Board of Public Works

Board of Public Works Minutes March 4, 2020- 5:00 PM Conference Room 1, Municipal Office Building Board Members Present: Thomas Malsbury, Austin Sanders, Director of Public Works Present: Joseph Pipczynski Board Clerk Present: Michelle Oliveira Public Present: Nicole LaChapelle, Peg Conniff, Carolyn Downer ___________________________________________________________________ The Meeting was called to order at ____5_____ p.m. by _ Thomas Malsbury _ _____ Seconded by _ ___ Austin Sanders ____ all in flavor; __all______ 1. Public Speak . None 2. Mayor Speak . Would like to ask if Solar Block could do a demo at WWPT. Director agreed there was space for it. 3. Minutes Motion to Approval of the meeting minutes Approval of February 20, 2020, Meeting Minutes, Motion Made by: Thomas Malsbury And Seconded by: Austin Sanders All in flavor __ all ______, Motion carries 4. Carolyn Downer, 16 Pine Brook Dr. Dispute shut off fee. Board voted to abate her $50 shut off fee. Motion Made by: _ Thomas Malsbury __ And Seconded by: __ Austin Sanders _ All in flavor; __ all ___Motion carries 5. Thank you letter from a resident in regards to the water/sewer dept. 6. Letter from DCR in regards to Lower Mill Pond Dam Working on an action plan 7. Vote on Streets to use Chapter 90 FY21 funding on. (FY21 Starts July 1, 2020) Motion to Approve or deny the following road for Chapter 90 Main st __X_ approved or _____ denied Center st __X_ approved or _____ denied South st __X_ approved or _____ denied Franklin St. __X_ approved or _____ denied Park Hill rd. __X__ approved or _____ denied Motion Made by: _ Thomas Malsbury_  And Seconded by: _ Austin Sanders All in flavor; __ all ______ Motion carries 8. Job posting for Mechanic helper. Mayor is working on a plan to see what is most cost effective on hold until FY21 HOLD #9 INTIL FULL BOARD IS PRESENT 9. Vote on a Chairperson for the Board of Public work. _________________________for Chairperson Motion Made by: ___ And Seconded by: ___ All in flavor; __ ___Motion carries HOLD #10 INTIL FULL BOARD IS PRESENT 10. Vote on who will represent the Board for Telecom Committee _________________________for Telecom Committee Motion Made by: ___ And Seconded by: _ __ All in flavor; __ ______ Motion carries 11. Director’s Report Let the board know when the other rate increase was voted on and that right now an increase in water of $0.10 and Sewer of $0.10 will start no matter what on July 1, 2020. But may not cover budget. MacDonald’s has new management and they were not taking care of their grease trap. They have been informed. Director Joseph Pipczynski handed in his resignation for retirement. His last day will be April 6th, 2020. He has had 35 years of service to the City of Easthampton. Next meeting Date: _March 18, 2020_________ Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by__ Thomas Malsbury _ ___ ____________, And Seconded by; ______ Austin Sanders ___ _________________________ To adjourn the meeting @____5:25pm________________ All in Flavor: _______all________________________ BOARD APPROVAL ___________________________________________ Thomas Malsbury Date ______________________________________________ Austin Sanders Date ______________________________________________ David Fagnand Date