AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL WORK SESSION
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 7:00 P.M.
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Public Participation
[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of the majority of the Town Council.]
4. Communications
5. Town Manager’s Report
[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed ten (10) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of the majority of the Council.]
6. Items for Discussion
A) Resource Allocation (requested by Councillor McCann)
7. Executive Session
8. Adjournment
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Public Participation is Invited on Any Agenda Item
REMINDER: 7:15 p.m. - Public Hearing regarding an Ordinance Adopting Special Events and Water Supplies and Hydrants; 7:25 p.m. – Public Hearing regarding proposed Amendment to Ordinance #132, Chapter 86, Article II – Obstruction, Excavation and Driveways, Sections 86-36 and 86-48; and 7:45 p.m. – Public Hearing regarding proposed Amendment to Ordinance #157, an “Ordinance Establishing the Fee Structure for Inland Wetlands Agency”
TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL INQUIRER
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
LEGAL AD
TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
Notice is hereby given that the South Windsor Town Council has set Monday, March 1, 2010, at 7:15 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the South Windsor Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Avenue, South Windsor, Connecticut as the time and place to receive citizen input on a proposed “Ordinance Adopting Special Events and Water Supplies and Hydrants.”
Dated at South Windsor, Connecticut this 22nd day of February, 2010.
Attested to by:
Deborah W. Reid
Clerk of the Council
TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL INQUIRER
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
LEGAL AD
TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
Notice is hereby given that the South Windsor Town Council has set Monday, March 1, 2010, at 7:25 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the South Windsor Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Avenue, South Windsor, Connecticut as the time and place for the Public Hearing to receive citizen input on a proposed amendment to Ordinance #132, Chapter 86, Article II – Obstruction, Excavation and Driveways, Sections 86-36 and 86-48.
Dated at South Windsor, Connecticut this 22nd day of February, 2010.
Attested to by:
Deborah W. Reid
Clerk of the Council
TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL INQUIRER
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
LEGAL AD
TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
Notice is hereby given that the South Windsor Town Council has set Monday, March 1, 2010, at 7:45 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the South Windsor Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Avenue, South Windsor, Connecticut as the time and place for the Public Hearing to receive citizen input on a proposed amendment to Ordinance #157, an “Ordinance Establishing the Fee Structure for Inland Wetlands Agency”.
Dated at South Windsor, Connecticut this 22nd day of February, 2010.
Attested to by:
Deborah W. Reid
Clerk of the Council
AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 8:00 P.M.
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Prayer: Pastor Ken Gustafson, Calvary Church
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Roll Call
5. Public Input
[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed twenty (20) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Town Council.]
6. Environmental Health & Safety Message
7. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings
8. Public Petitions
9. Communications from Officers and Boards Directly Responsible to Council
10. Communications and Reports from Town Manager
[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed ten (10) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Council.]
11. Reports from Standing Committees
12. Reports of Temporary Committees
13. Communications and Petitions from Council
[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed twenty (20) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Council.]
14. Public Participation
[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Town Council.]
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 1, 2010
15. Consent Agenda
[All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the Town Council and will be enacted by one Motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the General Order of Business and be considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.]
16. Unfinished Business
* A. Resolution Appointing Frank Bonzani (D) an Alternate to the Planning & Zoning Commission
* B. Resolution Appointing Anthony Duarte (D) to the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission
* C. Resolution Appointing Kyle Zimmer (D) an Alternate to the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission
* D. Resolution Appointing Karen Patterson (D) an Alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals
* E. Resolution Appointing Stephen Lewis (D) an Alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals
17. New Business
A. Resolution Adopting the Final Draft of the South Windsor Walk & Wheel Ways Master Plan – Connecting Our Community, Dated January 29, 2010
- Discussion Item: Prohibiting smoking at parks and/or athletic fields (requested by Councillor Bazzano)
C. Resolution Clarifying the Sewer Fee Policy, the Setting up of a Formal Capital Improvement Plan, a Capital Projects Plan and Corresponding Financing Plan for the Town of South Windsor Sewer Treatment Plant
18. Passage of Ordinance
A. Resolution Adopting an Amendment to Sections 2-200 through 2-220 of the South Windsor Code of Ordinances regarding “Boards, Commissions, Committees, Agencies, Authorities and Councils – Planning & Zoning Commission” (tabled from 2/16/2010 meeting)
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 1, 2010
18. Passage of Ordinance (Continued)
B. Resolution Adopting a proposed Ordinance, an “Ordinance Adopting Special Events and Water Supplies and Hydrants”
C. Resolution Adopting proposed Amendments to Ordinance #132, Chapter 86, Article II – Obstruction, Excavation and Driveways, Sections 86-36 and 86-48
D. Resolution Adopting proposed Amendments to Ordinance #157, an “Ordinance Establishing the Fee Structure for Inland Wetlands Agency”
19. Communications and Petitions from Council (Continued)
[This Agenda Item permits continued communications not covered under Item #13 due to time restraints.]
20. Communications and Reports from Town Manager (Continued)
[This Agenda Item permits continued communications not covered under Item #10 due to time restraints.]
21. Executive Session
22. Adjournment
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RESOLUTIONS
Monday, March 1, 2010
7. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings
(Councillor Bazzano)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council approves the Minutes of the following Town Council Meetings: Work Sessions of February16, 2010; Public Hearings (4) of February 16, 2010; and Regular Meetings of January 4, 2010, and February 16, 2010.
15. Consent Agenda
(Councillor Hale)
Motion to approve Agenda Items 16. A. through 16. E., as the Consent Agenda.
(Please read dark headings, only, on Consent Agenda items.)
16. Unfinished Business
* A. Resolution Appointing Frank Bonzani (D) an Alternate to the Planning & Zoning Commission
(Councillor Hale)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Frank Bonzani (D) an Alternate to the Planning & Zoning Commission for a term ending November 14, 2011 to fill an expired vacancy.
* B. Resolution Appointing Anthony Duarte (D) to the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission
(Councillor Hale)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Anthony Duarte (D) to the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission for a term ending December 1, 2011 to fill an unexpired term of Mario Marrero.
* C. Resolution Appointing Kyle Zimmer (D) an Alternate to the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission
(Councillor Hale)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Kyle Zimmer (D) an Alternate to the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission for a term ending December 1, 2012 to fill an unexpired term of Anthony Duarte.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 1, 2010
16. Unfinished Business (Continued)
* D. Resolution Appointing Karen Patterson (D) an Alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals
(Councillor Hale)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Karen Patterson (D) an Alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term ending November 30, 2011 to fill an unexpired vacancy.
* E. Resolution Appointing Stephen Lewis (D) an Alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals
(Councillor Hale)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Stephen Lewis (D) an Alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term ending November 30, 2013 to fill an expired term of Kevin Ricker.
17. New Business
A. Resolution Adopting the Final Draft of the South Windsor Walk & Wheel Ways Master Plan – Connecting Our Community, Dated January 29, 2010
(Councillor Delnicki)
WHEREAS, the South Windsor Town Council recognizes the need to address the growth of the town and the impact on its ability to provide for safe walking and bicycling, and the need to develop a new corresponding plan; and
WHEREAS, the South Windsor Park and Recreation Commission has created a sub-committee known as the “South Windsor Walk & Wheel Ways” so charged to prepare a long-term Master Plan to make South Windsor a bicycle and pedestrian friendly community, which Master Plan has been completed; and
WHEREAS, citizen participation on the sub-committee was a critical element in assessing the community and in the development of the Master Plan; and
(Resolution Continued on Next Page)
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 1, 2010
17. A. (Continued)
WHEREAS, the Master Plan is designed as a comprehensive dynamic document and work-in-progress to guide the best and most efficient development of South Windsor’s walking and bicycling infrastructure including multi-purpose trails, safer and more pedestrian/bicycle friendly roads now and in the future; and
WHEREAS, the South Windsor Walk & Wheel Ways Master Plan will be incorporated into the Park & Recreation Commission’s Master Plan, which in turn becomes a subset of the Town’s overall Master Plan of Conservation & Development
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council accepts and adopts the final draft of the South Windsor Walk & Wheel Ways Master Plan – Connecting Our Community, dated January 29, 2010; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council recognizes the need to move forward with the implementation phase of the plan.
B. Discussion Item: Prohibiting smoking at parks and/or athletic fields (requested by Councillor Bazzano)
C. Resolution Clarifying the Sewer Fee Policy, the Setting up of a Formal Capital Improvement Plan, a Capital Projects Plan and Corresponding Financing Plan for the Town of South Windsor Sewer Treatment Plant
(Councillor Yagaloff)
WHEREAS, the Town Council wishes to lower sewer user fees in South Windsor; and
WHEREAS, Town Council is in the process of developing the Town’s 2010/2011 budget; and
(Resolution Continued on Next Page)
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 1, 2010
17. C. (Continued)
WHEREAS, the Town Attorney has provided the Town Council with legal opinions concerning the appropriation and funding of expenses related to capital projects, capital reserves and capital improvements for the sewer system, and the Town Attorney has determined that the Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) does not have authority to make appropriations for said expenses nor does the WPCA have the authority to collect sewer fees to pay for said expenses; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has a fiduciary responsibility to give clear and direct guidance to the WPCA in order for them to plan for and recommend to the Town Council for final approval, guidance and direction on the sewer system’s capital needs and improvements, both current and longer term; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council also wishes to give guidance to the Town Manager and the Bond Council in order for them to develop and recommend to the Town Council for final approval a plan for financing long term capital needs (such as the pumping stations) as well as new plant construction; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council additionally wishes to give guidance to the Town Manager and the Bond Council in order for them to develop and recommend to the Town Council for final approval a plan for financing capital needs and improvements, both current and longer term; and
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the Town Council to ensure that all appropriations for sewer system related matters, including capital projects, capital reserves, and capital improvements as well as the collection of all revenue for said appropriations, conform with all Town Ordinances and State Statutes
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT
- Any bonds to be issued for the new sewer plant shall be secured by the full faith and credit of the Town of South Windsor.
2. A revised plan to upgrade the sewer system pumping stations shall be re-submitted to the voters of South Windsor in a Referendum to be held on November 2, 2010.
(Resolution Continued on Next Page)
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 1, 2010
17. C. (Continued)
3. The WPCA shall provide to the Council their preliminary estimates of 2010/2011 Operation and Management expenses on or before March 9, 2010.
- The WPCA shall provide to the Council their preliminary estimates of 2010/2011 capital projects and capital reserves needs on or before March 9, 2010.
- The Town Council shall be provided with balances of all WPCA capital accounts (as of February 29, 2010) and projections of said capital accounts to June 30, 2010.
- No contracts for appropriations for replacement of pumping stations, sewer system capital projects and no payments for pumping stations and other capital items shall be made without prior approval of the Town Council.
18. Passage of Ordinance
A. Resolution Adopting an Amendment to Sections 2-200 through 2-220 of the South Windsor Code of Ordinances regarding “Boards, Commissions, Committees, Agencies, Authorities and Councils – Planning & Zoning Commission” (tabled from 2/16/2010 meeting)
(Councillor Hale)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby adopts an amendment to Sections 2-200 through 2-220 of the South Windsor Code of Ordinances regarding “Boards, Commissions, Committees, Agencies, Authorities and Councils – Planning & Zoning Commission”, said Ordinance more fully described in attached Exhibit A., a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk.
B. Resolution Adopting a proposed Ordinance, an “Ordinance Adopting Special Events and Water Supplies and Hydrants”
(Councillor Prague)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby adopts a proposed Ordinance, an “Ordinance Adopting Special Events and Water supplies and Hydrants”, said Ordinance more fully described in attached Exhibit B., a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 1, 2010
18. Passage of Ordinance (Continued)
C. Resolution Adopting proposed Amendments to Ordinance #132, Chapter 86, Article II – Obstruction, Excavation and Driveways, Sections 86-36 and 86-48
(Councillor Hale)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby adopts proposed Amendments to Ordinance #132, Chapter 86, Article II – Obstruction, Excavation and Driveways, Sections 86-36 and 86-48, said Ordinance more fully described in attached Exhibit C., a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk.
D. Resolution Adopting proposed Amendments to Ordinance #157, an “Ordinance Establishing the Fee Structure for Inland Wetlands Agency”
(Councillor McCann)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby adopts proposed Amendments to Ordinance #157, an “Ordinance Establishing the Fee Structure for Inland Wetlands Agency”, said Ordinance more fully described in attached Exhibit D., a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk.
19. Communications and Petitions from Council (Continued)
[This Agenda Item permits continued communications not covered under Item #13 due to time restraints.]
20. Communications and Reports from Town Manager (Continued)
[This Agenda Item permits continued communications not covered under Item #10 due to time restraints.]
21. Executive Session
22. Adjournment
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