[This transcript was generated automatically from audio using AI and hasn't been reviewed by a person -- it can contain mistakes, including plausible-sounding sentences that were never actually said. Treat it as a starting point, not a verbatim record.] [0:04] All right, welcome everybody to be July, I mean June 9th. [0:10] Excuse me, I have no authority meeting. [0:13] I'm a beautiful sunny, warm afternoon. [0:17] And we are at Shrewsbury Towers, and thank you very much for hospitality. [0:25] And there's someone who wants to start off with the minutes. [0:26] Mr. Mayer, please, Mr. Chair, I'd like to make a motion that we approve the May 12th, [0:32] 26 minutes as president. [0:33] We have a second. [0:36] All in favor? [0:37] Aye. [0:39] Before I go to the second manner, I just wanted to welcome Al Bishop. [0:43] Al Bishop to our board. [0:45] He is the most recently appointed resident member of our board. [0:51] So welcome Al. [0:52] Thank you. [0:53] Okay. [0:53] Thank you. [0:54] You want to make speech? [0:57] All right. [0:59] All right, the next matter is the treasures report, what we have any questions, comments? [1:05] Discussion. [1:06] It's great. [1:10] Anyway, okay, that does not require a vote, as you can see, we've got plenty of balances. [1:15] We'll go to the revolving account. [1:20] Questions, comments, discussion? [1:22] Yeah, I have a question, Mr. Chair. [1:23] This is a very pricey FW web build, it's like 10 down, [1:30] 2351 for 5685, that's just things. [1:34] Water heater. [1:36] Four. [1:37] Friends. [1:38] Friends is current. [1:40] Yeah. [1:40] That's okay. [1:41] Three phases. [1:42] Okay, so that's one water heater? [1:44] A bit, I'll be able to count one of these. [1:46] And it's that, which one is this? [1:48] Three phases. [1:49] Three phases. [1:52] then that's my only questions to turn. Okay. Anybody else? Nope. All right, [1:59] they've been for the question. This is what anybody want to make a motion? [2:03] Now, if the pleasure of the board, I will make a motion to approve the Vendor [2:08] Register 47 checks in the amount of 14251594. [2:14] Can we have a second? [2:16] Second. [2:16] Can I have a favor? [2:18] Aye. [2:19] There you go. [2:20] Thank you. [2:23] Okay. [2:24] If you'd like a night to make a motion, [2:26] we approve the section eight vouchers for the payout. [2:30] Four checks in the amount. [2:32] 59 38 18. [2:35] Motion to be able to second. [2:37] Second. [2:38] All in favor? [2:40] Thank you. [2:42] Can you bring on it? [2:43] to make a mouth, which is a section of eight half checks, a total of 140 checks in the amount [2:51] of $1.95, 164, 64, and just for the record, that's a landlord-term checks for it. [2:59] Do we have a second? [3:01] You know, in favor? [3:02] Hi. [3:03] Okay. [3:03] Thank you. [3:05] Thank you. [3:05] Go on. [3:06] If you'd like to make a motion, do a good favor. [3:09] Okay. [3:09] Okay, roll for the month of May as granted and then we just take turns done here who's turned his head [3:15] All right, there is the second do we have any questions to be known ever. Bye. Bye. Thank you [3:23] Okay [3:25] Kelly [3:26] All right, as you see there's two four six faith and sees at Francis gardens [3:31] This was the domino effect. I was talking about with the transfers moving down to the first [3:40] Out of four maintenance guys, Gary being the supervisor, the three maintenance are in each [3:47] of one apartment, [3:51] where all set with the champ, like we have those people lined up in the [3:57] transfers or all sets moved down and around once these apartments are done. Then we have another [4:03] apartment at Elizabeth Street, it's a champ, persons already selected, maintenance is not in that [4:11] apartment. Family units were all mixed up, and in that's all the guys were in [4:20] purpose rate as no it's a three bedroom they got that taken so we [4:27] cut this family up and it looks like everyone everyone at Francis is either a [4:36] local or a vet but not at Elizabeth no but we have [4:49] two vacancies here and Gary is [4:51] actually in one of those units. [4:54] But he movement. [4:57] So that's a total of six, right? [5:01] That's eight. [5:03] That's eight. [5:03] That's just way to get in one month. [5:05] That seems higher. [5:06] Is that not usually high? [5:08] So you spread then? [5:10] What are we talking about? [5:11] It's high though, because it's a movement from second floor to the first floor. [5:15] That's Francis. [5:17] I have a question. [5:18] Yes. [5:19] I know our goal is to get people in as soon as possible, which means you have to, which is probably why you're working as much as you are. [5:26] If we have this many vacancies, do they give us kind of any slapped? [5:30] Oh, not really. [5:32] I could have answered that one. [5:34] I could have answered that one. [5:35] But she does. [5:36] There is a method where she can get help as she needs it. [5:39] So I have reached out to a Western who has a vacancy initiative team. [5:46] I'm going to Worcester for training tomorrow, so I will be talking to someone there, who will come out? [5:54] Look at the apartments that we have taken, then they go back and they'll give us the price. [5:59] I mean, we're still going to have to pay Worcester for if we hire or if we do not hire a subcontractor. [6:07] We're going to have to go that way, which Gary has already had a subcontractor come out to give us estimates. [6:14] So I'm weighing both. [6:19] Obviously not worth the differed method. [6:21] Obviously we'd love to see our own maintenance people. [6:25] Finish this but understanding that eight vacancies in one month is just a tad much. [6:32] It's actually nine if you come. [6:34] Because six if Francis wanted a lizard at the end two here. [6:37] Nine, right? [6:38] Six to three. [6:41] So, okay. [6:43] All right. [6:43] Okay, so you want to know? I like. Okay, [6:49] the Boucher Program were a hundred percent. [6:54] And then we have these socials and reports. [6:59] And Patty's are twenty-eight, for instance. [7:03] Okay. [7:07] And we have CPC and affordable housing crusts. [7:11] Updates. Kathy, do we have anything? [7:13] It's not, like as we do have at town meeting, community preservation, it doesn't, they're [7:21] free. [7:24] Multiple proposals, warrant articles, [7:28] and so that went well. [7:30] Public comment, how fast? They all pass, which that's good. So there are three. One was a we doing some work at the schoolhouse down here on the corner of. [7:40] Not a schoolhouse number 2. [7:42] Schoolhouse number 2 in the corner of Old Mill and May. [7:47] Thank you. [7:47] Did you pay me? [7:48] Thank you. [7:50] I appreciate that. [7:51] The other one was some lights, [7:54] Ammonisable fields, [7:55] which will be great for [7:57] the people in different sports socks, [7:59] soccer, lacrosse, softball, [8:01] half-lay there, [8:02] and then the third one was [8:07] rural there. [8:11] We did the school house, we did the lights, and oh, this is important too because it's [8:22] rental assistance program. [8:23] So what about housing trust is doing a rental assistance program, pilot program, which [8:28] would be great if they could continue that on. [8:30] So those were the three that passed. [8:32] Um, they will kind of reconvene and start collecting new applications for new projects, [8:40] starting, you know, probably starting in July. [8:42] It is a revolving, um, calendars, people present their eligibility and on, I think that's [8:50] pretty, that's pretty much CPC and a photo-blog housing trust on Elizabeth, not much [8:54] has happened out there. [8:56] Um, nothing. [8:56] Have we heard from the consultants? [8:58] No. [8:58] And I have to admit, as I was pregnant with this meeting, I don't remember hearing back from them. [9:06] So I may not have set the message, so I will check back and if I haven't done that, I will follow up with her. [9:12] Okay. [9:12] So that could be on me. [9:14] Well, you would have thought that they'd reach out to me. [9:17] They said they were going to once they... [9:19] And they did reach out to me. [9:21] And what they were waiting for from Oscars, the determination on what land we were going to do. [9:25] And then I think we figured out that maybe that extra piece that we thought was town owned is, in fact, one of the fields, so then we [9:33] pedaled it back at our last meeting and said no, we're not going to include that. We'll just go forward with what the land is as proposed. [9:39] Okay, so then it is on us. [9:40] It is on us and her last message to me was you let us know when you're ready and I may or may not have sent that message before I could up from this table. [9:48] I will check and if I did, I will follow up if I did not. [9:52] I was sending it. [9:52] Great. [9:55] Okay, that's it. [9:56] If you see a photo of a husband trust, no, [9:59] Kathy, do you remember when the board voted you [10:02] and as the representative from the housing authority? [10:06] Whether that required a letter from Kelly to go to the sound clerk [10:11] to notify them of your appointment [10:13] because I went up there to get sworn in [10:15] and they didn't have anything. [10:18] Well, the term my term officially ends the end of June. [10:22] Yeah, so I think so you can wait until July or I think as a formality and we voted on it [10:31] So maybe we should send the letter anyway, and then there's a paper trail and then you would be able to get sworn in [10:37] I did tell them the effect of July 1 and they are [10:41] Emma said that she would give you direct access to all the information [10:44] So maybe she's waiting for that letter as well. Just give you the email address so that she can do that. Who's that? Emma is [10:52] Emma O'Connor is the liaison with the building building department. [10:58] So Griffin O'Neill and Emma O'Connor are the talent fields that sit on that. [11:02] But I think if you send it to Sharon, I would badly find it. [11:08] Okay. [11:08] And we just did talk about yesterday because when this special meeting came up about whatever sidewalk [11:13] they're talking about, I responded Richard was fond of committee and they said no. [11:16] Richard's not on until July 1. [11:18] because then I respond is that I can't make a conflict, [11:20] so no one will be there, and that's fine. [11:22] They're just looking for a couple of forms [11:23] so they can have a vote on something. [11:24] Okay, okay. [11:26] Where is the side of the list? [11:29] Pop. [11:30] Not a force. [11:31] Not a force. [11:31] I didn't, it's, I didn't, honestly, [11:33] because I, when they announced it, it came out yesterday, [11:35] and I knew I couldn't attend. [11:37] So I didn't pay that much attention. [11:41] Which is pure curiosity. [11:42] I think it has to do with, [11:43] it might have to do with a project from last year, [11:48] That's why I was wondering what they were going back to the drawing board on something for [11:53] how or not must be there. [11:54] Yeah, let me tell you I can tell you for sure. [11:57] Yeah, the arrow would people really circle the wagons on the CPC because of that. [12:01] Yeah, sure. [12:02] And that's the goal. [12:03] Really is for having individuals to go out and you know if it's on town or property [12:08] you need a town partner, so they partnered with Parks and Rec. [12:11] Same with the lighting. [12:12] Yeah, there was actually the lighting came directly from town. [12:15] So the individuals are like, come from directly [12:19] from towns, town employees. [12:24] It's a side with work, an hour would park like a project. [12:29] And there's a, I guess it's a part of the project [12:32] that wasn't anticipated, so they're [12:34] asking for some additional funds, medium for $20,000, [12:38] but not significant. [12:39] $14,000. [12:41] OK. [12:41] Now, we have Kelly and something to talk to this about relative symptoms of the pay [12:47] capital plan. [12:50] Yes, the 2026 capital improvement plan is for five years, so this year they are giving [12:58] the house in the 30, 236,400, that money needs to be in projects. [13:11] So I did a list of projects with this building, [13:16] the tenants are in need of a new mailbox cluster. [13:21] The high-rise windows, [13:26] I don't know if they've ever been washed. [13:30] That's something that I think the tenants would really like appliances. [13:35] This was a big idea, I know this. [13:38] As Gary and I was talking, we'd the contract of who would get the high rise, they would have to have a lift. [13:47] For a couple of days, it's probably not going to be one project. [13:51] It's probably going to be over a three day. [13:53] We'd have to coordinate with the tenants because they would have to take the air conditioners out. [13:58] Someone so we would find a certain windows [14:03] Didn't work or we're leaking so did it's a plan [14:10] Appliances we're looking at get stovable refrigerators. Is that every stove and refrigerator in this? [14:18] I know on unit turn-over, which we do [14:21] I was just gonna say yeah, but just they have [14:26] Yes [14:29] line painting for the parking, a stairwell doors, a walkway to the park bent under the tree. [14:42] We can add the money to the roof. [14:56] A new flagpole. [15:01] Flawing for the apartments here. What do you mean Edmunds remove? We're going to need a new roof in the future. [15:11] So you want to set up an account? We've been because we're looking probably at 500,000 to 1 million to redo the roof. So we've been putting a little away. So this would be putting 50,000. [15:25] Okay, to that. [15:26] Yeah, what do we have in that account now? [15:29] Probably about 250. [15:32] Okay, so we're pouring in there. [15:34] Yeah, so let me ask you, [15:41] this is just from fiscal year 26, right? [15:44] It's five years. [15:46] If you look at this, it's a five year plan on the X2 pages. [15:55] But the first page says 2364 from fiscal year 26. [16:03] So, puts it in 26. [16:05] That's what they're doing with us. [16:06] So if you just take any questions out, in each year they act. [16:11] That was my next question. [16:12] The two thirty six are giving us this year. [16:14] How does that never compare to last year's number? [16:18] Right up top of my head. [16:22] It's probably around. [16:24] Okay. [16:24] So the first thing you have twenty six is just my own. [16:27] So, yes. [16:29] So we have a voice today in order to get this in and done. [16:33] Correct. [16:34] I will be sending this with in the next week. [16:37] because this video is over at the end of the month. [16:41] Correct. [16:42] Yes. [16:42] Okay. [16:44] Um, then the tug cutouts. [16:47] We knew Francis Gardens loved the tug cutouts. [16:50] Yeah. [16:51] So we're thinking about having that done here. [16:55] Is that really constant? [16:57] Yeah. [16:57] About that. [16:59] We cut. [16:59] Well, that's very reasonable. [17:01] I thought it was. [17:01] I thought the number we heard last time was much higher because I remember asking about it. [17:05] No, it was a thousand, then if we give him a good quantity, you know, you know, you know, you're not going to come along. [17:13] You don't purge him in. [17:17] And then the last is the Spice System camera. [17:22] The guy came, he gave us quotes. [17:25] We've been going back and forth with him, basically. [17:29] Just to keep him under the 10,000. [17:32] No. [17:33] Grange, but it's something that it's, it's state of art. [17:40] I just, I can use it in look if the security guard calls me on the weekend [17:50] or- [17:51] No, that's what. [17:57] So are we, are we looking at these numbers and, are we, are you just giving us these numbers as a [18:04] reference, right? [18:05] But they have nothing to do with the vote that you're expecting. [18:08] No. [18:08] The bowl is just getting the 236,000. [18:12] To take the 236,000. [18:14] Yes. [18:14] Obviously, you're going to do that. [18:15] Do you want us to stack rank these? [18:17] Do you want us to throw the bread amongst each other and say, [18:20] I, Susan thinks this is better. [18:22] I jump because that's better, or I think she's spending all the money. [18:26] Thank you. [18:26] Can I ask a question? [18:28] A couple of what a president has approached me about a canopy for out that area. [18:33] Is that on this place? [18:34] No, it's not on the list. [18:36] that I did reach out to Mr. Katzen. He's actually Eli for the land. [18:45] Okay. So Eli, he like him up. They have purchased a 20 by 10, 20 foot by 10. Gary and I [19:00] up both out, we measured it, um, awesome. It's going for you. Are they going to start? Haven't [19:07] stopped? We have to install? Uh-huh. Because the car's probably the whole gift money, right? Yes. [19:16] And I think Gary would probably want to install it. This way was snow wise. [19:22] Oh, you're not gonna leave it up, it's still okay. [19:26] Huh? [19:29] Open, too. I'll see. [19:33] You don't know until it's full. [19:35] No, no, it's only this one. [19:37] It's one of the steel department structure. [19:39] I know. [19:39] Okay. [19:42] Yeah. [19:43] It is raided. [19:46] I know. [19:49] Okay. [19:50] So if we do can't, [19:53] And we get the wind out here. They just pick up and fly. And then I'm lucky at this point that no one has been hard. [20:02] So we can't do the canopy. And we try the umbrellas. Those are cool. [20:25] Okay, so we have motion to approve the annual plan allocation has printed. [20:32] capital point. We have a motion we have a second. Okay. All there. [20:42] All right. Thank you. [20:46] All right. That is our agenda. We have any other new business [20:52] minute? [20:55] Anything from our resonance? [20:57] Wow, that's it. [20:59] Is it dead? [21:00] Everybody happy? [21:05] It's not where are they? [21:08] I just wasn't caring about it. [21:12] There he is. [21:14] Awesome. [21:15] All right. [21:15] That's right, awesome. [21:16] Front through me. [21:19] And several years ago, the water was dry. [21:34] I feel like we've talked about faucets before, oh, we have a lot of faucets for our family. [21:42] for instance gardens. The spikots are a fish project. Okay, so that I mean Gary and I want to speak for Gary, but we feel like if we do number three A then [22:02] seven bees are going to be like well your favorite or why can't we and some just aren't [22:14] So we're ready to try. [22:16] Some are ready. [22:17] Yes. [22:18] Yes. [22:19] This is a hydrant. [22:20] Later on. [22:21] A plate on it. [22:22] You know, those are tricky. [22:25] So we've got to make a lot of blasts out there. [22:27] We've got a lot of batteries. [22:30] But the gardens are okay. Yeah, they are wonderful, wonderful. [22:37] Ladies and gentlemen, why don't we go? [22:40] So you guys are working on the faucets? [22:45] Are you? [22:46] We're talking about it. [22:48] Well that's working on it, but I play it on following it up. [22:53] Yes, when... [22:54] But it's a fish product, so it's important. [22:55] He should be against us the money. [22:58] So, not this year. [23:00] Not this year. [23:00] It could be your main effort. [23:01] It could be next. [23:03] It could. [23:07] Is the one she's talking about, Gary? [23:10] You can't do it. [23:11] Do a bull without heavy lifting. [23:15] Can you turn the water on inside the water? [23:17] It's also, can you? [23:18] Can you turn the water on inside? [23:20] That's a good issue. [23:21] That's a good issue. [23:22] That one's figured not a big job with patchwork and break it all that or it is. [23:26] In other words, I know we wouldn't want to do just one, but if this is one you have a gardens and would be a bandaid until the fish project came through. [23:33] I could certainly see Kelly being able to justify that, but I don't want to make that decision to you. [23:37] But the gardens all over. [23:38] Oh, I was trying to do like the bandaid approach. [23:42] The community room we fixed down. [23:44] Oh, okay, there is a bandaid down. [23:46] Okay, okay, okay. [23:47] At least I get it now to a faucet. [23:49] Okay, that's where I just got buckets. [23:51] I'm going to go. [23:52] So we've done a great job. [23:54] Okay, all right. [23:55] Okay, one step ahead of you, Gary. [23:59] So, this worked to be done on that way. [24:01] Thank you. [24:02] This is how it worked to be done. [24:03] Yes, there is. [24:04] Yes, there is. [24:05] Anything else? [24:06] I'm going to tell you. [24:07] They are there. [24:08] Some lock in the morning. [24:10] They're still there. [24:11] Some lock in the [24:14] morning. [24:14] They're working. [24:15] They're working? [24:16] Yep. [24:17] There were. [24:18] And we always thank them. [24:20] Thank you, Gary. [24:22] Anybody have anything else? [24:24] All right. [24:25] If you're interested, I'd like to make a motion to do a germ. [24:28] Second. [24:28] Check in. [24:29] All of here? [24:30] All right. [24:31] Very good. [24:31] Thank you very much.