STATE OF CONNECTICUT
TOWN OF GREENWICH
A regular Representative Town Meeting of the Town of Greenwich will be held in the Moderator’s Hall of Central Middle School on Tuesday January 17, 2006 at 8:00 P.M.(E.S.T.) for the following purposes:
l. To administer the oath of office to all members.
2. To elect a Moderator
3. To elect a Moderator Pro Tempore
4. To consider and act upon the following resolution, requested by the Superintendent of Schools and approved by the Hamilton Avenue School Building Committee and the Board of Estimate and Taxation.
Referred to Education Committee
Referred to Finance Committee
Referred to Public Works Committee
5. To consider and act upon the following sense of the meeting resolution, requested by the Budget Overview Committee.
WHEREAS, the Board of Selectmen of the Town has previously determined to construct a new police facility on an enlarged site on Bruce Place where the existing police facility is located; and
WHEREAS, the RTM has previously approved appropriations of funds for site selection studies and for designs and plans for a new police facility and believes that moneys should continue to be available to permit the development of the new police facility as reasonably quickly as possible; and
WHEREAS, the size and scope of the proposed new facility has increased to encompass a proposed public safety complex, including new space linking the proposed police facility and police parking facility with a renovated fire station and fire administration facility, which will necessitate closing Bruce Place; and
WHEREAS, the increased size and scope of the project have led to increased cost estimates for the various components of the project; and
WHEREAS, David Melick has proposed a design which has been publicly discussed and which incorporates a public safety building, downtown parking, increased green space, additional athletic fields and accommodations for the Board of Education's offices which may be less expensive than the Board of Selectmen's proposal; and
WHEREAS, the RTM is obligated to the Town's taxpayers to consider viable, potentially less costly alternatives to achieving the Town's goals; and
WHEREAS, the RTM believes that in light of the scope and cost of the proposed public safety complex, and its impact on downtown Greenwich for years to come, in addition to its impact on other projects that will be considered for the downtown area, it is necessary and appropriate to make a comprehensive comparison of the Town's proposed public safety complex plan and of the alternative the plan that has been suggested to the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Selectmen has stated that it intends to move forward with the project as presently proposed and will include major funding for the construction of the new police facility in the next year’s capital budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that it is the Sense of the Meeting that before the RTM is asked to approve additional funding for the development or construction of the proposed public safety complex, the Board of Selectmen of the Town should review the alternate proposal submitted to the Town and prepare comparable cost and time estimates, and, in particular, the RTM does hereby request the following:
2. The Board of Selectmen cause a review of the two alternatives to be performed, which review will consider and compare the estimated costs of the plan elements (public safety complex, Board of Education headquarters, downtown parking, athletic fields and green space), the time to construct, the disruption to the central business district, the effect on future central business district development, the effect on the tax roll and related future tax revenues and any other factors which the Board of Selectmen deems relevant to properly assess the two projects.
3. The Board of Selectmen present to the RTM parallel analyses by appropriate town officials, employees or consultants of the two approaches to the proposed public safety complex, proposed downtown parking facilities, proposed playing fields on downtown property and the development of new office facilities for the Board of Education, including costs, time lines, disruption of downtown and any other relevant considerations.
4. The Board of Selectmen obtain a "highest and best use" appraisal of the Bruce Place land upon which the Town presently plans to construct the police building and parking.
5. The Board of Selectmen present its analyses, conclusions and recommendations, based on the conclusions from the parallel analyses and assessments, to the RTM prior to the March RTM meeting.
Referred to Education Committee
Referred to Finance Committee
Referred to Land Use Committee
Referred to Parks & Recreation Committee
Referred to Public Works Committee
Referred to Town Services Committe
Referred to Transportation Committee
Dated at Greenwich,Ct THOMAS J. BYRNE
January 3, 2006 MODERATOR
CARMELLA C. BUDKINS
TOWN CLERK
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