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Steering Committee Meeting of the Stamford Board of Representatives - August 10, 2026

Board of Representatives — Monday, August 10, 2026
BodyStamford, Connecticut
SessionBoard of Representatives
DateMonday, August 10, 2026
StatusFILED
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Okay, the time is 701 p.m.

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on August 10th, 2026, and I will call this meeting of the steering committee of the 32nd Board of Representatives to order.

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Ms.

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Montavo, could you please take the roll?

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Absolutely.

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Representative Adams.

0:22

Okay, I'll circle back to him.

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Representative Bouchard.

0:25

Present.

0:27

Thank you.

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Representative Camporelli.

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Present Barbara.

0:31

Thank you.

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Representative Gardner.

0:35

Present.

0:37

You representative Hughes.

0:40

President.

0:41

Thank you.

0:43

Representative Johnson.

0:45

Present.

0:46

Thank you.

0:47

Representative McEwen.

0:49

Present.

0:52

And we already acknowledge that Majority Leader Morrison is here.

0:55

Representative Pollack.

0:59

Present.

1:00

Thank you.

1:01

Representative Price.

1:03

Present.

1:04

Thank you.

1:05

Representative Sanford.

1:06

Present.

1:07

Thank you.

1:08

We know that President Shaw is excused.

1:11

Representative Shore.

1:17

He's excused tonight.

1:19

Okay.

1:21

Representative Sylvestre.

1:24

President.

1:25

Thank you.

1:27

Representative Weinberg.

1:29

Present.

1:30

Thank you.

1:31

Representative Reirs.

1:32

Present.

1:33

Thank you.

1:34

Representative Zachary.

1:36

Present.

1:37

Thank you.

1:38

And then I'm going to read through the list of other representatives.

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Other board members I see present.

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If you're present and you don't hear your name called, please raise your hand and I will unmute you afterwards.

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I see Representative Gilbray.

1:56

Hi.

1:56

I see.

1:58

Representative Walston.

2:02

I see Representative Finkel.

2:05

Present.

2:07

Thank you.

2:07

I see.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████55%
Harbor Management███████████████████23%
Fiscal Sustainability█████████████16%
Honorary Resolutions██3%
Zoning██3%
Summary of Proceedings

Steering Committee Meeting of the Stamford Board of Representatives - August 10, 2026

The Steering Committee of the 32nd Board of Representatives met on Monday, August 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM, adjourning at 7:48 PM, to set agendas for the September 8, 2026 Board meeting. The committee placed most items on committee agendas by unanimous vote, but extensive debate occurred on a resubmitted boat launch feasibility study (F32.107), which was placed on the Fiscal Committee agenda by a roll call vote of 9–3.5–0.

Consent Calendar

  • Honorary Resolution: Recognition of the Back-to-School Shop’s 12th annual event at AITE providing clothing and supplies to over 450 underprivileged students – placed on September agenda by unanimous voice vote.
  • Fiscal Committee Items 1–11: Unanimously placed on September agenda (F32.092, F32.093, F32.098, F32.099, F32.100, F32.101, F32.102, F32.103, F32.104, F32.105, F32.106). Rep. Walston requested that Item 10 (early voting grant resolution) include the grant amount in its description; staff noted the update.
  • Legislative & Rules Committee Items 2–4: LR32.017 (ordinance on information reporting), LR32.020 (shellfish commission delegation), and LR32.021 (window safety resolution) – placed on September agenda unanimously. LR32.016 (repeal of Appointments Commission) automatically advanced due to prior postponement.
  • Personnel Committee Items 1–3: Clerk of the Works contracts for Orazio Cirelli, Larry Ho, and Paul Montanaro – placed on September agenda unanimously. Item 4 (FOIA educational presentation) was withdrawn by the submitter, Rep. Pavia.
  • Land Use & Urban Redevelopment Item 1: LU32.009 (ordinance establishing a Conservation Commission) – placed on September agenda unanimously.
  • C.H.E.S.S. Committee Items 1–3: CHESS32.021 (CDBG non-compliance review), CHESS32.022 (de-obligation of $1.25M), and CHESS32.023 (re-allocation of $1M) – placed on September agenda unanimously.
  • Minutes: August 3, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes – placed on September agenda by voice vote (Rep. Weinberg abstained).

Discussion Items

  • Item F32.107 – Stamford Harbor Boat Launch Feasibility Study (Resubmitted):
    • Rep. McKeown opposed placement on the Fiscal Committee agenda, arguing reconsideration should only occur with new information that could not have been previously provided or with changed circumstances. He stated that the resubmission set a dangerous precedent and that the letters of support were not materially different from prior testimony.
    • Rep. Gilbride, a co-sponsor, argued that new documents were added to the legislative record (phase one study, phase two guidelines, fund source explanation, and support letters from Stamford Police, Fire, and the Harbor Master). He emphasized that funds are restricted for water-dependent uses and that a feasibility study is intended to answer concerns. He noted that the Board of Finance has previously reconsidered items.
    • Rep. Weinberg supported placement, stating the new information met the high bar for reconsideration, specifically the assistant fire chief’s letter.
    • Rep. Walston opposed, citing lack of park improvements and the appearance of setting a precedent.
    • Rep. Hughes opposed, calling it a dangerous precedent and stating that no community input from South End residents was heard. He noted the Harbor Master had considered alternative locations in a 2022–2023 study not in the record.
    • Deputy Leader Sandford supported placement, citing the public safety concern raised by the deputy fire chief.
    • Deputy Leader Pollack, a co-sponsor, supported placement, stating the material was sufficient and that committee discussion would allow public input.
    • A roll call vote resulted in 9–3.5–0 in favor of placing the item on the Fiscal Committee agenda.

Key Outcomes

  • Honorary resolution placed on September agenda.
  • Fiscal Committee items 1–11 placed on September agenda; item 12 (boat launch study) placed on September agenda after roll call vote.
  • Legislative & Rules Committee items 2–4 (window safety, shellfish delegation, mayoral reporting) placed on September agenda; item 1 automatically advanced.
  • Personnel Committee items 1–3 placed on September agenda; item 4 withdrawn.
  • Land Use & Urban Redevelopment item 1 placed on September agenda.
  • Public Safety & Health Committee item PS32.010 (blighted property procedures) held for September meeting; no August committee meeting.
  • C.H.E.S.S. Committee items 1–3 placed on September agenda.
  • August 3 meeting minutes placed on September agenda.
  • Standing committee meetings scheduled: Fiscal (Aug. 24), Legislative & Rules (Aug. 25), Personnel (Aug. 17), Land Use (Aug. 19), C.H.E.S.S. (Aug. 18). No meetings in August for Appointments, Operations, Public Safety, or Transportation due to lack of agenda items.
  • Pending Agenda items remained unchanged.

Meeting Transcript

Okay, the time is 701 p.m. on August 10th, 2026, and I will call this meeting of the steering committee of the 32nd Board of Representatives to order. Ms. Montavo, could you please take the roll? Absolutely. Representative Adams. Okay, I'll circle back to him. Representative Bouchard. Present. Thank you. Representative Camporelli. Present Barbara. Thank you. Representative Gardner. Present. You representative Hughes. President. Thank you. Representative Johnson. Present. Thank you. Representative McEwen. Present. And we already acknowledge that Majority Leader Morrison is here. Representative Pollack. Present. Thank you. Representative Price. Present. Thank you. Representative Sanford. Present. Thank you. We know that President Shaw is excused. Representative Shore. He's excused tonight. Okay. Representative Sylvestre. President. Thank you. Representative Weinberg. Present. Thank you. Representative Reirs. Present. Thank you. Representative Zachary. Present. Thank you. And then I'm going to read through the list of other representatives.

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