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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-12-11 Board of Selectmen Executive Session Minutes Board of Selectmen Meeting Executive Session December 11, 2001 The Executive Session convened at 7.30 p.m. in the Conference Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman George Hines, Vice Chairman Camille Anthony, Secretary Matthew Cummings, Selectman Richard Schubert, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner, Town Counsel Joan Langsam and Gary Brackett, Town Planner Anne Krieg, CPDC Members Dick Howard, Neil Sullivan, Jonathan Barnes and Kathy Greenfield and Paula Schena. Litigation Town Counsel Joan Langsam noted that Gerard Welch (15 —17 Pierce Street) has filed for a restraining order to have Certificates of Occupancy issued for the remaining units in his project. There is an issue of requiring the units to be sold to people 55 years or older. There was no condition on age filed by CPDC but it is reflected in the Minutes. The neighbors didn't appeal because no condition was filed. Mr. Welch stopped marketing to people 55 years or older because there was no market for it and now there is a density issue. The consensus of the Board was to litigate and try to get some affordable housing out of it. A motion by Howard seconded by Sullivan for CPDC to adjourn the Executive Session at 8:05 p.m. was approved on a roll call vote with all four members voting in the affirmative. Town Counsel Joan Langsam updated the Board on Eaton, Fraen, Mola, DeMarco, Eric's Greenhouse, Calley v. Vaccaro, Beacon Street Neighborhood Association, Capobianco, Cumberland Farms, Reading Retirement Board and several Appellate Tax Board matters. A motion by Cummings seconded by Schubert to adjourn the Executive Session at 8:30 p.m. was approved on a roll call vote with all four members voting in the affirmative. The Board reconvened in Executive Session at 10:26 p.m. in the Conference Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman George Hines, Vice Chairman Camille Anthony, Secretary Matthew Cummings, Selectman Richard Schubert, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner and Paula Schena. Sale of Real Estate The Town Manager updated the Board on the sale of the landfill. He noted that the Extended Stay Hotel is not signing on so Dickinson is looking at alternative uses. Negotiations The Town Manager reviewed the agreements in the Engineers/Water Treatment Plant Contract. A motion by Cummings seconded by Schubert to approve the Engineers/Water Treatment Plant Contract as outlined in the memo of December 3, 2001 was approved on a roll call vote with all four members voting in the affirmative. Board of Selectmen Meeting—Executive Session—December 11, 2001 —Page 2 The Town Manager noted that the issue of payment for the defibrillator program needs to be settled. The consensus of the Board was to offer$100 per year. Approval of Minutes A motion by Cummings seconded by Schubert to approve the minutes of the Executive Session of November 27, 2001 was approved on a roll call vote with all four members voting in the affirmative. A motion by Anthony seconded by Cummings to adjourn the Executive Session of December 11, 2001 at 11:10 p.m. was approved on a roll call vote with all four members voting in the affirmative and the meeting was adjourned. Res t1 ectt�fully�/ submitted, Secretary