TOWN
OF
SPECIAL
MEETING MINUTES
CALL
TO ORDER:
Carl Rohrbach called the meeting to order at 7:00
p.m.
Members
Present:
Tony Bruno, Frank Lawlor, Dave Palmer, Jr., Alice Van Tasel and Carl
Rohrbach
Members
Absent:
None
Others
Present:
Fire Chief Bill Meier, First Selectman Dave Pinney, Selectwoman Kathy
Devlin, Selectman Ernie Allsup, Town Planner Patrice Carson, Fire Marshal Walter
Summers, 2nd Deputy Chief Ed Pagani, SVFD Association President Steve
Minikowski, SVFD Association Vice President Rick McDonald and Bill
Bouchelle
FIRE
MARSHAL:
UPDATE/DISCUSSION OF ACTIVITIES/ISSUES:
No
report.
APPROVAL
OF FIRE MARSHAL:
PAY REPORTS:
No
action.
FIRE
CHIEF
·
Installation of hydrant at Rte 83
and
·
Internal high and low pressure water
supplies in the Firehouse need to be evaluated after shut off of high pressure
supply damaged in-line back flow prevent valves following tanker fill
procedure.
DISCUSSION
OF PROPOSED FIRE COMMISSION ORDINANCE:
·
The
Fire Commission, the Selectmen and officers from the SVFD Association and the
Fire Department in attendance reviewed and discussed the changes from the Town
Attorney to the Fire Commission’s proposed ordinance.
·
The
First Selectman will review pertinent comments with the Town Attorney to obtain
the final version of the ordinance.
DISCUSSION
ON 2004 PLAN OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT WITH REGARD TO FIRE SERVICES LONG
RANGE PLAN:
·
Discussions
with Town Planner identified anticipated areas and type of new building
development within the Town over the next 10-20 years.
·
The
Fire Services long range plan has to expand the priority needs identified in the
2004 PoCD by identifying
o
new
equipment to respond to fire emergencies and protect firefighters with the style
of residential buildings currently being or proposed being constructed in
Town
o
changes
required to meet NRPA medical and fire emergency response times to the northern
and hilly portions of Town including need for satellite stations and new
ordinances and zoning requirements.
REVIEW
OF YEAR TO DATE BUDGET:
With
nearly 42% of the 2004/2005 fiscal year completed the overall fire service
budgets appear on target with some probable transfers from one line item to
another.
ADJOURNMENT:
A
motion to adjourn was made at 9:25 p.m. by Mr. Bruno,
seconded by Mr. Lawlor and passed unanimously. The regular meeting on December 16, 2004
has been canceled. The next regular
meeting is January 20, 2005 at 7 pm at the Somers Fire House.
Respectfully
submitted,
Carl
Rohrbach, Jr.
Chairman