Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – January 24, 2005
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Loura, Durant, Parente, Leeber, Lucy, Blazar, and Cipriano. Also present was Ms. Ciccolo.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: January, 10, 2005 & Executive Session: January 10, part 1.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Public Session: January 11& Executive Session: January 11, 2005, part 1.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the minutes. Mr. Leeber abstained.
3. Citizen’s Issues:
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to meet with Pat Walrath.
Representative Walrath reviewed with the Board significant legislation from the past year, as well as those items she expected to be dealt with during 2005. Various Board members expressed concerns about issues including local aid, special education funding, and legislation to eliminate phosphates from dishwasher detergent.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider granting Hackney / Taxi Cab Driver license to Kelly Mears driving for Sunshine Taxi.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license. Mr. Lucy requested that future applications be signed off by the company for whom the applicant intended to drive.
Selectmen to consider granting a Two Day Entertainment License to Carol Feinstein and the American Cancer Society for a fundraising walk to be held May 20-21, 2005.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
Selectmen to consider approval of transfer of European Bakery’s Common Victuallers license to Felso Molina.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the transfer.
Selectmen to consider granting Carnival License to Hudson Youth Baseball for its Carnival to be held at Riverside from June 11-18th, 2005.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the License.
Selectmen to consider granting Hackney / Taxi Cab Driver license to Eric Bell driving for Sunshine Taxi.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the License.
Selectmen to consider granting Entertainment license to the Park Commission for its Wood Park Summer Concert Series.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the License.
Selectmen to consider renewal of Revocable License with Hudson Deckhockey League for its use of the Cox Street Skating Rinks for an annual fee of $1,000.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the License. Mr. Durant abstained.
Selectmen to meet with Leland Theise to consider request for Beer and Wine License.
The Board presented no objections to Mr. Thiese’s proceeding with a formal application.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to consider appointing Rodney Frias as the Planning Board representative to the Historic District Commission.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider appointing Dottie Risser to the position of Associate Member of the Board of Appeals.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Joan Wordell to the position of Town Clerk effective February 2, 2005.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
7. General:
Selectmen to consider authorizing additional Chapter 44, Section 31D expenditure of $60,000 for snow and ice removal expenses and $25,000 for snow and ice removal salaries.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the overdraft request.
8. Town Issues:
Mr. Leeber asked if the Internal Traffic Committee could review its intentions relative to a right turn on red at the intersection of Main St. westbound and Cox Street.
9. Proclamations:
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to issue the proclamations.
10. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
11. Budget Meetings
Department TAB # Department
Estimate EA Budget
Request BOS Motion Second Vote
Hudson SD 30 23,534,295 23,102,827 23,102,827 Loura Durant 5-0
Assabet RHS 30 1,599,834 1,599,834 Lucy Leeber 5-0
12. Executive Session:
On a motion by the Chair the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 by roll call to enter executive session, with the expectation of returning to public session, to discuss pending litigation, the value of real property, collective and non-union bargaining matters.
Following its return to public session at 10:05 PM, the Board went back to item 7 on its agenda,
Contracts:
Mr. Durant inquired of Mr. Hayes from SullivanHayes Companies if his understanding was correct that traffic mitigation monies to be paid in conjunction with the proposed Highland Commons shopping center were not intended to be tied to specific improvements. Mr. Hayes confirmed that they were not.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the execution of a purchase & sales agreement with SULLIVANHAYES COMPANIES NORTHEAST, LLC and BENDERSON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, INC, for the sale of approximately 26 acres of town-owned land along Rte. 62 in Hudson.
13. Adjourn:
On a further motion by the Chair the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 by roll call to re- enter executive session, not to return to public session, to discuss non-union bargaining matters.
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