Rutland Development and Industrial Commission
Meeting Minutes –2/26/2015
Community Hall Annex
Meeting opened at 6:33AM. Attending: Doug Briggs, Tom Dufault, Mark O’Clair Michele Van Reet
Guests: Attorney Paul Cranston, Town Counsel
- Review and approve past minutes
Minutes from 2/19/2015 were reviewed. A motion was made and seconded to accept the minutes as presented. Motion passed unanimously.
- Bid discussion & response
A motion was made (Briggs) and seconded (Dufault) to send a letter to Barton. Motion passed unanimously.
- Attorney Cranston noted a problem with RFP dates because anything submitted to the Central Register by next Tuesday will not be published until March 11. Dates modified to:
- March 11 - Advertised/RFP Available
- April 4 – Pre-proposal visit (9:00 AM)
- April 22 – Questions (4:00 PM)
- May 21 – Proposals due (4:00 PM)
- Proposed article for Town Meeting – include $15,000 for “associated costs” – Dufault will draft it.
- Warrant Articles – Attorney Paul Cranston will finalize the wording.
- Discussed possibly establishing an EOA (Economic Opportunity Area) @ Town Meeting. Wait on TIF – clock starts when it’s approved.
- Dufault will talk to Pare about proper register stamp on the survey. Attorney Cranston will also follow-up if needed.
- Committee members should review the following for the next meeting:
- RFP revisions
- P&S Agreement
- Rutland Heights map – make sure we are clear on location of Lots 1 and 2. Dufault will ask Pare to draw lot lines on the map.
- The question was raised if a 21E was ever completed? No, but the cleanup was done jointly with the DEP.
- Attorney Cranston suggested we anticipate what will happen if the developer ‘goes belly up’ during construction? Dufault asked if we could bond the project.
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