AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
Adjourned from Monday, August 25, 2014
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 6:00 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 a majority of the Town Council.]
4. Communications
5. Special Business
A. Resolution Regarding Compromise of Blight Liens
B. Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Apply for a STEAP Grant with the State of Connecticut for Improvements to the EOC/Business Center in the Town Hall Annex
C. Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Enter into a Contract with the South Windsor Town Employees Bargaining Unit, The National Association of Municipal Employees (A Division of NAGE), Local R1-208 Pollution Control Employees
D. Resolution Extending the Reverter Clause Deadline
6. Executive Session
A. Discussion of documents containing financial information provided in confidence and exempt from disclosure pursuant to C.G.S. §1-200(6) and §1-210(b)(5)(B) regarding The Connecticut Studios project.
B. Personnel Issue – Union Negotiations for The National Association of Municipal Employees (A Division of NAGE) Local R1-208 Pollution Control Employees
7. Adjournment
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RESOLUTIONS
SPECIAL MEETING
AUGUST 28, 2014
5. Special Business
A. Resolution Regarding Compromise of Blight Liens
(Councilor Delnicki)
WHEREAS, the property located at 2362 Ellington Road within the Town of South Windsor (the “Property”); currently is a in a blighted condition, as defined in Chapter 50 of the Town Code, and has been maintained in that blighted condition for more than a year; and
WHEREAS, the Town previously issued a citation to the Property owner and the Property currently is accruing blight liens in the amount of $100 per day; and
WHEREAS, the Property is currently a bank-owned property and is in the process of being sold; and
WHEREAS, the potential buyer is willing to commit to rectifying the blighted condition within six (6) months of purchase; and
WHEREAS, the existing blight liens that have accrued exceed $44,000; and
WHEREAS, the sale of the property to this buyer cannot be completed unless the issue of the accruing blight liens is resolved; and
WHEREAS, after careful consideration, the Town Council finds that it is in the best interests of the Town to compromise the existing blight liens so that the Property may be sold to this proposed buyer and the blight promptly remedied thereby
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of South Windsor hereby authorizes a compromise of the existing blight liens on the Property for a payment of one half of the amount accrued as of the closing date and conditioned upon the proposed buyer entering into an agreement with the Town to remedy the blight within six (6) months of the date of the sale as set forth herein; and
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RESOLUTIONS
Special Meeting – Town Council
Thursday, August 28, 2014
5. A. (Continued)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Manager is hereby authorized to execute an agreement with the buyer to release the blight liens that have accrued or will accrue on the Property as of the date of the closing contemplated herein and upon receipt of the payment of 50% of the blight liens owed as of the date of closing along with an executed agreement on the part of the buyer to remedy the blight within six (6) months, otherwise, said liens to remain in full force and effect; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that by this compromise, the Town is not waiving and reserves all rights to enforce its Blight Ordinance should the Property’s blighted condition not be promptly remedied and/or if the Property’s condition violates the Blight Ordinance in the future.
B. Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Apply for a STEAP Grant with the State of Connecticut for Improvements to the EOC/Business Center in the Town Hall Annex
(Councilor Pendleton)
WHEREAS, the Town of South Windsor has been awarded a previous STEAP Grant from the State of Connecticut in the amount of $500,000 for the improvements to the EOC/Business Center in the Town Hall Annex; and
WHEREAS, the Town has prepared plans and specifications for an EOC/Business Center in the Town Hall Annex; and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to move forward with this project that will positively impact the Town of South Windsor and other surrounding communities and provide a training center for disaster preparedness for these communities and business development; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council would like to apply for an additional $500,000 in STEAP funding for the next round of applications for Fiscal Year 2015 which applications may be submitted any time between now and November 28, 2014
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RESOLUTIONS
Special Meeting – Town Council
Thursday, August 28, 2014
5. B. (Continued)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby authorizes Town Manger, Matthew B. Galligan to apply for a STEAP Grant in the amount of $500,000 for improvements to the Town Hall Annex for an EOC/Business Center in the Town of South Windsor in which the Town Council will accept such grant for such purpose; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Matthew B. Galligan was appointed Town Manger of the Town of South Windsor on January 16, 1996 and will continue in the future, and as the Town Manager, Matthew B. Galligan serves as Chief Executive Officer of South Windsor and is duly authorized to enter into agreements and contracts on behalf of the Town of South Windsor.
C. Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Enter into a Contract with the South Windsor Town Employees Bargaining Unit, The National Association of Municipal Employees (A Division of NAGE), Local R1-208 Pollution Control Employees
(Councilor Mirek)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby authorizes Town Manger, Matthew B. Galligan to enter into a Contract between the Town of South Windsor and the South Windsor Town Employees Bargaining Unit, The National Association of Municipal Employees (A Division of NAGE), Local R1-208 Pollution Control Employees, said contract to be in effect from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015.
D. Resolution Extending the Reverter Clause Deadline
(Councilor Wagner)
BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of South Windsor and South Windsor Redevelopment Agency, acting through their duly authorized officials, extend to __________________, 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
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RESOLUTIONS
Special Meeting – Town Council
Thursday, August 28, 2014
5. D. (Continued)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Manager is authorized and directed to execute a Twelfth Amendment to Quit Claim Deed extending the reverter deadline in accordance with the foregoing resolution provided that the existing Standstill Agreement with DCK Worldwide also be extended to the date specified in the foregoing resolution.
6. Executive Session
A. Discussion of documents containing financial information provided in confidence and exempt from disclosure pursuant to C.G.S. §1-200(6) and §1-210(b)(5)(B) regarding The Connecticut Studios project.
B. Personnel Issue – Union Negotiations for The National Association of Municipal Employees (A Division of NAGE) Local R1-208 Pollution Control Employees
7. Adjournment
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