Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – September 19, 2005
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Durant, Parente, Loura, Leeber, Lucy, Blazar, and Cipriano. Also present were Ms. Santos and Ms. Burke.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: August 29th, 2005.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: August 29th, 2005.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
3. Citizen’s Issues:
Mr. Longhi from Forest Avenue was present to request an adjustment in the traffic light cycle at the intersection of Broad St. and Vila do Porto Boulevard.
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to conduct hearing to consider application made by James Reilly d/b/a Bedlam Garage, Inc. to operate a Class III Dealers license at 312 Main Street.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to continue the hearing until October 17, 2005 @ 7:00 PM.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider granting two-day Entertainment and Transient Vendor licenses to the Park Commission for Pumpkin Fest to be held October 22-23, 2005.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the licenses.
Selectmen to consider granting Hackney/Taxi Driver license to Gregory Toto driving for Sunshine Taxi.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the license. Mr. Loura abstained.
Selectmen to consider approving Change of Manager at Applebee’s with Hazel Houseman as new manager.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the change in manager.
Selectmen to consider granting an Entertainment license to Applebees to operate Monday Sunday 8:00PM – 12:00 Midnight.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the entertainment license as well as operating hours for the restaurant of 11:00 AM – 1:00 AM on Thursday through Saturday and 11:00 AM through 12:00 AM on Sunday through Wednesday. Approval of the license was contingent upon meeting the conditions stated by the department heads.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Robert Greenwood as a permanent Call Firefighter.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointments of Chad Crogan and Jonathan Parks to the positions of permanent full time police officers, effective October 9th, 2005.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointments of Kevin L. Gonsalves and Robert H. Chase as W-2 Laborers for the Public Works Department.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to note the resignation of Dean Napolitano from the Public Works Department.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the resignation.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointments of LuAnn Wells and Neuza Rossi to the positions of part-time traffic supervisors.
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 approval of appointment of Theresa Bryce to the position of part-time communications dispatcher.
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 award and authorization to sign contract with Gustafson Environmental, LLC in an amount not to exceed $49,000 for Project Management services in overseeing the wastewater treatment plant upgrade.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize signing the contract.
Selectmen to consider award and authorization to sign extension of contract with Granite State Minerals Inc. for salt at $42.48 per ton.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize signing the contract extension.
8. General:
Selectmen to consider transfer of $31,178 from the cable operating account into the Hudson High School TV Studio operating account # 1878.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize the transfer.
Selectmen to consider sponsorship of articles and signing of November Town Meeting Warrant.
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to sponsor several articles and to authorize signing the warrant. Proposed article 1, which appropriated additional money to the school department, was withdrawn at the school department’s request.
9. Town Issues:
Mr. Parente mentioned the need to cut the grass along the rail trail adjacent to Main Street and the need for Walmart to repaint the lane markings in its exit onto Washington Street.
Mr. Leeber requested that plans be made to have the Hudson L&P dedicate a portion of its electricity generation capacity to serving town facilities in the event of an emergency.
Mr. Durant noted the need for striping the various points at which the rail trail crosses roads in Town.
Mr. Blazar noted that the Organization for the Assabet River (OAR) had announced that it was withdrawing its appeal of the Hudson NPDES permit. He also noted the stellar performance of the Hudson Water Department during this past summer.
10. 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.
11. 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 of pending and imminent litigation.
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