1994-01-18 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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Board of Selectmen Meeting January 18, 1994 The meeting was convened at 7:26 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA. Present were Vice Chairman Eugene Nigro, Secretary Sally Hoyt, Selectman Dan Ensminger and Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner and the following list of in- terested parties: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cann, Nancy Eaton, Jane Fiore, Deirdre Hanley, Nancy Shipes. Selectman Bill Burditt joined the meeting at 8:15 p.m. Approval of Minutes On motion by Ensminger seconded by Hoyt the Board voted to ap- prove the minutes of the Board of Selectmen meeting of January 4, 1994 as amended by a vote of 3-0-0. On motion by Hoyt seconded by Ensminger the Board voted to ap- prove the minutes of the Board of Selectmen meeting of January 11, 1994 as amended by a vote of 3-0-0. Liaison Reports/Selectmen's Comments Sally Hoyt reported on the Board of Health radon detection program, Recreation events, and Elder Services. She also had at- tended the Town Hall Christmas Party and the Library Apprecia- tion. She responded to the MMA alert regarding lottery funds. Dan Ensminger had no report. Eugene Nigro indicated that George Hines was out ill and would not be able to join us this evening. He cautioned residents to drive carefully. Public Comments There were no public comments. Town Manager's Report On motion by Hoyt seconded by Ensminger the Board voted to ap- prove a proclamation declaring January 17 - 23 as United Cerebral Palsy Week in Reading. The Town Manager reported that the Arts Center Task Force first meeting will be this Thursday and we are still looking for a business representative and other citizens to serve. He com- mended the Department of Public Works on snow plowing, and noted that we had taken the unusual measure of doing snow removal at the school sites. He also expressed concerns about behavior of some very few residents regarding snow plowing. The Ice Arena is through with all of its hearings and Conservation Commission decisions are due by the end of this month. The Town staff is meeting with the Corp of Engineers on the construction schedule of the Nike Base clean up and the Ice Rink in order to reduce conflicts and construction schedules. The Town will be mindful of keeping active access to the Reading Rifle and Revolver Club during site construction. The Board of Selectmen is having a special meeting in executive session tomorrow to review the status of the sale of the Pearl Street School. The Town Manager reported that the Public Duty Rule has been amended through an