ari Alpert, Jack Campbell, Eric Carlson and Thomas Doyle to the Re-Engineering Committee, term to expire June 30, 2010. Rob Garrity seconded, and it was so voted.
Jim Tomaszewski moved to appoint John Olivieri as the Veterans’ Graves Officer, term to expire June 30, 2010. Rob Garrity seconded, and it was so voted.
LIAISONS
The Board discussed the liaisons for the upcoming year and chose as follows:
The Board as a whole will be liaison to the Advisory Board.
Jim Lehan
Affordable Housing Committee
Community Preservation Committee
Conservation Commission
Economic Development Committee
Insurance Advisory Committee
Norfolk Schools
Public Safety
Rob Garrity
Council on Aging
Energy Committee
Board of Health
King Philip Schools
Planning Board
Re-Engineering Committee
Zoning Board of Appeals
Zoning Bylaw Study Committee
Jim Tomaszewski
Cable
Capital Outlay
Department of Public Works
Historical Commission
Library
Recreation
School Building Committee
Tri-County School
Jack Hathaway
MBTA
MAPC
Jack said he has a meeting on Wednesday with the Union rep. They will discuss layoffs and work with us on the seniority process that we went through regarding layoffs. They will also discuss the grievance and the number of steps.
Rob thanked everyone who came to town meeting. Jim T. was surprised at the light attendance – 137 for a budget discussion.
At 9:40 p.m., being no further business, Rob Garrity moved to adjourn the meeting. Jim Tomaszewski seconded, and it was so voted.
This is a true and accurate report of the Selectmen’s Meeting of June 22, 2009.
James M. Tomaszewski, Clerk
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