Pursuant to the foregoing notice a regular Representative Town Meeting of the Town of Greenwich was held on Monday October 25, 2004 at 8:00 P.M.(E.D.T.).
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator Thomas J. Byrne.
The members pledged allegiance to the flag.
The Moderator announced that as all members had received a copy of the call for the meeting, the reading of the call would be omitted.
Town Clerk Carmella C. Budkins swore in Gordon Ennis, a new member in District 8.
Attendance cards were presented showing 167 present, 59 absent and 4 vacancies.
The Moderator announced that as all members had received a copy of the minutes of the September 20, 2004 meeting, the reading of the minutes would be omitted. He asked if there were any corrections or comments.
William Clark of District 7 stated that there were a few typos: on page 1, twelfth line and the word school insert a semi-colon; in line fifteen after the word members insert a semi-colon; twenty-first line after the word committee insert a coma; on page 2 in the eighth line after the number 1 delete the coma and insert a dash.
The minutes, as amended, were adopted by unanimous consent.
Joan Caldwell, chairman of District 10, offered the following resolution recognizing the contributions and service of Harry E Peden,Jr.
WHEREAS, Harry E. Peden, Jr came to Greenwich in 1964 and quickly became
A member of the Representative Town Meeting from District 8 and served on both the Legislative and Rules Committes, and
WHEREAS, Harry E. Peden, Jr. continued to serve in the RTM until 1968 when he moved from Cos Cob to northwest Greenwich, and
WHEREAS, Harry E. Peden, Jr. returned to the Representative Town Meeting in 1972 as a delegate from the northwest district, District 10, and has represented the district continuously since, and
WHEREAS, Harry E Peden, Jr. has served since 1972 on the Legislative and Rules Committee of the RTM, many of those years as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Legislative Committee:
AND WHEREAS, Harry E.Peden, Jr. on September 21, 2004 elected to resign from the Representative Town Meeting citing long years of service and a desire to spend more time with his family.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that it is the sense of this meeting that the appreciation of the Representative Town Meeting be extended to Harry E. Peden, Jr. for his thirty-six years of service to the Town Meeting, to his district and to his Town.
The resolution was adopted by unanimous consent.
The Moderator suggested a motion, which was duly moved and seconded, to suspend the rules and combine items 1,2 & 6 A B C for voting purposes and consider items 3, 4 & 5 separately. The Moderator announced that Item No 7 had been withdrawn.
Motion Carried
The Moderator announced that the combined items were now before the meeting.
Nancy Brown, Director of Community Development, offered the following resolutions, which were duly moved and seconded, regarding Items 1 & 2.
Item No. 1 – Substitute resolution:
WHEREAS, the Policy of the Town of Greenwich requires that the Board of Estimate and Taxation shall annually make and file in the Office of the Town Clerk a Detailed Statement of the Appropriations, with its reasons for said Appropriations which it deems necessary to meet the expenses and to conduct the affairs of the Community Development Block Grant Program of the Town of Greenwich for the ensuing Fiscal Year, that is to say, for the Year January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005 inclusive; and
WHEREAS, the said Board has. so filed in the Office of Town Clerk a Detailed Statement of such Appropriations contained in a document designated as the Community Development Block Grant - Proposed Action Plan, January 1, 2005- -December 31, 2005 pages 2 through 6, pages 50 through 87 and pages 124 through 126, and will also forward a copy of this resolution indicating approval of the Community Development Block Grant Plan and Budget for the Fiscal Year January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005 by the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and
WHEREAS, the said Policy provides that the Board of Estimate and Taxation shall submit proposed Appropriations and make such Appropriations as may appear advisable, except that no Appropriations shall be made exceeding an amount for the same purpose recommended by the said Board; and
WHEREAS, said Community Development Block Grant Proposed Budget and Expenditure History - 2005` was forwarded to the members of the Representative Town Meeting on or about September 7, 2004 for action by the` Representative Town Meeting at it's Meeting to be held October 25, 2004.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the recommendations of the Board of Estimate and Taxation as,contained in the said Community Development Block Grant Budget filed, as stated, in the Office of the Town Clerk and submitted at the meeting of the Representative Town Meeting be and the same hereby are approved as the Appropriations for the ensuing Year 2005,
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Appropriations of $1,265,797, set forth, are hereby approved, made and adopted for the Fiscal Year January 1, 2005 to December 2005, inclusive and conditioned on the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approval of the projected entitlement of approximately $1,115,000 (+/-), the receipt of an annual incremental loan repayment of $38,718; and the reprogramming of $112,079 from projects completed for less than the budgeted amount,
FURTHER RESOLVED, that in the event the entitlement amount should be more than anticipated, the additional funds will be appropriated to a contingency line item, or if the entitlement is less than the projected $1,115,000 and the loan repayment is less than the $38,718, the priority for funding, after the staff salaries, will be based on an equal percentage reduction of the activities listed in the "CDBG Proposals-First Selectman's Recommendation For Funding Year 2005"; and
FURTTHER RESOLVED, that the First Selectman, under the provisions of Title 8 of the Connecticut General Statues, Chapter 130, Part VI, Community Development and Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §5301 et seq.); the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. §3531 et seq.), be hereby authorized to accept grants for the purpose of carrying out an approved Community Development Block Grant Program for the Town of Greenwich; and
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FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Community Development of the Town of Greenwich, for purposes set forth in this Budget is authorized to accept grants or funds made available through the Community Development Block Grant Fund.
Item No. 2
RESOLVED, that the Representative Town Meeting does hereby approve and adopt The Community Development Block Grant Proposed CDBG Action Plan January 1, 2005-December 31, 2005 and the Five year Consolidated Plan Management Process (CPMP), January 1, 2005-December 31, 2009, for the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut as on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, and as it may be modified by adoption of the Resolution of the Board of Estimate and Taxation; and that the Representative Town Meeting does hereby authorize the First Selectman to prepare the Final Action Plan, January 1, 2005-December 31, 2005 and the Five year Consolidated Plan Management Process (CPMP), January 1, 2005-December 31, 2009, for the Town of Greenwich and to apply for and accept funds for the purpose of carrying out housing and community
development programs, as approved for fiscal year 2005 (January 1, 2005-December 31, 2005); and
RESOLVED, that in approving and adopting said Community Development Block Grant Proposed Action Plan, January 1, 2005-December 31, 2005, to become the Final Plan, and the Representative Town Meeting finds and determines that the Community Development Block Grant program will be conducted and administered in compliance with Title 8 of the Connecticut General Statutes, Chapter 130, Part VI. Community Development and Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C 5301 et seq.) the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act 42 (U.S.C 3531 et. seq.)
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the First Selectman, under the provisions of Title 8 of the Connecticut General Statutes, Chapter 130 Part VI, Community Development and Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §5301, et. seq.) the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. §3531, et. seq.), be hereby authorized to accept grants for the purpose of carrying out an approved Community Development Block Grant program for the Town of Greenwich.
The Moderator declared the public hearing for Items 1 and 2 open at 8:15P.M.
The Moderator announced that Item No. 6 on the call was now before the meeting.
Dr Susan Wallenstein of the Board of Education offered the following substitute resolutions, which were duly moved and seconded, regarding Item No. 6.
Substitute Resolution – 6A
RESOLVED, That the sum of $ 524,176 be and is hereby appropriated as follows; $98,823 to account Z680200292 59650 25063 and $425,353 to account Z 6800292 59650 25109; for Hamilton Avenue Modular building acquisition and Hamilton Avenue Modular hook up costs. Said appropriation to come from the Reserve for capital non-recurring fund.
Substitute Resolution – 6B
RESOLVED, That the sum of $ 254,000 be and is hereby appropriated to be added to the following accounts; $10,000 to account A620 51300 for Hamilton Avenue program needs; $124,000 to Account A660 52120 Hamilton Avenue school transportation;
and $120,000 to account A640 51300 relocation costs for Hamilton Avenue students. Said appropriation to come from the Contingency Fund.
Frank Mazza, chairman of the Hamilton Avenue School Building Committee offered the following resolution, which was duly moved and seconded, regarding Item No. 6.
Substitute Resolution 6C
RESOLVED, That the sum of $860,000 be and is hereby appropriated to be added to the following account Z6800292 59560 25110 for Hamilton Avenue construction engineering and design. Said appropriation to come from the Reserve for capital non-recurring fund.
The Moderator closed the public hearing on Items 1 & 2 at 8:30 P.M.
The vote was now on the combined items.
In Favor - 160
Against - 0
Abstentions - 3
Items Carried
The Moderator announced that Item No. 3 on the call was now before the meeting.
Al Cava, Director of Labor Relations, offered the following substitute resolution, which was duly moved and seconded, regarding Item No. 3.
RESOLVED, that the sum of $312,791 for the fiscal year 2004-05, the sum of $686,111 for the fiscal year 2005-06, the sum of $670,697 for the fiscal year 2006-07 and the sum of $656,142 for the fiscal year 2007-08 be and the same is hereby appropriated to carry out the terms of the negotiated four year collective bargaining agreement between the Town of Greenwich and the Silver Shield Association of the Town of Greenwich.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Representative Town Meeting of the Town of Greenwich hereby approves such provisions of the agreement, if any, which may be in conflict with any charter provisions, special act, ordinance, rule, or regulation of the Town of Greenwich with the meaning of Connecticut General Statutes, Section 7-474.
Joan Caldwell, chairman of the Labor Contracts Committee, reported that the committee is looking into the question of whether a resolution appropriating funds pursuant to a newly adopted collective bargaining agreement should include appropriations for future fiscal years. The committee will work with the Law Department on this issue.
The vote was now on Item No. 3.
In Favor - 165
Against - 0
Abstentions - 1
Item Carried
The Moderator announced that Item No. 4 was now before the meeting.
Marcos Madrid, Commissioner of Public Works, offered the following resolution, which was duly moved and seconded, regarding Item No. 4.
RESOLVED, that the sum of $197,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated to be added to Public Works’ General Fund account number Z345-59900-25108, know as “Public Works – Building Construction and Maintenance Division: Remove Underground Storage Tanks at North Street Maintenance Shed.”
The vote was now on Item No. 4.
In Favor - 156
Against - 7
Abstentions - 0
Item Carried
The Moderator announced that Item No. 5 on the call was now before the meeting.
Christine Clark, Director of Nathaniel Witherell, offered the following substitute resolution, which was duly moved and seconded, regarding Item No. 5.
RESOLVED, that the sum of $100,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated from Contingency to account A450-51490 for consulting services to be provided to the Nathaniel Witherell Board.
The vote was now on Item No. 5.
In Favor - 150
Against - 7
Abstentions - 0
Item Carried
There being no further business, the Moderator adjourned the meeting, upon unanimous consent, at 9:10 P.M.
ATTEST:
CARMELLA C. BUDKINS
TOWN CLERK
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