HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-09-BOS-minSELECTMEN'S MEETING
September 10, 1991
A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on.
Monday, September 10, 1991, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town
Office Building, at 7:30 p.m.- Chairman Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr.
Eddison, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. white, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town
Counsel; Ms. Radway, Assistant Town Manager; Mrs. Deshler,
Principal Clerk, were present. Mr. Dailey joined the meeting
later in the evening.
PUBLIC HEARING BOSTON EDISON N.E.TEL. & TEL. MINUTEMAN LANE- -
BATTLEGREEN ROAD
Mrs. Smith opened a Public Hearing on the petition of the
Boston Edison Co. and New Eng. Telephone Company on Pole Location
and relocation on Minuteman Lane & Battlegreen Road.
Mr. Robert Boudreau, New England Telephone Company
representative, presented a plan for joint pole relocation and
joint new pole location at the corner of Battlegreen Road and "
Minuteman Lane. The sketch included the location of existing
trees in the area and Mr. Boudreau assured the Board that no
limbs would be removed from the trees in the location process of
the pole. Mr. Chisholm, Boston Edison representative, was also
in attendance.
Mrs. Smith read the favorable recommendation of the Director
of Public works on the petition.
Mr. Eddison thanked Mr. Boudreau for taking into
consideration the concerns of the neighbors regarding the
preservation of the existing trees on the site.
There being no further questions or comments from the Board
or the audience, the hearing was declared closed. -
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve
the petition, plan and order of Boston Edison and the New England
Telephone & Telegraph Company for the location and relocation of
jointly owned poles on the following :
Minuteman Lane: Relocate pole 272/3 45' (feet) in an
easterly direction. Place new pole 272/3A 80' (feet) in the
easterly direction from existing pole 272/4. Place (2) two
poles, remove ( 1 ) one pole.
Battlegreen Road: Place (1) one pole 273/0 100' (feet) in
a northwesterly direction from existing pole 273/1.
OCTOBER MEETING SCHEDULE
It was agreed that Selectmen's meetings will be posted for
October 7 and October 21, 1991.
SHERWIN WILLIAMS REQUEST FOR SIGN LOCATION CAMELIA PLACE
Discussion ensued regarding the request of Sherwin Williams
to the Board of Appeals for sign location on their building on
Bedford Street and on the corner of Camelia Place.
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Fire Chief John Bergeron had submitted a letter of concerns
to the Board of Appeals recommending that the Traffic Safety
Advisory Committee review the possible impact the sign wou have
on the heavily trafficked area and questioning the unclear
ownership of the land in question due to the lack of boundary
markings .
Mr. White informed the Board that the Town does own the
parcel of land where the projected sign would be located. He also
noted that the property, where the building is located, is
secluded and inaccessible.
Mr. McSweeney agreed that visibility is needed.
Mr. Eddison stated that the projected sign would be too
_large but that he would be willing to agree to its location, if
the sign conforms to the Sign By -law.
Mrs. Smith stated that all amendments would be needed by the
Board of Appeals as soon as possible.
Mr. Marshall said that a fee should be charged for the use
of Town land for the sign location.
Mr. Eddison agreed that a fee structure should be included
in the recommendation.
Upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted to refer th
Sherwin - Williams request for sign location to the Traff Safet -
Advisory Committee and the Design Advisory Committee for their
review and recommendations,
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Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appro
the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting held on August 26, 1991
as presented, with Mr. Eddison and Mr. McSweeney abstaining
because of their absence from that meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA
COMMITMENT OF CYCLE 9 WATER BILLS
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve
the commitment of September Cycle 9 Water bills in the amount of
$86,482,62.
PROCLAMATION CONSTITL' =TTON WEEK D.A.R.)
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to proclaim
September 17 through September 23, 1991, as Constitution Week as
requested by the National Society of Daughters of the American
Revolution,
COMMITMENT OF CHARGES STREET OPENING PERMITS
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve
the Commitment of Street Opening Permits in the amount of
$110.50,
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FOR OF BATTLE GREEN
RATIFY POLL VOTE F
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to ratify
Poll vote of September 3, 1991, for use of the Battle Green by
the Pine Family, Inc. (Minako Ohashi) for the purpose of filming
on September 16, 199116
RENEWALS,_ARLEx TAXI LICENSES
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve
the applications of Arlex Taxi Corp. d /b /a Yellow Cab Assoc.
Lexington for renewal of licenses for seven vehicles, to expire
on May 1, 1992, as follows.
1955 Ford LTD. Stwag. Taxi #4252
1984 Mercury Marqui Stwag. Taxi #4480
1984 Ford LTD. Stwag. Taxi #4416
1983 Mercury Marqui Sedan Taxi #4410'
1984 Mercury Marqui Sedan Taxi "4147
1985 Fort LTD Sedan Taxi #4280
1984 Ford LTD Stwag, Tax i 44417
!GARRET ROAD ROUTE 2A E I R REPORT CHAPTER 90
Upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted to
unanimously approve a Chapter 90 project request form to
facilitate the funding of the environmental impact report in the
amount of $62,200, which is eligible for 100% grant
reimbursement, for the Marrett Road /Route 2A construction
project.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was %roted to call a
Special Town Meeting on Monday, November 4, 1991.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to close
the warrant for the Special Town Meeting to be held on Monday,
November 4, 1991.
DESIGNATION OF CHIEF BERGERON AS CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to
designate Chief John Bergeron as civil Defense Director for the
filing of applications to the Federal Government for disaster
assistance reimbursement.
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING TOWN MANAGER
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint
Deborah Radway as Acting Town Manager from Saturday, September 28
to Saturday, October 12, 1991, during the absence of Richard J.
White, Town Manager.
WATER /SEWER_
Mr. William Hadley, Superintendent of water & Sewer
Department was in attendance to present to the Board the
recommendations for the proposed water and sewer rates. Mr.
Hadley stated that it would be posssible to start sending the
water bills quarterly in January.
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The new rates are designed to balance h l q�hpr r i nc l ur4 i �. a ,
combined 27.5 increase in costs to buy water from the
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Massachusetts water Resources Authority (MwRA). Higher insurance
costs, higher costs for support services, allowances for lower
water consumption and debt costs associated with upgrade of the
town's water system were also factored into the new rates,
The Board opted to delay the decision to send quarterly
bills to allow more time for review and discussion.
Mr. Hadley reported on methods used by the water Dept. to
reduce consumption such as the replacing of old meters and pipes
as sources of potential leaks and the timely repairs of existing
leaks.
Mr. Dailey stated that the purpose of the enterprise fund
was to fund the water and sewer accounts, with the hope of
reducing costs to the consumers.
Mrs. Smith commended Mr. Hadley on his dedication to detail
and his gracious leadership in these matters.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted
to postpone the setting of water and sewer rates for the Town of
Bedford for FY92.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously votr
to approve water and sewer rates to the Veteran's Hospital in
Bedford for FY92 at $1 . 5 5 /HFC .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously vo
to approve water and sewer rates to Field for FY92 at
$1.31 /HFC. NE
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted
to a adopt Focal combined FY92 water and sewer rates as follows:
` PROPOSED ATES
WATER WATER SEINER SEWER TC TAL
CHARGE REVENUE CHARGE REVENUE CHARGES
1 -10 $9.74 $68,183.50 $9.98 $95 $1.68
ACCOUNTS
11 $1.13 $1 01,278.51 $1.fi2 $145,195.74 $2.75
ACCOUNTS 1
21 - 4 G $1.33 $187 $1.57 $234,947.29 $3.00
ACCOUNTS
41 -80
ACCOUNTS $1.33 $157,730.02 $2.27 $269,208.38 $3.60
81 -120 $1.98 $63,496.62 $3.17 $101,558.73 $5.15
ACCOUNT
121 -150 $1.98 $29 $3.22 $48,602.68 $5.20
ACCOUNTS '.
151 -,240 $2.03 $21 $3.32 $34,744.48 $5.35
ACCOUNTS
241 over $2.45 $342,878.90 $3.35 $560,314.30 $5.40
ACCOUNTS
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32 $971 34.0% $19490,124.54 334 NNW
average average average
Increase increase
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Selectmen's Meeting -0-- September 16, 1991
PGLTCE ACCREDITATION
Police Sgt. /Accreditation Manager Mark Corr presented a
report of the of the Police Accreditation program. He stated
that the original goal was to achieve accreditation by this fall
but the current fiscal picture has made this impossible. It will
take another year or year and a half to complete the program if
additional funds are appropriated (approx. $110,000). He also
reported on the progress of updating the Police Policies and
Procedures Manual.
In response to Mr. Eddison's question as to what advantage
accreditation would be to the Town, Sgt. Corr responded that
there would be many tangible and intangible bene f its . The most
notable advantage would come from the implementation of state --of-
the art policies; these would significantly reduce the likelihood
of a law suit against the community and result in lower insurance
rates.
Mr. Eddison also asked how many communities are now
accredited. Sgt. Corr stated that there are eight in the state
with hundreds more seeking accreditation, both locally and nation
wide. The Police Department's excellence in the use of this new
computer system has resulted in Lexington becoming a model agency
for the computer company. It has also resulted in Lexington's
receipt of $4,000 in Grant money.
Mr. white reported that the possibility of combined
dispatching of Police and Fire Department is again being
examined.
Mrs. Smith commended Sgt. Corr on his enthusiasm for the
program.
Sgt. Corr invited all Board members on a tour of the Police
Station facilities and an indepth review of the accreditation
program.
GOAL SETTING
I. Selectmen's Relationships
A. Legislators - accountable politics - common cause
1.� Havern - New senator -In process of building
relationship.
2. Doran - Usually very reliable and supportive
representative.
B T.M.M.A. Have 3 Information Meetings now - 2
for Town - 1 for School.
II. Committees
A . ) Chairmen's Breakfast - Welcomed by committee
chairmen, will continue with same format;
B.) Town Report Committee - Creative thought to
develop Town wide distribution - possibly a Boy
Scout or Demolay civic project.
C.) Assignments - will update 1987 agreements.
D.) Trustees - Fundraising - Safety net - Human
Services Needs Assessment should be more formally
developed.
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A.) Police Accreditation - See page 5
B. D.A. R. E. - Very positive reviews -- service
oriented --
C.) Water Conservation - See pages 3 and 4
D.) Bike Path -- State DPW has put bike path out to
bid -- looks positive.-
IV, Planning
A,) HATS - Getting top level. attention -r provides a
forum for dialogue with Massport.
B.) Design Guidelines - A way to distribute Private
Sector Volume II needs to be
found so that Private Sector
talent can be u t i l i z e d ;
Countryside Park is underway;
East Lexington Shopping area
to be beautified using Town,
private sector, and Design
Guidelines architects
as combined talent resources.
C . ) ways i gns -- Money would be needed to place a few
Wayside signs plus a small text on -
slanted posts on the Battle Green.
D.) diet State - Metropolitan State Land Task Force to �
be reconstituted soon.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5 - 0 by
.- o i l cal 1 vote, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Edd i son , Mr.
Dailey, Mr. McSweeney, to go into Executive Session, with no
intent to resume open session, for discussion of litigation, the
disclosure of which could adversely affect the interests of the
Town.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn
at 11.00 p.m.
A true record, Attest
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udrey Deshler
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Principal clerk