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pow SELECTMEN'S MEETING May 14, 1984 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the S elect - men' s Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, - May 14, 1984, at 7: 00 p.m. Chairman Battin, Mr. Sacco, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Marshall, Mr, Eddison; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr. - Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Adler, Assistant to the ' Town Manager, and Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. Mrs. Battin noted the unanimous support of the Center Revitalization Committee (C.R.C.) for the Attendant Parking Proposal (Article 48, Park- ing Improvements) and ' recommended presentation of the proposal, with the Board's approval, at the May 21st session Town Meeting. John ob er teuo"f er , who. had initiated the concept and worked on the preparation of the attendant parking program with Mr. Tonaszuck and the C.R.C. , was present for the discussion. Mr. Tonaszuck presented the proposal for Attendant Parking at the Meriam Street . Lot, with a method of operation involving installation of an attendant booth for entrance and exit in the center of the aisle in Station WAy, with two attendants on duty from 8 a .m. to 6 p.m. A third attendant will be available during the , mid --day demand period. Existing rates will prevail until such time as the Selectmen determine a change is warranted. An entrance only will be provided at Meriam Street, one aisle will be blocked off with the access drive controlled by an automatic gate, to be activated when a numbered and time - stamped ticket is taken. He outlined allocation of spaces for all -day and high - turnover parker s .. and noted that all. vehicles will be locked unless spillover requires aisle parking. Mr. Tonaszuck reported on bids received for manag eien t of the lot and gave his recommendation that .Mattes Management Company be awarded the bid for $57,000, which, would include snow plowing and sweeping of the lot for one year, commencing August 13, 1984. He gave a cost projection for implementation of the attendant parking and continuation of the Permit Parking Program, With a total appropriation request . of $89, $20,000 'f o r Permit Parking and $69,000 for Attendant Parking. The motion will be amended to ref lest this breakdown. Mrs. Battin extended the appreciation of the-Board, as well as the C.R.C. to Mr. oberteuf f er for his invaluable aid and assistance in the pre- paration of . the Attendant Parking , proposal . . The Town Manager• reported that proposals were received on May 11 for the Town Computer System. He reviewed-the recommendations of the Data Processing Committee that the Town obtain an in -house turnkey system to support the Town's financial and administration system in lieu of the current system that relies heavily on contracted services which are costing $107 , o 0 o a year. Proposals received ranged from $220,000 to $357,, with a recommenda- tion from the Committee of $250,000 implementation of this system. The Manager noted that proposals are still being reviewed. Attendant Parking Meriam St. Town Computer System