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TOWN OF HOPKINTON
BOARD OF SELECTMEN’S MEETING AGENDA
TOWN HALL, 18 MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
5:30 PM CALL TO ORDER
1.EXECUTIVE SESSION (ROOM 211)
i. EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES (ACTION)
The Board will consider approving executive session minutes:
12/17/13; 01/07/14; 1/21/14; 2/4/14
ii. CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, LITIGATION AND REAL PROPERTY
●To discuss the deployment of security personnel or devices, or strategies with
respect to emergency communications and the 2014 Boston Marathon;
●To discuss strategies with respect to collective bargaining updates by the Town
Manager, because an open meeting may have detrimental effects on the
bargaining positions of the Board;
●To discuss strategies with respect to collective bargaining of the fire
department union contract, because an open meeting may have detrimental
effects on the bargaining positions of the Board;
●To discuss considering the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property in
regards to a property on Lumber Street and Ash Street, because an open
meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Board;
and
●To consider or interviewing applicants for employment or appointment as part
of a preliminary screening process, because an open meeting may have a
detrimental effect in obtaining qualified applicants.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
6:30 PM PUBLIC SESSION (Room 215)
2.PUBLIC FORUM
Residents are invited to share ideas, opinions or ask questions regarding town
government.
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TOWN ACCOMPLISHMENT
Congratulations to Ben Nigrosh who represented the Hopkinton Middle School by being voted by his
classmates to serve in the “Project 351 Ambassador Program,” which kicked off at the Massachusetts
State House in Boston on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Ben was one of four hundred eighth graders from
across the state who met Governor Deval Patrick and participated in a one-day service project.
6:40 PM STAFF INTRODUCTION
3.The Board will be introduced to the new Director of Parks & Recreation, Kevin Hanley.
CONSENT AGENDA
6:50 PM i. PARADE PERMITS (ACTION)
4.The Board will consider approving the following Parade Permits:
a. Proponent: Abbie Rosenberg, The Sharon Timlin Memorial 5K Race to Cure ALS
Starting Point: High School
Date & Time: Saturday, June 21, 2014 from 8:00AM to 12:00 PM Noon.
Supporting Exhibits: Application & Permitting Team Comments.
b. Proponent: Jack Nealon, Second Annual Live4Evan 5K run/walk
Starting Point: EMC Park
Date & Time: September 6, 2014 from 9:00AM until 12:00 Noon.
Supporting Exhibits: Application & Permitting Team Comments.
c. Proponent: Michelle Stevens, Hopkinton Little League
Starting Point: Town Common
Date & Time: April 27th at 12:00 Noon. (Rain Date: May 4th, same time)
Supporting ExhibitS: Application & Permitting Team Comments.
d. Proponent: Ed Weiderhold, DMSE Sports, Jimmy Fund Walk
Starting Point: Town Common (Marathon Route)
Date & Time: September 21st at 5:30 AM.
Supporting Exhibits: Application & Permitting Team Comments.
ii. 300TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE RESIGNATIONS (ACTION)
The Board will consider accepting the resignations of Meghan McSkimming, Anne
Mattina, Alicia Shambo and Steve Kellett, Chair, as At-Large members of the 300th
Anniversary Committee.
Supporting Exhibits: Resignation Letters.
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6:55 PM CONTRACT (ACTION)
5.The Board will consider ratifying a contract for a qualifying work period for all
firefighters in accordance with the terms of Section 207(k) of the Fair Labor Standards
Acts of 1938, as amended.
7:00 PM KEEFE TECH UPDATE (DISCUSSION)
6.The Board will be introduced to the new Superintendent of Schools, Jon Evans, for
Keefe Regional Technical School. The Board will also receive a brief update on the
new roof project at the school.
7:15 PM BUDGET OVERVIEW (ACTION)
7.The Town Manager will submit a comprehensive budget to the Board of Selectmen,
School Committee, Appropriations Committee and the Capital Improvement
Committee.
8:15 PM CENTER FOR THE ARTS SILO REPORT (ACTION)
8.The Board will consider accepting the final structural review report on the Silo from
the Permanent Building Committee and Town Engineer/Facilities Director and
decide on how to proceed.
Supporting Exhibit: PBC Report.
8:30 PM WESTON & SAMPSON PRESENTATION (DISCUSSION)
9.The Board will hear a brief overview of the DPW Facility design planning from
Weston & Sampson.
8:45 PM COMMUNITY VISIONING CHARGE (ACTION)
10.The Board will consider approving a committee charge for a community based
organization that will collaborate with the Selectmen, Planning Board and other
stakeholders in updating the Town’s vision.
Supporting Exhibit: Draft Committee Charge.
9:00 PM LIAISON REPORTS
11.For Board liaison assignments, click here.
9:10 PM TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT
12.a. Finance Director staff hire.
b. Designer Selection Procedure Amendment (ACTION)
Supporting Exhibit: Updated Procedure.
c. MassDOT Research Lab Building update.
Supporting Exhibit: MassDOT Presentation.
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9:15 PM FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS
13.
9:20 PM ADJOURN
14.
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Correspondence to the Board of Selectmen
1.Westborough Treatment Plant Board Meeting Minutes January 15, 2014 (February 2014)
2.Hopkinton MEWS Project Eligibility Site Approval Application Response Letter (Feb. 2014)
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The listed matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair to be discussed at the meeting. Not all
items may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the
extent permitted by law.
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