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March 2, 2021
6 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Mark Dockser, Karen Gately Herrick, Vanessa Alvarado, Carlo Bacci, Anne Landry
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Vanessa Alvarado left the meeting before it ended.
Every vote, in order
Go into Executive Session including Counsel Greg Pagnini ( BHPK Law), Jody Mills ( MIIA), Lenny Kasten ( Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kasten) and Ivria Fried ( Miyares & Harrington); and staff...
Carlo Bacci Move that the board go into Executive Session including Counsel Greg Pagnini ( BHPK Law), Jody Mills ( MIIA), Lenny Kasten ( Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kasten) and Ivria Fried ( Miyares & Harrington); and staff members Bob LeLacheur and Caitlin Saunders Nocella to discuss strategy with respect to civil court and administrative actions involving 59 Middlesex Ave. and Catherine Rawson, as personal representative of the Estate of Alan Greenough; and, Anthony Perrotti v. Town of Reading, at. al., and to approve executive session minutes for: November 17th, 2020 December 8th, 2020 December 15th, 2020 January 5th, 2021 January 26th, 2021 February 16th, 2021 Further, the Select Board Chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the body, and the board will reconvene in open session at approximately 8: 00 PM. The motion was seconded by Vanessa Alvarado and approved with the following roll call vote: Herrick - yes; Landry - yes; Bacci - yes; Alvarado - yes; Dockser - yes.
From the minutes
“Carlo Bacci Move that the board go into Executive Session including Counsel Greg Pagnini ( BHPK Law), Jody Mills ( MIIA), Lenny Kasten ( Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kasten) and Ivria Fried ( Miyares & Harrington); and staff members Bob LeLacheur and Caitlin Saunders Nocella to discuss strategy with respect to civil court and administrative actions involving 59 Middlesex Ave. and Catherine Rawson, as personal representative of the Estate of Alan Greenough; and, Anthony Perrotti v. Town of Reading, at. al., and to approve executive session minutes for: November 17th, 2020 December 8th, 2020 December 15th, 2020 January 5th, 2021 January 26th, 2021 February 16th, 2021 Further, the Select Board Chair declares that an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the body, and the board will reconvene in open session at approximately 8: 00 PM. The motion was seconded by Vanessa Alvarado and approved with the following roll call vote: Herrick - yes; Landry - yes; Bacci - yes; Alvarado - yes; Dockser - yes..” (Motion: Bacci, second: Alvarado)
Approve the Moderator' s request that the Annual Town Meeting scheduled for April 26, 2021 at 7: 30 p.m. be held remotely using the Zoom Webinar platform as designated by the Moderator, with...
Carlo Bacci moved that the Select Board approve the Moderator' s request that the Annual Town Meeting scheduled for April 26, 2021 at 7: 30 p.m. be held remotely using the Zoom Webinar platform as designated by the Moderator, with special accommodation to be made only for those who require technical assistance. The motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with the following roll call vote: Herrick - yes; Landry - yes; Alvarado - yes; Bacci - yes; Dockser - yes.
From the minutes
“Carlo Bacci moved that the Select Board approve the Moderator' s request that the Annual Town Meeting scheduled for April 26, 2021 at 7: 30 p.m. be held remotely using the Zoom Webinar platform as designated by the Moderator, with special accommodation to be made only for those who require technical assistance. The motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with the following roll call vote: Herrick - yes; Landry - yes; Alvarado - yes; Bacci - yes; Dockser - yes..” (Motion: Bacci, second: Herrick)
Close the Annual Town Meeting warrant consisting of 20 Articles to take place on April 6th, 2021, Karen Herrick seconded the motion and it passed with the following
Carlo Bacci moved to close the Annual Town Meeting warrant consisting of 20 Articles to take place on April 6th, 2021, Karen Herrick seconded the motion and it passed with the following roll call vote: Herrick - yes; Landry - yes; Alvarado - yes; Bacci - yes; Dockser - yes.
From the minutes
“Carlo Bacci moved to close the Annual Town Meeting warrant consisting of 20 Articles to take place on April 6th, 2021, Karen Herrick seconded the motion and it passed with the following roll call vote: Herrick - yes; Landry - yes; Alvarado - yes; Bacci - yes; Dockser - yes..” (Motion: Bacci, second: Herrick)
Pursuant to Chapter 40, § 15A, to ( 1) determine that the properties off Lowell Street and Willow Street, shown on Assessors' Map 26 as Lots 50 6 32 previously referred to as Plat 99, lots 2 and...
Carlo Bacci moved, pursuant to Chapter 40, § 15A, to ( 1) determine that the properties off Lowell Street and Willow Street, shown on Assessors' Map 26 as Lots 50 6 32 previously referred to as Plat 99, lots 2 and 21) which properties together contains 5. 82 acres are no longer needed for general municipal purposes, and ( 2) recommend to Town Meeting that the care, custody, management and control of said properties transfer from the Select Board to the Conservation Commission, for the sole purpose of open space management; provided, however, that the Department of Public Works shall have the right to replace, repair, maintain, and make necessary improvements to the existing sewer drains on the properties as shown on the following plans: 1. a plan of land entitled " Record Sewer Plan Interceptor Pumping Station to High School, Board of Public Works," prepared by Philip Welch, Superintendent, dated May 2. a plan of land entitled " Town of Reading Massachusetts, Board of Public Works, 1959; Easement Through Private Property For Drainage And Sewerage Purposes, Hunt Street," prepared by the Engineering Division, Phillip Welsh, Superintendent, dated September 1963, and recorded with the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds on March 23, 1964, as Plan 266 of 1964; and 3. a plan of land entitled " Town of Reading Massachusetts, Board of Public Works, Record Sewer Plan Hunt St. and Interceptor No. I," prepared by the Engineering Division, Phillip Welsh, Superintendent, dated April 1965, a
From the minutes
“Carlo Bacci moved, pursuant to Chapter 40, § 15A, to ( 1) determine that the properties off Lowell Street and Willow Street, shown on Assessors' Map 26 as Lots 50 6 32 previously referred to as Plat 99, lots 2 and 21) which properties together contains 5. 82 acres are no longer needed for general municipal purposes, and ( 2) recommend to Town Meeting that the care, custody, management and control of said properties transfer from the Select Board to the Conservation Commission, for the sole purpose of open space management; provided, however, that the Department of Public Works shall have the right to replace, repair, maintain, and make necessary improvements to the existing sewer drains on the properties as shown on the following plans: 1. a plan of land entitled " Record Sewer Plan Interceptor Pumping Station to High School, Board of Public Works," prepared by Philip Welch, Superintendent, dated May 2. a plan of land entitled " Town of Reading Massachusetts, Board of Public Works, 1959; Easement Through Private Property For Drainage And Sewerage Purposes, Hunt Street," prepared by the Engineering Division, Phillip Welsh, Superintendent, dated September 1963, and recorded with the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds on March 23, 1964, as Plan 266 of 1964; and 3. a plan of land entitled " Town of Reading Massachusetts, Board of Public Works, Record Sewer Plan Hunt St. and Interceptor No. I," prepared by the Engineering Division, Phillip Welsh, Superintendent, dated April 1965, and provided further that such transfer of care, custody, management and control shall be subject to such right of the Department of Public Works. The motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with the following roll call Herrick- yes; Landry - yes; Alvarado - yes; Bacci - yes; Dockser - yes. vote: Vanessa Alvarado left the meeting at 10: 40 PM..” (Motion: Bacci, second: Herrick)
Approve this letter of support for RMLD to apply for a grant for EV charging station in Reading
Carlo Bacci moved that the board approve this letter of support for RMLD to apply for a grant for EV charging station in Reading. The motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with the following roll call vote: Herrick - yes; Bacci - yes; Landry - Abstain; Dockser - yes.
Yes: Bacci, Dockser, HerrickAbstained: LandryVanessa Alvarado left, before this vote, so Vanessa Alvarado is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Carlo Bacci moved that the board approve this letter of support for RMLD to apply for a grant for EV charging station in Reading. The motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with the following roll call vote: Herrick - yes; Bacci - yes; Landry - Abstain; Dockser - yes..” (Motion: Bacci, second: Herrick)
Adjourn
Carlo Bacci moved to adjourn at 10: 58 PM. The motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with the following roll call vote: Herrick - yes; Landry - yes; Bacci - yes; Dockser - yes. ar c , 3 VOTE OF THE SELECT BOARD 1, the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Reading, Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the board held Match 2, 2021, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quormu was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody: i Voted: that the sale of the$ 260,000 Sewer Bond of the Town dated March 8, 2021, to Massachusetts Water Resources Authority( the" Authority") is hereby approved and the Town Treasurer or other appropriate Town official is authorized to execute on behalf of the Town a Loan Agreement and a Financial Assistance Agreement with the Authority with respect to the bond.
Yes: Bacci, Dockser, Herrick, LandryVanessa Alvarado left, before this vote, so Vanessa Alvarado is not shown voting.
From the minutes
“Carlo Bacci moved to adjourn at 10: 58 PM. The motion was seconded by Karen Herrick and approved with the following roll call vote: Herrick - yes; Landry - yes; Bacci - yes; Dockser - yes. ar c , 3 VOTE OF THE SELECT BOARD 1, the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Reading, Massachusetts, certify that at a meeting of the board held Match 2, 2021, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quormu was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody: i Voted: that the sale of the$ 260,000 Sewer Bond of the Town dated March 8, 2021, to Massachusetts Water Resources Authority( the" Authority") is hereby approved and the Town Treasurer or other appropriate Town official is authorized to execute on behalf of the Town a Loan Agreement and a Financial Assistance Agreement with the Authority with respect to the bond..” (Motion: Bacci, second: Herrick)
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