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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-03-27-BOS-min ( 15 SELECTMEN'S MEETING MARCH 17, 1980 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, March 17, 1980 at 7 00 p m. Chairman Miley, Mr Busa, Mr Kent and Mr Crain; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mrs Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager; Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present Mrs Battin was absent Chairman Miley read a request from the New England Telephone Company Conduit Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the loca- Powers tion tion of existing conduit and manholes in Powers Court, formerly a Court private way and now an accepted street in the Town of Lexington. Powers Court, from existing pole 10/15 located on the southwesterly corner of Powers Court at Paul Revere Road, sweeping easterly to the east side approximately 124+ feet to new handhole #1, thence southerly 134+ feet to new handhole #2, thence westerly 105+ feet to a deadend on private property; also from new handhole #1 westerly 51+ feet to a deadend on private property, approximately 414+ feet of conduit and two handholes The Board acted on the following agenda items II/ Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re- Water quest of Mr Warren Empey, Acting Director of Public Works, to abate the Abatements following water bills Luis Adrover, 22 Outlook Drive, $49 95-meter changed and corrected bill sent Federal Investment Trust, 1632 Mass Avenue, $79 20; Edwin Cranston, 4 Westwood Road, $49 05; John McAvoy, 117 Burlington Street, $139 05; Louis Fuoco, 18 Hilltop Avenue, $90 00; Francis Cote, 6 Bennett Avenue, $79 65; James Collins, 195 Follen Road, $45.00; Incorrect readings and adjusted bills sent Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign 1-Day 1-Day liquor licenses for W R Grace retirement parties on March 18 and Liquor April 24, 1980 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to renew the 1980 Common Carrier license of John E Osborn d b a Colonial Tours, Common 44 Riverdale Road, Concord, to conduct bus tours of the Lexington Carrier Green, Hancock Clarke House, Buckman Tavern, no admission to License historic houses Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to designate Middlesex Mrs Nancy H Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager, to serve as County Adv our representative at the meeting of the Middlesex County Advisory Bd Meeting Board on Wednesday, March 19, 1980, and to vote as necessary on behalf of the Lexington Board of Selectmen. 19(.0 Selectmen's Meeting -2- March 17, 1980 LWV - Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Town request of the League of Women Voters to set up a table in the lobby Meeting of Cary Hall to sell L W V publications before and during Town Meeting The Board acted on the following items on the Manager's agenda Greek Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Church request of the Greek Orthodox Church of Cambridge to conduct their Road annual 10-mile race on Sunday, March 23, 1980, subject to coordina- Race tion with Police, Fire,and Public Works Departments Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve a change in date from March 23 to April 13, 1980 for the American Cancer Society mini-marathon, subject to coordination with Police, Fire, and Public Works Departments Hastings Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Park request of Mr Donald Gillespie for a Lexington High School Band Band Concert at the Hastings Park bandstand on Sunday, May 25, 1980, from Concert 3 00 to 4 30 p m. Hancock St Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize Chairman Miley to sign the contract between the Town of Lexington and A. R. Belli, Inc and A R Equip Corp , joint venturers, for the reconstruction of a section of Hancock Street, subject to the approval of Town Counsel Authorization is contained in Article 23 of 1977, Article 26 of 1976, Article 26 of 1975, and Article 25 of 1974 Bike Mr.. Hutchinson recommended that the Board execute the agreement Paths with the State DPW for the construction of a bike path He said that we are prepared to implement the program under the grant from the state Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to execute th'e agreement between the Town of Lexington and the Commonwealth of Mass through its Department of Public Works for the construction of a Bikeway in various locations in the Town of Lexington Hayes Mr Hutchinson recommended that the Board vote the intent to take Lane an easement on Hayes Lane in connection with the bike path Mr Kent Easement asked if this is an easement over abutters' land? Mr Hutchinson re- plied that it is but there appears to be no objection according to the Engineering Division, and we ,have an opinion of damages that them are no damages Mr Cohen added that it is on an unaccepted street * Articles Mr Hutchinson recommended that Articles 3 and 7, dealing with sup- 3, 5, 7 plemental appropriations, and Article 5, dealing with the collective bargaining process, be postponed until after Article 49 , which is effectively the last article in the area of financial matters other than the cap override We will have the data for you on anticipated supplemental appropriations Articles 3 and 7 will basically be geared to the energy problem, and we would hope that by the time we get to Article 49 that we may have a Police agreement or not * Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted an intent to take an easement on Hayes Lane in connection with the proposed bike path 197 Selectmen's Meeting - 3 - March 17, 1980 Mr Hutchinson proposed that Accounts 3770 and 3800, collective Town bargaining payroll and expenses in the Police Department, and 4900, Meeting 5800 and 5850, because of Article 27-Solid Waste Collection, be divided from Article 4 and brought up after Article 49-Release Balance of Bond Authorization. Chairman Miley said that she would make the motion at Town Meeting to divide the accounts from Article 4 and under Article 2 an explanation will be given about Articles 3, 5, and 7 Mr Hutchinson informed the Board that bids on the Cemetery build- Cemetery ing were received and were more than double the estimates The low bid Building was $92,929 and we have $42,000 appropriated for the work on the building. Bids We have the problem of escalation, and there is a $16,000 escalation factor; the underpinning of the existing structure was something that the contractors had problems with that we didn't anticipate, and estimates went up to $22,000; complete new electric service, which we did not anticipate, was estimated for $7,000; supervision for over- head and profit was $6,000 higher; labor has escalated 40 percent; concrete 70 percent; copper wiring 40 percent He recommended, (1) to reject the bids this evening; (2) to discuss it further at a subsequent meeting Mr Busa moved to reject the bids Questions were raised by the Board and Mr Hutchinson said that he would like to bring in some of our technical people to discuss what might be done Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table the matter of the rejection of the bids on the Cemetery building The Board agreed to discuss LEXPRESS and the Hammer Kiefer and Todd $38,. 00proposal for the Munroe School at the next meeting on Wednesday evening Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7 30 p m. A true record, Attest 4,4,00,17 L717 fc Executive Clerk, Selectmen