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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-04-14 Annual Town Meeting MinutesANNUAL TOWN MEETING Reading Memorial High School April 14, 1997 Paul C. Dustin presented the gavel to the newly elected Moderator, Alan E. Foulds. The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Alan E. Foulds, at 7:50 p.m., there being a quorum present. George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, presented a lifetime award to Paul C. Dustin for his service in local government. The Invocation was given by The Reverend Jean Russo-Parks, Old South United Methodist Church. There was a moment of silence for Town Meeting Members, Frank Gorgone and Bob Griffin, who passed away this year followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The new Town Meeting Members were given the Oath of Office by the Moderator, Alan E. Foulds. The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, Cheryl A. Johnson, when on motion by George V. Hines, 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. Moderator Alan E. Foulds makes the following announcements: 1. When speaking, please use the microphone and state your name and precinct. This will enable not only those in attendance to hear you, but those watching on cable, as well. 2. All proposed amendments, except for minute procedural and grammatical errors, must be submitted to the Town Clerk in writing. All reports must also be submitted to the Clerk. 3. According to our By-Laws, non-Town Meeting Members may speak but only after all Members that want to speak have done so. If you are a non-Town Meeting Member and you know beforehand that you may want to take part in the debate, it would be wise to inform the Chair in advance. This does not preclude those with information pertinent to the debate from speaking, as Town Meeting has the right to be fully informed before all votes. The Chair will decide those issues as they arise. Only those sitting in front of the checkers will be considered as voting members. 4. Moving the Question: This motion is a legitimate tool for ending debate. Since it takes a 2/3 vote, debate can only be closed when an overwhelming majority feels that enough has been said, safeguarding the minority. -I- Two comments: The Chair will recognize this motion if it is the only purpose for which the Member has risen. In other words, a person taking part in the debate cannot make the motion at the end of his or her comments. Please keep in mind that on important issues, there may be times when non Town Meeting Members might want to speak but are waiting for all Members to finish, as prescribed in the By-Laws. Passage of this motion precludes them from doing so. Although this body can do what it wishes with this issue, the Chair will inform the meeting if it is known that someone from the back had planned to speak. 5. Last year, an instructional motion was passed requesting that this opening session take place at the newly renovated Auditorium at the Parker Middle School. The Chair has been informed that this did not happen because the Auditorium's readiness could not be assured. 6. One Historical Note: Lynn Village became Reading in 1644, an event that we commemorated just a few years ago. It was not, however, until December 6, 1647 that we held our first Annual Town Meeting. Although the Annual Meeting has migrated from December into the Spring, it has been held every year since then. Tonight, we all become a part of history as we convene Reading's 350th Annual Town Meeting. As far as we can tell, this makes us the 25th oldest continuous democracy in the world. ARTICLE 2 - George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, presented the following State of the Town Report: I am deeply honored to once again have the privilege of addressing Town Meeting as Chairman of the Selectmen on the State of the Town. I'm pleased to welcome the new Moderator, Alan Foulds, and wish him all the success and wisdom of his predecessors. As we convene on the cusp of another New England Winter blessed by the fact that this one was moderate as New England Winters are measured, I feel that I can also report that the state of the Town is good. By any measure, Reading continues to be a good hometown, a good, safe, caring friendly place to live and raise a family. This comfortable hometown environment is not only our heritage but also our legacy and, from all indications, this atmosphere will not deteriorate but will certainly as death and taxes change and hopefully improve. Fiscal Issues Years of experience in Town Government, including Town Meeting, have given me the understanding that the Town's fiscal status is always considered in the most conservative of terms (a euphemism for gloomy), and we are sure to hear about the need for continued conservatism or -2- - face potential projections of future deficits, a position with which few of us would disagree but that should not prevent us from seeing our situation in anything but the most positive of terms. We cannot adopt an unbalanced budget and, therefore, the second fiscal path the Town has followed over recent history should continue to serve us well in the future if we continue to steer that course. Fortunately, Reading and the other 338 communities in Massachusetts have convinced State Government to return to adhering to appropriate lottery distribution formulas and for the 2nd year of a three year program, we have seen the return of that money to the cities and towns move back toward the levels the original lottery legislation intended. We have developed a process for developing the municipal budget using a Budget Council wherein the major policy bodies participate in a kind of partnering process to build a budget in a fair equitable manner. The FY '98 budget was developed using this process for the second year now. It is working well and the participants have discussed formalizing the process with an agreement. We are well along a continuing multi-year capital spending process which is based on prudent planning, and has allowed us to begin the reversal of years of infrastructure decay. This program has yielded new schools, improved recreation facilities, renewed roadways and planning for other municipal and school facilities. None of this activity has proceeded sufficiently to offset deficiencies especially in the area of roads, but it is being done within available resources: We have also laid the ground work for a maintenance program to protect the investment in our renewed capital facilities. All of this effort on the fiscal front has enabled us to secure the lowest bond rating in the history of Reading government. These fiscal successes do not mean ' unlimited resources or complete renewal of facilities but do provide the knowledge that we can provide the services citizens want with the quality they deserve. Water For our community, water has always been an important issue. We have always relied on our own water system which has become increasingly fragile in an environmental sense. The infamous Route 93 gasoline spill of September, 1992 has required us to operate with conservation measures to protect our wellfields for 5 years. These prudent measures have slowly been relaxed or refined each Spring as we have learned more about the exact status of the impact of this incident in our water system. We have consistently been able to assure our citizens of the safety of our drinking supply because of these measures but, hopefully, final resolution is on the horizon and we will be able to lift all restrictions soon. We are also communicating with the State to get them to adopt containment strategies for the highway facilities to prevent future incidents. Our water is currently being tested by an outside consultant to address a taste issue unrelated to but possibly a consequence of the gas spill. While we can continue to assure that the water is safe, we will soon,' possibly as soon as this week and if so will update Town Meeting before we adjourn, be able to understand the taste issue and develop a remedy. -3- Development On the development front, we are working on a number of projects. As Chairman, I revived the Business Park Task Force concept with the appointment of a new committee chaired by Selectman Ensminger to develop a pro-active plan for development of the former landfill. The Selectmen have made this the Town's highest priority, and this Town Meeting will be asked to fund that effort. The Downtown turnaround, driven by a grass . roots coalition of citizens and business people in partnership with Town Government is moving toward a vision of a renewed New England village and the results are becoming evident. New and remodeled buildings, reuse of former municipal buildings, new and more aesthetic signing and reduction of vacant retail space are all further signs of the success of this effort and much more is yet to come. Once again, this is an area Town Meeting can become a factor in the success of this program. Community Day_ Thanks to the tireless effort of Selectman Camille Anthony and her small, but dedicated legion of volunteers, 1997 will once again see the celebration of Community Day. Police Station The development of an improved Police Station is both a public safety issue and a development issue and has consumed an enormous amount of energy and will likely consume a lot of this Town Meeting as we are asked to consider plans to achieve an improved police facility. Few would question the need for this facility. The Board has developed a plan for the project which will serve the needs of the department for the foreseeable future and will contribute to the economic vitality of the Downtown. The completion of this project is a major goal of the Board of Selectmen for FY '98, and the project needs approval to continue a strong public safety program. FY98 Goals In July, the Board of Selectmen began a process of developing goals. The intention of this process was to develop a work plan and foundation on which to build the FY98 budget. I have already mentioned the landfill development and the Police Station as two of the top ten major goals adopted by the Board, and we have made significant progress in those areas already. The other major goals are: Downtown revitalization, public safety staffing, water issues, continued Municipal/School cooperation, tax rate stabilization, solid waste issues, parks improvement and recreation staffing. - Z. I As I mentioned, significant progress has already been achieved on some of these goals. We will be reviewing a budget which includes funding for others and the goals we have set that can't be achieved will be evaluated for other solutions or future consideration. Town Meeting's -4- _ deliberation and approval is critical to the process of implementing these goals. Whatever the outcome of this Town Meeting, we will go forward with the realization that there are no insurmountable issues but that whatever challenges we face as a community we need but to confront them through friendly discourse with respect for each other in working toward the common good. This urging to emphasize the positive is not offered with an intent to ignore the problems posed by society in 1997. We must deal with those issues and we are but the intent here is to help us focus on the positive aspects of life in Reading, and realize the benefits we enjoy and the hope we have for the future of a community working together. Thank you and God bless. ARTICLE 2 - Dennis Richards, Associate Superintendent of Schools, and Beth Klepeis, Treasurer, presented the following Berger Award: Arnold Berger was a beloved philanthropist in the Town of Reading. He was an usher and then rose to management at the movie theater on South Main Street near the present VFW. He worked for General Cinema and was paid in stock, which multiplied in value over the years. It was his good fortune in the stock market which allowed him to give so generously to his favorite causes, among them the School Department. In 1985, he decided to donate 200 shares of stock to create an Exemplary Teacher Award(s) for Reading teachers. The actual motion at Town Meeting was as follows: ADJOURNED SPECIAL TOWN MEETING October 3, 1985 Article 8: Elizabeth W. Klepeis moved that the Town vote to accept 200 shares of General Cinema Corporation stock as a gift from Dorothy and Arnold Berger to create a Trust Fund, the income from which will be used annually for Exemplary Teacher Award(s). This motion as amended was voted in the affirmative. Larry Drew, Town Clerk, signed the copy of the motion as a true copy. Arnold Berger liked to have the Town sell his stock. He had anticipated that the 200 shares of stock would bring about $7,000. By the time Town Meeting had acted, the stock had lost a little value, leaving the fund with a principle balance of $6,856. ARTICLE 2 - James E. Biller, Precinct 6, recognized the accomplishments of the Coolidge Middle School Science Olympiad Team. The team is a premier science competition in the country which placed 5th in the overall competition last year and 1 st in Massachusetts. Fred Van Magness requests to make a point on the Berger Award and its change of format from a teacher award to a school award. -5- ARTICLE 2 - Russell T_ Graham, Chairman of the School Building Committee, presented the following Report of Progress: Mr. Moderator: Our report this evening is basically in two parts. One, a brief update on the Parker project, and secondly a report relative to the three Articles on the elementary schools and on the high school. As you may remember, and as the Moderator has noted, we are supposed to be at the Parker Middle School this evening surrounded by enhanced ambiance and, far more importantly, seated on cushioned seats. Unfortunately, the only part of the project behind schedule is the Auditorium. We do look forward to convening in that location in the Fall, and we hope you will find it worth the wait. We are, I am told, about three weeks or so away from a completed Auditorium. We are happy to report that the project overall is proceeding smoothly, and we have every anticipation that it will be finished before schedule and below budget. The occupation of the building under Phase 1 was accomplished successfully, and the ongoing construction of Phase 2 is being done with a minimal impact on the operations of the building and the education of the students therein. With a little time left, the Parker project will give to Reading a wonderful building, pleasing to the eye, pleasant to the occupants and capable of providing a superior education to its student body, and as we have said, on time and below budget. Special thanks has to go to the School administration and particularly to Dr. Delaney for it is his and their involvement, experience and educational expertise that has made the difference. Your School Building Committee would be remiss in not extending its thanks and recognizing the contributions of Rich Radville, one of our members and liaison to the project from the School Building Committee, the hours of time and degree of devotion to this project go far beyond the call of duty. He represents the finest standards of volunteer service to the community. The second part of our report relates to the Articles on school buildings. On behalf of the Committee, we must note that these are School Committee Articles not submitted by the School Building Committee although four members of our Committee served on the Task Force formed by the Superintendent. Two of these Articles are specific to the Joshua Eaton School and the Birch Meadow School, and go to completing the needs of these two buildings. A logical question is why we must spend more money on two buildings which have already been addressed by the School Building Committee and on which significant sums have been spent. It might be helpful in that regard to give a little history of the projects. When it became apparent that enrollment at the elementary level was expanding at a rate not able to be adequately satisfied by the physical space available, a committee was formed to put together a plan to meet those needs. They did so and they did it well. That plan contained within -6- it much of what you will be asked to approve under the elementary school Articles at this Town Meeting. - r The timing of that presentation to Town Meeting could not have been worse. The long touted mass economic miracle had turned into an economic downfall that had significant negative impact on local communities including most assuredly the Town of Reading. State aid to cities and towns was decreased to catastrophic levels, and some within State government publicly doubted the ability of the committee to even do that. Our own Town budget reflected the downturn and the ability, never mind the will, of Town Meeting to fund significant building projects dependent upon State reimbursement was virtually non-existent. Town Meeting turned down the projects and, as one of its primary reasons, gave the belief that the State could not keep its reimbursement obligations to cities and towns. A concerned group then took the issue to the voters as a debt exclusion override. Not surprising in such economic times, the voters rejected the override. The problem, however, had not gone away, and Town Meeting realizing this to be a Town problem took the issue on. From the ashes of all this came your School Building Committee who could ask for a more auspicious beginning. As a result of the debate and decision, the School Building Committee determined that the critical problem, the priority concern was enrollment and the need to provide space for the increase. The Committee also recognized that not much faith was, at that juncture in time, being given to the State's ability to reimburse. The challenge thus was to bring to Town Meeting a plan which at minimal addressed the space to provide for increased enrollment at a cost which was able to be sustained by Reading even if the State were not to reimburse Reading for 66% of the cost. Let me assure you, it was a challenge. Town Meeting approved the resulting plan. The two elementary buildings completed reflect the addressing of the critical problem within the financial constraints imposed. Let me here reassure all that despite the understandable concerns of the time, the Commonwealth kept its commitment to school buildings and, in every case, reimbursed to the cities and towns all it had agreed to. The two School Committee Articles within this Town Meeting attempt to address those areas of concern put to one side under the stress and political realities of another time. The School Building Committee unanimously supports both of these Articles as reflecting improvements that ought and need to be done at both schools. In the Fall Town Meeting, in our recommendation to not proceed with renovations to the Reading Memorial High School, we also warned Town Meeting that some safety and most mechanical problems outlined in the architect's report would not go away, and the age and condition of same would require the attention of Town Meeting. Article 13 of this Town Meeting reflects that reality. The School Building Committee unanimously supports that Article. At the same time, we recognize the dilemma of having to infuse money into a building which has far -7- more needs than these and urge actions which would potentially provide the fiscal means to address the total high school problem be moved as expeditiously as possible. The Selectmen, relative to the landfill, have some Articles which could do so and we urge your support of these as well. In summary, we, in typical Reading fashion, move forward sometimes slowly, always conservatively, but ultimately successfully in solving the space problems of our schools. With the Town's patience and with your support, the problems will be resolved for this Town has not in the past and will not now waiver in its commitment to providing a superior education to the children of Reading, all of whom we in Town Meeting must never forget are our children. Thank you, Mr. Moderator. ARTICLE 2 - Kay E. Clark, Precinct 1, presented the following Report of Progress from the Solid Waste Advisory Committee: Last year our Committee made a presentation to ;you on the advantages of a Pay-As-You-Throw trash collection system for Reading. Our intention was to inform the Town on Pay-As-You-Throw and to start the process of public input to our plans. Through letters, calls and meetings, we did receive input from the Town. These comments and questions made it clear that we need to discuss many of the reducing, reusing and recycling issues with the Town before our Committee can focus on one particular program such as Pay-As-You-Throw. During the late Summer and Fall, the Committee collected information on recycling in Reading. You may have seen us at the election at Fall Town Meeting, or at a table at the Atlantic. I'd like to thanks everyone who participated in our survey for your help. Mostly, recyclers answered our survey, 95%. The recyclers cited conservation of resources and concern about the environment as primary reasons to recycle. Those who did not recycle were residents who had no access to curbside recycling. The Committee used the information from the survey and from public input to plan a Reduce, Reuse and Recycle campaign with the goal of reducing solid waste and increasing recycling in Reading. We've presented the outline of this campaign to the Select Board, and have received their support. As a start, we developed the following goals for Reading to meet by the year 2000: • 100% participation • 25% curbside weight 50% diversion rate (by weight) -8- Currently; Reading's figures are at 76% participation rate (measured by the DPW by counting recycling bins over a four week period), and 12% curbside weight (from the DPW's weight statistics), 21% diversion rate (our report card measure). Over the next three years, we plan to help Reading reach these goals through education programs, incentive programs (that's where Pay-As-You-Throw fits in), and by developing appropriate solutions to recycling problems. A short list of some of the projects in progress for the next few months include: activities for Earth Week and Community Day, a state sponsored program on earthworm composting presented to the Killam school kindergartners, and establishing a drop-off site for recyclables for the use of apartment and Condo residents. As a reminder, if anyone wishes to "dig deeper" into a solid waste or recycling subject, a box containing current literature is maintained in the local history room of the public library. Also, our regular meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30 at Town Hall. We are always. glad to have visitors contribute to our proceedings. ARTICLE 2 - On motion by George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was moved to lay Article 2 on the table. ARTICLE 3 - On motion by Sally M. Hoyt, Board of Selectmen, it was moved that Article 3 be tabled. ARTICLE 4 - On motion by Daniel A. Ensminger, Board of Selectmen, it was voted to amend the FY 1997-FY 2006 Capital Improvement Program dated April 14, 1997 as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule Charter and as previously amended, as follows: see chart ARTICLE 5 - On motion by Camille W. Anthony, Vice Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was moved that the Town indefinitely postponed the subject matter of Article 5. ARTICLE 6 - On motion by Daniel A. Ensminger, it was voted to adopt the FY 1998-FY 2007 Capital Improvement Program, dated April 14, 1997, as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule Charter. On motion by Janet Baronian, Precinct 8, to amend PW-S-03 by deleting funding until FY 1999. Amendment did not carry. 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OVRD. SALE OF CEMETERY LOTS DEBT TO BE AUTHORIZED 6183.0 ENTERPRISE APPROP. 988.8 D ENTERPRISE DEBT 7000.0 GRANT OUTSIDE FUNDING 2159.0 SALE OF REAL ESTATE 17561.7 967.8 831.1 748.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1500.0 2100.0 672.0 891.5 931.6 840.0 9240.0 7510.0 1279.0 812.0 12970.3 3042.7 12313-6 492.0 1.0 5450.0 338.0 812.0 6989.0 801.7 1.0 172.0 385.0 801.0 2160.7 701.3 889.5 168.0 1.0 172.0 208.6 298.3 420.0 510.0 1497.9 1870.8 713.2 1.0 30000.0 324.5 450.0 31488.7 556.3 7848.5 1.0 259.5 1500.0 44749.C 308.3 5514.E 16240.0 510.0 15159.( 1375.6 91271.C -1/- ARTICLE 6 TOWN OF READING MASSACHUSETTS TEN YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEARS 1998 THROUGH 2007 it T DESCRIPTION FY98 FY99 - - FY00 FY01 FY02- ---FY03 --FY04 --FY05 - - -FY06 ----FY07 --TOTAL 40 0 A 40.0 A 40.0 A 40.0 A 40.0 A 200.0 :)-C-03 OPEN SP, REC ACQU-A . 0 G 60 0 G 60 60.0 G 300.0 D-C-03 OPEN SP, REC ACQU-G 60.0 G 60.0 G . - . 0 100 - 100 0 100.0 100.0 100.0 500.0 •JBTOTAL CONSERVATION . . 10.0 D-P-02 E MAIN ST PARKING-A 10.0 A 300.0 D-P-02 E MAIN ST PARKING-G 300.0 G - 310.0 UBTOTAL PLANNING 310.0 N- -02 REPL DATA PROC EQ-A 28.0 A 50.0 A 64.0 A 50.0 A 50.0 A 50.0 A 50.0 A 50.0 A 50.0 A 50.0 A 436.0 N- -02 REPL DATA PROC EQ-S 3.5 E 25.0 E 8.0 E 36.5 N- -02 REPL DATA PROC EQ-u 3.5 E 25.0 E 8.0 E - - - - •UBTOTAL - FINANCE - 35.0 - 100.0 - 80.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 565.0 1S-E-01 REPL'VAN ELDER SERV 52.4 A - - 60.8 A 113.2 - - - - 4 52 60.8 113.2 ;UBTOTAL HUMAN SERV. . 01 LIBRARY COMPUTERS 25.5 A 18.9 A 49.2 A 6.0 A 6.3 A 21.0 A 5.0 A 131.9 02 LIBRARY CIRCULATION 1 A 5 5.1 A 5.1 A 47.9 D3 LIBRARY FURNISHINGS 21.2 A 6.3 A 5.1 A - . - - - UBTOTAL LIBRARY 46.7 - 25.2 - - 54.3 6.0 5.1 6.3 26.1 10.1 179.8 250.0 D 250.0 >S-F-07 REPLACE PUMPER 0 A 116 218.5 '>S-F-08 REPLACE AMBULANCE 102.5 A . 0 56 >S-F-10 REPLACE CHIEFS VEH 26.0 A 30.0 A . 25.0 >S-F-11 REPLACE RESCUE TOOL 25.0 A 25 0 DS-F-13 REPL BREATHING APPA 64.0 A 8 0 8.0 A . PS-F-15 PURCH SKID PUMP 4 9 9.4 A . DS-F-17 REPLACE FIRE HOSE 16.0 PS-F-18 REHAB ENGINE 3 16.0 A 0 115 16.0 102.5 250.0 17.4 30.0 116.0 646.9 SUBTOTAL FIRE . 0 A 5 5.0 A 5.0 A 5.0 A 5.0 A 5.0 A 5.0 A 35.0 ?S-P-02 REPLACE RADIO EQUIP . 0 60 PS-P-03 MOBILE DATA TERM 35.0 A 25.0 A . 19.5 DS-P-O6 PURCH PORT RADIOS 7.3 A 6.1 A 6.1 A 12.5 ?S-P-07 PURCH REPEATER 12.5 A 54 8 1 6 6.1 5.0 - 5.0 30.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 127.0 SUBTOTA L POLICE . . 55.0 P 02 RECON LIB PRKG tOT 55.0 A 540.0 P 04 EQU MAINT EXPANSION 40.0 A 500.0 D 50.0 F 05 FUEL TANK REMOVAL-D 25.0 A 25.0 A ARTICLE 6 TOWN OF READING MASSACHUSETTS TEN YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEARS 1998 THROUGH 2007 -18- PROJECT DESCRIPTION FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 TOTAL PW-B-07 MEZZANINE AT DPW GA 10.0 A - - 10.0 PW-B-08 ROOF REPAIRS 32.5 A 9.6 A 30.0 A 72.1 PW-B-11 TOWN FACILITY MAINT 35.0 A 55.0 A 80.0 A 35.0 A 32.0 A 55.0 A 15.0 A 50.0 A 17.0 A 30.0 A 404.0 PW-B-12 REPAIR/REPL. WINDOW 20.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 25.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 125.0 PW-B-12 WATERPROOF MASNRY T 65.0 A 65.0 PW-8-13 AIR SYS IMPROVE FIR 39.0 A 39.0 PW-B-13 AIR SYS IMPROVE TOW 83.0 A - - 83.0 SUBTOTAL BUILDINGS 264.5 - 214.6 115.0 560.0 42.0 65.0 25.0 .90.0 27.0 40.0 1443.1 PW-C-07 LAUREL HILL RD REPA 10.0 A - - 10.0 ' SUBTOTAL CEMETERY - 10.0 10.0 PW-E-01 REPLACE BACKHOE/LOA 29.0 A 96-6 A 121.0 A 135.0 A 135.0 A 95.0 A 611.6 PW-E-04 REPLACE DUMP TRUCKS 38.0 A 41.0 A 134.0 A 68.0 A 68.0 A 70.0 A 70.0 A 70.0 A 70.0 A 629.0 PW-E-05 REPLACE PICKUP TRUC 36.0 A 23.6 A 55.0 A 78.2 A 192.8 PW-E-07 REPLACE SIDEWALK PL 60.0 A 60.0 A. 120.0 PW-E-09 VEHICLE HOT TOP SPR 30.0 A 30.0 PW-E-10 REPLACE SNOW PLOWS 12.0 A 25.0 A 13.0 A 13.0 A 15.0 A 15.0 A 15.0 A 32.0 A 140.0 PW-E-11 REPLACE MOWER 35.0 A 61.0 A 30.0 A 126.0 PW-E-12 REPLACE COMPRESSOR 15.0 A 5.0 A 12.0 A 32.0 PW-E-13 REPLACE 85 TRAILER 8.0 A 8.0 PW-E-15 REPLACE CATCH BASIN 85.0 A 85.0 PW-E-16 REPLACE SANDERS 14.0 A 14.0 PW-E-18 REPLACE SNOW BLOWER 218.8 A 218.8 PW-E-19 REPLACE BUCKET TRUC 90.0 A 90.0 PW-E-20 REPLACE CHIPPER 25.0 A 25.0 PW-E-21 REPLACE ROLLER 13.0 A 13.5 A 35.0 A 61.5 PW-E-23 REPLACE RACK/SPRAYE 70.0 A 70.0 PW-E-24 REPLACE SWEEPER 135.0 A 135.0 PW-E-25 FLEXIBLE ACCOUNT 10.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 10.0 A 100.0 SUBTOTAL - EQUIPMENT 319.0 - 269.8 268.6 164.5 164.0 386.6 323.0 320.0 293.2 180.0 2688.7 PW-F-01 SHADE TREE NURSERY 5.1 A 5.3 A 5.6 A 5.6 A 6.2 A 27.8 SUBTOTAL FORESTRY - 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.6 6.2 27.8 PW-L-01 LANDFILL CLOSURE 1600.0 D 1600.0 PW-L-01 LANDFILL CLOSURE 13.0 A 4000.0 G 4013.0 PW-L-02 WASTE MATERIAL PROC 100.0 A 100.0 A 200.0 SUBTOTAL SOLID WASTE 13.0 - 5700.0 100.0 - 5813.0 PW-P-03 FIELD/COURT/PLAYGRO 12.0 A 12.0 A 12.0 A 12.0 A 5.0 A 7.0 A 7.0 A 7.0 A 7.0 A 81.0 PW-P-05 INDOOR SWIM FACILIT 500.0 D 500.0 PW-P-05 INDOOR SWIM FACILIT 1500.0 CO 1500.0 PW-P-06 PITMAN BICYCLE PATH 250.0 G 250.0 ARTICLE 6 -19- TOWN OF READING MASSACHUSETTS TEN YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEARS 1998 THROUGH 2007 2I:T DESCRIPTION FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 TOTAL J-P-07 TENNIS CT STORAGE S 12.0 A 12.0 JBTOTAL PARKS 12.0 2262.0 24.0 12.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 2343.0 4-R-01 RESURFACE BANCROFT 20.0 G 40.0 G 60.0 J-R-01 RESURFACE BRIARWOOD 25.0 G 25.0 V-R-01 RESURFACE FOREST 100.0 G 100.0 J-R-01 RESURFACE FOREST GL 20.0 G 20.0 W-R-01 RESURFACE GARDNER 10.0 G 10.0 J-R-01 RESURFACE GREEN ST 25.0 G 25.0 W-R-01 RESURFACE HARTSHORN 40.0 G 40.0 .4-R-01 RESURFACE HAVEN STR 30.0 G 30.0 J-R-01 RESURFACE HIGHLAND 24.0 G 24.0 4-R-01 RESURFACE IDE ST 10.0 G 10.0 4-R-01 RESURFACE JOHN ST 30.0 G 30.0 4-R-01 RESURFACE OAKLAND R 15.0 G 15.0 J-R-O1 RESURFACE PLEASANT 25.0 G 25.0 4-R-01 RESURFACE RUSTIC LA 35.0 G 35.0 W-R-01 RESURFACE WASHINGTO 20.0 G 20.0 W-R-01 RESURFACE WILLOW ST 48.0 G 48.0 W-R-01 RESURFACE WILSON ST 25.0 A 25-0 W-R-02 RECON ASH ST 84-0 G 84.0 W? I2 RECON BEAR HILL RD 145.0 G 145.Q L !2 RECON BERKELEY ST 155.0 G 155.0 t I2 RECON CHAPIN AVE 96.0 G 96.0 I,---02 RECON EATON ST 204.0 G 204.0 W-R-02 RECON GOULD ST 67.0 G 67.0 W-R-02 RECON GREEN (ASH-MN 20.0 G 20.0 W-R-02 RECON HOWARD ST . 100.0 G 260.0 G 360.0 W-R-02 RECON KING ST 96.0 G 96.0 W-R-02 RECON PENNSYLVANIA 160.0 G 160.0 W-R-02 RECON SNORT/MILL ST 190.0 G 190.0 W-R-02 RECON SUMMER MN-WES 175.0 G 225.0 G 100.0 G 280.0 G 225.0 G 1005.0 0 G 450.0 G 450.0 G 450 1350.0 W-R-02 RECON UNDESIGNATED . W-R-03 GEN DRAINAGE IMPROV 15.0 A 15.0 A 15.0 A 15.0 A 15.0 A 15.0 A 15.0 A 15.0 A 15.0 A 15.0 A 150.0 'W-R-03 IMPROVE DRAINAGE AB 733.0 •W-R-03 SAUGUS RIVER.BASIN 733.0 D •W-R-04 STREET ACCEPTANCES 1.0 B 1.0 B 1.0 B 1.0 B 1.0 B 1.0 B 168.0 B 1.0 B 1.0 B 1.0 B 177.0 'W-R-05 SIDEWALK+CURB CONST 50.0 A 60.0 A 70.0 A 80.0 A 80.0 A 80.0 A 80.0 A 90.0 A 100.0 A 110.0 A 800.0 'W-R-09 AERIAL TOPOGRAPHIC 50.0 A 50.0 'W-R-12 WEST ST CORRIDOR IM 1410.0 G 1410.0 •W-R-13 TRAFFIC SIG. OPT. S 29.4 A 29.4 'W-R-15 DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMEN 1500.0 G 800.0 G 300.0 G 300.0 G 300.0 G 3200.0 •W-R-17 RECONSTRUCT WALKERS 1250.0 G 1250.0 •UBTOTAL ROAD/STREET 2737.4 3276.0 1365.0 848.0 829.0 837.0 683.0 556.0 566.0 576.0 12273.4 ;D-B-01 RMHS IMMEDIATE REPA 1850.0 D 1850.0 ;D 8 BOILER/BURNER REPLA 172.0 D 172.0 D 172.0 D 516.0 ;E 9 OIL TANK REMOVAL 40.0 A 40.0 A 40.0 A 60.0 A 180.0 31 2 RENOVATE COOLIDGE M 3000.0 D 3000.0 st --1,4 NEW OR RENOV RMHS 40.0 A 30000. D 30040.0 ARTICLE 6 TOWN OF READING MASSACHUSETTS TEN YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEARS 1998 THROUGH 2007 >RO.IECT DESCRIPTION FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 TOTAL 3D-B-15 RENOV KILLAM, BARRO 5200.0 D 5200.0 3D-B-16 UPDATE BIRCH MEADOW 600.0 D 600.0 3UBTOTAL SCHOOLS BUILD 5490.0 40.0 212.0 5200.0 172.0 40.0 232.0 30000. 41386.0 SD-E-01 CLASSROOM TECHNOLOG 100.0 A 100.0 A 100.0 A 100.0 A 100.0 A 100.0 A 100.0 A 100.0 A 100-0 A 100.0 A 1000-0 SD-E-03 VEHICLE REPLACEMENT 20.0 A - 20.0 A 20.0 A 20.0 A 80.0 SUBTOTAL SCHOOLS EQUIP - 100.0 120.0 100.0 - 120.0 - 100.0 100.0 120.0 120.0 100.0 100.0 1080.0 PW-S-01 INFLOW AND INFILTRA 115.0 E 155.4 E 270.4 PW-S-02 SEWER MAIN HIGH ST 47.6 E 47.6 PW-S-02 SEWER MAIN REPL-PLE 31.0 E 31.0 PW-S-02 SEWER MAIN SWEETSER 16.1 E 16.1 PW-S-03 SEWER MAIN - MILL&S 82.5 B 82.5 PW-S-03 SEWER MAIN MILL&SHO 192.8 E 192.8 PW-S-04 VEHICLE REPLACEMENT 65.0 E 65.0 E 65.0 E 195.0 PW-S-06 SEWER LIFT STATIONS 30.0 E 30.0 E 30.0 E 90.0 SUBTOTAL SEWER - 390.3 171.5 173.6 - 65.0 30.0 65.0 30.0 925.4 PW-W-02 CARBON FOR FILTERS 193.2 E 193.2 PW-W-02 FLUORIDE ANALYZER R 6.0 E 6.0 PW-W-02 HIGH SERVICE PUMP 15.1 E 15.1 PW-W-02 LAB AUTOCLAVE REPLA 8.6 E 8.6 PW-W-02 LAB INCUBATOR REPLA 7.0 E 7.0 PW-W-02 LAB SPECTROPHOTOMET 7.0 E 7.0 PW-W-02 WATER TRTMT. PLANT 75.0 E 9240.0 ED 9315.0 PW-W-03 VEHICLE REPLACEMENT 29.0 E 65.0 E 26.0 E 64.0 E 26.0 E 26.0 E 33.3 E 85.0 E 26.6 E 380.9 12.0 PW-W-05 REVAY WELL PUMP & E 12.0 E PW-W-05 WELL EXPLOR. AND DE 129.0 E 129.0 PW-W-05 WELL POWER SUPPLY R 18.0 E 18-0 PW-W-07 STORAGE TANK REPAIR 300.0 E 435.0 E 8.3 E 8.5 E 8.7 E 9.1 E 9.5 E 9.7 E 788.8 32.0 E 32.0 PW-W-08 WATER MAIN - CAUSEW PW-W-08 WATER MAIN - KING,P 5.0 E 5.0 PW-W-08 WATER MAIN - MAIN/A 245.0 E -245.0 PW-W-08 WATER MAIN - WAKEFI 40.0 E 40.0 E 80.0 PW-W-08 WATER MAIN - WALKER 164.9 E 164.9 PW-W-08 WATER MAIN - WAVERL 8-4 E 8.4 PW-W-08 WATER MAIN LINING 200.0 E 200.0 E 200.0 E 200.0 E 200.0 E 200.0 E 200.0 E 200.0 E 1600.0 PW-W-08 WATER SUPPLY PROTEC 153.0 E 95.0 E 124.6 E 249.1 E 81.2 E - 119.9 E 822.8 SUBTOTAL WATER 674.0 670.0 742.0 10015. 338.0 355.0 208.6 233.3 294.5 308.3 13838.7 7000.0 LD- -02 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 7000.0 ED 7000.0 SUBTOTAL LIGHT DEPT 7000.0 ARTICLE 7 - On motion by George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell, or exchange, or dispose of, upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the following items of Town tangible property. 1982 Catch Basin Cleaner Truck Hot Top Spreader 1984 Dump Truck 1969 Sidewalk Roller 1987 Pick-up Truck 1983 Pick-up Truck 2 Snowplows 3 Police Cruisers 1984 Ford Crown Victoria (fire) 10 Printers 30 Computer Monitors Mita Photocopier 3 Upright Pianos 50 Student Desks 2 Sets of Wall Lockers 10 Lab Stools 2 Steel Playground Slides Floor Scrubber 100 Student Chairs 5 Push Type Mowers 2 Cafeteria Tables Small Office Desk 4 Five Drawer File Cabinets 2 Floor Buffers Toshiba Copier 5 Typewriters Wooden Cabinets Angle Gear Cutter 3 Lathes Work Benches Milling Machine Grinder Bending Brake Bar Folder Bench Grinder 1985 Ford Sedan 1990 Dodge van-Senior van ARTICLE 8 - On motion by Camille W. Anthony, Board of Selectmen, it was voted to amend one or more of the votes taken under Article 17 of the Warrant of the Annual Town Meeting of April 8, 1996, as amended under Article 5 of the Warrant of the Special Town Meeting of September 9, 1996 as amended under Article 6 of the Warrant of Special Town Meeting of November 12, 1996, relating to the Fiscal Year 1997 Municipal Budget as follows, and that the sum of $25,000 be appropriated from the donation by OSCO for line K46, and that the sum of $410,590 be appropriated from certified free cash to provide for the remaining general fund net change. ARTICLE 9 - On motion by George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was moved that the subject matter of Article 9 be tabled until the beginning of the Annual Town Meeting session of April 28, 1997. ARTICLE 10 - On motion by Daniel A. Ensminger, it was moved that the subject matter of Article 10 be tabled until the beginning of the Annual Town Meeting session of April 28, 1997. ARTICLE 1I - On motion by Susan C. Cavicchi, Precinct 5, it was voted that the Town raise by borrowing under Chapter 44, Section 7 (3A) of the General Laws, Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948 as amended, or any other enabling authority the sum of $350,000 for the purpose of remodeling, reconstructing, and making extraordinary repairs to the Joshua Eaton School on Summer Avenue, including the costs of original furnishings and equipment, engineering and -21- architectural fees, inspection fees, relocation costs, contingencies, 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 vote to authorized the School Committee to file applications for a grant or grants to be used to defray all or any part of-the cost of said renovations and related matters, and to vote to authorize the School Committee to enter into all contracts and agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this vote. 2/3 vote required 13 8 voted in the affirmative 4 voted in the negative ARTICLE 12 - On motion by Susan C. Cavicchi, Precinct 5, it was voted that the Town raise by borrowing under Chapter 44, Section 7 (3A) under the General Laws, Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948 as amended, or any other enabling authority the sum of $600,000 for the purpose of remodeling, reconstructing and making extraordinary repairs to the Birch Meadow School on Arthur B. Lord Drive, including the costs of original furnishings and equipment, engineering and architectural fees, inspection fees, relocation costs, contingencies, 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 vote to authorize the School Committee to file applications for a grant or grants to be used to defray all or any part of the cost of said renovations and related matters, and to vote to authorize the School Committee to enter into all contracts and agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this vote. On motion by Stephen M. Conner, Precinct 4, to move the question: 2/3 vote required 104 voted in the affirmative 22 voted in the negative Motion to move the question carried. 2/3 vote required 134 voted in the affirmative 1 voted in the negative ARTICLE 13 - On motion by Susan C. Cavicchi, Precinct 5, it was voted that the Town raise by borrowing under Chapter 44, Section 7 (3A) under the General Laws, Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948 as amended, or any other enabling authority the sum of $1,850,000 for the purpose of remodeling, reconstructing, and making extraordinary repairs to the Reading Memorial High School on Oakland Road, including the costs of original furnishings and equipment, engineering and architectural fees, inspection fees, relocation costs, contingencies, 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 vote to authorize the School Committee to file applications for a grant or grants to be used to defray all or any part of the cost of said -22- renovations and related matters, and to vote to authorize the School Committee to enter into all contracts and agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this vote. 2/3 vote required 110 voted in the affirmative 15 voted in the negative On motion by Michael F. Slezak, Precinct 6, it was voted that this Town Meeting stand adjourned to meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Reading Memorial High School, Thursday, April 17, 1997. Meeting adjourned at 11:15 p.m. 159 Town Meeting Members were present. ~Che / A true copy. Attest: / ry1.,- 9 Johnson Town ' Jerk -23- ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Reading Memorial High School April 17, 1997 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Alan E. Foulds, at 7:45 p.m., there being a quorum present. The Invocation was given by The Reverend Francis O'Hare, St. Athanasius Catholic Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The Moderator, Alan E. Foulds, discussed the several Articles concerning the building of a new Police Station. Three deal with independent proposals. • Article 14 calls for the building at the current site. o Article 16 cabs 'for; the one near the High School. • Article. 17 calls for orie ,at Union Street. Four other Articles deal with tech ical matters concerning the siting. Each plan has its proponents and you will hear from all,-of them. In order for Town Meeting to be fully informed before any vote is taken, the Chair will allow the following scenario to take place: + Article 14 will be,moved and seconded. + The movers of Article 14 will be allowed to make a presentation. • Before any further discussion takes place, the proponents of Article 16 will be allowed to make a presentation, followed by a presentation on Article 17. • We will then open debate on Article 14 but debate will be allowed on all three proposals. • We will then vote on Article 14, followed by any discussions and votes that are appropriate. + Town Counsel, Ted Cohen, explained the ramifications of each vote. • If we reach Article 22 (the Budget), there will be a motion to table it. + It has been the custom to avoid Town Meetings during the vacation week when we have Patriots Day as well as Passover. If there is no objection after tonight's meeting, there will be a motion to adjourn until Monday, April 28. ARTICLE 14 - On motion by W. Bruce MacDonald, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire all or any part of the following described parcel of land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or to acquire said parcel of land or any part thereof in fee or rights of easement therein by gift, purchase, or otherwise, for general municipal purposes including the construction of a police station and uses accessory thereto and public parking; and that the Town will raise by borrowing under Chapter 44, Section 7 (3) or any other enabling authority the sum of One Hundred Seventy-five dollars ($175,000) and appropriate said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen for the acquisition of said parcel of land, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into all contract and agreements necessary to carry out the purposes of this article, and to file applications for a grant or grants to be used to defray all or any parts of said land acquisition, and to do all other acts and things necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes of this vote. Description: The land commonly known as 16 Parker Street shown on Board of Assessors' Revised January 1, 1977 Map 65 as Lot 08 consisting of 7,145 square feet of land, more or less, and being the land described at the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 13836, Page 604, currently believed to be owned by David J. and Constance M. Russell. William T. Bogaert, Precinct 3, presented the following report in support of Article 17: Anyone who has seriously considered the issue and toured the existing Police Station must recognize that the current Police Station facility does a disservice to the Town of Reading and its Police Department. TOWN NEEDS A STATION NOW/THERE ARE NO PERFECT SITES: Clearly, the Town of Reading needs a larger, more efficient and updated facility to serve the Town not only for the present but for the next fifty years. How that -is to be accomplished and where the Police Station is to be located has been examined and considered by Town officials and citizens for well over two years. The reality of the situation is that there are not very many places where the Police Station that the Town needs can be built. I can assure you, as someone who has been actively involved in the process since early 1995, that the reason no additional sites have been uncovered is not from a lack of effort or imagination on those who have thought about the issue. All possible sites for the location of the Police Station have been whinnied down to the sites represented by the Articles presented this evening. None of the sites presented are perfect. There are advantages and disadvantages to each site. This Town Meeting should not delay in choosing one of these sites on the hope that a more perfect site will be discovered tomorrow. This is particularly true since delay is costly. When the construction of the Police Station was added to the long term capital plan of the Town, the projected cost of the construction of the new Police Station was roughly $3,500,000.00. Today, the estimates are approximately $500,000.00 higher. The cost of the construction will only go up. The Town and the Police Department have waited long enough to have the Police Station facility that we desperately need. We can and should make the decision tonight on that fact the proponents of Articles 14, 16 and 17 wholeheartedly agree that a new Police Station is necessary. ISSUE IS NOT IF BUT WHERE: Where is that Station to be built? In reaching this decision, Town Meeting must have as its overriding objective which of the proposed sites will allow the most efficient, cost-effective site for the Station for the Town's public safety needs, not only next year but 10, 20 or 30 years from now. By that, I mean which of the proposed sites provides the space for the construction of a facility -2- which will allow the Police to do the many jobs that they are asked to do by this community in an efficient, cost-effective and professional manner. That should be the overriding concern for this committee. Why is this the criteria? Because as the Finance Committee has reported, the cost differential amongst the sites is negligible, and the Police Department and the Board of Selectmen agree that the Police Station program will have negligible impact on any neighborhood. If Town Meeting recognizes that a new Police Station is needed to adequately serve the public, and agrees that there is no significant cost difference between the possible sites for the Police Station, the primary criteria that Town Meeting should consider in making this decision is which of the proposed sites best suits the operational efficiency of the Reading Police Department. In this regard, the three sites presented are not created equal. CRITERIA FOR THE PROJECT SET BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN: The Board of Selectmen have noted that "the major need is adequate space to house the functions, adequate parking for the staff and the public using the building, and vehicular access to the main thoroughfares in Town." (Page 258 of the green pages of the report of the Warrant.) The criteria which the Selectmen have set for the site of such a Police facility are also found on that same page. The criteria established by the Selectmen were as follows: • Affordable within the constraints of the present budget; • Must contain a minimum of 30,000 square feet; • Publicly owned or purchasable in a friendly agreement; • Be available in the time frame of this budget cycle; • Meet the program needs; • Have a minimal adverse on property taxes; • Have no environmental or other impediments. It is important to note that the Selectmen in setting these criteria properly focused on the needs of the Town and the purposes to be served by the Police Station. PROBLEMS WITH SITES PROPOSED BY ARTICLE 14: The site is too small When first asked about the option of purchasing the property to the rear of the Station in November of 1995, Mr. Ferro stated that the site was "too small." Mr. Ferro was right then and he is right now The site proposed by Article 14 fails to meet the criteria that the Board of Selectmen set for the Station. The Board of Selectmen's criteria required a minimum of 30,000 square feet for the Police Station. The site proposed by Article 14 falls far short of the 30,000 square foot requirement even without consideration of the space occupied by the Senior Center located in the Old Fire House. The Pleasant Street site is too small. -3- 1 - COSTS OF THE RENOVATION ARE UNCERTAIN: Notwithstanding that the cost of all sites is comparable there is greater certainty in the budgeting process for the construction of a new site. As we have already seen at this Town Meeting, the rehabilitation of older buildings within the Town often encounter unexpected and expensive surprises which require reconstruction adjustments of the budget and/or scaling back of the design program in order to make the project stay within budget. THERE WH.,L BE UNNECESSARY SIGNIFICANT SHORT-TERM DISRUPTION OF THE POLICE STATION AND THE SENIOR CENTER: The' proposed expansion of the existing Police Station is also the worse for the short-term and long-term operation of the Police Department. Short term safety of the Town may be adversely affected during the anticipated eighteen month construction period as the Police attempt to serve the Town while operating in the middle of a construction site. It was anticipated by Mr. Ferro that the rehabilitation of the existing Police Station would leave the Police Department without cells for approximately six months and within the Selectmen's recommendation there is a provision for the rental of temporary cells. While the cost of the temporary cells is disclosed in the Selectmen's Report, their location is not. It is unlikely that there will be space on the existing site during construction for the temporary cell blocks, the construction vehicles, the Police vehicles, much less the personal vehicles of the Police Department personnel and the construction personnel, and those individuals having the courage to attempt to use the Senior Center in the midst of the construction. There will be disruption of Police operations during the eighteen month construction period. Even the Police Chief is unable to estimate what additional costs are going to be incurred. You can be assured that there will be additional operational costs. These would be avoided if a new station was built on another site. It is for this reason that the Board of Selectmen at their public meeting held on the siting of the Police Station in December of 1996 stated of all sites then being considered for the Station, the site they now propose is the worst of all sites being considered in terms of operational disruption of the Reading Police Department during construction. The assessment by the Board of Selectmen in December of 1996 is still true today. The construction of a new Police Station allows the Police to continue to provide service to the Town from the present site without the impediments of construction. WORST OPERATIONAL DESIGN: The Selectmen also ranked the expansion suggested by Article 14 down Parker Street as - the worst site, the best operational design for a Police Station and this, of course, is as true today as it was in December. The rehabilitation of the existing structure requires that the Police Station function fit the existing building and site configuration. -4- New construction, assuming adequate size, is the exact opposite. The building is designed to fit the needed Police functions. Construction of a new Police Station on the existing site forces the new Station to adjust to the limitations and confines of the existing building. It cannot be disputed that the construction of a new Station would allow for the most efficient operational design, allow the construction to utilize the most energy and cost-efficient construction materials and techniques. The needs of the Police Station should determine the building design and not the reverse. THE ARTICLE FAILS TO MEANINGFULLY ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF PARKING AND CONGESTION: The construction of a larger Police Station on the site proposed in the Selectmen's Article condemns that portion of the Town Center, and the adjacent neighborhood to congestion and inadequate parking for the businesses, residences and services located there. The neighborhood was pleased to welcome the Senior Center which is a marvelous public building serving many important civic purposes. However, the Center has a significant drawback which is obvious to anyone who has been there - there is no place to park. Seniors visiting the Center are forced to park on both sides of Parker and Pleasant Street in order to use the Center, reducing those streets to one lane travel, increasing congestion and jeopardizing pedestrian and vehicular safety. The expansion of the Police Station proposed by the Selectmen insures that not only will the Senior Center never have adequate adjacent parking for the people who use that building, but does nothing to alleviate the parking problems faced in that area. NEIGHBORHOOD VIEWS: Finally, I would be remiss as a Precinct 3 Town Meeting Member if I did not inform Town Meeting that the neighbors to the existing Police Station overwhelmingly oppose Article 14. The Pleasant Street, Haven Street, Parker Street neighborhood is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Town. As a result, the properties are small, 4,000+ to 10,000+ square feet and the houses are close together. The people in the neighborhood believe that it will fundamentally change the character of the neighborhood to take and demolish one of our neighbor's homes and replace it with brick and concrete. NEIGHBORHOOD VIEW IS NOT NIMBY: However, neighborhood opposition to the expansion of the Station should not be misinterpreted by Town Meeting to be a "not in my backyard" response. In fact, Article 17 which proposes the Union/Middle Street parking lot and adjacent property as an alternative site, is only one block away from the current Police Station. Many of the same neighboring residents have joined me in support of the Union Street site which is still located in our neighborhood one block away from the existing Station but which significantly does not require that a neighborhood home be taken and turned into an office building and/or parking lot. -5- CURRENT STATUS OF UNION STREET HISTORY In 1996, the Police Station Building Committee, faced with uncertainty about the ownership of the land and the reluctance of the School Committee to release the land on Oakland Road, and informed of the Selectmen's desire that the Police Station stay Downtown, looked at alternative sites and ultimately proposed in early 1996 that the Town consider a conversion of the municipal parking lot at the intersection of Union and Middle Streets together with one or possibly two adjacent privately held parcels be used for the construction of a new Police Station. The Police Station Building Committee presented the plan to the architect designed to prepare the building program - Max Ferro of the Preservation Partnership. Mr. Ferro stated in his letter to Lt. Silva as Chairman of the Reading Police Station Building Committee of May 9, 1996 that he found the Union and Middle Street scheme "totally praiseworthy and innovative which seems to have all that the Town would need, an all new, very efficient building which might be able to satisfy us with less space than initially considered." In addition, the architect retained by the Town for the Police Station project found, in his own words, some truly compelling advantages in the Union Street site. These included the fact that the rehabilitation option of the existing Police Station would leave the Police Department for about six months without cells and disrupted through nine months of construction, whereas the construction of the new Station on Union Street would eliminate all disruption and give the Town a new Police Station ready to move in on the appointed day. Another factor cited by Mr. Ferro was that the site would be flat posing none of the problems inherent in the very steep grade behind the existing Police Station. Mr. Ferro, therefore, recommended that the Town pursue acquisition of the lots necessary to construct the Station at Union and Middle Streets. Subsequently, the Town entered into negotiations with the Board of Realtors for their lot. Appraisals were conducted by both sides. The Realtors' appraisal listed the value of the building at $250,000, and stated a willingness to sell the property for the appraised value plus a relocation expense of approximately $30,000. The Town's appraisal of the property was $170,000 and the Town counter-offered at $200,000. There were no further negotiations between the Town and the Board of Realtors regarding the straight purchase of the Realtors' property. The Town and the Realtors did attempt to negotiate a swap of the existing Police Station, or a portion thereof, for the Realtors land; however, those negotiations proved unfruitful, and the Selectmen turned their attention back to expansion of the existing Police Station on the Parker Street site. UNION STREET ALTERNATIVE ARTICLE 17: Because I and others believed that the proposed site was inadequate for the Station, and because I and others believed that the possibility of a sale existed with the Board of Realtors, albeit at a price higher than what the Selectmen were willing to recommend, we drafted Article 17 -6- which would instruct the Board of Selectmen to negotiate in good faith for the acquisition of the Board of Realtors' property. At the time our petition was prepared, the Union Street site appeared to be the only feasible site for the construction of the Police Station. Two significant events have occurred since then. First, we have"learned from Town Counsel during the week before Town Meeting that the Oakland Road property is in fact owned by the Town and not the School Committee. At the time the Union Street Article was prepared, it was the petitioner's understanding that Oakland Road was not available as a site because it was in the School Department's possession. The second significant factor is that the Realtors, through their. counsel and through the President of their Board, has unanimously stated that they are not interested in selling their property. I am sorry to report that the only way the Union Street lot could be acquired for the Police Station is through hostile eminent domain taking. While I recognize that there is a value to having municipal buildings in the center of the Town to enhance the sense of the Town's community, ultimately the Town is best served, in my opinion, by having a building which best serves its intended function. I urge all Town Members, after hearing discussion of all possible sites, to support the best site available to Town Meeting for the location of the Police Station that this Town desperately needs. William F. Lavoie, Police Station Building Committee, presented the following report: Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen. I will be your spokesperson for the Police Station Building Committee this evening. The current Police Station was built in 1930 with a total of 5,000 square feet of floor space and housed 14 sworn Officers and served a population of 9,000 people. Eighteen years ago, 3,000 square feet was added making it a total of 8,000 square feet and to date we have 40 sworn Officers, 10 Dispatchers, and 3 civilians for a total of 53 people serving a population of 22,500. The Architect hired by the Town says we need 19,200 square feet to effectively and efficiently serve the public. We come up short some 11,200 square feet. There are health issues, safety issues and an overall lack of adequate storage and fail to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act standards. The Committee was created just over two years ago, and over that time we have reviewed seven different sites. For many different reasons, one site after another dropped from consideration. Last year, we gave the Selectmen an Annual Report listing in order of preference the few remaining sites. Even_ though Oakland Road met all of our criteria, it was not available. Our recommendation was the Union Street parking lot. -7- At our last meeting on April 15, 1997, new information arose and we voted 6-1-1 to _ recommend the Oakland Road site. This is the same recommendation we made to Town Meeting a year and a half ago. In addition to meeting our criteria, we feel that Oakland Road will provide for future expansion, create the least amount of disruption of the 24 hour day-to-day Police operations, and will have the best chance to remain on budget. The Committee's major concern is that the cost and stability of the site does not compromise the integrity of the building. Debbie Hartman-McCulley, Executive Director of the Reading Chamber of Commerce, presented the following report: Reading Chamber of Commerce met on February 7, 12 and March 12, 1997. The Police Station relocation was discussed and membership voted 22-1 "for" remaining neutral on a site preference. One voter was opposed. The only issue Reading Chamber of Commerce has is to retain 29+ public parking spaces for the Downtown businesses and renovation enhancement. The Selectmen assured the Chamber that no matter which Downtown site was selected, the Town would provide at least 29 public parking spaces for local business shoppers. Frederick Van Magness, Precinct 8, presented the following report: Two Key Actions • Select Site... cannot delay decision Make best decision possible • Project Cost... Renovation vs. New Construction • Police Operations... minimize disruptions • Provide best benefit to community Renovate vs. New • Renovation VERY costly ...hard to estimate Look @ Reading data Joshua Eaton 4 15% Overruns Birch Meadow Parker too costly to renovate e Alternate architects quote renovation more costly than new construction r e Unknowns... what you can't see can cause project execution issues ...drive additional funding -8- Parker Street vs. Union Street Swap Extra Cost Comparisons Parker Street Union Street Swap - Buy Site $175K - Cash Payment $30K - Demolish 15K - Temp. Space 25K - Police Moves 20K - Demo. Annex 15K - Rent Cells 160K - Demo. Union 15K - Police OT 15K - Remove Cells 15K - Rent Space 25K TOTAL COSTS $410K TOTAL COSTS $100K Why spend over $300,000 more for an inferior site??? Site Considerations Parker St. Union St. Oakland Rd. Lot Size sq. ft. 19700 24100 60000+/- Parking Limited Better Unlimited Availability Buy Site Buy Site Own Site Site Prep. Demolition Demolition Grade Only Committee architect criteria... • Site must be at least 30,000 sq. ft. but 1 1/2 - 2 acres desirable for long term expansion • Town owned would avoid cost inflation of acquisition Police Operations • Parker Street - Relocation, rentals, off-site prisoners, OT - Could add $175,000 to $200,000 to cost with NO RETURN TO READING or POLICE Union Street - Disruptions non-existent • Oakland Road - Disruptions non-existent -9- Site Priorities • Oakland Road is most desirable Always passed over because of ownership issue - Now this is put to bed...Town owns site • Union Street is next best fit - Avoids renovation issues - But site not available Parker Street is LEAST desirable.... PLEASE, don't think it is the ONLY solution Benefits to Reading • Existing Station Re-use - Demolish for Senior Center Parking - Major flaw in Senior Center is NO PARKING - Also add parking for Reading Center Business!!! - Possible sale revenue • Minimizes adverse N IBY issues - Will always be in someone's area but Oakland Road is a lower residential density area Remember..... • Police is the last major Department to get updated - Built NEW Fire ...not renovated!!! - Built NEW DPW...not renovated!!! Why do some want to renovate on a sub-standard site ...with limited parking...and no future expansion options??? • This decision will likely last 50 years ...reason why we must make the BEST decision We can decide TONIGHT H! Summary • Oakland Road is BEST FIT ! ! ! - Avoids construction uncertainty of renovation - Site exceeds space criteria by architect - Significant parking ...good snow removal - Land is available without purchase - Why not put this money into a first class Station - Space for expansion - Doesn't Police Department deserve the "Best" V Provides Optimum Value for our TAX Dollars -10- John H. Russell, Precinct 8, presented the following Report of Progress: The Downtown Steering Committee sent a letter to the Board of Selectmen last November expressing its feeling that the new Police Station should be located in the Downtown area and, of the two Downtown locations being considered, it feels that the Union Street site offers more opportunities for increased parking and controlled development. This view was confirmed at the DSC meeting last evening. Content of November 25, 1996 letter to Board of Selectmen read: "At the most recent meeting of the Downtown Steering Committee, Peter Hechenbleikner reported to attendees on the current status of the Police Station site selection and building options. After some discussion, the Committee voted to take the following position with respect to the Police Station: (1) The Downtown Steering Committee is in agreement with your decision to keep the Police Station in the Downtown. (2) In keeping with the 1991 Master Plan, the Committee sees more opportunities with relocating the Police Station on the proposed Union Street site." In summary, the DSC recommends Article 17 is in favor of Article 14 (if Article 17 is defeated), and is against Article 16. James Murray, Senior Architect, discussed a number of issues. On motion by Michael F. Slezak, Precinct 6, to move the question. 2/3 vote required 85 voted in the affirmative 66 voted in the negative Motion to move the questions did not carry. On motion by Jacqueline S. Chapman, Precinct 6, it was moved to table Article 14. On motion by George A. Theophanis, Precinct 4, to adjourn Town Meeting to April 28, 1997. Motion did not carry. On motion by Margaret W. Russell, Precinct 8, it was voted to take Article 16 out of order. ARTICLE 16 - On motion by William C. Brown, Precinct 8, it was voted that the following described property be transferred from the care, custody, management and control of the School Committee and/or the Board of Selectmen to the Board of Selectmen for use as a Police Station and uses accessory thereto and parking: -11- The land shown on Assessors Plat 123, Lots 16 to 32, 34, 48, 49, 62, 139 and those portions of Cold Spring Road, Tower Road, Chestnut Street and Grandview Road that fall within the bounds of said lots. On motion by Michael F. Slezak, Precinct 6, to move the question. 2/3 vote required 101 voted in the affirmative 44 voted in the negative Motion to move the question carried. 2/3 vote required 106 voted in the affirmative 38 voted in the negative On motion by Daniel Ensminger, Board of Selectmen, to remove Article 3 from the table. Motion carried. ARTICLE 3 - On motion by Daniel Ensminger, Board of Selectmen, it was voted to instruct the Board of Selectmen to call a Special Town Meeting within the Annual Town Meeting to present Articles to resolve the Police Station siting issue, including Articles to support the acquisition by eminent domain of the Eastern Middlesex property. 2/3 vote required 140 voted in the affirmative 9 voted in the negative On motion by W. Bruce MacDonald, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that this Annual Town Meeting stand adjourned to meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Reading Memorial High School, Monday, April 28, 1997. Meeting adjourned at 11:41 p.m. 165 Town Meeting Members were present A true copy. Attest: erk l Tw YY~C~ -12- ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Reading Memorial High School April 28, 1997 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Alan E. Foulds, at 7:48 p.m., there being a quorum present. The Invocation was given by The Reverend Thomas Powers, St. Agnes Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. There has been a declaration of intent for a motion for reconsideration of Article 16. It is the understanding of the Chair that this was done only to give this body the option of returning to it if all other options fail. It will be the policy of this Moderator to ask the mover of reconsideration for confirmation of a vote on the prevailing side. Due to the fact that the mover of reconsideration of Article 16 was not on the prevailing side, reconsideration will not be considered. ARTICLE 3 - On motion by George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was moved to place Article 3 on the table. ARTICLE 2 - On motion by Daniel A. Ensminger, Board of Selectmen, it moved to remove Article 2 from the table. ARTICLE 2 - Donald S. Leighton presented the following CPDC Report of Progress: Downtown Streetscape Project Information Presentation 1. Introduction • Donald S. Leighton, Vice President, Gates, Leighton & Associates, Inc. • Gates, Leighton & Associates, Inc. - Landscape Architect and Lead Designer responsible for project. • BETA Engineering - Providing Traffic and Civil Engineering services • GLA has provided Streetscape services in Wellesley, North Attleborough, and Brookline • GLA is currently working in both Ipswich and Uxbridge with BETA to develop plans for pedestrian and bike connection including bridges. H. Description of Reading Streetscape"P,'roject • Working closely with Jonathan Edwards, GLA and BETA are concentrating our efforts in the triangular shap° area bordered by Woburn Street to the north and west, Main Street to the east- and Washington Strea and High Street to the south. This area includes the Haven Street commercial area, the lower Main Street commercial area and the commercial area ofMain Street'.'Surrounding the common. • Also part o the project is tl e 'rown,Common, the municipal lot behind CVS and the municipal lot behind the Atlantic SLApe6-iiarket: • Items of study include: improvements to traffic circulation, including better connections between the Main Street and Haven Street commercial areas; improved pedestrian safety and circulation; develop a character for the downtown area by using street trees, benches, trash receptacles, and other amenities all while not reducing the number of parking spaces. • With these improvements we hope to enhance the downtown area, revitalize existing businesses, and attract new businesses. • Signage within the downtown area will also be studied to determine the best and most efficient way to give the information required without cluttering the area with signs. • This effort will be coordinated with the economic facilitator. M. Project Status • This first phase of work concentrated on gathering information. • This information consisted of traffic volumes and turning movements.. • Reviewing existing traffic information from the town. • Reviewing existing projects within the project area. • Reviewing existing information regarding the history of Reading and the downtown area including reviewing Atwood End and other old photos. • Familiarizing ourselves with the downtown area and photographically documenting the downtown. • Prepared plans and sketches to go with grant application package, put together by Jonathan Edwards, to seek funding for municipal parking lot improvements including the Town Hall parking lot. • Preparation of plans and renderings for the all day "Third Step" meeting. • Attend "Third Step" meeting to illicit comments and response from the public. • Based on comments, revise designs and develop new designs. • Working with the Steering Committee we are currently starting to narrow the range options for making improvements to the downtown area. • As part of this effort, we have met with numerous downtown business owners and other groups and organizations. They include: Staff Parking and Transportation Task Force, Arnold Ruben of the Atlantic, the Tamboneys, the Bandstand Committee, and the Post Master. • We will be meeting with Alan Bissitte of Johnson Hardware, Representatives from Mass Bank, Sid Hobson, the Historic Commission, and the Community Planning and Development Commission. IV.Continuation of Project • Continued to work with the Steering Committee to refine design ideas and narrow solutions down to one general solution with a few options to specific areas. • prepare for a "Fourth Step" meeting where this solution is presented as well as discussions of amenities will take place. • This "Fourth Step" meeting may be in conjunction with the economic facilitator. • Present solution with range of options specific sites to Board of Selectment for their approval. • Prepare preliminary design plans for review by Mass Highway. • Determine different funding sources and seek moneys for different aspects of the proposed project. 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U w > N N 2 c F N n O • Z j 2 Z O ~ O W c C ; 0 a ~ u ¢ ¢ o - a i _Z_ • We invite everyone to attend the Steering Committee meeting where discussions of options will take place. • The next meetings are: April 30'' at 7:30, May T'' at 7:30, May 21' at 7:30. ARTICLE 9 - On motion by George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, to move that the Town vote to approve an amendment to the Administrative Code pursuant to Section 6-1 of the Reading Home Rule Charter. (See proposed Organizational Chart.) On motion by Gerald L. MacDonald, Precinct 3, it was voted to move the question. 2/3 vote required 116 voted in the affirmative 33 voted in the negative Motion to move the question carried. The motion under Article 9 was voted in the negative. ARTICLE 10 - On motion by Daniel A. Ensminger, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Reading to convey all or any part of the following described property, with the buildings thereon, commonly known as the Town of Reading landfill and that the minimum amount of eighty percent (80%) of MAI appraised value be paid for such conveyance; to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey all or any part of said property for such amount or a larger amount, and upon such other terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen shall consider proper and to deliver a deed or deeds therefor to said purchaser or purchasers; and to appropriate from certified free cash to the. Board of Selectmen the sum of one hundred seventy-three thousand dollars ($173,000) to carry out the purposes of this vote; The land shown on Town of Reading Board of Assessors' January 1, 1985, Plat 57, as Lots 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 and the land shown on Town of Reading Board of Assessors' January 1, 1989, Plat 68 as Lots 7 and 8, being bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the easterly sideline of Walkers Brook Drive, said point located 324.10 feet northwesterly of the Reading-Wakefield town line; Thence, N 54°- 13'-48" W, a distance of 877.17 feet, to a point of curvature, Thence in a northwesterly direction by a curved line to the right, having a radius of 991.21 feet, a distance of 269.48 feet to a point said point; Thence, N 60°-13'-42" E, a distance of 87.86 feet, to a point; Thence, N 74°-16'-32" E, a distance of 263.67 feet, to a point; Thence, N 88°-20'-02" E, a distance of 205.25 feet, to a point, Thence, N 88°-08'-00" E, a distance of 422.80 feet, to a point; -4- Thence, N O1°-52'-10" W, a distance of 316.19 feet, to a point; Thence, N 07°-06'-32" W, a distance of 144.82 feet, to a point; N 37°-04'-19" Thence a distance of 280.10 feet, to a point; E , Thence, S 76°-28'-32" , E, a distance of 383.19 feet, to a point; Thence, N 49°-07'-10" E, a distance of 80.00 feet, to a point; Thence, S 43°-22'-18" E, a distance of 675.30 feet, to a point; Thence, S 35°-03'-00" W, a distance of 789.00 feet, to a point; Thence, N 54°-57'-00" W, a distance of 60.00 feet, to a point; S 35°-03'-00" Thence a distance of 211.53 feet, to a point; W , Thence, S 63°-09'-33" , W, a distance of 182.93 feet, to a point; Thence, N 54°-13'-52" W, a distance of 175.84, feet, to a point; Thence, S 35°-28'-40" W, a distance of 251.76 feet, to a point; Thence, S 35°-34-30" W, a distance of 22.50 feet, to a point said point being the point beginning of this description. Transfer of property will be subject to any necessary easements for Town utilities, and this authorization to transfer will expire unless the conveyance has taken place by June 30, 1999, unless extended by Town Meeting. 2/3 vote required 149 voted in the affirmative 0 voted in the negative ARTICLES 15, 17, 18, 19 and 20 -On motion by W. Bruce MacDonald, Board of Selectmen, it was moved to table Articles 15, 17, 18, 19 and 20. ARTICLE 21 - On motion by Daniel A. Ensminger, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town raise 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 and appropriate the sum of $437,834 for highway' 'projects in accordance with Chapter 90, Massachusetts General Laws. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted to table the subject matter of Article 22 (Budget) until Thursday, May 1, 1997. ARTICLE 23 - On motion by Sally M. Hoyt, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town of Reading accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as public ways of the following described private ways under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such lands in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said lands in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and voted that the Town accept the public ways laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and that the Town raise from the tax levy and appropriate the sum C of $2 for the acquisition of said lands or easements therein or for payment of any eminent domain damages and for the construction of said ways: Anson Lane 2/3 vote required 134 voted in the affirmative 1 voted in the negative ARTICLE 23 - On motion by Sally M. Hoyt, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town of Reading accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as public ways of the following described private ways under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such lands in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said lands in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and voted that the Town accept the public ways laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and that the Town raise from the tax levy and appropriate the sum of $5 for the acquisition of said lands or easements therein or for payment of any eminent domain damages and for the construction of said ways: Ashley Place 2/3 vote required 134 voted in the affirmative 1 voted in the negative ARTICLE 23 - On motion by Sally M. Hoyt, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town of Reading accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as public ways of the following described private ways under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved.by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such lands in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said lands in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and voted that the Town accept the public ways laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and that the Town raise from the tax levy and appropriate the sum of $9 for the acquisition of said lands or easements therein or for payment of any eminent domain damages and for the construction of said ways: Autumn Lane 2/3 vote required 134 voted in the affirmative 1 voted in the negative -6- ARTICLE 23 - On motion by Sally M. Hoyt, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town of Reading accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as public ways of the following described private ways under the ..provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such lands in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said lands in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and voted that the Town accept the public ways laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and that the Town raise from the tax levy and appropriate the sum of $11 for the acquisition of said lands or easements therein or for payment of any eminent domain damages and for the construction of said ways: Azalea Circle 2/3 vote required J 134 voted in the affirmative 1 voted in the negative ARTICLE 23 - On motion by Sally M. Hoyt, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town of Reading accept the report of the Board of Selectmen upon the laying out as public ways of the following described private ways under the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to take such lands in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said lands in fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments therefor and voted that the Town accept the public ways laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and that the Town raise from the tax levy and appropriate the sum of $3 for the acquisition of said lands or easements. therein or for payment of any eminent domain damages and for the construction of said ways: r Family Circle 2/3 vote required 134 voted in the affirmative 1 voted in the negative ARTICLE 24 - On motion by Sally M. Hoyt, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire all or any part of the following described parcel of land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or to acquire said parcel of land or any part thereof in fee or rights of easement therein by gift, purchase, or otherwise, for additions to the Town Forest; and to raise the sum of eighty-five dollars ($85) from certified free cash and appropriate said sum to the Board of Selectmen to pay for appraisals of said parcels and to pay for the acquisition of said parcels of land or rights of easement therein, or to be used for payment -7- of land damages or other costs and expenses of such acquisitions, and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements with private parties or state and federal agencies for financial and other assistance in connection with such acquisition, and to do all other acts and things necessary and proper for carrying out the provision of this vote, or take any other action with respect thereto: The land located off Lynn Village Way shown as Lot A on a plan of land entitled: "Index Plan Fienemann Circle Reading, Mass." dated June 20, 1994 with Revisions dated July 21, 1994 consisting of 100,731 square feet (2.31 acres) according to said plan, currently believed to be owned by Presidential Development Corp. 2/3 vote required 129 voted in the affirmative 0 voted in the negative ARTICLE 25 - On motion by Sally M. Hoyt, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire all or any part of the following described parcel of land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or to acquire said parcel of land or any part thereof in fee or rights of easement therein by gift, purchase, or otherwise, for purposes of creating an access and passageway from Indian Tree Lane to the Joshua Eaton School fields; and to raise or appropriate from certified free cash the sum of one dollar ($1) to the Board of Selectmen to pay for appraisals of said parcel and to pay for the acquisition of said parcel of land or rights of easement therein, or to be used for payment of land damages or other costs and expenses of such acquisition and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements with private parties or state and federal agencies for financial and other assistance in connection with such acquisition, and to do all other acts and things necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes of this vote: The land located off of Oak Street and shown as Lot 105 on Board of Assessors' Revised January 1, 1978 Plat 24 currently believed to be owned by Shannon Rogan, Trustee of the Logan Realty Trust. 2/3 vote required 123 voted in the affirmative 0 voted in the negative ARTICLE 26 - On motion by Sally M. Hoyt, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire all or any part of the following described parcel of land in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or to acquire said parcel of land or any part thereof in fee or rights of easement therein by gift, purchase, or otherwise, for purposes of creating an access and passageway from Indian Tree Lane to the Joshua Eaton School fields; and to raise and appropriate from certified free cash the sum of one dollar ($1) to the Board of -8- Selectmen to pay for appraisals of said parcel and to pay for the acquisition of said parcel of land or rights of easement therein, or to be used for payment of land damages or other costs and expenses of such acquisition and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into agreements with private parties or state and federal agencies for financial and other assistance in connection with such acquisition, and to do all other acts and things necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes of this vote: The land located off of Indian Tree Lane and shown as Lot 94 on Board of Assessors' Revised January 1, 1978 Plat 24 currently believed to be owned by Allison W. and Janet B. Phinney of 44 Indian Tree Lane. 2/3 vote required 122 voted in the affirmative 0 voted in the negative ARTICLE 27 - On motion by Sally M. Hoyt, Board of Selectmen, it was moved that the subject matter of Article 27 be indefinitely postponed. ARTICLE 28 - On motion by Sally M. Hoyt, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Reading to convey and/or abandon certain rights and easements in Reading, Middlesex County, MA located on land situated off of Walnut Street which easements are shown on a plan entitled: Easement Through Private Property For Drainage, Water And Sewerage Purposes Walnut Street Scale: 1 in. 40 ft. Nov., 1967 registered with the Middlesex South Registry District of the Land Court as document No.• 450960; and to determine that the minimum amount of one dollar ($1) be paid for such conveyance and/or abandonment; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey or abandon all or any part of said rights and easements for such amount or a larger amount, and upon such other terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen shall consider proper and to deliver a deed or deeds therefor if necessary. 2/3 vote required 110 voted in the affirmative 0 voted in the negative ARTICLE 29 - On motion by W_ Bruce MacDonald, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town amend the motion made under Article 15 'of the Warrant for the Subsequent Town Meeting of November 12, 1996 which added a second Section 5.13 to the General Bylaws of the Town relating to Emergency Vehicle Access and Fire Lanes and to amend such second Section 5.13 of the General Bylaws of the Town by renumbering such second Section 5.13 as Section 5.14 by renumbering all subsections thereof as the corresponding subsections of Section 5.14 and by substituting the phrase "Section 5.14" for the phrase "Section 5.13" each time the phrase "Section 5.13" appears in said motion and General Bylaw. -9- On motion by Frances C. Sansalone, Precinct 1, it was voted that this Annual Town Meeting stand adjourned to meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Reading Memorial High School, Thursday, May 1, 1997. Meeting adjourned at 10:21 p.m. 162 Town Meeting Members were present. A true copy. Attest: i Cheryl fi! Johnson Town d(--,k -10 ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Reading Memorial High School . May 1, 1997 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Alan E. Foulds, at 7:55 p.m., there being a quorum present. The Invocation was given by The Reverend Alan B. Bond, First Congregational Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. On motion by Daniel A. Ensminger, 'Board of Selectmen, it was moved to take Article 2 from the table. ARTICLE 2 - Daniel A. Ensminger,, Board of Selectmen, presented the following Report of Progress on Eastern Middlesex Board,of Realtors (EMBR) Negotiations. The Board of Selectmen had :appointed myself (Daniel A. Ensminger), the Town Manager, and George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, to negotiate a potential settlement with the EMBR for their property on Union Street. At the first meeting each side laid out its position. EMBR disclosed that their Board of Directors had authorized that a letter of opposition to eminent domain be sent to all Town Meeting members even before negotiations began. The Board's negotiators pledged to hold additional negotiating sessions as needed. On motion by Daniel A. Ensminger, Board of Selectmen, it was moved to place Article 2 on the table. On motion by George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was moved to take Article 22 from the table. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was moved that the Town raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or transfer from available funds and appropriate the sum of $46,830,609 for the operation of the Town and its Government for Fiscal Year 1998 beginning July 1, 1997. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted that the Town approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998 Budget as presented for Line Items Al and A2 (Accounting Department): $85,440 to be provided as follows: Lines Al and A2 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted that the Town approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998 Budget as presented for Line Items B 1 through B9 (Community Development Department): $221,065 to be provided as follows: Line B 1 $940 from Wetland Fees The remainder of Line B 1 and Line B2 through B 10 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted that the Town approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998 Budget as presented for Line Items CI through C12 (Finance Department): $778,546 to be provided as follows: Lines C1 through C12 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was moved that the Town approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998 Budget as presented for Line Items D1 through D13 (General Services Department): $569,536 to be provided as follows: Lines D I through D 13 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Mary Ellen O'Neill, Precinct 6, it was voted to amend Line D1.3 by adding $12,000 to cover the costs associated with printing and mailing Reading Notes. Counted vote requested 74 voted in the affirmative 49 voted in the negative Amendment passes. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted that the Town approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998 Budget as presented for Line Items El through El 1 (Human Services Department): 5359,884 to be provided as follows: Lines E1 through E11 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. . -2- ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was moved that the Town approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998 Budget as presented for Line Items F1 and F2 (Library Department): $648,377 to be provided as follows: Lines F1 and F2 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by John E. Carpenter, Precinct 7, it was voted to amend Line F1 by adding $1,600 to bring the total up to $516,885.00. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted that the Town approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998 Budget as presented for Line Items G1 through G8 (Public Safety Department): $5,240,687 to be provided as follows: Lines G1 through G8 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen M. Conner, Precinct 4, it was voted to move the question on the amendments on Lines GI and G5. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Michael F. Slezak, Precinct 6, to amend Line G5 by removing the $41,009 for the New Assistant Chief. Motion failed. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Thomas J. Green, Jr., Precinct 6, to amend Line GI by reducing it by $21,775 to $2,410,501.00. Motion failed. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted that the Town approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998 Budget as presented for Line Items H11 through H19 (Department of Public Works): $2,989,371 to be provided as follows: Lines H11 through H15 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. -3- Line H16 j $94,885 from Cemetery bequest with the remainder from Property Taxes, State Aid and ~JL Non-Property Tax local receipts. Line H17 $20,000 from Cemetery Sale of Lots with the remainder from Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted that the Town approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998 Budget as presented for Line Items Jl through J3 (School Department): $21,727,256 to be provided as follows: Lines J1 through J3 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. On motion by Michael F. Slezak, Precinct 6, it was voted that this Annual Town Meeting stand adjourned to meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Reading Memorial High' School, Monday, May 5, 1997. Meeting adjourned at 10:50 p.m. 140 Town Meeting Members were present. - n ~'•~'/G~LJ~ A true copy. Attest: / CheY'~l Johns Tow rk -4- ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Reading Memorial High School May 5, 1997 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Alan E. Foulds, at 7:55 p.m., there being a quorum present. The Invocation was given by Daniel A. Ensminger, Board of Selectmen, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted that the Town approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998. Budget as presented for Line Items K1 through K39 (Debt Service and Capital): $3,541,039 to be provided as follows: Line K1 $558,727 from Sale of Real Estate funds, $11,000 from Sale of Cemetery Lots, and the remainder from Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. Lines K2 through K39 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-P, roperty Tax local receipts. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephan J..Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted that the Town. approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998 Budget as presented for Line Items L1 through L7 (Employee'Benefits): $5,068,713 io'be provided as follows: Line L1 $140,000 from Certified Free Cash, with the remainder from Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. Line L4 $420,000 from Certified Free Cash, with the remainder from Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. Lines L2 L3 L5 L6 and L7 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted that the Town approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998 Budget as presented for Line Items M1 through M4 (Water Fund): $2,219,461 to be provided as follows: Lines MI through M4 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted that the Town approve and appropriate the proposed FY 1998 Budget as presented for Line Items N1 through N4 (Sewer Fund): $3,367,234 to be provided as follows: Lines N1 through N4 Property Taxes, State Aid and Non-Property Tax local receipts. ARTICLE 22 - On motion by Stephen J. Blewitt, Chairman of the Finance Committee, it was voted that the Town appropriate for the FY 1998 budget, exclusive of State and County Assessments and exclusive of previous years snow/ice, the sum of $46,830,609 presenting the total of all previously made motions under Article 22 as amended: Funds are to be provided as set forth in said previously made motions. 2/3 vote required 126 voted in the affirmative 0 voted in the negative ARTICLE 30 - On motion by W. Bruce MacDonald, Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town amend the General Bylaws of the Town by adding the following new Section 5.15 relating to Designated Parking Spaces and Curb Ramps for Disabled Veterans or Handicapped Persons: "5.15 Designated Parking Spaces and Curb Ramps for Disabled Veterans or Handicapped Persons 5.15.1 Any person or body having lawful control of a public or private way or of improved or enclosed property used as off-street parking areas for businesses, shopping malls, theaters, auditoriums, sporting or recreational facilities, cultural centers, residential dwellings, or for any other place where the public has a right of access as invitees or licensees shall reserve the number of parking spaces required by Section 5.15.2 in said off-street parking areas for any vehicle owned and operated by a disabled veteran or handicapped person whose vehicle bears the distinguishing license plate authorized by Section 2 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws or for any vehicle transporting a handicapped person and displaying the special identification plate authorized by Section 2 of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, or for any vehicle bearing the official identification of a handicapped person issued by any other state or any Canadian Province. 5.15.2 If the number of parking spaces in any area designated in Section 5.15.1 is more than fifteen (15) but not more than twenty-five (25), one (1) parking space shall -2- be provided; more than twenty-five (25) but not more than forty (40), five percent (5%) of such spaces but not less than two (2) shall be provided; more than forty (40) but not more than one hundred (100), four percent (4%) of such spaces but not less than three (3) shall be provided; more than one hundred (100) but not more than two hundred (200), three percent (3%) of such spaces but not less than four (4) shall be provided; more than two hundred (200) but not more than five hundred (500), two percent (2%) of such spaces but not less than six (6) shall be provided; more than five hundred (500) but not more than one thousand (1,000), one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) of such spaces but not less than ten (10) shall be provided; more than one thousand (1,000) but not more than two thousand (2,000), one percent (1%) of such spaces but not less than fifteen (15) shall be provided; more than two thousand (2,000) but less than five thousand (5,000), three-fourths of one percent (3/4%) of such spaces but not less than twenty (20) shall be provided; and more than five thousand (5,000), one-half of one percent (1/2%) of such spaces but not less than thirty (30) shall be provided. 5.15.3 Parking spaces designated as reserved under the provisions of Section 5.15.1 shall be: 1. Identified by the use of above grade signs with white lettering against a blue background and shall bear the words "Handicapped Parking: Special Plate Required. Unauthorized Vehicles May Be Removed At Owner's Expense"; 2. Located as near as possible to a building entrance or walkway and adjacent to curb ramps or other unobstructed methods permitting sidewalk access to a handicapped person; and 3. Twelve feet (12) wide or consist of two (2) eight-foot (S) wide areas with four (4) feet of cross hatch between them. 5.15.4 The Board of Selectmen shall place and maintain signs relating to reserved spaces for use by disabled veterans and handicapped persons where applicable to public buildings, public ways and public parking areas. The owner(s) of record of all other properties or private ways shall place and maintain signs so identifying the reserved parking spaces in accordance with Section 5.15.3. 5.15.5 No person shall park, or leave unattended, a motor vehicle that does not bear the distinguishing disabled veterans or handicapped license plates or other identifications referenced in Section 5.15.1 in a space designated for use by disabled veterans or handicapped persons, or otherwise obstruct or block curb ramps designated for use by handicapped persons as a means of egress to a street or public way. 5.15.6 Any motor vehicle found violating the provisions of this Section 5.15 may be issued a parking violation by the Reading Police Department and/or towed under the direction of-the Reading Police Department, and all towing and storage charges shall be as authorized by Section 120D of Chapter 266 of the General Laws. In addition, any person found violating the provisions of this Section 5.15 -3- shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars for the first offense and not less than fifty ($50.00) dollars for the second and any subsequent - offense, and each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. The provisions of this Section 5.15 may be enforced by non-criminal disposition in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.11 hereof and Section 21D of Chapter 40 of the General Laws." ARTICLE 30 - On motion by Gerald L. MacDonald, Precinct 3, to indefinitely postpone the subject matter of Article 30. Motion failed. On motion by Harvey J. Dahl, Precinct 8, to move the question: 2/3 vote required 114 voted in the affirmative 24 voted in the negative Motion to move the question carried. Original motion carried. ARTICLE 31 - On motion by George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was - voted that the Town file a petition and/or approve the. filing of a petition to the General Court for a special act providing that the licenses may be granted in the Town of Reading for the sale of wine and malt beverages by restaurants and function rooms having a seating capacity of less than one hundred persons, said special act to go into effect after an affirmative vote at a Town election following approval of the special act. Counted vote is requested 109 voted in the affirmative . 25 voted in the negative On motion by Thomas J. Stohlman, Jr., Precinct 5, it was voted to amend Article 31 by adding said special act to go into effect after an affirmative vote at a Town Election following approval of the special act." Amendment carried. On motion by Gerald L. MacDonald, Precinct 3, it was voted to move the question: 2/3 vote required 100 voted in the affirmative 24 voted in the negative -4- Motion to move the question carried. Main motion with amendment carried. ARTICLE 32 - On motion by Jonathan E. Barnes, Precinct 5, it was voted that the Town amend Section 6.2. of the Reading Zoning By-Laws as follows: 1. Amend Paragraph 6.2.2.4.d. by inserting the phrase "as an "OPEN" flag as specified in Paragraph 6.2.3.2.1. below, or" after the phrase "(except" so that said Paragraph shall now read: "Banners (except as an "OPEN" flag as specified in Paragraph 6.2.3.2.1. below, or a temporary sign as specified in Paragraph 6.2.3.2.1 below), pennants, off-premises signs, portable signs, roof signs extending above the parapet or ridge line of a structure, or strings of lights not permanently mounted to a rigid background, of any type, except as provided in Subsection 6.2.2.5.e." 2. Amend Section 6.2.3.2. "Signs in Business and Industrial Zoning Districts" by adding a new Paragraph 6.2.3.2. 1 which shall read as follows: 'T Any establishment in a Business-A, Business-C, or Industrial Zoning District may display not more than one flag, not to exceed 4 feet by 6 feet in dimensions, which may state only the word "OPEN" in letters not to exceed 8 inches in height, together with decorative graphics. Any establishment in a Business-B Zoning District may display not more than one such flag in accordance with size, locational, and color and other graphic standards established by the Sign Review Board." 2/3 vote required 119 voted in the affirmative 6 voted in the negative On motion by William C. Brown, Precinct 8, to change the word "flag" each time it appears to the word "banner." Motion failed. On motion by Douglas R. Cowell, Precinct 7, to add the word "pole-mounted" before the word ag. Motion failed. On motion by Michael A. Bourque, Precinct 2, to move the question. 2/3 vote required 99 voted in the affirmative 21 voted in the negative -5- Motion to move the question carried. Original motion carried. ARTICLE 33 - On motion by Jonathan E. Barnes, Precinct 5, it was voted, as amended, that the Town amend Section 6.2. of the Reading Zoning By-Laws as follows: Delete Paragraph 6.2.3.2.d. in its entirety and substitute therefor the following new paragraph: "d. Window Signs: No sign may be attached to the outside surface of any window or door. Temporary or permanent signs may without permit be attached to the inside of the glass surface of a window (a single structurally supported sheet of glass or a sash) or door, or placed within the premises closer than five feet from any window or door and situated or designed so that the sign's graphic content is visible from the outside through any window or door, provided that any such sign shall: 1. Be uniformly located only in either the uppermost or the lowermost thirty percent of the glass sheet or sash of the first-floor windows or doors; in windows of upper floors, said thirty percent may be located in any portion of a window; 2. Contain no letters larger than six inches in height; 3. Not be restricted with respect to graphic or message content, whether of a permanent or temporary nature, nor be restricted with respect to materials, provided that professional appearance and good order shall be maintained at all times; 4. Have a sign area not to exceed six square feet if the sign is not illuminated; 5. In addition to the above, any illuminated sign (including any internally illuminated sign and including any made of neon tubes) shall be placed only in a window, and not in a door, and shall also: (a) Have a sign area not to exceed four square feet; (b) Be placed no closer than ten feet from any other internally illuminated window sign on the premises; (c) Be placed only in a window which contains no other signs of any type; and (d) Be illuminated only during hours of operation of the business or establishment. Notwithstanding the above, window signs shall also be allowed in conformity with the provisions of Paragraph 6.2.3.2.1. below." 2/3 vote required r 110 voted in the affirmative 4 voted in the negative -6- On motion by Mark W. Jackson, Precinct 4, to change "six inches" to "eight inches" in Section 2. Motion failed. On motion by Thomas J. Stohlman, Jr., Precinct 5, Section 1, delete the words "either the uppermost or the lowermost" and delete the words "of the first-floor windows or doors; in windows of upper floors, said thirty percent may be located in any portion of a window;". Section 1 now to read: "Be uniformly located only in thirty percent of the glass sheet or sash." Motion carried. Original motion with amendment by Thomas J. Stohlman, Jr., Precinct 5, carried. ARTICLE 34 - On motion by Jonathan E. Barnes, Precinct 5, it was voted that the Town amend Section 6.2. of the Reading Zoning By-Laws as follows: 1. Add the following new paragraph 6.2.3.2. in., which shall read as follows: "m. For commercial buildings containing more than one business requiring wall signage, any wall sign provided for any such business must be in conformity with the requirements of this Section 6.2. and in accordance with the following stipulations concerning an overall signage plan for such building. The signage plan shall show not more than one wall sign per business within the building; however, at the owner's election not every business within the building need be provided with a wall sign within the proposed assemblage. No wall sign shall be issued a sign permit for any building for which a signage plan has been submitted or approved that is not included in or is not in conformity with the applicable signage plan. The signage plan need not show the specific message content for any individual sign contained therein, so as to provide for change in business occupancy which may from time to time occur within the building: (1) In the Business-A, Business-C, and Industrial Zoning Districts, the building owner may provide to the Building Inspector, or in the case of Site Plan Review may submit for approval to the Community Planning and Development Commission, a signage plan for the building showing the allocation within the maximum sign area as allowed according to Table 6.2.3. hereof among wall signs for businesses within the building. This signage plan shall show the size, placement, materials, framing, graphic and design standards for each such sign and the assemblage thereof proposed within said allowable maximum sign area, together with proposed lighting and methods of attachment of all such signs. Upon application therefor by the building owner or the respective business owner, the Building Inspector shall issue a sign permit for any individual sign to be placed within the assemblage upon determination as to the conformity of such individual sign to the signage plan; or -7- (2) In the Business-B Zoning District, the building owner may, according to the provisions of Section 6.2.4. below, submit to the Sign Review Board for issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness, a signage plan for the building showing the allocation within the maximum sign area as allowed according to Table 6.2.3. hereof among wall signs for businesses within the building. This signage plan shall show those characteristics as specified in Section 6.2.4. for each such sign and the assemblage thereof proposed within said allowable maximum sign area. The Building Inspector shall issue a sign permit for any individual sign within the assemblage upon determination of the conformity of such individual sign to the approved signage plan." 2. Amend Paragraph 6.2.3.2. Lb. by adding the phrase "except in cases where the provisions of Paragraph 6.2.12.m. are utilized," between the phrase "One wall or projecting sign per business occupying the ground floor and front wall of the building," and the phrase "provided that a lot may contain only wall or only projecting signs, and" so that said Paragraph shall Tead: "b. One wall or projecting sign per business occupying the ground floor and front wall of the building, except in cases where the provisions of Paragraph 6.2.3.2.m. are utilized, provided that a lot may contain only wall or only projecting signs, and" 3. Amend Paragraph 6.2.3.2.2.a. by adding the phrase "except in cases where the provisions of Paragraph 6.2.3.2.m. are utilized," between the phrases "building," and "and," so that said Paragraph shall read: "a. One wall or projecting sign per business occupying the ground floor and front wall of the building, except in cases where the provisions of Paragraph 6.2.3.2.m. are utilized, and" 2/3 vote required 99 voted in the affirmative 11 voted in the negative ARTICLE 35 - On motion by Jonathan E. Barnes, Precinct 5, it was voted, as amended, that the Town amend Section 4.10. of the Reading Zoning By-Laws as follows: Delete from Section 4.10.4.3. "Intensity of Development" the following paragraph: "Maximum number of dwelling units per net parcel area of land contained within the parcel shall be as follows: (1) PRD-G: Maximum basic development density for a PRD-G development shall be based on the underlying zoning district in which the development is located as follows: - S-15: 2.50 units per acre, - S-20: 1.25 units per acre, - S-40: 1.00 units per acre, -8- (2) PRD-M: 10 dwelling units per gross acre, with the additional limitation that no PRD development may contain more than 100 residential units." and substitute therefor the following wording: "Maximum number of dwelling units contained within the parcel shall be determined as follows: (1) PRD-G: Maximum basic development density for a PRD-G development shall be be based on the underlying zoning district in which the development is located, as as follows: (a) The Developer shall first submit to the Reading Conservation Commission a a Request for Determination of Applicability, if required by law, relative to the parcel contemplated to be developed in accordance with this Section 4.10. in accordance with Chapter 131, Section 40 of the Massachusetts General Laws and Section 5.7. of the Reading General Bylaws, and obtain from said Conservation Commission an approved delineation of the bounds of any wetlands resource area on the parcel and/or within the jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission up to 200 feet from any portion of the parcel; (b) The Developer shall then submit to the CPDC a schematic Subdivision Plan which meets the requirements as specified for a Preliminary Subdivision Plan in the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land in Reading; this plan shall accurately depict the bounds of wetland resource areas as approved as stipulated above; upon written request of the Developer, the CPDC may waive those portions of the Preliminary Subdivision Plan content requirements relative to detailed utility engineering which in the estimation of the CPDC are not necessary for the full determination as to the extent of the parcel's buildability in conformity with said Rules and Regulations and the Reading Zoning By-Laws. The number of building lots shown on such schematic Subdivision Plan proven by the Developer, and accepted by vote of the CPDC at a Public Hearing to consider such schematic Subdivision Plan, to conform with the requirements of Section S.O. of the Reading Zoning By-Laws applicable to the underlying zoning district in which the parcel is located, shall constitute the maximum basic development density, in terms of number of dwelling units, which shall be allowed for any PRD-G development on the parcel; (c) Accompanying the submission to the CPDC of such schematic Subdivision Plan, the Developer shall also submit a request to CPDC to review at said Public Hearing a schematic PRD Plan which shall conform to the requirements relative to a contents.of a Preliminary PRD Plan as set forth in Section 4.10.3.3.3. This plan shall accurately depict the bounds of wetland resource areas as approved as set forth above, together with the proposed number of dwelling units shown on such schematic PRD Plan to be equal to or fewer than the maximum basic' -9- development density as determined in subparagraph (b) above, plus any additional dwelling units proposed in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.10.4.3.1.* relative to the provision of affordable or moderately-priced housing; (d) Following the close of the Public Hearing at which both the schematic Sub- division Plan and the schematic PRD Plan are reviewed, the CPDC shall consider whether or not it will request that an Article be placed on the Warrant for a Town Meeting to place a PRD-G Zoning Overlay District on the parcel as specified in Section 4.10.2.; (e) Following favorable action by Town Meeting with respect to such Article, the Developer may proceed with a Preliminary PRD Plan and a Final PRD Plan as set forth in this Section 4.10. (2) PRD-M: 10 dwelling units per gross acre, with the additional limitation that no PRD development may contain more than 100 residential units." 2. Delete paragraph 4.10.2.1.h. "Net Parcel Area", and re-letter succeeding paragraphs as appropriate. 2/3 vote required 95 voted in the affirmative 6 voted in the negative On motion by William C. Brown,: Precinct 8, to amend Article 35 by deleting (2) PRD-M reference. Motion failed. On motion by Thomas J. Stohlman, Jr., Precinct 5, to amend Article 35 by deleting sections (d) and (e). Motion failed. On motion by Jeffrey W. Struble, Precinct 7, to delete the words "with respect to such Article" in section (e). Motion carried. Motion with amendment by J! effrey W. Struble carried. ARTICLE 36 - On motion by George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Town accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 138, Section 12B which prohibits nudity or partial nudity in certain premises licensed by the Town to sell alcoholic beverages, or take any other action with respect thereto. -10- ARTICLE 37 - On motion by George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was voted pursuant to Section 2-6 of the Reading Home Rule Charter to declare the seats of any or all of the following Town Meeting Members to be vacant and to remove any or all of the following described persons from their position as Town Meeting Member for failure to take the oath of office within thirty days following the notice of election or for failure to attend one-half or more of the Town Meeting sessions during the previous year, or take any other action with respect thereto: Precinct 3 Nona J. Childress Stephen M. Korth Precinct 6 John G. Edson Precinct 8 Carl J. Nelson On motion by George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectman, it was voted that this Adjourned Annual Town Meeting stand adjourned until after the Special Town Meeting commencing May 8, 1997. Meeting adjourned at 11:27 p.m. 144 Town Meeting Members were present. A true copy. Attest: :iCheryl' ; John on Town Clerk -11- ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Reading Memorial High School May 12, 1997 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Alan E. Foulds, at 9:22 p.m., there being a quorum present. ARTICLE 15 - On motion by W. Bruce MacDonald, Precinct 4, it was voted to remove Article 15 from the table. ARTICLE 15 - On motion by W_ Bruce MacDonald, Precinct 4, it was voted that the Town raise by borrowing under Chapter 44, Section 7 (21 and 22), or any other enabling authority the sum of Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the purpose of designing a new Police Station, including the cost of architectural fees, engineering fees, and contingencies and related expenses incidental thereto and necessary in connection therewith, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen; and that the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to file applications for a grant or grants to be used to defray all or any part of said design costs and related matters, and voted that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to enter into all contracts and agreements as may be necessary to carry out thie purposes of this article. 2/3 vote required 147 voted in the affirmative 0 voted in the negative No business under Articles 17 and 18. ARTICLE 19 - On motion by William T. Bogaert, Precinct 3, it was moved to remove Article 19 from the table. ARTICLE 19 - On motion by William T. Bogaert, Precinct 3, it was moved that the Town appoint a Building Committee to advise and consult with Town Meeting and the Board of Selectmen in a design and construction of a new Police Station until such time as the new station is occupied. ARTICLE 19 - On motion by William C. Brown, Precinct 8, it was moved to amend Article 19 by changing the words "Town appoint" to "Moderator appoint". Motion carried. ARTICLE 19 - On motion by Gail F. Wood, Precinct 2, it was moved to amend Article 19 by adding "of 9 people" after the words "appoint a Building Committee". Motion did not carry. ARTICLE 19 - On substitute motion by Daniel A. Ensminger, Board of Selectmen, it was moved that Town Meeting establish a Police Station Advisory Committee. This Committee is intended to replace and extend the role of the current Selectmen's Police Station Building committee as an advisory group to both Town Meeting and the Board of Selectmen in matters relating to the renovation or reconstruction of the Reading Police Station. Said Committee, appointed by the Moderator, shall have the following duties: • Work with the architect to refine the scope of need for the renovation or reconstruction of the police station. • Review architects' proposals with regard to scope, cost, neighborhood impact, etc. • Continue to work with the architect and staff to review the progress of the building as it proceeds from design, through construction, and into final occupancy. The Committee will be made up of nine members as follows: • The Project Manager • One representative from the Reading Police Department • One`member of the Board of Selectmen • One member of the FinCom or the Capital Improvement Advisory Subcommittee • One member of the Historical Commission • One person with expertise in architecture or building maintenance • One Town Meeting Member One neighborhood resident • One resident of the community who lives outside the neighborhood The Committee's term shall expire at the earlier date of the issuance of a final certificate of occupancy for the building construction project, or a decision not to proceed with this project. The Committee shall report at every annual and Subsequent Town Meeting and at least quarterly to the Board of Selectmen. 2/3 vote required - not sure 71 voted in the affirmative 72 voted in the negative Substitute Motion did not carry. ARTICLE 19 - On motion by William T. Bogaert, Precinct 3, as amended by William C. Brown, Precinct 8. Motion as amended, did not carry. ARTICLE 19 - On motion by Gail F. Wood, Precinct 2, it was moved to reconsider Article 19. No Business under Article 20. - 2 - ARTICLE 3 - On motion by Frederick Van Magness, Precinct 8, it was moved to take Article 3 from the table. ARTICLE 3 - On motion by Frederick Van Magness, Precinct 8, it was moved that the Moderator act as Chairman - Pro Tempore of the Rules Committee, which said committee was created as part of the Reading Home Rule Charter, section 2-12, and serve in that temporary capacity until a permanent Chairman has been elected. It shall be the responsibility of the Chairman-Pro Tempore to call a meeting of the Rules Committee annually, prior to the Annual Town Meeting, who first order of business shall be the election of a Chairman. The Bylaw Committee shall also prepare the appropriate amendment to either the Bylaws or Home Rule Charter to make the Moderator the permanent Chairman of this Committee and call for an annual meeting of same before the Annual Town Meeting. Instructional motion carried. ARTICLE 3 - On motion by Frederick Van Magness, Precinct 8, it was moved that Town Meeting instruct the Bylaw Committee to draft a Bylaw amendment prohibiting any elected or appointed governmental board or committee in the Town of Reading from posting a meeting, or conducting planning sessions, business, or other activities which could be considered public open meetings, outside the borders of the Town of Reading. This Bylaw would not apply to litigation, posted meetings of the RMLD held outside of Reading but within F.MLD service territory, and hearings and conferences at which board or committee members meet but do not conduct business and where failure to post such a meeting would not violate the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. The Bylaw Committee shall present the drafted Bylaw to Town Meeting for its approval at the 1997 Subsequent Town Meeting. On motion by Alan D. Beaulieu, Precinct 1, it was voted to move the question: 213 vote required 118 voted in the affirmative 14 voted in the negative Motion to move the question carried. Instructional Motion carried. ARTICLE 3 - On motion by Russell T. Graham, Precinct 4, it was moved that Town Meeting support, in concept, that the proceeds from the sale of the landfill be dedicated, in whole or in part, to the renovation of the present building, or construction of a new building to house the Reading Memorial High School. Instructional Motion carried. - 3 - ARTICLE 3 - On motion by George A. Theophanis, Precinct 4, it was moved that the Bylaw Committee be instructed to place an Article in the Warrant of the November 1997 Town Meeting amending Section 2.2.4 -Motion to Reconsider so that it is clear that the provisions of this section supplant Roberts Rules with respect to Reconsideration including the right of any member to move Reconsideration regardless of how that member voted on the motion being reconsidered. Instructional Motion did not carry. ARTICLE 19.- On motion by Gail F. Wood, Precinct 2, to reconsider Article 19. 2/3 vote required 53 voted in the affirmative 72 voted in the negative Motion to reconsider did not pass. On motion by George V. Hines, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, it was voted that the Annual Town Meeting stand adjourned sine die at 10:45 p.m. 165 Town Meeting Members were present. A true copy. Attest Aileen A. Shaw Assrs._ant Town Clerk -4-