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Home My WebLink About1980-05-19 Board of Public Works Minutes May 19, 1980 ' Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16, Muni- cipal Building at 7:30 P .M. Present were Board Members Wood, Fallon and Barker and Assis- tant Superintendent Bergeron. Mrs. Wood assumed the Chair in the absence of Mr . Cowell . Minutes of the previous meeting were approved and accepted as corrected . Mrs . Charlotte Dempster of 633 Summer Avenue, Reeding requested permission to use Memorial Park on Sunday , June 1, 1980 (rain date June B, 1980) from 2 to 5 P .M. for its annual Family Field Day for the Pearl Street School P . T . 0 . It was moved, seconded and voted 3:0 to grant permission to Mrs. Charlotte Dempster and/or the Pearl Street School P.T .O. subject to the following provisions : No alco- holic beverages be served on public lend, proper liability insurance and police protection be provided and the area be cleaned at the conclusion of the event. Mr . William G. Webb, Clerk of the Vestry, Good Shepherd Church requested permission to use Memorial Park on Sunday , June 15, 1980 from 10:00 A.M. until about 3:00 P .M. for its annual parish picnic. It was moved , seconded and voted 3:0 to grant permission to Mr. Webb and/or The Church of the Good Shepherd subject to the follow- ing provisions: No alcoholic beverages be served on public land , proper liability insurance be obtained, proper police protection be provided and the area be cleaned at the conclusion of the event. Mr . Cowell and Superintendent Lousnis joined the meeting at 8 : 20 P.M. Acting Secretary Fallon read notice of public hearing for pro- posed underground conduit an Main Street, Route 28 near Route 128 by New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. Mr. George H. Cooley Outside Plant Supervisor for Right-of-Way of N. E . T . h T . Co. ex- plained the proposed work to the Board. It was moved, seconded and voted to close the hearing. ' It was moved , seconded and voted to allow N. E. T . h T . Co. to lay and maintain underground conduits and manholes, with the wires and cables to be placed therein, under the surface of the easterly side of Main Street (Route 28 ) southerly from existing pole 54/13 extending to the Reading-Stoneham Town Line, place approximately thirteen hundred forty-eight (1, 348 ) feet of underground conduit. ' Also, one (1) handhole (handhole #2) , all as shown on N. E. T . h T . Co. Plan No . 4-3376 dated April 16, 1980 Plan 1 of 2 and 2 of 2. Vote: 3:0 in favor. Acting Secretary Fallon read notice of public hearing for proposed relocation of pole 53/72 approximately 5 feet easterly of its present location. After some discussion about the possible sight distance pro- blem of the pole it was decided to move the pole an additional 5 to 8 feet in the easterly direction. It was moved, seconded and voted to close the hearing. It was moved that the proposed relocation be allowed subject to the condition that it be moved an additional 5 to 8 feet easterly of the proposed location provided that the Reading Municipal Light Department and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, the property owner and the Superintendent agree. Vote 3: 1. Following discussion, it was moved , seconded and voted 4:0 to award Contract 80-2 Sanitary Sewer Main Construction to Avon Con- , struction Company, Inc. in the amount of $167, 163.32 subject to the procurement of the necessary performance and payment bonds. Following discussion it was moved , seconded and voted 4:0 to award Contract 80-3 Sewer Laterals to Luigi Andreasi , Inc. in the amount of $15,032. 15 subject to the procurement of the necessary performance and payment bonds. Following discussion, it was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to split equally the bids for Contract 80-6 Stone Chip Seal Con- struction and award Contract 60-6A to Able Bituminous Concrete, Inc . in the amount of $39,960.00 and award Contract 80-6B to Bell and Flynn , Inc. in the amount of $39 ,960 .00 subject to the pro- curement of the necessary performance and payment bonds. Following discussion it was moved , seconded and voted 4:0 to award the Aluminum corrugated Metal Pipe Bid to Penn Culvert Company in the amount of $927.50 for Items 1-3 and the other pipe sizes as submitted in the bid form. The Board discussed the problem with the bid on Sand, Gravel and Stone with Mr. Joseph Mebardy, Jr . , Mr . Gerald Cronin and Mr . John Cronin representing J . J. Cronin Co. Contractors. Mr. Mabardy was informed that a check had been made with Town Counsel and the /I acceptance of the cash bond prior to the bid opening even though_ it was not included in the sealed envelope was still proper. After further discussion, it was moved by Mrs. Wood and seconded to award the contract to J. J. Cronin Company Contractors in the amount of $33,864.00 subject to the procurement of the necessary performance and payment bonds. Mr. Fallon moved , it was seconded and voted 3:0:1 to table action on Mrs. Wood ' s motion . Mr. Fallon moved, it was seconded and voted 2: 1: 1 to reject all bids and rebid the Sand, Gravel and Stone bids. Following discussion , it was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to award the contract to M. J. Pirolli and Sons, Inc, for brick and cement in the amount of $10,305 .00. Following discussion it was moved , seconded and voted 4:0 to sign the commitment letter dated May 19 , 1980 for sewer lateral in the amount of $218 .40. The Board reviewed Progress Report p3 from Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc. concerning the Water Treatment Plant modifications. ' Following discussion the Board accepted the report as a point 0f information and instructed the Superintendent to apply some pressure to insure that the preliminary design report would be available for the May 22, 1980 Board of Survey meeting. The Board also decided to set aside the June 2, 1960 meeting to discuss the report with Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc . The Board reviewed a letter from Mr . Cliff Allen, Athletic Director of Reading Midget Rockets in regard to Pop Warner Foot- ball practice areas. Following a lengthy discussion, the Board instructed the Superintendent to draft a letter to Mr. Allen indica- ting that they may use Castine Field for their primary area and the Sturges Park area when Castine Field is too wet to play on . Also, the Board indicated they had no problem with lining the fields or with the instpllation of goal posts as long as they were maintained by Pop Warner and were removed for the skating Season . The Board also had no problem with raking and removal of rocks and glass by the Pop Warner Grpup but no filling would be allowed . ' Mr . Cowell indicated the Board should review the budget cuts and discuss them at the June 9 meeting and have the Superintendent provide a suggested cut with several alternatives at least a week prior to the meeting. Mr. Cowell also indicated the Board should review the possible bonding options for the water treatment plant before the end of , June, Mr . Cowell also indicated the Board should consider what option of rubbish disposal it intends to pursue by September or October . The Board signed the payroll for the period ending May 16, 1980 and the Bill Roll dated May 23, 1980 . It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0 to adjourn at 10: 30 P.M. Res 7fl ctfully submitted, ,Secretary