CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN COMMITTEE
PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 27, 2007
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The Chairman called the meeting to order at 6:32 PM in the New Durham Town Hall
located off Main Street.
Present:
Padraic McHale, Chairman & at-large member
Christopher LaPierre, Appointed member at-large
David Bickford, Selectmen’s Representative
David Curry, Budget Committee Representative
Robert Craycraft, Planning Board Representative
April Whittaker, Town Administrator
The meeting opened with the review of the Capital Improvement Plan as drafted. Each
section was reviewed and rewording was agreed upon by a consensus of the committee.
Regarding verbiage alluding to the fire department proposed addition, a motion was
made by David Curry that the advisory committee adopt the recommendation of the fire
department with an expansion of the firehouse in expenditure amounts of $60,000 in
2008 and $65,000 in 2009 and seconded by Chris LaPierre. After discussion, it was
agreed that Fire House addition language in the executive summary should be changed
to indicate increased capacity support for the fire house in the Town center and the
notes for 2008 and 2009 be removed as attached to the spreadsheet, and simply have
money numbers indicated. The vote was 4 in favor 1 against with David Bickford being
opposed. Mr. Bickford was concerned that the language may indicate that no other
options could be taken up.
Robert Craycraft left the meeting at 7:20 PM due to prior commitments.
The Chairman called for a motion to vote to support the fire department’s
recommendation to acquire a combined pumper/rescue truck through a lease with an
escape clause. A motion was made by Chris LaPierre and seconded by David Curry.
After discussion re lease versus bond, a vote was taken. The vote was unanimous to
approve.
A motion to accept tables 1 through 4 denoting historical expenditure trends, capital
outlay past expenses, revenue trends, and bonding capacity was made by David Curry
and seconded by Chris LaPierre. The vote was unanimous to accept Tables 1 through 4.
Tables 1 through 4 were accepted as written.
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A motion was made to accept Table 5, Fire Department Trucks, by Chris LaPierre and
seconded by David Curry. The vote was unanimous to accept Table 5. Table 5 was
accepted as written.
A motion to accept Table 5A, Fire Department Building Planning, as amended, was
made by David Curry and seconded by Chris LaPierre. April Whittaker explained that
Expendable Trust money had been appropriated in 2007 for the first phase of potential
expansion of the Fire House, amounting to $50,000. The vote was unanimous to accept
Table 5A, Fire Department Building Planning, as amended from the prior earlier
discussion by the committee. Table 5A was accepted as amended.
Motion by David Bickford to accept Tables 6, 6A, and 6B, highway department trucks,
equipment and infrastructure planning as composed and written; seconded by David
Curry. The vote was unanimous to accept Tables 6, 6A, and 6B as written. Tables 6, 6A,
and 6B were accepted as written.
Motion David Curry to accept tables 7 through 10, representing capital spreadsheets for
the Library, Parks & Recreation, Police and Solid Waste; seconded by Chris LaPierre.
The vote was unanimous to accept tables 7 through 10 with amendment to the Police
Department spreadsheet denoting the monies for the proposed renovation & addition
over the garage. Tables 7 through 10 were accepted as amended.
Mr. Curry presented a graph chart. The Committee noted that the line projection
indicated the CIP plan, as created, provided the goal target of stabilization to the
projected tax rate when compared to the spikes to the rates in the past. Chair McHale
thanked Mr. Curry for his work on the chart.
Approval of Minutes:
A motion was made by Chris LaPierre to approve the minutes of August 13th , 2007 as
amended and seconded by David Curry. The vote was unanimous. The minutes of the
August 13, 2007 meeting were approved as amended.
The next meeting will be held on September 11, 2007 at 6:30 PM.
A motion to adjourn was made by David Curry and seconded by David Bickford. The
vote was unanimous. The meeting was adjourned at 8:23 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Laura Zuzgo
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON
SEPTEMBER 11, 2007 AT 6:30 PM
AT THE NEW DURHAM TOWN HALL
LOCATED OFF MAIN STREET
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