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JOURNAL OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH MARCH 1, 2010 A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Norwich was held March 1, 2010, at 7:30 PM in Council Chambers. Present: Aldermen Desaulniers, Nash, Braddock, Caron, Hinchey, Popovich. City Manager Bergren and Corporation Counsel Michael Driscoll were also in attendance. Absent: Mayor Nystrom. President Pro Tem Desaulniers presided. Ald. Hinchey Read the opening prayer and Ald. Nash led the members in the Pledge of Allegiance. Upon motion of Ald. Nash, seconded by Ald. Braddock, it was unanimously voted to adopt the minutes of February 1 & 16, 2010. Andrew Zeeman, Soffee Noblick and Jim Quarto gave an oral report on where the 21 West Thames Street Committee stands on the development of the property. City Manager Bergren gave his report as follows: DATE: March 1, 2010 TO: Mayor Peter A. Nystrom & Council Members FROM: Alan H. Bergren, City Manager SUBJECT: City Manager’s Report 1. Grand List ♦ The grand list report issued by the Assessor is attached and was distributed to the Council earlier. The rough dollar figure it will generate in additional taxes is $500,000. In light of today’s economy it is a positive thing in relationship to the shortfalls we will be facing in other areas of the budget regarding revenues. 2. Council Workshops Regarding an Economic Development Game-plan There will be no Council workshop this Saturday. However the workshop the Council held last week produced valuable material that Bob Mills is in the process of assembling into a draft document which will be distributed and a future workshop will be scheduled at that point. Great progress has been made on the following items: ♦ Refining desired economic outcomes. ♦ Establishing priorities. ♦ Creating meaningful processes. ♦ Identifying needed resources. ♦ Coordinating economic development agencies’ activities by creating an overarching set of measureable standards. ♦ Demanding counter accountability such that everyone is on the same page and is responsible to each other, i.e. the City Council, City Manager, City Staff, economic development entities such as NCDC, RCR, RDA, NRZ. 3. Charter Review Subcommitte 1 JOURNAL OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH MARCH 1, 2010 ♦ The first meeting of the Council subcommittee will be held this Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at the Central Firehouse from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. and will be for the purpose of hearing public comment and input. Upon motion of Ald. Nash, seconded by Ald. Popovich, it was unanimously voted to adopt the following resolution introduced by Mayor Nystrom, with Ald. Braddock abstaining: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY NORWICH, the following council member be and hereby is, appointed as an ex-officio member to the Board of Review (Dangerous Buildings) for a term to run con-current with his term of office; H. Tucker Braddock (D) Upon motion of Ald. Braddock, seconded by Ald. Popovich, it was unanimously voted to adopt the following resolution introduced by Mayor Nystrom: BE IT RESOLVED that Diana Boisclair (R) be and hereby is, appointed to the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners and Sewer Authority of the City of Norwich for a term to expire March 1, 2015. Upon motion of Ald. Nash, seconded by Ald. Popovich, it was unanimously voted to adopt the following resolution introduced by Mayor Nystrom: BE IT RESOLVED that Dr. Malcolm Edgar (R) be reappointed as a regular member to the Historic District Commission for a term to expire on December 31, 2014 or until a successor is appointed. Upon motion of Ald. Caron, seconded by Ald. Braddock, it was unanimously voted to adopt the following resolution introduced by Mayor Nystrom: BE IT RESOLVED that the below named be re-appointed as regular members of the Baseball Stadium Authority with a term to expire on October 31, 2011 or until a successor is appointed: Thomas L. Cummings (D) Harry A. Jackson (D) Anthony Orsini (D) Peter Slocum (U) Emmett Riley (D) Peter W. Maneri Jr. (D) Robert McPhail (U) Gary Schnip (R) Michael E. Jewell Sr. (D) Upon motion of Ald. Nash, seconded by Ald. Caron, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:05 PM. CITY CLERK 2