AGENDA
TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014
SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL TIME: 7:00 P.M.
REMINDER: There is a Public Hearing scheduled at 8:00 p.m. regarding an appropriation of $281,650.00 of LoCIP Funding for improvements to the Town Hall Annex for an EOC/Business Center in the Town of South Windsor.
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Prayer: Mr. John Mitchell
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.]
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, November 3, 2014
13. Unfinished Business
A. Resolution Appointing Richard Grigorian (D) a Full Member to the Park & Recreation Commission
14. New Business
* A. Resolution Appointing Elizabeth McGuire (D) an Alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
* B. Resolution Appointing Michael Balesano (D) an Alternate to the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
C. Resolution Amending the South Windsor Town Council Rules and Procedures
D. Discussion Item: Connecticut Studios (requested by Mayor Anwar and Councilor Snyder)
E. Discussion Item: Amending the South Windsor Town Council Rules and Procedures to allow the public to speak for five (5) minutes rather than three (3) minutes (requested by Councilor Mirek)
F. Discussion Item: Ebola Preparedness (requested by Mayor Anwar)
G. Resolution Appropriating $281,650.00 of LoCIP Funds for improvements to the Town Hall Annex for an EOC/Business Center in the Town of South Windsor
H. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Thirty-Three (33) South Windsor Taxpayers
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.]
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, November 3, 2014
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.]
- 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 potential claims and litigation (United Public Service Employees Union (UPSEU) Local 424 – Unit 65).
B. 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
Monday, November 3, 2014
7. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings
(Councilor Snyder)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council approves the Minutes of the following Town Council Meetings: Regular Meeting Minutes of October 20, 2014.
12. Consent Agenda
(Councilor Pendleton)
Motion to approve Agenda Items 14. A. through 14. B. as the Consent Agenda.
(Please read dark headings, only, on Consent Agenda Items.)
13. Unfinished Business
A. Resolution Appointing Richard Grigorian (D) a Full Member to the Park & Recreation Commission
(Councilor Wagner)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Richard Grigorian (D) a full member to the Park & Recreation Commission for a term ending December 31, 2015 to fill the unexpired term of Andrew Paterna.
14. New Business
* A. Resolution Appointing Elizabeth McGuire (D) an Alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals 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 Elizabeth McGuire (D) an Alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term ending November 30, 2017 to fill an expired vacancy 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, November 3, 2014
14. New Business (Continued)
* B. Resolution Appointing Michael Balesano (D) an Alternate to the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation 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 Michael Balesano (D) an Alternate to the Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission for a term ending December 1, 2016 to fill an unexpired vacancy and postpones consideration of this motion until the Town Council’s next regularly scheduled meeting.
C. Resolution Amending the South Windsor Town Council Rules and Procedures
(Councilor Delnicki)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves an amendment to the South Windsor Town Council Rules and Procedures, as shown in attached Exhibit A.
D. Discussion Item: Connecticut Studios (requested by Mayor Anwar and Councilor Snyder)
E. Discussion Item: Amending the South Windsor Town Council Rules and Procedures to allow the public to speak for five (5) minutes rather than three (3) minutes (requested by Councilor Mirek)
F. Discussion Item: Ebola Preparedness (requested by Mayor Anwar)
G. Resolution Appropriating $281,650.00 of LoCIP Funds for improvements to the Town Hall Annex for an EOC/Business Center in the Town of South Windsor
(Councilor Paterna)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council having conducted the required Public Hearing at 8:00 p.m. on November 3, 2014, hereby approves the appropriation of $281,650.00 of LoCIP Funds for improvements to the Town Hall Annex for an EOC/Business Center in the Town of South Windsor.
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RESOLUTIONS
Regular Meeting – Town Council
Monday, November 3, 2014
14. New Business (Continued)
H. Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Thirty-Three (33) South Windsor Taxpayers
(Councilor Mirek)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a refund of property taxes to thirty-three (33) South Windsor Taxpayers, the total of said refund being $4,878.16, and as more fully described on attached Exhibit B.
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. Discussion of potential claims and litigation (United Public Service Employees Union (UPSEU) Local 424 – Unit 65).
B. 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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TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL INQUIRER
October 27, 2014
LEGAL AD
TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
Notice is hereby given that the South Windsor Town Council has set Monday, November 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 the appropriation of $281,650.00 of LoCIP Funding for improvements to the Town Hall Annex for an EOC/Business Center in the Town of South Windsor.
Dated at South Windsor, Connecticut this 24th day of October 2014.
Attested to by:
Deborah W. Reid
Clerk of the Council
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