City Council & WPCA Meeting Agenda

Regular Meeting, Zoom
Submitted on January 29, 2021 - 10:43am
Revised on January 29, 2021 - 10:44am
Revised on January 29, 2021 - 11:41am
Revised on February 1, 2021 - 11:30am
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Monday, February 1, 2021 - 6:30pm
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City Council & WPCA Meeting

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Meeting ID number: 823 4963 7253 | Passcode: 06790

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Torrington residents may submit comments in writing to the City Clerk’s Office before 4:00 p.m. on

Monday, February 1, 2021.   Written comments that are sent electronically to city_clerk@torringtonct.org or by mail to the City Clerk’s Office, 140 Main Street, Torrington, will be forwarded to the City Council for their consideration in advance of the meeting.

  1. Roll-Call Vote: to amend the Code of Ordinances for the City of Torrington to include Chapter 145, hereby establishing policies and procedures regarding the identification and enforcement of unreasonably loud, unnecessary or disturbing noises.
  2. Vote to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held January 19, 2021.
  3. Vote to approve the Mayor’s reappointment of Janet Iffland as a regular member of the Arts & Culture Commission for a four-year term expiring on December 31, 2024.
  4. Vote to approve the Mayor’s reappointment of Jacque Williams as an ex-officio member of the Arts & Culture Commission for a two-year term expiring on December 31, 2022.
  5. Vote to reappoint Joseph Petricone, Jr. as a regular member of the Torrington Area Health District Board of Health for a three-year term expiring on January 9, 2024.
  6. Vote to reappoint Alex Sobchuk as an alternate member of the Board of Assessment Appeals for a three-year term expiring on December 6, 2022.
  7. Vote to accept the Mayor’s reappointment of James Bobinski as a regular member of the Planning and Zoning Commission for a five-year term expiring on December 1, 2025.
  8. Vote to accept the Mayor’s reappointment of Starley Arias as an alternate member of the Planning and Zoning Commission for a five-year term expiring on December 1, 2025.
  9. Vote to approve the Mayor’s reappointment of Marc Trivella as a regular member of the Coe Memorial Park Committee for a five-year term expiring on January 1, 2026.
  10. Vote to approve the Mayor’s reappointment of Mary Zbell as a regular member of the Coe Memorial Park Committee for a five-year term expiring on January 1, 2026.
  11. Presentation by Blue Haus Group.
  12. Presentation and vote to authorize the Mayor to negotiate on behalf of the City regarding the acquisition of on-line permitting software.
    1. Central Square Technologies
    2. Citizenserve Community Development Software
  13. Vote to authorize the Mayor to appropriate a sum equal to 10% of the Municipal Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) received from the State of Connecticut to be paid to the Torrington Area Health District in accordance with the terms of eligible uses of the funding as defined in the letter from the CT OPM dated December 16, 2020.
  14. Vote to accept the recommendation of the Fire Chief and the Vehicle Replacement Advisory Board and approve the purchase of the 2019 E-One HP78 Demonstration Quint Apparatus, with required modifications and equipment, from Greenwood Emergency Vehicles in Attleboro Falls, MA for the total cost of $868,824.47, to be funded through the vehicle replacement account; pending authorization by the Board of Public Safety and the Board of Finance.
  15. Vote to schedule a virtual public hearing to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 for the purpose of soliciting citizen input regarding the tax abatement for Pennrose, LLC, in accordance with the MOU that was approved by the City Council on October 21, 2019.
  16. Vote to assign Munistat Services, Inc. as the City’s Municipal Advisor for debt issuance. *Hilltop Securities has closed their CT office and the City’s advisor of record, Bill Lindsay, now works for Munistat. He has agreed to leave the pricing the same.
  17. Vote to accept the recommendation of the Tax Collector and authorize the tax refunds indicated on the list dated February 1, 2021.
  18. Vote by the City Council, herein acting as the WPCA, to accept the recommendation of the Tax Collector and authorize the sewer usage refunds indicated on the list dated February 1, 2021.
  19. Business by Dept. Heads
  20. Business by Mayor & Members
  21. Adjournment