HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-09-14 Board of Public Works Minutes Board of Public Works Meeting of September 14, 1961 Page 1
A meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16,
Municipal Building at 7: 30 P.M. Present were Chairman Cowell, Secretary
Wood, Board Members DeHart Fallon and Barker, and Superintendent E. Roger
Louanis and Assistant Superintendent William R. Bergeron.
Chairman Cowell and Superintendent Louanis left the meeting at
7: 30 to meet with the Board of Selectmen. Mrs. Wood assumed the Chair in
Chairman Cowell's absence.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to accept the minutes of the
Board of Public Works meeting of August 10, 1981 as amended.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to accept the minutes of the
Board of Public Works Executive Session meeting of August 10, 1981 as
1 written, and that they remain in private privy.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0: 1 to accept the minutes of
the Board of Public Works meeting of August 24, 1981 as amended.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4: 0 to accept the minutes of the
Board of Public Works meeting of September 1, 1981 as written.
Assistant Superintendent Bergeron explained that the Chapter 805
Grants Program for Leak Detection and Rehabilitation was established for
the purpose of developing ongoing programs of investigating and
identifying sources of loss of potable water and for rehabilitating water
supply distribution systems, including cleaning and relining mains,
laterals and associated distribution elements or replacement of the same.
The Town may receive up to 50Y. funding for qualifying projects
and the Town is only required to fund its' portion of the grant, not the
entire sum. The Grants Program is in two phases.
Phase I addresses only leak detection and the grant may be up to
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1 $25,000.00. The Towns application will try to obtain the maximum for this
phase.
Phase II addresses the distribution system improvements and
cleaning. The maximum grant amount for this phase is $475,000.00. The
Engineering Division is preparing various project alternatives that will
request funding from $100,000 to $475,000 in hopes of obtaining as much as
possible.
The applications will be accepted and evaluated but the results
will not be known until late January or February 1982.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve the application
for the grant for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Construction Grants
Program Chapter 805 Leak Detection and Rehabilitation to allow E. koger
Louanis to be the authorized representative for the grant and to sign the
required application forms and to notify the Finance Committee, the Board
of Selectmen and the Planning Board of such action.
At 8:00 P.M. Mr. DeHart read the Notice of Public Hearing
regarding the petition of Continental Cablevision of Massachusetts Inc. to
install underground conduit and appurtenances on the following streets:
Approximately 68 feet of conduit under Main Street in
the vicinity of VS3 Main Street.
Mr. James Sedgewick representing Continental Cablevision stated
that the proposed work to be done an Main Street would close only one lane
of traffic and hopefully would take only one day to complete. It was
moved seconded and voted 4:0 that the Hearing be closed at 8: 15 P.M.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 that Continental Cablevision
of Massachusetts be granted permission for the installation of underground
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Iconduit and appurtenances on the following streets:
Approximately 68 feet of conduit under Main Street in
the vicinity of #753 Main Street in accordance with
the Plan Showing Main Street Underground Cable Route
by Continental Cablevision dated 8/28/81.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 that the Board of Public Works
instruct the Superintendent to draw up a letter of intent that the Board
of Public Works shall seek funding at the next Annual Town Meeting for the
rehabilitation of items fundable by the grant (Chapter 805).
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0: 1 that Gail F. Wood sign the
Certificate as Recording Officer of the Board of Public Works of the Town
1 of Reading.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to approve the application
for the Construction Grant for the Reading Water Treatment Plant
Improvements and to authorize E. Roger Louanis to be the authorized
representative to sign the forms necessary and for the Board to take all
other actions as may be required.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0: 1 that the Secretary of the
Board, Gail F. Wood, sign the loan order for the amount appropriated at
Town Meeting in the amount of $2,420,449 and that she also sign the
Certificate of Recording Officer.
Mr. Barker stated that he would like to see the Finance Committee
send a letter to all Boards as to what they plan to do with any excess
monies in light of Proposition 2 1/2.
Mrs. Wood stated that the Department will draw up a capital
outlay plan schematic for discussion and presentation to the Finance
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Committee including use of possible available monies. The Board also
accepted the letter regarding the capital outlay plan from the Finance
Committee as a point of information.
The Board accepted the letter from the Massachusetts Department
of Public Works regarding a meeting of September 24 as a point of
information.
It was moved, seconded and voted 3: 1 that the Department be
instructed to meet with Mr. Y.aufman of the Boston Stove Company and
continue negotiations and present a report in more detail and see if there
might be a common meeting ground and report back to us, regarding the
purchase or lease of a 50 foot parcel of land from the Town.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to grant permission to Mrs.
Maroney to connect to the Town drain on Oak Street subject to the
following:
1. The work is inspected and done according to standard
specifications.
2. The owner signs a Waiver of Claims for Damages
in favor of the Town of Reading.
The meeting adjourned temporarily at 9:40 P.M. to meet as the
Board of Survey.
The meeting reconvened at 9: 45 P.M.
Under Old and New Business, Mr. Fallon was concerned with the
Mineral Street Bridge. He was concerned with the Town's liability were
there injury to a person crossing the bridge. Mr. Fallon would like a
priority to be the installing of a 6 foot chain link fence on each side of
the Bridge.
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Mr. Barker suggested that the Department get in touch with the
Consultant as to where we stand as to the survey being done by the State
on the Bridge.
Mr. Fallon would like the Department to send the Board the
criteria used by the Department for allowing curb cuts.
Mr. DeHart inquired if the results of the skid test on Summer
Avenue had come back from the State. Mr. Bergeron informed the Board that
the results had not been received as yet. Mr. DeHart also stated he would
like to see curve signs installed on Summer Avenue. Mr. Barker would like
the reflectors repaired and the signs installed an West Street also.
Mr. Barker stated that he was dissatisfied with the line painting
jobs done throughout the Town.
Regarding the Point of Information from William Bergeron
regarding Horizon Homes, Mr. Bergeron informed the Board that the Engineer
has received a list of these concerns and that the Department will meet
with the engineer on Wednesday.
The Board signed the Payroll for the Period Ending 9-11-81.
The Board signed the Billroll for the Period Ending 9-11-81.
The meeting adjourned at 10; 25 F.M.
AResptfully submitted,
Secretary