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Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
January 22, 2008
Present: Miller, Takacs, Ketcham
Mrs. Ketcham called the January 22, 2008 meeting to order at 7:30 pm.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: move that the minutes of the December 17, 2007 meeting be accepted as submitted. Takacs, Miller. Approved Unanimous.
Motion: move that the minutes of the December 27, 2007 meeting be accepted as submitted. Takacs, Ketcham. Approved. 2-0-1. Miller abstained.
UPDATE ON POLICE STATION ANALYSIS
Police Chief Fuchs reported that preliminary study of the site determined the building would need to be turned slightly because of the topography. A revised site plan was provided. The next step in the planning process is to get an estimate of the costs for the project, at an estimated cost of $2,500 to 3,000. Chief Fuchs has the funds within the Police Department budget to cover that cost. Mrs. Miller asked that the site plan show the location of any wetlands.
Motion: move that the Board of Selectmen authorize the expenditure of $2,500 to $3,000 from the Police Department operating budget to develop official cost estimates for the plan for the Police Department building as presented by Chief Fuchs, subject to confirmation that this plan does not present any zoning or wetlands issues. Miller, Takacs. Approved. Unanimous.
Mrs. Ketcham stated that the RISC (Redding Interior Space Committee) did recommend that the Police Station move to a new location and that Land Use office be moved to the current Police Station building with renovations. To proceed in this direction, a professional evaluation of the needs of the Land Use offices space needs to be done as well as an evaluation of the Police Station building for use as office space. Mrs. Ketcham has requested the architect working on the Police Department building to perform the evaluation. In addition, the Town Clerk has reported that the record retention space is severely limited and those needs need to be addressed. The evaluation report is expected in two months.
PILOT PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPAL USE OF MOBILE DATA SERVICES
Peter Albertson and Linda Shreve of TekBridge Media, LLC presented information on a program to use current technology to communicate effectively with the town residents, town offices and schools. They suggested a pilot plan for a cost effective plan to get information to cell phones. They submitted a proposal for a pilot program with an associated cost to the Town and to individual users. Mrs. Ketcham indicated that at the current time, and in light of the current budget planning, it is not likely that this program could be adopted at the Town. Mr. Albertson would like to pursue development of a plan that would put the cost on the end user rather than the town.
FISCAL YEAR 2008-09 BUDGET DISCUSSION
A budget meeting was scheduled for January 29, 2008 to discuss the Mark Twain Library and the Highway Department budget requests. The Town departments’ suggested deferral of certain operating and capital budget requests were accepted, thus reducing the total budget now being considered. Additional reductions are still being reviewed and will be discussed at the Board of Selectmen meeting January 29, 2008..
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
1. Athletic Field update: Mr. Takacs reported DEP has all the information they need to consider the plan and we are awaiting DEP action.
2. Clean Energy Campaign Update: The Committee received permission to have a page on the Town web site with information for residents on activities of the Committee. At the end of November 2007, Redding had 115 households signed up for the Clean Energy Campaign, 4.3% of the households. AT 100 households, the Town earned one 2-kilowatt solar array, and a bonus of 1-kilowatt. The Committee is planning several events. The Committee requested $397 for the purchase of light bulbs, energy-saver brochures and a DVD to be shown at events. The money will be taken from the Selectman’s account.
3. Legislative initiatives: Mrs. Ketcham reported on initiatives to preserve the safety of the public drinking water supply in the face of housing development pressure.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Maday, Recording Secretary
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