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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-07-14 Planning Board Minutes155 Minutes of the Meeting.of July 14, 1980. Chairman Zorabedian called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street with B. Mitchel, J. Sturm and E. Childress and J. Shaw present. Correspondence Mail was reviewed. No action was taken on retaining membership in the Mass. Federation of Planning Boards.. -The Chairman reported on the Law Committee and their present overrun of funds due to the Warrant for Town Meeting, Woburn litigation, courts cases for the Town, etc. The present feeling of many of :the .Town Boards and among the;Planning Board members was that.there was no urgent need to have the Town Counsel_sit.the many hours at Town Meeting Cro and charging the Town on a per hour basis This matter will be discussed more fully at the All.Boards.Meeting this summer. Minutes The minutes of the following meetings were accepted unanimously, as corrected: March 17, 24, and 31, 1980; April 7, 10 and 14, 1980; Public Hearing on April 10, 1980. Finances The salary increase of 8.5% as approved at Town Meeting was voted unanimously for the Secretary's salary effective August 4, 1980. Year end statement of accounts will be.ready by the end of next week. A statement from the Town Accountant's office shows that the Planning Board has returned $1946.02 to the Town Treasury. An additional $600.00 was encumbered; for the Zoning by-law hand-- book and map reprinting. Zoning By-laws The Board reviewed the copy of the new draft. of the;,By-law hand- book. The Secretary will check with Larry Drew, Town Clerk, to determine when the Attorney General will approve the new Zoning By-law. The map was displayed for review of corrections. All other matters of discussion: were tabled until next meeting. Meeting with Selectmen The meeting scheduled for July 28, 1980 with the Selectmen and other Town Board will not be attended by John Shaw, Barry Mitchel or Joe Sturm due to vacation schedules. Mr. Zorabedian and Ms. Childress along with the Secretary will attend this meeting scheduled for 7:30 P.M. i 128 Sales As der thy-mandate of Annual Town Meeting, the Board of Selectmen will have to investigate concerns expressed by the Town including: - - selling price of land, taking into account the discrepancy between the Town. Assessor's value of the land and the appraised price 128 Sales, Inc. obtained. - the access that this property will give to 128 Sales to develop their Wakefield land - the Town's rights to maintain a legal access over present sewer easement for access to the back parcels of land An interdepartmental meeting will be arranged by the Selectmen to review this matter. Zoning By-law handbook and Maps The Board requested the Secretary to obtain written bids from the printers for copying the By-law.handbooks and maps. All corrections to the map were approved for submission to.the BPW engineer to correct. Prospect Street School College Marketing Group has sent.a letter to area residents stating their intention to try to obtain the above-named property from the Town. Mr. Mitchel read the letter to the Board. The present feeling of the,Board is that although this may be a-good use of this property, CMG will have certain legal obstacles to overcome, to obtain a variance to operate a business an a Residential district. At Present, the Board cannot make a decision on this matter. Mr. Mitchel will contact CMG and inform them of the legal obstacles they will probably encounter. Salem Street Nursing Home A decision from the Board of Appeals denied the request for a variance for the proposed nursing home. Meeting Schedule There is a meeting in the Auditorium-of the Community Center with the "T" to discuss proposed service cuts on Monday, June 23rd. The next meeting of the Planning Board will be held in mid-June with Barry Mitchel presiding. Mr. Zorabedian will be away at National Guard camp during this period. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn at 9:10 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Barry J. Mitchel, Clerk 151 Bay State Road - Hor zoA 'Hoses MEP4 should be making a determination on the ;,project by July , 1980. Zoning Board of Appeals to continue hearing on this on May 28. School Building Reuse The Chairman gave a brief report on the impact of declining enrollment on the school buildings. Mr. Bruce MacDonald has drawn up a chart noting the various methods of coping with this problem and the building reuse. A meeting of this com- mittee is scheduled at 7:30 P.M. on May 28 at the Highland w. School. 128 Sales The Board wants to be sure that the Town negotiates favorable terms with relation to $ value, access to the use of the nego- tiated land as access to the Wakefield land owned by 128 Sales, ' and use of the sewer easement as a paper street or Town right of way. The Secretary will obtain a copy of the final amended motion of this Article from Town Clerk. Other matters of discussion included:' - utilization and maintenance of Town's buildings Traffic - South Main Street - Industrial Development Committee (Dump site development) - Compiled inventory of recreation facilities Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn at 10:50 P.M. Respectfully_'submitted,. Barry J. Mitchel, Clerk Minutes of the Meeting.of June 5, 1980. Chairman J. Zorabedian called the meeting_ to order in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) at 7:33 P.M. with J. Shaw, E. Childress, B. Mitchel and J. Sturm present. Correspondence Mail was reviewed. The letter from MAPC re: Congregational, Church-Horizon Homes for the elderly was read by the Chairman. This project received,a ranking from MAPC of 2.5 on the appli- cation for a HUD assistance grant. In comparison there were 6 projects with a rank of 2; 5 projects with a rank of 3; and 1 project with a rank of 4. Although the meeting with the Board of Selectmen seemed to indicate that this project did 154 Minutes of the Meeting of June 23, 1980. Due to the absence of the Chairman, B. Mitchel presided at the meeting which convened at 8:50 P.M., following the presentation by the MBTA on the proposed service cuts, with E. Childress and J. Shaw present. Bills payable in the amount of $81.65 were unanimously approved for payment. Discussion on the amount of money encumbered for the printing of the Zoning By-law handbooks and maps ensued. The Board unanimously voted to encumber an additional $150.00 for related expenses including replacing the typing supplies used by the Secretary on the word processing machine. A box of floppy discs for the storage of this handbook printing will have an approximate cost, of $60.00. The Secretary was instructed to write a letter to the Town Accountant requesting that.an additional $150.00 be encumbered, thus having a-total of $600.00 encumbered for the reprinting of the Zoning By-:--law handbooks and maps. Flood Plain Maps Ms. Childress reported on the research she had done on the proposed new Flood Plain Map from HUD for insurance purposes only. Ms.. Childress requested that the Secretary.obtain a copy of the statement the Conservation Commission made An response to the inquiry from the Selectmen. After receipt of this statement, the Board will then send a-letter to the Selectmen stating their position. A meeting on this matter with all town departments is scheduled for mid-summer. The Board voted to meet on Monday, July 14, 1980 at 7:30 P.M. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn at 9:40 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Barry J. Mitchel, Clerk 152 not receive a higher ranking because it did not. have unanimous Town approval, the letter from MAPC indicates that the Town of Reading has devoted considerable effort to the housing needs of the elderly but has not made any effort in housing for low and moderate income families. The AHOP contact for the Towa of Reading is the Board of Select- men and the Reading Housing Authority. The Secretary was asked to research (after completion of the By-law handbook typing) what has gone to AHOP from the Town: 1981 Work Program The Chairman discussed the '81 Work Program and each member agreed to accept the following assignments: J. Zorabedian - Housing Tech Advisory Comm., MAPC Parking and Center Development School Building Reuse MAPC representative B. Mitchel Dump Site - Industrial Development Committee Water Solid Waste By-law reprinting J. Sturm - Transportation CTPS "Clean Air Study"- 'IT" service J. Shaw - Building Reuse Energy audit and programs Parking lot - Union and Middle Maintenance E. Childress - Safety and traffic south Main Street Conservation - Water Parking - commercial vehicles CTPS - "Clean Air Study" Mr. Mitchel requested that 'the Secretary obtain copies of the proposed state takeover plan of the "'T" system by the Governor. The report on the "Clean Air Study from CTPS should be delivered to the Planning Board by the end of the idonth. Dump Site Development Committee The Selectmen will be interviewing candidates to serve on this committee on Thursday, June 12, 1980.