Legislative Council

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 3 PRIMROSE STREET, NEWTOWN, CT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2020 MOTIONS ONLY. MINUTES TO FOLLOW. PRESENT: Jordana Bloom, Alison Plante, Chris Smith, Phil Carroll, Ryan Knapp, Paul Lundquist, Chris Eide, Dan Wiedemann, Cathy Reiss, Andy Clure, Dan Honan, Judit DeStefano (7:32 pm) ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: First Selectman Dan Rosenthal, Finance Director Bob Tait, 8 public, 0 press. CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Lundquist called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance at 7:30 pm. VOTER COMMENT: None MINUTES: MR. EIDE MOVED TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 5, 2020 MEETING. MR. WIEDEMANN SECONDED. MR. SMITH AND MS. DESTEFANO ABSTAINED. MOTION PASSES (10-2). NEW BUSINESS MS. DESTEFANO MOVED THE RESOLUTION WITH RESPECT TO THE AUTHORIZATION, ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOT EXCEEDING $20,000,000 TOWN OF NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS. MR. HONAN SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR. (MOTION PASSES 12- 0). MS. DESTEFANO FURTHER MOVED TO WAIVE THE READING. MS. PLANTE SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR. (MOTION PASSES 12-0). Attachment B MS. DESTEFANO MOVED THE RESOLUTION WITH RESPECT TO THE ENDORSEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF REGIONAL PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PROGRAM PROJECTS. CHRIS EIDE SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR. (MOTION PASSES 12-0). MR. EIDE MOVES TO STRIKE THE TYPO IN THE WORDING FROM “OF” TO “OR”. MS. DESTEFANO SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT. (MOTION PASSES 12-0) Attachment D EXECUTIVE SESSION: MS. DESTEFANO MOVED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:27 PM TO DISCUSS STRATEGY AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIAL LITIGATION CONCERNING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER/SENIOR CENTER, AND INVITED THE FIRST SELECTMAN TO JOIN. SECONDED BY MR. CARROLL. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES (12-0) Council returned to regular session at 9:06 pm. VOTER COMMENT: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: None ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Wiedemann moved to adjourn. Seconded by Mr Eide. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:07 pm.