Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –August 10, 2009
Present were Messieurs Durant, Loura, Leeber, Parente, Vereault, Blazar, and Cipriano. Ms. Santos was also in attendance.
Public Session: July 13, 2009
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Mr. Peter MacEachern came before the Board to make a complaint of the Hudson Police Department. Mr. Durant informed Mr. MacEachern that the proper procedure is to make a formal complaint to the Hudson Police Department.
- Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
- Licenses:
Selectmen to consider approval of Change in Manager at the Hudson Elks Club.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the change in manager. Mr. Parente abstained.
Selectmen to consider approval of a change in the ending hour of the Outdoor Entertainment License at the Elks from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM for the Tennis Court Dance to be held on August 29, 2009.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the change in hours.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointments of Timothy J. Peck and Zachary V. Avery as Auxiliary Firefighters.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to consider appointment of Election Wardens and Clerks.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to consider authorizing the signing of a contract with M & R Roofing in the amount of $5,000 (LQ) for the replacement of the roof on the Cranberry Well service building.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize signing the contract.
Selectmen to consider authorizing the signing of a contract with the O’Sullivan-Kennedy Company in the amount of $33,750 (LB) for the purchase of a Diesel Powered Paver Box.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to authorize signing the contract. Mr. Leeber abstained.
Selectmen to consider authorizing the signing of contract amendment #3 with Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. in the amount of $14,000 for additional design and coordination services associated with the Washington Street widening and bridge projects. Said authorization to be contingent upon receipt of grant or other external funding for this purpose.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize signing the contract amendment.
Selectmen to consider authorizing the signing of contract amendment #2 with AP Associates, Inc. in the amount of $200,720 for construction management, administration and the production of record drawings and O&M manuals for the South Zone Water Tank Project.
On a motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize signing the contract amendment.
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign various Change Orders with Seaver Construction for the renovation of the Senior Center in the total amount of $34,850 for a new contract price not to exceed $3,765,002.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to authorize signing the change orders.
Mr. Parente brought up a traffic item that was approved by the Board on May 18, 2009. The Board vote to approved a “No Left Turn” N. Westbound from Main Street onto Houghton Court. Mr. Parente, Mr. Loura and Mr. Durant all were under the assumption that the vote was for a No Left Turn from Houghton Court onto Main Street. The Board requested that Internal Traffic Committee reconsider their recommendation for the Board’s meeting of August 31, 2009.
- Proclamations:
- Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
- Executive Session:
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, 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 collective bargaining strategy.
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