Representative Town Meeting (RTM) - Minutes - 08/02/2021

FIFTEEN ROPE FERRY ROAD
WATERFORD, CT 06385-2886
PHONE: 860-442-0553
www.waterfordct.org
MINUTES
REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING
Regular Meeting
Waterford Town Hall
August 2, 2021
RTM Moderator Thomas Dembek called the August 2, 2021 Regular Meeting of the Representative
Town Meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Greg Attanasio, Michael Bono, Jennifer Bracciale, April Cairns, Timothy Condon, Thomas J.
Dembek, Susan Driscoll, Timothy Fioravanti, Miriam Furey-Wagner, Nick Gauthier, Paul Goldstein,
Kathleen Kohl, David Lersch, Valerie Metivier, Richard Muckle, Liam O’Leary, Theodore Olynciw, Dan
Radin, Robert Swansen, Baird Welch-Collins.
ABSENT: Steve Elci, Richard Morgan, Michael Rocchetti, Danielle Steward-Gelinas.
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS PRESENT: First Selectman Robert J Brule; Selectman Elizabeth Sabilia; Chair of
the Board of Finance Ronald R. Fedor.
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ABSENT: Selectwoman Jody Nazarchyk; Chair of the Board of Education Craig
Merriman.
ALSO PRESENT: Town Clerk David L. Campo; Town Attorney Robert Avena.
AGENDA ITEM C — June 7, 2021 Minutes
MOTION by Goldstein, seconded by Welch-Collins, to accept the minutes from the June 7, 2021 Regular
Meeting with the following addition: Include the letter as an attachment under Correspondence from
the Waterford Historical Society. (See Attachment)
VOTING IN FAVOR: Unanimous with one member abstaining. (Cairns)
CORRESPONDENCE
None Che
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None
AGENDA ITEM F
None
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AGENDA ITEM G — RTM Member Thomas Dembek updated the body on the progress of the Waterford
Municipal Complex.

CALL ITEM 1 ~ Utility Commission Status and Update.
PRESENTATION: Utility Commission Director Tali Soto and Town Attorney Nicholas Keeple.
Focus of update was on the Tri-Town Agreement between East Lyme, Waterford and New London that is
scheduled to appear in front of the RTM at the October Meeting. The agreement will cover the
treatment of wastewater, how facilities and costs will be shared, and include a term of twenty years
with a ten year option. A question and answer session concluded the presentation.
CALL ITEM 2 —- American Rescue Plan Resolution
PRESENTATION: First Selectman Robert Brule, Town Attorney Robert Avena, Finance Director Kimberly
Allen.
MOTION by Welch-Collins, seconded by Driscoll, to approve a resolution to authorize the First
Selectman to expend funds received from Federal and State sources under the ARPA, when such funds
will not incur additional financial obligations to the Town and to account for said funds under a
designated Special Revenues Fund.
Discussion ensued. A planned expenditures report was presented. (See Attachment)
MOTION by Driscoll, seconded by Welch-Collins, to amend the motion by adding the following: The
Finance Department shall provide the Board of Selectmen, the Board of Finance, and the Representative
Town Meeting with quarterly reports on the status of revenue and expenditures from the Special
Revenue Fund.
VOTING IN FAVOR TO AMEND: Unanimous
VOTING IN FAVOR: Unanimous with one member abstaining. (Attanasio)
CALL ITEM 3 — Police Commission
MOTION by Bono, seconded by Goldstein, to appoint Mark Gelinas to the Waterford Police Commission.
(Term 08/02/2021 — 08/04/2025)
MOTION by Welch-Collins, seconded by Attanasio, to appoint Tony Sheridan to the Waterford Police
Commission. (Term 08/02/2021 — 08/04/2025)
VOTING IN FAVOR: Unanimous
CALL ITEM 4: Fire Services Review Special Committee
MOTION by Bracciale, seconded by Goldstein, to appoint Richard Muckle to the Fire Services Special
Review Committee.
MOTION by Gauthier, seconded by Welch-Collins, to appoint Greg Attanasio to the Fire Services Special
Review Committee.
VOTING IN FAVOR: Unanimous
CALL ITEM 5: Executive Session
MOTION by Goldstein, seconded by Welch-Collins, that the RTM, along with First Selectman Robert
Brule, Director of Fire Service Michael Howley, Interim Director of Human Resources Christine Walters,
Director of Finance Kim Allen, Town Labor Counsel Eileen Duggan go into executive session for the
purpose of discussing strategy and/or negotiations with respect to collective bargaining with the Fire
unit. This action is taken without prejudice to the Town’s right to discuss these matters in a private
meeting pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §1-200 (2) at 8:39 P.M.
RTM Member Robert Swansen excused himself from executive session as a full-time Waterford
Firefighter.
VOTING IN FAVOR: Unanimous

MOTION by Bono, seconded by Welch-Collins to come out of executive session at 9:30 P.M. with no
action taken.
VOTING IN FAVOR: Unanimous
NEW BUSINESS
None
MOTION by Welch-Collins, seconded by Bono, to adjourn at 9:33 P.M.
VOTING IN FAVOR: Unanimous
Respectfully Submitted,
David L. Campo, CCTC
Waterford Town Clerk

TO: First Selectman Robert Brule, Town of Waterford
FROM: Kristen Widham, President, Waterford Historical Society, Inc. 99} te meen
DATE: 28 May 2021 ——
RE: Proposed Amendment to Sell/Serve Beer and Wine on Jordan Green
After consulting with several active members and Board members of the Waterford Historical
Society, Inc., | am presenting you with our thoughts in advance of this proposed amendment
being voted upon by the RTM on June 8, 2021. In short, we hope that it will be returned to
committee for further study.
_ Town of Waterford: Proposed Amendment of 12.08.040 “Alcoholic Beverages”
Amending 2-6-17(2): Prior code Sec. 13-19
1/ Buildings owned by the Waterford Historical Society, Inc. legally were placed decades ago on
Jordan Green, owned by the Town of Waterford. We must insure and protect the interior and
exterior of our buildings and other items owned by us on Jordan Green. Many of our activities
occur here. So, we have concerns about the proposed amendment.
2/ Our organization was never involved in developing this amendment. The Town never sent us
a draft of the amendment. tt was purely circumstantial that we recently were sent a copy of it
to consider. We wonder why we were excluded, since this amendment would greatly affect us.
3/ The Jordan Green map does not include our Society's forge/smithy buildings. Please include
all our buildings in the map. ;
4/ As we understand the Nevins bequest, the Jordan Green general area should be us&éd for
public recreation. Did they include recreational alcohol use?
5/ If the Town is choosing to allow a licensed vendor to sell/serve alcohol there, who will
monitor the availability of alcohol for minors? . Will minors be allowed at Jordan Green while
any event providing alcohol is occurring? An attorney has counseled us that opportunities for
young people to consume must be carefully regulated. Criminal offenses will apply to anyone
providing alcohol to an under-aged person.
6/ The O'Neill Theater Center cannot be a vendor away from its described campus. The law
created more than 50 years ago for theaters in Connecticut to have a licensed vendor requires
that alcohol can be sold or served only on site.
7/ The Waterford Historical Society, Inc. will never sell or serve alcohol within its buildings,
which contain many historic items.

8/ Our Society conducts many events in a typical year, so its scheduled events should be
considered prior to the Board of Selectmen booking any other event near its buildings. Jordan
Green has very limited parking, so parking would be a constraint for more than one usage
simultaneously. Also, if the Society were holding an event, such as a lecture or a meeting, loud
sounds from a nearby location would interfere with our event.
9/ The Board of Selectmen form has not been revealed to our Society. We request an
opportunity to review it to clarify the interface between new Jordan Green events and our
Society’s events. For example, Selectmen should solicit information from us about our events
prior to scheduling another Jordan Green event at this time. Also, our organization should be
informed about events that become approved with their dates and rain dates, so that our
calendar of events can be updated, if necessary.
10/ Our insurance policy and security system must be considered. Our insurance agent
recommends that the Board of Selectmen form include a “hold harmless” clause to protect the
Waterford Historical Society, Inc. from any potential lawsuits. We thoroughly agree with this
position to protect our buildings and our other property on site.
11/ Whenever an alcohol-related event is scheduled for Jordan Green, the two (2}
handicapped-accessible bathrooms in the lower level of the Stacy Barn/Miner Education Center
will not be offered for use during that event due to insurance constraints.
12/ Note that many people think that our Society owns Jordan Green or that the Town owns
our Society’s buildings and property. Hence, any negative event related to alcohol
consumption on Jordan Green could negatively impact our not-for profit organization.
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