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BOARD OF SELECTMEN’S MEETING MONDAY MAY 23, 2005 5:30 P.M.
In attendance: Marion V. McEttrick, Charles J. McCarthy, David A. Colton, Town Administrator and Paula Rizzi, Executive Secretary
The Board met with Town Planner Aaron Henry to discuss the status of the redevelopment of the Milton Village area. Mr. Henry reported that the Planning Board met with its consultant, Mr. Ted Brovitz, who it was able to hire with funding from the Priority Development Fund Grant that the Board of Selectmen had approved earlier this year. The Planning Board’s goal in the redevelopment of this area is threefold: to provide a good design; to mitigate the impact on traffic; to mitigate the impact on parking. A draft of this plan should be available in a month for review by the Town. The Planning Board will spend the summer months doing outreach and holding workshops where residents can attend and give input. The plan will focus on re-zoning but will also
have a parking component.
Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted to appoint the following residents to the Bicycle Advisory Committee: Leonardo Toma, 58 Aberdeen Road, Michael Maholchic, 5 Bunton Street and Jay Ritchie 61 Parkway Crescent. The Board reviewed committee vacancies and appealed to anyone who might be interested in volunteering his/her time to the Town.
Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted to sign and approve letters of recognition for the following three residents who are the recipients of the Girl Scout Gold Awards: Claire Higgins, Britni Steingard and Lauren Tilton.
Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted to approve the following Milton residents to seasonal employment with the Department of Public Works: James Walsh, 33 Pilgrim Road; Brendan MacCune, 29 Warren Avenue, Aaron Keel, 62 Churchill Street; Dennis Lynch, 57 Governors Road; James Patrick Reynolds, 62 Sheldon Street; and William Sutton, 25 Lodge Street, and to forward their applications to the Personnel Board.
The Board met with Tim Corcoran of Corcoran Brokerage who came before the Board to inform it of his company’s new program whereby a percentage of the profits from each house sold in Milton by Corcoran will be donated to the Milton Public Schools.
Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted to approve a Reserve Fund Transfer request in the amount of $625 to the Selectmen’s E&R budget to cover the cost of the February 2005 Special Town Meeting and the Special State Elections and to forward this request to the Warrant Committee.
Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted to accept a gift in the amount of $10,000 from the Marc A. Susi Scholarship Fund to be used for the maintenance and upkeep of the Little League field on Gile Road.
The Board met with Attorney Jon Witten to discuss the process for creating a Request for Proposal document for the development of the Town Yard and to gain guidance for the public hearing process. Mr. Witten is a certified planner who is also on staff at Boston College Law School and Tufts University and serves as Town Counsel for several area towns. He informed the Board that this process is subject to MGL Chapter 30B Section 16, procedures for disposal of real property and that Town Meeting approves of this “disposal” through the Board of Selectmen. The steps for the development of an RFP were reviewed including the suggestion that the Board might want to consider issuing an RFP for an RFP where consultants would help the Town decide how to best use
the property and would analyze the economic value of the property by submitting budgets and time lines. Such things as the creation of an article for submission to Town Meeting, re-zoning of the property and appraisal of the property were discussed. After discussion, Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted to conduct a hearing on a date in June (to be announced) in joint session with the Planning Board to discuss the potential issuance of an RFP for the development of the Public Works Yard at 629 Randolph Avenue.
The following people addressed the Board in reference to the development of the Town Yard property and other issues to do with Town government during “Citizens Speak”:
Robert Burke, 297 Pleasant Street; Kerry Choi, 26 Wildwood Road; Jim Coney, 26 Wildwood Road; Stephanie Hartwell, 9 Artwill Street; Ella Welz, 179 Highland Street; David O’Donnell, 295 Reedsdale Road; Richard Shea, 246 Highland Street; Jeff Grant, 27 Pleasant Street, James Harter, 711 Randolph Avenue; Brendan Hoey, 15 Clifton Road; Richard Powers, 620 Randolph Avenue; Julio Hernando; 9 Heather Drive; Martin Bauer, 78 Capen Street; John Horgan, 13 Bailey Avenue; Robert Reetz, 222 Highland Street; Ann Bortolotti, 690 Randolph Avenue; Walter O’Leary, 303 Reedsdale Road, Ned Corcoran, 79 Morton Road; Robert Mason, 26 Quarry Lane; Kara Russo, 99 Gulliver Street; Tom Flynn, 15 Clark Road.
Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted at 8:10 p.m. with Marion V. McEttrick voting yes, Charles J. McCarthy voting yes to enter Executive Session for the purpose of discussing collective bargaining and contract negotiations and to return to Open Session only for the purpose of adjournment.
Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted unanimously, at 8:30 p.m., with Marion V. McEttrick voting yes and Charles J. McCarthy voting yes, to return to Open Session.
Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted to approve and sign an agreement, provided that James G. Mullen, Jr. agrees, between the Town of Milton and David A. Colton, Town Administrator, replacing the current agreement that expires on September 6, 2007 with a new agreement expiring June 30, 2008.
Charles J. McCarthy moved, Marion V. McEttrick seconded and the Board voted at 8:35 p.m. to adjourn.
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