HomeMy Public PortalAboutmin 10-02-2012ELECTED OFFICIALS:
Mark S. Sideris,
Council President
Stephen P. Corbett,
Vice President
John A. Donohue,
Councilor At Large
Susan G. Falkoff,
Councilor At Large
Anthony Palomba,
Councilor At Large
Angeline B. Kounelis,
District A Councilor
Cecilia Lenk,
District B Councilor
Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr.,
District C Councilor
Kenneth M. Woodland,
District D Councilor
Watertown Town Council
Administration Building
149 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: 617-972-6470
SPECIAL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012 AT 6:30PM
RICHARD E. MASTRANGELO COUNCIL CHAMBER
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
Pursuant to the Call of the Council President and in accordance with Section 2.6 (c)(ii)
of the Home Rule Charter authorizing the Council President to call special meetings,
the members of the Town Council of the City known as the Town of Watertown are
hereby notified of a Special Meeting for the purpose of discussion and action on the
below noted matters.
DRAFT MINUTES
1. ROLL CALL: A Special Town Council meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm in
the Richard E. Mastrangelo Council Chamber, Administration Building. Present for
the meeting were Councilors John A. Donohue, Susan G. Falkoff, Anthony Palomba,
Angeline B. Kounelis, Cecilia Lenk, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr., Kenneth M. Woodland,
Vice President Stephen P. Corbett and Council President Mark S. Sideris. Also
present were the Town Manager Michael J. Driscoll and Council Clerk Valerie
Papas.
2. INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION:
a) Informational Presentation and action on the ESCO project. The Chair
recognized Ms. Phyllis Marshall who provided background on the ESCO project
process which was initiated in 2008. Ms. Beth Greenblatt Beacon Integrated
Solutions provided a power point presentation on the final budget neutral project
and twenty year contract.
Following the presentation, the Chair opened up the meeting to Councilors for
questions and or comments.
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Vice President Corbett asked; who is the general contractor and what is the
timeframe of the project.
Ms. Greenblath indicated that the general contractor will be Johnson Controls
who will provide most of the work in-house and will subcontract small portions,
all according to prevailing wage laws. She noted that the project will begin in the
spring of 2013 with lighting projects which will generate rebates that will offset
the negative cash flow. Much of the work in schools will be to the heating and
cooling systems and will take place in the summer when school is closed. The
project will be completed by spring of 2014.
Jim Cotton, Johnson Controls confirmed and elaborated on the timeframe, scope
of work, rebate program and completion date.
Vice President Corbett stated that estimating energy savings can be difficult due
to weather and human behavior and asked Mr. Cotton to elaborate.
Mr. Cotton stated that some of the savings are pretty straight forward and
therefore are guaranteed because they are calculated by using the current
consumption level versus the new energy equipment.
Councilor Lenk asked how the baseline changes over the twenty year contract.
Mr. Cotton stated that there is a provision in the contract to deal with the baseline.
Councilor Palomba asked if the rebates are a onetime benefit.
Mr. Cotton indicated yes.
Councilor Kounelis stated that because of the human element involved; that she
would like quarterly reports.
Mr. Cotton stated that they have removed as much of the human element as
possible with automated systems and controls that will generate trend reports
which can be read by the building managers and are reviewed quarterly by
Johnson Controls.
Councilor Piccirilli stated that this project has been a long time coming; going
back to 2008. He noted the tremendous value in the project and spoke in support
of using an ESCO in order to get the project done and realize the savings as soon
as possible. He further noted that the twenty year contract places the burden on
Johnson Controls.
Councilor Falkoff spoke in support of the program.
The Chair thanked all those involved in this project; especially the Budget and
Fiscal Oversight Committee and noted that the project will not only achieve
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savings; but also a better heating and cooling comfort level for all those in town
buildings and schools from employees to students.
The Manager also thanked all those involved in the project and elaborated on the
Committee's action items which included establishing an energy stability fund
and the need for seed monies in the amount of $64,000 which he will bring
forward on October 23th
VOTE ONE: Councilor Piccirilli read and moved: Recommend that the Town
Council move forward on the optimized $7.35M ESCO Project, seconded by
Councilor Kounelis and adopted by unanimous roll call vote with Councilors John
A. Donohue, Susan G. Falkoff, Anthony Palomba, Angeline B. Kounelis, Cecilia
Lenk, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr., Kenneth M. Woodland, Vice President Stephen P.
Corbett and Council President Mark S. Sideris voting in the affirmative.
VOTE TWO: Councilor Piccirilli read and moved Recommend that the Town
Council direct the Town Manager to negotiate a contract with Johnson
Controls for the ESCO project; including the addition of quarterly reports of
energy usage in all buildings under agreement, seconded by Councilor
Kounelis and adopted by unanimous roll call vote with Councilors John A.
Donohue, Susan G. Falkoff, Anthony Palomba, Angeline B. Kounelis, Cecilia
Lenk, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr., Kenneth M. Woodland, Vice President Stephen P.
Corbett and Council President Mark S. Sideris voting in the affirmative.
VOTE THREE: Councilor Piccirilli read and moved Recommend that the
Town Council review the establishment of an energy stabilization fund in
which to place rebates, grants, and funds from departmental energy savings.
The emergency stabilization fund will be used to pay the debt service on the
energy efficiency projects incurred under the ESCO agreement, seconded by
Councilor Woodland and adopted by unanimous roll call vote with Councilors
John A. Donohue, Susan G. Falkoff, Anthony Palomba, Angeline B. Kounelis,
Cecilia Lenk, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr., Kenneth M. Woodland, Vice President
Stephen P. Corbett and Council President Mark S. Sideris voting in the
affirmative.
3. MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS:
a) Consideration and action on the Committee on Personnel and Town
Organization's recommendation to proceed with a Staffing and Operational
Assessment of the Public Works Department.
The Chair noted that the Personnel Committee provided a report at the last
meeting and tabled any action on the matter so that Councilors could have
additional time to look over the revised Collins Center proposal.
The Manager provided a brief overview of the DPW study and related transfer of
funds.
Councilor Donohue moved to adopt the Committee's recommendation to move
forward with the revised Collins Center proposal, seconded by Councilor
Kounelis and adopted by unanimous voice vote with Councilors John A.
Donohue, Susan G. Falkoff, Anthony Palomba, Angeline B. Kounelis, Cecilia
Lenk, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr., Kenneth M. Woodland, Vice President Stephen P.
Corbett and Council President Mark S. Sideris voting in the affirmative.
Vice President Corbett moved the $21,000 transfer to fund the study, seconded by
Councilor Lenk and adopted by unanimous roll call vote with Councilors John A.
Donohue, Susan G. Falkoff, Anthony Palomba, Angeline B. Kounelis, Cecilia
Lenk, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr., Kenneth M. Woodland, Vice President Stephen P.
Corbett and Council President Mark S. Sideris voting in the affirmative.
The Chair asked for a motion to Suspend the Rules for a late agenda item. So
moved by Councilor Piccirilli, seconded by Councilor Woodland and adopted by
unanimous voice vote with Councilors John A. Donohue, Susan G. Falkoff,
Anthony Palomba, Angeline B. Kounelis, Cecilia Lenk, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr.,
Kenneth M. Woodland, Vice President Stephen P. Corbett and Council President
Mark S. Sideris voting in the affirmative.
The Chair asked for a motion to send a letter of support for fundraising efforts to
restore the Soldier's Monument at Saltonstall Park. So moved by Councilor
Woodland, seconded by Councilor Falkoff and adopted by unanimous voice vote
with Councilors John A. Donohue, Susan G. Falkoff, Anthony Palomba, Angeline
B. Kounelis, Cecilia Lenk, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr., Kenneth M. Woodland, Vice
President Stephen P. Corbett and Council President Mark S. Sideris voting in the
affirmative.
4. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Town
Council, Councilor Donohue moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 pm, seconded by
Councilor Woodland and adopted by unanimous voice vote.
Addendum