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Board of Selectmen
Meeting Minutes
August 27, 2007
Present: Miller, Takacs, Ketcham
Also present: Chris Hocker of the Athletic Fields Committee, Barry Blades of Blades & Goven, Steven Soler of GLDC, and S. Wolf of the Redding Pilot
Mrs. Ketcham called the August 27, 2007 meeting to order at 7:30 pm.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion: move that the minutes of the July 16, 2007 meeting be accepted as submitted. Miller, Takacs. Approved Unanimous.
UPDATE ON GEORGETOWN LAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Steven Soler reported the DEP has approved the water line work and the water line has been installed. The line will be put into use as soon as the testing process is complete. The water line was necessary to bring the new sewer treatment facility on line. A change order was received from the contractor to install a phosphorus treatment as requested by the Connecticut Fund for the Environment, at a cost of $165,000. That change will be approved by GLDC in September.
The off-site roads have been approved by Connecticut DOT. That work will include the work on Route 107. The first phase of design for the on-site roads has been completed and that work should begin in October.
Mr. Soler indicated they are waiting for remediation approval and expects approval in September. A public hearing was conducted recently and most comments were relatively minor and concerned with noise and dust minimization. GLDC is waiting to hear from DEP on its application for a diversion permit for the Norwalk River.
ATHLETIC FIELDS UPDATE
Barry Blades of Blades & Goven provided information on flood studies and septic field investigations. The purpose of the studies was to determine if the preferred field layout (JRMS) would be acceptable to the DEP and to determine if the project will fit into the Category 1 classification with the Army Corp of Engineers, which would avoid the need for a permit from the ACE. Mr. Blades noted that he is cautiously optimistic that both of objectives can be achieved. Specific reports and details were reviewed. The reports of flood studies have been submitted to the Army Corp of Engineers and DEP. The report on the septic study will be completed after school is in session and more water is being used by the facility.
The project also needs to be reviewed by the land use town agencies.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
a) Approval of Bid for Surveying Services at 99 Hill Road: the submitted bids for surveying services were reviewed and the lowest qualified bidder for the work was Milone & MacBroom, Inc..
Motion: move that the bid for survey services at 99 Hill Road from Milone & MacBroom Inc., the lowest qualified bidder in the best interests of the Town of Redding, be accepted. Miller, Takacs. Approved. Unanimous.
b). Clean Energy Campaign Update: the Clean Energy Steering Committee has begun marketing the program. A display and opportunity to sign up for the program was held at the recent Concert on the Green. The group will also be at the Mark Twain Library Book Sale, and will continue to generate awareness of the program. The Committee’s goal is to convert a wing of the Redding Elementary School that is served by electric power to solar power. The Environment Club at Joel Barlow High School will be contacted to participate in the Committee’s efforts.
Motion: move that the Redding Board of Selectmen endorse and support the goal of the Clean Energy Steering Committee to raise awareness in the community and achieve conversion of a wing of the Redding Elementary School to solar power. Miller, Takacs. Approved. Unanimous.
c). Alternative Fuel Vehicles: The Department of Transportation has a grant for alternative fuel vehicles that the Police Department would like to pursue.
Motion: move that the Redding Board of Selectmen authorize Natalie Ketcham, First Selectman on behalf of the Town of Redding, to enter into an agreement with the State of Connecticut for a cash grant toward the purchase of Alternative Fuel Vehicles. Miller, Takacs. Approved. Unanimous.
Certification regarding non-discrimination:
Motion: resolved that the Town of Redding hereby adopts as its policy to support the nondiscrimination agreements and warranties required under Conn. Gen. Statute 4a-60(a)(1) and 4a-60(a)(1), as amended in State of Connecticut Public Act 07-245 and sections 9(a)(1) and 10(a)(1) of Public Act 07-142, as those statutes may be amended from time to time. Takacs, Miller. Approved. unanimous.
d) Small Cities Community Development Program: this is a grant program for remediation work to be done in Georgetown.
Motion: move to adopt the resolution authorizing Natalie Ketcham, First Selectman on behalf of the Town of Redding, to apply for $775,000 in order to undertake a Small Cities Community Development Program and to execute an Assistance Agreement should one be offered, and adopt the Nondiscrimination Certification adopted by the Board of Selectman on August 27, 2007. Miller, Takacs. Approved. Unanimous.
e) Town Of Redding Health Savings Account Plan
The employees of the Town of Redding are participating in a Health Savings Account Plan effective August 1, 2007. The primary goal of the plan is to foster educated consumerism on health costs and options on the part of the insured.
f) Salary Review Subcommittee: a small subcommittee will be established to review the Town’s employee positions, job descriptions, benefits and salaries. The Board of Finance will appoint two members to the committee. Mrs. Miller will represent the Board of Selectmen on the committee. The committee work should be completed prior to the beginning of budget work for the next fiscal year.
g) Park and Recreation appointment: consideration of a replacement for commission member Ed Miller who was appointed to the Redding Board of Education.
Motion: move that the Redding Board of Selectmen appoint Kim Taylor to the Park and Recreation Commission. Miller, Takacs. Approved. Unanimous.
h) Other business: the Board of Selectmen meetings for September and October were
rescheduled to September 17, 2007 and October 22, 2007.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Motion: move that the Board of Selectmen recess to executive session to discuss contract negotiations. Miller, Takacs. Approved. Unanimous.
The meeting recessed at 9:17 p.m.
RECONVENE
The Chair reconvened the meeting at 9:45 pm
No further action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT
The Chair adjourned the meeting at 9:45 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Mary Maday, Recording Secretary
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