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� 9 Selectmen's Meeting -3- November 5, 1990 1991 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was vo ted to call the 1991 Annual Town Meeting (Election Day) on March 4, 1991, with polling hours of 7 :00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and to close the Warrant for the 1991 Annual Town Meeting on Thursday ~, December 27, 1990, at 4:30 p.m. POLICE GARAGE REROOFING Mr. white explained the need for reroofing of the Police Department garage, noting that a polyvinyl chloride membrane roof, as recommended by LEA Group, Engineering Consultants, will be installed. He asked that the Board award the contract to Coastal Weatherproofing, the lowest qualified bidder. He also requested that the Board vote to reject a bid from Judd Brothers Roofing Company as being non-responsive, since the type of roof offered in the Judd Bid had not conformed with specifications. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was %noted to award Contract #91 -2, Reroofing of Police Department garage, in the amount of $6,592.00, to Coastal weatherproofing Company, 68 College Pond Road, Plymouth, MA, lowest qualified bidder. It was also voted to reject the bid of Judd Brothers Roofing Company, 1622A Beacon Street, Brookline, as being non - responsive. Question was raised by Mr. Dailey as to whether the use of co nsultants in preparation of bids on comparatively low cast jobs is warranted. 'fir. Fields, Town Engineer, explained that given the history of leaks in roofs on town bu i lding , we have used a consultant that was knowledgeable in the current state of the art in roofing syst The possibility of using the same specifications for other roofing jobs will. be explored. HATS II ISSUES Mr. Edd i son , Lexington's Selectman Representative on the Hanscom Area Towns Committee (HATS II) explained the need to relay to the Committee a sense of the Selectmen's position on two issues: 13 the proposal to establish a Hanscom Area Planning District, and 2) the extent of the Town's commitment to support and implement the traffic management recommendations as presented in the ' II Executive Summary". Regarding the creation of a Regional Planning District (RPD), Mr. Eddison noted that the proposal had been derived from a suggestion by Lt. Col. Junkins, HAFB, who, in the interest of improving the read network giving access to the Base, had encouraged HATS to set up a mechanism whereby it could receive payments in lieu of taxes from non - government organizations such as Lincoln Labs which are located on Base. In its present form of organization, HATS II could not legally receive such payments. pow