Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – February 14, 2005
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Loura, Durant, Parente, Leeber, Lucy, and Cipriano. Also present were Ms. Ciccolo and Ms. Santos.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: January 24, 2005
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: January 24, 2005 Part 1 & Part 2
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: February 7th, 2005
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: February 7th, 2005 Part 1 & Part 2
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the minutes as amended. Mr. Leeber abstained.
Executive Session: November 29th, 2004 Part 2
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
3. Citizen’s Issues:
Mr. Arthur Gordon stated that he’s no longer running for Selectmen, he has decided to run for the Planning Board position. He also suggested that Dr. Berman be honored with a roast for the award that he received.
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to conduct public hearing to consider application of James Reilly d/b/a Bedlam Garage, Inc. for a Class III Dealer’s License at 469 River Road.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to continue the hearing until February 28, 2005. The Board would like to receive the determination of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the allowed use for this location prior to considering the request for a license.
Selectmen to conduct public hearing to consider an application from David Rykbost Corp. for an Above Ground Storage License at 469 River Road.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to pass over the license request.
Selectmen to conduct utility pole hearing to consider locating two new poles on the easterly side of Judith Road.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to continue the pole hearing until the meeting February 28, 2005. The Board has requested and Mr. Chris Parella, Verizon’s Representative agreed to provide additional information on the exact location of the new poles. Mr. Loura also requested an updated double pole report from Light & Power Dept.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider granting Second Hand Dealer’s license to Joseph A. Faria for a consignment furniture store at 157 Washington Street.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license in accordance with the Building Commissioner and the Fire Chief’s recommendations..
Selectmen to consider granting an Entertainment license to Sarcoma Foundation/Jennifer Hunter Yates on May 7, 2005 at the Morgan Bowl.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to note the retirement of Arlene Cox from the position of Traffic Supervisor in the Police Department.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the retirement.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Christine Nadeau as Assistant Town Clerk.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to the appointment.
Selectmen to consider amending the Personnel Regulations and approving changes to the employee classification system relating to the status of the members of the Police Department Command Staff as non-union, management employees.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted unanimously to approve the changed to the Personnel Regulations.
7. Contracts:
Selectmen to award and authorize signing of contract with Waterman Design Associates, Inc. in the amount of $52,800 for design engineering and landscape architectural services for the South Street Park Expansion project.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to award and authorize signing of the contract. Mr. Durant abstained.
Selectmen to reappoint Paul Blazar as Executive Assistant for a term beginning on July 1, 2005 and to sign a contract for his services for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to sign the contract.
8. General:
Selectmen to authorize signing and submission of Community Development Block Grant application to DHCD for funding associated with the South Street Park Expansion.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to sign the application.
Selectmen to sign Joint Application Authorization Form for application to DHCD for Housing Rehabilitation Funds filed jointly with Marlborough, Northborough, and Westborough.
On a motion to Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to sign the joint application.
Selectmen to consider recommendation of Internal Traffic Committee to designate the 16 easternmost spaces in the municipal lot behind 109-121 Main Street for overnight parking.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the recommendation of the Internal Traffic Committee.
Selectmen to consider approving recommendation of Internal Traffic Committee to post a “No Turn on Red” sign at the westbound intersection of Main with Cox Street.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the recommendation of the Internal Traffic Committee.
Selectmen to consider amendments to Parking Regulations.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the amendments to the Parking Regulations.
Selectmen to consider approval of additional overdraft authority in the Snow & Ice account in the amounts of $45,000, Salary and $30,000, Expense.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1-0 to approve the request. Mr. Durant opposed.
9. Town Issues:
Mr. Leeber asked that the Internal Traffic Committee review a right turn on red at the intersection of Main St. eastbound and Cox Street.
Mr. Leeber also requested that the timing of the lights at this intersection be examined again as he believes that the intersection is still not functioning correctly.
10. Proclamations:
11. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
Mr. Parente commented on a letter received by a Mr. Cabral regarding Port Street and suggested that he be sent a letter telling him what the proper procedure would be. The Board also discussed the citizens petition requesting that Fire Station 2 remain open at all times. The Board reiterated its position that it expressed at the Town Meeting at which funding for the new station was appropriated and explained that it only supports keeping Fire Station 2 open at the times when there is full staffing with sufficient existing personnel on duty to handle manning 3 stations.
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence.
12. Executive Session:
13. Adjourn:
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn.
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