The meeting began with a zoning subcommittee session that held a public hearing for a certificate of location approval for Mavis Discount Tires at 615 Hartford Road. Following the subcommittee's adjournment, the full committee convened to hear and discuss the proposed FY2026-2027 budgets from police, fire, building, health, support services, recreation, and planning departments. All agenda items were referred to the full council with neutral recommendations.
Good evening, everybody. I'd like to call to order the I'm sorry, is this a special meeting or a regular meeting? This is a regular meeting. Regular meeting, thank you. So call to order the regular meeting of the zoning subcommittee and committee plan on planning zoning and housing for today, Tuesday, May fifth, twenty twenty-six. The time is now six thirty-three. Alderman Nate Simson. All in favor, please say aye. All opposed, nay. The ayes have it. The readings waived. So on today's agenda, we have a public hearing for item number 37119 regarding Mavis discount tires, seeking granting of a certificate of location of approval to allow state DMV issuance of motor vehicle repairer license for property known as 615 Hartford Road. For the public hearing, if anybody would like to approach. Mr. Chairman, just a reminder that we're in the public hearing for the benefit of the public. The applicant will have an opportunity to speak to the council. Nothing precluding them from doing it now, but just for the benefit of everybody that that their opportunity to present their case will be during discussion when it's on the agenda. Yes. So what that means is you can have three minutes now if you'd like. And during the meeting itself during discussion, we can call you up and answer further questions, have more of a back and forth. And just as a note, Alder Woman Barbosa joins us at 6 35. So going once for the uh public hearing. Any speakers? Twice. Any speakers, three times any speakers? Any callers. Alrighty. Seeing no more no further speakers. I'm going to close this part of the meeting. The time is 6 35. And on our agenda is item number one. Is there a motion? Make a motion to move item number one, item number 37119 to the council with a neutral recommendation. Thank you. Just for the for the record, is this a referral? Referral, yes. Thank you. Um I have a second from Alderman Barrero. And at this time, I'd like to call up Justin Dorsey to read into the city into the record the city plan commission recommendation. Good evening. Good evening. Recommendation of the City Plan Commission. This building was constructed for automotive repair and continues to be used as such today. Any proposed outside storage of tires should be addressed, including the frequency of tire delivery and removal. The City Plan Commission recommends approval of the certificate of location application with the following condition. One outside unscreen storage of tires is not permitted. Now, if I just may for a moment, this the city plan commission uh met on April 6th to approve this. Since then, on April 8th, there's been communication between Jeff Cormier or City Planner and the applicant. Um, where the applicant addressed the question uh about the tires and said there will be not be any storage for outdoor tires. There's a designated area inside the building that will be used for tire storage.