HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-11-18 Board of Selectmen HandoutDRAFT MOTIONS
BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING
NOVEMBER 18, 2008
Goldv, Tafova, Bonazoli, Anthonv, Schubert Hechenbleikner
3a) Move that the Board of Selectmen place the following name into
nomination for one position on the Community Planning and
Development Commission with a term expiring June 30, 2011:
Joseph E. Patterson
4b) Move that the Board of Selectmen close the hearing on the transfer of
the an All Alcoholic Beverages Retail Package Store License to Jahnavi
Riya Wine Shop, Inc. d/b/a The Wine Shop of Reading, 676 Main Street,
Reading, MA.
Move that the Board of Selectmen approve the transfer of the All
Alcoholic Beverages Retail Package Store License to:
Jahnavi Riya Wine Shop, Inc. d/b/a The Wine Shop of Reading, 676
Main Street, Reading, MA
for a term expiring December 31, 2008 subject to the following
conditions: All Bylaws, Rules and Regulations of the Town of Reading
and of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall be followed.
4c) Move that the Board of Selectmen close the hearing establishing the tax
rate for Fiscal Year 2009.
• Move that the Board of Selectmen adopt a residential factor of
for Fiscal Year 2009.
• Move that the Board of Selectmen not adopt a residential exemption
for Fiscal Year 2009.
• Move that the Board of Selectmen not grant a residential exemption
for Fiscal Year 2009.
• Move that the Board of Selectmen not grant a commercial exemption
for Fiscal Year 2009.
• Move that the Board of Selectmen not grant an open space discount
for Fiscal Year 2009.
4d) Move that the Board of Selectmen, pursuant to Article 14 of the
November 10, 2008 Subsequent Town Meeting, approve the plan
entitled "Street Acceptance Plan Baldwin Lane Extension" for making
Baldwin Lane Extension a public way.
4e) Move that the Board of Selectmen close the hearing on parking
regulations on Gould Street.
• Move that the Board of Selectmen amend The Traffic Rules and
Regulations adopted by the Board of Selectmen on March 28, 1995,
for the Town of Reading, by adding to Article 5, Section 5.4.4 the
following regulation(s).
"PARKING PROHIBITED DURING CERTAIN HOURS
ON CERTAIN STREET
Resident Parking Permit Only,
6:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Monday through Friday)"
Gould Street- On the southern side three spaces in front of 8 and
10 Gould St.
• Move that the Board of Selectmen amend The Traffic Rules and
Regulations adopted by the Board of Selectmen on March 28, 1995,
for the Town of Reading, by adding to Article 5, Section 5.13.A as
follows:
2 parking spaces on Gould Street in front of 9 Gould Street are
reserved for parking by the residents of 9 Gould Street and their
guests
• Move that the Board of Selectmen amend The Traffic Rules and
Regulations adopted by the Board of Selectmen on March 28, 1995,
for the Town of Reading, by adding to Article 5, Section 5.3, the
following:
STREET LOCATION REGULATION
Gould St Northside and Southside "No Parking
between Ash St. and 8 Gould St. Anytime"
• Move that the Board of Selectmen amend the Traffic Rules and
Regulations adopted by the Board of Selectmen on March 28, 1995,
for the Town of Reading, by amending Appendix A-3b as follows:
TWO HOUR PARKING OR ALL DAY PARKING
WITH EMPLOYEE PERMIT DURING CERTAIN HOURS
ON CERTAIN STREETS
8 am to 5 PM (Mondav through Friday)
Gould Street - on the southerly side from Haven StFeet to Ash St
16 spaces on the Northside. and Southside of Gould St. heading
westward starting from 16 Gould St boundary line to Haven Street
4g) Move that the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Reading as Cable
Television licensing "Issuing Authority" (franchise authority), hereby
issue a preliminary assessment that the cable franchise of Comcast of
Massachusetts I, Inc. should not be renewed on the grounds that:
(i) the operator does not have the financial , legal and technical
ability to provide the services, facilities and equipment as set forth
in the operator's proposal; and
(ii) the cable operator's proposal is not reasonable to meet the future
cable-related community needs and interests, taking into account
the cost of meeting such needs and interests.
The Board of Selectmen will issue a "written statement detailing the
reasons for this preliminary denial" within fourteen (14) days of this
Preliminary Denial, in accordance with 207 CMR 3.06(3) or such other
later date as may be authorized by the Cable Division of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
4h) Move that the Board of Selectmen approve the agreement between the
Town of Reading and RCTV and authorize the Town Manager to
execute the agreement on behalf of the Board of Selectmen.
5a) Move that the Board of Selectmen approve the minutes of October 15,
2008 as amended.
5b) Move that the Board of Selectmen approve the minutes of October 21,
2008 as amended.
5c) Move that the Board of Selectmen approve the minutes of October 23,
2008 as amended.
5d) Move that the Board of Selectmen approve the minutes of October 28,
2008 as amended.
Move that the Board of Selectmen adjourn the meeting at p.m.
TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
• Election process.
• Construction status:
o Parker MS - Collins field.
o Birch Meadow tennis courts
o Gould St.,
o High Street,
o Hillside Road,
o Franklin Street,
o Colburn Road
o WTP demolition
o Border Road - drainage and repaving related to installation of water system
interconnection vault
o Bear Hill Water standpipe inspection is done
o Common flagpole bids
o Downtown project is "buttoning up" for the winter
■ Street lights from Washington To Haven should be illuminated within the next few
weeks
■ Temporary signal at Pleasant and Main
• Curbside leaf collection this fall. Schedule: Normal collection day weeks of:
• November 3;
• November 17;
• December 1.
• Received a LIP application for 885 Main Street - we will schedule this for a future Board of
Selectmen meeting
• November 20 is the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout®. Set a quit date and
stick to it - the American Cancer Society can help. Check out www.cancer.ora.
• Performance Contracting - Board of Selectmen and FINCOM participation at interview stage in
early December
• Flu Clinics -
o November 19 - Killam School - over 65 - 2:00 to 4:00 PM
o December 4th - Parker MS - 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dates and Events:
• November 30 - Tree lighting and other events beginning at 1.
• December 4-7 - "Shop the Block"
• December 13 - Polar Express
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Reading Public Schools
Patrick A. Schettini, Jr., Superintendent
John Doherty, Assistant Superintendent
Joshua Eaton School
365 Summer Avenue • Reading, MA 01867
(781) 942-9161 . Fax (781) 942-9053
November 10, 2008
Dear Mr. Heckenblecker,
A Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School
Patricia A. de Garavilla, Principal
pdegaraviIIa@reading.k12.ma.us
Thank you for having the Joshua Eaton Student Council at the Town Hall for the
Red Ribbon kick off meeting. We all enjoyed being there for the reading of the Red
Ribbon Proclamation.
We really appreciate your support as it means so much to us as a school.
Sincerely,
The Joshua Eaton Student Council
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Schena, Paula
From: Hechenbleikner, Peter
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 4:55 PM
To: Schena, Paula
Subject: FW: Total from 11/15
Town Manager's report
From: Ramdin, Larry
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 4:54 PM
To: Hechenbleikner, Peter; Kowalski, Carol
Subject: FW: Total from 11/15
Peter, Carol,
Please see #'s for Saturday's flu clinic.
On another note Colleen Seferian 's Father in law Anthony Seferian passed away on Friday and was buried
today.
Larry A. Ramdin MA REHS CHO
Health Services Administrator
Reading Health Division
16 Lowell Street
Reading, MA 01867
781-942-9061
781-942-9071-Fax
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From: Dina McCarron
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 2:25 PM
To: Ramdin, Larry
Subject: Total from 11/15
I just finished tallying everything up.
338- General Population
104- Medicare B
16 - HMO
Total: 458 flu vaccinations
+10 Td
+ 17 PPV23
485 total vaccinations
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Hechenbleikner, Peter
From: Nunes, Robert G. [nunesr@dor.state.ma.us]
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:42 PM
To: Hechenbleikner, Peter
Subject: DLTA Annoucement
Dear Colleagues:
Governor Deval Patrick and Lt. Governor Tim Murray encourage municipalities to apply for technical assistance through the
District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) fund - a state-funded program administered by regional planning agencies.
The Administration and the Legislature have made the promotion of regionalization a priority for this year's DLTA program, to
foster and implement partnerships among two or more municipalities to enhance cost-effectiveness and efficiency of local
government service delivery.
Regional planning agencies can provide this technical assistance only in response to a request from municipalities.
Contact your regional planning agency or regional council of government to find out more about obtaining technical assistance
through the DLTA program and discuss your project idea.
Projects will be selected by regional planning agencies in the coming months and must be completed by the end of December,
2009.
This year's program is funded at $2 million total.
In the meantime if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Robert G. Nunes
Deputy Commissioner & Director of Municipal Affairs
(617) 626-2381
Regional Planning Agency contact information:
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC)
Tel: (413) 442-1521 / Fax: (413) 442-1523
Website: www.berkshireolannina.ora
Cape Cod Commission (CCC)
Tel: (508) 362-3828 / Fax: (508) 362-3136
Website: www.capecodcommission,org
Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC)
Tel: (508) 756-7717 / Fax: (508) 792-6818
Website: www.cmroc.ora
Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG)
Tel: (413) 774-3167 / Fax: (413) 774-3169
Website: www.frcoa.ora
Martha's Vineyard Commission (MVC)
Tel: (508) 693-3453 / Fax: (508) 693-7894
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Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVCP)
Tel: (978) 374-0519 / Fax: (978) 372-4890
Website: www.mvoc.ora
Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)
Tel: (617) 451-2770 / Fax: (617) 482-7185
Website: www,.mapc.org
Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (MRPC)
Tel: (978) 345-7376 / Fax: (978) 345-9867
Website: www.mrpc.org
Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission (NP&EDC)
Tel: (508) 228-7237 / Fax: (508) 228-7236
Website: www.nantucketcomi)lan.com
Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG)
Tel: (978) 454-8021. / Fax: (978) 454-8023
Website: www.nmcoa.org
Old Colony Planning Council (OCPC)
Tel: (508) 583-18.33 / Fax: (508) 559-8768
Website: www.ococroa.ora
Pioneer Valley Planning.Commission (PVPC)
Tel: (413) 781-6045 / Fax: (413) 732-2593
Website: www.pvpc.org
Southeastern Regional Planning Economic Development District
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Hechenbleikner, Peter
From: Hechenbleikner, Peter
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 10:18 AM
To: 'DONNA MORIN'
Subject: RE: Gould Street Parking
Donna
Thanks for your comments. I'm glad you are thrilled with the paving of the street.
The lower end of Gould as we had discussed in our numerous meetings, is proposed to be employee
parking for downtown - the so called "blue Zone". This starts at the easterly property line of Cain Oil as you
suggested, and goes to Haven.
From that point eastward is resident parking - for those with community access stickers - and abutters are
entitled to a sticker at no cost - for use for parking only, not the compost center.
From your neighbor's property eastward where the road narrows, will of course be no parking.
believe that this is consistent with what we had agreed to last summer.
We actually wind up with more parking, but in order to accommodate the owners on the corner of Gould and
Ash, we narrowed the street to move the sidewalk farther from their home and lost a couple of spaces there.
You should be able to back out of your driveway even with a car parked in front of your home - there is no
parking on your side to the west, and no parking directly across the street.
Pete
From: DONNA MORIN [mailto:morin_d@msn.com]
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 8:55 AM
To: Town Manager
Subject: Gould Street Parking
Town Manager:
As you know I ain thrilled that our street has been paved - Thank you.
As far as the parking is concerned I do have sonze concerns.
1. I believe that from Cain Oil's house tip should be
designated as "Resident" parking only.
2. The lower end of Gould Street should be for
"Employee "/"Resident" parking.
I have been told that there will beparking on the lower end on both sides of the street. The biggest issue is across
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from my driveway there is a curb now so there is no room therefor a car to park there nor do I see room for a car in
front of my home because I will not be able to make the turn coming out of my driveway.
Instead of there be more parking on the street, now there is less due to the sidewalks. It looks great but ifparking
were an issue on Gould Street then I would not have put in the sidewalks and just widened the road with asphalt -
but it is what it is and now we will need to figure this out.
I am not sure I will make the meeting, but will try - Please consider nay concerns and as we all know it will get
tighter with the snow.
Thank you in advance for your attention to nay concerns.
Donna Morin
10 Gould Street
11/17/2008
Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Reading, MA 01867-2683
MEMORANDUM
TO: Doug Straus, National Development
FROM: David Tuttle, Chairman, Community Planning & Development Commission
DATE: November 17, 2008
Re: Certification of Completeness/Advisory Report, Application for Reading
Woods
Cc: P. Hechenbleikner, E. Callahan Doucette, Reading CPDC
Attachments: DRT notes; Memorandum from Chief Burns
Thank you for your application to develop under the Town's Gateway Smart Growth District
received October 20, 2008. The community is eager to see the former Addison Wesley property
returned to productive use. This memorandum is to address the application completeness review
for the Reading Woods development application, as required by the Gateway Smart Growth
Overlay District of the Reading Zoning Bylaw Section 4.11.11.2.1. The application materials
submitted are sufficient to begin the formal review under. the bylaw. A public hearing will be
posted and advertised for December 8, 2008. Although the applications materials are not
complete, we believe that substantial review should begin without delay.
The bylaw requires that the following documents be submitted to the Approving Authority (i.e.,
the Reading Community Planning and Development Commission) and the Administering
Agency as part of the application:
Evidence that the Development Project complies with the cost and eligibility requirements
under Section 4.11.10 of the bylaw
Development Project plans that demonstrate compliance with the design and construction
standards of Section 4.11.9 of the bylaw
A form of Affordable Housing restriction that satisfies requirements of Section 4.11. 10 of the
bylaw.
A Reading Design Review Team (DRT) meeting was held on November 10, 2008. Comments
from that meeting and requests for additional information are summarized in the attached notes.
Chief Burns' memorandum regarding insufficient road width is also attached to those notes. In
addition, the following application components require additional information:
1. Evidence that development proposal meets cost and eligibility requirements is incomplete,
given that the sales prices and income eligibility have not yet been determined. The CPDC
recognizes that additional information may be forthcoming from National Development, and that
the Administering Agency has yet to be identified or designated by the Board of Selectmen.
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2. The site plan must be on a stamped, surveyed plan.
3. The affordable housing restriction is dependent in part upon income eligibility and price.
Given this, we recognize. that the affordable housing restriction is not complete. It will be
reviewed by Town Counsel when further information is available.
4. The CPDC would benefit from a review of the status of your work with Massachusetts
Highway Department on the proposed improvements to the intersection of Main Street and South
Street/Jacob Way. The CPDC will request a consultant review, under section 4.11.11.2.2, of the
traffic impacts of the proposed intersection changes and of the proposed development. The
CPDC recalls that Vanasse Hangen Brustlin prepared a preliminary traffic impact and access
report in September 2007 for the proposed development. The CPDC hopes that the traffic
impact review will be initiated without delay, in order to meet the timeframe set forth in the
bylaw.
5. Lighting cut-sheets, grading, drainage and utilities plans were not provided, and are
anticipated, as discussed at the November 10 Design review Team meeting. A peer review of the
lighting plan will be requested.
6. Color renderings and a materials list were not submitted. (Section 4.11.9.1.4 Materials and
Color). We understand that this is forthcoming.
7. Sustainable Design principles employed in the proposal are not evident (Section 4.11.9.1.5)
.8. We look forward to Chief Bum's concerns regarding turning radii for emergency vehicles will
be addressed (Section 4.11.9.1.6)
9. The CPDC anticipates that a site visit would be beneficial. This would assist in review of
consistency with section 4.11.9.6.1 identification of trees to be preserved. The bylaw requires
that these be shown on the plan and tagged in the field. The number of trees has made it difficult
to show accurately on the plans. This site visit will assist in determining promptly if a landscape
peer review may be required.
10. Signage details, quantity, dimensions and location are not complete. (Section 4.11.9.11.1)
The bylaw requires that any reports from the Building Inspector, Fire Chief, Police Chief, Board
of Health, Conservation Commission, Board of Selectmen, Housing Authority and the
Department of Public Works.shall be submitted to the CPDC within 60 days of the filing of your
application, which is December 14, 2008. We will ensure that these reports are provided to you,
as well.
Please let me know, via the Community Services Director/Town Planner Carol Kowalski, if you
have questions or concerns.
Reading Di % Reviev~r~Team *10
Minutes
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Date: November 10, 2008f'
Location: Conference Room
Organizer: Carol Kowalski
Attendees: Peter. Hechenbleikner (Town Manager), Carol Kowalski
(Town Planner), Abby McCabe (Staff Planner), Larry
Ramdin (Health), Fran Fink (Conservation), Police Chief
Cormier, Fire Chief Burns, Safety Officer Lee, George
Zambouras (Engineering Dept.), Peter Price (RMLD),
Michael Schloth (Recording Secretary)
Project:
Appartments in Gateway Smart Growth District (4011
Development )
Location:
Jacob Way (Addison Wesley site)
Applicant:
National Development
Ted Tye, Managing Partner
Ed Marsteiner, Vice President
Doug Straus, Senior Vice President
Tyler Langlois, Vice President
Engineer:
Curtis Quitzau, VHB Inc.
Applicant:
Propose a 202 unit apartment complex of two, four story buildings built on the southwest quadrant of
the former Addison Wesley site on Jacob Way. This quadrant was approved by both the town and
state for a 40R zoning overlay.
The buildings and surround will be consistent with prior town. and state approved design standards.
The design style will be a contemporary mill with architectural features to break up the mass:
balconies, deep cornices, cut-back corners, brick accents....
One building will contain 100 units and the other 102. Approx. 60% of all units will be one bedroom
units. Approx 36% will be two-bedroom units. The remainder will be three-bedroom units. The
buildings' height will be approx. 42 feet. The number of parking spaces will be 351 - approx. 8%
more spaces than regulations require.
A village green is proposed in the northeast corner of the quadrant (centrally located on the site as a
whole). A string of 26 detached garages will line the southern border of the quadrant (closest to Rte.
128). A pool and grilling area will be located between the buildings.
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Sidewalks will provide walkable access to all areas of the quadrant except for a small section on the
south side where it is too narrow to place a sidewalk far enough from residents. Pedestrian access to
South Street will be provided both by a sidewalk that will run the length of Jacob Way and the
emergency access road which will be gated to all non-emergency vehicles.
Construction will be done in phases. During Phase One, only the 40R apartments (southwest
quadrant) and the Senior Assisted/Independent Living complex (northwest quadrant) will be built.
Some existing buildings in the other two quadrants will be' demolished but the proposed construction
of an office park and townhouses there are not part of Phase One.
Applicant
Town
TOWN MANAGER
There will be pedestrian access to the central
area. Only the pool will be gated.
No playground in the current plans but one
could be added if warranted.
Emergency access: propose walkway of grow-
through pavers bordered by hardy grass to
reduce impervious cover but allow emergency
vehicles passage.
Leaning towards 20% affordable units.
Security:
• Probably no security staff on site
• Adequate lighting
• Unused quadrants to be fenced off.
• "Safe Lock" device will track who accesses
areas.
• Possible use of closed-circuit cameras.
• Cars will be registered.
• Tenants will be pre-screened.
There will be no uplighting. Lighting fixtures
will have 90 degree cutoff.
Trees: Abutters first wanted berm on west
boundary but as that would require removal of
mature growth trees abutters now would rather
keep the trees.
Highway noise should not be an issue. Similar
to Newton project in this respect and not an
issue there.
Will there be pedestrian access to the area
between the buildings? Will there be a
playground? Will the emergency access road
be paved or a path?
20% or 25% affordable units?
Security issues. How to deter crime.
No uplighting. Dark skies.
Identify on plans all trees to be removed which
are greater than 6 inch caliper.
Suggest CPDC walk the site to see what trees
are tagged to be removed and to stay.
Prefer the detached garages kept simple and
not have architectural features to match main
buildings.
Mitigate noise from highway.
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TOWN PLANNER
Will review if trees will affect the intersection
improvements.
Will help town through the process of
marketing the units and certifying eligibility of
tenants.
Under a strict regulatory timeline:
• By 11/18 CPDC must submit advisory
report on Completeness of Application.
• On 12/08: Public Hearing
• By 12/18: Final submission of all Board
and Town Staff reviews
Buildings' shadow line: the deeper the better.
Re: Jacob Way/South St/Rte 28 intersection
improvements: Two large maples at the corner
on Tambone Property should be saved.
Shuttle service: not a requirement but good
idea to help to reduce parking demand.
Suggest at least to plan for a future shuttle
service.
Marketing of units? Certifying tenants?
STAFF PLANNER
Will provide a materials board. Brick is used as
an accent only.
Most of exterior will be "Hardy Board" a
manmade, wood substitute. Sustainable. Does
not rot. Easy to maintain.
Utilities plan? Grading plan?
Materials?
0' floor is not stepped back. What you see is a
change in materials and/or.colors only.
Is 0' floor stepped-back?
There is existing fencing along western border. Fencing?
The pool will be fenced. There will be fencing
between the detached garages. Any existing
buildings not yet demolished will be fenced off.
ENGINEERING/DPW
Hydrants will be kept active during demolition.
Plan for cutting and capping utilities prior to
demolition.
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HEALTH
Trash removal and storage.
Trash: Trash chutes. Trash room is next to Water: sub-metering required for each
each lobby where it is compacted into bags individual unit.
which are rolled to outside pickup. Swimming pool requires lifeguard.
Each unit will be metered. HVAC noise mitigation. Need specs.
HVAC: will use "Magic Pack[?]" system. Very Balconies require screen doors.
quiet. Will submit specs.
Balconies: unsure on door requirements. Will Communal kitchen area: require specs.
research further. For demolition require plans on dust
Smoke-free: have not decided yet. mitigation, pest removal, and asbestos
removal.
Retention ponds: there are no retention ponds. Smoke-free building? If yes, smoke cannot
infiltrate to other units.
No standing water in retention ponds.
CONSERVATION
Drainage system & grading details will be Drainage system & grading: Will need plans of
submitted with Notice of Intent. CPDC will be how it will evolve through all phases of
copied. construction. Need calcs. CPDC will need
them also.
Site will be sub-divided but cross-easements
will be put in place.
Is intent to subdivide entire site [not only 40B
quadrant] into four separately-owned lots?
Trails: these were suggested in original plans
but abutters did not want them or any
construction of any kind there.
MEPA status: Filing 11/17. Most issues are
resolved. Still working on "Greenhouse Gas"
section and have hired "green' engineer to
make a comprehensive review of plans re
sustainability, etc... Town staff will be copied
on engineer's report.
Shuttle: This falls under Greenhouse Gas
section. A shuttle stop could be added to site.
Awaiting Notice of Intent submission.
Intersection improvements: need stormwater
cales. Must meet DEP regs.
Some structures (e.g. retaining walls) appear
to be encroaching upon 35' no-construction
wetland setback.
Could some parking be placed under the
buildings?
Suggest walking trails in northwest corner of
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Rooftop gardens: infiltration requirements will site. If no construction there, suggest consider
be met without them (for rooftop runoff too). placing a Conservation Restriction on that
location.
MEPA review status?
Shuttle-Busses to train station?
Suggest rooftop gardens.
Soil tests- need to be witnessed by town staff.
Trees: be careful of roots while excavating.
SAFETY OFFICER
No, comments at this time.
POLICE
Parking Spaces: enough or are you sharing
with proposed senior assisted/independent
living complex?
Concerned with lack of sidewalk at rear side of
apartment building nearest Rte. 128.
Parking Spaces: May be sharing but sharing is Request all demolitions take place before too
not required to meet requirements. 40R many have moved into the apartments.
apartments and senior living will each meet its Secure to-be-demolished buildings.
parking requirements separately.
Demolitions: Hope to have all smaller buildings Need to review plans of proposed Jacobs
(not tower) demolished as part of first phase of Way/South/Rte 128 intersection
the project. improvements.
Lighting emergency access road: Could place Suggest lights along walkway to South Street
short light poles there. (emergency access road).
Need permission to enforce parking on-site.
Post "No Parking" zones and coordinate
postings with the Safety Officer.
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Will meet separately with Fire Chief to discuss
road widths.
Grilling on balconies is not permitted.
Will meet with RIVILD.
Could supply ornamental light poles for Jacobs
Way.
FIRE
Road widths: Chokepoints at corners. Fire
trucks will not, be able to get around the site.
They need to be wider.
No parking along Jacobs Way.
Grilling only in grilling area near pool. No
grilling on balconies.
10/27/08 memo to Town Planner RE: Gateway
Smart Growth District Application Review
(See attached)
RMLD
Need to review plans of proposed Jacobs
Way/South/Rte 128 intersection
improvements.
Where will developer take on responsibility of
lighting of Jacobs Way? At Jacobs Way/ South
St. intersection? Need a demarcation point.
Question of maintenance of light poles. Town
may not stock proposed style.
TREE WARDEN
Detailed plans of all landscaping will be Must be contacted if any trees to be removed
or added.
provided.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
DID NOT ATTEND
HISTORICAL
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GREGORY J. BURNS, Chief
757 Main. Street
BUS. Phone: 781-942-9181
STA. Phone: 781-944-3132
Fax: 781-942-9114
TO: Ms. Carol Kowalski, Community Services Director/Town Planner
FROM: Chief Gregory J. Buims
DATE: October 27, 2008
RE: Gateway Smart Growth District Application Review
I have reviewed the preliminary construction documents for the Jacob Way project. The documents
were prepared by BSB Design and dated October 17, 2008. The drawings submitted are not
complete construction documents and therefore are incomplete at this stage of the design. As the
project documents are revised and expanded, the Fire Department will have additional requirements.
The current design of the roadways serving the three multistory residential buildings will
significantly impede Fire Department access and must be modified. To assist with the site plan
review phase of the project the following roadway issues have been identified and must be addressed
in the final construction documents to receive a plan approval from the Reading Fire Department:
1. The width of Jacob Way is not provided. All roadways must be constructed to support the
weight of a 50,000-pound vehicle and be provided with a minimum width of 24 feet minimum
or 30 feet if parking is allowed on one side. Roadways of 24 feet must be posted with no
parking signs and the permission must granted to the Reading Police Department to ticket
vehicles in no parking areas.
2. Turns in the roadway must be designed to allow a minimum inside radius of 27 feet and a
minimum outside radius of 44 feet that is clear of parked vehicles.
3. The secondary emergency access off South Street must have a minimum width of 18'-0" in
accordance with the Massachusetts Fire Prevention Code 527 CMR 10.03(10)(a). The
Reading Fire Department requires this surface to be constructed of a hard all weather surface
and installed in such a manner as to support a 50,000-pound vehicle. All fire lanes are
required to be kept free of snow.
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4. The installed fire alarm system must provide notification to the Reading Fire Department via
master box system in addition to a central station service. A master box is required to be
located on the exterior of each building visible at the front main entrance. This will also serve
as a public reporting system box and as a transmitting device for the auxiliary system.
5. The developer will be responsible to purchase and install municipal fire alarm wire in
accordance with Reading Fire Department specifications to each of the buildings.
6. Each building must be provided with an automatic sprinkler system. In consideration of the
fire department access provided, life safety. of the occupants, and the size and height of the
buildings a full NFPA-13 system will be required.
7. Fire hydrant location and fire main size must be indicated on the site plan. A fire hydrant is
required within 50'-00" of the fire department connections for each building.
8. The trash storage locations for the buildings must be indicated on the plans.
9. The designated snow storage locations for the buildings must be indicated on the plans.
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HEADQUARTERS
READING FIRE DEPARTMENT
Reading, Massachusetts 01867
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GREGORY J. BURNS, Chief
757 Main Street
BUS. Phone: 781-942-9181
STA. Phone: 781-944-3132
Fax: 781-942-9114
TO: Ms. Carol Kowalski, Community Services Director/Town Planner
FROM: Chief Gregory J. Burns
DATE: October 27, 2008
RE: Gateway Smart Growth District Application Review
I have reviewed the preliminary construction documents for the Jacob Way project. The
documents were prepared by BSB Design and dated October 17, 2008. The drawings
submitted are not complete construction documents and therefore are incomplete at this
stage of the design. As the project documents are revised and expanded, the Fire
Department will have additional requirements.
The current design of the roadways serving the three multistory residential buildings will
significantly impede Fire Department access and must be modified. To assist with the
site plan review phase of the project the following roadway issues have been identified
and must be addressed in the final construction documents to receive a plan approval
from the Reading. Fire Department:
1. The width of Jacob Way is not provided. All roadways must be constructed to
support the weight of a 50,000-pound vehicle and be provided with a minimum
width of 24 feet miniinwn or 30 feet if parking is allowed on one side. Roadways
of 24 feet must be posted with no parking signs and the permission must granted
to the Reading Police Department to ticket vehicles in no parking areas.
2. Turns in the roadway must be designed to allow a minimum inside radius of 27
feet and a minimum outside radius of 44 feet that is clear 'of parked vehicles.
The secondary emergency access off South Street must have a minimum width of
18'-0" in accordance with the Massachusetts Fire Prevention Code 527 CMR
10.03(10)(a). The Reading Fire Department requires this surface to be constructed
of a hard all weather surface and installed in such a manner as to support a
50,000-pound vehicle. All fire lanes are required to be kept free of snow.
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4. The installed fire alarm system must provide notification to the Reading Fire
Department via master box system in addition to a central station service. A
master box is required to be located on the exterior of each building visible at the
front main entrance. This will also serve as a public reporting system box and as
a transmitting device for the auxiliary system.
5. The developer will be responsible to purchase and install municipal fire alarm
wire in accordance with Reading Fire Department specifications to each of the
buildings.
6. Each building must be provided with an automatic sprinkler system. In
consideration of the fire department access provided, life safety of the occupants,
and the size and height of the buildings a full NFPA-13 system will be required.
7. Fire hydrant location and fire main size must be indicated on the site plan. A fire
hydrant is required within 50'-00" of the fire department connections for each
building.
8. The trash storage locations for the buildings must be indicated on the plans.
9. The designated snow storage locations for the buildings must be indicated on the
plans.
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Metropolitan Area Planning Council
60 Temple Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02111617/451-2770 Fax 617/482-7185
(MAPC Serving 101 cities and towns in metropolitan Boston
MEMORANDUM
To: MAPC Community Representatives and Other Local Officials
From: Marc D. Draisen, Executive Director
Subject: Technical assistance to cities and towns
Date: November 13, 2008 co
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The Commonwealth has once again provided funding for the District Local
Technical Assistance (DLTA) Program. This program, established by Chapter 205 of
the Acts of 2006, enables the staff of Regional Planning Agencies (RPAs) to provide
technical assistance to communities for "any subject within regional planning expertise."
This year, technical assistance will be available to help communities in the following
two areas:
1) to achieve sustainable development land use objectives; and
2) to establish partnerships among two or more municipalities. .
DLTA was originally funded in 2006. In the first round of projects, the technical .
assistance
pr"ovided through DLTA supported.the following.key initiatives:,
• RPAs helped dozens of communities across the state to promote, economic
development through Chapter 43D Expedited Permitting and provided assistance
in reforming the local permitting process.
• The fund, also allowed regional planning agencies to assist communities with land
use issues related to smart growth, such as mixed-used zoning, downtown
commercial district revitalization, adoption of 40R districts for housing
production, low-impact development stormwater bylaws, rezoning for economic
development, zoning and traffic, issues along major roadways, and housing
production.
• RDA's also assisted communities across the state with their master plans, open
space plans, and other such planning documents.
• Support for multi-municipal planning efforts, such as MAPC's work with six
cities along the lower Mystic River.
This year, in addition to continuing the land use planning work cited above, the
Legislature and Governor have asked us to take a lead in promoting the consolidation of
local procurement, services, and planning. We are prepared to embrace that mission.
MAPC is soliciting proposals from municipalities under which MAPC staff can
provide technical assistance through the DLTA program. Project concepts will be
reviewed by MAPC on a rolling basis, with initial reviews anticipated to begin in early
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B. Municipal partnerships
The purpose of this .priority funding area is to encourage municipalities to work .
together to achieve and enhance cost-effective service delivery, or to create and
sustain ongoing collaborative and consultative approaches to common issues such as
sustaining the quality and substance of public services, stretching local resources to
the maximum, re-thinking land use patterns to achieve community visions,
strategizing open space protection, attracting and retaining economic development,
or satisfying housing supply needs. Examples of such activities include:
Shared services (e.g., regional 911 centers; other public safety and
emergency response responsibilities; information technology/data
management; school district/regional school district analysis; shared
professional and administrative services; agreements to operate shared
waste disposal programs or recycling facilities; combining public health,
accounting or other services; or better coordinating major municipal
functions such as fire, library, etc.)
• Cooperative agreements (e.g., regional analysis of affordable housing
need, compact among communities for locating affordable housing, multi-
service mutual aid agreements, joint consultation on boundary
developments and cross-border impacts, etc.)
• Collective purchasing (if such purchasing cannot be otherwise
accomplished using statewide contracts or can be achieved regionally for
less than the state contract price, or items proposed for purchase that are
specific to municipal and/or school district agreements).
• More generally, measures that benefit more than one municipality by
reducing costs or enhancing services.
In addition to the above, MAPC will also apply the following priorities when evaluating
which projects to undertake with these funds:
• Projects that involve more than one municipality, or projects serving one
municipality that could serve as a model or pilot for other communities.
• Projects that implement, or serve as an example of, one or more of the
implementation strategies in the MetroFuture Plan for the MAPC region.
Projects that implement components of local plans, or previous studies, which are
consistent with MetroFuture.
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