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From YouTube: City of Groton Mayor & Council - 4/23/18
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City of Groton Mayor and Council Meeting - April 23, 2018.
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The
other
large
items
on
the
areas
that
have
asked
to
increase
the
particularity
contractual
services
by
$2,000.
That's
because
I
have
some
very
unusual
items
that
are
coming
up
for
third-party
review
in
in
plan
review
at
electric
vote
and
Pfizer's.
The
good
news
is
both
of
them,
and
some
of
these
are
going
to
take
more
it
more
thinking
than
what
we
normally
can.
The
book
would
handle
for
us,
but
besides
that,
there
are
no
real
other
changes
in
the
in
the
budget.
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The
assistance
has
about
45
50
thousand
miles
on
it,
and
the
building
officials
has
right
now
78,000.
So
by
the
time
we
get
there,
it's
it's
not
it's
it's
sort
of
kind
of
funny
in
a
way,
but
the
assistant
building
officials
vehicle
we've
already
replaced
the
tires
three
time,
because
it's
all
stop
go
stop
go
with
his
on
the
air,
whereas
the
building
officials
we
go
to
classes
together,
we
put
commissions
in
the
vehicle
we
go
on
longer
longer
rides
with
it's.
The
four-wheel-drive
one
is
the
one
that
comes
in
and
down
on
the
air.
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It's
a
high
hazard
area,
so
everything's
going
to
be
explosion-proof
in
there.
What
we
call
class
1
div
1
rated,
but
they
don't
want
a
sprinkler
because
they
don't
want
there.
They
don't
want
the
moisture
for
what
the
product
that
they
got
to
deal
with
in
there.
So
some
of
those
things
are
outside
the
code.
The
codes
expected
it
to
be
sprinkler.
How
are
we
going
to
deal
with
this
outside
of
it?
That's
where
that
third-party
review
needs
to
be.
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Would
be
a
consultant
with
some
expertise
in
this
area
that
we
don't
have
the
expertise
in
that's
the
that's
the
purpose
of
later
on.
We
will
be
talking
about
the
anticipated
building
in
electric
boat
and
what
that
means
regarding
fees
and
manpower
and
and
those
kind
of
things,
but
I'm
not
ready
to
present
that
to
the
council.
Yet
more
actually,
probably
several
months,
maybe
even
a
year
premature.
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New
Britain
or
the
other
day
was
Farmington
because
that's
where
the
state
held
it,
we
use
that
we
put
us
in
that
vehicle.
If
we
do,
if
we're
the
Commission's
on
weekends,
go
have
seminars
we
I
come
in
here.
We
pick
them
up
and
we
go
on
that
one.
It's
a
four
wheel
drive
it
it's
kind
of
got
some
of
the
bells
and
whistles
that
makes
it
safe
much
gotcha.
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So,
with
the
with
the
his
with
we'll
start
with
the
harem
and
we'll
work
our
way
backwards
out
of
this,
so
harbour
management
is
a
is
a
group
that
gets
money
from
the
more
in
fields
that
we
have
and
that
money
goes
into
a
revenue
account.
So
we
have
years
ago
we
actually
had
three
or
four
thousand
dollars
as
a
as
money's
allocated
towards
that
commission.
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We
now
put
in
just
a
thousand
dollars
towards
it
because
they
raised
$3,000
a
year
on
the
on
the
mooring
field
on
there,
which
that
money
goes
in,
like
I,
said
into
a
general
revenue
generating
account
and
we've.
So
we've
offset
that
that
budget,
because
of
that,
the
other
Commission's
are
wetlands
and
historic.
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We
have
to
we
have
to
take
that
one,
because
we
don't
get
any
monies
for
their
application
fees
and
that
one
always
runs
a
little
higher
in
the
budget
due
to
the
fact
that
we
paid
straight
all
for
the
advertisement
100%
of
the
advertisement
out
of
that
budget
on
there,
because
the
statute
says
that
we
can't
charge.
We
have
gone
a
couple
of
times
trying
to
request
the
bill.
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We're
gonna
try
to
work
on
because
when
the
PCOD
comes
out,
one
of
the
items
is
is
how
we're
gonna
end
a
flood,
the
flood
zone
in
the
historic
districts
on
there,
because
we're
not
supposed
to
elevate
these
houses.
But
that's
what
the
law
says.
You
got
to
do
kind
of
taken
away
the
historic
value
of
it
when
we
elevate
it.
So
the
state
is
kind
of
if
we're
not
the
only
ones
with
this
question,
so
that
we're.
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Zoning
Board
of
Appeals
contractual
service
is
$12,000
office.
Advertisement
is
3500
and
professional
development
is
a
thousand
on
their
bigger
group.
A
lot
more.
A
lot.
More
training
is
involved
with
them,
the
twelfth
and
the
reason
the
$12,000.
This
is
where
the
attorneys.
This
is
basically
what
the
attorneys
get
involved
in.
That's
where
all
our
money
comes
out
of
for
any
enforcement
action
or
special
help
with
unknown
gbas.
We
do
have
some
coming
up
this
year
that
are
gonna.
We
know
we
got
coming
for
electric
boat.
That
could
be
a
challenge.
Okay,.
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All
right,
so
the
first
part
of
my
budget
is
the
recreation
side
of
the
budget,
which
is
up,
as
you
can
see,
two
point:
seven,
nine
percent
our
increases-
and
this
is
some
of
it-
is
contractual
obligations
for
salaries
for
staff.
We
had
a
slight
increase
at
the
beach
beach
operations
and
staff
at
the
beach,
but
our
largest
increase
was
contractual
services.
Due
to
some
of
the
programs.
We've
run
over
the
course
of
the
last
couple
of
years.
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We've
added
additional
programs
like
our
babysitting
class
and
our
night
outs
for
the
kids
and
bus
trips
and
which
you
know
we.
We
took
them
over
and
started
them,
and
we
finally
got
true
cost
over
two
years
of
what
it
costs
us
to
actually
operate
with
fur
supplies
for
the
babysitting
class
for
the
stuff
that
we
bring
in.
If
anybody's
been
to
Friday
night
out
with
a
the
middle
school,
we
bring
in
a
big
blowup
that
one's
house
type
things
for
the
kids,
entertainment
and
bus
trips.
J
We
have
a
very
successful
bus
trip
program
that
week
trying
to
get
so
we're
what
we
we
actually
bring
in
more
than
what
we
call
payout.
But
we
try
to
keep
that.
So
we
don't.
We
don't
go
over
that
the
other
area
is
we
serve
a
volunteer
in
the
city
that
used
to
do
our
basketball
program
for
our
young
men
that
were
ages
18
to
28
29,
because
we
have
about
30
and
older
league
they're
a
little
too
athletic
for
our
30
and
older
leagues.
So
we
do
so.
J
We,
you
said
a
program
for
them
and
yeah
the
gentlemen
that
volunteered
is
no
longer
doing
it,
but
it's
a
it's
a
target
audience
that
we
get
about.
You
know
we
have
40
40
to
45
guys
signed
up
for
that
program,
so
we
have
staff
that
now
with
somebody
who
patrol
you
know,
monitors
the
program
and
somebody
who
actually
kind
of
works
in
officiates,
so
they
can
think
there's
no
fighting
or
you
know
anything
that
will
happen
to
discourage
the
program
happen
and
we
have
that
operate
from
October
to
April.
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Maintenance
site,
as
you
can
see,
is
up
4.5,
3
percent.
This
is
where
I
learn
my
budget,
where
I
get
the
insurance
and
the
workman's
comp
increase.
Our
insurance
is
extremely.
It
keeps
going
up
because
of
the
two
buildings
that
we
have
at
the
beach.
It's
merely
the
flood
insurance
that
we
have
on
those
two
properties
that
we
kind
of
get
affected
depending
on
what
happens
nationally
in
regards
to
flood
insurance.
So
that's
kind
of
increased
significantly
over
the
last
couple
years.
Right.
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They're
out
of
that
425
3%
2%
of
that
is
pretty
much.
This
set
cost
that
are
determined
for
us.
We
do
have
contractual
obligations
again
in
this
budget,
from
the
parks
side
of
the
parks,
employees
with
their
any
pieces
and
pay
their
clothing
allowance,
their
boot
allowance
and
all
those
things
that
were
contributed
to
their
contract
being
signed
off
last
year.
So
we
have.
J
Those
increases,
did
increase
seasonal
on
the
seasonal
staff
side
of
this
in
regards
to
getting
an
additional
staff
for
the
summer
season,
and
it's
just
the
fact
of
the
nature
of
trying
to
stay
ahead
of
some
of
the
things
that
we
have
to
do
at
the
parks
that
we
have
78
acres
of
property,
that
we
maintain
mow.
We
black
and
keep
try
to
keep
nice
one
of
the
other
areas
we
got
hit
this
past
year
was
Park
improvement.
I'm,
not
sure
if
you
all
remember
that
fall
storm
that
we
had
that
they
called
the
microburst.
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We
receive
our
updated
grande
West
after
Board
of
Appeals
come
in
based
on
the
new
numbers
that
we
received
from
Mary
Gardner.
We
are
short
from
where
we
projected
twenty
million
three
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
two
hundred
and
thirty
three
million
dollars
of
what
we,
how
we
based
our
budget
on
that
equivalents
to
just
over
ninety
thousand
in
tax
revenue.
So
it's
just
something:
I
just
wanted
to
make
you
aware
of
it
that
they're
after
the
Board
of
Appeals
decisions
came
through.
Our
grant.
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Biggest
piece
of
it
is
with
Pfizer's
personal
property
and
their
and
the
declarations
and
the
timing
and
trying
to
keep
track
of
all
the
assets
and
where
they
are,
they
do
that
the
town
I've
takes
care
of
that
they
do
track
their.
They
target
their
key
assets,
but
they
can't
get
all
of
them,
but,
based
on
this
year
after
the
review
between
the
town,
the
advisor,
that
was
the
majority
of
the
decrease,
so.
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That
five
million
three
thirty-nine
795
was
based
on
a
grand
list
of
1
billion,
199
million,
as
opposed
to
the
1
billion
179
million
that
we
just
been
adjusted
based
on
so
I
just
want
to
make
you
aware
of
that
that
we,
it
is
a
significant
change
and
something
that
we
may
need
to
consider.
Okay,
just.
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K
For
all
I've
not
even
purposes
the
numbers,
still
the
five
million
three
five
nine,
but
when
we
go
to
collect
it,
if
we
were
to
collect
the
hundred
percent,
we're
gonna
be
short.
Ninety
thousand
dollars,
because
that
five
million
three
thirty-nine
was
based
on
a
grand
list.
That
was
twenty
million
dollars
more
than
where
it
currently
says.
Okay,.
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So
we
looking
at
ways
to
make
up
that
$90,000
I
mean
I
know
there
are
some
increases
that
we
can't
touch
I
mean.
Obviously,
we've
got
a
lot
of
contractors
or
a
lot
of
services
or
a
lot
of
contractual
services,
a
lot
of
insurance
issues
and
things
like
that
that
we
can't
change.
But
what
can
we
shave
off
to
make
that
a
little
bit
less
of
a
blow?
That's.
K
Something
that
we're
currently
looking
into
and
again
it'll
be
based
on
decisions
from
the
council
as
far
as
every
departments
budget,
as
where
there
are
big
changes
you
may
want
to
see
the
end
of
the
day
could
result
in
your
budget.
You
may
want
to
just
increase
the
null
rate
to
make
up
for
that
shortfall
which
would
bring
it
to
roughly
four
point.
Five.
Eight.
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Yeah
the
untouchables
is
there
a
way
that
we
could
get
just
a
paint
that
says
this
is
the
budget
with
the
the
non
touchable
x'.
This
is
the
extras
that
are
being
asked
for
in
each
department.
You
know
one
sheet
so
that
it's
really
clear
like
these
are
the
things
that
we
can't
really
change,
because
it's
you
know
all
the
contractual
things,
and
that
way
we
have
a
really
clear
view
of
what
we're
being
asked
to
increase.
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A
State
Police
and
lighting
all
passed,
and
they
did
not
reduce
anything
tomorrow.
They
will
be
on
their
on
their
agenda,
I'm
going
to
be
accepting
it
accepting
their
whole
budget,
so
they're
done
so
roads
and
highways
in
theory
should
be
done.
The
we
have
a
meeting
on
Wednesday
at
6:00
or
6:30
hold
on.
We
checked
my
phone
and
six
o'clock,
the
RTM
Finance
Committee
is
meeting
its
is
route
and
Senior
Center
six
o'clock
and
our
our
budget.
We
will
be
presenting
to
the
artena
Finance
Committee
on
Wednesday
at
6
o'clock.
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When
you
can't
do
where
you
can't
perform
the
way
that
you
you
want
to
and
I'm
sure
that
if
he
got
this
extension
that
he
probably
needs
it.
But
at
the
same
time
we
should
probably
you
know,
examine
this
a
little
bit
closer
as
far
as
from
a
city
perspective,
especially
given
the
fact
that
we
would
keep
a
spot
open
for.
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F
Remember
in
December
him
when
he
came
to
speak
with
us
I'm
saying
that
he
thought
that
there
would
be
the
one
that
we
did
in
December
and
then
another
one.
So
that
would
be
this
one
that
he
was
planning
on
coming
back,
and
that
was
a
commitment
that
he
needs
that
counsel.
Obviously
we
can't
hold
him
to
that,
but
that
was
the
commitment
that
he
made
so
I
think
that
for
this
one
we
need
to
agree
with
it.
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Where
he
came
last
time,
we
could
just
make
it
quick.
You
know
we
just
make
it
clear
what
he
needs
to
know
our
situation
as
a
council
as
well,
for
you
know
his
best
interest,
but
he's
also
the
port's
to
the
city's
best
interest,
so
I
think
if
he
does,
if
he
can
possibly,
you
know
come
again,
so
we
can
express
this
then
I
think
at
least
as
far
as
that
counselor
goes
as
a
ohm
as
a
caring
council.
All.
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Is
the
this
is
Groton
Bank
day?
This
is
part
of
the
Connecticut
open
house
day
and
drive
Baghdatis,
where
different
organizations,
different
historic
organizations
will
be
open,
are
done.
Groton
Bank
is
also
part
of
this
and
we
will
have
a
passport
program.
Basically,
the
passports
will
be
given
out
and
you
can
go
and
you
can
get
a
stamp
at
each
of
these
locations
and
then
you
can
submit
your
passport
for
a
prize
for.
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$500
for
grata
Bank
day
and
$500
to
move
it
mayor,
council,
meeting
7
May
this
year,
any
further
discussion
hearing,
none
all
in
favor,
say
aye
post-tension
motion
carries
okay.
Let's
we
have
578,
which
was
at
your
desk
this
at
your
se,
trata
sweetie.
This
is
municipal
projects.
This
is
for
video
clip.
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We
are
not
replacing
these
any
of
the
our
microphones,
because
there
is
some
there's.
Some
new
laws
that
will
be
coming
out
in
a
couple
of
years
in
2020
and
what
we
will
do
is
once
those
go
into
effect.
We're
gonna,
replace
these.
My
intent
is
to
go
with
wireless
microphones
and
to
get
it
so
not
only
will
be
state-of-the-art
for
the
video
which
will
include
high-definition.
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D
A
Slowly,
we
have
a
second,
we
have
a
motion,
a
second
any
further
discussion.
3:9
all
in
favor,
say
aye
aye
Jason
motion
carries
unanimously.
Last
thing
is
693,
which
is
the
purchasing
policy
of
order.
Hence
coordinates
so
I
will
turn
that
over
to
the
director
finest
trophy
to
us.
This
is
something
that's
been
in.
K
It's
not
how
things
were
really
being
done,
so
we
wanted
to
look
at
at
the
ordinance
and
the
first
piece
of
it
was
to
pull
it
from
an
ordinance
and
make
it
a
policy
kind
of
what
we've
been
doing
with
a
lot
of
the
other
ones
where
to
keep
the
ordinance
very
factual
without
dollar
amounts
in
it.
So
we
can
modify
and
change
it
and
amend
it
at
any
point
without
a
cost
of
the
advertising
and
all
the
other
pieces
that
go
with
it.
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So
that
was
the
first
piece
with
with
the
ordinance
itself.
The
policy
is
a
lot
more
detailed.
It
kind
of
it
started
off,
mirroring
the
ordinance
and
then
modifying
it
as
it
as
we
went
through
it.
We
made
some
added
the
definitions
as
to
what
things
meant
we
left.
The
dollar
amounts
the
same
as
of
right
now,
but
it's
something
that
is
open
for
discussion
as
far
as
where
the
big
policy
as
right.
Now
it's
the
ten
thousand
dollars
anything
over
and
above
ten
thousand
is
required
to
go
to
bid
unless
it's
being
waived.
K
The
other
thing
is
all
purchases
over
ten
thousand
must
come
to
council
for
approval
with
the
vendor.
The
state
statute
currently
is
at
twenty
five
thousand
for
bidding
at
15,000.
So
it's
just
something
to
think
about.
If
we
want
to
up
won
the
bidding
limit
and
then
to
the
amount
or
before
it
comes
to
council,
if
I
mean,
if
you
want
to
still
see
every
ten
thousand
dollar
it
over
purchase,
it's
not
a
problem,
but
if
you
want
to
bump
that
number
to
fifteen
before
me,
wherever.
K
It
that's
something
that's
still
being
being
worked
on,
so
that's
in
Section,
three
of
it
kind
of
the
limits
for
the
department
heads
with
art
and
heads
are
allowed
to
purchase
on
their
own
is
up
to
a
thousand
currently
in
this
draft
between
a
thousand
twenty-five
hundred.
They
required
to
get
a
purchase
order,
which
then
they
signed
off
only
by
the
purchasing
agent,
which
will
the
purchase
order,
is
a
binding
contract
that
with
the
vendor,
then
it
also
talks
about
that.
K
K
K
Goes
under
the
definitions,
one
point
one
thank
you,
the
city
in
town,
so
it
talks
about
what
case
they.
Local
businesses,
which
we've
determined
right
now
as
a
business
located
within
the
city
or
town
of
Grande,
and
then
it
talks
about
on
the
next
page,
which
goes
to
the
two
point:
one
there's
dollar
limits
of
kind
of
thresholds
anywhere
from
the
$10,000
of
the
$500,000.
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As
long
as
the
low
bidder
is
within
ten
percent
of
low
bid,
we
will
reach
out
if
they're
qualified
reach
out
to
them
and
offer
them
a
chance
to
match
the
little
bit.
They
would
not
get
it
for
the
higher
amount,
but
it
would
allow
them
to
come.
Do
it
go
ahead
as
the
low
bit?
So
that's
a
10%
and
as
the
dollar
amounts
go
up,
the
percentage
goes
down.
So
then,
anywhere
from
$500,000
to
the
five
million
dollar,
it
becomes
a
five
percent
variance
and
then
over
five
million
is
a
three
percent.
K
K
Then
a
lot
of
the
following
pages
are
just
again
out
of
the
or
events
that
we've
right
in
here:
the
disposal
of
city,
property
and
kind
of
the
process.
To
that
you
know,
there's
another
policy
that
oversees
that
as
well.
This
was
sent
out
to
all
the
apartments
before
input
so
to
try
to
get
feedback
from
them
as
well.
So.
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K
Don't
have
to
maybe
they'd
have
to
submit
a
baby
desert
yeah,
because
what
it
does
is
it
wrong
yeah,
so
that
first
so
say
it's
like
a
ten
thousand
dollar
bed.
As
long
as
they're
within
10
percent
of
the
low
bed,
they'll
be
and
they're
qualified.
That's
the
other
big
piece
of
the
qualified.
It's
not
just
a
guarantee
that
they
would
be
extended
an
offer.
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A
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G
K
We
may
piggyback
off
of
that
and
use
the
work
that
they
did
in
order
for
that
purchase,
so
you're
still
kind
of
bidding
it
not
internally,
but
using
an
external
as
far
as
additional
work,
I
I,
don't
see
it
as
being
that
from
10th
from
the
10
to
the
15
I
mean.
There's
you
see
the
projects
that
come
through
that
11:12.
There
are
some.
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A
Now
that
this
is
a
purchasing
policy,
it's
easier
to
change,
so
you
guys
have
time
you
can
think
about
it,
and
if
you
decide
you
know
in
the
future,
if
something
comes
to
you
any
triggers
the
thought.
Maybe
we
should
change
this
and
we
can
do
that.
It
makes
it
a
lot
easier
now
that
it's
a
local
policy
as
opposed
to
it
being
mortgage.
So.