What was said

Stormwater Task Force, November 17, 2022

the recording · 0:14 long, about 1,725 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately well

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The town published an agenda for this meeting. No minutes have been published; the recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.

The short version

  1. ▶ 13:59The task force took no votes other than adjourning; the meeting was informational.
  2. ▶ 1:24Members heard that the asset management grant contract with CEI is still being finalized with the state, with work expected next year.
  3. ▶ 2:07CEI's contract includes exploring a stormwater enterprise fund; funds are encumbered and the town manager authorized work to continue.
  4. ▶ 9:08The DPW stormwater lead was asked to track staff hours on stormwater tasks and share initial data at the next meeting.
  5. ▶ 12:57Approval of the backlog of meeting minutes was deferred to January, and the December meeting date was left open.

Why it matters — our reading

  • A stormwater enterprise fund would change how stormwater work is paid for, from general taxes to fees on property owners, so the study and the DPW time tracking are early groundwork for a bill residents could later be asked to pay.
  • Nothing was decided, so the fee question is still at the information-gathering stage and no fee has been proposed.

Watch next

  • Initial DPW stormwater staff-hours data, due at the next task force meeting.
  • Whether the task force meets in December or January, and the vote on the backlog of meeting minutes, deferred to January.

feesgrantspolicyroads and dpwtown departmentswater sewer

Present: Todd Dwyer (chair); Bill Bernard (member, remote); Matt Proctor (member); John Beale (member); Richard Tremblay (member); Danielle (minutes taker); Adam Bernie (land use director); Janine's iPhone (caller by phone, remote). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

No substantive votes heard. 1 procedural.

The money

  1. ▶ 1:24Asset Management Grant

    The contract with CEI is still being finalized with the state and work is expected to get underway next year.

  2. ▶ 2:07Stormwater enterprise fund study (CEI contract)

    CEI's contract includes exploring a stormwater enterprise fund; funds are encumbered and the town manager authorized work to continue using them.

  3. ▶ 3:10Stormwater fees and expense tracking

    Tracking DPW time and expenses is expected to inform how fees are assessed, though that is a long way off.

    as heard:12 or 16 months

Settled without a vote

  • ▶ 9:08The DPW stormwater lead was asked to track staff hours on stormwater tasks and share initial data at the next meeting.
  • ▶ 11:57Members were asked to email agenda items to the chair and the land use director; the December meeting was left to member preference, with January as the alternative.
  • ▶ 12:57Review and approval of the backlog of meeting minutes was deferred to the January meeting, with comments to be sent in the interim.

Public comment

  1. ▶ 1:04Chair asked for public comment; none offered.

Where the time went

Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.

The whole meeting, in order

  1. ▶ 0:02Call to order and roll callinformational · 1:02 long
  2. ▶ 1:04Public commentnone offered · 0:20 long · public comment
  3. ▶ 1:24Asset Management Grant updateinformational · 0:43 long · grants
  4. ▶ 2:07Stormwater enterprise fund exploration by CEIinformational · 1:44 long · water sewer, fees
  5. ▶ 3:51Flat Hill Road drainage and detention basininformational; owners asked to clean the basin · 5:17 long · roads and dpw, planning and zoning
  6. ▶ 9:08Tracking DPW stormwater effortdirection given to track hours · 2:03 long · roads and dpw, town departments
  7. ▶ 11:11Next meeting date and email systemDecember meeting undecided · 1:46 long
  8. ▶ 12:57Meeting minutes backlogdeferred to January · 1:02 long
  9. ▶ 13:59Closing and adjournmentadjourned · 0:31 long

What the captions could not carry

  • Whether the December meeting will be held was not settled in the captions (stretch around 671-695 garbled).
  • Adjournment vote count not stated; speaker of the motion not identified.
  • Speakers are not identified throughout the Flat Hill discussion.

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