Town of North Stonington

                                           Board of Selectmen

                                           June 24, 2014

                                           New Town Hall Conference Room

                                           Regular Meeting--7:00 PM

MINUTES

Call to Order7:01 PM with Selectmen Mullane, Donahue, and Testa present.

Public Comments and Questions

Minutes-A motion was made by Selectman Donahue and seconded by Selectman Testa to approve the minutes, as amended, of June 17, 2014, carrying.  3-0

Correspondence

Boards/Commissions/Official’s Comments-Mark Perkins, NSVFC, Brian Elias, NSAA ,Chief Steinhart and other EMS Commission members were in to inform the Board that the new facility is now estimated at $8.5 million cost as opposed to the $6.36M budgeted.  Further cuts are not advised, Committee is working on grants and separate bidding on site work and have a third party do a detailed estimate of the project.

              Proposed School Project

Old Business

1.           Tribal Issues – Acknowledgement/Annexation Issues-Working on extension letter to BIA on the comment periods on new acknowledgment regulations.

2.           Permanent School Building Project Committee

A.           Permanent School Building Committee Projects-Generator and installation for School Emergencies and Sealing and Crack Repair of Elementary School Parking Lot were discussed.

3.           Status of Center for Emergency Services Project-See above

4.           Boombridge Road Bridge-No report

5.           Parking Lot/Brook Stone Walls and Paving-Close to completion pending the removal of a pole by A T & T

6.           Hewitt Property

A.           Dam Repairs- re-engineering-Bidding-Bids due June 30th

7.           Grant Applications/administration

Water Study Ex 92 x I95 consultants are working on project

2014 STEAP Grant Extension of Village Water System-No new data from the State of CT, Office of Policy and Management.

Housing Grant-No report

8.           Budget 2013-2014-Close Out-Working on June 30th close and Develop a Giveback Report for the Board of Finance

Budget 2014-2015-No report

9.           Special Town Meeting-No action

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-Will confirm Ordinance, Selectmen’s or First Selectman’s action

11.         Town Ethics Policy-No action

 

 

 

New Business

1.           Incentive Housing Grant RFP-A motion was made by Selectman Mullane and seconded by Selectman Donahue to approve the selection of Milone & MacBroom to conduct the feasibility study on the town’s Wintechog Hill Road property , carrying 3-0

2.           Tax Refund(s)-Placed on hold, because of the variance between refunds and suspense list.

3.           Selectmen’s Public Communications

4.           Executive Session-Selectman Mullane made a motion to enter Executive Session at 9:33 PM seconded by Selectman Donahue, carrying.  Out of Session @ 9:50 PM, no action taken

              Sale of 101 Anthony Road

              Tax Collector’s replacement

              Tribal Recognition

Public Comments and Questions

Adjournment-9:51 PM