Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –October 6, 2008
1. Call to Order:
Present were Messieurs Parente, Durant, Leeber, Loura, Lucy, and Blazar. Ms. Santos was also present.
2. Minutes to be Approved:
Public Session: September 22, 2008
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, 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 continue hearing from September 22, 2008 on the application of Verizon to provide Cable television Service in Hudson.
Peter Bowman from Verizon was present to answer any questions. Mr. Leeber and Mr. Loura made brief comments and one resident was present and spoke in favor of granting the license. On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to close the public hearing. On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
5. Licenses:
Selectmen to consider approval of a One Day Wine & Malt License to the Town of Hudson Park Commission in conjunction with the 11th Annual Pumpkin Fest at Morgan Bowl on Saturday October 18 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
6. Personnel:
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Dianne Cush as Treasurer/Collector.
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 consider approval of appointment of Debra A. Dietz 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 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to note resignation of Alyson Stone as part-time senior Clerk in the Fire Department.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note the resignation.
7. Contracts:
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign Change Orders #1 & #2 in the net amount of $15,681.11 to Ostrow Electric for work performed on the Kane Well Electrical Upgrade.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the change orders.
8. General:
Selectmen to consider signing Local Initiative Program (LIP) Certificate of Compliance with respect to the sale of property at 6 Blueberry Lane.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to sign the certificate.
Selectmen to consider approval of transfer of $63,760.40 from the Cable Services Fund to the IT expense account for the extension and upgrade of the INET.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the transfer.
Selectmen to consider signing the November 4th 2008 State Election Warrant.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to sign the warrant.
9. Town Issues:
Mr. Leeber decried the practice by some of taking items left outside of donation bins located on private property such as that at Walmart. Mr. Durant commented that he thought it was equally or more reprehensible that people used those bins as a means of disposal for electronic goods. Mr. Blazar noted the work of Peter Pistorino in locking in a far more advantageous price for natural Gas than had previously been projected, thereby greatly reducing the current year anticipated funding shortfall.
10. Proclamations:
Selectmen to consider signing a proclamation for the 35th Anniversary of the “Portugal 73” radio program.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to issue the proclamation.
11. Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence.
12. Adjourn:
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to adjourn.
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