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Home My WebLink About1980-06-05 Planning Board Minutes151 Bay State Road - Horizon Roy, es ME:P+IN should be, making a determination on the „project by July 1, 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 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 w. - 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. i. 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 Finances The Grade Classification for the Planning Board Aide will be considered at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Personnel Board, which is scheduled for January 21, 1980. The Personnel Administrator, Mr. James Morley, considers. this position as a new classification and therefore it will not have to be taken to Town Meeting for approval. The Planning Board Aide's hours were reviewed and discussed by the Board. Bills Payable in the amount of $29.68 ($17.30 for maps for CTPS included) were approved unanimously for payment. Fees collected in the amount of $16.00 was approved for trans- mittal to the Town Treasurer. The meeting with the Finance Committee scheduled for Tuesday, January 29, 1980 at 7:30 P.M. was discussed. Additional copies of the Board's Budget Request will be made for the Planning Board members. MIFA - TASC Building Proposal A letter to MIFA was signed by Chairman Sturm granting concurrence to the Analytic Sciences Corporation's proposal to expand their facilities on Jacob Way, Reading. It has been duly noted in a letter from Mr. Robert Swift, Construction Manager for TASC, that TASC - will work with the Town and Town Boards to solve or lessen traffic problems at South Street and Route 28; - TASC and Addison Wesley plan to enlist the State in providing increased safety measures at this intersection; - estimates cost of construction at approximately $4 million; - based on~present knowledge•of the project they do not foresee a request for tax abatement; and also - the distribution of employees in the TASC buildings. A.copy of the letter sent to MIFA will be sent to TASC. The Board of Selectmen and Board of Assessors will receive a copy of this letter along with the policy statement from TASC. "Clean Air Study" - CTPS Mr. Frank O'Callaghan and Mr. Charles Kalauskas from CTPS will meet with the Board on Monday, January 21, 1980 at 8:00 P.M. in Room 17 to give a status report on this study. Ms..Plansly will arrange to have this portion of themeeting held in this room and make all necessary arrangements for posting the notice and arranging for the audio-visual equipment for this meeting. It was noted that the Board of Public Works in their minutes has some action on the Incinerator Site. Zoning By-laws and Maps Ms. Childress reviewed the By-law handbook and the amended 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 AHOY' from the Town. 1981 Work Program The Chairman discussed the 181 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" "T" 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 month. Dump Site Development Committee The Selectmen will be interviewing candidates to serve on this committee on Thursday, June 12, 1980. 120 corrections and reports that the book should be reprinted. The Board voted to wait on this matter until the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting closes to determine if there are any articles being considered that deal with Zoning By-law changes. Ms. Plansky will contact Mr. Roger Louanis, Superintendent of Public Works, to arrange to have the Zoning Maps updated by their draftsman. The letter from the Town Forest Committee states that the present Zoning Map #27 has incorrectly drawn the SE boundary line of the Town Forest. Pat Trombly, Conservation Commission Administrator, helped determine the correct lines as indicated by the map enclosed with the Town Forest Committee's letter. Mr. Bud Dickey, the Tree Warden, will be consulted on this matter before the corrections to the Zoning Maps are made. Annual Report The Chairman requested that the Board consider the drafting of the Planning Board's Annual Report for submission to the Board of Selectmen before the Annual Town Meeting. Areas of concern and major issues brought before the Planning Board are to be included as well as a work program for 1980-81. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 9:20 P.M. Respectfull kmitted, John. 7br edi n, Minutes of the Meeting of Jan 0. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Sturm at 7:30 P.M. in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (.the Community Center) with J. Zorabedian, E. Childress and B. Mitchel present. Correspondence mail was reviewed. Mr. Zorabedian discussed the possibility of filing an application for assistance with the South Main Street traffic problem from the MAPC as per their letter. This matter will be considered at a later date. A resident of South Street, Mr. Donald Neary, appeared before the Board and petitioned the Board to put an Article on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant which would require a heavily, planted buffer zone between abutting Residential and/or Busi- ness?industrial districts. The Board Chairman requested that Mr. Neary petition the Board in writing and they would take the matter under consideration