HomeMy Public PortalAbout20230509 - Select Board - Actions TakenTOWN OF HOPKINTON
SELECT BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday,May 9,2023 6:00 PM
Hopkinton Town Hall,18 Main St,Hopkinton,MA -Room 215/216
(Executive Session will be held in Room 211)
ACTIONS TAKEN
6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER
1.EXECUTIVE SESSION
a.Pursuant to M.G.L.c.30A,§21(a)(purpose 2)to consider strategy with respect to
negotiations with non-union personnel (Town Manager)
b.Approval of Executive Session Minutes (4/4/23,4/11/23,4/25/23)
6:30 PM CALL TO ORDER -OPEN SESSION
2.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
6:31 PM PUBLIC FORUM
3.Residents are invited to share ideas,opinions or ask questions regarding Town
Government.
6:40 PM CONSENT AGENDA
4.The Select Board will consider the following consent agenda:
a.MINUTES -The Select Board will consider approving the Minutes of the 4/11/23,
4/25/23,and 5/1/23 meetings.
b.ACCEPT GIFT -The Select Board will consider accepting a gift of $3,600 from the
Hopkinton Library Foundation to the Hopkinton Public Library to be used towards a
monthly music and movement children’s series.
c.ACCEPT GIFT -The Select Board will consider accepting a backpack child carrier to
the ‘Library of Things’at the Hopkinton Public Library from the Hopkinton Trails
Club.
d.RESIGNATION -The Select Board will consider accepting the resignation of Priya
Vasudevan from the Sustainable Green Committee.
The Select Board approved the Consent Agenda.(5-0)
6:45 PM TOWN EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENTS
5.The Select Board will consider confirming the Town Manager ’s appointment of:
a.Seth Ledoux as Senior Library Assistant;and
b.Erin Grogan as Parks and Recreation Program Coordinator
Supporting Exhibits:Applications &Resumes
The Select Board confirmed the Town Manager ’s appointment of Seth Ledoux as Senior Library
Assistant.(5-0)
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The Select Board confirmed the Town Manager ’s appointment of Erin Grogan as Program Coordinator,
Parks &Recreation Department.(5-0)
7:00 PM EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DRILL AT HOPCO,52 WILSON STREET
6.The Select Board will receive an update from Chief Miller,Chief Bennett and Town
Manager regarding the May 4,2023 Emergency Preparedness Drill at the Hopkinton
liquified natural gas (LNG)plant,52 Wilson St.
7:05 PM VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION
7.The Select Board will continue considering options and opportunities for recognizing
town volunteers.
Supporting Exhibits:Memo
7:15 PM FIRE CHIEF RESIGNATION AND TRANSITION PLAN
8.Fire Chief Miller will resign effective June 11,2023 after serving for 23 years.The Select
Board will consider a transition plan and the process for finding Hopkinton’s next Fire
Chief.
7:30 PM UPPER CHARLES TRAIL COMMITTEE -TOWN MEETING FOLLOW UP
9.The Select Board will consider acknowledging the 2023 Annual Town Meeting advisory
vote to dissolve the UCTC and express that it will work with stakeholders to move
forward with a solution that the majority of the town will support.
7:40 PM TOWN MANAGER REPORT
10.Town Manager will report on the following:
a.Town Meeting Retrospective
b.Main Street Corridor Project
c.Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)treatment project
d.Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)Southborough
Interconnection project
Supporting Exhibits:Town Manager Report
7:50 PM LIAISON REPORTS/BOARD INVITES
11.Supporting Exhibit:FY 23 Liaison Assignments
7:55 PM FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS
12.Board members will identify future agenda items.
Supporting Exhibit:Board Member Future Agenda Items
8:00 PM ADJOURN
Correspondence to Select Board
1.Board of Appeals Notices of Decision -15 East St.,32 Ash St.
2.Correspondence regarding LNG Gas Tank-54 Wilson Street
3.Hopkinton PRIDE Parade -June 11,2023
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Upcoming Select Board Meetings
1.May 23,2023
2.June 6,2023
3.June 20,2023
4.July 11,2023
Town Hall is accessible;the public may attend in person or remotely.If accommodations/modifications are needed,please
contact the Town Manager ’s office at 508-497-9701 or complete this form.
The listed matters on the agenda 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.Unless
an agenda item is a posted public hearing,the matter may be considered earlier than the indicated time if there are last minute
cancellations or other unforeseen events which cause the Board to move more quickly through the agenda
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