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2026-07-13 - City Council

Summary

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  • Called to order by Council President Clarke at 7:19 PM; adjourned 8:14 PM. Eight members present; absent: Majority Leader Bilodeau. Present: Clarke, Hernandez, Rosado, Rossetti, Surgeon, Gale, Michtom and Thomas. Hernandez moved and Rosado seconded nearly every motion.
  • Rules suspended to add six supplemental items (8.1 to 8.6), carried 6-2 (Gale and Michtom opposed). Minutes of June 22 then approved 8-0.
  • Appointment of Adam Cloud as City Treasurer: Michtom's motion to postpone (seconded by Gale) failed 2-6; the resolution was then taken up for action and carried 6-2 (Gale and Michtom opposed).
  • Referred 8-0 to Planning, Economic Development & Housing: four Lots to Homes sales (230 Capen Street to Daniel Alvarado, 905 West Boulevard to FQ Real Estate Ventures, 2243 Main Street to E.R. Wilson Real Estate LLC, 684-686 Garden Street to Pariser Enterprises), each with a July 20 public hearing and 8-24 review; the Edge 400 tax abatement; and the Neighborhood Homes Program financial assistance agreement with the Housing Development Fund, Inc.
  • Referred 8-0 to OMBGA: revaluation deferral by one year; reallocation of $900,000 to the Clay-Arsenal Community Development Corporation; the technology committee and AI initiative resolutions; the voter awareness resolution; and the Farmington Avenue forgivable loan program.
  • Postponed 8-0: the tenant relocation ordinance, the 175 Mather Street lease, the Puerto Rican and Hispanic History and Culture Commission ordinance, and the African American and Black History and Culture Commission ordinance.
  • Approved on consent 8-0: renewal of the Hartford Reentry Welcome Center agreement with Community Partners in Action; the FY26 Suspense Book transfer of uncollectible motor vehicle and personal property taxes; a resolution extending the noise ordinance for the West Indian celebrations; and the honorary naming of part of Adams Street in recognition of Nemlon L. Adams Sr. and Barbara B. Kennelly Street on Scarborough Street.
  • Tree ordinance revisions (Sections 28-152 and 28-164) referred to Public Works, Parks, Recreation & Environment 8-0, public hearing July 20.
  • Committee reports and discharges received 8-0, including the OMBGA reports on the Reentry Welcome Center renewal and the Suspense Book, the Health & Human Services discharge of the technology committee and AI initiative resolutions, and the Public Dedication Committee report.

City Treasurer Appointment

  • Resolution R2026-020 appointing Adam Cloud as City Treasurer (supplemental item 8.6; sponsors Clarke, Bilodeau, Rosado, Surgeon, Rossetti, Thomas and Hernandez). Postponement failed 2-6 (yeas Gale, Michtom; noes Clarke, Hernandez, Rosado, Rossetti, Surgeon, Thomas). Approved 6-2 on the action motion (noes Gale, Michtom).

Lots to Homes Property Sales

  • Four sales referred 8-0 with a July 20 hearing (see summary).

Edge 400 tax fixing agreement

  • Resolution for a 15-year tax abatement with two 5-year renewal options for the Edge 400 project at 332 and 344 New Park Avenue referred to Planning, Economic Development & Housing 8-0.

Revaluation Deferral Resolution

  • Resolution deferring the revaluation scheduled for the assessment year starting October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2027 referred to OMBGA 8-0.

Clay Arsenal CDC Funding

  • Resolution reallocating $900,000 of the $1.0 million earmarked for Clay Arsenal strategic planning to the Clay-Arsenal CDC referred to OMBGA 8-0.

Farmington Avenue Neighborhood Investment Fund

  • Supplemental item M2026-002 (forgivable loans along the Farmington Avenue commercial corridor, repurposing the unexpended $2.2 million balance) referred to OMBGA 8-0.

Neighborhood Homes Program Funding

  • Supplemental item M2026-003 (financial assistance agreement with the Housing Development Fund, Inc.) referred to Planning, Economic Development & Housing 8-0.

Technology Innovation Committee Proposal

  • Resolution R2026-015 referred to OMBGA 8-0; the Health & Human Services discharge communication was received 8-0.

Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative

  • Resolution establishing the initiative referred to OMBGA 8-0; the Health & Human Services discharge communication was received 8-0.

Tenant Relocation Services Ordinance

  • Postponed 8-0.

175 Mather Street Development

  • Lots to Homes lease agreement postponed 8-0.

Puerto Rican Hispanic History Commission Ordinance

  • Postponed 8-0.

African American Black History Commission Ordinance

  • Postponed 8-0.

Tree Ordinance Revision

  • Two ordinances (28-152 and 28-164, sponsored by Clarke, Rossetti, Rosado, Surgeon, Bilodeau and Gale) referred 8-0.

Honorary Street Namings

  • Adams Street (Nemlon L. Adams Sr., R2026-012) and Barbara B. Kennelly Street (R2026-016, substitute) both approved on consent 8-0.

Reentry Welcome Center Renewal

  • Approved on consent 8-0.

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