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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-09-22-BOS-min SELECTMEN'S MEETING September 22, 1980 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, September 22, 1980 at 7 30 p m. Chairman Miley, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin, Mr Kent, Mr Crain; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel, Mrs Banks, Assist- ant to the Town Manager and Miss Casey, Executive Clerk were present Chairman Miley opened the hearing on the petition of the N E Tele- N E Tel phone Company and Boston Edison Company for a joint pole relocation on & Boston Marrett Road on the northerly side, approximately 8' (feet) easterly of Edison its existing location, one (1) pole #193/38, one (1) pole to be removed Pole Re- Mr Boudreau of the Telephone Company was present and explained that this location work was necessary in order to provide service to Malt Lane (Cambridge Marrett Rd Farms subdivision The Chairman explained that a public hearing was required and that notices had been sent to the abutters A recommendation from the Public Works Department approved the relocation The Chairman called upon Roy C Papalia, attorney for Mr Elio C Sgrosso, 215 Marrett Road request the Board to consider Mr Sgrosso's objections to moving the pole 8 feet because he felt that the service to Malt Lane could be accomplished by moving the pole 2 feet, thereby having the pole less to the middle of the Sgrosso property Mr Kent requested that the Board have a further recommendation from the Acting Director, Public Works/Eng that this request is approved by him. Upon motion duly made and seconded, Mr Crain abstaining, it was voted to table the request until it has been reviewed by Mr Coscia and the Board has received his recommendation The Chairman read the request of the N E Telephone Company for per- N E Tel mission to install conduit in Walnut Street on the easterly side, ap- Conduit prox 230' (feet) from existing pole #110/10 to driveway entrance of Potter Walnut Pond Estates necessary to service Potter Pond Estates Street The Chairman explained that a public hearing was required and that abutters had been notified A recommendation for approval had been re- ceived from the Acting Director, Public Works/Engineering Upon motion duly made and seconded, Mr Crain abstaining, it was voted to grant permission to the N E Telephone Company requested con- duit in Walnut Street on the easterly side, place approximately 230'+ (feet) of underground conduit from exisitng pole #110/10 in a southerly direction to driveway entrance of Potter Pond Estates Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re- Sidewalk, quest of Mr Empey, Acting Director Public Works/Eng for the Board to Street sign betterment assessments as follows Sewer SIDEWALK BETTERMENTS Wood Street Betterment STREET BETTERMENTS Banks Avenue, Cushing Street Tucker Avenue Assessments SEWER BETTERMENTS Pleasant Street, Summit Road, Swan Lane III Wadman Circle, Allen Street, Waltham Street - 2 - Selectmen's Meeting September 22, 1980 Sewer Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to abate the following Assessment sewer betterment assessments on Summit Road Abatements Marjorie E Ingham, Ruth E Doran, Amt $1245 32 Reason Land Exec , Dorothy W Montague, George acquired by Con- B Wilson, Eleanor Barnett, Jean servation Comm Wilson, Ethel M Couette George S & Harriet Silverman, Amt $914 62 Reason Previously h/w assessed on Fern St Minuteman The Chairman read a letter from Mr Ron Fitzgerald of the Minuteman School Regional Vocational School asking if the Town could arrange with the State 2A/Mass officials for temporary improvements in the traffic lights at the 2A/Mass Ave Traffic Avenue intersection to help with the safety problem in the area The Manager is to pursue the matter and see if the area can be included as a Chapter 90 project The Manager is to report to the Board at its next meeting further information including data indicating how many times there has been an officer there during critical times Hazardous The Manager requested that the Board's appointment of a community haz- Waste ardous waste coordinator requested by the Executive Office of Environmental Coordinator Affairs be tabled Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table the request of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs for the Board's appoint- ment of a hazardous waste coordinator MAPC The Manager reported to the Board relative to the MAPC environmental Environ- review request for Boston Properties proposed office park development mental He stated that he had talked with Mr Megathlin and was informed that this review is a standard request Because there were highways and wetlands involved Boston plus access to state highway, they were required to submit the request Properties He said that Mr Megathlin stated _that the MAPC was going to comment that the whole area traffic problem should be addressed working with the State, Town and Regional agencies and suggested that the Town's answer be the same He recommended that a letter be sent supporting the MAPC request and point- ing out that the Town has already been studying the traffic problem in the area Mr Hutchinson is to draft a letter to this effect LEXPRESS The Board met with the Transportation Advisory Committee and Mr Rosen- Bus Stops berg updated the Board regarding the bus stop at Depot Square He reviewed Depot Sq the Committee's report which stated that several members had looked at the area of the parking area to the east of Station Way, owned by Depositors Trust and leased to the Town for parking, which was suggested by Mr Busa The Committee's concerns were 1 The parking spaces required 2 The method of approach and departure and the time required for the busses to include the change 3 The safety of the area 4 The cost to the Town to make the necessary changes The Committee recommended that the LEXPRESS bus stops remain in Depot Square Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-1, Mrs Miley, Mrs Battin, Mr Kent and Mr Crain in the affirmative, Mr Busa in the negative, to approve the request of the Transportation Advisory Committee to have the LEXPRESS bus stop remain in Depot Square - 3 - Selectmen's Meeting September 22, 1980 The Chairman requested the vote of the Board relative to approval of Minutes the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting of September 8 Mr Busa requested Sept 8 that the Executive Session be tabled Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the min- utes of the open session and table the executive session of the Selectmen's Meeting of September 8, 1980 The Chairman read the request of Mr Lloyd D Taylor to have yellow East St dividing lines painted on East Street and suggested that it be referred Yellow to the Traffic Safety Committee Lines The Manager informed the Board that he recommended the Board vote to have the work done as he had spoken to the appropriate departments and they had 'agreed that the work should be done Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the request of Mr Lloyd D Taylor to have yellow dividing lines painted on East Street The Manager informed the Board that he had discussed with the Comp- Bikeways troller additional sources of funding to make up the deficit in the con- Contract tract cost for the bikeways He felt that it could be implemented by cut- ting back on the contract and recommended that the contract be awarded He explained that a small portion would be unpaved Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award the bicycle path contract to D J Mabardy Washed Sand & Gravel Inc in the amount of $92,900 Although the low bid was $94,057, the Board instructed the Mane- ger to put in a change order reducing the amount of pavement or earth ex- cavation by the sum of $1,157 and keep the Board informed of its progress The Manager requested the Board to sign Chapter 90 Memorandum of Chapter Agreement 90 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the two Agreement memoranda of agreement between the State and the Town for Chapter 90 The Manager referred the Board to previous discussion relative to No Parking the request for "No Parking" signs on Carriage Drive He recommended Sign that the request be denied because he pointed out that perhaps at a later Carriage date people in the area might want the area for parking purposes Drive Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to deny the request for "No Parking" signs on Carriage Drive The Manager referenced the Board to his previous notification that he Dir of had appointed Mr Walter Tonaszuck to the position of Director of Public Public Works/Engineering for the Town of Lexington Works He informed the Board that Mr Tonaszuck was previously Director of Appt Public Works for the Town of Winchester and has almost 17 years of engin- eering and managerial experience in the private and public sector Mr Tonaszuck was chosen from 90 applicants and has accepted the position at a salary of $37,000 per year Mr Hutchinson expressed his indebtedness to Mr Warren Empey, as the Acting Director of Public Works during the period of transition and com- plemented his for during a herculean job He also expressed his apprecia- tion to Mr Coscia and all the men and women of the Public Works/Engineering for their support during this period / 1 - 4 - Selectmen's Meeting September 22, 1980 The Board also expressed its appreciation to those involved and also to the screening committee involved in applications received Hazardous The Manager requested the Board to appoint Mr Walter Tonaszuck as Waste its hazardous wastecoordinator for the Town of Lexington Coordinator Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mr Walter — Tonaszutk as the Hazardous Waste Coordinator Acting The Manager requested the Board to appoint Mr Richard Perry, Comptroller Manager as Acting Manager from September 29 through October 1 while he is attending the ICMA conference in New York Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mr Richard Perry as the Acting Manager for the period September 29 through October 1 Cary The Manager informed the Board that the library renovations are in the Library process of being completed and it is expected that it will be secured for the winter shortly Charles The Manager informed the Board that Charles McManus, Youth Advisor, for McManus the Town had submitted his resignation Mr McManus stated that he felt Youth Advi- that current inhouse agencies are adequate to handle the work now Mr Hut- sor-Resig- chinson requested that a letter of appreciation be sent to Mr McManus nation Mr Empey Mr Kent requested that a letter of appreciation be sent to Mr Empey Mr Coscia and Mr Coscia for their work and dedication during the period of time that the Town was without an appointed Public Works/Engineering Director Proclamation The Chairman read a request to proclaim October, 1980 as Massachusetts Mass PTSA PTSA Membership Month Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to proclaim October, 1980 as Massachusetts PTSA Membership Month Prop 2 1/2 The matter of a meeting to be conducted by the League of Women Voters relative to Proposition 2 1/2 was brought up by Mr Busa Mr Hutchinson and Mrs Battin, who will be attending the meeting, reassured Mr Busa that they will not be speaking for the Board but as individuals The Manager informed the Board that the final report on Proposition 2 1/2 will be finished this week. Mr Busa has reserved making a statement until the report is received Executive Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by roll call vote 5-0 Session -- Mrs Miley, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin, Mr Kent and Mr Crain -- to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to collective bargaining, and litigation and to discuss a matter of real estate, with the intention of resuming the open session After discussion, it was voted to go out of Executive Session and resume the open meeting - 5 - Selectmen's Meeting September 22, 1980 IIIThe Board met with the Planning Board at 9 00 P M relative to the Par,- Parker ker School hearing that had been adjourned last week School Mrs Wheaton informed the Board that the Planning Board felt that the Special Parker School as a development project is no different than any other that Permit comes before the Town where certain construction standards have to be met its recommendations were based on staff recommendations She stated that the Committee still felt that the developer be required to submit the miss- ing material The Manager stated that the draft of the special permit had been drawn up with the recommendations of the Planning Board incorporated and he recom- mended that the special permit be issued as outlined The question of requiring a bond to ensure satisfactory completion of the project and conveyance of the 7 units to the Town was discussed Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by roll call vote 5-0 Mrs Miley, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin, Mr Kent and Mr Crain - that the Board declare its intention to grant a special permit in connection with the Par- ker School along the guidelines provided in the draft submitted by the Mana- ger and that the language be worked out including provision for adequate se- curity for the Town with respect to the easement project Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to remove from the Executive table the minutes of the Executive Session of the Selectmen's meeting of Session September 8, 1980 Sept 8 IIIUpon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Ex- ecutive Session minutes of the Selectmen's meeting of September 8, as corrected Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 10 55 P M. 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