1999-01-12 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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Board of Selectmen Meeting January 12, 1999 The meeting was convened at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman Bruce MacDonald, Vice Chairman Sally Hoyt, Selectmen Camille Anthony and George Hines, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner, Assistant Town. Manager Russell Dean, Paula Schena and the following list of interested parties: Gina Snyder, Nancy Eaton, Stewart Chipman, Steve Blewitt, William Hughes, Jr., Lawrence Casey, Peter DePesa, Robert DePesa, Police Chief Edward Marchand, Joe Veno, Ted McIntire, Joe Delaney, Jacqui Carson, Brenda Smith, Richard Cohen, Robert Salter. On notion by Hoyt seconded by Hines, the Board of Selectmen voted to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussion of strategy with respect to the Sprint litigation, sale of real estate, and approval of minutes to come back into Open Session at approximately 7:30 p.m. On a roll call vote, all four members voted in the affirmative. The Board reconvened the Open Session at 8:05 p.m. Reports and Comments Selectmen's Liaison Reports and Comments — Camille Anthony noted that she attended a CPDC meeting last night, and that a petition is being circulated by neighbors of Eric's Greenhouse to get an article on the April Town Meeting Warrant requesting a five acre minimum for agricultural uses. Public Comment— Gina Synder invited the Board of Selectmen to hear speakers on January 26, 1999 regarding the habitat studies in the Ipswich River. Town Manager's Report The Town Manager gave the following report: ♦ Karen DeFrancesco has been appointed as acting Conservation Administrator while we go through the hiring process to hire Don Nadeau's replacement. ♦ Scott Dole has been hired as Reading's newest firefighter, replacing Jim Stevenson who is retiring. Scott and Firefighter Michael Wood will be attending the Fire- fighting Academy beginning in February. ♦ We are continuing to evaluate the options for hiring a planner to replace Jonathan Edwards. The first choice candidate declined the position to take a position elsewhere. ♦ We have advertised a combined Retirement Administrator - Assistant Town Accountant position to replace the retiring Executive Secretary of the Retirement Board ♦ Reading Business Park— We met with DEP a couple of weeks ago, and have met with Corporex. Counsel, our real estate advisor, Russ and I are meeting with them "} again this week to try to work out the details of a Letter of Intent that can be signed within a couple of weeks while we continue to negotiate the more complex lease document.