AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 7:00 P.M.
REMINDER: There is a Public Hearing scheduled at 8:00 p.m. for Avery Street Reconstruction.
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Prayer: Rabbi Jeffrey Glickman, Temple Beth Hillel
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 Gary Pitcock (D) to the Greater Hartford Transit District Commission
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, April 21, 2014
13. Unfinished Business (Continued)
* B. Resolution Appointing Michael Baum (D) an Alternate to the Planning & Zoning Commission
C. Discussion Item: Ridge Road Drainage (Jeff Doolittle, Town Engineer to be present)
D. Discussion Item: Clean Energy Commission
14. New Business
A. Discussion Item: Capital Workforce
B. Discussion Item: Connecticut Studios
C. Resolution Supporting the Preferred Design Layout of Roadway Improvements for Avery Street from Kelly Road to North of Woodland Drive
D. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Eleven (11) South Windsor Taxpayers
E. Budget Presentation: Human Services
F. Budget Presentation: Volunteer Fire Department
G. Budget Presentation: Fire Marshal
H. Budget Presentation: Police Department
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, April 21, 2014
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. Two Issues Involving Potential Claims and Litigation.
20. Adjournment
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RESOLUTIONS
Monday, April 21, 2014
7. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings
(Councilor Mirek)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council approves the Minutes of the following Town Council Meetings: Public Hearing Minutes of April 8, 2014 and Town Council Emergency Meeting of April 14, 2014.
12. Consent Agenda
(Councilor Yagaloff)
Motion to approve Agenda Item 13. A. through 13. B. as the Consent Agenda.
(Please read dark headings, only, on Consent Agenda items.)
13. Unfinished Business
* A. Resolution Appointing Gary Pitcock (D) to the Greater Hartford Transit District Commission
(Councilor Yagaloff)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Gary Pitcock (D) to the Greater Hartford Transit District Commission for a term ending December 12, 2016 to fill an unexpired term of Hugh Brower.
* B. Resolution Appointing Michael Baum (D) an Alternate to the Planning & Zoning Commission
(Councilor Yagaloff)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Michael Baum (D) an Alternate to the Planning & Zoning Commission for a term ending November 14, 2015 to fill an unexpired term of Stephen Wagner.
C. Discussion Item: Ridge Road Drainage (Jeff Doolittle, Town Engineer to be present)
D. Discussion Item: Clean Energy Commission
14. New Business
A. Discussion Item: Capital Workforce
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, April 21, 2014
14. New Business (Continued)
B. Discussion Item: Connecticut Studios
C. Resolution Supporting the Preferred Design Layout of Roadway Improvements for Avery Street from Kelly Road to North of Woodland Drive
(Councilor Prague)
WHEREAS, the Town of South Windsor was awarded Federal and State funding under the Surface Transportation Program (STP-Urban) for roadway improvements along Avery Street (from Kelly Road to north of Woodland Drive); and
WHEREAS, the South Windsor Town Council seeks to accomplish roadway improvements along Avery Street with the best geometrical alignment and provide facilities for pedestrians within the existing ROW, keeping impacts to the abutting property owners to a minimum; and
WHEREAS, alternate layouts for improvements to Avery Street have been discussed at three public meetings in the last 10 months and public input has helped develop a preferred design layout for this project that includes sidewalks on the east side of Avery Street and the realignment of Beelzebub Road with Avery Street and Woodland Drive with a modern roundabout to provide traffic control at this intersection; and
WHEREAS, a public information meeting was held on April 21, 2014 to receive input from property owners and the public concerning the preferred design layout of the recommended improvements to Avery Street
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby reaffirms the need for said project and supports the preferred design layout for improvements along Avery Street from Kelly Road to north of Woodland Drive as presented and described above and directs the Engineering Division to proceed to submit the preliminary design of these improvements to the Connecticut Department of Transportation for their review.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, April 21, 2014
14. New Business (Continued)
D. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Eleven (11) South Windsor Taxpayers
(Councilor Wagner)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a refund of property taxes to eleven (11) South Windsor Taxpayers, the total of said refund being $6,043.31, and as more fully described on attached Exhibit A.
E. Budget Presentation: Human Services
- Budget Presentation: Volunteer Fire Department
- Budget Presentation: Fire Marshal
- Budget Presentation: Police Department
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
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. Two Issues Involving Potential Claims and Litigation.
20. Adjournment
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TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL INQUIRER
April 14, 2014
LEGAL AD
TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
Notice is hereby given that the South Windsor Town Council has set Monday, April 21, 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 the Avery Street Reconstruction Project.
Dated at South Windsor, Connecticut this 11th day of April 2014.
Attested to by:
Deborah W. Reid
Clerk of the Council
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