BENNINGTON SELECT BOARD MEETING BENNINGTON FIRE FACILITY 130 RIVER STREET BENNINGTON, VERMONT 05201 MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012 MINUTES BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Joseph Krawczyk-Chair; Matt Maroney-Vice-Chair; Jason Morrissey; John Zink; Justin Corcoran; Chris Oldham and Sharyn Brush. ALSO PRESENT: Stuart Hurd-Town Manager; Joann Erenhouse; Michael Keane; Patrick McCardle; Neal Goswami-Bennington Banner and Nancy Lively-Recording Secretary At 6:00 P.M., Joseph Krawczyk called the meeting to order. 1.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all. 2.MINUTES - DECEMBER 12, 2011 MINUTES - DECEMBER 19, 2011 Sharyn Brush moved and Justin Corcoran seconded to approve the Minutes of December 12, 2011 as submitted. The motion carried with Chris Oldham abstaining. Sharyn Brush moved and John Zink seconded to approve the Minutes of December 19, 2011 as submitted. The motion carried with Chris Oldham abstaining. 3.WARRANTS The warrants were circulated for signatures. 4.CITIZENS Mr. Keane asked the status of the Board's strategic objectives, and Mr. Krawczyk answered that the Board is working with the ad hoc Economic Development Committee and have gotten a grant approved for a consultant. The Armory /National Guard is, and will be, in progress for quite some time, the first $50,000 will be considered this evening for the design of the Recreation Center repairs, and infrastructure will be a major budget discussion issue for FY13. Mr. Corcoran concurred. Ms. Erenhouse invited the Select Board to the Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on January 20th and reminded everyone of the following upcoming events: * January 16, 2012 - Legislative Breakfast at the Hampton Inn at 7:15am - $5/person - in conjunction with SVSU. * January 24, 2012 - Composites Conference at the Bennington Fire House. * January 28, 2012 - Winterfest in North Bennington in conjunction with the Special Olympics Penguin Plunge which is one of only three plunges that take place in Vermont. 5.MARCH 2011 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARNING VALIDATION Mr. Hurd explained that the warning requirements for a warning for bonding are different from the normal warning requirements. The bond warning must be posted three consecutive weeks on the same day in a local paper and it must be posted in five (5) places not the usual three (3) places. Since the Town wasn't aware of this last year when posting the warning for the Annual Town Meeting containing the Recreation Center bonding question, the Board needs to approve, and the Clerk needs to sign, the attached resolution prepared by bond counsel to validate the warning and the results. Sharyn Brush moved and John Zink seconded to waive the reading of the Validation Resolution as presented. The motion carried unanimously. John Zink moved and Sharyn Brush seconded to approve the validation of the March 2011 Annual Town Meeting Warning and results as presented. The motion carried unanimously. 6.RECREATION CENTER BORROWING Mr. Hurd stated that the Bond Anticipation Note for $50,000 is for the detailed engineering report on the Recreation Center. Mr. Hurd also stated that the roof is not as bad as originally thought, and the east wall is not as bad as the west and south walls. Ms. Brush noted that she is an employee of People's United Bank but doesn't work in the department specific to this type of lending. John Zink moved and Chris Oldham seconded to waive the reading of the Town of Bennington Bond Anticipation Note (Line of Credit) for $50,000.00 as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Chris Oldham moved and John Zink seconded to approve the Town of Bennington Bond Anticipation Note (Line of Credit) for $50,000.00 as presented. The motion carried unanimously. 7.2012 LIQUOR AND TOBACCO LICENSE APPLICATIONS The following 2012 Liquor License Renewal Applications were circulated for signatures: First Class Renewals - 1.Elks, B.P.O. #567 2.150 Depot LLC Second Class Renewals - 1.Beverage Den & Smoke Shop 2.Henry's Market 3.Maruti, Inc. 4.Mincer's Mini Mart, Inc. 5.North Bennington Variety 6.Powers Market 7.Price Chopper #171 8.Willy's Variety The following 2012 Tobacco License Renewal Applications were circulated for signatures. 1.Beverage Den & Smoke Shop 2.Henry's Market 3.Maruti, Inc. 4.Mincer's Mini Mart, Inc. 5.North Bennington Variety 6.Powers Market 7.Price Chopper #171 8.Willy's Variety 8.MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Hurd circulated the CVPS Pole Permit for underground service to RAHC's new housing project on North Branch Street for signatures. Mr. Hurd circulated the Certificate of Highway Mileage for signatures noting that we are not adding any new mileage this year and that this document generates around $210,000/year for the Highway Fund. Mr. Hurd reported that the State determined that the one bidder that bid on the Union Street Enhancement Project in the fall was "non-responsive" so we will rebid this project in February or March 2012. The lack of bids in the fall was due - at least in part - to Irene's impact on the region. 9.OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Krawczyk requested approval to send a letter to all of the agencies - except to the two libraries - asking them to reduce the amount that they're requesting from the Town on the ballot by 10%. Justin Corcoran moved and Sharyn Brush seconded to authorize the Chair to sign the letter requesting that the agencies - except for the two libraries - reduce the amount that they're requesting from the Town on the 2012 ballot by 10% as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Krawczyk received a call from the Council on Rural Economic Development requesting that a member of the Select Board sit on their Steering Committee with their first meeting at the Bennington Fire House the evening of February 8, 2012. Mr. Krawczyk will represent the Select Board on that Committee. Mr. Krawczyk requested that Mr. Hurd set up a meeting with the Planning Commission to discuss Benmar Properties, LLC, and Mr. Hurd will do that. 10.EXECUTIVE SESSION A.REAL ESTATE B.CONTRACT(S) At 6:16 P.M., Sharyn Brush moved and Justin Corcoran seconded to go into Executive Session to discuss Real Estate and Contract(s). The motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Nancy H. Lively Secretary