Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –August 31, 2009
Present were Messieurs Durant, Loura, Leeber, Parente, Vereault, Blazar and Cipriano. Ms. Santos was also in attendance.
Public Session: August 10, 2009
On a Motion by Mr. Leeber, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: August 10, 2009.
On a Motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
- Citizen’s Issues:
- Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to welcome Chris Yates, Chairman, Hudson School Committee, accompanied by Dr. Kevin M. Lyons, Superintendent of Schools.
Mr. Christopher Yates, Chairman, Hudson School Committee, was accompanied by Dr. Kevin Lyons, Superintendent of Schools. He introduced himself and briefly answered questions from the Board members.
Selectmen to consider issuing a transient vendor license to TAP Enterprises, Inc. to conduct a Tool & General Merchandise sale at the Hudson VFW #1027 at 3 Palmieri Drive from 11:00 A to 7:00 P on September 7, 2009.
On a Motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
Selectmen to consider issuing an Entertainment and Transient Vendor License for the PMC Kids Ride/ PAN MASS Challenge for its fundraiser at the Cellucci Park on September 13, 2009 from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM.
On a Motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the licenses.
Selectmen to consider approval of reclassification of the position of Community & Economic Development Assistant from Non Union Schedule D to M3.
On a Motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the reclassification.
Selectmen to consider approval of the appointments of the following as Part-Time Library Pages: Kathleen Harrity, Kathleen Lima, Erin Siler and Sadie Tremblay.
On a Motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Holly Cabral as Part-Time Police Matron for the Hudson Police Department.
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 authorizing the signing of a contract with F.G. Sullivan Co. in the amount of $30,368.80 (LB) for the cleaning and reconditioning of Chestnut Wells numbers 2 & 3.
On a Motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the contract.
Selectmen to consider the approval and authorization to sign Change Order #1 in the amount of $12,286.59 to EH Perkins Construction, Inc. for additional work on the Mason Street reconstruction project.
On a Motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve change order #1.
Selectmen to consider the approval and authorization to sign four change orders totaling $37,290 to Seaver Construction for additional work on the Senior Center renovation-expansion project.
On a Motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the change orders.
Selectmen to consider approval of amendment to Traffic Regulations pertaining to the definition of “Parking.”
On a Motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the amendment to the Traffic Regulations.
Selectmen to reconsider decision to prohibit left turns from Main Street onto Houghton Court.
On a Motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to eliminate the prohibition of taking a left turn from Main Street onto Houghton Court.
Mr. Leeber brought forward the issue of charging an investigation fee to liquor license holders that are found to be in violation of the Massachusetts liquor laws. Mr. Blazar referred the inquiry to Town Counsel.
Mr. Parente and Mr. Loura requested speed enforcement on Washington Street and Broad Street respectively.
- Proclamations:
- 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.
- Executive Session:
- Adjourn:
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 pending litigation.
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