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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-03-16 Board of Selectmen HandoutDRAFT MOTIONS BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING MARCH 16, 2010 Tafoya; Bonazoli, A th -sfnw; Goldy, Schubert Hechenbleikner lc) ' Move that the Board of Selectmen approve the Compliance Certificate for the sale of 6 Sumner Cheney Place and authorize the Town Manager to sign all documents related to the sale of 6 Sumner Cheney Place. 4a) Move that the Board of Selectmen reappoint Gail LaPointe as Town Accountant with a term expiring March 31, 2011 or until a successor is appointed. 2a) Move that the Board of Selectmen approve a declaration designating Reading as "Idle Free Reading" and encourage all residents of the community to embrace the intent of this declaration.. 4f) Move that the Board of Selectmen approve the Change of Manager from George Cogan to Dario L. Morelli for Meadow Brook Golf Club Corp. d /b /a Meadow Brook Golf Club at 292 Grove Street in Reading. 5a) Move that the Board of Selectmen approve the minutes of February 23, 2010 as amended. Sb) Move that the Board of Selectmen approve the minutes of March 2, 2010 as amended. Move that the Board of Selectmen go into Executive Session for the purpose of labor negotiations and approval of minutes, not to come back into Open Session. �I TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT Tuesday, March 16, 2010 We have all been busy with the impact of the storm. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency will be compiling a list of damage . as a result of the storm in an effort to reach a level for a Presidential Disaster Assistance for Public Assistance and for Individual Assistance. To assist with the project I will need a list of information of impacted areas such as: ® Road closures ® Sewer back ups in homes ® Cellar Flooding ® Damage to public buildings # Update re Mattera Cabin and meeting with the Voke School * Causeway Road site visit — March 26. Board of Selectmen liaison # We have taken bids on the Memorial Park project our project donors — Nelson and Rita Burbank have agreed to fund the entire project as bid. The project includes the skating ponds, the tennis courts, the basketball court, curbing along Harrison Street, pathways, and conduit for lighting. There will be a ground breaking ceremony in April. There will be a dedication of the new Tennis Courts in April. The tennis courts are now open, and the lights on Bancroft Avenue are on. The Spring guide for recreation activities in reading will be out by the end of next week. 885 Main Street 40B comments have been submitted to MassHousing.. Reading is scheduled to receive Common Cause Massachusetts' 2010 e- Government Award with Distinction on Tuesday, March 16th at 11 am in Hearing Room A-1 at the State House in Boston. You can find the award criteria at www.commoncause.org/egovl 0. Compost Center opens Friday, April 2. The Household Hazardous waste Collection will be in Reading on May 22. There is a fall collection in Wakefield. Board of Selectmen presence at FINCOM budget meetings: o March 17 - Tafoya o March 24 Dates and Events: +Election April 6, 7 am to 8 PM * Earth Day Fair will be April 10th, RIVILD, 11:00 am — 3:00 pm. *Annual Town Meeting starts April 26 + Friends and Family Day (AKA Town Day), June 19 +Fall Street Faire, September 12 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Deval L. Patrick Tel: 508-820-2000 Fax: 508-820-2030 Governor Don R. Boyce Website: www.mass.gov/mema Director Timothy P. Murray Lieutenant Qovemor Mary Elizabeth Heffernan Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Peter Judge, MEMA PIO March 15, 2010 (508) 820-2002 GOVERNOR PATRICK DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO MARCH NOWEASTER Winter Storm Presents Challenges from Wind, Flooding and Road Closures WALTHAM, MA — Governor Deval Patrick has declared a statewide State of Emergency in response to the impact of the March 13th Nor'easter that has produced three days of high winds, heavy rains, beach erosion, major flooding, and widespread road closures. The Governor made the declaration following a briefing with public safety, transportation and Waltham officials at Waltham City Hall, a community that has been hard hit by the storm. "We have been monitoring the storm since Friday and it has been challenging from the beginning," said Governor Patrick. "I have declared a State of Emergency in the Commonwealth to deal with the flood conditions here in Waltham and elsewhere. I want to thank all of the first responders here in Waltham and those we have been able to work with across the Commonwealth. It will take a couple of days for the water to abate after the storm so we ask that the public be patient and work with us by letting us know where the needs are." The declaration of a State of Emergency enables the Governor to take the appropriate steps to mobilize many of the Commonwealth's assets, such as the National Guard, and conduct other emergency business to assist local communities is their response to and recovery from the many impacts of this winter storm. While in Waltham, the Governor toured the Moody Street Dam which has been severely impacted by the storm. The city of Waltham has declared a local state of emergency and is experiencing significant flooding of city roads. Additionally, Lieutenant Governor Murray will travel to Clinton this afternoon to view damages caused by flooding in the area. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is the state agency responsible for coordinating federal, state, local, voluntary and private resources during emergencies and disasters in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. MEMA provides leadership to: develop plans for effective response to all hazards, disasters or threats; train emergency personnel to protect the public; provide infon-nation to the citizenry; and assist individuals, families, businesses and communities to mitigate against, prepare for, and respond to and recover from emergencies, both natural and man made. For additional information about MEMA go to www.mass.gov/mema. Bill *41r] Page lof2 Hechenbleik0er, Peter From: [}|dfie|d. Cynthia (HOU) KCynthia.[Udfiekj@ntuta.nla.us] Sent Tuesday, March 1O.2U18S:25AM Subject: Governor Declares a State ofEmergency. Importance: High Attachments: News Release Gov's Dec for March 15 Nor'Easter.doc Please note this declaration Of emergency iSseparate from the presidential declaration Of@ disaster. MEM/\ needs h] have the storm end and damage assessments completed before the Governor can make 8 request for the presidential declaration (see below for summary explanation). A summary about the Process: Presidential Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance A Presidential Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance would facilitate reimbursement to the state and eligible municipalities for 75Y6of their costs of domagetnpub|icfaciUties.(roada'bhdgen,pub|iobui|dinge'pubUodooko and wharfs, public sea walls, oto.) and (ii) emergency protective no�aeures (emergency public oafet costs). Thereioabwopo�pr0000atodetermine vvhethartheGuvennormayopp|yforoPnssidenUa|DinooterUoclendion for Public Assistance. First, total costs (state and municipal costs) associated with damage to public facilities and emergency protective measures must exceed $8.1 M (the state threshold), Second, only those state and county costs incurred in counties that exceed county cost thresholds are eligible for reimbursement. Presidential Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance There are no specific thresholds that must be met in order to apply for and receive an Individual Assistance Declaration. Rather, Massachusetts must show that the disaster has impacted individuals, families and businesses to such an extent that thestaha cannot recover on it's own without Federal Assistance. |n making its eUgibi|ity determination, FEK4A not only looks ot the level of impact, but the agencies and organizations who are assisting and their capacity to aid indiv|dua|a, famiUee, and businesses. Small Business Administration Disaster Declaration Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Declaration would. provide low interest loans to homeowners and businesses that incurred storm related costs. The criteria for applying for on SBA declaration is: "in any county .. . at least 25 homes or 25 businesses, or combination of at least 25 homes, businesses, or other institutions, each sustain uninsured losses of 40 percent or more of the estimated fair replacement value or pre-disaster fair market value Vf the damaged property, whichever io|owec" CynibioE.O\dfic)d Di rector o[Locn|Afr�im Office ufthe House Minority Leador Represeombve Bradley Fl. luney.Jr. 5uitc Hoosc.Ounm 124 Boston, NA02133 7: (617)722'2100 P:(6I7)722-2390 ,� Please Consider the Environment Before Printing this Email 3/l6/20l0 Page 1 of 2 Schena, Paula From: Hechenbleikner, Peter Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 4:17 PM To: Reading Selectmen; LeLacheur, Bob Cc: Schena, Paula Subject: FW: Legislative Leaders Announce up to 4% Local Aid Cut Attachments: MMALocalAidStatement31210.pdf Copy to Board of Selectmen in 3 -16 materials on 3 -16 Peter I. Hechenbleikner Town Manager Town of Reading 16 Lowell Street Reading MA 01867 phone: 781 -942 -9043 fax 781 -942 -9071 web www.readinclma.gov email townmanager @ci.reading.ma,us Please let us know how we are doing - fill out our brief customer service survey at http://readingma- surve . virtualtownhall. net/survey /sid/603ffd2e45471753/ From: Geoff Beckwith [mailto:gbeckwith @mma.org] Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 4:09 PM To: Geoffrey Beckwith Subject: Legislative Leaders Announce up to 4% Local Aid Cut Friday, March 12, 2010 Legislative Leaders Announce Local Aid Cut of 4 Percent, or $200 Million MMA Statement Attached Dear Municipal Leader- Moments ago, House 'and Senate budget leaders announced that they will be framing their fiscal 2011 state budget plan with a cut of up to 4 percent cut in Section 3 local aid, which would translate into a $200 million reduction in the combined unrestricted general government aid and Chapter 70 education aid amounts. Specific numbers for each account, and for each community, are not available, and may not be released until the House Ways, and Means version of the budget it is reported to the full House in mid -April In their statement, legislative leaders said that the total Section 3 reduction would be no more than 4 percent, and that all communities and school districts would receive the Chapter 70 aid they need to be kept at foundation level. With the foundation budget expected to go down by 2.2 percent next year, this would allow for a cut in education aid. To the extent that the $4 billion Chapter 70 account decreases by 3/12/2010 Page 2 of 2 less than 4 percent; then legislative leaders would propose to reduce the $936 million unrestricted general government aid account by more than 4 percent to make up the difference. Please see the attached MMA statement calling for the protection of local aid during the budget debate, and passage of health insurance plan design reform. Please continue to contact your legislators and tell them what a 4 percent local aid cut would mean for your community, and call for immediate passage of health insurance plan design reform. Check the MMA's website at www.mma.or for updates and late - breaking information. Thank you. Geoffrey C. Beckwith Executive Director, MMA 1 Winthrop Square, Boston, MA 02110 617- 426 -7272 fax) 617- 695 -1314 www.mma.org DISCLAIMER: This message is a private communication. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use, or disclose this message or any attachments. Please notify the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, including the attachments, is prohibited. Email may not be secure or error free. Information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message that arise as a result of transmission. 3/12/2010 Hechenbleikner, Peter From: Ellen Doucette .con] Sent: Tuesday, March 1G'201O8:58AM To: Hechenbleikner, Pater OaUoo.Jean Subject: Fw:20O0-P-1282-E'nobceofopinion The Appeals Court reversed the grant of ouoonacy judgment for the owner of the Danis property on the basis that there were material issues of fact. Summary judgments are only supposed to be granted if there are no material issues of fact and application of the la* to those facts requires a specific outcome. All this means is that the parties will have to conduct a trial in the superior court. We have only been monitoring the matter and do not expect to be participating at the trial. Ellen Ellen Callahan Doucette, Eag. Brackett a Lucas 19 Cedar Street Worcester, MA 01609 (508) 799-9739 (508) 799-9799 Facsimile ----- original Message ----- From: <AppealsCtCIerk0appot.otate.ma.uo> To: "Ellen Callahan Doucette, Esquire" <ecd000etto@bzackettlocas.00m> Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 l:OU PM Subject: 2009-P-1282 - 8-notice of opinion > COMMONWEALTH OF mQ\SS8C8DG8TTS > Ap28aL3 COURT CLERK'S OFFICE > John Adams Courthouse > One Pemberton Square, Suite I300 > Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1705 > <617> 725-8106 > March 15, 20I0 � > BE; 0o. 2009-g-1282 / Lower Ct. 0o.: MzCv2007-84527 � / STOP a SHOP SUPERMARKET > vs. > TOWN OF READING ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS a another > NOTICE OF DECISION � Please take note that on March 15, 20I0, the court issued ' the following decision in the above-referenced case: � * Decision: Rule 1:28 <KF-V-O8>. Judgment reversed. *Notice. (See ' image on file.) • � A copy of the court's opinion in the case will be available on • bttp://www.maooreporta.omo beginning at 10:00 a.m. today. (if • the opinion is identified above as o Full or 8eoozipt opinion, go • to tbe Slip Opinions section of the *mbeite, and then choose • Appeals Court, Opinions. If the opinion is identified as a Rule / l:26 decision, go to the Unpublished Decisions section of the 1 > website, and tbou search for the opinion by specifying its Docket > Number, using the format 09-P-123.) The clerk's office will not > be mailing a copy of the decision to you. � > all counsel and self-represented litigants can register with > the Appeals Court to receive e-mail notification of certain. > Appeals Court docket entries (e.g., actions, orders, and > decisions) and of the oobedoIiog of an oral argument in an appeal > in which they are participating. To register, the attorney or > self-represented litigant must send an e-mail containing their � name, BBO number (if applicable), and e-mail address to: • eootioeaigoup@appct.state.ma.00. For further information, please • refer to the Appeals Court's webaite, • bttp'//ww*.mass.gov/000rLn/appealsouurt. > Very truly yours, � / The Clerk's Office > Dated: March 15, 2010 � > To: Kevin P. O'E2abezty, Esquire > Ellen Callahan Doucette, Esquire > Mark J. Favalozo, Esquire > Johanna W. Schneider, Esquire > ______-____---_-__---_-_-___-___-____-_---_____----_-__-__---___-__--- • If you have any questions, or wish to 0000000ioate with the Clerk's • Office about this case, please contact the Clerk's Office at • 6I7-725-8106. Thank you. � � 2 6) MAIN b KE ET (wK% UO" UTE -28) m Performed By. Central Transportatio'n.. Planning S.ta.ff N Issues and. Co'ncerns TABLE 2 A-M and FM Peak Hour Trufflc Volumes and Pedestrian Crossinp. Mami Street att Frafflmhi n Street, Readjmg stivet name MainStreet (Route 2a) Frankiiii Street Northbol-und Southbound Eastbound Westbultmd Teitall Turnm'g -MCINrement L TH RT LT TH RT LT TH RT LT TH RT Turning-volume 35 334 20 235 57B 83 78 49. 50 85 124- 1 167' AINI peak Approach volume — 389 8.96 177 376 hot w Pedeshi.,an, cras . lin 0 2 0! 2 Turning vulume. '=24�- 45 6--6- 231 2106 PM pf,,,Ik Approach volume 722 788 2.33 363 hom. � I PedeatrLan crassing- 0 1. 0., 1 ml M, Imtersection Capacity Analyslis, Existing Conditions, Main, Strut at Fl-w-fln Min Street, Reading main stivet (koute 28) Franklin Street Store et n me Northb ound hbound S-out Eastbound W... tbound OveraH Turku ment' 1111119 LT TH RT LT LT LT IT LO I D AM peak baur Dolay 20 27 P11 LOS B F D D peak our h llr 19 20 135 -41 36-- Dolay (sed-veh) 1 a Alterntives v I MA, 1 40: 9 Intersection CtWacity Analysis of Alternative Improvements- Existing Traffic Vo�'s Main Street, at Frankh-1n. Street Reading. Noto Performance measures* Level of Service (A to E) /Average Delay: econds per vehic Alternative I:,-- Ratime T. raffic Signal with Existing Phasing Sequence and Intersection Geometry. G Alternative 1. Change EBMVB Operation: to Split- Phase under Existing eam Alternative 3- Add a WB Right -Turn Lane and Retime Signal with-. Existing Phasing Sequence , alternative 4- Add a Lane on Both EB./W.B.Approa 4 ches and Change EB.fV-%(B Operation to Split-Phase Mam'Street (R-w-ute 2.8).. FrankUn Street Ov.eraR Approach NorthbGund SouthbouRd Eastbo-tmd 'Westbound Exishng B118 B120 D/37 D147 C/2-7 Aftem-ifi ve 1 C/22 _C12.1. C/34 D142 C/27 AM peak Altemative 2 C/23 C-13 0 D"141 I E156 C/35 our Altemative 3 B/16 B-116. D/418 C/26 C/21 Alternativ, e 4 C/22 C121 D/47 D135 C/27 BIZO F/135 D14-1 /36 D Existing B/19 Alta at I C/2-7 C127 D-151 C/29 C/3-0 PM peak .41temative 2 D/37 W40 F187 E/701 D149, hour B119 B117 D47 B114 C121 Altemafive 3 Alternative 4 C/21 B-118 D/50 C132 C/25 Noto Performance measures* Level of Service (A to E) /Average Delay: econds per vehic Alternative I:,-- Ratime T. raffic Signal with Existing Phasing Sequence and Intersection Geometry. G Alternative 1. Change EBMVB Operation: to Split- Phase under Existing eam Alternative 3- Add a WB Right -Turn Lane and Retime Signal with-. Existing Phasing Sequence , alternative 4- Add a Lane on Both EB./W.B.Approa 4 ches and Change EB.fV-%(B Operation to Split-Phase 11.3 ,11 C Intersection Capacity Anil ynis. of'AlternatWe Improvements Pr ojected 2030 Traffic Growth -M ' Street at Franklin* Street, Rea&mg am Street Ume Main Street (Roifte 2 i 1 Street Ove raff -Approach Northboiiiid Soulhbound Eastbound. West-bo.-iind Eris ft- B119 0126- D141-9 E173 D,/36 Altern-afive I C/23 C130 D141 E156 0135 AM pv.,-tk Alter native 2 C/34 E167 E/58 F/17* 5 F18-1 hum, Altem-dive 3 C/22 C122 D/50 C/25 C125 Alternafive 4 C123 C125 E161 1 141 C131 itlrr Afternaft'vie I 0121 C129 F1261 E/6 E/57 D/37 D/37 E178 U-13 D,141 PM peak- Alterna-five 2 E/60 F182 E/71 F*1131 F182 hoiu: A.Itemahive 3 C C12-5 D10 5 B/14 C126 Alte-ruafive. 4 0122 'C E162 E/62 D/238 C/2- 9 Note Performance measures-- Level rat e ice (A to F).[ Average Delay (seconds: per vehicle) Alternative I_ Retime Tragic Signal with Existing Phasing Sequence and Intersection Geometry Alternative 2:-- Change EBMB. Operafion, to split Phase under E)d -sting Geometry Alternative 3,-Add a V Right Turn Lane and Refirn, e Signal With Existing Phasing Sequence. Alternative 4- Add a Lane on Both EBM-B Approaches and Change EBAIVB Ope'ration! to Split-Phase. �� r ,� ,�� � � �� t • �, r „ � � r �: F Alternate 1 } Unbalanced e ,.. Franklin Main. Street: LOS B Easy to - implement Maintains cycle timing Monitor improvements • RTL significantly increases capacity of intp.r.qp.r.tion LOS lnters�ection LOS D in PM to Split- Pha