Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –January 10, 2011
78 Main Street 2nd Floor 7:00 PM
Present were Messieurs Loura, Parente, Durant, Vereault, McGourty, and Blazar. Ms. Santos was also present.
Public Session: December 20, 2010
On a motion by Mr. Vereault, seconded by Mr.Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the public session minutes.
Executive Session: December 20, 2010
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the executive minutes. Mr. Parente abstained.
- Citizen’s Issues:
- Licenses:
Selectmen to consider approval of Change of Manager on the All Alcohol Pouring License for the Ninety-Nine Restaurant.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 4-1 to approve the change of Manager. Mr. McGourty opposed.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Dennis Hatstat, Jr. as a full-time Communications Dispatcher.
On a motion by Mr. McGourty, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to appoint Mr. Dennis Hatstat, Jr. as full-time Communications Dispatcher.
Selectmen to consider amending the Personnel Regulations by adopting policies governing the use of Mobile Phones in vehicles and employee use of Social Media Networks.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to amend the Personnel Regulations.
Selectmen to consider approval of the Project Reimbursement Request and Final Report Forms for the Chapter 90 Reconstruction Project including portions of Forest Ave. and Old North Rd.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the Chapter 90 documents.
Selectmen to consider approval of the Project Reimbursement Request and Final Report Forms for the Chapter 90 Reconstruction Project including Houghton St. and a portion of School St.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the Chapter 90 documents.
Selectmen to consider approval and assessment of sewer betterments for parcels on Birchwood Drive, Woodrow Street, and a portion of Forest Avenue. Betterments are calculated on a per-connection basis at 50% of the final project cost.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the assessments.
Selectmen to consider approval and assessment of water betterments for parcels on Murphy Road, Hosmer Street, and White Pond Road. Betterments are calculated on a per-linear foot of frontage basis at 50% of the final project cost.
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the assessments.
Selectmen to consider approval and assessment of water betterments for parcels on Parmenter Road. Betterments are calculated on a per-linear foot of frontage basis at 50% of the final project cost.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Loura, the Board voted by a margin of 4-0-1 to approve the assessments. Mr. Vereault abstained..
Selectmen to consider signing The Design Enrollment Certification for 715 Students in grades 5-7 at the new JFK Middle School.
On a motion by Mr. McGourty, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to sign the enrollment certification.
Selectmen to consider approval of the MAPC Consortium for Sustainable Communities Governing Structure Guidelines.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the guidelines.
- Town Issues:
- Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr., seconded by Mr ., the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to note correspondence.
Department |
Amount |
Motion |
Second |
Vote |
Board of Assessors |
~$104,550 |
Durant |
McGourty |
5-0 |
Municipal Light Board |
~ $3,900 |
Durant |
McGourty |
5-0 |
Economic Development Com. |
~ $5,479 |
Loura |
McGourty |
5-0 |
Finance Committee |
~ $881 |
Loura |
McGourty |
5-0 |
Historic District Commission |
~ $500 |
Durant |
Parente |
5-0 |
Moderator |
~ $110 |
Loura |
Durant |
5-0 |
Ft. Meadow Commission |
~$5,400 |
Loura |
McGourty |
5-0 |
Lake Boon Commission |
~ $1,728 |
Loura |
Durant |
5-0 |
Conservation Commission |
~ $35,899 |
Durant |
Loura |
5-0 |
On a motion by Mr. Loura, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted by a margin of 5-0, by roll call vote, to enter executive session, not to return to public session to discuss the value of real property.
Document List
Document |
Location |
December 20, 2010 BOS Minutes |
Town Clerk’s Office |
December 20, 2010 BOS Executive Session Minutes |
BOS Office |
Ninety-Nine Change in Manager Application |
BOS Office |
Silva’s Bakery License Application |
BOS Office |
Police Chief Appointment Memorandum |
BOS Office |
Cell Phone & Social Media Policies |
BOS Office |
Chapter 90 Reimbursement & Final Report Forms |
BOS Office |
FY12 Budget Requests |
BOS Office |
Sewer & Water Betterment Worksheets |
BOS Office |
Letter from FEMA re: Risk Mapping Assessment and Planning Discovery Meetings |
BOS Office |
Letter from FEMA re: Approval of Hudson’s Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan |
BOS Office |
FY10 Assabet Valley RVHS Financial Statements and Management Letter |
BOS Office |
Assabet Valley RVHS letter to MSBA noting Assabet’s intent to delay it’s capital construction project approval process until spring of 2012 |
BOS Office |
MSBA Final Design Enrollment Certification for the JFK School |
BOS Office |
Voting Information for MMA Annual Meeting |
BOS Office |
Letter from MassHousing re: Knott’s Clearing Cost Certification |
BOS Office |
Superior Court Decision re: Quinn benefits in the Town of North Reading |
BOS Office |
Mass Highway Bridge Report and DPW Reply |
BOS Office |
Incident Report of a fight at the Portuguese Club |
BOS Office |
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