Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – January 26, 2004
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Leeber, Loura, Durant, Lucy, Resendes, Blazar, and Cipriano. Also present were Mesdames Ciccolo and Santos.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Sessions: January 12 & 13, 2004
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the minutes. Mr. Leeber abstained.
Executive Session: January 12, 2004
On a motion by Mr. Resendes, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the minutes. Mr. Leeber abstained.
Citizen’s Issues:
Mr. Arthur Gordon was present and announced his interest in seeing the creation of a Police Athletic Association in order to build a community swimming pool and associated facilities.
3. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to meet with representatives from Sullivan-Hays to review traffic study prepared in conjunction with proposed commercial development of Route 62 property.
Mr. Lucy disclosed that he owns property abutting a possible site for the relocation of the water tank, which is part of the project proposal. He also stated that the last time such a mall was proposed he had supported it. Messieurs Davis, Hayes, and Hart (Traffic Engineer) presented the Board with the results to date of the traffic analysis being completed in conjunction with the proposed shopping center. The primary information transmitted included a detailed scope of the intersections to be studied and the proposed locations of the ingress and egress from the site. There were questions from the Board about the anticipated level of services from the town, the expected tax revenues from the project, and how the former could be compensated and the latter guaranteed. The Board indicated
a desire a move forward with the process of preparing an RFP for the town-owned property, which is part of the proposed site.
4. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider approving Pledge of License, Pledge of Stock, and Transfer of Stock for Santa Barbara Pub, Inc.
Attorney Morreira was present on behalf of the applicant. On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the stock transfer and pledges.
Selectmen to consider transfer of Class II dealer's license from Body and Paint to Vagner Fernandes Silva d/b/a Taguauto Sales at 420 Main Street.
Attorney Delprete was present on behalf of the applicant. On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the license transfer specifying that in accordance with the plan submitted there would be 10 spaces inside the building, and eight along main street of which five were for display purposes. Mr. Leeber abstained.
Selectmen to consider amending Revocable License with Hudson House of Pizza to incorporate new design plans into Attachment A.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license amendment.
5. Personnel:
Selectmen to note resignation of Luna Greenwood from the Library.
On a motion by Mr. Resendes, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the resignation.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointments of Tony Loureiro, Jim Quinn, and Michelle Ciccolo to serve as the selection committee for CDBG Façade Program.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointments.
6. Contracts:
Selectmen to consider authorizing signing of contract with ENSR International in the amount of $65,000 for engineering work associated with the Assabet River Recharge Grant.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the contract as proposed subject to receipt of the funds from Intel.
7. General:
Selectmen to consider approval of policy for affordable housing lottery procedures for LIP units.
Mr. Leeber proposed mentioned some possible amendments to be considered in the future. On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the policy as amended.
Selectmen to consider exercising Town's Right to locate an eligible purchaser for 21 Blueberry Lane.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to exercise its right to locate a purchaser.
Selectmen to consider requesting a speed zone study for the length of Causeway Street in Hudson.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the request for a speed zone study. Mr. Leeber abstained.
Selectmen to consider adopting parking restrictions on Port Street and Palmieri Drive.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the parking restrictions.
Selectmen to consider authorizing Chairman to sign environmental review forms for FY03 Façade Program.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize the Chairman to sign.
8. Town Issues:
Mr. Resendes requested that the Internal Traffic Committee look into placing a parabolic mirror at the intersection of Priest and Cox Streets.
Mr. Lucy inquired if the Public Works department could look into making repairs of the sidewalks in Liberty Park in the new fiscal year.
Mr. Leeber inquired as to whether any other Board members wished to propose a warrant article seeking additional liquor licenses for the town, said licenses to be subject to the Board’s issuance as local licensing authority. No other interest was evinced.
Mr. Resendes moved and Mr. Lucy seconded that the Board adopt a policy of conducting annual performance reviews for the Executive Assistant. After some discussion on the matter the motion failed by a margin of 2-3 with Messieurs Resendes and Lucy voting in favor.
A subsequent motion to have town counsel rule on whether adoption of such a policy would violate the terms of the present contract between the Town and the Executive Assistant was made by Mr. Resendes and seconded by Mr. Lucy and also failed by a margin of 2-3 with Messieurs Resendes and Lucy voting in favor.
9. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence.
10. Budget Hearings
Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School
Gene Carlo made a brief presentation in support of his budget request. Though there was no final figure available in regard to the actual FY05 projected assessment, the Mr. Carlo recommended and the Board voted, on a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Resendes, to support a maximum assessment of $1,720,182. The vote was unanimous.
Hudson Public Schools
Dr. Berman and Mr. Green made a presentation in support of the School Department budget request. There was some discussion of the budget by various board members, and a statement by Mr. Blazar that the budget agreement was predicated on a revenue level for Special Education of $392,000 as indicated in the budget, and did not contemplate a windfall to the school department should revenues be unexpectedly high. Dr. Berman stated that there was no such agreement in writing, which Mr. Blazar acknowledged was the same situation which applied in the current year when the SPED funding shortfall was made good by the Town. Mr. Lucy stated for the record that he would support giving the School Department up to $65,000 of the SPED Circuit Breaker receipts in excess of $392,066 in FY 2005 provided
that Chapter 70 receipts had not been decimated.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve a budget of $22,310,692.
11. Executive Session:
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Resendes, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 by roll call vote to adjourn to executive session, not to return to public session, to discuss complaints made about employees, collective bargaining strategy, and the value of real property.
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