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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-02-14-BOS-min 243 SELECTMEN'S MEETING February 14, 1972 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Room, Town Office Building, Monday evening, February 14, 1972, at 7 30 p.m. Chairman Cataldo, Messrs Kenney, Bailey and Buse, Mrs. Riff in; Mr. Legro, Town Counsel; Mr. O'Connell , Town Manager; Mrs. McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present Representative Lincoln P. Cole, Jr met with the Board to discuss Senate Bill 1077, an Act to authorize the Metropolitan District Commis- sion to acquire properties of the City of Cambridge in the Towns of Lexington, Lincoln, Weston and the City of Waltham. Rep. Cole 1 heard the Board was concerned about this and I probably should have come in and talked to you before the bill was heard. Senator DeNormandie called me prior to filing the bill and I agreed to go along with him. For some years there has been feeling in the surrounding towns that Cambridge couldn't own land in the surround- ing towns. I thought the MDC might help to keep the issue alive Hobbs Senator DeNormandie talked with the MDC and it would not mean we would Basin go in the MDC Parks district. Chairman Cataldo It is my feeling if it is sold that the Town should consider buying the part on the Lexington side of Routes 2 and 128; I would fight hard to be able to have Lexington buy that corner. Rep. Cole I suppose the only way to use it for park and recrea- tion purposes would be through a state agency; would you approve it them? Chairman Cataldo I would have to have a lot more information. We would make up our own minds whether we would support it Personally, as it is, I would not want to support it. pep. Cole From what they told me before, the bill isn't going anywhre So that I may clearly understand, if it is a choice between MDC and status quo, you would prefer the status quo? Chairman Cataldo With more information, yes. Mrs. Riff in There are more Towns involved and there is no con- trol in Lexington on what they do; if regional , there would be overall control . I don't think the communities can get together to coordinate the use while Cambridge has the water rights I checked with the DNR and the MDC and the Town could have land in the MDC Park, but not be a member of the District. Chairman Cataldo We would want to know what they would do on Route 2 on limited access, and with our overburdened streets, we have enough problems now. As I understand the statute, Cambridge couldn't sell the land in Lexington without offering it to us. We have that protection that if the MDC decides to sell, they have to offer it to Lexington, and if we do not take advantage of it, it is our own fault. 244 Mrs. Riffin At the hearing, Rep Dickson of Weston spoke and said that the Planning Board of Weston is all behind the bill . The committee was interested in the position of this Board. I said the Board had not deliberated and reached a conclusion. Mr Bailey With more information, I would go along with the position of the Chairman Mr Kenney It is a moot point we are debating. We should call in our own Planning Board. Mr Bailey The information would be on what the MDC has rir mind. We don't want it to slip by, by default. Mrs Frick, Conservation Commission We have been asked to look into it and make recommendations; at this point, we know nothing. Chairman Cataldo You should wait for more information. Mr Kenney We should request MDC for their position and their arguments for it. Mrs. Riffin I agree with Mr Cole, and I don't think the bill will go far, but if the Board felt it would like to have a Hobbs Brook recreation area, then Rep. Cole could work out a bill acceptable to us that would pass the legislature Rep. Cole Your biggest opposition is Cambridge; for each Town taking over a section, they would have the same problem. Chairman Cataldo We will discuss it and let you know what our final approach will be. Rep. Cole retired from the meeting Hearing was declared open upon petition of the Mobil Oil Company for a license for below ground and above ground storage on the pre- mises at 396 Waltham Street. A notice of the hearing was inserted in the February 3, 1972 issue of the Lexington Minute-man and was sent by certified mail to the abutters as listed on the records of the Assessors. Application was approved by Fire Chief Spellman. Mobil Oil Attorney William Dailey, representing the Mobil Oil Company, 396 Waltham was present and explained that the application was to store 26,000 Street gallons at a new station to be built by Mobil Oil Company. t talked with Chief Spellman, as we originally asked for three tanks of 12,000, 8,000 and 6,000 gallons. Chief Spellman changed it, and approved two 10,000 gallon tanks and one 6,000 gallon tank, to be spaced four feet apart. Mr Bailey What is the storage now at the existing station? Mr. Dailey I am not certain, but it is in the area of 181,000 gallons. The new station to be built will have substantially bigger gallonage, like the Gulf Station across the street. Chairman Cataldo You are going to demolish everything there? Mr Dailey Yes. Chairman Cataldo Do you have a ,permit from the Board of Ap- peals? Mr. Dailey Yes. 24 5 Chairman Cataldo Have you submitted it to the Engineering Depart- ment for the curb cuts? Mr. Dailey No, we have to do that. Chairman Cataldo Is anyone present in favor of this petition? Stephen Sichter, 17 Captain Parker Arms, was recorded in favor. No one appearing in opposition, the hearing was declared closed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permis- sion to the Mobil Oil Company to install three underground gasoline tanks, two 10,000 gallon tanks and one 6,000 gallon tank, on the premises of the Mobil Oil Station located at 396 Waltham Street, Lexing- ton, and to issue a new license as follows to grant permisi;ion to keep, store and sell 26,000 gallons of gasoline; 500 gallons of waste oil , 500 gallons of fuel oil to be used to heat the building, all in under- ground tanks, 600 gallons of motor oil , 300 gallons of anti-freeze, 80 gallons of hydromatic fluid, 40 gallons of gasoline in tanks in vehicles, 60 gallons of brake fluid, all in approved containers above ground, on the premises at 396 Waltham Street, Lexington, Massachusetts, subject to the restriction of curb cuts being approved by the Town Engineer. Hearing was declared open in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 131 , section 40, the Hatch Act, regarding a notice of intent of Realty Development Co., Inc., 43 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, to alter certain inland wetlands located East of Middlesex Turnpike on Vine Brook, Lexington. Hatch Act Notice of the hearing appeared in the February 10, 1972 issue of Realty Lexington Minute-man. Development Members of the Conservation Commission and Mr. Graham of the Plan- Company Hing Board were present. Mr Charles Clarke of Boston Survey Consultants, representative of the Realty Development Co., Inc presented the plan prepared by his firm. He explained that the area involved in Lexington was the section of the brook East of the Middlesex Turnpike near the Burlinton Town line and there will be approximately 5 ft to 8 ft. of construction or reloca- tion in Lexington. We have already had a hearing in Burlington. The existing brook has a channel and two 36 inch pipe culverts and the proposed two 60 inch pipe culverts would discharge into the old bed. These pipes would have a greater capacity than the existing pipes. The overflow structure on the west side of the Turnpike in Lexington entered one of the beds; routings weren't based on the capacity of the structure, but at the capacity of the overflow. The structure was there since 1922 and we took the capacity of the structure itself and re-routed it down- stream. I have details of the channel, as the DNR wanted, so there would be a minimum amount of silting and rip-rap Chairman Cataldo asked about the construction of the section in Lexington. Mr'. Clarke It would start at the bend in the channel route now, maybe for 8 feet, it will be rip-rap for the bank for the turn of the brook. Chairman Cataldo Is the actual turn greater than the straight-a- ll way? 4b Mr Clarke The proposed channel is wider than the new channel . The turn starts outside of the bed; the turn starts in Lexington and as it turns it is at least equal to it as the channel is bigger I can get the information for you Chairman Cataldo What was Burlington' s position when it was presented? Mr. Clarke I had a letter from the Selectmen that they unanimously voted to deny it, based on the vote of the Conservation Commission. Chairman Cataldo Did they evaluate it engineering-wise? ' Mr. Clarke I assume that the Town Engineer saw the plans. At the meeting there was a discussion about going into the brook bed. They had a letter from an abutter stating that he didn't mind going into his land There was no particular question on hydraulics. Chairman Cataldo In the old brook bed, where did it go? Mr Clarke showed the route and said this was also under a previous Hatch Act, which gave permission to develop property Chairman Cataldo If the permit is not given, will the developer develop the land anyway? Mr. Clarke I can't say; the value of the land is a lot less if it is broken by the existing brook. I don't know if he would develop it Mrs Wheaton, Conservation Commission It would seem with the sharp angle of the elbow it would tend to be a bottleneck. Mr Clarke We took the flow that can come in and can come in off the property and calculated the back water and discharged it through the culvert and the 90° bend was more than adequate. Mrs. Wheaton What buildings are there in that particular area and what are the soil conditions? Mr Clarke There is gravel fill underneath. I have the boring data and there is peat, it is swampy and wet. There are concrete block buildings and a Texaco station; on the other side, there is nothing for a long way. Chairman Cataldo Is this the same area used to dump in? Is there hardpan and rubbish? Mr. Clarke They have taken off the hardpan and they took out the rubbish on the surface Realty Development Co. has a little white frame house there. Mrs Frick Is a building already proposed for the area? Mr. Clarke No; if approved, I am sure he can get people inter- ested. Mr Donald Graham, Planning Board What does the Town Engineer say about cross-section? Chairman Cataldo He didn't mention it, his report says that "the proposed relocation would appear to be an improvement to the hydraulics of Vine Brook; however, it should be noted that no improvements are scheduled at the outfall . Periodic inspections of this area should be made to insure that no harmful filling occurs in this area " Before the Board makes a recommendation, we would want an evalua- tion of the cross-section to see what the problems are, if any. 247 ' r There is no question in my mind, there has to be special treatment of that section and we would rely on Mr. McSweeney to make recommenda- tions. There should be treatment to guarahtee there would be no back-up. Mr. McSweeney will make an evaluation Mr. Clarke Mr. McSweeney can call me. Mr. Manfred Friedman It probably will get a lot more run-off. Mr Clarke The road slopes and the only flow that would go directly in it would be at the bank of the road; there is an added flow. Mr. Friedman You do get soil and silt. Mr. Clarke No, because the road drains down to Butterfield Pond. Chairman Cataldo If there are no further questions, I declare the hearing closed. It is our responsibility to respond to the Depart- ment of Natural Resources within seven days after the hearing. We would appreciate comments of the Conservation Commission and the Plan- ning Board, in order to meet the deadline for the Town' s position to be filed. We have the report of the Board of Health and the Town Engineer, but we would like to have Mr. McSweeney's commentt on cross-section. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to combine the recommendations of the Town Engineer, Board of Health, Planning Board and Conservation Commission and reply to the Department of Natural Resources within seven days after the hearing regarding the Realty Development Co., Inc Mr. Legro informed the Board that the Town' s portion of the 1971 real estate tax amounted to $454.92 on the Harrington property. When I reported this to the Selectmen, the cost of demolition was not known, and should the assessors now be requested to abate the balance of the taxes or should this be paid from the balance in the appropriation under Article 5 of the June 14, 1971 Special Town Meeting? Harrington Chairman Cataldo We naturally wanted to do the landscaping be- Property fore the 19th of April, but I can see no reason for not voting to pay Taxes the taxes out of the appropriation. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize Town Counsel to request payment out of the appropriation under Article 5 of the June 14, 1971 Special Ton Meeting, to the Town of Lexington in the amount of $454.92, representing the Town' s share of the 1971 real estate tax on the Harrington property which was purchased from the First Congregational Society in Lexington. Chairman Cataldo asked Mr Legro about the status of the Green and White land for the Woburn Street School site. Mr. Legro The question of damages hasn't been resolved. I had Green and hoped to have an abstract this evening for the order of taking, but White it was not ready I wasn't sure that the title was in one name, but Taking it was. Chairman Cataldo We would need two awards. Mr Legro is to come back to the Board. 248 Mr. O'Connell informed the Board that bids were taken on JariUdPy 27, 1972 for the Wood Street Trunk Sewer construction. There were seventeen bidders, ranging from $88,947. 13 to $ 179,803. The three Wood St. low bidders are The Modern Continental Construction Co. of Cambridge, Trunk Sewer $88,947. 13; Wheatland Construction Company, Inc. of Concord, $93,629.; Contract Luigi Andreassi Construction, Inc of Walpole, $99,755 The recom- mendation is to award the contract to the low bidder, The Modern Continental Construction Co Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award the contract for the construction of the Wood Street Trunk Sewer to the Modern Continental Construction Co., Inc , 905 Main Street, Cambridge, in the amount of $88,947. 13. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request of the Superintendent of Public Works to sign water abatements for the following Water Abate- Genevieve Harding 21 Battle Green Road Wrong billing ments Ernest Done 82 Spring Street Wrong billing Marvin Taylor 52 Dexter Road Wrong reading given Chairman Cataldo informed the Board that we have received the annual request from the Greek Orthodox Church of Cambridge for the Ten Mile Road Race to commence at the Minute Man and to have a police cruiser escort to the Arlington line Permit Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permis- sion to the Greek Orthodox Church of Cambridge for the Ten Mile Road Race to commence at the Minute Man, and to request Chief Corr for a police cruiser escort to the Arlington line, on Sunday, March 19, 1972, at 100 p.m. The Board discussed the request from the Visiting Nurse Asso- Visiting ciation to appoint a member of the Board to the Board of Directors. Nurse Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Associa- Mrs. Natalie H. Riff in as representative of the Board of Selectmen tion on the Board of Directors of the Visiting; Nurse Association. Chairman Cataldo read the notice from the Alcoholic Beverages Commission regarding the regulations for Washington's Birthday, ABC February 21, 1972. Washington Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Pack- Birthday age Goods stores are to remain closed on Washington's Birthday, February 21 , 1972; motels, clubs and restaurants may serve during the usual hours. Mr. Busa abstained. Chairman Cataldo read a request from the Rotary Club to park the Permit vehicle in front of Cary Hall for the Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing Mobile Test Unit for the screening of Lexington adults on Monday, April 24, 1972. 249 Mr O'Connell This is a large vehicle and it would block the area in front of Cary Hall , The Board agreed that Mr O'Connell is to approve the location of the vehicle. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the request of the Rotary Club to conduct the screening tests of Lexington adults in the Hard of Hearing M©bile Test Unit on Monday, April 24, 1972„subject to the approval of the location by Mr O'Connell . Chairman Cataldo read a letter from the School Department stating that on February 12, a recorded message service for' the public will be School put into operation by the Lexington Public Schools on a one-year trial Dept basis6 These messages will pertain to School Committee agenda, program Message reports and bulletins, and "No School" announcements will be available Service by 7 00 a.m. Chairman Cataldo read a notice from the State Department of Public Utilities regarding a public hearing on Tuesday, March 7, at 10 00 a.m.; proposed regulations to fix the rate of interest to be paid to cus- Public tomers on deposits made to gas, electric, water, telephone and tele- Utilities graph companies from the present rate of 4% to 6% per annum. Hearing The Board agreed that representation is not needed at this hearing Chairman Cataldo read a letter from the Boston Mutual Life Insur- ance Company regarding the possibility of providing an Optional Group Life Life Insurance Program for the employees of the Town of Lexington Insurance Mr O'Connell This was adopted and we have an employees' Com- mittee looking into it but they haven't arrived at a decision. (In 1970, the voters authorized the purchase by Town employees, at their own expense, of additional life insurance.) Mr. Kenney Would the Treasurer have to deduct this? Mr O'Connell The way the statute is written, I think it in- cludes payroll deduction Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to refer the letter from the Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company to the Town Manager Mr. O'Connell agreed to talk with Mr MacNeil, the Lexington insurance representative of Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company, and report back to the Board. Chairman Cataldo read a letter from Mr and Mrs Paul Rahilly, 25 Theresa Avenue, regarding traffic conditions in the neighborhood. Traffic They request that the flow of traffic be regulated because of the Theresa danger to the children. Avenue Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to refer the request to the Traffic Committee for a recommendation. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Minutes minutes of the Selectmen' s meeting held on February 7, 1972. 250 Chairman Cataldo read a letter from Dr Cortell, Chairman of Citi- zens Concerned for Regional Planning, regarding a hearing to be held before the joint House-Senate Transportation Committee at the State House on February 17, 1972 regarding H3468 concerning Route 3. Dr. Cortell requests the support of the Board in opposition to the granting of access, as the Lexington residents feel that problems posed by development of this piece of land have not entirely been alleviated by the new Burlington by- law and the Lexington taking Questions of probable increase of traffic on Lowell and Adams Streets and of the density and use-type of proposed development in Burlington still remain unsolved. The Board' s past support, which has been of prime importance to us, would be most effectively continued by oral testi- mony at the hearing and it is hoped that a member of the Board will be able to testify personally. However, should this be impossible, a letter from the Board to be read into the record by your delegate would be a substantial help. Chairman Cataldo Mrs. Brown called me and she will attend the hearing; if the Board wants her to present our position, she would be happy to. I , for one, feel the Board should take a strong position against the bill on the basis of unanswered questions in many areas. Although the access in Lexington was resolved by the taking, we should face up to other access to take care of the traffic impact in the Town. There should be serious consideration on direct access onto Route 3. Mr. Busa This is the same position we took before. Chairman Cataldo We resolved that by buffer strip protection, but the traffic load on Middlesex Turnpike and Adams Street is tremendous now and without the proper layout of traffic patterns, Lexington this situation will only be aggravated. The Board would want more Burlington information regarding the type of development that will be proposed Land for this site, although there is some protection for the abutters with the new zoning by- law adopted by Burlington. Mr. Kenney What is the status now? Chairman Cataldo The survey is completed and it only has to be checked out by the Engineering Department and presented to the Board; it should be here for the Board to vote next week. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to take the position in opposition to House Bill H3468. The Board agreed that Mrs. Brown, Chairman of the Planning Board, is to present this position of the Board at the hearing on February 17, and until further information is available, the Board feels that this legislation should not pass. Chairman Cataldo read a report from the Traffic Committee re- Traffic garding Vine Brook Road stating that as a result of a meeting with Vine Brook the residents, who are nearly unanimous in favor of banning parking Road along both sides of Vine Brook Road on week days from 9 00 a.m. to 5 00 p.m., the Traffic Committee recommends that the Traffic Rules 1 251 1 be amended to restrict parking on both sides Of Vine Brook Road from a point 90 ft. southeast of Waltham Street to Winthrop Road, Monday through Friday from 9 00 a.m. to 5 00 p.m. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the recom- mendation of the Traffic Committee to ban parking along both sides of Vine Brook Road on week days from 9:00 a.m. to 5 00 p.m. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Traffic Rules and Orders of Lexington, adopted by the Board of Selectmen on November 13, 1967, are hereby amended as follows By adding to Article V, Section 2, Schedule #I, the following Location Side From To Tvae Parkins Vine Brook Rd. Both 90' Southeast of Winthrop No Parking Waltham Street Mon. thru Fri . 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Chairman Catatdo informed the Board that the meeting with the resi- dents of the Eldred Street - Bedford Street area will be held in Cary Street Hall on next Wednesday, February 16, 1972, from 7 00 p.m. to 8 00 p.m. Hearings Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that street hear- ings on the notice of intent to lay out the following streets will be held in Cary Hall on February 16, 1972 at 8 00 p.m. .Relocation Bow Street, Massachusetts Avenue No Betterments -- Subdivision Streets Abernathy Road Dudley Road Ingleside Road Birch Hill Lane Emerson Road Maureen Road 1 Clyde Place Goffe Road Pheasant Lane Conestoga Road Heritage Drive Worthen Road Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Chairman to sign the Liquor Identification card for Joan P. Comley, I D 3 Wallis Court Card r Chairman Cataldo informed the Board that Mr. Leader cancelled his appointment for this evening regarding opposition to the Saddle Club Saddle Swim Club as he had been told that the residents would drop all plans Club to request the purchase of Town-owned land for the swimming pool . Swim Club Chairman Cataldo said that we had the meeting with the residents Spring of Spring Street and it was agreed to send out questionnaires to be Street returned by the residents on February II, 1972 Of the 81 question- Question- naires sent out, 49 households returned them to the Board; 45 were naire 1 ill signed., 4 were not signed. I 252 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to refer the questionnaires to the Street Advisory Committee and request a member of the committee to make a report to the Board at the next Select- men' s meeting on Wednesday, February 24, 1972. Mr. Kingston, Mr. Silverman and Mr. Dailey of the Capital Expen- ditures Committee met with the Board. Mr. Cogan came into the meeting later on. Mr. Kingston We have gone through your proposed budget and the significant point is the net cost on the tax rate will only increase $1 .50 from last year's $4. 10; and it will be $5.60 this year for non- bonded expenditures. The reason is that some items are not as high, such as streets There is a marked drop in the debt services because of new legislation providing for 65 percent reimbursement for school construction. Chairman Cataldo It wouldn't have an effect this year. Mr. O'Connell The question is whether it comes in on the Cherry Sheet in time for the Assessors to put it on the tax rate. Mr. Kingston It is a $ 1 .50 increase in non-bonded expenditures. It is up to the Appropriation Committee on how we use E & b to balance things out. In terms of recommendations, we carry Sewers - $600,000, with a projection of $650,000 the following years. To our best knowledge, the Town should be pretty well sewered Budget in five years, but we are aware of more capital cost for renovation Capital of mains. The recommendation is for a study to be done of the needs Expenditures and timing for next year and what the problems would be, and what the arrangements are to get federal and state aid for sewer expenses. Water - $20,000. Streets - General - $71,000, includes curbs drains, traffic con- trols and engineering studies On street reconstruction, you decide the priorities. For the following years, $ 150,000 is projected. Chapter 90 - $60,000 projected for the next five years. Sidewalks - You requested $50,000 this year and we arbitrarily agreed to $75,000 per year over the following years, based on a discussion with Mr. O'Connell that you might want to accelerate the program. Public Works Equipment - $78,000, and projecting $75,000 per year on a long-term practical approach, this is adequate. The public Works budget is $859,000 in 1972; last year it was $641,000; next year, we are projecting $ 1,030,000, presuming you spend the money on streets, sewers and sidewalks. I 2715 Fire Department «: $70,000 this year covers replacement of Engine 2; $6,000 for electrical equipment; $7,500 for plans for the Central Fire Station. We project $75,000 for next year; $60,000 in 1974 for replace- ' ment of Engine I ; nothing in 1975 and 1976. Town Office Building - No requests this year; $52,000 budgeted, and you spent $67,000. Conservation Land - $200,000 was projected in general for conserva- tion. We have concern with the method and timing. However, lacking any specific program, we are still carrying a projected $200,000. The Land Acquisition Committee has not been appointed 1 had listed $ 150,000 and $50,000 for acquisition of land for general Town use. Lacking any other information, •we are budgeting $200,000. Chairman Cataldo We will vote to appoint the Land Acquisition Committee Recreation - We have carried $30,000 appropriation for the last several years and they actually spent $10,000 or $20,000 most years. We are concerned, and recommend that a real detailed program be laid out. Chairman Cataldo It should be remembered that 'Article 4 included $8,000 or $10,000 Mr Kingston We are aware of it. We have lumped it as a capital item. We have $20,000 for finishing Lincoln Street Our feeling is we would like the Recreation Committee to plan out a 5-year program. We make guestimates, and this year on the Old Res, it is to project for 1973 $63,000 over the normal $30,000, $30,000 in 1974 and $30,000 in 1975 and arbitrarily $50,000 in 1976 with the possibility of a swimming pool . However, this is not the budget presented to us. Chairman Cataldo This is why we asked for the plan to be updated at Harrington; this is the second major play area in the Town and sub- stantial monies will be spent there. Center Developmeht - We carry nothing Chairman Cataldo asked about the parking lot on Mariam Street. Mr Kingston We only heardabout it two or three weeks ago and we have no knowledge whatsoever of what the long term plans are; we would like to have a plan. Chairman Cataldo We are asking for $40,000 to try and solve an immediate problem that has come upon us; as far as a long range plan isconcerned, you are right in some cases, but are we going to have the plans drawn on what is existing in the Center regarding the stores, etc.? The Town has no control over the development of the Center, and we are reluctant to have an overall long-range plan. If the Planning Board has one, fine, but until that time we wouldn't be spending the Town' s money properly. Mr. Kingston In terms of capital projection, we couldn't con- scientiously put in a parking lot this year and it doesnt mean we will argue against it at Town Meeting It means our report is dated January I and there are no projections on Center development. 254 Schools - There is a possibility of the renovation of the Munroe School in 1973 for $ 100,000. Cary Library - $ 112,000 in 1972, and $ 1 .5 M bond issuec,in 1973. Mr Kingston We were not informed of any plans and a $3,000 appropriation for plans for a museum. Chairman Cataldo The Board has given the Bicentennial Com- mittee the courtesy of requesting this. Mr. Kingston The Appropriation Committee questions whether it is within their province. Chairman Cataldo The Board has charged them with making any recommendations they see fit, including any memorials or other facets of the bicentennial celebration If it comes in before Town. Meeting, it will be submitted to you Mr Kingston One other concern we have is the effect of the capital program, not only by the Bicentennial Celebration, but also the opening of the National Park. I was delegated to talk to the head of the Park, and I didn't get to it, on what it would mean in terms of long range plans; it could be serious. Mr Kingston With the projections including the Library, the debt will drop from $12.6 M to $6 0 in 1976; the debt will drop by 50 percent and it looks as though we will have plenty of room in there and not be up against the wall as in previous years Chairman Cataldo We are pleased at the numbers you are recom- mending. The Capital Expenditures Committee retired from the meeting. Selectmen - The Board agreed to appoint Mr Busa as its representative on Land Acqui- the Land Acquisition Committee. sition Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mr. Committee Alfred S. Busa as the representative of the Board of Selectmen on the Land Acquisition Committee Chairman Cataldo informed the Board that he had received a call from Mrs. Shaw, Legislative Chairman of the League of Women Voters, regarding the bill before the House, H882-Legislation callingfor a uniform statewide building code. We voted to support the bill last year and, once we did, Town Counsel raised serious questions that H882-Bi II should be resolved before the building code was adopted. We should Building get a copy of the bill and get the reaction of Town Counsel and the Code Building Inspector Mr. Bailey Would this supersede all local codes? Chairman Cataldo Yes, once it is passed. The hearing is to be held on February 17. We can answer Mrs Shaw that the Board ,is sympathetic with the approach, but would like the benefit of the feeling of Town Counsel and the Building Inspector. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted that no position of the Board is to be taken at this time regarding H882. Mr. Busa reported to the Board regarding a meeting of the Ad Hoc Youth Commission on February 4 at 4 00 p.m. When he arrived at 4 15 p.m., there were three members present and he was presented with a draft stating that the Ad Hoc Youth Committee wishes to help ensure that the Selectmen have the widest possible range of nominees from which to choose a well balanced Youth Commission representing many viewpoints and interests. Consequently, we feel it both unwise and unwarranted to impose any restrictions on the type of nominations to be made by the Town' s private organizations of and for young people. They should be allowed a free hand in determining who would Youth represent them best. No qualifications regarding age, sex' or other- Commission wise should be stipulated. 1 called Dr Monderer as my position was that the commission should be made up of adults, and told him I would like to have a poll of the members on the question of whether members of the commis- sion should be adults, or there would be no specifications on whether an adult or a youth. Dr. Monderer called me back and said that he had talked to all members and they agreed with the draft that no qualifications regarding age, sex, or otherwise, should be stipulated. Mr. Mabee agreed with me, but felt the majority should be adults Being outnumbered, 7 - 2, we will write to all of the organizations listed and request that one nominee be submitted and ten members will be selected. The Board agreed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to write to all organizations in the Town and request a nominee for the Ad Hoc Youth Commission; ten members to be appointed from the nominees. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go into Exe- cutive Session for the purpose of• discussing, deliberating or voting on matters which, if made public, might adversely affect the public Executive security, the financial interests of the Town, or the reputation of Session 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 11 10 p.m. A true record, Attest -5111)11'‘ e/..6,0.4„.., .A...„,44.2..."3 Executive Clerk, Selectmen 1