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9 <br /> Board of Selectmen <br /> Minutes <br /> December 7, 2020 <br /> NEW BUSINESS <br /> Discussion and Approval of the Following Contracts: DPW Director Catherine Laurent: <br /> Increase/Addition in Transfer Station Gate Fees: <br /> The DPW Director reviewed Transfer Station fees charged at the gate for the recycling of bulky wastes to ensure <br /> adequate charges to cover the cost of recycling. It is recommended the mattress fee be increased from $15 to $20 <br /> per mattress and that a$6 fee be set for fire extinguishers. The fees will be more comparable with surrounding <br /> communities. <br /> A large number of mattresses are being disposed of at the Transfer Station, and not all mattresses are recyclable. <br /> The cost to the Town is $35 per mattress. Additional monies would offset the costs incurred by the Town. <br /> Fire extinguishers have never been included as a separate fee. The $6 fee to be imposed would cover the <br /> cost to the Town. <br /> Discussion followed regarding residential and commercial use of the Transfer Station. It was agreed the <br /> Board would place an article on the Town Meeting warrant to fund a bar code scanner to distinguish and track <br /> vehicles entering the Transfer Station. <br /> Motion made by Selectman Sherman to increase the Transfer Station Gate Fee for Fire Extinguishers <br /> to $6 per item and Mattresses from $15 to $20 per mattress as recommended effective July 1, 2021. <br /> Motion seconded by Selectman Gottlieb. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. <br /> Roll Call Vote: <br /> Selectman Cotton,yes Selectman O'Hara,yes Selectman Sherman,yes <br /> Selectman Gottlieb,yes Selectman Weeden,yes Opposed, none <br /> Update on the Cie and Islands Water Protection Trust: Andrew Gottlieb: <br /> The Cape & Islands Water Protection Trust is comprised of 15 Cape Cod municipalities serving as voting <br /> members. Its executive directors represent the Cape Cod Commission, the Martha's Vineyard Commission and <br /> the Nantucket Town Manager serving as non-voting members of the 18-member management board. <br /> The Cape & Islands Water Protection Fund is a part of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program which <br /> authorizes the management board to grant water pollution abatement projects undertaken by its member <br /> communities. <br /> Mashpee's representative to the Cape & Islands Water Protection Trust Selectman Andrew R. Gottlieb updated <br /> the Select Board on the process and timelines for grants to be considered for 2021. Funding derives from a <br /> 2.75% surcharge on nightly short-term rental hotel/motel stays. Funds collected since July 2019 total more than <br /> $10 million. <br /> The Town of Mashpee in August 2020 submitted an application for a 0% interest SRF loan and by taking action on <br /> certain steps and deadlines imposed by the state, Mashpee is now eligible to receive grant funding from the Cape & <br /> Islands Water Protection Trust Fund. The subsidy would diminish the financial burden to the Town of Mashpee <br /> and its taxpayers. <br />