HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-01-09 Community Planning and Development Commission Minutes60 Board Membership
Members interviewed Mr. Daniel Greenberg, Dr. David Ensminger
and Mr. Barry Mitchel.
The Board voted unanimously to recommend to the Board of
Selectmen that Mr. Barry Mitchel fill the vacancy on the
Board created by the resignation of George Hines. Mr.
Greenberg and Dr. Ensminger interviewed well and appeared
enthusiastic and well qualified. We would hope they will
continue their interest in the event of other openings on
the Board in the future.
Board adjourned to meet with Selectmen at 9:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
t
C. J-: Keller `
Minutes of the meeting of January 9, 1979.
The meeting convened at 7:45 P.M. with Chairman M. O'Brien,
C. Keller, G. Paynter and J. Sturm present.
Minutes
Members reviewed minutes of January 2, 1979 and clarified item
2 on page 58. The Board then voted to accept the minutes as
corrected.
Community Center Report
Board adjourned to meet with the Finance Committee at 8:00 P.M.,
to discuss with them the Board's 12 page municipal Space Study
Report entitled Community Center Options. Finance Committee
would like to see the study and the report include reuse
recommendations for Woburn Street School as well as other
schools. Best procedure for attacking the problem discussed
and the following alternatives suggested:
1) Set priority of Town needs, then decide what buildings_
might be 'functional to that use.
2) Get citizen input on what they want Town to do as far
as municipal government, Library, etc. is concerned
by Paul Metcalf.
3) Set rationale for the need, identify the pro's and con's
and then vote on the need.
Finance Committee would like an "update. on-our progress at the
March 6, 1979 budget hearing.
"Excess" Buildings
Initial draft of site options reviewed. Mr. Mayerson will
refine list and resubmit to the Board.
FY '80 Budget
members reviewed draft of Staff Work Program. Priorities of
work items discussed. Mr. Mayerson is to prepare and submit
draft budget at a future meeting.
Non-Conforming Lots
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Draft 4 reviewed and tabled until receipt of "Small Lots
Committee's" recommendation, - expected next week.
Reading Center Plan
Board reviewed "Recommendations Pertinent to Parking Supply".
Members discussed refining wording involving use of church
parking lots to specifically call for negotiations with
Town for such usage.
Bus Routes
Mr. Mayerson reported on his discussions with Roger Louanis of the
Board of Public Works. Right turns for busses from High to
Woburn Streets and Main Street to Washington Street as part of
a clockwise peripheral route system will not work without
severe traffic disruption. Left turns, as part of a counter-
clockwise route going down Woburn Street to High Street to
Washington Street to Main Street are more practical and the
route is recommended.
Next step would be submission for review and approval by the
Board of Selectmen and then to Mr. Attinucci at the MBTA for
final approval. Mr. Mayerson will prepare a draft of the
recommendation for submission to the Board of Selectmen.
Zoning - Public Buildings
Members discussed the meaning of the phrase "public buildings"
as used in the By-law and the alternatives of defining the
term or striking the provision. Subject was tabled until a
future meeting.
Board Membership
Acting jointly with the.Board of Selectmen, the Board had, on
January 8th., selected:.Mr. Barry--Mitchel to fill the term of
resigned member George Hines. Letters to this effect to
each applicant were signed by the Chairman.
There being no other business before the Board, the meeting
adjourned at 10:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
s.,
C. J. Keller