Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Mintues –December 2, 2013
78 Main Street 2nd Floor 6:00 PM
Present were Messieurs Lucy, Durant, Quinn, Yates, and Vereault, Moses and Attorney Cipriano. Ms. Santos was also present.
Selectmen to vote to go into Executive Session and subsequently return to Public Session.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy the Board voted by roll call 4-1 to go to executive session
Selectmen to meet in Executive Session to discuss Executive Assistant Contract terms.
Selectmen to sign a 3 year contract with Thomas Moses as the new Executive Assistant.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 3-2 to approve the contract for Mr. Thomas Moses. Mr. Vereault and Mr. Yates opposed.
Mr. Vereault noted his support of Mr. Moses. Mr. Yates noted his support of Mr. Moses, his opposition is regarding some of the language in the contract regarding vacation, notice of resignation and the EA holding of other positions.
Public Session: November 4, 2013
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 4-1 to approve the minutes. Mr. Vereault opposed.
Mr. Yates inquired to his request for an average of water sewer bill from DPW and average electric bills of Light & Power, both related to Intel site. Mr. Sandini will follow up with DPW and Light & Power.
Executive Session: November 4, 2013
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 3-2 to approve the minutes. Mr. Vereault and Mr. Yates opposed.
Public Session: November 13, 2013
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 4-1 to approve the minutes. Mr. Vereault opposed.
Executive Session: November 13, 2013
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 3-2 to approve the minutes. Mr. Vereault and Mr. Yates opposed.
Public Session: November 18, 2013
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 4-0-1 to approve the minutes. Mr. Quinn abstained.
James Saart, 13 Lark Drive is requesting that the Board give consideration to dedicating the new roundabout, at the corner of Broad and Washington Street, in honor of the late Governor Paul Cellucci. Michelle Ciccolo, Director of Community Development noted that the site is still under the control of the State and will be turned over to the Town next fall. The Board agreed to have this issue added to the agenda for the December 16, 2013 meeting for discussion and possibly to form a Committee to pursue this.
- Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to conduct Tax Classification hearing to set property tax rates for fiscal year 2014.
Mr. Brian Bowen and Ms. Christine Griffin and Ms. Joanne McIntyre discussed the property values, new growth, Levy Capacity, Historical Tax Rates and Single Family House values, they also discussed the various options for choosing a classification factor for the CIP and Residential tax rates. The Board discussed the multiply options and received public input from various residents. The chairman closed the hearing.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Vereault the Board voted 4-1 for CIP Multiplier of 1.6740. Mr. Yates opposed.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy the Board voted 4-1 for an approximate Residential Factor of .8462. Mr. Yates opposed. The board to vote on the exact residential factor after it’s calculated.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy the Board voted 4-1 for a residential factor of .846411 and $133,252.64 for the unutilized tax capacity. Mr. Yates opposed.
Selectmen to hold a joint meeting with the Hudson School Committee to consider appointing two School Committee members to a term to expire on 5/12/2014.
On a motion to postpone the hearing by Mr. Vereault, seconded by Mr. Yates the Board voted 2-3 to defeat the motion. Mr. Durant, Mr. Lucy and Mr. Quinn opposed.
Each candidate spoke briefly regarding why they are interested in serving and what they could contribute to the Committee.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board and the Committee voted 9-0.
Name |
Durant |
Lucy |
Yates |
Quinn |
Vereault |
O’Brien |
Valcourt |
Nelson |
Davis |
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Graceffa |
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Hoell |
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Luoto |
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Roesch |
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Tousignat-Dufour |
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Mr. Benjamin Hoell and Mr. George Luoto were appointment to the Hudson School Committee to a term to expire on 5/12/2014.
Selectmen to consider the issuance of a license to The Hudson Elks Lodge for the sale of Christmas Trees at 91 Park Street.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Yates the Board voted by a margin of 5-0 to approve the license.
Selectmen to consider issuing a Taxi Driver’s License to Dmitry Nikolayev driving for Sunshine Taxi.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 4-1 to decline the license. Mr. Vereault opposed.
Selectmen to consider approval of change of d/b/a for a Class II License from Dad’s Hot Rods to David’s Auto Sales located at 28 Broad Street.
On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 5-0 to approve the change of d/b/a.
Selectmen to consider approval of annual license renewals for all licensees who have met the requirements for renewal.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded Mr. Durant the Board voted 5-0 to approve all licensees who have met the requirements for renewal.
Selectmen to note the resignation of Christopher Jack as a Call Firefighter.
On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 5-0 to note the resignation.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Fall/Winter employees for the Park Commission/Recreation Department.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Quinn the Board voted 3-2 to approve the appointments. Mr. Durant and Mr. Yates abstained.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointments of Nancy Opp and Ellen Kisslinger to the Hudson Cultural Council to a term to expire December 31, 2016.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 5-0 to approve the appointments.
Selectmen to consider re-appointments of various Board & Committee members, whose terms expire on December 31, 2013.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 4-1 to approve the reappointments. Mr. Vereault opposed.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Yates the Board voted 5-0 to send a letter of thanks to the Board members for their years of service.
Selectmen to consider re-appointing James Quinn to the Affordable Housing Trust to a term to expire on 12/31/2015.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 3-0-2 to reappoint Mr. James Quinn. Mr. Vereault and Mr. Quinn abstained.
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign contracts with various vendors, for snow plowing and snow hauling for 2013-2014 season.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 5-0 to approve and authorized the signing of the contracts for snow plowing and snow hauling.
Selectmen to consider signing Emergency Water Supply Agreement with Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 5-0 to sign the Emergency Water Supply Agreement with MWRA.
Selectmen to consider approval of extending the Inter-Municipal Agreement through December of 2014 with the City of Marlborough in order to receive MWRA Water through Marlborough’s transmission system.
This item was tabled to next the December 16, 2013 Agenda.
Selectmen to consider amending the Traffic Rules and Regulations as a result of the various road construction projects as recommended by the Internal Traffic Committee.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 5-0, to amend the Traffic Rules and Regulations as recommended by the Internal Traffic Committee.
Selectmen to consider signing Inter-Municipal Agreement for regional housing consulting services.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy the Board voted 4-1 to sign the Inter-Municipal Agreement. Mr. Vereault opposed.
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Selectmen to consider issuance of a Citation recognizing John G. Petrovick, III for his attainment of the rank of Eagle Scout.
On a motion by Mr. Yates, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 5-0 to issue the citation to John G. Petrovick, III.
- Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
Mr. Quinn noted that the Hudson Historical District has amended their regulations and property owners should make note.
Discusssion: regarding liquor Licenses
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Vereault the Board voted 4-0-1 asked Attorney Cipriano to draft an article to request an additional 4 Liquor Licenses. Mr. Durant abstained.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 5-0 to note correspondence.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy the Board voted 5-0 to adjourn.
Document List – December 2, 2013
Document |
Location |
Draft of the Executive Assistant Contract |
BOS Office |
November 4, 2013 public session minutes |
BOS Office |
November 4, 2013 executive session minutes |
BOS Office |
November 13, 2013 public session minutes |
BOS Office |
November 13, 2013 executive session minutes |
BOS Office |
November 18, 2013 public session minutes |
BOS Office |
Advertisement & Classification Hearing presentation dated 12/2/13 by Board of Assessors distributed at the meeting |
BOS Office |
Interest forms from Mr. Graceffa, Mr. Hoell, Mr. Luoto, Mr. Roesch and Ms. Tousignat-Dufour |
BOS Office |
Sale of Christmas Tree license application from the Elks |
BOS Office |
Taxi Driver License application from Dmitry Nikolayev driving for Sunshine Taxi |
BOS Office |
Change of doing business as certificate from Mr. David Melo |
BOS Office |
License Renewal memo & List of all licensees that have met all requirement for renewal |
BOS Office |
Memo regarding the resignation of Mr. Christopher Jack as Call Firefighter |
BOS Office |
Memo, list of appointments for Fall/Winter employees for the Park Commission/Recreation Department |
BOS Office |
Memo regarding appointment of Nancy Opp and Ellen Kisslinger to the Hudson Cultural Council |
BOS Office |
Re-appointment memo for various Boards & Committees |
BOS Office |
Memo, Procurement, bid sheets for various Snow Plowing and Snow Hauling contracts |
BOS Office |
Inter-Municipal Agreement between the City of Marlborough in order to received MWRA water |
BOS Office |
Memo, list of various traffic rules and regulation changes as recommended by the Internal Traffic Committee |
BOS Office |
Citation for John G. Petrovick, III for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout |
BOS Office |
Final version of the approved Silas Felton Hudson Historical Commission Rules and Regulations |
BOS Office |
Town Counsel’s Legal Analysis regarding Senior Citizen Property Tax work-off procedure |
BOS Office |
Notice from Atlantic Express Transportation Corp regarding Robert L. McCarthy & Son bankruptcy filing |
BOS Office |
MAPC’s correspondence regarding Professional Technical and Planning Assistance to MAPC Municipalities (DLTA) |
BOS Office |
Xfinity notices regarding Municipal Emergency Reporting Procedures and update on service changes |
BOS Office |
Email from Ms. Arleen Martino, Massachusetts LaRouche PAC activist regarding Glass-Steagall |
BOS Office |
Correspondence from Attorney Kay Doyle regarding the Figueroa v. Hudson case. (Confidential) |
BOS Office |
Correspondence from Attorney Rozak regarding Hudson Police Superior Officers case. (Confidential) |
BOS Office |
Correspondence from Economic Development Commission regarding Highland Commons request for additional Liquor Licenses |
BOS Office |
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