HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-01-04 Board of Selectmen AgendaTown of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Reading, MA 01867-2685
Richard W. Schubert, Chairman
Camille W. Anthony, V. Chairman
Gail F. Wood, Secretary
Joseph G. Duffy
George V. Hines
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
(781) 942-9043
FAX: (781) 942-9071
Website: www.ci.reading.ma.us
NOTICE OF MEETING -BOARD OF SELECTMEN
DATE: January 4, 2005
CALL TO ORDER: 7:30 p.m.
PLACE: Selectmen's Meeting Room
16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts FM
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1) Reports and Comments
a. Selectmen's Liaison Reports and Comments CD M
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b. Public Comment
C. Town Manager's Report >
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2) Proclamations/Certificates of Appreciation can
3) Personnel & Appointments co
a. Cultural Council (Associate)
4) Discussion/Action Items
a. Approval of Bonds 7:45
b. Hearing - Parking Regulations - No parking on 8:00
one side on Sunset Rock Lane and Roma Lane
C. Hearing - Policy on Park Improvements 8:30
d. Hearing - Policy on Grant Applications 8:45
e. Hearing - DPW Policies 9:00
f Discussion on Use of Memorial Park for 9:15
Summer 2005
g. Discussion on Sunday Hours for Field Use 9:30
5) Approval of Minutes
6) Licenses, Permits and Approval
7) Executive Session
8) Correspondence
copy a. Correspondence from State Representative-Elect Patrick Natale
to Peter Hechenbleikner re: Thanking him for congratulatory letter
copy b. Correspondence dated November 29, 2004 from Exec. Director
Daniel O'Leary, Mystic Valley Elder Services to Peter
Hechenbleikner re: Detailed inventory and value of services
delivered to Reading's older residents by MVES during past year
copy c. Correspondence dated December 11, 2004 from President Richard
Nazzaro, Greenhouse Acres Condos to Peter Hechenbleikner
re: Property Town has been billing them for taxes
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Correspondence (Continued)
copy d.
Correspondence dated December 2, 2004 from Representative
Brad Jones to. Peter Hechenbleikner re: Copy of legislation filed
on December Ist for Reading's "An Act Authorizing Conservation
Commission of Reading to Grant Certain Easements"
copy C.
Correspondence dated December 7, 2004 from Robert Spadafora,
Reading School Committee to Member of the BOS re: Initial Draft
of Redistricting Plan
copy f.
Correspondence dated December 9, 2004 from William Crowley,
Law Office of William Crowley to BOS re: Metropolitan Area
Planning Council
copy g.
Correspondence dated December 18, 2004 from Pres. Richard
Nazzaro, Greenhouse Acres Condos to Richard Schubert re: Noise
and light problems at Jordan's
copy h.
Correspondence dated December 15, 2004 from Control Mgr.
Jeffrey Siena, MIIA to Peter Hechenbleilmer re: Approval of
application for MIIA Loss Control Grant - $2500 for development
of Roof Inspection Program and Hands On Driver Training
copy i.
Correspondence dated December 16, 2004 from Andrea Chase to
Peter Hechenbleikner re: Thanking hies for excess signs removed
from Willow Street
copy j.
Memorandum dated December 13, 2004 from Commissioner of
Education David Driscoll to Superintendents, Mayors and BOS re:
Compliance with Spending Requirements, FY 04 and FY 05
COPY k.
Note to Peter Hechenbleikner from David Chase and Kathryn
Gorczyca re: No problem with kids using Memorial Park for youth
Sports
copy 1.
Town of Reading Revenues and Other Resources (Cash Basis)
Month Ending November 30, 2004
copy M.
Tracking of Legal Services - FY 2005
COPY n.
Immediate Release Announcement from Recreation Division re:
Town Skating Rinks set to open for free skating after New Year
copy o.
E-mail dated December 13, 2004 from Fred Van Magness to Peter
Hechenbleikner re: Community Access Stickers
copy p.
E-mail dated December 7, 2004 from Jeffrey Everson to Bob Frey
re: Evaluation Criteria
copy q.
E-mail dated December 7, 2004 from Bob Frey to Task Force
Members re: I-93/I-95 Meeting and Website
copy r.
E-mail dated December 17, 2004 from Bob Frey to Task Force
Members re: I-93/I-95 Crash Slides on Website
copy s.
E-mail dated December 20, 2004 from Dave Billard to Peter
Hechenbleikner and Beth Klepeis re: Vince McGugan - Letters
to Governor and Attorney General
copy t.
E-mail dated December 20, 2004 from Fred Van Magness to
Vinny Cameron re: Daily Item of Lynn - More Coverage South
Harbor development contingent on burying power lines
8) Correspondence (Continued)
copy U. E-mail dated December 22, 2004 from Linda Phillips to Carl
McFadden, Rob Spadafora and John Carpenter re: Follow Up
to 12/20 Meeting
v. Correspondence dated December 6, 2004 from Secretary of
Transportation Daniel Grabauskas, Exec. Office of Transportation
and Construction to BOS re: New guidance and. application form
for Exec. Office of Transportation's Public Works Economic
Development Grant Program
W. Memorandum from Exec. Director Joseph Favaloro, MWRA
Advisory Board to Survey Respondents re: 2004 Annual Water
& Sewer Retail Rate Survey
copy X. Email from Peter Casolaro re: Trucks on West Street
copy Y. Letter from the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization
re: the Route 28 (Main Street) Project.
copy Z. Letter from Ken Sharp to Vimlie Cameron re: Utility Poles
copy aa. Letter to Peter Hechenbleikner from Vinnie Cameron re: Two
Situations that may have an impact on the RMLD and ratepayers.
copy bb. Letter from Allen Schiller of Boston Stove and the impact of
General Way redesign.
copy cc. Standard & Poors and Moody's Reports on Reading.
Note: This Agenda has been prepared in advance and does not necessarily include all
matters which may be taken up at this meeting.