Update: Outside Legal Counsel To Be Hired To Deal With Berlin High School Renovation Project

The third item under new business of the Town council agenda for its meeting tonight reads: Discussion and possible action concerning Berlin High School renovation project. – Town Manager/Public Works

People attending the meeting, however, will not hear any new plans and the Council will not take any action except to appropriate funds to hire outside legal counsel to represent the town going forward.

The new Middletown High School project had trouble midway through and needed legal help to keep the project moving. Berlin will hire the same legal team and the City of Middletown.

So while the Town Council would love to hear from people and have great attendance at all of their meetings, Mayor Salina will likely address those in attendance before the audience of citizens of the sole action the Council will take tonight.

At this point, the Public Building Commission has kicked the high school project back to the Town Council since it has come in over budget. The Council will have to decide what to do next.

Note: Meeting will be shown on Comcast Channel 96 and at U-Verse 99 on Friday, September 14th at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, September 16th at 11 a.m. and again at 8:30 p.m.

TOWN OF BERLIN

SPECIAL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday, September 11

Town Council Chambers

7 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

MOMENT OF SILENCE

ROLL CALL

PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION  Eagle Scout Christopher A. Napierkowski

AUDIENCE OF CITIZENS

MEETING AGENDA – Immediately Following the Audience of Citizens

CONSENT AGENDA:

1. Topic re: Accept donations totaling $60.00 for Berlin-Peck Memorial Library and deposit to the Agency Fund from which related purchases will be made. Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

2. Topic re: Accept a donation of supplies and counter fridge to Berlin Animal Control Fund for a n approximate value of $469.96. – Animal Control

3. Topic re: Approve Berlin High School Class of 2013 to sell food and beverages at the Berlin High School Football games at Scalise Football Field, Sage Park for the 2012 fall season. – Parks and Recreation

4. Topic re: Approve Berlin High School Girls’ Soccer Team to sell food and beverages at Berlin Youth Soccer Association weekend on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Scalise Football Field Sage Park. – Parks and Recreation

5. Topic re: Approve McGee Middle School Robotics Team to sell food and beverages at McGee Middle School Cross Country Invitational to be held at Sage Park on Saturday, October 13, 2012 from 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. and a rain date of Saturday, October 20, 2012. – Parks and Recreation

6. Topic re: Approve the Berlin High School Booster Club to sell food and beverages at BHS soccer games at Scalise Football Field for the 2012 season. – Parks and Recreation

7. Topic re: Approve awarding contract to Cofiell’s, Glastonbury, CT for $11,742.00 for Zero Degree mower with complete bagging unit from 2012 – 2013 Public Grounds Capital outlays. – Public Grounds

8. Topic re: Refund the Building Permit Fee and authorize the Finance Dept to issue a refund check in the amount of $165.00 to Mr. Paul Calafiore of 61 Stillmeadow Lane, Berlin CT. – Building Department

9. Topic re: Refund the Building Permit Fee and authorize the Finance Department to issue a refund check in the amount of $345.00 to Keoke LLC., 144 Nott St Wethersfield, CT 06109. – Building Department

10. Topic re: Accept the street, Longview Drive (extension) as shown on the map entitled “Map Showing Property of Bartkowicz Family, LLC, Known as Longview Drive, To Be Conveyed to the Town of Berlin, For Highway Purposes, Longview Drive, Berlin, Connecticut, Date May 17, 2012, Sheet 1 of 1.” – Development Services

11. Topic re: Accept $1,200 from the State of Connecticut for reimbursement of expenditures associated with the statewide emergency drill and to appropriate these funds to State and Federal Grants Revenue and Townwide Miscellaneous Expenditures. – Finance

12. Topic re: Authorize the Town Manager to enter into contract amendment #5 with Alta Environmental Corp. including a net fee increase of $1,336.93. – Economic Development

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Topic re: Appointment of Town Council Member – Town Council

2. Topic re: Appointment of Deputy Mayor - Mayor

3. Topic re: Discussion and possible action concerning Berlin High School renovation project. – Town Manager/Public Works

4.  Topic re: Approve four eighteen hole rounds of golf and two carts of at Timberlin Golf Course to be used as a raffle prize for the Berlin Football, Meet the Players Night.  Total value of donation-$210. – Golf Course

5.  Topic re: Approve a donation of a round of golf and cart for four for the Manes in Motion fundraising auction to be held on September 27, 2012.  Total Value of Donation-$210. – Golf Course

6.  Topic re: Approve the LoCIP resolution for thermal cameras and authorize the Town Manager to apply for LoCIP funding. Approve an appropriation of $28,000 from the Capital and Nonrecurring Fund Balance to the “Thermal Imaging Camera Account in the Capital Projects Fund.” Award the contract for the purchase of three thermal imaging cameras to Thermal Imaging Concepts, LLC of Berlin, CT using State of Connecticut Bid #11PSX0117 in an amount not to exceed $28,000. – Fire Department

7.  Topic re: Authorize increasing the existing contract No. 2012-31 for additional refinishing of floor areas at various schools requested by the Board of Education to Peter D’Amato Floors of South Windsor, CT. by an amount of $1,875.00 for a total value of $14,540.00. – Building Maintenance

8. Topic re: Reaffirm the Town Manager’s emergency appropriation of $16,610 for the purchase of light fixtures for McGee School. – Building Maintenance

9. Topic re: Authorize the Town Manager to apply for a Main Street Investment Program Grant for a Berlin Train Station Area Streetscape Project to improve the commercial viability of the area in the vicinity of the Berlin Train Station by improving aesthetics and creating pedestrian amenities. – Economic Development

10. Topic re: Approve the request of the Economic Development Commission to waive the greens fees and carts fees of about $1,260 for the Brokers breakfast and golf event scheduled for September 27, 2012. – Economic Development

TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT:

SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS:

COUNCILORS’ COMMUNICATION:

ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES: July 24, 2012

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

1. Real Estate – C.G.S.S. Sec. 1-200 (6) (D) discussion of the selection of a site, sale or purchase of real estate by the Town - Chamberlain Highway and Hart Street.
2. Personnel Matters – Strategy or negotiations with respect to collective bargaining.

ADJOURNMENT