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Selectmen’s Meeting September 12, 2011 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, September 12, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in the Selectmen Meeting Room, Town Office Building. Chairman Manz, Mr. Kelley, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Burnell and Ms. Mauger; Mr. Valente, Town Manager and Ms. Pease, Executive Clerk, were present. Joint Meeting with Planning Board Members of the Planning Board present: Mr. Canale, Chair, Ms. Ciccolo, Mr. Hornig; Mr. Zurlo, and Ms. McCall-Taylor, Planning Director. The Planning Board goals and work plan consist of at least three zoning changes for the fall or spring town meeting, including the Dana Home rezoning, in the center business area will look at greater height and use changes, and the current bylaws have some inconsistencies and irrelevance. The Planning Board has retained counsel to look at and come up with proposed non-substantive changes to the Zoning By-Law for the Annual Town Meeting. The Planning Board would like to see the Selectmen complete the Stormwater Regulations soon. Hartwell Avenue Transportation Plan The Planning Board reviewed the Transportation Overlay Implementation Program, which includes 13 steps of specific actions that need to be taken. The Planning Board would like the Selectmen to endorse the intent of the 13 steps; agree to champion the capital needs and be open to providing some funding for this year’s budget planning; and agree to set up a working group of a couple members from the Selectmen, Planning Board and staff from Planning and DPW to clarify the 13 steps and what they mean. Total cost of the 13 improvements is estimated to be about $30 million. When estimating mitigation fees from developers over the next 2-20 years, it is estimated that only about $3 million would be generated. To receive funding from federal and/or state the projects need to be 100 percent designed. It is important to start the design process now so possible funding sources can be applied for when the opportunity arises. Mr. Kelley is interested in a presentation on what the Planning Board approved for a final plan and felt it should have been reviewed and approved by the Selectmen. Mr. Canale explained the process of getting federal funding for projects over $10 million. Projects have to be scored and listed in a long-range document, which is currently being approved, then every couple of years the plan is modified and amendments occur. It is important that the Hartwell project get designed and then into the 25 year plan and then into a TIP. Thee needs to be a regional plan presented that would benefit Bedford’s 4/225 corridor and Hanscom Air Force Base. Because of BRAC issues, Wood Street and other neighboring roads, as well as the location and proximity of air force presence, there are a number of factors showing why it would be a priority for the region.