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Home My WebLink About1977-11-28-BOS-min 77 SELECTMEN'S MEETING November 28, 1977 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in Esterbrook Hall, Cary Memorial Building, on Monday, November 28, 1977, at 7 30 p.m Chairman Battin, Mr Bailey, Mr Busa, Mrs Miley and Mr Kent; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Mrs McCurdy, Execu- tive Clerk, were present Chairman Battin opened the joint meeting with legislators to dis- Joint Meeting cuss concerns regarding State actions which impact municipalities Legislators Senators Amick and Rotondi, Representatives Cole and Dickson, Mr Vigderman, Consultant to the Mass League of Cities and Towns; members of the Appropriation Committee, Capital Expenditures Committee and the Personnel Advisory Board, Town Treasurer Zehner and Town Comptroller Perry were also present Mr Hutchinson expressed his concern about the escalating operat- ing costs of the Town and the additional burden of assuming state- mandated programs Charts were shown on how the Town of Lexington spends its money $11 4 million goes to general government, including debt service, insurance, etc ; $16 3 million is spent on education, of which $15 7 is for schools and the balance for the Minuteman Vocational School; $1 5 million in state assessments; $1 million in county assess- ments; $0 7 million is for county and state charges He pointed out that we receive back only $4 million on the cherry sheet while state and county charges are $3 2 million; this leaves a net balance of only $800,000 in local aid Nobody lists the charges we pay, and over 90 percent of our budget is being assessed by the property tax He appealed to the legislators for their assistance in alleviating the burdens on towns and he stressed that there must be some method of re- lief to be considered by the legislature Discussion was held on exhorbitant costs for Chapter 766-Special Needs for Children, Chapter 70-School Aid Reimbursement, Court Re- form, problems associated with the State orders for a closure plan on January 1, 1978 on the sanitary landfill; proposed payment of cherry sheet charges in November and May, unemployment compensation for muni- cipal employees, binding arbitration, MBTA, Middlesex County charges Chairman Battin thanked all for participating in an open general discussion and it was agreed to arrange future meetings with our legis- latorsfor an update on action taken by the legislature on current bills All visitors retired from the meeting at 9 30 p m TAPE OF MEETING ON FILE IN SELECTMEN'S OFFICE Chairman Battin read applications for renewal of All Alcoholic Licenses Beverages licenses, Common Victualler, and Entertainment licenses for Liquor 1978 Retail Package Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the 1978 Goods licenses for the following Retail Package Goods Stores, with hours of 7S Selectmen's Meeting November 28, 1977 operation of 8 00 a.m to 11 00 p m Joseph Trani, Incorporated, Lexington Liquor Mart, Inc , Berman's Market, Inc , Vinebrook Corpora- tion Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the 1978 Retail Package Goods license for Busa Bros Liquors, Inc with hours of operation of 8 00 a m to 11 00 p.m Mr Busa abstained Liquor- Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Restaurant Common Victualler All Alcoholic Beverages licenses for the following Licenses restaurants expiring December 31, 1978 Peking Gardens 11 00 a m to 11 00 p.m Monday through Saturday 1 00 p.m to 11 00 p m Sunday LeBellecour, Inc 11 00 a.m to 11 00 p.m Monday through Saturday 12 00 Noon to 11 00 p.m Sunday Bora-Bora, Inc 11 30 a.m to 11 00 p.m 7 days Main Dining Room only Yangtze River 11 00 a.m to 12 00 Midnight 7 days per week Liquor Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Inn- 111 Innholder holder All Alcoholic Beverages license for the following Inn, ex- Licenses piring December 31, 1978 Sheraton Lexington Motor Inn 11 00 a.m to 12 00 Midnight 7 days per week Liquor Club Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Club Licenses All Alcoholic Beverages license for the following Clubs, expiring December 31, 1978 Lexington Golf Club 11 30 a.m to 8 30 p.m Monday through Thursday 11 30 a.m. to 12 00 Midnight Friday and Saturday 12 00 Noon to 10 00 p.m Sunday Lexington Lodge Elks 5 00 p.m to 12 00 Midnight Monday through Friday 1 00 p.m to 12 00 Midnight Saturday 1 00 p.m to 11 00 p.m Sunday Common Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Common Victualler Victualler licenses for the following restaurants, expiring December Licenses 31, 1978 LeBellecour, Inc 11 00 a.m to 11 00 p.m Monday through Saturday 12 00 Noon to 11 00 p.m Sunday Sheraton Lexington Motor Inn 7 00 a.m to 12 00 Midnight Seven days per week 79 Selectmen's Meeting November 28, 1977 Peking Gardens 11 30 a.m to 10 00 p.m Sunday through Thursday 11 30 a m to 11 00 p.m Friday and Saturday Chadwick's 6 00 a.m to 11 00 p.m Seven days per week Bora-Bora, Inc 11 30 a.m to 11 00 p.m Seven days per week Yangtze River 11 00 a.m to 12 00 Midnight Seven days per week Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Enter- Entertainment tertainment license for the Sheraton Lexington Motor Inn, expiring December 31, 1978, entertainment to range from single performers to full orchestra playing music in both traditional and contemporary styles; Six days, Sunday excluded Chairman Battin read a request for a 1-Day liquor license 1-Day Liquor Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the 1-Day License liquor license for W.R Grace Co for a Christmas party on December 10, 1977 Chairman Battin read requests from the League of Women Voters LWV - Cary Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permis- Hall sion to the League of Women Voters to set up a table in the foyer of Cary Hall to sell informative material at the Special Town Meeting sessions commencing December 5, 1977 Upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted to grant permis- sion to the League of Women Voters for the use of Estabrook Hall for an open meeting on January 10, 1978 from 7 30 p.m to 10 30 p m ; custodian's fee to be paid by the L W V Chairman Battin read a report from the Traffic Safety Committee Traffic- in response to a letter from Ms Grace Thomson, Bedford, concerning Maple St traffic conditions in the Maple Street/Massachusetts Avenue area Mass Ave The report stated that after taking a traffic count, it was found that the warrant for a pedestrian signal at this location was not met Further, the MBTA was contacted and asked whether or not they had re- ceived any feedback regarding the location of their bus stop at this interesection; as of 11/9/77, they had received no comments relative to this particular bus stop Since the warrant is not met, the committee voted to recommend that the request be denied After discussion, the Board agreed to refer the matter back to the Traffic Safety Committee for further consideration In the opinion of the Board, the committee did not completely address the traffic situation in the area and requests that the committee be responsive to what possible means should be taken in order to get people safely across Massachusetts Avenue The Board discussed the mintes of October 17, 1977 and it was Minutes agreed to table the matter until the next meeting 80 Selectmen's Meeting November 28, 1977 K of C Hours Chairman Battin read a request from the Knights of Columbus for Club an extension of hours on December 8, 16, 23 and 31, 1977 License The Board agreed to approve all requested dates except New Year's Eve, pending receipt of the application for renewal of the Club li- cense for 1978 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the re- quest of the Knights of Columbus for an extension of hours under the Club liquor license for the following dates December 8, 1977 until 12 00 Midnight, December 16, 1977 until 1 00 a.m ; December 23, 1977 until 1 00 a.m DPW Roof Mr Hutchinson discussed the roof of the Public Works Building Contract at 201 Bedford Street On November 7, 1977, a contract for roofing and flashing repairs on two areas of the building was awarded to John F Shea Co in the amount of $9,133 When the gravel had been removed, it was found that a serious deterioration condition existed on the roof over the storage area, which would require a new roof of 7600 sq ft The roof over the maintenance area was found to be in a condition that could be repaired under the original specifications of the contract John F Shea Co was contacted and gave an estimated price of $11,528 for a new roof and this was less than the estimate received from another reputable contractor The total price to complete the roof will be $20,661, which is covered under the appropriation of $21,000 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award the contract to John F Shea Company, Inc , Mattapan, in the amount of $11,528 for the installation of a new roof over the storage area of the Public Works Building at 201 Bedford Street Kelley Tax Mr Cohen recommended that the Board approve the request of Attor- Title Lots ney Patricia Hagedorn for a transfer of title to Lots 20 and 21 in Block 16 on Earle Street in Lexington by Evelyn L Kelley to her son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth P Kelley and Veronica N Kelley The two lots were conveyed in 1972 by the Board of Selectmen to the late Kenneth P Kelley and Evelyn L Kelley, subject to easements, restric- tions, covenants and agreements of record and to the additional restric- tion that for the purpose of building, lots 20 and 21 were to be com- bined with other lots adjacent, and only one building together with the customary assessory buildings was to be erected, placed or main- tained on the combined lot The request is to convey lots 20 and 21 so that they might be combined with the adjacent lots presently owned by Mrs Kelley's son and daughter-in-law, lots 1, 2 and 3 in Block 16, subject to the same restrictions The Planning Board has been approached and has no objection Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the transfer of Lots 20 and 21 in Block 16 on Earle Street in Lexington from Evelyn L Kelley to her son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth P Kelley and Veronica N Kelley, to be combined with. adjacent Lots 1, 2 and 3 in Block 16 on Earle Street owned by Kenneth P Kelley and 81 Selectmen's Meeting November 28, 1977 Veronica N Kelley, subject to the same restrictions voted by the Board of Selectmen on August 21, 1972; also subject to review and approval of the new deed by Town Counsel A brief discussion was held on Chapter 808 and other Articles in the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting on December 5, 1977 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 by roll call Executive vote to go into Executive Session, with no intention of resuming the Session open meeting, for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to potential litigation, and a personnel matter After discussion, it was voted to go out of Executive Session and adjourn Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 1025 p m A true record, Attest ecutive Clerk, Selectmen