Board of Selectmen Regular Meeting April 16, 2014

Date: 
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 7:00pm

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SIMSBURY BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Main Meeting Room – Simsbury Town Hall – 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury
Regular Meeting – April 16, 2014 – 7:00 p.m.

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PUBLIC AUDIENCE 

PRESENTATION

  • Simsbury Bike Presentation for May as Bike Month

FIRST SELECTMAN’S REPORT

SELECTMEN ACTION

  1. Approve Tax Refunds
     
  2. Approve language and Set Date for Automatic Referendum, pursuant to Section 406 of the Town Charter, for Tuesday, May 6, 2014 from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Henry James Memorial School
  1. Approve Resolutions on Approved Capital Projects
  1. Approve the following Referendum Questions as contained in the resolutions:

“SHALL THE TOWN OF SIMSBURY APPROPRIATE $1,150,000 FOR THE ACQUISITION FOR OPEN SPACE OF APPROXIMATELY 45 ACRES (ETHEL WALKER PARCEL C) AND AUTHORIZE BONDS AND NOTES IN THE SAME AMOUNT TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION?”

“SHALL THE TOWN OF SIMSBURY APPROPRIATE $2,500,000 FOR REPAVING, REPAIR AND REHABILITATION OF THE TOWN ROADWAYS PURSUANT TO THE TOWN’S PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE BONDS AND NOTES IN THE SAME AMOUNT TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION?”

“SHALL THE TOWN OF SIMSBURY APPROPRIATE $1,050,000 FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ACCESS CONTROL AND SECURITY SYSTEM FOR THE MAIN OFFICE OF THE SQUADRON LINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND AUTHORIZE BONDS AND NOTES IN THE SAME AMOUNT TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION?”

  1. Approval of Town Wide Budget Mailer
  1. Approval of a Milkweed and Nectar Perennials Planting Project for Helen’s Way for the benefit of Monarch Butterflies
  1. Approve the use of the Town Hall parking lot on Saturday, May 10, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for State Representative John Hampton to stage his “Johnnie’s Junk Jamboree”
  1. Approve renewal of Agriculture License Agreement for Dewey Farm to the Ryan Family Farm
  1. Authorize the First Selectman to sign a Right-of-Entry letter agreement for use of the Greenway parking area at the intersection of U.S. 10/202 & R.R. 315 for a month-to-month period of time commencing March 1, 2014
  1. Approve the request of Bruce Kaplan for Eno parking permission effective May 1, 2014 to December 1, 2014
  1. Approve a new Complimentary Greens Fee Policy and Fee Policy for Simsbury High School Golf Teams
     
  2. Approve Public Gatherning Permit Applications
  1. Approval for Paw Meadow Dog Park the following items:
  • Establish winter access to the dog park for emergency and maintenance
  • Add optional Paw Meadow donation to Town dog license renewal cards

  n. Consideration and possible acceptance of conservation easement for Tower Run Subdivisions

APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS

  1. Appoint Claudia Szerakowski (D) as a regular of the Recycling Committee with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
  1. Appoint Kateryna Lagun (D) as a regular member of the Insurance Committee with an expiration date of December 7, 2015
  1. Accept the Resignation of Melissa Valentin, 7 Orchard Lane as a regular member of the Clean Energy Task Force effective April 8, 2014

OTHER BUSINESS

ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES

  1. Budget Workshop Special Meeting of March 24, 2014
  2. Regular Meeting of March 24, 2014
  3. Special Meeting of April 9, 2014

SELECTMEN LIAISON AND SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. Personnel
2. Finance
3. Welfare
4. Public Safety
5. Board of Education

ADJOURN