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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-09-17 Board of Public Works Minutes.y` 1 S Board of Public Works Meeting of September 17, 1954 Page 1 A meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16, Municipal. Building at 7;30 P.M. Present were Chairman Barker, Board Members Polychrones and Griffin, Superintendent Anthony V. Fletcher and Assistant Superintendent William A. Redford. Tt was moved, seconded and voted 2:04 (Mr. Polychrones abstaining) to accept the minutes of the Board of Public Works meeting of September 10, 1954 as amended. Under the Superintendent's Report; Supt. Fletcher stated regarding the Hydrogeologi.c..al Study they have not filed with MFPA as of today. He stated he is preparing a series of letters which will go out with the notification to each Board and Commission asking them to write to MEPA with their concerns. He stated he would also ask the Chronicle for an article to send in with our statement of fact. The 20 days does not start until. MEPA receives this notification. Regarding John Street - Sept. Fletcher stated he and Asst. Supt. Redford met with V. Kerian. Director of Solid Waste at DEQE and walked the landfill site. Mr. Kerian stated he was quite satisfied with the way we addressed his concerns and neighborhood concerns. Supt. Fletcher stated we have not heard any further word from the National Guard, but he will call them on Wednesday. Regarding the Water Treatment. Plant - Supt. Fletcher stated John Willis, Vice President of CUM and a representative from the Leopold Co. were at the plant and we dial some extensive full scale demonstrations of the filters. Everyone agreed the filters are not working properly. We are planning to rebuild one filter. The media for the one filter is $2,122 which we can handle, and he proposes to rebuild this filter in October. He stated there will also be a full report given to the Board on the wells. i Board of Public Works Meeting of September 17, 1954 Page Regarding the letter from Atty. Newmann representing the Chadwick Arms Apartments, Mr. Griffin stated I wonder if it would be in our best interest to forward the letter to DEOF to the Iodice trust as the nearby abuttors indicating our time schedule. Mr. Griffin felt a record of these issues should be kept for possible legal reasons. Chairman Barker felt the letter to the Attorney should also be copied to Town Counsel. Supt. Fletcher stated this will go into the project reading file as well. It was moved, seconded and voted 3,0 to abate $90,715.56 in Water and $41,364.25 in Sewer for the commitments dated 7-1-83, 10-1-53, 1-1-84 and 4-1-84 as a result of payment of water and sewer bills within the time allowed for discount. The Board reviewed the Proposed Driveway Widening and Curb Cut application Policy. Mrs. Wood joined the meeting at 8;02 PM. After amendments, it was moved, seconded and voted 3;0;1 (Mrs. Wood abstaining) to accept the proposed driveway widening and curb cut application policy as written September 13, 1984. It was moved, seconced and voted 3;0;1 (Mrs. Wood abstaining) to amend the BPW and/or Board of Survey Regulations to include this policy.. The Board next reviewed the John Street Court Sewer Extension petition. Mrs. Wood stated since this is not going the full length of John Street Court, what about future extensions? C Board of Public Works Meeting of September 17, 1954 Page 3 Asst. Supt, Bedford replied we are proposing to require a stub in the end manhole so that if any of the remaining two houses wish to connect, they can do so at their own expense or petition the Town. We will extend the main to go beyond the property lines. Mr. Griffin asked are there any costs to be incurred by the Town? Mr. Bedford replied yes, but they are minimal., including inspections of the house connections for our own protection. I would also propose we set out grade stakes for them to start out with. It was moved, seconded and voted 4;4 that we accept the petition to extend the sewer at John St. Court, the costs to be borne by the abuttors as noted in the application form as amended, to Station 1+50. It was moved, seconded and voted 4;0 to accept the policy for Licensed Drain Layer and Utility Contractor Approvals. Under Old and New Business; It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to place an Article on the Warrant for November Town Meeting regarding the need for additional funds for the hydrogeol.ogical study. It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to award Contract 54-17 - Sanitary Sewer Main Construction - to William Hubbard, Inc.. of Lynn, Ma. in the amount of $27,236.52 subject to the Departments' satisfaction with the contractors reference checks, quality of work, qualifications and the procurement of the required payment bond, performance bond and certificate of insurance. It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to award the bid for Bituminous Concrete Materials to Heffron Asphalt Corporation of Wilmington, Man in accordance with their bid subject to the procurement of 4 the required materials bond with an upset limit of $72.060.00. Board of Public Works Meeting of September 17, 1984 Page 4 Chairman Barker asked that the whole bid process be studied. It was moved, seconded and voted 4;0 to award the hid for Sand, Gravel., Stone, etc. materials to J.J. Cronin Co. of North Reading, Ma. in accordance with their hid subject to their procurement of the rewired materials bond with an upset limit of $36,280.00 for at plant and $44,870.00 for delivered. It was moved, seconded and voted 4;0 to sign the contract from C.E. Maguire as written and amended by Town Counsel for the proposed DPW Facility A/E contract. Mr. Griffin stated the report on groundwater protection implies that the burden of responsibility is also the joint jurisdiction of the Town's Chief Executive Officer which in this case is the Board of Selectmen. Supt. Fletcher stated a copy of this will he sent to the Board of Selectmen. The Board signed the Payroll and the Bil.lroll for the period ending September 14, 1984. The meeting adjourned at 8;45 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Secreta v