Absent: none (one open seat)
A. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
nomination by Pfeffer of Vallee for Chair
nomination by Padula of Pfeffer for Clerk, put aside not time for this
voted to close nominations, seconded, voted unanimously
nomination by Bissanti of Kelly for Vice-Chair
voted to close nominations, seconded, passed unanimously
voted on nomination, seconded, passed unanimously
nomination by Padula of Pfeffer for Clerk
voted to close nominations, seconded, passed unanimously
voted on nomination, seconded, passed unanimously
NOTE - there was no actual vote on the nomination of Vallee for Council Chair
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
July 30, 2014
motion to approve the minutes, seconded, passed 8-0
C. ANNOUNCEMENTS
This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon channel 29. This meeting is also being recorded by Franklin Matters.
D. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS
E. CITIZEN COMMENTS
Frank Tedesco, King St
issue with public safety
tree was taken down privately, will be submitting the bill
I did get it down, everything is safe now
thank you
F. APPOINTMENTS
none
H. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
Let’s Eat (Franklin), LLC d/b/a Three: Change of Manager
manager of the liquor license, ensure regulation
onsite approx 70 hours a week
motion to approve transfer, seconded, passed 8-0
I. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS
Chairman of HS Building Committee
Tom Mercer
1 - FHS project status
2 - expectation of what will be seen over next period
building complete, punch list items still being worked around the school schedule
working well during the off hours
most of the hours will be complete by the Thanksgiving holiday
other items may still come up
Contractor has turned over the second parking lot six months early
the old high school had 620, the new has 617
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| New FHS layout, green section in front left position along Oak St is where the practice fields would be that are now going to be a turf field that will be regulation sized and available for games |
the Panther Way cut through may be opened next week
hoping to get the sidewalks in before opening
pouring the concrete in the recent weather hasn't been good
will close off the current way around the fields
site and fields will be worked to a sub-grade condition before the deep frost hits
to be easier to work once spring comes and the fields get planted
That is basically the update on where the project started
Nutting - we also had 200 fewer students with the old school
2 - Franklin High School building committee proposal to make the fields turf at cost not to exceed the budget, it is with in the budget and building committee rights
want to bring it to the Council before going out for bid
better utilization for year round use rather than seasonal use
The Building Committee has worked hard to keep the budget on or near budget and they have
look to the Council and to the community for their thoughts and input
it is a change from the original scope, about $7 per household
the original plans called for a practice field it was going to be grass, we are proposing to make it turf and a regulation field, hence coming forward for advice
Mike - one of the reasons we are here is taking some of the contingency and put it to the turf field, it doesn't require a formal vote
Cerel - it was a very clean project, as long as they are within the budget, it would be a discussion on the substitution
Nutting - the committee's objective is to get a sense of what the citizens and community feel on this
Pfeffer - what was budgeted for the original grass field? It would be less total as we already have some for the grass field
Williams - if the bid comes in over, what happens?
Mercer - we'll go back to the table
The turf fields have made our programs so much better, having them on site makes it easier to have them on campus, it is a no brainer to have them on campus
Ryan - recreation in full support of this, if the grass field does go forward, we could not use it for games as it has a pitch
Feldman - thanks for being under budget, not looking to spend the full amount of the under budget amount
unanimous favor for the turf field
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