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Home My WebLink About1980-10-06-BOS-min 2 - CA SELECTMEN'S MEETING 04 October 6, 1980 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, October 6, 1980 at 7 30 p.m Chairman Miley, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin, Mr Kent and Mr Crain; Mr Hutchinson Town Manager; Mrs Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager, Mr Cohen, Town Coun- sel; Miss Casey, Executive Clerk, were present The Board discussed the recommendation of the Traffic Safety Committee Traffic-- to install a "No Parking" provision (curb be painted yeallow in lieu of Hancock St signs) at Hancock Street/Bedford Street requested by Mr Cohen Bedford St Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the reco- Yellow mmendation of the Traffic Safety Committee to paint the curb yellow at Han- Curb cock Street/Bedford Street Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re- Sewer quest of the Acting Director Public Works/Engineering to abate the following Betterment sewer betterment assessment: Carl E & Mary Jo Peterson, 62 Fern Street in Abatement the amount of $2,462 94 - land transferred to Conservation Commission -- Article 39 of the warrant for the 1978 annual town meeting Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the request One Day of the Symmes Hospital Community Relations and Development for a One Day Liquor Liquor License on October 19, 1980 for a benefit buffet and art auction at License the Museum of our National Heritage The Board discussed a letter from Linda Roemer relative to making Cary entrance and exit to Cary Hall moreaccessible to the handicapped and to Hall the elderly The Manager informed the Board that he had discussed it with the Pub- lic Works Department and will be receiving proposals from them relative to a solution to the problem He pointed out that there is a problem with grade going into the building He is to report back to the Board and will contact Ms Roemer The Board discussed Question #5 which will be on the November ballot-- Election a Constitutional Amendment which limits the power of the Legislature to im- Nov 5 pose additional costs on cities and towns This amendment will increase lo- cal control over city and town budgets by limiting the power of the Legis- lature to pass state mandates concerning municipal employee salaries and benefits Mrs Battin explained that the Mass Municipal Association was suc- cessful in getting the item on the ballot and that it was now up to the local governments to take a stand and urge the voters to pass it Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the recomen- dation of the Mass Municipal Association that the Lexington Board of Select- men urge the citizens to vote "Yes" on Question 465 on the November election ballot I VOID / F 1 Hartwell Ave The Board discussed the Traffic Safety Committee's report relative to Bike Pro- Recreation Committee's Hartwell Avenue Bike proposal posal It was the feeling of the Board that the matter should be taken up at II/ a later date after more input has been received from people that are par- ticularly interested in biking Mr Busa pointed out that a traffic study is being made of that particular area and this proposal might well be incorporated in one warrant article Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table the matter of the Hartwell Avenue Bike proposal until further information is obtained The matter is to be discussed again at the second meeting in November Tax Policy The Town Manager introduced Mr John McLaughlin, Chairman of the Tax Committee Policy Committee that has been meeting since May and has devoted an extensive Prop 2 1/2 amount of time and work into its report on its Evaluation of Proposition 2 1/2" Mr McLaughlin stated that, given the composition of the Committee, it had proven to be a very interesting challenge He felt that the Committee represented a broad range of views and political philosophies, including a number of members that were in favor of some kind of tax limitation The feeling was that the Massachusetts tax structure was in need of some kind of reform. The Committee tried to address the problem by taking a very narrow view of what was best for the citizens of Lexington The Committee con- cluded and urged, unanimously, that voters of Lexington vote against 2 1/2 as not being in their best interest The Board complimented the Committee on the outstanding job that it had done in developing a most comprehensive report Mrs Battin presented a motion to accept the report of the Committee and that the Board oppose Proposition 2 1/2 and urge the citizens to also Mr Busa objected to the motion because he felt that the proponents of the bill had not presented their side After discussion, it was agreed to take the vote; Mr Busa abstaining; he will make a public statement at the next meeting Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-0, Mr Busa ab- staining, to accept the report of the Tax Policy Committee relative to Prop- osition 2 1/2 Transfer The Manager requested a transfer of $8,000 from the Reserve Fund to 1 Reserve Fund the Fire and Police Medical Account He is give the Board an updated report on the progress of the two policemen and one firefighter on the injured list Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request 1 of the Town Manager for a transfer of $8,000 from the Reserve Fund to the Fire and Police Medical Account LEXPRESS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Service Agreement by and Between the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Town of Lexington extending the contract through October 31, 1980, fund- ing for LEXPRESS Bike Paths Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the contract Contract with C J Mabardy Co for the Bike Paths, contract # 81-4-E Gulf Oil Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request Marrett Rd of the Gulf Oil Corp to remove existing gasoline tanks at the gas station located at 324 Marrett Road and install four tanks for gasoline and diesel fuel 111 7 5 - 3 - Selectmen's Meeting October 6, 1980 The Manager informed the Board that bids for securing the library Cary for the winter, which involves taking off the stucco panels and water- Library proofing it, had been received He also informed the Board that a transfer Repairs request of $25,000 will be needed because of expenses involved in the con- sultants report that will be involved in the litigation and for architect- ural services for preparing specifications He also stated that a $2,000 contingency factor on the project would be required Mr Busa that an updated report, including possible costs for liti- gation, will be given to the Board at its next meeting and the following was voted Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award the con- tract for temporary repairs and securing Cary Library for the winter to Commercial Construction Co of Medford in the amount of $17,983 00 subject to review of the contract by Town Counsel The contract is to be signed by at least three members of the Board immediately after Town Counsel's approval in order to facilitate ryypairoconstruction without further dealy t Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to transfer $5,000 Transfers into the Professional Services account and $20,000 into Building Mainten- ance Account II/ Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Overruns request of the Town Engineer for the expenditure of $36,672 00 to cover the Sewer cost of overruns on Sewer Contract #80-1-E awarded to Great Northern Contract Constructors, Inc Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re- Grant quest of the Town Engineer for the expenditure of $4,500 00 from Article Street 16 of the 1977 Town Meeting -- Drain Construction -- to install new drain- Drains age system in Grant Street The Manager informed the Board that he will contact the Mayor of CETA Newton relative to his request concerning the CETA program and let him know Program that work is being done on the request, but no definite decision has, as yet, been reached Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the deed Hinchey conveying property on Hinchey Road to Mortimer Zuckerman, Trustee of the Road MBZ Trust Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 by roll call Executive vote -- Mrs Miley, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin, Mr Kent and Mr Crain -- to go Session into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing a matter of litigation and a matter of the reputation of an individual who has been notified of this, with no intention of resuming the open session Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 10 20 p m A true record, Attest aa,c---m e a4-4ii_i_ Executive Clerk vV