AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 5:30 P.M.
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Executive Session
A. Potential Claims & Litigation
4. Adjournment
TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL INQUIRER
February 24, 2014
LEGAL AD
TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
Notice is hereby given that the South Windsor Town Council has set Monday, March 3, 2014, at 8:00 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 Referring all Recreational Related Proposals to the Park & Recreation Commission, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk.
Dated at South Windsor, Connecticut this 20th day of February 2014.
Attested to by:
Deborah W. Reid
Clerk of the Council
AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 7:00 P.M.
REMINDER: There is a Public Hearing scheduled at 8:00 p.m.
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Prayer:
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 Appointing Jan Tarr (D) to the Housing Authority
* B. Resolution Appointing Mohammad Quraishi (D) an Alternate to the Economic Development Commission
* C. Resolution Reappointing Edward O’Connell (D) to the Public Building Commission
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 3, 2014
14. New Business
* A. Resolution Reappointing Caroline Taylor (D) an Alternate to the Historic District Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
* B. Resolution Appointing Richard Grigorian (D) an Alternate to the Park & Recreation Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
* C. Resolution Appointing Tim Wentzel (D) to the Public Building Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
* D. Resolution Reappointing Robert O’Connor (D) to the Park & Recreation Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
* E. Resolution Appointing John Phillips (R) an Alternate to the Inland Wetland Agency/Conservation Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
- Resolution Extending the Reverter Clause Deadline
- Resolution Approving Offer of a Tax Assessment Agreement with Folsom Property Management, LLC a/k/a Folsom Construction, LLC
- Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Input on an Amendment to Ordinance #198, an Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Open Space
- Resolution Endorsing the Regional Performance Incentive Program to Receive a Grant for Access to the Connecticut Nutmeg Network High Speed Internet
- Resolution Designating the South Windsor Board of Education as the Building Committee for State Project Number TMP-132-BHFT, South Windsor High School Roof Replacement Project
- Resolution Appointing the South Windsor Public Building Commission to Develop Conceptual Plans for the Construction of a New Orchard Hill Elementary School
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 3, 2014
14. New Business (Continued)
- Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Twenty Four (24) South Windsor Taxpayers
15. Passage of Ordinance
- Resolution Adopting the Proposed Ordinance Concerning Referenda for Leases or Other Expenditures having a Cost Equal to or Exceeding One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00)
B. Resolution Adopting an Ordinance Referring all Recreational Related Proposals to the Park & Recreation Commission
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.]
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 a possible tax assessment agreement which would result in disclosure of public records or information contained therein which is exempt from disclosure at this time pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §1-210(b)(1) and §1-210(b)(5)(B).
B. To discuss draft agreements which would result in disclosure of public records or information which is exempt from disclosure at this time pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §1-210(b)(1) and §1-210(b)(4).
20. Adjournment
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RESOLUTIONS
Monday, March 3, 2014
7. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings
(Councilor Delnicki)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council approves the Minutes of the following Town Council Meetings: Special Meeting of January 27, 2014.and February 24, 2014; Public Hearing Meeting Minutes of February 18, 2013; and Regular Meeting Minutes of February 18, 2014.
12. Consent Agenda
(Councilor Pendleton and Councilor Mirek)
Motion to approve Agenda Item 13. A. through 13. C. and Item 14. A. through 14. E. as the Consent Agenda.
(Please read dark headings, only, on Consent Agenda items.)
13. Unfinished Business
* A. Resolution Appointing Jan Tarr (D) to the Housing Authority
(Councilor Pendleton)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Jan Tarr (D) to the Housing Authority for a term ending November 30, 2017 to fill the unexpired term of Caroline Taylor.
* B. Resolution Appointing Mohammad Quraishi (D) an Alternate to the Economic Development Commission
(Councilor Pendleton)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Mohammad Quraishi (D) an Alternate to the Economic Development Commission for a term ending November 30, 2017 to fill the expired term of Gary Waterhouse.
* C. Resolution Reappointing Edward O’Connell (D) to the Public Building Commission
(Councilor Pendleton)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby reappoints Edward O’Connell (D) to the Public Building Commission for a term ending November 30, 2017.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 3, 2014
14. New Business
* A. Resolution Reappointing Caroline Taylor (D) an Alternate to the Historic District Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
(Councilor Pendleton)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby reappoints Caroline Taylor (D) an Alternate to the Historic District Commission for a term ending November 30, 2018 and postpones consideration until the Town Council’s next regularly scheduled meeting.
* B. Resolution Appointing Richard Grigorian (D) an Alternate to the Park & Recreation Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
(Councilor Pendleton)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Richard Grigorian (D) an Alternate to the Park & Recreation Commission for a term ending December 31, 2017 to fill the expired term of Craig Zimmerman and postpones consideration of this motion until the Town Council’s next regularly scheduled meeting.
* C. Resolution Appointing Tim Wentzel (D) to the Public Building Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
(Councilor Pendleton)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Tim Wentzel (D) to the Public Building Commission for a term ending November 30, 2015 to fill an expired vacancy and postpones consideration of this motion until the Town Council’s next regularly scheduled meeting.
* D. Resolution Reappointing Robert O’Connor (D) to the Park & Recreation Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
(Councilor Pendleton)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby reappoints Robert O’Connor (D) to the Park & Recreation Commission for a term ending December 31, 2017 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, March 3, 2014
14. New Business
* E. Resolution Appointing John Phillips (R) an Alternate to the Inland Wetland Agency/Conservation Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
(Councilor Mirek)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints John Phillips (R) an Alternate to the Inland Wetland Agency/Conservation Commission for a term ending December 1, 2015 to fill the unexpired term of Vicki Paliulis and postpones consideration of this motion until the Town Council’s next regularly scheduled meeting.
F. Resolution Extending the Reverter Clause Deadline
(Councilor Wagner)
BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of South Windsor and the South Windsor Redevelopment Agency, acting through their duly authorized officials, extend to ____________, 2014, 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 FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Manager is authorized and directed to execute a Tenth Amendment to Quit Claim Deed extending the reverter deadline in accordance with the foregoing resolution.
G. Resolution Approving Offer of a Tax Assessment Agreement with Folsom Property Management, LLC a/k/a Folsom Construction, LLC
(Councilor Prague)
WHEREAS, a Request for Tax Abatement has been received from Folsom Property Management, LLC a/k/a Folsom Construction, LLC; and
(Resolution Continued on Next Page)
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 3, 2014
14. G. (Continued)
WHEREAS, the Town of South Windsor’s Tax Partnership program, established pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 12-65b, is intended to encourage the development and expansion of quality businesses in Town through tax and other economic incentives, and is designed to retain and attract businesses that will generate substantial additional tax revenues and employment opportunities for the Town while providing quality goods and services; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said program, that a tax assessment agreement, summarized in Exhibit A, be offered to Folsom Property Management, LLC a/k/a Folsom Construction, LLC as an incentive to invest an estimated $1,988,193 in total costs, including land and building improvements, and to construct two buildings in South Windsor (the land and building improvements collectively referred to as the “Real Property”)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council is pleased to offer a tax assessment agreement, as summarized in Exhibit A, between the Town and Folsom Property Management, LLC a/k/a Folsom Construction, LLC as outlined in Exhibit A; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council’s offer is conditioned upon Folsom Property Management, LLC a/k/a Folsom Construction, LLC (1) meeting the estimated $1,988,193 in construction cost figures and agreeing to the estimated assessment figure; and (2) continuing operations at the Real Property for a minimum of ten (10) years from the date the Certificate of Occupancy is issued; if Folsom Property Management, LLC a/k/a Folsom Construction, LLC fails to meet either of these conditions, Folsom Property Management, LLC a/k/a Folsom Construction, LLC shall refund the Town of South Windsor all of the tax benefit reductions it has received; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council’s offer is contingent upon Folsom Property Management, LLC a/k/a Folsom Construction, LLC execution of a written agreement reflecting the terms set forth in this Resolution and such other terms as the Town may require.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 3, 2014
14. New Business (Continued)
H. Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Input on an Amendment to Ordinance #198, an Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Open Space
(Councilor Yagaloff)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby sets Monday, March 17, 2014, at 8:00 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 an amendment to Ordinance #198, an Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Open Space, as shown in attached, Exhibit B.
I. Resolution Endorsing the Regional Performance Incentive Program to Receive a Grant for Access to the Connecticut Nutmeg Network High Speed Internet
(Councilor Mirek)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby endorses the Regional Performance Incentive Program proposal to receive a grant for access to the Connecticut Nutmeg Network High Speed Internet, referenced in Connecticut General Statutes Section 4-124s as amended by Section 251 and 253 of Public Act 13-247.
J. Resolution Designating the South Windsor Board of Education as the Building Committee for State Project Number TMP-132-BHFT, South Windsor High School Roof Replacement Project
(Councilor Snyder)
WHEREAS, the November 5, 2012 referendum question #1 approved the South Windsor High School Replacement Project
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby designates the South Windsor Board of Education as the Building Committee for State Project Number TMP-132-BHFT, South Windsor High School Roof Replacement Project; and
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 3, 2014
14. J. (Continued)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby authorizes said Board of Education to proceed with preparation of the necessary schematic drawings and outline specifications for the project; and authorizes South Windsor’s Superintendent of Schools to file application for a School Construction Project Grant.
K. Resolution Appointing the South Windsor Public Building Commission to Develop Conceptual Plans for the Construction of a New Orchard Hill Elementary School
(Councilor Pendleton)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints the South Windsor Public Building Commission to develop conceptual plans including rough design, square footage and approximate cost for the construction of a new Orchard Hill Elementary School; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council authorizes the Public Building Commission to work with the necessary staff to develop programs and follow all required RFP and public bidding processes for the construction of a new Orchard Hill Elementary School.
L. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Twenty-Four (24) South Windsor Taxpayers
(Councilor Wagner)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a refund of property taxes to twenty-four (24) South Windsor Taxpayers, the total of said refund being $29,578.18, and as more fully described on attached Exhibit C.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 3, 2014
15. Passage of Ordinance
A. Resolution Adopting the Proposed Ordinance Concerning Referenda for Leases or Other Expenditures having a Cost Equal to or Exceeding One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00)
(Councilor Yagaloff)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby adopts an Ordinance Concerning Referenda for Leases or Other Expenditures having a Cost Equal to or Exceeding One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), as shown in attached Exhibit D.
B. Resolution Adopting an Ordinance Referring all Recreational Related Proposals to the Park & Recreation Commission
(Councilor Prague)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby adopts an Ordinance Referring all Recreational Related Proposals to the Park & Recreation Commission, as shown in attached Exhibit E.
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
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 a possible tax assessment agreement which would result in disclosure of public records or information contained therein which is exempt from disclosure at this time pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §1-210(b)(1) and §1-210(b)(5)(B).
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, March 3, 2014
19. Executive Session (Continued)
B. To discuss draft agreements which would result in disclosure of public records or information which is exempt from disclosure at this time pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §1-210(b)(1) and §1-210(b)(4).
20. Adjournment
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