This was the 17th meeting of the Marjorie Reservoir Trail Committee Advisory Committee, called to order at 6:32 PM. The meeting was limited to administrative tasks: receiving and accepting the conceptual feasibility materials from Barton and La Guidas (BNL) and authorizing their transmittal along with the committee's recommendation memorandum to the City of Danbury and the Town of New Fairfield. The meeting was properly noticed; no public comment was on the agenda, as extensive public engagement had been conducted previously.
It is 632. I am calling the I'll call it meeting number 17 of the Marjorie Reservoir Trail Committee Advisory Committee to Order. This meeting has been noticed in accordance with the applicable requirements and meeting materials were made available online. The purpose of tonight's meeting is limited and administrative. Specifically, we're here to receive and formally accept Bartonland La Guidas's uh conceptual feasibility materials and to authorize their transmittal along with this committee's recommendation to the city of Danbury and to the town of New Fairfield. Um I will roll call. I have Jeff Main. Yep, uh Peter Hearn here, David Day, and myself, Holly Robinson chair. Um before we go to the agenda, um I just have a housekeeping thing. Wanted to note for the record that there is no public comment on tonight's agenda. Um we've conducted extensive public engagement throughout the process, including multiple um publicly noticed meetings, written submissions, and outreach efforts. Um tonight's meeting is limited to the administrative receipt and transmitted of materials, and which is why public comment is not part of the agenda. Um the next item is the approval of the minutes from our last meeting. Do I have a motion? I will not read the minutes because I'm assuming that they were sent well in advance and everybody has read them. Will somebody make a motion to approve the minutes as presented? I can make that motion. I'll second it. Um discussion on the minutes and accepting the minutes. Hearing none, I will try your minds. All those in favor signify saying aye. Aye, aye. Any opposed? Ayes have it. The minutes are accepted for the record. Um before we go into the presentation of materials. Um procedural matter at the last committee meeting. Motion was adopted that suspended future meetings unless directed otherwise by the municipalities. Um to ensure that the record is clear and procedurally consistent. We will take a limited action to permit the properly noticed meeting to proceed for the purposes outlined herein. So I would, if I would entertain, somebody would entertain a motion to rescind the motion adopted at meeting number 16 that suspended additional meetings solely to permit this properly noticed meeting 17 to conduct the limited business on tonight's agenda. I'll make that motion. Thank you. Motion made by David Day. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Jeff. Um, any discussion on that motion. Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion carries. Thank you for entertaining housekeeping stuff. Um this is a we received the Barton and La Guidas uh feasibility study um materials. They will be properly submitted online. Everyone, the committee members were able to receive a copy of this in advance. Um, there's nothing here that is any different, I think, than what we've already received from them. I want it. Um basically the presentation itself reflects the trail alignment developed through the feasibility process that incorporates the environmental constraints, the engineering analysis, and the public input. Um it also includes preliminary conceptual cost estimates.