Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – February 6th, 2006
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Durant, Parente, Loura, Leeber, Lucy, Blazar, and Cipriano. Also present was MS. Santos.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: January 23, 2006
Mr. Loura noted that the minutes did not include a vote on the school department budget that was the subject of a hearing at the Board’s last meeting. On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to recommend a school department budget for FY07 in the amount of $24,497,218.
Executive Session: January 23, 2006
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 conduct public hearing to consider a change of location for a Second-Hand Merchandise Dealer’s License and Pawn Broker’s License to be moved from 39 Main Street to 5 Market Street.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to close the hearing. On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the change in location.
Selectmen to conduct public hearing to consider an amendment to the Pawnbrokers regulations governing the interest rates.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to continue the hearing until February 27 at 7:00 PM.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider modifying Class II license held by Hudson Auto Sales, Inc., Edison Santana, owner to remove Derelicia Dias from License.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the change in licensee, subject to receipt of all necessary corporate authorizations.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to consider approval of temporary appointment of Richard Stone as Temporary Assistant IT Manager Grade M-5.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider appointing Christine Miller to the Economic Development Commission.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
7. Contracts:
Selectmen to consider authorizing Chairman to sign Budget Amendment request form with DHCD for South Street Park Expansion Project.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to sign the budget amendment request form.
Selectmen to consider award and authorization to sign contract with Meridian Associates, Inc. in the amount of $49,000 for Bid Phase Services, Construction Supervision, and Contract Compliance for the South Street Park Expansion Project contingent upon DHCD release of contract funds.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve signing the contract as indicated.
Selectmen to consider authorizing the signing of a contract with ENSR International in the amount of $25,000 for update of bid documents, permitting, and construction administration services for the Cherry Street Recharge Project.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve signing the contract as indicated.
Selectmen to consider authorizing the signing of Chapter 90 Reimbursement Forms.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve signing the forms.
8. General:
Selectmen to consider adopting updated Affirmative Action Plan.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve adopting the plan as submitted.
Selectmen to consider adopting principles and policies of National Incident Management System (NIMS) and signing appropriate forms.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to adopt the NIMS system and sign as necessary.
Selectmen to consider accepting Grant of Easement from Hudson Savings Bank for land area needed for the Tannery Brook Canal project.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to accept the grant of easement.
Selectmen to consider signing of Order of Taking from Contrada and Cosman for easement required for the Tannery Brook Canal project.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the Order of Taking.
Selectmen to note donation from James and Loraine Morais to the Fire Department.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the donation.
Selectmen to consider approval of Snow & Ice Overdraft in the amount of $65,000 (Expense).
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the overdraft.
9. Proclamations:
Selectmen to consider proclaiming March 7th, 2006 as Arts Alliance Day in Hudson and to issue citation in honor of the Arts Alliance’s 15th Anniversary.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to issue the proclamation.
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 vote to adjourn to executive session, not to return to public session, to discuss matters of pending litigation, collective bargaining, and the value of real property.
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