Board of Selectmen
August 11, 2008
A meeting of the Board of
Selectmen was called to order by Chairman Joseph Montecalvo at 7:00 PM,
The Pledge of Allegiance was
recited by those present.
Presentation of the Grand Army of the Republic picture
to the Board of Selectmen [Present: Ken Trajanowski, Dir. of Veterans Services;
Spaulding Aldrich and Representatives from the Civil War Organization]. Mr.
Aldrich presented the Town of
Approval of Minutes.
June 23, 2008
A
motion/Mr. Ampagoomian, seconded/Mr. Nolan to approve the June 23, 2008 minutes
as presented with the readings omitted.
Vote yes/Messrs. Melia,
Nolan, Ampagoomian and Montecalvo.
Abstain/Mr. Marzec.
July 14, 2008
Selectman
Ampagoomian requested the July 14, 2008 minutes be amended as follows: under Selectmen’s Concerns, Item #10, strike
the word “former” Town Clerk and insert “Assistant” Town Clerk before Ruth
Avedisian's name. A motion/Mr. Nolan,
seconded/Mr. Melia to approve the July 14, 2008 minutes as amended. Vote yes/Unanimous.
Appointments/By the Board of Selectmen. 1) Central
a) Second Delegate.
A motion/Mr. Ampagoomian,
seconded/Mr. Nolan to nominate Selectman Marzec as the Second Delegate. Vote yes/Unanimous. b)
Alternate. A motion/Mr. Ampagoomian, seconded /Mr. Melia
to nominate Selectman Nolan as the Alternate.
Vote yes/Unanimous. The
information will be forwarded to the CMRPC.
2) Election Workers (Democrat, Republican, and Unenrolled/Vote to
appoint. A motion/Mr. Ampagoomian,
seconded/Mr. Marzec to appoint the Democrat, Republican and Unenrolled Election
Officers as listed in the Selectmen’s agenda packets. Vote yes/Unanimous
Citizens’
Comments/Input. None.
Warrant posting locations/Vote to approve change in
posting location from
Presidential Election Warrant/Vote to sign. A
motion/Mr. Marzec, seconded/Mr. Ampagoomian to sign the Presidential Election
warrant. Vote yes/Unanimous.
St. Camillus Health Center/Request a
one-day Beer and Wine License for a fundraising event to be held Friday,
September 12, 2008 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Present: Mr. William Graves,
President. A motion/Mr. Melia, seconded/Mr. Nolan to
approve a one-day beer and wine license as requested above. Vote yes/Unanimous.
Northbridge Fire Department/Request permission to
conduct a “Fill the Boot” drive for the Muscular Dystrophy Association on
Saturday, August 23, 2008 from 9 AM to 12 PM, at
St. Patrick’s Lease.
Deferred to a future meeting.
Community Development Block Grant/Request for waiver
of lien. Town Manager Kozak mentioned that this topic
was brought up at a prior Board of Selectmen's meeting. He suggested that the Board of Selectmen come
up with a policy so that they can be consistent if other homeowners come
forward with similar requests. The Board
agreed to look at each case individually.
Mr. Kozak indicated that he will provide the Board with the individual’s
financial information for them to review.
Cable Access Policy/Community Standards Review Committee. Chairman
Montecalvo asked the Board to move forward and appoint an individual to the
committee at the next Selectmen’s meeting.
Selectman Marzec suggested advertising the position on Cable.
Town Manager’s Report. 1) Land for
4) Personnel
Board Meeting – met with the Personnel Board and was informed that they are
nearing completion of their review of the Personnel Policy Manual. They plan to finish by September and will
hold a Public Hearing prior to meeting and discussing with the Board of
Selectmen. 5) Community Development Block Grant – the Town of Northbridge did
not receive funding for the Village Infrastructure Improvement Grant. Town Manager Kozak mentioned that he met with
Wayne Darragh [Community Opportunities Group] who mentioned that the Town
received fewer points this year than last year’s application, which he could
not explain why. Mr. Darragh is
investigating with the State to see what their reasoning was for rating the
Town of Northbridge so low and will discuss his findings in the near future
with the Board of Selectmen. 6)
Pellet Company – Town Manager Kozak looked into why the Pellet Company did not
look into opening a shop in Northbridge and learned they were looking for a
10-acre site. 7) Announced that Town Accountant Neil Vaidya is the proud father
of twin boys. His wife gave birth on
Saturday, August 9th. Chairman
Montecalvo suggested sending a letter of congratulations to the Vaidya family on
behalf of the Board of Selectmen.
Selectmen’s Concerns. Selectman Nolan 1) Update on Linwood Mail Delivery – no decision has been
made to date. 2) Status of Aldrich School Renovation – Town Manager Kozak
mentioned that he had a company go to the
2) American
Legion had their annual car show. Charlie
Lachapelle and Jerry Bagdasarian were presented with Ross Rajotte Community
Service Awards. 3) On September 13th there will be a bike rally through
the valley, which starts and ends at the American Legion. All proceeds will go into a fund to help
motorcycle accident victims pay their medical expenses. 4)
On August 23rd, a concert will be held at the American Legion [Jeff
Mason- local band] from 2 PM to 10 PM. 5) Funding source for an elevator in
the
Correspondence.
NSTAR Gas Company – Public Hearing scheduled Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at
2 P.M.
Executive Session. A motion/Mr. Ampagoomian,
seconded/Mr. Nolan to go into Executive Session under M.G.L. Chapter 39, S.
23B#3 Litigation--not to reconvene in open session. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Marzec/Yes; Mr. Melia/Yes; Mr. Nolan/Yes;
Mr. Ampagoomian/Yes; and Mr. Montecalvo/Yes.
Meeting Adjourned: 7:58 P.M.
Respectfully
submitted,
Daniel
Nolan, Clerk
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