Town of Hull: Advisory Board Minutes 3/13/17

TOWN OF HULL

ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES

Date of Meeting: 3-13-17

Meeting Start: 7:05 pm

Adjourn: 9:20 pm

Town of Hull Advisory Board Meeting

Attendance:

Member	Present	Absent	Other
			Phil Lemnios
			Chris Russo
			Jim Dow
			John Struzziery





David Clinton	X
Jay Polito		X
Peter Larsen	X
Jill Dennard		X
Bob Carney		X
John Tiani	X
George Boylen	X
Dan Sullivan	X
Robyn Healey	X
Jason Frady	X

Exhibits	Description

20170313	Winter 2017 Newsletter – “Sewer Works”

Town Manager Update

· Nothing has changed at the state level with regards to state aid

· Planning for a tough FY18 at the state level

· Executive board is recommending a 16% increase in health care costs

· Hull schools lost approximately $180K in grant money

· The Town is planning for the winter storm on 3/14/17

Fire Department Budget

· Requesting a 1.96% increase in budget in FY18 ($3,322,727)

· Aquarion has agreed to replace 6 hydrants per year

· There are a total of 365 hydrants in town

· Chief informed Advisory Board that hydrant replacement project will be 90 – 95% complete by Fall 2017; the $40K in capital planning will continue for repair needs

· Approximately 2600 calls per year, 1400 transports / year to the hospital

· Grant received (approximately $1 million) for self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)

· Planning for a Captain’s retirement in May 2017

· Mandatory retirement age is 65 for the Fire Department

· Planning for the eventual replacement of the ladder truck

Department Public Works Budget (Highway / Sewer)

· Highway

o Requesting a 1.80% increase in budget in FY18 ($1,132,503)

· Snow and Ice

o Requesting a 0.0% increase in budget in FY18 ($74,830)

o Town costs to clean up snow are approximately $1500 / hour

o Snow removal costs in 2017 have been below average

· Park Maintenance

o Requesting a 4.76% increase in budget in FY18 ($64,200)

· Sewer

o Requesting a 1.80% increase in budget in FY18 ($1,132,503)

o Enterprise Funds Account supported by user fees, not general tax revenue

o Department consists of 4 full time employees, including Department Head

o Woodard and Curran took over running the sewer plant (from United Water)

o John Struzziery was newly hired as Director of Wastewater Operations to manage the wastewater plant

· Getting estimates for landfill closure

o Working on pre-closure engineering work

Committee Updates: Capital Improvements Committee, Beach Committee, others

No update.

Meeting Minutes Review / Approval

Motion: Vote to approve 3/21/16 minutes by George B, seconded by Peter L

Member	Motion	Second	For	Against


David Clinton			X
Jay Polito
Peter Larsen		X	X
Jill Dennard
Bob Carney
John Tiani			X
George Boylen	X		X
Dan Sullivan			X
Robyn Healey
Jason Frady