Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – December 20th, 2004
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Loura, Parente, Leeber, Lucy, Blazar and Cipriano. Also present were Mesdames Ciccolo and Santos and Ms. Burke. Mr. Durant joined the meeting during the Citizen’s Issues item.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: December 6th, 2004.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the minutes.
3. Citizen’s Issues:
Residents from the streets adjacent to the Lauren Heights were present to ask the Board to allow Lauren Heights to be connected to the town’s sewer system. Mr. Blazar explained that the designated area was outside of the designated sewered area of the town pursuant to the CWMP, and that, further, it had an approved septic plan from the Board of Health, and that in the event of a system failure, the Board of Health could order a connection at that time. The residents expressed a concern that their properties would be adversely affected by the planned septic system. A lengthy discussion took place between and among the residents and the various Board members before a motion was made by Mr. Lucy to inquire of the Board of Health whether and why it had changed its mind about the
approved septic system for the site, and if the system had yet been reviewed by the state. The motion was seconded by Mr. Parente and failed on a vote of 1-4, with Mr. Lucy in favor. A subsequent motion was made by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, to invite the Board of Health to the January 10, 2005 Selectmen’s meeting to address the questions that were the subject of the previous motion. This motion was approved by a margin of 4-1, with Mr. Lucy in opposition.
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to meet jointly with the Trustees of Benevolent Funds to consider appointment of individual to fill vacancy.
No members of the Trustees were present. On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve appointment of Dorothy Risser as Trustee.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider approval of second list of annual license renewals.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the renewals as listed.
Selectmen to consider approving issuance of license renewals to those licensees’s who complete all renewal requirements by December 31, 2004.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 to approve the renewals of those licensees who meet all requirements by December 31, 2004.
Selectmen to consider authorizing transfer of Common Victuallers License to Leonard Ocnos d/b/a Subway Shop.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license transfer.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Jose Rego to the position of Equipment Operator in the DPW.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider approval of list of Fall/Winter Basketball Employees for the Recreation Department.
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to note the termination of Call Firefighter Cory Musorofiti.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the termination.
Selectmen to note Disability Retirement of Lt. Gary Hopkins from the Fire Department.
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the retirement.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Carolyn Murphy to the position of Part-time Assistant Technical Services Librarian.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Maureen Pollard to the position of Part-time Reference Librarian.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Chad Crogan 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 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to re-appoint Board and Committee members who have indicated a desire to be re-appointed.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the re-appointments.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Christopher Veseau, Michael McDonald and Robert Rego as Reserve Police Officers effective January 12, 2005.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to consider appointment of Paul Byrne to the Conservation Commission effective January 1, 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. Contracts:
Selectmen to consider authorizing Chairman to sign Contract # 3501 35443 with the Commonwealth of Mass. to receive $354,678 in Chapter 90 roadway funds.
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize the signature.
Selectmen to amend prior approvals of contracts for Fire Headquarters furniture bids to award and authorize signing of contracts with Boise Workspace in the amount of $6,616, Comfaqs in the amount of $6060, and Creative Office Pavilion in the amount of $44,749.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize signing the contracts.
8. General:
Selectmen to consider recommendations of Internal Traffic Committee to approve Hudson High School parking plan.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to hold this item until the Board receives more information on how spaces will be allocated and assigned.
Selectmen to authorize Chairman to sign TIP Contact and Project Information Response Forms.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize the signature.
9. Town Issues:
Mr. Leeber thanked the Public Works Department for its improvement of the traffic signals at Cox and Main Streets, as well as for the work it had done to improve safety at the Stow end of Chestnut Street.
10. Proclamations:
Selectmen to consider issuing a proclamation recognizing the retirement of Mr. Fred Head from the Hudson School Department.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to issue the proclamation.
11. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence.
12. Capital Plan:
Selectmen to consider FY06 Capital Plan.
Mr. Blazar presented the annual and extended capital plan for the town. He noted that the items included among the requests dwarfed the ability of the town to pay for them under proposition 2 ½. The Board asked questions about, and discussed several particular items included within the plan. On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the plan.
13. Budget Hearings:
Department Account Tab
Amount Motion Second Vote
DPW 20
Admin / Central 4210 $613,518 Loura Lucy 5-0
Parks / Cemetery / Forestry 4212 $386,688 Loura Leeber 5-0
Streets 4215 $536,744 Durant Parente 5-0
Vehicle 4219 $268,529 Lucy Leeber 5-0
Highway Snow & Ice 4230 $326,506 Leeber Parente 5-0
Sewer Collection / Disposal 4400 $1,257,257 Loura Leeber 5-0
Water Department 4500 $920,011 Parente Leeber 5-0
Fire Department 2200 18 $2,342,053 Loura Lucy 5-0
Building Inspections 2410 19 $119,355 Leeber Parente 5-0
Police Department 2100 17 $2,690,866 Loura Parente 5-0
14. Executive Session:
15. Adjourn:
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to adjourn.
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