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Board of Managers <br /> Upper Cape Regional Transfer Station <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> February 22, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. <br /> Mashpee Town Hall . <br /> Mashpee: Catherine Laurent, Chairman <br /> Falmouth: Ray Jack <br /> Sandwich: Paul Tilton <br /> Bourne: Dan Barrett, Phil Goddard (alt.) <br /> Otis: Chris Segura <br /> Present: Chairman Catherine Laurent, Paul Tilton, Ray Jack, Chris Segura, Dan Barrett <br /> Also Present: Mike Scipione—Weston& Sampson; Sharon Rooney—Cape Cod Commission; <br /> Carl Cavossa, Gregg Crawley—Cavossa Disposal Corporation; Chris Podgurski—Mass Coastal <br /> Rail <br /> Absent: Phil Goddard <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> The meeting was opened by Chairman Laurent at 1:03 p.m. with a quorum. <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> Approve Minutes of January 2016 Meeting <br /> MOTION: Mr. Tilton made a motion to approve the minutes of January IV', 2016. Mr. <br /> Jack seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. <br /> Discussion of Proposal from Bourne as Lead Town for Potential Re-Use of UCRTS <br /> Chairman Laurent invited Mr. Barrett to present Bourne's proposal to the Board of Managers. <br /> Mr. Barrett distributed copies of Bourne's Feasibility Response, as found in the file. Mr. Barrett <br /> voted that he was unable to provide some specific information, though he had updated an <br /> operational cost spreadsheet. Negotiations with the rail and disposal facilities would not allow <br /> Mr. Barrett to publicly release the costs at this time in case there was also an RFP process. Mr, <br /> Barrett read the Bourne Feasibility Response to the meeting attendees. <br /> Mr, Barrett referenced his request for an Executive Session in order to negotiate a rail and/or <br /> other necessary vendor contracts, emphasizing that those vendors would not want to release any <br /> numbers publicly, The Chair responded that Executive Session was limited and Mr. Jack agreed, <br /> noting that most Executive Sessions were related to contract litigation and all prior contracts with <br /> the UCRTS had been addressed during open meetings. There was agreement that Counsel would <br /> need to be consulted regarding whether or not an Executive Session could be called to consider <br /> the matter. <br /> Mr. Jack referenced question#2 under "Next Steps," indicating that he expected the reuse of the <br /> facility to involve the Board of Managers governing the operation and overall oversight of the . <br /> facility and that there would be a tangible benefit, not a cost, for the operation. Mr. Barrett <br /> responded that it was listed as a question as a means to work it into the business model. The <br /> 1 <br />