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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-07-09-BOS-min +' r IIISELECTMEN'S MEETING JULY 9, 1979 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's meeting room, Town Office Building, on Monday, July 9, 1979, at 7 30 p.m. Chairman Miley, Mr. Buse, Mrs Battin, Mr Crain; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr Cahen, Town Counsel; Mrs Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager; Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present Mr George H Pierce, Jr., 63 Valleyfield Street, and his Attorney, Pierce- Mr Whittemore, met with the Board Masciulli Chairman Miley said that Mr Pierce had requested an appointment Land with the Board to discuss a .piece of land which was purchased in 1976 by Mr Ralph J Masciulli, 59 Valleyfield Street; tax title lot 26, Assessors' Map 24, located on Valleyfield Street The Board has copies of the..minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting held on June 7, 1976, when the matter was discussed Also, a letter from Mrs Battin, then Chair- man of the Board, responding to Mr Pierce's letter of July 20, 1977, stating that the Board had discussed the letter on August 8 and before any further discussion could be held, we would need a copy of the legal agreement with Mr Masciulli and a sketch plan showing the proposed loca- l!' tion of the building Mr Pierce wished to construct on the lot Atty Whittemore said there was an agreement between the two abutting neighbors, Pierce and Masciulli, to apply for this tax title land in the name of Masciulli and they would then divide it for the purpose of both parties adding a garage to their homes There was no problem and the land was sold to the Masciullis The kicker came when we found the re- striction in the deed from the town to Mr and Mrs Masciulli that, "This conveyance is made subject also to the restriction that said lot shall be combined with the adjacent lot owned by the grantee (Masciulli) and that for a period of ninety-nine years from the date hereof no build- ing shall take place on said lot except for the construction of a garage attached to the existing dwelling on the adjacent, such garage to extend onto such lot no more than fourteen feet plus any overhang therefrom " Atty Whittemore said this leaves out totally any shot Mr.. .and.Mra_ Pierce have;of being able to put on their proposed garage We don't know what to do first as we have not had a deed from the Masciullis, basically because we don't know whether we can get this restriction amended to cover one situation, namely to put on a garage Mr Cohen said the agreement had no date, and Mr Whittemore agreed He said it was approximately March of 1976 and it followed a notice to the abutters in February or March that the town would put the low value land up for sale only to those two parties, and it was at that time they agreed they would both go in on the cost for the purpose of both agreeing on a garage Mr Cohen said on June 7, when Mr Buse was Acting Chairman, there wasn't anything in the minutes about an agreement, and he assumed the town didn't know anything about an agreement at that time Mr Whittemore said that is probably correct We are not trying to represent to you that it was brought out at that meeting What we are trying to do is get this thing worded or amended in such a way that we would be allowed to put a garage on SA 7 Selectmen's Meeting - 2 - July 9, 1979 Mr Cohen asked if there is any litigation on this? Mr Whittemore said there had been some suggested but he had just come into it this weekend; there might have been There is still a sale price on this property right now and what he is trying to determine is whether or not it would be worthwhile to purchase it or not Mr Cohen said his advice to the Board is that the agreement doesn't concern the Board, and Mr. Whittemore's question is if he did purchase half of the lot, would the Board be willing to review and support it as Town Meeting The Board agreed that research is required before any decision could be made When the questions are answered, it will again be. scheduled ;as an agenda item for further discussion In the meantime, the Building Commiisi.thner would .consulted -arid Town :Counsel would advise as to whether it could be taken to Town Meeting Mr Pierce and Attorney Whittemore retired from the meeting MAPC - Chairman Miley read a draft of a letter recommended by Mr Tom Minuteman Fortmann, Chairman of the Lexington Bicycle Committee, to be sent to Bicycle MAPC supporting the MAPC application for EPA funds to study the poten- Highway tial impact on air quality of the proposed Minuteman Bicycle Highway, which would follow the B & M right-of-way through Bedford, Lexington, Arlington, Cambridge and Somerville to Boston "This route is so ideal that its potential for luring both commuters and local shoppers out of their automobiles is enormous Significant improvements in air quality, noise, traffic congestion, and parking problems can be expected if this project comes to fruition " Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to send a letter to MAPC supporting the MAPC application for EPA funds to study the potential impact on air quality of the proposed Minuteman Bicycle Highway, as such a study would be an appropriate and beneficial use of air quality funds The Board voted to approve the following agenda items Cert Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve 11 Muzzey of Street as a mail drop for the Massachusetts Consortium for Alcohol Educa- Incorp tion, Inc Also, to approve 5 Patterson Road as a mail drop for the Assemblies of God Christian Center, Inc Resigna Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the Solid resignation of Mrs Iris G Wheaton as a member of the Selectmen's Waste Solid Waste Advisory Committee Com Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Minutes minutes of the Selectmen's meetings of June 4 (open), June 11 (open) , June 25 (open and executive) Guide Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Guide license for Kamala Soparkar, 12 Saddle Club Road, designating her an Official Guide of the Town of Lexington Selectmen's Meeting - 3 - July 9, 1979 Chairman Miley read a letter from Mr Clifford Porter, President of Registrar the Republican Town Committee, submitting three nominees for an appoint- Voters ment to the Board of Registrars to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna- tion of Mr Thelden Phinney Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mr William Simmons, 82 North Street, a Registrar of Voters to fill an un- expired term of office from June 30 to March 31, 1980 Chairman Miley read a request from Mr Edward Tippett, President Taxicabs of Arlex Taxi Corp to increase the fleet of taxicabs from nine to twelve in order to service the needs of the town Mr Busa said he had no problem with the request but he would like to know where Mr Tippett is going to park the extra vehicles We do have a problem in the Depot Square area and some arrangements should be made for him to park those vehicles and not be in the business section of the town Are we going to give up three more parking spaces in Depot Square or is Mr Tippett going to move them to other sections of town. He has a taxi stand in East Lexington and Mr Busa had never seen a taxi there Mr Hutchinson agreed to talk with Mr Tippett and come back to the Board Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table the re- quest Mr Tippett's request to increase the fleet of taxicabs Chairman Miley read a request from Attorney John Devine for a con- Devine- nection of the Baptiste property at 140 Marrett Road to the Bacon Street Baptiste sewer main Apparently, this has been discussed with the Engineering Sewer Req Division, and Mrs Miley and Mr Busa felt it should be brought to the Board but to be referred back to Engineering for additional information Mr. Busa said that Mr Devine had been asked to write the letter and we have to determine whether we have the right to grant him a sewer connection or whether it is a private way that he has no rights to Before we can make a decision, it should be referred to the Engineering Division and Town Counsel for a recommendation Mrs Miley said in the future she would suggest that people send a letter to the Board and we will refer it to the proper departments for recommendations; this will expedite matters Chairman Miley said that at our last meeting we did bring forth the School charge for the School Sites Conversion Committee, one charge for both Sites Parker and Munroe Schools, and we are ready to make the appointments Cony Com. Mr Busa nominated, seconded by Mrs Battin, Arthur C Smith, James C Appts Wood, Jr , Francis G Fuery Mr Crain nominated, seconded by Mrs Battin, William T Spencer, Roland B Greeley, Joseph 0 Rooney, Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint the following members of the School Sites Conversion Committee for terms expiring May 31, 1980 Arthur C Smith, James C Wood, Jr , Francis G Fuery, William T Spencer, Roland B Greeley, Joseph 0 Rooney, and Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr 9 Selectmen's Meeting - 4 - July 9, 1979 Appts Mr Hutchinson recommended approval of his re-appointment of Bd Hlth Dr Michael Erdos and the appointment of Mrs Barbara Ruben Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Town Manager's re-rgpointment of Dr Michael Erdos as a member of the Board of Health for a 3-year term expiring April 30, 1982 Also, to CoA appoint Mrs Barbara Rubin a member of the Council on Aging to fill a term of office expiring June 1, 1980 Parker Mr Hutchinson recommended approval of the extension of the Edco lease. School- Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the exten- Edco sion of the lease with Edco for space in the Parker School until August 1, Lease 1979 Mr Martin Hagerty came into the meeting and nominated Mr David Fine of Simonds Road for appointment to the School Sites Conversion Committee Mr Hagerty was informed that board members had gone through the talent file and the appointments had been made in order to have a balance on the com- mittee Mr Wood had been appointed and would represent the Parker School neighborhood It was felt that a small, working committee would be more effective but, in the future, the Board might consider additional appoint- ments Transporta- Mr Paul Sullivan, Vice President of Transportation Management Corp , tion Man- Attorney Conroy, and Mr Peter DiMatteo, Building Commissioner, met with 111 agement the Board to discuss the licenses issued for the premises at 1668 Mass Licenses Avenue Mr DiMatteo said that Rowe Chevrolet has a Class I license for the sale of automobiles Transportation Management has a license for limousine services; the question is, .areithey licensed to operate a fleet towing service or for the school buses that are there In talking with Attorney Conroy, they are based in Medford and they aren't really operating out of there; although they use the colonial garage for repair of school buses and the fueling up of the cars which operate in this area This is a little bit of a gray area because their administrative offices are in Medford - whether the cars that are based or operating out of there are part of the license Mr Sullivan can give more information on the actual basis of operation Rowe Chevrolet and the limousine ser- vice are licensed from the Colonial Garage Mr Hutchinson asked if that addressed the towing operation as well? Mr DiMatteo replied that's the fleet auto, and is part of the maintenance and repair service; it is a sub-function Mr Hutchinson said that everything's fine, except for the interpretation of how this operation meets that Mr DiMatteo said it was our assumption that the school buses and the fleet auto were based there The way to answer that would be whether the cars were registered in Lexington Chairman Miley asked if the excise taxes are paid to Lexington? 7'0 Selectmen's Meeting - 5 - July 9, 1979 Attorney Conroy said there are about 800 vehicles registered in Lexington that are owned by Transportation Management; 800 out of 1100 to 1200 that they own TMC makes an effort to register all of their vehicles in Lexington if they can; they do register some out of Lexington There are about 800 cars or buses that are registered in Lexington for 1979 and the auto excise tax on those vehicles would be about $175,000 Probably 500 or 600, or all of those vehicles, would be in Lexington one day a month for maintenance and repairs Mrs Miley said that obviously you aren't garaging 800 over there Mr Crain said that Mr DiMatteo had referred to a gray area and he wondered if the Board would need the advice of Counsel on that Mr DiMatteo added that the Winchester minibus is also operating out of there and has been there for whatever reason, and that throws a little more into the gray area Counsel could answer what constitutes operating out of their' facility Mr Crain requested clarification in order to resolve the matter Attorney Conroy said TMC has approximately 60 employees in Medford who handle operations of the business, i e , dispatching, signing contracts, safety Repairs and garaging do not occur at that office but do occur in Lexington Under our zoning by-law, there may be a requirement that if you operate a bus out of a garage, you may require licenses or permits, or both. Nobody knows the answer to this We are trying to bring the facts out for you to make a decision on special permits or licenses that are required, and he thought Town Counsel would agree in terms of zoning that if you've had a use that predates the Lexington zoning code, it may be considered a non-conforming use Mr Conroy added that he had been re- quested to tell the Board that Transportation Management is trying to be a good neighbor in the Town It is responsive to the requests of the town and is trying to run an operation that the Board will be satisfied with Mr Crain said that based on the lack of any negative impressions that have been forwarded to him since the last discussion with Transporta- tion Management, he was confident that remains the case He was also im- pressed with the significant tax revenue that TMC is bringing 4a-the town He,zecommended clarification in order to resolve the gray area Mr Hutchinson agreed to submit a report to the Board on the gray area Mr Conroy asked about the status of the minibus contract, and Mr Hutchinson said it is stilluesikriTtwdeTitand Transportation Management is the apparent low bidder He will attempt to award the contract this week, subject to additional review of that contract Mr Sullivan and Attorney Conroy thanked the Board and retired from the meeting Mr Hutchinson recommended that the Board vote an intent to take Temporary temporary construction easements relating to street and sidewalk con- Construction struction. Appraisals are being obtained and will be submitted soon Easements Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted an intent to take temporary construction easements on Cushing Street-Authorized under Article 51 of 1978; Banks Avenue-Authorized under Article 52 of 1978; Tucker Avenue-Article under Article 53 of 1978; Wood Street-Authority 111 in Article 22 of 1979 S- 1 Selectmen's Meeting - 6 - July 9, 1979 Mills Mr Hutchinson informed the Board that the Planning Board and the 111 Req for Conservation Commission recommend against selling the land at the Land corner of Lee and Avon Streets, as requested by Mr and Mrs Kenneth A. Mills, 33 Cedar Street Mr Hutchinson will write a letter to Mr Mills and inform them that the land is not for sale Masciulli- Mr Hutchinson advised the Board that the Masciulli property Pierce Req will require additional investigation Ms Joanne Bluestone, Executive Director of the Greater Boston (-/e44-7-4 Health Planning Council, Ms Sherry Liebovitz, and Mr William Sawyer, Northwest Metropolitan Health Council, met with the Board Chairman 104/9-n N/4,C- Miley welcomed them and said they have the report of the human services, Coo/Ye-14- which they may have used as a reference for discussion this evening Ms Bluestone said she had read the report and would address it In 1974, Congress passed the National Health Planning legislation estab- lishing, among other things, that there would be a network of health planning agencies throughout the country There are 205 agencies, funded by HEW, and the Boston agency covers major urban center, near and far suburban areas, and they are the regional planner for applica- tions and the determining factor for recommendations HEW places greater stress on costs and the major impetus now is in trying to put the system together and reduce duplication We see ourselves as a catalyst Lexington is one of the highest per capita income communities; has one of the lowest infant mortality rates, which would indicate the quality of pre-natal care; it is clear there is good access to good health care providers If we were to dig out some of the areas we would express concern about, it would be problems of the elderly and transportation - and you have already thought about them Looking at some of the health problems in other areas similar to Lexington, we would raise some questions and wonder if some exist in Lexington and just didn't come out as a result of the questionnaire Your unemployment rate is about the national average and you must have some pockets of poor in the area Particularly in affluent areas, there is a tendency not to identify the needs of the poor in quite the same way as in populations that are larger We frequently find that medical indigency is something that is slow to be picked up - people who are unemployed and health benefits have lapsed; people who may be elderly but not quite old enough to receive medicare benefits Very frequently we find they are simply going along and only seeing their physician or going to the hospital only when they have an ab- normally acute situation They just aren't getting the kind of care to keep them well Alcoholism is another thing; your report states your community doesn't feel there is a problem with If that is the case, Lexington is somewhat different than our other cities and town. Massachusetts has the second highest rating, and that is a problem facing us It is a hidden disease and we would be surprised if Lexington didn't have some need for alcoholism treatment We might want to probe drinking problems with adolescents An issue you might want to look at is the number of groups that tend to be isolated, particularly the elderly, and some of the problems that portend to poor transportation services in the town increase that .5Zt Selectmen's Meeting - 7 - July 9, 1979 Ms. Bluestone said the situation with adolescents is acute; there is a virtual epidemic of teenage pregnancy; increased use of alcohol; some of the drugs used today are more dangerous than in the past In going from town to town, we hear about the discontent with the adolescent population on the part of townspeople and this nationwide problem could be relieved by providing youth with increased outlets That may not be the case in Lexington One of the things the report does not address is health/hospital service Symmes-Arlington, Winchester Hospital, and Choate-Woburn are talking consolidation and merger, and this should be of great interest to Lexington There has to be a reasonable relation- ship between the consolidation and the Leahy Clinic We brought out a report on this and have put it in limbo until the three hospitals get themselves closer together, but we will continue to play an active role Ms. Bluestone said Mrs .Battin had written her ,that one of the things that you.ere. struggling withis a notion,. What is it :iteasonable for a town to provide? She didn't know; it depends on the town and what they are willing to pay per family to provide for people It depends on some of the differences in the population in that town. As an individual, she suggested that what towns have a responsibility to do is to try to make certain there is some coordination of existing services; that doesn't mean that the town has to provide those but perhaps it means that the town has to take some leadership in the coordination and in letting citizens know what is available Even people who are quite skillful in taking care of themselves can have a difficult time One needs to look at one's own population to seek out how much of a vulnerable population you have and what do you perceive with the elderly? She did a lot of advocating for the elderly, and it is getting increasingly difficult for the elderly to stay in the towns they have been living in all their lives One thing her agency is actively interested in is to try to add to services to keep people at home Research has been done as to what happens to them when they leave their homes and become institution- alized To hold the line on nursing homes and try to keep them at home; in their own community to have congregate housing Mrs Battin said one of the problems we are going to have to define is human services that the town ought to have any involvement in which ought to be coordinated or not There are various ways of doing it, to just help those who have an economic need - to the very broad one, the United Way Any activity which promotes, improves or maintains better living conditions for people, which is everything we do practically, and the Boston College report used just what you do which appealed to me, was looking at the vulnerable population; that we determine ourselves what we think are vulnerable and in looking to i at what services are needed to take care of the ways they are vulnerable This seemed a valid way to start Mr. Crain said we have to start somewhere and then present it to the Board There is a lot of argument in looking at their report - should the library be included, 766, etc He was trying to decide which human services we ought to be considering that the town has some role to play What Ms Bluestone said had helped him Ms Bluestone is one of the problems is cities and towns tend to add on and add on; one of the things you really need to do is to just stop from time to time and really look at what you have been doing and say, "Is this viable, is this valuable?" She encouraged more than a community exercise X73 Selectmen's Meeting - 8 - July 9, 1979 Technical assistance is one of the roles the agency plays and they would be happy to be of help In mental health service, you are fortunate in having Mystic Valley Mental Health We're finding cities and towns are reluctant to establish community-based services We are trying to get our Metropolitan Council working closer together with the area mental health coordinator in and around the issue of community residence Mrs Battin said reports that have been done for the Planning Board it was suggested that conversations begin with M V.M.H We have just passed at Town Meeting congregate housing for the elderly and perhaps the next thing will be the handicapped in various ways, and this is being talked about favorably at Town Meeting and by. interested boards and committees Lexington is well down the road to being aware of the responsibility, and thinking about how to meet it Ms Bluestone said maybe you could share some concerns with me Mr Crain said Ms Bluestone has hit upon several critical areas, one of which is the elderly situation. There can be a tendency in a town like ours to assume that elderly people don't have problems that they do in other towns His own experience is, in addition to financial concerns, loneliness is a major factor and he would applaud Ms Bluestone's reference that our challenge would be how to prioritize as we determine needs that we have that presently aren't being sufficiently addressed; to eliminate some things that used to be high priorities that perhaps now in the current spectrum shouldn't be That is a tough job and one we are going to have to address as he didn't believe we can add money for everything we are going to be persuaded we should do111 Mr Busa concurred with Mr Crain. He was concerned on where the poor problems are in Lexington. He knew some of the families that the affluent do not think we have He is a Trustee of Symmes Hospital and that project is going smoothly; also, he is on the committee to make use of Symmes if and when they do merge into one main hospital - sites have already been selected and they are going forward Mr Hutchinson said he was curious about work done on resource allocation and manning We never talk about school nurses and we are talking about spending money on highly trained, capable people on probably the healthiest part of our population, our school children, and only in the big cities do you find community health nursing services under the Board of Health and it seems that we are failing as communities in towns by not addressing the issue The system has been designed this way and, at the same time, with the growing elderly population it is inconsistent to maintain a nursing staff for healthy people Ms Bluestone agreed Committees she has sat on have come up with the recommendation that school health needs to be put under a health related agency; each time it becomes such an enormous, political question. It needs to be put together with a better approach to prevention, health education, etc and historically the educational facilities have not done it Mrs Battin thanked Ms Bluestone for a splendid job She agreed with Mr Crain that it has been an enormous help She and Mr Crain have to come in with a draft of what an advisory human services council to the Board of Selectmen might do She particularly liked the suggestion of going back to the beginning and see what we are doing now that we111 don't need to continue, and what might be added This certainly should be one of their charges Also, the fact that the report did not bring 57� Selectmen's Meeting - 9 - July 9, 1979 up_all of the problems Ms Bluestone touched on alcoholism; we did that from the perspective of people who treat alcoholics, not the people who see the problem themselves, and it is much greater in Lexington than was pointed out Also, the problem of isolation She agreed with Mr Buse that we do have poverty pockets and we tend to forget about the medically indigent That is something that hasn't been tapped Regarding the hospital merger, perhaps Mr Fred Bailey, Mr Busa and Linda could have a community dialogue for some kind of input Dr Cosgrove, Chairman of the Board of Health, thought all bases were touched, and some do not affect thetlocal Board of Health Lexington has a unique situation in the health problem, we touch all the bases but strictly with the health needs of the community, starting with the premature baby to death certificates We have run immunization clinics for years; school nurses have done a good job; we have started a blood pressure clinic, sponsored by the Rotary Club, and a glaucoma clinic sponsored by the Lions Club We have wonderful cooperation with Symmes Hospital on cancer and diabetic clinics; we have clinics at Greeley Village, Vynebrooke Village, and East Lexington Our Director works with the Housing Director on lead paint problems Mr Jacob Gardner, Forum on Aging, said he had a problem in communica- tion with the Health Council when he had asked for assistance on a Forum on Aging Resolution The matter was resolved, and the Board accepted Mr Sawyer's recommendation that one person be designated by the Board and one from the Health Council as communication contacts Mrs Banks is to represent Lexington and Ms Liebovitz as the Council's representative Chairman Miley thanked Ms Bluestone and Ms Liebovitz and they retired from the meeting Mr DiMatteo, Building Commissioner, met with the Board regarding a Bldg letter from Mr Ralph Hall, Building, concerning the issuance of a build- Commr ing permit Mr Busa said he would like the Board and the Building Com- missioner to sit down and go over the procedure openly so that regardless of what it says in the rules and regulations, everyone would know what is happening and what has changed in the construction field of the issuance of permits in the town of Lexington There have been changes since the Commissioner has come to the town and people should understand how long it should take, how long he can hold before a permit can be issued Mr Busa wanted to know why the issuance of a permit had been delayed in such a manner that has changed the policy of the town and the Building Com- missioner's office Previously, samepermitshad been issued within 48 hours; now, they are taking much longer Mr DiMatteo said he had instituted the system that applications be numbered The law is pretty specific but, across the state, procedures in various offices differ He had tried to follow the law, not to the point of being an obstri�ctionist or delaying, but to assure himself and the eventual homeowned,Swhom he is trying to protect, that what is being constructed is sound and is a quality structure To that extent, it takes some time to review a set of plans �7s Selectmen's Meeting - 10 - July 9, 1979 Mr Crain agtded with Mr Busa's proposal When something comes to this board, that is the time for us to learn about that subject He asked that the Building Commissioner look over the operation and come back proposing parameters to enable the board to understand what the process will be; then, we can publicly make it known to people who will appreciate what they will expect It was agreed to schedule a meeting with Mr DiMatteo In the meantime, Mr Hutchinson said he will write to Mr Hall Executive Upon motion duly made and secanded, it was voted 4-0 by roll Session call vote a Mrs.. Miley, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin and Mr Crain - to go into Executive Session, with the intention of resuming the open meeting, for the purpose of discussing matters of litigation and collective bargaining After .diacussinn, it was voted to go out of Executive Session and resume the open meeting Part-time Mr Hutchinson said we have completed our review of our part-time Pay Plan employees recommended for an increase In general, our part-time salaries have to be upgraded substantially to make them more competitive or, in some case, meet prevailing wage rate guidelines He requested approval of the Board Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the proposed pay plan for part-time employees, as presented by the Manager 111 Gasoline Mr Hutchinson reported that a productive, positive meeting had Stations been held with the owners of gas stations The Chamber of Commerce representatives had arrived late but arrangements are being worked out on hours of operation Four came forward to open on Sunday and two will be open from 9 00 a m to 3 00 p m A representative of the Department of Energy was also present Mrs Battin said that the Municipal Associations have set up a task force on state and local coordination on the impact of the energy crisis, and the names of Selectmen/Managers that are involved are in- cluded in the energy packet in case you want to talk with them Also, a copy of the Governor 's Executive Order She informed Mr Hutchinson that any input he had regarding our municipal problems should go to them Millbrook Mr Hutchinson informed the Board that Mr Peter Chalpin has been Valley appointed to the Millbrook Valley sewer project with the technical Sewer representative, we have contacted; Mr Charles Code and Mr George McCormick are to serve on the citizens' public advisory group MBTA Mr Hutchinson asked for the Board's comments on the proposed in- Add'l crease of $92,000 in the MBTA assessment Mr Crain said that the Board should register strong opposition to that deficiency budget Chairman Assess- Miley said she had talked with Mr Lincoln on three different occasions ment since the Board's last discussion, and had told him the Board feels very strongly that we want a "no" vote on the increase in the MBTA budget, which wauld mean $92,000 additional for the town - a 16 percent increase - and we are opposed to this and hope that many other communities will fol" low suit There will be a vote on Thursday morning and she and Mr Cole will be there. Mr Crain said consideration should be given to making the point that it is a lame excuse to lay all the blame on the former MBTA Director; the Advisory Board is the same .57B Selectmen's Meeting - 11 - July 9, 1979 The Board discussed the annual membership fee of $2,751 00 for the Dues - Massachusetts Municipal Association, and the Home Rule Legal Defense Mass Fund payment of 10 percent per year, optional. Municipal It was agreed that Mrs Battin is to submit additional information Assoc to the Board on the Legal Defense Fund Mr Hutchinson requested that authorization be given to him and Concord Town Counsel to come back with a proposed agreement with Mr F William Ave Sewer- Smith regarding the construction of a sewer ejection station required Potter for the Concord Avenue sewer line in advance of constructing the sewer Condomin- line to service the Potter Pond Condominiums iums Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Manager and Town Counsel to proceed and come back to the Board with an agreement between the Town and the developer of Potter Pond Condo- miniums regarding sewer service Mr Hutchinson informed the Board that he did not believe Mrs Tax Title Erin O'Brien would be interested in purchasing the land abutting O'Brien her property at 34 Homestead Street if no building is to be allowed, as recommended by the Planning Board He will pursue the matter with Mrs O'Brien Mrs Battin said that three resumes have been received, and one Additions more is expected, on possible nominees for appointment to the Energy To Energy Committee Mr Hutchinson agreed to review the resumes and interview Committee the candidates Mrs Battin said that the Board has received the proposed legis- Mass lative packet for Municipal Associations for the year These are Municipal items we have been interested in for a year; they are really broad Assoc policy issues and the Legislative Committee (for which Bob Kent sits) Legislation has approved it She asked Board members to let her know if they have anything they want changed Chairman Miley informed the Board that the Governor's Property Gov 's Tax Rebate Proposal will come before the Taxation Committee on July 11 Property regarding the new $166 million which will be sent back - a 6 percent Tax reduction in every person's tax bill; they will receive a check as Rebate well as their tax bill Mrs Battin said that Municipal Associations Proposal are apposing anything that reduces increased state aid Chairman Miley is to attend the meeting Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 10 56 P.M A true record, Attest Executive Clerk, Selectmen