Board of Selectmen Regular Meeting January 13, 2014
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SIMSBURY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Main Meeting Room – Simsbury Town Hall – 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury
Regular Meeting – January 13, 2014 – 7:00 p.m.
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CALL TO ORDER
a) Appoint James T. Fleming as a regular member of the Police Commission effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2017
PUBLIC AUDIENCE
PRESENTATION
Martin Luther King Memorial Day Ceremony on January 20th at 2:00 p.m. at First Church of Christ
FIRST SELECTMAN’S REPORT
SELECTMEN ACTION
a) Approve Tax Refunds
b) The Hartford Land Use Study Group Update
c) Approve the 2014 Budget Workshop dates
d) Approve a new program designed to promote Simsbury as a wedding destination
e) Approve the use of Iron Horse Boulevard for the 2014 Walk MS event on April 6, 2014
f) Accept a financial donation from Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Inc. in the amount of $5,000 for the Keep Simsbury Warm Program
g) Accept a financial donation from the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service in the amount of $1,400 to be used by the Social Services Dept. to assist families in Simsbury
h) Status of negotiations between Big Y and ISCC, LCC and possible action on proposed agreement regarding reciprocal easements and land use restriction
OTHER BUSINESS
a) Jim Clifton – 2013 Regional EPA Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Excellence Award
APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
a) Approve the establishment of the Simsbury Economic Development Task Force as recommended by the Economic Development Commission; members to be identified based on the December 4, 2013 and December 10, 2013 Memorandum, appointed by the Board of Selectmen within 30 days
Aging & Disability Commission
a) Appoint Diana Yeisley and Arline Zappile effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of January 1, 2016
b) Appoint Victor Bible and Mary Lou Patrina as alternates to the Aging & Disability Commission effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2016
Building Code Board of Appeals
a) Appoint Steven Antonio and Samuel Ziplow to the Building Code Board of Appeals effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of January 1, 2016
b) Appoint JoAnn Hogan as a regular member of the Building Code Board of Appeals effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2016
Clean Energy Task Force
a) Appoint Robert Beinstein, Patrick James Boeshans and James A. Ray as regular members of the Clean Energy Task Force effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
b) Appoint Melissa Valentin and Susan VanKleef as regular members of the Clean Energy Task Force effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
Conservation Commission/Inland Wetland & Watercourses Agency
a) Accept the resignation of Alan C. Needham as a regular member of the Conservation Commission/Inland Wetland & Watercourses Agency effective December 30, 2013
b) Appoint Donald Rieger as a regular member of the Conservation Commission/Inland Wetland & Watercourses Agency effective December 18, 2013 to fill the vacancy of Alan C. Needham with a term ending January 1, 2016
c) Appoint Margaret Sexton to the Conservation Commission/Inland Wetland & Watercourses Agency effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of January 1, 2018
d) Appoint James Morrison as an alternate member of the Conservation Commission/Inland Wetland & Watercourses Agency effective January 1, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2018
e) Appoint Bertram Kaplan and Margery Winters as regular members of the Conservation Commission/Inland Wetland & Watercourses Agency effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2018
Culture, Parks and Recreation Commission
a) Appoint Francis Salls and William Mullen to the Culture, Parks and Recreation Commission effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of January 1, 2018
b) Appoint David Bush, Kelly Kearney, Sarah Cramer and Gerard Wetjen as regular members of the Culture, Parks & Recreation Commission effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2018
Economic Development Commission
a) Appoint Mark Deming as a regular member of the Economic Development Commission effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of January 1, 2019
b) Appoint Jay DeVivo as a regular member of the Economic Development Commission effective December 18, 2013 to fill the vacancy of Kevin Crimmins with an expiration date of January 1, 2018
c) Appoint Carolyn Bligh as a regular member to the Economic Development Commission effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2019
Fair Rent Commission
a) Appoint Helen Peterson and Judy Schaefer to the Fair Rent Commission effective December 18, 2013
b) Appoint Madeleine Gilkey and David Richman as regular members to the Fair Rent Commission effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2016
c) Appoint Cornelia Mason and John Paddock as regular members to the Fair Rent Commission effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2016
Historic District Commission
a) Appoint Dianne Mead as a regular member to the Historic District Commission effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2015
b) Appoint Mark Nyquist as an alternate to the Historic District Commission effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2019
Insurance Committee
a) Appoint Nick Mason and Peter C. Peterson as regular members to the Insurance Committee effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
b) Appoint Madeleine Gilkey, Paul Mikkelson and Edward Sparkowski as regular members to the Insurance Committee effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
Open Space Committee
Appoint Robert Pomeroy and Margery Winters as regular members to the Open Space Committee effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
b) Appoint Helen Peterson as a member-at-large to the Open Space Committee effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
Planning Commission
a) Appoint Ron Locandro as an alternate on the Planning Commission effective January 8, 2014 with expiration date of December 7, 2015
Public Building Committee
a) Appoint Richard Derr as a regular member to the Public Building Committee effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2018
b) Appoint Larry Boardman, Richard Cortes, Michael Laureno and Richard Ostop as regular members of the Public Building Committee effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of January 1, 2018
Recycling Committee
a) Appoint Nancy Thoma, Mary Turner and Carol Miller as regular members of the Recycling Committee effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
b) Appoint R. Kingsbury Chase, Lori Fernand and Janice Kern as regular members of the Recycling Committee effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
Senior Center Needs Assessment Committee
a) Appoint Edward LaMontagne, Mona Martinik, Mary Lou Patrina and Donald Zaylor as regular members of the Senior Center Needs Assessment Committee effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
Simsbury Farms Complex Committee
a) Appoint Tony Braz and Dennis Fallon as regular members of the Simsbury Farms Complex Committee effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
b) Appoint Linda Johnson, David Dell, Kevin Schultz, Ronald Patterson and Gerald Post as regular members of the Simsbury Farms Complex Committee effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
Tourism Committee
a) Appoint Dominique Avery, Patricia Carbone, Paulette Clark, Laurie Matczak, Barbara O’Connor and Cathy Barnard as regular members of the Tourism Committee effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
b) Appoint Angela Campetti, Joyce Howard, Ktherine Oakes and Sara Ann Schultz as regular members of the Tourism Committee effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
Water Pollution Control Authority
a) Appoint Michael Park and Jay Sheehan to the Water Pollution Control Authority effective December 18, 2013 with an expiration date of January 1, 2018
b) Appoint Philip Richardson and Thomas Hickey as regular members to the Water Pollution Control Authority effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of January 1, 2018
Zoning Commission
a) Appoint Michael Doyle as an alternate on the Zoning Commission effective January 8, 2014 with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
a) Regular Meeting of December 9, 2013
SELECTMEN LIAISON AND SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Personnel
Approve the increase of the salary of the Director of Public Works from which would put the salary at 80% of the market reference range for the position
2. Finance
3. Welfare
4. Public Safety
5. Board of Education
ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
a) To discuss (1) pending tax litigation with McLean Affiliates, Hoffman Enterprises Limited Partnership and Phyllis Hoffman, Trustee; and (2) attorney-client privileged correspondence from Town Counsel concerning the status of the Application of Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut to Amend Rates
ADJOURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
Possible action
ADJOURN