Coordinator Report March 23, 2016 Our representative to the anti-gas pipeline coalition, Miryam Williamson, will be in to report on MCAP activities and discuss our town's efforts to fund anti-pipeline efforts. She has provided a few pages of documentation. Rather than summarizing a summary, I urge you to read the included materials. Miryam has suggested that the Town accept MGL: Chapter 39 Section 23 D, which provides that a board member may miss one session of an adjudicatory hearing and still vote or otherwise act on the matter, provided the member certifies in writing that they have reviewed all evidence from the missed session. Leanne Limoges has volunteered to serve on the Recreation Committee which will bring their number up to two active members. It is time for the board to re-nominate Rosa to the State Dept. of Agriculture as Warwick's Animal Inspector Again this year we were noticed of delayed State Aid payment due to late filing of the Town's Schedule A. This was due to the state at the end of November. By Monday's meeting there will have been two meetings of the Sub-Regional Broadband group meeting in Wendell. Dawn can report and the board needs to make a decision about our continued participation. Tom can report on MBI and WiredWest. And I will have met with consultant Fred Goldstein about the wireless planning he has been doing. We show about 430 potential residences and a way forward to all but 23 sites to deliver broadband speeds (25/3). I want to propose a Town Meeting Article authorizing expenditure of our Broadband Enterprise Fund's accrued profit ($43k thru June of 2015) to beginning immediately with wireless upgrades. We have an operating network and can get a lot done while others are waiting for MBI grant funding. We'd then apply for state funding for LTE and possibly some limited fiber on our major streets, going to more densely populated areas. The Town meeting would get to decide the short term future of fiber by this vote. Those who want to hold on or off for fiber to the home could express their sentiments by voting no, we want to continue to accrue net profit to use to subsidize the $1.6M proposed fiber build. Nick is making a policy proposal that would apply whenever the Town is counting on Chapter 90 Highway grant funded approved work that uses our workforce. I think the following should be identified so we have a checklist to show that all needed permits are in place. Cons Com at minimum would entail a request for determination with a finding of no jurisdiction; or in the alternative, filing of a notice of intent and grant of conditions. Compliance with Shade tree and Scenic Rd regulation which requires hearings, Planning Board, Selectboard, and Tree Warden grants of permission. In some cases an ENF (Environmental Notification Form) to multiple jurisdictions when required, or a memo to file clarifying that this notice not required otherwise. National Heritage - when required or a memo to file clarifying that this notice not required. Massachusetts Historic - when required, or in the alternate, a memo to file clarifying that this notice is not required. Finally, or is it first? We need project approval by a vote of Selectboard and MA DOT approval of a submitted project. Town executed amendments to the Seaboard net meter credit purchase contract which included an assignment of our contract interest to the new owner, who is financing the development. The Seaboard contract (this is the net meter credit purchase agreement not the hosting agreement) we originally signed says we will allow the assignment, so this was foreseen, and is the way these projects get built. The money wants title. In another matter I was contacted by DCR for a report on a small FD grant that is under contract. This is your advice on this. I am seeking authority to bid and contract next fiscal year's diesel and fuel oil. The Diesel quantity will be the same and I will lower the fuel oil amount. This year we contracted for 3500 gallons and have yet to take delivery of 1000 gallons of the contract. Annually, prior to Town Meeting the Selectboard needs to vote its acceptance of the proposed FY17 Enterprise Fund Budgets. These are the Transfer Station at $30,400 and Broadband at $104,400. Town Annual Report is coming together. I am only waiting for four or five reports. The cover is from elementary aged student artwork. The FY17 Budget has two columns one is requested and the other recommended. The requested has the highway fully taxpayer funded, so is not grant dependent; has the Pioneer School Committee's higher requested amount; and has town employees getting the 4.5% wage increase that the school employees see on average. The requested column has highway funded at 60% of time instead of current 50% and is still grant dependent; has the Superintendent's recommended assessment increase of 1.57%; and it gives town employees 1 % wage increases except for the school employees who still get their contracted raises. The omnibus budget and Town Meeting Warrant are very much drafts. They are attached for your review and comment.