Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –April 26, 2010
Present were Messieurs Durant, Loura, Leeber, Parente, Vereault, Cipriano and Blazar. Ms. Burke was also present.
Public Session: April 5, 2010
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Executive Session: April 5, 2010
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the minutes.
Richard Kavanaugh from 95 White Pond Rd. was present to ask the Board if it could do anything about the rising water level in White Pond, which is encroaching on the rear of his property. Mr. Blazar said that he would communicate with Maynard, which owns the pond, about this problem.
- Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to conduct hearing on an application received from BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. for underground storage of flammables at Coolidge Street, Highland Commons Shopping Center.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Vereault, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to close the hearing after receiving no input from members of the public in attendance.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Vereault, the Board voted by a margin of 3-1-1 to authorize the Executive Assistant to issue the license once he is assured all necessary paperwork has been completed. Mr. Leeber opposed the motion and Mr, Parente abstained from the vote.
Selectmen to consider approval of mid-year license renewals.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the renewals.
Selectmen to consider granting one-day Entertainment and Transient Vendor licenses to the Assabet Valley Chamber of Commerce for its 24th Annual Community Festival on June 5, 2010.
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 a Live Entertainment license to the Hudson Public Schools/Arts Alliance for:
- Rehearsal at Wood Park on 6/1/10 from 8:30AM-11:00AM (6/2/10 rain date)
- Concert at Wood Park on 6/8/10 from 5:00pm-8:00pm (6/15/10 rain date)
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the licenses.
Selectmen to consider reclassification of IT Manager position in the Information Technology Department from Management Grade 7 to IT Manager/Systems & INET Administrator, management Grade 8.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the reclassification.
Selectmen to consider approval of promotion of Eron Dilo from Assistant IT Manager to IT Manager/Systems & INET Administrator.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the promotion.
Selectmen to consider appointing Seasonal Employees for the Recreation Department.
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 approval and authorization to sign various changes orders with Seaver Construction in the total amount of $13,957.00 for a new contract price not to exceed $4,012,232.97.
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the signing of the change orders other than PCO 105 for the retesting of the geo-thermal well water..
Selectmen to consider amending and updating the Affordable Housing Lottery Policy.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Parente, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the amendments as suggested.
Selectmen to consider amending the Water Use Regulations to incorporate statutory provisions for non-payment.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 to approve the amendments as suggested. Mr. Vereault voted against the motion.
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign a Supplemental Agreement with Thorndike Properties of Massachusetts III LLC for the purpose of maintenance of playing fields.
On a motion by Mr. Parente, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the signing of the agreement.
Selectmen to consider acceptance of donation in the amount of $500.00 from TD Bank to the Hudson Fire Department.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to accept the donation.
Selectmen to cast vote for Hudson’s local representatives to the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 to cast its votes for the Mayor Curtatone of Somerville and Selectperson Esty of Natick. Mr. Durant cast his vote for Mayor Scanlon of Beverly.
Mr. Loura inquired about when the Rail Trail is apt to be completed.
Selectmen to consider issuance of a commendation to the Hudson Fire Department for wining the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts’ Fitness Challenge.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Leeber, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to issue the commendation.
- 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.
The Board entered into a discussion with Mr. Sousa from Houghton St. about it’s recent decisions relative to parking on that street. At the conclusion of that discussion, the board voted on a motion by Mr. Loura, which was seconded by Mr. Parente, to remove the restriction on parking on the west side of Houghton Street from South St. to the intersection with Houghton Court. Messieurs Durant and Leeber opposed the motion.
On a motion by the Chair the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to adjourn.
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