Finance
Committee Meeting
March
22, 2006
Judge
Welsh Hearing Room, Town Hall, Provincetown, MA 02657
Members
Present: Ruth Gilbert,
Chair, Mark Leach, Tom Thurston, Ed Gage, Walt Winnowski, Matthew Clark,
Members
Excused: Alice Foley, Sue
Buerkel, Robert Vetrick, and Ginny Ross
Also
Present: Keith Bergman,
Town Manager
Meeting
was called to order at 1:05 p.m.
ATM-15 Tax Relief for Income Eligible Seniors
Valerie Carrano
from COA explained proposed changes:
-Increase
exemption from $500 to $1,000.
-Increase minimum
age from 65 to 70.
-No change in
income
-Increase estate
amount from $28,000 single/$30,000 married to $40,000 single/$55,000 married.
Provincetown is
only town on Lower Cape that has not yet adopted these proposed changes. Based
on estimated calculations the net cost of these changes to town would be
$26,000.
Tom Thurston made
a motion to recommend. Walt Winnowski seconded and it passed 6:0:0.
STM-3 Land Bank-Open Space Acquisition of 74 Harry
Kemp Way: $340,500 borrowing
Dennis Minsky,
Celine Gandolfo and Robin Evans from Open Space Committee. Issue of access and
mapping was discussed and it was decided that Open Space Committee is only
responsible for purchase of land and that Conservation Committee is responsible
for management and mapping, etc. Robin Evans and Dennis Minsky are also members
of Conservation Committee and said that committee is functioning well and is
now aware of their responsibility for this land. Ruth Gilbert questioned
viability of this land as a “public park” and current condition of land. She
again stated her concern about locking this property into Open Space and
therefore eliminating possibility of affordable housing. Keith Bergman stated
that he would require cleaning and clearing of property by Theater Company in
Purchase & Sale agreement.
Matthew Clark made
a motion to respectfully request, in keeping with past votes and in the spirit
that public monies should be spent on public benefits, that the Conservation
Committee publishes maps and access points of public properties on the town web
site prior to Town Meeting. Walt Winnowski seconded and it passed 6:0:0.
Gary Delius
arrived at 2:00 p.m.
ATM-32 FY 2007 Human Services Grant Program:
$53,799
Jim Pipilas
speaking on behalf of Human Services Committee which is responsible for making
recommendations to town in the granting of funds.
Received 13
applications, all have received funds in prior years.
Mark Leach made a
motion to recommend. Gary Delius seconded and it passed 7:0:0.
ATM-7 FY 2006 Capital Improvements Program
2. Police Fleet
Replacement Program: $47,332 which would cover 2 new cruisers.
Ruth Gilbert would
like to recommend only one vehicle.
Gary Delius made a
motion to recommend $23,666. Tom Thurston seconded and it passed 7:0:0.
3. Parking Program:
$35,200 ($10,000 for used truck and $25,200 for new computers)
Gary Delius made a
motion to recommend $25,200 for new computers. Mark Leach seconded and it
passed 7:0:0.
4. DPW Stormwater
Master Plan Improvements: $150,000
Tom Thurston made
a motion to recommend. Ed Gage seconded and it passed
7:0:0.
5. DPW Road
Reconstruction Phase I: $400,000
Concern that work
is still years away and current working estimate will be outdated by that time.
Mark Leach made a
motion to not recommend. Matthew Clark seconded and it passed 7:0:0.
6. Water DEP Water
Management Permit/New Source Development: $500,000
Tom Thurston made
a motion to recommend. Gary Delius seconded and it passed 7:0:0.
ATM-11 Cape End Manor Transition Costs: $400,000
Matthew Clark made
a motion to recommend. Mark Leach seconded and it passed 7:0:0.
ATM-13 Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements:
$249,115 is needed to fund collective bargaining agreement with police union
for retroactive pay raises for FY 2005-FY 2007.
Gary Delius made a
motion to recommend. Matthew Clark seconded and it passed 7:0:0.
ATM -28 Nathan Freeman Building
Gary Delius made a
motion to recommend. Matthew Clark seconded and it passed 7:0:0.
Important issues
in Finance Committee Budget message to voters were discussed.
Meeting adjourned
at 3:55 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Phyllis
Lutsky
Phyllis
Lutsky
Recording
Secretary
Approved
by_______________________________on_____________