Board of Selectmen Meeting

Notice & Agenda

September 11, 2019

Notice is hereby given that the Westport Board of Selectmen, Traffic Authority and Water Pollution Control Authority will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in Westport Town Hall Room 201/201A (NOTE ROOM CHANGE) for the following purposes (subject to revision):

1. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the minutes of the Board of Selectmen’s meeting of August 28, 2019.

    

2. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the closure of the Elm Street Parking Lot and the closure of a portion of Elm Street on Saturday October 19, 2019 for the Westport Downtown Merchant’s “Westoberfest” Event, contingent upon compliance with recommendations from relevant Town departments and in accordance with the Policy for Use of Town-owned Properties, Facilities and/or Roadways. INCLUDED after Westport News publication deadline

    

3. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve a Temporary Construction Easement Agreement between the Town of Westport and 165 Main Street Associates, LLC as it relates to the closure and use of safety barricades on portions of the Town owned sidewalk on Parker Harding Plaza adjacent to the property known as 165 Main Street, for a period of time to be determined and contingent upon compliance with recommendations from relevant Town departments and final approval from the Town Attorney’s Office.

    

4. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the Easement(s) by and between the Town of Westport and the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT) as it relates to Town-owned property at 4 Elaine Road, 6 Elaine Road and 0 Saxon Lane.

    

5. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the Municipal Prescription Discount Card Program contract between the Town of Westport and ProAct, Inc. as it relates to dispensing prescription drugs at a discounted price, and for ProAct to perform services related to administering the program. Item tabled from July 24, 2019 public meeting.

    

6. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the acceptance of an award from the Southwestern Connecticut Agency on Aging (SWCAA) for the Older Americans Act Title III, FY2020 for the WCSA to host a caregiver support counseling group.

    

   WITHDRAWN after Westport News publication deadline

7. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Director of Parks & Recreation, to approve the acceptance of a donation in excess of $5,001 in accordance with the Policy for Gifts to the Town.

    

8. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Director of Parks & Recreation, to approve the Lease Agreement for Cabin 1 at Longshore Club Park.

     

   WITHDRAWN after Westport News publication deadline

9. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the Lease renewal between the Town of Westport and Homes With Hope, Inc. for the town-owned property known as Linxweiler House, 655 Post Road East.

    

   WITHDRAWN after Westport News publication deadline

10. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the Lease renewal between the Town of Westport and Homes With Hope, Inc. for the town-owned property known as Gillespie Center, 45 Jesup Road.

     

11. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the Agreements between the Town of Westport and Cott Systems, Inc. for the i) renewal of the Resolution3 Services Contract; and ii) Resolution3 Hosted Services, as they relate to services for the indexing and imaging software for the Town Clerk’s Office. INCLUDED after Westport News publication deadline

     

12. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Finance Director, to approve revisions to the 2015 Town Purchasing Procedure and Policy.

     

13. Acting in its capacity as the Local Traffic Authority, to approve the change to the current parking regulations on Railroad Place, Franklin Street and Lot 2 public parking off Franklin Street at Railroad Place FROM “1-hour parking 7 am to 6 pm” TO “2 hour parking 7 am to 6 pm”; and that the current “No Parking: Bus Stop 6 am to 9 am and 5 pm to 8 pm” zone on Franklin Street be changed FROM “1-hour parking 9 am to 5 pm” TO “2-hour parking 9 am to 5 pm.”

James S. Marpe, First Selectman