Minutes of the regular meeting of the Legislative Council held on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 in the Meeting Room of the C. H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, CT. Vice-Chairman Holian called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
PRESENT: T. Holian, D. Amaral, J. Borst, J. Capeci, J. DiCandido, S. Doyle, M. Iassogna, P. Llodra, F. Pennarola. ABSENT: W. Rodgers, D. Brown, K. Jacobs. ALSO PRESENT: First Selectman H. Rosenthal, Conservation Commission Chairman J. Hovious, two members of public, one member of press.
MINUTES. The minutes of the regular meeting of August 2, 2006 will be amended to change “t” to “d” in “market.” Upon motion of Mr. Borst, the minutes of the regular meeting of August 2, 2006 were unanimously accepted as amended.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. None noted.
COMMUNICATIONS. Mr. Holian met with the Charter Revision Commission. He suggested to Charter Revision that Council subcommittee chairmen Mr. Pennarola, Mr. DiCandido and Mrs. Llodra and/or Mr. Iassogna meet with Charter Revision. Charter Revision Chairman Al Cramer said they should contact the Commission if they wish to be heard.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Ordinance. No report.
Finance. No report.
Education. Mrs. Llodra presented a report concerning Year-End Financial Report and School Space Needs Update (Attachment A).
FIRST SELECTMAN’S REPORT. Mr. Rosenthal asked for the town attorney’s opinion as to whether Legislative Council and Board of Finance observers at the Board of Education’s contact negotiations can report back to their respective boards in executive session. The attorney said that unless the ground rules prohibit this there is nothing in the state statutes that says they cannot go back to their boards and report to them and get additional guidance from them. Mr. Rosenthal said that the existing guidelines do not prohibit this. Mr. Capeci said that the Board of Education said that the ground rules are going to be revised. Mr. Rosenthal advised that the ground rules can only be revised if all parties agree to the revision.
Mr. Rosenthal distributed “Open Space Summary” dated 8/4/2006 (Attachment B).
Mrs. Llodra asked Mr. Rosenthal what the process is to forward a project. He said that projects must be in the five year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) which is updated yearly by the Boards of Selectmen and Education and forwarded to the Board of Finance in the summer. The Board of Finance reviews the CIP through December and forwards their recommendations to the Legislative Council in December or January. An actual project must be initiated by the Board of Selectmen or Education with a resolution. This then goes to the Board of Finance for action, then to the Legislative Council for approval, then to a town meeting unless a referendum is petitioned. If the Board of Finance or the Legislative Council suggests modification, the project goes back to the originating board.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS. None noted.
NEW BUSINESS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. None noted.
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF OPEN SPACE. Mr. Borst moved to enter executive session at 8:06 p.m. to discuss the proposed acquisition of open space and to invite Mr. Hovious to attend. Second by Mr. Amaral and unanimously carried. At this time the clerk left the meeting.
Ann M. Mazur, Clerk
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