Common Council

REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 5, 2012 7 P.M. DRAFT AGENDA: SUBJECT TO CHANGE 1. Mayor calls meeting to order. (Pledge of Allegiance) (Council Clerk Reads the Call of the Meeting and Mayor declares call a legal call and meeting a legal meeting.) 2. Accept/Amend the Agenda. 3. Presentations: Agenda Item 3-1 Congratulating Lori Bednarz on her retirement Agenda Item 3-2 Congratulating Robert Blade on his retirement. Agenda Item 3-3 Congratulating Edward Bugaj on his retirement. Agenda Item 3-4 Congratulating Guy Cardella on his retirement. Agenda Item 3-5 Congratulating Kenneth Crescimano on his retirement. Agenda Item 3-6 Congratulating Mark Frangione on his retirement. Agenda Item 3-7 Congratulating Domenico Giuliano on his retirement. Agenda Item 3-8 Congratulating Jeffrey Harvey on his retirement. Agenda item 3-9 Congratulating Richard LaBella on his retirement. Agenda Item 3-10 Congratulating Lori Marcati on her retirement. Agenda Item 3-11 Congratulating Sebastiano Morello on his retirement. Agenda Item 3-12 Congratulating Lisa Mountain on her retirement. Agenda Item 3-13 Congratulating Linda Salafia on her retirement. Agenda Item 3-14 Congratulating Gregory Warren on his retirement. Agenda Item 3-15 Congratulating Devon Carillo on winning his third Class L Wrestling Championship. Agenda Item 3-16 In Memoriam for Phyllis Pollock. Agenda Item 3-17 In Memoriam for Thomas Cheeseman. 4. Mayor requests motion to approve minutes of regular meeting of February 6, 2012 at 7 p.m. meeting; Special Meetings of February 6, 2012 at 6 p.m., February 9, 2011 at 7 p.m., and February 9, 2012 Immediately Following the 7 p.m. meeting. 5. Public Hearing Opens on Agenda Items. 6. Public Hearing Closes. 7. Mayor requests Council Clerk to read appropriation and bond ordinance requests and the Certificate of Director of Finance. November 7, 2011 COMMON COUNCIL MEETING Page 2 Vote on Appropriations Requests: Registrar of Voters $24,055, Account No. 1000-09000-52110, General Administrative, General Fund. 8. Department, Committee, Commission Reports and Grant Confirmation Approvals: 8A. City Clerk’s Certificate 8B. Monthly Reports: Finance Department – Transfer Report to, February 24, 2012 Public Works Monthly Report with summary/Building Permits for January, 2012 8C. Grant Confirmation and Approval – Board of Education – Various Grants 8D. Grant Confirmation and Approval – Public Works, Miner Brook Stormwater Retrofit Pro. 8E. Grant Confirmation and Approval – Town Clerk, Historic Preservation 8F. Emergency Purchase – Water and Sewer, Cummins Power systems, LLC at Water Pollution Control Facility 9. Payment of all City bills when properly approved. 10. Resolutions, Ordinances, etc.: Resolution 10-1 Approving the St. Sebastian Feast as a special event to be held May 18 – 20, 2012. Resolution 10-2 Approving co-sponsoring the Head of the CT Regatta to be held October 14, 2012. Resolution 10-3 Approving co-sponsoring of the 2012 Cruise Night on Main Street to be held on June 13, 2012 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. with a rain date of June 20, 2012. Resolution 10-4 Approving co-sponsoring the “Middletown Motorcycle Mania” to be held on August 8, 2012 with a rain date of August 15. Resolution 10-5 Approving hosting and co-sponsoring the 2012 Citizens Bank 5K summer Fun Run to be held on July 18, 2012. Resolution 10-6 Approving giving Sheila Peterson a 30-day advance of sick time. Resolution 10-7 Approving the new tenants and lease payments at the Remington Rand building and authorizing the Mayor to sign the lease agreements with All Purpose Flooring, Chop Shop, LLC, Brown and Wimler, and Zen Roaster at the listed monthly lease payments. November 7, 2011 COMMON COUNCIL MEETING Page 3 10. Resolutions, Ordinances, etc.: Resolution 10-8 Approving a Settlement Agreement with EPA regarding the remediation of the former OMO Manufacturing site at a cost of $2.8 million, payable over 5 years in a form substantially similar to the agreement presented at the Council meeting; authorizing the Mayor to sign the agreement; and the funding source to complete the settlement agreement will be brought to the Council prior to execution by the Mayor. Resolution 10-9 Approving providing a $20,000 matching fund for Middletown Youth @ Work Summer Employment Program, authorizing the Mayor to sign the documents to commit to the funding, and authorizing the Mayor to hire students from this part-time summer employment program. Resolution 10-10 Authorizing the Mayor to sign an extension of lease for five years to 2018, to the Middletown United Fathers for a City-owned parcel of land along the Long Lane for the purpose of operating a community garden. Resolution 10-11 Approving reinstating the 10% reserve for the Middletown Commission on the Arts, in line items 1000-27000-57030-0011 and 1000-27000-55863 to pay for contracted services. 11. Mayor’s Appointments 12. Contingency Fund Transfers (none). 13. Questions to Directors on Nonagenda Items. 14. Meeting adjourned.