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Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Conservation Commission j �} ? 3 P 12 08 Date: 2014 -10 -22 Time: 7:00 PM Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Board of Selectmen Room Address: 16 Lowell Street Purpose: Public Meeting Attendees: Members - Present: Annika Scanlon, Chairman; Brian Sullivan, Terry Selle, Alison Stager, Rebecca Longley, Charles Tirone, Administrator Members - Not Present: Jamie Maughan Others Present: David Ryan Jennifer Vieira Jerry Hegarty Jason LeBovidge Jim Lordan Marianne Sellitto Nino Sellitto Tom Hughes, Hughes Environmental Consulting Michael Bourque Tom Connery, Reading Open Land Trust Elizabeth Wallis, Hayes Engineering Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Julia Rodger Topics of Discussion: APPROVED NOVEMBER 24, 2014 Ms. Scanlon welcomed new board member Rebecca Longley Old /New Business Minor Project: 20 Willow Street Minor project driveway extension since January 2014. Mary Gatis sought to repair /replace porch and had to dig 2 new footings because it was more than 50 feet from Bordering Vegetated Wetland. Approved and issued permit through Building Department. Minor Modification: 196 Salem Street, Owner to put pavers in back corner of house, keeping pavers in line with house, wants to modify from original minor project of 8' wide by 20' long to 16' wide by 20' long, which is still more that 50' away from Bordering Vegetated Wetland. Certificate of Compliance: 62 Oak Street, Lot 11, Carbone. Mr. Selle and Ms. Longley did site visit. Notes seemed straightforward according to plan. Notes indicated oil sheen at closest Page i 1 201-1 C9 --- Town of Reading - Meeting Minutes wood bridge to house. Board discussed whether there was petroleum or bacteria present. .Another site visit may be warranted to check again. Ms. Scanlon will do site visit to determine if it is hazardous waste. This should not hold up completion of work. Motion made by Mr. Selle to issue Certificate of Compliance. Seconded by Ms. Stager. Vote was 5 -0 -0. OOC 270 -0568: New Boardwalk in Bare Meadow Ms. Scanlon opened the public hearing. Boy Scout, Michael Bourque presented plan for bridge supports in Bare Meadow as part of Eagle Project. Ms.Scanlon expressed the board's appreciation of scouts help on trail projects. Michael Bourque presented cost estimate and schematics. Manpower will be provided by scout groups. Board offered to help with manpower. Fundraising is underway. Ms. Longley visited Bare Meadow, commented that one tree with many roots may pose problem for posts. Scouts are also concerned with tree roots. Board discussed positioning of posts and using post spiker, and other possible modifications. Dates for this project are scheduled for Nov 20th and 21St Mr. Selle made motion to approve project. Ms. Scanlon seconded. Vote was 5 -0 -0 to approve with some comments and feedback. Mr. Tirone will prepare letter with description of project to be signed by Chair. NOI 270 -0634: Sturges Park — Pine Ridge Road, Map 4, Lot 88, Town of Reading, Engineering Dept/DPW: Hearing continued to next meeting on November 12, 2014. Mr. Tirone got email this afternoon requesting continuance for this hearing. RDA 14 -17: 86 Forest Street, Map 39, Lot 6, Lordan, Sage Development Jim Lordan, owner and builder, gave presentation to raze and remove the existing 1 story dwelling and all fences, driveways, walkways, patios and walls. Relocate driveway, and all utilities, loam and seed, all work is within 100 -feet of a Bordering Vegetated Wetland and Intermittent Stream. The new home will be located entirely outside the Buffer Zone. Old house was close to street and wetlands and was destroyed by fire last winter. Impervious area will be reduced from about 2800 sq. ft. to 1200 sq. ft. Grading will be done to keep new driveway to left side of property as far from wetlands as possible. Grading is to be minor. Propose to bury end of drainpipe that exists underneath driveway at 100 Forest Street and install catch basin. No plan to remove. Ms. Scanlon asked about two trees shown on plan. Owner said trees were dead and needed to be removed. Mr. Tirone asked about detail for catch basin /drain. Owner offered to cap pipe if preferable. Board members and owner discussed ways to handle runoff Possible Condition required using slow release fertilizer. Ms. Scanlon suggested plantings within 25ft zone, cover and shrubs, native plantings. After some discussion board was satisfied with plan. Public comment from Bob McCloon of 84 Forest Street, the next door neighbor. Asked how close driveway will be to his driveway. Mr. Lordan estimated 10 feet. No further comment from public. Motion made by Ms. Scanlon to issue negative determination for RDA 14 -17 as proposed with comments. Seconded by Mr. Selle. Vote was 5 -0 -0. Mr. Tirone asked if board had any conditions to propose or if satisfied with current plan. Board is okay with current plan and owner's explanations and proposed plantings. Page 1 2 '013 9 Town of Reading - Meeting Minutes NOI 270 -0635 :23 Pondview Lane, Map 44, Lot 32, Battaglia Ms. Scanlon opened the public hearing. Commission will discuss Notice of Intent, filed by Chad T. and Jennifer M. Battaglia for an addition to a single family home, new walkway, stairs and replacing the existing patio material with pervious pavers. All work is within 100 feet of a Bordering Vegetated Wetland. Elizabeth Wallace from Hayes Engineering made presentation of 2 activities: to add 89' sq. ft. addition and removal and replacement of concrete patio with porous pavers to extend out to wall. Erosion control in grass lawn, retaining wall to act as deterrent to sediments. Ms. Scanlon felt there was discrepancy in 35' vs 50'. Discussion on removal of old patio. Silt socks for erosion control. Mr.Tirone wanted to see where construction access is. Ms. Wallace said it will be between house and siltsock. Bobcat will need to be stored 100 feet away. Staging area is not indicated but will be added to be shown at end of driveway. Siltsock will be biodegradable with mulch and compost. Most of patio work to be done by hand. Commission had concern over access on grass side of property. Ms. Wallace said access will be from driveway side. No further questions from Board. Ms. Scanlon asked for Public comment Tom Connery, Member of Board of Directors of Open Land Trust. Trust was notified because they own land within a certain radius. Mr. Connery asked about erosion control and different materials in use and number of erosion controls. Mr. Tirone explained the types of controls and materials used. Question regarding porous pavers and what makes them porous. Mr. Tirone and board discussed installation and types of porous pavers. Motion made by Mr. Sullivan to approved Notice of Intent and issue Order of Conditions. Seconded by Ms. Longley. Vote was 5 -0 -0. Mr. Tirone stated owner has not seen Notice of Intent. Ms. Wallace had no objection to receiving Order of Conditions. Mr. Tirone will modify and sign certificate tonight. Motion made by Mr. Sullivan to close hearing on 23 Pondview Lane. Seconded by Ms. Scanlon. Vote was 5 -0 -0 OOC 270 -0568: Under the Town trail work permit, new boardwalk supports, Pinevale, Reading Trails Committee Hearing was opened. Trails Committee will be replacing existing boardwalk supports in some areas. Lifting boardwalks and resetting foundations. Foundations are bad and need replacing. Trails Committee has enough materials to do project. The southern section is in worst condition. Highlights on plans show areas that need replacing. Ms. Scanlon would like to walk this area. Too many questions on plans to approve as is, she would like to see where and how much work needs to be done. Plan needs more detail. Still time to resubmit plan by next meeting on the 12th and be sorted out by the 15th when work is scheduled to be done. Mr. Selle will meet with Chair of Trails to firm up map Mr. Tirone commented unable to tell location of new boardwalk on existing trail according to this plan. The 3 steps involved are: 1St option - no notice at all; 2nd option - get notice, but don't treat as NOI, no ad in paper, no notice to abutters; 3rd option - Notice of Intent for new work Still maintenance is required. Page 1 3 2C:3- 09 -�3 Town of Reading - Meeting Minutes Ms. Scanlon is willing to approve as spelled out on back of map and if Trails Committee wants to come back with more detailed plan. Motion made by Mr. Sullivan to approve boardwalk renovation as shown on map and as described in paragraph on back. Seconded by Ms. Scanlon. Vote was 5 -0 -0 Mr. Tirone will prepare letter for Chair's signature. Hearing closed OOC 270 -0633: 118 Willow Street, Map 20, Lot 224, Sellitto Mr. Tirone said Order of Conditions was approved and written up. Tom Hughes, Hughes Environmental Consulting, and Mr. Sellitto have returned with question on page 14 A -1, Deed Restriction of 25' zone kept in natural forested condition at grade bounds. Didn't seem to fit site. Restriction on Deed seems redundant. Board discussed additional conditions and referred to changes made on a similar property in the past. Owner suggested striking A -1 and adding to A- 2 Motion made by Ms. Scanlon to approve Order of Conditions as modified to include sentence from 164 Green Street and description of flush mount bound and a raised stone bound. Seconded by Mr. Sullivan. Vote was 4 -0 -0. Ms. Longely abstained. Minutes for Approval: Motion made by Ms. Scanlon to approved minutes of October 8, 2014. Seconded by Mr. Sullivan. Vote was 4-0-0. Ms. Longley abstained. Administrative Report: Mr. Tirone discussed bylaw fees. Banks and mortgage companies are requiring more paperwork to file Certificates of Compliance. Reading's Certificate of Compliance has no fee. Spoke about instituting fee. Mr. Tirone offered to survey surrounding towns for comparisons. RDA $75.00, most towns charge $200. Notice of Intent is usually $300.00 to $3000.00. Between Boxford, Arlington, and Reading, Reading has lowest fees. Mr. Tirone will prepare excel data for board's review. Board discussed bylaw fees and consulting fees. Ms. Longley brought up 29 Gavin Circle and wanted to give Board a heads up regarding this property. Grass looks good and is growing. Owner mentioned they are going to sue the town. Ms. Longley was questioning if engineering checked town map to determine if there is a certified vernal pool. Board is dealing with this violation and is not pleased. Conservation Elections, Chair, Vice Chair Ms. Stager asked if they would be having elections tonight since she won't be present at next meeting. Discussion whether they should wait for all members to be present or have elections tonight. Should they rotate chairperson every year or longer? Board feels 5 year term is too long, one year too short. Somewhere between 2 -3 seems satisfactory. Ms. Scanlon proposed that chair's term be at least 2 years. Board plans to revisit topic of term lengths next June. After some discussion, Board decided not to have elections at this time and Ms. Scanlon will continue as chair. This item will be removed from agenda. Mr. Selle discussed Ipswich Watershed Association building new kiosk with information for Town Forest. Town Forest Committee will prepare for kiosk. Location discussed for a popular area, possibly where 2 trails meet. December 5th is approximate date of receipt of kiosk. Also will be putting rules and regulations in various locations. Ms. Scanlon followed up on billing of Pearl Street water and sewer storm water fee and has not heard anything yet. This represents a storm water fee for vacant lot. Bill is $16.00 per quarter Motion made by Mr. Selle to adjourn at 9:15 p.m. Ms. Scanlon seconded. Vote was 5 -0 -0. Page 1 4 ,:3 -__