SELECTMEN’S MEETING JANUARY 6, 2003 5:30 P.M.
In attendance: Marion V. McEttrick, Chair; Charles J. McCarthy, Member; David Owen, Town Administrator and Annemarie Fagan, Assistant Town Administrator.
Absent: James G. Mullen, Jr., Secretary
The Board approved the minutes of the December 20, 2002 meeting, as amended.
Margaret Donovan, 41 Central Avenue, Milton, MA, addressed the Board regarding the potential sale of the Hood parking lot at 36 Central Avenue and the effect that will have on the parking situation in that area.
The Board publicly acknowledged Colin D. Potter, 5 Stoney Brae Road, Quincy and David M. Kempe, 51 Granite Place, Milton for their attainment of the Eagle Scout Award.
A conference was held with David A. Colton, Director of Public Works. Discussed was the CRT Take Back Bill and press conference regarding the bill scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. at the State House. Chair McEttrick will attend the press conference on Thursday, January 9, 2003 on behalf of the Board.
A conference was held with David A. Colton, Director of Public Works and Katherine Haynes Dunphy, Chair of the MWRA Advisory Board. Discussed were the recent actions of the MWRA Board of Directors in response to Governor Swift’s decision to cut $47 million in sewer debt service assistance funding and the impact these cuts will have on the Town.
A conference was held with John McNabb, a representative of Clean Water Action. Discussed was the CRT Take Back Bill and press conference regarding the bill scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. at the State House.
A conference was held with David A. Colton, Director of Public Works. Discussed was the prospect of obtaining funding for intersection improvements at the Brook Road intersection on Blue Hills Parkway. Following discussion, Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve entering into an engineering services contract with Greenman-Pederson, Inc. in the amount of $4,700 to prepare a Project Justification Report for the proposed improvement of the Brook Road/Blue Hills Parkway Intersection, and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign the contract on behalf of the Board.
A conference was held with Terence Driscoll, Chair; Barbara Brown, Member and John Davis, Member, Board of Park Commissioners. Discussed was the status of Wharf Street LLC’s application to the Department of Environmental Protection “DEP” for a Chapter 91 license and the letter of comment sent to DEP by the Milton Yacht Club. To try to counteract and to clarify some of the statements made by the Milton Yacht Club in its letter to the DEP Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve and sign a joint letter with the Board of Park Commissioners to the DEP’s Waterways Regulation Program regarding the waterways license application of Wharf Street, LLC for Milton Landing. Barbara Brown
moved, John Davis seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve and sign the joint letter to the DEP’s Waterways Regulation Program regarding the waterways license application of Wharf Street, LLC for Milton Landing.
The Town Administrator distributed to the Board of Park Commissioners a copy of the Amended and Restated Quarry Hills Development Lease and Operating Agreement between the City of Quincy and Quarry Hills Associates, Inc. dated December 20, 2002.
The Board of Park Commissioners informed the Board of Selectmen that they have denied the request of Quarry Hills Associates to lease park land near the former landfill to erect a maintenance shed.
Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the following submitted articles for the inclusion in the May 2003 Annual Town Meeting Warrant:
Zoning Amendment - Condominium Conversion Special Permit (by petition)
Integrated Pre-School Revolving Fund
Facilities Rental Revolving Fund
Brooks Field Lights Revolving Fund
State Ward Revolving Fund
Funding Union Contracts - School Committee
Funding Union Contracts - General Government
Transfer of Funds
Building Department School Inspection Services Revolving Fund
School Administrative Offices Capital Article
Supplemental Appropriation - School Building Program
Supplemental Appropriation - Other
Cemetery Development - Borrowing Authorization
Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the use of the Senior Center as the emergency center for the first Congregational Church Center School.
The Board deferred entering into Executive Session due to the absence of one member to discuss the Town Administrator’s annual performance review and contract renewal.
Town Administrator David Owen reported that the removal of holiday trees is scheduled for the Week of January 13, 2003.
The Board discussed the upcoming Massachusetts Municipal Association Annual Conference scheduled for Friday, January 10 and Saturday, January 11, 2003. Following discussion, Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted unanimously to appoint Chair McEttrick as the Town’s voting delegate on any MIIA resolutions that come before the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association Board on Saturday, January 11, 2003.
A conference was held with the Information Technology Committee. In attendance were Michael Roberts, Chair; Jonathan Brown, Vice-Chair; Paul Sullivan, Member; Andrew Oatway, Secretary and Allan Smith, Member of the Information Technology Committee; Beirne Lovely, Chair, School Committee and David Grab, Town Accountant. Mr. Roberts gave an oral synopsis on the Committee’s study to date. In the course of the Committee’s investigation, they had a difficult time ascertaining the difficulties in the current system and the appropriate course of action to pursue. The Committee recommended engaging the services of a consultant with a background in the acquisition and implementation of these types of systems to assist the Town in developing better information
from which to decide an appropriate course of action. Following discussion, Marion V. McEttrick moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously approve the expenditure not to exceed $15,000 from Article 6 of the 2002 Annual Town Meeting to engage the services of JFK Systems, Information Systems Consulting Services, 45 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720 to determine and document the overall deficiencies and beneficial functionality in the current DataNational (DNC) system, document DNC software deficiencies and Town workflow, discuss with DNC proposal to resolve deficiencies, prepare list of major software requirements and conduct a Cost/Benefit Analysis of DNC’s proposal to resolve any deficiencies.
Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted unanimously at 8:15 p.m., with Marion V. McEttrick voting yes, and Charles J. McCarthy voting yes to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing collective bargaining strategy and to return to public session only for the purpose of adjournment.
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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