741 Colonel Ledyard Highway

Ledyard, Connecticut 06339-1551

(860) 464-3203

TOWN OF LEDYARD

CONNECTICUT

Town Council

council@ledyardct.org

~ AGENDA ~

Special Meeting

7:00 PM

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Town Hall Council Chambers

In-Person: Council Chambers Town Hall Annex

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I.

CALL TO ORDER

II.

III.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

IV.

V.

ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN

Election of Chairman

APPOINTMENT OF TOWN COUNCILOR

MOTION to appoint Ms. Adrienne L. Parad (D) 5 Birch Street, Ledyard, to the Town

Council to fill a vacancy left by Chairman S. Naomi Rodriguz, in accordance with Chapter

II Section 10 of the Town Charter.

DTC Recommendation to fill Vacancy on Town Council ltr-2025-07-25

Attachments:

VI.

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES

MOTION to approve the following:

Regular Meeting Minutes of July 9, 2025

Special Meeting Minutes of July 23, 2025

TC-MIN-2025-07-09

TC-MIN-2025-07-23

Attachments:

VII. BUSINESS OF THE MEETING

CONSENT CALENDAR

MOTION to reappoint the following members the Agricultural Commission for a three (3)

*1.

year term ending September 24, 2028:

Ms. Allyson Angelini (U) 193 Iron Street, Ledyard (Regular Member)

Ms. Katie Yuhas (U) 34 Meetinghouse Lane, Gales, Ferry (Regular Member)

Mr. Steve Martic (R) 59R-2 Long Pond South, Ledyard (Alternate Member)

Re Appointment Recommendation -Agricultural Commission-2025-06-24

Attachments:

RTC-Reappointment Recommendation-Agricultuireal

Commission-2025-07-07

MOTION to reappoint Mr. Michael Cherry (U) 5 Whippoorwill Drive, Gales Ferry, as the

Mayor’s Representative to the Southeastern Connecticut Water Authority for a two (2) year

term ending August 31, 2027.

*2.

Mayor ltr-Recommend Appoint Cherry-Southeastern Connectiut Water

Authority - Representative-2025-07-09

SCCOG - Resoluiton 08-06 SCWA Advisory Board Represenation

Attachments:

Cherry-Reappointment-Southeastern CT Water

Authority-emal-2025-06-24

APPT-ENORS-SCWA--2025-06-24

MOTION to approve Standing Bid Waivers as follows:

*3.

Vendors included in the Town of Ledyard Standing Bid Waiver List for FY 25/26,

Capital Region Purchasing Council Bids,

State of Connecticut bids,

Other states' bids, purchasing cooperatives (i.e. Sourcewell) , and federal government

Standing Bid Waivers FY 25-26 DRAFT FOR APPROVAL.pdf

Attachments:

Finance Committee

MOTION to appropriate $10,000 to Account #21020301-57300-G0015 (Fire Marshall -

New Equipment - State Grant).

4.

In addition, authorize the expenditure of up to $10,000 to complete the upgrade to the

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for Emergency Management.

The funding source for this project is the Town of Ledyard’s FY 2026 Nuclear Safety

Emergency Program Funding Allocation.

Director of Emergency Operations Funding Requrrst to Complete EOC

Attachments:

Homeland Security-Emergency Managmenet FY 2026 Necular Safety

Emergcny Program (NSEP) Ltr-2025-07-01

Communications Plus- Cost Proposal- Emergency Opeerations Center

dated 2025-03-20

MOTION to recommend Mayor Fred B. Allyn III execute “Standard Fast Track and Study

Process Generator Interconnection Agreement” and “Contingent Approval for INT-109249”

between The Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource Energy for

INT-109249 - Juliet Long School_Ledyard Board of Education.

5.

In addition, authorize payment of $1972.00 to Eversource Energy for Metter Cost -

INT-109249 - Juliet Long Elementary School_Ledyard Board of Education - Netting

Non-Residential (NRES) - 165.6kW.

Interconnection Agreement (State 2 Party)INT-109249

Contingent Approval (Non-BuyAll) (7)

Attachments:

Administration Committee

MOTION to approve proposed Assistant to the Director of Land Use & Planning Job

Description as presented in the draft dated June 10, 2025.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Assistant to Director of Land Use Planning Draft 061025.doc

Attachments:

MOTION to approve proposed updates to the Office Assistant II - Mayor’s Office job

description as presented in the draft dated June 24, 2025.

Office Assistant II Mayor's Office 6.24.2025.doc

Attachments:

MOTION to approve proposed updates to Executive Assistant to the Mayor job description

as presented in the draft dated June 24, 2025.

Executive Assistant to the Mayor Job Desc 6.24.2025

Attachments:

MOTION to appoint Mr. James Philopena (D) 80 Avery Hill Road, Ledyard, to the Board

of Assessment Appeals to complete a four (4) year term ending December 5, 2027 to fill a

vacancy left by Ms. Lineweaver.

DTC-APPOINT ENDORSMENT-BOARD OF ASSESSMENET

APPEALS-2025-06-23

Attachments:

Appoint Application-Philopena-Board of Assessment Appeals-2025-06-09

Application- Resume-Philopena-Board of Assessment

Appeals-2025-06-09

BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS-2025-06-24

MOTION to appoint Ms. Jennifer Bingham (D) 826 West Drive, Gales Ferry, as an

Alternate Member to the Board of Assessment Appeals to complete a four (4) year term

ending August 26, 2028 to fill a vacancy left by Mr. Nelson.

10.

11.

DTC Appointment Application-Bingham-Board of Assessment

Appeals-2025-07-20

Attachments:

APPOINT APPLICATION-JENNIFER BINGHAM-2025-07-03

BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS-2025-06-24

MOTION to appoint Mr. Greg Lockhart (D) 30 Tanger Lane, Gales Ferry, to the Planning

& Zoning Commission, as an Alternate Member to complete a three (3) year term ending

December 31, 2025 to fill a vacancy left by Mr. Harwood.

DTC Appointment Application-Lockhart-Planning & Zoning Commission

Attachments:

Appoint Application-Lochart-Planning & Zoning-2025-06

Appoint Application-Lochart-Planning & Zoning-Resume-2025-06-23

PLANNING & ZONING-2025-06-24

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

DISCLAIMER:

Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the Town.

The Town Council's Official Agenda and final Minutes will be on file in the Town Clerk's Office.