TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON
Brownfields Redevelopment Agency
Monday, April 27, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Eaton E. Smith Meeting Room
MINUTES
Present: Chairman Scott Bristol, Ron Buccilli, Mary Ann Dostaler, Vice-Chairman William DeMore, Public Works Director Keith Hayden, Kay Willson, Dan Wolfram, Carla Sylvester.
Also Present: Judy Pogmore, Recording Secretary
1. Call to Order:
Chairman Scott Bristol called this meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
a. Adoption of Agenda:
Chairman Bristol requested motion to adopt agenda. Ron Buccilli moved to adopt agenda,
seconded by Mary Ann Dostaler.
2. Approval of Minutes—3/23/09 Meeting
Chairman Bristol requested motion to approve minutes from last meeting. Ron Buccilli votedto accept the minutes as presented, seconded by Mary Ann Dostaler.
3. Public Comments:
George Coshow of Shipyard Road, Middle Haddam provided comments concerning property owned by Butch Einhorn along Main Street and the former Belltown Cleaners property owned by Lena Ruitto. Mr. Coshow felt that the condition of these properties detracts from the village center and he suggested that the town either purchase or acquire the properties through eminent domain. Mr. Bristol requested Public Works Director Keith Hayden take this discussion on Einhorn warehouses and Belltown Cleaners properties to Town Manager Jeff O’Keefe to determine the intent of the current owners with regard to continued ownership.
4. Liaison Reports:
Mary Ann Dostaler stated engineering contracts were awarded through Community Development Block Grant for 1 Walnut, the water tower property. Work is proceeding to rehab the building where the pump still exists and demolish the other building. Originally, Facilities was involved and Frank Grzyb presented bids. Original recommendation had come from Dave Terry, as former chair of Brownfields group. This parcel was to be a park for Airline Trail access. This topic was brought up at council meeting and town manager didn’t seem to be aware of those plans and the intentions at this point were to make a parking lot. Mary Ann Dostaler suggested maybe this committee may want to resurrect that topic. Vice-Chairman William DeMore questioned the status of the contract for
affordable housing HomeConnecticut Grant. Mary Ann Dostaler indicated, from what she has read in the newspaper, communication with Building Administrator Jim Carey was ongoing to identify three potential parcels in town that could go for that. Chairman Bristol asked Public Works Director Keith Hayden to get more information from Jim Carey on this subject and whether this information could be shared.
5. New Business:
Walnut Avenue (Water tower property)—General discussion regarding status of improvements to the property and the recent grant to Parks & Rec to extend the Airline Trail to Watrous Street. Discussion centered upon the relatively unknown environmental condition of the soil at the site and the potential for increased human exposures due to assumed increase in frequency of use of the property.
Chairman Bristol requested Public Works Director Hayden contact Town Manager Jeff O’Keefe relative to concerns of 1 Watrous, 13 Watrous, 103 Main, and the water tower property.
13 Watrous Street—Dan Wolfram stated he received a draft report from Tighe and Bond.
A work plan is to finalized to determine nature and extent of PCB’s at the site.
Grants/Funding Update—Dan Wolfram stated he has an invoice from AECOM relative to sensor receptor survey, work plan, modifications to work plan and some other work we authorized and is part of what they are supposed to be doing. He recommends we pay invoice for $2,500.00. Contract amount is $30,000.00. We are on track to date— $18,000.00 has been spent, leaving approximately $11,000.00 left. Vice-Chairman DeMore moved to make motion recommending AECOM gets paid. Mary Ann Dostaler seconded the motion.
6. Old Business:
a. Merging of Brownfields Committee and Redevelopment Agency—
i. Change of Name of Bylaws: Chairman Bristol recommended amending the merging of our current bylaws by creating name change to East Hampton Brownfields Redevelopment Agency. He made motion to change and Mary Ann Dostaler seconded. (Updated copy of bylaws forthcoming for attachment).
ii. Standing/Special Subcommittees: Relative to Standing Subcommittee, Chairman Bristol--“Resolution to create a standing committee as provided for in our bylaws to be known as the Brownfields Committee”. He recommended Dan Wolfram to develop procedures for directing and executing the activities within the jurisdiction of the committee in his role as chairman of the committee. Chairman Bristol further recommended appointments of Carla Sylvester and Kay Willson as additional members of the committee and he (Bristol) would serve in an advisory role to the committee. Relative to Special Subcommittee, Chairman Bristol recommended that Mary Ann Dostaler be chairman of the committee, charged with identifying and procuring grants and other funding as may be available. Ron Buccilli and Vice-Chairman DeMore were recommended to serve on the special committee. Ron Buccilli moved that the resolutions be adopted, seconded by Kay Willson. Vote unanimous.
iii. Continued Discussion on Goals for Next Fiscal Year: Ron Buccilli will
bring to next meeting some goals/discussion on redevelopment zone.
7. Public Comments (pertaining to current agenda items only): None
8. Confirm Next Meeting: The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in town hall meeting room.
9. Adjournment: Chairman Bristol moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Pogmore
Recording Secretary
5/4/09
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