2/8/1988 BOARD OF HEALTH Minutes

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{r � TOWN OF MASHPEE, BOARD OF HEALTHMEETING, FEBRUARY 8, 1988 (Page eight) would see that as an advantage, well , if you de get the regional one we' ll just build the initial One for 40,000 then we can phase it out." GRC: "Charlie and I discussed th i just coming under the 40,000, it seers to be a magic number,, they`re not going to go a gallon over," Chair: ."Well what they're figuring as I understand it is that the tanks that they use each has a capability of 20,000 gals , they're putting in two tanks , they are saying they are actually putting in 40'.000 with asafety factor, what they're say i ng' for practical purposesI they have the'4O,GOO, a 1 s."- GRC: "Right, but I think they cut It toe close,," Mimi : "You know..the' hearing before the P,.l hning Board has been postponed t February 17th." GRC: "I apologize for missing the previous meeting but I. i 11 be there for kk the upcomingmeeting. 4A 11 . Memo,, Exec Sec re-, Continuation - of Landfill Contract. GRC ASKED THE CHAIR IF HE HAD BEEN WHAT 'HE' HAD' GIVEN ME, THE CHAIR STATED THAT EL IAS HAD BROUGHT HIM A COPD HIS HORSE. GIC SAID HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO INTO DETAIL BUT THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THAT THINGS ARE BEING PREPARED FOR BIDS, ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY, EQUIP- MENT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DISPOSAL AREA. MR. COSTA WAS ADAMANT WITH REGARD T6 , THE SPENDING OF MONEY FOR THIS MACHINERY THAT WILL NOT BE USED WHEN A TRANSFER BTA- TION GOES INTO EFFECT, THAT THE DPW DIRECTOR WILL BE ADVISING THE TOWNSPEOPLE THAT -THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THE OPERATION''. OF THE DUMP,, AND THAT HE D I DN"T DANT HIM TO BE SUING THE BOARD OF HEALTH TO GET EQUIPMENT. GRC SAID HE THOUGHT THE BOARD SHOULD LOOK INTO -MR. -DIMAGGIO'S OFFER TO RUN THE TOWN DUMP UNTIL THE TRANSFER STATION IS TAKEN OVER BY DPW. GRC QUESTIONED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ALL THIS 'OTHER' EQUIPMENT THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED TO BE BOUGHT WHEN INDEED THE ONLY PIECE THAT WORLD PROBABLY REMAIN FOR THE TRANSFER STATION WOULD BE A CHIPPER. THE CHAIR ADVISED THAT HE HAD REQUESTED THAT THE EXEC SEC SPEAK BEFORE THE AARP REGARDING THE TOWN LANDFILL/TRANSFER STATION IN TWO WEEKS, HOWEVER, WHEN THE CHAIR CALLED FOR CONFrIRMATION OF THAT FACT HE WAS ADVISED THAT MURPHY WOULD BE IN WASHING- TON DURING THAT PERIOD AND COULD NOT ADDRESS THE GROUP, WITH THE OPERATION AND THE COSTS OF THE CHANGEOVER. PRIOR TO THE HOBPITIZATION OF THE CHAIR (HIS MEETINGS W MURPHY AND VIRGILIO) VIRGILIO HAD NOT COME IN WITH HI'S FIGURE BUT AT THE LAST .OF I . THE MEETINGS VIRGILIO WAS TOLD NOT TO SUBMIT A 'WISH BAG' THAT HE WAS TOLD TO SUB- MIT WHAT WAS ESSENTIAL, NEEDED AND TO BE USED. THE CHAIR WILL DISCUSS THE ISSUE WITH MURPHY AND STATED THAT. ' IE SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS PROPOSED ON TOWN FLOOR IT WILL BE PICKED APART' . GRC SAID HE WOULD HATE TO WAIT UNTIL TORN MEETING AND NOT HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE, AND THAT IF THE PEOPLE WANT TO GIVE VIRGILIO ALL THAT EQUIPMENT THAT'S FINE BUT HE THOUGHT AN ALTERNATIVE SHOULD BE OFFERED. THE CHAIR FEELS THAT THE .'OFFER' SUBMITTED BY DIMAGGIO FOR THE CONTINUED OPERA- TION OF THE LANDFILL FOR PERHAPS A MINIMUM OF SEVEN MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM OF EIGHTEEN MONTHS SHOULD BE DISCUSSED WITH MURPHY AND REARDON, ACCORDING TO THE MURPHY MEMO, . THE BOARD COULD NOT ACCEPT THE DIMAGGIO OFFER WITHOUT GOING OUT TO BID: CONCERN OF THE BOARD IS IF IT DID GO OUT TO BID AND DIMAGGIO WAS THE ONLY BID COULD THAT BE A LEGAL AWARD TO DIMAGGIO. THE TIME FRAME TO BE DISCUSSED WITH MURPHY BY THE CHAIR, THE CHAIR W1LL NOT BE PRESENT AT THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING NOW RE-SCHEDULED TO APRIL FROM A MARCH DATE. 12. Letter,, GHR Engineering re: Landfill Capping Grant Program. - BOARD FEELS THAT WESTON & SAMPSON IS AWARE OF THIS. NOTED, FILED. 4 I