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Home My WebLink About1977-03-28-BOS-min 392 SELECTMEN'S MEETING March 28, 1977 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, March 28, 1977 at 7 00 p m. Chairman Kessler, Mr Bailey, Mr Busa, Mrs Battin and Mrs Miley; Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present. Taxicab Mr. Edward Tippett, President of Arlex Taxi Corporation, met Licenses with the Board to discuss the renewal of his taxicab licenses which expired today Mr Hutchinson informed the Board that Captain Lima reports that all taxis have been inspected and there has been a general upgrading of the condition of the cabs Therefore, Mr Hutchinson recommended that the licenses be renewed until May 2, 1977 Mr Busa suggested that the new cabs be given licenses for a year The Board disagreed and accepted Mr Hutchinson's recommenda- tion Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to license until May 2, 1977 the following taxicabs owned by the Arlex Taxi Corporation d/b/a Lexington Cab Company Registration #6847 Cab #14 6848 " 16 6849 " 18 6875 20 6881 22 6855 in38 6854 " 39 6882 " 24 6877 " 101 Mr Tippett retired from the meeting One-day Chairman Kessler read an application for one-day liquor licenses Liquor Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the one- License day liquor licenses for W R. Grace Company on March 31 and April 15, 1977 Resolution Chairman Kassler read a request from Representative Lincoln P Girls Cole to sign a resolution to be read at Town Meeting tonight Softball Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the resolution concerning the Lexington High School Girls' Softball Team winning the 1976 championship Mrs Mary Fran Anderson of the Youth Advisory Commission met I 393 Selectmen's Meeting March 28, 1377 with th the Board to request support for a benefit concert to be held Youth Advisory at the High School on June 4, 1977 She explained that in order to Concert hire a band, they charge $2,500 with a deposit of $700 After discussion, the Board agreed that no funds were available in the Town budget but perhaps Mrs Anderson could get 10 to 15 individuals to guarantee $100 each. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to support the concept of the proposal presented by Mrs Anderson for a Youth Advisory Commission project for a benefit concert, with profits to be used for a youth employment service, with the understanding that the Commission approach individuals to guarantee the money Mr Paul MacKenzie, Chairman of the Planning Board, met with Planning the Board to discuss Articles for Town Meeting He informed the Board Articles Board that the Planning Board will present Article 56 to change the names of four sections of Emerson Road and one section of Worthen Road It is the unanimous recommendation of the Planning Board to make these changes They recommend adoption of Article 56-Housing Authority Article for zoning amendment on Woburn Street Also, unanimous on the acceptance of Article 74-Acceptance of Chapter 808 Amendments require that Town By-Laws be in confor- mance by June, 1978 There is a lot of work to be done and they feel it should be started this year and finished next year Other Articles were discussed and Mr MacKenzie said that a written position paper will be submitted to the Selectmen Chairman Kassler thanked Mr MacKenzie and he retired from the meeting Mr Hutchinson recommended that the Board award the contract Contract for sewer construction on Waltham Street to United Construction 77-4-E Company, lowest bidder at $239,199 53 The project involved Sewer & Water 6,600 ft. of sewer and 400 ft of water construction on Waltham Construction Street, Blossomcrest Road, Waltham Street to Blossomcrest Road Easement, Alcott Road, Earl and Garfield Streets, Edna and Emerald Streets, Cliffe Avenue (sewer and water) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award Contract 77-4-E to United Construction Co of Somerville for Sewer and water construction in the amount of $239,199 53 Mr. Hutchinson recommended that the Woburn Council of Social Request for Concern be informed that their request for a grant of $1,773 00 Funds from the Town of Lexington to support a continuation of the legal assistance program be denied because there are no monies available at this time The Board agreed with Mr Hutchinson's recommendation Mr Hutchinson requested approval of the agreement reached with D P W Union the Public Works Union and authorization for him to execute the con- 394 Selectmen's Meeting March 28, 1977 tract He presented a summary of the agreement, as follows 1 Duration - The new contract will be in effect July 1, 1977 through June 30, 1978 2 Wages - Each man, in addition to scheduled step increases, if any, shall receive a $550 per year increase This represents a budget increase of approximately 5 1% 3. Vacations - Employees will be entitled to 3 weeks after 5 years (previously 6 years) and 4 weeks after 13 years (previously 15) 4 Clothing Allowance - The clothing stipend will be increased from $40 to $50 per year per man 5 Longevity - DPW employees will have the benefit on a longevity compensation program similar to the plan currently in effect in the Fire department Payments shall be in lump sums as follows After 15 years - $ 75 per year After 20 years - $100 per year After 25 years - $200 per year 6 Discipline and Discharge - The Town has agreed to incorpo- rate a "just cause" provision into the contract which reflects the present Town policy All employees who have completed their six-month probationary period will be en- titled to grieve any disciplinary action or discharge 7 Management Rights - The Union has agreed to incorporate a "Management Rights" clause into the contract Under such a provision, the Town Manager and Director of Public Works/ Engineering will be granted broad latitude in making manage- ment changes unless the matter has been specifically men- tioned in the Agreement 8 Overtime - The Director of Public Works/Engineering will be permitted to assign overtime for non-emergency operations at his discretion 9 Jury Duty - The Union has agreed that employees will be re- quired to report for work if they are released from Jury Duty by 12 ihoon 10 Holidays - The Town has agreed to celebrate Saturday holidays on Friday Previously, employees received no day off for Saturday holidays Saturday holidays occur infrequently and this clause was intended to rectify the problem of three Saturday holidays falling within a period of two months (Christmas, New Years, Martin Luther King Day) Provisions have been made to maintain the established Sanitary Land- fill schedule 11 Tuition - The Town has agreed to reimburse employees for 50% of Tuition costs for job-related education Employees must earn a grade of "C" or better and receive the prior written approval of the Town Manager e`? 9 5 Selectmen's Meeting March 28, 1977 12 - ArbitrationUnder the new contract, all grievances mai be submitted to binding arbitration if there has been no satis- factory resolution at the Town Manager's level Currently, this provision is only available for matters involving discipline and discharge Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the summary of the agreement reached with the Public Works Unions, as presented by Mr Hutchinson, Town Manager, and to authorize him to execute the DPW contract The Board agreed to table discussion of the agreement with _he Police Betterment Association Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 by roll Executive call vote to go into Executive Session, with no intention of re- Session suming the open session, for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to litigation and matters concerning the reputation of a person After discussion, it was voted to go out of Executive Session and adjourn at 8 00 p.m. A true record, Attest xecutive Clerk, Selectme