CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE
DECEMBER 9, 2010
MINUTES
The meeting of the Capital Outlay Committee was held at 7:00 pm in the Selectmen's Meeting room and was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Paul Linehan.
Members Present:
Chair: Paul Linehan
Board of Selectmen: Walter "Joe" Roach and Rich Powell (Alt.)
Finance Committee: Gordon Gladstone and Josh Kiernan
School Committee: Jeffrey Cruzan and Emily Smith-Lee
Planning Board: Anne Bingham and David Milowe
Finance Director: Bill Fowler (ex-officio)
Town Administrator: Benjamin E. Puritz (ex-officio)
Others Present:
Joseph Bernstein, Police Chief
Michael Polimer, Director of Civil Defense
Eric Hooper, DPW Superintendent
Ira Miller – Finance
Chuck Goodman – Finance
J. McGrath, Deputy Chief
T. Kaufman, Lieutenant
J. Ford, Lieutenant
1. Administrative Items
Chair Linehan asked the Capital Outlay Committee members to introduce themselves.
Approval of October 21, 2010 Minutes
VOTED: (Cruzan/ Kiernan) Voted unanimously to accept the meeting minutes of October 21, 2010
2. Police Department Requests – Chief Joseph Bernstein
Chief Joseph Bernstein, presented the following Police Department Capital Requests FY’12:
§ Police Vehicle Replacement (4 @ $33,000) $132,000
§ Non-Lethal Safety Equipment (Tasers-2nd phase) 20,000
§ Steel Building – Joint effort DPW & Associated
Depts., Civil Defense, Fire and Police. Steel building on grounds of DPW site to house DPW equipment
Spread out in other areas, as well as equipment of
Other departments freeing up space to allow for depts.
to store and properly maintain equipment and vital
records. 400,000
§ Building Maintenance – Paint interior and Wash
Exterior – Finance Director, Bill Fowler, said that
this Capital request is not a bondable upgrade.
It was suggested by the Committee that re the Steel Building that a sketch of the proposed building and backup of how they came up with the amount of $400,000 be presented to the Committee at a forthcoming meeting.
3. Civil Defense Capital Requests – Michael Polimer
Michael Polimer, Director of Civil Defense, presented the following Civil Defense Capital Outlay Requests FY’12:
Mr. Polimer announced over Cable TV the Civil Defense Web Site:
http://sharoncd.blogspot.com/
§ Storage Container – Purchase a refurbished 40’ storage $10,000
Container equipped with two 10’ roll up doors and “man
door”on side. Purchase and install internal 2000 pound
Capacity pallet racks, solar lighting package.
§ Large generator replacement – Purchase and install new, 15,000
larger capacity generator on 4 wheel drive truck. Replace
50 year old, 15 Kw gasoline powered generator with 3 phase,
50 Kw diesel unit.
§ Used utility body 4 wheel drive truck from DPW – Provide 20,000
$20,000 to DPW in return for a “1/2 used” good condition
vehicle. DPW gets brand new vehicle, CD gets “newer”
vehicle that will last for a lifetime.
It is suggested that M. Polimer make phone calls to local dealers re a truck and that Eric Hooper show the math in re the “1/2 truck” request.
4. DPW Capital Requests - Eric R. Hooper
Eric R. Hooper, DPW Superintendent, presented the following DPW Capital Outlay Requests FY’12:
§ Roadway Improvements $800,000
1. Massapoag Ave. from Community Center Drive
to Lakeview St. (2,200 linear feet) - $250,000
2. Massapoag Ave. sidewalk from Community Center
Dr. to Lakeview St. (2,000 linear feet) - $300,000
3. East St. from Paul Revere Rd. to Massapoag Ave.
(2,510 linear feet) - $250,000
§ Equipment Replacement 335,600
1. F&G Bombadier - $130,600
2. Operations Large Dump Truck - $150,000
3. F&G Small Dump Truck - $55,000
§ Building Maintenance 395,000
1. Town Hall through wall AC/Heating units - $360,000
2. Fire Station Boiler - $35,000
5. Other Business
Chair Linehan presented the FY’12 Debt Reduction Plan of 6%
6. Next Meeting
Thursday, December 16 , 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Selectmen’s Meeting Room
School Department Capital Requests at 7:15 p.m.
VOTED: (Roach/Bingham) to adjourn the meeting at 9:55 p.m. - unanimous