Technical Review Committee

4/25/2018 4/25/2018 - Minutes City of Laconia Minor Site Plan Wednesday, April 25, 2017 - 2:00 pm City Hall Conference Room 200A Accepted June 27, 2018 4/25/2018 - Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Wesley Anderson called the meeting to order at 2:04 pm 2. ROLL CALL Kalena Graham called the roll with the following members present: Deb Derrick, Assessing; Ben Crawford, Water; Charles Roffo, Fire and Chair Wesley Anderson, DPW Absent: Al Graton, Police; Dean Trefethen, Planning/Zoning/Code Chair W. Anderson stated there are four members present, and a quorum is established. 3. RECORDING SECRETARY Kalena Graham will be recording this meeting 4. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS 4.I. Acceptance Of Minutes From Sept 27, 2017 The minutes from September 27, 2017 were accepted as presented. 5. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE VOTE Note: The Purpose Of This Agenda Section Is For The Board To Continue The Public Hearing For The Applicant And The Public To Provide Input. The Board May Also Deliberate The Application, Decide And Conduct A Final Vote At This Time. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS, POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION AND VOTE Note: The Purpose Of This Agenda Section Is For The Board To Have A Presentation From The Applicant And Open A Public Hearing For The Public To Provide Input. The Board May Also Deliberate The Application, Decide And Conduct A Final Vote At This Time. 6.I. PL2018-0029MSP; 184 Messer Street; Improvements To The Eversource Substation And 811 SF Addition To Control House Chair W. Anderson opened the public hearing at 2:05 pm Applicant: Nicholas Golon from TFMoran and the following from Eversource: Patrick Pinault, Project Manager; Kurt I. Nelson, Land Use Licensing & Permitting Specialist and Ashley Ruprecht, Siting and Construction Services were present. P. Pinault went over the improvements. They are proposing to replace the aging equipment for more reliability and future growth. They intend to clean up the yard as well. A mobile substation will be brought in temporally. N. Golon gave a presentation of the proposal. He explained the equipment has been there since the 30s. There will be no expansion but all within the existing fenced yard. The fence will also be replaced, 8 ft tall with barbed wire. A temporary gravel pad will be built for the mobile building and one tree will be removed. They currently have state approvals. Timing of the project is still in flux but looking to start mid to late summer or possibly in the winter. Charlie Roffo asked what the control house will be made of and was told it will be built on site; stick and brick. Chair Wes Anderson noted that the boat ramp must remain open. It can be temporarily closed with notice given. He added that if the sidewalk is to be closed it must be at the crosswalks and not during the time that the children will be heading to school or home from school. No deliveries to worksite during those same hours. P. Pinault said there is a containment system in the yard and berms around the perimeter. Abutters: Jim Makris of 13 Opechee Street, the Opechee Trading Post, spoke. He had basic concerns like the boat ramp and the look. He has customers using the boat ramp and was worried they wouldn't be able to. That concern was taken care of. The color of the building and frame will be neutral colors, similar to what is https://www.laconianh.gov/AgendaCenter/GenerateMinutesFile?id=538&agendaID=663 1/2 4/25/2018 4/25/2018 - Minutes currently there. N. Golon said the building will be single story with single ridge vent located within the current fenced yard. Noise will be minimal with the new equipment. There will be typical construction noise, which will be temporary. They will use a vac truck. J. Makris said he has heard the failures and the team said that the new equipment should help with failures. The public hearing closed at 2:17 pm Motion to approve the site plan application with the conditions that the building to be earth tone colors and equipment to be gray, the boat ramp and parking for the boat ramp must remain open unless noticed. Closures of less than one hour do not need to be noticed; closures of more than one hour needs to be noticed at least 24 hours in advance and posted on site, adjacent sidewalk closures must be coordinated with Public Works prior to closing and must be properly closed with pedestrian detour signs positions to support all pedestrian crossings, including handicapped, to the sidewalk on the other side of the road, sidewalk closures will not occur during the school hours in which children walk to or from school, and all deliveries to the site will not be scheduled during school hours in which children walk to or from school, made by Chair W. Anderson, C. Roffo seconded. All voted in favor. 7. OTHER BUSINESS 8. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn the meeting made by D. Derrick, C. Roffo seconded. All voted in favor. The meeting adjourned at 2:18 pm. Respectfully, K. Graham https://www.laconianh.gov/AgendaCenter/GenerateMinutesFile?id=538&agendaID=663 2/2