Town of Hudson, MA - Selectmen's Minutes 12/19/11

Selectmen's Minutes 12/19/11

Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen

Minutes –December 19, 2011

78 Main Street 2^nd Floor 7:00 PM

Call to Order:

Present were Messieurs Durant, Vereault, McGourty, Yates, Blazar, and Cipriano. Ms. Santos was also present.

Minutes to be Approved:

Public Session: December 5, 2011

On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the minutes of December 5, 2011 public session.

Executive Session: December 5, 2011

On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 3-0-1 to approve the minutes. Mr. Yates abstained due to not being present for entire executive session.

Citizen’s Issues:
Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Licenses:

Selectmen to consider approval of license renewals for those licensees who meet all renewal requirements by December 31, 2011.

On a motion by Mr. McGourty, seconded by Mr. Vereault the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the license renewals as presented to the board.

Personnel:

Selectmen to consider reappointments of presently serving Board & Committee members and/or new appointments to vacant or vacated seats.

Mr. Vereault stated that these votes were going to be taken individually by name.

Name	Board	Motion	Seconded	Vote
Peznola, Joseph	Board of Appeals	Durant	Vereault	4-0
Santos, Kevin	Board of Trustee/Affordable Housing Trust	Durant	Vereault	4-0
Parent, John	Board of Trustee/Affordable Housing Trust	Durant	McGourty	4-0
Burke, Jennifer	Community Preservation Committee	Durant	Vereault	3-1 McGourty opposed
Ghiloni, Linda	Community Preservation Committee	Durant	Vereault	4-0
Duplisea, Scott	Community Preservation Committee	Durant	Vereault	4-0
Moran, Martin	Conservation Committee	Durant	Vereault	4-0
Wood, Minot	Conservation Committee	Durant	Yates	4-0
Joyce, Terrence	Conservation Committee	Durant	Yates	4-0
Longtine, Leif	Conservation Committee	Durant	Yates	4-0
Smith, Nina	Council on Aging	Durant	Yates	4-0
Monteiro,Anthony	Council on Aging	Durant	Yates	4-0
Davis, Thomas	Economic Development Committee	Durant	Yates	4-0
Tibbals, Chris	Economic Development Committee	Durant	Yates	4-0
Parker, Richard	Fence Viewers	Durant	McGourty	4-0
Redding, Arthur	Fence Viewers	Durant	McGourty	4-0
Blauch, James	Historic District Commission	Durant	Yates	4-0
McGee, George	Industrial Develop.&Finance Authority	Durant	Yates	4-0
Cabral, James	Veteran’s Graves Officer	Durant	McGourty	4-0

Motion for reappointment of Mr. Paul Byrne was made by Mr. Durant, the motion was not seconded. Mr Vereault stated that Mr. Byrne’s appointment was passed over last year at this time. Mr. Byrne questioned why the Board was not reappointing him, Mr. Vereault stated that Mr. Byrne effectively remains on the Board unless he is replaced.

Mr. Yates requested that all vacancies on Boards & Committees be posted on Hud TV.

Selectmen to consider appointing Mr. Michael DiBona to the Economic Development Commission for a term to expire on December 31, 2015.

On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointment of Mr. Michael DiBona to the Economic Development Commission.

Selectmen to consider appointing Mr. Matt Tucker to the Economic Development Commission for a term to expire on December 31, 2012.

On a motion by Mr. McGourty, seconded by Mr. Yates the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointment of Mr. Matt Tucker to the Economic Development Commission.

Selectmen to consider approval of the appointment of John Cain as Deputy Electrical Inspector.

On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointment of John Cain as Deputy Electrical Inspector.

Selectmen to consider approval of the appointment of Dennis Hatstat as a permanent full-time Police Officer effective March 12, 2012 and contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation, medical examination, and physical aptitude test.

On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointment of Dennis Hatstat as permanent full-time Police Officer effective March 12, 2012.

Selectmen to consider approval of the appointments of James Connolly, Casimiro Costa, Ashley Grampetro and Sean Marques as Full Time Communications Dispatchers, effective January 6, 2012 Grade 9 Step 1, and contingent upon successful completion of background investigations and medical examinations.

On a motion by Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointments.

Selectmen to consider approval of the appointment of Jodi Blanchard as a Full Time Communications Dispatcher, effective January 6, 2012 at Grade 9 Step 7.

On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointment.

Selectmen to consider approval of the appointments of Maressa Figueroa, Kyle Cullen and Seth Shufro as Part Time Communications Dispatchers, effective January 6, 2012 at Grade NU-E, Step 1.

On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the appointments.

Contracts:

Selectmen to consider approval of Change order #1 with Russo-Barr for the design of additional architectural restoration at Fire Station 1.

On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 3-1. Mr. Durant opposed.

General:

Selectmen to consider accepting a donation in the amount of $250.00 from Rose Roque for the Hudson Fire Department.

On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to accept the donation.

Selectmen to consider approval of a Resolution in support of the submittal of a Statement of Interest (SOI) to the MSBA for the Mulready School.

On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. Vereault the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to approve the Resolution as follows:

Resolved: Having convened in an open meeting on December 19, 2011, the Board of Selectmen of Hudson, Massachusetts in accordance with its charter, by- laws, and ordinances, has voted to authorize the Superintendent to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest Form dated January 6, 2011 for the J. L. Mulready Elementary School located at 306 Cox Street which describes and explains the following deficiencies and the priority category(s) for which an application may be submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority in the future in accordance with MSBA’s priorities as Priority #1, Replacement or renovation of a building which is structurally unsound or otherwise in a condition seriously jeopardizing the health and safety of school children and; Priority #5, Replacement, renovation or modernization of a school facility systems, such as roofs, windows, boilers, heating and ventilation systems, to increase energy conservation and decrease energy related costs in a school facility.

The Mulready School, servicing the educational needs of the District since 1963, has asbestos-containing building materials ACBM’s (priority #1) in a number of interior finishes and mechanical systems managed under an AHERA Management Plan since 1988. The ACBM’s can be found in acoustical ceiling tile, VAT floor tile, above ceiling pipe insulation, boiler room piping and breeching. The presence of this material precludes any preventative maintenance work on mechanical systems above the ceiling. The roof (priority #5) at this location is a 1988 EPDM installation over original 4 ply built up roofing. This roof has been in a “failed” condition in reports dating back to 1999 and has been diligently repaired by in-house staff annually. A major roof failure could be the impetus for a major asbestos clean-up event if water causes the pipe insulation to break down and ceilings to collapse. This SOI seeks MSBA assistance to abate all asbestos in the facility and replace the failed roof system; and hereby further specifically acknowledges that by submitting this Statement of Interest Form, the Massachusetts School Building Authority in no way guarantees the acceptance or the approval of an application, the awarding of a grant or any other funding commitment from the Massachusetts School Building Authority, or commits the City/Town/Regional School District to filing an application for funding with the Massachusetts School Building Authority.

Town Issues:

Mr. McGourty motioned to reinstate all Boards that are not currently active and are on the Town Charter, Mr. Yates seconded the motion. After a brief discussion the motion and the second were withdrawn. Mr. Vereault requested a complete list of all the Boards and Committee that are not active be compiled and placed on the next agenda for discussion.

Mr. Vereault asked if retired officers were able to staff details, the Executive Assistant will research Mr. Vereault’s inquiry.

Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:

On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty the Board voted by a margin of 4-0 to note correspondence.

Budgets

Department	Dept #	Amount	Motion	Seconded	Vote
Board of Selectmen	1220	$13,585	Durant	Vereault	4-0
Executive Assistant	1230	$356,505	Durant	Vereault	4-0
Election Town Meeting	1231	$52,635	Vereault	McGourty	4-0
Community Development	1232	$113,726	Durant	Vereault	4-0
Legal Services	1235	$164,000	Vereault	Durant	3-1 Yates Opposed
Town Buildings	1236	$215,091	Yates	McGourty	4-0
Personnel Expense	1237	$9,753	Yates	McGourty	4-0
Debt Service	7100	$6,149,192.47	Yates	McGourty	4-0
Retirement / Pensions	9110	$3,738,137.00	Yates	Vereault	4-0
Group Health Insurance	9140	$3,620,763.00	Vereault	Durant	3-0-1 McGourty Abstained
General Insurance	9141	$752,561	Yates	Vereault	2-0-2 Durant, McGourty Abstained
Finance Department / Info. Tech	1330	$678,305	Yates	McGourty	4-0
Library	6100	$687,640	Vereault	Yates	4-0
Veterans	5441	$125,755	Durant	Yates	4-0
Town Clerk & Board of Registrars	1610	$146,720	Durant	Yates	4-0
Building Inspection	2410	$160,092	Durant	Yates	4-0
Council on Aging	5410	$234,405	Durant	Yates	4-0
Board of Health	5100	$137,135	Durant	Yates	4-0

Mr. Yates raised the issue of the legal expense accounts for the period of FY2005-FY2011. He indicated that the police department expenses are much higher than other Town departments. After some discussion, the Board decided to discuss this further at a later meeting.

Executive Session:
Adjourn:

On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. McGourty, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn.

Document List - December 19, 2011

Document	Location
Public Session Minutes: 12/5/11	BOS Office
Executive Session Minutes: 12/5/11	BOS Office
Memo and List of all licenses for Renewal	BOS Office
List of Board & Committee reappointments for 2012	BOS Office
Memo requesting appointment of Matt Tucker and Michael DiBona to the Economic Development Commission	BOS Office
Memo from Building Commissioner re: appointment of John Cain as Deputy Electrical Inspector	BOS Office
Memo from Chief of Police re: appointments items 6e, 6f, 6g, 6h	BOS Office
Change Order #1 Russo-Barr for design of the Restoration of Fires Station 1	BOS Office
Statement of Interest and Resolution in support of submittal to MSBA for the Mulready School	BOS Office
Information from Attorney General’s Office re: acceptance of regulations for allowing remote participation in public meetings	BOS Office
Memo re: donation in the amount of $250.00 from Rose Roque for the Fire Department	BOS Office
FY2013 Town Budget Book	BOS Office
Notice of claim by Patricia G. Bensetler for a slip & fall	BOS Office
Notice from Tetra Tech of a Release Abatement Measure to be undertaken at 173 Washington St	BOS Office
Information related to the town’s acceptance of MGL Chapter 59 § 5 Clause 41-C.	BOS Office
Notice of vote by the Assabet Regional Vocational School District Committee to authorize borrowing $62,434,488 for repairs to the AVRVHS	BOS Office
Informational Package from AVRVHS re: Repair Project	BOS Office
Correspondence from Erwing Board of Selectmen requesting support for House Bill No. 00200	BOS Office