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CC MTG MINUTES FEBRUARY 6 2012 REGULAR MEETING OF THE AGAWAM CITY COUNCIL Minutes dated February 6, 2012 President Johnson —I call the meeting to order. Item 1. Roll Call ' President Johnson—I ask the Clerk to call the roll, please? ROLL CALL—10 PRESENT, 1 ABSENT (Councilor LetelIier) President Johnson — With ten present, one absent, we have a quorum. Councilor Letellier phoned me earlier today indicating that she couldn't make it. She's still recovering from surgery and she hopes to be at our next meeting. ' Item 2. Moment of Silence and the Pledge ofAlleQiance. President Johnson — I'd ask everyone to rise for a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance. Item 3. Citi en's Speak Time None. Item 4. Minutes I. Regular Council Meeting—January 17,2012 President Johnson — Is there a motion? Moved by Councilor Rheault, seconded Cichetti. Any discussion on approval of the minutes? All those in favor say Ay? ' Opposed? It's unanimous. We have one abstention from Councilor Rossi. Item 5. Declaration rom Council President None. Item 6. Presentation of Petitions Memorials& Remonstrances 1. TR-2012-1 - A Resolution Confirming the Appointment of Christina Thompson,70 Corey Colonial,Agawam,MA to the Agawam Housing Authority for an Unexpired Term Expiring the Second Monday in January 2014 (Mayor) ' 1 President Johnson — Is there a motion? Moved by Councilor Rheault, seconded by Councilor Cavallo. Discussion on the resolution? Seeing none, I'd ask the Clerk to call the roll please? ROLL CALL—10 YES, 0 NO, 1 ABSENT (Councilor Letellier) President Johnson —With ten yes, one absent, you've approved the resolution. 2. TR-2012-2 -A Resolution Placing Restrictions on a Portion of the School Street Park Property (Councilor Magovern) President Johnson — Is there a motion? Moved by Councilor Magovern, seconded by Councilor Perry. Discussion? Councilor Rossi? Councilor Rossi — Yes, thank you. I've had a chance to look over this information that was submitted to us by this Duffield Engineering Corporation that was hired by the person that's interested in building those condominiums and there's a couple of things in this report that give me significant concern and one is that they say in there, in the report, that that site is currently a public health hazard especially to younger children and that there were hot spots that need to have barriers put in place or have the soil removed. I don't see where the town actually should be encouraging any kind of development on that property and by saying encouraging I mean that we're being asked by the contractor to put a restriction on our property first of all, I don't see how putting a restriction on vegetation growth on School Street property is gonna significantly improve the health hazards that exist over onto the Corey Street property, seeing as how they do abut but that being said and by reading the report, there's still dangerous levels of arsenic and lead contaminations on that soil and it was suggested as I said earlier that barriers be put into place and that the, or that the soil be removed which brings the question that if we start construction over there, digging cellar holes and that sort of thing, and start disturbing that land, what kind of a hornet's nest are we going to disturb? Now, according to the report the contamination levels go down some, what, three feet I guess in areas. Who knows how far they do go down and if we start construction, adding construction to that ' property, what are we gonna uncover and if we start uncovering something that we are gonna need to get rid of, now we're talking about toxic waste which is gonna be very difficult and very costly to get rid of. 1 can't go along with this. I think the risks are too great. I think that the dangers that are associated with those risks, with blood level problems, kidneys, lungs, liver, blood disorders and cancers that could result from those possible contaminants, I think the risk is too great, too high a price to pay and I can't support any kind of building over there and the City has stated that they have no intentions of growing any kind of vegetables on our property, that even if they wanted to grow vegetation or food on that property, it would be wetlands and it would be prohibited so in final, let me just say, in summation, that I don't see in any way, how changing or putting a restriction on School Street property is gonna significantly improve the public health hazards that exist over on the Corey Street property and I cannot support this measure. President Johnson—Councilor Magovern? 2 Councilor Magovern — Well, I, what Councilor Rossi said was absolutely correct, and the report that he read which was one of the early reports that was done when this process was started, the report which was the last one that Tom Duffield filed results there is as he says, "the results from the risk assessment showed that no inherent risks exists from any of the work." I've spoken with the DEP on this issue. The DEP has stated that no risk exists. What Councilor Rossi was referring to was the previous report. Mr. Russo spent $65,000 to clean up what little remained of contaminated soil which was in the building and around the building. He cleaned that soil up. The soil was shipped off to Michigan. It is clean. The DEP has looked at Mr. Duffield's report, they've agreed with Mr. Duffield's report, what is being requested is just a simple statement that the town would not grow vegetables on a very small portion of the land which is as Mr. Rossi referred to as wetlands where you can't grow anything anyway. It's to close out this problem which has been there for years, you all drive down Rt. 57, you see that building and I think that that building being torn down and that site developed would put close to $200,000 back onto the tax rolls. So it's just a simple request that the town do their part. Mr. Russo spent money to put the analysis in on the town property to make sure that it 1 was clear and the town property is clear and that is a very minimal requirement which they're asking for so I favor this motion and I will be voting for it. President Johnson—Councilor Cavallo then Councilor Bitzas. Councilor Cavallo — I concur with Councilor Rossi on this I mean as all of you know, we read in the paper and hear on TV about the incident up in New York state with the girls having a form of Turrets Syndrome. Now they're trying to say that the environmental situation that occurred back what eight or nine or ten years ago isn't causing this problem with these children but you know you never know what happens five or ten years down the road and that's exactly what's happening here. If they do prove that there was a spillage of thousands and thousands of gallons of some kind of a ' liquid that certainly was a contaminant but so far they're going along a psychiatric reason as to why these particular girls and a 36 year old woman is now suffering from this particular like a Turrets Syndrome. I'm really concerned about things like that, about what happens down the road, who is liable? Is the owner of the property liable? But you know today, everyone gets sued. The town could get sued. The federal government could get sued if something happens. That's my concern. I have nothing against the developer or anything like that. It's just that I think it's a situation where I think we should proceed with caution. Thank you. President Johnson —Councilor Bitzas? ' Councilor Bitzas —Yes, Mr. President, if the land was contaminated, I would totally vote against and make sure that that land is clean but the - has spent $830,000 to clean this land so if the EPA was so strong restrictions they say it is clean, it is for me it's fine but some of the councilors here they are talking against that today, they were in favor to buy this land to the town for park. Are you guys kidding me? You want this land for the park? We have so much land there and you want this land which is already going to cost 3 tthe town more money. Let somebody else be responsible. If something happened there, if as Councilor Cavallo, Councilor Rossi said about it's not clean, they're going to clean 1 it. They're going to clean it before they build anything because nobody would buy any homes down there. I'd like to see this eyesore that stands there for many, many years,we have so many complaints from the residents, this is the icon for the Town of Agawam, you go 57 and see and you will see this eyesore in front of us, that's the welcome to our town? I think we should allow them this small restriction because this guy bought the property, we have no choice, we may end up in other law suit and I know we don't win lawsuits. What you want? I mean our hands are tied. What we asking you tonight is to give, to make an agreement not to grow fruits and vegetables in a wetland where it not going to grow anyway, what are we losing? It's a plain and simple, it's a common sense. The pro is a lot more than against it so 1, we have no choice then to see that area be clean, be owned by an owner that have the money to pay and clean up something there more and he is willing to do so. He owns the property and he asks us to do just one little thing not to grow vegetations in our property where we would never do it anyway so it's pretty simple. Thank you. ' President Johnson—Councilor Calabrese? Councilor Calabrese — Thank you. I agree with Councilor Bitzas on this. In a letter dated January 4 h of this year from Duffield Engineering Consulting, they issued a report and I'm quoting here now (quote) "a MCP )which is a Massachusetts Contingency Plan) Method 3 Risk Assessment was conducted and based upon the recent and historical soil samples at the site, the site does not pose a human health hazard." If no consumable fruits and vegetables are grown or consumed on the impacted property, we have a local developer that is willing to take on the oneness with his eyes wide open, this is not an unknown threat, this is not something that is laying in wait. This is a situation that we've been aware of for years. It has been remediated and we now have someone who's willing to invest his own money, to take this property, to put it back on the tax rolls with the restrictions in place, with full knowledge and full willingness to accept the responsibilities of any consequences going forward and I think we owe it to this individual, to the citizens of Agawam and to everyone that drives up and down Rt. 57 every day that sees that eyesore sitting there on our front lawn, to move forward with, again, with our eyes wide open, that we know that this is the history of this particular ' property. The people that contaminated the property, I'm told while we can't get blood out of a stone so we can't go looking to them so I'm going to be voting in favor of this and I encourage anyone that might be on the fence about that issue to join me. Thank you. President Johnson —Councilor Rossi and then Councilor Magovern. Councilor Rossi — Just for a point of clarification, the report that I was just referring to was dated November 17, 2011 and it's in the packet that you have in front of you and if you look down at 3.7 under conclusions, you'll see right at the bottom that says "on the basis of the criteria that the ASDR classifies the Agawam Sportsman Club site under current site conditions as a public health hazard because exposures have lead in the soil at 4 the site that can result in blood levels of health concern." Now that's November 17, 2011. Now you all have this in front of you. I am not making this up. This is not my ' study. This study was bought and paid for by the contractor. I don't understand why the contractor would be interested in building on property that his own engineering firm says that it has the likelihood of contaminants within that soil and it has to be understood that ' when you start digging and constructing, digging into that soil that the possibilities could exist that health conditions are gonna be present and cause greater risk so if you want to talk about the risk to the community, let's talk about the risk to the community but let's stay on point. This isn't some, I'm not referring to something that took place two years ago or three years ago, this is the contractor's own engineering firm dated November 17, 2011 and I don't think anything has changed since then and I don't think that there's anybody sitting on this dais and certainly not the engineering firm that prepared this report can say with any degree of certainty that there's no public health hazards that exist on that property. President Johnson — Councilor Magovem? ' Councilor Magovern — What I pointed out earlier is that Councilor Rossi is correct. He is reading from a report prepared November 1 lch however what he is reading is the back- up historic documentation of what that property consisted of before the remediation work was done. It was done before the $900,000 was spent by the government to clean it up. It was done before $65,000 was spent by Russo Construction to clean it up. The report that Councilor Calabrese read which states that there was absolutely no health hazard to the property today was dated just a month ago and that is the current report. Nobody would be foolish enough to try to build condominiums in a contaminated site and I guarantee you that Russo Construction, Mr. Thomas Russo, is not a foolish person and he is not going to build condominiums on a contaminated piece of property. Almost a million dollars was spent to clean up that site. What you are reading is what the historic data was about that site before the final clean up was done. That site is clean. There is just one very small part where the state says, or where the information came back that you cannot grow vegetables — that's all. It's a clean site. Every test boring that was done, all the well water that was tested this past fall came back and passed every single tsolitary mandatory DEP regulation which was stated by the DEP and stated by Thomas Duffield. President Johnson—Councilor Perry? 1 Councilor Perry—Yes, thank you Mr. President. I guess through the Chair to Councilor Magovern, then why didn't he state that this was historical information in the conclusion? I mean when I read this report, I'm reading what they're telling me as a conclusion that it's a health risk. Why did he not say this was a health risk before the clean up started— Councilor Magovern — Because what you're reading is the actual report that was prepared prior to — Councilor Perry—It doesn't say prior to anywhere in this report Councilor Magovern. 1 5 Councilor Magovern —It's the historic information that you asked for— Councilor Perry — Then why doesn't it state that? When I read this report, I'm reading "in conclusion" is the information that it's a health risk, that's what I'm reading right here. Councilor Magovern—(didn't turn an microphone) ' Councilor Perry —No, I still have the floor and the bottom line is I'm reading the final conclusion. I understand, I read all the information too Bob and in my mind cuz I have to make a decision in my own mind based on the information that's before me and I'm not a soil expert in any means but humbly myself when I Iook at this, it's still telling me there's a risk there. I think we need to look further into this to possibly get the expert up here to tell me because if I don't hear from him, I have heard it from him and that's how my vote's gonna be and she doesn't have to read it again Bob, 1 heard her the first time. Councilor Magovern—May I? President Johnson —Councilor Magovern? Councilor Magovern — You did hear from the soil expert. The soil expert is Mr. Duffield who wrote the letter that you said that you heard read by CeCe, Councilor CeCe Calabrese, that is the current report. What you are reading is ancient information. Now if you wanted to get the expert up here, you could pay him the $150 an hour for him to show up and give his report but he did give his report in that letter. That is the final analysis. All the letters say that is the final analysis so I can say nothing more, you can read what you want to read but the facts are that property has been cleaned. President Johnson — I would take a moment to step from the Chair since we're on the third round. Stepping from the Chair and speaking as a councilor now, it's my understanding from looking on the DEP website and reading this report, there was another round of soil sampling that was done in August and September of 2011 and that the results that are cited in this report are from the August/September, 2011 soil sampling. The EPA only cleaned up the surface of this property. They didn't clean up anything below 18 inches to 24 inches because they were in there to remediate only the immediate public health hazard which was on the surface of the property. The soil ' sampling here was done to a depth, I believe, of 36 inches so I believe the report that Councilor Rossi and Councilor Perry have cited is the accurate report. Obviously, the information that I have gives me pause for more questions than it does answers and the ' questions that I have regarding this are we're being asked to place a restriction on town property. It's more than just preventing the growing of vegetables, it's also "no excavation into the ground shall be allowed without addressing the health hazard associated with residual contaminants" so we can't put a shovel in the ground on that portion of School Street Park without filing something with DEP. That's a little more than just growing vegetables which I agree with the characterization that's it's doubtful 6 that we're gonna grow vegetables on that portion of School Street Park. By the way, fanning and the growing of vegetables is an exemption to the Wetlands Protection Act and allowed so it's not fair to say that since this is "wetlands" that you couldn't farm it because farming is one of the exceptions but we're also presented with an agreement that the town entered into with EPA relative to payment of proceeds from the sale of the property which frankly as a Title Attorney I don't understand and I would need further information on it and we're also being asked to do this all so the property can be sold to a developer who to my knowledge and in my checking with the town hasn't submitted a proposal relative to this property. So before at least my vote is cast on this, I'd like to know what the developer proposes to do with the property, it was zoned by the Council A-3 on a previous developer's proposal to build condominiums but A-3 also allows for 1 the construction of apartments and/or single-family and/or I believe multi-family houses. So I would want to know what the proposal is before I would cast my vote and beyond that I understand the Sportsman Club didn't know what they were doing many, many years ago resulted in the contamination that exists but they contaminated what was county and is now town property. I can't vote to enter into an Agreement with them to make it all go away by placing a Deed Restriction on the property. I need a little more information before I can cast my vote so that's just my stand. Getting back into the Chair, I believe Councilor Cavallo and Councilor Bitzas had their lights on. Councilor Cavallo — Well I was making a Motion to move the question so I felt that ■ there was enough debate that's been done on this already. Councilor Bitzas —It's too early. President Johnson —I didn't hear a second to the Motion. Councilor Bitzas? ' Councilor Bitzas — No I just want to if you some of the councilors the need more J Y Y information, can you table this for the next time for information, I don't want to see this ito be down, to go down. Now the point, what we're here, it's just very simple to allow not to grow vegetation to be consumed by us and if we grant to develop that area of the park, there is no way in the world anybody with brains is going to be develop that area because first of all it's a wetland, let it stay that way forever. So we're not going to do any excavation, not going to build anything, just let it be because as 1 said before, I hate to see the eyesore continue and even you say it's contaminated, what can we do? What's this Council supposed to do? Leave it like it is, be worse, or let the other developer come, take it, build, clean if needed and we have the report here, can see from the DEP ' (?) that came to us on January 4, 2012 after the report that Councilor Rossi read, after it was clean so for me if that was contaminated, if one iota there was problem with it, I vote totally against and I would make sure that EPA go down there and clean it up and spend 1 another million dollars if needed, not $930,000 because if it's contaminated we should, everybody of us make big noise and ask them to go down there and clean it up. If you feel that it is contaminated, what are we standing for here? Race up and go and clean this property, no matter if it's sold or not sold, if we put restriction or not put restrictions. Thank you. 1 7 President Johnson — Just a Point of Information, the placing of a Deed Restriction indicates the property's contaminated. If it weren't contaminated, there would be no need for a Deed Restriction. That's just 21E — 101 so as I said I read it as Councilor Rossi and Councilor Perry read it that the soil sampling that was done after the EPA clean up showed that the property was still contaminated and contained a high health hazard relative to Iead. I had involvement early on in the process as the City Solicitor in getting EPA to come in and clean up the immediate public safety hazard so I'm aware of what they did from the beginning because I was involved in getting them on site with the ' assistance of personnel from Mass DEP to clean up just the surface contamination. This soil sampling from my reading of the report was below that level of clean up by EPA. ' Councilor Bitzas — Mr. President? At this point, I will make a Motion to Table, til we have both these answers and decide next time because very, very important issue about that so I make a Motion to Table. President Johnson -- We have a Motion to Table by Councilor Bitzas, seconded by Councilor Calabrese. I'd ask the Clerk to call the roll on the Motion to Table. ROLL CALL — 6 YES (Councilors Bitzas, Calabrese, Johnson, Mineo, Perry and Rheault), 3 NO (Councilors Cavallo, Magovern and Rossi), 1 ABSENT (Councilor Letellier) and 1 ABSTENTION (Councilor Cichetti) President Johnson —With six yes, three no, one abstention, one absent, we've tabled the item. 3. TR-2012-3 -A Resolution Appropriating from the Community ' Preservation )Fund and Authorizing the Expenditure of Community Preservation Funds for the Creation,Construction and Preservation of Land as a Park for Recreational Use on Property Owned by the City of Agawam and Located on School Street(Referred to Ad Hoc CPA Committee) (Councilor Bitzas) President Johnson — It was previously referred to the Ad Hoc CPA Committee. Their report indicated their desire to withdraw. Is there a Motion to Withdraw this item from the Agenda? Councilor Bitzas — I asked with a letter to withdraw this item and I hope pretty soon to be reappear and this money, the two million dollars, with the $500,000 or not, I hope the CPA still continues to support this money to finish the park because it's well spent CPA money useful for everybody else so at this point I'd like to withdraw that until later. ' President Johnson —We have a Motion to Withdraw by Councilor Rheault, seconded by Councilor Bitzas. All those in favor say Ay? Any opposed? It's unanimous. The item has been withdrawn. ' 4. TR-2012-4 -A Resolution Re-authorizing the Application and Acceptance of a Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive i8 ' Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs for the Construction of School Street Park, School Street/River Road,Agawam, MA. (Referred to Ad Hoc CPA Committee)(Councilor Bitzas) President Johnson — And again this was referred to the Ad Hoc CPA Committee and they've asked that the item be withdrawn based upon the fact that the town was not successful in obtaining the grant. Is there a Motion to Withdraw? Moved by Councilor Bitzas, seconded by Councilor Rheault and Councilor Magovem. Any discussion? All ' those in favor of withdrawal say Ay? Opposed? The item is withdrawn. Item 7. Report off'Council Committees ' None. ' Item 8. Elections None. Item 9. Public Hearings ' None. Item 10. Old Business 1. TO-2012-1 -An Order Granting or Renewing a AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT Device(s)—Community Laundromat,305 Springfield Street, Agawam,MA. 01001 (Referred to License Committee) (Clerk) President Johnson — We have eight items on that were referred to the License Committee. Do we want to get the report of the License Committee and then take the items one at a time? ' Councilor Rossi — Well, if I may Mr. President, I would like to first of all give — the Licensing Committee did meet and it's unanimous, they made a favorable recommendation for passage and if I may for the sake of convenience group items 1 through 4 and 7 through 8, they're all Automatic Amusement License and I'll read them into the record if I make the Motion to take them as a Group if that's the Council's pleasure. Councilor Rheault—Second. ' President Johnson — All in favor of taking those items which are the Automatic Amusement Device Renewals as a single item say Ay? Opposed? It's unanimous. ' Councilor Rossi—Thank you. TO-2012-1- An Order Granting or Renewing a AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT Device(s) — Community Laundromat, 305 Springfield Street, Agawam; TO- 2012-2-An Order Granting or Renewing a AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT Device(s)—Ray-Mar, 9 Inc., dlbla The Elbow, 386 Walnut Street,Agawam; TO-2012-3 - An Order Granting or Renewing a AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT Device(s) — Friendly's, 19 Springfield Street, Agawam; TO-2012-4 - An Order Granting or Renewing a AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT Device(s)—Springfield Turnverein, Inc., 176 Garden Street, Feeding Hills; TO-2012-7-An Order Granting or Renewing a AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT Device(s)—American Legion Post 185, 47 Springfield Street, Feeding Hills; and TO-2012-8 - An Order Granting or Renewing a ' WOKLY AMUSEMENT Device(s) — Take Five, Frank DiBenedetto, 944 Springfield Street, Feeding Hills. ' President Johnson — We have a Motion to Approve those six items, is there a second? Moved by Councilor Rossi, seconded by Councilors Cavallo and Magovern. Discussion? rush by way of Point of Information, TO-2012-5 does not involve an Automatic Amusement Device. It's a Weekly Amusement License. Councilor Rossi—My correction. That is correct. ' Prosident Johnson — Any discussion on those six items? Hearing none, all those in favor, or I should say I'll have the Clerk call the roll on these. Barbara, could you please call: the roll? ROLL CALL— 10 YES, 0 NO, 1 ABSENT (Councilor Letellier) Pr+ sident Johnson — With a vote of ten yes, one absent, we've approved those six licenses. Now we have TO-2012-5. 2. TO-2012-2 -An Order Granting or Renewinga AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT Device(s)—Ray-Mor, Inc., d/b/a The Elbow,386 Walnut ' Street,Agawam,MA. 01001 (Referred to License Committee) (Clerk) President Johnson —Please see Item #I above. 3. TO-2012-3 - An Order Granting or Renewing a AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT Device(s)—Friendly's, 19 Springfield Street, Agawam,MA. ' 01001 (Referred to License Committee)(Clerk) President Johnson—Please see Item#I above. ' 4. TO-2012-4 -An Order Granting or Renewing a AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT Device(s)—Springfield Turnverein,Inc., 176 Garden Street, ' Feeding Hills,MA. 01030(Referred to License Committee) (Clerk) President Johnson—Please see Item#1 above. 5. TO-2012-5 -An Order Granting or Renewing a LICENSE for a CLASS I or II Dealer(s)—ACE Auto Body,263 Main Street,Agawam,MA. 01001 ' (Referred to License Committee) (Clerk) 10 ' President Johnson — Is there a motion? Moved by Councilor Rossi, seconded by Councilor Cavallo. Councilor Rossi, the report? ' Councilor Rossi— Yes, again the Committee met and gave a favorable recommendation for passage by the City Council and if I may include that item with TO-2012-6 An Order I Grpnting or Renewing a LICENSE for a CLASS I or 11 Dealer (s) — Sarat Ford, 221 Springfield Street,Agawam. President Johnson — We'll take that as a Motion to Amend, is there a second? Motion made by Councilor Rossi and seconded by Councilors Bitzas and Cavallo. I'll take a voice vote on the Motion to Amend to include 2012-6 along with 2012-5. All those in ' favor? Opposed? It's unanimous. I'd ask Barbara to call the roll on TO-2012-5 and TO- 201 2-6. ' ROLL CALL —10 YES, 0 NO, 1 ABSENT (Councilor Letellier) President Johnson — With a vote of ten yes and one absent, we've approved both Class I ' an4 11 Licenses for ACE Auto Body and Sarat Ford. Thank you to the License Committee for meeting and giving the recommendation. 6. TO-2012-6 - An Order Granting or Renewing a LICENSE for a CLASS I or 11 Dealer(s)—Sarat Ford,221 Springfield Street,Agawam,MA. 01001 (Referred to License Committee)(Clerk) ' President Johnson —Please see Item#5 above. 7. TO-2012-7 - An Order Granting or Renewing a AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT Device(s)—American Legion Post 185,478 Springfield Street, Feeding Hills,MA. 01030 (Referred to License Committee) (Clerk) President Johnson —Please see Item #1 above. 1 8. TO-2012-8 - An Order Granting or Renewing a WEEKLY AMUSEMENT Device(s)--Take Five,Frank DiBenedetto,944 Springfield Street, Feeding Hills,MA. 01030(Referred to License Committee) (Clerk) President Johnson—Please see Item 41 above. Ite it 11. New Business 1. TR-2012-5 -A Resolution confirming the re-appointment of William Euliano Jr.,38 High Meadow Road,Feeding Hills,MA to the Agawam ' Board of Health for a term expiring the first Monday in February,2013 (Mayor) President Johnson —That will go on to our next Agenda. it ' 2. TR-2012-6 -A Resolution confirming the re-appointment of Richard Bennett,29 Willowbrook Drive,Agawam,MA to the Historical Commission ' for a term expiring January 1,2014 (Mayor) President Johnson— Will also go on to our next Agenda. i3. TO-2012-9 - Transfer of$5,000.00 from Line Items—Reserve Fund (#16605-57300) to Clerk Regular Temporary(#11611-51020) (Mayor) President Johnson — That item should be referred to the Finance Committee, next Agenda. ' 4. TO-2012-10 -An Order Granting or Renewing a LICENSE for a CLASS I or II Dealer(s)—Paul J. LaPointe d/b/a The Car Connection, 820 Springfield Street,Feeding Hills,MA. 01030 (Clerk) tPresident Johnson —That should be referred to the License Committee next Agenda. ' Item 12. Any other matter that may legally come before the City Council. President Johnson — I think I started at that end last time so we'll start at this end this time. Councilor Rossi? Councilor Rossi--Nothing tonight. President Johnson —Councilor Mineo. ' Councilor Mineo —Just one thing. Barbara, if you could email me tomorrow so we can set up a meeting for the Finance Committee and nothing else. ' President Johnson —Councilor Magovern? Councilor Magovern —Nothing really this evening except Barbara if you could do me a t favor and send a Notice to Chris Golba. I had asked a couple of months ago for him to investigate the possible conversion of some of our trucks from diesel to natural gas (LPN) ' which I think would be a great savings for the town and more energy efficient and they're investigating it but I think the whole Council might be interested in finding out a little bit more about how we can use some LPN or the natural gas. Thank you. ' President Johnson —Councilor Rheault? Councilor Rheault -- My question, I know you wrote to the Mayor on several questions and j I wondered if the response was given. President Johnson—On the Sportsman Club property? Councilor Rheault—Yes. 12 President Johnson — You have a copy of everything that he sent in response to my M6mo. Councilor Rheault—Thank you. President Johnson —Councilor Perry? Councilor Perry —Nothing this evening, Mr. President. Thank you. President Johnson—Councilor Cichetti? ' Councilor Cichetti—Nothing this evening. Thank you. President Johnson—Councilor Calabrese? Councilor Calabrese — I just want to renew the invitation for people to stop by the Agawam High School while the Agawam High School Robotics team is in their building season. They are there Monday through Thursday from 6 to 9, Saturday from 9 to 4 and Sundays from 12 -5 and it's really quite a treat to see what these kids are working on. ' Doo't need to let them know you are coming, just stop on in. They'd love to see you. Thank you. President Johnson—Councilor Bitzas? Councilor Bitzas — Yes, Mr. President, two things, The first, I think it's very important ' we'have a Public Safety Committee and nothing more important than this committee let they go investigate the TR-2012-2 and see about the contamination, make some phone call, do some work and next time have the report to the Council with other report from the i Mayor so I hope Mr. President we have the Public Safety Committee of the City Council to investigate to hear both side of the story. The other thing is and very good news, you probably saw on television, probably be in the paper pretty soon, a lady from Fee Oing Hills, Susan Deville who is the Manager of Easthampton Bank on Main Street besides the S2000 she gave us for the Rotary Club for the Harvest Festival, I ask her as a merniber of the Friends and we discussed about the van and they, she actually went to the President and the Board whatever they do and requested the $25,000 so last week, we got $25N0 for the van which will be a twelve-seat van with the lifters. So personally as a friend of Susan's and of course beside the Town of Agawam, I'd like to thank Susan Deville and Easthampton Bank for the great donation to the Town of Agawam and to the Senors. As a member of the Friends of the Senior Center, I think we try to make the ' seniors of Agawam their golden years a lot golden and more happier and I think we have one of the best senior centers and it's the envy of the other towns so thank you Susan. President Johnson —Councilor Cavallo? Councilor Cavallo—I have nothing to say this evening. Thank you. 13 President Johnson — The Chair only has one item. You found at your place tonight a 1 single page breakdown of the re-design of our sub-committee system that Council Vice Prgsident and myself worked on. I'd ask you to take a look at it and if there's consensus or 'there's problems get a hold of Barbara or myself, hoping that if there's some 1 consensus on it that I can draft the item to place on our next Agenda which would modify out. Rules and Regulations to allow us to go from the sub-committee structure that we h#e now down to this would call for four standing sub-committees and maintaining the existing four budget sub-committees with the responsibility for the Capital Improvement Budget shifted to the Finance sub-committee. They would again be four five-member sub-committees and I put down the mission statement for each sub-committee along with ' thei sub-committees that each would replace. So if you could take a look at it. Let us know if there are any questions or concerns. If not, we'll try to get it on to the Agenda and see if we can move forward on the reorganization. With that, the Chair will entertain a Motion to Adjourn. Moved by Councilor Magovern, seconded by Councilor Perry. All those in favor say Ay? Opposed? We're adjourned. Thank you. A ftrnment. 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 14 1