REVISED AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 7:00 P.M.
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Prayer: TBD
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 Andrew Paterna (D) to the South Windsor Town Council
14. New Business
A. Resolution Accepting the Resignation of Carol Driscoll (D) from the Board of Education
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
14. New Business (Continued)
B. Resolution Supporting the South Windsor Plan of Conservation and Development
C. Resolution Appropriating $12,000,000 for the Planning, Design, Acquisition and Construction of Various Road Paving and Drainage Improvements and Authorizing the Issuance of $12,000,000 Bonds of the Town to Meet Said Appropriation and Pending the Issuance Thereof the Making of Temporary Borrowings for Such Purpose
D. Resolution Providing for Referendum of Town Electors
E. Resolution Authorizing the Bond Counsel to Draft Explanatory Text for the Upcoming Referendum Regarding Various Road Paving and Drainage Improvements
F. Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Input on the Construction of New Sidewalks on a Portion of Ayers Road to Connect the Upper Parking Lot at the Little League Complex to the South Windsor High School Driveway
G. Resolution Accepting a Street within the Dzen Tree Farm Subdivision
H. Discussion Item: Solar Farm on Barber Hill Road
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
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
- 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. 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.
20. Adjournment
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RESOLUTIONS
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
7. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings
(Councilor Prague)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council approves the Minutes of the following Town Council Meetings: Public Hearing Minutes (2 sets) of July 21, 2014; Special Meeting Minutes of August 25, 2014; and Regular Meeting Minutes of July 21, 2014.
13. Unfinished Business
A. Resolution Appointing Andrew Paterna (D) to the South Windsor Town Council
(Deputy Mayor Havens)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Andrew Paterna (D) to the South Windsor Town Council for a term ending November 9, 2015 to fill an unexpired term of Keith Yagaloff.
14. New Business
A. Resolution Accepting the Resignation of Carol Driscoll (D) from the Board of Education
(Deputy Mayor Havens)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby accepts with regret, the resignation of Carol Driscoll (D), said resignation to be effective immediately; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council extends its thanks to Carol Driscoll for the time she has dedicated to serving her community by her membership on the Board of Education.
B. Resolution Supporting the South Windsor Plan of Conservation and Development
(Councilor Snyder)
WHEREAS, the Town of South Windsor Planning and Zoning Commission adopted the Town Plan of Conservation and Development on July 23, 2013 and became effective on August 18, 2013; and
(Resolution Continued on Next Page)
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
14. B. (Continued)
WHEREAS, a survey conducted as part of the 2013 Plan of Conservation and Development found that 68% of residents felt it is important for South Windsor to have a “Town Center”; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission, with the assistance of the consulting firm Planimetrics, has engaged the property owners and the general public in discussions over the past nine months to formalize that vision for South Windsor Center; and
WHEREAS, the goal for South Windsor Center is to create a town center area with a vibrant sense of place with mixed use development, shared parking and pedestrian friendly traffic patterns in a village ambiance; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council held a public hearing on July 21, 2014 to receive public input on the proposal; and
WHEREAS, the South Windsor residents and general public as well as the sitting Town Councilors support in concept the goals and strategies which were presented; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council commended the Planning and Zoning Commission for initiating and bringing forward this important proposal for the Town of South Windsor
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council supports the changes being proposed to Section 9 of the Town Plan of Conservation and Development and looks forward to the creation of a vibrant South Windsor Center bringing future economic development and residential opportunities in a pedestrian friendly destination for the region.
C. Resolution Appropriating $12,000,000 for the Planning, Design, Acquisition and Construction of Various Road Paving and Drainage Improvements and Authorizing the Issuance of $12,000,000 Bonds of the Town to Meet Said Appropriation and Pending the Issuance Thereof the Making of Temporary Borrowings for Such Purpose, and as more fully described in attached Exhibit A.
(Councilor Wagner)
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
14. New Business (Continued)
D. Resolution Providing for Referendum of Town Electors
(Councilor Mirek)
BE IT RESOLVED that the Resolution entitled “Resolution Appropriating $12,000,000 for Planning, Design, Acquisition and Construction of Various Road Paving and Drainage Improvements and Authorizing the Issuance of $12,000,000 Bonds of the Town to Meet Said Appropriation and Pending the Issuance Thereof the Making of Temporary Borrowings for Such Purpose”, heretofore at this meeting adopted, be submitted to the Town electors for approval or disapproval at a referendum to be held in conjunction with the general election to be held Tuesday, November 4, 2014, and that the warning of said referendum state the question to be voted upon as follows:
“Shall the resolution entitled “Resolution Appropriating $12,000,000 for Planning, Design, Acquisition and Construction of Various Road Paving and Drainage Improvements and Authorizing the Issuance of $12,000,000 Bonds of the Town to Meet Said Appropriation and Pending the Issuance Thereof the Making of Temporary Borrowings for Such Purpose”, adopted by the Town Council on _________, 2014, be approved?”
The ballot label for said question will read as follows:
“Shall the resolution appropriating and authorizing bonds in the amount of $12,000,000 for the planning, design, acquisition and construction of various road paving and drainage improvements be approved? YES NO.”
E. Resolution Authorizing the Bond Counsel to Draft Explanatory Text for the Upcoming Referendum Regarding Various Road Paving and Drainage Improvements
(Councilor Pendleton)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby authorizes the Bond Counsel to draft explanatory text for the upcoming referendum regarding various road paving and drainage improvements.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
14. New Business (Continued)
F. Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Input on the Construction of New Sidewalks on a Portion of Ayers Road to Connect the Upper Parking Lot at the Little League Complex to the South Windsor High School Driveway
(Councilor Delnicki)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby sets Monday, September 15, 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 construction of new sidewalks on a portion of Ayers Road to connect the upper parking lot at the Little League Complex to the South Windsor High School driveway.
G. Resolution Accepting a Street within the Dzen Tree Farm Subdivision
(Councilor Snyder)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby accepts the deed for a street within the following Subdivision
Dzen Tree Farm Subdivision
Frazer Fir (partial) - 1,050 linear fee
H. Discussion Item: Solar Farm on Barber Hill Road
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
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Tuesday, September 2, 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. 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.
20. Adjournment
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