AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL WORK SESSION
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 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. Order of Procedures in the Town Council Rules and Procedures (requested by Councillor McCann)
B. Capital Improvement Fund (requested by Councillor Snyder)
C. Review of Revaluation (requested by Councillor McCann)
7. Executive Session
A. To discuss possible purchase of real estate for the Town.
B. To discuss pending litigation.
C. To discuss union negotiations.
8. Adjournment
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Public Participation is Invited on Any Agenda Item
AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 8:00 P.M.
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. 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 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
* A. Resolution Reappointing Elizabeth McGuire (D) to the Cable Advisory Committee
* B. Resolution Reappointing Anthony Duarte (D) to the South Windsor Alliance for Families
* C. Resolution Appointing Debbie Duarte (D) an Alternate to the Board of Assessment Appeals
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, October 7, 2013
14. New Business
A. Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Input on a Proposed Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Open Space
B. Resolution Approving the Transfer of $26,446 from the Social Security Account to Various General Fund Operating Budgets
C. Resolution Agreeing to a Joint Grant Application with the Town of Coventry and the Town of Tolland
D. Resolution Approving an “Agreement Between the Town of South Windsor and UPSEU, Local 424, Unit 65 – Municipal Employees”
E. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Eighty-Six (86) South Windsor Taxpayers
F. Discussion Item: Order of Procedures in the Town Council Rules and Procedures (requested by Councillor McCann)
G. Discussion Item: Capital Improvement Fund (requested by Councillor Snyder)
H. Discussion Item: Review of Revaluation (requested by Councillor McCann)
I. Discussion item: Athletic Fields proposal (requested by Deputy Mayor Bazzano and Councillor Yagaloff)
15. Passage of Ordinance
16. 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.]
17. 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.]
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, October 7, 2013
18. 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.]
19. Executive Session
A. To discuss possible purchase of real estate for the Town.
B. To discuss pending litigation.
C. To discuss union negotiations.
20. Adjournment
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RESOLUTIONS
Monday, October 7, 2013
7. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings
(Councillor McCann)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council approves the Minutes of the following Town Council Meetings: Work Session Minutes of September 3, 2013 and September 16, 2013; Public Hearing Minutes of September 16, 2013; Special Meeting Minutes of September 30, 2013; and Regular Meeting Minutes of September 3, 2013 and September 16, 2013.
12. Consent Agenda
(Councillor Yagaloff)
Motion to approve Agenda Item 13. A. and 13. C. as the Consent Agenda.
(Please read dark headings, only, on Consent Agenda items.)
13. Unfinished Business
* A. Resolution Reappointing Elizabeth McGuire (D) to the Cable Advisory Committee
(Councillor Yagaloff)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby reappoints Elizabeth McGuire (D) to the Cable Advisory Committee for a term ending June 30, 2015.
* B. Resolution Reappointing Anthony Duarte (D) to the South Windsor Alliance for Families
(Councillor Yagaloff)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby reappoints Anthony Duarte (D) to the South Windsor Alliance for Families for a term ending September 1, 2015.
* C. Resolution Appointing Debbie Duarte (D) an Alternate to the Board of Assessment Appeals
(Councillor Yagaloff)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Debbie Duarte (D) an Alternate to the Board of Assessment Appeals for a term ending November 30, 2014 to fill an existing vacancy.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, October 7, 2013
14. New Business
A. Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Input on a Proposed Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Open Space
(Councillor Beaulieu)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby sets Monday, October 21, 2013, 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 for a Public Hearing to receive citizen input on a Proposed Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Open Space, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk.
B. Resolution Approving the Transfer of $26,446 from the Social Security Account to Various General Fund Operating Budgets
(Councillor Anwar)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a transfer of $26,446 from the Social Security account to the following budgets, to fund amounts over expended in fiscal year 2012/2013:
- $3,001 to the Hydrants & Water Lines Utilities account
- $10,237 to the Street Lights Utilities account
- $273 to the Capital Leases account
- $11,678 to the Casualty & Liability Insurance account
- $1,257 to the Unemployment Compensation account
C. Resolution Agreeing to a Joint Grant Application with the Town of Coventry and the Town of Tolland
(Councillor Prague)
WHEREAS, the Town of South Windsor wishes to apply for a grant with the Town of Coventry, Connecticut and the Town of Tolland, Connecticut; and
WHEREAS, the Town of South Windsor wishes to utilize the intertown Capital Equipment Purchasing Incentive Program; and
WHEREAS, the Town of South Windsor would jointly purchase computer equipment with the Town of Coventry and the Town of Tolland; and
(Resolution Continued on Next Page)
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, October 7, 2013
14. C. (Continued)
WHEREAS, South Windsor’s cost share for the computer equipment would not exceed $46,000 (forty-six thousand dollars); and
WHEREAS, thirty percent (30%) of the $46,000 would be reimbursed to the Town of South Windsor if the grant is approved
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby authorizes Matthew B. Galligan, Town Manager, to enter into an agreement with the Town of Coventry and the Town of Tolland to apply for the Intertown Capital Equipment Purchase Incentive Program for the purchase of computer equipment.
D. Resolution Approving an “Agreement Between the Town of South Windsor and UPSEU, Local 424, Unit 65 – Municipal Employees”
(Deputy Mayor Bazzano)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves the proposed “Agreement Between the Town of South Windsor and UPSEU. Local 424, Unit 65 – Municipal Employees” for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2016.
E. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Eighty-Six (86) South Windsor Taxpayers
(Councillor Havens)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a refund of property taxes to eighty-six (86) South Windsor Taxpayers, the total of said refund being $10,479.13, and as more fully described on attached Exhibit A.
F. Discussion Item: Order of Procedures in the Town Council Rules and Procedures (requested by Councillor McCann)
G. Discussion Item: Capital Improvement Fund (requested by Councillor Snyder)
- Discussion Item: Review of Revaluation (requested by Councillor McCann)
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, October 7, 2013
14. New Business (Continued)
I. Discussion item: Athletic Fields proposal (requested by Deputy Mayor Bazzano and Councillor Yagaloff)
15. Passage of Ordinance
16. 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.]
17. 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.]
[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 Petitions from Council
19. Executive Session
A. To discuss possible purchase of real estate for the Town.
B. To discuss pending litigation.
C. To discuss union negotiations.
20. Adjournment
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