HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-01-31 Board of Selectmen Executive Minutes ^ BOARD OF SELECTMEN EXECUTIVE MINUTES JANUARY 31, 2005
EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Executive Session convened at 7:00 p.m.
ATTENDANCE: The following were present: Rosemary Connelly Smedile, Chairman;Wendy
Wakeman; James Xenakis; Mark J.T. Caggiano; Mark Rees, Town Manager; Ray Santilli, Assistant
Town Manager and Town Counsel Thomas Urbelis.
The Board of Selectmen was individually polled and each voted unanimously to move into
Executive Session. Vote approved 5-0.
Real Estate Matter.
Chief Assessors Garrett Boles said that based on the rent figures that Lucent was paying for their
portion of the building at 1600 Osgood Street is $16 million dollars in value. Ozzy Properties said
that they want to pay taxes on a value of$13 million dollars. Ozzy Properties applied for an
abatement on the property. They are not including the lease back benefit that Lucent is paying.
Mark Rees said that Town Counsel pointed out a portion in the preamble on the TIF Agreement.
For purposes of establishing base value, this agreement shall use property values as of 1 January
2004 (subject to any abatement) as the value in effect for fiscal year 2005.
Mark Caggiano would like a report from Garrett Boles of what the deal was and what the deal is
now and what representations were made and what basically happened. The Town Manager
should come back to the board with the report.
The board was surprised at the abatement because the Town believed that there was a deal and
now that deal does not seem valid, the board has to step back and look at this.
The Town Manager would tell Orit Goldstein that the board was concerned with the abatement and
asked for additional information with the Assessor and would be discussed at the next meeting on
February 14, 2005.
Wendy Wakeman made a MOTION, seconded by Mark Caggiano, TABLE the TIF agreement and
the lease as well until the next regular meeting until a full board is present. Vote approved 4-0.
Pending Litigation.
Wendy Wakeman added to the agenda the pending litigation regarding last week's conversation
regarding Plisinski Case with Scott Masse, Town Manager, Selectman Smedile and Town Counsel.
Wendy Wakeman made a MOTION, seconded by, to ask Town Counsel to memorialize that
conversation in writing for no other purpose but for the Town Manager to maintain it on file. Vote
approved 4-0.
ADJOURNMENT:
Wendy Wakeman made a MOTION, seconded by Mark Caggiano, to move out of Executive
Session. Vote approved 4-0.
^ Respectfully submitted,
Adele J. Johnson,Administrative Secretary