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From YouTube: City of Groton Mayor and Council - 10/4/21
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City of Groton, Connecticut municipal meeting: Mayor and Council - October 4, 2021. Click the link below to view the agenda.
https://cityofgroton.com/download/Unpublished/Agendas/Mayor%20and%20council/2021/Mayor-and-Council-Agenda-10-04-21.pdf
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This
is
our
fourth
deployment
from
the
I.t
department
in
the
past
20
years,
so
we
have
a
long-standing
history
of
supporting
the
national
guard
and
reserve,
and
we
appreciate
that
the
city
of
groton
also
supports
our
national
guardsmen,
with
the
gap
pay
you're
all
familiar
with.
So
welcome
back
to
andrew
we're
happy
to
have
him
back.
He
jumped
right
in
and
he
built
his
own
laptop,
so
we're
good
to
go.
Thank
you
very
much.
Andrew.
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it
was
it's
been
a
tough
year
really
has
been
through
a
lot
and
coming
back.
You
know
I
was
welcomed
with
open
arms
and
you
know
there's
not
really
much
more.
I
can
say
than
that.
You
know
I
plan
to
do
everything
that
I
did
beforehand
and
more
and
you
know
just
glad
to
move
forward
and
get
back
to
work,
and
that's
all
so.
Thank
you
guys
very
much.
Thank
you
for
this.
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I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
service
and
I
think
that
I
don't
know
if
everyone
on
the
council
was
on
the
council
when
we
discussed
gap
pay
before
or
I
don't
know
that
everyone
knows
what
that
is,
because
I
did
not
know
what
it
was
before.
I
was
on
the
council.
So
maybe
you
could
explain
that
just
so
that
the
public
knows
like
what
okay.
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So,
basically,
gap
pay
when,
when
you're
in
the
military,
you
don't
make
a
lot
and
typically,
if
you,
if
you're
in
a
position
in
private
industry
or
even
a
municipality
or
the
utility,
when
you
go
back,
you
go
to
that
pay.
The
gap.
Pay
is
the
difference
so
that
you
can
so
it's
made
up
for
what
your
salary
is.
That
way
he
can
still
serve
the
country.
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The
the
employee
can
and
still
serve
the
country
and
not
lose
money
as
a
part
of
doing
that.
So
it's
it's
a
way
that
the
municipality
and
you
as
the
council
support
the
service
member,
because
you
vote
on
the
gap
and
so
you've
done.
You
did
that
for
donnie
and
now
you've
done
it
for
andrew
and
now,
andrew
and
now
andrew's
back.
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Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
I
keith
hedrick,
mayor
of
the
city
of
grad
and
on
behalf
of
the
citizens
and
the
city
council,
to
hereby
proclaim
the
week
of
october
3-9
2021
as
public
power
week,
recognizing
all
of
the
teams
that
ground
utilities
that
play
a
vital
role
in
keeping
our
community
up
and
running
from
lineman
and
substation
personnel
to
engineering
operations
and
administration,
all
whom
contributes
to
ground
utilities
and
the
great
public
power
community's
success,
given
under
my
hand.
This
fourth
day
of
october
2021
signed
keith
hedrick
mayor
city
of
grime.
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I
was
the
mayor
of
city
of
grad
and
proclamation
pregnancy
and
infant
loss
awareness
day,
whereas
each
year
approximately
26
000
families
in
the
united
states
are
told
that
their
unborn
baby
has
died
before
birth
and
many
of
these
stillbirths
are
preventable.
And
whereas
experts
have
referred
to
stillbirth
as
the
most
understudied
issue
in
medicine.
Today,
whereas
stillbirth
rates
in
the
united
states
have
been
flat
for
decades
and
adequate
research,
education
and
awareness
could
lead
to
a
reduction.
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And
whereas
many
city,
groton
parents
and
families
have
suffered
a
miscarriage,
stillbirth
or
the
death
of
an
infant
during
delivery
or
shortly
after
birth.
And
whereas
the
city
of
groton
wishes
to
acknowledge
the
profound
grief
experienced
by
families
who
suffer
the
death
of
a
small
child,
infant
or
preterm
baby.
And
whereas,
when
a
when
a
baby
dies,
whether
in
a
room
or
after
birth,
his
life
deserves
to
be
recognized.
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And
whereas
promoting
awareness
of
the
challenges
faced
by
those
parents
and
families
is
a
positive
of
establishing
support
and
understanding.
And
whereas
in
1988
president
reagan
proclaimed
october
as
pregnancy
and
infant
loss
awareness
month.
And
whereas
the
15th
day
of
october
is
recognized
in
parts
of
the
united
states
as
a
day
of
remembrance
and
awareness
of
pregnancy
and
infant
loss.
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Now,
therefore,
I
keith
cedric
may,
or
the
city
grind
on
behalf
of
the
citizens.
Citizens
and
city
councils
do
proclaim
the
15th
day
of
october
as
pregnancy
and
infant
loss
awareness
day
and
urge
our
citizens
and
all
agencies
and
organizations
to
unite
on
that
day.
In
remembrance
of
all
the
babies
gone
too
soon
in
support
of
their
families
grieving
the
death
of
their
baby
at
the
time
during
pregnancy
or
infancy.
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They
provide
education,
support
research,
offer
family
support,
raise
awareness
and
encourage
advocacy
regarding
pregnancy
loss
and
neonatal
death
each
year
about
24
000
babies
are
stillborn
in
the
united
states
in
2017,
which
is
the
latest
data.
I
could
find
connecticut
ranked
19
out
of
the
50
seats.
What
they
do
is
they
do
still
cards
where
they
rank
the
states,
and
it
says
how
many
babies
are
born.
Still
the
ethnicities
and
everything
like
that.
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Medical
research
can
come
together
and
they
can
help
do
further
things,
because
there
are
things
that
can
prevent
silver.
Sometimes
it
happens,
and
there
is
no
reason,
but
sometimes
there
is
a
reason
and
if
they
just
change
some
of
their
procedures
and
protocols,
they
could
have
saved
some
baby.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
a
lot
for
this.
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The
receipt
of
citizen
petitions
is
a
portion
of
the
council
council
meeting
where
the
council
recommend
welcomes
comments
from
citizens
to
address
the
council.
Please
sign
the
sheet
from
the
table
in
front
of
the
meeting
room
when
you're
recognized.
Please
approach
the
podium
clearly
state
your
name
and
address.
Each
presentation
should
be
limited
to
five
minutes
or
less
when
citizens
should,
if
possible,
submit
email
or
written
comments.
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Presentations
should
be
related
to
matters
pertinent
to
the
city
of
groton
city.
Counselors
will
only
ask
questions
in
order
to
clarify
the
speaker's
presentation
and
can
respond
during
response
to
citizen's
petitions
portion
of
the
meeting
are
there
any
persons
present
who
would
like
to
speak
to
the
council?
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A
Hearing
none
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
opposed
extension
motion
carries
need
a
motion
to
approve
the
september
27
2021
committee,
the
whole
meeting
minutes
summer.
Second,
we
have
a
motion
and
a
second:
are
there
any
corrections
to
the
minutes?
Hearing
none
all
in
favor,
say:
aye
aye
opposed
extension
motion
carries
and
I
need
a
motion
to
approve
the
september
27
2021
special
mayor
and
council
meeting
minutes.
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Well,
thank
you.
I
also
attended
food
box
distribution
on
friday
september
24th.
That's
one
of
my
favorite
events,
one
of
my
favorite
days
and
also
groton
city
clean
up
day.
I
was
paired
up
with
the
mayor,
so
we
walked
mitchell
street
and
let
me
tell
you
the
garbage
that
you
find
the
interesting
things
you
find
on
the
road.
So
it
was
a
great
day
with
great
weather.
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So
I
will
tell
you,
as
a
council
nips
are
still
a
problem
and
half
pints
are
still
a
problem,
we'll
see
with
a
new
increase
in
deposit.
If
that
makes
a
difference,
but
yep
you
find
some
interesting
stuff,
including
a
a
half
buried
lid
to
a
garbage.
Can
that
was
our
claim
to
faint
somebody
found
a
captain
america
shield,
which
was
pretty
cool,
so
you
never
know
what
you're
gonna
find
all
right.
So
that's
it
are
there
any
committee
referrals
all
right.
We
will
move
on
the
new
business,
councilor
mccabe.
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Therefore
be
resolved,
the
mayor
and
council
authorized
grant
utilities
management
to
issue
a
purchase
order
not
to
exceed
355
thousand
dollars
and
no
sense
to
water
and
current
a
sole
source
provider.
33
broad
street
one-way,
bossett
hill,
providence,
rhode,
island
for
scatter
serve
hardware
and
a
five-year
subscription
program
for
grant
utilities.
Water
division,
including
the
water
treatment
plant
pump
stations
and
regional,
a
pertinent
equipment
to
be
paid
from
the
fiscal
year
2022
and
subsequent
four
years.
Water,
expense
budget.
Iso
move.
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Therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
the
mayor
and
council
authorized
groton
utilities
management
to
issue
a
purchase
order
not
not
to
exceed
117
977
and
no
sense,
including
a
10
percent
contingency,
to
come
in
sales
and
service
914,
cromwell
avenue,
rocky
hill
connecticut
a
member
of
source?
Well,
a
cooperative
purchasing
program
through
the
state
of
connecticut
to
replace
the
existing
kohler
generator
and
transfer
switch
with
new
cummins
100
kilowatt
generator
and
automatic
transfer
switch
at
eastern
point
pump
station.
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Therefore,
be
resolved
that
the
mayor
and
council
authorized
ground
utilities
management
to
issue
a
purchase
order
not
to
exceed
two
hundred
nineteen
thousand
five
hundred
and
forty
two
dollars
and
forty
cents,
including
a
ten
percent
contingency
to
this
census.
450
north
gatlin
avenue,
post
office
box,
487
union
town
pennsylvania
for
2016
ami
meters
to
begin
replacement
of
the
census,
first
generation
meters
in
the
ground
utilities
and
baseline
power
location
to
be
paid
from
the
fiscal
year.
2020,
electric
non-bonded
capital
fund
capital
budget,
isil,
move.
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Resolution
r-21-10-156
therefore
be
resolved.
The
mayor
and
council
authorized
groton
utilities
management
to
issue
a
purchase
order
not
to
exceed
two
hundred:
sixty-five
thousand
eight
hundred
eighty-two
dollars
and
ten
cents,
including
a
10
contingency
to
d
and
d
power,
a
division
of
bhi
energy,
40,
sequin
drive,
glastonbury
connecticut
for
the
matting
and
pole
replacement
for
the
35
kilovolt
sub
transmission,
300
and
305
lines
located
in
the
wetlands
off
drasdic
drive
to
be
paid
from
the
fiscal
year.
2022,
electric
non-bonded
capital
budget,
iso
move.
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C
Therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
the
mayor
and
council
authorized
groton
utilities
management
to
enter
into
a
contract
and
issue
a
purchase
order
not
to
exceed
the
budgeted
amount
of
250
000
and
no
sense
to
emergency
preparedness.
Partnerships,
552,
north
first
road,
suite
102,
hamilton,
new
jersey
for
development
and
implementation
of
an
updated
emergency
plan
at
groton
utilities
to
meet
current
standards
and
regulations
to
be
paid
from
the
electric
water
and
sewer
professional
services
budget
and
that
the
director
of
utilities
be
authorized
to
sign
the
contract.
Isil
move.
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Therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
the
mayor
and
council
waive
the
bid
process
and
provisionally
approve
and
authorize
a
change
order
to
add
lead
removal
to
scope
of
of
work
with
gesco
incorporated
86
climax
road,
avon
connecticut
at
the
tyler
house
at
eastern
point
beach
in
the
amount
not
to
exceed
thirty
thousand
dollars
and
no
sense
to
be
paid
from
capital
reserve
fund
appropriations.
Iso
move.