this is a worthy test. >> I I would uh I second what member Hegger said and I think um if we're going to do the left >> uh or if there's another another solution that's presented itself, maybe then we can figure out what that other
solution is. Um, I just I worry that if we put them up now, it may we may feel like we've done our jobs and I don't want us to walk away like we put up four signs, job done, right? Like we we need to continue to engage with Masot on this uh
as they continue to work on the on the pilot and the road diet. Um, so Mr. Wells, my question to you is, would you be willing to entertain a a friendly amendment to your motion to make it for a six-month period?
>> So, why don't why don't we say this? Why don't we say pending additional info, let's make it for the period of the road diet. I can't remember what they said. They did say the date last night. I just don't remember. I don't remember if it's a Mr. Milan. No, I can't remember if
it's April. Uh why don't I I held over 6 months just I have a comment to your comment if that's okay. >> Of course. >> So I brought up the issue. >> Oh I think we might have just lost you Mr. Wells
>> because I made note of everything that we talked about. So in a meeting that my back am I muted? >> Uh no no he just kind of faded out for a second but you're back now. >> All right. Okay. So, in a meeting in a we had a premeating uh earlier in the week and I presented all all the things that I knew that the traffic
commissioner talking about and um the suggestion that came to us that you just brought up the resident brought up about the no left turn from Reed Steel. Um I came whether was Howard Stein Hudson or Mass themselves who felt and I kind of agreed
that I that a no left on region like that just as Chief King described would be too dangerous and probably would not meet what is called the MUTD the mass unified you know traffic definition. So um that's why I didn't include that in in my motion but I I could I could go
with six months. So what what don't we say what's today? Well, we could maybe say from >> April 1st. >> Yeah. I do. We want to do it today or do we want to because I think there's a messaging component, too, where >> make it to the end of the road diet.
>> We we could just make it to the end. >> There's no specific date. The website says spring of 26 and they they've called it a six-month diet. >> So, maybe like June 1st or something like that. >> I think that makes sense. >> I would do that. >> Okay. >> We're cuz we're not traffic engineers. like I don't I don't know if like
[laughter] >> well and and we can I think the select board can at that time continue to you know to we'll obviously continue to look at this and so they they if it's working well they could just you know we could vote to stick them up permanently. >> Um but I think as a as our own sort of
non-engineered pilot maybe this is something that we could do. Um so Mr. Wells are you okay with that like a June 1st revisit date? Yeah. And just and and just to the to what Miss Hagerty said is from everything I've seen in the
meetings I've had with them and all the things that I've listened to then they're taking this very serious. You know the truth is this is about the preservation of life and it's the chief and Sergeant Ernst. The reason they're here is from the multitude of serious
actions. The whole reason for the roundabout multitude of serious actions and fatalities. I was impressed that they not just were looking at um the 28 CAD, they're looking at all the side streets we've talked about. They're looking at Hillside, Anquity, Route 138.
They they're looking they're trying to take the you know the 30,000 Ford view versus just an ad hoc and and I appreciate and I don't I don't see them going away from this. I think they realize the significance of this and and as I said last night, there were many
wonderful things about this community. Unfortunately, traffic, commuter traffic especially, is not one of them. So, I'm fine with whatever you want to put on it for time for my only question is do we want to go um
4 to six instead of 3 to six? I think 4 to 6 is more in unison with what other restrictions are across town as the chief and I just mentioned. >> I'm looking into the audience to see if there's any strong preference one way or the other. Three year the buses. Yeah, >> I don't think you can. I don't think you
can take that from the I think you need to look at what you've got existing because uh as the chief will tell you when you do for one then you're going to get into a which is how the whole do not enter thing we the town get into a we gave them not not we that I guess we it
was the town it was most of micro way before my time and they someone came for it and if they made eye they just got it and I don't think anyone was looking as big picture back then as as what Chief King has described to you the way things look that long. >> Can I ask a quick question?
>> Of course. >> Mr. Wells, the the reasoning behind four to six as opposed to 3 to six >> cuz that's what all the others are. >> So if you fall if you follow which you So consistency. So the entire Yeah. Like
the entire center street, Saias Center, all those all that down there. East Milton, um Rose Street, Otis Street. Okay. And I might have I might have noticed all those PM because these are what you consider PM restrictions. All the PM restrictions are 4 to 6 just as
the AM restrictions are 7 month. >> Okay. >> I think John had a John concern about school buses. School buses. >> I think four to six would be >> would be better for the school buses. >> Marina mentioned that that the signage may be able to say except school buses. There's one school bus that comes up
from Columbus between 3:30 and 4:00 and takes a left on high. That would be the one thing we would but the traffic is consistency from 3:30 to 6:30. >> So if we do four to six and then we also
include a school school bus exclusion. >> Is that >> it's the school bus is gone before 4. >> 4 to 6 would be >> okay. I think maybe ra I think maybe let's try 4 to 6 and then again we can revisit this if you guys are like it's
still it's terrible at 2:30 in the afternoon we can we can figure that out. Is that consistent chief king with the other signs around town the 4 to 6 window? >> Yeah I I think for consistent I think that's when the problem is I mean correct me if I'm wrong it's not prior to four really right >> picks up at 3:30
>> 34 okay >> all right so we have a motion so Mr. Oh, sorry. Yes, John, you have a comment. >> Are they going to have a grace period? So, when you pull them over, you're going to say no more? >> I mean, unofficially, yes, they do, but
like we don't order it as a grace period. I think just the cops have common sense, so to speak, and they really give that learning curve to people, uh, generally, but I just don't say it's a grace period, meaning >> they could technically take off for two weeks. Yeah. But
>> when you first start doing it, you're going to need more than one policeman there, right? Yeah. Well, if there's no left, I think we could enforce that. The problem is you could have 10 cars at once with cop. Yeah. I mean, we'd have to put more than one to be effective, but sometimes you only grab some. You
might not grab them all, but they're going to see those cars getting stopped, which has an impact usually because they'll know they got caught today. I might get caught tomorrow. So, >> and then once they get the ticket or warning, they got to turn go back down. >> No, they would probably let them go just cuz a safety hazard to turn them around. Yeah.
>> Thank you. >> Welcome, D. Can I ask a question? I know in the last Is that all right? >> That's Yeah, probably. Oh, I can wait. No, it's totally fine. Um I know at one meeting I was at there was mentioned that there might be like a flashing light sign on just notifying people of
the change in traffic pattern. >> I I I had the same question. So for the folks who are at home um the question from the the audience was uh what kind of signage flashing lights or otherwise would be uh posted to make people aware of the sign change. Is that about right just so
>> would you do like digital >> we have a we had or >> have had a variable message board that got hit over the weekend >> the one out of D outside of DPW >> so I talked to >> Was it you? >> No. So [laughter] we talked >> it's just a hard
>> we um we were talking this afternoon so we are working on it but we would in the idea that Marina and I were discussing was both a a variable message board to to announce it and then also signage permanent not you know permanent temporary signage at each of the
locations. So okay where >> do >> we have a time frame on when we would get that that sign installed? >> Uh work we'll have to work on it just with the with the recent events. I don't Does the police have one? We thought maybe. >> Yeah. So, DPW has it and we have it. >> Yeah, we do. You have one that we I
wasn't sure and we hadn't talked. So, >> yeah, one down. >> That was my one to go. Don't take that as a challenge. Uh, folks. Um, so I Yeah, cuz that was a concern for me too. If we if we didn't have clear signage then and I think to Mr. Driscoll's point, you know, folks aren't quite aware of it yet.
>> Um, >> there's definitely a learning curve. >> Yeah, there will be a learning curve. There's, you know, life is a is a whole learning curve. Um, and just with the holidays and with expected lower traffic that by the time the regular world starts back up again, um, I would expect
a long learning curve only because we should expect lower volume and lower exposure for the next few weeks here. >> That's that's correct. Um, final question too, in terms of the apps, when do they get uh, so I know we'll we'll inform DOT of this and then they inform the the apps.
>> Uh, yes. >> So, usually like a week lag. >> I can't speak to I think last night um what they said in the meeting is they communicate directly with the app services. >> Okay. >> But they are unable to say exactly when they will update. >> Okay. But they know. All right. Okay. That's good. >> Thank you.
>> Um Okay. So then uh I think we have a we still have the motion on the floor to uh follow the second recommendation from the traffic commission which would be install do not left turns restrictions from 4 to 6 p.m. on Highland uh from the four roads uh of um Spafford,
Buckingham, Martin and Clifton um and uh to revisit the decision on uh June 1st uh while continuing to um meet with Massd and it's been second amendment. Miss Hagert, you take all the um amendments as friendly amendments as the senator.
>> Okay. >> Um any further discussion on this? >> Uh this will be a roll call vote because we have Mr. Wells hybrid. Uh Mr. Wells. >> Yes. >> Mr. Duskll, >> yes. >> Miss Hagerty, >> yes. >> Mr. Daly, >> yes. >> And myself, yes. So, we will um Mr.
model, you want to give uh the residents here and and at home all this quick timeline for getting that up. Uh we'll we'll still need to coordinate purchase and installation. So, it'll be um a bit
I'll provide um you more a more official update once I have that from DPW. Um so, nothing concrete this evening. Sorry. But at least we have the vote and we'll move on from there. >> Thank you. And thank you, Chief King. Thank you Sergeant Erns for being here. Always pleasure to see you both.
>> Mr. Mr. Chair, if I I just wanted to make just you know one comment in terms >> of course >> and I should have said it in the earlier pilot convers did share some travel time data that they had pulled and I think the issue that we're talking about this evening is something we've talked about
for a while is the crunch at Reedsdale and Randolph and the impact that that happens and their travel time data showed that the southbound average travel at was at 15 minutes which was 9 minutes longer than the pre-installation. So whereas the northbound travel during the AM peak
>> is 8 minutes which is 2 minutes longer. So >> we're anecdotally and through the data that we have seeing that the southbound commute is worse and um so you know in terms of engaging with mass is is if we can able to resolve that problem a
little bit more maybe that will lead to less of the impacts that we're seeing here. So I just I should have mentioned earlier I just wanted to share that information. >> It's interesting though isn't it? They did not go up correspondingly. It it it is the southbound commute is worse um and significantly longer on average. And at the peak the peak travel time was 22
minutes southbound. >> 22 minutes from uh from Reedsdale to Chikatab from Reeddale to Chikat. >> This is the morning commute. >> No, even that was the PM commute and then the AM commute heading north. >> 58 Clifton Road. I just wanted to thank you all for your support and for working
with us on this. Um it means a lot to our neighborhood. Um and we very much appreciate um that this you know is a a pilot. We want to continue that dialogue. Um we we know that this is an important project on Randolph A.
Certainly we all live here and travel Randolph A as well. So, um, thank you. And just, uh, you know, I think the other important thing to note for Mass DOT is the, um, upcoming apartment complexes that will, you know, also
impact this traffic flow sometime next year. So, this, you know, will will very much be an ongoing thing. But, um, we're we're very open to continuing to provide feedback and, um, and help in any way we can. So, thank you very much. >> You're very welcome. Uh and I just
return it back. I think you know traffic issues can be really blood boiling uh in this town and I feel like folks have really um you know approach this I think with the appropriate um really neighborliness and um you know
willingness to solve problems. So very grateful um to to to work with you on this and probably continue to work with you on it. So hopefully we'll still have good good feelings in a year's time. [laughter] But thank you very much. Um, Mr. Milano, are we all set on that one then?
>> Uh, yes. Thank you. >> Okay, great. Thank you. Uh, so moving on to item six, we have senior tax workoff program income eligibility requirement. >> I'll turn it over to our COA director, Christine Stanton, to >> Great to see you, Miss Dan.
>> Give a little background on the program and what the request is. >> Thank you for having me. Um, so I'm coming before you tonight to uh ask you to consider raising the income guidelines that we currently use for the senior tax workoff program. Uh,
currently it's tied to what's considered low income, which is 60% of Massachusetts median income. So if you're a single homeowner, um, you cannot have gross income higher than 51,777.
And if it's a twoerson household, it's 67,709. So I did um reach out to um it's traditionally administered by councils on aging in um towns and cities. So I
reached out to many and um I believe you should have a a chart that I made. if not um it has about um 12 cities and towns ranging from um we're in the lower
end. >> We we do have it. >> Thank you. We're on the lower end as you can see. Um and actually um what was it was it was quite eye opening of a of a exercise to do because it's so different and it
varies um tremendously. Doesn't it isn't tied to population. it it it's really um set by the governing board of each city and town. So, there are actually five that have no income limit, which I found interesting. Um, but in discussions with
town administrator Milano, we came up with what we think is reasonable, which would be using the same eligibility guidelines that the senior circuit breaker tax credit program uses, which are um for a single individual 72,000,
head of household 91,000, and married couples 109,000. And as you can see, there are two towns on the comparison chart, Hangingham and Westwood, who currently use those as guidelines. So, we wouldn't be way out of um line, I
don't think. And um we have 25 slots available in the program. And I've um only been able to fill 14 of them. So, I feel if we were able to, it would increase the um amount of applicants and
um you know, you utilize the program to the fullest and and really help people in town who are um hanging on to their homes and want to stay in town and um age in place. So, we see that every day here. So, um I appreciate your
consideration. Um >> great. Thank you. Uh questions from the members. Um, so 25 slots available. Last year you had 14. Yes. >> Do you know of folks who would have
applied but the income restrictions have limited them? >> I only had one. Um, so I think you know just getting the word out that we have increased the guidelines would make it more um accessible to people and they would be more apt to apply
but only one was over the limit. Is this recent that you've been unable to fill the 25 slots in the past? Have you been able to fill all >> No, it's always been around the same level. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I have I have a quick question. Is there a reason that um that we set the
eligibility limit the income limit to 60% of Smi? Was like was there like a policy rationale behind that? >> It predates us. So, um um >> maybe [laughter] >> and uh it could have been um
like I mentioned it it's set to what's considered low income, which you know it's supposed to help residents of low income, but in the research I did it was widely varied. Um you know, you could make $200,000 and live in a $2 million
house and work 133 hours to get $2,000 off your property tax. I I was shocked really. It was amazing. and it didn't didn't um matter the population or the um amount of seniors in the town. So was quite
varied. So I think our proposal is is fair and um I think it would help people as I mentioned. >> So um quick question for me. We don't have a hand up on mine. Um this would then
adjust going forward with this with this uh tax uh with the uh circuit breaker. Is that right? So in 5 years it would be a little higher. >> Correct. We would tie it to that as the guideline. >> Did you um when you spoke with the other
towns um are they also finding it hard to fill all of the slots or did you um inquire about how that's going for them? >> It depends on the makeup of the senior population. Um and also the other thing
that was widely varied were um towns have anything from 10 available slots to 100. Mhm. >> So, um the the Westwood has 100 and it was quite as she said I fill about 80 every year and it's a lot of
administrative work to get to get that those off the ground and also to find the positions >> throughout the town and schools um that and and the skill sets of people too to >> Right. It just starts to become a bit ownorous if you've got almost like a
full workforce. Yeah. >> Mr. Mr. Wells has his hand. >> Mr. Wells, you're recognized. >> Thank you. Thanks, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Christine, as always. Um, just for especially for Miss Hag and Mr. Dale, two things, and Miss Milano can weigh in
on this. For some reason, the board of assessors had I thought had some info for us on this, and I I might be wrong, but soon as Christine, you started to speak, somehow the board of assessors came into my head. And I'm not sure why, but might be able to glean some
additional. But last year, we also, this moment recall, we had had a request from because it's a unique situation. Three members of the auxiliary fire fall into that category and they had asked to be included in this. As you
know, Mr. It's a unique job that they do. They volunteer hundreds of hours every year, whether it's a crime scene or a multiple fire tonight or a serious motor vehicle accident. they get up at zero cost and that this unit has existed my whole career. Um that we include we
talked about looking into this and getting back to them and I'm I'm sad to say a whole year has gone by and it has and it just popped into my head tonight as soon as the issue I saw it on the agenda I'm like we need to address this. So, if we could maybe figure out a way to do this, maybe you could talk to Paul
Hopkins, the director yourself, and maybe we could look to include them, especially where there's um spots open. A lot of people wouldn't think of it because it's a public, but they were volunteer unit. And if the members remember Chief King spoke of them the last time he was here when he
gave his department update report, he talked about the omen's work that they do for free. And three of them fall into this category. just just my comment. Other than that, that's all I wanted to add. I'm also >> So, uh, member Wells, there I do have two um auxiliary fire members
participating in the program. If there's a third, >> you do. Okay. So, I didn't know they So, that's good. So, I that >> I didn't know they were they were in it. So, that you just made me a happy man. So, disregard everything else they said. >> I'm also
>> the point on the board of assessors. So the way this program is funded is through uh what is termed what is called the overlay. So a portion of the tax levy every year goes into the overlay uh where exemptions are paid out of abatements are paid out of and this is paid out of as well. So if uh we were
interested in increasing the number of positions therefore increasing the cost to the town to run the program we would then have to work with the board of assessors to increase the appropriation into the overlay to make sure the funding was available. But that's that's the interaction with the assessors. Um you know all the town the town hall
financial departments are all involved in terms of administration making sure that that payments are done correctly um including the assessors [snorts] but the direct involvement is um they set the appropriation uh where this uh amount is paid out of >> which is a maximum of $50,000 um 25
participants times 2,000. Well, I think we can probably um entertain a motion on this unless there's other questions. >> Yeah. I'll move to approve the recommended changes to the income eligibility requirements for the senior tax workoff program.
>> Second. >> All right. Motion made by Mr. Daly, seconded by Mr. Driscoll. Any further discussion? This will be a roll call vote. Mr. Wells. >> Yes. Sorry, Mr. Chair. That's all right. Uh, Mr. Driscoll, >> yes. >> Miss Haggerty, >> yes. >> Mr. Dailyaly, yes. And myself, yes.
>> So, we'll go ahead and adjust to that. Uh, and, um, keep us posted if, uh, if there's anything that we can do to be helpful to help advertise or get the word out about this. It is a really great program and appreciate you coming here and advocating for it. >> Thank you very much for your support and all you do. >> Thank you, M.
>> Good night. >> Thank you, Christine. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Uh, item seven, Mr. Milano is a fiscal year 27 budget. >> Sure. And I'll um I'll group this with item 8 as well just as a just a process update more than anything. Um the select
board finance committee is scheduled to meet on Friday morning. Um and uh we'll discuss the budget and in greater detail at that meeting. Um I would plan to to do a lengthier presentation about the budget at our meeting next week on the 16th as to um where things stand. Um how
things are looking. Um we're getting some data at the end of this week that will pull together um a more wholesome update at our meeting next week. Um procedurally, we've received all the departmental budget requests. Those have also been delivered to the warrant committee. Uh the warrant committee members have been meeting with
department heads. I'm attending the warrant committee meeting on Monday the 15th to talk about the budget as well. Um so um the process is underway. Um and um you know we're I wouldn't say we're ahead or behind the schedule. We're just generally on schedule in terms of where
the budget is um and we'll share more concrete details um next week on capital. The capital committee likewise has been meeting um has had sever a couple of meetings so far. They met with um they met as a group to review their initial requests um and they met with uh
the consolidated consolidated facilities director Tom McCarthy last week to talk about um the various requests for both town and school facilities. And then um Thursday morning at 7:30 they'll be they have um DPW director Marina Fernandez in
to talk about um the various DPW capital requests um as they undertake their work. Um so that is also in progress and we have another meeting scheduled for um next Thursday as well to keep that uh moving forward. So those are my updates on the budget. Um just as in closing, I
know I've said this several times at each of our meetings, but um just the macro health insurance issues that we continue to work through. Um we should have more information on that this week that I'll be able to share next week. Um but the um the health insurance issue is
is real. Um we had a 14% premium increase in for this fiscal year. We're looking at um having to face premium increases that could potentially just as high as that in this upcoming year. um every 1% premium increase is about $140,000 on the budget. So um it's it
gets expensive really fast for both the employer, us, the town, as well as our employees who are bearing the other portion of that um when the premiums go up. Um so we're, you know, concerned about the impacts on health insurance on
the budget. Um and then just as everybody knows, cost of business continues to go up. So, um, we'll put together, like I said, a more comprehensive update at our meeting next week. >> Great. Any questions? Mr. has raised his hand. >> Mr. Wells.
>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, for the capital committee, we may meet on Christmas Day if we have to, just in case we have to this year. That's all I wanted to say. Um, Mr. Chair, as I had um sent information, I had four things on my calendar tonight. And, um, so I'll
follow that. I am going to leave show you. My only ask is if we could defer the two committee appointments until the next meeting. I think one's capital and one is the new committee. I'd like to be able to weigh in on those. Other than that, um I'm on board with everything
else that uh is before us tonight. >> Um do we have any are those committees meeting before next Tuesday? >> Capital is meeting on Thursday. Um, but that individual, whoever was appointed wouldn't be sworn in, wouldn't be sworn in anyway and signed up likely by then.
>> Okay. >> I agree. As chair of that committee, I don't I don't anticipate seeing the new member before the first of the year. >> Is there any objection to um deferring those items to ne next Tuesday? And as a reminder, we are meeting next Tuesday. Will you be here in person, Mr. Wells?
Will we get to see you? >> I don't know. Maybe. Is this going to be a long meeting or a short meeting? >> Well, it depends on you. >> TVD. >> Yeah. [laughter] All right. So, don't say that, please. Um, so if we're going to defer those, I'll figure that out. I don't know if I'll be on Zoom or but I will be I will
be participating. I just don't know whether it'll be okay >> on Zoom or as you know, I'm deeply committed to my brother's keeper this time of year. So, I it's a commitment I've made for many years. So, >> okay. >> Kind of have to I kind of put them put first. So,
>> would you be all right? We do we have one application for the Council on Aging as an associate member. We could run through that one then. >> No, I'm fine with that. Yeah, go ahead. Yeah, I'm fine with that. It was only the two new committees, that's all. >> Okay. >> Um >> uh we will uh we will defer on those then for you. >> Thank you very much. >> You're welcome. Thank you for joining
us. >> Have a good night. I'll see you on Tuesday. And thank you. Um I didn't know, Nick, that um you had included that the Zoro firefighters. That's very pleased to hear that. That was a great move on our part because they do do so much for this town. So, thank you all
for that. >> All Christine, not me. Thank you. [clears throat] All right. Thank you, Mr. Wells. So, uh I think then um we'll have a longer discussion on the FY27 budget uh on next Tuesday. Uh so we're going to then uh financial policies
reserve policy second reading. >> Yes. Uh Mr. Chair, I we had talked very briefly, excuse me, we had talked briefly about the reserve policy last week. I kind of ran through the the basic um elements of it. Um I didn't get any questions or comments in the
intervening time period. Um happy to take that up this evening or if the board would prefer to take that up with the budget um together next week. This I think our goal was to have it done by the end of this calendar year. So um the now that the first reading has been done
the board can take up and and approve it at its either this evening or next week. >> Any preference from the members? Um, I think me member Hegodity and I have looked at it a lot. So, >> yeah, I'm I can't look at it again. [laughter]
>> So, what we're I'm happy to take a motion on this. >> Yeah, >> but then do I have to read it all again? >> No. >> Okay, that's good. >> I mean, I I think this is I think that this is a great thing. it um you know it's going to
help us have more financial discipline um and you know give us give us more of a cushion for um you know some minor shocks here and there um but really really to have these
reserves it's just it's what municipalities should have um and I really want to Thank Nick for leading, Mr. Milano for leading us in this process and for everybody.
Um, you know, we we had folks on the budget coordination committee take a peek, folks on the warrant committee take a peek. Um, this was a very collaborative process, I feel like, and um, I I think it's I think it's a big step
forward for the town. >> Great. Well, I'd be happy to take a motion then if if [music] we'd like to move ahead with it tonight. >> Motion to approve our new uh financial policies, new reserve policy after the second reason. >> Motion has been made and seconded. Um
Mr. Milan, do we have any uh um anything we need to do before so I don't have to read it all again? >> Nope. >> Okay, that's great. It was in the uh uh excuse me, select board meeting packet um this meeting and for the prior meeting as well. >> Right.
>> No, I just meant in terms of Yeah, I just meant it was it was shared publicly as well. >> Um great. So motion's been made and seconded. Any further discussion on this? Uh so uh we're Mr. Wells is now off the meeting. Is it? >> He is. Yep. >> So we can vote in a standard fashion. So
all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. All right. Okay. So, that carries unanimously. Um, great. Well, let's move ahead to uh net metering credit proposal agreement item number 10. Mr. Milano.
>> Sure. Thank you. Um, and this is more of an introduction to a proposal that we are currently evaluating. Um, we've been approached to serve as an offtaker of um, netme credits. So to try to simplify
this, a solar developer is going to develop a project in Massachusetts and will earn credits that they would like to then sell. Um so they've approached the town of Milton to to purchase those credits. Um the price of the credits is based on utility electrical prices and
then we purchase the credits at a discounted rate. So the proposal that we're currently evaluating is to purchase the value of the credits at 17 1.5% discount. Um the credits can then be applied to electric bills um across the town and Milton public schools um to
offset our our energy cost. So in the market there's various elements of supply distribution um right now what we're basically buying is a coupon that will defay that would defay town and school um electrical budgets um through
no necessar it's not our solar array. It's nothing that we're involved in financially other than being the offtaker that would have a financial commitment to buy the credits and then apply them to various accounts um to earn those savings. >> So basically we would get a dollar for every 83 cents we
>> spent. Yes. >> We would have a dollar. Um so the where this stands currently is um actually a Milton resident from Rew Wild Renewables has reached out engaged with um um both Nick Connors and now Kai Müller, the
town's energy manager through the energy manager grant program that we received funding for. Um we've evaluated with a couple of our partners in terms of um folks that we work with. Um, so we're still looking at the numbers, crunching the numbers a bit, but the idea is that
we would um aortion out um somewhere between 80% of our current electrical load, so not 100% of the electricity that we have today. Um, purchase credits for those, which is about 4.2 million kwatt hours a year. Um, so
we would have about in a round number is a million dollar expense that would save us anywhere between$180 to $200,000 depending on the math. So that's very very broad kind of the concept is um we tie up a percent of our load and in and in in exchange for that
we get credits that we buy as a coupon for our our cost. Um I would say the risks would be it's a 25-year agreement. Um so we're looking at that term and if the electric electricity market changes drastically if electricity is free 20
years from now that would be a risk for us. But it's it's those kinds of things that in terms of the length of the deal, it introduces a little bit of risk. [snorts] Since we're always buying at a discount, um in theory, if we were to have enough solar enough alternative energy production that Milton has
directly, if our electricity load goes down and we don't have enough m enough enough um usage or dollars to spend the credits on, we could have a growing balance of credits without a place to apply them. Um the flip side of that token is even if we're able to do even
more solar or geothermal or whatever um as the town moves to electrify um our load would likely increase rather than decrease um even if we have alternative sources. So um >> where it stands now is we've sent the um agreement to KP Law for their review. Um
so they actually turned around initial set of comments um earlier this evening that we that we've shared with them. Um, we have further review to do on the finances, but I wanted to introduce it to the board at this time to see if there's any questions, concerns, or comments um that will be helpful um as
we work through it to before we bring were to bring it back um to the board. >> Great. Questions or comments from the members? >> I mean, I' I'd be very interested in understanding the um you know, what our
what our potential savings are. I mean obviously to to address like any of our fixed costs in this way is you know pretty big. Um I don't know that there is like huge
risk that you know our electricity usage is going to go down in the future. um given the and and that electricity prices are going to crash just given the the way the economy and technology are moving. Um but I'm not an expert on
that. Um I so my question is in terms of electricity usage and payment. Do we do all of the um departments go in
and pay for electricity together or is there segmentation across Milton public schools and the rest of the town departments and you know just basically like how would that work? So we don't
have in terms of how it works today is various departments have electricity accounts within their budget and then they pay for um >> so it's not centralized. >> It's not centralized in terms of where the all the money is budgeted. Um it is in the school department budget. It's uh
actually I don't want to speak to that. So um every account is basically treated DPW has a ton between the s the street lights, traffic lights, um pumping stations, etc. So they have a ton of accounts that are considered under DPW.
Um each of the town departments that has a standalone building will have an electrical account in their budget that funds each of those buildings. Um >> okay. >> And then the way this would work is that we would tell Eversource which accounts to apply the credits to.
>> Okay. So, you know, um we would look at the larger um electrical loads that would apply and we would tell every source where to apply the credits. >> So, when you're going to consider the you know reappropriation of funds,
right? So, like I think of this as you free up money, right? um like how how like do you have any thoughts yet on how that decision- making is going to work? like will the
savings just be spread townwide or you know is DPW going to say all right now we've freed up this and we're going to buy X number of trucks or the schools is like all right you know plausibly we've got an extra 80 grand
>> we have not had that conversation as we've that's >> that's more of the second half of the equation it's it's an important it's a good question though >> it's going to be an interesting conversation >> but even if we or to look at it as >> I would tell you we'd try to share it so
that our expenses um >> go down but by a similar percentage um they will have larger buildings but fewer of them but between town hall the new fire headquarters there are there are larger council in town hall as well so that would be my initial >> reaction is to try to portion that's a
good problem to have >> yes right >> agreed other questions from >> and in terms of your question in terms of the potential savings amount I didn't I didn't want to nail on a number just because um I just wanted to have it when it's accurate and final. Um but you
know, we'd be looking at potentially um anywhere between I'd say the 150 to 200 is is what we could look at conceivably in savings. Um but we need to nail down the numbers a little bit better. >> Yeah, that is a lot of money. >> Annually, >> yes. >> Put it towards the health insurance.
>> Well, it won't hurt. That's for sure. It'll help solve the next >> help us with next year >> in term. So just remind me again the the um the contract is for a percentage of our kilowatt hours or it's for a specific amount of kilowatt hours. So we
would execute it at with an expected amount and then it'll be final like a maximum no more than a certain amount of kilowatt hours and then once the project is finalized and that production is finalized it'll be adjusted based on what that project's final adjust um
consumption is and then they always include a deescalation in terms of um declining consumption or declining generation coming out of the solar year over year so that it would in theory go down each year slightly. um from the first year
>> and then I I I relatively familiar with energy credits. So this is this doesn't uh restrict our ability to buy electricity from from where we are already buying it
though. Correct. And that's because the issue would be we currently um have a three-year contract but it's directly build on Eversource's bills. We don't pay constellation directly for the supply that we get from constellation.
That would introduce a more of a challenge because that's like half the bill would be non-ESource because they're all on Eversource bills. The credits can be applied entirely to the entire Eversource bill. >> Great. >> Which covers the supply portion of it. >> Thank you. Uh other questions?
So, it sounds like we can look forward to seeing the final version of this. Um what what KP is uh has sent comments through just tonight. I guess we haven't seen them yet. >> So, we'll we turn them around um to ReW. We'll share them with yourself and then um have their attorneys review as well
and try to keep the the project moving forward from here. >> Great. Thank you very much. Fantastic. And uh and for those who are not familiar with energy credit sharing doesn't mean that we actually are using that solar power. It's just we're getting credited for the creation of it
and supporting the creation of it. So, and saving money at the same time. Uh item 11 is a one-day liquor license. Um would anybody like to make the motion?
>> I would like to make a motion to approve a one-day liquor license for the Milton Art Center at 334 Edge Hill Road for February 6th, 2026 from 6:00 to 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for first Friday in February. >> Second. Motion's been made and seconded.
Uh any comments? Uh I will make a comment very quickly that the um the first Friday event in December was a holiday event. It was uh a lot of fun and there was a really incredible turnout. Um my expectation is usually the February one is a uh it's love songs
for Valentine's Day. So if you're looking for uh a date idea not on Valentine's Day but Valentine's Day adjacent uh I would suggest uh joining. Uh so with no further discussion unless anybody else has something uh we can
vote on this in the standard fashion. All those in favor I >> I >> All right carries unanimously. Uh item 12 is our 2026 liquor license renewals. Um, >> and in the interest of saving time, I
will, uh, make the motion on this one, unless there's any discussion. >> I just wanted to note that, um, for liquor licenses, um, everything on our list is is what's existing. There's nothing new. These are all renewals. Um, the one that you won't see obviously is the plate, um, which is going through
its process. Um, so everything is coming up for renewal. Um, whether it's >> any violations or anything? >> Nope. and and there's nothing new >> and the building department completed their annual inspections of all of the locations as well. So, um they are they've got their paperwork in and um
Lynn's handled those. So, um >> it's a lot of work just to kind of handle the administration of it. So, uh much appreciation both to Lynn and building department for conducting their inspection. So, um >> thanks as always to Lynn. >> Heavy lift, but we're >> at the finish line is approaching. So,
thank you. Um, so I will make a motion to approve the 2026 liquor license renewals contingent upon the receipt of all necessary certificates required by chapter 304 of the acts of 2004 signed by the building inspector and the fire department as listed on the agenda. >> Second
>> um t >> Miss Hagerty has it. Um so motion's been made and seconded. Any further discussion? All in favor? >> I All right. Uh unanimous. Uh our next item is uh 2026 Sunday
opening permit renewals. Uh uh Mr. Milano, do we have any This is a uh for for folks who are uh allowed to sell alcohol between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. for um on Sundays. >> For package stores, correct? >> For package stores. Yes. Uh do you is
there anything additional for that? N >> um would anybody else like to make the motion? I'm happy to do it again. Mr. Dailyaly >> move to approve the 2026 Sunday opening permit renewals to sell alcohol between
the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 pm for the businesses listed on the agenda. The central liquor mark >> Oh, you don't have to read them then. >> Yeah, second. >> All right. Seconded by Mr. Driscoll. >> Uh, any further discussion? All in favor?
>> I I >> All right. Carries unanimously. Um discussion approval item 14 2026 entertainment license renewals. >> Um >> my my turn to move. >> You're very welcome to do it. >> Okay. I would like to move to approve
the 2026 entertainment license renewals as listed on the agenda. >> I will second for a change of [snorts] pace. Um entertainment license uh allows you to do karaoke. I'm guessing >> uh TVs and speakers.
>> TVs and speakers. Okay, there you go. Um so motion's been made and seconded. Any further discussion? All those in favor? I >> I >> Great. Uh I love the end ofear business. Uh we have our 2026 common victual
license renewals. Um would anybody like to make that motion? Mr. Driscoll, would you like to >> move to approve the 20 2026 entertainment license renew? >> The next one. >> The next page. Motion to approve the renewal common
>> Vicular licenses. This one. >> Sorry. >> No worries. >> Move to approve the re the renewal of common victual licenses for 2026 as listed on the agenda. >> Second. >> Motion's been made and seconded. Uh any
further discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> And uh I we are going to uh for our board and committee. Oh, wait. We do have one more class dealer. >> Yes. Uh Miss Hagerty >> move to approve the class 2 dealer
license renewal for 2026 for RBM Motor Masters, Inc. DBA Milton Auto Repair located at 944 Canton Nav Imperium Automotive LLC DBAN Automotive located at 131 Brook Road.
>> Motion's been made. Uh I'll second. >> Uh any further discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> Uh and then we we are done then I think with our um 2026 licenses. Uh for item
17, um per Mr. Wells's request, we are only going to um have a vote here on our uh the Council on Aging Associate Member. Um so I'm happy to take a motion on that. >> I will make a motion to um approve to
appoint Deborah Fidrai as an associate member of the Council on Aging for a one-year term. >> Second. >> Motion's been made and seconded. Any further discussion? all those. >> Did we miss one for the capital? >> So um Mr. Wells asked if we could push those to next Tuesday because he had
some thoughts about them. >> So that's why we're just doing um the Council on Aging. >> So motion's made and seconded. Did somebody second it? >> I second. >> Okay, Mr. Discll seconded. Um any further discussion? >> All in favor? >> I
>> I >> um I could just plug again our board of committee appointments. Um, please master plan committee. We've received I believe we're at one applicant for that. So, if anybody's interested in the master plan committee, >> um, >> I thought we had two. >> We might have two,
>> but we are we need >> We still need three. >> I got to I'll keep >> we need seven Yeah. >> candidates. Um, so, uh, between this board, the planning board and the town is a nine member committee. Um, >> oh, so that's just across the board, we've gotten >> maybe two [snorts] total. Yep. Um, and
then taxation aid committee. Um we do have three slots to fill. So if anybody else is interested and then our boards and committees um the full roster of what is available and who we're looking for is available on the town website. >> Um am I am I right to assume then that both Miss Robbins and Miss Steele could
be appointed to the taxation a committee? >> Correct. >> Okay. >> So five member committee um that includes the treasurer and the chair of the board of assessors and then three residents appointed by the sub. >> I think Mr. Wells just was interested in the capital. >> So do we want to do that? Um Do we do
taxation aid? >> Okay, I'll I'll take a motion on that. >> Move to appoint Amy Robbins and Judith Steel to the taxation aid committee for a one-year term. >> Second. Motion's been made and seconded. Any further discussion? All in favor? I >> I. >> And uh per Mr. Milano's advice, please,
if you're interested in in volunteering for the town, these committees are so important and you can make a big difference on them. >> And we did receive a a good bunch of applicants. So, we still have some more that we'll bring forward to the next meeting. So, we did get some in the door.
>> All right. Uh, we then we have a meeting minutes from October 21st, 2025. Um, this was um Mr. Driscoll, you were not yet with us at this point. Um, so I will take a motion on uh on this one. >> Move to approve the meeting minutes
dated October 21st, 2025. >> Second. Sorry. >> Motion's been made and seconded. Um, all those in favor? I abstensions. >> Mr. Driscoll will abstain. Um, okay. Wow. Are we already at the town administrator's report? It's 8:25. >> We're cruising.
>> I know. >> Going to get to go to bed. Had a great time. >> The [laughter] season. >> Yeah. >> Mr. Milano, how are we doing as a town? Please inform us. >> Thank you. Um so um the the holiday stroll and and tree lighting was um on
Saturday evening. Um thank you to everybody that attended. Uh the the trees on the light did turn on when the countdown ended. So, my stress for the day ended then when that happened. Um, [laughter] which is always um worrisome, but um it nothing to worry about cuz of our good
team down at DPW, Jack Calabro, um uh Brian McCarthy, Sar Lome, and I know there are a bunch of others I'm forgetting who were involved. Um Apollo Lighting, Paul Valhulie, who did the lighting on the exterior. Um they came in and donated two days of time to do that and and the equipment to do so.
The tree which was purchased by uh Mr. Driscoll and Anthony Mto. So, we appreciate their efforts. Um, Huntree for putting the tree up um and the chamber and all the volunteers um that helped pull that event together. So, we appreciate it. Um and look forward to
another event next year. Um the we will be having um Rabbi Benjamin is going to host um uh a little welcoming to Hanukkah on December 14th on the deck um as our the manora was also installed um next to the holiday tree. That will be
the first night of Hanukkah, which is Sunday, December 14th at 5:30 p.m. Um, so we look forward to having that and anybody who would like to come out. It was a nice event last year and look forward to seeing folks again um this year. I just wanted those are the two events I wanted to flag. I don't have
much beyond that um at this time. I should note actually that we have four new firefighters who started last week. Um Aiden Smith, Cameron Dickens, John Cloon, and Aiden Hoey. um they've been working in the department this week and last week and then they start at the academy for a 10-week course at the
academy and um we'll get them um working after that. So, uh welcome aboard and um best of luck off at the academy. >> Mr. Nick, could you on that deck there was a decorative light hit
uh Thanksgiving weekend and Jack Calabro said that's a second one and they cost like $25,000 and both cars were unregistered or uninsured. >> Beautiful. Okay. >> One was a year ago and one was this
weekend. I mean Thanksgiving weekend. >> Okay. Um, I hadn't t I hadn't spoken to DBW about that, but I'll I'll get a sense. >> It's right across from the shell. There was one done a year ago. Y >> and then one Thanksgiving weekend. >> Okay. >> Right along
that uh what's that Bryant Dav, right? >> Bryant. Yep. On the other side. Okay. >> Yeah. Plus, they hit the arrow board, right? Or the the signage. >> Yeah, the sign board. Yes. Yeah. Across from you. Yep. So, >> same area. Yep.
Okay. Um, for the uh chair's report, I think the only thing that I will add to uh other than uh echoing Mr. Milano's thanks uh to the chamber and everyone involved in the treelighting, uh I'd like to point out uh uh Bubba Diam, am I saying his last name right? Diam, uh was
honored uh for his work. Um I think it was heart of a giant work. Um so congratulations uh to Mr. Diam for that and having his um volunteer service recognized. Um and I encourage everyone to come out to the uh lighting of the
Hanukkia, also known as the Manora uh for on Sunday at 5:30. Um the Frozen uh musical happened over uh right before Thanksgiving break and uh sold out all four shows. Um so kudos to the Milton
High School theater department for putting on a fantastic play as always or musical I should say. Um, and uh, congrats to the uh, high school uh, men's football team that ended the season on a uh, with a nice victory uh,
over our rivals down in Brainree. Um, that was uh, exciting to see. Unfortunately, my uh, stepson broke his hand the final practice and wasn't able to participate. Um, say lovey. Good news is he's a sophomore and probably wouldn't have played anyway. So, um, but
we, uh, we're grateful to to all those involved in making that a great season, including the marching band, uh, which I believe won, uh, some honors at the state competition recently as well. Um, anything else that anyone would like to call attention to happening around town?
Okay. Um, public comment response, uh, we have nothing to respond to for that. Uh up future meeting dates uh we have December 16th uh which is next a week from today the 2025 uh January 13th and
January 27th of 2026. Um this will be our return to our typical uh second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Um we we got a little funky around town meeting and then through the holidays. Uh but we should be back on course uh for next
year. Um uh and so everyone I think is is duly informed and we'll be able to take a nice holiday break. Future agenda items, anything that folks want to uh bring up uh or that we haven't discussed yet. >> Missy,
>> so perennial item that I've been bringing up is the opioid settlement funds. >> They're coming next week. >> Oh, they are. All right, cool. >> There you go. Um okay. Uh, so if nobody else has any future agenda items, uh, I'm going to
read a few things here. Are we on all of these or can I skip? >> Uh, you can skip, Mr. Chair. Um, >> 25 and 26. >> All right. Uh, so I will um move to enter into executive session to discuss strategy
with respective to collective bargaining. Milton Clerical Unit of the Southeastern Public Employees Association, Milton Professional Management Association, Milton Public Employee Association, Milton Firefighters Local 116, Milton Police Officers, Milton Superior Officers,
Milton Library Association. Based on my belief that discussion of this matter in open session may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the select board, the select board will not return to open session. >> Second. >> Seconded by Miss Hagerty. This is a roll call vote. Uh, Mr. Driscoll. Yes.
>> Zagerty. >> Yes. >> Mr. Dailyaly. >> Yes. >> And myself. Yes. >> Uh, I would like to move to enter into executive session to discuss strategy with respect to litigation in the matter of the town of Milton OADR docket number >> Oh, no. Skipped that one. Sorry. >> Sorry. Skipping that. Oh. Oh, sorry.
Yeah, you said that. Uh, I would like to move uh sorry, move into enter into executive session to discuss strategy with respect to litigation town of Milton v. John A. Irwin Jr. trustee of the Fairfax Road Realy Trust at all number 24 TL 0000716.
Based on my belief that the discussion of this matter in open session may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the select board, the select board will not return to open session. >> Second. >> Second in by Miss Hagerty. Uh this is a roll call vote. Mr. Driscoll. >> Miss Hagerty?
>> Yes. >> Mr. Dailyaly? >> Yes. >> And myself? Yes. >> Um I'll take a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion to adjurnn. Motion to adjurnn. >> Yes. Second. Don't turn it off yet, Mr. Dailyaly. Um, [laughter] >> don't touch that switch.
>> Just when you thought you were out, you're getting pulled back in. Um, motion's been made. This is just a standard vote. Uh, all in favor? >> I. >> Um, so I would like to call to order a meeting of the Governor Stoen trustees, uh, for December 9th, uh, 2025.
>> I'm sorry. >> I have I have nothing to report on the session. Well, then I will um I will take a motion to adjourn from the governor's trustees. All right, that was the shortest meeting ever. Uh second uh seconded by Mr. Driscoll. Uh all in favor? I. Now we can turn off our
microphones. Thank you everyone for joining us.