Date Time Location
Tuesday 5:30 PM Bourne Veterans Memorial
239 Main Street Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
1. Call to Order
2. Executive Session - Legal
3. Salute the Flag/A Moment of Silence for our Troops
4. Approval of Minutes
5. Public Comment – Non Agenda Items
6. Correspondence
7. Technical correction of Special Permit issued to Christy’s of Cape Cod
8. Licenses/Permits
9. Chief Ford’s position on 4-way stop at Barlow’s Landing and Shore
Road
10. Year end account transfers
11. Canal Side Task Force – Canal Side
12. BFDC
13. Otis Resolution
14. Selectmen Rules and Procedures
15. Request from the Stranding Network
16. Goals update
17. Committee Appointments:
a. Bourne Financial Development Corp
b. Buzzards Bay Action Committee
c. Central Information and Liaison Officer for Development
d. Private Roads Acceptance Committee
e. Registrar of Voters
f. Selectmen’s Task Force on Local Pollution
g. Community Oversight Group for the Storm Water Management Group
h. Canal Side Task Force
18. Town Administrator’s Report
19. Selectmen’s Reports
20. Other Selectmen business
21. Adjourn
Selectmen’s
Minutes
July 11, 2006
Bourne Memorial
Community Center
239 Main Street
Buzzards Bay, MA
02532
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Attendance:
Thomas M. Guerino
Board of Selectmen:
Galon “Skip” Barlow, Vice Chairman
Jamie J. Sloniecki, Clerk
Meeting was called to order at 5:30 and went into Executive Session, had Sewer Commissioners Meeting and now reconvening to the regular Selectmen’s Meeting at 7:05 P.M.
There was an amendment on Page 3 with two names that was changed on motions that were made.
Amendment on Page 6 after the sentence Hal DeWaltoff went on record as saying the Finance Committee has not met on this”. ADD He offered his own thoughts regarding the appointment. He said he did not think it was a good idea to have one of the candidates for the position be appointed as the interim. He felt it wasn’t fair to the process and made it “too political”.
Selectman Sloniecki made a MOTION
and SECONDED by Selectman Barlow to accept the minutes as amended. UNANIMOUS
VOTE
Selectman Sloniecki said he doesn’t sensor the correspondence. If there are meetings that have passed then he chooses not to read them.
Selectman Conron said according to the minutes of the Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee, there is no representation from the Town of Bourne. Administrator Guerino said the previous appointment was good through June 30th and Selectman Sloniecki’s appointment became effective July 1st. The Cape Cod Joint Transportation Committee has been notified that Selectman Sloniecki is the towns representative. It’s an important that we start attending these meetings since Mass Highway is requiring that we go through TIP (Transportation Improvement Program) to obtain and secure the funding for the access to the new Elementary School site.
Administrator Guerino commented on item V of the correspondence. The overhead street light at Scenic Highway and Brigantine Pass is a private streetlight and is not lit. It’s a safety issue at this intersection and the Mass. Highway Department asked that we relight the existing overhead light for several months while they finish the lighting configuration for the flyover. We have agreed to do this.
Town Counsel Robert Troy said the land court issued a decision on the case of Cumberland Farms vs. Christy’s of Cape Cod. It was in favor of the Town of Bourne and Christy’s of Cape Cod. There was a technical correction that the land court has requested the town to make.
The judgment was appealed to the Appeals Court who has
know affirmed the judgment of the land court in favor of the Town of Bourne and
Christy’s of Cape Cod. The Board may want to amend their decision to reflect
the technical correction. The amendment will read as follows: Strike the
language which contains incorrect references to the parcel number and add, “To
reflect the subject property as being Parcel 15 and a portion of Parcel 13.1.”
Selectman Barlow made a MOTION
and SECONDED by Selectman Conron to amend subject to Town Counsel’s
recommendation to read Parcel 15 as a description and portion of Parcel 13.1 as
the other description to be amended. UNANIMOUS VOTE
Licenses/Permits
a. 7:15 P.M. Transfer in Liquor License, Gray Gables Market
Selectman Barlow recused himself from the discussion. Application is to transfer year round Retail Package Goods Store License for sale of all kinds of alcoholic beverages from Gray Gables Market, Inc. Geoffrey McCarthy, Manager to ACK Market, Inc d/b/a Gray Gables Market, Kenneth Hatch, Manager, 183 Shore Road, Bourne.
Joan DeLapp of Gray Gables said she supports this application and explained her reasons why.
Selectman Conron made a MOTION
and SECONDED by Selectman Sloniecki to approve the transfer of the
license. VOTED 3-0 and 1 abstained
b. 7:15 P.M. Transfer in Liquor License – Trowbridge Tavern and Ale
Selectman Barlow recused himself from the discussion. Application is to transfer year round Common Victualer License for the sale of all kinds of alcoholic beverages from Tavern on Canal Corp. d/b/a Trowbridge Tavern & Ale House, Sharon M. Chruckshank, Manager to Iron Maiden, Inc., d/b/a Trowbridge Tavern & Ale House, Mary Ellen McCarthy, Manager, 100 Trowbridge Road, Bourne.
Ownership from the hotel and restaurant is different. Ms. McCarthy will be running the restaurant. The hotel will be run with the existing owners.
Don Provost spoke on behalf of the neighborhood association saying that he’s known Ms. McCarthy for many years and he is pleased that she is taking over the Trowbridge Tavern. It will be a benefit to the town and hope that the Board strongly supports it.
Selectman Conron made a MOTION and SECONDED by Selectman Sloniecki to approve the transfer of the license. VOTED 3-0 and 1 abstained
Administrator Guerino said this discussion is a result of a request that was received by one of the Selectman and asked that this be researched and be placed on the agenda.
Chief Ford, Lt. Baldwin, Chris Farrell and Rick Tellier will be making presentation.
Chief Ford said Shore Road and Barlow’s Landing is the most studied intersection in the history of Bourne. I had 3 individuals investigate this intersection. Met with all Village Associations several weeks ago regarding any problems and no intersections were brought up.
Sergeant Baldwin did search and found that there were a total of 27 accidents at Shore Road and Barlow’s Landing since January 1, 1996. This averages 2.7 accidents over a 10-year period. There were 12 accidents since January 1, 2000 with vehicles not stopping at the stop sign heading westbound of Barlow’s Landing Road causing 6 of the accidents. There were 3 accidents involving vehicles that didn’t stop going eastbound; there was 1 accident when both vehicles had stopped at the stop sign with one vehicle waving the other vehicle through; 1 accident occurred when a vehicle made a left hand turn in front of anther vehicle after being waved through. People who are involved in accidents at this intersection fail to obey the rules of the road. There is no indication that another stop sign is going improve the intersection. A study done in the late 70’s indicated that the configuration of the intersection prohibits moving sign closer to the intersection.
Chief Ford said statistics show that in 1995 there was an average of 3,670
vehicles that travel Shore Road and in 1997 there was an average of 3,092
vehicles that travel Shore Road each way, every day. This is a heavily traveled
road. If you put stop signs in areas that aren’t justified, vehicles will drive
through them.
When St. John’s Church lets out, people at the stop sign must wait several minutes while the parking empties. Used to assign officers to stop traffic and let the cars out but for church traffic and Shore Road being the through way, this is not a reasonable request.
A plan of the intersection was shown to the Board the way they believe it should be. The intersection should be squared off and curb settings to be set. Rickie Tellier said back in 1999 the
intersection was redesigned. At the time it was felt that there was too much pavement making it confusing with cars going in all directions. There was too much open pavement going into Cumberland Farms, Graziella’s and the gas station. The whole intersection was redesigned to tighten things up to slow the cars down as they are entering the intersection. Reason it never got completed was because of the funding. The project at the time would have cost $300,000 to complete. Today the cost to complete would be approximately $500,000.
Chief Ford said he is waiting for Mitigation Funds from the Cape Cod Commission. If a project is submitted that creates traffic impact, monies are given to the Cape Cod Commission and the project can go forward on certain intersections.
Chief Ford said he would like to square off the intersections so that you could put the crosswalks in an area to make it a safer intersection. When plan was being discussed comments were being made that the turn would be to tight and that the boats aren’t going to be able to make the turn.
Shrubs that were planted block the visibility so you can’t see oncoming vehicles. You have to go beyond the stop sign in order to look for cars coming down from the left of Shore Road. Mr. Tellier said this is something that needs to be discussed with the Village Association.
Mr. Tellier said the new design only shows 2 stop signs on the east side of Barlow’s Landing Road and on the west sign of Barlow’s Landing Road. There was no 4-way stop designed for this intersection.
All crosswalks intersect with the sidewalk. You come out of the church, go across the crosswalk and you come to a sidewalk. You can’t run a crosswalk if you don’t have a place to go to. Need to take into consideration pedestrian traffic and the handicap using the crosswalk. Chief Ford said he would like to do some curb cutting in this intersection. Mr. Tellier said we could try and work with putting up stop ahead signs further down on Barlow’s Landing Road to try and warn of a stop sign ahead.
Safety Officer Chris Farrell said he worked on 3 different studies of this intersection in the late 70’s, 80’s and the present design. Each time the result was the same thing. The curb cutting is too open. There are to many openings coming into the coffee shop. If they close this off they would have to reconfigure the parking lot. In all 3 studies the consistent concern was for the large boat owners. Larger boats would have a hard time making turns if the intersection is changed. Every study indicated that the stop signs should be left where they are; tighten up the driveways especially at the gas station and the coffee shop.
Chief Ford said we need to balance all the concerns; pedestrian crossings, handicap and motorist.
On a public safety standpoint the best thing to do with the intersection is to do it over and square the intersections to make it easier to put the stop sign at Barlow’s Landing and Shore Road and don’t have a crosswalk. If it was to be done know, the cars would be in the cross walk. Shore Road should have the right-of-way because they have a lot of cars using this road. Hope to address the curb cutting when reviewing design.
There are more accidents at the lights at County Road and Barlow’s Landing Road. Where there are 4-way stops there are more accidents. The problem now is that nobody stops at stop signs.
Questions and comments were made by Board members, Trudy Sparks, Pauline Townsend, William Wright, Don Provost, Charlie Miller, Mary Jane Mastrangelo, Howard Crow
Chairman Zuern thanked Chief Ford, Lt. Baldwin, Sergeant Farrell and Superintendent Tellier
John Harding and Sally Riggs are present on behalf of the BFDC Board of Directors. Presented the Board with the final draft of the RFP for the Market study. A draft copy of a power point presentation was presented to the Board.
RFP for a Market Study, Density Analysis, and Fiscal Impact Analysis of the Main Street Business District is part of the Main Street Funding application. Currently received commitments for $295,000 and hoping to receive over $500,000.
The Market Study, Density Analysis and Fiscal Impact Study should take about 5-6 months. The Wastewater Study will take about 8-9 months.
Administrator Guerino said Town Planner Coreen Moore has been very involved and has been a tremendous help.
Sally Riggs said the Market Study, Density Analysis and Fiscal Impact Analysis would help bring the next study. There are at least 6 or more components of information that is needed before a Comprehensive Plan can be put together for Main Street, Buzzards Bay.
Administrator Guerino thanked the CanalSide Task Force for their patience. They asked to be placed on Selectmen’s agenda for the previous meeting. That was an early meeting and a scheduled meeting with joint boards and wouldn’t have been a lot of time for discussion purposes. We received a request from the Chairman of the CanalSide Task Force to be on the agenda to discuss the establishment of a policy on behalf of the town with respect to the CanalSide Commons.
Howard Crow was asked by his committee to make this report to the Board. The CanalSide Task Force for formed over 2 years ago. Request by the Finance Committee to Board of Selectmen to consider purchasing the CanalSide property rather than letting it get developed as has been proposed by the Cubellis Group. At that time the Finance Committee had calculated that it potentially would cost the town as much as $1.4 million per year to maintain service levels. Selectmen unanimously voted to propose a Task Force at Town Meeting, which was approved.
At the time the proposal was for the development that was largely for housing for 55 year olds and above. In a normal 40B development of this size you may have as many as 600 children. The cost to the town would exceed $6 million per annum. This would be the cost to provide services above the town taxes that they’ll pay. In addition, we would need a school to put 600 children in, which we don’t have right know and we don’t have the land. The LCP specifically requires the town to adequately calculate the impact of this type of development on the town. If this were done it would not be a positive contributor to the fiscal stability of the town.
The CanalSide Task Force spent 2 years looking into this project. They were asked to find out whether this property would be useful and how it might be useful to the town. It was determined to be extremely useful to the town as part of the elimination of the Bourne Rotary. The property is very strategically located in the center of town and would be good for existing and future municipal needs. It is centrally located and an excellent place for both conservation and recreational facilities. The elimination of the Bourne Rotary is one of the high priorities of the LCP.
Horsley Witten Group was hired to develop a 30-year Municipal Facilities Master Plan for our town. Every department head, School Department, Town Administrator, all LPC leaders, Water Departments, Town Planner and many other people to help draft this plan were interviewed. Horsley Witten Group developed a detailed analysis and a plan to provide the future of our facilities necessary for our town.
Conclusion of the plan were consistent with the towns approved LCP. The town doesn’t own property where is could build the facilities it needs for the next 30-years. If you want to move Fire and Police Departments out of the flood zones and get the DPW away from ISWM so they can be more profitably used, we need this property. The study concluded that the CanalSide Property was ideal for many of these purchases due to its central location. The Facilities Plan also includes space for the states plan to eliminate the Bourne Rotary.
The CanalSide Task Force was able to see some of the states plan and alternatives that they developed in the way they might consider eliminating the rotary. You can’t eliminate the rotary without using a great deal of this property. The state also plans to expand Sandwich Road. If property is developed as being proposed, we lose the opportunity for the best solution for our town. CanalSide Task Force believes that the Board of Selectmen needs to hold hearings on the Municipal Facilities Master Plan and make it an objective to have a long-term plan for our town. It views the needs of the community and anticipates changes in demographics and growth.
Mr. Crow said the CanalSide Task Force suggested last year that the Selectmen send a letter to MA Highway Department informing them that the town would like to work with them to eliminate to Bourne Rotary. Shortly thereafter the state announced that $30 million be allocated to the elimination of the Bourne Rotary. We should be working aggressively with MA Highway to get the best deal we possibly can and to include the purchase of some or all of this property so we have the property available to elimination of the Bourne Rotary.
This is a policy decision that the Selectmen have to make and instruct the Administrator to work the MA Highway Department to get something done.
The Cape Cod Commission is voting on this development July 27th. The CanalSide Task Force believes that the Town of Bourne should not be for this development and should be more actively involved.
In conclusion, with careful planning and a lot of hard work, the town would have little direct cost to acquire this property. It could reduce a major traffic problem and prevent it from getting worse. We would secure the necessary property to build our future. It can help provide much better services and recreational facilities for the people who live in town. It will stop a huge development and put a dramatic burden on the taxpayers in this town.
Mr. Crow said the original calculations were done on a plan from 2 years ago. We have no idea what he is going to build. He's not committed to build any of the things that he said he might. That proposal was never formally put forth. He can build something total different than what he proposed.
Selectman Sloniecki spoke about concerns with traffic and the elimination of the Bourne Rotary. Asked Mr. Crow if it was his opinion that if this project were approved the way it is the elimination of the Bourne Rotary wouldn’t happen. Mr. Crow said it probably couldn’t happen.
Selectman Barlow said this is putting all the burden of growth on one development. There are developments that have been approved in other parts of town that have yet to be built that will equal this number. We are going to get growth whether we want it or not. Selectman Barlow said he likes the idea of buying the land for the town. He doesn’t want it to look like we put the entire burden on this developer. Agrees that if the town could acquire the property it would be good but don’t know how this can be done.
Mr. Crow said this development is approximately 30–40% of available land for residential development. This is a huge development. Town has to decide if they are going to purchase the property. The owners of the land don’t have to loose because we’ll pay them a fair price for the land but we need conviction to do this. This is a remarkable opportunity for the town.
Chairman Zuern said she attended the meeting when Lt. Governor Healy announced the $30 million for the elimination of the rotary. She spoke to several people from the state and one of the traffic plans that the state looked at was Mr. Cubellis’s traffic plan. People from the state said if that rotary was eliminated it will work in with any development that he plans to put up there. The state is willing to work with the developer and we solve the traffic problem with the development. We can eliminate the rotary and have the development at the same time.
Chairman Zuern thought the first task for the CanalSide Task Force was to see if the land was for sale. There was a meeting where Len Cubellis emphatically said that the land wasn’t for sale. How can you buy something if the developer said that isn’t for sale?
Mr. Crow said if you’re a developer the last thing you want to say is that the property is for sale. Mr. Cubellis has to receive approval from the Cape Cod Commission because when he gets approval, the value of the property would increase substantially.
Mr. Cubellis allegedly said he is going to pursue this as aggressively as possible to get as much value out of it as he can. The town is going to have to fight to get the property. We need to tell him that we don’t want him to build it but we are willing to buy it. We need make it difficult for him to develop.
Mr. Crow said he looked at the state plan for the rotary. It is possible for the state to work with the developer and eliminate the rotary. It’s not in the best interest for the town to do this. The best thing for the town is not to have the property developed.
After a lengthy discussion Chairman Zuern said she spoke with Brian Nickerson because she had heard money may be available from the military but it was only $500,000 nation wide. We should have sat with Mr. Cubellis 5-years ago and we would have had what we wanted at that site.
Selectman Conron said we should to move forward and not blame people. Don’t feel it was up to the Task Force to negotiate with Mr. Cubellis. The Task Force researched all of the available uses for the property. They showed a plan on how the property can be utilized for the town. In her opinion the Board of Selectmen needed to move on it. The Task Force and the Selectmen don’t have any negotiating rights. Selectmen Conron asked the CanalSide Task Force what do they see as the next step if the Board chooses to take it?
Mr. DeWaltoff said he would like to see if the Board could deliberate and come up with a policy.
Mr. Crow said there are professionals that can help the town negotiate deals like this with developers. There are national organizations that can help the town do this. They are professionals and do this all the time. They understand the limitations of a small town trying to deal with a professional organization.
Mr. Crow said there might have been some misinformation on the roles of the committee. Never thought it was the Boards role to negotiate or buy this property. Thought the committee’s role was to try and find out whether we can use this as town property and what the pros and cons are. If the town decides it was the policy that they want to pursue the property then the CanalSide Task Force has suggestions as to whom to get in touch with in terms of negotiating this deal.
Selectman Zuern said if the CanalSide Task Force wasn’t negotiating but in some of the minutes it says that the Task Force went into executive session for negotiation purposes. Why would you go into Executive Session if you weren’t negotiating?
Mr. Crow said there were some things that didn’t seem appropriate in a public forum.
Selectman Conron who was on the CanalSide Task Force said when the sub-group was going to meet with Len Cubellis it was discussed on what we would say.
Selectman Zuern said there were minutes from 9/9/04 voted to go into Executive Session for the purposes for negotiation for the land purchase. This is a reason to go into Executive Session but you said you weren’t negotiating so then I don’t know why you were going into Executive Session to negotiate if you weren’t.
Mr. Crow said they were discussing whether they were going into negotiations, what kind of negotiations they would do and came to the conclusion that they were not negotiating. They went into negotiations a couple of times to discuss the issues in dealing with Horsely Witten Group.
Chairman Zuern asked if there were minutes because she didn’t see any minutes for those Executive Sessions and you went into Executive Sessions almost every week or every time you met.
Selectman Conron said there are minutes of the Executive Session but they are not released because they are not completed.
Selectman Zuern said she is going to check to see if the Executive Session minutes for the CanalSide Task Force are to be turned into the Town Clerk’s Office.
Andrew Cooney said every time they have posted meetings there is always a section for going into executive session for the purpose of potential acquisition of property. This point is not in the spirit of what we are discussing and the points we are trying to make.
Chairman Zuern said we could have negotiated with Len Cubellis years ago. Didn’t see that this was one of the main points the CanalSide Task Force had as a priority. It was the land use but not to see if the land was for sale. When found out that the property was not for sale the job as the Task Force would be over.
Andrew Cooney said it was an unanimous vote on Town Meeting to have the Task Force move forward and look into the potential acquisition of the property and uses. Processed as much as they could and is very impressed with the committee as a whole. When Mr. Cubellis wasn’t willing to negotiate he personally told Mr. Cooney that he couldn’t negotiate because he has an application with the Housing Commission.
Pauline Townsend thanked the committee for their report. She asked the Board to accept the report and discharge the committee because their work is done and know the Selectman will decide what to do.
Don Provost said he is an abutter to CanalSide and also a member to the Task Force. He’s been involved with the project for 7 years. He attended the last meeting at the Cape Cod Commission and said Mr. Butler represented Mr. Cubellis. The Cape Cod Commission can only make a decision on 88,000 square feet of retail and cannot make a decision on the 40-B project of 300 units. Mr. Butler has made an amendment to his position to the Cape Cod Commission that the developer would like to come back at a future date after approval and put a 2nd floor on his 88,000 square foot of retail and make into apartments. Board should look at his 2nd amendment that would give him an additional 170 units.
Don Hayward referred to a previous discussion tonight and asked how is there a concern about a 4-way stop in a village and not a concern about a stop light on Sandwich Road?
Jim Mulvey said the total debt in this town has to be considered. We don’t have any idea how much money this property would cost, if available. Suggest that Mr. Crow give of copy of his presentation to Mr. Cubellis and invite Mr. Cubellis and MA Highway to come before the Board to answer questions.
Mary Jane Mastangelo found information very interesting from the Task Force regarding the location for our municipal buildings. Unless we get this land, we don’t have a way to do it. Selectmen need to proactively say should we be looking at this as an option, is this a smart thing for the town and should we put some effort into determining whether we should be in strong negotiation for the town. If this development goes through what is the impact on the Bourne Rotary? Ms. Mastangelo said she is in favor of doing something about the Bourne Rotary. We need to take a long-term vision to see how this project fits into our plans for the town.
Don Cunningham said we should wait until we have the money from the state. This is a big issue and negotiations need to be done. We need to see what revenue we can get from this piece of property. Mr. Cubellis doesn’t even own the property. The owner of the property has the right to develop it. Mr. Cubellis’s family has been in town for years and don’t feel that he will do anything to jeopardize his family’s reputation. Don’t believe that this town will ever be able to afford to buy this property. To purchase this property and make it open space is the worst thing that we could ever do. Mr. Cubellis is willing to put his own money into the project. Board needs to take a look at what can be done with this piece of property. Suggest public hearings to get opinions to see what people want.
Trudy Sparks asked what the tax revenue on this property is to the town? What taxes do they pay know? Administrator Guerino will look into the Assessor’s records to get the figure. The taxes that are received know will need to be added to the purchase price. After property has been purchased then there is no revenue coming into the town.
Mr. Crow said that the CPC is willing to put money into the project. They gave the Task Force $25,000 to help finance the Task Force’s studies. CPC has been supportive to the Task Force’s efforts. The leadership of this town has to take a position that they want to buy this property.
Mr. Crow said we can afford to pay $20 million to the developer. Over 20 years paying 4% interest comes to $1.4 million per year. It’s a break even for the town, we wouldn’t have to build a school, we wouldn’t have the housing and we would have the property for all of the development that we want to do for municipal facilities.
Mary Jane Mastrangelo asked how can we utilize CPC funds to pay for this property over 20 years?
Selectman Conron said it appears that the urging heard tonight would make the Board take serious action in terms of investigating whether or not we want to have someone negotiate with Mr. Cubellis and to look at different scenarios. If we don’t do anything, we would be missing an opportunity to fully investigate what’s best for the town.
Chairman Zuern would not like to see the housing in that area at all. Its commercial use and should be used that way. The CanalSide Commons project is going before the Cape Cod Commission on July 27th.
Selectman Sloniecki said there has been a lot of information here tonight and suggest picking another date and have more people come in as needed before any decisions are made. There is a lot of information to absorb.
Selectman Barlow said he would not be willing to support this right know. Howard Crow makes a lot of sense and he has to think about it. It’s going to take a lot more than 1 meeting to discuss these issues.
Selectman Conron said we could have another public meeting and possibly hold a hearing.
Selectman Sloniecki said in all fairness we should have everybody here that can give some input to allow the Board to can make a good decision. Feels uncomfortable at this point to make a decision.
Selectman Barlow made a MOTION
and SECONDED by Selectman and invite MA Highway Department to our
next meeting to give us some incite on what their plans might be for the rotary
and the highway situation on the Bourne Rotary. MOTION WITHDRAWN
Selectman Conron said there should be a policy that no town employee says anything to the Cape Cod Commission when the Board hasn’t said anything. Individuals shouldn’t be representing the town.
Administrator Guerino said there are times that there is information requested by the Commission to the Town Planner, LCP or the current Zoning Regulations. This information is non-opinion and has been forwarded on every project in a consistent manner. A memorandum sent by the Administrator’s Office was sent to various department heads that information on factual basis is to be made. Since the Board of Selectman hasn’t taken a stand on this particular proposal, nether can they.
Selectman Conron said everybody should have input on who gets invited. Administrator Guerino
said an agenda will be framed out and sent to the Board for additions, comments or amendments before it goes out.
Selectman Sloniecki made a MOTION
and SECONDED by Selectman Barlow to continue this meeting to another
date and invite those groups that the Board feels should come and address the
Board and the public. UNANIMOUS VOTE
Administrator Guerino received a call from Congressman Delahunt’s office. The Governor is proposing various things for the base. Several towns in the area are re-establishing the BRAC Committee. It’s important that since the majority of the base and land are in our town that we also participate. Mr. LaFarge was our representative during base closing. We need to be involved with the future of the development of this area.
Administrator Guerino read into the record the Resolution, similar to what the other communities have done.
Selectman Sloniecki made a MOTION and SECONDED by Selectman Barlow to approve and send this resolution as written. UNANIMOUS VOTE
Selectmen Rules and Procedures
Postpone until another evening
Administrator Guerino said the Stranding Network is asking for the town to assist in disposal of mammals at the landfill on a regular basis. The landfill would have to obtain a Special Permit from DEP. ISWM Director Brent Goins is supportive of this but needs a ruling from the Board of Selectmen so he can go forward and apply for this permit. The Stranding Network estimates between 40 – 60 marine mammals a year would be buried at the landfill.
Selectman Conron said previously they paid between $6,000 - $10,000 per year and they want us to do it for free. Why are we doing this? Even if we charge them they still come out ahead.
Selectman Barlow said he agrees with Selectman Conron. When there is a big stranding down Cape, they towed the mammals out to sea. Don’t mind helping out but we need to be reasonable.
Administrator Guerino will meet with Mr. Goins and come up with a fee structure.
Selectman Conron made a MOTION
and SECONDED by Selectman Sloniecki to allow the ISWM to get a
permit to bury dead marine animals and for the Town Administrator to set up an
appropriate fee schedule to vote on at a subsequent time. UNANAMOUS VOTE
Committee appointments:
Selectmen’s Task Force on Local Pollution
Anthony J. Bondi
Helen Bresnahan
James Mulvey
Pauline Townsend
Selectman Conron made a MOTION
and SECONDED by Selectman Barlow to approve for 1 year term. UNANIMOUS
VOTE
Community Oversight Group for the Storm Water Management Group
Anthony J. Bondi
Helen Bresnahan
James Mulvey
Selectman Barlow made a MOTION and SECONDED by Selectman Conron to approve for 1 year term. UNANIMOUS VOTE
Chairman Zuern said the 4 people on the Selectmen’s Task Force on Local Pollution and Community Oversight Group for the Storm Water Management Group held 11 meetings and all 4 people attended 11 meetings. They all should be commended.
Town Administrator’s Report
Appointed Lamont Cruise?? to a labor’s position at ISWM at Grade 1, Step 1 to currently fill a labor’s position. Not asking to waive the 15 days.
Received a report from Mahoney & Douglas who provide environmental services to the town. They have been working with the town since the pre-construction phase of the Community Center. When the facility was constructed, there was concern of contaminated soil in the area. Several mitigation plans have been instituted in an effort to alleviate the contaminated soils. They will be providing DEP with a semi-annually report and will provide the Board with a proposed mitigation plan for the problems that are currently remaining with various options.
Our financial year has ended and due to the frugalness of our town department heads, we didn’t have any interdepartmental transfers and were able to absorb all with the $159,000 remaining in the reserve account transfer of which $116,000 was for snow and ice. The department heads did a tremendous job giving the constraints they were placed under. The Board of Selectmen should be extremely pleased with the department heads response to the budgetary problems that we had.
Chairman Zuern asked that Administrator to thank the department heads from the Board.
The Board received the Audit but not the Management Report. A meeting will be scheduled in September with the Finance Committee and Selectmen and have representatives from Melanson & Health present to discuss the audit. It’s a very good audit.
The Reverse-911 system is up at Lt. Baldwin’s office at the Police Department with 9 new dedicated lines being installed. The lines cost approximately $1,000. Approximately ½ will be reimbursed by the grant. The Grant will pay for the installation cost but not the monthly fees.
System is scheduled for completion by 8/16 – 8/17 and training will take place. People can download a form to register non-verizon numbers. It doesn’t have to be a landline, you can use cell phone as a direct call.
Selectman Conron: Pass
Selectman Barlow: Board has been working very hard during the Goal Setting Session.
Selectman Sloniecki: Meeting tonight was interesting and there was a lot of input.
Chairman Zuern: Selectmen Sloniecki and Zuern attended the ceremony at the Hoxie School for Katelyn Haglof; TRIAD and United Methodist Church will be having a Hurricane Emergency Awareness Workshop; TRIAD is collecting old cell phones which will be given to seniors for emergency calls; Spotlight on Bourne will host the PTA; there was an issue on the library regarding the site plan; Jeff Perry called from MIRANT and is offering $20,000 for a Clean School Bus Program, Senior Management Board meeting will be held at the Best Western 7/26.
Chairman Zuern will attend meeting next Tuesday in Taunton
Administrator Guerino said the Cataumet Summer Camp has requested to use Bassett’s Island for an overnight camp for kids between the ages of 8-13. It has gone through routing slip and recommends that the Board approve.
Selectman Conron made a MOTION and SECONDED by
Selectman Barlow to approve the request of the Cataumet Summer Camp. UNANIMOUS
VOTE
Selectman Barlow made a MOTION and SECONDED by
Selectman Sloniecki to adjourn the meeting at 10:27 P.M. UNANIMOUS VOTE