OPENPUBLICA · PUBLIC MEETING RECORD
Record of Proceedings

Land Use-Urban Redevelopment Committee Meeting: 41 Main Street Sale and Pembroke Drive - May 21, 2026

Board of Representatives — Thursday, May 21, 2026
BodyStamford, Connecticut
SessionBoard of Representatives
DateThursday, May 21, 2026
StatusFILED
Video Record
0:00 / 1:07:40
Transcript — Verbatim
0:00

All right, I'm gonna go ahead and start the meeting.

0:01

Good evening, everyone.

0:03

Um, it is what Thursday, May 21st, 2026 at 702 p.m.

0:11

I call to order this land use committee meeting.

0:15

Uh, and we'll start with uh committee attendance.

0:19

Um, I'm gonna do a roll call if you don't mind, because I think we might need to make sure we have a two-thirds majority here this evening.

0:29

So from uh attendance standpoint, representative Adams.

0:33

What is it?

0:34

Representative Beckham.

0:39

Representative Beckham.

0:42

Representative Boudreau.

0:44

Present.

0:46

Representative Field.

0:48

Present.

0:50

Representative Finkel.

0:53

Representative Finkel.

0:57

Representative Gardner.

1:01

Representative Gardner.

1:06

Co-Chair Hughes.

1:11

Co-Chair Hughes.

1:14

And Representative Felicia.

1:26

Coach Hughes has just joined the meeting.

1:35

You're on mute.

1:36

Sorry about that.

1:36

Co Chair Yues, you there?

1:38

Yes, I'm here.

1:40

And I don't know.

1:41

I called Representative Politia.

1:43

I don't know if I was on mute.

1:44

Representative Police?

1:48

Okay.

1:49

So it seems like we are without Representatives Beckham, Finkel, Gardner, and Police, which does not give us a two-thirds majority.

2:02

So we might go a different way this evening uh as far as order of uh events.

2:08

Before I do that, uh in attendance, ex officio.

2:11

I saw Representative Walston was here.

2:16

And I'm missing anyone else.

2:19

Are there any other exoficio meeting members here?

2:24

I do not see any.

2:27

Thanks.

2:27

Thanks, Barbara.

2:29

Um, before we launch into the possibility of going to executive session on agenda item number one, again, um I just want to call out a point of information in that we don't have a two-thirds majority, so we can't go into executive session.

2:46

Uh point of order.

2:47

I'm going please, representative boudreaux.

2:50

I'm looking at the rules right now, and I think we can go into executive session with a simple majority.

2:54

I don't see anything that would require a two-thirds.

2:57

Yeah, co-chair price.

3:00

Yes, representative use.

3:02

My understanding is we can't vote on anything in executive session without some thorough two-thirds uh majority, but I believe Representative Boudreaux is correct that we're able to enter it with just the butt my question is do we have quorum?

3:19

Uh I believe we do at this point.

3:23

We've had Representative Finkel join us.

3:26

So I believe we do it this at this point.

3:31

Okay.

3:34

I believe we do at this point.

3:36

What's the process, Barbara, for going into executive session?

3:40

And uh how how do I how do I do that, please?

3:43

I would need to go ahead and open up a breakout room, and then I will uh move the members of the committee into the breakout room.

3:54

And then um when you are done, you simply come out of the breakout room and it will close.

4:02

So uh do you want to do executive session before the public hearing or do you want to do the public hearing portion first?

4:08

Uh let's go ahead and do executive session second and we'll do the public hearing first so as not to hold everyone up.

4:16

Uh so let's go ahead and do the public hearing first.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████87%
Affordable Housing█████10%
Engineering And Infrastructure██3%
Summary of Proceedings

Land Use-Urban Redevelopment Committee Meeting: 41 Main Street Sale and Pembroke Drive - May 21, 2026

The Land Use-Urban Redevelopment Committee of the Stamford Board of Representatives met on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 7:02 PM. Co-Chair Glenn Price presided. Committee members present: Co-Chairs Price and Hughes, Representatives Adams, Beckham, Boudreau, Field, Finkel, and Gardner. Rep. Pelliccia was absent. Also present were ex-officio Reps. Walston and Weathers, City Engineer Lou Casolo, Director of Operations Matt Quiñones, and Assistant Corporation Counsel Chris Dellaselva and Mike Toma. Two agenda items were considered. The committee held a public hearing for Item 1, then entered executive session to discuss a real estate transaction. No votes were taken in executive session. After reconvening, they approved the sale and development resolution. The second item was recommitted to Steering due to incomplete documentation.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public spoke during the public hearing for Item 1 (LU32.008). Co-Chair Price opened the hearing at 7:07 PM, made three calls for speakers, and closed it at 7:07 PM after no one came forward.

Discussion Items

  • Item 1 – LU32.008: Resolution and Public Hearing – Sale and Development of 41 Main Street (Former Midas Site) This item was submitted by Mayor Simmons and approved by the Board of Finance 6-0-0 on May 14, 2026. After the public hearing, the committee entered executive session from 7:07 PM to 7:57 PM to discuss the real estate transaction. No votes were taken. Upon reconvening, Assistant Corporation Counsel Chris Dellaselva provided a summary for the public record. The city issued an RFP for student, elderly, and low/moderate income housing and selected a proposal. The total purchase price is $7,855,600, comprising a $250,000 cash payment and $7,605,600 in "cash equivalency consideration" based on the value of affordable housing units to be provided. The buyer will pay a $15,000 deposit upon approval. The property is sold as-is with no warranties from the city. The deal is contingent on zoning, planning, and building approvals and buyer financing. The deed will be quitclaim, encumbered by a perpetual affordability covenant; if the affordability requirement is violated, the property reverts to the city. No broker fees or city easements are involved. Project completion is estimated at one to one-and-a-half years after closing. The vote is to recommend the resolution to the full Board of Representatives.

  • Item 2 – LU32.006: Resolution Accepting Pembroke Drive as a City Street Submitted by Rep. Weinberg. Co-Chair Price stated that the necessary documentation and information were not yet ready to proceed. He called for a motion to recommit the item to the Steering Committee.

Key Outcomes

  • Item 1 – LU32.008: Approved by committee via roll call vote of 7-0-1 (Rep. Beckham abstained; Rep. Pelliccia absent). The resolution will go to the full Board of Representatives for final action.
  • Item 2 – LU32.006: Recommitted to the Steering Committee by unanimous voice vote of 8-0-0 (all present members approved).

The meeting was adjourned at 8:09 PM.

Meeting Transcript

All right, I'm gonna go ahead and start the meeting. Good evening, everyone. Um, it is what Thursday, May 21st, 2026 at 702 p.m. I call to order this land use committee meeting. Uh, and we'll start with uh committee attendance. Um, I'm gonna do a roll call if you don't mind, because I think we might need to make sure we have a two-thirds majority here this evening. So from uh attendance standpoint, representative Adams. What is it? Representative Beckham. Representative Beckham. Representative Boudreau. Present. Representative Field. Present. Representative Finkel. Representative Finkel. Representative Gardner. Representative Gardner. Co-Chair Hughes. Co-Chair Hughes. And Representative Felicia. Coach Hughes has just joined the meeting. You're on mute. Sorry about that. Co Chair Yues, you there? Yes, I'm here. And I don't know. I called Representative Politia. I don't know if I was on mute. Representative Police? Okay. So it seems like we are without Representatives Beckham, Finkel, Gardner, and Police, which does not give us a two-thirds majority. So we might go a different way this evening uh as far as order of uh events. Before I do that, uh in attendance, ex officio. I saw Representative Walston was here. And I'm missing anyone else. Are there any other exoficio meeting members here? I do not see any. Thanks. Thanks, Barbara. Um, before we launch into the possibility of going to executive session on agenda item number one, again, um I just want to call out a point of information in that we don't have a two-thirds majority, so we can't go into executive session. Uh point of order. I'm going please, representative boudreaux. I'm looking at the rules right now, and I think we can go into executive session with a simple majority. I don't see anything that would require a two-thirds. Yeah, co-chair price. Yes, representative use. My understanding is we can't vote on anything in executive session without some thorough two-thirds uh majority, but I believe Representative Boudreaux is correct that we're able to enter it with just the butt my question is do we have quorum? Uh I believe we do at this point. We've had Representative Finkel join us.

SUMMARIZED BY OPENPUBLICA AI
TRANSCRIPT VIA PUBLIC VIDEO
openpublica.com