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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-03-27 Board of Selectmen Minutes Minutes of the Board of Selectmen Meeting March 27, 1990 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Selectmen Graham, Nigro, Ensminger, Hoyt and Hines. On mo- tion by Hoyt, seconded by Nigro, the Board voted to go into Ex- ecutive Session for the purpose of sale of real estate nego- tiation, and to come out at approximately 8: 00 p.m. All members voting in the affirmative on role call vote, the Board adjourned to Executive Session at 7:06 p.m. The Board reconvened at 8:15 p.m. from its Executive Session. Town Clerk Catherine Quimby swore in Sally Hoyt and George Hines for three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen. The Town Manager asked for nominations for the position of Chair- man of the Board of Selectmen. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Ensminger, Russell T. Graham was nominated for the position of Chairman for a period of one year. There being no further nominations, Mr. Graham was elected Chairman by a vote of 4-0-1 with Graham abstaining. Chairman Graham asked for nominations for the position of Vice Chairman. On motion by Hoyt, seconded by Nigro, Dan Ensminger was nominated for the position of Vice Chairman. There being no further nominations, Dan Ensminger was elected Vice Chairman for a period of one year by a vote of 4-0-1 with Ensminger abstain- ing. The Chairman asked for nominations for Secretary. On motion by Ensminger, seconded by Hoyt, George Hines was nominated for the position of Secretary. There being no further nominations, George Hines was elected to the position of Secretary to the Board of Selectmen for a period of one year by a vote of 4-0-1 with Hines abstaining. On motion by Hines, seconded by Nigro, the Warrant for the Spe- cial Town Meeting to be held on April 26, 1990 was closed by a vote of 5-0-0. The Board went through the ten articles. John Fallon spoke in favor of Article 4 - Recreation Revolving Fund. The Board asked the Depot Task Force to attend the next meeting to talk about the Article requesting funding for the Parking En- forcement Officer. On motion by Ensminger, seconded by Nigro, the minutes of March 13, 1990 were approved as submitted by a vote of 3-0-2 with Hines and Hoyt abstaining. There was no public comment. Personnel and Appointments The Town Manager informed the Board of Selectmen of Sally Hoyt's resignation from the Conservation Commission, effective at mid- night on Wednesday, March 28, 1990. The Board was also informed that Mr. Hines resigned from his position as a member of the Com- munity Planning and Development Commission on Monday, March 26, Minutes of the Board of Selectmen Meeting March 27, 1990 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts. Present were Selectmen Graham, Nigro, Ensminger, Hoyt and Hines. On mo- tion by Hoyt, seconded by Nigro, the Board voted to go into Ex- ecutive Session for the purpose of sale of real estate nego- tiation, and to come out at approximately 8:00 p.m. All members voting in the affirmative on role call vote, the Board adjourned to Executive Session at 7:06 p.m. The Board reconvened at 8:15 p.m. from its Executive Session. Town Clerk Catherine Quimby swore in Sally Hoyt and George Hines for three-year terms on the Board of Selectmen. The Town Manager asked for nominations for the position of Chair- man of the Board of Selectmen. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Ensminger, Russell T. Graham was nominated for the position of Chairman for a period of one year. There being no further nominations, Mr. Graham was elected Chairman by a vote of 4-0-1 with Graham abstaining. Chairman Graham asked for nominations for the position of Vice Chairman. On motion by Hoyt, seconded by Nigro, Dan Ensminger was nominated for the position of Vice Chairman. There being no further nominations, Dan Ensminger was elected Vice Chairman for a period of one year by a vote of 4-0-1 with Ensminger abstain- ing. The Chairman asked for nominations for Secretary. On motion by Ensminger, seconded by Hoyt, George Hines was nominated for the position of Secretary. There being no further nominations, George Hines was elected to the position of Secretary to the Board of Selectmen for a period of one year by a vote of 4-0-1 with Hines abstaining. On motion by Hines, seconded by Nigro, the Warrant for the Spe- cial Town Meeting to be held on April 26, 1990 was closed by a vote of 5-0-0. The Board went through the ten articles. John Fallon spoke in favor of Article 4 - Recreation Revolving Fund. The Board asked the Depot Task Force to attend the next meeting to talk about the Article requesting funding for the Parking En- forcement Officer. On motion by Ensminger, seconded by Nigro, the minutes of March 13, 1990 were approved as submitted by a vote of 3-0-2 with Hines and Hoyt abstaining. There was no public comment. Personnel and Appointments The Town Manager informed the Board of Selectmen of Sally Hoyt's resignation from the Conservation Commission, effective at mid- night on Wednesday, March 28, 1990. The Board was also informed that Mr. Hines resigned from his position as a member of the Com- munity Planning and Development Commission on Monday, March 26, Selectmen's Minutes - 3/27/90 - Page 2 1990 at 9:00 p.m. These positions will both be posted. On mo- tion by Ensminger, seconded by Nigro, Richard Foley was reap- pointed to the the position of Town Accountant, for a term expir- ing March 31, 1991, by a vote of 5-0-0. George Hines requested an evaluation of all personnel, including the Town Accountant, ' as soon as possible. On motion by Hines, seconded by Ensminger, the Board voted to thank Sally Hoyt for her sixteen years on the Con- servation Commission, by a vote of 4-0-1, with Hoyt abstaining. Liaison Reports Ensminger indicated that he has had discussion with the Community Development Boards regarding reorganization. Nigro had no liaison reports. Graham indicated that he had met with the two new members of the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager to talk about procedures. The Board reviewed the Common Victualler's license for Reading Quick Stop at 452 Main Street. This was formerly Christy's, and this reflects a change of name and ownership. The owner, Mr. Zahid K. Durrani was present. He indicated that there would be no change in the operation and he is aware of the prohibition on twenty-four hour operation. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Hoyt, the Common Victualler's license for Reading Quick Stop at 452 Main Street, expiring 12-31-90, was approved by a vote of 5- 0-0. The public hearing on the underground tank replacement at the Sunoco Station at 567 Main Street, Reading, was heard at 8:45 p.m. Present were Tom Sissen, Engineer, and Bob Emerson from Sunoco. They will be increasing the capacity of gasoline storage at the site by 12,900 gallons. They do not anticipate any traf- fic disruptions due to the construction. The station will be closed for two to two and one-half weeks while construction is taking place. They do not know of any leakage, but if any leaks in the tanks are found, then they will notify the D.E.P. and the Town immediately. They do not anticipate noise from the fuel covers -- they haven't had any problems to date. There will be a monitoring well at each corner of each tank, twelve inches below the level of the tank. The tanks are to be double-walled fiberglass with leak-detection systems which will send an alarm to the building. A call will be made directly to Sun Oil Com- pany and also to the Fire Department in the event of any leakage. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Hoyt, the Board voted to close the public hearing by a vote of 5-0-0. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Ensminger, the Board voted to ap- prove the gasoline underground tank replacement subject to a copy of the alarm procedures being filed with the Fire Department, and the hours of construction being limited from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. , Monday through Friday. The motion was approved by a vote of 5-0-0. The Board of Selectmen reviewed the proposed Sick Leave Bank Policy, and agreed to hold a public hearing on adoption of this policy. Selectmen's Minutes - 3/27/90 - Page 3 The Board reviewed the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting. The following assignments were made for the various articles: Article 4 - Beth Klepeis, Treasurer-Collector Article 5 - Tabled Article 6 - Dan Ensminger Article 7 - Dan Ensminger Articles 8 & 9 - The Board voted to recommend by a vote of 5-0-0 Article 11 - The Board voted to indefinitely postpone the Administrative Code, and stay with the existing organizational structure of the Town. The Town Manager will take on significant additional responsibilities for day-to-day operations, especially in the area of Community Development . Delaying the change in organizational structure will give us time to determine what structure will work best as the Town goes through a significant period of change. Dan Ensminger will make the motion to indefinitely postpone, and review the reason for indefinitely postponing. Article 13 - Sally Hoyt Article 14 - Eugene Nigro Article 19 - The Board will vote to indefinitely postpone since it is included in the Budget. Article 20 - Table until 4-10 and consider taking a position Article 21 - The Board voted to table discussion un- til April 10, 1990, by which time, the Town Manager will have talked with the Chamber of Commerce and have the Chamber of Commerce into that meeting. Article 22 - George Hines Article 23 - The Board indicated that it would oppose this Article. Mr. Lynch, the maker of the instructional motion, will be asked to speak on the article. The Board asked for a list of all fees that would be affected by this Bylaw. Article 24 - The Board voted to oppose by a vote of 5-0-0. The consensus was that it was a lot of work for very little change -- the entire "Old" Sale of Real Estate Fund would probably be utilized for the FY92 Budget. Article 26 - The Board was concerned about Article 26--a report should be made, but unless we know what the funding will be, Town Meeting will be confused by it. Article 27 - Eugene Nigro Article 28 - Dan Ensminger Article 29 - Russ Graham Minutes of the Executive Session - Section II Board of Selectmen Meeting - March 27, 1990 The Board went into Executive Session at 11:30 p.m, with the following members present: Chairman Graham, Vice Chairman Ensminger, Secretary Hines, Selectmen Nigro and Hoyt. The Board discussed the issue of modification of the Clerical Bargaining Unit Contract and agreed with the Town Manager's suggestion that a 5-1/2% increase for FY91, instead of the merit system should be offered. All members of the Board agreed. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Ensminger, the Board voted to come out of Executive Session at 11:44 p.m. All members on roll call vote voted in the affirmative, and the motion was carried. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Ensminger, the Board voted to adjourn at 11: 45 p.m. by a vote of 5-0-0. Respectfully 'Submitted, ecre^*Y Selectmen's Minutes - 3/27/90 - Page 4 Article 30 - Sally Hoyt Article 31 - It is understood that Article 31 will be indefinitely postponed by the Community Planning and Development Commission. The Board voted to support Articles 27 and 28 by a vote of 5-0-0. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Hoyt, the Board approved the ex- ecution of a license for RMLD transformers at Town Hail, by a vote of 5-0-0. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Ensminger, the Board voted to ap- prove the Engineer's/Water Treatment Unit Contract by a vote of 5-0-0. On motion by Ensminger, seconded by Hoyt, the Board voted to ac- cept the agreement for judgment in the Rivers - Dockside Drive case and direct the Town Counsel to execute it on behalf of the Board, by a vote of 5-0-0. On motion by Ensminger, seconded by Hines, the Board voted to reconvene the Executive Session for the purpose of labor nego- tiations and not to come out into open session. All members voting in the affirmative, the Board adjourned to Executive Ses- sion at 11:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Secretary f