Board of Selectmen
New Town Hall Conference Room
December 30, 2008
7:00 PM
Call to Order: 7:00 pm Selectmen Mullane, Murphy and Ricker present
Public Comments and Questions:
Minutes: Selectman Ricker moved to accept minutes of December 23, 2008,
seconded by Selectman
Murphy, Accepted 3/0
Correspondence: State if Connecticut Treasurer's quarterly report
Connecticut Citing Council re: Petition No. 871
Letter from North Stonington Planning & Zoning re: Wind farm
Letter to Downes-Patterson Corporation re: Informal notice of
violation
Letter from Eastern Connecticut Conservation District
re: FY 09/10 funding
E-One purchase agreement
GEI Consultants re: Quarterly water testing at the Transfer
Station
Memo from SCCOG re: Regional web-based GIS
Emergency Medical Services report
Old Business-
1. Tribal Issues: No report
2. Subdivision Review and Planning and Zoning Issues-
Garden Court LLC-Record filed on August 4, 2008- no report
3. Permanent School Building Project Committee
Activities/membership- no report
CGS 8-24 Approval of School Building Projects (Booster project)- no
action
High school and middle school heating system replacement included in
Governor's stimulus request
4. Town Energy Projects
Electrical Rate Bids- No report
Wind farm Project- Shawn Shaw of CADMUS Group LLC was interviewed as a
consultant for the Town to evaluate the wind project on Wintechog Hill
Road. The following was discussed:
1. Wind map outdated/ Get alternate wind map data - wind navigator map
2. Not taking advantage of tax credits
3. O & M look o.k. but concern of cedar box replacement
4. Conflict of interest
5. Estimate 2-3 K 1st
6. Timing of Town forum
7. No inflation of O & M
8. No consideration for inflation of electric income
9. Town staff added
5. Town Hall Improvements- no report
6. Kingswood/Meadowwood drainage review - drainage upgrades submitted
to Governor's stimulus request
7. Affordable Housing Committee- no report
8. Mystic Seaport property Dam Repairs
Home Repairs- Hot water heater & room heater installed, waiting
for fan for room heater
Dam Repair- No report
9. Boombridge Road bridge-
Report of Design Review Team report- No report
10. FY 2009-2010 Budget - The following was discussed with Brian Elias
from the NSAA:
* 08/09 budget performance- Outlook through the end of the year
to keep within budget
* Staff availability to place a full crew every shift / still at
historical average
* Response time with full crew available
* Need of a second new ambulance in the 09/10 budget
* Provided data on regional missed calls and average response
times
* Bang for buck should be considered good
* Running the ambulance while in a restaurant or other stops
11. 2009-2010 Legislative Agenda- General discussion, no action taken
12 STEAP Grant applications- No action on STEAP but considerable
discussion on Governor's stimulus
candidates and to forward the following candidates 1. to
replace heating system in High/Middle School, 2. added drainage in
Kingswood/Meadowwood, 3. install solar on the Old Town Hall and 4. add
water tank and extend Village Water Line.
New Business
1. Fire Truck bid results/bid award: Final signed contract received
Public Comments and Questions
Adjournment: 10.32 pm
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