SPECIAL
BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING – VIA ZOOM
JUNE
25, 2020
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1 of 1
MINUTES – APPROVED 7-7-2020
Attendance: First Selectman Paula Cofrancesco &
Selectman Donald Shea
Not in attendance: Selectman Derrylyn Gorski
Also
in attendance: Vin Marino, Town Counsel;
Sheila Lane, Finance Director
Visitors:
None
1.
First Selectman Paula Cofrancesco
called the Special Meeting of the Board of Selectmen to order at 11:01 a.m. The meeting was held in the Commission Room
of the Bethany Town Hall.
2, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON
RESOLUTION FOR CONTRACT AMENDMENT – Contract No. 09-DSS6002SL / 008-NF-01
First
Selectman Cofrancesco gave a brief update on the status of the STEAP funds for
the airport hangar project. First
Selectman Cofrancesco was notified mid-June that the current contract was set
to expire on 6-30-2020. Due to a number
of issues regarding construction, the town did not accept the building, work
was at a halt, and then the tornado hit in 2018. There is insurance money from the claim of
the tornado damage to correct the building to its non-usable state prior to the
tornado. The STEAP funds can be used to
hire an engineer to assess the status of the building and then proceed on
correcting any deficiencies. First
Selectman Cofrancesco noted that she had made multiple phones calls and sent
multiple emails to see what could be done to secure the funds ($198,899.00) from
going back to the State. A letter was
sent from the First Selectman to the Program Manager overseeing the funds officially
requesting an extension on the Contract to allow securing the funds in order to
do additional work on the project.
Confirmation was received on Monday that the extension was granted for
one year. Approval is needed to
authorize the First Selectman to sign the new Contract Amendment. The Contract will now expire June 30, 2021.
It
was moved by Selectman Shea to approve authorization for First Selectman to
sign the Contract Amendment to extend the Contract to June 30, 2021, motion seconded
by First Selectman Cofrancesco
Unanimous approval.
3.
ADJOURNMENT
At
11:04 a.m., it was moved by Selectman Shea and seconded by First Selectman Cofrancesco
to adjourn the special meeting. Unanimous approval.
Respectfully
submitted,
Paula
Cofrancesco
First
Selectman
