Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – June 28th, 2004
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Loura, Durant, Parente, Lucy, and Blazar. Also present were Mesdames Ciccolo and Santos. Mr. Leeber was absent.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: June 7, 2004
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: June 7, 2004
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the minutes.
3. Citizen’s Issues:
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to conduct joint meeting with Planning Board to consider filling vacancy on that board.
Bob D’Amelio, Jennifer Burke, Dirk Underwood, and Rodney Frias were present from the Planning Board. Anthony Ippolito and Daryl Filippi were present as candidates for appointment. Peter DeBakker, who was also a candidate for appointment, was not able to attend. Mr. D’Amelio placed the name of Peter Debakker into nomination, and Jennifer Burke seconded the nomination. Mr. D’Amelio spoke for the Planning Board stating its support for Mr. DeBakker because of his experience and long service coupled with the relative newness of some board members and the unavailability of some members for some issues.
Messieurs Ippolito and Filippi addressed the Boards stating their interest in and qualifications for the appointment. Mr. Lucy nominated both of them, and Mr. Durant seconded their nominations. No other nominations were made.
By a roll call vote the combined Boards voted by a margin of 7-1 to approve the appointment of Mr. DeBakker. Mr. Lucy voted for Mr. Ippolito.
Selectmen to conduct hearing to consider two utility pole replacements on Causeway Street.
Chris Parella from Verizon presented the petitions. There was no one in attendance who opposed the petitions. On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the relocations.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider approving transfer of location of Second Hand Dealer’s license for Scott Alving d/b/a the Book Work moving from 20 Main Street to 165 Broad Street and to consider granting Common Victualler’s License.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the change in location.
Selectmen to consider approval of William Write as new Manager at the Hudson Elks Lodge.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the change in manager.
Selectmen to consider granting Hackney/Taxi Cab Driver License to David Osborne driving for Sunshine Taxi.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the license.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Kevin Cabral, Brain Farrar, and Arsenio Tarvares to the positions of W-2, Step 1 Laborers in the Public Works Department.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Frank Lindsey as an additional Seasonal Youth employee in the Public Works Department.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Joseph Lawrence to the position of part-time GIS Coordinator.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Kathleen Drummey-Monteiro to the position of Administrative Secretary in the Building Inspections Department.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of June 14, 2004 list of Summer Employees in the Recreation Department.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Tony Rego and Thomas Quinn to the positions of Permanent Full Time Police Officer.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Philip Wilgus to the position of Temporary Full Time Police Officer.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to note resignation of Reserve Officer Jason Murphy from the Police Department.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note the resignation.
Selectmen to note retirement of Ruth Capobianco from the Finance Department/Assessing Office.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note the resignation.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Kathleen Bissonnette as Principal Clerk in the Finance Department/Assessing Office.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointment.
7. Contracts:
Selectmen to consider authorizing Executive Assistant to sign COA Formula Grant contract with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Elder Affairs.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the signing of the contract.
Selectmen to consider approving and authorize signing of Amendment # 7 with Earth Tech, Inc., for an additional $3,200 in design work for the ARRT.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 3-1 to approve the signing of the amendment. Mr. Durant voted in opposition to the motion.
8. General:
Selectmen to consider approval of funding transfer from Cable Account #1809 to Hudson High School TV Studio operating account # 1878 for the purpose of continued funding for part-time Studio Operator Position.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the funding.
Selectmen to accept receipt of donation from Intel in the amount of $20,000 to the Fire Department Gifts and Grants account.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to accept the donation.
Selectmen to consider adopting recommendations of Internal Traffic Committee to designate both sides of Main Street as No Parking Zones from Sawyer Lane continuing easterly to the Main Street Bridge.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the extension of the no parking zone.
Selectmen to consider asking MassHighway to conduct a speedzone study for Reed Road and Technology Drive to determine appropriate new speed limits.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the request.
Selectmen to consider adopting recommendations of Internal Traffic Committee relative to Tripps Pond for the layout of parking, signage, and marking of the parking area.
The Board decided to hold this item until its next meeting in order to have a new plan drawn that shows clearly the recommended changes.
9. Town Issues:
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the request of the Executive Assistant that he or the Public Works Director be authorized to declare a state of voluntary water conservation (Level 2) in the event that such a measure is called for before the Board’s next meeting.
10. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note correspondence.
11. Executive Session:
The Board voted by roll call by a margin of 4-0 to adjourn to executive session, not to return to public session, to discuss pending litigation and collective bargaining strategy.
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