HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-09-29 Board of Public Works Minutes September 29 , 1980
1 Meeting of the Board of Public Works convened in Room 16, Muni-
cipal Building at 7:30 P. M.
Present were Chairman Cowell, Secretary Wood , Board Members
DeHart , Fallon , Barker and Superintendent Louanis.
It was moved, seconded and voted 4:0: 1 to accept the minutes
of the meeting of September 15th as written.
It was moved , seconded and voted 5:0:0 to accept the minutes
of the meeting of September 22d as corrected.
Superintendent Louanis reported that Camp Dresser and McKee
will conduct a tour of water treatment plants on either October
11th or 18th at two of the three following locations. Salem-Beverly
Andover or Billerica. It was agreed that the Superintendent arrange
a meeting with Camp Dresser and McKee an October 18th at 10:00 A.M.
and request a tour of the Andover and Billerica treatment plants.
Read letter from John T . Fitzgerald, 52 Bay State Road and
Reginald Peters, 62 Bay State Road requesting they be informed of
' any action concerning the Bay State Road Complex (elderly housing) .
It was accepted as a point of information.
Read memorandum from John W. Agnew, Jr . , Executive Secretary
to the Board of Selectmen stating there would be an all boards meet-
ing at 7:30 P.M. on October 16, 1980 at the Community Center for
the purpose of discussing Proposition 2§ at which time all boards
must relate the impact this program will have on service to property
owners. Chairman Cowell requested all Board Members be present at
this meeting.
Meeting adjourned temporarily at 8 :00 P .M. and reconvened at
8: 30 P.M. following a meeting of the Board of Survey.
It was moved, seconded and voted 5:0:0 to sign Order of Assess-
ment in the amount of $953.79 against property at 150 Vine Street
owned by Philip Hunt and Madeline Hunt. -
Chairman Cowell called for a review of the Rules and Regula-
tions of the use of the Sanitary Landfill Area and after a lengthy
discussion , the following motions were made:
' Mrs. Wood moved, Mr. DeHart seconded that 12-c be amended to
read, "Commercial rubbish disposal haulers depositing acceptable
material pay an annual fee of $200 per vehicle. It was voted 5:0:0.
It was moved and seconded to amend 12-a to read, "Residents
of the Town of Reading shall pay a fee of $1.00 per vehicle. The ,
vote 1:4:0 - the motion did not carry .
It was moved , and seconded to emend 12-b to read, "Commercial
establishments depositing acceptable materials pay a fee of $50.00
annually per vehicle. " The vote 5:0 :0 .
It was moved, seconded and voted that the new fee schedule be-
come effective July 1, 1981.
Mr . Barker moved, it was seconded and voted 5:0:0 to note on
the upper right hand corner of the Rules and Regulations for the
use of the Sanitary Landfill Area that the revised version was
adopted 09-29-80.
It was moved to amend Item 10 to read as follows: "The Sani-
tary Landfill Area will be open to residents of the Town of Reading
on the first and third .Saturday from February through November from
8 :00 A.M. to 4:00 P .M. except for legal holidays." It was seconded.
The Chairman called for a vote - 2:3:0. The motion did not carry.
It was moved and seconded to amend Item 10 to read, "The Sani-
taryLandfill Area will be open to residents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .from
March through November . . . . . . . . . . . . . ." The Chairman called for a
vote - 1:4:0. The motion did not carry.
Rules and Regulations of the Board of Survey were distributed
to Board members with the request that input to update the Rules and
Regulations be prepared by Board Members to be presented at a future
meeting .
Chairmen Cowell appointed Douglass Barker to represent the
Board as a member of the Hazardous Waste Committee , as requested
by the Board of Selectmen' s secretary, John, W. Agnew.
The Board agreed to the following schedule for the month of
October:
10-06-80 BPW Personnel subcommittee meeting 6:30 P .M.
10-06-80 BPW Regular Meeting 7: 30 P.M.
10-14-80 BPW Regular Meeting 7: 30 P .M.
10-16-80 All Boards Meeting 7:30 P.M.
10-18-80 Camp Dresser and McKee tour 10:00 A.M.
10-20-80 BPW Regular Meeting 7:30 P.M.
10-21-80 Meet with Finance Committee 7:30 P .M. '
10-23-80 Meet with Finance Committee 9:00 P.M.
10-27-80 Regular meeting BPW 7:30 P .M.
10-23-80 Board of Survey Gavin Circle (7) 7:30 P.M.
10-09-80 Capital Outlay Meeting 7:30 P .M.
Minutes - continued September 29 , 1980
' Members of the Planning Board have made contact with members
of the Board of Public Works and have requested a joint meeting with
the Board of Public Works, the Board of Selectmen and the Planning
Board as they felt the last meeting somewhat unproductive. They
now have a third report which they wish to review at the proposed
joint meeting on a Wednesday Evening when the Selectmen are available.
Chairman Cowell committed the Department of Public Works, Engineering
Division, to report the cost factors involved concerning a parking
lot at Middle and Union Streets this week.
Memorandum concerning State Aid for Fiscal ' 81 was accepted
as a point of information .
Read letter from John F . Tormey, Grand Knight of the Knights
of Columbus requesting that the Board Members place an advertise-
ment in their program book which will be used at a dinner dance on
November 1, 1980. Mr. Fallon suggested that inasmuch as Town funds
® were not available for a thing of this kind that each member take
his xerox copy of the request and reply individually.
The Board signed the following:
Order of Assessment re: 150 Vine . Street
Payroll for period . ending 09-26-80
Billroll dated 10-03-80
Mr . Cowell requested the Board go into Executive Session to
discuss the cost of litigation for the Department of Public Works
during the period July 1, 1979 through June 30, 1980. It was moved ,
and seconded to go into Executive Session not to reconvene in open
session . The Chairman polled the Board, as follows:
Mr. Barker - In favor
Mr. Fallon - In favor
Mr. DeHart - In favor
Mrs. Wood - In favor
Mr. Cowell - In favor
Meeting adjourned at 10: 15 P .M.
Ree ctfully submitted,
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