Town of Warwick
Selectboard
November 1, 2010
Minutes
Members present: Dawn Magi, Patricia Lemon, Nick Arguimbau 
Others present: Town Coordinator David Young, Town Secretary Rosa
Fratangelo Calcari, Broadband and Finance Committee member Les Goodman,
Trinitarian Congregational Church  Pastor Dan Dibble, Wired West
Representative and Broadband Committee member Reva Reck (arrived at 6:25
pm),  Jon Calcari, Janet Conover, Jared Robinson (Athol Daily News)

I.   Call to Order 
Chair Arguimbau called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. in the Town Hall.
II.   Public Comment   
Janet Conover said that she had sent a letter to the Selectboard and
Board of Health regarding damage to her car that was caused when the
gate at the Transfer Station hit her car as she drove through. The wind
was blowing hard enough to cause the gate to swing into Conover's car,
resulting in damage to the left side of the vehicle. Her letter, dated
October 30, 2010, described the damage to her car, which she told the
Board would require a small amount of bodywork to repair. Conover was
seeking advice as to the proper procedure for obtaining estimates to
have the damage repaired, and will bring an estimate back to the Board.
III. Minutes
Lemon made two corrections to the minutes: spelling of "Arguimbau" at
the top of page 3, and the elimination of the word "briefly" in the
first line of 1V.1.
Lemon MOVED to accept the minutes of October 18, 2010, with the two
corrections. Magi SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
IV. Presentations and Discussions
Cultural Council Appointment -- Young explained that the Cultural
Council currently has five members, and that Council Chair Tracey Weed
has requested that Kasey Rolih be appointed as the sixth member.
Arguimbau MOVED to appoint Kasey Rolih to the Warwick Cultural Council
for a term ending June 30, 2013.  Magi SECONDED. Motion carried by a
vote of 3-0-0.
2.	Training Proposal -- Trinitarian Congregational Church Pastor Dan
Dibble spoke about the issue of domestic violence, which he noted has
spilled into our community. Dibble had written a letter to the Board
regarding this issue because several people have asked him what he
considered to be an appropriate response to recent incidents in Town.
Dibble said that he has been in touch with someone from New England
Learning Center for Women in Transition (NELCWIT) regarding education
and training for the community. NELCWIT has a program to train
communities, but Dibble was uncertain as to what, if any, costs would be
involved. He pointed out that domestic violence becomes more likely in
these economic times; Arguimbau said that since illnesses are often at
the root of the problem, the Board of Health should be contacted
regarding possible training as well. Young said that he spoke with Fire
Chief Gunnar Lambert, and Police Officer Dave Shoemaker, who is in
charge while Police Chief Peters is out of town; both men are very
supportive of more expansive training. Magi asked if Dibble could
provide some literature from NELCWIT describing the training program in
more detail. There was a consensus of the Board for Dibble to take the
lead on this, so Pastor Dibble will follow up and bring more information
to the Board at the next meeting.
3.	Contract: DEP Grant -- Young explained that last year the Town
applied for a $500.00 Sustainable Materials Recovery Program Municipal
Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) for recycled copy paper and blue recycling bins. The grant was
awarded, and the grant agreement requires the Selectboard Chair's
signature. Arguimbau asked Young to Email all staff with purchasing
authority to make them aware of the grant and the Town's recycling
policy.
Lemon MOVED to approve the $500.00 grant agreement with the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and authorize the
Selectboard Chair to execute the contract. Magi SECONDED. Motion carried
by a vote of 3-0-0. 
4.	Broadband -- Warwick's representative to Wired West, Reva Reck,
spoke about the October 28th meeting she attended, during which the
process and timeline for the formation of the Wired West cooperative and
the drafting of by-laws were discussed. She noted that the cooperative
must be formed in order to have the legal status for the signing of
by-laws. Reck handed Board members a paper detailing the steps for the
creation of a municipal lighting plant, which is necessary for the town
to be a member of the cooperative.This process would come at no cost to
the town, and does not bind Warwick to join the cooperative. Municipal
light companies enjoy statutory power to operate telecom enterprises.
The town must pass the warrant article that establishes a municipal
lighting plant at two town meetings that are no less than 2 months, and
not more than 13 months, apart. The possibility of scheduling a special
town meeting in February of 2011 was discussed, as this would meet the
timetable and allow the second vote to be taken at the Annual Town
Meeting on May 2, 2011. The vote would be conducted by a paper ballot
and require a 2/3 majority to pass. Reck favors following Wired West's
suggested deadline of June 30, 2011 for the establishment of the
municipal lighting plant, as this will allow Warwick to be one of the
founding members of the Wired West Cooperative Corporation and give us
priority in the build-out of the network. Conover suggested that the
voters be given as much information as possible with regards to
potential costs, funding mechanisms, and any other pertinent
considerations.
Reck also brought up the two proposed governance structures for the
cooperative: one town, one vote or proportional representation. The
latter would allow each town one vote per a specific number of
households. Broadband Committee member Les Goodman pointed out that
this is being put together for the small towns, and favored the one
town, one vote plan. Reck also preferred the one town, one vote
model. There was a consensus of the Board to consider proportional
representation with a model that assures the smaller towns cannot be
drowned out by block votes of larger towns. The next topic of
discussion was the customer premises equipment (CPE) assistance
activity design, for subsidizing low income residents in their
acquisition of broadband subscriber modules. A draft of recommended
guidelines from the Broadband Committee, with input from David
Young, Terry Kemerer, and Ted Cady, was presented to the Board in
the meeting packet.
Lemon MOVED to adopt the attached policies to implement a one-time
customer premises Internet equipment assistance activity. Magi SECONDED.
Motion carried by a vote of 3-0-0. 
5.	Contract: CDBG Housing Rehab Program Amendment -- Young said that
the Selectboard Chair's signature is required on a letter to the
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development outlining
the proposed program amendments to the FY 2009 Warwick Four-Town housing
rehabilitation's financial mechanism. A legal public hearing was held in
Warwick on October 25th.
Lemon MOVED to authorize Nick Arguimbau to sign the program amendment.
Arguimbau SECONDED.
	Discussion ensued. Arguimbau noted that the changes will not affect
	those who currently have loans out under this program. Magi said
	that after attending the informational hearing, she no longer
	supports the change, noting that this is tantamount to giving away
	money that should come back to the Town and that we are not in the
	position to do so. Young recommended signing the agreement, as this
	program is designed to help low income people. He urged the Board
	"to do the right thing". Lemon said that she understood from the
	discussion that while there is a possibility of reducing the tax
	rate somewhat, the program restrictions would not allow for enough
	money to do much good.   Arguimbau and Lemon called the question
	simultaneously.
Motion carried by a vote of 2-1-0. Lemon and Arguimbau: AYE; Magi: NAY.
6.   Selectboard Reports -- Lemon spoke about the green communities
informational meeting held in Warwick on October 26th. She said that
while we cannot use water power, we could utilize the covered landfill
for solar power if the area is large enough. She characterized the
meeting as interesting. Magi reported on the FRCOG meeting she attended
on October 28th.  She gave highlights of the topics covered, including
outreach training for ZBA's, approval of the budget, and the request for
a link to FRCOG on the Warwick website for the announcement of upcoming
meetings. Magi noted that Warwick no longer has to post FRCOG meetings.
She also mentioned several new grants: Regional Dispatcher, to study the
feasibility of creating a single regional dispatcher; HUD
Sustainability, to create a sustainability plan for Franklin County;
Geofluminal/geomorphic, a grant to study erosion in the South River;  
Economic Development Association, for the feasibility of studying
industrial development in western MA for Broadband; Online Permitting,
to provide software to towns to allow people to apply for, pay for, and
get signoff  for permits online, including mechanics for linkup, with
implementation by July, 2011; Massworks Infrastructure Program, to make
implementation of and distribution of grants more efficient and in sync
with the highway season.

Arguimbau said that he and Planning Board Chair Ted Cady attended a
FRCOG meeting with a discussion on MGL 40B and Proposition 2, which
calls for the repeal of 40B. A speaker at that meeting said that it is
expected that, if 40B is repealed, the legislature will put back its
helpful parts and revise and revise the troublesome parts. Regardless of
the outcome of the Proposition 2 vote, modification of 40B should result.
7.   Coordinator Report -- Young asked if the Board had any questions on
his printed report. Lemon said she appreciated Young's written apology.
Young said that the letter received from Northfield Emergency Medical
Services informed the town that Northfield EMS has started providing
primary ambulance services at the basic life support level. This means
that Northfield is now able to respond outside the town and may be
called as a back-up for mutual aid.
	Young reminded the Board that the Police Department is offering the
	opportunity for citizens to ride along.
	Arguimbau inquired about the Town Hall roof. Young noted that no
	change order was approved, yet the Town was billed an additional
	$4,015.00 for an unapproved change order on completion of the roof
	due to an underestimation of the amount of shingles needed to
	complete the job. The matter has been referred to Town Counsel, and
	the Town is paying the original bid amount of $14,600.00.
8.  Other Business -- Conover gave an update on her research of the
history of CDBG loans to Warwick residents. She requested that the
Selectboard send a letter to the FCHRHA requesting information on repaid
loans, and handed each Board member a template letter for requesting
information from FCRHRA or the State.
V. 	Adjournment
At 8:04 pm, Lemon MOVED to adjourn the meeting. Magi SECONDED. Motion
carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
Minutes taken by Rosa Fratangelo Calcari