6:30: PUBLIC HEARING, E. Basin Sewer Rehab. Financing*
*Immediately Following: PUBLIC HEARING, Solar Array Project, Torrington Landfill*
*Immediately Following: Regular City Council & WPC Authority*
*Immediately Following: Special Joint City Council & Board of Finance, Budgets*
*Immediately Following: PUBLIC HEARING, City Budget FY2016/2017*
AGENDA -- REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL & WPC AUTHORITY
Monday, May 2, 2016
Immediately following the Public Hearings starting at 6:30 p.m.
Minutes
1. Vote to accept the minutes of the Regular Meeting held April 18, 2016.
2. Vote to accept the minutes of the Special Meeting held jointly with the Board of Finance on April 18, 2016.
Open to Public
3. Vote to open the meeting to the public.
Refunding Bonds
Roll Call Vote
4. Vote to adopt Resolution #143-16-7 entitled “Resolution With Respect to the Authorization, Issuance and Sale of Not Exceeding $14,030,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of City of Torrington General Obligation Refunding Bonds”.
E. Basin Sewer Rehab
Roll Call Vote
5. Acting herein as the Water Pollution Control Authority, vote to adopt Resolution #143-16-9, authorizing the Mayor, in the best interest of the City, to file applications, enter into agreements, and execute all documents with the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the planning, design and construction of the East Basin Sewer Rehabilitation Project.
Roll Call Vote
6. Vote to adopt Resolution #143-16-8 entitled “Resolution Authorizing An Appropriation of $4,100,000 for the East Basin Sewer Rehabilitation Project And The Financing of Said Appropriation By The Issuance Of Revenue Bonds, Notes And Obligations Of The City In An Amount Not To Exceed $4,100,000.”
Roll Call Vote
7. Acting herein as the Water Pollution Control Authority, vote to adopt Resolution #143-16-8 entitled “Resolution Authorizing An Appropriation of $4,100,000 for the East Basin Sewer Rehabilitation Project And The Financing of Said Appropriation By The Issuance Of Revenue Bonds, Notes And Obligations Of The City In An Amount Not To Exceed $4,100,000.”
Solar Project
Roll Call Vote
8. Vote to authorize the Mayor to enter into a land lease agreement with GRE GACRUX LLC aka Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC, for a portion of City property located at the Torrington Landfill, 105 Vista Drive for the installation and operation of a Solar Array Project.
Informational Presentation – Status Update on WPCF Comprehensive Upgrade
Schedule Public Hearings
9. Acting herein as the Water Pollution Control Authority, vote to schedule a Public Hearing on May 16, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. to set the Sewer User Fee for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
10. Vote to schedule a public hearing on Monday, June 6, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. to review and discuss proposals for participation in the 2016 Neighborhood Assistance Act.
Sanitary Sewer Capital Improvement
11. Acting herein as the Water Pollution Control Authority, vote to approve a payment of $45,894.57 from Fund #490 Sanitary Sewer Capital Improvement to True Blue Environmental for Capital Project D-2A East Drainage Basin Rehabilitation, requisition #9 dated March 25, 2016.
Tax Refunds
12. Vote to accept the recommendation of the Tax Collector and authorize the four (4) refunds indicated on the list dated April 20, 2016.
WPCA - Sewer Tax Refunds
13. Acting herein as the Water Pollution Control Authority, vote to accept the recommendation of the Tax Collector and authorize the nine (9) sewer usage refunds indicated on the list dated April 20, 2016.
Small Cities Payments
14. Vote to approve the following payments:
Vendor Requisition # Date Amount Fund Description
City of Torrington 15-SC-11 4/15/2016 $300.00 272 Title Searches
Boston Lead Company, LLC 15-SC-10 4/14/2016 $1900.00 272 Lead Testing
Boston Lead Company, LLC 15-SC-09 4/14/2016 $210.00 272 Lead Testing
Boston Lead Company, LLC 14-SC-73 4/14/2016 $190.00 271 Lead Testing
Business: Department Heads
15. Vote to consider business presented by Department Heads.
Business: Mayor & Members
16. Vote to consider business presented by the Mayor and members of the City Council.
Open to Public: Agenda Items Only
17. Vote to open the meeting to the public to discuss agenda items only.
Adjournment
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