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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-09-17 Planning Board Minutes94 Minutes of the Meeting of July 23, 1979 (cont. Minutes of the Meeting of Respectfull submitted, Jo n or bedian gust 13, 1979. At 7:40 P.M. Joseph Sturm, Gayllis Paynter, Barry Mitchel and John Zorabedian met in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) to discuss the following matters: A. - Lot 38 Timberneck Drive B. - Reading Square Liquors proposed land trade C. - Planning Board Personnel D. - Atlantic Food Mart parking request No official action was possible on any of these matters due to the fact that the meeting had not been properly posted. Minutes of the Meeting of August 20,-14'79. On Monday, August 20, 1979, Joseph Sturm and John Zorabedian, Jr. met in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) to discuss the following matters: A. - Personnel B. - Reading Square Liquors Proposed land swap C. - Atlantic Food Mart parking request D. - MAPC - Re: Parking grant E. - Lot 38 Timberneck Drive - Repetitive Petition F. - Resignation of Board member Paul Andrus No official action was possible on any of these matters due to a lack of quorum. Resp,p.ct f Johhf Z Minutes of the Meeting of Septem~er(17, 1379. submitted, Fan Chairman Sturm called the meeting to er at`7-3A P.M. in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) with B. Mitchel, G. Paynter and J. Zorabedian, Jr. present. 91 Letter from I.L. Buks and housing questionnaire from the MAPC were referred to the Board of Selectmen. Letter regarding new housing grant program was directed to Reading Housing Authority. Finances Bills Payable in the amount of $146.71 was unanimously approved. Commuter Parking Study Letter from MAPC with draft of work program element reviewed and scheduling of a report on the Reading Fringe Parking Study by the T-A OU 4th quarter of 1979 was noted. The Board will need to receive the cooperation and consensus of the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Public Works to insure the success of this project. [See insert Page 92.] At 9:10 P.M. the Board reconvened in. Room 19, the Community Center. Mr. Mayerson was requested to compose a letter to be signed by the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen to Mr. Tom Pelham, the Director of the Dept. of Energy and Environmental Quality of MARC concurring on behalf of the Town with the proposed work program element; and a draft of a second letter from the Board to Mr..Pelahm relating to the specific questions the Board wished to have answered, receipt of results in time for the December 1, 1979 Board of Public Works deadline, and pointing out the relationship of I-93 sites to the Revay wells. The Board°s draft letter..is to be distributed to the members with comments coordinated through the Chairman. Repetitive Petition - Lot 38_Timberneck Drive After discussion of various alternative criteria for a decision and processes by which ;a decision to review the record to determine the adequacy of the Board of Appeals procedure, July 23, 1979 was selected as the date for consideration of consent. Mr. Mayerson was requested to make the necessary arrangments and to distribute copies of the Board of Appeals records of the case to the members in advance. Personnel June 29, 1979 is to be the last business day under the contract with the Town Planner. The secretarial position was discussed,. including alternative arrange- ments similar to Finance Committee staff, which was characterized as a Board aide. After concluding that there would be little need for services during the summer, it was decided that the present incumbent should be terminated. Mr. Mayerson was requested to determine the proper procedure and make the necessary arrangements after investi- gating the possibilities of transfer to another department. A decision on what the Board would do for staff assistance was deferred until the next meeting. 92 Work Program The Board decided on the following list of priorities: - CTPS Parking Study - Zoning Charges, as they arise - Contributions to BPW recreation study - NESWC - Fire Station - Completion of the Municipal Space Study. - Reading Center Study - South Main Street - Northbound extension of Commuter Rail to Lowell and Haverhill Planning Board Meeting. Schedule July 23, 1979 was selected as the next meeting date of the Board. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adjourn at 10:35 P.M. [Insert,._under Commuter Parking Study - Page-'91.]_ [At 8:25 P.M. the Board recessed to meet in joint session with the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Public TiTor?>s. Chairman Sturm outlined the proposed study to members of the other Boards. Discussion centered on precedence for redeveloping the Incinerator Site - MBTA or NESWC. Mr. Sturm stated his under- standing that the~Darking project had been assigned first priority at the State level. Mr. Sullivan asked the Board of Public Works to consider alternate sites within Town for the proposed NESWC transfer station. The Selectmen then voted to endorse the MAPC study.] Respectfully submitted, Joh ZorAbedian, . Minutes of the Meetinq of Jules 2~3,1197 Chairman Sturm called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. in Room 19, the Community Center with Barry Mitchel, Gayliss Paynter and John Zorabedian present. Mi nn-f nc On the motion of Barry Mitchel, the Clerk was instructed to ammend the minutes of June 18, 1979 with reference to the joint meeting with the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Public Works con- cerning the Commuter Parking Study.