Date:  May 1, 2006
Time:  7:00 PM
Place:  Town Office
Present: Selectmen Jerry Greene and Richard Rockwood and Recording Secretary Peggy Arn

1) Selectman Greene made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting to a non-public session per RSA 91-A:3,II(b).  Selectman Rockwood second the motion, with all in favor.

2) Selectman Greene called the regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen to order at 7:25.

3) Steve Williams from NRPC, TE Sidewalk Committee Members Dawn Tuomala, Tracy Hutchins-Bardsley, Steve Elliott and Carl Anderson attended the meeting to discuss the work NRPC has been doing for the Sidewalk Project.  Steve Williams began the dialog by explaining what NRPC has done for the project to this date.  He stated that the contract with the town in the amount of $25,000 would be the maximum through the entire project.  He stated that whatever work is necessary to complete the project will be done and the contract amount will be the only payment required.  He explained the work that they had done and what additional work would be necessary to complete the project.
Selectman Rockwood expressed his concern over lack of explanation of invoices submitted to date.  He stated that there was a lack of data to support the hours being charged the town.  He stated that the town needs to see the reports and data they have collected so far.  Mr. William responded by saying that NRPC used guidelines used by DOT when preparing their billing.  He also told the board that they had invoiced only for work done during August, September, November and December.  They had not charged the town for work done since December.
Dawn Tuomala expressed her concerns about the quality of one of the projects they did for presentation to the Department of Transportation and the time that was spent on projects that she thought was not necessary. Other committee members expressed their concerns with NRPC’s work.   These issues were discussed further with no resolution at this time.
The next issue was that of the contract with the engineering firm and the administration of the contract.  Ms. Tuomala said that she and the members of the Steering Committee wanted to be the contact for daily decisions that would have to be made.  All agreed and that NRPC did not have to be contacted when the town had interaction with the engineering firm.  It was also noted that there will be a meeting with the engineering firm to discuss revisions to their contract with the town.
Mr. Rockwood stated that he would like to receive copies of any data or reports generated by NRPC and Mr. Williams said that no one had asked for them previously and that is the reason they had not been given to the Steering Committee.  He stated that the documentation they have on the project will be forwarded to the town but a  price.  Selectman Greene thanked Mr. Williams for attending the meeting and addressing the Steering Committee’s concerns.

4) Mr. Bill Carnduff, representing the WLT Ambulance Board, attended the meeting to discuss the issue of Workmen’s Compensation Insurance.  Mr. Carnduff stated that they had applied and had been accepted at LGC for Workmen’s Compensation Insurance for the employees of the WLT Ambulance. He explained that they had worked with LGC’s legal department and that by changing their by-laws to met LGC’s requirements, they could obtain the required insurance.   He had received the invoices from PRIMEX for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 for the WC coverage not paid for. This was due to lack of correct information given to PRIMEX.  Discussion ensued as to how and if these invoices would be paid.  Mr. Greene stated that there was a possibility that the amounts could be negotiated with the insurance company and that a payment schedule could be agreed upon.  Selectman Greene also stated that Lyndeborough and Temple would have to pay their share of the cost of the insurance.  There was no decision made at this time.

5) Mr. Greene and Mr. Rockwood agreed that another Board meeting would be scheduled this week so the entire Board could review the issue and make a decision to sign the amended by-laws as presented by the WLT Ambulance Board.

6) Mr. Greene informed Mr. Rockwood that the member towns of the Recycling Center had met last Thursday.  One of the items on the agenda was the cost of disposing of large propane tanks.  Selectman Greene made the following motion:

                The disposal charge for 30, 40 and 100 lb. propane tanks will be increased from $4.00 per tank to $25.00 per tank
                due to the cost of disposal by the Recycling Center.

     Selectman Rockwood seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

7) The Board reviewed and signed one Intent to Cut Timber and 3 supplemental Intent to Excavate applications.

8) The Board reviewed a letter from a homeowner for a renewal of a temporary certificate of  Occupancy of a three unit apartment house.  Two apartments have been renovated and the third will be completed in June.  The Board agreed to the request.

9) Carylyn McEntee, Director of the WLTEMS, sent a letter to the Board from NIMS (National Incident Management System) and the incident command system informing them of a training session for Wilton, Lyndeborough and  Temple Fire, EMS, Police and Officials.
The training will take place on June 26, 2006 in Wilton.  The Board was asked if they would notify the Fire Department and the Board was also urged to attend.

10) The payroll and the bills for the week ending April 29, 2006 were reviewed and approved.

The meeting was adjourned on a motion at 9:30 PM.

Respectfully submitted;
Peggy Arn, Recording Secretary