Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – March 22, 2004
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Leeber, Loura, Durant, Lucy, Blazar, and Cipriano. Also present was Ms. Santos. Mr. Resendes was absent.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: March 8, 2004
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: March 8, 2004
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the minutes
3. Citizen’s Issues:
Mr. Gordon was present to share several ideas of public interest with the Board.
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to conduct hearing to consider relocation of two Main Street utility poles in the vicinity of Temple Ave and White Pond Road.
Chris Parella was present on behalf of Verizon to present the pole relocation petitions. On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the petitions.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider granting an Entertainment License to the Park Commission for its 2004 Summer Concert Series at Wood Park.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the license.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Peter Pistorino, Linda Ghiloni, Madeline Brick, Chris Sandini, and Jeff Wood to the Feasibility Study Committee for JFK Middle School renovation project.
Mr. Lawrence Norris presented his objection to the fact that no members of the High School Building Committee had been appointed to this committee. He also stated that it was his belief that it was a conflict of interest for Mr. Wood and Mr. Pistorino to sit on the committee. On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board failed to approve the appointments by a margin of 1-1-2. Mr. Lucy voted in favor of the motion. Mr. Leeber opposed it and Messieurs Durant and Loura abstained.
Selectmen to consider granting a Chapter 268A, Section 20(d) Exemption to Joanne McIntyre in conjunction with her appointment to the Board of Assessors.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 3-1 to approve the exemption. Mr. Lucy was opposed.
Selectmen to consider approval of re-appointment of Stephen Price for another three year term as Treasurer/Collector.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the re-appointment.
Selectmen to note resignation of Michael Porter from the DPW.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note the resignation.
Selectmen to nominate Leslie Boardman as Inspector of Animals for the term of May 1, 2004 - April 30, 2005.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to nominate Mr. Boardman.
7. Contracts:
Selectmen to consider award and authorization to sign contract with Meisner Brem Corporation in the amount of $ 8,730 (LB) for survey of easement at Gates Pond.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to authorize signing the contract.
8. General:
Selectmen to consider approval of Snow and Ice Overdraft authority pursuant to MGL Chapter 44, Section 31D in the amount of $32,000; $15,000 for Overtime and $17,000 for Expenses.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the overdraft as requested.
9. Town Issues:
Mr. Loura noted the fine work done by the Fire Department recently at a home owned by him.
10. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
Mr. Durant commented on the letter to Frank Foss at Comcast indicating his [Durant’s] intention to seek a revocation of the Comcast license at the Board’s next meeting if the information requested was not timely forthcoming. On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note correspondence.
11. Executive Session:
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 by roll-call to adjourn to executive session, not to return to public session, to discuss litigation strategy with the members of the School Committee, and to discuss matters pertaining to collective bargaining strategy and the value of real property.
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