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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-01-07 Community Planning and Development Commission Minutes114 The Board may want a copy of minutes of the meetings but will make a specific request for the same. The Board hopes that this will help to improve communication and efficiency among the Town Boards and Committees. Planning Board Meeting Schedule The next meeting of the Planning Board will be held on Monday, January 7, 1980 at 7:30 P.M. in the Board's office. Upon a motion duly made. and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting at 10:40 P.M. Respectfully submitted, di Minutes of the Meeting of January 7,, 1900. The meeting was called to order at 7:32 P.M. by Chairman Sturm in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) with Barry Mitchel, John Zorabedian., Gayllis Paynter`and Ellen Childress present. Mr. Robert Swift, Construction Manager of The Analytic Sciences Corporation was also present. The Board moved to discuss the Massachusetts Industrial Finance.Agency(`MIFA) sign-off request for a_$5,000,000.00 industrial revenue bond to construct a new facility on Jacob Way in Reading by TASC up on the agenda MIFA - TASC Building Sign-off Proposal Chairman Sturm introduced Mr. Swift to the Board members and asked Mr. Swift to familiarize the Board with present plans for development of the Jacob Way property as proposed by TASC. Mr. Swift stated: that Addison-Wesley owned a 22 1/2 Acre site on Jacob Way; - TASC proposes to obtain a long term lease from Addison Wesley and construct a 5 story, 60,000 sq. ft. building on a 5.2 Acre parcel of this land; - TASC proposes to either buy or acquire a long term lease on a, presently constructed building (1 Jacob Way) for corporate headquarters, which is presently occupied and leased by TASC from Addison Wesley; - TASC plans to reclad the exterior of the present computer. building to match the exterior of the proposed new construction. Areas of concern to the members of the Board were discussed. Among topics covered were: - accessability to the cul-de-sac on Jacob Way; l T-i - increased traffic flow onto a presently crowded and dangerous intersection at Main and South Streets; - the energy efficiency of the design of the proposed new building; - the plans for a heavily buffered area of plantings where the residential and business areas meet; - what new lighting is planned and how itwill affect the residents in the area; - what, if any, increase will result in the traffic in this area as a result of this new construction. Mr. Sturm asked Mr. Swift to investigate and respond to the Board on the following areas of concern to the Board: - the number of employees at TASC and the expected increase - the estimated construction costs and how it translates into tax dollars for the Town - a statement from TASC in which they state their plans to pay the estimated tax and that they do not plan to obtain a tax abatement on this new construction - the traffic problems and how TASC will be willing to help the,,Town solve these problems in a cooperative venture. At 8:40 P.M. Chairman Sturm on behalf of the Board thanked Mr. Swift for his presentation and promised to respond to the MIFA by Friday, January 11, 1980. Mr. Swift will contact Mr. Sturm with an answer to the Board's questions before Thursday, January 10, 1980. After a motion duly made and seconded, the Board discussed granting consent to MIFA to finance a bond issue in the amount of $5,000,000.00 to The Analytic Sciences Corporation for construction of a new 5 story building on Jacob Way, Reading, Mass. By a vote of 4 in favor and l abstention the Board granted consent to MIFA for such a bond but will state the Board's major areas of concern, especially the increase in traffic at a very dangerous and already congested intersection, to MIFA in granting such approval. Mr. Sturm will draft a letter to MIFA after he receives the requested responses from Mr. Swift. The Board moved to discuss the agenda items in order. Correspondence Mail was reviewed. The Town Forest Committee has a question on the Town;°s maps as drawn. Ms. Plansky will contact Pat Trombly, Conservation Commission Administrator, to help clarify this matter. In ques- tion is an area of land;in°'the southeast corner which has not been correctly drawn according to the Town Forest Committee. North Reading Planning Commission asks that the Planning Board 116 cooperate in the MAPC-No. Reading study on the increased development in the Concord Street, North Reading area. The increased development in this Ipswich River area could have an adverse impact on Reading's well fields which are in close proximity. Ms. Plansky will send a letter to the Reading Board of Selectmen asking for their concurrence on this project. Minutes The minutes of the meeting unanimously as corrected. were tabled. Ms. Plansky week's meeting. FY '81 Budget of December 6, 1979 were accepted The minutes of December 12, 1979 will rewrite these minutes for'next The Board has tried to obtain a response from the Personnel Board as regards the Planning Board's request for reclassi- fication and salary increase for the Planning-Board Aide position. Ms. Plansky will contact Mr.-dames Morley, Admin- istrator of the Personnel Board, to; get,a report on the status, of this question. The $7.00 in fees collected for the ^sale of 2 maps and one Reading Center Report were approved by the Board for sub- mission to the, Town Treasurer. The meeting with the Finance Committee schedule for January 2.9, 1980 was discussed. Mr. Zorabedian has had prepared-14 addi- tional copies of the Planning Board Budget Request for the Finance Committee which is to be submitted to them in addition to the original 2 copies already, filed by Mr. Zorabedian before the December 28, 1979 deadline. The reclassification of the Planning Board Aide position was a topic that Ms. Molly Ziegler stated had to be taken to Town Meeting for approval. (Deadline for filing this Article on the Warrant for Annual Town Meeting will be March 3, 1980). Proposed increase in the salary to the Board Aide was going to be an item of dis- cussion with the Finance Committee for that meeting. Zoning Map Update Ms. Plansky was requested to schedule the drafting work necess- ary for updating the Zoning Maps through Mr. Roger Louanis, Superintendent of Public Works, by their draftsman Maps #6, 33 and the front page composite map will have to have corrections made on the large size mylars and then have a new master made of these pages in a reduced size. These new pages will be photographically reduced for inclusion in the 39 page set of Zoning Maps, which is available for sale to the public. Ms. Ellen Childress was given a marked-up copy with the approved corrections of the By-law changes for the Town of Reading Zoning By-law Handbook. Ms. Childress and Mr. Sturm will make a report back to the Board at a later date on these changes. After final approval, the Board will have a new handbook printed. "Clean Air Studv" - CTPS Mr. Charles ' Kalauskas and Mr. Frank O'Callaghan will meet with the Board on Monday, January 21, 1980 at 8:00 P.M. in the Planning Board office. They hope to have a report on the 7-1 traffic counts taken by the Reading Public. Works during the weeks of January 7 and 14, 1980. They will present a slide show with aerial photographs of the Depot area and some surrounding areas. Mr. O'Callaghan will have a further report on th the present "T" policies as they pertain to the. Town, of Reading. Ms. Plansky was instructed to issue an invitation to the. Board of Selectmen and the Board of. Public Works requesting their attendance at this meeting. Salem Street Nursing Home , As of January 4, 1980 the Board of Appeals had not received a request for a variance from either the owner, Mr. Dubitsky or the developer, Mr. Pizzoferrato,,s,as regards this property. Study Committee Ms. Plansky called and requested that Mr. Agnew raise the question of'the formation of the Study Committee to develop a Comprehensive Plan to develop the Dump Site with the Board of Selectmen. 'Mr. Agnew discussed this matter with Chairman Sullivan on January'3, 1980 and as yet he reports that the Town has not received any responsefrom the recent notice in the Reading Chronicle. The Board of Selectmen suggests that the Planning Board, and the Board of Selectmen actively seek quali- fied candidates (bankers, developers, financiers, etc.) to serve on this committee. The Selectmen will make the same request of the Finance Committee to help form this committee. Ms. Plansky was requested to have the,notice,rerun in the Chronicle in a more prominent place. Interboard Communication Agenda notices from the School Committee were received. Mr. Zorabedian requested a copy of the minutes of the meeting of December, 17, 1979 and a copy of the Citizens' Advisory Committee Transportation Report. The Board of Public Works will be discussing the sending of their agenda notices to the Planning Board at this week's meeting. i s The Board of Appeals regularly sends the Planning Board copies of their requests for variance and also their decisions, which is all they have as regards notices. The Board of Selectmen have not as yet sent agenda notices as per the Board's request. Meeting Schedule The next meeting of the Planning Board will be on Monday, January 14, 1980 at 7:30 PM.; On Monday, January 21, 1980 at 7:30 P.M. with a scheduled meeting with CTPS represen- tatives at 8:00 P.M.; the Board will meet with the Finance Committee on Tuesday, January 29, 1980. Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted to adjourn at 10:35 P.M. Respectfully ubmitted, r--.- ohn\ Zprd,,b(Ndian, Jr. Minutes of the Meetinq of Januarv`' _4>--1_980). At 7:30 P.M. the meeting was called to order by Chairman Sturm in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) with J. Zorabedian, B. Mitchel and E. Childress present. Correspondence Mail was reviewed. A letter from R. Pizzoferrato was-received by the,Board re: application for a Comprehensive Permit to build a Nursing home on Salem Street property presently owned by Aaron Dubitsky, It was Voted to have the discussion of the Salem Street Nursing Home proposal moved up on the agenda. Chairman Sturm explained the process of granting a Comprehensive Permit to a non-profit organization. Discussion on this matter con- cluded and the Board continued consideration of the agenda items as listed. The Planning Board is in receipt of agenda notices from the School Committee, Board of Selectmen, Conservation Commission and Board of Public Works. The Board of Public Works sent minutes of their past meeting also. Minutes The minutes of the meetings of December 12, 1979 and January 7, 1980 were accepted unanimously as corrected.