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Town of Nantucket
Capital Program Committee
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Members: Stephen Welch (Chair), Pete Kaizer (vice chair), Richard Hussey (Secretary), Christ_ Kickham,
Peter McEachern, Jason Bridges, Nat Lowell
MINUTES
Thursday, July 11, 2019
4 Fairgrounds Road, Training Room — 11:00 a.m.
Called to order at 11:10 a.m. and announcements made.
Staff: Brian Turbitt, Director Finance; Rebecca Woodley -Oliver, assistant Procurement Officer;
Alexandria Penta, Financial analyst; Terre Norton, Town -Minutes Taker
:attending Members: Welch, Kaizer, Hussey, Kickham, -McEachern, Lowell
,Absent -lembers: Bridges
l ,,arly departure: Lowell, 11:28 a.m.
Documents used: Copy of minutes for July 6 & July- 13, 2019; Sample RORI; Green sheet.
agenda adopted by unanimous consent.
None
1. July 6 and July 13, 2019: No action taken.
Discussion Welch — Cited examples of reports that support the Town Strategic Plan.
Woodley -Oliver — We reference the Select Board Strategic Plan; she doesn't think there are
departmental strategic plans.
Welch —There is a disconnect with the Select Board Strategic Plan, which can change in three
years when we are planning 10 years out. We are focusing on strategic plans approved by public
bodies and the Select Board and voted on at Town -Meeting. To the extent a department's
funding fits into the plan, it should be ranked at a higher priority.
Lowell — Strategic plan has become a buzz term for departmental plans when it doesn't have the
significance of the Select Board Strategic Plan.
Welch — We often get hung up on the term, scheduled replacements when talking about
computers, wheeled stock, anything that can be determined as having a useful life and which its
replacement can be planned and budgeted for in out years. One role CapCom haven't gotten
into is looking into other areas of financial policies and procedures and budgeting for the 10 -rear
plan as it impacts the Town's debt and Proposition 2'/2.
Kaizer — asked if the Town Pier was scheduled for replacement; he thought it was
repaired/replaced due to storm damage. As an item for scheduled replacement, he thinks its
ranking should be less as opposed to the ranking for equipment; we know it will have to be
replaced at some point in the future and should get partial credit as a scheduled replacement.
Welch — It was a topic of discussion for many rears but was made necessary due to storm
damage; we are trying to redirect that into planning for future repair/ replacement. In terms of
schedule replacement, he wouldn't differentiate between something that needs to be done and
an undocumented scheduled replacement. Feels there is a need to incentivize department heads
to do long-range planning; otherwise we are supporting the process of "putting out fires"
without planning.
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Kiekham — We know the Nantucket Fire Department «-ill replace ambulances and they have
that on a schedule; the Department of Public Works (DP\X—), on the other hand, replaces
equipment on an as -needed basis. We need to come up with a definition for "Scheduled
Replacement."
Welch — That is a part of what we need. The DPW uses Scheduled Replacement for fleet
management in a different way than the Fire Department; we need to identify- that the definition
is for use in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). BN- using yes -or -no, we're taken the
valuation matrix away from nullifying the validiry of other projects. BN- reviewing once a year.
can we add components such as how it fits into our debt plan. The RORI will become
instrumental in our operations. People need to understand, believe in the integrity- of, and have
confidence in our process. This is part of the plan to make the process transparent and getting
information out there.
Turbitt — hlavbe next rear, Schedule Replacement could be a criterion to expanded to account
for request three years out (as opposed to 10 rears) in advance and account for it in the rankings.
Welch — He has two things to sat: one, that is a discussion to have, two, that part -, ill be
educational to the department heads to keep it simple and meet our definition. We need to be
careful how we address it.
Hussey — It would be helpful for him to be ,,-alked through the mindset on assigning
percentages.
Welch — Used the Town Pier supplemental funding as an example to explain how he assigned
percentages to the categories and subcategories.
Kickham — To him the Town Pier isn't part of the Island's heritage but part of the
infrastructure like boat ramps. In a broad sense, one could consider everything on the Island to
be part of the Island's heritage; feels this subcategory- should also have a definition.
Discussion about what constitutes Heritage -Tradition -Culture -Legacy- and it is a personal choice.
McEachern — Once you look into a project, to him, it's all about operations when he is doing
the rankings.
Welch — One area that will go on the RORI is extrapolation of the cost into a rank: cost of
operations and alternatives. Yearly review of the RORI should be done in 'March or April. The
Town needs to plan out 10 rears, so we can plan for debt obligations.
Discussion about subcategory Scheduled Replacement.
Welch — Using the CIP Request Form database, '\Ir. Turbitt should be able to project the
Town's debt out 10 rears and provide the CapCom with a report to ascertain if the u -ill
need a reserve up to 5 rears in advance. For the record, we can be constructively critical without
being critical; this is an articulating plan with the element of constructive criticism. There are
methods to accomplish a reserve; that is a discussion for another time. just because something is
scheduled for replacement after 10 years doesn't mean it must be done at that time; if it's on the
10 -year plan, as we approach the scheduled replacement time, "ve can ask if that is still necessar:
or can be pushed out further.
Discussion about continuing the discussion for the next meeting.
Welch —Asked that introduction on on-line RORI be added to the agenda.
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Discussion None at this time.
V. OTHER BUSINESS
1. Date'of Next hlecting: July 18, 2019, 10:00 a.m. location to be determined.
adjourned at 12:06 p.m.
Submitted by:
Tera- I,. Norton
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