Town Council

NOTE:  Beginning at 6:00 PM, prior to the Council's regular meeting, an orientation session for newly elected Town Council members will be held by the Council Chair and Administrator

AGENDA TEXT:

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Agenda

III. Swearing in of Council Members – Lorrie Pitt, Town Clerk-Tax Collector

IV. Selection of Council Chair and Chair Pro Tem

V. Special Announcements

VI. Approval of Minutes – February 4, 2013 (public & Nonpublic sessions)

VII. Councilor and Town Administrator Roundtable

VIII. Public Comments (NLT 7:45 PM)

IX. Unanimous Consent Agenda (Requires unanimous approval.  Individual items may be removed by any councilor for separate discussion and vote)
A. RESOLUTION #2013-10 establishing regular Town Council meeting dates for April 2013 through March 2014
B. RESOLUTION #2012-11 authorizing, on the recommendation of the Administrator, the acceptance and expenditure of a grant totaling $1,560.50 from the New Hampshire Department of Highway Safety to purchase a data monitoring collection device (StealthStat©) for the Durham Police Department?
C. Shall the Town Council, upon recommendation of the Administrator, authorize the purchase of a new 37,600 G.V.W. dump truck with snow plow attachments from Whited Peterbilt of Auburn, Maine in the amount of $136,670 ?
D.  Shall the Town Council schedule a Public Hearing for Monday, April 1, 2013 on a resolution authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of $16,042.06 in unanticipated revenues from the State of New Hampshire Department of Safety following the October 2012 Hurricane Sandy weather event and authorizing the Administrator to sign associated documents?
E. Shall the Town Council, upon recommendation of the Administrator, approve the engineering design contract for the Crommet Creek Bridge Rehabilitation Project with Hoyle, Tanner & Associates Inc. of Manchester, NH in the amount of $40,548 and authorize the Administrator to sign associated documents?
F. Shall the Town Council, upon recommendation of the Administrator, reduce the appraisal of property owned by Patricia G. Tifft Revocable Trust located at 5 Beard’s Landing from $339,000 to $309,000 for Tax Year 2011, grant a property tax abatement in the amount of $30,000 of assessed valuation, and authorize the Administrator to sign a settlement agreement between Patricia G. Tifft Revocable Trust and the Town of Durham relative to Docket Number 26476-11PT?

X. Committee Appointments - None

XI. Presentation Items
A. ORCSD tuition students – Dr. James Morse, Superintendent, ORCSD
B. Update on ORCSD Sustainability Coalition – Christina Dolcino and Shelley Mitchell

XII. Unfinished Business

XIII. New Business 
A. Annual appointments of Council representatives to the various Town boards, commissions, and committees
B. Initial discussion regarding the development of Town Council goals for 2013/14
C. DISCUSSION AND FIRST READING ON ORDINANCE #2013-04 amending certain sections of Chapter 97 “Plumbing Code and Regulations”, of the Durham Town Code to codify the Town’s support for water conservation and water efficient plumbing relative to public water and sewer systems– Robin Mower, Councilor

XIV. Nonpublic Session (if required)

XV. Extended Councilor and Town Administrator Roundtable (if required)

XVI. Adjourn (NLT 10:30 PM)