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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-06-30 Engineer Review Transportation Land Development Environmental • 5 e r V i C e 5 I M093 F3 2LILICI n mnovatiGn m Ely C w Ag msu 115#or omr cHen 1:��;nd Lerieli ts[or Gurcr.m.mun ii ies � '14ovember 16, 2001 L Ref: 06873 Mr. Scott Masse Chaff non North And over -onservation. -umrn:i-L;-5 s,n 27 Chades Sux-t No r te Andover, 'vLk 0I S-!5 JAN 1) Re: My v s i for C e r tif iczl te f i L'C".orxipii,ncc F a Qc TO b une Ex pans A n. NOFJ'1'4 4 100 Sa it-Lini T u ri i pike PLANNING, 00-3 a r 14 r. a sw AS you -I rc I%V,1 rl.,. V,1 11 J 1-1,11 1 U r."i"J i nr I I ILL: V 1-11 i), L)I-L 101:11 111 1-)1' 1 LL 1 U Ll F-P I iC�l n t. T-,.-L L2 TL }tlbllllttl2d a Requost for A Cyrubcow ut Cornp hUIL LL'I.5 J0.1' t[-1i-- -'NP 1 ,)[)SL0Y1 O ffie Mwiag QIQ TrMunu budding at 1 a) So Wk Swo In TOM A-Id L)Vk'!' on AUL',,LLSt 2-Ir 200L At We rim" oW t WK11 Ltt%I'L it Wil.%; 1141t& HU t WQ POWCt 110s l,L2L2L3 and III work. We buddinq ONPOW01511. 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L-,p p rowxl d L2 s ig[) 1 s ee Tab J e L Le�ol v,- We hale a[:&Li checked flu�wi A I o ov ra tea from the as MU H t 5 0-UN:t Ll 1C )91 d f0ul;d thzl t these are a W a orn pn rab le and Subs a n A H-v W j ward ov I Q than -i p p,-o ved d L,.s i�n (see table 2 below). P Ime nu W 0 t W.- ni in o r d if Ae rwc a noted M wc,0 CL the De S i gn L)nd A i-bUlh C)UtIOW ntes do not result in arty s i gm .'ica n L ch ang,e or impart to d o wrs.s L ream 1 rea s- Included for %-our infarmation are eight copie4 of this TeWild anVuHt plan of rho project We{revised to 11/09/01)- A1,;o encJosed please Ll)j 3 copies of the cnkijhafion:; reiariv� #o Hood storige end Outflow rates- 1Q1 An CARLIA BOX AS -Inv, J,l,i'�_ms%N-1 C:!Wt 1— 617-9.24,1779 . FA,�,6 1 L 924-2286 eMWk Project No-, 0687,9 November 16, 2001 Pagi� 2 TA BL[ ! -Coin pa ri,,on of Dc­. Basin Incre rn e n ta I Flood Storage Volume Flevatn T)(.-5 j gn TncrcTi-Lon tl I As-Built [ncremental Volurne, cubic feet Volume, cubic 3-i 26 5 r6 1, VO f,I,"-,I F: V15hrilL2 m 1,1kn-atitin TA I i I-1: 2 - C-0 M LL H mn 0 m WR r;On I M.;'L t) Q1 I I t L k%e ILI tL'-;. CUL b E g r S("L @ I L'4' L:fs I %Vi r S t L)rin 16-Year Storm LUO-YeLir-;wrm pl.(?-d L ve%r M L.n t 4.53 271 Q. p p ro ve d De-,ign 234 -1 A�b iii R Con d ition,; 2_56 -1-64 Mr. Scott asse Project No.: 06873 November 16, 2001 Page 3 �asrrl upon the above information,and the imclosad ma tuials, wf2 hereby certify t 2Lt the E3g[CL Tribune expansion project was c€ rstructec[ sub5tantLallY Li accordinice with the aQF,TO Vel,L plays and llle condi lions of the Order of Conditions for the project, For the Commi5.sir;n's in[ormak;or, the o w uter of tfte property draw not cb,-mgcd. We unccr5tand ;hat litis regLR'St is scheduler L'oL Ji4cuLtiinn a t vaur next avail;ible pubiic mccti.n on Nov(.-mber 2 , -?Gkal. If vuu ha3ve an qut��;ion t)1-L7oflllller1t5 IL,-ardi?n{L this RQ'JliC5i [Ora Ccvl:fic'me of CompLL2lnce, please CL}ntaCt US 3t VO4Jr COrl\`L-'lieDCe- Vl2rV tULIV VOILES. `.lie 4SG H: 1GC7 lil,L ;fl_1 :, IBC_. ,- 1=r,)2)k D. ��r;':a l �l. 11. i;':,SII iC,ZIL't � s:tll.ln.7sa!Lr ]'r:;tc:w,i;s.l,lll_.lrci ` ,Lr.L �ars ALt.1L=J1nrL m,, 1L_ rZ-11}L11142 RAY V116-011/.10, f�illL} I�t'tils}13=� rwr } ` BCUS4UET ctvri, Yas:i1551i � y Land Devellop,milemit Envirmimental "Sr! m' v iL (2 pmagiinatuign�1nuPllovatalrenn energy ('rvabimy m Rulk Lou'(votidrlcwds and knefits fur our Ref: '7-1 ?,/lr°.J()1711 irw�rnrn .Nla un i rmra a n n North Anadcwuxer manning'Board RE CEIVED 27 Charles St.mell. North—Andover, MA 0184T) AUG 5 0 20 Re; fur Certificate.of Occupancy lwiOR"111 , liwul')V V-fl,, i«"agle TrilbUrie Expansion PI ANNIINP tit-rARTMFI T 100-Saalem Tua.au pike Dear,Mr, Sinion"; On behalf of our chent,Lawrence f':al,llrz"I"irahnunn7rn,x we retilmea tt'anlly suiNaraalt dais lolicr in j SUppox'l of as Request est kir a Cem—tifi:,Caate amf Oaee:UfP n'aey fOf the CXpiu IA0,la O tlar U:Xistin g Fagle TribtUIC i'nuti I'dlir-Ig ant 100 Salenrm Sitreet ina North Andover.Tar^ j.;al'OjCC k l-Kn:S fmn(91 n'aarmSh'Ucted and all work activities associated with the bUi➢dfrag a Xpi'lora0oln,,stenn-mriwtater raaaan a eulaenat SyStMan r lld site work,have been completed ivi acconlance with fhe 1("'aalruzaanag Board Notice of Decision,dated June 30, 2000. � dies of the as-built plan of the�lnmjcct Nite. In addit�iennwµ i"'�e laaa�� previously�tuhraa�llt��411 tr�a tl�em";I"erw�wrn e.¢r as required by Sjwci.�,w1 Condition 4 aa), as the Site Enagiraeers for the prtajr,'M we hereby cer'tiifly to the lest of our knimledge,imrfornrratia ra and belief, that [lie Ea 1n,.Tril�wror)rm (mxlx„IIL iora I)Wjen.'t WaaS erouap+from"temel substantially in accordance with the.,aj-mhrre,o�vv l and tlae.sp3edanl conditions, as rm'ferea-Nceri in the I'la;aaa.raing Board Notice o,O Dcc i,4 in m , fin-t'hii�inroject„ It' is OUr uutadcvst;,iin lia7l that the i'rn'mject architects,Dario Designs, fuac.,have prepared and sunbrruutted au Consiruactieaan t'ontr'ol affidavit:to the Building,g,Depdartnlent ialulnr ratirll; that the building and as:s.oc"iantrurl innfr&.-mtructure su bsltrnatiaal comply awrith llarl aapprrawrim:l #wrnilei ar PIaara_so, If You have any rlrrer�titonmS iu.m,rormHenats regarding this Ii equueLarof frnr as ('�(uYtifierate rmf Compliance, ple as,e r:enaatact uas tat yeuu,tr Cem11*wrrcaaie11C '.. Ve 'y trunly yOua.>u"s," w VAN ARSF l'JI,t NGIiN BRUSTLI1 ,INC. qp�,� (� F tS I",,GI . r, a�a �I, "' � � r CA IF fd0 k�� d ., e ry r lytl. a Iq a!,,,- ',.�. .. Frank h DiPietrao,P.E. �,o' t r e e": Eagle Tu'ifnaa.aae ° ,, .: Dario Designs 10I W.ArliulStr ct Post Otfiiice Box 9151 WatmoR1xmri, Massachusetts07sa17l-9151 UPHe1;d�4"Rw,Ynr,y,�ulmorors :` tl"NI'h,IV"nPR:.Rwm4lzeiuw:.zn 4.r,.rm. idn6t: iiotoe'a)wfhla,conmmi vmw,,,mlmt n,crrn'rh Transportation Land Development Environmental e r V 1 0 e s 1111 watruiStTee# —"rise 11 neen Brmst n, Inc. Post Clflic'.11OX 9151 Massachuscets (12471 617 924 1770 Transmi"al To: Town of ILL)rth-Anduver Date; Dcccrnbex 74, 200't Plawiing Board 27 Charles Street forth Andover MA 01845 Attention, jackic rx,oji No.: 06873 From- Fnank Dil'bctm Re, The Eagle Tritituie Expansion Revised As..bu€It Plans and CaIcu(at om. ........................ Dear Jackie, As reque4te'd through Ray Vivenzio,enclosed for your f31cs,picasc find #t)u€ (4)eopi{�s of the revised A�- Built,plans and calculations for the above rderenced pruj} :rt- Them!n-Late�rialw were preskriOu-91y+ aubmiited to and t-ccently appi-ove d by they North Andover Cojiser k,a tion Coinrrtlssion9 Please contact xnc with any con-irnimts or questioiu, Y iiupe you have a very terry holiday season I J " 41 ,Jif y llllk,til.sldncxl37=rvsri?H.1h% arAaY rVB32-2ia0L Transportation Land Development Environmental efwlcr� S 1f�1 watnuE Street Watertatsn Massachusetts G2471 617 924 1770 Memorandum Tm Dario I]csign%inc- January 20,2000 116 Middle Road RRVISI1) February 18,2000 Southborough,MA 01772 Project No., 06873,00 Franc Joan Peyrebrtme, P.E Etc; Eagle Tribune l xpansiun, North Andover INTRODUCTION HB has been retaincd by the Eagle Tribune to prrpazr.site ongincering plaits and a Iraffic r1 emorandurn far the proposed 19,900 square foot expansion of the Ea gle'Fri bune- Building on Route VISE in North Andover. This trtetrtora:tdwn swnmari7es Else traffic-related components of the proposed development. The site cur'rcntly contains a 78,372 sc{uare fGot bk3ildirng that houses the Faglc Tribunc. It is %urrounded on.three sides by parking lots. TRIP GENERATTON The.number of vehicle-trips to be generated by the cu€rent 19,900 square foot exparision proposal was estimated in; order to evaluate traffic Impacts of the proposed development. The number of vehicle trips to be estimated by new devclopments or e pansions is typically csti_mated based on i-n for-ma tion provided in the Trip (era ration repnrt, 6'Fdition,published by the Ir[stitute of Transportation Engi[leer& This Publication contains data ors anany various L-Uld 4rses,however,sloes not have applicable data for the proposed Ea Ie Tribune expansion- Therefore,the trip generation estimates for the proposed expansion we c based on the existing trip generation characEeristics of the site,assuming that the expartsion will add traffic err{gyp€trtionaIly based on the ixlcreased square fmtape over current conditions. This assumption provides a conservative, orst case analysis, as the Eagle Tribune is planning to increase the distribt#tio11,boat clot tilt workforce substantially. Current estimates indicate#hint the employee cotalt wail only inrrea-e by 5 to€k employecs, and trUCR dCLIivcric5 wiJI only inczraso by I to 2 delivcrics per week- Hower er, the analysis provides a worst-cast°Scenariu. A su] rnwy of the trip generation for the proposed expansion is shown in Table 1. k\Mn4Yh3_d\[.DkObR7]1dxsreF*wlsltrelmrm.dx EMtc,FeEtruary 19,2000 2 Prujcd o-;06873 Table 1 TriV Generation Summary Proposed Eagie Tribune 13uilding Expansion 'ritne Peri6d/Di rectivn )existing Trips Trips DLie Ea Expansion Total Trips Moming Peak Hour Enter €11) 15 75 Exit 5 0 5 Total 65 15 HO Evening Peak I-lour Enter 40 10 50 Exit 95 25 120 Total 135 35 170 As shown in the table,the conservative analysis indicates that the expansion is proiccted to generate an additional 15 vehicles at the site during the morning peals hour, and 35 vehicles at the sits (10 entering arid 7.5 exiting) during the evcning peak hour, The trips are expected to follow Elie same travel characteristics as the existing trips, with approximately 65 to 70 percent traveling to and froin the west, and the i-ernainiTig 30 to 35 percent travel:ug to and from the east. TRAFFIC OFFRATIONS The additional traffic generated by the expansion is expected:to have a mirnimal,if any, impact on the surrounding roadways_ For r anipfe, based on the conservative trip generation estimates, the expansion is projected to add between 5 and 15 vehicles per hour to the Route't14f Poers Stmct intersection and bct eon 15 and 25 vehicles per hour at the Route 114JWaverly Road intersection. Thexe additional vehicles will be distributed over several lanes of traffic in each direction at the intersections,so the impact of the additional traffic+.vile be minimal. `fhe add itionaI increase woo Id resuIt in a IcLss Maxi One perccrwt incroasc over the existing 2,100 to 2,20O vehicles c4errently traveling along Route 114 during the peak hours. The Eagle'fribune wite driveway currently operates well, and is expected to continue doing so,with the exception of the left-turn movement out c)f the driveway (into Rimte 'H 4- This movernerwt cxarrentty experiences delay at tittles during the peak hour, waiting for a break in traffic along both directions-of Rimte 1'14_ The traffic signal at the Route 114/Peters Street iiitersection,located to the east of the site, and the traffic signal at the Route 114/Waverly Strert intersection, located to the we,.-,t exf the site, help facilitate this movement by creating gaps in traffic travelling along Route 114. The expansion is not expected to add any additional vehicles to this movement d Uring Elie morni.Eig peak liocir, and is expected to add up to'l0 vc hic les to this mo-vement over the oven iiig peak hour. CONCLUSIONS Based on a review of the planjicd and projected traffic gencrating characteristics of the site,the overall change in traffic entering and leaving the Site is minimal, and will not impact traffic uperations on the surmunding roadways_ 1=x},LtfYAL6\LDld6.�73�sfu��repuQtrltrafmcrn,dac Transportation Land Development EnvironmenUf 8 o r v i c e s 101 WOEllutStrect Yost O fiire EUX 9151 watertos n 3% assadiusetts 1)2471 017 924 1770 Transmittal To. Town of North-AndoverPlamiLig Board tale; Januauy 21,2000 Heidi GAffin 27 Charles Street Noilh Andover MA 01845 Froject No.: 06973 From: 1• Hanlon Ftr the Eagle Tribune Expansion ... ....... — Attached please find the Application for Special Perrtrit for the above refereticed project.In accordance with the application requirements, we are including the following items- Three Applications for Special Permit. Certified List of Abutters. Filing fee of$4295; 300 f,05 x 19,900 Sl± +$3000 consultant fee. Nine wpies of the Traffic Meruorandurn addressing trip generation and acre-s to and froia Eire site. Nine copies of the Storm watcr Manageyncnt Deport,addressing stonnwater impacts and rnitigatical. Nine copies of the Site Plans. Nine copies of the Building I rlevation. Nine copieq of a leacx €or the Eagle Tribune addressing Fiscal and Community Impacts. 120 Stamps. (58 abutter+ 2)x 2 and 2 sets of pre addressed mail Eng labels_ \\\IV '/3Ndms%Tr3mMi JF;\?MVAof.NnrtILdx Transportation Land Developinent Environmental R E C F FIV E D S or V I FEB I Adak 101 Wa In Ut Stmet NON rf t ANL)C)'VCM TIO'q Offire&�Yx 9151, DEPA8-j-RAENT Waterlawn, Massachuselts 02471 617 924 1770i Memorandum To: I luidi Griffin Date. February 10, 2000 [.,own I'llaInner Town of North Anclover 27 Charles,Street North Aiidiover,MA 01845 Praject No,: 068:73 Fironr Hartloq Re: RagleTrib untie Site I'lan Review .. ........... ....... This w i I I serve as fornia I reqw2s t to,withdraw the Application for Site Plain Review,for the above referenced Protect. After�ui internid review, the Eagle Tribmic has determined the need for additional parking necessitating a revision to the plan,- We are currently w(5rking un the revisicin and intend to re.s'ubtnit an or before!February 18,2000. As we discussed,V1 1B haq rioti fied kill abutters of the change in schedule. A colp of the,form letter sent to,abutLeis, along with a list of those persons to whom.1he letter was sent is attached, Hany town boards or ag�cncics are reviewing the ploan for the 2/22/(X),bearing, we request you n(Aify thorn of the change ill schedule. Ouice agaib, we:thank you for y(,)u,cuoperation and hope this change in plansfias,not i2aus-ed yc)u any inconvenience. Lii Development Environmental IC' I.vic ie S a11na iumartlea iIPw110VALpmwpr ennew°gy. C-Texhly,rr%1111!�fim°nurdipui.s and V:nenchtsfr:n Innvuiimirrvjvkili, February 9, 2000 Reff.106873 Ji'-hens'Ift"Itz), ie'111 RE. Public Heuaritrl, 1'.awvre�nnee Engle Tribr tic Heidi Griffin Town Planrier Town c.4 North Andover 27 Charh s Street North Andover,M A, 01845 Dicar°MN, Griffin: You were recently notified of a Public Hearing,due: to the,proximity of Yuauu.r°property tcn the Eagle`i'ribu.unwn Pmopertay. Based on an in te rnaI rc wYiew by the Eagle TribIUIC WC aiVC TV.vising the plian to add adfhtin7r'unnl parking spaces- After a dhi cussinnn with t iic Manning Hoard's agent,we are withdrawing the submittal and will re,suinnnit upon w`oi npletion of the TeVisi ll.' 7Chis letter,is hero g mmit to advis }y'ou.0 tli.at the application for special.plermit is law fiIiiwithdrawn mid th.,c lac a riing all FebrUary 22,at 730 canceled. Once the piraajec t has been r au,lard ittecl kind aig ° heavin-i , -schedual�ed,, nn will be ranwtific�d of the time and date,by the Pl anwatii;wn Board. e holes this change in, lslanrs inii c Used you any inc:cwn verbience. Truly yours Joseph W..Hanlon "w7anniinS!�, Hannge n Brustlinn True: i i 1f&1N Wiu, CCA I-osu Office'Sox 9151 Vlali-O(yi Massachusints,02171,9151 617.92 4°1°770 . F 7G. M't 4"924. 296 z3rvram1: its11'DmDGVIwt3'°corralr Village Creen colidolri ilikkln C/o Robert J.Zieba kokrt J_ Burke Diversified Funding Inc, 139 C0111it 3t. 14 Chic€wring Rd. 63 Atlantic Ave_ North Andover,MA 01845 North Andover, MA 01845 RogoTi,MA 02110 Prank J. Stewart Louis S Spi Niel Ij Bryan D-Long 25 13nrield St. 154 Cotu t St. 134 Cote it St, North Andover,MA 01845 Noah Andover.MA 01845 NoT-Ih Allover,MA 01845 Graydon E.McCormick Richard P.Bove 13ryan J_Dicke#scan 72Turnpike St. 18 Dartmouth St. 56 TaTrrpike St. North Andover,MA 01845 North Andover,MA 01845 North Andover,MA O1845 Patricia M.Ferris William 1'_Ca}ughlin Yor€y Or1av 66 Turapike St. 78 Turnpike 5r_ 86 Turnpike St. North Andover,MA 01845 North Andover, MA 01845 North Andover,MA 01845 Frank J.Stewart Guirge P_ Partridge Louis J. Detora 5 Enfield St, 129 Cokuit #_ 117 Cowit St, North Andover,MA 01845 North Andover,M A 0 l 845 North Andover,MA 01845 Lail ise J Carvaiho Philip S. Sullivan Jeffrey S. Wells 107 Cow it St. CMG Jay Road 73 Cottkit Si. North Arickiver, MA 01845 North Andover,MA 01845 North Andover,MA 01845 Diane NI_Iannone Navin 1. Patel Willi alia P.Cou01ilt 146 Coituit St. 1212 Hogan Dr, 78 Turnpike St. North Andover,MA 01 845 South Plainfield,NJ 07080 North Andover, MA 01845 Alexander G Coccalis PaLd W. Donahue Robert A.Norbedo 9 Lavender Ilill La. 3913re wstcr 5t_ 295 Rex St, Andover.MA 01910 North Andover, M A 01845 North Andover,M A 01845 Galo Rubertn 01ivv Mary R. Harding _Frank Ciennerelli $1 Cowit St_ 41 Brewster St. 51 Bras% ter St. North Andover,MA 01845 North Andover,MA 01845 Forth Andover,MA 01845 Elizabeth A.Poloian William F_Snyder Suzanne Corconin 83 Cotu t St. 75 Col nit St_ 44 Brewster St. North Andover,MA 01845 North Andover, MA 01845 North Andover.1vIA 01 H45 Patricia F. Manff orsse 'Robert G, Webster Michael G.11ineguld 46 Brewster St, 84 Cotuit St. 11 Lavender IN La. North Andover,MA 01845 North A odover,IAA 01845 Andover,MA 01810 Kathryn A.Flory Nadine A.MacDougall S&S Realty`FTmt 54 Brewster St_ 62 Brewster St. P.O. Box 399 North Andover, MA 01845 North Andover, Mrs 01845 North Andover,MA 01845 PHIip S.Sullivan Robert.I.'I'rulIi Nicholas V, Giammarine 66.lay Road 18 Enfield St. 20 Enfield St. North Andover, M A 01845 North Andover,M A 0€845 North Andover,M A 0€S45 Hart-Shipp Realty Tntst Kevin Pronovost Roban T inigan 31 Brewster St. 30 Brewster St. 19 Peters St- North Andover,MA 01:845 North Andover,MA 01845 NoTth Andover,MA 01845 Dianne Donovan Downes Fileen P-Donovan NorFtt lark Bank 8 Cardinal La. 35 Peters St. 89 Turnpike St, Andover,MA 01810 NkrrLb Andover,MA 01845 North Andover, MA 01845 William Lacey Vic Eor 1- Hamill Royal Family 1996 Realty Trust Lawreme Eagle Tribune fealty'Trust 127 Turnpike St. 111 Peter-,St- IOU Turnpike St North Andover,MA 01845 North Ands}vcr,MA 01845 North Andover, MA 01845 Francis A. K70mes First United Mcth(c dirt C€lirdti Don aid A.Chisltirlm jr- 163 Tumpike t- 47 PCL-rs St_ 14 Brewsicr SI. North Andavcr, MA 01945 North Andover, LMA€}1845 North Andover,M A 011 5 Daniel A-Rumore MerediEta M- Wintosh Barry C_ Sheldon 38 Brewster 5t, 19 Aeushm t 21 Brew-,teT St- North Andover,MA 01845 North Andover,MA 01845 North Aridover, MA 01845 Judie Haft Carol Ann O'Donnell Peters Street Realty Trust 20 Brc%"tcr S#- 36 Brewster St. 100"turnpike St. North Andover, MA 01845 North Andover, MA 01845 North Andover,MA 01845 Wai heoerg f ang Bob Chartrand Hidi Ctrs4fn 6 Brewster St, DIITi x Designs Inc. Town Planner NorthAndover,MA 01545 116 Middle Road u}yn nl'Noah Andover 2.7 C:lr�rlcs Street Str tllb{}rs+u6h,IvfA{}1772 North Andover, MA 01845 Transportation Lured Developtne tt Environmental i BF via: 0 3 �o� warnut St��e� Pas€Office Box 9x5 a Watertown.J.lassachw9etks 0247T-9151 b!7_Q4.1170 PAX 617.924,2286 FAX Date Transmitted �� _ ....... , Transmittal -rirne TrammFtted ` �"� ' •`." caver to F 4v Company 4 VHB job Number `1���:x:tea Tefephone Number_ We Proj"t Marneir ¢ °t /;� �! M,� ��'��. •+ ..';,� 1!wM Numbero[Pages Qncfude Transmittal Form) 7 Original aM.fecopy M3e55age O Will kirl not 0 Be sent. on (cute) � f i Th PLC /4 a5 i r �ii M1 d. — ! mgr_i Ia�7.wrL+nt�.rarar.rcprii 4-F+' 'Iju Ui l is H-1 %/"6b .C's c:um s s zt.s,s, Y. rt r c The Commonwealth of Massw1uett State Ethics Commission John W. mccormark state Offica aulld€ng, Room 619 One Aafburton Place, Boston 4310E Talaphone 017) 727-0000 Fax 1617) 723.8951 FAX TRANS11HTTAL FORM 1:7A'i`E: April 1 , 2000 CONFIDENTIAL FAX TO Frank DiPietro Pf0ject Manager Vanasse Hangen Brustin, Inc. FAX NO- 9?4- 86 TEL. O: PIRDM4L Christopher NF Popov, Staff Counsel, Legal Division NUMBER F PALES: 6 (pages including #his transmittal page) REMARKS: "dal Opinion Requut Letter" hwluded with this fhestnile tree llttW sheet contain information from ft State Ethies Cumnainion which may be confides by datote. M.G.L. c. 2UA cud c, 268B. This Information is intmded to be for the use of the addreum nand an this trmsm ttal sheet. If you are not the addressee, note tMt AM diwiesure, phut ping, dbtribution or uaa of tie cwtenu of this taxed informadoo may he p mhitbi#ed. It you have rived this facsimile in error, please not us by telephone ia diatety. Pt asc'MX'( 7) 7 4)M'If there Is any prohrm vdth the tx ahit� of this h documnt. r Commonwealth of Massachusetts STATE ETHICSCOMMISSION John VV-MrCarmack QNFirw Wf&ng.One Ashburt n Place-Rowm 919 Eo&Wn.Massachusetts 021 -#GQ1 April13, ZOOO CONROENTIAL )rank I�iFietro Project Manager VaMSSC Ha en Brustlin. Inc. 101 Walnut Street P. O. Box 9151 Watertown, MA 02741-9151 car Mr. DiPia ro: I am writing in response to your recent request fox advice WWc-t the Wr&kt of inm=st law, G. L, c- 268A. You are an engineer employed by yanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc_ (VHB). `Me following is based on the written materiakis you provided, my telephone conversation with you on Apxtl 4, 20M and my telephone conversation with VHB's attomy, D8v't4 ThOmas. also on April 4, 2000. You are seeking advice an behalf of VHH and another VHB employee, Richard H. Casey, who € s agreed to your seeking advice Qn his behalf. You are currently assigned as the Project Manager for one of VHB's clients, the Lawrence Eagle Tribune newspatper. In October 1M and again on ( toter 14, 1999, t Tribune secured VHB's services to provide planning and eogin=ing services for the preliminary evaluation of two undeveloped parcels in North Andover, In general the preliminary cval4ation involved assessing the site tornstrai� on devekopment. YOU fdPOTI that t}te prelirmTwry evaluation did not involve VH'B'a interaction with the Town. In December 1999, the Eagle Tribune hired VHH in The ptepaTa,tion ofciviI engineering plans, documents, and nalculatious for a proposed expami♦an of its facility in the 'own of Forth Atrduvcr. By way of background, VHB provides civil engineering cowWdaa aer+rices to many _ 13riirticial clients__ t�misu; ipitiest� t _comrac€s_ with VHE to provide Ecc rtioal review consulting. In May 1999, VHE MPDudcd to a rerluest for proposals (RFP) to provide 60 engineering consulting services for municipal plan reviews of submissions to the Town of Korth Andover's Plane ing Board. VHB and ft Town entered inn au agreement on October 12, 1999. 'Tho title of that ag€eement lfs "Agrownent for Professional Services Between Vanasse Han en $rustlin Inc, and North Andover Office of Community Development, 8ubdiviaion plan Review and Construction Inspection Smicts North Andover, Masaaehusetts" (Contract), The RFP sp>:cif:ee that the Consultant "wilt have availabic dw fbJ1 wing staff within the brut or as part of their joist[proposal:" a Registered Prefessional Engi er; a ProfessiOnal PHONE: 6171727-0060 or e881485-4766 FAX., ISI 71723-5851 www.ma�nai,ata#e.m�.osfelhlCS Frank Wietro April 13, 2000 Page 2 Wedand Scientist, a Structural Engineer; and a Traffic Engineer. The 1 P also requires the C 4oiA sultam to subrtilt the names and resumes of the people who have these: credentials. Ncitl the Contract nor the RFP, however, gpecifica that any of the idendfiW individuals must be the ones to fulfill the specified roles. Moreover, nothing in these materials requires VHD to Dbtsin the Town's wnsent in waigning qualified persor=1 to the work. Accm-di g to Mr. Th as, the on-going nature of the.work inquires that VHB be able to assign gvwfied pule as they are available. For example, the Wdividut & who performod a review bf one set of subdivisian plans might not necess,arsly be the same VHR person el who reviewed another set of plans for a different project. VHB, rather than the Town, chooses who will do the work, provided that the personnel it assigns have the basir, qualifications epecil`ied in the Contract. You and Mr. Thomas wort that Mr. Cuey, is the project manager for the Contract. He, however, is not idenWled in the Contract, He and the staff of VHB who perform work pursuant to the Coxs m= are part, of a VHB division, thin is di fetent from yours. As a result, riefther yaa nor any of the staff-in your division who may work on the Tribune project will work on anything pursuant to [he Contract. You report #hoc VHB currently employs appmximately 700 individuals among its diviaiem. VHB, through a letter from Mr. Carey dated D=mber 28, 1999, notified the Town's Office of Community Development that the.Tribune, art existing el t of the firm, would be presenting a proposed project to ttie Town and that VHR would be providing civil engineering consulting services for that project. The letwr stags, " israe VHR will be preparisag site plans for the Eagle Tribmm, there is an ohvlous cohMCE with our contract with the Town. Therefor [arc), we are req=ting,that VHB bu absolved fromm site plan review for Ws site." The Contract includes d fetlowing pamgraph- Conflict o€'Interest: Both the Tevun and the Contractor stipulate to the applicability of the ;Mate Confilct of 1'ik rest Law ( encral Laws Chapter 269A) and Us contract expressly prohibits any'ae-tivity whieb sWl constitute a violation of that law. The Cooxractnr shall be deemed to have inveatigaled its applie*ffity to de performm= of this contract; and by execndq the contract documents ft Contxaetur certifies to the Town that neither its rtor its ages, employees or subcontractors are themby in violative of General haws Chapter 26$A. in light of the C:omact, VHB notified the Town, both verbally and in writing y letter dated December 28, 1999), that the Eagle 'Tribune, an existing VHB client, would be presenting a proposed project hefare the Town wA that V14B would lsc providing co ulting services for the projwt. In accordance with the Contract, VHB requested dw it not asaist the Town in €cvicwing ttie Eagle Tribune's submisaion to the Planning Board. Town Counsel . '•F#'F� 1� '#e]F3 �1�1�Y�'1 Va-t!3' c� �.oxnr� .5, : .._ ato• �..� = '� Frank DiPietm April 13, 2000 Page 3 reviewed Ehe December 28, 1999 letter and suggested that VHR consult with the Slaw Mies Commission. You report that the To es CDmmunity Development Director agreed to VHB's rMasenfing the Eagle Tribune an its project, rather than the Town. The Town planned to use anoiher consultant tc review ft Eagle Tribum project. Based upon tic information you provided as dcscribcd above, you ask how t1uM conflict of interest lain applies. As a prelirminary matter, we must determine wbztbcw ME. Carey or any of the VHB staff performing work putsuant to the Contract are deemed to he € unicipal employees as defined under the con ict of interest la ,-V For the reasons described in detail below, we conchade that the Coninct does not make therm municipal employees of the Town for purposes of the conflict law. In determining whether an individual employed by a firm wbieh is under contracct to perform services for a public entity is a public employee for purposes of the cvnf kt:law, the ELUcs Commission mvivws rieveral factors. In COI-9 -6, for ax=Vle, the Comn ssion set forth a multi-factored analysis to demmine whether employees of a rmrporau n that contracts with the Commonwealth are deemed state employ=, whicb A the same analysis use to determine municipal employee status. In general, such individulls will not he considered } state emTloyees unless the eontractWg state agency specifically targets them to perform seivices. To determine this issue, all of the following factors are considered and balanced based on the totality of the ciromstances. No single factor is diapositive: (a,) are the individual's services expressly or impliedly cDntractod for? (b) how large is dw entity? haw many employees? what types of services are provided by it? V"3 unicipaf employee, a person performing services for or bokJting an office, position, employment or membersWp in a mmnicipal agency, whether by election, appointment, contract of hire or engagement, whether serviTkg with or without cvn eru anon, on a lull, regular. part- time, iotetsmittent, or consultant basis, . . . ." . f.. c. 269A, 11(g). YA4lthough you arc cntit#cd to receive a formal opinion issued by ft Comnn uioncrs of the Ethics Commission if you believe one is =cssaty or desirable, this informal advice from the Legal Division of ttt+e Commission is based upon relevant CommisaiGn precedent. Please also nose chat the Legal Division of the ethics Commission provides oWy prospectivr-guidance under the conflict of interest law, and this informal opinion is not intended to address or evaluate the proFpricty of coWucr that has alrcadyr occurred or the applicability or effect of any other body of lour or regula,tian abort such conduct. �-r'f FKyl� .'.LYU Li 1�F-h VHE ;a, 7 , 8 qF5 F,[a Frank DiPie€ro April 13, 20M Page 4 (c) to ghat degve is specialized knowledge or expertise required in ft performance of the services? (d) to what extent does the individual personally perform the services Wd" the r.ordmct, and io what exicm bona he or she canuol and direct the terms of the conrMat or the services provided thereunder? (e) has the ��#/7yper.} ayt a�onper+/lf`omed similar services in the past to Ebe public entity? EC-COI- Here, the information you provided does not indicate that the Town expressly or impliedly contraacd for any specific individual at VHS- Mr, Carey, for example, b$s not been €�amcd as a key employee under the Contract, See E C'OT-89-6. VHH is not a snail company. Compare E -COI-99-3 (entity employed thirteen fall-time and six part-ti= employ=), The services, however, are specialized but WB, ratber than the Town, centrals who will perform Uw work on the contract. Finally, although VE B bas a history of providing such services to municipalities, it is not clear dint Nk. Camy himself has a history of being the individual who provj&s these types of services to the Town. I also nca that while she paragraph in the Contract concerning conflict of interest alerts tlw Town and Me Comnclur to the applicability of fix- L. c. 268A, it dam -not expressly state thm the CO> t'tOr's Personwl shall be dcc=d to be 'municipal emploms" as that term is defined in the statute. Baal on all of these faram, thereforc, wo informaily conclude that Mr. Carey and the €#her VHB personnel perforating work for the Town pursuant to the Contract = not municipal employees for purports of the conflict iaw►. s a result, the circumstances described above do not raise issues under 0. L. c. 268A31 regarding your work for the Eagle Tribvne in exp nding its facility 'ia the TownY WAgain, ibis opir►on is limited io the applicability of fix. L. c. 268A. I offer no opinion ae to the applicability of any ert8iiseering profesaional code of eond=l that May apply. e ven if Mr. Carey or other mambera of his division were deemed to be municipal €anployees of the Town becsuge of the Contract, the conflict law would j%t prohibit you from being paid by, or acting as agent for, the Eagle Tribwie in preparing or preserAing its plans for Town appmval because you are not a mmnicipaJ employee of the Town for purposes of the conflict law. Simfiarly, even 1f Mr. Carey were deemed to be a t unicipai emPlOYOC of the Town, because VIM is a corporation ranter than a partnership (see e.g. EC- i I-93- 4), r whing in the coxsf ct law would prohibit other{rmpluyees of the corporation, who are also mt municipal employees of the ' c;wn, from perfonning the Fagle 'Tribune work you have described. #_F+ F{y 13 " JkJ_ kfl;l :H_5 \NJ fCQ co,+rd :Z 7 7s;4 Begs P. To 3r S Frank DiPietro April 15, 2000 Page 5 t }dope that this advice is helpful, The ELhics ComaliTision may not &dose your idenrity nor arty ether identifying information abnut your request without your comm YOU, however, may disci*ese this advice to anyone, buc if you pubUcty disclose that you have requested o; received advice from the Commission, the Commission may determine, after reviewing the specift Circumstances, That yoij have consented to our making the full text of this letter available to the public. See G. L. c. 2 8B, 4 3(9); 930 Code Mass. Regs. § 3,01(8). If I can be of further aasis=ce, pleaw do not hesitate to call me. Ye�ccr�€y, lyistopher N. Popov Staff Coumel, Legal Division 6;%jg1popov%PiPictra,Thank(Oup).wpd y I i I G o u n s e E t4� 1 s a t E_ a w E25 5up� er 54rte4, BOSLO MA, It i14•ib74 Felrlshone ii 1'�15.3004 Fv-iroile 6) 7.345-3299 DAVID M. 7110MAS 611.345.3334 April 4, t1 Y 1 -AcsJrMJ." )VD _I .3 T lE.l.�` S !R 3 Frank D1Pietro vanasse Hzi�igeri$rEtSt iri, 1ric. i01 Walnut street P.0. t3ax 9151 ateztawn, MA 02471 Re: Town gf orffi Andover plallil rig Board Reviinv ,Dear MT_ Di Pie" ,view asituation of No0h As you are aware, you have asked us .to rB ,), ecificall in the o asked us Andover with respect to van3sse Irlangen BruAtila, luc { i of, test 't1Yi Tes t to one tp issue an opiln�ari as Ec whether or not VI3B lies any co Qnt o the Town'�Planning Board division ofVHB acting as a consultant engineer li n th tLa >r e Eagle a bw> {#be and another division acting as a consult to a p rivatt"Trihwie")With a project pendivS in Nodh ADdcver. In order to render this opinion, we, have exa><nined the documents you provided to us inber which imided a copy of the P and the ctd Ivy. � � 68A.lettrrdIr�e datd �tion, e S, 1999 from k 1'7aviit�to Heidi Griffin, Town a and also spoke briefly and anonymously t surtorn�y at the State Ethics e relied upon your erit that a o time concerning tills water in January. Finally, we did any VH13 employee Provide sesvir,es to both titre Town and tive Tribune for true same project during the same dyne perio& iI� become a cons�ltn�t to the We specif�ea,ly reviewed the circemsiannces of bow I Planning Board and reviewed that relatioyiship under the provisions of • 2 8A It appean to us that B was selected as result a�a c��lxeti#ivc p+�i�}ic procaernaennt and enterred into a consnitant service coata<act with the Town's sew$ Board. Fto the ceder ve been the itif#n d ed by $ that the individuals providing individuals providing services to the Tribune) are not the same avid, i1a fact, do not even work in the sazxie division within VIM. Thus, a fevew s�ercd eci.al$A WoUld lead us rriuni pal erii�yeron+�d�ude tho the VHid and its employees woald not be core sP www,burTs�tYlnsrrn Coal L�J V LJ4 {F LJ BURNSLEVINSON LLP C o u !t s 4 o C S W Frank DiPietro April 4,20 Page, 2 Lom statute or the coTisn1t3nt contract with he 'Fo snot d r or otl er f o towriboards on hthaif he appearing >,efo3re the Conservation Cornini 'r6bune. This would, of course, not allow V 13 to �paciinpear6 as a consultant to tie`��wn�,f of a private client Oil �riiy prof cct for which V frlB was a� g We next reviewed your notice of December 28, 1999 to Heidi Griffin, TowD Planner, in wbieli you identify the issues and ask the Planiu LareucBe oayd Eaglco tie Trihu pro t Yot liar review or ether services a$ they rel c#e to tine stated to me that the,Tiwm)Manner,as well as Mr. William Scott, the virectoF of with Development, although not in writing, both stated to you that The Town had no problem your request and that the p4aniil Board would not 4 aware of h eu i-a lig matter and tter,t wonb wOlil eve he free to provide services to the Tribune. ( lien ecarne that we, told you that the letter slloiald also be ort fife with the Town Cleric and that the Planning Board should send the Clerk a copy.) e state knit alscs told us that you had an informal'or Forix�a4 o+pirtioii an this aF�dto� Commission ission gubsNuent to your filing a request linaffle received verbal tlioixglr non-biirc�ing t and vrnelaChristopher Popov he Mate Ethi s conflict. Today, wa� not in any I had a conversation w �' 10 Coizir,ssiorr who stated to ripe that he 1ias reviewed the mat r and aithough prepared #o�suet an write his opinion and have it approved by re ht Chierta�lnstlieht is emp'os providing the opinion that de#erimines that V7r1B, and more i plo Ya services to the Town are not special municipal the tatnEer Ch. 5$A ;irid, thus, r�eitleF HID rtor those enipleyees have *ny conflict Un Based upon all of the above, we are confimun thn' ver Tbaw �� :kjon t to this rr u in January of this year tha VHB does not have coitfiFCt on th- as defined under Cb. 2 $A and thus VFfl to work � projeft fol the Lawrence ucrged under its onsultarit contmet, to he Eagle Tribune and still provide services, Plarming Board, Finally, we are also inforni'ted by you thaE the Conservation Conn-aission has refused to corttluok an hearing regarding his project unless or until VHS reecivr :s art opinion from the State Ethics Comatission concerning this issue- l am deeply troubled by that Fact since I do not believe, with all Niue respect to #t1e orr�ervation Cciuimisd th that it has and as previously reuse to act. Every if a conflict did exist between VHS acid #lie Town ( p aftd the, stated, we believe hat one does not exist) that theoniliet om�Zss qn be Tl beus, � s ��# be planiling Board and not VHS and the Conservation prevented from appearing before the Conservation Cornrnissiou on behalf of the Lavvreace Eagle Tribune,. �. ,,, ,., �.��I �� t LluI !V4 § -VINSON LLP c u , n a e t l o r 5 a r L a - Frank DiPietzG April $ 2O Page 3 mmnd you 11ave anymrb2 questions, do not hesitate to YI€ c, tm VC Im U R. Doi . 1101mas nMT|MM: RobeTt ErusmW VHS . Dave Rofinaeef VHB � cm�ir,Co!lgrva Admin aw, No�lAn Vf iaf Ri 'rho mas Urbelis, Est ID«n CDunmR North An] ia £acg"Ule) David£»&ern, 'Es¢ t, 25 'ee *e:z5� B R 1 Transportation Land Oevelopment § Ronm | |a S ■ rV ; c . a IoWP'St_! Post L-sm9ls w mW MarAamLaAW47 Memgm vm «a G Nett& @ Dar May 2! 2O» Id G!f£n 27 crl ,mme North Andoyer»A 01845 Fmt : 06873 �= ianlon � R8: Eagle Tr kune ƒ 3t ef WI? r0qu et an uxtand until June.,20 200.m of the te &F-ermitSrtheE/eTribune. We have resolved the outstmding|@ue with the Coj)servadon Cam§ant and the DPW and look S:.r to 6maade bearing- Thank youfor youra �,nf=b [hia matte -