TOWN OF RUTLAND

 

SELECT BOARD

 

 

 

MINUTES: January 3, 2012

 

Board members present: Joe Dicton, Stanley Rhodes III, Steve Hawley, Joshua Terenzini and James Hall

 

The Meeting opened at 6:41 P.M. with the pledge of allegiance.

 

Mr. Hawley moved to approve the 12-20-11 minutes as printed. Mr. Terenzini made a second to the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

 

Questions from the floor:

 

There were no questions from the floor.

 

Town Clerk & Treasurer:  Ms. Marie Hyjek reported:

 

  1. Informed the Board that the Town collected $14,000.00 from businesses for the slip lane traffic study. She also told the Board that it had spent $980.00 more than it budgeted for the town’s portion of the traffic study.

 

Mr. Rhodes read from the draft March warning. He cited the fact the entire general budget is anticipated to be off set by anticipated revenue from the 1% local tax and other anticipated revenues. He said the voters would be asked to approve the budget but that the Town would not raise the amount through local taxes.

Mr. Rhodes also read the proposed Fire Department ballot item seeking $9,000.00 for developing building plans for future renovations to the Center Rutland Station.

 

  1. Informed the Board she made adjustments to the maintenance account.

 

  1. Told the Board they have revenue and budget figures up to December 30th

 

 

  1. Told the Board that of the $145,000.00 in anticipated revenue only $65,000.00 has been received. She said she hopes revenues picks up over the next six months.

 

  1. Asked the Board to look over the draft warning, appropriations and all the budgets information and let her know if anything needs to be corrected.

 

  1. Told the Board they have one Liquor license for review.

 

Solid Waste Alliance Communities & Rutland Transportation Council:  Mr. Shields reported:

                    No meeting, no report.

 

Regional Planning Commission Mr. Fred Nicholson reported:

 

  1. Informed the Board that Mr. Mark Blucher; Executive Director of the RRPC has taken an extended medical leave. Mr. Nicholson said Susan Schreibman would be the acting director. Mr. Nicholson said Planner Ed Bove is taking a five-month sabbatical to Peru.

 

  1.  Told the Board that a either a new intern or a Director from a neighboring commission would assist the Planning Commission with the next zoning document.

 

Town Road Commissioner: Mr. Byron Hathaway reported:

 

  1. Submitted the certificate of annual highway mileage to the Board for signature. Mr. Hathaway told the Board that no additional miles were added in the past year. Mr. Dicton moved to accept the annual highway certificate as presented by Mr. Hathaway for the year 2012. Mr. Hall made a second to the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

 

  1. Informed the Board that he had shot grades for the manhole inverts per the Board request. Mr. Rhodes said according to the information there appears to be plenty of pitch. Mr. Hathaway told the Board that one of the lines out of one of the manholes was partially full the day he shot the elevations. Mr. Rhodes asked Mr. Hathaway to check the line to see if it has cleared.

 

Mr. Rhodes asked Mr. Hathaway to check and see whether all the winter snowplow drivers have submitted the required insurance and driver license information.

 

Town Police Captain, Mr. John Paul Faignant informed the Board that Mr. Hathaway had received a master’s level degree in road maintenance from a program administer by Saint Michael’s College. Mr. Faignant said the Master’s level is the highest level to receive.

 

Police Department: Chief John Sly reported:

 

No meeting, no report.

 

 

Recreation Director: Mike Rowe reported:

 

  1. Basketball is up and running

 

Planning Commission: Mr. William Matteson reported:

 

Not present

 

Fire Chief: Joseph Denardo reported:

 

Not present

 

The Board addressed two dog complaints. Mr. Faignant told the Board he had submitted all of his information to the Board. Mr. Rhodes said the Board would schedule public hearing for the next meeting beginning at 6:30 PM.

 

Mr. Faignant will work with Mr. Zingale to send out the notices. Mr. Rhodes cited the fact that Mr. Faignant has recommended that the dogs be taken from the owners and brought to the Rutland County Humane Society, where they might get adopted. Mr. Faignant said the dogs would be euthanized (put to sleep) if they were not adopted.

 

Town Administrator:  Mr. Joseph Zingale reported:

 

1.      Informed the Board that he had received one of four liability release agreements forms from the Oak Ridge Drive residents.

 

  1. Requested and received permission to contact State Representatives; Kevin Mullin, Peg Flory and David Potter to schedule a meeting to discuss adding the Town proposed service road to the list of planned Routes 4 & 7 transportation improvements. The Board told Mr. Zingale to contact the representatives.

 

  1. Discussed Town participation in a $5,775.00 traffic study to be conducted by Resource Systems Group (RSG). Mr. Zingale informed the Board that Hampton Inn will contribute $360.00, Taco Bell $535.00, Farrell Distributing $1015.00. He told the Board that the representative for the Green Mountain Plaza had to get permission from the owners to contribute $1,750.00. Mr. Zingale said the owner of the Aspen Dental building had not yet committed to contributing $360.00.  He said the Town’s contribution would be $1,755.00.

 

Mr. Rhodes cited the fact that the Town was suppose to collect $16,500.00 from the business for the last study but only received  $14,980.00. Mr. Rhodes said the Town should have a $980.00 credit toward the new study. Ms. Hyjek will check to see how much the businesses contributed.

 

The Board discussed the Giancola Window & Door contract. Mr. Rhodes cited the fact the proposed contract does not include replacing a boarded up window with a new window or repainting exterior window casing trim. Mr. Zingale will contact Giancola Construction regarding the matter.

 

Mr. Rhodes informed the Board that the Town did not receive the Historic Preservation grant for the Town Hall chimney work.

 

The Board considered a liquor license for New England Smoked Seafood Incorporated doing business as Noels Specialty Foods and Catering. Chief Sly said the application is ok to sign. Mr. Terenzini moved to approve the second-class license for Noels Specialty Foods and Catering. Mr. Hall made a second to the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

 

 

Planning Commission: Mr. William Matteson reported:

 

Not present

 

Fire Chief: Joseph Denardo reported:

 

Not present

 

The Board reviewed packet correspondence.

 

Mr. Zingale informed the Board that the Town had received a $16,500.00 bill from A1 Sewer and Drain Service for Irene related repair work. Mr.Zingale said he would forward the invoice to the Town’s Insurance company. Mr. Dicton said in the future A1 should contact Mr. Zingale before doing work for the Town. Mr. Zingale cited the fact the work was a continuation of a job begun after tropical storm Irene.

 

Mr. Hathaway told the Board that the Town should receive its first tropic storm reimbursement payment later in the week. He said the total amount would be about $5,000.00.

 

Mr. Rhodes reviewed proposed increases in Town appropriations:

 

Regional Ambulance is up $64.00

The Library is up $2,322.00

 

Mr. Terenzini moved to close the meeting at 7:24 P.M. Mr. Dicton made a second to the motion. The motion passed unanimously.