MINUTES
FROM WESTON BOARD OF SELECTMEN...
REGULAR
BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Thursday, December 19, 2002, Town Hall Meeting room
AGENDA
1. Discussion/decision
re: CT Alliance Against Casino Expansion/sending support letter
2. Discussion/decision
re: Coalition for Endangered Water Lands/sending support letter
3. Accept
resignation from Commission for Children&Youth/reluctantly
4. Discussion/decision
re: reappointments to Commission for Children&Youth/done
5. Discussion/decision
re: reappointment of Tree Warden/done
6. Discussion/decision
re: reappointment of Animal Control Officer ("Dog Warden" in Town
Charter)/done
7. Discussion/decision
re: reappointment to Building Board of Appeals/done
8. Discussion/decision
re: reappointments to Commission for the Elderly/done
9. Discussion/decision
re: reappointments to the Historic District Commission/done
10. Discussion
of handling of loaned art/discussed, more to come
11. Property
tax refunds/done except for recheck on one
12. Discussion
of Citizen of the Year award/for a later time
13. Minutes/OK
14. Any other
business/done
15. Executive
Session - land acquisition/no action save adjourning meeting after this.
SPECIAL
BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Thursday, December 12, 2002 at 8pm, Town Hall
Meeting
Room
AGENDA
1. Resubmission
of Moore property request to Board of Finance/all three Selectmen speak
and Town Finance Director, Town Administrator persuade Board of Finance
to change their vote and send both properties to Special Town Meeting.
2. Approval
for Moore property purchase/revised wording in call reflects some
renegotiation
of restrictions on use for property and possible sale
3. Approve
resolution to call a Special Town Meeting for January 9, 2003/done -
Dick
Troxell, moderator, Susan Moch, alternate moderator recommended.
4. Executive
Session/no action to be taken.
BOARD OF
SELECTMEN, Dec. 5, 2002, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
1.
Update on School Building Project/report given by Owner's Rep on many
projects,
including:
Jarvis House
renovation to second floor, Hurlbutt windows, technology consultant
(telecommunications),
fire alarm at high school, Conservation Public Hearing Jan. 8,
organization
of presentation to Conservation--also at CC, informational meeting re:
treatment plants; report on estimates by O&G and F-T; warning
to be aware of legal inflation of soft costs...and much, much more!
2. Discussion/decision
for sign for Library on Norfield Road - Town Administrator will
undertake
appropriate steps for this to happen in a coordinated way.
3. Discussion/approval,
minutes/done
4. Discussion
of legislative priorities 2003 session/at request of Senator Freedman,
Board of Selectmen suggests putting CL&P power lines underground,
asking
for fair treatment on State aid and repeal of
"Las Vegas Nights"
5. Executive
Session to discuss possible land acquisition/took place
6. Special
Town Meeting for Land Acquisition
- Approve Bond Counsel
Resolution/Call of Meeting/approved with added language
- Nominate
Moderator/Troxell;
Moch alt.
- Set Meeting Date/Dec.
19 unless extension given by owner to have it later, on January 9 (8pm
in both cases), location Town Hall Meeting Room
7. Any other
business/none
Regular
Board of Selectmen, Nov. 21, 2002, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
1. Discussion/decision
re: RTC recommendation for Board of Education/done (after resignation
by
previous member accepted)
2. Discussion/decision
re: RTC reommendation for Planning & Zoning/done (after resignation
by previous member accepted)
3. Accept
resignation from Commission for the Elderly/put off until next meeting,
vote 2-0 with one abstention.
4. Discussion/decision
re: Goodwill pick-up in Weston/trial Goodwill collection at the Onion
Barn
prior to Christmas OK'd--involvement by P&Z for any expansion of
this
concept--suggestion by Selectman to consider the Transfer
Station/Recycling
Center as a more appropriate place for this activity
5. Discussion/decision
re: holiday schedule 2003/done
6. Discussion/decision
re: WEBsite agendas and minutes/if Boards and Commissions agree,
OK;
for those Boards and Commissions not on-line, service can be provided
to
scan and upload agendas, etc. to the Internet.
7. Refunds
of property taxes/done
8. Minutes/approved--click
HERE
for attachment re: tentative Budget Process dates; not yet posted
in Town Clerk's Office.
9. Any
other business
10. Executive
session for the purpose of land acquisition discussion
Regular Board of Selectmen, Thursday, November 7,
2002,
7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
1. Presentation
of Public Service Awards/done
2. Discussion/decision
re Paramedic Agreement/approved - for five years. President of
EMS
gives history of paramedic agreement
3. Discussion
decision re moving juvenile court/support for keeping it in Norwalk -
detective
from Weston police speaks in support
4. Driveway
variance/OK - neighbor does not oppose.
5. Road
acceptance/moratorium on accepting roads until P&Z and others do
more
work
6. Wampum
Hill Land exchange/OK but will need Town Meeting approval. Wampum
Hill Road is not in the right place--paved area not within R.O.W. so
Towns
of Wilton and Weston to make accoodation, if Town Meeting OK's it.
7. Discussion/decision
Freedom of Information procedure/4-point memo discussed--all Boards and
Commissions should, along with the staff of the Town, have a uniform
procedure
8. Property
tax refunds/done
9. Supplemental
appropriation/Att'y bills/approved; total of all $$ spent to date
provided to Selectmen (but not discussed)
10. Interfaith
Housing--supplemental appropriation/approved and sent to Finance
($12,000); Selectmen to try to get this expenditure in the
budget,
thus removing the need for multiple visits.
11.
Year end transfers/if not for health insurance, would have had a surplus
12. Discussion
/Decision 2002-2003 Budget Review Schedule/approved subject to
coordination
with Board of Education (will be posted when finalized, we presume).
13. Approval
of minutes/done
14. Any other
business/policy established to have First Selectman respond for the
Board
(i.e. invitation to Eagle Scout award ceremony)
15. Executive
session for the purpose of land acquision and appraisal review/to be a
long meeting, with no certainty of action (First Selectman specifically
announced this) so we did not hang around.
16.
Discussion/decision of approval for First Selectman to ratify land
acquisition
contract. Apparently a decision was made but "About Town" did not
ask for any more information on Friday afternoon because 24 hours had
not
transpired (F.O.I.).
SPECIAL
BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, October 21, 2002 at 8am in the Town Hall
Meeting
Room
AGENDA
1. Discuss/accept
agreement to purchase a parcel of land, and take related action thereto
including: Authorize an 8-24 application to the Planning and
Zoning
Commission for said purpose; establish a date for a special Town
Meeting
to seek necessary authorization and appropriation of funds for said
purpose;
and select a moderator to preside at the Special Town Meeting/based on
secondary report, nothing to discuss at this time, to be rescheduled,
perhaps.
2. Executive
Session to discuss land acquisition.
Regular
Board of Selectmen (or is it a special meeting because the location
changed
from the usual one?), Thursday, October
17, 2002,
7:30pm, Town Hall Commission Room
AGENDA
1. Interview/appointment
of Mr. Carl Bernstein, Esq., Democratic Town Committee nominee to fill
the vacancy on the Parks and Recreation Commission for the unexpired
term
of Nancy Burkholder, a term to expite Dec. 17, 2003/thanks to Nancy,
done
- new member nickname--"Coach"
2. Grievance
Hearing, Highway Department/in REALLY LONG executive session, complete
with union lawyer--no action taken at open meeting
3. Discussion
of Jarvis Military Academy Advisory Commission mission
statement/discussed,
no action taken, but all agree that need for some revision needed as
regards
Town of Weston use and control of "Headmaster's House."
4. Approval
of minutes/done (with correction to one set)
5. Supplemental
appropriation request of $6,752.31 re: C,L&P administrative
hearing/done
6. Property
tax refunds/done
7. Any
other business/none, save the comment that 345kV line public review by
special Commission in Hartford very thorough, Woodlands Coalition
leading
the way.
8. Executive
Session for the purpose of land acquisition discussion
Regular Board of Selectmen's Meeting, October 3,
2002,
7:30pm (to only 8:30pm), Town Hall Meeting Room - TELEVISED
AGENDA
1. Recognition
of Public Service Award recipients/not present, for another day.
2. Discussion/Action
on request concerning use of existing emergency access, Hemlock Ridge
to
Martin Road/only First Selectman not recused--discussion
continues.
Town Engineer reports on Martin Road reconstruction in early '90's,
Town
Attorney to become involved--but can he (and his firm) actually
participate,
since they represented one of the parties to previous legal matters re:
use of Hemlock Ridge Road emergency access...
3. Discussion/Action
on supplemental appropriation request of $26,000 for Edgecomb Design
Group
Inc. services at LaChat Property/number actually $25,500--approved
unanimously--sent
to Board of Finance (two members of which were present in the audience).
4. Approval
of minutes/August 2 meetings done
5. Any
other business.../discussion of Jarvis Committee meeting attended this
same day by First Selectman
6. Executive
Session to consider possible land acquisition/no decisions to be made
after.
Regular
Board of Selectmen's Meeting, Thursday, September 19, 2002, 7:30pm,
Town
Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
1. Discussion/Approval
of Elderly Resident Tax Deferral/Abatement Program for 2003/done;
Town will publicize deferment more than in the past. It is here
noted
that there was public input calling for revising accounting procedures
to allow ATBM to vote tax relief for the elderly up or down (or revise
the numbers, thereby changing the program itself). Also, the
Board
of Selectmen made it clear that they were in favor of keeping the
abatement
("forgiveness") tool--just trying to see if more people might avail
themselves
of "deferral" possibility (as Westport has done through good P.R.).
2. Discussion/Approval
of The Jarvis Military Academy Advisory Committee request for funding
of
Jarvis House architectural plans, matching construction funds, lease
and
new site use agreement/$16,000 approved for plans only. Questions
re:
length of lease and Town's control of its own property...
3. Presentation
of Cemetery findings/extensive report given--no non-denominational
cemeteries
in Weston.
4. Discussion
of procedures and schedule for FY 2002 Audit/new post-Enron
procedures--also
because Weston is now over the 10,000 population threshold, this audit
will have more information.
5. Update
on year-end account closeout projection, encumbrances, and updated FY03
Revenue Projections/final '02 figures show fund balance at $3.750
million.
Discussion of size of fund balance over the years--shouldn't be too
high,
but not too low, either!
6. Discussion/Approval
of Town Policy regarding requests for prior written notice of meetings
and/or meeting agendas under C.G.S. 1-227/official policy now (3-0 vote
in favor) to send envelopes if submitted as self-addressed and stamped,
by department-Board of concern to individuals--not just Public Hearing
notices, apparently. Question re: how the Town will mail
out
timely notice if agenda is only posted 24 hours in advance.
7. Discussion/Approval
for abatement/refund of property taxes/done, we think.
AT THIS POINT,
AN ADDITIONAL ITEM ADDED TO THE AGENDA BY A VOTE OF 3-0--approval of
North
House septic system contract to
D.S.I. (only
bidder responding of 4 or 5 receiving RFP): $97,350 (money coming
from approval at Town Meeting of June 28, 2001 -
"YES,YES,NO,NO").
The same Town Meeting gave thumbs down to schematic funding -
$754K
item #4 -(by 15 votes)-- prior to Bond Issue vote ("YES,YES.YES") of
November
15, 2001.
8. Any
other business to properly come before the meeting/none
9. Executive
Session for the purpose of land acquisition discussion.
Regular
Board of Selectmen's Meeting, Thursday, September 5, 2002, 7:30pm, Town
Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
1. Presentation
of Jarvis House Plans, Jarvis Military Academy Advisory Committee/a
decision
promised by First Selectman at the next meeting (reported 5013C status
for fund-raising in the works, new Committee proposed, long-term lease
of public property, etc.)
2. Presentation
on status of dog licensing in Town, and discussion of appointment of
Animal
Control Officer as Conservation Officer to enhance ability to remove
dead
deer from privately owned land/news of all dog licensing, vaccinations,
shots for both dogs and cats, Conservation Officer status (to be able
to
pick up dead deer on private property); bow-hunting class in
Town;
discussion of regional deer over-population...
3. Discussion/approval
of request to authorize expenditure of $1027 from the Morehouse Fund
for
the purpose of publishing a social services directory/this item most
likely
was approved ("About Town" was following up with Animal Control Officer
regarding proposed details of mailing and communication).
4. Update
on review of Ravenwood water system/full airing (several users present)
with more to come Friday morning. (Discussion of stipulated judgement
from
the 1970's. Voices raised, some anger, but recognition of need
for
quality and quantity assessment by Town of water supply, and reasonable
voluntary usage restraints in time of drought.)
5. Any
other business to properly come before the meeting/none.
6. Anticipated
Executive Session for the purpose of land acquisition
discussion/Aspetuck
Land Trust Executive Director present.
Regular Board of Selectmen's Meeting, Thursday,
August
15, 2002, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA (revised)
1. Interview/appointment
of DTC nominee as an alternate member of ZBA (term expires November 3,
2003)/done ("...wants to get into politics")
2. Review
of Proposed RFP to review the Town's structure for meeting human
services
needs/approved (but Town Administrator will add to it).
3. Request
to award property revaluation services contract ($138,000)/done
(excellent
presentation by Assessor).
4. Request
for supplemental appropriation in the amount of $3677.26/done
"reluctantly"
because this may be good money after bad (my words)--especially in
light
of Cross-Sound Cable appeal on moratorium.
5. Discussion/approval
of minutes of various Selectmen's meetings/done.
6. Any
other business...
7. Executive
Session for the purpose of land acquisition.
Regular Board of Selectmen's Meeting, Thursday,
August
1, 2002, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
ITEM ADDED
TO AGENDA: Authority for Police Commission to hire an additional
officer/much discussion about budget implications, but need is
there
now in this special situation and the opportunity to hire a ready
officer
is a one time thing, so unanimous vote in support.
1. Discussion
with/Appointment of candidate to serve on the Weston Board of Education
for a term to expire Nov. 11, 2003/lots of questions, but OK
2. Presentation
"Weston, a Caring Community"/more discussion to come
3. Review/Approval
of Services Agreement with Weston Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical
Service/OK (agreements with other Towns)
4. Update
on Town Insurance Coverage/always a long and detailed report, but even
tho' Weston's carrier has gone out of business (in effect) we are
assured
that our employees are covered.
5. Interview
of Owner Representative services provider/after waiting through long
meeting,
this candidate was once again most impressive--done
6. Review
of Town application to CTDEP for septic system installation/done to
keep
process moving forward on all fronts ASAP
7. Discussion
of Observance/Remembrance of Sept. 11th/no action to have Town do
something
separately (coordination only)
8. Approval
of various minutes of Selectmen's meetings/ not done until next time
9. Any
other business/none
10. Executive
Session - Land Acquisition/League did not ask or wait to hear if there
was any action taken after the Board of Selectmen completed their
Executive
Session
Special
Board of Selectmen's Meeting, Tuesday, July 23, 2002, 4:30pm,
Town
Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
1. Discussion/decision
regarding Grievance from the Highway Department regarding use of paid
sick
leave for care of a family member, continuation from hearing of
7/18/02/2-0
vote to uphold decision of the Town Administrator
2. Discussion/decision
regarding Ravenwood water system consumption pattern, rate charges, and
discussion of possible need for water use restrictions/discussion
to take place
at first meeting in August.
ITEM ADDED
24 hours in advance: decision on re-financing older
bonds/unanimous
vote to refinance at more favorable rates for the @$9 million
outstanding
Town of Weston bonds.
3. Discussion/decision
Sept. 11 remembrance plans/need for coordination noted.
4. Executive
session - land acquisition (Selectmen conducting executive sessions in
the First Selectman's Office - out of camera range)
Regular Board of Selectmen's Meeting, July
18,
2002, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
1. Recognition
of Dick Bochinski for service to the Town as a member of the Board of
Ethics/done
2. Interview
of candidate for Trout Brook Valley management committee, term to
expire
June 30, 2003/done
3. Receipt
of resignation from Beautification Committee/done
4. Appointment
of Fire Inspector/done
5. Grievance
from Highway Department employee/discussion with employee and union
representative
6. Review
of Ravenwood Water System (consumption, rate charges, water
restrictions)/comparisons
made with data over a several year period re: water use patterns at the
Town water-supplied 33 home neighborhood
7. Presentation
of Jarvis Military Academy community gardens and barn restoration/not
done
8. Discussion/approval
insurance contract/done
9. Discussion/approval
land return from the Town of Weston to the WVFD/done
10. Tax refunds/done
11. Discussion/approval
$4000 (supplemental appropriation) for South House Roof/changed to
$24,000
based upon School Building Committee recommendation - must go to Board
of Finance; discussion of how the amount/number of supplemental
appropriations
relates to "Project #37" in capital budget for the schools...
12. Review/approval
Board of Selectmen's minutes/put off until third member of the Board is
present
13. Any other
matters...none
14. Executive
session - Land Acquisition/Selectmen retired to First Selectman's
Office
(no TV cameras there)
Regular
Board of Selectmen, June 20, 2002, 7:30pm Thursday, Town Hall Meeting
Room
AGENDA
- this meeting televised on Channel 73 and for replay
1. Discussion/decision
re: appointment of 3 student "commissioners"/appointments made to
Commission
for Children and Youth
2. Swearing
in new Fire Inspector, effective immediately - not acted upon because
there
was a fire call!
3. Discussion/decision
re: Weston joining transportation choices coalition and appointment
thru
Dec. 2003/done-Ray Rauth appointed as Weston representative
4. Discussion
with Westport Tax Collector re: out of town vehicles registration/no
action
taken - doesn't sound like a Weston type of idea, we think!
5. Discussion
of The Sports Complex with representative/neighbors spoke and submitted
comments in opposition to lighting.
6. Discussion
for funding of study-master plan development of the Lachat Property -
$20,000/approved
for master planning
Discussion
of estimate of total cost for whole process:
7. Discussion/decision
for supplemental appropriation re: Northeast Utilities
transmission
lines application response (technical) - $9645.30/done
8.
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(legal) - $8717.18/done
9.
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(engineering) - $1210.00/done
10. Water
Emergency Ordinance discussion/no action until all three Selectmen are
present
11. Discussion/decision re: reappointment
of Select Committee...Impact of Sewage Treatment/reappointed
12. Any other business: appointment
to fill vacancy on Commission for the Arts; approval of contracts for
Brooks
Laboratories work at Hurlbutt after discussion about lack of detail in
backup data; Aspetuck Land Trust to act as agent for the Town (as long
as the number and arrangement of parking spaces for Trout Brook remains
the same).
Special
Board of Selectmen, Wednesday, June 12, 2002, 7pm, Town Hall Meeting
Room
AGENDA
1. Continuation
of appeal of First Selectman's decision regarding payment of legal fees
& complaint investigation/resolved in favor of employee
2. Discussion
regarding assignment of naming of Little League Fields
3. Take
necessary action in connection with school construction grant for
window
replacement projects for Hurlbutt: a)establish required building
committee b)authorize the preparation of schmantic drawings and
outline
specifications/not done.
REGULAR
BOARD OF SELECTMENS' MEETING, Thursday, June 6, 2002, 7:30pm
AGENDA
(NOTE: This agenda was prepared by staff unfamiliar with
Selectmen's
procedures)
1. Discussion/decision
re appointments to Commission for Children and Youth
2. Accept
resignation from Board of Education
3. Discussion/decision
appointment (R) to ZBA alternate position/done
4. Discussion/decision
of
Weston joining Transportation Choices Coalition and making appointment
5. Discussion/decision
on Synapse bill ($9645)
6. Discussion/decision
of Supplemental appropriation request for $8717.18 (re: NEUtilies
transmission
line application)
7. Discussion/decision
on Grant approval for Hurlbutt School windows and 2 sets of dopuble
doors
for East House
8. Discussion
of Water Emergency Ordinance
9. Discussion/decision
of mail to Board of Selectmen
10. Discussion
on tax abatement and refunds
11. Discussion/decision
regarding 8-24 request from Planning and Zoning for Bradley Road
parking
for Trout Brook Valley
12. Discussion/decision
of Supplemental Appropriation request of $24,913.56 to repair burned
out
sewage ejector pumps at the Weston Middle School
13. Any other
business
Regular Board of Selectmen's Meeting, Thursday, May
16, 2002, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room (2nd hand report)
AGENDA INCLUDES
SEVERAL INTERESTING ITEMS (AMONG THE USUAL TAX REFUNDS, EXECUTIVE
SESSION
- PERSONNEL, ETC.):
a. Setting
date for Public Hearing on changes to the Tax Relief for the Elderly
program/not
until Fall
b. Setting
date for Special Town Meeting on 16 Parade Ground Court - land
purchase/done
c. Further
action on Weston Fields project
Special
Board of Selectmen's Meeting, Thursday, May 9, 2002 - 7:30pm, Town Hall
Meeting Room
AGENDA (from
7:37pm to @10:17)
1. Discussion
re: Draft for Water Conservation Ordinance and encroachments on
Town
Property/draft water "emergency" declaration discussed with WWHD;
no discussion of encroachment issue. P&Z represented, and
critical
point was when Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed that final draft
will
protect local control of decision--i.e. when level of emergency
declaration
changes (and specifics for rules for enforcement by, for example,
police,
change as well).
2. Discussion
re: proposed tax relief program for year 2003-2004/discussion
with
Commission for the Elderly members re revisions expanding
DEFERMENT;
ABATEMENT (means "forgiveness") not intended to be changed.
Meeting
attended by those who wanted to mimic Westport's ordinance promoting
deferrals
and raise income to as much as $125,000.
3. Discussion
re Weston: A Caring Community/representatives not present
Regular
Board of Selectmen's Meeting, Thursday, May 2, 2002, 7:30pm
AGENDA
1. Discussion/decision
re supplemental appropriation for First Night/$7000
2. Set
date for Selectmen's workshop to discuss draft for water conservation
ordinance,
encroachments on Town Property/next Thursday May 9 at 7:30pm
3. Discussion
re Weston: A Caring Community
4. Discussion
re Trout Brook Valley Parking area (Bruce LePage)/Public Hearing May 16
at 7pm on the subject
5. Discussion
re Tower Committee contract/next meeting
6. Discussion/decision
re Wilton use of Weston tower for emergency service/also to be
discussed
at workshop (?) May 9
7. Discussion
re proposed tax relief program for year 2003-2004/discussed at workshop
May 9 (?)
8. Discussion/decision
re consolidation of tax abatement and health plan point systems for
Volunteer
Fire Department and EMS employees (?????)
9. Any
other business that may properly come before the meeting
10.
Executive Session: Land Acquisition and Personnel/some decisions
may have been made after on the personnel matter...League did not wait
REGULAR BOARD OF SELECTMEN'S
MEETING, Thursday, April 18, 2002, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
1. Discussion/decision
re NIBRS Reporting Grant proceding (OK by Selectmen)
2. Historic
Documents Preservation Grant Application: Town Clerk approved by
Selectmen
3. Discussion/decision
re: proposed changes to the Tax Relief for the Elderly program/l/
not discussed at this meeting--no representatives present from
Commission
for the Elderly--there is a new regulation proposed (available in Town
Hall) who's changes are news to "About Town"
4. Discussion/decision
re proposed policy on encroachment on Town Property/no action--just
discussion
and looks like a kettle of worms to "About Town"
5. Discussion/decision
re draft water conservation ordinance/welcomed--sent to Conservation
Commission
and P&Z for comment
6. Discussion/decision
re consolidation of tax abatement and health plan point systems/some
changes
made in dates on abatement--a work session to be posted in the future
for
this and a number of other issues. Selectmen will be busy on
coming
weekends, too, doing the Town's business.
7. Discussion/decision
re approval of Fletcher-Thompson contracts/OK and signed asap
8. Any
other business that may properly come before the meeting/an additional
item added--Selectmen approve application for grants for sports
complex--more
than $200,000 raised already, according to citizen group leader.
9. Executive
Session: Land Acquision/not held
Board of Selectmen
Meeting, April 4, 2002,
7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room (7:30pm - @10:45pm)
AGENDA - revised
1. Discussion/decision
regarding reappointment to Building Committee/done
added new
#2 - Discussion/decision on revised 2002-2003 insurance budget request
(if necessary)/approved unanimously
2. Discussion
with CCM/done
--Recess for
Board of Finance "Deliberation Meeting" (held in Meeting Room instead
of
Commission Room)--
3. Exit
43 in Fairfield proposal from Westport/not going to happen
4. Special
appropriation request from First Night/not
on new agenda
5. Set
date (April 16) time always 8:30pm by Charter, and place is Weston High
School/done
6. Appoint
Moderator and Alternate for ATBM/done
7. Discussion
with Commission for the Elderly re: (among other items) changes to the
tax relief program/for a later date
8. Procedure
for spending Heady bequest/for a later date
9. Discussion/decision
re retaining O&G Industries, Inc. for pre-construction services for
capital improvements to the Weston Public Schools and parks and
recreation
facilities/done
10. Discussion/decision
re: approval of Fletcher-Thompson contracts/for a later date
11. Discussion/decision
re: appointment of Lynne Pierson, Superintendent of Schools, as a
voting
member of the School Building Committee/done
12. Discussion/decision
re: Supplemental Appropriation of $8,717.18 for Weston's share of the
municipal
representation concerning Northeast Utilities' application for 345kV
power
lines before the CT Siting Council/reviewed expenses so far; done
13. Discussion
of draft of mandatory water conservation ordinance/discussed, not done
14. Discussion
re replacement of existing wooden picket fence with a stone wall on
Town
property at 6 Covenant Lane/requires review of all cases in Town of
similar
nature.
15. Any other
business that may properly come before the meeting
16. Executive
Session: Land Acquisition & Litigation/Announcement of
proposed
purchase of 16 Parade Ground Court for $660,000 plus cost of
demolition,
etc.
Board of Selectmen's
Meeting, March 21, 2002, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
1. Executive
Session: Review of Tower Committee proposal - no decisions
2. Recommendation
from School Building Committee to retain the services of Nettleton
Mechanical
Contractors, Inc., for replacement of
restroom fixtures
at the Weston Schools approved.
3. Recommendation
from School Building Committee to retain the services of Milone
MacBroom,
Inc., for landscape architecture design
services,
Morehouse Farm Park and Bisceglie Scribner Park approved.
4. O&G
Industries, Inc., as Construction Manager for capital improvements to
the
Weston Public School and parks and recreation facilities not done
because
action requested in the record was changed by the Building Committee.
5. Reappointments
of Joseph Fitzpatrick and Douglas Steube to the Building Committee for
terms to expire April 2004 approved.
6. Richard
Darling interviewed and hired as Finance Director, beginning work April
15.
7-8.
Property tax refunds and any other business not observed - we went to
the
School Building Committee Design Workshop already underway
Board of Selectmen's Meeting,
March 7, 2002, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
1. Accepted
Republican resignation from ZBA.
2. School
Building Committee recommendations to retain Fletcher-Thompson to
prepare
construction documents and provide contract
administration
for the East House window project at a cost of $6,250 approved.
3. Property
tax refunds/done
4. Executive
Session: Litigation and Land Acquisition/decision made after
coming
out of Executive Session, it is reliably reported, that Conservation
Commission
attorney will be retained for further work defending the Town of Weston
against Fromson-Strassler challenge.
Board of Selectmen, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002,
7:30pm
AGENDA
1. Presentation
of proclamation for "Girl Scout Week" - March 10-16, 2002 photo op -
Pledge
of Allegiance
2. Presentation
from representative of the Coastal Fairfield County Convention and
Visitors
Bureau - just info
3. Marc
Buttlein: Discussion re Weston Sports Complex...Selectmen OK the
concept for Complex as presented. No hard questions asked.
4. Discussion/approval
of contract award recommendations by the School Building Committee -
some
OK'd but one held up
5. Property
Tax Refunds - some people pay twice!
6. Any
other business: report from Budget Review Committee presented and
this Select Committee now history. They finished early.
7. Executive
Session: Land Acquisition (which land is always being
discussed
is, of course, a secret--but do you think it is related to the fact
that
the Architect hasn't presented any plans on the 3-4-5 school for a
while?
Special Board of Selectmen,
Friday, Feb. 8, 2002, 8pm. Town Hall Meeting Room (LWV Observer
report)
1. Discussion/decision,
School Budget/long discussion, beginning with observation that
referendum
number of $79 million mischaracterized actual need...although they
recognized
that their opinion was not binding in any way, the Selectmen noted that
their participation in the Board of Finance review upcoming would
include
reports to make clear the actual budgets and expenditures over the last
five years (?). By Charter (Sec.4.1) "The First Selectman shall
be
an ex-officio member of all agencies of the Town, but without the power
to vote."
2. Discussion/decision,
Capital Budget/approved at $1,121,000: after discussion, 2-1 vote on
high
school auditorium lighting put in this amount; negative vote did
not reflect the unanimous feeling of the Board of Selectmen that
$132,870
(?) should be in the Board of Education budget, although the particular
issue was academic.
SPECIAL BOARD OF SELECTMEN'S MEETING, Jan.
22,
2002 at 8am, Town Hall Meeting Room
On short notice
(legal if you count the weekend), a quorum of the Board of Selectmen
appointed
a "Select Sub-Committee for Budget Review" as their title appears on a
notice for a Jan. 24 meeting notice (7pm in the Town Clerk's
Office).
A fourth candidate withdrew because out of town work schedule in the
next
month or so would make meaningful participation moot--however, the two
Selectmen present noted that he could be appointed as an advisor
later.
Other advisory assistants discussed. During this Special
Selectmen's
Meeting, which lasted until 9:20am (began at 8:12am), discussion
covered
the following topics: the conduct of ad hoc committees was
discussed
re: information delivery to the public, FOI considerations re: e-mail
and
teleconferencing, requirements for posting notices, filing minutes in a
timely fashion--and what constitutes minutes. Materials were
given
to the members on past budgets and proposed ones, plus actual
expenditures.
"Flexible budgeting" and accountability were discussed.
Availibility
of resource personnel discussed. Study on-going as joint effort
in
three neighboring towns discussed.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Jan. 17, 2002 Regular
Meeting,
7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
This meeting
began promptly at 7:30pm, accepting a resignation from the Library
Board.
The theme of the evening, as far as About Town is concerned, was
involving
ever more citizens in the workings of their government.
APPOINTMENTS
(with interviews where new individuals involved)
A new addition
was made to the School Building Committee--an architect/urban
designer/sculptor
who teaches at Pratt who has been attending School Building Committee
and
Design Workshops; a new member of the Board of Ethics was added
to
replace another member--who has to step down (term limits for
membership
on Ethics) - it was noted that these appointments (for 4 of 5 seats)
presently
came from Political Town Committees, and should not, in the
interpretation
of the present Board of Selectmen - the fifth member is an unaffiliated
voter or from some other Party (?). The Capital Planning
Committee
(to input into the Budget Process) was reappointed (with new Town
Administrator
and new First Selectman); an appointment was made to the
Commission
for the Arts; the new Town Administrator was appointed to the
Tower
Committee; the Board of Selectmen's representative to the Southwestern
Regional Planning Agency was reappointed.
INTERVIEWS
Three (3)
citizens were interviewed for positions on the Select Committee on
Budget
Review. A fourth could not be present at this meeting. All
had either immediate financial type backgrounds (working in the lower
Fairfield
County area now) or retired with managerial experience. The
appointments
would sunset when Weston's new budget ('03) is adopted. In the
next
six weeks most of the work would be done--needing lots of meetings
(?).
All interviewed were willing to commit to this schedule.
BUDGET REVIEW
OF SELECTMEN'S ACCOUNTS
The Town Administrator
reported that Insurance costs are, as one might expect from past
experience,
over budget and projected to cause an estimated deficit of $90,000 this
fiscal year ('02). Discussion ensued, and the 2 new members of
the
Board of Selectmen were eager to learn more; the Town Administrator
explained
some of the factors involved, and more will be discussed at a later
time.
At approximately
8:45pm (?) the meeting went into executive sesssion regarding contract
negotiations and land acquisition.
SPECIAL BOARD OF SELECTMEN,
Monday, Jan. 7, 2002 at 8am, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
"Discussion/decision"
on forming "Citizen's Budget Advisory" committee--approved--will
interview
applicants at next Regular Meeting.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Jan.
3, 2002, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
1. Appointment
to WWHD made
2. Financial
Review - How does the Education Budget work? Board of Selectmen
acknowledges
that they have no power over it...but hopes others who do can now, with
this new tool, read the significant parts more clearly.
3. Report
on voting technology (moved to head of agenda--registrars alerting
Selectmen
to possible need for new machines/technology in budget)
4. Minutes
approved
5. Any
other business - discussion of cellular tower need for the future with
Ahair. of Tower Committee
6. Executive
session: contract negotiations, personnel, land acquisition
BOARD OF SELECTMEN, DEC.
20, 2001, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
Appointments
made, including Don Gary to the School Building Committee; minutes of
Dec.
6 approved; addition to the agenda of this Regular Meeting made
(with
vote to add taken) - questions for the Board of Education regarding the
scale of reductions to Ed Spec for 3-4-5 school--would like to hear
from
the Chair. of the board of Education at next meeting. Executive
Session
@8pm--decisions will be reported, if any at a later date on this
WEBsite.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Dec.
6, 2001, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
CONTAINED 20 ITEMS PLUS EXECUTIVE SESSION...a record efficient
meeting--congratulations
and well done, new Board of Selectmen!!!
Item #14..."Discussion/decision
re proposed ordinances: Noise Control, Discharge of Pyrotechnics,
Construction and Blasting" got the most attention. As input given
by Town Staff, it appears to have bitten the dust as a result of Police
Department/Police Commission participation. Only "Construction
and
Blasting" still alive, and that is going to be modified to serve the
needs
of "noise" control without limitations of a "blue law" nature.
Also
at this meeting, many reappointments made, one new appointment (to
Commission
for the Elderly); tax refunds, minutes approved, 2 executive
sessions
--one emergency for personnel and one land deal (no decisions made
after).
SPECIAL BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Nov. 16, 2001,
8am,
Town Hall
Discussion
among the Selectmen as to results of Referendum, as Agenda stated.