SELECTMEN’S MEETING JULY 7, 2003 5:30 P.M.
In attendance: James G. Mullen, Jr., Marion V. McEttrick, Charles J. McCarthy, David W. Owen, Town Administrator, and Paula Rizzi, Executive Secretary.
The Board approved the minutes from the June 16, 2003 meeting as written.
The Board received a letter from Glenn Beacham of 89 Neponset Valley Parkway delivered by his mother who spoke briefly in opposition to the reconfiguration of the Brush Hill Road/Neponset Valley Parkway/Milton Street intersection. Martha Curtis of 135 Gun Hill Street addressed the Board regarding the opening of the Farmers’ Market on Thursday, July 10, 2003.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the request of the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation to use Town ways in conjunction with their Annual l0K Road Race on Sunday, September 28, 2003.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the following amendments to the Traffic Rules and Orders:
To amend Article V, Section 1, Parking Restrictions, so as to include the following: Town Hall Parking Area -To designate the following parking spaces on the easterly side of the building as “Town Hall Visitor Parking”: from the northerly corner of the current handicap parking space to the southerly corner of the driveway exiting the rear of the First Congregational Church (8 parking spaces).
To amend Article 8, Section 12, Stop Signs, so as to include the following, subject to design review: Brush Hill Road: “3-Way Stop” at the driveway entrance of the proposed Fuller Trust Phase II development.
The Board also agreed to install two sets of rumble strips in Brush Hill Road at the approaches to this 3-way stop intersection and to conduct a redesign of the Brush Hill Road/Neponset Valley Parkway/Milton Street intersection.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to adopt the following not-to-exceed taxi rates for all taxis licensed by the Town of Milton to be effective immediately:
$1.70 for the first 1/4 mile
$0.30 for each additional 1/8 of a mile
$24.00 per hour waiting time
Kevin Mearn met with the Board to discuss the reductions in the Police Department budget for fiscal 2004. He discussed the possibility of cutting the Traffic Supervisor Program from the current number of fourteen. Chief Mearn is committed to having each school site staffed with a Traffic Supervisor.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve and sign the Department of Public Works’ new Right-of-Way Regulations dated July, 2003.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Discharge Permit application for the Town, and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign said application on behalf of the Board.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to award contracts for the listed Waterworks Supplies items to the following low bidders:
ITEM VENDOR
DUCTILE IRON PIPE Vellano Bros., Inc.
MAIN PIPE FITTINGS/REPAIR
CLAMPS/WATER SERVICE & GATE BOXES Sumner & Dunbar, Inc.
Vellano Bros., Inc., Ti-Sales,
Inc., Stiles Co., Inc., Public
Works Supply Co., E.J. Prescott, Inc., and Easton
Winwater Works Co., Inc.
FIRE HYDRANTS Public Works Supply Co.
BRASS GOODS Sumner & Dunbar, Inc.,
Vellano Bros., Inc., Ti-Sales,
Inc., and Stiles Co., Inc.
PVC SEWER PIPE/CLAY TO PVC
TRANSITION COUPLINGS Vellano Bros., Inc., Stiles Co., Inc., E.J. Prescott, Inc. and
Easton Winwater Works, Inc.
NON STOCK/INDIVIDUAL ITEMS
FOR JOBS IN PROGRESS Sumnar & Dunbar Co.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve and sign a change order to contract W02-2 with P.J.Hayes, Inc. in the amount of $80,753 for the construction of 1,140 linear feet of water main in Woodland Road.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the promotional appointment of Dan Enos to a W-5 Working Foreman position in the Department of Public Works, subject to Personnel Board concurrence.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the appointment of John P. Thompson, 30 Hall Place, Quincy to the position of Civil Engineer in the Department of Public Works, effective August 4, 2003, subject to Personnel Board concurrence.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the promotional appointment of Carolyn Fritz to the Senior Administrative Clerk position in the Selectmen’s Office, subject to Personnel Board concurrence.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the acceptance of a grant in the amount of $20,000 from the Copeland Family Foundation to the Milton Council on Aging to support the operation of the COA’s van service.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to accept the proposed gift to the Town of Milton from Morris M. Rand of two lots located on Central Avenue in Milton, shown on the Town of Milton Assessors’ Maps as Section E, Block 18, Lots 33 and 34A, subject to the following conditions.
The donor shall provide good, clear, record, marketable title.
The property shall be free from environmental contamination, to the satisfaction of the Board of Selectmen.
3. Inspection of the premises shall be satisfactory to the Board of Selectmen, including without limitation with respect to soundness of structure and electrical, plumbing and heating systems, freedom from termites and pests, freedom of water damage, and freedom from radon.
Town Administrator David Owen reported that he had received an application from American Legion Post #114, Tower Ventures and T-Mobile for a telecommunications facility at 123 Granite Avenue, Milton. He will forward it to the Telecommunications Design Review Committee so that a meeting can be scheduled for review of this application.
Mr. Owen also reported that the trash stickers are now being sold at the Main Central Library at 476 Canton Avenue with 10% of the proceeds from the sales being donated to the libraries.
The Board agreed to request that the address of the Quarry Links Clubhouse be changed from Quarry Lane to Randolph Avenue and that any debris along the access road be removed. They also discussed the yard waste pickup situation and agreed to ask David Colton for alternatives to the present schedule.
The Board voted at 7:10 p.m. with James G. Mullen, Jr. voting yes, Marion V. McEttrick voting yes and Charles J. McCarthy voting yes to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing real estate and collective bargaining and to return to public session only for the purpose of adjournment.
Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to adjourn at 10:20 p.m.
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