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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-05-17-BOS-min 504 SELECTMEN'S MEETING May 17, 1971 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Bird Room, Cary Memorial Building, on Monday evening, May 17, 1971 , at 7 30 p.m Chairman Cataldo, Mr Kenney, Mr Busa and Mrs Riff in; Mr Legro, Town Counsel ; Mr O'Connell , Town Manager; Mr McSweeney, Town Engineer and Acting Superintendent of Public Works; and Mrs McCurdy, Executive Clerk, were present The following committees met with the Board Capital Expendi- tures Committee, Appropriation Committee, Recreation Committee, Planning Board and Conservation Commission The Chairman We are meeting tonight to discuss the school site on the land owned by Green and White on Woburn Street As you know, Mr O'Connell and I have been talking with Green and White regarding Woburn St the school site There was a joint meeting held with all the af- School fected Boards to show the concept of the school site we wanted to Site take. As a result of that meeting, we met with Green and White about the parcel we talked about; since that meeting, they have come back with a slightly different version of what we considered, but still talking approximately 30 acres; it is basically the same parcel, ex- cept in one corner The Chairman explained the different concepts to each committee, separately After much discussioh, it was concluded that a set of plans would be given to the Planning Board, Conservation Commission and Recreation Committee for their comments, to be returned by next Monday evening Capital Expenditures Committee had no objection to either plan. The Appropriation Committee questioned the approach to the negotiations and said we consider taking the parcel as the owners requested without some financial consideration Some citizens were present to look at the plans but voiced no opinions The School Committee was not represented as Dr Fobert talked with the Chairman and the School Committee felt either plan would satisfy their needs The Committees retired from the meeting. Mr Legro requested the Board to sign the contract awarded to Sidewalk A R. Belli , Inc for the construction of sidewalks, in the amount of Contracts $63,485. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the contract awarded to A R Belli , Inc for the construction of side- walks, in the amount of $63,485 Pumping Mr Legro requested the Board to sign the contract awarded to Station B Snyder and Company, Inc for the proposed renovation and altera- Contract tions to the Brook Street Sewage Pumping Station in the amount of $182,569 505 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the con- tract awarded to B Snyder and Company, Inc for the proposed renova- tion and alterations to the Brook Street Sewage Pumping Station, in the amount of $ 182,569 Mr O'Connell informed the Board that the Department of Public Works has gone forward with plans to print up vehicle stickers and recommended that these stickers be issued for a $1 00 permit fee in order to maintain better control at the sanitary landfill We think Dump it will produce $10,000 to $ 15,000 in revenue this year Stickers Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that permits will be issued for the use of the sanitary landfill at a charge of $1 00 per year for the period beginning July I and expiring on June 30. Mr O'Connell The Department of Public Works recommends trying a plan which would involve not having the dump operate on Sundays ex- cept for Spring and Fall cleanup periods. This is the only Town in the area that operates on Sunday; therefore, we suspect that a sizeable share of Sunday traffic is transient; out-of-town customers We have a problem with personnel when operating on Sundays as they never get a weekend off and we would like to try and see if we could make it Dump work Sunday The Chairman We did this once before and there was a 4 to I vote Closing of the Board to open it Mr Kenney I think it would be a mistake to close on Sundays as too many people look forward to going there on Sunday Mr Buse moved and Mrs Riffin seconded his motion for a trial period during July and August Mr Kenney I feel very strongly about closing the dump, even if we have to pay overtime The Chairman asked Mr Busa if he would amend his motion to one month? Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to close the sani- tary landfill on Sundays during the month of July; if successful , to extend the program for the month of August. Mr Kenney was recorded in opposition. Mr O'Connell informed the Board that he received a letter from Mrs John Steiner, 22 Estabrook Road, and a petition from parents of children at the Maria Hastings School regarding the traffic situation Traffic at School Street and Massachusetts Avenue Mrs Steiner requests that School St the speed limit on School Street be reduced from 30 m.p.h to 20 m.p h and Mass to erect two signs, school zone and playground warning; paint cross- Avenue walks on Eastern Avenue, Stimson Avenue and Grandview Avenue across to School Street The petition requests a school crossing guard on School Street opposite the Methodist Church parking lot, and a side- walk on the eastern side of School Street from Stimson Avenue to Eastern Avenue. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to refer the re- quests to the Traffic Committee for a recommendation 506 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to go into Execu- Executive tive Session for the purpose of discussing, deliberating or voting on Session matters which, if made public, might adversely affect the public secu- rity, the financial interests of the Town or the reputation of a person. After discussion of matters of personnel anf financial interest to the Town, it was voted to go out of Executive Session and resume the open meeting The Chairman The Town Engineer requests the Board to sign the WPC Project Engineering Services Contract with Whitman and Howard, Inc for the Engineering second phase of the W.P C project for the relief sewer and pumping Services station work, in the amount of $43,700 Contract Upon motion duly made and seconded, It was voted to sign the Engineering Services Contract with Whitman and Howard, Inc for the second phase of the W P C project in the amount of $43,700 The Chairman read a request from the Community Nursery School, Inc 2325 Massachusetts Avenue, to keep its free-standing sign in the present location on Town property Sign The Chairman Asked Mr Legro if we have the authority to grant Community this on a right-of-way on a grass strip? Nursery Mr Legro I would think you would have a right to issue a temporary permit The Board agreed to write to the Community Nursery School to contact the Town Engineer to discuss any problems on the location of the sign The Chairman read a report from the Planning Board regarding a request from Lawrence M Butler, 9 Bruce Road, to purchase tax title Tax Title lot 48 Hillside Avenue, stating that the Planning Board sees no ob- 48 Hillside jection to the sale provided the lot is sold on the condition that Avenue it will be consolidated with the adjacent lot owned by Mr Butler and not used as a separate building lot The Chairman The map of the area shows two abutters to our lot, Mr Butler and Mr Shanahan We should contact both abutters and if they are interested let them bid on it Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sell tax title lot 48 Hillside Avenue, subject to both abutters being notified, and to advertise for bids The Chairman informed the Board that he had talked with Mr Zaleski regarding lot 44 Valleyfield Street and a letter has been re- Tax Title ceived that the Planning Board recommends that this lot not be sold Masciulli because of the possibility of its use for scattered site subsidized 44 Valley- housing; but, if the Selectmen wish to sell lot 42 or lot 44, which field St are on either side of Mr Masciulli , either of these lots could be combined with lot 43 but should not be sold as separate building lots It would be my feeling to combine if we could, to reduce the number of houses in the area 1 507 Mr Buse moved to recommend that the lots be sold The Board agreed that the Chairman is to talk with Mr Masciulii again before a decision is made. The Chairman read a letter from the Cary Memorial Library Trust- ees regarding the bus stop at the Library This location is causing serious problems and inconvenience to patrons as some persons use the lobby as a waiting area and the bus drivers are impatient with anyone Bus Stop attempting to use the area for live parking or quick return of books Library Mrs Riffin It has been suggested putting the bus stop near the Douglas driveway Mr Kenney The bus company ought to be approached to see if they really want to do away with the bus stop Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to refer the Library request to the Traffic Committee for a recommendation Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the Sewer Order Order for Construction of Sewer on Spring Street, at Lexington-Waltham Ginn & Co line, a distance of 48 feet, more or less, at Ginn and Company Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to certify the character of Laura Stein, 9 Kendall Road, who has applied for Certifi- Cert of cate of Incorporation, "Community Theatre of Bedford, Inc " Incorp Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Chairman to sign Liquor Identification Cards for the following Liquor I D Judith E Asetta 964 Mass Ave John L Tolleson 2 Scotland Rd The Chairman Rev Handley, Director of Guides, has submitted for our approval a list of guides for the coming season Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the list of guides for the coming season, subject to the approval of the Chief of Police Guides Re-appointments Marianne Harvell 131 Burlington Street David A Lavender, Jr 20 Avon Street Alice Pfaff 6 Rowland Avenue David Cantor 21 Eastern Avenue New Appointments Mark Nichipor 9 Fair land Street David W Titus 80 East Street Ken Winnard 16 Loring Road Christopher Purdy 268 Lowell Street Kenneth Wissoker 7 Carley Road David Kornetsky 7 Rumford Road 50S The Chairman informed the Board that he had attended a meeting on Turning Mill Road with some of the neighbors and one member of the Bedford Board of Selectmen and four members of the Burlington Board of Selectmen Afterwards, the Chairman had talked with the GoVernor' s office and the Governor was looking for direction; it was the Gover- nor's position if we so voted to oppose the bill and asked him to veto it, he would give that very strong consideration The Chairman said it is my recommendation to take the position with the Governor to veto it on the basis that we are not against Burlington developing their land but a master plan should bedrawn and submitted, taking into consideration access, traffic, drainage and all other pertinent factors As the bill is presented now, none of these questions have been answered House Bill Mr Kenney I understand they can build without the passage of #3344 this bill Burlington- The Chairman Yes, they can with DPW approval , but I think the Lexington DPW would think twice before giving approval if this bill were defeated Mr O'Connell Bedford raised a question on their watershed The Chairman Bedford had the attitude that they can't come through into Page Road, Bedford, but they are on record as supporting Lexington' s position Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to inform the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Governor Sargent of the Board' s opposition to House Bill No 3344 Mr McSweeney discussed sewer construction by private contractors He said that as you know, we extend a sewer by an order of construc- tion but we must have the authority and financing under our sewer Policy article, and this cost is generally in the vicinity of $30 per foot Sewering by We have a typical request and the gentleman is willing to pay a sewer Private charge in lieu of betterments and is also willing to extend the sewer Contractors at his own cost Mr O'Connell The issue is that these fellows not only want to pay betterments but are willing to pay to extend the sewer under our supervision After discussion, the Board agreed to take the position that the Town Engineer was authorized to approve sewer extensions to private contractors on an individual basis. When considering the entire cost of the project, the amount of sewer charge in lieu of betterments would be determined on an individual basis If the contractor ob- jects to this approach, to come to the Board Jury List The Board agreed to send out the jury questionnaires to the residents on the submitted list of jurors Jurors At the request of the Town Clerk, two jurors were drawn as follows Barker/ Amiralian 353 Woburn Street - Harold W Cornish 104 Spring St Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at II 06 p.m A true record, Attest Executive C l erk , Se l ictmen