##VIDEO ID:ySBIhdOg7DA## we meeting's open made a whole system all right all right uh meeting's open we are being recorded a couple times so we have no meeting minutes to look at Dare I ask for audience participation no okay all righty then um Department reports uh you said that Renee sent over a couple something yeah he leave me so he's been talking for a while now about the salt shed I guess there's some lighting issues the lights are out inside um and they have not been replaced as well as for my understanding they must keep some sort of equipment there and there's no the electrical if there are electrical outlets there they don't work or there aren't any so to get the equipment going it's harder because it's in so he got a quote from zenetti Electric okay and he's asking that the Board review the quote um and it is of his opinion that it would be covered under winter and snow budget okay because it's only for winter and snow for the salt shed still one of our buildings wow well the salt shed is winter and snow I that's that's all it's used for yeah I guess we at point so 5,000 yeah I mean it's definitely $589 I mean I think it's the easiest place because that's the one we can go over and then shift if we need know since they want to put a motion activated can we put a light switch on it save some money because those motion activated things always go to heck okay especially in that condition I think I think there is a switch in there but I I when I was talking with the Rainy He also mentioned that the salt ra is Havoc yes it with the wiring oh I yeah that's why I was worried about the motion sensor the they probably hav with that too yeah that's why I thought the switch would should the switch be on get a ladder okay so yeah if you want to just have so we'll prove it intention on that um if he just checks in to see if switch a switch instead of a motion sensor would be more um feasible and would make more sense with the salt yeah and and have to switch outside the building that way there put in a water type um do you need us to approve a motion to approve the quote yes so motion to approve the um quote from zenetti Electric for $ 5,889 um for electric in the salt shed to come out of the winter account second any discussion all in favor I I thank you uh I did just quickly ask him if he had any information or any updates or anything to tell us about the plowing and salting and sanding operations he said it all went fine he said that there was an issue on Sunday um on Chester Road I guess a car I went off the road a little bit so they went out and salted and sanded again on Sunday okay but other than that they had no issues and yeah that was really it from okay and you said that we have a couple applications for the labor um we do we have four applications for the Open Labor position in the highway department okay um has rainy looked at them to see if anything's worthy of interview I gave him copies of them so he did take a look at them my question to you to the board would be who do you want the selection committee to be for that for just the laborer position I think what we've done in the past is the superintendent reviews them and does an interview and and if they feel like yeah um they want to um recommend to the board a hiring then he can he or she could come in and we could I don't even know if I can call it an interview but have a conversation ask some questions okay I guess that is an interview and then basically exactly your hat too tight um we haven't had as good of uh response quite yet with the highway super position that was posted but it is is going to be in the Hilltown circulation and the Suburban residential circulation in Charly Publications okay and it will run until January 27th um I did put a deadline on it just so that people weren't like oh I'll do it later we can always change the date of the deadline depending on what we get for applications okay um so rainia always talks about like actively pursuing people in that field so I don't know if he has any thoughts or ideas on people that we could um talk to mention somebody at one point yeah I did I um I sent them a text to give me a call okay and I haven't heard from I only did it yesterday so okay I'm hoping he'll get back to me yeah that' be great yeah that's the one I talked to you about TJ yeah see he's building a new house in BL oh cool right in town worth looking Happ yeah absolutely um so I think that's it really for Highway uh that you guys had mentions the zoning board of appeals I did put a post out for that as well we've gotten two people um interested so oh that's good I think that's just an appointment uh the legal department has uh provided a draft contract for the new accounting services which I think you guys should have a copy of I sent it to uh the new C the potential new CPA and I'm just waiting to hear back from her so that we can all be on the same page this Kelly girl Kelly Pont Brion is her name yes and you said she's had experience with Sarah and the new software yes she uses Vadar and she's worked with Sarah in boxboro mass and another town in Mass somewhere that's it's escaping me and she's out of Springfield no she's not she's in Florida but she comes here and she said in my conversation with her she had said that when we do if and when we do move forward she would be starting January 1st and she would come to Blandford in March just to see how things are going if there's anything to to meet with us basically she comes like quarterly you said to the area so does she have people in our area that work for her or no she's all of these services that I found they're remote just like Eric is doing unfortunately it's just they're all remote companies now that new accounting stuff is she familiar with those she uses only Vadar Okay so that was also good and she's coming highly recommended from Sarah our yeah um and our auditor oh as well as auditor yep Tony roselli um so there is a increase a slight increase in the compensation um the difference for this fiscal year um we can put on annual town meeting and um move that money over and then we'll be budgeting going forward but I think we're going to be paying a little bit more but we're going to be getting actual Services instead of lip service lip service which we were getting before um and if it's okay with the board and you guys do approve this she would start January 1 I would ask um Eric to stay on through the month of January just so that if she needs any assistance transition for a transition but it would just be that first month that sounds reasonable and we would whatever that adds up to the okay yeah for the the for the article just in case yes Mary uh you said she's in Florida Florida Mass or Florida the state I as the same question I didn't even know there was a Florida mask for a long time so no like kind of to McDonald's in town yes um okay so this right now the draft has been approved by our legal and Kell looking at it yes legal drew that up for us oh okay so um and she's gone over to St she has it I just got it today yeah so I sent it to her today I she has not gotten back to me quite yet but she she is in receipt of it so I guess we should probably hold off on approving it until we get her feedback she wants any changes but I did just want to get it over to you guys thank you okay um let's see I have reached out to Elm electric several times because we're supposed to be getting this generator switch just I believe the last updated ship date was today um so we should be getting it fairly soon uh the last I had heard from them the last time I got a response was October 15th because I had asked for a quote and they said it was going to go to their committee and the last response that I had gotten was that they will require additional items in order to be able to provide a number they will be following up with their contact I don't know who that is to confirm but as of right now it does not look like we'll be able to provide a quote at this time so I reached out to the them last week no response I reach out to them again today no response I don't know if you guys know another company you'd like me to reach out to if this is even like top priority right now I I don't know not sure isric the same company we're waiting on for the other electric information that we don't have for doing the service over so we don't get the water inside yes it's the whole thing for this building yeah then yeah I think they were involved with the original plan back with we worked with them forever and our previous superintendent in water Bernie St Martin I think it was like his son worked for El or something so there was a connection there I know water department has worked with them forever Co I know that our new um he's not the electrical inspector he's the assistant he works there it's the mattley yes mat really he does and the last time I saw um B yeah uh he said that he was going to speak to somebody at Elm but I haven't heard back well there's other companies besides El that seems like they don't want our business yeah I just don't know they they seem to be saying well we need this and they said that they came recently and did like a walk around and there's some more information that they need and I keep reaching out saying what do you need me to do to facilitate like this moving forward I'm not getting a response I don't know if it's just that one person her name's reys maybe she's not super respons yeah maybe check with Dave or with Matt rickley and see if there's someone else that would be better contact I just wasn't sure from what I understand Elm has been involved since they grew up the plans so to switch I guess let's try one more time and maybe I we can ask Matt um if there's any other electrician electric companies that there nor y they're pretty good there's quite a few of them yeah what is it yeah not ble not ble bould out of oil oh yeah he's good I used to do all my I know him well so yeah so if you don't get a new contact information then I guess we can um get some recommendations those would be two they're both recable okay they're large companies I'm assuming yes okay cuz this is I'm assuming a very big job um and then the only other thing I have is that Gordon gave me a lead and copper compliance sampling report and we are good okay sure yes just quick question how are things coming with the plumbing over at the old uh Training Center did they finish it yet no they have not George nope don't got one our inspector said it was a three-man job first of all and he was something that he could do is what I got last am I correct in remembering that I thought he he couldn't do it Conor he can do it we've reached out to him multiple times ch um and maybe even something that has to wait until winter is past well are we having any electrical problems in the building here are she's talking about the post no I just it just popped in my mind um knock on wood not rec um okay uh is there another Plumbing um company instead of a local plumber I know we've tried to go to the local maybe we need to try a company I can try clch they don't only be drained cleaning okay I'm I'm not familiar with I had my son do it but had kind kind of does he have insurance oh yeah he's been at business 20 something years contact him then you I mean I just I have to not vote on it but he I I showed him roughly walked outside and he goes that's three or four hours that ain't a big job so well then yeah we can just get a quote at least and then you can abstain from it okay okay and then for me that's it like I said the zoning Board of Appeals uh we have two people who are interest that's great other than that okay um all right so we have an appointment didn't we appoint Bobby NS last time no no this is just a piece of paper you don't have to do a motion that's our that's our tool that we use the okay um and then we have warrant number 12 payable water department payable and payroll so there's three so I'll it says table Yeah the payroll didn't come through oh table the payroll all right thank you that actually that's silly I do need a motion for Robert okay motion to approve Point Robert Holmes's interim Highway labor for the term July 1st 4 June 30th 2025 thank you when this position is no longer needed second any discussion all in favor I because after all what would we do without our papay um I would really like to see an expenditure report at some point soon maybe one um one came out about two two weeks ago was it two weeks old I sent it maybe let's put it on the agenda for next week's so that we can take a look at and make sure depart yeah they're worth theu I was just thinking about legal fees and wondering where they're at how so he ordered this all what's the dot fair share FY 24 expenses markings he used that for the line painting oh okay just water phase two so we pay the Royal water out of ours oh that comes out of never mind sorry this one's water there's money coming out of the principal SK project do we not want to let money come out of there yet I I I don't know what they had decided to do it's just2 but they uh have recently started applying for reimbursements through the loan so okay and then they've got out of their Capital expenses B State Contractor 17,000 I think that's the guy who keeps calling honestly okay so that but so they're paying the SC project out of their Capital expenses all right um motion to approve warrant number 12 for select board accounts payable for payment as well as warrant number 12 water Department accounts table for payment second any discussion all in favor all right uh we already did the part-time interim so we got Library trustees come on down wherever you like so um the nblc to the mass Board of Library Commissioners uh who are the granting organization are we getting feedback on this what's happening something squeak I can hear it did that just start it's not weing stilling lost picture the fan in there sque oh the table oh it did start when you all right check mark minus back no you can't um so anyway that the nblc which is the mass Board of Library Commissioners who are the funders who gave us the planning Grant also uh gave us uh uh recommendations of three Consultants uh they uh um highly recommend that we have a library consultant uh walk us through the process of developing the library U plan a building plan and uh they referred three people theyve work with before all three uh are retired uh Library directors uh who are now acting as consultants prance uh we interviewed all three of the people they recommend uh each one for 90 minutes uh the interview committee was Jeremy Hark and David Hobson and uh Nicole deio and me four of us met with each one of the respective uh consultants and did a 90-minute prview the end of which we had a reviewed period And it our choice of Consulting was unanimous uh and didn't take us very long to arrive at uh we found that Patricia Bassler was was down to earth realistic pragmatic great sense of humor uh upbeat just somebody you really wanted to work with um after that we reviewed the um their proposals in terms of uh how long they thought it was going to take to do to develop the plan and how much it was going to cost uh um patri Bassler U gave us an estimate of 20 to 30 hours at $100 an hour so we're talking2 to $3,000 that was twice as fast as the other two were proposing and a third the cost so we thought that was a pretty good thing uh so uh we subsequently Nicole subsequently checked her reference with Dean laraby who had worked uh in developing the um plan the building plan for the Berkeley Library and he said I would hire her again and again and again uh found her input and guidance was invaluable she has a very good relationship with the nblc itself in fact Andrea who's sort of our program officer at the nblc said that the application she did for uh berly was brilliant and perfect right so um this point any questions for me that we were are requesting that that we contract um you I think Joan has her resume with all her contact okay S no you're de we all have it we all have it oh you okay so um she's eminently qualified she's done it before she's recommended by the F the funding group that is is is running the project uh is's funding the project and we really liked it so great so you need from us um do you need us to go to legal to drop a contract we have an RFQ already okay that is approved by the mdlc in a sense like their suggestion for what this person bring to them and bring to us so I don't know if you want to use that as essentially the starting Place why don't we use that and throw it through legal to just get something approved and then it'll come back and we can sign it perfect we can give that to you this evening I'll I'll that to you perfect okay yeah do we need a motion tonight or should we wait I guess on the com um the funding that you guys have received is paying for per Consulting oh okay all of this is covered through the grant okay so that does not require any payment from the town whatsoever except for they do suggest you know how the town has approved the funding for the matching funds they suggest to keep everything like equally matched that the town and the grant because the grant funds should have 880,000 of that should have already come to you um that funding be distributed to each pay in 50/50 amount however the town wants to do that so the amount that's already been approved by the town to spend as matching funds with the Grant and the grant funding if it's $3,000 each pay a $1,500 out of out of the um stabilization and then also out of the but the stabilization account should not need any further Town approval because they approve that funding to be spent as matching funds on this grant at last town meeting okay so we should be good there yeah you shouldn't need any extra approval for that that's what the town voted for in April so that we'll just have to get that information out to vote of approval tonight uh we'll approve when we get the contract I think because we have so oh okay now does that mean that it's another week out vote yeah because we'll have to um have Council take a look and yeah okay but I mean we could um it's not even I was going to say go into contract negotiations but that's not what it is no no um I'd like to see the contractor with the lawyer has a safer so of course of course I just want make sure that they're usually pretty good in a week or so they they respond fairly well we should have it for next week I would think they probably will I will stay on them thank you so much I appreciate that just because we need to get this moving as quickly as neatly possible course thank you so much so just send me whatever you have today and I'll do it get it over to them tonight probably and I'll hound them tomorrow amazing I will send you the RFP if actually I already did send you the RFP that was just for her this yeah you did an RFP when it's only going to cost two2 or $3,000 we like to be thorough okay fair enough fair enough we didn't know when we went into it that's okay as I the other came in 10,000 each so sure wanted to do cross so you already have the RFP that's literally the contract okay I will resent it to you on the top of the inbox yes please do thank you that's being thorough always help has she given you any dra contract that she has used in the past no so typically they don't I I guess that like this is what they normally do okay okay this is essentially used as the contract so he'll probably just use whatever Basics and services contract just like the one for Kelly yeah okay sounds awesome great job um just for I am on I'm not really on the building committee no are absolutely not on not on the building committee it's FY the library building committee but I go to the library I've been going to the I went to one meeting I'll go to the next meeting and I don't vote yeah and they're open to the public I'm not voting yes yes so Jeff you would have to recuse yourself any select board member recuses themselves from voting oh I knew that but because you're considered an A butter yes that's right you guys got to get permission from me no no no my brother's next door you do him too and I I can buy him I'm just kidding but like it's it's just she's Town long enough to bug me she's a newbie as far as she's also in a butter I know I know every I can't particip yeah I know so unfair right town is unable to all right thank you Sor just kidding you you I hope you're real I do know that I do know sometimes I say things and people get offended can't offend you that easily that but I can not I think that's it for us is that it anything else next weekend is the like Christmas weekend in blord she'll be there Santa pancake breakfast and uh it's good for the gut and um the tree lighting and the gingerbread cookies for the children and the gingerbread cookies and the craft bear y CRA is the crafter here no it's up there it's so tight such a tight squeeze up there I don't know why they do it up well there's two of them isn't there one at the church yes no no it's at the uh historic building yeah there's one at the historic church has got something or that's the same thinge 62 thank you thank you and we will have a lot of upcoming Library goodness as well excellent got a lot of grand money to spend oh my god get me out of here yeah so what it is is fermented tea take yeah so