a makeup artist. >> That was on camera. Delete that part. >> Good evening and welcome to the January 28, 2026 meeting of the Hampton Select Board and Board of Health Town House
85 Mro. 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. This meeting is being broadcast over
Zoom as well as live here in the large meeting room. We are also recording the meeting. Is there anyone else recording the meeting besides Kristen Rivers from the Hammond Times? Thank you. Oh, sorry. H Wolverham Times. All right.
First order is minutes and we have a tremendous amount of minutes. Okay. Ready. We'll start with December 2nd. We had a meeting with the Wolver Select Board, couple of school committee
members regarding the status of the Wolver Middle School. Um, was this the meeting? Yes. So this was the meeting when we agreed to support their opting out of the repair program and submitting to the core program. And
subsequent to that, a letter was sent to the school committee signifying both our endorsement of that along with our concerns about during the process how the children would be taken care of at Bram Middle.
Legal defense fund. Brian needed a legal defense fund for stuff he was doing. No. Back out. The police thing new town hall update a standard thing and board reports. Motion to approve. So moved with the edits.
Edit as submitted. Second. All in favor. All right. Our third member is not here today. So I'll be doing seconding, which is typically what happens when you have two. December 8th, we had a poll petition. Hadn't had one of those in a while. That was the
beginning of the Bayberry Road project. We recaped the meeting with the select board of Warham concerns we had which were one I brought up Raymond Drive. Obviously the two intersections are of ongoing concerns for us and a purchase of property. town
clerk came in talked about election dates and then we did a tremendous amount of license renewals. Motion to approve. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. January 5th, first meeting of the new
year. The treasurer came in talk about internal borrowing which we approved. We had an open space recreation plan update where we got a grant and uh we spoke to that and Brian we decided that uh Joe Zeno would be
point man for that. >> Yep. >> Again discussion about the future of the old town hall status of the current town hall and we gave liquor permits to the scan river artisans because that's how you sell things right down. So move
>> move approval. >> Second. All in favor. >> They always have good sales when they get that wine permit. Right. >> January 12th uh we had the annual state of the union budget kickoff. And I will
say I think uh Ruth did an excellent job of summarizing because we had a lot of conversation. Again, uh we appreciate all the committees and boards that came in, gave a nice concise update on the current fiscal year and looking ahead to next fiscal year.
Obviously, something as both Don and I, Eric and I have said, Brian has told us, Dick, we expect next fiscal year to be a challenge. Probably one of the most challenging ones I can recall. So with the efforts of everybody here we
and the efforts of the school committee hopefully the impact won't be as bad as we're projecting at this point. So that was really the sum and substance of the meeting. Again we tal we appointed a new uh hall firefighter and
we talked about the townhouse repurposing committee or whatever it's called now. >> I move approval second. All in favor? Hi. >> Hi. January 20th, just flying through these. Uh, building fire building
committee gave us update where they're exploring some other options. Um, Chief Bruno brought in a reserve officer candidate who lives in town. The board was unanimous in approving him. We did some
licenses. We had a public hearing for the proposed upgrade of Bayberry and Colony. I thought that it was well attended. I thought the the representative online,
Patrick Sullivan, did a darn nice job answering their questions and presenting everything. We talked about contacting them and Brian has made a point. We actually don't have the capacity to do a broadcast type thing. So, we will
forward those names to Patrick and Nyani and make sure that they do the outreach and Brian, that's what you're recommending. >> Yeah. >> Yep. Okay. >> Especially with with mid staff staffing right now, >> right? Okay.
>> It's a little bit more challenging, >> right? >> Okay. Move approval. Second. All in favor? >> I Oh, that's it. Just five. hard at work. >> Well, I have to say I think Ruth is
doing a terrific job subbing in for Lauren right now. And we're lucky to have her. >> Okay. First on the agenda, the townhouse, old townhouse. Don, what was the name you were giving to it?
>> The committee. >> The committee. All in caps. All in caps. >> Old town hall committee. 625 Main Street. You can't meet at the old town hall. You have to meet here. So, we put the call
out for people interested in serving on a committee that would help us with guidance for what what to do with the old town hall, whether to repurpose it, whatever options are out there. We received interest from 20 people
initially. Uh we developed a questionnaire for them along with uh Don developed kind of a charter or >> mandate if you will >> sent that off to them and we got a total of seven responses written as well as
Mr. Delgro here as well. We invited them here and I see five out of who are we missing? Mr. Webster, Miss Bean, Mr. Marcelina. >> Yep.
>> Okay. But we did receive responses from them. So, and I think we all had a chance, Don, you had a chance to review them as well, right? >> Um, we talked about the committee being seven to nine people. We have eight people interested. Eight's kind of an awkward number because you always worry
about that, you know, tie vote type thing counting you. Don't worry. So, I would say that we would kind of keep it open at this point that if a ninth person came along with a
strong resume, we would add them up, right? Add him or her to the to the list. Um, thank you all first off for expressing interest. Um, we both all of us read your statements.
I like the fact that everybody said, "Look, we're open to anything. We're coming into this with an understanding of the history of the town, the history of the building, but there are things we don't know. You'll want a copy of the
report we got from Tai Bond showing the status, the condition of the building. you'll want to get together and bounce ideas off of each other. But as we said, we are on a bit of a time constraint. The building costs us
money every day with no real purpose at this point. I think we've said we'd like the committee to come back to the select board with maybe I don't know Don three to five ideas something like that and we
start winnowing them down like we've seen in other committees you know your choice A through M but our top five are A L G whatever and really start moving on it we will put time on our ag our agenda whenever you have something we
also talked about the possibility of getting you a clerk as well so that if there's information to be gathered and distributed that can be done as well. We're going to give you our room and move out into the hallway. >> What? Yeah, I'm fine with that. Okay,
great. Thank you. So, that's where I stand, Don. Um, we also addition to the eight members, we got Brian and myself will be on the committee as ad hoc members non- voting. You did we talk Herb as well? >> Yeah. >> Herb.
>> Well, I I thought I would would I would >> I would have them come in as we need them. >> Herb and Wendle. >> Herb and Wendle. Okay. >> And someone from the historical commission to, you know, as we need them, >> you know. So, >> yeah. >> I mean, we're going to have to, you
know, touch base with and like like for in I thought Wendell might even come to the first meeting to talk about the ADA. Well, that might be the first thing committee would want is a tour, >> right? You know, something like that. So, >> okay. So, I'll make a motion that we
appoint Tad Brown, Joe Sibilia, Dad Clevette, Paul Marcelina, Steven Webster, Steve Webster, Heather Bean, Amy and Amy Biladu, and um where'd he go? >> Ryan Delgro. >> Brian Delenegro to the committee.
>> Second. All those in favor? >> I >> I. >> All right. Badges. Badges. Shirts. They'll be handed out later. >> We don't need no stinking badges. >> Name the name Name the movie. Name the movie. >> Fist full of dollars.
>> No. >> Sierra Madre, I think. >> No. No. Fist full of dollars. >> No. Oh, no. Treat treasure. Yes. Yes. Thank you. >> Yes. We have the best meeting. This can't be as good as world. I'll tell you right now.
The one I want to talk about the meeting though it everyone seemed to think a morning was okay. >> Yeah. I think like we did with the master plan like 9:00 >> 10:00. I mean >> 9:00. That be good for you. >> Am I even working on yet?
>> Probably. >> Um I usually go to work for 11. >> All right. But if we but if we pick you up >> you got to walk your doggy. >> Mhm. >> Is nine good? >> Yeah. >> Okay. you know, you know, >> and it can be zoomed too. >> It can be zoomed. Yeah, we and we can uh
also uh you know, we can keep it to an hour and a half. I mean, we don't have to, you know, call ticket to work >> 15 minutes. >> Okay. All right. So, morning will be at at the first meeting. What we'll do is I have a
I did a draft kind of a draft agenda. We'll have introductions. will pass out the um the 2000 uh >> the the >> 15 16 something like that. >> Well, 20 We have a We have a building accessibility study.
>> We have a building assessment study, the entire building. We have uh I put the zoning in there. I put the What else I put in there, Brian? >> Uh warrant articles. >> Oh, the warrant. Yeah, I put it just a little bit of history. the original
Warren article from 1931 and 1932 when the building was turned over some little history. >> Don did make that motion at that time. >> I accepted the gift. >> I did. I accepted the gift on behalf of the town. >> So that'll be the first meeting and then we'll set up a schedule of meetings and
uh people we want to have come in or things we want to look at. >> You had it laid out as to what the land can be used for. >> That' be in the zoning. >> We have R. It's an R4 zone residential and all the zoning what's going to be done in that restaurant go
in there grocery store. >> It would have to be reszoned. Right now it's residential. >> I think we have to >> I will say you know did they was there ever a formal just like we had to do here remember to reszone this to municipal use. >> Yeah. >> I wonder if that residential parcel was
ever reszoned to municipal use. Now keep in mind it was done prior to zoning. >> Yeah. Yeah. No, because owning didn't come in until 42. >> It was probably grandfathered in, right? >> At that point, you know, it was just there. Yeah. >> Just there. And it's it's a oneac It's a 1acre lot.
>> Mhm. >> Is it one acre? >> One acre >> with town water. >> With town water, right? >> And a really bad septic. >> And so when you look when I show you the zoning map, it's it's one acre and back of that is the fire department. And then
there's the there's two parcels that belong to the Department of Public Works, the highway department. >> Mhm. >> So, are we looking maybe a time next week? Tuesday morning next week. >> Tuesday and Thursdays are best for me,
but you know, I can work around. >> It's probably It's probably best to put out a email to everybody to see when people can >> Okay, do that tomorrow. I I'll work tomorrow. >> I I tried to thumb through it quick and there was morning generally, but the days didn't always match up. >> Yeah. Okay. All right. We'll work on it
tomorrow. >> Mhm. >> Well, we got five of us here now. Is that good? >> We better >> Tuesday at 9. Is that what you're thinking about? >> Yeah. Tuesday at 9. That's what we're thinking about. We'll see what happens. >> Is there any reason why we can't meet at
the townhouse instead of meeting here? >> Cold. >> Huh? >> It's cold. It's cold. >> Yeah, >> we got a win. We got it winterized. >> It is winter. Everything's >> Everything's shut down. >> Furniture there, right? >> What? No, >> there's no furniture.
>> There's no furniture there. >> The first one under, >> right? I would also >> we we made the point that, you know, it's not usable for municipal purposes and I think that would kind of like defeat the point we're making because we've had requests.
>> You see, I'm not buying that argument that it's not feasible for this use because a couple months ago, we were using it. >> All of a sudden, you can't use it. >> I don't know. I'm not buying that argument. >> We'll argue about that on Tuesday. Okay. >> All right.
Now, Wednesday, you've got the staff meeting. So, >> Wednesday is a staff meeting. >> I have that meeting with her, Becky, and to talk about facil the facilities budget, but we can move that if we need to. >> A third. >> All right. We'll we'll plan for Tuesday.
If there's any change, we'll let everybody know. We got a reason. What about We don't have your email. >> I don't have one anymore. >> You have a phone? >> I have a phone. Yes. >> I tried to give it to Mr. Mr. >> Can you give it to Mr. I'll give it to Mr. >> You do text messages? >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Yep.
>> Okay, good. I had so many problems with when I was working. >> I I had it. >> I I'll just do a text. It's easier. You want my number? >> Well, if you give me a now, everybody's going to have it. So,
>> all right. >> If you have enough problems, call this number. probably had >> something I tell everybody the truth for an email account. Copy served. AOL just put a green flag out from the building. The green the green flag meets
the meeting. >> There we go. >> Okay. >> All right. Great. >> Okay. Do you have any questions for us or >> all set? >> Okay. Have a cookie. You can go and milk. >> What's next? We have no milk. We have no
milk. I'm sorry. So, next we talked about uh setting the schedule for the different boards and committees to come into us. Is the list in here the ones that are responsible for us? >> I don't know what this is. Is there a list in here?
>> I'm asking. >> Oh, I don't think there's Okay. Well, let's just take a quick look. town site. >> Yeah, my wife hasn't finished yet. Make sure she's show.
>> That's right. Why? >> All right. >> I did talk to uh >> you tomorrow. >> I'll stop. >> All right. So typically again some of these boards and committees might meet once a month and they want to get their
their budget together and then bring it to us. Um I did talk to Becky today for instance about hers. She runs that by her board which meets the second Tuesday of every month. So she was looking at not the 20th but the Monday after
November day. >> Hey Don, excuse me. Is Connie W on the list? >> She listed but she didn't reply. Okay. >> But she might be, as Don said, he was interested in a rep from historical commission that would like check that box. >> Be a visitor just like the building commission.
>> Anybody can be a visitor. Exactly. >> Come visit or whatever. Anyways, >> all right. So, typically we meet with the boards. We're in charge of the elected committees, elected boards go directly to advisory.
Um, >> we got the police. We got >> look at the >> fire. >> So, ambulance oversight. >> We should talk to them pretty soon. >> Ambulance oversight. >> Yeah, we should bring them in. >> Board of assessors goes to them. Board of health comes to us whenever you're
ready. I think registars, senator commission goes to them. CPA that really doesn't have a budget, you know, disabilities. >> Concom comes to us. So we need to set up with them. Question for Bonnie.
Counseling agent comes to us. Historical >> commission. Are they elected or appoint? I think they're appointed. Appointed. They should get that in. >> Housing authority is on their own. They don't get anything from the town anyhow. >> Right.
>> But they need money. Doesn't your sister just ask you? >> Yeah. >> Fine. >> What do you tell her? I just write a check. >> Really? >> Oh, yes. >> Huh. Make a note of that, Brian. Trustees go to again park and rec go to them. Planning go to them. Select board.
We'll start developing ours. >> Highway there. Highway please. >> That's a department. Uh this is just committees. Uh water commission. >> I'd like to get them in figure out where we are. Yeah, >> they're appointed too. So >> better. I actually stopped and talked to Jason today and I have just a quick report.
He's saying the people he's meeting with here are so much happier coming in here for the veterans meetings. You know, much easier walk in flat, come to see him. A little more privacy, if you will, where he is. So quite happy. Uh zoning
board of appeals, storm water committee. >> We don't have >> they don't have a budget. So it really is >> water line item. Then the departments, building department, uh fire department, highway department, libraries elected, park
collected, police department, senior center. Oh, that town administrator guy trouble. I heard everybody saying free warden and veteran services. I would like to
know where we stand. I mean, that would be a question to bring uh Jason in pretty soon just to talk about, you know, the district and how the aortionment is going. It seems like the last two or three years we've been flipping towns a bit, Don. Right. >> Yeah.
>> You know, he hasn't mentioned anything. And of course, you know, we have the are we getting our money back from the state properly like we should. >> Yeah. I don't even know who the towns are now. They changed the >> I think. Is Holland still there? Is it Wales? You know, it's the Eastern Ham
Veterans District, but who's in it? >> Wales, I think, got their own VSO, right? So, that might be one. If he's got time, start bringing him in if he's he's on his own in his who's his uh who's our rep.
>> It was Germaine Meanie. >> Ken, how is he? He's getting better, but you know, has he been able to attend? I wonder. Why don't you reach out to Jason and Bonnie and see if uh we can bring him in? If not next week, the week
after. It should be pretty cut and dry for them to bring their budget in. And why don't we list up everyone we talked about here and like send out a general note to those communities. >> Some are going to want to meet with their boards before they bring in something.
Just like the senior center wants, Becky will have to review it with her committee first and then bring it in. Uh, obviously she's checking I think I saw the email, Don, that the governor released her projected budget and they're going to want to see what's in that.
>> Not much. I would suspect >> I would suspect, you know, I'm sure all the new money is going to the school, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Charter schools. Sorry.
>> Yeah. So, anyhow, let's make up the list of the committees and figure out that schedule. >> Yeah. >> All right. Gaming Commission grant application. I liked your plan. >> Good bloom. Should point out we started this getting
$100,000 a year. >> Uhhuh. >> Coming down to $75,000 and now it's down to $19,000. >> What can we say? People aren't gambling and the state has no money still. >> Mhm. >> Even after taking it all.
>> Yeah, I like it. We'll see what happens with it. >> Yep. So, a motion to approve the application for the casino mitigation funds. >> Second. All in favor? I I thank you. So, Snow and Ice as nobody nobody is
surprised. uh the account which typically comes to us typically early February that it's uh overspending the allocated amount is coming to us now and probably is after this weekend in the
red. So mostly this weekend at least was a labor intensive weekend not a salt intensive weekend. you know, say what we will. Back in the day, this was pushing a lot of snow, not treating a lot of roads.
However, it was all labor over the weekend. I will say I thought they did a fantastic job. Obviously, know I work in East Lo. Brian, you're out quite a bit, too. And >> the guy does a >> fantastic job. >> They always do. Our guys always do
better. >> Yep. Um, I think I did hear you said there was a one issue with a truck. >> Yeah, he had a he had to fix one of the fire trucks. >> Mhm. But not a severe thing. >> I don't think so.
>> And I think I did hear the projected storm for this weekend is actually going east of us. >> Right. So, it's Boston's problem, not ours. >> You may have one name. >> Yeah. Nothing. Yeah. So, so we have a mot a request from the highway department to over to go into the red
for snow and ice. Mr. Chair, I move approval for the highway department to exceed its snow and ice budget for fiscal 20 26. Second. All those in favor? I hi
all right which in going back to our talk about the financial overview that's a basically now it's a credit card that we have to pay on the recap sheet for free cash the last couple years it's been pretty minor
three years ago it was a six figure number and if we get another storm like we've seen I won't be surprised if we hit another six figure we don't increase snow and ice because You can't bring it back down. It's the only account you can never decrease the allocated amount.
>> If you decrease your amount, you can't declare a snow emergency, >> right? >> And overspend next year, >> right? So, we we've edged it up because of just costwise, but we've never gone to an amount we feel is going to be true
because you run that danger. All right, those are our agenda items. We have a scheduled executive session for seven. Do we want to wait around four or just leave?
>> Are you coming? >> Yeah. >> I give you the option, Don. >> I've done that before. Uh, so >> all right. So, select board member. Oh, correspondence. Anything?
Um, no. Well, yes, but um just minor ones. Um, received a letter from it's actually on the table on the the SWboard table. Um, a letter from the Py Valley Planning Commission about the uh it's time to
submit projects for the transportation improvement plan. Um they also mentioned that they have a joint uh transportation committee >> and that our uh our primary member and um alternate member are both vacant. I
don't know who traditionally did that, but >> so I was going to give uh Andrew Andrew McCall a call and >> was that does that purpose it's not Hamas though it's the region are we with
a couple of other towns for that? >> Yeah, there's there's a number of different towns in the in the what's called the the Springfield College and Organization for planning. Um, so, uh, each town can have a, uh, a member on the joint transportation
committee. And I don't know if that was typically something that Mark served on or often times it's a planner board member. It could be a select board member. Um, so I'll look into that to see.
I don't know what what historically has been done or or maybe this. I don't know. I'm not sure. I don't know. I don't recall. No. Okay. Um, and we're still thinking about, uh, so the Main Street, we're going to explore listing the Main Street Bridge
project now that the designs are 100%. If we can get it, if we can get it funded. Um, >> as far as you know, there's no update on what's happening on Rockad, the TIP application, anything there. >> I have not heard that. That'll be something we'll need to inquire about, >> right,
>> for Rockundy and the South Road Bridge project that's moving forward. That's going to go out for bid. >> Mhm. probably within next month month or so. >> Okay. Hi. >> Hi. Hello. >> No, that's fine. We're actually we finished our agenda items and we're kind
of going through reports. How can we help you? >> Oh. >> Oh, I thought we're Are we in the right room? >> You go for planning board? >> Yes. >> Oh, they're meeting uh in the meeting room off of the lobby. >> Oh, I'm so sorry. >> No, it's okay. You can stay here. I mean,
>> we have we have cookies. They don't Wow, that changes everything. >> I'm from town. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Wow. >> We It's like we thought we were getting people
>> new people actually. Interesting. >> You guys are popular. >> We were for a second. Yeah. >> If you had cookies and milk, you would have been all set. >> Maybe we should go down to the planning board. Maybe see what's happening. >> Steve Webster just got on. >> Want to tell him he's appointed for a
couple minutes? Hey guys, it's Stephen. Sorry I I joined late. I I know that we were uh one of the topics was the the old meeting house or the old uh >> old town hall. So I just wasn't sure and I apologize. I I had the conflict so I joined late.
>> That's okay. So we uh we talked to the people that was at 6 and uh you weren't here so we made you chair. Um >> Oh god. careful what happens when you're not around. Right. >> That's exactly right. Anyhow, so Don gave them their charge.
The we have your email. So I think they're going to send out a possibility of meeting next Tuesday at 9 >> if that's convenient for you. >> Okay. Yeah, that sounds good. >> All right. It can be a Zoom or it can be live. So probably be here. One of the
first things maybe a tour of the old facility. There's a ton of documentation Don's gathered to hand out to committee members. Uh that can be digital or it can be physical, whichever you prefer. >> Okay, that sounds good. All right, I'll
look for that email. >> Okay, great. Thank you for Thank you for stepping up. Thanks for stepping up, Steve. >> Yeah, no worries. Have a good one. See you. >> Bye. >> That's the danger when you don't show up. You could be chair in a heartbeat. >> Who's not here? >> Went to the shared health. You're a
health district. >> Um, health thing. Whatever that notice we got about the hot water sink. >> Yeah. >> It just surprised me that this never came up before when Gary was there or something like that. It's just
>> never came up before when Olga >> Yeah. I mean, is this just a new lady doing something? I mean, >> is that a new new >> It's just >> seems strange. I mean, that's almost the same setup Gary had. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> I mean, maybe it just >> or unless it's a brand new regulation. >> Could be. Or it was just overlooked, maybe. I don't know. >> Huh. >> I I don't. >> But why would >> at the at the store? >> Yeah. Why would you need a >> regulation? I think it's got to be 105
degrees at the faucet. >> Well, I remember the thing >> after it runs cement, >> right? We had a thing back at the old town hall. The cell had to have a certain hot water temperature in the cell at the police station, you know, same thing. That was regulation type
thing. >> So, which was a problem, which was a problem because there's no hot water working at the old town hall for the past two years. >> Yeah. Just saying. >> You solve that with those instant. >> We looked through Yeah. the under under sink type thing. Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. But it just seemed odd to me that this came up now and like not in the past several years. I I know >> this is a brand new regulation or something. And I I'd be interested to know why it has to be a separate sink to wash your hands.
>> Oh, that's a food regulation. That's from >> probably because they're handling meat or something. But >> food safety initiative. >> Yeah. >> You can't wash your hands in the same sink that you wash your pots and pans in. >> Okay. Yeah. >> But is this But is this brand new or it's always been that way? >> Uh, it was that way when I retired 15
years ago. >> What do you do at home? >> This that's for a food establishment. >> But at home, what do you do? >> Home? >> No. But I'm just saying it's odd that it's come up now your hands. Anyhow, >> they had an inspection.
>> Yeah, they did. They do. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> But they have an inspection every year. >> Different inspector. >> That's why I'm wondering. But go >> inspectors are a dime a dozen nowadays. I mean that's if you got a kid who wants a job. >> That's a go. >> How many people get a job as an
inspector? Get paid a lot of money. Horrible hours, horrible working condition. >> But they won't be working at Amazon. That's for sure. >> I know I know people for 30 years. Don't know what they're doing either. >> You got to get you got to get you got to
get licensed. >> I don't know much these days. >> What do you have in your report? I have a friend at Tyson's and they said they're saying the inspectors are just like this now at Tyson's. >> Well, I did a lot of roof work at Smith Smithfield and >> I can tell you
>> grow your own. That's the plan. Grow your own. And what else do you have planned? Tell us about the new town hall. >> Town hall. Uh I met with uh an Navy company, Wasman Audio. Um they're from South Airfield. They do a lot of work at
the the five colleges and they're going to be sending us a proposal for uh some of the AV equipment um for the select media room, this meeting room, and um the cafeteria/ auditorium. >> I happen to walk in while he was talking to Brian. I did ask if he had any
examples of places they've done. We could watch the maybe a Zoom meeting that they you know, you supply the equipment for and get a sense of the quality there. So, >> I think he was going to look something up and maybe forward it to Bryant. >> Yeah. So, I'm waiting to hear back from him and see what the price proposals are
and we can we can go from there. Um, in terms of the terms of the security cameras here, um, we're looking to bid under the uh, ITC71. That's the state contract. And that required uh, the
solicitation of three proposals and two responses. and we had one response for a while from Valley Communications. We had difficulty getting a second response. Um I did meet with a a vendor today and we walked through the building. Um so hopefully
they'll give us a proposal as well for that cuz uh we want to get that done as soon as possible and we need for June that's when the state year mark would expire uh to pay for those to pay for those uh to pay for that project. So u we also
um we also mentioned to them the desired connection with uh dispatch. So uh the regional dispatch >> um they should be getting for that. >> Um >> will that proposal include other buildings because that was one of
my concerns as well that we don't have any really camera monitoring of the >> um the proposal that that's provided now we have we solicited a proposal for this building. >> Okay. Um and the connection um they seem
to think it would be pretty simple in terms of uh we need we need to talk about it a little bit more I think depending on which proposal we go with but um they were suggesting it could just be something as as simple as dispatch logging in to the camera system but I don't know if
that will work over there um >> right I mean obviously the old system had the server in the closet and Jane's office, you know, and everything was ported through that. >> It was hardwired. It was hardwired back. Right. Right. On that on the dark fiber, >> right?
>> You know, this I mean, when they're saying they're logging in, so they don't I mean, I'm hoping they have here's a monitor with 16 screens. Now, maybe flip flip flip flip. I got it. But they don't have to log in to see what's at the senior center. It's showing every >> Yeah.
>> one minute. Here's the senior center. >> Yeah. They just have to stay lo They would have to stay logged in essentially. Yeah, >> I think >> but again like I said that highway department, fire department and we have alarm systems but no video alarm, right? >> Yep.
>> Okay. >> Um door for the central hallway to get that that wall removed and and the the doors in place there. Those have been ordered. >> Are those going to be lock sorry alarm doors or fob doors like the other ones?
Okay. Yep. >> So, you had the fob doors down by the boiler room. Y >> these doors, the ones at the end of the hallway, >> the ones at the library. >> Yep.
>> And is that it? >> Yep. And then the exterior doors, >> right? >> For the exterior. >> So, that makes the zones right there. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Yep. not 100% foolproof in terms of you know back ways through classrooms but
but for the most part. Yeah. Okay. >> Um facility upgrades and facility requests. You had mentioned before that we need to get a little structure going on. Uh we have basically one main person and there needs to be a structure into how
requests go into that person. And you had a suggestion that we should develop some a memorandum of understanding with different departments >> so that there's a process and everybody agrees to it. >> Yep. >> Okay. Is that something you think you'd have for next week?
>> Um next week or or the week after depending um I I do I did start a draft of for both of them and my recommendation is to do one for the different zones. So um the background is a select board
controls 85 Wilberham Road. >> That's Tom Med. It's under the custody of control of the select board. >> Um and within the building you have boards and committees that are independent of the select board um who are using space in
the building. Mhm. >> Um, so there's I I think it would be beneficial for there to be a memorandum of agreement to to lay out in writing what the operational responsibilities are >> of the different uh the different boards. So the parks and rec commissioners and the library trustees
at the board policy level >> that'll make it easier for staff when different things arrive that you know there's there's I'm not going to say conflicts but there's somebody wants to do something and >> there's a clearly defined path here's here's a right
>> it'll give myself and the facilities manager and the parks and rec director and the library uh the library director you know >> a framework to operate within and be very beneficial for I I think for everybody. So, >> okay. And when we have it when we are
going to review that with the appropriate board or committee. >> Yeah. >> Um I would expect to meet with the board or committee. >> Yes. >> Not the director, but the people who are in charge is the committee. >> The way the way that I the way that I
think about it is it's an agreement between the parks and recck commissioners and the select board, >> right? in an agreement between the library trustees and the select board, >> right? Okay, makes sense. >> Yeah, >> it helps them out too, >> right? Yeah. So,
>> you know, other things that we've talked about informally, mowing, um there's all those types of things that we just want to put in writing as to what's going to be done. Uh building closure, you know, >> things like that. Um if we have a process in place, you know, Mark will
know if if this needs to be a higher priority or not a high priority, right? >> Um it just gives a it gives more guidance to staff in terms of how we >> Well, we had questions over the weekend about were programs still scheduled, were they not scheduled? It seemed like, you know, who knows about and how has
this gotten out? And you go back to the mowing thing which did work out, but it seemed like it wasn't structured about who was in charge of it. I won't say too many background conversations, but not the right people involved, if you will. So, and we all need to work together.
It's a big facility and you know, it benefits everybody. >> Yeah. >> Don, your thoughts? >> Was good. We need it, >> right? Yeah. So, >> what else is on your plate? Obviously, you're doing two people's work with uh
Lauren out. I mean, I appreciate Lauren. She's doing a great job from home. >> You know, >> Ruth has been stalwart. Yeah, >> and it's take up a lot of time if you have to you have to sit down and do them. Um, one thing that's that's a conversation that's
happening or that that's just starting is with I know we don't have a storm water committee anymore, but with the the storm water permit, the federal requirements um time bond reached out today um and reminded us that we are supposed to do a demonstration project
>> best whatever is best management practice demonstration project. I think that was in like year four maybe and we're in year six. Um like a rain garden or another rain garden or something like that or >> Okay. >> Whatever. >> I thought best man.
>> I thought that was the one we did with the guy. >> I was going to check that box or whatever. No, >> no, that's not in the That's not in the regulated area. >> Oh, Brook's not in the regulated area. An idea that I I just discussed with
Mark informally um was the um doing one here because this is within the regulated area >> with the drainage swell that comes from Wilberham Road and comes down along the the boundary with uh >> the golf course one
>> course. Um it might be possible to do some type of um infiltration basin or or something and there might be a connect there could be a connection with um maybe there's an educational component
with you know the library or something with plans >> well the seniors I mean that that connects through the senior center through that bridge you know too. Um, so we had talked possibly about that. Um, doing something along those lines. Um,
you know, this pains made me stay, but one source of funding for that would be the MVP program. Um, >> I didn't hear that. What? >> Yeah. Good. Um Um, Ty Bond had have they have the
contract for the storm water. >> Yeah. Um, and they they they're going to be sending me a proposal for um um the design of of of the design of the BMP if that's what we want to do. um and
also um include um their time in terms of managing and administering the NVP grant because I think their their rough estimate for the design of the I'm I'm going to oversimplify the design
of the whole is I think P was somewhere around $30,000. Um, so it's not a it's not a a minor expenditure in terms of what it takes to meet those requirements, but if we can get it
funded through the MVP program, I think that would be beneficial. >> Well, still 20 of 11. I keep talking. It's always going to be 2011. >> Yeah. >> Um
I lost my train of thought. >> Um so I am trying to meet with Herb and the department heads who have buildings. >> Mhm. And I uh we're trying to meet before they submit their budgets to try to uh Herb's goal is to try to uh get a
lot of the the uh facilities work uh scheduled with a single you know with a single vendor and try to get everything scheduled where would much of what's happening now is ad hoc because that's the way everything was
structured. Um, you know, we I think we had three different vendors for the different generators that we had and, >> you know, different vendors for the the HVAC systems and different buildings and it really just want to try to unify everything and get a hint on what's
happening. And also from a u a supply st like office supplies and orderings uh ordering supplies just want to really try to get everything together um because everything's kind of happening ad hoc.
So >> right basically all right select one report. I guess this is kind of like off topic but I logged into the finance committee what we're having and they were talking about using utilizing the town facility
the town maintenance department as part of the school maintenance z and as a broad idea I can see a merit to it. I always go back to my father's statement. The thing about towns, they don't have to make money like a private company. So, should there be a cost
saving on the face of it? There should be. Yes. I mean, that part is right. If you are looking for somebody who does something with HVAC and the town has one on staff, then that is much cheaper than going out to Hurley and David. So, as a framework, it's
worthy of discussion. I don't know how it would work out in our town. We have one guy, right? But maybe he should be the person interfacing with Daryl for a larger facilities overview. You
know, right now that's not necessarily one of the buildings under his purview. So, as a framework, I thought it'd be interesting if we're invited to the table to talk about it. What I didn't understand about the conversation though was that they wanted to take over the
maintenance of the schools. I didn't think it was the maintenance per se, but it was out of ordinary. I mean, custodial is still there. >> I'm talking about maintenance. I'm talking about >> fixing the doors or fixing the HVAC system or something like that.
>> And then the money they would save >> Mhm. >> would go back to the schools. Well, their budget would decrease because they're not spending as much by hiring an outside contractor, right?
>> It's tough to say there go back because it's an omnibus budget. I mean, how do you say it's going back? It's >> I know. But the other other problem I have that that that those least buildings are the responsibility of the town to repair any these buildings are the
responsibility of the region to repair, right? >> Up to $30,000. So, I don't understand what where the >> and that's why I wonder if they were I must say overthinking it, but okay. I
have a problem with the heating system at school A, >> right? >> I call my vendor. Well, now the town of Warham is a vendor. Basically, put it that way and they're going to bill you 20 bucks an hour instead of Hurley and David billing you 150 an hour.
>> And could that be as simple as now they're just vendor A? I don't know. It's been interesting to see what I would say on the broad look of it, yeah, it's a possibility to save money. Yeah,
>> Brian, you're shaking your head. >> I'd have to see the details. >> I would have to, too. But I'm saying it >> I'm skeptical. I think it's worthy, but I mean, is it also, and I worry for maybe I shouldn't, not my place to worry for him, but is it
going to say, "Oh my gosh, we just picked up four more buildings. We're going to need another guy." >> Yeah. I don't think he >> Right. Well, they talked they talked about I think one of the comments was that Hammond would pay they'd put someone on the payroll and Ham would pay
20% of that payroll. Even though we don't have 20% of the building. >> Even though we don't have 20% or >> all the buildings say. Yeah. Yeah. >> So I think I think anyhow what they did was they sent a letter to the the select board for the select board to talk about
it. Right. Their select board. >> I saw an email come through while just before the meeting. >> Did you see one come in >> that came from Nick? I chance to read it. >> All right. >> Oh no. They sent it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Send us send it to us. I don't think you are. >> I'm just bringing it up because I watched the meeting and it was a topic
of discussion. I also watched the school committee meeting which was just a >> I hope they get the contract finished. So they had a lot of people there. Huh. >> A lot of people there. >> Yeah. I don't understand the details. So I think we'd have to see the details for sure in terms >> Oh, sure. Is it worthy of discussion?
Sure. Could Could it be a thing? >> Yes. If it's done right. >> Is it cost savings or control or both? And then they would have to put into their budget there. I don't really know we're talking about this, but then they would have to put in their town budget
$150,000 for maintenance of the schools, right? >> Mhm. >> Which they don't do which they don't do now. >> Well, they must have something in there for maintenance, but they don't >> Well, they do maintenance. >> Maintenance. >> They do maintenance. >> The school has m does maintenance
>> really >> allegedly. That's what but the town does because I asked specifically I asked >> the previous director of finance there does the town of put in any money for school budget like we did >> for $15,000 a year and they said no they've never put anything in
>> for the schools. >> How do they think that custodial and maintenance is two different things? >> Well, I think it's more the one time thing. Okay, the uh the boiler went down. I got to call BG Mechanical because it's a once a year thing rather
than just going through the bathrooms on a weekly basis. I mean, there's custodial and there's emergency man, you know, repair. Any I'll bring it up because what Don and I do in our spare time is just watch other towns meetings, >> right?
>> When we're not, you know, doing the driveway. Yeah. Right. We go around town and do people's driveways. >> All right. You got anything else? >> You didn't do mine. >> Where do you live again? >> I want to make a motion. Mr. Mr. Chairman, I move that we go into
executive session pursuant to Mass General Laws chapter 38, section 21A3 to discuss collective bargaining. An open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining. We're bargaining with the highway union >> without a return to open session.
>> Without a return to open session. Second. All those in favor by name I >> vote I. >> The meeting open meeting is adjourned. Thank you gentlemen for being here. I hope you were ready to take a cookie home. I mean, you got some M