Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.
Date discrepancy note: The agenda and transcript indicate the meeting was held on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 7:00 PM. However, the summary is instructed to use the date October 6, 2026. This discrepancy is noted.
Introductory paragraph: The Common Council conducted a regular meeting that began with a special presentation honoring outgoing Councilman Grady L. Faulkner Jr. for his 20 years of service. The council then approved minutes, held public hearings, passed an appropriation for the LGBTQIA+ Pride parade contract, and approved a series of resolutions including a fiscal agency agreement with Triangle Community Center, a building permit fee cap for the YMCA renovation, naming of open space, lease agreements, and grant distributions. All votes were unanimous except one abstention on the CDBG resolution.
Note on votes: Unless otherwise stated, votes were unanimous with no recorded opposition.
Welcome everyone to this joyous occasion. We certainly do appreciate so many people being here tonight. And as I said was a brief um presentation by our council. And special presentations by the council. And then we will um allow the public to say a few words if they like in honor of Grady, because his name's on the agenda tonight. And uh the council is going to be invited if they'd like to say a few words. So let's start first with the call the meeting. The chief of police of the city of Middletown, greetings by authority of the state of Connecticut. You are hereby commanded to summon and notify Vincent J. Lafredo, Jeanette Blackwell, Darnell Ford, Grady Faulkner Jr., Kelly Sweeney, Anthony Mangific, Linda Salafia, Anthony S. Gennaro Sr. Jonathan Pellino, Leslie Spatola, Shine Fulton, Ava M. Hart, members of the Common Council of the City of Middletown to attend a regular meeting of said common council. Said meeting shall be a hybrid meeting to be held in the council chamber of the municipal building in said city and remotely via WebEx at Join a Meeting Event two three four four one three seven four six eight five on Monday, October fifth, twenty twenty-six at seven o'clock PM. Hero fail not but make due service and return to the clerk of said city three hours prior to the time of fixed meeting. City of Middletown, September twenty second, twenty twenty-six, attested by honorable Eugene P. Nocera, mayor. City of Middletown, October first, twenty twenty-six. I hereby certify I have delivered an attested copy of the foregoing order and attached agenda of the common council meeting to each and every council member named above via electronic mail, attested by Richard Davis, Deputy Chief of Police. So moved, Your Honor. Second. Sorry, Mayor. Moved in second. Yes, Councilwoman Blackwell, please. Uh thank you, Mayor Nosera. I have um two proposed amendments to this evening's agenda. My first um amendment is to change the order of business to move item eleven J to the top of the agenda. And uh it will replace eleven A that's on the agenda, and all the other resolutions will then follow follow suit. My second amendment is to the mayor's appointments. We're going to add the Fair Rent Commission and Madonna School Building Committee. Thank you, Your Honor. All right. So the amendment has been moved and seconded. And at this time um if there are any questions. We don't hear any, I don't see any lights. So those in favor of the amendment? Aye. Aye. Abstaining, motion carries. So it's been amended, and now we have to uh vote on the amended agenda, full agenda.