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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading:
By virtue of this Warrant, I, on October 18, 2006 notified and warned the
inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote on Town affairs, to meet at the
place and at the time specified by posting attested copies of this Town Meeting Warrant
in the following public places within the Town of Reading:
Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street
Precinct 2 Registry of Motor Vehicles, 275 Salem Street
Precinct 3 Reading Police Station, 15 Union Street
Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue
Precinct 5 Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street
Precinct 6 Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow Street
Precinct 7 Reading Library,. Local History Room, 64 Middlesex Avenue
Precinct 8 Mobil on the Run, 1330 Main Street
The date of posting being not less than fourteen (14) days prior to November 13, 2006,
the date set for the Subsequent Town Meeting in this Warrant.
I also caused an attested copy of this Warrant to be published in the Reading.
Chronicle in the issue of October 25, 2006.
Th mas. Frbeii an-: Constable
SUBSEQUENT TOWN MEETING
(Seal)
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To any of the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to
notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and
Town affairs, to meet at the Reading Memorial High School Auditorium, 62 Oakland
Road, in said Reading, on Monday, November 13, 2006, at seven-thirty o'clock in the
evening, at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and
determined exclusively by Town Meeting Members in accordance with the provisions of
the Reading Home Rule Charter.
ARTICLE 1 To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Selectmen, Town
Accountant, Treasurer-Collector, Board of Assessors, Director of Public Works, Town
Clerk, Tree Warden, Board - of Health, School Committee, Contributory Retirement
Board, Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Cemetery Trustees,
Community Planning & Development Commission, Conservation Commission, Town
Manager and any other Board or Special Committee.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 2 To choose all other necessary Town Officers and Special
Committees and determine what instructions shall be given Town Officers and Special
Committees, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or transfer from
available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of funding Town Officers
and Special Committees to carry out the instructions given to them, or take any other
action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 3 To see if the Town will vote to amend the FY 2007 - FY 2011,
Capital Improvements Program as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule
Charter, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the payment during Fiscal
Year 2007 of bills remaining unpaid for previous fiscal years for goods and services
actually rendered to the Town, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 5 To see if the Town will vote to amend one or more of the votes
taken under Article 15 of the April 24, 2006 Annual Town Meeting relating to the Fiscal
Year 2007 Municipal Budget, and see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or
transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate as the result of any such
amended votes for the operation of the Town and its government, or take any other
action with respect thereto.
Finance Committee
ARTICLE 6 To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Chapter 44, Section 53E,/2
to authorize the use of a revolving fund for the purpose of:
• operating public health clinics and any related expenses
which fund'shall be credited with receipts from clinic fees and third party reimbursement
administered under the authority of the Health Services Administrator acting with the
approval of the Town Manager; and to determine the total amount of expenditures during
Fiscal Year 2007 which may be made from such fund, or take any other action with
respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 7 To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to Mass. General Laws
Chapter 30B, Section 12, to authorize the School Committee to enter into a
contract/lease, including all extensions, renewals and options, for the provision of
educational banking services to serve the Reading Memorial High School community,
said banking facility to be located at the Reading Memorial High School, for a period
greater than three years but not exceeding 20 years upon such terms and conditions
determined by the School Committee, or take any otheraction with respect thereto.
School. Committee
ARTICLE 8 To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate by borrowing,
whether in anticipation of reimbursement from the State under Chapter 44, Section 6,
Massachusetts General Laws, or pursuant to any other enabling authority or from the tax
levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, for highway projects in accordance
with Chapter 90, Massachusetts General Laws, or take any other action with respect
thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 9 To see what sum the Town will transfer from the "Landfill Closure
and Post-Closure Monitoring Fund" established by Article 4 of the December 9, 2002
Special Town Meeting in accordance with the requirements of the Enterprise Fund
Agreement between the Town of Reading and the Department of Environmental
Protection relative to the town's municipal solid waste disposal facility, to the Sale of
Real Estate Account, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 10 To see if the Town.will vote to amend the vote taken under Article
5 of the January 13, 2003 Special Town Meeting to appropriate by borrowing, or transfer
from available funds, or otherwise, an additional sum of money for the purpose of
making extraordinary repairs and/or additions to the Reading Memorial High School at
62 Oakland Road, including the costs of engineering and architectural fees, plans,
documents, cost estimates, and related expenses incidental thereto and necessary in
connection therewith, said sum to be expended by and under the direction of the School
Committee; and to see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Building Committee,
the School Committee, or any other agency of the Town to file applications for a grant(s),
loan(s), exclusion(s), and/or other sources of additional funding to be used to defray the
cost of all or any part of the cost of the project; and to see if the Town will vote to
authorize the School Committee to enter into all contracts and agreements as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Article, or take any other action with respect
thereto.
School Committee
ARTICLE 11 . To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate for the
construction of a playground at the Wood End School to provide for handicapped access
and fencing, such moneys to be spent under the direction of the Town Manager, or take
any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 12 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to
release all of the Town's right, title and interest in a twenty (20) foot wide drainage
easement located upon the property at 37 Joseph Way, Assessor's Map 191,
Parcel 47, presently owned by Stephen A. and Julie A. Voegelin, as shown on a plan
entitled "Plan of Land in Reading, MA Showing Easement Abandonment", prepared by
Middlesex Survey Inc. Land Surveyors of 131 Park Street, North Reading, MA 01864
dated September 20, 2006; or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 13 To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody and
control to the Board of Selectmen any and all of the following parcels of land which are
in the care, custody and control of the School Department,
Map 123, Parcels: 16-32, 34, 48-54, 58-62, 139
and to discontinue as the Board of Selectmen deem necessary any and all portions of
the following public ways that lie within or abut those parcels:
Cold Spring Road, Grandview Avenue, Tower Rd., Chestnut Street, Oakland Road
or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 14 To see if the Town will accept the provisions of Mass. Gen. Laws
c. 39 section 23D as to all adjudicatory hearings conducted by. all town boards,
committees and commissions; or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 15 To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following General Bylaw
regulating construction hours and noise limits, or take any other action with respect
thereto:
5.5.8 - Construction Hours and Noise Limits
5.5.8.1 - Purpose. The intent of the bylaw is to regulate the hours during which
construction and demolition activities may take place within the Town and
otherwise to limit the impact of such activities on nearby residents and business.
5.5.8.2 - Definition
"Construction" shall mean and include the construction, reconstruction,
alteration, repair, demolition and/or removal of any building, structure or
substantial part thereof if such work requires a building permit, razing
permit, electrical permit, plumbing permit, gas permit, or mechanical
permit. "Construction" shall also include excavation that involves the use
of blasting jackhammers, pile drivers, back hoes and /or other heavy
equipment. "Construction" shall also include the starting of any
machinery related to the above; deliveries, fueling of equipment, and any
other preparation or mobilization for construction which creates noise or
disturbance on abutting properties.
5:3.8.3 - Hours. No person shall perform any construction within the Town
except between the hours of:
• 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday;
• 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays;
• None on Sundays and legal holidays.
5.3.8.4 - Exemptions. The restrictions set forth in this bylaw shall not apply to
any work performed as follows:
• By any Federal or State Department, Reading Department of Public
Works, the Reading Municipal Light Department and/or any contractors
working directly for these agencies;
• By a resident on or in connection with his residence, without the aid of
hired contractors, whether or not such residence is a detached single
family home;
• In the case of work occasioned by a genuine and imminent emergency,
and then only to the extent.necessary to prevent loss or injury to persons
or property.
5.3.8.5 - Permits. The Chief of Police or his designee (the Chief), may in his
reasonable discretion, issue permits in response to written applications
authorizing applicants to perform construction during hours other than those
permitted by this bylaw. Such permits may be issued upon. a determination by
the Chief, in consultation with the Building Inspector, the Town Engineer or other
Town staff, that literal compliance with the terms of this bylaw would create an
unreasonable hardship and that the work proposed to be done (with or without
any proposed mitigative measures) will have no adverse effects of the kind which
this bylaw seeks to reduce. Each such permit shall specify the person authorized
to act, the dates on which or within which the permit will be effective, the specific
hours and days when construction otherwise prohibited may take place, and any
conditions required by the Chief to mitigate the effect thereof on the community.
The Chief may promulgate a form of application and charge a reasonable fee for
each permit. No permit may cover a period of more than thirty days. Mitigative
measures may include notice to residents in the surrounding area, and other
mitigation as determined by the Chief.
5.3.8.6 - Unreasonable Noise. Regardless of the hour or day of the week, no
construction shall be performed within the Town in such a way as to create
unreasonable noise. Noise shall be deemed unreasonable if it interferes with the
normal and usual activities of residents and businesses in the affected area and
could be reduced or eliminated through reasonable mitigative measures.
5.3.8.7 Copy of Bylaw. The Building Inspector shall deliver a copy of this bylaw
to each person to whom it issues a building permit, razing permit, electrical
permit, plumbing permit, gas permit or mechanical permit at the time that the said
permit is issued.
5.3.8.8 - Enforcement. The Police Department, Zoning Officer and/or other agent
designated by the Town Manager shall enforce the restrictions of this bylaw.
Fines shall be assessed and collected in the amount of up to $300.00 for each
violation. Each day or portion thereof that a violation continues shall constitute a
separate offense. Any alleged violation of this bylaw may, in the sole discretion
of the enforcing agent, be made the subject matter of non-criminal disposition
proceedings commenced by such agent under M.G.L. c. 40, § 21 D.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 16 To see if the Town will vote to amend the General Bylaws of the
Town of Reading by adding the following Section 5.2.10 entitled "Sight Triangles:"
5.2.10 Sight Triangles
5.2.10.1 Definition
A sight triangle is defined as that area formed by the intersection of property
lines and a straight line joining said -property lines to the street or right of way
at a point 25 feet distant from the.point of their intersection. For corner lots,
the sight triangle is determined from the point of intersection of their tangents.
5.2.10.2 Corner Lots
Except in the Downtown business district, no building, fence, wall,
landscaping, parking of vehicles,. signs, or the placement of or growing of any
other obstruction between the height of 2'/2 feet and a height of 8' shall be
located within the sight triangle so as to obstruct visibility in a manner that will
jeopardize the safety of vehicles or pedestrians. For purposes of this bylaw,
the Downtown business district is defined as that portion of the Business B
Zoning District that is generally bounded by the MBTA rail line, Woburn Street
and a line east of Main Street.
5.2.10.3 Residential Districts
On any lot in a residence district, no building, fence, wall, landscaping;
parking of vehicles, placement of signs, or the placement of or growing of any
other obstruction between the height of 2'/2 feet and a height of 8' shall be
located within 5 feet of the front lot line unless it can be demonstrated to the
satisfaction of the Chief of Police that such vegetation or structure will not
restrict visibility in such a way as to hinder the safe entry or exit of vehicles
from any driveway to the street.
5.2.10.4 Exemptions
(a) Principal buildings existing on a lot at the time of adoption of this bylaw
shall not be required to conform to this bylaw. Shade trees planted by
the Town of Reading, mailboxes, street and traffic signs, and utility
poles are also exempt from the provisions of this bylaw.
and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least
one (1) public place in each precinct of the Town not less than fourteen (14) days prior to
November 13, 2006, the date set for the meeting in said Warrant, and to publish this
Warrant in a newspaper published in the Town, or providing in a manner such as
electronic submission, holding for pickup or mailing, an attested copy of said Warrant to
each Town Meeting Member.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to
the Town Clerk at or before the time appointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this 26th day of September, 2006.
Ben Tafoy rman
James E. Bonazoli, Vice Chair an
Stephen A. Goldy, Secretary
Camille W. Anthony
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Richard W. Schubert
SELECTMEN OF READING
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SUBSEQUENT TOWN MEETING
Reading Memorial High School November 13, 2006
Town Meeting was held in the newly built High School Auditorium.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Alan E. Foulds, at 7:37 p.m., there being a
quorum present. The Invocation was given by Philip Pacino followed by Reading Memorial
High School Band playing the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, Cheryl A. Johnson, when on motion by, Ben
Tafoya, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was voted to dispense with further reading of the
Warrant except for the Officer's Return, which was read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1- Light Commissioner Phil Pacino presented the Reading Municipal Light
Department Annual Report.
Town of Reading Municipal Light Department
2005 Highlights
• The RMLD has moved its fiscal year to a June 30 year ending, which coincides with the
Town of Reading's Fiscal Year.
• The RMLD will return $2,137,387 to the Town of Reading in 2005.
• The kilowatt-hour sales for the period January through June, 2005 were 336,158,249,
which represents a 2% decrease as compared to the six-month period ended June, 2004.
The decrease was due to milder weather and the recent loss of two large commercial
customers.
• The RMLD registered a record peak demand of 167.2 megawatts in July, 2005, which is
about 10 megawatts higher than the previous peak.
• The RMLD's revenues for the six-month ending period June, 2005 were $33.2 million,
which produced a Net Income of $3.3 million.
• The RMLD fuel costs for the period January through June, 2005 were 16.9% higher than
in the period January through June, 2004.
• The RMLD has used over $3 million of reserves to meet it fuel expenses in 2005 so that
the fuel cost increases were smoothly passed onto all customers.
• The RMLD is depositing $1.7 million from Operating Cash into its Deferred Fuel
Reserve to help offset anticipated fuel price spikes this coming winter.
ARTICLE 1 - The following Report on Affordable Housing Planned Production was given by
CPDC Chairman John Sasso:
Reading Housing Plan 2006
CPDC Presentation
PURPOSE OF HOUSING PLAN
Reading has yet to achieve > 10% affordable housing
• Continue to be subject to 40B developments
• Future state funding may be at risk
A housing plan provides the community with a vision for how we can achieve the 10% goal
• Once certified by DHCD, provides for cooling off period from 4013's
• Must meet minimum annual affordable housing gains equal to 0.75% or greater (66 units
per year according to 2000 census)
OVERVIEW OF HOUSING IN READING
To determine Reading's affordable units count, the State uses decennial US Census
Total Affordable %
2000 Housing Units 8,823 420 4.7%
(US Census)
2006 Housing Units 9,274 675 7.2%
(Town counts)
...the next Census in 2010 will reflect units produced since the 2000 Census
PLAN FINDINGS - HOUSING TRENDS
Reading is a predominantly family community
• :Small Households
• Decreasing trade ups
Increase in empty nesters & early seniors
• Temporary increase in multi-family
Zoning
Primarily single-family housing
Lot sizes from 15,000 to 40,000 SF
Options for PRD's, accessory apartments & mixed use.
Market Forces & State Housing Directives
• PRD & PUD-R
• Chapter 40B & 40R State permits
HOUSING PLAN GOALS
Short-term
Goal l: Establish a strong public commitment to housing and develop proactive housing policies
Goal 2: Increase Affordable Units
Goal 3: Address mixed-use zoning in Town
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Goal 4: Promote a common understanding of the affordability issue
Goal 5: Promote Diversity in housing types and households
Goal 6: Promote Neighborhood preservation
Goal 7: Promote Long Term solutions for affordability
NEXT STEPS
Housing Plan
• Submission of Plan to DHCD
• Present Final Plan to Special Town meeting
Zoning Amendments
• Begin Evaluation of 40R/40S
• Simplify PRD overlays
Community Preservation Act
ARTICLE 1- Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner gave the following update on MWRA
water purchase.
Status of MWRA Buy-in for Full Water Supply
Completed Items
• Special Town Meeting authorizing Town to pursue becoming a full time MWRA water
service member and decommissioning and demolishing current WTP on June 15, 2006
• S E A consultants, Inc. retained to assist Town with this process on July 7, 2006
« Board of Selectmen authorized Town Manager to accept the conditions of the Administrative
Consent Order (ACO) TM negotiated and to sign on their behalf on July 31, 2006
• ACO signed by Town Manager on August 1, 2006
• MWRA Service Commitment Letter to Town received on August 3, 2006
• Notice of Project Change (NPC) submitted to MEPA on August 7, 2006
• Phase One Waiver Request submitted to MEPA ON August 7, 2006
Request to MWRA to discharge WTP tanks, for decommissioning under ACO, to MWRA
sewer submitted to MEPA on August 25, 2006
• DEP-ACO Condition 7(i) met with submittal on August 25, 2006
DEP-ACO Condition 70), Shutdown of Plant Procedure, met with approval of MA-DEP
• Request to DEP for revised sampling schedule submitted on August 25, 2006
• Water Treatment Facility Shut-Down, end of day August 31, 2006
• Presentation to Water Resources Commission at September 14, 2006 Meeting
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MWRA approval for discharging WTP tanks to sewer received on September 14, 2006
MEPA Draft Record of Decision on Phase I Waiver received September 14, 2006
MEPA Secretary's Certificate on NPC received on September 14, 2006
DEP approved revised sampling schedule on September 25, 2006
Final Record of Decision on Phase 1 Waiver received from MEPA on October 10, 2006
DEP inspected plant on October 13, 2006 and will approve shutdown plan
Future Items
* Decommissioning of TWP completed, October 31, 2006
* Submit SFEIRATA to MEPA and WRC on November 30, 2006
Comments on SFEIR due January 5, 2007
* Secretary's Certificate on SFEIR due January 12, 2007
* ITA Application Review Begins when Secretary's Certificate is received
* Meetings with WRC staff
* Water Resources Commission Hearing
* Water Resources Commission Decision
* Submittal to DEP to meet ACO Condition 7(k) within 30 days following last approval
* MWRA Advisory Board presentation and review
MWRA Board of Directors Presentation and review
Town is admitted to MWRA as a full time water service community
WP demolition
Cease use of full-time MWRA if approvals not granted by December 1, 2007 or by a later
date to be agreed to by the Town and MA-DEP
ARTICLE 1- Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner gave the following Report on Substance
Abuse:
READING COALITION
AGAINST SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• Instructional Motion from Town Meeting - November 2005
• Planning process by Chairmen of the Board of Selectmen and School Committee, with
the Superintendent of Schools and Town Manager
• Two broad-based and well attended Community Forums - Winter and Spring 2006
• Establishment of board-based Reading Coalition Against Substance Abuse (RCASA) -
August 2006
• 501c(3) private non-profit organization
• Advantage is to broaden the availability of grants and outside funding, using the
Town and/or the RCASA as appropriate
• 21 member Board representing a broad cross section of the community
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• Committees being established - if you're interested in servicing on a committee
you may contact RCASA through towmnanagergci.reading ma.us
• Through the efforts of Gary Nihan from the School department and Jane Fiore from the
Reading Health Division, the Town has received a $10,000 planning grant
• RCASA will pursue a larger 3 year grant that will enable us to hire staff and move
forward with significant programs
• Meanwhile, through the efforts of the Board and town staff - School Health Education
coordinator Gary Nihan, Reading Health Services Administrator Jane Fiore, Reading
Recreation Administrator John Feudo, and Police Chief Jim Cormier, RCASA will move
forward with programs that we can develop at this level.
ARTICLE 1 - The State of the Schools Report was given by School Superintendent Patrick
Schettini:
You are Sitting Right Here
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Mission
The Reading Public Schools strives to ensure that all students will have common challenging,
meaningful learning experiences in the academics, health and wellness, the arts, community
service, co-curricular activities and athletics.
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We will lead and manage our school community to reflect the values and culture of the Reading
Community, and guide and support our students to develop the appropriate skills, strategies,
creativity and knowledge necessary to be productive, informed, independent citizens in a global
society.
Mission
The Reading Public Schools strives to ensure that all students will have common challenging,
meaningful learning experiences in the academics, health and wellness, the arts, community
service, co-curricular activities and athletics.
We will lead and manage our school community to reflect the values and culture of the Reading
Community, and jzuide and support our students to develop the appropriate skills, strategies,
creativity and knowledge necessary to be productive, informed, independent citizens in a z1oba
socie .
Academics
• 92% of the Class of 2006 attending college
• Acceptances to many fine colleges and universities
• AP, and SAT scores continue to be very high
• 2006 MCAS
• 100% of the RMHS graduating class of 2006 passed
• Aggressively addressing improvement of MCAS scores across the district as the
difficulty of the tests have increased
Accomplishments
• Reading Students Demonstrate Their High Academic Achievement
• Reading Students Display Their Talents Outside the Classroom
• Reading Drama and Band Programs Continue to Dominate
• Reading Sports Teams Show High Level of Success
• Reading Teachers and Administrators Recognized by State and National Organizations
and present at numerous state and national conferences
• Reading Schools Recognized for Meeting High Standards
Superintendent's Awards
Daniel Milano
Class of 2007
Kristin Finigan
Class of 2007
Preparing Reading's Youth
To Be Productive, Informed, Independent, Citizens In
A Global Society
The Quandary is... .
We are currently preparing students for jobs that don't yet exist and...
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To use technologies that have not been invented yet...
In order to solve problems that we do not even know are problems yet.
Future Plans for the Reading Public Schools
• Become a District of Excellence in the Teaching and Learning of the STEM Fields
(Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics)
• Participate in Continuous Improvement Processes
• Continued NAEYC Accreditation for the RISE Pre-School
• Elementary Schools Embark on the Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School Improvement
Process
• Middle Schools to seek NEASC Accreditation
• High School NASSP Breaking Ranks and NEASC Accreditation Standards
Initiative
• Northeast Site of the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Program
• Expand the Summer Academic Enrichment Academy
• Remain Very Aggressive in Seeking Grants and Partnerships that Support the
Mission of the Reading Public Schools
Our nation can have the best education in the
a world. We can be great, innovative, and
competitive in the 21st century, and our children
can have good jobs of the emerging global
knowledge economy. But it will take will,
investment and commitment from the President to
our local school boards....
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Complacency is our enemy and must be
conquered. The time for talking is past.
Charles M. Vest, former President ofM.I. T. and
contributor to Rising Above the Gathering Storm,
publication of the National Academy of Sciences,
National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of
Medicine
Preparing Reading's Youth
To Be Productive, Informed, Independent, Citizens In
A Global Society
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ARTICLE I - On motion by Ben Tafoya, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was moved to
table the subject matter of Article 1.
ARTICLE 2 - On motion by James E. Bonazoli, Vice Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it
was moved to table the subject matter of Article 2.
ARTICLE 3 - On motion by Stephen Goldy, member of the Board of Selectmen, it was voted to
amend the FY 2007 - FY 2011 Capital Improvements Program as provided for in Section 7-7 of
the Reading Home Rule Charter and as previously amended, by adding (deleting) the following
proj ects:
FY07:
- Window & Door (Killam) add $1,500
- Boiler Feed (Birch Meadow) $5,000
- (Kitchen (Birch Meadow) -$5,000)
- Wide Area Network: 2nd loop $25,000
- Financial Systems Planning $20,000
- Handguns & Associated Leather $9,000
- Fuel System Replacement $20,000
- Playgrounds (Wood End - Article 11) $42,600
- Downtown Improvements $525,000 (debt in '09)
- Roadwork on Governor's Drive $29,705 (Sale R/E)
- RMHS building project $1.532 million (debt excl.)
- Sidewalk Improvements $325,000 (grant)
FY0R-FY11
- Playgrounds (Imagination Station) $125,000
- Artificial Turf at a Middle School $300,000
- Artificial Turf at a 2nd Middle School $500,000
- Artificial Turf at a Baseball Field $1.0 million
ARTICLE 4 - On motion by Camille W. Anthony, member of the Board of Selectmen, it was
voted to appropriate the sum of $136,550 from non-property tax local receipts for bills remaining
unpaid for fiscal year 2006 for goods & services rendered to the Town related to May 2006
flooding.
9/10 vote required
Unanimous vote declared by Moderator
Overview:
• May 2006 flooding - $160,760 in unpaid bills
• $136,550 are FY06 (prior year- Article 4)
• $ 24,210 are FY07 (current year - see Article 5)
- FEMA and the Town's insurance company together will reimburse 100% of these
bills - the Town has received the FEMA reimbursement
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- Options:
• Declare emergency in FY06 and deficit spend
• Appropriate funds in FY07 as in this Article
- Article 4 requires a 9/10 vote of Town Meeting
ARTICLE 5 - On motion by Richard W. Schubert, member of the Board of Selectmen, it was
voted to amend the following votes taken under Article 15 of the Warrant of the Annual Town
Meeting of April 24, 2006, and that the Town vote to appropriate from tax levy, state aid and
non-property tax local receipts or transfer from available funds as noted, as the result of any such
amended votes for the operation of the Town and its government:
0PE,RATING
Account
Description - FY07 Budget
Decrease
Increase
26
Community Services Salaries - transfer Town
$146,799
Clerk and staff, and Elections & Registrations
to the Finance Department
C12
Finance Salaries - transfer Town Clerk and
$146,799
staff, and Elections & Registrations from the
Community Services Dept.
27
Community Services Expenses - transfer
$ 44,647
Town Clerk and staff, and Elections &
Registrations to the Finance Department
C13
inane Expenses - transfer Town Clerk and
$ 44,647
staff, and Elections & Registrations from the
Community Services Dept.
C12
Finance Salaries - sick-leave buyback and
$ 18,500
overlap for retirements; replace with full-time
Assistant Town Clerk
G4
Town Building Maintenance - Flood damage
$24,210*
to the Library
12
DPW - Parks & Forestry Expenses (shade
$ 6,750
trees - $3.75k; Veteran's Flowers - $3k)
1
Debt Service - BAN interest for Barrows
$53,395
($48,074); Interest on refunded taxes ($5,321).
Subtotals
$191,446
$294,301
Net from Free Cash
$78,645
*Net from Non-Property Tax Local
$24,210
Receipts (fully reimbursed by FEMA &
insurance)
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ldg-S)
r(B
oiler Feed (Birch Meadow)
$5,000
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J3 (Bldg-S)
Kitchen (Birch Meadow)
$5,000
10 (DPW)
Fuel system replacement
$20,000
15 (Finance)
Wide Area network - 2nd loop
$25,000
3 (Bldg-S)
Window/Door (Killam)
$1,500
4 (Bldg-T)
Window/Door (Library)
$20,000
4 (Bldg-T)
Window/Door (Town Hall)
$10,000
6 (Finance)
Web site redesign
$15,000
9 (Police)
Handguns & Associated leathers
$9,000
4 (Bldg-T)
Carpet/flooring (Library)
$25,000
10 (DPW)
Loader JD#624 (1993 -10yr avg life)
$135,000
J2 (Schools)
Middle School computers
$40,000
5 (ComSvc)
Flexible Account
$5,000
11
(Roadway)
Governor's Drive Improvements*
$29,705
Net from Sale of Real Estate Fund*
$29,705
Net from Free Cash
$305,500
1
DPW - Water Salaries (reduced staff)
$139,844
2
DPW-Water Expenses (MWRA water)
$1,013,000
2
DPW-Water Expenses (Treatment Plant)
$129,456
2
DPW-Water Expenses (reduced staff benefits)
$58,272
2
DPW-Water Expense (repay $500,000
Treatment Plant BAN, net)
$183,714
Subtotals
$327,572
$1,196,714
Net from a combination of Water Reserves and
Increased Water Rates
$869,142
Net from Increased Water Rates
$469,142
Net from Water Reserves
$400,000
On motion by George V. Hines, Precinct 7, it was moved to amend Line F12 by removing the
shade trees in the amount of $3750.
Motion did not carry.
2/3 vote required
134 voted in the affirmative
1 voted in the negative
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November 13, 2006
OVERVIEW
General Fund Reserves
• Net Available Revenue FY08 $64,944,392
• FINCOM reserves goal 5% NAR $ 3,247,220
• Reserve status 6/30/06
• Free cash $3,233,500
• Stabilization Fund $ 851,000
• FINCOM FY07 Reserves $ 141,700
TOTAL RESERVES $4,226,200 6.5% NAR
EXCESS of 5% NAR $ 978,980
EXCESS of 5% NAR $ 978,980
FY07 Budget $ 78,645
FY07 Capital $ 305,500
Remaining excess reserves $ 594,835 (5.9% of NAR)
OVERVIEW
General Fund - FY07 Budget
Town Clerk's Office
FY07
Apr `06
FY07
Nov `06
FY08 projected
FTEs (ee's)
2.5 (4)
2.9(4)
2.5(3) to 2.9(4)
- Full-time
1.0
2.0
2.0
- Part-time
1.5(3)
0.9(2)
0.5(1) to 0.9(2)
- Benefits
3.0
3.0
3.0
Wages
$109k
$120.Ok
$120-129k
Sick/vac.
$ 7.5k
TOTAL
$109k
$127.5k
$120-129k
Capital Plan Goals
• Identify a sustainable funding mechanism;
• Create a long-term capital plan - balance the first five years against this funding
mechanism;
• Isolate large one-time capital items that may need funding outside of this regular
mechanism;
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• Identify a list of capital `catch-up' items to be funded by one-time revenue or excess free
cash in FY 2007.
FY2007 Capital Plan
• Annual Funding Mechanism $ 782,900
• Verizon Funding $ 195,000
• FY07 Capital Plan (Budget) $ 977,900
• Additional Appropriation (Fall 2006)$ 700,000
• Total Appropriation (Capital Plan) $ 1,677,900
Water (in $ millions)
FY06
FY07
Adopted Spring `06
Treatment Plant
1.93
1.57
Budget $0.3k in debt for TM water decision;
educe capital ($0.6k)
Distribution
0.80
0.94
Summer MWRA
0.66
Begin to pay for debt ($0.13) and water ($0.53)
Full MWRA
Misc.
0.93
1.03
enefits($0.36), Discount ($0.46)
Reserves
one
Water Rate
$4.78
$5.59
17% increase
FY07
FY07*
*Proposed Fall 106
Treatment Plant
1.57
1.48
Repay $0.5 WTP debt
Distribution
0.94
0.94
Summer MWRA
0.66
0.66
Full MWRA
1.01
Purchase water beyond summer usage
Misc.
1.03
1.08
enefits($0.30), Discount ($0.57)
Reserves
(0.4)
Use reserves to help offset rate increase
ater Rate
$5.59
$6.36
14% increase
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November 13, 2006
Water Rates - Projected changes since June '06
$14.00
$12.00
$10.00 -
$8.00
$6.00 - -
$4.00
$2.00 -
I
-
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Years
- Current Status - Full MWRA option (Jun'06) - New WTP (Jun'06)
FY07*
FY08
Projected Spring '07
Treatment Plant
1.48
0.28
ay remaining debt & minimal staff
Distribution
0.94
1.90
Begin to repay past water main repairs as deb
($0.6); budget for current repairs as capita
($0.5)
Summer MWRA
0.66
0.87
Full MWRA
1.01
1.79
Purchase 100% water ($1.5); pay interest o
buy-in debt ($0.3)
Misc.
1.08
1.18
Reserves
(0.4)
(0.3)
Use reserves
Water Rate
$6.36
$7.60
+19% increase
FY08
FY09
Projected Spring '08
Treatment Plant
0.28
0.28
Distribution
1.90
1.94
Summer MWRA
0.87
0.92
Full MWRA
1.79
2.62
Purchase 100% water ($1.6); repay full share o
buy-in debt ($1.0)
1.18
1.37
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eserves
(0.3)
(0.2)
Water Rate
$7.60
$9.20
20% increase
Current Status
FY06
FY07
FY07* I
FY08
FY09
Treatment Plant
1.93
1.57
1.48
0.28
0.28
Distribution
0.80
0.94
0.94
1.90
1.94
Summer MWRA
0.66
0.66
0.87
0.92
Full MWRA
1.01
1.79
2.62
Misc.
0.93
1.03
1.08
1.18
1.37
Reserves
(0.4)
(0.3)
(0.2)
Water Rate
$4.78
$5.59
$6.36
$7.60
$9.20
ARTICLE 6 - On motion'by Ben Tafoya, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was voted, in
accordance with MGL Chapter 44, Section 53E%2, to establish a Health Clinics Revolving Fund
for the purpose of using the funds generated through receipts from clinics and third party
reimbursements, to be spent on costs associated with holding clinics including but not limited to
part time salaries, supplies, travel, training, etc.; and to authorize expenditures from the Health
Clinics Revolving Fund not to exceed $25,000 during Fiscal Year 2007 for these purposes, funds
to be administered by the Health Services Administrator.
READING PUBLIC HEALTH
Core Functions
O Prevent
O Promote
O Protect
Funds reimbursed from 3rd party billing
O BOH applied and received provider number
O Pneumonia and flu immunization reimbursed by insurance for clients over 65.
O Filing completed by consultant
Immunization Program
O $18,000 cost of immunization program to BOH for only vaccine not supplied by the state.
• Guaranteed flu vaccine for homebound clients and first responders
• Human Anti - Rabies immunization for uninsured
• Meningitis prevention vaccine adolescents
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November 13, 2006
Purpose
O Disease prevention through immunization programs
O Promotion of lifestyle changes through medical screening
O Treatment of the uninsured
Health Promotion
O $4,000
O Equipment replacement and repair
O Brochure printing
O Screening materials
• Cholesterol cassettes
• Tubersol for TB screening
ARTICLE 7 - On motion by Elaine L. Webb, Chairman of the School Committee, it was voted,
pursuant to MGL Chapter 30B, Section 12, to authorize the School Committee to enter into a
contract/lease, including all extensions, renewals and options, for the provision of educational
banking facilities to serve the Reading Memorial High School community, said banking facility
to be located at the Reading Memorial High School, for a period greater than three years but not
exceeding 10 years upon such terms and conditions determined by the School Committee.
ARTICLE 8 - On motion by James E. Bonazoli, Vice Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it
was voted to appropriate the sum of $167,995 from MGL Chapter 90 available funds for
highway projects.
ARTICLE 9 - On motion by Stephen Goldy, member of the Board of Selectmen, it was voted to
transfer from the "Landfill Closure and Post-Closure Monitoring Fund" established by Article 4
of the December 9, 2002 Special Town Meeting in accordance with the requirements of the
Enterprise Fund Agreement between the Town of Reading and the Department of Environmental
Protection relative to the town's municipal solid waste disposal facility, the sum of $2,415,420 to
the Sale of Real Estate Account.
ARTICLE 10 - On motion by Elaine L. Webb, Chairman of the School Committee, it was voted
to amend the vote taken under Article 5 of the January 13, 2003 Special Town Meeting to
appropriate by borrowing, an additional sum of one million five hundred and thirty two thousand
dollars ($1,532,000) to be added to excluded debt as approved by the Director of Accounts,
Division of Local Services, for the purpose of making extraordinary repairs and/or additions to
the Reading Memorial High School at 62 Oakland Road, including the costs of engineering and
architectural fees, plans, documents, cost estimates, and related expenses incidental thereto and
necessary in connection therewith, said sum to be expended by and under the direction of the
School Committee; and voted to authorize the School Building Committee, the School
Committee, or any other agency of the Town to file applications for a grant(s), loan(s),
exclusion(s), and/or other sources of additional funding to be used to defray the cost of all or any
part of the cost of the project; and voted to authorize the School Committee to enter into all
contracts and agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Article.
2/3 vote required
130 voted in the affirmative
13 voted in the negative
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November 13, 2006
On motion by William C. Brown, Precinct 8, it was moved to adjourn at 10:45 p.m. to meet at
7:30 p.m. at the new Reading Memorial High School Auditorium, on Thursday, November 16,
2006.
155 Town Meeting Members were present.
A true copy. Attest: eryl A ohnson
Town CFrk
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SUBSEQUENT TOWN MEETING
Reading Memorial High School November 16, 2006
Town Meeting was held in the newly built High School Auditorium.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Alan E. Foulds, at 7:40 p.m., there being a
quorum present. The Moderator led the Town in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ARTICLE 11 - On motion by Camille W. Anthony, member of the Board of Selectmen, it was
voted to appropriate the sum of $42,600 from tax levy, state aid and non-property tax local
receipts for the construction of a playground at the Wood End School to provide for handicapped
access and fencing, such moneys to be spent under the direction of the Town Manager.
On motion by Gary D. Phillips, Precinct 6, it was moved that the Town vote to instruct the
School Department to fund $42,600 from their 2007 operating budget..... "for the construction
of...".
Motion to amend did not carry.
On motion by Harvey (Pete) J. Dahl, Precinct 7, it was voted to move the question on the
amendment.
2/3 vote required
120 voted in the affirmative
14 voted in the negative
Elizabeth Bostic and Monette Verrier gave the following presentation on the funding process for
Wood End:
"To see if the town will appropriate or transfer from free cash, a sum in the amount of
forty-two thousand, six hundred dollars ($42,600) to pay for.
1. The installation of rubberized surfacing to allow for full accessibility by physically
challenged people and their families at the Community Playground at Wood End
2. A fence on three sides of the play area for safety purposes."
Every child deserves a right to play and to enjoy the experience of just being a kid. Children,
regardless of their abilities should be able to play at a playground to the highest level of their
own ability. The Community Playground at Wood End will be universally accessible to children
of all abilities. So often children with disabilities are prevented from taking part in typical
playground activities, costing them opportunities for great developmental gains and the
opportunity to just have fun.
The Community playground at Wood End has been designed to be a true Reading community
playground that meets several objectives:
• Allow adults and children with physical disabilities full access to a Reading Playground
• Expand the playground as planned, so that there is a walking distance playground in all
areas of town.
• Provide all community members a safe, challenging area to rest and play while using the
ball fields.
In addition, to these stated objectives there is now the additional benefit of having an alternate
playground in town while plans are made to renew the Imagination Station area.
Given the unexpected return of almost $50,000 from the school department budget, and the fact
that the $200,000 recreational grant from the state has already been allocated to two artificial
playing fields, we ask Town Meeting to allocate these funds to play for the specialized surfacing
needed to provide full access.
MOTION UNDER ARTICLE 3
2006 SUBSEQUENT TOWN MEETING
Move that the Town vote to amend the FY 2007 - FY 2011 Capital Improvements Program as
provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule Charter and as previously amended, by
adding/modifying the following projects:
FY07:
- $
1,500 added to Window & Door (Killam) BLS-1028 (line J3)
- $
5,000 for Boiler feed (Birch Meadow) BLS-122A (line J3)
-
5,000) removed for Kitchen (Birch Meadow) BLS-121A (line J3)
- $
25,000 for Wide Area Network FIN-209A (line A5)
- $
20,000 for Financial Systems planning FIN-220 (line J6)
- $
9,000 for Handguns & Associated Leather PSP-220 (line J9)
- $
20,000 for Fuel system replacement PWE-400 (line J10)
- $
42,600 for Playgrounds (Wood End) PWP-0108 (line J14)
- $525,000 for Downtown Improvements PWR-560 (line J11)
- $
29,705 for Roadwork on Governor's Drive PWR-560* (line J11)
*Funded by Sale of Real Estate
FY08-FY11:
- $125,000 for Playgrounds (Imagination Station) PWP-010A
- $300,000 for Artificial Turf at a Middle School PWP-030
- $500,000 for Artificial Turf at a second Middle School PWP-031
- $1.0 million for Artificial Turf at a baseball field PWP-031
Board of Selectmen
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November 16, 2006
The Community Playground at
Wood End
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Wood End
a group of parents got together and decided we needed a playground for our kids...
picture story here - growing up in US - playgrounds - an experience that all are familiar
with
Our Vision
What is Reading Lacking in Terms of Playgrounds?
• A Challenging Environment for Elementary & Middle School Students
• An Inclusive Playground
Reading an innovative Leader
ADA compliance is not the same as inclusion. Most Reading parks just are not usable by
children with physical disabilities
What Do We Mean By Disability?
• Wheel Chairs
• Walkers
• Balance Issues
• Canes
• Sensory Issues
• Communication issues
• Children/grandparents/parents
• Unborn children - growing population
What Makes the Community Playground at Wood End Unique
Access
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November 16, 2006
Integration
Communication
The COMMUNITY Playground at Wood End
• Safety rated for children ages 5 & up.
• Integrated play environment for siblings and peers to play together.
• Fun & exciting options for preschoolers available at Hunt Park & the Tot Lot.
• Families from the entire Reading Community using the adjacent fields for youth sports &
activities
DONATIONS through October 27, 2006
Money Received from Individuals & Families
$
58,809.55
Money Received from Businesses
$
15,556.98
Money Received from Matching Donations
$
625.00
Wood End PTO
$
1,500.00
Money Received from Grants
$
9,000.00
CVS/Pharmac $5000
Eastern Bank $1000
Home Depot $3000
TOTAL MONEY RECEIVED AS OF 10/23/06
$
85,491.53
INCOME STATEMENT
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November 16, 2006
MONETARY COMMITMENTS through October 27, 2006
Money Committed from Individuals & Families but no
et received
$
500.00
Money Committed from Businesses but not et received
$
3,000.00
Matching Funds Not Yet Received
$
2,850.00
Wood End PTO (Money being received as expenses are
incurred)
$
500.00
AAD Sunshade Grant
$
8,000.00
Total Funds Committed as of October 23, 2006
$
14,850.00
TOTAL COMMITTED/RECEIVED as of 10/27/06
$100,341.53
Fundraising Sources
Grants
Local Businesses
Flagship Families & Individuals
Individual Donations
In-Kind Donations
The Community Playground at Wood End
**Budget/Financial Statement
10-Sep-06
Playground Construction Estimated Costs
Playground Equipment & Installation $ 69,900.00
ADA Compliant Walkway with Donor Bricks $ 7,600.00
Fencing $ 5,600.00
Wood Fiber Fill $ 5,400.00
Rubberized Surfacing to Provide True Handicapped Access $ 37,000.00
Benches $ 2,000.00
Replacement Tools $ 500.00
Fundraising Costs* $ 2,000.00
Total Budgeted Costs $130,000.00
* Please note that the Wood End PTO has donated $2,454
which is being used for fundraising expenses. We are a 100% volunteer
organization. As such; our expenses are minimal.
EXPENSES through September 10, 2006
Mailings $ 730.00
Printing $ 650.00
Website Domain Name $ 25.00
Envelopes/Stamps $ 50.00
Total Expenses to Date $ 1,455.00
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November 16, 2006
DONATIONS through September 10, 2006
Money Received from Individuals & Families
Money Received from Businesses
Money Committed from Individuals & Families
but not yet received
Money Committed from Businesses
but not yet received
Grants Received
CVS/Pharmacy $5000
Eastern Bank $1000
Home Depot $3000
Government (local & state & federal)
Wood End PTO Donation
These funds are being received as expenses
are incurred.
Total Funds Committed/Received as of September 10, 2006
IN-Kind Donations
Concrete
Excavation Equipment
Installation
Materials
Tool Rental
Misc. Materials
Food for Build Day
McClellan Concrete
Commonwealth Tank
Granada Earthmoving
Volunteers
Home Depot
Home Depot
Lowe's ($250)
Dominoes
Papa Ginos
Starbucks
Bagel World
Hood
Dunkin Donuts
Monadnock Spring Water
$ 49,218.00
$ 10,843.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,200.00
$ 9,000.00
$ 2,454.00
$ 73,715.00
1200
Website Design Northeast Cyber
Website Maintenance Pape Boston
Connecting Ramp &
Handrails 5000
Total Estimated Value of Inkind Donations 15000
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November 16, 2006
Cost Consciousness
• We save $20,000 alone by building the playground by a community build - 140
volunteers.
• In-Kind Donations that were solicited by the committee
- Concrete for equipment
- Concrete for walkway
- Labor for fence
- Heavy Equipment
- Custom Made Connecting ramp to walkway
- Build day food
- Web site design and maintenance
- Materials and tool rental for build day
- Total Estimated value of in-kind donations $17,500
• Ongoing Fundraising
Budget/Expenses
PLAYGROUND ESTIMATED COSTS
Playground Equipment & Installation
$
70,000.00
Donor Bricks & Brick gathering area
$
8,000.00
Fencing
$
4,500.00
Wood Fiber Fill
$
6,500.00
Rubberized Surfacing to Provide True Handicapped
Access
$
40,000.00
Benches
$
1,000.00
Wood, Build Da Supplies, etc.
$
500.00
Miscellaneous Costs
$
500.00
Sunshade for Playground
$
8,000.00
Fundraising Costs
$
2,000.00
Total Budgeted Costs
$141,000.00
ACTUAL EXPENSES through October 24, 2006
Playground Equipment - Game Time $ 69,986.00
Wood Fiber $ 6,531.00
Fence $ 4,500.00
Filing Fees/Advertising Fees $ 110.00
Misc. materials for Build (wood, concrete blocks, paint
stain, etc.) $ 500.00
Fundraising Expenses: $ 1,630.00
Total Expenses to Date $ 83,257.00
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November 16, 2006
TIMELINE TO INSTALLATION
Date
Activity
Responsible
Comments
3/18/06
Fundraising Committee Formed
4/15/06
Design Website
Brzezenski
4/30/06
Solicit minimum 20 Flagship
Donors - Flagship Donor
Backpack
5/1/06
Flier to go home w/students
Calareso/Brzezenski
5/1/06
Postcard Mailing to Residents
Cataldo/Tighe/Davidson
Completed & mailed
5/15/06
Mailing to local businesses
Carpinito/Herrick
Completed & mailed
Ongoing
Contact Vendors on State
Verrier/Davidson
3 Vendors Contacted
Bid List
6/15/06
Phase I Fundraising Goal
Team
Reached Early (5/06)
$25,000
6/21/06
Design Day
Team
included!
July Game Time Pitch Team
Landscape Pitch
7/19/06 Mark site Cataldo, Feudo, DPW
7/20/06 Ensure no utilities involved Dig Safe
7/26/06 Decision on vendor & design
7/28/06 Test Pit dug
Committee & Feudo
DPW & Feudo
8/15/06 Phase II Fundraising Goal Team, Conservation
Feudo, Cataldo
8/16/06 Conservation Committee Mtg Brzezenski, Verrier,
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completed-site
marked off - final
measurement is 75' X
100'
Town arranging Dig
Safe
Chose Game Time
Check for ledge - if
we have to let vendor
know ASAP - large
boulders found
Large enough to
change location -
now upper culvert -
postpone date to ?
Reached Early (6/06)
$50,000
Need to meet with
Subsequent Town Meeting
November 16, 2006
Calareso Conservation Comm
re moving playground
to upper culvert
Scheduled for 9/13
9/6/06
9/8/06
Send Backpack Flier Home J. Calareso
to recruit volunteers for Build Day
Fundraising Goal
Team
Need $69,800 in
account to order
Town will handle the
Purchase Order
Verrier responsible for
getting component
listing & associated
prices from vendor
9/11/06 Purchase Order completed/
Equipment ordered
Town-John Souza
9/15/06 Secure food vendors for build day Cote/W. Calareso
9/27/06 Dream Dinner Fundraising Event W. Calareso
10/1/06 Phase III Fundraising Goal Team
10/5/06 Fuddruckers Fundraising Event Committee
10/6/06 Order Engineered Wood Fiber Verrier, Feudo
Safety Surfacing
10/14/06 Wood End Harvest Fair Committee
Prior to Bring fill to site DPW
10/15/06
Prior to Holes augered - playground
10/15/06 vendor responsible for marking
Prior to Walkway completed and berm
10/15/06 built
Add low lighting to field area
Publicity
10/15/06 Building containment box
Vendor & DPW
holes
CataldoBrezezenski/
Verrier, Feudo
Grayson/Texiera
Cataldo
North Andover
$75,000
Need volunteers to
man. table
Need additional $5400
in account to order
Need volunteers to
man table
Feudo will ask Mike
Beauvais to assist
Needs to be completed
sometime in early
DPW will auger the
holes
Feudo coordinating w/
engineers to layout
walkway; Brezezenski
coordinating Fu with
Town to have how
lighting added to
current parking lot
Articles/letters in local
paper. Call radio
stations, media, etc.
Need volunteers to
assist with this-John
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November 16, 2006
10/15/06 Confirm all food vendors/build day Cote/Calareso
10/20/06 Wood Fiber delivered Cataldo, Verrier
10/16/06 Playground equipment arrives Cataldo, Feudo
Unload from truck
10/21/06 Build Day
10/22/06 Build Day 2
10/26/06 Park open to public
10/26/06 Publicity
11/1/06 Town Meeting
1/1/07 New Year - Fundraising
1/15/07 Fundraising Event
2/28/07 Order Donor Bricks
4/1/07 Fundraising Goal
4/1/07 Publicity
Cataldo, Feudo
Feudo & Davidson
Grayson/Texiera
Brzezenski/Verrier
Committee
Brzezenski
Brzezenski
Team
Grayson/Texiera
Spring 2007 Fencing Cataldo/Feudo
Order bench(es) Brzezenski
Installation of rubber surface Verrier, Feudo
Ribbon Cutting Team
Have wood fiber
dumped area next to ?
How many people
needed to unload the
truck? DPW has a
forklift attachment &
Will provide this plus
the driver to assist.
How much needs to be
.done by hand? Will
need to secure the site
w/caution tape to keep
people out. Notify
committee & all
volunteers on hand
Wood fiber spread
Tape removed & park
ready to go
Thank you letter to
community
Request Funding for
rubberized surfacing
Mailing
Raise TOTAL amount!
Ribbon Cutting Publicity
PO will be via Gametime
Invite Selectmen, Manager
School
Financial Request
0
$42,60
• $4500.00 Actual cost of materials for the fence
• $38,100.00 Quote to install poured in place rubberized surfacing for 3700 square feet of
play surface.
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Subsequent Town Meeting
November 16, 2006
How Can You Help?
• Vote YES on Article 11!
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ARTICLE 12 - On motion by Richard W. Schubert, member of the Board of Selectmen, it was
voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen to release all of the Town's right, title and interest in a
twenty (20) foot wide drainage easement located upon the property at 37 Joseph Way, Assessor's
Map 191, rParcel 47, presently owned by Stephen A. and Julie A. Voegelin, as shown on a plan
entitled "Plan of Land in Reading, MA Showing Easement Abandonment", prepared by
Middlesex Survey Inc. Land Surveyors of 131 Park Street, North Reading, MA 01864 dated
September 20, 2006.
2/3 vote required
Declared unanimous by Moderator
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November 16, 2006
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ARTICLE 13 - On motion by Richard W. Schubert, member of the Board of Selectmen, it was
moved that the care, custody, and control of the parcels shown on Assessors Map 123, and
identified as parcels 16-32, 34, 48-54, 58-62 and 139 as well as the unimproved portions of the
ways shown on Assessors Map 123 and identified as Cold Spring Road, Grandview Avenue,
Tower Road, Chestnut Street & Oakland Road, which are located within, between or which abut
the aforementioned parcels, be transferred from the School Department to the Board of
Selectmen.
2/3 vote required
64 voted in the affirmative
67 voted in the negative
Motion did not carry.
On motion by Gail F. Wood, Precinct 2, it was moved to lay Article 13 on the table.
Motion carried.
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ARTICLE 2 - On motion by Gail F. Wood, Precinct 2, it was moved to remove Article 2 from
the table.
Motion carried.
ARTICLE 2 - On motion by Gail F. Wood, Precinct 2, it was moved that the Board of
Selectmen be and hereby are instructed to bring to Town Meeting any proposed sale of the land
on Oakland Road.
Motion carried.
ARTICLE 2 - On motion by William C. Brown, Precinct 8, it was moved that the School
Committee be and hereby are instructed to transfer care, custody and control of the Library
parking lot on Deering Street to the Board of Selectmen.
Motion did not carry.
ARTICLE 2 - On motion by Gail F. Wood, Precinct 2, it was moved to lay Article 2 on the
table.
Motion carried.
ARTICLE 13 - On motion by Gail F. Wood, Precinct 2, it was moved to remove Article 13
from the table. (see above vote)
Motion carried.
OVERVIEW
■ Owned mostly/entirely by the Town
■ Taken for tax title
■ On July 31, School Committee voted to "Relinquish all rights, if any.."
■ May 4, 2006 Town Meeting Instructional Motion -
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- ■ Total area of approximately 90,000 Square Feet plus streets
■ Zoned 5-15 - 15,000 s.f lots
■ Topographically "challenged - ledge and hills
■ Full access to utilities
■ Receive proposals
■ Review proposals with the Task Force and with the community - public process
■ Recommend purchase to the Board of Selectmen
■ Board of Selectmen award sale
■ Board of Selectmen enter into a Purchase and Sale agreement
■ Close the transaction subject to conditions as established.
■ Proceeds of the sale go into the Sale of Real Estate fund, perhaps for purchase and
development of other open space
ARTICLE 14 - On motion by James E. Bonazoli, Vice Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it
was voted to accept the provisions of Mass. Gen. Laws c. 39 section 23D as to all adjudicatory
hearings conducted by all town boards, committees and commissions.
ARTICLE 15 - On motion by Stephen Goldy, member of the Board of Selectmen, and amended
by Jeffrey W. Struble, Precinct 7, it was voted to amend the General Bylaws of the Town of
Reading by adding the following Section 5.5 entitled "Construction Hours and Noise Limits"
5.5.8 - Construction Hours and Noise Limits
5.5.8.1 - Purpose. The intent of this bylaw is to regulate the hours during which
construction and demolition activities may take place within the Town and otherwise to
limit the impact of such activities on nearby residents and business.
5.5.8.2 - Definition
"Construction" shall mean and include the construction, reconstruction,
alteration, repair, demolition and/or removal of any building, structure or substantial part
thereof if such work requires a building permit, razing permit, electrical permit, plumbing
permit, gas permit, or mechanical permit. "Construction" shall also include excavation
that involves the use of blasting jackhammers, pile drivers, back hoes and /or other heavy
equipment. "Construction" shall also include the starting of any machinery related to the
above; deliveries; fueling of equipment; and any other preparation or mobilization for
construction which creates noise or disturbance on abutting properties.
"Small Contractor" shall mean a licensed person hired to perform less
substantial construction work.
"Less Substantial Construction" shall mean work performed mall
entirely on the interior of a building, with no evidence of such
activitv visible or audible at the property line of the property where
construction is taking place.
5.5.8.3 - Hours. No person shall perform any construction within the Town except
between the following hours, except that set-up and delivery may take place as early.
as 6:30 am:
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• 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday;
• 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays;
• None on Sundays and legal holidays.
5.5.8.4 - Exemptions. The restrictions set forth in this bylaw shall not apply to any work
performed as follows:
• By any Federal or State Department, Reading Department of Public Works, the
Reading Municipal Light Department and/or any contractors working directly for
these agencies, when working within a public way or within easements;
• By a resident on or in connection with his residence, without the aid of hired
contractors, whether or not such residence is a detached single family home;
• In the case of less substantial construction performed by a small contractor
as defined above.
• In the case of work occasioned by a genuine and imminent emergency, and then
only to the extent necessary to prevent loss or injury to persons or property.
5.5.8.5 - Permits. The Chief of Police or his designee (the Chief), may in his reasonable
discretion, issue permits in response to written applications authorizing applicants to
perform construction during hours other than those permitted by this bylaw. Such
permits may be issued upon a determination by the Chief, in consultation with the
Building Inspector, the Town Engineer or other Town staff, that literal compliance with
the terms of this bylaw would create an unreasonable hardship and that the work
proposed to be done (with or without any proposed mitigative measures) will have no
adverse effects of the kind which this bylaw seeks to reduce. Each such permit shall
specify the person authorized to act, the dates on which or within which the permit will
be effective, the specific hours and days when construction otherwise prohibited may
take place, and any conditions required by the Chief to mitigate the effect thereof on the
community. The Chief may promulgate a form of application and charge a reasonable
fee for each permit. No permit may cover a period of more than thirty days. Mitigative
measures shall include notice to residents in the surrounding area, and other mitigation as
determined by the Chief. Objections by such residents shall be noted by the Chief
and shall be taken into account when considering issuance of such permit.
5.5.8.6 - Unreasonable Noise. Regardless of the hour or day of the week, no construction
shall be performed within the Town in such a way as to create unreasonable noise. Noise
shall be deemed unreasonable if it interferes with the normal and usual activities of
residents and businesses in the affected area and could be reduced or eliminated through
reasonable mitigative measures.
5.5.8.7 - Copy of Bylaw. The Building Inspector shall deliver a copy of this bylaw to
each person to whom it issues a building permit, razing permit, electrical permit,
plumbing permit, gas permit or mechanical permit at the time that the said permit is
issued.
5.5.8.8- Enforcement. The Police Department, Zoning Officer and/or other agent
designated by the Town Manager shall enforce the restrictions of this bylaw. Fines shall
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5.5.8.8- Enforcement. The Police Department, Zoning Officer and/or other agent
designated by the Town Manager shall enforce the restrictions of this bylaw. Fines shall
be assessed and collected in the amount of up to $300.00 for each violation. Each day or
portion thereof that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. Any alleged
violation of this bylaw may, in the sole discretion of the enforcing agent, be made the
subject matter of non-criminal disposition proceedings commenced by such agent under
Section 21D of Chapter 40 of the General Laws.
On motion by Mary Ellen O'Neill, Precinct 6, it was moved to amend Section 5.5.8.3 by
removing the words "except that set-up and delivery may take place as early as 6:30 a.m.
Motion did not carry.
On motion by Mary Ellen O'Neill, Precinct 6, it was moved to amend Section 5.5.8.3 by
changing revised time of 7 a.m. on Saturdays back to 8 a.m.
Motion did not carry. Change in amendment stands.
On motion by Jeffrey W. Struble, Precinct 7, it was moved to remove from Section 5.5.8.2 under
second bulleted item the words "by a small contractor".
Motion carried.
***Note - language shown in bold and underlined is a change from the warrant article.***
ARTICLE 15 as amended carried - Unanimous vote declared by Moderator
ARTICLE 16 - On motion by Camille W. Anthony, member of the Board of Selectmen, and
amendment by Timothy R. Twomey, Precinct 4, it was moved to amend the General Bylaws of
the Town of Reading by adding the following Section 5.2. 10 entitled "Sight Triangles:":
5.2.10- Sight Triangles
5.2.10.1 Definition
A sight triangle is defined as that area formed by the intersection of . property lines
and a straight line joining said property lines to the street or right of way at a point 25
feet distant from the point of their intersection. For corner lots, the sight triangle is
determined from the point of intersection of their tangents.
5.2.10.2 Corner Lots
Except in the Downtown business district, no building, fence, wall, landscaping,
parking of vehicles, signs, or the placement of or growing of any other obstruction
between the height of 2 %2 feet and a height of 8 feet shall be located within the sight
triangle so as to obstruct visibility in a manner that will jeopardize the safety of
vehicles or pedestrians, unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the
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Chief of Police that such vegetation or structure will not restrict visibility in such
a way as to hinder public safety.
For purposes of this by-law, the Downtown business district is defined as that portion
of the Business B Zoning District that is generally bounded by the MBTA rail line,
Woburn Street and a line east of Main Street.
5.2.10.3 Residential Districts
On any lot in a residence district, no building, fence, wall, landscaping, parking of
vehicles, placement of signs, or the placement of or growing of any other obstruction
between the height of 2 '/z feet and a height of 8 feet shall be located within 5 feet of
the front lot line unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Chief of
Police that such vegetation or structure will not restrict visibility in such a way as to
hinder the safe entry or exit of vehicles from any driveway to the street.
5.2.10.4 Exemptions
(a) Principal buildings existing on a lot at the time of adoption of this bylaw shall
not be required to conform to this bylaw. Shade trees planted by the Town of
Reading, mailboxes, street and traffic signs, and utility poles are also exempt
from the provisions of this bylaw.
(b) Fences of "open-type construction" defined herein as a fence constructed so that
its vertical surface area is unobstructed, enabling motorists and pedestrians to
have a clear view through such fence (e.g., a fence of chain-link or post and rail
construction).
On motion by Timothy R. Twomey, Precinct 4, it was moved to delete Section 5.2.10.3 in its
entirety and renumber the following sections.
Motion carried.
On motion by George V. Hines, Precinct 7, it was moved to remove "Shade trees planted by the
Town of Reading," from Section 5.2.10.4.
Motion did not carry.
Original Motion as amended did not carry.
***Note - language shown in bold and underlined is a change from the warrant article.***
ARTICLE 1 - On Motion by Ben Tafoya, it was moved to remove Article 1 from the table.
ARTICLE 1 - Town Manager Peter Hechenbleikner presented Town Meeting with the
following update on the Addison Wesley/Pearson Site.
ADDISON WESLEY / PEARSON UPDATE
• The AW/P office campus has been closed for several years, other than for Town
Elections
• The Town worked with the property owner to develop the current zoning on the property
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• The owner has brought forth a proposed development for a lifestyle mall, which does not
conform with existing zoning
• Mall proposal brought forward January 2005
• Sequence of discussions by the Community, Board of Selectmen, CPDC
• AWWG met from May to August 2006 - reached some important conclusions
• Board of Selectmen determined that developer's proposal did not meet the vision outlined
in the AWWG report
• What Now????
• Board of Selectmen has agreed to move forward with a process that will:
• Help heal the divisions within the community over this issue
• Develop a vision, and specific plan for the site, to be implemented through zoning
amendments.
• Participants:
• Property owner
• Town Meeting Members
• CARE
• RRRED
• Town Government
• The Community
• Process:
• Hire a professional to design and implement a "Charette"
• Determine common ground (Group)
• Develop 3 to 4 alternative scenarios (traffic and financial/RE Market feasibility
review)
- ` • Review Alternatives (group process)
• Finalize vision
• Process (continued)
• Either: Develop Zoning Bylaw Amendments and ask Town Meeting for approval;
• Or: Ask the property owner to bring forward a proposal that meets the vision, and
then re-zone the property
• 'NEXT STEPS
• Get - estimated cost is $50,000
• Hire a consultant
• Complete by March 31 (not including zoning amendments)
ARTICLE 1 - On motion by Ben Tafoya, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was moved to
table the subject matter of Article 1.
ARTICLE 2 - On motion by Ben Tafoya, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was moved to
removed Article 2 from the table.
ARTICLE 2 - Robert H. Soli, Precinct 4, moves to instruct the Board of Selectmen to appoint a
committee to study the election process in Reading and to report to the Spring 2007 Town
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Meeting, with the committee to include at least 2 part-time election workers from the staff of
wardens, assistant wardens, clerks, and registrars.
Motion carried.
ARTICLE 2 - On motion by Ben Tafoya, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was moved to
table the subject matter of Article 1.
On motion by Ben Tafoya, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was moved to adjourn at
11:13 p.m. sine die.
146 Town Meeting Members were present.
A true copy. Attest: Chery /~.Johns n
Town Clerk
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