Submitted by Meryl Phair

Present:

1. Roxanne McCaffrey, Chair
2. Patrick White
3. Chuck Cardillo

Also present: Michael Canales (Town Administrator), Chris Marsden (Facilities Management), Police Chief Darrell Fennelly, Hugh Page (Highway Dept), Michael Buffoni (Water Dept), Tony Campetti (Sewer Dept)

1. Report from Chris Marsden, Facilities Management:
   1. Keeping up with routine maintenance around town.
   2. Regarding streetlights and light bulbs, a note that lights have been fixed on the South Street Bridge.
   3. Replacement bulbs coming for the cemetery fence along with eight replacement posts.
   4. Planning for next year is underway and are looking for available funding sources for the fence/gate at the water and sewer plant along with planning for electrical work.
2. The SB unanimously approved the August 5, 2021 meeting Minutes.
3. Police Chief Fennelly requested approval for a conditional offer of employment to promote reserve officer Chad Heath to full-time status. Fennelly provided some background information that necessitated the promotion.
   1. Officer Michael Bourisk is leaving the Stockbridge Police Department at the end of the month.
   2. Officer Heath is a reserve officer for both SPD and Becket. With the new police reform bill, as of July 1st all police officers in MA have become full-time and the status of reserve officer is no longer recognized by the state. In response to this, a “bridge academy” is being developed which enables reserve officers who have been trained at a reserve academy to bring their training up to the requirements of full-time. The offer of employment is contingent on Officer Heath completing the requirements of the “bridge program”.
   3. The Town has funding for Officer Heath to attend the program.
   4. The board unanimously approved the conditional offer of employment of Officer Heath to full-time. Officer Bourisk’s last day will be August 27th and Chad’s first day will be August 28th.
4. Highway updates from Hugh Page.
   1. Cleanup continues on the highway garage.
   2. The department is moving forward with cleanup, mowing and roadside maintenance.
   3. Preparing and planning for next year. This year they have been at a disadvantage in terms of summer cleanup help and overall employment.
   4. Every five years National Grid does cuttings around electrical wires, so they have been out doing these types of maintenance projects.
   5. Canales and Page are scheduled to meet with MassDOT about paving projects and will discuss updates at the next SB meeting.
5. Michael Buffoni, Water Department, reported
   1. The Curtisville Utility Bridge project has been closed out and if there are extra funds they will use them for security purposes.
   2. The Tuckerman Bridge project is waiting for Foresight Land Services to send back a signed copy of the contract, same with the contract for the pump station.
   3. Quiet Knoll water tank had its first full inspection which is done every five years and it went well.
   4. Rolling along with sampling of Stockbridge Bowl in partnership with GZA. Compared to last year water is more turbid, stratification is up, and seeing a difference in water supply.
6. Tony Campetti, Sewer Department, reported
   1. Huge amounts of rainwater this summer creating a lot of work
   2. Work on sewer in downtown Stockbridge as drainage was undersized and needed updating.
   3. Wanted to recognize Mark Viola and the efforts of others who worked throughout July when Campetti was away.
7. Canales reported
   1. The completion date for the Larrywaug Bridge was originally October 30th but due to weather they lost three weeks because of high-water levels and the contract has been extended out to November 19th. They may have to come back in the spring to do a handful of small punch list items, but the bridge will be operational on November 19th.
   2. Deconstruction of the Averic Road Bridge will begin in September, construction of the new bridge will happen in October, and it should be operational by November.
   3. Garage project complete.
   4. There was a question by Stockbridge Resident Peter Ungaro about the Talbot Center and if it will cost the Town money. Canales said that in the next couple of months they will be making decisions about the Talbot Center, costs, etc. and will have more information soon regarding the structure.
   5. All ash trees in Ice Glen have been treated. The bids are out for the hemlock trees and are due back on August 25th.
   6. The cemetery study is out to vendors and Canales is waiting for a response back.
   7. Chime Tower project: Canales recommends that construction begin next fall. The project could be accelerated to begin next spring into summer but that would mean construction would be happening during tourist season. If construction begins after Columbus Day next year it can be done by Memorial Day; all the work can get done in the off season. Following discussion, SB agreed to the proposed timeline.
   8. The Town is contracting with Foresight to get an evaluation on Tuckerman Bridge and should have that information soon for the Select Board.
   9. The pump station project is moving along.
8. BSO requested an extension on entertainment licenses for September 5th, October 11th and October 18th to 1am while September 19th is set at midnight. Kyle Ronayne was present on Zoom as a representative for the BSO events.
   1. The Select Board took comments from the public which included statements about the sound level and traffic from Tanglewood weddings not being much of an issue, seeing no difference between 12am and 1am, 12am being a reasonable time for ending the event as that has been the limit in the past.
   2. Ronayne confirmed that the Linde Center, where the events are to be held, is indoors and soundproof.
   3. McCaffrey pointed out that as a venue in a residential district, the precedent must stay consistent. In the past they have limited events to 12am.
   4. The board unanimously approved keeping the entertainment license to 12am.

Meeting adjourned.