MINUTES OF THE CABOT SELECTBOARD (SB)
October 1, 2008
The Cabot Board of Selectpersons did meet as warned at the Willey Building on October 1, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Attending were: Caleb Pitkin (SB Chair), Larry Gochey (SB Vice Chair), Ted Domey (SB Clerk) and Carlton Domey.
Caleb called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m.
- Agenda Item (AI) 1 – Approval of Minutes.
- AI 1a. Larry moved to approve the minutes of September 17, 2008 as written; Ted seconded. No discussion, motion passed unanimously.
- AI 2 – Public Comment – No public comment
- AI 3 – Administrative Duties.
- AI 3a. Tax Sale properties were presented. SB reviewed. No action required by the SB and none was taken.
- AI 3b. Town Garage Monitoring Well Closure was presented. The town road commissioner was notified of the closure and stated that the monitoring wells were in the process of being removed as requested. One well will be removed in the spring because its access is hinder by the current winter sand stockpile.
- AI 3c. VLCT PACIF 2009 Insurance Renewal Application. SB reviewed the current policy and coverage amounts. The sewage plant building amount appeared low and there was no value for the contents within the building. SB would like the Town Clerk to contact either Red Dufrane, consultant designer of the project, or Xenon, the company that installed the equipment, to get an estimate cost for the replacement of the equipment inside the sewage treatment facility for addition to the insurance policy. Carlton Domey informed the SB that the Historical Society Building beside the Church and the Old School House on Bothfeld Hill Rd. had been removed from the tax lists. The SB request the Town Clerk contact Bonnie Dannenburg to verify if the Historical Society has its own insurance on these buildings or if they need to be added to the policy. The SB will take up this item at the next scheduled meeting upon receiving the requested information.
- Correspondence
- AI 4a. Vermont State Infrastructure Bank – Transportation Construction Funding. SB reviewed. No action taken.
- AI 4b. Municipal Planning Grant – FY09 Applications. SB reviewed and discussion ensued. SB to have application forwarded to the Chair of the Planning Commission, Gary Gulka
- AI 4c. Cabot Creamery Act 250 Filings. Documents reviewed. No action taken.
- AI 4d. Route 2 Reconstruction Correspondences. Documents reviewed. Ted provided an update of the previous Act 250 hearings. No action taken.
MINUTES OF THE CABOT SELECTBOARD (SB)
October 1, 2008
- Legal
- AI 5a. Sousa Silo / FCC Wireless Telecommunications. Documents reviewed. No action taken.
- Other Business
- AI 6a. To appoint a new member of the UDAG committee until the next town meeting due to a current member of the committee being appointed as chair of the committee. Larry made the motion to appoint Ann Cookson to the UDAG committee, Ted seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
- AI 6b. Stain in Town Clerks office ceiling and wall. During a school event in the Willey Bldg. kitchen a significant quantity of drink was accidental spilled. As a result of the spillage the liquid found its way through the floor and onto the ceiling tiles and wall below. The SB is asking the school maintenance to come and paint the ceiling and wash or paint the wall. The SB requests that the town clerk contact the school board chair Chris Tormey about the availability of the school maintenance performing this service.
- AI 6c Request from Rita Durgin to use common for pumpkin event. Caleb instructed Ted to forward e-mail to town clerk and that the town clerk has the authority to review the use request and approve or deny the request based on requested use.
- AI 6d. Old UDAG loans were discussed and Caleb is going to ask the chair of the UDAG committee for an update of the status of said loans.
- AI 6e. Appointment of new ZBA members is to be put on the agenda for the next meeting.
- AI 7 – Larry moved to adjourn the meeting; Ted seconded. No discussion, motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:47 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Ted Domey
Cabot Selectboard Clerk