Town of North Stonington

                                           Board of Selectmen

                                           June 17, 2014

                                           New Town Hall Conference Room

                                           Regular Meeting--7:00 PM

MINUTES

Call to Order-7:05 PM with Selectmen Mullane, Testa, and Donahue present.

Public Comments and Questions-Attorney Kepple was present and provided a legal opinion on FOI complaints that Dan Spring was appointed to the Board of Finance by regular meeting vs. special meetings.  The opinion stated appointment was acceptable and the Selectmen should ask bond counsel to comment.

Minutes-A motion was made by Selectman Mullane and seconded by Selectman Testa to approve the minutes of June 10, 2014, carrying.  2-0-1  Selectman Donahue abstained for absence from the meeting.

Correspondence

Boards/Commissions/Official’s Comments

              Proposed School Project- Referendum Vote will take place on Monday, June 23rd, from 6 AM – 8PM—Selectman Testa asked that a postcard be sent to all residents to remind them of vote and new hours.

Old Business

1.           Tribal Issues – Acknowledgement/Annexation Issues-Extension request will be submitted to BIA

2.           Permanent School Building Project Committee-No report

A.           Permanent School Building Committee Projects-

3.           Status of Center for Emergency Services Project-The Committee has been working on reducing site costs the Committee need to attend a meeting and report to the Board of project status.

4.           Boombridge Road Bridge-On schedule

5.           Parking Lot/Brook Stone Walls-Will be done in about two weeks with these changes:

                             Spillway repairs               $4400

                             Sandblast Painting of guardrails $1600

                             Pave full lot with striping             vs. patching  $23,648

                             Repair Limpert’s wall     $7200

All within Selectmen’s budget all in agreement.

6.           Hewitt Property-No Report

A.           Dam Repairs- re-engineering-Bidding-Bids are due June 30, 2014, mandatory site walk this morning, good turnout.

7.           Grant Applications/administration-No activity

Water Study Ex 92 x I95 consultants are working on project

2014 STEAP Grant Extension of Village Water System.  No report from State on Awards

Housing Grant-No report.

8.           Budget 2013-2014-No report, working on close out.

Budget 2014-2015-No activity

9.           Special Town Meeting

Items for Future Town Meetings

•            Lake of Isles subdivision granting of easements to the Town

•            Exempt Tax Payments of Outstanding Taxes on Open Space received by

                                           Non-Profit organization

10.         Tax Collector Appointment/ Tax Policy-No action

11.         Town Ethics Policy-No discussion

New Business

1.           Tax Refund(s)-A motion was made by Selectman Mullane to approve the following tax refunds, Beriah Lewis Farm, $323.42, Amy King Snell, $105.69, Rebecca Renski, $66.59, Richard White and Sons $201.70 total, Arthur and Karen Dobley, $64.41 and Margaret M. Errichetti, Trust, $65.80, seconded by Selectman Donahue, carrying.  3-0

2.           Selectmen’s Public Communications-No discussion

Executive Session-A motion was made by Selectman Mullane and seconded by Selectman Donahue to enter Executive Session at 9:09 PM to discuss the Sale of 101 Anthony Road, and PZC Court Ordered Ames Clean-Up, Tax Collector’s replacement, Tribal Recognition, exited at 9:43 PM.  No action taken.

              Sale of 101 Anthony Road

              Tax Collector’s replacement

              Tribal Recognition

              PZC Court Ordered Clean-Up-Tillinghast- Route 2

Public Comments and Questions

Adjournment-8:38 PM