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From YouTube: City of Groton Mayor & Council - 1/7/19
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City of Groton Mayor & Council municipal meeting, held January 7, 2019.
For the agenda, visit: http://cityofgroton.com/event/mayor-and-council-agenda-34/?instance_id=2476
A
Recognition
awards
anymore,
okay,
we'll
move
to
receive
a
citizen
petition.
/
comments
receive
assistance
petition,
as
a
portion
of
the
council
meeting
with
the
council
welcomes
comments
from
citizens
to
address
the
council.
Please
side
achieve
the
table.
Are
we
in
front
of
meeting
room
when
you're
recognized?
Please
approach
the
podium
early
state,
your
name
and
address
and
speak
into
the
microphone?
Each
presentation
should
be
limited
to
five
minutes
or
less,
and
citizens
should,
if
possible,
submit
emailed
or
written
comments.
Presentations
should
be
related
to
matters
further
to
the
city
of
Graz
city.
C
Good
evening,
mr.
mayor
and
members
of
the
City
Council,
my
name
is
Susan
Archer
and
I
reside
in
the
town
of
Groton
at
112,
I,
guess
spyglass
circle
I'm
here
in
my
role
as
the
president
of
the
Friends
of
the
mother,
Bailey
House
Foundation
Mayor
Hedrick
has
been
very
diligent
in
keeping
us
in
the
loop
about
the
condition
of
the
house
and
the
most
recent
concerns.
We
also
greatly
appreciate
the
opportunities
we've
had
to
use
the
house
as
part
of
history
based
events
like
Groton
Bank
day
or
the
haunted
tours.
C
As
most
of
you
know,
we
have
been
working
for
about
18
months
now
to
raise
funds
in
hopes
of
restoring
the
mother,
Bailey
house
and
preserving
mother
Bailey's
legacy
by
turning
the
house
into
a
combination
visitor
center,
Museum
and
cornerstone
for
the
historic
Groton
Bank.
To
date
we
have
raised
more
than
ten
thousand
dollars.
C
It
identified
in
the
upcoming
study,
as
well
as
structural
repairs,
to
alter
the
deterioration
and
overhaul
the
infrastructure
of
the
house
and
later
renovate
or
rent
a
later
renovation
to
make
the
house
suitable
for
occupancy
several
of
our
groups.
Members
are
residents
of
the
city
of
Groton
and
much
like
their
neighbors,
are
here
or
gave
messages
because
they
embrace
the
rich
history
of
the
Groton
Bank
area.
C
Our
concern
is,
with
the
disposition
of
the
mother,
Bayley
house
I
think
it's
safe
to
say
that
anyone
who
knows
mother,
Bailey's
contributions
and
significance
both
locally
and
nationally
would
not
want
to
see
her
house
destroyed
unless
we
are
in
a
safety-related
last
resort
type
scenario,
it
seems
that
any
decisions
regarding
the
future
of
the
nether
Bailey
house
must
hinge
on
an
environmental
report.
Therefore,
we
propose
that
a
final
decision
about
any
request
for
proposals
and
its
terms
be
delayed
until
everyone
has
the
opportunity
to
review
the
environmental
report
and
consider
all
possible
options.
C
E
My
name
is
Jane
Cloquet
and
I
live
at
380,
same
Street,
I'm,
retired
I.
Consider
Groton
Bank
to
be
my
neighborhood
I,
regularly
walk
Thames,
Street,
picking
up
litter
and
doing
my
best
to
ensure
that
it
is
a
welcoming,
pleasant
place
to
be.
I
have
raised
funds
to
install
enlarged
historic
photographs
in
the
storefront
windows
of
the
old
army-navy
building
on
Thames
Street
I.
Consider
the
mother
Bailey
house
to
be
an
integral
part
of
my
neighbourhood.
E
The
mother
Bailey
house
reminds
all
Groton
residents
and
passers-by
that
the
courage
of
mother
Bailey,
who
tended
to
the
wounded
at
the
Battle
of
Groton
Heights
and
as
a
staunch
Patriot,
who
years
later
during
the
War
of
1812,
inspired
the
soldiers
at
Fort
Griswold
by
providing
the
flail
for
her
petticoat,
but
the
critical
wadding
for
their
cannons
and
even
offering
the
same
to
aid
Stonington
when
they
were
attacked
in
the
war.
Citizens
of
the
city
need
not
only
basic
services,
but
they
also
need
the
faith.
E
Inspired
by
their
churches
and
the
inspiration
of
their
historic
sites,
I
feel
strongly
that
the
city
should
not
declare
the
mother
Bailey
houses,
surplus
property,
but
instead
embraced
the
house.
I
would
make
a
little
aside
here.
I
grew
up
around
in
this
area,
but
I
was
living
in
Western
Massachusetts
for
25
years
and
in
the
small
town
of
1,000
people,
one
of
the
women
wrote
a
grant
a
matching
grant
for
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
the
city
matched
it
of
the
town
of
1,000
people,
matched
it
for
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
E
E
In
the
course
of
this
time,
I
have
found
that
we
had
felt
we
were
limited
and
the
friends
to
wait
until
we
were
a
501
C
3
corporation,
but
we
found
out
that
we
can
apply
for
grants
if
the
city
signs
with
us.
That's
no
financial
involvement
of
the
city,
but
they
are
certified
government
entity,
and
should
we
be
able
to
raise
the
matching
funds
through
in-kind
services
and
many
of
them,
then
we
would
be
eligible
for
these
matching
grants.
You
go
to
the
supermarket
use.
They
say
you
purchase
something
you
get
50%
off.
E
Historic
matching
grants
or
up
to
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
are
available
which
be
matched
would
be.
Two
hundred
thousand
moved
to
declare
the
building
surplus
property
would
erase
those
opportunities
for
us
to
raise
those
matching
funds.
There
are
other
funds
available.
You
know
that
we
can't
apply
for
frankly,
as
a
resident
of
the
city.
E
I
feel
I
would
instead
counter
the
suggestion
on
the
agenda
tonight
to
declare
it
a
surplus
property,
but
instead
actually
asked
that
the
seeing
matches
fifty
to
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
obtain
a
historical
restoration
grant
that
would
fund
needed
repairs
to
the
building
and
put
the
city
in
a
better
position.
Should
it
decide
to
dispose
of
or
sell
the
building
at
a
later
date.
E
The
grants
are
on
a
rolling
deadline
with
a
decision
being
made
a
month
after
the
application
has
been
submitted,
I'm
willing
to
donate
my
time
to
do
the
grant
riding
while
coordinating
with
the
designated
city
personnel
I've
been
speaking
with
the
married
annalisa
Lusophone
Todd
Levine
at
the
state
has
a
Preservation
Office
Historic
Preservation
Office.
They
have
been
in
all
enthusiastic
and
supportive
of
our
grant.
Applications
I've
also
spoken
with
Brad
side
of
the
Connecticut
Trust
for
Historic
Preservation,
which
is
a
non-profit
partner
of
the
State
Historic
Preservation
Office.
E
He
is
also
very
supportive
of
restoring
the
house
which
he
describes
as
a
wonderful
house
with
a
fantastic
history.
Brad's
has
indicated
a
willingness
to
work
with
the
city,
to
ready
the
house
to
end
to
explore
options
to
keep
the
house
of
viable,
perhaps
to
rehab
the
house
for
sale
with
the
preservation
easement
I'm,
proposing
that
you
table
this
resolution
and
explore
options
such
as
these
I
also
have
this.
Is
it
this
I'm
going
to
hand
out
and
circulate
this,
which
says
proclamation
by
George,
W
Bush
in
2001,
Women's,
History
Month?
E
F
Honorable
mayor
and
councillors,
as
some
of
you
may
know,
my
name
is
Tom.
Altice
I've
been
a
resident
of
the
city
for
50
years
at
the
corner
of
monument
in
Meridian
streets
and
I've
also
been
active
in
town
politics,
community
organizations
and
have
promoted
local
history
I'm,
also
the
founder
and
president
of
the
Groton
Bank
Historical
Association,
which,
since
the
early
70s,
has
researched
and
promoted
the
history
of
the
Groton
Bank
and
encouraging
the
maintenance
of
it
as
a
historic
village
in
character.
F
Several
years
ago,
of
course,
I
was
pleased
to
see
the
city
acquire
the
mother
Bailey
house.
At
that
time
they
plan
to
restore
it
repair,
it
restore
it
and
keep
it
safe
into
eternity.
So
I'm,
sorry
that
those
objectives
seem
to
have
changed
the
and
someone
I
know
don't
want
to
spend
any
money
on
it.
I
think
that
is
unreasonable.
F
F
Let
us
not
forget
that
this
house
was
the
home
of
a
resident
who
was
not
only
a
local
important
locally,
but
in
the
state,
and
even
nationally,
that
being
an
MGB
Nana
Warner
Bailey.
The
house
has
been
visited
by
three
US
presidents
and
general
Lafayette.
How
many
houses
have
been
even
visited
by
one
president,
let
alone
three
that
testifies
to
what
her
his
significance
was
at
the
time
and
President
Jackson
gave,
as
you
probably
know,
the
fence
that
used
to
be
around
it.
Part
of
the
witch's
still
remains.
F
The
house
is
a
stately
center
hall
colonial
built
in
1782
for
dr.
Amos
Prentiss,
who
was
the
physician
who
tended
the
wounded
after
the
battle
and
Anna
Warner
Bailey
assisted
him
in
doing
that.
She
then
married
a
defender
of
war,
Griswold,
Elijah
Bailey
and
she
and
Elijah
Bailey
bought
the
house
from
dr.
Prentiss
in
1805
and
lived
there
for
nearly
50
years.
F
Elijah
Bailey
was
also
the
postmaster
of
Groton
and
for
nearly
50
years,
that
house
was
also
the
post
office
of
Groton,
and
so
it
has
that
was
in
the
first
half
of
the
19th
century
in
the
late
1800s,
a
prominent
a
political
figure
Jeremiah
George
Harris,
who
was
active
before
in
foreign
affairs,
owned
the
house
for
a
number
of
decades
and
lived
there.
It
is
importantly
part
of
a
cluster
of
houses
that
represent
homes
of
defenders
of
Fort
Griswold,
not
just
the
lie
shop
but
Rufus,
Avery,
Park
Avery
and
a
group
of
others
around
that.
F
But
you
may
not
know
that
mother
Bailey's
neighbor
to
the
north
was
former
what
major
noise
Barbour,
who
was
active
in
the
battle
of
the
war
of
1812,
called
into
the
battle
of
Stonington,
ran
for
Congress,
served
seven
terms
in
the
US
Congress
all
while
living
on
the
other
corner
of
Fame's
and
Broad
Street.
The
house
is
on
both
the
Connecticut
and
this
National
Register
of
Historic
Places
and
as
our
other
Groton
Bank
structures,
and
it
is
part
of
both
the
National
and
Connecticut
historic
districts.
F
F
F
F
I
have
30
seconds
some
people
say
the
house
is
in
bad
condition
a
couple
years
ago.
The
report
was
that
was
in
remarkably
good
condition
for
a
house
of
each
age.
Many
people
have
missed
judgments
about
old
houses,
I've
bought
my
house
and
the
corner
of
monument
Meridian
Street.
There
were
two
bad
Wars
holding
up
the
veranda
proof.
Instead
of
the
Greek
columns
that
are
there
today
and
with
you
walked
on
the
veranda.
When
it
was
raining,
you
could
take
a
shower
on
it
and
there
were
holes
in
the
floor.
F
Some
people
thought
my
house
should
be
torn
down
for
a
parking
lot.
Thank
goodness
it
wasn't
parking.
Lots
are
detrimental
to
neighbor,
making
nice
neighborhoods
and
so
I
would
urge
that
you
take
every
step
to
try
to
see
that
the
house
is
repaired
and
restored
to
the
best
extent
practical.
Thank
you
and
and
I
don't
have
copies
of
this
for
all
of
you,
but
I
will
give
give
it
to
city.
B
I
I
Taxpayers
have
incurred
cost
of
around
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
so
far
for
the
Bailey
house,
and
we
are
still
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
short
to
correct
the
structural
needs
and
the
plumbing
and
heating
systems
to
make
the
Bailey
house
usable
and
functional
more
thought
should
be
given
to
you
city
funds,
for
others
who
have
given
much
much
more
many
their
lives
at
the
Battle
of
Fort
Griswold.
More
thought
should
be
given
to
you
City
funds
to
tell
the
stories
of
others
who
have
given
so
much
more.
I
I
Also,
it's
hard
to
believe
the
mayor
would
have
okayed
a
revenue
stream
based
on
water
usage
when
it
was
discussed
at
length
how
all
water
is
not
sent
to
the
sewer.
The
golf
course
was
given
as
a
prime
example
hard
to
believe
the
mayor
would
just
a
tweak
is
needed
when
back
in
August
to
you
stated
we
need
to
fix
this.
Sooner
than
later,
they
demonstrated
that
we
were
going
to
be
significantly
short
on
revenue
stream
and
the
cost
of
service
study
was
started
by
two
apparently
without
the
council's
knowledge.
I
Soon,
after
that,
the
very
idea
to
reduce
user
tax
rates
is
absurd.
When
we
are
so
many
millions
behind-
and
this
would
only
kick
the
can
down
the
road,
any
unused
bond
funds
should
be
used
for
the
sewer
infrastructure
needs.
The
city
should
map
out
a
ten
year
plan
to
carry
sewer
until
GU
was
done
with
the
TVC
payments,
and
then
let
GU
apply
that
new
revenue
to
sewer.
I
I
J
Audible,
their
counsel,
my
name's
Sam
Spano
I
live
at
300,
fame,
Street
I'm,
not
certain.
If
this
is
the
exact
format,
but
I
I
have
a
concern
in
question:
there's
rumors
floating
around
about
another
attempt
to
make
Thames
Street
one
way
again.
This
was
last
attempted
in
2008
and
was
shot
down
basically
dude,
that
all
the
businesses
on
Thames
Street
were
against
it
as
we're
about
ninety
nine
percent
of
the
citizens
at
Groton,
Bank.
So
I
guess
what
I'm
here
to
ask
is:
is
there
any
truth
to
this
rumor?
K
K
Recently,
the
city
tore
down
a
couple
of
historic
buildings.
They
were
ancient
and
I.
Guess
that's
we're
rid
of
them.
But
if
you
get
down
to
efficiency
you
could
say:
well,
we
have
a
surplus
of
government's
in
Groton
and
if
you
make
it
really
unpleasant
for
the
people
who
live
here,
they
may
just
say
well,
we'll
only
have
one
government
and
Robin
Thank
You.
B
K
D
K
D
L
Barbar
fruit,
300
brand
aqui
Avenue
as
president
of
the
board
of
trustees
of
the
bill,
Memorial
Library
I,
just
want
to
publicly
thank
Groton
utilities
for
a
very
generous
Christmas
gift
to
us
in
order
to
improve
our
HVAC
system.
The
library
is
an
important
spot
here
in
Groton
Bank
and
people
use
it
from
all
over
the
area
and
again,
a
historical
building,
but
the
thoughtfulness
that
they
decided
to
give
us
this
grant.
L
A
A
A
G
Miss
Archer
regarding
the
mother,
Bailey
I,
had
presented
a
proposal
with
some
of
the
bond
money
a
few
years
ago,
and
it
came
before
the
freedmen
as
a
bundled
package
and
sadly,
it
got
rejected
by
the
Freeman
and
a
lot
of
folks
didn't
really
know
the
purpose
of
that.
They
thought
that
one's
extra
tax
money,
but
there
was
the
money
that
we
already
had.
G
You
know
to
us
that
we
could
allocate
as
B.
You
know,
Frank
for
the
needs
of
the
city
and
my
hope
was
I
had
proposed
I
believe
two
hundred
two
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
to
the
mother
Bailey,
with
the
hopes
of
getting
that
started
with
the
hopes
of
the
renovation
process
to
put
in
the
position
to
where
we
need
to
keep
it
or
to
sell.
To
put
it
in
at
the
present
time,
as
we
found
out
a
few
weeks
ago,
were
we're
sort
of
in
a
tough
spot,
because
it's
gonna
cost
a
lot.
G
I'm,
hoping
like
said
my
hope,
was
to
get
those
grant
funds
in
concert
with
something
that
we
could
give
and
yeah
a
joint
process
would
be
great
if
that
could
be
done.
We've
been
waiting
for
several
years
on
the
mother
Bailey
side
to
see.
If
you
guys
could
obtain
the
funds
to
where
you
know
something
could
happen.
I
know
it's
tough,
getting
federal
money
in
these
times,
especially
we
were
in
a
bad
recession.
A
few
years
back.
We're
getting
money
from
the
federal
government
was
pretty
much
impossible.
G
I'm,
not
sure
how
much
the
state's
gonna
give
the
states.
Obviously
in
a
fiscal
crisis
right
now,
so
you
can.
You
know,
that's
even
tough,
so
we've
discussed
it
at
a
workshop
a
few
weeks
ago.
It
didn't
go
far.
As
far
as
on
our
n,
we're
still
waiting
to
hear
from
the
mother
Bailey
side
and
see
what
can
be
done.
I
mean
I'm,
a
person
who
loves
history
and
I
would
like
to
see
something
like
that
kept
together.
But
on
our
end
the
building
is
falling
apart
and
you
know
something
has
to
be
done.
G
You
know
like
I,
said:
if
there's
something
that
you
guys
can
do
to
you
know
to
see
what
we
can
do.
I'm
all
ears,
I
know
this
others
that
you
know
may
not
see
that
way,
but
then
we
would
have
to
bring
that
again
to
the
Freeman
to
see
if
the
people
want
that
money
allocated
again,
because
it
is
the
city's.
D
I
agree,
I
would
love
to
see
mother
Bailey's
stay
I
would
love
it
I.
Just
don't
think
the
city
is
the
put
the
agency
to
own
it.
Why
was
it
bought
years
ago?
I
don't
know,
but
I
don't
know
that
any
of
us
are
dressed.
Okay,
we
I,
don't
think
anyone
who's
on
the
council
itself
other
than
the
mayor
was
actually
here
when
it
was
purchased.
D
I
I
have
a
really
hard
time.
Spending
money
on
a
house
that
is
falling
down.
I
would
love
to
see
somebody
come
in
and
take
control
of
it,
and
we
don't
want
to
see
a
level
I.
Don't
let
me
speak
for
myself.
I
don't
want
to
see
a
level
we've
already
been
through
the
like
councillor,
Sheffield
said:
we've
been
through
the
framing
process,
it's
been
denied
once
I
would
have
loved
to
have
spent
the
money
then,
and
have
it
be
in
much
better
shape.
D
That
was
a
good
two
to
three
years
ago
now
and
we
would
be
in
a
much
better
position
if
that
had
happened.
The
city
doesn't
have
the
money
right
now
it
was
bought
in
a
time
when
the
city
had
a
little
more
money.
I
think
that's.
Why
we're
looking
at
making
it
surplus
property?
So
then,
then
we
can
go
out
and
ask
for
people
to
come
in
with
bids
and
tell
us
how
they
can
fix
the
property
and
I
I.
D
Don't
want
to
have
somebody
come
in
and
say:
I
want
to
level
the
property
and
build
them
all.
You
know
I
mean,
obviously
that
a
lot
isn't
think
enough
for
that.
But
you
know
I
want
something:
that's
gonna
work
for
that
area,
that
being
but
the
city
is
probably
not
the
people
to
do
it.
We
just
don't
have
the
funds
right
now
and
nobody
wants
to
see
their
taxes
go
up.
I
think
everybody
in
this
room
can
agree
to
that.
D
There
isn't
a
perfect
solution
for
this
I
wish.
There
was
on
another
topic
on
the
one
way
we
have
discussed
the
possibility
of
one
way
it
really
has
been
in
the
grand
scheme
of
how
do
you
attract
business
to
an
area
where
there's
not
much
parking,
so
it
was
one
of
the
things
been
tossed
around
we've,
also
tossed
around
making
parking
lots
behind
building
the
problem.
Is
it's
a
residential
area
and
nobody
wants
a
parking
lot,
because
parking
lots
are
ugly.
As
somebody
stated,
it's
definitely
not
a
done
deal.
D
We
definitely
want
to
talk
to
the
residents.
We
want
to
talk
to
the
business
owners,
we
want
to
bring
business
and
we
want
to
revitalize
Thames
Street
as
part
of
the
TIF
district
that
we've
put
in
the
text.
Increment
financing
I
would
love
to
speak
to
you
more
about
ideas
on
how
we
can
attract
business
without
alienating
the
residents.
So
if
you
have
a
moment
afterwards,
I'd
love
to
speak
with
you
more.
A
Any
other
councillors
comments.
Okay,
let
me
see
if
I
can
fill
out
a
couple
blanks.
Let
me
continue
with
the
themes
for
you
one
way
my
counselor
Russ
said
as
part
of
our
economic
development
strategy
and
the
revitalization
of
Thames
Street.
One
of
the
things
I've
asked
us
to
look
at
is
to
reevaluate
they've
street
one
way
north
the
south
one
of
the
things
that
happened
last
time
was
you
had
some
energetic
and
enthusiastic
guys
that
got
people
riled
up
and
got
people
started
up
and
came
out
in
masse
to
vote
things
down.
A
There's
never
really
a
public
vote,
but
they
influenced
the
committee
to
go
away
from
Thames
Street.
One
way,
there's
if
you
we're
all
familiar
with
Thames
Street.
There
are
some
narrow
areas,
especially
around
in
that
little
slalom
area
that
where
you
got
to
do
the
s-curve
just
before
you
get
to
puffins
going
north
to
south,
just
south
of
mother
Bayley
house,
that
would
help
alleviate
some
of
that.
Well,
so
the
the
stay
that
was
done
by
Mahone
and
McBroom
identified
roughly
275
I
think
it
is
parking
spaces
that
would
be
gained.
A
So
the
question
is,
you
know,
would
she
do
first,
you
do
the
parking.
Do
you
do
the
business
which,
which
comes
first
one
of
the
things
that
I
don't
think
we
did
well
last
time
and
this
whole
thing
was,
and
sometimes
this
is
a
challenge
that
councils
have
is
that
they
start
to
move
forward
and
they
don't
talk
to
the
constituents
about
what
the
constituents
one
and
get
constituent
input.
One
of
my
promises
is
that
we
are
going
to
talk
to
every
single
business
owner
on
Thames,
Street
and
Adric.
Try
to
address
their
concerns.
A
I
know,
for
example,
Paul
as
a
problem
at
the
pasta
place
about
if
people
park
in
front
he's
not
going
to
have
a
place
to
load
and
unload
trucks.
One
of
the
suggestions
was:
if
we
set
up
a
parka,
a
loading
zone
for
certain
hours,
then
you
still
get
the
parking
off
hours,
but
during
the
day
it's
set
up
so
that
nobody
can
park
there
and
you
can
still
get
its
parking
so
we're
looking
at
those
kind
of
things.
A
In
addition
to
talking
to
business
owners,
my
intent
is
everyone
that
lives
on
things
talk
to
all
the
residents
and
then
even
go
back
up
the
side
stirs
the
intent,
my
intent,
where
I'm
looking
at
is
going
north
to
south
and
keeping
it
all
the
waste
out
to
the
end
where
Smith
3
comes
down,
the
corner
goes
up,
is
your
point
goes
up?
What
I
don't
want
to
do
is
drive
traffic
up
side
streets,
for
example,
Baker
Allen
we
thumbs
up
this
way
with
Ledyard.
So
that's
one
of
the
concerns
that
I
have
we're.
A
Also
looking
at
this,
in
conjunction
with
the
five-year
expansion,
expansion
of
the
right
word,
five-year
plan
that
electric
boat
has
for
bringing
on
5,000
additional
employees,
because
parking
is
a
problem
right
now
we
don't
have
the
room.
Eb
is
finishing
a
parking
study
and
a
traffic
study,
and
as
soon
as
they're
done
then
I'm
going
to
convene
a
study
with
them.
Us
the
town
manager,
the
executive
director
of
cog.
So
we
can
try
to
figure
out.
Are
you
going
to
get
in
these
additional
five
thousand
people?
A
Looking
all
that
goes
in
in
conjunction,
it's
a
multi-layered
kind
of
thing,
as
counselor
Russ
said,
I'm
interested
in
talking
to
you
at
some
point
about
concerns
that
you
have
recommendations
as
you
have
those
kind
of
things
all
I'm
trying
to
do
is
just
I'm
trying
to
think
out
of
the
box
and
see
if
we
can
move
the
city
forward,
it's
there's
no
edict
that
is
going
to
come
down
and
say
you're
going
to
do
this,
come
hell
or
high
water
we're.
And
how
can
we
work
with
everybody?
A
How
can
we
move
the
city
forward
and
how
can
we
develop
things
straight,
because
that
is
something
that
is
very
dear
near
and
dear
to
me
that
I
would
like
to
see.
So
when
that
answers
your
question,
or
at
least
gives
you
some
more
information
where
you
ask
questions
about.
Why
was
the
mother
Bailey
house
versus
mother
Bailey
house?
A
The
adjacent
lot
were
purchased
for
a
couple
reasons,
one
that
the
opportunity
existed,
because
there
was
an
individual
that
had
owned,
that
property
that
had
cut
up
to
cut
up
house
and
basically
minute
made
it
rooms
to
let
and
the
house
was
in
bad
repair
and
exceeded
the
normal
occupancy
that
should
have
been
there
were
between
that
owner
and
some
previous
owners.
There
were
some.
A
Changes,
if
you
will
that
made
the
house
kind
of
unsafe
when
we
bought
the
property
and
one
of
the
questions
that
I
asked
during
the
during
the
executive
session
was
what's
the
true
cost
of
the
house
and
at
the
time
they
said.
Well,
you
know
here's
the
value
of
the
house
and
here's
what
the
Friant
is
and
those
kind
of
things
and
I.
J
A
You're
missing
my
point.
My
point:
is
you
buy
the
house
for
this,
but
we
know
we
have
asbestos
problems,
so
you
got
to
bait
that
you
know
you
might
have
lead
problems.
You
got
a
date
that
we
know
that
we
have
some
foundation
when
we
bought
that
we
knew
there
was
some
foundation
issues,
so
you
got
to
pay
for
that.
So
the
true
value
of
the
house
is
up
here
somewhere,
okay,
that
was
never
100%
clarified.
There
was
a
period
of
time
that
I
I
was
going
to
the
council
to
ask
for
$100,000
for
stabilization.
A
A
Bailey
has
the
Z
house
was
a
revenue
producer,
the
Z
Asuna
Tyler
house
are
known
entities
and
our
landmarks
already
pre-existing
landmarks
in
the
cities,
so
that
the
council,
at
the
time,
decided
to
put
that
money
toward
a
severe
Spears
and
therefore
the
money
went
away
later
on.
As
councillor
Sheffield
said,
we
were
going
to
repurpose
some
bond
money
and
there
were
some
people
that
got
it
got
an
incorrect
word
out,
but
got
word
out.
Nonetheless,
the
freedmen
came
out
in
mess
and
voted
down.
A
The
challenge
was
there
was
a
bunch
of
things
bundled
together
and,
and
they
were
more
angry
after
mother,
Bayley
house
and
the
cost
of
property,
so
people
came
out
and
they
just
because
it
wasn't
set
up
like
a
Chinese
menu,
either
vote.
You
took
it
out
of
you,
it
was
all
thumbs
up
for
all
thumbs
down
and
the
voters
came
out
and
in
the
end
it
was
thumbs
down
and
as
a
result
of
that,
the
money
was
not
available.
A
We
have
talked
individually
to
people
and
voters
in
the
past
and
they
do
people
have
come
to
us
and
said
we
do
not
want
you
to
spend
any
more
city
money.
On
the
mother
Bailey
house,
we
had
to
put
some
money
aside,
put
some
money
into
the
house
a
couple
years
ago,
because
the
front
was
starting
to
bow
its
way,
and
so
we
did
that
stabilization
project
in
order
to
keep
the
house
all
of
it.
A
But
if
you
go
there
now,
one
of
the
challenges
that
was
pointed
out
to
me
is
that
somebody,
several
I,
don't
know
several
owners
ago
when
they
replace
the
windows.
The
windows
were
put
over
the
clapboard
instead
of
putting
in
a
man
and
then
time
to
clapboard
into
the
end
of
the
the
size
of
the
windows.
They
just
put
it
over
the
clapboard
and
what
happened
is
now.
You
basically
got
a
funnel
up
here.
A
If
you
go
look
at
the
front
porch,
if
you
look
at
the
two
columns,
if
you
look
at
the
left-hand
column,
you'll
see
that
the
bottom
two
support
pieces
are
writing
and
there
they
are
actually
collapsing
under
the
weight
of
the
porch,
the
upstairs
porch,
and
that
the
quartz
itself
is
started
in
Iran.
So
we're
taking
a
look
at
that,
but
but
this
is
the
this
is
one
of
the
things
that
forced
me
to
get
the
real
estate
committee
together
to
get
some
recommendations
from
them.
A
Then
come
to
the
council,
one
of
the
things
that
we
did
two
to
three
years
ago
now
is
we
had
a
committee
that
was
formed.
There
were
several
different
recommendations
from
the
committee.
One
of
the
recommendations
was
to
get
a
hip
tag
grant
and
that
hip
tag
grant
was
going
to
pay
for
the
environmental.
In
architectural
study
and
then
once
we
got
that
grant,
then
that
was
going
to
qualify
us
for
another
grant.
That
was
in
excess
of
$100,000.
A
We
were
unsuccessful
with
the
hip
tag
grant
and
then
we're
told
subsequently
not
to
ever
consider
putting
grant
the
hip
tag
grants
again
because
we
were
known
eligible
and
they
would
no
longer
considers
so
when
that
happened,
that
shot
down
a
couple,
different
options
that
were
presented
during
the
committee,
one
of
those
was
to
have
the
city
resort.
One
of
those
was
to
make
it
a
museum.
A
Basically,
there
are
museums
that
are
out
there,
where
the
inside
is
kind
of
gutted,
so
that
you
can
see
the
architecture
start
via
architectural
museum.
So
you
can
see
the
architecture
of
the
time
it
would
be
exposed
walls,
but
because
we
could
not
get
to
get
the
grants
that
we
needed
in
order
to
build
us
up
in
the
structure
than
ended
up
going
to
where
we
are
and
that's
part
of
the
challenge.
That's
where
we
are
now
I
want.
A
Denis
Coderre
couldn't
be
here
tonight,
he's
sick,
so
he's
going
to
talk
more
about
the
options
tonight.
Finance
director
us
will
talk
about
RFPs
and
links
them
those
kind
of
things
they
talk
about.
What
our
options
are
with
this,
and
one
of
the
things
that
I've
always
said
from
the
beginning
is
that
demolition
of
the
mother
Bayley
house
is
absolutely
a
last
resort
right
now.
The
challenge
that
we
have.
A
That
was
not
our
choice,
but
not
this
council's
choice,
because
I
voted
for
the
mother
family
house
to
the
end,
but
is
that
the
council
now
has
a
property
that
is
as
if
it
is
a
potential
liability
to
the
city
and
if
it
fell
into
Broad
Street
or
fell
into
things
through
you're
having
that
wasn't
have
an
alphas
that
fell
into
the
house
next
door,
then
that
could
be
a
big
problem.
So
that's
what
this
council
is
wrestling
with
and
what
they
were
wrestle
with
in
the
future.
A
There
are
other
suggestions:
I
have
met
twice
in
the
last
two
months
with
citizen
Archer
and
representatives
of
the
Friends
of
the
inner
water
Bailey
house,
and
we
are
looking
at
other
options.
I
have
my
attorneys
looking
at
a
couple
of
the
options
that
they
recommended:
I
don't
know
if
we're
going
to
be
able
to
get
there
or
not.
Initial
indications
are
there's
risk
involved
for
the
city,
that's
potentially
problematic,
but
my
attorney
has
taken
a
quick
look
at
that.
A
The
cost
of
properties
the
French
shop,
specifically
I,
will
speak
to
that
when
I
was
on
the
council.
The
second,
though
this
is
probably
the
second
largest
turnout,
the
largest
turnout
I
saw
there
were
15
people
that
came
here,
and
they
came
here
to
speak
about
the
print
shop.
That
was
there.
That
said,
all
the
white
building.
A
D
It
would
be
my
dream
to
hand
this
off
to
you,
so
that
is
actually
like
our
first
step
in
trying
to
get
somebody
who
is
capable
and
financially
sound
enough
to
to
take
over
the
mother
Bailey
house,
and
that
is
the
only
way
that
that
house
I
feel
is
going
to
stay
afloat.
The
mayor
is
correct.
We
don't
want
to
demolish
it,
and
that
has
been
our
our
definite.
You
know
please,
since
what
was
it
three
years
ago,
when
we
ran
the
study
two
years
ago,
we
don't
want
to
see
it
torn
down.
D
D
We've
obviously
addressed
the
lower
cost
of
property
and
made
it
into
a
park,
but
I
would
love
to
talk
with
you
about
ideas
for
the
upper
cost
of
property,
because
it
really
has
been
something
that
we've
tossed
around
for
a
while
and
no
money
has
been
really
spent
on
it,
and
we
really
don't
have
a
clear
vision
on
what
to
do
with
that.
So
I'd
love
to
speak
with
you
about
your
thoughts
on
that.
A
Anyone
has
one
last
thing:
Aziz
and
I
had
talked
about
this
before
with
the
publicity
that
hopefully
we're
getting
from
this
public
meeting.
This
could
result
in
a
save
the
clock
tower
moment
where
you
get
energy
and
enthusiasm
from
the
general
public
and
if
we
could
have
that,
so
that
the
donations
arise
and
you
or
some
organization
is
financially
viable.
The
council
would
not
be
disappointed
in
that.
So
alright,
that's
it
for
responses
of
citizens.
M
A
A
Nothing
to
report
councillor
depo,
nothing
to
report.
Cows
are
Carter.
Okay,
where
are
we
going?
Okay,
I
have
one
thing:
your
report.
We
have
talked
about
aquatic
roads
and
lots.
If
Clatsop
was
on
the
on
the
table,
then
my
sip
was
off
the
table.
Lots
hip
is
back
on
the
table.
I
have
signed
an
agreement
agreed
to
commit
to
funding.
It
is
a
two
point.
One
eight
five
million
dollar
grant
we're
waiting
for
the
kickoff
meeting.
A
It
is
a
and
we're
going
to
be
going
to
the
town
for
a
reallocation
of
the
the
road
bod
for
engineering
we're
going
to
use
instead
of
using
some
of
that
money
for
paving
roads.
We're
going
to
use
some
of
that
money
for
engineering.
We
had
previously
gotten
the
permission,
and
then
we
went
to
them
and
said
nope
we're
not
getting
lots
hips.
So
we
want
to
use
that
money
for
something
else.
So
now
that
we
are
getting
lots
of,
we
have
to
go
back
and
get
reauthorization
for
the
money
for
engineering.
A
D
A
D
Us
as
I've
stated
I
feel
like
this
is
the
best
way
to
go
for
the
city.
I
understand
your
concerns,
but
I
feel
like
going
into
an
RFP
is
really
the
best
way
to
preserve
the
mother
Bailey
house.
The
city
does
not
have
the
money
we've
already
gone
to
the
Fremen
with
this
and
they've
voted
no
I.
Just
I
can't
see
this
house
continue
to
deteriorate
under
the
city
and
the
city
does
not
have
the
funds
to
pay
for
it.
So
that's
priced
in
one.
A
A
Planning
and
Zoning.
Thank
you
because
once
we
well,
the
824
is
this:
once
this
is
Southwest
property
and
we
want
to
use
it
for
something
else.
The
planning
and
zoning
committee
looks
at
the
property
to
make
sure
it's
for
the
appropriate
use.
So
the
fact
that
we
would
go
with
you
know
whatever
the
disposition
is
so
surplus
property.
That's
what
their
that's.
What
they're
voting
us?
Not
what
we're
going
to
do
with
it
down
the
road,
because,
right
now
we
don't
know
what
we're
going
to
do
down
the
road
I'm.
A
H
To
be
necessarily
cost
only
as
far
as
the
sales
price,
it
will
be.
There's
lots
of
criteria.
That's
involved
at
that
plan
with
these,
for
the
property
is
rights
and
certain
things
that
we
do
require,
and
one
thing
to
keep
them
out.
It
does
have
to
come
back
to
Council
for
approval,
so
this
isn't
the
last
day,
for
this
is
just
doing
it
a
surplus.
If
the
rfp
goes
out,
this
would
still
need
to
come
back
to
council
for
approval,
for
whatever
I'm.
A
H
Think
it
would
be
like
a
three
month
window
from
starting
of
writing
the
RFP.
The
disposition
policy
has
that
it
would
be
received
approximately
four
weeks
from
the
date
of
public
advertisement,
so
there
is
a
a
month
period
where
it
will
be
advertised
for
sale
and
then
probably
another
month
after
that,
going
through
the.
H
A
A
G
Potentially
an
eventual
sale
so
does
that
have
to
be
taken
care
of
prior
or
what
do
we
have
to
have
a
stipulation
as
as
is
situation
or
because,
obviously,
if,
if
it
doesn't
work
out
too
well
and
we
have
to
fork
out
prior,
then
that
could
be
costly
to
the
city.
That
was
my
other
concern.
The
last
at
a
meeting
regarding
the
disposition,
one.
A
A
One
of
the
suggestions
that
came
out
of
the
real
estate
committee
was
to
do
an
environmental
study
on
the
environmental
study
is
a
few
thousand
dollars,
but
what
that
would
do
is
that
would
help
help
us
quantify
what
it
is
and
also
future
bidders
right
that
way
they
would
have
an
idea
of
what
to
bid
on,
because
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
trying
to
get
more
bidders
than
less.
But
that's
going
to
be
something
we're
going
to
talk
about
at
the
committee
of
the
whole.
That's
not
something
we're
going
to
talk
enough
time
or.
O
O
P
O
D
D
A
A
N
Resolution
19
1-2
therefore
be
resolved
that
the
mayor
and
council
initially
approved
to
repeal
ordinance
112
an
ordinance
regulating
the
use
of
public
and
private
sewers
and
drains
private
wastewater
disposal,
the
installation
and
connection
of
building
sewers
and
the
discharge
of
waters
and
wastes
into
the
public
sewer
system
and
providing
penalties
for
violations
thereof
in
the
city
of
Groton,
County
of
New
London
state
of
Connecticut
I.
So
move.
Q
So,
with
the
move
of
the
WPC,
a
from
City
Council
to
the
utility
Commission,
the
tilting
Commission
actually
updated.
The
rules
and
regulations.
I
just
wanted
to
tell
you
the
process
that
we
did
when
we
did
that
every
year
we
true
up
the
rules
and
regs
and
the
utility
Commission
looks
at
it
and
make
sure
it's
right
this
year
with
the
movement
of
the
WPC,
a
incorporating
that
into
the
utility
commission
we
took,
the
Bourdon
is
112
and
we
basically
dump
that
into
the
rules
and
regulations.
Q
If
you
look
at
section
9
of
the
rules
and
regulations,
it's
actually
this
or
part
of
the
rules
and
regulations.
At
that
point
we
had
the
group.
All
the
different
groups
go
through
it
and
hone
it
up
to
be
current,
because
the
ordinance
hadn't
been
modified
in
a
few
years,
and
it
was
something
that
was
looked
at,
but
it
was
large
and
ornery.
Q
So
at
this
point
we
had
the
water
group
and
the
dish
to
collect
the
distributions
portion
of
the
utility,
takes
care
of
the
collection
system,
and
we
had
the
PAF
portion
actually
look
at
it.
Go
through
the
whole
thing
make
annotations,
we
edited
it
and
then
we
brought
it
to
the
city
attorney
and
we
had
them
look
at
the
entire
rules
and
regulations
and
we
spent
a
significant
amount
of
time
honing
up.
Q
What
was
the
parts
and
pieces
that
came
from
ordinance,
1,
1,
2
to
section
9
and
the
rules
and
regs
and
modernize
that
to
be
true
to
the
CGS
as
current.
So
basically,
what's
happened
as
the
rules
and
regulations
have
taken
place
of
the
ordinance,
1
1
2,
and
we
we
had
that
checked
by
multiple
people
and
I.
Had
the
attorney
actually
read
one
one
to
look
at
all
the
different
parts
and
make
sure
that
we
had
all
the
current
essence
of
that
in
the
rules
of
regulations.
Q
That
was
the
process
that
we
followed
at
this
point,
the
last
it
took
us
a
while
to
get
the
rules
and
regulations
approved
by
everybody
and
we
were
rolling
it
out
for
Basra,
and
there
was
a
delay
and
moving
to
the
last
step
to
repeal
the
ordinance,
because
Basra's
rules
and
regulations
were
actually
part
of
this
book
and
we
had
to
actually
said
we
actually
separated
it
out,
because
the
adding
the
sewerage
into
the
rules
or
regulation
regulations
made
it
too.
Big
and
Basra
didn't
want
to
have
that
much
of
a
book.
A
The
we,
the
City
Council
it
used
to
be
the
WPC
a
mmm-hmm.
We
move
the
WPC
a
into
the
utility
commission,
so
the
utility
Commission
is
now
the
utility
commission
grant
Utility
Commission,
slash
Water
Pollution
Control
Authority.
So
when
we
move
the
sewer
from
the
city
from
the
tax
base
into
the
enterprise
account
already
throughout
utilities,
we
then
move
a
WP
CA
authority
over
to
the
garage,
the
utility
convention.
A
P
M
D
A
P
A
Okay,
we
probably
could
have
done
it
a
little
bit
earlier,
but
we
decided
well
initially,
you
had
a
combined
set
of
rules
between
the
Utility
Commission
and
great
utility
commission
and
the
positive
utility
budget,
and
so
we
ended
up
having
to
separate
Basra
and
rotten
cause.
Buzzer
said
where
I
got
a
regular
prove
this.
Well,
we
want
to
talk
about
what
applies
to
Basra.
Well,
we
want
Basra
in
there
we
don't
want
Basra
/
Groton,
we
want
Potter.
So
that's
what
so
we
took
it
out,
but
this
was
approved
as
a
separate
meeting.
A
Basra
was
approved
and
we
probably
could
have
had
this
free
brought
this
to
you
to
rescind
earlier,
but
in
the
review
when
I
was
going
through
and
was
reviewing
things
to
make
sure
we
were
voices,
we
identified
that
orders
112
had
not
been
rescinded.
The
reason
it
wasn't
rescinded
was
because
we
were
waiting
on
this,
but
you're
right.
There
was
a
little
bit
of
a
delay.
A
M
Resolution
19
there's
one
two:
three
therefore
be
resolved
with
the
man.
Council
authorized
brother
utilities,
management
to
issue
a
purchase.
Dohaeris
computer
system
operated
six
two
one:
three:
three
elections:
Senate
Drive
Chicago
Illinois
for
annual
maintenance
and
support
of
the
Northstar
filling
system
and
add-on
modules
used
for
the
drug
utilities,
slash
Basra,
Light
and
Power
Company,
electric
and
water
utility
billing
in
the
amount
of
seventy
four
thousand
seven
hundred
thirty
dollars
and
forty
three
cents
to
be
paid
from
funds
available
in
the
approved
fiscal
year,
2019
customer
service
budget
buy
some
more
second.
Q
G
Carries
Casper
Sheffield
a
resolution
bar
19.
One
bed
before
therefore
be
resolved.
American
Council
authorized
Rodney
Chile's
management
to
retain
the
lobbying
services
of
medic
I
LLC,
1,
Gold,
Street,
Hartford
Connecticut,
the
lobbying
services
pertaining
to
electric
water
wastewater
and
any
other
utility
matters
as
necessary,
an
amount
not
to
exceed
108
thousand
dollars
and
no
cents
to
be
paid
from
the
professional
services.
G
Q
This
is
also
an
annual
item
that
comes
either
at
the
end
of
December
or
the
very
beginning
of
January.
In
this
item
actually
crosses
fiscal
years.
There
was
an
attempt
to
try
to
bring
it
into
the
fiscal
year
so
that
we
do
it
in
July
every
year,
but
due
to
the
lobbying
rules,
there's
a
renewal
that
happens
by
January
15th
of
each
year,
so
it
keeps
it
pretty
much
parked
here.
Q
A
Q
G
A
Q
M
A
A
A
He
has
also
been
active
last
year
and
will
be
active
this
year
in
the
energy
and
technology
group.
With
the
potential
Seebeck
legislation
that
may
come
out,
you
will
be
representing
the
utility
and
will
keep
us
apprised
of
changes,
and-
and
it's
not
just
for
that-
it's
other
other
energy
cities
and
we
looking
at
electric
water
and
sewer
and
builds
an
impact
and
affect
us
some
of
them.