BOS minutes 10-12-2010

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Minutes Board of Selectmen October 12, 2010 Memorial Hall -Salah Meeting Room Present: Victor Del Vecchio, Chairman, Avril Elkort, Vice-Chairman, Robert E. Burr, Jr., Clerk, John J.
Connolly, Member, Gerald A. Salvatori, Jr., Member, William T. Friel, Town Administrator, Jennifer Andrews, Administrative Secretary. Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. New Common
Victualler Permit Application: Ten X Club, 95 Washington Street, Suite 420 — Cory Nappa, Manager Motion was made to open the public hearing for the new common victullar permit application
for Ten X Club located at 95 Washington Street, Suite 420. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Mr. Friel noted that the application for the permit was complete and that the
applicant had Zoning Board approval. Cory Nappa, Ten X Manager, explained that he was seeking the permit to serve drinks and snacks to member of the club, not the general public. Motion
was made to approve the New Common Victualler Permit Application for Ten X Club located at 95 Washington Street, Suite 420. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Motion was made
to close the public hearing. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Reverse 911 — Louis Jutras Mr. Friel and the Board welcomed Louis Jutras, Information System Manager, for his
presentation on the Reverse 911 system. Mr. Jutras briefed the Board on the Reverse 911 System. He noted that the Town had acquired a new state of the art system to handle any emergency
notifications to residents via telephone. He noted that this system has the capabilities to notify residents in a very short time frame. Mr. Jutras also explained that with this system,
residents have the option to request notification at multiple phone numbers and also via e-mail. He explained that on the 
Town's website there is a link where residents can enter any additional phone numbers and/or e-mail address where they would like to be reached in the event of an emergency. He also
gave out a phone number for those residents without intemet access. Mr. Del Vecchio announced that there would be a test of the Reverse 911 system beginning at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
October 13th to check the functionality of the system. He advised residents that a call would be placed to everyone's home and or other contact number, but that it was just a test. He
recommended that residents update their information as to where they would like the call to go before the test call is made. The Board thanked Mr. Jutras for his hard work in putting
this new system together. Mr. Del Vecchio asked Mr. Jutras to come back before the Board at a future meeting to discuss and review how affective the test call was. Solar Farm Presentation:
Southern Sky Renewable Energy -Frank McMahon, Ralph Palumbo Mr. Friel introduced the team of people to be presenting the Solar Farm presentation including Frank McMahon and Ralph Palumbo
of Southern Sky Renewable Energy, Dick Staiti, Local Attorney, Anthony Del Vacharia and Matt Randall, Project Leaders, Mark MacDonald, VHB, and Attorneys RJ Lema and Stephen Black. Attorney
Staiti noted that he hoped to have the final documents ready for signature for the October 26, 2010 meeting to meet the Federal Government Incentive deadline. Frank McMahon provided
the Board an overview of the project. He explained that it would be a 5.6 megwatt facility to be constructed on the landfill. It would consist of 24,316 panels on ballists and that there
would be no penetration of the cap during installation or thereafter. He noted the project is estimated to cost about 25 million dollars. Ralph Palumbo noted that the project would use
some creative engineering to stabilize the system as opposed to subsurface penetration. He credited his team with a great solution, consistent with (DEP) Dept of Environmental Protection
Concerns. Frank McMahon continued by noting that the lease was in negotiations with the Town and the permitting process had begun. He explained that a post closure use application had
been filed with DEP. He noted that they were in negotiations with NSTAR for an interconnection agreement. He went on to describe the time line in that construction was set to begin in
February. There would be an extensive testing process in June and the project would be operational by July 2011. 
Attorney Staiti explained to the Board that there was legislation that allows some exemption on the permitting process for solar farms. He noted that they had already obtained at permit
from Conservation Commision and that they were going to meet with the Planning Board in the upcoming week. They plan to receive all permits despite the fact they may be exempt. Ralph
Palumbo then described the lease. He noted that the terms would be $20,000.00 per acre on a 12.6 acre lot. This amounted to $250,000 per year and that each year of the contract the lease
amount would increase by 2.5 %. This was a benefit that the Town would gain after currently unused Town land. He also discussed the energy credits that would be given to the Town as
part of the agreement. He noted that there was a formula that would denote how much of a savings the Town would generate on its energy bills. It was noted that the Town of Canton would
be home to the largest energy project of this kind east of the Mississippi. There was a brief discussion by the Board concerning this information and general questions answered. The
Board thanked the team from Southern Sky Renewable Energy for their presentation that evening. Action Items/New Business Vote to Approve: Transfer of a Vehicle from the Fire Department
to the Council on Aging. Motion was made to transfer the Fire Department vehicle to the Council on Aging. (Crown Victoria previously used by the Fire Chief) Motion: Mr. Burr Second:
Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Vote to Approve: Request for Funds by Fire Department in the amount of $2,262.00 towards Emergency Vehicle Operation Training. Motion was made to approve the request
for funds, to be appropriated from Stoughton Mitigation Account, by the Fire Department in the amount of $2262.00 towards Emergency Vehicle Operation Training. Motion: Mr. Burr Second:
Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 
Vote to Approve: Application to sell Christmas Trees/Holiday Greenery and Plants by David Bihldorff at 109 Elm Street from November 26, 2010 through December 23, 2010 on Saturdays and
Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesdays through Fridays 3:00 p.m.to 7:00 p.m.. Motion was made to approve the application to sell Christmas Trees/Holiday Greenery and Plants
by David Bihldorff at 109 Elm Street from November 26, 2010 through December 23, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Tuesdays through Fridays 3:00 p.m.to 7:00
p.m. 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 Trinity Episcopal Church
(Mr. Hakeem Oluwatoyin) at One Blue Hill River Road on October 30, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. to October 31, 2010 at 12:30 a.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 Beverages at a One Day Event for Trinity Episcopal Church (Mr. Hakeem Oluwatoyin)
at One Blue Hill River Road on October 30, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. to October 31, 2010 at 12:30 a.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 St. John the Evangelist School at 692 Washington Street
on November 5, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 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 St. John the Evangelist School at 692 Washington Street on November 5, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 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 State Election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Motion was
made to approve the warrant for the State Election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. 
Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Vote to Approve: Personnel Action Form to appoint Karen Welch as Water/Sewer Office Administrator effective November 1, 2010 to fill the
vacancy due to Larraine Redquest's retirement. Motion was made to approve the Personnel Action form to appoint Karen Welch as Water/Sewer Office Administrator (promotion) effective November
1, 2010 to fill the vacancy due to Larraine Redquest's retirement. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Vote to Approve: Personnel Action Form to appoint William Walsh to the
position of Highway Maintenance Supervisor effective December 2, 2010 to fill the vacancy due to Peter Berteletti's retirement. Motion was made to approve the Personnel Action From to
appoint William Walsh to the position of Highway Maintenance Supervisor (promotion) effective December 2, 2010 to fill the vacancy due to Peter Berteletti's retirement. Motion: Mr. Burr
Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 For Discussion: Building Maintenance Department — various capital items (building improvements). Mr. Friel noted that he had requested of Town Department
Heads any building and or facility related upgrade or improvement is needed in the space they occupy. He noted that they were looking to better understand what if any capital issues
or requirements should be planned for. Leadership and Management Program -Suffolk University for Canton Department Heads. Mr. Friel noted that Suffolk University was providing a comprehensive
(masters level) training session in Leadership and Management for Canton Department Heads. He explained to the Board that he had done outreach to the Department Heads to see if there
was an interest, and response was positive. Vote to Appoint: Bridget Wade as a member of the Recreation Commission to fill the vacancy due to the tragic and untimely passing of Joe Uliano.
Motion was made to appoint Bridget Wade as a member of the Recreation Commission. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 Action Items/01d Business 
Waiver of engineering fees for Maintenance on Existing Antenna located at 2438 Washington Street — Verizon Wireless This item was held pending further information. Bolivar Street paving
project Mr. Friel provided the Board with an update on the Bolivar Street paving project. Williams Estate Access Mr. Friel noted that access to the Williams Estate through the Pleasant
Street gate had become problematic. Area residents continue to lock that gate barring access onto the property at that location. The Board briefly discussed this problem. The gate needs
to remain unlocked at all times. It was noted that blocking the entrance was unacceptable. VHB Amendment Request — Rte 138 Segment 2 Mr. Friel explained to the Board that VHB had submitted
an amendment request to the DPW Superintendent for the Rte 138 Segment 2 project. The amendment is necessary for the extra engineering efforts to complete design work requested by Mass
DOT. Motion was made to approve the Amendment Request by VHB for the Rte 138 Segment 2 project. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 DPW Garage Project — Status Update The Board
was provided with a brief status update including budget, schedule and building concerning the DPW Garage Project. It was noted that everything was going along well. Minutes Vote to
Approve: Minutes from Board of Selectmen Meetings: Executive Session July 27, 2010 and Executive Session September 21, 2010. Motion was made to approve the minutes from the Board of
Selectmen Meetings for Executive Session July 27, 2010 and Executive Session September 21, 2010. Motion: Mr. Burr Second: Ms. Elkort Vote: 5-0 
ob Burr, Jr., Clerk Public Announcement/Comment The Board of Selectmen will hold its next meeting in the Salah Meeting Room in Memorial Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 19, 2010.
Closure/Detour of Elm Street — Green lodge Street Sewer MassDOT Route 138 update October 13, 2010 — Deadline to register to vote Each member was asked individually if he or she wished
to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing Individual Contract Negotiations. Mr. Del Vecchio declared that discussing these items in open meeting would have a detrimental
effect on the position of the Town of Canton and therefore will be discussed in Executive Session. Each answered in the affirmative. Mr. Burr Affirmative Mr. Connolly Affirmative Mr.
Salvatori: Affirmative Mr. Del Vecchio Affirmative Ms. Elkort Affirmative Mr. Burr noted that the Board would not be returning to Open Session. Motion was made to adjourn Open Session
at 8:50 p.m. Re • ectfully Submitted,