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April 17, 2012
BOARD OF SELECTMEN’S MEETING, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012

In attendance:  Robert C. Sweeney, John M. Shields, J. Thomas Hurley, Kevin J. Mearn, Town Administrator, Paula Rizzi, Executive Secretary

  • Chairman Sweeney convened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the John A. Cronin Conference Room of the Town Hall.
  • J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the April 5, 2012 meeting minutes as written.
  • John M. Shields moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously to meet on May 3, 2012 to reorganize the Board.  The Board will meet again before Town Meeting on May 7 and each night thereafter as needed.
  • Paul Yovino, 16 Sheridan Drive, addressed the Board regarding the proposed increase in water rates.
  • The Board met with Planning Director William Clark and James Cassetta and Sharon Smith of WORK, Inc. an organization that develops community based programs for individuals with disabilities.  The agency operates 12 twenty-four hour residential sites serving 60 individuals, and assists another 100 individuals with its supported living programs.  WORK, Inc. is developing a new residential site at 39 Wolcott Road in Milton and is requesting assistance from the Town to complete its project.  Milton has funds available through its HOME Investment Partnership Program which provides grants to local government.  These funds are often used in partnership with local non-profit groups and use of these funds for this project would provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities and would contribute toward the Town’s affordable housing quota.
J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the expenditure of $80,000 of the Town’s HOME program funds to help assist the development of WORK Inc.’s residential group home at 39 Wolcott Road.

  • The Board met with MPEG Board members Marvin Gordon, Bernard J. Lynch, III, Executive Director Michael Lynch and Paul Yovino of the Broadband Monitoring Committee for an update on the development of the new local access studio in the Pierce Middle School.  
  • John M. Shields moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve and sign a proclamation acknowledging April 27, 2012 as Arbor Day.
  • The Board discussed the water and sewer rate increases proposed by the MWRA and agreed to invite Advisory Board member Katherine Dunphy and a representative from the MWRA to the next meeting to review the procedure for adjusting water and sewer rates.
  • J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve a request from the Milton Garden Club to display signs on the grounds of the Library announcing its annual perennial sale that will take place on Saturday, May 12, 2012, contingent upon approval by the Library trustees.
J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the request of Milton Hospital to display two A-frame signs at the following locations to promote its annual spring fundraiser:  Canton Avenue and Blue Hills Parkway and Reedsdale Road and Brook Road.

  • John M. Shields moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve a request from Respect Life Milton to use the Town’s streets and ways to hold a walk on Sunday, June 10, 2012 from St. Mary of the Hills Church to St. Agatha’s Church.
  • J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the renewal of the following taxi cab licenses for 2012:  Milton Taxi, Inc., 188 Providence Highway, Hyde Park (26 licenses); Milton Cab Company, 10 DesMoines Road, Quincy (25 licenses) and Parkway Cab, Inc. 66 Alpheus Road, Roslindale (1 cab).
  • John M. Shields moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the reappointments of the following members to the Milton Village Central Avenue Revitalization Committee to serve thorough April 2013:  John Zychowicz, Katherine Dunphy, Michael Wilcox, Everett Hayward, Ruth Heiden and Chad Lundeen.
John M. Shields moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the reappointment of Paul Yovino to the Broadband Monitoring Committee to serve through April 2013.

John M. Shields moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the appointment of John King and Lauri Webster to the Alternate Energy Committee to serve through November 2012.

  • J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve the draft document dated April 10, 2012 entitled, “Policy and Procedures for Compliance with Regulations associated with Tax-Exempt Governmental Purpose Bonds”.
  • J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously to approve a request from the Milton Art Center for a one day liquor license for a fund raiser to be held on May 4, 2012 at 334 Edge Hill Road contingent upon the applicant following the procedure established by the first request which limited guests to two glasses of beverage.
  • Robert C. Sweeney moved, J. Thomas Hurley seconded and the Board voted unanimously at 8:17 p.m. with Robert C. Sweeney voting yes, John M. Shields voting yes and J. Thomas Hurley voting yes to enter Executive Session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for union collective bargaining believing that having this discussion in Open Session would compromise the bargaining position of the body and to return to Open Session only for the purpose of adjournment.
  • J. Thomas Hurley moved, John M. Shields seconded and the Board voted unanimously at 8:35 p.m. to adjourn.
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        John Michael Shields