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CEC 2/13/06 TOB 111, 10:00 am
TE, CWL, RB, SS, BH
Kanter (Liason)
Motion to approve all minutes up to 2/6/06 (1/9, 1/17, 1/30, 2/2 and
2/6). 3:0 (RB and BH not present yet).
Vault: TE to look at $60K estimate and SS to talk to Donna.
Westview Cemetery: TE/TB question estimated cost in view of BFAC
estimate of $10K.
Discussion of cash capital policy.
Resolved (5:0):
(1) $939,939 of stabilization fund should be earmarked for Cash Capital.
(2) We're still borrowing too much and creating a bow wave of debt.
(3) We're balancing the operating budget with debt.
(4) This is not good unless we expect that our capital needs will
decrease in the future.
Center Playground
TE: Agree that Center playground is a town asset and we should
maintain it.
Motion: The playgruond should be funded using CPA money if (1) CPA
passes, (2) it is legal, (3) it is presented by the committee, and (4)
TM approves it. If can't be funded with CPA, then it should be funded
using tax levy debt in FY07.
ADA TOB Ramp:
TE: It's important but it doesn't have to be funded this year. He is
concerned that citizens w/ disabilities should not feel like second
class citizens, but since there is another entrance available, the
work does not need to be done this year.
SS: At least do the door without the ramp. Not sure the ramp needs to
be done. Back door is fine as an entrance.
RB: People w/ disabilities know where ADA facilities are. We should
defer this a year.
BH: Happy to wait a year. Put signage saying access is in the rear of
the building. TE believes signage is already there.
Resolution: Put D&E money into Building Envelope this year w/ intent
to do construction next year.
LFD floor will remain pending.
Vault:
TE: Let's take care of the problem now. Records management issue will
be interesting, but won't change the request.
BH, SS: both support vault work.
RB: Need some committee to pull all the archival issues together (DPW,
Schools, Muni). Wants Donna to chair it.
Kanter: Agrees need a guru, but not a committee. This isn't throwing
good money after bad.
RB: OK to approve this money, but need to figure out the L/T records
management issues. Believes we're storing stuff that we don't need to
store. We need a dedicated effort to sort this all out.
Sentiment: Approve $60K vault work with SS to speak w/ Donna.
Sidewalks:
TE: Hadley says no $'s left for center sidewalks from previous years.
SS: More people walk in the center than anywhere else.
RB, BH: OK w/ breakdown between 93K/57K at $150K.
CWL: Is $150K enough?
BH: unsure.
TE: Would support $250K because we took $100K out of B/E projects.
SS: It would be nice to get the program going.
RB: OK, but wants priorities on schools.
TE: How much should we get in the middle of other committees' work?
5:0 comfortable w/ $250K & understanding priorities.
RB: Is vault $'s for moveable shelving too?
5:0 OK with Street drain improvements.
Technology: $300K is a good amount 5:0.
LHS Auditorium
5;0 in favor of $293K
RB: How will we get some oversight in the next two years for the
project?
DK: Get some assurance that in out-years this would not need to be
redone.
$40K study money -> $0 (5:0)
Roofs:
RB: if new energy committee is in place, they should review the
project. See if we can involve them.
WRT $1.8M in interest.
TE: It goes to the General Fund, that's how it's always been so it's
not for capital.
RB: Ditto.
SS: Ditto.
BH: Would like to see $'s spent on capital. That's a recommendation,
not a demand.
CWL: No claim to $'s.
DK: Town was surprized that DOR allowed $1.8M to go to General Fund.
Adjourn: 11:55am