Town Council Regular Meeting

AGENDA

 

TOWN COUNCIL                                                                                    REGULAR MEETING

COUNCIL CHAMBERS                                               TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

SOUTH WINDSOR TOWN HALL                                                           TIME:  7:00 P.M.

 

After Roll Call is complete proclamations will be read proclaiming September as Leukemia, Lymphoma & Myeloma Awareness Month and September 21 through September 26 as USS Enterprise CVAN/CVN-65 Week

 

 

1.      Call Meeting to Order

 

2.      Prayer:   Councilor Delnicki

 

3.      Pledge of Allegiance

 

4.      Roll Call

 

5.      Public Input

[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Town Council.]

 

6.      Environmental Health & Safety Message

 

7.      Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings

 

8.      Public Petitions

 

9.      Communications from Officers and Boards Directly Responsible to Council

 

10.    Reports from Standing Committees

 

11.    Reports of Temporary Committees

 

12.    Consent Agenda

[All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine by the Town Council and will be enacted by one Motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the General Order of Business and be considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.]

 

13.    Unfinished Business

 

AGENDA

Regular Meeting – Town Council

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

 

 

14.    New Business

 

A.       Resolution Accepting the Resignation of Mario Marrero (D) from the Planning & Zoning Commission

 

B.       Resolution Appointing Courtney King (D) a Full Member to the Planning & Zoning Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting

 

C.       Resolution Approving a Transfer of $14,000 from the Contingency Account to the Human Services Department, Senior Bus Service Division - Department Equipment Account

 

D.       Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Intergovernmental Consortium Agreement

 

E.       Resolution Authorizing Chief Elected Official or Chief Executive Officer to Enter into an Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Consortium Agreement on Behalf of the Town of South Windsor

 

F.       Discussion Item:  Update on the LED Streetlights Project (requested by Councilor Wagner)

 

G.       Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Forty-Seven (47 ) South Windsor Taxpayers

 

15.    Passage of Ordinance

 

16.    Communications and Reports from Town Manager

[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed ten (10) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Council.]

 

17.    Public Input

[Per Town Council

Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Town Council.]

 

AGENDA

Regular Meeting – Town Council

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

 

 

Communications and Petitions from Council

 [Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed twenty (20) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Council.]

 

19.    Executive Session

 

20.    Adjournment

 

RESOLUTIONS

 

 

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

 

 

7.      Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings

          (Councilor Riley)

 

          BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves the Minutes of the following Town Council Meetings:  Public Hearing Minutes of July 20, 2015; and Regular Meeting Minutes of May 18, 2015 and July 20, 2015.

 

14.    New Business

 

A.     Resolution Accepting the Resignation of Mario Marrero (D) from the Planning & Zoning Commission

(Deputy Mayor Havens)

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor town Council hereby accepts with regret, the resignation of Mario Marrero (D) from the Planning & Zoning Commission, said resignation effective immediately; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council extends its thanks to Mario Marrero for the time he has dedicated to serving his community by his membership on the Planning & Zoning Commission.

 

B.     Resolution Appointing Courtney King (D) a Full Member to the Planning & Zoning Commission and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council’s Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting

(Councilor Paterna)

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Courtney King (D) a full member to the Planning & Zoning Commission for a term ending November 9, 2015 to fill the unexpired term of Mario Marrero and postpones consideration of this motion until the Town Council’s next regularly scheduled meeting.

 

C.     Resolution Approving a Transfer of $14,000 from the Contingency Account to the Human Services Department, Senior Bus Service Division - Department Equipment Account

(Councilor Delnicki)

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a transfer of $14,000 from the Contingency Account to the Human Services Department , Senior Bus Service Division - Department Equipment Account to cover costs associated with the purchase of a new bus.

 

RESOLUTIONS

Regular Meeting – Town Council

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

 

 

14.    New Business (Continued)

 

D.       Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Intergovernmental Consortium Agreement

(Councilor Pendleton)

 

WHEREAS, each of the Municipalities of the Local Area entered into the Intergovernmental Consortium Agreement pursuant to the Connecticut General Statutes, in order to form the Local Area under the Workforce Investment Act (hereinafter “WIA”) and implement a local workforce system for the Local Area; and

 

WHEREAS, on July 14, 2014 the United State Congress enacted the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, (hereinafter “WIOA”) which replaced WIA; and

 

WHEREAS, WIOA requires the chief local elected officials to reaffirm their intent to continue as a local workforce area and to seek designation as a workforce area from the State of Connecticut (the “State”); and

 

WHEREAS, each of the Municipalities desires to continue to receive funds under WIOA and other related workforce funding streams so as to provide workforce services to their constituents by reaffirming their desire to remain a member of the consortium (the “Consortium”) created pursuant to the Agreement and which additionally constitutes the Local Area

 

NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED having reviewed the amendment to the Intergovernmental Consortium Agreement, the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves an amendment to the Intergovernmental Consortium Agreement.

 

E.     Resolution Authorizing Chief Elected Official or Chief Executive Officer to Enter into an Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Consortium Agreement on Behalf of the Town of South Windsor

(Councilor Snyder)

 

WHEREAS, the 105th Congress of the United States of America enacted the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (“WIA”), for the purpose of providing workforce investment activities through statewide and local workforce systems; and

 

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RESOLUTIONS

Regular Meeting – Town Council

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

 

 

14.    E.     (Continued)

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to WIA, the Governor of the State of Connecticut created the North Central Region consisting of thirty-seven municipalities (the “Municipalities”), including the Town of South Windsor; and

 

WHEREAS, in or about 2003 the Municipalities entered into an Intergovernmental Consortium Agreement (the “Existing ICA”) to implement a local workforce system for the North Central Region; and

 

WHEREAS, the 113th Congress of the United States of America enacted and President Obama signed into law on July 22, 2014 the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (“WIOA”), to continue with certain changes the policies and programs created and administered under WIA, including the initial re-designation of the North Central Region as the North Central Connecticut Workforce Development Area (the “Local Area”); and

 

WHEREAS, the implementation of WIOA and the re-designation of the Local Area shall require amending the Existing ICA through the execution of an amendment creating an Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Consortium Agreement (the “New ICA”) among the Municipalities in the Local Area specifying among other things the powers and authority of the Consortium of the Municipalities created thereby (the “Consortium”), the process for the selection of the members of the workforce development board, the designation of a grant recipient and of a sub grant recipient/administrative agency/fiscal agent and a statement of accountability for allocated federal workforce funds; and

 

WHEREAS, the Town of South Windsor wishes to remain a part of the Consortium and the Local Area and to continue to receive funds under WIOA and other related workforce funding streams so as to provide workforce services to its constituents, by entering into the New ICA

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of South Windsor having complied with all of its municipal and other applicable requirements to enter into the New ICA, authorizes its chief elected official or chief executive officer to execute any amendment or other documents and to do such other lawful things as are necessary to enter into the New ICA on behalf of the Municipality; and

 

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RESOLUTIONS

Regular Meeting – Town Council

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

 

 

14.    E.     (Continued)

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of South Windsor authorizes its designated representative to the Consortium to act for the Town of South Windsor on all Consortium matters as set out in the New ICA.

 

F.      Discussion Item:  Update on the LED Streetlights Project (requested by Councilor Wagner)

 

G.     Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Forty-Seven (47) South Windsor Taxpayers

 (Councilor Mirek)

 

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a refund of property taxes to forty-seven (47) South Windsor Taxpayers, the total of said refund being $8,942.12, and as more fully described on attached Exhibit A.

 

15.    Passage of Ordinance

 

16.    Communications and Reports from Town Manager

[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed ten (10) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Council.]

 

17.    Public Input

[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Town

 

18.    Communications and Petitions from Council

[Per Town Council Rules, this segment of the meeting shall not exceed twenty (20) minutes unless extended by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Council.]

 

19.    Executive Session

 

 

20.    Adjournment