Town of Warwick
Selectboard
January 11, 2010
Minutes 
Members present: Rick Abbott, Nick Arguimbau, Patricia Lemon (arrived at
6:10 pm)
Others present: Town Coordinator David Young, Town Secretary Rosa
Fratangelo Calcari (arrived at 6:05 pm), Broadband Committee members
Miryam Williamson and Reva Reck, Dawn Magi, Jon Calcari
Call to Order 
Chair Arguimbau called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Warwick
Free Public Library.
Minutes
Abbott MOVED to approve the minutes of December 28, 2009 with the
amended sentence "There have been problems with unauthorized entry" in
the first paragraph of III.2. Arguimbau SECONDED. Motion carried by a
vote of 2-0-0. Abbott MOVED, with the corrected spelling of his name,
that the executive session meeting minutes of March 26, 2007 and May 22,
2006 be released as public records. Arguimbau SECONDED. Motion carried
by a vote of 2-0-0
Presentations/Discussions
Town Hall Storm Window Contract -- Young explained that the quote for
this work came in well under the anticipated amount of $7,500.00.
Patricia Lemon arrived during the discussion. Young recommended that the
Board award the contract to furnish and install 21 storm windows in the
office end of Town Hall to Gary Whilhite of Athol Windows and Siding
Company for a cost of $4,888.80. Lemon MOVED that the contract to
furnish and install 21 storm windows in the office end of the Town Hall
be awarded to Gary Whilhite, Athol Windows and Siding Company, in the
amount of $4,888.80. Abbott SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
     
Selectboard Reports-- None.	

3. Highway Department Equipment Sharing -- Young had distributed a 2009
FRCOG survey compilation of Highway Department equipment and personnel
for the Franklin County towns. He said that Highway Superintendent Tim
Kilhart was looking for a sense of how the Selectboard views equipment
sharing with other towns. The previously signed county-wide mutual aid
agreement allowed Warwick to accept the loan of Gill's highway truck
last winter.
Arguimbau MOVED that the Highway Department be encouraged to pursue
equipment sharing with area towns. Lemon SECONDED. Motion carried by a
vote of 3-0-0.

4.  Broadband System -- Reck reported that she attempted to talk with
three companies about outsourcing support for our broadband system, and
received one response from a company that was not interested in
providing support unless it was to take over the entire operation. She
said that at this point it would not be profitable to the enterprise fund
to outsource everything.
At its meeting on January 8, the Broadband Committee approved the motion
to recommend to the Board of Selectmen that David Young continue to
assign support calls. Level 1 support is by telephone, to be done by
David. If he sees the need for Level 2 (on site) support, Warwick
Broadband Service (WBS) will pay $100.00 per open ticket, regardless of
the number of qualified technicians involved and time required. The
motion carried unanimously, with Les Goodman abstaining. The Broadband
Committee views this as a short-tem solution to the service and support
needs that will allow WBS to gather data on the number of calls, the
average number of hours per call, and the overall amount of support
required. Williamson explained that an open ticket begins when an issue
is reported, and is closed once the problem has been resolved. It was
noted that several people have volunteered to be trained as installers,
and who may go through the hiring process to become paid installers.
Young said that he was in favor of the Board following the Broadband
Committee's recommendation.
Lemon MOVED to affirm the Broadband Committee's recommendation to the
Selectboard. Abbott SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
Reck spoke about a recent meeting of Western Massachusetts Broadband
Committee members. The presentation made at that meeting involved a
model for bringing fiber-to-the-home to rural towns. A multi-municipal
entity would be formed, funded by grants and loans and not by taxpayer
dollars. The Broadband Committee will continue to explore this as it
develops, and will keep the Board apprised with updates.
Williamson said that the committee will also be looking into an amount
to pay back the Town, and will return to the Board with a recommendation
of a figure for Annual Town Meeting.
5.  Town Coordinator Report -- Young had presented his report in
writing, and asked if anyone had questions.

6.  New and Other Business -- None.

IV.	Public Comment
R. Calcari expressed her deep appreciation to the generous people who
donated to Yelp For Help in memory of longtime Warwick resident Thelma
Maynard, who passed away in December, 2009. She said that it is a
wonderful way to honor Thelma's memory.
Lemon noted the recent passing of Howard Keith.

V. 	Adjournment
Lemon MOVED to adjourn the meeting at 7:25 pm. Arguimbau SECONDED.
Motion carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
Minutes taken by J. David Young  for I and III
Minutes taken by Rosa Fratangelo Calcari as of III.1