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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-09-BOS-min L 4�^ pim" SELECTMEN'S MEETING September 1, 1988 )4-4-e fF U A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Thursday, September 1, 1988, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building, at 7:30 a.m. Chairman Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. McSweeney, Mr. White, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel, were present. EXECUTIVE SESSION Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 3 - 0 by roll call vote, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. McSweeney, to go into Executive Session for discussion of land negotiations with the intent to resume open session in approximately 45 minutes. At 8:15 a.m. , upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to resume open session. PINE MEADOWS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to approve the sale of $10,000,000 Bond Anticipation Notes of the Town dated September 2, 1988, payable March 2, 1989, at par and accrued interest plus the premiums, if any, indicated as follows: Interest Numbers Denomination Rate Premium Purchaser 1 to 70 $100,000 6.22% -- State Street 71 to 190 $25,000 Bank & Trust Co. Further Voted: that the provisions of G.L. c.44, ss23 to 24A, 26 and 27 shall not apply to this issue of notes and it is hereby confirmed that the treasurer has solicited proposals for the notes from at least three financial institutions. Further Voted; to confirm the consent dated Augu __ 31, 1988 to the certifying bank bidding for the notes. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8:30 a.m. A true record, Attest: Nyman P. Cohen Town Counsel /?.? / I Jo Pa* SELECTMEN'S IvirAtTING September 14, 1988 fr A regular meeting of the Board of Selec en was held on Wednesday, September 14, 1988, in the Selectmen's Meeting Roan, Town Office Building, at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddison, Mr. Dailey, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. White, Town Manager, and Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. MAPC, A. FRICK RESORT Angela Frick, Lexington's representative to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, was present for a report to the Board on the Town's relationship with MAPC. Mrs. Frick outlined the history of MAPC and its role in dealing with issues concerning the 101 cities and towns which are within its area. She noted that MAPC has formed technical advisory ccmmittees comprised of representatives from the various member towns, which deal with policies on land use, environmental quality, transportation, and housing. Mrs. Frick is a member of the Land Use Committee, which has worked on issues relative to the Met. State Hospital Land, the c‘...tater bikeway, the land tax, solid waste and possible disposal sites, and the protection of the Cambridge Reservoir. Pea Mrs. Frick also reviews Environmental Impact Statements for federally funded developments, i.e. Hanscan Field and the One Tracer Lane proposals. She provides the Selectmen, Town Manager and Planning Board copies of all her responses and is making an effort to interact with the Planning Board on any information she receives. Mrs. Frick has requested MAPC to prepare an updated guide book on all conservation trails in Lexington. Mrs. Frick reported that copies are available of MAPC's new publication entitled "Update 2,000", which the Council has offered to review with the Selectmen. Mrs. Frick referred to the North Central Subregional Committee - - formed by MAPC which includes representation from the m.unianifies of Bedford, Burlington, Lynnfield, Wakefield, Wilmington, Winchester, North Reading, Reading, Stoneham and Woburn, and asked about the Board's view on Lexington involvement. Mr. Eddison noted that the Board had felt it inappropriate to belong to regional groups of c,...,anities with which Lexington has relatively few common concerns. He referred to the revitalized HATS II group Luuvrised of four towns which have a more unified set of objectives and felt that Town involvement and efforts in that committee would be more productive. Mrs. Smith pointed out that at the August 28th meeting of the NCSC, which she, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. White had attended, various topics were brought up which were of interest to all c‘....anities. She agreed that Lexington is fortunate to have HATS working in coordination with three rim neighboring towns, but said she would prefer to think about whether involvement in both HATS and NCSC may be beneficial. She will inform Mrs. Frick when the Board has came to a decision on the matter. Mr. Eddison said he would like to see HATS II also recognized by MAPC as a regional committee. -2- Mrs. 2_.Mrs. Frick was thanked for her presentation and will be asked to return for further discussion. OPERATIONS MANAGER Mr. White noted the promotion to the position of Operations Manager of Joe Medlin, DPW. Mr. Medlin, who was selected from among four strong candidates, has worked in the DPW since 1966. The Manager described the functions of the job and introduced Mr. Medlin and his family to the Board. Mrs. Smith noted Mr. Medlin's significant contribution to the Waste Management Task Force efforts and thanked him for his dedicated service to the Town. FY89 TAX OSSIFICATION HEARING Mrs. Smith read the Legal Notice of the Public Hearing and Information Session of FY89 Tax Classification which stated that the purpose of the meeting was to review with the Assessors the property tax classification options allowable under Mass. General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 56, and the selection of the residential factor from which will follow the classified tax rates for fiscal 1989. Assessor Chairman Robert Leone, Assessor Robert Foster and Town Assessor David Stusse were present. Mr. Leone reviewed a document entitled "Levy Limit & Tax Rate Cumyatation" showing the allowable levy increase for growth and calculations resulting in a rate of $12.52, if businesses and residences were to be taxed uniformly. He explained the "Range of Fiscal 1989 Tax Rates" which listed residential factors from 85.3563% to 100%, noting that the residential factor used in FY88 had been 86.3718, which allowed for a 4.8% residential increase and a 7.1% commercial rate increase. In light of expenses connected with the override for the purchase of the Pine Meadows Golf Course land, the As ses sors recommended adoption of a residential factor of 86.9523%, which would result in a residential tax rate increase of 5.5% and which he felt would came most closely to equalling the sane level of increase as in FY8 8, plus covering the extra funds needed to accommodate the bonding of the purchase of Pine Meadows. There being no further statements, the Chairman declared the hearing closed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adopt a residential factor for fiscal 1989 of 86.9532%, as recommended by the Board of Assessors. Mrs. Smith expressed the appreciation of the Board to the Assessors and Mr. Stusse for the clear presentation of information, upon which this decision had been made. CONSENT AGENDA BYRON AVENUE SEWER EASEMENTS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to execute an Order of Taking on Byron Avenue as shown on a plan entitled, "Plan of Proposed Sewer Easement, Byron Avenue, Lexington■ MA., July 23, 1985 Francis X. Fields, Tam Engineer." ...i .0 1 man Selectmen's Meeting -3- September 14, 1988 ABATEMENTS, SEWER/DEMAND CHARGES Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the following abatements: Sewer Charges: Barker, 201 Wood Street, $105.00; Demand Charges, Brenner, 30 Preston Road, $1.00. WATER/SEWER COMMITMENTS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve Commitment of Charges, as follows: September Cycle 9 Water Bills, $67,012.93; August Final Water Bills, $2,241.04; August Final Sewer Bills, $2,292.88. BEANO LICENSE, ELKS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the application of B.P.O. Elks, Lodge #2204, 959 Waltham Street, for renewal of License to conduct Beano games, on Thursday of every week, to expire on September 30, 1989. PROCLAMATION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to proclaim September 18, through September 24, 1988, as Emergency Medical Services Week, as requested by the Office of Emergency Medical Services of the Mass. D.P.H. mom ONE DAY LIQUOR LICENSE, AMEA Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the application of Paul S. Giragosian an behalf of the Arnienian Mesrobian Education Association, for One Day Liquor License on Saturday, October 14, 1988, for a Fund Raising Party to be held at the Mass. National Guard Armory, 459 Bedford Street. TRAFFIC ITEM, KASFM, NORMANDY ROAD Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to refer the request of Jacob Kasell, 14 Normandy Road, for installation of a "Caution, Slow, Children" sign at the corner of Hudson and Normandy Roads, to the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee for review and recommendations. CONTRACT #89-4, RECYCLING Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to execute Contract #89-4, in the amount of $260,637.00, awarded on August 29, 1988, to New England Crinc for Collection, Transport & Marketing of Recyclable Solid Waste Materials. CROSS CONNECTION REGULATIONS, William Hadley, Supervisor of Water and Sewer, and Joe Medlin, Operations Manager, reviewed new drinking water regulations promulgated by DEQE, concerning Cross Connection installations. rem The program has been designed to eliminate pollutants fram entering the Town's water system and involves periodic inspections of the connections to ensure the separation of potable from non-potable water supplies. The new regulations apply only to commercial and industrial facilities and public institutions, at this time. -4- Mr. Hadley noted that in-house training of DPW employees for •••• inspections and certifications has been done, but recommended engaging a commercial firm to conduct a survey of the 441 firms and institutions and to perform the periodic inspections and certifications required. The cost for these services would be recouped under a fee structure which would total $75.00/per inspection. Mr. Hadley spoke of the safety benefit of having residences included in the program in the future and suggested that dual check valves be installed in new houses when built. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve a fee structure of $75.00 per dual valve inspection, to be performed three times yearly on connections at commercial, industrial facilities and public institutions. The fee will cover $25.00 for Town costs and $50.00 to be charged by the inspecting firm engaged. CONTRACT 88-164A, MUZZEY SR. CENTLx Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to award Contract #88-16A, in the amount of $14,580.00 to Fairway Ccmpany, Inc. , 41 Old Marlboro Road, Concord, MA for Miscellaneous Improvements at the Muzzey Senior Center. FAIR WAGE LAW Mr. Marshall referred to Question #2 which will be on the November 8th ballot which proposes repeal of the Fair Wage Law. He noted that the Mass. Municipal Association is urging support of the proposal as a means of lowering construction costs for municipalitids and asked for the Board's endorsement of the question. The Board's position will be considered at its meeting on September 26th. MINUTES Upon notion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4 - 0 to approve the minutes of August 15, 1988, with Mr. Marshall abstaining due to his absence at that meeting. It was also voted 3 - 0 to approve the minutes of the meeting on August 23, 1988, with Mr. Eddison and Mr. Dailey abstaining due to absence at the meeting. EXTENSION OF HOURS, SHERATION-LEXINGION INN Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request of James P. Wingardner, General Mgr. , Sheraton Lexington Inn, for extension of hours of service of liquor on Saturday, December 31, 1988, to 1:00 Police Chief Furdon's recommendation that a private police detail is not needed, was noted. BIKEWAY GATE DESIGN Mr. Eddison, Lexington's representative to the State NW Bikeway Committee, reported that design consultants, Vollmer Associates, have asked for a decision on the types of gates to be installed at each of the ten grade intersections of the Bikeway with a town road or street. maw He distributed drawings of the three preferred designs and indicated that Lexington's Bikeway Committee, as well as the Police, Fire and Public WOrks departments would be making recommendations as to choices. mom Selectmen's Meeting -5- September 14, 1988 Mr. Eddison felt that wooden gates would be appropriate at intersections in and around the Historic Center and that steel gates should be used at all other intersections and asked for input from Board members on the matter. Board members felt that they would have confidence in Lexington's Bikeway Committee's judgement on design selection and it was agreed, in view of the deadline by which the decision must be made, to authorize Mr. Eddison and his committee to make the final choices. EXECUTIVE SESSION Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5 - 0 by roll call vote, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddison, Mr. Dailey, Mr. McSweeney, to go into Executive Session, with no intent to resume open session, for discussion of matters concerning Collective Bargaining. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 10:55 p.m. A true record, Attest: Marion H. Snow Executive Clerk •ma /34 11 pow 0 / SELECTMEN'S Nira-crING kiP1 Ate September 26, 1988 ori A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, September 26, 1988, in the Selectmen's Meeting Roan, Town Office Building, 1625 Mass. Avenue, at 7:30 a.m. Chairman Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddison, Mr. Dailey; Mr. White, Town Manager; Norman Cohen, Town Counsel; and Kurt Dettman frau Palmer & Dodge, were present. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4 - 0 by roll call vote, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddison, Mr. Dailey, to go into Executive Session, with no intent to resume open session, for discussion of matters concerning litigation. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8:30 a.m. A true record, attest: orman P. ohen own Counsel Pow Planning Board & Board Of Selectmen Minutes of Joint Meeting on Affordable Housing October 24, 1988 Cranberry Hill mom Facilitator Jim Pritchard (JP) : SET AGENDA FOR THE EVENING: \ ) Define roles 2) Develop outline of a Housing Development organization to carry out your commitment to affordable housing. 4 issues: ( 1 ) who will provide overall leadership (2) who manages the development process (3) who coordinates on day to day basis (4) how do you involve boards, committees, community groups Consensus thinking from last meeting: Build 100-175 units affordable housing over next 5 years (private and public) through the following mechanisms' A) begin exploring possibilities at Meagherville as the first of several sites B) scatter sites C) Lowell Street concept (private development) D) accessory apartments - why isn' t it working This constitutes a starting point that everyone can agree with, and is not p�ok necessarily a consensus that this is the best plan. The two boards then plotted their feelings on to a matrix deveroped by Bob Bowyer "The Roles of the Actors in the Production of Affordable Housing" . General Comments on Bob Bowyer's (BB) Matrix: Bill Dailey (BD) - 4 categories need to be addressed first - all others are ancillary until those are dealt with: ( 1 ) Agree on Housing Policy (2) Set number targets (4) Determine which sites will be considered ( 11 ) Rank sites by priority. . .one site or concurrently Paul Marshall (PM) - No one sees a leadership role in anything spelled out here for LHA or any of the appointed committees/boards? BB - 1 ) LHA doesn't proceed until town wants it to; 2) it only develops on property it acquires for free Leo McSweeney (LM) - Many roles and responsibilities here involve several boards, so we must work together to be successful - one goal with one focus. JS - As work gets done, appropriate participation will become evident. JP - PB, BOB, Mgt and Staff is where primary leadership and burden lie pow, Ellie Klauminzer (EK) - LexHAB should lead in some private developments MW - the lead changes according to the project. /36 JB - LexHAB's charge states they may take action "when authorized by Board of Selectmen" . Martha Wood (MW) - Delete ( 16) "Supervise construction/select occupants" , etc. from matrix because leadership responsibility depends on site. ]P - What is the staff role here? Now The major staff players are Manager, Assistant Manager, DPW/Engineering, Planning Director, the Comptroller, and a "Housing Specialist" . PM - We don' t have a Housing Specialist. JS - Does the existing staff have capability to see this through? EK - If LexHAB is told to develop - it will need specialists to carry it out. Can we use LexHAB dollars to staff position to work with both LexHAB and Town? BB - Staff does not need to be compartmentalized depending on who the end- owner is. Staff can work for ( low income, moderate income) public non- profit, can work for private non profit and for profit. JP; To Recap what we've done so far: 1) Overall leadership role must come from Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, Managment & staff 2) Day to Day management and coordination = Manager, Assistant, Planning Director, Engineers, Comptroller, DPW, Building Commissioner, and some variety of housing specialist/consultant. ^ 3) Other Boards should be involved EK - How about the Mass Housing Partnership? Do we need a Central Coordinating Committee to work on this? JS - BOS/PB should give other boards opportunity to comment on decision making process and then tell Town Manager to implement something at X site. We also need to determine what is least number of units we can build on a site and still be economically feasible. PM - Need to get to Town Meeting to get authorization to bid on school sites at '89 meeting or get developers to bid subject to vote at a Special Town Meeting for specific site. Next Steps - produce written consensus to date to get something for people to respond to; - Schedule enlarged group meeting to playout thinking thus far and get input - meeting has to have focus in order to get response. - research to be done by staff: A) pick site and do preliminary research on 1 ) mix of housing "wo 2) density 3) funding possibilities 4) buildable land .N J /3)/ IS - We need to have meeting soon but with as much substance as possinie. EK: We need to get large group to where we are now. We can do what we need t❑ now. We can do this research for future meetings. NMI PM & 30: We disagree. Don' t want to go into large group meeting without two or three scenarios for Meagherville ready to present to them. Hold off the meeting until we are ready to tell them exactly what we want t❑ do, and then ask for their support. JP - Our two options for the large group meeting are: #1, 1 ) present them with history of how we got to where we are 2) our best thinking of the current "consensus" 3) desire to have concurrent research done by staff fact gathering 4) mechanism for group response - eacti❑ .) ¢ #2 1 ) present them with history of how we g❑t to where we are 2) present a site with 4 or 5 concepts about how it might be developed 3) reaction Group Consensus: We need some combination of 1 and 2 as soon as possible with as much focus as possible. Agenda Of Meeting to be: 1) report and comment of what has gone on in 2 sessions. 2) staff is already at work to see what options are 3) '89 Town Meeting will seek authorization to bid s tte 4) BOSIPB will come back at next meeting with more specifics 5) Share thoughts on roles and responsibilities with group Meeting adjourned 10:40pm. C7>i2A>ciSk Deborah Radway notetaker m.. \ it ORM SELECTMEN'S ivirmuNG September 26, 1988 A' PI 1 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, September 26, 1988, in the Selectmen's Meeting Roam, Town Office Building, at 7:30 p.m. Chairman Smith, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Eddison, Mr. Dailey, Mr. McSweeney; Mr. White, Town Manager; Mrs. Snow, Executive Clerk, were present. PUBLIC HEARING, BOSTON EDISON, SPRING STREET Mrs. Smith opened a public hearing on the petition of the Boston Edison Company for permission to install conduit in Spring Street. Carol McManus, representing the Edison Company, explained that the work is necessary to provide electric service to Raytheon Company, 141 Spring Street. The Chairman noted the recommendations of Richard Spiers, Director DE '7, that approval of the petition be granted. There being no other ckAiii=nts in favor or in opposition, Mrs. Smith declared the hearing closed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the petition, plan and orders of Boston Edison Canpany for the purpose of a grant of location for conduit in Spring Street, northwesterly, approximately 182 feet southwest of Hayden Avenue, a distance of about 12 feet. Pow. TRAFFIC COMMITT= REPORTS Peter Chalpin, Chairman of the Traffic Safety AdVisory Committee, was present for discussion of the recommendations of his committee on several traffic related requests from citizens. MUZZEY CROSSWALK ALERT, STONE Mr. Chalpin reported on his Committee's recommendation that the request of Daniel Stone, 1475 Mass. Avenue, for installation of a crosswalk alert device at the Muzzey Condo crosswalk on Mass. Avenue be approved. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request of Daniel Stone, as stated above, for installation of a "Stop for Pedestrians" device in Mass. Avenue at the Muzzey School Condominium development crosswalk. The existing crosswalk will be repainted in a zebra design. BCW STR=T TRAFFIC, MR. HON Mr. Chalpin reviewed the request of Wing K. Hon, 62 Bow Street, and recommendation of the Traffic Committee that Mr. Hon's petition that a traffic warning sign on Bow Street at Cummings Avenue, be denied. Mr. Chalpin explained that investigation of traffic conditions in the area had shown that, even though the alignment of the roadway is less than ideal, it is not hazardous and that a sign would not be of benefit. paw. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to deny the request of Wing K. Hon for installation of a traffic warning sign on Bow Street, as described above but that continued enforcement of the 30 mph speed limit be implemented. ) -2-- BRIDGE STREET, ONE WAY TRAFFIC mime Mr. Chalpin reviewed his Committee's evaluation of the effectiveness of the trial period for one way traffic on Bridge Street, which began last Spring. The Committee concurred that by all accounts, the experiment had been a complete success and advised that it be made a permanent regulation. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to make permanent the regulation requiring one way traffic on Bridge Street, Payson Street, northwesterly to Spring Street. VINE STREET PARKING, TRUCKS, STUART Mr. Chalpin reported that his Committee, in response to the request by Katherine Stuart, 32 Vinebrook Road, had recommended prohibition of truck parking at the corner of Vinebrook Road and Waltham Street for improvement of sight distance for motorists exiting Vinebrook Road. The Committee had noted that the problem appears to relate specifically and only to N.E. Telephone trucks, whose facilities are directly across Waltham Street and suggested that the Telephone Company be requested, in writing, to refrain from this practice. The Committee further advised that if this approach should fail, thought be given to elimination of this parking space. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the recommendations of the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee that the New England Telephone Company's cooperation in prohibition of its truck be sought. If this procedure should prove to be ineffective, consideration of eliminating the parking space on the corner of Vinebrook Road and Waltham Street, will be given. Mr. White will write a letter to the Telephone Company, requesting its assistance. The matter will again be considered if these procedures do not provide relief to motorists exiting Vinebrook Road. Mr. Chalpin was asked to explore the conditions of the Board of Appeals Special Permit, on the Telephone Company facility, regarding parking. WARNING SIGNS, VINE STREET, SMITH REQUEST Mr. Chalpin reported on his Committee's favorable recommendation on the request of Mrs. Douglas Smith, 56 Vine Street, for installation of signs indicating the presence of children. He reported that the Warrants for such signs are clearly satisfied. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the recommendation of the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee for installation of two "Caution Children" signs, one at either end of Vine Street, as requested by Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Smith and other residents of Vine Street. PARKING, BATTLE GREEN Mr. Chalpin reported on the results of Police monitoring on the matter of all-day parking around the Battle Green which had been conducted on the three week days preceding the Labor Day weekend. The Police report had shown that on those days, only four cars had remained parked for more than four hours and the Committee advised that no __ changes in the current parking scheme be made at this time. W-0 ) Selectmen's Meeting September 26, 1988 Mr. Marshall, who had initiated the request for exploration of the situation, noted that the days before a major holiday weekend would not reflect true every-day conditions and requested that a min-week check, under regular business and traffic conditions, be made. The matter will again be considered when that report has been received. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to table consideration of amendment of the Traffic Rules and Orders, regarding parking at the Battle Green. PROMOTION, LT. RAPOSA, L.P.D. Mr. White referenced the promotion of Sgt. Robert Raposa to Lieutenant, and noted his excellent performance while a staff member of the Traffic Safety Advisory Cammittee. MINUTES Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 4 - 0, with Mr. Eddison abstaining due to absence at that meeting, to approve as presented, the minutes of the Selectmen's Meeting on August 29, 1988. It was also voted 3 - 0, with Mr. Eddison and Mr. Dailey abstaining, to approve the minutes of September 1, 1988. SELECTMEN'S FY 89 GOALS Mr. White reviewed with the Board his draft of the Goals of the Board of Selectmen for FY89, as discussed at the Board's June 1988 Goal Setting Meeting. Mr. White urged the Board to let him know of any revisions needed. Mr. Marshall complemented the 'Down Manager on his preparation of the Goal Statement reflecting the Board's discussions, but asked that the Board's role in maintaining existing services be specifically mentioned. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Selectmen's Goals and Objectives for FY89 as amended. MTC TRAINING SCHEDULE Mr. White described the Microcomputer Training Schedule for Fall, 1988, noting the Town's significant investment in computer equipment. He referred to the favorable results of the formal training program initiated the previous year and his plan to bring more sophistication to the Fall's aggressive program under the leadership of Candy McLaughlin of his staff. The Manager thanked the Board for its support of the acquisition of equipment and the hiring of the training staff. All Selectmen expressed their pleasure in seeing progress with the training and use of cuuvuters. Mr. Marshall stressed that standardization of equipment was important and should be considered when new purchases are planned. PINE MEADCWS, PURCHASE & SALE AGREEMENT Mr. White reviewed with the Board details of the Purchase and Sale mai Agreement with Pine Meadows Country Club, Inc. and a Lease under which the Club can continue to operate the golf course until December 31, 1989. The terms of the Lease relative to upkeep of the course and winter use were discussed. .0 -4- Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Town Manager to sign the lease of the Pine Meadows golf course for a period ending on December 31, 1989, to confirm the signing of the purchase and sale agreement dated September 16, 1988; and to authorize the Town Manager and the Town Counsel to sign any other documents that may be necessary to affectuate the transaction. RECYCLING REGULATIONS The Town Manager noted that recycling containers had been delivered to CRinc that day and pointed out the need for distribution of Recycling Regulations to residents before the start of the Program in October. He reviewed the Draft Regulations and Guidelines and asked for the approval of the Board. Mrs. Smith said that she had been impressed with the performance of Dick Spiers, Director of Public Works, throughout the development of the program, and his work with the Waste Management Task Force. She felt the Recycling Program would be a positive experience in reduction of the impact of waste removal and was sure it would be well received by residents. She noted the enthusiastic reception of the concept by Town Meeting and the cooperation in publicizing it by the newspaper. Mr. White will draft a letter to Grocery Store Managers for approval of the Waste Managesnent Task Force in which he will encourage the use of brown paper bags rather than plastic. Mr. White noted that recycling in the Town Office Building will be starting in October and will eventually include schools. Following discussion of CRinc response to residents who refuse to participate in the program, Mr. Dailey expressed his hope that such enforcement of regulations would, at least initially, be done with a great deal of flexibility. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the Recycling Regulations, as submitted by the Town Manager. ANNUAL APPOINDENTS Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appoint/reappoint the following to Committees/Boards/Commissions, with terms to expire as noted: COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS Maryanne Armstrong 34 Robinson Road September 30, 1991 Robert Gartside 20 Loring Road " u Penelope Hart 64 Bloomfield St. u Melinda Vinton 11 Leonard Road " 11 Elizabeth Parsons* 2173 Mass. Avenue It u Robert Frank* 7 Homestead St. It It II * To fill vacancies of Fred Rosenberg and Philip McFarland WASTE MANAGEIENT TASK FORCE Jacqueline Weinstock 81 Hancock Street September 30, 1990 u emit Richard Reibstein 162 Marrett Road II (To fill the unexpired terms of James Chambers and Jacqueline Ward) /IP was Selectmen's Meeting -- --- September 26, 1988 TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTIL±, Elaine Dratch . 2 Maureen Road Se,7;tember 30, 1991 ,, Sara Arnold 15 Washington Street IT II II Eugene Lee 9 Carnegie Place Ti II BOARD OF APPEALS & BOARD OF APPEALS ASSOCIATES Name Address Expiration Date Ann Scigliano 3 Augustus Road September 30, 1993 William C. Hays 39 Locust Avenue September 30, 1989 Eric T. Clarke 29 Moon Hill Road Susan Beck 17 Patriots Drive I' II II Mary W. Miley 29 Robinson Road II II IT Robert V. Whitman 5 Hancock Avenue I/ II VI John J. Mcl/i .e.y 503 Concord Avenue U ,, TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS Thomas G. Taylor 64 Marrett Road September 30, 1994 Pi..., BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND Thomas G. Taylor 64 Narrett Road September 30, 1991 GAEL LEGACY FUND Elizabeth M. Flynn 310 Concord Avenue September 30, 1989 Leona W. Martin 19 Thoreau Road It It It CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION BOARD Marjorie 1A -exits 1906 Mass. Avenue September 30, 1991 Thomas Gouzoule 126 Emerson Gardens September 30, 1989 (to fill unexpired term of Nathan Becker) DESIGN ADVISORY COMMInit,h John Frey 1133 Mass. Avenue September 30, 1989 Don H. Olson 30 Forest Street II II II Elizabeth Whitman 5 Hancock Avenue II II Robert D. Bradley 15 Rockville Avenue II II II Norma Bogen 13 Barberry Road II II II ,, Walter Pierce 16 Trotting Horse Drive II II Thomas Coffman 31 Lincoln Street VI II II II . II II Elaine Adler 3 Sunnyknoll Terrace pm, Albert Huang 82 Pleasant Street ,, II II CENTRAL AMERICA SISTER CITY COMMiTT.r.it Mrs. Smith noted that in the listing of Committees with vacancies to be filled, published in the newspaper in an effort to attract -6- candidates, the name of the Central America Sister City Committee had inadvertently been included, when it actually had been dissolved as a miso Town committee after its report had been made to the 1988 Annual Town Meeting. She had written an explanatory letter to Sam Silverman who had been critical of this oversight. FAIR WAGE LEGISLATION, QUESTION #2 Mrs. Smith noted the position of the Mass. Municipal Association in favor of the repeal of the existing Fair Wage Law, and the Association's request for support of its position by the Selectmen. Material had been received from the Fair Wage Committee which is campaigning to repeal the prevailing law, and from The Committee for Quality of Life, which takes the opposite view. Mr. Marshall explained the cost benefits to municipalities by repeal of the law which now requires that in projects involving state or municipal funding, public construction workers must be paid the State-set wage, averaging $25.00/hr, though that wage is highly inflated over the market wage actually prevailing in the area. He added that opponents to the repeal are those involved in various areas of the construction field who benefit under the prevailing law. He said that he would urge support of repeal of the Fair Wage Law. Mr. Eddison expressed his agreement adding that in view of difficult fiscal times, anything which would help Towns with their budgets should be supported. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to endorse a YES vote on Question #2 of the Warrant for the November 8 'State Election emit proposing repeal of the prevailing Fair Wage Law. HATS II LtaTtat TO BASE COMMANDER, HANSCCM FIELD Mr. Eddison referred to a draft letter to be sent to Colonel Charles Seifert, Commander, Hanscom Air Force Base, from HATS II on behalf of the Towns of Bedford, Concord, Lexington and Lincoln, expressing concerns of those regarding towns proposed development at the Base. Boards of Selectmen of the four towns were being asked for approval of the letter as an expression, in one document of their reservations relative to issues affecting the area towns. Upon notion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize Mr. Eddison, Chairman of HATS II, to express the views of the Lexington Board of Selectmen as they appear in the draft letter to Colonel Seifert. Upon notion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 9:20p.m. /) A true record, Attest: tUtn/1 /1 d . ion H. S Executive Clerk mot