Skip Navigation
This table is used for column layout.
01-23-08 Fees Committee
TOWN COUNCIL MINORITY OFFICE

FEES COMMITTEE

JANUARY 23, 2007


PRESENT         Marcia Leclerc, Temporary Chair; Councillors Donald H. Pitkin (via
                telephone) and Marc Weinberg  

ALSO
PRESENT Jon Searles, 51 Spaulding Circle
                Marc Nicol, Director of Park Planning and Development for Riverfront
                Recapture


CALL TO ORDER

Temporary Chair Leclerc called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.

NOMINATION OF OFFICERS

                Don Pitkin placed in nomination the name of
                Marcia Leclerc as Chair of the Fees Committee.
        Marc Weinberg seconded that nomination.

                Don Pitkin placed in nomination the name of
                Marc Weinberg as Secretary of the Fees Committee.
                Marcia Leclerc seconded that nomination.

MOTION  By Don Pitkin
                seconded by Marc Weinberg
                to close the nominations and have the secretary cast
                one ballot for Marcia Leclerc as Chair and
                Marc Weinberg as secretary of the Fees Committee.
                Motion carried 3/0.
                

ADOPTION OF RULES GOVERNING MEETINGS

MOTION  By Don Pitkin
                seconded by Marc Weinberg
                to adopt the rules of the Chair as the rules governing the
                meetings of the Fees Committee with challenges of the
                rulings of the Chair being resolved in accordance with
                Robert's Rules of Order as currently adopted by the Town Council.
                Motion carried 3/0.

ESTABLISHMENT OF MEETING DATES

MOTION  By Don Pitkin
                seconded by Marc Weinberg
                to hold meetings at the call of the Chair.
                Motion carried 3/0.


STORAGE OF RECORDS

MOTION  By Don Pitkin
                seconded by Marc Weinberg
                to store records in the Town Council office.
Motion carried 3/0.


APPROVAL OF MINUTES

July 31, 2007 Meeting

MOTION          By Don Pitkin
                       seconded by Marc Weinberg
                       to approve the minutes of the July 31, 2007 Fees Committee meeting.
                       Motion carried 3/0.  

OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO SPEAK

Marc Nicol, Director of Park Planning and Development for Riverfront Recapture, gave a brief overview of the Master Plan of the Riverwalk Park System.  He spoke in favor of the fee waiver for the Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk.

OLD BUSINESS

Circle of Life: Arts for All Lease (Community Cultural Center)

After a brief discussion on the information received from previous meetings, the committee acted on the following:

MOTION  By Don Pitkin
                seconded by Marc Weinberg
                to recommend to the Town Council to approve the lease renewal for  
                Circle of Life Arts for All, Inc. at the property known as 50 Chapman
                Street in the East Hartford Community Cultural Center, more specifically
                as follows:
·       Three rooms on the south-east side of the lower level of the building (3,404 s.f.) for 5 years beginning
        on March 1, 2008 for the cost of $1.50 per s.f., with annual cost increases of .15 cents per s.f. on
        the annual anniversary (see below)* *, and with the following stipulations incorporated into the lease:
        1.      The lease is not transferable
        2.      No other organization or non-profit may utilize the space.

                **      March 1, 2008   1.50 s.f.       $5,106.00
                        March 1, 2009   1.65 s.f.       $5,616.60
                        March 1, 2010   1.80 s.f.       $6,127.20
                        March 1, 2011   1.95 s.f.       $6,637.80
                        March 1, 2012   2.10 s.f.       $7,148.40
                
Motion carried 3/0.




NEW BUSINESS

Zoning Application Review Fee

Based on the information received by the Town Council from Inspections and Permits Director Bonnie Nichols when this item was first referred, the committee acted on the following:

MOTION          By Don Pitkin
                                seconded by Marc Weinberg
                                to recommend that the Town Council approve a zoning application fee of
                                $15.00 per application.
                                Motion carried 3/0.


Riverfront Recapture – Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk

MOTION          By Don Pitkin
                                seconded by Marc Weinberg
                                to recommend that the Town Council grant Riverfront Recapture a waiver of the                                               fees for Phase II of the Sculpture Walk to be installed along the walkways
                                between the Founders and Buckley Bridges in the Spring of 2008; fees
                                associated with the project may not exceed $1,000.00.
                                Motion carried 3/0.



ADJOURNMENT

MOTION         By Don Pitkin
                      seconded by Marc Weinberg
                      to adjourn at 7:15 p.m.
                      Motion carried 3/0.
 
  


                       
C:  Town Council
     Mayor Currey
     Mary Martin, Grants Administrator
     Bonnie Nichols, Director of Inspections and Permits