1994-02-15 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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t 't Board of Selectmen Meeting February 15, 1994 The meeting was convened at 7:31 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA. Present were Chairman George Hines, Secretary Sally Hoyt, Selectmen Dan Ensminger and Bill Burditt, Town Counsel H Theodore Cohen, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner and the following list of interested parties: Ginny Lane, Mary J. Andreola, Mary Mundjer, Gladys B. Cail, Nancy Eaton, Camille Anthony. On motion by Hoyt seconded by Ensminger the Board voted to go into Executive Session for the purpose of discussion of the sale of real estate. negotiations, to come back into open session at approximately 8 : 00 p.m. All four members present voted in the affirmative and the Board went into Executive Session. The Board reconvened in open session at 8:27 p.m. Present were Chairman George Hines, Secretary Sally Hoyt, Selectmen Bill- Bur- ditt and Dan Ensminger, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner. Discussion/Action Items Closing of the Warrant - On motion by Ensminger seconded by Hoyt the Board voted to close the Warrant for the 1994 Annual Town Meeting by a vote of 4-0-0. Review of Election Schedule - The Board of Selectmen reviewed possible changes to the election schedule which would result in moving the election date later in the year to take advantage of better weather. The sense from Town Meeting members when this was discussed in the Fall was, that while they might support some change to an early April date for the election, they were not willing to make wholesale changes. Based on these comments, the Board decided to drop the issue. Public Comment Ginny Lane, Chairman of the Council on Aging, spoke to enlist the support of the Board of Selectmen in support of their mission to accomplish a survey of all senior citizens. The purpose is to find out what kind of programs that seniors would need, and specif ically to evaluate the need for a bathroom on the main floor of the Senior Center. The Board talked about possibilities of doing a telephone survey, using the Suburban News notes, or doing a scout project. Lane indicated that the council wanted an objective method and thought that the best way to make the as- sessment would be through a mailed survey. George Hines noted that the Board of Selectmen is sympathetic to make the assess- ment, and indicated that they would have a flexible time table. Dan Ensminger indicated that perhaps this would be done as part of the Spring FY94 budget transfers.- - Approval of Purchase and Sales Agreement for the Pearl Street School - The Town Manager reviewed the Purchase and Sales Agree- ment with Pearl Street Associates. On motion by Burditt seconded by Hoyt the Board approved the Purchase and Sales Agreement be- tween the Town of Reading and Reading Senior Living Incorporated, for the sale of the Pearl Street School facility, and authorized