AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL WORK SESSION
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011
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. South Windsor Citizen Matching Mini-Grant Program
7. Executive Session
A. To discuss potential claims and litigation – 63 Cornerstone Drive.
8. Adjournment
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Public Participation is Invited on Any Agenda Item
REMINDER: There is a Public Hearing set for 7:30 p.m. regarding the Appropriation of $220,000 of LoCIP Funds for Miscellaneous Projects.
TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL INQUIRER
June 11, 2011
LEGAL AD
TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
Notice is hereby given that the South Windsor Town Council has set Monday, June 20, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the South Windsor Town Hall, 1540 Sullivan Avenue, South Windsor, Connecticut as the time and place for a Public Hearing to receive citizen input on the appropriation of $220,000 of LoCIP Funds for miscellaneous projects, as shown in attached Exhibit A, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk.
Dated at South Windsor, Connecticut this 10th day of June, 2011.
Attested to by:
Deborah W. Reid
Clerk of the Council
AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2011
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 8:00 P.M.
1. Call Meeting to Order
- Prayer: Reverend Thomas White, St. Peter’s Episcopal 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, June 20, 2011
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 Robert Hornish (D) a Member to the Patriotic Commission
B. Resolution Adopting the Budgets for the Special Revenue Pollution Control and Wastewater Treatment Fund for Fiscal Year 2011/2012
C. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Thirty (30) South Windsor Taxpayers
17. New Business
A. Amendment to Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of 2.24 Acres of Real Property to Connecticut Studios, LLC
B. Resolution Authorizing Town Manager, Matthew B. Galligan to Apply to the State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management to use $220,000 in LoCIP Funds for Reimbursement of Expenses for Miscellaneous Projects
C. Resolution Approving Changes to the South Windsor Citizen Matching Mini-Grant Program
18. Passage of Ordinance
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
A. To discuss potential claims and litigation – 63 Cornerstone Drive.
22. Adjournment
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RESOLUTIONS
Monday, June 20, 2011
7. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings
(Councillor Delnicki)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council approves the Minutes of the following Town Council Meetings: Work Session of June 6, 2011 and Regular Meeting of May 16, 2011.
16. Unfinished Business
A. Resolution Appointing Robert Hornish (D) a Member to the Patriotic Commission
(Deputy Mayor Havens)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Robert Hornish (D) to the Patriotic Commission for a term ending August 31, 2012 to fill the unexpired term of Doris Avery.
B. Resolution Adopting the Budgets for the Special Revenue Pollution Control and Wastewater Treatment Fund for Fiscal Year 2011/2012
(Councillor Favreau)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby adopts a Special Revenue Pollution Control and Wastewater Treatment Fund Budget and Capital Expenditures Budget totaling $3,803,878; commencing on July 1, 2011, and terminating on June 30, 2012.
C. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Thirty (30) South Windsor Taxpayers
(Councillor Bazzano)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a refund of property taxes to thirty (30) South Windsor Taxpayers, the total of said refund being $6,569.91, and as more fully described on attached Exhibit C.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, June 20, 2011
17. New Business
A. Resolution Amending a Previous Approved Resolution Regarding Authorizing the Transfer of 2.24 Acres of Real Property to Connecticut Studios, LLC
(Councillor Anwar)
WHEREAS, the Town of South Windsor, Connecticut (the “Town”) adopted a resolution on June 6, 2011 entitled “Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of 2.24 Acres of Real Property to Connecticut Studios, LLC (the “Original Resolution”); and
WHEREAS, the Town desires to amend Exhibit A of the Original Resolution to correct the description and to conform it with the State’s deed; and
WHEREAS, the Town desires to amend Exhibit B of the Original Resolution to establish the date by which the property may revert back to the Town if Connecticut Studios, LLC fails to commence construction of at least one (1) building on the property in the conformance with the I-291 Gateway Zone Regulation of the Town of South Windsor
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town:
1. The Original Resolution is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit A thereto and substituting in its place Exhibit A attached to this Resolution.
2. The Original Resolution is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit B thereto and substituting in its place Exhibit B attached to this Resolution.
3. Except as specifically amended hereby, the Original Resolution is in all respects ratified and confirmed.
4. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its approval.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, June 20, 2011
17. New Business (Continued)
B. Resolution Authorizing Town Manager, Matthew B. Galligan to Apply to the State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management to use $220,000 in LoCIP Funds for Reimbursement of Expenses for Miscellaneous Projects
(Councillor Prague)
WHEREAS, the concrete ramp from the sidewalk to the Community Center door by the Recreation Department needs to be replaced, the slate and flashing on the mansard roofs at the Town Hall needs to be replaced and the dry sprinkler system at the Community Center needs to be replace; and
WHEREAS, the total budgetary cost for these three projects is $220,000 and the Town wishes to use LoCIP funds to pay for these projects
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby authorizes the Town Manager to apply to the State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management to use $220,000 in LoCIP fund for reimbursement of expenses for the following projects:
- Replacement of the concrete ramp at the Community Center - $108,000.
- Replacement of the slate and flashing on mansard roofs at Town Hall - $52,000.
- Replacement of the dry sprinkler system at the Community Center - $60,000.
C. Resolution Approving Changes to the South Windsor Citizen Matching Mini-Grant Program
(Mayor Pelkey)
WHEREAS, the South Windsor Town Council created a “South Windsor Citizen Matching Mini-Grant Program” on June 20, 2005; and
WHEREAS, in 2010 a sub-committee was established to review the South Windsor Citizen Matching Mini-Grant procedures and application; and
(Resolution Continued on Next Page)
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, June 20, 2011
17. C. (Continued)
WHEREAS, after the review of the program, several recommendations were made to improve the process as well as the application
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves the changes to the South Windsor Citizen Matching Mini-Grant Program, as shown in attached Exhibit D, Exhibit E and Exhibit F.
18. Passage of Ordinance
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
A. To discuss potential claims and litigation – 63 Cornerstone Drive.
22. Adjournment
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