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2026-08-10 - City Council

Summary

Built from the official minutes (approved 9-0 at the 2026-09-14 - City Council meeting). No agenda, video or transcript on file.

  • Called to order by Council President Clarke at 7:01 PM; adjourned 7:59 PM. Seven members present: Clarke, Bilodeau, Rosado, Rossetti, Surgeon, Michtom and Thomas. Absent: Hernandez and Gale. Bilodeau moved and Rosado seconded nearly every motion.
  • Rules suspended 7-0 (Bilodeau, Rossetti seconding) to add supplemental items 8.1 to 8.23; minutes of the prior meeting approved 7-0. The minutes item cites "June 13, 2026", an apparent typo for the July 13 meeting.
  • Referred 7-0: the CRCOG PHEP grant contracts and the state Department of Public Health per capita grant (Health & Human Services); the Chapter 14, Section 14-7 food establishments and fees ordinance (Health & Human Services, public hearing August 17 at 7:00 PM); the Andréa Comer Pension Commission appointment (OMBGA); the DESPP Memorandum of Agreement (Quality of Life & Public Safety).
  • Approved on consent 7-0: Neighborhood Assistance Act amendment for the Mark Twain House & Museum (program year 2024); acceptance of $100,000 from the Friends of Keney Park for design of the Keney Park Performance Band Shell; and North Central Area Agency on Aging grants of $35,000 (Keep On Living, Title III-D), $9,000 (Homeless Outreach Program for the Elderly), $38,000 (HEART & Home Help Program), $49,000 (Dial-A-Ride) and $25,000 (Chronic Disease Self-Management).
  • Police surveillance cameras at Goodwin Estates (Goodwin Circle): action motion recorded 3-2 with two abstentions. Yes: Clarke, Bilodeau, Rosado. No: Michtom, Thomas. Abstained: Rossetti, Surgeon. The minutes do not print "Carried" for this item.
  • Civilian Police Review Board ordinance postponed 7-0; tenant relocation ordinance, 175 Mather Street lease, Puerto Rican and Hispanic History and Culture Commission ordinance, African American and Black History and Culture Commission ordinance and the dog ordinance each postponed 7-0.
  • Tree ordinances (Chapter 28, Sections 28-152 and 28-164, sponsors Clarke, Rossetti, Rosado, Surgeon, Bilodeau and Gale) approved on consent 7-0 after committee reports were received 7-0.
  • Greater Hartford Transit District board appointment of Casey Moran approved on consent 7-0 after the Quality of Life report was received 7-0.
  • Executive session on the potential resolution of the Haydee Rivera v. City of Hartford matter: in at 7:22 PM, out at 7:57 PM (both 7-0); the action motion PASSED 7-0 (Bilodeau, Rossetti seconding). The minutes record no terms or amount.
  • Supplemental agenda: committee reports (Planning, Economic Development & Housing and OMBGA) received 7-0, then consent approvals 7-0 of the Land Bank transfer of 28 Gillett Street, the sale of 22-24 Westland Street to Cheryl Thompson, 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), the Neighborhood Homes Program agreement with the Housing Development Fund, Inc. (M2026-003), the Edge 400 tax abatement, the $900,000 Clay-Arsenal CDC reallocation and the Farmington Avenue Neighborhood Investment Fund (M2026-002).

Goodwin Estates Camera Donation

  • Resolution authorizing the Police Department to accept surveillance cameras to be installed at Goodwin Estates. Action motion recorded 3-2 with Rossetti and Surgeon abstaining; Michtom and Thomas opposed.

Civilian Police Review Board Revisions

  • Ordinance (Section 2-196) postponed 7-0.

Tenant Relocation Services Ordinance

  • Postponed 7-0; the Planning, Economic Development & Housing report on its postponement was received 7-0.

175 Mather Street Development

  • Lots to Homes lease postponed 7-0; committee report on the postponement received 7-0.

Dog and Cat Limitation Ordinance

  • Postponed 7-0.

Puerto Rican Hispanic History Commission Ordinance

  • Postponed 7-0.

African American Black History Commission Ordinance

  • Postponed 7-0.

Tree Ordinance Revision

  • Both ordinances approved on consent 7-0.

Food Establishment Fees Ordinance

  • Chapter 14, Section 14-7 ordinance referred to Health & Human Services 7-0; public hearing August 17.

Land Bank Transfers

  • 28 Gillett Street transfer to the Hartford Land Bank approved on consent 7-0, after the committee report was received.

Lots to Homes Property Sales

  • Westland Street, Capen Street, West Boulevard, Main Street and Garden Street sales approved on consent 7-0.

Edge 400 tax fixing agreement

  • Fifteen-year abatement with two five-year renewal options approved on consent 7-0.

Neighborhood Homes Program Funding

  • Agreement with the Housing Development Fund, Inc. approved on consent 7-0.

Clay Arsenal CDC Funding

  • Reallocation of $900,000 of the $1.0 million earmarked for strategic planning approved on consent 7-0.

Farmington Avenue Neighborhood Investment Fund

  • Forgivable loans along the Farmington Avenue corridor, repurposing the unexpended $2.2 million balance, approved on consent 7-0.

Bike Lane Redesign Resolution

  • Planning, Economic Development & Housing report on the postponed bike lane resolution received 7-0.

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