Select Board Actions Taken 12/05/23
Agenda Items & Actions Taken:
6:00 PM CALL TO ORDER
1. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. Pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A, §21(a) (purpose 3) to consider strategy with respect to negotiations with the Fire union.
b. Pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A, §21(a) (purpose 6) to consider the purchase, lease, sale or value of real estate in relation to properties in the vicinity of Town Hall and South Street, and parcels owned by Umina off Chestnut Street, because an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Board;
c. Approval of Executive Session Minutes of November 7, 2023.
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 November 7, 2023 and November 13, 2023 meetings.
b. RESIGNATION – The Select Board will consider accepting the resignation of Keerthika Deepala from the Cultural Council.
c. APPROVE ESCROW AGREEMENT – The Select Board will consider approving an escrow agreement for the deed to a 20.96 acre open space parcel to be conveyed to
the Town on Whisper Way, pending acceptance of the gift of land at the May, 2024 annual town meeting. Town Counsel has reviewed the escrow agreement and there are no outstanding issues.
d. ACCEPT GIFT – The Select Board will consider accepting a donation of $50 from Barbara Kelly to the Fire Department’s Ambulance Fund in memory of George Thorsen Jr.
e. ABCC SEASONAL POPULATION ESTIMATE – The Select Board will review and consider approving a seasonal population estimate of 18,893 for 2024; estimate is an annual requirement of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) and is based on 2020 U.S. Census data.
Supporting Exhibits: Resignation; Escrow Agreement; Seasonal Population Estimate Form; Seasonal Population Memo.
The Select Board approved the Consent Agenda. (3-0)
6:45 PM TOWN EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENTS
5. The Select Board will consider confirming the Town Manager’s appointment of:
● Carly Moniz as the Children’s Librarian at the Public Library
● Augusto DeOliveira, Custodial Maintenance Worker (Facilities) Supporting Exhibits: Application Material
● The Select Board confirmed the Town Manager’s appointment of Augusto DeOliveira as Custodial Maintenance Worker, Facilities Dept. (3-0)
● The Select Board confirmed the Town Manager’s appointment of Carly Moniz as the Children’s Librarian at the Hopkinton Public Library. (3-0)
6:50 PM 2024 BOSTON MARATHON INVITATIONAL RANDOM DISTRIBUTION
6. The Select Board will distribute Marathon Invitational Entries to qualified applicants for the 2024 Boston Marathon in accordance with its adopted policy.
Supporting Exhibits: 2024 Boston Marathon Applications; 2024 Boston Marathon Invitational Entries Random Distribution_Staff Recommendation
The Select Board distributed 2024 Boston Marathon Invitational Entries to the following applicants as follows, with the number of entries distributed as indicated: (3-0)
| Hopkinton Police Department (7) | Hopkinton Fire Department (1) | Hopkinton Senior Center (2) | Hopkinton Public Library (1) |
| Hopkinton Marathon Committee (5) | Veterans Celebration Committee (1) | Hopkinton Public Schools (3) [1 for Hopkinton High School BPA Robotics, 2 for Hopkinton High School] | Hopkinton Senior and Disabled Tax Relief Committee (2) |
| Sophie’s Hope Foundation (2) | Hopkinton Education Foundation (1) | Hopkinton Music Association (1) | Baypath Humane Society (1) |
| Hopkinton Girls Youth Lacrosse (1) | Hopkinton Women’s Club (1) | Hopkinton Boys Youth Lacrosse (1) | Friends of Hopkinton SEPAC (1) |
| Project Just Because (1) | Hopkinton Food Pantry (1) | Lake Maspenock Preservation Association (1) | Hopkinton Little League (1) |
| LIVE4EVAN INC (1) | Hopkinton Freedom Team, Inc. (1) | Hopkinton Public Library Foundation (1) | Hopkinton Masonic Benevolent Fund (1) |
| Community Foundation for MetroWest (1) | Hopkinton Country Club Charitable Foundation (1) | The Michael Lisnow Respite Center (1) | Friends of Hopkinton Seniors (1) |
| Hopkinton Public Library Friends (1) | Hopkinton Youth Field Hockey (1) | The KeepSmilin4Abbie Foundation (1) | Troop 4 Hopkinton + Hopkinton Scout Leaders Association + Troop 1 + Troop 11 (2) |
| Spina Bifida Association of Greater New England (1) | Hopkinton Garden Club (1) | Hopkinton Historical Society (1) | Demons Youth Hockey (1) |
| Friends of Hopkinton, Inc. (1) | South Asian Circle of Hopkinton, Inc. (1) | Hopkinton Lions Club (1) | eHop ︳Hopkinton (1) |
| Dignity Matters, Inc. (1) | Hopkinton Emergency Fund (2) | National Brain Tumor Society (1) | Hopkinton Parent Teacher Organization (1) |
| Mental Health Collaborative, Inc. (1) | Hopkinton Area Land Trust, Inc. (1) | The 21st Annual Sharon Timlin Event: A Race to Cure ALS (1) | Canty’s Underdog Scholarship (1) |
7:00 PM SELECT BOARD BUDGET LISTENING SESSION
7. The Select Board will hold a Listening Session on the FY25 Comprehensive Budget. Supporting Exhibits:
7:25 PM NOTICES OF TAKING – STREET ACCEPTANCE
8. The Select Board will consider signing Notices of Taking for Foxhollow Road and Box Mill Road, in accordance with the votes under Articles 35 and 36 of the 2023 Annual Town Meeting.
Supporting Exhibits: Notices of Taking
The Select Board voted to sign Notices of Taking for Foxhollow Road and Box Mill Road. (3-0)
7:30 PM ANNUAL LICENSE RENEWALS
9. The Select Board will consider renewing annual licenses for the following businesses:
● Section 12 All Alcohol and associated licenses – 110 Grill, Carbone’s Restaurant, Cornell’s Irish Pub, Hopkinton Country Club, Ko Restaurant, Pan Thai, Bill’s Pizzeria, Central Public House, Zio’s, Orale Mexican Restaurant
● Section 12 Club All Alcohol, Wine and Malt and associated licenses – Woodville Rod & Gun Club, The Spoon.
● Section 19C Farmer Brewery Pouring Permit – Startline Brewing Company
● Section 15 Package Store All Alcohol – Hopkinton Wine & Spirits, Marty’s Fine Wines, The Vin Bin and Country Farm Liquor
● Section 15 Package Store Wine & Malt Only – Global Montello Group (Alltown Fresh)
● Common Victualler License Renewal – The Spoonery, Dunkin Donuts, The Muffin House, Aramark at Dell-42 South St., 176 South St. and 228 South St., Blue Square Pizza, South Street Donuts, Starbucks at Price Chopper, Red Barn Coffee at Angel’s Cafe, Starbucks Coffee at 85 W Main St. and Hiller’s Pizza.
● Class I & Class II License Renewals – Bulldog Fire Apparatus Inc., Whitehall Auto Sales, Inc, WSAB Enterprise and Main Street Service Center.
● Livery & Limousine License – Able Limousine, Inc.
● Municipal Street License – MetroWest Regional Transit Authority Supporting Exhibits: Yearly License Renewals for Calendar Year 2024 – Dec. 05, 2023; Applications and supporting documents
The Select Board renewed MGL Ch. 138 Section 12 All Alcoholic Beverages, On-Premises, and associated licenses for 2024, for the following, with the contingencies noted, if any: (3-0)
- 110 Grill LS Hopkinton LLC, DBA 110 Grill, 1 Lumber St., Suite #120; Other licenses: Common Victualler, Entertainment (recorded and live music; amplification system); Contingencies: Fire,
Building/Electrical Inspections
- Carbone’s Restaurant, Inc., 280 Cedar Street; Other licenses: Common Victualler,
Entertainment (recorded music); Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspection
- Scanlon, LLC, DBA Cornell’s Irish Pub, 229 Hayden Rowe; Other licenses: Common Victualler, Entertainment (juke box, TV, recorded music); Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections
- Triad Development & Management, LLC, Hopkinton Country Club, 204 Saddle Hill Rd.; Other licenses: Common Victualler, Entertainment; Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections
- Ko Inc., DBA Ko Restaurant, 25 Hayward Street; Other licenses: Common Victualler,
Entertainment (2 radios, 11 televisions); Contingencies: Taxes owed
- O & T Inc., DBA Pan Thai, 15 Main Street; Other licenses: Common Victualler, Entertainment;
Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections
- Zio’s Quattro, Inc., DBA Quattro/Bison Burger, 22 South St. #101; Other licenses: Common Victualler; Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections
- N. Serres Corporation, DBA Bill’s Pizzeria, 14 Main St.; Other licenses: Common Victualler, Entertainment (live music Saturdays 7-10 indoors); Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections
- DKW LLC, DBA Central Public House, 42 Main St.; Other licenses: Common Victualler,
Entertainment (recorded music); Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspection
- Orale Inc., DBA Orale Mexican Restaurant, 22-24 Main Street; Other licenses: Common Victualler, Entertainment; Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections
The Select Board renewed a MGL Ch. 138 Section 12 All Alcoholic Beverages Club, On-Premises license, and associated licenses for 2024, for Woodville Rod and Gun Club Inc, DBA Woodville Rod and Gun Club, 252 Wood Street; Other licenses: Common Victualler, Entertainment; Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections: (3-0)
The Select Board renewed a MGL Ch. 138 Section 12 Wine & Malt Beverages, On-Premises license, and associated licenses for 2024, for The Hopkinton Spoon, Inc, DBA The Spoon, 1 Lumber St.; Other licenses: Common Victualler, Entertainment (1 TV and recorded music): (3-0)
The Select Board renewed a MGL Ch. 138 Section 19C Farmer Brewery Pouring Permit license, and associated licenses for 2024, for Craftlife Brewing Company, DBA Start Line Brewing, 151R Hayden
Rowe; Other licenses: Common Victualler, Entertainment (Recorded and live music, amplification system); Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections: (3-0)
The Select Board renewed MGL Ch. 138 Section 15: Package Store All Alcoholic Beverages, and associated licenses for 2024, for the following, with the contingencies noted, if any: (3-0)
- Jai Shiv Omkara Inc., DBA Hopkinton Wine & Spirits, 77 West Main St.; Contingencies: Fire,
Building/Electrical Inspections
- Siegal & Sons Investment, Ltd, DBA Marty’s Fine Wines, 61 Main St.; Other licenses: Common Victualler, Entertainment (Recorded music, amplification system); Contingencies: Fire,
Building/Electrical Inspections
- The Belladora Corporation, DBA The Vin Bin, 22 South St.; Other licenses: Common Victualler, Entertainment; Contingencies: Taxes owed.
- Rashmi Corp., DBA Country Farm, 3 Cedar St.; Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections
The Select Board renewed a MGL Ch. 138 Section 15 Package Store Wine & Malt Beverages license for 2024, for Global Montello Group, DBA Alltown Fresh, 92 West Main Street; Contingencies: Taxes owed: (3-0)
The Select Board renewed MGL Ch. 140: §2 Common Victualler Licenses and associated licenses for the following, with the contingencies noted, if any: (3-0)
- Hopkinton Spoon Inc., DBA The Spoonery, 1 Lumber St. Suite 103; Other licenses: Entertainment (Recorded music)
- Hopkinton Donuts LLC, DBA Dunkin Donuts, 78 West Main St.; Contingencies: Taxes owed
- Muffin House Cafe, 35 Main St.; Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections
- Aramark at Dell, 42 South St., 176 South St. and 228 South St.; Contingencies: Fire,
Building/Electrical Inspections
- Sproul Ventures, LLC, DBA Blue Square Pizza, 30 Main St.; Contingencies: Building/Electrical Inspections
- South Street Donuts, DBA Dunkin Donuts, 76 South St.
- Price Chopper Operating Co. of Massachusetts, Inc., Price Chopper #231, Starbucks, 167 West Main St.
- Angel’s Hilltop Cafe, 285 West Main St.; Contingencies: Personal property taxes owed; Fire,
Building/Electrical Inspections
- Starbucks Corporation, DBA Starbucks Coffee #20122, 85 West Main St.; Other licenses:
Entertainment (Recorded music); Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections
- Hiller’s Pizza, 77 West Main St.; Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections
The Select Board renewed the following MGL. Ch. 140: §59 Licenses for Purchase & Sale of Motor Vehicles for 2024, for the following, with contingencies noted, if any: (3-0)
- Bulldog Fire Apparatus, Inc., 17 Winter Street: Class I License;Contingencies: Building/Electrical Inspections
- Thomas White, d/b/a Whitehall Auto Sales, 34R Spring Street; Class II License; Contingencies:
Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections
- Donald Crawford, d/b/a WSAB Enterprise, 32 East Main Street; Wholesale Class II Auto Sales – No Display. No Storage. No Signage.
- John Incardone, d/b/a Main Street Service Center, 96 Main Street; Class II License;
Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections, taxes owed
The Select Board renewed a Limousine/Livery License for 2024 for Able Limousine, Inc., 102 East Main St.; Contingencies: Fire, Building/Electrical Inspections, taxes owed. (3-0)
The Select Board renewed a MGL Ch. 151A Section 1 Municipal Street License for the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority, 15 Blandin Ave, Framingham MA. (3-0)
7:55 PM NEW LICENSE – DOMINO’S PIZZA – 70 MAIN STREET
10. The Select Board will consider issuing a Common Victualler license to Celal Faith Gokdag for Hopkinton Pie Inc. d/b/a Domino’s Pizza, a new restaurant at 70 Main Street. Supporting Exhibits: Application and supporting documents
The Select Board voted to issue a Common Victualler license for 2024 to Celal Faith Gokdag for Hopkinton Pie Inc. d/b/a Domino’s Pizza at 70 Main Street. (3-0)
8:05 PM MUNICIPAL AGGREGATION
11. The Select Board will receive the Town Manager’s update on the selection of a consultant to partner with the Town in developing the Municipal Aggregation Plan. Supporting Exhibits: Memo; Municipal Aggregation Evaluation Mass PowerChoice
8:15 PM 2024 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
12. The Select Board will consider discussing its potential May 6, 2024 Annual Town Meeting articles, including any General Bylaw changes.
Supporting Exhibits: 2024 Annual Town Meeting Timeline & FY25 Budget Calendar
8:25 PM TOWN MANAGER REPORT
13. Town Manager will report on the following:
a. Main Street Corridor Project
b. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) treatment project
c. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Southborough Interconnection project
Supporting Exhibits: Town Manager Report
8:35 PM ADVERTISING IN LOCAL NEWS MEDIA
14. The Select Board will consider reviewing a request from HopNews to direct all Town departments to issue a Request for Proposals for all future advertising campaigns and afford HopNews an opportunity to participate in the process.
Supporting Exhibits: Letter to Select Board – Advertising in Local News Media
8:40 PM LIAISON REPORTS/BOARD INVITES
15. Supporting Exhibit: FY 24 Liaison Assignments
8:50 PM FUTURE BOARD AGENDA ITEMS
16. ● Town Clean Water/PFAS Remediation Advisory Council Framework – Mannan (requested Sep 2023)
● Town Economic Development Advisory Council – Mannan
● LNG Plant Oversight and Advisory Committee – Mannan
8:55 PM ADJOURN
Correspondence to Select Board
1. Invite – Hopkinton Menorah Lighting 12-7-2023
2. Email from Chuck Wallace – Hopkinton Employee Loss Concerns
3. Email from John Martire – Follow Up to Dog Attack on November 3, 2023
4. Email from Keith Rowe – Crosswalk Lights
5. Board of Appeals- Public Hearing Notice 17 Whirty Circle
Upcoming Select Board Meetings
1. December 14, 2023 (Joint Meeting with School Committee & Appropriation Committee)
2. December 19, 2023
3. January 9, 2023
4. January 11, 2023 (Joint Meeting with School Committee & Appropriation Committee)
5. January 23, 2023
Materials for this Meeting:
- Agenda and Meeting Packet 12/05/23
- YouTube Video – 2 hour 37 minutes (full meeting)
- YouTube Video – Actions Taken – 12 minutes
Related News Articles:
- Read “Select Board roundup: Marathon invitational entries awarded, federal trademark requested for Marathon Committee slogan” by Mary Ellen Gambon in the Hopkinton Independent
- Read “Domino’s Pizza gets approval for Main Street location; owner aims to open by early January” by Mary Ellen Gambon in the Hopkinton Independent
- Read “Town addresses ‘fraudulent invoice’ from HopNews, media advertising policy” by Mary Ellen Gambon in the Hopkinton Independent