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