November 19, 2004
The Glastonbury Town Council
2155 Main Street
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Re: Town Manager’s Report
Dear Council Members:
The following will keep you up-to-date on various topics:
1. GIDEON WELLES REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL:
Proposals have been submitted for proposed lease of the Gideon Welles Senior Center. The building is expected to be available in late spring 2005 when the Community Center opens. I will appreciate Council designating members to assist with initial interviews. This could be assigned to Council Leadership. Based on initial interviews, a report and recommendation would be forwarded for Council consideration. I would like to conduct initial interviews in early December.
2. GATEWAY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS:
The background information to initiate the RFP process is complete. A copy can be provided to Council members as may be requested. The RFP will be published through the Wall Street Journal, Hartford Courant, Hartford Metro Alliance, State Department of Economic & Community Development, commercial brokers, Town web page, direct mailing, and other means as appropriate. Parties expressing previous interest will be forwarded the background information directly. A January-February response date is anticipated.
3. UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN:
Town staff established a $7,600 goal for this year’s United Way Campaign. Through a variety of initiatives, $8,730 was raised for this important campaign.
4. LIBRARY CARDS:
A recent re-bid of library cards allowed for purchase of a more durable card at a reduced cost. The new cards cost $0.21 per card as compared to $0.35 per card for the previous version. A 3-year savings of approximately $2,203 is forecast.
5. STAFF RESIGNATION:
Highway Superintendent, Scott Zenke, recently accepted a similar position with his hometown of Farmington. Scott served as Highway Superintendent for approximately 11 years.
6. LAND ACQUISITION:
Town purchase of the 3± acre residential property next to Hebron Avenue School closed on Friday, November 19th.
7. ALLWASTE – LEAF COLLECTION:
To date, Allwaste has collected leaves from approximately 233 properties. Operations are scheduled to conclude in early December with an additional 153 property owners signed up through that date. Follow-up will be handled as required. The program has been relatively problem free.
8. BUDGET SCHEDULE:
For planning purposes, the Annual CIP workshop is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2005. The Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 27th. Suggested dates for Council budget workshops will be forwarded shortly.
9. ALARM ORDINANCE:
From October 1 through mid November 2004, the Police Department experienced 94 fewer alarms than during the same period in 2003 (207 v. 301, a 31% reduction). Additional experience will be required to determine if this reduction continues and is related to the alarm ordinance.
I will be happy to review the preceding and any other items Tuesday evening.
Sincerely,
Richard J. Johnson
Town Manager
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