Woburn City Council
Meeting Agenda
1. Roll Call.
2. Reading of Previous Meetings Journal.
3. Communications from His Honor the Mayor:
A. Communication from His Honor the Mayor relative to the OPEB Trust Fund
B. Order to transfer $750,000. from Overlay Reserve Acct to OPEB Trust Fund Acct.
C. Order to transfer $275,000.00 from Fire/BLS Ambulance Acct to Fire Ambulance Accts.
4. New Petitions:
A. Friends of Mary Cummings Park for a Special Event permit to allow the 11th Annual Memorial Lanterns Walk May 26, 2019 around Horn Pond.
B. North Suburban YMCA of Greater Boston for a Special Event permit to allow the Annual YMCA Road Race “Horn Pond Hustle” at Horn Pond November 2, 2019.
C. Fahey Enterprises, Inc. dba Burlington Motors for new Second Class Motor Vehicles Sales License at 104 Winn Street.
D. Kelley Towncar, Inc., for Renewal of Livery Licenses.
E. WigBig, Inc., for Renewal of Livery License.
F. Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC for grant of right in a way to install conduit on Prospect Street, Montvale Avenue and Main Street.
G. Dorothy Geary to amend Woburn Zoning Map at 0 Belmont Street and 1 Belmont Street from I-G zoning district to R-2 zoning district.
H. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC for special permit to install a free-standing utility pole, one canister antenna and related equipment at 130 Commerce Way.
I. SECO Properties, LLC for a special permit to convert office use to residential use at 57 Russell Street.
J. McSheffrey’s-SE, LLC dba McSheffreys of the South End for a special permit to allow for the sale or rental of automobiles, trucks, truck trailers and motorcycles at 75 Main Street and modify Special Permit dated September 28, 2006 by deleting Condition 7 in its entirety.
K. McSheffrey’s-SE, LLC dba McSheffrey’s of the South End for a License to buy, sell, exchange or assemble Second Hand Motor Vehicles at 75 Main Street.
L. Seaver Properties, LLC request for review of Utility Connection Plans to make a determination that the proposed plans are not in conformance with the Site plan at 299 Lexington Street.
M. Seaver Properties LLC for minor modification of special permit to allow relocation of trail within Open Space Parcel at 299 Lexington Street.
5. Public Hearings:
A. Kiwanis Club of Woburn for a special permit to allow for carnival June 14, 2019 through June 16, 2019 at Library Field.
B. A.L. Prime Energy to amend a special permit by approval of revised Site Plan showing propane tank exchange cabinet with 21 cylinder capacity, jersey barriers and adjusted striping of handicapped parking space at 1 Hill Street.
C. UDR Inwood LLC to modify a special permit by adding the plan entitled to the Plan of Record, which Plan shows the area of a proposed dog park at 1 Inwood Drive.
D. 120 Commerce Apartments LLC for a special permit as follows: 1. To amend a special permit to allow changes to plan and reference to a new plan of record, 2. Transfer of special permit to 120 Commerce Apartments LLC, at 120 Commerce Way.
E. Woburn (Edens) LLC for Plan Approval and Special Permit Approval to permit the redevelopment of the existing Woburn Mall property into a mixed-use residential and commercial development at 300 Mishawum Road.
F. Seaver Properties LLC, 215 Lexington Street, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801 for a special permit to allow modification of special permit dated June 8, 2017 (“Decision”) to allow for: 1. Approval of plan entitled “Retaining Wall Modification Plan, Approved Layout Shannon Farms Woburn, MA” dated February 12, 2019 prepared by ALAN Engineering, L.L.C. (“Retaining Wall Plan”); and 2. That Propane Plan and Retaining Wall Plan be made part of the “Site Plan” referenced in Condition 1 of the Decision, at 299 Lexington Street.
6. Unfinished Business from Previous Meetings:
A. 10 Presidential Way Associates, LLC to amend the 1985 Woburn Zoning Ordinances, as amended Sections 13.3.1, 13.4.10 and adding new subsection 13.13 Billboards and new Section 31 Billboards.
7. Committee Reports:
A. Renewal of Taxi Cab License by Woburn Cab Co. Inc. (OTP).
B. Renewal of Livery License by Roman Limousine Livery (Back for Action)
C. Appointment of Kathryn E. Thifault as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Woburn Public Library (OTP).
D. Order to review non-union department head salaries. (OTP).
E. Order to amend Woburn Municipal Code by adding Section 8-14 Reduction of Checkout Bags be Retail Establishments.
8. Citizen’s Participation: None.
9. Communications and Reports:
A. Parking Clerk Report for January 2019 to March 2019.
10. Appointments and Elections: None.
11. Motions, Orders and Resolutions:
A. From Traffic Commission: No parking on southerly side of Blueberry Hill Road between December 31st through March 31st.
B. From Traffic Commission: Amend Rule 1 relative to notice of meetings.
C. Order for public hearing for the purposes of determining whether the building at 14 Garfield Avenue is nuisance as that term is used in Mass. General Laws Ch. 139, Sec. 1, et. seq.
D. Order that creates a local option to increase the stipend paid to members of the Retirement Board.
E. Order to increase the minimum allowance paid to Survivors of Deceased members
F. Order providing an increase to the allowances of Survivors of Disabled Retirees of the Woburn Retirement System.
G. Order to increase the maximum base on which any cost-of-living adjustment may be calculated.
H. Order that the Mayor be authorized to release a permanent utility easement taken for the widening of Montvale Avenue consisting of 74s.f. of land; in exchange for such release of easement, that the Mayor be authorized to accept a permanent utility easement from Schena Montvale Avenue Realty Trust consisting of 74 s.f. of land.
I. Order to amend Woburn Municipal Code Title 2, Article XXVII, Section 2-180 relative to Non-Union Department Head base salary.
J. Resolve for communication to Traffic Commission to be heard regarding installation of flashing speed sign before the intersection of Green/Nashua/Holton Streets.
K. Resolve for communication for DPW to re-paint street roadway arrows and “no left turn” arrows at the intersection signal at Cedar Street and Washington Street.
L. Resolve for communication to MassDOT requesting Mass Highway to paint with reflective paint, the traffic calming island at the intersection of Cedar Street and Salem Streets.
This revised notice was posted on May 3, 2019 at 12:16 p.m. and the original notice was posted on May 2, 2019 at 4:15 p.m.