Notice is hereby given that the Board of Selectmen, Traffic Authority and Water Pollution Control Authority will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. in Room 307/309 of the Westport Town Hall for the following purpose(s):
1.To approve the minutes of the Board of Selectmen’s public hearing of March 11, 2015.
2.To take such action as the meeting may determine, to approve the use of Town-owned property known as Veterans’ Green by the Mishkan Day Camp for its annual Grand Lag B’Omer Parade and Outing on Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., contingent upon compliance with comments from various Town departments and in accordance with Procedures for Use of Town-owned Property, Facilities and/or Public Roadways, as amended Sept. 15, 2010.
3.To take such action as the meeting may determine, to approve the request for a variance of Sec. 50-340 (d) of the Town Driveway Ordinance as it relates to a proposed driveway reconstruction at property known as One Wild Rose Road, contingent upon compliance with the Town Engineer’s letter of March 17, 2015.
4.To take such action as the meeting may determine, to approve the request for a waiver of the Town’s Policy on Encroachments on Town-owned Property, as it relates to a proposed stone wall on property known as One Wild Rose Road, contingent upon compliance with the Town Engineer’s letter of March 17, 2015.
5.To authorize the First Selectman, on behalf of the Historic District Commission, to (i) apply for a $2,500 Certified Local Government Historic Preservation Grant for the preparation of a study report to determine if the Town-owned property known as Golden Shadows located at 68 Compo Road South meets the standards for local historic property designation, and if awarded by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, State Historic Preservation Office, to (ii) accept the grant and to execute all documents in connection therewith.
6.To take such action as the meeting may determine, at the request of the Fire Chief, to approve the donation of miscellaneous Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) parts and cylinders from the Westport Fire Department to the Fall River (MA) Fire Department, contingent upon receipt of a liability release from the Fall River Fire Department.
7.To take such action as the meeting may determine, to approve the master services agreement between the LiftOff, LLC and the Town of Westport, for deployment services related to the migration of the Town’s e-mail system to Microsoft’s Government Community Cloud Office 365 Solution.
8.To take such action as the meeting may determine to approve the establishment of a Railroad Parking Permit Fee in the amount of $450.00 to allow for a permit holder to list two registered vehicles on a single Railroad Parking Permit, contingent upon compliance with the Deputy Police Chief’s letter of March 16, 2015.
9.To take such action as the meeting may determine, to approve the establishment of a Railroad Parking Permit Waitlist Fee in the amount of $35.00 to be assessed on any request for placement on the waitlist for a Railroad Parking Permit received after the established effective date of such fee.
10.To take such action as the meeting may determine, to approve an agreement between the Town of Westport and Complus Data Innovations, Inc., for railroad fee management services.
11.To take such action as the meeting may determine, acting in its capacity as the Traffic Authority, to approve the relocation of the loading zone from the south side of Railroad Place to the north side of Railroad Place, and to further approve the establishment of a “drop off” zone during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on the south side of Railroad Place in the spaces opened due to the relocation of the current loading zone, contingent upon compliance with the Deputy Police Chief’s letter of March 16, 2015.
12.To take such action as the meeting may determine, acting in its capacity as the Traffic Authority, to approve and recommend to the Connecticut Department of Transportation changing the 1- hour parking zones to 2-hour parking zones along Post Road East (U.S. Route 1) from its intersection at Myrtle Avenue/Imperial Avenue to its intersection at Jesup Road/Parker Harding Plaza, contingent upon compliance with comments from relevant Town departments.
13.To take such action as the meeting may determine, acting in its capacity as the Traffic Authority, and in accordance with its directive of November 12, 2014, to approve the permanent establishment of 2 hour parking zones on Town-owned property known as Parker Harding Plaza, on that portion of Main Street from Post Road East to the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Kings Highway North, and on Church Lane and Elm Street, contingent upon compliance with comments from relevant Town departments.
14.Acting in its capacity as the Water Pollution Control Authority and in accordance with C.G.S. Chapter 103, to schedule a Preliminary Benefit Assessment Hearing for Sanitary Sewer Contract No. 65 and to consider proposed assessments to be levied for the construction of a sewerage system affecting properties located in all, or part of, the following areas: Bulkley Avenue North, Buttonwood Lane, Old Road, Mallard Lane, Forest Drive, Elizabeth Drive, and Shadowlawn Drive.
15.Acting in its capacity as the Water Pollution Control Authority and in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes, to determine final benefit assessments to be levied against properties that obtained supplemental sanitary sewer connection approval during 2014. A copy of the proposed assessments is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk and is available for inspection by the public.
