Board of Selectmen Regular Meeting 04/22/2013
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SIMSBURY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Main Meeting Room – Simsbury Town Hall – 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury
Regular Meeting – April 22, 2013 – 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC AUDIENCE
PRESENTATION
a) Presentation of May events for National Bicycle Awareness Month
b) Squadron Line School playground update
c) Recycling Award Presentation
FIRST SELECTMAN’S REPORT
SELECTMEN ACTION
a) Set Special Meeting date of April 26, 2013 at 7:45 a.m. to act on Town budget capital budgets and to set referendum date of Tuesday, May 14, 203
b) Refer FY 2014 capital projects to the Planning Commission for CGS Section 8-24 referral
c) Approve the FY 2013 Town-Board of Education Budget Flyer
d) Set a Public Hearing for May 13, 2013 for the Simsbury ABC House to be qualified for a Neighborhood Assistance Act
e) Approve tax refunds
f) Approve the request of Bruce Kaplan for Eno parking permission
g) Approve a request by Gold, Orluk Partners, LLC and the UConn Foundation to use the Performing Arts Center and the surrounding grounds for its annual Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride and Walk on June 8, 2013
h) Authorize the First Selectman to execute the Consent to Solar Power & Services Agreement permitting C-TEC and the International Skating Center to proceed with the installation of a 324 KW solar electric power generation system on the roof of the International Skating Center
i) Finalize the land exchange agreement between the town of Simsbury and Dorset Crossing, LLC by: a) approving the attached Memorandum of Understanding between Dorset, CL&P and the Town; b) authorizing Town Counsel to send a letter to DOT accepting the demand $160,000 in compensation for release of the existing deed restriction on the subject property; c) agreeing to accept $160,000 from Dorset Crossing in exchange for conveying Area 2B to Dorset Crossing for $1.00; d) agreeing to convey Area 1 to CL&P for $1.00; and e) authorizing the First Selectman to execute all necessary documents
OTHER BUSINESS
APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS
a) Accept the resignation of Leo F. Collins as a regular member of the Performing Arts Center Board effective April 9, 2013
b) Approve the appointment of Edward J. Kubasek as a regular member of the Performing Arts Center Board replacing the vacancy of Leo F. Collins
c) Approve the appointment of R. Kingsbury Chase to fill the remainder of Alan Needham’s term on the Recycling Committee with an expiration date of December 2, 2013
d) Approve the appointment of James R. DeVivo to fill the remainder of the term of Shannon Knall on the Economic Development Commission with an expiration date of January 1, 2014
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
a) Budget Workshop Special Meeting, February 26, 2013
b) Regular Meeting Minutes, April 8, 2013
SELECTMEN LIAISON AND SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Personnel
2. Finance
3. Welfare
4. Public Safety
5. Board of Education
ADJOURN