BOARD OF SELECTMEN’S MEETING, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012
In attendance: Robert C. Sweeney, John M. Shields, J. Thomas Hurley, Kevin J. Mearn, Town Administrator, Paula Rizzi, Executive Secretary
1. Chairman Sweeney convened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the John A. Cronin Conference Room of the Town Hall.
2. The Board confirmed April 5 and April 17 as future meeting dates.
3. Erika Hafner and Bethany Coghlin, residents of Gulliver Street whose property abuts the Milton High School baseball field, addressed the Board regarding baseballs coming onto their property and potentially causing physical harm. Both Ms. Hafner and Ms. Coghlin asked for assistance from the Board in resolving this issue with the Park Department. Since the Board decided that this issue was financial in nature, it authorized the Town Administrator to inform the Park Commissioners that the Board would help secure funding to resolve this issue.
4. Pursuant to Chapter 166 of the General Laws the Board continued a public hearing for a grant of location for the installation of conduit in Pleasant Street. After an update from the Town Administrator on the pending questions regarding this grant of location, John M. Shields moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve a grant of location to install a distance of about eight feet of conduit at pole 90/27, Pleasant Street to provide electric service to #3 Deer Run Lane.
5. The Board met with Therese Desmond Sills, Superintendent of the Cemetery and Cemetery Trustees Robert Mason and Barbara Martin to discuss an article for the annual town meeting that has to do with a proposed land swap for the cemetery. After discussion on how the cemetery would benefit from this land swap by allowing the development of more grave sites, J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to support this article at Town Meeting.
6. The Board met with DPW Director Joseph Lynch who updated members on the progress of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee and its charge of deciding which options for solid waste collection and disposal are more advantageous for the Town. Mr. Lynch reported that the Committee is recommending that the Board extend the current solid waste contract (with an additional week of yard waste collection) with Waste Management for an additional two year term which would end on June 30, 2014. Mr. Lynch also stated that the price structure and service levels of the proposed contract extension is far
superior to our current contract.
John M. Shields moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the appointments of Troy Anthony Wilson, 197 Thacher Street and Patrick Lennon, 74 Warren Avenue to the position of W3 within the Department of Public Works contingent upon approval by the Personnel Board and a successful pre-employment physical examination and C.O.R.I. background check.
7. J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve and sign the 2012 Annual Town Meeting Warrant.
8. John M. Shields moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the use of the Town’s streets and ways for the opening day parade of the Milton Girl’s Youth Softball League and Milton American Little League that is scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2012.
9. J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the reappointment of Branch Lane as Tree Warden through March 2013.
J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the reappointments of James McAuliffe, Kathleen Bowen, M. Joseph Manning and Edward Broderick to the Quarry Hills Financial Oversight Committee to serve through March 2013.
J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the appointment of Joseph Tierney, 797 Brush Hill Road to serve on the Commission on Disability through March 2013.
10. J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the conditional appointment of the following applicants for the position of police cadet: Michael Lynch, 41 Pilgrim Road, Quincy, Michael Whittaker, 10 Denmark Avenue, Milton and Dennis Driscoll, 718 Randolph Avenue, Milton, subject to a successful background check, medical screening and approval by the Personnel Board.
11. J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to sign a proclamation of congratulations to the Milton Public Schools Food Service Program for its award from the Department of Agriculture for its participation in the HealthierUS School Challenge.
12. The Board discussed correspondence received by Chairman Sweeney regarding the Bosworth property on Hillside Street and agreed to authorize the Town Administrator to discuss with Town Counsel the need for an appeal by the Town on the Land Court’s decision regarding this property.
13. The Board discussed the Police Chief’s request for an additional canine officer and deferred a decision until more information could be presented by the Chief on how the extra officer would impact services and the budget.
14. Robert C. Sweeney moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously at 8:15 p.m. with Robert C. Sweeney voting yes, John M. Shields voting yes and J. Thomas Hurley voting yes to enter Executive Session for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to litigation believing that having this discussion in Open Session would have a detrimental effect on the litigating position of the body and to return to Open Session only for the purpose of adjournment.
John M. Shields moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously with Robert C. Sweeney voting yes, John M. Shields voting yes and J. Thomas Hurley voting yes to amend and approve the previous vote by including a motion to return to Open Session to consider the release of Executive Session meeting minutes to the public before adjournment.
15. John M. Shields moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously to release the Harshbarger Report and item #2 of the December 16, 2009 meeting minutes to the public.
16. John M. Shields moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously at 9:10 p.m. to adjourn.
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