SELECTMEN’S MEETING MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2005 5:30 p.m.
In attendance: Charles J. McCarthy, James G. Mullen, Jr., David A. Colton, Town Administrator and Annemarie Fagan, Assistant Town Administrator
Absent: Marion V. McEttrick
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the May 17, 2005 meeting minutes.
In accordance with the requirements of Section 22 of Chapter 166 of the General Laws (Ter.Ed.), a Public Hearing was held at 5:30 p.m. upon the petition of Boston Edison (NStar Electric) requesting permission to construct, and a location for, such a line of conduits and manholes with the necessary wires and cables therein, said conduits and manholes to be located under the following public way or ways of said Town: Hilltop Street - Easterly, approximately 410 feet southeast of Randolph Avenue a distance of 33 feet. Sheila Gillis, a representative from NStar spoke on behalf of this petition. Following discussion, James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve a grant of location to Boston Edison d/b/a NStar to
construct a line of conduits and manholes a distance of 33 feet with the necessary wires and cables therein, said conduits and manholes to be located under Hilltop Street, approximately 410 feet southeast of Randolph Avenue and subject to the following conditions: that the proposed conduit be encased in concrete and that the petitioner secure a street opening permit from the Department of Public Works and an electrical permit from the Wire Department prior to installation.
In accordance with Chapter 138 of the Massachusetts General Laws a Public Hearing was convened at 5:40 p.m. upon the request of Acapulco’s Mexican Family Restaurant for a license to sell all alcoholic beverages at a restaurant at 88 Wharf Street, Milton. James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to postpone the Public Hearing until June 20, 2005 at 5:30 p.m.
Deborah Felton and Jeff Stone, Co-Chairs of the No Place for Hate Committee along with Police Chief Kevin Mearn presented the Board of Selectmen with a plaque recognizing our Town as a “No Place for Hate” community.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve and forward to the Warrant Committee the transfer of funds in the amount of $3,689.43 from the Board of Health Salary and Wage line to the General Expense Line to cover the cost of expenses incurred for contractual services associated with the management of Title V issues during FY05.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to support the Fire Chief’s submission of an application for the SAFER grant.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve and forward to the Warrant Committee the following Reserve Fund Transfer requests:
$1,900 to the Leash Law Salary and Wage line to cover a salary shortfall.
$3,058 to the DPW Vehicle Maintenance line to cover the cost of unexpected repairs to Town vehicles.
$5,859.98 to the Police General Expense line to cover unexpected medical bills.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve a contract in the amount of $13,700 with Beta Group Inc. for environmental monitoring services of the Milton landfill and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign this contract on the Board’s behalf.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to accept a check in the amount of $1,388,400 from NStar Electric and Gas Corporation as part of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Town and NStar which was approved and signed by the Board of March 21, 2005 and created to mitigate the impact on the Town by NStar’s proposed location of a transmission line along Route 138.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve and forward to the Personnel Board the following appointments:
Michelle Donahue as Level 3 Principal Clerk in the Central Business Office
Patricia Reynolds as Level 3 Principal Clerk in the Selectmen’s Office.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve and sign a proclamation designating the week of June 6th as Buckle Up Milton Week as part of a community effort to increase community safety belt use and to approve the request of the Police Department to hang a banner at the East Milton Fire House as part of three safety belt education incentives.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve a grant in the amount of $989,000 from the Executive Office of Transportation to enhance the street scape of the Milton Village Area and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign on the Board’s behalf.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to authorize the Chair of the Board of Selectmen to approve any Reserve Fund Transfer Requests that are submitted between now and the end of the FY05.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve a contract with Waste Management to service the following Town’s solid waste services: Yard waste pickup and disposal, curbside trash pickup and disposal and curbside recycling pickup and disposal from July, 2005 through June 30, 2007 and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign this contract on the Board’s behalf.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to release Atlantic Waste North from a five year contract with the Town (which would expire in June 2007) for both curbside and trash and recycling/yard waste pickup, and to sign a mutual release of claims, which would authorize the Town to issue a check to Atlantic Waste North in the amount of $28,500 which represents the amount of reserved liquidated damages through April, 2005.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the South Shore Consortium bid contracts for machine laid paving, handwork paving, and line striping and to authorize the Town Administrator to sign these contracts on the Board’s behalf.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously to authorize the Town Administrator to spend up to $5,200 to repair the Popes Pond Bridge that was recently destroyed by fire.
James G. Mullen, Jr. moved, Charles J. McCarthy seconded and the Board voted unanimously at 6:45 p.m. To adjourn.
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