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CC MTG MINUTES JUNE 18 2007• • • Please note; • The Minutes of June 18, 2007 are incomplete. Apparently, the tape recorder was intermittently working and large • portions of the meeting were not recorded. I have searched the office for the video tape for that evening and to date, have not found it. I am including what minutes I was able to transcribe and accordingly marked those minutes "Draft". Thank you. • • • • • 4 • REGULAR MEETING OF THE AGA WAM CITY COUNCIL • JUNE 18, 200 Item 1. Citizen's Speak Time Lueen Jodoin—inaudible Ed Borgatti—inaudible Rick Pryce—inaudible Maxine Grillo—inaudible rr? Jason Freeman—inaudible Larry Litton - ...if you look at the picture,the car is not too far from the uhs brson that • he is trying to stop the traffic for. Uh, I don't know hQjI uan convince this group, the Town of Agawam that safety is our number one concerni=uh, but it truly is. Uh, the safety record that was constantly quofed I,saw on TV, in the:newspapers, I was here last..., Mr. Palazzi,the best analogy I can make:to that is uh,sae guy who stops home, on the way home every night from work and has six nor-eight drinff and tells you he's never • got a ticket for DUI or he's never killed anybody `It's just afiatter of time. Uh, maybe that's not a fair analogy b,ut that's what keeps inning tfoagh my head. The fact that it hasn't happened yet certainly doesn't diminish the possibility of it happening. In fact,my guess would say, 1 ou d,.be if I uh was better wrth numbers that it'd probably just increases the possibility that it's gonna happen Uh, as a business person here in town • and I would think,.you, as'Tounii`a& ials, uh :certainly the police, the Mayor, uh, and clearly there's as ir©ng contingency of 6hizens, I'm almost dumbfounded that you're not outraged'that after the hearing two-weeks ago, these folks have continued to uh, operate illegal=unlicensed businesses in your-own and quite frankly,jeopardizing the reputation of the town:and again, God forbid, someone getting killed. Uh, I'll just say one more • time that uh;-it'.s not about rribney. Two or three hundred cars a day are not gonna make or break us. You've seen what we pay in taxes. You know what we generate in revenue. But someone gettingkilled on Main Street, it's not gonna be about Mr. Cirillo or uh, Palazzi, or uh, the Folks at TJ's, it's gonna be all about Six Flags and the person going at Six Flags, and that would kill us, That would cost us millions and millions of dollars. And certainly that concerns me and it should concern you as well. Thank you for • listening. President Rheault--Thank you. Our final speaker is Ed Czelazewicz. It's better but it's not there yet, right? • Ed Czelazewiez—Edward Czelazewicz, 1720 Main Street. I hope the transient parking ordinance passes so there can be some regulation. Anybody who wants to legally park in the area, if uh, there is no ordinance and it's not regulated,then I'd be free to park cars in • my backyard. I live across the street from Six Flags and I can fit about two hundred cars in my backyard. So if you want to see an increase in people crossing the street,uh, l would not suggest that this gets defeated. Thank you. President Rheault—Thank you. Clerk, please call the roll. Item 2. Roll Call i ROLL CALL— 11 Present President Rheault—Eleven present. You have a full quorum. w: _ Item 3. Moment of Silence and the Pledge o Alle iance President Rheault—Please rise for a moment of silence,., Pledge o ' Ilegiance. Item 4. Minutes 1. Regular Council Meeting dated May 2L,, b7 President Rheault--Moved by Coui"or_Simpson, secoml by Councilor Bitzas. Any discussion or corrections? If not, voice vOk`is sufficient. All e in favor? Opposed? VOICE VOTE—Unanimous. :-... Item 5 Declaration from Council Presuleri President Rheault It's Just to:--n--f the Council that I signed for a Special Meeting • this evening for next Monday eyemng"here,"at5"7:30. It's regarding the uh, proposal and uh,tax proposal for the:Food 11� rt property. So we'll have a forum meeting on that. Secondly, um, I'll read this for you The latest on the Agawam's Early 4th of July Celeli'ridibn at McGrath in which there will be free admission. June 28`t' 7-9 P.M.,public in all invited;. Free concert.'and enfertainment featuring Richard and.Kathryn Metnick, David ColuE,.Brad Shepard,`Jessi Riverson Franklin. The Agawam Lions' Club will provide free rcfreoh rents acid popcorn for all. Come join us for an evening of fun and entertainment, bring your lawn chairs and blankets, or blankets. Hopefully, you won't need them, uh, familx:=and friends. In case or rain, the event will be at the Middle School. There's a raffle, proceeds to the;new senior center construction fund and it' a chair donated by Stickley, suggested value of$1514.00 and the raffle tickets are available at the senior center at $1.00 each. Second item of agenda that I have to report is that I'm sure the Council is fully aware by now, but there's been many calls at my office and house regarding a recent event that took place regarding our Council Clerk and I received a letter dated June 15t' addressed to.myself at my home address stating, Dear Mr. Rheault,please accept this letter as my resignation due to retirement from a position Council Clerk as well as Senior Clerk/typist, effective date will be midnight June 15, 2007. I was made aware of this uh, I met actually that morning to sign payroll with the • council clerk and not one single word was mentioned to me. It was after I left the office, matter of fact, I said to her,have a good vacation, I'll see you when you get back. When • 1 uh, left my car to go out of the town hall, I was phone called by the Mayor saying did you hear the Personnel Director just received a letter of resignation and, which I just read, and I was totally shocked because we had just uh, within five minutes I had just left there. So I replied, Dear Mrs. Retzler, dated June 10', cuz I didn't get it in my packet until that afternoon, please be advised that I am in receipt of your letter of resignation dated June • 15, 2007 as submitted to the Personnel Director. I hereby accept that resignation and the City Council will be seeking a replacement for Council Clerk forthwith. Final disbursements will not be made until we have received the keys and any and all properties that may be in your possession belonging to the Towf'Agawam. Best regards, myself or my name. I have received the keys. I havviewed the uh, final • disbursements...and uh,.,.the second part of this announc ulate a committee to seek a replacement. And I have discussed viTth Bob Fassi,that being chair which he has graciously accepted,Councilor Letelliet and dlso Counclor Calabrese. I think three is sufficient. If the Council sees differently, I'd be more the Happy to appoint a couple more. But uh, that's where i_t stands as of now. So, forthwith;-;Councilor Rossi?... Item 6. Presentation of Petitions,Memorials & Remoi trances (a) Resolutions ems: • 1. TR-2007-24 -A Resolution Confirming the Reaypointment of Mary A. Hunter, 74 Senator Ave. Agawam MA to the boad Registrars to a Term Expiring April 1,2011 E161ar President Rheault Moyed by Councilor Simpson, seconded Councilor Letellier. Any discussion? If not, voice:vote sh6uld.be sufficient on that. All those in favor? Opposed? • VOICE VOTE 'Unanimous Presides#Rheault Betty,-if you id, send a confirmation to Mary Hunter of her reappointrzaen , Thank You _-. • 2. TIC'12007-25'i -A Resolution Authorizing the Posting;of the Warrant for the Primary Election on October 9,2007 and the General Election on November 6 2007 by the Board:of Registrars (Mayor) • President R.heault— So moved by Councilor Simpson, seconded by Councilor Calabrese. Any discussion on that? If not, voice vote is sufficient on that. All those in favor? Opposed? VOICE VOTE—Unanimous. Item 7. Report of Council Committees • None. • Item 8. Elections None. Item 9. Public Hearings 1. PH-2007-7 (TR-2007-16) - A Resolution Adopting the FY 2008- 2012 Capital Improvement Program President Rheault-I now declare the public hearing open.ari would you, are you • prepared to make any opening remarks?.......No. Didn't ktgou+� Qu wanted to enter any comment. Public hearing is open. If there was any comment froin'the Administrative staff regarding the Capital...If you would,could yout.speak into ti-at microphone or bring it over? Cuz you'll be needing it. - : • Mayor Cohen-I'd just like to say that the Capital lmprovekent Budget w a well- thought out and uh, thank the people, Alexis,uh, Laur 4 d uh"the department heads and Colleen and everybody, it is a arduous task to put togeth 'that program as you can see. It gets smaller and smaller every year andget harder and hi der to see. But it's a very well thought out,laid out five year plan.--f s awash list as ii tieIfonding and appropriation schedules and um, you can see, we have the Phase I of the Feeding Hills • sewer system. We also have the uh, athletic field`a d tAhl� (he Senior Center, and um other various items that whlto g.to A bring to you indijO dually to be funded. This is utilized and done um, in the besf of our uh, estimates and uh, under the law we have to do our five year plan,.-' e submit it to you and h_ape that you will adopt it or amend it with adoptions-adopt it with amendments. President Rh a-u`k Thank yb, Any one else who'd like to speak in favor of Capital Improvement? Any one who'd like to;be recorded in favor of-by name only? Anybody whoed like to speak in op position? Anyone who'd like to be recorded in opposition? Any comments from the Council before I close the public hearing and read the uh, • resolution? 14o' ..I now declare the public hearing closed. President Rheault'° Resolution in front of the Council reads: WHEREAS the Capital Improvement program for fiscal year 2008-20I2 will submit to the city Council on April 12, 2007. In accordance with Art. V, Sec. 5-3A of the Charter and WHEREAS the Capital Improvement Program contains a prioritized plan of proposed capital improvements over the next five fiscal years in accordance with Art.V Sec. 5-3B of the Charter and WHEREAS the Capital Improvement Program is designed to utilize town funds for capital improvements on a basis of the community priorities and • coordination with the availability of grants and/or other state, federal or private reimbursements and WHEREAS in developing the Capital Improvement Program each year, the planning process includes consideration of the growth of the Town, the 0 • improvement of efficient service delivery, reducing the need for staff increases, maintenance of new and existing facilities and consideration of existing commitments and • WHEREAS each year the Capital Improvement Program is revised and updated in light of changing needs, requirements and funding ability and WHEREAS in accordance with Art. V, Sec. 5-3 C and D, the Council must conduct a public hearing and on or before the 20" day of the last month of the last month of the current fiscal year adopting the Capital Improvement Program. NOW THEREFORE the Agawam City Council hereby resolves • to adopt the fiscal year 2008 — 2012 Capital Improvement Program as submitted by the Mayor on April 12, 2007. President Rheault- Council's pleasure? Moved and seconded; .y Co zncilors Carr Bitzas and Magovern. Any comments? If not, Clerk please cal .the roll. Six votes are required. ROLL CALL— 11 Yes. President Rheault—Eleven yes. You have adapted the Capital Improvement rp- 2. PH 2O07,;8 (TR 2007-17) -A Resole l Adopting the FY 2008 Annual Operating Budget for the Town of Agawam Q President Rheault—I now declare the public hearing open Adf would expect that Mr. • Mayor you have a... Mayor Cohen—We do -fftheClerk could pass the uh,they all should have a booklet in front of you, something I was tang this yearssomething new to me. We are getting, I am going to do a very short um„b'ildget review of the highlights and things in the budget that we feel are importz nit and ti,% but„I first want to thank Ian Flynn and Laurel and uh, • Linda and Betty in my office for their help Yn utting this power point presentation together because without their l alp, I wouldn't have been able to put it together to get it to come from here to up there so mccly.:and so well. So I'm gonna ask if you'd like to, you�ie'_.elc-ome to follow along with us and um, as we do this presentation. I also want to thank the""Council for their;budget workshops uh, some of them as late as today. But we were able tb get through all three of them and I appreciate that all of them were approved by the Sub-Committees unanimously within their um, budget sub-committees. It is a budget that we've spent a lot of time on and we feel it's an excellent budget if not the best in all of the communities. Why do we feel that way? Well, this is what I'm gonna present to you. First thing I want to do if you can go back one to Special Recognition, I think it's the best budget because the Town Council,the School Committee, the Superintendent,the Mayor, the Treasurer/Collector,the Auditor, we all worked together to make the end product and the end result. And it's all of us working together that can produce a document that I think is probably um, without a doubt,the best. I really do. I truly, and this was a difficult budget,and I think that other communities you've heard about layoffs, cuts, um, increases of 6% or more, our entire budget is only increasing by 3.98%. And as we go through this, I see, I think you will gather with me why we are excited about the budget and um, what we are presenting. • The fiscal 2008 Budget highlights is a school committee budget is the increased um, approved budget, unanimous by the city coun, uh, school committee of$1,273,115.00, • 4.1%increase. Benefits and insurance increased $722,591.00 over last year. That's an 8.01%increase. We've added sixteen school department positions; we have extracurricular and athletic programs continued without any user fees. We've retained every current town and school employee. We've retained all current town and school services, nothing has been cut. And we have added an additional $114,306.00 throughout • the budget has been appropriated for increased energy costs, as we all know and feel just in our own daily lives. Soto look at just these things right here and to know that the entire budget only went up 3.98%, I think is uh, quite a feat. Next:slide. If you look at the next page, it's a budget chart showing 100% of the budget l g I16ne. Public safety, 10.29% of the budget,benefits and insurance, one of the largffinext to the schools, is • 13.23%, self-sustaining departments 9.2%, public works S2° eneral government 4.29%,principle and interest 3.87%, culture and recreation 1.88° man services .91%, the reserve fund 1.15%, capital improvement budget 94/o "and education 48.42%of the total budget. Again the slide shows you FY2007 and FY2008 requeste& c.difference in that increase of 4.1%. Building Maintenance, oa'11 see went up 93,037 lrat's'a 2.8% • increase. That includes six new positions in the school department and one raew electrician helper added to Building & Maintenance An "Building & Maintenance also saw an increase in their fuel and electricity...Public saf Lwe see again,the FY07, the FY08, it's a difference of$36,580 00 "It's only a 0.49% iise. We are continuing the ambulance service in both Feeding Hilfs and!6n Main Street- ire Station 1. . Replacement of two marked police cruisers with`all The equipment, continuation of one police officer's school resource officer wit]fur T ng offset=by the school department. Two new fire pumper tr AY which are to be elivered in June 2007. And our emergency management budget has been cf6ated to meef.all the homeland security needs. Our ..., our homeland security meeting NIMS and all of the requirements set forth. Our public 7, the finer, actually it's a difference, it went down works facility, you'll see'fhe F ' $83,870 00 ,Thereason it's gone down is wh6n you think about capital projects out of operational budget'and we have=moved the highway equivalent fund into our capital improvement budget Th.e.weekly trash pickup is continued and we are,household hazardous waste day fun&iri has been included, many communities have cut that out but has been such;a source of success here in the City and uh, Tracy, our recycling • coordinator probably would riot have been happy if I did cut it out and uh, the citizens wouldn't either So that has been included. Culture and Recreation you see the FY07 compared to the FY08, rj.-T a $2,548.00 increase which is a 0.18% increase. The library meets all state certification requirements for reimbursement and grant funding. The Park &Recreation services are all maintained and our Council on Aging and Senior Services • are all maintained. Under Human Services,um, under our health department, you'll see that was one of the larger increases, 6.67% and the reason for that is we no longer are going to have permanent part time nurses at our schools. We will have full time school nurses at each one of our schools which is, I think, something we need to do with the increased dependency and children in need of services and the difficulty in getting substitute nurses. I think this is a, uh, a smart move and I think it's a safe move and I think it's important to meet the needs of our students. Under general government, you'll see it went up 2.13%, it's a difference of$66,023.00. There is a personnel assistant • • position that's been added to the Personnel Department and that would be funded by the Medicare part B reimbursements and the funding for the uh, presidential primary is included in the Clerk's office thus causing an increase there. One of the largest increases as all communities are seeing, many communities are seeing double digits. We are very fortunate because of our control, our education, and the job that the personnel office has been doing in educating everybody on using mail-in prescriptions. On getting referrals, and on only utilizing the services when they're needed. In the open enrollment, and uh, • medical insurance has increased$545,182.00 with coverage continued for all of our retired and active employees. And our pension costs have increased $142,409.00. Our reserve fund was $650,000.00 in 2007 um it's $850,000.00 this year but one, that's a difference of$200,000.00 and the reason for that is, our reserve, nd;balance is going to be $500,000.00. That is set as a Department of Revenue demands and mandates that you • have a reserve fund for any foreseen or unnecessary expenses that may occur. Last year, we had it at $650,000.00 but this year we have added .a salary reserve as we're beginning all of our contracts will be ending and we're going to be negotiating allcantracts. We've increased; we've added a.salary reserve to fund the negotiation at$350fl0A,,00. Otherwise the reserve fund would only be$500,�00.00 thi :,year. Self sustidnp_ • departments, you'Il see the waste water budget iii %ease, frequent cross are u $214,000.00,water spending is up and uh, water purchase costs were up $56,500.00 but there was a slight decrease in our golf,course as far as thbudget. Ron is like a hawk. He watches that very carefully and ul,he wants to make sure That we continue to have a profit and not show any losses. Our line xter:ns and capital imp o ments, you'll see highlights, street and sidewalk improvement programs continue at$170,000.00. School • system computers, it's an additional $200 000 00 for the pools in an effort to bu Y p a . . ..__ Y more computer supplies, computers needs and more-"computer.terminals to keep up with the ever changing technological society that we lice in. Department of Public Works equipment, that's$200 000 00 tbat we took out oftheir budget since it's a capital item, we didn't want it in operational `Realestate reevaluation is 99,500. That's something • that was mandated under Ciovenor Mitt.,Rbitlmey and uh, we have to continue to make sure that we have done a complete reevaluation. I believe we're in our third or fourth year of that right now.:. And then the,ire alarms at the police station are no longer wor 1.n adequately and we feIt it was important to make sure that we had adequate safety in our safety buildings.. So that's the $15,000.00. Um, potential 2008 and Capital • Improvement Programs that vve are hoping and each one of these will come to the Council, uh, the new senior'center. That we hope to have a presentation to you very soon to give you an update as to where we are. Uh, we've negotiated with the state,we've done,the Housing Authority,the state and l think we'll be at a point to come to you very soon with an update and presentation as to where we're at. And uh, town wide voice over/internet protocol telephone system. Our telephone system was antiquated urn, I don't know if anybody tried calling but it didn't pick up last week and we had a switch board answering all the calls and um, sometimes people will call and they get dropped. The system is old. We're looking at putting a new system in very soon and uh, that's the entire citywide and hopefully we can have voice override if that's what comes back from all of our research. Perry Lane pool renovations, we are temporarily fixing the pool but the pool needs to be repaired. The bottom is chipping, the bottom is very poor and we want to bring that up to speed. We hope that it can be fixed. Chris assures me it will be • • opened to our campers in June. Very soon within the next couple of months, we hope to come to the uh, CounciI with the first phase of the Feeding Hills, South West sewer • extension project. We are working on the betterment, the legal language, and putting that package together and we're waiting for the final approvals from uh, Tighe & Bonde with the changes. Mass Highway has agreed to allow us to utilize along Route 57 with um, certain width from the road and from the embankments and things like that. And then the other thing is the water main improvements at Main and Suffield Streets, we want to • make sure that the water flow and everything continues and we want to be uh,proactive in maintaining our system. Um, with all of those highlights and uh, you see no service is cut, the increase in budget, in benefits and all of the things that have been put in there, it's a budget we are very proud of and again, I thank you all for your&4ri going through the budget with all of us and for approving it, um, in each of you.0zsub-committees • unanimously, and I want to thank Laurel and uh, Cheryl arruverybody. All of the department heads,this is a process that starts in September It justries to culmination tonight or when we send it to you, forty-five days pratrtn the end of�e:fiscal year by statute. So, we are proud of it. I think if you've read the papers, Holyoke is looking at a $5 million shortfall and laying off 53 permanerttfull time teachers, closing t o §chools. • Westfield looking at paying off last year's debt for the schools in this budge West Springfield City Council cutting, but their budget still,r7 ams at 6%. Our budget as I said is a number I like. It's under 4%. That was my targ t. It's only a little but it's only 3.98%with all services, fully funded sehool, no lay offs, h6fees, health care increases, and a salary reserve for negotiating contracts:° -So I thank all of . I thank the school committee and I thank all of the people who speie tune to helping put this together. President Rheault Thaw ylou,Mr. Mayor.. Any one else who would like to speak on behalf of what was presented this.evening? Paul Cavallo—My nameds. Paul Cavallo. I live at 16 Castle Hill Road and I'm a • member of the School Committee T'm h_f,I:'hopefully ask your indulgence to approve of course fhe uh,liidgct,the entire budget.yIn particular, I'd like to speak about the schooJ._portion of the budget. You know our Superintendent has been a very proactive participant xn the budget process which began back in December. I just wanted to mention to you that our administrators along with the Superintendent Czajkowski and • Mr. Kane anc Mr. Sapelli, iri my meetings with them, have worked tirelessly coming up with what I think is.a very good budget. A budget that's been scrutinized very very carefully by the School Committee. We have been involved over the course of the last five months, meeting with department heads, meeting four or five times with them and then eventually culminating with a meeting with sub-committee from the City Council, who at that time, endorsed our budget. At that meeting, if they do remember, every principal as you see them here in the audience tonight who was a part in the budget was present. They were present at many of the other meetings. I'd like to commend them and I think that shows the interest that they had, many of whom don't even live in the town of Agawam, the interest they have in the children of Agawam,to ensure that their budget is passed. So again, I implore you that when you pass the entire budget, of course,I hope you look very carefully at the school budget. There is NO fat in that • • budget. You have my word on that. And I do hope that it does meet with your approval tonight. Again, and thank you very much for your time. • President Rheault—Thank you Paul. Anyone else? Anthony Bonavita—Anthony Bonavita, 683 Cooper Street, Agawam, speaking as Vice Chairman of the School Committee. I also would urge you to adopt the budget. The • School Committee held many meetings. The budget finance committee held many many meetings concerning the budget, worked with Dr. Cjakowski and her administration to put this budget together. We think it's a good budget and it ensures the uh, the good educational values and for the academic values for the children ' gawam for the future. We ask you to support the budget. Thank you. • President Rheault—Thank you Anthony. Any one else .Anyonese like to be recorded in name only but not speak? Anyone that,W-0 like to spea in opposition to the budget? Anyone like to be recorded in opposition? Any comments-from the Council before I declare the public hearing closed? • inaudible— Item 10. Old Business 1. TOR-2007-3 -An Ordinance to Aihrend Sec,49-7 of Ch. 49 of the • Code of the Town of A swam Pres. Rheaul 2'�a R6adiaf President Rheault inaudible 2. TOR 20l)'7.S -Atrr3rdinance t4 Amend the Code of the Town of Agawam ChIBOA•Art. VIII�Sec I�0 74=E;'MaximumAllowea Gallons of Gasoline Storage(Caunc Fdrryl (Tatled,on 6/4/07) President=Rheault inaudible • 3. TOR 2007-6 PH-2007-6 -An Ordinance to Amend the Code of the Town of Agawam:Zoning-:Ordinances by Adding a New Article XVIII,"Temporary Parking" (Plannin- Bo6id) (2" Reading) President Rheault--inaudible • 4.. TO-2007-14_- Transfer of$40,0_00.00 from Public Works—_Highway & Grounds Division—Ice Control Materials(14203-52210) to Tracy Drive/Cooper Street Drainage Improvements (Mayor) President Rheault—Council's pleasure? Moved by Councilor Simpson,seconded by Councilor Calabrese and Carr Bitzas. Any discussion? If not...it was probably you... • • S. TO-2007-15 -Transfer of$100,000.00 from Line Items Reserve Fund (16605-57300) to Line Items Medical Claims Insurance (16603-57060) (Mayor) President Rheault—inaudible • Cheryl St. John—inaudible...It's for our Blue Cross/Blue Shield medical insurance. There was two things. I believe some of last year's bills were paid out of this year's budget,just one payment. And also I believe that urn, you guys set the budget and we had open enrollment after that period so there was like a change, n' 1ans and stuff and some of the plans we have to pay more money for um, than o1.ffers with higher • percentage. So, due to the change in plans, increase enrollment yith hiring new people and more people on the plans, so we have a lot more medical insurance bills than anticipated. President Rheault—Alright: Councilor Roses? Councilor Rossi—Thank you. Make a motion President Rheault— ...to come out 4 66mmittee as a whi&We Moved by Councilor Perry, seconded by somebody—Councilor St .son. All those avor? Opposed? We're out. Transfer, Betty you want to call the roll:;please? ROLL CALL— 11 Yes President Rheaulf'` Eleven yes You've apprpued the transfer. • Item 11. NewBusiness = 1: TO-2007 16 Au cat-ion for four(4)Automatic Amusement Devices for°Fun Farms d/b/a T6Sand lfk6, 1399 Suffield St.,Agawam,MA. • President Rheault-Next agenda. 2. T04007-17 -Application for twelve(12) additional Automatic Amusement Devices=for Six Flags New England, 1623 Main St., Agawam, MA. President Rheault—Next agenda. . 3. TO-2007-18 -Voucher List($123.00) President Rheault—Next agenda. • 4. TR-2007-26 -A Resolution to Enter into a Tax Incentive Financing Agreement with Sanders Family, LLC (Mayor) i President Rheault—First reading. That will be the second reading for the council i meeting next Monday night. Councilor Letellier—Would that be referred to the Finance Committee especially since we have such a short period? • President Rheault—It should be, yes. I don't know if she's got time...if you have time. Well you were at that meeting. Just give a report then, if you would.. - Inaudible- Uh, we actually had a special meeting about this already anouncilor Simpson was able to be there as was the Mayor and um, Debbi Dachobelie�e was there, Don Rheault and Chet Nicora and um, what this is, um the lreod Mart Property which we're all well aware of. There is a genuine possilbifity um,probabiIity'tif us having a uh, a retail tenant in that space. And what Chet Nicora.did for us. and for the h c s office, i is he had contacted members of the Commonweal of Massachusetts and tlie"re are some programs that are available to um,I'm trying to put this ih the right phrase because it's uh, but it's not, this is not a tax break-or a you know, buts a tax financing program that this particular property qualifies for and um, so what we're`,Z9Pna be doing is presented before the City Council and uh,hopefully in fhe Thursday pa, can actually have. i some literature submitted to all of the City Co 8f that describes the program so that you can have it in advance and um, become familialwith it- pretty... Councilor Letellier. Is it payment...tax? No. No. Not in .... i Councilor .1 etellie'r Hopef ll Chet or somebody can get us and...reveal your draft because-I may not be here next week;because I have a previous commitment. I want to male sureAhat there's a way for the town to get out of it if the property is transferred. It, it just seems_very...it coul4*e a little tightening up. Right. There,there:,_yes,there are people and criteria that if any of these criteria don't meet, aren't met, then, then, it, it goes to the way it is now. Councilor Letellier'-Okay. i President Rheault—That will be explained Monday. Uh, next agenda on ...well, next Monday. Item 1Z Any other matter that may lezally come before the city council President Rheault—Councilor Young? Anything? • i Councilor Young -Nothing this evening, thanks. President Rheault—Councilor Rossi? Councilor Rossi--Nothing, President Rheault—Councilor Simpson? • Councilor Simpson—Nothing,thank you. President Rheault--Councilor Bitzas? + Councilor Bitzas —Yes, uh, again I would like to invite the cottc�l and all the people for next Thursday June 28th, 7-9. The town is having a free concert .,—excuse me? President Rheault--Did we not go over that? I read that at the beginning .. ! Councilor Bitzas - I know it at beginning not at end because fey miss the iginning so I just do to say again. It be 7 to 9 in next Thursday,these`;and um,bring your friends and I guarantee you have a wonderful_evening. It's A&_ early Fourth of July celebration. Thank you. _ i President Rheault—George you want to pass that down, pieaie? Councilor Carr Bitzas? Councilor Carr Bitzas =Thank you. Uh, tomorrow 11 f. I'll be attending a dinner with the Agawam Junior Women's flub as they celebrate their 50th anniversary as a club in Agawam. I first cane up here fifty years ago, b.ably maybe 49 years ago I joined it but uh, I'm very happy arid,tharttful,for their imitation and I will be there. Congratulationsi:Agawam Jr omen's CW-- d thank you for all the good you've done far Agaw�,. President Rheault Councilor Magovern? �► Councilor Magovern --Again, I want to thank everybody for the hard work that we've all been through wdith the Midget and our parking ordinance. Hopefully, it'll solve a few problems in the community. And on a more serious note, um, somebody told me this evening about the passing of Michael Pietronero and I think a lot of you uh,probably knew him throughout the community. He was a brave lad that fought a long fight. The family had many fund raisers and he had a tremendous amount of community support...inaudible... President Rheault—Councilor Calabrese? Councilor Calabrese—inaudible President Rheault—Councilor Mineo? f Councilor Mineo—inaudible • President Rheault--Councilor Letellier? Councilor Letellier—inaudible • President Rheault—Councilor Perry? Councilor Perry - inaudible President Rheault— ...inaudible...seconded by Councilor J. All those in favor of ! adjourning? Opposed? We are now adjourned. Good evening AdLournment l� • • •