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ENFIELD TOWN COUNCIL
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 17, 2001
A Special Meeting of the Enfield Town Council was called to order by Chairwoman Strom in the Enfield Room of the Enfield Town Hall, 820 Enfield Street, Enfield, Connecticut on Monday, September 17, 2001 at 6:40 p.m.
ROLL-CALL Present were Councilmen Egan, Falk, Fiore, Hall, Kaupin, Mangini, Strom, Tait, and Vayda. Councilman Giddings entered at 6:43 p.m. Councilman McGuire was absent. Also present were Town Manager, Scott A. Shanley; Assistant Town Manager, Daniel Vindigni; Town Clerk, Suzanne F. Olechnicki.
MEMORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Present for this discussion was Theodore Plamondon. He noted he is present on behalf of the Memorial Advisory Committee. He highlighted three possible Town Green sites for the World War II memorial placement. He presented an illustration and noted Site #1 may be the ideal location. He explained Site #2 would require a lot of landscaping and grading and Site #3 contains wetlands.
Chairwoman Strom questioned the size of the memorial, and Mr. Plamondon stated the Committee is currently looking at a 50-foot two-sided memorial. He pointed out they currently have 2,200 names which have to be placed on this monument. He explained they still need to do more research to be sure they have all the names.
Councilman Falk questioned the size of the lettering, and Mr. Plamondon estimated two inches.
Councilman Fiore stated his understanding the Memorial Advisory Committee also intends to provide a full report of all the other monuments sometime in December. Mr. Plamondon stated the other monuments are being checked out, and they will turn over a list to the Town.
Councilman Mangini commended the Committee for their work and questioned what material will be used for the monument, and Mr. Plamondon responded granite. He added there will be an insurance policy on the memorial.
Councilman Kaupin questioned whether the Town will have to go out to bid for this memorial. Mr. Shanley responded yes, if the value is over $8,000.
Councilman Giddings commended the Committee for their hard work in a short period of time.
Councilman Hall questioned the actual alignment of the memorial on Site #1, and Mr. Plamondon stated they have not decided as yet because they were not sure which site they would get.
Councilman Hall questioned whether there are any memorials for the Korean and Vietnam wars, and Mr. Plamondon responded no, but if the town wished, the Committee could start looking into that once they finish this particular project. Councilman Hall suggested perhaps the Town should investigate memorials for these two wars.
Councilman Egan agreed the Korean and Vietnam veterans should be remembered as well.
Chairwoman Strom stated the Town Green Committee laid out the Town Green and then the responsibilities were turned over to the Beautification Committee. She questioned whether perhaps the Beautification Committee should be working with the Memorial Committee on this.
Referring to any involvement of the Beautification Committee, Councilman Fiore suggested the Memorial Advisory Committee Chairman move forward and then meet with the Beautification Committee Chairman to bring them up to date on whats being considered.
There was a consensus of the Council for Site #1.
BLIGHT ORDINANCE UPDATE
Mr. Shanley updated the Council on where they are with implementation of the changes the Council made to various ordinances. He noted the Town Council made adjustments to the motor vehicle and unsightly material ordinance. He pointed out he provided a listing of the various violations and/or complaints that were filed under the new blight ordinance, as well as the identification of who was in authority, depending upon what the alleged violation was and what the outcome of the investigation and/or action was. He stated in most instances, compliance occurs once notification is done.
Mr. Shanley stated in the blight ordinance there are two authorities. He noted motor vehicles are under the authority of the Police Department, and unsightly material is under the authority of the Zoning Enforcement Officer. He stated an in-house form was developed for people taking phone calls and complaints to better identify the issue for the Zoning Enforcement Officer.
He stated another change made was to the Solid Waste Ordinance and this had to do with the requirement of tipper barrels in multi-family units.
Mr. Shanley stated the Council also passed a resolution providing for tax abatements on increased value on properties in village districts and business local zones which make improvements to their properties that valued 10% or more of their current assessment.
He stated the Town Council also had the abandoned building ordinance and the landscaping ordinance. He noted the Council determined they wanted to hold off on these ordinances until after the summer season.
Councilman Kaupin thanked Mr. Shanley for putting these together. He noted when the Council enacts a new ordinance, they want it to be enforceable. Mr. Shanley stated they have been trying to work with the Zoning Enforcement Officer to determine where problems should go. He spoke of the need for one central repository of all the reportable activity regarding the ordinances.
Councilman Kaupin questioned if they are relying on the public for complaints, or are the Zoning Enforcement Officer and Police Department actively out looking for violations. Mr. Shanley stated they tend to be complaint driven. Councilman Kaupin stated his belief theres a point whereby they can be proactive and address some items.
Mr. Shanley stated it would be a policy change to go into a more aggressive search out mode.
Councilman Kaupin questioned if they do warnings or is the process initiated immediately. Mr. Shanley explained each ordinance has a different process. He noted the ordinance before the Council starts with a warning.
Councilman Kaupin spoke about the importance of documentation for the enforcement process.
Councilman Vayda stated he would be interested in knowing when the complaint started and when and if the problem is resolved.
MOTION #5461 by Councilman Falk, seconded by Councilman Kaupin to go into Executive Session to discuss Personnel Matters, Pending Litigation, and Real Estate Negotiations.
Upon a SHOW-OF-HANDS vote being taken, the Chair declared MOTION #5461 adopted 10-0-0, and the meeting stood recessed at 7:35 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Executive Session of the Enfield Town Council was called to order by Chairwoman Strom at 7:37 p.m.
ROLL-CALL Present were Councilmen Egan, Falk, Fiore, Giddings, Hall, Kaupin, Mangini, Strom, Tait, and Vayda. Also present were Town Manager, Scott A. Shanley; Assistant Town Manager, Daniel Vindigni; Town Clerk, Suzanne F. Olechnicki.
Personnel Matters, Pending Litigation, and Real Estate Negotiations were discussed with no action or votes being taken.
Chairwoman Strom adjourned the Executive Session at 7:44 p.m. She reconvened the Special Meeting at 7:45 p.m. and stated that during Executive Session they discussed Personnel Matters, Pending Litigation, and Real Estate Negotiations with no action or votes being taken.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION #5462 by Councilman Kaupin, seconded by Councilman Giddings to adjourn.
Upon a SHOW-OF-HANDS vote being taken, the Chair declared MOTION #5462 adopted 10-0-0, and the Special Meeting stood adjourned at 7:46 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeannette Lamontagne
Secretary to the Council
Suzanne F. Olechnicki
Town Clerk
Clerk of the Council
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