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like to call um the signature to order

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for Tuesday, September 22nd. Apologize,

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I'm a little under the weather, so I'm

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off to that. And the pledge of

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allegiance

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to the flag of the United States of

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America and to the republic for which it

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stands. One nation under God,

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indivisible, with liberty and justice

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for all.

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» Roll for

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» here

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» mayor

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>> Mayor

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>> We have a corner. We move on to item

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three, approval of agenda. I actually

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have something to add. Um coming up our

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conversation at the last meeting about

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open space. Actually, drafted a letter

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for members of the plans on the

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commission and other land use commission

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that I will hand out to everybody now.

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And I would just like to see if we can

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add it to the agenda as anformational

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item under 18B.

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>> Some move. Second.

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» Motion by Deputy Marada, seconded by

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Councelor Gonzalez. Any discussion about

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adding the letter to planning and zoning

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as an agenda as aformational item 18B to

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Seeing none, all those in favor? I

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Moving right along. Uh next we have

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awards and proclamations. Um

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unfortunately Steve Parker wasn't able

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to make it tonight. We're gonna leave

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that we're going to table it and leave

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it on the agenda for our next council

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meeting so we can honor him then if

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anybody unless anybody has any

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Seeing none. So we're going to move

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right along to public participation in

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general. If you'd like to speak in

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public participation, please step up to

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the microphone and state your name and

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address for the record. If you are

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online using Zoom, please use the raise

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hand function and we will alternate

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between in the room and over Zoom.

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» Yeah, if you're if you like to speak,

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come on up.

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Should have state your name and address

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for the record, please.

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>> Good evening. My name is Antonio, 273 ML

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in Newington.

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We just pledge to the flag liberty,

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freedom for everybody. I do not know why

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I'm denied a meeting with the right

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people to expose the problem which I

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have uh my house because my house was

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double the price the tax and I have

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issues there for years which they don't

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make me leave my house comfortable.

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So and I want to talk with the right

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people. I was here left months and then

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I have the end that said yes we will

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have a meeting but yesterday

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nothing happened and I would like to

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have because you know I have the right

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to express myself and to expose the

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evidence which I have it so to be

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correct. If you want to raise my text

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correct my problem which been have many

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years on my property.

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wide weight the night of the meeting

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51 50 whatever 49 is not enough for me

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to explain I need a meeting with the

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right people

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can it be done

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public participation this is just

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opportunity for that but we will make

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remarks on what you say afterwards we

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just we don't do it back and forth at

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the table like that

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>> no That's the reason. So I need a

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meeting with the private people to

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expose all the problem I've been have

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and the reason

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I have you know whatever have to say

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because I don't want to come here and b

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you people you have so so many things to

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do and probably you see me here like a

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somebody come to the no I have serious

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problem which that I encounter every day

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and then I would like to they could be

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and I have the right to do this because

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you know the tax is double on my house

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and the problem is not corrected

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and I see maybe I don't know the Mr.

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mayor the Daniel or the people they

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signed the those paper whatever. So I

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got to talk to somebody in order

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to up this problem because I be back

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next month. I'll be back next week. Yes.

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problem to be fixed.

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Can somebody maybe call me sending me a

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letter something? We'll I'll address it

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on once we're done with public

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participation. I will address your

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concerns. Like I said, we can't do a

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back and forth here.

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I'm telling you. I will we will address

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what your concerns are. I promise

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is six months now. How long we could be?

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>> Thank you very much. And I'm sorry about

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inconvenience.

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hanging out.

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that would like to speak in public

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participation?

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Seeing none. Um, we did have one email

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from last week or from the previous

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meeting. Um, are you reading that?

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the record. We did have one email that

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came in um after the 24hour uh notice to

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the council before the last meeting. Uh

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this is from Cindy Trezick of 78 Wells

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Drive North Newington Town Council. I am

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writing to address the need to keep some

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open space in Newington. While I agree

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that we need more affordable senior

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housing, putting 13 units and a tiny

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2acre parcel of land will not put a dent

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in what is needed. However, it will

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definitely reduce the area that my

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neighbors and I have used for years.

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there every day, sometimes multiple

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times a day. There are so many abandoned

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buildings in Newington right now that

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are blighting our town. Why can't some

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of those buildings/spaces be renovated

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into something that could really benefit

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the seniors and put a dent in the

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affordable senior housing that's needed?

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In doing so, this will help make the

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town look so much better as parts have

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definitely become an eyesore. Cedar

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want to add any more traffic to this

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area? Bear sightings are reported all

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over Facebook with people complaining

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about wildlife on their properties.

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homes, resources. Where are they

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supposed to go besides on our

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properties? I've seen deer grazing and a

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fox running through there around the

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same time every day. I'm sure there's

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also other wildlife that I haven't seen.

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Newington is not the town I moved into

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almost 30 years ago. Newington can and

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should do better. That's the conclusion.

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>> Thank you. Thank you.

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>> We had no other email correspondents

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come in for this meeting. That was it.

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which moves us on to remarks by

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counselors on public participation. Mr.

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Pisiferado, thank you so much for coming

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out. Um, we really appreciate your input

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on that. Uh, I'm sorry that you haven't

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had that meeting yet. We will ensure

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that that meeting happens. Um, we'll get

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you in a room with whoever you need,

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whoever you want to, but we'll make sure that meeting happens in

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the next several weeks. Okay.

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>> You got it. Uh, Deputy Mayor.

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exactly the same thing that that Mayor

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Trister said that first of all, thank

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you for coming. It's never an

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inconvenience. We always want people to

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>> They don't want to bug us. No, no,

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there's nobody here. It's your show.

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>> It's not a bother. This is this is what

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we do. This is part of our job is to

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listen to what you have to say.

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>> So, we will definitely work on that and

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get you connected with who you need to

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>> You did the right thing tonight. So, we

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>> So, it's good tonight.

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>> Thank you, Mayor. Mr. Chris Barto, thank

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you for coming. I met with you, you'll

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recall just last month or so ago,

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you are one

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last month. Um, and I connected you with

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staff, but we want to make sure that all

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the resources that you need to help

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answer the questions that you have are

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in front of you and particularly if you

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think there's an issue that it is

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resolved. And so let's ensure that that

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happens over the next um uh week or so

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and ensure that you you are able to get

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that audience. Um but again, just as you

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have over the last month with me, you

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can do with any other member of council.

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We can meet anytime. We can have

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conversations over the phone every time.

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You have my cell, please call or text me

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anytime and we'll just make sure we get

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this resolved for you. Okay?

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I have to meet under people and do a job

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with any one of you. I say the same

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thing to anyone.

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Then they said, "Oh, I'm not the one."

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So they give you guys upstairs. Oh, I'm

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not the one. This is another way of

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house. No, go back upstairs.

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>> We'll take care of it. We'll get on it.

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You got it. You got it.

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>> Any other remarks from council?

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You can go you want to stay. We got some

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other stuff.

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>> Thank you for coming.

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>> You enjoy your

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» That's the best.

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>> All right. No other remarks from

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We'll move on to consideration of old

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business boards and commission review

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subcommittee recommendations. Are we

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making a vote on this? I didn't see a

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resolution.

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>> Oh, there should have been one on the

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package.

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>> I have one. Maybe I'm not seeing it.

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>> Yeah, just a number.

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All right. While you're doing that, why

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don't we move ahead to item 10,

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resignations, because I know we have one

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there.

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Council, do you want to read that um

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resolution? Resolve that the Newington

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Town Council hereby accepts the

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resignation of Rose Ser Ruby Lions as a

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public member of the ethics commission

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in accordance with the correspondence

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received on September the 8th, 2026 and

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effective September 22nd, 2026.

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>> Second motion by councelor Flor, second

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by councelor Gonzalez. Any discussion?

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Just as with anybody, we thank her for

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her service. Thank you for your service.

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>> All those in favor?

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>> Any oppose or abstain?

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Motion carries unanimously.

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» Okay, we got another one. Oh, we have

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another resignation.

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>> Oh, okay.

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>> Matt, you want to do that one, too?

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>> Sure.

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>> Resolve that the Newington Town Council

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hereby accepts the resignation of Pamela

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Canary as a member of the Lucy Robbins

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Wells Library Board in accordance with

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the correspondence received on September

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the 8th, 2026 and effective September

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22nd, 2026.

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>> Second by council, second by councelor

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Gonzalez. Any discussion on this?

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>> Thank you for your service. Thank you

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for your service. All those in favor?

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>> I.

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>> Any oppos?

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Motion carries unanimously.

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Reco, would you like to do a tax refund?

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>> Resolve that property tax refunds in the

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amount of $4,12646

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are hereby approved in the individual

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amounts and for those named on the

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request for refund of an overpayment of

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taxes certified by the revenue

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collector, a list of which is attached

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to this resolution.

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>> Second motion by council Draco, second

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by council das.

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Any discussion?

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Seeing none, all those in favor?

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>> I.

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>> Any oppos?

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Okay. Unanimously.

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Wait another minute.

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Where's the other one? Have to hold this

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one.

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Thank you. Welcome.

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>> Thank you, Lauren.

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>> Thanks.

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» We go. Council player, you want to read

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that? Sure.

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>> Resolved. The Newington Town Council

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hereby accepts the recommendation.

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>> Wait a second. I'm sorry. Let me just

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make it clear on the record. We are back

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on old business looking at item A,

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boards and commissions review

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subcommittee recommendations.

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>> Sorry.

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>> Resolve. The Newington Town Council

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hereby accepts the recommendation of the

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boards and commissions review

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subcommittee and therefore dispands the

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affordable age restricted housing study

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committee authorized by resolution

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number 20006-117.

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The Newington housing needs study

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committee authorized by resolution

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number 2014-54.

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and the PMBC ordinance review

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subcommittee authorized by resolution

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number 2024-46.

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>> Second by council ploy was second by

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councelor Gonzalez. Any discussion on

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this

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counc mayor um just um for the public's

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clarity on that question that I asked at

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the last meeting with I think it was the

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housing needs study committee. Can you

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just speak to the question was if we

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would still need this to build our next

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iteration of our affordable housing

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plan. I imagine I think you received

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clarification on that. You just share

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that.

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>> So this study committee was actually

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specific to a certain parcel in uh

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Newington and it is not the same as any

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subcommittee or uh committee that would

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be required by state. Also, the statute

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that you had referenced two meetings ago

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has been repealed.

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>> Oh, well, there you go.

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>> So, we're good.

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>> Okay, we're good.

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>> Thank you,

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Dr.

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>> Yeah. And then just to add a little bit

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more context for the other two, too. So,

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the affordable age restricted housing

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subcommittee was something that was

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enacted back in like 2006. Um, and had

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like a streamline purpose due to the new

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Samaritans housing project that was up

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at that time. uh since then they you

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know they completed kind of their charge

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and they haven't met since I think 2017

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um so we felt like it was a good thing

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to kind of get off the books and then

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the same thing for the permanent

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municipal building committee ordinance

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review subcommittee the ordinance has

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been adopted so there's no real need for

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the review committee anymore so just to

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give the public rationale as to why to

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as well

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>> council thank you

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» all right had a motion by councelor CL

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seconded by councelor Gonzalez. Any

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further discussion?

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Seeing none, all those in favor?

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>> I

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absent

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carries unanimously.

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>> All righty.

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We did resignations, tax refunds.

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Next is item 12, minutes of previous

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meeting. I would entertain a motion to

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approve the meeting from the September

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8th regular meeting, unless anybody has

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any changes.

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I have one

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>> on page two. The third bullet

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stories is possessive. I think it's

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stories plural.

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Under counselor Gonzalez stated, I can

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imagine the stories you have to tell. We

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have it written as a possessive.

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>> Thank you.

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>> I would entertain a motion to approve

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the minutes of September 8th with

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councelor deassa's amendments.

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>> Second.

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>> No, I would entertain. Who wants you to

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move?

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>> Second.

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>> I'll move it.

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>> Second.

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>> All right. Motion by Deputy Mayor Rada,

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seconded by Councelor Pl. Any discussion

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on approving the minutes with the

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amendment?

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>> Seeing none, all those in favor?

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>> Any opposed or abstain?

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All right. Motion carries unanimously.

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That means us right on to new business.

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Uh item A, referral 824 referrals for

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emergency radio tower site, Cedar Street

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ROI parcel. I'm going to give us a quick

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up on that.

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Yes. So, as you uh I'm I'm sure are

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aware, the uh tower site location in the

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town has been a topic of discussion for

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several years. The whole time I've been

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here, we have contracted with a

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consultant, Blueing, who has been

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helping us determine the proper location

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for a new radio tower, which will house

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our public safety infrastructure. Um,

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and that site has now been determined

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between our consultant and staff. And so

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it is at the point now where we can send

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it to the PNC for their 824 review so

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that we can apply for all the things

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that we need to in order to put down the

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pad and have the tower start being

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built. Uh we are hopeful that this will

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be in in the works. So over the next

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couple of months we'll be moving to

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design phase and then we should be able

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to start construction phase sometime in

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2027.

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» Councelor B. Thank you, mayor, and thank

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you, Lauren, for teeing that up. Um,

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it's uh it's really great to see this

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continue to move along um in in a

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productive direction, and um I know

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myself and council Draco have been a

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part of the most recent conversations

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quite a bit. Um in in particular, the

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conversations that selected this site.

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Um so, I know we both feel comfortable

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um proceeding with this site. Um but

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there's just one question um that I had.

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I I know one particular item that

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council Draco and I followed up on for a

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little while was just a a visual of uh

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the actual tower from the town center

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just so we could kind of get a rendering

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a sense of that update.

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>> So that will be part of the design

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phase. I know that that is that is in

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the plan to provide you all with that

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kind of panoramic picture of what it'll

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look like depending on where you are in the town. So we're we are that'll be

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in the works,

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>> but it is dependent on which way we go

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with the design. Sure.

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>> Excellent. Thank you so much.

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>> Sure.

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>> Any other questions or comments from

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council?

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>> You did request a waiver. Oh, Council

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Draco, go ahead.

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>> I'm just curious. Um, you said that

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estimated completion would be 2027,

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spring, summer.

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>> We're hoping to start the construction

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phase in in 2027. It really just depends

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on what the cost is going to be and and

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when we can get those documents out. So

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in terms of the rental of the current um

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>> the lease that we have runs through

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August 31st of next year I believe is

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the day. Um so we have some time. We do

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still have that that active lease. We do

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still have a current tower. Obviously

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timing being everything we are going to

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do everything we can to have one tower

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up and then sunset the old tower and not

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have any any you know wiggle room there.

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So that that would be our goal. But I

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don't want to promise you the end of

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August and then be here in July and say,

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you know, things are slower than we

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Yeah.

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» Any questions or comments?

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A waiver was was requested so we can

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make approvals on this tonight.

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Councelor Floyd, would you please read

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the first uh resolution?

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>> Sure. First part of it. Resolved. The

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Newington Town Council in accordance

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with the Town Council rules of procedure

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section 14 voting adopted September 8th,

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2026, hereby moves to allow action on

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new business agenda item 13A to

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authorize Lauren Ry, acting town

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manager, to submit to the town planning

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and zoning commission for its report in

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accordance with section 8-24 of the

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Connecticut General Statutes, a review

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of the proposed emergency radio tower

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site, Cedar Street, RO parcel.

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>> Second. Motion by councelor floor. It

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was seconded by deputy marada. Um

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because we are waving our rules. Um I

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will open up the floor for public

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participation specifically on the

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waiver. Um if you'd like to speak about

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the waiver, please step to the

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microphone and state your name and

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address for the record. Or if you're on

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Zoom, please use the raise hand

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function.

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» Go right ahead. Miss Lions,

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Rose Lions, 46 Elton Drive. I didn't

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look at the new rules and procedures.

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Could Lauren just explain how the waiver

550
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is supposed to go? I'm a little bit

551
00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:35,679
confused. I thought you waved it and

552
00:22:35,679 --> 00:22:37,520
then once you went to vote, then the

553
00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:39,679
public participated. I asked this

554
00:22:39,679 --> 00:22:42,159
question about a month ago and I'm not

555
00:22:42,159 --> 00:22:43,840
quite sure of how it goes. So, if you

556
00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,679
could just explain that, I'd appreciate

557
00:22:45,679 --> 00:22:48,950
it.

558
00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,720
» Thank you, Miss Lions. We were supposed

559
00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,720
to vote before I opened up the floor.

560
00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:54,320
Oh, sorry.

561
00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:56,640
>> I know. I thought we changed that. We

562
00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:59,200
had we talked about it in our meeting

563
00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:00,640
but I don't think we changed it. I think

564
00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,799
we just kind of clarified.

565
00:23:02,799 --> 00:23:04,559
>> I didn't see that in the draft change in

566
00:23:04,559 --> 00:23:07,600
the change meeting. Yeah,

567
00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:09,120
>> I think you got it right

568
00:23:09,120 --> 00:23:12,320
>> to get rid of the fact that the the

569
00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,720
publication would be on the proposal

570
00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:15,760
itself.

571
00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,159
>> Just remind

572
00:23:18,159 --> 00:23:20,159
the waiver but to be on the

573
00:23:20,159 --> 00:23:23,120
>> agenda item itself. So, it's a motion

574
00:23:23,120 --> 00:23:25,280
and a second for the waving of the

575
00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,280
rules. And then you would take a vote to

576
00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:28,640
approve waving the rules.

577
00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:29,600
>> Then you'd open it up.

578
00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:31,280
>> Then you would have a motion and a

579
00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:33,200
second on the item.

580
00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:34,799
>> And then you open it up to public

581
00:23:34,799 --> 00:23:37,520
discussion and then your discussion and

582
00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:38,799
then a vote on the item.

583
00:23:38,799 --> 00:23:40,080
>> Interesting.

584
00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,159
>> Which is what it was before, too. We

585
00:23:42,159 --> 00:23:44,240
just kind of did it differently

586
00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,400
>> all the time.

587
00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:48,000
>> Rut

588
00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,840
backtrack. So, I would backtrack and

589
00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:51,760
just call for a vote on waving the

590
00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:52,240
rules.

591
00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:52,799
>> Okay.

592
00:23:52,799 --> 00:23:54,880
>> And then move on to the item itself

593
00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:56,000
>> and then do it all over again. All

594
00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:56,400
right.

595
00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:57,440
>> Yeah.

596
00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:00,960
>> Stricken last 45 seconds for the record.

597
00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,280
>> We had a motion by councelor and it was

598
00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:05,679
uh it was seconded by Debbie Natada. Any

599
00:24:05,679 --> 00:24:08,320
discussion on waving the rules?

600
00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,799
Seeing none. All those in favor?

601
00:24:10,799 --> 00:24:13,039
>> Any oppose or abstain?

602
00:24:13,039 --> 00:24:15,760
Motion carries unanimously.

603
00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:17,600
And council report, would you read the

604
00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,240
second half? Sure.

605
00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:21,440
>> Be it further resolved that the

606
00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,159
Newington Town Council hereby directs uh

607
00:24:24,159 --> 00:24:26,159
Lauren Ryan's acting town manager to

608
00:24:26,159 --> 00:24:27,679
submit to the town planning and zoning

609
00:24:27,679 --> 00:24:29,200
commission for its report in accordance

610
00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,360
with section 8-24 of the Connecticut

611
00:24:31,360 --> 00:24:33,200
General Statutes a review of the

612
00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,200
proposed emergency radio tower site

613
00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,679
Cedar Street RO parcel.

614
00:24:37,679 --> 00:24:40,720
>> Second by council second by council

615
00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:42,159
Gonzalez.

616
00:24:42,159 --> 00:24:44,799
>> Now I'm now I will open it up for public

617
00:24:44,799 --> 00:24:46,880
participation on this item if any folks.

618
00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:49,840
Thanks, Rose.

619
00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:54,149
>> All right, Miss Lions.

620
00:24:54,159 --> 00:24:57,200
» Rose Lions, 46 Elton Drive. Thank you.

621
00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,039
After 20 years of back and forth and

622
00:24:59,039 --> 00:25:00,480
back and forth, I thought we had it

623
00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,480
straight and then I thought we I was

624
00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:04,480
mixed up that maybe it got changed, but

625
00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,960
hopefully going forward, we'll all be on

626
00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:09,600
the same page. Thank you.

627
00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:13,590
>> Thank you.

628
00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,360
Anybody else in the room or over Zoom

629
00:25:15,360 --> 00:25:16,480
that would like to speak in public

630
00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,720
participation?

631
00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:20,880
All right. Seeing none, now I will with

632
00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:22,400
a motion in a second. I'll open up for

633
00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,480
any council discussion on this. Any

634
00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,240
discussion from counselors? Deputy

635
00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:27,120
mayor.

636
00:25:27,120 --> 00:25:31,360
>> Uh yes, my suggestion is that we strike

637
00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:33,760
and so that it reads that the Newington

638
00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,960
Town Council hereby directs Lauren Ryan.

639
00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:40,480
>> Okay, I support that. Everyone okay with

640
00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,799
the change to the to the resolution?

641
00:25:42,799 --> 00:25:43,919
>> Yes.

642
00:25:43,919 --> 00:25:47,360
>> All right. Very good. Any other remarks

643
00:25:47,360 --> 00:25:49,919
from councel?

644
00:25:49,919 --> 00:25:51,440
>> All right. Seeing none. We had a motion

645
00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:54,080
in a second and a change was addressed.

646
00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:55,840
Uh all those in favor?

647
00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,200
>> I. Any oppose or pin? All right. We got

648
00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,840
through that. Motion carries

649
00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:05,520
unanimously. Again, I pause this letter.

650
00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:08,159
All righty. I don't know what our excuse

651
00:26:08,159 --> 00:26:11,430
is.

652
00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:14,400
» Uh, next up on the agenda is item B in

653
00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,320
under new business open space protection

654
00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:19,520
ordinance development subcommittee.

655
00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:21,760
>> All right. Uh, council, do you want to

656
00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:23,120
kick that off? Tee that up?

657
00:26:23,120 --> 00:26:25,120
>> Yeah, absolutely. I'm happy to. um you

658
00:26:25,120 --> 00:26:27,440
know, our caucus, um after the

659
00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:28,880
conversations that have happened over

660
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,840
the um last couple of weeks, um and

661
00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:33,360
plenty of other conversations we've had

662
00:26:33,360 --> 00:26:35,440
around the community for for a long time

663
00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:37,360
now, um you know, have kind of

664
00:26:37,360 --> 00:26:39,679
recognized that while a lot of great

665
00:26:39,679 --> 00:26:41,200
work has happened at the council level

666
00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,720
in the past on open space, that work has

667
00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,760
not always um continued with subsequent

668
00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,799
councils, there hasn't been as much of a

669
00:26:50,799 --> 00:26:53,520
um sustained focus on this issue that

670
00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,320
our entire community agrees is of the

671
00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:58,640
most essential importance importance

672
00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:01,360
particularly when we have the scale and

673
00:27:01,360 --> 00:27:03,279
rate of development that we've seen uh

674
00:27:03,279 --> 00:27:05,840
in the last few years um before we were

675
00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:09,039
on council. And so, um, we wanted to

676
00:27:09,039 --> 00:27:11,279
pull together a council subcommittee

677
00:27:11,279 --> 00:27:13,360
where, you know, members could work

678
00:27:13,360 --> 00:27:16,640
together to find changes to be made, uh,

679
00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:18,799
at a council level in ordinance or

680
00:27:18,799 --> 00:27:21,520
resolution to improve the way that we

681
00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:24,640
treat open space parcels in our town. um

682
00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:27,919
uh to create limitations and barriers to

683
00:27:27,919 --> 00:27:30,159
um changing open space parcels and their

684
00:27:30,159 --> 00:27:32,320
status as open space parcels in our

685
00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,960
community so that future councils don't

686
00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:36,960
have the authority that frankly we

687
00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:40,080
currently do um to alter those parcels.

688
00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:41,840
Um thankfully we would never take that

689
00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:43,679
authority. We we also want to take the

690
00:27:43,679 --> 00:27:45,760
authority away from future councils as

691
00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,640
well. Um and um we also have a land

692
00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,039
acquisition fund that um you know we

693
00:27:51,039 --> 00:27:54,480
make routine investments in um every uh

694
00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,520
budget. Uh but we don't have a clear

695
00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,080
plan this you know councils haven't set

696
00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,960
in policy a clear plan for continuing to

697
00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:05,520
deposit into this fund um so that it can

698
00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,360
be used sustainably and so that we can

699
00:28:07,360 --> 00:28:10,000
actually use it to to acquire these open

700
00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,919
space parcels when they come up. We've

701
00:28:11,919 --> 00:28:13,679
also discussed at great length the

702
00:28:13,679 --> 00:28:16,080
importance of further protecting our

703
00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:19,440
open space parcels not just um with you

704
00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,320
know votes from this table um not just

705
00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:23,760
with work at the zoning commission

706
00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:25,919
though I'm grateful for for the mayor's

707
00:28:25,919 --> 00:28:29,760
letter um but also um setting a new

708
00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,159
standard and uh putting a new layer of

709
00:28:32,159 --> 00:28:34,080
protection with conservation on these

710
00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:35,760
parcels and that's something that the

711
00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,840
open space committee has already been

712
00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:40,000
discussing that we discussed that way in

713
00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:43,120
leadership Um and you know and and we're

714
00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:45,919
glad to work together with them to to

715
00:28:45,919 --> 00:28:47,760
move that forward. Um and there are

716
00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,919
other things as well. Um you know folks

717
00:28:49,919 --> 00:28:53,039
are aware that the town um holds the

718
00:28:53,039 --> 00:28:54,799
development rights for Eddie Farm. That

719
00:28:54,799 --> 00:28:57,039
is a model that we think might be worth

720
00:28:57,039 --> 00:28:59,520
exploring on other parcels um as well as

721
00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,600
rights of first refusal for parcels that

722
00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:03,760
remain undeveloped over long periods of

723
00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:06,720
time. um you know and that that that uh

724
00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:11,919
you know should sit as open space in the community's hands if we you know

725
00:29:11,919 --> 00:29:14,480
had the resources to do that. So um

726
00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:16,960
there's a lot of opportunities to to to

727
00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:18,880
work on this at a council level. The

728
00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:20,559
open space committee has stepped up.

729
00:29:20,559 --> 00:29:23,679
We're asking um the you know other folks

730
00:29:23,679 --> 00:29:26,320
to step up. Um, I'm glad the the mayor

731
00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,000
and we'll talk about it, I'm sure, more

732
00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:29,919
informational items when it comes up,

733
00:29:29,919 --> 00:29:31,840
but that that he wrote that letter to

734
00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:33,279
the zoning commission so that they can

735
00:29:33,279 --> 00:29:35,679
step up. But we also as a council need

736
00:29:35,679 --> 00:29:37,840
to take responsibility for the work that

737
00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:41,039
we can do to be full advocates for open

738
00:29:41,039 --> 00:29:43,760
space in our community. Um, because

739
00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:45,279
nobody should be advocating the

740
00:29:45,279 --> 00:29:47,760
responsibility to preserve this

741
00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:50,399
essential resource that once it's gone

742
00:29:50,399 --> 00:29:53,520
can never ever ever be regained. So, um,

743
00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:55,440
I'm excited for us to continue to

744
00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:56,960
discuss this and hopefully set up this

745
00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:58,799
subcommittee so that we can do some

746
00:29:58,799 --> 00:30:00,960
really important, strong, sustained

747
00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:04,159
work, um, as a council to protect open

748
00:30:04,159 --> 00:30:06,640
space.

749
00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,520
>> Council, any other comments or remarks

750
00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:13,830
from the other council

751
00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:14,799
discussing it now?

752
00:30:14,799 --> 00:30:17,840
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

753
00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:19,760
>> Counc.

754
00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:23,520
>> Yeah. I um certainly as you as you're

755
00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:25,840
aware we've talked so many times before

756
00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:29,120
um support any kind of work um that

757
00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:30,399
contributes to the preservation,

758
00:30:30,399 --> 00:30:33,279
protection, acquisition of open space.

759
00:30:33,279 --> 00:30:36,240
Um but what I really want to ensure is

760
00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:40,159
that any new commission would complement

761
00:30:40,159 --> 00:30:42,159
rather than overlap responsibilities

762
00:30:42,159 --> 00:30:45,760
with other land use commissions. Um and

763
00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:47,840
there needs to be like a clear

764
00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:49,679
delineation to avoid any you know

765
00:30:49,679 --> 00:30:54,080
duplication and um regarding the open

766
00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:58,320
space committee um I've watched it from

767
00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:00,480
the inception and in the beginning it

768
00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:02,960
was like really gunho and the cedum and

769
00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:04,240
we were able to get the mark cap and

770
00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:09,350
blah blah blah and then um

771
00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:13,120
it kind of over the years kind of became

772
00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:14,960
dormant and

773
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,520
Not that it was inactive, but it seemed

774
00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:20,320
that there um they didn't feel

775
00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:22,399
there because there wasn't much open

776
00:31:22,399 --> 00:31:24,960
space left. There wasn't any money. Um

777
00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:26,640
you know, regarding the land acquisition

778
00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:28,880
fund, actually it was always there, but

779
00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:30,960
councils unfortunately in budget

780
00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:33,520
crisises kind of ignore the fact that it

781
00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:36,640
was legis legislated or in our budget to

782
00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:38,559
put money in there every year, but it

783
00:31:38,559 --> 00:31:40,559
was so thankfully we got that going

784
00:31:40,559 --> 00:31:46,960
again. But um the momentum of the open space committee

785
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:50,720
actually we went to from meeting um

786
00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:52,640
monthly to actually quarterly because it

787
00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:54,559
didn't seem that there was quite enough

788
00:31:54,559 --> 00:31:59,360
to do and part again part of this was

789
00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:01,360
um

790
00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:04,720
staff advised us kind of at the time

791
00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:09,360
um that we were sort of the charter the

792
00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:11,919
way the the commission was set up was

793
00:32:11,919 --> 00:32:14,720
kind of we were at the not the whim but

794
00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:17,120
at the direction of the town council and

795
00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:18,720
some of us kind of pushed back and said

796
00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:22,080
no we we as a com as a open space

797
00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:23,519
commission we're allowed to make

798
00:32:23,519 --> 00:32:25,440
proposals and recommendations but yet

799
00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:27,120
there was push back saying no you really

800
00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:28,640
should be at the direction of the

801
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:30,720
council and and and implementing you

802
00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:34,080
know their concerns or whatever so

803
00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:37,279
it became it's not as effective as it

804
00:32:37,279 --> 00:32:39,120
could have been and actually John I mean

805
00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,760
this letter is absolutely super. I mean,

806
00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:43,840
um I was just reading it through, but

807
00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:45,919
this is the type of thing that I think

808
00:32:45,919 --> 00:32:50,880
um staff was expecting

809
00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:52,640
this type of detail to come from the

810
00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:54,240
town council to the open space

811
00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:55,200
committee.

812
00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:58,640
>> And in my estimation, it should have

813
00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:01,120
been the open space committee coming up

814
00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:02,559
with some of these ideas and going back

815
00:33:02,559 --> 00:33:04,000
to the council and say, "Hey, would you

816
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:05,200
support us on this, that, and the other

817
00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:06,559
thing?" So, this is an absolutely great

818
00:33:06,559 --> 00:33:08,080
step. and actually you know the open

819
00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:09,840
space foundation you know we should look

820
00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:11,279
at something for them too. But in any

821
00:33:11,279 --> 00:33:15,440
event, um because there was hesitancy to

822
00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:18,960
be proactive, now the open space, the

823
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,200
current open space committee, um the ch

824
00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:23,200
the leadership and the membership is

825
00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:25,360
starting to be proactive. And like two

826
00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:27,679
of those things that um are part of the

827
00:33:27,679 --> 00:33:30,159
charges for this open space committee,

828
00:33:30,159 --> 00:33:33,039
identifying town parcels, um identifying

829
00:33:33,039 --> 00:33:36,559
private um or

830
00:33:36,559 --> 00:33:38,159
consideration of bright first, whatever.

831
00:33:38,159 --> 00:33:39,679
The current open space committee

832
00:33:39,679 --> 00:33:41,200
certainly has been doing an awful lot of

833
00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:44,559
work on that uh with Eric's help, with

834
00:33:44,559 --> 00:33:46,559
Charlie's help, with um

835
00:33:46,559 --> 00:33:47,279
>> Monique.

836
00:33:47,279 --> 00:33:49,679
thank you. Mon'nique's help.

837
00:33:49,679 --> 00:33:51,600
So, we've got like a really good start

838
00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:53,600
on that. And in fact, in one of our

839
00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:55,120
executive sessions tonight, you know,

840
00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:59,120
you'll hear more about it. So, my only

841
00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:00,960
that I the only thing that I'd like to

842
00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:04,480
do is in order to avoid duplication or

843
00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:08,159
stepping on people's um toes, I would

844
00:34:08,159 --> 00:34:11,280
like this to maybe go to the open space

845
00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:14,000
committee for their review to see

846
00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:16,399
whether they feel if there's any

847
00:34:16,399 --> 00:34:20,879
duplication or any clarification to

848
00:34:20,879 --> 00:34:22,879
so that the commissions can be set up to

849
00:34:22,879 --> 00:34:24,079
make ensure that they're working

850
00:34:24,079 --> 00:34:25,679
cooperatively

851
00:34:25,679 --> 00:34:27,520
um rather and you know duplication of

852
00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:28,879
efforts particularly since it's going to

853
00:34:28,879 --> 00:34:30,320
take staff's time I would imagine a

854
00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:31,679
staff leazison would be involved

855
00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:33,919
probably the same one if before we vote

856
00:34:33,919 --> 00:34:36,560
on this or move on this if I think this

857
00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:39,679
just for review not only for um courtesy

858
00:34:39,679 --> 00:34:43,200
sake because it's it is their topic but

859
00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:45,040
also to go maybe even to GDC but

860
00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:46,399
certainly to the open space committee

861
00:34:46,399 --> 00:34:49,919
and see whether they feel that hey you

862
00:34:49,919 --> 00:34:51,679
know we want to do this or we should be

863
00:34:51,679 --> 00:34:53,520
doing this maybe their charge should

864
00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:54,480
change

865
00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:56,720
>> to incorporate some of this or if they

866
00:34:56,720 --> 00:34:58,400
say no, you know, I think this is a good

867
00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:02,320
idea. Um, let's work together or I would

868
00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:04,960
like their input on it before we vote on

869
00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:06,720
it. That's

870
00:35:06,720 --> 00:35:08,480
>> a for sure

871
00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:10,960
>> both for TBZ and for open space, but

872
00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:12,720
particularly open space.

873
00:35:12,720 --> 00:35:13,359
>> Council PL.

874
00:35:13,359 --> 00:35:14,880
>> Thank you, Mayor. Yeah, I'll just say I

875
00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:17,119
mean ditto to a lot of what council

876
00:35:17,119 --> 00:35:19,200
Draco said and you'll you'll see that in

877
00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:21,920
the resolution there's a there's a a a

878
00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:24,240
call out of the open space committee um

879
00:35:24,240 --> 00:35:26,880
and the work that they've done and the

880
00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:28,880
you know purpose our purpose in setting

881
00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:30,640
up the subcommittee is just to

882
00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:32,480
complement that work. It's not to

883
00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:34,960
subsume it. It's not to replace it. It's

884
00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:36,560
not to I know we had a conversation in

885
00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:38,880
agenda setting about um ensuring that

886
00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:41,839
it's not um to approve the work of the

887
00:35:41,839 --> 00:35:44,079
open space committee. Um and I'll also

888
00:35:44,079 --> 00:35:45,839
just say that the open the chair of the

889
00:35:45,839 --> 00:35:47,839
open space commission um who's doing

890
00:35:47,839 --> 00:35:50,000
excellent work leading that commission

891
00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,079
is aware of this resolution supports

892
00:35:52,079 --> 00:35:54,640
this resolution um is is very excited

893
00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:57,760
about it. Um and um and so you know

894
00:35:57,760 --> 00:35:59,359
thankfully we're not voting on this this

895
00:35:59,359 --> 00:36:01,359
evening. We have a couple of weeks. I'

896
00:36:01,359 --> 00:36:02,960
I'd certainly welcome

897
00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:03,760
>> forward it on

898
00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:08,079
>> for us to forward it on and you know for us to receive their feedback on it

899
00:36:08,079 --> 00:36:09,839
um you know so that we can ensure that

900
00:36:09,839 --> 00:36:13,920
you know they they they um they're aware of it. I know at least

901
00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:15,520
that the open space committee chair

902
00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:17,040
supports it. Um

903
00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:22,000
>> what about conservation maybe too? I'm I so one thing I would ask and and and

904
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:23,200
we're just having this conversation out

905
00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:25,680
in the open, but you know the the

906
00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:28,240
commission call or the subcommittee

907
00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:29,920
specifically mentions the open space

908
00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:31,920
committee because the the intention of

909
00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:34,800
the subcommittee is to work on things

910
00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:37,839
for which the only possible overlap may

911
00:36:37,839 --> 00:36:39,920
be with the open space committee. Right.

912
00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:41,200
You mentioned there's a couple things

913
00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:42,880
already that this subcommittee would

914
00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:44,079
partner with the open space committee

915
00:36:44,079 --> 00:36:46,560
on. But there aren't things here that

916
00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:49,119
involve zoning changes. there aren't

917
00:36:49,119 --> 00:36:53,040
things here that involve um you know um

918
00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:54,640
jurisdiction of the conservation

919
00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:59,200
commission and so I you know

920
00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:01,760
certainly those commissions um are

921
00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:05,040
important to our preservation of open

922
00:37:05,040 --> 00:37:06,800
space in town as evidenced by the

923
00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:10,800
mayor's letter. Um but I think the most

924
00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:12,720
important folks to get feedback on is

925
00:37:12,720 --> 00:37:14,240
open space. I'd support having the

926
00:37:14,240 --> 00:37:15,839
discussion with open space, at least

927
00:37:15,839 --> 00:37:17,200
passing it along to them, ensure that

928
00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:18,480
they're aware of it that if they have

929
00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,720
any notes to send those to us and we'll

930
00:37:20,720 --> 00:37:24,480
integrate them. Um, beyond that, I don't I don't know. I don't I just

931
00:37:24,480 --> 00:37:26,400
don't want to muddy people's

932
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:28,640
>> That's true. Um, and again, I think this

933
00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:30,720
letter

934
00:37:30,720 --> 00:37:32,160
is well.

935
00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:35,440
>> Um, no, fine. as long as um yeah

936
00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:38,320
with that

937
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:39,920
>> I'm going to come at it from the angle

938
00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:42,079
of one of the council members tasked

939
00:37:42,079 --> 00:37:44,160
with removing duplicative and and

940
00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:45,599
cleaning up all kinds of boards and

941
00:37:45,599 --> 00:37:48,079
commissions because there are I think

942
00:37:48,079 --> 00:37:50,320
charges three, four and five do feel

943
00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:53,440
duplicative at this time with open space

944
00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:56,000
and one almost feels duplicative with

945
00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,240
TPZ and open space as you've addressed

946
00:37:58,240 --> 00:37:59,839
kind of and I guess I would like

947
00:37:59,839 --> 00:38:02,560
clarification on what

948
00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:05,520
two would be tasking like the charge the

949
00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:08,320
second charge would be looking for us to

950
00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:11,599
do it says developing policy changes to

951
00:38:11,599 --> 00:38:13,440
increase regular funding mechanisms

952
00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:15,119
including federal state and private

953
00:38:15,119 --> 00:38:16,800
grants into the land acquisition fund.

954
00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:19,280
So I guess I'm just looking for what the

955
00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:21,839
drive behind that would be and the task

956
00:38:21,839 --> 00:38:24,079
to the council members would be for

957
00:38:24,079 --> 00:38:25,040
that.

958
00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:29,359
>> So thank you mayor. I'll just say for number two, it'd be up to first of

959
00:38:29,359 --> 00:38:30,800
all any of the changes that would come

960
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:32,160
out of this update would be up to the

961
00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:33,920
members that serve on it. I will provide

962
00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,000
recommendations to the whole council for

963
00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:38,960
us to all then consider. Um, you know,

964
00:38:38,960 --> 00:38:40,400
number two, I think speaks to the fact

965
00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,400
that our only regular funding source

966
00:38:42,400 --> 00:38:44,240
into the land acquisition fund right now

967
00:38:44,240 --> 00:38:47,359
is our budgeted funds, right? And um,

968
00:38:47,359 --> 00:38:52,160
you know, we like council Draco said in

969
00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:55,280
recent years, we have contributed um,

970
00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:57,440
regularly to that fund in ways that

971
00:38:57,440 --> 00:39:00,640
other councils maybe haven't, but um,

972
00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:01,920
you know, there's only we've only been

973
00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:04,400
able to contribute so much to the fund.

974
00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:06,480
And as we've seen with this exercise

975
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:08,720
with the uh with the land acquisition

976
00:39:08,720 --> 00:39:10,320
grant that we've been pursuing, the

977
00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:12,960
money can only stretch so far and and

978
00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:15,040
we'd like to stretch it further so that

979
00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:16,560
we can have the conversation about

980
00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:19,200
larger parcels um and you know and and

981
00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:21,040
using those resources in in really

982
00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:23,359
meaningful ways. So I think that's what

983
00:39:23,359 --> 00:39:25,680
number two kind of speaks to. and three,

984
00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:27,839
four, and five. I'd just say, you know,

985
00:39:27,839 --> 00:39:30,480
um the open space committee um has has

986
00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:32,400
considered some of that work and and

987
00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:36,000
discussed it. Um of it is to say though

988
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,240
that a lot of the actual changes that

989
00:39:38,240 --> 00:39:40,560
would come from those recommendations

990
00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:42,160
would be made at a council level, right?

991
00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:45,200
So I think it's relevant that council um

992
00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:48,160
thinks about them as well um and works

993
00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:50,400
together with the open space committee

994
00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:53,760
um to you know put our own focus and

995
00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:56,000
staff's focus on those critical issues

996
00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:57,359
so that we can actually drive them

997
00:39:57,359 --> 00:39:58,400
forward right and that they don't

998
00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:01,599
languish um or or that we lose focus um

999
00:40:01,599 --> 00:40:03,520
because they are really really important

1000
00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:05,599
um and so you know this would be an

1001
00:40:05,599 --> 00:40:07,440
interesting experiment I think we don't

1002
00:40:07,440 --> 00:40:11,839
have um subcommittees and I think you're right to point it out that

1003
00:40:11,839 --> 00:40:14,880
regularly would um partner with other

1004
00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:18,560
commissions or committees of the town in ways other than you know kind of

1005
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:21,280
informally. Um and so this will be an

1006
00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:23,760
interesting experiment. But I think this

1007
00:40:23,760 --> 00:40:26,240
issue really warrants that because um

1008
00:40:26,240 --> 00:40:29,760
you we have a commission um with a

1009
00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:32,000
history of advocacy and organizing

1010
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,839
around this really essential issue

1011
00:40:33,839 --> 00:40:36,400
that's thankfully been formalized over

1012
00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:40,079
the the the years and integrating that

1013
00:40:40,079 --> 00:40:43,680
feedback um really onetoone could come

1014
00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:46,400
up could bring some really good policy

1015
00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:49,040
changes to this table um and actually

1016
00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:50,800
continue to drive that issue forward.

1017
00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:52,800
So, I think it could be really exciting.

1018
00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:55,440
It is kind of novel, but um I I'd like

1019
00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:56,880
that this committee would be able to

1020
00:40:56,880 --> 00:40:57,920
think about that as well.

1021
00:40:57,920 --> 00:40:59,119
>> I'm not disagreeing with you, and I know

1022
00:40:59,119 --> 00:41:00,400
that open space would bring everything

1023
00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:02,640
to the council table for consideration.

1024
00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:04,560
Um the current open space does have two

1025
00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:07,359
council members as as members of that.

1026
00:41:07,359 --> 00:41:09,280
So, I don't

1027
00:41:09,280 --> 00:41:11,680
it would come to council either way.

1028
00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:13,520
Like, we have council who are updated on

1029
00:41:13,520 --> 00:41:15,280
it at that point and it would come to

1030
00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:17,359
the full council to continue to move

1031
00:41:17,359 --> 00:41:20,240
forward. So, I guess I was I I just

1032
00:41:20,240 --> 00:41:22,400
don't want to

1033
00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,560
feel disrespectful to the members doing

1034
00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:26,720
all of the work there, including our

1035
00:41:26,720 --> 00:41:28,240
council members who are on the open

1036
00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:33,040
space as well. So, I just I hesitate

1037
00:41:33,040 --> 00:41:36,160
there besides the whole task with

1038
00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:38,000
removing duplicative courts and

1039
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:40,720
commissions.

1040
00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:42,079
>> I agree. I agree. I think it makes a lot

1041
00:41:42,079 --> 00:41:43,359
of sense to, you know, have those

1042
00:41:43,359 --> 00:41:44,640
conversations over the next few weeks

1043
00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:46,640
and, you know, sort of tighten it up. We

1044
00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:48,079
have, you know, a little break before

1045
00:41:48,079 --> 00:41:49,440
our next council meeting so we got some

1046
00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:50,800
time to review it and put some stuff out

1047
00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:53,200
there and uh come with a a perfect

1048
00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:54,640
resolution. So, we have it all ready to

1049
00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:57,599
go. Excellent. Any other comments or

1050
00:41:57,599 --> 00:41:59,040
will you send it out?

1051
00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:01,599
>> I can send it.

1052
00:42:01,599 --> 00:42:03,359
>> Thank you.

1053
00:42:03,359 --> 00:42:05,839
>> All righty. That'll conclude new

1054
00:42:05,839 --> 00:42:08,160
business and move on to town manager

1055
00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:10,160
report

1056
00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:13,750
you got for us.

1057
00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:16,640
Let me turn my mic on first. There is a

1058
00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:18,880
lot going on in town over the next few

1059
00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:21,520
weeks.

1060
00:42:21,520 --> 00:42:24,400
Uh waterfall festival is this Saturday.

1061
00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:26,480
Hopefully it still happens. Obviously

1062
00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:28,319
the weather is a little iffy, so we'll

1063
00:42:28,319 --> 00:42:30,480
see if that gets postponed or not. But

1064
00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:33,920
that is Saturday from 10 to 3. The food

1065
00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:37,760
scraps pilot program at the um transfer

1066
00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:40,079
station will start this Saturday also

1067
00:42:40,079 --> 00:42:42,640
September 26. We're very excited. We've

1068
00:42:42,640 --> 00:42:45,839
gotten um we've gotten a lot of inquiry

1069
00:42:45,839 --> 00:42:47,359
about it. So, we are really hopeful that

1070
00:42:47,359 --> 00:42:49,119
this is going to be a utilized program

1071
00:42:49,119 --> 00:42:51,599
and also a very successful program. And

1072
00:42:51,599 --> 00:42:53,200
the highway department will also be

1073
00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:54,880
sending out a news slash later this week

1074
00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:57,040
just to notify residents directly that

1075
00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:59,280
it is up and running.

1076
00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:01,920
Also, um basketball, youth basketball

1077
00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:05,280
registration opens um next Wednesday,

1078
00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:07,839
September 30th, and the registration

1079
00:43:07,839 --> 00:43:11,200
deadline is Friday, November 20th. Uh

1080
00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:13,520
the deadline is firm. I've been asked to

1081
00:43:13,520 --> 00:43:15,760
say the deadline is firm and that they

1082
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:18,079
strongly encourage parents to register

1083
00:43:18,079 --> 00:43:20,160
early to ensure their spot in the

1084
00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:23,280
program. There will be a virtual public

1085
00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:24,880
information session held by the

1086
00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:27,760
Connecticut DOT next week also. That's

1087
00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:31,119
October 1st and that is regarding the

1088
00:43:31,119 --> 00:43:34,400
rectangular rapid flashing beacons that

1089
00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:36,720
they plan on installing on Robins and

1090
00:43:36,720 --> 00:43:39,760
Flaggler. So, these are upgraded

1091
00:43:39,760 --> 00:43:42,319
um notification signs. They're going to

1092
00:43:42,319 --> 00:43:44,000
be larger and they're going to have a

1093
00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:46,400
flashing beacon. Other towns have them.

1094
00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:48,160
So, Newington is getting a couple as

1095
00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:49,760
well.

1096
00:43:49,760 --> 00:43:52,319
The town hall will be hosting a

1097
00:43:52,319 --> 00:43:54,400
Halloween event on October 10th. That's

1098
00:43:54,400 --> 00:43:56,400
Parks and Wreck who was running that.

1099
00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:59,119
And that will be in the gym. Uh 5 to

1100
00:43:59,119 --> 00:44:01,359
8:00 p.m. Costumes are encouraged. It's

1101
00:44:01,359 --> 00:44:02,880
the first time that they are going to be

1102
00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:04,319
running a Halloween program. They're

1103
00:44:04,319 --> 00:44:06,640
very excited to bring this to the town.

1104
00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:09,680
and then watch it grow every year. Uh we

1105
00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:12,960
also have completed our broadband

1106
00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:15,280
infrastructure upgrades. So this is

1107
00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:18,560
allowing public I know and and huge huge

1108
00:44:18,560 --> 00:44:21,920
kudos to the IT department specifically

1109
00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:24,079
uh Scott Charlo who kind of took this

1110
00:44:24,079 --> 00:44:27,520
project on and got it to completion. We

1111
00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:32,480
have upgraded public Wi-Fi to 23 town

1112
00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:35,040
locations. So that includes town

1113
00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:37,680
buildings, some areas of downtown as

1114
00:44:37,680 --> 00:44:40,720
well as parks, and that allows everybody

1115
00:44:40,720 --> 00:44:43,440
to tap into public Wi-Fi, and it's goes

1116
00:44:43,440 --> 00:44:46,480
a long way to creating equity in our

1117
00:44:46,480 --> 00:44:50,480
community. So, we're very proud of this project, and we've gotten a lot

1118
00:44:50,480 --> 00:44:52,000
of positive feedback so far from

1119
00:44:52,000 --> 00:44:54,480
residents. And then last but not least,

1120
00:44:54,480 --> 00:44:58,240
the GFOA has uh given the town again the

1121
00:44:58,240 --> 00:44:59,839
certificate of achievement for

1122
00:44:59,839 --> 00:45:01,760
excellence in financial reporting for

1123
00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:04,240
our fiscal year 24-25.

1124
00:45:04,240 --> 00:45:06,560
So huge, you know, congratulations to

1125
00:45:06,560 --> 00:45:07,920
the finance department, including our

1126
00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:10,160
former finance director, Janet Murphy.

1127
00:45:10,160 --> 00:45:12,800
Um and we look forward to receiving this

1128
00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:15,680
again next year. That's it.

1129
00:45:15,680 --> 00:45:16,800
>> Thank you.

1130
00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:18,800
>> Questions for Lauren Draco?

1131
00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:22,000
>> Yeah, I'm just this GFOA thing. Um, does

1132
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:24,640
that also look at the board of ed um

1133
00:45:24,640 --> 00:45:25,119
budget?

1134
00:45:25,119 --> 00:45:27,520
>> It considers our entire audit. Yep, it's

1135
00:45:27,520 --> 00:45:28,800
our entire audit.

1136
00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:29,440
>> Thank you.

1137
00:45:29,440 --> 00:45:30,960
>> Yep.

1138
00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:33,760
>> Thank you, Lauren. Um, I just also uh

1139
00:45:33,760 --> 00:45:36,000
want to mention as well, uh, we have

1140
00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:38,160
Candlewick Park opening tomorrow.

1141
00:45:38,160 --> 00:45:40,800
>> Yes, that's right. 6 PM Candleick Park

1142
00:45:40,800 --> 00:45:42,240
of Ribbon Cutting. That's right. I did

1143
00:45:42,240 --> 00:45:43,839
announce that at the last meeting, but

1144
00:45:43,839 --> 00:45:45,760
then it got No, but then it got moved.

1145
00:45:45,760 --> 00:45:48,400
It got rescheduled. Um, and it will be

1146
00:45:48,400 --> 00:45:50,880
happening tomorrow evening. Awesome.

1147
00:45:50,880 --> 00:45:52,319
Thanks for all your great questions.

1148
00:45:52,319 --> 00:45:53,920
>> Thank you.

1149
00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:56,319
All righty. Moving on to council

1150
00:45:56,319 --> 00:45:58,319
committee liaison and committee reports.

1151
00:45:58,319 --> 00:46:00,000
Any updates from counselors on your

1152
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:02,480
committee work? Yeah, deputy mayor.

1153
00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:06,079
>> Yes. I just want to report on um

1154
00:46:06,079 --> 00:46:08,000
the September 10th meeting of the board

1155
00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:11,920
of fire commissioners. Um first of all

1156
00:46:11,920 --> 00:46:14,640
um

1157
00:46:14,640 --> 00:46:17,040
Tony Palas Palasi, I hope I'm

1158
00:46:17,040 --> 00:46:19,119
pronouncing his name correctly.

1159
00:46:19,119 --> 00:46:23,040
um has completed uh fire officer three

1160
00:46:23,040 --> 00:46:27,119
and fire instructor three which is high

1161
00:46:27,119 --> 00:46:28,240
level awesome

1162
00:46:28,240 --> 00:46:30,480
>> um

1163
00:46:30,480 --> 00:46:32,319
awards well it's not even awards it's

1164
00:46:32,319 --> 00:46:34,480
this is tremendous amount of work and

1165
00:46:34,480 --> 00:46:37,200
training that went into that so kudos to

1166
00:46:37,200 --> 00:46:40,800
him um

1167
00:46:40,800 --> 00:46:43,520
the uh kickball game that took place on

1168
00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:45,200
the 12th between the fire department

1169
00:46:45,200 --> 00:46:47,680
police department well 12 fire

1170
00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:49,760
department Anyway,

1171
00:46:49,760 --> 00:46:51,119
that's that's okay. It was all in good

1172
00:46:51,119 --> 00:46:53,520
fun. Um

1173
00:46:53,520 --> 00:46:57,200
on um October 10th, there is going to be

1174
00:46:57,200 --> 00:46:59,680
a picnic with um the police department.

1175
00:46:59,680 --> 00:47:02,319
Invitations are going to go out to um

1176
00:47:02,319 --> 00:47:04,960
town council. Um it's 11 already. I

1177
00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:08,400
haven't seen it, but they it's um fire

1178
00:47:08,400 --> 00:47:11,040
department fire department police

1179
00:47:11,040 --> 00:47:12,960
department combined picnic.

1180
00:47:12,960 --> 00:47:14,720
>> And there's going to be a cornhole

1181
00:47:14,720 --> 00:47:16,079
tournament. So, anybody that's

1182
00:47:16,079 --> 00:47:19,520
interested or thinks that they

1183
00:47:19,520 --> 00:47:22,960
cornhole aicionados can take part in

1184
00:47:22,960 --> 00:47:26,000
that. Um, and uh then the cadet pancake

1185
00:47:26,000 --> 00:47:29,520
breakfast um will take place in October.

1186
00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:31,520
Um

1187
00:47:31,520 --> 00:47:34,720
date to be announced and related to the

1188
00:47:34,720 --> 00:47:38,160
cadet program um three new applications

1189
00:47:38,160 --> 00:47:39,440
for the cadet program

1190
00:47:39,440 --> 00:47:41,599
>> nice have been handed into the fire

1191
00:47:41,599 --> 00:47:43,520
department. So, they're moving right

1192
00:47:43,520 --> 00:47:44,800
along.

1193
00:47:44,800 --> 00:47:47,040
Thank you,

1194
00:47:47,040 --> 00:47:48,640
Counc.

1195
00:47:48,640 --> 00:47:51,680
>> Um, yeah, the library uh board had met.

1196
00:47:51,680 --> 00:47:53,359
Um, they started their meetings back up

1197
00:47:53,359 --> 00:47:56,400
last week. Um, they uh had a few

1198
00:47:56,400 --> 00:47:59,359
updates. Um, they recently uh qualified

1199
00:47:59,359 --> 00:48:01,920
for uh a new grant that is quite sizable

1200
00:48:01,920 --> 00:48:03,839
in their in their words. Uh, which is

1201
00:48:03,839 --> 00:48:05,920
always great. Uh, they have a book sale

1202
00:48:05,920 --> 00:48:08,319
coming up October 16th, the weekend of

1203
00:48:08,319 --> 00:48:10,880
the 16th through the 18th. And they, uh,

1204
00:48:10,880 --> 00:48:12,640
fingers crossed will be at the waterfall

1205
00:48:12,640 --> 00:48:14,160
festival. um so long as the weather

1206
00:48:14,160 --> 00:48:16,640
holds off there. So that's good. Um they

1207
00:48:16,640 --> 00:48:18,720
have a few job openings opening up. So

1208
00:48:18,720 --> 00:48:21,040
if anyone knows someone who is qualified

1209
00:48:21,040 --> 00:48:22,400
and would like to work at a library, you

1210
00:48:22,400 --> 00:48:25,920
know, please spread the word. Um other

1211
00:48:25,920 --> 00:48:28,800
than that, the uh we said it a few

1212
00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:30,240
times, but it's coming up. The senior

1213
00:48:30,240 --> 00:48:32,000
center is having their bingo night

1214
00:48:32,000 --> 00:48:35,440
October 2nd. Um so definitely I'll

1215
00:48:35,440 --> 00:48:37,760
definitely be there. Um it should be a

1216
00:48:37,760 --> 00:48:39,280
good time. They have like great prizes

1217
00:48:39,280 --> 00:48:41,920
lined up and it's always a fun time. And

1218
00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:44,880
then the parks and recck board is um

1219
00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:47,280
they're still, you know, added trying to

1220
00:48:47,280 --> 00:48:49,040
provide more uh programs for the town,

1221
00:48:49,040 --> 00:48:51,040
but they are something notable is that

1222
00:48:51,040 --> 00:48:52,640
they are trying to start up the uh

1223
00:48:52,640 --> 00:48:54,640
Morgan Square concerts again. So fingers

1224
00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:56,000
crossed that they they can make that

1225
00:48:56,000 --> 00:48:57,920
happen because yeah, that would be a fun

1226
00:48:57,920 --> 00:48:59,520
time. I haven't seen that in my time

1227
00:48:59,520 --> 00:49:00,800
here in town. So I would love to see

1228
00:49:00,800 --> 00:49:03,920
that. That's all I got.

1229
00:49:03,920 --> 00:49:07,040
>> Thank you, councelor

1230
00:49:07,040 --> 00:49:07,359
Ford.

1231
00:49:07,359 --> 00:49:09,440
>> Thanks, Mayor. Um a few things. Um,

1232
00:49:09,440 --> 00:49:11,760
council Draco and I attended uh the town

1233
00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:13,680
planning and zoning commission um

1234
00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:16,079
meeting. Um, there was a public hearing

1235
00:49:16,079 --> 00:49:20,240
on a signage piece of signage for over

1236
00:49:20,240 --> 00:49:22,160
street apartments um that a lot of

1237
00:49:22,160 --> 00:49:25,200
residents shared feedback on um in the

1238
00:49:25,200 --> 00:49:27,760
meeting um and the zoning commission um

1239
00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:30,000
opted to continue that discussion into

1240
00:49:30,000 --> 00:49:32,240
their next meeting. Um so encourage

1241
00:49:32,240 --> 00:49:35,440
folks to to keep an eye on that. Um the

1242
00:49:35,440 --> 00:49:38,000
um e economic development commission met

1243
00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:42,559
as well um last week and we um learned

1244
00:49:42,559 --> 00:49:45,359
from them that they have begun reviewing

1245
00:49:45,359 --> 00:49:47,760
vacant parcels throughout town. Um

1246
00:49:47,760 --> 00:49:51,359
identifying uh parcels um that uh could

1247
00:49:51,359 --> 00:49:53,280
be right for redevelopment and actually

1248
00:49:53,280 --> 00:49:55,599
reaching out to property owners and

1249
00:49:55,599 --> 00:49:57,760
engaging with them on hey what do you

1250
00:49:57,760 --> 00:49:59,760
need? How can we help? What can we do?

1251
00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:01,280
Uh what resources might you need from

1252
00:50:01,280 --> 00:50:03,280
the town or support from the town, etc.

1253
00:50:03,280 --> 00:50:06,000
Um and so um I'm glad that there are so

1254
00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:07,280
many commission members who have been

1255
00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:09,520
involved with that. Um and that that

1256
00:50:09,520 --> 00:50:12,079
work is happening. Um and obviously we

1257
00:50:12,079 --> 00:50:13,920
support that. Um and then I also just

1258
00:50:13,920 --> 00:50:15,359
want to mention a couple things. One

1259
00:50:15,359 --> 00:50:18,160
that um many of us here attended the

1260
00:50:18,160 --> 00:50:20,240
grand opening of John Wallace Middle

1261
00:50:20,240 --> 00:50:22,720
School and got to see the amazing

1262
00:50:22,720 --> 00:50:24,480
renovation work that was done there.

1263
00:50:24,480 --> 00:50:26,800
It's like a completely brand new school.

1264
00:50:26,800 --> 00:50:28,960
Um and also got to see them open a time

1265
00:50:28,960 --> 00:50:31,359
capsule from the class of 2001 which was

1266
00:50:31,359 --> 00:50:35,440
pretty cool. Um and um also that um not

1267
00:50:35,440 --> 00:50:37,760
a phase celebrated a one-year

1268
00:50:37,760 --> 00:50:40,000
anniversary and had a massive vendor

1269
00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:42,559
fair in market square um just I don't

1270
00:50:42,559 --> 00:50:47,280
know last weekend or so that was very well attended. They had lines like

1271
00:50:47,280 --> 00:50:49,599
out the door. It was pretty amazing. Um

1272
00:50:49,599 --> 00:50:51,599
and I could see so many people leaving

1273
00:50:51,599 --> 00:50:53,359
Nana or leaving the vendor fair and then

1274
00:50:53,359 --> 00:50:55,839
like going to Rooster or going to TJ's

1275
00:50:55,839 --> 00:50:58,720
or going to the pet shop or going like

1276
00:50:58,720 --> 00:50:59,920
just going to so many of the other

1277
00:50:59,920 --> 00:51:02,160
businesses downtown. So that was really

1278
00:51:02,160 --> 00:51:04,720
excellent to see. Um and also just want

1279
00:51:04,720 --> 00:51:06,960
to mention um that we have a brand new

1280
00:51:06,960 --> 00:51:08,880
business, two brand new businesses to

1281
00:51:08,880 --> 00:51:11,520
welcome. Um one um I believe is called

1282
00:51:11,520 --> 00:51:16,480
AMR and they are um in the um space that

1283
00:51:16,480 --> 00:51:19,119
um was formerly held by Mom and Pop

1284
00:51:19,119 --> 00:51:21,440
Sushi and before that a long time ago it

1285
00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:23,839
was the Chamber of Commerce was what I

1286
00:51:23,839 --> 00:51:25,760
mostly remember it as. But they're now

1287
00:51:25,760 --> 00:51:28,079
in that space um and I think are holding

1288
00:51:28,079 --> 00:51:30,079
classes and other things as well. So

1289
00:51:30,079 --> 00:51:31,520
definitely check them out. That has been

1290
00:51:31,520 --> 00:51:35,040
a a a you know vacant site for um a

1291
00:51:35,040 --> 00:51:37,760
little bit. Um and so um it's great to

1292
00:51:37,760 --> 00:51:39,359
have them there. Another small business.

1293
00:51:39,359 --> 00:51:41,599
And also um Bora Bora Smoothie just

1294
00:51:41,599 --> 00:51:43,200
opened up on the turnpike in the former

1295
00:51:43,200 --> 00:51:45,119
vacuum village lot. This is their second

1296
00:51:45,119 --> 00:51:46,720
location in the entire state of

1297
00:51:46,720 --> 00:51:48,319
Connecticut. The other one is is in New

1298
00:51:48,319 --> 00:51:50,880
Haven. Um and um they've been very

1299
00:51:50,880 --> 00:51:53,359
popular. I went in and there were vines

1300
00:51:53,359 --> 00:51:56,800
and um it's going to be quite a um an

1301
00:51:56,800 --> 00:51:59,359
attraction. So, um, lots of stuff going

1302
00:51:59,359 --> 00:52:02,079
on. Um, and then I'd just be remiss if I

1303
00:52:02,079 --> 00:52:03,920
didn't mention as well that, um, most of

1304
00:52:03,920 --> 00:52:06,400
us members of council also attended two

1305
00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:09,599
really, um, uh, impactful, very

1306
00:52:09,599 --> 00:52:12,160
emotional ceremonies, um, to recognize

1307
00:52:12,160 --> 00:52:15,200
the 25th anniversary of 911. Um, one in

1308
00:52:15,200 --> 00:52:17,520
the morning, um, at the firehouse and

1309
00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:19,839
then later that evening. Um, and I know

1310
00:52:19,839 --> 00:52:22,319
our our mayor spoke at the at the, uh,

1311
00:52:22,319 --> 00:52:25,119
evening ceremony as well. Um it was very

1312
00:52:25,119 --> 00:52:29,200
moving to um memorialize the families

1313
00:52:29,200 --> 00:52:31,119
that have been impacted continue to be

1314
00:52:31,119 --> 00:52:32,960
impacted by the tremendous losses of

1315
00:52:32,960 --> 00:52:35,200
that day and also all of our public

1316
00:52:35,200 --> 00:52:37,280
safety personnel and the very personal

1317
00:52:37,280 --> 00:52:39,359
stories that they have of that day as

1318
00:52:39,359 --> 00:52:41,520
well. So um we just continue to hold

1319
00:52:41,520 --> 00:52:44,400
them in our prayers every single day.

1320
00:52:44,400 --> 00:52:46,160
>> Councelor Council Drego. Yeah, I was

1321
00:52:46,160 --> 00:52:48,240
just going to um mention thank you

1322
00:52:48,240 --> 00:52:52,400
councelor Pard um the 911 ceremony that

1323
00:52:52,400 --> 00:52:54,240
was and to thank the Newington Volunteer

1324
00:52:54,240 --> 00:52:56,960
Fire Department for um sponsoring both

1325
00:52:56,960 --> 00:53:01,280
of those celebrations. But what really

1326
00:53:01,280 --> 00:53:02,960
um

1327
00:53:02,960 --> 00:53:05,520
was surprising to me at least or eye

1328
00:53:05,520 --> 00:53:08,000
opening is the number of people from

1329
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:11,760
Newington um who were on site or there

1330
00:53:11,760 --> 00:53:14,960
that day um including you know our some

1331
00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:18,000
of our first responders who whether they

1332
00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:19,680
were given the okay or not hopped in

1333
00:53:19,680 --> 00:53:22,240
their cars to you know go down and and

1334
00:53:22,240 --> 00:53:26,880
serve in any way they can. And also um

1335
00:53:26,880 --> 00:53:29,680
our mayor witnessed it first time, I

1336
00:53:29,680 --> 00:53:31,280
mean firsthand because he was actually

1337
00:53:31,280 --> 00:53:34,960
living in the vicinity that day. So um

1338
00:53:34,960 --> 00:53:37,200
it wasn't just a far away event. It it

1339
00:53:37,200 --> 00:53:40,240
impacted people um our neighbors. So and

1340
00:53:40,240 --> 00:53:43,920
it was moving and um it was quite an

1341
00:53:43,920 --> 00:53:46,400
event.

1342
00:53:46,400 --> 00:53:49,040
>> I agree.

1343
00:53:49,040 --> 00:53:51,359
Bring that up.

1344
00:53:51,359 --> 00:53:52,720
>> All right. Any more updates from

1345
00:53:52,720 --> 00:53:55,670
counselors?

1346
00:53:55,680 --> 00:53:57,520
All right, seeing none and move back

1347
00:53:57,520 --> 00:53:59,680
public participation. Speaking of public

1348
00:53:59,680 --> 00:54:00,800
participation, please step to the

1349
00:54:00,800 --> 00:54:01,680
microphone and state your name and

1350
00:54:01,680 --> 00:54:03,599
address for the record or use the raised

1351
00:54:03,599 --> 00:54:04,880
Zoom. We'll alternate between in the

1352
00:54:04,880 --> 00:54:06,960
room and over Zoom.

1353
00:54:06,960 --> 00:54:10,079
We got one on Zoom. Go right ahead. Miss

1354
00:54:10,079 --> 00:54:13,829
Lions.

1355
00:54:13,839 --> 00:54:18,319
» Hi, Rose 46 Elton Drive. Um, I've been

1356
00:54:18,319 --> 00:54:20,960
listening but had to stop and go out of

1357
00:54:20,960 --> 00:54:22,400
the room for a few minutes. I'm just

1358
00:54:22,400 --> 00:54:24,319
wondering if you mentioned whether or

1359
00:54:24,319 --> 00:54:25,680
not the letter that you've been

1360
00:54:25,680 --> 00:54:27,440
referencing is going to be attached to

1361
00:54:27,440 --> 00:54:29,440
the minutes of tonight's meeting so that

1362
00:54:29,440 --> 00:54:32,000
we can the public can look at it in case

1363
00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:34,720
we have any comments to be made. Uh, as

1364
00:54:34,720 --> 00:54:36,400
you all know, I'm not happy with the

1365
00:54:36,400 --> 00:54:38,240
decision that was re reached regarding

1366
00:54:38,240 --> 00:54:40,960
the Mil Street Extension building of

1367
00:54:40,960 --> 00:54:43,280
senior housing, but I am happy to see

1368
00:54:43,280 --> 00:54:46,480
that the open space acquisition is being

1369
00:54:46,480 --> 00:54:48,559
brought to the forefront. I was sitting

1370
00:54:48,559 --> 00:54:52,079
with Gail many times during Save Cedar

1371
00:54:52,079 --> 00:54:54,559
Mountain meetings and Save Mil Pond Park

1372
00:54:54,559 --> 00:54:57,280
meetings and open space. And I

1373
00:54:57,280 --> 00:54:59,040
especially think back to the time when

1374
00:54:59,040 --> 00:55:01,200
Carol Wowitch, who was first on one of

1375
00:55:01,200 --> 00:55:02,720
on the first committee, I believe, tried

1376
00:55:02,720 --> 00:55:06,240
to get a land trust established and she

1377
00:55:06,240 --> 00:55:09,040
could get no support to do that. And I'm

1378
00:55:09,040 --> 00:55:11,119
happy to see that you're going forward

1379
00:55:11,119 --> 00:55:13,599
with what you plan on doing. At least I

1380
00:55:13,599 --> 00:55:15,040
hope that it seems like if you're going

1381
00:55:15,040 --> 00:55:17,599
to be doing some land acquisition and

1382
00:55:17,599 --> 00:55:21,040
making some funding available. I do wish

1383
00:55:21,040 --> 00:55:23,119
that some of the money from National

1384
00:55:23,119 --> 00:55:24,960
Welding had been put into the land

1385
00:55:24,960 --> 00:55:28,640
acquisition. Um maybe going forward you

1386
00:55:28,640 --> 00:55:31,040
can also make some provisions where a

1387
00:55:31,040 --> 00:55:32,640
certain amount of money not just what

1388
00:55:32,640 --> 00:55:35,040
you have line in the line item on the

1389
00:55:35,040 --> 00:55:36,960
budget but if town property is sold

1390
00:55:36,960 --> 00:55:38,960
maybe a percentage should go back into

1391
00:55:38,960 --> 00:55:40,960
land acquisition.

1392
00:55:40,960 --> 00:55:44,880
And I get chills up my spine when I hear

1393
00:55:44,880 --> 00:55:47,359
Marap property

1394
00:55:47,359 --> 00:55:49,920
being said about Mr. Cohen's property

1395
00:55:49,920 --> 00:55:51,440
that we bought from him several years

1396
00:55:51,440 --> 00:55:53,760
ago. And I know Gail that's what we

1397
00:55:53,760 --> 00:55:56,079
refer to it as. But if there's anything

1398
00:55:56,079 --> 00:55:57,920
that should be named in this town, I

1399
00:55:57,920 --> 00:55:59,920
think we should even give it the

1400
00:55:59,920 --> 00:56:02,480
Newington Cedar Mountain property or

1401
00:56:02,480 --> 00:56:04,799
something. Marap, just like I say, sends

1402
00:56:04,799 --> 00:56:07,280
chills up my spine, especially after the

1403
00:56:07,280 --> 00:56:09,520
torture that we went through buying that

1404
00:56:09,520 --> 00:56:11,599
property. With that being said, thank

1405
00:56:11,599 --> 00:56:14,160
you very much. Have a good night.

1406
00:56:14,160 --> 00:56:18,390
>> Thank you.

1407
00:56:18,400 --> 00:56:20,400
» Anybody else in the room or over Zoom

1408
00:56:20,400 --> 00:56:21,599
that would like to speak in public

1409
00:56:21,599 --> 00:56:25,750
participation?

1410
00:56:25,760 --> 00:56:27,440
» All right, seeing none, we move on to

1411
00:56:27,440 --> 00:56:29,760
remarks by counselors. I'll just address

1412
00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:33,359
yes, we will be adding the letter to the agenda after the fact and we're

1413
00:56:33,359 --> 00:56:34,880
going to discuss it further in in a

1414
00:56:34,880 --> 00:56:37,200
couple minutes. Any other remarks from

1415
00:56:37,200 --> 00:56:39,680
council?

1416
00:56:39,680 --> 00:56:41,280
All right, seeing none brings us

1417
00:56:41,280 --> 00:56:43,280
toformational items. Item A, update from

1418
00:56:43,280 --> 00:56:45,040
library renovations additions project

1419
00:56:45,040 --> 00:56:47,760
building committee. Um we got a letter

1420
00:56:47,760 --> 00:56:49,119
you want to then go ahead.

1421
00:56:49,119 --> 00:56:51,839
>> Yeah. Uh so the library additions

1422
00:56:51,839 --> 00:56:54,000
renovations commi committee lark as we

1423
00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:56,480
call it continues to meet monthly just

1424
00:56:56,480 --> 00:56:58,880
to review um the current iteration of

1425
00:56:58,880 --> 00:57:01,839
the plan and also their plan to bring a

1426
00:57:01,839 --> 00:57:03,839
recommendation back to your body to send

1427
00:57:03,839 --> 00:57:06,480
the project referendum and this is

1428
00:57:06,480 --> 00:57:08,000
around the time when they would normally

1429
00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:10,000
come back and give you that update.

1430
00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:11,599
However, with everything that they have

1431
00:57:11,599 --> 00:57:14,079
been doing for the last year, they feel

1432
00:57:14,079 --> 00:57:15,920
that at this time it's more important

1433
00:57:15,920 --> 00:57:18,079
for them to go out and continue to get

1434
00:57:18,079 --> 00:57:20,559
community buyin and community opinion so

1435
00:57:20,559 --> 00:57:22,720
that they can tailor the plan to what

1436
00:57:22,720 --> 00:57:25,119
that community input is. So they are

1437
00:57:25,119 --> 00:57:28,079
going to um they actually meet again

1438
00:57:28,079 --> 00:57:31,280
this week and they intend to take on a

1439
00:57:31,280 --> 00:57:34,319
public information public survey uh

1440
00:57:34,319 --> 00:57:36,640
phase of of their planning and then use

1441
00:57:36,640 --> 00:57:39,040
that to refine their plan and then come

1442
00:57:39,040 --> 00:57:41,040
back to you at a later date. And so they

1443
00:57:41,040 --> 00:57:42,480
did want to just give you an update and

1444
00:57:42,480 --> 00:57:44,559
let you know that they have not stalled

1445
00:57:44,559 --> 00:57:46,720
the project. They are still very active,

1446
00:57:46,720 --> 00:57:48,400
very much working and this is where they

1447
00:57:48,400 --> 00:57:49,680
are today.

1448
00:57:49,680 --> 00:57:50,160
>> Excellent.

1449
00:57:50,160 --> 00:57:50,799
>> Thank you.

1450
00:57:50,799 --> 00:57:55,359
Excellent. That's exciting.

1451
00:57:55,359 --> 00:57:57,280
All right. And we'll move on from that

1452
00:57:57,280 --> 00:58:00,319
to added item B. Uh the letter to town

1453
00:58:00,319 --> 00:58:02,799
planning and zoning. Um I'm not going to

1454
00:58:02,799 --> 00:58:04,799
read the whole thing. Or should I read

1455
00:58:04,799 --> 00:58:06,720
it?

1456
00:58:06,720 --> 00:58:08,880
>> Um I I think you can summarize it. I did

1457
00:58:08,880 --> 00:58:10,400
already send it to Sue so that I can get

1458
00:58:10,400 --> 00:58:11,839
attached to the minutes of the meeting.

1459
00:58:11,839 --> 00:58:15,040
>> Perfect. So yeah, it's you know it that

1460
00:58:15,040 --> 00:58:16,319
we've been having this discussion about

1461
00:58:16,319 --> 00:58:18,559
open space for

1462
00:58:18,559 --> 00:58:21,200
a while now and I think you know we we

1463
00:58:21,200 --> 00:58:23,119
wanted to sort of take it a little step

1464
00:58:23,119 --> 00:58:24,720
further and start to really engage with

1465
00:58:24,720 --> 00:58:26,160
some of the other stakeholders. So we

1466
00:58:26,160 --> 00:58:27,680
felt that it was good to have some you

1467
00:58:27,680 --> 00:58:29,599
know we had some ideas and some things

1468
00:58:29,599 --> 00:58:31,680
that we wanted to um you know work with

1469
00:58:31,680 --> 00:58:32,960
our other boards and commissions on. So

1470
00:58:32,960 --> 00:58:34,799
it was a good time to uh send him a

1471
00:58:34,799 --> 00:58:36,400
letter bring that up. So you know we're

1472
00:58:36,400 --> 00:58:38,000
going to open that conversation up.

1473
00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:39,280
Council Gonzalez,

1474
00:58:39,280 --> 00:58:40,799
>> just really quickly, I wanted to say

1475
00:58:40,799 --> 00:58:43,440
thank you um for taking the initiative

1476
00:58:43,440 --> 00:58:46,079
and and writing that letter. Um I fully

1477
00:58:46,079 --> 00:58:48,319
support it and I know that we've heard

1478
00:58:48,319 --> 00:58:50,480
very recent, bless you, from the

1479
00:58:50,480 --> 00:58:52,640
community how important open space is to

1480
00:58:52,640 --> 00:58:55,359
them as well and I think um this can do

1481
00:58:55,359 --> 00:58:57,599
nothing but help the community, the

1482
00:58:57,599 --> 00:59:00,480
residents are us and and open space and

1483
00:59:00,480 --> 00:59:02,240
it's just a good thing altogether. So

1484
00:59:02,240 --> 00:59:04,480
thank you very much. I will clarify and

1485
00:59:04,480 --> 00:59:05,440
thank you for bringing that out that

1486
00:59:05,440 --> 00:59:07,680
when I I sent the letter to actually

1487
00:59:07,680 --> 00:59:09,839
Eric to send to the land use commissions

1488
00:59:09,839 --> 00:59:12,880
I sent to TP open space and conservation

1489
00:59:12,880 --> 00:59:14,559
so they all have a copy of it as well

1490
00:59:14,559 --> 00:59:15,040
>> already

1491
00:59:15,040 --> 00:59:18,799
>> well that was that's yeah

1492
00:59:18,799 --> 00:59:19,839
>> councelor

1493
00:59:19,839 --> 00:59:22,640
>> yeah um I just want to echo um councelor

1494
00:59:22,640 --> 00:59:24,720
Gonzalez's comments I I really thank you

1495
00:59:24,720 --> 00:59:26,400
mayor for taking leadership and

1496
00:59:26,400 --> 00:59:31,440
initiative to um take the organizing and

1497
00:59:31,440 --> 00:59:33,200
um work great work that's happened

1498
00:59:33,200 --> 00:59:35,119
throughout the community over the last

1499
00:59:35,119 --> 00:59:37,280
uh weeks and frankly over the last many

1500
00:59:37,280 --> 00:59:39,839
years and actually bring it to this

1501
00:59:39,839 --> 00:59:43,200
table and um you know not just commit at

1502
00:59:43,200 --> 00:59:44,640
a council level to the work that we're

1503
00:59:44,640 --> 00:59:46,240
going to do but also as you said

1504
00:59:46,240 --> 00:59:48,400
collaborate uh and open the hand to

1505
00:59:48,400 --> 00:59:51,040
collaborating with other commissions and

1506
00:59:51,040 --> 00:59:53,839
boards that um are doing excellent work

1507
00:59:53,839 --> 00:59:55,839
or or should be doing excellent work in

1508
00:59:55,839 --> 00:59:58,720
these areas. Um, so I I read through the

1509
00:59:58,720 --> 01:00:01,920
letter. I think there's some um really

1510
01:00:01,920 --> 01:00:04,880
um amazing recommendations and frankly

1511
01:00:04,880 --> 01:00:06,960
ones that should have been made by the

1512
01:00:06,960 --> 01:00:08,720
zoning commission I think a long time

1513
01:00:08,720 --> 01:00:11,520
ago. um they seem fairly straightforward

1514
01:00:11,520 --> 01:00:13,040
to me, not being a member of the

1515
01:00:13,040 --> 01:00:15,520
commission, but um I I'm excited for

1516
01:00:15,520 --> 01:00:18,319
them to take up some of this work and

1517
01:00:18,319 --> 01:00:20,799
consider how to, you know, integrate it

1518
01:00:20,799 --> 01:00:24,000
into our zoning regulations um so that,

1519
01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:25,520
you know, they can protect our open

1520
01:00:25,520 --> 01:00:27,599
space parcels to the fullest extent

1521
01:00:27,599 --> 01:00:30,240
possible. So, thank you so much,

1522
01:00:30,240 --> 01:00:34,000
>> Council Mrego. Yeah, what's great about

1523
01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:36,480
this is um

1524
01:00:36,480 --> 01:00:37,839
these have been, you know, some

1525
01:00:37,839 --> 01:00:40,400
suggestions or words thrown about the

1526
01:00:40,400 --> 01:00:42,079
past

1527
01:00:42,079 --> 01:00:45,680
months, years, whatever. Um but these

1528
01:00:45,680 --> 01:00:48,640
are concrete. It's not like, you know,

1529
01:00:48,640 --> 01:00:50,720
Newington values open space. We we're

1530
01:00:50,720 --> 01:00:54,880
also blah blah blah. Well, yeah, but

1531
01:00:54,880 --> 01:00:58,240
this is concrete steps to protect what

1532
01:00:58,240 --> 01:01:01,040
we have. Unfortunately, you know, you

1533
01:01:01,040 --> 01:01:03,440
don't have a budget thing in here to let

1534
01:01:03,440 --> 01:01:06,799
us buy more space, but that will come, I

1535
01:01:06,799 --> 01:01:07,280
guess.

1536
01:01:07,280 --> 01:01:09,119
>> That's for us, not for them.

1537
01:01:09,119 --> 01:01:13,200
>> But that's what that's

1538
01:01:13,200 --> 01:01:17,280
um this is going to in my mind um

1539
01:01:17,280 --> 01:01:19,520
protect what we have. And we found the

1540
01:01:19,520 --> 01:01:23,599
past couple months um it's even though

1541
01:01:23,599 --> 01:01:25,599
we think we have these these parals,

1542
01:01:25,599 --> 01:01:27,040
these parks, whatever, they're

1543
01:01:27,040 --> 01:01:29,920
vulnerable. So some of these items if

1544
01:01:29,920 --> 01:01:31,599
they can be implemented would certainly

1545
01:01:31,599 --> 01:01:35,119
help in that respect. So again concrete

1546
01:01:35,119 --> 01:01:37,839
actions um that can be implemented

1547
01:01:37,839 --> 01:01:41,920
without um too much

1548
01:01:41,920 --> 01:01:44,400
um too many problems in my opinion. So

1549
01:01:44,400 --> 01:01:45,760
thank you.

1550
01:01:45,760 --> 01:01:48,960
>> Thank you councel.

1551
01:01:48,960 --> 01:01:50,799
>> All right

1552
01:01:50,799 --> 01:01:53,760
concludeformational items

1553
01:01:53,760 --> 01:01:57,040
say item 19 executive session. Council

1554
01:01:57,040 --> 01:01:58,720
employer, would you please read the

1555
01:01:58,720 --> 01:01:59,760
double resolution?

1556
01:01:59,760 --> 01:02:03,190
>> Sure.

1557
01:02:03,200 --> 01:02:04,880
» Resolve that the town council in

1558
01:02:04,880 --> 01:02:06,319
accordance with Connecticut general

1559
01:02:06,319 --> 01:02:09,680
statutes um section 1-26

1560
01:02:09,680 --> 01:02:11,200
hereby moves to go into executive

1561
01:02:11,200 --> 01:02:13,200
session and invites Mayor John Trist,

1562
01:02:13,200 --> 01:02:15,280
acting town manager Lauren Ry, acting

1563
01:02:15,280 --> 01:02:18,720
town planner Eric Hinckley, acting uh

1564
01:02:18,720 --> 01:02:21,760
>> I would just add that Charlie is not in

1565
01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:24,079
attendance tonight, so we can strike him

1566
01:02:24,079 --> 01:02:24,880
from the message.

1567
01:02:24,880 --> 01:02:26,720
>> Thank you. So, acting town planner Erica

1568
01:02:26,720 --> 01:02:29,040
Kinckley and the members of the town

1569
01:02:29,040 --> 01:02:30,480
council to discuss the potential

1570
01:02:30,480 --> 01:02:33,040
acquisition of real estate, be it

1571
01:02:33,040 --> 01:02:34,480
further resolved that the town council

1572
01:02:34,480 --> 01:02:35,839
in accordance with Connecticut general

1573
01:02:35,839 --> 01:02:38,720
statute section 1-260 will hereby move

1574
01:02:38,720 --> 01:02:40,559
to go into a separate executive session

1575
01:02:40,559 --> 01:02:42,480
at the closing of the discussion of

1576
01:02:42,480 --> 01:02:44,480
potential acquisition of real estate and

1577
01:02:44,480 --> 01:02:46,160
invites Mayor John Trister, Jamie

1578
01:02:46,160 --> 01:02:47,760
Trevetton, and the members of the town

1579
01:02:47,760 --> 01:02:50,400
council to discuss town manager search.

1580
01:02:50,400 --> 01:02:52,160
Second

1581
01:02:52,160 --> 01:02:55,040
by council floor. Second by council.

1582
01:02:55,040 --> 01:02:58,000
Any discussion?

1583
01:02:58,000 --> 01:03:01,119
Seeing none. All those in favor?

1584
01:03:01,119 --> 01:03:03,440
>> Any oppose or abstain?

1585
01:03:03,440 --> 01:03:04,960
All right. Motion carries unanimous.

1586
01:03:04,960 --> 01:03:06,559
We're in executive session. Folks want

1587
01:03:06,559 --> 01:03:08,640
to take a quick two minutes. Yeah. Two

1588
01:03:08,640 --> 01:03:12,319
minutes. Whatever you need.

1589
01:03:12,319 --> 01:52:31,270
All right.

1590
01:52:31,280 --> 01:52:44,870
Hope I get the update. Yeah, sure.

1591
01:52:44,880 --> 01:52:46,880
All right, we are back from executive

1592
01:52:46,880 --> 01:52:48,639
session. Thanks to those folks that hung

1593
01:52:48,639 --> 01:52:50,560
around and waited. Um, we have two more

1594
01:52:50,560 --> 01:52:52,320
items on the agenda to get to. Number 20

1595
01:52:52,320 --> 01:52:54,560
on the agenda is town manager search

1596
01:52:54,560 --> 01:52:56,400
update. Um, we just wanted to give an

1597
01:52:56,400 --> 01:52:58,080
update on kind of where we're at in the

1598
01:52:58,080 --> 01:53:01,360
process. Um we posted the job on it had

1599
01:53:01,360 --> 01:53:02,880
been posted for a couple of weeks and

1600
01:53:02,880 --> 01:53:05,280
received a some several several

1601
01:53:05,280 --> 01:53:07,760
applicants came back in um who were now

1602
01:53:07,760 --> 01:53:09,599
going to sort of make the next step of

1603
01:53:09,599 --> 01:53:10,880
uh sorting through and figuring out

1604
01:53:10,880 --> 01:53:13,280
which way we want to go. Um be on the

1605
01:53:13,280 --> 01:53:15,280
lookout. We are planning some sort of a

1606
01:53:15,280 --> 01:53:17,840
public input or sort of thing coming up.

1607
01:53:17,840 --> 01:53:20,000
So be on the lookout for what's coming

1608
01:53:20,000 --> 01:53:22,159
with that. Um but that's the update for

1609
01:53:22,159 --> 01:53:23,520
now and we'll have more to update at our

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01:53:23,520 --> 01:53:26,880
next council meeting.

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01:53:26,880 --> 01:53:28,239
All right, with that I'll move on to

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01:53:28,239 --> 01:53:29,760
item 21 and I'd entertain a motion to

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01:53:29,760 --> 01:53:30,719
adjurnn. So move

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01:53:30,719 --> 01:53:31,199
>> second.

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01:53:31,199 --> 01:53:32,480
>> Motion by council for second by

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01:53:32,480 --> 01:53:34,000
councelor Gonzalez. Any discussion on

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01:53:34,000 --> 01:53:35,920
adjournment?

1618
01:53:35,920 --> 01:53:37,840
Seeing none. All those in favor.

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01:53:37,840 --> 01:53:38,480
>> I.

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01:53:38,480 --> 01:53:40,400
>> Any oppos?

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01:53:40,400 --> 01:53:41,920
All right. Motion carries unanimously.

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01:53:41,920 --> 01:53:45,360
We are return 8:52 p.m.

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01:53:45,360 --> 01:53:46,960
>> All right. Scott, what do you need from

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01:53:46,960 --> 01:53:49,960
us?