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Home My WebLink About1995-04-BOS-min 60-179 - - Selectmen's Meeting April 1, 1995 A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Saturday, April 1, 1995 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building at 9:00 a.m. Chairman Dailey, Mr. McSweeney, Mr. Busa, Mr. Fenn, Mrs. Eddison and Mr. White, Town Manager were present. A joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Appropriation Committee and Capital Expenditures Committee was held on Saturday, April 1, 1995 at 9:00 a.m. The purpose of the meeting was to try and resolve the $307,702 gap in the FY96 budget in order to bring final numbers to the April 10, 1995 session of Town Meeting. At the end of the discussion the Selectmen agreed upon the budget items that they would propose be made subject to a Proposition 2 1/2 override. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 12:00 p.m. , A true record, Attest: ''.------77:51L.,. '''''''' licharAft. ? ; Town Manager- !f E E t _ ' f 60-180 Selectmen's Meeting April 3, 1995 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, April 3, 1995 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building at 7:00 p.m. Acting Chairman McSweeney, Mr. Busa, Mr. Fenn, Mrs. Eddison; Mr. White, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel and Ms. Smith, Executive Clerk, were present. Mr. McSweeney opened the meeting saying he would be chairing the meeting this evening as Mr. Dailey was in Chicago on business and hoped to be back in time for Town Meeting this evening. Capital Expenditures Committee The Capital Expenditures Committee members reviewed their ten year plan and how they intend to present this plan to Town Meeting. Teleport Communications Fourth Phase of Fibre Optic Cabling Mr. McSweeney opened the hearing on the application of Teleport Communications for a grant of location to provide for the fourth phase of installation of fibre optic cable to be placed on New England Telephone and Boston Edison jointly owned poles. At this time Teleport will be placing the fibre optic cabling on Eldred Street from Bedford Street to Grove Street, Grove Street from Eldred Street to Burlington Street, Burlington Street from Grove gg Street to Hancock Street, Hancock Street from Burlington Street to Coolidge Avenue, Coolidge Avenue from Hancock Street to Adams Street and Adams Street from Coolidge Avenue to East Street. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the application of Teleport Communications for a grant of location to provide for the installation of fibre optic cable to be placed on New England Telephone and Boston Edison jointly owned poles over public ways, as specifically set forth in the Petition. Harrin aton Road/Bedford Street Temporary Closure Device Design Advisory Committee representative John Frey and Peter Chalpin described a gate designed to close off Harrington Road from Bedford Street. The gate would be put in place while the Design Advisory Committee looks at an alternate plan for the Hancock Street/Harrington Road/Bedford Street intersection. Minutes Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the minutes of the meetings ofMrh1995andMarch March 20, a c 27, 1995. 60-181 Selectmen's Meeting -- April 3, 1995 Executive Session Minutes Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the executive session minutes of the meeting of March 20, 1995. Budget Mr. White reported that the $307,702 gap was resolved Saturday at a meeting with the School Committee, Board of Selectmen and the fmance cora ittees. He will be writing up the motion for Town Meeting to reflect the settlement. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. A true record, Attest: .� e dir Phylli. A. Smith Exe (five Clerk 1 1 60-182 Selectmen's Meeting April 10, 1995 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, April 10, 1995 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building at 7:00 p.m. Chairman Dailey, Mr. McSweeney, Mr. Fenn, Mrs. Eddison; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; Mr. White, Town Manager; and Ms. Smith, Executive Clerk, were present. Mr. Dailey reviewed a proposed meeting schedule for May, June and July, 1995. The board members agreed to meet every other week after Town Meeting and will meet on May 1, May 15, June 5, June 26, July 10 and July 31. Consent Agenda Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the following commitments: a. Commitment of water charges 3/31/95 (Final) $962.06 b. Commitment of sewer charges 3/31/95 (Final) $1,504.98 c. Commitment of water charges 3/31/95 (Final) $691.58 d. Commitment of sewer charges 3/31/95 (Final) $1,160.23 Town Meeting Articles Board members discussed the two school articles and decided not to take a position on either one. Selectman McSweeney indicated he would like to see whether the Selectmen's Committee that has been reviewing the Archetype proposal were supporting the articles. After much discussion concerning the RePlace article, it was decided to oppose the motion under Article 21 and to recommend that this matter be referred to the Human Services Committee. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7;50 p.m. A true record, Attest: OP / /. Phylli jA. Smith Exec five Clerk t 60-183 Selectmen's Meeting Saturday, April 15, 1995 A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Saturday, April 15, 1995 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building at 7:30 a.m. Chairman Dailey, Mr. McSweeney, Mr. Busa, Mr. Fenn and Mrs. Eddison; Mr. White, Town Manager; and Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel were present. Sidewalk Cafe Permits Bertucci's Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request from Bertucci's Restaurant to operate a sidewalk cafe at 1777 Massachusetts Avenue for the months of April through October, 1995 subject to the following conditions: 1. No food preparation out of doors. 2. No food products, dishes, utensils, etc. are to be left out of doors. 3. Tables are not to be preset, and to be cleared immediately when unoccupied. 4. Furniture out no earlier than 11:00 a.m. and no party served after 11:00 p.m. 5. Four to five tables and unbrellas and 16 to 20 chairs, not to obstruct pedestrian traffic. 6. Serving of meals, coffee, dessert and alcoholic beverages. For every seat in the outdoor cafe, you must not use one in the dining room. 7. Rental cost of $200 per month. 8. Proof of insurance for liquor and liability on file at the Town Manager's office. The Coffee Connection. Inc. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request of the Coffee Connection to operate a sidewalk cafe at 1729 Massachusetts Avenue for the months of April through October, 1995 subject to the following conditions: 1. No food preparation out of doors. 2. No food products, dishes, utensils, etc. are to be left out of doors. 3. Tables are not to be preset. 4. The maximum number of tables outside will be four (4) with a maximum of eight chairs. 5. Prompt clean up of litter and or spillings. 6. No folding chairs to be used outside. 7. Rental will be $100.00 per month from April 1 through October 31, 1995 payable the first of each month. 8. Insurance certificate naming Town of Lexington as an additional insured through October 1995 is on file at the Town Manager's office. 1 i 60-184 Selectmen's Meeting - April 15, 1995 Chapter 90 Reimbursement Forms Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve and sign the Chapter 90 reimbursement form for the Route 2A Marrett Road project. Programs to be Placed on Override Based on Wednesday's action at Town Meeting to take Lexpress off the override and put it back in the budget as part of the available tax levy, the Board discussed what programs they could put at risk on the override to replace the $211,450 of funding for Lexpress. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 9:30 a.m. A true record, Attest: 1:27)14 /Norman P. Cohen Town Counsel } 60-185 Selectmen's Meeting April 24, 1995 A regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, April 24, 1995 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town Office Building at 7:00 p.m. Chairman Dailey, Mr. McSweeney, Mr. Busa, Mr. Fenn, Mrs. Eddison; Mr. White, Town Manager; and Ms. Smith, Executive Clerk, were present. One-Day Liquor Licenses Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to issue a one-day liquor license to The Lexington Bicentennial Band for a fund raiser to be held on May 13, 1995 from 3:00 p.m. to Midnight. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to issue a one-day liquor license to the Lexington Field and Garden Club for a fund raiser to be held on June 16, 1995 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Auctioneer's License Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to issue an auctioneer's license to Newton Oriental Rugs for an auction on oriental rugs to be held at the Mass. National Guard Armory, ` 459 Bedford Street on April 29, 1995. Cable Television License Renewal Proposal Jane Gharibian, Chair of the CATV and Communications Advisory Committee reported that she and other Committee members, Julian Bussgang, Caleb Warner and Bill Lucas had been working on an RFP for the cable television license renewal and asked the Board to vote to approve the request for proposal. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request for proposal for the cable television license renewal and to request the CATV and Communications Advisory Committee to go forward with the license renewal process. Use of Battle Green - Lexington Lodge of Elks Flag Day ceremony Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request of the Lexington Lodge of Elks to conduct their annual Flag Day Ceremonies on the Battle Green on June 14, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. Fees Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to eliminate the fee charged by the Lexington Fire Department for stringing flag poles. 60-186 Selectmen's Meeting - April 24, 1995 Bus Stop - Worthen Road Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the recommendation of the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee to add a new bus stop on Northbound Worthen Road near Waltham Street. Reserve Fund Transfer Update Mr. White reviewed the anticipated need for reserve fund transfers and indicated he would be back to the Board at a future date with more definitive numbers. Outdoor Seating - Bertucci's Mr. White asked the Board to approve a request from Bertucci's to add three to four additional tables to the outdoor seating arrangement. These additional tables will be located in front of Carlson Realty, from whom Bertucci's has received approval. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to approve the request for four additional tables to the outdoor seating arrangement for Bertucci's Restaurant. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 7:30 p.m. A true record, Attest: Ale ///z, phyll': A. Smith Exe tive Clerk