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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-07-20-BOS-min g SELECTMEN'S MEETING July 20, 1981 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building on Monday, July 20, 1981 at 7 30 P M. Chairman Buse, Mrs Battin, Mrs Miley, Mr Crain, Mr Politi; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel, Mrs Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager; Mrs Snow, Principal Clerk were present The Chairman read a request from Henry Patterson, Treasurer of Daman Bel Canto Enterprises, Inc d/b/a Bel Canto Restaurant, to allow service ofdiquor Restaurant from its opening hour of 11 A.M until the close of business, instead of extension of from 12 noon as presently allowed The Chairman noted that all other hours restaurants in Town are licensed to serve liquor starting at 11 A.M. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the re- quest of Daman Enterprises, Inc , d/b/a Bel Canto Restaurant, to sell and serve alcoholic beverages under its. Alcoholic Beverages License and Common Victualler License from 11 00 A.M. to closing time, seven days a week The Chairman noted the request from Cornelius P Cronin, Director of Guide License Guides, for a Guide License for Arthur G Slade, Jr Upon motion duly new made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Guide License for Arthur G Slade, Jr , 52 Webb Street Application of Lexmil Theatre, Inc for licenses for an additional Cinena II motion picture screen at Cinema II, 1794 Mass Ave , was noted 1794 Mass Ave Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the licenses for Exhibition of Motion Picutes on Sunday and for Exhibition of Motion Pictures on weekdays, at Cinema II, 1794 Massachusetts Avenue, as requested by Lexmil Theatre, Inc The Chairman read a request from Transportation Management, 1668 Transp Manage- Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, for renewal of Public Vehicle Licenses ment Corp for two vehicles, used for limousine service to Logan Airport Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve renewal of the following licenses for vehicles owned by Transportation Management Corporation YEAR MAKE MODEL VEH INDENTIFICA(Il'ION PLATE 1981 Chevrolet Station Wagon 1AL35H2B1123102 4301GR 1981 Chevrolet Station Wagon 1AL35H7B1123452 3701GR Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to abate the follow- ing water charges Water Abate- E Murphy, 315 Bedford Street - B-57-315 - $81 00 incorrect read- ments ing by customer C Hagelstein, 90 Blake Road - B-81-90 - $24 75 - Incorrect reading 1/81 bill abated Corrected charges committed on 7/81 billing J Nolan, 17 Cooke Road - B118C-17 - $138 15 - incorrect reading 1/81 charges abated Corrected charges committed on 7/81 billing P Waldron, 119 Burlington Street - B-93-119 - $307 80 Readings incorrectly recorded Excess abated -2- A Wilkins, 19 Flintlock Road - B-96-19 - $45 00 Incorrect reading J Roberts, 6 Pheasant Lane - C-109C-6 - $182 25 Incorrect meter reading 1/81 charges abated Corrected charges commiteed on 7/81 billing D Lunday, 24 Middleby Road - C-116-24 - $40 50 Incorrect meter reading by customer Minutes, Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approved minutes June 1 & 3, of the Selectmen's Meetings of June 1 and June 3, 1981 1981 The Chairman referred to the recommendation of Dr John Lawson, Super- CATV intendent of School, for the appointment of Dr Geoffrey Pierson to repre- CAmmittee sent the public schools on the CATV Advisory Committee Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Dr Geoffrey Pierson, 115 Gibbs Street, Newton to the CATV Advisory Committee, representing the public schools CATV A letter from Robert C Hilton, Director, Cary Memorial Library, recom- Committee mending Janie Lawless as representative of the Library on the CATV Advisory Committee was noted Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to — appoint JaneLawless, 37 Alpha Road, Dorchester, to the CATV Advisory Committee, representing the Library Executive Mr Busa requested the pleasure of the Board regarding the appointment Clerk of the Executive Clerk Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to reappoint Beatrice M Casey as Executive Clerk for a term to expire on May 31, 1982 Greeley Letter from Roland B Greeley, dated July 10, 1981, tendering his res- Resignation ignation from the School Sites Conversion Committee was noted Upon motion .— School Sites duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the resignation of Roland B Conv Comm Greeley from the School Sites Conversion Committee,effective July 20, 1981 Dr Cosgrove The Chairman suggested that the Board acknowledge the 33 years of ser- Bd /Health vice to the Town of former Board of Health Chairman William L Cosgrove, who is retiring from the Board of Health The Board agreed that a letter in rec- ognition of his accomplishments and appreciation for his service be sent by the Chairman. Mary Spellman Mr Busa informed the Board of the forthcoming 102nd birthday of Mary E Spellman, mother of the late Fire Chief, who had been a resident of Lexington for approximately 80 years and read a brief history of her life The Chairman will send a letter of congratulations to Mrs Spellman on behalf of the Board NESWC Announcement of a meeting of the North East Solid Waste Committee on Meeting July 30, 1981 was brought to the Board's attention by the Chairman Repre- sentation at the meeting will be by a member of the Town Manager's staff Constr The Town Manager referenced Town Engineer Hanlon's July 8, 1981 memoran- Easements dum in which he requested the Board to vote an intent to take temporary con- Kendall Rd struction easements in Kendall Road Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to take temporary con- struction easements in Kendall Road under the authority of Article 17 of the 1980 Annual Town Meeting Youth As requested by the Town Manager, upon motion on duly made and seconded, it Commission was voted to approve the appointments of Nancy L Barter, 4 Fairlawn Lane, � e � Selectmen's Meeting July 20, 1981 -3- and James J Findley, 76 Middle Street to the Youth Commission, and of Board of Linda Roemer, 285 Emerson Road, to the Board of Health Health Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Town Council on Manager's reappointment of Barbara G .Luckmann, 69 Emerson Gardens, to the Aging Council on Aging Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Town Acting Town Manager's appointment of Nancy H Banks as Acting Town Manager from Manager August 1 through August 14, 1981, during which time, Mr Hutchinson will be on vacation Mr Hutchinson recomended that citizens who are interested in serving Selective on local review boards for Selective Service be asked to contact the Town Service Manager's office so that their names can be forwarded to the appropriate Boards State agencies The submission of these names to the State would be sub- ject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the contract Contract for street resurfacing and paving, #82-2-E -- P J Keating Company, under #82-2-E the authority of Article 54, 1981, Chapter 90- Street Improvements and Street Re- Account 5400 FY 81/82, Highway Maintenance - Street resurfacing and Article surfacing 20, 1980, awarded at the meeting of July 6, 1981, subject to Town Counsel review Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the contract Contract for retaining wall construction, #81-7-E -- Methuen Construction Company, #81-7-E Inc under the authority of Article 20, 1980, awarded at the meeting of Retaining July 6, 1981, subject to Town Counsel review Wall Among those present for the discussion of the Hartwell Avenue/Bedford Hartwell Ave Street/ Marrett and Forbes Roads traffic discussion were Planning Board Bedford St members Nichols, Smith and Sorensen, members of the Traffic Improvement Traffic Committee (TIC) and other representatives of industry in the Rte 128 area Julian Bussgang, chairman and spokesman for TIC, distributed copies of a statement to the Board of Selectmen, dated July 20, 1981, in which the com- mittee urged the Town to continue to take all the actions needed to implement the traffic plan submitted by the Town to the State DPW The memo outlined TIC's current efforts to alleviate traffic difficulties in the North Lexing- ton area and set forth several recommendations for Town action at this time Mr Hutchinson read a draft letter dated July 20, 1981, from the Board of Selectmen to Commissioner Dean P Amidon, State DPW, accepting his offer of Federal Aid Funding for Phase I of the North Lexington area road improve- ments program and outlining a project schedule He asked approval of the letter and authorization to proceed with obtaining phased construction fund- ing With reference to the time phasing program as outlined by the State DPW, Mr Hutchinson pointed out that the Town would be able to propose rearrange- ment of the State priorities if subsequent engineering studies prove that action feasible Mr Hutchinson informed the Board that within 30 days, approximately $40,000 will be needed for traffic consultant fees to provide data for the Phase II construction timetable Since little or no Town money appears to be available for this need, he would ask industry for contributions He pointed out that there have been indications of financial assistance from industry and that formal commitment for money and technical aid will be sought Several representatives from businesses present, however, stated their views that -4- this funding is a Town obligation It was agreed that the Town Manager would move forward with the plan to obtain funding for consultant fees from industry and, as requested by Mr Busa, re-examine the availability of Town money for this purpose Discussion continued on the "phasing" aspect of the plan and Planning Board members present questionned whether, if State commitment to funding of the entire plan is not forthcoming at this time, improvements slated for Phase II would ever be accomplished There was also some concern ex- pressed by members of the Board of Selectmen about the State commitment to the entire project if it is to be done in phasing Mr Busa pointed out that although the State has approved funding for Phase I only, commitment to the entire program, if it is shown to be Workable,, has been Made Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the draft letter to Commissioner Amidon, as amended, to include the Town's reservations - regarding the State's phasing plan, accepting the offer of Federal Aid Fund- ing for the Bedford Street/Hartwell Avenue/Marrett Road Projects, Phase I Human Human Services Committee members Ruth Butler, Ruth Nablo and Stephen Services Baran met with the Board for discussion of its May, 1981 Report to the Board Committee of Selectmen, and for guidance in new goals and direction for the Committee Mrs Butler reported that the Committee has adhered to its 1979 charge as well as attempting to extend the orientation of Human Services The Committee was complimented by the Chairman for its work and for its help and guidance to the Board in obtaining funding from the 1981 Town Meeting for Human Services Mrs Butler reported that the philosophy of emphasis on prevention, facilitating involvement of all human services and as a result, in broadening the scope of "providers", makes it easier to identify specific high priority groups i e teenagers and the elderly Mr Baran suggested strengthening of the relationship of the Committee with the Board of Selectmen, Town Manager and other Human Service groups It was suggested that composition of the new committee include providers ,and more citizen representation, and that the Human Services Report be distributed to Town Meeting members next year Mr Crain expressed hope that some of the current committee members will continue on the Committee as a bridge for the new committee Mrs Battin, Mr Crain, Mrs Butler, Mrs Nablo and Mr Hutchinson will work together to prepare a draft of a new charge for the Human Services Committee CATV William Page, Chairman of the CATV Committee, and Messrs Henchy, and License Hammaker of the Adams/Russell Company met with the Board for the purpose of the signing of the final CATV License for the Town of Lexington The license, delivered to the Town Offices on July 17, were not signed upon recommendation of Town Counsel and Town Manager because insufficient time had been allowed for review of certain revisions If all stipulated material has been sub- mitted by July 27, and is found to be in compliance upon review by Town Coun- sel, the license will be acted upon on August 3 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table the matter to August 3, 1981 Pierce, George H Pierce, 63 Valleyfield Street, and his attorney, Edwin F Valleyfield Whittemore, met with the Board to request removal of a restriction on a Street former tax title lot abutting his property which prohibits additional con- struction of a garage The tax title lot was purchased in 1976 by Mr Pierce's -5- gb Selectmen's Meeting July 20, 1981 neighbor, Ralph Masciulli, 59 Valleyfield Street, with the understanding that Pierce and Masciulli would divide the lot which lies between #59 and #63 Valleyfield Street This was accomplished by deed on January 30, 1981 The restriction in the 1976 deed from the Town allows for construction of one garage only, to be attached to Mr Masciulli's home and to extendonto the "tax title" lot Mr Pierce now wants to add similar construction to his home, which would also encroach upon the lot The Board agreed with the suggestion of the Chairman that the matter be taken under advisement Mr Pierce will be informed of the Board's decision on the matter follow- ing review and recommendation by Town Counsel A number of residents from the Adams/North Streets area were in atten- Adams/North dance to present their concerns regarding approved road improvement plans Streets for those streets Town Engineer Hanlon outlined the construction plans Improve- for road widening and a retaining wall, as illustrated on plans displayed, ments and stated that the plans are consistent with those approved by the 1980 Annual Town Meeting Mr Hutchinson gave his recommendation that the plans be implemented without further delay James Long, 149 Adams Street, distributed and read his letter to the Selectmen dated July 7, 1981, stating objections to the widening of Adams Street from Myrna Road to the Burlington line and the resultant loss of trees The letter was accompanied by a petition in opposition to the pro- ject signed by eleven residents of Adams and North Streets and Myrna Road The citizens in attendance seemed generally in favor of improvement of 11/ the intersection, but requested modification of the plans regarding the ex- tent of construction The Chairman received letters from Nancy Gibson, 97 North Street, and Julie Triessl, 94 North Street, in favor of implemen- tation of the plans as presented, and read a letter, previously received from Mr & Mrs John H. Martis, who are also in favor of proceeding with the plans With regard to loss of a maple tree within the right-of-way on the Long property, Mr Tonaszuck, Director, DPW/Engineering, stated that the tree would be replaced at an appropriate distance from the roadway Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to proceed with the road improvement project at Adams and North Streets as approved under Article 20 of the 1980 Annual Town Meeting The Town Manager outlined concerns of residents related to road improve- ment plans to widen and regrade Rockville Avenue The objections are based on the proposed widening of the road and trees to be removed Town Engin- Rockville eer Hanlon explained, with display of plans, the features of construction. Avenue Ronald Goldner, 27 Rockville Avenue, distributed copies of an outline Improvement, of his reasons for opposition to the plans which contained a review of events preceding Town Meeting acceptance of Rockville Avenue in 1980 His major concerns with the approved construction plans included safety, liabil- ity, tree removals, Town standards vs resident's standards and costs Mr Hutchinson pointed out that since Rockville Avenue has been accepted under Article 18 of the 1980 Annual Town Meeting, he saw no alternative to proceeding with construction as planned Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go forward with con- struction plans for Rockville Avenue as presented by the Department of Public Works -6- Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to make the follow- ing committee appointments By-Laws Comm BY-LAWS COMMITTEE Paul Newman Marthur H Kalil Sheila Klemon-Carp Stephen M. Politi Anthony L Mancini Stephen T Russian Traffic Safety TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Comm Eric T Clarke Richard A. Michelson HATS HANSCOM AREA TRAFFIC COMMITTEE William"J Scouler (member-at-large) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table appoint- ments to the Accessory Apartments Committee, the Muzzey and Adams School Conversion Committees and the Human Services Committee to August 3, 1981 Construction The Town Manager referred to a memo from Town Engineer Michael Hanlon, Easements, dated July 7, 1981, requesting taking of temporary construction easements Myrna Rd / at Adams Street and Myrna Road Adams St Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the taking of temporary construction easements at Adams Street and Myrna Road 1-3111/Bedford The Manager reported to the Board that the Traffic Safety Committee Sts/Traffic had investigated a request for traffic signals at Hill and Bedford Streets Signal and reported that data gathered and evaluated by the Engineering Division indicated that the intersection does not meet applicable Warrants at this time The Manager is to so inform the applicants Mrs Battin requested approval of funding in the amount of ;$134 for her attendance at the fall meeting of the Mass Municipal Association Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize Mrs Battin to make reservations to attend the Annual Meeting of the Mass Municipal Association in Hyannis on November 13 & 14 Executive Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted - 5 - 0 by roll call Session vote, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin, Mrs Miley, Mr Crain and Mr Politi, to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing strategy with regard to Collective Bargaining negotiations, possible litigation and a matter concerning the transfer of real estate, with the intention of resuming open session After discussion, it was voted to go out of Executive Session at 10 50111 P.M. and resume open session S'S -7- Selectmen's Meeting July 20, 1981 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Garrity Garrity House House Committee be informed that additional proposals for restoration of the Garrity House have been received The Committee is to be instructed to notify the local newspaper that other proposals are being sought and to report to the Board of Selectmen on the responses no later than August 20, 1981 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 11 05 P M. A true record, Attest if 41 Marion H. Sn Principal Clerk C11'