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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-08-18-BOS-min 3r-.' s P i 4 1` � � SELECTMEN'S MEETING cy\� August 18, 1980 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, August 18, 1980 at 7 30 p m Chairman Miley, Mr Buse, Mrs Battin, Mr Kent; Mr Hutchinson, Town Mana- ger; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel Mrs Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager; and Miss Casey, Principal Clerk, Selectmen were present Chairman Miley opened the hearing on the petition of the Boston Edison Boston to install approximately six (6) feet of conduit in the following street Edison Reed Street, southerly, approximately 100 feet northwest of Laurel Street, Conduit a distance of about 6 feet - conduit Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the petition of the Boston Edison Company for permission to install approximately six (6) feet of conduit in the following location Reed Street, southerly, approximately 100 feet northwest of Laurel Street, a distance of about six feet - conduit The Board approved the following agenda items Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to forward a check in MBTA the amount of $372 00 to the MBTA Advisory Board for the Town's share of the Advisory legal fees in connection with suit against Governor's takeover of the MBTA Board in December (Suit) Upon moiton duly made and seconded, it was voted to abate the following Abatements water bills Cosmo Percoco, 8 Ingleside Rd , in the amount of $46 60 - Water Bills estimate charge adjusted Bob Foss, 8 Spencer Street, in the amount of $40 95 - Meter not working, reading in error Noel Wolber, 30 Calvin Street, in the amount of $11 25 - Estimated charge adjusted Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant a One Day One Day Liquor License to RAEDACC Association of W R Grace for September 4, 1980 Liquor License Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting held on July 21, 1980 Minutes Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request Stop Sign of the Chafi'man of the Traffic Safety Committee tostudy the request for Kendall Rd the installation of a Stop sign at Kendall Road Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request "No Parking of the Traffic Safety Committee for "No Parking" zone for handicapped park- Center Pool ing at the Center Pool and amend the Traffic Rules and Regulations accordingly b4 — 2 - Taxi Fare Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the request Rates of Arlex Taxi Corp for a fare increase and amend the Town of Lexington Rules and Regulations Governing Hackney Carriages, Taxicabs, and Other Pub- lic Vehicles for the Carrying of Passengers for Hire as follows $1 00 for the first one-seventh of a mile 20 for each one-seventh of a mile thereafter 10 00 per hour waiting time Sewer Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the request Connection of Dr Anne T Kastarizas to provide sewer service to her home at 36 Oakmount Oakmount Circle as part of the current sewer contract in Meriam Street Circle Committee Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve Town Manager Appts committee appointments as follows Mr George Harris to the Council on Aging Mrs Janet Clark to the Council on Aging Mr James Lambie reappointment to the Board of Health Mrs Pauline Spagnolia to the Recreation Committee The Board met with members of the Personnel Advisory Board to discuss its report to the Board on its proposed Employee Development Capacity Program as part of the Selectmen's Program of Goals and Objectives The particular goal addressed was "to establish a conscious program to identify high po- tential employees so as to provide them with maximum opportunity for personal development in order to provide a pool of available internal human resources to be considered as promotional opportunities become available " The proposed program would provide 1 ) Identification of Career Paths in Town Government Career paths would be re-evaluated looking not only at traditional paths, but in terms of knowledge and skills required to do the job and of conditions under which the job must be done New paths to be identi- fied on the basis of comparable skills, knowledge and working conditions Once identified, a package would be prepared and made available to all em- ployees with training about opportunities for career advancement Specific training to be offered to Supervisors to help them understand the role they play in encouraging employees to seek out new and possible non traditional jobs 2 ) Skill Inventory This would allow the Town government to look at its own jobs, identifying current and future skill needs. Needs will be evaluated to determine which can be met within the current work force and which will re- quire new personnel 3 ) Self-assessment and Career Management This will provide an opportunity for employees to participate in career self-assessment A specific training program in career self-assessment will be developed so employees will have an opportunity to assess their present and potential skills and develop career goals based on a realistic and sound basis Mrs Small explained in depth the program and pointed out that cer- tain limitations exist in the Town government which must be considered She explained that the Committee felt that the Town would benefit from the pro- gram because it will be open to all employees and also demonstrate to the em- ployees the Town's commitment to them as individuals I - 3 - 07 Selectmen's Meeting August 18, 1980 A specific plan for implementation will be completed by November Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the Proposed Employee Development Capacity Program presented by the Personnel Advisory Board and authorize the Committee to proceed with a specific plan The Chairman thanked the Committee for the work done on the proposal and they retired from the meeting The Board discussed the request from the Town Celebrations Committee for Lex transportation funding for the Lexington Minutemen to represent Lexington in Minute Boston's Jubilee 350 men It was the opinion of the Board that funding should not be provided by Funding the Town as the Lexington Minutemen is a private organization and should assume the responsibility itself The Chairman of the Town Celebrations Committee is to be so notified The Board met with the co-chairmen of the Arts Council to discuss its Arts functions and responsibilities Maria White, intern from the Manager's Council Office, had contacted the State Arts Lottery Council and determined that local arts councils are charged with allocating Arts Lottery revenues among deserving arts organizations, arts ventures, and artists as determined by the local Arts Council It was also determined that this should not be the sole function of the council, but leadership should be taken to support and nuture arts activities in the community with private or other public funds During discussion, the Board felt that the local Arts Council seemed to have a broader function than than mandated in the legislation Ms Tina Forbes, co-chairman of the Arts Council stated that there was considerable confusion among the members as to what its specific role particularly as it is unpredictable as to what is going to happen to the Arts Lottery The Board agreed and requested the Arts Council to define what they think its role is and to submit, in outline form, items which interest them and they feel might be of interest to the community In this way, the Board will have more information on which to base its charge to the Council Ms Forbes is to look into the matter further and report back to the Board The Chairman thanked members of the Arts Council present for coming and they retired from the meeting The Chairman read an invitation from MAPC for representatives of Lex- MAPC ington to attend inter-community groundwater planning meetings The Mana- Ground- ger informed the Board that the Planning Board and Conservation Commission water were interested in representing the Board and would designate one of its Meetings members to attend The Board agreed to this arrangement The Board again discussed the matter of the concerns expressed by the Follen parents of children in the Follen Hill area who will be walking to Bowman Hill school crossing Follen Road It was the feeling of the Board that immediate Signs action should be taken. Cross- Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to install "Go Slow walks Children" signs and paint crosswalks in areas to be designated by the Manager who will consult with appropriate departments before school starts 0% - 4 - J LEXPRESS The Board discussed the request of the Transportation Advisory Com- Depot Sq mittee to designate Depot Square as the permanent stop for LEXPRESS During the discussion, it was brought out that all of the abutters in the Depot Square area had not been notified that the matter was going to be discussed at this meeting The Board agreed to defer its decision until the Transportation Committee had notified the businesses in the area that would be affected by this arrangement Gypsy Moth The Board discussed the report submitted by Paul Mazerall for the Program Gypsy Moth Control Program which consisted to two applications of Dipel (a biological control material) In the areas sprayed, control was ef- fective for the trees on the streets Total cost of the program was $10,000 The effectiveness of Dipel is limited because it can only be sprayed in areas accessible to the spray vehicle and is only effective dur- ing one stage in the caterpillar's life span Three alternative proposals were presented for the Selectmen's consideration It was decided to dis- cuss the matter again in September when more information is available United Way The Manager requested the approval of the Board for the appointment of Coordinator George Smith, Health Director to be the Coordinator for the United Way Drive Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint George Smith to be the Coordinator of the United Way Fund Drive for 1980 Visitors Mr Crain informed the Board that he had attended, as the representative Center of the Board of Selectmen, the meeting conducted by the Historic Districts Roof Commission relative to the new roof on the Visitors Center He stated that he had voiced the objections of the Board to the use of wood shingles be- cause of the high cost estimates He stated that the Commission were more or less adamant in its deter- mination to use the wood shingles over the objections of the Board After discussion, it was decided to postpone a final decision on the matter Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table the decision on the appropriation of funds for the new roof on the Visitors Center until further study is made Executive Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 by roll call vote Session Mrs Miley, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin, Mr Kent and Mr Crain - to go into Ex- ecutive Session for the purpose of discussing real estate litigation, with no intention of resuming open session After discussion, it was voted to go out of Esecutive Session Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 10 20 p m. A true record, Attest Principal Clerk Selectmen c, 'L.