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Board - Committee - Commission - Council: tWs
Select Board
Date: 2018 -10 -02 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Select Board Meeting Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Agenda:
Purpose: General Business
Meeting Called By: Caitlin Saunders on behalf of Chair Andy Friedmann
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3) Proclamations /Certificates of Appreciation
4) Personnel & Appointments
5) Discussion /Action Items
a. Legislative Update 7:20
b. Review Senior Tax Relief 8:15
C. Preview Tax Classification 8:45
d. Approve (renew) Inter' Municipal Assessing Agreement w/ Wakefield 9:10
e. Town Accountant Update 9:15
6) Approval of Minutes
a. September 11, 2018
7) Licenses, Permits and Approvals
8) Executive Session
a. To discuss strategy with respect to Collective Bargaining 9:45
9) Correspondence
a. Correspondence from Mass State Lottery Commission, re: KENO
b. Email from Mass Municipal Association, re: MMA 8th Grade Essay Contest
C. Email from Kristyn Kaupas, re: Haverhill Street
d. Email from Sprint Business, re: Using personal phones for work
e. Email from DSL Alerts, re: Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions Information
f. Email from Elizabeth Gomez, re: Haverhill Street
g. Email from Red Dingma, re: Ball field lights
h. Email from Mass Municipal Association, re: MSA Fall Leadership Conference
i. Email from Mass Municipal Association, re: Senate President to Address
j. Email from Red Dingma, re: Dumpsters
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To: Select Board
From: Robert W. LeLacheur, Jr. CFA
Date: September 26, 2018
RE: Agenda for October 2nd
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townmanager @ci.reading.ma.us
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As I mentioned in an email, the Chair of the Trails Committee agreed to postpone the scheduled
weekend work near Willow Street. Tonight I received some title work from Town Counsel but as yet
have not been able to discuss it with him as to the exact meaning or next steps.
Our first agenda item is to have a legislative overview from our delegation, including Senator Lewis and
Representatives Jones and Dwyer. Please see a memo outlining some areas of interest from Dr. Doherty
and myself. Further, we are gathering to thank Representative Jim Dwyer for his service to the
community as he retires after this term. For those of you that do not know Jim well, he has travelled a
path in life exclusively taken for the benefit of others. I consider him a friend as well as our
Representative, and he is one of the finest people I have had the pleasure to meet while on my path.
After that Assessor Victor Santaniello will be in to give the Board a review of senior tax relief. Victor has
worked recently with our delegation to refine legislation filed to make senior tax relief a state -wide
option. Additional information is included in this packet, but one takeaway is for the Board to consider
the impact that 'double' tax relief *seems* to have had on the eligibility of some previous filers, as we
mentioned was to be expected one year ago. It would be very helpful for the entire Tax Classification
process if the Board could indicate what their desired senior tax relief factor between a range of 0.5 to
2.0 times the state's Circuit Breaker credit amount will be this year. This will help future prep work for
the tax rate process to be more easily digestible.
Then Victor will turn his attention to a preview of the Tax Classification itself. Last night at a FINCOM
meeting, members generally indicated support for Board member Dan Ensminger's comment about
'returning' some funds to the taxpayers because of the FEMA grant we received. Victor and I will have
some comments on how to best do that also.
I will then ask you to renew our Inter Municipal Agreement with Wakefield to share Victor's services.
Both Wakefield's Town Administrator Steve Maio and I are very happy with the arrangement. The
agreement is set to otherwise expire December 31, 2018.
Town Accountant Sharon Angstrom will be next to provide the Board with a quarterly update. This is her
busiest time of the year, and we both have a great deal of work to do to prepare for the October 10th
Financial Forum.
I will then ask the Board to hold a brief Executive Session for the purpose of Collective Bargaining
updates.
2018 DRAFT - SELECT BOARD AGENDAS 2018
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Responsibility
Start time
October 2, 2018
Tuesday
Office Hour
Andy Friedmann
Legislative update
Lewis, Jones &
Dwyer
7:20
Review Senior Tax Relief
Santaniello
8:15
Preview Tax Classification
Santaniello
8:45
Approve (renew) Assessing Inter - Municipal
Agreement with Wakefield
LeLacheur
9:10
Town Accountant Update
Angstrom
9:15
Executive Session
To discuss strategy with respect to Collective
Bargaining
LeLacheur
9:45
Future Agendas - Short Term
279 Haven Street - second driveway
Percival
51 Lawrence Road - second driveway
Percival
689 Haverhill Street - second driveway curb cut
Percival
October 10, 2018
Financial Forum
Wednesday
RMHS
Library
October 16, 2018
Tuesday
Police Officer Badge Pinning
LeLacheur
7:30
HEARING
Tax Classification
Board of
Assessors
8:00
October 17, 2018
Economic Development Workshop - Downtown
Wednesday
Library
October 30, 2018
Tuesday
Cable Negotiations
Ensminger/
Kraunelis
Adopt Designer Selection Law
Kraunelis/
Jenkins
November 13,' 2018
Tuesday
Office Hour
Barry Berman
Approve liquor licenses
LeLacheur
Approve licenses
LeLacheur
November 15, 2018
Subsequent Town Meeting I
Thursday
November 19 2018 `
Subsequent Town Meeting II
Monday
November 26, 2018
Subsequent Town Meeting III `
Monday
November 29' 2018
Subsequent Town Meeting IV
Thursday
2018 DRAFT - SELECT BOARD AGENDAS 2018
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Responsibility
Start time
December 4, 2018
Tuesday
Office Hour
Dan Ensminger
Town Department budgets
December 5, 2018
Wednesday
Town Department budgets
December 11, 2018
Tuesday
Town Department budgets
December 12, 2018
Wednesday
Town Department budgets
2018 DRAFT - SELECT BOARD AGENDAS 2018
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Responsibility
Start time
Future Agendas - Longer Term
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Fall 18
Town Communications Overview
Kraunelis &
Miller
HEARING
Approve BOS Policies: Article 1 - move a section
into Article 2; complete 1.4 Communication
Board
Discuss SB Policy Article #2 - Volunteers, Boards
and Committees (also section 1.5)
Board
HEARING
Approve BOS Policies: Article 2 Volunteers,
Boards and Committees
Board
HEARING
Review & adopt revised Personnel Policies
Perkins
Winter ' 18
Discuss Memorial Park
Town Counsel
Discuss Liquor License policy
LeLacheur
Recurring Items
Close Warrant: Nov '18 TM by 9/25/18
Close Warrant: Apr ' 19 TM by 3/5/19
Review BOS /TM Goals
Qtrly
Appointments of Boards & Committees
June
Annual
Appoint Town Accountant
April
Annual
HEARING
Approve Classification & Compensation
June
Annual
HEARING
Tax Classification
October
Annual
HEARING
Approve licenses
December
Annual
Reports to BOS
Town Accountant Report
Qtrly
Economic Development Director
Semi -ann
RCTV members Report
Annual
CAB (RMLD) member Report
Annual
MAPC member Report
Annual
Reading Housing Authority Report
Annual
Reading Ice Arena Report
Annual
BOS Appointed Boards & Committees
as needed
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To: Reading Legislative Delegation
From: Robert W. LeLacheur, Jr. CFA
Date: September 27, 2018
RE: Meeting with the Select Board on October 2nd
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townmanager @ci.reading.ma.us
www.readingma.gov /town - manager
We look forward to seeing you on October 2nd at Reading's Town Hall for the next Select Board
meeting. You will be the first scheduled agenda item scheduled after some reports and public
comment, which should conclude by about 7:20pm.
Below I have some questions and topics for you to discuss next week. In some cases we
understand that updates as opposed to final facts are all that is possible at this time.
Please discuss the FY18 state budget surplus, including excess revenues or unspent budgeted
funds. How much of these are sustainable through FY19? What are the one -time plans for these
FY18 excess funds, for example we have heard of possible additional Chapter 90 funding.
What loose ends on the FY19 budget are not yet complete? For example, has a final circuit
breaker amount been set? For unresolved items, what is the expected timeframe for final
resolution?
What actions are pending in the informal session that might impact Reading, and what is a
timeline for these issues? For example, we have heard that the Senate and House are far apart
on possible Zoning change legislation.
What bond bill funds are available, and what are the terms and conditions? We understand that
ultimately the Governor must release funds, but would like more background. Of importance to
Reading is a town /school building security improvements plan. With one slight change
scheduled for November'18 Town Meeting we should be 'shovel ready' and would like to move
forward in FY20.
Town Managers and Administrators from Tewksbury, Wilmington, Winchester, North Reading,
Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Middleton and occasionally Saugus and Andover meet monthly
to discuss issues in common. We would like to consider holding similar regional Legislative
Delegation meetings once or twice a year. Would an expanded scope of Beacon Hill
representation in such a group be practical?
READING SENIOR CIRCUIT BREAKER EXEMPTION NOTES
Again, Assessors had a presentation at the Senior Center, an article in the local newspaper and
sent a notice to all taxpayers in the lst quarter real estate tax bill.
FY 2018 — 194 Applied and 183 were granted. 10 were disqualified due to trust / ownership
issue and 1 because co -owner wasn't 60.
FY 2019 — 177 applied and 175 qualified.
114 people are repeat filers
69 people did not file again for 2019 (8 of those were due to their trusts)
59 new people filed for 2019
9 previous filers will receive less of a CB credit while 13 received more.
At a 100% reimbursement rate, we will be shifting $175,040. Last year that number was
$181,096.
PRE -TAX CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION
TAX LEVY NOTES:
FY 2018 Levy Limit:
$64,298,364
Prop 2.5 Amount:
$1,607,459
FY 2019 Approved New Growth:
$839,664
FY 2019 Override:
$4,150,000
FY 2019 Subtotal:
$70,895,487
Est. FY 2019 Debt Exclusion:
$2,969,496
EST. FY 2019 TOTAL TAX LEVY:
$73,864,983
TAX RATE NOTES
SINGLE TAX RATE AT FULL EST LEVY:
READING SENIOR TAX EXEMPTION
be shifted within the residential tax rate.
Residential Tax Rate with Exemption: $14.26
$14.22
$175,040 this is the amount of tax dollars to
CIP Rate: $14.22
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TAX RATE SHIFT SCENARIOS
AVERAGE SINGLE FAMILY VALUE: $594,600
AVERAGE COMMERCIAL VALUE: $1,648,100
CIP SHIFT
RES TR
CIP TR
EST RES TB
EST CIP TB
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$14.26
$14.22
$8,455
$23,436
1.0025
$14.26
$14.26
$8,479
$23,502
1.0045
$14.29
$14.29
$8,497
$23,551
1.01
$14.25
$14.37
$8,473
$23,683
1.02
$14.24
$14.51
$8,467
$23,914
1.03
$14.23
$14.65
$8,461
$24,145
1.04
$14.21
$14.79
$8,449
$24,375
1.05
$14.20
$14.94
$8,443
$24,623
1.06
$14.19
$15.08
$8,437
$24,853
1.07
$14.18
$15.22
$8,431
$25,084
1.08
$14.17
$15.36
$8,425
$25,315
1.09
$14.16
$15.50
$8,420
$25,546
1.1
$14.14
$15.65
$8,408
$25,793
1.2
$14.03
$17.07
$8,342
$28,133
1.3
$13.91
$18.49
$8,271
$30,473
1.4
$13.79
$19.91
$8,200
$32,814
1.5
$13.68
$21.34
$8,134
$35,170
1.0025 SHIFT EQUALS 100% EXEMPTION MATCH (adds $24 to Avg tax bill)
1.0046 SHIFT EQUALS DOUBLE CB AMOUNT (adds $42 to Avg tax bill)
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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Select Board
Date: 2018 -09 -11
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members - Present:
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Select Board Meeting Room
Session:
Version:
Andy Friedmann, Barry Berman, Dan Ensminger, John Halsey, Vanessa
Alvarado
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Town Manager Bob LeLacheur, Executive Assistant Caitlin Saunders,
Douglas Neary, Jaclyn Collins, Emily Sisson, Nancy Docktor
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By:
Topics of Discussion:
Mr. Friedmann called the meeting to order.
Mr. Friedmann started the meeting off by apologizing to Mr. Halsey for interrupting him and
trying to stop him from speaking at the last meeting. He was concerned about the legality of
speaking about it in open session.
Ms. Alvarado noted RMLD is having an event called the `Electric Vehicle ride and drive'
coming up where people can test drive and learn more about electric vehicles. She
explained that she recently found out the cemetery building has to have to bottled water
there because their water is not good. The Cemetery board is working hard at trying to
convey to residents that dogs are not allowed in the cemeteries. She also attended the
community meeting last night about the rodent issue and urged residents to please contact
the town if they have an issue.
Mr. Friedmann also attended the community meeting about the rodents along with the
Board of Health, Jean Delios, and the Health Agent. Some exterminators were also there to
provide their professional thoughts /opinions. They made a plan on how to move forward
and noted this is a Board of Health issue. This Thursday at the Pleasant Street Center there
is a free health fair where you can get your flu shots.
Mr. Friedmann then noted we had a resident send multiple emails about the ball field lights
staying on all night and asked Mr. LeLacheur if that has been dealt with. Mr. LeLacheur
answered noting, the only reason they were left on was because someone vandalized the
switch box so they physically could not be turned off until it was fixed. It has been fixed
now. He also noted, when teams using the field forget to shut them off at night, they get
charged for the use and it is not coming out of the town's pocket.
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Mr. Berman explained the School Committee voted to do a space study/ enrollment study at
their last meeting. The last ZBA meeting was still focused on resolving traffic issues at the
proposed Eaton /Lakeview site. RCASA was nationally recognized and received an award in
Washington D.C. over the weekend. He thanked the Rotary Club for all their work on the
successful Fall Street Faire again. Lastly, he noted the Library is bringing back their Sunday
hours.
Mr. Ensminger noted the Recreation Committee is discussing the Birch Meadow Master Plan
at their next meeting if anyone is interested. The tv cable negotiations are wrapping up and
once they do the Select Board will need to hold a hearing. They are aiming for the end of
October for that to happen. Last, but not least, Mr. Ensminger wanted to take a moment
and recognize all the local heroes and everyone affected by 9/11 17 years ago today.
Mr. LeLacheur wanted to take a quick moment and provide the board with a disclosure form
regarding the rodent discussion. He feels it important he be involved in the discussion,
however, he had one rodent in his driveway. So if the board feels it is ok he filled out a
disclosure form noting that but would still like to participate.
The board had no problems with that and with a motion from Mr. Ensminger and
second from Mr. Halsey, voted 5 -0 to allow Mr. LeLacheur to continue his presence
and participation in the rodent discussion.
Public Comment
Jackie Collins from 21 County Road noted she is affected by the rodent issue. She put a
letter out to 300 residents about this problem and then held a community meeting about it.
She is very frustrated with the towns lack of response to this huge problem. She expressed
she thinks it is about time the town took responsibility for the problem and do something
about it. She also noted the Board of Health should be meeting more frequently and not at
10 AM.
It was noted the Board of Health has been struggling to meet because of scheduling issues
with the members.
Ms. Alvarado asked Mr. LeLacheur if the town could put out a flyer and document out to the
press.
Mr. Friedmann noted his concerns about the health risks for the town that rodents cause.
Bill Brown noted this Select Board is the most disgruntled he has ever seen in history. They
need to move on and stop putting their nose into business they have no right being in.
A resident noted that the Attorney General's office just called for an investigation into
National Grid today because of how many complaints they have received about unsafe
working conditions.
Scott Baxter also wanted to express his support for the National Grid moratorium.
Unexperienced workers are going to cause a big problem and the moratorium is about
protecting the public's safety.
Town Manager's Report
Mr. LeLacheur started off by noting his is supporting Woburn Mayor Galvin as the MPO
candidate.
Engineering has put in three requests that will need driveway hearings before the board.
The town also received a FEMA grant to hire a firefighter. This then led to a discussion about
the money that was put aside for firefighters from the override.
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Proclamations
Ms. Alvarado read the Hunger Action Month proclamation.
Ms. Alvarado moved that the Board declare September 2018 Hunger Action Month
here in the Town of Reading. The motion was seconded by Mr. Berman and
approved with a 5 -0 vote.
Mr. Berman read the proclamation for Timothy J Kelley Jr.
Mr. Berman moved that the Board present a proclamation to Timothy John Kelley
Jr for receiving his Eagle Scout Award. The motion was seconded by Mr. Ensminger
and approved with a 5 -0 vote.
Ms. Alvarado read the proclamation for Mr. Yonghyon Kim, Consul General of the Republic of
Korea who is coming to Boston next week for a ceremony for veterans who served in the
Korean War.
Ms. Alvarado made a motion to present the proclamation to Mr. Yonghyon Kim.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Ensminger and approved with a 5 -0 vote.
Petition for Street Name Change - Ordway Terrace
Mr. LeLacheur started off by noting the town has never renamed a street before so if the
board has interest in doing this, we will have to do some research on how to legally change
it. Ordway Terrace was originally named after a past Fire Chief here in town.
Susan Darling -True is the resident who made the request to change the name to Frank
Driscoll's Way. She explained Frank did a lot for the town loving every minute of it. He was
a proud marine and a retired Firefighter. He coached girls' softball and also did a lot of work
with Reading's veterans. Ordway Terrace only has two houses on it, one being Frank's. She
would like to honor Frank by renaming the road or if that is too difficult then an honorary
naming of the road which would be a sign that goes above the current sign.
Mr. Berman agreed they should honor Frank in some way for all his work in town.
Mr. Halsey noted he comes from a place where they had honorary ways all the time. We
should look into how to do that and create a policy for the future.
Stacey Driscoll explained that Frank loved living on Ordway Terrace and knowing it was
named after a fire chief because he was a firefighter too.
Bill Brown noted no one deserves this more than Frank, and suggested putting the marine
seal on the sign.
The board agreed they would like Mr. LeLacheur to look into how to legally do this.
National Grid Moratorium
The board previously asked the Town Manager to get Town Counsel's advice on their power
to impose a moratorium on gas work. Town Counsel did respond with a letter cautioning the
board on moving forward. Although he believes National Grid would r,f°challenge a
situation, he would like the board to keep in mind, they could.
Ms. Alvarado suggested changing the wording to give residents the choice to continue gas
work if they want knowing it would be done by replacement workers and just put the
moratorium on town work. She feels if we do not do this, we are ignoring a safety concern
for our community.
Mr. Ensminger felt if we do this though we are opening us up to potential litigation whether
the risk is low or not.
Mr. Berman feels Ms. Alvarado's option just dilutes something we can't authorize anyway. (Dc�)
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The board then briefly discussed the potential of Main Street not getting paved if we do this
due to work starting soon.
Mr. Halsey noted he understands the situation but feels the board is straying into an area
we are not qualified to be in.
Ms. Alvarado feels the public's safety is our number one concern.
After some deliberation the board reluctantly came to somewhat of an agreement that they
should not impose the moratorium due to the fact that they do not have authority to do so.
Mr. Ensminger moved that the board indefinitely postpone this motion, article and
topic. The motion was seconded by Mr. Halsey.
Mr. Friedmann noted he was very torn on this and wishes they could do it, but feels their
hands are tied in this situation.
The board voted 4 -1 with Ms. Alvarado opposing.
The board then discussed drafting a letter to DPU stating their thoughts on the situation to
which Ms. Alvarado noted she would be happy to draft the letter for next meeting.
Communication Policy
Mr. Berman and Ms. Alvarado have been working on how to improve the boards
communication policy and how to approach social media aspect if they choose.
The first thing Mr. Berman wanted to mention was the town email addresses. He thinks the
board should all go get theirs this week so they are all on the town server.
Second, he noted they need to come up with a policy to close the loop on residents' emails.
Something that lets the board know someone answered their email but not having each
Select person answering either.
Ms. Alvarado went on to explain ideas for the Select Board to have a Facebook page. She
used Manchester by the Sea as an example of how they set up their page. They have a
weekly blog post and a from the Town Manager's desk' post. Everything they put on their
Facebook page is a link back to their town website. Who would manage the page and do the
weekly posts, would be another conversation the board would have to have.
Mr.. Ensminger noted Plainfield has a good social media policy in place that they should take
a look at when doing ours.
Mr. Halsey felt it was a good idea to send an auto response to anyone that emails the board
so that way the person knows the email was received but then it gives the whole board time
to coordinate a response.
Ms. Alvarado also thought it would be helpful if Bob gave updates to the board if he answers
residents' questions.
Appoint Liaison
The board then briefly discussed adding a second liaison to the Board of Health.
Mr. Friedmann made a motion to add a second liaison to the Board of Health,
second by Ms. Alvarado. Ms. Alvarado then nominated Mr. Friedmann to be that
liaison.
The board voted 5 -0 to appoint Mr. Friedmann as liaison to the Board of Health.
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Mr. Berman then noted he would like to discuss in the future making the Board of Health a 5
member board.
Select Board Goals
The board ranked a number of goals in which they were important to them.
Mr. Friedmann suggested doing the top 5 goals they voted on and splitting them up to two
people per goal.
Mr. Halsey wanted to note that when the Economic Development Committee sunsetted they
wrote a letter and told us why and he believes it is important the whole board see that letter
before they discuss putting together a new EDC.
Mr. Ensminger suggested instead of having a new EDC maybe they focus on a downtown
development' or Walkers Brook Drive development and focus on certain areas where there
is potential for growth or change.
Mr. Ensminger made a motion to accept the top 5 goals are the boards working
goals for next year. The motion was seconded by Mr. Friedmann and approved
with a 5 -0 vote. C�Ck ht
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Town Managers Review
The board discussed their reviews on Mr. LeLacheur.
All members noted they did not like the form that was used and would like to change it for
next year to better suit a Town Manager's role.
Mr. Halsey noting Mr. LeLacheur exceeds standards in competency.
Ms. Alvarado noted she did not evaluate Mr. LeLacheur on a few things solely based on the
limited time she has had working with him.
Mr. Berman noted Mr. LeLacheur did a tremendous job in getting us thru the override.
Mr. Ensminger commented it is an honor and privilege to have Mr. LeLacheur as Town
Manager. He mentioned his immense work on the override and negotiations with the unions
every year.
Minutes
Ms. Alvarado made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from August 21,
2018 as amended. The motion was seconded by Mr. Ensminger and approved with
a 5 -0 vote.
Ms. Alvarado moved to go into Executive Session to approve previous Executive
Session minutes and that the Chair declare that an Open Meeting may have a
detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the body, and not to return to
open session.
The board approved the motion with the following roll call vote:
Halsey - yes
Alvarado - yes
Ensminger - yes
Berman - yes
Friedmann - yes
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Treasurer and Receiver General
September 11, 2018
Reading Board of Selectmen
16 Lowell St.
Reading, MA 01867
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Executive Director
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To: Reading - Selectmen
Subject: MMA's 8th Grade Essay Contest Moves to May 2019
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The Massachusetts Municipal Association is moving its 8th Grade Essay contest to coincide
with the celebration of the second annual Municipal Month in the Commonwealth.
In past years, the MMA solicited submissions for the essay contest during the fall, with the
winner announced and recognized at the MMA's Annual Meeting & Trade Show in January.
With the advent of Municipal Month, the MMA will officially kick off the essay contest at its
Annual Meeting, with the winner receiving the award in May.
This contest encourages the potential local leaders of the future to reflect on the role of key
elected officials and how cities and town operate. At a time when cities and towns find it
increasingly difficult to fill important positions on volunteer boards or to reach quorums for
town meetings, the contest seeks to expand students' knowledge of local government and instill
an interest in civic participation at a young age, leading to a more informed constituency
and greater engagement by residents.
The poster contest held for third graders at this past Annual Meeting & Trade Show will not be
held this year.
Stay tuned for more information about how students can enter the essay contest
this spring.
Saunders, Caitlin
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Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 4:41 PM
To: Reading - Selectmen
Subject: [Reading MA] Speed Limit - Haverhill Street/Timberneck Dr (Sent by Kristyn Kaupas,
kristyn.dery@gmail.com)
Hello Board of Selectmen,
Kristyn Kaupas (kristyn.dery @gmail.com) has sent you a message via your contact form
(https: / /www.readingma.gov /user /475 /contact) at Reading MA.
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Dear Selectmen,
I live at 13 Timberneck Drive and planned to attend this evening's meeting, but due to work conflicts, I cannot. My
neighbor Elizabeth who lives at 197 Haverhill Street is expected to attend and to raise this issue as well. The speed limit
on Haverhill Street from Camp Curtis Guild to Timberneck Drive is
40 mph, then lowers to 35 mph up to North Reading. A few weeks ago, our neighbor's dog was killed, almost instantly,
when a truck traveling North on Haverhill Street hit him in the road. There was simply no time to stop to prevent the
accident because vehicles traveling on Haverhill Street travel well beyond the 40 mph limit. I have experienced it first
hand. It is a public safety matter, and we require a lower speed limit for the safety of our families, including our children
and pets. There is no reason that the speed limit is 35 -40 mph in this thickly settled residential area. It should be 30
mph or less. Main Street /Route 28 is a 4 lane road and the speed limit is 40 mph. Haverhill Street is smaller and
residential and 40 mph. There are
2 schools nearby on Haverhill Street and a Church, and yet the speed limit is
35 mph in that area. There is no enforcement of any speed limits (including the 20 mph school zone).
When trying to turn onto Timberneck Drive (from either the north or south side of Haverhill Street), there is a fear that
someone will rear end me because no one slows down. Also, turning off of Timberneck Drive onto either lane of
Haverhill Street is terrifying as cars traveling south come flying around the bend, and any hesitation when turning from
Timberneck Drive will surely result in a collision. At times, I have to just take an opportunity and "gun it" onto Haverhill
Street.
When vehicles turn onto Timberneck Drive from Haverhill Street they continue to travel at a high rate of speed, well
over 30 mph. Our house is the 2nd one in from Haverhill Street, and we can hear cars turning and driving (sometimes
tires screeching and engines revving) onto Timberneck Drive. We had a fence installed 2 weeks ago to try to keep our
family safe from the drivers on our street. Timberneck Drive is a thickly settled residential street but is used as a cut
through street between Haverhill Street and Charles Street. There are no posted speed limits, and there should be a 25
mph speed limit, with signs that children are at play. There are many children riding bikes and crossing the street, and
our fear is that someone traveling too fast down the street will hit them, just as a driver hit our neighbor's dog, killing
him instantly.
Recently, Reading PD placed the speed tracker trailer on Timberneck Dr, near Richards Road (closer to Charles Street).
Although appreciated, this does not serve as a deterrent. In fact, most if not all the vehicles that I have traveled behind
have gone well over 30 mph past that trailer. We need marked speed limits and officer enforcement.
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Although I cannot attend the meeting this evening, I would ask that consideration be given to this issue. It is directly
related to public safety and to the well being of our children and families in the area.
Thank you,
Kristyn Kaupas
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Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 12:52 PM
To: Reading - Selectmen
Subject: DLS Alert: DOR Announces Filing and Payment Information for Taxpayers Affected by
the Recent Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions
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Affected by the Recent Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions
The Department of Revenue has announced it is taking steps to address the concerns of taxpayers in
Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover who have been affected by the recent gas explosions.
The Department recognizes that taxpayers in these areas might be unable to comply with their tax filing or
payment due dates that occurred on or after the date of the explosions, and would like to assist those
taxpayers as much as possible.
The Department is announcing that it will waive any penalties associated with any late -filed return or
payment that was due on or after September 12th, and before October 1 st. The Department will waive
penalties for one month, and will later revisit whether any further extensions should be granted.
If any taxpayer in the affected areas receives notice of a penalty for this period they should reach out to
the Department of Revenue at (617) 887 -6367.
You are receiving this message through the Massachusetts Department of Revenue's Division of Local Services DLS Alerts system.
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From: vtsdmailer @vt -s.net on behalf of Contact form at Reading MA <vtsdmailer @vt- s.net>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2018 8:51 PM
To: Reading - Selectmen
Subject: [Reading MA] safety concerns on Haverhill Street (Sent by Elizabeth Gomez,
elizabeth.sales4 @gmail.com)
Hello Board of Selectmen,
Elizabeth Gomez (elizabeth.sales4(c@gmail.com) has sent you a message via your contact form
(https: / /www.readingma.gov /user /475 /contact) at Reading MA.
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Message:
Good evening Select Board,
My name is Elizabeth Gomez, I live on Haverhill street in Reading and am concerned about the safety signage on
Haverhill Street given that the street is so thickly settled. This unfortunately is on the heels of my beloved dog Desi's
passing after getting hit by a Mack truck. My neighbors who witnessed the accident noted that the driver was going way
too fast to see my large White Golden Retriever. My concern is that people coming off of the Rotary towards Reading
are coming very fast down the street. This is especially worrisome given that there is an Elementary school on Haverhill
street, and I fear for the children walking to school during the busy traffic times. They also have to combat the high
commercial vehicle traffic along Haverhill Street.
I would like to propose:
1) a reduced speed limit along haverhill street to 30mph
2) reduce commercial traffic due to the area being so thickly settled and in a school zone
Another issue this raises for my family is that particularly coming from out of my driveway I encounter a lot of speeding
and my driveway is
1) the location of the speed limit reduction
2) is a blind driveway
I would like to request a "Blind Driveway" sign near my house to alert traffic to slow down near where I live.
Thank you for your attention.
Signed,
Concerned Citizen
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Saunders, Caitlin
From: vtsdmailer @vt -s.net on behalf of Contact form at Reading MA <vtsdmailer @vt- s.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 5:50 AM
To: Reading - Selectmen
Subject: [Reading MA] BIRCH MEADOW LIGHTS (Sent by Red Dingma,
01867readingma @gmail.com)
Hello Board of Selectmen,
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Message:
Ball field lights on all night again.
Absolutely ridiculous.
If it was a business it would be cited. But the town can get away with it while wasting taxpayer money.
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Saunders, Caitlin
From: Mass. Municipal Assoc. <dwilliams @mma.org>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 11:27 AM
To: Reading - Selectmen
Subject: You're Invited: MSA Fall Leadership Conference!
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Dear Selectman Halsey,
Thank you for your service as a local leader in your community. As a member of the Massachusetts
Selectmen's Association, the MSA Board of Directors invites you to join us at the MSA Fall
Leadership Conference.
The Massachusetts Selectmen's Association will host its annual Fall Conference on Saturday,
October 20 at the Devens Common Center in Fort Devens (31 Andrews Pkwy, Devens, MA
01434)• The program begins with registration and a networking breakfast at 8:oo a.m. and
concludes at 2:00 p.m. This year's program is geared toward supporting towns of all sizes with a
track for small communities and large communities to explore professional management,
social media, and general municipal best practices.
The conference registration fee is $35 per person. This includes continental breakfast, lunch,
conference materials, a keynote, workshops and much more. To register online for the MSA Fall
Conference, please click here. The written cancellation deadline is Friday, October 12.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thank you!
Devon
Devon Elizabeth Williams
Member Services Coordinator
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Saunders, Caitlin
From: Mass. Municipal Assoc. <cpierce @mma.org>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 9:25 AM
To: Reading - Selectmen
Subject: Senate President To Address WEMO Leadership Luncheon at MMA's Annual Meeting
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Dear John,
The MMA is honored to welcome Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka as the
speaker for the Women Elected Municipal Officials (WEMO) Leadership Luncheon during the
MMA's 4oth Annual Meeting & Trade Show this January.
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Spilka has served 17 years in
the Legislature and been a
force on economic and
technology issues, and in
advocating for children and
those with disabilities.
When Spilka was installed as
the third woman to serve as
Senate president on July 26,
she gave an impassioned,
personal speech about her call
to public service. She
recalled stories of her
grandfather protesting and
then fleeing Russia after the
turn of the century, her World
War II veteran father suffering
from an undiagnosed mental
illness, and caring for a sister
with Down syndrome as her
legal guardian.
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The Senate president served on the Personnel Board and School Committee in her hometown
of Ashland before she won an election for state representative.
Spilka served three years in the House before getting elected to the Senate, where helped
originate the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities,
for which she served as Senate chair.
She also served as chair of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means for three years,
Senate majority whip, assistant majority whip, and Senate chair of the Joint Committee on
Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. She currently chairs the Biotech Legislative
Caucus and the Tech Hub Caucus.
Spilka has also previously worked as a labor and employment attorney on behalf of
employees, unions, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, and the Commonwealth.
The MMA is grateful that Spilka will share her experiences with the attendees at this year's
WEMO luncheon. Learn more about Spilka on the MMA website.
Stay tuned as the MMA announces more Annual Meeting speakers and entertainment
throughout Speaker September!
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The MMA's 4oth Annual Meeting & Trade Show will be held on January 18 and 19,
20i9, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. The registration rate for MMA members is
$18o per person before January 9, 2019. After this date, only onsite registration will be available,
at a rate of $230.
Questions? Please reply to this email, email amregistrations @ mma.org, or call 617- 426 -7272,
and we will be happy to assist you.
To cancel a registration, please email amregistrations @mma.org
by Jan. 2, 2019.
Click here for complete information about the Annual Meeting, including workshops, speakers,
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Saunders, Caitlin
From: vtsdmailer @vt -s.net on behalf of Contact form at Reading MA <vtsdmailer @vt- s.net>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 6:13 AM
To: Reading - Selectmen
Subject: [Reading MA] Dumpsters (Sent by Red Dingma, 01867readingma @gmail.com)
Hello Board of Selectmen,
Red Dingma (01867readingma @gmail.com) has sent you a message via your contact form
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Message:
Once again dumpsters are being emptied at Birch Meadow area schools- all 3-
outside of hours specified in Town bylaws (11 pm - 6:30 am). This morning
around 5:30 am.
Saunders, Caitlin
From: DLS Alerts <dls_alerts @dor.state.ma.us>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2018 4:07 PM
To: Reading - Selectmen
Subject: City & Town - September 20th, 2018
D DLS Fall Update
Sean Cronin - Senior Deputy Commissioner of Local Services
September 20th, 2018 1 hope you all had a great summer and are ready for the tax rate and balance sheet
Sewer Rate Relief Fund - • The Best Practices Program is dedicated to municipalities that did not apply in
FY2019 FY18, whether it was for a first or second Compact. In keeping with previous
The Division of Local Services has practice, "compact communities" receive additional bonus points for various
released Bulletin BUL- 2018 -6: state grants, including the Efficiency & Regionalization Grant program. This
Sewer Rate Relief Fund - FY2019. It year, we are highlighting the age - friendly community, housing, and recycling
can be found by clicking here. best practices.
The Sewer Rate Relief Fund • The IT Grant Program is also returning, this time a bit earlier in the calendar: it
operates under the provisions of opened on August 15th and closed on September 15th. Grant announcements
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season! One change for the FY19 cycle, which was explained in the June 7th edition of
City & Town, is the introduction of a new standardized balance sheet. In an effort to
Important Dates &
streamline, simplify, and develop consistency in the balance sheet submission process
for free cash certification, we have developed a standardized balance sheet submission
Information
format for cities, towns, districts, and regional school districts. Along with the new
standardized balance sheet workbook, we have also developed a new submission
Send Us Your Questions
method. This change is designed to make our Gateway system intuitive by adding two
new modules ( "Balance Sheet" and "District Balance Sheet "), which contain all of the
for "What's New in
forms necessary for the balance sheet submission, including the cash reconciliation and
Municipal Law"
treasurer's year -end cash form, outstanding receivables report, statement of
The DLS Legal Staff will offer its
indebtedness, snow and ice form, and the balance sheet checklist.
annual seminar "What's New in
Municipal Law" for local officials on
As I'm sure you are aware, the final FY19 state budget has been approved and we have
Thursday, September 27, 2018 at
provided links to the Cherry Sheets. The final aid and /or assessment figures might
The Lantana in Randolph and
require you to amend your FY19 budget so that it is balanced prior to submitting your tax
Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the
recap. If you have any questions on the Cherry Sheet figures, you can contact Lisa
Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting
Krzywicki at krzywickil do r. state. ma. us.
House in Holyoke. Attendees with
questions for the DLS legal staff
In the August 16th edition of City & Town, Lt. Governor Polito announced the opening of
related to municipal tax or finance
the FY19 Community Compact Cabinet (CCC) program, the fourth year of the initiative.
should submit them ASAP to
Below I provide some of the key dates again for the three programs being offered in
dlsregistration Ador. state. ma.us.
FY19:
Sewer Rate Relief Fund - • The Best Practices Program is dedicated to municipalities that did not apply in
FY2019 FY18, whether it was for a first or second Compact. In keeping with previous
The Division of Local Services has practice, "compact communities" receive additional bonus points for various
released Bulletin BUL- 2018 -6: state grants, including the Efficiency & Regionalization Grant program. This
Sewer Rate Relief Fund - FY2019. It year, we are highlighting the age - friendly community, housing, and recycling
can be found by clicking here. best practices.
The Sewer Rate Relief Fund • The IT Grant Program is also returning, this time a bit earlier in the calendar: it
operates under the provisions of opened on August 15th and closed on September 15th. Grant announcements
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Chapter 29 Section 2Z of the
will be made in October.
General Laws. The Fund was
legislation that will provide cities and towns with grant opportunities to address critical
created in 1993 to mitigate
issues such as climate change adaptation, environmental protection and economic
Submission
• The E &R Grant Program will be available in mid - January, with applications due
escalating costs of sewer service in
4732) includes funding authorization for the MassWorks grant program, for example,
The DLS Bureau of Accounts (BOA)
by February 15th. That program is open to all municipalities, regional school
the Commonwealth. Awards were
Resource Protection and Investment in Recreational Assets and Opportunity (H. 4835)
of Assessors to electronically sign
districts, regional planning agencies, councils of governments, and school
based on "eligible debt service" and
Recap form. Attaching a scanned
districts exploring regionalization or shared services.
were calculated at up to 20% of debt
Lastly, I'd like to remind everyone of the 2018 municipal conference that Lt. Governor
service. For FY2019, $1.1 million
Polito highlighted in the August 16th edition of City & Town. Offered in collaboration with
On August 15th, each of the 351 municipal executives in cities and towns across the
has been appropriated.
offering an event centered on "Municipal Collaboration." State and local officials will join
Administrator or DLS Gateway
Commonwealth received an emailed letter from Lt. Governor Polito with information
Please complete this year's about the programs. We also sent a targeted email to school superintendents, regional
application by using the required planning agency executive directors and council of government executive directors who
form that is being provided. It should are eligible for the E &R Grant program. Both letters contained passcodes and links to
be completed and e- mailed to Gerry the CCC website where you'll find additional information and an online application
Cole at coleg @dor.state.ma.us. process that's quick and easy. If you have any questions on whether your community is
Applications must be submitted by eligible, please contact Sean Powers at powersse(a)dor.state.ma.us.
Friday, October 19, 2018.
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• Local Officials Directory
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Some other great news for municipalities is the passage of two significant pieces of
New Signature
legislation that will provide cities and towns with grant opportunities to address critical
Requirements for Tax Rate
issues such as climate change adaptation, environmental protection and economic
Submission
development. An Act Relative to Economic Development in the Commonwealth (H.
4732) includes funding authorization for the MassWorks grant program, for example,
The DLS Bureau of Accounts (BOA)
and An Act Promoting Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental and Natural
now requires a majority of the Board
Resource Protection and Investment in Recreational Assets and Opportunity (H. 4835)
of Assessors to electronically sign
includes funding authorization for the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) grant
both the LA -5 form and the Tax Rate
Recap form. Attaching a scanned
program.
copy of the paper form is no longer
Lastly, I'd like to remind everyone of the 2018 municipal conference that Lt. Governor
permitted.
Polito highlighted in the August 16th edition of City & Town. Offered in collaboration with
the Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies (MARPA), we are
Please contact your local Gateway
offering an event centered on "Municipal Collaboration." State and local officials will join
Administrator or DLS Gateway
together to share ideas and attend workshops focusing on housing, cybersecurity,
SUppO to open a Gateway account.
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economic development, climate resiliency, age - friendly communities and other subjects.
Contact your BOA Field
We are honored to have both Governor Baker and Lt. Governor Polito speaking at the
Representative with questions about
event on Monday, September 24th at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. Also
the form submission requirements.
in attendance will be Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash,
To view the DLS Staff Directory,
Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton, and Health and Human Services
please click here.
Secretary Marylou Sudders. You can register for the conference by clickinq here.
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• Local Officials Directory
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Releases (IGRs)
• Bulletins
• Municipal Databank
• Publications & Training
Center
• Tools and Financial
Calculators
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Editorial Board: Sean Cronin, Anthonia Bakare, Linda Bradley, Paul Corbett, Theo Kalivas, Patricia Hunt and Tony Rassias
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From: LeLacheur, Bob
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2018 2:33 PM
To: Saunders, Caitlin
Subject: FW: [POSSIBLY SPAM] Verizon Fios TV - LFA Notification - GoITV
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Importance: Low
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Robert W. LeLacheur, Jr. CFA
Town Manager, Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA 01867
townmanaaer(@ci.readina.ma.us
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Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2018 2:12 PM
Subject: [POSSIBLY SPAM] Verizon Fios TV - LFA Notification - GoITV
Importance: Low
Dear Municipal Official:
This is to inform you that our programming agreement with GoITV (channel 1523) will expire on
September 30, 2018.
As you are probably aware, we receive new proposals from content providers when it is time to renew
existing agreements for channels we currently provide. Given that the cost of programming is the
single biggest factor in higher TV bills, Verizon carefully reviews these proposals to ensure that the
content providers' rates are in line with their viewership. This practice allows us to bring subscribers
competitive rates for the channels that they actually watch. As a result, we have decided to drop
GoITV from our lineup effective October 1, 2018. For more information our subscribers can
visitwww.verizon.com /golty.
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2018. A sample customer notice is attached.
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best choice and value in the industry. Verizon appreciates the opportunity to conduct business in
your community. Should you or your staff have any questions, please contact me.
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