CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE

DECEMBER 17, 2009

                                                            MINUTES

The meeting of the Capital Outlay Committee was held at 7:30 pm in the Selectmen's Meeting room and was called to order at 7:36 p.m. by Chair Paul Linehan.

Members Present:

Chair:                           Paul Linehan

Board of Selectmen:   Walter "Joe" Roach , Alternate Richard Powell

Finance Committee:    Gordon Gladstone

School Committee:       Mitch Blaustein and Laura Salomons

Planning Board:            David Milowe, Seth Ruskin

Finance Director:          Bill Fowler (ex-officio)

Others Present:

            Barbara Dunham, Ken Wertz, Leo Brehm and Eli Hauser

1.   Administrative Items

                  Approval of December 10 , 2009 Minutes

MOVED and SECONDED to accept the December 10, 2009 Minutes  VOTED: 5-0-1

2. Sharon Public Schools Capital Outlay Requests FY2011 – Dr. Dunham

Dr. Barbara Dunham, Superintendent of Schools, Ken Wertz and Leo Brehm presented the following Sharon Public School Requests:

v Total District-wide Technology                   $367,600

v Total Sped Acoustics                                      57,475

v Total Furniture                                                79,914

v Total District-wide Projects                          699,975

v Total District-wide SPED School vans         49,000

Chair Linehan requested breakdown on Energy Conservation Projects and more information on the Sharon High School Weight Room.

3.   Town-wide Planning Update – Eli Hauser, Planning Board

Eli Hauser of the Sharon Planning Board came before the Committee to give an up-date on the Town-wide Planning.

Background

v About 45 Owners, 63 parcels;

v Centrally located, immediate to Commuter Rail;

v Contains Post Office, Town Hall, Library, and Fire Station.

Vision

v A town center where more of the townspeople’s needs are wants can be satisfied.  A place to do errands and business, and participate in civic and cultural activities, enriched by a strong sense of community;

v Goal is to create a mixed-used local downtown shopping district consistent with Smart Growth and transit oriented development principles.

Design Objectives

v Pedestrian and Consumer Focus:  Accessibility, Usability and Intimacy

v The Build Environment:  Compact Zoning;

v Housing and Affordability:  Smart Growth, and;

v Wastewater Management.

4.    Future Meeting Date and Agenda Items

The Capital Outlay Tour is scheduled for Saturday, January 9 at 9:00 a.m.

It was MOVED and SECONDED to adjourn.  VOTED: 6-0-0

The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 p.m.