MINUTES

WATERTOWN TOWN COUNCIL

REGU= LAR MEETING

WATERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL

TECHNOLOGY CENTER

TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2008, 7:30 P.M.

PRESENT: = &nb= sp; Elaine Adams, Chairman

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Gary Bernier

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Mr. Demirs

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Richard DiFederico

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Richard Fusco

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Carl Mancini

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Scott Marotta

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Paul Rinaldi

ABSENT: &nb= sp; = Raymond Primini, Vice Chairman

OTHERS PRESENT: Charles Frigon, Town Manager

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Frank Nardelli, Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director

1.&nb= sp; Call Meeting To Order

Ms. = Adams, Chairman, Called the Regular Meeting to Order at 7:30 p.m.

2.&nb= sp; Roll Call

Ms. LaForme, Board Clerk, executed the Roll Call.

3. Pledge of Allegi= ance

&= nbsp; Ms. Adams, Chairman, led the Pledge of Allegiance:

&= nbsp; Ms. Adams, Chairman, asked for a moment of silence, in memory of Dominic Primin= i, Ray Primini’s father, who passed away a few days ago.

4.&nb= sp; Public Participation

None

&= nbsp; Ms. Adams, Chairman, Closed Public Participation at 7:32 p.m.

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5.&nb= sp; Minutes=

&= nbsp; A. Regular Meeting Minutes – March 3, 2008

= ; &n= bsp; MOTION: (Mr. = Bernier, sec. Mr. Marotta) to Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes dated March 3, 200= 8 as presented.

= ; &n= bsp; Discussion: None<= /p>

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

&= nbsp; B. = Special Meeting Minutes – March 10, 2008

= ; &n= bsp; MOTION: (Mr. = Bernier, sec. Mr. Marotta) to Approve the Special Meeting Minutes dated March 10, 20= 08 as presented.

= ; &n= bsp; Discussion: Mr. Marotta: Page 17, second to last paragraph,= the word “bout” should be “about”.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

6.&nb= sp; Chairman’s Report

A. Correspondence

Ms. Adams: I just want to remind everyone tha= t we have the public hearings on the potential bonding issues on Thursday, at 7:= 00 p.m., at the John Trumbull Primary School.

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7.&nb= sp; Town Manager's Report

&= nbsp; Mr. Frigon, Town Manager, gave the following report:

&= nbsp; Post Office

= The newspaper reported on Sunday that the United States Postal Service has advertised publicly for space in Watertown. They’re looking for about 1.= 5 to 2 build able acres. They want to build a facility somewhere around 6,500 square feet. This was a surprise to me in the n= ewspaper, it’s different than what they had actually proposed, they were going = to have a public meeting first and then advertise, but they’ve chosen instead to advertise first and then have a public meeting on what spaces are available. We should see that= very soon. The deadline is April 2= ^nd; those interested in selling property of approximately that size need to get= to the broker for the United States Postal Service.

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= Spri= ng Construction Schedule

= The Highway Department will be gearing up and starting on April 1^st.= There is a lot of activity schedul= ed for them. To note are the 2 sweep= ers which we discussed at length in the Finance Subcommittee. To get both sweepers up and runnin= g this year is going to cost us about $4,000; $2,600 for the Bear and the remainder for the Elgin Sweeper for gear bearings, etc. They were going to pull them in to= day to start, but because of the pending snow they’ll wait until later in the week. They are expected to be running, but again that’s $4,000 out of the repair budget that I thou= ght you should be made aware of.

&= nbsp; 720 Echo Lake Road

= We still have had only 4 people look at it and have had no offers to date.

= Baldwin School

= The school is completely empty; those records that we did recognize as records = we want to keep have been moved, and the remainder of the records have been destroyed. It’s 100% cl= ean.

= Mr. Marotta: Has Joe Seacrist been working with = USPS because I remember seeing a lot of parcels that he had in mind?

= Mr. Frigon: No, this again was a surprise. We talked with the Postal Service = last Fall and they, at that time, indicated that they would want to have a public hea= ring prior to looking at any of the properties. I’m not even sure if Joe saw = this in the newspaper, I was just made aware of it late this afternoon.

= Mr. Marotta: Oh, but he will?

= Mr. Frigon: Oh absolutely, we all will.

8.&nb= sp; Subcommittee Reports

&= nbsp; A. Public Works Subcommittee

= M= r. Primini was absent, therefore there was no report.

B. = Finance Subcommittee

= Mr. Bernier: We met last night for the last of a series of meetings. We’= ve concluded our exploratory discussions with all of our department heads, and= we will be meeting next week to deliberate on what we want to bring back to the Town Council.

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9.&nb= sp; New Business

&= nbsp; A. Consider Appointments to Boards and Commissions

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; None

&= nbsp; B. = Consider a Resolution Adopting the following streets into the Watertown Road System: Southview Drive, Bayview Circle, and Pineridge Drive Extension

R= ESOLUTION

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; WHERES, the Watertown Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend to the Town Council the acceptance of the following streets into the Town of Watertown’s = road system as described:

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Southview Drive – From Thomaston Road (CT Rote 6) northeasterly a distance of 5= 57 feet (0.11 miles) more or less to a permanent cul-de-sac, being a 50 foot w= ide right of way, and being further shown on a map entitled “Southview Meadows”, prepared by Berkshire Engineering and Surveying, LLC, on fi= le in the Watertown Land Records as Map #2958.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Bayview Circle – From the end of the existing accepted portion of Bayview Cir= cle, (June 4, 2007), southerly a distance of 2,242 feet (.0.42 miles) more or le= ss to Killorin Road, being a 50 foot wide right-of-way, and being further show= n on a map entitled “Guernseytown Farm Estates” Record Subdivision Map-Phase 2,” prepared by Kratzert Jones and Associates, on file in t= he Watertown Land Records as Map #3199.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Pineridge Drive Extension – From a point approximately 120 feet southeasterly of the intersection of Borowy Road, said point marking the end of Oakwood Acres Section 1 and the end of Pineridge Drive, then easterly and southwesterly a distance of approximately 1212 feet (0.23 miles) more or less to the intersection of Sunnyside Avenue being a 50 foot right-of-way shown on a map entitled “Oakwood Acres Section 2 Sunnyside Avenue and Pineridge Driv= e, Watertown, CT, prepared by Land Data Engineers, on file in the Watertown La= nd Records as Map #3267. Map 3267 depicts the street name as Pineridge Drive East.&n= bsp; In order to avoid address conflicts with previously accepted portion= s of this subdivision, this section has been renamed and is to be accepted as Pi= neridge Drive Extension.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Watertown Town Council accepts the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission that the above-describ= ed streets be incorporated into the Town of Watertown road system.

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Dated at Watertown, Connecticut, this 18^th day = of March, 2008.

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; MOTION: (Mr. = Fusco, sec. Mr. Marotta) I make a motion to approve a resolution adopting the following streets into the Watertown Road System: Southview Drive, Bayview Circle, and Pineridge Drive Extension.

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

&= nbsp; C. Consider a Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of Funds between Line Items

RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, expenses in the 2007-2008 fiscal year require the Transfer of Funds.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by vote of the Watertown Town Council, that the following actions are taken relative to the Transfer of Funds:

GENERAL FUND – POLICE DEPARTMEN= T

AMOUNT: $1,700 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; NO: 1

FROM: &= nbsp; 010-50326-019-0000 – Telephone - $700

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; 010-50320-021-0000 – Communications Equipment Maint. $1,000

TO: &= nbsp; 010-50572-020-= 0000 – Law Enforcement Equipment

REASON: To purchase Colt Carbine Rifles.

GENERAL FUND – POLICE DEPARTMEN= T

AMOUNT: $1,800 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; NO: 2

FROM: &= nbsp; 010-50146-020-0000 – Uniform Allowance

TO: &= nbsp; 010-50572-020-= 0000 – Law Enforcement Equipment

REASON: To purchase guns for new officers.

GENERAL FUND – POLICE DEPARTMEN= T

AMOUNT: $2,810 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; NO: 3

FROM: &= nbsp; 010-50690-046-0000 – Contingency

TO: &= nbsp; 010-50540-025-= 0482 – Desk Chairs

REASON: To purchase chairs for Dispatchers.

Dated at Watertown, Connecticut this 18th day of March, 20= 08.

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; MOTION: (Mr. = Fusco, sec. Mr. Marotta) I make a motion to approve the Resolution transferring fu= nds between Line Items.

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Discussion: = ; Mr. DiFederico: (Inaudible.)<= /p>

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Ms. Adams: That’s transfers within = the Police Department. I think at= the budget meeting John Gavallas, the Chief, had gone over this, because of the= new officers for the 2 of them. A= nd then the third one, I think had to do with the chairs collapsing.

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; = ; Mr. Mancini: He never mention= ed the rifle.

= ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Ms. Adams: Yea, he talked abo= ut equipment for the officers; he wasn’t specific.

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Mr. Mancini: He talked about purchasing guns fo= r new officers (inaudible).

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

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10. Public Participation

None

&= nbsp; Ms. Adams, Chairman, Closed Public Participation at 7:40 p.m.

11. Adjournment

= ; MOTION: (Mr. = Marotta, sec. Mr. Demirs) to Adjourn the Regular Meeting at 7:41 p.m.

<= /span>Discussion: None<= /p>

<= /span>MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

<= /span>Regular Meeting Adjourned at 7:41 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Elaine H. Adams, Chairman

Watertown Town Cou= ncil

Approved: _______________________________

Lynn M. LaF= orme, Clerk