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Steering Committee Meeting Summary for January 12, 2026

Board of RepresentativesMonday, January 12, 2026
BodyStamford, Connecticut
SessionBoard of Representatives
DateMonday, January 12, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:00

Good evening, everyone.

0:01

Um today is Monday, January 12th.

0:05

I call to order the steering committee meeting of the 30 second Board of Representatives.

0:10

The time now is 701 p.m.

0:15

But I guess uh Ms.

0:17

Daly, uh would you mind doing a roll call, please?

0:21

Sure.

0:23

Terry Adams.

0:25

President Thomas Bruchard.

0:30

Present.

0:32

Karen Campriel.

0:34

Present.

0:36

Felix Gardner.

0:38

President.

0:41

Ryan Hughes.

0:46

Don't see him.

0:47

Um Parker Johnson.

0:49

Present.

0:52

Michael McCowan.

0:56

Present.

0:58

Eric Morrison.

1:01

Present.

1:04

Maureen Pollack.

1:10

Glenn Price.

1:11

Present.

1:13

Dan Samford.

1:16

Present.

1:17

Ramias Shaw.

1:20

Present.

1:21

Stephen Shore.

1:23

Present.

1:25

Stephanie Sivestri.

1:30

Carl Weinberg.

1:32

Present.

1:35

Jeff Wirts.

1:39

Sorry if I'm pronouncing that wrong.

1:41

It's weirs.

1:42

Whereas we is okay.

1:44

Sorry.

1:45

And Andrew, Andrew Zachary.

1:48

Present.

1:49

Okay.

1:50

There's other board members then.

1:52

Do you want me to?

1:54

Or you want to go over their names?

1:58

Real quick, Angie.

1:59

I think it looks like Representative Hughes is on the call now as well.

2:03

Oh, okay.

2:04

Thanks.

2:07

Ryan Hughes.

2:09

Present.

2:11

Okay.

2:23

Are there others?

2:24

Andrew, do you want to ask the other members?

2:27

Yes.

2:28

Louis Finkel.

2:36

And I believe.

2:39

Lori Hyatt.

2:42

Present.

2:43

Yeah, I believe that's it.

2:45

Yeah.

2:46

Representative Police is also online.

2:48

Oh, I didn't see.

2:49

I don't see him.

2:50

Okay.

2:52

Representative is also online.

2:58

Oh.

3:00

Representative Walton is online.

3:12

Okay.

3:13

I believe that's it then.

3:15

Great.

3:15

Thank you so much.

3:16

We do have a quorum.

3:18

So we'll get started.

3:19

Before we go on to the committees, I just want to make a quick announcement.

3:25

In the organizational meeting, I mentioned about the steering committee changes if the consolidations go through or whatever that was.

3:34

So based on that, there is no change in the members of the steering committee.

3:38

However, Representative Maureen Pollack will now get a full vote based on her leadership role and part of the committee consolidation.

3:48

And so will um representative Stephanie Sylvestree.

3:52

They both will now have a full vote.

3:54

So that's the only announcement I have.

3:56

And then with that, we will move on to the to the standing committees.

4:00

The first one is the uh there's an item in the steering committee.

4:05

Um, and it is a late submission s32.001 review discussion on BOR committee meetings conflicting with DCC meetings causing scheduling conflicts for board members.

4:17

Since this is a late submission, we will have to um uh you know vote on it as a to you know uh and it has to be two-thirds to pass to take up the item.

4:26

Is that a motion to uh consider taking up this item?

4:31

So the motion would be to suspend the rules, madam president.

4:35

Um we don't per se have to suspend the rules, but we just have to it'll still be a two-thirds vote to thank you, uh take up the item.

4:43

Yep.

4:45

So is that a motion to take up this item to consider uh taking this item up?

4:52

I I moved it.

4:54

Second.

4:55

Okay.

4:57

So who seconded this?

5:00

Terry.

5:02

Representative Adams.

5:03

Okay, there's a motion and a second.

5:05

Um is that a discussion?

5:07

And that only pertains to just considering this item.

5:15

If not, we'll take it to a roll call board, and this will be President Shaw.

5:20

Yes.

5:21

I'd like to floor.

5:23

Yes, go ahead.

5:24

Thank you.

5:25

Um so I just wanted to say that um I do think that it's important that we you know try our best to stick to deadlines.

5:30

Obviously, of course, it it you know, life happens and and we miss those deadlines.

5:35

And so for that reason, I think it would be appropriate to to consider, especially while while the board is getting its feet wet.

5:41

I think it would be appropriate to consider this late submission in today's meeting.

5:46

Thank you.

5:48

Thank you, uh Representative McEwen.

5:52

I'm sorry, could you repeat that?

5:54

I I don't think I understood what you said.

5:56

Sorry.

5:57

Sorry, can you hear me?

5:58

Do I have the floor again?

6:00

Yes, go ahead.

6:01

Can you hear me now?

6:04

Yeah, we can hear you.

6:05

I we heard you.

6:06

Got it.

6:07

So I was saying that um, you know, though I think it's important to try our best to meet those deadlines for steering or deadlines generally.

6:14

Uh I think that given the board is is new in its term and you know, life of course happens.

6:21

Um I think that it would be appropriate to to consider this late submission in today's meeting.

6:30

Thank you.

6:31

Representative Camparelli, did you hear that?

6:34

Are you good?

6:34

Yes, thank you.

6:35

I'm sorry.

6:36

No worries.

6:37

Thank you.

6:38

Um any other discussion.

6:42

Okay, let's take this to a roll call.

6:45

Angie, could you call it all, please?

6:47

Sure.

6:48

Uh this is sorry, this is to vote whether to consider taking this item up, and this will be uh a two-thirds to pass.

6:58

Okay.

6:59

Terry Adams?

7:01

Yes.

7:04

Bouchard.

7:06

Uh yes.

7:10

Yes.

7:14

Uh Gardner.

7:16

No.

7:20

Hughes.

7:24

No.

7:28

Johnson.

7:30

No.

7:34

McCowan.

7:36

Uh McKewin.

7:38

And I vote yes.

7:39

Okay.

7:40

Yes.

7:42

Yes.

7:43

Morrison.

7:47

No.

7:50

Alec, I'm not sure if she's on yet.

7:54

No.

7:55

Price.

7:57

No.

8:02

Uh Samford.

8:04

No.

8:10

Shaw.

8:11

No.

8:15

Sure.

8:16

No.

8:20

Sivestry.

8:22

No.

8:24

Weingberg.

8:27

No.

8:32

I don't want to say your name wrong again.

8:34

Were word?

8:36

I really.

8:37

I'm sorry.

8:37

That's okay.

8:38

It's just it's weird.

8:40

Weird.

8:40

Okay.

8:41

And I'm a no.

8:43

Okay.

8:45

Um Zachary.

8:58

He has to unmute.

9:01

Yeah.

9:03

I didn't I didn't hear he.

9:07

But it probably didn't work.

9:08

Yeah, we go.

9:10

Uh I'm a no.

9:12

Okay.

9:14

Sorry.

9:15

I did unmute it, just didn't work.

9:20

Four, yes.

9:24

One.

9:26

Two, three.

9:31

And ten and a half, no.

9:36

Sorry, say that again, Angie.

9:38

It's um four, yes.

9:41

And ten and a half, no.

9:46

Okay.

9:47

So that motion failed.

9:50

So we will not be considering this item.

9:53

Okay.

9:54

Now moving on to appointments committee.

9:57

Which one of the co-chairs will be presenting today?

10:00

Uh good evening.

10:01

It's uh Steve Shore.

10:03

All right, go ahead, representative Shore.

10:05

Oh, thank you, Madam President.

10:07

And and just reminder to announce your uh meeting date and and uh locate you know when you after you finish uh doing the items at the end.

10:15

We'll do, thank you.

10:17

I've got eight items.

10:19

We have eight items, uh starting with uh A32.003, Stanford Golf Authority, Angelo Rapegno is the candidate.

10:31

Uh item two, A32.004, uh zoning board of appeals, Alan Benzeken, uh A32.005, uh zoning board of appeals alternate, uh Ernest Metrasso, Madorasso, forgive me, I'm gonna mangle names, I'm sure.

10:54

Uh item four, A32006, uh, police commission, Mary Fidel.

11:01

I'm glad I got that one right.

11:03

Uh A32.007, uh, police commission, Carlo Leone.

11:09

Uh A32.008, uh, police commission, Robert Avero.

11:16

Uh item number seven, A32.009, uh, police commission, Rodney Bass, and finally A32.010, uh, police commission, Michael Fidelity.

11:31

And uh the committee will be meeting on Wednesday, the 28th, uh, 6.30 p.m.

11:37

And that meeting will be uh in the caucus room or by webinar.

11:42

So uh representative short, are you are you making a motion to move these items to a place to be in the agenda?

11:50

Uh uh so moved.

11:52

Okay, is there a second?

11:55

Second second.

11:56

Okay, any discussion.

12:00

Okay, hearing none, let's take this by voice board.

12:03

All those in favor of moving items one through eight, please say aye.

12:07

I any opposed.

12:12

Any abstentions?

12:14

Okay.

12:15

These items will be faced in the appointments committee agenda.

12:19

Thank you, uh Representative Shore.

12:22

Uh moving on to fiscal committee.

12:24

Uh which one of the co-chairs will be presenting today.

12:27

Uh I will, Madam President.

12:28

I'm Andrew Zagre.

12:30

Exactly.

12:31

Um little horse, so bear with me.

12:33

Uh item one is F32.004 for 2.3 million dollars is an additional appropriation from Capital.

12:42

Project 001459 to complete perma lane area stormwater infrastructure and roadway improvements.

12:51

Uh item number two is F32.005, a resolution amending the capital budget for fiscal year 2025 to 26 by adding an appropriation of 2.3 million dollars for the Pernal Lane Area Stormwater Infrastructure and authorizing 2.3 million dollars in general obligation bonds of the city to meet said appropriation.

13:15

Item number three is F32.012 for 54.

13:21

Sorry, 53,438 dollars, an additional appropriation from operating employee benefits pay plan request.

13:31

Item number four is F32.028.

13:36

Rejection capital project closeout recommendations, utility paving project number CP711 for 1 million 223,801 dollars and 59 cents, state grant, and C56182, street patch and resurfacing for 1,223,000 801 and 59 cents.

14:05

Item number five is F32.029 for 1,223,801 and 59 cents.

14:15

Additional appropriation capital project CP8711 utility paving requesting to replace LOCIP project grant funding with bond funding as the utility paving project is not eligible for grant funding because the project bid was not procured in accordance with applicable state or federal requirements.

14:40

Item six F32.030.

14:44

1,223,801 and 59 cents.

14:49

Additional appropriation capital.

15:04

As the project qualifies for LOCIP eligibility and complies with applicable state procurement requirements.

15:15

Resolution amending the capital budget for fiscal year 2025 to 2026 by adding an appropriation of 1,223,801 and 59 cents for the utility paving and authorizing 1,223,801 and 59 cents.

15:35

General obligation bonds of the city to meet said appropriation.

16:06

Resolution authorizing the mayor to sign an agreement with the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

16:12

Item 10, F32.034 for 61,364 and 46 cents.

16:21

Additional appropriation grants.

17:22

Additional appropriation grants.

17:48

Resolution related to the application for a non-priority solar voltaic installation and partial re-roofing grant for Stanford High School submitted by Amanda Carpenter.

18:00

And item 15, F32.039.

18:05

Resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into and sign agreements with the State of Connecticut, Department of Administratus Administrative Services, and the Commission for Education Technology for CENEC Connectivity Wi-Fi grant program.

18:21

The meeting for the board of fiscal committee will occur on January 22nd.

18:27

Sorry, January 26th, Monday at 7 p.m.

18:31

in the Democratic Caucus Room and by webinar.

18:34

I move that all these items be placed on the agenda for the fiscal committee.

18:41

Thank you, Coach Zachary.

18:43

Is there a second?

18:44

Second.

18:45

Second.

18:46

Okay, so there's a motion and a second.

18:48

Any discussion.

18:53

Hearing none, let's take this by voice vote.

18:55

All in favor of moving fiscal committee items one through 15, please say aye.

19:01

I agree.

19:03

Any opposed.

19:05

Any abstentions?

19:07

Okay.

19:08

Those items will be placed on the agenda.

19:10

Thank you, Coach Zachary.

19:12

Moving on to legislative and rules committee.

19:15

Chair McEwen.

19:17

Thank you, Madam President.

19:19

The Legislative and Rules Committee is going to be meeting Tuesday, January 27th at 7 p.m.

19:26

in the Democratic Caucus Room and by webinar.

19:30

The items proposed for the agenda are LR32.004 and ordinance amending section 214-32 of the code of ordinances to allow the city to accept a private road by only requiring a petition by no less than two-thirds of its owners.

19:46

LR32.005, approval of an amendment to the board rules of order to strike section E3 related to time for public comment and replace it with the submitted proposed rule change attached to the legislative record.

20:00

LR 32.009, a resolution to the state of Connecticut from the 32nd board asking uh the state to grant municipalities the right to ban stores from selling animals and LR 32.010 uh approval of the amended overstated board of rules, excuse me, board rules of order as provided in the legislative record, which I understand will be updated in the coming days.

20:26

Um at this time, I would move that the aforementioned four items be placed onto the legislative and rules agenda.

20:36

Second.

20:37

Thank you.

20:38

Um there's a there's a motion and a second.

20:41

Any discussion.

20:46

Just checking for hands, uh hearing or seeing any hands.

20:50

Let's take this by voice word.

20:51

All those in favor of placing items one through four of the legislative and rules committee agenda, uh, please say aye.

21:01

Any opposed?

21:03

Any abstentions?

21:04

Okay.

21:05

Those four items will be placed in the agenda.

21:09

Um Madam President, may I retain the floor?

21:11

Sure.

21:12

Go ahead.

21:13

I'd also like to move that we consider what I'm going to call LR 32.01 review of the revised version of ordinance 1320 uh pertaining to amending chapter 227 of the code of ordinances uh colloquially referred to as the tree ordinance.

21:31

Um this item was submitted prior to the deadline, but strictly due to administrative error, it wasn't included on this agenda.

21:38

Uh so I make a motion that we include that we consider this item in today's meeting.

21:45

Thank you.

21:45

Just can you repeat the legislative that number, please?

21:48

The record number again.

21:50

It has not technically been assigned one, but I'm moving it be LR 32.011.

21:56

No, no, we don't we don't have one yet.

21:58

Yep.

21:58

Okay, so there is a motion to consider this item and there is a second.

22:03

So any discussion on this.

22:09

Okay, seeing none, we will take this by sorry.

22:12

Um, representative camperelli, go ahead.

22:17

We're just making this.

22:20

Just because of the last vote, I just want to make clear that this is not a late submission.

22:25

We submitted it on time, but it just didn't just didn't make it on.

22:29

That's it.

22:30

Thank you, Representative Camporelli.

22:32

We'll still go through the process just so because it's still not in the agenda, so we'll still do the consideration and then and then we'll do another vote for placing the item.

22:40

Okay.

22:41

Okay, so let's take this by roll call, Angie.

22:46

Can we try as if there was a voice vote?

22:49

Yes.

22:50

Sorry.

22:51

Who I'm hearing multiple voices.

22:54

If you do want to speak, can you either raise your hand or just address me first, please?

22:58

Who um yes.

23:02

Uh it's representative Weinberg.

23:04

Can we try this as a voice vote?

23:06

No, we cannot because this is a two-thirds, so I will have to do this by roll call.

23:10

Okay.

23:12

Thank you.

23:13

And then when we do the the item placing, that will be uh a majority vote.

23:18

We could do that by we could try that by voice vote.

23:20

Okay.

23:21

Go ahead.

23:23

Okay.

23:24

Um, Bouchard.

23:28

Yes.

23:31

Campo Relly.

23:40

I didn't hear.

23:42

I think you're muted.

23:45

I'm sorry, I didn't know that they called me.

23:47

Yes.

23:50

Gardner.

23:52

Yes.

23:54

Hughes.

23:56

Yes.

23:59

Jonathan.

24:01

Yeah.

24:04

McEwen.

24:07

Yes.

24:10

Morrison.

24:13

Yes.

24:14

Yes.

24:16

Halleck.

24:18

Yes.

24:21

Price.

24:23

Yes.

24:26

Sanford.

24:27

Yes.

24:30

Shaw?

24:31

Yes.

24:33

Sure.

24:34

Yes.

24:37

Sivestri.

24:39

Yes.

24:42

Weinberg.

24:44

Yes.

24:47

Wears.

24:48

Yes.

24:52

And Zachary.

24:54

Yes.

25:09

Okay.

25:10

15 and a half.

25:12

00 to 00.

25:14

Okay.

25:15

Thank you.

25:15

That passed unanimously.

25:17

So now can I have a motion to place this item in the agenda?

25:22

So moved.

25:24

Second.

25:24

Okay.

25:24

This.

25:25

Thank you.

25:26

Any discussion.

25:31

Madam President, can I also clarifying question?

25:34

Yes, go ahead, Representative Gardner.

25:36

Perhaps to uh Representative Campbell or Representative Weinberg through you.

25:40

Has the tree ordinance been heavily reworked as prior to this uh this this submission to the uh L NL committee?

25:49

Representative Camparelli, would you like to answer that?

25:52

No.

25:52

Absolutely not.

25:54

Uh our plan is we have several meetings set up in the next three weeks.

26:00

Um I think yeah, we have we have work to do.

26:06

Yeah, we just want to get it started because we know it's gonna take a while.

26:13

Thank you.

26:15

Representative Weinberg.

26:17

Would you like to address as well?

26:19

Yeah.

26:20

Um thank you.

26:22

Um our intention for putting this on the agenda is just to um is to brief the committee, and I emphasize the word brief.

26:33

Um to uh just just on on the plan on on the plan going forward, sort of process, but really a process report.

26:41

Um and hope you know hopefully it'll uh it'll be brief and uh and we'll we'll be back to the committee when we have substance to uh to present.

26:52

Thank you.

26:54

Thank you, uh representative Weinberg.

26:57

Uh Representative McEwen.

27:01

I I'm no longer seeking the floor.

27:03

Thank you.

27:03

Okay.

27:04

All right.

27:05

Any any other discussion?

27:07

Just checking hands here.

27:12

Okay, seeing no other discussion, let's try this by voice board.

27:16

All those in favor of placing this item, this review item on the agenda, please say aye.

27:22

Aye.

27:23

Aye.

27:24

Any opposed.

27:27

Any abstentions?

27:29

Okay, that passed unanimously, and this item will be placed.

27:36

That concludes your report or uh your items, Chair McEwen.

27:40

Thank you.

27:40

Yes, it does, madam president.

27:42

Okay, thank you so much.

27:44

Madam President.

27:47

Sorry, who was that?

27:48

Uh that was uh uh Representative Morrison.

27:51

Yes, go ahead.

27:53

Sorry, and let did I miss uh Chair McEwan announcing when his meeting would take place?

27:58

He announced it at the beginning at the very beginning.

28:01

Yeah.

28:01

Okay, thank you very much.

28:04

Okay, moving on to personnel committee, Chair Weinberg.

28:08

Uh thank you.

28:09

Uh the personnel committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 20th at 7 o'clock.

28:15

Uh while this uh says by webinar, it'll actually take place in the Democratic Caucus Room and uh and and by and by webinar.

28:25

We will uh we anticipate uh absent uh some compelling reason that all of our meetings will be um in person as well as on the on uh webinar and I urge committee members to attend in person if uh unless there's a good reason why they can't.

28:45

We have four items uh that I want to put on the agenda.

28:49

I'm gonna take up the the first three um and ask for um and and ask for approval of those and then I and then explain number four uh and then ask for approval on number four.

29:01

Uh the first item is PR is p32.004 to the approval of an employment agreement for Silas Red, the assistant chief of police.

29:09

Item two is p32.006, which is approval of a clerk of the works three agreement with Michael Cepeda.

29:19

Item number three is P32.

29:23

It is approval of a contract with Corvale Enterprises claims for RFP 2026.0069, workers' compensation and heart and hypertension claims administration.

29:36

So I'd like to uh move those three on to the committee agenda if I might.

29:43

Thank you.

29:43

Is there a second?

29:45

Second, representative.

29:46

Second.

29:47

Okay, there's a motion in multiple seconds.

29:50

Any discussion on these three items.

29:56

Okay, seeing and hearing none, let's take this by voice board.

30:00

All those in favor of placing the items one to three one through three of the personnel committee, please say aye.

30:06

Aye.

30:06

Aye.

30:07

Aye.

30:07

Aye.

30:08

Any opposed?

30:11

Any abstentions?

30:12

Okay.

30:13

Those three items will be placed in the agenda.

30:16

Go ahead.

30:18

Thank you.

30:18

Item number four.

30:20

Um earlier today I received the following email from HR Director.

30:25

Uh Russell per direction received this afternoon.

30:30

Please see below for the revised agenda language for the steering committee slash personnel committee item related to the pay plan compensation study.

30:39

So what I'd like to move is to substitute uh the language that you see on the screen with the following uh language taken from her uh from her email uh for this afternoon approval revised so this uh this is for PR 32.

30:56

I'm sorry, P32.005 approval revised pay plan based on the recently completed pay plan compensation study.

31:06

And I so move okay.

31:10

Um is there a second?

31:12

Second the motion to amend okay any discussion okay seeing none, let's take this by voice vote.

31:24

All those in favor of making the amend uh just I uh sorry, Chair McEwan, we'll make a motion, we'll just vote on the motion to amend first and then we'll do the item or you can we just pass it once I would I would suggest that uh that you take a mo you you pass the motion to amend and then pass the motion to the commit.

31:54

Okay, that's what I thought.

31:55

Okay, thank you.

31:56

All right, so all those in favor of making the amendment uh as suggested by uh Chair Weinberg, please say aye.

32:06

Any opposed any abstentions?

32:11

Okay, the the language has been amended for item p32.005 now uh so I move to place p32.005 on the personnel committee agenda for our uh January 20th meeting.

32:27

Okay, is that a second?

32:29

Second.

32:30

Okay, any discussion.

32:36

Seeing none, all those in favor of uh placing this amended item on the agenda, please say aye.

32:44

Aye.

32:44

Aye.

32:45

Any opposed.

32:48

Any abstentions?

32:50

Okay, this item will be placed as amended.

32:53

Thank you, and that concludes my report.

32:56

Thank you, uh, Chair Weinberg.

32:58

Uh next is land use redevelopment, urban redevelopment committee.

33:03

Which one of the co-chairs will be presenting today?

33:06

Madam President, that'll be me.

33:07

This is representative Glenn Price.

33:09

We will go ahead.

33:11

Thank you, ma'am.

33:12

We will be meeting Monday, January 26th uh at 7 p.m.

33:15

It says by webinar here.

33:17

We're actually going to be meeting uh via hybrid in the Republican caucus room and also by webinar.

33:24

There are three items for the agenda.

33:27

Uh with your permission, I'd like to read them into the record.

33:30

So LU32, thank you, 001 resolution and public hearing to opt in to the municipal development authority, colloquial known as CDMA.

33:41

Um item number LU 32.002, a resolution of the consideration in accordance with the city of Stanford, Section 9-10B procedure for the demolition of city-owned real properties is a recommendation for the demolition of existing structures at 75 West Hill Road, Roxbury School.

34:02

LU 32.003 is a resolution of the consideration in accordance for the city of Stanford, section nine nine-10B procedure for demolition of city on real properties is a recommendation for the demolition of existing structures at 125 Roxbury Road, known as West Hill High School.

34:21

Those are the three items we are submitting for the meeting on the 26th.

34:27

Okay, so you will be moving items one through three.

34:31

I am moving.

34:32

So yes, ma'am.

34:33

Okay, is that a second?

34:35

Second.

34:37

Uh any discussion.

34:39

Um I see Representative Walston's hand.

34:43

Go ahead.

34:45

Um he says 75 West Hill Road and it's 751, I believe.

34:54

Thank you, ma'am.

34:55

Thank you, Representative Walson.

34:57

You're welcome.

34:58

We don't want to knock down the wrong house.

35:00

Yeah.

35:02

It is 751 West Heldard.

35:05

Thank you, Representative Walston.

35:08

Any other discussion.

35:13

Okay.

35:14

Hearing or seeing none, let's take this by voice board.

35:17

All those in favor of moving items, uh, land use items one through three, please say aye.

35:23

I need opposed.

35:28

Any abstentions.

35:31

Okay.

35:31

Those items will be placed on the land use agenda.

35:36

Thank you.

35:37

Uh co-chair price.

35:41

Okay.

35:42

Moving on to operations, parks, and recreation committee.

35:46

Chair Sanford.

35:48

Thank you, Madam President.

35:49

Uh parks, uh, Operations, Parks, and Rec Committee will be meeting Thursday, January 22nd at 7 p.m.

35:55

via webinar due to the high amount of visitors that we might have for some of our items.

36:01

I actually have two items.

36:03

There's one on this uh agenda here and then one on pending.

36:08

I was going to brief both of them and move them at the same time.

36:12

Or based on your recommendation, I can do this one and then wait till we get to the pending agenda.

36:19

Um which do you prefer?

36:21

You can you can bring up both and move it at the same time.

36:25

That's fine.

36:25

All right, just for the ease of everybody.

36:27

Okay, so the first item I have is OPR 32.001, a review of the Eversource uh cable moderniz project.

36:36

And then on the pending agenda, I have 032.001, a resolution concerning the building permit fees on commercial projects exceeding one million dollars.

36:48

And ISO move.

36:52

Okay, is that a second?

36:54

Second.

36:56

Any discussion.

37:02

Checking buttons here.

37:06

Okay.

37:07

Hearing and seeing none.

37:09

All those in favor of moving um item OPR 32001 and item oh well, we probably would love to do an open 03201.

37:20

Please say aye.

37:24

Any opposed.

37:27

Any abstentions.

37:30

Okay, so those two items will be placed in the operations committee agenda.

37:36

Madam President, can I have the floor for two one second?

37:39

Oh, I'm sorry, sure.

37:40

Did I I'm sorry if I didn't ask for discussion.

37:41

I'm just now that's fine.

37:42

Just for uh administrative purposes, I would like to have item 001 placed first, and then I the numbered right.

37:59

001 is a resolution concerning building permit fees, and I would like that item to be second on the agenda when it goes through, and then we'll have to re-number the cable modernization project because it's not 001.

38:15

Understood.

38:15

I think they did it because of the way the committee consolidations happened and they combined the records, so we will make sure that um it it's re renumbered and um for the for the main meeting agenda.

38:27

Oh okay, that's fine.

38:28

I just wanted the ever source to go number one because of the high number of visitors, and then the resolution going number two.

38:35

But I'll I'll work with the staff on that.

38:37

I appreciate it.

38:38

That's all I have.

38:39

Thank you.

38:40

Great.

38:40

Thank you so much.

38:42

Okay, public safety and health committee.

38:45

Chair Bouchard.

38:46

Uh thank you, Madam President.

38:48

So the public safety and health committee uh has a next scheduled meeting would be on Thursday, January 29th, uh at 6:30 by webinar.

38:57

Uh, unfortunately, due to procedural fumble, uh, there is no agenda items submitted for this meeting.

39:03

Uh it will be a short meeting.

39:06

Um that covers that's my report.

39:10

So are you having there's no agenda items?

39:14

Would you but you'll still have a meeting?

39:17

Um probably at I would like to have a meeting, but I'm not so sure procedurally I can talk about anything.

39:25

Um I've done meetings for commissions before without agenda items, but I don't know how that pertains to a committee for the board of representatives.

39:38

And I'm gonna have uh Chair Morrison Vay in on this one, but I'm gonna I think you would need to um whether it's uh it's a since it's a public meeting.

39:46

I would think that you would need an agenda presented, but um representative Morrison, go ahead.

39:53

Thank you, Madam President.

39:54

You're you're right.

39:55

Uh we we there needs to be something on the agenda for a meeting to be held.

40:00

Okay.

40:01

Uh in that effect, then I would uh I would cancel the meeting.

40:05

Okay.

40:06

So there will be no meeting for public safety and health this month.

40:10

Thank you, Chair Bouchard.

40:13

Okay, moving on to community development, housing education, social services, state and commerce, the chess committee.

40:20

Which one of the co-chairs will be presenting today?

40:24

I will be.

40:25

This is Representative Pollack.

40:26

Hello.

40:28

Okay.

40:29

Um I have that we're having our meeting January 27th at 6 30 p.m.

40:35

And it says here by webinar webinar, but it will be hybrid.

40:39

And do I need to figure out which room, Republican or Democratic Caucus, but it will be in the government center.

40:47

Okay, so you will have it in person as well as by webinar.

40:50

Correct, it's hybrid.

40:53

And I'm gonna assume the Democratic caucus room, unless it's occupied.

40:58

And I have one item I'm submitting, uh chess 32.002.

41:04

It's a review item and it's an overview of city housing initiatives.

41:09

And uh the invited guests are Emily Gordon and Sharona Cowan.

41:15

And ISO move.

41:17

Thank you.

41:18

Is that a second?

41:19

Second.

41:21

Any discussion.

41:29

Okay, seeing none.

41:31

Yes.

41:32

Just the just to let you know, L and R meets that night.

41:35

And I are if they're doing hybrid, I'm not sure.

41:38

Um LNR so they would have to be in the Republican caucus room.

41:45

Um I I guess you the Republican caucus room.

41:49

Yeah, that I'll just switch it to that room, yes.

41:52

Okay, is that is is that good with you, Representative Pollack?

41:55

Absolutely.

41:56

So we will meet in the Republican caucus room.

42:00

It's good to have two rooms, huh?

42:04

Okay, all right.

42:06

Um I got lost track of.

42:09

Did we vote on this one yet?

42:11

We didn't, right?

42:12

And any any discussions.

42:15

Okay, seeing none, let's uh try this by voice vote.

42:18

All those in favor of placing this item in the agenda, please say aye.

42:25

Any opposed?

42:27

Any abstentions?

42:29

Okay, this item will be placed on the agenda.

42:32

Thank you.

42:33

Thank you, uh, co-chair Pollock.

42:36

Moving on to Transportation Committee, Chair Wears.

42:41

Uh thank you, Madam President.

42:42

Good evening, everyone.

42:44

Uh the Transportation Committee meeting will be on Tuesday, January 20th at 6 30 p.m.

42:49

This meeting will be by webinar.

42:51

We have one item.

42:53

Um it's T32.001.

42:56

It's approval of a contract with Site Stream LLC for automated traffic enforcement safety devices.

43:04

RFP 2025.0297 presented by Mayor Simmons.

43:10

I I'd like to move this item to the agenda.

43:14

Thank you.

43:15

Is that a second?

43:16

Second.

43:17

Okay.

43:18

Any discussion.

43:21

Okay, seeing or hearing none, let's take this by voice vote.

43:24

All those in favor of moving this transportation committee item on the agenda, please say aye.

43:29

I any opposed.

43:34

Any abstentions?

43:36

Okay, that item will be placed on the agenda.

43:40

Thank you, Chair Weirs.

43:43

Okay, there is no special committees.

43:46

Um, and then uh let's move on to the minutes.

43:48

Um is there a motion to place the approval of the January 5th, 2026 regular board board meeting minutes on the agenda?

43:55

So moved.

43:56

I saw move.

43:57

Second.

43:58

Second.

43:59

Any discussion?

44:01

All those in favor of placing the approval for the January 5th, 2026 meeting minutes in the agenda, please say aye.

44:10

Any opposed.

44:13

Any abstentions.

44:17

Okay.

44:18

Um I know this month we sorry.

44:20

Point of order.

44:21

Um yes.

44:22

Sorry.

44:23

Um, I was looking at the dates.

44:25

Is it too late to discuss the dates for my committee?

44:30

I know we passed it.

44:31

Or is it something I should take up later?

44:34

Um I have a question.

44:36

Uh go ahead.

44:37

We'll we'll I don't know if we can move it, but um, let's if you want to raise your question or if you want generally all your dates, um, is that might be a different administrative question.

44:47

We can take it offline.

44:49

I'm totally fine with keeping it for this month, but I thought we were discussing a different Tuesday because we have the three dates to pick from.

44:56

And I had in my notes that it was January 20th.

45:00

Sorry, the 22nd, Tuesday, January 22nd.

45:05

And on the agenda, I see it's the 27th.

45:08

There is no I have to I don't have the uh the full calendar.

45:14

Let me go to the full calendar.

45:17

Uh Rami, I have the calendar pulled up if you would like the latest one.

45:22

Um that one does reference January 27th, the one that uh Barbara had published.

45:27

Um I guess it's Friday of last week.

45:33

The agenda is that so is that not the date you wanted uh we we could discuss it moving forward which one of the dates will be the standing first Tuesday, second Tuesday, but um for this one it's fine.

45:46

We could move on.

45:47

I retract my question.

45:48

Okay, sounds good.

45:49

Let's take this offline and then we'll we'll circulate that.

45:52

Thank you so much for bringing that to the attention.

45:55

Thank you.

45:56

Okay, where were we?

45:58

Um okay.

45:59

So this since it's is a month that we would uh discuss pending items.

46:03

We already went through the uh operations item.

46:06

Chair Weinberg, do you have any intention of moving your personnel item this month from the pending agenda?

46:13

Uh no, but I will likely uh start these reviews uh next month.

46:19

Okay, thank you.

46:20

And uh I see before we adjourn, I see a hand raised.

46:24

Representative Walston, did you have anything?

46:27

Yeah, you moved on when I had my hand raised.

46:31

So I just have a question about the chess and the legislative and rule.

46:35

So this month we're going to have our meeting the same time as legislative and rules.

46:41

And so it's up to the discretion of the chairs whether we're still going to have two meetings, like the housing and um the chess meeting and the legislative rules on the same night.

46:54

I think this is a first for me.

46:57

And I, you know, I know that it was voted down that we don't have um, you know, I was always concerned about not being able to attend the DCC meetings because we had our committee meetings, and I know it got, you know, didn't go through.

47:11

So now I feel like we're faced again in-house.

47:15

Whereas we could sit in on different meetings, but now if I'm in chess and legislative rules, it's nothing it's I don't know.

47:24

I just I don't know if this is going to be permanent or not.

47:27

That's what I wanted to know.

47:29

Thank you.

47:31

So it was just uh uh uh just an administrative editor, representative uh Walston for this month.

47:37

The meetings were originally that uh Barbara sent out were published for the third Tuesday.

47:43

Uh if you know if I remember correctly, but Chair Pallock, it's up to you.

47:47

I mean, if you'd rather have your meeting on the 20, whatever the third Tuesday this month, I I think we can go ahead and make that change.

47:54

Um but I will leave it up to your discretion.

47:57

Uh absolutely that's kind of why I brought it up a few minutes ago.

48:01

Um happy to make a motion to change the date.

48:05

Um I did have in my notes the 22nd, I could be wrong.

48:11

So I mean, if the case that's the calendar was, then maybe we just keep it that way.

48:15

Um I think it's Thursday.

48:18

Not Thursday, it's the 22nd that I had in the notes.

48:22

Okay.

48:22

Um, should we do it?

48:27

Morsen, just a procedural question.

48:29

Do we need to do any any motion or anything for this one or just to change the date for the committee?

48:34

Or is it just no motion is necessary, just coordination between the affected committee chairs and uh anything you need to add.

48:42

Okay.

48:42

And if I may, um President Shaw may add one more comment.

48:46

Um then there would be sorry, who is this?

48:50

Uh Parker Johnson.

48:52

Yes, sorry.

48:53

I get morning.

48:55

If you don't mind, maybe send an email to myself and Barbara because we'll have to re-notice the meeting.

49:00

Um if if you do change the date, we'll have to to do a special meeting notice.

49:04

Okay.

49:05

Kendria, I will work on the date.

49:07

Uh keeping that in mind.

49:09

Absolutely.

49:09

Thank you, guys.

49:10

Thank you.

49:11

Thank you.

49:12

So just for this month, it will just be a a change, and then for the next month onwards, it will we'll make sure um Clip Johnson, let's make sure that she has the third Monday, third Tuesday date for those.

49:24

Okay.

49:26

All right.

49:27

So I don't see any other items here.

49:29

We finished in one through the pending agenda.

49:32

So with that, that concludes the business for today.

49:35

So can I entertain a motion to adjourn?

49:38

So moved.

49:39

Okay, is that a second?

49:42

Second.

49:42

Okay, second.

49:43

Okay, thank you, everyone.

49:44

The the uh meeting is adjourned at 7 50 p.m.

49:48

Okay.

49:49

Thank you.

49:49

Good night.

49:49

Night all.

49:50

Good night all night.

49:52

Good night.

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Summary of Proceedings

Steering Committee Meeting Summary for January 12, 2026

The 30th Board of Representatives Steering Committee convened on January 12, 2026, at 7:01 p.m. to address committee reports, procedural motions, and scheduling. The meeting began with a roll call confirming a quorum and an announcement that Representatives Maureen Pollack and Stephanie Sylvestri will now hold full voting privileges due to committee consolidation. The primary agenda focused on reviewing the appointment schedules, fiscal proposals, legislative items, and personnel updates across various standing committees, alongside procedural votes regarding late submissions and item placement.

Consent Calendar

  • No specific consent calendar items were explicitly segregated; routine motions to place committee items on upcoming agendas were handled through standard deliberation and voting processes.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No formal public testimony or comments from members of the public were recorded during this steering committee meeting, as the session focused on internal committee logistics and board procedures.

Discussion Items

  • Late Submission Procedure (Late Submission S32.001): The committee debated whether to take up a late submission regarding conflicts between Board of Representatives (BOR) and DCC meeting schedules. Representative McEwen moved to consider the item. During the roll call, Representative Adams, Representative Bouchard, Representative McKewin, and Representative Shaw voted in favor, while Representatives Gardner, Hughes, Johnson, Morrison, Price, Samford, Shore, Sivestri, Weinberg, Weirs, and Zachary voted against. Representative Walston was noted as online but did not cast a vote in the record. The motion to take up the item failed (4 Yes, 11 No). Representative McEwen later clarified that the board is still getting its footing and deadlines may need flexibility.
  • Appointments Committee (Items A32.003–A32.010): Representative Shore presented eight appointments, including candidates for the Stanford Golf Authority, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Police Commission. The committee moved to place all eight items on the appointment agenda.
  • Fiscal Committee (Items F32.004, F32.005, F32.012, F32.028, F32.029, F32.030, F32.034, F32.039): Chair Zachary presented eight items totaling significant appropriations and bond authorizations, including $2.3 million for Perma Lane stormwater infrastructure, $1.2 million for utility paving, and grants for solar installations and Wi-Fi connectivity. The committee voted to place these items on the fiscal committee agenda.
  • Legislative and Rules Committee (Items LR32.004, LR32.005, LR32.009, LR32.010, LR32.011): Chair McEwen moved four standard items and a fifth item (LR32.011) regarding a review of the revised "Tree Ordinance" (Order 1320). Representative Camporelli clarified that the Tree Ordinance item was submitted on time but administratively omitted, rather than being a late submission. The motion to consider the Tree Ordinance review passed unanimously (15.5 Yes, 0 No). Representatives Gardner and Weinberg clarified that the ordinance is not heavily reworked and the meeting will serve as a process report/briefing rather than a final vote on substantive changes.
  • Personnel Committee (Items P32.004, P32.006, P32.009, P32.005): Chair Weinberg presented four items, including contracts for an Assistant Chief of Police, a Clerk of Works, and workers' compensation administration. The committee amended the language of Item P32.005 (Pay Plan Compensation Study) based on an email from the HR Director before voting to place all four items on the agenda.
  • Land Use, Redevelopment, and Urban Redevelopment Committee (Items LU32.001–LU32.003): Co-Chair Price presented three items regarding a Municipal Development Authority opt-in and recommendations for demolishing city-owned properties at 751 West Hill Road (Roxbury School) and 125 Roxbury Road (West Hill High School). Representative Walston raised a point of order regarding the specific address, correcting 75 West Hill Road to 751 West Hill Road.
  • Operations, Parks, and Recreation Committee (Item OPR32.001, Item 032.001): Chair Sanford moved two items: a review of the Eversource cable modernization project and a resolution regarding building permit fees for commercial projects exceeding $1 million. Chair Sanford requested that the Eversource item be renumbered to go first on the agenda to accommodate expected high visitor attendance.
  • Public Safety and Health Committee: Chair Bouchard reported that due to a procedural error, no agenda items were submitted. Representative Morrison agreed that a meeting cannot procedurally proceed without an agenda. Consequently, the Public Safety and Health Committee meeting for January was cancelled.
  • Community Development, Housing, Education, Social Services, State, and Commerce (CHESS) Committee: Co-Chair Pollack presented one item (CHESS32.002), an overview of city housing initiatives. Chair Pollack noted a scheduling conflict with the Legislative and Rules Committee (both meeting January 27th) and elected to hold the CHESS meeting in the Republican Caucus Room instead of the Democratic Caucus Room.
  • Transportation Committee: Chair Weirs presented one item (T32.001), approving a contract with Site Stream LLC for automated traffic enforcement devices.

Key Outcomes

  • Voting Privileges: Representatives Maureen Pollack and Stephanie Sylvestri were confirmed to have full voting rights on the steering committee.
  • Procedural Vote Failure: The motion to take up a late submission regarding meeting schedule conflicts (S32.001) failed by a vote of 4 to 11.
  • Agenda Placements: The committee unanimously approved placing committee proposals for Appointments, Fiscal, Legislative/Rules, Personnel, Land Use, Operations, CHESS, and Transportation onto their respective upcoming agendas.
  • Meeting Cancellation: The January 29th Public Safety and Health Committee meeting was cancelled due to lack of agenda items.
  • Scheduling Clarifications:
    • The CHESS Committee meeting on January 27th will utilize the Republican Caucus Room to avoid conflict with the Legislative and Rules Committee.
    • Representative Walston raised concerns about concurrent committee meetings (CHESS and L&R) on the same evening, noting the difficulty of attending both. The President clarified this was an administrative oversight for the current month; future dates will be coordinated to avoid conflicts, potentially utilizing the third Monday/Tuesday schedule.
  • Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening, everyone. Um today is Monday, January 12th. I call to order the steering committee meeting of the 30 second Board of Representatives. The time now is 701 p.m. But I guess uh Ms. Daly, uh would you mind doing a roll call, please? Sure. Terry Adams. President Thomas Bruchard. Present. Karen Campriel. Present. Felix Gardner. President. Ryan Hughes. Don't see him. Um Parker Johnson. Present. Michael McCowan. Present. Eric Morrison. Present. Maureen Pollack. Glenn Price. Present. Dan Samford. Present. Ramias Shaw. Present. Stephen Shore. Present. Stephanie Sivestri. Carl Weinberg. Present. Jeff Wirts. Sorry if I'm pronouncing that wrong. It's weirs. Whereas we is okay. Sorry. And Andrew, Andrew Zachary. Present. Okay. There's other board members then. Do you want me to? Or you want to go over their names? Real quick, Angie. I think it looks like Representative Hughes is on the call now as well. Oh, okay. Thanks. Ryan Hughes.

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