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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-06-23-BOS-min C� � ) SELECTMEN'S MEETING June 23, 1980 111 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building on Monday, June 23, 1980 at 7 30 p m. Chairman Miley, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin, and Mr Kent; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager, Mr Cohen, Town Counsel, and Mrs Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager were present Transfer Mr Hutchinson requested the Board to authorize the transfer of funds from the Reserve Fund Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve and request approval of the Appropriation Committee for a transfer from the Reserve Fund to account 5700 - $15,600 to cover unanticipated energy and repair costs and to account 2525 - $1,700 to cover the monthly computer service charge, which has been higher than anticipated Reevaluation The Board of Assessors met with the Selectmen to update them on the status of reevaluation Mr Willard Grush introduced Mr Vern Gardner of Patten- Appraisal to give a status report Mr Gardner informed the Selectmen that 80% of the properties are measured and listed They anticipate completing the real property review in early September During the fall Patten Appraisal will send each property owner a mailer listing their findings All owners will have an opportunity to notify Patte] , of discrepencies or errors The first values will be generated January 1, 1981 and property owners will be advised of the value which Patteul will be recommending to the Board of Assessors During March and April, owners have an opportunity to appeal the proposed values to PatteX Appraisal and finally to the Board of Assessors when the official rates are sent in August as part of the tax bill The Board of Selectmen discussed presentation of the FY82 Budget It was agreed that the equalized tax rate must be used in considering the new budget, even though the Board of Assessors will only have rough estimates in December Transpor- Mrs Sally Castlemen, co-chairman of the Transportation Advisory tation Committee and Mrs Sara Arnold, Transportation Coordinator met with the Selectmen to review proposed fare changes Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sell monthly passes during July and August at a cost of $6 00 per month Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the following fare structure for the period September 1, 1980 to June 30, 1981 Unlimited pass, September - June - $40 00 6 month pass $30 00 3 month pass $20 00 single ride - Age 6-64 40 single ride - Age 65 and over 20G single ride - 5 and under 10C transfers 10C Burlington surcharge 25 Book of 14 tickets $ 5 00 Mrs Miley thanked Mrs Castleman and her committee for their hard work Selectmen's Meeting n2e, June 23 1980 Mr Fred Bailey, Chairman Burglary Alarm Committee and other members Burglary of the Commmittee met with the Selectmen to discuss their recommendations Alarm for regulations Mr Kent asked if the regulations should reference the Regulations fact that only dialer systems will be permitted The committee agreed to review the regulations and add the reference The Board decided to hold a public hearing on the regulations as recommended by the committee in July Mrs Miley read two reports from the Traffic Safety Committee, the Traffic first recommended a stop sign on Brookwood Road at Saddle Club Road Safety and a second report recommending a stop sign on Theresa Avenue at Committee Cliffe Avenue Mr Kent asked if the neighbors had been contacted Mr Busa responded that the sign on Theresa Road was being recommended after a request from the neighbors No reference was made in the report to the neighborhood reaction to the sign on Brookwood Road Upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted to table approval of the stop sign on Brookwood and approve the stop sign on Theresa Avenue Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve a request Interna- from the U S. Conference of Mayors to proclaim 1981 as the International tional Year Year of Disabled Persons of Disabled Persons Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve -Entertainment license from Daman Enterprizes Inc Licenses d/b/as Bel Canto Restaurant -Auctioneer License for Stephen W Kreide Mr Busa reviewed the Estow/Smoske dog hearing held June 18, 1980 Dog He recommended that the dog be removed from the neighborhood within 15 Hearing days Ms Smoske has claimed that she does not own the dog, although Town records do show that she is in fact the owner The Board also noted on the hearing minutes two corrections On the first page last paragraph and on page three first paragraph in which Estow is incorrectly refered as Smoske Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to have the dog removed from the neighborhood within 15 days and further that the notice to Mrs Smoske include the license number Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Minutes minutes of May 29, 1980 and June 9, 1980 Mrs Miley informed the Board of a request for use of the Battlegreen Request for by American Lifestyle Company to film the life of Paul Revere Mrs Use of Battin asked whether the film was for commercial or public service Battlegreen purposes Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table this item. Mr Hutchinson was asked to review the request to determine if the film was for commercial or public service use and report back to the Board 7, J Selectmen's Meeting -3- June 23, 1980 Cable TV Mr Bill Page, Chairman of the Cable TV Committee and Mrs Martha Wood met with the Board to continue discussion of the draft Cable TV report The Board raised two concerns First the Board felt the requirements for elderly programming were too stringent and recommended language which would allow for more flexibility Second the Board expressed concern about the community use of cable TV It was agreed that the committee would review these sections and present their revisions to the Board The Board further agreed to hold a public hearing July 17, 1980 and establish September 11, 1980 as a deadline date for receipt of amendments to applications Pest Control Mr John Andrews, Chairman of the Pest Control Advisory Committee Advisory met with the Selectmen Mr Andrews introduced the members of his Committee committee Mrs Miley reviewed the recommendations prepared by the Town Manager's Office, which called for rejoining East Middlesex and conducting a program of lavaciding, ditching and draining work Mr Andrews was asked to comment He said that he was concerned about the resources available for survey work He felt that even if part of the proposed program had to be cut, it would be worthwhile because of the base line information which would be developed for use in the long-term. Mr Hutchinson recommended the program be adopted as recommended and funds from temporary help be utili£ized to do the survey work Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adopt the recommended program including -rejoining East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project -participate in spring and summer lavaciding -ditching -Increased review of program by Conservation Commission and further that the Manager investigate the use of temporary help monies to conduct a survey of breeding areas and second that the Manager review the overhead costs of the East MiddleSex,CcntrOl 'Project Mr Andrews discussed the control over East Middlesex Control Project and recommended additional controls The Board agreed that this would be done as part of motion just passed Mr Busa said he hoped the Board would consider adulticiding in the future particularly if recommended by East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project or the Health Office (Human Mrs Ruth Butler, Chairman Human Services Committee and the members Services of the committee met with the Board of Selectmen to discuss their work to date and their future directions She briefly discussed their activities to date and their current effort to develop a framework, from which they can evaluate and deal with issues A major component of this framework they are proposing is the concept of prevention Under this concept, agencies would be held accountable for a particular outcome This type of approach would force agencies to think in terms of prevention The Board did not feel the committee's approach was in conflict with their own, but felt it was important for the committee to focus on prevention111 in terms of the charge to the committee Selectmen's Meeting -4- June 23, 1980 II/ The committee also discussed a workshop they are proposing for the fall The Board asked that the committee put their ideas in a written report The Board also agreed to communicate back to the committee on actions it takes in response to the committee's recommendations In response to the committee's recommendation to have the planning department map out the institutional facilities, the Selectmen have done this Section 8 family housing is not being included since its location is subject to change as recipients move Upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted to accept the Employee Town Manager's recommendation to approve Boston Mutual's request Insurance to sell additional life insurance to employees at group rates with the understanding that soliciting would not take place in Town time Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve Road the Town Manager's recommendation to award the street resurfacing Contract contract to Starrett Paving Corp in the amount of $101,265 75 The contract will cover street resurfacing on the following streets Winthrop Road School Street Pleasant Street (from Lawrence Lane to Concord Avenue) East Street (from Adams Street to Frant Street) Eldred Street Baker Avenue Blueberry Lane & Tyler Road Intersection Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Curbing Town Manager's recommendation and deny the request from Mr and Mrs Horigan of 30 Wyman Road for curbing in front of their property Mr Hutchinson reported that this recommendation is consistent with the Town policy to install berm only where there is erosion. There is no sign of erosion in this case Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize Lions Club the Lion's Club 4th of July Carnival to move in Sunday, June 29 at 4th of July 7 00 p.m. and to operate on: Carnival Wednesday, July 2 from 6 00 p.m. to 11 00 p m. Thursday, July 3 from 6 00 p.m. to 11 00 p.m. Friday, July 4 from 12 00 Noon to 11 00 p.m Saturday, July 5 from 12 00 Noon to 11 00 p.m. and to move out on Sunday, July 6 at 1 00 a.m. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve Request to Mr Cataldo's request to farm four acres of town owned land on Marrett farm Town Road, subject to working out satisfactory arrangement with abutters owned land Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Salaries pay plan for FY81 with the exception of the Police Mechanic which will be reviewed at a later date 7-2 Selectmen's Meeting -5- June 4, 1980 FY81 SALARY RANGES I CLERICAL Classification Minimum Midpoint Maximum S-1 Clerk 8,096 9,199 10,302 S-2 Clerk/Typist 8,540 9,704 10,869 S-3 Senior Clerk 8,908 10,238 11,568 S-4 Account Clerk 9,397 10,801 12,205 S-5 Principle Clerk 9,893 11,503 13,133 S-6 Administrative Clerk 10,461 12,308 14,154 MANAGEMENT M-1 Engineering Aide 11,475 13,500 15,525 M-2 Assistant Comptroller 12,623 14,850 17,077 Recreation Coordinator M-3 Budget Administrator 13,885 16,335 18,785 Executive Clerk Supt Building Maint Electrical Inspector Engineering Assistant M-4 Supt Cemeteries 15,274 17,969 20,664 Tax Collector Building and Gas Inspector M-5 Civil Engineer 16,802 19,766 22,731 DPW - Office Manager Police Lieutenant Dir Conservation/ Recreation M-6 Supt Parks and Trees 18,482 21,743 25,004 Supt Water Supt Highways Supt Mechanics Town Clerk M-7 Asst Town Engineer 20,330 23,917 27,505 Health Director Town Assessor 2-3 Selectmen's Meeting -6- June -9, 1980 Classification Minimum Midpoint Maximum lir M-8 Building Commissioner 21,837 26,309 30,782 Manager-Admin and Planning (DPW) Manager-Operations (DPW) Town Engineer Planning Director Police Captain Assistant to the Town Manager M-9 23,152 28,940 34,728 M-10 Comptroller 25,468 31,834 38,201 Police Chief Fire Chief rt qV M-I1 Dir DPW/Engaring 4� 28,044 35,017 42,020 SPECIALS Custodians 10,914 12,266 13,617 Head Custodian 11,928 13,452 14,975 Animal Control Officer 13,185 14,623 16,060 Fire Dispatcher 9,649 11,425 13,200 Police Dispatcher 10,721 12,461 14,200 Mr Hutchinson briefly discussed the Council on Aging's request Council for additional space It was agreed to invite the Council to the on Aging Board of Selectmen's July 7th meeting to discuss their request, and the status of a nutrition program. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-0 by roll call vote, Mrs Miley, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin and Mr Kent to go into Executive Session with no intents of resuming the open meeting, for purposes of discussing land acquisition and strategies for collective bargaining After discussion, it was voted to go out of Executive Session Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 11 00 pm A true record, Attest III Assistant (4 the Town Manager , \/ - VV -` I VOID