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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-07-23-BOS-min -577 SELECTMEN'S MEETING JULY 23, 1979 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, July 23, 1979, at 7 30 p m. Chairman Miley, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin, Mr Crain; Mr Hutchinson, Town Man- ager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present Mr Kent was absent Taxicabs- Mr Edward Tippett , owner of Arlex Taxi Corp , met with the Board to Fare & request an increase in the fare structure, to add three taxis to their Fleet fleet of nine, and to discuss taxicab parking Increase Mr Tippett said the request for the fare adjustment is for economic reasons in order to survive; everyone know the escalated cost of gasoline The increase would amount to 20 cents a mile We would like approval of three additional taxis as our business has increased 30 percent in the summertime. Service is slow because we do not have enough cabs available The surrounding towns have rates that are so high that the people of Lexington would rather ride with us; with an increase in fares, we would still not be on a level with them. One or two cabs would be added daily in September and the other would be held back in case of accidents or breakdown. If you are worried about parking the nine taxis, none would be parked more than 15 minutes a day We have seven spots allocated by the town, six in Depot Square and one in East Lexington. The town has has three motels that desire our services to park also We also have a contract with Home Care and would need more taxis to service these people Mr Busa asked if the cabs, when not used, would back up on the public metered parking area, or do they double park? Mr Tippett replied that they are not supposed to and if he had any complaints from the Police Department, they would be removed immediately He added that he had been here three years and never had a problem with the Police Taxicab Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to amend the Town Regs of Lexington Rules and Regulations Governing Hackney Carriages, Taxicabs, and Other Public Vehicles for the Carrying of Passengers for Hire, effective immediately, as follows VI RATES OR FARES METERS a For public vehicles for hire, the rates within the limits of the Town of Lexington shall be 80 for the first one-sixth of a mile 20 for each one-sixth mile thereafter $10 00 per hour waiting time Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request of Mr Edward Tippett, owner of Arlex Taxi Corp , to increase the fleet from nine to twelve taxicabs 578 Selectmen's Meeting - 2 - July 23, 1979 Mr Crain discussed the request from Public Works to abate water bills Water totaling $4,803 50 He asked if the rather high number of misreadings could Abate- be attributed to, and focused on, individuals in the water department? Mr ments Hutchinson said there were many errors, which will not happen again. The method of meter-reading has been changed and all of the men are being used instead of two men. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to abate water bills in the amount of $4,803 50, due to wrong readings recorded by meter readers, billing errors, and wrong readings submitted by owners Chairman Miley read a request from the Sheraton-Lexington Motor Inn Liquor - requesting approval of anew Manager, Mr Jeff Brown, under the Innholder Sheraton liquor license Manager Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve Mr. Jeff Brown as the new Manager of the Sheraton-Lexington Motor Inn under the Innholder liquor license The approval of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission is to be requested by the Board Chairman Miley read a request from the Town Clerk for approval of a Bond bond Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the bond for Mrs. Barbara A. Smith, Assistant Town Clerk, in the amount of $2,000 II/ Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Minutes minutes of Selectmen's meetings of June 4-Executive Session, June 18- Open and Executive Session, June 22-Open (no Executive) , July 9-Open meeting The Board agreed to defer the vote on the July 9 Executive minutes until Mr Kent's return Mr Busa discussed the dog hearings he had conducted on July 18 Dog concerning written complaints by two residents against two dogs in town; Hearings (1) Mrs Florence Sullivan, 6 Ross Road, that a German Doberman Pinscher owned by Mr William Corbett, 8 Ross Road, is a nuisance by reason of excessive barking; (2) Mr Jonathan Brand, 271 Marrett Road, that a German She pherd owned by J R Jenkins, 45 Grapevine Avenue, is a nuisance by reason of excessive barking Mr Busa said the problem is more of a neighborhood nuisance than it is to society itself When a dog is on a leash for long periods of time, he is tormented by persons in the street Mr. Busa recommended that an area be fenced off at the rear of the houses; the dogs be muzzled for a short period of time, or the dogs wear an anti-barking collar Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to be the determina- tion of the Board of Selectmen that the dogs owned by J R. Jenkins, 45 Grapevine Avenue, and William Corbett, 8 Ross Road, are each declared a nuisance by reason of excessive barking and it is ordered that, within 14 days of the date of said order, the dogs are to be kept under the following restraints (1) Erect a pen for the dog to roam in and do to be brought into the house at 9 00 p m or (2) Equip the dog with an electronic 111 Bark-Training Collar, dog to be brought into the house at 9 00 p.m or (3) Equip the dog with a muzzle and dog to be brought into the house at 9 00 p.m '79 Selectmen's Meeting - 3 - July 23, 1979 Mini-bus Mr Fred Rosenberg, Chairman, members of the Transportation Advisory Committee, and Mrs Sara Arnold, Mini-bus Coordinator, met with the Board Mr Rosenberg said there are problems with the East Lexington to Arlington Heights routes, and the MBTA union claims that mini-buses are usurping routes that the MBTA would normally be riding The union has asked that the route not go to Arlington Heights and that it be taken off Mass Ave as much as possible In making up the routes, we tried to avoid duplica- tion as much as possible as we would rather service as many other streets as possible There is really no alternative to going down Mass Ave as there are no decent parallel roads The Transportation Coordinator re- worked the routes and tried to put something down Marrett Road, getting off Mass Ave and avoiding the Arlington Heights connection. We would like the Board's input on how the town should respond to the problem The MBTA Board of Directors will meet in two weeks to approve the con- tracts for the town. The MBTA Community Affairs Department is getting pgopie to interface between the MBTA and us in putting up $60,000 in- st4ad of $50,000; they have already approved $60,000 for Natick. The grievance will be discussed at this meeting by MBTA management and the union and if they cannot arrive at a solution, it will go to arbitration, and that might take weeks or months Mr Hutchinson said the MBTA staff has been responsive to us in saying this is an issue with the union It is important, in whatever decision you may make, that perhaps we should ask for more from the MBTA; maybe the answer is submitting our desired routes, and even alternative routes, subject to that grievance It seems inappropriate to have the service cut before we even start, based upon a potential union grievance that hasn't even been arbitrated yet Mr Rosenberg said there was one possible way of doing it, in that we could say in advance that we want these routes, you give us the license to operate over those routes, but we recognize your power to take us off those routes Mr Crain said that, obviously, the MBTA knows its authority and if we feel at this time we would like to retain those routes, we would in- dicate that i5 our desire and it would be up to them whether or not they contemplate it He would not want to suggest to the MBTA that they have the authority not to grant them. Mr Rosenberg said we certainly should not let this hold up sign- ing the contract Chairman Miley and Mrs Battin agreed Mr Busa questioned the rationale in cutting back the East Lexington route in the Bow Street area, originally planned from Mass Ave to Lowell Street, to service only Cliffe Ave to Pottier Ave and back onto Mass Ave ; this is the most heavily populated area in the town. Mr Rosenberg said they are still worrying about the routes and there is a problem with the bus getting up the Bow Street hill and back down again. Mr Busa commented that he lives in the area and trucks and snowplows are operated there and they had never had a grade difficulty; it is a lot less in degree than the Taft Ave /Oak Street area Mrs Arnold said she had made recommendations and had cut some of the areas as we wanted to make sure these routes can run in a half hour It is very important to have an efficient route that runs on schedule; then, if we can add streets, we will do so The question is, if one route is con- sistently late, do the other drivers wait for them to meet up at the Center? There have been other neighborhoods that have been slightly cut from the original proposal 38D Selectmen's Meeting - 4 - July 23, 1979 Mr Rosenberg said we might be able to pick up a few minutes and go up and around the hill at Bow Street There are a couple of other places that the map is slightly changed from the original one On Reed Street, there were changes in the Middle Street area and also at Freemont Street - to try to .go , in at least down Reed Street a little bit In North Lex- ington, if time will allow, we would like to go down Eldred Street, Bed- ford Street, up Winter Street and then Turning Mill Road, but we feel that for now we shouldn't try that because of timing There is one of two possible solutions, (1) to serve Turning Mill and Grove Street; (2) to serve Eldred Street and Winter Street You can't serve both Mr Busa said if 100 percent of the people are going to foot the bill, they should have some kind of service whether it is late, early, or whatnot Mr Rosenberg said that we are going to have some people walk a few blocks more than they would have in order to be able to serve the outskirts as much as possible We have deleted places where we would have gone in a few blocks and come out again. Mr Busa asked if the routes, as laid out, are not made in a half-hour's time, they will be further condensed? Mr. Rosenbert said the committee feels that what we have is a very con- servative thing that we're sure we can satisfy at lunch time when the traffic is at its maximum. Mr Busa was troubled with Volunteer Way From Winter Street to the nearest terminal is quite a walk Mr Rosenberg said originally the service went all the way up The alternative is, you can take away the service from Turning Mill and could put it on, Eldred/Winter Street which comes out by Volunteer Way In response to Mrs Battin's question, Mr Rosenberg said that Wood Street was deleted because the MBTA goes there, and part of the service is from Bedford Street and Hanscom Field He agreed with Mrs Miley that they didn't accept the recommendation on Eldred, Bedford Street and down Grove Street instead of Turn Mill Road because Bedford Street was serviced by the MBTA. Chairman Miley said that What Mr Busa mentioned about the hills is correct, in that we all travel these roads all the time and we don't know of any cases where hills can't be passed in the wintertime DPW does a great job and get us through; therefore, she didn't feel that was a con- sideration. Actually, there would be good reason to have a bus on a route like that because it is a difficult hill for people to walk, especially older people For cars, trucks, buses, she saw no problem with them. The heavy traffic situation on Bedford Street/Hartwell Avenue was dis- cussed and Chairman Miley said it is probably due to people coming in from New Hampshire at Route 3, over 128 and up Bedford Street to Hartwell Avenue at peak hours and they go back the same way There are not too many cars that come in Eldred Street and down Robinson Road Mr Busa said that the purpose for us to get into the transportation business is (1) to service the people of Lexington; (2) to minimize the use of vehicles and energy If the traffic flow is heavy in given areas and there is the possibility of picking up riders in those areas during peak hours, then that's enough criteria for even trying What he heard was, too much traffic here, the hills are too steep, we don't want to service 111 that section as it would go over the 30 minutes, and we just want to run a neat loop into Lexington Center - and then run a deficit on top of that, he becomes very disturbed with that JB1 Selectmen's Meeting - 5 - July 23, 1979 Mr Crain said the intent of tonight's process is specifically for discussion, and the input from Mr Busa and Mrs Miley is invaluable to the Committee They have been working very hard on this and now they have the opportunity to ventilate; he was sure the committee would consider the paints that are being made and would see what arrangements can be made Mr Rosenbert said we realize we can't really serve 100 percent of the 0 population We've seen the areas of the town where people need it most An attempt was made to go halfway down Reed Street, which we recognize is a difficult problem In North Lexington, people would have the choice of either walking up to Grove Street or Bedford Street We realize there is a problem and there would still be people in that area who would have to walk a long way; we could change that loop to go the other way, leaving Turning Mill Road out as this has a lower population The Transportation Advisory Committee agreed to meet and come back to the Board on August 6 Mini-bus Mr Rosenberg said the committee recommends the four mini-buses using Parking- six parking spaces on the right side of Depot Square in front of the Depot Sq Yangtzee Restaurant and the Village Decorator. The businesses should like this as four buses will be dropping people off Mr Busa asked if the committee had considered creating the terminal behind the Depositors Trust in the municipal lot off Meriam Street, where there would not be a congestion of people on the sidewalk waiting for buses Mr Rosenberg said there is a problem of visibility; the young kids would be near the111 street where they couldn't cross safely if they wanted to go to the library, etc The buses would be taking up just as many spaces in the Meriam Street lot The other alternative would be at Buckman Tavern, but that would be a very dangerous location Mrs Miley was concerned about children getting off the buses in back of Depot Square where the cars are coming in and turning around At Depot Square, they would be getting off at the sidewalk. Mr Ernest Giroux said that his prime tenant, Yangtzee Restaurant, was very upset as this would become a bus terminal People would be coming in and asking to use the telephone, restrooms, and to change money As the owner of the building, Mr Giroux was not happy about the situation as the sidewalk would have to be policed daily because of the litter problem He was not against the buses but his tenants feel it would not help their businesses He did not feel the taxicabs belong there either He asked that consideration be given that the business not be located in that particular area, and mentioned that the Meriam Street lot is used by the banks and the Adams Building and by the time his tenants get there, there are no available spots Mr Crain said it would be helpful to him if someone could provide the whole history of cab parking, how long it has been established, and the basis for parking Mr Rosenberg pointed out that there is the problem of a timetable and we would like to start service on September 8; if the Depot Square spaces are approved, we would need approval of the state, also The Board agreed to postpone a decision until the Transportation Committee meets on Thursday evening and comes back to the Board on August 6 with possible alternatives for parking the four mini-buses Mr Busa is to work with the business groups on alternative areas and the Chamber of Commerce will also be involved X82 Selectmen's Meeting - 6 - July 23, 1979 Mr Rosenberg said that bids on the mini-buses came in higher than Mini-bus anticipated at an annual cost of $15,625 28 per vehicle; $15 44 per Rate vehicle hour; total annual costs of $228, 695 52 Lexington has Structure appropriated $90,000 and the "T" $50,000, with the possibility of $60,000, and with chaircar fares and advertising revenues, this would leave us with a net cost to be raised of a little over $87,000 The committee feels with the projected amount of people tiding the- bus at 25 cents a ride would not provide that amount of revenue, and after looking into the Westport, Connecticut pass system, we estimate that if we offered passes at $30 00 per year, we could sell over 3,000 passes The committee has recommended that we have an introductory pass of $25.00 per year, maximum per family $100 00 This breaks down oto 25 cents if using the bus once a week, and people who are going to use it even once a week would probably buy the pass Revenues from 3300 passes would be $87,195 52 and we will still be getting revenue from the fare boxes Mr Crain hoped the introductory $25 00 pass would be for a short period of time and then raised to $30 00 The Board agreed to defer a decision on the mini-bus rate structure until further discussion on August 6 Also, a system will be established on a method of depositing monies collected from the sale of passes The Board approved Mr Rosenberg's recommendation of a minor change MBTA in the regular MBTA Hanscom bus route, which would be to continue on Hanscom Bus Marrett Road, turn right onto Old Mass Ave and left to Wood Street This would avoid a turn at the intersection of Mass Ave and Route 2A in front of the Minuteman High School There would not be an additional MBTA charge as the distance seems to be the same Mr Rosenberg and the Transportation Committee retired from the meeting Mrs Alice Hinkle and Mr Steven Groves of the Recreation Bicycle Sub- Hartwell committee met with the Board regarding a proposed bicycle lane and the Ave. - town's plan for resurfacing Hartwell Avenue Bike Lane/ Mrs Hinkle said the Recreation Committee has some preliminary plans Resurfacing that might have some bearing on the town resurfacing Hartwell Avenue, and there may be something for the 1980 warrant on our bike proposal We have had many people express a great interest in it, and it was in the master plan Mr Groves said Hartwell Avenue is a complicated sub- ject; it was built as a 2-lane road which is being used as a 4-lane road in a substandard fashion, with temporary signs encouraging this but it is not lined. This has been hard on cars and expecially bicycles Now, more people are eager to use bicycles to get to work, expecially those who live within 5 miles; a conservative calculation is that 400 people are making this trip - there are probably 600-700 people, including Bedford and the northwest part of Lexington like Hanscom, Lincoln Lab, and industries along Hartwell Avenue Those going from this part of Lexington to Lincoln Lab use Wood Street and you get 10-20 percent of the people using their bikes about 60 percent of the year A similar group coming from the other direction is frustrated by the bad condition on Hartwell because of the sub- standard use of the road during peak hours A bike route down Hartwell 111 would satisfy bicycle riders, help out with pedestrian traffic, and safety and convenience, assuming the road is widened 5 ft on either side or twice that on one side with the center line of the road shifted 4"83 Selectmen's Meeting - 7 - July 23, 1979 Mrs Battin said the Transportation Advisory Committee had decided they couldn't have the route on Hartwell Avenue, and had talked about 157 Lexingtonians workinganswer g in the area; this could be an to getting many of those people there She applauded the industries on Hartwell Avenue for working on it when we brought the whole problem of transportation and energy to their attention Are they willing to foot part of the cost? Mr Groves said this has not been put to them as there is a renter/owner situation, but he would try to get their feeling when he attends a meeting with them on Thursday His feeling was to get a lot of help from the state, 75-percent, and perhaps the industries would help out on the 25 percent Discussion was held on the possibility of delaying the resurfacing of Hartwell Avenue, which was included in a bid package, and Mr Empey, Acting Director of Public Works/Engineering, informed the Board that the bids are coming in the first of August and the only area to be resurfaced an Hartwell Avenue is from the railroad tracks to Bedford Street Mr Hutchinson recommended the resurfacing not be delayed as the town has the liability of themaintenance of toads, and Hartwell Avenue is one of the primary streets in that area However, it would not be incompatible to work on the bike paths while repaving The Board agreed and recommended that the committee go forward as quickly as possible with their plans Mrs Hinkle said the committee will not meet formally until September but will be meeting with Hartwell Avenue groups to gather information Mrs Battin added that Recreation should let the Board know as soon as they think of streets so they may be chalked aside; also, to let Engineering know, and all will be able to work together 111 Mrs Hinkle and Mr Groves retired from the meeting Affirmative Mr Albert Zabin, Planning Board, met with the Board Mr Hutchinson Action - said we are dealing with the Affirmative Action Plan and the Fair Housing Fair Element Representatives of the Housing Authority could not be here to- Housing night and, at the appropriate time, we will be able to meet with them. We had requested an extension until June 30 for completion of our Fair Housing element, and most of the work is completed but we need guidance He had pointed out to MCAD staff people today that had we known some of what we considered the complexities, we would have asked for a longer amount of time We are prepared to make a submission in draft form on the housing situation, referencing the commitment of Town Meeting on condominiums at Potters Pond, Morrow Crossing, and things of that nature but the issue of quantitative goals on housing is something we are not prepared to address as administrators, and that type of decision should come from this Board and other interests The suggestion is made for the following (1) The establishment of a Fair Housing Committee to monitor goals regarding equal access to housing; (2) Establishment of an individual to be a contact point regarding this aspect between the Committee and MCAD; (3) Establishing goals of affirmative action for future low and moderate income housing residents, e g , scattered sites, elderly housing, Section 8; (4) Reviewing the methodology to determine if there are structural barriers to access to equal housing 385 Selectmen's Meeting - 8 - July 23, 1979 Mr Hutchinson recommended that the Board appoint a Task Force for a short term to address these questions and bring back to the Board a com- pleted plan for submission to MCAD It would seem appropriate to designate member of the Board of Selectmen, Housing Authority, Planning Board, and perhaps some of the people involved before, to get those major agencies identified that have been dealing with the issue Mr Crain questioned the review of methodology being completed by August 30 as that would be very tight Mr Hutchinson said this is something that would be addressed as part of the work program within the plan; that various areas would be investigated for looking at that He did not see how that could be ad- dressed now and he didn't think MCAD expects that; we would say we recognize it and it would be done Mr Busa said before we get into the suggestion of forming a Fair Housing Committee, we should see if the date of August 30 could be extended The Governor is going to come out with his own affirmative action program sometime within the next 10 days to two weeks He had talked with the Governor's office and this is what was indicated to him. If we come out with an affirmative action program that is contrary to what the executive order is, we will be running into a financial problem. Also, the MCAD is now working under the affirmative action policies from the Governor and nothing has been changed to this point, but under the new executive order, MCAD would change their guide- lines He pointed out that the original date had been extended from June 30 to August 30 and, in dealing with the Commonwealth, dates have been extended and extended Mr Busa agreed to the suggestion that he contact the proper author- ity at the proper level for clarification of the August 30 date and the possibility of it being extended Mrs Miley added that this has nothing to do with the Executive Order, only our deadline It was agreed that Mr Busa and the Town Manager will work together and come back to the Board Mrs Battin said at some point we are going to have such a task force no matter when the deadline is, and probably one or two Selectmen should be named She asked Board members to think about it as they should be prepared Mr Hutchinson said Mr Zabin has indicated a continued in- terest in the housing area. Mr Zabin said we should know where the responsibility is going to lie in carrying through the quantitative goals set by Town Meeting HUD is anxious to have a meeting with the Housing Authority people or somebody from the Manager's Office and the Planning Board for clarification, i e what the acquisition of these units in the condominiums involves on fund- ing; additional funding is available for other units but we just can't wait around If we don't do something fairly rapidly, we are going to lose that It might be worthwhile when you consider a task force to think of the function somewhat more broadly than merely one aspect of fair housing Mr Busa said the Housing Authority is working on both the Morrow and Potter's Pond condominiums, scattered sites, and the Woburn Street housing for the elderly That is their quthority and they know what the quantitative goals are that were set down Mr Zabin said the general agency that involves money wants the kind of involvement and we ought to give serious thought to do that Saf Selectmen's Meeting - 9 - July 23, 1979 Mr Buse said the Housing Authority is a separate entity from town government; they have jurisdiction over housing and how to spend the HUD money and under the guidelines that HUD sets out It has absolutely nothing to do with the Planning Board other than the Planning Board setting up the goals for them in the areas of housing for them to implement Mr Zabin said that is a matter of administration but the Selectmen and the Planning Board are responsible for quantitative goals When it comes to the administration of governmental subsidies, the Housing Authority has the only authority to deal with it That is a different question. Mr Zabin retired from the meeting. Youth The Board discussed and agreed to refer the Lexington Youth Com- Com - mission's request for consideration of a youth center in the town Youth to the Recreation Committee and the School Sites Conversion Committee Center for their input Chairman Miley said this subject has been discussed by these two committees in the past but bears consideration again. Conserve Chairman Miley read a request from the Conservation Commission and Land - Town Counsel regarding land taking Buckley Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re- quest of the Conservation Committee to acquire, by eminent domain, .a 7+ acre parcel of land from the Buckley estate at an agreed price of $82,500 Also, to approve the request of Town Counsel to sign the order of taking for the Buckley land, as authorized under Article 43 of the 1978 Town Meeting 200th Chairman Miley read a memorandum from the Senate and House Chairmen Anniv stating that the Mass Legislature has established a Special Commission Mass to help prepare and coordinate plans for the 200th Anniversary of the Constitu- Massachusetts Constitution to be held in 1980, and suggesting a committee tion be formed in Lexington to formulate plans for a community celebration The Board agreed not to establish a new committee but to request the Town Celebrations Committee to mark in concert with the Historical Society and come back to the Board with recommendations as to what our level of participation should be in commemorating this event Appt Chairman Miley nominated Mr William P Kennedy as a member of the SSCC School Sites Conversion Committee; one recent appointee was unable to accept Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mr William P Kennedy, 135 Wood Street, a member of the School Sites Conversion Committee, effective immediately, for a term of office expiring May 31, 1980 Bldgs - Mr Peter DiMatteo, Building Commissioner, met with the Board MAPC Mr Hutchinson said he had outlined what we expect for the qualifications Grant of the person to work as the part-time management analyist under the MAPC grant He requested the endorsement of the Board for that applica- tion and he hoped to get someone who has been involved in the business world who has an organizational orientation in the system. There was a suggestion made internally for one working in planning and building but he didn't consider that relevant We would see where we are and if there are duplications we can combine permits He and Mr Dimatteo L__ Selectmen's Meeting - 10 - July 23, 1979 II III getting someone who would be interested in doing this as a service to the town, possibly a retired executive He added that there are many towns involited in- the grant application and we may not even get it Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to endorse the MAPC grant application Mr Hutchinson recommended approval of the request for a sewer con- Sewer Con- nection to the Bacon Street sewer, subject to DPW conditions nection Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Bacon St request of Attorney John Devine for a connection into the Bacon Street Baptiste sewer to service the property of Mr Manuel Baptiste at 140 Marrett, subject to all conditions of DPW/Engineering, including the submission of an easement plan. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permission Walk-a-Thon to the National Organization for Women to conduct a walk-a-thon on August 26, 1979 beginning at 10 00 a m. Also, to approve the request of the American Cancer Society to change the date of the Bike-a-Thon from October 7 to October 14, 1979 Mr Hutchinson recommended that the Board sign the forms accepting State Aid State Aid for Highways Highways Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the forms for accepting State Aid for Highways, in an amount to be determined by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works State Aid Office, District #4, in_.accordance with Chapter 497 of the Acts of 1971 Mr Hutchinson asked for authorization to negotiate a lease with Minuteman Minuteman Home Care on a temporary basis for space utilization within Home Care Munroe School They will have to ask for a variance to rent there and Munroe Sch they are also pursuing the Grey Nuns' property Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Town Manager to negotiate with the Minuteman Home Care on a lease in the Munroe School tdr Hutchinson discussed the Vocell Bus commuter service and Mr Vocell Bus Crain commented on problems with maintenance and the exceptional number Commuter of standees; it was his understanding that an extra bus was to be put Service into service The Board agreed to invite Mri. Goodman of the Vocell Bus Company to the meeting on August 6. Mr Hutchinson informed the Board that the City of Woburn Superin- Woburn tendent of Public Works has written a letter to the Selectmen requesting Req for water being made available to them Water It was agreed that Mr Warren Empey, Acting Director of Public Works, would write a letter to the Woburn Superintendent of DPW re- I III questing further details 487 Selectmen's Meeting - 11 - July 23, 1979 Mr Cohen recommended that the Board sign the deed for Conveying two lots to the Housing Authority Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the deed conveying t0701 lots to the Lexington Housing Authority Treasurer fir Hutchinson requested approval of the sale of a note for $15,000, as requested by the Town Treasurer Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Town Treasurer to negotiate the sale of a $15,000 note with the New England Merchants Bank at 4 95 percent Executive Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-0 by roll call vote to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to collective bargaining and litigation. After discussion, it was voted to go out of Executive Session at 1100 pm Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 1100 p m A true record, Attest Executive Clerk, Selectmen * Mr Cohen refommended that the Board sign the deed transferring town-owned land to the Conservation Commission Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the deed transferring three parcels of land to the Conservation Commission, Assessors' Map 47, Lot 61A; Assessors Map 76, Lot 61; Assessors Map 79, Lot 35, as approved by the 1979 Annual Town Meeting under Article 45 11 5 acres off Utica Street; 31,532 sq ft of land off Utica Street; 8,300 sq ft of land on Brook Street 1