City Council

AGENDA – MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH June 5, 2017 7:30 PM PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ADOPTION OF MINUTES: May 1, 8 and 15, 2017 PUBLIC HEARING 1. Relative to a resolution scheduling a public hearing on the Community Development Block Grant allocation recommendations. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Letter of resignation from Judith Hamblen from the Historic District Commission. 2. Letter of resignation from Tina Dempsey from the Ice Arena Authority. 3. Patriot Award presentation to Mayor Deberey Hinchey. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT CITIZENS COMMENT ON RESOLUTIONS NEW BUSINESS-RESOLUTIONS 1. Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 for the increase in the motor vehicle mill rate and decrease in State of Connecticut reimbursement related to Motor Vehicle tax cap. 2. Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 for the decrease in funding for the Contingency account. 3. Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 for the increase in funding for Norwich Public Schools. 4. Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. 5. Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for the shared position in the Finance and City Clerk Departments. 6. Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to add funding for the Administrative Clerk and reduce funding for Seasonal Employees in the Assessor Department. 7. Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for a Senior Center Escort Driver. 8. Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for swimming at Spaulding Pond. 9. Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for a Civil Engineer in the Public Works Department. 10. Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for the Recycling Coordinator in the Public Works Department. 11. Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for the Code Enforcement Secretary in the Planning & Neighborhood Services Department. 12. Relative to holding the Norwich Noontime Rotary “Celebrate Diversity” event at the Howard T. Brown Park Tuesday, September 19, 2017. 13. Relative to an appointment of a regular member to the Redevelopment Agency. 14. Relative to appointments of regular members to the Inland Wetland, Water Courses and Conservation Commission. 15. Relative to an appointment of a regular member to the Harbor Management Commission. 16. Relative to an appointment of a regular member to the Zoning Board of Appeals. 17. Relative to reappointments of regular members to the Board of Assessment Appeals. 18. Relative to a reappointment of a regular member to the Recreation Advisory Board. 19. Relative to an appointment of a regular member to the Mohegan Park Improvement and Development Advisory Committee. 20. Relative to an appointment of a regular member to the Commission for Persons with Disabilities. 21. Relative to appointments of regular members to the Norwich Golf Course Authority 22. Relative to dissolving the Community Center Exploration Committee. 23. Relative to appointments to the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners and the Sewer Authority. 24. Relative to repairs to the John B. Stanton school roof. 25. Relative to City Manager Salomone signing an assistance grant relating to Uncas Leap. 26. Relative to City Manager Salomone being authorized to sign a notice of Grant Award under the Police and Youth Program. 27. Relative to authorizing These Guys Brewing Company LLC to use a portion of the parking lot located on 82-84 Franklin Street for an outside event August 12, 2017. 28. Relative to holding a Council meeting on June 12, 2017. NEW BUSINESS-ORDINANCES 1. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF NORWICH BY PERMITTING DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOWS AS ACCESSORY USES BY SPECIAL PERMIT WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. 2. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,400,000 FOR THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,400,000 REVENUE BONDS OF THE CITY SECURED SOLELY BY SEWER REVENUES TO MEET SAID APPROPRIATION, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY AND THE SEWER AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO GRANT AND LOAN AGREEMENTS AND A GENERAL RESOLUTION WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT WITH RESPECT THERETO. 3. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $19,900,000 FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND UPGRADES FOR THE INTERCONNECTION TO THE SPRAGUE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE STONY BROOK AND DEEP RIVER WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, THE FAIRVIEW/OCCUM DRINKING WATER STORAGE TANK, THE STONY BROOK TRANSMISSION MAIN, AND THE EXTENSION OF A WATER MAIN TO SPRAGUE CONNECTICUT, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $19,900,000 REVENUE BONDS OF THE CITY SECURED SOLELY BY WATER REVENUE TO MEET SAID  APPROPRIATION, AUTHORIZING THE CITY AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ENTER INTO GRANT AND LOAN AGREEMENTS AND A JOINT RESOLUTION WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT WITH RESPECT THERETO, AND REPEALING PRIOR ORDINANCES Nos. 1699 AND 1724 FINANCING THE STONY BROOK FILTRATION IMPROVEMENTS AND TRANSMISSION MAIN AND CONSOLIDATING AND EXPANDING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN ONE ORDINANCE HEREIN 4. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE OF THE CITY CONSOLIDATION DISTRICT 5. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE OF THE TOWN CONSOLIDATION DISTRICT City Clerk  PUBLIC HEARING #1 WHEREAS, the City of Norwich is an entitlement community receiving U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars; and WHEREAS, HUD does not have a final budget, the city anticipates receiving approximately $685,000.00 for program year (PY) 2017 and has recaptured $85,000.00 from previous program years; and WHEREAS, the Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) has held public meetings and voted in the month of March on their recommendations for CDBG allocations; and WHEREAS, the allocation process is subject to a 30-day comment period prior to being placed into effect and the Council of the City of Norwich must hold a public hearing regarding the recommendations prior to the final vote on the allocation. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH that the Council shall and hereby does schedule a public hearing to be held at 7:30 p.m. during the June 5, 2017 Council meeting on the subject of Community Development Block Grant allocation recommendations for PY 2017. CDBG Requests - PY 2017 Anticipated PY 2017 Allocation $ 685,000.00 Recapture $ 85,000.00 $ 770,000.00 CDAC Council PY 2017 Request Recommendation Recommendation 1 CD Office - Administration $ 137,000.00 $ 137,000.00 PUBLIC/SOCIAL SERVICES 2 TVCCA - Home Again Project $ 20,000.00 $ 10,000.00 3 Norwich Human Services - Norwich Works $ 48,884.49 $ 38,000.00 4 NHS - Norwich Community Care Team $ 15,000.00 $ 10,000.00 5 Safe Futures - Domestic Violence Response Team $ 15,000.00 $ 15,000.00 6 United Congregational Church $ 8,000.00 Total Public/Social Service $ 106,884.49 $ 73,000.00 $ - OTHER 7 Norwich Public Works - Playground Phase III $ 95,000.00 $ 55,000.00 8 Norwich Public Works - Taftville Sidewalks Phase II $ 86,000.00 $ 86,000.00 9 Norwich Public Works - ADA Sidewalk Ramps $ 66,600.00 $ 66,000.00 10 ARC of New London $ 30,424.00 $ - 11 East Great Plain Volunteer FD $ 74,000.00 $ - 12 Norwich Police Dept-Taftville Public Safety Camera System Expansion $ 99,930.00 $ 99,000.00 13 Norwich Housing Authority - Rosewood Manner $ 75,000.00 $ - 14 CD Office Neighborhood Preservation/ Property Rehab Program $ 350,000.00 $ 254,000.00 Total Other $ 876,954.00 $ 560,000.00 $ - Total Public Service $ 106,884.49 $ 73,000.00 $ - Total Other $ 876,954.00 $ 560,000.00 $ - CD Administration $ 137,000.00 $ 137,000.00 $ - Total Requests $ 1,120,838.49 $ 770,000.00 $ - City Manager John L. Salomone  RESOLUTION #1 Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 for the increase in the motor vehicle mill rate and decrease in State of Connecticut reimbursement related to Motor Vehicle tax cap. RESOLVED, that the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as amended by Exhibits 1 through 5 and tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 be further amended as follows: Description Page ORG OBJ Change in Revenues Increase Motor Vehicle Tax Rate from 32 to 53 01000 70208 37 mills 991,286 Decrease State of Connecticut 53 01000 73500 reimbursement related to Motor Vehicle tax (582,867) cap Net Increase in General Fund Revenues 408,419 City Manager John L. Salomone  RESOLUTION #2 Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 for the decrease in funding for the Contingency account. RESOLVED, that the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as amended by Exhibits 1 through 5 and tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 be further amended as follows: Description Page ORG OBJ Change in Expenditures Decrease Contingency account 117 01090 80086 (460,000) City Manager John L. Salomone  RESOLUTION #3 Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 for the increase in funding for Norwich Public Schools. RESOLVED, that the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as amended by Exhibits 1 through 5 and tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 be further amended as follows: Description Page ORG OBJ Change in Expenditures Increase NPS to 2% increase in 113 01070 80700 1,508,600 expenditures over fiscal year 2016-17 Mayor Deberey Hinchey Alderman H Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #4 Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. RESOLVED, that the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as amended by Exhibits 1 through 5 and tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 be further amended as follows: Description Page ORG OBJ Change in Expenditures Restore Connecticut Conference of 56 01011 80104 25,580 Municipalities (CCM) funding Mayor Deberey Hinchey Alderman H Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #5 Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for the shared position in the Finance and City Clerk Departments. RESOLVED, that the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as amended by Exhibits 1 through 5 and tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 be further amended as follows: Change in Description Page ORG OBJ Expenditures Reinstate shared Clerk b/w Tax and City 58 01012 80012 21,765 Clerk Reinstate shared Clerk b/w Tax and City 58 01012 89999 1,842 Clerk Reinstate shared Clerk b/w Tax and City 68 01016 80012 21,765 Clerk Reinstate shared Clerk b/w Tax and City 68 01016 89999 1,842 Clerk Net Increase in General Fund Expenditures 47,214 Mayor Deberey Hinchey Alderman H Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #6 Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to add funding for the Administrative Clerk and reduce funding for Seasonal Employees in the Assessor Department. RESOLVED, that the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as amended by Exhibits 1 through 5 and tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 be further amended as follows: Change in Description Page ORG OBJ Expenditures Add Administrative Clerk for Assessor's 63 01013 80012 Office 43,529 Add Administrative Clerk for Assessor's 63 01013 89999 Office 20,012 Decrease Assessor Seasonal Employees 63 01013 80013 (12,000) Decrease Assessor Seasonal Employees 63 01013 89999 (918) Net Increase in General Fund Expenditures 50,623 Mayor Deberey Hinchey Alderman H Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #7 Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for a Senior Center Escort Driver. RESOLVED, that the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as amended by Exhibits 1 through 5 and tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 be further amended as follows: Change in Description Page ORG OBJ Expenditures Reinstate Senior Center Escort Driver 96 01036 80012 34,005 Reinstate Senior Center Escort Driver 96 01036 89999 2,958 Net Increase in General Fund Expenditures 36,963 Mayor Deberey Hinchey Alderman H Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #8 Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for swimming at Spaulding Pond. RESOLVED, that the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as amended by Exhibits 1 through 5 and tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 be further amended as follows: Change in Description Page ORG OBJ Expenditures Reinstate Swimming at Spaulding Pond 94 01032 80013 38,400 Mayor Deberey Hinchey Alderman H Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #9 Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for a Civil Engineer in the Public Works Department. RESOLVED, that the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as amended by Exhibits 1 through 5 and tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 be further amended as follows: Change in Description Page ORG OBJ Expenditures Reinstate Civil Engineer 102 01038 80012 80,699 Reinstate Civil Engineer 102 01038 89999 6,516 Net Increase in General Fund Expenditures 87,215 Mayor Deberey Hinchey Alderman H Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #10 Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for the Recycling Coordinator in the Public Works Department. RESOLVED, that the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as amended by Exhibits 1 through 5 and tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 be further amended as follows: Change in Description Page ORG OBJ Expenditures Reinstate Recycling Coordinator 104 01040 80012 49,249 Reinstate Recycling Coordinator 104 01040 89999 4,120 Net Increase in General Fund Expenditures 53,369 Mayor Deberey Hinchey Alderman H Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #11 Relative to an amendment of the 2017-18 budget tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 to restore funding for the Code Enforcement Secretary in the Planning & Neighborhood Services Department. RESOLVED, that the budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as amended by Exhibits 1 through 5 and tentatively adopted on May 1, 2017 be further amended as follows: Change in Description Page ORG OBJ Expenditures Reinstate Code Enforcement Secretary 110 01064 80012 48,049 Reinstate Code Enforcement Secretary 110 01064 89999 20,356 Net Increase in General Fund Expenditures 68,405 Alderman H Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #12 WHEREAS, the Norwich Noontime Rotary intends to hold its 5th“Celebrate Diversity Event” at the Howard T. Brown Park on Tuesday, September 19th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.; and WHEREAS, Norwich Noontime Rotary intends to serve alcoholic beverages at this event; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Norwich, Connecticut that the Norwich Noontime Rotary be permitted to use the Howard Brown Park to hold an event as described the night of the Tuesday, September 19th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Norwich, Connecticut that, pursuant to Section 13.14.2 of the Norwich Code of Ordinances, City Manager John L. Salomone be and hereby is authorized to grant the Norwich Noontime Rotary permission to sell beer, wine or alcoholic beverages at this event, permission to use the premises as described herein and to sell beer, wine and alcoholic beverages being subject to satisfactory proof that the Norwich Noontime Rotary has complied with the applicable regulations of the State Liquor Commission; that identification will be mandatory from each person purchasing an alcoholic beverage at the event; that the sales of beer, wine and alcoholic beverage be made under a proper liquor license; and that insurance satisfactory to the City Manager be obtained and maintained by the Norwich Noontime Rotary both as to the sale of beer, wine and/or alcoholic beverages at the event. Mayor Deberey Hinchey  RESOLUTION #13 WHEREAS, the City Manager John L. Salomone has appointed with Council approval as a regular member to the Redevelopment Agency for a term to expire on 2/28/19 or until a successor is appointed; Mark Kulos (D) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Norwich hereby acknowledges the appointments of the above named to the Redevelopment Agency. City Manager John L. Salomone  RESOLUTION #14 WHEREAS, the City Manager John L. Salomone, has appointed with Council approval as regular members of the Inland Wetlands, Water Courses and Conservation Commission for a term to expire on June 15, 2019 or until a successor is appointed: Douglas Lee (R) Richard Morell (D) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Norwich hereby acknowledges the appointments of the above named to the Inland Wetlands, Water Courses and Conservation Commission. City Manager John L. Salomone  RESOLUTION #15 WHEREAS, the City Manager John L. Salomone has appointed with Council approval as a regular member to the Harbor Management Commission for a term to expire on 12/7/17 or until a successor is appointed; Zechariah Stover (R) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Norwich hereby acknowledges the appointments of the above named to the Harbor Management Commission. City Manager John L. Salomone  RESOLUTION #16 WHEREAS, the City Manager John L. Salomone has appointed with Council approval as a regular member to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term to expire on 2/28/18 or until a successor is appointed; Peter Cuprak (R) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Norwich hereby acknowledges the appointment of the above named to the Zoning Board of Appeals. City Manager John L. Salomone  RESOLUTION #17 BE IT RESOLVED that the following be reappointed as a regular member of the Board of Assessment Appeals for a term to expire on June 1, 2018 or until a successor is appointed; Democles Angelopoulos (D) BE IT RESOLVED that the following be reappointed as a regular member of the Board of Assessment Appeals for a term to expire on June 1, 2019 or until a successor is appointed; Dennis Riley (D) President Pro Tem Peter Nystrom Alderwoman Stacy Gould Alderman H. Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #18 BE IT RESOLVED that the below named be reappointed as a regular member of the Recreation Advisory Board with a term to expire on March 15, 2019 or until a successor is appointed: Raymond Stewart (D) President Pro Tem Peter Nystrom Alderwoman Stacy Gould Alderman H. Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #19 BE IT RESOLVED that the below named be appointed as a regular member of the Mohegan Park Improvement and Development Advisory Committee with a term to expire on December 31, 2018 or until a successor is appointed: Kyle Seitz (R) President Pro Tem Peter Albert Nystrom Alderwoman Stacy Gould Alderman H. Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #20 BE IT RESOLVED that the below named be appointed as a regular member of the Commission for Persons with Disabilities with a term to expire on March 16, 2019 or until a successor is appointed: Elanah Sherman (D) President Pro Tem Peter Nystrom Alderwoman Stacy Gould Alderman H. Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #21 BE IT RESOLVED that the below named be appointed as regular members to the Norwich Golf Course Authority for a term to expire on January 23, 2019 or until a successor is appointed; Angelo Yeitz (R) Michael Calkins (U) President Pro-tem Peter Nystrom Alderwoman Stacy Gould Alderman H. Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #22 WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Norwich, by resolution adopted October 6, 2014 formed the Community Center Exploration Committee to perform a comprehensive review of the need for and benefits of a community center in Norwich; and WHEREAS, said resolution provided that the Community Center Exploration Committee was to remain an active committee of the City of Norwich through November 1, 2016, unless the termination date was extended; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Norwich, by resolution adopted October 17, 2016 extended the termination date until November 21, 2016 then by resolution adopted November 21, 2016 extended the termination dated through May 15, 2017 at which time the committee was to be terminated as an active committee unless the date was again extended; and WHEREAS, the termination date of May 15, 2017 was not extended such that the Community Center Exploration Committee has been terminated as an active committee of the City of Norwich. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH, that the Community Center Exploration Committee be and hereby is terminated as an active committee of the City of Norwich, is terminated and dis- established as an active committee of the City of Norwich with the gratitude of the Council of the City of Norwich for its efforts and works on behalf of the city. Mayor Deberey Hinchey Alderman H Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #23 BE IT RESOLVED that the below named be appointed as a regular member to the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners and the Sewer Authority for a term to expire on March 01, 2020 or until a successor is appointed; Michael A. Goldblatt (R) BE IT RESOLVED that the below named be appointed as a regular member to the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners and the Sewer Authority for a term to expire on March 01, 2018 or until a successor is appointed Robert A. Staley (R) President Pro-tem Peter Nystrom Alderwoman Stacy Gould Alderman H. Tucker Braddock  RESOLUTION #24 WHEREAS, the John B. Stanton School will require replacement of a portion of its roof; and WHEREAS, the City of Norwich may be eligible to obtain state and federal assistance for such replacement of the roof subject to applicable requirements and time lines; and WHEREAS, in order to complete said replacement of the roof in a timely fashion and to make appropriate applications for state and federal assistance, the Council of the City of Norwich must appoint a building committee for the replacement of a portion of the roof, authorize the preparation of necessary plans and specifications, authorize the superintendent of schools to file all applications necessary for the project and authorize funds to complete the renovation. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH, that the following be and hereby are appointed a building committee for the required replacement of a portion of the roof at the John B. Stanton School John Salomone, City Manager Abby Dolliver, Superintendent of Schools AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH, that Abby Dolliver, Superintendent of Schools, and the building committee are authorized and directed to arrange for the preparation of plans and specifications for the roof replacement project AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH, that Abby Dolliver, the Superintendent of Schools, be and hereby is authorized to file all applications necessary to seek, process and obtain any available state and federal assistance through appropriate agencies for the roof replacement at the John B. Stanton School as herein described AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH, that the city manager and city comptroller are hereby authorized to arrange to borrow funds in a sum not to exceed $375,000.00 for the roof replacement described herein with the understanding the cost of renovation are expected to be $375,000.00. Alderwoman Stacy Gould  RESOLUTION #25 WHEREAS, the State of Connecticut, acting through the Department of Economic and Community Development, is authorized to extend financial assistance for economic development projects; and WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the City of Norwich make an application to the State for $500,000.00 in order to undertake the Mohegan Heritage Center at Uncas Leap Project and to execute an Assistance Agreement. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH, 1. That it is cognizant of the conditions and prerequisites for the state financial assistance imposed by C.G.S. §4-66c; 2. That the filing of an application for State financial assistance by the City of Norwich in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 is hereby approved and that City Manager John Salomone is authorized and directed to execute and file such application for financial assistance regarding the Mohegan Heritage Center at Uncas Leap Project with the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, to provide such additional information, to execute such other documents as may be required, to execute an Assistance Agreement with the State of Connecticut for State financial assistance if such an agreement is offered, to execute any amendments, decisions, or revisions thereto, and to act as the authorized representative of the City of Norwich and the Council of the City of Norwich. Mayor Deberey Hinchey  RESOLUTION #26 WHEREAS, the grant application of the City of Norwich made under the Police and Youth Program to the State of Connecticut through the Office of Policy and Management has been approved; and WHEREAS, the City of Norwich anticipates receiving an award of $10,000.00 for the Joining Forces Program. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH, the City Manager John Salomone be and hereby is authorized and directed to sign the Notice of Grant Award issued by the State of Connecticut/Office of Policy and Management, to return the original executed Grant Award with a certified copy of this Resolution to the State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management on or before June 30, 2017 and to execute and deliver such other documents or reports as are required under this Grant Award. Mayor Deberey Hinchey  RESOLUTION #27 WHEREAS, These Guys Brewing Company, LLC will be holding their two year anniversary party on Saturday, August 12, 2017, beginning at 1pm until 11pm at 82-84 Franklin Street; and WHEREAS, the event will include music, and other food offerings, limited release beers, raffles, games and more; and WHEREAS, as part of the event, Raymond J. Alberts, Jr., Permittee of These Guys will be hosting outside entertainment and would like to operate a beer garden that evening. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that as required by Section 13, 14.2 of the Norwich Code of Ordinances, City Manager, John L. Salomone be and hereby is authorized to grant Raymond J. Alberts, Jr., Permittee and These Guys Brewing Company, LLC permission to use a portion of the abutting municipal parking lot for this purpose, subject to its maintaining the appropriate insurance coverages and agreeing to restore the premises to a pre-event condition. Mayor Deberey Hinchey  RESOLUTION #28 WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Norwich, in accordance with Section 4 of Chapter V of the Charter of the City of Norwich, established the second Monday in June of each year as an additional regular meeting date of the Council of the City of Norwich; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk has duly noticed and listed June 12, 2017, the second Monday in June, 2017, as the date of a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Norwich; and WHEREAS, the Council, not having adopted its budget at the first regular meeting of the Council in June, 2017, will consider and vote on its adopting of the budget for the 2017 – 2018 Fiscal Year to its next regular meeting to be held on June 12, 2017. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH, that the June 12, 2017 regular meeting of the Council of the City of Norwich be held and that action on those resolutions necessary to adopt the budget appropriations and tax liens for the 2017- 2018 Fiscal Year be postponed to the June 12, 2017 regular meeting of the Council. Mayor Deberey Hinchey Alderman H Tucker Braddock  ORDINANCE #1 ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF NORWICH BY PERMITTING DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOWS AS ACCESSORY USES BY SPECIAL PERMIT WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH: That the Section 2.3.3.4 of Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Norwich be hereby amended as follows: .4 Requires Special Permit, see section 7.7. .1 Accessory apartment in accordance with section 6.7. .2 Bed and breakfast inn in accordance with section 6.8. .3 Excavation in excess of 21,000 square feet of area, in accordance with section 5.4. .4 Group day care home. .5 Drive-through windows, as accessory to a permitted use in accordance with Section 6.16. PURPOSE OF CHANGE: This zoning text amendment is proposed to correct an apparent omission in the current Zoning Regulations and to restore drive-through windows as accessory use by special permit in the Neighborhood Commercial District. Drive-through windows were previously permitted uses in the Neighborhood Commercial District up until 2015. The Special Permit requirement ensures a public hearing must be held by the Commission on the City Plan on any application for any new drive-through window in the Neighborhood Commercial District. Dated at Norwich, Connecticut, this ____ day of May, 2017. THE APPLICANT: Amaral Revite Corporation William R. Sweeney, Esq. Counsel for Amaral Revite Corporation Submitted by Councilwoman Stacy Gould at the request of the Applicant  ORDINANCE #2 COUNCIL ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,400,000 FOR THE PLANNING AND DESIGN OF VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,400,000 REVENUE BONDS OF THE CITY SECURED SOLELY BY SEWER REVENUES TO MEET SAID APPROPRIATION, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY AND THE SEWER AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO GRANT AND LOAN AGREEMENTS AND A GENERAL RESOLUTION WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT WITH RESPECT THERETO. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH: Section 1. The sum of $2,400,000 is appropriated for the planning and design of the Norwich Department of Public Utilities’ (the “Department”) combined sewer overflow project, including, but not limited to, (a) flow metering of the collection system and overflow structures for permit required overflow reporting, (b) collection of flow and rainfall data for hydraulic model calibration and developing baseline conditions; (c) updating and calibrating an existing hydraulic model of the collection system; (d) design and bidding services for a sewer separation project in the Eastside area of Norwich; and (e) development of a revised long term control plan and implementation sequence to reduce CSO discharges, based on cost estimates, cost effectiveness, the requirements of the consent order, affordability analysis for the City of Norwich, and such additional work as may be accomplished within said appropriation and including contingencies, administration, advertising, printing, legal, and financing costs (hereafter the “Project”) as shall be determined by the Sewer Authority of the City of Norwich (the “Sewer Authority”) Said appropriation shall be inclusive of state and federal grants in aid thereof. The Sewer Authority is authorized to enter into contracts, expend the appropriation and implement the Project herein authorized. Section 2. The estimated useful life of the Project is not less than twenty years and Project costs are estimated not to exceed $2,400,000. Of the total estimated Project costs, approximately $237,000 is anticipated to be grant funded by or through the State of Connecticut pursuant to its Clean Water Fund Program (as hereinafter defined), and approximately $1,448,000 is anticipated to be financed by or through the State of Connecticut pursuant to its Clean Water Fund Program, through subsidized interest loans. The Project is a general benefit to the City of Norwich and its general governmental purposes. Section 3. To meet said appropriation: (i) bonds of the City or so much thereof as shall be necessary for such purpose, shall be issued, maturing not later than the twentieth year after their date (or such longer term as may be authorized). Said bonds may be issued in one or more series as determined by the City Manager and the Comptroller - 1 acting on behalf of the City herein - and the General Manager of the Department, or any other authorized designee of the Sewer Authority - acting on behalf of the Department and the Sewer Authority herein - (collectively, the “Issuer Officials”) and the amount of bonds of each series to be issued shall be fixed by a majority of the Issuer Officials in the amount necessary to meet the Issuer’s share of the cost of the Project determined after considering the estimated amount of the State and Federal grants-in-aid of the Project, or the actual amount thereof if this be ascertainable, and the anticipated times of the receipt of the proceeds thereof, provided that the total amount of bonds to be issued shall not be less than an amount which will provide funds sufficient with other funds available for such purpose to pay the principal of and the interest on all temporary borrowings in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of said bonds outstanding at the time of the issuance thereof, and to pay for the administrative, printing and legal costs of issuing the bonds. The bonds shall be in the denomination of $1,000 or a whole multiple thereof, or, be combined with other bonds of the Issuer and such combined issue shall be in the denomination per aggregate maturity of $1,000 or a whole multiple thereof, be issued in bearer form or in fully registered form, be executed in the name and on behalf of the City by the facsimile or manual signatures of a majority of the Issuer Officials, bear the City seal or a facsimile thereof, be certified by a bank or trust company designated by a majority of the Issuer Officials, which bank or trust company may be designated the registrar and transfer agent, be payable at a bank or trust company designated by a majority of the Issuer Officials and be approved as to their legality by Bond Counsel. They shall bear such rate or rates of interest as shall be determined by a majority of the Issuer Officials. The issuance of such bonds in one or more series, the aggregate principal amount of bonds to be issued, the annual installments of principal, redemption provisions, if any, the date, time of issue and sale and other terms, details and particulars of such bonds shall be determined by a majority of the Issuer Officials, in accordance with the General Resolution. In the case of Parity Indebtedness as defined in the General Resolution between the City of Norwich and the Sewer Authority (as hereinafter defined as the “General Resolution”), a majority of the Issuer Officials, shall also determine the revenues and property to be pledged for payment of such Parity Indebtedness; or (ii) temporary notes of the City may be issued in one or more series pursuant to Sections 7-264 and 7-264a of the General Statutes of Connecticut, as amended. The amount of such notes to be issued, if any, shall be determined by a majority of the Issuer Officials, and they are hereby authorized to determine the date, maturity, interest rate, form and other details and particulars of such notes, and to sell, execute and deliver the same; or (iii) sewer assessment notes of the City may be issued in one or more series pursuant to Section 7-269a of the General Statutes of Connecticut, as amended. The amount of such notes to be issued, if any, shall be determined by a majority of the Issuer Officials, and they are hereby authorized to determine the date, maturity, interest rate, form and other details and particulars of such notes, and to sell, execute and deliver the same; or 2 (iv) interim funding obligations and project loan obligations or any other obligations of the City (hereinafter “Clean Water Fund Obligations”) evidencing an obligation to repay any portion of the costs of the Project determined by the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Public Health or other department as applicable to be eligible for funding under Section 22a-475 et seq. of the Connecticut General Statutes, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Clean Water Fund Program”). The General Manager of the Department, or any other authorized designee of the Sewer Authority, is authorized in the name and on behalf of the City and the Sewer Authority to apply for and accept any and all Federal and State loans and/or grants-in-aid of the Project and is further authorized to expend said funds in accordance with the terms hereof and in connection therewith to contract in the name of the Department with engineers, contractors and others. The City may issue Clean Water Fund Obligations in one or more series and in such denominations as a majority of the Issuer Officials shall determine, provided that the total of all such Clean Water Fund Obligations, bonds and notes issued and appropriation expended pursuant to this ordinance shall not exceed $2,400,000. A majority of the Issuer Officials are hereby authorized to determine the amount, date, maturity, interest rate, form and other details and particulars of such interim funding obligations and project loan obligations, subject to the provisions of the Clean Water Fund Program, and to execute and deliver the same. Clean Water Fund Obligations shall be secured solely from a pledge of sewer system revenues; or (v) any combination of bonds, temporary notes, notes, or obligations as set forth in the preceding subsections may be issued, provided that the total, aggregate principal amount thereof outstanding, and including the amount of grant funding obtained pursuant to any Project Grant and Project Loan Agreement, at any time shall not exceed $2,400,000. Section 4. (i) Bonds, temporary notes, sewer assessment notes, Clean Water Fund Obligations and federal obligations all as set forth in section 3 are hereafter referred to as “Bonds”. The Bonds shall be sewer revenue bonds of the City, the payment of principal and interest on which shall be secured solely by revenues derived from the operation of the sewerage system, including use charges, connection charges, benefit assessments or any combination thereof, investment income derived there from, or other property of the sewerage system or revenue derived from the operation of the sewerage system in accordance with the General Resolution. Each of the Bonds shall recite to the effect that every requirement of law relating to its issue has been duly complied with, that such Bond is within every debt and other limit prescribed by law, that such Bond does not constitute a general obligation of the City for which its full faith and credit is pledged, and that such Bond is payable solely from revenues, assessments, charges or property of the sewerage system specifically pledged therefore. (ii) The bonds authorized to be issued by section 3 shall be, issued and secured pursuant to the General Resolution of the City and the Sewer Authority, 3 Sewer System General Revenue Bond Resolution approved by the City Council on November 21, 1994 and by the Sewer Authority on November 22, 1994, as amended, and as supplemented by various supplemental Resolutions adopted pursuant to the General Resolution, and which is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in its entirety, including without limitation, the rate and revenue covenants therein. The Sewer Authority irrevocably agrees to comply with the provisions of the General Resolution, including Supplemental Resolutions, including but not limited to: to set, establish and collect and maintain rates and revenue as necessary to continually comply with the terms, conditions and covenants of the General Resolution. The City irrevocably agrees to comply with the provisions of the General Resolution. In order to implement the provisions of the General Resolution the City and the Sewer Authority may enter into an indenture of trust with a bank and trust company which indenture may contain provisions customarily included in revenue bond financings, including provisions of a similar nature to those in the General Resolution and which are necessary, convenient or advisable in connection with the issuance of the Bonds and their marketability. A majority of the Issuer Officials are hereby authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the City and the Sewer Authority an indenture in such final form and containing such terms and conditions as they shall approve, and their signatures on any such indenture shall be conclusive evidence of their approval as authorized hereby. (iii) A majority of the Issuer Officials on behalf of the City and the Sewer Authority are authorized to agree to additional terms and to delete or change existing terms and otherwise amend the form of General Resolution in order to obtain State or federal funding, provide better security for the bonds, correct any matter, cure any ambiguity or defect or otherwise benefit the Issuer in their judgment. Such additional or different terms may include restrictions on the use of sewer funds or fund balance or sewer operations, coverage ratios, additional or changed reserve requirements, identification and pledge of revenues securing the Bonds, providing for the form of the Bonds, conditions precedent to the issuance of Bonds and additional Bonds, the establishment and maintenance of funds and the use and disposition there from, including but not limited to accounts for the payment of debt service, the payment of operating expenses, debt service reserve and other reserve accounts, providing for the issuance of subordinated indebtedness, defining an event of default and providing for the allocation of revenues in such event, credit enhancement, providing for a pledge and allocation of sewer revenues to pay for obligations issued by third parties, and provisions of a similar and different nature to those in the General Resolution and which are necessary, convenient or advisable in connection with the issuance of the Bonds and their marketability, and to obtain the benefits of any state or federal grant or low interest loan program, including but not limited to A majority of the Issuer Officials are hereby authorized, in addition to the General Resolution, to execute and deliver on behalf of the Issuer and the Sewer Authority an indenture of trust in such final form and containing such terms and conditions as they shall approve, and their signatures on any such indenture shall be conclusive evidence of their approval as authorized hereby. 4  Section 5. The issue of the Bonds aforesaid and of all other bonds or notes of the City heretofore authorized but not yet issued, as of the effective date of this Ordinance, would not cause the indebtedness of the City to exceed any debt limit calculated in accordance with law. Section 6. Said Bonds shall be sold by a majority of the Issuer Officials in a competitive offering or by negotiation, in their discretion. If sold in a competitive offering, the Bonds shall be sold upon sealed proposals at not less than par and accrued interest on the basis of the lowest not or true interest cost to the City. If the Bonds are sold by negotiation, a majority of the Issuer Officials, are authorized to execute a purchase agreement on behalf of the City and Sewer Authority containing such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate and not inconsistent with this Ordinance. Section 7. The City of Norwich (the “Issuer”) hereby expresses its official intent pursuant to section 1.150-2 of the Federal Income Tax Regulations, Title 26 (the “Regulations”), to reimburse expenditures paid 60 days prior to and after the date of passage of this Ordinance in the maximum amount and for the capital project defined in Section 1 with the proceeds of any Bonds authorized to be issued by the Issuer. The Bonds shall be issued to reimburse such expenditures not later than 18 months after the later of the date of the expenditure or the substantial completion of the project, or such later date the Regulations may authorize. The Issuer hereby certifies that the intention to reimburse as expressed herein is based upon its reasonable expectations as of this date. The Comptroller and General Manager of the Department or their designee is authorized to pay project expenses in accordance herewith pending the issuance of reimbursement Bonds, and to amend this declaration. Section 8. It is hereby found and determined that it is in the public interest to issue all, or a portion of, the Bonds of the City authorized to be issued herein as qualified private activity bonds, or with interest that is includable in gross income of the holders thereof for purposes of federal income taxation. A majority of the Issuer Officials are hereby authorized to issue and utilize without further approval any financing alternative currently or hereafter available to municipal government pursuant to law, including but not limited to any “tax credit bond,” or “Build America Bonds” including Direct Payment and Tax Credit Versions. Section 9. This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption by the City Council and its approval by the Sewer Authority. Alderman H Tucker Braddock 5  ORDINANCE #3 COUNCIL ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $19,900,000 FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND UPGRADES FOR THE INTERCONNECTION TO THE SPRAGUE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE STONY BROOK AND DEEP RIVER WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, THE FAIRVIEW/OCCUM DRINKING WATER STORAGE TANK, THE STONY BROOK TRANSMISSION MAIN, AND THE EXTENSION OF A WATER MAIN TO SPRAGUE CONNECTICUT, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $19,900,000 REVENUE BONDS OF THE CITY SECURED SOLELY BY WATER REVENUE TO MEET SAID APPROPRIATION, AUTHORIZING THE CITY AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES TO ENTER INTO GRANT AND LOAN AGREEMENTS AND A JOINT RESOLUTION WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT WITH RESPECT THERETO, AND REPEALING PRIOR ORDINANCES Nos. 1699 AND 1724 FINANCING THE STONY BROOK FILTRATION IMPROVEMENTS AND TRANSMISSION MAIN AND CONSOLIDATING AND EXPANDING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN ONE ORDINANCE HEREIN BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH: Section 1. The sum of $19,900,000 is appropriated for the planning, design acquisition and construction of improvements and upgrades for the interconnection to the Sprague Public Water System, including (i) the Stony Brook and Deep River Water Treatment Plants, (ii) the Fairview/Occum Drinking Water Storage Tank, (iii) the Stony Brook Transmission Main, and (iv) the extension of a water main to Sprague, Connecticut, including for each, site work, easements, land acquisition, related and appurtenant improvements, or so much thereof, or such additional improvements as may be accomplished within said appropriation provided herein, and including contingencies, administration, advertising, printing, legal, and financing costs (hereafter the “Project”) as shall be determined by the Norwich Department of Public Utilities (the “Department”). The Project components shall consist of the following related upgrades and improvements: Stony Brook Filtration Improvements (Estimated cost: $7.0 million) The planning, design, acquisition and construction of the replacement of the Stony Brook contact clarifier non-buoyant media with a dissolved air flotation system, upgrading the PLC controls, replacing the existing filter multi-media, and improvements to the waste handling system located in Montville, Connecticut, including the rehabilitation, repair or replacement of all or any portions of the contact clarifier media system. Deep River Filtration Improvements (Estimated cost: $2.0 million) The planning, design, acquisition and construction of the replacement or rehabilitation of the Deep River rapid sand filtration and automatic backwash system, and upgrading the PLC controls located in Lebanon, Connecticut, 1  including the rehabilitation, repair or replacement of all or any portions of the filtration and backwash system and related and appurtenant improvements. Stony Brook Transmission Main Rehabilitation (Estimated cost: $5.4 million) The planning, design, acquisition and construction of the rehabilitation and or replacement of the Stony Brook transmission main located in Montville, Connecticut and Norwich, Connecticut including the rehabilitation, repair or replacement of all or any portions of the existing transmission main system. Fairview/Occum Water Storage Tank Aeration/Mixing System (Estimated cost: $850,000) The planning, design, acquisition and construction of the disinfection byproduct reduction aeration/mixing system, furnishing and installation of a chlorine analyzer, and upgrades to the SCADA system at the Fairview/Occum drinking water storage tank located in Norwich, Connecticut including the rehabilitation, repair or replacement of all or any portions of the electrical system, controls. Sprague Emergency Interconnection (Estimated cost: $3.2 million) The planning, acquisition and construction of approximately 10,000 linear feet of 12 inch water main along Rt. 97 from the end of the Norwich public water system at Canterbury Turnpike to the Sprague public water system on Main Street within the Baltic section of Sprague, including preparation of a diversion permit within the City of Norwich and Town of Sprague, Connecticut Said appropriation shall be inclusive of state and federal grants in aid thereof. The Council finds such Project components to be related and the Department is authorized to enter into contracts, expend the appropriation and implement the Project, or any component thereof, herein authorized. Section 2. The estimated useful life of the Project is not less than thirty years and Project costs are estimated not to exceed $19,900,000. Of the total estimated Project costs, approximately $6,177,500 is anticipated to be grant funded by or through the State of Connecticut pursuant to its Clean Water Fund Program (as hereinafter defined), and approximately $12,267,500 is anticipated to be financed by or through the State of Connecticut pursuant to its Clean Water Fund Program, through subsidized interest loans. The Project is a general benefit to the City of Norwich and its general governmental purposes. Section 3. To meet said appropriation: (i) bonds of the City or so much thereof as shall be necessary for such purpose, shall be issued, maturing not later than the thirtieth year after their date of issue (or such longer term as may be authorized). Said bonds may be issued in one or more series as determined by the City Manager and the Comptroller – acting on behalf of the City herein - and the General Manager of the Department, or any other designee appointed by the Board – acting on behalf of the Department and the Board of Public Utilities Commissioners (hereafter the 2 “Board”) herein - (collectively, the “Issuer Officials”) and the amount of bonds of each series to be issued shall be fixed by a majority of the Issuer Officials in the amount necessary to meet the Issuer’s share of the cost of the Project determined after considering the estimated amount of the State and Federal grants-in-aid of the Project, or the actual amount thereof if this be ascertainable, and the anticipated times of the receipt of the proceeds thereof, provided that the total amount of bonds to be issued shall not be less than an amount which will provide funds sufficient with other funds available for such purpose to pay the principal of and the interest on all temporary borrowings in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds of said bonds outstanding at the time of the issuance thereof, and to pay for the administrative, printing and legal costs of issuing the bonds. The bonds shall be in the denomination of $1,000 or a whole multiple thereof, or, be combined with other bonds of the Issuer and such combined issue shall be in the denomination per aggregate maturity of $1,000 or a whole multiple thereof, be issued in bearer form or in fully registered form, be executed in the name and on behalf of the City by the facsimile or manual signatures of a majority of the Issuer Officials, bear the City seal or a facsimile thereof, be certified by a bank or trust company designated by a majority of the Issuer Officials, which bank or trust company may be designated the registrar and transfer agent, be payable at a bank or trust company designated by a majority of the Issuer Officials and be approved as to their legality by Bond Counsel. They shall bear such rate or rates of interest as shall be determined by a majority of the Issuer Officials. The issuance of such bonds in one or more series, the aggregate principal amount of bonds to be issued, the annual installments of principal, redemption provisions, if any, the date, time of issue and sale and other terms, details and particulars of such bonds shall be determined by a majority of the Issuer Officials, in accordance with the General Resolution. In the case of Parity Indebtedness as defined in the General Resolution between the City of Norwich and the Board (as hereinafter defined as the “General Resolution”), a majority of the Issuer Officials, shall also determine the revenues and property to be pledged for payment of such Parity Indebtedness; or (ii) temporary notes of the City may be issued in one or more series pursuant to Section 7-244a of the General Statutes of Connecticut, as amended. The amount of such notes to be issued, if any, shall be determined by a majority of the Issuer Officials, and such majority is hereby authorized to determine the date, maturity, interest rate, form and other details and particulars of such notes, and to sell, execute and deliver the same; or (iii) interim funding obligations and project loan obligations or any other obligations of the City (hereinafter “Clean Water Fund Obligations”) evidencing an obligation to repay any portion of the costs of the Project determined by the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Public Health or other department as applicable to be eligible for funding under Section 22a-475 et seq. of the Connecticut General Statutes, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Clean Water Fund Program”). The General Manager of the Department, or any other designee appointed by the Board, is authorized in the name and on behalf of the City and the Board to apply for and accept any and all Federal and State loans and/or grants-in-aid of the Project 3 and is further authorized to expend said funds in accordance with the terms hereof and in connection therewith to contract in the name of the Department with engineers, contractors and others. The City may issue Clean Water Fund Obligations in one or more series and in such denominations as a majority of the Issuer Officials shall determine, provided that the total of all such Clean Water Fund Obligations, bonds and notes issued and appropriation expended pursuant to this ordinance shall not exceed $19,900,000. A majority of the Issuer Officials are hereby authorized to determine the amount, date, maturity, interest rate, form and other details and particulars of such interim funding obligations and project loan obligations, subject to the provisions of the Clean Water Fund Program, and to execute and deliver the same. Clean Water Fund Obligations shall be secured solely from a pledge of water system revenues; or (iv) promissory notes, bonds or other obligations made payable to the United States of America to meet any portion of the costs of the Project determined by the federal government, including acting through the Rural Utility Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) or other federal program or agency, to be eligible for loan and/or grant monies; or (v) any combination of bonds, temporary notes, notes, or obligations as set forth in the preceding subsections may be issued, provided that the total, aggregate principal amount thereof outstanding, and including the amount of grant funding obtained pursuant to any Project Grant and Project Loan Agreement, at any time shall not exceed $19,900,000. Section 4. (i) Bonds, temporary notes, or water assessment notes, Clean Water Fund Obligations and federal obligations all as set forth in section 3 are hereafter referred to as “Bonds.” The Bonds shall be water revenue bonds of the City, the payment of principal and interest on which shall be secured solely by revenues derived from the operation of the water system, including use charges, connection charges, benefit assessments or any combination thereof, investment income derived there from, or other property of the water system or revenue derived from the operation of the water system in accordance with the General Resolution. Each of the Bonds shall recite to the effect that every requirement of law relating to its issue has been duly complied with, that such Bond is within every debt and other limit prescribed by law, that such Bond does not constitute a general obligation of the City for which its full faith and credit is pledged, and that such Bond is payable solely from revenues, assessments, charges or property of the water system specifically pledged therefore. (ii) The bonds authorized to be issued by section 3 shall be, issued and secured pursuant to the General Resolution approved by the City Council on August 7, 2000, and the Board on July 17, 2000, as amended, and as supplemented by various supplemental Resolutions adopted pursuant to the General Resolution, and which is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in its entirety, including without limitation, the rate and revenue covenants therein. The Board irrevocably agrees to comply with the provisions of the General 4  Resolution, including Supplemental Resolutions, including but not limited to: to set, establish and collect and maintain rates and revenue as necessary to continually comply with the terms, conditions and covenants of the General Resolution. The City irrevocably agrees to comply with the provisions of the General Resolution. In order to implement the provisions of the General Resolution the City and the Board may enter into an indenture of trust with a bank and trust company which indenture may contain provisions customarily included in revenue bond financings, including provisions of a similar nature to those in the General Resolution and which are necessary, convenient or advisable in connection with the issuance of the Bonds and their marketability. A majority of the Issuer Officials are hereby authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the City and the Board an indenture in such final form and containing such terms and conditions as they shall approve, and their signatures on any such indenture shall be conclusive evidence of their approval as authorized hereby. (iii) A majority of the Issuer Officials on behalf of the City and the Board are authorized to agree to additional terms and to delete or change existing terms and otherwise amend the form of General Resolution in order to obtain State or federal funding, provide better security for the bonds, correct any matter, cure any ambiguity or defect or otherwise benefit the Issuer in their judgment. Such additional or different terms may include restrictions on the use of water funds or fund balance or water operations, coverage ratios, additional or changed reserve requirements, identification and pledge of revenues securing the Bonds, providing for the form of the Bonds, conditions precedent to the issuance of Bonds and additional Bonds, the establishment and maintenance of funds and the use and disposition there from, including but not limited to accounts for the payment of debt service, the payment of operating expenses, debt service reserve and other reserve accounts, providing for the issuance of subordinated indebtedness, defining an event of default and providing for the allocation of revenues in such event, credit enhancement, providing for a pledge and allocation of water revenues to pay for obligations issued by third parties, and provisions of a similar and different nature to those in the General Resolution and which are necessary, convenient or advisable in connection with the issuance of the Bonds and their marketability, and to obtain the benefits of any state or federal grant or low interest loan program, including but not limited to the Clean Water Fund and Federal Department of Agriculture Programs. A majority of the Issuer Officials are hereby authorized, in addition to the General Resolution, to execute and deliver on behalf of the Issuer and the Board an indenture of trust in such final form and containing such terms and conditions as they shall approve, and their signatures on any such indenture shall be conclusive evidence of their approval as authorized hereby. Section 5. The issue of the Bonds aforesaid and of all other bonds or notes of the City heretofore authorized but not yet issued, as of the effective date of this Ordinance, would not cause the indebtedness of the City to exceed any debt limit calculated in accordance with law. 5  Section 6. Said Bonds shall be sold by a majority of the Issuer Officials in a competitive offering or by negotiation, in their discretion. If sold in a competitive offering, the Bonds shall be sold upon sealed proposals at not less than par and accrued interest on the basis of the lowest not or true interest cost to the City. If the Bonds are sold by negotiation, a majority of the Issuer Officials, are authorized to execute a purchase agreement on behalf of the City and Board containing such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate and not inconsistent with this Ordinance. Section 7. The City of Norwich (the “Issuer”) hereby expresses its official intent pursuant to section 1.150-2 of the Federal Income Tax Regulations, Title 26 (the “Regulations”), to reimburse expenditures paid 60 days prior to and after the date of passage of this Ordinance in the maximum amount and for the capital project defined in Section 1 with the proceeds of Bonds authorized to be issued by the Issuer. The Bonds shall be issued to reimburse such expenditures not later than 18 months after the later of the date of the expenditure or the substantial completion of the project, or such later date the Regulations may authorize. The Issuer hereby certifies that the intention to reimburse as expressed herein is based upon its reasonable expectations as of this date. The Comptroller and the General Manager of the Department or their designee is authorized to pay project expenses in accordance herewith pending the issuance of reimbursement Bonds, and to amend this declaration. Section 8. It is hereby found and determined that it is in the public interest to issue all, or a portion of, the Bonds of the City authorized to be issued herein as qualified private activity bonds, or with interest that is includable in gross income of the holders thereof for purposes of federal income taxation. A majority of the Issuer Officials are hereby authorized to issue and utilize without further approval any financing alternative currently or hereafter available to municipal government pursuant to law, including but not limited to any “tax credit bond,” or “Build America Bonds” including Direct Payment and Tax Credit versions. Section 9. This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption by the City Council and its approval by the Board. Section 10. Simultaneously upon effectiveness of this Ordinance, Ordinances 1699 and 1724 shall be repealed. Any expenses paid from, debt issued, funding agreements and contracts entered into and projects undertaken pursuant to Ordinances 1699 and 1724, shall remain in full force and effect, shall be funded from, issued, entered into, and enforceable against the City and Board, pursuant to the authorization of this Ordinance and the terms thereof. Alderman H Tucker Braddock 6  ORDINANCE #4 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE OF THE CITY CONSOLIDATION DISTRICT WHEREAS, the cost of overtime, replacement cost, and negotiated salaries and benefits for fiscal year 2016-17 are $330,000 higher than anticipated compared to the adopted 2016- 17 budget for the City Consolidation District (“CCD”); and WHEREAS, the CCD has an unrestricted fund balance (“UFB”) which is projected to be $926,000, or 12% of the operating expenditures of the CCD as of June 30, 2017, including the impact of the $330,000 budget variances described above; and WHEREAS, the UFB of the CCD fund has accumulated primarily as a result of greater- than-anticipated current and prior tax levy collections over the years; and WHEREAS, although the City does not have a formal policy for the UFB level of the CCD fund, because the expenditures in this fund vary moderately, the Comptroller and City Manager deem a UFB level of 8% of operating expenditures, or $615,000, to be adequate for this fund; and WHEREAS, as of the City of Norwich Retirement Plan’s most recent actuarial valuation report dated July 1, 2015, the Firefighters portion of the Plan has an Unfunded Accrued Liability of $15,326,208 and a funded ratio of 60.9%; and WHEREAS, an additional contribution to the Firefighters portion of the City of Norwich Retirement Plan will have a long-term impact on mitigating property taxes for the taxpayers of the CCD. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH THAT the sum of $330,000 be and hereby is appropriated from the UFB of the CCD to increase the fiscal year 2016-17 budget for CCD expenditure line items as follows: 80012 Employees $44,000 80014 Overtime 25,000 80017 Replacement Cost 238,000 89999 Fringe Benefits 23,000 Total $330,000 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH THAT $311,000 be and hereby is appropriated from the UFB of the CCD to increase the fiscal year 2016-17 budget for CCD expenditure line item 89999 “Fringe Benefits” for the purpose of making an additional contribution to the Firefighters portion of the City of Norwich Retirement Plan. City Manager John L. Salomone Purpose: To appropriate funds from the unrestricted fund balance of the City Consolidation District fund for projected expenditures in excess of the adopted 2016-17 budget and for an additional contribution to the City of Norwich Retirement Plan. JOSHUA A. POTHIER, C.P.A. 100 Broadway Room 105 COMPTROLLER Norwich, CT 06360-4431 Phone: (860) 823-3720 www.norwichct.org/finance Fax: (860) 823-3812 jpothier@cityofnorwich.org May 30, 2017 To: Mayor Deberey Hinchey and Members of the Norwich City Council through City Manager John Salomone Explanation of Ordinances Appropriating Additional Funds from the CCD and TCD The purposes of these two ordinances are to: • perform some year-end accounting housekeeping to appropriate funds for budget variances and • put excess amounts of fund balance for these two fire districts into their respective pension funds which should lower the long term costs for both of the districts City Consolidation District This proposed ordinance would appropriate $330,000 from the City Consolidation District’s (CCD) Unrestricted Fund Balance (UFB) to cover the projected expenditure variances for fiscal year 2016-17. The 2016-17 adopted budget set very ambitious targets for overtime and replacement costs. In addition, the wage increases approved in the new Firefighters bargaining unit contract were not factored into 2016-17 budget. This proposed ordinance would also appropriate $311,000 from the CCD’s UFB for the purpose of making an additional contribution to the Firefighter’s portion of the City of Norwich Retirement Plan. I believe that the level of the CCD’s UFB is above what is necessary to absorb fluctuations in CCD cash flows and risks of annual operations. The appropriation of $311,000 of the CCD’s UFB would bring the UFB down to approximately 8% of annual operating expenditures – an adequate level for a fund with moderate levels of risk. In addition, the additional $311,000 contribution to the Pension Fund cause the 2018-19 Actuarial Determined Employer Contribution to be $29,400 lower than it otherwise would be. Town Consolidation District This proposed ordinance would appropriate $8,000 from the Town Consolidation District’s (TCD) UFB to cover the projected expenditure variances for fiscal year 2016-17. The 2016-17 adopted budget included a motor vehicle tax cap at 37 which made it difficult to predict how much the motor vehicle portion of the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Abatement was going to decrease. The 2016-17 adopted budget included an estimate of $64,062 for tax abatements and the actual amount of abatements was approximately $72,000. This proposed ordinance would also appropriate $346,000 from the TCD’s UFB for the purpose of making an additional contribution to the Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Fund (VFFRF). I believe that the level of the TCD’s UFB is above what is necessary to absorb fluctuations in TCD cash flows and risks of annual operations. The appropriation of $346,000 of the TCD’s UFB would bring the UFB down to approximately 5% of annual operating expenditures – an adequate level for a fund with low levels of risk. In addition, the additional $346,000 contribution to the VFFRF would cause the 2018-19 Actuarial Determined Employer Contribution to be $31,000 lower than it otherwise would be.  ORDINANCE #5 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE OF THE TOWN CONSOLIDATION DISTRICT WHEREAS, the cost of property tax credits for volunteer firefighters for fiscal year 2016- 17 are $8,000 higher than anticipated compared to the adopted 2016-17 budget for the Town Consolidation District (“TCD”); and WHEREAS, the TCD has an unrestricted fund balance (“UFB”) which is projected to be $376,000, or 64% of the operating expenditures of the TCD as of June 30, 2017, including the impact of the $8,000 budget variance in property tax credits for volunteer firefighters; and WHEREAS, this UFB has accumulated as a result of greater-than-anticipated current and prior tax levy collections over the years; and WHEREAS, although the City does not have a formal policy for the UFB level of the TCD fund, because the expenditures in this fund do not vary greatly, the Comptroller and City Manager deem a UFB level of 5% of operating expenditures, or $30,000, to be adequate for this fund; and WHEREAS, the contribution to the Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Fund is the largest expenditure of the TCD; and WHEREAS, as of the Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Fund’s most recent actuarial valuation report dated January 1, 2016, the Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Fund has an Unfunded Accrued Liability of $3,569,000 and a funded ratio of 39.27%; and WHEREAS, an additional contribution to the Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Fund will have a long-term impact on mitigating property taxes for the taxpayers of the TCD. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH THAT the sum of $8,000 be and hereby is appropriated from the UFB of the TCD to increase the fiscal year 2016-17 budget for TCD expenditure line item 80122 “VFF Tax Abatement.” BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWICH THAT the sum of $346,000 be and hereby is appropriated from the UFB of the TCD to increase the fiscal year 2016-17 budget for TCD expenditure line item 89270 “VFF Relief Fund Contribution.” City Manager John L. Salomone Purpose: To appropriate funds from the unrestricted fund balance of the Town Consolidation District fund for projected expenditures in excess of the adopted 2016-17 budget and for an additional contribution to the Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Fund Plan. JOSHUA A. POTHIER, C.P.A. 100 Broadway Room 105 COMPTROLLER Norwich, CT 06360-4431 Phone: (860) 823-3720 www.norwichct.org/finance Fax: (860) 823-3812 jpothier@cityofnorwich.org May 30, 2017 To: Mayor Deberey Hinchey and Members of the Norwich City Council through City Manager John Salomone Explanation of Ordinances Appropriating Additional Funds from the CCD and TCD The purposes of these two ordinances are to: • perform some year-end accounting housekeeping to appropriate funds for budget variances and • put excess amounts of fund balance for these two fire districts into their respective pension funds which should lower the long term costs for both of the districts City Consolidation District This proposed ordinance would appropriate $330,000 from the City Consolidation District’s (CCD) Unrestricted Fund Balance (UFB) to cover the projected expenditure variances for fiscal year 2016-17. The 2016-17 adopted budget set very ambitious targets for overtime and replacement costs. In addition, the wage increases approved in the new Firefighters bargaining unit contract were not factored into 2016-17 budget. This proposed ordinance would also appropriate $311,000 from the CCD’s UFB for the purpose of making an additional contribution to the Firefighter’s portion of the City of Norwich Retirement Plan. I believe that the level of the CCD’s UFB is above what is necessary to absorb fluctuations in CCD cash flows and risks of annual operations. The appropriation of $311,000 of the CCD’s UFB would bring the UFB down to approximately 8% of annual operating expenditures – an adequate level for a fund with moderate levels of risk. In addition, the additional $311,000 contribution to the Pension Fund cause the 2018-19 Actuarial Determined Employer Contribution to be $29,400 lower than it otherwise would be. Town Consolidation District This proposed ordinance would appropriate $8,000 from the Town Consolidation District’s (TCD) UFB to cover the projected expenditure variances for fiscal year 2016-17. The 2016-17 adopted budget included a motor vehicle tax cap at 37 which made it difficult to predict how much the motor vehicle portion of the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Abatement was going to decrease. The 2016-17 adopted budget included an estimate of $64,062 for tax abatements and the actual amount of abatements was approximately $72,000. This proposed ordinance would also appropriate $346,000 from the TCD’s UFB for the purpose of making an additional contribution to the Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Fund (VFFRF). I believe that the level of the TCD’s UFB is above what is necessary to absorb fluctuations in TCD cash flows and risks of annual operations. The appropriation of $346,000 of the TCD’s UFB would bring the UFB down to approximately 5% of annual operating expenditures – an adequate level for a fund with low levels of risk. In addition, the additional $346,000 contribution to the VFFRF would cause the 2018-19 Actuarial Determined Employer Contribution to be $31,000 lower than it otherwise would be.