CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE

                                                    DECEMBER 13 , 2012

                                                            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:   William A. Heitin and Joe Roach

Finance Committee:    Gordon Gladstone

School Committee:     Katie Currul-Dykerman         

Others Present:

Superintendent of Public Works:  Eric Hooper

Town Engineer:  Peter O’Cain

Civil Defense Director:  Michael Polimer

Fire Chief:  Jim Wright

Finance Director:  Bill Fowler (ex-officio)

            Town Administrator:  Benjamin E. Puritz

1. Administrative Items

Chair Linehan asked the Capital Outlay Committee members to introduce themselves.

Approval of December 6, 2012 Minutes

VOTED:  (4-0-1)   Voted to accept the meeting minutes of December 6, 2012           

                           Abstention:  Katie Currul-Dykerman

2.      Vote to Reallocate prior year Civil Defense monies towards the   

            purchase of a generator

MOTION was made by Joe Roach and seconded by Bill Heitin to reallocate $9,052.89 of prior year Civil Defense monies towards the purchase of a generator.

VOTED: (5-0-0) to reallocate $9,052.89 of prior year Civil Defense monies towards the purchase of a generator.

3.         Presentation by the Schools re future use of 1 School Street                                Building

To be addressed at a future date.

4.         DPW Requests – Eric Hooper        

DPW Superintendent Eric Hooper has requested the following requests:

Roads and Sidewalks:           $605,000

v Full depth reclamation of South Walpole Street from South Main Street to Old Post Road.  $205,000 to be funded through Capital;

v Full depth reclamation of Hampton Road (phase 1) from Mountain Street to Aspen Road.  $275,000 to be funded through Capital;

v Construction of a sidewalk off Billings Street from the current terminus to East Street.  $125,000 to be funded through Capital.

The following projects to be funded through Chapter 90 fund FY2014:

v Surfacing of Mountain Street from 371 Mountain Street to Mountain Street Extension:  $105,000

v Resurfacing of Blair Circle/Montaup/Plimpton:  $150,000

v Resurfacing of Cheryl Drive:  $95,000

Steel Building :           $800,000

Construction of steel storage building as currently designed.  The project has been bid twice, each time coming in over the $400,000 currently appropriated for the project.  The current design has heated secure storage bays for other Town Departments, mezzanine storage above the storage bays and a formed concrete knee wall.

Equipment:                $435,000

v Catch basin cleaner:  $195,000

v Specialty Equipment:  Trackless.  $115,000

v Rack Body Truck:  $60,000

v Small Dump/Plow:   $65,000

Water                         $1,849,900

v SCADA Improvements                      $  67,400

v Brook Rd. Neighborhood                     575,000

v Massapoag Ave.                                                545,000

v MooseHill Storage Tank Rehab                          37,500

v Water Main Massapoag Ave-Lake front          545,000

v Conservation                                                       50,000

v Leak Detection                                                   30,000

5.         Other Business - Topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours in advance of the Meeting

                        Discussed Fire/Police Safety Building on Sacred Heart property.

                        Architect, Mike McKeon of Kaestle Boos Association to determine if the

                        safety facility could fit on Sacred Heart property.

6. Future Meeting and Agenda Items

Next Meeting

Saturday, January 12, 2013 – Capital Outlay Tour commencing at the

DPW at 8:00 a.m.

VOTED:  (5-0-0) to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m. - unanimous