August 17, 2010
Chairman Tom Galvin called the meeting to order @ 7:02 P.M. The meeting was held at Town Hall in the lower level conference room.
Members Present: P. Geary, S. Pilat, D. Merriman, C. Graveline @ 7:05 P.M., R. Doyon, J. Slapikas @ 7:10 P.M., T. Graveline, T. Galvin and M. Scaviola
Members Absent: None
Mayor's Report:
Mayor Robert J. Chatfield presented to the Council the new proposal for lease/purchase of a Pierce Arrow XT Custom Pumper Truck and recommended the 7 year lease/purchase with the first payment of $124,686.00 due in September of 2011. Mayor Chatfield recommended the Town Meeting to be held at the Firehouse on September 7,2010 @ 7:00 P.M. The old vehicle will be on display that evening. Mayor Chatfield requested a motion for the date and time of the Town Meeting. Motion made by R. Doyon to approve the date, time and place of September 7,2010 @ 7:00 P.M. at the Firehouse for the Town Meeting for the new Pierce Fire Truck. Motion seconded by C. Graveline. Discussion. Council members including Bill Sereduck from the Prospect Volunteer Fire Department found a discrepancy with the final amount and questioned the overall cost and length of time of the 7 year lease/purchase. Mayor Chatfield advised he would contact Michele Zitko of Oshkosh Capital for an explanation of the breakdown and requested the Council to continue the meeting until Wednesday, August 18,2010 or until Thursday, August 19,2010. R. Doyon requested to withdraw the motion until the continued Town Council meeting date of August 19,2010 @ 5:00 P.M. to be held at the Town Hall. C. Graveline also withdrew his motion.
Mayor Chatfield gave each Council member a Bid Bond handout for Property Revaluation. Mayor Chatfield asked the Council to look-over the document for the September meeting. The Mayor stated the company that won the bid was also recommended by Vinnie Leone, Prospect's Assessor.
Mayor Chatfield presented Donna Briglia-Keegan from the Parent Leadership Training Institute program to the Council. The Parent Leadership Training Institute program asked each member to undertake a program to help the children of the Community. Ms. Briglia-Keegan chose a program to help the entire Community. The program is called "Click to Fix" Prospect. Ms. Briglia-Keegan presented Ben Berkowitz from "See Click Fix Plus" to explain the program. Mr. Berkowitz explained that residents could advise of issues, such as trees down, storm sewer overflows, and potholes, through online access. At that time, various Town departments would be able to address the problems that arise in their particular area and then call or email back to the residents that the issue had been solved. Mayor Chatfield stated he would like to see this program implemented and he would like to address this program at a future meeting.
Mayor Chatfield advised the Stimulus Grant work that had begun on Straitsville Road went to Empire Paving. Mayor Chatfield also stated the work began on Monday August 16,2010 and was scheduled to be concluded by Thursday, August 19,2010. Storm drain work hand begun on Scott Dr. and Greenwood Dr and should be concluded by the end of the week. The Porter Hill Road project is scheduled to begin shortly.
Chair's Report;
T. Galvin gave an update to the letter that he wrote to Region 16's Superintendent Agostine on August 15,2010. T. Galvin referenced the disapproval from some Beacon Falls' residents regarding an additional $40,000.00 that Mayor Chatfield requested Region 16 'commit to' for the waterline in Prospect for the new school. T. Galvin advised, along with a Federal Grant, matching funds in the amount of $220,000.00, would be necessary. Mayor Chatfield had secured approximately $180,000.00 and an additional $40,000.00 would be needed to complete the funding. T. Galvin stated if this was not received, the Federal Grant money may disappear. T. Galvin also stated this would be the most economical way to get a waterline. S. Pilat shared his concern that this was an unusual case; when the High School was to be built; Region 16's Board of Education had coordinated efforts with both Towns to get money and grants.
Guests: None
Public Participation: None
Minutes of July 20, 2010:
Motion made by S. Pilat to approve the minutes of July 20,2010. Motion seconded
by T. Graveline. Discussion Motion made by S. Pilat to approve the minutes of
July 20,2010 as amended. Motion seconded by T. Graveline.
8 Approved/1 Abstained, R. Doyon. Motion Passes.
Refunds:
Tax Collector, D. Lauber, requested a motion to approve the Tax Refunds in the amount of $2,320.82. Motion made by D. Merriman to approve the Tax Refunds dated 8/17/2010 in the amount of $2320.82. Motion seconded by P. Geary. Unanimous.
Tax Collector, Diane Lauber, updated the Council regarding the adjustments that need to be made to real estate bills for property owners at Regency of Prospect. Diane stated that it is her hope to have adjustments mailed to individual unit owners by the beginning of September for the 2009 Grand List. For unit owners who have not paid their bill in full for the year already, this would eliminate the need for refunds on the 2009 Grand List due to the corrections. Diane will have more definitive numbers for the Council at the September 7th meeting.
Appointments:
T. Galvin advised the Council of a memo received from the Prospect Democratic Town Committee requesting approval of an appointment for Stephen Mulhall, 17 Timber Lane, on the Inland - Wetlands Commission as a permanent member; term endingl/1/2013. Motion made by R. Doyon to approve the recommended appointment by the Prospect Democratic Town Committee, of Stephen Mulhall, 17 Timber Lane, on the Inland -Wetlands Commission as a permanent member. The term will expire on 1/1/2013. Motion seconded by T. Graveline. Unanimous.
Correspondence:
Pierce Lease Purchase Agreement dated August 9,2010
Legal Notice Special Town Meeting for Pierce Lease Purchase
Resolution for Pierce Lease Purchase
Bid Bond for Property Revaluation
'Click to Fix' Prospect dated June 7, 2010
St of Connecticut OPM Letter dated August 10,2010
Letter from Tom Galvin to Superintendent Agostine dated August 15,2010
E-mail from Tom Galvin to Council dated August 15, 2010 Zoning Inspector's Report dated July 2010
Building, Electrical, Plumbing, and Heating Inspectors Reports dated July 2010
Prospect Police Patrol Report dated July 2010
Memo recommending appointee from Prospect's Democratic Town Committee 8/2/10
Tax Refund dated August 17, 2010
M. Scaviola requested the correspondence to be distributed to Council members as received and not censored.
Motion made by T. Graveline to place Correspondence on file. Motion seconded by C. Graveline. Unanimous.
New Business:
Refunds - Already acted upon
Transfers - None
Resignations - None
Appointments - Already acted upon
Old Business:
Sub-Committees Reports - None
Adjournment:
Motion made by D. Merriman to move to adjourn and continue the meeting on Thursday August 19, 2010 at 5 p.m. at Town Hall. Motion seconded by P. Geary. 8 Approved / 1 Abstained, C. Graveline. Motion Passes. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Thomas J. Galvin, Chairman
Rosalyn B. Moffo, Clerk