AGENDA

TOWN COUNCIL

WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT

MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2003

REGULAR MEETING – 8:00 P.M.

POLK SCHOOL LIBRARY

437 Buckingham Street, Oakville

1.         Call Meeting to Order.

2.         Roll Call

3.         Pledge of Allegiance.

4.         Executive Session.

            a.            Pending Litigation

5          Public Participation.

6          Minutes.

            a            Regular Meeting – May 1, 2003

            b.           Budget Public Hearing – April 23, 2003

            c.           Special Meeting – May 28, 2003

7.         Subcommittee Reports.

8.         Chairman's Report.

            a.            Correspondence

            b.            Facts and Fallacies

            c.            Other

9.         Action Items.

            a.         Consider Appointments to Boards and Commissions.

The terms of various Boards and Commissions have expired or are expiring.  Appointments must be made to fill these vacancies.

b.         Consider Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Fiscal Year Budget.

c.         Consider Setting Budget Town Meeting Date, Time and Place for Fiscal Year 2003/2004

d.         Consider Setting Date, Time and Place for Machine Vote on 2003-2004 Budget.

   e.         Consider an Appropriation for Tax Refunds.

               The Tax Refund line item has been depleted due to Council approved refunds

   f.          Consider Tax Refunds.

The Town Council is being asked to approve the refunding of the overpayment of property taxes

            g.        Consider Transfers.

                       Town Council authorization is required for the transfer of departmental funding between line items

h.        Consider Settlement in the Matter of CL & P vs. Town of Watertown

10.       Discussion Items.

a.        Discussion and Possible Action on Request for Bid Waiver for Computer Equipment for John Trumbull School.

b.        Discussion and Possible Action on Back Charges for Refuse Hauling.

c.        Discussion and Possible Action on Transfer Station Charges.

d.        Discussion and Possible Action on Parking Ticket Fines.

e.        Discussion on Building Permit Valuations.

f.         Discussion on Revision of Economic Development Commission Ordinance.

g.        Discussion and Possible Action on Request from Board of Education to Change Town Council Meeting Regular Meeting Location.

h.        Discussion and Possible Action on Authorization to Sign Agreement for the Participation in the Workforce Investment Agreement.

i.         Discussion and Possible Action on the Reuse or Sale of Griffin School.

j.         Discussion and Possible Action on Turkey Brook and Sunnyside Avenue Projects.

k.        Discussion and Possible Action on the Abandonment of Unaccepted  Paper Street, Amherst.

11.       Public Participation

12.       Old Business

13.       Executive Session.

            a.            Legal Matters.

            b.            Pending Litigation.

            c.            Personnel.

            d.            Property Acquisition/Negotiation

14.       Adjournment.