Council Review/Revisión del Concejo
Hartford City Council Meeting/La Reunión del Concejo Municipal

Monday, October 28, 2013

Produced by Hartford 2000, Inc. and the Hartford Public Library

There were 23 items on the original agenda. Four additional items were added to the agenda during the meeting. The City’s official listing of actions taken on all items on this agenda can be found online at: http://www.hartford.gov/council-minutes.

The next regular Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 7 P.M. in the Council Chambers in Hartford City Hall, preceded at 6 PM by a public comment period. The next public hearing will be Monday, November 18, 2013 at 7 PM in the Council Chambers.

Items of Special Interest / Articulos de Especial Interes

Mini-Cycles and ATVs – The Council adopted amendments to an ordinance which governs the use of mini-cycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) within the city of Hartford. Currently, the ordinance forbids use of mini-cycles and all-terrain vehicles on streets, sidewalks, and other public property and on private property without permission. Penalties for violation of the ordinance include fines of $99. Proposed amendments would increase fines to $1,000, $1,500, and $2,000 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd offenses. Penalties for use of ATVs on private property without permission have been added. Also added is a provision that operation of a mini-cycle or ATV on private property may not be in violation of Hartford’s noise ordinance. (Cruz) (Item #18)

Action on All Agenda Items / Decisiones sobre todos los artículos de la agenda

Item # / Articulo

1. Grandparents Commission. Confirmation of the Mayor’s appointment of Carmen Stanford to the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Commission. (Segarra) Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
   
2. Addiction & Public Health Commission. Confirmation of the Mayor’s appointment of Michael Michaud to the Commission on Addiction and Public Health. (Segarra) Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
   
3. Environmental Monitoring. Approval to enter into a 3-year contract with HRP in the amount of $68,733 for environmental monitoring and reporting. (Segarra) Referred to Public Works, Parks & Environment Committee
   
4. Food Policy Commission. Confirmation of the Mayor’s appointment of Katie Martin to the Advisory Commission on Food Policy. (Segarra) Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
   
5. Ardito Settlement. Discussion in Executive Session of possible settlement of Ardito v. City of Hartford. (Segarra) No Action Taken
   
6. Police Cadets. Approval of an increase in the age range for Police Cadets from 18 to 21 to 18 to 24 and approval of an enhancement of the civil service process by which Cadets can become eligible to become Police Officers. (Segarra) Referred to Quality of Life, Public Safety and Housing Committee
   
7. Loan Program. Approval of a program of originating and acquiring loans. (Segarra) Referred to Operations, Management, Budget & Legislative Affairs
   
8. Capital Improvement Program. Report from the Operations, Management, Budget & Legislative Affairs Committee on discussions of the Capital Improvement Program. Received
   
9. Appointment. Resolution to appoint Edmund M. See as a member of the Internal Audit Commission. (Wooden) Passed
   
10. Breaks in Service. Authorization to close breaks in service for three employees so that they may qualify for pension credit for all their years of City employment. (Segarra) Passed
    
11. Tax Liens. Authorization for American Tax Funding, LLC to assign delinquent tax liens to VMF TL1 LLC. (Segarra) Passed
    
12. Hartford Stage. Authorization to allow the Hartford Stage Company to defer payment of rent on 50 Church Street and to utilize cost savings to undertake capital improvements to the facility. (Segarra) Passed
    
13. 3 Constitution Plaza. Authorization of a $973,579 loan and a 15-year tax fixing agreement for construction of a new mixed use building on the former site of the Broadcast House. (Segarra) Passed
    
14. Fund Transfers. Authorization to transfer fiscal year 2012-13 funds from unused balances in a number of departments to the Registrars of Voters Office to cover over-runs and to the Pension Fund in accordance with a previous agreement. (Segarra) Passed
    
15. Registrars of Voters. Report by the Operations, Management, Budget & Legislative Affairs Committee regarding a proposed ordinance establishing pay levels for Registrars of Voters and Deputy Registrars. (Segarra, Wooden, Deutsch, Kennedy, Anderson, Cruz) Received
    
16. Waiver. Ordinance waiving a limitation on employment of retirees. (Segarra) Withdrawn
    
17. City Vehicles. Proposed restriction of 24-hour assignment of City vehicles solely to the Mayor, Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Director of Public Works and employees specified in collective bargaining agreements. (Kennedy, McDonald, Deutsch, Cruz, Jennings) Withdrawn
    
18. ATVs & Mini-Cycles. Proposed increases in penalties for use of ATVs and mini-cycles on public property or private property without permission. (Cruz, Wooden, Kennedy, MacDonald, Anderson) Passed
    
19. Business Personal Property. Approval for the Assessor to waive a 25% assessment penalty when a business personal property declaration is properly filed, but the signature is not notarized. (Segarra) Referred to Operations, Management, Budget & Legislative Affairs and Public Hearing on Nov. 18
    
20. Adapted Vehicle Taxes. Approval to exempt from taxation a motor vehicle that has been adapted for use by a person with disabilities. (Segarra) Referred to Operations, Management, Budget & Legislative Affairs and Public Hearing on Nov. 18
    
21. Resident Parking Program. Authorization for the Hartford Parking Authority to establish a resident parking program. (Segarra) Referred to Public Works, Parks & Environment Committee and Public Hearing on Nov. 18
    
22. Rental Statement Filing. Authorization for the Assessor to waive a 10% assessment penalty when a income and expense statement is submitted for rental property after the deadline of June 1st. (Segarra) Referred to Operations, Management, Budget & Legislative Affairs and Public Hearing on Nov. 18
    
23. Prisoner Transfer. Opposition to the proposed transfer of incarcerated women to out-of-state prisons. (Deutsch) Passed
    
24. Registrars of Voters. Establishment of pay levels for Registrars of Voters staff at $60,000 per year for Registrars and $21,500 per year for Deputy Registrars who shall be part-time. (Segarra, Wooden, Deutsch, Kennedy, Anderson, Cruz) Withdrawn
    
25. Registrars of Voters. Establishment of pay levels for Registrars of Voters staff at $80,000 per year for Registrars and no more than $43,000 per year for Deputy Registrars who shall be members of the unclassified service. (Segarra, Wooden, Deutsch, Kennedy, Anderson, Cruz) Referred to Public Hearing on Nov. 18
    
26. Internal Audit. Amendment to existing law clarifying the definition of “financial Interest” in the restriction that applies to members of the Internal Audit Commission. (Segarra) Referred to Operations, Management, Budget & Legislative Affairs and Public Hearing on Nov. 18
    
27. Vehicles. Establishment of a policy that only the Mayor, Police Chief, and Fire Chief shall be allowed 24-hour usage of a City vehicle unless authorized by Council resolution. (Kennedy, Cruz, Jennings, Deutsch, MacDonald) Referred to Public Hearing and Public Hearing on Nov. 18

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