BOS-06-29-2004

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BOARD OF SELECTMEN MINUTES
JUNE 29, 2004
MEMORIAL HALL

Present: John J. Connolly, Chairman; Avril T. Elkort, Vice-Chairperson; Robert E.
Burr, Jr., Clerk; Victor D. Del Vecchio, Member; Gerald A. Salvatori, Jr., Member;
William T. Friel, Town Executive Secretary; and Matthew A. Romero, Administrative
Secretary

Location - Salah Room, Memorial Hall

Chairman Connolly called the meeting to order at 7:09 PM.

Recognition of Ronald Pasquarosa, Sr. for 45 years of service
Mr. Connolly and Ms. Elkort both recounted stories ofMr. Pasquarosa's years of service
to the Town. Mr. Burr read a proclamation given to him by the Board, and Mr. Del
Vecchio presented a plaque from the Board commemorating his 45 years of service. Ms.
Gayle McCracken, Human Resources Administrator made a slide show presentation of
Mr. Pasquarosa's years with the Town.

Streetlight Acquisition and Maintenance - George Woodbury, LightSmart
consultant
Mr. Friel gave the background on the various projects that Lightsmart had working on for
the Town drawing attention to the streetlight acquisition and maintenance project. Mr.
Woodbury noted that he had been working on four activities for the Town: 1) a new
energy supply agreement to replace the one that expired in December; 2) traffic signal
conversion; 3) court action against Select Energy; and 4) street light acquisition and
maintenance. The final purchase price would be approximately $361K. He pointed out
that the estimated savings would be approximately $ 144K/year, or over 50% of the
Town's current costs. He suggested structuring the cost on a fixed-cost basis for the
contractor, which would ensure the use of high quality materials. He also suggested the
use of a five-year contract. He also noted that the conversion ofthe lights to a more
efficient made would help in reducing costs and maintenance.

Ms. Elkort asked with regard to the case with Select Energy if the MMA was involved,
and Mr. Woodbury confirmed that while they had worked cooperatively with the cities
that had been cancelled they were no longer taking an active role in the legal case.

Ms. Elkort then questioned the suggested sodium lamps, being unsure they would blend
with the beautification in the Town. Mr. Woodbury pointed out that high-pressure
sodium lights were the best from a financial and economic perspective; in fact, the
majority of the Town's lights were already high-pressure sodium. He predicted that
within 5-7 years a cost-effective full-spectrum light would be developed with light-
emitting diode technology. He suggested utilizing high-pressure sodium lights with the
intent to replace them pending new technology.

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