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Town of North Stonington
Board of Selectmen
Regular Meeting
December 22, 2009
New Town Hall Conference Room
7:00 PM
MINUTES
Call to Order-7:00 PM, Selectmen Mullane, Murphy and Briscoe
Public Comments and Questions-None presented
Minutes
Correspondence
Old Business-
1. Tribal Issues
Response to letters on Senate Bill S1703-No response to date
Appellate Hearing on Schaghticoke appeal-No appeal filings to date
Tribal Acknowledgement Additional Appropriation-Selectman Mullane informed the Board the line item will need additional funds after the first of the year, and a transfer from Town Attorney line item will be possible. Letter sent to Senators Dodd and Lieberman and Rep. Courtney to guard against some end of the year bill changing trust rules and formation of acknowledgement commission.
2. Subdivision Review and Planning and Zoning Issues-
PZC Affordable/Incentive Housing regulations-No report
Milltown Commons-No report
Review of Affordable Housing applications/Meadow Court –Developer has not provided adequate information to evaluate project, next hearing is scheduled for January 7, 2010
Other
3. Permanent School Building Project Committee
A. Permanent School Planning and Building Committee Projects- Flashing on Gymatorium-No report
B. Middle School/High School Heating System Code Update-The boiler replacement and heating system will be discussed after a master plan is completed, scheduled for March/April.
4. Town Energy Projects
Wind farm Project-No report
5. Kingswood/Meadow Wood drainage review –Bids have been evaluated, and accepted pending funding approval at Town Meeting scheduled for January 11, 2010.
6. Affordable Housing Committee
Scope of work for new Committee-Scope developed and will be sent to Committee for comment
Appointments of new committee-Committee is now full
7. Hewitt property
Committee Report/Activities-Recommendations-None
Dam Repairs-Summer/Fall 2010
Lease Renewals-Dew Drop Inn/Rosie’s-Stipulated court agreement is done and has been send to California Courts to be recorded.
8. Boombridge Road bridge
State and Federal Funding-Pending funding approval at next Town meeting, January 11, 2010 and meeting with Fed Highway Administration, Towns, and States to resolve funding reimbursements.
9. FY 2009-2010 State Budget-Still waiting final outcome of State deliberations, no cuts to town revenues to date.
2009-2010 Legislative Agenda-No new data
10 STEAP Grant applications-No new data
11. FY 2009-10 Capital Projects
Old Town Hall Solar Panels (including roof and chimney)-Grant is pending State approval
12. DEP MillingsTesting Results-No new data
14. Pinewoods Road-No report
15. Request of YMCA to release interest in land on Button Road-No report
New Business-
1. Fire Safety- Discussion of a fire safety newsletter to all residents, reminding of marking driveways, driveway safety clearances, smoke detectors, etc. Will work with Fire Company.
2. Water Pollution Control Authority membership-
Name Party Term
George Brown R 2
Bradford Currier D 2
Robert Shabunia R 1
Candy Palmer R 1
Peter Bogoian D 1
Robert Boissevain R 2
A motion was made by Selectman Mullane and seconded by Selectman Murphy to reappoint the above members to the WPCA for the terms listed, carrying. 3-0
3. North Stonington Ambulance Financial Status-Will attend January 5, 2010 meeting to discuss financial outlook, overrun appear higher than anticipated or what NSAA is estimating.
4. Tax Refund(s)-A motion was made by Selectman Mullane and seconded by Selectman Murphy to approve a tax refund of $161.62 to Tjamel Hamlin, Lantern Hill Road, carrying. 3-0
5. Wheeler Library request for funding-No report
6. Budget for FY 2010-2011-General discussion
7. Eastern Regional Mental Health Board appointment-Vacancy exists
8. Teachers’ Contract-No actions, received to late to send to Town Meeting for discussion
9. Call of a Special Town Meeting
A motion was made by Selectman Mullane and seconded by Selectman Briscoe to send the following items to a Town Meeting as listed, carrying. 3-0
LOCATION: New Town Hall Conference Room
DATE: January 11, 2010
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
1. To hear and act upon an amendment to the Town’s Local Capital Improvement Plan for FY 2009-2014.
2. To act upon the de-obligation of the following obligated Capital Non-Recurring (CNR) accounts and moving the de-obligated funds to the Undesignated CNR balance:
Ambulance $5,483 Town Building Solar (Highway) $ 1,645
Assekonk Walkway $3,196 Walking Floor Trailer $20,908
Total $31,232
3. To hear and act upon the additional appropriation of $137,125 LoCIP funds for Job #1 Kingswood Meadowwood Drainage (36” pipe -Kingswood Drive) from LoCIP unreserved funds and to place those funds in the Capital Non Recurring Kingswood Drainage Account.
4. To hear and act upon the additional appropriation of $75,976 for Job #2 Kingswood Meadowwood Drainage (15” pipe-Old Colony Road) and to place those funds the Capital Non Recurring Kingswood Drainage Account.
5. To hear and act upon an additional appropriation request of $86,100 for engineering of Boombridge Road Bridge to the Designated Capital Non Recurring (CNR) Account for the Boombridge Road Bridge from the Undesignated CNR funds.
6. To hear and act upon an additional appropriation request, as approved by the Board of Finance, for the State Troopers line item BB26.04, DUI Enforcement Grant, in the amount of $54,096.
7. To hear and act upon the additional appropriation of the State of Connecticut Stimulus funds for the JAG Grant in the amount of $9,025 to BB26.04 State Troopers.
8. To hear and affirm the following resolution made by the Board of Selectmen at their October 27, 2009 Selectmen’s Meeting.:
Resolved; that the Board of Selectmen hereby appoint Robin D. Roohr, Town Treasurer as the authorized representative for the Town of North Stonington’s application to the Office of Policy and Management for the Municipal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
Public Comments and Questions-Mac Turner, Main Street on DOT Study and Wilber Smith Access Management Plan on how to keep Route 2 a two lane road in North Stonington and minimize access driveways for better traffic control.
Adjournment-8:45 PM
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