TA Blog: 2009-01-12 BOS
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Below is the TA's summary of what transpired at the Board of Selectmen's meeting of January 12, 2009. Questions or comments? Contact the Town Administrator. Official meeting minutes will be posted when approved by the Board. | January 12, 2009 Board of Selectmen Meeting Summary 1. Read Mail/Sign Warrant - - Memo from Chief of Police on the proposed adoption of a town by-law prohibiting the consumption of marijuana or THC in public places, as allowed by the initiative petition passed by Question 2 of the 11/4/08 state election ballot - Memo from Finance Director about third quarter tax bills and an error in the bill file creation process, resulting in many taxpayers erroneously receiving a tax bill that includes interest owed. The Finance Department has already corrected the issue and removed the interest owed from these accounts. Those with questions about their tax bill should contact the Tax Collector. - Letter from MassHighways about scheduling a meeting here to discuss the Town's concerns about the restriping of Route 2A/Great Road between Acton Toyota and Donelan's. 2. Appointment – Highway Laborer - vote to appoint Joshua Gould of Harvard, Massachusetts as Equipment Operator/Laborer for the Littleton Highway Department. 3. Public Input 4. Littleton Track Organization - presentation by Littleton Track Organization on proposals to construct a new track facility at the high school. Presentations also being made this week to the Finance Committee, Community Preservation Committee, and the School Committee. 5. Plowing/Sanding Private Ways - Appeal Request - Pine Road – vote, pursuant to its August 28, 2000 policy on plowing/ sanding private ways not to grant an exception for said policy and add Pine Road to the approved list of roads for the winter of 2008-2009. 6A. Storm Updates – Snow & Ice Budget status - vote, pursuant to MGL C.44,§31D, to approve incurring expenses in excess of available appropriation for snow and ice removal for Fiscal Year 2009. 6B. Economic Stimulus Project Submissions - Lt. Governor Tim Murray asked each city and town to submit by 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2009 its proposed list of “shovel-ready” municipal infrastructure projects that could be funded by a federal economic stimulus package being developed in Washington, DC. The list submitted by Littleton Town officials included six projects: (1) Septic/Sewer Upgrades - $250,000 +/-; (2) Water Main Connection - $1,500,000 +/-; (3) Russell Street School Repairs - $10,000,000; (4) Roadway mprovements - $5,760,000; (5) School Energy Project –Shaker Lane School - $336,000; and (6) Town Energy Project - Town Offices, Fire Station - $173,000. See summary. 6C. Performance Appraisal System - vote to schedule a training session for town board members/appointing authorities on the new performance appraisal system for Monday, February 2, 2009 at 7 PM. 7. TIF – Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing - 151 Taylor Street - vote to designate 151 Taylor Street as an Economic Opportunity Area under MGL C.40,s.59. - vote its intent to insert on the warrant for the May 4, 2009 Annual Town Meeting an article authorizing the adoption of a Tax Increment Financing Plan at 151 Taylor Street as a Tax Increment Financing Zone under MGL c.40, §59, with the intent to approve a twenty-year Tax Increment Financing Agreement between the Town, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing (lessee), and BHX LLC Trustee of 151 Taylor Street Trust (lessor), with year exemptions, as follows: FY 2010, 0.25; FY 2011, 0.20; FY 2012, 0.15; FY 2013, 0.10; FY 2014 through FY 2029, 0.05. 8A1. Indian Hill Music – One Day Beer & Wine License – 2/4/09 - vote, pursuant to MGL C.138,§14 to issue special one-day beer and wine licenses to Indian Hill Music, 36 King Street, Littleton, for an event to be held on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 from 5 to 9 PM, with issuance subject to the applicant’s first obtaining host liquor liability insurance coverage. 8B. Minutes Approval - vote to approve the meeting minutes of December 15, 2008. 9. MGL C.39,§23B clause 3 – Executive Session- vote, pursuant to to MGL C.39,§23B clause 3 to go into executive session for the purpose of conducting strategy with respect to collective bargaining and for contract negotiations with non-union personnel, and not to convene in open session thereafter [Roll call vote]
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