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OWN OFR <br />i <br />� b <br />s39Wico44o� <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />. R Ez C ElVrE <br />F 0 W N CLERK <br />READ I r4! .7,01 A. <br />Community Planning and Development Commission 2018 -MAR 14 -PM 1:'48 <br />Date: 2018-01-08 Time: 7:30 PM <br />Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Selectmen Meeting Room <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session <br />Purpose: General Business Version: <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Chair Nick Safina, John Weston, Rachel Hitch <br />Tony D'Arezzo, Associate <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Dave Tuttle, Karen Goncalves-Dolan <br />Others Present: <br />Assistant Town Manager Jean Delios, Community Development Director Julie <br />Mercier, Paul McGonagle, Chris Latham, Prareem Limbarg, Jennifer Killeen <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted 'By: <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Chairman Nick Safina called the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m. <br />Continued Public Hearing, Site Plan Review <br />230 faka 218) Ash Street, Reading Municipal Light Department <br />Paul McGonagle and Drew Garvin were present on behalf of the Application. <br />Mr. Drew Garvin from Meridian Associates introduced Paul McGonagle the RMLD Facilities <br />Manager. Mr. Garvin provided an overview of the proposed project and changes to the <br />plans since the meeting in November. The proposal is for one-way circulation off of Ash <br />Street intothe customer parking area. Two public EV charging stations are proposed facing <br />the old substation building. The RMLD facility and employee parking will stay the same. <br />Mr. Garvin explained the drainage design. He stated that the proposed design will consist of <br />one catch basin with an underground. infiltration bed and overflow to the Town system, <br />which will significantly reduce the flow. <br />Mr. Garvin noted that the two existing handicap parking spaces will be maintained and a <br />new walkway will be added to tie into the existing walkway. This will provide a safe path <br />from the handicap parking spaces to the main building entrance -The proposal includes the <br />planting of a couple of Red Maple trees in the grassed area along the Ash Street frontage. <br />Community Development Director Julie Mercier clarified that the plan shown in the <br />presentation is different from the one the Commission received in their packet. Mr. Garvin <br />confirmed that the plans were updated based on feedback from the Town Engineer. Specific <br />changes included a slight relocation of the catch basin and the addition of a gutter -mouth <br />curb. He noted that the Engineering Division is satisfied with the new layout but would like'a <br />Page i 1 <br />