West Rutland Select Board Minutes November 13, 2017

Present: John Harvey, Sean Barrows, Chet Brown, Nick Notte, Mitch Frankenberg, Mary Ann Goulette.

Others Present: Mike Mosher, Hilary Solomon, Peter Kulig, Bill Kulig, Ed Savage.

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 by Sean Barrows and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Thanked all veterans for their service.

Approval of Minutes: October 9, 2017 John made a motion to accept the minutes as presented and Nick seconded. Unanimously approved.

Approval of Agenda: Add 2020 Census under action item. John made a motion to accept the agenda and Chet seconded. Unanimously approved.

Public Concerns: Bill Kulig - Repair sidewalk on Clarendon Avenue north of Dewey Avenue. Hoping to do it when we do the east side. Paving at the Boardman Hill recreation access? Won’t get done this year will wait until we pave next year. Status on road grader? Option of rebuilding the engine. Have to buy a whole new engine or rebuild the current engine. Still reviewing the option with a local mechanic.

Mike Moser– asked about the enforcement for the new town speed limits. Mary Ann will follow up with Sheriff’s department.

2020 Census: Recommendation to decline having staff help with the Census Bureau. John made a Motion to have Sean sign advise the census bureau we cannot assist. Chet seconded. Unanimously approved.

Action Items A Liquor License – Walgreens. Walgreens purchased Rite Aid and some stores are being changed to Walgreens. John made a motion to approve liquor and tobacco licenses for Walgreens store 1174.E. Mitch seconded. Unanimously approved.

Discussion Items: a. Poultney Mettowee Conservation District – Stormwater Master Plan – Hilary Solomon showed a power point on Castleton Headwaters Stormwater Master Plan (West Rutland). 21 projects in West Rutland were identified. They have some funds that can be used. Town would make a 20% match. Ultimate goal is to clean Lake Champlain. Came up with scores for each of 7 projects that were called out for additional work. Hilary will meet with the road foreman and commissioner (Mary Ann) to discuss what projects we can complete next year. Final report is due in January. Might be helpful to talk to owner of Price Chopper. Is there outreach for homeowners? UVM might have something.

b. Knappmiller Easement Request – the property was purchased through a tax sale. There may be a road in Ira that would give him better access. Town of West Rutland parcel is not the only option. After discussion there was no action taken.

c. Water/Sewer truck purchase- Ed gave a review of the equipment they currently have. Ford is inspected for one more year but is not in great shape. Should try to get rid of it while there is some value. Water van is making some noise and front wheel was very loose so got a new wheel barrow. Won’t pass inspection and is too big for what the town needs. We can sell the ford and water van and get a pickup with a crew cab. Received bids however some dealers gave prices for one ton pickups. We also need a plow. Plow is $5,791.00 for an 8 ft. plow. Town has the money in the savings account. Chet made motion to buy the Dodge truck for $30,559 from Foster Motors. Motion seconded by John and passed unanimously. Water van and truck will be posted on craigslist. Also ask Foster if they are interested in a trade in.

d. Ed shared that Stewarts in West Rutland has a permit for a 10 ft addition on back of building. There is concern that the addition could interfere with the sewer force main. Ed told them it wasn’t going to work. Zoning did issue a permit. They are taking measurement to verify where the lines are. We can’t let them build over the sewer main we need to be able to maintain it. Ed’s measurements are different than the ones that Stewarts engineer gave him. Mary Ann will talk to the town attorney.

e. Town Manager’s Report – Belden is starting work on the Baxter Street pump station. Recreation Advisory Committee met once and will meet again next week creating a wish list. Showed master plan of the rec area and identified playground, pavilion and building upgrade as wish list. $100,000 in rec fund now. Next meeting Mary Ann will have numbers for future projects. Pavilion grant was 10,000 less than they hoped. Talked about events for the summer. More to follow.

Next meeting date for the selectmen is 12/11 and then possibly the 18th. Dec. 2nd is tree lighting.

Thank you to Peter and Bill Kulig for the work you put into the cemetery on Pleasant Street.

Board Member Concerns Chet – Center Rutland digging up by Carris Reels – it is a water hook up. John – Nothing Mitch – Nothing Nick - Nothing

Approve Orders – the board approved the pay orders.

Executive Session: a. Real Estate Motion by Chet to enter executive session at 8:10pm to discuss a real estate issue. Nick seconded and motion carried unanimously.

Motion by Nick to exit executive session at 8:20pm. Mitch seconded and motion carried unanimously. No action taken.

Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 8:22pm. Motion by Nick and seconded by Chet and carried unanimously.

Respectfully submitted, Charleen Bowen