Town of Warwick
Selectboard
November 29, 2010
			DRAFT Minutes
Members present: Dawn Magi, Patricia Lemon, Nick Arguimbau 
Others present: Town Coordinator David Young, Town Secretary Rosa
Fratangelo Calcari, Tom Wyatt, Jon Calcari, Jared Robinson (Athol Daily
News)

I.   Call to Order 
Chair Arguimbau called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall.
II.   Public Comment   
None.
III. Minutes
Lemon MOVED to accept the minutes of November 15, 2010, as printed. Magi
SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 2-0-1. Lemon and Magi: AYE;
Arguimbau Abstained, as he was absent from that meeting.
IV. Presentations and Discussions
1.   Ending Chapter 40B Amendment Project -- Arguimbau said that the
Planning Board and Selectboard had sent out joint letters to several
towns with 35% or more of land under state ownership. The purpose of
this letter was to elicit positive responses and support for amending
Chapter 40B to allow certain towns to be exempt from the Chapter 40B
provisions. Arguimbau said that 9 towns were in agreement, none
objected, and the remaining three made no response at all.  He explained
that the Planning Board had decided to drop the amendment project for
two reasons:  failure to receive a unanimous response from the towns
contacted, and the election results where the electorate of every town
whose Selectboard supported the proposed amendment voted in favor of
40B. Magi suggested contacting Senator Brewer. Arguimbau noted that the
Planning Board has specifically asked for the Selectboard's vote to
abandon the project. Lemon said that she would like to speak with the
Senator and ask his advice before voting. There was a consensus of the
Board to continue this issue.
Lemon MOVED to table the discussion to end the Chapter 40B project. Magi
SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
2.	Stretch Code -- Young said that he would like to put the matter of
adopting the Stretch Code on the February 7, 2011 Special Town Meeting
warrant. He said that he had spoken about this with the Building
Inspector, who has no problem with the Town adopting the Stretch Code. 
This optional addendum to the Massachusetts building code increases the
efficiency requirements in any municipality that adopts it for all new
residential buildings and for renovations to existing structures. 
Arguimbau noted that approval of the Selectboard is required by the
State, but he saw no harm in also bringing it to town meeting floor in
February.
Arguimbau MOVED to approve the Stretch Code and to place it before Town
Meeting. Lemon SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
Lemon pointed out that the Planning Board will be holding an
informational session on the flood plain overlay at 7 pm on Wednesday,
December 15th. Young suggested holding a pre-town meeting informational
meeting late in January to discuss the issues on the STM warrant.
Arguimbau favored a public hearing format.
3.	Open Letter on Vermont Yankee Decommissioning--Tom Wyatt spoke
about the letter, whose sponsors hoped to have signatures from all towns
within a 20-mile radius of Vermont Yankee, that he had brought to the
Board at the November 15th meeting.  The letter expresses concern for
the workers and the environment, and looks for the safe decommissioning
of the plant, which is slated to close in 2012. Wyatt asked the Board to
vote to sign the letter, which asks that the workers for the
decommissioning and site clean up be hired from among those who will
lose their jobs at the plant, that residents within the 20-mile radius
be warned of hazardous circumstances, and that the environment be
protected throughout the process. He handed an informational brochure to
each Board member.
Lemon MOVED to authorize Nick Arguimbau to sign the letter on the
Board's behalf. Magi SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
4.  Loose Animal Ordinance -- Young said that the Police Department is
looking for a by-law or ordinance regarding unfenced or otherwise loose
animals. He noted that we have dog control bylaws in place, but nothing
that he knows of that covers livestock. He said that he will look into
the practices of other small towns and report back to the Board at the
next meeting. This issue may also be placed on the February 7, 2011 STM
warrant.
5. WCS Energy Consulting -- Young said that he has been working with the
Buildings and Energy Committee to obtain an energy consulting contract.
It has been determined that no one firm can provide all services needed.
Young noted that the contracts are expected to come in under $10,000.00
total.
Magi MOVED to authorize the Buildings and Energy Committee to recommend
the vendor(s) and empower David Young as Coordinator to execute the
consulting contract, not to exceed $10,000.00. Lemon SECONDED. A
discussion ensued.
Magi said that she wanted to see a troubleshooting guide on how to deal
with things that are known to potentially go wrong. Lemon agreed and
called the question.
Motion carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
6.  Selectboard Reports -- Lemon spoke about the MASSPIRG 21st century
Transportation Principles. She noted that she has already signed as an
individual, and would like the Selectboard to sign on behalf of the
town. The three principles are: invest in modern public transit; fix
roads and bridges instead of undertaking massive new projects; focus on
outcomes that improve safety, reduce dependency on oil, and promote
sustainability.
Lemon MOVED that she be authorized to sign on behalf of the Board in
support of MASSPIRG's 21st Century Transportation Principles. Magi
SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
Magi said that she attended the FRCOG personnel division's recent
meeting, where the matter under discussion was cost of living raises.
She noted that the matter has not yet been resolved.
Lemon mentioned the FRTA meeting being held on Tuesday, November
30th at the Chamber of Commerce building in Greenfield. Young noted
that the meeting of PVRS district stakeholders hosted by the
Bernardston Selectboard has been postponed until December 13th. He
said he will double check the date, as the 13th is on a Monday and
would conflict with the next Warwick Selectboard meeting.
7.  Coordinator Report -- Young gave the Chapter 90 reimbursement
documents to the Board for their signatures. The documents will be
submitted to Mass Highway for reimbursement in the amount of $60,000.00
expended on the Wendell Road box culvert repair at Moore's Pond.
Young noted that he is very pleased with the Highway Department's
working to help other departments. Recently the highway crew spent
several days clearing land for the Cemetery Commission.  As the wood
was of no value to cemetery operations, the cemetery commissioners
told the workers that the wood could be taken away. However, this is
in direct conflict with a policy voted by the Selectboard on June
14, 2010, regarding merchantable wood generated by the Highway
department. According to the policy, wood is to be stored on town
property for eventual sale or other disposition. An actual site has
not yet been established. Magi said that in response to a call from
a concerned citizen, she went to the cemetery and questioned the
workers while they were clearing the land and told them to bring the
wood to the Highway Department, which they agreed to do.  Young said
he will look into this matter further.  He suggested the unused
field behind the Trinitarian Church as a possible storage site.
Lemon said that the Police Department, all committees, and every
individual employee should receive a letter explaining the
Highway-Department-generated wood policy.
Young said that he expects a structural analysis of the Mt. Grace
tower within one week. He noted that Broadband is now able to pay
off the $30,000.00 twice as fast as anticipated, and that WBS will
increase both its distribution capacity and transmission capacity.
Lemon mentioned an Email she had received concerning the insurance
payment for the damage to a resident's vehicle caused by the Transfer
Station gate. She said that she had asked the resident for more
information. Young noted that the Town has done everything as Town
Counsel advised.
8.  Other Business--Magi inquired about when the report regarding the
policy for use of personal vehicles for police business from requested
of Police Chief Brian Peters by the Selectboard at its September 8
meeting was due. She also said that she would like to have more
information about what types of calls the police are handling. Lemon
noted that Chief Peters wanted to be careful not to divulge any personal
information when compiling statistics of the types of issues handled by
the police department. Magi also wanted further information on the
manner with which on-call status is dealt.
Arguimbau wanted to go into an executive session, but after review of
the acceptable reasons for executive session, he chose to first discuss
the matter with Town Counsel.
V. 	Adjournment
At 7:12 pm, Lemon MOVED to adjourn the meeting. Magi SECONDED. Motion
carried by a vote of 3-0-0.
Minutes taken by Rosa Fratangelo Calcari