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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
EXECUTIVE SESSION - Minutes of the meeting of 16 March 2009 at 8:30 AM. The meeting took
place in the Conference Room, 16 Broad Street, Nantucket, MA 02554. Members of the Board
present were Rick Atherton, Brian Chadwick, Michael Kopko, Allen Reinhard, and Patricia
Roggeveen. Also present were Town Manager C. Elizabeth Gibson and Executive Assistant to the
Town Manager Erika Mooney. Chairman Kopko called the meeting to order at 8:34 AM.
Special counsel Michael Leon and solid waste consultant George Aronson joined the meeting via
conference call.
After reviewing a revised draft term sheet with Waste Options Nantucket (WON) for accelerated
landfill mining over the weekend, the Board reviewed questions it has on various points with Mr.
Leon and Mr. Aronson, including the consumer price index amount, payment issues, and the use of
possible subcontractors. Noting the Board has a comfort level with the term sheet, Chairman
Kopko requested a memo from Mr. Leon, Mr. Aronson, and Ms. Gibson outlining why an
accelerated landfill mining program is a good idea, the rationale, and to make recommendations for
going forward with the program. Ms. Gibson expressed her hope that the term sheet can be
executed at the Board’s 18 March meeting and forwarded on to the Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) by week’s end. Chairman Kopko requested that the term sheet be first reviewed
by Town Counsel as a courtesy. Mr. Leon discussed the financial impacts of implementing the plan
as WON will be paid monthly, and mining will be confirmed quarterly by survey and trued up three-
times per year. Ms. Gibson noted the funding of the program is pending approval by the 2009
Annual Town Meeting, where the Town is proposing to use $500,000 of Free Cash to pay for the
first year of accelerated mining.
The conference call with Mr. Leon and Mr. Aronson concluded.
A discussion followed on the costs of disposing of the Island’s various types of waste. Ms.
Roggeveen said after reviewing WON’s financial books, there was no surprises and Mr. Aronson’s
numbers are very close, and that she would like to compare how the Town’s numbers compare to
other Towns. It was agreed by consensus that the solid waste work group would discontinue and
Ms. Gibson and Department of Public Works Director Jeff Willett would work together to present
reports to the Board on a regular basis.
The meeting was unanimously adjourned by roll call vote at 9:13 AM.
Approved the 7th day of January, 2010.
Partially released the 24th day of March, 2010.