AGENDA

TOWN COUNCIL

WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT

MONDAY,  OCTOBER 6, 2003

PUBLIC HEARINGS– 7:00 P.M.  & 7:15 P.M.

REGULAR MEETING – 8:00 P.M.

JOHN TRUMBULL PRIMARY SCHOOL

779 Buckingham Street, Oakville, CT

1.         Call Meeting to Order.

2.         Roll Call

3.         Pledge of Allegiance.

4          Public Participation.

5          Minutes.

            a          Regular Meeting -  September 15, 2003

            b.         Special Town Meeting - September 15, 2003

6.         Subcommittee Reports.

7.         Chairman's Report.

            a.         Correspondence

                        1.         Resignation Letter from Maureen S. Caine,  from Conservation                                                 Commission Inland/Wetland Agency, dated September 14, 2003.                                 2.         Resignation Letter from Dana Bongiorno from the Water and                                             Sewer Authority, Dated September 17, 2003.

                        3.         Resignation Letter from Sharon Demers from the Police                                                             Commission, dated August 30, 2003.

                        4.         Resignation Letter from John P. Bongiorno from the Conservation                                             Commission/Inland Wetland Agency, dated October 3, 2003.

            b.         Facts and Fallacies

            c.         Other

8.         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 Bid Waiver for the Fire Department's Radio System   Replacement

                        c.         Consider a Resolution Authorizing a Bid Waiver and an Appropriation for the Purchase of Two (2) Laptop Computers to be Reimbursed by a Grant Awarded by the State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management.

              d.          Consider Tax Refunds.

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

            e.         Consider Approval of Transfers.

            The Town Council is being asked to authorize the transfer of      departmental funding between line items.  

9.         Discussion Items.

a.         Swift Expansion Project Presentation from Kaestle Boos Architects.     

b.         Discussion and Possible Action on Authorizing the Town Manager to Request the Bonding Attorney to Prepare Bonding Documents for the Swift Expansion Project.

c.         Discussion and Possible Action on Request from the Board of Education for Authorization to Establish a Separate Fund for Pay-to-Participate in Sports (Tabled 9-15-2003).

d.         Discussion and Possible Action on A. T. & T. Lease at the Watertown Transfer Station.

e.         Discussion and Possible Action on C.G.S. 8-24 Denial Override for Lot Across from Griffin School.

f.          Discussion and Possible Action on  Proposed Ordinance Enacting a New Code; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinance Not Included Therein; Providing a Penalty for the Violations Thereof; Providing for the Manner of Amending such Code; and Providing When Such Code and the Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

g.         Discussion and Possible Action on  Proposed Changes to Town of Watertown Ordinance Concerning Rules and Regulations for the Use of Parks, Public Land and Recreation Areas by the Town of Watertown.

h.         Discussion and Possible Action on Resolution Appointing Labor Counsel (Tabled 9-15-2003).

i.          Consider And Act Upon The Introduction Of A Bond Ordinance With Respect To The Renovation And Expansion Of Fire Station #1, Including Related Land Acquisition, The Setting Of A Public Hearing Date With Respect To The Ordinance.

j.           Consider And Act Upon The Introduction Of A Bond Ordinance With Respect To Construction Of The Watertown High School Track And Field Facilities, The Setting Of A Public Hearing Date With Respect To The Ordinance, And The Referral Of The Project To The Planning And Zoning Commission For A Report Pursuant To Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 8-24.

k.         Consider And Act Upon The Introduction Of An Ordinance With Respect An Increase In The Appropriation And Borrowing Authorization For The Turkey Brook Flood Control Improvements Project, and The Setting Of a Public Hearing Date With Respect To The Ordinance.

           l.           Consider And Act Upon The Introduction Of A Bond Ordinance With Respect To Various Roadway, Drainage, Culvert And Related Public Works Improvement Projects, The Setting Of A Public Hearing Date With Respect To The Ordinance, And The Referral Of Portions Of The Projects To The Planning And Zoning Commission For A Report Pursuant To Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 8-24

           m.         Discussion Regarding Capital Budgets.

n.         Discussion and Possible Action on Griffin School.

10.       Public Participation

11.       Adjournment.