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Warner Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes Tuesday, 1. Nonpublic Session Chairman
Hartman moved to enter into Nonpublic Session at In
attendance: Chairman David Hartman., Selectman David Karrick, Selectman
Clyde Carson; Town Administrator Laura Buono, Matt Waite Chairman
Hartman moved to come out of Nonpublic Session at Chairman
Hartman moved to seal and restrict the nonpublic meeting minutes per RSA
91A:3 III. Motion was seconded by Selectman Karrick. A vote
was taken. Motion passed unanimously. 2. Public Session Chairman Hartman opened the public session
at In Attendance:
Selectman David Hartman – Chairman, Selectman David Karrick,
Jr., Selectman Others present: Jeanne Hand, Martha Mical, Andy Degan, Rich Stanley,
George Smith, and Jonathan Ally 3. Jeanne Hand – Jeanne Hand spoke about her concerns
regarding the vacant SAU building and the SAU offices now located in the
Ms. Hand said the School Board obtained a
loan for $3 million and was voted upon via email.
Ms. Hand said the Honeywell energy warrant was a contingent
warrant based on other funding that didn’t come through.
Ms. Hand said in order to complete the energy upgrades the School
Board approved by email to float a bond from Lake Sunapee Bank for zero
interest. Ms. Hand
said the School Board held a public meeting where there was a vote but
it wasn’t stated what they were voting for and one of the members
could not vote at the public meeting because the member did not vote in
the email. The Town
Administrator said to Ms. Hand that this information should be brought
forward to the Superintendent. Ms.
Hand said the Superintendent already knows.
Selectman 4. Assessment Data Sheet Assessing Clerk, Martha Mical explained to
the Board how the information on the data sheet compiles the total value
ratio of the Town’s properties; it uses sales that have transpired
from October to October. For
example the Assessing Clerk completes the assessment data and sends it
to the State which completes the ratio study.
The ratio is the percent different from 100%, usually after a
revaluation the ratio runs 100%. The
ratio is used to adjust current-use values. 5. Brown Easement Andy Degan from Ausbon Sargent Land
Preservation said in 2001 Katherine Brown donated a conservation
easement on her property in Warner to the Ausbon Sargent Land
Preservation Trust; the back-up grantee is the Town of 6. Parks & Recreation Capital Budget 2011 Parks & Recreation representative
George Smith explained that a new mower is being requested.
The current mower is in its fourth season with a little over 400
hours (Cub Cadet Tank). The
mower is not standing up to the approximate 10 acres.
The average usage of the 4 years is 5 years worth of mowing.
Because the mower is not of commercial grade, a lot of the budget
is being used on repairs. The
next purchase is for a commercial grade mower, purchase amount is just
under $15K that includes a bag. The
current mower could be used in other areas of the Town and used as a
back-up. Selectman Karrick asked what would happen
if only a portion of the money was approved.
Mr. Smith said the current mower was purchased at no cost to the
Town and could be sold to be placed toward the new purchase, if the new
mower is well maintained the life expectancy is 15 years. Selectman Chairman Hartman asked if it would be more
economical if the mowing was contracted out like previous years.
Mr. Smith feels the current part-time employee who not only
maintains the fields but also the buildings, is a better situation; the
fields are in their best condition than they have ever been.
Rich Stanley also commented on the quality of the fields and
would not recommend stepping back into contract mowing. Selectman 7. Consent Agenda Selectman Karrick moved to approve the
Consent Agenda for o
Veterans Exemption: Tuininga o
Tax Abatements: Overcharges totaling $5,312.46 Selectman 8. Abatement Selectman Karrick moved to abate the $10
inventory penalty fee for property owned by Edward Miller.
Selectman 9. Land Purchase – Fire Station The Town of Selectman Karrick moved to abate the
unpaid property tax balance in the amount of $995.61 for 7. Rich Stanley – Architect Contract Amendment Rich Stanley and Jonathan Ally from Warren
Street Architects met with the Board to explain the new proposal.
Mr. Ally said originally the Board signed a proposal for him to
complete a schematic on the building.
He has had one meeting with the Fire Department and design issues
were discussed. Mr. Ally
said he was hired on the premise (he thought) that the survey,
topography and boundary was in hand which was found not to be the case.
Mr. Ally has presented two proposals for the Board to review.
Both proposals include septic designs and designs to connect to
the sanitary sewer. Mr. Ally said both proposals do not
include a site-specific permit; this is a $13K - $15K effort if the
building exceeds 100,000 square feet.
But because of the shore land issues at this site he is asking to
keep the impact to the site under 50,000 square feet.
Both proposals believe that the site can be filled and
accommodate a fire station under a 50,000 square foot disturbance to the
site. Mr. Ally said there
are going to be some compromises on this lot because of how small it is,
based on how much can be filled, set-backs from the river and the
building must be above the floodplain.
Mr. Ally said this site is the most difficult site he has dealt
with. Chairman Hartman confirmed that the sewer
line would not be tied into from the road but tied into the lines in the
field next to the property. Also,
Chairman Hartman recommends speaking to the State to obtain from them
the State right-of-way that runs along the property.
Mr. Ally feels this could be better accomplished with a plan in
hand; the right-of-way will open up the buildable area.
Chairman Hartman added that it has been discussed many times
about moving the hill along the road that is partly on State land and
negotiations with the State should be made to acquire the gravel. Mr. Ally suggested that he could hire an
engineer on the Town’s behalf as an amendment to his contract for an
additional 15% or the Town can hire them directly.
Mr. Ally said if the Town engages an engineer it will be known in
4 months what the issues are with property.
However, Mr. Ally’s concern is he would like to get the
boundary and topography completed before it snows which is an $8K
commitment. Mr. Ally would
complete a conceptual sketch to see if some of the wishes from the Fire
Department could be accommodated. That
sketch would then be used to meet with the engineer and the State.
The Town Administrator asked if another survey will be needed if
the State right-of-way is obtained.
Mr. Ally said there should be a small expense to set one corner
and he figures the cost would be about $800.
Selectman Selectman Selectman Karrick moved
to choose SFC Engineering to complete the survey on Map 29 Lot 001 as
well as engaging Warren Street Architects to oversee the survey process
contingent upon SFC being able to complete the survey within a couple of
weeks. Selectman Chairman Hartman moved that the Board of
Selectmen reaffirm the naming of 9. Manifest Selectman Karrick moved to authorize the
Selectmen to sign manifests and order the Treasurer to sign Payroll
Check numbers 848 – 875 in the amount of $29,996.66 (includes 10
direct deposit stubs) and Accounts Payable check numbers 45079 - 45124
in the amount of $257,191.97. Selectman
10. Maps Assessing Clerk Martha Mical has obtain a
cost for putting tax maps on the website which is approximately $625 for
38 maps. The Town
Administrator suggested scanning the smaller maps from the office copier
which ends up in a PDF file. Ms.
Mical said they would not be to scale.
Chairman Hartman said the scale for the smaller maps could be
figured. Ms. Mical said she
believes if the larger maps are scanned they will be easier to read on
the website. Selectman 11. Azmy The Town Administrator received a packet
from Azmy’s counsel asking a series of questions for Webster and
Warner; there is a 30-day time limit to have the questions answered and
returned. The Chairman needs
to read and sign off on the Town Administrator’s responses.
A list of witnesses that will be called was also provided which
includes the Board of Selectmen and the Town Administrator.
A separate case was brought to court regarding Mr. Azmy’s animals. The case was thrown out for a technicality, the complainant was named incorrectly. 12. Meeting Minutes Selectman 13. Nonpublic Session Selectman
Karrick moved to enter into Nonpublic Session at In
attendance: Chairman David Hartman., Selectman David Karrick, Selectman
Clyde Carson; Town Administrator Laura Buono Chairman
Hartman moved to come out of Nonpublic Session at Chairman
Hartman moved to seal and restrict the nonpublic meeting minutes per RSA
91A:3 III. Motion was seconded by Selectman Karrick. A vote
was taken. Motion passed unanimously. 14. Adjournment At Board of Selectmen David E. Hartman - Chairman Respectfully submitted, Mary Whalen Recording Secretary
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