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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Select Board
Date: 2020-03-17 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Select Board Meeting Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session
Purpose: General Business Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
Vanessa Alvarado, Carlo Bacci, Mark Dockser via Phone, Anne Landry via
Phone, Karen Herrick via Phone
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Town Manager Bob LeLacheur
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Caitlin Saunders
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was called to order.
First order of business was to reorganize. Anne Landry nominated Mark Dockser. Carlo
Bacci nominated Anne Landry. Ms. Landry noted she cannot take on the
responsibility of Chair right now. The board voted 4-1 for Mark Dockser as Chair.
Vanessa Alvarado nominated Anne Landry for Vice Chair. Ms. Landry accepted the
nomination and the board voted 5-0 for Anne Landry as Vice Chair.
Anne Landry nominated Carlo Bacci for Secretary. Mr. Bacci accepted the
nomination. The board voted 5-0 for Carlo Bacci as Chair.
Liaison Reports
Mark Dockser noted the community needs to work together and help neighbors during this
time. The Select Board should focus on building/rebuilding the community to regain their
trust.
Anne Landry noted the ad-Hoc Human Relations Advisory Committee is almost done and will
be coming to the board soon. The Library Trustees want a more developed proposal before
they give an answer. The board also needs to add a member to the ad-hoc to take Andy
Friedmann's place.
Mark Dockser noted the RMLD CAB reviewed proposals at their last meeting.
Appoint Town Accountant
This is a yearly appointment done by the Select Board.
Carlo Bacci moved that the Board appoint Sharon Angstrom to Town Accountant
for a term ending March 31, 2021. The motion was second by Vanessa Alvarado
and approved with a 5-0 vote.
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Class II License Application
The board reviewed a new Class II license application for Auto Lux, LLC. This new business
will be going into 4 Minot Street whose previous tenant with a Class II moved on.
Carlo Bacci moved to approve the Class II License for Auto Lux, LLC at 4 Minot
Street, Reading, Mass. The motion was seconded by Vanessa Alvarado and
approved with a 5-0 vote.
Accept Gifts from Readina Little League
Vanessa Alvarado explained the two gifts which include a restroom at the Hunt Park snack
shack and renovated dugouts to the Town from Reading Little League.
Carlo Bacci moved to accept the following gifts from Reading Little League
Baseball:
• Hunt snack shack bathroom
• Renovated dugouts at Hunt Memorial Field
And To rebuild the infield and to put higher fencing with a lip at hunt field and at a
later date at Majors field to put high fencing with a roof based on approval from
Birch meadow complex and funding. The motion was seconded by Vanessa
Alvarado and approved with a 5-0 vote.
Liaison Assignments
The board discussed liaison assignments and specifically to the Board of Health which is
important right now and also RMLD. They also discussed general assignments and how to
go about assigning them/ and if they would like to change the way they do liaisons because
there are so many. They noted they would send Bob their top choices.
Board of health liaisons was Anne Landry and Andy Friedmann. Ms. Landry noted she is
happy to continue. Ms. Alvarado noted she is happy to continue as RMLD liaison while Karen
Herrick and Mark Dockser noted they would both also be interested in that assignment as
well.
Continued Hearino - Downtown Parking
Town Manager Bob LeLacheur noted the board has decided not to do anything significant
tonight without public comment. There are two things the board must vote on tonight to
allow staff to hand out permits for another 6 months until we can continue this hearing to a
better time.
Carlo Baccl moved that the Select Board authorize the Town Manager or designee
to sell Employee Parking Stickers - Downtown Business District as described in
section 5.2.1 of the Traffic Rules and Regulations, but that the term be for 6
months (effective 7/1/20) with a cost of $20 per month paid upfront. The motion
was seconded by Vanessa Alvarado and approved with a 5-0 vote.
Carlo Bacci moved that the Select Board authorize the Town Manager or designee
to sell Leased Parking Program for Merchants and Employees Permits as described
in Section 5.14 of the Traffic Rules and Regulations, but that the term be for 6
months (effective 7/1/20) with a cost of $30 per space per month paid upfront or
$25 per tandem space per month paid upfront. The motion was seconded by
Vanessa Alvarado and approved with a 5-0 vote.
Carlo Bacci moved to continue the hearing until April 14th, 2020 at 8 PM. The
motion was seconded by Vanessa Alvarado and approved with a 5-0 vote.
The board decided to defer the minutes until the next meeting and discussed future agenda
items. They are targeting the next meeting date for April 14th.
Carlo Bacci noted this is a tough time for small businesses and big businesses. He noted the
community outreach has been amazing so far but it seems there is still a tough road ahead
of them. Please do your best to support your small businesses during this time.
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Carlo Bacci moved that the'lboard adjourn at 8:14 PM. The motion was seconded by
Anne Landry and approved with a 3-0 vote.
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