Evening. I'd like to open the town of air select board meeting for Tuesday, May 6, 2025. This meeting/hering of the air select board will be held in person at the location provided on this notice. Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person meeting. Please
note that while an option for remote attendance and/or participation via Zoom is being provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hering will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast unless otherwise required by
law. Members of the public with a particular interest in a specific item on this agenda should make plans for in-person versus virtual attendance accordingly. This meeting will be live on Zoom and Channel 8. The public may access the proceedings by joining Zoom
meeting ID number 978-7728220 or by calling 9292056099. For additional information about remote participation, please contact Carly Antineellis, assistant town manager at atmair.mma. us or
978-772-8220 extension 100 prior to the meeting. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Um, any changes or amendments to the agenda? I have none. None. Okay. I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as submitted. Seconded. Those in favor? I.
Chair says I approve. Any announcements? I don't have any. Uh, no. Okay. All right. We'll move on to our first item. Public input. Is there anybody online or here for public input?
Wait a [Music] sec. Okay. Not seeing anybody. Um move on to um do you want to skip over the application? Yeah, Mr. Chair, if we could, we'll just wait for
the attorney. Okay. Who's stuck in traffic, but he should be here momentarily. Okay. So, we'll just go on to the um our item after that. Um Barbara, you want to come on up? Um hello. Approval of a bond anticipation notice. Good evening. Good evening.
Hello. Hi. So, on May 1st, the town of received three competitive bids for a $5,610,515 one-year bond anticipation note. Uh we received three very competitive bids and we were we awarded
it to Truest Securities and they gave us a net interest cost of 3.2599% and a premium of $41,4560 which will cover our issuance costs which is always a good thing. Um, so the next step is to kindly have the
select board read the vote or the suggested by bond council um supplemental reading to to incorporate into the minutes and then have the clerk sign the vote. Any questions? None. Pretty standard.
Yep. Go ahead and take a motion. I'll make a motion uh that I move that the select board vote to approve the sale of 5,000 no I'm sorry 5,610,515 4% general obligation bond anticipation note dated May 15, 2025 and
payable to trust securities at par and in crude interest if any plus premium of $41,4560. The enclosed vote will be signed by the clerk and incorporated into the meeting minutes as presented in this meeting. Seconded. All those in favor? I say I.
So this is the vote to be signed by the clerk and then um Carly's going to coordinate for the rest of the other signatures needed after lunch. Great. Thank you. Thank you, Barbara. Thank you.
I think we're good. Yeah. Thank you. All right. move on to our next item on the agenda. Um Dan, our DPW, Department of Public Works. Good evening. Good evening, everyone. Um yes, so a couple business items through
public works today. The first is execution of a contract for Cambridge Street water and drainage improvements. So this is part of our annual water mane improvements. Um and we also um um improve the drainage as well on the roadway. So, this was designed in house
by Matt Hearnen and the engineering uh division and um the bid uh the bid went out and we received 12 bids. CHB who's done work in town, worked for us before um was the lowest bidder, including for an ad alternate of of also putting
replacing the water man on Norwood A. Um so, this replaces an 1898 water man, 4-in cast iron on Cambridge Street, and a 6-in cast on water on Norwood. So, um, pretty old main, high on the list to replace. So, excited to move forward. So, the the low bid, um, with the ad
alternate, we recommend executing a contract is 367,400 with CHP. Questions? Neither do I. I'll take a motion. Uh, I make a motion to uh vote to execute the contract for the Cambridge Street Water
and Drainage Improvement Project for the amount of $367,400 for signature by the board. Seconded. All those in favor? I I Oh, sorry. Pauline, I wanted to wait until after you voted.
Uh, just a quick question. Dan, have you any idea when the start date might be? Um, they're probably going to be out there middle of June. Um, so Matt, you can contact him in our office, but he's also putting together public notification to kind of um handouts for the the residents on the area to for
what to anticipate out there. I think like my neighbors keep asking me like they think I know everything, so I thought I would ask tonight. Yeah. We'll have a precon in later this month and then I'm thinking sometime in June they'll get going. Yeah. Perfect. All right. Thanks so much. Thanks.
Okay. Uh the next item. Okay. Um execution of a contract the 2025 through 2027 road paving and treatment. So um our road paving contract expires June 30th of this year. So, we went back out to bid and um and
the whole time I've been here in my career in air, PJ Albert has been the low bidder and they were also low bidder again for our paving treatment. We did have five bids for that. Um so, this is for our annual chapter 90, the various roads we do. Um there's also a um other
parts, treatment parts we put into the bid and we do this bid with um Shirley, Harvard, and Devons to get a better price. And so, we also have a contract for the crack sealing portion. We're going to do some crack sealing, some preventative maintenance to extend the longevity of our road. So, there's a um
a contract also in there for superior seal coat. So, there's two contracts to execute we're recommending as part of this um of this um bid I think. Um yep, the requested motions are here if you have any questions. Questions? I have
none. I don't have any. So, I'll take a motion. Uh, I'll make a motion to vote to award the rotating contract to DJ Albert Incorporated in the correct uh sealing contract to Superior Seal Coat Incorporated for fiscal year 26.
Seconded. All those in favor? I chair. Okay. Uh, last item on the DPW list is the intermunicipal agreement for participation in the central Massachusetts regional storm water coalition. So, the town's been in this coalition now, I don't think I have the start date on here, but it's been at
least 5 years or so since back when I was town engineer, and they've been very helpful for knowledge share. Um, when we update our storm water regulations, we we uh did that through the coalition. Um, so it's been a great collaborative to be a part of. So, I' I'd recommend
staying on board. Um, and so, basically, this um this item is for um execution of the intermunicipal agreement with the town of Shrewsbury who maintains all the administrative functions for the coalition that they take in the payment. Yep.
Any questions? I have none. Um, take a motion. I'll make a motion that the suck board vote to execute the IMA with the town for participation in CFWC. Second all those in table.
I approve. Excuse me. And then just lastly a brief update on the the West Main Street Bridge project. So um I talked to the contractor today. He's been sending in submittals. So it's a very complex
project. So with most of our projects, it's kind of moves a little quicker. But when you have a complexity such as this or the wastewater treatment plant improvements, they don't get moving right away because you have to send in submitts. It gets reviewed by the engineers. Is this bridge submission
adequate? Oh no, it gets kicked back. It goes. So there's a lot of um background work to get the actual equipment materials approved before we we get on site. and they don't want to get on site until they have all the work and the equipment materials ready. So, so that's kind of why we know we signed the
contract back. I think it was late March or early April and then and then it takes a little time to get going. Um, so the latest is that the contractor is actually going to the conservation commission and what they want to do is there's an access road um that connects
to the DPW property, but there's a failed culvert over there. So, they want to put in a temporary crossing, temporary bridge there and um to be able to use staging and put all their equipment and stockpiles over at DPW and be able to go back and forth because there's not a lot of room at the site.
So, they're currently actively doing that. At the same time, going through the submission process with the town and our engineer to get all the equipment and materials, I should say the materials um for the project. Um so, that process is ongoing.
Um we we'll we still will have a precon an informational one pre-construction meeting for the general public to for what to expect from the project and we're still going to set up a website but at this time talking to the contractor they probably wouldn't be out there until the sometime in June um at
this point. Um so still a little bit of time to come but uh but um between now and then we'll we'll have that that publicformational meeting but but shovel and ground is anticipated in June of 2025 right? Yes calendar year not fiscal
year. Okay just want to finish yeah so in progress but uh it's a pretty complex big project so it's it's moving. Yeah. Okay. All right. Thank you. Welcome question. Yeah. for water the water ban. Yep. It doesn't
People can use their sprinklers, right? Like inground sprinkler systems as long as it's on the right day and not during the time. Correct. Okay. Yeah, that's it. Right. Okay. All right. Anytime. Thanks, Dan. All right. Thanks. Appreciate it. Thank you. All right. Let's uh circle back to the application
for change and manager for global mental health. Good evening. Good evening. Uh apologize for being late. Got caught in traffic. Uh good evening, Mr. Chair, members of the board, Kevin Butler from McDermac, Quilty, Miller, and Hanley representing the applicant Global Montel Corp. doing
business as Alltown Fresh Air and their application to change the manager of record for their existing package store license at 28 Harvard Road from Patrick Joselyn to Mario Laquenta. I'm joined tonight by Mario Laquenta, the proposed manager of record. Mr. Laquenta has
experience with the sale and service of alcohol, including five years at this licensed location where he's currently serving as store operations manager. Mr. Laquenta is tip certified United States citizen, a resident of Lemonster, and is familiar with the laws of the Commonwealth, the rules of the ABCC, and
this board for the sale and service of alcohol. We want to thank you for hearing this application tonight, and we're happy to answer any questions you may have. Mr. Chair, just call it to your attention in the packet. Yep. Um, per our local bylaw, um, Chief Gil is in
attendance. He's here. Um but uh he has done his uh due diligence prescribed in the local bylaw and just call your attention that there was no disqualifying information um on this application. All right. Um any questions? Brief
straightforward. Um just general. I mean do you plan on any changes as manager? Any any like new ideas? Anything? Um, I think I've definitely I always have new ideas. Um, I don't know
exactly anything that would change that would have to do with the alcohol. I mean, I feel like we have a pretty solid we've never been stung, right? So, we have a pretty solid, you know, basis of how we're selling alcohol at this time. Yeah, there will be no changes to the operation of the
license. So, you know, okay, that was a better answer. Any good question? No. No. All right. I take a motion. Then um then I make a motion to approve the application for the change in
manager to Mario Quinta um at the global Montello Corporation doing business as Altown Fresh Air. Seconded. All those in favor? I chair says I. Great. Thank you guys. Thank you. Have a good evening.
You too. You too. Stay dry. Also, uh just for whatever legal purposes, it's an I. I aquenta. Oh, not an L. I don't know if you that down or like but I Okay. It's always written wrong with our company. So, they Okay.
The capital I looks like a lowercase L. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. All right. Um, threw me off. I said I thought that's an eye, but then he was saying look like I know. I also was confused. Um, brings us to our acting
town manager report. Yeah. Uh, so, uh, in the packet I just, you know, copied Robert's memo and just, uh, anything that I've signed since he's been away, he'll, he'll be out through the end of this week. Returning Monday morning. First, you're supposed to say,
"In the interest of time." In the interest of time, I'm going to be free. Um, yeah. So, the warrants that I've signed are in the packet. Um, we've been doing some post town meeting catchup, meaning we uh putting together everything for general code that passed
at town meeting to submit to the attorney attorney general and queue it up to get into our bylaws on general code. That process takes up to six months. Uh, but we've started it. Then today, um, I was in touch with both Senator Eldridge and Representative
Cena's office. They're going to be filing a home the home rule petition for the library contract. So, we got that process started today. Um, and we're also working, um, we just got draft job descriptions for the non-UN personnel. Uh, you guys
had approved, uh, some funding through ARPA to have the, uh, non-UN positions looked at, regraded. Um, so we're really about halfway through that process. It's been going pretty quick. So thankfully
because the last one did not go quickly if you remember back in 2014. So in the interest of time if there's no other questions I would move on to item number two which is the draft
letter. Um it says Secretary How on the um agenda. I forgot to change that but I changed the actual letter. uh she stepped down at the end of the month of April. So this is a letter um that Harvard and Shirley also sent in and
it's relating to the um the Devon's housing production and he he we put a draft uh copy of that in the packet and Sea as you know our representative if you have anything to add. No, this is good.
So, if you know the board approves this tonight, then we'll um sign it and then we'll get it submitted first thing tomorrow. Yeah, I had no issues with it. Yep. The only they talked about this. So, very small issue is my name
incorrectly other than that. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Okay. I will switch that. I apologize. That's not a problem. did that on purpose so we could see if we were paying attention to make sure that I'm sorry I'll get that corrected happens all the time.
So there's that and then uh item three is an reserve fund reserve fund transfer request. So if the town clerk would like to join us do you need us to make a motion on that letter or Oh uh yeah we
probably should. Okay. Uh, I'll make a motion to the board letter to Secretary Stolba, uh, Devon's Housing Working Group as presented in the packet.
Seconded. Okay. All those in favor? I chair says I. All right. Madame Clerk. Uh, good evening, Mr. Chair, through you to the board and acting town manager Antonellis. Um I'm coming to this evening in your
packets you'll see um a reserve fund transfer request. Um I had a great opportunity to do an upgrade to the latest um basically ISP 2.0 version of the machines that I recently updated in
the past few years. Um and it was in a unique situation. Typically I would go through capital etc. I did have it on my radar for the next two to four years, but because of other towns not having the financial
stability, they were not able to um get their machines upgraded. Therefore, um the company LHS had a surplus and sort of asked around, can anybody afford to upgrade in here and
air? Yes, I can. So, I spoke with um Robert um Robert Tierney and Carrie Cooper about the best way to handle this. It was happening right um it actually started right after the last budget draft. So, adding it in, you know, we were trying to figure it out.
Long story short, uh the reserve fund transfer um is healthy and um we were able to or we would be able to do this transfer um and they're just a better version of what we have currently. Um it
cuts down the processing time um in half. So, especially for early voting when I have all those um the mail and ballots and so forth, um like at the presidential took us about nine hours to run all those through and this would get us down to like four
hours. So, that makes a huge difference in how much I'm paying, you know, the workers and etc. So, anyways, that's the long and short of it. And then the attachments with the um I was also able to get a discounted price. Um, this
typically would have been in the range of 32 to 36,000, but again, LHS um reduced it down to $20,000. So, um, good deal. Yeah. So, I'm very excited. Um, opportunity. Yeah. And, um, and that
the town again because of our team and our hard work that we're in the situation that we were able to, uh, capitalize on this. So, that's why I'm here. if you have any questions or want to discuss. I like on there that it says training.
That's always important the first time through that they're providing training. Yes, they always um provide training. They've even um have offered to um I we've already gone through training. Uh Christine and I, the wardens um and there aren't too many changes. Um
they're just more efficiency, which is great. Um, but they um will be on site on election day as they always are. That always um comes in if they're not in the area, but typically for the larger elections, but um they're going to be on site. So, and they stay here all day and
in case we have an issue, um they're here. So, it's a great company that is always giving the support that we need. So, okay. Excellent. Any questions? And it comes with a warranty. I did see that
too. And a $6,000 discount. Yes. And an additional six. Yes. The next big election is the midterms, right? Next fall. Right. That'll be next year. Right now, um this year we only have Tuesday, which is a a little plug. Tuesday, uh
May 13th is our local election. That is what we have only for this year. Um and then next year will be the midterm election. So, um that'll be hopefully um busy and it'll just help us continue a
smooth, successful election day. Excellent. Um Pauline, thank you. Um Susan, thank you for answering all my questions before I even had a chance to ask. I'm so glad that you were able to make this happen. I want to be clear. I want the board to be
clear though, this has nothing to do with the uh electronic voting at town meeting. I don't want people to think, oh, they acted on it already. No, this is just for voting at regular elections. Correct. Correct. And then, okay, sorry.
I just want to I just want to make a comparison that these machines and the electronic devices, it would be like comparing dinosaurs to apples. They're completely different. Susan, I'm with you. I remember spending until almost midnight or later waiting for votes to
be counted by hand. So I appreciate all you've done. Um the other thing is midterm is not just midterm. It's a gubanatorial election. Keep that in mind. Remember guys Oh, I haven't forgotten. No, I'm sure you haven't, Janice. Anyway, thanks so much. Thank
you very much. Thanks. Alzheimer's could kick in. That I will remember. Um, Amen. Amen. Amen. If there's no other questions, I'd like to make a motion that the reserve fund
transfer request in the amount of $20,000 for the election machine upgrades be approved as submitted. Seconded. All those in favor? I. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Thank you very much. And um we will follow up. Trust is approved. Thank you. We will follow up
of course um with the um finance committee as well. Um so I will let Kurt know um that I'll be coming to see them to get the final step. And um again, I appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. You guys do a great job on election day. You
really do. Susan. Okay. Um do you have any new business or questions? none listed, but no. No. Okay. Um, brings us to an approval of meeting
minutes for April 15th, 2025. I looked it over. I didn't see any looked fine to me. Okay. So, I'll make a motion that the meeting minutes from April 15, 2025 be approved as submitted. Seconded. All
those in favor? I chair says I. And with that, Mr. Chair? Yes. If there's nothing else, I'd like to make a motion to adjurnn. I'll second that. All those in favor? I chair says I. And we are journed.