04.14.2025 BOS Agenda
Litchfield Board of Selectmen 20250414.pdf

AGENDA BUSINESS:



Draft_LBOS20250324.pdf

2. Approval of the Minutes for March 24, 2025 Non-Public Session, Unsealed


BOS Special Meeting 03.24.2024 Unsealed (1).pdf

3.  Appointment of Justin Brunelle to the Litchfield Recreation Commission as a Full Member, as recommended by the Commission.  Term to expire March 2028.

March 25, 2025  LRC Meeting

Full Member

The Commission then nominated Justin Brunelle as a Full Member to fill Mike Boschi's vacancy. Ms. Brennen noted that she would be stepping back from being a Full Member to an Alternate.  


Motion: ( A. Ruggles / J. Brennen ) Motion to nominate Justin Brunelle as a Full Member of the Rec Commission.

 Discussion: None

Vote: (6-0-1) The motion carried. (J. Brunelle abstained) 




4.  Recreation Commission - Budget item - Portables

Rec. Park Portables Billing - 2025 (1).pdf
Recreation Comparison 2.pdf
Recreation Revolving Fund (1).pdf

5.  Conservation Commission - Shed at Town Hall


6.   NHMA Legal  Authorization List

DRAFT NHMA Legal Approvals 04.14.2025.pdf

7.   2025 Warrant Article Transfers 

2025 Warrant Article Transfers

Previously Established Funds

$40,000 - Warrant Article 19 - Recreation ETF

$30,000 - Warrant Article 12 - Public Works ETF

$20,000 - Warrant Article 11 - General Assistance ETF

$25,000 - Warrant Article 9 - Property Revaluation ETF

Total $115,000

New Funds

$5,000 - Warrant Article 15 -  Cemetery Maintenance Expendable Trust

$100,000 -  Warrant Article 20 -  PWW Eminent Domain ETF

Total $105,000


2025 Warrant Articles TTF.pdf
2025 Warrant Article PWW new exepndable TTF (1).pdf
2025 Warrant Articles Cemetery new expendable TTF.pdf

8. Request for Transfer from Property Evaluation Trust

Property Reval Expend TTF Request.pdf

9.  LUCT - Land Use Change Tax Warrants


Map 22, Lot 14, 3.58 acres, $50,000, Corning Farm at River Edge

Map 22, Lot 14-1, 1.6 acres, $22,220.

Corning Farm at River Edge

LUCT Map 22 Lot 14.pdf
LUCT Map 22 Lot 14-1.pdf

10.  Request - Use of Town Land - Easter Egg Hunt

       Spirit of Litchfield , Old Fire Station, April 19th 

      11 AM- 1 PM

      No additional requests from Police, Fire or    

      Highway

Spirit of Litchfield Special Events Application for 2025 Easter Event (2).pdf

11.  Current Use Assessment Change - Map 18, Lot 68 and Map 18, Lot 62


Map 18, Lot 68, 15.432 acres, owned by Miller Trust of which 4.795 acres  will be deeded to Signature Homes LLC  in Exchange for 4.795 acres from Map 18, Lot 62.9 

Current Use Assessment Change Map 18-62.pdf
Current Use Assessment Change Map 18-68.pdf

12.  Gravel Tax Levy - Map 21, Lot 18 and Map 20, Lot 18-1

Approve a gravel tax levy to Continental Paving for Map 21, Lot 18 in the amount of $2,504.62

and

Approve a gravel tax levy to Richard Charbonneau  for Map 20, Lot 18-1 in the amount of $1,600.00




Gravel Tax Map 21 Lot 18.pdf
Gravel Tax Map 20 Lot 18-1.pdf

 13. Approval - Eckman Construction Police Station Project  Invoice $7,000 - Impact Fees 

2023 Capital Imp. estimate was $30,000. 

Current Balance - $45,576.85

Litchfield Police Station Pre-Bond Services Invoice 2025-03-21 (1).pdf
CIP Needs Assessment (1).pdf

14.  Capital Improvement Citizens Rep. Opening

Recruitment Process Discussion & Updates

CIP Recruitment Notice (1).pdf

CIP Proposed Schedule

Status update to Boards and Commissions after Town votes in March

April 7th - Organizational meeting

May 5th  -  Review of Template - Research updates - any agenda

June 2nd

Skip July 

August 4th - projects due, Possible Town Presentations begin

August 18th -   Town  presentations

September 15th - School presentations

October 6th - wrap up

November 3rd - Finalize priorities

Nov 18 or Dec 2nd Public hearing planning board

December 8th - presentation to BoS

15. Discussion - Town Hall & Police Station Assessment


2025-04-02 Renovations Complete set with Alt Locker Room (1).pdf

16.  Capital Improvement Citizens Rep. Opening  - Process Discussion

CIP Recruitment Notice (1).pdf

17.  Pre Grant Approval - Clean Fleet Grant - Fire Rescue

$420,000 Truck to replace current Fire Rescue Truck which is:

1997, purchased from Londonderry in 2010.  Does not meet current Emission Regulations or use DEF.    $48,654 miles, 5,567 Hours.  Used for every Rescue call. 

Grant is 70%-30% - Town would need $126,000

Fire Expendable Trust  $76,688.96, Fire Impact Ledger $10,000.

Current truck doesn't have water carrying Capability , new one has 300 gallon tank. 

Calls:

Medical calls:

2021    472

2022   478

2023  508

2024  600


RFP DES 2025-20 (1).pdf
Fire Grant - Rescue Truck.pdf

18.  Acceptance of Funds - $239,900 Reimbursement Clean Fleet Grant HWY


Total Cost - $299,975

20 % paid by Town - $59,975

80% reimbursement from State $239,900.


clean fleet check.pdf
Granite State Clean Fleets Reimbursement Request - Town of Litchfield (1).pdf

19.  BOS Bylaw Review




BoS Bylaws 2025 Proposed Changes.pdf

20.   BOS Social Media Updates 


BOS Meeting Summary March 24, 2025 (2) (1).pdf

 

21. DRAFT - 2025 Orientation Manual and Training Resources

2025 Orientation Training Documents.pdf
2025 Orientation Manual - Boards, Commissions, and New Employees (1).pdf

22.  2025 Town of Litchfield Strategic Plan

March 24, 2025 Memo to Board of Selectmen - Strategic Plan.pdf
2025 Town Of Litchfield Strategic Plan.pdf


TOWN ADMINISTRATOR REPORT


Increasing the effectiveness and ease-of-use of the Community Development Block Grant program;

Changes to the National Objectives or Eligible Activities to increase responsiveness to community needs and/or intent of the program resources;

Specific recommendations for statutory (legislative) or regulatory (administrative) changes, including those that decrease the administrative burden and improve alignment with other federal housing or community development programs; and

Technical assistance needs from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to increase program access and effectiveness.

Community Development Block Grant resources administered by CDFA in NH are used for::


Increase access to affordable childcare and critical services in community facilities (

Create healthy and safe affordable housing for working families and seniors

Empower small businesses through technical assistance 

Revitalize neighborhoods and help strengthen Main Streets; and

Promote economic development.

  Message from Healthtrust  "As a result, we are saddened to say that after careful review and discussion, we the HealthTrust Board of Directors voted at yesterday’s March 20th meeting that if SB297 passes in its current form we will be forced to end our coverages and services effective December 31, 2025 for January Groups and June 30, 2026 for July Groups. HealthTrust will fulfill all obligations through those dates, in addition to full administration of run-out services. After the full run-out occurs, HealthTrust will distribute remaining surplus funds back to the Member Groups that we have proudly served."


Healthtrusts position is SB297 will:

1. Removing HealthTrust’s authority to provide fully-insured health coverages through a self-insured risk   pool, 

2. Requiring HealthTrust to shift the risk of losses from HealthTrust to the Member Groups

 (municipalities, school districts and counties), and 

3. Removing HealthTrust’s ability to prudently manage benefit plans, coverages, and the rules for

 operating those coverages.

SB297 requires HealthTrust to end its current risk pool model in which HealthTrust is the insurer and

 change into a new model where HealthTrust is the administrator. 


It removes the financial stability that comes with fully insured coverage through a self-insured risk pool. Under SB297, solvency depends on replenishments and assessments being able to be paid by the towns, cities, schools, counties, and other public sector entities we serve, whenever needed.    Changes the operating model as a self-insured entity while individual Member Groups are fully-insured. 


   Use of Litchfield Recreation Facilities - Tuesday , April 22nd, 7 pm.  Then the changes will come to the Board of

   Selectmen May 12th

   discussed and opposed by Towns.  


House Housing Committee hearings: 


SB 84 relative to maximum residential lot sizes. 

SB 163 prohibiting local moratoria and limitations on building permits. 

SB 281prohibiting municipalities from denying building or occupancy permits for property adjacent to class VI roads under certain circumstances. 

SB 282 relative to stairway requirements in certain residential buildings. 

SB 170 a catch-all bill that significantly reduces municipal autonomy relative to development and related requirements.  


Senate Commerce Committee hearings: 


HB 296 relative to issuing building permits along private roads. 

HB 685permitting the construction of manufactured housing in all residentially zoned areas by right. 

HB 382 relative to authority for municipalities to regulate mandatory on-site parking requirements. 

HB 413 amends existing laws regarding subdivision regulations and the appeals process for building and fire codes. 

LItchfield Alerts.pdf
Litchfield 3.24.25 CAR.pdf
Recreation Fee Hearing 04222025 (2).pdf

Board of Selectmen / Board & Commission Updates

*To be held monthly, beginning December 23, 2024


SELECTMEN REPORTS

NOTE:   Old List  - to be assigned 3/24/2025

NON PUBLIC SESSION - If needed