Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – October 17, 2005
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Durant, Parente, Loura, Leeber, Lucy, Blazar, and Cipriano. Also present were Mesdames Ciccolo and Santos.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: October 3, 2005
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the minutes. Mr. Lucy abstained.
Executive Session: October 3, 2005.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the minutes. Mr. Lucy abstained.
3. Citizen’s Issues:
Mr. Murphy requested that the sprinklers at the rotary be turned off.
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM
Selectmen to continue public hearing, from September 19th, 2005, on Class 3 Dealer’s License application for James Reilly of Bedlam Garage, Inc. to operate at 312 Main St.
The Chairman opened the hearing and took testimony from Mr. Reilly. There was no one present in opposition to the license. On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to close the hearing. On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
Selectmen to conduct public hearing to consider granting a Class II License to Robert Hatch, Hatch & Sons Automotive LLC operating at 406 Main Street.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to continue the hearing until November 7, 2005 at 7:00 PM.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider granting Christmas Tree and Wreath Sales License to Ray Patterson, selling at the AmVets parking lot.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
Selectmen to consider granting a Hackney/Taxi Cab driver license to Gileade A. Ribeiro driving for Ceprano Taxi.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the license. Mr. Parente did not participate in the discussion nor did he vote on the motion.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to consider designating Michelle Ciccolo to serve as Hudson’s representative on the I-495 Transit Study, Advisory Task Force.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to so designate Ms. Ciccolo.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointments of Kelly Clark and Jeannette Lundgren to the position of Part-time Reference Librarians.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Kaitlin Andrews to the position of part-time Library Page.
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 reclassification of the Administrative Secretary’s position in Recreation Department to a new position of Assistant Director of Recreation at grade M3.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the reclassification.
Selectmen to consider reclassification of Administrative Secretary’s position in the Treasurer’s office to a new position of Assistant Treasurer/Collector at grade M3.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the reclassification.
7. Contracts:
Selectmen to authorize signing of Standard Contract Forms with Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs for receipt of $128,500 in grant funds for the Tannery Brook Canal Walk project.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize signing the contract forms and related documents.
Selectmen to approve façade project for $9,259, with a CDBG contribution of $5,556, for the Flax Block Realty Trust and to authorize the signing of Façade Program Agreement and associated paper work.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize signing the agreement and related documents.
8. General:
Selectmen to consider amendment of Personnel Regulation Section 4.4-18 to increase mileage reimbursement rate from $.28 to $.40.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the amendment.
9. Town Issues:
Mr. Durant inquired about when the Board of Health was planning its next hazardous waste collection day.
Mr. Parente asked whether public works had made any arrangements for trash collection at the downtown Halloween event.
Mr. Leeber inquired about hours of operation for the rail trail, and whether work on the Tripp’s Pond Spillway had altered the pond height thereby contributing to the flooding of nearby homes. He also noted options for residents to dispose of brush.
10. Proclamations & Citations:
Selectmen to issue citations and acknowledge donations from various individuals in support of the ARRT.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to issue the citations.
11. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence.
12. Executive Session:
On a motion by the chair, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 by roll call to adjourn to executive session, not to return to public session, to discuss matters pertaining to collective bargaining strategy and pending litigation.
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