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From YouTube: Groton Long Term Recovery Committee - 6/30/21
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Groton, Connecticut municipal meeting: Long Term Recovery Committee June30, 2021. Click on the link below to view the agenda.
https://www.agendasuite.org/iip/groton/file/getfile/54486
A
A
B
A
All
right,
mr
bird,
if
you're
sat
you're
awesome,
okay
good
evening,
everyone,
it
is
wednesday
june
30th
2021,
it
is
5
33,
and
we
are
here
for
the
long
term
recovery
committee
meeting
we
have
with
us
this
evening,
myself
granitoski
mr
burt
director,
landry
mayor
hedrick,
counselors,
obrie,
bordelon
and
bumgardner
from
the
board
of
ed.
We
have
mr
kilpatrick,
mr
knight,
director
fonduelis
moderator
ebon
from
the
city
planning
department,
ms
patrick,
and
from
our
planning
department,
mr
gronk,
and
I
think
I've
got
everybody.
I
apologize
if
I
missed
anyone.
A
A
Okay,
so
we
have
a
quorum
approval
of
minutes,
2021,
450
march
24th,
2021
special
meeting
minutes.
Is
there
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
so
moved
by
hedrick?
Is
there
a
second
second
okay,
second,
by
evan,
and
I.
F
Seconded
it
and
then
I
I
had
just
one
comment
on
them.
Certainly.
F
A
Thank
you.
Anyone
else
have
comments
or
discussion
on
the
minutes:
okay,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
of
approval
of
the
minutes
of
march
24th,
please
say:
aye
aye,
aye,.
B
A
So
we're
on
to
new
business
and
the
first
item
we
have
this
evening
is
2021-512
board
of
ed
american
rescue
plan
funding
update.
So
dr
ackermann
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you
and
then
you
can
hand
it
off
to
mr
kilpatrick
and
mr
knight,
as
you
see,
fit.
G
Yes,
I
I.
I
wasn't
aware
that
dr
piazza
wasn't
going
to
be
with
us
this
evening.
I
do
not
have
his
presentation.
G
H
G
Oh,
he
just
arrived
very
good
good
good
good.
Thank
you.
A
We
had
it
covered
all
right,
yeah,
hello,
thank
you
for
joining
us,
sara.
We
you
just
came
in
under
new
business.
We
approved
the
minutes
of
the
last
meeting
and
we
are
on
2021-512
board
of
vet
american
rescue
plan
funding,
update
and
I
had
just
turned
it
over
to
dr
ackermann,
and
they
were
just
about
to
begin
so.
You
saved
you
saved
everyone
by
showing
up.
So
thank
you
so
much.
A
We
all
had
a
chance,
we
received
it
in
advance
and
thank
you
so
much
for
doing
that
and
I
think
we've
all
had
a
chance
to
take
a
look
at
it.
So
if
you
just
want
to
hit
the
highlights
the
key
points,
that
would
be
great
and
then
we
can
open
it
up
if
people
have
questions.
I
Okay,
yeah,
I
think
just
looking
I
mean
the
key
points,
obviously
are
that
this
advisory
group
that
we
put
together
is
made
up
of
members
of
the
entire
community,
which
obviously
it
was
an
important
step.
We
have
teachers,
we
have
parents,
school
administration,
district
administration
and
and
board
of
ed
and,
and
obviously
the
key
component
is-
is
that
we
want
safe
the
kids
to
be
safely
returned
to
in-person
learning.
I
You
know
the
plan
next
year
is
to
move
everyone
back
to
that
and
only
have
the
distance
learning
component
available.
If
a
quarantine
is
necessary,
we
do
have
to
plan
for
that.
I
Contingency
still,
and
obviously,
we
would
use
distance
learning
if
school
was
to
be
closed
for
any
kind
of
emergency,
whether
it's
you
know
weather-related,
snow
days,
that
sort
of
thing
we
can
still
continue
to
use
that
you
know
at
our
disposal,
which
will
be
especially
good
this
this
next
coming
year,
because
we
are
starting
a
little
bit
later
to
accommodate
the
the
two
new
elementary
schools
that
we'll
be
opening
so
right
now,
our
last
school
day
for
next
year
is
is
june
17th,
I
believe
so.
I
We
don't
want
to
go
too
deep
into
into
june
and
to
help
avoid
that
you
know
we
will
still
maintain
that
distance
learning
for
snow
days
with
the
occasional.
I
Of
course,
it's
the
superintendent's
discretion
to
to
grant
a
snow
day
if
she'd
like
so
that
so
the
big
priorities
and
the
the
key
to
the
committee
that
day
and
a
key
part
of
the
presentation
is
just
to
understand
where
these
rps
are
funds
are
going,
and
there
is
a
slide
there
that
talks
about
the
state
level
priorities
and
we
keep
referring
to
them
as
the
five
buckets
of
you
know
where
the
where
the
money
is
going
in.
Obviously
we
want
to
focus
on
the
learning,
acceleration
and
academic.
I
You
know
getting
back
into
school
and
moving
things
forward.
The
family
and
community
connection.
I
you
know
we
focused
a
lot
on
that
and
how
that
was
one
of
the
silver
linings
to
all
of
this
was
that
you
know,
teachers
and
parents
worked
very
closely
together
in
some
instances,
especially
with
our
younger
students.
Parents
were
sitting
right
next
to
their
child,
which
obviously
they
wouldn't
get
to
do
in
normal
circumstances.
So
they
really
got
to
see
our
our
teachers
firsthand.
I
So
we
want
to
maintain
that
connection,
and
that
tie,
you
know,
as
we
return
to
in
person
learning
though
another
key
part
that
I
know
is,
is
the
one
that's
probably
talked
about.
The
most
is
the
social,
emotional,
mental,
health
of
students
and
staff.
I
We
do
realize
that
they've
been
through
a
lot
everybody's,
been
through
a
lot.
Teachers
have
been
through
a
lot
and
to
just
and
to
come
back
and
ex
and
expect
everybody
just
to
sort
of
not
miss
a
beat
wouldn't
be
prudent,
so
we
have
put,
you
know,
definitely
already
put
some
fun
towards
our
our
mental
health
specialists,
our
counselors,
our
school
psychologists,
our
school
social
workers,
and
we
we
really
want
to
maintain
that,
because
we
know
it's
going
to
be
important
for
our
kids
and
for
our
our
staff.
I
Another
bucket
is
in
technology
and
professional
development.
Again,
another
silver
lining,
if
you
will
was,
was
the
growth
of
teachers
in
terms
of
their
ability
to
use
different
different
technologies,
and
we
will
continue
to
use
a
lot
of
those
we've
done.
It.
I
We've
started
an
analysis
through
a
survey
with
teachers
as
to
what
programs
that
they've
been
using,
which
ones
they
found
beneficial,
which
they'd
like
to
continue
to
use,
and
we
are
going
to
make
some
budgetary
decisions
based
on
that
as
well
to
see
what
we
want
to
maintain
and
then,
of
course,
continue
the
professional
development
for
teachers,
so
they
can
really
use
these
technologies
to
their
to
their
fullest
extent
and
then,
finally,
the
safe
and
healthy
schools.
You
know
I
know
sam
kilpatrick
is
here
and
his
his
crew
did
an
outstanding
job.
I
You
know
keeping
the
the
the
building
safe
and
clean
and
we're
gonna
continue
to
do
that,
because
we
think
that's
an
important
part
of
this
whole
process
and
keeping
kids
safe
and
keeping
kids
healthy.
There
was
a
slide
in
there
that
showed
you
how
the
esser
one
and
two
funds
were
used.
It
broke
it
down
by
percentage
and
the
slide
you
know.
I
Obviously,
we
just
did
a
20
split
of
in
those
five
buckets
for
these
new
funds
that
we're
going
to
be
getting,
obviously
that
those
will
change
based
on
needs,
but
it
does
show
you
how
things
were
used
in
the
past,
and
you
know,
you've
probably
heard
the
superintendent
in
a
lot
of
her
talks
on
this
subject,
use
the
term
back
to
better
than
normal.
I
We
don't
want
to
just
go
back
to
normal,
because
we
realize
things
are
going
to
be
different
and
we
can
improve
in
some
ways,
so
we
want
to
really
try
to
transform
what
we're
doing.
Like
I
said,
we've
been
really
surveying.
You
know
parents,
students
and
teachers
as
to
what
went
well
and
what
we
want
to
continue
doing
and
how
we
want
to
continue
to
grow,
even
though
we're
getting
kids
back
to
in
person.
So
we'll
continue
to
analyze
those
results
and
use
those
to
make
these.
You.
E
I
The
decisions
that
we're
going
to
make
with
these
funds-
you
know,
so
that's
really
the
the
quick.
You
know
summary
of
of
what
you
saw
in
that
presentation
that
you
looked
over
the
key
component
that
I
think
people
were
really
looking
for
is
what
we're
doing
for
learning
and
we
are
bringing
kids
back
into
the
building.
I
Another
question
that
has
come
up.
That's
part
of
the
state
form
that
we've
posted.
That
was
the
the
the
paperwork
that
says
safe
return
to
in-person
learning
was
whether
or
not
we're
going
to
require
to
wear
mass
and
and
distance,
and
basically
the
terminology
we
used
is
that
we
will
not
do
that
unless
it's
deemed
necessary
by
the
state
health
department.
So
so
I
think
people
understand
that
things
can
change.
Things
are
trending
in
a
positive
direction.
I
We
hope
that
will
continue,
and
as
long
as
that
does
we
won't
have
to
do
those
things.
We
won't
have
to
require
those
things
and
we're
hoping
that
we
won't
have
to
do
that,
but
obviously,
depending
on
how
that
goes
and
what
advice
we
get
from
the
state
health
department
and
and
the
ledge
light
group.
I
We
we
might
have
to
make
those
decisions
as
the
school
year
gets
closer,
but
that
seems
to
be
one
of
the
other
concerns
that
we're
hearing
from
parents
and
we've
made
them
aware.
This
report
in
this
presentation
was
probably
the
first
time
they
were
made
aware
of
our
stance
in
terms
of
not
requiring
that
unless
we're
told
to
so.
I
hope
that
clarifies
I'm
sorry
if
I
spoke
too
fast,
but
otherwise
the
documents
are
pretty
pretty
clear.
I
think.
A
Thank
you
so
much
dr
ackerman.
Did
you
want
to
add
anything
before
I
open
it
up
for
questions
from
the
group.
E
No,
I
think
that
I
think
that
dr
piazza
covered
everything.
I
I
I
think
I
think
one
of
the
big
things
is
everybody
is
is
concerned
about
nascar
and
I
think
our
our
approach
to
what
we
have
to
do
is
practical
and
really
the
only
one.
That's
that's
available
to
us.
So
if
things
change
we'll
keep
everybody
apprised.
A
Thank
you
so
much.
I
didn't
make
introductions
earlier.
I
apologize.
We
have
mr
burgess
of
town
manager,
I'm
not
sure
who
you've
met
before
so.
Dr
piazza
john
bird
is
the
town
manager.
Keith
hedrick
is
the
city
of
graton
mayor.
He
has
with
him
sierra
patrick
who
is
from
his
planning
and
development
services.
Mr
bronk,
mr
burt,
has
mr
bronc
from
his
planning
and
development
services.
Moderator
eben
is
from
our
rtm,
which
is
our
financial
body
and
counselors
obrie
borland
bumgarner
and
myself
represent
the
town
council.
A
A
Thank
you.
Does
anyone
have
questions
for
dr
piazza?
I
know
mayor
hedrick,
you
were
asking
or
discussing
some
things
offline
regarding
what
the
board
might
be
doing
so
did
you
have
a
specific
question?
You
wanted
to
ask.
H
Well,
no
because
I
think
you
guys
are
coming
to
the
council
meeting
on
tuesday
night
and
I
think
superintendent
is
coming
somebody's
coming
to
to
give
a
brief
so
that
we
can
talk
about
the
educational
programs
that
we're
going
to
expand
over
in
brantford,
manor
and
groton
estates
that
that
we
have
talked
about
offline,
that
I
want
to
get
established
over
there.
So
we
can
expand
those
programs
and
educational
programs
and
those
kinds
of
things.
H
So
that's
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
looking
at
is
with
with
this
money
is
expanding
the
programs
in
the
areas
where
we
have
a
need
for
it,
so
that
we
could
reinforce
the
education
and
provide
additional
education
to
those
those
populations
that
need
it.
So.
H
I
Ceremony-
and
I
know
that
that
susan
austin
was
very
in
support
of
that
and
was
looking
forward
to
having
those
conversations
and
seeing
what
we
can
do
for
those
communities.
Definitely.
A
So
mayor,
hedrick,
you're
city
council
meeting
will
be
tuesday
evening
and
dr
piazza
will
be
at
that
meeting.
H
Because
because
of
the
holiday-
and
it
actually
is
beneficial
because
typically
the
superintendent
is
at
a
board
of
ed
meeting
on
mondays,
so
there
was
a
conflict
there,
but
we
were
able
to
work
it
out
so
that
on
tuesday
they
can
come
and
we
can
start
the
presentation
with
the
council
and
get
the
council
involved
in
this
and
and
get
feedback
from
the
council
and
then
start
start
moving
forward.
With
this
initiative.
A
Thank
you.
I
just
wanted
to
also
note
that
state
representative,
christine
conley
has
joined
us.
Thank
you,
representative
conley,
for
joining
us.
We
are
on
the
first
item
board
of
vet
american
rescue
plan
funding
update
and
dr
piazza
just
gave
us
a
brief
overview
council
board
line.
You
have
a
question.
J
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
your
your
presentation
and
I
I
think
it's
very
helpful.
You
know
to
make
sure
that
we're
able
to
talk
about
these
things.
I
know
we
some
things
were
stated
tonight
that
certain
areas
will
be
identified,
but
children
outside
of
those
areas
and
children
that
are
already
identified
as
having
not
meeting
and
closing
those
achievement
gaps
in
not
only
the
minority
communities
but
low-income
communities,
as
well
as
children
who
speak
english
or
or
another
language
as
a
as
their
first
language
they're.
J
A
lot
of
those
students
have
been
identified
as
having
trouble
and
not
having
help
at
home
to
propel
that
school
work.
So
my
concerns
lie
mainly
in
making
sure
that
these
resources
and
enrichment
programs
are
going
to
happen
in-house
and
making
sure
more
of
the
remedial
support.
Services
are
available
as
well
as
what
tools
will
we
be
using
to
test
students
to
identify
them
early
on
to
make
sure
that.
K
J
I
I
think
somebody's
mic
was
on
that's
all.
J
You
know,
as
a
mother
with
a
educator
in
the
household,
it
is
hard
when
you're
working,
full-time
and
students
were
propelling
through
this
curriculum
by
by
themselves,
and
parents
were
at
work,
not
everybody
was
able
to
sit
next
to
their
student
and
be
home,
and
so
a
lot
of
children
that
were
of
age
to
be
home
alone
had
no
help
at
home.
J
J
We
have
some
achievement
gaps
that
were
identified
in
multiple
schools
over
many
years
and
I'm
hoping
that
our
town
didn't
suffer
drastically
anymore
from
this,
but
they're
finding
that
students
have-
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure,
especially
our
students
who
do
not
speak
english
as
their
primary
language
are
also
getting
the
intervention
and
services
they
need.
J
I
know
at
the
high
school
there
was
at
one
point
one
teacher
to
help
students
between
the
middle
school
and
the
high
school,
and
I
have
expressed
concerns
with
only
one
support
for
that
large
body
of
students.
So
I
know
at
one
point
we
were
looking
to
hire.
Is
there
anything
in
this
budget?
That's
going
to
look
to
hire
more
support
for
on
those
students.
Thank
you.
I
No
thank
you
and
you
bring
up
concerns
that
I
know
the
committee
did
discuss
and
I
know
that
iran,
the
superintendent's
list
in
terms
of
wants
and
desires
as
well
in
terms
of
the
staffing
that
you
mentioned.
I
I
know
that
we
have
begun
this
summer
with
the
the
use
and
hiring
of
tutors
with
students
who
have
been
identified
by
their
by
their
buildings
by
their
specialists,
in
terms
of
those
that
we
can
help
over
the
summer
and
the
big
work
this
summer.
I
That's
being
done
is
to
look
at
the
data
that
we
do
have
see
what
those
gaps
are
and
they're
really
adjusting
the
the
curriculum
to
to
try
to
to
meet
their
needs
right
right
when
we
return
in
september
to
identify
priority
standards
and
to
sort
of
you
know,
trim
the
fat
a
little
bit
in
terms
of
those.
Probably
you
know
really
focusing
on
what
we
we
want.
I
We
need
the
kids
to
learn
without
having
to
spend
two
three
months
that
it's
you
know
to
to
make
up
the
work
from
last
year.
So
it's
been
amazing.
The
number
of
staff
that
have
that
have
been
working
this
summer
considering
we
were
concerned
about
you,
know
the
teachers.
I
We
wanted
the
teachers
to
get
their
rest
as
well,
but
right
from
the
get
go
right
from
the
week
after
graduation
we've
been
working
hard
because
we
do
believe
it
is
going
to
start
with
the
curriculum
and
and
looking
at
that
and
seeing
how
we
can
prioritize
things.
But
I
do
know
the
superintendents,
but
one
of
the
superintendent's
priorities
is
having
that
staffing
and
having
that
support
for
our
students,
especially
it
has
been
mentioned
about
the
ell
supports
as
well.
J
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
response
and
my
last
question
is
to
students
who
are
did
not
fall
by
or
take
take
a
hit
due
to
this
pandemic
academically,
making
sure
their
systems
in
place
to
make
sure
that
students
are
not
becoming
bored
and
the
advanced
students
are
able
to
continue
with
the
rigor
needed
within
that
classroom
or
structure.
So
if
there's
a
lot
of
repeating
going
on,
you're
gonna
have
other
students
that
are
gonna
start
to
fall
behind
and
become
bored
so
really
having
those
sessions
and
classrooms
break.
J
You
know
broken
up
in
in
a
way
where
students
are
able
to
support
each
other,
but
also
there's
some
dynamic.
You
know
rigor
in
involved
that
would
enhance
those
students
to
propel
forward
even
further.
Thank
you
absolutely.
A
Okay,
thank
you
so
much.
We
will
go
on
now
to
the
second
item,
which
is
a
report
from
the
town
american
rescue
plan
discussion.
I
believe
mr
bronk
is
going
to
lead
this
discussion.
K
And
this
is
john
just
as
a
preface
of
course.
Sorry,
let
me
turn
that
off
spam
call
as
a
preface
of
course,
as
you
know,
the
it's
gonna
be
pretty
complicated
deciding
which,
which
items
the
council
will
want
to
spend
their
funds
on
what
process
to
get
there.
We
have
to
have
processes
in
place
to
track
funding
and
to
into
grant
applications
that
whole
thing
and
plan
department's
been
giving
that
some
thought
and
paige
is
going
to
touch
on
that.
B
Sure
I
think
I'll
just
jump
right
in
we're
still
trying
to
consider
what
the
best
process
is
in
moving
forward,
and
I
apologize
if,
if
I
end
up
repeating
something
that
people
already
know,
but
we
we've
been
participating
in
a
number
of
webinars.
B
We
have
read
the
150
page
draft
final
rule
provided
by
the
federal
government
trying
to
understand
how
this
funding
can
be
spent,
or,
I
should
say,
invested
at
the
local
level
and
I'd
like
to
read
the
four
main
areas,
at
least
on
the
municipal
side.
From
the
final
rule.
B
Number
four:
the
provision
of
government
services
to
the
extent
of
the
reduction
in
revenue
due
to
the
covet
19
public
health
emergency
relative
to
revenues
collected
in
the
most
recent
full
fiscal
year
prior
to
the
emergency
and
four
make
necessary
investments.
In
water,
sewer
or
broadband
infrastructure,
I
should
say
when
they
talk
about
sewer
generally
speaking,
storm
water
would
be
included
in
that.
B
So
you
have
four
general
buckets
and,
having
read
the
the
final
rule,
basically
they're,
enabling
local
governments
to
come
up
with
creative
projects
that
respond
to
anything
that
fall
within
these
larger
categories.
B
I
think
the
overall
intent
is
not
to
be
restrictive,
but
to
find
a
way
for
local
governments
to
comply
and
use
this
money
in
the
best
way
possible.
However,
there
are,
there
are
explicit
uses
that
are
they're
not
allowed.
I'm
not
necessarily
going
to
cover
those
right
now
but
case
in
point
one
is
you
can't
use
it
for
engine
reimbursements
and
there
are
other
that
are
added
to
that
list?
B
My
take
in
listening
to
a
lot
of
the
webinars
and
understanding
how
we're
best
to
approach
this.
There
was
one
quote
that
was
provided
that
it's
really
made
an
impression
on
me
and
it's
a
quote
from
the
brook
brookings
institute.
It
basically
said
looking
back
over
time.
People
will.
B
This
is
a
once-in-a-lifetime
situation
for
most
local
government
and
looking
back
people
will
evaluate
which
places
merely
spent
the
money
versus
which
places
invested
the
money
and
the
all
of
the
education
that
we've
been
participating
in
is
in
they're,
promoting
high
impact
efforts,
rather
than
a
large
number
of
smaller
initiatives.
B
This
is
an
opportunity
for
broughton
to
take
this
funding
and
actually
address
their
needs
where
the
greatest
needs
and
try
to
make
basically
catapult
us
forward.
Taking
a
horrible
situation,
we've
experienced
and
turn
it
into
an
opportunity.
They
have
stressed
often
the
need.
The
treasury
has
emphasized
this
and
many
of
the
training
sessions
that
conduct
the
needs
assessment
and
they
don't
necessarily
advise
how
to
do
that.
I
suppose
it
could
be
done
by
a
committee
such
as
this.
B
It
could
be
done
through
standard
means
where
we
have
a
number
of
meetings,
and
I
believe
the
school
department
has
talked
about
the
effort
how
they
they've
begun
to
address
their
needs.
There
could
be
surveys
there
could
be.
You
know
traditional
means
using
facebook,
twitter,
etc,
but
there
needs
to
be
some
mechanism
to
address
our
needs
so
that
we
know
we
can
defend
these
priorities
moving
forward.
We
actually
have
an
idea,
but
I'll
I'll
hold
on
on
that
until
a
little
bit
later,.
B
I
think
it's
also
important
to
realize
that
the
funding
from
the
american
rescue
plan
there
are
multiple
tiers.
B
Some
of
it
is
going
to,
let's
say
housing
already,
some
of
it's
going
to
schools
already
the
state
has
their
own
cutout
and
we're
getting
our
fraction
technically
under.
What's
called
the
corona
virus
state
and
local
recovery
fund
partition
of
a
larger
fund,
so
I
think,
what's
important
is
understanding
what
is
available
and
matching
that
with
our
needs
moving
forward,
so
that
we're
not
necessarily
duplicating
efforts
that
are
being
being
done
elsewhere.
B
You
know
we're
trying
trying
to
find
out
statewide.
How
are
they
addressing
some
of
the
existing
social
needs
case
in
point?
We've
learned,
for
example,
evictions
unite
connecticut,
has
some
funding
for
that
dealing
with
rentals,
and
I
think
they
also
deal
with
electric
assistance
not
to
say
that
we
can't
add
to
that,
but
the
state
is
charged
with
a
certain
carve
out
for
dealing
with
some
of
these
housing
needs
also
chaffa
the
connecticut
housing
finance
agency,
they're
being
given
funding
that
will
deal
with
foreclosures.
B
B
I
think
we're
honestly
we're
quite
concerned
about
how
we're
going
to
conduct
prioritization
and
the
needs
and
we're
hearing
it
everyone's
hearing,
a
staff,
I'm
sure
everyone
on
this
zoom
call
right
now
is
hearing
about
these
priority
needs.
But
how
do
we
really
conduct
a
defensible
needs
assessment
and
one
thing
that
we
have
stumbled
on
recently
and
it's
something
that
I
think
should
be
considered,
but
we
also
understand
time
is
is
of
the
essence.
There
are
a
number
of
platforms
that
are
being
used
community
assessment
platforms
and
these
are
being
done
nationwide.
B
They
have
come
up
through
a
lot
of
the
our
discussions
and
the
cost
to
do
this
could
be
paid
for
with
the
arpa
money.
B
Basically,
it's
the
ability
to
try
to
bring
everyone
together
in
a
digital
form
to
allow
them
to
engage
on
what
they
believe
the
priorities
are,
and
it's
also
an
opportunity
to
push
information
out
in
data
and
to
tabulate
it
in
real
time.
It
can
be
done
by
category
subject
matter:
neighborhood
mapping
can
be
involved
and,
if
you
think
about
some
of
the
projects
we've
been
dealing
with
over
the
past
few
years,
there
clearly
is
a
need
for
us
to
try
to
get
more
input,
but
in
real
time.
B
So
we
can
know
what
the
majority
needs
are,
rather
than
simply
people
that
might
be
in
the
inner
circle
or
the
vocal
minority.
B
B
However,
we
do
it,
we
need
to
find
out
the
best
way
to
prioritize
our
needs
and
we
actually
are
warm
to
using
a
platform
like
that,
but
but
would
defer
to
the
town
as
a
whole.
Those
are
my
general
comments
at
this
point
in
time.
B
Concern
for
how
we're
going
to
prioritize
document
get
the
input
from
the
public
and
ensure
we
stay
within
the
boxes
for
this
funding
we
we
have
obviously
they'll
be
self-reporting,
given
that
we're
a
non-entitlement
community
and
if
we
should
make
a
mistake
and
actually
fund
a
project
that
is
not
eligible.
Ultimately,
the
town
will
be
responsible
for
paying
those
funds
back.
B
K
Nothing
really
to
add
other
than
I
completely
agree
with
them
on
the
need
to
for
us
all
to
provide
the
best
information
to
the
council
as
possible
so
that
they
feel
comfortable
where
they're
allocating
the
dollars.
A
So
the
the
program
that
mr
brock
mentioned,
citizen
lab-
can
you
just
talk
to
us
briefly
about
what
that
is
and
how
it
would
be
used
in
groton.
B
Sorry
about
that
that
is
one
particular
company.
As
I
said,
there
are
others,
I'm
looking
for
a
sheet
of
paper,
which
I
don't
have
in
my
hands
at
the
moment,
but
basically
it
is
a
platform
that
the
public
would
be
asked
to
engage
in.
We
would
also
use
this
platform
to
put
information
out.
B
It
would
allow
for
larger
scale
surveys
smaller
scale
surveys.
There
could
be
hypothetical
analyses,
someone
could
put
a
project
out
there
and
say
well,
let's,
let's,
let's
talk
about,
maybe
the
school
effort
I
heard
mentioned
to
tutoring
and
I've
learned
that
that
is
certainly
eligible,
that
it's
something
that
many
communities
are
doing.
B
You
could
put
a
quick
survey
out
there
asking
parents,
how
many
believe
that
they
would
make
use
of
tutoring
how
many
parents
have
children
that
would
really
benefit
from
such
tutoring
and-
and
I
know
we're
getting
information
from
meetings
and
emails,
etc.
But
this
would
be
a
community-wide
broad-based
platform
that
we
would
actually
have
statistics
from
and
we
could
track
the
comments
rather
than
getting
them
individually
through
facebook
and
twitter
and
email
etc.
We
could
actually
track
all
the
comments,
all
the
input
and
come
up
with
reports.
We
could
do
it
by
neighborhood.
B
We
could
do
it,
we
could
share
mapping.
We
could
share
ideas
through
this
main
community
platform,
I'm
probably
not
giving
it
full
service.
I
am
we've
been
looking
at
it
and
have
more
information
more
than
happy
to
send
it
out
by
email
to
the
committee
so
that
they
can
learn
more
about
it,
but
that's
the
general.
B
That's
the
general
use
of
the
tool.
The
tool
is
less
than
twenty
thousand
dollars
for
basically
full
platform
use.
You
can
run
multiple
projects,
multiple
scenarios
and
in
reality
it
could
help
us,
I
think,
even
beyond
how
we
use
the
arp
of
money.
It
could
very
much
be
a
new
platform
that
enables
more
community
engagement.
A
So
I
have
one
more
question,
then
moderator
evan
has
her
hand
up
as
well.
So
regarding
this,
the
software,
the
public
engagement,
sophomore
citizen
lab,
would
that
be
something
that
staff
your
staff
would
use
to
gather
information.
Then
you
would
feed
it
to
the
policy
makers
in
town
and
then
the
policy
makers
would
be
the
ones
that
would
determine
you
know
if
we
wanted
to
take
care
of
that
or
this
item,
or
perhaps
even
something
different,
I'm
not
just
quite
sure
how
it
would
mesh
with
how
our
government's
structured.
B
It
it
definitely
would
feed
up
to
decision
makers.
In
addition,
it's
my
understanding.
It
would
be
more
real
time
in
that
the
public
would
have
access
to
the
data
as
well.
B
So
it's
probably
far
more
transparent
than
anything
we've
used
in
the
past,
but
indeed
it's
if
the
question
means
is
it
just
for
staff's
use?
No,
it's
definitely
intended
to
be
a
solicitation
of
of
the
public
opinion
and
that
information
would
directly
be
available
to
decision
makers.
F
Thank
you
again.
I
I
did
have
a
few
questions.
I
don't
know
much
about
citizenlink,
but
I
am
a
social
scientist
and
you
know
from
what
I
hear
you
would
not
have
statistical
data,
because
you
would
only
have
information
regarding
the
people
who
self
basically
self-selected
to
take
the
survey,
which
means
that
they
would
have
a
computer,
they
would
have
internet
and
they
would
be
tied
in
to
whatever
your
just
method
of
disseminating.
That
information
is
so
you
know
I
I
don't
you
know
from
as
a
social
scientist.
F
I
I
don't
think
it
would
necessarily
be
better
than
what
you
get
on
facebook.
It
would
just
be
maybe
in
one
place
so
it
might
be
easier
to
access,
but
I
don't
necessarily
think
it
would
give
you
better
information
about
what
the
citizens
would
like.
So
I
just
wanted
to
have
that
caveat
there,
because
what
I
heard
was
not
a
statistically
valid
model
or
statistically
valid
sampling.
It
was
just
a
platform
that
people
could
choose
to
complete
a
survey
or
not.
Is
that
correct.
B
That's
correct,
I
think
it's
if
I
painted
the
picture.
That
is
a
survey
tool.
I'm
sorry,
that's
not
exactly
what
it
is.
I
actually
found
the
paper
I
was
looking
for.
If
I
could
read
a
couple
more
sentences,
I
think
it
might
clarify
and
then
I'll
come
back
to
your
comment.
It's
a
modern
cross-platform
interface
with
several
methods
to
engage,
including
map-based
tools,
polls
and
surveys,
participatory
budget
pools,
message,
boards
and
online
workshops.
B
It
has
the
ability
to
create
focused
breakout
groups.
The
platform
lets
you
engage,
specific
subsets
of
residents
based
on
their
neighborhood
group
affiliation
asian
point
like
stored,
store
owners,
even
people
with
their
own
virtual
spaces,
to
collect
more
granular
feedback.
This
feature
would
allow
the
team
to
take
an
equity-focused
approach,
remove
the
loudest
voices
in
a
room
and
engage
more
deeply
with
specific
communities
within
groton
that
are
traditionally
under
heard
in
planning
and
decision
making
processes
it
would.
B
It
would
offer
easy
collaboration
with
town,
the
city
and
neighborhood
stakeholders
on
outreach
messaging
and
engagement
and
the
platform
acts
as
a
behind
the
scenes
project
management
tool
that
allows
for
multiple
stakeholders
to
create
moderate
and
analyze
engagement
projects,
making
it
easy
to
collaborate
throughout
a
project
and
share
learnings
between
departments
and
organizations.
So
I
think
that
best
captures
it,
but.
F
But
I
have
to
just
say
that
what
you've
said
doesn't
give
me
any
hope
that
it's
you
know
I
it
I.
I
would
feel
better
if
you
actually
had
a
consultant
who
was
going
to
develop
a
survey
that
would
hit
those
hard
to
reach
neighborhoods.
I
don't
understand
how
this
is
going
to
do
that,
it's
only
as
good
as
the
people
who
are
soliciting
that
information
and
getting
to
those
people
who
may
or
may
not
have
wi-fi
who
may
or
may
not
have
access
to
a
computer.
F
You
know
right
now
the
library
is
probably
one
of
the
best
places,
the
most
egalitarian
places
in
groton,
for
allowing
everyone
to
access,
wi-fi
and
computers
and
printers.
So,
to
my
mind,
it's
like
a
nifty
thing
and
it,
but
I
don't
think
it's
necessarily
going
to
deliver
the
sales
blurb
that
you
just
read.
B
Okay,
I
understand,
and
certainly
groton
could
do
traditional
surveying
if
that's
what
they
want
for
a
statistically
valid
survey.
But
anyway,
it's
a
tool
and
more
than
happy
to
share
it.
For
those
who
are
interested
in
learning
more.
F
A
All
right
great,
I
saw
counselor
ovary
next,
please.
C
I'm
wondering
in
these
buckets
I
probably
haven't
read
enough,
so
I
apologize
if
I'm
asking
a
question
that
can't
be
answered,
but
can
we
do
extension
of
services
with
this
money
that
would
open,
perhaps
a
commercial
area
or
a
housing
area
or
growth
for
gratin?
C
B
Infrastructure
specific
to
water,
sewer,
storm
water
and
broadband.
Definitely,
yes,
it
would
have
to
be
appropriately
documented.
B
In
terms
of
housing
that
is
possible,
there
was
one
other.
You
had
one
other
concept,
I
think
in
the
question
that
was
in
the
beginning.
You
know
that
one
commercial.
B
I'm
not
sure
about
that
one.
Certainly,
we
can
help
existing
businesses
most
particularly
help
them
in
where
they
have
experienced
a
a
detrimental
impact
as
a
result
of
kovic.
We
can
also
help
them
pivot.
What
I
mean
by
that
is,
if
they're
looking
to
do
better
in
the
future,
so
that
they're
not
vulnerable
to
a
covid
type
situation
or
scenario.
We
can
help
them
with
that.
Whether
we
can
open
up
and
have
a
fund
for
new
business
or
new
industrial
areas
that
one
I'm
not
100
positive.
C
I
was
I'm
still
kind
of
looking
at,
not
necessarily,
but
if
we
could
use
the
money
to
extend
water
and
sewer,
then
those
things
would
happen.
It's
just.
It
would
open
up
some
different
housing
area
where
houses
could
be
built.
It
would
open
up
an
industrial
area
because
it
would
have
facilities.
You
know
it
would.
It
would
bring
about
other
things
when
if
we
could
make
it
so
that
more
of
groton
had
water
and
sewer.
So
I
it's
definitely.
B
Infrastructure
is
one
of
the
four
buckets
and
it's
quite
clear
that
those
are
allowed
and
then
some
of
the
some
of
the
webinars
I've
been
on.
They
start
to
give
their
opinions
on
how
much
of
an
allocation
in
terms
of
percentage
you
should
provide
towards
infrastructure.
Many
of
them
have
had
a
fairly
high
percentage.
B
Some
are
as
high
as
50
of
the
allocation.
Clearly,
it's
a
local
decision,
but
in
terms
of
making
large
impacts
over
time,
infrastructure
certainly
do
that.
A
Thank
you.
I
have
representative
conley
next.
L
L
L
I
there
is
a
lot
of
talk
and
there's
a
lot
of
need
for
recurring
costs,
or
it
pro
programs
that
will
have
an
annual
cost
so
do
realize
this
is,
I
believe
the
money
must
be
used
within
three
years,
and
you
don't
want
to
put
yourself
in
a
hole
where,
when
this
comes
out,
you
then
have
to
be
in
the
place
that
we've
all
been
in
canceling
of
programs,
so
do
be
mindful
as
to
how
you
spend
the
money
for
recurring
programs
that
you
have
that
hole
filled
in
or
a
plan
to
fill
in
that
hole
in
the
future
and
also
take
a
look
to
fill
in
that
hole.
L
You
can't
use
this
money
to
pay
off
debt,
but
you
can
use
the
money
to
pay
for
projects
that
you
would
have
otherwise
bonded
or
been
in
future
budgets
as
cips,
so
that
can
free
up
some
money
to
do
some
of
the
long-term
annual
projects
that
I
know
many
people,
not
only
you
guys
want
to
do,
but
residents
want
to
see
and
then
just
at
the
survey
concept
you
might
not
need
a
professional
statistical
survey.
Many
folks,
you
know
you
can
go
door-to-door
neighborhoods,
we
can
all
everyone
can
volunteer
and
say.
L
Is
there
a
need
that
you
have
and
take
notes
and
and
send
it
back?
There's
things
we
can
all
do,
and
I
know
many
folks
have
have
been
on
the
doors
around
the
phones
before
and
can
do
that
again
I
find
often
times
the
people
with
the
biggest
needs
are
the
ones
that
you
do
miss
with
the
online
surveys.
L
People
who
are
are
struggling
the
most
don't
have
that
20
minutes
to
have
get
to
the
place
with
active
internet
log
on
utilize,
the
computer,
in
a
way
that
maybe
some
of
us
who
have
desk
jobs
and
are
sitting
in
front
of
computer
all
day
have
the
access
to
the
internet.
So
please
be
mindful
that
that
sometimes
we,
when
our
tries
to
get
good
statistics,
is
we're
missing
our
residents,
who
do
need
to
have
their
voices
heard
the
most
and
now
that
we
can
be
in
person
right
now.
L
Maybe
things
like
I
know
the
city's
doing
meetings
with
the
officers,
maybe
that's
something
the
town
could
think
about
doing
along.
You
know:
how
do
you
want
to
spend
the
arc
of
money
so
that
folks,
who
have
needs?
We
know
all
about
it?
So
we
can
best
use
those
good
funds
and
appreciate
the
federal
government.
L
Hopefully
we
get
a
little
bit
more
in
the
next
upcoming
months
so,
but
we
can
make
some
long-term
changes
to
really
benefit,
not
only
the
residents
but
to
benefit
the
town
and
the
city
as
we
move
forward
and
maybe
maybe
more
wi-fi.
So
it's
not
just
driving
to
the
library
would
be
a
really
good
idea
so
that
people
have
access
to
the
internet,
access
to
jobs,
and
we
all
know
what
happens
when
when
our
comcast
or
thames
valley
goes
down
and
we're
trying
to
to
be
on
the
zooms
all
day.
So
thanks
guys.
A
Thank
you.
I
have
counselor
bum
gardner
next.
D
Thank
you,
madam
mayor,
and
thank
you
paige
for
the
presentation,
as
well
as
dr
piazza,
welcome
to
groton
and
look
forward
to
working
with
you
in
the
future.
I
know
when
meetings
passed,
we've
talked
about
how
you
know
we
can
really
best
leverage
these
funds.
You
know
and
working
in
close
collaboration
amongst
all
entities.
D
You
know
you
know,
obviously,
a
municipality
that
has
subdivisions
and
a
you
know:
a
board
of
education
that
serves
not
just
students
within
our
community,
but
also
some
of
the
surrounding
communities
as
well.
So
you
know
really
partnering
to
identify.
D
You
know
where
those
needs
are
you
paid
you
had
mentioned
doing
sort
of
having
a
a
needs,
offense
a
needs
assessment
that
is
defensible
and,
and
so
you
know
it.
I
think
the
points
that
moderator
ebbing
brought
up
of
having
you
know
statistically
valid
surveys
done
to
ensure
that
you
know
we
are
getting
a
truly
a
cross-section
of
our
community,
providing
input
as
to
how
we
are
spending
really
millions
of
dollars
for
the
years
to
come.
D
You
know
it's
certainly
promising
to
hear
that
we're
going
to
be
focusing
on
key
areas
in
the
city,
but
also
know
that
they're,
you
know
in
many
respects
in
our
community.
You
know
poverty
may
not
be
confined
to
you
know.
Just
certainly
one
neighborhood,
a
lack
of
internet
access
may
not
be
confined
to
one
neighborhood.
Perhaps
there
is
a
home,
you
know
that
is
not
properly
served
because
they
do
not
have
the
financial
resources
that
many
of
their
surrounding
neighbors
do
that's.
D
Obviously,
what
we
saw
with
this
pandemic
is
that
there
are
many
families
who
are
struggling
now
more
than
ever,
and
so
what
can
we
do
now
to
not
just
obviously
provide
a
helping
hand
in
the
interim
in
the
time
being,
but
for
the
years
to
come?
I
think
it
was
mentioned
today
with
the
board
of
education's
moniker
being
you
know,
returning
to
better
than
normal,
which
I
I
think
is
a
great
kind
of
call
to
action
really
for
all
of
us.
D
So
one
question
I
have
is
probably
would
be
best
answered
by
our
wonderful
director
landry
with
respect
to
how
much
money
can
the
town
directly
spend?
How
much
money
is
the
board
of
education
directly
spending?
I
know
we've
heard
seven
million
dollar
amount
of
seven
million
dollars
for
the
board
of
education.
I
think
3.8
for
the
town.
You
know
there
are
some
questions
as
to
whether
or
not
the
subdivisions
will
be
receiving
american
rescue
plan
funds
directly.
D
We
subsequently
found
out
that,
indeed
they
are
in
some
respects.
So
just
can
we
get
some
sense
of
where
we
are
in
terms
of
total
dollar
amounts,
and
I
think
that
would
really
help
us.
You
know
maybe
narrow
in
our
focus
and
identifying
what
some
of
those
needs
are,
and
just
one
quick
point
representative
conley
brought
up
some
two
very
important
points
about
you
know
being
careful
with
starting
programs
with
recurring,
spend
expenses
in
future
years.
D
That's
awfully
important,
especially
since
that
you
know
there.
There
certainly
are
needs,
but
are
some
of
those
needs
in
the
you
know,
really
wants,
and
certainly
the
cip
just
a
quick
aside,
the
cip
is
really
a
living
breathing
document.
It's
a
policy
document
that
really
guides
how
the
town
spends
our
dollars
to
improve
amenities
and
recreational.
Our
recreational
infrastructure,
our
you
know,
infrastructure,
to
improve
resiliency
protect
our
you
know
our
you
know.
You
know.
D
So
my
question
is
sort
of
twofold,
the
financial
side
of
things
and
then
also
just
any
reaction
to
what
I
said.
Thank
you.
A
K
This
is
john,
oh
thank
you
got
some
of
it.
We
did
receive
the
first
payment
on
the
22nd,
which
is
the
first
50
we
received
just
under
4.3
million,
so
meaning
we'll
get
received,
another
4.293
million
and
change
so
all
together
about
8.6
million
just
under
the
the
city,
I
believe
is
it
about
2.6
million
mayor
hedrick,
total.
K
Groton
long
point
we'll
get
a
total
of
75
000,
I
believe,
is
what
they're
receiving
I
don't
have
that
number
from
anybody
pretty
sure
and
then
the
board
of
ed
it
was
just
slightly
over
seven
million.
I
believe
is
that
right.
I
know
it's
right
wrong.
F
A
And
I
don't
recall
what
counselor
gardner?
What
was
your
second
question,
sir?.
D
Yes,
so
you
know
now
that
we
have
an
understanding
of
what
each
group
will
be
receiving.
You
know,
I
think
one
thing
we
should
talk
about
in
before
we
kind
of
conduct
the
needs
assessment
with
our
community
engaging
how
those
dollars
are
spent
is,
I
think,
some
shared,
or
at
least
some
shared
goals
amongst
this
group
as
to
how
we
can
best
leverage,
each
other's
pool
of
funds
to
benefit
all
residents
and
to
provide
equity.
D
You
know
sort
of
in
the
process
as
well,
which
I
I
think
you
know
has
been
a
big
focus
of
this.
You
know
really,
president
biden's
approach
to
the
american
rescue
plan.
You
know
improving
outcomes,
you
know
for
for
all
economic
and-
and
you
know
the
welfare
of
our
of
our
community.
So
with
respect
to
resiliency
as
well,
you
know
it
was
mentioned
broadband
internet.
I
mean
I
don't
know
how
many
families
I've
spoken
to.
D
Who
said
you
know
we
just
did
not
have
adequate
in
access
to
the
internet
during
the
pandemic,
if
it
weren't
for
the
board
of
education,
providing
you
know,
laptops,
and
you
know,
working
with
families
to
find
you
know
good
internet
providers,
they
would
have
really
fallen
through
the
cracks
and
and
some
some
did,
and
so
you
know,
I
think
it's
incumbent
on
us
to
really
reflect
on
that
and
take
some
lessons
from
that,
and
you
know
as
we're
coming
up
with
ideas
or
or
projects
to
fun.
D
I'll
really
kind
of
you
know
not
lose
focus
of
that
and
and
to
engage
that
you
know
those
families
in
the
process
as
well.
A
Thank
you
I
I
know
we
have
another
hand,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
we
also
have
our
human
services
update
today
and
we
want
to
make
sure
we
get
that
before.
We
do
any
more
further
discussion
about
things
and
then
mr
will
provide
a
covet
update.
So
we
need
to
make
sure
we
talk
to
human
services
as
well
counselor,
but
counselor
borderline.
Did
you
have
another
question.
J
J
First,
I
know
pre
covid
free
the
free
lunch
program
was
available
to
schools
that
qualified
for
title
one
services
and
then
once
coveted,
there
was
funding
to
make
district-wide
free
lunch,
and
I
was
hoping
that
to
hear
that
these
funds
would
be
used
to
continue
to
provide
free
lunch
for
all
students
in
the
town
of
groton
and
moving
beyond
those
funds
to
continue
to
have
those
available
for
our
town
and
groton,
because
we
realize
the
need
to
make
sure
children
are
not
hungry
in
our
towns.
I
Question
yeah:
well,
the
good
news
is,
is
that
I
believe
it
came
from.
The
state
has
agreed
to
pay
for
breakfast
and
lunch
for
all
kids
again
for
one
additional
year,
and
then
we
can
look
at
what
what
comes
after
that,
definitely
with
the
with.
If
we
want
to
continue
that
program,
which
has
been
beneficial
with
so
many,
but
we
do
know
it's
locked
in
for
another
year,.
J
Perfect,
so
looking
at
those
funds
that
we're
talking
about
that
seven,
you
know
million
looking
at
the
next
two
years
after
that,
starting
to
talk
about
that
around
the
table,
because
certain
sections
of
town
really
benefit
from
having
free
lunch
from
for
all
and
school
districts.
That
already
have
that
in
place
did
not
have
to
budget
for
that
it
was
already
something
in
their
budget.
So
I'm
hoping
to
see
that
as
part
of
a
long-term
plan.
As
far
as
the
town
side.
J
Looking
at
the
money,
I
just
had
a
question
for
mr
bronk.
How
much
is
that
program
that
you
had
mentioned.
J
Yeah,
so
I
I
agree
with
representative
connolly
and
moderator
evan,
you
know
I
don't
I
don't
know.
I
I've
seen
some
studies
come
out.
I
know
some
studies
were
done
for
a
needs
assessment
for
like
the
pratt
building,
for
example,
and
you
look
at
the
numbers
of
people
that
actually
took
that
and
said
you
know
what
the
direction
we
wanted
to
go
when
you
look
at
the
whole
town
of
40
plus
thousand
people.
J
That's
like
it
was
a
very
small
percent,
so
I'm
concerned
that
we
may
not
meet
all
the
needs
of
the
folks.
I
also
think
it'd
be
important
to
have
something
like
a
public
hearing
to
allow
folks
to
come
in
and
we
can
have
a
presentation
and
then
have
people
know
that
we're
going
to
be
talking
about
this
and
have
them
come
up
and
say
where
they
feel
in
this
town.
J
Things
are
needed
and
then
maybe
some
other
like
door,
knocking
like
chris
connolly,
said
hit
in
areas
that
were
hardest
hit,
really
looking
to
see
how
we
make
sure
we're
reaching
all
the
needs
of
our
town.
I
also
agree
that
we
do
not
want
to.
J
J
I
think
infrastructure
is
another
great
avenue,
but
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
this
money
is
here
for
the
needs
because
of
what
happened,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
it's
actually
directly
impacting
individuals
and
infrastructure
is
a
piece
of
that,
but
I
would
love
to
see
it
really
impact
the
lives
of
folks
that
more
more
than
likely
normally
aren't
benefiting
from
programs
like
this
in
our
town
and
expanding
programs
like
our
youth
center,
we
found
that
the
need
for
students
to
have
a
place
to
go
that
was
safe,
clean
with
activities
that
youth
center
that
we
set
forth
over
there
on
the
old
fitch
middle
school,
former
heist
fitch,
high
school.
J
Those
are
great
infrastructure
improvements
in
our
town.
I
know
there's
folks,
speaking
about
athletics
and
our
field
needs
in
our
town.
Looking
at
our
walking
park
lights
over
there
with
cobid
we've
found,
people
didn't
have
a
safe
place
to
walk
once
it
got
dark.
Looking
at
the
whole
social,
emotional
and
physical
well-being
of
our
our
constituents
in
our
town
and
having
a
place
to
exercise
was
a
huge
cry
when
gyms
closed.
J
So
these
are
the
things
that
I'm
thinking
about,
but
I
definitely
think
it'd
be
important
to
really
make
sure
we're
putting
out
information
to
bring
around
the
table
the
people
that
it
is
impacting
and
having
a
a
public
hearing
on
this
matter
and
allowing
folks
to
come
forward
to
talk
about
where
and
what
things
are
needed.
Thank
you.
M
M
We
were
looking
at
co-urbanized
now
and
then
I
didn't
necessarily
see
this
as
a
needs
assessment
tool,
but
just
wanted
to
speak
to
the
fact
that,
as
a
community
engagement
tool
for
planning
and
local
development,
this
type
of
platform
is
tremendous
and
it's
it's
a
benefit
to
have,
and
it
will
just
be
one
tool
in
the
matter
of
like
how
the
community
engaged.
But
I
know
we
mentioned
infrastructure,
resiliency
and
capital
improvement
on
plans.
M
This
may
be
not
appropriate
for
the
needs
assessment
portion,
but
as
we
move
forward
and
continue
to
plan
for
grind,
it
should
be
something
that
we
collectively
consider
both
on
the
town
and
city
side
of
how
we
can
incorporate
that
tool
to
help
staff
and
and
collaborate
with
community
members.
A
Thank
you
so
much
and
I
I
enjoy
hearing
the
collaboration
aspect,
so
thank
you
so
much
for
that.
We
have
agenda
item
4.3,
2021,
513,
human
services
update
and
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
director
fonduellis.
At
this
point,
thank
you
director,
condoles
for
being
here
this
evening.
N
Thank
you
for
having
me
I
did
send
out
via
john
this
morning
a
brief
overview
of
of
where
things
stand
in
human
services.
I've
been
sort
of
waiting
for
my
marching
orders
so
to
speak
as
far
as
use
of
any
funds,
above
and
beyond
what
we
already
offer
in
our
department,
and
I
tried
to
spell
out
those
various
programs
and
and
services
that
we
already
provide
and
we're
quite
used
to
in
the
department,
utilizing
a
variety
of
sources
of
funding
to
help
people
with
their
their
needs.
N
And
should
there
be
any
monies
coming
forward
to
help
with
the
assistance
to
households
as
identified
by
the
treasury
department
in
rent
and
utilities
and
food
and.
M
N
N
But
I
I
really
need,
as
I
say,
my
marching
orders
from
the
town
as
to
what
what
it
wants
the
department
to
do
in
this
regard,
but
we're
ready
to
to
jump
in
and
establish
guidelines
for
assistance
to
families,
households
in
need,
as
soon
as
as
we're
asked
to
do
so.
So
that's
basically
it
in
a
nutshell:
I'm
I'm
sort
of
waiting
and
seeing
what
is
what
is
possible
as
far
as
any
funding
coming
to
those
households
that
we'd
be
assisting
in
the
department
very
good.
A
Yes,
I
wasn't
sure
I
thought
I
heard
someone
else
speaking.
Mr
burt
did
you
want
to
jump
in
on
anything
that
director
fondulas
has
said.
K
No
other
than
I
think
it
is
a
great
resource
for
any
programs.
We
look
at
for
helping
households
directly.
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
help
that
her
department
could
provide
and
I'm
interested
marge.
Did
you
hear
things
from
any
clients
about
needs?
You
know
you
know,
I
know
it'd
be
anecdotal,
but
I
still
like
to
hear
what
you're
hearing
you
know
with
boots
on
the
ground
for
the
needs.
N
Well,
it's
primarily
those
the
the
the
the
main
three
items:
it's
food,
it's
utility
bills.
It's
it's
rent
assistance
and
later
on,
as
it
gets
cooler,
it
will
be
fuel
assistance.
N
It's
really
those
primary
areas
that
we
assist
with,
and
we
don't
know
at
this
point
what
to
expect.
Quite
frankly,
as
far
as
the
eviction
situation
is
concerned,
we
really,
as
I
mentioned
in
my
in
my
email
this
morning-
we've
had
some
evictions
that
occurred
even
despite
the
moratoriums
that
were
in
place
and
with
the
lifting
of
the
moratorium.
N
I
I
imagine
there
will
be
additional
evictions,
but
we
just
don't
know
at
this
point
what
what
direction
that's
going
to
go.
K
Have
you
had
many
people
you've
referred
elsewhere
for
like
the
unite
ct?
Have
you
I'm?
You
know
we're
hearing,
that's
not
being
utilized
a
lot.
Yet
I'd
like
to
hear
what
representative
conley
has
to
say.
I
know
the
mayor
had
heard
something
about
that.
It
might
be
a
difficult
process
to
apply
for.
N
You
do
need
to
access
a
computer,
the
the
state
we
did
have
the
the
unite
ct
bus
come
to
our
building
human
services
on
two
occasions
and
had
very
few
people
show
up
to
utilize
that
that
service
and
I
believe
the
same
situation
occurred
at
bran
at
st
john's
christian
church
when
the
bus
went
there
as
well
and
in
speaking
to
others
around
the
state.
N
The
the
turnout
has
not
been
great
when
the
bus
has
gone
to
various
locations
throughout
the
state,
and
I
partly
there
has
been
frustration
with
the
fact
that
landlords
are
not
necessarily
cooperating,
and
the
original
idea
was
that
or
their
requirement
was
that
a
landlord
needed
to
be
a
co.
Basically,
a
co-applicant
with
with
the
tenant
and
landlords
were
not
necessarily
willing
to
do
that.
N
So
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
so
I
don't,
I
think
there
have
been
perhaps
2
000
some
odd
applications
now
statewide,
which
is
really
quite
quite
small
in
number.
H
Either
they
bring
the
computer
to
you
with
the
with
a
mobile
van
or
you
do
have
to
enter
everything
in
on
a
computer.
They
don't
take
it
any
other
way,
but
we
had
a
very
low
turnout
there
and
then
I
think
two
times
we
did
it
down
at
st
john's,
with
an
intent
to
focus
on
the
areas
around
that
area
that
we
had
a
very
low
turnout,
even
though
we
advertise
it
and
we
put
out
bilingual
communication
to
draw
attention
to
it.
We
still
had
a
very
low
turnout
on
that.
So
that's
that's.
H
One
of
the
challenges
that
we're
having
in
the
city
is
even
when
you're
taking
things
to
the
populations,
sometimes
they're,
not
taking
advantage
of
it,
and
even
when
you
have
bilingual
communications
to
get
the
information
out
there
and
you
have
bilingual
speakers
there.
We
still
have
some
challenges.
So
we're
still
going
to
continue
to
do
it,
we're
still
going
to
knock
on
the
doors,
but
the
challenges
are
still
out
there.
A
Representative
conley:
is
there
any
any
movement
at
the
state
to
perhaps
change
this
application
structure
or
make
improvements
so
that
more
people
would
have
access.
L
So
that
I,
their
state
representatives
or
senators,
don't
do
the
applications
or
set
the
regulations
for
that.
So
unfortunately,
I
can't
answer
that
question
what
our
staff
and
what
we
can
do
is
we
can
help
people
who
are
having
troubles
with
the
process
and
if
folks,
we've
been
helping
landlords
and
tenants,
because
there
is
a
section
for
both
the
landlord
and
the
tenant.
We
found
a
lot
of
people
have
completed
their
end
and
didn't
realize
that
the
other.
L
So
we
can
help
with
the
follow-through
we
can
help
folks
who
don't
have
computer
access.
They
can
talk
to
our
staff
members
who
can
type
things
in
for
them.
L
We
can
provide
an
awful
lot
of
assistance,
it's
a
great
program,
money's
available,
but
we
cannot
bring
it
to
anyone
who
doesn't
you
know
doesn't
want
to
be
there.
I
have
an
assumption
with
the
evictions.
Moratorium
folks
will
be
at
a
place
where
they
will
be
at
that
housing
court
and
with
this
program
available,
I
think
they'll
be
more
applicable
as
people
are
brought
into
housing.
A
Thank
you
if
you,
if
you
have
any
opportunity
to
convey
the
frustrations
that
have
been
expressed
here
this
evening
with
the
relatively
few
number
of
people
using
what
seems
like
a
very
worthwhile
program
that
would
be
appreciated.
Let's
see
counselor,
who
did
I
see?
First,
I
have
evan
baumgardner
bordelon
moderator,
evan,.
F
F
So
I
don't
know
if
the
issue
is
more
on
the
landlord
side
for
communication,
but
but
he
he
did
do
that,
and
I
do
believe
that
the
landlord
does
forgive
a
certain
amount
of
the
rent
as
part
of
the
agreement
so
that
they
are
like
kind
of
subsidizing
that
that
rent
it
doesn't
pay
100.
A
Thank
you,
councilor
bumgarner,.
D
Yeah
and
if
there's
any
way,
maybe
we
can
get
some
data
from
the
state
as
to
how
many
families
or
individuals
within
groton
have
utilized
programs.
So
far
as
part
of
that
ask.
A
Thank
you,
counselor
obrie.
I
see
your
note
that
you
have
to
leave.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
and
wow
stay
tuned
for
notice
of
next
meetings.
Counselor
baumgardner,
you
are
asking
that
of
representative
conley
or
director
fonduelas.
D
In
terms
of
you
actually,
yes,
you
know,
maybe
for
representative
conley
or
if
you
know
miss
fundulas,
will
have
any
discussion
with
the
state
about
the
program
moving
forward.
You
know
just
to
see
how
many
folks,
within
the
town
as
a
whole,
have
utilized
the
program
so
far.
J
Yes,
thank
you.
I
was
just
one.
I
had
a
question
for
mrs
fondulas.
Has
there
been
any
help
where
folks
or
residents
had
come
in,
and
maybe
you
might
help
with
the
landlord
part
for
them,
since
it's
very
incumbersome,
some
people
may
you
know,
have
never
had
to
do
like
this
kind
of
ask
and
maybe
having
some
other
person
to
help
with
that
application
part.
Is
there
a
need
there
at
all.
N
Yes,
there
is
a
need
and
what
we
have
been
doing.
We
are
not
administering
the
program
directly
in
the
department,
so
what
we
are
doing
is
referring
people
to,
in
particular,
the
new
london
homeless.
Hospitality
center
has
staff
there
that
can
help
with
the
application
process
and
because-
and
that
seems
to
work
better
as
far
as
people
getting
direct
help,
there's
another
site
too-
that
I'm
forgetting
now
where
they,
where
we're
referring
them.
N
But
I
know
new
london,
homeless
hospitality
center
has
staff
who
actually
went
and
took
the
state
training
and
are
able
to
help
whether,
when
there
are
roadblocks
in
the
application
process,
but
it
is
it's
very
difficult.
People
tell
us
that
they've
tried
calling
the
numbers
that
are
available
to
get
direct
help
via
telephone
from
the
from
the
unite
ct
offices,
and
that
is
that
results
in
a
lot
of
frustration.
N
Unfortunately,
so
we
have
found
it,
it
is
most
successful
if
people
go
directly
to
the
homeless
hospitality
center
and
talk
with
staff
there.
We
also
when
the
bus
did
come
to
our
building
and
to
other
locations
in
in
this.
In
the
town
and
city
we
suggested
people
go
directly
and
talk
to
the
staff
on
the
bus,
which
was
also
helpful,
but
it's
it's.
It
is
a
yes.
J
I
guess
what
I'm
seeing
as
an
outlier
here
in
my
mind,
I
guess,
is
thinking
of
folks
that
I
know
who
had
to
access
help
during
the
pandemic
that
never
were
in
financial
need
going
to
a
homeless
and
hospitality.
Shelter
can
be
a
bit
much
for
someone.
Who's
never
had
to
step
into
a
place
like
that,
even
just
to
ask
for
help,
and
so
there
could
be
an
embarrassment
or
a
feeling
of
insecurity,
working
with
budget
like
health
district,
with
people
with
food
insecurities
and
and
access
to
to
to
medical
treatment.
J
It
would
seem
to
me
that
some
of
our
funds
in
this
town
that
we
could
make
sure
or
look
to
the
state
to
have
trained
people
in
our
town
instead
of
referring
them
constantly
over
the
bridge,
because
we
do
not
have
a
shelter,
we
do
not
have
a
soup
kitchen,
and
so,
as
a
town,
we
we
lack
a
lot
of
those
fundamental
support
services
that
people
needed
in
a
coveted
crisis,
and
so
we're
looking
at
funding
that
we
can
use
in
our
town
to
help
our
human
resource
department.
J
To
me,
it
seems
as
if
we
should
try
to
find
folks,
even
if
it's
a
temporary
thing
or
having
some
state
communication
people
that
can
help
in
our
town
where
people
are
becoming
possibly
almost
homeless
and
losing
their
their
places
and
need
these
forms
filled
out.
It
could
be
a
barrier
of
trying
to
get
to
new
london
and
going
to
a
homeless
and
hospitality.
Place
could
be
very
foreign
to
some
folks.
Who've
never
had
to
access
this.
J
So
those
are
things
I'd
like
to
see
and
to
speak
on
on
behalf
of
what
you
stated
earlier:
you're
just
waiting
for
the
direction,
the
funds
I'm
interested
to
see,
and
I,
as
more
discussion,
goes
on
what
percent
of
the
fund
from
the
state
will
actually
go
into
human
services
where
it
most
directly
impacts
our
our
residents
and
our
constituents
at
large,
making
sure
that
they
are
getting
the
services
they
need.
This
pandemic
has
addressed
the
social
inequalities.
J
Definitely
black
and
brown
folks
were
at
a
high
level
of
impact
on
these,
not
only
academically,
you
know,
job-wise,
they
were
front-line
workers
medically,
they
were
the
ones
getting
sick
at
higher
rates
and
becoming
homeless,
and
so
I
really
think
we
need
to
bring
the
right
people
around
the
table
and
I
look
forward
to
these
discussions
to
make
sure
we
have
that
representation,
maybe
from
the
naacp,
the
state
constituents
all
different
areas
and
sectors
of
our
town
to
make
sure
we're
addressing
the
needs
of
our
community,
and
I
think
we
need
to
figure
out
a
way
to
stop
sending
folks
across
the
bridge
and
and
and
start
implementing
some
services
on
our
side.
K
L
To
emily
the
assistant
for
joe-
and
I
I
emailed
her-
and
she
got
back
to
me
and
she's
already
said,
some
of
the
issues
she's
been
having
with
calls
is
that
when
people
apply
or
if
they
go
to
the
vans
or
when
they
go
to
apply,
they
do
need
a
lot
of
documentation.
They
need
copies
of
their
lease,
they
need
copies
of
past
due
rent
and
they
need
verification
of
whatever
income
that
they
do
have,
which
could
be
a
snap
on
their
phone
of
unemployment,
income
or
working
part-time.
They
need
copies
of
the
checks.
L
So
if
the
vans
are
coming
around
again
in
the
advertisement,
it's
important
that
folks
know
what
to
bring
so
that
you're
not
having
people
show
up
at
the
vans
or
show
up
to
apply
and
then
having
to
go
home.
Get
more
documents
come
back
because
it,
the
doc,
you
do
have
to
prove
the
income
and
prove
the
debt
owed
both
on
the
landlord
side
and
the
tenant
side.
A
Thank
you
that
will
be
helpful
all
right,
I'm
I
don't
have
control
of
the
hand
so
counselor
borderline.
I
don't
know
if
this
is
new
or
if
this
is
left
from
your
last
comment,.
J
Yeah,
I
know
I
just
had
one
more
thing
that
I
apologize,
I'm
just
looking
at
some
notes
from
legislative
health
and
some
other
meetings
I
was
in.
It
would
seem
to
me
that
this
town
could
use
and
over
the
next
three
years
and
a
social
navigator,
to
help
folks
with
these
forms
and
any
other
programs.
J
It
just
feels
very
overwhelming
and
frustrating
to
me
to
think
that
folks
aren't
getting
the
access,
because
they're
just
not
able
to
do
that
right,
and
so
it
would
be
really
helpful
to
think
about
having
somebody
on
our
staff
that
is
temporary.
While
we
we
work
through
this
process
to
help
these
folks
on
our
side
of
the
bridge
with
these
forms,
let
it
be
for
school
programs,
let
it
be
for
social
service
programs
helping
them
navigate
these
forms.
J
J
It
can
be
very
overwhelming
to
advocate
for
yourself
when
you're
feeling
the
pressure
and
need
financially,
and
so
I
would
love
to
see
some
funds
like
this
allocated
to
help
at
the
ground
level,
maybe
shared
between
the
city
and
the
town
and
maybe
even
the
board
of
ed,
to
help
folks
be
able
to
be
able
to
help
themselves
fill
these
forms
out
and
get
access.
Thank
you.
A
All
right
we
are
on
to
4-4
cobin
19
updates,
mr
bird,
I'm
assuming
this
is
you
since
you
usually
provide
them
for
us.
K
Well,
usually,
at
this
we
kind
of
go
around.
I
think
we've
pretty
much
covered
everything
other
than
I
was
excited
to
this
last
report.
On
kobe,
the
last
two
week
report
there
was
no
new
cases
in
groton,
so
that
was
great.
K
Hopefully,
that
continues
on,
and
I
totally
100
agree
with
counselor
borderline
about
the
need
to
have
a
staff
person
to
help
guide
people
through
using
these
funds
or
using
these
programs,
because
we
don't,
we
don't
want
to
establish
programs
and
then
have
very
few
people
take
advantage
of
them
that
that
would
not
look
good.
So
I
think
that's
a
key
priority.
I
guess
what
I'm
looking
for
is
once
you
set
the
next
meeting,
but
there
are
particular
items:
staff
should
be
working
on
if
well
paige
did
you
have
something?
A
Well,
my
question
was
going
to
be.
We
normally
do
these
on
a
monthly
basis,
but
we
were
kind
of
waiting
to
see
where
we
were
with
funding.
Now
that
we
have
some
sense
of
funding,
do
we
want
to
meet
in
a
time
period
closer
than
one
month
out?
Do
you
want
to
come
back
in
a
couple
weeks,
or
does
staff
need
time
to
work
up
proposals,
I'm
not
quite
sure
kind.
K
A
A
Yes,
okay,
so
what
does
that
do
as
far
as
date?
Let's
see
puts
us
in
july
what
day.
A
You
have
a
minute,
please
one
moment
please.
So
if
we
go
two
weeks
that
would
put
us
on
the
14th
bastille
day
would
be
still
day
work
for
everyone
july
14th,
mr
burt,
you
mayor
hedrick
and
dr
piazza,
would
that
date
work.
F
A
For
me,
okay,
so
we'll
say
our
next
meeting
will
be
july.
14Th
time
5
30,
please
we
tried
it.
We
normally
do
these
in
an
hour,
but
we
had
so
much
information
tonight
that
it
it's
taken.
We
follow
the
harry
watsonville,
dr
ackermann,
but
it's
taken
a
little
bit
longer
tonight
because
we
have
so
much
information
to
disseminate
because
everything's
kind
of
happening
now
at
once.
A
B
B
We
we
deal
with
fair
rent
commission
we're
getting
a
lot
breaking
it
up:
tick,
gaining
inquiries
and
applications
to
go
before
that
that
board.
Also,
we
do
have
a
housing
rehab
program.
B
We
honestly
have
not
been
promoting
it
over
the
past
few
years
because
we
don't
have
any
money
and
we
have
a
waiting
list.
That
program
is
basically
cdbg.
Funding
has
a
lot
of
strings
a
lot,
a
lot
of
bureaucracy
attached
to
it,
and
I
wasn't
planning
on
getting
on
tonight's
meeting
to
tout
any
particular
projects.
But
we
continue
to
talk
about
housing
and
social
services,
and
I
I
think
we
have
a
need.
I
know,
there's
a
need
in
groton
for
housing,
rehab
and
particularly
those
who
don't
know
how
to
easily
go
through
the
process.
A
B
No,
it's
actually
the
the
town
of
groton's
housing,
rehab
program,
it's
within
our
department
and
we
have
an
application
people
apply.
We
typically
will
have
funds
ranging
from
15
to
30
000,
for
you
know:
roof
interior
work,
heating
things
like
that.
We
have
a
waiting
list
and
we
don't
have
enough
money
to
satisfy.
A
F
Thank
you.
I
was
just
interested
in
the
last
bin
that
mr
bronk
mentioned,
which
was
sewer
and
storm
water
infrastructure,
and
I
know
that
with
the
clean
water
act,
ms4
requirements
coming
online.
Now
there
are
a
lot
more.
You
know
requirements
of
the
town,
and
I
I
you
know
I
like
the
idea
to
some
extent
of
you
know
having
value-added
projects
that
that
meet
a
lot
of
needs
and
the
thing
about
stormwater
is,
it
will
meet.
F
You
know
our
needs
for
clean
water,
but
it
will
also
make
us
a
much
more
resilient
community
in
terms
of
climate
change.
So
what
I
would
like
to
know
at
our
next
meeting
is
you
know
what
kinds
of
requirements
do
we
have
kind
of
coming
online
in
this
ms4
range
that
maybe
some
of
this
funding
from
what
you
said
might
be
able
to
be
mobilized?
I
don't
know
if
someone
from
public
works
could
tell
us
if
that's
the
right
baileywick
for
that,
but
but
that
would
be
good.
K
I'll
check
with
I'll
check
on
that.
H
We
increase
some
funding
this
year
for
some
of
the
requirements,
town
increased
them
last
year
and
we
increased
them
this
year
and
and
that's
one
of
the
things
that
we
had
a
resiliency
workshop
yesterday
and
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
storm
water
and
sewer
and
those
kind
of
things
storm
water
is
one
of
the
things
that
that
we
are
going
to
be
looking
at
for
the
funds,
but
we
also
want
to
make
sure
that
they
go
to
social
programs
as
well
and
not
everything
in
the
infrastructure.
J
Thank
you.
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
what
the
town
manager
bert
had
stated.
Did
he
state
that
he
didn't
think
there
was
a
need
for
a
person
no.
J
Yeah
and
I
think
it
could
be
beneficial
from
a
board
of
ed
sector
as
well.
Possibly
there
could
be
some
collaboration
in
the
town
with
some
of
these
complex
forms,
and
it
could
even
be
I'm
looking
online
and
I'm
seeing
where
they're
in
pointing
part-time
folks
I
mean
it
might
be
a
25
30
000
position
for
only
three
years
with
a
short
ending,
and
it
could
be
a
contract
position
where
these
forms
they're
going
to
be.
J
You
know
verse
in
these
and
when
we
look
at
how
many
millions
of
dollars
we
get
it
we're
getting
90
000
dollars
to
facilitate
an
access
for
these
folks
is,
is
minimal
and
that's
the
direct
impact
that
people
are
looking
for.
So
I'm
interested
also
to
speak
further
and
have
mr
brock
come
back
with
more
information
regarding
the
programs
that
he
had
mentioned
as
well.
So
I'm
really
intrigued
by
that.
Thank
you.
K
A
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn
motion
to
adjourn.
Thank
you.
Is
there
a
psychiatrist
by
evan
seconded
by
hedrick,
all
those
in
favor
of
a
german,
please
say:
aye
aye
aye
opposed
any
abstentions,
so
moved
unanimously.
We
are
adjourned
at
7
pm.
Thank
you.
Everyone
for
joining
us
and
welcome
to
groton.
Dr
piazza
have
a.