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TOWN OF HOPKINTON
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Meeting Date: February 24, 2009
MINUTES
Board of Selectmen members present: Brian Herr, Chairman; Mary Pratt, Vice-Chairwoman; Michael
Shepard; Matt Zettek; RJ Dourney
Others Present: Casey Pulnik, HCAM; Michael Morton, MetroWest News; Robert Falcione, HopNews;
High School student: Jonathan Ho; Kathleen Culler; Timothy Kilduff; Leonard Holden; David Stoldt;
Nicholas P. Cholakis and family; Thomas Dawson; Cate Doherty-Waldeck; Maureen Dwinnell, Town
Treasurer; John T. Gaucher, DPW Director; Dan McIntyre, Chairman of the Board of Public Works; Ann
Click, Town Clerk; Kayla Lewkowicz; Rebecca Albanese; Maggie Olney; Emily Crain; Rebecca Allen;
Clayton Carlisle, Interim Town Manager; Geri Holland, Executive Assistant to the Town Manager
Open Public Meeting (Room 211)
6:00 p.m. Mr. Herr opened the public meeting and motioned to move into Executive Session meeting for the
purpose of reviewing executive session minutes and to discuss the deployment of public safety personnel. So
moved Mrs. Pratt. Second Mr. Shepard. The roll call votes follow: Mr. Herr: yes; Mrs. Pratt: yes; Mr.
Shepard: yes; Mr. Zettek: yes; Mr. Dourney: yes. Unanimously voted.
6:30 p.m. Mr. Herr re-opened the public meeting (off camera; Room 215).
Accept resignation from Peter Ficarri from the Zoning Board of Appeals
Vote: Mr. Herr entertained a motion to accept with regret a resignation from Peter Ficarri from the Zoning
Board of Appeals. So moved Mr. Zettek. Second Mr. Dourney. Unanimously voted.
Selectmen Minutes:
Board of Selectmen’s minutes
Vote: Mr. Dourney motioned to approve the January 20, 2009 executive session minutes. Second Mrs. Pratt.
Unanimously voted. Mr. Zettek abstained from the vote.
Vote: Mr. Dourney motioned to approve the February 10, 2009 executive session minutes. Second Mrs.
Pratt. Unanimously voted.
Ambulance Gift
Vote: Mr. Dourney motioned to accept gifts in memory of Marjorie Peloquin into the Ambulance Gift
Account from Viola MacKenzie for $25, Beatrice McMullen for $15, and Helen O’Brien for $25. Second
Mrs. Pratt. Unanimously voted.
Best Buddies Day (3/28/09) Proclamation
Vote: Mrs. Pratt motioned to proclaim March 28, 2009 as Best Buddies Day and to give full support to
efforts toward enabling people with intellectual disabilities to live productive lives in society and to reach
their potential. Second Mr. Zettek. Unanimously voted.
Marathon Fund Requests
Vote: Mr. Herr entertained a motion to approve a request for $4,000 from the Marathon Fund from the
Marathon Fund Committee for the purpose of helping fund the cost of the 2009 Post Prom Party. So moved
Mrs. Pratt. Second Mr. Zettek. Unanimously voted.
Vote: Mr. Herr entertained a motion to approve a request for $75.00 from the Marathon Fund from the
Marathon Committee for the purpose of two trophies to be presented to two members of the Marathon
Committee who served on the Committee for twenty years. So moved Mr. Zettek. Second Mrs. Pratt.
Unanimously voted.
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Vote: Mr. Herr entertained a motion to approve a request for $1,426.50 from the Marathon Fund from the
Marathon Fund Committee for the purpose of funding 27 Senior Babe Ruth League uniforms. So moved
Mrs. Pratt. Second Mr. Zettek. Unanimously voted.
Vote: Mr. Herr entertained a motion to approve a request for $1,400.00 from the Marathon Fund from the
Marathon Fund Committee for the purpose of funding 175 baseball hats for Hopkinton Babe Ruth. So moved
Mrs. Pratt. Second Mr. Zettek. Unanimously voted.
Vote: Mr. Herr entertained a motion to approve a request for $1633.00 from the Marathon Fund from the
Marathon Fund Committee for the purpose of helping fund the cost of jackets for the 2005 State Champion
Hopkinton High Varsity Field Hockey team. So moved Mr. Zettek. Second Mrs. Pratt. Unanimously voted.
Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance (Room 215; live TV coverage by HCAM)
Mr. Herr invited everyone to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Herr reviewed the administrative issues
discussed and voted by the Board during the business portion of the meeting.
Readout mail
Mr. Zettek read an announcement regarding Hopkinton’s Go Green Community Event scheduled on
Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. John’s Parish Hall.
Mr. Dourney read an announcement regarding the Best Buddies event on Saturday, March 18 at the
Hopkinton Field House.
Mr. Shepard read a letter from Hopkinton’s Principal Assessor, Robert Bushway, of the Board of Assessors
and the Acting Fire Chief Ken Clark, intending to ask New England Laborer’s Training to fund a motorized
all terrain vehicle at a cost of $15,200 which, he noted, had been endorsed by the Board of Selectmen.
Mrs. Pratt read a letter from the Executive Director of the Boston Athletic Association (BAA), Guy Morse,
stating the BAA’s intention to contribute $68,000 to the Town of Hopkinton for hosting the annual Boston
Marathon.
Public Forum
Ms. Cate Doherty-Waldeck read a statement that was signed by other Hopkinton residents whose children
attend the Hopkinton School District. The letter stated support for the Hopkinton Public Schools and
concerns that the town may not give needed funding to continue providing high quality education. (see
attachment)
Members of the Hopkinton Athletic Association (HAA), Tim Kilduff, David Stoldt, and Leonard Holden,
presented a framed print of a statue of George V. Brown, Hopkinton’s First Citizen of Sport. The framed
print will be hung in the Town Manager’s Office.
Board of Selectmen Spring schedule
The Board agreed to hold Selectmen’s meetings on March 10 and 24, April 14 and 28, May 12 and 19 and to
post the Selectmen’s meetings the evenings of the May Town Meetings, May 4-7, at 6 p.m.
Eagle Scout Proclamation:
The Board of Selectmen recognized Eagle Scout, Nicholas Peter Cholakis, for obtaining his Eagle Scout
honor. Mr. Herr asked Mr. Cholakis to give an overview of his scouting career and his Eagle Scouting
project. A proclamation honoring Mr. Cholakis’ accomplishments was read and would be presented to him at
his Eagle Court of Honor on Sunday, March 8 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Hopkinton.
Water Pollution Abatement Trust
Mrs. Dwinnell, Town Treasurer, and Mr. Gaucher, DPW Director, presented a Massachusetts Water
Pollution Abatement Trust document concerning the Water Pollution Abatement Project in the amounts of
$192,000 and $99,000 and asked the Board to approve the borrowings.
Vote: Mr. Zettek motioned to approve the borrowing of $192,000 for the Water Pollution Abatement Project
authorizing the Baord of Selectmen to sign the document. Second Mrs. Pratt.
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Vote: Mr. Zettek motion to approve the Loan Agreement for $99,000 Water Pollution Abatement bond dated
October 26, 2006. Second Mrs. Pratt. Unanimously voted.
DPW Structure Article Discussion:
Chairman Daniel McIntyre of the Board of Public Works talked about an article that the BPW will sponsor at
the Annual Town Meeting to petition the General Court to amend the Town Charter through passage of a
Special Act for the BPW to appoint the Director of the DPW which would require a town meeting vote and
then go the legislation.
Green Committee (SGC) Update
Mr. Mosher, Chairman of the Sustainable Green Committee, gave a summary report of the SGC’s activities
for 2009 (see attachment). Mr. Mosher asked about the process in accepting contributions, and Mr. Herr
recommended that he contact the Town Accountant’s Office to ask about the process.
Interim Town Manager Report
Mr. Carlisle talked about the basic approach to getting the budget completed before Town Meeting. He also
reviewed with the Board a short-list of cost saving measures that he wishes to accomplish before the Town
meeting including a) Health Insurance conversion to a Trust; b) Electric Power supply change; c) Facility
Director cost recovery at $100; d) Sustainable Forest Management; e) Gas Supply change; f) Phone Carrier
Equipment change; g) IT change with School Department.
Public Session Adjourned:
9:00 p.m. Vote: Mrs. Pratt motioned to adjourn the public meeting. Second Mr. Zettek. Unanimously voted.
Respectfully submitted,
Geri Holland
Executive Assistant to the Town Manager
Date Approved: 5/12/09