Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – March 14, 2005
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Loura, Durant, Parente, Leeber, Lucy, Blazar, and Cipriano as well as Ms. Ciccolo.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: February 28, 2005
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: February 28, 2005
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:
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to meet with Senator Pamela Resor.
Senator Resor spoke with the Board about various legislative matters that were pending including the FY06 Budget. She expressed the belief that local aid for FY06 would be no less than the amount represented in the Governor’s Budget, H1.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider amending Santa Barbara Pub license to extend hours of operations (exclusive of liquor license) to 6AM to 2:00 AM.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 to approve the license amendment for the Common Victuallers License only. Mr. Lucy opposed the motion.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to consider authorizing Specialized Skills Stipend for Jeffrey Wood.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the stipend.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Mark Griffin as a mechanic Grade W4.
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 note retirement of Douglas Geldart as Call Firefighter.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the retirement.
7. Contracts:
Selectmen to consider renewing the Ambulance contract with Patriot Ambulance for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008 at no cost to the town.
After hearing testimony from Thomas Pattison, and employee of Marlborough-Hudson Ambulance Company, who urged the Board to issue an RFP and consider a local company instead of Patriot, the Board heard from the Fire Chief, who reiterated his support of th4e proposed contract renewal. On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the contract renewal.
Selectmen to authorize signing of a contract with J. Couglar, Inc.(LB) in the amount of $187,850 for the installation of 3,000 feet of sanitary sewer pipe.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the signing of the contract.
Selectmen to authorize signing of a contract with Dufresne-Henry in the amount of $68,960 (LB) to conduct exploration and test-drilling, Phases II & III, of the Bedrock Well Exploration Program.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the signing of the contract.
8. General:
Selectmen to authorize signing of Request for Reimbursement of $75,000 from Land and Water Conservation Fund for purchase of Larkin Land.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the signing of the reimbursement request.
Selectmen to authorize signing of draw-down requests and related administrative documents for the Town’s FY03 CDBG grant.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the signing of the various documents.
Selectmen to consider approval of transfer of $15,967 from cable account #1823 to the Fire Department for the installation of its I-Net at the new headquarters.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the transfer...
Selectmen to consider signing Special Speed Regulation # 7865 to set speed limits and signage for Causeway Street.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the regulation and speed limits.
Selectmen to consider amending various budget recommendations for FY06 budget to correspond with Finance Committee Recommendations:
Hudson Public Schools: $23,327,827 Temporary Borrowing: $2,503,842
Assabet Regional School: $ 1,611,216 Executive Assistant’s Office $333,645
Contributory Retirement: $ 2,174,625 Veterans Services: $ 89,042
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the budget amendments..
Selectmen to consider authorization of Snow & Ice Overdraft in the amounts of $45,000 Salaries and $60,000 Expense.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the overdraft requests.
9. Town Issues:
Mr. Durant raised an issue about parking in front of the St. Michael’s School on High street, which was hindering the ability of school busses to pick-up and discharge students safely. ON a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to prohibit parking along the westerly side of High Street between the hours of 7 AM and 4 PM Monday through Friday in the area between the two St. Michael’s driveways.
10. Proclamations:
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. Executive Session:
At 8:05 PM, on a motion by the Chair, the Board voted unanimously by roll call vote to enter into Executive Session to discuss the value of real property with the expectation of returning to public session. The Board returned to public session at approximately 8:30 PM.
13. New Business
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to transfer its rights pursuant to MGL Chapter 61A, as they relate to the property owned by the estate of Clement Kane, to the Sudbury Valley Trustees.
14. Adjourn:
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to adjourn.
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