Wilber School
Redevelopment Committee
August 8, 2005 Meeting
Minutes
Amended and Approved August 28, 2005
Committee
Attendees
Michael
Baskin
|
Bob Levin
|
Craig
Edwards
|
Marcia
Liebman
|
David
Gordon
|
Melissa
Mills
|
Marilyn
Z. Kahn
|
Joel Tran
|
Guest
Attendees
David
Grasfield
|
Barbara
Nadler
|
Paul
Lauenstein
|
|
Meeting
Initiation
Meeting was
called to order at 7:35 pm by David Gordon.
Meeting Minutes
- Kahn/Edwards moved to accept
minutes of July 25, 2005 as amended; unanimously
approved except for Mills who abstained. Approval was only for the first
part of the meeting (when the committee met alone; approval for the second
part of the meeting, when the committee met with the BOH and
representatives of other interested committees, is deferred until those
minutes are submitted by the BOH secretary.)
- Tran/Gordon moved to accept
minutes of 8/1/05 as amended; unanimously
approved.
Discussion
of Open Agenda Items
1. CHAPA
Grant:
- Committee expressed concern
about not having received the final Weston and Sampson report from the
CHAPA study.
- Tran stated we need to
understand what the site can be used for. Weston and Sampson must provide
well capacity and information about nitrates in the well.
- Baskin stated technical
responses are needed to determine what we have as a “matter of right”.
- Grasfield said he would
follow-up with Weston and Sampson regarding status of report and provide
updates to the committee
2. Planning
of public information session:
- Tran proposed that a public
outreach group be created with the responsibility of informing the public
as to the projects status; hired consultants, signs of progress, steps
being followed etc.
- Gordon, Mills and Kahn
volunteered to prepare a draft proposal and calendar and circulate to the
committee by week’s end.
3. Future
Meetings:
- Baskin reported that although
he has not yet received them, Koff created 2 to 3 additional site
utilization alternatives. In total
the 8/9 schemes created, represent all options for the site. This
information should be presented to Weston and Sampson.
- Because of the delay in receipt
of the new drawings from Koff & Associates, committee agrees it is
reasonable to delay the next Koff meeting. Baskin to contact Larry Koff
with tentative schedule changes of moving meeting #3 (Evaluation and
Refinement of Alternatives) from 8/15 to 8/22 and keeping the meeting #4
(Recommendations) on 9/12, delaying only if necessary. Baskin to inform
Koff that additional time may be needed by the committee once Weston and Sampson
findings are received.
- DePree to invite Lealdon and
Diane Langley to either the 8/15 or 8/22 meeting.
- Tran to contact Stephen Crane,
the RFP consultant to determine if he should begin before planners are
ready. Tran to invite Crane to speak with Koff to determine ways to
coordinate efforts. (Tran to call Ben Puritz to discuss Crane’s contract.)
- Levitts to solicit meeting availability
from committee members for the next 5 weeks.
4. Historical
Information:
- Liebman noted that the October,
1992 RFP for the site (previously distributed to the committee) contains
information about the historical septic use which was estimated to be 4200
gpd, as well as other information about which questions have recently been
raised. Liebman suggested everyone
review document for future discussion. Grasfield will provide copy of the document
to Weston and Sampson for their reference.
- Liebman provided copy of 3/8/05 email to the committee from Paul Vitali which references previously issued
environmental studies. Within the list is a study by Weston and Sampson dated
May 1997, entitled “The Impact of Runoff Generated from Impervious
Surfaces, i.e., Parking Areas, Would have on Nitrates in Groundwater”. Liebman
suggested this may be of interest.
5. Abatement:
- Liebman/Kahn moved to put
article on November warrant to abate the Wilber School Building. Motion was unanimously
passed.
- Liebman to send copy of abatement
article to Grasfield.
Meeting
Schedule
The next
meeting will be held on August 15, 2005 at 7:30 pm in the Cynthia B. Fox Community
Room at the Sharon Public Library.
Meeting
Adjournment
Liebman/Gordon
moved to adjourn meeting at 9:10 pm: motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully
submitted,
Rachelle F. Levitts