1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Loura, Leeber, Resendes, Durant, Lucy, Blazar and Cipriano as well as Ms. Ciccolo.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: January 27, 2003.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Public Session minutes.
Executive Session: January 27, 2003.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted unanimously to approve the Executive Session minutes
3. Citizen’s Issues:
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to meet with Marty Moran, Conservation Commission Chairman, to hear presentation on the Upper Assabet Riverway Plan.
Mr. Moran provided the Board with a copy of the newly released Upper Assabet Riverway Plan produced by the Organization for the Assabet River which covered various aspects of river resource management in Marlborough, Westborough, Northborough, Hudson, and Berlin and gave a brief presentation.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider granting Common Victualer license to Janine Parker d/b/a 577 Café.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber the Board voted unanimously to approve the license.
Selectmen to consider approving amendment to Class II Used Car Dealer License held by Tuck’s Truck’s Sales operating at 151 Washington Street.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura the Board voted 4,0,1 with Mr. Leeber abstaining to approve a 90 day temporary amendment to the Class II license to allow for a total of 60 display spaces after the location of such temporary spaces have been approved by the Fire Chief.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to note resignation of Mary Ann Rego from the Hudson School Committee.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura the Board voted unanimously to note the resignation. The Board further discussed its desire not to fill the vacancy due to the impending Town Elections.
Selectmen to note resignation of Laura Libby from the position of part time dispatch in the Police Department.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted unanimously to note the resignation.
Selectmen to note resignation of Elise Baduski Peters from the position of part time dispatch in the Police Department.
On a motion by Mr. Resendes, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted unanimously to note the resignation.
Selectmen to note resignation of Deborah McConnell from the position of Crossing Guard.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr.Leeber, the Board voted unanimously to note the resignation.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Francis Weagle to fill the vacancy on the Council of Aging.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted unanimously to appoint Francis Weagle to the Council on Aging.
7. Contracts:
Selectmen to award and authorize signing of contract with ENSR International of Gilford, NH in the amount of $11,555 (LB) to perform a Fracture Trace Analysis.
On a motion by Mr. Resendes, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted unanimously to award and authorize the signing of the contract.
Selectmen to consider signing agreement with Southborough Ventures regarding the future development of the Hillside Service Corporation Parcel on Wheeler Road.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted 3-2 with Mr. Durant and Mr. Leeber opposed to sign the agreement with Southborough Ventures.
8. General:
Selectmen to authorize the issuance and sale of Refunding Bonds in an amount of up to $5,715,000 from the Municipal Purpose Loan of 1994.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted unanimously to authorize the issuance and sale of the Refunding Bonds.
9. Town Issues:
Mr. Blazar presented the Board with a request for approval of $60,000 of additional expenditure from the snow and ice account pursuant to MGL Chapter 44, Section 31D.
On a motion by Mr. Resendes, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted unanimously to approve the additional expenditure.
10. Proclamations:
11. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
12. Adjourn:
By a unanimous roll call vote, the Board voted to adjourn to Executive Session, not to return to public session, in order to discuss collective bargaining strategy.
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