I didn't get the memo. I was supposed to wear blue. I can hear you fine now. >> You can hear us? >> Yep, I can hear you fine now. >> You know my call. >> Sorry. Let me not answer my phone. There we go.
[laughter] All right. >> Yeah, because I said good afternoon and he didn't respond. That's we know if you heard us. Yeah. >> Call the meeting order 303 myself is present. >> Perry
Ralph >> Elizabeth is here from the board of health taking notes. Okay. I need the agenda. You promised. >> Oh, I thought you said you promised me. >> I'll go for
two items. Uh yeah, you can start with your reports. That's at the top of the list. [clears throat] >> Yes. flagg [snorts] [clears throat] 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. Elizabeth just ran downstairs in the agenda. Give a quick report where we are.
transfer station survived the bulky waves with the new attendant 12 [laughter] wasn't much chaos caller was on top of that. There was nothing really hanging around. >> We just did our freonine earlier this
week also took care of all that and all electronics also went from the bulky items. So everything's caught up except the tires. I believe we're going to let the tires grow a little bit. Everything's caught up that way there.
You have something to tap into the year because there's not much there. Mattresses are doing well. We did that container earlier mid last month. So, we got plenty of room in there. And mattresses still haven't slowed down. There's no
slow time of the year. It's a steady flow of mattresses coming in. And you know, I was blaming the high school uh fundraiser they were doing in the fall for influx, which there's a little bit, but it's it's pretty consistent.
>> Yeah. [snorts] >> And the other part of the report, you know, we'll discuss it further when Elizabeth gets back. The swap sh is in. It's in place. The sign should be up either tonight or tomorrow on it.
>> Excellent. Yeah, you fancy DP sign. >> Yes, he comes. [laughter] >> They check with our fault. I wasn't 100% came in. >> Thank you. >> I claim you on drugs.
>> I was on a heavy dose of Novacane. >> I got a tooth pulled out. side. I stayed for you. >> You know what? Tom's going to need me. I'll stay. [clears throat] >> I'll finish the reports with going right into the swap shed. The swap shed pilot
report. So, that's in place. Like I said, the signs are going up either later today or tomorrow. >> Okay. Um, I checked with uh the person that owns most of the stuff on a surplus where we have a a copious supply of shelving
and tables to stock usually with. And that's a go. I rechecked with our fire chief. It's not considered a building for occupancy. So, there's no inspection required there. We still might throw
in there so it's easy accessible. Oh, >> good. Um, the only thing that's missing is the ADA has not responded to my voicemails yet. And so, I think three weeks now >> and then just get in all your paperwork
to uh Rebecca by the 30th. >> Who? >> I'm sorry. And who whoever's in charge of that? [laughter] Marie, you have to have your little photo of the uh >> the invoice already went. >> Okay. And then and then
there's uh >> right >> then usually you have to send a photo of the um >> yeah the containers and things like that. >> Yeah. I'm sure you rather have a photo with some bodies when you're out of some items. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. I was waiting for it to be the signs up and everything before I took the photo because the one I have now is just a photoshop. So it it looks fake and I don't know. [snorts] Unless there's a major hold up, we'll do a soft opening this weekend. We're still
tweaking the website. I just checked. I can't read. >> Okay. >> Something's off with that. >> Oh, so there was one when I looked at the swap shed um list that Liz had sent me. I didn't get a chance to respond because I wanted to look at it again. I didn't get a chance. But one of the
things that I noticed is that somewhere on there it said no expired car seats. And then at another point it said no car seats at all. So um you might want to double check that. >> Yes, I remember seeing that also.
>> Any other questions on the transfer station or the swatch paper? Last part of the slug shedding this may touch on it should have one in for inventory that's might be coming
we don't have place for the bins make sense to utilize that logistic problem right now I don't anticipate a problem with it but should size How many as as we go? >> Hopefully the three towns that audited
some will come get them quickly. >> All right. So, move right along and hold business. I'm cash prices increase. Why? Why else? >> It's on the agenda for the board of
health to look at. Um We finally got Mansfield to send us a quote. So, I'm hoping for next Tuesday I'll have two to present to the board of health.
>> Oh, that's for the trash bags. >> Yeah, the price increase. >> But Mansfield is for the the bag. >> Yeah, they make bags. >> Okay. >> So, is this that or is this to cut all
the increases? Are we talking about the residence or what? >> They want to know what we're going to pay for the bags. Okay. >> To see how much revenue it'll cost. >> Okay. >> So, because we don't have a contract with our vendor now, Serena says we
absolutely need contract. At that point, you got to go out bids. So, I put it out for bids. >> I would say with that dollar value, you won't have a choice. >> Yeah. Right here, you can ask that. >> Yeah. Yeah, but but it's under
if it is under $50,000. Yeah, we have to off. It's not a big deal. It's >> I thought so. >> Yeah. So, >> I thought this was complex, too. >> I'm pretty sure that unfortunately I wasn't able to hear quite everything. You're talking about the plastic bags.
>> Yeah. Buying the trash bags. Isn't that on com also? >> Say that again. >> With trash bags that we buy. >> Yep. That would be complex. >> Yes, it is. >> And it it actually is covered under um
40B, so you don't have to go out for contract. And also because it's on state contract. The other thing is um I think I put it in one of the other emails when the topic came up that the select board need to understand is that the the program that you have what now
with waist zero part of that cost is because they're providing a service for you. uh whereas the other ones just do the plastic bags. So I believe in the past you had the problem with not being able to get back all the money from a
couple of your vendors that were selling the bags. So waste management is um actually not waste management waste zero helps you with that. Is that correct? >> They will deliver the bags to the stores. uh >> it would bypass us but it was way more
expensive >> to do. >> So we don't use that service. >> So you don't get really any additional benefit. >> No way they don't deliver. They don't they
didn't help they didn't help Elizabeth cover any funds, right? >> No. >> Way zero. So, so waist zero, I mean before what I got the impression was that your bags you just ordered like one huge supply and then you got them and
then waist zero it was more of a shorter order kind of thing and they actually did deliver them. I'm a little confused. Okay. Okay, then I guess >> delivered them at service was was small money so >> Oh, okay. So, you didn't go you didn't
follow that one. Okay. Okay. Okay. Got it. Okay. I thought you had used it. >> Think so. >> So once my board sees what we have to pay for the bags and then what we would get for increasing the price, they
didn't want to make a motion on approving bag increase just yet. >> They wanted to go. It's on this next week's agenda. So hopefully we'll have good decision. >> What you need to do is change that number, right? >> Yep.
>> That's it. That's [clears throat] >> cool. >> So we're not using comp for anything. >> Uh we use them once in a while for certain things. There's all kinds of stuff. >> Yeah.
>> We we don't use those services enough. We don't they're not our go-to places. It's so hard to check on something. >> It is. They don't make it easy. >> And we don't do it every day. So, you got to retrain yourself. You got the need.
>> But you got the but you got the books, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> And I did send you the link for um the information on there. >> Thank you. if you don't splicer. >> Yeah. >> Any other old business?
New business. >> Um just uh [clears throat] >> Well, the new business that's on there is the purchase I'm going to make for the compost bins. I just want to make you aware that that's how many we have to purchase
plus whatever we are going to buy. So, if you give me a number on how many you think we need, I can add it to that and then I'll place the order. >> So, we get to purchase 80 purchasing 80
80 compost bins and >> 60 no countertop >> and 90 counter top >> plus whatever you guys want for us. >> So, those I'm sorry, are you talking about when the other towns were >> I'm going to order for a couple of the other towns.
>> Okay. So the thing is is when I had suggested that the idea was that you know by a being able to do that you were all you were going to be able to save money. So if if it's just you know not going to get you to that point then they can just order on their own. But um the
idea was that if we can get a large enough order then we can save money on you know shipping. It could all be shared then you get the higher uh lower price points or going to the higher quantities. Um, and so you've been actually talking to them with this then?
>> Yeah. >> Okay. Okay. So, the other the other problem that Lakeville was seems to be a little confused with the kitchen countertop scrap buckets thinking that those are the compost bins. So, >> I'll reach out to her what she wants.
>> Okay. It's very common. But I, you know, I didn't want you, you know, make this your job, but I just thought, you know, if you guys were going to order some and, you know, bringing you up to a higher price point, that would be, you know, a good thing. >> Okay. How many do you want to purchase a
Titan? >> I can't see. So you need to to replace what is it 12 10 to um >> fall river fall river. [clears throat]
>> So I would highly recommend at least 20 uh for you to order. That way you would have 10 on hand at least because you don't want to have to order these every year. The nice thing, I mean, you already know what they look like. So, they kind of roll up, so they don't take a lot of room like the Darth
Vader ones do, >> right? >> So, all the ones we have downstairs are from Fall River. >> Yeah. >> How many of those do we have downstairs? >> I think I still have four down there. >> I'm comfortable.
>> Did Somerset contact you? Oh, I see. We need to get physically given the 12. >> Yeah. So, we'll be left with only the four downstairs. >> I'm sorry, Missy. >> Um, what I was saying is, um, did
Somerset also contact you? >> No, all we have is Avon, Lakeville, and Swansea. >> Okay. >> So, >> it's about 110 total. [clears throat] >> 110. So, what is the nice the next um value point? Like, how many you need to
have? I think it's like 200, isn't it? >> That's a lot. >> Yeah. Yeah. I was going TO SAY IF IF that is what it is, it's a lot more. >> Um, yeah. >> Mom says within a storm and disruption.
>> Well, not all of them. Well, if they come up quickly, yeah, we're good. >> Yeah. >> And I think she's right. The 20 return 12, they'll leave us with >> 14. Leave us with 12. Plus, >> the other thing is that the fact that
you have the swap shed and you can also have the signage there, you're more you're likely to sell a few more and move a little faster um because you'll have more of a another selling point process. >> You want me to add 20 to the list or
>> the death? >> What's the first she did bring what is the next step? Well, we >> Yeah, but we'll be purchasing 100. >> Missy, do you have the price chart in front of you? >> No, I was hoping you had it. So, let me dig it up
>> because the thing is Somerset needs to order needs to order some because she has to pay uh Fall River back. So, I >> let me let me look. I gota I got to dig it out. >> Send me the her contact info.
>> Okay. Yeah. >> So, there was some confusion. uh >> what is what? So when they say 30 countertop bins, maybe they thought they were getting so I mean >> and um regarding you know when when they
come in as far as storage goes be on the phone say hey need to have somebody come down the next week these guys up there the same day. >> Yeah. Okay. Well if >> they're getting delivered Friday have somebody here to come pick us up. Yeah.
And if some of them town makeups those people only work weekends too weekend is possible that's going to be there. >> Okay. >> For us I think 20 is good.
>> Okay. So, so the the units of pricing goes from 21 to 100 bins and the next price point is 101 to 250. >> What's the price? >> Oh, the price um
>> 100. >> So, let's see. Uh so, yeah, actually once you get to it's $65 a bin if you have 21 to 100. What if you have over 100? >> So if you go over um it's still $65.
Yeah. It doesn't go down a lot. >> It goes down zero. >> Yeah. [laughter] Yeah. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, >> but then again, she's, you know, still has to order the 20. >> We have 120. It's still 65.
>> Yeah. So adding 20 from us to the order, you know, brings money budgets. >> Well, it doesn't matter. >> No, no, no. I'm talking she she wants an answer from us. >> No, no, no. What I'm saying is price >> actually, you know, I'm I am so sorry. So
>> the next price point's 250. Yes. >> My apologies. >> The price is $70. I'm sorry. >> Ah, >> so does it over a 100red does it go down to 65? No, no, it's me reading the wrong
thing. So, there are different sizes. So, this large size that we have, um, if you only order 20 and below, it's $75. It's $70 from 21 to 100. And then also, it's the same price point for when you
go over 100. >> So, it's 70 $70. All right. So, 20 still the number we're looking at? >> I think it's >> the company. >> No, confirming that the we're going to
order town. So, [clears throat] 20 bins and 20 countertop >> and then I'm gonna I'll give you the information for Somerset, but she should order 20. >> Yeah, let me know what her contact is. >> Yeah, I'll send it to
time left. >> Oh, yeah. Um, number one, um, I dropped off, uh, 10 of these to, uh, If I mention like the Alice, Moses,
O shells, the town hall and Johnny's market and I asked if I could and I asked them to kind of point at the registers. Okay. And um the uh couch
photos are little display out there. I spoke with 36 individuals slash couples regarding >> composting and this and that and crowd on Sunday. It's Sunday.
>> Yeah. Which is different. It's Friday, Saturday. >> So anyway, that we did that out there. >> Anybody seem interested? Um, I told him to call you, but uh, well, when we discussed, uh, using the bins or, uh,
just getting down to composting in general, real thrust, my little spiel was, um, save money for yourself, save money for the town in terms of weight and volume of the bags and how many bags you use. And, um, you know, I
told them, I don't have a bin, okay? I I have two things that I made out of landscaping tiles, turn them over, uh, landscaping timber, excuse me. Um, but I said, uh, these animal proof and, you
know, I gave the whole spiel, but I said it, you know, kept emphasizing, I said 4 ounces a day, we could save so much. The figures we talked about before, you can save so much as a town, you could save so much. So that was the real thrust. and said there were 36
individuals or couples that I I spoke with and take it from there. I also pointed out that while we the town could provide the opportunities and the background information and the how-tos
still came down to each individual making this happen. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yeah. >> So that was that. Yep. >> I think that day the crowd was different that the type of crowd all the nonprofits seem to do very well when I
looked around, you know, they all the handouts and stuff were going, not just your table, Storm Water and we were next to Storm. >> Strawberry Festival was this weekend. Matt Gails was asking if we wanted a table.
>> It's kind of last minute so I don't know. That's one of questions for the day. >> Am I Yeah, my my cat's jumping all over. Um, so are are we participating in the strawberry festival then? >> Yeah.
>> No. Okay, that's fine. That gives me a weekend off. I have no problem. >> We have the farmers market on June 21st. When's father's day? It's on Father's Day. >> So, the health department's hosting a farmers market on the 21st. So, >> do do you normally have a farmers
market? >> We just started it last month. >> Oh, okay. I was gonna say I I don't remember you having one. Okay. Um, yeah. I will it be weekly. >> What's that? >> Oh, so so let me put it this way. This is not part of my job, but I started
this farmers market in Shrewsbury and ran it for 10 years and consulted with a number of other towns to start there so I can help give advice. Um but anyway, um so yeah, I'm not going to be able to unfortunately do that one
because um yeah, I'm going to be on vacation. Sorry. >> That's all right. >> Okay. Um the other thing is for the compost bins um is um we can um work reach out to the
library and do something with them. Um having I can come down and I can talk about composting. Uh like if you have Dyon cable access on there or whatever we or even somebody with a phone we can videotape it. It can go on the website or I can just do the presentation and
you know we could um have them how residents could buy them as well. Um so >> can you create a video and then we can just upload it to the cable? >> Say that again. >> Can you create a video and then we can share? So we already have them ad um so
what they want me really wants things that are more like actually an inperson kind of thing. So the idea of having like residents ask questions and making it more local rather than just a general video because I can send you a million videos on YouTube how to do it already,
but it's just the fact that it's making it more um local, you know, and people identify with that a little bit more. So, and I have to find out. I just found out I have to get special permission to do all that. Anyway, [clears throat]
uh but uh I could talk and talk to them >> and and you know, we could have them on display in the library as well. [laughter] >> Give up on the cat. It's okay. Very
needy. Do you have anything else? >> No. I I just have a question for Missy >> before we lose it. >> Yep. >> Back to the swap shed. >> Yep. >> Um we may find that we want to add signage
while the doors are open to the inside of the doors. >> Yep. Can we continue using those same funds? What is the acronym for the [clears throat] RDP? >> RDP the grant. Can we use the grant
funds to buy extra signs or are we only allowed to buy one sign? >> So when you say extra signs, you mean like like rules and stuff like that? >> Yeah. So we have sign, BUT WHEN THE DOORS are open, you can't see it. >> Okay. So, so the grant really just
covers like the um the mass sign and does it does it also allow you some education and signage? I can't remember with that. I don't think it does. You can use your RDP funds for >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. I'm sorry. Oh, yeah. Definitely. Yeah, you could use your RDP
funds for any sign um at all. If you needed wanted to purchase, you know, um, a big, you know, A-frame that you would use all the time and put on the front lawn or whatever, you could pay for that with RDP. Yeah, definitely. >> Right. So, I I we'll get it up and
running first. So, identify what we actually need. >> Yeah. >> I envision it being on the inside of the door. If we pop the doors all the way open. >> Yep. >> It'll make sense. >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. when you what that and I've been telling people it's like when you pop those doors open you've got an automatic bulletin board so to speak on
that >> correct it might even be additional signage in what's outside yeah and like I said you might even you know you can purchase an A-frame if you want it like outside on the front you know whatever additional >> stuff you need definitely um you can
also purchase shelving and you know anything to make it better um with Okay. >> Other items aren't reasonably anticipated within 48 hours. >> Public input.
Schedule next meeting. >> Can we use RDP funds to make it handicap accessible? >> Say that again, please. >> Can we use RDP funds to make it handicap accessible? >> Yes, you can. And that would be a fabulous a fabulous use of the funding
for it. >> So, >> did you you fully use the grant money for it? >> The >> Oh, yeah. >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah. So, they increased it this year, unfortunately. >> We're just waiting because we identified
what's the need. >> Oh, okay. So um so yeah, every town has done [clears throat] like different bizarre things, but um working with I say working with your health department or if you have a disability um organization, there's a lot of different
ramp type systems out there uh for different, you know, different um needs, you know, whether it's on a rough ground or it's on smooth ground, temporary, more permanent. Um but yeah, you can definitely use the funding for that.
>> Thank you. What's that? >> Roughly seven in so we have pilot actual platform with the lip to just set on. >> Yeah. because the way the doors are, you always have that gels, >> right?
>> Coming away. >> It's nice to know that we can utilize the fronts for that. >> But we once we open the doors, you're not really going inside. You can see everything from outside for the most part except for the DVDs and stuff like
that. You might want to consider [clears throat] having something when you open the doors, put it over that lip or whatever. Somebody want to go inside. >> Yeah. Platforms. >> That's what I'm anticipating. Yes.
>> Okay. >> The other thing that you can do that I noticed um I think it was the town of Arlington had done is they actually put a limit on um the number of people that were going to be in there. if you had somebody that was in a wheelchair or one
of the walkers and they needed additional space, they would limit the number of people that could go in there um at that time. So, you know, there just a >> Yes. >> Right. We need to identify that if that's a need or a problem for the type
of building. >> Perfect. Yeah, that's our Yeah. >> We set it up as a policy which is fluid so we can change. >> Yeah. Yep. And and that's the thing is as long as on like your sign of rules, you have that you know the town has the
authority and the attendant to uh make decisions based on the spot you know and the and the first thing that do you know always quote you know safety as an issue. You know residents really can't argue too much with well they can but they but they should be arguing on
safety issues. Thanks. It's meeting. Are we meeting in July? >> We need a follow up in July on the shed. I don't think you're going to have one that quick, you know, enough information.
No, >> if that's the only reason we need that quick at August unless um you anticipate any response from us on the work you're doing with the body health bags. I it's not really
our >> why don't we look to increase the price way down the road? >> Uh yeah, whenever. Usually we do price increases and cut people October. It's happening in January, >> you know.
>> I mean, >> why did it happen? >> Oh, that's why you were anticipating, right? >> Yeah. Okay. Good. Good. >> So, we can skip. >> Yeah. This just here make that decision. The numbers are here
now. Only thing is not the production price. Yeah, that'll change that number. >> Yeah, >> the first Monday. >> No problem. your first one in August. It's
>> the third. >> Anything else missing from you? >> I'm sorry. >> I'm I'm pretty much done unless you need me for anything else. >> Our next meeting is the first Monday in August. >> Say that again. First Monday in August is our next meeting.
>> Okay. I think I'll be around. I don't have any vacations planned this summer. >> Thank you for your help. >> I'm sorry. >> Thank you for your help. >> Thank you. No problem. Uh good luck with everything and I'll uh see you in August. Bye.
>> Take care. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> I can't make a motion. I'm not into committee. Move to adjourn. [laughter] >> Second. Second. >> Favor.