Town of Warwick Selectboard November 30, 2009 Minutes Members present: Rick Abbott, Nick Arguimbau; Absent: Patricia Lemon Others present: Town Coordinator David Young, Town Secretary Rosa Fratangelo Calcari, Dawn Magi, Wayne and Tracy Kirley, Janet Conover, Jon Calcari Call to Order Chair Arguimbau called to order at 6:01 p.m. in the Warwick Free Public Library. Minutes Abbott MOVED to approve the minutes of November 16, 2009as written. Arguimbau SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 2-0-0. Presentations/Discussions 1. Appointment of Alternate Transfer Station Attendant -- Young said that former Alternate Transfer Station Attendant Mary Thomas had resigned, and that the Board of Health had asked him to check for interest among the original pool of candidates. Woods served in an emergency capacity last week, and the Board of Health recommended his appointment to the Selectboard. The alternate serves when the Transfer Station attendant is unavailable. Abbott MOVED to appoint Jared Woods the alternate Transfer Station Attendant. Arguimbau SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 2-0-0. Designation of Board of Health Members as Special Municipal Employees--Board of Health members Rita McConville and Dick Whiting need the Board's approval of the MGL Chapter 268A Section 20(d) exemption so they may be paid if they are needed to fill in at the transfer station. Abbott MOVED to designate the position of Board of Health member as a special municipal employee, and to approve the exemption of Rita McConville and Richard Whiting under the provisions of MGL Chapter 268A Section 20(d). Arguimbau SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 2-0-0. Appointment of official Liaison to the Ethics Commission -- Young said that as Town Clerk, Jeannette Fellows has been working to bring the Town into compliance with the new ethics training requirement. A senior level employee must be designated the liaison to the Ethics Commission. Ms. Fellows is willing to serve in this capacity, and Young recommends that she be appointed. Arguimbau MOVED to designate the holder of the Town Clerk position, currently Jeannette Fellows, as liaison to the State Ethics Commission. Abbott SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 2-0-0. 4. Community Development Strategy -- Young said that a public hearing on the final draft of the CDS list was held earlier today. The Board needs to vote to approve the final list and narrative for submission to grant writers at Franklin County Regional Housing Authority. Abbott MOVED approval of the Community Development Strategy with updated dates and a reference to an attachment in the first paragraph, and changes which David Young will put into the paragraph on economic development regarding the Copper Angel. Arguimbau SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 2-0-0. 5. Selectboard Reports -- Arguimbau noted that he has noticed that the Town clock is running a bit slow and that the chimes and clock may be out of sync. In Arguimbau's opinion the clock repair person should not charge for this because the clock should not be out of sync so quickly after having been repaired. Young said that he will check with clock winder George Day. 6. Town Coordinator Report --Young explained the laws regarding procurement procedures. He said that three bids are required for the photo voltaic array on the Town Hall, two of which he already has. Young also spoke about the Broadband Committee's work on a grant application for expansion and upgrading of our system. Five subscribers have been added this month, which brings the total of connections to 64. 7. Appointment of Election Workers -- Town Clerk Jeannette Fellows had submitted a list of election workers whom she requested the Board appoint. Arguimbau MOVED to appoint the slate of election workers as requested by Town Clerk Jeannette Fellows, along with any others she may need to fill in for the Special State Primary December 8, 2009 and the Election January 19, 2010. Abbott SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 2-0-0. The full list of names will be attached to these minutes. New and Other Business -- None. Richmond Road Pole Hearing -- The hearing was opened at 7:06 pm. National Grid has petitioned to install six sole owned poles on Richmond Road. Conover said that while she favors upgrading the poles and power, she noted that several poles would be less than five feet from the road. Wayne Kirley expressed concern with one pole that would obstruct the view, and wanted to go over things with a representative of National Grid in the hopes the proposed location could be moved. Arguimbau wanted to continue the hearing until the next Board meeting due to the absence of a representative from National Grid. Young said that he would get in touch with National Grid and have someone contact the Kirleys directly. He also noted that a property on Richmond Road changed ownership today, so this abutter would have to be notified of a new hearing date. At 7:15 pm, the hearing was adjourned, to reconvene on December 14 at 6:30 pm. Abbott MOVED to continue the Richmond Road Pole Hearing to December 14 at 6:30 pm. Arguimbau SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 2-0-0. IV. Public Comment None. V. Adjournment Abbott MOVED to adjourn the meeting at 7:21 pm. Arguimbau SECONDED. Motion carried by a vote of 2-0-0. Minutes taken by Rosa Fratangelo Calcari