2026-01-06 ARPA Committee Meeting

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[7:34] Okay, we're going to call the January 6th uh ARPA meeting to order and would
[7:41] each member paid professional and city official please state their name for the
[7:45] record. >> Uh David Grudberg comedy torrent sandak
[7:48] and Hennessy council to the ARPA committee
[7:52] » Mike last >> Iris Diaz.
[7:58] » Okay. Uh everybody's got a copy of the agenda
[8:02] in their booklet which should be pages one through three. Any changes to the
[8:07] agenda? Okay, seeing none, we're going to move
[8:11] on. Uh, can I get a motion to wave the reading of the minutes?
[8:15] » Motion to >> There's a motion and a second. Any
[8:19] discussion? >> All those in favor signify by saying I.
[8:23] » Opposed? Okay. Now, could I get a motion to approve the minutes from the December
[8:29] 2nd uh regular meeting? >> Motion to approve.
[8:33] » Gary, is there a second? I second. >> Second Iris. Any discussion changes to
[8:40] the minutes. >> All those in favor signify be by saying
[8:45] I. >> I opposed. All right. Minutes are
[8:49] approved. Okay. We've got the uh updated ARPA
[8:56] spending plan is on the big sheet. Everybody's got a copy of that for their
[9:01] further review. Um, and we will start with the CARES Act financial management
[9:08] on pages 7 through10. There's an invoice for Cardy for $18,500.
[9:16] And I would entertain a motion to approve.
[9:18] » Motion to approve. >> Is there a second?
[9:21] » Second. >> And there's a second. Any discussion?
[9:25] All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Opposed. Motion passes. The second
[9:32] item is uh there's two uh Jiao Films on page 11 and then Jiao Films on page 12.
[9:41] Each invoice is for $300. Um could I get a motion to approve both
[9:48] of those invoices? >> Motion to approve.
[9:50] » All right, Dwight. Seconded by Gary. Any discussion?
[9:55] All those in favor signify by saying I. I opposed.
[10:00] Okay. All right. Here is the big one from
[10:04] pages 13 to 62. Uh is part of a package from Vertical
[10:09] Church. Uh the amount of the invoice is $2,689.
[10:17] This would be the final invoice uh of that contract with Vertical Church and
[10:23] that is uh under the food bank. And I would entertain a motion to approve that
[10:29] invoice. >> Motion to approve.
[10:32] » All right. Rohan, seconded by Gary. Any discussion?
[10:37] All those in favor signify by saying I. I.
[10:40] » Opposed. Okay. Moving right along here. Storm water management. Uh we have a
[10:47] invoice on page 63
[10:51] uh for McVac Environmental uh in the amount of $3,450.
[10:58] That was to clean out 22 catch basins on Plaid Avenue. And I would entertain a
[11:05] motion to approve. >> Motion to approve.
[11:08] » Is there a second? >> Second.
[11:10] » Second, Iris. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I.
[11:16] » I. >> Opposed. Motion passes. Uh on page 64,
[11:21] there's another invoice from McVac Environmental for $3,450.
[11:28] This is to clean out Catch Basin's 15 on uh Hefernon Drive and eight on Mil
[11:36] Haven. And I would entertain a motion to approve.
[11:40] » Motion to approve. >> Is there a second?
[11:44] Seconded by Rohan. Any discussion. All those in favor signify by saying I.
[11:50] » I. >> Opposed.
[11:53] All right. Motion passes. All right. Fire districts Allentown. Uh
[11:59] page 65-67. There is an invoice for $5,000 for
[12:05] diversity construction. And that signifies that is their last payment.
[12:10] That's their retainage payment. Uh, and I would entertain a motion to approve.
[12:16] » Motion to approve >> by Gary. Is there a second?
[12:21] » Second. >> Seconded by Iris. Any discussion?
[12:26] » All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Opposed.
[12:31] » Okay. Passes. Moving on to fire districts, West Shore District. Uh the
[12:37] first invoice is on page 68-71. It's for diversity construction in the
[12:45] amount of 15,15250.
[12:49] And that is for the renovation of the firehouse in the west shore district.
[12:54] And I would entertain a motion to approve.
[12:58] » Motion to approve >> by Gary. Is there a second?
[13:01] » Second. >> Rohan. Any discussion?
[13:06] All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I.
[13:09] » Opposed. Okay. Passes. Next one is on page 72. You'll see an invoice from
[13:16] Antonazi for $500.
[13:22] And I would entertain a motion to approve.
[13:25] » Motion to approve >> by Gary. Is there a second?
[13:29] » Seconded by Rohan. Any discussion?
[13:34] All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I.
[13:37] » Opposed. Okay. Passes. Um on pages
[13:43] starting at 73 you'll see invoice for penoni for
[13:50] asbestous abatement in the amount of $2,100.
[13:56] And I would entertain a motion uh to approve.
[14:01] » Motion. >> All right. Rohan seconded by Gary. Any
[14:05] discussion?
[14:13] » That is the Westshore Fire District.
[14:19] Any other discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I.
[14:23] » I opposed. Okay, we are going to go down to uh
[14:27] community facade uh pages 83 through 86.
[14:34] There is an invoice for Earth Planter in the amount of $1,499.
[14:41] These are for two of those large planters that you'll you see down on
[14:44] Campbell Avenue. Uh we had the city had purchased some and they they purchased
[14:49] two more which actually they look really good. But the uh
[14:54] I would entertain a motion to approve. >> Motion to approve.
[14:58] » Gary. Second. >> Second.
[15:01] » Dwight. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I.
[15:07] » I. >> Opposed.
[15:09] » All right. Passes. Uh for support for the arts community
[15:15] funding on page 87. We've got a invoice for $26,000
[15:22] from the New Haven Sympathy uh orchestra where they played at West Haven High
[15:28] School and I heard it was a phenomenal um show that they put on. Uh and I would
[15:35] entertain that is on page 87 >> on this one. Uh Mr. Chairman or Mr.
[15:39] Substitute chairman. Yeah, I I should clarify the 26,000
[15:44] is I I inquired with Ken as to procurement. 26,000 is below the new
[15:51] threshold bidding went from 10 to 35,000 and then also I guess there a um a
[15:58] single source there not a lot of bidding of
[16:00] » other symphony orchestras that you can draw uh proposals from. So
[16:06] » no, thank you for the clarification. >> Make that clear.
[16:08] » Absolutely. for a single performance. >> Uh that's my understanding, but I'm not
[16:13] sure. >> It would seem to indicate that uh
[16:16] » it was at West Haven High School and uh they
[16:21] » and I guess they had moved around to a lot of the different communities uh in
[16:24] the New Haven area and it was really wellreceived. So I think you'll probably
[16:28] see them uh invited back to to West Haven. [laughter]
[16:36] » Okay. Um motion to approve.
[16:41] » Motion approve. >> Motion Gary. Is there a second?
[16:44] » Second. >> Second. Dwight. Is there any discussion?
[16:49] » All right. All those in favor signify by saying I.
[16:52] » I. >> Opposed.
[16:55] » Okay. Um on pages 88 to 90, uh you'll see the second invoice for the
[17:03] whiff and poofs of Yale. Uh they did two shows I believe in the auditorium at
[17:09] West Haven High School um in another another well-known group. Um
[17:17] I would entertain a motion to approve. >> Motion to
[17:21] » Gary. Is there a second?
[17:30] » That's what happened. This is a capella versus a symphony.
[17:33] » Yeah. Right. No, no instruments for them.
[17:38] » Second. >> Second by Dwight. Any discussion?
[17:43] Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying I.
[17:46] » I. Opposed. >> Okay.
[17:51] » I think that frequently. >> I think that is it. Um, is there any new
[17:55] business? Anything that anybody wants to bring up before the the committee?
[18:02] If none I will entertain a motion to adjurnn.
[18:05] » Ajourn. Motion to adjurnn. >> All right, Rohan. Is there a second?
[18:08] » Second. >> Seconded by Gary. All those in favor
[18:10] signify by saying I. I. >> Opposed.
[18:14] » Thank you very much and happy new year to everybody.
[18:16] » Happy New Year.