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EIGHTH MEETING WARRANT COMMITTEE OCTOBER 11, 2005
PRESENT: K. Conlon, T. Lowney, D. Biagiotti, J. Conley, W. Connors, H. Crichlow, L. Dee, N. Gray, T. Hurley, S. Keel, P. Nolan, J. O’Connor, L. J. Walker, C. Winston
ABSENT: B. Mason
RESERVE FUND BALANCE: $390,500
Chair Conlon called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
The minutes of October 5, 2005 were moved by Member Dee and seconded by Member Walker and approved 9-0-4.
A conference was held with Chair of the Planning Board Alexander Whiteside who reviewed with the Committee the history of Special Town Meeting Article 6. Due to various questions involving religious, medical and educational land uses and Town Counsel’s opinion that the Article, as applied to religious and educational institutions, would be invalid under State law, the Planning Board requested that it be recommitted to the Planning Board for development of a new article for the Annual Town Meeting. Following discussion, Secretary Lowney, with Member O’Connor seconding, moved that it be returned to the Planning Board for further study. The Committee voted 13-0-0 to recommend that Article 6 be returned to the Planning Board for further study. Chair Whiteside also
discussed with the Committee potential zoning issues for the Annual Town Meeting, including a drive through food service article, an overlay of Milton Village and Central Avenue business district and the expanding of the overlay to include the entire business district, and the possible rehabilitation of the building at One Eliot Street. Chair Conlon thanked Mr. Whiteside for his attendance and for his presentation. The Committee received a copy of a letter from Town Counsel to the Planning Board regarding Article 6.
A conference was held with former Moderators Richard Ward and Charles Winchester regarding Special Town Meeting article 8. They advised the Committee that, in their opinion, the article was vague, confusing, not a resolution, actually presented two questions (the first one being whether the Town will vote on the stated question) and that the Warrant Committee could recommend that the Town Meeting not vote on the question. There was also a brief discussion of referring Article 8 to the Selectmen for further study. Following discussion, Member Winston moved and Member Biagiotti seconded that the Warrant Committee recommend that the Town not vote on the question posed by Article 8. The Committee voted 13-0-0 to recommend that the Town Meeting not vote on the question posed by
Article 8.
The Committee received a draft of the recommendation and comment on Article 4 - Sale of Alcoholic Beverages at 27-29 Central Avenue for review and comment..
The Committee voted 13-0-0, with Member Winston moving and Member Biagiotti seconding, to approve a Reserve Fund transfer of $2,554 to the Unemployment Compensation FY 2006 appropriation. The Committee requested further information prior to acting on any new Unemployment Reserve Fund requests.
Reserve Fund transfer requests of $13,663 to the FY 2006 Veterans’ appropriation, $10,838 to the FY 2006 Fire Department appropriation and $30,500 to the Fire Department General Expenses were deferred for further review.
The Committee will meet on October 17th at Milton High School prior to the Special Town Meeting.
RESERVE FUND BALANCE: $387,946
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol A. Blute, Clerk
October 17, 2005
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