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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-07-27 Board of Public Works Minutes July 27 , 1981 A meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16, Municipal Building at 7:32 P .M. Present were Secretary Wood, Board Members DeHart , Fallon and Barker and Superintendent E. Roger Louanis and Assistant Superintendent William Bergeron . Secretary Wood took over for Chairman Cowell in his absence . It was moved , seconded and voted 3:0: 1 to accept the minutes of the meeting of July 13 as amended . It was moved , seconded and voted 3:0: 1 to accept the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Survey of July 13 as written. Chairman Cowell joined the meeting at 7:40 P .M. It was moved, seconded and voted 4 :0:1 to accept the minutes of the Executive Session meeting of July 13 as written and that they remain in private privy . Mr . Fallon moved that the letter from the North East Solid Waste Committee be accepted as a point of information and the boards represen- tative for the North East Solid Waste Committee will attend the meeting . It was seconded and voted 5 :0 . Chairman Cowell suggested that the Board accept Mr . C .M. Hutt ' s letter of July 13, 1981 and advise him that since the tree is on his property, not on Town property, that the Town is unable to accomodate his request for removal of the tree . The Board temporarily adjourned at 7:45 PM to meet as the Board of Survey . The meeting reconvened at 7:50 P .M. Mr . Steve Martin of Camp, Dresser & McKee discussed the results of the bids of the Water Treatment Plant . He stated there was not a clear-cut low bidder . There was general discussion regarding the bidders , and the Board asked several questions of Mr . Martin . Mr . Martin also stated that Camp , Dresser & McKee has not yet received the letter from D.E .O.E . granting approval of the project, but expects the letter shortly . The D.E .q .E . has assured Mr . Martin that they will be requiring the emergency generator (Alternate I ) . There was general discussion regarding this item. It was the general concensus of the Board that if D .E .q.E . requires the emergency generator (Alternate I ) the contract should be awarded to include the base bid plus Alternate I . Mrs. Wood asked that the Superintendent check all references (construction and financial) of all sub-bidders for electrical and plumbing work . Mrs. Wood moved to table the request of Mr . Robert E . Hutcheson of 69 Sturges Road to tie into the storm drain at the rear corner , of his lot until more engineering information is available . Mr. DeHart seconded the motion . Mr . Fallon moved to amend Mrs. Woods motion to state that we grant approval subject to the Department ' s approval of the design and construction . Mr . Barker seconded and it was voted 5 :0. The Board temporarily adjourned at 8 :45 P .M. to meet as the Board of Survey . The meeting reconvened at 9:42 P .M. The Board signed the letter to C.F . Mistretta of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works, certifying that $1 ,385 ,494 .00 will be incurred as the actual cost during FY '82 for construction , maintenance and policing of streets and roads , in accordance with Chapter 81 , Section 31 , as amended by Minutes Continued July 27, 1981 Section 14 , Chapter 497 of the Acts of 1971 . Mrs. Wood moved that the Board approve Town Counsel Bills for June in the amount of $616.50. Mr . DeHart seconded and it was voted 5:0 . Mrs . Wood moved that Contract No. 61-2 - "Inspection and Sealing of Sanitary Sewer Mains" be awarded to Commercial Pipe Cleaning Company in the amount of $9, 795 .00 contingent upon procurement of the required bonds and insurance . The appropriated amount is $17 ,521 .00. Mr . DeHart seconded and it was voted 5 :0. Mrs . Wood moved that the Board award Contract No. 81-16 "Traffic Line and Crosswalk Painting" be awarded to Traffic Markings , Inc . in the amount of $2 ,230.00 subject to the procurement of required bonds ' and insurance . Mr . DeHart seconded and it was voted 5:0. The Superintendent reported to the Board that the condition of the Mineral Street bridge had reached the point , in his opinion, that it was unsafe for vehicular traffic. At this point in time, the bridge is open to one-way traffic, however , motorists continue to enter the bridge from either end, setting up the potential for a head-on collision . A partial inspection of the bridge has been made by the State and consulting engineers, Fay, Spofford & Thorndike. The investigation is not complete at this time , due to the fact that they must have flagmen from the B&M prior to getting under the bridge and investigating the subflooring and stringers. Once this has been completed , a report will be forwarded to the State for evaluation and ' the bridge will be put on a priority list with other problem bridges in the State. At this point in time , there is no way of knowing how long the inspection will take or where the Mineral Street Bridge will appear on the priority list . In any event , repairs to the bridge will be costly and if the State takes over the maintenance of the bridge it will be a cost savings to the Town . The Superintendent recommended the bridge be closed to vehicular traffic and remain open to pedestrian traffic . A short discussion ensued relative to the condition and safety of the bridge . Mrs . Wood moved that the bridge be closed to vehicular traffic and remain open for pedestrian traffic . It was seconded and voted 5 :0 . At 10:40 P.M. Mrs. Wood moved to go into Executive Session not to reconvene in open session . Mr . Cowell polled the Board as follows: Mrs. Wood - In favor , Mr . DeHart - In favor Mr . Fallon - In favor Mr . Barker - In favor Mr . Cowell - In favor The Board signed the following : Payroll for the Period Ending : July 24 , 1981 Billroll for the Period Ending : July 24, 1981 The meeting adjourned at 10 :40 P.M. Resectfu11sub�ed , Secretar� DOUGLAS A. COWELL. Chairman OFFICE OF GAIL F. WOOD, Seer ry TOWN OF READING DON B. DeHARr JOAN L. FALCON, JR. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS DOUGLASS L. BARKER E. ROGER LOUANIS, Suve nEmu t MUNICIPAL BUILDING i NV READING, MARS. 0I887 MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH of MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, as The underaigned , Board of Public Works of the Town of P,eading, in compliance with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 80, as amended by Chapter 63 of the Acts of 1933, hereby certify that the list herewith contains the name of persons against whom we have made betterment assessments together with the location of the land benefited by the improvement and the nature and amount of such betterment assessment. Sewer House Connection - 70 Lateral - $926.'10 Such list is certified to you for the purpose of committing the same to the Tax Collector as provided by law. WITNESS our hands this tenth day 19, uou, ]9 � A.LI 15a o ry See Commitment Sheet for List