MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL & WPC AUTHORITY
August 6, 2012
A REGULAR MEETING was held by the City Council & WPC Authority in the City Hall Auditorium on Monday, August 6, 2012.
Present were Mayor Ryan Bingham, Corporation Counsel Ernestine Yuille-Weaver, City Councilors Gregg Cogswell, Elinor Carbone, Gerald Zordan, Marie Soliani and Drake Waldron, Acting Fire Chief Gary Brunoli, Public Works Director Jerry Rollett, and City Planner Martin Connor. City Councilor Paul Samele was absent.
Mayor Bingham called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
MINUTES
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Carbone, the Council voted unanimously to rescind the vote taken on 7/2/2012 accepting the minutes of the Special Mtg. held jointly with the Board of Finance on June 19, 2012.
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Carbone, the Council voted unanimously to accept the minutes of the Special Mtg. held jointly with the Brd. of Finance on June 19, 2012, as amended.
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Carbone, the Council voted unanimously to accept the minutes of the Special Mtg. held jointly with the Brd. of Finance on July 17, 2012. Councilor Cogswell abstained.
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Soliani, the Council voted unanimously to accept the minutes of the Regular Mtg. held July 17, 2012. Councilor Cogswell abstained.
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Cogswell, the Council voted unanimously to accept the minutes of the Special Telephonic Meeting held July 25, 2012. Councilor Carbone abstained.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Carbone, the Council voted unanimously to open the meeting to the public. There was no one present who wished to speak.
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS: J. STECK
On a motion by Councilor Soliani, seconded by Councilor Cogswell, the Council voted unanimously to approve the Mayor's appointment of James P. Steck, Esq. as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals to complete a term vacated by Nick Iannacito to expire Dec. 1, 2015.
TORRINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY: R. TEDESCO
On a motion by Councilor Carbone, seconded by Councilor Cogswell, the Council voted unanimously to approve the Mayor's appointment of Ruth Tedesco as a Commissioner for the Torrington Housing Authority for a five year term expiring September 1, 2017, replacing Esmond Bernier.
SMARTBUS LIVE
On a motion by Councilor Carbone, seconded by Councilor Soliani, the Council considered approval of an agreement with SBL Investments LLC, d/b/a SmartBus Live, for a live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring system.
Mr. Tom O'Connor, President of SmartBus Live, gave a presentation on the features of their system. Mayor Bingham asked the Council to authorize him to negotiate and enter into an agreement with SmartBus Live.
Councilor Carbone amended her motion to allow the Mayor to negotiate the terms of the contract, and Councilor Soliani amended her second. The motion was unanimously approved.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
On a motion by Councilor Cogswell, seconded by Councilor Carbone, the Council entered Executive Session at 7:11 p.m. under CGS Section 1-200 (6) (D), inviting the City Planner and Director of Public Works, to discuss a land transaction.
OPEN SESSION
On a motion by Councilor Soliani, seconded by Councilor Cogswell, the Council entered Open Session at 7:30 p.m.
PURCHASE PROPERTY
On a motion by Councilor Cogswell, seconded by Councilor Soliani, the Council voted unanimously to approve the purchase of property at an amount not to exceed $25,000 with Open Space Account funds for Conservation and Open Space pending a favorable 8-24 recommendation by the Planning & Zoning Commission.
ADD SECTION B TO AGENDA
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Carbone, the Council voted unanimously to add Section B to the agenda.
CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION: FINAL REPORT
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Carbone, the Council voted unanimously to accept the Final Report of the Charter Revision Commission that includes all questions presented in the Draft Report approved by City Council on July 2, 2012 and the additional recommendation to make technical changes to Charter section 13-3.
CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION: QUESTIONS ON BALLOT
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Cogswell, the Council voted unanimously to set the date of Tuesday, November 6, 2012 for the Charter Revision Commission questions to be placed on the ballot.
SANITARY SEWER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
Acting herein as the Water Pollution Control Authority, on a motion by Councilor Soliani, seconded by Councilor Carbone, the Council voted unanimously to approve the following payments from Fund #490 Sanitary Sewer Capital Improvement for Capital Project D-13 New Harwinton Road Pump Station Rehabilitation and Emergency Sewer Repairs:
DATE CONTRACTOR INVOICE# AMOUNT$ DESCRIPTION
7/13/12 P&G Pepper 11067 $12,186.96 Repair Graham Village Sewer
7/26/12 Wright Pierce 84297 $9,090.17 New Harwinton RD PS Upgrade
6/30/12 Delray Contracting Rq#6 $182,878.34 New Harwinton RD PS Upgrade
SMALL CITIES CHANGE ORDER: PROJECT 143-295
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Soliani, the Council voted unanimously to approve a change order for Small Cities Project 143-295 in the amount of $4,850.00.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
On a motion by Councilor Cogswell, seconded by Councilor Waldron, the Council voted unanimously to open the meeting to the public on "agenda items" only. There was no one present who wished to speak.
BUSINESS BY DEPT. HEADS
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Cogswell, the Council voted unanimously to consider business presented by Department Heads.
Acting Chief Brunoli said he was asked by the Purchasing Agent to inform the Council that a purchase order was created for gear for three newly-hired firefighters. He said he split the purchase into two orders which add up to more than the $10,000 purchasing threshold. It was $12,048 to Northwest Communications as sole-source providers, he said.
Atty. Weaver stated that the agenda item for an executive session will not be required as the litigation is no longer pending.
BUSINESS BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL
On a motion by Councilor Waldron, seconded by Councilor Cogswell, the Council voted unanimously to consider business presented by the Mayor and members of the City Council.
Councilor Waldron reported that the fundraiser for Tim Considine was a tremendous success with over 1500 people attending.
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Councilor Carbone, seconded by Councilor Cogswell, the Council voted unanimously to adjourn at 7:35 pm.
ATTEST: JOSEPH L. QUARTIERO, CMC CITY CLERK
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Respectfully Submitted, Car
ol L. Anderson, CCTC Asst. City Clerk
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