Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –February 13, 2017
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. Santos.
Public Session: January 23, 2017
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the Public Session minutes of January 23, 2017.
- Citizens’ Issues:
- Meetings and Public Hearings - 7:00 PM:
Selectmen to conduct a joint meeting with the Municipal Light Board (MLB) to consider appointing a new member.
Present were Daniel Murphy and John Monteiro of the MLB. Mr. Murphy nominated Justin Provencher to fulfill the term of Mr. Marinelli who recently retired from the Board.
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board and the members of the MLB voted 6-0-1 to approve the appointment of Justin Provencher to the Municipal Light Board to fulfill the remainder of Mr. Marinelli’s term. Mr. Lucy abstained.
a) Selectmen to consider Transfer of Ownership of an All Alcohol Restaurant Pouring License and Common Victualler’s License from Hudson Super Buffet MA, Inc. to Quin Lin, President of New Hudson Super Buffet MA, Inc. d/b/a Hudson Super Buffet at 167 Broad Street.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Quinn, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the Transfer of Ownership of an All Alcohol Restaurant Pouring License and Common Victualler’s License from Hudson Super Buffet MA, Inc. to Quin Lin, President of New Hudson Super Buffet MA, Inc. d/b/a Hudson Super Buffet at 167 Broad Street.
Selectmen to consider approving the promotion of Thomas Waldsmith to W-6 Crew Leader Step 2 at a rate of $24.14 for the Department of Public Works, effective February 14, 2017.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Duplisea, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the promotion of Thomas Waldsmith to W-6 Crew Leader Step 2 at a rate of $24.14 for the Department of Public Works, effective February 14, 2017.
Selectmen to consider approval of the re-appointment of Doris Monteiro to the Hudson Cultural Council for a term to expire December 31, 2019.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parent, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the re-appointment of Doris Monteiro to the Hudson Cultural Council for a term to expire December 31, 2019.
Selectmen to note the resignation of Joshua Macedo from the Hudson Fire Department, effective immediately.
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted 4-1 to note the resignation of Joshua Macedo from the Hudson Fire Department, effective immediately. Mr. Lucy opposed.
Selectmen to consider approval of the appointment of Brandon Parker to the Conservation Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2017.
Note: Mr. Parker is being promoted to Full Member. He has served the Commission for the past year as an Associate Member.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the appointment of Brandon Parker to the Conservation Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2017.
Selectmen to consider approval of the appointment of Nusrath Khan to the Conservation Commission as an Associate Member for a term to expire December 31, 2019.
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Quinn, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the appointment of Nusrath Khan to the Conservation Commission as an Associate Member for a term to expire December 31, 2019.
Selectmen to consider approval of the appointment of Jason Weksner to the Conservation Commission as an Associate Member for a term to expire December 31, 2019.
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the appointment of Jason Weksner to the Conservation Commission as an Associate Member for a term to expire December 31, 2019.
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign a contract with Woodward & Curran Engineering for the design of the Chestnut Street Well #1 replacement project in the amount of $129,300.
Note: Funding for this project was approved in Article #23 at May 2016 Town Meeting.
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Duplisea, the Board voted 5-0 to approve and authorize the signing of a contract with Woodward & Curran Engineering for the design of the Chestnut Street Well #1 replacement project in the amount of $129,300.
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign a contract with Wright Pierce Engineering for the wastewater pumping station and forced main asset management plan in the amount of $50,000.
Note: $40,000 of the funding will come from grant funds from the Department of Environmental Protection and the remaining $10,000 will be funded through the Town’s Inflow & Infiltration mitigation account.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Quinn, the Board voted 5-0 to approve and authorize the signing of a contract with Wright Pierce Engineering for the wastewater pumping station and forced main asset management plan in the amount of $50,000.
Selectmen to consider approval and authorization to sign a contract with Wright Pierce Engineering for the design of the Brigham Hill and Pheasant Trail Pump Station Alarm Project in the amount of $66,500.
Note: Funding for this project was approved in Article #5 of the May 2014 Town Meeting.
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted 5-0 to approve and authorize the signing of a contract with Wright Pierce Engineering for the design of the Brigham Hill and Pheasant Trail Pump Station Alarm Project in the amount of $66,500.
Selectmen to consider approval and authorize the signing of a First Amendment of Lease Agreement and all related documents for the AT&T Lease Amendment for the Cell Tower located at 44 Coolidge Street.
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 5-0 to approve and authorize the signing of a First Amendment of Lease Agreement and all related documents for the AT&T Lease Amendment for the Cell Tower located at 44 Coolidge Street.
Selectmen to consider accepting a donation of $200.00 from James and Loraine Morais to be deposited into the Fire Departments Gifts and Grants account.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Quinn, the Board voted 5-0 to accept the donation of $200.00 from James and Loraine Morais to be deposited into the Fire Departments Gifts and Grants account.
Selectmen to amend the traffic rules and regulations under Article IV- Standing, Stopping and Parking by adding the following:
Section 15: Electric Vehicle Parking Charging Station; electric vehicles
It shall be prohibited to park a non-electric vehicle in an electric vehicle charging station designated for use by electric vehicles, including an electric vehicle charging station at the following locations:
The two inside parking spaces adjacent to the north side of South Street within the South Street public lot behind the building at 111 Main Street shall be designated as electric vehicle parking only.
Mr. Quinn asked how many electric vehicles are in Town. Mr. Ryder stated that there are only thirteen registered to Hudson residents however he noted they are not the intended target. The intent is to make the Town a more electric car friendly Town. The funds for these charging stations came from a grant awarded to Hudson Light & Power.
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted 5-0 to amend the traffic rules and regulations under Article IV- Standing, Stopping and Parking by adding the following: Section 15: Electric Vehicle Parking Charging Station; electric vehicles.
Selectmen to consider amending the Traffic Rules & Regulations as recommended by the Internal Traffic Committee to restripe the crosswalk on Main Street at the intersection of Church Street.
Mr. Ryder noted that there are currently four parking spots at this location. There is currently there are 102 linear feet curb to curb, less 20 feet for the corner turning radius. The crosswalk would be a minimum of eleven feet. Enough space would remain for three twenty two foot parking spots, thus eliminating one space in this location.
On a motion by Mr. Durant, seconded by Mr. Parent, the Board voted 3-1-1 to amend the Traffic Rules & Regulations as recommended by the Internal Traffic Committee to restripe the crosswalk on Main Street at the intersection of Church Street keeping only three parking spaces along this section of Main Street. Mr. Lucy opposed and Mr. Quinn abstained.
Mr. Lucy had three Town Issues:
Mr. Lucy requested that the Board take steps to increase the hours of the parking enforcement officer from 10 hours per week to 20 hours. Mr. Moses stated that he would do an analysis however he went on to say that he is not certain that this tactic would be too effective. Mr. Moses said that the number of tickets generated during those ten hours weekly may not be sufficient to cover the pay for that time. The abuse of the two hour limit is not such that it would warrant doubling the coverage for enforcement. Mr. Lucy will submit additional information to Mr. Moses.
Mr. Lucy referenced a correspondence item regarding the School Departments budget presentation in which Mr. Moses included a chart. Mr. Lucy requested that two lines be added to the table. One would be School Department spending and the other would be covering food service deficit.
Lastly, Mr. Lucy noted that in November he asked that Eversource remove the consideration of the overhead option for the transmission lines however this has not been done. He then stated that Special Counsel has not brought back any feedback from a meeting two months ago. He asked that the Board go into executive session immediately following this meeting to discuss an offer that Eversource has made. Mr. Duplisea did not agree.
Mr. Quinn reminded residents to shovel out the hydrants in front of their property.
- Correspondence to be Noted by Clerk:
On a motion by Mr. Quinn, seconded by Mr. Lucy, the Board voted 5-0 to approve the correspondence for February 13, 2017.
- Budget:
- Executive Session:
- Adjourn:
On a motion by Mr. Parent, seconded by Mr. Durant, the Board voted 5-0 to adjourn its meeting of February 13, 2017 at 8:15PM.
Document List – February 13, 2017
Document |
Location |
Public Session Minutes – 01/23/17 |
BOS Office |
Letter from L&P requesting joint meeting for MLB appointment |
BOS Office |
License application for Hudson Super Buffet Transfer of Ownership |
BOS Office |
Promotion memo – Thomas Waldsmith, DPW |
BOS Office |
HCC reappointment memo – Doris Monteiro |
BOS Office |
Resignation Letter – Joshua Macedo, Fire Department |
BOS Office |
Appointment memo Brandon Parker, Nusrath Khan and Jason Weksner Conservation Commission |
BOS Office |
Contract with Woodward & Curran |
BOS Office |
Contract with Wright Pierce Engineering |
BOS Office |
Contract with Wright Pierce Engineering |
BOS Office |
AT&T Lease Amendment Documents |
BOS Office |
Memo regarding Fire Department donation |
BOS Office |
Report from Mr. Moses showing year-to-date General Fund revenues |
BOS Office |
Memo regarding School Department budget presentation format |
BOS Office |
Email to Mr. Moses from Lance Parker regarding Arrow Moccasin |
BOS Office |
Xfinity’s 2016 Form 500 Report |
BOS Office |
Email regarding House Bills 1297, 1301 and 2672 |
BOS Office |
Email from Ellen Schuck announcing the Superintendent Screening Committee Members |
BOS Office |
Finance Committee Budget Hearing Schedule |
BOS Office |
Bridge reports for Broad Street / Assabet River Bridge |
BOS Office |
Draft Town Meeting Warrant |
BOS Office |
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