I think we can get started.

Good evening, everyone.

Today is Monday, May 11th, 2026.

I call to order the student committee meeting of the Board of Representatives.

The time now is 7.01 p.m.

Ms.

Montowa, could you please call the roll?

Thank you.

Okay.

Representative Adams.

I see you, but I'm going to need you to just unmute yourself to respond.

Representative Adams.

Okay.

If you're having technical difficulties, I'll circle back around to you.

Representative Bouchard.

Present.

Thank you.

Representative Camporelli.

Representative Adam here.

Okay.

I'll mark you down as present, Representative Adams.

I don't see Representative Camporelli.

I'm going to move on.

Representative Gardner.

Yes, President.

Representative Hughes.

President.

Representative Johnson.

Okay, I do not see him with us at this moment.

I'll circle back around again at the end.

Ms.

Monto, well, um, Clerk Johnson is going to be like 10 to 15 minutes late.

Okay, then I will definitely just note when he arrives then.

Thank you.

Representative McEwen.

Present.

Thank you very much.

Representative Morrison.

Present.

Thank you.

Representative Pollock.

Present.

Thank you.

Representative Price?

Present.

Thank you.

Representative Sanford?

Present.

Thank you.

Representative Shaw is here.

Representative Shore.

Present.

Thank you.

Representative Sylvester.

Present.

Thank you.

Representative Weinberg?

Present.

Thank you.

Representative Wirts.

Present.

Thank you.

Representative Zachary.

Present.

Thank you.

Okay.

I also see online the following representatives.

I'm just going to call your name.

You can let me know if you're still here.

I see Representative De La Cruz.

Present.

Thank you.

I also see Representative Politia.

Present.

Thank you.

I also see Representative Walston.

And oh, I also see Representative Gross.

I'll mark you is here as well.

And that concludes.

Representative Camporelli is now on.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Okay.

So that means that at present, the only committee member who is absent is Representative Johnson, who will be joining us later.

We do have a quorum, Madam President.

I'm going to go ahead and allow you to take control.

Thank you so much.

We do have quorum.

The regular board meeting of the 32nd Board of Representatives.

The next one is Monday, June 1st, 2026.

The invocation will be the responsibility of the representatives from District 12.

With that, we will move on to the honorary resolutions.

We have two of them today.

The first one is the resolution honoring Mr.

James Dockery, United States Navy veteran of World War II for his extraordinary service and heroism.

The second resolution is honoring Ms.

Olga Rosenstein's 100th birthday.

Do I have a motion to add both the resolutions to the agenda?

So moved.

Second.

Is there a second?

Second.

Any discussion?

Seeing none.

Let's take this by voice vote.

All those in favor of adding the two honorary resolutions to the agenda, please say aye.

Any opposed?

Any abstentions?

Okay.

Those two honorary resolutions will be added to the agenda.

Now uh we will move on to our standing committees.

The first one is the appointments committee.

Um, which one of the co-chairs will be presenting today?

It's me, President Shaw.

Go ahead, uh, Coach Gardner.

Thank you very much.

So the appointments committee will meet on uh Wednesday, May 27th, 2026, at 6 30 p.m., the Democratic caucus room and by webinar.

Uh we have a few people to interview.

Item one, alpha 29.029 for the Board of Ethics.

It's Ira Stetchell with a term expiring December 1st, 2028.

Item number two, Zoning Board of Appeals, Jason Kinnard, with a term expiring December 1st, 2027.

Item number three, uh Alpha 31035 planning board, Drew Mackay with a term expiring December 1st, 2028.

We actually just interviewed Mr.

Mackay for a uh the position on as an alternate.

He's now got the full position on the planning board.

So we are going to allow Mr.

Mackay to not interview again.

I think it was in March, our previous interview.

Um item number four, Alpha 31.036 environmental protection board, Laura Tessia, time expiring December 1st, 2028 was withdrawn by the Mayor's Office.

As we have too many interviews this month.

The term expiring December 1st, 2028.

That will be on next month's agenda and that's been withdrawn by the mayor's office.

Item number six, Alpha 31.038 environmental protection board, Stefania Payares Arteaga with a term expiring December 1st, 2027.

Item number seven, Alpha 31.039 Environmental Protection Board, Patrick Lessinger with time expiring December 1st, 2027.

Item number eight, Alpha 31.040, Urban Redevelopment Commission, Joe Miller, time expiring December 1st, 2028.

Item number nine, Alpha 32.041 School Building Committee, Anthony Stark with a term expiring December 1st, 2028.

Item number 10, Alba 32.042 School Building Committee, Jackie Hefman with the term expiring December 1st, 2026.

Almost there.

Item number 11, Alpha 32.043 Board of Ethics.

It's Ellen Bromley with a time term expiring December 1st, 2027.

And finally, item number 12, Alpha 32.044 Parks and Recreation.

Christopher Smith with time expiring December 1st, 2028.

Okay, so I move that items one, two, six.

Well, item number Boomakai, he will be voted on.

He just won't have an interview, so we'll add them to the agenda.

Uh items one, two, three, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.

I move those items.

Okay, so there's a motion to move appointments committee items one to three, one through three, and six through twelve.

Is there a second?

Okay.

Okay.

Any discussion?

Yes.

Yes.

Uh I see majority leader Morrison's hand.

Go ahead.

Thank you, Madam President.

Uh, for the record to clarify, items two through eight should be A32, not A31.

So we should correct those for the record.

Uh as they are not on the previous board.

Thank you.

Good catch.

Thank you for that.

I think yeah, three through four.

Yeah, okay.

Ms.

Montova, did you note that?

Yes, it's been great.

Okay.

Okay.

Any any other discussion?

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

All those in favor of adding appointments committee items one, two, three, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, and twelve to the agenda, please say aye.

Any opposed.

Any abstentions?

Okay.

Those items will be added.

Thank you.

Thank you, President.

Thank you.

Okay.

Moving on to fiscal committee.

Um, I believe it's uh Coach Zachary.

Yeah, it is indeed, Madam Chairman.

Okay, go ahead.

Uh the fiscal committee meeting will be this coming Tuesday, or actually eight days from now, May 19th at 7 p.m., both at the Democratic Caucus room and by Webinar.

Uh we have a number of items on the agenda or proposed with the agenda.

The first one is F32.071 for $398,695.

An additional appropriation operating, funding for emergency asbestos abatement services at Yurwood Community Center, 90 Fairfield Avenue.

Item two, F32.072 for $2,537,000.

A rejection item for Capital Project Closeout.

Recommendation project number CP400062.

I hope I got the right number of zeros.073 for $3,437,000.

An additional appropriation capital project CP 400062 transfer station, canal wall replacement project to replace the East Branch Harbor Canal Wall.

Item 4, F32.074, a resolution amending the capital budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 by adding an appropriation of $3,437,000, the transfer station, canal wall replacement, and authorizing $2,762,000 and general obligation bonds of the city to meet said appropriation.

Item 5, F32.075 for $25,000.

An additional appropriation grant, Department of Health and Human Services, Project Champion Grant, Substance Use Prevention Initiatives Targeting Youth in Stanford.

F-32.076, authorizing the mayor to enter into and sign agreements with the Child Health and Development Institute for Project Champion.

Item 7, F32.077 for $62,500.

An additional appropriation capital, Project CP0231, Citywide Dredging, Operations Department, Cummings Marina and Basement Revetment.078.

Resolution authorizing the mayor to sign an agreement with the Connecticut Port Authority for Financial Assistance for the Cummings Marina Dredging Biological Testing Project.

Item 9, F-32.079.

A resolution authorizing the mayor to sign an agreement with the Department of Emergency Management and Public Protection Division of Emergency Emergency Management and Homeland Security for the Emergency Management Performance Grant Award.

Allocation of $69,500 is already in is already in.

Okay.

Item 10, F32.080.

A resolution authorizing the mayor to sign an agreement with the Office of Early Childhood, OEC, for quality enhancement funding under Early Start Connecticut.

Item 11 for F32.081 for $9,925,945.

An additional appropriation capital.

Project 001460, Stanford High School Priority Project, amend federal year, sorry, fiscal year 2526 budget for improvements to the 1971 building.

Item 12, F32.082 for 125,000.

An additional appropriation capital, Project 001461, Stanford Harbor Boat Launch Feasibility Study Phase to complete site evaluations and preliminary boat launch design for a potential public boat launching facility on the Stanford Harbor Shoreline.

Item 13, F32.083, a resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into and sign agreements with the Connecticut Port Authority for the Stanford Harbor Boat Launch Feasibility 2 Project.

Item 14, F-32.084 for $85,000.

An additional appropriation grant.

Supplemental revenue sharing grant funds to provide $50,000 to Project Musing and $35,000 to ROSCO for youth music education, child care, and enrichment programs programming serving Stanford residents.

2.085.

Resolution related to the application for a school construction priority science lab alteration and energy conservation grant for Stanford High School.

Item 16, F32.086.

Resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into and sign agreements with the U.S.

Economic Development Administration for the East Harbor Canal Retaining Wall Project.

And item 17, F32.087.

Review status of resolution discussions with the state regarding conflicts with the terms of the deed donating the Courtland Park Land and the City's award of HUD grant number B 23 CPCT 0326 for construction of a library branch in Cortland Park.

The consent agenda.

And I would like to put item 17 on the pending agenda.

Thank you, Coach Zachary.

So just we're just going to add the items.

Now we're not, we're not voting on anything yet.

So we'd just be not consent, but just all the items that you've mentioned will go to the agenda.

So there's a motion to add items one through 16 of the fiscal committee uh items to the agenda.

Uh do I have a second?

Second.

Any discussion on these items?

Okay, seeing none.

Um let's vote on these items.

All those in favor of my hand raised.

Uh, am I allowed to discuss?

Do you have anything regarding the items that were we're moving, uh representative Delacruz?

Oh, I want to uh comment on item 17.

I'm okay with the other items.

Okay, so let's get one.

Let's go ahead and put these items first and then I'll get back to you.

Okay, is that okay?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay, got my hand.

So um do you have any questions on from items one through 16?

Rev Walston.

Yeah, it was going so fast.

I have a question about because you scope part.

Can you I think which item is that?

Oh my gosh, give me one moment.

I got iPad and phone in front of me.

K-Part.

Okay, park.

Which item do you have an item in here?

Coach and Zachary, or I do not see an item about that park.

Okay, highlight it.

Maybe you sent a park somewhere.

I'm sorry.

Sorry, sorry.

Okay, okay, no problem.

Anything else?

Okay, um, all those in favor of moving items one through 16 of the fiscal committee agenda, please say aye.

I need opposed.

Any abstentions?

So those will be moved to the agenda.

Now on item number 17.

Uh Coach Zachary.

Uh, as I understand you want to move this to pending, correct?

That is correct.

So, okay.

Uh, as it's framed, it's seeking legal guidance rather than committee review.

So sorry, I I couldn't hear it.

Can you repeat that again?

Yes, as it's framed, it seeks a legal guidance rather than fiscal committee review.

Okay.

Understood.

So that's your reason.

I'm sorry, I didn't point here.

Yes.

Uh Andrew, uh, I'm sorry, I didn't hear.

Representative Delacruz, can I I'll get this over to you, but can I just have I know your hand is raised.

I know you have a question.

So I'm just trying to have uh Coach Zachary finish his comments and I'll come back to you.

Oh, okay.

So I moved it by moving this item to pending because it's as it's framed, it seeks legal guidance rather than fiscal committee review.

Okay, so did you get that representative de la cruz?

I don't know if that was part of your question.

So, what did you hear?

Um, Coacher Zachary's comments.

Uh yes, yes, now I understand.

Uh if the if it's moved to pending and still remains in the fiscal committee, I believe representative uh secretary feels that this is not a fiscal matter, and we the board and me, we got inquiries and letters.

There is great interest in resolving this matter.

The granting question is in jeopardy, and I think time is of the essence.

I think this matter, you know, needs to be pursued uh sooner rather than later for sake of the grant, for sake of informing the residents that have expressed tremendous interest in this matter, and if uh representative delacruz, can I ask you a question?

I know um I I uh I know it was only a few days that we've finished the budget meeting, but have you contacted the administration yourself and has tried to get any answers?

Because it seems like we just kind of went through all of this, we had a lengthy discussion, and now I'm not sure we what we would have, but I didn't know if you had reached out to the administration yourself and and gotten some um updates or guidance on this.

Well, uh the answer is no.

This is a matter of such importance and wide interest that for me to get private guidance is probably not the proper thing to do.

Uh I think the public is interested in this, and it is better to discuss it where we all hear whatever is being said, as opposed to my own interpretation of what is being said, and then how do I communicate that information to the public and to the board and so on?

I think it is.

And you know, the set there are seven members that have endorsed this item.

Uh so there is, you know, there is enough interest to not just uh kick it down the road.

Thank you, Representative Delacross.

I'm gonna let the others speak now.

Uh, representative Wallston.

Hi, I have a question about um about this Portland Park, and it's gnawing at me.

Does any representative Zachary?

Could you please let me know?

If you know the beginning of this, when is the start date and when is the expiration date of this funding?

When does the money have to be spent?

There has to be an end date on this, and I haven't heard anything about it.

Would you happen to know?

So representative Walter, we're not talking in detail about those things in this in this meeting.

We're simply discussing the additions or not adding it.

So all of those discussions are not relevant to even the item that he asked.

So I don't I don't necessarily think that that question is is relevant for now.

Um I'm not I'm not to you, Chair.

Um, I'm not piggybacking off of Virgil, it's just it's just a question because again, there is a lot of chatter in the community, and I don't know what to say, and I'm just trying to figure out the timeline.

I thought it was just an open-ended question that could be answered just like that.

Yeah, and and if you needed to answer the for the timeline, I'm gonna have one of the one of the reps or someone give you the answer.

I'm gonna have that emailed it to you.

Is that okay?

Okay, do you know which one who's going to email it?

I I'm just not sure yet.

We'll find out an answer for you, or one of them will have it and we'll get it back to you for sure.

I'll make sure you get it though.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Um I think I don't know which one of your exchange, but go ahead, uh, representative Pollock.

Um, I was I was just gonna say I'm happy to keep anyone in the loop because I too am very passionate.

Uh Representative Dela Cruz and everyone else about making sure this moves along in the process as soon as possible.

Um, I don't think having a review item on this month is appropriate because I don't think there's answers.

We just passed this a few days ago.

Um, but I am more than happy to share any information as I get it.

And I agree if there's any information, whether it's a memo, a letter, a meeting to put on steering next time, which is why I agree with putting this on pending.

We do it immediately, but every single person I think is eagerly involved, wanting this to move as fast as possible.

So I support moving this to pending.

And anybody like uh representative Walston, if I have any information, I'm happy to share it with you.

Thank you, Representative Polak.

Representative Morrison, go ahead.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Um, I completely agree that this needs to go, this is not appropriate for this month, uh, for for any committee for that matter.

Uh I think uh as we had said at the beginning of this term, we we should be looking for answers first from the folks who have them.

Um I think uh I I would recommend that Representative Delacruz and the other sponsors of this item uh reach out to the administration and or uh corporate counsel and ask them what is the status, if there even is one at the moment.

Uh uh and and based on what they believe um can be communicated to the public at this time without uh uh compromising any legal discussions, which would presumably uh end up in executive session and not shareable with the public anyway.

Um I think those answers should be uh obtained before we decide what, if any, uh public forum uh on one of our committees would be appropriate, and um we don't want to put anything at risk, and certainly they're not gonna put anything at risk discussing in public anyway.

So we I I think we can easily get the answers about status as this item is uh phrased uh before going to a committee.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um representative Weinberg.

Thank you.

Um, unlike the sponsor of uh of this proposed review item, I did ask reach out.

I did reach out and ask.

Um I think it'll come as no surprise to learn that the city is working with the attorney general's office, and uh that they right now have any further updates to provide.

Uh I think we need to give them the opportunity to work with the attorney general's office, and they will update us in due course when they have something to update us for.

I think it is without purpose to hold a review item and not learn anything.

So therefore, I urge us not to put this on the agenda.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Uh, before I move back to uh representative de la cruz, um, Ms.

Monto, I think Rob Johnson's now in the attendees.

Could you please move up to the panelists, please?

Madam President, a point of order.

Go ahead.

Uh thank you, Madam President.

Um, my my understanding from the board rules is that we don't necessarily need an affirmative motion to put something on the pending agenda that we can consider it.

And if we fail to move it to an agenda, it falls to the pending agenda, at least as our rules are written as of today.

Uh so I would submit that the motion that's pending before the committee now is out of order, um, and that we need not hold a vote on it.

Um, because again, a vote isn't necessary.

Thank you.

I wasn't planning on holding a vote.

I was just giving him an option to just start an opportunity to talk.

And I I was just going to finish this up and move on, but thank you.

Representative Delacruz, if you have any other questions, because I think we're going to move this in pending unless somebody makes a motion to consider, then we'll move on.

But I'll let you speak again.

Uh thank you, President Shaw.

Uh, with respect to uh representative Weinberg's report, that the administration is working on it.

The administration reported over a year ago that it had been working with the attorney general's office.

So they have been working with the attorney general's office for over a year, well over a year, and still there is no report of progress.

So we don't know.

Point of order.

Yeah.

Representative Morrison.

Thank you, Madam President.

Uh, my point of order is that uh the comments of whether or not the administration is working with the attorney general's office or not, and whether or not they have anything to report is not relevant to whether or not it is placed on the agenda this month.

Okay, I I I accept that a point of order.

So let's then move on.

Um, since again, I have a little bit of from my thoughts as well.

Again, like thank you for that uh update, uh Representative Weinberg.

Since we're not, we don't have an update.

I'm not sure speaking about this um extensively is going to get us anywhere.

So with that, uh, we will put this in pending agenda for this month, and then we will move on.

Is that all from you, Co-Chair Zachary?

Yes, it is.

That is all.

Just a reminder the meeting will be next Tuesday at 7 p.m., in case I didn't say it at the beginning, it's been a while.

Uh, 7 p.m., both in the Democratic Caucus room and by webinar.

Thank you so much.

Moving on to legislative and rules committee, Chair McCubins.

Thank you, Madam President.

The legislative and rules committee is going to be meeting Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 7 p.m.

in the Democratic Caucus Room and by webinar.

Uh, there are four items for consideration, two of which uh consists of LR 32.016, an ordinance for publication to repeal the appointments commission per Article 17 of Chapter 6, including sections 6-121 through 6-124 of the Code of Ordinances, um, and LR 32.017, ordinance for publication amending the code of ordinances to establish information reporting requirements of the office of the mayor with respect to the applicants and appointees of the city boards and commissions, both of which placed on LNR's next agenda uh by postponement in its last meeting.

Uh for consideration this evening for the agenda LR 32.018, a resolution in public hearing uh with respect to a city lease of zero and three three eight Courtland Avenue for school bus parking submitted by Mayor uh Simmons and item number four, LR32.019, an ordinance for publication, uh, an ordinance establishing a conservation commission uh submitted by Representative Camporelli uh and myself.

Uh excuse me, I misspoke.

No, that one is uh representative camp rally.

Um with that, I would move items three and four onto the committee agenda to be placed prior to items one and two in the order, which are already on the agenda.

Okay, so you'd want item three to be item number one.

Correct, item four to be item number two, and then items one and two to be items to be numbers three and four respectively.

Okay, thank you.

So there's a motion to add items one, two, three, and four of the legislative and rules committee to the agenda.

Um, is there a second?

So I'll move seconded, rather.

Um any discussion on any of the items.

Okay, see now let's take this by voice vote.

All those in favor of moving items one, two, three, and four to the agenda.

Please say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed.

Any abstentions?

Okay, those items are added, and the order will be uh item three will be one, item four will be two, and then item one will be three, and then item two will be four.

Thank you, madam president.

Thank you so much.

Uh moving on to personnel committee, Chair Weinberg.

Thank you.

Uh the personnel committee will meet Monday, May 18th at 7 p.m.

in the Democratic Caucus room and by webinar.

We have two items that I will move to the agenda.

First is P32.009.

It is approval of an employment contract for diversity equity and inclusion officer, DEI, named Janine Freeman, and item number two, P32.010.

It is approval of a clerk of the works to contract for a gentleman named Alan Hoyt.

And I so move those two items.

Thank you.

So there's the motion to move a personnel committee items one and two to the agenda.

Is there a second?

Second.

Any discussion.

Okay, seeing none.

Let's take this by voice vote.

All those in favor of moving personal personal committee items one and two to the agenda, please say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Aye.

Any abstentions?

Okay.

Those items will be added to the agenda.

Thank you.

Thank you, Chair Weinberg.

Moving on to land use and urban redevelopment committee.

Um, I believe it's co-chair price.

Thank you, madam president.

Madam President, land use and urban redevelopment committee will be meeting on Wednesday.

Uh actually, this has been updated.

Um, if I'm not mistaken, this has been changed to Thursday, May 21st, 2026 at 7 p.m.

by webinar.

Um that has been updated to reflect uh one of the items on here needing to be published in the newspaper.

We'll get to now.

There are two items for consideration this month.

LU32.006, a resolution accepting Pembroke Drive as a city street by property owners having certification by the city engineer that Pembroke Drive meets the qualifications for acceptance.

And item number two is LU 32.008, a resolution and public hearing regarding the sale and development of 41 Main Street, a former MITA site.

Um those are the two items to be considered uh for the committee this month.

Madam President, may I address a fellow member of the uh of the board?

Ask the question.

Related to these two items?

Yes, ma'am.

Okay, go ahead.

Um representative Weinberg.

Not to put you on the spot.

Do you have any update as to LU 32.006 by any chance?

Again, sorry to put you on the spot.

Uh well, I'm gonna sound like a broken record here, uh, not at this time.

Um, but I will be reaching out to them in the next day or two to see if um so we'll know ahead of time whether they'll be ready.

Fair enough.

And if that being said, I'm not going to move to uh move that to the agenda uh because we don't have an update.

If I'm if I'm understanding correctly.

Well, if if they are prepared and it's not moved to the agenda, then we will you will then the committee will not be able to take it up.

Um, so I'm happy though.

I'm sorry, please go ahead.

So I prefer putting it on the agenda, and I will as I've done in the past, notify the committee co-chairs in advance if they are not ready for it to be to be taken up.

I just you know um, you know, I think that creates no no harm, um, and and leaves the opportunity open if they're if they're able to get the work done.

That's fine with me, Representative Weinberg.

I'm just I'm trying to do the right thing here, so that that's fine.

No, I appreciate it, thanks.

Yeah, yeah.

Um Madam Chair, that being said, I'm I move to have these two items uh added to the agenda.

Okay.

Uh so there's a motion to add land use and urban redevelopment committee items one and two to the agenda is there a second uh any discussion if not let's take this by voice vote all those in favor of adding items one and two to the agenda please say aye aye aye any opposed any abstentions those two are added to the agenda um co chair price would you like number two item number two to be your item number one since that has a public hearing yes ma'am thank you okay and uh and thank you and I so yield okay and the other thing is that since your meeting is now on Thursday May 21st at 7 p.m it is going to overlap with operations committee and you have at least four members overlapping between those two committees so um my suggestion is uh if chair sanford would agree uh we will move the operations committee meeting to 6 30 p.m that day um if you're agreeable chair sanford that way you can finish at least your approval item and then um folks can then move on to the land use meeting yeah that sounds like a plan okay so I'll change it to you although when you when you read your uh your items you can see as well so the operations meeting will be May 21st at 6 30 p.m and then the land use will be May twenty Thursday May 21st at 7 p.m.

And the item number two will be now item number one and then item number one will be two are we good thank you madam president yes okay great thank you so much co-chair price okay moving on to operations parks and rec committee chair standford thank you madam president um parks uh operations parks and rec committee is going to meet this Thursday at 6 30 p.m via webinar we have two items opr 32.008 a review of the city snow removal process and snow emergency preparedness and item two opr 32.011 the approval request to modify agreement uh 2026.018 for a city waiver with uh Gabrielli truck sales of milford for Mac OEM parts and service section 23 dot uh dash one eight dot threeb one a um at this time I would like to move items one and two to the June agenda and reverse the items so that number two item number two is the first item okay there's a motion to move operations parks and recreation committee items one and two to the agenda is there a second thank you second any discussion okay so now let's i ask a clarifying question yes go ahead representative gross i just i i heard the the june agenda was mentioned i think we're this is for may now yes but we're just saying yes it's gonna be the May agenda for yes for the June meeting but yeah maybe this May agenda or first voting by one right um and the uh sorry when's the committee date for operations it's Thursday May 21st but we're meeting at 6 30 okay all right thank you okay any other discussion seeing none let's take this by voice vote all those in favor of adding operations parks and recreation committee items one and two to the agenda please say aye aye any opposed any abstentions okay those are added to the agenda and item number two will be item number one and item number one, but not be item number two.

Thank you, madam.

Thank you so much.

Uh Chair Sanford.

Uh moving on to public safety and health committee.

Chair Bouchard.

Thank you, Madam president.

The public safety and health committee will meet on Thursday the 28th of May.

Um at 6 30 by webinar.

We have one item for review.

That is item one PS32.007.

This item for review overview of the Stanford restaurant inspection and rating system and the public notification process.

Uh that was submitted by myself.

Um I'd like to move that item to the agenda for our meeting.

Okay, that is a motion to move um PS32.007 uh to the agenda.

Is there a second?

Second.

Okay.

Any discussion?

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

All those in favor of moving item PS32.007 to the agenda, please say aye.

Any opposed?

Any abstentions?

Okay, that item will be added to the adjustment.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Uh Chair Bouchard.

Moving on to community development housing, education, social services, state and commerce, chess committee.

Uh, which one of the co-chairs will be presenting?

I'm happy to do it.

Go ahead, Coach.

Um, Chess, we will be meeting on Tuesday, May 29th.

Uh sorry, May 19th at 6 30 p.m.

And requesting again if it could be hybrid, not just by webinar.

And let's see.

Sorry, I'm on the computer.

If you could scroll with me, so we have our first item, chess 32.011 resolution and public hearing, approving submittal of attached list of programs to the State Department and Revenue Services in accordance with the provisions of the Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act submitted by Mayor Simmons.

Item two, chess 32.014, a rejection item of an allocation of 2.1 million dollars to the Heritage Housing Inc.

St.

John Urban Redevelopment Corp to redevelop 305 units of affordable housing at the St.

John Towers property.

Submitted by Ralph Blessing.

Number three is chess 32.015 presentation.

Uh presentation by the mayor's office for the CDBG program year 52, submitted by Moira Sach.

Item 4, Chess 32.016.

It's a review and finalize the results from the valuation forms for the final recommendations for the CDBG program year 52, submitted by Moira Soch.

Uh item five, chess 32.017, approval of the CDBG program year 52, submitted by a budget submitted by Moira Satch.

Do you mind scrolling down a little bit for me, please, Barbara?

Thank you.

And item six, 32.018.

It's a resolution authorizing the mayor to submit the year 52 annual action plan for the community development program for the city of Stanford, Connecticut.

Submitted by Mayor Simmons.

At this time, I would like to move all items one through six to be included on our agenda.

Sorry, give me one second.

Ms.

Ms.

Montawa, does that we send you a hands up?

Did you?

I wanted to just remind um the co-chairs that the 19th, the Democratic caucus room is already booked as being used by the fiscal committee.

That's why I put the meeting down as by webinar only.

I don't know if you want to conduct a hybrid meeting in the Republican caucus room at the same time they're meeting in the Democratic caucus room or not.

Uh yes, for now, I would like to at least put us in a room.

Um, the Republican, and I guess we could talk offline about moving forward.

And then this will be just so everyone knows.

Uh lengthly meeting.

I believe the rejection item.

There's two items on here.

I think one and two that will at least be an hour.

So this will be a long meeting, uh, just to give everybody a heads up.

Um, a point of order.

I may.

Sure.

Or actually a point of inquiry.

Uh for Representative Pollock.

Uh Emil Goldberg is on representative Goldberg's on both committees.

And it would be a conflict.

Is there any adjustment available on timing?

Uh we could, I'm thinking we could start 15 or 20 minutes later, but starting an hour later would be a problem.

Do so you're saying we have um on the May 19th or regular scheduled meeting.

I thought all of our meetings, unless something was moved.

Sorry.

Sorry to interrupt.

I can be uh can we just go through the can I make motion and then we'll just we'll discuss the during the discussion.

Is that okay?

Of course, it's fine.

Thank you.

Okay, okay.

So there's a motion to move items just committee items one through six to the agenda.

Is there a second?

Second.

Okay, discussion.

Go ahead now.

Um, representative a coacher Pollock.

What do you want me to say?

And don't you want a question, or do you want to entering the co-chair?

About the scheduling, I thought that everyone on my committee uh didn't have any other committees.

Was there another one that was moved?

The reason I mean uh the school was moved because of the Memorial Day holiday.

They usually meet the month last Monday of the fourth Monday, and we can't because of Memorial Day.

Gotcha.

Um whether we do it now, I'm happy to make adjustments.

I just know that there's two items on here that are very time sensitive.

And I was asked today to not move because I was talking about having a special meeting and doing two, and some need this to happen as soon as possible.

So I'm open to suggestions.

Um maybe we'll have this discussion offline and we can figure out a way to balance this out.

I believe representative Goldberg's the only one who overlaps.

Um, okay, hang on.

Well, we'll sort out it now.

Um, Coach Air Zachary.

Uh I'll let uh representative EQN speak and then we'll figure this out.

Go ahead.

Thank you, Madam President.

Um, I had two questions.

One with respect to chest 32.014, and excuse my ignorance.

Is it is there any reason why this is not uh on the fiscal committee's agenda.

I do not have an answer to that, if anyone else does.

I believe they put it in here because it was a housing.

Um I mean normally we would do any money rejection in fiscal, uh, but I have I have never I was never part of the housing, so I don't know.

Um, Coach Ed Pollack, in your experience, have you seen it?

Or um or representative Morrison?

We have seen it.

We've had not this specific one, I just can't recall off the top of my head, but we have had items like this come through on housing before.

Go ahead, uh representative Morrison.

Thank you, Madam President.

Uh I am going to speculate that because this is an allocation, uh, not an appropriation or a a grants request that it wouldn't be fiscal and that this is normal practice, but it's a great question, and we'll get the answers, the specific answer to it.

Thank you, majority leader Morrison.

Um, that's what I suspected as well, but I figured it doesn't hurt to ask the question.

Uh, but yeah, I noticed the distinction between the use of allocation and appropriation.

So that that makes sense.

Um chasing that down would be helpful just so we don't run afoul of our own operating rules.

Um, because I know we have strict mandates in our rules about appropriations, uh, not necessarily allocations if there is a distinction.

Um my other question was um uh if I may through you to co-chair Pollock, you'd mentioned that this is expected to be a lengthy meeting.

Did you mean that items one and two each respectively will take up to an hour individually or collectively?

No, individually.

So I believe it's item one.

There should be about 20 presentations similar, and that alone should be estimated around an hour.

So I would like to have uh a special meeting and separated out, but that one I believe item one needs to be um on that night on May 19th, and I could find another one within a week for the other items, but all of them are time sensitive.

That was my follow-up.

If if all this was time sensitive or if we could bump it a month, and if and if it is in fact time sensitive, that that answers my questions.

Thank you very much, and I I yield.

Thank you so much.

Um, so now in terms of the uh conflict, I I believe um, I mean, I believe only representative Goldberg will have the conflict.

Um I think that uh I mean I obviously he's only one, so I don't know, depending on quorum.

Uh we he can decide on which one will make it more productive.

Um he will have the opportunity to vote on the other one anyway at the full board meeting.

So um I mean, Representative Zachary and and and Representative Pollack, would you mind just kind of both reaching out to him and figuring it out and then make a decision?

I mean, if it's his only one, we'll you know, I guess again, like I said, um, whichever one needs quorum.

More importantly, we'll, you know, he can attend that.

And he can always send his questions on the other ones uh in prior in advance to the other co-chair other ones, if that makes sense.

Yes, it does.

Thank you, ma'am.

No problem.

Okay, uh representative Sanford.

I know your hand was raised on you.

No, your hands are I'm good.

Okay, sounds good.

Uh any other discussion on these items or questions?

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

All those in favor of approving um or uh adding uh chess committee items one through six to the agenda, please say aye.

Any opposed?

Any abstentions?

Okay, those chess committee items will be added to the agenda.

Thank you so much, Coachair Polak.

Moving on to Transportation Committee, Chair Beers.

Okay, thank you, Madam President.

Uh the uh transportation committee is scheduled as special meeting time on Monday, May 18th at 6 30 by webinar.

Um we do have one item.

This was a late submission, so my understanding is in order for us to entertain this item, we need a three-quarters vote this evening.

Um, I'll read the item.

It's item one, T32.004.

This is an approval.

First amendment to Desmond contract for on call engineering consulting services for city parking facilities, RFP 819.

This was submitted by Mayor Simmons.

Okay, so in order for us to consider this, we will need to first take a vote on considering the item, uh, which is the two-thirds, and then we will um do another vote to uh add the item.

So in order uh Ms.

Montobu, could you call the role to first consider the item, please?

Absolutely.

I'm gonna start uh alphabetically over here, okay.

Uh representative Adams.

Yes, representative Bouchard.

Yes, representative Camparelli.

Yes, representative Gardner, yes, representative Hughes, yes, Johnson.

Okay, representative McEwen.

Yes, representative Morrison, yes, representative Pollock, yes, representative Price.

Aye.

Representative Sanford.

Yes, representative shore.

Yes, representative Sylvester, yes, representative Weinberg.

Yes, representative Worse.

Yes, Representative Zachary, yes, President Shaw, uh are you voting?

Yes, thank you.

And then representative Johnson, are you still here with us?

I don't see you online.

Did you drop off?

I believe he's left the meeting, so he will not be voting unless he comes back on.

So we have all yeses.

So okay.

So the two-thirds we have the two-thirds to consider the agenda.

Now let's uh uh take a motion to add this item to the agenda.

Do I have a motion to add this item?

Is there a second?

Second.

Any discussion?

Representative Walston, I see your hand.

Um just a correction.

I see it says submit it by Simmons, and I think it's supposed to read submit it by Mayor Simmons.

Thank you for that.

Okay, any any other uh discussion or questions?

Seeing none, let's take this by voice board.

All those in favor of adding item T32.004 to the agenda, please say aye.

Any opposed?

Any abstentions?

Okay, that item will be added to the agenda.

And that concludes my report.

Thank you.

Thank you so much, Chair Weirs.

Uh next is just the um adding up the minutes.

So approval for adding up the two minutes.

So for approval for the board meetings.

Approval May 4th, 2026 regular board meeting minutes and May 7th, 2026 special budget meeting minutes.

Do I have a motion to add these two uh minute approvals to the agenda?

Second, is that a second?

Any discussion?

All those in favor of adding the these two minutes to the agenda, please say aye.

Any opposed?

Any abstentions?

Okay.

That is that concludes the business for today.

Uh so that a motion to adjourn.

So is that a second?

Second.

Second.

All in favor.

All right.

Aye.

Aye.

Okay.

So we will adjourn this meeting at 7 57 p.m.

Thank you, everyone, and have a good day.

Night all right.