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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-06-02 Board of Public Works Minutes June 2, 1980 ' Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16, Municipal Building at 7:30 P . M. Present were Secretary Wood , Board Members Fallon , Barker and Superintendent Louanis. Mrs. Wood assumed the Chair as Chairman Cowell was attend- ing a meeting of the Lew Committee in the Selectmen' s Office. It was moved, seconded and voted to accept the minutes of the meeting of May 12th as corrected . It was moved, seconded and voted to accept the minutes of May 19th as corrected. Chairman Cowell and Mr . DeHart joined the meeting at 7:37 P . M. The Board reviewed results of bids opened at 2 : 30 P .M. on May Bth for Cement Concrete Pipe as follows : Field Concrete Pipe Company, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . $ 2 ,784.00 N. E. Concrete Pipe Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,535.30 ' Scituate Concrete Pipe Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,456. 20 _ It was noted that Scituate Concrete Pipe Corporation was the low bidder last year and again this year. This year ' s bid is within the budgeted amount for FY-81, $2,600.00. It was moved , seconded and voted 5 :0 to award the contract for the ensuing year to Scituate Concrete Pipe Corporation in the amount of $2 ,456 .20. The Board reviewed results of bids opened at 3:00 P .M. on May Bth for Cement Lined Ductile Iron Pipe , as follows: Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Co . . . . . . . . . $ 9,978 .00 Eureka Cement Lined Pipe Co. , Inc. . . . . . . . . 9,709 .00 Water Works Supply Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . 10,602.00 The FY-81 Budget , Account 4810-329 is credited with $13,310.00. It was therefore moved, seconded and voted to award the contract for Cement Lined Ductile Iron Pipe to the low bidder Eureka Cement Lined Pipe Company, Inc. in the amount of $9, 709.00. Discussion on bids received on May 8th at 2:00 P.M. for Asbestos Cement Pipe was tabled at the request of the Superin- tendent . Read letter from John Barnes, Treasurer of the Old South United Methodist Church requesting permission to use Memorial Park on Sunday afternoon, June 15th for a church picnic. It was moved , seconded and voted 5: 0 to grant permission for the use of , the park subject to the standard provisions, as follows: No al- coholic beverages may be served on public property, proper police protection and insurance protection must be obtained, the area must be cleaned at the conclusion of the event. Read letter from Ruth A. Powers of the Pearl Street School P .T .O . requesting the use of Memorial Park for a cookout on Thursday, June 12 (rain date June 13) . Following a discussion it was moved , seconded and voted 5 :0 to grant permission to the Pearl Street P.T .O . to use Memorial Park on June 12 (13th in the event of rain) for a cookout, subject to the following conditions: No alcoholic beverages may be served on public property, proper police protection and insurance protection must be obtained, the area must be cleaned at the conclusion of the event. The Board read with interest and accepted as a point of in- formation letter from Titan Environmental Services stating they have been unable to reach agreement on contractual arrangement with USM Corporation which would provide the basis for a viable , resource recovery project and as a result Titan has decided to suspend activities in promoting the Bayside Project at this point in time. The Board reviewed draft of letter to be sent by the Chairman to Cliff Allen , Athletic Director regarding the use of Castine Field and Sturges Park by Pop Warner Football for practice games. Minor changes were suggested and it was agreed the letter should be sent to Mr . Allen. The Board met with John Willis, Steve Martin and Paul Williams of the firm of Camp, Dresser and McKee consulting engineers on the Water Treatment Plant Design - Contract 79-23 at 8:00 P .M. The attending members of Camp, Dresser and McKee made a presentation to the Board on the following areas of concern: 1) Water Supply Requirements 2) Ground Water Resource 3) Existing Treatment Facilities 4) Water Treatment Study 5) Organic Chemicals 6) Recommended Treatment Facilities 7) Estimated Cost for Recommended Facilities. A session ensued relative to the merits of the proposals and changes recommended by the consultant between the consultant and the Board Members and citizens attending the meeting. Reference is hereby made to the draft report on Improvements to the Treatment Plant by Camp, Dresser and McKee, Inc. 1980. It was agreed that the report would be taken under advisement until the Board has sufficient time to digest the proposal and then make recommendations and comments to the consultant . This to be done before the end of June. It was moved, seconded and voted to table discussion on the Traffic Study Summary - South Street at Main Street, Route 28 un- til the meeting of June 9, 1980. Mr . Cowell polled the Board at 10:45 P.M. requesting the Board go into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters with the intention of reconvening in open session. The Board was polled, as follows: Mr . Barker - In favor Mr . Fallon - In favor Mr . DeHart - In favor Mrs. Wood - In favor Mr. Cowell - In favor The Board reconvened in open session at 11: 25 P .M. The Board read and discussed petition from Cheryl J. Blaney concerning a right-of-way at Lots 9, 9A and 10 Riverside Drive. The Superintendent reported he had received several telephone calls from the Riverside Drive area with citizens expressing their con- cern that it had been rumored the walk easement was to be abandoned and they were opposed to that. The abutting property owners had re- quested a meeting with the Superintendent which was held on May 28 when they were informed by the Superintendent the walk easement did exist and on advice from Town Counsel the Town had the right to maintain the walk easement and that there were certain second- ary or implied rights even though they were not spelled out in the granting of the easement . Those rights would include paving the easement and maintaining it but probably not fencing it. The abutting property owners had requested information as to what action could be taken to abandon the easement . They were inform- ad Town Counsel had advised the Superintendent the walk easement could be abandoned upon a petition from the abutting property owners to the Board and if the Board acted favorably upon that it could then be presented to Town Meeting and if a 2/3 vote was forthcoming the easement would be abandoned. After considerable discussion it was moved , seconded and voted to schedule a public , hearing on the matter on June 16, 1980. The Board signed the Pay Roll for the period ending May 30, 1980 and the Bill Roll dated June 6, 1980. Meeting adjourned at 11: 35 P . M. Re$pectfully submitted, Secretary J DOUGLAS A. COWELL, CWn OFFICE OF GAIL F. WOOD, Sem Wry MOWN OF READING DON E. D HART JOHN L. FALCON, M. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS DOUGLASS L. BAR 1 E. ROGER WUANIS, SupMnOendent MUNICIPAL BUILDING Ro'A}S READING. MASS. 0I867 MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, as 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 list herewith contain the names of persons against whom we have made betterment assess- ments 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 $ 474.32 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 sixteenth day of June 1980 A.D. airman Secretary TG��n See Commitment Sheet for List J