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Home My WebLink About1981-08-31-BOS-min j /53 1 SELECTMEN'S MEETING s I �� August 31, 1981 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, August 31, 1981 at 7 30 P M Chairman Busa, Mrs Battin, Mrs Miley, Mr Crain and Mr Politi; Mr Hutch- inson, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss' Casey, Executive Clerk were present Mr Zehner, Town Treasurer, met with the Board to request approval of Treasurer a bond in the amount of $97,550 to finance the re-surfacing contract (#82-2-E) awarded to P J Keating Co Mr Zehner stated that of the eight bidders, the Middlesex Bank of Burlington was the low bidder at 7 78% Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the bond to the Middlesex Bank of Burlington in the amount of $97,550 at 7 78% in- terest to be dated September 11, 1981; due December 10, 1981 $63,000 to be disbursed September 11, 1981 and the balance September 18, 1981 The Chairman read a request from the Director of Guides to approve the Guide issuance of a Guide License for Jeffrey Goldman, 1 Burnham Road License Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve issuance of a Guide License for Jeffrey Goldman, 1 Burnham Road IIIThe Chairman read a request from the Chairman of the School Committee School requesting permission for a subcommittee of the School Committee and admin- Com./ istration to meet with the Personnel Advisory Board for an exploratory dis- Personnel cussion aimed at ascertaining whether there are areas in which the Board's Adv Bd expertise could be useful to the School Department Meeting The Board felt that such a meeting should prove productive to all con- cerned and Mrs Small, Chairman of the Personnel Advisory Board and Mr Michelman, Chairman of the School Committee are to be so notified A date will be decided upon at the next meeting The Board met with the CATV Committee and Mr W C Henchy, Vice CATV Lic President of Adams-Russell to discuss the terms and conditions of the final license for CATV in Lexington. The Manager reported to the Board that all items that had been raised have been addressed and everything was in compliance with requirements of the Committee and the Board He explained that one of the original requirements was that 50% of the purchase orders for the local programming studio should be shown to the Town. He stated that this requirement was found to be unreasonable and re- quested that it be waived He explained that it would be difficult for the company to go out and buy all the equipment without first knowing if a li- cense will be granted by the Town Town Counsel had reviewed all the motions and statements and believed it adequately protected the Board's interest and the Town's to ensure that Adams-Russell meets all the Town's expectations ll Mr Crain asked when, reasonably, after the signing of the license would Adams-Russell feel that the equipment be purchased Mr Henchy stated that the studio would be operational within 12 months I bVI - 2 - of the date of the issuance of the final license and with perhaps 3 or 4 months lead time on the material and 5 to 6 months to assemble and install Mr Busa requested clarification of paragraph 3 in Mr Henchy's letter of August 18 Mr Henchy stated that the paragraph should read "Adams-Russell has budgeted $50,000 " gper year in 1980 dollars for local programming Mr Crain asked what the standard was to establish the 1980 dollars Mr Henchy stated that the original questionnaire said that we would pledge $50,000 in 1980 dollars What is meant is that we are prepared to adjust the budget by the consumer price index Mr Cohen requested that Mr Henchy initial the change in the letter and in the copies, which he did The following motions were made and voted upon by the Board Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that, after receiving assurances of the continuing commitment of Adams-Russell Co , Inc to the development of excellent local origination access facilities of the type and quality proposed in the company's initial application and required by this town's provisional and proposed final CATV licenses, the Board of Selectmen as issuing authority waive the requirement of § 5 (1) of the provisional license that Adams-Russell prove that it has issued purchase orders for a majority of the equipment to be installed in its local origination access facilities Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Board of Select- men as issuing authority find Adams-Russell Co , Inc to be in substantial compliance with each of the prerequisites for issuance of a final license set forth in § 5 of the town's provisional license Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that pursuant to its authority under G L c 166A and 207 CMR 3 05, the Board of Selectmen as issuing authority hereby grant Adams-Russell Co Inc a final CATV license for the Town of Lexington, Massachusetts in the form agreed to by the parties and endorsed by the Selectmen Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adopt the following statement NOTICE OF GRANT OF FINAL LICENSE TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A CATV SYSTEM IN LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS Pursuant to the regulations of the Massachusetts' Community Antenna Television Commission, 207 CMR § 3 05 (4) , the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Lexington, has approved the grant of a final license authorizing Adams-Russell Co , Inc of Waltham, to construct and operate a cable television system in Lexington The Selectmen hereby certify that Adams-Russell Co , Inc has substantially complied with the requirements of 207 CMR s 05 (1) The final license as granted by the Selectmen is substantially iden- tical to the terms contained in the provisional license approved by the Selectmen on March 30, 1981 Several minor changes were made for purposes of clarification A sentence was added to section 2 of the final license to specify the licensee's obligation to extend its cable system pursuant to the terms of the final license to newly de- veloped subdivisions or other areas of the town within six months of the installation of telephone or electric service to such areas A copy of the final license and of various documents submitted to establish compliance with 207 CMR i 3 05 (1) are on file with the town clerk and will be filed with the Massachusetts CATV Commission - 3 - Selectmen's Meeting August 31, 1981 The Chairman thanked Mr Page and his committee for their eight years of work in preparation for the signing of the final license Mr Henchy thanked Mr Page and the Board for the opportunity to serve Lexington They retired from the meeting Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to increase the Street Street Resurfacing & Paving Contract #82-2-E by $32,917 awarded to P J Keating Resur & Company, Lunenburg, Mass Paving The Board discussed the request of Mr Morris of Itek to assign a Hartwell police officer at Hartwell Avenue/Maguire Road intersection Ave/ The Manager recommended authorization for the rest of the fiscal year Maguire only, a temporary return of the officer Road Mr Crain was not in favor of voting the return of the officer on a temporary basis Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table the request of Mr Morris for assignment of a police officer at Hartwell Avenue/Maguire Road intersection pending information from the Manager relative to accidents there and whether or not this will be done on a day to day basis and if specific days will be specified for a specified time Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to abate the following Abate- water assessment charges ments Water J Krochalis, 92 Fifer Lane $27 50 Incorrect reading/customer H. Rogowitz, 18 Blueberry Lane 33 75 Estimate adjusted M. Kohler, 17 Moon Hill Rd 22 50 Estimate adjusted K. Simon-Petersen, 6 Westminster 85 50 Incorrect reading/customer J English, 15 Lockwood Rd 11 25 Estimate adjusted Mrs Battin requested approval for attendance for dinner meeting of Mrs the Middlesex County Selectmen's Association on September 23, 1981 Battin Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve Mrs Battin's Middlesex attendance at dinner meeting of the Middlesex County Selectmen's Association Sel on September 23, 1981 Assoc Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-0, by roll call vote Executive Mrs Battin, Mrs Miley, Mr Crain and Mr Politi, to go into Executive Session Session for the purpose of discussing a. matter of litigation with no inten- tion of resuming the open session. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8 55 P.M A true record, Attest igiutte;e2%> 00—tr Executive Clerk A