2026-11-04 - Board of Representatives

Summary

Built from the post-meeting action report (the agenda itself was not posted where checked, so it remains unread). The Board normally meets on the first Monday; this meeting was on Wednesday because of Election Day. Called to order 7:33 PM, adjourned 8:42 PM; 36 members at roll call, 37 by the end. Next regular meeting: Monday, December 7, 7:30 PM.

  • Appointments: Zoning Board reappointment of William Morris, Personnel Commission reappointments and a new member, a Patriotic and Special Events Commission replacement, a Stamford Golf Authority reappointment, and two Zoning Board of Appeals appointments (including Enton Nikaj) were approved on the consent agenda. One Golf Authority reappointment (A32.073) was not acted on.
  • Fiscal: additional capital appropriations were approved for Long Ridge Road traffic signals ($150,000), High Ridge and Long Ridge roads improvements ($50,000) and parking garage upgrades ($1,000,000) on consent, and for parking meter replacement ($991,192) by roll call 33-4 after being pulled from consent. No action was taken on the Graviton Consulting ERP agreement (held by the Administration), see Graviton Consulting ERP Support Agreement; the revaluation agreement (F32.130) was withdrawn by the Administration.
  • Housing: the Housing Affordable Trust Fund ordinance amendment was approved as amended for a second public hearing (two abstentions), see Housing Affordable Trust Fund Ordinance. A motion to reject a $1,500,000 allocation for Southwood Square Apartments failed 0-33-4.
  • Operations, Parks and Recreation: EV charger cost-recovery fee models for the Bell Street and Government Center garages were approved on consent after a committee public hearing on October 22, see EV Charger Cost-Recovery Fees. A review of the noise ordinance (Chapter 164) had a report made, no action.
  • Legislative and Rules: the urban grocery store development district ordinance was recommitted to Steering with no action, see Urban Grocery Store Development District; so was a window safety resolution.
  • Public Safety and Health: blighted property procedures review recommitted again, see Blight Procedures Review; reports made on e-bike laws and the air quality monitoring program.
  • Transportation: a lease for a parking lot at 24 Roxbury Road was recommitted to Steering; Personnel: an agreement with Concentra for occupational health and drug testing was approved on consent.
  • Board of Education liaison Noah Lapine reported on the Board of Education's 2026-2027 goals and its governance norms, and on preliminary state accountability scores, with a full presentation due at the December Board of Education meeting. The October 5 minutes were approved.

Action report items

Items below are from the action report, not an agenda.

  • Moments of silence, communications, Board of Education liaison report, no honorary resolutions, public participation (7:45 to 8:10 PM).
  • Committee reports: Appointments, Fiscal, Legislative and Rules, Personnel, Land Use and Urban Redevelopment (no meeting held, no report), Operations Parks and Recreation, Public Safety and Health, C.H.E.S.S., Transportation. The Steering Committee report was waived.
  • Minutes: October 5, 2026 regular meeting, approved.

Agenda

Agenda not posted where checked; see the action report items above for what the meeting took up.

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