Present: Fleming, Dowd, Conley, Smith, Dewsnap, Heumpher
Absent: , Dufour, Aparo, Quinn
Gagner, Nutting, Dacey
Bill Dowd covering to take notes for the meeting
Draft Capital plan presentation
Adjusted package from last week that was viewed by the FinCom
Saving 300,000 in free cash for snow and ice and 100,000 for whatever
take 10% of free cash and put it into OPEB, so that would be 200,000
fire truck would cost about 550-600,000
fund renovations to second floor of Senior Center to get architect work underway
field stabilization account to replace fields, will need 900,000 - 1M to replace, targeted for 2016 or 2017 at the latest
Rec Dept looking to do a 'spray park' at Fletcher Field, a fancy way to run under a sprinkler
can mitigate our share of expenses, the State will reimburse but we need to front the money
if we apply we can get the grant, all the water is recycled and treated before being reused
police looking for vehicles, radios and computers
finish parking lots with LED lighting
fire suppression system in the computer room here at the Municipal Building
$7.5M bond authorization for sewer work
multiple sources of misc revenue to the tune of about $880,000
including the Board of Assessors who released 3 years of overlay surplus in the amount of $550,000
Fire
Chief Gary McCarragher
vehicle for shift supervisors is what is being looked for to be replaced
2006 Expedition has about 60,000 miles, would be moved to fire prevention
new vehicle would be used for fire response
portable radios, some purchased last year, this will replaced the remainder
like a computer it either works or it doesn't, on a good rotation cycle
this would purchase 20, this would keep 2-3 as spares with a 7 year life cycle
not a lot of down time associated with these
EMS jackets
we replacing fire fighter clothing and if anything was left would be used on these jackets
since they received the grant for the fire fighters, they need funds for the EMS folks
replace the more of the old remaining breathing apparatus
it is mission critical, you need to replace all at the same time
buy them train them and then used them without having to worry about them
looking to seek grants to help support the purchase
looking 350-400,000 total for all the units needed
had been a request for body armor that was cut from this version of the capital budget
can also purchase through a state bid (for the truck) and ensure how close we'll be for the bid and the stabilization amount as we go
Police
Chief Stephen Semerjian
I think the fire chief did a credible job on the vehicle and on the radios so I thank him for that, it will save me some jabbering
three of the older and high mileage vehicles are targeted for replacement
it is a matter of safety for the guys, the mechanics will tell us when it is time to go
the dog is not in the capital budget
the dog probably trains harder than we do
currently 8 yrs old, purchase of a replacement is coming from the operating budget
rather than wait for the capital budget
30 portable radios would bring a new one for the full department with 5 spares
6-8 years life expectancy
20K for computers some desktops and two for the new cars coming in
includes 3 desktop, 2 mobile units, and 9K for the software
discussion on the recycling of the cruisers, cost of extending the older vehicles is more than using a newer car with better mileage
new cars are all 6-cylinders, so there is cost savings operationally
we'll accumulate some to auction off and do them at batch
DPW
Deacon Perrotta, Deputy of Operations
looking at purchase of a replacement for one of the sidewalk vehicles
pick up truck used by the on-call person
refurbish the truck body used by the catch basin truck cleaner
the body rots out cleaning the catch basins, replacing the body extends the life of the vehicle at a good savings
$225,000 for the Senior Center to add 30 spaces to the existing 88 parking spaces
trees cleared, doing the plans ready for when the asphalt season opens
grading and earthwork required, drainage is also required
parking needed in advance of the second floor renovation
Park road getting flooded, drainage needed to avoid flooding
55K for drainage, 30 for paving, remaining
looking to add 6 vehicle parking spots at the Police Station
land across the street at the ice rink is State owned
Sewer
Beaver St interceptor turns 100 years old this year
it runs from Beaver by the train tracks up behind the Franklin Village Plaza and then to Pond St to the old sewer beds, to replace the whole thing would be multiple millions
'muffin monsters' will grind up anything, including the swifters that shouldn't be going down the drain
dual wheel utility truck, originally priced at 130K and worked with the manufacturer we can come down to
83,000
Water
generator for the Washington St booster station
behind the old museum on Washington, provides pressure boost for the water lines from there to the end of town
meter replacement program
looking to replace 20 year old meters, loosing revenue
looking to replace 600 per year, MIU = meter interface unit, read via radio signal
meters will now do leak detection, most waste through toilet leaks
looking to replace the residential meters
commercial meters are already
approx 3,000 calculated to be replace, would be contracted to do the replacement
phone cal or website, work with the residents, at least four contacts to schedule the visit to replace
may ultimately be a $50 fine for non-replacement
need to do 2 miles of water main replaced every year
authorization for $7.5M but design would be spent and then the pipe work would be done next spring
probably would also need a rate increase to do this
sheets to be added with proposed water main replacements for the next several years
Public Facilities
Mike D'Angelo
looking to replace generator at the police station
three major school facilities were already done, this amount would be covering the remaining public facilities exterior lighting, payback less than three years, lighting to last 7-8 years
no parts in the light to change, a solid state fixture to run 50-70,000 hours
Halon suppression system for the computer room, good coverage for the equipment being used in the room
Technology
replace 4 servers
replace the Windows XP with Windows 7 systems as XP is no longer supported
Capital budget
voting to approve capital for general operations approved by 6-0
water approved by 6-0
sewer approved by 6-0
water main replacement bond for 7.5M approved by 6-0
FY 2015 operating budget
total recommended 110,275,241
general government 9004727
public safety 9758704
education 57818453
DPW highway 4144423
human services 566930
culture recreation 1164434
debt service 7591160
benefits 9285386
liability insurance 460000
solid waste 215281 ??
sewer (fill in later)
water 4852511
all votes were 6-0 approval
looking for the library to make a presentation on Apr 16th
would come before the FinCom eventually no matter what is decided
funds remaining from the house on Beaver St, would look to transfer to take down the house on Wachusetts St (next to Fletcher field)
Thursday's meeting (Apr 3rd) would be canceled
will look to see when the Council will schedule their budget hearings
will look to balance out the money to pay the snow and ice budget
next meeting looks to be May 6th
motion to adjourn
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