Board of Selectmen Meeting

Notice & Agenda

March 11, 2020

Notice is hereby given that the Westport Board of Selectmen, Traffic Authority and Water Pollution Control Authority will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Westport Town Hall Room 201/201A to include, but not be limited to, the following purpose(s) and subject to revision:

1. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the minutes of the Board of Selectmen’s public meeting of February 26, 2020.

    

2. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the contract between the Town of Westport and Precision Retirement Group for a FICA Alternative Retirement Plan for seasonal, part-time and temporary employees.

    

3. To take such action as the meeting may determine, to review and approve the request from the Downtown Merchants Association for closure of various town roads and the use of town property (as described in the Application dated March 3, 2020) from May 29, 2020 (for set up) to May 31, 2020 for the Westport Fine Arts Festival, contingent upon compliance with recommendations from Town departments and in accordance with Procedures for Use of Town-owned Property, Facilities and/or Public Roadways.

    

4. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the no-cost proposal from Lifestyle Publications, LLC (Westport Lifestyle) to be the exclusive magazine media sponsor for Westport Means Business.

    

5. To take such action as the meeting may determine and in accordance with the Policy for Gifts to the Town, to accept the donation from a Westport resident of a used electric vehicle (2015 BMW) that is valued between $5,000 and $20,000.

    

   The following were submitted after the Westport News Deadline

    

6. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the award of contract RFP 20-992T (Carting Services Food Waste Disposal) to Curbside Compost LLC of Ridgefield, CT, for a period of 12 months, at a rate of $121/ton, with the option for two 12 month extensions.

    

7. To take such action as the meeting may determine to adopt a resolution that the Board of Selectmen endorses five (5) proposals approve by the Western Connecticut Council of Governments (WestCOG), and submitted in grant applications to the CT Office of Policy and Management, and authorizes WestCOG to apply for funding and to enter into any required contract and/or agreement should on or more of the proposals be selected for an award.

    

8. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the Solar Power Services Agreements between the Town of Westport and:

         (i) Plainfield Solar 2, LLC;

         (ii) Plainfield Solar, LLC; and

         (iii) Dickinson Solar, LLC

as they relate to Virtual Net Metering Credits and Extra Credits available from the output of each Provider’s solar powered electric generating systems.

James S. Marpe, First Selectman