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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-06-01-BOS-min 11. 2 SELECTMEN'S MEETING June 1, 1976 1 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Tuesday, June 1, 1976, at 7 30 p m. Chairman Kassler, Messrs Bailey and Buse, Mrs Battin, Mrs Miley; Mr O'Connell, Town Manager; Mr Cohen, Town Counsel; Mr McSweeney, Director of Public Works/Engineering; Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present Police Mr O'Connell informed the Board that he had looked into Mrs Towing Miley's question on the proposed Selectmen's Policy on Police Author- Policy ized Towing concerning the requirement of storing 25 cars This stems from the Board of Appeal's permit to Mr Biantedosi to park, temporarily, not more than 25 vehicles on his land at Lincoln Street, subject to the condition that cars should be parked at the rear of the garage After discussing it further with Mrs Miley and also talking with Mr Briggs, that permit deals mainly with the use of the land and it appears that the Board of Appeals granted a special permit, which seems to fit the business on the premises, whether or not that includes towing Chairman Kassler We should be able to find a reasonable number to use on "The qualifications include meeting all Zoning B-Law requirements including capacity to store ? cars in Lexington " Before we authorize any more companies, we should have Mr O'Connell check it out Currently we have three authorized companies and we will proceed along these lines until we hear something else The Board agreed that Mr O'Connell is to come back with additional information Harrington Mr O'Connell informed the Board that Mr Page, Chairman of the Seedling Harrington Seedling Committee has requested the appointment of Mrs Iris Committee Wheaton to the Committee Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mrs Iris Wheaton a member of the Harrington Seedling Committee Coordinator Mr O'Connell recommended that the Board approve the position of Co- Council on ordinator of the Council on Aging at a temporary, part-time position for Aging up to 20 hours a week at a rate of $4 00 per hour, pending further review Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the position of Coordinator of the Council on Aging at the rate of $4 00 per hour for up to 20 hours, pending further review Masciulli The Board discussed the bid from Mr Ralph J Masciulli, 59 Valley- Tax Title field Street, for the purchase of Lot 26, Assessors' Map 24, located on Lot Valleyfield Street It was agreed to invite Mr Masciulli to meet with the Board on June 7, 1976 to discuss his plans if Lot 26 is sold to him The Board discussed the request from Mr Mark Moore for the installa- 1 3 Selectmen's Meeting June 1, 1976 tion of Town and County lights on Lois land and it was agreed to discuss Mark Moore the matter further on June 7, 1976 Lights on Lois Lane Chairman Kassler read a request from the Follen Church for a special liquor license to sell beer during an auction on June 5, 1976 1-Day Liquor Chairman Kassler• We have re eived a letter on a particular problem License in that the Committee feels that th y will not clear $25 00 for the license and, perhaps, the license could be ssued at a reduced fee The Board agreed that there c uld not be a reduced fee if the request is for beer only The Alcoholic Be erages Control Commission has set the regulations for a special license f r all alcoholic beverages Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to issue the special one-day liquor license, at a fee of $25,00, to the Follen Church on June 5, 1976 Chairman Kassler read a report: from Mr McSweeney concerning the 46 Garfield request for a sewer extension on Garfield Street "For some months now, Sewer Mr Steven E Cox has been negotiating the purchase of an existing house Extension located at 46 Garfield Street Ban]: financing of this purchase is possible and is contingent upon the provision of sewer to the property Because Town funds are not available, Mr Cox is willing to have this work done at his own expense This department: has investigated this request and finds that it is feasible to sewer 46 Garfield Street with a 185 ft ex- tension manhole in Elm Street and, for that reason, recommmends approval of Mr Cox' s request The estimated cost to do the work is $5,666 00 Mr Cox is willing to provide the Town with a passbook in the amount of $6,000 00 in order to cover the cost of this work Once the necessary documents are prepared, this project will be added to an existing sewer contract Upon motion duly made and sec nded, it was voted to approve the recom- mendation of the Director of Public Works/Engineering to sewer a home lo- cated at 46 Garfield Street by an e ension of 185 feet from the existing manhole in Elm Street at the expens , of Mr Steven E Cox, in the estimated amount of $5,666 00, subject to the condition that Mr Cohen, Town Counsel, approves the steps to be taken with respect to the passbook, in the amount of $6,000 00, to cover the cost of the project Mrs Iris Wheaton, President of the North Lexington Association, and Hennessey - residents of the area surrounding the Hennessey property met with the Horse Shows Board to discuss the use of the rec eation area for horse shows Mrs Wheaton We are here to ask the Board of Selectmen to enforce the regulation on park and recreati nal facilities in the Town of Lexington We have been discussing this since ast November with the Recreation Com- mittee and one of the regulations a tually comes under the Selectmen for driving, parking in a park, school nd recreation area I am not opposed to horse shows Mr Lloyd Gilson is with me and will make a statement that neighbors circulated a petition in the area immediately surrounding the Hennessey land and there are 14'' signatures of abutters 1.14 Selectmen's Meeting June 1, 1976 111 Mr Gilson The Board knows where the Hennessey estate is, basi- cally in Precinct 7 corner of Mountain Road across from the Estabrook School The land is town-owned land and has been designated for recrea- tion and it comes under the Recreation Committee Last year, the Lexing- ton Light Horse Club petitioned the Recreation Committee to have five horse shows on the Hennessey land To our knowledge, they were held, and also one by another organization The field is more of a meadow than anything else and is used by residents It is the only land designated for recreation that I know of Children in the TArning Mill area use it as an open recreation area and also used by children to go to the Estabrook School It suffered permanent destruction when the ring was put in; the grass is gone and there are ruts from vehicles where the horses are driven out there There were horse shows during rainstorms and the ruts are still there Mr Busa of the Recreation Committee has pictures We have quite good documentation of the shows not being well supervised, and horses running around causing destruction The public address system starts up loud and starts early and goes late It will be reduced to having nothing but horse shows and the Recreation Committee must recognize that it was proposed to make it permanent for horse shows DPW attempted to fix it by reseeding and put gravel on to cover the ruts Despite de- struction to the field, the residents' petition is quite moderate but they object to horse vans, vehicles and that kind of thing Since the last meeting of the Recreation Committee, there has been no firm decision yet as to whether vehicles will be allowed However, a circulated map showed a couple of potential parking areas, and they are on the field That is certainly one plan envisioned by the Recreation Committee and it looks to me like a plan to let the vehicles in and out We would like to see a total ban of vehicles on that field. Last year, the Lexington Horse Club parked vehicles (vans and cars) in the Estabrook parking lot and they were able to run a horse show on that basis If they could do it once, they could do it again and keep vehicles off the field The Selectmen's rule #7 says that it is forbidden to operate or park on park grounds, and I believe this field is covered by this After a lengthy discussion, it was agreed to invite the Recreation Committee to meet with the Board and all interested parties on June 7. Moon Hill Resident of Moon Hill area met with the Board to discuss the sewer Sewer project Mr McSweeney We had an informational meeting on May 6 and we ex- plained preliminary plans for the end of Moon Hill involving 35, 37, 38, 39 and 40 Moon Hill Road We had three or four alternatives and investi- gated each with the group present, showing costs and intended easements to be taken Moon Hill will be sewered from two different directions and we still recommend that it be done by gravity The costs are Lower section- $33,900; Upper section-$36,600; Easements-$71,400; Town Cost-$141,900; Service Cost-$2,600; Total of $144,500 Basically, we are saying we are reducing the owner' costs on three of them by $9,000 Dr Kessler I compliment the Engineering Department for a thorough investigation of possible routes and taking into consideration the concerns 1 . 5 Selectmen' s Meeting June 1, 1976 ofeo le of the area. The residerts P idents are all pleased and so is everybody else Mrs Thompson, 40 Moon Hill Road I agree with you that a remarkable job has been done by the Engineering Department Mr McSweeney• We will have for next week the plans with the intent of taking the easements Moon Hill residents retired from the meeting Chairman Kassler read a recommendation from Mr Roland B Greeley Assoc that Mr John R. Packard be appointed to fill the vacancy on the Historic Member Districts Associate Membership Historic Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mr Dists Comm John R. Packard an Associate Member of the Historic Districts Commission, representing the Historical Societ , for a term of office to Jan 1, 1979 Mr Alan T Aronson, owner of the Lexington Transportation Co , and Lexington Chief Corr met with the Board to discuss complaints regarding the condi- Taxicabs tion of taxicabs Chairman Kassler• Chief Corx has indicated that he will make spot checks of the cabs and we felt that we would like to discuss it with you Mr Aronson. Assurances are forthcoming It is a difficult posi- tion when you consider these cars are used by 40 people during the day The cars are washed and vacuumed orce or twice a week Chairman Kassler These care are for public use and it would seem to me if the owner of the company were interested in keeping the cars clean, he would make spot checks. Mr Aronson. This is done and have made it known to the drivers Chief Corr suggested that the Board give Mr Aronson two or three weeks to make sure all cabs are in good condition Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to extend the current license to June 21, 1976 and, at that time, a report is to be given by Chief Corr to the Board concerning the condition of all cabs owned by the Lexington Transportation Company Chairman Kassler read a request from Region Three, Mass. Department Permit - of Mental Health for permission to use the turning circle at the end of Park Drive Park Drive for pony rides A report from Mr George Smith, Health Director, states that he has no objection but points out that a license is needed from the Mass Horse Program Section A report from Mr McSweeney, Director of Public Works recommends that approval be granted Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permission to Region Three, Mass Department cf Mental Health, to use the turning circle at the end of Park Drive fox• pony rides on June 8, 1976 from 11 00 a m. to 12 00 Noon, subject to the regulations of the Board of Health, the Mass Division of Animal Healti., and the Public Works Department Chairman Kassler read a request from the Ceramic Guild for permission 116 Selectmen's Meeting June 1, 1976 Permit- erm to use the Buckman Tavern grounds Buckman Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permission Tavern to the Ceramic Guild of the Arts and Crafts Society for the sale of pottery Grounds on June 19, 1976 on the Buckman Tavern grounds, from 10 00 a m. to 6 00 p m. subject to the regulations of the Public Works Department Bike-a-thon Chairman Kassler read a request for a bike-a-thon Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permission to the American Diabetes Association for a bike-a-thon on June 6, 1976 at 12 00 Noon from the DPW Barn to the Bedford town line, subject to the regulations set forth by the Town Manager and the Chief of Police Appts The Board discussed appointments of citizens to the Traffic Safety Traffic Committee and it was agreed to add three citizens to the present make-up Safety of town government members Committee Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mr John Blackwell, Mr Herbert Bogen, and Mrs Katherine Menand as members of the Traffic Safety Committee Chairman Kassler to Mr McSweeney, Chairman of the Committee The vote is with the understanding that this will be an experiment for all of us and we will review it with you whenever you think it is appropriate TOPICS The Board agreed to review preliminary plans, submitted by Mr Mass Ave / McSweeney, for traffic safety projects at Massachusetts Avenue and Pleasant St Pleasant Street; Waltham Street and Marrett Road Chairman Kassler announced that the Board has several matters for Executive Session concerning the reputation and character of citizens of the town The citizens to be discussed have been informed and will either be present or know that they will be discussed Mr O'Connell has one matter concerning collective bargaining Executive Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5-0 by roll call Session vote to go into executive session for the purpose of discussing the character and reputation of persons, and to discuss strategy with res- pect to collective bargaining After discussion, it was voted to go out of Executive Session Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 11 10 p m. 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