HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-09-22 Board of Selectmen Minutes A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
September 22 , 1986
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen convened on September 22 , 1986
at 7 : 30 p.m. in the Selectmen' s Conference Room of the Executive Office
Building, 6 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts . Present were
Chairman Paul E. Landers, Vice Chairman Mary S. Ziegler, Secretary
Eugene R. Nigro and Board Members John H. Russell and Russell T. Graham.
Also in attendance were Town Manager, Peter I . Hechenbleikner and
Director of Public Works, Anthony V. Fletcher.
Under the first order of business a motion was made, seconded,
and voted 5 : 0 , in favor, to accept the minutes of the September 8 ,
1986 meeting of the Board of Selectmen.
On a motion to award the contract for a heating system at the
Building Maintenance Garage, it was moved, seconded, and voted in favor,
5 : 0 , to award this contract to the single bidder, Central Cooling and
Heating, Inc. , 3 Oakland . Street, Woburn, in the amount of $ 8 ,900 . 00 .
Just before the 8 : 00 p.m. deadline, the Board of Selectmen reviewed
the articles to be included in the Fall Town Meeting Warrant. After
the secretary, Eugene R. Nigro, read the articles (attached) aloud, to
be included in the minutes of the meeting, it was moved, seconded, and
voted 5 : 0 in the affirmative that these articles would be included in
the Town Meeting Warrant. At exactly 8 : 00 p.m. , the Board made a
motion to close the warrant, as submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
The vote was in favor, 5 :0 .
After the initial business was completed, Chairman Paul E. Landers
took a few minutes to extend a warm welcome to the new Town Manager,
Peter I. Hechenbleikner. He went on further to congratulate and thank
Anthony V. Fletcher on his outstanding job as Acting Executive Secretary.
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After a brief discussion, the Board went on to move, second, and
approve favorably, 5 : 0 , authorization to sign the Memorandum of
Understanding between the Mystic Valley Elder Services Nutrition
Program and the Town of Reading fo'r use of the facilities as a meal
site for FY87.
With regard to a memo from Acting Executive Secretary, Anthony V.
Fletcher, a draft on a policy for "Commercial Operating Hours" , the
Board of Selectmen took no action but stated that they would take
Mr. Fletcher ' s policy suggestion under advisement. ',
On discussion of letters of opposition written to Representative
Geoffrey Beckwith, Senator John Brennan and Senator Robert Buell ,
regarding House Bills Numbers H5387 - Police and Fire and H863 -
-- Binding Arbitration, the Board moved, seconded, and voted in favor 5 : 0
to authorize the Chairman Paul E. Landers to sign the letters so
that they may be submitted in opposition by the Board of Selectmen.
In a memo informing the Board of Selectmen of their responsibility
to set up the conditions for the election of a town employee
representative to the Retirement Board, Acting Executive Secretary,
Anthony V. Fletcher submitted his recommendations . On a motion by
the Board it was moved, seconded, and approved, 5 :0 , to endorse the
plan for the purpose of holding an election.
At 9 : 00 p.m. , on a motion by Mr. Russell, it was moved, to meet
in Executive Session for the purpose of discussing several potential
real estate proceedings.
The vote of the Board was as follows:
Russell - yes
Nigro - yes
Landers - yes
Ziegler - yes
Graham - yes
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With all members voting in the affirmative, the Board of
Selectmen moved into Executive Session with the agreement to
reconven in Open Session.
At 10 : 10 p.m. the Board of Selectmen reconvened its September 22 ,
1986 meeting in open session. With all present as previously recorded,
it was moved by Mr. Russell that the Board of Selectmen approve the
purchase of 6 . 613 acres of land from the Davis Development Corporation
in the amount of $825 ,000 . It was voted in the affirmative, 5: 0 .
A motion to adjourn the meeting immediately followed with all in
favor, 5: 0 .
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary
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