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The Fiscal Committee of the Stamford Board of Representatives met on Monday, October 26, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. in the Democratic Caucus Room, 888 Washington Blvd, and remotely via Zoom. Co-Chair Andrew Zachary presided. Present were Representatives Bouchard, de la Cruz, Goldberg, Johnson, and Lapine. Co-Chair Morson, and Representatives Dorsey and Graham were absent. The committee considered four agenda items and took the following actions.
Item 2 (F32.126) – Traffic Signal Improvements on Long Ridge Road ($150,000) Luke Buttenwieser, Senior Transportation Planner, explained that the funds are for traffic signal upgrades at the intersection of Long Ridge Road and the site driveway of 120 Long Ridge Road, related to the zoning approval of that development. The improvements are part of a negotiated traffic mitigation package. Representative Lapine asked about jurisdiction since Long Ridge Road is a state road; Buttenwieser clarified that the city controls its traffic signals but state permitting is required. The item was approved unanimously.
Item 3 (F32.127) – Parking Meter Replacement ($991,192) Buttenwieser presented the project to replace Stamford’s approximately 600 parking meters, which are about 10 years old and at the end of their useful life. The funds are surplus from the Parking Fund. The project aims to lower operating costs by transitioning from single-space meters to multi-space pay stations over a multi-year phased plan. Key discussion points included:
Item 4 (F32.128) – Pedestrian Improvements at Bull Head ($50,000) Buttenwieser noted this item is paired with Item 2, also from the 120 Long Ridge Road development. The funds are for design of roadway and pedestrian improvements at the Bull Head intersection (Cold Spring, Long Ridge, etc.) to help secure state grants. Representative Lapine inquired about a previously authorized $2.9 million project; Buttenwieser clarified that it is not yet obligated. The item was approved unanimously.
Item 5 (F32.129) – Parking Garage Capital Upgrades ($1,000,000) This appropriation replenishes the capital account for parking garage improvements, using surplus from the Parking Fund. Buttenwieser indicated that the city recently started a $2.5 million upgrade at Bell Street Garage, and the funds will be available for other garages, likely Bedford Street. Representative Lapine confirmed that the funds are not earmarked for a specific project but serve as a reserve for future capital needs. The item was approved unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 P.M.
Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the seven the meeting of the fiscal committee on October 26th, 2026. The time is exactly 7 p.m. Uh we will start by taking attendance. I see Representative Bouchard, Representative Camparelli, represented as ex officio, representative, Billy Cruz, Representative Goldberg, Representative Parker Johnson, Representative Noah Lepine, and I am uh Andrew Zachary, the co-chair of the fiscal committee. Excuse tonight is representative uh co-chair Eric Morrison. I do not see Jante Graham or Kira Dorsey. Okay. Anybody I missed? No. Um Tom Chuck is also on. I see that. And so item one has been uh held for later. So we'll start immediately with item two, which is F32.126 for 150,000. It's an additional appropriation capital. Project C 56174, citywide signals, operations, traffic engineering, traffic signal improvements on Long Ridge Road from the development at 120 long bridge road. I'd like to submit that for the board for the fiscal committee. Is there a second for that? Second, see uh Luke or Tom. Yep. Um sorry, would you like to speak? Sure. So items two and four are related, and items three and five are related. So the explanation here for two is also applicable to four as well. Um essentially there's a development of 121 hour road um as part of the zoning review and approval process um negotiated as traffic improvements uh with the developer. The specific items just for traffic circle upgrades uh long ridge road at the uh site driveway, um which is also the whole foods driveway or the tailor driveway. So um yeah, okay. Uh are there any questions from the floor? Uh question from Representative LaPine. Thank you, Chi. Just curious, like if you could explain since that's a state road. What's the dynamic one with uh uh traffic lights, improvements, things like that? So the city controls all the traffic lights in the city, except the exception of two um on high range road. So um, you know, we still have to go through a permitting process review process uh with the state, and then even if we want to touch a road signals on city roads, that still has to get approved by the state as well. Okay, yeah. Thank you.