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Board of Selectmen Minutes 3/13/2012
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
10:00 a.m.
First Floor Conference Room
MINUTES

Present: First Selectman Carl Fortuna, Selectman Scott Giegerich via telephone, Selectman Steven Gernhardt, Board of Finance member Tom Stevenson, Board of Education member Vito Savino, Public Works Director Larry Bonin, Town Treasurer Bob Fish, Youth and Family Services Director Heather McNeil, CRERPA Executive Director Linda Krause, Jay Northrup, CRERPA, members of the press.


I.
CALL TO ORDER – First Selectman Fortuna called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
II.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – First Selectman Fortuna led those in attendance
III.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC – No Comments were made
IV.
COMMENTS FROM THE SELECTMAN:
CRRA MSW Management Service Agreement
The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), who had a contract to run the CRRA trash to energy plant, MDC has filed a lawsuit against CRRA. If MDC is successful Old Saybrook’s obligation would be 2.1% of the settlement.
O.S. Firefighters W-2 Issue
Based on an IRS ruling in Norwalk, the Town of Old Saybrook had to send W-2 statements to our fire fighters who received the town’s fire fighter’s assessment benefit. There was some concern if any had already filed their tax returns if they had to file an amended return, the town was going to cover what ever the cost would have been. The owner of the local H & R Block office has offered to provide this service at no cost to the fire fighters.
V.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Board of Selectmen Meeting February 28, 2012.
GERNHARDT/FORTUNA
Motion to approve the minutes of the Board of Selectmen Meeting February 28, 2012 as presented.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

FORTUNA/GERNHARDT
Motion to add to the agenda the approval the minutes of the Board of Selectmen Meeting February 21, 2012.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

GERNHARDT/FORTUNA
Motion to approve the minutes of the Board of Selectmen Meeting February 21, 2012 with one correction, that Selectman Giegerich was present in person.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
VI.
BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD
A.      PUBLIC HEARING:  Review the proposed consolidation of the Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency (CRERPA) and the Midstate Regional Planning Agency (MPRA) to form the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Government (COG).
First Selectman Fortuna opened the Public Hearing at 10:06 a.m. He asked CRERPA Executive Director Linda Krause and Jay Northrup to address the meeting. Linda reviewed the process that has be followed by the Lower Connecticut Valley Selectman's Association (LCVSA), which includes the nine estuary towns and the Connecticut River Valley Council of Elected Officials (CRVCEO), this includes eight additional towns as far north as Middletown and Portland. LCVSA used a similar plan to coordinate the merger of the Probate District.
Linda stated that by going to the state with a proposal has a better chance that waiting for the state to act and assign what towns would be in each region.
She further stated that currently member town dues to CRERPA is $2.00 per capital and the dues MPRA members pay is $0.66 per capita.
The Selectmen and Linda answered questions from those in attendance.
Hearing no further questions the Public Hearing was closed at 10:34 a.m.

B.  Discuss and approve the Call for Town Meeting, March 27, 2012.
First Selectman Fortuna reviewed the call.
FORTUNA/GERNHARDT
Motion to approve the Call for Town Meeting, March 27, 2012.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

C.  Discuss and act on a resolution authorizing the Board of Selectmen to enter into a contractual agreement with Veolia’s Environmental Services as recommended by the Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency (CRERPA) for the 2012 household hazardous waste (HHW) season.
FORTUNA/GERNHARDT
Motion to approve resolution authorizing the Board of Selectmen to enter into a contractual agreement with Veolia’s Environmental Services as recommended by the Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency (CRERPA) for the 2012 household hazardous waste (HHW) season.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

D.      Discuss nickel deposits at the Transfer Station; Boy Scouts.
FORTUNA/GERNHARDT
Motion to approve the Boy Scouts collection of the cans at the Transfer Station to redeem the nickel deposits.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
E.  Appointments
    1.  Architectural Review Board (ARB).  Vacancy appointment regular member.  This appointment is for the unexpired portion of a 3-year term due to expire 09/2012.
FORTUNA/GERNHARDT
Motion to appoint Barbara D’Agostino as a regular member to the Architectural Review Board. This appointment is for the unexpired portion of a 3-year term due to expire 09/2012.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

  • Architectural Review Board (ARB).  Vacancy appointment alternate member. This appointment is for the unexpired portion of a 3-year term due to expire
     09/2014.
FORTUNA/GERNHARDT
Motion to appoint Anita Yust as an alternate member to the Architectural Review Board. This appointment is for the unexpired portion of a 3-year term due to expire 09/2014.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
VII.
COMMENTS FROM THE SELECTMEN
VIII.
ADJOURNMENT
FORTUNA/GERNHARDT
Motion to adjourn at 10:42 a.m.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Respectfully submitted,

Roland W. Laine, Executive Assistant