Members present: Leo Filion, Al Zink, Diane Hardy, Peter Roy and Judith Carr were present. Don Parnell was excused.
1. Approval of Minutes
Upon a motion of Al Zink and a second by Leo Filion, the minutes of the October 29, 2009 meeting were approved, as amended. So voted.
Upon a motion of Al Zink and a second by Leo Filion, the minutes of the November 19, 2009 meeting were approved, as amended. So voted.
Review of Capital Reserve Requests
The committee reviewed the revised spreadsheets dated 11/23/2009.
The bottom line based on the reductions that were made at that last meeting was $324,537 (exclusive of water and sewer capital requests) The committee expressed a desire to reduce the level of funding to below $300,000. The following changes were made
It was noted that the committee had decided at the previous meeting to reduce the Public Works bridge line item to zero, as no specific projects were planned for the coming year.
The committee made the following changes to the Public Works Equipment budget:
14 John Deere Loader Reduce from $10,158 to $5,158
5 Freightliner Body/Plow/Sander Reduce from $13, 544 to $7,544
11 Freightliner Body/Plow/Sander Reduce from $13,785 to $9,785
23 Bandit Chipper Reduce $2257 to 0
The new capital equipment request is $132,743
The committee re-calculated the budget. The total was $297,280.
The committee questioned an amount in the 7/1/2009 balance of $100,000 for vehicle acquisition.
Other Business
The CIP is to be submitted to the Town Administrator by Thursday, December 3. The committee suggested having a meeting when Don Parnell gets back either on Wednesday or Thursday at 3:00 pm. Don Parnell will confirm the date and e-mail an agenda and updated version of the spreadsheet. A narrative usually accompanies the spreadsheet which will be ready for that meeting. Diane Hardy will prepare a table to illustrate that the proposed CIP projects are consistent with the Master Plan for the final report.
The committee adjourned at 4.00 p.m. upon a motion by Peter Roy and a second by Al Zink. So voted.
