Common Council Meeting 6/23/09
Common Council MTG 6/23/09
Attending: Krummel, Serasis, Brown, Duleep, Lindstrom, Geake, Moccia, Maslan, Bolden, Bondi, Straniti, Conroy, Bonenfant, Kydes, Hempstead,
They make adjustments to the minutes, typos and wording stuff that Lindstrom and Duleep request verbatim adjustments. Bondi adds a comment about a correction also.
Public Commentary:
Perry Wengle: Woods Pond association representative, and covers the 10 year history of the open space acquisition of the wetlands of the Crossland property. Says that there aren’t many open space parcels available and hopes that there is no development on the property.
Resignations & Appointments:
Moccia nominates David Westmoreland to the Historical Commission. Hempstead made the motion, Bondi and Geake seconded. Hempstead spoke about Westmoreland’s work on Pine Island Cemetary. Geake said that this appointment the Mayor got right.
Moccia: Says he’s gotten a few right and that Krummel would appreciate that Westmoreland is a D.
Geake: Resumes that this one is really right.
Moccia: Points out that one of the great appointments he made was Geake’s wife to the fair rent commission.
Lindstrom, Duleep, Bolden, Serasis speaks on Westmoreland as well.
Voted unanimously.
Mayor Remarks:
Congratulations to the Brien McMahon baseball team was within one run of winning the state championship after being ranked, (according to Bondi) 27th. Speaks about East Rocks property purchase, thanks the Corporation Counsel, and that the City has no intention to develop it. They are using open space funds that are reserved for open space. Congrats the 4 middle school graduations, which were tonight.
Council President remarks:
Bolden: Welcomes everyone to the Norwalk Common Council, the hardest working and “best looking” Common Council. Thanks the department heads who attended Norwalk 101. Special thanks to Laurel Lindstom for her “At Your Fingertips” booklet. Says it was a complete success, thanks Darlene Young and Ellen Wink for their work. Says she is very satisfied, with the turnout and the knowledge presented . Mentions pARTy in the Park and how it had everything for all of Norwalk and that it was nice to see the ruban spine but not being urban.
Moccia: Thanks Maribeth Becker and Jackie Lightfield for creating pARTy in the Park and notes that 2000 people attended and had a good time. Points out that Lightfield was in the audience and the Arts Commission chair.
Consent Calendar
They vote unanimously.
First item up is the new item B 1a, which Bondi explains is about the Oyster Festival.
Krummel: Notes that the Oyster Festival has made changes and reduced the price.
Bondi: Notes that there are family discounts and if you buy the tickets in advance at a bank the individual ticket price is $8.
Serasis: Asks about the family package. Asked for more detail.
Bondi: Thinks that the family price is $25 for three days per individual.
Serasis: Speaks about the need for family discounts and that he had mentioned it in the committee.
Moccia: Says that the city can’t set the admission fees for a private entity.
Serasis: Says its out obligations to bring it up concerns for the residents.
Straniti: Says that Sunday is family day where children are admitted free with one paid adults and kids can have unlimited rides for $15.
Bolden: Says she’s pleased that they reduce the prices.
Hempstead: Repeats what Straniti says and that it is a discount compared to other fairs and amusement parks. Says that the seaport has always done a good job for Norwalk and that the Seaport is not subsidized by the City, they pay for field repair and garbage pick up etc.
Brown: Thanks the seaport for making adjustments for district C.
Kydes: Echos what was sent on June 1 by Susan Snider and that they were aware of the economic climate and that they made adjustments to the pricing.
They vote unanimously.
They move to adjourn.
