New Years Day- Offices Closed
N/A
January 1, 2024
N/A
January 1, 2024
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
January 2, 2024
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 6:30pm
Town Hall, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT
CALL TO ORDER
NEW BUSINESS:
CORRESPONDENCE:
MINUTES: December 4, 2023
ADJOURNMENT
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
January 3, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS
Conservation Commission
600 Main Street
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2024
7:00 PM TOWN HALL
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. OLD BUSINESS
1. Discussion/Possible Decision Application #798: 301 Mountain Road. Addition within
Upland Review Area. Michael Monteiro.
2. Discussion/Possible Decision Application #800: 12 Hampden Road. Subdivision with
proposed driveway in the Upland Review Area. Mark Polek.
III. NEW BUSINESS
1. Discussion of Watchaug Road Agricultural Stormwater Management.
IV. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
V. STAFF REPORT
VI. CORRESPONDENCE AND BILLS
VII. MINUTES APPROVAL: December 6, 2023
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
Edit • Delete • Edit Group
8:00 am – 9:00 am
January 4, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday,
January 4, 2024
8:00 AM
Fire Station
1. Call to Order
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
January 4, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF SELECTMAN
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 6:00 pm
Town Hall Auditorium
MEETING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A/featured
The Board of Selectmen waives the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting from December 21, 2023, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
January 8, 2024
S O M E R S P U B L I C S C H O O L S
1 Vision Boulevard, Somers, Connecticut 06071
(860)749-2270 Fax (860)763-0748
Somers Board of Education
Anne Kirkpatrick, Chairman
Policy Committee Agenda
January 8, 2024
6:30 pm
Approve minutes of November 13, 2023
Review:
3541.32 Special Transportation for school-related trips
5131.911 School Climate (new mandated policy)
4000.1/5145.44 Title IX update
Required policies 2023 update
Next meeting: TBD
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
January 8, 2024
Somers Board of Education Meeting
Monday, January 8, 2024 7:00 PM
Somers Board of Education Chambers, 1 Vision Boulevard, Somers, CT 06071
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Approval of the December 11, 2023 BOE Minutes
The Board to review and approve the BOE minutes from December 11, 2023.
4. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
1. Superintendent Update
2. Monthly Budget Report
Stephanie Levin, Director of Business Services, will update the Board on the monthly budget.
5. OPPORTUNITY TO ADD/DELETE AGENDA ITEMS
6. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Warrant of January 8, 2024
The Board to review and consent to the warrant of January 8, 2024.
2. 2nd Posting K-5 Reading Program BOE
7. OLD BUSINESS
8. NEW BUSINESS
1. 1st Posting of 2024-2025 Somers Public Schools Calendar
The Board to review the Somers Public Schools 2024-2025 calendar.
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Curriculum
2. Policy
3. Planning/Finance
4. Salary & Negotiations
10. CABE/CREC/State Dept. of Ed./SEF
1. CABE Legislative Breakfast
The CABE Legislative Breakfast will be held on 1/31/24 from 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. at Somers High
School.
11. AUDIENCE TO CITIZENS/STAFF/STUDENTS
12. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Board to enter into Executive Session and invite Dr. Galloway into Executive Session to discuss the Superintendent evaluation format.
13. ADJOURNMENT
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
January 8, 2024
SOMERS CULTURAL COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
January 8, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. at Piedmont Hall
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
January 9, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR SENIORS
SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
January 9, 2023, 1:00pm
Senior Center Meeting Room
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
January 9, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY
600 MAIN ST.
SOMERS, CT 06071
1-9-24
7:00 pm
Lower Level Meeting Room
Agenda
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89771450571?pwd=cXZZOCtra0xHNWtsTFBieXpPWlRwUT09
Meeting ID: 897 7145 0571
Passcode: 038654
Please call Daniel Parisi at 860-335-2154 if you are unable to attend this meeting. Thank you.
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
January 9, 2024
**JANUARY 9, 2024 MEETING CANCELLED **
The next regular meeting is scheduled for February 13, 2024.
Questions or concerns should be directed to Jennifer Roy in the
Land Use Department #(860)763-8220 or jroy@somersct.gov.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
January 10, 2024
Somers Youth Services Advisory Board
SPECIAL MEETING- Agenda
January 10, 2024 -- 4:30pm
619 Main Street
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
January 10, 2024
Somers Cemetery Committee January 10, 2024
Agenda
New Business:
Next meeting March 13
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
January 11, 2024
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT SITING COUNCIL
Ten Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051 Phone: (860) 827-2935 Fax: (860) 827-2950
E-Mail: siting.council@ct.gov Web Site: www.ct.gov/csc
Hearing Notice
Instructions for Public Access Petition No. 1592 Remote Public Hearing
Pursuant to provisions of Connecticut General Statutes §4-176, notice is hereby given that the Connecticut Siting Council (Council) will conduct a public hearing via Zoom remote conferencing on January 11, 2024, beginning with an evidentiary session at 2:00 p.m., and continuing with a public comment session at 6:30 p.m. The hearing will be on a petition from Santa Fuel, Inc. for a declaratory ruling, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §4-176 and §16- 50k, for the proposed construction, maintenance and operation of a 3.85-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility to be located at 159 South Road, Somers, Connecticut.
The purpose of the hearing is to receive evidence on the petitioner’s assertions that the construction, operation, and maintenance of the facility will not have a substantial adverse environmental effect. The 2:00 p.m. evidentiary session will provide the petitioner, parties and intervenors an opportunity to cross-examine positions. No public comments will be received during the 2:00 p.m. evidentiary session. The 6:30 p.m. public comment session will be reserved for the public to make brief statements into the record. Public statements are limited to 3 minutes. During the 6:30 p.m. public comment session, the petitioner will present an overview of the proposed facility.
Attendees can join by clicking (or entering) the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82707222027?pwd=8gnaT7i4fbk6mJajKjkOsEq9ax763o.1 from a computer, smartphone, or tablet. Meeting ID: 827 0722 2027 and Passcode: 4r76YS No prior software download is required. For audio-only participation, attendees can join by dialing in at 1(929) 205-6099 (not toll free) and then enter the Meeting ID: 827 0722 2027 and Passcode: 448815 from a telephone.
To participate in the 6:30 p.m. public comment session by computer, smartphone or tablet, please send an email to siting.council@ct.gov with your name, email address and mailing address by January 10, 2024. To participate in the 6:30 p.m. public comment session by telephone, please leave a voicemail message at 860-827-2935 with your name, telephone number, and mailing address by January 10, 2024. Public comments may also be submitted to the Council by electronic mail or by regular mail.
Any person may be removed from the Zoom remote evidentiary session or public comment session at the discretion of the Council.
Applicable law for this proceeding includes the Public Utility Environmental Standards Act, General Statutes § 16-50g, et seq., and Sections 16-50j-1, et seq., of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
The Council directs that all testimony and exhibits be pre-filed electronically with the Council and all parties and intervenors by January 4, 2024.
Individuals are encouraged to participate through their elected officials and other party/intervenor groupings.
Any person seeking to be named or admitted as a party or intervenor to the proceeding may file a written request to be so designated at siting.council@ct.gov, on or before January 4, 2024.
Parties and intervenors will be allowed to submit briefs and proposed findings of fact within 30 days after the close of the evidentiary record.
Any person who is not a party or intervenor to this proceeding may file a written statement with the Council up to 30 days after the close of the evidentiary record. No written statement or any other information will be accepted after 30 days of the close of the evidentiary record, except as otherwise prescribed by law or the Council.
A verbatim transcript of the hearing will be posted on the Council’s project webpage and deposited in the Town Clerk’s Office of the Somers Town Hall for the convenience of the public.
Requests for information in alternative formats or for sign-language interpreter services must be submitted in writing by January 4, 2024.
Information about how the public hearing will be conducted and how the public can access it will be posted on the Council’s Petition No. 1592 project webpage at the following link: https://portal.ct.gov/CSC/1_Applications-and-Other-Pending-Matters/Pending-Matters
The petitioner is represented by the following:
Petitioner Its Representative
Santa Fuel, Inc. | Timothy Coon, P.E. Principal Engineer
J.R. Russo & Associates, LLC P.O. Box 938 East Windsor, CT 06088 |
A copy of the petition is available for review on the Council’s website at portal.ct.gov/csc under the link “Pending Matters.” The Council has assigned this proceeding Petition No. 1592.
December 7, 2023 Connecticut Siting Council
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
January 11, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS
CIP COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Town Hall
Thursday, January 11, 2024
4:00 pm
CANCELLED
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
January 11, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF SELECTMAN
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 5:00 pm
Town Hall Auditorium
MEETING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A/featured
The Board of Selectmen waives the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting from January 4, 2024, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
January 11, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF SELECTMAN
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 6:00 pm
Town Hall Auditorium
CANCELLED
6:30 pm
January 11, 2024
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Somers Town Hall Lower Level Conference Room
600 Main Street, Somers, CT
CALL TO ORDER
NEW BUSINESS:
Application #23-005: Hillsdale College, 732 Hall Hill Road, Somers seeking a modification of the Special Use permit condition #4, to allow Hillsdale College to hold one special event at the Blake Center each year, complying will all existing requirements set forth in Condition of approval #4.
Application #24-001: Somers Mountain Properties, LLC, 359 Mountain Road, Somers, seeking a modification of the 12/24/2000 Special Use Permit for Outdoor Recreation and accessory private events, to allow for the use of temporary event tents.
OLD BUSINESS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 9, 2023
ADJOURNMENT
N/A
January 15, 2024
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
January 16, 2024
Library Board of Trustees
Somers Public Library
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 – 6:30 p.m.
Somers Public Library – 2 Vision Blvd. – Conference Room
CANCELED
Agenda:
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
January 17, 2024
Housing Authority of the Town of Somers
Meeting January 17, 2024 – 1:00 p.m.
71 Battle Street
Meeting Agenda
9:00 am – 10:00 am
January 18, 2024
PENSION COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 18, 2023, THURSDAY 9:00 AM
TOWN HALL
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 19, 2023
FIRE DEPARTMENT PROPOSAL
REPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SOMERS CFO: BRIAN WISSINGER AND ASSISTANT TREASURER MIKE MARINACCIO
Report from the Office of Finance and Treasury
Town Fund: cash and benefit payment needs through June 2024
Firefighters Fund: cash and benefit payment needs through June 2024
DIVIDEND AND INTEREST NEEDS FOR FUNDING BENEFITS THROUGH JUNE 2024
INVESTMENT REVIEW AND DECISIONS FOR THE TOWN FUND: KEVIN NICHOLS
INVESTMENT REVIEW AND DECISIONS FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE FUND:
KEVIN NICHOLS
ADJOURNMENT:
Microsoft Teams Meeting Information
Meeting ID: 287 660 131 678
Passcode: rrMcSc
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
January 18, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS
CIP COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Town Hall
Thursday, January 18, 2024
4:00 pm
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
January 18, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF SELECTMAN
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, January 18, 2024, at 6:00 pm
Town Hall Auditorium
MEETING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A/featured
The Board of Selectmen waives the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting from January 11, 2023, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
January 22, 2024
Somers Board of Education Chambers, 1 Vision Boulevard, Somers, CT 06071
The Board to review and approve the BOE minutes from January 8, 2024.
Dara Salka and Mara Butler, SHS students, will update the BOE on SHS events.
Dr. Galloway will present the proposed SPS 2024-2025 budget to the BOE.
The Board to review and consent to the warrant of January 22, 2024.
The BOE to approve the 2024-2025 Somers Public Schools Calendar.
The Board to approve the FY24 budget transfers.
Abigail McNamara, Grade 3 Teacher, will be resigning effective January 19, 2024.
Related Trips.
The Board to enter into Executive Session and invite Dr. Galloway into Executive Session to discuss the Superintendent's mid-year evaluation.
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
January 23, 2024
Somers Comes Together – Local Prevention Council
Meeting Agenda
January 23, 2024, 10:30 am to 12:00 noon
Blake Room, Somers Public Library
NEXT MEETING
February 27, 2024
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Blake Room at Somers Public Library
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
January 23, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF FINANCE
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Town Hall – Auditorium
Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at 7:00pm
CANCELLED
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
January 25, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF SELECTMAN
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 6:00 pm
Town Hall Auditorium
MEETING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A/featured
The Board of Selectmen waives the reading of the minutes of the Regular Meeting from January 25, 2024, and that minutes of said meeting be approved.
6:00 am – 2:00 pm
January 27, 2024
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
January 30, 2024
TOWN OF SOMERS
BOARD OF FINANCE
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Town Hall – Auditorium
Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 7:00pm
This meeting is also being live-streamed and video-recorded and will be available for viewing on the Town’s website in both real-time and after-the-fact.
Video of this meeting can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitLJvpaGg5rGsVVbsUYK8A
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
January 31, 2024
Town of Somers
Economic Development Commission
Meeting Agenda for January 31, 2024
Somers Town Hall, 6-7PM
1. Call to Order
2. Review and Approve Minutes
3. Correspondence - Beth Frechette
4. Old Business
a Business of the Month (January)
b. Business of the Month (February)
c. Plan for SBS Promotion
d. Business Directory communications with businesses
5. New Business
a. Networking Meeting
b. Town center plan
c. Mid-year ideas
6. Suggestions for February agenda
7. Adjourn