Pursuant to the foregoing notice a regular Representative Town Meeting of the Town of Greenwich was held in the Moderator’s Hall at Central Middle School on Monday April 14, 2008 at 8:00 P.M. (E.D.T.)
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator Thomas J. Byrne.
The Moderator announced that as all members had received a copy of the call for the meeting, the reading of the call would be omitted.
Town Clerk Carmella C. Budkins swore Peter Quigly, a new member in
District 7.
Attendance cards were presented showing 174 present, 55 absent and 1 vacancy.
Districts 3 and 9 had perfect attendance.
The members who were absent in District 1- Pamela Frederick, Nora Gentry, Dean Goss, Richard Holleran, Patrick Maher, Mary Pellegrino; District 2- Joseph Kaliko, Nancy Marshall; District 4 – Felix Andreoni, James Bonney, Susan McCabe, Alexander Popp, Jr, Maria Popp, Josiane Schaffner-Parnell, James Wahba, John Wahba; District 5 –
Jennifer Dayton; District 6 - Michael Carter, David Cox, Robert Guerrieri, Walter Howe, Edward Manganiello, Patricia Nelson, Eric Tautel, Alexis Volgaris; District 7 – Amy Bibb, Donald Hamilton, Janet Lockton, Joseph Williams; District 8 – Susie Andersen, Joshua Brown, Steven Gross, Jonathan Irvine, Richard Kral, Jr, Anthony Tod Laudonia, Drew Marzullo, R. Blair Murphy, Alicia Shreders; District 10 – Joseph Annunziato, Robert Byrnes, Robert Lardon; District 11 – Michael Chait, Rosa Fini, James Hann, James Hesburgh, Robert Maddux, Vinay Pande, Adam Savitz, Charles Seelig, Michael Wacek; District 12 – Karl Bylciw, Robert Kavee, Robert May, Hope Polidoro, Jane Sulich.
The Moderator announced that as all members had received a copy of the minutes of the March 10, 2008 meeting, the reading of the minutes would be omitted. He noted a correction on page 5 – the Legislative & Rules Committee amendments to the item were incorporated into the substitute resolution, so that the paragraph beginning with “Douglas Wells”--- and the wording “amendment was adopted by unanimous consent” should be deleted.
The minutes were adopted as amended by unanimous consent.
Pursuant to RTM rules, the Moderator designated the following items be placed on the consent calendar – 2,3,4,6,7,11,12.
The items on the consent calendar are:
2. RESOLVED, that the following named person, nominated by the Board of Selectmen, be appointed a member of the Board of Social Services for a term expiring 3/31/11.
ELIZABETH MENTEN
3. RESOLVED, that the following named person, nominated by the Board of Selectmen, be appointed a member of the Nathaniel Witherell Board for a term expiring 3/31/10.
BRUCE D. DIXON
4. RESOLVED, that the following named person, nominated by the Board of Selectmen, be appointed an alternate member of the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency for a term expiring 3/31/09.
ELLIOT R. BENTON
6. RESOLVED, the following named person, nominated by the Board of Selectman, be appointed a regular member of the Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals for a term expiring 3/31/12.
PATRICIA G. KIRKPATRICK
7. RESOLVED, that the following named person, nominated by the Board of Selectmen, be appointed an alternate member of the Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals for a term expiring 3/31/12.
ROBERT SHIPPEE
11. RESOLVED, that the following named person, nominated by the RTM Appointments Committee, be appointed a member of the Flood and Erosion Control Board for a term expiring 12/31/11
AUBREY S. MEAD, JR
12. RESOLVED, that the following named person, nominated by the RTM Appointments Committee, be appointed a member of the Flood and Erosion Control Board for a term expiring 12/31/11
EDWARD J SCHMELTZ
The vote was now on the consent calendar.
In Favor - 172
Against - 0
Abstentions - 0
Items Carried
The Moderator announced that Item No. 1 on the call was now before the meeting.
Item No. 1 was postponed from the March 2008 meeting.
RESOLVED, that the following named person, nominated by the Board of Selectmen, be appointed a member of the Board of Parks and Recreation for a term expiring 3/31/12.
RICKY M. CAPOZZA
The vote was now on Item No. 1.
In Favor - 168
Against - 5
Abstentions - 1
Item Carried
The Moderator announced that Item No. 5 on the call was now before the meeting.
Selectman Linda Lavery offered the following resolution, which was duly moved and seconded, regarding Item No. 5.
RESOLVED, that the following named person, nominated by the Board of Selectmen, be appointed a member of the Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals for a term expiring 3/31/12.
DONALD R. KIEFER
The vote was now on Item No. 5.
In Favor - 153
Against - 18
Abstentions - 2
Item Carried
The Moderator announced that Item No. 8 on the call was now before the meeting.
Selectman Linda Lavery offered the following resolution, which was duly moved and seconded, regarding Item No. 8.
RESOLVED, that the following named person, nominated by the Board of Selectmen, be appointed an alternate member of the Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals for a term expiring 3/31/12.
LAWRENCE LARSON
The vote was now on Item No. 8.
In Favor - 159
Against - 10
Abstentions - 2
Item Carried
The Moderator announced that Item No. 9 on the call was now before the meeting.
Selectman Linda Lavery offered the following resolution, which was duly moved and seconded, regarding Item No. 9.
RESOLVED, that the following named person, nominated by the Board of Selectmen, be appointed a member of the Alarm Appeals Board for a term expiring 3/31/12.
SEAN TURPIN
Evan Delman, chairman of the Town Services Committee, made a motion, on behalf of the committee, to postpone this item until the June 2008 meeting.
Motion Carried
The Moderator announced that Item No. 10 on the call was now before the meeting.
Selectman Linda Lavery offered the following substitute resolution, which was duly moved and seconded, regarding Item No. 10.
RESOLVED, that the following named persons, nominated by the Board of Selectmen, be appointed members of the Greenwich High School Musical Instructional Space and Auditorium Building Committee.
Genevieve (Genny) Krob
Leslie Cooper
Robert Brady
Joseph Ross
Frank Napolitano
Steve Loparco
Aris Crist
Robert Tuthill of District 3 made a motion, which was seconded, to postpone Item No. 10 until the June 2008 meeting.
Motion Carried
The Moderator announced that Item No. 13 on the call was now before the meeting.
Selectman Linda Lavery offered the following resolution, which was duly moved and seconded, regarding Item No. 13.
RESOLVED, that the Town of Greenwich accept a gift not to exceed $100,000 from the Parks and Recreation Foundation for the purpose of conducting surveys, preliminary engineering and preparing schematic plans to build a new community pool at Byram Park.
James Boutelle of District 8 made a motion to refer this item to the Parks and Recreation Committee for further study.
Motion Lost
The vote was now on Item No. 10.
In Favor - 133
Against - 33
Abstentions - 5
Item Carried
There being no further business, the Moderator adjourned the meeting, upon unanimous consent, at 9:35 P.M.
ATTEST:
CARMELLA C. BUDKINS
TOWN CLERK
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