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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Select Board
Date: 2021-03-02 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Location:
Address: Session: Open Session
Purpose: General Business Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
Mark Dockser, Karen Herrick, Vanessa Alvarado, Carlo Baca, Anne Landry
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Town Manager Bob LeLacheur, Executive Assistant Caitlin Saunders Nocella,
Conservation Administrator Chuck Tirone, Town Clerk Laura Gemme,
Community Development Director Julie Mercier, Town Treasurer Endri Kume
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By:
Topics of Discussion:
This meeting was held remotely on Zoom.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM.
Carlo Bacci Move that the board go into Executive Session including Counsel Greg
Pagnini (BHPK Law), Jody Mills (MIIA), Lenny Kasten (Brody, Hardoon, Perkins &
Kasten) and Ivria Fried (Miyares & Harrington); and staff members Bob LeLacheur and
Caitlin Saunders Nocella to discuss strategy with respect to civil court and
administrative actions involving 59 Middlesex Ave. and Catherine Rawson, as personal
representative of the Estate of Alan Greenough; and, Anthony Perrotti v. Town of
Reading, at. al., and to approve executive session minutes for:
November 17th, 2020
December 8th, 2020
December 15th, 2020
January 5th, 2021
January 26th, 2021
February 16th, 2021
Further, the Select Board Chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental
effect on the bargaining position of the body, and the board will reconvene in open
session at approximately 8:00 PM.
The motion was seconded by Vanessa Alvarado and approved with the following
roll call vote:
Herrick - yes; Landry - yes; Bacci - yes; Alvarado - yes; Dockser - yes.
The board returned to open session at 9:55 PM.
The board discussed which items to take up tonight and which to push due to the time.
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Public Comment
Bernie Horn noted he would like to have a more open public discussion in regards to the
MADOT plans and the road diet.
Debt
Town Treasurer Endri Kume was present to answer any questions from the board.
See attached votes.
Remote Participation
The moderator has placed another request this year to do Town Meeting virtually again due
to COVID restrictions.
Carlo Bacci moved that the Select Board approve the Moderator's request that the
Annual Town Meeting scheduled for April 26, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. be held remotely
using the Zoom Webinar platform as designated by the Moderator, with special
accommodation to be made only for those who require technical assistance. The
motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with the following roll call
vote:
Herrick - yes; Landry -yes; Alvarado - yes; Bacci - yes; Dockser - yes.
Elections Update
Town Clerk Laura Gemme noted the bill to extend mail In voting is in the senate and
expected to pass. Depending on timing of when the bill passes, notices will be sent out to
residents with information.
Warrant
Town Manager Bob LeLacheur went over the articles for the board.
Carlo Bacci moved to close the Annual Town Meeting warrant consisting of 20 Articles
to take place on April 6th, 2021, Karen Herrick seconded the motion and it passed with
the following roll call vote:
Herrick - yes; Landry - yes; Alvarado - yes; Bacci - yes; Dockser - yes.
Maillet Land
Chuck Tirone, conservation administrator was present to answer any questions. This vote will
declare the land as surplus.
Carlo Bacci moved, pursuant to Chapter 40, §15A, to (1) determine that the properties
off Lowell Street and Willow Street, shown on Assessors' Map 26 as Lots 50 6 32
(previously referred to as Plat 99, lots 2 and 21) which properties together contains
5.82 acres are no longer needed for general municipal purposes, and (2) recommend
to Town Meeting that the care, custody, management and control of said properties
transfer from the Select Board to the Conservation Commission, for the sole purpose of
open space management; provided, however, that the Department of Public Works
shall have the right to replace, repair, maintain, and make necessary improvements to
the existing sewer drains on the properties as shown on the following plans:
1. a plan of land entitled "Record Sewer Plan Interceptor Pumping Station to High
School, Board of Public Works," prepared by Philip Welch, Superintendent, dated May
1959;
2. a plan of land entitled "Town of Reading Massachusetts, Board of Public Works,
Easement Through Private Property For Drainage And Sewerage Purposes, Hunt
Street," prepared by the Engineering Division, Phillip Welsh, Superintendent, dated
September 1963, and recorded with the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds on March
23, 1964, as Plan 266 of 1964; and
3. a plan of land entitled "Town of Reading Massachusetts, Board of Public Works,
Record Sewer Plan Hunt St. and Interceptor No.I," prepared by the Engineering
Division, Phillip Welsh, Superintendent, dated April 1965,
and provided further that such transfer of care, custody, management and control shall
be subject to such right of the Department of Public Works.
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The motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with the following roll call
vote:
Herrick- yes; Landry -yes; Alvarado -yes; Bacci - yes; Dockser - yes.
Vanessa Alvarado left the meeting at 10:40 PM.
RMLD EV Charging Stations Letter
The chair noted it was brought to his attention RMLD has the chance to receive a grant to
put in EV charging stations with a deadline before their next meeting. He asked the board if
they were in favor of sending a letter of support that he has drafted for them this evening.
The board was in favor of this; Anne Landry noted she would need to abstain from this vote.
Carlo Bacci moved that the board approve this letter of support for RMLD to apply
for a grant for EV charging station in Reading. The motion was seconded by Karen
Herrick and approved with the following roll call vote:
Herrick - yes; Bacci - yes; Landry - Abstain; Dockser - yes.
Minutes
The board opted to do minutes at their next meeting.
Carlo Bacci moved to adjourn at 10:58 PM. The motion was seconded by Karen
Herrick and approved with the following roll call vote:
Herrick - yes; Landry - yes; Bacci - yes; Dockser -yes.
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VOTE OF THE SELECT BOARD -
1,the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Reading,Massachusetts,certify that at a
meeting of the board held Match 2,2021,of which meeting all members of the board were duly
notified and at which a quormu was present, the following votes were unanimously passed,all of
which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody:
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Voted: that the sale of the$260,000 Sewer Bond of the Town dated March 8,
2021,to Massachusetts Water Resources Authority(the"Authority")is hereby approved {
and the Town Treasurer or other appropriate Town official is authorized to execute on
behalf of the Town a Loan Agreement and a Financial Assistance Agreement with the
Authority with respect to the bond. The bond shall be payable without interest on
February 15 of the years and in the principal amounts as follows:
jYear Installment Year Installment
2022 $26,000 2027 $26,000
2023 26,000 2028 26,000
2024 26,000 2029 26,000
2025 26,000 2030 26,000
2026 26,000 2031 26,000 1
Ful ter YoAtd: that each member of the Select Board,the Town Clerk and the
Town Treasurer be and hereby are,authorized to take any and all such actions,and
execute and deliver such certificates,receipts or other documents as may be determined
by them,or any of them,to be necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions
of the foregoing vote.
I further certify that the votes were taken at a meeting open to the public,that no vote was
taken by secret ballot,that a notice stating the place, date,time and agenda for the meeting
(which agenda included the adoption of the above votes)was filed with the Town Clerk and a
copy thereof posted in a manner conspicuously visible to the public at all hours in or on the
municipal building that the office of the Town Clerk is located or, if applicable, in accordance
with an alternative method of notice prescribed or approved by the Attorney General as set forth
in 940 CMR 29.03(2)(b),at least 48 hours,not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays,
prior to the time of the meeting and remained so posted at the time of the meeting, that no
deliberations or decision in connection with the sale of the bond were taken in executive session,
all in accordance with G.L.c.30A, §§18-25 as amended, further suspended,supplemented or
modified by the Executive Order of the Governor of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law,Chapter 30A, §20 dated March 12,
2020.
Dated: March 2,2021
Clerk of the Select Board
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VOTE OF THE SELECT BOARD
I,the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Reading,Massachusetts(the"Town"),
certify that at a meeting of the board held March 2,2021,of which meeting all members of the
board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present,the following votes were
unanimously passed,all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody:
Voted: that the sale of the$10,890,000 General Obligation Municipal Purpose
Loan of 2021 Bonds of the Town dated March 11,2021 (the"Bonds"),to Fidelity Capital
Markets,a Division of National Financial Services LLC at the price of$12,487,963.99
and accrued interest is hereby approved and confirmed. The Bonds shall be payable on
October 1 of the years and in the principal amounts and bear interest at the respective
rates,as follows:
Interest Interest
Year Amount Rate Year Amount Rate
2021 $1,070,000 5.00% 2031 $205,000 3.00%
2022 1,075,000 5.00 2032 205,000 2.00
2023 1,070,000 5.00 2033 205,000 2.00
2024 1,070,000 5.00 2034 205,000 2.00
2025 1,065,000 5.00 2035 205,000 2.00
2026 705,000 5.00 2036 205,000 2.00
2027 700,000 5.00 2037 205,000 2.00
2028 7009000 5.00 2038 205,000 2.00
2029 700,000 5.00 2040 405,000 2.00
2030 690,000 4.00
Further Voted: that the Bonds maturing on October 1, 2040(a"Term Bond")
shall be subject to mandatory redemption or mature as follows:
Year Amount
2039 $205,000
2040• $200,000
"Pinel Maturity
Further Voted: that in connection with the marketing and sale of the Bonds,the
preparation and distribution of a Notice of Sale and Preliminary Official Statement dated
February 18,2021,and a final Official Statement dated February 25,2025 (the"Official
Statement"),each in such form as may be approved by the Town Treasurer,be and
hereby are ratified,confirmed,approved and adopted.
Further Voted: that the Bonds shall be subject to redemption,at the option of the
Town,upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Official Statement.
Further Voted: that the Town Treasurer and the Select Board be, and hereby are,
authorized to execute and deliver a continuing disclosure undertaking in compliance with
SEC Rule 15c2-12 in such form as may be approved by bond counsel to the Town,which
undertaking shall be incorporated by reference in the Bonds for the benefit of the holders
of the Bonds from time to time.
Further Voted: that we authorize and direct the Town Treasurer to establish post
issuance federal tax compliance procedures and continuing disclosure procedures in such
forms as the Town Treasurer and bond counsel deem sufficient, or if such procedures are
currently in place,to review and update said procedures, in order to monitor and maintain
the tax-exempt status of the Bonds and to comply with relevant securities laws.
Further Voted: that any certificates or documents relating to the Bonds
(collectively,the"Documents"),may be executed in several counterparts,each of which
shall be regarded as an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same
document;delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to a Document by
electronic mail in a".pdf'file or by other electronic transmission shall be as effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart signature page to such Document; and
electronic signatures on any of the Documents shall be deemed original signatures for the
purposes of the Documents and all matters relating thereto,having the same legal effect
as original signatures.
Further Voted: that each member of the Select Board,the Town Clerk and the
Town Treasurer be and hereby are, authorized to take any and all such actions,and
execute and deliver such certificates, receipts or other documents as may be determined
by them,or any of them,to be necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions
of the foregoing votes.
I further certify that the votes were taken at a meeting open to the public,that no vote was
taken by secret ballot,that a notice stating the place,date,time and agenda for the meeting
(which agenda included the adoption of the above votes)was filed with the Town Clerk and a
copy thereof posted in a manner conspicuously visible to the public at all hours in or on the
municipal building that the office of the Town Clerk is located or, if applicable, in accordance
with an alternative method of notice prescribed or approved by the Attorney General as set forth
in 940 CMR 29.03(2)(b),at least 48 hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays,
prior to the time of the meeting and remained so posted at the time of the meeting,that no
deliberations or decision in connection with the sale of the Bonds were taken in executive
session,all in accordance with G.L. c.30A, §§18-25,as amended,further suspended,
supplemented or modified by the Executive Order of the Governor of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law,Chapter 30A, §20 dated
March 12,2020.
Dated: March 2,2021
Clerk of the Select Board
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