 Good evening everyone welcome to the Arlington Board of Selections meeting for Monday, May 19 2014 it is 7 p.m. And I call this meeting to order Like to remind everyone that this is being broadcast by ACMI So you can view it later if you would like To begin for approval the consent agenda request three one-day beer and wine licenses 6 6 14 6 7 14 6 8 14 Ableton place between Mass Ave and Burton Street designated one way along the closing of Acton Place request contractor drain layer license for approval 16th annual Feast of the East for Saturday June 14 I move approval subject all conditions as set forth Do we have any discussion on any of these items in the consent agenda? Nicholas Kroketos from St. Athanasius Greek Orthodox Church not to be confused with Father Nicholas Kastanus Who's on the letter, but I'm the chairman of facilities and if you have any questions for us once again It's our 50th year. So just as a reminder, but not the 50th year for the festival festival started late 70s, so I guess with your consent we'd love to Have our festival beer and wine license will be meeting with the planning department and we would love to see all of you there as well Great. No, I do love that feast Great food. Thank you. Any further discussion? Yeah, thank you. I love it too. We try to make it up every year I just did want to note that the things that we are approving Tonight to something we vote to do so are the beer and wine license and the closure of the temporary closure of the street that I think you know that the use of the field is goes through the It's never quite clear if it's the school of the park and rec But it doesn't go through here at any rate and there was a parking rec commissioner here who perhaps could could help you with that too Ms. Rothman, I think they spoken to Tim Ruggieri and they're going to work with parks and recreation with the whole park Yeah, yeah, and then I'm going to work with the building department. So great Do we have any further discussion We have a motion in the second all those in favor, please say aye. Aye opposed three nothing Moving on for approval inaugural moonlight Beach party to support Arlington Arlington parks alliance in one day Beer and wine license for July 26 Joe Connolly and Jennifer Rothenberg Good evening. I'm Jen Rothenberg Parking Recreation Commissioner. Mr. Connolly couldn't be here this evening So as you can see in your packets, this is a one-day event. It's a fundraiser for the Parks and playgrounds in town we are hoping to raise community awareness and bring various parts of the community together users groups friends groups and It'll be a really fun event. So we hope you can all be there. It looks like do we have any questions from the board? I'll engine park alliance. Do you want to give a little plug for that? I'm not recalling exactly in my head what it is. So so the Arlington parks alliance. We have It has been renamed from the friends of parks. It is a sort of a subgroup of the Park and Recreation Commission It is a group that has been meeting for many years now Mostly friends groups that have been coming and we've been meeting on a regular basis basically to discuss Issues in parks trying to figure out ways that the friends groups can all support one another work on larger issues Together as a group We have tried to do some fundraising efforts in the past, but they haven't been very successful so we decided to change the name of the group as a way to help us promote our mission and Try to raise awareness that way so with the new name and this big event We're hoping that we will be able to get more people involved and active in the community And hopefully there'll be some new friends groups that will pop up over time Is there a website or is it just Joe Conley or a wreck? We're creating in the midst of creating a website right now a Facebook page And we're going to be doing some publicity provided our event is approved. We'll be able to move forward Thank you, I move approval subject our conditions is set forth Thank you. No, this looks like a great event. Thanks for bringing forward now We have a motion in a second all those in favor please say aye. Aye opposed Thank you Moving on we have an introduction for our newly appointed Arlington cultural council member mr. Boudreau Just introduce yourself say a few words Jeff Boudreau. I live on bow street and I'm thank you for your indulgence. I was triple booked last Monday night Here it's a busy meeting and with the cultural council had a meeting scheduled for that night as well I actually started Doing arts work in Arlington about 2008 and 2009. I was not a resident of the town at the time I produced several concerts at the Park Avenue Congregational Church and Since then I've been producing about 125 not-for-profit concerts in Boston in the greater Boston area Hope to bring them to Arlington myself someday but I Would like to Help the cultural council spend mass cultural council money wisely and promote arts in general in Arlington Thank you very much. Do you have any questions from the board? No, I've spoke to mr. Boudreau at town meeting. I'm very happy that you stepped up and are offering your services. I Think we already I think we already already pointed you so congratulations No, thank you. It's an exciting time for arts in Arlington. I think and I look forward to your work expanding it. Thanks very much Thank you moving on request common victual license Jianming Lin For the great walk, please come forward. Good evening. My name is Chris Farnsworth council for mr. Lin Mr. Lin is here as well. However, his English is not terribly good my mother-in-law miss Choo-hoi Tao is here to help me with translation. Should it be necessary? Thank you. Please just say a little bit about your proposal. Sure So mr. Lin is going to buy the or is buying the great walk on 1181 Mass Ave No changes are being made to the restaurant. Everything is going to be exactly the same It's my understanding that the current owner has some family issues, which is why he's selling I Just just quickly I just if you could refresh my memory if I'm not mistaken This this is the second change of ownership in about a year or two. Is that correct? That's correct That's correct as I mentioned the current owner did buy it last year, but some family issues popped up So okay, great and I wonder if mr. Lin or if you could just speak briefly about you know previous experience in the restaurant sure Mr. Lin has owned a restaurant called. I think at the China key it's insane. There's a restaurant in saying Hong Kong King Excuse me in Salem for several years and his wife is going to take over that restaurant while he manages the restaurant here Okay, excellent. Thank you Just two questions. I just want to make sure in your application There's a request for every day of the week except for Tuesday Was that intentional are they going to be closed on Tuesday? I don't believe so that that may have been a mistake I have hours of operation Monday Wednesday Thursday 11 8 to 10 p Friday Saturday 11 8 11 p and Sunday 2 p to 10 p Is that something we can change administratively? Do they want to close on Tuesday? Do they want to be open? I Mean if they want to be open they can I'm not I'm just oh no that that that's a mistake They are going to be open on Tuesday, so that is a mistake in the application. All right, so they want for Tuesday They want the 11 a to 10 p. Yes, please Doug is that okay to do right here if you guys are going to vote on it with the understanding that it'll be open on Tuesday I think we can make an administrative change to the license right application right here and take that vote I'm happy Yeah, and just one personal question. I'm sorry one thing that I should make clear though is you should make sure that Any application for the license with the ABCC is doesn't have a similar error. Okay, there is no application, but thank you And I just wanted to ask it's not a requirement, but I went through the menu real quick. Will they have chicken chow foam? My family loves chicken chow foam, and I can't it's only like one other place in Arlington, but it's not on the menu He will now so Condition of approval It's his business plan in his restaurant in his menu. It's just I figured I'd put a pitch in for it Because there's only one other place in Arlington that has it's really noted. Thank you. Okay, but it's not a requirement Thank you, do we have a motion? I move a parole subject all conditions are set for any Second do we have any further discussion from the crowd? Seeing none. We have a motion in a second. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you Moving on we have a request for an outside furniture permit mr. Maughan from retro burger Hello Hello board long time no see. Yes. Thank you. All right. Could I you just run through your proposal quickly for us? Sure? Yeah, we just would like to put a couple of benches Right outside in the front of the store Now with the nice weather for people to sit outside for ice cream. They're waiting for takeout orders just You know something very simple Thank you discussion for the board any questions. I think it's a great idea. I move approval subject all conditions are set forth We have a motion in a second. I also think it's a great idea. Thank you We'll give her a credit for the implementation First of all, I apologize to my colleagues for being late into everyone here apologize for Not being on time I really liked it and I just know that some people at home are wondering about how it look how it's gonna end up looking And about passage on the sidewalk which you guys explained very well in the written materials But they're gonna be benches kind of up against your wall and you're not actually putting tables out No, there's still a lot of room there for people to walk by and so that's why I'm absolutely delighted to Yeah, we should have a I measured so like what the drawing has a six feet. Yeah, excellent Do we have any discussion from the crowd? Seeing none, we have a motion in a second all those in favor, please say aye. I oppose Thank you very much. Thank you Moving on we have a request for an all-alcohol package store change for Mr. Weissman good evening So we're just looking to change the name from the meathouse to prime your local butcher We're in the process of being independent of the meathouse as a Independent company so that's why the request for the for the name change as it relates to the liquor license So just just to be clear sure the Arlington location will be its own standalone independent entity or it's a smaller Subsection of the independent from the meathouse you said yeah We're currently a franchise owner so we would no longer be a franchise owner would be an independent Okay in Arlington, which is what we've kind of wanted to do for the last couple years Just wanted to be clear then so some of the stuff that so when we awarded the license a couple years ago part of the Proposal included you know support from the meathouse central about how you're gonna enforce and Do you have plans on how you're gonna replace the elements of support that they were doing for in terms of Maintaining training and stuff like that for our serving or excuse me for selling alcohol Absolutely. I mean we still have those trained the training manuals Those are still ours because we developed those independently of the meathouse. So everything as far as you know Proper carding How you know our hours of operation when we can serve those are still in enforce our general manager is you know We've had the same assistant managers general managers in place since we open so you know There's continuity in terms of what we're doing Just to piggyback on that and I think you answered the question but besides the name change Disenfranchising yourself from the meathouse Recognizing normal workforce turn over You anticipate having basically the same employees that you have now. Absolutely. Absolutely. Thank you Yes, Mr. Don move approval subject to conditions second we have a motion a second. We have any other discussion from the crowd Seeing none, we have a motion in a second. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye opposed. Thank you very much. Good luck So long as you still sell pigs Moving on traffic rules and orders We have a request for one space on street overnight parking at 44 River Street Miss Connelly Good evening As you know, I've made a request for on-street parking I have lived in Allington for 50 years and I've never had to ask for something as it is I took away my Yad my garden in the back to make another spot for a car because we go in like a train and I've tried very hard. I have a granddaughter If I rumble on excuse me, I get nervous Who came to live with me to give me a hand and I Appreciate all her efforts because she's trying to go to school and work and help me But getting tickets Isn't helping any one of us. I'm in a poor financial situation as she is but I Did there was a neighbor that helped us out at the beginning and she left Kristen Park in her driveway then about Maybe three months ago, she says her nephew came back and of course the nephew had Privilege over Kristen so then We went across the street to read just road, which is a private way and I did talk to the neighbor on the corner because she just moved in and I explained the situation I had in my house So she says that would be fine and of course one night Kristen packed too close to the corner and I guess that upset her because she says her dogs. It causes her dogs to back She has too little I call the mippers. I really don't know what kind of yeah, but they make a lot of racket so She got irritated by that and I think that was the night Officer Jessica came home and she too came around the corner and says gee If a fire truck or an ambulance had it so I corrected my granddaughter, but either way that was the end of Parking on there and I did go up to the police station and I spoke with officer Kelly And he says as long as you don't block anyone's driveway a park in front of a hydrant I'll be a hindrance to anyone. You're fine So Kristen started packing again and a lot and behold we get these letters left on the car So now she gets scared neither one of us want to see a tow charge And I call the station again and the officer said Officer Kelly Probably didn't realize it but being a private way. They could call a tow truck I'm not sure on all the rules. I've never had this problem and I do need my granddaughter and I Don't know where to take space from anymore and you must all know it's hot I mean, it's not like years ago. You were lucky if we had one car in the family now We've got four or five six cars in the family and I Just get into the hate to say it I never thought I was going to get older and need help and right about now I'm in the stage. I need help and you know, I look you've got another ticket again, too and I I Really need some form of permit to have Kristen Park in front of my house. I Mean she gets up early in the morning to go to school and then you know, she tried rushing back she's trying to do everything she can and It's the parking situation believe me. I've been here 50 years. I Guess I'm probably gonna go right here, too but I Do need some help with the parking really and it's really a hassle. I have tried neighbors. I have tried Parking and like I said we just rode but all of a sudden Somebody is leaving notes. I don't know who So there's no one you can particularly blame Because I've tried to talk with them and I talked with a gentleman Henry who lives on Regis Road And he says I would never ever do that to you and I would not leave a note So I don't know which way to turn and I do need some help and that's why I have come to you people I just wanted to say you do have a driveway I Do I told you I took away part of the garden so our cars could get in there How many spaces are in the driveway this five? There's no way to squeeze a six no way Mr. Han raised your hand You did a great job. So for your first time speaking in 50 years up in front of a board And I definitely sympathize with your plate because we hear this from a lot of people. We but we did have a Question on the ballot the towns strictly wants to stand behind overnight parking However, and we do have police and fire that have objections to this I do know a lot of the residents on Regis and University have and it is a private way and what it is is whoever 14 Regis Road owns that space in front of 14 Regis Road. I would be happy to work with you and contact those neighbors I know one gentleman who owns three houses. He lives down there with his wife Whether it's a driveway as long as you have permission from the private way owner and only park in front of their house, right? that's fine and so We do have a recommendation to not approve the on-street parking because The town has solidly said we want to keep the ban on overnight parking But I don't want to send you away saying so go off and try to figure something else out And I understand you did everything you could to get five cars in there But I will personally make sure I make some phone calls tomorrow And I also know another neighbor who lives down on Dottmouth Street, and I used to live on Cornell. God bless you Milo And I'll be happy to contact any one of them because I do want to help you out But I would would make the motion just on the recommendation of police and fire of no action But I really feel confident that I think I can find you somewhere nearby that they'll give you permission It would be greatly appreciated because I have tried and No success, you know and I Just don't know what else to do. I will and if you know, I'll make sure Marie has all her car Barring what anybody else on the board wants to do because I just can anticipate everybody on River Street And you know some of the other streets not summer Street things like that But I'm not just saying this to say it from the microphone. I really do know a lot of people down there We have a town meeting member both Marie and I know very well So I'll make sure I get your information and get in touch with you and find somewhere for a Kristen I think you were great okay for the time being can we do something just So we don't get these $25 tickets because we never thought I'd have a fixed income Unfortunately, I'm in that predicament I mean what you could do perhaps is speak with the town treasurer and see if In the interim if you can park over at Thompson school and maybe he'd do a What's the word not ad hoc per diem? What is it per diem per diem? Because I think it's a dollar or night or something like that So you might want to explore that and if you call the select man's office tomorrow They can get you the information on that because I'm hoping to get this resolved within a week or two That that would be fine If you want you can contact Mrs. Krupp Helger Marie tomorrow. Yes, I will you know tell you all the stuff again And I will follow up, but all of us will follow up. Okay. I but that would be my motion any second We have a motion in a second Any further discussion? Just that I I agree with Mrs. Mohan that for both because of the recommendation from both of our public safety departments plus the The precedent of River Street because there really is no way to be off River Street You really are on the road when you park there that I do think that we can't there's no We don't have a lot of leeway here to permit it But I do think there are other ways around it And I think that I definitely think that Thompson schools should really be an option for you because that isn't too far from Where you are and there's a fair amount of parking down there. I know it's just that right now financially. Yeah She doesn't have it. She's going to school and yeah, but I definitely understand But we'd also if we did that we'd have you know, then we would have parking on River Street And clearly the town doesn't want that, you know but Somewhere along the way Isn't the town gonna think about where are these cars gonna go? I mean the families are getting larger and Children are coming back home to their parents. I I Share your opinion and that's the way I voted on the ballot However, it was that's how I voted when it was on the ballot a year and a half ago But I did not win so that's where we are. I think I think it's all been said I'll make sure that through Mrs. Cropelka that the Full board as well as the town manager Sees what the resolution to this is because they're gonna want to make sure we all follow up to all right. I am Thanks again for coming and I do I do know that this is not an easy issue But I think my colleagues have stated it Pretty fairly that I think our hands are tied in situations like this because it's not you know We can't just make a decision based off Or at least how I feel off, you know one set of circumstances because we do then set a precedent that others would You know expect us to follow So I am I am sorry that we couldn't be more amenable to you tonight But I hope that we do find a resolution moving forward. Okay, that'll be fine. Thank you. Thank you so much So we have a motion of no action in a second all those in favor. Please say aye. Aye opposed Moving forward for approval Arlington Public Art We have the annual now annual cheerful where you sit exhibition from July 18th through the lot to July 20th and a transformer box mural project painting Miss arch and miss manka Thank you so much and we want to thank What a select man and town manager and everybody who's spent so supportive of all of our efforts and Art Rocks not a means a huge success and we're moving forward and bigger and better So we just asking your approval for another shipper where you sit this year It is going to be just three days long in front of the Dallin Museum at the Whittemore Park And we just want to ask permission to do that there and then Jill's gonna Tell you a little bit more about the transformer box mural project Thank you. I move I'm resident of Arlington and also part of Arlington Public Art and We did get a grant from the Cultural Council of Arlington in Massachusetts for this project we have selected some artists and we would like to go ahead with this project during this summer and Five of the transformer boxes have been chosen in the Arlington Center area And if you would like to look I can circulate this Great, is it the same as what You can hold them up to the camera Yes on the transformer project is there a specific approval you're looking for us from tonight or just general That we think that it's a good idea. Is there a specific? So I understand a specific request for chair for where you said is there a specific request for transformer? Is it more informational more informational update? Yeah, we actually have chosen the artist. So we're ready to go ahead. Great Congratulations on the success of the cheerful event. I'm really pleased. I didn't imagine it was going to be quite as successful You all probably predicted it, but You're obviously doing something right and I want to thank you for submitting for our informational purposes that the six design proposed designs I just have just one question just because each of them sort of have a theme Yes, I was just wondering the one that I'm going to call the milk theme or Kyle theme is that Particularly design for that particular transformer. Is it there a reason for that is what I'm just thinking of as a business? Probably isn't any business nearby that that's going to be Well, actually, there are some businesses. It's going to be a right next to stop and shop and across the blue ribbon Okay, no because that makes sense. I just I was just thinking like say not the case in point There's a you know lactose intolerance support group and the transformers there That's the only reason I asked the question and I don't mean to make a light of it I just wanted to where that's really had a focus theme. I remember saying I hope it's near a store ice cream or something Thank you. The theme in general was nature. We just asked for nature Submission so we got a whole range. Did you get any high school students? Or were they all just High school students, but she's 18. She'll be Painting it as an adult. We're saving in the Arlington high school mural box for a time when They can get they can submit a sketch and have it approved and and paint that perhaps next year Thank you so much for this. Thank you Just very quickly Adrian if we haven't done so already are we going to coordinate with DPW on the box locations? just to be sure that there's no crossover of having an artist at the site when there's work to be done at the box or something like that That's a good idea. Yeah, we can work together. Yeah Thank you Thank you very much. I think you know how much I value what what you all do Last year cheerful We sit my daughter and I had so much fun making our chair that this year all four of my family members are going to be working on them And we're having vigorous discussions at dinner and Stealing one another's ideas and such So I'm very happy to support this I did have one question on the transformers though a couple months ago the Commission on Arts and Culture came in and they had a kind of a boilerplate agreement for public art in the future You know an understanding that's reached between the artists and the and the hosts Are you looking for us to reach those directly with the artists or is Arlington public art going to be doing something along those lines? We'll deal with that. Okay, so that the expectations of the other there is the possibility that this is Not permanent or in perpetuity. Okay I just wanted to make sure because I think it was a great model and we we know that they've been misunderstandings before with Okay, great. Thank you, and I just wonder mr. Chair. Are you looking for two separate votes or is one vote on this, you know, well, it seems like we really only need a vote on the first one in these seconds more of an approval Anyway, so I think one vote is fine This time. Yep So I would move approval for the request on chair for where you sit second We have a motion a second. We have any further discussion from anyone. I see none We have a motion a second all those in favor. Please say aye. I opposed. Thank you so much Moving forward Presentation the Arlington to Sinti. No, I think it's not number nine. Oh Check that one off by accident for approval the summer concert series July 19th, July 30th and August 20th Mr. Hi everybody So they're going to bring art to the front of the Jefferson Cutter house if you want to bring some music Last year we had two concerts this year. We're going to add one more concert So we'll have one per month So same scenario Wednesday night farmers market concerts 630 about 730 Karen K and the jitterbugs are coming back That was a big hit with the little kids and Dave C. Mako is coming back the end of July And then we're adding forever fab which is a Beatles tribute, but I'm banned in August So so I'm looking for approval to have the concert those concerts Great, so move approval. I think it's a great program. I'm really delighted. You're doing it. Right second Oh Yeah, did you oh, I just wanted to note that One thing that I think I think Jen is familiar with this that You know that the Arlington alive kind of branding for the town has been Used in the past for the block party and such and I think I know that Ate had got the services of a part-time kind of event Coordinated to kind of help with promotions around the block party and such and Is going to be promoting this the libraries concert series and such also under kind of under that That banner to to make sure that that it all gets out there and there's kind of a thematic Feel to the summer with with all these great events that the Chamber is doing and some of the other organizations So and you were aware of that I was aware of that actually it was great to see everything together in one space So if someone wants to see what's going on Arlington, they just go to one spot and you can Plan your whole summer Arlington alive MA.org Another matter I know Dave Simaco is an Arlington resident. Yes. He is the other two bands that you have are they also I'm just Karen is Karen is forever fab is not but they've done concerts for Dalamont Lexington They called us. Can we please come so we'll give them a shot We'll just maybe keep them in mind where I'm just thinking town day. We're gonna implement a different. Oh, sure And actually, um, so I'll make it a point to make it down and Oh, you have Karen. Yeah, they already have Karen Kay for town. Oh, she's already up there. She's a big kid We booked her we booked her the day after the concert. I was like just put us down for next year Okay, great so much fun. All right, excellent. Thank you any further discussion Seeing none. We have a motion in a second all those in favor. Please say aye. I Thank you, and you're all invited to the multi-chamber event Wednesday night at Brightview 5 30 to 7 30 Thank you. Thank you. I think it speaks wonders saying that people are calling us to want to come here And now our whole summer is packed Moving on presentation Arlington to Sente sister city project But I don't see Mr. A Maybe we should table Post-pwn I guess until either in future meeting or appearance sounds good Second we have motion a second all those in favor. Hi Moving on try town bikeway report invitation meeting mr. Chaplin Thank You mr. Chair so earlier this year representatives from the planning department came and spoke with the board and I believe also Representatives from a back came and spoke with the board about the tool design groups Navigating the Minuteman draft report so that draft is now a draft final about to be finalized And they are having a meeting in Lexington on May 28th at 2 p.m. And have asked the boards of each of the towns Bedford Lexington and Arlington to send a representative So I wanted to use this opportunity on the agenda for the board to hopefully designate Interested and available board member to attend but also to make sure that the public's aware that this process is moving forward This report will be issued and that you know Arlington's gonna have a seat at the table to make sure that the recommendations are Something that Arlington's comfortable with Thank you If he's willing it seems to sort of be up his avenue Mr. Curell if I could nominate him Is this something you I think I can swing it Yep, is that okay? I don't think I can swing it. I think I can swing it That's that's fine. I was I was actually happy to join the Bicycle Advisory Committee on their community ride yesterday. This would be a nice continuity Perhaps not if I'm at work That location is actually right on the bike I Might be able to see no pressure If I work from home, I'll work it. We won't be there to check My boss doesn't live in Arlington anymore Thank you very much Now we have Did we have a second Second we have a motion in a second all those in favor, please say aye Thank you, Mr. Curell. Thank you very much Moving on update East Arlington Massav rebuilds Thank You, Mr. Chairman Again, I wanted to take an opportunity at the meeting tonight to inform the board about the latest information in regards to the East Arlington Massav rebuild project as well as some of the public meetings and Information for public interest that's become available and that we're starting to push out to the public today So I think the first thing I want to mention is we've had some talks here before About trying to get a dedicated public information liaison as part of this project Something conceptually modeled after the designated town representative. It's been quite the success of the Sims project So through working with Senator Donnelly's office in Mass Dot Mass Dot did include money in the contract in the budget for this public information specialist So they mass dot has an existing contractual relationship with Howard Stein Hudson who was a design and engineering firm I might have heard that name. They're actually the engineers working on our Arlington Arlington Center safe travel project And they have someone on staff who is Dedicated public liaison his name is Nate Cabral Curtis and he's been assigned to the Arlington project So we've had an opportunity to meet with him internally. He started to work with Joan Roman our PIO on Public information materials and he will be a direct contact with Wayne Schoenard our town engineer during the course of the project and Throughout and the course of the project He's going to be available directly to answer resident and business inquiries and connect with mass dot and lia is back and forth to try To resolve issues so I think it's important to State that very clearly the commitment that mass dot has to making this a successful project and reducing the impacts that will occur To residents in business as well construction happens Moving on from that. I wanted to just mention a few other key points J. H. Lynch and sons has been awarded the contract by mass dot They will be the contractor the town at a pre-construction meeting and then a follow-up meeting has had the opportunity To meet with this contractor and have some preliminary conversations And then I wanted to run down just some key dates that we know now building up to our communication plan so Today is a key date mass dot officially issued a press release in regards to the kickoff of this project We'll be putting that press release on the town's website and issuing it via the town notices starting tomorrow Ted fields the economic development planner along with Nate Cabral Curtis from Howard Stein Hudson We'll begin going door-to-door dropping a copy of the flyer that you had in your packet tonight to all the Butters on the project so all the way down the portion of mass have affected by the project and a little bit back on each of the side streets dropping off that flyer Focusing in on you know businesses. We've had a particular interest and wanting you know to be communicative in the project We won't have Nate for the entire drop But he will be there for a good portion of the drop with Ted We plan to get that done over the course of Tuesday Wednesday Thursday of this week Then on Thursday, we're going to issue a townwide Arlington alert the phone call system So that every resident receives a phone call in regards to the information that I'm going to talk about tonight And key ways to get information to sign up for the online email list check the town's website Leading up to I'll skip ahead a public information meeting on June 16th at the Thompson School in the Gymnatorium, it's a new word I guess So that's going to be a key meeting with mass dot this publicly is on Nate Cabral Curtis As well as town staff there to talk about the construction rollout construction schedule and what the initial impacts will be Rolling back a little bit on May 27th Folks living in the area or anybody traveling through the area is going to start to see signs and some other pre-construction activity beginning to be visible down in the area and On June 9th at the boards meeting we're going to have Nate from Howard State Hunts had come to meet the board So we can get a face-to-face interaction. We've had him here tonight, but he was working on another project So he wasn't available Going on from that the only other thing I don't believe I mentioned is we have had established some time ago And we'll continue to reiterate in our public communications the establishment of an email notification list that will encourage residents and others to Subscribe to so that we can have you know constant communication guide people back to the website for project updates And then once we get into construction What we'll continually have is a three-week look-ahead schedule that will really inform as as to what you know Or as closely as possible inform is is what's going to happen for the next three weeks in terms of construction You know where might there be some parking limitations? Where are the construction trucks going to be? And that will be I think very valuable to residents and businesses, especially businesses as they're planning their operations their events In special, you know events they might be having So mastod has been very committed to that. We're going to use every communication tool we have Available we're going to use variable meshes boards, you know the big light-up boards that we have To tell people, you know business is open or warn people about detours warn people about parking We aren't going to have construction signs that remind people that business is open support local businesses during construction So we're really going to use the full gamut of multimedia opportunities so With that I guess the last thing I'll say is we've also had an open dialogue with members of the Capital Square Business Association They've made a number of their concerns known to us and we're going to be working with the contractor and with Mastot to make sure as many of those concerns that can be addressed are addressed We all have a common understanding that there's a balance between accommodation and slowing down the project and That leads to a common understanding of the sooner the project's done the faster that everybody's happy that it's done and Their construction equipment is out of the area. So that'll be a constant balance throughout the project But with that said, I think we're excited to get the project started We feel good about our the outreach and partnership with Mastot and I'm happy to answer any questions that the board might have Just quickly if you don't mind I am I'm really happy to hear this. Thank you, Mr. I think that this communication plan is just as important as the shovels in the ground This has been a long time coming and I really liked all the steps, especially that three-week plan ahead period And I look forward to meeting Mr. Curtis I Think this is a really good strategy and one that will lead to a successful project Colleagues I just have a few questions and comments. I have to and thrilled because I can't recall When a week has gone by that someone hasn't asked me whatever happened to that And I want to commend the town manager on the action plan that you've implemented I do have a few questions. Some of them are around the contract. So I don't anticipate that you'll have the answers Regarding the contract through the chair of the contract with J. H. Lynch I see that from Mastot we receive correspondence that they're Putting a project in their bid proposal put the number of 610 days I just be curious when that time starts clicking I know Everything was released February 14th of this year, but I assume it's not February 14th The reason I asked that is I want to you know work out and come back. So my follow-up question to that would be What I'm thinking for a street that was supposed to be a nine month project and it turned into five years And that was through the state and the town really had to hold the state's contractors feet to the fire Because there were a lot of issues with that So the reason I asked that might follow up questions that would be what is the contingency plan if we go beyond the 610 days when will the town be notified? Do we want to give them? You know, this is when you should notify as far in any emergency circumstance and things that come up The other thing that I know is in the documents over at Mastot. I don't know that I'll get up there I just be curious what their plan if what if any nighttime work? They there might be vis-a-vis what is the process for that? I would anticipate they contact the town manager and or police and fire But if we could just ask that question as well as I just want to make sure and I'm sure they'll hear this either May 27th of the June 6th or 16th meeting And mr. Kiro can correct me on this if things have changed But I know Hardy school implemented a program just in the morning time where they use a specific area of Mastav To drop the kids off. Are they still doing that? I think so. Yeah, I thought they only did that when Thompson was under construction Yeah, I think yeah, I think we can look into that. Yeah, and then if that is still the case Make sure how we'll manage that. Yeah Then and I really want to try to avoid the Forest Street Fiasco in terms of how long it turned into so whatever contingency plans you can put in on that and regarding and thank you to my colleagues for letting me Just to put before you is there any way we can get this information sheet to town meeting members Whether we mail it or put it on the moderator list Oh, yeah, I'm just so they have it because I really people are really starting to get aware of town meeting and town government And I think it would be a useful tool for them as well as if we Whatever way through the chair that Mr.. Chaff the lane thinks appropriate maybe even send a copy to the school committee or superintendent if we haven't already Just so she may want to our individual principles may want to if we could make the request if that's an appropriate thing Just as an FYI. I mean if you could work. I guess with dr. Bote At the very least have the school committee get copies of it and or she thinks it's appropriate to go in either her mailing list And I know the individual principles have one just as you're doing no I don't the pool cannot be too big exactly getting out there with safe routes and things like that So but I don't want and the length of my comments to be anything But this is a fantastic plan that you have in place and it was one of the questions during the campaign trail And we assure them that we will be doing everything we can and I want to thank you Adam for following up on the campaign promise that myself Dan and Toasty made sorry. Yeah Can I quickly respond to just a few please the 610 days? I'll confirm that my guess would be it would start ticking when the notice to proceed is issued So right around now, so I'll verify that with you For nighttime work. It definitely has to be approved by the town But there will be there will be a couple instances where they're expecting to be approved mostly the paving To minimize impacts and to make sure the pavement says but I can get more information about the grinding operations I don't know if that's correct, but I know we had a nightmare over by so sorry. Yeah, we can verify I can verify that Thank you very much. I mean I also I appreciate the work on this I also I appreciate that you're you're learning for some of the lessons of Sims on this and Mr. Burn note, you know mentioned the three-week lookaheads That was something that was regular up at the Sims putting out the three-week lookaheads on the projects And I think it helped to set expectations And the use of the liaison, but I will say that one of the keys to the success of The liaison at least in the Sims situation was high availability So if we do have a situation where there's nighttime work or such I don't know if you have a sense of what the service level agreement is with the liaison But will the liaison be available at any hours that work is going on because I could I could envision a situation where there Is suddenly night work that somebody wasn't expecting and they're going to be looking for somebody to To to call and do you know if this liaison is going to be it's not going to be that It's not going to be 24-7 availability, and I can assure you there will be no surprise night work We will make sure that any large-scale network is very well-noticed with very much advanced Approval which doesn't mean someone might not be surprised by it, but there won't be any night work that we as a town would be Okay, thank you, and the only other thing I'd mentioned is I'm glad you're reaching out to capital square business association I know that you and I got caught on some correspondence that went through some of the ATED members from Jan over at capital square, and they're trying to put together special Promotional informational material for the business is there to let people know that they'll still be open for business They were looking for a particular type of map, and I know that I had sent it on to mr. Kuroski and mr. Fields and within about Ten minutes we had two dueling maps, and she had exactly what she needed So I think the responsiveness just on a small example such as that to Be available so that the merchants down there can also Get the word out that there they'll still be open for business. It was very important I think it's great I think you've got a lot of detail a lot of thought in it and I And I know that we're going to all feel some pain through this whether we know about it in advance or not And I think that if we work together, we're gonna end up with an excellent project Thank you. I should reiterate to the team from DPW and planning and mass dot and Joan Roman the PIO they have just been Exceptional in putting together this detail and really thinking through all the different possibilities and taking you know piece of information From here a question from here and trying to think through all the possibilities And it won't be perfect and we'll adjust as we go, but the team has really done a great job pulling it together Thank you very much Second Moving on 1207 Mass Ave working group let mr. Chaplin kick this off. Yeah, thank you, mr. Chair I just wanted to provide a very brief update as an agenda item on last week's special meeting and then working group meeting to discuss 1207 Mass Ave the DAV So as the board knows we had a special meeting Last Thursday morning. We toured the facility with several board members for about 20 minutes to a half an hour just to assess the facility size Condition and whatnot met some of the members of the DAV Following that we had a meeting between the two board members who were appointed to the working group along with Myself town council and Bill McCarthy the former veterans agent What we laid out is that town council will be performing some further research into the options that are available for Testing what potential private interests might be in the building without actually going out to formal bids We'll be looking at that. I myself am going to be working on a chart to demonstrate the different paths We could take whether it would be Town use path a lease path or a potential sale path for the building And then the working group is going to come back together to meet on June 9th to discuss those options Move the issue forward and decide whether or not at that point. We're ready to come back to the board to make some recommendations I just wanted to share one of the comments that I made it that Working group meeting, which is that I think it is one of the things that I think is really important is that we have an opportunity for public comment on whatever plan we're doing and I think depending upon how the town manager is thinking and some of the decisions he makes goes We're either going to present a proposal and then seek input or we're going to present You know hear the options and get feedback on that in particular I'm really interested in what town meeting members and finance committee Capital planning committee people think about the plans we're doing but at the same time I'm very interested in any feedback that we have so that's really one of the things that I When I was trying to encourage the creation of doing this process that public meeting And I know that everyone at the meeting we had was in favor of that, but I just wanted to Bring that one up with in it with emphasis Yes, no, please First I want to say thank you to the working group I think we've certainly covered all the universes that we need to cover The board of selectmen right now individually or as a whole Has no specified use or anything. Everything is on the table right now I want to commend town manager, and I think it was you mr. Dunn that we have our former veterans affair director Bill Yorker McCarthy. He's a little kid. He was from New York I'll take you over because I think he's a good true story a good ambassador in terms of if there is any transition Redirection I have heard you know different things from the town manager In the certain exploring all possibilities, and we haven't eliminated any And having town council there also extremely beneficial Just in light of the current status and how that needs to be monitored and implemented as well as How we move forward so thank you to the committee and I anticipate So I really liked mr. Dunn's idea about Having kind of an open forum on this as it is an important discussion for the town And I look forward to hearing that feedback More importantly, I do want to thank Publicly mr. Curley and porcelain for their many many years of service and dedication to the DAV. I I'm sure that it would have Close many years ago without their dedication and support and you know they've been very active in the community for an awful long time and That I don't want that to be overlooked and that they are they've been involved, you know, I remember I guess Relatively not that long ago playing little league and there was always a DAV team and I'm walking through you still saw all their pictures on the wall And they for many years they were an asset to the community And I just want to thank them and especially mr. Curley and porcelain for for the years of service And I look forward to seeing what the working group has to come up with So I guess we'll move for a seat on this Second all those in favor hi New business June 9th, you said thank you Okay, I Have two small pieces of new business the first is an update for the board as the board may recall We had an issue a little while ago where a Dangerous dog had been impermissibly moved into the town We were able to successfully go to the middle sex court to in order to have the dog move back to the Town of its origin if you will so that situation has been resolved the second thing I wanted to highly very briefly for the board was the excellent work of workers compensation and benefit attorney Ed Marlinga throughout the Transition process, but also afterwards on the Boris Coughlin matter principally in Working to very effectively and efficiently represent the town's interests. He did a really really terrific job resulted in a wonderful Representation for the town especially during the period when between miswrites and When I when I started working as town council, thank you. Yes Could I on that I want to echo attorney Hines sentiments regarding attorney Marlinga I know at the end everybody saw the bill, but I was informed of Herculean efforts that attorney Marlinga had dealing with all the various council when it came end of the day time to Pay up and he really negotiated professionally and actively to Talk to all different town council which dealing with more than one town one council sometimes is difficult And I think he had five six or seven and getting to you know Participated in a lot of negotiations that did save the town substantial amount of money and Sometimes people just see the end number. I did want to highlight that I definitely appreciated having his service to us on that matter and he certainly went up above board and Just again echoing what Doug was saying about Ed. I'll make sure to relay that to him. I'm sure he'd appreciate it very much Thank You mr. Chair I'd echo the same thing as well working closely with Ed during the interim period again and then during Doug's transitional period Attorney Marlinga was exceptional if there was a more a Stronger Greek God than Hercules. I'd use a term to surpass Hercules, but yeah, I echo I think that's Zeus mr. Manager Lucy in efforts And two other pieces of new business. I believe it was last week I left early to go back down to town meeting But the board referred to me a matter in regards to Cleveland Street that had two separate but related issues One was illegal left turns being made on the Cleveland Street from Broadway During the prohibited hours in the morning and then just the general volume of large trucks using Cleveland Street during the day So I spoke with the police chief about those issues The chief is going to issue some targeted enforcement for the left turn violations enforcing there should be able to achieve The woman who looked the the emails goal of having those turns not take place in the morning But prohibiting truck traffic during the day is a much tougher bar to reach that's governed by mass dots Complex and somewhat high standard to reach so I do plan on having further conversations with the chief of police about that To see if there is any possibility, but I think it would be a much tougher thing for us to promise Success or action on the other issue that I believe was referred to me last week was Concerns some residents had raised in regards to the town garden The main issue I see in the town garden is the remnants of the wall project the library wall project from last year that have yet to be Cleaned up so I'm working with the planning director and deputy town manager have been focused on that to get a very firm schedule For when that's going to get out of there because I walking through there. I completely agree it needs to go It's an eyesore, so I'll be providing the board with a timeline once I have a timeline Also, I believe there were concerns raised about the gate entering from April Street near the wood of more Robbins houses as well as the Reflecting pool. I know there's been a plan for a long time a plan in search of funding to replace or repair the reflecting pool So I need to do more research into that and I'll also be looking into what might be able to be done with the gate So that's firmly on my plate. I hope to have more information for the board as I research I Do know that two of the individuals two of the six that came in and they were Actively and I'm going to follow up with them Exploring the possibility of doing a friend's group normally in the past when it's been a friend's group It's gone through Paxon rec, but I assume since this is the town gardening garden Or am I incorrect that if they do want to formulate that they should contact you the town manager's office I would think they should start with me and then we can coordinate with the board, okay, and I'm gonna follow up with the gentleman and Mrs. Lane because her son and my brother best friends for many years. So if that's definitely a go I'll send them to you and then You see other thing you talked about Marathon Street Cleveland, I'll remember the question call you tomorrow. Thank you Just one thing remind everyone maybe you did at the beginning of the Memorial Day parade is on Monday It's at 9 30 and it goes from I'm pretty it's from Walgreens up to Arlington Center and then down through the cemetery with the number of stops at the different war memorials I will be in town and I'll be there. So I don't know But I look forward to it. It's a great event Thank you. I unfortunately will not be in town So I can't make that but the autist in middle school does have a tradition every year of doing the Memorial Day Reservants, so I'm going to try to be up there on Friday. My daughter's playing in the band among other things I've been hearing it's a grand old flag over and over and over for many weeks now. So I have to go see it in person I just want to note that I think Summer is in the air and it's not just because my allergies are killing me I'm just going through what our agenda had tonight again. I mean we approved the Greek festival We approved the feast of the east. We approved a moonlight beach party outside furniture for reading your ice cream To public art projects that will be happening this this summer the summer concert series as a chamber and Taking some steps on looking at bikeway improvements, which I think speaks to the vitality in the town I don't think I mentioned that I was I Was approached a little while ago by a grad student who's actually doing her master's thesis on Arlington and the cultural vitality of of this town and I think just that tonight's agenda speaks to that and I want to just give my colleagues a heads up that As I mentioned the summer arts block party is coming around again the second annual on July 12th, I believe And so I expect that'll be on the agenda the next meeting some of the same approvals that we requested last year through through eight head we might have to adjust it a little bit because the Fire station headquarters is going to be under construction at that time But I think we have some ways to to accommodate it. So Fun times and a town Very big for your leadership on that Just a few things I did receive a piece of correspondence From Fred Lasky's office, and it was only sent to me because I was chair at the time So I'm going to pass that piece of correspondence. They were requesting Not here anymore, that's me because they never requested as the chair Could attend the event as they've cited the other thing is I Want to ask Mrs. Krupp-Elka just where in our June or July meeting? We're going to talk about some possible proposals for hackney and alcohol license. I know when we Get all alcohol and things like that we get a copy of tips and safe serve But this is the first time in my memory that requests for one day Alcohol licenses they did include the tips card, which I think is a good idea So I don't know if that's something we've implemented in the select man's office if it's not I'd like to put that as a proposal for the full board to discuss. Is that something we asked for? Did they volunteer? Okay, but what I'm saying is we haven't codified we haven't made this a requirement I think it's a good requirement to have because it's kind of been concert with what we do with the You know all alcohol on the one day, but that would be for the full board to discuss So if we can just put that when we when we discuss that meeting The other thing was talk about that I saw that we got the communication from Chief Ryan regarding the state accreditation assessment I anticipate we're going to come out a plus plus plus, but I also know it's there's an awful lot of work That's been going on for that as well as we'll come accommodate on May 29th. I know the town manager will let us know about that I just want to make sure that The commission on disabilities if they don't already because once again the DPWs provided us with a great release Regarding where they're going to be installing quite a few handicap ramp Sidewalk access can we just make sure you know because this board and the town manager do they already have so Mike Radamakar attends all commission on disability meetings. So they're aware liaises with them And then the only other thing the correspondence were received from HUD our DHCD regarding the building inspector Being contacted regarding in my correct This is sort of the exercise to go through for that ever-changing when once we hit that certain percentage Then we'll have a little bit more control on any possible 40 v. So that's something that is in line with that the I would leave that with the town manager. Yeah, let me let me confirm that. I think it's related It's not the whole story, but let me let me figure out how it's related Just taking advantage of this. I'm not asking for you wanting to do any extra work But if that's part parcel to getting to that as well as when the town manager thinks it's appropriate I know John Belskis really feels We're at the number we need to be at so that redevelopment board has a little more authority When you and or the planning director think it's appropriate To whether it's in a month or six months. I'd just be curious if we're not close You know, it seems like and I'm not saying in a negative way, but I'd like to know If and when I'd rather just say when we do hit that target. Um, just in talking with John Belskis and I think that was it Great. Thank you The only thing I have is that we I'd like to thank Adam Kuroski for all of his work on our electronic packets He We had a presentation Last week of three vendors with myself Mary and from our office Mr. Hainer of the school committee and Mrs. Fitzgerald also over at the school committee and I Was really blown away by the presentations one thing that I think is important to note is that it's At least my philosophy is of course, you know, we will be using it But it will be our staff that uses it primarily, you know I think it will be like a 90% they use it 10% will use it and so I'm really looking for And looking forward to seeing their input. I know that this Kuroski set up a Few trials for them to get used to the system see what they're comfortable with before moving forward That's really the only update I have on it right now But I think that it will start moving very quickly and that's something we can all look forward to To adjourn, I just want to tell my colleagues. I took on the owner's task of retrieving our recycling bin Where it belongs and with that I'd make a motion to adjourn soon. Let me get hopefully we don't need it anymore at all Second all those in favor, aye