TOWN COUNCIL MAJORITY OFFICE
REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION COMMITTEE
APRIL 13, 2010
PRESENT Linda Russo, Chair; Councillors William P. Horan, Jr. (arrived 6:10 p.m.), and Eric Thompson
ALSO Melody Currey, Mayor
PRESENT Rich Gentile, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Denise Horan, Town Engineer
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Russo called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m.
MOTION By Eric Thompson
seconded by Linda Russo
to amend the agenda by adding, under Old Business, Item 5.B, entitled:
“Acquisition of Interest in Property Owned by the State of Connecticut (Easterly Section of Right-of-Way Along Route 2)”.
Motion carried 2/0.
MOTION By Eric Thompson
seconded by Linda Russo
to take Item 5.A. 752 Main Street (WIC Building) out of order.
Motion carried 3/0. (Bill Horan via phone)
OLD BUSINESS
752 Main Street (WIC Building)
Chair Russo explained that the reason for this issue coming forward again is because of a misunderstanding with the motion put forth at the March 30th Real Estate meeting on the RFP for the WIC building. Chair Russo stated that the RFP does not accurately reflect the intent of the committee, which was to either move the building and rehab it or rehab the building at its present location. The wording of the RFP is for the “sale, removal & restoration of building at 752 Main Street”; it does not state the option to rehab the building at its present location. Also, Chair Russo stated that, since the last Real Estate meeting, Mayor Currey brought to her attention that zoning regulations require that a building must have sufficient parking with it, which was not part of the discussion at the last Real Estate
meeting, and explained why it would be difficult to create sufficient parking for the building should it remain on site.
After further discussion and review of the parking regulations, the consensus of the Committee was that the RFP (Bid #10-15) will stand as is and no further action will be taken at this time.
At this point, the Committee returned to the order of the agenda.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
March 30, 2010
MOTION By Eric Thompson
seconded by Bill Horan
to approve the minutes of the March 30, 2010 Real Estate Acquisition &
Disposition Committee meeting.
Motion carried 3/0.
OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO SPEAK
None
NEW BUSINESS
Subordination of Rights of Land Abutting Willow Brook at 400 Main Street
Assistant Corporation Counsel Rich Gentile stated that the town presently holds two certain easements that allow the town to drain storm water onto land owned by United Technologies Corporation in the Willow Brook pond area. United Technologies has worked with the State to mitigate environmental issues at the site and needs the town to subordinate its easements so that the State’s remediation plan can move forward. Attorney Gentile stated that he and the Town Engineer, Denise Horan, are comfortable with the subordination agreements that are requested by the D.E.P. and that the subordination should not impact the town’s future rights to drain onto United Technologies’ property.
MOTION By Bill Horan
seconded by Linda Russo
to recommend that the Town Council authorize the Mayor to execute a
subordination agreement through which the Town will subordinate a certain
easement granted by Joseph J. Peltz and J. H. Tichenor to the Town
(recorded April 18, 1951 in Volume 173 at Page 509 of the East Hartford
Land Records) and a certain easement granted by Stone and Goldberg
Associates to the Town (recorded November 20, 1979 in Volume 715 at
Page 280 of the East Hartford Land Records) to the lien and operation of
Declaration of Environmental Land Use Restrictions to be executed
between the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
and United Technologies Corporation.
Motion carried 3/0.
OLD BUSINESS (Cont’d)
Acquisition of Interest in Property Owned by the State of Connecticut (Easterly Section of Right-of-Way Along Route 2)
Assistant Corporation Counsel Rich Gentile updated of this matter for the Committee. He indicated that the final wording of the agreement was being negotiated between the Administration and the State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation.
MOTION By Eric Thompson
seconded by Bill Horan
to recommend that the Town Council authorize the Mayor to execute a
license agreement with the State of Connecticut, upon such terms as the
Mayor deems most favorable to the Town, allowing the Town to maintain a
sheet pile cutoff wall as part of its flood control system along a portion of
the State-owned Route 2 Right of Way as shown on a May 2009 map
prepared by GEI Consultants, Project 081210, entitled “PROPOSED
MEADOW HILL PUMP STATION CUTOFF WALL.”
Motion carried 3/0.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION By Eric Thompson
seconded by Bill Horan
to adjourn (6:39 p.m.)
Motion carried 3/0.
cc: Town Council
Melody Currey, Mayor
Rich Gentile, Assistant Corporation Counsel
Denise Horan, Town Engineer
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