Items 1 - 3

1. Call Meeting to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

Item 4

Mayor's Remarks

Item 5

Adoption of Agenda
(Councilor Delnicki)

Item 6

Communications and Reports from Town Manager

Item 17 (Part 1 of 2)

Executive Session
B. To discuss pending litigation (460 Miller Road) pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §1-210(b)(4) and §1-200(6)(E).

Item 8

Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meetings
(Councilor Snvder)

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves the Minutes of the following Town Council Meetings: Public Hearing Minutes of February 18, 2020, and Regular Meeting Minutes of February 18, 2020.

Item 9

Communications from Liaisons, Officers, and Boards Directly Responsible to Council

Consent Agenda

[All items listed under this section are considered to be routine by the Town Council and will be enacted by one Motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and be considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda.]

(Councilor Hockenberry)
Motion to approve Agenda Items 11 .a.A. for a first reading on the Consent Agenda

a. First Reading

A. Resolution Appointing Jon Stengel (D) an Alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Postponing Consideration of this Motion until the Town Council's Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Jon Stengel (D) an Alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term ending November 30, 2023, to fill an expired vacancy and postpones consideration of this motion until the Town Council's next regularly scheduled meeting.

(Councilor Lopez)
Motion to approve Agenda Items 11.b.A. through 11.b.C. for a second reading on the Consent Agenda

b. Second Reading

A. Resolution Appointing Timothy Appleton (D) to the Zoning Board of Appeals

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Timothy Appleton (D) to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term ending November 30, 2023, to fill an expired vacancy.

B. Resolution Appointing Steven King, Jr. (D) to the Water Pollution Control Authority

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Steven King, Jr. (D) to the Water Pollution Control Authority for a term ending November 30, 2023, to fill the expired term of Richard Aries.

C. Resolution Appointing Elizabeth Burgess (D) to the Demolition Delay Committee

BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby appoints Elizabeth Burgess (D) to the Demolition Delay Committee for a term ending December 31, 2021, to fill the expired term of Walter Fitzpatrick.

c. Miscellaneous None

Item 13A

New Business
Resolution Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Input on the Proposed Board of Education Budget for Fiscal Year 2020/2021
(Councilor Evans)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby sets Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at 8:00 p.m., at Timothy Edwards Middle School, Room Alt. #6, 100 Arnold Way, South Windsor, Connecticut as the time and place for a Public Hearing to receive citizen input on the proposed Board of Education Budget for Fiscal Year 2020/2021.

Item 13B

Resolution Reappointing Blum, Shapiro & Company, P.C. as the Town Auditor
(Councilor Snvder)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby reappoints the firm of Blum, Shapiro & Company, P.C, of West Hartford, Connecticut, to audit the books and accounts of the Town of South Windsor, as provided in the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the fee for said auditing services by Blum, Shapiro & Company, P.C. will be $56,000 for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2020, $57,000 for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2021, and $58,000 for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2022, as recommended by the Audit Committee at their February 18, 2020 meeting.

Item 13C

Resolution Supporting the Open Space Task Force Recommendation Regarding the Subdivision Open Space Located at 534 Barber Hill Road and Niederwerfer Road
(Councilor Lvdecker)
WHEREAS, Horseshoe Lane Associates LLC submitted to the Planning & Zoning Commission an open space subdivision containing 19 single-family house lots including approximately 32 acres of open space; and
WHEREAS, the Open Space Task Force at their February 3, 2020 meeting unanimously agreed that the property is desirable as Town-owned subdivision open space
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby supports the Open Space Task Force recommendation that the property be Town-owned subdivision open space and forwards this recommendation to the Planning & Zoning Commission for consideration.

Item 13E

Resolution Appropriating Excess FEMA Grant Proceeds
(Deputy Mayor Pendleton)
WHEREAS, the Town of South Windsor, Connecticut (the "Town") adopted a resolution entitled "Resolution Appropriating Not Exceeding $8,000,000 For Debris Management And Removal Services And Authorizing The Issuance Of Not Exceeding $8,000,000 Bonds Of The Town To Meet Said Appropriation And Pending The Issuance Thereof The Making Of Temporary Borrowings For Such Purpose" on January 17, 2012, in connection with Storm Alfred; and
WHEREAS, it was anticipated that the Town would incur expenses not exceeding $8,000,000 in connection with the clean-up from Storm Alfred and be reimbursed approximately $6,000,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA"); and
WHEREAS, the Town issued $2,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Issue of 2012, and $6,000,000 of General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Issue of 2012, on February 21, 2012, to finance the Storm Alfred clean-up costs; and
WHEREAS, the Town expended a total of $8,142,691 in connection with the cleanup from Storm Alfred and was reimbursed a total of $6,761,432 from FEMA; and
WHEREAS, the Town has an excess of $618,741 of FEMA grant proceeds (the "Excess Grant Proceeds") and desires to transfer such Excess Grant Proceeds to other active projects and purposes of the Town
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR:
Section 1. The total $618,741 of the Excess Grant Proceeds is hereby transferred to partially fund the projects authorized by the resolution entitled "Resolution Appropriating $69,900,000 For Planning, Design, Acquisition, Construction, Equipping And Furnishing Of New Philip R. Smith And Eli Terry Elementary Schools And Related Costs And Authorizing The Issuance Of $69,900,000 Bonds Of The Town To Meet Said Appropriation And Pending The Issuance Thereof The Making Of Temporary Borrowings For Such Purpose" adopted by the Town Council on February 6, 2017.
Section 2. The expenditure of $142,691 of additional Storm Alfred expenditures are hereby ratified and approved.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.

Item 13F

Resolution Creating a Strategic Planning Committee
(Councilor Lopez)
WHEREAS, the Town of South Windsor undertook a strategic planning process in 2001 and 2016; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has the desire to make decisions and implement strategies in a plan-full manner with the intent of doing the best for all South Windsor's residents; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council recognizes that the Town can achieve more effective and efficient service delivery to residents through planning processes; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has the desire to develop a vision, goals, and objectives through working with a broad spectrum of residents who represent diversity in age, race, and gender
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby creates a Strategic Planning Committee with the express intent to accomplish the following:
1. Through broad outreach to the community develop a vision statement for what the community would like to become:
a. The Committee will advertise and hold two (2) public hearings to gather input from the community.
b. Through support of the Town staff, the Committee can consider conducting a survey using multiple medium for dissemination.
c. Develop and deliver a report to the Town Council by
that will explain the Committees recommended vision and why it is the recommended vision.
2. Work collaboratively with the Town Council to develop goals that will accomplish the vision.
3. Work with the Town Council and Town staff to create specific, measurable objectives that will accomplish the identified goals; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Committee shall be appointed by the Town Council and shall be made up of no more than nine members. Two members must attend South Windsor Public Schools; two members must consider themselves to be a senior citizen; there must be representatives from both genders, and there must be representation of both political parties. Every effort shall be made to seek both cultural and ethnic diversity. The Town Manager, Mayor, and Minority Leader (or their designee) will be considered ex officio members with full rights to speak at meetings but will have no right to vote.

Item 13G

Resolution Approving a Transfer of $649.22 from the Environmental Health Operating Material Account to the IT Office Equipment Account
(Councilor Delnicki)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a transfer of $649.22 from the Environmental Health Operating Material Account to the IT Office Equipment Account to fund electronic inspection equipment for View Point Cloud implementation.

Item 13H

Resolution Approving a Transfer of $770.70 from the Adult & Senior Utility Account to the IT Office Equipment Account
(Councilor Maneelev)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a transfer of $770.70 from the Adult & Senior Utility Account to the IT Office Equipment Account to fund Wi-Fi units at the Community Center.

Item 13I

Resolution Approving a Transfer of $7,500 from the Engineering Professional Account to the IT Maintenance Contract Account
(Councilor Hockenberrv)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a transfer of $7,500 from the Engineering Professional Account to the IT Maintenance Contract Account to fund Laser Tech Document Management System.

Item 13J

Resolution Approving a Refund of Taxes to Twenty-Two (22) South Windsor Taxpayers
(Councilor Evans)
BE IT RESOLVED that the South Windsor Town Council hereby approves a refund of property taxes to twenty-two (22) South Windsor Taxpayers, the total of said refunds being $48,788.72 and as more fully described on attached Exhibit A.

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Items 17 (Part 2 of 2) & 18

17. Executive Session
A. To discuss a personnel issue (Six Month Performance Evaluation of Michael Maniscalco, Town Manager)
C. To discuss the possible purchase of real estate (124 Brookfield Street) for the Town pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §1-210(b)(7).

18. Adjournment