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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-09-25 Board of Selectmen Minutes Minutes of the Board of Selectmen Meeting September 25, 1990 The meeting was convened at 7 : 30 p.m. Present were Chairman Graham, Secretary Hines, Selectmen Hoyt and Nigro, Town Manager Peter I. Hechenbleikner, and the following list of residents: Henry Lulsdorf, James E. Biller, and Phil Pacino. On motion by Hines , seconded by Nigro, the Board approved a Proclamation for the Knights of Columbus, and photographs were taken with representatives of the Knights of Columbus. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Graham, the minutes of September 19, 1990 were approved as submitted, by a vote of 4-0-0. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Hoyt, the minutes of September 4, 1990 were approved as submitted by a vote of 4-0-0. Liaison Reports Eugene Nigro had no report. George Hines indicated that he had attended the Traffic Study Meeting that was conducted by CPDC. Concerns brought out were stop signs; four-way stops; West Street traffic; through traffic from Birch Meadow to John Carver Road. The focus of many of the comments was "signs and lines, and the relatively low cost im- provements that can be made fairly easily. Hines also attended the Saturday MMA Workshop for New and Seasoned Selectmen. Ses- sions of particular interest were on Prop 2-1/2 Override; Staying Out of Legal Trouble; and The Selectmen's Role in Making Policy. - Russ Graham had no report. Sally Hoyt reported that the Board of Health approved new regula- tions providing for special municipal accounts for review fees; that the Board of Health approved a new fee schedule for preadolescent seminars; that the Elder Services van delivery date has been moved up to the middle of October; that those who received fuel assistance in the past will get paperwork in the mail in October, and new applicants will be accepted in the Department of Human Services; and that she had a resident call her about the possibility of eliminating parking on the right side of Main Street southbound, south of Haven Street, to allow for two lanes of traffic. Public Comment Selectman Graham asked that the Town Manager send a letter to Don Allen of the Finance Committee on behalf of the Board of Selectmen, expressing their appreciation for the fine work that he had done. The Board reviewed licenses for non-profit organizations. They asked that we review the fees in other communities and especially - review liquor licenses. The Board indicated that renewals of Common Victualler's Licenses should be delegated to the Town Manager, but that new licenses should come before the Board of � Selectmen, and if there, are problems, the Town Manager should let the Board of Selectmen know. The Board asked for guidelines and Selectmen's Minutes - 9/25/90 - Page 2 procedures for issuance of Class II Licenses, and that once those are adopted, the Town Manager could reissue Class II Licenses with the Board monitoring any problems. Amusement Licenses would continue to go to the Board of Selectmen for their approval. The goal would be to develop a policy for each class of license as we have for Peddler's Licenses and Taxi Licenses. On motion by Nigro, seconded by Hoyt, the Warrant for the Sub- sequent Town Meeting was closed at 8:20 p.m. buy a vote of 4-0-0. The details of the Warrant were reviewed with the Board by the Town Manager. The Board asked that the Management Calendar reflect religious holidays and that meeting rooms not be available for meetings on all religious holidays, including several Jewish Holidays. Camille Anthony and Jim Biller from the Conservation Commission appeared before the Board of Selectmen to talk about concerns with regard to the Aquifer Protection District. Specifically, they were concerned about potential harm that placing street sweepings in the pile on Strout Avenue adjacent to the Town Forest may have on the water supply of the Town. In addition, they were concerned about what materials are being applied to the golf course at Meadowbrook, i.e. pesticides and herbicides which might create groundwater problems; how many septic tanks there - are in the aquifer protection area, and what their maintenance might be; the number of underground storage tanks particularly for home heating oil in this area, and whether the Town sands or salts in the aquifer protection area. The Town Manager reviewed a sample that was taken from the street sweeping pile and analyzed. There were no detectable limits of any pollutants. We will clarify exactly from where the sample was taken. We will also get back to the Conservation Commission on what the sanding and salting policy is in the aquifer protection area, and try to work through the Assessors to get information on what properties are in the aquifer protection area and whetheri or not they have underground tanks. The Conservation Commission will undertake a study of land uses in the Aquifer Protection District, and this was endorsed by the Board of Selectmen. Henry Lulsdorf, representing the Pizza Hop and Carolan's Variety at 1349 Main Street appeared before the Board. He is requesting an Entertainment License for a juke box and an Amusement License for a pinball machine. He indicated that he is trying to create a 1960's setting for the Pizza Hop portion of the business, and that these items would allow him to recreate that atmosphere. There was considerable discussion about concerns regarding a pin- ball machine in this location, and also whether having a juke box would encourage "hanging out" at this location. On motion by Hines, seconded by Hoyt, the Entertainment License for a juke box expiring 12-31-90 was denied by a vote of 2-2-0. On motion by Hines, seconded by Hoyt, the Board voted to table the license for the pinball machine by a vote of 4-0-0. Selectmen's Minutes - 9/25/90 - Page 3 On motion by Nigro, seconded by Hoyt, the Board approved the release of an easement at 43 Riverside Drive as approved by Town Meeting in 1979, by a vote of 4-0-0. The Board, having reviewed the material from RMLD authorized the Town Manager to sign the letter to the RMLD indicating that the proposed Home Rule Legislation was consistent with the agreement. Dan Ensminger had submitted some material regarding train noise and this was reviewed pursuant to the hearing to be held Thursday, September 27, 1990. Sally Hoyt will attend that meet- ing. On motion by Hoyt, seconded by Hines, the Board voted to go into Executive Session, and not to come out into Open Session for the purpose of discussing real estate negotiations , approval of minutes, and labor negotiations. All four members present voting in the affirmative, the Board adjourned to Executive Session at 10:03 p.m. Respectfully surmitted, Secret ry ....._.....