MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL & WPC AUTHORITY
JANUARY 17, 2006
A REGULAR MEETING of the City Council & WPC Authority was held on Tuesday, January 17, 2006, in the Council Chambers.
Those in attendance included Mayor Ryan J. Bingham, City Councilors James F. McKenna, Thomas C. Jerram, Rick E. Dalla Valle, Andrew J. Slaiby, Marie P. Soliani, and Drake L. Waldron, Comptroller Alice Proulx, Public Works Director Gerald Rollett, Tax Assessor Donna Patchen, Purchasing Agent Charlene Antonelli, Zoning & Inland Wetlands Enforcement Officer Kimberly Barbieri, Superintendent of Streets Robert Lizotte, Parks & Recreation Director John Timm, Fire Chief John Field, Deputy Fire Chief Jaye Giampaolo, Administrative Assistant Steve Nocera, and Personnel Director Thomas Gritt, also Chairman of the Parks & Recreation Commission Patricia Fairchild, Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell, and State Representative Anne Ruwet. Absent was Corp. Counsel Albert Vasko.
Mayor Bingham called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m.
ACQUISITION OF FREEDMAN PROPERTY # 120
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Dalla Valle, a discussion took place in regard to the Conservation Commission’s request to endorse the acquisition of the Freedman’s property located on Mountain Road.
Joseph Friscia, Chairman of the Conservation Commission, informed the board that the Freedmen’s family has given the City of Torrington the first right of refusal to purchase their property to insure that it remains open space for generations to come. It is the Conservation Commission’s unanimous recommendation that the Council approves this land acquisition.
The total piece of property is 113 acres with13 acres is on the east side, and the remainder on the west side of Mountain Road. This land was originally identified as a possible court house site. Because there isn’t city utilities or infrastructure, it wasn’t a viable piece of property for the court house. Kim Barbieri was informed that the Freedman’s were looking to sell. That was one reason she asked the previous administration to reinstate the Conservation Commission, to preserve a piece of property like this as a landmark in Torrington.
Councilor Slaiby expressed his concern over who would be the owner of the property, and who would be in charge of its security.
Mrs. Barbieri said the Conservation Commission would speak with the Parks & Recreation Commission to determine if they have funds and the ability to maintain it. They were looking to possibly obtain a trust to maintain it. The corridors to the two viewing areas at Indian Look Out will have to be maintained, and the mountain laurel will need a tremendous amount of attention by someone familiar with it. They want a well thought out plan with the city before anyone says Parks & Recreation will take it over. If Parks & Recreation couldn’t keep it up, the city would then have land with no assets to move it, and it would end up being raw land. The Conservation Commission does not want that. If the city wasn’t able to take care of it, then it could be developed as
a secondary alternative into a nonprofit situation, like White Memorial.
Mr. Friscia stated that Mr. Freedman always wanted to have a museum or an educational center on this property, geared toward educating people about the native American Indians. The Conservation Commission would like to move forward with that idea and make the property accessible for field trips for elementary and high school students.
Mrs. Barbieri explained the property could be connected to the Still River Greenway whereby people could walk from the pond to both viewing platforms that overlook the west branch of the Naugatuck River.
Councilor Dalla Valle inquired about the asking price and whether or not the property included a house and/or out buildings.
Mrs. Barbieri stated that the $1.4 million asking price did include a house.
Councilor McKenna said that perhaps a cooperative effort with U-Conn could be achieved. They have a wonderful forestry program and something like this could blend beautifully with some cooperative effort.
VOTE: FREEDMAN PROPERTY #380
On the previous motion, the board unanimously endorsed the acquisition of the Freedmen’s property located on Mountain Road.
MINUTES #385
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Dalla Valle, the board voted, with the exception of Councilor Dalla Valle who abstained, to
accept the minutes of the special meeting held December 21, 2005.
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Soliani, the board voted unanimously to accept the minutes of the regular meeting held January 4, 2006.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC #400
On a motion by Councilor Soliani, seconded by Councilor Dalla Valle, the board voted unanimously to open the meeting to the public.
Justin McManus, 281 West Pearl Road, President of the Torrington High School Band, informed the board that the band was chosen to perform in the 2006 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C. This is the first time that the school and/ or the city have been chosen to represent the State of Connecticut and jointly represent New England with the state of Maine in this parade. They were one of twelve bands chosen in the entire nation to perform.
Mr. McManus stated that the band has been rasing money for six months in order to purchase seven new sousaphones, and currently have $13,000.00. He informed the board that funds to purchase them were not available from the Board of Education because they weren’t budgeted in the current budget year. Normally, these instruments are phased into the budget, one or two at a time at a cost of $2,500.00 each. He and his peers were asking the Council to provide them with some funds to purchase the sousaphones.
Councilor Dalla Valle asked Councilor Slaiby to seek funds from the Mayor’s Committee on Youth.
Mr. McManus, also Chairman of the Mayor’s Committee on Youth, indicated that they would discuss this issue during their next meeting.
Councilor McKenna requested the Council get a legal opinion on what power the city has to spend money from the city side of the budget on Board of Education funding.
Mayor Bingham pointed out that the Council approved $8,000.00 a few years ago for the orchestra to travel to Sydney, Australia. The use was based on a community development and/or marketing idea. Perhaps there were funds in the Community Development budget.
Comptroller Alice Proulx indicated that any funding for these instruments would have to be approved by both the City Council and the Board of Finance.
Susan Cogswell, a Councilwoman when the city was asked to appropriate funds for the string orchestra to travel to Australia, stated that funds would have had to come from Contingency. However, the Board of Finance voted against the Council’s request. They then looked to Community Development because they felt the orchestra would promote the City of Torrington. It was her belief that others would follow if the city made a commitment to these fine young students.
Councilor Soliani expressed concern over the possibility that other schools going to different places would also request funds from the city.
Dan Krueger, Hoerle Boulevard, spoke in support of the request.
Mr. McManus stated that the Torrington High School Band was the only school in the nation that will be participating in the Wreath Laying Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. It will be an amazing honor for the entire city when that wreath is laid to honor the men and women who died for this country.
State Representative Anne Ruwet spoke in favor of the request and supported the Council’s effort to find funds to make this happen. She noted that efforts to get funding from the Arts and Cultural Commission were unsuccessful, since the circumstance did not meet the eligibility for funding.
She pointed out that any help would be an investment, not only for these students, but for many more students in the years to follow. She complimented the students for their courage to stand before the Council and for representing Torrington with pride.
Councilor Jerram felt the city would be able to identify potential sources of funding between now and the Board of Finance’s next meeting on February 21. Perhaps they could get a legal opinion from Corp. Counsel by then as well.
Councilor Waldron suggested looking at a possible lease/purchase agreement where the cost is spread out over a period of time, or perhaps the funding could be shared with the Board of Education’s music department.
Mr. McManus indicated that the company that furnishes said instruments does not offer a lease/purchase agreement. The only other options left were to find funds to purchase the instruments by March 1, 2006, or to beg other school districts to lend them the instruments.
Mr. McManus also pointed out that the budget was tightened to a near lock by hiring new teachers and cleaning the school in anticipation of the accreditation process which has taken first priority.
Isadore Temkin spoke in favor of the request. He suggested that perhaps some of our large, national businesses might make a donation.
Mr. McManus indicated that they had exhausted those possibilities, as well as going door to door, making phone calls, meeting with the Chamber of Commerce, etc. Due to the economy and other factors, the results were not as good as they hoped. The city was the band’s last resort.
There were no further comments from the public.
WORKSTATIONS: ASSESSOR’S OFFICE #1340
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor by Councilor Jerram, the Council voted unanimously to authorize the use of $1,874.95 from Contingency to ergonomically correct two workstations in the Assessor’s Office.
Mayor Bingham informed the Council that the Board of Finance had approved the request. However, the final decision was left to the Council. The Board of Finance expressed concerns over the possibility of setting precedence. They felt the city should have a Safety Officer overseeing similar circumstances, and that the city should contact our Worker’s Comp. carrier to see if there are other options available.
Councilor Dalla Valle inquired whether the city already had someone in place who could oversee these type of situations.
Personnel Director Thomas Gritt said the city has a Safety Advisory Committee and CIRMA, who may have people who do this type of study.
Councilor Dalla Valle said it would be beneficial to have CIRMA do a study to eliminate any future problems.
Councilor Dalla Valle inquired whether anyone looked at local vendors for this purchase and requested the Purchasing Agent check with local businesses prior to making the purchase.
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Councilor McKenna asked Mrs. Patchen why she hadn’t planned for it in this year’s budget. Councilor Soliani asked if she could wait until the next budget season.
Mrs. Patchen said she was hopeful after undergoing several surgeries; however, continuing to work at her station only aggravates the matter.
Councilor Soliani inquired whether Mrs. Patchen could put the item in her budget so that the funds could be returned to Contingency.
Councilor Dalla Valle pointed out that $1,700.00 from Contingency to insure the safety of two city employees is a small price to pay compared to a potential pay out that could result if they continued to work at this capacity and their conditions worsened, especially with the Council’s awareness that there was a problem.
Mrs. Antonelli informed the board that the city has been upgrading different departments too correct ergonomically as many work stations as possible within the normal budget cycles.
Mrs. Patchen said she would have no problem replacing the money in Contingency if she was able to do so at the end of the current budget year, but she couldn’t promise.
Councilor Dalla Valle indicated that the city should move forward with a CIRMA study to identify potential sites and budget for them.
QUARTERLY TRANSFERS #1820
On a motion by Councilor Dalla Valle, seconded by Councilor Jerram, the Council voted unanimously to approve the quarterly transfers.
BUDGET TRANSFERS #1830
On a motion by Councilor Slaiby, seconded by Councilor Dalla Valle, the Council voted unanimously to approve the budget transfers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 in regard to approved contracts.
BUDGET AMENDMENT: CITY CLERK #1840
On a motion by Councilor Dalla Valle, seconded by Councilor Slaiby, the Council voted unanimously to approve the budget amendment of $225,000.00 in regard to state fees collected in the City Clerk’s office.
PRESENTATION: SNOW REMOVAL #1900
On a motion by Councilor Dalla Valle, seconded by Councilor Jerram, the Council voted unanimously to allow Gerald Rollett, Public Works Director, to make a presentation on Snow Removal.
Mr. Rollett said he updated his presentation of 2001 to reflect changes in prices and to include a “Street Only” option.
He explained the “Parking Meter Option” on page 10, which measured approximately 22,000 linear feet and bordered 216 properties, and the “Downtown Option” on page 17.
Mr. Rollett stated that there is currently no funding in place for routine snow removal but the costs and methods are included in the booklet so they could proceed with identified areas if the Council wanted to fund the process. The stumbling block in 2001 was to identify which areas would be chosen. It would probably still be the most difficult issue to resolve.
We presently haul snow for snow removal. Snow is removed from parking areas on city property, from narrow streets, one-way streets, and from intersections for better sight distances. That snow is stock piled at Riverside Avenue or Toro Fields. In normal winters, both areas will fill up. In abnormal winters, snow is brought to the Alvord Park parking lots. If we had a routine snow removal operation, we would have to find much larger stock pile areas, and it would require approvals from the DEP and Inland Wetlands. The melting option would also require DEP and Inland Wetlands approval. Environmentally, the melting option is more attractive than hauling, and, although there are more up-front capital costs, it’s a bit less expensive. The fuel oil prices have significantly
impacted the melting option. Should the fuel costs continue to increase, it may become as expensive to melt snow as it is to haul snow. Availability of employees is a major issue for routine snow removal. The use of contractors could resolve that issue. The cost is approximately $100.00 an hour for a truck and one driver.
Torrington’s trucks are not the right size to use for snow removal operations.
Mr. Rollett summarized the different options available and their costs.
BID: COE PARK #3160
On a motion by Councilor McKenna, seconded by Councilor Jerram, the Council voted unanimously to waive the bid process and approve a contract for a three-year planting and maintenance program for the newly finished garden beds at Coe Park.
Councilor Dalla Valle expressed his dismay over the misplacement of sixteen trees that were planted in Coe Park over the last sixteen years by the Mayor’s
Committee on Youth in recognition of Youth Service Day for the volunteer work done by the youth in the City of Torrington. During the Coe Park renovations, Councilor Dalla Valle was assured that those trees would be moved from the walkway to a different place, but they cannot be located.
Sue Holbrook, member of the Coe Park Sub Committee, stated that some were removed because they had root rot. To her knowledge, the trees will be replaced with one particular type of tree.
Councilor Slaiby, Chairman of the Mayor’s Committee on Youth, said he would require relative information prior to planting the next tree on Youth Service Day in April.
Parks & Recreation Director, John Timm, assured Councilor Slaiby that he would receive that information in time for Youth Service Day.
COMPENSATE PAY: DEP. FIRE CHIEF #3390
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Slaiby, a discussion was held in regard to Deputy Fire Chief Giampaolo’s request to be compensated at full pay for the duration of his medical leave.
Councilor Jerram indicated that the Personnel Committee voted 2-1 to recommend to the full Council that Deputy Fire Chief Giampaolo be compensated at full pay for the duration of his medical leave. Councilor McKenna opposed the motion by the Personnel Committee.
Deputy Fire Chief Jaye Giampaolo explained that he severed two tendons on his right knee on August 8, 2005, prohibiting him from putting any weight on his leg. On August 31, he asked to have his computer installed in his home so he could perform as much work as he could from his home. He e-mailed everyone informing them of his availability to work through his computer and telephone. His mail was delivered to him on a daily basis and he continued his administrative duties as best as possible. On November 2, the swelling had reduced enough to have surgery, which then required another recuperation period. By working at home, he led his men in the relief effort to Katrina victims, hauling tons of supplies and raising more than $30,000.00.
He informed the Council that his pay was reduced by 25% after the 90th calendar day of his injury. He chose to work as much as he could instead of doing nothing. He was appealing the city’s decision to reduce his salary to 75%.
Mayor Bingham indicated that he could have made this decision, but chose to bring it before the Personnel Committee because he promised the people of Torrington that he would have open government and get the Council more involved. Whatever the Council decides, it was his belief that a revision to the Management Resolution should come about in regard to working from home. He encouraged the Personnel Committee to work on this matter.
Chairman of the Personnel Committee, Councilor Jerram indicated that the Management Resolution states, “In the case of absences that exceed a 90-day period, commencing on the 91st day, the compensation will be reduced to 75% of the gross weekly wage.” Councilor Jerram noted that management personnel do not accumulate sick days such as unionized personnel do. Management Resolution personnel have no sick days. They report to the Mayor. They call in and stay home until they recover. No where in the language does the Management Resolution suggest that an employee subject to the Resolution shall attempt to perform his duties. Because of his effort to perform as much work from home as possible, Councilors Jerram and Councilor Dalla Valle felt that Deputy Chief
Giampaolo should be subject to full pay.
Councilor Jerram stated that the Management Resolution is a guiding, rather than binding document, that represents 17 city employees as opposed to a union contract whereby the language and any actions taken are strictly enforced.
Councilor McKenna stated that the Management Resolution allows for sick time and payment for that sick time, which is far in excess of anyone in the private sector. The Management Resolution is set forth in black and white and it should not be ignored. In regard to an employee working from home, there is no control as to how many hours they are working.
Councilor Dalla Valle stated that the amount in question, $2,652.39, was already budgeted under the Deputy Chief’s salary. After conferring with Chief Field and Deputy Chief Giampaolo, it was evident that the deputy did more than the 25% of that time during the entire 90 days, when he wasn’t obligated to do anything.
Councilor Slaiby asked Deputy Chief Giampaolo to give explanations of what he was able to do from home as opposed to the work he couldn’t accomplish.
Deputy Chief Giampaolo stated that much of his work is administrative. Obviously he wasn’t able to accomplish everything he would have done, had he been at fire headquarters, but he wasn’t saying that was the case. He was in contact with his department by phone on a regular basis. He wasn’t able to respond to incidents, be present on fire scenes, or deal with his troops face-to-face. The discipline, the applaud, and the day-to-day contact with his men is obviously a large part of what he does. He deals with the smallest issues to the largest operational details. That was missing when he was away. Approximately 60 to 70% of his work is administrative, and 30 to 40% is heavy-handed personal contact with firefighters.
Councilor Slaiby inquired whether there was past precedence on the matter.
Personnel Director Thomas Gritt indicated that he knew of no one under the Management Resolution who exceeded the 90-day policy. He noted that the same language is found in the Supervisor’s contract whereby there was an incident two or three years ago when an employee was out on medical leave past the 90 days, who said he worked from home. He filed a grievance saying that he wasn’t getting paid, and the grievance was settled. Subsequently, new language was inserted in the Supervisory contract that clearly defined that type of situation. That new language is not part of the Management Resolution.
Councilor Soliani felt the decision should be made by Chief Field and Mayor Bingham rather than involve the City Council.
Councilor Dalla Valle asked about the result of the grievance. Mr. Gritt replied that compensation was paid, the grievance was withdrawn, and the language in the Supervisory Union contract was changed.
VOTE # 310 TAPE #2
On the previous motion to compensate Deputy Fire Chief Jaye Giampaolo at full pay for the duration of his medical leave, Councilors Jerram, Dalla Valle, Slaiby and Waldron voted in favor of the motion. Councilors McKenna and Soliani opposed the motion. On a 4-2 vote, the motion carried.
SMALL CITIES: DEFERRED LOAN #325
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Dalla Valle, a discussion took place in regard to the request to authorize a 0%-deferred loan of $52,650.00 from Small Cities Fund #250 to Housing Rehab Project #143-214 for miscellaneous construction work.
For a lack of information, Councilor Jerram made a motion to table the request. Councilor Dalla Valle seconded the motion. Unanimous.
SMALL CITIES: SPACE AGE COPY #370
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Dalla Valle, the Council voted unanimously to authorize the payments of $55.00 for Invoice #41337 and $55.00 for Invoice #41338 from Small Cities Fund # 250 to Space Age Copy for the design, copy, cut and perforation for a total of two payment booklets.
SMALL CITIES #380
On a motion by Councilor Slaiby, seconded by Councilor Waldron, the Council voted unanimously to authorize the payment of $75.00 from Small Cities Fund #250 to the City of Torrington for one limited title search performed.
TORRINGFORD SCHOOL BUILDING INVOICES #385
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Slaiby, the Council voted unanimously to authorize the following payments from the Torringford School Building Fund #314:
Friar Asso., Inc. Invoice #29 Installment #16 $ 15,691.00
O & G Ind., Inc. Invoice #18 Svcs thru 12/31/05 $433,643.00
BKM PO# 05-6133-001 Furniture $ 17,026.22
BYRNE & BYRNE #390
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Waldron, a discussion was held in regard to the request to authorize the payments of $2,975.00 for invoice dated 12/16/05 and $3,475.00 for invoice dated 9/16/05 from Contingency to Byrne & Byrne for professional services performed on the Dziedzic Properties LLC vs Zoning Board of Appeals matter.
Councilor Dalla Valle made a motion to table the item until the next meeting when Corp. Counsel Vasko is present and they have an opportunity to discuss the matter in an executive session. Councilor Jerram seconded the motion. Councilors Jerram, Dalla Valle and Waldron voted to table the item. Councilors McKenna, Slaiby, and Soliani opposed. On a 3-3 tie vote, Mayor Bingham voted to approve the motion. Motion to table until the next meeting carried.
APPOINTMENTS: PARKS & RECREATION #440
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Waldron, the Council voted unanimously to approve the following appointments to the Parks & Recreation Commission.
Reappoint Patricia Fairchild to a 5-year term to expire December 1, 2010
Appoint Edmund (Duke) Wall to a 5-year term to fill a vacancy to expire December 1, 2008.
BUILDING DEPT. REPORT #460
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Slaiby, the Council voted unanimously to accept the Building Department Reports for November & December 2005.
BUS IN SECTION B #465
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Slaiby, the Council voted unanimously to consider business in Section B.
SUPERIOR OFFICE SYSTEMS #470
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Slaiby, the Council voted unanimously to authorize the payment of $289.90 from Contingency to Superior Office Systems for the repair of the Lanier Recording Machine. (Item approved by Board of Finance on 1/17/2006.)
REOPEN TO THE PUBLIC #480
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Slaiby, the Council voted unanimously to reopen the meeting to the public for agenda items only.
Gerald Zordan, 232 Klug Hill Road, thought it would be prudent for the city to start purchasing larger trucks, not only for snow removal but for other purposes as well. He also suggested piling snow in gravel pits where there is a natural depression in the ground and would not have direct contact with the waterways.
Jerry Rollett stated that four new trucks had just been ordered. He put a proposal together a year ago to purchase larger trucks, however, the trucks that were purchased were budgeted at a lower cost. There’s a difference of $60,000.00 to buy larger trucks. He was told by the previous Mayor not to spend the extra money. Unfortunately, the city had outdated data on the small trucks and up-to-date information on the larger trucks, and purchasing the small trucks cost the city almost as much as it would have cost for the larger trucks, diminishing the cost savings from $60,000.00 to $10,000.00.
Mr. Rollett stated they are always looking for new areas to stock pile snow, and areas with a natural depression are the best places to do so.
BUS: DEPT. HEADS #690
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Dalla Valle, the Council voted unanimously to consider business presented by Department Heads.
City Clerk Joseph L. Quartiero informed the board that Superior Office Products offered the city a new Lanier Recorder for $2,299.00 as opposed to the $3,295.00 price from Lanier. Although it’s true that Lanier will discontinue this model in the near future, Superior Office Products stated that it would be a good idea to purchase another machine. A maintenance contract would cost $295.00 a year. He noted that he would include $1,000.00 in his budget and was going to ask Martin Connor from Planning & Zoning to do the same in order to purchase a new machine. He pointed out that the only other systems currently in the market are digital recorders, which are quite expensive at this time. Like all other digital electronics, they are expected to come down in price considerably in
the years to come.
BUS: MAYOR & MEMBERS #810
On a motion by Councilor Dalla Valle, seconded by Councilor Jerram,
the Council voted unanimously to consider business presented by
Mayor Bingham and members of the City Council.
Councilor Slaiby was looking forward to chairing his first meeting of the Mayor’s Committee on Youth.
Councilor Waldron asked for an update on Southeast School and whether the city was collecting $6,000.00 a month in rent.
Mr. Rollett said he wasn’t aware that the city was collecting anything.
Councilor Waldron recognized several boy scouts from the public.
Councilor Jerram commended Pat Fairchild for accepting another term on the Parks & Recreation Commission, and thanked Duke Wall for becoming a member of the Parks & Recreation Commission after a brief absence from the Commission. They exemplified the dedication of all volunteers in the city.
He asked if the membership on the Parks & Recreation Commission had to follow the rules of minority representation.
Mayor Bingham said he would check with Corp. Counsel Vasko.
Councilor Jerram agreed with Councilor Waldron that it would be beneficial to follow up on whether or not Mr. Schroeder ever executed the documents to rent Southeast School. If so, we should see if his intent is to keep his financial commitment with the city. If someone is not maintaining the building, it’s possible that it may be affected by winter weather.
Councilor Dalla Valle asked Mr. Rollett if Gaylord Lane had ever been taken care of after the Council voted to have it repaired two years ago.
Mr. Rollett indicated that nothing has taken place on Gaylord Lane. There is nothing in the budget to repair it. The Council could vote to put funds in the budget to repair it. However, issues will arise by Inland Wetlands and possibly Zoning. In terms of construction, it’s not a road that can be built to meet city standards.
Councilor Dalla Valle indicated that the Council voted to repair Gaylord Lane in 2003, and asked why it wasn’t budgeted in 2004 or 2005 in anticipation of its repair. He requested looking into this matter because the Council did authorize to fix the road and it’s still impassable. It’s blocked off on both sides and you can only go so far from either side.
Councilor Dalla Valle said he was approached by a gentleman who was interested in purchasing a piece of city-owned property on the corner of Main and North Elm Street to turn it into a parking area for his other abutting properties.
Mayor Bingham stated that they could set up a meeting to review available options.
Mayor Bingham hoped the community would support the Torrington High School Band in their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to march in the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.
ADJOURNMENT #1170
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Slaiby, the Council voted unanimously to adjourn at 8:40 p.m.
ATTEST: JOSEPH L. QUARTIERO, CMC
CITY CLERK
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