1992-04-14 Board of Selectmen Minutes

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Selectmen's Minutes - 4/14/92 - Page 2 Tom Ofenstein indicated that he hopes the Board of Selectmen will not support Articles 5 and 6 on the Special Town Meeting Warrant. He also supports a flat rubbish fee as opposed to a per bag fee. The Town Manager outlined the Health Insurance Agreement that was previously agreed to by the Board of Selectmen in Executive Ses- sion. On motion by Hoyt, seconded by Hines, the Board approved the Health Insurance Agreement with Town employees by a vote of 5-0-0. On motion by Hines, seconded by Hoyt, the Board voted to approve taxi licenses for Town Taxi as follows: One Vehicle License - 1984 Chrysler LeBaron; One Vehicle License - 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis; One Vehicle License - 1984 Oldsmobile Delta 88; and the following operators' licenses - Gary Gillis, Mary Gillis, Albert Bothe, George LeFavour, Jr. , Michael J. Smith, and Elizabeth J. Stakem. The motion was approved by a vote of 5-0-0. On motion by Hines, seconded by Hoyt, the Board voted to approve the following licenses for Acura Industries, Inc. : Vehicle License - 1985 Chevrolet Station Wagon; Vehicle License - 1984 Chevrolet Station Wagon; Vehicle License' - 1986 Oldsmobile Sta- tion Wagon; and operators' licenses for Kenneth C. Wiswall, Ken- neth J. Henshall, Eric Johanson, and Leon Kezarjian. The motion was approved by a vote of 5-0-0. On motion by Hoyt, seconded by Hines, the Board voted to approve a Class II Auto License for Russo Auto Sales Inc. at 6 West Street (taking the place of Hagen Auto Sales at the same address) for a term expiring 12-31-92 with a reminder that prices will be posted on all vehicles. The motion was approved by a vote of 5-0-0. The Board noted that the Tree City USA designation has been received by the Town of Reading again, and that a formal presen- tation will be made probably at the April 28th meeting. Jonathan Edwards was present to present the Traffic Study for the Haverhill Street Nike Base. He indicated that the information used was from the proponent, but also based on a review of infor- mation for the Wilmington, Watertown, and Franklin rinks. The information is accurate within a scenario of + or - 10%. He indicated that they have="evaluated two scenarios: one for a major event which happens eight to nine times a year on weekday evenings or Saturday afternoons. They used a weighted average on a conservative basis of one vehicle per 2.5 seats in the stadium. This generates a total of 459 vehicle trips maximum, and it was felt that this is a high estimate. They also evaluated normal events which would generate 34 vehicle trips per hour. The capacity on Haverhill Street is 2, 000 vehicle trips per hour per lane at the posted speed limit. Graphs showed that there is ample capacity on the roadway system to handle the traffic from the skating rink and still to deal with normal growth of traffic through the year 2061. He noted that the intersection on Haverhill Street at Charles Street is shown on the town-wide