741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
CONNECTICUT  
Finance Committee  
~ AMENDED AGENDA ~  
Chairman S. Naomi  
Rodriguez  
Special Meeting  
4:00 PM  
Wednesday, May 7, 2025  
Town Hall Annex Building - Hybrid  
Format  
PLEASE NOTE TIME: 4:00 PM  
In -Person: Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex Building  
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I
CALL TO ORDER  
II.  
III.  
IV.  
V.  
ROLL CALL  
RESIDENTS & PROPERTY OWNERS COMMENTS  
PRESENTATIONS / INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION to approve the Finance Committee Minutes  
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Regular Meeting of April 16, 2025  
Special Meeting Minutes of April 23, 2025  
FIN-MIN-2025-04-16  
Attachments:  
FIN-MIN-2025-04-23-SP  
Finance Director’s Report  
Financial Reports  
VI.  
VII.  
Year to date budget vs actual - FY 25 revenues thru March 2025  
Attachments:  
Year to date budget vs actual - FY 25 expenditures thru March 2025  
VI.  
OLD BUSINESS  
Discussion regarding potential uses for the funding received from the National Opioid  
Settlement Payments.  
1.  
Community Speaks Out Presentation-2024-09-11  
Overdoses in Ledyard-2024-02-20-Map-Key.pdf  
Overdoses in Ledyard-2024-02-20-Map-1.pdf  
Attachments:  
Overdoses in Ledyard-2024-02-20.pdf  
Opioid Settlement Funding-Ledyard Prevetion Coalition-Town  
Council Approved Revised Proposal-2023-09-28pdf.pdf  
Ledyard Youth Serivces OPIOD SETTLEMENT  
FUNDS-2023-06-07.pdf  
Opioid Fudning-Ledyard Prevetion Coalation OPF proposal  
final-2023-06-05.docx  
YOUTH SERVICES-IDEAS FOR - OPOID SETTLMENT  
FUNDING-2023-04-25.pdf  
LEDGE LIGHT-E-MAIL--RECEIVED OPIOID LTR-2023-04-13.pdf  
Final-Distributor-Settlement-Agreement-9321-Exhibit-Updates  
Final-Janssen-Settlement-Agreement-rev-7-30-21 (1)  
National Opioid Settlement Allocation Notice - Connecticut Janssen  
Pmts 1-4 and totals  
OPIIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDING -REQUEST USE  
RECOMMENDATIONS-LEDGE LIGHT-LTR-2023-04-13.pdf  
OPIOD SETTLEMENT FUNDING -REQUEST USE  
RECOMMENDATIONS-YOUTH SERVICES-LTR-2023-04-13.pdf  
Continued discussion regarding the status and possible changes to Capital Improvement  
Plan (CIP) and Capital Non-Recurring (CNR) Fund based on the American Rescue Act  
Funding (ARPA) and the process to approve ARPA Projects and expend ARPA  
Funding.  
2.  
ARPA project accounting 2.19.25  
Attachments:  
ARPA - Obligation Interim Final Rule Quick Reference Guide  
2023.pdf  
Sandy Hollow Guardrail quote- updated 2-28-24.pdf  
Continued discussion regarding upcoming potential Grant Opportunities.  
3.  
4.  
Discussion scheduling Regular Quarterly Joint Finance Committee Meetings between  
the Town Council and Board of Education.  
VII. NEW BUSINESS  
MOTION to approve appropriations from the receipt of sales of vehicles and equipment  
1.  
through GovDeals in the total amount of $27,225 as follows:  
• $22,200 to the Public Works Heavy Equipment CNR Account 21040101-57311;  
• $2,525 to the Public Works Pooled Vehicle CNR Account 21040101-57315;  
• $1,300 to the Gales Ferry Fire Company CNR Account 21020551-57300; and  
• $1,200 to the Nathan Lester House Donations Account 20810201-54203-24203.  
GovDeals Sold Asset Report 4-28-25.xlsx  
Attachments:  
MOTION to authorize a bid waiver for Willimantic Waste Paper Co., Inc. (Casella) for  
Bid No. 2025-08 (Oversized Bulky Waste Removal) due to lack of three bids, in  
2.  
accordance with Ordinance #200-001 (rev 1) “An Ordinance for Purchasing”.  
Casella bid response to RFP 2025-08.pdf  
CWPM bid response to RFP 2025-08.pdf  
BID OPENING SHEET 2025-08 Bulky Waste Removal.pdf  
Bid 2025-08 Results.xlsx  
Attachments:  
MOTION to approve a water rate increase of 4% to become effective on July 1, 2025 as  
recommended by the WPCA and contained in the water and sewer rate table presented  
at the WPCA April 22, 2025 Public Hearing; in accordance with Ordinance #400-001  
“An Ordinance Creating a Water Pollution Control Authority for the Town of Ledyard”.  
3.  
Action Letter WPCA MTG-2024-04-22  
Attachments:  
Water Rate Increase-2025-Table  
Water Rate Increase-2025-Presentation-2025-04-22  
ORD-#400-001-An Ordinance Creating WPCA-2019-09-25.docx  
MOTION to grant a Bid Waiver to M&M Hydroseeding, LLC, of Griswold,  
Connecticut, due to receiving fewer than the required three bids in response to Bid  
#2025-07 (Turf Management for Parks & Recreation Facilities), in accordance with  
Ordinance #200-001 (rev 1) “An Ordinance for Purchasing.”  
4.  
5.  
M M HYDROSEEDING LLC-Turf Maintenance-2025-04-07  
RFP 2025-07 Turf Management Services  
Attachments:  
MOTON to grant a Bid Waiver to Land Care & Design, LLC., of Ledyard, Connecticut,  
due to receiving fewer than the required three bids in response to Bid #2025-06  
(Routine Maintenance for Parks & Recreation Facilities), in accordance with Ordinance  
#200-001 (rev 1) “An Ordinance for Purchasing”  
LANDCARE DESIGN LLC (002)  
RFP 2025-06 Routine Maintenance  
Attachments:  
MOTION to grant a Bid Waiver to Colliers Project Leaders not to exceed $110,000 due  
to receiving fewer than the required three bids in response to Bid #24-8 (Juliet Long  
HVAC Installation Owner’s Representative Services), in accordance with Ordinance  
#200-001 (rev 1) “An Ordinance for Purchasing”.  
6.  
7.  
MOTION to transfer tax accounts in the amount of $88,887.98 listed in the report dated  
April 22, 2025, to the “Suspense File”  
In addition, authorize the transfer of non-refundable over payments in the amount of  
$120.92 to the general fund listed in the report dated April 23, 2025.  
Suspense List FY 6.30.2025  
Attachments:  
FY 6.30.2025 Non Refundable Overpayments  
FY 6.30.2025 Non Rfndbl Ovrpymnt TOTALS  
FY 6.30.2025 Non Rfndbl Ovrpymnt DETAIL  
IV  
ADJOURNMENT  
DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the  
Town.