Town of Warwick
Selectboard
December 1, 2008
Approved Minutes
Members present: Patricia Lemon, Rick Abbott, Nick Arguimbau Others
present:	Town Coordinator David Young, Town Secretary Rosa Calcari,
Miryam Williamson, Jon Calcari, Rich Naleusky (National Grid)
I.	Call to Order 
The Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. at the Warwick Free Library
by Chairman Lemon.
II.	Minutes
There was a discussion of Arguimbau's corrections of the November 17
Minutes, followed by Williamson's correction of an exact quote made by
her during that meeting's Public Comment section.

Lemon MOVED to accept the Minutes of the November 17 meeting as printed
in the agenda with corrections offered byArguimbau and Williamson. 
Abbott SECONDED. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
III.		Presentations/Discussions
1.	Tax Classification Hearing - A date and time must be set to hold a
tax classification hearing for the guidance of the Board of Assessors. 
Young suggested December 29 at 6pm, during the Selectboard meeting to
leave adequate time to satisfy the legal requirements for posting the
hearing but agreed that December 15 would, in fact, afford enough time.
2.      FY 08 Annual Reports - Lemon presented a list of reports that
have been received, as well as those that are overdue. She and Young
will follow up with those who have yet to submit their reports.
3.	Snow and Ice Budget for FY 10 - Young said he has spoken with
Highway Superintendent Tim Kilhart, who determined that the average
spent on snow and ice over the past few years is $102,000.00. The amount
budgeted each year in the recent past has been $66,000.00. Young pointed
out that the result of chronic under-budgeting has resulted in the
payment of the prior year's bills during the current fiscal year.
Young's recommendation for this line item in FY 10 is $100,000.00, and he
asked for input from the Selectboard. Lemon said that the $100,000.00
seems reasonable. Young will now take this to the Finance Committee.

At 6p.m., Chairman Lemon called a recess to conduct a Pole Hearing.
After testimony by and discussion with National Grid representative
Naleusky, The hearing was closed and the meeting reconvened.
Arguimbau MOVED to approve the requested location of Pole #7. Lemon
SECONDED. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
4.	Naming a Representative to the PVRS Budget Forum - Young said that
PVRSD Superintendent Dayle Doiron requested that a representative from
each of the four towns attend a December 17 budget forum, which will
serve as the kickoff for the FY 10 budget process, to explain their
towns' budget outlooks for the next fiscal year.  Young noted the forum
is preparatory to upcoming negotiations on teachers' salaries.
Lemon MOVED to authorize David Young, or a member of the Finance
Committee, represent Warwick at the PVRS Budget Forum December 17, 2008.
 Arguimbau SECONDED.  VOTED 2  - 1. Lemon and Arguimbau: AYE; Abbott:
ABSTAINED, as the husband of a PVRS teacher.
5.	Departmental Input on Capital Planning - Young will be more
aggressively seeking input from Department heads on capital planning
issues related to the CDS project list.
6.	Mount Grace Tower - Young reported that he had received the
completed structural analysis at three p.m. that afternoon, and that the
tower passed, and that he had forwarded the report to DCR for their
signoff so we can move forward.
7.	American Tower Lease - Young presented the Board with the American
Tower lease for their approval. A $500.00 site-inspection fee is the
only charge to the town outlined in this two-year agreement. Arguimbau
wanted assurances that there were no hidden fees or additional costs
incurred by signing this lease, so members reviewed the language in the
document.
Abbott MOVED to authorize the Chair to sign the lease with American
Tower. Arguimbau SECONDED. VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
8.	"Turtle Crossing" Signs - An unidentified private citizen,
concerned with the turtles and amphibious creatures that often cross the
road near Wheeler Pond has donated "Turtle Crossing" signs to warn
drivers of their potential presence. Young had consulted with Highway
Superintendent Kilhart and Police Chief Peters, neither of whom had any
problem with putting up these signs.
Lemon MOVED to authorize the Highway Department to accept and erect
contributed "Turtle Crossing" signs. Arguimbau SECONDED. VOTED
UNANIMOUSLY.
9.	DOR Municipal Finance Forums - An information item regarding two
forums being held December 2, 2008 from 2 - 4 pm and 6 - 8 pm at the GCC
downtown campus building. Young had previously notified the Board of
Assessors and Finance Committee of these forums; since he and Lemon had
attended the same forum earlier in the year, neither of them plans to
attend.

IV.	REPORTS
1.	Selectboard Reports
Abbott - None.
Arguimbau - None.
Lemon - 
* COLA:  She had received an Email from Ted Cady, citing the Retired
State, County and Municipal Workers' Association newsletter prediction
that beginning July 1, 2009, the MA COLA will be 3%, which she has
forwarded to the Finance Committee.
* Siemens Performance Contracting Preliminary Audits: Jim Toth had
passed on a message from Roland Butzke, saying that the latter expects
to schedule a date for the preliminary audit by week's end.
* Official ID badges:  In response to a a recent incident during which a
BoH member attempted to conduct an inspection and was asked for official
identification, she had made up mock-ups for IDs, that will include the
Board member's name, duration of current term, photo and Town Clerk's
signature, and the Town seal with the words "issued by Town Clerk
Jeannette Fellows." There were neither suggestions for changes nor
caveats. 
* Firefighter Performance Reviews: Lemon presented a draft performance
review for firefighters, to be completed by the Fire Chief and Deputy
Fire Chief.  A similar form will be completed by the Board for the Chief
and Deputy Chief.
2.	Town Coordinator Report 
* Young had had a productive talk with the Ernests about various aspects
of the Town hall custodial duties.
* DCR Forest Administrator Walter Morgan agreed to the permanent barring
of The Gale Road end of Allen Road and the temporary barring the other
end until a swinging steel gate can be installed. Young expressed his
satisfaction at the town's current working relationship with local DCR
personnel, stressing the positive results.
* He will be gathering more information on the Weatherization and Energy
Efficiency Program (WEEP).
IV.	Public Comment
None.
V.	Adjournment
Lemon MOVED at 6:58 p.m. to adjourn the meeting.  Abbott SECONDED. 
VOTED UNANIMOUSLY. 
Minutes taken by Rosa Fratangelo Calcari

 		 		 
Patricia Lemon,		Frederick H. Abbott III,		Nicholas C. Arguimbau
Selectboard Chair		Selectboard Vice-Chair		Selectboard Member
				
Rosa Fratangelo Calcari				James David Young
Selectboard Secretary				Town Coordinator