1990/06/19APPROVED
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
June 19, 1990
Mayor Robert Peters called the meeting to order at 7:00 tmn. Present
were Deputy Karen McQuade, Deputy Mayor Angelo Tiezzi, Dr. John P.
McIntosh-Finance Board Chaiman, Jim D' Errico-Personnel/Purchasing
Director, and Janice Serafino-Secretary.
Approval of Minutes
Mayor Peters moved to approve the minutes of June 12, 1990 as written,
seconded byDeputyMayorMcQuade, passed unanimously.
Recapitulation of Minutes
No action taken.
Audience of citizens
John Rzeplinski of 61 Worthington Ridge came before the Executive Board
to appeal the interest charges that have accrued, over a fifteen year
period, on an unpaid lien on his father's house. Mayor Peters said
that he had been made aware of the situation by the Social Service
Deparh~/nt and was the result of general assistance that had been given
to Mr. Rzeplinski's parents. He said that under State Statutes the
Executive Board has the right to waive the interest fees. He said that
he did not feel that an interest cha~x3e of $1500 over a fifteen year
period was a lot of interest.
Mr. Rzeplinski said that the had never been made aware of the lien
against the property when his father died. He said that at that time
he had come to the Town Hall and paid all outstanding bills/taxes owed
by his father, but was never informed of the lien, which he would have
paid that time, too. He said for this reason he was requesting that
the interest charges be waived, and was willing to pay the amount of
the lien in full.
Mayor Peters told Mr. Rzeplinski that if he was not informed of the
lien at the time he requested all of his father's outstanding bills, he
had a valid point. The Mayor then moved to t_mble the matter pending
further investigation, seconded by Deputy Mayor McQuade, passed
unanimously. Mayor Peters then thanked Mr. Rzeplinski for ccming in
and told him that he would be in touch with him.
Mr. Rzeplinski left the n~eting at 7:08 ~n.
Personnel/PurchasinqMatters
Mr. D'Errico brought the following items before the Executive Board:
1. f~ployee Termination Form: Mayor Peters moved to approve
termination pay in the a~ount of $442.56 for Robert Hannon, part time
employee in the Town Clerk's office, seconded by Deputy Mayor McQuade,
passed unanimously. The Mayor explained that Mr. Hannon was a third
year law student and had been offered a job in a law firm. He said
that he would propose to send a letter to him thanking him for the work
he has done in the Town Clerk's office. The Mayor said that he has
nothing but the highest praise for Mr. Hannon's abilities and the type
of work he has done while ~%~31oyed by the Town.
2. Signs for Golf Course: Mayor Peters said that Paul Veneziano of
the Greens C~-~¥~ttee had met with him and Mr. D' Errico to present a
proposal on signs for the holes at the golf course. He said that the
previous Executive Board had approved the purchase of signs from two
different ccmpanies, both of which have gone out of .business. The Mayor
said that the Greens Oh¥,-~-,ittee would like to take over the project, and
have a proposal to go with a cu~any that uses granite stones, with
businesses purchasing stones with their name carved in the stone as an
advertisement. He said that there would be no cost to the Town and
would be a nice addition to the course. Mayor Peters said that the
Cc~nittee was ready to go ahead but was looking to the Executive Board
for endorsement before ordering. The Mayor then moved to approve the
project as proposed by the Greens Cu~,~,{ttee, seconded by Deputy Mayor
Tiezzi, passed unanimously.
Deputy Mayor Tiezzi asked if anyone knew where the old signs were, as
he thought that some of the golfers might like to purchase th~m. Mayor
Peters said that he thought they were all rotten and had been disposed
of.
Old Business
Old Peck Library and Delinquent Taxes to remain on the table.
CCARC Request to be taken up under New Business, Park and Recreation
C~t.~J ssion Items.
New Business
Park and Recreation cc~ission It,s
~ of June 19,1990 frc~ Stephen Kelly, Director of Recreational
Service, regarding the following Park and Recreation C~ssion
actions:
1. CCARC Request: Mayor Peters moved to remove this item fr~,the
table, seconded by DeputyMayor McQuade, passed unanimously.
The Mayor moved to approve the action of the Cu,,,~ssion: to allow the
drinking of beer at the CCARC Tournament and to deny the waiver of the
golf fees for this Tournament and the Kiniry Golf Tournament, seconded
by Deputy Mayor Tiezzi. In a discussion that follow~d, Mayor Peters
said that the Park and Recreation Cu~,,~{ssion had come up with a system
of fee charges that was uniform, as requested by the Executive Board.
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He said to vote against them now would be to vote against what we, the
Executive Board, told them to do.
Dr. McIntosh said that he disagreed with the new policy and that he
felt there were three groups to consider when charging fees for
tournaments: residents/non-residents, service clubs, and charitable
organizations. He said that the charitable organizations, such as
CCARC, should have fees waived because all money made is given to
people who could not do a particular thing on their own, such as
sending a child to s%m~er camp.
The vote was two in favor with Deputy Mayor McQuade voting in
opposition.
A1 C~rdis joined the meeting at 7:15 txa.
2. Mayor Peters moved to approve the the Cc~¥~ssion's action to allow
the Berlin Youth Soccer Association to hold Soccer Sunday on September
9th from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, with a rain date of Sept~nber 16th, to
sell food on these dates, and to waive the retainer fee for the use of
the picnic pavilion at Sage Park, seconded by Deputy Mayor McQuade,
passed.unanimously.
3..Deputy Mayor McQuade moved to approve the C~,~,~ssion's action to
waive the pool pass fees for two families f~¥L Berlin who are
participating in the Fresh Air Fund, taking disadvantaged children from
the Bronx, New York, into their homes for a two week period, seconded
by Mayor Peters, passed unanimously.
4. Mayor Peters moved to approve the Cc~mission's action to allow the
Swim Team Booster Club to sell food at all hcme team swim meets and at
the Junior Championship meets the Town is sponsoring this year,
seconded byDeputyMayor Tiezzi, passed unanimously.
Fr~m the memo dated June 18th:
1. Mayor Peters moved to approve the Cc~nission's action to allow the
Berlin Babe Ruth League to hold the Babe Ruth District 7 Tournaments at
Percival Field fr~nJuly 7-15th and to sell food during the Tournaments
and d[%ring the course of the season, seconded byDeputyMayor Tiezzi,
passed unanimously.
2. Mayor Peters moved to approve the C~nnission's action to allow the
Berlin Men's Softball League to hold the A.S.A. Northern District
Tournament B & C Class at Sage Park on July 6-Sth, July 13-15th, (rain
dates of July 20-22nd), and to sell food at the Tournament, seconded by
Deputy Mayor Tiezzi, passed unanimously.
3. Mayor Peters moved to approve the Cc~nission's action to allow the
Berlin Men's Softball League to hold A.S.A. Men's State Class C Finals
at Sage Park on July 27-29th, (rain dates of August 3-5th), and to sell
food at the Tournament, seconded by DeputyMayor Tiezzi passed
unanimously. '
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4. Mayor Peters moved to approve the Cu,,~,{ssion's action to allcw the
Berlin Men's Softball League to hold the A.S.A. Wcmen's Class A
Regionals at Sage Park on August 10-12th, (rain dates of August
' 17-19th), and to sell food at the Tournament, seconded by Deputy Mayor
Tiezzi, passed unanimously.
5. Mayor Peters moved to table the request of the Men's Softball
League to place sponsor signs on the outfield fences of the softball
fields at Sage Park pending a discussion with representatives regarding
uniformity of signs and upkeep, seconded by Deputy Mayor Tiezzi, passed
unanimously.
Discussion of Town Owned Property
Mayor Peters said that the property he was referring to was the 8.17
acres located behind Marjorie M~ore Village. He said that there were
two and one half acres that were not located in wetlands and would like
to propose deeding this to the Housing Authority for a possible 25 more
units of senior housing, regardless of whether the Town purchases the
Orcutt property. After a brief discussion Mayor Peters moved to write
a letter to the Housing Authority stating that the Executive Beard was
receptive to asking the Towns people to turn over this parcel of land
to the Housing Authority, seconded by Deputy Mayor McQuade, passed
unanimously.
Boards and C~-~¥,{ssions
No action required.
Finance
..Budget Transfers and/or Requests
Mayor Peters said that he had used the emergency powers of the Mayor's
office to authorize payment of s~,,~r help for the last tw~weeks in
June in the Golf Course/Public Grounds Department in the amount of
$2000. The request to keep a full crew on these last weeks was
necessitated byweather and the fact that the Public Grotunds division
had one position vacant for several weeks due to prc~otion and
subsequent advertising, recruitment and interviewing. He said he was
asking for the backing of the Executive Board and moved to approve a
budget transfer in the amotunt of $2000, transferring funds frc~ the
Starter/Ranger account to the Su,u~r Help account, seconded by Deputy
Mayor McQuade, passed unanimously.
Additions to the Agenda
Mayor Peters moved to add the awarding twocontracts to the agenda,
seconded by Deputy Mayor McQuade, passed unanimously.
1. Mayor Peters moved to award the contract for Bituminous Concrete
Sidewalks, PW 90-04, to Martin Laviero Contractor, Inc., low bidder, in
the amount of $19,040, seconded by Deputy Mayor McQuade, passed
unanimously.
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2. Mayor Peters moved to award the contract for fencing between McGee
School and the adjacent Knoph property on Norton Road to A & A Fencing
Co. in the amDunt of $4,558.75, seconded by Deputy Mayor McQuade. In a
discussion that follow~d, Deputy Mayor Tiezzi asked if there were any
other bids frc~ Berlin on the project. Mayor Peters said that there
was one verbal quote and a quote from another cc~pany was never
received. The motion was passed unanimously.
Mayor Peters moved to add two purchases from the T.I.P. Account to the
agenda, seconded by Deputy Mayor McQuade, passed unanimously.
1. Mayor Peters said that an Employee Awards suggestion had been
sut~tted to purchase eye wash units for various deparh,~nts, with the
individual (s) su~tting the suggestion receiving an Employee Award.
He said that he had discussed the merit of these units with several
department heads where they would be of use. The consensus was that
they would be valuable in the Water & Sewer, Municipal Garage, Highway,
Public Building Maintenance, Golf Course and Public Grounds
Departments. The Mayor then moved to purchase six Safety Eye Wash
units to be placed in these departments frc~ the T.I.P. Account, at a
cost of $100 each, seconded by Deputy Mayor Tiezzi, passed unanimously.
2. Mayor Peters said that the chair in the Health Director's office
was old and torn and would be sold at the Town auction. He said tb~t
he had a new chair, valued at approximately $250 that he would be
willing to sell to the Town for $150 for use in that office. Deputy
Mayor McQuade moved to purchase the chair using funds frc~ the T.I.P.
account in the amsunt of $150, seconded by Deputy Mayor Tiezzi, passed
unanimously.
Mayor Peters moved to add a discussion of the landfill fires to the
ager~__~, seconded by Deputy Mayor Tiezzi, passed unanimously.
The Mayor informed the Deputy Mayors that he and Steve Waznia, Fire
Marshal, had met with representatives of New Britain and D.E.P. that
morning. He said that they had seen the pictures taken during the
fly-over on May 28th showing that the fires were still burning in the
Manafort and New Britain landfills. The Mayor said that New Britain
has contracted with a firm from Texas to get instructions on h~w to put
out their fire. Mayor DeFronzo said that New Britain has spent over
$135,000 to date attempting to extinguish the fire, without success.
He said that the Fire Marshal was to meet on Friday with New Britain
representatives.
Mayor Peters moved to add a discussion of the items from the Carn's
house to the agenda, seconded by Deputy Mayor McQuade, passed
unanimously.
The Mayor said that he had located the barn on Kensington Road where
the items are supposedly stored. He said that he has turned this
matter over to Roger Gaudio, Zoning Inspector, to follow up on and to
see if the owner would allow someone from the Town to look in the barn.
The Mayor said that he had also spoken with ~il Carlson, former
Building Inspector, who said that he had not considered the items to be
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of any value when removed fi-~-,-, the Carn's house and stored in the barn.
Adjournment
Mayor Peters moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 p.m. to allow the
msmbers of the Executive Board to attend the Police Cc~mission meeting,
seconded by Deputy Mayor Tiezzi, passed unanimously.
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