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Town of Reading <br />16 Lowell Street <br />Reading, MA 01867-2683 <br />Phone: 781-942-6612 <br />Fax: 781-942-9071 <br />Email: ckowalski@ci.reading.mams <br />Community Planning and Development Commission <br />CPDC MINUTES <br />Meeting Dated: Dece ber 8, 2008 <br />Location: Selectmen's Meeting Roo 'own~Hal Time: 7:30 PM <br />Members Present: David Tutt e (DT); Chairman; chola Safina (NS}~~eoreary; J hn Weston <br />(JW), and Joseph Patterson (J <br />Also Present: Carol Kowalski (CK), Town Planner; Abigail McCabe (AM), Staff Planner; and <br />Michael Schloth, Recording Secretary. <br />Attorney Brad Latham of Latham, Latham & Lamond, P.C., 643 Main Street <br />Mr. Gary Davis, Architect <br />Attorney George Hall of Anderson & Kreiger LLP <br />Ms. Kristen LeDuc, agent for Metro PCS <br />Mr. Todd Gabriel of Vanney Architects, 360 N. Robert Street, Suite 201, St. Paul, MN <br />There being a quorum the Chair called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. <br />The Chair introduced and welcomed new Board Member Mr. Joseph Patterson. <br />Public Comment <br />There were no comments from the public. <br />Minor Modification <br />580 Main Street, Bank of America <br />Attorney Brad Latham and architect Mr. Gary Davis appeared for Bank of America. <br />The applicant was seeking a modification to the Board's previous site plan decision to: <br />1. Replace metal trim around the drive-through window with brick. <br />2. Replace the existing high-wattage light above drive-through window with two lower-wattage, <br />Dark-Sky lights. Safety reasons cited. <br />3. Add an opaque, gray film to the windows. There is currently a translucent gray film attached to <br />the inside of the windows. The opaque film would be added to the outside of the same <br />windows. <br />4. Increase the illumination over both the entrance door and ATM. Safety reasons cited. <br />The Board had no issues with items #1, #2, and #4 but regarding item #3 - the opaque film - the <br />consensus was to deny. <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />