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Home My WebLink About2007-02-13 Board of Selectmen PacketUFR�9O�A� f � Town .of Readi 9 o . �w4 16 LOWeII Street 63s :1x 0 e °4P Reading; MA 01867 -2685 FAX: (781) 942 -9071 Email: townmanager @ci.reading.ma.us MEMORANDUM TO: Board of Selectmen FROM: Peter I. Hechenbleikner DATE: February 9, 2007 RE: February 13, 2007 Board of Selectmen Meeting TOWN MANAGER (781) 942 -9043 4a) The Town Accountant will be in at 7:30 p.m. after reports and comments, to meet with the Board. Among other things, she will talk to you about the audit for the MSBA at the Barrows School. 4b) Hearing — Pay and Classification Plan for the Community Services Director /Town Planner — The job description has been finalized, advertisements have been run. Applications are being accepted. Enclosed from the Human Resource Administrator are copies of the Classification Plan amendment, the job description, the Town -wide organizational chart showing the Community munity Services Department and an organizational chart for the Department of Community Services. Also attached is the information previously given to the Board on comparable positions. We maY have infonnation on further comparables by your meeting on Tuesday. 4c) As you recall from your Birch Meadow site walk, the easterly part of Woodland Street east of John Carver Road is a private way and it is basically a dirt road. There are four homes that abut only Woodland Road and two homes, one on each corner of Woodland and John Carver Road. The. Town. Engineer has been working with the property owners on a plan to make this into a public way, which requires upgrading it to a paved street, with curbs and charging a betterment to the benefiting property owners. The hearing on the street acceptance is to ask for input from those directly affected on the issue of improving the street and the betterments. We always try to hold these hearings prior to the closing of the Warrant for the Town Meeting on which this matter will appear. We have this matter listed on the outline for the Annual Town Meeting. 4d) In your packet is a copy of the draft Warrant Report for the February 26 Special Town Meeting. You had previously indicated to interested parties that you would have review of this Warrant at your meeting on the 13th 4e) The Downtown Parking Task Force will be making an interim report to the Board of Selectmen on their findings to -date. This was at the suggestion of Chairman Ben Tafoya at their meeting on February 8, 2007. 4f) I will give to the Board no later than Tuesday the updated Action Status Report. PIH /ps Vq 2 LEGAL NOTICE OF17�q ' I i y � 639:.1NCORep4P .. ,,TOWN OF READING . To the Inhabitants of .the. Town of Reading:.. Please :take notice . that "the Board of Selectmen.of,the Town: of Reading will` hold a public I hearing on Tuesday, February. 13, 2007.at 7:45 p.m.• in the Selectmen's Meeting; Room- 16 Lowell Street,. Reading, Massachusetts. on the. Pay /Classification Plan 'f.or Comrrmunity. Services Director/ ;Town Planner.. All interested parties may appear. in person, may submit their comments in.writib g,. or may email comments to town manager@'.ci.reading..ma.us. By order, of Peter 1. Hechenble'ikner Town Manager 2!7 q,16� I . . DRAFT . TOWN OF READING, MASSACHUSETTS FY 2007 CLASSIFICATION PLAN — SCHEDULE A-1 Grade I Recording Secretary Grade 2 Library Teclinician Grade 3 Senior Library Technician Grade 4 Clerk Parking Enforcement Officer Grade 5 Administrative Secretary Technical Secretary Grade 6 Administrative Assistant Grade 7 Plumbing/Gas Inspector Grade 19 Fire Chief" Grade 20 School Crossing Guard Van Driver Library Associate Senior Library Associate Coordinator of Volunteers Senior Center Coordinator Recreation Program Coordinator Animal Control Officer Librarian Cell Monitor/Matron Fire Alarm Groundman Nutrition Program Coordinator Fire Alarin Lineman Zoning Enforcement Officer Veterans' Service Officer" Sealer Weights/Measures Retirement Board Admin/Assist. Permits and Licensing Coordinator Town Accountant* Health Inspector Conservation Administrator* Library Division Head-Children's Services' Library Division Head - Technical Assistant Building Inspector Services* Library Division Head-Circulation"' Highway/Equipment Supervisor Recreation Administrator* Technology Coordinator"' Building Inspector* Human Resources Administrator* Water Treatment Plant Supervisor Treasurer/Collector* Assistant Fire Chief* Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director* Police Chief" Water/Sewer Supervisor DPW Business Administrator" GIS Coordinator* Health Services Administrator* Technology Administrator* Community Services Director/Town Planner* Public Works Director* Approved 11-21-06 ' "Exempt employees who are exempt from pay for overtime. Note: All positions are exempt from longevity. qJ2 Wiring Inspector Grade 8 Social Worker Assistant Town Clerk" Grade 9 Assistant Treasurer Assistant Collector Grade 10 Assistant Appraiser Head Public Safety Dispatcher Grade 11 Office Manager Library Division Head-Information Services* Grade 12. Public Health Nurse Grade 13 Assistant Library Director* Town Clerk* Elder/Human Services Administrator* Police Business Administrator Grade 14 Forestry, Parks and Cemetery Supervisor Grade 15 Appraiser* Town Planner" Grade 16 Library Director* Grade 17 Town Engineer- "' Grade 18 Town Accountant"' Grade 19 Fire Chief" Grade 20 School Crossing Guard Van Driver Library Associate Senior Library Associate Coordinator of Volunteers Senior Center Coordinator Recreation Program Coordinator Animal Control Officer Librarian Cell Monitor/Matron Fire Alarm Groundman Nutrition Program Coordinator Fire Alarin Lineman Zoning Enforcement Officer Veterans' Service Officer" Sealer Weights/Measures Retirement Board Admin/Assist. Permits and Licensing Coordinator Town Accountant* Health Inspector Conservation Administrator* Library Division Head-Children's Services' Library Division Head - Technical Assistant Building Inspector Services* Library Division Head-Circulation"' Highway/Equipment Supervisor Recreation Administrator* Technology Coordinator"' Building Inspector* Human Resources Administrator* Water Treatment Plant Supervisor Treasurer/Collector* Assistant Fire Chief* Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director* Police Chief" Water/Sewer Supervisor DPW Business Administrator" GIS Coordinator* Health Services Administrator* Technology Administrator* Community Services Director/Town Planner* Public Works Director* Approved 11-21-06 ' "Exempt employees who are exempt from pay for overtime. Note: All positions are exempt from longevity. qJ2 POSITION DESCRIPTION Class Title: Community Services Director/ Job Code: Officials & Professionals Town Planner Grade Number: 18 Department: Community Services Uruon: Non Division: Location: Town Hall Date: 01 -30 -07 GENERAL PURPOSE A Department Head position which also.serves as the Town Planner. Directs the Planning Division functions and also the other, Divisions in the Department of Community Services. As Department Head, performs a variety of administrative and professional work by supervising division heads in the development and implementation of plans, programs and services. SUPERVISION RECEIVED Works under the general guidance and direction of the Town Manager. SUPERVISION EXERCISED Exercises supervision over all department staff, either directly or through division heads. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES As Department Head, exercises all duties and responsibilities as delegated by the Town Manager, including delegated responsibility for personnel, purchasing, budget development and control, and general management fimctions. Manages and supervises community services operations to achieve goals within available resources; plans and organizes workloads and staff assignments; trains, motivates and evaluates assigned staff-, reviews progress and directs changes as needed. Assures that assigned areas of responsibility are performed within budget; performs cost control activities; monitors revenues and expenditures in assigned area to assure sound fiscal control; prepares annual budget requests; assures effective and efficient use of budgeted fiends, personnel, materials, facilities, and time. Provides leadership and direction in the development of short and long range plans and projects; gathers, interprets, and prepares data for studies, reports and recommendations; coordinates department activities with other departments and agencies as needed. Issues written and oral instructions; assigns duties and examines work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures. Maintains hannony among workers and resolves grievances, performs or assists subordinates in performing duties; adjusts errors and complaints. Supervises and administers community development programs and services pursuant to adopted plans, regulations and budgets. Resolves complex and sensitive customer service issues, either personally, by telephone or in writing. Monitors inter - governmental decisions and legislative affecting department operations and takes appropriate action. Prepares and administers arn-i-Lial operating budget. Communicates official plans, programs, policies and procedures to staff and the general public. Makes presentations to the public, to the CPDC, to Town Meeting, and others Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow; studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations. Manages and/or directs the management of the technological resources available within the Department,including electronic mapping and web page updates. Prepares a variety of studies, reports and related information for decision-making purposes. Directs the Planning Division activities, including the establishment of goals, objectives, methods and procedures, and supervises daily operations. Provides professional planning and land use advice to super-visors and other officials; makes private and public presentations to supervisors, boards, commissions, civic groups and the general public. Provides directly, or assigns staff, as professional support to the Community Planning and Development Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Conservation Commission, and Historical Commission as needed. Provides and supervises staff support to other boards and commissions, as needed or assigned. Evaluates environmental infoirridtion and recommends mitigation measures to reduce adverse impacts of development. Supervises the development and implementation of growth management, land use, economic development, utility, housing, transportation, park and open space, facilities, solid waste or other plans and codes to meet the Town's needs and any intergoverninerital agreements or requirements. Supervises I the evaluation of land use proposals for conformity to established plans and bylaws; evaluates proposals' development impact as they relate to the adopted plans of the Town and makes recommendations. Supervises the evaluation of land use proposals to insure compliance with applicable Town, State or Federal laws. Oversees approval of development pen-nits, sip permits, short subdivision plats, boundary line adjustments, and minor land development proposals within scope of authority and responsibility. Develops and maintains a database of infon-nation for plarming purposes. Ensures the maintenance of accurate and complete records of department activities and of records relating to licenses, permits, maps, blueprints, overlay, and sketches pertinent to planning and development programs and projects. Prepares and writes grant application components relating to geographics, maps, plats, site plans, etc. Assists others in preparing grant applications with information provide by and maintained by the Plam-iing Division and/or the Community services department. Responds to local citizens inquiring about planning and zoning regulations and bylaws; resolves complex disputes between plamiers and applicants, as required. Community Services Director/ 2 Town Planner q Oversees the, development and maintenance of a database of information for planning and community development purposes. Negotiates, coordinates and manages professional service contracts. Attends professional development workshops and conferences to keep abreast of trends and developments in the field of municipal planning. Serves. as a member of various staff committees as assigned. PERIPHERAL DUTIES Assists Town staff in the enforcement of local bylaws and in interpreting codes and inaster plans. Assists in designs for parks, streetscapes, landscapes and other municipal projects. DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education and Experience: (A) Graduation from an-accredited four -year college or university with a degree in land -use plarming, urban planning, public administration or a closely related field, (B) Masters' Degree is preferred. (C) Five (5) years experience in rnurdcipal planning; with at least 3 years of experience in supervision of a multifirictional Division or Department of at least 5 people; or (D) Any equivalent combination of education and experience, with additional education substituting on a year for year basis for the required experience. Necessary Knowledge Skills and Abilities: (A) Thorough knowledge of zoning laws and comprehensive plans including their formation, process of adoption, and enforcement; extensive lalowledge of planning programs and processes; excellent working lazowledge of personal computers and GIS application. (B) Skill in managing a multifunctional organization, including personnel management, budgeting, establishment of goals and objectives; (C) Skill in the operation of the listed tools and equipment. (D) Ability to comet- ulicate effectively orally and in writing with architects, contractors, developers, owners, supervisors, employees, and the general public; ability to establish effective working relationships with architects, contractors, developers, owners, supervisors; employees, and the general public; ability to prepare and analyze comprehensive and technical reports and data. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Valid Massachusetts State Driver's License or ability to obtain one. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED Personal computer including • word processing, • d -base, • spreadsheet • PowerPoint Community Services Director/ 3 Town Planner ""� • Email • Web site maintenance and updating motor vehicle; calculator; phone; copy machine, fax machine, tape measure. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential fim6tions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed mostly in office settings. Some out -door work is required in the inspection of various land use development and construction sites. Hand -eye coordination to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear, sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand or walk. The employee must occasionally lift and /or move tip to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by thus job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environrnent characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommmodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While perforrming the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in the office; and moderate in the field._ SELECTION GUIDELINES Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference check; job related tests may be required. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Community Services Director/ 4 Town Plamler Z O z~V �Z uj Q m Lu 0001 -.. Z LL :g: Ow 0mW F¢- 1 W Z WO W Uz LL X W W U) O LL ZO W �m OF V N N C U in csa chi ° ` O G c o C d Q U O c, V,* ,an {— � °''E m W U) CL C � o N ° (6 udNN C G c o C d Q U O c, V,* ,an {— � °''E m W r � U CL C � CL N ° O N , > c S Z 'S, c, V,* ° N {— � °''E m W a°i =-N m m m m .4 c0 c: O •� O p CD a) CO W c Z W 0 cps ¢ v J ,o C a W Z 'Q v 0 � m Z. D O N N V p o Z o N Q) S — 'E R{ < . U c6 CL c E N o . ° m N , > SSA S Z 'S, c, V,* D a`) O � � °''E m W �'E o> -E �U c W ': .4 c0 c: O •� O p CD a) c 0 cps ¢ Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867 Fax: (781) 942-9037 Website: www.ci.reading.ma.0 Date: January 4, 2007 To: Peter Becheiibleilcner From: Carol Roberts RE: Town Planner position Finance Department Human Resources Division (781) 942-9033 I have done some research on the cost of hiring a Department Head for Community Services and a Staff Planner as an alternative to hiring a Town Planner ' (Grade 15) to replace Chris Reilly who left the employment of the Town on December 29, 2006. There are two communities, Danvers and North Andover, who have departments similar in structure to what we are considering. Below I have listed the job title of the department head and the divisions that are included in the department. Also listed are the FY06 salary ranges for the department head and the planner, positions along with the comparable grades and salaries in Reading. Danvers Salary Range FY06 Grades in Reading for FY06 Planning and Human Services Director 72,953 95,741 Grade 18 Min. = 71,136 Grade 20 Max = 97,305 Planning --Principal Planner 41,210 _33_,941 Grade 10 Min. = 41,398 Grade 11 Max = 52,923 --Staff Planner 38,227 50,044 Grades 9 Min. = 38,688 Grade 10 Max = 49,471 Senior Center Recreation Conservation If tq N North Andover Salary Range FY06 Grades in Reading for FY06 Community Development Director 63,794 85,755 Grade 16 Min. = 62,107 Grade 18 Max = 84,981 Planner 45,832 61,875 Grade 11 Min. = 44,304 Grade 13 Max = 60,606 Conservation Health Inspectional Board of Appeals Conclusion: The additional cost to hire a Department Head at a Grade 18 and a Staff Planner at a Grade 11 would be $81,200. This includes eliminating the Town Planner position at a Grade 15 and the cost of an additional benefited position. Salary for Dept Head (Midpoint Grade 18) 79,600 Salary for Staff Plainer (Midpoint Grade 11) 49,600 Eliminate Grade 15 Planner (68,000) Cost for Additional Benefited Position 20,000 (includes insurances, retirement, Medicare tax, time off benefits) Total r , OF Tow-n.of Readin 10 Lowell INC( Reading., MA 01867-2685, FAX: (781) 942-9071 Email: townmanager@ci.ri3ading.ma . us MEMORANDUM TO: Board of Selectmen FROM: Peter I. Hechenbleikner DATE: February 9, 2007 RE: February 13, 2007 Board of Selectmen Meeting TOWN MANAGER (781) 942-9043 4a) The Town Accountant will be in at 7:30 p.m. after reports and comments, to meet with the Board. Among other things she will talk to you about the audit for the MSBA at the Barrows School. 4b) Hearing Pay and Classification Plan for the Community Services Director/Town Planner The job description has been finalized, advertisements have been run. Applications are being accepted. Enclosed from the Human Resource Admini.strator'are copies of the Classification Plan amendment, the job description, the Tow . n-wide organizational- chart showing the Community Services Department and an organizational chart for the Department of Community Services. Also attached - is the information previously given to the Board on 'Comparable, positions. We may have information on further comparables by your -meeting on Tuesday. 4c) As you recall from your Birch Meadow site walk, the easterly part of Woodland Street east of -John Carver Road is a private way and it is basically a dirt road. There are four homes that abut only Woodland Road and two homes, one on each comer of Woodland and John Carver Road. The. Town Engineer has been working with the property owners on a plan to make this into a public way, which requires -upgrading it to a paved street, with curbs and charging a betterment to the benefiting property owners. The hearing on the street acceptance is to ask for input- from those directly affected on the issue of improving the street and the betterments. We always, try to hold these hearings prior to the closing of the Warrant for the Town Meeting on which this matter will appear. We have this matter listed on the outline for the Annual Town Meeting. yc TOWN OF READING Ta .Re. inhabitants of the Town of Reading: Pfease take notice, that the ' Bgard of. Selectmen of the Town. of. Reading will hold A puOlic hearing on Tuesday,. February 131. 200:7 at 8:0()::p. m.,, in: the. Seledtmen's,.Meeting Room, 16 Lowell. 'Street, Read;1199, M.a8sachusetts on the.: 1lVoodFand .. :Road Street , kceptance: ' _ Alf interested parties : may - app,ear in person, may. submit .the r comments fn writing, or: . .,,may email, comments` to, town m66ager2ci reading.ma:us. By ardor of -- Peter.I,. Hechenbleikner Town; Manager , ; 6 s , Y�� Easy Peel Labels Use Avery@ TEMPLATE 5160@ FLU 246112000000025& WILLIAMSON CHRISTIE A CHRISTOPHER R JARVIS 6 WOODLAND ST READING, MA 01867 2461220000000790 LELACHEUR DANIEL F NANCY D KEARNEY 91 JOHN CARVER RD READING, MA 01867 A" bee instruction sneet i jFeed Paper for Easy Peel Featurel 2461120000000370 TUCKER ROBERT M MICHELE M TUCKER 12 WOODLAND ST READING, MA 01867 2461220000000800 RIVERS JEANETTE F TRUSTEE THE RIVERS TRUST 11 WOODLAND ST READING, MA 01867 o 4* . WAAMRY@51600 2461120000000380 HATCH THOMAS L JR. LAURA E RYAN 83 JOHN CARVER RD READING, MA 01867 2461220000000810 HOLLAND JOHN P JR. PATRICIA A HOLLAND 7 WOODLAND ST READING, MA 01867 ttiquettes faciles A peter A Consultez [a feuille Utilisez le gabarit AVERY@ 51600 Sens de chargement d'instruction www.avery.com 1-800-GO-AVERY 46 14,921 m 8 >0 3.62 Acres O 3 3 El 76 V 8,706 .7 2 147 47. "2 7 7 74 00 12,905 12,9 ' ' 140.93 175.92 73 o 66 0 1 189,132 15,226 :, 8 80 7,679 79 10,473 6 05 71 4 2 18,076 4, 37 11,375 38 11,369 5 132,702 I�P,183 7 3.981 Acres - t, -a I 4V ii z7 cn z LU 5; LU 0 Lu w 0. cn z 00 0 �:.a LU cn 0 0. 0 • CL To: Peter I. Hechenbleikner, Town Manager From: George J. Zambouras, Town Engineer Date: February 9, 2007 Re: Woodland Road — Acceptance Request Based on the petition by residents for the acceptance of Woodland Road the Engineering Division has determined that the minimum improvements necessary to accept the roadway as a public way is to construct a thirty (30) foot wide paved roadway with granite curbing and associated drainage. Due to the short length of the dead end roadway and limited parcels abutting the roadway sidewalk, improvements were not included. The estimated cost of constructing the improvements is $ 94,284. The attached sheets identify the estimated cost of improvements and the corresponding estimated betterment assessment to residents. The betterment assessment is apportioned along seven (7) parcels two (2) of which are corner lots which are assessed % of their Woodland Road frontage. • Page 1 pig, I Section 4.1- Dele.�ating the Hearin- and Approval Process for Municipal Consent to Construct or Alter Utility Lines Chapter 166, Section 22 of the Massachusetts General Laws requires that the Board of Selectmen provide for a public hearing on petitions to construct or alter utility lines in the Town of Reading. The Board of Selectmen hereby delegate to the Director of Public Works the responsibility for holding public hearings as required by Chapter 166, Section 22, and for granting or denying any such petitions for line location or alteration. Adopted 11 -3 -86, Revised 12- 31 -94, Revised 1 -4 -05 Section 4.2 -Acceptance of Private Ways and Establishment of Betterments Therefore The Town has developed this policy for the acceptance of Private Ways as Public Ways. This is done for several reasons. Two of the more important reasons are: 1. Roads built by Developers may accepted before they begin to deteriorate, and 2. Full Town services may be legally granted on roads that have been previously private ways. After a public hearing, the Board of Selectmen will decide whether or not to recommend acceptance to the Town. If the decision, is to recommend acceptance, the Board of Selectmen will support a Warrant Article before the next Annual Town Meeting requesting an appropriation of funds for the construction. Costs of construction are borne 100% by the abutting property owners on a pro rata per front foot basis. Under the provisions of the Betterment Act, the assessment may be apportioned over a period not exceeding twenty years, with annual payments of not less than five dollars, with interest at a rate determined by the Board of Selectmen annually on the unpaid balance. These apportioned payments appear annually on the real estate tax bill. Corner lots are subject to a corner lot exemption which is computed by a formula adopted by the Board of Selectmen and which is detailed in Section 5.2.2 below. Street construction is generally completed the same calendar year that the street acceptance is voted at the Annual Town Meeting. 4.2.1 - Process The Board of Selectmen will consider, based on petitions of residents owning property on a private way, based on staff recommendations or based on the Board's own initiative, the acceptance of private ways under the Betterment Act. The process will be: 1. Consideration at a public meeting of the Board of Selectmen, and decision as to whether to go forward with the process. 2. Upon a determination to go forward with consideration, the Board will refer the matter to the Director of Public Works with direction to hold a public hearing in accordance with the Betterment Act within 3 months. 3. The Director of Public Works will hold a public hearing in which all abutters present will be given a copy of the estimated costs of construction of the street 4 -1 Board of Selectmen Policies Oc J and any other improvements considered, and the estimated costs of construction of the projects. In addition, a copy of this material will be sent to all abutters not present at the hearing. A breakdown will be supplied at the same time of the individual lot frontages, and the costs of the improvements to each property owner based on front footage. Final assessments are based on actual costs but cannot in any event exceed. the estimated assessment. The final assessments may be less than the estimate. 4. At the public hearing, which may be continued by the Director to a date certain, an opinion questionnaire will be distributed to all abutters with return request within 10 days of the end of the hearing. The questionnaire will also be mailed to all abutters not present. Based on the testimony at the hearing(s), the Director of Public Works will provide input and make a recommendation to the Board of Selectmen regarding the acceptance and improvement of the private way. The input will include minutes of the hearings, a copy of materials presented at the hearings, and a recommendation as to whether and in what manner acceptance and improvement take place. This input and recommendation will be made within 30 days of the completion of the last date of the hearing. 5. Upon receipt of the recommendation from the Director, the Town Manager will set a date for the review and action by the Board of Selectmen on the Director's report. All abutters will be notified at least 2 weeks before the date of this review and the recommendation. The notice will include a summary of the Director's recommendation. 6. The Board of Selectmen will decide at a public meeting whether they recommend acceptance to the Town. 4.2.2 - Method ofAssessin� The usual method of assessing street betterments will be as follows: 1. For each particular street, the total cost of construction shall be divided by the calculated abutting frontage to derive a unit cost per linear foot. The calculated cost per linear foot of frontage shall be arrived at by dividing the total cost of construction by the calculated abutting frontage. The calculated abutting frontage shall be arrived at by deducting from the total abutting frontage the abated frontage as described herein. 2. All lots, except corner lots, shall be assessed at the rate of the derived unit cost described in Section 1. (A corner lot, to qualify for exemptions, must be a lot having one side located on a accepted street.) (Public Way) 3. When street construction improvements are made at different times, corner lots shall be assessed at the rate of the total derived unit cost per linear foot of abutting frontage on the first side constructed, and at a rate of one - quarter the derived unit cost per linear foot for each foot of abutting frontage on the second side constructed or as otherwise determined by the Board. 4. When all street construction improvements are made simultaneously, corner lots shall be assessed at the rate of the total derived unit cost per linear foot of abutting frontage on the longest side or sides constructed, and at a rate of one quarter the derived unit cost per linear foot for each foot of abutting frontage on the shortest side constructed or as otherwise determined by the Board. 4 -2 Board of Selectmen Policies L/C 5. A corner lot shall be defined as a lot having two or more sides on one or more streets, having an interior angle of 45 degrees or more between two of the sides, or at the tangents thereof; and a total abutting street frontage on two or more sides of 160 feet or more, and the frontage to be assessed shall be derived by adding one -half the length of arc or curve at the intersection of the two streets to either side of the frontage assessed, or as otherwise defined by the Board. 6. A corner lot, in order to be assessed as above, shall not be divisible into two or more lots under the applicable Town Zoning Regulation unless, in the judgment of the Board, the land is unsuitable for division into two more lots. When a corner lot is devisable into two or more lots, the Board shall apportion the abatement at its discretion. Adopted 1- 12 -87, Revised 12- 13 -94, Revised 1 -4 -05 Section 4.3 - House or Building Moving No house or building shall be moved within the Town of Reading without prior approval of the Director of Public Works. It is the intent of the Board of Selectmen that: ♦ All costs associated with such a move.be borne by the benefiting party; e The Town be held harmless from any event arising out of such a move through the posting of appropriate performance bonds and/or insurance certificates; ♦ Adequate public notice regarding all of the aspects of the move be given to all effected parties along the route of the move. Adopted 9- 28 -87, Revised 12 -13 -94 Section 4.4 - Street Lizhthw The Board of Selectmen, acting through the Town Manager or his designee, shall determine the placement, frequency and size of all public street and public parking lot lighting. The Town Manager or his designee shall review the street lighting scheme with the Reading Municipal Light Department and the Police Department, and advise the Selectmen annually on the quantity and illumination level required. The RMLD will advise the Selectmen on the estimated lighting budget required to provide such lighting. 4.4.1- Placement; General Lights shall be placed at curves, intersections and heavily treed areas and at locations of severe topographical changes. Lights will also be considered at locations of high incidence's of accidents, and at locations of high pedestrian activity. Lights will be considered at public parking lots, recreation areas, etc. on the basis of identified public safety needs. The frequency of lighting fixtures on straight runs of street length shall be at every third pole and shall be on alternate sides of the road where possible. The type of street, considering width, traffic, zoning and background may affect frequency and size. In all cases, the Reading Municipal Light Department shall make the final decision within plus or minus 25 feet on the specified physical location subject to field installation conditions. 4.4.2 - Petition(s) Requests for new or added lights in an already lighted area shall be made to the Town Manager or his designee for action. The Town Manager or his designee shall consult with the 4 -3 Board of Selectmen Policies L G 61 WOODLAND STREET (John Carver Road northerly to end) Includes Granite Curb and 30' Wide Paved Surface 2-Feb-07 revised: 8-Feb-07 L,Util sine PALM I Item: Qua6tity: Units: Price: Cost: Sub-Total: Precast Conc. Cdtchbasin w /4' sum & F&G (ad' to finish grade) 2 Each $ 1,500.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00 Precast Conc. Drain Manhole w/ F&C (ad' to finish grade) 1 Each $ 1,200.00 $ 1,200.00 $ 4,200.00 RCP Drainage Pipe various dia. 110 L.F. $ 65.00 _L 7,150-00 $ 1-1,350.00 Crushed . Stone (6" to underlay drain pipe) 7 TON $ . 35.00 $ 245.00 $ 11,595-00 Earth Excavatio*n 261 C.Y. $ 30.00 - $ 7,830.00 $ 19,425.00 Class A Rock Excavation 15 C.Y. $ 45.00 0 Gravel Borrow 355 C.Y. $ 35.00 _L 12,425-00 $ 32,5 Calcium Chloride 300 LB. $ 1.00 $ 300.00 $1 32,825.00 R&R Granite Curb 0 L.F. $ 15.00 $ 32,825.00 Rebuild Conc. Steps 0 S.Y. $ 150.00 $ $ 32,825.00 Rebuild Cone. Walks 0 S.Y. $ 35.00 $ $ 32,825.00 Granite Curbing Type VA-4 (straight) 450 L.F. $ 29.00 $ 13,050.00 $ 45,875.00 Granite Curbing Type VA-4 (curved) 0 L.F. $ 35.00 $ - $ 45,875.00 Granite Transition Curb for WCR (straight) 0 L.F. $ 32.00 $ - - $ 45,875.00 Granite Transition Curb for WCR (curved) 20 L.F. $ - 38.00 $ 760.00 1 $ 46,635.001 Granite Curb Corners - Type A 10 Each $ 155.90 $ 1,550.00 $ 48 85.00 Granite Curb Inlets Straight 2 Each $ 210.00 $ 420.00 $, 48,605.00 Granite Curb Inlets Curved 0 Each $ 245.00 $ $ 48,605.00 Cement Conc. WCR 22 S.Y.. $ 35.00 $ 770.00 $ 49,375.00 Adjust Structures (sewer) I Each $ 175.00 $ 175.00 $ 49,550.00 Adjust water gates 1 Each $ 110.00 $ 110.00 $ 49,660.00 Bituminous Concrete fhandwork, d iveways, walkways, etc) 22 TON $ 135.00 $ 2,970.00 $ 52,630.00 2" Bit. Conc. Binder Course 107 07 TON $ 58,515.00 2" Bit. Conc. Top Course 1 07 107 TON 52.00 $ 5,564.00 $ 64,079.00 Sprav Tack Coat 4j5 50 0 GAL. $ 2.75_ $ 137.50 $ 64,216.50 Keyways/Pavement Cutting (at John Carver Rd) 70 L.F. $ 2.00 $ 140.00 $ 64,356.50 Driveway/walkway Keyways 88 L.F. $ 2.00 $ 176.00 $ 64,532.50 Loam 62 C.Y. $ 35.00 $ 2,170.00 $ 66,702.50 Plant Trees 0 EA. $ 400.00 $ 66,702.50 Hydro-seed 560 S.Y. $ 3:50 $ 1,960.00 $ 68,662.50 Guard rail at end of road 30 L.F. $ 85.00 $- 2,550.00 $ 71;212.50 Fence at end of road 0 L.F. $ 45. $ - $ 71,212.50 Rip rap 20, C.Y. $ 25.00 $ 500.00 $ 71,712.50 EF Shea 1500 gallon settling basin ore ual* 1 Each $ 5,000-00 $ 5;000.00 $ 76;712.50 Relocate u/p 1 L.S. $ 2,500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 79,212.50 Plan Preparation 1 L.S. $ 2,000.001 $ 2,000.00 $ 81,212.50 Registry filings I L.S. $ 500-00 $ 500.00 1 $ 81,7112.50 Tree Removal </= 12" dia 1 L.S. $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.001 $ 83,712.50 Police Details 1 L.S. $ 2,000.00 $ 2.000-00 1 $ 85,712.50 *1500 gallon CSEP Commercial Separator TOTAL $ 85,712.50 10% CONT. $ 8,571.25 TOTAL COST $ 94,283.75 qcg r Woodland Street Estimated Street Acceptance Betterment Assessment INCLUDING CORNER LOTS February 7, 20071 Abutting PLAT PARCEL ADDRESS Calculated cost Full Frontage jAbated Frontage) Frontage 122 79 91 John Carver Road 115.00* -86.25 28.75 122 80 11 Woodland Street 75.00 122 75.00 122 81 7 Woodland Street 149.29 122 149.29 112 38 83 John Carver Road 105.82* -79.36 26.46 112 37 12 Woodland Street 94.63, 112 94.63. 112 26 6 Woodland Street 40.00 112 40.00 122 25 6 Woodland Street 103.97 112 103.97 40.00 181.98 $ TOTALS 683.71 -165.61 518.10 103.97 181.98 Corner Lot .18,920.46 Calculated Cost per linear foot of frontage = Total cost of construction calculated abutting frontage $94,28175 518.10 = $181.98/1-F ASSESSMENTS * Corner Lot NOTE: These assesments include in the cost of construction, granite curb and 30' wide paved surface Calculated cost per linear foot P . LAT PARCEL Calculated Abutting Frontage. frontage Assessment 122 79* 28.75 181.98 $ 5,231.92 122 80 75.00 181.98 $ 13,648.50 122 81 149.29 181,98 $ 27,167.79 112 38* 26.46 181.98 $ 4,815.19 112 37 94.63 181.98 $ 17,220.76 112 26 40.00 181.98 $ 7,279.20 112 25 103.97 181.98 $ .18,920.46 $ 94,283.82 * Corner Lot NOTE: These assesments include in the cost of construction, granite curb and 30' wide paved surface ASSESSOR FILE : CLASS.MAS * ** VIEW ONLY * ** USE ASSESS SCREEN FOR CHANGES MAP: 0122 PLOT: 0079 LOCATION... NO. 0091 JOHN CARVER RD OWNER......................... CO- OWNER ........................... LELACHEUR DANIEL F NANCY D KEARNEY ADDRESS....... . STREET: 91 JOHN CARVER RD CITY & STATE: READING MA ZIP: 01867160.1 DEED INFORMATION ...................... BOOK: 23768 PAGE: 0353 CERTNO: 000000 TRANSFER DATE (MMDDYY): 101493 SALES PRICE: 220,000.00 VALIDITY: 1LAREA: 10,473.00 2LAREA: .00 includes lots: for exempts only- ABC clause: —[ `~" D ASSESSOR FILE CLASS.MAS * ** VIEW ONLY * ** USE ASSESS SCREEN FOR CHANGES MAP: 0122 PLOT: 0080 LOCATION... NO. 0011 WOODLAND ST OWNER.......................... CO- OWNER ........................... RIVERS JEANETTE F TRUSTEE THE RIVERS TRUST ADDRESS....... STREET: 11 WOODLAND ST CITY & STATE: READING MA ZIP: 018671604 DEED INFORMATION ...................... BOOK: 25291 PAGE:, 0478 CERTNO: 000000 TRANSFER DATE (MMDDYY): 041995 SALES PRICE: 1.00 VALIDITY: 1LAREA: 7,679.00 2LAREA: .00 includes lots: for exempts only - ABC clause: Ll C.", t I ASSESSOR FILE : CLASS.MAS * ** VIEW ONLY * ** USE ASSESS SCREEN FOR CHANGES MAP: 0122 PLOT: 0081 LOCATION... NO. 0007 WOODLAND ST OWNER........ CO- OWNER ........................... HOLLAND JOHN P-JR PATRICIA A HOLLAND ADDRESS....... STREET: 7 WOODLAND ST CITY & STATE: READING MA ZIP: 018671604 DEED I.NFORMATION ................: BOOK: 21980 PAGE: 0330 CERTNO: 000000 TRANSFER DATE (MMDDYY): 0.42892 SALES PRICE: 230,000.00 VALIDITY: 1LAREA: 19,132.00 2LAREA: .00 includes lots: for exempts only ABC clause: ASSESSOR FILE CLASS.MAS ** *VIEW ONLY * ** USE ASSESS SCREEN FOR CHANGES MAP: 0112 PLOT: 0038 LOCATION... NO. 0083 JOHN CARVER RD OWNER........... CO- OWNER...... ................... HATCH THOMAS L JR LAURA E RYAN ADDRESS....... STREET: 83 JOHN CARVER RD CITY & STATE: READING MA ZIP: 018672028 DEED INFORMATION ...................... BOOK: 37243 PAGE: 0549 CERTNO: TRANSFER DATE (MMDDYY): 120302 SALES PRICE: 465,000.00 VALIDITY: 1LAREA: 11,369.00 2LAREA: .00 includes lots: for exempts only - ABC clause: qC 1-3 ASSESSOR FILE CLASS-MAS VIEW ONLY USE ASSESS SCREEN FOR CHANGES MAP: 0112 PLOT: 0037 LOCATION... NO. 0012 WOODLAND ST OWNER........................... CO- OWNER ........................... TUCKER ROBERT M MICHELE M TUCKER ADDRESS....... STREET: 12 WOODLAND ST CITY & STATE: READING MA ZIP: 01.8671603 DEED INFORMATION ...................... BOOK: 25676 PAGE: 0540 CERTNO: 000000 TRANSFER DATE (MMDDYY): 092295 SALES PRICE: 195,500.00 VALIDITY: 1LAREA: 11,375-00 2LAREA: .00 includes lots: for exempts only ABC clause: yG/ v ASSESSOR FILE :..CLASS.MAS * ** VIEW ONLY * ** USE ASSESS SCREEN FOR CHANGES MAP: 0112 PLOT: 0025& LOCATION... NO. 0006 WOODLAND ST OWNER....................... CO- OWNER ........................... WILLIAMSON CHRISTIE A CHRISTOPHER R JARVIS ADDRESS....... STREET: 6 WOODLAND ST CITY & STATE: READING MA ZIP: 018671603 DEED INFORMATION ...................... BOOK: 44644 PAGE: 0044 CERTNO: 000000 TRANSFER DATE (MMDDYY): 021505 SALES PRICE: 100.00 VALIDITY: 1LAREA: 18,502.00 2LAREA: .00 includes lots: for exempts only - ABC clause: In your packet is a copy of the draft Warrant Report for the February 26 Special Town Meeting. You had previously indicated to interested parties that you would have review L: of this Warrant at your meeting on the 13th. 4e) The Downtown Parking Task Force will be making an interim report to the Board of Selectmen on their findings to-date. This was at the suggestion of Chairman Ben Tafoya at their meeting on February 8, 2007. 4f) I will give to the Board no later than Tuesday the updated Action Status Report. ' HT • 4/01/ COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading: By virtue of this Warrant, 1, on notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote on Town affairs, to meet at the place and at the time specified by posting attested copies of this Town Meeting Warrant in the following public places within the Town of Reading: Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street Precinct 2 Registry of Motor Vehicles, 275 Salem Street Precinct 3 Reading Police Station, 15 Union Street Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue Precinct 5 Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street Precinct 6 Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow Street Precinct 7 Reading Library, Local History Room, 64 Middlesex Avenue Precinct 8 Mobil on the Run, 1330 Main Street The date of posting being not less than fourteen (14) days prior to February 26, 2007, the date set for the Special Town Meeting in this Warrant. I also caused an attested copy of this Warrant to be published in the Reading Chronicle in the issue of Alan W. Ulrich, Constable A true copy. Attest: Cheryl A. Johnson, Town Clerk yd� SPECIAL TOWN MEETING (Seal) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, SS. To any of the Constables 0f the Town ofReading.Greetings: |n the name Vfthe Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to nohfvaOdVV8OlUl8iOh8b�@DtsOfth8ToVVDVfReodiDg,quo|dOedtOvot8ino|ecbonsend TVVV' affairs, t0 meet at the Reading W18D1Dri@l High School AUditOhVOn' 02 (]8W8Od Road in said Reading, UD K8OOd8V' February 26, 2007. 81 seVen'thidv0'dock in the eV8OiDg' at which time and place the fO|lOVViOg grtiC|BG are to be acted upon and determined eXdU8iVe|y by Town Meeting W1e0b8[8 in @CCOrd8DC8 with the p[VViS|OnS of the Reading Home Rule Charter. ' ARTICLE 1 To hear and act on the reports of the Board Of Selectmen, Town /\CCOUDt3Ot Tr8@SU[eFCVU8CtOr, Board of Assessors, Director of Public VVV[kS, TOVVD C||8rh' Tree Warden, Board of Health, School Committee, Contributory Retirement BO8nd' Library Trustees, YWUOiCip8| Light E3Oand' Finance CO00iU9e, Cemetery Trustees, Community Planning & Development Commission, Conservation C|o[nnnisaion, Town Manager and any other Board O[ Special Committee. Board ofSelectmen This Article appears on the Warrant for all Town Meetings. No reports Eire anticipated. Finance Committee Report: No report. Bylaw Committee Report No report. Town {l�i and ARTICLE 2 To dloVee all other necessary Officers � Special Committees and determine what instructions Gh8|| be given Town [JRiCGnS and Special COO10ittReG' and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or transfer from available funds, or OthVNViS8. and appropriate for the pU[pVS8 of funding Town Officers and Special Committees to carry out the inGt[UCUOOS given t0 theDl. Or t8h8 any other aC1iOD with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen This Article appears on the Warrant of all Town Meetings. There are no known Instructional Motions 8t this time. Instructional Motions are normally held until the end of all other business a1 Town Meeting. Finance Committee Report: No report. Bylaw Commiftee Report: No report. ARTICLE 3 To see if the Town will vote to amend the FY 2007—FY2011' Capital Improvements Program as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule Charter, or take any other action with respect thereto. Board 0fSelectmen This Article is included in every Town Meeting Warrant. Town BvkavV prohibits Town Meeting from approving any Capital Expenditure unless the project is included iD the Town's Capital |[Dpn}V8[UeDtS Plan. There are three amendments k}the Capital Improvements Program (C|F) that are required for this Town Meeting: • FNO03- Technology Software -$2O.00O for a consultant for the Financial System. • FNOO4- Technology Wide Area Network -$80'OOO. • PW-R 004 - Sidewalk/curb/pedestrian safety - Franklin sidewalks - $325,000 from Grant. Finance Committee Report: BvIaw Committee Report: No report. ARTICLE To see if the Town will vote to amend one o[more of the votes taken under Article 15[f the Warrant Vf the Annual Town Meeting Of April 24'2U0]'8G amended under Article 5 of the November 13' 2008 Subsequent Town MeetinO, and to see what sU0O the Town will YOt8 to appropriate by bOF[DVViDg 0[ transfer from @V8i|@b|e funds, or otherwise, an the result of any such amended votes for the operation of the Town and its government, O[ take any other action with respect thereto. Finance Committee The following amendments to the FY 2007 budget are requested at this time: . • J3—��ohoo| Building |rn - This project appears in the C8pd@} |0pFVV80BOt P[0g[80 in the 8nOOUO1 Of $100'000' but the FaC|U1HS Director has done further investigation and has determined that the needed n3p8inG can b8 done fDr@15'OOO. A full replacement will be needed iD about seven years. • Jo /u,v// /eu/xm/wVy - $20,000 for a consultant for the financial system. It is important to have this funding how so that we may proceed with the debt authorization for the financial system at the annual Town Meeting. • J12 — Sidewalk/curb/pedestrian safety -! $325,000 Franklin sidewalks — The Town has received a State Grant for this project and the funds must be appropriated in order to be expended. We anticipate being into construction at the b8g|DD|Og of the construction season in April 2OO7. • J15— Wide Area Network - ($20,000 - SChOO|S; $10,000 - D1UDicip@|\. This is required in order to connect the \&Y\N to all of the school bUildiDQG' and to purchase 8ddiLiOOG\ security hardware for TOVYO buildings. • [4 — Water Capital — The cost of oOOSt[U[tiDg the vault and 8|8CtrOniCS to complete the iOt8rnOnO8Ct|oO b8kNHaD the K4VVRA system in VVObUrO and the .Town Of Reading vV8te[ distribution sVSt8OO is $720,000. This is an 8CtUo| bid price p|UG the cost Ofengineering and construction services. Funds are available from previously authorized projects, and need to be transferred by Town Meeting to, beused for this purpose. Finance Committee Report: BvIaw Committee Report: No report. ARTICLE 5 To aa8 if the Town will vote to Gn)eOd the Reading Zoning Map to include within the Business B and Mixed Use Zoning Districts 8 parcel Of |8OU currently within the 815 Zoning District shown as p8[C8| number 21 OD Reading AsGRS8O[S' Map 04' which land iG situated 0O the Westerly side Of Sanborn Street, inReading. O[ take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen For the past several months the CPDC has been considering a request by GiStGVftwo Reading ' parcels Of land, for parking for its employees. The property vvaspnevious|yusedasothreefanni|yhouse.endphortothatthere were 8 DU0be[ of Co00e[Ci@| UGeG OD the site. The GmO8|l8[ parcel — Lot 21a. is currently in the Business B and K4irad Use Overlay Zoning District. The larger parcel, lot 21,iS zoned for R-16 use which permits single family homes. The pPDp8rtvVV8s damaged by 8 serious fire on March 14, 2005. Since the fire, the pnOp8dv stood ' V8C8Dt, and ODC8 the bank 8DqUinBd the property they have demolished much Of the St[UCtU[8' [OaNDg it safe and |8sS of an eyesore. The property in surrounded on one side by the U8 Postal Service parking |Vt' on one side by medical office with parking, and VD one side by single family home. Z,/J Soo" tg i ITI-T 11, �N, �, 91 F. AVA Map 64 Parcel 21 z lio J. An IM fo if PF Xhl Inset Map 64/21 Ll 64 21a A previous warrant article on the November 15, 2005 Subsequent Town Meeting warrant would have Fg-ZODHd this and three abutting pn}p8rU8S to BUSiOe8G B. That orUC|e was tabled by Board of Selectmen after concerns [@iS8d by residents in the Dea[byD8iQhhO[hnOthat there was not adequate process prior tO consideration Ofsuch a change. CoDcern' were expressed that the proposed zoning would eliminate the residential buffer between the dOVVDtOVVn BUGiD88S B zoning and the VVObU[O 8t[8eL neighborhood' Subsequent to that hDl8' the Reading CO0p8[8tiV8 Bank has 8CqUi[8d the property for use as* an employee off street parking |ot, and the bank and its F8pneS'Ot3tiV8S have had diGCUG3iOD with neighbors and Town [)ffiC\8)S OD how to go about achieving their goal. In order to address the concerns of some of the neighbors that the pnJp8dv, if re-zoned to BUGiD8SS B and Mixed Use overlay, o0U|d be d8V8|Op9d for permitted in the Business B and Mixed Use {}yer|ay Zoning District, the bank and its rgpF8S8Dt8UVg developed 8 prDpOG8| to establish 8 parking overlay district, which is the sUbi�Ct��8�iC|RS O and 7 OO this Vv8[n8n\. - Th[O,ughth8 public input process Of considering the subject matter of Articles O and T. it was OUt|iDBd by the Bank's attorney that re-zoning was one of the options considered for this property, but that through Articles 6 and 7 they were trying to address the cOOCe[DS of neighbors that the property could be used for purposes other than 8 parking lot. During 8t least one nf the public hearings @ suggestion was made by one Of the attendees that the simplest thing to do was to rezone the property to Business B. Based OO this input the Board Of 8B|e[tOl8n decided to p|8C8 this @diC|S OD the vV8[[8Dt in order to give TOVVD K8881iOg Dn80b8[S an 8lto[O8tiV8 to address the D8HdS Of the owner. If Article 5 gets 82/3vote from Town Meeting, then it would be the intent of the movers to table Article 6 and 7 as they would no longer be needed. Finance Committee Report: No reporL Bylaw Committee Report: The Bylaw Committee voted 4-0-0 to recommend this article to Town The Bdmm Committee felt that this is the most direct and straight forward way - address 'the need, and to eliminate any other impact in the CODl[UUnitv. ARTICLE To see if the Town will vote to amend the Reading Zoning t8 establish an Employee Parking {]Ve� District by (a) adding @ D8VV 8SC�OO 2.2.10.1 Employee Off-Site Parking Lot. (b) amending Section 4.2.2. Table of Uses, toadd the use ofEmployee Off-Site Parking Lot, and /C\byadding a new Section 4.11 entitled Employee Parking Overlay District: Definitions 2.2'10'1 A parking lot situated inan Employee PoddnQ Overlay D---� � ' r�epa�ng�no��mme��mc�r�hid� used Dy the employees of business that is located both in o Downtown Business B District (principally traversed by Main and Haven Streets) and within 300 feet of that parking lot. 4.2.2. Table of Uses PRINCIPAL USES RES RES RES BUS BUS BUS |N0 8-15 A-40 A80 A B C 8-20 Business and Service Uses Employee Off-Site Parking Lot SPP*°°°°° No No No No No No Maybe �nni�ediDmDS-15DiSthCt only vvdhiD8D6�nOp|OyeeP8ddOg[�Ve�8y District (EP District) and only with a special permit under Section 4.11from the CPC>C. 4.11. EMPLOYEE PARKING OVERLAY DISTRICT 4.11.1 The purpose Of this section is to provide a public benefit by mitigating a severe parking S-hOrto`o8 in the D0VDtDvO ]U8iO8ss B District /priOCip8||Vtr8V8nGgd by K8iD and Haven Streets) by providing for off-site parking in an Employee Parking Overlay District (EP District) for employees Of bUsiOeGGVS SitV8i8d in the ]OYDt0YD GuSiO8S8 B District (principally traversed by Main and H8V8D 8tPget8\ and to do so in g UQh1|y controlled mOD[ which provides adequate S8f8gU8rdS to nliOiOO\zB the impact of such Rr0p|OyB8 parking oO residential property. 4.11.2 EP District: Employee Parking Lot Overlay Districts ("EP District") shall. take the form of overlay districts covering designated land in the S-15 residential dio1hut' but only as are applied t0 8 specific p8[Ce| or p3[Ce|S through 8f0rm8l and proper amendment 03 the Reading Zoning Map. For any land within an EP District, on owner may choose to conform either to the zoning regulations which *govern the underlying district ortO the EP District VV8[|8y regulations and procedures set forth by this section, whose specific provisions shall supersede all other provisions iDthe Zoning By-Laws with respect tOthe UOd8[|yiDQ district including, without |iOn|t@tiOO. US8, intensity, dimensional and parking; however, the provisions of any other overlay district shall continue to apply. Employee Parking [k8 d �� [i8thCt8 shall be Oved8k ODk` OO designated portions of the S-15 residential district that both directly abut and are within 100 feet Of the DOVVOtOVVD 0uSiOeSS B District (principally traversed by Main and Haven Gtn8etS) and which are specifically p|8C8d in the Employee Parking (]Ve[|8y Districts by the specific action of the Town Meeting. Land that i8 separated from the [}OVVDtVVVn RUSineSS B District (p[iDCip8||yt[aVer8ed by Main and Haven 8tFe8t8) boundary by 8 portion of street o' m railroad right of vv8y shall not be considered to "directly abut" the UOm/DtOvVO BUSiDeSS B L]iGt[iCf (principally traversed by Main and H8V8O Streets) for the purpose Of this provision. No more than 100 parking spaces can be allowed in the EP Overlay District. 4^11.3 Special Permit for Employee Off-Site Parking Lot: The COOD0litv Planning and Development Commission (the "CPDC"), as the Special Permit Granting Authority, Sh@U have 8UthOrUv to grant @ Special Permit to / EPL"\w�hi [�P District b V�eofat establish 8n Employee [��8i�� Parking Lot ,^ , non by least four members of the five-member CPDC. The CP[}C oho|| evaluate proposed EPL projects and P8qUiPg @U such projects LO COOfDrnl to the Employee Off-Site Parking Lot requirements and standards set forth in Sections 4.11.5 to eO8U[8 the benefits to the Town of pnDpO8Bd project outweigh GOy8dV8rSe impacts before Q[3nt|Dg 8 SpRCi8| permit. If lot is used as an Employee Off-Site Parking Lot, no other principal USR Sh8|| be located ODth�tlot. 4.11.4 Special Permit Application: An owner who wishes to apply for 8 special p8Onh to establish an BPL shall submit an opo|ioobon to the CPDC. The application shall identify the bUSiDeSS vVhO8e employees shall USHth8eOOp|oyeep8[kiDg|Ot. The land included iD the application may consist of more than one parcel, but all parcels must lie entirely within the EP District. The pnDo8Go Sh8|| cOOfV[OO 1U the [8qUiP8n1entS Of |8xv and Sections 7.3.1, 7.3.3 and 4.11.5 Conditions, Requirements and Standards: The CPDC may grant a special permit to use a parcel within the EP District for an employee parking lot provided all Of the fOUOVVOg CODdUUoDS are DlEd t0 the satisfaction of the CPDC: @. The land must be void of any buildings both at the time when application is made for the special permit and during such time as the lot is used as on employee parking lot. The employee Off-GhB parking lot must have at least sixty feet of frontage on a public way and vehicular aocoae to that lot must be 8XC|USiVely over that frontage with the driveway opening being within 100 feet of the Downtown Business B District (principally traversed by Main and Haven Streets) Boundary. b. The finished 80plOy88 parking lot shall provide for surface 'or below gn}UOd parking and shall not contain any above ground parking structures. C. The lot OOUSt be within 300 feet distance from the UuSiO8sS use that U serves. The CPDC shall iD1pOG8 conditions in any special permit to prevent the lot from being used by persons other than the employees of the business identified GG the uS8[ of the lot without permission from the C|PDC and may establish G monitoring GySL8DO at the 8Xp8OGe of the parcel owner to @SSUR} oOnnp|ionog. d. The CP[}C may limit the number of parking spaces tn35 parking spaces per EPL0r may limit the number Df parking spaces i08 lesser number if the EFzL cannot reasonably and safely acoommodnternnpenpanesinth9jUdgnOeOtOf the [}PDC. e. Parking oD8O employee parking lot cannot b8 used tO meet any applicable zoning on-site minimum parking requirements of the business that |tserves, but this Sh@|| not p[8C|Ud8 a business from utilizing the provisions of Section 6.1.1.1. if the business otherwise qualifies t0 use Section 0.1.1.1. f. The parking lot shall be used only during the hours when the business that it serves iGoperating. Additional hours 0f use tObS determined by{}PDC during special permit process. g. Anv|igh�OgSh8UbeCOO�011edGOddi[ect8dSOasO[ttOsh|O8iDtOabutting - �dv��dShG�|b�|iOlit�d8StOd�G' O@D�iOtBD�itvtOth��8�Sf8CtiOOUf prop , /g '' th8CP[]C|. Lot lighting will bH turned off not later than the earlier Vf(i) S:OO p.m. or (ii) when there are no employees working at the business that is using the lot closes. h. The entrance k} the employee parking lot shall b6g8t8dt0 assure control 8StD the use of the lot ina manner satisfactory tn the CP[}C. The parking lot design ah@U be subject to site plan review by the Conlrnundv Planning and Development CVDl0OiSGi0D' which prOC8GS may b8 h8|U concurrently with the special permit process. The CP[)C shall impose proper and adequate fencing or vegetative screening from abutting residential property. k. Conditions shall beimposed to assure the ongoing maintenance and cleaning of the lot. M0110, i Furthermore, the business granted rightsfor off-stn*etpoddngnnustdaRlonstnate active participation in the Town Transit non-profit as part of special permit conditions. M. Furthermore, the business granted rights for off-street parking must demonstrate that their employee parking requirements (i.e., total number of spaces allocated to 8[np|Oy8eG by all means in tOVVO) be less than 90% Of total bUSiDe8S 8Dlp|oy88 parking requirements (the total number of spaces if all ornp|oye8o dP3Ve.tV work separately). The CPDC may i0pOog additional conditions and |iDlii2tiOn9 in the special permit that it deems appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this by-law. C>[ take any other action with respect thereto. Community Planning and Development Commission Background Finance Committee Report No report. Bylaw Commiftee Report: � The Bylaw Committee voted 3-1-0 to recommend the subject matter of this article if article 5 does not pass Town Meeting. CPDC Report: ARTICLE To see if the Town will vote to amend the Reading Zoning Map-to include within the EOpk)vae Parking Overlay District two p8[Ce)8 Of |8Dd 8hUVD as parcels numbered 21 and 218oO Reading Assessors' Map O4'which land is situated VD the Westerly side of, Sanborn Street, in said Reading and being 8h0VVD as Lot No. 48 OD e plan of land in Reading, surveyed by Edward Appleton for Rev. Pete[ G8nbO[D' dated April 1840. One Ofsaid lots is bounded and described 8G follows : , Beginning at the Southeasterly CO[DH[ thereof OA said S8DbO[D Stn38t, thence the boundary line runs: WESTERLY byland now or formerly of John A . Blunt, o ne hundred thirty- two (132) feet; thence NORTHERLY by \8Dd now or formerly of K8itChe||. eighty-two and one-half (82 1/2) feet; thence EASTERLY by land of Dow, one hundred thirty-two (132) feet to Sanborn 8tna8t and thence by said S8DbO[D Street, eighty-two and one-half (82 1/2) feet to the point Of beginning. The other pa[C8| Of land is also situated On the westerly Side Of said 88Dbo[D Street, abuts the first parcel, and io bounded and described 83follows: Beginning at an iron pipe on the Westerly side of Sanborn Street, at land now or formerly of Fred G. FUie|d; thence the line rune: D W I ESTERLY by land of said Fifield. one hundred thirty-four and 8/1O(134.8) feet; thence SOUTHERLY bv land of Jacob Mitchell, ten MCA feet; thence EASTERLY by land now 0r formerly ofZeUe M. Kingn0on, one hundred thirty-four and 14/10O(134.14) feet; thence NORTHERLY by Sanborn Street, ten (10) feet to the point of beginning. Said premises are shown as lot one Vn8"plan of Lots in Reading, Mass. belonging to Z8lia M. Kingman", dated G8pt8Dlb8[ 19 Cl O08 P. Carter, C.E.. which plan is [eCOPd8d in the Middlesex South [}iSthCt Registry of Deeds at the end Of [8CO[U Book 4088. [)r take any other action with respect thereto. Community Planning and Development Commission In the event that Article 8io approved bv Town Meeting, Article 7would amend the zoning map to apply the pGhdDg overlay district to plat 04 lots 21 and 21a— the property known as 16 Sanborn Street. See the map under Article 5.- Finance Commiftee Repo No report. The Bylaw Committee voted �2-O not torecommend the subject matter of this article. CPDC Repo ARTICLE 8 To see Jthe Town will vote to amend the Reading Zoning By- Laws involvi g Planned Unit Develop ment-Buaineaa(PUD-B).anfollows. To add language to the end of Section 4.9.7.4.2.c so that it now reads:, Parking/Loading. The pad�ngand loading requirements oontmined inSection 0.11.3 shall ~p|y. P8d�Og spaces Gh8U be at least 8.5 by 18 feet, VV�h provision for larger spaces '8S [8qU|Ped by the CP[}C to accommodate short term parking, handicapped and |8[ge[ vehicles. No parking Gh8U be situated between the front of the building and the front lot line iOaFzUD-Bdevelopment. TO add language aS8 new subsection "[iO Section 4.9.5.O.3: BeCGUSR - is not allowed in f�Vl of the building in 8 PUD-B development, the {}PD � Ol8yallow building Sign8Q8 OO both the front Vv8U and OO the VVGU Of the building facing the parking lot. O[ take any other action with respect thereto. Community Planning and Development CD[nOli88ioO &0 ��K The owner of the property on Main Street (as shown on the map in the background for Article 0\ has developed plans to utilize the property, including the property that is the subject matter of, Article S ' for retail use. As part of the master p\8OOiD0 pFOC8Gg' the CPDC has developed design guidelines which VVOU|d eDDOUn@g8 |a ' OdSCapiOg in the �OOtofQ]nnnnerjo| building on Main Street, with parking to the rear. This article if approved VVoU|d prohibit parking in the front Of the bUi|diOg, thereby implementing the CPD[}'S Master Plan guidelines iO this instance. Additionally, the addition. of Section 4.8.5.8.3 would permit Cp[}C to o||VvV signs in the front Ofthe building U8 well 8s the rear where the parking lot would Uelocated. Approval of plans for d8V8|OpOAeOt in the PUO-B OV8[|GV district is GUhie{t to 8 Special Permit by the CPUC. Finance Commiftee Report: No report. Bylaw Committee Report: The Bylaw Committee voted 4-0-0 to recommend the subject matter of Article 8. CPDC Report: ARTICLE To see ifthe ^ will vote toamend the Reading Zoning Map to include within the Planned Unit Development-Business (PUD-B) Overlay District a parcel of land GhOVVD 88 p8[Ce| number 14@ DO Reading ASS8ssO[S' Map 11, which p8[C8| is shown 8 Lot One /1\oD @ p|8O entitled, "Subdivision of Land in Reading, K88SS. For Antonio J. and Alma o.T8Dlb0D8'" Dana F. Perkins and 8VnS. Inc. QVi| Engineers and 8U[Veyn[S, Reading, K88Gs. Dated April 11. 1955 and PeCD[d8d in yWidd|8G8X 8VUih District Registry of Deeds in Book 8480. Page 358' and is further bounded and described @sfollows: SOUTHERLY: by South Street as shown on said plan eighty (80) feet; EASTERLY: �L�2as��nVO��c�O8��A�D�J.�m��8� /Unna V. Torn' no as GhoVvD on said plan one hundred and forty-seven and 70/100 NORTHERLY: bv land Of Antonio j.T@mbODR and /U08\�T@0hOO8 and bv land OfTen U Plumbing Heating Co, Inc. as shown on said plan fifty-seven and 13/10O(5713) feet and WESTERLY: by land of Edward and Florence E. McIntire as shown On said plan one hundred forty-seven 8OdOD/1UU/147.0O\f88t Containing 10.000 square feet Ofland more or |eSS 8SCOndiDg to said plan. [)r take any ' Othe[action with respect thereto. Community Planning and Development Commission Whether or not Article 8 is approved by Town Meetng, the property OVvDe[ vvoU|d ask that Town Meeting 8pp[OVe Article 9. Article 9 VvoU|d 8[n8Dd the Zoning Map ' adding ' to thePUU-B overlay district, aoingle parcel of land VnSouth Street. The owner of the abutting land in the FzUC-B Zoning Overlay District on Main Street has 8CqUiP8d the |8Od shown as [D8p 11 pG[C9| 14 8' and intends to develop the 8Oti[8 holdings of the existing land in the PU[J'B and lot 14o as a notei| building with 3cC8Gs solely from K83iO Street. PaPCH| 148 VVoU\d beCOnU8 Parking and buffering for the retail uses. k I P5, A�i LE 9 id J'T' \v Map 11 Parcel 14a :�L Finance Committee Report No report. Bylaw Commiftee Report: The Bvmvv Committee voted 4-0-0 to recommend the subject matter of Article 9. ARTICLE 10 T0 see if the Town will vote to amend Zoning By-Laws Sections 4.A.O.2.h and 4.8.0.1O8Sfollows: 4.9.0.2.h To encourage and promote the 88t8b|ishDl8Ot of those U8eS permitted in Section 4.9.0.2(b) within pOrUODa Of 8 FzUD-R district that are within 300 feet of Town boundary, no two-family dvvnUinga. or multifamily dwellings shall be built pursuant to 8 PUC-F{ Special Permit on land that is within 300 feet of a Town boundary for o period of four years after the adoption Of the Zoning By-Law placing such land within the PUD-R Overlay qJ13 4.9.6.10 Affordable Housing: The intent of this section iGtoincrease the supply of housing iDthe Town of Reading that |G available tnand affordable bv low and moderate income households and to encourage a - reat8rdiVeroit«ofhoUaing accommodations to meet the needs of the Town and to develop and maintain 8 satisfactory proportion of the Town's housing stock as affordable housing. /\OVPUU-R d shall provide within the TOVV�OfReading, affordable housing units ' equal to ten percent of ' total reGid8D�@| Un�S in the F�UD-R. For pn]p8�VVV�hiO 3OO'Of the rOUOici'8|boundary if developed residentially, requisite affordable units shall bB8qUal'tOtWen,.De[C8nt0f the total reside' ntial units iO this area. When the percentage calculation dngo not result in 8 VVhOl8 OV[Db9[ it Sh8U be rounded t0 the D88[8St whole AUOOb8[. {}[ take any other action with respect thereto. Community Planning and Development CO[nDli8sion Background On December Q' 3002. Town Meeting approved the PUD-R Zoning Bylaw, and amended the zoning map to apply that designation to the "Johnson Poultry 0"pn]p8dv0DV98t8tr88t8bUttiOgVObUOn.ne8[theVi|0iDgtVDtowO|iO9. One of the provisions 0fthe Zoning Bylaw was that the 3OO'of that property next tO the Woburn line, abutting the SO called |OVVVOd Office F`8rk. VVOU|d be developed for cOrDDl8[cial pUrpOG8S, but if after seven years it could not bo developed for commercial purposes, then it could be developed residentially 8t11 housing units per acre (this area is approximately 10 acres). Eir jr ARTICLE 10 Since that time the abutting property in VVObU[O has been approved for multifamily residential development, and is in fact under construction forthat purpose. tj � �� ~� The OwOerld8VS|Ope[ of Johnson Woods has therefore asked the CPDC to consider eohinQ Town Meeting to eliminate the seven year waiting pehod, since it in apparent that this 8Dti[8 area will be developed for n3Sid8Dii8| purposes. CPDC considered that request, and is also very aware of the Town's need for affordable housing. CPDC has therefore developed the above Zoning Bylaw amendment that would: • Eliminate the SeV8O year "waiting period" for P9SidenUm| development of the site, reducing ittO four years which would be December 0'2000 • Increased the required affordable housing component for 15% of the units to 20%. Flihance Committee Repo No reporL Bylaw Committee Report: The Bylaw Committee vote 4-0-0 to recommend the subject matter of Articlel 0. The Bylaw Committee agrees that the zoning of this property for commercial use sandwiched between two large abutting residential developments is not realistic. The Bylaw Committee also agrees that expanding the supply of affordable housing is an important community goal. CPDC Report: ARTICLE 11 To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 3 of the General Bylaws, Town Offices and Offic8[G, Section 3.4 Finance COnO[nUL88' by inserting at the end of Section 3.4.8 the fU||OvVDQ sentence: This provision shall not apply to the appointment Of @ F\D8Oc8 {}O0nliUBg member to serve an 8 member of any 8d hoc bU8Pd. CO00iSSi0n or committee in the T0VVD of Reading ortOany bO8n], c000iSGiOD or committee upon which a member of the Finance Committee shall serve inaneX officio capacity. [)r take any other action with respect thereto Board of Selectmen Section 3.4.0 of the General Bylaws states that "Any member of the Finance Committee who shall be appointed or elected to any official body or other CODlnliUB8' shall forthwith UpVD his qualification in: such OffiCS' and any member who 8h8|| nlOVe from the Town Sh@U' Upon such moving cease to be a member of the Finance Committee. " |D the past, the interpretation Of "or other committee" had been Q standing committee of the Town, such as the CPDC, or Recreation Committee. Recently, hVVV8Ve[' TOVVO [|OUDGe| has offered her opinion that the term applied to all CVrDnOitt9eS' including 2d hoc committees. It has been the practice during -the pas{ S8Ve[@| y88nS, to have Dl8Dlb8[S of the RDaOCe COOOnOiU88 S8[V8 DD 8d hoc CO0ODlitt8eS' task forces, etc.'iO lend their financial expertise tO such ventures. The proposed Bylaw amendment would make it clear that 8 F|NC[)M [DeOnbe[ may serve on ad hoc committees, as they have been doing with distinction for years. Finance Committee Rep No report. Bylaw Committee Report: The Bylaw Committee recommends this article bva vote of 4-0-0. The Committee feels that Uio advantageous to have HNCOM members directly involved in the recommendations of many of the Town's ad hoc committees. -K� ^ � the Town v�U oi d Ul entirety of Section 5 10 of ARTICLE 12 �o see e na��n � � ~ eroon � GeD8n3| Bylaws of the TOVVD of Reading, and P8p|8C8 it with the following: 5.10 Retail Sales 5.10.1 No retail, commercial operation or place of business ohoU be open for the transaction of retail business between the h0UB Of 12:01 a.m. and O:0O8.Dl. 5'10.2 This Bylaw shall not apply to the retail or commercial operation facilities operated by inOh0|d8[s and/or cOOOOOoO ViCtU8|8[8 and/or taverns VYhen9 @ license has been dU|V issued for the Op8[8tVD of the same which otherwise F88t[iCtG o[ describes the hOUnG of operation of such facilities. This Bylaw shall not prevent 8 CiO8Dl8 from concluding the showing nf8 movie that has commenced prior tO12:O18.rD. 5.10.3 For the pU[pOSeG of this Bylaw, facilities operated by innhOld8[s Sh8| iDdUde, but not b8 limited to: an iDO' h0te|, mVte|, lodging house and public lodging house or any Other SiDli|8[ 8St8bUGhnleOt for which 8 |iD8OGe is required Uhd8[ Chapter 140 of the GeD8n3| L8VVG; the 18rD facilities operated by a common victualler shall include a restaurant and any other GiDli|a[ establishment which provides food at retail for strangers and travelers for which m oonnnlon Victuoi|or's license is required UOdH[ said Chapter; and the term "tavern" 8h@|| iDC|Ud9 an establishment where alcoholic beverages may be sold with or without food in 8CCord8DC8 with the pn}ViSiODs Of Chapter 138 of the General 5.10.4 If the Board Of 88|eCtDlen determine that it is in the interest of public hH@0l' safety and VVelf8PB' or that public O8c8SGUv or COnVSDi8Dce VVUU|d be served, the Board of Selectmen may grant, UpOO such terms and conditions as it de8nl8 appropriate, 8 |iC8OGe under this bylaw b] permit the 0p8[8tiOD Of 8 retail or o]008[ci8} establishment between the hours Of12:U18.D1. and 8:O08.0.o[ any portion thereof. However, a license shall not be issued unless the Board of Selectmen has mode the following specific findings with respect to each license application: (o) That the operation of the [8t8i| Or COnlOOHrCi8| 9Gtab|iShnl8Ot during the night-time hours will not cause UO[e8GOD8b|9 disruption or disturbance to, or otherwise adversely @O8Ct, the CUstODl8[y character Of any adjacent O[ nearby residential neighborhood; /b\ That the Op8[@tOD of the retail or CO0D1enci8| BSt8[diGhOQeOt during the night-time hours is na@aonob|y necessary to serve the public health, safety and welfare; or serve @ public D88d or provide Q public convenience which outweighs any increase in any of the fO||OVViOg iDlp8CtS on the adjacent Or nearby [8Sid8Oti8| neighborhood (O[ the character thereof): noise' lighting, vibration, traffic COng8StiOO or m}|U08 Of pBd8Si[i@n or w3hiCU|@[ retail CuGk}Dl8[ t[8fOC that might C[88t8 8 risk t0 pedestrian or vehicular safety, Or other adverse public safety impact. qjt � The Board of Selectmen may adopt rules and regulations to govern the administration Vf the licensing process and inyo doing may impose such terms and conditions upon such license as it may consider appropriate. 5.10.5 The Board of Selectmen shall give public notice of any request whereby .a retail or commercial operation or place of business seeks to be open for the transaction of retail business between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 8.[O. or any portion thereof and shall hold a public hearing within thirty (30) days of receipt of any such request. h8||b� punished �10.6 /��onNo��o��s �n by a 5O8 of not more than Three Hundred 0[di8rG ($300.00) for each 0ffeOS8. and in the case ofcontinuing Yi0l@tiOD' every calendar day upon which such retail, or C000OOePCi8| operation or place of business shall n3nl8iD Open for retail business in ViO|8tiOD of this By|8xV ShG|| be considered a separate offense. 'r take any other action with respect thereto. Board of Selectmen Background: In 1988. the Town approved the existing section 5]0 of the General Bylaws which prohibit retail operation between the hours ofnOidnighi and O:OOa.nn. This s a direct response to two businesses that were operating during earlier hours and about which the tOVVO was getting Co0Op\@iOtS from abutting [8SidHDc88. Since that Urne' the Board of Selectmen has approved one business, the gasoline service station on Walkers Brook Drive next to Route 128, to be open 24 hours a day. This has been dOO8 fO||OVV|Dg an annual public hearing, and conditions are related to public safety. Following Up OD a CODlp|8iOt in the f8|| of 2000' the Town discovered that a number Ofretail operations — (primarily coffee shops, donut shops, bagel ShOpS' and gasoline service stations) — have, in fact, been opening prior to O:OD 8.0. All of these early openings have ceased 8t the Town's direction. The Board of 8e|HCtDleO has subsequently nBC8iV8d two requests to 8||0VV establishments to be 0pBO earlier than 0:00 8.0.' but GiDC8 neither situation f8|| within the current []y|3VV [8qUi[8nO8DtS th8t'thiS be in the interest Of "public health, 8af8b/ and vvo|foFa"' the applications were denied. The Board Of Selectmen then directed Town Counsel to develop Bylaw aDl8OdnlSDtS to 8|\oVV the Board Of 8e|e[tOoBO to give permission at their discretion to open early. The proposed Bylaw amendments would leave the decision on early opening Up to the Board of Selectmen on o case by oaoa basis, if the early opening met the requirement Of being "in the interest Of public health, safety and VV8|f@[e, or that public necessitV or convenience would be served". They Bylaw amendment also establishes criteria to be followed, and aUovva the Board of Selectmen to establish rules and [8gU|Rt!oDS governing such decisions. The Board intends, as part of the motion, to address two recommendations of the Bylaw committee OD DVOOU8[iDg of sections, and also to odd language that permits the Board to hold 8 public hearing at the initial request for 88[|V hours Of Op8[8tioD' but to waive the hearing process for renewal. TheF8 are currently 30 vendors licensed by the Health Division to sell COffe8 in the cOOlD1uOity' and if all of them were to request 88[|y openings, and [8qUinR 8 hearing every year, it would be 8dD1iD|8t[8tiV8|y bU[d8DSDn08. On the other h8Od, if there were iSSU88 during the year with such an ope[8UVD. the LIJ K � � Board would have the option of requiring a hearing and getting public input prior to making a decision on renewal. Finance Committee Report: No report. Bylaw Committee Report: The Bylaw Committee recommends the approval of this article with minor amendments (which will be reflected in the motion) by a vote of 4-0-0. IM#IV and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least one M)p�b|ic place in each precinct of the Tovvnnot less than fou�ean(1 days phOrb} Feb[' ' 20, 2007' the date set for the meeting in said V�a�8Dt' and to publish this VVarraDt'iV a newspaper published in the Town, or providing in a manner such as electronic submission, holding for pickup or mailing, an attested copy Ofsaid Warrant to each Town Meeting Member. Hereof fail not and make due return ofthis Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at or before the time appointed for said meeting. Given under our hands this 3Oth day VfJanuary, 2007. Ben Tafoya, Chairman James E.E6UO8zO|i' Vice Chairman Stephen A. Go|dy, Secretary Camille W. Anthony Richard VY.Schubert SELECTMEN OFREADING Alan VV. Ulrich, Constable qsM 4d In your packet is a copy of the draft Warrant Report for the February 26 Special Town Meeting. You had previously indicated to interested parties that you would have review of this Warrant at your meeting on the 13 th [4e) The Downtown Parking Task Force will be making an interim report to the Board of Selectmen on their findings to-date. This was at the suggestion of Chairman Ben Tafoya at their meeting on February 8, 2007. f) I will give to the Board no later than Tuesday the updated Action Status Report. yrl Town.of Reading • Lowell Street: Reading, MA 01867-268 FAX: (781) 942-9071 Email: townmanager@ci.reading.ma.us MEMORANDUM TO: File FROM: Peter I. Hechenbleikner DATE: January 30, 2007 RE: Memorial Park TOWN MANAGER (781) 942-9043 On January 24, 2007, Town Counsel Ellen Doucette, Attorney General's representative Joanne Soris, Recreation Administrator John Feudo and I meta We took a tour of Memorial Park. The issue is whether the Town's petition for a change in the conditions of use at Memorial Park would be able to be approved. We reviewed the entire site and talked about what improvements the Town is interested in making to the site. Attorney Soris noted that our intent is not to overlay soccer fields, basketball backstops, etc. over the park. The park is a very open area in the Town's plan and planned use seemed to be completely consistent with the general intent of the donors of the park. Soris indicated that she would work with Attorney Doucette to develop the necessary petition. We will publish the petition in the local paper a couple of weeks prior to the court date and see if there is any public comment. If there is any, we will try to address that. The process through the court then should be relatively quick. No Town staff or other advocates need to be at the court. It could take approximately one month for attorneys Doucette and Soris to. draft the petition, and another month or so to go through the legal process. Attorney Soris indicated that what the Town was interested in doing was very reasonable and did not think that any judge would deny it. PIH/ps HfL q �3 Board of Selectmen Meeting January 20, 2007 The meeting convened at 8:30 a.m. in the Town Hall Conference Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman Ben Tafoya, Vice Chairman James Bonazoli, Secretary Stephen Goldy, Selectmen Richard Schubert and Camille Anthony. Also present from the Finance Committee were Michelle Williams and George Hines, School Committee Members David Michaud and Elaine Webb, Department Heads Police Chief Jim Cormier, Police Business Administrator Andrew Scribner, Fire Chief Greg Bums, Town Accountant Gail LaPointe, Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director Bob LeLacheur, DPW Director Ted McIntire, Library Director Ruth Urell and Town Manager Peter Hechelibleikner. Discussion/Action Items Review FY 2008_Budget — The Assistant Town Manager reviewed the revised revenue projections and expense projections. Selectman Camille Anthony asked about wage increases and noted that Arlington has done a five year plan. She indicated that the town and school functions may only be able to afford funding services at an "adequate" level rather than all "excellent" level. The Assistant Town Manager went through the Benefits sections. Selectman Camille Anthony asked for information on post-retirement benefits. The Assistant Town Manager reviewed the Accounting budget with the Town Accountant. The Assistant Town Manager reviewed the Finance Budget. It was indicated that the Pay and Classification - Study was a high priority because it effects all the staff in all departments. We are having turnover issues and losing much institutional knowledge. It was suggested that if we do a Pay and Classification Study, we should also include the benefits review. • Technology — The amount of $50,000 is a lower priority for FY 2008. This would be the license for the software system, and most of the cost would be in 2009 and beyond. • Training for finance would be important but much of that will be included in the new financial platform transition. • Discussion of the part-time position in the Assessment Division will be left to a time when the Assessors are available. • The question of publication of an evaluation list will be left for a later date. The Town Manager indicated his recommendation will be to amend the General Bylaws to eliminate that provision since the list is available electronically. We have not increased postage rates. Board of Selectmen Meeting — January 20, 2007 — Page 2 Selectman Camille Anthony suggested that we should reconsider whether or not to have the Town Clerk's Office open evenings. The Board agreed that having the Monthly Report available electronically was satisfactory — it does not need to be printed. The Board discussed whether or not to cut $2,000 in publications in the Town Cleric's Office and not publish the Warrant in the newspaper. The consensus was to leave this item at this time. Public Safety Police — There is a request for new Police Officers. The calls for service in 2005 were 13,404 versus Calendar 2006 14,711. Activity levels have increased similarly — a 10% increase in one year. Court appearances have increased. Selectman Camille Anthony asked if the department tracks calls by time of day, and Chief Cornier indicated that they do. She asked about the salary increase of 7.6% in the Detective area. There was change in staff and one of the newer personnel has a college degree. She also asked if overtime was adequate and Chief Conner indicated that at projected levels, it should be adequate. This is a special method of hiring because of civil service. Chief Cormier also asked for an increase for the Parking Enforcement Officer /Animal Control Officer to full -time. , This is a second priority. There was also discussion about Dispatch. We need 8.6 FTE dispatchers. We have 8 including a Head Dispatcher. At times, we have only one person per shift. There was a breakdown in the budget for adding one additional Dispatcher and then two more Dispatchers. The priority would be to add one Dispatcher in FY08 which would result in a considerable reduction in overtime. There was also discussion about new Public Safety computer software, and this should be considered as part of a technology debt authorization. There was also discussion about the radio contract. Fire — The major change to the salary budget is that this is the year to do training for EMT. This is done every other year. It was suggested that we should try to spread this out — that does not seem to be practical. There was also discussion about ALS costs. Selectman Camille Anthony felt that we should set aside some kind of an enterprise system for ALS. We will have further discussion on this at a later date. Board of Selectmen Meeting — January 20, 2007 — Page 3 Community Services — All of the budgets were reviewed except for the Health and Elder Services which the Town Manager suggested be done at a later date when staff could be present. The Board agreed to include $1,000 in Professional Development for the cost of the ICMA Conference and training registration in the General C/S budget. Chainnan Ben Tafoya suggested sending a letter to the Governor regarding the MBTA assessments. He will draft a•letter. On motion by Anthony seconded by Goldy, the Board of Selectmen voted to adjourn their meeting of January 20, 2007 at 12:20 p.m. by a vote of 4-0-0. (Vice Chainnan James Bonazoli had left the meeting at 11:00 a.m.) Respectfully submitted, Secretary Sa3- Board of Selectmen Meeting January 27, 2007 The meeting convened at 8:35 a.m. in the Town Hall Conference Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman Ben Tafoya, Vice Chairman James Bonazoll, Secretary Stephen Goldy, Selectman Camille Anthony and Richard Schubert. Also present were Elaine Webb and David Michaud from the School Cornmittee, Michelle Williams from the Finance Committee, DPW Director Ted McIntire, DPW Business Administrator Jane Kinsella, Police Business Administrator Andrew Scribner, Health Administrator Jane Fiore, Elder/Human Services Administrator Dawn Folopoulos, Library Director Ruth Urell, David Hutchinson, Susan Axelson, Victoria Yablonsky, Karyn Storti from the Board of Library Trustees, Carol Patterson, Betty Cronin, Paula Koppel, Marcia Dresser from the Nurse Advocacy Task Force, Town Manager Peter Hechelibleilaier and Assistant Town Manager /Finance Director Bob LeLacheur. Discussion/Action Items Review FY 2008 Budget Community Services - Health — Health Services Administrator Jane Fiore outlined two requests: • Increase the Public Health Nurse from 32 hours (4 days/week) to. full-time. In 2005, the nurse had 151 communicable disease cases and in 2006, this has increased to 163 cases. The Public Health Nurse is also working with the Health Administrator on issues of Homeland Security and avian flu issues. • Increase Health Inspector — The Inspector is now 30 hours per week. The proposal is to increase the special services to I V2FTE's. Mrs. Fiore reviewed the level of work including the amival permits (1200+), housing complaints (200+), general complaints (300+), food complaints, pool inspections, tani-iing facilities, new food establishments and camps (28). From 2001-2005, complaints have increased 20%, and inspections approximately 10%. There was discussion about the increase in the Riverside proposed budget. The number of residents has increased from 920 in 2005 to over 1,000 in 2006. There was a question as to whether the hospital trusts could cover some of these costs. There was also questions about whether or not some of the work that was done by the Health Division could be done by others — like immunization through personal physicians. There were requests for further information on inspection data. Elder/Human Services — Elder/Human Services Administrator. Dawn Folopoulos talked about transportation. There is a need for out of town medical transportation. Elder/Human Services is currently reviewing this and other issues with the Trust Fund Commissioners. 5iP L Board of Selectmen Meeting — January 27, 2007 — Page 2 There was discussion about Nurse Advocacy. The proposal was to have a 20 hour per week position (eligible for benefits). Present were members of the Task Force: Carol Patterson, Betty Cronin, Paula I {oppel, Marcia Dresser, James Bonazoli. Selectman Camille Anthony asked how this could go with the Hartstein study regarding what services are provided to individuals by what organizations. Proponents felt that there were opportunities for collaboration. The Elder /Human Services Division and the Health Division could work together. The Nurse Advocacy Program would not include any "hands on nursing care." The target population will be frail seniors with no family. Mrs. Fiore indicated that the Health Division does screening and they do a lot of work with elders. They also do education and nurse assessment. Board of Assessors — There is a need to increase the Assistant Appraiser from half -time to full -time. This is needed in order to accomplish the workload of re- inspecting all properties within the dine year timeframe. It takes two hours per property to do the inspection including data entry. The Assistant Appraiser handles the workload on new growth. The question was raised as to whether the hlspections Revolving Fund could cover some of these costs, and the Town Manager noted that it could for new development but not for ongoing work. Public Works — DPW Director Ted Mchltire presented the DPW budget. There was question as to whether or not the Cemetery Building should be included in the Capital hnprovements Program. There was discussion about the balance of the Recreation Revolving Fund. The Town Manager noted that the date that this fund needs to be "balanced out' is October 1St when all revenues and expenditures for programs are neutral with respect to sports seasons. The Recreation Division has a strong working relationship with the Parks and Forestry Division. Additional items requested were additional line painting, additional highway patch because of the cost of materials, and additional equipment maintenance because this is currently underfunded. The Assistant Town Manager noted that a better job in replacing capital would allow better at lower maintenance costs. Library — Library Director Ruth Urell outlined some of the strengths of the Library including hmovation Grants, links to the School Department, and keeping services strong. Current hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Thursday 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Friday and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. They are currently open 53 hours per week. Their priority is to add back Thursday morning hours (four hours per week). s4z� Board of Selectmen Meeting — January 27, 2007 — Page 3 The question was raised as to whether or not they might be better off .doing Sunday afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ms. Urell noted that Sunday is more expensive because of payment of overtime. There was also discussion about increasing Library materials to meet the 15% requirement by the State. If we don't meet that requirement, then there is the potential loss of State Aid, loss of the Library borrowing, etc. There was discussion about putting the Senior Tax Work Program on the overlay, and we will have discussion with the Board of Assessors on that issue. Elaine Webb noted that the School Committee was having their Budget meeting on February 1St at 7:30pm. On motion by Anthony seconded by Goldy, the Board of Selectmen voted to adjourn their meeting of January 27, 2007 at 12:35 p.m. by a vote of 5 -0 -0. Respectfully submitted, Secretary S-�r3 Board of Selectmen Meeting January 30, 2007 For ease of archiving, the order that items appear in these Minutes reflects the order in which the items appeared on the agenda for that meeting, and are not necessarily the order in which any item was taken up by the Board. The meeting convened at 7:09 p.1-n. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Chairman Ben Tafoya, Secretary Stephen Goldy, Selectmen Camille Anthony and Richard Schubert, Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner (arrived at 7:30 p.m.), Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director Bob LeLacheur, Paula S6hena and the following list of interested persons: Bill Brown, Everett Blodgett, Christopher Vaccaro, Adele Blunt, Manuel German, Naomi Kaufi-nan, Tom Quintal. Reports and Comments Selectmen's Liaison Reports and Comments — Selectman Camille Anthony noted that the Board received correspondence on the Status of Women, and suggested that the Board follow up on that. She also noted that Representative Brad Jones needs to know the initiatives of the Town. She came up with the brilliant idea that people who drive low emission vehicles should receive rebates. Selectman Stephen Goldy noted that he will be meeting this Thursday with representatives from the Reading Municipal Light Department regarding the earnings distribution. Selectman Camille Anthony noted that the formula needs to be changed. Public Comment — Bill Brown noted that the 1955 Town Report gives the whole layout of the Birch Meadow Area. Tom Quintal of 64 Woburn Street asked about the new proposed Article 5 on the Warrant. Chairman Ben Tafoya noted that the Article is to amend the zoning map to include Parcel 21 in the Business B and mixed-use zoning districts. This is an alternative to the overlay use. Selectman Richard Schubert noted that the real decision is with Town Meeting, and this Article will give them two choices. Chris Vaccaro of 57 Woburn Street expressed his objection to this .Article being put on the Warrant. Everett Blodgett of 99 Prescott Street asked if the Selectmen will vote on this before Town Meeting, and it was indicated that they will. Adele Blunt of 22 Linden Street noted that the overlay article cuts property in half with one half being residential and the other half commercial. This will reduce the value of her home. Board of Selectmen Meeting — January 30, 2007 — Page 2 Town Manaller's Report The Assistant Town Manager gave the following report: • We have begun the demolition of Imagination Station. The Recreation Administrator has overseen the removal of plaques and other art work, that can be removed. The site will then be secured by boulders so that encroachment by other uses does not occur until a master plan for the area can be completed. • Members of the Board of Selectmen, ATM/Finance Director Bob LeLacheur and I attended the MMA Annual Meeting on January 12th and 13th. Attached is a summary of sessions attended. • Boards/Coininittees/Coininissions training including ethics training will take place on January 31 st. • We have received our Affordable Housing inventory from DHCD. When you adjust for the change in Longwood from a 40B to the current development, the Town's Affordable Housing status is as anticipated — approximately 7.5%. There is one unit left off the inventory, and I am working with the RHA to get it put on. • The Downtown Improvements Project bid date has been moved back, to March. Discussion/Action Items Close Warrant for Special Town Meeting The Town Manager reviewed the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting. He noted that Article 1 is Reports, Article 2 is Instructional Motions, Article 3 is to amend the Capital Improvements Program, Article 4 is to amend the current year's budget, Article 5 is to amend the zoning map to include Parcel 21 in the Business B and mixed- use zoning districts, Article 6 is to amend the Zoning By-Laws to establish Employee Parking Overlay District, Article 7 is to amend the zoning map to apply Employee Parking Overlay District, Article 8 is to amend the PUD-B zoning on South Main Street, Article 9 is to amend the zoning map regarding the PUD-B zoning on South Main Street, Article 10 is to amend the PUD- R zoning for Johnson Woods, Article 11 will permit a Finance Committee Member to be a member on an ad hoc body, and Article 12 is a bylaw amendment to change the hours of retail sales. The Town Manager noted that the Article regarding the Downtown project was removed because the project has been moved back to March., That will goon the Alumal Town Meeting Warrant. Selectman Richard Schubert noted that the residents feel that Article 5 is a last minute change. He also noted that this has been under discussion for almost one year. This Article will expand the discussion at Town Meeting, and will allow discussion to include another option. If this is not on the Warrant, then it can't be discussed. Selectman Camille Anthony indicated that she would like to see mixed-use on that lot, and would like to have wording added to the Article that requires a building to be constructed on that lot. Chairman Ben Tafoya noted that the Historical Commission wrote a letter regarding concerns with the overlay. He also noted that CPDC has a chance to discuss Article 5 before Town Meeting, then it will move forward. If not, then it won't be discussed at Town Meeting. Board of Selectmen Meeting — January 30, 2007 - Page 3 Anthony, moved and Goldy seconded to close the Warrant consisting of 12 articles for the Special Town Meeting to take place on February 26, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at the Reading Memorial High School Auditorium, 62 Oaldand Road in Reading. A motion by Goldy seconded by Anthony to strike Article 5 failed by a vote of.1 -3 -0 with Anthony, Schubert and Tafoya opposed. The main motion was approved by a vote of 4 -0 -0. A motion by Goldy seconded by Schubert to go into Executive. Session for the purpose of discussion of security issues, not to come back into Open Session was approved on a roll call vote with all members voting in the affirmative. Respectfully submitted, Secretary ._moo' }�u January 31, 2007 Mr. Peter Hechenbleikner Town Manager 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867 -2683 Subject: Annual Complaint Filing Dear Mr. Hechenbleikner, N 8 ei -o Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 166A, § 10, Verizon New England, Inc. ( "Verizon New England ") is required to file with the Department of Telecommunications and Energy's Cable Television Division and Issuing Authorities an annual report on complaints received regarding our FiOS TV service. The report reflects complaints received by Verizon during the previous year ending December 31. The Cable Television Division has adopted Form 500 as the prescribed form for complying with this annual reporting requirement. Please find attached Verizon New England's 2006 Form 500 for the Town of Reading. Verizon New England is hereby requesting that this information be treated by the City as proprietary information in accordance with Section 8 of the Cable Television License granted to Verizon New England by the Town of Reading. This information is extremely competitively sensitive and its disclosure would unfairly prejudice Verizon New England relative to its competitors, who would be reasonably likely to use such information to harm Verizon New England's business interests. Should you or your staff have any questions, please contact me at 617- 342 -0558. Verizon New England appreciates the opportunity to conduct business in your community, and we look forward to a long and rewarding relationship Sincerely, Jill M. 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Z �a3 February 5, 2007 P%4 13 Board of Selectmen Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867 Dear Members of the Board: Comcast accepts payments from its customers through the mail, and by credit card through our automated phone systems, and via the Internet. Some customers also make payments at our local service centers. In a recent price notification that was sent to our customers, the price of the Convenience Fee, a fee charged for any payment made by phone with a Customer Care Representative, was inadvertently listed at $2.95 effective on M * arch 1, 2007. The actual price will be $4.00 and will become effective on or about March 7, 2007. Customers have been notified of this correction via a bill message. The Convenience Fee will only apply to a payment made over the phone with a Customer Care Representative. Customers who pay their bills by mail, on-line, over the automated phone system or at our service centers will continue to do so without any additional charge. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 978-207-2264. Very truly yours, Jane M. Lyman Sr. Manager of Government & Comm-unity Relations BRADLEY H. JONES, JR. STATE REPRESENTATIVE MINORITY LEADER jC � 1� ( r cJ�ZB ��f ?Zf72G°f2GGY:CLGG /2 C��.'I:ICZGf�•GG,iG'��.'1 � � t„i 2m FEB -5. M IIa 05, 20 "' MIDDLESEX DISTRICT January 31, 2007 Ms. Miryam Bobadilla Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development 100 Cambirdge Street, Suite 300 Boston, MA 02114 Dear Ms. Bobadilla: READING • NORTH READING LYNNFIELD • MIDDLETON TEL. (617) 722 -2100 Rep .BradleyJones@hou.state.ma.us www.bradjonesonline.com The Town of Reading recently submitted a Planning Assistance Application to you in order to obtain money from the Priority Development Fund. Reading has consistently proven to be a highly desirable community for residency because it is located in close proximity to the state's major centers of commerce and employment and it boasts an attractive school system. As a result, the demand for housing in Reading has outpaced supply, which has driven up real estate prices and created significant development pressures. Nevertheless, the Town has pointed to a practical smart growth solution to this situation. Basically, the Town would like to renew its downtown by transforming a number of one story commercial buildings into mixed use multi stories with housing located above ground levels. Such housing would have a wide range of appeal since it would be located within a quarter mile of retail stores, restaurants, several pharmacies, a grocery store, public buses and a commuter rail station, not to mention its proximity to major highways and the center of town. The Town of Reading is thus seeking $50,000 from the Priority Development Fund to hire a project consultant and pay for technical services in order to plan a new 40R Smart Growth Zoning District with the ultimate goal of increasing affordable rental and owner - occupied housing. Clearly, the Town's plans are reasonable and are aligned with the current goals of your agency. Therefore, I would like to encourage your favorable review of the Town's application. In addition, I would like to request that you determine this to be an Initiative of Exceptional Merit based on the arguments outlined in the Town's application. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this or any other matter, please feel free to contact me at your convenience. Sin e , Brad', Jones, Jr. Minoviry Leader Cc: Peter Hechenbleikner, Town Manager Board of Selectmen E01 PATRICK A. SCHETTINI, JR. Superintendent JOHN F. DOHERTY Assistant Superintendent Town of Reading Mr. Peter Hechenbleikner 16 Lowell St. Reading, MA 01867 L M 111 �1 MEMBER OF THE TURNING POINTS NATIONAL NETWORK Dear Mr. Peter Hechenbleikner, NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS: SPOTLIGHT SCHOOL 45 Temple Street Reading, Massachusetts 01867 -0280 Tel: 781-944-1236 Fax: 781-942-9008 Web site: reading.kl2.ma.us /parker/ 6 ((, be, ( LINDA DARISSE Principal DOUGLAS J. LYONS Assistant Principal 9 ev W it to mc CD �✓s For the second consecutive year, the 8th grade students at the Parker Middle School have won the Future City New England Regional Championship. This project gives students exposure to engineering disciplines, problem solving, teamwork, research and presentation skills, math applications and writing. It is a comprehensive program that includes creating a city on a computer simulation using SimCi1y3000Unlimited ©, building a model of their city from recycled materials, writing an essay to describe their solution to the engineering problem presented, writing an abstract that portrays the futuristic values of their city and citizens, and presenting their city and technology to a panel of judges. The sixteen - student team spent countless hours after school each week. In the final days, we even worked well into the night in order to be properly prepared for the competition. Because of our hard work and dedication to the project, we are going to the Future City National Competition in Washington, D.C. over the February vacation. We are writing to ask for your help to send some future engineers and problem - solvers to DC! The National Engineers Future City program covers costs of travel for three students, their teacher, and engineer mentor; the remaining team members are left to make accommodations on their own. We would like the entire team to go because we all contributed something special to the project! The team, along with Connie Quackenbush and Sean Musselman (teachers) and Alex Lachmayr (engineering mentor from GE), are reaching out to the Reading community to help us get all sixteen participants to experience this exciting journey. GE has supported our project this far by supplying materials and many dinners for our late night work. Please join them and help support the Future City Regional Champions on our quest for a national title by making a tax - deductible donation towards defraying the travel expenses of our trip. All donations may be made out to the Parker Middle School PTO with a memo of "Future City." Our PTO 50l(c) ID number is 20- 3309428. Thank you for your continued support of programs that help us be better prepared for our future. Without your assistance, many programs such as these would not be possible. We had fun and learned a lot. The timeframe to raise funds is very short. Please help us achieve our goal. If you have any questions, please contact our teachers at 781.944.1236. For more information on the Future City program please visit http: / /futurecity.org/. Sincerely,,] . � 'C. � �{,r'�.'jj � l_� +!- !"- ^'•' °�''`..� ��i�` ��•�c •�L.nr.....,� �j �1�4 �(�„1+..•� i i ..`'4 �' � �1..)L�,,.i i 131it L4?i t �^e.Gi . ,` " 9� - -\ �1 4' .. "P C✓F"1 .ti %AGC >l € t;S "E i "1 1 J� h4 4 iy1 P'V ICS The Future City Team Members The Reading Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age or disability d % 1/ j Local students headed to D.C. after taking New England Regional title in engineering competition for second straight year READING - The Parker Middle School Future City team won again! For the second year in a row the Parker team won the New England Regionals of this engineering competition that requires 8th graders to design the city of the 22nd century. This year the challenge was to incorporate fuel cell technology into a city design. Using the SimCity3000 Unlimited software pack- age, the 16 students started by creating a computer simulation of their city, which they named Monaleth. The budding engineers and problem solvers then had to complete the remaining steps of the competition. Working long hours, sometimes until 11 at night, they created a tabletop, physical model of Monaleth using recycled materials, wrote an essay summarizing their research into fuel cells, wrote an abstract detailing the benefits of their brainchild, and developed a skit which they used to present their vision before a panel of 12 engineering pro- fessionals who served as volun- teer. judges. The Parker city incorporated methanol -based fuel cells using methanol cap- tured in its own biomass pro- duction plant. And, in case you have i'.t.::n .gced yet, the city name, Monaleth is an anagfairi for methanol! This year's win was as gruel- ing as last year's success. About 35 teams from across New England began the competition. The effort took a toll on these teams as fewer than 15 accom- plished all the tasks and made it to Northeastern with a city model. During the school year the students had watched a movie in Science class where they learned that geese support- ed each other with their Honk! cries. During the pressure packed days leading up to the big day, the team members began honking for each other, supporting the tremendous push that was needed to finish on time. Competition day was long and stressful, filled with last minute practice by the presen- ters, the presentation itself and a follow on question and answer session with the judges. The parade of presentations by mid- dle schools from around New England started at 10 am and stretched until 4 pm when the judges' decisions were announced. First Place! Second Year in a Row! Parker Middle School from Reading, MA! HONK! On to the National Finals in Washington D.C.! The students were led by two Parker teachers, Ms. Connie Quackenbush and . Mr. Sean ":.Miisselman,.and guided by Alex -I&hmay%" a "inentdf- engineer from GE. In addition to sup- porting Mr. Lachmayr's gener- ous involvement, GE also con- tributed to the effort with a wel- come grant that provided the money to buy the software packages and many late night dinners. These main contribu- tors to the students' success were helped by the support of several Parker teachers, the custodial staff and the students' parents. The New England competi- tion was held at Northeastern on January 20th. Winning the regionals earned the team a trip to the National Finals in Washington D.C. during the February vacation week. While the Future City organization has covered the travel and lodg- ing expenses for the three pre- senters, their teacher and the mentor engineer, the team is raising funds to defray the costs for all team members. They will 'be running some fund raising activities in , upcoming weeks. Time i short and the team welcomes donations from Parker .a heading e the Reading community. Tax - deductible donations for Future City may be sent to Parker Middle School, attention Connie Quackenbush. Checks may be made payable to "Parker Middle School PTO." Please put,_ "Futiiie..City" in the: memo field: Parker PTO is a 501(c)(3) tax- exempt, non - profit organi- zation. Its EIN is 20- 3309428. Letters of acknowledgement and appreciation will be sent to donors. Page 1 of 2 L(C r Hechenbleikner, Peter From: Hechenbleikner, Peter Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:35 AM To: 'heidi'; Reading - Selectmen Cc: Town Manager Subject: RE: Addison Wesley Thanks Heidi The Board of Selectmen will be discussing with National Development on February 27 the process to be used on this very important project. An important aspect of that process will be the public involvement, both formal and informal. .I'm glad the meeting went well: Pete Hechenbleikner From: heidi [ma ilto: heidijerry@verizon. net] Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:26 AM To: Reading - Selectmen Cc: Town Manager Subject: Addison Wesley Dear Members of the Board of Selectmen: On Monday evening, a small group of Addison- Wesley abutters met with Scott Weiss from National Development to discuss future development at the site and voice our concerns and desires regarding development of the property. The meeting went very well, lasted over two hours, and many issues were addressed. As we are all hoping that this project proceeds smoothly, we would like to keep the lines of communication open and would like you to know the main points we discussed. We stated our concerns with the unique aspects of this property (single entrance /exit, residential neighborhood) and our concerns with traffic, size and scale, the character of the neighborhood and town, engineering issues, etc., and our preferences for development. Mr. Weiss and the group discussed different types of use ND is considering including office, townhouses, over 55 and assisted living housing, and retail on a small scale. Concerns were raised regarding the relationship between ND and W/S Development and Mr. Weiss clarified that relationship. Mr. Weiss discussed the process that will take place in the next month or two as plans. begin to take shape, possibilities for public meetings with the abutters, and the entire town, and ND's desires for bringing this forward to Town Meeting if a zoning change is required. The meeting was very positive and forward - looking. Mr. Weiss stated that he would like to meet with 2/7/2007 G' V. , to ' A �Bu � b X639 I' R404P LEGAL NOTI( Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 018672683 Phone: 781- 942 -6654 Fax: 781 -942 -9071 Email: msddoth@ci.reading.ma.us Community Plarirung and Development Comrruss.ion :E . Notice is hereby given, -under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws. Chapter 40A, Section 5, to consider Zoning Map amendments for inclusion in the Special Town Meeting for February 26,2007'. the Community Planning and Development Commission (CPDC) shall hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at 7:30 PM, in the Great Room of the Reading Senior Center, 49 Pleasant Street, for consideration of the following amendments to the Zoning Map: .ARTICLE: To see if the Town will vote to amend the Reading Zoning.. Map to include within the Business B. and Mixed Use Zoning Districts a parcel of land currently within the $15 Zoning District shown as. parcel number 21 on Reading Assessors' Map .64, which .land -is situated on the Westerly side of Sanborn Street, in Reading Or take any other action with respect thereto. These language amendments 'are-available for public 'inspection at the Community Services. Department in the Reading'Town Hall, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and on the internet at ww.ci.reading.ma.us /planning. This notice shall be posted conspicuously for at least 14 days at the Town Clerk's office prior to the hearing date. by CPDC Chairman - John Sasso Secretary Brant Ballantyne A copy of this notice has been posted with the Town Clerk's office and was sent to abutters within 300' of subject property. . History of Health Inspections Hours of inspection are directly related to the complexity and size of the'operation. Housing inspections and investigations can take months before compliance is met Education is done by the inspector on emergency response weather, power outage, infection, food borne illnessstorage of food, G 1 � i3�� Increase 2004 to Type 2004 2005 2006 2006 Food 91 96 121 33% pools 8 9 10 25% massage 4 6 10 150% tanning 6 4 5 -17% nsg homes 3 3 3 0% schools 9 9 9 0% camps 9 15 28 211% septic 20 21 30 50% temp 40 42 68 70% re-inspec 646 617 680 5% complaints 210 261 312 49% housing 82 91 123 50% animals 12 14 15 25% Totals 1140 1188 1414 24% Hours of inspection are directly related to the complexity and size of the'operation. Housing inspections and investigations can take months before compliance is met Education is done by the inspector on emergency response weather, power outage, infection, food borne illnessstorage of food, G 1 � i3��