So is that an option for the presidents of the associations to join us in close session? >> No, >> they could talk to you in open session. They could tell you their opinion in open session, >> but you shouldn't share your opinion with them in open session >> because then you get into public and that's illegal. >> I mean, if if three if three of you said we feel this way, that's done because that votes over now. Whatever it is, Even if it comes a month later, the vote's over. That's not that's not how you bargain. >> And and what I'm saying is if three of us Well, okay. >> I'm just I mean I I'm I'm I'm listening. I I And I and I understand I I hear what you're saying. Um and I I'm pushing back just I mean we're we're pushing back on each other and that's okay, you know.
Uh so it could be it could be a saver for for rates in the end. >> Thank you. Seeing nothing further on the sewer enterprise fund. All those in favor, please raise your cards. Thank you. And opposed. That passes overwhelmingly. We've now approved the individual line items in the budget. Now, we need to approve the overall funding mechanism. For that, I'll entertain a motion for the general fund that the following amounts be transferred from the respective accounts. EMS revolving $200,000. dog license dog licenses $25,000 and that the balance of 85,243,865 be raised and appropriated B for the water enterprise fund that 3,935,500 be raised through the water race for the sewer enterprise fund that 6,395,000 be raised to the sewer rates for the rubbish rubbish collection enterprise fund that $1,98,000 be raised to the solid waste rates. for the Fields Management Enterprise Fund that 5,000 be raised through fees for field usage.
Um the other important piece of information uh was that it's um the timeline because I think we talked about this at facilities was well what kind of lead time do we need going into the heating season to to say we have to pull the trigger and really do this um this band-aid. Um they said about two weeks from you know install to heating. Um I would just double it just [laughter] because you never know what's going to happen. So, um, uh, typically our heating season starts early to mid October is when we really start calling for heat in the mornings at least, um, in the high school. So, um, you know, as we approach the end of, um, summer, we should really have a solid game plan on how we're going to move on this. >> And they can do that though while school is in session.
I mean, but I the the process that's working in Chico is working and I think we're coming up with a you know good solid negotiated agreements and I I don't I don't know that something this would be a a fairly dramatic change to do something like you're suggesting now >> if you want to get input from the groups on what has been what their impression is of what's been shared you can ask Or you can make time for them. If they want to say something, you can say, "Do you want to be on the agenda and speak your mind for, you know, a few minutes?" We'll put you on there. That's okay. Eileen, I cut you off. I'm sorry. >> No. Well, because you know, I was here when when we did involve more public input into the bargaining process. It was awful. Ugly, awful demonstrations, shouting.
For the cable access enterprise fund that $427,000 be raised through cable franchise fees for the stormwater enterprise fund that $450,000 be raised through stormwater rates and for the economic development special revenue fund that $310,000 be appropriated from available meals tax funds. Do I have a motion? All those in favor, please raise your cards. Thank you very much. And opposed. That passes overwhelmingly. And we have a budget for next year. Yeah, it's okay. Article five, transfer to OPED trusts sponsored by the town manager and finance director to see if the town will transfer $375,000 from the OPED contribution account to the OPED trust or pass any vote or take any action relative there too. The finance committee recommends, but don't leave now. We're just having so much fun. I'm just gonna pause for a minute. I I know people are going to leave. Let's just let them leave and not try to work while they're doing so.
It's not we have to shut the school down to convert over >> as long as we don't need heat that day. So, we would want to do it before heating season starts. We did it in September for example. >> Does that shut off the hot water too or no? >> Um yeah, we we'll have to we'll have to game plan all of that, right? We'll have to >> we will we will work out all those logistics. [laughter] >> Okay. >> No one has >> And when you put the RFP out, I mean, what are you looking at as far as having people come in to actually look at possible scenarios on what to do with the building? You know what I mean? Are we talking about is it a year down the road? Is it 6 months down the road? Is it three months down the road?
How come how come that our kindergarten teachers aren't getting, you know, I mean, it was off. And it wasn't until we got away from that and went to interest based bargaining that all of those things changed and I would say interested bargaining doesn't absolve us provide direction for and vote to accept collective bargaining agreements uh and monitor the collective bargaining process. I think the purpose of this has been my experience the purpose of closed has been that monitoring the collective bargaining process but we have not defined provided direction for we just listen to our team come in and say hey so this is you know we've started and we put a whole bunch of things out and that's what I that has been my experience and because it's in close session I it has to be in such broad terms that You can't even talk about what's in closer because there is the the mandate by the Brown Act that things in closed are confidential.
You can't talk while you're leaving. For those of you in the cheap seats, plenty of seats in the orchestra section opened up. All right, we'll let them wander out. So, as I was saying, the finance committee recommends that the town so vote. Miss Sinca, >> thank you. Thank you, Mr. moderator. Since establishing the OPE Trust Fund in 2015, the town has remained disciplined in its policy of preunding these future costs. This request continues that decadel long commitment, ensuring we stay on track to lower our long-term unfunded liability. Ashlin is not only meeting a long-term obligation, but also protecting the town's AAA bond rating affirmed by S&P Global rating since 2016, which keeps our borrowing costs low, ensuring that future infrastructure projects remain affordable for our taxpayers. Thank you for your past support of this transfer. I hope you will continue to support it this evening and moving forward.
>> So, so the RFP the this initial there's going to be several stages um of of this evaluation and and from evaluation and assessment to a final project and a new heating system. So, this initial phase is really to assess and evaluate the system as a whole. This accomplishes two things. Number one, we are we are required to assess and evaluate our HVAC system um per state statute. Um and so it will check that box. We'll have a report on how our heating and ventilation system is working in the buildings. It's going to do Whiskanir and and the high school, right? So we'll have a a solid report on that. Um and then provide options, different options. Um, one of the the suggested feedbacks from um, Paul Czecho uh, in the draft RFP was not to take the initial RFP as far as a schematic design for different heating options, but just as far as an assessment of the of the system and what are some valid options on what to do, geothermal, steam, hot water, you know, whatever that looks like.
So can I talk to the bargaining unit about that? And I would say no. So, so how how is it that we are providing direction if we can't even all we can do is approach our teams our our groups and say >> how's it going and they get a chance to to at least say their part but that's that's the only they can only speak to two people at any one time because otherwise it's a parame can talk at the board meeting. >> They can tell you at the board meeting. >> I mean, if CTA wants some time agenda at a board meeting to share their whatever they want to share, >> they could do that. >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. Absolutely. Or CSA. I'm not trying to exclude CSA >> or they could or they could uh >> or the managerial group, >> whatever.
>> Thank you. To allow discussion, I'll enter a motion that the town transfer the sum of $375,000 from OPED contribution account 01915-51709 to the OPED trust account 881000-49710. Do I have such a motion? >> Discussion they all left. Huh? I was kidding. Seeing none, uh we'll vote. This will require a simple majority. All those in favor of the motion on article five, please raise your cards. Thank you. And opposed. That passes overwhelmingly. >> You're out of order. >> No. One else say a word. Article six, annual consent article general sponsored by the select board. See if the town will vote the following consent articles which I shall not read in their entirety. Grant program authorization, road contracts, contracts in excess of three years, lease purchase agreements, revolving funds, grant easements. The finance committee recommends the town approve article six as set forth in the warrant and set the maximum amount that may be spent on revolving funds in subsection five of article six.
Um, and then that would be the first phase. The next phase after we discuss and say where do we want to take this would be then to come up with a schematic plan. That would be an additional you know step in the process. So we're we're talking at least probably a year before we really know exactly what to do 8 8 to 12 months. >> Um yes. So like I get that we need it for the heating season, right? But we're potentially looking at needing it for two heating seasons. So, you know, do we have any other options, right? Because renting it for one year is bad enough. >> Renting it for two years, we probably could have bought it. And do you know, does Whiskaner use this type of boiler? And could it be repurposed after it was used here? I mean, I don't know.
I'm just saying any group that wants to share with the board can do that and then >> even on a non-aggenda item >> your job well sure I'm thinking but they could have more than three minutes if they want to get agendas and then they can you you would then use what you heard from them what you've heard from us you know with the the the district team and then you can help >> okay >> guide the the stuff I mean that if that's important but you can't >> that would not be a discussion it's you can ask questions clarifying but You you have to be very careful about sharing your opinion in an open session meeting regarding a particular topic that's being discussed in negotiations. >> There's being discussed >> restrictions and everything else about >> I'm I'm well aware of bargaining law. I'm very well well aware of it and I mean I know what side bargaining is and I' I've been I've been to herb hearings and I understand that and that's why I'm saying that that this is it's important that we that we don't sherk our duty to provide direction for and vote to accept collective bargaining agreements.
Given the nor the routine nature of the items contained within consent articles, they're normally voted without discussion. As such, I will ask for a motion and then move directly to a vote. Do I have a motion that the town approve? Second. >> I got to read the motion first. >> I I really appreciate the enthusiasm, but town council's over there watching me with daggers. If the town approved, article six is set forth in the warrant and set the maximum amount that may be spent on revolving funds in section subsection five of the article six as follows. Senior program revolving $25,000. Town building rental $75,000. Town of Holist and animal control revolving $114,000. Library materials replacement $5,000. Hazardous waste revolving $10,000. Sidewalk construction fund $50,000. Guidance revolving fund, $50,000. Food inspection program, $20,000. Electrical inspections and gas inspection revolving fund, $200,000. Tobacco pro program revolving at $10,000.
>> Yeah, Whiskan Air is is has a different boiler system. Um unfortunate but fortunately or unfortunately um [laughter] >> don't worry >> fortunate for the yeah um so and um and Wiser spoiler was just replaced uh last summer I believe as well so that's good news we don't not would have to worry about that one um so I think there's this is early stages what we the what we wanted to bring this to facilities immediately when we knew in the last several weeks that this is going to be an issue that we really need to to to get a handle on um over you know toward over this the course of the summer before next heating season. Bad news does not get better with time. Um so we wanted to share it out as soon as we had it so that we we know that we're all starting to look at this.
And that's I guess that's it. >> Okay. kind of lost sight on what the next were. >> It was motioned and seconded and there was there was discussion. >> That's where we're at. >> Can we repeat the motion? >> Please cl move to put on the May 20th agenda since it's a timesensitive issue for the board to have a discussion regarding the direction to the Unifi School District. by board president. So just to be clear at the that meeting then we'll have a further discussion that looks like this or there will be action taken to I'm sorry I've kind of lost sight what will >> I don't really know okay >> what will happen at at the May meeting in terms of this particular motion. I don't I don't I don't know. >> But the goal is to have a discussion about how we provide oversight and direction setting to the bargaining team.
Ambulance revolving $90,000. Recreation revolving $600,000. Vaccination clinic revolving $30,000. >> Preston, where are you? >> 900. Thank you for that. And now >> first got to make the motion. >> Thank you. >> Preston only does seconds. These will require This will require twothirds vote and we'll start with a card count. All those in favor of article six. Please raise your cards. Thank you. And opposed? I declare twothirds. Article 7, Annual Consent Article, Community Preservation Act, sponsored by the CPC. See if the town will vote the following items. Community preservation funds, FY27 annual appropriations from FY27 estimated revenues to committee administrative expense, $68,298. from FI27 estimated revenues to historic reserva resources reserve to community housing reserve and to open space reserve $136,956 each and undesated bottom reserve $956,169 Oaks Oak Street bond payment to appropriate $128,650 from the undesated budgeted reserve account. High School elect athletic fields bond payment to appropriate $284,200 from the undesated budget reserve account.
So all really good questions Aaron and those are all scenarios that we need to really evaluate and look at. And do we know the likelihood of the other, you know, pieces of it not going if we lost eight in five days? I mean, could we be at a point in the next >> 3 weeks that we have limited hot water? >> It could it could be tomorrow. >> It could, right? I mean, we there's no way to predict. Yeah. There's no tool that I can take to go up to the boiler to >> test it. I think it's just hard to see, right, that it was slated for replacement in, you know, 2005 or recommended to be replaced and here we are in, you know, 26 talking about it. So, we know, you know, and it's no one was here, right? Um, so I think that's hard to hear, but >> at the end of the day, you know, what is our disaster plan if we lose hot water before June 20th?
>> That's not what I got. >> Okay. >> I thought it was >> I think bargaining teams need to know philosophically how we feel about I I think >> like particular items. >> Not not particular items but like for example, it's important that for for this board, I feel that we are able to um end with a physically sound decision. you know, there are there are things that um and and uh I think again um h how is it that we do the thing that it says we're supposed to do? And what you what I what I've heard repeatedly is, well, that's all. I'm saying I don't think that that I don't think that that meets our um I don't think that's the litmus test because nobody ever knows how the board feels and what I'm hearing as well the the board knows how how we or that the public knows how we feel because because we listening in close and I'm like I don't think that meets our burden.
Warrenwood's bond payment to appropriate $145,000 from the following FY27 CPA reserve accounts. Historic reser resources reserve $46,400. Open space reserve $39,150. Undesated budgeted reserve $59,450. Valentine estate to appropriate $46,536 from the following CPA reserve accounts. Open space reserve $6,650 undesated budgeted reserve $39,886 or pass any vote or take any action relative there too. The community preservation committee recommends the town so vote. The finance committee recommends the town approve the CPC consent article as set forth in article 7. As with article six, due the routine and recurring nature of this article, I will ask for a motion and then move directly to a vote. Do I have a motion that the town approve the CPC consent article as set forth in article 7? >> All those in favor, please raise your cards. This requires a simple majority. Sorry, please raise your cards again. I've forgotten to mention it required a simple majority.