April 10, 2012 7:15 p.m.
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Present: Board of Selectmen: E. Bernard Plante, Francis King, Kenneth I. Schold, Brian Stowell, Brian Ashmankas; Bob Spain, Brian Turbitt, Chief Mark Moore, Chief Matt Belsito, Phil Day, Rich Hamilton, Keith Newlands, Jonathan Cuneo, Gordon Siebenhaar, Jake Hamilton, Mike Krumsiek, Jeffrey Kosiba, Thomas O’Connell, Adam Roy, Frank Irr, Steve Balestieri, Susan Spencer, Tom Reilly and other concerned citizens.
Selectman Stowell made a presentation to Assistant Chief Jeffrey A. Dore. He served under Asst. Chief Dore for 20 years and it is an honor to present him with a plaque from the Board of Selectmen. Thank you so much for your 46 years of service both saving lives and educating. Jeff thanked his family and said it was a tremendous journey, ups and downs, thanks to all the firefighters for being there for him. Chairman Plante wanted to thank him on behalf of the Selectmen and the Town. Ray Hobin presented Mr. Dore with a plaque from Station 3.
Francis Mercadante-Class II Amendment-Merk Truck Sales & Service
Mercadante needs to transfer his Class II license from Bulldog Motors to Merk Truck Sales & Service and address from Park Hill Ave to Aurilla Street to simplify things for registry purposes.
Motion made by Selectman Schold to approve the license amendment, seconded by Selectman Stowell.
Motion carried unanimously.
Drainlayer Renewal: Peter Fox, PTM Asphalt Services, Inc., Sutton MA
Motion made by Selectman Schold to approve the renewal, seconded by Selectman Stowell.
Motion carried unanimously.
New Drainlayer: Borgest Construction, Inc., Ludlow, MA: They are looking to put a grinder pump and a force main at 33 Middleton Street. They do not subcontract.
Motion made by Selectman Schold to approve the license, seconded by Selectman Stowell.
Motion carried unanimously.
Carrie Prest- Masonic Road Race- she would like the Board of be aware that she will be holding the road race again in 2013.
Motion made to approve the 2013 road race by Selectman King, seconded by Selectman Schold.
Motion carried unanimously.
One Day Liquor License-New England Carpenters Training- April 17, 2012.
Motion made by Selectman King to approve the license, seconded by Selectman Schold.
Motion carried unanimously.
Jamie Merz is location manager for a film company. They are looking to block the parking in front of Paul’s Center Bakery from 6 am – 6 pm on April 26th.
Motion to block off parking in front of Paul’s Center Bakery for filming made by Selectman Stowell, seconded by Selectman Schold.
Mr. Merz said that it will probably make it on the Lifetime Channel.
Pole Petition-Verizon West Street: 7:20 pm: Selectman Schold read notice into record.
Paul Schneider appeared for Verizon. Looking to align pole with the other poles on West Street.
Motion to close public hearing made by Selectman Stowell, seconded by Selectman Schold.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion to approve petition made by Selectman Schold, seconded by Selectman Ashmankas.
Motion carried unanimously.
Selectman Stowell mentioned a couple of double pole issues and would like them taken care of.
Selectman King said that there is a pole on Cherry Street with a good slab hanging off of it.
Mr. Schneider said that he would look into those issues.
Bill Kane updated the Board on the Bicentennial Committee-*see attached list. We have great plans and great events for this celebration. Thank you to all the town departments that have been extremely cooperative from the Manager, Police, Finance and the DPW. Roger Desrosiers spoke regarding the fund raising efforts of the committee. The cooperation of this community has been incredible. We welcome others members of the community to volunteer.
Chairman Plante thanked the bicentennial committee for all their hard work and the community for their coming together.
Chief Mark Moore appeared. A vehicle was seized in a heroine arrest in conjunction with the Sutton Police Department. As we have no need for another vehicle the Chief would like to donate the vehicle to the Sutton Police.
Motion made by Selectman Stowell to donate the vehicle to Sutton Police Department, seconded by Selectman King.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Chief would like to appoint Benjamin Holmes as a special police officer. He is currently a dispatcher and has completed all necessary tests.
Motion made by Selectman Ashmankas to appoint Benjamin Holmes as a special police officer, seconded by Selectman Schold.
Motion carried unanimously.
MedReturn Drug Policy: The Millbury Police Department is providing a service to the residents of the Town of Millbury and the surrounding communities to deal with and help reduce the abundance of unwanted prescription pills stored in homes that are susceptible to abuse and unwanted destruction that pollutes the environment. This Policy provides a procedure for the proper handling and processing of all prescription medication collected. It is the policy of the Millbury Police Department that the handling of all prescription medication be carefully accounted for to minimize and prevent the possibilities of adverse claims against the Department of abuse and disposal of prescription medication.
Motion to approve the Police MedReturn Drug Collection Policy made by Selectman Schold, seconded by Selectman Ashmankas.
Motion carried unanimously.
A Motor Vehicle Inventory Policy is an administrative measure designed to:
- Protect the motor vehicle as well as any personal property contained in such vehicle;
- Protect the police and tow contractor against claims arising from property allegedly lost or stolen while in police custody; and
- Protect department personnel and the public from injury or property damage due to dangerous items or substances that may be contained in the vehicle.
This policy and procedure does not apply to searches conducted for the purpose of discovering evidence. Consult the department's policy regarding Searches and Seizures where the examination of a motor vehicle or its contents is to be conducted with an investigatory motive.
Motion to approve the Motor Vehicle Inventory Policy made by Selectman Schold, seconded by Selectman Ashmankas.
Motion carried unanimously.
Previous Minutes
Motion to approve the minutes of the March 27, 2012 meeting made by Selectman King, seconded by Selectman Ashmankas.
Motion carried unanimously.
Karen McGovern: Puffins Restaurant informational hearing: She just finished renegotiating with her landlord for 15 years. Going to expand the kitchen and expand the business as well. Selectman King asked when? Filling out building permits now and moving forward. Selectman Stowell asked about the hours of operation. With the expansion they will be able to extend the hours.
Chairman Plante explained that the license needs to be utilized for the hours. Selectman Schold said that they need to use the license for more hours. Still not sure what the hours will be. She has been open for the hours that they are now for quite some time. Selectman Ashmankas asked if Friday nights would be included in the new hours. She said yes.
Chairman Plante explained that the ABCC expects the Board to make sure that the hours are utilized. Selectman Stowell explained her options again: 1) operate for the licensed hours; 2) transfer the license and comply with the hours or 3) transfer the ownership to someone who will operate the license on the days and times authorized.
Selectman King said that he personally asked her to come in with new hours and she is not helping him by not having expanded the operating hours.
Selectman Stowell said that she did operate later hours with the restaurant as it is now, so that she did not have to add on to expand the hours. She disagrees with that statement. She expects to begin expansion immediately.
Selectman King would like her to come in with a plan. She would like to know exactly what the selectmen expect her hours to be. Chairman Plante asked her to come back in three months with the building and expansion plans. Selectman Stowell asked for a business plan in 30 days to present to the board. They are looking for opening 3-4 nights until 9:00 pm.
Motion by Selectman Stowell to have Ms. McGovern back on June 12th to present a business plan with extended hours, seconded by Selectman King.
Motion carried unanimously.
Town Manager Report
May meeting schedule: A couple of Board members will be out for the May 8th meeting, he recommends cancelling that meeting. We will meet on May 1st before Town meeting and May 22nd.
Selectman Stowell asked to reorganize on the May 1st meeting.
Getting a $100,000 grant from Wheelabrator. They accepted three projects to fund. They will put two compactors at the transfer station to minimize pulls and Rob is looking into on how to update our recycling. They are giving $20,000 for a hazardous waste collection, and $30,000 for the LED street light project.
Motion to accept the grant by Selectman Schold, seconded by Selectman Stowell.
Motion carried unanimously.
Selectman Schold asked if the LED lights were street lights and expensive. Selectman King said that they are working from the center of town and working out.
Chapter 90 money is $434,269 for fy2013 allocation. It is about what we got last year.
Nstar was claiming that the town was holding them up making connections. Rob McNeil is handling this. They have to pay a bond and an opening fee before the applications are approved.
Selectman King motioned to have NStar in on May 22nd, seconded by Selectman Stowell. Motion carried unanimously.
The Town is currently in open enrollment for insurance. They have been adding additional plans for employees to purchase such as a vision plan.
We are planning to rent a sweeper and driver from Auburn for the little league parade route.
Phil Day is continuing to paint the block walls of the offices in Town Hall and it is looking really good.
Mr. Spain is taking Friday off to take his wife away for her birthday.
Selectman Schold mentioned the MGL that has not been accepted by the Town regarding plowing private streets and wondered if there was something we could do about it as it will become a huge problem this winter. It has to be done by citizen petition and put on an election ballot.
Selectman King asked about the McGrath Road Solar project. Brian Turbitt sent out a letter about 2 ½ weeks ago for inventory and they are working with the assessor in Shrewsbury. It is not forgotten, it is being worked on.
On a Good Note:
Letter from Robotics Team asking for donations for their 2nd trip to the VEX World Championships in Anaheim, CA.
Welcome back to everyone from Camp Bournedale. It is a great trip for the kids and a fantastic outing for the school to offer.
Jessica Sharon got things started with her Windle Field Rejuvenation Project-she is doing a great job.
Old/New Business:
Selectman King asked about Brierly Pond and said that they have already gone through all this before. Two lawyers say we don’t own it, but DCR says we do. We need to have it fixed.
Selectman King asked about the Safety Committee and he doesn’t want just union representatives, he would like business people as well.
Selectman Ashmankas asked for the Board to put a workshop meeting together to work out the details of the Transparency Policy as an open meeting but not televised.
Mail:
Letter from Devoe-Taylor Post No. 9 regarding Poppy Days on May 3, 4, 5, 2012.
Motion made by Selectman Stowell to allow Poppy Days on May 3-5, 2012, seconded by Selectman King.
Motion carried unanimously.
Letter from John O’Brien, President of the Little League asking to hold the Little League Parade April 22, 2012 beginning at 12:00 p.m. from Waters Street to Washington Park.
Motion made by Selectman Schold to approve the Parade, seconded by Selectman Stowell.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion to close Waters Street, Elm Street, West Main to Washington Street during the Parade made by Selectman Stowell, seconded by Selectman King.
Motion carried unanimously.
Letter from the Bicentennial Committee for donations in the amount of $27,414.00.
Motion made by Selectman Schold to accept the donation, seconded by Selectman Stowell.
Motion carried unanimously.
Letter from Fire department regarding a donation in the amount of $475.00.
Motion made by Selectman Schold to accept the donation, seconded by Selectman Stowell.
Motion carried unanimously.
Senator Michael Moore had a previous engagement so he asked Joe Coggans to present Ken Schold with a citation from the State for his years of service to the Town of Millbury.
Chairman Plante presented Mr. Schold with a clock and thanked him for his many years of service; he is a good friend and a great Selectman.
Executive Session
Motion made by Selectman King, seconded by Selectman Schold to move into Executive Session at 8:40 p.m. under Chapter 39, Section 23B, Paragraph 5 and 6 .
Selectman King - Yes
Selectman Schold - Yes
Selectman Ashmankas -Yes
Selectman Stowell -Yes
Chairman Plante -Yes
Chairman Plante announced the Board would return only to adjourn.
Adjournment
Motion made by Selectman Stowell to adjourn at 9:30 p.m., seconded by Selectman King. Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Tish Hayes, Secretary
E. Bernard Plante __________________________
Francis B. King __________________________
Kenneth I. Schold __________________________
Brian W. Stowell __________________________
Brian M. Ashmankas __________________________
Board of Selectmen
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