BOS minutes 03-22-11

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Minutes Board of Selectmen March 22,2011 Memorial Hall -Salah Meeting Room Present: Victor D. Del Vecchio, Chairman, Avril T. Elkort, Vice-Chairman, Robert E. Burr, Jr., Clerk, Gerald
A. Salvatori, Jr., Member, John J. Connolly, Member, William T. Friel, Town Administrator, Jennifer Andrews, Administrative Secretary. Meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. Life Is
Good Festival — James MacDonald, Director Mr. MacDonald came before the Board to give an overview and ask for support for the Life Is Good Festival to be held in Canton for the second
year. It is planned on being held on September 24, 2011 and September 25, 2011. He noted there would be music, games, food and family fun. He also explained the importance of the fundraising
aspect of the festival for the non profit Life Is Good Kids. Last year $724,000 was raised for Change of Manager — Milton Hoosic Club, 70 Greenlodge Street — Leslie Hartley Ms. Hartley
from explained that she was the representative from the Milton Hoosic Club present for the Meeting, but that the new Manager for the restaurant would be Karen Butt. Motion was made to
grant the request for Change of Manager at the Milton Hoosic Club, 70 Greenlodge Street to Karen Butt. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Transfer of a Common Victuallar License
— iScream Works to iScream Works, LLC, 598 Washington Street — Greg Palladino, Owner Mr. Friel noted that the paperwork was in order and that the transfer was being favorably recommended.
Motion was made to transfer the Common Victuallar License from iScream Works to iScream Works, LLC, 598 Washington Street — Greg Palladino, Owner. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort
Vote: 5-0 
Action Items/New Business Vote to approve: Application to Obtain a (Special) License to Serve Alcoholic Beverages at a One-Day Event for Dunkin Brands/Sodexho, Christopher J. Finn, located
at 130 Royal Street on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. contingent upon Building Commissioner and Fire Chief approval. Motion was made to approve the Application
to Obtain a (Special) License to Serve Alcoholic Beverages at a One-Day Event for Dunkin Brands/Sodexho, Christopher J. Finn, located at 130 Royal Street on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. contingent upon Building Commissioner and Fire Chief approval. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Vote to approve: Application to Obtain a (Special)
License to Serve Alcoholic Beverages at a One-Day Event for Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center, Amy Montague, to be held at Reebok World Headquarters, 1895 J.W. Foster Blvd on Saturday,
April 2, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.. contingent upon Building Commissioner and Fire Chief approval. Motion was made to approve the to Obtain a (Special) License to Serve Alcoholic
Beverages at a One-Day Event for Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center, Amy Montague, to be held at Reebok World Headquarters, 1895 J.W. Foster Blvd on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
to 10:00 p.m.. contingent upon Building Commissioner and Fire Chief approval. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Vote to Approve: Warrant for the Town Election Motion was
made to approve the Warrant for Town Election Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Vote to Approve: Agreement between Town of Canton and Canton Community Television (to reimburse
Canton Cable TV for expenses to upgrade certain PEG equipment from renegotiated funds made available from Comcast/Verizon franchise agreements). Mr. Friel noted that the recommendation
was for Town Counsel to review and that the document would be brought back before the Board at a later date or that the Board could grant authority to the Information Systems Manager
to execute. Motion was made to authorize Town Counsel to review the contract for the transfer of funds to Canton Community Television and also to authorize Louis Jutras, Information
System Manager or Bill Friel, Town Administrator to execute the final document. 
Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Vote to Award: Contract to LAL Construction under the SERSG Sidewalks IFBI Motion was made to award the contract under the SERSG Sidewalks
IFB to LAL Construction. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 For Discussion: On Line Bill Payment, Louis Jutras, Information System Manager, James Murgia, Finance Director
Jim Murgia, Finance Director, made the Board aware that the Information System Manager has been doing some research into on line bill payment for the residents of the Town of Canton.
A new state law has authorized real estate and personal property tax billing can be paperless. He noted that before this can be offered, the Board of Selectmen needs to approve. Louis
Jutras, Information System Manager explained that there are costs associated with on line billing. He noted that if residents were to use electronic transfer from a checking account
there is a fee of 25 cents per transaction and if they use a credit card it varies from 2.9% to 3.9% of the amount charged. He explained that the organization (Canton) would not absorb
the cost. It would be passed on to the consumer voluntarily choosing these options. There was a discussion concerning the service charges for credit card use and bank account transfers.
Mr. Jutras asked for approval to further explore the options. The Board approved Mr. Jutras to gather more information. 7:35 p.m. Action Items/01d Business BOS Warrant Article Positions
—Articles 28, 32, 34, 39, 44 (Execute Notice of Intent to Lay Out Crisileo Way) There was a discussion on Article 32 concerning the timing of the submission of the Capital Budget to
the Finance Committee. The Capital Planning Committee is requesting permission to submit its report to the Finance Committee on March 1st of each year. Both committees have met and agreed
on this date. There was a discussion on Article 27. The Department of Public Works is in support of this article. The road is in full compliance of all the requirements and a favorable
motion is being re
commended. Motion was made to support Article 27 — the acceptance of Crisileo Way as a public street and to execute the notice of intent. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0
Board and Committee Member Appointments for 2011. This item was held for a future meeting. GVW Bolivar Street Highway Garage — General Bid Approval Mike Trotta, Superintendent of Public
Works, made the Board aware that he was recommending GVW as the recipient of the final contract for the construction of the Bolivar Street Highway Garage improvements. He noted that
he was requesting that the Board approve this so the project can move ahead. He noted that the bid was $1,418,000.00. This did not include paving ($115,000.00) or salt and storage shed
($114,000.00) He explained that all of this would be with in the budget already approved by the Board of Selectmen. Motion was made to approve the general bid as presented by the Town
Administrator and recommended by the Superintendent of Public Works for the contract to be awarded to to GVW for construction of the Bolivar Street Highway Garage improvements. Also
to approve the allocation of the funding as 1.2 million dollars from the NSTAR Mitigation account, $423,449 from Chapter 90 funds (previously voted), and the remaining $208,000 from
BRC/Highway Garage fund (previously voted) for a total amount of funds authorized for this project to be $1,831,000.00. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Action Items/Other
Business DPW Water Commitment Special Billing -$231.84 Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Water and Sewer Commitment Final Bills -$34.38, $39.56 Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms.
Elkort Vote: 5-0 Water and Sewer Commitment Final Readings -$62.52 Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 
Water and Sewer Commitment Final Readings -$$43.76, $100.04, $251.48, $34.38, $71.90 Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Water and Sewer Commitment Residential -$54,543.17
Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Water and Sewer Commitment Residential -$100,887.01 Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Water and Sewer Commitment Residential
-$145,147.20 Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Water and Sewer Commitment Residential -$69,575.48 Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Water and Sewer Commitment
Residential -$66,872.87 Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Water and Sewer Commitment Residential -$286,764.32 Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Cemetery Cemetery
Commitment -$1,200.00 Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Minutes Vote to Approve: Minutes from previous Board of Selectmen meetings held on September 28, 2010, November 16,
2010, Executive Session November 16, 2010, Executive Session November 30, 2010, December 21, 2010 Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Public Announcement/Comment 
Respectfully Submitted, G rald A. Salvatori, Jr., C The Board of Selectmen will hold its next meeting in the Salah Meeting Room in Memorial Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.
Each member was asked individually if he or she wished to go into Executive Session for the purpose of Union Negotiations Collective Bargaining Strategy. Mr. Del Vecchio declared that
discussing these items in open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the Town of Canton and therefore will be discussed in Executive Session. Each answered
in the affirmative. Mr. Burr Affirmative Mr. Del Vecchio Affirmative Ms. Elkort Affirmative Mr. Connolly Affirmative Mr. Salvatori Affirmative Meeting was adjourned at 8:09 p.m.