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I+Wv <br /> Town of Mash e <br /> pe <br /> *` 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> th <br /> AULE Mashpee, Massachusetts 02 649 <br /> FINANCE COMMITTEE --F PUBLIC SESSION <br /> Mashpee Town Hall —conference-Room 1 . <br /> Minutes from-the Fleeting of Thursday, steber 22, 2011 <br /> Committee Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: <br /> Christopher Avis, chairman George Schmidt Joyce Mason, Town Manager <br /> Charles Gasi r, vice Chairman James Condon Tom Mayo, Asst. Town Manager <br /> Mark Davini, Clerk <br /> Robert Chalker <br /> Oskar Klenert <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> Chairman Christopher Avis called the meeting to order at 6:39 -Pll,ll. <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> h <br /> Mark Davini made a motion that the minutes from the Finance Committee meeting held on 9/08/11 <br /> be approved as presented. -Robert Chalker seconded the motion. The emotion was unanimously <br /> approved. <br /> GUEST SPEAKER <br /> The guest speaker invited to attend to comment on Article 23 regarding the sale and application of <br /> lava fertilizers containing.phosphorous was unable to attend the meeting. <br /> OLD BUSINESS <br /> • vote on Remaining Articles to be Recommended for Approval — Charles Lai r <br /> Article 2. Authorization of Appropriation of Funds for the Waterways Commission <br /> This article.has been moved up to be included in Article 2 and was voted for approval by.the <br /> Committee at the 9/08/11 meeting. <br /> Articles 1 I & 12—Proposed Use of Landfill for a solar Panel Project—Torn Mayo <br /> Article 11. Tori Mayo stated that the article is to allover the B S to enter into an agreement with <br /> American Capital Energy for the use of the landfill property for solar generation. Torry Mayo stated <br /> that American Capital Energy won the RFP, and the tern-is in the process of negotiating a contract <br /> with the corn pan y for a 1 0-year lease. At the end of the 10 year lease,,the town can elect t <br /> continue the lease,.purchase the equipment, or discontinue the project. <br /> Article 12 is to allow the BOS to enter into an agreement with American Capital Energy and <br /> execute documents permitting the construction and operation of a 1.83 megawatt electricity <br /> generating facility, in lieu of property tax payments to the town. <br /> Charles Gasior made a motion that the committ a recommend approval of Article 11. Christopher <br /> Avis seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved by a 5-0vote. Note: Only five <br /> of the seven committee members were in attendance and voted at this meeting. <br />