Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes – May 18, 2009
Present were Messieurs Parente, Leeber, Loura, Vereault, Durant, Blazar and Cipriano. Ms. Santos was also present.
Selectmen to conduct annual Board reorganization.
Mr. Parente opened the floor to nominations. Mr. Loura nominated Mr. Durant for Chairman, by roll call the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to elect Mr. Durand as Chairman.
Mr. Durant took the Chair and opened the floor to nominations for Vice Chairman. Mr. Durant nominated Mr. Loura for Vice Chairman, by roll call the Board voted 5-0 to elect Mr. Loura as Vice Chairman.
Mr. Parente nominated Mr. Leeber for Clerk, by roll call the Board voted 5-0 to elect Mr. Leeber as Clerk.
Public Session: April 27, 2009
On a Motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
- Citizen’s Issues:
- Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Joint meeting with the Hudson Planning Board to fill a vacancy until the Town Election to be held on May 10, 2010.
Present for the Planning Board were Mr. D’Amelio, Mr. Underwood and Mr. Collins. Candidates present were Mr. Miller, Mr. Freeman, Mr. Longtine and Ms. Bigelow.
Mr. Vereault nominated Mr. Freeman and Mr. Leeber nominated Mr. Longtine. On a motion by Mr. Leeber nominations were closed by a margin of 8-0.
Board members voted by margin of 4-3-1 to appoint Mr. Freeman. Mr. Vereault, Mr. Durant, Mr. Loura and Mr. D’Amelio voted for Mr. Freeman, Mr. Leeber, Mr. Collins and Mr. Underwood voted for Mr. Longtine. Mr. Parente abstained.
Selectmen to consider an application for Wine & Malt Pouring License received from Vaios Tzakis, President of Victor’s 50’s Diner.
Attorney Richard Frias was present to represent Victor’s 50’s Diner, the applicant.
On a Motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 to approve the license with hours of operation to be from 8:00am – 10:00pm. Mr. Leeber abstained.
Selectmen to consider approval of outdoor Entertainment and Transient Vendors Licenses to the Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce for the 23rd Annual Hudson Fest to be held May 30, 2009 from 9:00AM to 3:30PM.
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 approval and authorization to sign Revocable License with Al Pizzamento d/b/a Horseshoe Pub for location of its dumpster.
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 consider appointing Ed Hetzler to the Hudson Cultural Council for a three year term beginning on May 18, 2009.
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 Lynne Johnson to the Hudson Cultural Council for a three year term beginning on May 18, 2009.
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 Alexandra Andrews to the Hudson Cultural Council for a three year term beginning on May 18, 2009.
On a Motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider appointing Barbara Hall-Siktberg to the Hudson Cultural Council for a three year term beginning on May 18, 2009.
On a Motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointment.
Selectmen to consider re-appointing Barbara Ewels and Deborah Martin to the Hudson Cultural Council for three year terms ending on March 13, 2012.
On a Motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the re-appointments.
Selectmen to consider authorizing the signing of supplemental documents associated with the FY07 Department of Housing & Community Development façade program for the Hudson Appliance project.
On a Motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize signing of supplemental documents.
Selectmen to consider adoption of Water Conservations Measures effective July 1, 2009.
On a Motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the adoption of the water conservations measures.
Selectmen to consider signing a Quitclaim deed for the sale of land on South Street.
Mr. Blazar informed the Board that the deed was still in review with the buyers Attorney.
On a Motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize the Executive Assistant to sign the Quitclaim deed if no substantive changes are made.
Selectmen to consider amending Traffic Regulations by adding a One-Way Street on a portion of Houghton Court.
On a Motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 to approve amendment. Mr. Leeber opposed.
Selectmen to consider amending Traffic Regulations by adding a No Left Turn at the intersection of Main Street and Houghton Court.
On a Motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 to approve the amendment. Mr. Leeber opposed.
- Town Issues:
- Proclamations:
- Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a Motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence.
- Executive Session:
- Adjourn:
On a Motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to adjourn.
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