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Agenda 11/17/2014
5:30 pm: Personnel Committee, Room 224
6:30 pm: City Council & WPC Authority, Auditorium                                                                     
AMENDED AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

CITY COUNCIL & WPC AUTHORITY

Monday, November 17, 2014

City Hall Auditorium
Summer Intern Recognition

Open to Public
1.      Vote to open the meeting to the public.

Diesel, #2 Fuel, Gasoline
        Vote to authorize the Purchasing Agent to enter into contract for Diesel, #2 Fuel and Gasoline with
the low bidder as presented if the price is no greater than 10% over the bid price on November 18, 2014.

Personnel
2.      Vote to approve the agreement between the City of Torrington and Local 424, Unit 78 of the United Public Service Employees Union effective July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017.

3.      Vote to accept the recommendation of the Personnel Committee for Public Works Grievance #14-06.

Parks and Recreation
4.      Vote to authorize the Mayor to award a contract for Bid #CRR-041-111314, Coe Memorial Park Carriage House Roof Replacement, as recommended by the Purchasing Agent and Superintendent of Parks and Recreation.

5.      Vote to accept the Mayor’s re-appointment of James Pescatore to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a five-year term to expire December 1, 2019.

6.      Vote to authorize a contract renewal with Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing Company of New Castle, PA for the 2015 fireworks display in the amount of $13,900, and to authorize the Mayor to execute and administer the contract on behalf of the City.  

7.      Vote to authorize the Mayor to award the following contracts to Turf Products, LLC of Enfield CT and to authorize the Mayor to execute and administer the contracts on behalf of the City:  
Bid Number                      Amount          Description
IPG-032-111014          $13,561.93              Infield Pro Groomer
WRM-032-111014          $86,500.00              Wide Area 4WD Rotary Mower, pending Board of Finance approval 11/18/2014

Small Cities Committee
8.      Vote to authorize a transfer from Fund #270 into Fund #277 for Project #143-325 in the amount of $36,755 upon receipt of drawdown #9.  
 
9.      Vote to authorize the following payments from Fund #270:
Vendor                  Invoice #       Invoice Date            Amount          Description
City of Torrington              13-SC-31        10/30/2014              $       75.00           Title Search
Transfer to Fund #277   13-SC-32        10/30/2014              $     400.00            Project 143-339
Transfer to Fund #277   13-SC-30        10/30/2014      $15,819.00      Project 143-332

Sanitary Sewer Capital Improvement
10.     Vote by the City Council herein acting as the Water Pollution Control Authority to approve the following payments from Fund #490 Sanitary Sewer Capital Improvement for Capital Project D-2A East Drainage Basin Rehabilitation:
DATE                    CONTRACTOR                      INVOICE#        AMOUNT$         DESCRIPTION
10/17/14                True Blue Environmental         Req #5  $191,540.81             East Drainage Basin I/I Rehab
10/16/14                Weston & Sampson                438218  $9,125.00               East Drainage Basin I/I Rehab
10/16/14                Weston & Sampson                438223  $5,800.00               East Drainage Basin I/I Rehab

Budget Amendments/Transfers
11.     Vote to authorize the budget amendments/transfers listed in the Comptroller’s memo dated October 21, 2014, pending Board of Finance approval on November 18, 2014.
12.     Vote to authorize three FY13/14 budget amendments/transfers for expenses deemed ineligible for LOCIP reimbursement, listed in the Comptroller’s memo dated October 21, 2014, pending Board of Finance approval on November 18, 2014.

THS Athletic Fields Project
13.     Vote to authorize the following payments, having been approved by the THS Turf Committee on November 10, 2014.

VENDOR  INV#                    AMOUNT          DESCRIPTION
H.I. Stone      Application 5   $720,890.64             Torrington HS Track & Field Construction/Renovations till 10/31/14
H.I. Stone      Application 6   $    1,745.62   Torrington HS Track & Field Construction/Renovations till 11/10/14

Business by Dept. Heads
14.     Vote to consider business presented by Department Heads.                                                              

Business by Mayor and Members of City Council
15.     Vote to consider business presented by the Mayor and members of the City Council.

Adjournment