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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-01-18-BOS-min 358 SELECTMEN'S MEETING January 18, 1971 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Bird Room, Cary Memorial Building, on Monday evening, January 18, 1971 , at 7 30 p.m Chairman Cataldo, Messrs Mabee, Kenney, Greeley and Bailey were present 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 also present The Chairman informed the Board that an application has been re- ceived from Ephraim Weiss for the use of Cary Memorial Hall on Wednes- Open day, February 3, 1971 for an open meeting for concerned scientists and Meeting on engineers on unemployment problems. Mr Weiss said he would pay the Unemploy- rental fee and custodian's services. The hall is to be used from 8 00 ment p.m. to II 00 p.m Other towns are making facilities available for meetings and I recommend that we waive the rental fee and just charge for the custodian' s services. Mr. Weiss has invited the Board to at- tend the meeting Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to garant the re- quest of Mr. Weiss for the use of Cary Memorial Hall on Wednesday, February 3, 1971 from 8 00 p.m to II 00 p.m. for an open meeting for concerned scientists and engineers on unemployment problems. The Chairman read a letter from Commissioner Ribbs informing the Chapter 90 Board that a tentative grant, contingent upon legislative appropria- tion and local action, for highway purposes in the Town, under the provisions of Chapter 90, has been made to the Town as follows State Town County Maintenance $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 2,000 Worthen Road East Street Spring Street 29,700 14,850 14,850 The Chairman said that we have received a memorandum from the Massachusetts League of Cities and Towns for the following suggested Leagues of Article for the Annual Town Meeting "To see if the Town will vote to Cities and support proposed revenue-sharing programs which will be before the Towns 92nd United States Congress ( 1971 ) for the purpose of acquiring addi- tional , needed revenues to assist in alleviating demands currently imposed on local property taxes, and to inform the entire Massachu- setts congressional delegation of this positive action by town meeting members, or take any other action relative thereto." Our War- rant has closed, what is the Board's feeling? Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to notify the Congressional Delegation that the Board of Selectmen supports the pro- posed revenue-sharing programs Mr. Greeley abstained. The Chairman read a letter from William R Page, 25 Oakland Street, volunteering his services for the planting of the seedling forest in the Town. The Special Town Meeting of January II , 1971 approved the acceptance of $ 1500 bequeathed to the Town by Katharine Harrington for the estab- Seedling lishment of a seedling forest, subject to the wish of the donor that, if Forest practical, it is planted and maintained by Junior or Senior High School students After discussion, the Board agreed to inform Mr. Page that Mr O'Connell will contact him to discuss the matter. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to certify the character of the following who have applied for Certificate of Incor- poration Cert of Shirley M. Holdsworth 6 Coach Road Incorp Albert J Mall 25 Dawes Road "The New England Council of Figure Skating Clubs, Inc " Louise Robinson 53 Downing Road "Friends of 0 I C., Inc." (Opportunities Industralization Center of Greater Boston) Dr. Warren Guild 344 Lowell Street "Fisherman Foundation, Inc " Mr Alan Adams and Mrs. Anne Scigliano met with the Board. The Chairman said that, as the Board knows, Mr Adams requested the Board to have the minutes of our meetings made available to him, by means of a copy of them. The Board discussed it and voted that the minutes would be available to him at the Selectmen' s Office, after they are ap- proved by the Board. Mr Adams interpreted this as being supplied with a copy and Mrs McCurdy gave him a copy. Mr Adams said I think you knew what I was talking about; the reason I wanted you to do it is that I can't always get down here and it is difficult to hear I thought to make an extra copy of the records Mr. Adams would be quite simple and quite fair as it is almost impossible to go Minutes over a copy of the records, which have been available for years. I thought that vote granted what I asked The Chairman said that we discussed it at length, as I explained to you how it was intended and the vote of the Board. Mrs. Scigliano said that minutes of the School Committee meetings are available to everyone when you attend their meetings. The Chairman said they meet every two weeks. Mrs. Scigliano showed a copy of School Committee minutes of Decem- ber 7 that she received on December 21st You said if we wanted a copy, everyone would want one The Chairman said that you are talking two different things; they have a staff and a budget 1 3, 60 Mr. Bailey asked are these minutes valuable to you two weeks from now? Mr Adams replied, yes; some weeks we don't have room for all these things and, if we are preparing a story, we could look back at your records Mr. Mabee said in view of the fact the School Committee is so free with their minutes, I don't see why we couldn't very easily mail or make some arrangements with any bona fide newspaper publishing house and we wouldn't get involved with other than a publishing newspaper because of this. I see no problem in mailing them to them Mr. Kenney said he had no fear of precedence in forwarding them a copy Mr Mabee said it must be a local bona fide newspaper Mr Greeley asked if the Lexington Civil Rights Committee wants a copy what would you tell them? Mr Mabee said it must be a commercial , profit-making organization. Mr. O'Connell asked if he would furnish them to the Boston press? I get many inquiries from them concerning votes of the Board. Mr. Mabee replied that he said local . Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to mail a copy of the minutes of the Selectmen's meeting to any publication of general availability in the Town, which is published in the Town, at the time the approved minutes are included in the book. Mr Adams said we can pick them up at your office when they are ready. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign water Water abatements for the following: Abatements Carlisle Dieter $ 6.08 John Golden 13 33 Air-Base Hanscom Field 6,359 86 Leroy Howland, Jr 46 12 Mr O'Connell recommended that the Board grant permission to the Lions Club to conduct the annual 4th of July celebration at the Cen- 4th of ter Playground on July I - 5, 1971 , subject to the rules and regula- July tions established in 1970, plus one further restriction that we get, Celebration in writing, an agreement from the concessionaire concerning set-up time Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permis- sion to the Lions Club Inc. to conduct the annual 4th of July celebra- tion at the Center Playground on July I - 5 1971 , subject to the concession layout and the operating rules and restrictions established in 1970 and, also, a written agreement from the concessionaire concern- ing set-up time. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to delete the Bevington Article for the Warrant of the 1971 Annual Town Meeting for the acqui- Article sition for general purposes of the land owned by Alfred J. Bevington and Mary E Stankard. • 361 The Chairman said that a letter is supposed to be coming from the Conservation Commission on its Article for the Bevington land; on the strength of this, we can vote to delete the Conservation Article Conserva- Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to delete the tion Conservation Commission' s Article for the Warrant of the 1971 Annual Article Town Meeting for the acquisition of the land owned by Alfred J. Bevington and Mary E. Stankard, subject to receiving a request for de- letion from the Conservation Commission. Mr O'Connell reported to the Board that he had finally received an answer from the School Department regarding a school employee as a temporary crossing guard on Maple Street at the Harrington School and the answer is no. They are reluctant to use a custodian because of collective bargaining and legal liability problems and feel it is es- sentially a police matter The Chairman asked if he had any recommendation to solve the Crossing problem. Guard Mr O'Connell recommended hiring an additional school guard tempo- rarily. The Chairman asked where would we get the money? Mr O'Connell replied that he would try to do it without the uniform I could talk with Chief Corr and if he has any applicants who are interested in a future position, I could try and get one for three or four months The Board agreed that Mr O'Connell is to talk with Chief Corr. 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 secu- Session rity, the financial interests of the Town or the reputation of a person After discussion of matters of 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 9 10 p.m A true record, Attest Executive Clerk, Selectmen