TOWN OF RUTLAND
SELECT
BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 5, 2010
MINUTES:
The meeting
opened at 6:50 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Board members
present: Joe Dicton, James Hall, Steve
Hawley, Stanley Rhodes III and Josh Terenzini.
Review of the 12/22/2009 Minutes
Mr. Hall pointed
out that Mr. Doran’s name was misspelled.
Mr. Hall then motioned to accept the minutes with this change and Mr.
Dicton seconded the motion. Three voted
in favor of the motion and Mr. Hawley and Mr. Terenzini abstained due to their
absence at the last meeting.
Questions from the Floor
Greg Nutting,
who lives on US Route 7N, was present to express his interest in purchasing
land from the Town that surrounds his property. Mr. Rhodes said he thought that the property should be advertised
and appraised. Mr. Hall suggested that
the appraisal be paid for by the Town as the seller and the rest of the Board
agreed. Mr. Rhodes asked if the Town
needed the property for any particular use and it was mentioned that it could
be a second entry to the cemetery but that it is not currently being used for
this. If there was a future need, then
the Town could get a right of way to access the cemetery. Mr. Zingale mentioned that the land is a
wetland. Mr. Zingale will set up to
have an appraisal done. The last
appraisal was done in 2003.
Thomas Santoro
was present to express his concern that one of the Town constables drives at an
excessive rate. He has put in a call to
Chief Sly to discuss the situation but has not heard back from him. He has also talked to the State Police. He mentioned that there are several other
people who have complained about the excessive speed. The Board said that Chief Sly needs to review the video from the
constable’s vehicle as the next step.
Mr. Matteson added that he has not witnessed this particular constable
being reckless and he will talk to Chief Sly.
Mr. Santoro said that he intends to pursue this issue to the maximum
degree.
Town Clerk/Treasurer – Marie Hyjek
Ms. Hyjek said
that the next BCA meeting is scheduled for 6:00 P.M. on January 13, 2010 and
this should complete the grievances. There are three grievers that are going to
the State level and three that are going to Superior Court.
Ms. Hyjek mentioned the following dates:
The fireworks
contract for $6,700 includes ten percent additional fireworks if paid in
February. The Board discussed putting
the fireworks out to bid next year and letting the current company know this is
the intention.
Ms. Hyjek
provided the Board with the quarterly expenditures vs. the budget. She also gave the Board two liquor licenses
to sign, one for QMH and one for the 99 Restaurant. Constable Faignant noted that QMH did not complete nor sign their
application so it was not signed by the Board.
Mr. Hall motioned to approve the application for the 99 Restaurant and
Mr. Terenzini seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously. Ms. Hyjek
said that she is now receiving the applications from the State via e-mail and
there is only one copy for the Board to sign.
Highway – Byron Hathaway
Mr. Hathaway
reported that he received a packet from the State on the McKinley Bridge
project that needs to be reviewed and completed by January 15th. The project goes out to bid in
February. The dates mentioned in the
packet are June 26 to August 28. The
Board and Mr. Hathaway would like to see these dates moved up to April. Mr. Hathaway intends to pave McKinley Avenue
after the bridge project is completed.
It was also discussed that previously the State wanted an on site inspection
engineer but this was not part of the packet.
Mr. Zingale said that they wanted someone local for this job. Mr. Hathaway and Mr. Zingale will check into
this.
Insurance
paperwork and CDL licenses have been received from the subcontractors. Mr. Flory has not yet been given the okay by
his doctor to return to plowing. Currently
the Town truck is doing Mr. Flory’s route.
There was a
brief discussion on the use of sand vs. salt on the roads. Mr. Hathaway said that too much sand makes a
mess to clean up in the spring. Mr.
Nicholson said that the State (The AOT and the Agency of Natural Resources)
prefers “calibrated” salt to sand on the roads.
New signs have
been received for the school speed limit as the old ones have lost their
reflectivity.
Rutland Town Planning Commission – Bill
Matteson
Mr. Matteson
reported that he is setting up educational sessions for the Planning
Commission. The session the Commission
was to attend in December was canceled.
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Mr. Matteson has talked to Mark Blucher and if the Board signs the
application for an $800 grant then this will pay for the training. Mr. Hawley motioned for Mr. Rhodes to sign
the grant application and Mr. Terenzini seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
The Select Board was to attend the next meeting of the Planning
Commission to discuss the Routes 4 & 7 plan. Since some members will not be available, this will be
rescheduled. Mr. Hall intends to go to
the next meeting anyway.
There is a rail yard relocation meeting at City Hall on January 21st
at 6:00 P.M. The Planning Commission
intends to go and this will be in lieu of their regular meeting.
Recreation
A packet from Stantec on file pertaining to the pool will be
reviewed.
Town Administrator –
Joseph Zingale Jr.
Mr. Zingale suggested that after the Select Board meets with the
Planning Commission on Routes 4 and 7 that they need to get with the City and
form a plan.
The Red Roof Inn would like help in getting a meeting with the
City. Mr. Rhodes said that maybe in a
week or so when the BCA meetings are done and the budgets are done.
Mr. Zingale reported that the Energy Efficiency grant for the Town
was denied as the State wanted more information then provided. The Board felt that it would still be
beneficial to have an energy audit.
The Flood Hazard Zoning Board of Adjustment needs to meet again as
Mr. Wilk has created another violation in having logs on his property at the
junction of Route 4 and the West Proctor Road.
Volunteers are needed to attend the energy training sessions in
January. The plan is to do five homes
and at least four people are needed.
Correspondence
The Board needs to have a letter drafted and signed concerning the
adjustments to form 411 of the Grand List from the BCA grievance hearings and
appeal the CLA (Common Level of Appraisal) to the State. Mr. Hall motioned that
the Board sign a letter written by Howard Burgess, the Town Lister, concerning
the CLA prior to the next Select Board Hearing. Mr. Hawley seconded the motion.
All were in approval.
Information was received from SWAC which included information on a
proposed bill.
Mr. Zingale said he had to add some streets to a list received
from the State on highway weight limits.
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Ballot Items/Appropriations
The Board
discussed some of the requested appropriations for non-profit agencies. Mr. Terenzini asked what happened to the
idea of having the agencies submit a petition.
Mr. Hawley suggested a policy be adopted concerning these agencies and
how they get their requests on the ballot.
Mr. Rhodes said that he is going to require someone from the agency
attend one or both of the pre-town meetings in order to be considered.
Mr. Rhodes said
he had heard rumors that the Boys and Girls Club is donating money to the
Giorgetti Park and would like this clarified before donating money.
It was decided
that there is not a need for putting the Circle’s need for $1,000 on the
ballot. Mr. Hawley motioned to have
this amount put in the miscellaneous budget and Mr. Hall seconded this
motion. All were in approval. The $250 for the Natural Resource
Conservation District also comes out of the general miscellaneous budget.
It was decided
that the Select Board would stay to finish filling out the general budget. Captain Faignant mentioned that he felt that
the Select Board should include themselves in overall increases to keep
attracting competent people. He said
that Rutland Town still pays less to its employees compared to other towns of
the same size.
The Board stayed
until 8:25 P.M. discussing the general budget.
The meeting ended at 8:30 P.M.
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