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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-03-25-BOS-min CL A'�, t1 �) SELECTMEN'S MEETING March 25, 1981 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Wednesday, March 25, 1981 at 7 00 P.M. Chairman Miley, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin and Mr Politi; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Mrs Banks, Assist- ant to the Town Manager; Miss Casey, Executive Clerk were present The Board met with Representative Doran who had requested time to Rep Doran clarify his position relative to local aid and a public statement made by the Massachusetts Municipal Association regarding the recent vote to suspend House rules for introduction of a resolution Mrora D n stated that the implication in the statement that those who were opposed to rules suspension were also opposed to increased local aid was absurd and unfair He stated that the important votes on local were months away and it was his intention to direct his efforts to increase the local aid funding by at least $300 million Rep Doran read a letter addressed to the Board, cc to Mr James Segal, Executive Director of the Mass Municipal Association expressing his views The Board discussed the matter and Mr Hutchinson suggested that an explanation of why the memo was sent out by the Mass Municipal Association was in order Mrs Battin is to contact Mr Segal and request him to come before the Board to clarify his position in the matter The Chairman thanked Representative Doran for coming and he retired from the meeting Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, Mr Politi abstaining, One Day to grant the request for a One Day Liquor License to the RAEDACC Association Liquor of W R Grace & Co for March 30, 1981 License Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re- Hanscom sponse of Mrs Frick to MAPC for project ENF-81-70--Airfield Improvement & Field Maintenance at Hanscom Field The response would request MAPC to hold com- ments until the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission makes their report Mrs Frick stated that although none of the scheduled work occurs in Lexing- ton, the Town recognizes the environmental impact that might occur in Lin- coln, Concord and Bedford Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re- Hanscom sponse of Mrs Frick to MAPC for project PN-81-43 - Flight Service Station Field Relocation at Hanscom The reply states that Lexington is in the process of evaluating further development in the Hanscom Field Area The Town is experiencing a severe traffic problem in this area and any expansion of facilities at Hanscom Field must be deferred until the traffic problems are resolved as a matter of public and commuter safety i - 2 - I ll' Federal Tech- Mr Busa addressed the Board regarding the Federal Technical Assistance nical Grant and explained that the grant was given in conjunction with the School Assistance Department. He stated that about $5100 will be received by the Town to be Grant allocated to the Public Works Building, Police Station, Town Office Building and Cary Memorial Hall The School Department portion of the grant would be about $2,000 for the Senior High School, Clarke Junior High School, Diamond Junior High School and Maria Hastings School There would be one contract for the complete projects The contract was awarded by the School Department to Cummings Solar Corporation Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize Emanuele Coscia, Mgr Administration/Facilities, to place purchase orders, so written as to serve as a contract in accordance with specifications, with Cummings Solar Corporation under the Federal Technical Assistance Grant, subject to Town Manager approval Battle Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request Green of Rev John P Streit, Jr , Church of Our Redeemer, for the use of the Battle Green to conduct a memorial service for Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador on Monday, March 30 from 12 00 Noon to 12 15 p m Permission granted subject to coordination with the Police Department and Town Manager Town The Board and the Manager discussed the outline for the remaining Meeting articles for Town Meeting Articles The Manager informed the Board that as a result of a request from the Mass Municipal Association, an estimated Cherry Sheet had been received It was pointed out by the State that these figures should not be used for tax rate computation purposes Mr Hutchinson said that it was substantially in line with what the Town had originally estimated It was decided that Articles 46, 52, 53, 66 and 67 be taken out of order and the financial articles 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 (citizen's article) , 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72 and 73 be indefinitely postponed It was further agreed that the regular Town Meeting would be adjourned to April 8 to begin upon the conclusion of the Special Town Meeting dealing with the library There was no Exec6tive Session Upon motion dull made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7 45 P.M A true record/Attest aO. tte:t...C.C711-• 041— Executive Clerk I