Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – May 19, 2008
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Loura, Durant, Parente, and Leeber. Also present were Mister Blazar, and Ms. Santos.
Selectmen to elect officers.
Mr. Loura opened the floor to nominations. Mr. Durant nominated Mr. Parente as Chairman and Mr. Leeber seconded. On the nomination the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to elect Mr. Parente as Chairman.
Mr. Parente took the Chair and opened the floor to nominations for Vice Chairman. Mr. Loura nominated Mr. Durant and Mr. Leeber seconded the nomination. On the nomination the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to elect Mr. Durant as Vice Chairman.
Mr. Parente opened the floor to nominations for Clerk. Mr. Loura nominated Mr. Leeber and Mr. Durant seconded the nomination. On the nomination the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to elect Mr. Leeber as Clerk.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: April 21, 2008
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 3-0 to approve the minutes. Mr. Parente was not present for this vote.
3. Citizen’s Issues:
4. Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to conduct a public hearing on a petition by Verizon and Hudson Light & Power for the placement of seven new jointly owned utility poles along the north side of Coolidge St.
Mr. Parente called the hearing to order. Hudson L&P was represented by Mr. Gould.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the pole locations.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider scheduling a hearing on the status of the Alcohol Pouring License held by the Horseshoe Pub.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to schedule a hearing for June 19, 2008.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to consider approval of promotion of Erick Curran as a permanent, full-time Fire Lieutenant.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the promotion.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Jody Blanchard as a part-time Senior Clerk in the office of the Town Clerk.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 3-0-1 to approve the appointment. Mr. Leeber abstained.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointments of Public Works Seasonal Employees.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointments.
7. Contracts:
Selectmen to consider authorizing signing a contract with SEA Consultants for on-call engineering review for various Boards & Committees.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the signature authorization.
Selectmen to consider authorizing signing a contract with FG Sullivan Drilling, Inc. (LQ) for the cleaning of Chestnut Well #3.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the signature authorization.
Selectmen to consider authorizing signing a contract with vendors, as listed, for various construction, fuel, and chemical materials utilized by the DPW. All vendors are low bidders.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the signature authorization.
Selectmen to consider authorizing signing a contract with A-P Associates, Inc. in the amount of $39,600 for engineering services associated with the construction of a 2.0 Million Gallon Water Tank.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the signature authorization.
Selectmen to consider authorizing signing a contract with Integrated Design Systems (LB) in an amount not to exceed $92,000 for the Town Hall renovations.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the signature authorization.
Selectmen to consider authorizing signing of a Purchase & Sales Agreement with Spoonhill Realty Trust for the purchase of 43 Brigham Street property.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 3-0-1 to approve the signature authorization. Mr. Leeber abstained.
8. General:
Selectmen to consider signing the Capital Fund Program Amendment with the US Department of Housing & Urban Development in the amount of $122,967 for improvements at the Oliver Village at Glen Rd.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to sign the amendment.
Selectmen to consider authorizing the Chair to cast a ballot for the Town of Hopkinton and the City of Newton for representation on the Boston MPO.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 to authorize the Chairman to cast the ballot as indicated. Mr. Durant opposed.
9. Town Issues:
Mr. Leeber was concerned with the closing of the South Street Parking lot during construction. Mr. Blazar stated that they are no plans to allow for additional parking.
Mr. Durant was concerned with the pavement conditions at Giason Street. Mr. Blazar stated that the funding approved at the May 5, 2008 Town Meeting does include repaving of Giason Street.
Mr. Loura requested that the Internal Traffic Committee review the intersection of Lincoln and Central Streets.
Mr. Parente feels that the timing of the traffic lights at Broad Street and Manning Street is not synchronized.
Mr. Parente asked if it was possible to post the Emergency Response Plan on the Town’s Web. Mr. Blazar indicated that the plan is a very large document, however it’s available at the Fire Department and the Library.
10. Proclamations:
Selectmen to issue proclamation honoring Laurence N. Ladd for his years of service in the Fire Department.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to issue the proclamation.
11. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note correspondence.
12. Adjourn:
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to adjourn.
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