741 Colonel Ledyard Highway  
Ledyard, Connecticut 06339  
TOWN OF LEDYARD  
CONNECTICUT  
Finance Committee  
~ AMENDED AGENDA ~  
Chairman  
Kevin J. Dombrowski  
Regular Meeting  
5:00 PM  
Wednesday, August 16, 2023  
Town Hall Annex Building - Hybrid  
Format  
In -Person: Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex Building  
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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 of July 19, 2023.  
FIN-MIN-2023-07-19.pdf  
Attachments:  
VI.  
FINANCE DIRECTOR'S REPORT  
Finance Director’s Report  
VII. FINANCIAL REPORTS  
Financial Reports  
REVENUE REPORT - Year to date budget vs actual - revenues June  
Attachments:  
2023 (excludes year end adj).pdf  
EXPENDITURE REPORT- Year to date budget vs. actual -  
expenditures June 2023 (excludes year end adj).pdf  
VIII. NEW BUSINESS  
MOTION to adopt a proposed “An Ordinance Establishing Tax Relief for Certain  
Modified Handicap Accessible Vehicles” as contained in draft dated July 31, 2023.  
1.  
ORD-TAX EXEMPITON-HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE  
VEHICLES-2023-07-31-1.docx  
Attachments:  
Sec 12-81-c-Handicap Vehicle Tax Exemption.doc  
Assesor Form-Tax Exemption-Handicap  
Vehicles-DRAFT-2023-07-31.docx  
Ordinance- Handicap Accessible Vehicle Property Tax Exemption-  
Tax Impact-Tax Assessor email-2023-08-04.pdf  
MOTION to authorize the Ledyard Board of Education to apply to the Commissioner of  
Administrative Services and to accept or reject a grant for the Juliet W. Long School  
HVAC project.  
2.  
In addition, authorize the preparation of at least the schematic drawings and outline  
specifications for the Juliet W. Long School HVAC project.  
Also, assign the Juliet W. Long School HVAC project to the Permanent Municipal  
Building Committee.  
HVAC School Proejcts-JWL & GHS-Saums email-2023-08-02.pdf  
Juliet Long HVAC Grant information-2023-07-31.docx  
Juliet Long_Estimate_KEHES_2022-11-29.pdf  
Resolution School Roofs & Projects $6725,000 & calling town  
meeting.pdf  
Attachments:  
MOTION to grant a Bid Waiver to Utility Financial Solutions, LLC (UFS) 185 Sunset  
Meadow Court, Michigan, in the amount of 13,000 to conduct a Water Services Study  
regarding Financial Projection, Cost of Services and Rate Design.  
3.  
Ledyard WPCA - Utility Finanical Services Solutions -Cost Proposal  
Dated-2023-05-02.pdf  
Attachments:  
WPCA-Bid Waiver Request-Utility Finanical  
Solutions-email-2023-08-04.pdf  
Discussion and possible action regarding the Historic District Commission’s project in  
the amount to rebuild the retaining wall of the race and reset the steps to divert water  
away from the building and to make them safe for foot traffic at the Up-Down Sawmill  
(project cost $25,000).  
4.  
5.  
Historic - Up-Down Sawmil Bid Waiver -Repair Stone Work-  
-2023-07-31.pdf  
Attachments:  
MOTION to adopt the proposed “Resolution Adopting The Hazard Mitigation And  
Climate Adaptation Plan Update, 2023-2028” as presented in the draft dated August 2,  
2023.  
Res-Hazardous Mitigation-Draft-2023-08-09.docx  
Attachments:  
Hazardous Mitigation Plan-SCCOG-email-2023-08-02pdf.pdf  
**Add on**  
MOTION to recommend the Town sell the town-owned residential property located at  
332 Colonel Ledyard Highway to Leonard D. Sherman for Two Hundred and Eighty  
Thousand Dollars ($280,000).  
6.  
In addition, set a Hybrid (In-Person & Video Conference) Public Hearing date on  
September 27, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. to be held in the Council Chambers, 741 Colonel  
Ledyard Highway, in accordance with CGS -7-163e to receive comments and  
recommendations regarding the sale of the town-owned residential property located at  
332 Colonel Ledyard Highway to Leonard D. Sherman for Two Hundred and Eighty  
Thousand Dollars ($280,000).  
Also, set a Hybrid (In-Person & Video Conference) Special Town Meeting on  
September 27, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. to be held in the Council Chambers, 741 Colonel  
Ledyard Highway, to consider, discuss and vote upon the following:  
"Shall the Town of Ledyard sell the town-owned residential property located at 332  
Colonel Ledyard Highway to Leonard D. Sherman for Two Hundred and Eighty  
Thousand Dollars ($280,000)?".  
Purcahse-Sale Agreement-332 Colonel Ledyard  
Highway-Sherman-2023-08-14.pdf  
Attachments:  
332 & 334 COLONEL LEDYARD HWY-SURVEYS-2023-06-01.jpg  
8-24-Referral Land transfer to Avalonia -Planning & Zzoning  
Ltr-2023-07-03.docx  
332 Col Ledyard Listing Contract- UNSIGNED  
PUB HEAR-MIN-2018-01-10-LEASE 332 COLONEL LEDYARD  
HWY .pdf  
TC-MIN-2018-01-10.doc  
Requsst 8-24 Review 332 Colonel Ledyard Highway-LUPPW Cmt  
Memo -Planning & Zoning-2023-08-08  
AVALONIA_LEDYARD_200_ACRE_FOUNDERS_Layout1  
AVAVALONIA_LEDYARD_FOUNDERS_lots32_34_assumed_Lay  
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Any other New Business proper to come before the Committee.  
7.  
VIII. OLD BUSINESS  
Continued discussion regarding the status and possible changes to Capital Improvement  
1.  
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.  
ARPA project accounting-2023-08-08.xlsx  
Attachments:  
Discussion regarding potential uses for the funding received from the National Opioid  
Settlement Payments.  
2.  
Ledyard Youth Serivces OPIOD SETTLEMENT  
FUNDS-2023-06-07.pdf  
Attachments:  
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 potential uses of the revenue received from Public Act  
No.21-58 “An Act Concerning Solid Waste Management” in accordance with  
“Resolution Regarding Revenues Received from Beverage Container Surcharges”  
adopted on June 8, 2022.  
3.  
Opioid Fudning-Ledyard Prevetion Coalation OPF proposal  
final-2023-06-05.docx  
Attachments:  
NIP Bottle tax data through March 31 2023.xlsx  
003-2022-JUN-08- RES-BEVERAGE REVENUES-2022-06-08.docx  
PUBLIC ACT 21-58-SOLID WASATE  
MANAGMENT-2022-06-21.pdf  
Any other Old Business proper to come before the Committee.  
4.  
X.  
ADJOURNMENT  
DISCLAIMER: Although we try to be timely and accurate these are not official records of the  
Town.