Town of North Stonington

                                          Board of Selectmen

                                          New Town Hall Conference Room

                                          August 25, 2015--7:00 PM

 

 

MINUTES

Call to Order-7:00 PM with Selectman Mullane, Testa, and Donahue present

Public Comments and Questions-Joe Gross disagrees with tax reduction for affordable housing.  Question on status of historical Greene Gables House from Historical Society.

Minutes-A motion was made by Selectman Donahue and seconded by Selectman Mullane to approve the minutes of August 18, 2015, as amended, carrying.  3-0

Correspondence

Boards/Commissions/Official’s Comments

Action Items

•            1.  Tax Refund(s)-None

•            2.  Tribal Acknowledgement/Annexation Issues –North Stonington, Preston and Ledyard working on letter to Connecticut Senators on what is wrong with draft legislation in U. S. Senate.

•            3.   Status of Center for Emergency Services Project

o            Bid Results Phase II Construction-  Accept or Reject?-Rejected and preparing for rebid

o            Tentative Schedule for Phase II-Not available yet

•            4.   Tri-Board Meetings-School Modernization Meeting – August 27, 2015

o            Reactivation of Ad Hoc School Committee Appointments-Eight Members appointed, 3 more could be appointed as auxiliary members if required.

•            5.   North Stonington/Preston Cooperative

o            Ethics Committee –Pending Preston’s Ordinance revisions for review

•            7.   FY 2014-15 Close Out-Draft package provided for comment

•            8.   Implementation of State Budget-FY 2015-2016 

            Resident Troopers’ Program/Grants/Additional Appropriation Request-Draft package provided, revisions requested and will provide to BOF

•            9.   Hewitt Property-None

•            Dam Repairs –Executive Session-No report

•            Disposal of unused old wooden bridges-No bids received, OK to donate to County 4H

•            10.   Post Office Lease-No report

•            11.  Action of Petition Received-Petition received to To hear and act upon the creation of an Ordinance in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes 9-188 titled“Election of a First Selectman for the Town of North Stonington”  that states commencing with the election of November 3, 2015 and with every biennial regular town election thereafter, votes cast for a candidate for First Selectman shall count for that office only.  Votes cast for an unsuccessful candidate for First Selectman shall not be counted as votes for that candiate as a member of the Board of Selectman.

•            12.   CRCOG Membership-OK to join

•            13.   Electricity Contract-Charles Gray-No Show

 

 

New Business

Reports

1.           Permanent School Building Project Committee

•            Permanent School Building Committee Projects List Estimates –Revised list sent from BOE to Jim Lord, no new data

2.           Boombridge Road Bridge-No report

3.           Grant Applications/administration-No new report

            Water Study Ex 92 x I95-Draft Report

            Sewer Study I95--Exit 92 & 93

            2014 STEAP Grant Extension of Village Water System

            2015 STEAP Grant-Submitted-Pending Awards

            Housing Grant Reports

            101A Anthony Road

Public Comments and Questions

Adjournment-8:50 PM