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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-04-BOS-minT' f fir` SELECTMEN'S MEETING °" d April 3, 1989 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, April 3 , 1989, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room Town office Building, at 7:00 p.m. Chairman Smith, Mr. Marshall , Mr. Eddison, Mr. McSweeney; Mr, White, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Ms, Radway, , Asst, to the Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. Mr. Dailey joined the meeting later, CONSENT AGENDA ECCLES REQUEST, PLAYGROUND PARKTNG Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to refer the request of Anne Laurin Eccles, 49 Parker Street, for construction of a parking lot ad J scent to the Leathers playground at the Center Field, to the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee for review and rpcommpndati ons . CONTRACT X89 -9 SIGNED Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to execute Contract #89-9, Cleaning & Lining Existing Water Mains, as awarded at the Selectmen's Meeting on March 20, 19890 CENTER CROSS14ALKS Mr. White referred to the recommendations of the Lexington Center Committee that all Center crosswalks now painted in the ladder design be repainted at this time, over the existing design, in diagonal striping. Tt was also urged that crosswalk repainting occur more frequently. The L.C.C. felt -that since the existing design is badly worn, it would, in time, wear away completely. Mrs. Batti n , L.C.C. Chairman , was present for the discussion. The Manager felt that the proper way to change the pattern would be to remove the thermal plastic, at a cost of $16,000 to $26,000, before repainting. He added that the plastic material does not accept paint and that painting a different design over it would present a number of problems in terms of aesthetics. He suggested that he and the L,C.C& explore the issue further and that the crosswalks be repainted in the ladder design for this year, at least. Mr. White asked for the Board's authority to arrange for completion of this work before Patriot's Day' Mrs, Ratti n stated that at a Joint meeting of the L.C.C. with the Traffic Committee, the four L.C.C. members were unanimous in their opinion that zebra striping is preferable, as had always been the view of the full committee. It was pointed out that some crosswalks in the Center have only stripes at the sides, with no ladder design and Mr. McSweeney suggested that these be painted now in the zebra design, with the side stripes painted so as to avoid the existing thermal plastic stripes. It was the sense of the Board to go forward with the Town Manager's suggestion to repaint, as is, the ladder design crosswalks, and as suggested by Mr. McSweeney, to install zebra striping on all Center crosswalks with only side lines. The thermo plastic l adderi ng will be phased out over two years, to be replaced by the zebra design as soon as possible. 4 _ I ITE S Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept as presented the minutes of SQ? ectme,n' s Meetings on February 13, 1989 (Executive Session) and on February 20, 19890 RETREAT OF FRTTTSH TROOPS Upon mot.i on duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request of John H. Vann, Major General , Mass. Council of Minute Men F. Militia, for use of Hastings Park on April 1, 1.989. from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., and the use of Hastings Park on April 16,' 1989, from 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. and 'on the same day, the use of Tower Park from 2:35 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. SUBSTANCE ABUSE FORUM Co- Chairman Robert Cushman, Human Services Committee, and Stephen Baran, Human Services Coordinator, met with the Board to review the Committee's proposal to present a town -wide forum on substance abuse in children and adolescents. Mr. McSweeney urged the Board's endorsement and fQl t that as ' many Town agencies as possible should he involved in procedures to gain public input. Mr. Cushman referred to School Supt, Philip Geiger's "Proposal to Lexington Human Services Commission to E s t a b l i s h Town/School Services for Youth", which focussed on the hiring of a Professional C r i s i s Counselor. Questions arose on aspects of it such as sources of funding for the Crisis Counselor. The H.S.C. was advised to carefully consider all facets of the proposal before acceptance. The Boars' expressed its wholehearted support of the concept of the Human Services Committee proposal for a town -wide forum. WAPRANT A.PTI CLES RECREATION COMMTTTEE Mr. White reported that it appears that the Recreation Committee will recommend indefinite postponement of Article 32, Lincoln Street, restrooms, because of neighborhood opposition to the siting proposed. The Manager said he would support Article 33, reconstruction of Harrington School playing fields, ($180,000) but not Article 34, which requests $10,000 for playground equipment. He noted that $9,000+ remains unspent of the Committee's 1987 appropriation for that purpose, and saw no need to add to that fund. Mr. Marshall felt that it would not be good strategy to oppose the appropriation, which had been provided to fund a phase of the Committee's long term plan and recommended leaving the $10,000 in. He pointed out that ci ti zer committees may be held up waiting for preparation of bids by Town staff, and should not be penalized because of that situation. Mr. Dailey agreed that it might be sendi na a. negative message to a good committee, when it had not been at fault. There was general agreement that the 510,000 request will be supported. ..r XMW �Mor OWA Selectmen's Meeting �3 April 3, 198°i RQga rd i ng Article 33, reconstruction of Harri rgton pl ayf i el ds , Mrs. smith fPl t that, in view of other demands on Town funding, it should be given low-priori unless there i s an overriding safety factor and suggested phasing in the pro over a two -year period. Mr. White responded that the fields were not now of the caliber Pxpected in i_exi ngton due to hazardous condi ti ons and fel t #that hi gh qual i ty f i el ds be should provided. p Mr. Marshall viewed the 2 - year phasing of the project as n economi feasible. Theres wa's reference to Article 38, School computers, not as yet taker tip and the impact of the request for $1,850,000 or other funding requests. Mr. Dailey felt that there would have to be a trade -off somewhere and reserved his decision on Article 33, for the time bei nn. There was a general sense of agreement that the Board would not oppose Article 33. EXECUTIVE SESSIOM Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5 - 0 by roll call vote, Mrs, Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Edd i son , Mr. Dailey, Mr. McSweeney, to go into Executive Session for discussion of matters of litigation, with no intent to resume open session. Upon motion duly mace and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7:54 p.m. A true record, Attest: l ariI���H.' o Executive Clerk y � x a SELECTMEN'S MEETING A p r i 1 5, 1989 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Wednesday, April 5, 1989, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room , Town Building, at 7:00 p.m. Chairman Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddison, Mr. Dailey, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. White, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Ms. Radway, Asst, to the Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. P.ESOLUTI ON , U.S.S. LEXINGTON Mrs Smith noted the rpques t of County Commissioner Dave P avl oc k , Escambi a County, Florida, for acknowledgement by the Board of ceremoni marking the move of the U. S.S. Lexington to a new berth at Pensacola on April 28. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve a Resolution to be sent on the occasion of the move to Pensacola, Florida, of the Battleship U.S.S. Lexington on April ?_8, 19890 HAYnFN PRECI STON TEAM A telegram, sent by Mr. Dai 1 ey on behalf of t Board, congratulating the Hayden Precision Skating Te on its success in the L±. S. National Precision Skating Tournament, was read by the Chairman. Board members thanked Mr. Dai 1 ev for sending this acknowledgement. wt $ON COMMITMENT OF STP EET OPENING PERMIT FEES Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the commitment of Street opening Permit Fees, in the amount of $75.00 TOWN MEETING Mr. White gave a run --down on the probable scenario to be expected at that night's session of Town Meeting, noting the Board's positi on all Articles which had been decided upon, to date. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to support Article 35, LEXPRESS request for funding in the amount of $250 ,000. The Chairman noted Mr. McSwepney's reservations on whether low ridership on the buses warranted continued funding at that level. Also voted was support of the following Article 54, Cable License Fees Articles 39 and 40, Conservation Commission 1-and Acceptance Article 58, Abandonment of old Allen Street Following brief discussion, the proposed amendment to the General By-law regarding Committee Purpose, it. was voted 4 to 1, with Mr. Dailey voting in the negative, to oppose Article 49 . 14. 39 , CABLE REVENUE T NFORMATION Mr. McSweenpv referred to a memo dated February 1.5 , from Commissioner Niles, of the Community Antenna Television Commission, requesting the Board's support of House Bill 39, which would require cable operators to provide annual income statements to local officials and to the public . A draft letter, urging the support of the Co- Chairmen , of the Government Regulations Committee, and recommending an amendment to the Bill, was reviewed. T t, was agreed to approve the letter, to be signed by Chairman Smith on behalf of the Board. OMM �2� PUFL I C HEARING, ECI SON , NOPTH STREET Mrs Smith opened a Public Hearing on the petition of the Boston Edison Company for permission to install conduit in North Street. Edward Chisholm explained the scope of the project and the need to service a new home at 160 North Street. DPW Di rector Sp i ers ' m emo, recommending approval of the petition,, was read by the Chairman. There being no other comments offered, the hearing was declared closed. �!pon motion duly made and sec it was voted to approve, the petition, plan and orders of Roston Edison Company for the purpose of obtaining a grant of location for installation ,of approximately 25 feet of conduit in forth Street, pas tprl y approximately 33 feet south of the Burlington Town 1. i ne . BOSTON PALLET BANNER The Board considered the request of Paul C i ano , Coordinator of Visual Arts in the School System, for permission to i nstall a hanner over Mass. Avenue publ ici zi rg the April 29th performance of the Ballet Theatre of Boston. Although there i s no formal policy on such requests, the Poard had, in the Past, allowed only banners relating to town -wide interests to be hung, It was felt that overhead messages could be distracting to motori for pedestrians. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was 7:46 P.N. A true record, Attest: voted to adjourn at 40 e Q Marion H. Snow Executive Clerk roft 4)�4 3 f : ey SELECTMEN'S MEETING April to , 1989 1 A regular meeting of the Foard of Spl pctmen was held on Mnnday, April 10, ' n *� , 4 n the Sel ectmen' s Meeting Room, Town office Rui l di ng , at 7:00 p.m. Chairman Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr Eddi son , Mr oa i l Pv, Mr McSweeney; Mr. White, Town Vanager ; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel ; '�s . Radway, Assistant to the Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk were present ARTICLE 52 - RETIREMENT' ROAR0 John Ryan, Comptrol Robert Gary and Robert Cunha were present for final report on the Retirement Board's proposals under Article 52, as previously discussed on March 13th. It was noted that the Selectmen had indicated their support, as recommended by the Retirement Board of the removal of the $30,0000 cap on pensions; an increase in the supplemental dependent allowance; compensation for persons working beyond age 70; and ten years vesting for ordinary disability retirement for non-veterans. At the March 13th discussion, the Retirement Board had not reached its final conclusions on a further proposal under Article 52 to accept State funding of the Town's pension system but felt it might be wi to take the final year allowed before the deadline to gather more information on the complex issue. Based on further consideration, the Retirement Board recommended not to accept full funding at this time, but to resubmit the proposal in 1990, when more is known about activity at the State level and details of expected technical changes in legislation can be studied. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to recommend acceptance of all provisions presented in Article 52 with the exception of the option of receiving State funding . TPAFFIC COMMITTEE REPOPT, FERN/PLEASANT STREETS Peter Chal pi n, Chairman of the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee, read his committee's recommendations on the request of Robert Croston for relief from the impact of traffic on P and Fern Streets generated by customers of the Wilson Farm stand. Mr. Croston, 15 Pleasant Street, and other area residents were present. Regarding the Committee's rpcommendat i on to extent! "No Parking" to #29 Pleasant Street, on both sides, Mr . Croston s need t .o ex tend the ban beyond that limit. He supported the Committee's recommendations for installation of a crosswalk on Pleasant Street at Fern Street, but said he preferred gravel to bituminous berm for the sidewalk. A fourth recommendation of the Committee had been to relocate the southernmost parking l entrance to Wilson's to a point 175' further south and to create a left turn stacking lane by widening Pleasant Street 3 - 4 ft, on the odd numbered side. M r. Croston objected to striping in the road. Mr. Wilson, representing Wilson Farm, said he had no objection to the crosswalk, but would object to the extent of the curbing proposed. He had no particular objection to relocation of the entrance, but suggested that final decision be deferred pending discussion of details with the stand owners. ";) 77' n Mr Dailey felt that extending s i d e w a l k to #20 wou ld narrow the road significantly and said hp would not support "No Parking" nn the odd side. Mr. Marsha said he was s with Mr. Wilson suggestion to postpone dPci s i on on the Pntrance. He asked that Mr. Chal pi n meet again with the neighbors and the U;i l sons and based on that mpeti ng, to make more specific recommendations on the entrance issue. Members of the Board agreed to that procedure, and will again discuss the matter when the Traffic Committee's next report is received. EXEMPLARY TEACHERc! AWARDS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to ac knowl edge the 1989 Exemplary Teachers .Awards to Kevin G. r "cCarthy and Sara R. Prooks , and to express in a Resolution, the appreciation of the Board of Selectmen for their exemplary service to the Town. AGREEMEN NATI]RE/ FITNESS PATS! Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve and execute an Agreement between the Town of Lexington and Hayden Recreation Centre, Inc. regarding use of land belonging to Hayden Recreation Centre as a port nn of the Fitness Nature Path, as requested by Town Counsel . CONSENT AGENDA rnMMTTMFNTS Upon motion duly made and seconded, Commitment of the following Charges; Street opening Permit Fees Sewer, f i n a l bills, March Sewer, Cycle 9 rental Water, March F=inal bills 'Water, March, Miscellaneous it was voted to approve $ 175.00 $2,775.76 $ 750.00 $2,710.48 $ 174.00 APATFMTMT-� Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve abatements of Water Charges, $30.22; Sewer Charges, $896,76; and Demand Charges, $10.00. SEWER CHARGE, LETU OF BETTERMENT Upon motion duly madQ and seconded, it was voted to approve Sewer Charges in Lieu of RettPrment to Rurl i ngton Village Associates c/o Northland Investment Corp. 2150 Washington Street, Newton, MA in the amount of $12,476.76, for Lot #75 -11A, Lowell Street. ARTICLE 59, CIVILIAN REVIEI�! BOARD Upon motion duly made and seconded, i+ was voted to oppose the proposal for creation of a C i v i l i a n Review Board, Article 5- �-J ARTICLE 45, HILTON HOTEL Mrs. Smith, having reviewed the report of the Planning Board on Article 45, (rezoning from CRO to CD on Hartwell Avenue) noted that shw saw no negative impact from the proposed development and that in WANO addition to supplying a useful amenity on Hartwell Avenue it would provide property and room tax d o l l a r s to the Town. Selectmen's Meeting -3- April 1.0 , 1989 Upon motion dul v made and secondee , it was voted to support Article 45. ARTICLES 55 & 56 Mr. Marshall reported that he and Nor. Eddison had met with the proponents of Article 56 and it had been agreed that motion would be made that night to postpone Articles 55 and 56 to April 24. Mr. Marshall and Mr. Eddi son hoped to arrange a meeting with Precinct 8 Town Meeting members and any of the neighbors, to attempt to develop a resolution or a motion to present to Town Meeting which could be supported by all. MINUTES Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the minutes of March 27, 1989, as presented. CONSERVATION ENCROACHMENT, NORTH STREET Mr. Cohen asked for the Board's approval of an agreement relative to an encroachment into Conservation land of a garage on North Street. The License will also require Conservation Commission approval. Upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted to approve a License to allow Gerald and Ellen Gabri el se to maintain an existing garage on 11 North Street which encroaches 3.4 feet into Conservation land in exchange for a conservation easement on another piece of property owned by them. TRAFFT C SIGNAL, WALTRAM STREET/ BROOKSI DE AVENUE Mr. Wh i tQ will report, under Article 2, on procedures involved in satisfying warrants for traffic signal installations and will inform the Town Nlepti no that the signal approved for installation on Waltham St. at Brookside Avenue under Article 1 5 at the 1988 Town Meeting does not meet the standards imposed by the State DPW and cannot by installed. The Manager will propose changes in Crossing Guard coverage and w i l l authoti ze other means to enforce exi sti rg traffic laws to ensure the safety of students crossing Waltham Street at that point. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was 7:58 P.M. A true record, Attest: voted to adjourn at Marion H. now Executive Clerk SELECTMEN'S MEETING h +(f] 5 . April 24, 1089 A regu 1 ar meeti of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, April 24, 19.89 , in the selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, at 5:30 p.m. Chairman Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddi son, Mr. Dailey, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. White, Town Manager, Ms . Radway, Assistant to the Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. ARTICLE 38, CAP TTAL REQUESTS, SCHOOL DEPT, Polly Woodworth , Chairman , and members of the School Committee, and Dr. Geiger, Supt. of Schools, met with the Board, the Appropriations Committee and Capital Expenditures Committee, for discussion of the Schools' funding requests as presented under Article 38. Dr. Geiger presented an adjusted request for computer equipment which had been reduced from $1,400,500 to $450,000 for FY90. Purchase of the equipment would be accomplished in three phases, with purchase in FY91 and FY92 of $475,250 each year. He outlined the plans for implementation of the phased program for years one, two and three. The 1989/90 Capital Budget Request for physical plant improvements and alterations which totalled $300,000 a reduction from the original request of $450 was reviewed. Dr. Geiger viewed the items covered in the adjusted request as necessary improvements to fill emergency needs, based upon safety and health issues. Mr. Dailey referred to items in the request t o t a l l i n g $90,000, such as painting, which he felt should be categorized as maintenance items, He suggested that that amount be taken out of the capital request and added to the Schools' Operating Budget request. He said he would support the package, but urged that this adjustment be made. Sheldon Spector agreed with Mr. Dailey's suggested procedure but asked for a commitment that the School Dept. would not in future years request funds for plant improvements as capital items. T n response to questions about the likelihood of continued funding requests for building repairs Dr. Geiger said he i's prepari nq a 5-year f a c i l i t i e s study plan and repeated that items listed under Article 38 represented urgent. needs. The Selectmen and the Town Manager stressed the need for Town /School coordination and consolidation in areas such as maintenance staff, and clerical personnel salaries and that the School Committee and Dr. Geiger should work closely with the Town Manager in negotiating contracts. Mrs. Smith spoke of the need for continued dialogue between the Selectmen and the School Committee now that it had been begun so successfully. Mrs. Woodworth agreed and made a commitment to ongoing cooperation between the two Boards. Mr. Whi stated his position on the School Committee's requests under Article 38. He recommended the Board's support of both phases, totalling $750,000. He said hp agreed in principle to the proposed �"`` adjustment to the operating budget but was opposed to adding the $90,000 to the budget thereby increasing the figure on which future percentage increases would be based. He felt that the $90,000 should remain in the capital request to allow Town Meeting to make the decision on it. 2 rti w � w Mrs. Woodworth presented the proposal under Article 38 for funding of the ccrnputer technology program, to be completed in three phases. She outl i ned plans for each of the one year phases with requests for !�a50 , 000 in FY90 ; and for $475,250 the two fol l owi nee years She invited q u e s t i o n s from the R hard . Mr. Eddison commended the School Committee and the Superintendert for the phased -in -plan, and the attention to training of teachers. He expressed his support of the proposal. Sheldon Spector spoke of the benefit in the phasing-in as giving opportunity for changes in plans over the three -year span, if they are seen to be needed. Paul Hamburger suggested that effort be made to gain federal funding for years two and three. Mr Dailey referred to the fact that the Town now has less free cash, l ower Local Aid receipts, and higher expenses in several areas. He was concerned that the Schools have requested a 121 increase for FY90, when the Town has asked for less than 9. Mr. Marshall, who was supportive of the computer program, said he was troubled with the rate of ' increases requested by the Schools which would result in doubling their budget in four years. He stated that this Psca l at i on cannot be allowed to go on.. Mrs. Smith saw the Board's general vi ew as supportive of thi year's requests, but cautioned the School Committee that its budget was increasing at an unacceptably high rate, which cannot continue. Mrs. Smith thanked the School Committee and Finance Committees for their attendance that evening and for the opportunity to discuss the important, issues at stake. %n' CONSENT AGENDA ONE PAY 1 ._ TQIJOR L ICENSES Upon motion dul made and seconded, it was voted to approve the following applications for One Day Liquor Licenses: W.R. Grace Company (RAFDACC) on April 27, 198° at 55 Hayden Ave. Lexington Bicentennial Band on May 6, 1989 , at St. Bri gi d' s Church, 1 ?ool Mass. Avenue Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Massachusetts, Inc. on October 28, 1989, at the Lexington Armory, 459 Bedford Street MAY MEETING SCHEDULE It was agreed that meetings in May will be held on May 1, May 8, and Vay 22, 1989 with additional meetings posted if needed. PROCLAMATION, ARBOR DAY Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to proclaim April 28, 1989, as Arbor Da in the Town of Lexington. FRATTURA REQUEST TO TRAFFI COMMITTEE Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to refer the request of Aury Frattura, 30 Moreland Ave. for a "Children - Slow" sign on Moreland Avenue at Moon H i l l Road and on Buckman Drive at Phillips Road. vow 4;�9. Omft Selectmen's Meeting _B_ Apri 1 24, 1989 COMMITMENT O F CHARGES Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the commitment of Cycle 9 Sewer Rental Charges, $750.00 and of Cycle 9 Water Charges in the amount of 564,060.12. ABATEMENTS Upon motion duly made and seconded, lot was voted to approve abatement. of Water Charges in the amount of $30.22; Sewer Charges in the amount of $897.76; and Demand Charges in the amount of $10.00 CHANCE OF MANAGER, B.P.O. ELKS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the petition of Lexington Lodge No. 2204, Benevolent and Protective order of E l k s , for change of Manager, under its Liquor License, from Antonio J. Al geri , Jr, to Joseph R. Arser.aul t, as requested by Daniel J. Ricci, Exalted Ruler. ARTICLE 44, SHERATON LEXINGTON REZONING Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to support Article 44, Rezoning from CRO to CD and RO. The Chairman noted that she saw it as an example of good planning, and as a source of added revenue, opoft SIDEWALK PERMIT, COFFEE CONNECTION The Board concurred with the Town Managers approval of the request of the Coffee Connection for a sidewalk cafe permit, contingent upon the usual conditions with rental per month increased to $100.000 SELECTMFV' S GIFT ACCOUNT FIREFIGH EXAM EXPENSES [upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to establish a Selectmen's Gift Account for expenses related to the Firefighter Examination, scheduled f nr May 24, 1989, , as requested by the Town Manager. PUBLIC HEARING, EDISON, WALTHAM STREET CONDUIT Mrs. Smit opened a public hearing on t e petition of Poston Edison Company for permission to install conduit in Waltham Street. Mr. Chisholm, representing the Edison Company, explained the need for the work to service four new homes being built there. The Chairman read the recommendations of the Director of Public Works, in favor of granting approval. There being no further questions or comments, she declared the hearing closed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the petition, plan and orders of the Boston Edison Company for a grant of location for installation of about 8 feet of conduit from four existing poles on Waltham Street. Omft PUBLIC HEARING, INGLESIDE ROAD, CONDUIT . Mrs Smith opened a Public Hearing on the petition of the Boston Edison Company for permission to install conduit in Ingleside Road. Edward Chisholm, representing the Edison Company, explained that the work is necessary to provide service to #4 Ingleside Road. The favorable recommendation of the Director of the DPW was read. There bei na no further comments or questions Mrs. Smith declared the hearing closed. � R -4. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the petition., plans and orders of the Boston Edi s ran Company for a arant of 1 ocati on to install about 4 feet of conduit in Ingleside Road, y ..� southwesterly approximately 1.17 feet northwest of Mipl e Street. MINUTES Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to reappoint Connie Foster, Republican, 13 Lois Lane, as Registrar of Voters for a term of office to expi on March 31, 19.92 . PUBLIC HEAR I SIG , GASOLINE STORAGE, l.LIMBERYARD REALTY TRUST Mrs. Smith opened the Public Hearing on the pets ti on of Mark Cornel l y, Lumberyard Realty Trust, for permission to store gasoline in automobile gasoline tanks, in the parking garage of Lumberyard Realty Trust, 57 Bedford Street, Mark Connelly, who was present, stated that he had notified the legal 1 v required abuttors of the heari nq. Mrs. Smith referred to the favorable recommendations on the plan by Fire Chief 9ergeron , and Stephen Frederickson, Building Commissioner. Comments submitted by George Smith, Health Director, were reviewed and it was avr eed that they should he the basis for conditions of approval of the 1 i cense . There being no comments or questions from the Board or from those in the audience, Mrs. Smith declared the hearing closed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the application of Mark Connelly, Lumberyard Real tv Trust, for permission and license to store - gasoline (Maximum amount 1,540 gallons) in automobile gasoline tanks in the aboveground garage of the Trust at 57 Bedford Street . ARTICLE 55, AFFORDABLE HOUSING Mrs. Smith referred to the general agreement of Board members, the Planning Board and neighborhood groups that notion should be madQ for reef i ni to postponement of Article 55, and that a S i t e Development Committee and an Affordable Housing options Committee be created to allow for further study of the issues involved . Mot ion was Trade and seconded to indefinitely postpone Article 55. Mr. Marshall stated that he felt it would be a poor compromise to postpone the Article and would not be in accordance with procedures as he had understood them. He said he would not support the motion and would vote against it at Town Meeting. Mr. Eddi son noted that postponement would allow for the time to explore all aspects of the housing proposal and would give neighbors the opportunity for input.. It would be a clear indication to residents that effort was being Trade to respond to their concerns. Mr. Dailey suggested that in her presentation, Mrs. Smith include a statement that the Board is seeking a clear signal from Town Meeting as to whether or not housing is wanted on the Pine Meadows land. Wi lliam Spencer, Housing Authorit" Chairman, expressed the support of the Authori for the procedure outlined. Motion having been made and seconded, it was voted 4 - 1, with Mr ..� Marshall voting in the negative, to move for indefinite postponement of Article 55. � 60-61 9 i Selectmen's Meeti _5_ April 2a, 1989 ARTICLE 38 Discussion resumed on the proposal to move $90,000 for building maintenance costs out of Article 38 and into a line item of the Schools Expense Budget. Mr, Whi repeated that he did not approve of adding to the operating budget base upon which next year's percentage increase will he calculated.., Mr. Marshall said he sense at ' ch o m enance has been grossly neglected in the past f ye s Adth allocated for it used for other school expenses. He was willing to add the $90,000 to the School's expense budget, trusting that it will be properly used for maintenance. T t was agreed to endorse the transferring of $90,000 for bui l di na imp rovements into the operating budget, and to support the remainder of Article 38, including the phased-in computer program. It was also agreed that a statement should be made to clearly indicate the Board's stand against continued and increasingly large school appropriations in the coming years. I:pon motion duly made and seconded, 7.58 P.M. A tree record, Attest: .t was voted to adjourn at Marion H. Snow Executive Clerk Opok TM MEET SELEC E� S I �� � April 26, 1989 fl � i `l A regular meeting of the Roard of Selectmen was held can Wednesday, A pri l 25 , 1989 , i n the SPl ectmen' s Meeting Room , Town Office R11 i 1 ding , at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Smith, Mr.. Marshall , Mr. �dOison, Mr. Dail Mr. McSweeney; Mr. white, Town M a er; Mr. C phe Town Counsel ; Ms. Radway, Assistant to the Town Manager, rs. Snow, Executive C lerk, were present. z: ARTICLE 55 The scenario for the evening' presentation of Article 55 was outlined. Under Article 2. an explanation of the position of the majority of the Board in favor of indefinite postponement of Article 55, would be given and Mr. Eddi son would so move. Mr. Marshall said he would then move his substitute motion which endorsed procedures as outlined in paragraphs 4. 5, and 5 of Mr Eddi son's April 1.9th letter to all Town Meeti MPmbPrs . Board members questioned whether Mr. Marshall's substi tuts moti would result in the perception of disuni ty and would cause confusion as to the intent of the Selectmen. Mr. Marshall felt that Town Meeting had had fair warning about the issues to be considered and ample time in which to make the decision as to whether to proceed with the process now. He felt that postponing that action would appear to be a softening of the Selectmen's resolve to move forward with the affordable housing program. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7:53 P.M. M . ,o�ow Executive Clerk A true record, Attest: N