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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-10-23-BOS-min 361 SELECTMEN'S MEETING OCTOBER 23, 1978 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, October 23, 1978 at 7 30 P.M. Chairman Battin, Mr Busa, Mrs Miley, Mr Kent; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mrs Banks, Assistant to the Town Manager; Mrs McCurdy,Executive Clerk were present At the request of the Town Clerk, the following jurors were drawn: Jurors Eva Arond 52 Turning Mill Road Leo Clifford 11 Hilltop Avenue Michael Dimanbro 23 Moreland Avenue 1 Jan L Meades 523 Lowell Street Karen E Murphy 6 Goffe Road Benete M Hanauer 110 Spring Street Linda T Schwartz 30 Lillian Road Aphrodite M Pearce 4 Carley Road Chairman Battin, on behalf of the Board, thanked the Transpor- Intra-town ation Advisory Committee and Mrs Banks for the tremendous job done Mini-bus in developing the mini-bus proposal which was accepted by the MBTA 111 Lexington and Winchester are the two towns which won the mini-bus transportation grant and the MBTA has suggested that we work in con- cert with them. The Board approved a water bill abatement, as requested by Mr Water Warren Empey, Acting Director of Public Works Abatement Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to abate a water bill submitted to William G Little, 24 Spring Street, in the amount of $357 73, which was an overcharge on labor and billed in error Chairman Battin read a letter of resignation Transp Com. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the Resigna resignation of William J O'Neil as a member of the Transportation Advisory Committee. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Minutes minutes of the Selectmen's meeting held on September 18, 1978 Mr Hutchinson requested that the Board authorize him to file the Fed Aid application for federal aid on public works projects, which would Inflow/ enable us to go forward on Inflow/Infiltration work. Infiltra. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize Mr Robert M Hutchinson, Jr as the representative of the Town of Lexington on any EPA/WPC financially aided projects c)62 Selectmen's Meeting - 2 - October 23, 1978 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize Mr Robert M Hutchinson, Jr , Town Manager, to file an application for federal aid on Step 1 of the Infiltration/Inflow Analysis Complaint Mr Hutchinson reported to the Board on a letter from Mr Corydon Mass.Ave Wyman, 1106 Massachusetts Avenue, concerning conditions at the adjoining Gas Sta Shell Gas Station; lack of responsible management, loud radios,screeching tires and vulgar language A memo from Chief Corr stated that only one call was logged on August 16 and it was to disperse a small group of youths Since the gas station changed hands a few years ago, there has been less discipline and small groups of young people are there at night but it is generally conceded that they are there by request or permission He suggested that management should be convinced to police their owm em- ployees better The Building Commissioner is checking out the question of whether there is a variance between what was approved (full service station) and the current operation (gas pumping station) Mr Hutchinson is to write to the Manager of the gas station and to the Shell Oil Co asking for their cooperation in resolving the problem. Bedford Mr Hutchinson discussed the Town of Bedford water situation. The Town Water of Bedford has continued to ask us to allow a connection to the Lexington Connection water system. The MDC has authorized them to receive '.water on an emergency basis; however, that approval appears to read May through October, only Bedford has proposed that the pit be located in Bedford and our concern was that it was easier to monitor the water system and our maintenance effort by having the pit located in Lexington The closer it is to the source of the water supply the easier it is to investigate for leaks, etc Mr Hutchinson recommended that he and Town Counsel work with the Town of Bedford Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Town Manager's recommendation that he and Town Counsel work with the Town of Bedford on an agreement that if the pit is to be located in Bedford, (1) Bedford would assume all liability for any lost water within the Lexington water system; (2) Lexington would have continued access to the water system; (3) Lexington would continue to have the right to deny water to Bedford if is does not comply with the MDC permit Revenue Mr Hutchinson informed the Board that he will be scheduling a hearing Sharing on General Revenue Sharing and the Board of Selectmen's hearing will follow Hearings shortly after the Manager's hearing Certain organizations, specifically The Council on Aging, must be notified Affirmative Mr Hutchinson said that the Board had received a copy of our Affirmative Action Action Plan. When the Recreation Committee was investigating grants for pos- Plan Bible funding of the pool, during the review process MCAD registered some concerns about our affirmative action plan and specifically stated that they 363 Selectmen's Meeting - 3 - October 23, 1978 would like to see our goals quantified in a more specific way In his dis- cussion with MCAD representatives, Mr Hutchinson had explained that he believed that Lexington had come up with a very good document He thought it importmant that it be Lexington's plan and not the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Mrs Banks said that the Per mel Advisory lord would like to dis- cuss it further at their next meet g on November 14 It was agreed to schedule a meeting with the Personnel Advisory Board after November 14 to discuss the affirmative action plan Mrs Erna Greene discussed an outline of material to be submitted by Town Report Boards/Committees/Agencies/Comm ttees/Agencies for the 1978 Town Report It was agreed that all reports are to be received by the end of November Mr Hutchinson requested approval of the replacement of the Fire Fire Dept Deputy Chief's car with a middle-sized station wagon $5,000 had been Car approved for a fire prevention van but due to the unanticipated de- terioration of the Deputy's car, it is recommended that the station wagon be substituted this year and a request made for a van next year After discussion, the Board approved the Town Manager's recommenda- tion to purchase, within the amount of $5,000, a middle-sized station wagon for the Fire Department The Board discussed the Selectmen's meeting to be held at the Clarke Sel Mtg Junior High on October 30 at 7 30 P.M Regular business will be held to a Clarke minimum and at least an hour and a half will be devoted to listening to Jr High and discussing the interests and concerns of citizens Residents of Pre- cincts 3, 4 and 9 will receive special attention If successful, at least three more meetings will be held during the year in the remaining quadrants of the town Chairman Battin reported that the Massachusetts Selectmen's Associa- Mass tion had voted 227-87 at the annual meeting in Hyannis to support the joint Municipal operation to be called the Massachusetts Municipal Association This is to Assoc. be an amalgamation of the former organizations of Selectmen, Mayors, Man- agers, and Finance Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-0 by roll call Executive vote to go into Executive Session, with no intention of resuming the open meeting, for the purpose of discussing real estate negotiations After discussion, it was voted to go out of Executive Session Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 9 00 P M. r • A true record, Attest E cutive Clerk,Selectmen I VOID