Board of Selectmen Minutes
MINUTES OF SELECTMEN MEETING – April 6, 2020 3:00 PM
Selectmen Present: Steven DellaGiustina, Patrick Barrett via phone and Eric R. Munson, JR via phone
Also Present: Kevin Donovan
Michael Baldino
Director and General Counsel, Massachusetts Broadband Institute
Director of Board Relations, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Peter J. Larkin
Special Advisor EOHED & MBI Board Chair
Michael and Peter to discuss the possibility of the Town executing an agreement with MBI to pay them directly for the Town’s share of the Comcast work to install conduit along the three mile route in Tolland? MBI would still pay Comcast directly through our grant agreement with them. Under this approach the Town would reimburse MBI for invoices paid to Comcast for the work up to the town’s share of the not-to-exceed cap of $290,000. The Contribution and Assessment agreement would not need to be revised and executed again by the Town.
Tolland has an approved appropriation of $150,000.00 within Fiscal 2020’s budget which is allocated towards the requested $290,000.00. Peter Larkin stated that the additional $140,000.00 in funding for the Schoolhouse Road build was approved. He states it was within their Bond Capacity and they did not need to obtain the MTC Board approval.
Pat Storey requested that a “Capital Improvement By Law” be place on the Annual Town Meeting for a vote. The Board of Selectmen voted to hold off on voting on any extra articles at this time to shorten the length of the meeting due to the virus. The capital plan bylaws will be review and placed on a Special Town Meeting warrant.
The state suggested that there be a Capital Planning Committee which Pat Storey suggesting being a 3 member subcommittee of the Finance Committee. Selectboard had no issues with the suggestion.
With the increase costs of recycling the Transfer Station permit fee will increase to $75 for the first vehicle and $10 for the second. Also, the fee for WPOA for the use of the Transfer Station will increase to $1,250.00 from $1,000.00.Tunxis Club will not be using the transfer station as of July 1.
Meeting adjourned at 6:30PM
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret McClellan