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Selectmen's Minutes 05/19/2003
1.      Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs, Leeber, Resendes, Durant, Lucy, Blazar, Cipriano, and Mesdames Ciccolo and Santos.
2.      Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: April 28, 2003, May 5, 2003.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the minutes of April 28th and May 5th, 2003.
Executive Session: April 28, 2003
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr.Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the Executive Session minutes.
3.      Citizen’s Issues:
4.      Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to conduct hearing on the placement of underground conduit, cables, and wires under a portion of Grove Street.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to open the public hearing.  Testimony was received by Mr. Christopher Parella, Manager of Right-of-Way for Verizon.  On a motion by Mr.Resendes, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 4-0 to close the public hearing. On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to grant the petition for underground conduit.
5.      Licenses:
Selectmen to consider approval of Transient Vendor and Live Entertainment Licenses to the Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce for Hudson Fest at 78 Main Street on May 31, 2003.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the issuance of the license.
Selectmen to consider approval of Taxi Driver License for Donald Morgridge of 57 Mechanic Street, Marlborough, MA.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the issuance of the license.
Selectmen to consider the request of Helen Britz, representing Village Restaurant and Pizza, to rescind the renewal of the Wine & Malt pouring license previously issued to Village Restaurant & Pizza.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to rescind the renewal of the license.

6.      Personnel:
Selectmen to consider approval of the appointments of Rari Hilditch, David Danzilio, Katie O’Kane, and Daniel Kenny as part-time Library Pages.
On a motion by Mr. Resendes, seconded by Mr.Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointment.

Selectmen to consider approval of the appointment of Alexander Bonneville as an Auxiliary Firefighter.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointment.

7.      Contracts:
Selectmen to consider acceptance of award and approval of Contract in the amount of $4,700 with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Public Safety for the update of the Town’s Emergency Operations Plan.
On a motion by Mr. Resendes, seconded by Mr.Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the contract.

Selectmen to consider approval and signature authorization for Affordable Interior Systems Certified Project Application, Economic Opportunity Area Designation, and Tax Increment Finance Plan in accordance with the vote of the Town Meeting held May 5, 2003.
On a motion by Mr. Resendes, seconded by Mr.Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the EOA Designation and authorize the signing of the TIF Plan.

Selectmen to consider acceptance of award and approval of Contract in the amount of $24,075.00 with DataLux Corporation for four Mobile Data Terminals with associated hardware and software (LB).
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to award and authorize the signing of the contract with DataLux for up to 5 Data Terminals in an amount not to exceed $24,075.

8.      General:
Selectmen to consider amending the Regulations of the Town’s Water Division to incorporate a new section dealing with Water Use Conservation and Restrictions.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr.Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 3-1 to incorporate the new section into the Water regulations with the exception that the prohibition against washing cars be moved into the “Warning” level 4 restrictions area; Mr. Durant opposed the motion.

9.      Town Issues:
Mr. Lucy requested an update on the completion schedule for Tripps Pond and Lampson Park.
Mr. Durant inquired into the Broad Street Bridge construction schedule.
10.     Proclamations:
Selectmen to consider issuance of Proclamation honoring Hudson Savings Bank as the recipient of the “Good Scout Award”.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to issue the proclamation.

Selectmen to consider issuance of Proclamation honoring Paul R. Johnson as the Marlboro Masonic Corporation’s Hudson Teacher of the Year.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to issue the proclamation.

11.     Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Resendes, seconded by Mr.Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note the correspondence.

12.     Executive Session:
At 7:30 PM, by roll call vote, the Board voted unanimously to enter Executive Session for the purpose of discussing collective bargaining and the value of real property and not to return to public session.