741 Colonel Ledyard Highway

Ledyard, Connecticut 06339-1551

(860) 464-3203

TOWN OF LEDYARD

CONNECTICUT

Town Council

council@ledyardct.org

~ AGENDA ~

Chairman S. Naomi

Rodriguez

Regular Meeting

7:00 PM

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Town Hall Council Chambers

In-Person: Council Chambers Town Hall Annex

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I.

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

II.

III.

IV.

V.

PRESENTATIONS

RESIDENT & PROPERTY OWNERS (COMMENTS LIMITED TO THREE (3)

MINUTES

VI.

COMMITTEE COMMISSION AND BOARD REPORTS

VII. COMMENTS OF TOWN COUNCILORS

VIII. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES

MOTION to approve the Town Council Regular Meeting Minutes of November 13,

TC-MIN-2024-11-13

Attachments:

IX.

COMMUNICATIONS

Communications List - December 11, 2024

C-LIST-2024-12-11

Attachments:

Ethics Commisison - Wilkinson-email-2024-11-18

Quartelry Meetings-Board of Educaiton-Superintendent-Mayor Town

Council ltr-2024-11-19

Resignation Panosky - Retirement Board-2024-11-19

Route 12 Corridor Study-Goman + York-Kelley email-2024-11-19

Action LTR-Retierment Board- 11-19-24

Compost-Food Waste PILO Program-Tainter-Rodriguez email

thread-20245-11-25

Resignation-Crocker-Housing Authroty-ltr-2024-11-25

Parks-Recreation-Senior Citizens-Request Alternate -Schneider be

moved to Regular Membaer-2024-11-30

Police Accrediation- Mayor-Chairman email thread-2024-12-02

Police Accrediation- Mayor-Ryan- email thread-2024-12-02

Action Letter WPCA -2024-11-26

ACTION LTR- PMBC MTG-2024-12-02

Re Appointment Endorsement-Retirment Board-RTC-2024-11-4

Quartelry Meetings-Board of Educaiton-Superintendent-Mayor Town

Council ltr-2024-11-19

Appointent Application-Spanziani-Planning & Zoning-2024-11-29

DTC Appointent Application-Spanziani-Planning &

Zoning-2024-12-04

Ethics Commission-Edwards email-2024-12-07

Reappointment Endrosement Board of Assessment Appeals-RTC

Reappointment Endrosement Southeastern CT Regional Resource

Recovery Authority (SCRRRA) -2024-12-10

Route 12 Corridor Study-Gorman + York-Edwards email-2024-12-11

Goman + York Report - mark ups-2024-12-11

EThis Commission-Porazzi-email-2024-12-11

Ryan -Board of Education Report-2024-12-10

ACTION LTR-TOWN COUNCIL MTG-2024-11-13

Appoint Applicaiton-MacGregor-Admin Cmt Request Additonal

Information-2024-11-14

Appoint Applicaiton-Roman-Admin Cmt Request Additonal

Information-2024-11-14

Appoint Ltr -Kapusta -Social Services Board -2024-11-13

Quarterly Meetings - Board of Education-Town

Council-Superintendnet-Mayor-ltr 2024-11-14

Request Re-appointment-Board of Assessment Appeals 2024-11-18

Request Re-appointment-Board of Assessment Appeals

-RTC-2024-11-18

Request Re-appointment-SCRRRA-RTC-2024-11-18

Budget Schedule-Fiscal Year 2025-2026- Memo dated-2024-12-05

Budget Work Session Draft Schedule-Fiscal Year 2025-2026-Memo

dated-2024-12-05

ARPA Funding-Board of Education-Garcia-Irizarry email-2024-12-09

X.

REFERALS

XI.

COUNCIL SUB COMMITTEE, LIAISON REPORTS

Administration Committee

1.

2.

3.

4.

Community Relations Committee for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Finance Committee

Land Use/Planning/Public Works Committee

5.

Liaison Reports

REPORT OF THE MAYOR:

XII.

XIII. OLD BUSINESS

XIV. NEW BUSINESS

Administration Committee

MOTION to appoint the following as Regular Members of the Planning and Zoning

1.

Ms. Beth Ribe (U) 129 Rose Hill Road, Ledyard, to complete a three (3) year term

ending October 31, 2026 filling a vacancy left by Ms. Cobb;

Mr. Matthew Miello (R) 12 Cardinal Lane, Gales. Ferry, to complete a three (3) year

term ending October 31, 2027 filling a vacancy left by Mr. Capon.

Planning & Zoning Appointments - Move Alternates to Regular

Members-Capon email-2024-10-28

Attachments:

Resignation-Cobb-Planning & Zoning-2024-10-23

Planning & Zoining - Capon Not Seeking Reappointment ltr-2024-10-24

PLANNING. & ZONING-2024 -10-24-2024

MOTION to appoint Mr. Michael Marelli (D) 4 Lee Brook Road, Ledyard, to the Inland

Wetlands and Watercourses Commission, as a Regular Member of the Inland Wetland and

Watercourses Commission to complete a two (2) year term ending October 31, 2025 to fill a

vacancy left by Mr. Maugle.

2.

Appoint Inland Wetland Watercourses Commission Regular

Member-Marelli-DeBrodt email-2024-11-2024

Attachments:

Appointment Application-Marelli-Inland-Wetland-Watercourses

-DTC-2024-09-24

INLAND WETLAND & WATERCOURSES COMMISSION-2024-10-24

MOTION to appoint Mr. Robert Graham (U) 72A Long Pond Road, South, Ledyard, to

the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission, as a Alternate Member of the Inland

Wetland and Watercourses Commission to complete a two (2) year term ending October 31,

2026 to fill a vacancy left by Mr. Marelli.

3.

APPOINT APPLICATION ROBERT-GRAHAM --INLAND WETLAND

& WATERCOURSES-2024--10-09

Attachments:

INLAND WETLAND & WATERCOURSES COMMISSION-2024-10-24

MOTION to appoint Ms. Wendy Hellekson (D) 14L Lakeside Drive, Ledyard, to the

Library Commission to complete a two (2) year term ending November 7, 2026 filling a

vacancy left by Ms. Nash.

4.

5.

6.

DTC-Appointment Application-Hellekson- Library

Commission-2024-09-10

Attachments:

RESIGN-NASH-LIBRARY COMMISSION LTR-2024-09-03

LIBRARY COMMISSION-2024-10-24

MOTION to appoint Ms. Carol Schneider, (D) 101 Inchcliffe Drive, Gales Ferry, to the

Parks, Recreation & Senior Citizens Commission as a Regular Member to complete a three

(3) term June 28, 2026 to fill a vacancy left by Ms. Sokolski.

Appointment-Parks-Recretion-Senior Citizens - move Alternat Schneider

to Regular Member-email-2024-11-30

Attachments:

Resignation-Sokolski-Parks-Recreation & Senior Citizens ltr-2024-10-22

PARKS-REC & SENIOR CITIZENS COMMISSION-2024-10-24

MOTION to appoint Ms. Stephanie Bacon (D) 6 Patricia Court, Gales Ferry, to the Parks,

Recreation & Senior Citizens Commission, as an Alternate Member, to complete a three (3)

year term June 28, 2025 to fill a vacancy left by Ms. Schneider.

Appointment-Parks-Recretion-Senior Citizens - move Alternat Schneider

to Regular Member-email-2024-11-30

Attachments:

DTC Appointmetn Applicaiton-Beacon- Parks - Recreation- Senior

Citizens Commisison-2024-11-05

Resignation-Sokolski-Parks-Recreation & Senior Citizens ltr-2024-10-22

PARKS-REC & SENIOR CITIZENS COMMISSION-2024-10-24

Finance Committee

MOTION to approve a proposed “Authorizing Resolution of the of the Ledyard Town

-Council State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection,

Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security” as contained in the draft

dated November 25, 2024.

7.

RES-HOMELAND SECURITY-DRAFT-2024-11-25

Attachments:

MOTION to update the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Projects list to transfer the

unencumbered balance of $1,680 from the Nathan Lester House Projects to the Sawmill

8.

In addition, grant a Bid Waiver to Savy & Sons of Aniston, Connecticut in the amount of

$46,404 due to the lack of receiving the required three bids in response to Bid #2025-03

(Up-Down Sawmill Penstock Repairs/Improvement) in accordance with Ordinance

#200-001 (rev.1) “An Ordinance for Purchasing".

Up-Down Sawmill Bid - Savy Sons-2024-10-2024

Attachments:

MOTION to appropriate an additional $74,000 out of the American Rescue Plan Act

9.

(ARPA) Funding designated for Youth Mental Health Clinicians to Child and Family

Agency for a combined total of $164,888 to extend the contract to provide services into the

2025/2026 School Year.

MOTION to increase the budget for the Rotary Drum Thickener Panel American Rescue

Plan Act (ARPA) Project by $3,118.33.

10.

11.

12.

MOTION to appropriate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding in the amount of

$10,000 for the Up-Down Sawmill Improvements.

MOTION to appropriate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding as follows providing

adequate ARPA Funding is available:

$14,999 for Smart Projectors for the Board of Education @ $3,000 each

$10,000 to install a concrete barrier wall in the Boiler Room at the High School’s

Agri-Science Building

$50,000 to install a Solid Playground Surface at the Juliet W. Long School

10,000 to the Parks & Recreation Summer Camp Scholarships

$2,500 to conduct an A2 Survey of the Spicer Homestead Ruins

$20,000 to purchase CPR Devices

$5,500 to purchase/install an ADA Compliance counter in the Town Clerk’s Office.

MOTION to appropriate any American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding not obligated by

the end of calendar year 2024 shall be re-classified to the Colby Drive, Fairway Drive and

Route 117 Design and Engineering Project, or other applicable town projects, with a

correlating amount of existing funding for said projects transferred back to Account

#21090305-58915 (Undesignated).

13.

14.

MOTION to approve two tax refunds in the combined total amount of $6,559.73 with each

exceeding $2,400.00 in accordance with tax collector departmental procedures.

Anthony & Genelle Smith$2,657.76

AIR#24-1058 Tax Refund

Attachments:

MOTION to grant a Bid Waiver to Perkins Home Improvement LLC of Norwich, CT in the

amount of $20,700 due to lack of receiving the required three bids in response to Bid

#072-PI-31 (Rehabilitation Work - 43 Blacksmith Dr.) in accordance with Ordinance

#200-001 (rev.1) “An Ordinance for Purchasing".

15.

16.

Perkins Home Improvement, LLC - bid response.pdf

Attachments:

MOTION to approve the Town Council Department Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget in the

amount of $226,728.

Town Council Dept Budget-FY-25-26-Draft-2024-11-19

TC Budget-Year to Date-2024-10-30

Attachments:

001-2023-FEB-22- RES DEPT HEAD ADMINSTRATORS

MOTION to approve the Town Council Department Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Capital

Improvement Budget in the total amount of $1,500.

17.

TC-CIP FY 24-25-2024-10-30

Attachments:

CIP Form 2 Spreadsheet-2024-10-30-FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026

Town Council Laptop Quotes-2024-08-08-20-#1

General Business

MOTION to cancel the Town Council’s Regular Meeting of December 25, 2024 for the

Christmas Holiday.

18.

XV. 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.