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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDAC 01/30/1984DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S AGENDA Monday, January 30, 1984 1. Meeting called to order at 8 P.M. 2. W. Chadwick Maurer, Jr., Town Manager (a) Report on negotiations with Conrail regarding land in the vicinity of the railroad station. (b) Report of negotiations on the Brogna Parcel. (c) The status of the land swap between Clemmey Tank, the Town, and the MBIA. 3. Follow up of letter from William Vernon to William O'Leary regarding train riders' shelters. (a) Are there alternative ideas for shelters? e 4. Response to Representative Vernon's letter to the State DPW regarding the intersection of North Main Street and Route 106: High Hazard Funding. 5. Richard D'Onofrio - Status of North Main Street relocation of electrical cables and telephone utilities. 6. Review of walking tour December 3, 1983 (a) Concerns of neighbors, changes in engineering plans, ect. 7. Set date to further discuss Court Street changes 8. Report on the DAC/Planning Board joint meeting 9. Time table review of DPW's downtown projects 10. Development of plans for uses of the Spaulding School DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES January 30, 1984 Present: Chairman Seifert, Anagnos, Stearns, Tartufo, Doucette, Jackson, D'Onofrio, Maurer, Motion: To go into executive session (D'Onofrio - Tartufo, all in favor) VOTED 1. Chadwick Maurer, Jr., Town Manager a. Status of land swap between Clemmey Tank, the Town Mr. Maurer informed the Committee that they are in the process of having the property appraised. This will be completed in February. After the appraisal has been completed, the MBIA and the Town will negotiate with Clemmey on the options. The MBTA is not in favor of a land swap. They would rather see a purchase or an esement obtained over the Clemmey property. - Below lists the options by priority: (1) MBTA purchases the land from Clemmey (2) Obtain an easement over the Clemmey property (3) Land swap, i.e., Town Meeting article b. Report of negotiations on the Brogna Parcel. Mr. Maurer informed the Committee that there are two owners involved: The Brogna family and Loui Antosca. He has spoken to the Brogna family. They have all their property up for sale. They are concerned with the value of their property decreasing. Mr. Maurer feels there is going to be a problem acquiring the property. The Brogna parcel is appraised at approximately $14,000. There was discussion regarding obtaining the property by eminent domain. If this is for the benefit of the Town and the Town pays fair market value, they may acquire it. Chadwick Maurer will ask Town Counsel for a legal opinion on the cause and reasons for eminent domain. Motion: To authorize Chadwick Maurer and Nick Anagnos to meet with the Brogna family and Loui Antosca to negotiate to purchase the land. Negotiations to be limited to the following: Brogna = $14,000.00 Antosca = $1,500.00 (Stearns - Seifert, all in favor) VOTED ,,Downtown Advisory Committee's Executive Session Minutes Page 2 January 30, 1984 1. W. Chadwick Maurer, Jr., Town Manager C. Report on negotiations with Conrail regarding the land in Both Conrail and Chad Maurer have had difficulty contacting the proper person in New Jersey. The reason being is that they do not answer calls pertaining to property of less than $25,000 in value. Chad Maurer received a return telephone call today, but was not in the office. Discussion as to whether Conrail will give the land to the Town. Motion: To adjourn (Tartufo - Anagnos, all in favor) VOTED DOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S MINUTES January 30, 1984 Present: Chairman Seifert, Anagnos, Stearns, Tartufo, Doucette, Jackson, and D'Onofrio. 1. Meeting called to order at 8 P.M. 2. Correspondence Letter from the Historical Commission to the DAC regarding uses for the Spaulding School. 3. Train Riders' Shelters Following the meeting with Gatra at the train station, Richard D'Onofrio had the responsibility to see what could be provided for shelters. William Vernon wrote a letter to the MBTA and asked for funding for the shelters. Mr. O'Leary wrote back. Mr. Jordan is going to contact William Vernon. Chairman Seifert read these letters to the Committee. Motion: To direct the Gatra representative to request that Gatra support Mansfield's request for grant funding for the purpose of providing shelters. (Anagnos - Stearns, all in favor) VOTED Two types of shelters were discussed at this meeting: A three - sided portable shelter and a teepee type shelter. It was noted that the teepee type shelter does not cause obstruction. Mansfield will need approximately 200 to 400 feet of shelter. Richard D'Onofrio will report at the next meeting. 4. Intersection of North Main Street and Rt. 106: High Hazard In reference to the High Hazard funding, the DAC sent a letter to William Vernon dated December 16, 1983. William Vernon then wrote to Joseph George on January 6, 1984. Mr. Vernon received a telephone call from Mr. George last Thursday. Mansfield's request for funding is in the pipeline. He did not speculate on the number of months before funding would occur. The Town presently has $70,000 for intersection improvements under the Chapter 90 funds. *It was suggested that the Chairman contact Bill Vernon and have him directly contact Fred Salvuchi, Head of the State Department of Public Works, regarding this intersection. nowntown Advisory Committee's minutes Page 2 January 30, 1984 5. Relocation of Electrical and Telephone Utilities Richard D'Onofrio informed the Committee that the electrical cables will be installed underground. Also a letter was sent to the DPU two weeks ago. He will keep the Committee informed on the status of this. It was suggested to have possible meetings at the Sheraton regarding what Mansfield has to offer business. 6. Review of Walking Tour - Court Street Changes At this point, Chairman Seifert informed the Committee that he wanted to see what the engineers had come up with before he set a meeting date for the discussions on Court Street. However, Joseph Zeneski was not in attendance yet. Items Nos. 6 and 7 were combined. They will be discussed at the February 27, 1984 meeting beginning at 8 P.M. Mr. Hazes informed the Committee that he had met with Joseph Zeneski and he feels that the widening of the street is not really necessary, but rather improvement of the street is. 7. Date of Next Meeting is Monday, February 27, 1984, at 7:30 P.M. 8. Planning Board/Downtown Advisory Committee Joint Meeting Chairman Seifert informed the Committee that he met with the Planning Board. This meeting was originally delayed two weeks so that new Planning Board members could read the DAC's reports of downtown. This meeting was informational and brought each board up-to-date. Ronald Doucette, Planning Board's representa- tive, suggested that these joint, meetings perhaps occur semi- annually. 9. Time Table of DPW's Downtown Projects Chairman Seifert reminded the Committee that the original time table needs to be followed, which is: Jan. to Feb. -- advertise for a firm; Feb. to March — interview and select firm; March to April --develop contract; May—contract goes out to bid; June— contract une—contract awarded; July to Nov. — construction occurs. At this point, Joseph Zeneski entered the meeting. He informed the Committee that he will be meeting with Commissioner Tierney, State DPW, on February 7th to go over the schedule. From Church Street up North Main Street to Thomas Street, it was discussed to have two 9' sidewalks, with 8' parking stalls, leaving a 16' travel lane. Rod Stearns said he would rather see smaller sidewalks with a larger street to keep traffic flow- ing more smoothly. Ronald Doucette mentioned fire safety, i.e., whether a fire truck could get through. In another discussion regarding Samoset Avenue, Helen Jackson requested that a sign be installed on Samoset Avenue due to the way drivers enter the parking lot. 5 Downtown Advisory Committee's minutes Page 3 January 30, 1984 ( Joseph Zeneski went through the engineer's cost estimate on each project. There was discussion as to whether there will be money to do Highland Avenue sidewalks. *An article will be prepared for Town Meeting regarding charg- ing for parking. 12. Spaulding School The DAC received a letter from the Historical Commission regard- ing the use of the Spaulding School. They would like to see the structure repaired and remain at its present location. They suggested that perhaps the men's and women's organizations may be interested in using it for their meetings. Thre was dis- cussion regarding preparing a developers package and organizing a meeting with other committees. The first question that needs to be answered is: Who owns the building? The Town or the School Department? Decesion: To hold a contest on what the school may be used for. The Sun Chronicle and the Mansfield News will publish this. 11. At this point, the Committee went into executive session. 12. Adjournment 9:45 P.M.