Motions from the Regular Meeting of the Legislative Council held in the meeting room of the C. H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, Newtown, Connecticut, on Wednesday, August 5, 2009. Vice-Chairman Fran Pennarola called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm.
Present: John Aurelia, Sr., Francis Pennarola, Gary Davis, Joseph Hemingway, Patricia Llodra, Po Murray, Daniel Amaral, Jan Brookes, Jeffery Capeci, and Paul Lundquist.
Absent: Joseph DiCandido and Chairman William Rodgers
Also Present: First Selectman Joe Borst, Deputy Planning and Land Use Director Rob Sibley, Chairman of the Board of Finance John Kortze and 3 members of the public and 2 members of the press
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:
Minutes of the Regular Meeting July 7, 2009 - Mr. Capeci moved to accept the minutes of the meeting held July 7, 2009 as corrected. Mrs. Llodra seconded and the motion was unanimously approved.
Mr. Capeci noted the following corrections:
Page 3, New Business, paragraph 4, 3rd sentence, the word, “drudge,” should be “dredge material.”
Page 4, New Business, under HRC Operation, paragraph 4 the phrase, “fly ash is from materials created by generating coal,” should read “fly ash is from materials created by generating electricity from coal.”
Page 5, New Business, 10th paragraph, 3rd sentence, the word “railroad,” should be replaced by “Newtown Transload, LLC.”
Page 6, New Business, 1st paragraph, 2nd sentence, “U.S. Service of Transportation,” should read “U.S. Service Transportation Board.”
NEW BUSINESS:
Transfers:
Mr. Capeci made the motion to transfer from account 01310-1007 Traffic Guard the amount of $950.00 and from account 01310-1004 Civilian Personnel the amount $2,000 to account 01310-1003 Sworn Personnel a total of $2,950 to cover wage increases not in budget. Mr. Aurelia seconded and the motion was unanimously carried.
Mr. Capeci moved to transfer from account 01320-1001 Marshall Fees the amount of $967.00 to account 01320-1005 Secretarial Fees a total of $967.00 to cover secretary wage increase not in budget. Mrs. Brookes seconded and the motion was unanimously approved.
Ms Murray made the motion to table the Public Works transfers pending more information. Transfer from account 01500-4061 Contractual Drainage the amount of $37,500.00 to account 01500-2016 Equipment Fuel a total of $37,500.00 for underestimated fuel price; and Transfer from account 01500-1003 Payroll the amount of $3500.00 to account 01500-2018 Street Electric a total of $3500.00 and from account 01500-4060 Winter Contractual the amount of $1532.00 to account 01500-1003 Winter Overtime the total of $1532.00 both for underestimated budgets. Mrs. Llodra seconded and after a brief discussion the motion was unanimously carried.
Mr. Capeci moved to transfer from account 01550-1008 Part-Time Staff Salary the amount of $2,000.00 to account 01550-1003 Park Maintainer Overtime a total of $2,000.00. Mrs. Llodra seconded and the motion was unanimously approved.
Re-Appropriations:
Mr. Capeci moved to re-appropriate for public works $55,800.00 from Building – Capital account 01650-5080 for sun room at senior center - to bid out soon; $147,900.00 from Capital Road account 01500-5081 for drainage job on Hi-Barlow/ Eden Hill Road – to bid out shortly; and $34,800.00 from Capital Road account 01500-5081 for work on Towns End Road still in progress. Mr. Aurelia seconded and the motion was unanimously carried.
Mr. Capeci moved re-appropriate for technology $100,521.00 from Selectman Other – Nonrecurring account 01105-2013 for hardware and software at new municipal building and $26,000.00 from Selectman Other – Nonrecurring account 01105-2013 for permit and work order management system. Mr. Hemingway seconded and the motion was unanimously approved.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
At 9:16 pm Mr. Aurelia made the motion to go into executive session to discuss land issues and invited Mr. Sibley to attend. Mr. Capeci seconded and the motion was unanimously carried.
Mr. Pennarola reopened the regular meeting at 9:45 pm.
Ms. Murray made the motion to accept the donation of the Lisy Property #09-01 a total of 3.25 acres located at 3, 4, 5 and 6 Herb Trail. Mrs. Llodra seconded and the motion was unanimously approved.
Ms. Murray moved to authorize the town to purchase the Darby-Chisel-Brockway Property #09-03 a total of 7.98 acres located on Wilderness West Road for $50,000 plus closing costs. Mrs. Llodra seconded and the motion was unanimously carried.
Having no further business, Mrs. Llodra made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:49 pm. Mr. Davis seconded and the motion was unanimously approved.
Ted Swigart, Clerk
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