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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-04-BOS-min SELECTMEN'S MEETING t ;Iv/ April 5, 1982 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held i F - 2 - Mrs. Battin stated the difference is that the By-Laws Committee was a committee authorized, established and charge developed by Town Meeting and reported back to them. She felt that the Town Manager Act is, in essence, the charter of the Town, and Town Meeting will have to vote any changes and they should determine whether it needs study and what should be studied. She pointed out that the original committee was appointed by the Town Moderator. Mr. Busa stated that he felt that present and former members of the Board of Selectmen would be the people to have a real understanding of the Act having been directly involved with it. He felt that no member of the present Board should be represented on the committee, but that former mem- bers of the Board and also members of the TA who have been involved for many years should be represented on the committee. Mr. Politi pointed out that any recommendations made by the committee and adopted by the Board would have to go before Town Meeting and then to the State Legislature, thus involving Town Meeting in the process. Mrs. Battin stated that she felt that the time-table was not realistic in that the committee would have to interview the chief administrative officials and various boards to get their sense of how the Act is working, both in the mode of selection, powers of the Manager and Board of Selectmen. It was voted 3-2, Mrs. Battin and Mr. Crain in the negative, that the Selectmen appoint a committee to review the Selectmen/Town Manager Act and adopt the charge as presented by Mr. Politi. Mr. Crain stated that he felt that it would be very difficult to build the constituency, which he thought "was very sensitive and important" with five people and he asked for reconsideration of the number of people to be appointed to the committee. Mr. Politi pointed out that under the rules of order followed by the Board and according to its rules of procedure, a motion for reconsideration can be made onlybya member who voted on the prevailing side of the issue. The Chairman requested a motion for reconsideration. No motion was forthcoming and the 3-2 vote prevailed. Minuteman Mr. Sacco addressed the Board and stated that he continues to receive Commuter calls on the bike path, both for and against, and he stated that it was his Bikepath understanding the concept had been approved by the Board on March 1 and the Town of Arlington so notified. He also stated that it was his understanding • that no money commitment had been made. He made a motion to hold a public hearing to continue the analysis of the impact of the bike path. Mr. Politi seconded the motion and expressed his concerns that the vote approving the concept had been taken on election night and felt that, due to a full agenda, people's concerns were not fully listened to and ques- tions had not been answered. He suggested that the hearing be held and then decide if a committee is necessary. Mr. Crain stated that he felt that, consistent with procedures, a com- mittee carefully constructed to represent various constituencies should be appointed by the Board to work on the project on a continuing basis and re- port back to the Board. Mrs. Battin agreed with Mr. Crain that a committee should be formed, including those who proposed the bikepath and understand the technicalities, to report back to the Board. She stated the process always has been to have a full hearing before the vote and once the project is underway, work with sub-committees or advisory committees to work things out. She felt that in this case the process had been followed and the March 1 hearing, plus the previous hearing, provided sufficient time for citizen reaction. - 3 „.. ef(Li Selectmen's Meeting April 5, 1982 Mr. Crain stated that he felt that there should be an orderly pro- cedure to ensure that people who have the time, commitment and interest should be on the committee so that the Board could have the benefit of a well conceived and thought out reaction. He felt that a hearing before this committee would be more productive than if just conducted before the Board. He pointed out that this had been the procedure with the rehab- ilitation of closed schools. Mr. Busa stated that he wanted to make it very clear that this was not to reconsider any previous vote. He felt that the people's concerns should be heard and then appoint a committee to address them. He stated that he felt that if a committee was first appointed, it would look as if the Board was "trying to pass the buck" and let someone else hear the complaints. Mr. Politi stated that he saw no departure from the procedure in that there had been a meeting to solicit neighborhood input and vote on the bikepath concept. He felt that this debate was limited due to a busy agenda and town elections and that questions had been asked that had not received full answers. He stated that because of this, he felt that it had not been a full hearing and another opportunity should be given to the people to be heard. Mr. Crain diagreed with Mr. Politi and felt that the amount of time available gave "full opportunity for ventilation" and that election evening had nothing to do with it. He felt that holding another hearing would do no more than escalate ventilation and preferred to follow past procedures. Mr. Crain proposed an amendment to Mr. Sacco's motion that a committee be formed to continue the analysis of the impact of the bikepath. Mrs. . Battin seconded the motion and it was voted 3-2, Mr. Sacco and Mr. Politi voting in the negative, that a committee of seven be formed to study the im- pact of the bikepath concept. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-1, Mr. Politi voting in the negative, that a committee of seven be formed, including two members of the Board of Selectmen to be a liaison committee, the first order of business to be the conducting of a public hearing; interface with public administrators and report to the Board of Selectmen. The Capital Expenditures Committee and Appropriation Committee met Cap. Exp. with the Board to discuss the differences in budget items to be presented to Town Meeting. Appropria- Mr. Barnert stated that they were in agreement with the Selectmen tion Corms. with the exception of the Traffic Study and Road Machinery items. Mr. Dailey stated that the differences were in the area of the Water Study and that they had eliminated one vehicle in the equipment area in the amount of $18,000. Other items discussed were the Parking Implem- entation and the placement of the $70,000 for the track the Board had agreed not to f and. Mr. Crain informed the Board that he had met with two people, one of Mystic whom had spent a great deal of time with Mystic Valley as liaison, and he Valley stated that he came away from the meeting feeling that the Town now had the - best linkage ever and that he felt that he c mm need funding the $10,000 for Mystic Valley as the Town is getting that amount of services. Mr. Busa informed the Board that he had met with the Chairman of Mystic Valley and he the $10,000 should be earmarked to make sure that the Town gets mmi a service for that amount. Mr. Crain stated that the Human Services Committee would have a recom- mendation for it. Mr. Politi stated that he would support the request only with the under- standing that the Human Services Committee report back to the Board and iden- tify the program that is being targeted for the money and have the program subject to approval by the Board of Selectmen. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appropriate $10,000 for Mystic Valley Mental Health with the understanding that it be earmarked for a particular service approved by the Board of Selectmen. Article 24 The Board discussed the appropriation for Article 24 - Energy Committee Energy request - and agreed to support it. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to support the request for $20,000 under Article 24. There was no Executive Session. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8:00 P.M. A true record, Attest: (1/77. mood Executive Clerk { j �S 101 SELECTMEN'S MEETING rm- # 6 Y April 12, 1982 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, April 12, 1982 at 7:00 P.M. Chairman Busa., Mrs. Battin, Mr. Crain, Mr. Politi and Mr. Sacco; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Adler, Assist- ant to the Town Manager and Miss Casey, Executive Clerk were present. Mt. Tom Harakan, Agent for the Advanced Mobile Phone Service, AMPS Mr. Joseph Moffitt, Project Engineer and Mr. John F. Rooney, Real Estate Tele. Agent for AMPS met with the Board and abutters relative to the application Antenna of AMPS to erect a telecommunication antenna at the rear of the Public Works Building on Bedford Street. Mr. Harakan explained that the AMPS Corp. is a wholly owned sub- sidiary of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. It is fully ruled and regulated by FCC rules and regulations for public utilites. Mr. Hara- kan explained the system and reason that this particular location is the only one in the area available to make the system function which is done by electronic pattern and design. Mr. Moffitt answered questions of the abutters relative to the size, shape, color and composition of the proposed 40 X 50 foot building in addition to the antenna. Concern for interference with television recep- mom tion and Mr. Moffitt stated that, as part of the agreement, any report of interference would be investigated and corrected if it was due to the antenna system. Mr. Crain refrained from any discussion or decision on the matter. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4-0, to table a decision in the matter until Wednesday. Mr. Paul Newman, Chairman of the By-Laws Committee met with the Board By-Law to review the proposed changes in the By-Lays. Amendments Mr. Politi expressed concerns relative to the proposed changes with respect to .the use of the Battle Green, the placement and removal of loam and civil defense. He stated that he objected to the mandating of a Civil Defense Advis- ory Committee as the current law requires that the Director of civil defense make recommendations as to whether or not to accept civil defense aid or gifts with approval of the Board of Selectmen. He preferred that the ex- isting practice be followed. After discussion, the By-Law Committee agreed to accept the recom- mendations of Mr. Politi and withdrew their proposed changes to Article XXX Loam, Sand and Gravel - Removal. The Chairman called for separate motions on each issue. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to delete the proposed maendments to Article XXX - Loam, Sand and Gravel - Removal. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-1, Mrs. Battin voting in the negative, to reject the recommendationsCom- mittee the By-Law pm• to amend Article XX - Section 25 - Protection of the Battle Green. 2 - k Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 3-2, Mrs. Battin and Mr. Crain voting in the negative, to delete the provision calling for a Civil Defense Advisory Council and to leave unchanged the current recommenda- tion and acceptance provision relating to gifts and services and other civil defense matters under Article XIX Section 3. Approp. The Board met with the Appropriation Committee to discuss differences Committee in budget items to be presented to Town Meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted not to accept the recommendation of the Appropriation Committee that the request for $150,000 for D.P.W. equipment be reduced to $132,000. Gift Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request Dishes of Mr. Fred G. Benkley, Jr. , President of the Sister City Corporation, to Sister City designate the disposition of the set of dishes from Sister City Dolores Hid- algo to the Lexington Sister City Committee. Battle Green The suspension of the license for the Battle Green Motor Inn, due to Motor Inn collapse of the central courtyard because of heavy snow, was discussed. The Lic. Board agreed to a temporary suspension, pending reinspections by the Build- Suspension ing Commissioner and Board of Health. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to temporarily suspend the Innkeeper License for the Battle Green Motor Inn pending reinspections by the Building Commissioner and Board of Health. One Day Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to issue a One Day Liq. Lic. Liquor License to the Lexington Friends Community Residence for May 14 for fund raising benefit at Kielty Hall. Mr. Politi abstained from voting. immid One Day Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to issue a One Day Auctioneer Auctioneer License to Charles W. Stevens for May 14 for fund raising benefit Lic. at Kielty Hall, Hennessey Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant permission to Field the 4-H Pony Patriots for use of Hennessey Field for Horse Show on April 24 subject to approval of Superintendent of Parks, Mr. Paul Mazerall. Minutes Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting of March 15 as corrected. There was no Executive Session. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. A true record, Attest: 0/4&(_; 2/27.Executive Clerk SELECTMEN'S MEETING 5 rim April 14, 1982 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Wednesday, April 14, 1982 at 7:00 P.M. Chairman Busa, Mrs. Battin, Mr. Crain, Mr. Politi and Mr.. Sacco; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Adler, Assist- ant to the Town Manager and Miss Casey, Executive Clerk were present. The Board met with Mr. Myron Rosenblum and members of the Lexington Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Freeze Committee to discuss Article 39 of the Warrant. Weapons Mr. Rosenblum explained to the Board how the requested $3,000 would Committee be used if appropriated by Town Meeting. The Manager explained that there was some money in the Civil Defense budget and that $300.00 of that could be designated for use by the Committee. He suggested that donations be solicited from citizens as the postage would be high. The Board agreed with the Manager to limit expenditure to $300.00. The request for a Town appointed committee to review the State evacua- tion plan and work with the Civil Defense Director to investigate the im- plications of a nuclear attack on the Town was discussed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to have the Manager appoint a committee of seven to work with the Civil Defense Director to in- vestigate, through research and expert testimony, the impliciations of a nuclear attack on the Town and that the citizens be informed of these find- ings by November 30. Mr. Joseph Rooney, Chairman of the Lexington Housing Authority met Lex. Hous. with the Board to explain the request for $7500 under Article 28. He ex- Authority plained that the Housing Authority Attorney has had to attend meetings with regard to the seven housing units at the Parker School which was mandated by Town Meeting. He stated that this was only the second time since 1962 that the Authority has come to the Town for assistance. The Manager is to review the request with the Housing Authority attorney and report back to the Board before Town Meeting concludes. The Recreation Committee met with the Board relative to Article 34 -- Recrea- Replacement of Backstop - and Article 35 -- Purchase and Construction of All Lion Weather Track. Commit t E The Board agreed to support Article 34 but not Article 35 due to the $70,000 cost and budget restraints. Mr. John Rooney, real estate representative of AMPS, met with the AMPS Board to discuss the possible lease of land behind the Town DPW facility Lease on Bedford Street. Upon motion duly made and seconded, Mr. Crain abstaining, it was voted to approve the leasing of a portion of land behind the Town DPW facility on Bedford Street to Advance Mobile Phone Service for the installation of a small building and antenna, conditions of the lease to be drawn up by the Manager. _ len•immommnimummumm• - 2 1 Hist. Dist. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint Mr. Roland mod Appt. Greeley, 1359 Massachusetts Avenue, to the Historic Districts Commission for a term to expire January 1, 1987. Battle Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request Green of Rev. John P. Streit, Jr. , Church of Our Redeemer, for the use of the Battle Green on April 28 from 12:00 Noon until 1:00 P.M. to conduct a peace service subject to coordination with the Town Manager and Mr. Mazerall. Abatements Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the follow- Water ing water abatements: Dorothy Philips 66 Fifer Lane $71.55 Data conversion error Robert Bailey 53 Westview St. 191.70 Account adjustment Bedford St./ Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to sign the contract Hartwell with the State under the provisions of Chapter 732 of the Acts of 1981 Ave. (Chapter 90) in the amount of $133,714 for roadway improvements and/or en- Ch. 90 gineering; $66,857 to be used for engineering design of the North Lexington Traffic Project. Transfer Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request of the Town Manager for a transfer from the Reserve Fund to Account #5500 -- Snow Removal - in the amount of $17,000 to cover expenses of the recent snow storm. There was no Executive Session. mod Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8:00 P.M. A true record, Attest: Executive Clerk ..4 r f r GI SELECTMEN'S MEETING r.. April 20, 1982 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmens Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Tuesday, April 30, 1982 at P.M. Chairman Bu a, Mrs. Battin, Mr. Politi, Mr. Sacco; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Miss Adler, Assistant to the Town Manager and Miss Casey, Executive Clerk were present. The Manager reported to the Board that the developer for the Parker Parker School has completed the interior of the structure to building code but School there is outside work still unfinished. He requested authorization to re- Bond quire the contractor to post a Performance Bond in the amount of $50,000 to insure that the landscaping and paving be completed to the Town's satis- faction on schedule. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Town Manager to require the developer of Parker School to post a Performance Bond in the amount of $50,000 for completion of the landscaping and paving to Town specifications. The Manager informed the Board that from the State a notification of Water a grant for the water leak detection program and requested authorization Leak to sign the grant application. Det. Grnt Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the 4 Town Manager to sign the grant application from the State for the water leak detection program in the amount of $15,000. The Manager informed the Board that he had been informed that the Town D.P.W. of Easton has approved an article Fin its town warrant to purchase the Bomag Bomag for $30,000. He will report back to the Board with further information at a later date. The Manager requested approval of the Board to insert in the tax bills Tax a letter outlining the overall budget indicating where the money comes from Bills and how expended as he had done last year. He also informed the Board that he had received information from the Department of Revenue indicating that the Town must provide, consistent with the idea of revaluation, a statement informing tax payers what their rights are relative to abatements, hearings, etc. He expects that the tax bills will be going out this week. The Board approved both concepts. The Board and the Manager discussed articles for presentation to the T.M. Town Meeting and it was decided to have the Board of Assessors and the Trans- Articles portation Advisory Committee meet with the Board to review their articles before presentation to Town Meeting. f- r Committee Committee appointments was discussed and it was decided that all App is. appointments would be made after Town Meeting adjourned. It was also de- ...o cided that committee chairmen would be notified and requested for their recommendations relative to reappointments and new appointments. Notices will be put in the Minute Man requesting interested citizens to apply for appointment to committees. There was no Executive Session. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8:05 P.M. A true record, Attest: , OP , te.,6,e- '707_0 Executive Clerk 61.7_ C i 1 \PN SELECTMEN'S MEETING moo April 26, 1982 Lx A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, April 26, 1982 at 7:00 P.M. Chairman Busa, Mrs. Battin, Mr. Crain, Mr. Politi and Mr. Sacco; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Adler, Assist- ant to the Town Manager and Miss Casey, Executive Clerk were present. The Chairman convened the meeting and presented an application for Auctioneer renewal of an auctioneer license. License Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the re- newal of the Auctioneer License for William G. Marley, 22 Phinney Road. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, Mr. Politi abstain- One Day ing, to issue a One Day Liquor License for the Lexington Bicentennial Band, Liq, Lic. Inc. for May 7 for its annual fund raising dance at Kielty Hall. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve a Transfer transfer from the Reserve Account in the amount of $5,000 to the Fire Police Medical Account #1125. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table the request Pole Loc. of Mark Moore, Jr. of Moore Homes, Inc. for a temporary grant of location Boston to Boston Edison for connection of wires to pole #67 at 394 Lowell Street Edison pending submission of plans from Boston Edison. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, Mr. Sacco abstain- Chamber of ing, to grant the request of the Chamber of Commerce to place a sign in Commerce Emery Park for "Discovery in Lexington" days subject to coordination with Sign the Public Works Department. The Board and the Manager discussed articles for the Warrant and Article 44 voted 3-2, Mrs. Battin and Mr. Crain voting in the negative, to support Plan. Bd. Article 44 amending the term of Planning Board members from five years to Term three. The Board of Assessors met with the Board to discuss and answer any Article 46 questions relative to Article 46. The Assessors' report indicated that Cl. 17C of Section 5 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws -- tax exemptions for certain elderly persons, surviving spouses and minors -- will be amended by replacing the $20,000 cap with a $40,000 cap. The provision makes no provision for State reimbursement of abatements to the Town. After further discussion, the Chairman thanked the Assessors for their report and they retired from the meeting. 2 a.. There was no Executive Session. .. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at P.I . A true record, Attest: 71, Executive Clerk k it frIvi \).-"k " jbx SELECTMEN'S MEETING rim April 28, 1982 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the eleet- men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Wednesday, April 28, 1982 at 7:00 F.M. Chairman Busa, Mrs. Battin, Mr. Crain and Mr. Politi, Mr. Hut- chinson, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Adler, Assistant to the Town Manager and Miss Casey, Executive Clerk were present. The Transportation Advisory Committee met with the Board to discuss Trans. the Committee's annual report and revisment of the Article in the Warrant. Adv. Com. The Committee has been considering the possibility of purchasing vehicles and having them operated by a contractor or have the Town lease vehicles to be operated by a contractor. The Committee requested that in- stead of the $176,000 appropriation in the Motion, that $19,000 be for- warded from this year's budget and add an additional $6,000 (from the tax rate) which would equal $25,000, the approximate cost of a new vehicle so that the money would be available for the purchase of a vehicle if it was determined that this would be the right direction in which to proceed. Mr. Busa expressed concern relative to lack of information regarding costs of leasing, operating, and maintenance of busses. He felt that the Town should not get involved in the transportation business. The Manager pointed out that it has not been decided whether or not i to be apermanent part of the Town and that there are too LEXPRESSisgoing many areas needing clarification before implementing this concept. He ex- pressed concern about adding a vehicle to the Town fleet and perhaps in the next year end up with no Town transportation system. He recommended stay- ing with the current appropriation in the motion. Mr. Crain stated that he was inclined to approve the recommendation of the Transportation Advisory Committee in this matter. He felt that it would give time to explore the proposal and would not necessarily mean that the money would be spent. It was agreed that the Committee would consult with Mr. Cohen rela- tive to changing the present motion and also pursue the legislation allowing for multi-year contracts by municipalities and report back to the Board. The Appropriation Committee met with the Board and Mr. Barnert ex- Approp. plained five options to the Board for the acquisition of a new ladder truck Committee for the Fire Department. Questions from the Board were answered by Mr. Barnert and the Chair- man expressed appreciation for the information stating that the Board would look into the matter further. Mr. Barnert and the Committee retired from the meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve a tempor- Boston ary grant of location to the Boston Edison Company to install 16 feet + of Edison conduit and necessary wires in Lowell Street to provide service to the Har- Lowell St rington Park Office Condominium. This temporary grant of location is granted with the stipulation that the public hearing required will be scheduled no later than 30 days from today. _ - 5 Abatements Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to grant the follow- L Water ing water abatements. : Marshall Dean 85 Blake Road $11.25 Estimate adjusted mod Peter Walsh 12 Lee Avenue 45.00 Incorrect reading One Day Lig. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, Mr. Politi abstaining, Lie. to issue a One Day Liquor License to Hanscom A.F.B. for June 12 at the Lex- ington National Guard Armory. Com. Car. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the renewal Lic. of two Common Carrier Licenses for Transportation Management Corporation. There was no Executive Session. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7:55 P.M. A true record, Attest adAiX;',777Executive Clerk