Halls Road Improvements Committee
Regular Meeting Minutes
Old Lyme Town Hall
March 1, 2018
Present: BJ Bernblum, Bud Canady (by phone), Lindsay Eisensmith, Michael Reiter First Selectwoman Bonnie Reemsnyder
Absent: Ray Thompson, John Evans
Guests: Edie Twining, Sabrina Foulke
Call to Order: Chairman BJ~Bernblum convened the meeting at 6:40 p.m.~
BJ introduced Sabrina Foulke from Point One Architects, who might have an interest in the Committee.
A motion was made by Bud Canady to approve Minutes for October 5th, 2017, seconded by Lindsay Eisensmith, all in favor. So moved.
A motion was made by Bud Canady to approve Minutes for December 7th, 2017, seconded by Mike Reiter, all in favor. So moved.
There was discussion of the following matters:
1. Election of Chair and Secretary.
Lindsay Eisensmith nominated BJ Bernblum to continue as Chairman, Bud Canady seconded the motion. All in Favor.
Mike Reiter volunteered to serve as Secretary. All in favor. Term will begin with next meeting.
2. Clarification of quorum and voting rules. It was agreed that a quorum requires a majority of the current members of the Committee to be present, and a vote also requires a majority of the current members. Lindsay Eisensmith made a motion to accept this clarification of the rules, Mike Reiter seconded, all in favor. So moved.
3. Bonnie and BJ reported on the focus group conducted December 21st, 2017 with members of the Town’s boards and commissions. This meeting resulted in similar consensus with the ideas raised by our Committee and prior focus groups. There was no particular area of dissent.
4. Bonnie and BJ reported on the Feb 20th presentation to Board of Selectmen regarding a proposal from the Yale Urban Design Workshop regarding the creation of a master plan and from a joint proposal by the firms of Pullman & Comley, LLC and Camoin Associates for the creation of a TIF (tax increment financing) District. Copies of these proposals were distributed to the Board. The Board of Selectmen will digest and review the information, then hopefully sign off so that the proposals may be brought to the Board of Finance.
5. The Committee previously received copies of the foregoing proposals. After discussion, a consensus was reached that these professional organizations are uniquely qualified in their respective fields. Upon a motion duly made by Lindsay Eisensmith and seconded by Mike Reiter, the Committee agreed to move forward with both proposals. If the Boards of Selectmen and Finance approve funding for these proposals during the current and next fiscal years, then discussions with the organizations will be held to refine the proposals to more precisely meet the Town’s needs.
Next Regular Meeting:~ April 5th, 2018, 6:30 p.m.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lindsay Eisensmith
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