 Well, it's pretty close to 615. I think by the time We start talking about what time it is it'll be 615 So at this point I'd like to ask if anyone has any additions to the agenda That's posted do and I do Yep. Oh, thanks Vic. Yeah, I'd like to just talk a bit about Impact the Bethel Mountain Road closure on ambulance service from wherever Robert Hello, yeah, I have some questions Regarding the same as the former okay, and hearing no more will move forward with the The minutes from the prior meeting on July 12th, and they looked complete to me So I've moved to prove unless you guys have any modifications on them just that one little modification I made on the investigation investigating That's all I second all in favor. All right. All right And we have There's some updates for the office hours for August 5th The office will be closed from 1230 will only be open until 1230 On August 5th from 9 to 1230. Okay, what day the week is that that's a Thursday Thursday, okay. I think it's Thursday. Yeah Yeah See um, well, let's um get right into them Vic. You want to open up to questions or Let me just give a little brief So for those who may not know I represent Rochester on the board of the Breville Valley ambulance and in looking at the situation with the road closure up at Bethel Mountain Road for What looks like maybe hopefully too, but could be as much as four weeks. I guess full Brookfield and Barnard and Then south of us Stockbridge and Pittsfield and then the three towns will be affected by the road closure of Rochester, Hancock and Granville and The the ambulances will be traveling via route 107 as opposed to Going Camp Brook Road to Bethel Mountain Road as the ordinarily do they'll take about 15 minutes longer We looked at the possibility of going over a dark hill road down the music mountain, but that's mostly a dirt road as you might know and Would be unsafe to travel more than about 25 miles an hour for most of it So we think it's safer and no longer time wise to go around on route 107 Then looked at the call data in terms of how many calls Come to with these three towns versus on the other side of the mountain And it's it's quite a difference. So looking back at the prior three months there were 38 calls to Rochester Hancock and Granville at the same time though There are 326 calls to the five towns on the other side of the mountain. So They're gonna and and the final thing I would mention is that We also have on this side of the mountain the Granville first response service Which the town pays for which is a volunteer service where there are Trained and certified people were volunteers who come to every ambulance call to these three towns anyway they're typically arrive about 10 minutes before the were the ambulance arrives and So in this case, they will be the only service on scene for a bit longer time until the were the ampoules actually gets here and Dan Sargent the manager of that team of that service. He's the Granville fire chief as well he and Matt Paris the director of were of a have been in discussion and are well aware of the circumstance on Bethel Mountain Road and Agree that this is the best Not ideal, but this is the best option for responding to the road closure for that period of time We did look at putting one of the two ambulances on this side of the mountain But the difference in numbers of calls is so extreme There's like nine times more calls on the other side of the mountain that didn't make sense to do that particularly since we have the Granville first response team here anyway, so so that's the That's the plan and be happy to take any questions if anybody has any and the Grandville first response team Transport or they just They report on scene and stabilize on the scene and they do not transport So so the were the angles now If if the two were the ambulances are tied up on the other side of the mountain They will call a mutual aid either from Middlebury or from Med River Which happens from time to time. So that's another backup that's available. What's the timing difference for them? Compared to the new time that I'll take Randolph to get here It's probably not much different. I think to get down from I know I haven't to speak of I don't have the data But I spoke with a friend who had his wife was injured in Hancock a couple weeks ago He said it took about 30 minutes for Mad River to get down here from Waittsfield to Hancock Which would be about the same time from Randolph or Bethel Excuse me Vic You said they they respond and stay on the scene, but do not transport Grandville first response, right? But when you say by by responding and stay on the scene you mean you do Does that mean that they'll you know, like start treatment if needed? Oh, yeah, that's why they Yeah, yeah, they respond and initiate care and and then work with the word crew once they arrive Okay, thank you Seems like there's been pretty good warnings at the road signs are pretty effective Yeah, everybody knows what's going on. I just hope the tractor trailers pay attention Yeah, so we are exactly is it like completely blocked off if they if somebody in the tractor trailer did start up the other side or something or our side There is every right Terry Sarri's house. Okay. That's what I thought but I I mean I didn't drive up there to see I just thought so But there will be times. Sorry. This is Joan. There'll be times when Bethel is doing work on Camp Brook Road, right? Well, we're told that they will keep one lane open Okay And Alright, thank you Vic. Does that cover your report? Yeah, that's it. Yeah Am I correct that The the work that's starting starts off at second and could last anywhere from two to four weeks. Is that correct to say? Yeah, yeah, thank you. Yeah All right, Robert you had a question about Bethel Mountain Road closure also Yeah, there are many that I submitted to you I think I requested that you would present them to Martha and the rest of the select board in Chronological order and they're not from me. They are from town members of Rochester with very serious questions and sadly they don't want to come forward because whatever But I want to most importantly Communicate this with Martha workah and zoom that I Have requested Hello Yeah, we're here I Simply requested the contact number for the contractor that was awarded the bid for this debauchery I Asked you. I asked Patty. I asked Frank. I asked Julie. I asked Bethel They everyone has denied me of a contact number for the contractor So I requested from you doon, and I thought Julie would have provided that to me the printed hard copy contract of GNN with taking responsibilities to this Situation because it really is not good So I have not gotten a response from anyone and the number the The contact number on GNN website does not connect So I'm curious. What is it that you want to ask of GNN that you can't ask of us? I Don't think that That that really isn't your business it all Business and I you look up their number. I Mean, I looked up Let me make it clear. How do you made it very clear to me that this project has been in the works for two years Yeah, two years. Yeah, and now we're going to execute it the execution and the communication of it is a debauchery all So, let me ask you is there a hard copy signed by you patty and Frank in the office of the town clerk with the address and phone number of the contacts of GNN I Believe there is a contract in here and the road is not closed as of yet So you you you can drive down here and check it out if you want No, I would suggest to you that It should be easy for patty Frank or you or Julie to submit the number of the contractor That is going to hold up 10 miles a road ambulances transport commerce Local people and I can't even get the phone number from three elected officials from the town of Rochester Are you kidding me? I? Looked it up online, and it's the same number that you said did not work So I I dialed the number I I have I have dialed the number Back and forth 802 no 802 496 it doesn't connect So so don't don't don't contact number than what? I'm asking you for the contact number of the of the Prop the the the number one man that's going to do the project. I want his phone number Hold on we will check for you. Just hold on for a second Robert Joan Are you there Joan? You have a contact number for Michelle at GNN I do Well, that would have been easy for Frank or patty or to reach out to Joan We all referred you to Joan to obtain that number because we put we didn't have it Yeah, well wait a second. You guys are elected officials and Joan is the default for communication Cheers our administrative assistant. Yeah. Yeah, okay. So what I'm requesting is the number for GNN the head person and Joan's direct Contact phone number not email address with the state So let's let's go first with the Joan has the contact number for GNN so let's roll with that first So Joan you want to give that to Robert? I don't have it right in front of me. May I suggest I? Give it to Julie tomorrow I don't think that's proper Wait Wait, wait, wait, so Joanie is denying me of the phone number that I've requested from three elected She's on zoom Doesn't have it in front of her because she's on zoom just like you are So it sounds like you've made your request and Julie will get that number and have it for you tomorrow But I'm curious what What do you what questions do you have of them that you don't think that we can we can answer here for you? Well, you just suggested that you can't answer them. So why should I present them? There's one big question for a lot of people that deals with the Property owners at the covert Connection that's going to be ripped up and many people are concerned And this will prove that this is the local conversations between a number of people in Rochester not Bethel there's a there's a generator on a property above the covert and There are a number of people Insisting that that be put into the deed before that person's home is sold My business This is a total different conversation you're going on to we're talking. Well, I'm just We're talking about the closure of Bethel Mountain Road and you're well, no I know the reason I brought that up is because you know I drive around town and talk with people and there's many concerns All right. Well and encourage them to to bring their concerns here I know you're you're calling from Bethel and you're acting as a spokesperson for Rochester people and that that is I find that slightly awkward because it's It's well, it's a little off topic now. We're talking about the road, correct right so The question do you have about it that that we can answer for you here? What what are you gonna? Think that that GNN will tell you that we can't tell you Do I presented quite ten questions to you on Saturday? I asked you to submit them to this meeting tonight in chronological order and you're you are not presenting them They've already been there. It was um it was um a Little off the wall. I thought yeah, but I hope they're so so Robert there Do you have any specific questions that you can verbalize right now for us so we could answer them and then move on with the meeting? Okay, is it a possibility that I can retain the official document from the town of Rochester with your signature Patty signature Frank signature With regards to the Colbert exchange the the printed document The contract between the town and GNF right and that was one of my questions is the contract a public document, and I think it should be So is that a yes or no? Yeah, yeah, yeah if you want to copy that it's too late to put in a bid for it though That's what you're thinking but Yeah, so when you come out that was that was actually kind of snide Okay, well I'm requesting the official stationary yes, so when you come to get the phone number and tomorrow you could get a copy of that too All right, so I want to make this clear to Martha and the recording on orca that the town of Rochester is denying me of Contact numbers Anything You know Robert you're you're Dude don't be kidding in circles We just we just made a deal you come in tomorrow to get the phone number and a copy of the contract And so how can you say that you're going on record saying we're denying that information to you? That's a logical, you know, I Do you have any other specific questions that we could answer? Yes? Yeah, lastly, I would like to ask the total cost of the covert Replacement on Bethel Mountain Road. What is in the contract? What is the total cost? I? Don't want to hear. Oh with the weather is bad and everything else. What is this thing? What's the total number for the covert exchange? Designed by the town of Rochester Thanks looking it up for you right now What's the job is all right the total cost of the job is two hundred eleven thousand five hundred and thirty dollars Wow, that's that's much cheaper than I thought Well, I hope with That cost I hope that the inconvenience of thousands of people. Oh my goodness The hang on just a minute. I'm on a zoom meeting meeting with the town Why don't you mute until you have a question Martha? My car But I've already had dinner Okay, okay. I'm sorry. Go ahead. That was a big surprise. Go ahead. Okay So Robert that was the same information that was shared at the last select board meeting to I believe Yeah, yeah, so it's not not a secret Okay, so what did I miss the wrong? Sorry when I had my Inburst of company the total cost of the covert exchange is signed by the town of Rochester is two hundred eleven thousand five hundred and thirty Yeah, okay. Did I miss anything else when everybody burst in the door? No, you're good. Okay. Thank you. Thank you very much No, so Robert you're good. You've got a date tomorrow to get the information that you want Yes, it'll be it'll be retained so doing your legal name is is Dune Hendricks, but what's your legal name? Your birthday I think you know that right? Yeah, it's Wesley Hendricks Yeah, Leslie not Wesley Leslie. Yeah, Leslie Hendricks. So when you sign No, I'm just asking when you signed a contract with the town of Rochester as the select board and the road commissioner Do you sign it Leslie Hendricks or do you sign it doing it? I? For the most part sign it doing Hendricks unless there's something very binding as if a Dealing with banks and such then I'll use Leslie as I do in my personal life. No Well, thank you for the information Welcome Pat instead of Patricia You just hung up, okay, Joan you're up, okay So we started Bethel Mountain Road Yeah Anything more I can tell you that you don't already want to enter We're still track for the work beginning Monday August 2nd The notice will be in the next two weeks in the Herald next week and the following week Backing up the electronic Message boards that went up the end of last week and I'm sure you know there was a little bit of Which I call it unhappiness With how the message board was working So I talked to the person from GNN the contractor Figure out what was wrong with the message and how it could be fixed So she did take care of that And I assume it's fixed by now the problem was it was a two-part message, you know it flashed one thing on the board and then Certain time later flashed the rest of the message And so the first part of the message which is probably all people some drivers saw depending on how fast they were driving They didn't see the full Information about when the project was going to start and when it was estimated to finish So I think that's now been fixed Um, Julie, are you getting any more complaints from people? No, no, okay good, so I assume it's been fixed When I first saw it shit that death on Mount Road closed period and then you waited a minute and then it said project work So that's what she had had her supplier fix So I assume the messages. Yeah pretty just cleared starting the second just For FYI, this is something I didn't know but apparently they set these two-part messages To what the speed limit is on the road when they're going past that sign But we all know that nobody pays any attention to speed limits anyway I think that's what happened is it wasn't going fast enough for people So anyway, there are also additional science going up and I haven't been over the mountain recently So I don't know if they've gone up yet But there are signs that warn drivers that continue up Camp Brook Road or Bethel Mountain from either side Saying you know mile ahead road closed after I had road closed that sort of thing. So there's plenty of warning and Frank has seen the message that's there are the notice that's going in the paper for the next two weeks which also advises people that the road is close to all through traffic and I hope people realize that means obviously if they're not going as far as where the closure will be that they're still Free to go up and down the road as they need to And the main message of course is for the trucks. We'll see how that goes. Yeah Okay So on to other business Last week I had a handoff phone call with FEMA And with the state of Vermont the Department of Public Service who handles FEMA projects on the state's end So now we're officially Handed off from FEMA. We're not dealing with them anymore Which is progress And The work for all of the road work. I mean, I'm sorry the funding for all of the road work that was completed by December of 2019 Which is what is called completed road project Has been obligated by FEMA to the state Which means that the money is now available at the state level to reimburse the town for that portion of the work That's been done I know you've heard this many times before and I still can't predict when that money is going to come from the state That it's a whole lot closer than it was last And that amount of money is 242,553 dollars and 94 cents So 242,053 94 That's correct. Okay. Thank you. Sorry Well, that would be nice So where does that leave the retaining wall project? Uh, the retaining wall project is still in the mix um I think I All of you or maybe I'm not sure who I told um, but I did email Doom was it just you or all three of you? Anyway, we do have an extension or until the end of 2022 to do the retaining wall with FEMA Good, so that gives you plenty of time to sort out. Hopefully, you know, where other money might coming from I'm holding right looking into the uh, the USDA program since that would just Provide another 35 percent of the project costs. So which is roughly Equivalent to what FEMA would give us So we would still have presumably a gap of another 15 plus thousand dollars for that project so I figure the thing to do since um, you know working through a loan or Preferably a grant from USDA USDA would be a huge amount of work figure Maybe give it some time to figure out where funding might come from and then decide whether we need it or not Does that sound all right? Yeah, yeah, no, it's good That's good. They gave that extension. Yeah, yeah Yeah, they give us two and that that would be the second one. Yeah Um so Some I submitted a historical and environmental review package to Also department of public service. That's for the backup generator project We I think I told you already that we have conditional approval for that grant and um, I think uh, it's subject passing the Excuse me. Joan. I'm sorry. You submitted a historical and environmental review package for that and I'm sorry I couldn't write that fast. I apologize the backup generator grant Thank you, which is a homeland security project Um, so I believe that's the last thing we have to do before we get final approval Which is uh sometime in october And then we'll have to put it out to bid again um Is there a uh dollar sign on that? For that grant you yes, uh, let me see we submitted for 10,775 dollars Okay, which was the three quotes that we got. Yeah, I couldn't remember what that was. Thank you. Yeah and hopefully uh Costs will not go up a lot from when we got those quotes right It was a little hard to predict um otherwise That's pretty much it. I've just been doing the usual stuff. I do providing helping julie and uh christin is needed with information needed by the auditor for the year-end audit another regular Right. Is there anything further on that west hill bridge? Have you heard um In terms of funding no I did get a request from brian austin a couple weeks ago We have a small gap in uh the difference between their grant for the design which was 60 000 from them And our contract which is 63 000 and change Um, so I asked him if he would have any money hanging around that could at least cover the town's Uh additional cost for the contract and he said he thought he might but I haven't heard from him since And there's no new news on the actual construction costs Okay, thank you. Thanks john. Okay Don't see tony here Tonight to talk about the library or anyone from the The highway department. I know they've been um Doing a lot of ditching putting in culverts Doing summer work um Terry's not here, but our energy coordinator jeff is here. Would you like to speak about something? very well We were to meet last week with the energy efficiency incorporated You know to look at the section look at half of the high school building that got pushed off to this week and Do you remember frankly? I think it's the 28th Yeah Half of the high school couldn't be because of right We probably should get in touch with the the keeper there The management. Yeah, so we can unlock those doors I don't think I don't think my my wife's key didn't work there. So I will have to get in touch with jesse on that Yeah, well, I got a key to get into the building. It's not that though the The furnace room and all that doesn't work with our keys So jesse has the key for that so and that's the part we need to look at So I'll call my tomorrow Okay, cool. I did get great support and assistance and just then getting the cb oil builds Most to be straight into it there seems to be We still seem it looks like we must be missing from from there in the record So I'll have another conversation with cb oil and try to clarify that I mean we see patterns developing and suddenly happen history There's no expense shown that would look to be an archer And still needs more data on high school But they have Has the electrical expenses and then we'll soon have all of the oil expenses except not to do It's a good start Yeah, there was one thing that they gave me that we had questions about but it just looks like there's We're continuing investigating That's Yeah, all right, thank you jet. Yeah And um under the new business we have a park use application for memorial poetry reading in remembrance of phyllis soyer and that is dated That'll be on august 1930 So that's a A thursday it looks like august 19th The thursday looking From when to when thursday thursday evening from 4 p.m. till 6 30 p.m Yeah, where do 6 30 okay same And that's um the organization sponsoring it is the woman's international league for peace and freedom And that's a memorial poetry reading of phyllis soyer There would be in remembrance of her life having to have a gathering of Give or take 20 people in and around the gazebo on one table and refreshments And I would move to prove that application. I second that all in favor. All right. Okay Just just noted to our lawnmowering people just in case Mm-hmm And um the be the change update it sounds like potentially something might come to Flower up at hog Oh, that would be wonderful. Yeah, that would be wonderful. Yeah, just what is be the change? I'm confused. I can't remember either change is a is a Is it pushed to have each town in Vermont dedicate an acre to flowers that'll um feed the Feed the bees and other small creatures that that feed on them. It's um basically a an initiative to develop awareness and support of the um And so this is how you you found land up in hawk. Um, there's there's conversation happening and potentially it can't nothing um decided specifically but that's uh That's a potential candidate for that Yeah Do you have anything to add on that? Um, it was just interesting to know today um, I've been wanting to Facebook page Uh, basically bird watchers and they've noted the abundance of hummingbirds this year and and some of them Some people attribute that to more and more people having pollinator gardens of their own So there's benefits not only to the beets and other But uh, yeah hummingbirds Yeah Yeah You have more harlan this year hummingbirds Yeah, it all depends on you know, they come they Yeah, lay one set of eggs and then the nose hacks. You've got a billion of them Nails just off and it seems to drop off after that peak about the first week of July I noticed that I've seen more this year around our house Do we have anything else? Um, I have an unexpected company and it looks like we're we're done but I think we're pretty much at the bottom of the agenda so, um, You can open the door and let them back in Actually, they're all in the kitchen cooking something so Thank you. Thank you. Have a good evening everybody. Yeah. Thank you. Yeah. Bye. Bye Joan and um, or the media and all you guys that came out on this summery july night Yeah, thank you Good night The heartbeat