HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-05-BOS-minSELECTMEN'S MEETING
May 2, 1984
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's
Meeting Room, Town off ice Building on Wednesday, May 2 , 1984, at 7:30 p . m.
Chairman Battin, Mr. Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Eddison; Mr. Hutchinson,
Town Manager; Mr.. Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Adler, Assistant to the Town
Manager and Mrs . - Snow, Executive C 1 erk,. were present.
Mr. Hutchinson reported on a meeting . of David Rodgers with Robert
Shafer, Attorney for Noyes Anderson, Inc., to clarify language in the
amendment to the Land Disposition Agreement which had been conditionally
approved at the Apr it ' 3 o meeting. The amendment would ensure LexHAB' s
ability to acquire units in the future in connection with pending fore-
closures, The Board of Selectmen would have power to allow LexHAB to
step in, if the amendment is approved . .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was iroted to approve the
amendment as clarified with the new language inserted by Town Counsel.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve a letter
to the Executive Office of Communities and Development, stating the Town's
endorsement of the Lexington Housing Authority's efforts to provide low
income housing and expressing its support of the Authority's efforts to
obtain funding for construction of such housing on the "Poor Farm" site
at Cedar Street.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by roll call vote
4 to o, Mrs. Battin, Mr. Sacco, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Eddison, to . go to
Executive Session for discussion of matters of litigation, with no intent
to resume open session-,
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7:50 p ,m.
A true record, Attest:
Marion H. Snow
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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
d. Ma y 7 1984
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's
Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, May 7 1984 , . at 6:45 p.m...
with Chairman Batt 'in, Mr. Sacco., Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddison;
Mr. Hutchinson, Town Managers Miss Adler, Assistant to the Town Manager
and Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present.
The Board reviewed the report of . James Lima, Captain of Traffic,
Arlex Taxi
on applications by . Ar lex Taxi Corporation, for renewal of Taxi Licenses
Licenses
for the ensuing year.
Mr. McLaughlin pointed out that each year, a number of broken and/or
damaged meter seals are reported at the time of Police inspection of
vehicles to be relicensed . He requested exploration by the Police Dept.
on circumstances of such damage t o . m.et er s .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve licenses
for the following Arlex Taxi Corporation vehicles to expire on May 1, 1985,
subject to report by the Police Department on the unusually high number
of broken meter seals reported:
8 1981 Ford Fairmont 1FABP21A4BA153992 Taxi 42:21
10 1978 Plymouth wagon HL45D8B19 6598 Taxi 4213
12 .1981 Ford Fairmont 1FABP21AGBA153976 Taxi 4216
14 1980 Plymouth Sedan HL41CAF145760 Taxi 4214
16 1981 Ford Fairmont 1FABP2lA5BP21A5BA153970 Taxi 4218
18 1981 Ford Fairmont 1FABP21A6BA153931 Taxi 4209
20 1980 Plymouth Sedan HL41CAF145756 Taxi 4210
22 1981 Ford Fairmont 1FAB21AGBA153959 Taxi 4211
2 1981 Ford Fa irmont 1FABPZ lAlBA153 98 2 Taxi 4204
Mrs. Bat t in reported that the Conservation C ommiss ion and Recreation
Cons . Comm
Committee will be holding separate meetings to discuss the updating of
Recr. Open
the Conservation and Recreation Master Plan for Open Space, and asked if
Space Plan
there would be Selectmen representation at either the May 8 or May 17. meeting.
Mr. Eddison agreed to attend the May 8 Conservation meeting., and Mr.
McLaughlin will make an effort to be present ' at the Recreation meeting on
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Art. 24 Mrs. Battin noted that the Planning Board has .now taken a position in
Hayden Ave. support of Article 24, citizens proposal for rezoning of land at Hayden
to CD Avenue from RC to CD Zone. She asked f f the Board wished to take a position
on Article 24 at this time.
Mr. Edd ison voiced his favorable position and moved that the Board
support the proposal.
The motion was seconded for purposes of debate,
Mr. Sacco and kr: McLaughlin indicated that they wished to hear more
discussion of the matter before discussion.
Mrs. Battin expressed her support.
Mr. Marshall stated that he opposed Article 24.
The motion did not carry.
Sen.Kraus Senator Kraus was in attendance for further discussion of his proposed
Prop Two tax ref orm proposal, which will be acted upon by the Senate as Bill 1709,
in the near future. He requested Town Meeting adoption of a Resolution
in Support of Proposition Two, which he said would be important in terms
of what happens on the f loor on the Senate,
Chairman Smith of 'the Planning Board, Chairman Hamburger and Margaret
Rawls of the TMMA, Chairman McCabe and Jacquelyn Ward of the Capital
Expenditures Committee and Chairman Dailey and Michael O'Sullivan of the
Appropriations Committee were present for the discussion.
Following discussion of procedures under Prop. 2 1/2, a question and
answer period concerning implications of annual reassessment of property
and other aspects of the Senator's proposal Mrs. Battin asked whether
the Board felt in a position to decide on support of the resolution and
presentation to Town Meeting under Article 2.
Mr. McLaughlin said he would prefer not to act on the resolution
at this point. He had requested information from the Manager regarding
what the present projections are for conditions at the end of this fiscal
year and when we might be reaching 2%. He also wanted to research the rate
of increases from year to year prior to Prop 2 1/2 and felt. that kind of
information should be looked at before making a decision.
Mr. Marshall, who will not be present on-May 9, said he was ready to
support the Resolution and the bill and would like to see Town Meeting
debate the issue.
Mr. Sacco saw no need to override Proposition 2 1/2 at this time,
since he felt it was doing its job in Lexington. He would not support
the resolution.
Mr. Eddison said he was in support of the proposal, and hoped that as
many of the Selectmen as possible would also support. On that basis, he
said he was willing to wait for the provision of information mentioned by
Mr. McLaughlin to enable him to come to a decision.
Mrs. Battin said she was in support of the proposal.
Mr. McLaughlin said he was willing to support the concept of bringing
the resolution to the Town Meeting floor, even though he was not willing to
endorse , it at this time, with an indication that the Board wishes to have
further discussion on the issue at a subsequent Selectmen's meeting.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to provide inf or--
mati.on to Town Meeting on Senator Kraus' :s proposal at the-May 9th session,
with an indication that the Board's intent is to have the matter brought
up for Town Meeting debate, following the Selectmen's decision on its
position.
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Steve Anderson, Palmer & Dodge, informed the Board that the Court Butts Case
had upheld the position of the Planning Board, with regard to the Board
of Appeals decision on the Butts case, that the lot in question had
been combined by deed and use so as to form only one lot.
Mr. Hutchinson presented a draft Memorandum of Understanding which Potter Pond
would revise an agreement between Developers Boyd and Smith f or provision Memo of
of units at Potter Pond to the Town. Understandins
Upon notion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the
Town Manager to request that Town Counsel prepare the Memorandum in
appropriate legal language to be used as the basis of the Selectmen's
presentation of Article 10 to Town Meeting.
At 7:55 p.m., upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to
adj ourn the meeting until 10: 15 p.m., or such time. following the evening's
session of Town Meeting for consideration of a compromise method of fund-
ing the Conservation purchase proposed under Article 590
The Exe cu t I've Clerk was excused from the meeting.
A true copy, Attest
Executive Clerk
The adjourned meeting of the Board of Selectmen convened at 10:50 p.m.
in Cary Memorial Building.
Mrs. Battin said that Julian Bussgang had suggested that a compromise Article 59
on funding the golf course acquisition might bring the Board of Selectmen Pine Meadow
and the Appropriation Committee together. He proposed an initial payment Golf Course
of $250,000 and ten -year bonding. Mrs. Battin asked if the Board, without
obligating itself to ten -year financing could support this concept.
Mr. Marshall commented that he would not be present Wednesday night
but indicated he would accept this if it was acceptable to the Appropriation
Committee.
Mr. Eddison moved that the Board agree to fund the golf course acquisi-
tion by an initial payment of up to $250,000 for purposes of flexibility in
dealing with the Appropriation Committee.
Mr. Marshall seconded-and asked where the money would come from.
The Manager responded that he had been instructed to look for a way
of funding Hancock Street on the tax levy and thought he had located a source
of funds. This he said could be used for the golf course and Hancock Street
could be bonded as originally proposed . He said he was opposed to the
acquisition.
Mr. McLaughlin said he would not support the motion since he would not
support the acquisition. Mr. Sacco concurred.
The Board voted 3 to 2 to support Mr. Eddison's motion.
The meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Adler
Assistant to the Town Manager
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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
i May 9, 1984
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Selectmen's
Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, May 7, 198.4 at 7:15 p.m.
Chairman Batti.n, Mr. Sacco, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Eddison; Mr. Hutchinson,
Town-Manager, Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Adler, Assistant to the Town
Manager and Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present,
Mrs . . Batt in noted a letter from Commissioner Geary, M. D . C. , announc-
ing the Governor's proclamation of Water ,Conservat ion Week throughout
Massachusetts, and requesting a demonstration of local support by the
issuance of a similar proclamation by Lexington.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the week of
June 3 through 9, 19 84 , ' b e proclaimed as Water Conservat ion Week in
Lexington.
Mr. Eddison agreed to explore , ways to bring to the attention of
citizens the importance of water conservation and the need for economical
water use.
Water Conser-
vation Week
Upon motion duly made and
seconded, - it was
voted to renew an Auc--
Auctioneer
tioneer' s License for Ronald T.
D' Abbraccio , 14
Westminster Avenue, for the'
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ensuing year. The license will
expire on March-31,
1985.
D'Abbraccio
Applications for Common Victualler Licenses for "Steve's and "one
Meriam" was reviewed. Both restaurants had been granted 'Board of Appeals
Special Permits and the proprietors requested approval by the Selectmen,
conditional upon final and inspection of premises by the Building Commiss-
ioner and Director of Public Health,
It was noted that Mr. Greenstein was , r equest ing hours of operation under
his Common Victualler License exceeding those specified in the Board of
Appeals. As advised by Town Counsel, Mr. Greenstein will be informed that
he may apply to the Selectmen for an adjustment of hours, only after re-
application and approval of any extension by the Board of Appeals.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve applica-
tions for the issuance of Common Victualler's Licenses to expire on
December 31, 1984, as follows:
Steve's 1749 Massachusetts Hours: 10 a.m, to 11 P.M.
Seven days /week
One Meriam
1 Meriam Street
Common Vict,
Licenses
Steve's
One Meriam
Hours: b a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Seven days /week
Both licenses were granted, subject, to final inspection and approval of
the establishments by the Building Commissioner and Director of Public Health.
License for Steve's was granted with the additional condition that Mr.
Greenstein demonstrate his cooperation in controlling litter by installation
of trash receptacles at exits.
Upon motion duly made and seconded it was P y , voted to accept, with regret, Crothers
the resignation of Joan Crothers, representing CAPA on the Hanscom Field Resignation
Advisory Commission.. Hans . F1d .
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Transfer Upon motion duly made and seconded, it . was voted to approve transfer
to of funds from the Reserve Fund to FY 1 84 Assessors Expense Budget Acct.
Acct. #3000 #3000, in the amount of $1,000.00, due to unanticipated expenses for pre-
paration of 1984 tax bills.
Senior Ctr.. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to recommend post-
ponement of consideration of Article 57, Senior Center, to the May 14
session - of Town Meeting.'
eeting . ' Mr. Sacco will make that motion.
Art. 59 Mr. Hutchinson reported on his meeting with the ' Appropriation Committee,
Pine Meadows regarding the proposal for an alternate method of financing the proposed
Golf Course Conservation purchase of the Pine Meadows Golf Course. The Committee has
requested a meeting on Saturday, May 12, for discussion of this proposal
with .;the Selectmen.
Mr. McLaughlin expressed willingness to hear any new financing proposals
and suggested continuing the Selectmen's meeting after the evening's-Town
Meeting session.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn until 10: 30,
or such time, following Town Meeting, for discussion with Conservation Comm-
issioner Frank Smith of the Appropriation Committee's suggestions regarding
the financial aspects of Article 59.
At 10:35 p.m., the meeting reconvened in Cary Memorial Hall*
Decision was made to schedule a meeting with the . Conservation Commission,
Appropriation and Capital Expenditures Committees. and the Recreation
Committee, on Saturday, May 12, 1984, at 8:30 a . m. , for discussion of a
different approach to funding the proposed acquisition of the Pine Meadows
Golf Course. ..w
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at-10: p.m.
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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
May 14, 1984
A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the S elect -
men' s Meeting Room, Town Office Building, on Monday, - May 14, 1984, at
7: 00 p.m. Chairman Battin, Mr. Sacco, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Marshall,
Mr, Eddison; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr. - Cohen, Town Counsel;
Miss Adler, Assistant to the ' Town Manager, and Mrs. Snow, Executive
Clerk, were present.
Mrs. Battin noted the unanimous support of the Center Revitalization
Committee (C.R.C.) for the Attendant Parking Proposal (Article 48, Park-
ing Improvements) and ' recommended presentation of the proposal, with
the Board's approval, at the May 21st session Town Meeting.
John ob er teuo"f er , who. had initiated the concept and worked on the
preparation of the attendant parking program with Mr. Tonaszuck and the
C.R.C. , was present for the discussion.
Mr. Tonaszuck presented the proposal for Attendant Parking at the
Meriam Street . Lot, with a method of operation involving installation
of an attendant booth for entrance and exit in the center of the aisle
in Station WAy, with two attendants on duty from 8 a .m. to 6 p.m. A
third attendant will be available during the , mid --day demand period.
Existing rates will prevail until such time as the Selectmen determine
a change is warranted.
An entrance only will be provided at Meriam Street, one aisle will
be blocked off with the access drive controlled by an automatic gate, to
be activated when a numbered and time - stamped ticket is taken.
He outlined allocation of spaces for all -day and high - turnover parker s ..
and noted that all. vehicles will be locked unless spillover requires
aisle parking.
Mr. Tonaszuck reported on bids received for manag eien t of the lot and
gave his recommendation that .Mattes Management Company be awarded the
bid for $57,000, which, would include snow plowing and sweeping of the lot
for one year, commencing August 13, 1984.
He gave a cost projection for implementation of the attendant parking
and continuation of the Permit Parking Program, With a total appropriation
request . of $89, $20,000 'f o r Permit Parking and $69,000 for Attendant
Parking. The motion will be amended to ref lest this breakdown.
Mrs. Battin extended the appreciation of the-Board, as well as the
C.R.C. to Mr. oberteuf f er for his invaluable aid and assistance in the pre-
paration of . the Attendant Parking , proposal . .
The Town Manager• reported that proposals were received on May 11 for
the Town Computer System. He reviewed-the recommendations of the Data
Processing Committee that the Town obtain an in -house turnkey system to
support the Town's financial and administration system in lieu of the
current system that relies heavily on contracted services which are
costing $107 , o 0 o a year.
Proposals received ranged from $220,000 to $357,, with a recommenda-
tion from the Committee of $250,000 implementation of this system.
The Manager noted that proposals are still being reviewed.
Attendant
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Mr'. O'Sullivan of 'the Appropriation Committee noted that the Committee'. s
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recommendation is f or $175,000, but that it is in support of productivity
He will recommend consideration, of $250,000 now requested.
Mr. Michelson, Capital Expenditures Committee, said that his Committee
would not make a decision at this time based on facts presented to date, ••■r
He requested as much information as possible be provided before the May
16 meeting of the Capital Expenditures Committee.
Upon motion duly made and seconded it wa.s. voted to support the request
under Article 53 for $250,000 for the Town Computer System; as recommended
by the Data Processing Committee.
Minutes Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted ' to approve the minutes
11 2 1 6 5 of Selectmen's Meetings on January 30, February 6, February 17, 19840
2117184 Mr. Marshall and Mr. Eddison abstaining from voting.
Exemplary Upon motion duly. made and seconded, it was voted to acknowledge
Teacher the Exemplary Teacher. Awards made by-the Order of DeMolay, to Gloria M.
Award Fitzgerald. and Alan M. Cooper, by the issuance of a document commending
them for their services to the Town. Mrs. Battin will read these
tions. and present them to the teachers at 8:00 p.m.. at Town Meeting.'
Art. 13 .
Mrs. Battin ref erred ' to the rewording of "Article 13., Visibility at
Visibility
Intersections, which has been _postponed and referred back to the Select -
at . Inter-
men. The revised proposal would . apply to future violation, taking
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care of existing violations by the taking of temporary easements to allow
the removal of obstructions Town expense.
Mr. Tonaszuck reported that Paul Mazerall, Tree Warden, has jurisdic-
tion over trees and shrubs which obstruct vision, under existing State
Statue.
Following discussion of the ramifications-of the new by -law, it was
suggested that in view of . .the complexity of the proposal, a report on the
matter could be made to Town Meeting this year and the presentation be de-
ferred to next yeas,, after time for additional consideration.
Upon motion duly made-and seconded, it . was voted to move that article
13 be indefinitely postponed.-
Art, 67
Mr. Eddison reported that the appropriation request for hazardous waste
Hazardous
collection had , been increased from $-2,500 to $3,000. He asked that the members
Waste
take a stand on the additional funding requested by the League of Women Voters
and come to a decision on whether the Board wished to present, .
Motion was made by Mr. Eddison to support the request, and seconded by
Mr. Marshall for purposes of discussion.
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Mr. Sacco pointed out. that, last year- question had been raised as to collection of hazardous waste on . a semi - annual basis ,
Mr. McLaughlin noted that the Health Director sees an increase in
amounts collected up to now, and that he would not recommend going to
an every other year program for a year - or two. He added that he would not
want to have a sense of commitment for an annual collection, but would
rather keep it open.
Upon motion duly made and-seconded, it was voted to support the re--
quest of the Leagu -e �of Women voters , f or appropriation of $3 , 000, and that
the Board will present this request under Article 67 ,
Regarding the of Understanding on Potter . Pond units, Mr.
Hutchinson informed the Board that the developers have signed the revised
document as discussed on May 1. He asked that the Board vote to execute
the Memorandum, so that it can be presented at the May lb session of
Town ..Meet ing .
The administrative fee, which remains to be established, will be ne-
gotiated with the developers at a -later date.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, .it was voted to execute the Memo-
randum of Understanding as revised to release Boyd /Smith, developers,
from the terms of the original agreement in exchange for a sum of money
which will represent the dif ference between. the agreed --upon . price for sale
of units at Potter Pond and the net market rate price, less an administrative
fee to cover. selling expenses.
The Board reviewed the recommendations and cost analysis of the comm-
unication system proposed by NYNEX, of Network- Systems Design Corporation,
for conversion of the Town telephone system under Article 54. The Town
Manager noted that of the four NYNEX ' apt ions outlined, he . concurred with
the NSD recommendation that option II be implemented. This option would
consist of a Centralized Attendant Service with the centralized switchboard
being located in the Town Hall, and would require a small increase in cost
in the first year. The second year cost would increase substantially due to
the cost of the maintenance contract. This option would have the added
benefit of eliminating the manpower . cost of an operation in the Senior High
School under the centralized attendant service capabilities. The School
Committee will advise the Town Manager within a few days on its position on
the proposal.
Mr. Hutchinson stated that he would recommend selection of option II, if
the School system is in agreement, but if not, he would recommend option III,
for a stand -alone communications systems in Town Hall .
Mr. Marshall recommended that options for outright buying of the system,
rather than leasing, should be explored, and so moved.
Mr. McLaughlin said he would have qualms about the purchase unless it
was for a joint system with the School Department.
Mr. Marshall's motion was amended to include Mr. McLaughlin' s suggestion
regarding integration with the School's system.
Mrs. Battin said that she would abstain from voting on the issue, since
her son in employed by NYNEX.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4 - o, with Mrs. Battin
�• abstaining, that the cost implications of purchase of a centralized Town
telephone system, to be integrated with the School Department system, be
explored at the meeting on May 160
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Senior Ctr . Mrs. Boggia , Chairman of the . Council on Aging, requested that funding
Funding of. $25 ,000, requested under Article 57 for furnishing of the Senior Center,
Art. 57 be increased to $50,000 as the Town's share of the estimated $125,000 needed.
A Council on Aging Fund Raising effort is geared to providing the balance.
Mr. Sacco, who is Selectmen liaison to the Council, stated his support
of the increase and said that he will so move at Town Meeting.
In response to questions regarding the $16, 955 requested for phone
installation which appears on the itemized list of furnishings for the
Center, Terry Gent of the Council on Aging said that a need exists for a
self contained system, with one listed number plus two additional lines
for Council Services and for the purpose of tracking various programs. He
sees the existing system as not adequate to handle these calls, and felt
that C. of A. phone setup would be a burdensome addition for integration
in the Town system.
Mr. Hutchinson will explore with the vendor proposed for the new
system (NYNEX) , regarding its capability to include the Senior Center lines.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8: p.m.
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A meeting of the Boar of Selectmen was held on Wednesday, May 16, 1984
in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, at 7:04 p.m. Chair
man Batt in, Mr.. Sacco, Mr. McLaughlin., Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddison; Mr. Hutch-
inson, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel, Miss Adler , Assistant to the
Town Manager and Mrs Snow, Executive Clerk, were present.
SELECTMEN'S MEETING
� May 16, 1984
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was vo -ted to approve the 1 -day Auct.
application of Cosmo Ciccarello, for one --day Auctioneer License to hold License
an auction at the Lexington Montessori School on June 2, 1984. Ciccarello
Upon motion du made and seconded, it was voted to approve the 1 -day Auc t .
application of Hossein Tora.bza.deh, for one -day Auctioneer License to License
hold an auction at the Lexington Armory, on behalf of St. Nicholas Church. Torab zadeh
Upon motion du made and seconded, it was voted to approve the app- -- 1 -day Liquor
licat ions for one -day Liquor Licenses of the Armenian Sisters Academy on License
June 16, 1984, and of W. R. Grace, Recreation Association on May 24, 1984. W. R. Grace
The Board reviewed the report of the Safety Advisory . Comm-
ittee on the traffic concerns of Janet . Bonner, her request for installa-
tion of "Slow-Children" signs on Winthrop Road and for lowering of the
speed limit.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was Voted to approve the in-
stallation of "Caution -- Children" signs on Winthrop Road, near Waltham
Street and Highland Avenue, and to request increased enforcement by the
Lexington Police Department . of the existing 30 .mph speed limit.
Ms. Bonner will be informed of the Committee's findings that it
will not be possible to lower the speed limit to 20 mph, as she had
requested, traffic conditions at that location do not meet
standards of the Massachusetts D.P.W. and -the Registrar of Motor Vehicles
for that speed. Ms. Bonner will also be advised that if she chooses to
petition for sidewalk construction on the southerly side of Winthrop Road,
consideration will be given that project in the FY '86 budget.
Mrs. Battin noted a request from the Town of Wayland for Lexington
support regarding efforts being made in the Legislature for distribution
of additional State aid to every community in the amount of $35 per public
school student..
The Board concurred with the recommendations of the Town Manager that
the matter. be dealt with bythe Legislature and that Lexington abstain
from comment.
Bonner,
Winthrop Rd.
T.S.A.C.Rept,
Wayland
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for State Ai(
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the trans- Transfer
f er from the Reserve Fund, in the amount ' of $2,000, to Metered Mail Account Metered Mail
#2940, due to increase in overall mailing costs in FY '840
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Transfer Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve transfer
Pension Fund from the Reserve Fund in the amount of $10, o0o to the Non -- Contributory
Pension Fund Account #7825, to accommodate a court awarded pension to
a former school teacher which had not been provided for in the normal •..r�
budgeting process.
The Board and the Town Manager briefly discussed the sequence in
which remaining Articles were to be ' taken up at Town Meeting that evening.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was-voted to adjourn at
7:55 p.m.
A true record, Attest:
Marion H. Snow
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Ma y 21, 1984
A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen -was held in the Select-
men's Meeting Room, Town Office Building on Monday, , May 21, 1984, at
7:00 p.m. Chairman Batt in, Mr. Sacco, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Marshall,
Mr. Eddison; Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr . - Cohen, Town Counsel;
Miss Adler, Assistant to the Town Manager and Mrs. Snow,, Executive Clerk
were present.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted . to approve the
minutes of the Selectmen' s' meet ing on February 27, 19840, Mr, Marshall
and Mr. Eddison abstained from voting.'
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was . voted to abate water
charges as follows:
Frances Daveta, 9 Tucker Avenue $44.00 Estimate adjusted
Joseph Bergin, 7 Carville Avenue $41.25 Incorrect reading
Robert Chattel, 6 Forest Court $31.90 Estimate adjusted
Gilbert Sakakeeny, 4 Cottage Street $126.50 Estimate adjusted
Minutes
February 27
Water Abate-
ments
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to refer the request Goldstein
of Phyllis Goldstein, 5 Lawrence Lane, for installation of speed . limit signs Pleasant St.
on Pleasant Street, to the Traf f is Safety Advisory Committee f or ' review' and T. S . A. C .
recommendations.
Upon motion. duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request Elks, Flag
of the Lexington Lodge of Elks-#2204, for use of the Battle Green on June 14, Day, Battle
at 7:00 p .m. for its annual Flag Day ceremonies. Green
Mr. Sacco, Mr. McLaughlin and Mr. Eddison, will represent the Board at
the ceremonies,
Upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted to approve the re- Cons. Comm.
appointment ,by the Town Manager of Angela Frick and. David Williams to the A PP is .
Conservation Commission.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the appoint-C. o Aging
meets by 'the Town Manager of . Cathy Robinson and Jacob Gardner to the Council Appt s .
on Aging for t e rms ' of three years,
Mr. Eddison requested that in the future, more extensive background Appt criter --
inf ormation on.-candidates be provided to the Selectmen, when they are being is , back- -
requested to give approval of appointments by the Town Manager. ground
Mr. Hutchinson reviewed his recommended schedule, with times specified, T. Mtg.
for presentation of Articles at the evening' s session. of Town Meeting. He Schedule
asked the Board's concurrence with the suggested timetable, and that it be
proposed in an effort to conclude with the evening's session.
The Board was in agreement with proposing the schedule to the Town
Meeting as recommended by the Town Manager.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it - was voted to execute "Chapter Ch. 90
90" Reimbursement Request #2 in the amount of $2,271.75 as requested by. Request
the Town Manager.
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Adams /Russell. John Ward, Chairman of the Cable Television Advisory Committee,
Rate Increase was present for discussion with representatives of Adams Cable Services
Division of subscriber rate increases to be announced on June 10
Mr. Pollack, General Manager of Adams Russell Cablevision -- Lexington,
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Inc. was present.
Mr. McLaughlin, Selectman liaison to the CATV Committee, reported
that on December 31,' 1982, the Town had been notified of a 3/1/83 Public
Hearing held-by the State Cable Commission on deregulation of operating
Cable systems. He noted that no specific ref erence to Lexington was
made in the notice. He added that since the State has now deregulated
Cable Television, the Town no longer has legal authority ' to . control rates,
Mr. Ward recapped the. Public Hearing process and also stated that
because of the lack of detailed notification,. the Cable Committee was
unaware of 'the deregulation procedures until March. 1, 1983. He noted
that the two-- -year fixed-rate period specified in the franchise agreement
has now expired*
He stated that even though Lexington has no control over the rate
structure from this point on, the Board and the Cable Committee should,
however, determine to their own satisfactions whether rate changes are
in fact and proper He stated that after examination of all
data presented in Adams/Russell's 10 -year financial projections, the
committee is satisf ied . that this. is the case.
Mr. Ward explained that the most significant factor in the rate
change will be an increase from $7.50 to $13.50 per month for full service
for the first outlet (from $b to $12 for senior citizens) , and from $4 to
$ 6 for each additional outlet. The basic rate and Lifeline rate for
senior citizens are not being changed. He went on to point out rate changes
in other options i.e. remote control (which is being reduced, increases ' in
charges for outlets under varied subscriptions. • no
Mr. ward stated that Adams /Russel -1 justifies these increases on the
basis of approximately 120% increase over 1980 projected figures for fixed
assets costs for the third year and roughly doubled costs of operation.
He went on to explain that cable economics for a new system . are characterized
by very large up-front costs,, and net incomes that are negative for the
first years. He said that it seems clear , that rate increases are necessary
if the Lexington cable system is to remain viable. He noted that Adams/
Russell has not chosen to cut back on local programming and access operations
which is the usual procedure when cable systems are having cash flow problems.
Mr. Eddison responded that such increases indicate to him that Adams/
Russell had not properly calculated rates in 1980 and questioned the de-
regulation procedings when Adams Russell apparently has no competition in
Lexington. It was explained that the fact that there are three major net-
works available and that the subscription rate in the Town is less than
70% fulfills the criterion for deregulation..
Mr. Marshall. brought-out that after implementation of the increases,
Adams /Russell would probably experience a drop in subscribers.
Mr. Pollack stated that a survey has shown that Lexington rates are
below those-in similar towns.
Mr. Eddison expressed appreciation to the Cable Committee for its very
helpful report and its assistance 'in understanding the proposal.
Mr. Pollack also thanked the Committee for its efforts, and stated
that Adams Russell feels it is doing its best in its dealings with the
Town. He again �stat ed that the rate increase is tru needed.
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Selectmen's Meeting May 21, 1984
M' M I A motion by Mr. Eddis on that Emerald Street be deleted from the
list of construction streets was seconded by Mrs, Battin for purposes
of discussion.
Mr. Marshall, Mr. Sacco and Mr. McLaughlin expressed their agree-
ment that the construction of Emerald Street should be proposed this
year, as originally supported by the Board
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The motion as seconded to delete Emerald . Street construction was
withdrawn.
' The Chairman stated that the Board was united in support of the
proposal for the modified plan for construction of Emerald Street,
Mr. McLaughlin. stated that in the absence of Senator Kraus, he will
acknowledge the sixteen Lexington Merit Scholarship finalists at Town
Meeting. Each finalist will be mailed an individual acknowledgement of
accomplishment, signed by the Board.
Mr. Hutchinson recapped the current schedule for presentation of
Articles. He noted that at present ttw5w amount ov r - he levy limit is
$220, 000, . uti.lizing $900,000 of free cash and ilnc udiiag Emerald Street
at $56,000 and Sunny Knoll at $91, - 000 in Article' 46. It also presumes
$340,000 on the levy for Hancock Street and Line Item 8525 Tax & Bond
anticipation Loans being reduced from $160, 000 to $50,000 because of the
failure of the Conservation article to pass.
He recommended that $1,120,000 million be utilized from free cash
to make up the $220,000 and that any deletions lessen the demand on f ree.
cash acc or ding ly .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted , to proceed under
Article 68 as recommended by the Town Manager with the amount of $1,120,000
committed to free cash,. subject to caucus on the matter at Town Meeting*
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5 - 0 by roll call
vote, Mrs. Bat t in, Mr. Sacco, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr .. Mar shall, Mr. Edd icon,
to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussion of real estate
negotiation, with no intent to resume open session.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7:55 p.m.
A true record, Attest:
l�larion H. Snow
� Executive Clerk
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SELECTMEN'S MEETING
May 23, 1984
A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held in the Select-
men's Meeting Room, Town off ice Building on Wednesday, May 23 , 1984 , at
7: p.m. Chairman Battin, Mr. Sacco, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddison;
Mr. Hutchinson, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Miss Adler,
Assistant to the Town Manager and Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were pre -
sent.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to execute the
following 1984 - Street and Drain Easements
Street &
Drain Ease-
ments
Spencer Street -- Temporary Construction Easement
Meadow Brook Avenue and Wellington Lane Avenue - Temporary
Construction .Easement
Grant Street - Temporary Construction Easement
Garfield Street - Drain Easement
Garfield Street - Temporary Construction Eas nt
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Mr. Hutchinson updated the Board on preparation of the- document trans - Muzzey Sch.
f erring Muzzey Jr. High School to Sydney Noyes Anderson,, Inc. The document Conveyance
is now being worked on by Robert Shafer, Attorney for the developers, and
when completed will be submitted for review by Torn. Counsel. It is hoped
that it will be ready for approval by the Board at the Selectmen's Meeting
on June 4.
Brief discussion of strategy and presentation of Articles at Town
Meeting f ollowed .
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7:43 p.m.
A true record, Attest:
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Marion H. Snow
Executive Clerk
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