2/10/2020 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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10 Board of Selectmen Minutes February 10, 2020 NEW BUSINESS Town Manager Rodney Collins: Fiscal Year 2021 Capital Improvement Program Recommendations: Town Manager Rodney C. Collins presented the FY2021 Capital Improvement Program recommendation to the Board of Selectmen. The total CIP, a budget of$2,000,692 is comprised of$751,950 in Funds Available for Appropriation or Free Cash, $40,000 in Mashpee Cable and Advanced Technology (MCAT) funds, $17,742 in Recreation Revolving Funds and $1,191,000 from the Capital Stabilization Fund. The following departments earmarked for funding include; DPW $275,950 Equipment/Lease Purchased Fire $115,000 Protective Gear/Radio Equipment IT $ 40,000 Wireless Access Points Planning & Construction $565,000 Various Town & School Projects Police $239,000 Vehicles Lease/Purchase Recreation $17,742 ADA Compliant Van School $486,000 Various Projects Town $62,000 Electric Cars (4) Vehicle Pool It was disclosed the Capital Improvement Program(CIP) Committee is expected to reconvene to further review the appropriation of funding for the above referenced capital projects. The FY2021 CIP Budget was taken under advisement and will be revisited at the Selectmen's Meeting on March 2, 2020. Discussion of May 4, 2020 Town Meeting Warrant Articles: Currently, the Administrative staff in the Office of the Town Manager and Board of Selectmen are compiling the articles proposed for the Special and Annual Town Meeting warrants. The Board is expected to review and take possible action on Draft#1 at their March 2, 2020 meeting. The Annual Town Meeting warrant was noted to contain 26 articles. A total of 13 articles are considered to be routine. There are 10 place-holder articles proposed to fund contract settlements. An article is proposed to reduce the CPA tax from 3 to 2% and to create the WIIF at 2%. The warrant/debt exclusion article for the $2.4 million design of the wastewater treatment plant and associated collection system design is on the warrant. There are five petition articles, three are for road takings. Two articles have been submitted by the Environmental Oversight Committee regarding plastics. The Special Town Meeting warrant contains 9 articles, six from the Community Preservation Committee. There is an article for unpaid bills, to deficit the Snow& Ice budget and to Transfer funds from the Capital Stabilization Fund. An article is forthcoming to fund the Assessors Revaluation, and to possibly fund a nuisance remediation on Echo Road. A brief discussion followed with regards to the direction of the Town with respect to the matter of wastewater. There was consensus the process would most likely begin as a Town operation. The matter will be further discussed at the March 2, 2020 meeting and considered for the October Town Meeting warrant. The Finance Committee was invited to attend the Board of Selectmen meetings on March 2, 2020, March 16, 2020 and March 23, 2020 in joint convention to review and take possible action on the warrant.