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Okay, we're going to call the January
6th uh ARPA meeting to order and would
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each member paid professional and city
official please state their name for the
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record.
>> Uh David Grudberg comedy torrent sandak
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and Hennessy council to the ARPA
committee
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» Mike last
>> Iris Diaz.
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» Okay. Uh everybody's got a copy of the
agenda
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in their booklet which should be pages
one through three. Any changes to the
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agenda?
Okay, seeing none, we're going to move
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on. Uh, can I get a motion to wave the
reading of the minutes?
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» Motion to
>> There's a motion and a second. Any
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discussion?
>> All those in favor signify by saying I.
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» Opposed? Okay. Now, could I get a motion
to approve the minutes from the December
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2nd uh regular meeting?
>> Motion to approve.
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» Gary, is there a second? I second.
>> Second Iris. Any discussion changes to
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the minutes.
>> All those in favor signify be by saying
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I.
>> I opposed. All right. Minutes are
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approved.
Okay. We've got the uh updated ARPA
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spending plan is on the big sheet.
Everybody's got a copy of that for their
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further review. Um, and we will start
with the CARES Act financial management
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on pages 7 through10. There's an invoice
for Cardy for $18,500.
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And I would entertain a motion to
approve.
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» Motion to approve.
>> Is there a second?
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» Second.
>> And there's a second. Any discussion?
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All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I. Opposed. Motion passes. The second
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item is uh there's two uh Jiao Films on
page 11 and then Jiao Films on page 12.
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Each invoice is for $300.
Um could I get a motion to approve both
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of those invoices?
>> Motion to approve.
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» All right, Dwight. Seconded by Gary. Any
discussion?
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All those in favor signify by saying I.
I opposed.
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Okay.
All right. Here is the big one from
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pages 13 to 62.
Uh is part of a package from Vertical
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Church. Uh the amount of the invoice is
$2,689.
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This would be the final invoice uh of
that contract with Vertical Church and
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that is uh under the food bank. And I
would entertain a motion to approve that
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invoice.
>> Motion to approve.
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» All right. Rohan, seconded by Gary. Any
discussion?
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All those in favor signify by saying I.
I.
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» Opposed. Okay. Moving right along here.
Storm water management. Uh we have a
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invoice
on page 63
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uh for McVac Environmental uh in the
amount of $3,450.
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That was to clean out 22 catch basins on
Plaid Avenue. And I would entertain a
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motion to approve.
>> Motion to approve.
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» Is there a second?
>> Second.
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» Second, Iris. Any discussion?
All those in favor signify by saying I.
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» I.
>> Opposed. Motion passes. Uh on page 64,
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there's another invoice from McVac
Environmental for $3,450.
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This is to clean out Catch Basin's 15 on
uh Hefernon Drive and eight on Mil
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Haven. And I would entertain a motion to
approve.
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» Motion to approve.
>> Is there a second?
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Seconded by Rohan. Any discussion.
All those in favor signify by saying I.
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» I.
>> Opposed.
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All right. Motion passes.
All right. Fire districts Allentown. Uh
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page 65-67.
There is an invoice for $5,000 for
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diversity construction. And that
signifies that is their last payment.
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That's their retainage payment. Uh, and
I would entertain a motion to approve.
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» Motion to approve
>> by Gary. Is there a second?
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» Second.
>> Seconded by Iris. Any discussion?
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» All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I. Opposed.
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» Okay. Passes. Moving on to fire
districts, West Shore District. Uh the
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first invoice is on page 68-71.
It's for diversity construction in the
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amount of 15,15250.
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And that is for the renovation of the
firehouse in the west shore district.
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And I would entertain a motion to
approve.
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» Motion to approve
>> by Gary. Is there a second?
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» Second.
>> Rohan. Any discussion?
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All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I.
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» Opposed. Okay. Passes. Next one is on
page 72. You'll see an invoice from
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Antonazi
for $500.
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And I would entertain a motion to
approve.
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» Motion to approve
>> by Gary. Is there a second?
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» Seconded by Rohan. Any discussion?
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All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I.
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» Opposed. Okay. Passes.
Um on pages
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starting at 73
you'll see invoice for penoni for
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asbestous abatement in the amount of
$2,100.
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And I would entertain a motion uh to
approve.
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» Motion.
>> All right. Rohan seconded by Gary. Any
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discussion?
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» That is the Westshore Fire District.
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Any other discussion? All those in favor
signify by saying I.
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» I opposed.
Okay, we are going to go down to uh
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community facade
uh pages 83 through 86.
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There is an invoice for Earth Planter in
the amount of $1,499.
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These are for two of those large
planters that you'll you see down on
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Campbell Avenue. Uh we had the city had
purchased some and they they purchased
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two more which actually they look really
good. But the uh
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I would entertain a motion to approve.
>> Motion to approve.
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» Gary. Second.
>> Second.
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» Dwight. Any discussion?
All those in favor signify by saying I.
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» I.
>> Opposed.
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» All right. Passes.
Uh for support for the arts community
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funding on page 87.
We've got a invoice for $26,000
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from the New Haven Sympathy uh orchestra
where they played at West Haven High
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School and I heard it was a phenomenal
um show that they put on. Uh and I would
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entertain that is on page 87
>> on this one. Uh Mr. Chairman or Mr.
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Substitute chairman. Yeah, I I should
clarify the 26,000
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is I I inquired with Ken as to
procurement. 26,000 is below the new
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threshold bidding went from 10 to 35,000
and then also I guess there a um a
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single source there not a lot of bidding
of
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» other symphony orchestras that you can
draw uh proposals from. So
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» no, thank you for the clarification.
>> Make that clear.
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» Absolutely. for a single performance.
>> Uh that's my understanding, but I'm not
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sure.
>> It would seem to indicate that uh
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» it was at West Haven High School and uh
they
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» and I guess they had moved around to a
lot of the different communities uh in
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the New Haven area and it was really
wellreceived. So I think you'll probably
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see them uh invited back to to West
Haven. [laughter]
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» Okay.
Um motion to approve.
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» Motion approve.
>> Motion Gary. Is there a second?
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» Second.
>> Second. Dwight. Is there any discussion?
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» All right. All those in favor signify by
saying I.
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» I.
>> Opposed.
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» Okay. Um on pages 88 to 90,
uh you'll see the second invoice for the
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whiff and poofs of Yale. Uh they did two
shows I believe in the auditorium at
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West Haven High School um
in another another well-known group. Um
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I would entertain a motion to approve.
>> Motion to
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» Gary. Is there a second?
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» That's what happened. This is a capella
versus a symphony.
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» Yeah. Right. No, no instruments for
them.
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» Second.
>> Second by Dwight. Any discussion?
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Seeing none, all those in favor signify
by saying I.
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» I. Opposed.
>> Okay.
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» I think that frequently.
>> I think that is it. Um, is there any new
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business? Anything that anybody wants to
bring up before the the committee?
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If none I will entertain a motion to
adjurnn.
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» Ajourn. Motion to adjurnn.
>> All right, Rohan. Is there a second?
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» Second.
>> Seconded by Gary. All those in favor
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signify by saying I. I.
>> Opposed.
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» Thank you very much and happy new year
to everybody.
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» Happy New Year.