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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-11-05 Board of Public Works Minutes November 5, 1979 Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16, Municipal Building at 7:30 P. M. Present were Chairman Price, Secretary Cowell , Board Mem- bers DeHart and Wood, Superintendent Louanis and Assistant Superintendent McIntire. Mr. Cowell moved, Mr. DeHart seconded and it was voted to approve the minutes of the meeting of October 29, 1979 as written. The Board reviewed the Motion under Article 11 of the Nov- ember 1979 Town Meeting. The Motion was accepted by the Board as written. Article 12 regarding the contract with N.E.S.W.C. was dis- cussed. Mrs. Wood requested that a portion of the second page of the report of this article read, "type of disposal because the present available contract with N.E.S.W.C. is one-sided. It ' places too much burden on the Town of Reading with no guarantee that. . . . .". Also that reference to Ted Cohen on page 2, be changed to Attorney Cohen. The report was accepted with the above changes. The Board requested that slides be used for the presentation of Article 13 - Control of Gypsy Moths and instructed Superinten- dent Louanis to contact Mr. Bruce Morang of the Reading Chronicle to obtain them. Mr. Louanis informed the Board that Mr. Irving Dickey, Superintendent of Insect and Pest Control had received a call from a Reading resident requesting that an alternate chemical (other than Sevin) be used. Mr. Dickey feels that the alternate chemical is less effective and 3-5 times more costly. Mr. Dickey will have information pertaining to this for Superintendent Louanis prior to Town Meeting. Chairman Price welcomed the Conservation Commission to the Board meeting to discuss their Article 14. Mrs. Anderson re- viewed the Article with the Board and explained the reason for their proposal . The major point being that they are requesting home rule on their decision regarding the protection of the environ- ment. At the present time the Reading Conservation Commission re- views all proposals and makes the decision which is finalized by an Order of Conditions. If their decision is not accepted the individual may appeal to the D.E.Q.E. who draws up a different order of conditions if they feel it is necessary. If the Town of Reading Conservation Commission and/or the individual do not accept the revised order of conditions they may appeal to the Superior Court. It has been the practice of some individuals to submit a completely different set of plans to the D.E.Q.E. than were submitted to the Conservation Commission and D.E.Q.E. often makes a determination taking into accourt the affect the proposal will have on the State rather than its affect on the Town of Reading. The proposal of the Conservation Commission will not in effect eliminate an appeal to the D.E.Q.E. but the individual will still have an appeal to the Superior Court. After a lengthy and informative discussion the Board voted to support Article 14. The Board reviewed the letter from Browning Ferris Industries Inc. regarding roadside pickup of unlimited quantities of rubbish. B.F. I. estimated a total' cost of $31 ,200 to perform this additional work. The Board discussed in detail the effect of this additional , service and Mr. Cowell moved to postpone further discussion at the present time until the budget for FY-81 is considered. This was seconded and voted. The Board reviewed the proposed contract with Camp, Dresser and McKee. Chairman Price was very concerned that there were monetary figures left blank in the contract. The Board felt that the main consideration in awarding the contract to Camp, Dresser and McKee was the total cost of the contract. Although Camp, Dresser and McKee has given a range of cost the low end of this figure was less than that of Weston and Sampson and felt that the figures to be included in the contract should reflect this low bid. The Board instructed the Superintendent to insert a figure of $24,000 under Phase I and $145,000 under Phase II . Mr. Cowell moved that the Superintendent be instructed to send the contract to Camp, Dresser and McKee with the proposed changes after it was reviewed and accepted by Town Counsel . It was seconded and voted to do so. , Bids were received on November 1 , 1979 for Repair and Re- placement of Overhead Garage doors. Mr. Cowell moved that con- tract 79-24 be awarded to Valco Company, Inc. of Needham, Ma. the only bidder for $13,527. with the stipulation that the contractor secure the appropriate bond and have adequate liability insurance. It was seconded and voted. Chairman Price reviewed bill for legal services from Town Counsel for the month of September - 21 .6 hours at a total cost of $972.00. The contents of this bill were discussed by the Board and Mr. Cowell moved, it was seconded and voted to approve the bill in the amount of $972.00 for the month of September and notify the Board of Selectmen of the Board' s vote. The Board signed the Pay Roll for the period ending November 9th, 1979 and the Bill Roll dated November 16, 1979. Mr. Cowell moved, it was seconded and voted to adjourn at 11 :05 P.M. ul l y ubmi t Secreta � JOHN W. PRICK, Chai OFFICE OF DOUGLAS A. COWELL, Stc TOWN OF READING DAVID L. TESTA DON B. D HART BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS GAIL r. WMD R. ROGER WUANIS, suP t.ndset MUNICIPAL BUILDING .ti as t'• READING. MASS. 01887 MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. The undersigned, Board of Public Works of the Town of Reading, 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 lists herewith contain the nemes 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 3211.1+0 Such list is certifies; to you for the purpose of committing the same to the Tax Collector, as provided by law. WITNESS our hands this thirteenth day of Novem- ber 1979 A. D. /J hai rman re ary See Commitment Sheet For List