Wallingford Selectboard Minutes
The official copy of these minutes can be obtained at Wallingford Town Hall. Present:
Visitors: Joyce
Barbieri, Steve Spatz, Tom Phillips, and Sandi Switzer Chair
B. Brooks called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Minutes. F. Bruce moved
to approve the minutes of May 3, 2010; B. Brooks seconded.
Motion carried (4-0). J.
Crowley abstained. Selectboard Orders. Pay
orders totaling $12,317.20 were approved on a motion made by F. Bruce and
seconded by B. Brooks. Motion
carried (5-0). Town Garage Audit.
Steve Spatz summarized his findings from the energy audit performed at
the town garage. The biggest problem
is the heat loss due to the insufficient insulation.
Based on the building’s design and type of construction, Steve projects
an overall cost to apply closed cell foam would be approximately $130,000.
Various strategies to improve conditions were discussed. Immediate improvements
were recommended as follows: 1)
upgrade inefficient lighting and out-dated electrical; 2) replace the existing
overhead doors with insulated units and new operators; and 3) replace the
ceiling fans to re-circulate the heat. Steve
reported that lighting rebates are available through Efficiency Vermont.
He also discussed tightening the building by putting foam board
insulation above the suspended ceiling, which would cost in the range of
$25-30,000. He mentioned the 2-bay
section could be isolated and become the primary heated work space.
It was debated whether making improvements would prolong the long-term
use of the building as improvement costs may get close to the cost of building a
new facility. Steve also noted that the older furnace would be a good candidate
for replacement. He discussed the
Town of Shrewsbury’s new garage that was built two years ago. Public Comments. Rec
Committee member Tom Phillips submitted a bill from Phil Baker for top soil for
the lake in the amount of $750. He
reported that the grass seed for the lake has been donated and that the
Committee approved paying a youth group $180 to perform some landscaping next
month. YTD expense figures were not
available to verify if these monies could be paid out before or after the fiscal
year end. B. Brooks made a motion to
approve this request (payment date pending), which was seconded by F. Bruce.
Motion carried (5-0). Caterer & Outside Consumption Permits.
A motion was made by F. Bruce and seconded by J. Crowley to approve
the caterer permits for Noel’s for two weddings and a permanent outside
consumption permit for the White Rocks Inn.
Motion carried (5-0).
USDA
CVPS Petition & Order for Pole & Wire Relocation.
Approval was given to CVPS to locate utility lines within the right of
way of Proposed FEMA Letter. At
the recommendation of the Planning Commission Chair John West, the Selectboard
approved writing to local, state and federal officials questioning the accuracy
of the new FEMA mapping, on a motion made by F. Bruce, and seconded by C. Angel.
Motion carried (5-0). Since the remapping, four property owners have been
removed from this designation as a result of engineering studies conducted at
the property owner’s expense. The
paragraph regarding language refuting the State’s requirement that reference
to commercial projects be revised to read Non-Residential in the Town’s flood
regulations was removed, after reading the Planning Commission’s minutes of
April 12th that state
“It was decided that the interim regulations be revised to incorporate
requested revisions as presented by Rebecca Pfeiffer, VT DEC”. Extension of Interim Bylaw Flood Hazard Area Regulations. The
Planning Commission requested an extension of the regulations that expire in
June. The Selectboard agreed to schedule a Public Hearing on June 7, 2010 at 6:30
p.m. Other Business/Announcements. VTrans
has recommended the Town’s highway grant application to F. Bruce reported that the road
crew cut up and removed a fallen tree in the town highway.
VTrans will be working on Route 140E near J. Sharon requested permission
to use our temporary winter highway worker for two weeks while one highway
worker is on vacation in June, due to the extra road projects planned this
summer. Projected salary expenses
will not exceed budget. Approval was
given on a motion made by F. Bruce and seconded by C. Angel.
Motion carried (5-0). Joyce asked for an update on the
meeting that she requested be scheduled with the Trustees of Public Funds
regarding the investment funds. Correspondence. 4/8
& 4/22 DRB minutes; 4/12 Planning Commission minutes; Judicial Bureau Report
for April; and Zoning Administrator’s letter to Regula. Waldo
Lane Property. J. Gilman
requested Executive Session to review the report submitted by Willis Consulting
Engineers. C. Angel made a motion,
which was seconded by J. Gilman, to go into Executive Session that may call for
consideration of a possible contract at 7:23 p.m. with J. Sharon present.
Motion carried (5-0). The
Selectboard came out of executive session at 7:48 p.m. with no action taken. The meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m. |
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