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Mayor Pelkey called the meeting to order at approximately 4:35 p.m.
Members Present
Matthew Galligan, Town Manager
Michael Gantick, Director of Public Works
Patrick Hankard, Dir. of Facility Services, Board of Education
John Pelkey, Mayor, Town Council (Chairperson)
Janice Snyder, Board of Education (Vice Chairperson)
Craig Zimmerman, Board of Education
Members Absent
Janice Favreau, Town Council
Dr. Kate Carter, Superintendent of Schools
Lisa Maneeley, Chair, Board of Education
Kevin McCann, Town Council
Donna McKenty, Business Manager, Board of Education
Guests Present
Raymond Favreau, Director of Recreation
Scott Roberts, Director Information Technology
Walt Summers, Fire Marshal
- Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting: None
- Discussion Items
$10M Bond Issue for Road Repairs and Improvements
Town Manager Galligan proposed that the Committee consider bringing a $10 million bond before the Council. CT Water Company is working on a redo in Pine Knob and Avery Heights areas. The road is in bad condition now because of all the digging and new infrastructure being put in. New catch basins are needed as well as some renovation work. Mr. Gantick came in with a $5 million estimate to complete the work.
A motion was made by Ms. Snyder to send a recommendation to the Town Council for a $10 million bond issue for road repairs and improvements; it was seconded by Town Manager Galligan; and approved unanimously.
Town Manager Galligan stated that there is $1.2 million left over from the last issue. He proposed that the Committee approach the Town Council to request that this $1.2 million be used for road repairs and improvements. If we don’t properly maintain the roads now the conditions will worsen. The committee decided that Town Manager Galligan draft a letter to the Council and send that draft to the Committee on Monday. Town Manager Galligan, Ms. Snyder and Mr. Hankard will phone those members who were not present to share this info with them.
A motion was made by Ms. Snyder that the $1.2 million bonding left over from the last issue be used for road repair and catch basin reconstruction in conjunction with the Proposed Pavement Management Program presented by Michael Gantick, Director of Public Works (attached as Exhibit A); Town Manager Galligan seconded the motion; and it was unanimously approved.
New Capital Plan
Town Manager Galligan proposed that we formalize the new Capital Plan after the budget is complete, so as not to overwhelm the Town Council with too many items at once. (Attached as Exhibit B).
Town and Board of Education Projects
The Committee reviewed the budget and made adjustments. It was decided that the Committee will go before the Council and present the projects that need to be done.
The Committee would then ask the Council for a vote on the dollar amount. At that point the Committee could move forward in evaluating the work.
Ms. Snyder suggested doing a presentation to the Council on projects. She also will draft a letter from the Capital Projects Committee to the Town Council and offered to make a presentation to the Council on behalf of the Capital Projects Committee. The draft will be emailed to the Committee.
The status of the ADA Compliance was discussed. The project has been stalled due to a significant shortage of staff. The State Board of Education informed us that they cannot give us a meeting, or even look at the plans, until July 21. An appeal was made to Dr. Wood, who is the Federal Enforcement Officer who initiated this entire process, and even he was not able to move the date up. Lawrence and Associates will have the final plans ready and we will have everything in place, but will not be able to do the major construction until next summer. Parts of the work can be done now, for example, there is a fair amount of work at the town baseball and soccer fields where we can provide accessibility to the handicapped. We need a commitment from the State on funding before we can put any work out to bid.
New Business
NONE
Old Business
NONE
Adjournment: A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Patrick Hankard at 5:45 p.m.; the motion was seconded by Ms. Janice Snyder; and all were in favor.
Respectfully submitted,
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Darlene Lehofer
Recording Secretary
Attachments:
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
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