MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL & WPC AUTHORITY
JUNE 29, 2006
A SPECIAL MEETING of the City Council & WPC Authority was held on Thursday, June 29, 2006, in the Council Chambers.
Those in attendance included Mayor Ryan J. Bingham, City Councilors, Thomas C. Jerram, Rick E. Dalla Valle, Andrew J. Slaiby, and Drake L. Waldron, City Engineer Edward Fabbri, WPC Administrator Raymond Drew, and Administrative Assistant to the Mayor Stephen Nocera. Absent were Councilors James F. McKenna and Marie P. Soliani.
PUBLIC HEARING: NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE ACT #010
Mayor Bingham called the Public Hearing to order at 6:10 p.m. to review and discuss proposals for participation in the 2006 Neighborhood Assistance Act.
Assistant City Clerk Joline LeBlanc read the legal notice.
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Slaiby, discussion took place in regard to the proposals submitted for the 2006 Neighborhood Assistance Act.
Councilor Dalla Valle stated that all proposals submitted should be accepted as presented because they were all worthwhile causes.
Councilor Jerram indicated that the proposals were all very well prepared and documented in terms of what their requests were for and how they planned to use the funding.
Mayor Bingham asked if there were any comments from the public.
William A. Egan, III, Executive Director of United Way of Northwest Connecticut, Inc. thanked the city for continuing this particular program.
Mayor Bingham thanked all the participants, and said the city would be at a severe disadvantage without the proposals set forth in the 2006 Neighborhood Assistance Act.
Having no further comment or questions, Mayor Bingham declared the public hearing closed at 6:16 p.m.
ACCEPT THE PROPOSALS #130
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Dalla Valle, the Council voted unanimously to accept the proposals submitted for participation in the 2006 Neighborhood Assistance Act.
MINUTES #140
Councilor Waldron made a motion to approve three sets of minutes.
Councilor Jerram seconded the motion.
Councilor Dalla Valle requested that the minutes be voted on separately.
Councilors Waldron and Jerram withdrew their motion and second.
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Jerram, the Council, with the exception of Councilors Dalla Valle and Slaiby who abstained, voted to approve the minutes of the special joint meeting with the Board of Finance held May 22, 2006.
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Dalla Valle, the Council, with the exception of Councilors Dalla Valle and Jerram who abstained, voted to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held June 5, 2006.
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Jerram, the Council voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held June 19, 2006.
WRIGHT-PIERCE #200
On a motion by Councilor Dalla Valle, seconded by Councilor Jerram, the Council voted unanimously to authorize the payments of $1,680.00, $9,520.00, and $14,850.00 from Sanitary Sewer Capital Improvement Fund #490 to Wright-Pierce for work on the South Main Street Pump Station and Sewer Design and referred them to the Board of Finance.
WPC Administrator Raymond Drew informed the Council that the city was in the process of securing easements from Moreau for the location of the pump station in addition to his financial contribution. It was Mr. Drew’s understanding that Corp. Counsel Weaver had submitted those requests to Mr. Moreau in writing.
Mayor Bingham pointed out that the city had already received the easement through the cemetery and that the easement from Mr. Moreau was more of a formality and it shouldn’t be a major issue.
City Engineer Ed Fabbri stated that Mr. Moreau was waiting for his attorney to return from vacation to work on the easement. The city is ready to go out to bid, but can’t do so until they have a location for the pump station. Things are not progressing very quickly. The original completion date was the end of 2006, but Mr. Fabbri feels it will be pushed backed to the spring of 2007.
SEWER EXTENSION: NEW HARWINTON ROAD #210
On a motion by Councilor Jerram, seconded by Councilor Waldron, the Council voted unanimously to approve the request for a 278' extension of public sewer in New Harwinton Road and a 1,098' extension of private sewer within the proposed Active Adult Community known as Oak Meadow Estates.
WPC Administrator Ray Drew stated that this development is an active adult community off Breezy Hill Road that straddles the Torrington/Harwinton lines. The sewer extension is in Torrington only. The plans for the Torrington portion have been approved, however the developer has not yet come to an agreement with Harwinton for sewering their portion of the development.
ADJOURNMENT #350
On a motion by Councilor Dalla Valle, seconded by Councilor Slaiby, the Council voted to adjourn at 6:21 p.m.
ATTEST: JOLINE LeBLANC
ASST. CITY CLERK
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