Stamford Board of Representatives Steering Committee Meeting - October 13, 2026

The Steering Committee of the 32nd Board of Representatives of the City of Stamford met remotely on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, from 7:01 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. President Shaw chaired, and a quorum was present; Rep. Johnson was excused. No honorary resolutions were submitted. The committee set the agenda for the Board's regular meeting on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, by placing standing-committee items on it and confirming October standing-committee meeting schedules. All agenda-placement motions were approved by unanimous voice vote unless noted. (The transcript refers to 'Monday, October 13th,' but the recorded meeting date is Tuesday, October 13, 2026.)

Consent Calendar

• Appointments Committee (Oct. 28, 2026, 6:30 p.m., Democratic Caucus Room and webinar): placed nine appointments on the November agenda, including William Morris (Zoning Board, reappointment), Isobel Bonar, Stuart Adelberg, and Susan Johnson (Personnel Commission), Melissa Fay (Patriotic and Special Events Commission), Michael Miller and Duffy Sasser (Stamford Golf Authority), Izabella Parillo (Zoning Board of Appeals alternate), and Enton Nikaj (Zoning Board of Appeals). Nikaj was not re-interviewed because he had recently interviewed for an alternate seat. Melissa Fay's term expires Dec. 1, 2026, because the appointment fills a vacancy.
• Fiscal Committee (Oct. 26, 2026, 7:00 p.m., Democratic Caucus Room and webinar): placed six items, including F32.092, the Graviton Consulting Services Oracle Cloud ERP support agreement; F32.126, $150,000 for traffic signal improvements on Long Ridge Road at 120 Long Ridge Road; F32.127, $991,192 for replacing all City parking meters; F32.128, $50,000 for roadway and pedestrian improvements at Bull Head on High Ridge Road/Long Ridge Road; F32.129, $1,000,000 for parking garage capital upgrades; and F32.130, the Municipal Valuations Services LLC citywide property revaluation agreement for Oct. 1, 2027. The capital appropriations had previously been approved by the Planning Board 5-0 and the Board of Finance 6-0.
• Legislative and Rules Committee (Oct. 27, 2026, 7:00 p.m., Democratic Caucus Room and webinar): placed LR32.021, a resolution urging the Connecticut General Assembly to enact statewide window safety legislation for children, and LR32.023, an ordinance for publication establishing an urban grocery store development district. Chair McKeown declared a potential conflict on LR32.023 and did not participate in that vote; Vice Chair Camporeale moved the item, and McKeown asked that his absence be recorded.
• Personnel Committee (Oct. 19, 2026, 7:00 p.m., Democratic Caucus Room and webinar): placed P32.016, an agreement with Concentra for occupational health and random drug testing.
• Land Use and Urban Redevelopment Committee: no items were submitted, so the committee will not meet in October.
• Operations, Parks and Recreation Committee (Oct. 22, 2026, 7:00 p.m., webinar): placed OPR32.018 and OPR32.019, approving cost-recovery fee models for electric vehicle chargers at the Bell Street Garage and Government Center Garage with public hearings, and OPR32.020, a review of the noise ordinance.
• Public Safety and Health Committee (Oct. 29, 2026, 6:30 p.m., webinar): placed PS32.010, review of blighted property procedures; PS32.014, overview of e-bike laws and regulations and Stamford Police enforcement; and PS32.015, review of the Stamford air quality monitoring program. Chair Bouchard noted the blighted-property review was being resubmitted and an administration representative had not been able to attend previously.
• C.H.E.S.S. Committee (Oct. 20, 2026, 6:30 p.m., Democratic Caucus Room and webinar): placed CHESS32.024, an ordinance for public hearing and final adoption amending Section 146 Article VI of the Code of Ordinances (Stamford Housing Affordable Trust Fund), and CHESS32.025, a proposed rejection of a $1,500,000 allocation to Southfield Village Limited Partnership (Beacon Communities LLC) to rehabilitate and preserve 315 units of mixed-income housing at Southwood Square Apartments.
• Transportation Committee (special meeting Oct. 19, 2026, 6:30 p.m., webinar): placed T32.006, a review of the Stamford Road Restoration Program, and T32.007, a parking lot lease agreement with St. Leo Roman Catholic Church at 24 Roxbury Road. The initially misspoken meeting date, Oct. 9, was corrected to Oct. 19 for the record.
• Minutes: Approval of the Oct. 5, 2026 Regular Board Meeting minutes was placed on the November agenda.

Public Comments & Testimony

No members of the public addressed the committee during the public participation session.

Discussion Items

• For OPR32.020, Chair Sandford explained that the committee will review the existing noise ordinance and may suggest a revision based on feedback from the administration and community. Parliamentarian McKeown recommended updating the item description to cite the ordinance's chapter/section, and Sandford agreed to provide that information after the meeting. Vice Chair Camporeale expressed support for making the item title reflect the potential for an ordinance revision. Sandford said the review is comprehensive, including issues such as construction start times and quiet hours, and was prompted by several incidents rather than a single event.
• On appointments item A32.066 (William Morris, Zoning Board), a committee member noted receiving a late-arriving letter from Dave Adams and said it would be discussed later; no action was taken on the letter.
• President Shaw made three calls for any member to move an item off the Pending Agenda; none was made.

Key Outcomes

• All standing-committee agenda items were placed on the Nov. 4, 2026 Regular Board meeting agenda by voice vote. LR32.023 was placed with Chair McKeown recused because of a declared potential conflict.
• The Board office will update the OPR32.020 item description with the noise ordinance chapter/section information.
• All Pending Agenda items remain on the Pending Agenda, including F32.043, F32.087, LR32.011, LR32.014, OPR32.004, OPR32.005, OPR32.007, OPR32.017, CHESS32.008, CHESS32.009, and CHESS32.010.
• The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.