Draft Minutes: September 15, 2008
Minutes Approved: September 29, 2008
TOWN OF LYME
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Members Present: Dick Jones, Freda Swan, John Stadler, Francesca Latawiec, and Judy Brotman.
1. Dick Jones opened the meeting at 7:05 pm.
2. The Minutes of August 29, 2008 were approved.
3. The computer projections for the upcoming 5-year cycle were reviewed.
a. Dick will document the information in his preferred format, and add software projections to the spread sheet.
b. Computer hardware replacements are projected on a 4-year schedule.
4. The Committee agreed to use the historic growth rate for future projections
5. The committee agreed to use OEP 3.5% increase for our projection number this years.
6. The committee reviewed the vehicle replacement schedule, and made the following decisions:
a. Police –
i. Recommend purchasing all vehicles with a full fit-up of equipment.
ii. Recommend a -$5000equipment transfer from existing vehicle to future vehicle (relay equipment).
iii. Recommend purchasing vehicles on a six-year (6 year) interval.
b. Fire –
i. Recommend a 3 engine department.
ii. Recommend replacing the #3 engine on a 24 year cycle.
iii. Recommend leaving all fire engines on a 24 year cycle.
iv. Recommend leaving the rescue vehicle on a 20 year cycle.
c. Highway –
i. Recommend not replacing the #2 small dump truck.
ii. Recommend replacing all vehicles on the recommended schedule.
iii. Recommend trade-in of all replacement vehicles.
d. Parks –
i. Recommend leaving recommendation as is.
7. Other CIP recommendations –
a. Completion of new town offices s- recommend $0 additional funding
b. Completion of the Balch Field improvements – estimated additional funding required to complete at $25,0000 – not recommended for town contribution
c. Revaluation CRF – 10 year cycle – recommend funding at $10,000 per year.
d. Reconfiguration of High Street and Rt. 10 intersection – recommend use of Highway major rebuilding CRF – 2 years out
e. Transfer station bailer and backhoe – not recommended at this time. Recommend working toward future consolidated transfer station with abutting town(s).
f. Public land acquisition fund – recommend adding $5,000 per year to this fund, to be used for future purchase of playing fields and other possible land acquisitions.
g. New fire station – recommend new CRF at $10,000 per year.
h. Police request for in-care video – recommend not funding through Capital Funding.
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
/S/ JLSB
Judith Lee Shelnutt Brotman
NEXT MEETING: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 7 PM, SELECTMEN’S OFFICE
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