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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-01-14-BOS-min 394 SELECTMEN'S MEETING January 14, 1974 1 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, January 14, 1974, at 7 30 p.m. Chairman Kenney, Messrs. Bailey, Buse, Brown and Mrs. Riffin; Mr. O'Connell , Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel ; Mr. McSweeney, Director of Public Works/Engineering; Mrs. McCurdy, Execu- tive Clerk, were present. Street Mr. O'Connell discussed additional street lights requested by the Lights Traffic Safety Committee, and approved by the Public Works Department, for improvements in the areas. Chairman Kenney We can vote approval but Mr. McSweeney should find out when Boston Edison can install them. If they can't give high priority, we can postpone until next fall . Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to instruct the director of Public Works/Engineering to order the installation of the street lights at the following locations; Massachusetts Avenue, Slocum Road, Brookside Avenue, Waltham Street and Vaille Avenue. Mr. Cohen advised the Board that he had talked with the Attorney representing Wild Acre Inn and was informed that there will be no Wild Acre change in the type of operation since the new owner has taken over. Inn It is a lodging house and they will take patients for 3, 4 or 5 days. Chairman Kenney Are we to understand that it is not a half-way house? Mr. Cohen It is not. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve-the application of Dr. Bernard yudowitz and to sign the Lodging House License for Lexington Wild Acre Inn at 50 Percy Road. Chairman Kenney said that we are submitting an Article in Town Meeting on the method of filling a vacancy on the School Committee. We will appoint a committee to investigate and report back to the Se- Committee lectmen on the best way of accomplishing this. Mrs. Riffin could on filling represent the Board, the School Committee recommends George Wadsworth, vacancies and Frank Michelman to represent the Town Meeting Members Association. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mrs. Natalie Riffin, George Wadsworth, and Frank Michelman members of an Advisory Committee on Filling Vacancies on the School Committee and the Board of Selectmen, and to report back to the Selectmen before Town Meeting. Chairman Kenney read a letter from the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. Lexington requesting approval of the use of the Green for "Living History" exer- Minute Men cises. Green Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re- quest of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. for the use of the Green on the following dates June 9 and 23; July 14 and 28; August II and 25., 1974. q ^�r' .1,) Selectmen's Meeting January 14, 1974 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Minutes minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting of September 10, 1973. Chairman Kenney read the list of Orders for Construction of Sewers on streets in the Town. Mr. Frederick Corrazini , 8 Concord Avenue, was present and said that he did not agree with the direction being taken as it is through Sewer Orders the center of his property. He would prefer to have it go down the Route 2 boundary line. The Board requested Mr. McSweeney to meet with Mr. Corrazini to try and resolve the difference of opinion. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Order for Construction of Sewer on the following streets; Summer Street from Lowell Street a distance of 270± feet, Easterly. + Concord Avenue from Blossom Street a distance of 650- feet, Easterly, and from Blossom Street a distance of 300± feet, Westerly, Concord Avenue from Pleasant Street a distance of 300- feet, Easterly to Chadbourne Road. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Order of Sewer Taking on the following streets Hayes Lane from existing sewer 260± feet, Southerly. Davis Road from Moreland Avenue a distance of 125- feet Southerly. Green Lane at Lot 2IA. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table the recommendation of Mr. McSweeney to take sewer easement and temporary con- struction easements under Contract 73-7-E under Article 20 of the 1973 Pole Annual Town Meeting. Concord Avenue Chairman Kenney read a petition from the N.E.T. & T. Co. and Boston Edison Company for approval to relocate one pole on Concord Avenue; no hearing required. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the petition of the N.E.T. & T. Co. and Boston Edison Company for the follow- ing location Concord Avenue• Approximately 620 feet northwesterly, from Waltham Street, one pole; also, remove one pole. 1 396 Selectmen's Meeting January 14, 1974 Chairman Kenney -read a recommendation from the State Department East of Public Works that the Board award the contract for reconstructing Street a section of East Street to the lowest bidder. A list of bidders was enclosed with the letter. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award the contract for the Reconstruction of East Street, under Chapter 90, to the lowest bidder, Cetrone-Compa Corp. , 189 Adams Street, Newton, in the amount of $232,677.50. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the Water recommendation of the Director of Public Works/Engineering to abate Abatements the following water bills Gardner P. Ladd 2261 Mass. Ave. $ 31.80 New meter; biller's error James Kramer 110 Wood St. 39.55 Biller's error Mrs. W H. Larsen 27 Skyview Rd. 8.75 Water shut off Thomas Connor 273 Woburn St. 7.35 Biller's error Lan Jen Chu 18 Oakmount Cir. 41.37 Rusty water Emerson Gardens 160A Emerson Rd. 726.24 Meter read wrong Robert Schworm 3 Watson Rd. 5.60 Meter read wrong Paul Huoppi 19 Grapevine Ave. 21 77 Incorrect entry in meter book The Buckman Tavern Reconstruction Committee met with the Board. Buckman Mr. G. Warren Butters We think it is in good shape, is struc- Tavern turally sound, and ready for 1975-76. The Committee has met once a Storm week and we appreciate Mr. Busa's help. In spite of being closed for Windows repairs, we only lost $696; receipts are up $3,000 over 1972; our expenses were up $3,400. We have a serious problem and we need storm windows, The Town appropriated $120,000 but there was nothing in that for storm windows. We have $78.4 left in the contract and $19,000 in the account. Our estimate for storm windows is about $3,200-. Mr. Greeley We were sure when we put in electric heat that without storm windows it would not be efficiently heated. The ques- tion is whether they can be paid for by the Town out of the initial award, or by some action by the Town or the Society would have to put them in and ask Town Meeting to reimburse us. Mr. Cohen The article was for remodeling and repairs and if part of the electric heat had storm windows to go with it Mr. Buse If it goes beyond $2,000, you would have to put it out for bid. Just because you had a $450 electric bill , storm windows won't diminish that by a great amount but you should put in new thermo- stats set at 40 ; they are now set at 55°. Also, experiment with aluminum storm windows. Mr. Greeley The Historic Districts Commission would not approve the stock-form aluminum window so we had a special custom-built one made and it was accepted by the Commission. The windows are of irreg- ular shape and it would not be easy to install a stock job. 397 Selectmen's Meeting January 14, 1974 Chairman Kenney The only consideration is that we don't want to spend any more beyond the scope of the proposition made to Town Meet- ing. If an integral part of electric heating is the installation of storm windows, then it wouldn't bother me. Mr. Greeley At the time of Town Meeting, we anticipated having electric heat and storm windows; this isn't something that came into our minds later. Chairman Kenney I think it could be consistent with the intent of the vote of Town Meeting. We aren't going to open up the Warrant if there are funds there. Mr. Buse The only objection I would have is that the Town put the building in the state it is in now. We went over the contract to put the shed in condition and, in my opinion, a lot of money is beingO wasted by the Society by keeping it open. If they shut it down to 40 and the custodian looked at it, it would save money. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to instruct the Buckman Tavern Reconstruction Committee to procure estimates for storm windows for the Buckman Tavern. The Board discussed and agreed not to send an official delegate to the meeting at Amherst on January 26, as requested by the Ad Hoc Com- mittee for Federation of Cities and Towns for the Bicentennial. Chairman Kenney requested the Board to vote the intent to lay out streets to be submitted to the 1974 Annual Town Meeting. Streets Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted the intent to Intent to lay out the following streets for acceptance by the 1974 Annual Town Lay Out Meeting; Subdivision Streets Nickerson Road, 1633± feet from Massachusetts Ave. to Massachusetts Ave. Carmel Circle, 446± feet from Nickerson Road Southerly to end. Betterment Streets Tewksbury Street, 305- feet from Bedford Street Southwesterly to Roger Greeley Village Wachasett Drive, 5901 feet from Prospect Hi II Road Easterly. Wachusett Circle, 230± feet from Prospect Hill Road Northeasterly to Wachusett Drive. Abandonment of Wachusett Drive, 380- feet from Prospect Hill Road North- westerly to Outlooi Drive. Prospect Hill Road, 380- feet from the accepted portion of Prospect Hill Road Northwesterly to 0utlool Drive. Abandonment of Holland Street, 95- feet from the accepted portion of Holland Street Northwesterly to end. Holland Street, 65- feet from the accepted portion of Holland Street Northwesterly. 39S Selectmen's Meeting January 14, 1974 In accordance with G.L. Chapter 41 , section 81-I , the Planning Board is to be notified of the vote of the intent to lay out the streets, and requested to make a written report within forty-fixe days. The date for street hearings is February 6, 1974 in Cary Memorial ' Hall. Chairman Kenney read a letter from Mr. Joseph Rooney, Chairman of Piano the Lexington Housing Authority, stating that the residents of Vyne- Vynebrooke brooke Village has petitioned the Trustees of Public Trusts for the Village sum of $500 for the purchase of a piano. Mr. George Morey, Trustee, has indicated that $500 could be donated from the Beals Fund if the Selectmen so request. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to request the Trustees of Public Trusts for the sum of $500 from the Beals Fund to the Vynebrooke Village Community Club for the purchase of a piano. Chairman Kenney read a memo from Mr. McSweeney, Chairman of Traffic Safety Committee, stating that in view of the ongoing and pro- posed development along Bedford Street between Route 128 and Winter Street, the Traffic Safety Committee sees new and greater traffic Traffic problems coming into view. This development will significantly in- Bedford St. crease side friction and conflicting turning movements and, most probably, bring an already aggravating situation to the point of being intolerable... The Traffic Safety Committee feels that the Board should request the Board of Appeals and Planning Board have a Traffic Impact Statement - projected volumes and their effect on the area, included in any applications for building in this general area. Further, the Committee feels that serious consideration should be given to widening Bedford Street and making it a divided road- way with limited left-turn possibilities, and providing adequate access to all proposed developments in the Bedford Street area The Board agreed to write to the Planning Board and the Board of Appeals and request that applicants for development in the Bedford Street area be asked to submit a Traffic Impact Statement with their proposals. Also, the Board would encourage this procedure be ex- tended to proposals in other areas of the Town where traffic appears to be a problem. The Traffic Safety Committee is prepared to assist in the evaluation of these Traffic Impact Statements upon request. Mr. Brown discussed CATV and said that the Advisory Committee on CATV Cable Television had requested and had been granted permission from the Board to conduct a survey of Lexington residents. A question- naire will be sent to approximately 250 households during the weekend of January 26-27 to ascertain the interest of having CATV in the Town. 3949 Selectmen's Meeting January 14, 1974 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go into Execu- tive Session for the purpose of discussing, deliberating or voting on Executive matters which, if made public, might adversely affect the public Session security, the financial interests of the Town or the reputation of a person. After discussion of matters of financial interest to the Town, it was voted to go out of Executive Session. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 10 05 p.m. A true record, Attest >17 i ,tt � Executive Clerk, Selectmen