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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-11-09 Board of Selectmen Minutes i Board of Selectmen Meeting November 9, 1987 Meeting convened 7 : 00 P.M. in Room 102 Parker Middle School . Present Chairman Russell, Secretary Graham, Selectmen Paul Landers, Mollie Ziegler and Town Manager Pete Hechenbleikner. The first item on the agenda was the hearing on the Organization Plan. Doug Barker was present, and the by-law committee members attended later in the meeting. On a motion by Ziegler seconded by Landers the hearing was closed on a vote of 4-0-0. On motion by Graham seconded by Landers the Organization Plan was approved on a vote of 4-0-0, with a provision that the circle be removed from around the Board of Registrars. Article 6 of the Subsequent Town Meeting was reviewed. On motion by Ziegler seconded by Landers the proposed Schedule A. of the Classification was approved by a vote of 4-0-0. The updated financial review was submitted to the Board of Selectmen and reviewed. The meeting was adjourned at 7: 30 P.M. Respectfully submitted: Secretary APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEREAS, the Community Planning and Development Commission granted site plan approval on June 15, 1987 to Myriad Properties, Ltd. ( "Myriad" ) with regard to property at 275 Salem Street (the "Site" ) subject to certain conditions set forth in the letter of June 29, 1987 of William A. Redford (the "Site Plan Approval" ) ; and WHEREAS, Condition 2 of the Site Plan Approval as amended by vote of August 3 , 1987 requires Myriad working with the appropriate Town and State agencies to apply for and receive approval to place a traffic signal for full signalization at the main entrance to the parking lot on Salem Street opposite Bay State Road prior to requesting an occupancy permit; and WHEREAS, Condition 3 of the Site Plan Approval requires that such traffic signal be in full working order prior to Myriad requesting an occupancy permit for the retail/office component of the Site; and WHEREAS, Myriad has been advised that the State Depart- ment of Public Works has ceded all authority with regard to said - traffic signal to the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Reading; and WHEREAS, the Board of Selectmen have received conflict- ing information as to whether a traffic signal at such location is in the best interest of the Town; and WHEREAS, the Board of Selectmen have been requested to approve the installation of a traffic signal as set forth in Condition 2 of the Site Plan Approval; and WHEREAS, the Board of Selectmen are of the opinion that the installation of such traffic signal is not necessary at this time solely by reason of the occupancy of a portion of the Site by the State Registry of Motor Vehicles; and WHEREAS, the Board of Selectmen are presently uncertain as to the need for such traffic signal in the future in the absence of any knowledge as to the type of retail/office component which may be placed in the balance of the space on the Site; and WHEREAS, the Board of Selectmen may wish to require the installation of such a traffic signal in accordance with the Site Plan Review at some future time at the expense of Myriad; and WHEREAS, all the requirements of General Laws Chapter 85, Section 2 and any other general or special law relating to the installation of traffic signals have been complied with and/or will be complied with prior to the installation of any traffic signal; -2- NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Selectmen approve the application of Myriad Properties, Ltd. for a traffic signal with full signalization at the main entrance to the parking lot at 275 Salem Street opposite Bay State Road subject to the following conditions: 1. Such traffic signal shall not be installed so long as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is the only tenant on the Site at 275 Salem Street, Reading, Massachusetts. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, until such time as they may be modified by the Community Planning and Development Commission, Myriad must still comply with all other conditions of the Site Plan Approval, as amended. 2 . On each and every occasion when Myriad seeks a certificate of occupancy for all or any part of the remaining retail/office component of the Site, prior to the grant of any such certificate of occupancy the Board of Selectmen shall . determine whether the traffic anticipated to be generated to and from the Site by such tenant is such as to require the installa- tion of said traffic signal; and the Board of Selectmen shall determine in each such instance whether the issuance of the certificate of occupancy shall be conditioned upon the installa- tion of the aforesaid traffic signal at the sole cost and expense of Myriad. Prior to making each such determination, the Board of Selectmen shall solicit and receive input from the Community Planning and Development Commission as to said Commission' s opinion on the need for such traffic signal based upon said Commission' s determination of the traffic intended to be generated by each such tenant. 3 . The Board of Selectmen presently consider that no additional performance bond or surety is required to insure compliance with the terms of this approval; however, the Board of Selectmen specifically retains the right to require the submis- sion of performance bonds or other sureties, satisfactory to it, to insure compliance with the terms of this approval of request for traffic signal. 4 . This approval shall be recorded at the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds and shall apply to Myriad, its heirs, successors and assigns so long as the same are utilizing the Site pursuant to the Site Plan Approval.