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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-12-14-BOS-min I L SELECTMEN'S MEETING December 14, 1981 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building on Monday, December 14, 1981 at 7 30 P M. Acting Chairman Crain, Mrs Battin, Mrs Miley and Mr Politi; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel and Miss Casey, Executive Clerk were present The Board met with Dr Howard S Richter relative to his opinion Burglar that a second line was necessary on the dialer alarm system at the police Alarm station. Dr Richter stated that he felt that a "smart burglar can simply System call the number, make the line busy, and then rob the house" He stated Dr Richter that too many people know the number and if there were another line it would be much safer He stated the cost for the additional line would be $18 00 per month Mr Hutchinson informed the Board that the Town was paying $35 00 per month and would look into the disprepancy in the two figures Mr, Politi stated that he did not see how Dr Richter's comments dovetailed with the requirements of the Town By-law Dr Richter stated that the By-law made it mandatory for anyone in- stalling an alarm system after passage of the By-law made it mandatory to install another system altogether People who already had voice dialer systems in did not want to take the system out, and, therefore, were 'grandfathered" in and a special line was to be used He stated that it was not specified that only one line was to be installed and he felt that two lines would be adequate Mr Hutchinson stated that the Burglar Alarm Committee had discussed at some length the question of an extra line and there was considerable dividion and objections were raised about the Town paying for any line for a special service for a special group of people It was then decided to pay for one line. He stated that there about 9000 homes calling in on the 1212 line and about 30 on the "grandfathering" provision. It was his opinion that any additional lines should be paid for by those requesting them Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to take the matter under advisement and contact former members of the Burglar Alarm Committee for their input before making a decision Mr Crain requested Mr Hutchinson to check on the payment of the one-way service and thanked Dr Richter for his input The Manager requested approval of a transfer from Article 40 to Transfer support wage adjustments in the amount of $261,913 He explained that this Article is the usual procedure at this time of year and the salaries have already 40 been approved Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the trans- fer of $261,913 from Article 40 to support wage adjustments - 2 - i Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re- quest of the Transportation Advisory Committee for LEXPRESS route addi- tions as follows Route 4 To cover the Lincoln, Middle, Marrett trianble by turning right on Lincoln Street from School Street, left on Middle Street and left on Marrett Road Route 6 To cover a turn left on Coach Road from Volunteer Way, right on Skyview, continue on to Winter Street, make a U-turn at Fifer Lane, and return to Coach Road via the same route Land - The Board discussed the request of the National Park Service that the Min Man Town transfer ownership of land in the Battle Road and land in Alpine Street Nat'l. Park to the National Park Service which would require an article in the warrant The Manager recommended that the Board accept the recommendation of the Town Engineer that the Manager and Town Engineer be authorized to negotiate with the National Park Service relative to a transfer of some property of theirs to the Town as part of the improvements to Marrett Road Mrs Battin suggested that the space for an article be reserved in case no agreement could be reached before Town Meeting Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Tawn Manager and the Town Engineer to negotiate with the National Park Service regarding land transfers in the Park Area and if an agreement cannot be reached, an article would be placed in the warrant for the Town to vacate, close and transfer ownership to the National Park Service of those sections of the Battle Road and of Alpine Street which lie within the boundaries of the Minute Man National Historical Park. Route 4/225 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve payment Study bill of a bill from Boston Survey Consultants in the amount of $3,889 09 for Boston Con- work performed as part of the Route 4/225 study The payment will be de- sultants ducted from the gift to the Town of $21,000 for this purpose Tn Mgr Mr Hutchinson introduced his new assistant, Susan Adler whom the Assistant Board welcomed Elks The Board discussed the request from the Lexington Lodge of Elks for an extension of hours under its Liquor License and approval of a Common Victualer License Town Counsel informed the Board that in the original Board of Appeals decision to allow the building to be constructed there was some question whether this was broad enough to include the serving of food Town Manager recommended that the matter be tabled until clarification of the decision is made He is to contact Bill Dailey regarding the matter Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table the request of the Lexington Lodge of Elks for issuance of a Common Victualer License and extension of hours under its Liquor License Sheraton Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, Mr Politi abstain- Liq Lic ing, to grant an extension of hours to the Sheraton-Lexington Inn to 1 00 a m. on New Years' Eve. - 3 - Selectmen's Meeting December 14, 1981 The Board met with the Tqwn Engineer and Mr Richard Cook of Boston Bedford Survey Consultants regarding the road improvements proposed for the Bed- St /Hart- ford Street/Hartwell Avenue project well Ave Mr Cook informed the Board that the daily volume of Bedford Street traffic traffic will increase from the current 18,000 to 45,000 in 1991 Mr Cook reported that the projected peak-hour traffic may increase by 60 to 70 percent within the next ten years and the total day-long traffic should level off to about 30 percent heavier than. today's This change in the traffic projections makes the current plan obsolete This traffic count had been requested by the state engineers to justify the second phase approval which calls for installation of traffic signals at the Eldred Street/Bedford Street intersection Mr Hanlon informed the Board that the "25% construction plans" must be submitted to the state by January 20 on portions of the plan remaining in tact, including the Maguire Road signalization and the widening of Hart- well Avenue Concept approval will be necessary on other portions of the plan before further action is taken The main objections to the revised plan came from residents of the Eldred Street area as no traffic light will be installed at the corner of Eldred street The new plan calls for the installation of a median strip between Bedford Street and an access road to serve those residents No left turn will be allowed at Eldred Streets and the residents will either use back streets or execute a cloverleaf on Route 128 ramps to enter Eldred Street After further discussion, it was decided to hold a public hearing on the matter on January 4 at the Selectmen's regular meeting in the Selectmen's Meeting Room Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to hold a public hearing on the Bedford Street/Hartwell Avenue improvements plan on January 4, 1982 at 8 00 p m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to abate the follow- Water ing water charge Abatement J Carroll 702 Waltham St Pit Meter $11 25 To close account Upon motion duly made and seconded, Mr Politi abstaining, it was One Day voted to approve issuance of a One Day Liquor License to St Jerome's Liquor Parish of Arlington for February 5, 1982 for a social event at Kielty Lic Hall, 2001 Mass Avenue Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted the intent to lay Center St out Center Street from Reed Street of Avon Street Layout Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Innkeeper renewal of the following Innkeeper Licenses Lic Rens Sheraton/Lexington Inn Catch Penny Chalet Battle Green Inn U - 4 - Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re- newal of the following Common Victualler Licenses Mario's Brigham's Howard Johnson's (38 Bedford St ) Pewter Pot Arno's Deli Baskin Robbins Lexington House of Pizza LeBellecour Bora-Bora, Inc Kentucky Fried Chicken Bellino's Bakery, Inc Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to renew the follow- ing licenses INNKEEPER LICENSES Sheraton/Lexington Inn Catch Penny Chalet Battle Green Inn CLASS I LICENSES Lexington Toyota Motor Sales U S.A , Inc Auto Engineering, Inc Lawless Mawhinney Motors, Inc CLASS III LICENSE John P Carroll Co , Inc COMMON CARRIER LICENSE Hudson Bus Lines The Board discussed the Hanscom Area Traffic Study report which had been presented at last week's meeting The Manager informed the Board that he had reviewed the report with the D P W and Engineering Departments and had no conflicts with what had been proposed He noted that there was no reference to the Hartwell Avenue Connector and Mrs Battin explained that the Committee had considered it and had decided to concentrate on the short-term solutions that would be com- patible with long-term solutions such as the connector Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to endorse the trans- portation improvement concept presented in the plan by the Hanscom Area Traffic Study Committee as follows 1 Endorse the continued participation by the Town of Lexington in the Hanscom Area Traffic Study Committee if the Towns of Bedford, Concord, and Lincoln continue to participate, 2 Recommend that the HATS Committee proceed to a design phase for stages II and III, which are located in the Towns of Lincoln and Concord, 3 Urges that attention be devoted to developing ways of main- taining a balance between new trip-generating commercial development with the capacity of the transportation facilities in the area, - 5 - yJ Selectmen's Meeting December 14, 1981 I 4 Support the efforts of the Towns of Concord and Lincoln to obtain the so-called safety improvements on Route 2 in those communities and, 5 Urge that construction of Stage I, the North Lexington Traffic Improvements, be completed before construction is initiated on Stages II and III Upon motion duly made and seconded, Mr Politi abstaining, it was Knights of voted to approve the request from the Lexington Council No 94 Knights Col Liq of Columbus for an extension of hours under its Liquor License to 1 00 A.M. Lic on New Year's Eve There was no Executive Session Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 9 30 P M. A true record, Attest Je Z Executive Clerk