1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,120 Um, so you can get us started 2 00:00:03,439 --> 00:00:07,359 whenever you would like. 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,639 » Okay, great. Thanks, Matt. 4 00:00:07,359 --> 00:00:10,160 » Okay, so I'm 5 00:00:08,639 --> 00:00:13,160 » Colleen, do you want to just record? 6 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,160 » Sorry. 7 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,880 » Sorry, my recording is not working, but 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:21,840 we are live on YouTube. 9 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,039 » Yeah, we're live on YouTube, so it's 10 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:25,039 recorded. We'll just post that video 11 00:00:23,039 --> 00:00:25,920 back to the website. That's fine. 12 00:00:25,039 --> 00:00:27,279 » Are we good to go? 13 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,119 » Yep, we are good. Thank you, Vic. 14 00:00:27,279 --> 00:00:32,160 » Okay, great. Thanks, Matt. Okay, I'm 15 00:00:29,119 --> 00:00:35,760 going to call the March 26 regular 16 00:00:32,160 --> 00:00:39,120 meeting of Metrocog March 26, 2026 to 17 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:42,920 order. Um, I'd ask us all to stand to uh 18 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,920 recite the pledge of allegiance. 19 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:48,559 » Pledge allegiance 20 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:51,440 » To the flag of the United States 21 00:00:48,559 --> 00:00:54,399 » And to the republic for it stands, one 22 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:57,440 nation under God, indivisible, with 23 00:00:54,399 --> 00:00:59,280 liberty and justice for all. 24 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,079 Thank you. Well, Matt, can you call the 25 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,160 role for us? 26 00:01:00,079 --> 00:01:06,039 » I can. Thank you. Uh, first select 27 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,039 Monroe, town of Monroe. 28 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:12,000 » Volume was off. 29 00:01:09,119 --> 00:01:14,960 » No problem. Thank you, sir. Um, uh, 30 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,680 first person, Vitali, Town of Fairfield. 31 00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:17,520 » Morning. 32 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,400 » Thank you, Christine. Uh, first elect, 33 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,280 town of East 34 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,880 » Here. 35 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,080 » Thank you. Ken Fato, city of Bridgeport, 36 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:22,880 proxy Mayor Ganham, 37 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:26,560 » Here. 38 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:28,159 » Thank you. Uh, chairman Toro, 39 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,400 » I'm here. Thank you. 40 00:01:28,159 --> 00:01:32,799 » Uh, and that is five members. It 41 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:35,439 constitutes a quorum. 42 00:01:32,799 --> 00:01:38,159 » Great. Thank you very much, Matt. Uh, 43 00:01:35,439 --> 00:01:41,680 good morning everybody again. Nice to 44 00:01:38,159 --> 00:01:43,280 see you all even on Zoom today. Um, Matt 45 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:46,320 can give us a little update later on how 46 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:48,560 we're making out on the changes at the 47 00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:50,880 uh the office. So, we'll talk that'll be 48 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:53,040 part of the discussion. Um, so right now 49 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:54,880 I'm going to uh see if there's anyone 50 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,399 ask if anyone public particip 51 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,320 participation. Matt, I don't know if 52 00:01:56,399 --> 00:01:59,920 there's anybody who's joining us this 53 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,159 morning online to 54 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:03,680 » Uh No one from the public. We do have 55 00:02:02,159 --> 00:02:06,159 Alfredo 56 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:08,080 and Sarah and Ashley from OPM that will 57 00:02:06,159 --> 00:02:09,200 be making a presentation uh to the 58 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,239 board, but no other public 59 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:13,200 participation. 60 00:02:10,239 --> 00:02:15,520 » Great. Thank you. Okay. So, let's move 61 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:18,959 then to the approval of the minutes from 62 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:22,160 the January 29th, 2026 meeting. Can I 63 00:02:18,959 --> 00:02:23,040 have a motion to approve those minutes? 64 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,720 » So moved. 65 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,080 » Thank you, Terry. Can I have a second, 66 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:27,920 please? 67 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,599 » Second. 68 00:02:27,920 --> 00:02:30,000 » Thank you. I'm not sure who that came 69 00:02:29,599 --> 00:02:31,520 from. 70 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:35,040 » That was Ken Plato. 71 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:38,040 » Oh, hi Ken. Thank you. Uh, okay. So, any 72 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,040 discussion? 73 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:43,599 Hearing none. Uh, all in favor? 74 00:02:42,879 --> 00:02:44,080 » I 75 00:02:43,599 --> 00:02:46,080 » I 76 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:48,959 » I 77 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:51,120 assume that was unanimous. So, 78 00:02:48,959 --> 00:02:53,040 » No. Yep. No, no, no. 79 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:56,000 » Against. Okay, good. So, that those 80 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:57,920 minutes are approved. 81 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:00,319 » All right. Um, item four on our agenda 82 00:02:57,920 --> 00:03:02,080 is presentation from Alfredo Herreric, 83 00:03:00,319 --> 00:03:05,040 the Connecticut Geographic Information 84 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:06,159 Officer. So, um, Matt, do you want to 85 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,000 introduce? 86 00:03:06,159 --> 00:03:09,360 » Yeah, Alfredo reached out. Um, would 87 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,360 like to make a presentation on some of 88 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:13,519 the the data and and other, uh, 89 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:15,440 information that Alfredo and his staff 90 00:03:13,519 --> 00:03:17,519 are putting together. Um they are st 91 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:19,519 they are out of the office of policy and 92 00:03:17,519 --> 00:03:21,120 management. Um but Alfredo runs the the 93 00:03:19,519 --> 00:03:22,800 GIS office uh for the state of 94 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,319 Connecticut. Uh so we're happy to have 95 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:27,120 him here. Alfredo, we gave you the 96 00:03:24,319 --> 00:03:29,680 ability to share um unless it should be 97 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:31,360 somebody else. So just let us know. 98 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:33,360 » Yeah. If you could pass it to Ashley or 99 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:36,239 Sarah. I'm not feeling well. So 100 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:37,519 » No problem. Sorry Alfred. 101 00:03:36,239 --> 00:03:39,040 » Ashley, you are a co-host now. You 102 00:03:37,519 --> 00:03:40,799 should be able to share your screen. 103 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:43,040 » Yeah. Um are you able to see my screen 104 00:03:40,799 --> 00:03:44,239 now or is did I not click through? Okay. 105 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,360 No, I didn't click through. 106 00:03:44,239 --> 00:03:49,519 » It's coming up now. 107 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:54,159 » There you go. Well, thank you everybody. 108 00:03:49,519 --> 00:03:58,159 Metrog uh first select people and um to 109 00:03:54,159 --> 00:03:59,599 soro share of of this group and Matt Fo 110 00:03:58,159 --> 00:04:02,000 to point inviting us and Markver to 111 00:03:59,599 --> 00:04:04,799 enabling him to present here like uh 112 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:06,400 Matt um executive director Fula said we 113 00:04:04,799 --> 00:04:10,319 do have a few things that we want to 114 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:12,159 present to you very um um high level uh 115 00:04:10,319 --> 00:04:15,439 just to keep everybody updated in our 116 00:04:12,159 --> 00:04:18,639 priorities and what's coming next for uh 117 00:04:15,439 --> 00:04:20,799 in terms of the geospatial um world for 118 00:04:18,639 --> 00:04:23,799 you guys. 119 00:04:20,799 --> 00:04:23,799 Um 120 00:04:24,479 --> 00:04:28,960 um just a little background for those 121 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:31,440 that haven't met us. Um we have two 122 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:33,040 coordinators in in the office. So we 123 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:37,040 will be presenting today on behalf of 124 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:39,440 Alfredo. Um I'm Ashley Benites. Um and 125 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:41,600 my my area of work concerns mostly 126 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:43,040 address data, parcel data, broadband 127 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:45,680 data. So everything that's related to 128 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:48,160 that sort of precise and local uh local 129 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:50,080 fabric aspects. And I have Sarah with 130 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,360 me. she will introduce herself in in the 131 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:57,040 second part when she's still discussing 132 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:59,840 her um her as um her slides. 133 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:02,639 So um a little background for those that 134 00:04:59,840 --> 00:05:05,120 um are not aware of the GIS office and 135 00:05:02,639 --> 00:05:08,479 and the geographic information officer. 136 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:12,560 Um this the office was established on 137 00:05:08,479 --> 00:05:15,759 2022 and is led by the GIO. Um and we 138 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:17,840 coordinate our efforts um it's in 139 00:05:15,759 --> 00:05:20,720 coordinating and collaborating with all 140 00:05:17,840 --> 00:05:22,639 stakeholders in Connecticut. Um, and we 141 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,720 like to see ourselves as as the go-to 142 00:05:22,639 --> 00:05:28,479 resource for all things that have to do 143 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:31,039 with geospatial. Um, and that's where we 144 00:05:28,479 --> 00:05:32,880 focus the most on on clo working closely 145 00:05:31,039 --> 00:05:34,720 with other state agencies, regional 146 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:37,039 councils, municipalities, and other 147 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:40,800 partners. Um, like I like to say, 148 00:05:37,039 --> 00:05:43,120 everybody is our stakeholder. 149 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:45,039 The things that we do in general, uh, 150 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:47,680 like I mentioned, we do coordination, we 151 00:05:45,039 --> 00:05:49,120 do fat and facilitate the statewide data 152 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:51,520 collection that you may know. For 153 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:55,199 example, parcel data. We compile this 154 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:57,440 data and we share it widely and openly 155 00:05:55,199 --> 00:06:00,160 um through our different portals like 156 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:03,199 the geo data portal um and an open data 157 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:05,600 portal. We also do a lot of inter agency 158 00:06:03,199 --> 00:06:07,840 supporting other agencies on their 159 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:11,280 projects. Uh we do outreach and training 160 00:06:07,840 --> 00:06:14,160 like we're doing today and um and also 161 00:06:11,280 --> 00:06:17,600 we do collection of uh main data sets 162 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:19,360 like ortho imagery and lighter data. Um 163 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:21,199 and while we see all this data, we get 164 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:24,080 to see some of the data quality issues. 165 00:06:21,199 --> 00:06:27,280 So we get to address um issue standards 166 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:28,880 and guidance. Um and within all these 167 00:06:27,280 --> 00:06:31,280 data sets, of course, we do data 168 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:34,160 processing and we're called uh 169 00:06:31,280 --> 00:06:36,639 specifically by law to develop data and 170 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:39,639 maps uh of broadband and that's my 171 00:06:36,639 --> 00:06:39,639 responsibility. 172 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:44,319 Um just a quick overview of our 173 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:46,479 strategy. I'm not going to go over in 174 00:06:44,319 --> 00:06:48,479 detail. We have a vision. Uh I think 175 00:06:46,479 --> 00:06:51,039 it's just really related to what I just 176 00:06:48,479 --> 00:06:54,560 explained before uh regarding our sort 177 00:06:51,039 --> 00:06:59,120 of tasks um and efforts. So I will skip 178 00:06:54,560 --> 00:07:00,639 to this uh I'll skip through this and go 179 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:03,520 directly to the highlights and future 180 00:07:00,639 --> 00:07:07,360 activities. So um talking about 181 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:10,880 standards and and collection um today I 182 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:12,319 will be talking about um a new guidance 183 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,400 that we released what we're calling the 184 00:07:12,319 --> 00:07:15,919 GIS parcel data creation guidance and 185 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:19,039 specifications. 186 00:07:15,919 --> 00:07:21,919 We do have other webinars that are 187 00:07:19,039 --> 00:07:23,840 recorded um and could be used as as 188 00:07:21,919 --> 00:07:27,360 resources for those that are interested 189 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:30,160 in knowing more about uh GIS and and the 190 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:32,800 and other um efforts through Yukon and 191 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:34,560 Clear. So that um we put the the link 192 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:40,280 there for you guys. But today we're 193 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:40,280 going to presenting on on on parcel data 194 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:48,479 and in the um priority task that we are 195 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:50,560 looking ahead. Uh one of the things that 196 00:07:48,479 --> 00:07:53,440 we want to start working and we've been 197 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:55,199 working on uh for a while is uh 198 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:59,039 developing a comprehensive list of 199 00:07:55,199 --> 00:08:03,280 addresses in the state. Um as you see we 200 00:07:59,039 --> 00:08:05,840 have different multiple sources that um 201 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:10,080 can tell us where this locations where 202 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:14,800 addresses are. Um and um right now we've 203 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:17,039 estimated that we have 1 1 8 million 204 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:19,680 addresses and we can we are expecting to 205 00:08:17,039 --> 00:08:22,720 find more through different processes uh 206 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:28,199 by collecting this this address data uh 207 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:28,199 from all these different sources. Um 208 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:37,440 in the process uh we would like to start 209 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:41,519 surveying uh town towns to understand 210 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:44,320 how um how this data how this data is 211 00:08:41,519 --> 00:08:46,000 collected and managed throughout uh 212 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:48,160 through the ordinances and who is 213 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:50,480 responsible entities for creating and 214 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:53,200 documenting new addresses and any other 215 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:54,959 details that we uh uh you would like to 216 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:57,200 provide in terms of the standards and 217 00:08:54,959 --> 00:09:00,720 meanings of these addresses to really 218 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:03,839 have a picture. So when we um start 219 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:06,480 publishing and a complete data set we 220 00:09:03,839 --> 00:09:09,200 can understand sort of the panorama 221 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:11,680 and the little specs the all the little 222 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:14,560 specs of the addresses. So you can 223 00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:17,120 expect on a upcoming win a survey to 224 00:09:14,560 --> 00:09:20,399 your towns asking about addresses and 225 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:23,600 and their details. 226 00:09:20,399 --> 00:09:26,160 As you may know, we also collect address 227 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:28,720 um sorry parcel and camela from the 228 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:33,279 towns and we like to always give an 229 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:36,800 overview of um of the collection every 230 00:09:33,279 --> 00:09:39,360 year and this year we have 159 towns 231 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:41,760 that submitted parcels and we also like 232 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:45,200 to see it and how they adhere to sort of 233 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:49,839 the standards that we have provided. Um 234 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:54,240 uh so 117 uh here to that standard 235 00:09:49,839 --> 00:09:58,720 168 town submitted KMA and 130 out 31 236 00:09:54,240 --> 00:10:01,519 towns um uh comply with the issue of 237 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:04,640 suppression of with the submission 238 00:10:01,519 --> 00:10:08,000 field. Sorry 117 comply with submitting 239 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:10,560 a suppression field. Um and 38 of those 240 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:12,959 do not um they mentioned that do not 241 00:10:10,560 --> 00:10:15,360 suppress information and 23 we estimate 242 00:10:12,959 --> 00:10:17,040 that 23 are of complian suppress for 243 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:19,120 suppression and this is very important 244 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:22,000 that field that we call it a suppression 245 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:25,760 is sort of like that tag um to let us 246 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:29,839 know that of a record um the ownership 247 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:32,320 and and the 248 00:10:29,839 --> 00:10:37,279 um the ownership and and the mailing 249 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:40,279 address is suppressed um um for these 250 00:10:37,279 --> 00:10:40,279 records. 251 00:10:41,680 --> 00:10:47,200 Now we are under we're going to start 252 00:10:43,839 --> 00:10:50,880 undergoing the 2026 253 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:54,240 parcel and camera collection. Um 254 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:57,920 this um Alfredo will be sending a letter 255 00:10:54,240 --> 00:11:01,200 soon um in the coming days. uh we have 256 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:03,839 released a new uh g uh data submission 257 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:06,240 portal to ease the navigation and the 258 00:11:03,839 --> 00:11:09,279 submission of this data enabling the 259 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:11,279 councils of governments to uh use this 260 00:11:09,279 --> 00:11:13,360 resource so the municipalities can 261 00:11:11,279 --> 00:11:18,240 submit more directly to them. Within 262 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:21,760 that we have a um sort of a a submission 263 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:23,279 form that uh requires it that you can 264 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:25,920 submit your files but also requires some 265 00:11:23,279 --> 00:11:28,000 metadata information um which we're 266 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:30,320 underlining a little bit more in this 267 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:34,000 process uh to have that complete picture 268 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:38,160 again of of parcel uh their maintenance 269 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:39,920 uh who is uh um responsible for what um 270 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:42,800 and other sort of details that we that 271 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:46,959 are useful for the you know enhancing in 272 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:50,560 the quality of of how the parcel and the 273 00:11:46,959 --> 00:11:52,399 kama uh data connects to each other. So 274 00:11:50,560 --> 00:11:53,839 you will see um a little bit more about 275 00:11:52,399 --> 00:11:56,720 the parcel and kind of collection in the 276 00:11:53,839 --> 00:11:59,760 upcoming weeks as well. 277 00:11:56,720 --> 00:12:02,640 Um again as you may know we do have also 278 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:04,399 funds we had funds uh for the 279 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:07,279 improvement of parcel and kama 280 00:12:04,399 --> 00:12:10,959 throughout the state uh with different 281 00:12:07,279 --> 00:12:14,959 targets um based on different things 282 00:12:10,959 --> 00:12:17,360 that analysis that we did over um over 283 00:12:14,959 --> 00:12:20,560 the submissions. Uh we found issues with 284 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:22,880 some recency of the updates. um a lot of 285 00:12:20,560 --> 00:12:24,880 the match rates which is how well the 286 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:27,279 parcel sort of talks with the kama and 287 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:30,399 vice versa and some data completeness 288 00:12:27,279 --> 00:12:31,920 also issues and other smaller geometry 289 00:12:30,399 --> 00:12:35,279 issues. So there were a total funds of 290 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:37,040 2,000 uh $2 million uh and they were 291 00:12:35,279 --> 00:12:40,000 distributed based on the number of towns 292 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:41,519 with you know an equal balance um and we 293 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:44,160 have helped providing sort of data 294 00:12:41,519 --> 00:12:48,279 analysis and and and setting up the 295 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:48,279 targets for this funds. 296 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:55,440 Um like I um just an overview um this 297 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:57,920 this um 298 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,519 this grants have a higher prior tier 299 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:02,079 prioritization based on what I showed 300 00:12:59,519 --> 00:13:03,680 you before. So um all the efforts were 301 00:13:02,079 --> 00:13:07,040 sort of through that funnel of the 302 00:13:03,680 --> 00:13:09,360 recency first and um and came to parcel 303 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:12,480 match rates and and the completeness of 304 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:16,639 those fields that um that are really 305 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:18,720 useful uh for different analysis. 306 00:13:16,639 --> 00:13:20,720 And now I will pass it on to Sarah for 307 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,800 the next uh part of the presentation. 308 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:24,000 Sarah, you can let me know when I have 309 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,360 to go next. And if you have any 310 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:27,279 questions, sorry that I was very brief 311 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,800 on the addresses, but if you have any 312 00:13:27,279 --> 00:13:30,399 questions about that survey or would 313 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:32,720 like to talk more about any of the is 314 00:13:30,399 --> 00:13:34,079 the topics that I cover, please let me 315 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:37,040 know. 316 00:13:34,079 --> 00:13:39,040 » Great. Thanks, Ashley. Um, hi everyone. 317 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:41,839 My name is Sarah Hurley. I'm one of the 318 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:45,360 GIS coordinators at the GIS office. Um, 319 00:13:41,839 --> 00:13:47,120 I largely work with our um, hydrography 320 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:49,760 and the housing and the imagery and 321 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:53,360 elevation programs um, in the GIS 322 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:56,880 office. So, the first thing we're going 323 00:13:53,360 --> 00:14:01,040 to talk about here is our 2026 imagery 324 00:13:56,880 --> 00:14:03,920 and LAR capture. Um, this is starting 325 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:05,519 very soon. Um, we should be starting it 326 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:09,519 within 327 00:14:05,519 --> 00:14:13,120 uh within this week or next week. Um, 328 00:14:09,519 --> 00:14:15,839 our imagery data is high resolution 329 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:19,120 aerial photographs of the whole state. 330 00:14:15,839 --> 00:14:21,279 Um and the LAR data is a 3D point cloud 331 00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:23,600 um of data um across the whole state 332 00:14:21,279 --> 00:14:26,399 where we can derive um a lot of 333 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:32,240 different data types but um the bare 334 00:14:26,399 --> 00:14:35,360 earth elevation data um gives you um a 335 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:37,120 statewide elevation data set. Um and 336 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:39,680 then there's a lot of other derivatives 337 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:43,279 from that which we'll talk about in a 338 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:45,680 minute. Um but we contract with Dubberry 339 00:14:43,279 --> 00:14:50,079 to do this data collection and they 340 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:51,760 manage um our flights that will go 341 00:14:50,079 --> 00:14:54,480 across the whole state and collect this 342 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:57,600 data. Um so that basically looks like 343 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:59,519 planes that fly um back and forth across 344 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:02,800 the state. They have um cameras and 345 00:14:59,519 --> 00:15:05,199 devices on the bottom of the plane um 346 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:08,959 that will uh collect the data and then 347 00:15:05,199 --> 00:15:11,920 Deubberry will take that data and um get 348 00:15:08,959 --> 00:15:13,839 the those deliverables back to us. So 349 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:17,680 the flights will be happening right 350 00:15:13,839 --> 00:15:21,040 around now um because we do leaf off 351 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:23,519 imagery. So we want the trees to not 352 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:26,880 have any leaves on it, but we would also 353 00:15:23,519 --> 00:15:30,399 like the ground to have no snow. So, 354 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:33,120 we're kind of in that um that spot right 355 00:15:30,399 --> 00:15:35,680 now where we're waiting for the snow to 356 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:38,160 finish melting but before the leaves 357 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:40,160 start growing on the trees um which is a 358 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:43,839 pretty uh tight window especially this 359 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:45,360 year with how much snow we got. Um so 360 00:15:43,839 --> 00:15:48,880 they've been watching the ground 361 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:51,680 conditions pretty closely. Um, and we're 362 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:54,480 hopefully getting to the point where 363 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:56,720 we have minimal snow before the leaves 364 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:58,959 really start um, growing. So hopefully 365 00:15:56,720 --> 00:16:02,079 we can hit that window right around now. 366 00:15:58,959 --> 00:16:04,880 Um, so this QR code is just a survey 367 00:16:02,079 --> 00:16:07,120 that has been helping Deubberry um, 368 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:10,639 understand what the ground conditions 369 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:13,519 look like right now. Um, so you can scan 370 00:16:10,639 --> 00:16:15,680 the survey and or scan the QR code pulls 371 00:16:13,519 --> 00:16:18,800 up a survey and you could submit um, 372 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:21,440 photos or um, you know, verbal narrative 373 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:24,000 about if you're seeing snow outside your 374 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:26,560 window. Um, so they can get a good idea 375 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:29,560 of what what these conditions are right 376 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,560 now. 377 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:34,839 Um, I think we can go to the next slide. 378 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:43,199 Um yeah, so we did this collection also 379 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:46,160 in 2023 using um the ARPA funds and um 380 00:16:43,199 --> 00:16:49,519 those funds were able to cover our 2026 381 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:54,240 flight this year. Um we're doing the 382 00:16:49,519 --> 00:16:57,199 same uh uh specs um same resolution as 383 00:16:54,240 --> 00:17:01,120 the 2023 data so that we are able to 384 00:16:57,199 --> 00:17:05,520 compare conditions across 2023 and 2026 385 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:09,839 um imagery and elevation um data 386 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:13,199 and from that we have um a lot of other 387 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:16,079 data uh derivatives. So, we have all of 388 00:17:13,199 --> 00:17:18,480 those fully complete and delivered from 389 00:17:16,079 --> 00:17:20,959 um our 2023 data. So, that includes 390 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:24,079 imagery elevation, um 2D building 391 00:17:20,959 --> 00:17:27,839 footprints, we have 3D buildings, um 392 00:17:24,079 --> 00:17:31,039 contour lines, and um there's a few more 393 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:35,760 that are out there now. Um and then in 394 00:17:31,039 --> 00:17:38,559 addition to our flights that we do um 395 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:40,480 federally uh the National Agriculture 396 00:17:38,559 --> 00:17:43,760 Imagery Program which is also called 397 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:46,799 NAPE um they do every two years or so 398 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:50,080 they do um an imagery collection but 399 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:51,440 they do leaf on imagery. Um, so it's a 400 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,760 little bit different than ours. A little 401 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:55,679 bit, um, you know, with with such a 402 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:58,320 highly forested state, it's a little bit 403 00:17:55,679 --> 00:18:02,080 harder to, um, see the ground conditions 404 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:05,520 with the leaf on. Um, and then we are 405 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:08,480 are also able to ortho rectify a lot of 406 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:10,720 spots of our um, imagery, which you can 407 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:13,120 see in the photos at the bottom. So that 408 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:16,000 basically means that you see in the 2023 409 00:18:13,120 --> 00:18:19,200 NAPE photo that the capital building is 410 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:22,160 um slightly sideways um just by the way 411 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:25,280 the camera took it. So we're able to use 412 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:27,200 um several different photos and it uh 413 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,720 changes the image so it looks like 414 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:30,640 you're looking straight down onto the 415 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:35,039 building so you have a really good idea 416 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:37,679 of how that looks um from like from the 417 00:18:35,039 --> 00:18:40,880 top. 418 00:18:37,679 --> 00:18:42,559 Um so there's um the 2025 NAPE imagery 419 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:44,640 should be coming out soon but they like 420 00:18:42,559 --> 00:18:47,440 I said they do it every two years or so 421 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:51,360 two years or so. So all that data um 422 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:54,080 from previous years is available. Um and 423 00:18:51,360 --> 00:18:57,360 then I think it was in the the fall time 424 00:18:54,080 --> 00:19:00,000 Deubberry did a webinar um or yeah in 425 00:18:57,360 --> 00:19:01,919 December they did a webinar um about our 426 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:05,840 2026 flight. So they go into a little 427 00:19:01,919 --> 00:19:08,960 bit more detail of um all all of that 428 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:10,320 about um you know what's what's 429 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:12,640 happening on these flights coming up and 430 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:15,039 what the data is going to look like. So 431 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:17,679 if you want more information about that 432 00:19:15,039 --> 00:19:21,640 um you can take a look at that webinar 433 00:19:17,679 --> 00:19:21,640 and can we go to the next slide? 434 00:19:23,039 --> 00:19:27,760 Um yes so these are some of the 435 00:19:24,559 --> 00:19:30,480 derivative data sets that we get from 436 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:33,440 this data. Um, one really interesting 437 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:37,200 one is our imperous cover data and that 438 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:40,400 covers uh driveways, roads, sidewalks, 439 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:45,520 um, bridges, um, any imperous cover 440 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:49,200 areas. Um, we have, uh, polygon for it 441 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:51,840 and, um, 442 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:53,440 uh, we should be able to publish that 443 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,360 soon. We have all the data. We're just, 444 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:58,400 you know, one more look through it, but 445 00:19:55,360 --> 00:20:01,200 that is going to become public soon. Um 446 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:05,200 and then the DOT also worked to have 447 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:07,280 transportation lane data um from the 448 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:11,919 information 449 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:16,240 um we also have contours and um or steep 450 00:20:11,919 --> 00:20:19,520 slopes which is um all the land where 451 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:21,919 it's um moderate steep or very steep 452 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:24,000 areas. Um it's a really big data set but 453 00:20:21,919 --> 00:20:29,320 it should be really useful um in 454 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:29,320 determining where there are steep areas. 455 00:20:31,039 --> 00:20:38,559 Um so the next program is our 3DHP which 456 00:20:35,679 --> 00:20:40,640 stands for the 3D hydrography program. 457 00:20:38,559 --> 00:20:42,880 Um we are in a partnership with the 458 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:45,360 other New England states um to 459 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:46,960 participate in this program um with 460 00:20:45,360 --> 00:20:51,120 USGS. 461 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:54,320 Um so the 3DHP 462 00:20:51,120 --> 00:20:57,039 will use our high resolution elevation 463 00:20:54,320 --> 00:21:01,200 data to create um a new surface water 464 00:20:57,039 --> 00:21:04,400 data set and that will replace the 465 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:06,880 outdated uh national hydrography data 466 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:09,919 set. Um 467 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:12,480 so the data for this program is derived 468 00:21:09,919 --> 00:21:14,640 by watershed and since many wersheds are 469 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:16,559 crossing state boundaries 470 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:18,400 um we wanted to collaborate with the 471 00:21:16,559 --> 00:21:20,559 neighboring states so that we can get a 472 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:25,760 full look on the entirety of these 473 00:21:20,559 --> 00:21:28,080 wersheds and get all of them done. Um so 474 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:30,000 the there's a data collaborative 475 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:33,280 agreement with USGS so they cover part 476 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:36,880 of the cost and the data validation. Um, 477 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:38,480 so we applied for this for 2025 and 478 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:42,240 didn't receive the funding, but we were 479 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:44,400 able to reapply in 2026 and then we've 480 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:47,520 been approved with that and we're moving 481 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:49,600 forward with um both the border 482 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:51,840 watersheds. So, we're working with our 483 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:54,880 partner states to do the border wersheds 484 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:59,440 and then we're doing the full internal 485 00:21:54,880 --> 00:22:01,840 um watersheds in Connecticut. 486 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:03,919 And let's see. 487 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:05,600 So, we're gonna have this hydrography 488 00:22:03,919 --> 00:22:07,360 data for almost all of Connecticut 489 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:09,679 except for that one little section in 490 00:22:07,360 --> 00:22:12,400 the in the panhandle in the bottom 491 00:22:09,679 --> 00:22:13,679 corner just because um New York doesn't 492 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:17,760 have the data, but hopefully we'll be 493 00:22:13,679 --> 00:22:21,200 able to do that in the future. Um 494 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:23,440 and the work for this should start this 495 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:28,000 summer. Um so, we should be able to see 496 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:30,159 data around next summer. Um, and to fund 497 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:33,039 this, OPM is going to be submitting a 498 00:22:30,159 --> 00:22:35,520 bond fund allocation request to pay for 499 00:22:33,039 --> 00:22:41,480 the Connecticut contribution, and we 500 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:41,480 should be doing that around May time. 501 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:53,919 So then um in a similar project, similar 502 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:55,520 you know topic area um PA 2533 requires 503 00:22:53,919 --> 00:22:59,120 that 504 00:22:55,520 --> 00:23:02,240 all um municipalities submit a 505 00:22:59,120 --> 00:23:05,919 geospatial data file of every cover and 506 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:09,600 bridge within their boundary. Um so this 507 00:23:05,919 --> 00:23:13,440 is understandably a very large task and 508 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:17,200 the GIS office um has been taking the 509 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:18,960 first steps on this process. um we first 510 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:23,360 needed to identify all the data that's 511 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:26,080 available and now we're working on um 512 00:23:23,360 --> 00:23:29,360 developing a data schema that we're 513 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:32,159 going to require that the um town submit 514 00:23:29,360 --> 00:23:34,559 this data in so that we're able to take 515 00:23:32,159 --> 00:23:38,559 all the town data and aggregate it into 516 00:23:34,559 --> 00:23:42,799 one big statewide um data set. So that's 517 00:23:38,559 --> 00:23:44,720 where we're currently at with um 518 00:23:42,799 --> 00:23:46,880 this program. Can we go to the next 519 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:51,760 slide? 520 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:54,720 So we had aggregated our um first data 521 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:56,640 sets that we have available. Um and we 522 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:59,120 were seeing that a lot of the data is 523 00:23:56,640 --> 00:24:02,640 very different. Some are lines, some are 524 00:23:59,120 --> 00:24:05,600 points. Um so they're they're pretty 525 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:06,960 different across data sets. Um, so we 526 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:09,679 want to make sure that the schema is 527 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:11,360 able to get the data all in the same 528 00:24:09,679 --> 00:24:13,600 data type and giving us the same 529 00:24:11,360 --> 00:24:16,960 information so that we can aggregate it 530 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:20,240 all. Currently there's a request out to 531 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:22,960 the COGS and municipalities to send us 532 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:25,120 any covert data that they currently have 533 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:27,840 available. Um, so that'll help us kind 534 00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:29,520 of see the landscape of what is already 535 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:34,679 being collected and what is out there 536 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:34,679 and how this data already exists. 537 00:24:37,360 --> 00:24:44,720 So, our last item is talking about the 538 00:24:41,039 --> 00:24:47,679 housing bill data tools. Um, so I'm sure 539 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:50,240 you're all aware of the PA25-1, 540 00:24:47,679 --> 00:24:53,120 an act concerning housing growth. Um, 541 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:56,320 there's a lot of different pieces in it. 542 00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:59,279 Um, but the part that we're involved 543 00:24:56,320 --> 00:25:02,320 with involves the housing growth plans. 544 00:24:59,279 --> 00:25:07,520 Um so the GIS office has been asked to 545 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:09,679 provide data tools to help the towns um 546 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:12,720 develop their developable land 547 00:25:09,679 --> 00:25:14,880 inventory. Um so the two parts of this 548 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:16,720 are that we're going to provide 549 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:19,520 guidelines that specify mapping 550 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:22,480 standards for these annual reports that 551 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:24,880 will be going to OPM. So in those 552 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:26,880 reports there are some required maps and 553 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:30,000 we're going to be um providing mapping 554 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:32,480 standards of how that's um going to look 555 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:35,919 in those reports. And then the second 556 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:39,360 part is providing um datas and data and 557 00:25:35,919 --> 00:25:41,679 tools um to help COGS and towns 558 00:25:39,360 --> 00:25:45,039 determine what developable lands they 559 00:25:41,679 --> 00:25:48,240 have available um for housing. So that's 560 00:25:45,039 --> 00:25:51,039 going to be in the form of a uh hub 561 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:53,679 website. Um so there'll be a collection 562 00:25:51,039 --> 00:25:55,360 of relevant data and tools and other 563 00:25:53,679 --> 00:25:56,960 resources that we're working on 564 00:25:55,360 --> 00:25:59,360 developing 565 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:02,360 at the moment. Um can we go to the next 566 00:25:59,360 --> 00:26:02,360 slide? 567 00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:09,360 So the hub is going to have um lots of 568 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:12,400 other spatial housing resources but 569 00:26:09,360 --> 00:26:15,120 specifically for PA25-1 570 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:17,200 for the developable land inventory um it 571 00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:19,840 will include the mapping guidance. We're 572 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:24,000 going to make some highlevel thematic 573 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:27,520 map viewers which um policy makers will 574 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:28,960 be able to look at for decision- making. 575 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:31,520 So there there's going to be no 576 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:35,120 complicated um analyses or anything like 577 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:38,240 that. I will just be um subject specific 578 00:26:35,120 --> 00:26:39,919 data layers um so that you'll able to 579 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:42,640 just look at a map and zoom in and 580 00:26:39,919 --> 00:26:45,360 quickly get an idea of what that area is 581 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:47,919 looking like in terms of housing um and 582 00:26:45,360 --> 00:26:51,600 what what decisions need to be made at 583 00:26:47,919 --> 00:26:54,080 that level. And then we're also going to 584 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:59,120 develop some scenario-based walkthroughs 585 00:26:54,080 --> 00:27:01,919 for GIS analyses so that when um the um 586 00:26:59,120 --> 00:27:04,159 GIS people get their hands on the data 587 00:27:01,919 --> 00:27:07,120 and need to do these analyses, we are 588 00:27:04,159 --> 00:27:11,039 able to provide some guidance um on 589 00:27:07,120 --> 00:27:13,520 specific topics like uh urban, suburban, 590 00:27:11,039 --> 00:27:16,559 um rural areas, things like that just to 591 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:19,840 give a little bit of guidance um in that 592 00:27:16,559 --> 00:27:23,279 area. And then we'll also have a data 593 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:26,720 library of all the different um data 594 00:27:23,279 --> 00:27:30,000 types that are either acquired from the 595 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:34,880 statue or other types of data that we 596 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:38,320 think might be useful for um 597 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:42,559 uh the communities deciding what land is 598 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:45,120 developable or not. Um, so we're not 599 00:27:42,559 --> 00:27:47,279 creating a developable land inventory 600 00:27:45,120 --> 00:27:48,960 for the whole state because we we don't 601 00:27:47,279 --> 00:27:52,799 have that local data and we don't have 602 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:55,600 that local um insight on um community 603 00:27:52,799 --> 00:27:59,039 level areas. So we are just providing 604 00:27:55,600 --> 00:28:02,039 the tools and the data to be able to do 605 00:27:59,039 --> 00:28:02,039 that. 606 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:08,159 Yeah. And I think that is it. So, if you 607 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:12,640 if anyone has any questions, we can 608 00:28:08,159 --> 00:28:15,279 answer them now. Um, but thank you for 609 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:16,799 listening. 610 00:28:15,279 --> 00:28:17,200 » Sarah, I have a question for you if you 611 00:28:16,799 --> 00:28:18,080 don't mind. 612 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:20,559 » Sure. Yep. 613 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:22,320 » Um, just in regard to LAR, I know enough 614 00:28:20,559 --> 00:28:22,799 about it to be dangerous. Uh, 615 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,279 » Oh, 616 00:28:22,799 --> 00:28:27,760 » However, I have a question for you in 617 00:28:25,279 --> 00:28:29,840 regard to LAR. From what I understand, 618 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:31,919 LAR is able to look beneath the ground. 619 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:35,200 Is that correct? 620 00:28:31,919 --> 00:28:36,240 Um the LAR that we have is not looking 621 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,520 beneath the ground. 622 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:41,279 » It is. 623 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:43,840 » So I can answer this. Um that uh some 624 00:28:41,279 --> 00:28:45,679 LAR can pierce beneath the ground. Um it 625 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:47,200 depends on the frequency of the laser 626 00:28:45,679 --> 00:28:49,360 that's being used. 627 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:51,520 » Um the the frequency that we are using 628 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:53,440 for this capture in particular is meant 629 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:55,200 to be getting returns from the ground 630 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:58,080 because that's what we're trying to uh 631 00:28:55,200 --> 00:29:00,080 measure. Um there are some that can 632 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:02,080 measure beneath and you can do all sorts 633 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:03,840 of crazy things like estimate ground the 634 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:05,200 amount of groundwater because of you 635 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:07,520 know like the intensity of the return 636 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:09,760 and all that kind of fun stuff. Um but 637 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:12,080 in this particular case the lasers we 638 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:14,559 are using are tuned specifically to 639 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:17,120 reflect off the surface of the ground. 640 00:29:14,559 --> 00:29:19,679 » Understood. And the reason I was asking 641 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:21,120 it it came with a purpose. You know, a 642 00:29:19,679 --> 00:29:22,720 lot of the towns had just recently 643 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:24,640 suffered the floods, right? We had the 644 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:26,399 thousand-year flood where a lot of our 645 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:28,399 roads were undermined and things of that 646 00:29:26,399 --> 00:29:30,000 nature. I was looking at it from a 647 00:29:28,399 --> 00:29:31,919 benefit of being able to look under 648 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:34,240 those roads in some circumstances and 649 00:29:31,919 --> 00:29:35,919 maybe be able to protect sink holes and 650 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:38,480 areas that have been washed out that you 651 00:29:35,919 --> 00:29:39,840 may not see immediately after the flood. 652 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:41,440 It might take years to reveal 653 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:43,679 themselves. So, I was looking for it as 654 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:46,000 a benefit to my town or other towns that 655 00:29:43,679 --> 00:29:48,799 were affected to possibly search for 656 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:50,399 those things um ahead of time. So that 657 00:29:48,799 --> 00:29:52,320 was the reason I was asking. But yeah, I 658 00:29:50,399 --> 00:29:54,720 do understand that LAR has been used to 659 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:56,399 recover underground cities in some parts 660 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:58,320 of Europe and Turkey and things of that 661 00:29:56,399 --> 00:30:00,159 nature. But I was looking at for that uh 662 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:02,559 that application. So that answers my 663 00:30:00,159 --> 00:30:04,559 question. Thank you. 664 00:30:02,559 --> 00:30:07,520 » Yeah, no problem. Thank you. That uh we 665 00:30:04,559 --> 00:30:09,600 can look into what that would be. Um 666 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:10,320 that's typically more ground planetating 667 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:12,799 radar. 668 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:14,640 » Yeah. Um, but like you know the when I 669 00:30:12,799 --> 00:30:15,919 when I say you can tune LAR to kind of 670 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:20,600 search beneath the surface, you're 671 00:30:15,919 --> 00:30:20,600 talking like inches, not like feet. 672 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:23,840 » Yeah. 673 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:25,760 » Yeah. The ground penetrating radar, 674 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:27,360 Terry, would be probably your better bet 675 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:29,919 for that. We we actually did a little 676 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:33,279 bit of that work in Trumble on an EPA 677 00:30:29,919 --> 00:30:34,960 assessment uh looking for potential uh 678 00:30:33,279 --> 00:30:36,720 storage tanks underground and they use 679 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:39,120 ground penetrating radar for that 680 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:40,799 specifically. So it is possible to get 681 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:42,799 further down but it it would have to be 682 00:30:40,799 --> 00:30:44,480 done that that is typically done more on 683 00:30:42,799 --> 00:30:46,000 a very sight specific basis than it 684 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,720 would be kind of flown over the whole 685 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,320 state. 686 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:51,360 » Understood. Yeah. And this would be 687 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:52,080 obviously um sight specific. 688 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,760 » Yep. 689 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:57,200 » You know so anyway you answer my 690 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:59,440 question. Thank you very much. 691 00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:00,960 » Okay. Um that certainly was a 692 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,559 comprehensive presentation. We 693 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:06,760 appreciate that. Does anybody else have 694 00:31:02,559 --> 00:31:06,760 any other questions at this point? 695 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:15,520 Okay. Uh, thank you again. Um, Ashley 696 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:16,640 Alfredo, we appreciate it. 697 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:18,000 » Matt, do you have anything else you want 698 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:18,880 to offer there or 699 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:21,279 » No, I think we're good. 700 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:24,320 » Could I ask a question for the first 701 00:31:21,279 --> 00:31:26,559 speaker? I mean, can you just tell us if 702 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:29,520 if any of our towns are out of 703 00:31:26,559 --> 00:31:31,919 compliance with the with the GIS 704 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:34,640 submission requirements? 705 00:31:31,919 --> 00:31:36,880 it. No, Metro Cook right now is not in 706 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:38,799 in not compliance. Yeah. 707 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:40,240 » Yeah. Dan, we we coordinate with the 708 00:31:38,799 --> 00:31:43,039 towns every year to collect the parcel 709 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:45,200 data and submit it to OPM. Um and we 710 00:31:43,039 --> 00:31:47,120 have done so ever since it was required. 711 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:48,960 So uh no, there's no towns in Metro Cog 712 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:50,240 that have not uh continued their annual 713 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:51,840 updates. 714 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:56,080 » Okay, great. Because I know we hadn't 715 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:58,799 done some of the GS GIS uh we hadn't 716 00:31:56,080 --> 00:32:02,720 submitted some of the GIS data we needed 717 00:31:58,799 --> 00:32:05,679 to. Okay, great. All right, thanks. 718 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:07,120 Okay. Thank you again. Appreciate it. 719 00:32:05,679 --> 00:32:09,840 » Thank you. 720 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:11,679 » Okay. Uh we don't have any action items 721 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:13,440 on our agenda this morning. So I'm going 722 00:32:11,679 --> 00:32:16,320 to turn to the discussion items. And 723 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:18,559 Matt, you want to start with A, which is 724 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:20,159 the regional PC? 725 00:32:18,559 --> 00:32:21,360 » Yeah. Just quick update. As we've talked 726 00:32:20,159 --> 00:32:22,480 about in previous meetings, we are 727 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:24,720 updating the regional plan of 728 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:27,440 conservation development. We've had a a 729 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:29,600 team set up of municipal staff um to 730 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:31,760 help uh guide that process with our 731 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:34,720 staff as well as some focus groups on 732 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:36,480 specific focus areas. I did send to to 733 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:39,120 you all, I think it was a couple weeks 734 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:41,279 ago at this point. I can resend it um 735 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:43,519 our uh goals and objectives for each of 736 00:32:41,279 --> 00:32:44,640 the various sections of the plan. Um I 737 00:32:43,519 --> 00:32:45,840 will resend that to you. I just want to 738 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:46,880 make sure you all see it. I think it's 739 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:48,320 pretty straightforward. It's 740 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:50,799 comprehensive across a number of 741 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:53,039 different um items uh and and 742 00:32:50,799 --> 00:32:55,760 requirements uh as outlined in the 743 00:32:53,039 --> 00:32:57,360 statutory language for the regional PCs. 744 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,720 Um and again, we've worked really 745 00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:01,039 closely with staff to make sure that we 746 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:02,960 are addressing all the local intricacies 747 00:33:01,039 --> 00:33:05,519 that that um that the region has and 748 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:07,600 make sure that we are uh um kind of uh 749 00:33:05,519 --> 00:33:10,880 including all those as part of our uh 750 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:13,919 planning processes. We are also um 751 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:17,360 putting together um we are also putting 752 00:33:13,919 --> 00:33:20,240 together um some opportunities and some 753 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:21,760 um outreach materials specifically for 754 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:22,720 your individual planning and zoning 755 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:24,000 commissions. We're not going to go 756 00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:25,360 present to them, but we are going to 757 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,960 kind of create some short videos about 758 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:28,960 each of the focus areas and what what 759 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:31,919 the plan is going to contain within them 760 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:34,480 uh for for them to be uh digested at at 761 00:33:31,919 --> 00:33:37,279 the planning zoning commission's um uh 762 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:39,200 at their own uh time and place. And we 763 00:33:37,279 --> 00:33:41,279 also will be uh putting the plan the 764 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:43,600 draft plan out for public consumption um 765 00:33:41,279 --> 00:33:46,159 and public review and public comment um 766 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:47,760 after we get it to you all for uh review 767 00:33:46,159 --> 00:33:49,039 first. Um so that's really where we are 768 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:53,320 with that. Megan, I don't know if you 769 00:33:49,039 --> 00:33:53,320 have anything else to add to it. 770 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:04,039 Oh, Megan, you're muted if you're 771 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:04,039 talking. Sorry. 772 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:11,280 Okay. I guess 773 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:13,599 » He's having some internet issues as 774 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:16,079 well. So, 775 00:34:13,599 --> 00:34:17,119 » Everyone's having some internet issues. 776 00:34:16,079 --> 00:34:18,960 » Yeah. 777 00:34:17,119 --> 00:34:21,280 » Okay. I think we're good. I can I I like 778 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:22,879 I said, I will re I will resend you all 779 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:25,520 the goals and objectives for each of the 780 00:34:22,879 --> 00:34:27,200 the sections of the plan. Um just so you 781 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,480 can take a look at them. I I don't 782 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,919 believe there's anything in there that 783 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:31,040 should be of concern to you, but I want 784 00:34:29,919 --> 00:34:32,480 to make sure you all have a chance to 785 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:34,159 see them. So, I will resend those today 786 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:35,280 after the meeting. 787 00:34:34,159 --> 00:34:37,440 Thanks, Matt. 788 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:39,919 » And Matt, um, you you covered everything 789 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:41,760 regarding the PCB 790 00:34:39,919 --> 00:34:43,119 to to reach us right now. Uh, you 791 00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:45,440 covered everything. Yep. 792 00:34:43,119 --> 00:34:48,639 » Thank you. 793 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:53,200 » Okay, great. So, let's uh any further 794 00:34:48,639 --> 00:34:55,359 questions about the uh PSC item? 795 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:56,960 » Okay, then let's go to item B, which is 796 00:34:55,359 --> 00:34:57,760 the economic development strategy 797 00:34:56,960 --> 00:34:59,520 update. 798 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:01,200 » Uh, yes, as I mentioned last month, um, 799 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:02,240 we have to update our SDS, the 800 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:04,079 comprehensive economic development 801 00:35:02,240 --> 00:35:08,320 strategy. Uh it was initially completed 802 00:35:04,079 --> 00:35:10,400 and adopted in um fall of 2021. It has 803 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:11,680 to be updated every 5 years. Uh last 804 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:14,000 time around we went out and hired a 805 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:16,079 consultant for this using some EDA funds 806 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:18,240 which proved to be more difficult to 807 00:35:16,079 --> 00:35:20,079 manage than they were worth receiving to 808 00:35:18,240 --> 00:35:21,680 be honest. It wasn't that much money and 809 00:35:20,079 --> 00:35:23,040 the time and effort it took to comply 810 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:24,960 with the federal requirements did not 811 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:27,520 really um the return on that benefit was 812 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:28,640 not was not uh seen very well. Um so we 813 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:30,720 are going to be updating it internally 814 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:33,359 this this this time around. Um Noah 815 00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:34,400 Miller, who's on uh a new wish planner, 816 00:35:33,359 --> 00:35:36,400 is going to be working directly with 817 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:38,720 Patrick Carlton on on that strategy 818 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:40,640 document. Um one thing we have to do as 819 00:35:38,720 --> 00:35:42,960 part of the SGS is is have a strategy 820 00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:45,440 committee. Um last time we did work 821 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:46,960 through the BRBC and their economic 822 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:48,000 economic development committee to kind 823 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:49,119 of set up that strategy committee, 824 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:51,599 although it was very difficult to get 825 00:35:49,119 --> 00:35:54,079 those folks kind of in and um and and 826 00:35:51,599 --> 00:35:56,400 meet and and have input from them on a 827 00:35:54,079 --> 00:35:58,240 timely basis. So we talked to a couple 828 00:35:56,400 --> 00:36:01,839 other cogs that have done this process 829 00:35:58,240 --> 00:36:04,400 recently. Um and they all start uh began 830 00:36:01,839 --> 00:36:06,240 using uh the board members, so the you 831 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:08,320 all and economic development staff 832 00:36:06,240 --> 00:36:09,839 within the within the region um within 833 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:11,440 your municipalities as kind of the 834 00:36:09,839 --> 00:36:13,680 strategy committee to help guide this 835 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:15,680 planning process. So our hope is that we 836 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:18,240 would do the same for uh for this update 837 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:20,480 for ourselves. Um so we will be sending 838 00:36:18,240 --> 00:36:22,160 some information out to you all um and 839 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:23,680 your econ economic development directors 840 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:25,440 and any other staff they can obviously 841 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:27,520 bring in at at their at their um 842 00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:28,800 discretion uh to be part of the strategy 843 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:30,079 committee. and the strategy committee 844 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:31,839 really is just going to meet a few times 845 00:36:30,079 --> 00:36:33,520 to we're going to go over some of the 846 00:36:31,839 --> 00:36:35,440 the uh the data trends that we've seen 847 00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:36,800 over the last five years, review some of 848 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:38,960 that information, review some of the 849 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:40,800 goals and the the the SWAT analysis. So, 850 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:42,640 there's a um a strengths, weakness, and 851 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:44,480 opportunities analysis that is required. 852 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:46,160 So, we will kind of take the first pass 853 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:47,839 at that internally with staff and then 854 00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:49,680 present that to the strategy committee, 855 00:36:47,839 --> 00:36:51,280 get feedback, make modifications, and 856 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:53,119 then go forward with uh producing the 857 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:54,960 full document. Um, so I just wanted to 858 00:36:53,119 --> 00:36:57,520 kind of give you a larger overview on 859 00:36:54,960 --> 00:37:00,000 what that process looks like. um and 860 00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:01,920 that you know again as opposed to using 861 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:03,680 um the BRBC this time I think there's 862 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:05,520 value in in us kind of doing it 863 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:07,680 internally and using you all along with 864 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:08,560 Danfo from BRBC who would be part of 865 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:10,480 that committee as well kind of 866 00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:12,079 representing the business community um 867 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:14,480 and maybe one or two folks that he 868 00:37:12,079 --> 00:37:16,560 recommends to bring into this. Um so 869 00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:17,440 that's kind of our our process for this. 870 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:19,680 So you'll be seeing some more 871 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:21,599 information both from myself andor uh 872 00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:23,760 Pat and Noah in the coming weeks on the 873 00:37:21,599 --> 00:37:25,119 SDS process. But just wanted to give you 874 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:26,320 all an update on where we were with 875 00:37:25,119 --> 00:37:27,920 that. We are in the kind of data 876 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:29,839 collection and data analysis phase right 877 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:31,200 now. So once we complete that, we will 878 00:37:29,839 --> 00:37:33,359 be presenting to the strategy committee 879 00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:35,680 what that what that results were, what 880 00:37:33,359 --> 00:37:36,880 those results were. Apologize. 881 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:39,040 And Pat, no, I don't know if you have 882 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:40,560 anything else on that on that item. 883 00:37:39,040 --> 00:37:41,839 » No, I think you gave a good overview. As 884 00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:43,440 Matt mentioned, we have some materials 885 00:37:41,839 --> 00:37:45,599 that we'll be sending out uh to the 886 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:47,599 board for review um and and really just 887 00:37:45,599 --> 00:37:49,280 give an update on the process and kind 888 00:37:47,599 --> 00:37:50,400 of uh you know, where it goes from here. 889 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:52,480 But obviously we're just in the we're 890 00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:55,599 just starting this um so obviously going 891 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:57,760 through the data collection and uh data 892 00:37:55,599 --> 00:37:59,119 analysis piece. Um once obviously we 893 00:37:57,760 --> 00:38:00,240 have some more of those findings uh 894 00:37:59,119 --> 00:38:02,320 we'll happy to share all the results 895 00:38:00,240 --> 00:38:04,720 with you and um you know always provide 896 00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:05,920 updates as we get uh get more into the 897 00:38:04,720 --> 00:38:06,800 process. 898 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:09,520 » Thanks Pat. 899 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:12,480 » Yep. 900 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:15,680 » Okay. Any more questions, conversation, 901 00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:19,119 discussion about that item? 902 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:22,480 Okay. Let's move on to item C. 903 00:38:19,119 --> 00:38:23,359 the uh pur update for us, Matt, please. 904 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:24,720 » Yeah, so I was going to send something 905 00:38:23,359 --> 00:38:26,079 out yesterday, but I figured we were 906 00:38:24,720 --> 00:38:28,960 meeting today. I would just hold a 907 00:38:26,079 --> 00:38:31,359 discussion for uh for this meeting. Um, 908 00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:33,040 so as many of you likely know, uh, PUIR 909 00:38:31,359 --> 00:38:35,680 did meet yesterday at their regular 910 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:39,119 meeting at 9:00 am. Um, the first item 911 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:43,119 on their agenda was the, um, the remand 912 00:38:39,119 --> 00:38:45,920 of the judges appeal u, back to PURA on 913 00:38:43,119 --> 00:38:49,119 the Aquarian uh, water company uh, 914 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:50,800 change in control to AWA. 915 00:38:49,119 --> 00:38:53,200 As we had as I indicated to all of you 916 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:54,800 previously based on their draft decision 917 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:58,079 um 918 00:38:54,800 --> 00:39:00,640 they unanimously uh three to zero uh 919 00:38:58,079 --> 00:39:02,400 approved the application. Um it's 3 to 920 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:04,800 zero this time just as a as a side note 921 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:09,119 as opposed to the 4 to zero in November 922 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:11,760 which was denied. Um so that is because 923 00:39:09,119 --> 00:39:13,760 the chairman um chairman wheel uh he 924 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:16,480 recused himself early on because he was 925 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:19,520 part of OC that provided um that 926 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:22,480 basically set out the OC path for um 927 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:24,240 their uh their concerns about this case. 928 00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:26,240 So when he became a peer commissioner he 929 00:39:24,240 --> 00:39:28,079 recused himself and then the new 930 00:39:26,240 --> 00:39:30,960 commissioner that was just uh made an 931 00:39:28,079 --> 00:39:33,359 interim commissioner in uh in January 932 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:35,760 did not feel as if he had the time or 933 00:39:33,359 --> 00:39:37,119 ability to come up to speed fully. Um, 934 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:38,960 so he recused himself as well. So 935 00:39:37,119 --> 00:39:41,760 there's only three commissioners. Uh, 936 00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:44,560 Commissioner, uh, Vice Chairman Arante, 937 00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:46,320 uh, Commissioner Cheeseman, and, uh, 938 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:50,800 Commissioner Beecher are the three that 939 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:53,440 voted on this. Um, they, uh, so again, 940 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:55,440 they approved it unanimously, 3 to zero. 941 00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:57,760 They did in their statements, and I 942 00:39:55,440 --> 00:40:00,160 watched it yesterday morning. Um, they 943 00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:02,400 did still, uh, the PUR staff did still 944 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:06,160 have some concerns about the financials 945 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:07,760 and the governance piece. Um but the 946 00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:10,640 arguments we made in the in the oral 947 00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:13,119 arguments uh last week uh from both our 948 00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:15,359 attorney and David Ball as well as OC 949 00:40:13,119 --> 00:40:18,160 the office of commun community consumer 950 00:40:15,359 --> 00:40:19,760 council and the AG's office that you 951 00:40:18,160 --> 00:40:21,359 know purist still had it well within 952 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:24,079 their rights to deny the application. It 953 00:40:21,359 --> 00:40:28,480 seems like they did not take any of that 954 00:40:24,079 --> 00:40:31,440 really to heart unfortunately. Um, so 955 00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:33,760 where we are now, um, I just actually 956 00:40:31,440 --> 00:40:35,920 received an email from our attorney. 957 00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:37,599 They have been in discussions, uh, he's 958 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:39,920 been in discussions with David Ball, who 959 00:40:37,599 --> 00:40:41,760 is representing four municipalities. Um, 960 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:44,640 we are exploring all potential op 961 00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:48,720 options, uh, regarding additional 962 00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:50,240 appeals on this decision from PURA. Um, 963 00:40:48,720 --> 00:40:52,000 so that is kind of still in the works 964 00:40:50,240 --> 00:40:53,280 right now. I don't have any updates as 965 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:56,800 you know, as that just happened 966 00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:58,240 yesterday morning. um the the the we 967 00:40:56,800 --> 00:41:00,880 have not finalized kind of the path 968 00:40:58,240 --> 00:41:02,800 forward on an appeal process, but we are 969 00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:05,520 um communicating both with our councils 970 00:41:02,800 --> 00:41:07,440 and the OC and AG's office on what an 971 00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:09,359 appeal potentially looks like and who 972 00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:11,040 who who actually files the motion and 973 00:41:09,359 --> 00:41:12,319 and where we can support that or where 974 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:14,560 we can be the ones that file that 975 00:41:12,319 --> 00:41:18,400 appeal. Um, you know, as I said 976 00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:19,599 previously, unfortunately, it it it it's 977 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:21,359 difficult to understand how you could 978 00:41:19,599 --> 00:41:22,960 deny something four to zero in November 979 00:41:21,359 --> 00:41:24,880 and have nothing change and and now 980 00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:27,040 approve it 3 to zero uh three and a 981 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:28,960 half, four months later. Uh but that is 982 00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:31,680 unfortunately what has happened here. Um 983 00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:33,440 there is still uh just to keep you all 984 00:41:31,680 --> 00:41:34,960 fully updated, there is still a piece of 985 00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:37,040 legislation that was passed out of the 986 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:38,960 energy and technology committee um a 987 00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:41,680 week and a half ago, two weeks ago now. 988 00:41:38,960 --> 00:41:43,200 Um that does modify both the governance 989 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:45,040 structure. It changes the authority 990 00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:49,119 board structure from a 6 to5 majority 991 00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:51,119 RWA to a 6 to5 majority to AWA. It also 992 00:41:49,119 --> 00:41:54,560 um looks to clarify the legislative 993 00:41:51,119 --> 00:41:56,160 intent of uh public act 24-1 uh which is 994 00:41:54,560 --> 00:42:00,079 really what the judge the appeal judge 995 00:41:56,160 --> 00:42:02,079 judge Budsick um put in his in his uh 996 00:42:00,079 --> 00:42:04,480 remand decision was that the legisl the 997 00:42:02,079 --> 00:42:06,560 purer could not override the legislature 998 00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:08,000 um in that and they didn't really have 999 00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:09,040 uh authority to say the governance 1000 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:11,920 structure was not in the public 1001 00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:14,240 interest. We always have believed that 1002 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:16,240 the legislature intended for PUR to have 1003 00:42:14,240 --> 00:42:18,160 full control uh and full regulatory 1004 00:42:16,240 --> 00:42:19,760 control to review this application 1005 00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:22,560 including the governance structure and 1006 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:26,000 that that structure was only going to um 1007 00:42:22,560 --> 00:42:28,240 kind of become uh real if PUR deemed it 1008 00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:29,520 acceptable. Uh so the language in the in 1009 00:42:28,240 --> 00:42:32,160 the legislation that was voted out of 1010 00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:33,920 committee does uh try to address that 1011 00:42:32,160 --> 00:42:36,000 issue of the judge's interpretation of 1012 00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:37,599 the legislative intent and make it very 1013 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:40,640 clear that the legislature intended 1014 00:42:37,599 --> 00:42:42,160 always for pure to have full control. Um 1015 00:42:40,640 --> 00:42:44,160 what happens with that p with that piece 1016 00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:47,280 of legislation I do not know. It is it 1017 00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:49,200 is um voted out to the floor. So it is 1018 00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:50,960 able to be brought to the floor for a 1019 00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:53,119 vote at any point by the house of 1020 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:54,800 representatives in the state. Um we are 1021 00:42:53,119 --> 00:42:56,960 working behind the scenes to try and see 1022 00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:59,359 if we can garner support for that and 1023 00:42:56,960 --> 00:43:02,640 get that bill raised uh in the House for 1024 00:42:59,359 --> 00:43:04,000 a for a floor debate and a vote. Um but 1025 00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:06,560 you know I don't have anything more on 1026 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:09,040 that at at this time. I would say the 1027 00:43:06,560 --> 00:43:11,520 one thing that you all potentially could 1028 00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:13,280 do uh individually is re make sure you 1029 00:43:11,520 --> 00:43:15,040 reach out to each of your legislative 1030 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:17,680 delegation folks, especially those 1031 00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:21,839 members of the House and urge them to 1032 00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:24,640 continue to put pressure um on on their 1033 00:43:21,839 --> 00:43:26,240 caucuses to uh to support this bill 1034 00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:27,839 coming out for a vote in the House. 1035 00:43:26,240 --> 00:43:30,480 That's really our best our best case 1036 00:43:27,839 --> 00:43:32,640 scenario right now. We do have what 1037 00:43:30,480 --> 00:43:34,079 about a a little over a month of the 1038 00:43:32,640 --> 00:43:35,680 session left. So there will be a number 1039 00:43:34,079 --> 00:43:37,680 of other days that the the House and 1040 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:39,200 Senate are in session to potentially 1041 00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:41,920 raise this bill. So we are working 1042 00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:43,599 diligently and try to try and get enough 1043 00:43:41,920 --> 00:43:44,800 uh support within the House to raise 1044 00:43:43,599 --> 00:43:47,040 that bill. But there are a number of 1045 00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:49,200 roadblocks we are um trying to contend 1046 00:43:47,040 --> 00:43:51,359 with as well. 1047 00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:53,520 So that's the unfortunate update for 1048 00:43:51,359 --> 00:43:55,680 PURE right now. But is it uh we we we 1049 00:43:53,520 --> 00:43:57,680 are as I said exploring all options 1050 00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:59,680 moving forward and you know I I don't 1051 00:43:57,680 --> 00:44:01,760 think this is the end of it. Uh 1052 00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:05,680 fortunately or unfortunately um we will 1053 00:44:01,760 --> 00:44:08,240 continue to uh to support uh all the 1054 00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:09,520 potential opportunities we have uh to 1055 00:44:08,240 --> 00:44:13,240 address this decision which we don't 1056 00:44:09,520 --> 00:44:13,240 believe is the correct one. 1057 00:44:20,880 --> 00:44:27,119 Okay. Anybody have any uh questions, 1058 00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:30,240 discussion about this? Obviously, this 1059 00:44:27,119 --> 00:44:32,720 is um you know, not something we would 1060 00:44:30,240 --> 00:44:35,680 have expected, especially since the 1061 00:44:32,720 --> 00:44:37,440 result was the exact opposite, you know, 1062 00:44:35,680 --> 00:44:41,280 basically less than 3 months ago. So, 1063 00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:44,160 it's just uh extremely frustrating. Um, 1064 00:44:41,280 --> 00:44:47,520 so I think we should all take Matt's 1065 00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:49,200 advice and reach out to our uh our 1066 00:44:47,520 --> 00:44:51,520 legislative delegation and make sure 1067 00:44:49,200 --> 00:44:54,720 that they do what they can to get this 1068 00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:55,119 vote to the floor. 1069 00:44:54,720 --> 00:44:57,200 » So, 1070 00:44:55,119 --> 00:44:59,520 » And I do have some um I I put together 1071 00:44:57,200 --> 00:45:02,079 some some draft talking points um about 1072 00:44:59,520 --> 00:45:04,480 our our major concerns with this deal. 1073 00:45:02,079 --> 00:45:06,160 Um so, I will get that all to you uh so 1074 00:45:04,480 --> 00:45:08,079 you have it when you when you do speak 1075 00:45:06,160 --> 00:45:10,800 with any of the legislative delegation 1076 00:45:08,079 --> 00:45:14,240 uh members from your municipality. 1077 00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:16,079 Thanks, Matt. That'd be uh very helpful. 1078 00:45:14,240 --> 00:45:17,359 » And can I just add one thing, Matt? 1079 00:45:16,079 --> 00:45:19,599 » Yeah, please. 1080 00:45:17,359 --> 00:45:21,119 » I have a copy of the the decision. It's 1081 00:45:19,599 --> 00:45:22,720 about a 50-page decision. So, if you 1082 00:45:21,119 --> 00:45:24,400 haven't seen it, I could I could send 1083 00:45:22,720 --> 00:45:25,599 that out after this meeting. Um 1084 00:45:24,400 --> 00:45:26,800 » Yeah, why don't you do that, Pat? Just 1085 00:45:25,599 --> 00:45:31,200 so everyone has it. I mean, it's 1086 00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:33,200 lengthy. It's a lot of uh it's a lot of 1087 00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:34,720 uh interesting things. if you want to 1088 00:45:33,200 --> 00:45:36,880 take a look at it. 1089 00:45:34,720 --> 00:45:39,520 » They they certainly seem to at some 1090 00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:41,680 points kind of 1091 00:45:39,520 --> 00:45:43,440 I would say try to directly address some 1092 00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:46,000 of the arguments that were made by both 1093 00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:48,079 Tony Mloud and David Ball and the AG's 1094 00:45:46,000 --> 00:45:50,240 office and the OC during the most recent 1095 00:45:48,079 --> 00:45:52,319 oral arguments. Um it seemed like they 1096 00:45:50,240 --> 00:45:55,599 kind of went out of their way to try and 1097 00:45:52,319 --> 00:45:57,520 in their decision dispel some of our um 1098 00:45:55,599 --> 00:46:00,560 the the arguments we made in their 1099 00:45:57,520 --> 00:46:02,000 decision and they tried to from the way 1100 00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:04,240 I read it is they were trying to limit 1101 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:06,160 our ability to appeal. Um but I I think 1102 00:46:04,240 --> 00:46:09,119 there are still certainly grounds that 1103 00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:11,359 that uh we could file an appeal under um 1104 00:46:09,119 --> 00:46:12,720 even with that. But yeah, Pat, if you 1105 00:46:11,359 --> 00:46:15,520 want to share that out with the board 1106 00:46:12,720 --> 00:46:17,760 afterwards, that'd be great. Thank you. 1107 00:46:15,520 --> 00:46:19,599 Uh, so Matt, I I haven't seen anything, 1108 00:46:17,760 --> 00:46:21,520 but that doesn't mean it hasn't been 1109 00:46:19,599 --> 00:46:22,480 done. Has William Tong made any comments 1110 00:46:21,520 --> 00:46:23,760 yet about this? 1111 00:46:22,480 --> 00:46:25,839 » I haven't seen anything publicly from 1112 00:46:23,760 --> 00:46:28,720 him. I will say he was very very strong 1113 00:46:25,839 --> 00:46:31,680 at the oral arguments. Um, he was he was 1114 00:46:28,720 --> 00:46:34,240 there for five and a half hours. Um, 1115 00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:35,920 which isn't typical for an AG. Uh, so he 1116 00:46:34,240 --> 00:46:37,920 spent a considerable part of his day or 1117 00:46:35,920 --> 00:46:41,280 four and a half hours uh part of his day 1118 00:46:37,920 --> 00:46:44,240 at the oral arguments. um talked very 1119 00:46:41,280 --> 00:46:46,319 passionately um during his time um and 1120 00:46:44,240 --> 00:46:48,000 his with his major concerns of this of 1121 00:46:46,319 --> 00:46:49,680 this transaction and why he was against 1122 00:46:48,000 --> 00:46:52,480 it. I haven't seen anything publicly 1123 00:46:49,680 --> 00:46:54,000 from him yet, but if I do if I do see 1124 00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:55,119 anything, I will get it out to you. 1125 00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:56,480 There was also um 1126 00:46:55,119 --> 00:46:57,760 » There is a press release, Matt, that he 1127 00:46:56,480 --> 00:46:58,960 » Oh, there is one from the AG's office. 1128 00:46:57,760 --> 00:47:00,160 Okay, I didn't see that yet. Sorry. 1129 00:46:58,960 --> 00:47:00,480 » I could send that out with the decision 1130 00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:01,359 as well. 1131 00:47:00,480 --> 00:47:02,800 » Yeah, why don't you include that with 1132 00:47:01,359 --> 00:47:04,960 decision so everyone can see that as 1133 00:47:02,800 --> 00:47:06,240 well. And we have had some discussions 1134 00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:07,359 uh our our council has had some 1135 00:47:06,240 --> 00:47:09,119 discussions with the attorney general's 1136 00:47:07,359 --> 00:47:10,960 office about what a potential appeal 1137 00:47:09,119 --> 00:47:12,480 looks like um and and who might be the 1138 00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:14,240 lead on that. So I will keep you all 1139 00:47:12,480 --> 00:47:16,319 informed as that discussion uh 1140 00:47:14,240 --> 00:47:18,880 continues. 1141 00:47:16,319 --> 00:47:20,720 » Madam Chair, if I can I just like to say 1142 00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:23,839 one thing. This is not a question. This 1143 00:47:20,720 --> 00:47:26,720 is more of a statement. with this sale 1144 00:47:23,839 --> 00:47:29,040 um of Aquarian to RWA, I would certainly 1145 00:47:26,720 --> 00:47:32,880 hope that uh there's a strong 1146 00:47:29,040 --> 00:47:35,680 consideration by Eversource to uh remove 1147 00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:38,920 public benefits. That is my statement. 1148 00:47:35,680 --> 00:47:38,920 Thank you. 1149 00:47:39,760 --> 00:47:47,680 » Um yeah, it I also had a comment. Um 1150 00:47:45,200 --> 00:47:49,920 so I went up to the Connecticut Land 1151 00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:51,119 Trust Conference on Saturday, which I 1152 00:47:49,920 --> 00:47:56,079 recommend you. and they have it every 1153 00:47:51,119 --> 00:47:59,119 year in at Wesian University. And um I 1154 00:47:56,079 --> 00:48:03,440 got to talk to uh some people who work 1155 00:47:59,119 --> 00:48:07,440 at RWA and um and then I also saw uh 1156 00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:10,160 workers from Aquarian here in East 1157 00:48:07,440 --> 00:48:13,599 and I was sort of surprised that you 1158 00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:17,599 know they they think it's it's going to 1159 00:48:13,599 --> 00:48:20,400 be administered better um than Aquarian. 1160 00:48:17,599 --> 00:48:22,800 they they pointed out that um you know 1161 00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:25,200 maybe new technology will be introduced 1162 00:48:22,800 --> 00:48:28,400 faster or this or that. So I was just 1163 00:48:25,200 --> 00:48:33,280 sort of surprised that um they were kind 1164 00:48:28,400 --> 00:48:35,200 of all for it. Um and I obviously from 1165 00:48:33,280 --> 00:48:38,000 East's point of view were very concerned 1166 00:48:35,200 --> 00:48:40,160 about the tax revenue and and and 1167 00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:43,599 whether or not they'll be obligated to f 1168 00:48:40,160 --> 00:48:45,119 pay their full taxes with pilot and and 1169 00:48:43,599 --> 00:48:47,359 how that'll work and then the water 1170 00:48:45,119 --> 00:48:50,240 rates. But I just wanted to throw that 1171 00:48:47,359 --> 00:48:52,319 out there that the people who work at 1172 00:48:50,240 --> 00:48:54,000 Aquarian and then the people who work at 1173 00:48:52,319 --> 00:48:56,880 RWA, 1174 00:48:54,000 --> 00:48:59,520 they think it's going to be better. Um, 1175 00:48:56,880 --> 00:49:02,240 and I just was sort of surprised to hear 1176 00:48:59,520 --> 00:49:04,960 that. Um, and I didn't know that before 1177 00:49:02,240 --> 00:49:06,640 I spoke to them. 1178 00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:08,400 » Yeah, thanks. And I mean I, you know, I 1179 00:49:06,640 --> 00:49:09,520 can't speak for individual employees. I 1180 00:49:08,400 --> 00:49:11,680 would say that, you know, at the 1181 00:49:09,520 --> 00:49:13,440 employee side of this, I don't think, 1182 00:49:11,680 --> 00:49:15,119 you know, I don't know how each, I don't 1183 00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:16,559 know how RWA's run. don't have a lot of 1184 00:49:15,119 --> 00:49:17,599 experience, you know, dealing with them. 1185 00:49:16,559 --> 00:49:19,839 I think people that have worked for 1186 00:49:17,599 --> 00:49:22,160 Aquarium for years, it's 175 year old 1187 00:49:19,839 --> 00:49:24,400 company in various iterations, um, have 1188 00:49:22,160 --> 00:49:26,079 been very happy and and considered a 1189 00:49:24,400 --> 00:49:27,520 very good place to work. I don't know 1190 00:49:26,079 --> 00:49:30,160 how what those changes would be on the 1191 00:49:27,520 --> 00:49:31,280 kind of employee side. Um, but I also 1192 00:49:30,160 --> 00:49:33,200 think that, you know, those employees 1193 00:49:31,280 --> 00:49:34,720 aren't really uh don't really have to 1194 00:49:33,200 --> 00:49:36,000 worry about to a certain extent don't 1195 00:49:34,720 --> 00:49:38,319 have to worry about I mean they might be 1196 00:49:36,000 --> 00:49:40,160 rateayers but aren't aren't necessarily 1197 00:49:38,319 --> 00:49:42,800 as clued into the financial aspects and 1198 00:49:40,160 --> 00:49:45,200 the governance aspects of this deal that 1199 00:49:42,800 --> 00:49:46,960 um are really where we have major 1200 00:49:45,200 --> 00:49:49,040 concerns about how this goes forward and 1201 00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:51,440 how it um how it continues in the future 1202 00:49:49,040 --> 00:49:53,119 and what the potential burden on on 1203 00:49:51,440 --> 00:49:55,440 rateayers and municipalities would be. 1204 00:49:53,119 --> 00:49:56,880 But, you know, I I it's not surprising 1205 00:49:55,440 --> 00:49:59,200 that the the staff level would would 1206 00:49:56,880 --> 00:50:02,079 wouldn't be concerned, you know, but I I 1207 00:49:59,200 --> 00:50:03,599 do think our concerns on a higher level, 1208 00:50:02,079 --> 00:50:06,720 on an administrative level, are still 1209 00:50:03,599 --> 00:50:08,400 very uh very valid and and and and we're 1210 00:50:06,720 --> 00:50:11,400 going to try to exhaust every option we 1211 00:50:08,400 --> 00:50:11,400 have. 1212 00:50:15,359 --> 00:50:22,359 Okay. Uh any other comments, questions 1213 00:50:18,480 --> 00:50:22,359 at this this point? 1214 00:50:22,559 --> 00:50:26,720 Okay. So, hearing none at this at this 1215 00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:29,280 time, let's move on to uh the safe 1216 00:50:26,720 --> 00:50:31,200 streets item D on the discussion items. 1217 00:50:29,280 --> 00:50:33,040 » Yep. Thank you, Vicki. So, um just a 1218 00:50:31,200 --> 00:50:34,800 quick update. We received from the 1219 00:50:33,040 --> 00:50:36,960 Federal Highways Administration a grant 1220 00:50:34,800 --> 00:50:38,720 uh under the safe streets for all grant 1221 00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:40,319 program. Um I think we've talked about 1222 00:50:38,720 --> 00:50:42,640 this once or twice previously and this 1223 00:50:40,319 --> 00:50:44,240 board this board approved us entering 1224 00:50:42,640 --> 00:50:46,319 into that grant agreement um about a 1225 00:50:44,240 --> 00:50:48,559 year and a half ago. We are at a place 1226 00:50:46,319 --> 00:50:50,480 now where we have a consultant on board 1227 00:50:48,559 --> 00:50:53,359 uh not fully executed but we have a 1228 00:50:50,480 --> 00:50:54,960 preferred uh preferred uh preferred 1229 00:50:53,359 --> 00:50:57,599 consultant selected that we will be 1230 00:50:54,960 --> 00:50:59,200 moving forward with. Um some of the work 1231 00:50:57,599 --> 00:51:00,720 under that grant program is updating our 1232 00:50:59,200 --> 00:51:02,559 safety action plan which staff is 1233 00:51:00,720 --> 00:51:04,000 already working on. Um but the the 1234 00:51:02,559 --> 00:51:06,240 bigger piece that I just wanted to make 1235 00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:07,920 aware to all of you is that it was a 1236 00:51:06,240 --> 00:51:09,440 planning and demonstration grant. Um so 1237 00:51:07,920 --> 00:51:11,680 the demonstration grant is really 1238 00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:13,119 shortterm quick build type projects that 1239 00:51:11,680 --> 00:51:15,280 would be put out on the street for a 1240 00:51:13,119 --> 00:51:18,720 temporary period of time. uh typically 1241 00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:21,119 between April and October April 1st and 1242 00:51:18,720 --> 00:51:23,280 October 30th is what DOT allows. And 1243 00:51:21,119 --> 00:51:24,880 just as a reminder, we are focusing on 1244 00:51:23,280 --> 00:51:26,000 all the state-owned assets with this 1245 00:51:24,880 --> 00:51:27,280 grant. So, we're not going to look at 1246 00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:29,280 local road improvements, but it'll be 1247 00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:31,520 all the state roads, which we know have 1248 00:51:29,280 --> 00:51:33,920 some pretty significant um uh safety 1249 00:51:31,520 --> 00:51:35,760 issues and crash histories on them. So, 1250 00:51:33,920 --> 00:51:37,520 our consultant will be working with us 1251 00:51:35,760 --> 00:51:40,160 um and our high injury network and our 1252 00:51:37,520 --> 00:51:41,839 crash hotspot data uh that we update on 1253 00:51:40,160 --> 00:51:45,440 an annual basis to identify the 1254 00:51:41,839 --> 00:51:47,599 locations where we will design um the 1255 00:51:45,440 --> 00:51:48,960 short-term uh temporary demonstration 1256 00:51:47,599 --> 00:51:51,119 projects. They could be things like 1257 00:51:48,960 --> 00:51:53,359 ballards at intersections to kind of uh 1258 00:51:51,119 --> 00:51:55,680 reduce crossing distances and and change 1259 00:51:53,359 --> 00:51:57,200 the geometry of the of the turn to make 1260 00:51:55,680 --> 00:51:59,040 sure people are not taking turns at high 1261 00:51:57,200 --> 00:52:01,200 speeds. Uh it could be daylighting 1262 00:51:59,040 --> 00:52:04,640 crosswalks. So, uh putting up ballards 1263 00:52:01,200 --> 00:52:06,160 or some sort of um some type of uh 1264 00:52:04,640 --> 00:52:08,000 implementation where you don't allow 1265 00:52:06,160 --> 00:52:10,559 cars to park too close to crosswalks to 1266 00:52:08,000 --> 00:52:12,800 make sure pedestrians are seen. Um it 1267 00:52:10,559 --> 00:52:14,720 can be paint, it can be temporary paint 1268 00:52:12,800 --> 00:52:17,920 um to try and show, you know, where 1269 00:52:14,720 --> 00:52:19,200 pedestrians can be, refuge locations. Um 1270 00:52:17,920 --> 00:52:21,200 so there's a number of of different 1271 00:52:19,200 --> 00:52:23,119 demonstration project types. Um, we're 1272 00:52:21,200 --> 00:52:25,359 going to work with our consultant to 1273 00:52:23,119 --> 00:52:27,520 analyze the the crash history data and 1274 00:52:25,359 --> 00:52:29,359 all the data that we have and the 1275 00:52:27,520 --> 00:52:30,960 consultant and and our staff and and 1276 00:52:29,359 --> 00:52:33,680 staff from your municipalities will work 1277 00:52:30,960 --> 00:52:35,520 to kind of identify the various types of 1278 00:52:33,680 --> 00:52:37,200 demonstration projects that may that may 1279 00:52:35,520 --> 00:52:38,720 be helpful in addressing the safety 1280 00:52:37,200 --> 00:52:40,640 issues at each one of those locations. 1281 00:52:38,720 --> 00:52:42,079 So, we don't have an idea now. I know 1282 00:52:40,640 --> 00:52:44,160 based on our grant application, I think 1283 00:52:42,079 --> 00:52:45,520 we have to do at least four to six 1284 00:52:44,160 --> 00:52:48,000 demonstration projects throughout the 1285 00:52:45,520 --> 00:52:49,520 region. Um our hope is though that we 1286 00:52:48,000 --> 00:52:50,720 have enough money and we work with our 1287 00:52:49,520 --> 00:52:53,040 consultant to get the costs on these 1288 00:52:50,720 --> 00:52:54,319 demonstration projects down to a place 1289 00:52:53,040 --> 00:52:55,920 uh where we can do significantly more 1290 00:52:54,319 --> 00:52:58,000 than that. Um so that's kind of our hope 1291 00:52:55,920 --> 00:53:00,319 right now. Uh we as we work through the 1292 00:52:58,000 --> 00:53:01,920 initial process, we will be coordinating 1293 00:53:00,319 --> 00:53:04,319 with with your with your municipal 1294 00:53:01,920 --> 00:53:05,440 staff, engineering staff, planning staff 1295 00:53:04,319 --> 00:53:07,280 um and have them work with our 1296 00:53:05,440 --> 00:53:09,200 consultants directly um to make sure 1297 00:53:07,280 --> 00:53:10,960 that we are um identifying the right 1298 00:53:09,200 --> 00:53:12,160 locations to try and start looking at 1299 00:53:10,960 --> 00:53:13,680 addressing some of these safety 1300 00:53:12,160 --> 00:53:14,960 concerns. And again, unfortunately, 1301 00:53:13,680 --> 00:53:16,400 these are demonstration projects, so 1302 00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:18,400 they will be put out temporarily and 1303 00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:19,839 have to come down. Um, but our hope is 1304 00:53:18,400 --> 00:53:21,760 to be able to use those as an 1305 00:53:19,839 --> 00:53:23,839 opportunity to show the the 1306 00:53:21,760 --> 00:53:25,760 effectiveness of these safety measures 1307 00:53:23,839 --> 00:53:27,359 uh to hopefully then look for uh 1308 00:53:25,760 --> 00:53:29,040 programming for uh permanent 1309 00:53:27,359 --> 00:53:31,520 improvements that will help uh you know, 1310 00:53:29,040 --> 00:53:33,520 more more permanently uh increase safety 1311 00:53:31,520 --> 00:53:37,480 for pedestrians and bikes and vehicles 1312 00:53:33,520 --> 00:53:37,480 traveling through our region. 1313 00:53:37,920 --> 00:53:43,520 Well, it certainly is uh positiveness 1314 00:53:42,160 --> 00:53:45,520 » After the last item. Yeah, we need 1315 00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:48,559 something. 1316 00:53:45,520 --> 00:53:51,680 » Yeah, I'm sure we can we can I'll use a 1317 00:53:48,559 --> 00:53:54,559 lot more of that. All right, so um any 1318 00:53:51,680 --> 00:53:57,559 questions on that update about safe 1319 00:53:54,559 --> 00:53:57,559 streets? 1320 00:53:58,079 --> 00:54:02,559 Okay, hearing none, let's go to 1321 00:53:59,680 --> 00:54:04,720 something positive as well and you can 1322 00:54:02,559 --> 00:54:06,079 update us on the office remod. Yeah. So, 1323 00:54:04,720 --> 00:54:07,680 unfortunately, we're still not in the 1324 00:54:06,079 --> 00:54:09,839 office yet, which is why this is a uh 1325 00:54:07,680 --> 00:54:11,839 virtual only meeting. Um, so appreciate 1326 00:54:09,839 --> 00:54:13,440 you all being okay with accommodating 1327 00:54:11,839 --> 00:54:15,760 our our lack of office space for the 1328 00:54:13,440 --> 00:54:17,680 short term. Uh, so we did meet with our 1329 00:54:15,760 --> 00:54:19,119 general contractor yesterday. Colleen 1330 00:54:17,680 --> 00:54:22,400 Pat and I have had weekly meetings with 1331 00:54:19,119 --> 00:54:25,119 them. Um, they every the the 1332 00:54:22,400 --> 00:54:27,760 everything's basically doneish. Um, the 1333 00:54:25,119 --> 00:54:29,839 floor is the new floor is going in today 1334 00:54:27,760 --> 00:54:32,800 um and yesterday. Uh, it should be done 1335 00:54:29,839 --> 00:54:34,720 by tomorrow. And the only thing we're 1336 00:54:32,800 --> 00:54:37,119 waiting on now is the furniture that we 1337 00:54:34,720 --> 00:54:39,760 ordered for the two new offices as well 1338 00:54:37,119 --> 00:54:42,880 as um a couple additional cubicles for 1339 00:54:39,760 --> 00:54:46,000 the for the uh the open area of uh of 1340 00:54:42,880 --> 00:54:48,480 the office are a little delayed. Um, and 1341 00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:50,000 one thing that is it those wouldn't be a 1342 00:54:48,480 --> 00:54:52,240 major issue for us getting back into the 1343 00:54:50,000 --> 00:54:54,079 office except for the fact that um there 1344 00:54:52,240 --> 00:54:56,880 was an upgrade to the electrical 1345 00:54:54,079 --> 00:54:57,920 standards on the I don't know I'm not an 1346 00:54:56,880 --> 00:54:59,920 electrician so I don't know all the 1347 00:54:57,920 --> 00:55:02,079 words but basically the the power that 1348 00:54:59,920 --> 00:55:04,559 comes into the cubicles that allows um 1349 00:55:02,079 --> 00:55:06,240 the cubicles to have power uh uh power 1350 00:55:04,559 --> 00:55:07,680 receptacle that comes up through the 1351 00:55:06,240 --> 00:55:09,839 floor. It's basically coured up uh 1352 00:55:07,680 --> 00:55:12,559 through the floor and underneath. Um 1353 00:55:09,839 --> 00:55:14,559 there is a new standard for those uh 1354 00:55:12,559 --> 00:55:17,599 that that power receptacle that our 1355 00:55:14,559 --> 00:55:19,200 current um uh receptacles do not meet. 1356 00:55:17,599 --> 00:55:21,359 So those are on order. We should have 1357 00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:23,839 them hopefully next week. Um so we can't 1358 00:55:21,359 --> 00:55:26,800 do the final inspection until such time 1359 00:55:23,839 --> 00:55:28,720 that those power pieces are um are 1360 00:55:26,800 --> 00:55:31,520 installed. So that that's kind of the 1361 00:55:28,720 --> 00:55:34,079 last limiting factor to us being um 1362 00:55:31,520 --> 00:55:35,760 issued a certificate of occupancy. Um, 1363 00:55:34,079 --> 00:55:38,400 so once we have that, we'll be able to 1364 00:55:35,760 --> 00:55:39,599 move back in fully um and and get all 1365 00:55:38,400 --> 00:55:41,280 get all of our stuff out of the 1366 00:55:39,599 --> 00:55:43,119 conference room so we we can have a 1367 00:55:41,280 --> 00:55:46,559 conference room again. But it is it it 1368 00:55:43,119 --> 00:55:48,000 moved very well. Um uh everything was 1369 00:55:46,559 --> 00:55:49,680 really remained on schedule and the 1370 00:55:48,000 --> 00:55:51,119 really the only the only reason we're a 1371 00:55:49,680 --> 00:55:53,040 little bit delayed is because of the 1372 00:55:51,119 --> 00:55:54,960 ordering of this uh very specific 1373 00:55:53,040 --> 00:55:56,880 electrical component that needs to be 1374 00:55:54,960 --> 00:55:58,880 installed. But otherwise, the the 1375 00:55:56,880 --> 00:56:01,119 remodel went very well. The the general 1376 00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:02,960 contractor did a great job staying on on 1377 00:56:01,119 --> 00:56:04,079 schedule. Um, even with the snow and 1378 00:56:02,960 --> 00:56:05,599 things that we had, they they didn't 1379 00:56:04,079 --> 00:56:06,960 really lose any time. So, it's been a a 1380 00:56:05,599 --> 00:56:09,280 pretty seamless process. And I think the 1381 00:56:06,960 --> 00:56:11,200 office is uh I was there last week. It 1382 00:56:09,280 --> 00:56:13,440 looks really it looks really nice. Um, 1383 00:56:11,200 --> 00:56:14,880 it's it's well done. It's a little bit 1384 00:56:13,440 --> 00:56:17,359 bigger than what we had before. Gives us 1385 00:56:14,880 --> 00:56:20,079 a little bit of ability to to um add 1386 00:56:17,359 --> 00:56:22,319 more uh capacity uh staff-wise, which is 1387 00:56:20,079 --> 00:56:23,920 great. Um, and you know, we're really 1388 00:56:22,319 --> 00:56:25,760 happy with what how it's come out so 1389 00:56:23,920 --> 00:56:27,839 far. So, we look forward to being 1390 00:56:25,760 --> 00:56:29,440 hopefully being able to show it off uh 1391 00:56:27,839 --> 00:56:32,480 to all of you for an inerson meeting in 1392 00:56:29,440 --> 00:56:32,720 in April is my hope. 1393 00:56:32,480 --> 00:56:34,400 Well, 1394 00:56:32,720 --> 00:56:35,760 » That's good to hear, Matt. I'm looking 1395 00:56:34,400 --> 00:56:38,640 forward to seeing it 1396 00:56:35,760 --> 00:56:42,680 » For the renovation for you guys. So, um, 1397 00:56:38,640 --> 00:56:42,680 anybody have a question? 1398 00:56:43,599 --> 00:56:47,119 Okay, let's uh move on to the housing 1399 00:56:46,319 --> 00:56:48,640 bill. 1400 00:56:47,119 --> 00:56:50,240 » Yep. So, housing bill, as I talked about 1401 00:56:48,640 --> 00:56:52,880 last time or maybe two months ago, I 1402 00:56:50,240 --> 00:56:54,799 forget. We did put out an RSP for uh to 1403 00:56:52,880 --> 00:56:56,480 get an on to get a consultant on that 1404 00:56:54,799 --> 00:56:58,000 can help each one of municipalities with 1405 00:56:56,480 --> 00:57:00,880 the zoning revisions that are required 1406 00:56:58,000 --> 00:57:02,799 as part of uh public act 25-1. Uh 1407 00:57:00,880 --> 00:57:05,119 specifically those zoning revisions are 1408 00:57:02,799 --> 00:57:08,640 related to minimum parking as well as 1409 00:57:05,119 --> 00:57:11,760 the submar review for um the development 1410 00:57:08,640 --> 00:57:13,920 of uh middle housing 2 to9 units on uh 1411 00:57:11,760 --> 00:57:15,839 commercially or mixeduse zones uh 1412 00:57:13,920 --> 00:57:18,000 existing commercial or mixeduse zones. 1413 00:57:15,839 --> 00:57:20,559 Um we did put that out. We unfortunately 1414 00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:22,000 only got one response um last week where 1415 00:57:20,559 --> 00:57:24,799 they were due the 19th. We only got one 1416 00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:26,319 response. So what we are doing um 1417 00:57:24,799 --> 00:57:28,319 internally is we are going to extend 1418 00:57:26,319 --> 00:57:31,200 that deadline out another two weeks, two 1419 00:57:28,319 --> 00:57:33,599 and a half weeks um to and and get it to 1420 00:57:31,200 --> 00:57:35,440 some other uh lists that maybe didn't 1421 00:57:33,599 --> 00:57:36,720 see it or didn't uh publish it enough to 1422 00:57:35,440 --> 00:57:40,640 hopefully get some more. We did reach 1423 00:57:36,720 --> 00:57:42,319 out to a couple other cogs who had um 1424 00:57:40,640 --> 00:57:44,960 four to eight responses when they put 1425 00:57:42,319 --> 00:57:46,480 out their basically same RFP. Um, so we 1426 00:57:44,960 --> 00:57:47,440 just think maybe either got lost with 1427 00:57:46,480 --> 00:57:48,480 some of the other ones that were out 1428 00:57:47,440 --> 00:57:50,079 there or maybe they thought it was the 1429 00:57:48,480 --> 00:57:51,119 same one and didn't respond. So, we're 1430 00:57:50,079 --> 00:57:53,200 just going to give a couple more weeks 1431 00:57:51,119 --> 00:57:56,799 to get a few more responses in to make 1432 00:57:53,200 --> 00:57:58,640 sure um to make sure that we have enough 1433 00:57:56,799 --> 00:58:00,240 to go off of before we select a 1434 00:57:58,640 --> 00:58:01,760 preferred consultant for that work. And 1435 00:58:00,240 --> 00:58:04,160 then as soon as we get them on, we will 1436 00:58:01,760 --> 00:58:06,559 we will um put them in touch with uh 1437 00:58:04,160 --> 00:58:08,559 your planning uh planning department and 1438 00:58:06,559 --> 00:58:10,160 whoever else they need to talk to uh so 1439 00:58:08,559 --> 00:58:12,720 they can be again and this is going to 1440 00:58:10,160 --> 00:58:15,280 be of no cost to yourselves. uh a nocost 1441 00:58:12,720 --> 00:58:16,960 ability to help um wherever where where 1442 00:58:15,280 --> 00:58:18,720 and how necessary to make sure your 1443 00:58:16,960 --> 00:58:20,400 municipality can comply with those 1444 00:58:18,720 --> 00:58:22,880 zoning revisions. I also just on the 1445 00:58:20,400 --> 00:58:25,760 zoning side um based on the public act, 1446 00:58:22,880 --> 00:58:27,359 the zoning uh zoning revisions are 1447 00:58:25,760 --> 00:58:29,280 supposed to be done by July 1st of this 1448 00:58:27,359 --> 00:58:30,960 year. It's going to be a very big lift 1449 00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:32,640 for I think every municipality in the 1450 00:58:30,960 --> 00:58:34,319 state. I am trying to have a 1451 00:58:32,640 --> 00:58:37,040 conversation with legislative leadership 1452 00:58:34,319 --> 00:58:39,520 to see if in some of the they're making 1453 00:58:37,040 --> 00:58:41,440 a couple very small fixes to the bill um 1454 00:58:39,520 --> 00:58:42,640 at some point in this session. I am 1455 00:58:41,440 --> 00:58:45,040 trying to have a discussion to see if 1456 00:58:42,640 --> 00:58:47,200 it's possible to just extend that July 1 1457 00:58:45,040 --> 00:58:49,119 deadline out to January 1st of of next 1458 00:58:47,200 --> 00:58:50,960 year. Uh just give us to give the town 1459 00:58:49,119 --> 00:58:52,400 six months uh municipality six months 1460 00:58:50,960 --> 00:58:54,319 additional to make those zoning 1461 00:58:52,400 --> 00:58:56,079 revisions before they go into in in into 1462 00:58:54,319 --> 00:58:57,040 effect. So I will keep you updated on 1463 00:58:56,079 --> 00:58:58,319 that discussion. I don't know where it's 1464 00:58:57,040 --> 00:58:59,440 going to go, but it is something I'm I'm 1465 00:58:58,319 --> 00:59:01,119 trying to do because I do think that 1466 00:58:59,440 --> 00:59:02,720 would give us a little bit more lead 1467 00:59:01,119 --> 00:59:04,400 time in order to have these revisions 1468 00:59:02,720 --> 00:59:05,680 incorporated fully into your zoning 1469 00:59:04,400 --> 00:59:08,319 codes. 1470 00:59:05,680 --> 00:59:10,799 Wait, Matt, can you just go over which 1471 00:59:08,319 --> 00:59:12,319 which parts of the zoning need to be in 1472 00:59:10,799 --> 00:59:14,720 by July 4th? 1473 00:59:12,319 --> 00:59:16,319 » It's July 1st right now. Um, but as I 1474 00:59:14,720 --> 00:59:18,160 said, I'm we are trying to see if that 1475 00:59:16,319 --> 00:59:19,920 can get extended. It's also I mean it's 1476 00:59:18,160 --> 00:59:21,520 supposed to be in there, but it's not I 1477 00:59:19,920 --> 00:59:23,200 don't think it it there's no punitive 1478 00:59:21,520 --> 00:59:25,040 measures if if the zoning is not updated 1479 00:59:23,200 --> 00:59:25,760 by July 1. So, just I just want to put 1480 00:59:25,040 --> 00:59:28,000 that out there, too. 1481 00:59:25,760 --> 00:59:29,599 » No, but but my question is which which 1482 00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:31,200 » No, I Yeah, I'm getting Yeah, I'm going 1483 00:59:29,599 --> 00:59:33,839 to get to that, Dan. So, it's there's a 1484 00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:36,160 minimum parking requirement um where 1485 00:59:33,839 --> 00:59:40,079 municipalities um are not allowed to 1486 00:59:36,160 --> 00:59:42,720 require parking um greater than one spot 1487 00:59:40,079 --> 00:59:44,640 per studio or one-bedroom apartment or 1488 00:59:42,720 --> 00:59:46,480 greater than two spots for a two-bedroom 1489 00:59:44,640 --> 00:59:49,119 apartment or greater than three spots 1490 00:59:46,480 --> 00:59:51,040 for any um units greater than two 1491 00:59:49,119 --> 00:59:52,799 bedrooms. 1492 00:59:51,040 --> 00:59:56,559 So, that's the parking piece. And then 1493 00:59:52,799 --> 00:59:59,839 the other one um is related to a summary 1494 00:59:56,559 --> 01:00:02,079 review of um so it's as opposed to going 1495 00:59:59,839 --> 01:00:03,359 through a full zoning process uh summary 1496 01:00:02,079 --> 01:00:04,640 review is kind of like an expedited 1497 01:00:03,359 --> 01:00:08,319 review where the town sets out 1498 01:00:04,640 --> 01:00:10,480 guidelines beforehand um during in the 1499 01:00:08,319 --> 01:00:12,400 summary review code that you have and 1500 01:00:10,480 --> 01:00:14,400 this is specifically for the development 1501 01:00:12,400 --> 01:00:18,000 of middle housing. So two units to nine 1502 01:00:14,400 --> 01:00:20,400 units on existing commercial or mixeduse 1503 01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:22,559 uh parcels. So, they have to be zoned 1504 01:00:20,400 --> 01:00:24,480 commercial or mixed use currently for 1505 01:00:22,559 --> 01:00:26,319 that to be applicable. Um, and that 1506 01:00:24,480 --> 01:00:28,000 would allow a developer to come in and 1507 01:00:26,319 --> 01:00:30,240 put in an application. And as long as 1508 01:00:28,000 --> 01:00:32,240 that application satisfied all the 1509 01:00:30,240 --> 01:00:34,160 criteria that the town laid out for the 1510 01:00:32,240 --> 01:00:35,520 summary review, they would be able to 1511 01:00:34,160 --> 01:00:37,280 basically get a sign off and 1512 01:00:35,520 --> 01:00:39,040 administratively without having to go 1513 01:00:37,280 --> 01:00:40,720 through the full zoning commission 1514 01:00:39,040 --> 01:00:43,200 process for those two to nine unit 1515 01:00:40,720 --> 01:00:46,880 developments. 1516 01:00:43,200 --> 01:00:48,880 » Okay. Yeah. I guess when I saw that I, 1517 01:00:46,880 --> 01:00:51,440 you know, I thought we don't have that. 1518 01:00:48,880 --> 01:00:52,400 We don't have mixed use or so. I I 1519 01:00:51,440 --> 01:00:53,440 didn't know. 1520 01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:56,319 » You don't really have one. I think you 1521 01:00:53,440 --> 01:00:59,760 only have one commercial, two commercial 1522 01:00:56,319 --> 01:01:02,240 zone parcels very minimally. So, it's 1523 01:00:59,760 --> 01:01:03,839 not of uh I think Dan, for your specific 1524 01:01:02,240 --> 01:01:05,119 perspective, I don't think it's of major 1525 01:01:03,839 --> 01:01:06,799 concern because you don't have a whole 1526 01:01:05,119 --> 01:01:08,480 lot of those two zoning types in your 1527 01:01:06,799 --> 01:01:10,799 municipality. 1528 01:01:08,480 --> 01:01:14,160 » Okay. And then just while I have the 1529 01:01:10,799 --> 01:01:17,760 floor here, I I there's a zoning 1530 01:01:14,160 --> 01:01:20,799 um association meeting tonight at the 1531 01:01:17,760 --> 01:01:21,920 aqua turf that I'm going to go to. I 1532 01:01:20,799 --> 01:01:23,359 don't know if anybody else is 1533 01:01:21,920 --> 01:01:25,440 interested. It seems to be the 1534 01:01:23,359 --> 01:01:26,799 association the Connecticut association 1535 01:01:25,440 --> 01:01:27,920 of zoning. 1536 01:01:26,799 --> 01:01:30,079 » Yeah, it's a zoning the zoning 1537 01:01:27,920 --> 01:01:31,359 enforcement officers have an annual 1538 01:01:30,079 --> 01:01:32,559 meeting. I think that's what that what 1539 01:01:31,359 --> 01:01:33,920 that is tonight, I believe. 1540 01:01:32,559 --> 01:01:35,920 » Yeah. So, that looked like a good one 1541 01:01:33,920 --> 01:01:37,920 because they're going to go over 802 1542 01:01:35,920 --> 01:01:40,319 again. So, if anybody's interested, 1543 01:01:37,920 --> 01:01:43,440 that's that's happening. 1544 01:01:40,319 --> 01:01:45,440 » Thanks, Dan. 1545 01:01:43,440 --> 01:01:47,440 » Thank you. 1546 01:01:45,440 --> 01:01:49,680 » Okay. Does anybody have uh any other 1547 01:01:47,440 --> 01:01:52,960 questions on on the zoning update on the 1548 01:01:49,680 --> 01:01:55,119 housing bill? 1549 01:01:52,960 --> 01:01:56,559 » So, obviously that that will be uh I 1550 01:01:55,119 --> 01:01:58,240 know we've talked about this at our 1551 01:01:56,559 --> 01:02:00,240 previous meetings, but certainly that 1552 01:01:58,240 --> 01:02:02,720 consult will be very helpful to us, all 1553 01:02:00,240 --> 01:02:03,680 of us. So, we appreciate that. Yeah, 1554 01:02:02,720 --> 01:02:05,839 we're just and we're trying to make sure 1555 01:02:03,680 --> 01:02:08,160 we just we have enough uh responses to 1556 01:02:05,839 --> 01:02:12,280 make a a a good informed decision on who 1557 01:02:08,160 --> 01:02:12,280 to on who to move forward with. 1558 01:02:12,640 --> 01:02:17,200 » Anyone else have a question on that? 1559 01:02:15,520 --> 01:02:19,119 All right, let's move to the last item 1560 01:02:17,200 --> 01:02:20,799 then if you would update us on that. 1561 01:02:19,119 --> 01:02:22,400 » Yep. Yeah. CBRG is a climate pollution 1562 01:02:20,799 --> 01:02:23,520 reduction grant program through EPA that 1563 01:02:22,400 --> 01:02:28,079 we've been administering for the last 1564 01:02:23,520 --> 01:02:31,760 couple years. Um our comprehensive uh uh 1565 01:02:28,079 --> 01:02:34,720 our comprehensive um climate action plan 1566 01:02:31,760 --> 01:02:36,400 CCAP I always too many acronyms um is 1567 01:02:34,720 --> 01:02:38,880 fully is complete. We're just waiting on 1568 01:02:36,400 --> 01:02:40,480 our consultant to provide um we're kind 1569 01:02:38,880 --> 01:02:41,680 of doing some uh some handbooks or 1570 01:02:40,480 --> 01:02:43,520 playbooks for each of the different 1571 01:02:41,680 --> 01:02:44,880 sections. Um so once those are 1572 01:02:43,520 --> 01:02:47,680 completed, we will be submitting it to 1573 01:02:44,880 --> 01:02:49,119 EPA for our formal submission of that. 1574 01:02:47,680 --> 01:02:50,799 It's not technically due, I don't think, 1575 01:02:49,119 --> 01:02:52,079 until June or July of this year, but 1576 01:02:50,799 --> 01:02:53,599 we're trying to get it in early since we 1577 01:02:52,079 --> 01:02:54,960 were we were ready to submit back in 1578 01:02:53,599 --> 01:02:56,960 December when the initial deadline was 1579 01:02:54,960 --> 01:02:58,880 and then they extended it out through uh 1580 01:02:56,960 --> 01:03:01,280 I think it's June. Uh but we will be 1581 01:02:58,880 --> 01:03:02,559 submitting that shortly um and making 1582 01:03:01,280 --> 01:03:04,559 sure we were in full compliance with 1583 01:03:02,559 --> 01:03:06,640 that grant. And then we do have a couple 1584 01:03:04,559 --> 01:03:09,599 years of of additional funding over the 1585 01:03:06,640 --> 01:03:10,960 next two years um to work on some 1586 01:03:09,599 --> 01:03:14,000 additional work. We're coordinating 1587 01:03:10,960 --> 01:03:15,760 right now with EPA and WCOG, who's a 1588 01:03:14,000 --> 01:03:18,880 partner with us on this on this climate 1589 01:03:15,760 --> 01:03:21,440 action plan and this grant program um to 1590 01:03:18,880 --> 01:03:22,960 try and uh potentially identify some 1591 01:03:21,440 --> 01:03:24,880 opportunities where we can assist the 1592 01:03:22,960 --> 01:03:26,720 municipalities specifically with looking 1593 01:03:24,880 --> 01:03:28,559 at kind of some of their energy envelope 1594 01:03:26,720 --> 01:03:30,559 issues with their buildings and and get 1595 01:03:28,559 --> 01:03:33,680 some more uh real data that we could 1596 01:03:30,559 --> 01:03:35,520 then use to provide uh to you all um and 1597 01:03:33,680 --> 01:03:38,240 inform you on potential opportunities 1598 01:03:35,520 --> 01:03:39,680 for um energy savings and and those 1599 01:03:38,240 --> 01:03:41,200 types of those types of things. So, 1600 01:03:39,680 --> 01:03:42,400 we're I'll we'll provide more 1601 01:03:41,200 --> 01:03:44,160 information as we get a little bit more 1602 01:03:42,400 --> 01:03:45,359 from EPA on that. Uh, but it's something 1603 01:03:44,160 --> 01:03:47,200 that we're hoping to do over the next 1604 01:03:45,359 --> 01:03:49,039 couple years directly with you on your 1605 01:03:47,200 --> 01:03:50,880 municipally owned buildings to give you 1606 01:03:49,039 --> 01:03:52,880 all a better handle on where you're 1607 01:03:50,880 --> 01:03:54,240 currently um, you know, what your 1608 01:03:52,880 --> 01:03:55,359 current energy utilization is, what 1609 01:03:54,240 --> 01:03:57,440 you're currently paying from a rate 1610 01:03:55,359 --> 01:03:59,599 perspective um, for these buildings and 1611 01:03:57,440 --> 01:04:02,000 what opportunities exist to potentially 1612 01:03:59,599 --> 01:04:04,240 uh, mitigate some of that energy usage 1613 01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:06,079 um, and and have more sustainable and 1614 01:04:04,240 --> 01:04:07,760 and conservation practices within those 1615 01:04:06,079 --> 01:04:09,039 within within those municipal buildings. 1616 01:04:07,760 --> 01:04:10,480 So, that's something we're hoping to 1617 01:04:09,039 --> 01:04:11,920 provide be able to provide for you as we 1618 01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:15,079 go forward over the next year and a half 1619 01:04:11,920 --> 01:04:15,079 or so. 1620 01:04:16,000 --> 01:04:21,520 » Okay, any questions on that? 1621 01:04:19,839 --> 01:04:25,119 All right, thanks Matt for that update. 1622 01:04:21,520 --> 01:04:28,319 Appreciate it. Um, it's uh we're at the 1623 01:04:25,119 --> 01:04:32,480 end of our agenda. Anybody have any 1624 01:04:28,319 --> 01:04:35,680 other business they want to discuss? 1625 01:04:32,480 --> 01:04:36,400 » Nice long meeting. Thank you all. 1626 01:04:35,680 --> 01:04:39,760 Yeah. 1627 01:04:36,400 --> 01:04:40,480 » Yeah. Matt, can you resend that POC? 1628 01:04:39,760 --> 01:04:42,000 » Yep. 1629 01:04:40,480 --> 01:04:44,559 » Send it right after meeting 1630 01:04:42,000 --> 01:04:47,839 » And then uh and then I am interested in 1631 01:04:44,559 --> 01:04:50,240 any kind of the traffic planning stuff 1632 01:04:47,839 --> 01:04:52,400 or or even the trains. If you have that 1633 01:04:50,240 --> 01:04:55,599 like already, just forward that to me. 1634 01:04:52,400 --> 01:04:57,119 So, I want to try to figure out what our 1635 01:04:55,599 --> 01:04:58,880 role is on that. 1636 01:04:57,119 --> 01:05:00,240 » Yeah. And I can I'm happy to set up a 1637 01:04:58,880 --> 01:05:01,839 meeting with you too, Dan, to come and 1638 01:05:00,240 --> 01:05:03,680 talk with you more in more detail about 1639 01:05:01,839 --> 01:05:05,760 it all. 1640 01:05:03,680 --> 01:05:08,319 » All right. Okay. Awesome. Yeah, I I 1641 01:05:05,760 --> 01:05:10,799 would like to talk to you about the um 1642 01:05:08,319 --> 01:05:13,760 the taxes and the pilot too and I would 1643 01:05:10,799 --> 01:05:16,000 like to get the exact language of how 1644 01:05:13,760 --> 01:05:17,760 that works if you have it. Um 1645 01:05:16,000 --> 01:05:20,240 » We have that we can get it to you. 1646 01:05:17,760 --> 01:05:22,319 » I really want to study that like from a 1647 01:05:20,240 --> 01:05:23,200 legal perspective. All right. Thank you. 1648 01:05:22,319 --> 01:05:25,920 Thank you so much. 1649 01:05:23,200 --> 01:05:28,799 » Did the chair make a motion to adjourn? 1650 01:05:25,920 --> 01:05:30,559 Just let me just uh um go over the next 1651 01:05:28,799 --> 01:05:32,799 meeting dates which are April 30th and 1652 01:05:30,559 --> 01:05:35,280 May 28th and we'll wait to hear from you 1653 01:05:32,799 --> 01:05:37,680 Matt whether we're going to be uh you 1654 01:05:35,280 --> 01:05:39,920 know at the office next time or have a 1655 01:05:37,680 --> 01:05:42,240 hybrid meeting whatever what however you 1656 01:05:39,920 --> 01:05:44,400 know when you're up to date with the 1657 01:05:42,240 --> 01:05:46,400 » We should be well in well back moved in 1658 01:05:44,400 --> 01:05:48,720 by then. So hopefully that'll be good. 1659 01:05:46,400 --> 01:05:50,559 » Okay. And uh Matt just real quick I 1660 01:05:48,720 --> 01:05:52,480 sorry I had to hop off and get back on. 1661 01:05:50,559 --> 01:05:53,680 Um were there any questions for CT dot 1662 01:05:52,480 --> 01:05:57,680 from you or the board? 1663 01:05:53,680 --> 01:06:00,720 » Nope. We're good. Okay. Gotcha. 1664 01:05:57,680 --> 01:06:01,119 » Okay. Uh, can I get a motion to adjurnn, 1665 01:06:00,720 --> 01:06:02,400 please? 1666 01:06:01,119 --> 01:06:04,160 » A motion. 1667 01:06:02,400 --> 01:06:05,039 » Thanks, Ken. Can I have a second? 1668 01:06:04,160 --> 01:06:06,480 » Second. 1669 01:06:05,039 --> 01:06:07,920 » All in favor? 1670 01:06:06,480 --> 01:06:08,559 » I. 1671 01:06:07,920 --> 01:06:11,680 » Okay. 1672 01:06:08,559 --> 01:06:11,680 » Have a good one. to everybody.