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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-01-28 Town Meeting WarrantCOMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. Officers Return, Reading: dy virtue of this Warrant, I, on January 9, 2013 notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote on Town affairs, to meet at the place and at the time specified by posting attested copies of this Town Meeting Warrant in the following public places within the Town of Reading: Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street Precinct 2 Reading Police Station, 15 Union Street Precinct 3 Reading Municipal Light Department, 230 Ash Street Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue Precinct 5 Reading Library, Local History Room, 64 Middlesex Avenue Precinct6 Barrows School, lG Edgemont Avenue Precinct 7 Birch Meadow School, 27 Arthur B Lord Drive Precinct 8 Wood End School, 85 Sunset Rock Lane Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street The date of posting being not less than fourteen (14) days prior to January 28, 2013 the date set for the Town Meeting in this Warrant I also caused a posting of this Warrant to be published on the Town of Reading website on January 11, 2013 Thomae H./Fr. . Constable A Laura Gemme, Town Clerk TOWN WARRANT r (a Polg�. �, oFx � 0 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. To any of the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet at the Reading Memorial High School Performing Arts Center, 62 Oakland Road, in said Reading, on Monday, January 28, 2013 , at seven -thirty o'clock in the evening, at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by Town Meeting Members in accordance with the provisions of the Reading Home Rule Charter. ARTICLE 1 To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen, Town Accountant, Treasurer -Collector, Board of Assessors, Director of Public Works, Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, School Committee, Contributory Retirement Board, Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, �> Finance Committee, Cemetery Trustees, Community Planning & Development Commission, Conservation Commission, Town' Manager and any other Board or Special Committee. Board of Selectmen Background: This article appears on the Warrant for all Town Meetings. At this Special Town Meeting, the following report(s) are anticipated: Finance Committee Report No report. Bylaw Committee Report: No report. ARTICLE 2 To choose all other necessary Town Officers and Special Committees and determine what instructions shall be given Town Officers and Special Committees, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of funding Town Officers and Special Committees to carry out the instructions given to them, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen Background: This Article appears on the Warrant of all Town Meetings. There are no known Instructional Motions at this time. The Town Moderator requires that all proposed Instructional Motions be submitted to the Town Clerk in advance so that Town Meeting Members may be "warned' as to the subject of an Instructional Motion in advance of the motion being made. Instructional Motions are normally held until the end of all other business at Town Meeting. Finance Committee Report: No report. Bylaw Commiftee Report: No report. ARTICLE 3 To see if the Town will vote to amend the FY 2013 - FY 2022, Capital Improvements Program as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule Charter, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen Background: The following amendments are proposed to the FY 2013 — FY 2022 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) as previously approved at Annual Town Meeting in April 2012 and amended at Subsequent Town Meeting in November 2012. These amendments need to be included in the CIP in order for Town Meeting to consider funding them under the various Articles at Town Meeting. The full revised CIP is included in the blue pages in the back of this report. General Fund FYI 3:+577.500 + $25,000 School Facilities (Parker MS) padding for gymnasium walls + $25,000 School Facilities (RMHS) furniture + $27,500 School Facilities (various) security systems upgrade FY14: +$15.000 ♦ $15,000 Town Facilities (Main Fire Station) furniture ♦ Killam debt exclusion moved out one year to FY15 FYI to FY22: ♦ No other changes made Finance Committee Report: At the meeting on January 9, 2013, the Finance Committee voted to recommend the subject matter of this Article by a vote of 8-0-0. This Article allows capital items to be placed in the plan for consideration and a vote in a later Article at this and future Town Meetings. A 10 - year balanced capital plan is a prudent fiscal tool that facilitates long range planning and prioritization. Bylaw Committee Report: No report. ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will vote to amend one or more of the votes taken under Article 13 of the April 23, 2012 Annual Town Meeting relating to the Fiscal Year 2013 Municipal Budget, and amended under Article 4 of the November 13,2012 Subsequent Town Meeting and see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate as the result of any such amended votes for the operation of the Town and its government, or take any other action with respect thereto. Finance Committee Backaround: l General Fund — Waaes and Expenses -- Account Line Description Decrease Increase C99 - Capital $25,000 School Facilities — padding for Parker MS $77,500 gymnasium walls $25,000 School Facilities — RMHS furniture, ordered in time for summer 2013 installation $27,500 School Facilities — upgraded security systems D99 -Debt Service Interest paid on Assessor abatement settlements: $46,000 Vertzon $40,903.88 (from 5/1/09) 413 Main St. $205.31 (from 5/1/11&12) HD Dev. $4,485.25 from 5/1/11&12 191 — Finance wages November Presidential election — extra Police $7,000 details and election workers Elections 192 — Finance Police promotion assessment center (HR) $10,000 expenses K91 — Community Regionalize Veteran's Service District, shift some $11,000 Services wages wages to expenses K92 — Community Regionalize Veteran's Service District, shift some $11,000 Services expenses wages to expenses Subtotals $111000 $151,600 Net Operating Expenses $140600 From Tax Levy, State Aid and Other Local $140,500 Receipts Finance Committee Report: The Finance Committee voted to recommend the subject matter of this Article by a vote of 8-0-0 at their January 9, 2013 meeting. These budget changes are necessary to fund operations. Bylaw Committee Report: No report. ARTICLE 5 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the payment during Fiscal Year 2013 of bills remaining unpaid for previous fiscal years for goods and services actually rendered to the Town, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen Backaround: An invoice was received in the November accounts payable warrant that pertains to FY12. The invoice is for Nixon Peabody LLP in the amount of $500.00. The invoice is for legal work on an escrow account set up on the March 2012 bond refunding. The vendor mistakenly forgot to bill municipalities for these services rendered in the first half of CY 2012. This article will require a 9/10 super -majority vote by Town Meeting. X Finance Committee Report, The Finance Committee recommends the subject matter of this Article by a vote of 8-0-0 at their January 9, 2013 meeting. Bylaw Committee Report: No report. ARTICLE 6 To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of renovating and expanding the Reading Public Library located at 64 Middlesex Avenue, including the costs of consulting services, audits, plans, documents, cost estimates, bidding services, temporary relocation and all related expenses incidental thereto and necessary in connection therewith, said sum to be expended by and under the direction of the Board of Library Trustees and the Town Manager; and to see if the Town will authorize the Board of Library Trustees, Board of Selectmen, Town Manager, or any other agency of the Town, to apply for a grant or grants, to be'used to defray the cost of all, or any part of, said improvements; and to authorize the Board of Library Trustees and/or the Town Manager to enter into any and all contracts and agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Article, subject to approval by the voters of the Town of a Proposition 2'% debt exclusion for the Town portion of the cost of the project, or take any other action with respect thereto.. Board of Library Trustees Backaround: In October 2012, the Massachusetts Board of LibraryCommissionersawarded Reading a General Construction Provisional Grant award of $5,105,114. The award is conditional upon the Town's securing funding for its share of the project cost by June 2013. CWHAT IS THE LIBRARY GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AWARD FOR? The State approved a plan presented by the Reading Public Library calling for a complete renovation of the current 31,000 SF Library building and a 7596 SF addition on the east side. HOW DID THIS PLAN COME ABOUT? Since 2007 the Reading Public Library Trustees and the Town administration have acknowledged that the current library building requires a major capital investment in order to function into the future. After consulting with community members, town and facilities staff and administration, the Trustees engaged a team of professionals, including engineers and architects to perform a building assessment of the current library to gauge its long -tens suitability as d library and its capacity to serve the Town for the next twenty years. Based on the subsequent report and approval from the Town, Trustees applied for a General Construction Grant to modernize the facility while preserving the historic character and comfortable feel of the current library. The design specifications required the continued use of the Highland School, sensitivity to the neighborhood setting, and that the project be minimally disruptive both during and after construction. THE LIBRARY LOOKS FINE TO ME - WHY IS THIS BIG CONSTRUCTION PROJECT NECESSARY? While everyone works hard to keep the library looking clean and comfortable, and high ceilings, bright windows, and a cheerful decor make it feel spacious and open, there are both structural and system issues that are interfering with the library's ability to function. In spite of the best efforts to keep up with repairs and preventative maintenance, there has been an increase of costly and urgent issues in recent years. Moreover, when the old Highland School building was converted for library use in 1983, it was done on a cost -conservative basis using local funding exclusively. The final budget of $997,000 did not address major items such as floor loading, roof restoration, electrical service, HVAC, windows, and other structural and functional issues. While the library has been very well -served by inheriting the lovely old Highland School and everyone associated with the library greatly appreciates the efforts that went into making it useful for the library, the problems associated with modestly adapting a nineteenth-century school building for a twenty-first century library are taking a toll on budgeting and planning for the future. SO WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS? Here's a brief list to begin with: • Floor Load — Built originally as a school, the wooden floors were not sufficiently reinforced to withstand typical library load. That is why most of the adult collections at the Library are in the basement. • Building envelope — including inadequate insulation, poor drainage, damaged gutters and downspouts, etc. • Windows — All of the windows on the main and second floor need to be replaced, except eight that were done at great expense and time a few years ago. The most of these windows are original to the 117 -year-old building and are not energy efficient or, in some cases, functioning. • Roof — The roof leaks. Leaks that have overflowed the buckets in the attic, or sprung up in unexpected places have caused water damage in the children's room ceiling and some of the materials in the children's collection. • Masonry — The exterior of the library has suffered erosion from water and other environmental factors, leading to additional water leakage and damage in the building, particularly the basement. The brick needs to be repointed and masonry repaired. •. Electrical - While the service coming into the library is sufficient, the power distribution within the building is grossly insufficient. Most of the building lacks adequate outlets to support laptops use, essential lighting, or modern equipment like copiers, laminators, scanners, and computers and printers. There are many other major system problems that are described and illustrated with photographs and examples in the library's Construction Grant Application, including ventilation, heating and cooling, accessibility, data lines, security and safety, and energy inefficiency. Codes have changed drastically in the thirty -years and the overall structures and systems are overdue for replacement and upgrades. Copies of the Grant Application (200+ pages) are available at the library. WHY DO WE NEED TO BUILD AN ADDITION? In order to qualify for the construction grant award, the library's design plans have to include sufficient functional space for the library to serve the community for at least twenty years. Based on modest (10%) growth predicted for Reading, some functional areas are severely inadequate and need to be relocated and expanded. These include space for quiet reading and silent study, space for children's programs, space for more computers for public use, and expanded and accessible conference and meeting rooms. WHY CAN'T WE MUST "FIX" THE BUILDING? There is no state construction money for fixing the building. DO PEOPLE STILL USE THE LIBRARY? ISN'T EVERYTHING ONLINE? Reading citizens are using the library more than ever every yearl Circulation of library materials has almost doubled since 1983, to over 500,000 annually. The library received over 200,000 visitors last year and has over 16,000 active library card users. Over the past 30 years, the library has added essential services including computers for public use, teen services, book discussion groups, tax form distribution, museum pass program, parent/child story times, Sing-alongs, and places for group study. Here's a snapshot comparing library use from 1984-2010: C. 482552 500000 400000 300000 �'� '258825 ■ 1984 200000 67599 82010 100000 l� 2010 509 • ~ f / 0 tlimp 1984 Circulation Interlibrary Loans Loans Books borrowed 1984-2010 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 Teen Collection Children's Collection Collections Growth 1984-2010 010 is 1984 IN 2010 The plan that has been developed for the future recognizes the Reading Public Library as a beloved center of the community. It is planned with flexible spaces for public use and a cost-effective design to deliver library services for young and old to explore their world and discover their future through books and other media, programs, and with the expert assistance of librarians trained to navigate the ongoing explosion of knowledge and information and online teaming. Wherever the future of "the book" lies, people will continue to seek out a place to learn and grow and discuss and explore, to build community, and to be greeted by friendly, knowledgeable people who understand how to make the latest gizmo work! 7 QUOTES OF SUPPORT "After a review of this documentation and presentation, the Commission has determined that the _ proposed project will comply with the spirit of the renovation and construction guidelines enumerated by the Secretary of the Interior for buildings listed on the National Register." Reading Historical Commission, January 2011 "As the Director of Community Servicesfrown Planner I applaud the efforts by all involved in this endeavor to update, expand, and rehabilitate and breathe new life into the Reading Public Library .... The library's plan is consistent with the Reading Master Plan because it will preserve a vital educational, cultural, architectural, and historic resource. Likewise, it is located within walking distance of downtown and reinforces the attractiveness of our "village style" town center. The availability of more space for community meeting rooms, children's activities, reading rooms and quiet study, and new computer areas will completely transform the Reading Public Library. The green roof and energy efficiency elements of the plan are especially noteworthy and consistent with our plans for sustainable development." Jean Johnson Delios, Community Services Diractor?own Planner, January 2011 "The Reading Public Library building, originally built as a school, was converted to a library facility in 1983 as the Town of Reading's needs grew. Over the course of its 116- year -life many small renovations have occurred with the most recent occurring in 1983. The spaces have been repurposed to allow the Library to operate more efficiently. However due to the age of the building, its overall condition and its ability to function as a 21st century Library, a full renovation is necessary." Joseph P. Huggins, Director of Facilities October 2012 FIRST FLOOR • Computer classroom • Relocation of general stacks • Additional study areas • More space for public computers • Parking lot entrance relocated symmetrically • Quiet reading room and nooks • New young adult area • Modernized circulation are including optional self -checkout • Processing area for increasing homebound requests ��ppppp • Quiet reading room and nooks • New young adult area • Modernized circulation are including optional self -checkout • Processing area for increasing homebound requests SECOND FLOOR • Doubling of space for children • Additional computer stations for children • New early learning center GROUND \ FLOOR C • Designated area for children's programs • Space for outdoor programs surrounded by a green • 3 additional study rooms •' Additional conference rooms Larger meeting room with accessibility after library hours 7 Additional Parking spaces Finance Committee Report: Bylaw Committee Report: No report. • Fully accessible book stacks with better lighting • Enhanced staff presence on lower level • Relocation of Local History RI ARTICLE 7 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain the land, easements, and rights therein, and all right, title, and interest in water mains and drainage systems, manholes, pipes, appurtenances thereto located within Old Pearl Street, consisting of two portions of Old Pearl Street shown as 'Lot A" and 'Lot B" on the plan entitled 'Old Pearl Street Taking And Discontinuance Plan", prepared by Bay State Surveying Associates, dated January 2, 2013, showing the two portions of Old Pearl Street to be taken by eminent domain; and Further to see K the Town will vote to discontinue as a public way pursuant to M.G.L. c. 82, §21 for all purposes the portions of Old Pearl Street shown as Lot A on said plan, subject to the.reservation of any and all utility and drainage facility easements in said way; and Further to see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, control and management of said discontinued portion of Old Pearl Street (Lot A) and 'Lot C" as shown on said plan from the Board of Selectmen for public purposes, to the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of conveyance, and Further to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen pursuant to M.G.L c. 40, §3 to convey all or any part of the Town's right, title and interest in said Lot A and the above -referenced 'Lot C" upon such terms and conditions, and for such consideration as the Board of Selectmen deem to be in the best interest of the Town, or take any other action thereon. Board of Selectmen Backaround: In the fall of 2011 Town Meeting authorized the transfer of a portion of Old Pearl Street to the Board of Selectmen, and authorized the sale of the portions of Old Pearl Street and the adjacent Town land. In moving forward to sell the properties, the Town was not able to provide clear title to the Old Pearl Street portions of the property. Town Counsel and the Title Examiner have recommended that the Town go back and do an eminent domain taking of Old Pearl Street, in order to clear the title and make the southerly portion salable. 10 Finance Committee Report: The Finance Committee recommends the subject matter of this Article by a vote of 8-0-0 at their January 9, 2013 meeting in order to obtain a clear title to the property. Bylaw Committee Report: No report. ARTICLE 8 *To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept the conveyance of an easement for construction and maintenance of a bus shelter located at 25 Walkers Brook Drive which easement is shown on a plan entitled 'ACCESS EASEMENT LOCATED AT 25 WALKERS BROOK DRIVE, READING, MA' upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the Board of Selectmen deems to be in the best interest of the Town, or take any other action with respect thereto Board of Selectmen Background: The Town has been trying for a couple of years to locate a bus shelter on Walkers Brook Drive. There is a fairly large number of commuters who use this location (Walkers Brook Drive at NewCrossing Road) to get to their jobs in this commercial area of Town. Currently the bus shelter consists of an ad hoc collection of shopping carts that are used as benches while waiting for a bus. There is no shelter from the elements. The problem in installing the bus shelter is that the public right of way is not adequate to accommodate the sidewalk and bus shelter, and an additional easement is needed. The property owners in the area have generally been uncooperative in granting an easement, but the owner of the Stop and Shop ( property has agreed to allow the easement. This article allows the Town to accept the easement. The bus shelter installation will take place as soon as possible, depending on the weather. L I I Finance Committee Report: The Finance Committee recommends the subject matter of this Article by a vote of 8-0-0 at their January 9, 2013 meeting for the consideration of $1. Bylaw Committee Report: No report. ARTICLE 9 To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40, §15, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to abandon a drainage easement and release any right, title or interest that may be held by the Town on a portion of land owned by Jeffry Hardy and Alison Hardy, located at 518 Summer Avenue, Reading, Middlesex Country, Massachusetts; said drainage easement Is shown as 'Proposed 15' Wide Drain Easement", on a plan entitled 'Plan Of Land In Reading Massachusetts Drain Easement 518 Summer Ave", dated October 19, 1990", which plan is recorded at the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 209 of 1992, and recorded at Book 21871, Page 524; and which easement was taken by Order of Taking of the Reading Board of Selectmen dated November 19, 1991, and recorded at said Registry Book 21871, Page 535; and To see d the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen, pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws c. 40, §3, to accept a 1,878 square ft. drainage easement from Jeffrey Harding and Alison Hardy on the property located at 518 Summer Avenue, Reading, all as shown on a plan entitled "Proposed Relocation of 15' Wide Drain Easement in Reading, Mass.; Prepared for. Jeffrey Hardy; Middlesex Survey, Inc.; Scale: 1" = 20% dated November 28, 2012; or to take any action relative thereto. Board of Selectmen (—) Background: The property owner at 518 Summer Avenue is selling the property, and in the process has determined that an addition built to the home was inadvertently constructed over a Town storm drainage easement. The Town Engineer has reviewed the situations and has determined that the home addition does not encroach over the stone drainage pipes, and that the pipes are an adequate distance from the home addition to allow for repair or replacement without impact to the home addition. This article authorizes the abandonment of the existing storm drain easement, and replaces it with a new easement that eliminates the encroachment. 12 C pwu' i e" maw r�mews 8 REX-E... Loran p S}� r �y `STi,• � r � " i � AA r Q � umn Finance Committee Report: No report. Bylaw Committee Report: No report. ARTICLE 10 To see if the Town will vote to amend portions of Section 6.2 of the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Reading as follows (erose -out represents language to be deleted, bold represents language to be added) 6.2.2 Definitions m. Off -Premises Sian: Any sign conveying a commercial or non-commemlal message, located off-site, on land that is leased or rented which directs attention to a business, commodity, service, entertainment venue, attraction or other commercial or non-commercial activity. which in sold,-eNereOF existing eisewheFe than upen the saFnA jot OF, WhiGh Bush sioR 09 d , Off -Premises Signs shall includeing any outdoor advertising sign ("billboard") or Electronic Sign defined as a sign that changes its message or copy at intervals by programmable electronic, digital, or mechanical processes or by remote control. An which space is leaseri OF FAnted f9F the PUFPGse-Gf-� GGMMeFG1Al AF MR sernmemial message, 13 6.2.5 Prohibited Signs d. Signs which contain a beacon of any type; which contain a spot light providing direct illumination to the public; which flash, revolve, rotate, move, or blink, or which fluctuate in light intensity; animated signs; that is, which use lighting to depict action or to create an illusion of movement or a special effect or scene except as allowed under Paragraph 6.2.6.3.1. e. Any self -illuminated or backlit signs which use LCD, LED, electronic messaging or digital technology, neon or similar signs except as displayed on the inside of windows subject to the provisions of Paragraph 6.2.6.2.c or used in an off- premises sign subject to the provision of Paragraph 6.2.6.3.1. 6.2.6.3 Signs in Business -A Zoning Districts 6.2.6.3.1 Off -Premises Signs: In a Business A Zoning District the Board of Appeals may grant a Special Permit for an Off Premises Sign. This includesing an outdoor advertising sign ("billboard") in -a or Electronic Sign under the following conditions: r-,, a. The proposed sign shall be in a Business A district immediately abutting an Interstate Highway, and within 25 feet of the main right of way of such highway excluding on and off ramps; b. The placement of the proposed sign shall be conditioned upon the elimination, within a 5 year period of the effective date of the Special Permit, of no less than three non -conforming Off Premises signs elsewhere in the Town of Reading; c. There shall be no more than one Off Premises sign on any one lot that existed as a separate lot at the time of adoption of this section; - d. The sign may be double sided with no greater than a 30 degree angle of separation between the two faces; e. illumination of the sign shall be by e)deFnal illumination only and illuminatiOR shall be limited to e. The sign shall not exceed 675 square feet on each of the two permitted faces; f. The maximum height of any Off Premises sign shall be 95 feet from the ground level upon which the sign is installed to the highest point of the'structure; g. The nearest part of any Off Premises sign shall be no closer than 20 feet from an abutting property, and no less than 10 feet from the highway right of way; and h. The proposed use shall not be detrimental to the public good. Or take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen Background As part of the 2010 Financial Forum, the Finance Committee and others recommended as a source of revenue that the Town allow billboard(s) to be placed on Town owned property, and that the Town would then collect rent for these locations. However, we have determined 14 that there is no location in the Town of Reading where the Outdoor Advertising Board regulations would permit such billboards on Town land. The new Outdoor Advertising Board regulations now allow electronic signs. There have been two electronic billboards permitted as pilot projects along 1-93 — one in Stoneham and one in Medford. There is only one location in Reading where such electronic signs would be permitted, and that is on the property occupied by the Mobil gas station on West Street at 1-93. Section 6.2.6.3.1 of the Zoning bylaw currently allows billboards at this location, and the proposed amendments under this article will allow the new electronic format of billboard. The billboards are currently allowed and would continue to be allowed only by a Special Permit granted from the Zoning Board of Appeals. All conditions listed would have to be met in order to qualify for a special permit. While the Town does not own the property and therefore would not receive rent, the Town would be entitled to annual payment in the form of a 'hosting" fee. The annual hosting fee is established through negotiations with the billboard company.. This annual fee could be as little as $25,000 and as much as $50,000, with periodic CPI escalators. In addition, the three existing billboards on north Main Street would be phased out over up to five years, removing them from the residential areas of the community. Finance Committee Report: The Finance Committee recommends the subject matter of this Article by a vote of 8-0-0 at their January 9, 2013 meeting. This revenue initiative was suggested at a Financial Forum in 2010 and FINCOM is pleased to see the Town pursue another one of those initiatives. Bylaw Committee Report: The Bylaw Committee recommends the subject matter of this article by a .vote of 4-0-0. 15 and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least one (1) public place in each precinct of the Town not less than fourteen (14) days prior to January 28, 2013, or providing in a manner( such as electronic submission, holding for pickup or mailing, an attested copy of said Warrant to each Town Meeting Member. Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at or before the time appointed for said meeting. Given under our hands this 8" day of January, 2013. James Bonazoli SELECTMEN OF READING omae H. F e Constable ES4