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Groton, Connecticut municipal meeting. City of Groton City Council Budget 2021 Public Hearing/Mayor & Council April 20, 2020.
Special Mayor & Council Agenda Link: http://cityofgroton.com/event/special-mayor-and-council-agenda-9/?instance_id=3076
Public Hearing Link: http://cityofgroton.com/event/public-hearing-agenda-budget/?instance_id=3074
A
Good
afternoon,
good
evening
around
there
I'm
going
to
call
the
city
grunting
public
hearing
for
Monday
April
20th
to
order
this
is
pursuant
to
state
of
Connecticut
executive
order.
Number
7
B
protects
the
public
health
and
safety
during
kind
of
a
nineteen
pandemic
and
response
further
suspense
here,
modification
of
statutes
dated
March
14
2020
suspending
in
person
of
the
medium
requirements.
All
public
meetings
will
be
closed
in
the
public.
At
this
time,
public
meetings
will
be
televised
in
real
time
on
Grod,
municipal
television,
channel
2
and
online
budget.
A
A
A
This
is
the
mayor's
budget
message:
fiscal
year,
2020
2021
has
required
by
article
6
section
2a
of
the
Charter
I,
submit
to
you
the
proposed
budget
for
fiscal
year,
2021
FY
2021
I'm,
submitting
a
budget
which
includes
a
decrease
1
million
five
hundred
and
thirteen
thousand
and
three
dollars
in
comparison.
Fy
2020,
the
largest
incurred
decrease
in
the
proposed
budget,
is
based
on
a
prior
year
increased
in
building
permit
revenues.
This
budget
also
includes
contractual
services
for
assistance,
with
the
additional
inspections
that
may
be
required.
A
These
additional
contractual
services
will
be
funded
through
the
use
of
fund
balance
based
on
an
unexpected
contractual
services
that
were
budgeted
for
an
FY
2020.
The
budget
also
follows
the
FY
2020
budget
with
funding
for
capital
projects
and
continues
efforts
to
reserve
funds
for
future
purchases
of
vehicles.
The
use
of
the
undesignated
fund
balance
will
be
at
$1,850,000.
This
will
leave
the
healthy
reserve
at
twenty
three
point:
zero,
seven
percent
slightly
more
than
FY
2020.
The
proposed
budget
would
produce
no
change
in
the
mill
rate.
Maintaining
the
Miller
went
3-0.
A
C
C
C
A
C
A
C
A
A
F
A
A
The
special
mayor
and
council
meeting
in
response
to
state
of
Connecticut,
using
the
order
or
subpoena
protection
of
Public
Health
and
Safety
turn
coven
19
pandemic
and
response
for
the
suspension
modification
of
statute
state
of
March
fourteenth
twenty
twenty
suspending
in-person
open
meeting
requirements.
All
public
meetings
be
closed
to
the
public.
At
this
time,
public
meetings
will
be
televised
in
real
time.
Congrat
municipal
television
channel
two
it
online.
Okay,
please
call
the
present.
A
A
G
A
G
A
Changes
deletions,
Corrections
hearing,
none
all
in
favor,
say
aye.
Those
opposed
abstentions,
motion
carries
hey
we're
going
to
move
to
communication
and
reports.
These
are
city
budget
presentations.
The
first
one
will
be
general
government
that
starts
on
page
9
of
your
budget
books
and
it's
under
a
tender,
its
own
tab.
D
H
A
I
So,
on
the
recreation
side
of
our
budget
this
year
we
have
a
six
point:
zero,
three
percent
increase.
This
is
the
side
of
the
budget
where
summer
employment
for
the
playground
program
and
for
the
beach
come
out
of.
As
some
of
you
know
from
previous
discussions,
minimum
wage
went
up
in
October
to
$11
an
hour,
none
of
our
entry-level
staff
members
we're
making
$11
an
hour
and
some
of
our
supervisory
positions
we're
making
just
$11
an
hour
or
a
little
over,
so
adjustments
were
made
in
the
line
items
cost
centers
for
playground
and
beach
operations.
I
The
playground
is
the
larger
one
of
the
two
at
$19,000
440,
nineteen
thousand
four
hundred
and
forty
dollars,
and
this
is
to
keep
the
level
of
service
that
we
currently
have
with
our
summer
playground
program.
The
other
increased
was
for
beach
operations
at
five
thousand
seven
hundred
sixty
three
thousand
five
thousand
seven
times
fifty
three
dollars
to
keep
the
beach
operating.
This
was
something
we
knew
worked
was
coming.
This
is
something
that's
going
to
continue
to
come
and
effect
this
budget
do
the
fact
that
minimum
wage
will
be
at
$15
come
2023.
F
A
D
A
Okay,
so
so
this
is
under
okay.
Thank
you.
So,
on
page
90
for
the
general
fund,
if
you
look
under
the
financing
plan,
we
have
the
expense
portion
and
then
we
have.
How
are
we
going
to
pay
for
it
and
the
financing
plan?
We
have
the
trip
collections
of
beach
receipts,
the
Recreation
receipts,
the
rental,
others,
a
beer,
ski
house
and
then
the
general
fund
basically
picks
up.
What's
left.
D
I
So
our
maintenance
site,
which
is
all
our
maintenance,
taking
care
of
all
our
fields,
our
facilities,
our
buildings,
our
and
also
encompasses
all
our
insurances
and
pension-
comes
all
out
of
the
maintenance
side
of
the
budget.
This
actually
went
down,
but
it
mainly
went
down
because
my
capital
plan
went
down.
I
did
have
some
increases
in
salaries
under
parks
and
ground,
really
all
my
parking
Grounds,
Beach
maintenance
and
I
ethic
fields,
and
that's
just
dude.
I
A
union
contracts
I
had
a
new
staff
member
start
in
December
of
2018
we're
not
aware
of
the
increases
they
get
in
their
step
development
every
six
months
and
then
also
with
union
negotiations
with
contracts,
so
that's
built
in
there.
So
what
we
have
the
monies
to
pay
our
staff
that
do
all
the
maintenance
on
our
our
fields
and
our
buildings.
I
There
are
some
a
few
revenue
sources
that
coming
from
the
park,
which
is
will
help
Lisa
I
believe
understand
the
general
fund,
part
of
that
the
other
area,
like
I
said
we
went
down
because
I
had
one
hundred
thirty,
two
thousand
eight
hundred
dollars
of
capital
improvement.
Last
year.
I
only
have
ninety
thousand
dollars
of
capital
CIP
programs
this
year,
so
that's
helped
us
budget
kind
of
steak
on
a
stick
where
it's
kind
of
the
same
as
it's
been
in
the
past.
A
Absolutely
okay,
not
a
problem.
We
will
make
sure
we
do
that
to
make
it
easier,
you're
right,
we're
not
in
here
and
we're
ready
to
go.
We
will
we'll
make
sure
we're
recognizing
the
page
number,
any
other
questions
or
comments
on
Parks
and
Rec.
Okay,
so
that's
done!
Thank
you.
Mary
big
one
will
be
sanitation,
which
is
Tim.
That's
on
page
76.
J
J
J
J
A
So
it
is
a
19%
increase,
but
if
you
back
out
to
150
thousand
dollars,
which
is
on
page
78
under
costs,
enter
zero
zero
six,
that
makes
it
a
little
more
palatable.
It
takes
you
down
to
1
million
one
hundred
thousand,
which
is
only
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
more
and
then,
if
you
go
over
to
page
79
under
personnel
services,
you'll
see
that
the
employees
are
about
two
point:
four
percent
increase
and
the
non-departmental
benefits
are
about
four
point:
one
percent
increase
and
then
that's
under
personnel
services
and
again
on
page
79.
A
If
you
go
under
operating
expenses
under
tipping
fees,
they
went
from
208
two
hundred
eight
thousand
rather
to
two
hundred
seventy-five
thousand
and
then
the.
Where
am
I.
The
diesel
fuel
went
from
twenty
four
thousand
to
thirty
six
thousand.
So
those
are
our
largest
increases
due
to
the
for
this
budget
and
that's
what
that's?
What
brings
it
up
to?
Nineteen
percent
I
realized
when
you
look
at
it
initially
there's
a
sticker
shock,
but
when
you
break
it
down,
you
see
why.
G
A
Are
we
are
part
of
Skara
as
a
result
of
being
part
being
a
borough
of
the
town
town?
The
town
is
a
member
of?
Is
a
founding
member
of
Skara
and
Skara
negotiated
this
new
contract
on
our
own?
All
the
members
behalf
I
guess
is
the
right
answer.
So
this
was.
This
was
not
something
that
that
we
negotiated
individually,
Scarah
went
out
and
went
to.
Wheelabrator
is
well
brighter
right.
Yes,.
J
G
G
G
D
J
A
A
We
haven't
put
it
out
yet,
but
I
will
talk
to
Dan
Bogues
from
the
utility
and
get
that
put
out
so
that,
because
there
are
a
lot
of
people
that
are
throwing
things
away
and
recycle,
that
should
be
waste,
and
so,
if
you're
paying
seventy
eight
dollars
a
ton
when
it
gets
heavy
and
they
imagine
them
with
the
waste
you're
paying
you're
paying
seventy
eighty
dollars
of
time
to
throw
trash
away,
which
you
can
throw
away
for
$58.
A
time.
G
A
J
C
A
A
C
J
A
Well,
let
me
I'm
going
to
answer
the
question
this
way.
We
are
part
of
a
member
who
are
part
of
a
team,
so
in
theory
there's
economies
of
scale
by
going
out
and
bidding.
You
know
the
several
hundred
tons
of
waste
per
year
or
several
thousand
tons
of
lace
per
year,
as
opposed
to
us
not
being
in
part
of
Skara
and
then
having
to
go
out
and
negotiate
that
ourselves
with
both
akka
with
both
a
recycler
and
a
cut
and
a
trash
collection
facility.
A
C
F
A
F
A
J
A
A
K
If
we
flip
to
page
35
as
the
breakdown
salaries
from
actually
went
down
in
the
current
year,
based
on
some
turnover
within
the
department
which
kind
of
look
married
talked
about
earlier,
with
step
increases,
it
brought
these
positions
back
down
to
the
first
step.
While
there
was
some
promotions
internally
within
the
department
as
well.
So
there's
some
changes
going
around
with
a
few
positions.
So
that's
why
you
don't
see
really
a
change
in
the
full
time,
employee
piece,
all
the
benefits
you'll
see
across
the
board
with
all
departments.
K
A
G
K
Increase
in
the
utility,
fuel
and
safety
is
there's
an
auto
stipend
that
I
received
for
going
to
Basra
during
the
week,
as
that
was
a
result
as
of
the
change
when
mr.
Clark
retired,
when
we
restructured
the
department.
So
that's
the
increase
there
and
the
$5,000
increase
in
the
reserve
for
the
vehicles
and
equipment
was
due
to
putting
money
aside
for
computers
in
the
next
next
budget
year
for
the
entire
department.
G
K
A
D
A
E
Revolusun
20
4
41
therefore
be
resolved
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of
Connecticut,
General,
Statutes
taxes,
7
4,
7
420d,
the
mayor
and
council
and
the
council.
A
live
set
of
course
needed
agreement
and
that
the
Bears
have
I
authorized
and
directed
to
ask
you
that
agreement
on
behalf
of
the
senior
crime
I
so
move.
G
A
G
Replacement
of
128
thirty-year-olds
existing
metal
highlights
highlights
like
fixtures
at
every
point,
campus
with
new
art,
zero.
Eight
zero
LED
light
fixtures
due
to
environmental
corrosion
for
total
project
cost
not
to
250
$4,500
in
the
sense
of
a
non
budgeted
project
to
be
paid
from
the
Regional
Greenhouse
Gas
Initiative
fund
I
salute.
A
We
have
a
motion.
A
second
is
that
this
was
discussed
during
the
this
has
not
been
discussed
with
the
council.
This
was
discussed
turn
to
ground
Utilities
Commission
meeting
director
good
day.
Would
you
mind
providing
some
information
to
the
council
on
this
this
and
the
next
resolution,
because
they're
tied
together
this.
L
On
campus,
those
lights
have
been
there,
as
stated
for
approximately
30
years
and
they've
reached
and
alive.
This
project
was
not
planned.
However,
one
of
the
things
that
came
up
in
operations
is,
we
were
looking
for
a
filling
project
as
we
get
over
this
Kovach
19
thing
over
the
next
month
out
of
about
a
month
or
so
to
get
everybody
up
and
working
appropriately.
L
So
this
project
came
up,
it's
been
one,
it
was
on
the
sites
in
the
sights
of
the
utility
to
get
done,
and
then
we
also
found
the
source
of
funds
to
fund
it.
So
the
Regional
Greenhouse
Gas
fund
has
approximately
$800,000
in
it
that
money
in
our
account
at
sea
mech
and
this
project
or
replacement
from
metal
halide
lights
to
LED
lights,
is
the
appropriate
use
of
those
funds.
L
So
this
resolution
authorizes
the
project
which
includes
parts
and
labor,
and
then
this
next
resolution,
you're
going
to
see,
are
actually
to
issue
a
purchase
order
for
a
hundred
and
fifty
three
thousand
dollars
to
procure
of
LED
lights.
That
will
be
replacing
the
metal
halide
fixtures
that
are
currently
any.
F
A
A
A
E
L
Certainly,
as
we
remember
last
month,
we
actually
improved
our
authorized
of
change
order
and
also
in
prior
months,
we
have
discussed
the
PCB
PCBs
that
we
have
found
on
the
site
being
an
issue
that
wasn't
fully
discovered
and
not
covered
by
Stantec
our
engineering
from
the
specification
for
the
job.
So
in
the
process
of
ensuring
that
we
do
all
the
PCB
removals
appropriately.
Rh
white
has
occurred
ten
weeks
of
delay,
which
results
in
a
charge
of
about
this
four
hundred
and
sixty
five
dollars
in
the
order
results
in
this
charge.
L
G
Then
will
I'm
sure
have
a
discussion
at
that
point
as
well.
I
just
want
to
again
add
my
two
cents
that
you
know
I
hope
that
you're
looking
forward
to
making
sure
that
this
kind
of
delay
and
kind
of
issues
is
going
to
happen
around
some
other
part
of
the
project
in
thing
that
we're
spending
almost
half
a
million
dollars
just
because
of
an
unforeseen
delay.
Nothing
for
that
a
lot
of
money,
so
I
would
just
like
to
avoid
that.
G
L
Counselor
depo,
that's
fully
acknowledged
and
fully
understood
this.
This
change
order.
At
one
point
they
were
trying
to
include
it
in
a
PCE
change
order
and
the
project,
people
at
gu,
ray
Valentini,
mark
Bayern
and
everybody,
and
I
we
all
decided
that
we
wanted
to
delay
charges
that
he
called
out
separately
so
that
we
can
tally
them
separately
and
not
entangle
it
with
the
actual
removal
of
the
PCBs.
That
is
something
that
gu
is
going
to
be
responsible
for
no
matter
what
happened.
D
E
L
In
the
original
project
scope,
there
was
a
plan
to
actually
use
pipelining
a
pipelining
process
to
redo
some
of
the
piping.
That's
in
the
driveway
of
the
operation.
This
complex
contractor
RH
white.
They
had
a
subcontractor
that
came
out
in
tried
to
perform
the
pipelining.
The
pipelining
process
failed
and
Rhye
didn't
pay
for
that
part
of
the
work
to
be
done.
L
Subsequently,
it
was
determined
that
we
would
not
trust
using
that
process
to
do
the
pipes
underground
and
determined
to
pull
that
out
of
the
project,
scope
and
actually
replace
it
ourselves
with
our
own
distribution
truth.
So
this
is
the
credit
that
we
got
for
brought
utility.
That's
replacing
that
pipe.
We
actually
did
it.
L
D
L
D
L
D
L
The
distribution
crew
routinely
replaces
pipes
that
are
under
the
road.
This.
This
part
of
the
line
was
a
larger
diameter
pipe
than
were
used
to
doing
it
was
20
inches,
that's
about
as
large
a
pipe
as
our
crew
ever
works
with,
and
it
was
on
our
land
out
of
the
street,
so
it
it's
not
normal
for
our
crews
to
replace
such
big
line,
but
Ray
wanted
our
guys
to
do
it
for
the
experience
to
evaluate
whether
we
should
be
involved
in
doing
that
more
and
more
in
the
future.
You
also
asked
about
cost.
L
A
Really
cool
about
this
is
that
our
guys
did
this.
They
normally
work
with
six
eight
and
ten
inch
lines,
but
they
felt
comfortable
that
they
could
accomplish
this
task
and
they
took
it
all
like
troopers
and
they
accomplished
without
fail
and
it
passed
the
hydrostatic
test
and
in
the
end
it
looks
like
it's
going
to
save
us
some
money.