Town of Otisfield
Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes
November 21, 2012
1. CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM. Hal Ferguson, Chairman, Rick Micklon & Lenny Adler present. Absent: Administrative Assistant Marianne Izzo-Morin
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ACTION ON MINUTES:
A. Meeting minutes from November 7, 2012. *Motion to accept minutes. HF/LA– Unanimous.
4. SPECIAL EVENTS
A. None.
5. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A.
6. DEPARTMENT HEADS:
A. None.
7. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
A.
8. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ITEMS
A. Special BOS Mtg. Tuesday, November 27th – Town Parking Ordinance review & Executive Session- Performance Appraisal *To be placed on an upcoming agenda.
B. CMP Pole: Town has a request for a CMP Pole, from Cobb Hill Road, to new road – Asking for permission to install a pole. *Motion to sign the agreement giving permission. HF/LA – Unanimous.
9. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
A. NONE
10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Municipal Garage update, RM: The camera has been relocated. Two (2) Generator Bids received. Both bids were for a 20kw Generac Standby Generator - Flanders Electric out of Norway bid $5,500.00 and Field Electric out of Otisfield bid $5,580.00. *Motion to accept Flanders Electric. HF/LA – Unanimous. Two options chosen: Cold Weather Kit $270.00 and Annual Scheduled Maintenance Agreement $200.00
B. Bids on roofs:
Fire Station roofing bids for Gore Road & Spur’s Corner:
Gore Road (metal roof):
*Motion for Gore Road to be awarded to Spencer Woodworth and son (West Paris) and Record Lumber for a total of $6,707.89 . HF/RM – Unanimous.
Spurr’s Corner (shingle roof):
*Motion for Spurr’s Corner Fire Station to Shaun Le Roofing and Record Lumber for a total $11,362.80. HF/RM – Unanimous.
11. SELECTMEN’S ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED & VOTED ON
A. To see if the Board will vote to approve Warrant #9 to pay the town’s bills. HF/RM; Unanimous.
B. HF: John Maloney, AVCOG, letter dated November 6, 2012 re: Comprehensive Plan/Wireless Telecommunications Facility Siting Ordinance. John worked with Town on the Comprehensive Plan. BOS suggested posting his report on the web site. Mr. Maloney believes that the Wireless Telecommunications Facility Siting Ordinance is a stand-alone document and Site Plan Review is not necessary for Planning Board approval. RM will email electronic file to TT for web site to be posted below Cell Tower Timeline. HF/RM – Unanimous.
12. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD
A. Rick Micklon- Cell Tower Comments: It warrants saying that the Friends of Scribner Hill say the PB, BOA, BOS and CEO – all erred. Wishes to go on record that because they all voted unanimously in their decision, there is absolutely no way that every PB member erred in the review of this cell tower application process and vote of approval. There is no way that every BOA member erred in a unanimous vote of denial of the appeal. It’s absurd to think that all these individuals all made the same mistakes or all misinterpreted the information they reviewed. BOS is proud that BOA & PB members have been to State trainings and they have taken a lot of heat but continued to keep their heads high. They don’t get paid and have no ax to grind or side to take. They continue to follow the ordinance
as they should. These board members are highly respected residents and represent all the people of Otisfield and do so without a lot of pride. The Selectmen don’t take these board appointments lightly and always choose the best of those who step up to serve. One of the criterion for the BOS is to look at is what part of Otisfield the potential member may reside. This ensures that all of the people are represented, regardless of whether a particular area will be affected by, in a positive or a negative way, the decision of the board of jurisdiction.
B. Tower Discussion: RM spoke to an engineer Harry Loring at Fairpoint who oversees these types of projects. Rick had heard rumors that a cell tower would affect the chances of Otisfield getting high speed internet. Mr Loring stated: If a cell tower came to town, Fairpoint would provide a 1-gb wiring network that would allow more Otisfield residents to have DSL high speed internet. The exact timeline is unknown. The amount of people affected is unknown. If US Cellular and anyone co-locating on the tower, requests a service upgrade then Fairpoint will immediately consider how to bring the upgrade to town and define a timeline. Mr Loring stated that because of his position at Fairpoint, he could not provide anything in writing to confirm these unknowns.
C. Del Maxfield, Maine Survey Consultants: Town Land Survey: An estimate of $2,500 was received. He did the work and it came in at $4,822.95. A caveat was placed at the end saying it went over budget and additional payment is not expected, but would be appreciated. *Motion to pay him $3,500.00. LA/HF – Unanimous. RM will call him to update the payment amount and request that any future work not follow this same process and the BOS must be made aware of any potential cost over runs before the fact.
D. Scott Williams – Asking the Town of Otisfield to help support the MVLMP. RM suggested he submit something in writing to the Town and then move forward before the Finance Committee.
E. LA: Resident of Bolsters Mills Road is requesting winter maintenance on Swampville Road – LA suggested she come to a BOS mtg. LA will discuss w/ Richard Bean, Road Commissioner prior to next mtg.
13. ADJOURNMENT at 8:15PM. *Motion by HF 2nd by RM Unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Tanya Taft, Secretary
Approved by:
Hal Ferguson, Chairman
Rick Micklon
Lenny Adler
Approved on December 5, 2012
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