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Town of North Stonington
Board of Selectmen
April 13, 2010
New Town Hall Conference Room
7:00 PM
MINUTES
Call to Order-7:03 PM with Selectmen Murphy, Mullane, and Briscoe present
Public Comments and Questions-Members of the North Stonington Garden Club requested permission to repair the damage to the Village Green from recent flooding. The Selectmen OK’d the request.
Bob Fleury, Pendleton Hill Road and member of the Open Space Conservation Easement Committee request that the Selectmen ask COG to support the Avalonia purchase of the Hero property on Route 184. The Board will make the request.
Minutes
Correspondence
Old Business-
1. Tribal Issues-Acknowledgement Issues-Attorney Baur, from Perkins Coie will be in the area and may be able to meet with the Selectmen April 21, or 22, 2010.
Appellate Hearing on Schaghticoke appeal-No Court decision to date
Tribal Acknowledgement Additional AppropriationNo report
2. Subdivision Review and Planning and Zoning Issues-
PZC Affordable/Incentive Housing regulations-No report
Milltown Commons-No report
Town of North Stonington Aquifer Protection Agency (APA) Program-First Selectman Mullane is working with PZC
3. Permanent School Building Project Committee-Board of Selectmen would like Ad Hoc School Committee to attend a Selectmen’s meeting later this month.
A. Permanent School Planning and Building Committee Projects- Flashing on Gymatorium-No report
B. Middle School/High School Heating System Code Update-Quote was received to replace boilers at the High School and Elementary School facilities. $ 293,000 plus engineering-$25,000, project management-$18,000, asbestos removal-$90,000 and contingency of $50,000 for a total of $476,000.
4. Town Energy Projects
Wind farm Project-No report
5. Kingswood/Meadow Wood drainage review-Old Colony is being paved and the Kingswood connections are being installed.
6. Affordable Housing Committee
7. Hewitt property
Committee Report/Activities-Recommendations-Pending Hearing date
Dam Repairs-Re-Engineering-Karl Acemovic has been authorized to engineer new proposal due to flood damage.
Lease Renewals-Dew Drop Inn/Rosie’s-Leasee has begun paperwork on demo process, First Selectman Mullane is working with Attorney Eppinger on agreement for Town’s protection.
8. Boombridge Road bridge
State and Town Funding-Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by RIDOT and returned to Town
9. STEAP Grant applications-No action
10. FY 2009-10 Capital Projects
Old Town Hall Solar Panels (including roof and chimney)-Selectmen will be briefed next week
11. Pinewoods Road-No report
12. North Stonington Ambulance Financial Status-President Brian Elias, and Board members Larry Southwick and Bill Fitzgerald, Sr. were present to discuss financial status of Association. Discussion of transfer request of unused capital. No action taken
13. Board and Commission appointment-None presented
14. Budget for FY 2010-2011—Board of Finance has delayed the Public Hearing one week.
Capital Non Recurring-Cemetery
15. Ethics Policy-No report
16. North Stonington, Preston, Voluntown, Griswold Town Line Survey-No report
17. Flood Damage Status Report/Repairs Update/ Action Items-Update of FEMA and USDA activity
New Business-
1. Tax Refund(s)-None presented
Public Comments and Questions
Adjournment-9:30 PM
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