AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL WORK SESSION
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, JULY 15, 2013
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. Miracle Field (requested by Deputy Mayor Bazzano)
B. Master Lease Agreement with TIP Capital (requested by Town Manager, Matthew Galligan)
7. Executive Session
A. To discuss personnel issues - union negotiations with AFSCME Local 1303-028 (Public Works), NAGE Local R1-208 (Pollution Control), and UPSEU Local 424, Unit 65 (Town Hall)
8. Adjournment
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Public Participation is Invited on Any Agenda Item
AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, JULY 15, 2013
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 8:00 P.M.
After Roll Call is complete a proclamation will be presented to Allyson Fournier, to honor her for being a part of the Tufts University softball team who won its first Division III National Championship and being selected with the Honda Sports Award as Division III Athlete of the Year.
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Prayer: Councillor McCann
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Roll Call
5. Public Input
[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.]
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. Reports from Standing Committees
11. Reports of Temporary Committees
12. 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.]
13. Unfinished Business
None
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, July 15, 2013
14. New Business
A. Resolution Accepting the Resignation of Patrick Kennedy (R) from the Planning & Zoning Commission
B. Resolution Appointing William Butter (R) a Full Member to the Planning & Zoning Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
C. Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing Regarding a Proposed Plan for Athletic Fields on the Vacant 11 Acres on Nevers Road across from Ayers Road
D. Resolution to Submit an Application to CRCOG for Avery Street Reconstruction from Clinton Drive south to the Town Line
E. Resolution Amending a Previously Approved Resolution
F. Resolution Approving a Transfer of $15,000.00 from the Contingency Account to the Police Department Salary Account
G. Resolution Extending the Reverter Clause Deadline
H. Discussion item: Miracle Field (requested by Deputy Mayor Bazzano)
I. Discussion Item: Master Lease Agreement with TIP Capital (requested by Town Manager, Matthew Galligan)
15. Passage of Ordinance
16. Public Input
[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.]
17. 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.]
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, July 15, 2013
18. 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.]
19. Executive Session
A. To discuss personnel issues – union negotiations with AFSCME Local 1303-028 (Public Works), NAGE Local R1-208 (Pollution Control), and UPSEU Local 424, Unit 65 (Town Hall)
20. Adjournment
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RESOLUTIONS
Monday, July 15, 2013
7. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings
(Councillor Anwar)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council approves the Minutes of the following Town Council Meetings: Work Session Minutes of July 1, 2013; and Regular Meeting Minutes of July 1, 2013.
13. Unfinished Business
None
14. New Business
A. Resolution Accepting the Resignation of Patrick Kennedy (R) from the Planning & Zoning Commission
(Councillor McCann)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby accepts with regret, the resignation of Patrick Kennedy (R) to the Planning & Zoning Commission, said resignation effective immediately; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council extends its thanks to Patrick Kennedy for the time he has dedicated to serving his community by his membership on the Planning & Zoning Commission.
B. Resolution Appointing William Butter (R) a Full Member to the Planning & Zoning Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
(Councillor Snyder)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints William Butter (R) a full member to the Planning & Zoning Commission for a term ending November 11, 2013 to fill an unexpired term of Patrick Kennedy and postpones consideration of this motion until the Town Council’s next regularly scheduled meeting.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, July 15, 2013
14. New Business (Continued)
C. Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing Regarding a Proposed Plan for Athletic Fields on the Vacant 11 Acres on Nevers Road across from Ayers Road
(Deputy Mayor Bazzano)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby sets Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 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 a proposed plan for athletic fields on the vacant 11 acres on Nevers Road across from Ayers Road.
D. Resolution to Submit an Application to CRCOG for Avery Street Reconstruction from Clinton Drive south to the Town Line
(Councillor Yagaloff)
WHEREAS, The Capitol Region Council of Governments has solicited municipal projects in order to distribute about $20,400,000 in funding that is expected to be available for road improvement projects through the Federal Surface Transportation Program; and
WHEREAS, Avery Street is eligible for funding under this program and is structurally in poor condition and has inadequate drainage between Clinton Drive and the Manchester Town Line
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby authorizes Town Manager Matthew B. Galligan to submit an application for funding up to the amount of $2,500,000 to the CRCOG Transportation Committee to Reconstruct Avery Street south of Clinton Drive toward the Manchester Town Line; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should funding for said Plan be approved, the South Windsor Town Council will fund 10% of the design, ROW and construction costs of this project or $250,000 as required by project guidelines.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, July 15, 2013
14. New Business (Continued)
E. Resolution Amending a Previously Approved Resolution
(Councillor Beaulieu)
WHEREAS, at the July 1, 2013 Town Council Regular Meeting there was a resolution that was approved by the Town Council accepting a portion of Frazer Fir in the amount of 1,620 linear fee; and
WHEREAS, that number should have been 1,630 linear feet
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council amends the acceptance of 1,630 linear feet rather than 1,620 linear feet of a portion of Frazer Fir
F. Resolution Approving a Transfer of $15,000.00 from the Contingency Account to the Police Department Salary Account
(Councillor Havens)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a transfer of $15,000.00 from the Contingency Account to the Police Department’s Salary Account to cover costs associated with hiring a part time Emergency Management Officer.
G. Resolution Extending the Reverter Clause Deadline
(Councillor Snyder)
BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of South Windsor and the South Windsor Redevelopment Agency, acting through their duly authorized officials, extend to September 30, 2013, the reverter deadline set forth in the fourth paragraph of a certain Statutory Form Quit Claim Deed to Connecticut Studios, LLC, dated October 26, 2009, and recorded at Vol. 2077, Page 183-184 on the land records of the Town of South Windsor, Connecticut, and as said reverter deadline has previously been extended; and
BE IT FURTEHR RESOLVED that the Town Manager is authorized and directed to execute this date a Sixth Amendment to Quit Claim Deed extending the reverter deadline in accordance with the foregoing resolution.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, July 15, 2013
14. New Business (Continued)
H. Discussion item: Miracle Field (requested by Deputy Mayor Bazzano)
I. Discussion Item: Master Lease Agreement with TIP Capital (requested by Town Manager, Matthew Galligan)
15. Passage of Ordinance
16. Public Input
[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.]
17. 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.]
18. 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.]
19. Executive Session
A. To discuss personnel issues – union negotiations with AFSCME local 1303-028 (Public Works), NAGE Local R1-208 (Pollution Control), and UPSEI Local 424, Unit 65 (Town Hall)
20. Adjournment
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