Board of Selectmen/Board of Water Commissioners
Library Meeting Room
October 5, 2004
Minutes
Board of Water Commissioners
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Dale Donovan. Commissioners present included Ira Wood, Michael May, Helen Miranda Wilson and Jerry Houk. Town Administrator Tim Smith also attended.
On a motion by Houk, seconded by May, the Board voted 4-1, with Wilson voting against, to adjourn tonight’s meeting no later than 8:30 p.m.
The Board held a public hearing to consider the Wellfleet Municipal Water System Rules and Regulations. Donovan read the public notice. Donovan noted that the Wellfleet Municipal Water System Rules and Regulations have been updated per the Board’s recommendations from the previous meeting of the Water Commissioners. DPW Director Mark Vincent noted a correction to the listing of lots in the system’s original ATBS in Appendix A “Area to be Served” changing lots “56.1 through 56.9” to “56.1 through 56.7”. Wood moved and May seconded a motion to approve the recommended changes as submitted. Wilson moved and Houk seconded a motion to amend the original motion by replacing page 3, “Background Information” with “The permitted capacity
of the WMWS, as designed and installed, is 20,000 gallons per day (gpd) on a Maximum Day. New residential connections may be allocated 400 gpd and commercial connections may be allocated flows based on ½ of Title V. Once the connections are on line for a full years worth of meter readings then their demands can be adjusted to be more representative of their actual flows.” Discussion included the accuracy of the figure “155 gpd” for residential connections and application of the Maximum Day limit with implementation of Stage 2 of the Master Plan. On the amendment the Board voted 1-3-1, with Wood, May and Donovan voting against and Houk abstaining. Donovan moved and Houk seconded a motion to amend the original motion by striking in paragraph 1. of the Policy Statement the sentence “Capacity is to be reserved for all undeveloped lots in the ATBS.” Liability issues relative to the Town’s obligation to provide
water to the undeveloped lots in the original ATBS were discussed. On the motion the Board voted 1-4, with Wood, May, Wilson and Houk voting against. Motions by Wilson to amend the original motion by amending paragraph 1. of the Policy Statement, first sentence, by striking out the words “Coles Neck” before “Area to Be Served” and inserting in the second to last sentence “lots in the original ATBS in the vicinity of the Transfer Station”. to replace “lots in the ATBS.” and to add to the last sentence the words “to these regulations” after “no variances” were not seconded. A motion by Wilson to insert the Board of Health’s recommendations for water system connection criteria in Section 2 of the Policy Statement was postponed for later discussion. Wilson proposed forwarding a question to Town Counsel regarding notification for interruption of water service and suggested deleting “whenever practical” from the second sentence of paragraph 5.10 “Liability for Interruption of Water”.
A motion by Wilson, seconded by Donovan, to forward the rules and regulations to Town Counsel for review and to ask Wilson’s question regarding notification for interruption of water service was ruled out of order because of the motion currently on the floor. Jean Schaefer offered
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corrections to paragraph 3 of the “Preamble”. A motion by Wilson to amend paragraph 3 of the “Preamble” was not seconded. On a motion by Donovan, seconded by Wilson, the Board voted unanimously to amend paragraph 3 of the “Preamble” to read “The system was established in 1990 to relieve the Town of potential liability for possible groundwater contamination by the Town Landfill. It was expanded in 2003 and 2004.” On a motion by Wilson, seconded by Donovan, the Board voted unanimously to add “The system was originally identified as the Coles Neck Municipal Water System and was renamed the Wellfleet Municipal Water System in 2003.” On a motion by Wilson, seconded by Houk, to amend paragraph 4 of the “Preamble” to read
“As provided by the Town Charter, the System will be operated and maintained by the Department of Public Works (DPW), which shall also oversee its design and construction. As provided by M.G.L. and CMR the Water Commissioners shall make all decisions regarding distribution and supply concerning the system including setting rates.” the Board voted 2-3, with Wood, May and Donovan voting against. The Board voted unanimously in favor of the original motion as amended.
The Board discussed where to include the Board of Health recommendations for water system connection criteria. A motion by Wilson to insert the recommendations in entirety after paragraph 1. in the Policy Statement was not seconded. Donovan moved and Wood seconded a motion to include the recommendations as Appendix C and to state in the Policy Statement that when demand for connection exceeds capacity, the criteria in Appendix C will be utilized. Lezli Rowell of the Board of Health suggested that these recommendations be substituted for the current language of Section 2 of the Policy Statement rather than as an appendix. Ted Schaefer commented that the rules and regulations are difficult to follow and noted the lack of an appeal process. Donovan’s motion was defeated. On a motion
by Wilson, seconded by Wood, the Board voted unanimously to continue this hearing to October 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room. On a motion by Wood, seconded by May, the Board voted 3-1-1, with Wilson voting against and Houk abstaining (he had not attended the meeting), to approve the minutes of August 17, 2004 as submitted.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Smulligan
Administrative Assistant
Ira Wood, Chair Michael May Dale Donovan
Helen Miranda Wilson Jerry Houk
Board of Selectmen/Board of Water Commissioners
Library Meeting Room
October 5, 2004
Minutes
Board of Selectmen
The meeting was called to order at 8:32 p.m. by Chairman Ira Wood. Selectmen present included Michael May, Dale Donovan, Helen Miranda Wilson and Jerry Houk. Town Administrator Tim Smith also attended.
The Board discussed:
· Application for Road Cut Permit from the Cape Cod National Seashore – on a motion by Donovan, seconded by May, the Board voted unanimously to approve the request of the Cape Cod National Seashore for a road cut relative to replacement of two septic systems for residences located at 310 and 325 Nellie Road.
· Street Signs – DPW Director Mark Vincent outlined three options: A – install road signs for 26 private roads along Route 6, cost - $4,030; B – install signs for all private roads throughout Town, cost - $50,530; C – do nothing. He recommended Option B noting that it would standardize signs and make them visible for emergency response and residents. Donovan moved and Wilson seconded a motion to approve Option A. Fire Chief Hight recommended standardizing street signs for public safety purposes. Houk suggested that private road associations be asked to put up street signs. The Board voted unanimously in favor
of the motion. Donovan suggested that Town Meeting be asked to appropriate funds for the remaining signage and if the article fails, consider a bylaw similar to the street number posting bylaw.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Smulligan
Administrative Assistant
Ira Wood, Chair Michael May Dale Donovan
Helen Miranda Wilson Jerry Houk
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