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2025-10-22 City Council Capital Budget Meeting Summary

Planning BoardWednesday, October 22, 2025
BodyStamford, Connecticut
SessionPlanning Board
DateWednesday, October 22, 2025
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:15

Okay.

0:16

So I did restart and it is recording.

0:24

And we have most everyone except for our chair.

0:55

Okay.

0:56

I'm on that's not giving me a camera.

0:59

Oh, and we can see Bill now.

1:05

But Jennifer, you can't do your camera for some reason.

1:08

No, it says no camera found.

1:11

So it might be a problem on my end then.

1:14

No, that's what mine was saying.

1:16

No camera found, but now I found it.

1:19

All right.

1:22

What a weird system.

1:25

Sorry, guys.

1:26

No worries.

1:27

Well, I mean, I think we can continue onward.

1:29

We're not taking any votes.

1:32

So I can try hopping on and off again, but I think it's okay.

1:41

All right.

1:43

And we return to parks.

1:50

Can you guys can you guys hear me?

1:52

Yes.

1:55

So my first request is um Cole Island Park.

1:58

Um the department court request is six hundred and fifty-six thousand five hundred dollars.

2:04

This um this request is to complete a design architect um design for the tennis course, which wouldn't include pickleball.

2:14

Um the scaly course are doing being done now, but at the same time we had the a design um done last year with the appropriated money that was uh done.

2:24

So the the money that we're asking today is to complete the project.

2:30

And um this would also include ADA um accessible sidewalks to um get to the tennis courts, uh pathways, and also um the the bath um basketball courts will be redone as well.

2:43

Um also included with that request would be to upgrade the fitness zone um uh play play structure in the uh equipment in the park itself.

3:05

Um any questions on this item.

3:13

Um seeing none, I think we can move to Cummingswork.

3:20

Okay.

3:21

So um Clumings Park, um the request here is um a department quest of one million dollars, also cut by the contribution of million dollars.

3:34

So in total, um we are looking for um funding to um support a new playground with a splash and um and uh splash pad amenities, um which would include um the upgrade of the play equipment there, um which includes play surfaces and um all inclusive uh landscaping, drainage, shade structures, and all amenities included.

4:04

Um as you know, we do have um we did get awarded the Orlip grant.

4:09

Um this was not part of the the um the master plan um which the the funding is supporting the administration um is looking for private uh contributions to get this played out playground done.

4:30

Um so just to be clear on the um so this is one of a multi-year installment on that five million dollar match, correct?

4:41

Yeah, this is no, this is complete separate request from the uh the five million dollars that you put on that we already have in place.

4:48

Got it.

5:03

Um next item.

5:10

Okay, um Hatfield Park.

5:14

Um the record request here is 2.3 million dollars.

5:24

Again, this is a playground upgrade.

5:27

This is also for new place structure services amenities, um, including new hardscape and upgrade of the basketball court administration also is plan is applying for a state grant.

5:38

Um we do have some safety um um issues there at the court currently, and this is a total upgrade for that that park.

5:50

Um can you say more about the safety issues?

5:54

So they have um currently they have uh safety tiles um that are pulling up, which are tripping hazards.

6:01

There's actually rodents that are on underneath these safety tiles.

6:07

Um so there are major tripping hazards with holes in the in the place tiles.

6:12

We've done the best we can to patch, but and it's not doing anything, and it needs a total overhaul.

6:20

Um, there is a lot of tree roots within the pavers within the hardscape that are um surrounding the um the hardcape within the perimeter of the park that um are located near the the canopies, uh the pavilion area.

6:35

So there's a lot of tripping hazards within the park.

6:37

The basketball courts have severe cracking.

6:40

There's numerous uh uh tripping hazards and and safety issues along along the way in that park.

6:48

Um is is this something that um can be phased out over a couple of years, or would that significantly impact the overall cost of it?

7:00

We would have to um obviously the two point the request here is for the full renovation of the entire part, which includes the basketball court.

7:09

So it would have to be we would have to take some elements out.

7:12

Um this is a total re redo of the whole entire park, which um is the play structures, the basketball court, the fencing, the hardscape, everything um include all inclusive.

7:24

So there would have to be some stuff pulled out if it wasn't fully funded.

7:30

Okay.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Parks and Recreation█████████████████████████████████████████████47%
Facilities Management█████████████████████22%
Environmental Protection██████████10%
Engineering And Infrastructure████████8%
Energy Efficiency████4%
Traffic████4%
Affordable Housing██2%
Disability Rights1%
Stormwater Management1%
Summary of Proceedings

2025-10-22 City Council Capital Budget Meeting Summary

The City Council convened on October 22, 2025, at 15:30:00 UTC to review and deliberate on a comprehensive capital budget proposal encompassing Parks & Recreation, Land Use & Operations, Facilities Management, and Highway & Traffic Maintenance. The meeting focused on addressing critical infrastructure needs, including playground upgrades, parking lot repairs, building electrification, and road maintenance, while clarifying the scope, funding sources, and strategic justification for each item.

Meeting Transcript

Okay. So I did restart and it is recording. And we have most everyone except for our chair. Okay. I'm on that's not giving me a camera. Oh, and we can see Bill now. But Jennifer, you can't do your camera for some reason. No, it says no camera found. So it might be a problem on my end then. No, that's what mine was saying. No camera found, but now I found it. All right. What a weird system. Sorry, guys. No worries. Well, I mean, I think we can continue onward. We're not taking any votes. So I can try hopping on and off again, but I think it's okay. All right. And we return to parks. Can you guys can you guys hear me? Yes. So my first request is um Cole Island Park. Um the department court request is six hundred and fifty-six thousand five hundred dollars. This um this request is to complete a design architect um design for the tennis course, which wouldn't include pickleball. Um the scaly course are doing being done now, but at the same time we had the a design um done last year with the appropriated money that was uh done. So the the money that we're asking today is to complete the project. And um this would also include ADA um accessible sidewalks to um get to the tennis courts, uh pathways, and also um the the bath um basketball courts will be redone as well. Um also included with that request would be to upgrade the fitness zone um uh play play structure in the uh equipment in the park itself. Um any questions on this item. Um seeing none, I think we can move to Cummingswork. Okay. So um Clumings Park, um the request here is um a department quest of one million dollars, also cut by the contribution of million dollars. So in total, um we are looking for um funding to um support a new playground with a splash and um and uh splash pad amenities, um which would include um the upgrade of the play equipment there, um which includes play surfaces and um all inclusive uh landscaping, drainage, shade structures, and all amenities included. Um as you know, we do have um we did get awarded the Orlip grant. Um this was not part of the the um the master plan um which the the funding is supporting the administration um is looking for private uh contributions to get this played out playground done. Um so just to be clear on the um so this is one of a multi-year installment on that five million dollar match, correct? Yeah, this is no, this is complete separate request from the uh the five million dollars that you put on that we already have in place. Got it. Um next item. Okay, um Hatfield Park. Um the record request here is 2.3 million dollars. Again, this is a playground upgrade. This is also for new place structure services amenities, um, including new hardscape and upgrade of the basketball court administration also is plan is applying for a state grant. Um we do have some safety um um issues there at the court currently, and this is a total upgrade for that that park. Um can you say more about the safety issues? So they have um currently they have uh safety tiles um that are pulling up, which are tripping hazards. There's actually rodents that are on underneath these safety tiles. Um so there are major tripping hazards with holes in the in the place tiles. We've done the best we can to patch, but and it's not doing anything, and it needs a total overhaul.

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