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Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –December 19, 2016
78 Main Street 2nd Floor 7:00 PM
Present were Mr. Duplisea, Mr. Parent, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Lucy, Mr. Durant, and Mr. Moses. Also present were Attorney Cipriano and Ms. Vickery.
Public Session Minutes: December 5, 2016
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Quinn, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the Public Session Minutes of December 5, 2016.
Mr. Lucy asked if there has been any contact with Eversource since the Boards last meeting. Mr. Moses said no.
- Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
- Licenses:
Selectman to consider Transfer of Ownership of a Class II License for Countryside Towing, Inc., 401 River Road from Robert Colleton to Angela Trottier and John Colaianni.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Quinn, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the Transfer of Ownership of a Class II License for Countryside Towing, Inc., 401 River Road from Robert Colleton to Angela Trottier and John Colaianni.
Selectmen to consider approval of 2017 License renewals for all licensee’s that have met their requirements.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parent, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the 2017 License renewals for all licensee’s that have met their requirements.
Selectmen to consider approval of license renewals for those licensees who will meet all renewal requirements by December 31, 2016.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Parent, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the license renewals for those licensees who will meet all renewal requirements by December 31, 2016.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Christopher Robbins as W-2 Laborer, Step 1, effective December 20, 2016.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Quinn, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the appointment of Christopher Robbins as W-2 Laborer, Step 1, effective December 20, 2016.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Brien Roche as W-2 Laborer, Step 1, effective December 20, 2016.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Quinn, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the appointment of Brien Roche as W-2 Laborer, Step 1, effective December 20, 2016.
Selectmen to consider approval of appointment of Daniel Cunningham as W-2 Laborer, Step 1, effective December 20, 2016.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Quinn, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the appointment of Daniel Cunningham as W-2 Laborer, Step 1, effective December 20, 2016.
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign a contract with Chris Merrill Excavating & Trucking for the snowplowing for the 2016 - 2017 season.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted 5-0 to approve and authorize the signing of a contract with Chris Merrill Excavating & Trucking for the snowplowing for the 2016 - 2017 season.
Selectmen to consider acceptance and authorization to sign the Sustainable Materials Recovery Program Grant in the amount of $2,000.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted 5-0 to accept and authorize the signing of the Sustainable Materials Recovery Program Grant in the amount of $2,000.
Mr. Lucy stated the following: “I move that we consider approving terms of a medical marijuana host agreement with Good Chemistry for a medical marijuana facility at the Garrity’s commercial property at 252 Coolidge Street that includes issuing host letter, the build out of the property, and payment to the Town of Hudson, from Good Chemistry, of $10,000 at the time the store is licensed, then annual payments equal to two and one half percent (2.50%) of sales each year with no cap but not less than $25,000 for the 1st year of operations, not less than $50,000 for the 2nd year of operations, not less than $75,000 for the 3rd year of operations, and not less than $100,000 every year after the 3rd year of operations.” Mr. Durant seconded the motion for discussion purposes only.
Mr. Lucy made note of a letter from Mr. Smith stating that Good Chemistry is not asking to operate exclusively and believes that the two stores will average greater sales than what one store would average alone. Mr. Lucy fears that by not allowing providing Good Chemistry a letter the Town may lose out to neighboring Berlin in regard to annual payments.
Mr. Parent does not see the need for a second dispensary. Mr. Quinn stated that he is not against issuing a second letter.
Mr. Durant stated that he will not support the motion because it was not on the agenda and the Board members have not had sufficient time to consider this. He went on to say that he is not in favor of approving the terms of the agreement with Manna (next agenda item) as they site exclusivity in the agreement and Mr. Durant does not think this makes sense for the Town.
Mr. Lucy’s motion was defeated 2-3 as Mr. Parent, Mr. Duplisea and Mr. Durant voted in opposition with Mr. Lucy and Mr. Quinn voting in the affirmative.
Selectmen to consider approving terms of a Medical Marijuana host agreement with Manna Wellness.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parent, the Board vote 5-0 to continue this item until the Boards next meeting in order to conduct further negotiations with Manna Wellness in order to obtain a better compensation package with the understanding that the Board is not inclined to grant exclusivity to any party
Mr. Lucy asked when the legal opinion would be available for a question he posed at the Boards last meeting. Mr. Lucy had asked for a legal opinion from Town Counsel to address the procedure of how to reprimand, suspend or dismiss an appointed Town official. As the request was not made from the full Board Atty. Cipriano did not move forward with the request. The Board unanimously agreed to the request.
Selectmen to conduct FY2018 Budget Hearings:
Mr. Moses gave a brief presentation of the FY 2018 Budget. The presentation is available on the Town’s website at www.townofhudson.org.
Department |
Dept. # |
Tab # |
Amount Request |
Motion |
Seconded |
Vote |
Board of Selectmen |
1220 |
5 |
$13,700 |
Durant |
Lucy |
5-0 |
Executive Assistant |
1230 |
6 |
$296,208 |
Durant |
Parent |
5-0 |
Elections & Town Meeting |
1231 |
6 |
$34,734 |
Durant |
Lucy |
5-0 |
Legal Services |
1235 |
6 |
$164,000 |
Lucy |
Duplisea |
5-0 |
Town Buildings |
1236 |
6 |
$234,178 |
Lucy |
Parent |
5-0 |
Personnel Expense |
1237 |
6 |
$9,753 |
Lucy |
Durant |
5-0 |
Debt Service |
7100 |
26 |
$7,631,811 |
Durant |
Lucy |
5-0 |
Retirement / Pensions |
9110 |
27 |
$4,924,072 |
Durant |
Parent |
5-0 |
Group Health Insurance |
9140 |
28 |
$5,041,000 |
Durant |
Lucy |
5-0 |
General Insurance |
9141 |
29 |
$945,110 |
Lucy |
Parent |
4-0-1 Durant Abstained |
Finance Dept. / IT |
1330 |
7 |
$793,282 |
Parent |
Lucy |
5-0 |
Library |
6100 |
24 |
$756,000 |
Lucy |
Quinn |
5-0 |
Town Clerk, Board of Registrars |
1610 |
8 |
$170,175 |
Lucy |
Quinn |
5-0 |
Building Inspections |
2410 |
19 |
$177,151 |
Durant |
Quinn |
5-0 |
Council on Aging |
5410 |
22 |
$272,742 |
Durant |
Parent |
5-0 |
Board of Health |
5100 |
21 |
$190,873 |
Durant |
Quinn |
5-0 |
Veterans |
5441 |
23 |
$140,663 |
Durant |
Quinn |
5-0 |
- Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Parent, the Board voted 5-0 to note the correspondence of December 19, 2016.
Selectmen to meet in Executive Session to discuss strategy with respect to potential probate litigation, value of real property, and or seek advice of counsel, where an open meeting may have detrimental effect on the legal position of the public body and the chairman so declares.
The Board voted 5-0, by roll call, to enter into executive session, not to return to public session, to discuss strategy with respect to potential probate litigation, value of real property, and or seek advice of counsel, where an open meeting may have detrimental effect on the legal position of the public body and the chairman so declares.
Document List
December 19, 2016
Document |
Location |
Public Session Minutes 12/05/16 |
BOS Office |
Class II Transfer of Ownership license application |
BOS Office |
Memo, license renewal memo for all Licensees that have met all renewal requirements. |
BOS Office |
Appointment memo and applications for DPW W-2 Laborers |
BOS Office |
Memo and procurement for snowplowing contract with Chris Merrill Excavating & Trucking |
BOS Office |
Award letter from DEP regarding Sustainable Materials Recovery Program |
BOS Office |
Community Preservation Committee Memo |
BOS Office |
Letter from DHCD regarding housing resources for homeless veterans. |
BOS Office |
Correspondence from Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization regarding FFYs 2018-22 Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). |
BOS Office |
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