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2026-04-27 - City Council

Summary

Built from the official minutes (approved May 11, 2026). Seven of nine members attended; every vote was 7-0.

  • Present: Council President Clarke, Majority Leader Bilodeau, Assistant Majority Leader Hernandez, Rosado, Rossetti, Gale and Thomas. Absent: Surgeon and Michtom.
  • Minutes of the April 13, 2026 meeting approved 7-0 (moved by Bilodeau, seconded by Thomas).
  • All other motions were moved by Bilodeau and seconded by Hernandez, and all carried 7-0.
  • Four Lots to Homes sales (53 Martin Street, 96-98 Nelson Street, 60-62 Sterling Street, 62-64 Chadwick Avenue) and the 175 Mather Street lease were referred to the Planning, Economic Development & Housing Committee, each with an 8-24 review and a public hearing set for May 18 at 7:00 PM.
  • Three mayoral appointments referred to the Health & Human Services Committee: Angel Morales to the Hartford LGBTQ+ Commission, and Joanna Iovino and Katrice Claudio to the Food Policy Advisory Commission.
  • Approved on consent: the FY 2025 Justice Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice; 68,418 dollars from the CT DOT Municipal Grant Program for the Dial-A-Ride program; and State DECD funding for capital improvements at the South End Wellness Senior Center.
  • CT Department of Public Health grant for the Office of Violence Prevention referred to the Quality of Life & Public Safety Committee.
  • Six pending items postponed 7-0: traffic violence resolution, tenant relocation ordinance, Mayor's Chapter 7 special events ordinance, dog and cat limit ordinance, Puerto Rican and Hispanic History and Culture Commission ordinance, and the bike lane resolution.
  • Adjourned; attested by City Clerk Eric T. Lusa.

Housing and property

  • Lots to Homes Property Sales: sales of 53 Martin Street, 96-98 Nelson Street, 60-62 Sterling Street and 62-64 Chadwick Avenue referred 7-0, each with an agenda package and a May 18 hearing. Prices are not in the minutes. These were later approved on consent on May 26.
  • Mather Street Property Redevelopment: the Mayor's resolution for a lease agreement for the development of 175 Mather Street through Lots to Homes referred 7-0 with the same hearing date.
  • Tenant Relocation Services Ordinance: Michtom's Section 18-110 ordinance postponed 7-0 with the sponsor absent.

Commissions

  • Food Policy Commission Appointments: Iovino and Claudio referred to Health & Human Services 7-0.
  • The LGBTQ+ Commission appointment (Angel Morales) was referred the same way; no Issue page exists for it yet.

Postponed items

Grants

  • Justice Assistance Grant (FY 2025), Dial-A-Ride (68,418 dollars) and South End Wellness Senior Center funding were accepted on consent 7-0; the Office of Violence Prevention grant was referred to committee 7-0. The minutes give no amounts for the other three grants.

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