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City of Groton Mayor & Council - March 5, 2018. Agenda items include:

RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FINALLY
APPROVE AN “ORDINANCE APPROVING REVISIONS TO THE
EXISTING ELECTRIC RATE SCHEDULES FOR THE CITY OF
GROTON, DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES, ELECTRIC DIVISION; RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FINALLY
APPROVE AN “ORDINANCE APPROVING REVISIONS TO THE
EXISTING ELECTRIC RATE SCHEDULES, INCLUDING THE
CHANGES AND CORRECTIONS TO THE PUBLISHED PROPOSED
RATE SCHEDULES, FOR BOZRAH LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE BILLED ON AND
AFTER APRIL 1, 2018; ON AND AFTER APRIL 1, 2019; AND ON AND
AFTER APRIL 1, 2020”

RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FINALLY APPROVE “AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING MUNICIPALITIES AND BINGO GAMES, BAZAARS AND RAFFLES”

RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE
CITY OF GROTON TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE SOUTHEASTERN
CONNECTICUT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SCCOG),
CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF MILITARY AFFAIRS (CT OMA), SUBASE
NEW LONDON, TOWN OF GROTON, LEDYARD, MONTVILLE, NEW
LONDON, AND WATERFORD TO COORDINATE AND IMPLEMENT
THE 2017 JOINT LAND USE STUDY (JLUS)

RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL GRANT A ONE
YEAR EXTENSION OF LICENSE AND WAIVE THE SECURITY
DEPOSIT TO GROTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FOOD SERVICES
DEPARTMENT, 1300 FLANDERS ROAD, P.O. BOX K, GROTON,
CONNECTICUT, TO OPERATE A REFRESHMENT FACILITY AT
EASTERN POINT BEACH FOR THE 2018 SEASON

RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL INITIALLY
APPROVE “AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE CITY OF GROTON
UTILITIES COMMISSION AS THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
AUTHORITy

RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL INITIALLY
APPROVE “AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SEWER USER
CHARGES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH
THE WASTEWATER COLLECTION, CONVEYANCE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES OF THE CITY OF GROTON”

RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ACCEPT
SPONSORSHIP FOR THE CITY OF GROTON RECREATION
DEPARTMENT

RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ACCEPT AND
APPROVE THE POLICY GOVERNING THE USE OF CITY
RESOURCES

RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE KEITH
HEDRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GROTON, TO ENTER INTO
AND EXECUTE ALL AGREEMENTS, DOCUMENTS, AND GRANTS
FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION, DIVISION OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY

RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL APPROVE THE
RULES AND REGULATIONS AT EASTERN POINT BEACH PROPERTY FOR THE YEAR 2018

RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AUTHORIZE GROTON UTILITIES’ MANAGEMENT TO WAIVE THE BIDDING REQUIREMENT OF GROTON UTILITIES POLICY NO. 1004, POLICY AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE PURCHASING PRACTICES OF GROTON UTILITIES AND ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER TO EARTHLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC., 92 WEST ROAD, ELLINGTON, CONNECTICUT FOR THE PURCHASE OF MATERIAL AND INSTALLATION OF TO CONVERT EIGHTY-ONE (81)
EXISTING FLUORESCENT FIXTURES TO EIGHTY-ONE (81) NEW LIGHTEMITTING DIODE (LED) TECHNOLOGY FIXTURES IN CONCERT WITH THE OFFICE RENOVATIONS AT GROTON UTILITIES OPERATION COMPLEX IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND NINETY CENTS ($21,964.90)

RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AUTHORIZE
MANAGEMENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER TO SPINO BROS.,
INC, 356 GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGHWAY, SMITHFIELD, RHODE
ISLAND FOR THE MASONRY AND BRICKING WORK AT THE CITY
OF GROTON POLLUTION ABATEMENT FACILITY IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS AND
NO CENTS ($210,000.00) TO BE PAID FROM FUNDS WHEN
APPROVED AND AVAILABLE FROM INSURANCE PAYMENTS PAID
TO THE CITY OF GROTON

RESOLUTION THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AUTHORIZE
MANAGEMENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER TO R.B. KENT &
SON, INC. PO BOX 950, GROTON, CONNECTICUT FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF THE LABORATORY AIR CONDITIONING UNIT
AT THE CITY OF GROTON POLLUTION ABATEMENT FACILITY IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ELEVEN THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED TWENTY ONE DOLLARS AND FIVE CENTS ($11,721.05) TO BE PAID FROM FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE APPROVED FISCAL
YEAR 2018 BUDGET, ORDINARY REPAIRS

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I declare a quorum will call the city ogród mayor and council me for Monday March 5th 2018 order the magic will you.

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Rise, FLAC gonna get one of the caps caps to lead us in the pledge. Just Glen get started. I.

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You just started we'll take it from there.

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Thank you for doing this.

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It stands one nation under.

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Thank you all right. The next item is recognition. The wards and memorials will we have anything, came one from the council, a receipt of citizens. Petitions are there any excuse me. Are there any citizens that would like to speak before the council? Okay, hearing, none we'll skip the responses. Approval of the minutes, I need a motion for February 5th, 2018, mayor and council meeting minutes the approval of the making minutes. Ten left. Second, we have a motion of the second any discussion.

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Three, none all in favor, say aye all right, pose extensions motion carries unanimously. I need a motion: the approval of the February 26 2008 een, Committee of the Whole meeting minutes so moved. Second, the motion, a second any discussion hearing, none all in favor, say aye motion carries Communications and.

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Reports, counselor Rose um I, attended the Friday night out I believe it was February 16th, it's fantastic. We had well over hundred.

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It was really really fun and I really recommend any middle schooler to come on out and any counselor who wants to come in or the mayor deputy mayor wants to come see it with the last Friday night out on March 16th um believe it starts at 6:30. I should know that I'm sorry, it's either 6 or 6:30. Your middle schooler will know it's $3 have come, have fun, it's it's a ton of fun, I'm sure I want to say six or six-thirty.

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Sorry, I'm, not good at don't have that on me up at the hand and February 20th I tended the joint meeting with the town of Groton.

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Cast Rebecca.

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God not from the report.

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Councillor Sheffield.

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Yes again attended the joint town city council, meeting February, 20th and I wanted to congratulate the Yukon Avery point: girls, basketball for winning the championship for the for the league limo last night, beating Roxbury, Community College. So congratulations, basketball, team.

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People nothing.

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Recorder just to know that joy mean, but nothing else.

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Similar to the pif the bullet or receive and again I think one that they thought this was going to be under that $10,000 threshold, timber, seafood, close lowest being army, captain gannon at 11,000, 397 30, and we just want to report it to let you know this will be coming your way and we're going to request the week that they process.

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This this is a heat pump that in the highway garage went out, and so we went for the bids. This is basically to give you a heads up and to get the consensus to put it on the the next meeting, which will be not next Monday, but the Monday after and I do not intend to get you to ask you to vote on it.

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Now we will give you more information, then you will have a full resolution to discuss on that day, but Ron asked if he could give you guys a heads up and I said yes, so that's that was that's. Why we did this any.

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For you, yeah I do.

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Is there gonna be any damage to any of the materials in there due to the lack of heat or.

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Attended a city pension board meeting representing the current and retired employees, okay, Patrick.

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Much of my time has been on the budget or the WPC. A we I did give the town manager the roads and highways budget and the police budget on the 28th, which is when it was due. I, also attended the things River Heritage Park meeting and we had to grab the state's negotiation. Remember going back several meetings where we had that property. That's in Groton estates, okay, it was a phrase for $45,000. They agreed to pay $45,000 for that. I am waiting on his letter of confirmation of that one.

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So we have that and we will receive with that. Attendee gratin snail foundation committee attended the town of Groton city of Groton committee of the whole I want to go on record I thought that was a very good meeting for the city in the town. I think it's a great opportunity for us. We're gonna, meet together, quarterly and I think it is a great opportunity for the city in town to get together and to discuss things that impact both organizations I also attended a council, a government meeting and the Friday.

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The 23rd I attended a mobile food pantry in Saint John's, which is just so uplifting. We gave food out to I think it was a hundred and eleven families. So if Emma was a 444 people we fed and then last week we had our millstone a rehearsal for a millstone drill that we had here, and that was an opportunity we were. We were monitored, but we were not.

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We were marked her, but it wasn't the official evaluated drill that will happen in a couple weeks, but if the abus the opportunity to go through all our processes and our checklists and things like that and- and we actually are a very well machine when it comes to that- so that's good. We got we had several positive comments and there's a couple things that they that we do here that they're going to recommend as best practices. So that's that's good news Mike that so kudos to all the staff.

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That's involved in he of c2, the two chief Spellman, who is the EOC coordinator and chief Leah who's. Basically, the deputy all right all right anything else: communication reports, committee referrals- does anyone have any referrals any of the committee's hey, we'll get on the new business council for us Thank.

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You mr. mayor resolution, ardèche 18 3 22, therefore be it resolved that the mayor council finally approved an ordinance approving revisions to the exist. Electric rate schedules for the city, Braaten, department of utilities, electric division to be effective for electric service, build on and after April 1, 2018 on and after April, 1 2019 and on and after April, 1 2020 and therefore, until and there, after until revised as follows. I suppose.

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Second, I have a motion in a second it's already discussion. We discussed this at length during the committee of the whole ain't hearing. None all in favor, say aye. Those stations motion carries. You have Rebecca.

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Resolution are 18 3 23, therefore, be it resolved that the mayor and council finally approved an ordinance approving revisions to the existing electrical electric rate schedules, including the changes and corrections to the published proposed rate schedules for Basra Light and Power Company to be effective for electrical electric service, build on and after April, 1st 2018, on and after April, 1st 2019 and on and and after April, 1st 2020 and thereafter until revised as follows. I so move so.

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The noise from the second is there any discussion, Carrie, none all in favor, say aye oppose attention. Motion carries unanimously deputy mayor.

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Your resolution, r18 3 24 resolution at the mayor and council finally approved an ordinance concerning municipalities and bingo games, bazaars and rifle.

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It's like we have a motion in a second any discussion, councillor Russell. This is pretty.

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Much just we have to do this cracks. Yes,.

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The state this used to fall under the state the state has given us the municipalities and it's a well. You can say another unfunded mandate, but it is a requirement by the state and we have to do it now, so it.

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Used to be all under municipalities, and then it went to the state.

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All in favor, say aye all right, hose extension motion carries unanimously councillor.

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Sheffield Thank You mayor resolutions are 18. 3 25 therefore be resolved. The mayor of Council authorized the city of grunting to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding MoU between the southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments SCC OG Connecticut office of military affairs, CTO, ma sub-base, London, town of Groton, Blanchard Montville in London, and waterford to coordinate and implement the 2017 joint man. You study, j, j, lu s, I, so move that.

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Can we have a motion in a second? Is there any discussion all in favor, say aye ohh stenches motion carries unanimously, counselor do.

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Resolution are 18 3 26, therefore, be it resolved that the mayor and council grant a one-year extension of license and waived the security deposit to go out in public schools, food services, department, 1300, Flanders, Road, peel box, Kay Groton Connecticut to operate a refreshment facility at Eastern, Point Beach for the 2018 season, I, so move okay,.

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We have a motion in a second. Is there any discussion, none all in favor, say aye. Those stenches motion carries. Lastly, customer Carter or.

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That's 18. That's three.

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Therefore, be it resolved that the mayor and council initially approved an artist or an ordinance, designing the city of grind Utilities Commission as the water pollution control authorities and second.

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I have a motion in a second. Is there any discussion hearing, none all in favor, say aye aye opposed station motion carries unanimously Kesler risk.

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Resolution are just 18 3 28, therefore, be it resolved that the mayor and council initially approved an ordinance establishing sewer usage charge for the purpose of providing funds for the operation and maintenance expenses associated with the wastewater collection. Conveyance treatment is that and disposal facilities in the city of Groton I, so move motion.

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A second any discussion hearing, none all in favor, say aye opposed motion carries you know, resolution.

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Are 18 3 29, therefore, be it resolved that the mayor and council accept a $2,500 sponsorship from James Valley communications I, so move okay,.

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We have the motion of the second any discussion there. You know no in favor, say: aye opposed, potentially motion carries unanimously mayor garish resolution.

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R18 three 30 resolution at the marion council accept and approve the policy governing the use of city resources.

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We have a motion and a second any discussion hearing, none all in favor, say aye opposed, abstentions, abstentions, I will favor. Our correction motion carries sorry councillor.

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Sheffield, thank you. Resolution are 18. 3 31 therefore be resolved that the City Council may enter into entered, enter into with and delivered to the state of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security any and all documents which appears to be necessary or appropriate.

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Therefore, a further resolved that Keith Patrick as mayor of the city of Groton is authorized and directed to execute and deliver any and all documents on behalf of the City Council and to do and perform all acts and things which he / she deems to be necessary or appropriate to carry our carry up out the terms of such documents, including, but not limited to executing and delivering all agreements and documents contemplated by such documents.

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This is this, is this: is an agreement with Homeland, Security and emergency services, so that.

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Remember the State Police thing: okay,.

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This has allowed me to enter into any agreements with those guys are those departments in order to basically protect the city like so.

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Face of, like the president comes by or right will not be be pleased that delays, because.

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The same land when the bombs, not if, when they land here they do come down, clerics, be sharp and go. For example, if we're going on the Coast Guard Academy for graduation mm-hmm and we get involved in traffic.

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Control and with barricades and things like that, that we've actually done that in the last couple of years. So that's what that's about counselor.

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Chef yeah, when you mentioned homeland security is debt, specifically the federal Department of Homeland Security. A state is dead if.

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You talk about like demas Department of Emergency Management on my security and.

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Really, that's debts debts all one together. That's not including well.

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There they are ace, they're, a subdivision of Homeland Security, because you have the umbrella, Homeland Security, and then you have Emergency Management and then other sections of the mountain of Oliver homosexual. Oh.

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Yeah, okay, I just wanted the federal law enforcement. Yeah I was wonder if it was under the state, Umbra or the federal. It would include.

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Anything else: okay, Paul in favor, say aye, honey,.

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Stains Oh motion carries NASA.

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Are 18 three 32, therefore, be it resolved that the mayor and council approved rules and regulations that Eastern Point Beach for the year 2018.

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We have a motion and a second all in favor, say: aye opposed, nay motion carries unanimously, Carter 33, please.

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Marcus 18 3, + 33.

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Therefore, fear was all that the new hearing council approved the 2018 city of grind. Recreation Department feeds a correct. Yes, second,.

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Though, most of the second inspection 39, all in favor, say aye opposed motion carries an.

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Our des 18s at 34.

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Did I said 33 I'm? Sorry, let me start that over.

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Okay, because, if you the way that we number them to see Year's resolution do.

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I need to move to correct that in.

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You try this again resolution are 18 3 34, therefore, be it resolved that the mayor and council authorized Groton utilities management to waive the bidding requirements of Groton utilities policy number one: zero, zero for policy and procedures governing the purchasing practices of Groton utilities, an issue, a purchase, order to earth-like technologies, LLC 92, West, Road, Ellington Connecticut for the purchase of material and installation of an installation of to covet hub convert eat.

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Let me try that sentence over again an issue of purchasing order to earth-like technologies for the purchase of materials and installation of to convert 81 existing fluorescent fixtures to 81 new light emitting diodes LED technology fixtures in concert with the office renovation at Grant utilities, operation complex in the amount not to exceed 20.

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1960 $4.90 I suppose we have.

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A motion in a second is very discussion: okay, none all in favor, say aye, okay. For the last two resolutions, we will refer to the resolutions that we will put on your table side, death, side, councillor, Victor, sure.

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Resolution are 18 3 35, therefore, be it resolved that the mayor and council waive the bid process and authorized management to fix X execute a change order with Hart engineering corporation 800 scenic view, Drive Cumberland, Rhode Island for the masonry in bricking work at the city of Groton pollution abatement facility in an amount not to exceed 250 thousand dollars and no cents to be paid from insurance proceeds pending the approval of the city's insurance carrier, I. So move it's a second.

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We have a motion, a second. Is there any discussion all.

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The motion carries master W Marrakesh, the.

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Resolution r18 3 36, therefore be resolved with the mayor and council waved a bid process an authorized management to issue a purchase order. The RB Kenton son incorporated post office box, 950 Groton Connecticut for the air-conditioning unit, replacement at the city of Groton pollution abatement facility near Mount, not-to-exceed, 11720 $1.05 to be paid from funds available and they approved fiscal year 2018 budget, ordinary I, so move second.

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The motion, a second any discussion, remarried all in favor, say aye aye opposed same sign motion carries. Lastly, we have no executive session and I. Take a motion to adjourn. I'm is Leah turn. Second, all in favor say aye. We are adjourned.