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= = 7:30 P.M. – POLICE COMMISSION MEETING
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PRESENT: THOMAS DURSO, CHAIRMAN
&nbs= p; PATRICIA KROPP
&nbs= p; GARY STEWART
&nbs= p; JUDY PILICY
ABSENT: &n= bsp; JOSEPH PAWLAK
OTHERS PRESENT: John Carroll, Police Chief
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&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Roy Cavanaugh, Director of Public W= orks
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Mr. Durso, Chairman called = the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
Mr. Durso, Chairman, execu= ted the Roll Call
Mark Tedesco –=
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Speeding problem at
Offered to do probono work= for the town to address concerns –
Specifically site line iss=
ues on
That Mr. Tedesco speak dir= ectly with Engineering conserning any probono
Work.<= /span> Lou Razza will be asked to look at location to determine any site
Line i= ssues.
David & Meredith Ob=
reiter
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Speeding problem on
To slo= w traffic down. Informed that St= ate Statute states that stop signs cannot
Be used for speed control.= Other alternatives discussed ̵= 1; Lou Razza to be asked to look at location and determine if there are any site l= ine issues. Also
The po= ssibility of putting a speed limit sign up.
a. = Regular Meeting April 13, 2005
MOTION: (Gary Stewart, sec. Patricia Kropp= ) to approve minutes of April13, 2005.
Discussion: None
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
5. Correspondence – Lett= er from Veterans inviting Commission Members to attend ceremony for Memorial D= ay
6. New
Business:
a. = Dunkin Donuts – Roy Cavanaugh requested that we come back to this on the age= nda because representatives had not arrived yet. Agreed
b. Advance
Auto Parts Store –
Speaker – Steve Dic= orsi – Bohler Engineering and Corey Chase Traffic Engineer – Needs Commission approval – report show location is a minor traffic generat= ion site, no problems related to public safety.
No Traffic light proposed= .
Roy Cavanaugh – representing Planning and Zoning on this issue – requesting that ther= e be a shared driveway with this application.
Applicant is looking into= the shared Driveway request. Gary Stewart agreed that a shared driveway would be the most logical – but= if not able then applicant should look into moving the driveway to the very ed= ge of property which abuts the entrance to neighboring driveway.
MOTION:&nb=
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(Gary Stewart, sec. Patricia Kropp) to adopt the resolution as read =
by
Chairman Durso for the Primax Properties LLC Project with one change in con=
text
“requirement” changed to “recommendation”. (copy of
resolution made a part of these mintues – shown as attachment 1).
Discussion: None
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
a. =
Dunkin
Donuts & Retail Space – Straits Turnpike & New
Speaker – Scott Hes= ka – Traffic Engineer – Explained changes to
New
Strip= ing. Road wide enough to accommodate ch= anges.
MOTION: (Gary Stewart, sec. Patricia Kropp=
) to
adopt the resolution as read by Chairman Durso for Waterbury Limited Family
Partnership. (copy of resolution made a part of =
these
minutes – shown as attachment 2.)
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Discussion: None
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
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&nbs= p; MEETING CALLED BACK TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN DURSO 8:39 PM
= b. Falls Avenue & Sunnyside Avenue
Addressed by Roy Cavanaug= h, Director of Public Works. Location = identified by DOT as a High problem area qualifying for allocated fu= nds. Intersection to be re-striped to deal with site line is= sues. Cement blocks to be placed on Mont= agno property to prevent parking.
New cross walk signs to b= e put in place. Other work to be looke= d into in the future.
MOTION: (Gary Stewart, sec. Patricia Kropp) to approve re-striping and signa= ge as requested by Roy Cavanaugh and Documentation provided by the Department = of Public works. (copy of documentation made a part of these minutes – shown as Exhibit One)=
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Discussion: None
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
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MOTION:&nb= sp; (Gary Stewart, sec. Patricia Kropp) to amend agenda to include Item = 6D Barnes Hill, Bunker Hill Road site issue and Item 6E for stop sign request = and possible site line issue Scott Avenue.
Discussion: None
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
MOTION: (Gary Stewart, sec. Patricia Kropp=
) to
refer matter of items 6D and 6E to Public Works Department via the Town Man=
ager
to Public Works.
Discussion: None
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
7. Old
Business
a. = Motorcycle Acquisition – Discussion by Chairman Durso who shared Legal opinion concerning outside donations. (Copy of this memo attached and made a part of these minutes) Further discussion of presenting Motorcycle Acquisition to the Town Council – Donation money should be collected prior to this presentation, so that all costs are covered.
MOTION: (Gary Stewart, sec. Tom Durso) that the Commission resolve= that a group of Doners coming forward with funding for the full cost of the pilot program that this Commission will whole heartedly support this project.
Discussion: None
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
= 8. Chairman’s Report – NONE
9. Chief
Report:
Traffic activity – s= ee Bar Graph (attached and made a part of these minutes)
Hired (2) officers – replacement of officer’s left
Hired (1) assistant animal= control officer – replacement of officer left
Hired (1) records clerk &#= 8211; replacement of clerk changing position
Referenced Budget – = which has been approved by the Finance Committee
Received Grant to up grade= in house video camera’s
10. <=
b>Adjournment
MOTION: (Gary Stewart, sec. Patricia Kropp= ) to Adjourn the Regular Meeting at 9:22 p.m.
Discussion: None
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
Regular Meeting Adjourned at 9:22 p.m.