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Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – February 28, 2005
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Loura, Durant, Parente, Leeber, Lucy, and Blazar. Also present were Mesdames Ciccolo and Santos.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: February 14, 2005
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: February 14, 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 10, 2005, Part II
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes
Executive Session: January 11, 2005, Part II
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, 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 continue public hearing from February 14, 2005 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. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to deny the application without prejudice to allow the applicant to complete the special permit process with the Board of Appeals.
Selectmen to continue utility pole hearing from February 14, 2005 to consider locating two new poles on the easterly side of Judith Road.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 to approve new pole locations. Mr. Leeber opposed the motion.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider granting Hawker Peddler License to James Milligan for the operation of a food vendor truck.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 to approve the license. Mr. Leeber opposed the license.
Selectmen to consider granting a Monday-Saturday Entertainment License to Horseshoe Pub.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to note resignation of Colleen Zina from her position as a Crossing Guard.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the resignation.
Selectmen to note resignation of Alfred Temple from the position of Veterans’ Graves Officer.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the resignation.
Selectmen to consider appointment of Judith Kearney as part-time traffic supervisor.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider reappointment of Anne G. O’Connor to the Board of Registrars.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the reappointment.
7. Contracts:
Selectmen to authorize signing of contract with Laura and Thomas Elsheimer and Lacourse Construction Corp., Inc. for a $23,727 disbursement of CDBG funds and total work of $39,545 (SB) to perform a Façade upgrade to 20-26 Main Street in accordance with the Town’s Façade Improvement Program.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize signing the contract.
Selectmen to award and authorize signing of contract with Phaneuf Restorations in the amount of $5,200 (SQ) for the restoration of the cannon at Liberty Park.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize signing the contract.
8. General:
Selectmen to consider signing Special Speed Regulation Number 7865 for speed limits and additional signage on Causeway Street.
Mr. Leeber noted for the record that he is a trustee of property located on Causeway Street. On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to table the item until its next meeting.
Selectmen to consider approval of letter of understanding on the provision of police and fire services to the proposed Highland Commons Shopping Center.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 sign the letter.
Selectmen to consider signing the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting to be held May 2, 2005 at the Hudson High School.
After reviewing the articles, and agreeing to sponsor certain of them, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 on a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parente, to sign the warrant.
9. Town Issues:
10. Proclamations:
11. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted to note correspondence.
12. Executive Session:
On a motion by the Chair, the Board voted by roll call vote by a margin of 5-0 to enter into executive session to discuss matters pertaining to collective bargaining strategy, the value of real property, and to review for release prior executive session minutes, with the expectation of returning to public session.
The Board returned to public session after 15 minutes and on a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, voted to make public the minutes of past executive sessions, in whole or in part, as recommended by the Executive Assistant, and as indicated below:
Minutes to be Released:
December 3, 2001
January 28, 2002
August 5, 2002
August 26, 2002
September 9, 2002
September 23, 2002
October 7, 2002
January 27, 2003
July 21, 2003
October 6, 2003
March 8, 2004
March 22, 2004
April 5, 2004
July 19, 2004
October 18, 2004
January 10, 2005, Part 2
January 11, 2005, Part 1
January 11, 2005, Part 2
November 29, 2004 Part 2
January 24, 2005 Part 2
February 7, 2005 Part 2
To be Released as redacted:
June 19, 2000
February 26, 2001
October 15, 2001
May 19, 2003
June 2, 2003
June 16, 2003
August 11, 2003
October 20, 2003
December 1, 2003
December 15, 2003
December 29, 2003
January 12, 2004
January 26, 2004
February 23, 2004
June 7, 2004
August 9, 2004
January, 24, 2005
Minutes not released:
October 16, 2000
October 30, 2000
November 13, 2001
October 21, 2002
November 4, 2002
December 16, 2002
February 10, 2003
February 24, 2003
March 10, 2003
March 24, 2003
April 7, 2003
April 28, 2003
September 8, 2003
November 3, 2003
June 28, 2004
September 27, 2004
November 1, 2004
November 29, 2004 Part 1
January 10, 2005
February 7, 2005 Part 1
February 14, 2005
13. Adjourn:
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber the Board voted to adjourn.
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