TOWN OF GRANBY
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
MINUTES
DECEMBER 3, 2007
The regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was called to order by First Selectman John Adams at 7:30 p.m.
PRESENT: John Adams, Ronald Desrosiers, Mark Neumann, Frank Judice, Sally King, William F. Smith, Jr., Town Manager; and Megan Dowling, Student Liaison
I. PUBLIC SESSION
Granby resident James Hall, from the American Legion, had two issues he wanted to discuss with the Board of Selectmen. The first was the State of Connecticut road-sign on Route 10 as you enter into Granby, which reads Veterans Memorial Highway. He felt it should read Granby Veterans Memorial Highway; whereas surrounding towns like Simsbury and Avon signs include their town names. He would like to encourage the Selectmen to contact the State of Connecticut to see about having it changed.
The second issue is the 35 year old Blue Spruce tree on the center green. The American Legion has lighted this tree for the holiday season for years. He says this will be the last season they will do this because the tree is now too tall and too near high voltage wires for them to safely light the tree. He proposes the town cut down the tree and replace it with a six or seven foot tree that can grow for many more years and be safely decorated. First Selectman Adams suggested that maybe the State would like this large tree for display in Hartford for next year and would cut it down for us. Student Liaison Dowling asked if this tree could be saved and replanted somewhere else. James Hall thought it would be very costly and underground wires might be at risk. Cutting it down would be easier
and safer.
Resident Bill Hart questioned the Selectmen about displaying American flags along the road as you enter the town. First Selectman Adams said they would look into it. He commented there might be a question of ownership of space alongside the road that could determine whether or not it could be done. Mr. Hart said there are other groups, in addition to the Veterans groups, that are willing to pay for this kind of project.
Resident Jim Glenny wanted to know what the next steps were in the Silver Street Bridge project. First Selectman Adams stated there was a public hearing and they are reviewing the possibility of replacing the bridge. Town Manager Smith stated they have asked the engineering consultants from WMC to do an additional analysis with respect to the issues brought up at the public hearing. They have not yet, received a report back on the request.
II. MINUTES OF PRECEDING MEETING
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman King, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 19, 2007 as presented.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman Neumann, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the minutes of the public hearing of November 19, 2007 as presented..
III. UNFINISHED OR TABLED BUSINESS
None.
IV. BUSINESS
A. Resignations and Appointments to be Considered
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman King, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to appoint Jim Lofink (D), 65 Bushy Hill Road, to the Storage and Vehicle Wash Bay Committee.
B. Consideration of Approval for Subregistrar Appointment
Selectman Desrosiers asked for clarification of what is involved in the duties of this appointment. After some discussion with Town Manager Smith and with First Selectman Adams reading the state statute, Mr. Desrosiers questions were satisfied.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman Neumann, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to appoint Mr. Frank Carmon, III of Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home as Subregistrar for the Town of Granby.
C. Consideration of Grant Application for Historic Documents Preservation and Nondiscrimination Certification
The Town Clerk would like to engage the vendor Adkins, to do back file scanning of volumes 178-201, merge those into the system, and merge previously scanned land records (101 volumes) into the system.
The state will provide Granby with a grant of $7,000 from the State Library for this purpose.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman King, the Board of Selectmen unanimously (5-0-0) adopted the following resolution:
RESOLVED that William F. Smith Jr., Town Manager, be empowered to execute and deliver in the name of and on behalf of the Town of Granby a contract with the State Library for a Historic Documents Preservation Grant in the amount of $7,000, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon the approval of the grant, an appropriation in the amount of $7,000 be authorized for the Historic Documents Preservation Fund.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman King, the Board of Selectman unanimously (5-0-0) adopted the following resolution:
RESOLVED that the Town of Granby, hereby adopts as its policy to support the nondiscrimination agreements and warranties required under Connecticut General Statutes 4a-60(a)(1) and 4a-60a(a)(1), as amended in the State of Connecticut Public Act 07-245 and sections 9(a)(1) and 10(a)(1) of Public Act 07-142.
D. Consideration of Resolutions for Regional Performance Incentive Grant Program
Town Manager Smith spoke briefly about the opportunity to obtain funding through the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) for approved multi-town projects. Granby is sponsoring one project, the portable dry screening plant and indicated an interest in participating in nine other projects being sponsored by other towns.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman King, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the resolution for the DIGITAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS – web-based automation and data collection for health districts.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman King, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the resolution for the APPLICATIONS SHARING AND DEVELOPMENT – Information Technology sharing of services and procurements.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman King, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the resolution for GIS FLIGHT AND MAPPING DATA – for regional GIS enhancements.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman King, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the resolution for PORTABLE DRY SCREENING PLANT – for production of finished products such as topsoil and mulch made from composted material.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman King, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the resolution for CONSOLIDATED IT OPERATIONS – for developing common form systems to streamline operations and avoid redundancies.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman Judice, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the resolution for FARMINGTON TRAIL MAINTENANCE – to purchase equipment to assist in “rail-to-trail” maintenance, and to develop common agreements among towns for equipment use.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman Judice, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the resolution for REGIONAL TRAFFIC TEAM/ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION UNIT – to establish three traffic enforcement teams within the capitol region.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman Judice, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the resolution for REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA SHARING – to make detailed police reports available within capitol region.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman King, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the resolution for REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER – to create a regional canine and indoor firing range.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman King, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the resolution for REGIONAL EOC FACILITY – to create an emergency operations center (EOC) in the Town of Manchester that would be available to serve as a regional EOC.
ON A MOTION by Selectman Desrosiers, seconded by Selectman King, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to approve the resolution for ENHANCEMENT OF REGIONAL GIS FOR TOWNS.
The complete resolutions are available with the minutes filed with the Town Clerk and in the Town Manager’s office.
Town Manager Smith stated that as part of the application process, the Chief Elected Official (First Selectman Adams) will certify that there are no known legal obstacles preventing the town from providing the services indicated for each project.
Once attested to by the Town Clerk, the resolutions will be forwarded to CRCOG for further review and forwarding to the State Office of Policy and Management.
V. TOWN MANAGER REPORTS
No reports.
VI. FIRST SELECTMAN REPORTS (John Adams)
No reports.
VII. SELECTMAN REPORTS (Sally King, Vice Chairman, Ronald Desrosiers, Frank Judice, & Mark Neumann)
No reports.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
ON A MOTION by First Selectman Adams, seconded by Selectman Judice, the Board voted unanimously (5-0-0) to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
William F. Smith, Jr.
Town Manager
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