07/22/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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13 Board of Selectmen Minutes July 22, 2019 NEW BUSINESS Discussion and Approval of End of Year Transfers: Finance Director Dawn Thaw Dawn Thayer, Finance Director was present to request the Board approve (1) End of Year Transfer for an unanticipated expense. Under M.G.L.,the Selectmen are allowed with the agreement of the Finance Committee to transfer any departmental appropriation to another appropriation within the same or other department during May, June and the first fifteen days of July. The Board of Selectmen was requested to approve a transfer of$29,690 from the DPW Temporary Wage Account to the Building Maintenance School Account for unanticipated costs associated to the wastewater facility at the Middle/High School. Catherine Laurent, Director of Public Works indicated the sand filter at the treatment facility failed. Unanticipated repairs were thus required, and the final bill was more than double of what was authorized. A quote was received for certain repairs. However, the quote was higher based on two outstanding invoices the DPW Director was unaware of for additional work required to complete the project. The project is currently under dispute with the engineering firms of Weston & Sampson and Tighe & Bond. The transfer of funds would give the Town the ability to utilize funding from last fiscal year in preparation for the worst case scenario. Motion made by Selectman O'Hara to approve the End of Year Transfer in the amount of $29,690 for unanticipated costs associated to the wastewater facility as referenced. Motion seconded by Selectman Cotton. VOTE: Unanimous. 4-0. Roll Call Vote: Selectman Gottlieb,yes Selectman Cotton,yes Selectman O'Hara,yes Selectman Sherman,yes Opposed, none Water Quality Presentation: Brian Howes; University of Massachusetts: Dr. Brian Howes, Director of the Coastal Systems Program at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth was in attendance to review the results of the Mashpee Water Quality Monitoring Program with the Board of Selectmen and interested public. Mashpee Waterways Commission member Don MacDonald was also in attendance and gave an introductory of the monitoring program. Dr. Howes, a Mashpee resident indicated this is the 10"'year of research between the Town of Mashpee and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in collaboration with UMass Dartmouth for estuarine restoration. A PowerPoint presentation dated July 22, 2019 revealed the results of the study. (Enclosure) The major anthropogenic problem facing estuaries globally is habitat degradation from increased nitrogen loading world-wide and nitrogen enrichment which is causing deficiencies in most of the estuaries located on Cape Cod. Nutrient related water quality decline significantly show impairment the Waquoit Bay and Popponesset Bay estuaries with substantial eelgrass loss in all basins. The Quashnet River is deemed one of the worst estuaries in southeastern Massachusetts.