Board of Selectwomen Meeting
December 14, 2022
Notice & Agenda
12-12-2022 REVISION #2 Add Item #8
Notice is hereby given that the Westport Board of Selectwomen, Local Traffic Authority, and Water Pollution Control Authority will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 9:00 AM in the Westport Town Hall Auditorium, 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, Connecticut. It will be livestreamed on www.westportct.gov and broadcast on Westport’s Optimum Government Access Channel 79 and Frontier Channel 6020. Agenda to include the following items (subject to revision):
1. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the Minutes of the Board of Selectwomen’s meeting of November 23, 2022.
2. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the request for a waiver under the Town Policy on Encroachments on Town Property (the “Policy”) as it relates to decorative stone steps and garden at 181 Riverside Avenue that encroach on the town right-of-way at the northern end of town property at 225 Riverside Ave (Pasacreta Park), contingent upon compliance with the Policy and execution of an Encroachment Easement satisfactory to the Town Attorney’s Office.
3. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the request for a waiver under the Town Policy on Encroachments on Town Property (the “Policy”) as it relates to two sections of a fieldstone wall at 174 Hillspoint Road that encroach a total length of approximately 75 feet on the town right-of-way adjacent to the property, contingent upon compliance with the Policy and execution of an Encroachment Easement satisfactory to the Town Attorney’s Office.
4. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the Site Lease Agreement between the Town of Westport and DISH Network, LLC to co-locate telecommunications equipment at the Fire Department Headquarters cell tower compound at 515 Post Road East.
5. To take such action as the meeting may determine, in accordance with the Westport Policy for Gifts to the Town, to accept the transfer of ownership of the following vehicles from the Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service (WVEMS) to the Town of Westport:
a) 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Four Door SUV upgraded to EMS Fly Car Standards
b) 2019 John Deer Model Gator, M-Gator 825 Long UTV upgrade to EMS UTV Standards
c) 2022 Pace Utility Trailer Upgraded to EMS Trailer Standards
And further, to decommission Unit 605, 1996 Ford Expedition 4 Door, and transfer ownership from the Town of Westport to WVEMS.
6. To take such action as the meeting may determine, upon the recommendation of the Tax Collector and in accordance with C.G.S. Sec. 12-129, to approve the refunds of overpayments of 2019, 2020 and 2021 Grand List Year Real Estate, Personal Property, Sewer Use and Motor Vehicle taxes, as presented.
REVISION #1 Add Item #7
7. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the Consulting Services Agreement between the Town of Westport and Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. as it relates to a professional consulting assessment of existing conditions of the Long Lots Elementary School.
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8. To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the Consulting Services Agreement between the Town of Westport and Kohler Ronan, LLC. as it relates to a professional consulting assessment of existing mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering conditions of the Long Lots Elementary School.