CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

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President William Celentano, Board of Fire Commissioners DEC 1 71997 & Commissioners Brooks, Pascale, Kasowitz and Alvarado City of New Haven - "' 'w' "- >:..,/

Dear President Celentano and Fire Commissioners,

As Aldermen from the 21st Ward and the 3rd Ward respectively, we were extremely disappointed to learn that of the 54 Fire Department recruits hired recently by the Board of Fire Commissioners, 23 reside outside of the City of New Haven. According to your figures, in this latest round of recruitment, 1,409 people took the initial written and agility tests. Of those, 694 individuals passed, including a large number of individuals who actually live in New Haven, pay taxes here and contribute to the life of this city. We' re appalled and shocked that 23 times you bypassed qualified New Haven residents, many of whom are African-Americans, in favor of applicants who do not live in our community.

We strongly feel that the Board of Fire Commissioners should not be so generous in hiring suburbanites to fill positions in the New Haven Fire Department. New Haven residents who seek positions in the city governments of neighboring towns face daunting obstacles and barriers. For instance, why did we hire five new Fire Department recruits who live in East Haven? This comes at a time when the local NAACP is suing East Haven for discriminatory hiring practices. East Haven employs 271 individuals in its city government work force, not counting educational positions. Of that number, East Haven has seen fit to hire only one African-American.

We should not be hiring East Haveners or those from other towns, until we have assurances that they are giving equal consideration to applicants who reside in New Haven, and they have actually begun hiring New Haveners. Until then, we feel it' s imperative that New Haven get the most out of each of New Haven's city jobs -­ whenever possible, positions should be filled by qualified New Haven residents.

It should be noted that in New Haven, the list of those on the city payroll, including both Special and General Fund Budgets, still does not reflect the racial composition of our city. According to the 1990 Census, 36.1 percent ofNew Haven' s population is African­ American, yet only 29 percent of city payroll jobs are filled by blacks. Persons of Hispanic origin comprise 13.2 percent of New Haven' s total population, yet they fill only 8 percent of city jobs. We can't help but feel that in this last round of Fire Department (over) ,_ -2-

\ hiring, the Fire Commissioners missed a golden opportunity to bring more qualified blacks and Hispanics on board, and to give New Haven a city work force which more accurately reflects its composition.

The numbers are even more dismal and disproportionate when you consider which firms are awarded contracts by New Haven city government. Excluding the Board of Education, last fiscal year, the city awarded $30 million in contracts to private finns. It's shocking to note that of that total, only $16,325 went to minority-owned businesses. Numbers like that show that when it comes to city jobs and city contracts, blacks are not being given a fair chance. We know that East Haven and surrounding towns have a serious problem in this regard. But it really hurts when you see New Haven itself snubbing and passing over its own pool of minority talent, and perpetuating the policy of minority exclusion.

That is why we support the black firefighters of the New Haven Firebirds Society and others who simply ask that the composition of the New Haven Fire Department be more reflective of our city's actual racial mix. We're very discouraged that the Fire Commissioners reinforced the inequity in its last round of hiring. However, we understand that another 75 or so individuals may be taken in the next round of new firefighter hires scheduled for March of 1998. We are very hopeful that you will take our concerns under consideration, and give New Haven residents the edge they so rightly deserve.

We would also like to meet with you to talk about this matter at your earliest convenience. Thank you very much for your attention to this issue of much interest to our constituents.

Sincerely, ~-~~ ~-fJ~_ RONALD GATTISON ANTHONY B. DAWSON Alderman, 21st Ward Alderman, 3rd Ward

cc: Mayor John DeStefano New Haven Board of Aldermen Fire Chief Martin O'Connor East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo State Rep. William Dyson & State Rep. John Martinez Cathy Sutton-Dawson & Gwen Henderson Roger Vann, President, New Haven, NAACP Ben Andrews, Director, Connecticut, NAACP National NAACP / ~ Legislation. Favorable. December 11, 1997

ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REGARDING LITTERING AND' DUMPING

1. Delete Section 16-13. in its entirety.

2. Add a new Section 16-13. as follows:

Sec. 16-13. Disposal areas for garbage, waste.

No person shall throw, scatter, spill or place or cause to be blown, scattered, spilled, thrown or placed, or otherwise dispose of any litter upon any property owned by that person except: (1) When such property is designated by the state or any political subdivision thereof for the disposal of garbage and refuse, and such person is authorized to use such property for such purpose; (2) into a litter receptacle in a such a manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried away or deposited by the elements upon any part of said property. For the purposes of this section, the word "litter" shall be defined as any discarded, used or unconsumed substance or waste material.

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Citations for violations of this section shall be issued, administered, and enforced in accordance with Sections 32-1. through 32-5. of the New Haven Code of General Ordinances.

3. Add a new Section 16-13.1. as follows:

16-13.1. Littering or dumping upon public property or upon another person's private property prohibited. Penalties.

. Pursuant to Sections 22a-226d and 22a-250 (a) of the Connecticut General Statutes, no person shall throw, scatter, spill or place or cause to be blown, scattered, spilled, thrown or placed, or otherwise dispose of any litter upon any public property in the state or upon private property in this state not owned by him or in the waters of this state including, but not limited to, any public highway, public park, beach, campground, forest land, recreational area, mobile manufactured home park, highway, road, street or alley except: (1) When such property is designated by the state or any political

subdivision thereof for the disposal of garbage and refuse, and such person is authorized to use such property for such purpose; (2) into a litter receptacle in such a manner that the litter will be prevented from being carried away or deposited by the elements upon any part of said private or public property or waters. For the purposes of this section, the word "litter" shall be defined as any discarded, used or unconsumed substance or waste material. .,

Pursuant to Section 22a-226d (a) of the Connecticut General Statutes, any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Citations for violations of this section shall be issued, administered, and enforced in accordance with Sections 32-1. through 32-5. of the New Haven Code of General Ordinances.

Except as herein amended the New Haven Code of General Ordinances remains in full force and effect. -t-t ~ r The 1997 Aldermanic Retreat~ ------·------...... The purpose of the 1997 Aldermanic Retreat is to engage newly elected and re-elected members of the Board of Aldermen in discussions regarding critical community issues such as poverty, crime, education, employment, and housing; and to explore promising governmental approaches for improving conditions of the citizens of the City of New Haven. The Agenda ------......

Friday, November 21st 5:00 - 7 :00 PM - RECEPTION Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street

Board of Aldermen reception hosted by Dr. Reginald Mayo, Superintendent of Schools, featuring Mayor John OeStefano, City Clerk Stanley Rogers, and special guest Kurt L. Schmoke, Mayor of the City of Baltimore.

Saturday, November 22nd Kline Tower, Yale University, Hillhouse Avenue & Sachem Street

8:30-9:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 - 9:15 Opening The Honorable John OeStefano, Mayor of the City of New Haven Agenda Review, Statement of Purpose, Or. Robert Tucker 9:15 - 10:00 Practicum "Role and Function of the Board ofAldermen"-Tomas Reyes

10:00 - 10:30 Lecture 'The City in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities"- Joel Cogen

10:30 - 10:45 BREAK

10:45 - 11 :45 Presentation "New Haven as a Special Case" -Charles H. Allen Ill and Matthew Nemerson

11 :45 - 12:30 Presentation ''lmproving Safety and Security"- Douglas MacDonald

12:30 - 1 :15 LUNCH

1 :15 - 2:15 Brainstorming "Identifying Critical Issues"- Or. Robert Tucker

2:15- 2:30 BREAK

2:30 - 4:00 Panel "Role ofPublic-Private Partnerships in Urban Improvement Efforts" Moderated by Kathleen Reilly and Joyce Poole Panelists - Mike Morand, Matthew Nemerson, Kyle Ballou, John Cox 4:00 - 4:30 Review and Evaluation

4:30 - 5:00 Application - Party Caucus ~

~ - The Speakers ------...... John DeStefano Mayor, City of New Haven

Tomas Reyes President, Board of Aldermen

Joel Cogen Executive Director, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities

Charles H. Allen Ill Special Assistant to the Mayor

Matthew Nemerson President, The Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce

Douglas MacDonald Assistant Chief of Police, New Haven

Michael J. Morand Assistant Secretary, Yale University

Dr. Reginald Mayo Superintendent of Schools, New Haven

Kyle Ballou Director, Government and Community Relations, Yale-NH Hospital

John Cox Vice President, SNET America, Inc.

MODERATORS Kathleen Reilly Director, Leadership Training Center, Greater NH Chamber of Commerce Joyce Poole African American Women's Agenda

FACILITATOR Dr. Robert Tucker Tucker Associates SPECIAL GUEST Kurt L. Schmoke Mayor, City of Baltimore

The Staff ------...... Darnell Goldson Goldson Consulting

Nancy Franco Yale Office of Urban Affairs

Lisa McDowell Progressive Democratic Coal ition . ~ ...... ,. ' '

BIOGRAPIDCAL SKETCH

DOUGLAS P. MACDONALD

Douglas P. MacDonald is the Assistant Chief of Police for the New Haven Department of Police Service in New Haven, Connecticut. As Assistant Chief of Police, he is responsible for the supervision of the day to day operation and management of the department under the direction of the Chief of Police. In the absence of the Chief of Police he assumes all responsibilities and duties of that position.

In 1972, he began his career with the department as a police officer. Shortly thereafter, he was assigned to work in various patrol and investigatory positions including the South Central Connecticut Regional Crime Squad, Uniformed Services Division, Street Crime Unit, Investigative Services Unit, Robbery Unit, and F.B.I. Bank Robbery Task Force. He was appointed detective in 1983 and in 1988 was reassigned from the F.B.I. Bank Robbery Task Force to work in the department's Special Assignments Unit for the next 2 years.

MacDonald was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 1990, the same year the department made the transition to the community policing philosophy. In the same year he was selected to be the supervisor of the Hostage Negotiation Team, a position which he holds to the present. He was instrumental in the implementation of community policing in New Ij.aven, as one of the first District Supervisors. For 3 years he serveq as Fair Haven District Supervisor until he· was assigned as the supervisor of the Narcotic Enforcement Unit in 1993. That same year, he was also promoted to Lieutenant. He remained in that position until 1995 until his last assignment as the Manager of the Juvenile Services and Domestic Violence Units where he was instrumental in the concept development of youth oriented policing.

Assistant Chief MacDonald is currently pursuing an undergraduate Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice at the University of New Haven. He has completed 3/4 of the -necessary credits needed for his degree. Throughout his career, he has attended and completed training and education courses in the criminal justice, management, and youth development fields. This includes the PERF Senior Management Institute for Police which is conducted by faculty of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, Yale University/City of New Haven Management Training Institute at the Yale School of Management, the Yale University Child Study Center, F.B .I. National Academy Hostage Negotiation School, and the NEOA School on Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. He also is a certified Law Enforcement instructor on "Police and Troubled Youth" and "Youth and Suicide Prevention" by the Connecticut Officer Standards and Training Council of the Connecticut State Police Academy.

He is also -a member of many professional and social organizations. MacDonald 1s currently a Fellow at the Yale Child Study Center and department representative to the ,I .... '; .) , ., -·

BIOGRAPIDCAL SKETCH: Douglas P. MacDonald page 2

Connecticut Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee. As an advocate for youth services, he is a contributor to the book, "The Police and Mental Health Partnership" in collaboration with Dr. Steven Marans, Ph.D et al, and testified before the U.S. Senate to address children and violence issues. He was a member of the New Haven Rape Crisis Advisory Board, and past president of the New Haven County Detectives Association as well as New England Saltwater Fishing Club.

He has presented at various national, state, and local institutions and conferences on a variety of topics including community policing and child development, juvenile justice, youth gangs, juvenile probation, and police collaborations to name a few.

Assistant ChiefMacDonald has two children, age 18 and 21.

dougbio.doc City of New Haven Community Policing A Neighborhood Based Problem Solving Partnership John DeStefano,Jr. Melvin H. Wearing Mayor Chief of Police

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Truancy Collaborative Community Policing-YaleChild Study Program Gateway Offenders Program Chief's Mentoring Program t 0 Horses Helping Youth At Risk (!) Children's Witness Room ---. Domestic Violence Advocacy Sex, Bias and Hate CrimeOutreach . o: -=.!'-. Pre & Post Booking Diversion Program ...... ~ Values, Ethics, & Evaluation ~·--·- ei:.'-J.' Project 'One Voice' ~ Connecticut Fugitive Task Force d' New Haven Gang Task Force • Regional Auto Task Force Juvenile Probation • State-Wide Narcotics Task Force ~ Adult Probation and Parole C:>0: ·' Domestic Violence Court Liaison Drug Court Liaison QOv, Public and Elderly Housing Bias Advocacy Board ·<".e~ $rl1tne us'"~ Tucker Associates

- Organization Consultants -

280 Ray Road, New Haven, CT 06515 (203) 389-2210

WHO WEARE

Tucker Associates is a New Haven, Connecticut based consulting firm specializing in: . Organization and Management Development . Teambuilding and Conflict Resolution . Workforce Diversity Training . Grant Writing and Program Development . Training Design Tucker Associates staff is comprised of a small group of competent trainers and consultants with behavioral science backgrounds. Associates serve on an on-call basis. The primary work is conducted by the principals: Robert c. Tucker Ph.D. Chief Consultant . Formerly Assistant Vice President, Organization and Management Development, Southern New England Telephone Company. . Formerly Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the CMHC Training and Consultation Division, Yale University. Leota M. Tucker Ph.D. Senior Consultant . Formerly Deputy Director for Training, Connecticut Judicial Department. . Associate Professor, Human Services, New Hampshire College

WHAT WEDO

Tucker Associates helps clients develop strategies for fostering organization growth and development. We also assist clients in diagnosing and iesolving problems associated with organization decline, staff performance, intergroup conflict, and team dysfunction. This work often involves conducting an organization diagnosis, developing training programs, and/or designing action (improvement) programs. WHO WE SERVE ( partial list of former clients)

Corporate

. Pepsi Cola Inc., Somers, N.Y . . Southern New England Telephone Company, New Haven, CT . Frito-Lay Inc., Plano, TX . Pizza Hut Inc., Wichita, KS . Jefferson Federal Savings Bank, Meriden, CT . Nielsen Marketing Research, Chicago, IL . Kemper Insurance, Boston, MS . Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY . Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN

Public and Non-Profit

. Alabama Center for Higher Education, Birmingham, AL . University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT . Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA . U.S. Surgeon Generals Office, Washington, DC . Coalition of African-American and Latino Elected Officials, New Haven, CT . Caucus of African-American and Puerto Rican Legislators, Hartford, CT . Progressive Democratic Coalition, New Haven, CT . Sage Services, New Haven, CT . Dixwell Community House, New Haven, CT . Hill Development Corporation, New Haven, CT . Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT TUCKER Associates

RETREAT EVALUATION FORM

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Reflect upon your experiences over the past two days; assess the value and quality of each session; and assess the value and quality of the Retreat as a whole.

2. In the spaces to the right of each item enter a number that corresponds with your assessment of the value and quality of that experience. Use the following scale as a guide: 1 = deficient/inadequate 2 = poor

3 = fair

4 = good

5 = excellent/outstanding

SESSION VALUE QUALITY

1. Reception (School System)

2. Role/functions of Bd. of Ald. (Reyes)

3 . City in the 21st Century (Rifkin)

4. N.H. as Special Case (Allen)

5. Safety and Security (McDonald/Johnson)

6. Brainstorm Critical Issues (Tucker)

7. Public-Private Partnerships (Nemerson)

8. Overall Retreat

COMMENTS: . .

~ Associates IDENTIFYING CRITICAL OPPORTUNITIES EXERCISE

INTRODUCTION: The city is an open system comprised of interdependent social, economic, and political components (neighborhoods, institutions, businesses, service organizations, etc.). In accord with open systems principles the health of the city as a whole is dependent upon the health of its components; and the health of any given component is affected by the health of each of the other components. Consequently, municipal leaders cannot afford to ignore the needs of the wards; and individual Aldermen have an enormous vested interest in the health of the larger city within which the wards are imbedded.

This exercise gives you some early experience working together to examine the big picture. It is hoped that this collaborative process will provide a model of deportment for addressing the needs of the· wards in a constructive, thoughtful, and effective manner.

INSTRUCTIONS: Think about the major issues that your city must deal with in the future (short-term and long-term). In this process try to avoid thinking parochially about your own ward, and try to remain focused on the city as a whole. Then examine the list of issues on the attached work sheet; select the issues that you believe are most critical for improving the health and viability of the city; and jot down concise notes on why you think they are most important.

Taking into -consideration your prior experiences and everything · you have heard today, make a decision on the relative priority you would assign to each issue. To facilitate this process, take a total of 50 points and distribute these points among the issues according to their importance. For example: 5 points to each item 50 points to one item 30 points/10 points/6 points/4 points etc.

PRIORITIZATION PROCESS: 1. Read-out individual priority lists. 2. Calculate shared priorities (top three) 3. Discuss individual rationales: "why did you distribute the points that way?" (One minute for each of your top 1-3) 4. Modify and/or certify final priority list: "Let's talk about it, and reach consensus on the top 3" 5. Discuss the quality and relevance of the prioritization experience; and consider how the results might be used. CITY SYSTEM

Downtown Development Projects

Business City Hall and Health and Industry Education Institutions

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Service Organizations ·

i _, · Religious ) Institutions 111: I Neighborhoods Wi~,c

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CRITICAL ISSUES INSTRUCTIONS

1. Think about what will be the major issues for the future - short-term and long-term.

2. Think _city as a whole.

3. Which of the listed issues and why?

4. Distribute 50 points. ,.

TUCKER Associates MUNICIPAL ISSUES WORK SHEET

Instructions: In the space directly to the right of each issue indicate the number of points (0 - 50) you are assigning to that issue. In the space directly below each issue, write notes on your reasons for making those choices.

1. Education 6. General Economic Development (jobs and tax revenues)

2 . Public Transportation 7. Downtown Development

3 . Property Taxes 8. Neighborhood Development

4. Crime and Safety 9. Housing Stock

5 . Social Services 10. Other ( specify) ~ .

/n·J CITY OF NEW HA VEN ~ BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Willie J. Moore 8 Valley Place South Alderman, 30th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06511-1226

President Pro Tempore 389-9724

Chairman Aldermanic Affairs Committee

Community Development Committee Member, Surplus Building Disposition Advisory Committee

11/4/97 Ms. Marsha Cayford Housing Authority of New Haven 360 Orange St. f'lr--,-- "- - .. ,. ·' . New Haven, CT 06510 ...... ,.., Novo 6 7997 Dear Ms. Cayford:

I write to request an update on the HOPE VI project at McConaughy Terrace. Could you please contact me to alert me to what's going on there? Some specific information that I would like to know is what the demolition plans are and what contractor has been identified for the project? Thank you in advance for your prompt response and continued cooperation. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

.LfJ~~ ~ ~ Willie J. Moore Ward 30, Alderman

cc:

~ayor DeStefano Charles Allen III ~~

CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Rita R. Krevit 18 Tower Lane, Apt. 754 Alderwoman, 6th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06519-1764

Chairwoman Telephone: 562-2246 Select Committee on the Homeless Vice-Chairwoman Aldermanic Affairs Committee Or,--,,...r:- Chairwoman Subcommittee to Promote Harmony and /:" lf.lt:-ft,11 End All Discrimination Qn,.. · -YOL> II \JI 3 0 1997 If October 28, 1997 I....,{... . Chief Melvin Wearing " l.,, Department of Police Services City of New Haven

Dear Chief Wearing:

At a recent meeting of the block watches in the Hill area, we found that we are very short of police cars. Seeing that there is a lot of prostitution and drug dealing, particularly in the City Point area, as well as in other areas, we would appreciate more cars being made available to the Hill South district.

Enclosed is a petition of the residents who are very concerned about this situation.

Thank you for your attention and assistance.

Sincerely, R:+o- ~~.t, Rita Krevit, Alderwoman, Ward 6

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cc: ~ayor John DeStefano Sergeant Leo Bombalicki, Hill South Jacqueline Harrison Mary Hines Angelo DiChello }I "i CS -;; oJ~ '-...... / " "\. c_g) \ ) I>\ \)1'-A.<..u c-\))

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY OF NEW HA VEN MEMO

TO: Mayor Jo~hneSte£ o, Jr. ~} FROM: Joelle K. 'f: DATE: October 21 , 9 ~ RE: Vending

This is to update you on the current status of the vending ordinance proposal.

Corporation Counsel Patricia Cofrancesco, Attorney Hugh Manke and myself met on October 14th to discuss the vending ordinance proposal and ways to address our specific concerns. As you know, the basis of our concerns are the distances included in the Ordinance which will make the proposal very difficult to pass through the Board of Aldermen.

If was decided that perhaps taking a entirely new approach to the problem would get us to the point where new regulations for vendors were easily defensible, and the Board could support changes. What was determined would be a good strategy was for the City Plan department to develop a map of where vending should be permitted throughout the City. The planners could determine what uses should be permitted where and the best places to vend in the City without interrupting pedestrian traffic, etc. Once the spots are designated by the planners, we can then go back and re-draft the regulations to fit what the planners developed. Currently, Karyn Gilvarg has assigned this task to Michael Looney, who is interning with the City Plan Department one day a week for three hours.

Taking this type of approach could assist us in addressing the issue of the distances which are the largest point of contention with the proposed Ordinance. We explored the possibility of changing the distances from 25 feet to 15 feet or less, and while it is not an impossibility, lessening the distances does not seem to address the concern that vending would be completely banned on streets like Church Street. I have personally walked Church Street to determine what violations already exist with the vendors on this street and what effect the proposed ordinance would have, while unscientifically exploring what lessening the distances would do. What I concluded is that all but one vendor would be removed from Church Street, even if we lessened the distances from everything to 15 feet.

Numerous newspaper articles and television reports have been done on the proposal, most taking the stance that the Administration was trying to eliminate vending from the City or trying to drive the "hot dog guys" out of town. There is a prevailing opinion in the press 11 ......

that the Administration is trying to take away these people's livelihood. Most recently, a reporter from the Yale "New Journal," a monthly paper, called for comment on the proposed revisions to the Ordinance. She explained that many of the vendors were being told things such as the proposal included a requirement that a proposed vendor must pass an English proficiency exam in order to qualify for a vendor license. There seems to be a serious campaign of mis-information on the streets among the vendors, and it is not know, while it is suspected, who is disseminating the litany of false information. However, the vendors are scared and someone seems to be inciting them.

At this point, I do not believe that even a serious effort by the Administration to educate vendors on what the proposal actually does contain will assist in easing the fears of these people. While there are many aspects of the proposal that are non-controversial and will better serve the City and the vendors, the few controversial aspects- such as the distances - will overshadow all of the other parts of the proposal. At this point, I feel strongly that the Aldermen will feel an incredible amount of pressure from the vendors during any public hearings to not pass any of the new provisions. I expect that the vendors will attend the hearing in force and will intimidate the Aldermen by their mere presence from approving any real changes. I expect that the press would also attend this hearing in force and that the vendors would receive serious coverage of their "plight."

On Friday, October 17, I met with the Town Green Special Services Board of Directors to bring them up to speed on the Ordinance, explain what the concerns where, and ask for their help with the matter. However, I never really got that far before they began pelting me with questions regarding why, where, what, etc. At one point, Susan Godshall made it clear that she did not feel that this group should be involved in lobbying the Board of Aldermen on behalf of the Mayor. Michael Schaeffer made a concerted effort to steer back the discussion to what I was there for and the end result was that Ernest Del Monaco and Rick Elser would meet with me to see what has been done and determine if the group should get involved or make any recommendations regarding the matter. I am concerned that this group, whose concerns we were originally trying to address, is not going to be outwardly supportive and assist us in our efforts in this area.

They did, however, suggest that you direct the Chief of Police to enforce what currently exists to see if that would make a marked difference in the situation. It was their feeling that the past Police Administration ignored any violations in this area and that perhaps the new leadership could make a difference. This may be a direction that we wish to explore before pushing through any newer, stricter regulations.

Please provide me with your thoughts on this matter.

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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

165 CHURCH STREET • NEW H AVEN ~ NECTICUT 06510 - ,~ ce.JCLA...,..._

JOHN DESTEFANO, JR. -

The proposed vending regulations are more detailed than what is currently on the books. This makes the attached "Box Score" very lengthy. This is an Executive Summary of what is detailed in the attached comparison of the current versus the proposed ordinance regulating vending.

Distances are added of 25 feet from intersections., crosswalks, building entrances, bus stop signs and locations and fire hydrants. Currently, there are no distances, just prohibitions from blocking access to these places. The hours vending is prohibited will be 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Currently, vending is prohibited from 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. More detailed information is required on the application, such as a detailed description of the type of food or merchandise to be sold. On the current application, all that is required for a description is 'food' or 'general merchandise' with no description. Also required is a detailed description of the proposed place of vending, and signatures from Zoning and OBIE that this place and the stand to be used is in compliance with all zoning and building regulations. 7?'- 7 The largest difference qnJhej ssuance of. the application is the requirement of a $1 million insurance_policy indemnifying~the City fr_om~any_ancLall claims. Also, in order to be issued a license, 3 full face photographs of the seller need to be entered into the file at the police department. Vending will not be able to take place within 200 feet of a school one half hour before or after school or... 200 feet from a church during services and one hour after. The proposed ordinance also states thalno vending can take place within 200 feet of a public building or a hospital. (This will effect numerous vendors outside the two hospitals and even the~hot"dog~endor outside City Hall in front of the Financial Center.) Also, for food vendors using a motor vehicle, there are new safety regulations, such as the requirement that all utensils and equipment be secured while in transit and that compressors, auxiliary engines, generators, etc. must be accessible only from outside the vehicle.

There are newly added restrictions on vending within 500 feet of a special event or a festival. Vendors issued licenses for an area that is subsequently declared part of the site plan for a festival will be allowed to modify their location on their application without cost. Penalty amounts are progressive and an appeals process is added in the proposed Ordinance. phone 203.946.8200 Jax 203.946.7683 "This creative impression is the work ef Edwin Ortiz, a student at Prince School. ~ ..

VENDING COMPARISON

There are only two categories of vendors - food vendors or general merchandise vendors. General merchandise covers everything from clothing, balloons, cap guns, flowers to silly string. According to State Statute, no person or persons shall engage in itinerant vending without having first obtained a state license and a municipal license. Once a state license has been issued, a proposed vendor must apply to the Police Department to get a City license. The completed application (a blank copy is attached) and files it with the licensing officer - currently Lt. Charles Lemons.

Currently, in order to be granted a municipal license, a vendor must provide the following to the licensing officer: * a valid Connecticut State Tax Number * proof of identity and address * name and address of employer if employed by another * if a food vendor - a valid health certificate from the New Haven Health Dep.artment * if cart, conveyance or stand - must provide a description and it must have wheels * if motor vehicle - a description of vehicle with a copy of the Department of Motor Vehicles Registration and an Operator's license. (If the vehicle is leased - a copy of leasing agreement must be provided)

Under the Proposed Ordinance: The new application is attached. Differences: * must describe specifically what will be selling. (Old - just food or general merchandise) * must describe specifically where selling will occur (Now - can go anywhere except where zoning prohibits) * Need signature of Zoning that it is compliance with all zoning regulations * Need signature of OBIE that stand is in compliance with all building codes if applicable. To receive license the proposed vendor must provide: * if applicable - weights and measures have been approved and stamped by the sealer and a certificate of such is exhibited to the license officer (OLD) * valid health department certificate if selling food (OLD) * Proof of valid State Sales and Use Tax Permit and any other applicable State permit (OLD) * Proof of name, address (home & business) the name of owner if not the applicant. (An address must also be provided where the service of process may be made.) (MORE DETAILED) * The specific description of the type of food, beverage, service or merchandise to be sold . (Now is just food or general merchandise.) * detailed description of proposed location of stand or motor vehicle (now just general area) ~

* A description and photograph of any stand or motor vehicle to be used (new) * DMV registration and operator's license if vending from motor vehicle (lease agreement if motor vehicle is leased) (OLD) * Three prints of a full-face photograph - taken no more than 15 days prior to the date of the application - of any person who will sell (NEW) * Proof of an insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State, protecting the licensee and the City from all claims for damages to property and bodily injury, including death, which may arise from operation under or in connection with the license. Such insurance shall name the City as an additional insured. The amount of this policy will be in the amount of $1 million. (NEW) * An executed agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the City of New Haven and its officers, employees, agents (Checking into the logistics of this requirement - proof of an insurance policy indemnifying the City should be enough) (NEW) The Issuance Procedures for the licensing officer are listed in the new Ordinance not in the current. The proposed issuance procedures are not significantly different from current practice.

Currently, once a license is granted the vendor must adhere to the following guidelines: * they must have a trash container affixed to the conveyance for disposing of the trash litter, refuse and other waste connected with the operation. * no vendor shall leave any location without picking up and removing all trash and refuse remaining from sales made by the vendor * no vendor shall use, set up or attach any crate, carton, rack to increase the selling or display capacity of the conveyance beyond the maximum size defined * Vending or sidewalk sales shall not be conducted: - in front of any entrance to exit to any building or driveway - in front of any mail box or traffic signal - within any bus stop or loading zone or ten feet within an emergency call box - no vending shall take place within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant * vendors cannot be within fifty feet of another vendor * no vendor shall leave any conveyance or stand unattended during hours engaged in sales not shall any conveyance be left on a city sidewalk over night. * vending is prohibited between 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. in residential areas and 12:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. in all other areas * Carts are not to interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic * Carts shall not extend over a curb, obstruct a crosswalk, handicap ramp, fire hydrant, driveway or access to any building * Carts must be positioned to allow an unobstructed walkway at least four feet in width.

As proposed, once a license is granted the vendor must adhere to the following guidelines: No licensed vendor shall: "

* vend within fifty feet of any location for which a license has already been granted (OLD) * vend within two hundred feet of the grounds of an elementary or secondary school between 1/2 hour prior to the start of the school day during the regular school year 1/2 hour after dismissal at the end of the school day (NEW) * vend with two hundred feet of any hospital or publicly owned building used for a public purpose. (NEW) * Vend within two hundred feet of any place of worship while church is in session of one hour thereafter (NEW) * vend on any street or sidewalk where vending is otherwise prohibited (OLD) * Vend between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the following day (NEW-was 12-7) * leave any stand or motor vehicle unattended (OLD) * Store or leave any stand overnight on any sidewalk, or park any motor vehicle overnight (OLD) * Sell food or beverages for immediate consumption unless the vendor has a litter receptacle available for patrons' use (OLD) * leave any location without first picking up , removing and disposing of all trash or refuse remaining from sales made by vendor (OLD) * Allow any items related to the operation of the vending business to be placed anywhere other than in, on or under the stand of motor vehicle (OLD) * Set up, maintain or permit the use any table, etc. to increase sales where such items have not been described in the application (OLD) * Solicit from or conduct business with persons in motor vehicles (OLD - covered in other City Ordinances) * sell anything other than that which the vendor is licensed to sell (Applications requires details of items to be sold while old was just food or gen. Merchandise) * permit the sounding of any device or use or operate any loud speaker, public address system, radio or such to attract buyers (NEW) * Vend without insurance coverage (NEW) * Conduct the vending in any such a way as to restrict or interfere with the ingress or egress of the abutting property owner or tenant, or create or become a public nuisance, including loitering, increase a traffic congestion or delay, or constitute a hazard to traffic, life or property, or an obstruction to adequate access to fire, police, emergency or sanitation vehicles. (NEW) * fail to obey or conform to the directions of any member of the P.D. (Old in practice - new in writing) * Interfere with construction activity on the private property abutting the public land where the vending is licensed to take place

Vending Limited to Certain Locations. Vendors are currently limited in areas only where the City's Zoning Ordinance specifically bans vending, i.e. - no vending from a motor vehicle within the nine squares of the City. Other than those specific prohibitions, and the few mentioned above - vendors may establish themselves anywhere in the City even residential zones. Newly spelled out in this proposed Ordinance (but not necessarily in practice) -- no vending on public land unless otherwise permitted. Vending on public land is allowed in a commercial district pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance. Vending from a motor vehicle is permitted in a general area in commercial district pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance. Vending of ice cream from a motor vehicle is permitted in a general area as well as a residential area. (There is no other vending allowed in a residential area.) Vending is allowed on Parks property provided the vendor has a valid license under this Ordinance and obtains written permission from the Director of the Parks Department. No vendor licensed to vend from a stand on a sidewalk or on public land including land abutting a street where there is no sidewalk shall (Marked new or old - some with explanations): 1) vend at any location where the sidewalk or public land abutting a street is not over 12 feet in width (NEW) 2) vend at any location where a pedestrian walkway is reduced to less than six feet in width (Currently 4 feet) 3) vend within 25 feet of any entranceway to any building (No feet requirements in old - just not in front of entrance or exit) 4) vend within 25 feet of the crosswalk at any intersection of streets (now just cannot be in crosswalk) 5) vend within 25 feet of any bus stop sign or bus stop location (now just cannot be in bus stop) 6) allow the stand or items to lean against or hang from any building or structure lawfully placed on private property, with the owners permission of the City's permission if public land (OLD) 7) Locate the stand outside the boundaries of the paved sidewalk to outside land identified on the license (Old says not over the curb) 8) Use a stand that exceeds 3 feet 6 inches in width, 5 feet 8 inches in length, and · 4 feet 9 inches in height -excluding umbrellas -- (OLD) 9) allow items to extend beyond the size requirements of the stand (OLD)

As proposed, if vending from a motor vehicle: No licensed vendor shall: 1) Stop, stand or park the motor vehicle upon any street or allow it to remain there except on the roadway at the curb for the purpose of vending therefrom where a permit for a specific street location has been granted. (NEW) 2) stop, park or sell on the street during any hours when parking, stopping or standing has been prohibited by signs or curb markings or otherwise prohibited or operate in violation of any parking regulations, including payment of meter .- fees (OLD) 3) remain in an area for a period longer than necessary to make a sale, except work sites for a regularly scheduled break period (NEW) 4) park within 25 feet of any intersection, or in the crosswalk of an intersection, or interfere with the flow of traffic (NEW) 5) all equipment installed shall be secured in order to prevent movement during transit (NEW) 6) all utensils shall be stored in order to prevent their being hurled about in event of a sudden stop, collision or overturn (A safety knife holder shall be provided to avoid loose storage of knives) (NEW) 7) compressors, auxiliary engines, generators, batteries, battery chargers, gas fueled water heaters, and similar equipment shall be installed as to be accessible only from outside the vehicle (NEW)

Display of license by the vendor at all times during the operation of the vending business on the left breast - a badge provided by the license officer --- a sign furnished by the license officer bearing the name, lie. No., dates license is in force and type of license will be displayed at the site of vending at all times. (OLD)

No advertising shall be permitted on any stand or motor vehicle except to identify the name of the vendor or product or a description of the name of the product or a description of the merchandise or service being sold and prices. (OLD)

FESTIVAL/ SPECIAL EVENTS VENDING Currently, during a Festival or Special Event (so declared by the Mayor) held on the Green, no vendor may sell opposite the Green or 50 feet from any intersection adjacent to the Green. However, vendors may sell from a vehicle or a cart in the streets adjacent to the Green where parking is permitted. In the proposed Ordinance, the Festival/ Special Event regulations apply to any and all events declared by the Mayor - not only ones held on the Green. The following are the other regulations contained in the new Ordinance. * Cannot vend within 500 feet or... one block.of any area for which a permit has been issued by the City for a Special Event or Community Festival. * Organizers of the Special Event or Festival shall apply to the Mayor for designation as a Special Event or Community festival for a specific date, time and location. A site plan shall be submitted to the License Officer as soon before the Special Event or Community Festival as practicable - which shall establish the outer boundary of the area covered by their activity and the areas within that boundary which are designated for vending * Any existing vendor who has been granted a license to vend by the License Officer within the site plan boundary of the Festival shall not be allowed to vend from that location during the Special Event unless the agreement between the City and the organizers of the event so provides. * The organizers of the event or festival shall submit to the License officer a complete list of the vendors to whom a permit has been issued for their particular event or festival, and each vendor shall obtain a license according to this Ordinance for the specific location * Notice must be published in the major newspapers and given to the Board of Aldermen no more than two weeks in advance that a festival or special event has been declared for a specific date and a specific location

PENALTIES/ SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION Current Ordinances read that any person violating the provisions of the Ordinances regulating vending shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50 or imprisoned not more than 60 days or both. Each day is a considered a separate violation. The Chief of Police may - at his discretion - revoke the license of nay person convicted of a violation of the Chapter. The proposed penalties are a fine of $50 for the first violation and not more than $75 for the second violation, and not more than $99 for the third or any subsequent violation. Other provisions remain the same. The proposed Ordinance does provide a process for appeal to the Chief of Police of any decision made by the License Officer to deny an application, levy a fine, or suspend or revoke a license. The Chief will review a written appeal which requests a hearing and shall allow the vendor to be represented at counsel at such hearing. The filing of an appeal does not constitute a stay on the decision appealed from unless the Chief so grants a stay.

OTHER The City may grant, pursuant to State Statute, a license to abutting property owners for the use of sidewalks for the purpose of encouraging commercial development where the owner owns the entire block or 500 feet of continuos frontage abutting a sidewalk, whichever is less. Such license shall be granted by the approval of the Board of Aldermen. No vendor licensed to vend may operate on a sidewalk where a license for the commercial use of said sidewalk has been granted by the City to an abutting owner. This is in the current Ordinance and in the proposed Ordinance.

In the Current Ordinance, there is a stipulation that itinerant merchants, when located in New Haven, shall pay to the City at the rate of two mills per month on the value of their stock inventory. The Police are responsible for notifying the Assessor and the Tax Collector that such a vendor is located in the City. There is no provision for payment of taxes to the City in the proposed Ordinance. ULP

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TO: Mayor John De tefa , Jr. ~ FROM: Joelle K. o s 1-C/-~ ~ ~ 1£ ___, DATE: Septemb 6, 97 , ~ -----._ RE: Attached Letters from Attorney Y olen

Corporation Counsel Patricia Cofrancesco thought I should share with you the attached letters from Attorney Y olen regarding our decision to not renew vending licenses.

Please advise if you would like to discuss this further. cc: Patricia Cofrancesco, Corporation Counsel ~9/25/97 11: 16 YOLEN & PERZ!N ~ 2037877942 NO.788 P002

U.WOFFICES YOLEN AND PERZIN, LLC C""..:(T[ Sol;A~£ 700 SrAn Snurr P.O. Box 1990 Nnr HAvn.. CONtilCTlC\JT 06521 -1990 m.DHON"£ T IMOTl1Y B. YOLl N (203) 562-5100 MI01AD. f>EJUJN FAC:Sl>-Ul.E (203) 562-5211

September 25, 1997

VIA FAX ANO BY FIRST CLASS HAIL (946-7942)

Patricia Cofrancesco New Haven Corporation Counsel 165 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510

Re : New Haven Vending Ordinance

Dear Patty:

As a follow-up to our conversation this morning regarding the Mayor's decision not to authorize renewal of vending licenses, and therefore permit unlicensed vendors to transact busi ness throughout the City until the end of the year, I must agai n restate how -concerned I am. I am sensitive to the adm i n i strati on's opinion that there have been problems which have led to the legi slation being considered, but I believe that the "cost-benefi t anal ysis" which has led to this decision on the Mayor's part is extremely risky.

Notwithstanding the issue of whether the Mayor has the necessary legislative authority to render the edict, I urge you, and the Mayor, to reconsi der this decision in that the exposure f or harm far outwei ghs whatever the benefits might be of insuring that the proposed legislation go through this year. The possibility of unl icensed, uninsured and untested vendors in and around New Haven for three months could open a Pandora's box.

I wo uld like the opportunity to meet with you and the Mayor hopeful ly before the end of this day to further discuss this matter . I am leaving on vacati on tomorrow and will be gone for two weeks , and before I leave I am ethically obligated to advise ~~:I/ d'.:J/':f I 11 : l 5 YOLEN & PERZIN ~ 2037877942 NO.788 P003

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the other counsel representing vendors in this matter, John Williams, of this particular predicament. I honestly believe that the administration, and the City, would benefit if we could address this matter before it becomes a public issue.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Very truly yours, ~ Timothy B. TBY/lek cc: Steve Williams ~~/c'.b / ':.f ( l ~ =~ ..s YUU :.N lS. t-'t:. t-<£'. I,~ 7 ~ L S tl:f f' ( ~ ..~ ~ .r,,= ~ ---.- ········ ·------

LAWOFFICfS YO LEN ANO PERZIN, LLC C..U.mSQ..:ME 700 STATl: Sna-r P.O. Box 1990 Nrw HA\191. CON~fCTIClrr06S21-1990 "T'El..£J'HO:-:E T1MO'TliY 8. YOLEl'-i (20]) 562 -5100 MICK.-\El Pu.21:-i FACSL'-IIU (203) 562-S:m September 26, 1997

VIA FAX AND BY FIRST CLASS MAIL (946-7942)

Patricia Cofrancesco, Esq. New Haven Corporation Counsel 165 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510

Re : New Haven Vending Ordinance our File No. 11,698

Dear Patty:

Please be advised that we represent Jack's Concessions, I n c., owner and holder of itinerant vending licenses in the City of New Haven. As you are aware yesterday I expressed my concern about the administration's decision on not renewing vending lic enses in the City, and the fact that itinerant vending will purportedly be permitted for several months without the benefit of licenses .

This morning I was with Steven Williams, president of Jack's Concessions, Inc . , when he called the licensing division of the New Haven Police Department. He was advised by Maureen as f o llows:

We a4e not renewing licenses at least until January while we are reworking the law. You have authority to continue your work under your present license until January.

In that our client will not be permitted to renew its license, thi s l etter is to confirm that my client will be permitted to continue vending in the City of New Haven after October 1, 1997 a l though, according to the City Charter, all l icenses expire on the first day of October. My client is acting i n reliance of both what it was advised by the New Haven Pol i ce Department thi s morning, as well as the representations made to me t hat ther e wil l be no prohibition of itinerant vending in the City, a n d t hat t h ere will be no interference with such vending by , u L.. c:1 o. rcr<:L i N ,:_ _:,J rt, r f '::J<-. c!. - - NU:--S-07 P003 •

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the New Haven Police Department, or any other authorized representatives of the City of New Haven. In that this is my client's sole source of livelihood, we - intend to strictly rely on the representations made and will continue engaging in itinerant vending until such time as the City once again establishes the application, or reapplication, process for itinerant vending pursuant to the City Charter. very truly yours,

Timothy B.

TBY/lek c c: Jack's Concessions, Inc . ... .k.~--- OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

165 CHURCH STREET • N EW H AVEN • CONNECTICUT 06510

T ~ / Y:.. t 4,'-4; ? JOHN DESTEFANO, JR. <:_D.5~ <:..t (. lU'7v(J The vision ef New Haven's children Mayor is crnr city's greatest resource."' Ci) re.o-:::> v . '"K~ ,....,. , 1..

TO: Mayor John ? eStefa o, Jr.I~ FROM: Joelle K. Rh i.es '---- DATE: September 8, 19 · - RE: Proposed Vending Ordinance

This is to advise you on the status of the proposed vending ordinance and ask for some direction. However, we are not pressed for time, as Alderman Naclerio, who chairs the Legislation Committee, has told me that he does not intend to hear this matter until after November 4.

After meeting with Patricia Cofrancesco, it has been clear that our intent needs to be better articulated within the Administration and to the media. Patty feels that you should read the proposed legislation and decide what you can/ cannot live without. She feels that the Ordinance is not too restrictive as proposed and that your intent will not be met if we lessen some of the restrictions. While others within the Administration, including myself, feel that the proposal is very restrictive and needs to be "negotiated down." The City Plan Commission did not make any recommendation in favor or against the proposal. They instead suggested a public hearing before a consideration by the Aldermanic committee to gauge the problems with the proposal.

I have had a few Aldem1en who have made it clear that they will have a difficult time supporting any restrictions, Alderman Voigt specifically. Also, I contacted Matt Nemerson as you requested. After the article in the paper, he was upset, feeling that everyone was backing away from the proposal and that he was being left out in the cold by everyone else who was quoted. I explained to Matt that the Administration proposed the changes and was not backing down at all - but that we agreed that there is always room to compromise. He went on to emphasize that he has not yet taken a position. All indications thus far are that he will not be a significant help to us when this matter is discussed before the Board of Aldermen.

The current licenses will expire October 1, 1997. The new legislation governing the ~o i),, licenses will not be approved by this time. Patty Cofrancesco is exploring what options we have to extend the current licenses for six months or so. There is a strong possibility ~~~ that this legislation will not be able to affect the current vending until after October 1, 0 1998. 1'1 f<.p,-('T 1 ' ~1, L,., t,, /' The legislation, as proposed, includes very specific guidelines on what needs a license, vc.:17,'1() the application process, the need for insurance indemnifying the City, actual issuance of a

phone 203.946.8200Jax 203.946.7683 *This creative impression is the work ef Edwin Ortiz, a student at Prince School. ._

license, suspension and revocation procedures, penalties and an appeals procedure. These are sections of the Ordinance where I do not believe the City should compromise on at all. The insurance requirement may generate some negative commentary by the vendors. However, the need to limit the liability of the City is obvious and easily defended.

Other sections have already generated a good deal of controversy and comment. A prohibition of vending within two hundred (200) feet of any hospital or publicly owned building used for a public purpose has caused quite a stir. The Hospitals say they never wanted this requirement and are not trying to eliminate the vendors from outside their building. Their specific concerns centered around keeping the sidewalk open to pedestrian traffic during the lunch period where the lines generated block access. Also, I was approached by an Alderman very soon after the submission of this proposal who made it very clear that he would not support anything that was put into the Ordinance to "help the hospital cafeteria generate more business." It is my feeling that this section should be omitted, since the Hospital has made it clear that they will not fight for this (as a matter of fact - they have said they will not come any where near the public hearing on this issue).

Some of the other regulations included in this proposal have been considered excessively restrictive. These regulations include the requirement that the sidewalk must be at least 12 feet wide and that no vending may occur within 25 feet of an entranceway to any building. It is felt that many sidewalks downtown are not 12 feet wide, and that many buildings are not 25 wide -- some streets having buildings so close together that an entranceway exists every 15 feet or so. If our goal is to completely eliminate vendors from downtown - these regulations help us obtain that goal, but could generate bad publicity.

Ifl understand the goal correctly, the City wishes to limit where vendors can be to protect businesses who pay taxes, etc., protect the City's interests but instituting requirements for liability insurance, and at the same time, balance the rights of those currently making their living by vending. Perhaps we could meet with you prior to the date of the public hearing to discuss exactly how to achieve this important balance of rights, while still achieving our original goal of regulating vendors.

cc: Andrea Jackson-Brooks, Executive Assistant to the Mayor Patricia Cofrancesco, Corporation Counsel Karyn Gilvarg, Executive Director - City Plan . ' ''!JS l>ROPost:JJ ' '

AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE LOCATION AND THE OPERATION OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS OF VENDING IN THE CITY OF NEW HA VEN AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE TERMS THEREOF.

Be it ordained by the New Haven Board of Aldermen:

SECTION 20-1. Findings and Pm:pose.

(a) The primary purpose of the public streets, sidewalks and land abutting public streets is for use by vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

(b) Reasonable regulation of street and sidewalk vending, itinerant vending, and vending from house to house is necessary to protect the public health, safety, convenience and welfare.

( c) The regulations contained in this ordinance do not prohibit pure speech by religious organizations, but merely regulate activities which are commercial in nature.

SECTION 20-2. Definitions.

( a) "Vending" means the sale, barter, or lease, or the offer to sell, barter or lease, or the display for sale, barter or lease of any goods, wares, merchandise, food, beverage or services in a public place.

(b) "Vendor" means any person or any agent thereof who engages in vending on public land, from a stand or motor vehicle or from his person or who engages in vending from house to house. This definition is intended to conform to the definition of "hawker" or "peddler" under Connecticut General Statutes Section 21-37.

( c) "Itinerant Vendor" means any person or any agent thereof who engages in a temporary or transient business selling goods, wares and merchandise, and who, for the purpose of carrying on such business, hires, leases or occupies any building or structure for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares and merchandise. This definition is intended to conform to the definition of "itinerant vendor" under Connecticut General Statutes Section 21-27.

(d) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle, including a trailer in tow, used for vending which is required to be licensed and registered by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(e) "Stand" means any table, showcase, bench, rack, pushcart, wagon or any other wheeled vehicle or device which may be moved without the assistance of a motor and which is not required to be licensed and registered by the Department of Motor Vehicles, used for vending.

(f) "Special Event" means any scheduled public gathering of persons for athletic, social and/or recreational purposes, including parades, declared by the City of New Haven.

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(g) "Community Festival" means any public gathering of persons for social, recreational and/or artistic purposes declared by the City of New Haven whose location can be predetermined and fixed.

(h) "License Officer" means the employee of the Department of Police Services designated by the Chief of Police to implement the provisions of this Chapter of the Code. A decision of the License Officer shall be a decision of the Chief of Police for purposes of Section 17-13 of this Code.

(i) "Public Land" means land owned or leased by the City of New Haven within the City of New Haven, streets, state highways, except limited access highways, and land abutting public streets or highways used for pedestrian traffic.

(j) "Zoning Ordinance" means the regulations found in Title VI, Volume III of the City of New Haven.

SECTION 20-3. Licenses Required.

(a) No Vendor or Itinerant Vendor shall vend on public land within the City of New Haven without a vending license as required under this Chapter issued by the License Officer.

(b) The following shall be exempt from the requirements of this Chapter of the Code:

(1) Sales by farmers, and gardeners of the produce of their farms and gardens, distribution and delivery of ice, milk and bakery goods, and the sale from house to house of newspapers, magazines, cosmetics and home products as described in Section 21-3 7 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(2) Restaurant tables and stands on a sidewalk serviced by a kitchen in a building abutting said sidewalk.

(3) Tag sales or garage sales on private property devoted to residential use and where permitted by law.

( c) Any general sale, fair, auction or bazaar held or sponsored by an ecclesiastical society, church corporation, governmental entity or any corporation which is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding Internal Revenue Code of the United States, as from time to time amended that is exempt from itinerant vending licensing requirements by Connecticut General Statutes Section 21-27 shall be exempt from itinerant vending licensing requirements under this Chapter.

SECTION 20-4. Application.

(a) Application for a vending license shall be filed with the License Officer.

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(b) There shall be no fee for the filing and processing of an application for a vending license.

(c) No vending license shall be issued by the License Officer until the weights and measures of the applicant, if any, have been approved and stamped by the sealer of weights and measures, and a certificate to that effect from the sealer of weights and measures has been exhibited to the License Officer.

( d) All licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall expire on the first day of October of each year, and may be renewed upon application and payment as in the case of an original permit.

( e) Applications for vending licenses will be accepted for the year commencing October 1 no sooner than the first Monday in August.

(f) No vending license shall be issued or renewed if the applicant fails to supply the following information:

(1) Proof of name, home and business address of the applicant, and the name and address of the owner, if other than the applicant, of the vending business, stand or motor vehicle to be used in the operation of the vending business. The applicant must also provide a street address where service of process may be made in the State of Connecticut.

(2) A specific description of the type of food, beverage, service or merchandise to be sold.

(3) A detailed description of the proposed location of the stand or motor vehicle, except that vendors from motor vehicles that travel from place to place or vendors who vend house to house shall describe the general area in which they propose to vend.

(4) A description and photograph of any stand or motor vehicle to be used in the operation of the business, together with the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles registration and operator's license if vending is from a motor vehicle. If the motor vehicle is a leased motor vehicle, a copy of the leasing agreement must also be provided.

(5) A description of the building or structure for the operation of the business if the applicant is applying for an Itinerant Vendor license.

( 6) Three prints of a full-face photograph, taken not more than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the application, of any person who will sell, or offer for sale, any food, beverage, service or merchandise on any street or sidewalk within the city.

(7) If selling food, the applicant must present a valid health certificate from the New Haven Health Department pursuant to Section 14-11 of this Code. The equipment used in vending food and beverages shall be inspected upon application for a license and receive a certificate of inspection upon compliance with that section.

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(8) Proof of an insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Connecticut, protecting the licensee and the city from all claims for damages to property and bodily injury, including death, which may arise from operations under or in connection with the license. Such insurance shall name as additional insured the city and shall provide that the policy shall not terminate or be canceled prior to the expiration date without 30 days advance written notice to the city.

(9) Proof that the applicant is in possession of a valid State of Connecticut Sales and Use Tax Permit and any applicable State of Connecticut permit.

(g) An applicant shall also submit an executed agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the City of New Haven and its officers, employees, agents and assigns from any and all claims, actions, injuries and damages of any kind and description that may accrue to or be suffered by any person by reason of or related to the vending by said applicant or the granting of a license to do so.

SECTION 20-5. Issuance.

(a) Not later than thirty (30) days after the filing of a completed application for a vending license, the applicant shall be notified by the License Officer of the decision on the issuance or denial of the license. If the issuance of the license is approved, the License Officer shall issue the license. Failure to render a decision in accordance with this timetable shall not constitute approval of the license application.

(b) Issuance shall depend upon satisfying all of the requirements contained herein and the availability of the specific location identified in the application. In the event that two or more applications for the same location are received, the first application that is deemed complete by the License Officer and is approved shall be awarded the location.

( c) A license to vend on public land shall specify the location from which vending is permitted and shall only be valid for vending at that location.

( d) A license to vend from a motor vehicle shall either specify a particular location on a street or highway from which vending is permitted and shall only be valid for vending at that location, or specify the general area in which vending may take place.

(e) A license issued hereunder shall be valid for one year starting October first. For a license which is issued after October first,, the fee as provided in Section 17-20 of this Code will be pro rated for the number of months remaining in the permit year. A restricted license issued under Section 20-10 of this Chapter shall be valid for a specified day or days, and the fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day, provided any cumulative total shall not exceed the fee provided in Section 17-20 of this Code.

(f) The fee for a license issued to a nonprofit organization exempt from federal taxation by section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding

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Internal Revenue Code of the United States, as from time to time amended, or a charitable organization, may be waived by the License Officer.

(g) The fee for a license issued to a resident veteran as defined in Connecticut General Statutes Section 21-30 may be waived by the License Officer

(h) A license issued hereunder shall be valid for the licensing period unless revoked or suspended under Section 20-12 of this Chapter prior to expiration.

(I) An application may be denied for any of the following reasons:

(1) Incomplete information.

(2) Prior suspension or revocation.

(3) Location not in conformance with the provisions of this Chapter.

(4) Application not in conformance with the provisions ofthis Chapter.

(j) Any decision by the License Officer shall be subject to appeal in accordance with Section 20-14 of this Code.

(k) A lost license shall be replaced upon presentation of proper identification and payment of a duplication fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The fee for replacement of a restricted license shall be ten dollars ($10.00).

(1) Any license shall be subject to the provisions in this Chapter, including the limitation specified in Section 20-10(d), and shall not be assignable or transferable to another person or entity.

(m) In the event it no longer is possible to vend from the location designated in the license for reasons beyond the control of the vendor, such as construction work, the vendor may apply to the License Officer for a modification of the license for the remainder of the license period, and there shall be no additional fee required.

(n) Each food and beverage vending business shall be inspected at least one (1) time per year by the New Haven Health Department.

SECTION 20-6. Vending Limited to Certain Locations.

(a) Unless otherwise permitted, vending on public land shall be prohibited.

(b) Vending at a specific location shall be allowed on public land only in commercial districts established pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance and subject to the applicable restrictions contained in Section 20-7 of this Chapter and the applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.

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( c) Vending from a motor vehicle is permitted in a general area in commercial districts established pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance subject to the applicable restrictions contained in Section 20-7(c) ofthis Chapter and the Zoning Ordinance. Vending of ice cream from a motor vehicle is permitting in a general area in residential as well as commercial districts established pursuant to the zoning Ordinance subject to the applicable restrictions contained in Section 20-7 of this Chapter and the applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.

(d) Vending is permitted on park property owned by the City of New Haven provided the vendor has a valid license issued under this Chapter and obtains a written pennit from the Director of the New Haven Parks and Recreation Department pursuant to Section 19-2(b) of this Code. Such permit shall be carried by the vendor when engaged in vending.

SECTION 20-7. Prohibitions

(a) No licensed vendor shall:

(1) Vend within fifty (50) feet of any location for which a license has already been granted.

(2) Vend within two hundred (200) feet of the grounds of an elementary or secondary school between 1/2 hour prior to the start of the school day during the regular school year and 1/2 hour after dismissal at the end of the school day.

(3) Vend within two hundred (200) feet of any hospital or publicly owned building used for a public purpose.

(4) Vend within two hundred (200) feet of any place of worship while church is in session or one hour thereafter.

(5) Vend on any street or sidewalk where vending is otherwise prohibited.

(6) Vend between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. of the following day.

(7) Leave any stand or motor vehicle unattended.

(8) Store or leave any stand overnight on any sidewalk, or park any motor vehicle overnight other than in a lawful parking place, in conformance with city parking regulations without the prior approval of the City.

(9) Sell food or beverages for immediate consumption unless the vendor has a litter receptacle available for patrons' use.

(10) Leave any location without first picking up, removing and disposing of all trash or refuse remaining from sales made by the vendor.

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(11) Allow any items related to the operation of the vending business to be placed anywhere other than in, on or under the stand or motor vehicle.

(12) Set up, maintain or permit the use of any table, crate, carton, rack, or any other device to increase the selling, display or storage capacity of the stand or motor vehicle, where such items have not been described in the application.

(13) Solicit from or conduct business with persons in motor vehicles.

(14) Sell anything other than that which the vendor is licensed to vend.

(15) Permit the sounding of any device or use or operate any loud speaker, public address system, radio, sound amplifier or similar device to attract the attention of the public, except as expressly permitted by the License Officer for vending from a motor vehicle.

(16) Vend without the insurance coverage specified in Section 20-4(f)(8) of this Code.

(17) Conduct the vending business in such a way as to restrict or interfere with the ingress or egress of the abutting property owner or tenant, or create or become a public nuisance, including loitering, increase traffic congestion or delay, or constitute a hazard to traffic, life or property, or an obstruction to adequate access to fire, police, emergency or sanitation vehicles.

(18) Fail to obey or conform to the directions of any member of the Department of Police Services.

(19) Interfere with construction activity on the private property abutting the public land where the vending is licensed to take place.

(b) No vendor licensed to vend from a stand on a sidewalk or on public land including land abutting a street where there is no sidewalk, shall:

(1) Vend at any location where the sidewalk or public land abutting a street is not over 12 feet in width.

(2) Vend at any location where a pedestrian walkway is reduced to less than six feet in width.

(3) Vend within 25 feet of an entranceway to any building.

(4) Vend within 25 feet of the crosswalk at any intersection of streets.

(5) Vend within 25 feet of or any bus stop sign or bus stop location.

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(6) Allow the stand or any other item related to the operation of the vending business to lean against or hang from any building or other structure lawfully placed on private property, without the owner's permission or on public property without the City's permission.

(7) Locate the stand outside the boundaries of the paved sidewalk surface or, where there is no paved sidewalk surface, outside the public land identified in the license, provided, however, that where no paved sidewalk exists, carts shall be so placed on the public land abutting the street as to not interfere with pedestrian traffic.

(8) Allow any part of the cart to extend over the curb line or to be positioned in such manner as to obstruct pedestrian traffic, a crosswalk, handicap ramp, fire hydrant, driveway or access to any building.

(9) Use a stand that exceeds three feet six inches (3'6") in width, five feet eight inches (5'8") in length, and four feet nine inches (4'9") in height, excluding umbrellas.

(10) Allow items for sale to be placed on a stand so as to extend beyond the size requirements for the stand.

( c) No vendor licensed to vend from a motor vehicle shall:

(1) Stop, stand, or park the motor vehicle upon any street or allow it to remain there except on the roadway at the curb for the purpose of vending therefrom where a permit for a specific street location has been granted.

(2) Stop, stand or park the motor vehicle upon any street for the purpose of selling, or sell on any street under any circumstances during the hours when parking, stopping or standing has been prohibited by signs or curb markings or is prohibited by statute or ordinance.

(3) Operate in violation of any City parking regulations, including the payment of meter fees .

(4) Where a general area permit is granted, remain in any one place for a period longer than necessary to make a sale after having been approached or stopped for that purpose, except when selling beverages or food at a work site for a regularly scheduled work break period provided for customers of the vendor.

(5) Where a general area permit is granted, stop, stand or park the motor vehicle within 25 feet of any intersection, except that any vehicle vending products likely to attract children as customers shall park curbside when stopping to make a sale, as close as possible to a pedestrian crosswalk without entering the intersection or otherwise interfering with the flow of traffic.

( d) Each vendor licensed to vend from a motor vehicle shall comply with the following safety requirements:

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(1) All equipment installed in any part of the vehicle shall be secured in order to prevent movement during transit and to prevent detachment in the event of a collision or overturn.

(2) All utensils shall be stored in order to prevent their being hurled about in the event of a sudden stop, collision or overturn. A safety knife holder shall be provided to avoid loose storage of knives.

(3) Compressors, auxiliary engines, generators, batteries, battery chargers, gas fueled water heaters, and similar equipment shall be installed as to be accessible only from outside the vehicle.

SECTION 20-8. Display of License.

(a) Each vendor licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall conspicuously display at all times during the operation of the vending business on his left breast, a suitable badge designed and furnished by the License Officer with the words "licensed vendor" or "restricted licensed vendor," as applicable, and the number of his license and the period of time in which such a license is in force, in numerals and letters plainly inscribed thereon. such badge to be furnished by the License Officer without expense to the person so licensed. A lost badge shall be replaced upon presentation of proper identification and payment of a duplication fee in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00).

(b) Each licensed vendor, when using a stand or motor vehicle shall display at all times during the operating of the vending business a sign designed and furnished by the License Officer bearing the number of his License and the year in which such license is in force, , and the words "licensed vendor" or "restricted licensed vendor," as applicable, , such sign to be furnished by the License Officer without expense to the person so licensed.

( c) The License Officer, upon request of any person who is exempted from taking out a license by statute as provided in Section 20-3 of this Chapter, may furnish to such person a badge without charge therefor.

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(d) Each licensed vendor shall carry documentation of the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles registration and operator's license when engaged in vending from a motor vehicle.

(e) Each licensed vendor shall carry insurance documentation and the applicable State of Connecticut license when engaged in vending.

SECTION 20-9. Advertising

(a) No advertising shall be permitted on any stand or motor vehicle, except to identify the name of the product or the name of the vendor or a description of the merchandise or service being sold and prices therefor.

SECTION 20-10. Vending at Special Events or Community Festivals.

(a) No vendor licensed under this Chapter shall operate within the lesser of five hundred (500) feet or one block of any area for which a permit has been issued by the City for a Special Event or Community Festival.

(b) The organizers of the Special Event or Community Festival shall apply to the Mayor for designation as a Special Event or Community Festival for a specific date, time and location. The organizers also shall submit a site plan to the License Officer as soon before the Special Event or Community Festival as practicable which shall establish the outer boundary of the area covered by their activity and the areas within that boundary which are designated for vending.

(c) A written permit for vending within the site plan boundary shall be issued by the organizers of the Special Event or Community Festival on the terms and conditions established by the organizers if vending is to be allowed, and each vendor shall carry the permit issued by the organizers and the license issued by the License Officer at all times while engaged in vending.

(d) Any existing vendor who has been granted a license to vend by the License Officer within the site plan boundary shall not be allowed to vend from that location during the Special Event or Community Festival, unless the agreement between the City and the organizers so provides.

(e) The organizers of the Special Event or Community Festival shall submit to the License Officer a complete list of the vendors to whom a permit has been issued for their particular event or festival, and each vendor shall obtain a license as required by this Chapter, if the license has not already been issued, said license for a specific location for a specific Special Event or Community Festival to be identified as a "restricted license."

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(f) Notice of an upcoming Special Event or Community Festival declaration must be published in the major newspapers of this city and given to the Board of Aldermen no more than fourteen (14) and no less than five (5) days before the date of the festival or event.

SECTION 20-11. License to Abutting Property Owners for Sidewalk Use.

(a) The city may grant, pursuant to Sections 7-148(c)(3)(A) and 7-148(c)(6)(c)(vi) of the Connecticut General Statutes, a license to abutting property owners for the use of sidewalks for the purpose of encouraging commercial development where the owner owns the entire block or 500 feet of continuous frontage abutting a sidewalk, whichever is less. Such license shall be granted only upon approval by the Board of Aldermen of the general terms and conditions of such license.

(b) No vendor licensed under this Chapter may operate on a sidewalk where a license for the commercial use of said sidewalk has been granted by the City to an abutting owner pursuant to Sections 7-148(c)(3)(A) and 7-148(c)(6)(C)(vi) of the Connecticut General Statutes, except as may be provided in the license.

SECTION 20-12. Suspension and Revocation.

(a) The License Officer shall have the authority to suspend or revoke the license of any vendor convicted of violating any provision of this Chapter upon the presentation of due evidence establishing proper cause to said License Officer.

(b) Any license may be, suspended or revoked for any of the following causes:

(1) Fraud or misrepresentation contained in the application for the license.

(2) Fraud or misrepresentation made in the course of carrying on the business of vending.

(3) Any single violation of this Chapter that constitutes an immediate danger to the public health, convenience, safety, or welfare.

(4) The issuance of three fines for failure to comply with any provision of this Chapter. .

(5) Conduct while engaged in vending that constitutes a criminal offense.

(6) The cancellation of any applicable State of Connecticut license or suspension or revocation of any applicable food service license.

( c) The License Officer shall take into consideration the adverse effect on the public health, convenience, safety and welfare in determining whether to suspend or revoke the license and, if suspended, the duration of the suspension.

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( d) Any person whose license has been suspended or revoked under this Chapter may be prohibited by the License Officer from applying for a license again for at least one year starting with the next October 1st. Said decision shall be based upon the extent of the adverse effect on the public health, safety, convenience and welfare caused by the violations of the provisions of this Chapter.

(e) Any decision by the License Officer shall be subject to appeal in accordance with Section 20-14 of this Chapter.

SECTION 20-13. Penalty

(a) Every vendor who shall engage in the business of vending within the City of New Haven without being duly licensed in accordance with provisions of this Chapter, or shall violate any of the provisions of this Chapter, shall be so notified in writing by the License Officer and punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first violation, not more than seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for the second violation, and not more than ninety-nine dollars ($99.00) for the third or any subsequent violation.

(b) Each day on which a person shall violate the provisions of this Chapter shall be considered a separate violation.

(c) Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit the authority of the License Officer to suspend or revoke a license.

SECTION 20-14. Appeal.

(a) Any decision made by the License Officer to deny an application or to levy a fine under this Chapter or to suspend or revoke a license under this Chapter may be reviewed by the Chief of Police.

(b) The applicant or licensee shall file a written appeal with the Chief of Police requesting a hearing and shall provide an address for mailing of a hearing notice.

(c) The Chief of Police shall notify the applicant or licensee of the day and place for a hearing giving the applicant or licensee reasonable notice in advance thereof and an opportunity to be represented by counsel at such hearing.

( d) If the hearing is in relation to a suspension or revocation, the hearing date shall be no less than ten ( 10) days and no more than twenty (20) days after the date of the notice mailed to the license.

( e) The Chief of Police or a designee shall have authority to reverse, modify or sustain the decision of the License Officer.

(f) The filing of an appeal shall not stay the decision appealed from, unless the Chief of Police, for good cause shown, issues an order granting a stay.

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SECTION 20-15. Duties of the License Officer.

(a) It shall be the duty of the License Officer to process all license applications, enforce the provisions of this Chapter, and keep a record of all licenses granted under this Chapter. Said record shall contain the number and date of all licenses, the location or area as applicable, where the vending is authorized, the name, address, business telephone number, if applicable, motor vehicle operator's license number, if applicable, of the person or entity licensed, the amount of license fee paid, and the date upon which any license shall expire.

(b) The License Officer shall prepare and keep a detailed account of all receipts collected for such licenses and make a report thereof monthly to the city treasurer.

( c) The License Officer shall at the end of each month report to the city sealer of weights and measures the name, address, business telephone number, if applicable, and motor vehicle operator' s license number, if applicable, of each person licensed hereunder, together with the number and date of each license issued during such month.

SECTION 20-16. Regulations Authorized.

(a) The Department of Police Services and the License Officer may promulgate such rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this Chapter that they deem necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this Chapter and to achieve proper enforcement thereof.

(b) Copies of such rules and regulations and of this Chapter shall be obtainable from the License Officer.

SECTION 20-17. Separability, Repealer and Effective Date.

(a) If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions.

(b) In the event that this ordinance shall conflict with any other city ordinance, the more restrictive regulation will apply.

( c) This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on October 1, 1997.

83579 / ~"' -----/Vl, " CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDE~

Anthony B. Dawson -~ 24 Ann Street Alderman, 3rd Ward New Haven, Conn. 06519-1202

Vice-Chairman Telephone: 787-0677 Legislation Committee September 27, 1997 Aldermanic Affairs Committee OFFI CE OF THE MA YO R Finance Committee Member, Development Commission SEP 2 9 1997 Dr. Reginald Mayo R E C~avc. .J Superintendent of Schools Gateway Building 54 Meadow Street New Haven, CT 06519

Dear Dr. Mayo:_

After the meeting with you a~d Alderman Reyes, I met with some Hillhouse High School parent leaders who expressed great concern about Hillhouse's lack of accreditation and your continuing failure to rememdy this situ­ ation. ThesP. parents feel and I agree that every financial effort should be made to restore Hillhouse to thP. outstanding school that it was in the past.

Under these circumstances, I can~ot support your request for an additional $1 million for the new Hill K-8 school. I believe that all possible City funds should be devoted to the restoration of Hillhouse's accreditation. :::~

cc: Mayor John Destefano Alderman Thomas Reyes

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CITY OF NEW 1/ BO~OFALD

Alvis D. Brooker 3 I Batter Terrace Alderman, 23rd Ward New Haven, Conn. 0651 1-5205

Chairman Telephone: 776-9759 Public Safety & Substance Abuse Committee OFFICE OF THf n Vice-Chairman YOR Community Development Committee SEP 2 6 7997 Finance Committee REcL:.a V ...... , Member, Affirmative Action Commission September 25, 1997 Mr. Gerardo Canto Community Housing Corporation 3 70 Davenport A venue New Haven, CT 06510

Dear Mr. Canto:

Since our correspondence of last July concerning the status of CHC properties in the Dwight/West River area, nothing has been done to address the blighting conditions which still exist at 105 Greenwood Street, 116 Greenwood Street, 608-620 George Street and 80 Sherman A venue. Neighboring residents have been calling constantly to express concern about the broken bottles, debris, litter and overgrown vegetation at these locations.

At that time CHC said they would send maintenance personnel to clean these properties, however they are still garbage-strewn and overgrown. The constituents have been waiting patiently and are still enduring these properties which blight their neighborhood. Can you provide the needed maintenance? Please let me know what the status of these properties is and when they will at least be cleaned up. Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

cc: Mayor John Destefano Frank Alvarado, Executive Director, Livable City Initiative Joyce C. Poole, 23rd Ward Co-Chair Frankie White, 23rd Ward Co-Chair 2 cc' s, continued

Jerry Poole, President, West River Neighborhood Association Linda Townsend-Meyer, Greater Dwight Development Corporation Paul Rushinkas, Director, Greater Dwight Development Corporation Curlena McDonald, Dwight Central management Team Barbara Johnson, Partnership to Enhance Neighborhoods Martha Judd, Hospital of Saint Raphael, Community Relations Bea Dozier-Taylor, Proprietor, A Walk In Truth Bookstore Sister Elsie Cofield, AIDS Interfaith Network Betty Cardoza Ardith Pritchett Harvey Edelstein, Mutual Housing Jose Romero, LCI Neighborhood Specialist ~h,_h. ,,,,- ~ CITY OF NEW )IJ\VipN BOARD OF ALDERMEN <~ ... Sandra Astarita ...... " ··~ 140 Summit Street Alderwoman, 13th Ward Sfp l? ·· Y') few Haven, Conn. 06513-410

., 4-;. '- 1991 f Minority Leader ' • .. Telephone: 467-5609 Finance Committee Legislation Committee '"' Member, Capital Projects Committee Member, Parks Commission

September 15, 1997

Claudette Ford, Director New Haven Department of Public Works

Dear Claudette:

With the municipal election on the horizon, I thought I'd be in touch about the challenge these events present to the aesthetics of the city, and about enforcement of our laws regarding election signage.

For many years, New Haven has been the victim of City officials' ignorance of posters, placards, stickers and other campaign literature affixed to trees, utility poles and other inappropriate public space. It's bad enough to be confronted by these eyesores at every turn prior to election day; but the stuff also has a tendency to remain in place through the wilder fall weather making the whole city look decidedly shabby.

I suggest a two-prong approach to protection of real estate without damage to First Amendment rights: 1. The Department of Public Works should produce a clear and complete summary of the laws regarding placement of election signage and consequences of violation to be included in candidates materials distributed by the City Clerk. (Currently, applicable ordinances, illegibly duplicated in all of their legalese are thrown into the packet.)

2. The Department of Public Works should actively enforce the pertinent ordinances.

In addition to devaluing the beauty of our City, signs on utility poles could easily result in injury to line workers. Signs on trees can cause illness and death -- and general ugliness -- to the host plant resulting in lowered property values and further expense to the City. If the Public Space Inspection "SWAT' team can descend upon and fine a small merchant on East Grand Avenue for a 1 'X1 ' "For Rent" sign, the same force certainly should be fighting actual and rampant campaign blight.

I would appreciate your timely attention to this important concern.

Sincerely,

Aid . Sandra Astarita 2037876974 - p. 0 1 10: 55 C ITY TOWN C LERK SEP - 3 -97 J d,\ L- 1() •, ~dJ,1-' v!:'.-5 D <:\ le~') t\ 1.oi2) ALDERWOMAN SANDY ASTARITA 140 SUMMIT STREET NEW HAVEN, CT 06513 (203) 467-5609

September 3, 1997

,.,. ,<,,., ..,, .• \~ ·.,-,;-..;;.. ·~ ., ~;.,. (J" ,~ (\ •, ,_,. ....-:: .. ",£ - ~ .,°'\\~ "' .. . .s: .,:, Honorable Stanley Rogers -,.:.,...-:,,,..,_ City/Town Clerk City of New Haven -(,?•?. 2 00 Orange Street New Haven, CT 06510

Dear Mr. Rogers:

It is with deep sorrow that I must inform you that due to personal/family reasons I must withdraw from the race for re-election as Alderman in the 13th Ward.

The Republican Ward Committee has met and unanimously endorsed Rosemarie Bonito of 20 Clifton Street to run for this office.

Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter.

Sincerely, ~ Astarita oman 1 3th Ward

cc: Mayor Rae Tramontano From: John Destefano, Jr. To: POCHALL2.Sbrancat ~ Date: 8/29/97 3:44pm

I spoke to Willie Moore today. Why don't you and I meet with him on Wednesday after the bus stop meeting to discuss OIC and Williams Steel.

CC: Rlemley ~)2:f 't~

CITY OF NE.W-HA~ 1 BOARD-OF ALDERMEN 0~ ~~ 4 -?,.('- Luisa DeLauro ~ . ~6' )',y~ 95 Olive Street Alderwoman, 8th Ward ~ :.C. ~Jiew H~~~ Conn. 06510-4905 ~ 0~ ,.# Vice-Chairwoman ,... Telephone: 865-8052 (home) Education Committee '~ 946-4880 (work) August 20, 1997 ~ Legislation Committee Dr. Reginald Mayo Superintendent of Schools City of New Haven

Dear Dr. Mayo,

As Alderwoman from the 8th Ward, I write to very highly recommend that Ronald Rosarbo be given every consideration as he seeks to be hired as a security guard with the New Haven School System. I understand that there are presently seven openings for school security guards. Mr. Rosarbo is a constituent of mine who resides at 190 Wooster St. and attended New Haven Public Schools, graduating from Wilbur Cross High School in 1973. Mr. Rosarbo is very involved in community affairs, serving in the local Parents/ Teachers Organization and Little League Baseball. Mr. Rosarbo would very much like to serve as a security guard to the schools, and is well qualified for such a position.

I have known Mr. Rosarbo all his life, as he comes from a fine Wooster Square area family. I can attest that Mr. Rosarbo, a mature 42-year-old gentleman, is a reliable and hard worker, as well as a fine person of good character. I very much believe that he possesses the skills, qualities and background necessary to be an excellent security guard with the schools, and I hope that you will give him an opportunity to serve in this capacity. I know he would be a great asset to the city schools, and ask you to give him every consideration as you make this hiring decision. Thank you very much.

Sincerely, ,./) ,,/J ·~~~~o ~~ELAURO Alderwoman, 8th Ward

cc: President Patricia McCann-Vissepo, Board of Education Members: McClenahan, McCom, Bosley, Torre, Prokop, and Parker

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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

165 CHURCH STREET• NEW HAVEN• CONNECTICUT 06510

JOHN DE.STEFANO, JR. I1,, vision of New Havm's chi/Jrm Mayor is our city's greattst resouru. •

August 4, 1997

The Honorable Tomas-Reye~ President - Boydof Alderm~ City Hall 165 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510

Dear President Reyes:

I am pleased to present, along with Alderwoman Luisa DeLauro, a Resolution naming the comer of Wooster Street and Olive Street, "The Salvatore Consiglio Comer."

Sal Consiglio, the founder· of Sally's Pizza, who passed away in 1989, contributed so much to the Wooster Street Neighborhood. Sally's has been a landmark in this Neighborhood for approximately 60 years, and has become part of the tradition and heritage of our City. The reputation of Sally's Pizza has brought visitors from all over the United States and the world to the City to enjoy authentic Italian pizza.

At this time, we would like to commemorate the memory of Mr. Consiglio by naming the comer after him. A street sign will be placed on the comer, welcoming visitors to Wooster Street, and demonstrating that this City recognizes such people as Mr. Consiglio, who contributed so much during their lives to the lore and the history of the City we love.

Thank you for your favorable consideration of this request.

~re . //~,di) q~1sa DeLauro - ) Alderwoman - 8th Ward

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ORDER OF THE NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN PROCLAIMING THE CORNER OF WOOSTER STREET AND OLIVE STREET "SALVATORE CONSIGLIO CORNER".

WHEREAS: Salvatore Consiglio was born in New Haven on October 30, 1915 to Gennaro and Filomena Pepe Consiglio, and

WHEREAS: Salvatore Consiglio and his wife, Flora Cozzi Consiglio, had two sons, Robert G. Consiglio and Richard E. Consiglio, and

WHEREAS: Salvatore Consiglio, through his founding of Sally's Pizza, and its existence for almost 60 years in the Wooster Street neighborhood, has greatly contributed to New Haven's commerce and reputation as a "Pizza Mecca," attracting tourists and dignitaries from around the world, including President Clinton, and

WHEREAS: As a result of Sally's Pizza's success and fame, Sally's Pizza has become a part of the 4"adition and heritage of New Haven, and

WHEREAS: Sally's Pizza is considered a landmark of the Wooster Street Neighborbood, contributing to the lure of thousands of people to patronize the numerous Italian-style restaurants on Wooster Street, and

WHEREAS: The Mayor of the City of New Haven, John DeStefano, Jr., and Alderwoman Luisa DeLauro, who represents the Wooster Street neighborhood on the Board of Aldermen, and has for the past 30 years, wish to recognize and memorialize Mr. Consiglio for his hard work and dedication.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED that the New Haven Board of Aldermen proclaim the corner of Wooster Street and Olive Street "Salvatore Consiglio Comer" to recognize Salvatore Consiglio and his contributions to New Haven.

BE IT FURTHER ORDERED that the Department of Traffic and Parking affix a street sign at this comer above the Wooster Street sign and that such posting and appropriate signage be made a permanent fixture welcoming people to Wooster Street. Jo"" V\ ~ 1 r ~ ECEIVED

CITY OF NEW- H1\-V~N, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR B,OARD OF ALDERMEN <------Jorge L. Perez 391 Howard Avenue Alderman, 5th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06519-2407

Chairman Telephone: 562-4373 Finance Committee Legislation Committee Community Development Committee Litigation Settlement Committee

July31,1997

John Milone, President Milone and MacBroom 716 South Main Street Cheshire, CT 06510

Dear Mr. Milone:

I write to advise you that although a meeting was scheduled yesterday at 4:00 p.m. at City Hall, New Haven, to discuss the Bayview Park project, Mr. Rod Shaw of your company failed to appear or to call to let us know that he would not be attending. This to me is unacceptable and unprofessional conduct, which certainly does not reflect well on your company.

I had to take time off from my job to attend this meeting, and others, including members of the community, rearranged their schedules to be able to attend also. At a minimum, it would have been nice to have been extended the professional courtesy of a phone call in advance.

If this $425,000 project is too small for your company, just let us know. I am sure there are many other firms in the New Haven area who would jump at the chance to do a project like this. Or perhaps if it is too big a project for you to handle, the City can locate a company that does have the capability. Unfortunately, after yesterday's experience I am left with real doubts about whether your company has the commitment to seriously undertake this project.

Sincerely, ~1-f~ Jorge L. Perez, Alderman, Ward 5 cc: 'iionorable John DeStefano, Mayor, City of New Haven Frank Williams, City Director of Parks, Recreation and Trees Janet Lindner, City Chief Administrative Officer Michael Fumiatti, Acting City Purchasing Agent Tomas Reyes, Jr. , President, New Haven Board of Aldermen Rita Krevit, Alderwoman, Ward 6 Honorable John Martinez, State Representative, 95th District Honorable Toni N. Harp, State Senator, 10th District Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Attorney General Barbara A. Waters, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Administrative Services Better Business Bureau ~

CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Ronald K. Gattison 169 Shelton Avenue. #29 Alderman, 21st Ward New Haven, Conn. 0651 1-1867 OFF/Cf or Tl!,: M~YOR Finance Committee Telephone: 776-9320 Select Committee on the Homeless JUL2l 7997 Pu blic Safety & Substance Abuse Committee RE:l; &;;.,., ....

July 16, 1997

Charles Kochakian, Editorial Page Editor New Haven Register 40 Sargent Drive New Haven, CT 06511

To The Editor:

As one of the participants in the 'Justice for Malik" march, I write to commend New Haven Police Chief Melvin Wearing, Deputy Chief Douglas MacDonald and Captain Odell Cohens for their assistance in providing a sense of security throughout the afternoon. Under ChiefWearing's leadership, New Haven's police force helped to assure the success of the marchers' peaceful mission to East Haven. Even though the Chief has not made a public statement, his actions speak louder than words. In addition, I would like to thank New Haven Fire Chief Martin O'Connor and the emergency medical technicians who were at the scene to help on such a hot day.

As an alderman in the City of New Haven, I am proud of the professionalism that was exhibited by our finest in both departments, police and fire; they truly deserve to be commended. Personally and as an alderman, I appreciate their presence.

Sincerely, ~~--5 Ronald Gattison, New Haven Alderman, Ward 21 <-"'bc.c: M4{Y-D>~ CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Sandra Astarita 140 Summit Street Alderwoman, 13th Ward New Haven, Conn. 0651 3-4103

Minority Leader Telephone: 467-5609 Finance Com1 i.icl•. e Legislati on Com1.. -tee Member, Capital Projects ,"'ommittee O.r-"' "'f Tirf t_,,rW'"'"' Member, Parks Commission JUL 141997

July 14, 1997 -- ---·--·- Ms. Patricia Cofrancesco Corporation Counsel City of New Haven

Dear Ms. Cofrancesco: I have noted that, whenever you have a legal services agreement delivered to me for approval pursuant to Section 2-182 of the Code of General Ordinances of the City of New Haven, you include a note. The note specifies a deadline, established by you, for my response. The note also states that, absent word from me prior to that deadline, you will assume that I approve of the proposed contract. Further, you state that, acting upon your assumption, you will implement the contract.

Section 2-182 states in part: "No individual or firm shall be engaged by any city official, employee, or agency ... to provide legal services to or on behalf of the city, nor shall any city funds be spent or obligated for such purpose, without prior aldermanic approval. Requests for such approval shall be submitted to the president of said board by the corporation counsel.. .. AII requests for such approval shall be accompanied by a draft of the contract to which the request pertains. Approval by said board shall be required unless its president, majority leader, and minority leader shall each approve such request. ... "

The language is clear: An explicit affirmative act is required by each of the president, the majority leader, and the minority leader. The ordinance gives you no authority to assume approval. If that was the intent of the ordinance, the ordinance would not be needed.

Please be advised that, absent word from me regarding a legal services contract, you may assume only that you do not yet know whether my approval will be forthcoming.

Sincerely, ~~~ Sandra Astarita cc: Alderman Tomas Reyes, Jr., President Alderwoman Robin Kroogman, Majority Leader Mayor John Destefano, Jr. To: Each Recipient listed below. From: Attorney Earl I. Williams Tel. 203-787-2236 Fax 203-782-2843

Date: July 8, 1997

At the request of Honorable Alderman Dawson, Mailed or Hand Delivered to each one listed below are a copy of his letter of July 8, 1997 and enclosures:

Honorable Secretary Andrew Cumo U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20410

Honorable Rosa DeLauro Congressman Chris Shays Attention: Steve Hudak Attention: Michael Fox 59 Elm Street 10 Middle Street, 11 th Floor New Haven, CT 06510 Bridgeport, CT 06604-4223

Honorable Mayor Joan Wagnon VHonorable ~ayor John Destefano, Jr. City Hall, 215 SE ih St. STE 352 City Hall, 165 Church Street Topeka, KS 66607-1304 New Haven, CT 06510

Honorable Alderman Tomas Reyes, Jr. 56 Redfield Strret New Haven, CT 06519-1208

Honorable Councilwoman Sybil O. Allen 380 Platt Street Bridgeport, CT 06606 OFFI CE. OF THE Mf\YOR Davi-cl Carson, President JUL1 51997 People's Bank RE~a;. i • - ""' · 850 Main Street Bridgeport, CT 06604-4904 CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Anthony B. Dawson 24 Ann Street Alderman, 3rd Ward New Haven, Conn. 06519-1202

Vice-Chairman Telephone: 787-0677 Legislation Committee

Aldermanic Affairs Committee Finance Committee Member, Development Commission

July 8, 1997

BY FACSIMILE AND ORIGINAL MAILED OR HAND DELIVERED

Honorable Mayor Joseph P. Ganim Mary Lou K. Crane City Hall, 45 Lyon Terrace Secretary's Representative Bridgeport, CT 06604 Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building 10 Causeway Street, Room 3 7 5 Raymond A. Jordon Boston, MA 02222-1092 Connecticut State Coordinator U.S. Department of Housing and Development 330 Main Street Hartford, CT 06106

Re: Activities of Dilip Ba rot and entities related to or controlled by Dilip Ba rot, including but not limited to, Creative Choice Homes, Inc.

Dear Mayor Ganim Dear Ms. Crane Dear Mr. Raymond

I am a Black elected official in the city of New Haven, I am also a member of the Black-Hispanic Caucus of our legislative body, the Board of Aldermen. The majority of my constituency are Black and Hispanic as are the majority of inner city residents of our three principal cities, Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven.

The late Fred Wilson and I greatly assisted Dilip Barot to gain entry into both the New Haven and Bridgeport projects. My attached letter dated June 24, 1997 and related materials and documents are ample proof of this fact and my concerns about Mr. Barot's activities in July 8, 1997 Letter to Mayor Ganim, Ms. Crane and Mr. Raymond Page 2 connection with these projects.

Mr. Barot's CHFA forced exit from the New Haven project has not only brought welcome relief for the Florence Virtue Cooperative members, but also has been a lighting rod for the bonding of the Black and Hispanic communities in this state. Moreover, our Mayor, John DeStefano, and Mr. Tomas Reyes, the President of New Haven's Board of Aldermen, have been steadfast in their support of the residents of the Florence Virtue Cooperative and their choice Connecticut team. Both have gained increased respect from our community for their firm support.

I am as deeply concerned about the Bridgeport project as I was about the New Haven project. In this connection and in collaboration with Honorable Sybil Allen, Chairperson, Black-Hispanic Caucus, Bridgeport City Council and other minority brothers and sisters in Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven, I am beginning an investigation of the Bridgeport project. Please join with me and Black and Hispanic leaders throughout the state in this endeavor.

We are determined to seek the truth about the Bridgeport project and also to make that project a successful model for the benefit of the project's predominantly Black and Hispanic residents as well as for the city of Bridgeport. Iain convinced that you, Mayor Ganim, will choose to follow Mayor DeStefano and join the Connecticut team and me and our Black and Hispanic leaders throughout Connecticut who are supporting the Connecticut team.

I have requested Mr. Charles Parlee, the former HUD and CHFA official, to help us coordinate the investigation and resolution of the Bridgeport project. Mr. Parlee is a member of the Connecticut team, and so is very familiar with all aspects of the Bridgeport project. Mr. Parlee is an honorable man of impeccable integrity and a highly respected professional. Mr. Parlee worked tirelessly, and very closely, with the Black and Hispanic leaders throughout the state in the resolution of the Florence Virtue matter. We have absolute confidence in him. Let me stress again that we; all Black and Hispanic leaders in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven, are united to bring about a just resolution of this Bridgeport matter.

Also, in consultation with the Honorable Sybil Allen, I have retained the services of our noted local attorney, Earl I. Williams, to assist us to investigate and monitor all developments with reference to the Bridgeport project. If you or any of the recipients of this letter require, or wants to provide us, with additional information concerning Mr. Barot's activities, please contact Attorney Williams directly. His address is 129 Church Street, Suite 511, New Haven, Connecticut,d6510 and his telephone number is 203-787-2236.

I also request you as public officials to independently investigate all aspects of the Bridgeport project. I also urge, you, Mayor Ganim, to act in a manner befitting a great mayor of a great city. Mayor, please read and review the sample evidentiary materials appended hereto. Please open all the records of the Bridgeport Housing Authority and the City with respect to this Bridgeport July 8, 1997 Letter to Mayor Ganim, Ms. Crane and Mr. Raymond Page 3 project, as the Connecticut taxpayers have the right to know the facts, and Mayor, please j oin us and support our endeavor.

Mayor, I also hereby request you to promptly provide Attorney Williams with the copies of all recommendation letters given by you or by any Bridgeport City or Housing Authority official in support of Mr. Barot, Creative Choice Homes, Inc. or any entity related to or controlled by Mr. Barot.

We, the Black and Hispanic leaders, who were instrumental in Mr. Barot's entry in Connecticut, do not believe that any truly reputable individual would knowingly participate in projects and act as an accomplice to the injustices such as were inflicted by Mr. Barot on the residents of the Florence Virtue Cooperative in New Haven. The enclosed materials amply collaborate the observations we, the Black and Hispanic leaders in Connecticut, have made with respect to Mr. Barot' s harmful activities in Connecticut.

I thank you for all your anticipated cooperation.

Sincerely yoursa l£!!5ntho~ cc: with all enclosures hand delivered or by Priority Mail Honorable Secretary Andrew Cumo Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Congress 3rd District Honorable Chris Shays, Congress 4th District Honorable Joseph P. Ganim, Mayor of Bridgeport Honorable John DeStefano, Jr., Mayor of New Haven Honorable Joan Wagnon, Mayor of Topeka Honorable Tomas Reyes, Jr., President, Board of Aldermen, New Haven Honorable Councilwoman Sybil O' Allen David Carson, President, People's Bank Dilip Barot, Vincent Lane, and Dr. James E. Baugh Marvin Farbman Connecticut team members CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDER.l\1EN

Anthony B. Dawson 24 Ann Street Alderman, 3rd Ward New Haven, Conn. 06519-1202

Vicc-Oiainnan Telephone: 787-0677 Legislation Committee

Aldcnnanic Affairs Committee Finance Committee July 1, 1997 Member, Development Commission

BY FACSIMILE ONLY

To: All members of the Connecticut team for Bridgeport and New Haven Projects.

From: Alderman Anthony B. Dawson

Re: Activities of Dilip Barot and entities related to or controlled by Dilip Barot

Dear member:

As you now know, the late Fred Wilson and I greatly assisted Mr. Dilip Barot to gain entry into both the New Haven and Bridgeport projects. My attached letter dated June 24,1997 and related materials and documents are ample proof of this fact and my concerns about Mr. Barot's activities in connection with these projects.

Mr. Barot's CHFA forced exit from the New Haven project has not only brought welcome relief for the Florence Virtue Cooperative members, but also has been a lightning rod for the bonding of the black and hispanic communities in this state. Moreover, our Mayor, John Destefano, and Mr . Thomas Reyes, the President of New Haven's · Board of Aldermen, have been steadfast in their support of the residents of the Florence Virtue Cooperative and their choice Connecticut team. Both have gained increased respect from our community for their firm support.

I am as deeply concerned about the Bridgeport project as I was about the New Haven project. In this connection and in collaboration with the Honorable Sybil Allen, Chairperson, Black­ Hispanic Caucus, Bridgeport City Council and other minority brothers and sisters in Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven, I am July 1, 1997 Memo to Connecticut team(s) Page 2 beginning an investigation of the Bridgeport project. I need your help to be effective.

Please join with me and Black and Hispanic leaders throughout the state in this endeavor. We are determined to seek the truth about the Bridgeport project and also to make that project a successful model for the benefit of the project's predominantly black and hispanic residents as well as for the city of Bridgeport. I am convinced that Mayor Ganim will choose to follow Mayor Destefano and join the Connecticut team and me and our black and hispanic leaders throughout Connecticut who are supporting the Connecticut team.

It would be of great assistance to our investigation if we were provided with all documentation plans and papers and allied papers regarding the Bridgeport project. I understand DTC is the leader of the documentation production for the development team. I therefore, request Dr. Atluru to contact me immediately so I can make arrangement to access these materials. I will contact each Connecticut team member in the next few days.

In consultation with Honorable Sybil Allen, I have retained the services of our esteemed local attorney, Earl I. William~, to help investigate and monitor the developments in Bridgeport project. If you need, or any recipient of this communication needs, or can provide, further information, please feel free to contact Attorney Williams. His telephone number is: 203-787- 2236.

I thank you for all your anticipated cooperation.

Sincerely yours,

cc. All enclosures mailed by First class mail: Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Congress 3 rd District Honorable Chris Shays, Congress 4th District Honorable Joseph P. Ganim, Mayor of Bridgeport Honorable John Destefano, Jr., Mayor of New Haven Honorable Thomas Reyes, Jr., President Board of Aldermen, New Haven Honorable Councilwoman Sybil 0. Allen Dilip Barot, Vince Lane, and James Baugh Marvin Farbman, Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. John A. Carella, HUD Hartford NEW HAVEN 7/t/17

terr~ f V~--"-' ~ The enclosures pages ( see below ) beginning with CONNECTCUT HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY letter of June 17, 1997 and ending with Page 2 of YO LEN AND PERZIN, LLC letter of March 25, 1997 have been previously sent to you as enclosures to June 24, 1997 letter from Honorable Mr. Dawson.

CQ;,-JNECTJCUT HOUSING FINANCE AlJTHORITY YOLEN AND PERZIN, LLC

June 17, lo,q,'7

M . TM1tuthy P. \lrlhc:n Fkx-. '-."irTu,e Housin£ LP. J>.nthony Avallone, Esq. 390 C"Jr" wouJ n,;~ March 25, 1997 01oliiu; CT M-41 n Page T..:o

1\t. Flurcnir:a Vinot. HOf'ntS CT-9700002, Funnc,lyCT-%012 I! your client is in agreement with the ter.:is o! the proposed meetings, would you kindly sign below and !ax it to me, at which time we will proceed to schedule meetings as soon as possible to accomplish our mutual goal . I would app~eciate it it you could get back to ~e as soon as possible so that we may attempt to immediately confirm these meetings. J. ConstrvcrionlPcnniMnt Tlfffl Comm!1m•nt lllll1 cc: Florence Virtue Homes, Inc. Mr. Charles Parlee Rob i n Bruce Sandler, Sec~eta:y Bruce G. Temkin, Esq. kGR!:ED: Edo,ud B.,,,.., CREJ>.TIVE CHOICt: HOMI:S ML.,,.ger, Utwkrwri1ini: & Tcdu,ical ~cMCC.>

B'! : ANTHONY AVALLONE, ESQ. cc; Jl. Bjorklund THEIR kTTORNEY E. fl&n9f;U\ To: Honorable Alderman Anthony B. Dawson

From: Attorney Earl I. Williams

Date: July 7, 1997

Re: Bridgeport Father Panik Village Replacement Housing Project

Dear Alderman Dawson:

At your request, I have reviewed the notes, documents and materials provided me by the Connecticut team members. There arc additional written materials which Dr. Atluru and others are compi}j11g for my further review. These docurnents and materials are voluminous. However, a preliminary review of these materials amply corroborates the observations made by you in your June 24, 1997 Jetter and confirmed by Honorable Councilwoman Ms. Sybil Allen's letter of fone 30, J 997 to you.

I have attached herewith samples of these cvidcntiary documents which support your observations. As I have infonned you previously, two members of the Connecticut team are my clients. These individuals are of impeccable integrity and are highly respected community leaders in Connecticut. Also, as you know, I have attended several meetings in which Mr. Barot repeatedly proclaimed his allegiance to the Black and Hispanic leaders in New Haven and Bridgeport and at the same time assured us all of his unquestioned loyalty and gratitude to the Connecticut team.

You probably now know that Mr. Clarence Craig, Executive Director of the Bridgeport Housing Authority. has resigned his post and that the Bridgeport project coordinators, Ernest Mosley and Rlchar.d Slawsky, have been fired . It appears that the Bridgeport ship is sailing without a captain. This is not a happy situation. Therefore, corrective action is mandatory.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Sincerely yours,

~Earl I Williams

EIW/ln BRIDGEPORT CITY OF BRIDGEPORT

PATRICK CROSSIN (D) CITY COUNCIL JOSEPH P. GAN IM AUDEN GR OGINS (D) 2995 - 2997 Mayor JOEL GONZALEZ (D) ALBERTO NEGRON (D) FLEETA C. HUDSON City Clerk LISA PARZIALE (D) ROBERT WALSH (D) LIS A PAR ZI ALE JOHN BRANNELLY , JR . (D) City Council President AUDREY C. MART INSKY (D) JOHN FABRIZI (D) JOSEPHINE M. COVINO (D) SYBIL 0 . ALLEN (D) ALAN STEIN (D) WILLIA M A. FINCH (D} CITY HALL JAMES P. McGINNIS (D) 45 LYON TERRACE LYDIA MARTINEZ (D} BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT 06604 ALBERTO J. AYALA (D) J. EDWARD GREEN (D) MICHAEL J. MA RELLA, JR. (D) SHIRLEY M. BEAN (D) JAMES HOLLOWAY (D)

June 30, 1997

Honorable Anthony B. Dawson 24 Ann Street New Haven, CT 06519-1202

Dear Honorable Mr. Dawson:

Thank you for faxing me your letter of June 24, 1997 pertaining to Creative Choice Homes, Inc. I have deep sympathy for the residents of the Florence Virtue Homes and wish them the best of luck and success in their endeavors to find decent housing for themselves and their families.

Your observations concerning the Bridgeport project are accurate and directly on the mark. I have been closely involved with all the members of the Creative Choice Homes team during the entire selection process and thereafter. I hope that Mr. Barot will have the good sense to quickly withdraw from his fruitless approaches regarding this project, and that he will soon make a sincere effort to regain the confidence and the support of the original Connecticut team which was solely instrumental for Mr. Barot's entry into the Bridgeport project.

Sincerely yours,

Syb· 0 . Alie·,, Chairperson Black Hispanic Caucus Bridgeport City Council

cc: Dilip Barot Honorable Joseph P. Ganim, Mayor, City of Bridgeport JUN 27 '97 09 : 23 SKYERS & SKYERS P.2

JosEl'H A . S1c11. rANO .Jl.tto,ri~y at ..Law

3333 MAIN STREET. P. 0 . BOX 3:13, STRATFOAO, CONNECTICUT 06497 (203) 377· 3~70

TELECOPIER (2031 377• 1084

June 19, 1997

Eroll V. Skyers, Esq. Skyers 6 Skyers. P.C. 622 Clinton Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06605 Re: Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport

Dear Attorney Skyers:

Clarence H. Craig, Jr., Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport, requested that I respond to your F.O.I. request.

Be advised that the Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport is presently a party defendant in an action commenced by an alledged partner of the successful bidder.

The Housing Authority, until such time this action 1s resolved, invokes Section 1- 19 of the Connecticut General Statutes entitled, Access to Public Records , and more specifically Section 4 of said statute which allows an exemption of the public agency which is a party litigant to the action until final adjudication .

If there are any questions regarding the above, please feel free to contact this office at your convenience.

truly ' '

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SKYERS & SKYERS, P.C. Attomey,atl.iw Eroll V. Skyw's A Sky$rs HBC»o:::a L Johnson

May 23, 1997

Mr. Clarence Craig, Jr., Executive Director Housing Authority of the City ot Bridgeport 150 Hiqhland Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604

Dear Mr. Craig: Thie letter is written on behalf of NEU/East End Commu Board, Inc. (NEU) and for the purpose of formally reques specific information pursuant to Connecticut's Freedom Information Act {FOIA). We understand the following to bet On February 3, 1997 NEU sent a letter to Ernest Mosley of (Creative Choice Homes) Inc. voicing concern because of the lac opportunity to participate in the Father Panik Village Replac ent Housing Project. NEU asserted its right under section 3 or the HUD regulation requiring inclusion of individuals indigenous to :the East End of Bridgeport. A letter dated February 13, 1997 to NEU from ·Bridge rt Housing Authority (BHA) revealed that Ernest Mosley rep directly to you the Executive director of BHA. On March 12, NEU sent a letter to you requesting "docwnentation and transcr ts of tape8 of meetings pertaining to the selection process us~to determine CCH as the preferred developer" for the Father P ik Project. By letter dated March 21, 1997 BHA responded to ' s letter. The response stated, among other things, that "NEU es not: represent nor speak for the total East End Community". I In view of the above, NEU is renewing its request pursuant the FOIA and not as an entity speaking "for the total East Communityn. Connecticut General Statutes §l-19(b), which Connecticut's counterpart to the FOIA, requires disclosure public information. Therefore, NEU hereby seeks documentation transcripts of tapes of meetings (as per its March 12, 1997 lett pursuant to the above referenced portion of the Connect:i ut Statute. NEU makes this request in view of the fact that he "proceedingsw, ~meetings# and "selection processes~ have alre dy

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taken place.

Note, the general rule is disclosure. To be exempted from he general rule the statute requires a public agency to detenn · e "that the public interest, in withholding such documents, clea ly outweighs the public interest in disclosure." Gen. Stat. § 1- 19 (b}. The agency must, therefore, indicate the reasons for 1 s determination to withhold disclosure and those reasons must not ~ e frivolous or patently unfounded . Exceptions to that rule will e narrowly construed .in light of the underlying purpose of the ac . Mazzola y. Southern New England Telephone co., 169 Conn. 3 4 (1975); Department of the Arm:y, 611 F.2d (9th Cir. 1979); burden of proving the applicability of an exemption res ts upon i agency claiming it. I Please re~pond immediately and inaicate your intent to comp ~y with our request or your reasons for claiming an exemption.

EVS/lt ·cc: NEU/East End Community Board, Inc. V

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La1mzyrll Fam:rr-Jame.:, Pns. & CEO Sauda E. Baroka. Co-Chair .

March 26, 1997

Congressman Christopher Shays 10 Middle Street, 11th Floor . Bridgeport, CT 06604

Dear Congressman Shays:

Respectfully, Neighborhood Enterprise United, East End Community Board, Inc., must ask you to please arrange a meeting with Mr. Dilip Barot of HCreative Choice Homes" so that we might discuss with him a number of concerns regarding the Father Panik Village $45,000,000 Replacement Housing Proje.ct.

NEU is a 501 (c) (3) and a CHDO recogniz.ed by the City of Bridgeport and the State of Connecticut. On several occasions, we have asked Mr. Clarence Craig, Director of the Bridgeport Housing Authority, to arrange a meeting between us and Mr. Barot. We were informed by Mr. Craig that he is the "boss" and all meetings would ~ave to be arranged by him. Plea.~e see enclosed chronology of events in trying to meet with Mr. Barot via Mr. Craig. The March 18th meeting at Mr. Craig's office was insulting and degrading, in as much as ·Mr. Craig canceled I.he meeting after we arrived, although Mr. Barot was on hand. Furthermore, Mr. Craig made erroneous statements about our intentions and stated we were not representative of the East End of Bridgeport.

As life long residents of the City of Bridgeport and of the East End, and believers in the democratic process, we would urge that a meeting wilh Mr. Barot and yourself be set up as quickly as possible.

Sincerely,

349 Wilmot Avenue, Bpt. CT 06607 •!· Ph. 335-3532 DIVERSIFIED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION Engineers • Planners Landscape Architects • Surveyors

October 25, 1996

Mr. Dilip Barot and/or Creative Choice Homes, Inc. 4243-D Northlake Blvd. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33401

RE: Father Panik Village Replacement Housing, City of Bridgeport, Connecticut DTC No. 95-262-100

Dear Dilip:

We the undersigned as key members of the Project Team selected to complete the above project reiterate as follows our grave concerns, expressed previously to you, relative to your course of conduct with respect to this project:

1. Despite the fact that Creative Choice Homes signed its contract with the Bridgeport Housing Authority on August 13, 1996, you have consistently refused both to comply with that BHA contract and to enter into contracts with the team members consistent with pre-existing mutual understandings and covenants among the team members, nor you have moved any good faith efforts to do so.

2. The scope of work as contained in the January 26, 1996 proposal and as presented to the Selection Committee is being watered down for each major component of the team, in contravention of the aforesaid pre-existing mutual understandings and covenants among team members.

3. Information-sharing and communication regarding team members' attendance at key meetings has been either withheld or individuals have be~n led to believe that their attendance is not necessary; as a result, they are not aware of key decisions and commitments being made.

4. Information pertinent to the team's ability to successfully plan and implement this project is being withheld. Even though team members have drafted their respective sections of the Comprehensive Plan, the draft plan in its entirety has not been shared with all team members. Without an opportunity to review and provide feedback on this document, we have not been able to coalesce our respective vision on planning and implementation of this project.

5. The professional integrity, reputation and anticipated fmanc:al returns of team members is being intentionally undermined with verbal allegations being made to attempt to justify future elimination or watered down roles for team members.

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556 Washington Avenue Tel: (203) 239-4200 Fax: (203) 234-7376 L North Haven, Connecficut 06473-1121 e-mail: (firstname).(lastname)(a}diversifiedtech.com Mr. Dilip Barot October 25, 1996 Page2

6. Despite this negative set of circumstances, team members, individually and collectively, have been performing their respective work in good faith because of our commitment to this project and out of professional integrity.

As you are fully aware, the roles and responsibilities of the team members were predefined when Lal Patel put the team together. These roles have been crystallized, and no one party can unilaterally change this. For the record, we want to restate these roles and responsibilities of the various team members. (See the attached Functional and General Team Structures.) In essence, this is a joint venture. Such multi-party relations can not be abrogated by you, Dilip, unilaterally.

Business and Finance: Lal Patel and Dilip Barot

Planning and Design: Diversified Technologies Corporation

Construction: NAEK Construction Company

Econmic Development MBE\WBE Section 3 etc. BEVCO Associates

Legal Attorney Maurice Mosley and Attorney Nat Plotkin

The financial arrangements among the team members (including your own financial arrangement, Dilip) are based on the figures provided by DTC and NAEK as evidenced by the attached correspondence. The only items open for disc~ssion among team members are how much you should earn from this project depending on what role you are capable of performing and how fairly other members of the team should be treated. Based on the attached computation, there are sufficient funds to pay adequate compensation for all services by all parties.

We propose to establish a deadline of November 4, 1996 for Creative Choice Homes, Inc. to execute binding contracts or commitments consistent with the aforesaid pre-existing mutual understandings and covenants among team members.

S:\952621 OO\lcltc1s\barotltr.doc Mr. Dilip Barot October 25, 1996 Page 3

In order to preserve our reputation and the integrity of the process, we have elected to forward this * letter with enclosures to the key participants in this process. (See the attached list.) We look forward to your response and to a successful conclusion of this project.

If you have any questions, please call Attorney Robert Berta of Marsh, Day & Calhoun at (203) 259-8993.

Sincerely,

DIVERSIFIED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

7 Dr. Murali Atluru, P.E., President Attorney Nathaniel W. Plotkin

NAEK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY J2.~~<] .,.-,.~ --/ Rashid Hamid, President

pc: 1. Connecticut Team Members and Lloyd Myers 2. See attached list.

* We have chosen to withhold sending this letter to others till November 4, 1996 deadline.

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LIST OF RECIPIENTS

Clarence H. Craig, Jr. BHA .Marvin Farbman, CLS Stev~ Berg, CLS Mary Grace Concannon, CLS Sybil 0. Allen, Chairperson, Black-Hispanic Caucus City Council John N. Carella, HUD Hfd Mary Lou K. Crane, Boston NE HUD John Connelly School Superintendent David Carson, People's Bank Christa Smith, Fleet Bank

S:\95262100\lcttcrs\barotltr.doc ATT Y N. W. PLOT KIN TEL: 203-333-3151 Oc t 10 , 96 15 :47 No .011 P.02

LAW OF'F'ICt or NATHANmL Vil . PLOTJO 'N' 10117 8ROA0 f,TRC:C:T BRI0GEPORT, CONl'IECTICUT 06604 TCL: 12031 33~ - 3151 FAX: 12031 :,30. ooee

Oct obcr 10, 1996 Creative Choice Homes 4243 Northlake Blvd. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410 Attention: Mr. I>ilip Barot RE: [Ather P.~ntk v111a1e Replacement Housing Dear Dilip:

J am responding to your request for n definition ot the attorneys' role bdsed on our prior agreeme nts and understandings. The attached list would Include all legal work that the Team · would be requlr~d lo undertake in order to advance and complete the ProJect.

Maurice Mosloy would lead and coordinate the legal ·component. My office ·would be co-counsel with an empbaats on iaauea relatin& to the City ot BrldJeport such as negotiation and purchase o~ real estate, ~oning, dealings wlth City departments to the e~tenl necessary, le1al aervlcos for tbe developer in oonnection wilh flnunclng, etc. Since the BHA contract has been a111i1ned by GCH Bridgeport, LLC to CrettUve Choice Komea, Inc., the bulk o~ the l~ghl services would probably be rendered to Creative Choice Homes, Inc, aa the Preferred Developer deatgnated by t be con tr act. A• you ara aware, Creative Choice Hom~s, Inc, la only one member of the Toam which was aaaemblod to obtain the BHA contract. It w«s ft Team effort that resulted in tbe awarding of the contract and subsequent assignment lo Creative Choice Homes, Inc. This Team wus establl1hed by Lal Vatcl with eacb member providing an Important element of the tasks required under the RFP. In a classic sense thia was understood and_ agreed to be a Joint venture, each Team· member providing the necessary •kills and effort of thcdr component roles. Thus, I sec my services aa bein1 provided to the entity or entftle:s (1tnder the direction of tbe Team) which w1ll ultimately perform tho RHA contract.

My entry Jn lhls venture waa motivated more by a per•onal desire to sec an important undertaking in the City through to a aucceasful conclusion. I think that l hav~ demonstrated to your •atlafactlon 11nd to the 1atlataction of lht! other Team members that my experienco in tbl1 ··c1ty would be of value in avotdtn, pitfalls that have befallen other Developer~, particularly those who come tnto Bridgeport from out or Stal~. AT TY N. W. PLOT KIN TEL:203- 333-3151 Oct 10,96 15:48 No.011 P.03

LAW OFFICE OF NA'J"llANU!;J , W . PLOTKIN

Pace 2

Looking over the background ot CCH of FlorJda, lt would aeem to me that of all the Team membera, your company would be the most enhanced, boing the least evolved. The Father Panik Village ProJect, It handled properly, would have the most profound effect on 1our company.

In any event, l ~111 only participat e under the ter~s set forth in thiK leUnr and the attached exhibits and am making it clear that I <:onsider myself aa a mo mber of the Team with a comroensurate d e gree of control over the action.

To date ~ou have .not demonstrated ~ t~Ient for providing leadership to the Team. Your failure to resolve the issues between you and the Team members regarding role designation and the length of limo elapaed from the dale of our approval may seriously Jeop~rdtze the ProJect. As Clarence Craig said at the last meeting, the Toam looka to be in disarray . Jt would be a great disappointment to all of ua on the Team, but I for one will be In Brid1eport whor ~ J have been for my entire life. You, of course, would bavo lcs6 opportunity than J to witness tho unemployed and the ill - housed standlng in the doorways of the run-down neighborhoods {or yet another cold Bridgeport wtntor.

Sincerely youra, ... -··· ... ') ::.:;::>;;--.::~ (- '<'- -~ . Nathaniel W, Plotkin

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September 30, 1996

Marvin Farbman, Executive Director Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. 62 Washington Street, P.O. Box 841 Middletown, CT 06457

RE: Father Panik Village Replacement Housing Bridgeport. Connecticut

Dear Mr. Farbman:

Pursuant to our discussion, this Letter of Agreement sets forth our understanding with regard to the terms of your tenan~ representative arrangement with CCH Bridgeport LLC ("CCH'') for the above referenced project:

1. Parties. CCH and Connecticut Legal Services, lnc. (CLS) are parties to this Letter of Agreement (the "Agreement").

2. Term. This Agreement is effective on October l. 1996 and shall be extended on a month-to-month basis thereafter by mutual agreement of the parties.

3. CLS Acknowledgment. CLS acknowledges that neither the Bridgeport Housing Authority, HUD, nor CCH is legally obligated, apart from the obligations arising from this agreement. to make the payments called for in this agreement.

4. Purpose. The purpose of this agreement is to enhance cooperation among the parties to Father Panik Village Tenants Association v. Cisneros and CCH. ·

5. Services. Following are CLS's res ponsibilities under this agreement:

• CLS will assign Mary Grace Concannon to spend 75% of her work week worki ng as the tenants' representative on the development team helping that team produce replacement units. • Mary Grace will report directly to the Executive Director of CLS . 186 03462938 CLS MID DLETOWN 170 P0 3 SEP 30 ' 96 2 1:28

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• Her principal function will be to contribute to the advancement of the replacement program. She will help plan and implement the § 3 strategy, help coordinate the replacement program activities with City-sponsored neighborhood revitalization· efforts, analyze (as attorney for the wait·list plaintiffs in Father Panik I/ii/age Tenants Association v. Cisneros) legal issues that may arise, and, generally, take on useful tasks as they present themselves. • She will perform all these functions as an attorney representing the walt·list plaintiffs in Father Panik I/ii/age Tenants Association v. Cisneros, and in that capacity will contribute to CLS's due diligence efforts in connection with its representation of these plaintim. • She will be the principal contact between the development team and the attorneys for the former tenants of Father Panik Village. • Her presence on the development team. it is hoped, will lead to timely notice and quick resolutions of any tenants' issues that may arise in the course of planning and implementing the replacement program.

6. Fee. CCH will pay CLS a tenants' representative fee of $5,000 per month. Payments will be made at the end of each month in which CLS has met its responsibilities as set forth in q 5 above.

7. Amendments. Any amendment to this Agreement will be mutually agreed upon by the parties and set forth In writing. Any separate agreement subsequently amending this Agreement will be incorporated by reference hereto. Any additional services outside those described in q 5 above shall fall under this category.

8. Termination. This Agreement is terminable by either party upon one week written notice without further obligation thereafter on the part of either party.

9. Governing Law . This Agreement and any amendments thereto shall be governed by the law of the state of Florida. venue in Palm Beach County.

Please indicate your acceptance of these terms by execution of this agreement in the space provided below. We look forward to a productive working relationship.

Sincerely yours. 18603462938 CLS MIDDLETOWN 170 P04 SEP 30 ' 96 2 1: 29

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Dilip Barot President

Accepted and Agreed this __ day of September, 1996.

Marvin Farbman, Executive Director Connecticut Legal Services, Inc. established as described below and time frame for completion of the various obligations undertaken by the Preferred Developer under this Agreement. The Preferred Developer shall furnish and cause others to furnish the skill and judgment necessary to perform the required services in an expeditious manner. The Preferred Developer shall use its best efforts to obligate by contractual provision each subcontractor and consultant it employs and require that such subcontractors or subconsultants as they may employ to perform work on the Project to adhere strictly to such quality standards and schedules as may be established by the Preferred Developer and approved by the Authority from time to time. Section 1. 3. Project Phases, Separation of Work. The development of the Project shall consist of work in two major phases: (a) Planning Phase; and (b) Implementation Phase. During the Implementation Phase the Preferred Developer shall continue preconstruction planning and analysis and perform such acquisition and construction as may be necessary. The Authority is not obligated to authorize the Preferred Developer to commence the work of the Implementation Phase under any circumstances. The Authority in any· event is not and will not become obligated, ., should the Preferred D~veloper's right to proceed hereunder be terminated due to a Preferred Developer default as defined in Section 10. l, for any prospective profits for .the work on the Project that is not subject to a fully executed Real Estate Agreement or Construction Contract as of the date of termination. Section .1. 4. Approval of Development Plan. In no event '·:, shall the Authority permit the Preferred Developer to continue ,. into the Im~en tion Phase of the Project unless and until the 7( Authority, . CLSI, and HUD approve the Development Plan for the t · Project. The' rity shall approve the Development Plan provided that the plan clearly demonstrates that upon completion of the plan the units, both Public and Non-Public, long term neighborhood viability should be achieved. Approval by the Authority shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event the Authority declines to approve the proposed Development Plan, the Preferred Developer shall modify the proposed plan and resubmit the plan as many times as necessary to obtain the Authority's Approval. In no event shall the Authority be obligated to pay the Preferred Developer for -services relating to or arising from the preparation of the Development Plan any more than the lesser of Eight Hundred Eighty One Thousand Six Hundred Eighty ($881,680) Dollars, or so much of the fees as may actually be billed for this work.

ARTICLE 2. Definitions And List Of Exhibits ..

Section 2.1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply throughout this Agreement.

4 DIVERSIFIED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION Eng/,ieers Pl•n,,ee Afchlter:I• • Sur11ey0 rs

September J8, 1996 .By Facsimile and Original Mailed

Mr. Clarence H. Craig, Jr. Exocutivc Director Housing Authority of the City of Bridseport ISO Highland Avenue Bridgeport. CT 06604

RE: Father Panik Villa.ge R..eplacement HoU$ing

Dear Mr. Craig:

Pleas~ be advised that Diversified Technologies Corporation, (DTC) and NAEK Construction Company, Inc. (NAEK), key members of the Team seleeted by the Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport (BHA) for the above project, together with other members of the Connecticut Team are in the process of concluding agreements defining roles, responsibilities, and financial am.ngemcnts vis-a-vis Dilip Barot and/or Creative Choice Homes, Inc. (CCH); all of the foregoing arc :based on the pre--cxisting mutua1 understandings and coven.ants among the Team members. It is therefore, imperative that Exhibit H: List of Entities Approved by the Authority To Perl'orm Work on the Project, to Au~ 13, 1996 CCH-BHA Agreement not be amended or altered in aoy ~pec:t. Such a. COW"5e of action ifunila~rally requested by Dilip Ba.rot, or if taken for any other reason, wiU not only be in contra.vention of the aforesaid ~x.isting mutual understanding flnd covenants among the team members. but will seriously jeopardize ~c viability of the projc:ct.

We assure you that the CoMecticut Team rne'mbers are fully committed to the su~essful completion of the project. in all lu aspects, including revitalization of the· affected neighborhoods and development of affordable non•public: housing.

Sincerely,

~m~o TECHNOLOGIES CORPOR.A.tION U--l\~/ . Murali Atluru, Ph.D., P .E. President

The undcraianed hereby concur with the foregoing. ;;;2... ~--~~--/ Rashid Hamid, NAEK Conaffiict1on Company

pc: Dilip Barot Connecticut Team Members

S:/1996109ll96Craig 556 Wasr11ng1on Avenue Nortl'I Haven, Connecticut ~73-1121 Tel:..J203) 239-4200 Fo: (203) 234-7376

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June 6, 1996

Steve Hazard, faq. Pepe & Hazard Goodwin Square Hartford,CT 06103-4302

Re: Bridgeport Ho\ljing Authority Project

Dear Atty. Hazard:

In coMection with your representation ofNaclc Construction with respoct to the Bridgeport Housing Authority Project. I beHevc it is important for me to set out in writing tho facts as I sec them.

Please review the matcrial.s given to you at my meeting with you yesterday. I will provide yon with a copy of the proposal submitted to Bridgeport Housing Authority (BHA) and my notes . 1n this letter, the "Team" refers to the Connecticut members of the whole team. Dilip Barot asktd to join the Team, and "we allowed him to join us." These materials will unequivocally establish the following facts :

Oilip Barot (or whichever organization he chooses to designate with the consent of the Team) is a member of the Development Team. He is not the owner or superior member. His role is to be defined by the Development Team ba.sed on his expertise and cxpc:rience. He is only entitled to;,. r~oruble Devel~r·s foe . VariOU! drafts floating around indicate that neither Dilip Barot (Dilip) nor John Weir have full grasp of the Project or its critical ingredients. But the Team as a whole has the capacity to undertako and complete the Project to the full satisfaction of BHA.

Nack Construction, Diversified Technologies, Att,·s. Mosley&. Sinclair, Ally. Nat Plotkin, and other Connecticut members of the Team. were not selected by, nor chosen by, Dilip Barot. Dilip has no legal basis on which to replace or override any of these members. Indeed, when Dilip wanted one Mr. Carabdta to join the Team, the Team vetoed it, and that was the end ofit.

Dilip knows that be is only an equal member of the Development Team. The project numbers were pul logethcr by Nack and OTC. It is wrong to think otherwise. Dilip Barot was not here before and will · not be here for longer after Project completion, and the Team manbers know that as a Connecticut business and community kaders they have undertaken serious ~csponsibility. That responsibility will not be discharge.d by living under illusion or by dining and wining s~ influential "friends."

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Dilip did not know who Atty. Bob Bercharn was? To the best ofmy knowledge (i) Atty. Bob Bercharn was selected with the consent of the Team as au additional lawyer for~ Project critical to the succC3sful negotiation of the BHA contract and Atty. Bercham is not Dilip's personal lawyer, (ii) Attys. Mosley & Sinclair arc members of the Team and also the lead counsel for the Project; and (iii) Arty. Nat Plotkin is also a member of the Team and works closely with Atty. Mosley.

My advice to Dilip Barot:

Stop writing too many letters. Let all of the players on the Team get together as a Tc.am, and finalize our Team business understanding and agreement.

Risks, losses, etc. Nad<. is willing to asswne. l have reiterated in our several conversations that Dilip must consider his involvement in this Projoct "Risk Freel" And to back this up I am willing to sign on a dotted line with ovc:r $50 miluvn oonding capacity.

Once our Team's Mitten agreement is in place, the agreement with BHA will still be tough to finalize, but as a Team we can do it. This Project ·will be a fun undertaking.

I give my a.!surances to Clarence Craig and BHA that our Team is strong, and the CoMccticut members of the Team pledge and ~sure that a completed Project, both public and non-public housing, will exceed BHA and Legal Aid expectations. That is what Marvin Farbman wants.

I feel it is critical that everyone on the Team understands my views, so I am sending this to each of them. It is important that we put the past behind us and work.together for a successful completion to the Project.

Thank you.

Sincerely, f.2~ b~~ "\ 7/'

Rashid Hamid President

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Joseph P. Ganim Clarence H. Craig, Jr. Mayor Executive Director 150 Highland Avenue Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 203-337-8900 Fax: 203-384-9041

March 19, 1996

The Honorable Sybil 0. Allen 785 Chopsey Hill Road Bridgeport, Connecticut 06606

Dear Ms. Allen:

I am in receipt of your letter dated March 11, 1996, regarding the Preferred Developer selection process.

Please be advised that this process has been completed, and the selected firm is Creative Choice Homes, of Florida. · It is our intent to negotiate a contract with this firm during the week of March 25th. During this negotiation process, we will consider the following items as major points of concern:

1. The use of local firms, entities and/or individuals who will represent a local presence in areas where this company may need additional support.

2. Consideration of a local presence in the East End of Bridgeport.

3. The creation of a full-time Section 3 Coordinator to ensure that compliance goals, resident opportunities and local goals and objectives are met.

We at the Housing Authority are required to perform in accordance with Section 3 and, to strengthen this position which provides employment and entrepreneurship for local residents, I am requesting that you provide us with any copies of actions taken by the City Council, such as the City's Affirmative Action Plan or any other similar actions, so that they may be available during the negotiation process.

I am still prepared to meet with your organization once we have completed contract execution with the chosen firm, as I feel that a meeting with the Preferred Developer at that time would be more advantageous to your group.

Commissioners: Carlos M. Garcia • Jeri L. Boyd • Wayne J . Haschak • Leona Belcher • Roberto Rodriguez · The Honorable Sybil 0. Allen March 19 1996

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or requ ire additional information.

Sincerely,

larence H. Crai , Jr. " Executive Director

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cc: Mr. Henry Cisneros cc: Ms. Mary Lou Crane cc: Marvin Farbman, Esq. cc: The Honorable Edna Garcia cc: The Honorable Lisa Parziale cc: The Honorable James Holloway cc: The Honorable Shirley Bean cc: The Honorable Lydia Martinez cc: Ms. Collin Vice cc: Ms. Judit Grof-Tisza I i · 1

HOUSING AUTHORITY. of the CITY of BRIDGEPORT

Joseph P. G,nim Cl&rcncc H. Craig, k Mayor Extcul/\>t Dlrtctor · 150 Highland Av11nu~ Bridgeport, Conne<:lic:ut OU04 203·337-8900 Fax: 203-384-9041 March t 8, 1996

Mr. John F. Weir Senior Vke President Cr!atlve Choice Homes, Inc. 4.243 Northlake Boulev.1rd Patm· Beach Garden, Florida 33410 Dear Mr. Weir:

Subltct; PCQDOSaJ foe Pcefcn;ed Deye!oper/Father Panik vma~ Replacement Housing P)m i Plea.st be advised that we have selected your fltm to become our designated Pref erred Developer for , the Father Panik Vllbp Replacement Howlng Plan StJbJect to our ntiotladng a firm contract price.

Kindly contact my office to amnge a mutually:agreed upon tlme In which we can begin the contract '· . negotlation phase of the process. Additionally, I have ~sted some areas that we would need you to consider ~ we move toward the execution ot a contr.lct. The I~ are: ·

1. The use of local flnns, enddes and/or lndMduak who will represent 3 local presence In areas that you may need additional support. '

2. C.Onsidtridon or a local p*inct In the E.llt End of 8rldgeport. I

3. The creation or a full dme Section 3 Coordhut.or to ensure that compliance goals, resident opporwnltles and local goals and obJectJves ar~ met.

Apln, I wish to congratUlate ycu and your ua'm ror pmenting us with a viable blueprint tor ' rebulldlni our city's nelihborhoodJ. Please feel frte td contact me If you r~uire any further Information or Cbrtftcatlon. '

Sincerely,

CHC:ld

cc: Collin Vice

i Co"""l.uionn,: Car\01 M. Garc:i& • Jeri L. Boyd • W~ync J. Haschak • Leona Belcher • Robe rto Rodriguez 2"d i! Wd20 :90 %, t2 ~tlW -r:+<, 11. ~: 01Ar1 M ,(, !J1 ~ + /UJHl.ev PREFERRED DEVELOPER QUESTIONS /Jl.,,t:;f,4_,

1. W Describe the various entities who are part of your team and what will be their roles in the project? ~ /.3 . ~·/. 2. (1.. ~~ What is your maximum bonding and borrowing capacity? . Y"' vv· ~~~ - / 0, l~ A , 1• S ,::---- 3. DJ;- Specifically, which of your projects involved using several financing mechanisms and J..· N-f.-fv2· ~ ,A what was the ratio match g_etw~en pJ.!blic and private commitments? '?, M 11-.__-vf 1.. -:...r'1 ._,) 't ;;z.;!i'·~.-r e,... .._._ 1 ~.t. .f-1 ~ · · 7 , C 'f-1-: -~ _., "J ~ -~ , I/ ""½d-c.., I"1-t ~ &,,~..,~ , ~, ) ~,<,f, Describe Y~ll_!_Qievioq~Jnvol~e~~with local housing authoriti~s. What work did you -.J ~----~'~ d () ,. perform and what was tneproc~sed by the authority to retain your services? t·k . i ·• 'r , ...r-" C--f-~ '---1ft 5. d) What percent of the pri~l's~ _ · devoted to this project? Do you intend to have a local presence?' ("'1.fl \-> '~+ _..s, - 11/) I i,,-Jt_ C>\ 6. \'J(!dooes your firm have any significant _§!~~rl~nceJn_managj_n~~9 im~m~_n!!ns_t~e Section 3 ReruJir_e.m§.o.t as required by HUD? If soThow will that incorpora~lo1QJbis ..e,ro¼t? Given the fact that verylittfewas identified in your proposal, or the team ers involved did not fully explain what they would be doing and why.

7. e.,/ Fee. How did you arrive at those numbers or if you failed to provide any, why not?

8. Inasmuch as the Authority already acquired several properties around the city in order to ~~ jump start the project, do you have a problem in negotiating a different fee structure when something is already in our inventory or be amicable to acquiring from us in the event your plan determines that the site could be best used as housing other than low income housing?

Are there any pending matters associated with your firm or your assembled team members' firm that would impact negatively on this project?

Inasmuch as your firm has executed the certification not to protest selection and v1 v--JV)~ ~\..- knowing the process that was used in order to make a recommendation to the L er-' o_,.... Contracting Officer, under what circumstances would you contest the process?

11. The Authority has the right to approve all subcontractors and consultants involved in -~s') I" doing work on this project. Do you intend to notify us to receive such approval prior to -.- n\, the commencement of work? i---..o.v''- (Jv, er·V'.!>-- VI c, I r "7\.-, ;J ,.z . -r-;·V, Ci' IA CJo "'-- o: &,,)N:>, f f, )':!>t. \,t >J ~ 1/11 V ~, f~ )") ~ (3 r-,J/' k P'4J u:t. q ..S. F-' _r·v--t.,\ 'f )e. le c-1 s,t- v-·~-3-{?I c.. S"''\dcl ~-e__ u-hl,;p- 'r...,"r'e-\. 10 . The folloMng twelve RFP's were received for the Preferred Developer

1. E. Levine Buildas Velez Organization 42-09 235th Street 350 5th Avenue Flushing, New York New York, N.Y.

James McCullar (Jobco) ¼ Pembroke Development { qj-/~ ) 268 West 73rd Street 189 State Street -~- New York, New York 10021 Bridgeport, CT

,J: The Community Builder, Kosinbi Enterprises, Inc. 195 Church Street 1212 Main Street New Haven, CT Branford, Connecticut

National Development Council Sparrow Construction 412 42nd Street White Plains Road New York, N.Y. Bronx, New York

• Creative Choice Homes (OTC) Urba;i Investment Associates (Signal) (2) '-.\ ~<;/, i)\2.-W f\1=.C<. 145 South Street _:lo ~-,,,:-'5-4· - "'/'u,-rr:.,tJ :r Boston, MA 02111 i)B.t:41t© C ll N"1~1 Urban Development P~ership - ~ SRC 71 Catlin Street / Meriden, CT l::

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1. DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL CAP A CITY

2. COMPETENCE-PAST SIMILAR EXPERIENCE

3. LOCAL TEAM MEMBERS MUST BE A. COGNIZANT OF "PEOPLE, PO LillCS AND COMPETITION" B. RESPECTED BY COMMUNITY AS DECENT AND CARING C. IN THE SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' VIEW "WORTHY OF THEIR CONFIDENCE BASED ON THEIR TRACT RECORD" D. ABLE TO WORK COHESIVELY AS A SOLID TEAM

E. EACH TEAM MEMBER MUST BE THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH (1) JUDGMENT OF THE COURT AND (II) RFP AND SELECTION PROCESS V DEC 11 '95 05:30PM

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RE: · ::~:::~ ;, sing Authority · .: .; #~}?;ff;.%:f_ t-~ J~pm1 • .Membe1 -~.,~-: lil~f-,i ·:;, ii/ . -~ Per_our dis~9,!sipn' this; m-..~g, I would suggest tha we would need representatives from the following discipllnes~' as "team members" fOJ our performance as preferred devel?per in the Birdgeport Housing Authority's Farer Panik Village Replacement Housm~: ' I • REial estate location, acquisition and analysis profesalonals. Thia would require more ~l.ill[Jhan typical real estate brokers, and they woulo need to possess some financial/ ,:n~et a~alr5is skills. : '· f • lession~·1·eonsultant to coordinate with local re~denta. ~ ~ t, . f • · De-sign teani - consisting of architectural, engineering, geotechnical/environmental, e~. profes~ionals.. gi • Construction management, to oversee scheduling, performance of general contractor, and ensure coordination with design t,am. • General contractor, , I • Legal services - this would include not only ie basic title and real estate legal services needed, but also representation whi9h can effectively understand and advise all parties. with..... _respect to the imposed co'trt order. .,~:. • Market, ~ ·asibility ancf appraisal team.

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CITY OF NEW HA VEN ------BOARD OF ALDERMEN

OFFfr.t Philip Voigt ' nr rf./,: • 28 Pelham Lane riA 4 \(.n"' Alderman, 27th Ward JUL New•nuwen, Conn. 06511-2855 1 01997 R~ &;.. Vice-Chairman ~ 1 Telephone: 387-3421 Finance Committee ...... Human Resources Committee June 30, 1997 Member, Coliseum Authority Assistant Chief Douglas MacDonc..d New Haven Police Department

Dear Assistant Chief MacDonald,

I am writing regarding a problem in the Westville section of New Haven. The problem concerns noise caused by truck haulers doing pick up of trash in violation of Section 18- 19 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of New Haven. This Ordinance prohibits the loading or unloading of vehicles in such a manner or with such volume as to annoy or disturb the quiet comfort or repose of a person or persons in any dwelling, hotel or other type of residence between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. I' I have received numerous complaints from constituents on this matter. One constituent, Ms. Sophia Phoenix of 65 Fountain St. , Unit "D," in particular, has called your Department on numerous occasions to apprise the city of this violation of city code.

It's my feeling that, while one might consider these to be minor complaints, they go to the root of stated City and Police Department goals, which are to enhance "quality of life issues." My constituents and I wish that your Department would make this a priority matter. I am enclosing for your information, a letter from Corporation Counsel with a list of haulers that received this letter. I thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.

Sincerely,/,J.,;4-- V4-, PHILIPP. VOIGT Alderman, 27th Ward /

cc: Mayor John DeStefano Police Chief Melvin Wearing James S. Del Visco, Assistant Corporation Counsel Ms. Sophia Phoenix, 65 Fountain St. CITY OF NEW HAVEN John Destefano, Jr. Mayor

165 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510 Frank Alvarado Phone (203) 946•7090 Executive Director Fax (203J 946•4899

June 17, 1997

RE : Private refuse collecting/hauling in the early morning hours.

To Whom It May Concern,

The City of New Haven has received numerous complaints from residents concerning private collectors/haulers who are sending their trucks out to pick up refuse between the hours of 3am and 6am. The typical complaint is that a person's sleep was bro~en by a garbage truck making some type of noise while it was emptying a dumpster.

If your company is operating trucks in the City of New Haven, please advise your drivers that Section 18-19 of the Code of the City of New Haven prohibits the loading or unloading of vehicles in such a manner or with such volume as to annoy or disturb the quiet comfort or repose of a person or persons in any dwelling, hotel or other type of residence between 1Opm and 8am. If you have any questions or comments, please call me at (203) 946-7736. Thank you for your cooperation.

Respectfully, (). J. ~-&v11~71 S. Del Visco, Esq. ~Assistant Corporation Counsel cc: John Destefano, Jr., Mayor Patricia A. Cofrancesco, Esq ., Corporation Counsel Frank Alvarado, Executive Director, Livable City Initiative Bureau Claudette Ford, Director, Public Works Leonard Aronow, Senior Public Advocate Frank D'Amore, Neighborhood Specialist CITY OF NEW HA VEN John Destefano, Jr. Mayor

l 65 Churc h Stree t New Ha ve n, C T 0651 0 Frank Alvarado Phone /203) 946• 7090 Executive Director Fa x (20 3) 946•4899

TO: John Destefano, Jr., Mayor Patricia A Cofrancesco, Esq ., Corporation Counsel Frank Alvarado, Executive Director, Livable City Initiative Bureau Claudette Ford, Director, Public Works / Leonard Aronow, Senior Public Advocate v Frank D'Amore, Neighborhood Specialist FROM: James S. Del Visco, Assistant Corporation Counsel ,i J RE : Private refuse co llecting/hauling in the early morning hours.

DATE: June 18, 1997

A copy of the attached letter was sent to each of the following:

ADS Central Carting 770 Derby Avenue P.O. Box 3735 Seymour, CT 06483 Woodbridge, CT 06525

ALL-IN-ONE Chris's Refuse P.O. Box 8511 45 Brainerd Road New Haven, CT 06531 Branford, CT 06405

American Carting Company Compaction Systems Corporation of CT, Inc. 2053 Long Hill Road 1300 Seaview Avenue Guilford, CT 06437 Bridgeport, CT 06607

Bob Finkeldy's Waste Removal Crown Carting Company P.O. Box 462 51 Rose Hill Road Westbrook, CT 06498 Branford, CT 06405

Bozzuto's Carting Company Dee's Incorporated 136 Bradley Road P.O. Box 5515 Woodbridge, CT 06525 Hamden, CT 06518 Call Peter Inc. Fred D. Di Martino 80 Garfield Avenue 109 Pond Hill Road Stratford, CT 06497 North Haven, CT 06473

Ferraro & Sons Carting Company Inc. Sanitary Services Corporation 630 Forest Road 321 Olcott Northford, CT 06472 Manchester, CT 06040

John's Refuse Removal Inc. Waste Technologies P.O. Box 520 45 Rose Hill Road Northford, CT 06472 Branford, CT 06405

Latella Carting Company, Inc. Royal Refuse & Recycling Inc. 90 Prindle Hill Road 136 Bradley Road Orange, CT 06477 Woodbridge, CT 06525

MGM Carting and Recycling Corp. 7 44 Washington Avenue West Haven, CT 06516

N&B Sanitation 88 Curve Hill Road Chesire, CT 0641 O

National Carting Company 56 Rose Hill Road Branford, CT 06405

Ozzie's Carting Company 45 Brainerd Road Branford, CT 06405

Ozzie's Carting Company 51 Mill Plain Road Branford, CT 06405

Perrotti, Frank & Sons 136 Bradley Road Woodbridge, CT 06525

Prusski, ST Company 27 Pent Road Branford, CT 06405

Prusski, Stanley Company 14 Tipping Drive Branford, CT 06405 ~~ ---rcCe- ~

CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Ronald K. Gattison 169 Shelton A venue, #29 Alderman, 21 st Ward New Haven, Conn. 06511-1867

Finance Committee Telephone: 776-9320 Select Committee on the Homeless Public Safety & Substance Abuse Member, Housing and Neighborhood Development Board

OFFf"r nc- Tue o"V"'"' June 20, 1997 JUN 201997 Mr. Donald Dimenstein .. _ - ...... - Director of Elderly Services - City of New Haven

Dear Mr. Dimenstein:

I am writing regarding the funding for recreational and other supplies for the senior center in my neighborhood. You have advised aldermanic staff that there is no specific allocation for this purpose. Rather, you have said that monies are provided for all centers in one pot (other contractual services) using an anticipated expenditure of $100 per center. Further, you have said that the same sum is provided for each center.

This is not an acceptable response to my request. And, given the lengthy questioning about this matter before the Finance Committee of the Board of Aldermen, I take your response as a personal insult that we are being treated this way. At that meeting, I requested a breakdown, by center, of funds allocated for various purposes (rent, supplies, etc.). Instead, you sent a spreadsheet which stated the same general numbers in the budget document and which did not provide the breakdown by center that I requested. Now you have the audacity to tell me that there is $100 in a pot for the senior center at Jackie Robinson, and that all of the other centers are funded at the same level and from the same pot. What about the specific appropriation, for recreation supplies, of $250 in the general fund for Atwater (appropriation number 710 02A 0572)?

The explanation you provided in your budget request for other contractual services (710 01 0694 ), funded at $90,245, reads: "Contract with Dattco Bus Company for providing transportation to and from various Senior Centers citywide. Budget also provides for additional costs of transportation that will enable seniors to participate in other activities throughout the program Year." Where in this official explanation is there room for recreational and other supplies for Jackie Robinson and all of the other senior centers in the City? ' Mr. Donald Dimenstein Jackie Robinson Supplies June 20, 1997 Page 2

The other pot you have referred to is general office supplies (710 01 0520), funded at $725. The explanation reads: "Office Supplies for the Senior Centers which are related to programmatic activities." How are you going to get $1,300 ($100 per center) out of $725?

Please provide the following to me immediately:

1. A breakdown, by center and line item, of all sums budgeted for your department. If you have funds in a pot for the support of several centers, then show in the breakdown the exact amounts allocated for each center. For staff assigned to centers, show the salary and benefits associated with the center's staff in the column for the center at which the staff works. Please be certain to include all funding sources either under your control or which support your activities (for example, include monies budgeted by the Controller for employee benefits, even though those monies are in his budget, .not yours). At the same level of detail just described, also include a column for your central office administration. Each position budgeted in your department should be listed separately in the breakdown.

2. A thorough, written explanation of the recreational and other activities planned for each center for the July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998 fiscal year. I want to be able to see exactly what you have planned for each center, when each activity will occur, the staffing assigned to each activity, and the anticipated cost of each activity. Be certain to give me a separate explanation for each center.

3. A listing of the hours of operation of each center, year round.

Please send your original response to me at my home. Please provide a copy of your responses to items 1, 2, and 3 to David Colesworthy, Legislative Services, for my files.

You may call me at 776-9320 if you have any questions about this.

Sincerely, e·_ :;;(!' ·o~ ~ -,-.,'F"IIII:!--~~~ Ronald K. Gattison Alderman, Ward 21

cc: Mayor John Destefano Alderman Jorge Perez Alma Ayala Frank Altieri Gregory Brown Joelle Rhodes J. Lry I .' 1~

CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Joshua L Civin P.O. Box 200954 Alderman, 1st Ward New Haven, Conn. 06520-0954

Vice-Chairperson Telephone: 777-6290 hand Youth Services Committee

uman Resources Committee ect Committee on the Homeless edevelopment Agency Advisory Council 0)"~ ~~o -'b,t :<-,-,,,~"'"" l/i1.e, <: -l,e~ ~ June 11, 1997 ~., .. Members of the New Haven Board of Library Directors ~

Dear Directors:

You may recall that, in the past, I have appealed to the Library Board to eliminate the twenty dollar fee currently charged to New Haven students who live in dormitories for use of the New Haven Free Public Library.

It has recently come to my attention that state statute prohibits imposition of such a fee regarding eligibility for state grants. (Please see C.G.S. Sec. 11-24b(6) and· (7) attached.)

Clearly, the continued practice of charging certain people for public library service would jeopardize state funding. Elimination of the fee would be in the best interest of all.

I hope that you will take up this matter at your next meeting and correct the situation.

Since9. ~ ~ Aid. }Yiuq{&in

cc: Mayor John Destefano, Jr. E. Frederick Petersen, Chairman, State Library Board Howard McGinn, City Librarian, City of New Haven David Pedersen, Dean of Student Affairs, Southern Connecticut State University Richard Brodhead, Dean, Yale College, Yale University •

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Sec. 11-24b. State grants to public libraries; base grants phased out; incentive grants. {a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, and annually thereafter, each public library shall be eligible to receive a state grant in accordance with the provisions of subsections (b). (c) and (d ) of this section provided the following requirements are met:

~---...i (I) An annual statistical report which includes certification that the grant, when received, shall be used for library purposes is filed with the State Library Board in such manner as the board may require. The report shall include information concerning local library governance, hours of service, type of facilities, library policies, resources, pro­ grams and services available, measurement of levels of services provided, personnel and fiscal information concerning _library receipts and expenditures;

(2) Documents certifying the legal establishment of the public library in accordance with the provisions of section 11-20 are filed with the board;

(3) The library is a participating library in the Connecticard program established pursuant to section 11-31 b;

(4) The public library shall not have had the amount of its annual tax levy or appro­ priation reduced to an amount which is less than the average amount levied or appro­ priated for the library (A) prior to July l, l 995, for the three fiscal years immediately preceding July l, 1984, (B) on and after July l, 1995, for the three fiscal years immedi­ ately preceding the year of the grant, except that if the expenditures of the library in any one year in such three-year period are unusually high as compared with expenditures in the other two years, the library may request an exception to this requirement and the board, upon review of the expenditures for that year, may grant an exception; (5) State grant funds shall be expended within two years of the date of receipt of such funds. If the funds are not expended in that period, the library shall submit a plan to the State Librarian for the expenditure of any unspent balance;

(6) Public libraries shall provide access to library materials without charge to indi­ viduals residing in the town in which the library is located or the town in which the contract library is located; and

(7) Public libraries shall provide equal access to library service for all individuals and shall not discriminate upon the basis of age, race, sex, religion, national origin. handicap or place of residency in the town in which the library is located or the town in which the contract library is located.

(b) Within the limits of amounts appropriated, the amount each public library shall be eligible to receive for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, and annually thereafter. as a state grant shall be determined by the State Library Board as follows:

( l) Principal public libraries, as defined in section l l-24a, shall receive a base grant of one thousand two hundred dollars for each fiscal year; nonprincipal public libraries. as described in said section, shall receive a base grant of one thousand dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, seven hundred fifty dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1986, and five hundred dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, l 987.

(2) Of the amount appropriated for purposes of this section less the amount distrib­ uted as base grants, sixty per cent shall be set aside and paid to principal public libraries pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

(3) Of the amount appropriated for purposes of this section less the amount distrib­ uted as base grants, forty per cent shall be set aside and paid to principal public libraries pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

( c) The principal public library for each town shall be eligible to receive an equaliza­ tion grant in an amount determined as follows: (v--

CITY OF :-S:EW HA \ 'E~ BOARD OF ALDER.\rlE:\'. ~

Alvis D. Brooker 3 I Batter Terrace Alderman, 23rd Ward OFF/ct OF Tue "· v9R :---:c\\' Ha\·en. Conn. 06511-5205 JUN l l 7997 Chairman Telephone: 776-9759 Public Safety & Substance Abuse Commi tt ee R £ '-i-...... u

Vice-Chairman Community Development Committee

Finance Committee Member, Affirmative Action Commission

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Mr. Gerardo Canto Community Housing Corporation 3 70 Davenport A venue New Haven, CT 06519

Dear Mr. Canto:

l write concerning some vacant and blighted buildings in the 23rd Ward which I have been informed by Livable City Initiative staff are owned by Community Housing Corporation. These are 80 Sherman Avenue, 105 Greenwood Street, 116 Greenwood Street, 120 Greenwood Street. 610 George Street, and 620 George Street. Community residents are very concerned and want to know what will happen to these properties. My telephone has been ringing off the hook with their inquiries ever since the broadcasting of the WTNH Channel 8 special "Home Cheap Home."

Neighborhood residents are anxiously wanting to know when these properties will be rehabilitated. It is my understanding that they have been in Community Housing Corporation's possession for some time, but no action seems to have occurred. What is Community Housin g Corporation doing in the meantime to keep these properties in shape? During my walk of the neighborhood, I noticed litter, debris, broken bottles, and overgrown vegetation on these properties, which must be addressed. These conditions constitute blighting conditions under

'- Section 9-30A of the New Haven Code of General Ordinances.

As the alderman of the 23rd Ward I am sworn by oath to represent the residents' concerns since they are the people who elected me to advocate for them. Therefore, I expect a written response as soon as possible so that the problems with these properties can be addressed once and for all. Thank you. Letter to Community Housing Corporation Page 2

Sincerely,

cc: vMayor John DeStefano Frank Alvarado, Executive Director, Li\'able City lnitiati\'e Joyce Poole, 23rd Ward Co-Chair Frankie White, 23rd Ward Co-Chair Jerry Poole, President, West River Neighborhood Association Linda Townsend-Meyer, Greater Dwight Development Corporation Paul Rushinkas, Director, Greater Dwight Development Corporation Curl en a McDonald, Dwight Central Management T earn Barbara Johnson, Partnership to Enhance Neighborhoods Martha Judd, Hospital Of Saint Raphael, Community Relations Bea Dozier-Taylor, Proprietor, A Walk ln Truth Bookstore Rev. Dr. Curtis Cofield, Pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church Sister Elsie Cofield, AIDS Interfaith Net\\'ork Betty Cardoza Ardith Pritchett Harvey Edelstein, Mutual Housing Jose Romero, LCI Neighborhood Specialist CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Ronald Smith 45 Butler Street Alderman, 20th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06511-1836

Chairman Telephone: 773-9177 Tax Abatement Committee Human Resources Committee Youth and Youth Services Committee City Plan Commission

Chief Melvin Wearing May 21, 1997 Department of Police Service City of New Haven 1 Union Avenue New Haven, Connecticut 06519

Dear Chief Wearing:

I ask that you increase the number of sworn police personnel assigned to Newhallville to eighteen. This is the same number as are assigned to the Hill. As is true in the Hill, residents of Newhallville are frequently victimized by many types of violent and non-violent street crimes. The residents of Newhallville are entitled to the same level of police protection as residents of the Hill.

The City budget includes 465 sworn positions, excluding the Chief and the Assistant Chief. Of these, 28 are partially supported with Federal grants (COPS Ahead, COPS Universal Hiring, and COPS Supplemental Hiring) and 20 are partially supported with a State grant (Safe Neighborhoods). Both grants pay the City to put more police officers on the streets. Please write to me as soon as possible to tell me what steps you will take to satisfy this request.

Sincerely, --,7 /f\....- .,,, ;u,(L C e-r- .\. c.. · ~ O-Vv'-(__ ~ Ronald Smith

cc: John Destefano, Jr., Mayor, City of New Haven Jorge L. Perez, Chair, Aldermanic Finance Committee, City of New Haven Toni N. Harp, Senator, Connecticut General Assembly William Dyson, Representative, Connecticut General Assembly John Rowland, Governor, State of Connecticut Dennis King, Assistant to the Governor, State of Connecticut William Clinton, President of the United States From: Joelle Rhodes To: POCHALL2.FAltieri, POCHALL2.Sbrancat, PCofrans, PO ... Date: 5/14/97 10:48am Subject: Summer Board of Aldermen Chedule

EVERYONE:

This is a reminder to all of those who may be submitting matters to the Board of Aldermen in the near future. NO submissions are allowed for the May 27th Budget meeting. Next submission date is for the June 2 meeting. However, June begins the SUMMER SCHEDULE where the Board will only be meeting ONCE a month and any matter you have that needs to be done quickly - needs to have already been submitted - or should be put it as soon as possible. For example - if you submit for June 2 - depending on the type of Matter and the committee is assigned to - it cannot be approved - at least - until August. However, if it is assigned to a committee that does not meet frequently at all - assume that a September vote is your best bet.

If there are specific matters that will be coming forth that need special attention, please let your Coordinator (if you aren't one yourself) know and let me know so that we may strategize the best approach towards Board approval.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Summer will be tough for all of us. The Board takes vacations, we want vacations, etc. So , lets make it as simple as possible for everyone involved.

Joelle

CC: POCHALL2.EKershaw CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

.., Rita R. Krevit 18 Tower Lane, Apt. 754 Alderwoman, 6th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06519-1764 orn r.i:: n'F 1rnr '111 1n1m Chairwoman Telephone: 562-2246 Select Committee on the Homeless MAY 1 5 1997 Vice-Chairwoman Alderrnanic Affairs Committee Chairwoman Subccmrnittee to Promote Harmony and End All Discrimination May 13, 1997 Honorable Governor John Rowland State Capitol Hartford, Connecticut 06106

Dear Governor Rowland:

Because of the recent changes in the welfare laws, I am extremely concerned that the effect of the changes will most seriously impact a whole new group of our population. That impact can already be felt, as the New Haven Homeless Resources Center, for example, is now servicing a noticeably larger number of clients. Though I am aware of the City's and the State's many financial obligations, all of which are important, I must agree with many of our homeless people and those that serve them that the homeless issue has been under-prioritized.

In order to alleviate the existing shortage of funds and to be prepared for the inevitable increase in need for resources to cope with shelter, services and other needs of the homeless population, I would appreciate it if you would use your good offices to make some more financial aid available. Thank you for your kind attention.

Sincerely,

Rita R. Krevit, Chairwoman, Select Committee on the Homeless

cc: State Senator Martin Looney State Senator Toni N. Harp ''Mayor John DeStefano Alma Ayala, New Haven Human Resources Administrator Members, Select Committee on the Homeless, New Haven Board of Aldermen Reverend Michael Harris, New Haven Homeless Resource Center Les Williams, We The People CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Elizabeth C. McCormack 6{ Pendleton Street Alderwoman, 24th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06511-4309

Deputy Majority Leader Telephone: 387-5495

Vice-Chairwoman Tax Abatement Committee

May 2, 1997

Elaine Braffman . Neighborhood Specialist Livable City Initiative Bureau City of New Haven

Dear Elaine,

As Alderwoman from the 24th Ward, I just wanted to thank you for attending the Sherman Ave. Block Watch meeting held Monday, April 28, 1997. Neighbors greatly appreciated your attendance, as well as your input at the gathering. On behalf of area residents and myself, I'd like to commend you on the fine work you've been doing as Neighborhood Specialist. z:/¼~-J ELIZABETH C. MCCORMACK Alderwoman, 24th Ward

cc: Mayor John DeStefano Janet Lindner, CAO Frank Alvarado, Exec. Director, LCI Gary Hogan, Deputy Director, LCI

ECM/ma CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

OFFICE OF THE M~YOR .., Elizabeth C. McCormack 66 Pendleton Street Alderwoman, 24th Ward MAYO 81997 New Haven, Conn. 06511-4309 REci:.,v-c:.u Deputy Majority Leader Telephone: 387-5495

Vice-Chairwoman Tax Abatement Committee

May 2, 1997

Jose Romero, Neighborhood Specialist Livable City Initiative Bureau City of New Haven

Dear Jose,

As Alderwoman from the 24th Ward, I'd like to thank you for taking time from your busy schedule to attend the Sherman Ave. Block Watch meeting recently held on Monday, April 28, 1997. Your attendance and participation in the gathering was much appreciated. In addition, since that meeting, your follow-up phone calls to me have been very helpful.

As you could tell from the flow of the meeting, neighbors are particularly concerned about addressing problems with specific properties in the area. Again, the neighborhood is very grateful for the progress updates you gave that night, as well as for your later follow-up phone calls. Your efforts to address these chronic trouble spots is greatly appreciated by residents and myself. We are very grateful for all your hard work. ~A~-- ELIZABETH C. MCCORMACK Alderwoman, 24th Ward

cc: Mayor John DeStefano Janet Lindner, CAO Frank Alvarado, Director, LCI Gary Hogan, Deputy, Neighborhood Services, LCI

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CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Anthony M. Santino 67 Townsend Avenue Alderman, 18th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06512-4022

Community Development Committee Telephone: 469-0165 Municipal Services Committee Tax Abatement Committee Youth and Youth Services Committee Member, Redevelopment Advisory Board

April 30, 1997

The Honorable Matt Naclerio, Chairman and Members of the Legislation Committee 165 Church Street New Haven, Connecticut 06510

Dear Chairman Naclerio and Honorable Colleagues:

A prior commitment in my Ward prevents me from attending tonight's Legislation Committee Meeting, however, I have serious concerns about the "Order Approving a Free Resident Pass for Lighthouse Point Park" which is before the Committee.

Firstly, I am concerned about the fiscal impact of issuing such passes to New Haven residents. Since the Parks Department has not determined how many New Haven residents use Lighthouse Point Park versus non-residents, it is impossible to judge whether these passes will represent a significant revenue loss for the City. At a time when the Administration has chosen to privatize the management of the Alling Memorial Golf Course, I feel it would be imprudent of the Board of Aldermen to approve a measure which could place Lighthouse Point Park in jeopardy as well. I have also been approached by a number of constituents who have other concerns such as increases in traffic, noise, litter, and dangers to pedestrians. Neighborhood residents feel that they can tolerate these increases occasionally for special events in the Park, but not on a continual basis. For these reasons, I respectfully request that you vote against approving this item.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sinc~rely,

' I' ,. . ·' . - I • "'•• 11 ----,::::--" "/ 'IV ii,c/', y- ?7I, / fta, v-CC-. '-< Anthony M. Santino Alderman, 18th Ward :r;~h. - ~t~~1Z.u,'l "' "-I ~ f 1/\ u'vi ( ly--

'jut-/ CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

~ Ronald K. Gattison OFFH~E OF Tl-I£ Mt\YOR 169 Shelton Avenue, #29 Alderman, 21st Ward MAY O New Haven, Conn. 06511-1867 2 1997

Finance Committee - (; "'- 1 'V .-.;. U Telephone: 776-9320 Select Committee on the Homeless Public Safety & Substance Abuse Committee Member, Housing and Neighborhood Development Board April 29, 1997

Margaret Pastore, President Parks Commissioners Parks & Recreation Department City of New Haven

Dear Ms. Pastore,

As Alderman from the 21st Ward, I would like to formally request that the new Walter "Pop" Smith Little League field be named after DeWitt Jones. The park is located here in the 21st Ward, and I have been contacted by constituents, as well as by alumni of "Pop" Smith Little League who feel strongly that it would be appropriate to honor the good work and dedication of Mr. Jones in this fashion.

Mr. Jones has been actively involved in "Pop" Smith Little League baseball for the past 43 years. Little League baseball in New Haven began with the vision of Mr. Joseph Datta and Mr. Louis Whitmire when Little League baseball was non-existent here. These two gentlemen initiated integrated Little League play on what is now known as Blackmon Field, and named the new league after New Haven legend Walter "Pop" Smith. We owe a debt of gratitude to then-Mayor Richard Lee who was committed to the concept of forming this new league.

Mr. Jones served as President of the League off and on over the past 40 years. Over the last three years he put in his final stint as League President, and still serves as advisor to the League. He has served as Alderman from New Haven's 22nd Ward. Later, after he moved to Hamden, Mr. Jones was President of the Hamden Board of Education. Over the years, he has been assisted in running the league by such illustrious alumni as Clifton Bush, Bob Sheeley, Ben Hunter, Walter Esdaile and myself, just to mention a few. I am delighted that our present Mayor DeStefano, like his predecessor Mayor Lee, has shown (over) -2- his commitment to the future of Little League baseball in New Haven. Constituents and myself applaud Mayor DeStefano's efforts in building a new Little League field, ensuring that New Haven youngsters will have one of the finest facilities in the state:

Again, constituents, Little League alumni and myself think it would be entirely fitting to name this new field after Mr. Jones who has served this city and the Little League with such distinction. We would greatly· appreciate any consideration you could give this suggestion, and thank you for your attention to this matter.

Respectfully submitted, ~ ~~4======--~ RONALD K. GATTISON Alderman, 21st Ward cc: Mayor John DeStefano Gary Chambers, President, Walter "Pop" Smith

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CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Willie J. Moore 8 Valley Place South Alderman, 30th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06511-1226 QF l="l "C" nJ:" rur M~''f-JfO-R------President Pro Tempore APR 2 5 1997 Chairman Aldermanic Affairs Committee

Community Development Committee Member, Surplus Building Disposition Advisory Committee 4/17/1997 Hon. John DeStefano Mayor,City of New Haven 165 Church Street New Haven CT 06510

Dear Hon. Mayor DeStefano The more I hear the more disgusted I become. The East Haven Police Department's oultandish murder of a 22 year old unarmed New Havener is reprehensible; a total disgrace to civilized society. My duties as an elected official requires me to speak out again this cold blooded murder and to demand that independent investigations into this incident begin immediately. This is not a matter for the East Haven Police to investigate alone. This is not a matter for the New Haven Police to be just a "party to the investigation". This is not even an appropriate situation for just the State's Attorney and the State Police to be the lead investigators. This is a matter that should involve as many investigatory agencies and independent investigations as possible. There are a whole hosts of questions, concerns, and issues that must be addressed immediately. A young African American who could have been my son, brother, or nephew, had his life snuffed out because some gung ho Police Officer decided that Malik Jones life and the life of his friend who remains hospitalized were worthless. When one shoots bullets from a police revolver into of a suspect at close range there is only one sentiment at the end of the shooter. That sentiment can be summed up by the phrase "Death in his heart". Would the East Haven Police Department been so quick to pull the trigger if the car's occupants were something other than Hispanic or African American? Would the Department have as readily chased the suspect if he had been from Branford, North Branford, or Guilford? Do the Officers involved have histories of acting impulsively to the detriment of their duties? Would the East Haven Police have felt as comfortable engaging in such actions before the new ew Haven Chief of Police took office?. All of these are questions that must be answered immediately. All of these are questions which can only be adequately answered by independent investigators. Even if this incident turns up "no crinunal action" on the part of the Officers there clearly are civil rights issues in question here. The EEOC, and the Justice Department's Civil Rights division must be involved in this. The Mayor of New Haven, and the New Haven Board of Aldermen must monitor this situation to insure that the proper investigations takes place. Investigations that leads to consequences with teeth. The time is now for justice to be served. Sincerely, u..J~ ~ Willie J. Moore 49--- President, Pro Tempore New Haven Board of Aldermen CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Ronald Smith 45 Butler Street Alderman, 20th Ward 0 FFl~ I=" rw nH:- -u Yf1 ,few Haven, Conn. 06511-183 6 APR 2 91997 Chairman Telephone: 773-9177 Tax Abatement Committee Member, City Plan Commission Human Resources Committee Youth and Youth Services Committee

4/28/1997

Dr. Reginald Mayo Superintendent New Haven Department of Education 54 Meadow Street New Haven, CT 06519

Dear Dr. Mayo:

The drivers at Laidlaw have contacted me concerning the contract for Special Education Transportation. These drivers have provided the highest possible standards of safety and efficiency for many years. These drivers are former welfare recipients, single parents, and homeowners who desperately need to keep their jobs. These drivers have families that depend on them for their survival. I ask that you consider all of these factors in the awarding of this contract and that you work with these drivers to find a way to keep them working. We all want the best for the Children of this City and nothing brings us closer to that goal than the experience of these drivers. Please contact me upon receipt of this correspondence to inform me of your intentions in this regard.

Sincerely, ' 7 ) ,/ \f)L? /ik-- .f6 _ IHon. Ronatli!~h~\... ~ Ward 20, Alderman

cc: Etta Smith Neil Richardson l . t CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Anthony M. Santino 67 Townsend Avenue Alderman, 18th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06512-4022

Community Development Committee Telephone: 469-0165 Municipal Services Committee Tax Abatement Committee Youth and Youth Services Committee Member, Redevelopment Advisory Board April 22, 1997 Raymond Smedberg, General Manager New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority

Dear Mr. Smedberg,

As you know, there was a major incident this past weekend, as a sewer main, a piece of elbow pipe, blew out at the Pumping Station. It was a terrible scene at the comer of Dean St. and Morris Causeway as human waste spewed forth and the sewage flooded out into approximately 20 surrounding homes. WPCA crews went into the affected area, pumping out sewage and disinfecting homes as needed. Many of the impacted residents are still waiting for claim forms to be issued to them by the WPCA so that they can apply for appropriate compensation.

I spent this past Sunday knee-deep in human waste, and I saw first hand the damage and misery wreaked on the homes and well-being of area residents. It was a horrible incident and neighbors should never again have to suffer through the intolerable nightmare of seeing their homes and possessions swamped by spurting sewage. This is a matter which demands your immediate attention. Specifically, please respond to me as soon as possible to let me know exactly what happened this past weekend. Also, I need to know what is being done by WPCA to rectify this problem, and to ensure that such a calamity is never again visited upon my constituents. It was a terrible event which must never be repeated. Thank you for your attention to this matter of the most urgent concern to area residents. I look forward to hearing from you soon, so that I can pass this eagerly­ awaited information on to neighbors·.

Sincerely, ~~,

ANTHONY SANTINO, Alderman, 18th Ward

cc: Mayor John DeStefano, Chief Administrative Officer Janet Lindner Affected Residents Jo '""' :. --- • \\ ~\t'4-,r..,. .):-..< ,;(, ,. ... ~1/)~t}.t- NEWHALL VILLE ~]- Restoration Corporation :0: Five Science Park South New Haven, Connecticut 06511 (203) 786-5180

April 14, 1997

Honorable Ronald R. Gattison Alderman 21st Ward 169 Shelton Ave. #29 New Haven, CT. 06511

Dear Alderman Gattison:

We are writing in response to your letter to Howard Gilreath dated March 19,1997 and your letter to the Board dated April 2, 1997. As you know, there have been many changes to both the membership of the Board, Officers and staff ofNewhallville Restoration Corporation (''NRC''). In addition to the above changes the corporation has made substantial progress toward fulfilling its mission and plans to expand its capacity to effectively serve the residents ofNewhallville. We were surprised to read of your concerns and would like to address several issues.

Pursuant to the By-Laws ofNRC, an election took place in February, 1997. The membership of the board voted unanimously for the following slate which was presented by the nomination committee: President- William Battle Vice President- Attorney Aileen Bell Treasurer- Ruth DeLoatch Secretary- William Harper The newly elected officers are qualified for and committed to their positions.

We are excited about our continued progress and would like to highlight some specific goals and activities we plan to pursue. For example, NRC will continue to form partnerships with other entities to assist with our current goals and objectives. Currently we have developed effective working relationships with the Newhallville Management Team, City Wide Enterprise Community Council, Habitat for Humanity, Urban Resources Initiative, Housing Rehabilitation Institute, Connecticut Housing Investment Fund, Technico-op and Local Initiative Support Corporation. The above list is not exhaustive and we plan to expand our collaborative efforts with organizations that have similar goals.

Of course, as one of the oldest community development corporations, NRC will continue to remain focused on the housing issues of the neighborhood. In fact, over the past several months NRC has continuously worked toward effectively achieving its housing goals. We recently contracted with local minority contractors and sub-contractors to rehabilitate the property located ·at 57 Hazel St. Barring any unforeseen circumstances the rehabilitation at 57 Hazel St. will be completed by the end of this month.

In addition to focusing on the housing concerns of the neighborhood, NRC is planning to expand its current mission so we can address additional issues which affect the neighborhood. Towards this end, NRC has developed an essential relationship with the neighborhood management team. Many of the newly elected officers and board members are active participants on the management team, which represents the concerns of Newhallville residents. NRC plans to continue its outreach efforts to the community so we can identify ongoing issues which need to be addressed.

In conclusion, I would like to invite you to attend our Board Meetings so you can continue to be abreast of the progress NRC is making. As you know, the Board meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 F.M. at the NRC office. We weicome the opportunity to meet with you to address any additional matters you would like to discuss. The Board is excited about the future ofNewhallville and NRC plans to aggressively be a part of the revitalization of our neighborhood. To further this mission, we believe it is important for Aldermen to work with their local community development corporations, like NRC. Together, we can make Newhallville a safer and better place to live.

Sincerely,

NRC Board

Vr/--h1u1 ~ William Battle Ruth DeLoatch President Treasurer

~Pi'Attorney Aileen Bell (ju/ Vice-President

cc. Mayor John Destefano, Jr. Alderman Ronald Smith, 20th Ward Alderman George Gallo, 19th Ward State Senator Toni Harp State Rep. William Dyson Christopher Burnham, State Treasurer CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Anthony M. Santino 67 Townsend Avenue Alderman, 18th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06512-4022

Community Development Committee Telephone: 469-0165 Municipal Services Committee Tax Abatement Committee Youth and Youth Services Committee A Member, Redevelopment Advisory Board Sgt. Stephanie Redding Police Department City of New Haven

Dear Sgt. Redding,

As Alderman from the 18th Ward, I have received many complaints from my constituents concerning excessive noise from motorcycles blasting down Townsend Ave. all the way to Lighthouse Rd., as well as down Townsend Ave. to South End Rd. and into East Haven. In many cases, the motorcycles are also speeding, which creates a serious public safety risk.

Area residents would greatly appreciate it if you could do everything in your power to enforce the city's Noise Ordinance with respect to these motorcycles. The noise is excessive, unnecessary and unwarranted, and is a serious annoyance to neighbors. With the warm weather coming, this problem will only get worse if enforcement action is not stepped up at once on this issue. Area residents should not have to live with the constant background noise of blaring motorcycles.

Thank you for your attention to this serious constituent concern.

Sincerely, r ....-r -- ~ fl - ~-, ANTHONY M. SANTINO Alderman, 18th Ward

cc: Mayor John DeStefano Police Chief Melvin Wearing Janet Lindner, CAO AS/ma I .

CITY OF NEW HAVEN OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET 165 Church Street, New Haven, CT. 06510 Phone (203)-946-7921, Fax (203)-946-7924

JOH DESTEFANO, JR. MAYOR

FRANK A. ALTIERI B UDGET DIRECTOR

April 7, 1997

Alvis D. Brooker, Alderman, Ward 23 Elizabeth McCormack, Alderwoman, Ward 24 Olivia Martson, Alderwoman, Ward 2 David Moakley, Alderman, Ward 26 Esther Armmand, Alderwoman, Ward 7 165 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510

Dear Alderpersons:

In response to your letter of April 4, 1997, please see the enclosed copy of my reply to Alderman Robert Schmalz and Alderman George Gallo. They also expressed concerns about the continuation of the Elderly Service programs within the 1997-98 Budget. I hope this provides the assurance needed to complete Aldermanic action on the CDBG package.

Sincerely,

Frank A. Altieri

cc: Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. CITY OF NEW HAVEN OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET 165 Church Street, New Haven, CT. 06510 Phone (203)-946-792 l , Fax (203)-946-7924 ,ir, 'r- JOHN 0ESTEFANO,JR. ~- -.. MAYOR

FRANK A. AL TIER! B UDGET DIRECTOR

April 3, 1997

Aldermen Robert Schmalz & George Gallo, Co-Chairs Joint Community Development and Human Resources Committee 165 Church Street New Haven, CT 065 l 0

Dear Chairs:

As discussed during the meeting of April 1, 1997, the Administration will make its best effort to fund the following programs: $37,500 Elderly Services, $5,000 Public Works Beautification, and $7,500 New Haven Child Development. It was also stated at the meeting that should this affect the general fund we would discuss the impact with Alderman Jorge Perez, Chairmen of the Finance Committee. At this time we are reviewing potential funding sources.

Sincerely, -/ ~~~- ~ Frank A. Altieri

cc: Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. Alderman Jorge Perez Elizabeth Smith CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

April 2, 1997 OFFICE OF THF M YOR APR O2 1997

Mr. Frank Altieri RECc.a - ._..., Acting Budget Director City of New Haven 165 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510

Dear Mr. Altieri:

At the April 1, 1997 meeting of the Joint Community Development and Human Resources Committee of the Board of Aldermen to complete the deliberations on the Consolidated Plan concerns were expressed by Ald. Jorge Perez regarding the amendment on the Software/Public Services portion of the budget that included reductions of $37,500 from Elderly Services, $5,000 from Public Works­ Beautification, and $7,500 from New Haven Child Development. In order to deal with these concerns the committee requests written confirmation from you that the funding allocation identified in the General Fund to compensate for the reduction in the Community Development Block Grant will not impact on the General Fund' s bottom line and written clarification from you on where the compensation will come from, how this compensation would be budgeted in the line item structure, and how the General fund will absorb the additional expense. Please forward this information to us prior to April 21 , 1997. Thank you in advance for your prompt response we look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

W-s~-Ald. Robert Schmalz

Co-Chairmen of the Joint Community Development and Human Resources Committee

cc: Mayor DeStefano Liz Smith CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Ronald K Gattison ·' 169 Shelton Avenue, #29 Alderman, 21st Ward New Haven, Conn. 06511-1867

Finance Committee Telephone: 776-9320 Select Committee on the Homeless Public Safety & Substance Abuse Committee Member, Housing and Neighborhood Development Board

March 31, 1997 ..... Reginald Mayo, Ph.D. Superintendent of Schools .. 54 Meadow Street New Haven, Connecticut 06519

Dear Dr. Mayo:

I am writing on behalf of myself and my constituents in the 21st Ward to tell you that we have the utmost respect and confidence in you. In turn, we know that you have the utmost faith and trust in our children. We are confident that you will conduct a thorough investigation into the incident which occurred last Thursday at Jackie Robinson Middle School and as always, you will act fairly to ensure that appropriate measures are taken.

If there is anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to call me.

Sincerely,

Ronald K. Gattison Alderman, 21st Ward

RKG:jse CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Ronald K Gattison 169 Shelton Avenue, #29 Alderman, 21st Ward New Haven, Conn. 06511-1867

Finance Committee Telephone: 776-9320 Select Committee on the Homeless Public Safety & Substance Abuse Committee Member, Housing and Neighborhood OF'--,"r:: ",.. Development Board ~ .,.., ',.. ... ''" -.

April 2, 1997 APR O7 7997 .. - ..... _ Newhallville Restoration Corporation Board of Directors & Officers

Dear Newhallville Restoration Corp. Directors & Officers,

I was stunned by the recent shake-up of those in leadership positions at the Newhallville Restoration Corporation. I believe that this election was in violation of the Corporation's by-laws, that Howard Gilreath should be reinstated as President, and that the entire former slate of Directors and Officers should be restored to their previously-held positions for the duration of this fiscal year.

The Corporation's by-laws are clear. An election may only be held at the annual meeting. The community must be properly notified and made aware of an election. I am appalled that the community was never properly informed that this election would be held. Furthermore, according to Article 3 Section 1 C of the by-laws, the Corp. is prohibited from choosing an elected official to serve as an Officer or Director. The election of William Battle as the new President violated the Corp. 's by-laws since he presently serves as Co-Chair of the 20th Ward Democratic Committee. In addition, since you are in clear violation of your by-laws, as recorded in the Office of the State Treasurer, you may also be jeopardizing your non-profit status as a 501 3C organization.

During Aldermanic deliberations on the Consolidated Plan, I have made amendments that would recommend cutting all city funding to the Corp. unless the following conditions are met: 1) The Corp. must hold a new and properly implemented election, since the results of the bogus election are illegal and not valid; 2) The Corp. must develop and present a comprehensive rehabilitation plan for the Newhallville community; and 3) the Corp. must hire a credible Executive Director within this current fiscal year. (over) -2-

Over each of the past five years, the Corp. has received approximately $100,000 in Consolidated Plan funding, yet has produced no visible results in serving the Newhallville neighborhood. To _date, we have seen no real rehabilitation efforts delivered to the community by the Corp. For example, the Corp. lost the property sold to it by the city at 660 Winchester Ave., and last year, the city took back the property that the Corp. had failed to rehabilitate at 1618 Lilac St.

The recent negative turn of events within your organization is especially disheartening because I felt that Howard Gilreath was making real progress as President of your organization. Mr. Gilreath had a viable plan to finally turn this agency around and rectify the problems that have plagued the Corp. I was very encouraged by recent partnerships set up by the Corp., including the arrangement with Tri Corp. of Bridgeport. I was also pleased by proposals to do rehabilitation work on Sheffield Ave. and Sheldon Terrace.

Again, I must state that if the Corp. fails to satisfy the three stipulations that I have set out, I will no longer support your efforts and requests for city funding. If you do not declare your recent election null and void, authorize a new, proper election, and get a fair and impartial slate of Directors and Officers in place to get the organization up and running, I will do my utmost to see that your funds are redirected to the Dixwell Development Corp., which formerly handled both Newhallville and Dixwell concerns.

· Sincerely, ~~ - ~

RONALD K. GATTISON Alderman, 21st Ward

cc: State Rep. William Dyson Alderman Ronald Smith, 20th Ward Alderman George Gallo, 19th Ward Mayor John DeStefano Walter Esdaile, Development Administrator Christopher Burnham, State Treasurer Officers & Directors, Newhallville Restoration Corp. CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Qff\C£ OF T"r ... " .., MAR111997 March 12, 1992.R~"" ...... -

Honorable John DeStefano Mayor, City of New Haven

Dear Mayor DeStefano,

We are very grateful that in conversation today with Alderman Garcia, you expressed optimism at the possibility of finding approximately $7,500 in city funds to assist a joint public sector\private sector partnership to develop a comprehensive beautification project for the upper Orange St. area. You suggested that we contact and work with Judith Sheiffele, Deputy Director of Business Development, to help us in accessing city assistance to aid this very worthwhile project. We are also hopeful that we might be able to utilize the neighborhood beautification component of the Livable City Initiative (LCI), and perhaps even the New Haven Land Trust organization or Urban Resources Initiative, which promote community gardening and beautification projects.

Specifically, it is the strong hope of constituents and ourselves that through a combined public\private effort, uniting the efforts and enthusiasm of local residents and businesses, we can bring a broad outdoor beautification effort to the Orange St. corridor that runs from East Rock into the downtown area. We recognize the potential role of Orange St. as the vital core of a vibrant, mixed residential and commercial community.

We might begin with the corner of Orange St. and Cottage St. where there is a broad sidewalk area and community bulletin board. However, we have a comprehensive vision that perceives the tremendous lift it would give the neighborhoods we represent ifwe could create small, nicely landscaped plazas all along Orange St. These plazas could be located in the areas where publicly-owned land meets the front of commercial establishments. In this way, we could unify the outdoor area along the Orange St. corridor, and encourage residents and businesses to share a broad sense of community, a sense of common purpose and neighborhood identity.

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Again, thank you for your encouraging words concerning possible city support of such a public\private effort to beautify the outdoor area along the important Orange St. corridor. We feel that by adding these pleasing touches to the central Orange St. core, we can foster community cohesiveness and pride. These small, but tasteful improvements would add so much to the environment and quality of life for our constituents. We look forward to working with you and other members of your Administration to hopefully help turn this vision into a reality.

Sincerely, ~~Ro~~ GERALD GARCIA ROBERT SCHMALZ ~ffb Alderman, 9th Ward Alderman, 10th Ward Alderwoman, 8th Ward ~= cc: Judy Sheiffele, Deputy Director, Business Development Frank Alvarado, Director, Livable City Initiative Doreen Larson-Oboyski, Beautification/Large Projects, LCI Lauren Brown, Director, New Haven Land Trust Colleen Murphy-Dunning, Urban Resources Initiative Thelma Ragsdale, Neighborhood Specialist Melanie Taylor Elaine Meyer Lee Noel Heimer, Friends of East Rock Park Nolan Smith B.J. Frazier, Exec. Director, New Haven Preservation Trust

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CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Luisa DeLauro 95 Olive Street Alderwoman, 8th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06510-4905

Vice-Chairwoman Telephone: 865-8052 (home) Education Committee 946-4880 (work) Legislation Committee

March 7, 1997

Honorable John DeStefano Mayor, City of New Haven

Dear Mayor DeStefano,

As Alderwoman from the 8th Ward, I must express my serious disappointment that you passed over Captain Andrew Consiglio in appointing both a new Police Chief and a new Assistant Police Chief Captain Consiglio has compiled an excellent record during his 30 years with the New Haven Police Department. He has served the city with distinction and very much deserved to be considered for such a promotion.

Captain Consiglio comes from a fine New Haven family with roots here in the Wooster Square neighborhood. He has paid his dues and risen through the ranks. There is no doubt that he would have made a great Chief or Assistant Chief. Captain Consiglio possesses the skills and qualities necessary to be a superb leader. I am very upset that he was apparently not considered for either of these two positions, and must register my strong objection to a selection process which apparently did not take note of his 30 years of distinguished service to the citizens of New Haven. ~j' ~~ADELA Alderwoman, 8th Ward 02/27/1995 05 : 41 2036242789 VARICK AMEZ CHURCH PAGE 03

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contacts: Rev. Lester Agyei McCom, (203) 624-6245 Denise Gray-Felder, Director of Communications, Rockefeller Foundation, (212) 852-8450 Brian Byrd, Senior Communications Associate, Rockefeller Foundation, (21 2) 852-8412

McCORN CHOSEN FOR ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP

The Reverend Lester Agyei McCom, the senior pastor of the Varick Memorial AM.E. Zion Church of New Haven, was recently chosen as one of the first fellows in the new Rockefeller Foundation "Next Generation Leadership" program. The first cohort, to begin September l 5th, consists of a group of twenty-four (24) persons between the ages of 25 and 40 with demonstrated leadership skills, chosen from among 170 nominees across the nation. The Rockefeller Foundation hopes this dynamic and diverse group of young leaders will explore ways to strengthen democracy and build a better society in the next century.

Rev. McCom, a native of Worcester, Massachusetts, has served for the past four (4) years as the senior pastor of the oldest African-American congregation in New Haven, Varick Memorial. He was chosen for the Fellowship because of his background, work and community involvement. He currently serves on the New Haven Board of Education. He received his education from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston and Yale University Divinity School. Rev. McCom has served as the pastor of churches in Summerville and Winder, Georgia and Boston, Massachusetts. He was formerly employed as the lead organizer and director ofMattapan-Dorchester Churches in Action, a church-based community organization in Boston. He has served on the Boards of Directors of the United Way of Greater New Haven, the Greater New Haven Opportunities Industrialization Center (O.I. C. ), NAACP and the Amistad Committee. He presently serves on the Boards of Directors of the Dixwell Community House and Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership (L.E.A.P.).

Under Rev. McCorn's stewardship, the Varick Memorial Church has grown by nearly 300 members and many new progressive programs have been initiated. Rev. McCom led the Church in establishing the Varick Family Life Center, a community-based multi-service and resource center for children and families, funded in part by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. He established the Hilton House independent living program for young men, as well as summer and after-school programs. Varick Church is embarkfrJg on a. new miltion-do1lar building expansion project to accommodate the growing congregation and emerging ministries in the Dixwell community. He was recently appointed as the Trustee-manager of the historic Hannah Gray Home for aged women, scheduled to reopen this fall . A new development corporation 1s being formed to administer the Home and institute new community and economic development initiatives for the neighborhood. Both Varick Church and the Hannah Gray Home are stops on the new Connecticut Freedom Trail which highlights historic monuments in the state relative to the struggle for freedom and self-determination for African-Americans. 02/27/1995 05:41 2036242789 VARI CK AMEZ CHURCH PAGE 02 ,

According to the Rockefeller Foundation, the mission of the Next Generation Leadership fellowship program is "to develop a corps of 21st-century leaders with shared values and common purpose, capable of bringing others together to build a society committed to fairness and democratic principles.'' The two-year program is bringing selected leaders together for interaction and reflection, widening their breadth of experiences and giving them new tools and analytical skills. The first year of the program will engage participants in a highly experiential, intensive and intellectually rigorous curriculum guided by the democratic principles of equity, inclusion and justice. The second year of the program will focus more directly on supporting the participants in addressing an issue in their community. The participants are expected to apply the insights and skills gained during the prevtous year to develop change strategies, and to strengthen and broaden their constituencies.

R~v. McCom is the only fellow chosen from Connecticut and the only clergyman. He will receive $10,000 fot the first year of the fellowship, including a $7,500 stipend and $2,500 for personal professional development, training or skill capacity building. The Rockefeller Foundation is a philanthropic organiz.atien endowed by John D. Rockefeller and chartered in 1913 for th.e well-being of people throughout the world. It is one of America's oldest private foundations and one Qf the few with strong intemational interests. CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Luisa DeLauro · 95 Olive Street Alderwoman, 8th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06510-4905

Vice-Chairwoman Telephone: 865-8052 (home) Education Committee 946-4880 (work) Legislation Committee

Janet Lindner Chief Administrative Officer ..... City of New Haven -

Dear Ms. Lindner,

As 8th Ward Alderwoman, I write on behalf of my constituent, Frankie Melotti of the Wooster Square neighborhood, who has served the city well during the past year as a Caretaker in the Department of Parks, Recreation & Trees. I understand that Mr. Melotti and nine other Caretakers hired for approximately one year were recently told they would be let go. According to Frank Williams, Personnel and Civil Service has decided that another group of candidates is more qualified to fill these Caretaker positions. He said that Mr. Melotti and those presently employed as Caretakers were only hired on a temporary basis and will be terminated.

I must strongly object to the unfair way in which the city is treating Mr. Melotti and the other personnel presently employed as Caretakers. They have been doing a fine job in this capacity, are members of Union Local 884, and very much deserve to be kept on. It seems as though this is a highly unusual way for Personnel and Civil Service to proceed, and I ask that you please reconsider this decision which needlessly victimizes Mr. Melotti and his family, as well as the other Caretakers and their families.

I know, for instance, that Mr. Melotti has done an outstanding job as Caretaker. He has worked under Pat Rubano at Parks & Recreation, who has indicated to me that Mr. Melotti has been a fine worker, who has done everything asked of him. Whether it be weekend or weekday, Mr. Melotti has gone right out to work and performed very ably whenever Mr. Rubano has called upon his services. Mr. Melotti has proved to be a conscientious, hardworking employee and does not deserve to be treated with so little regard. He is a good person who depends on this job to support his mother, who is a disabled widow. (over) -2-

Again, I don't feel it's fair to make Mr. Melotti and the other existing Caretakers suffer in this way, when they have worked hard and competently, and performed all that has been asked of them for nearly a year. This seems like highly irregular procedure, and I urge you to reconsider the decision to terminate them, before serious damage is done to these lives.

Thank you very much for your attention to this important matter.

LUISADELAURO Alderwoman, 8th Ward

cc: Mayor DeStefano President Tomas Reyes, Board of Aldermen Andrea Jackson-Brooks, Mayor's Office Lisa Grasso, Director, Organizational Development Frank Williams, Director, Parks & Recreation Pat Rubano, Frankie Melotti, Parks & Recreation Lori Butler, President, Union 884 Larry Amendola, President, Union 3144

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2/14/97

Mr. Frank Alvarado DFF/r,£ OF TH'" . Director r: M4YOR Livable City Initiative Bureau 165 Church Street FEB l 4 1997 New Haven, CT 06510 R £Ca.- ._'.,~ D Dear Mr. Alvarado:

As you know there is extreme concern over the toxic waste from the Sealtest site at 201 Hazel Avenue being carted about the City of New Haven and contaminating other portions of the City. When asked about this on January 24, 1997 you responded that the site was clean. You offered that response in writing on January 28, 1997 wherein you noted that all hazardous debris had been removed from the site as of July 1995 . You explained that that is why demolition contractors have been using soil from the site for fill at other projects that your bureau has contracted them to complete. If it is true that the site is clean the following questions need immediate answering: 1) By whom was the site cleaned? 2) At what cost was the site cleaned? 3) Who paid for the work on the site? 4) Did the Board of Aldermen approve of these actions? 5) When and where was the hazardous material disposed? 6) Why wasn't the community, in particular the alderman of the ward, informed that the site is now usable for a constructive project? 7) Could it be that the City is saving the site for the Hazel Street Development Corporation which is run by a convicted felon? 8) Are you aware that the residents of the community envision this site as the future home of a youth center not additional housing? 9) Have you read any articles such as the one enclosed provide by Charles Warren of the local Million Man March committee about environmental racism wherein hazardous materials are purposely dumped in communities of color? 10) Did you know that Rep. DeLauro's office has been contacted concerning this site and her staff projected the clean up cost for the site at 1.4 million dollars and that the Army Corps of engineers did not want to touch the site because it was not near any wetlands? 11) Did you know that the Federal Government's strategy is to give moneys to cities clean up sites such as this and that back in October of 1996 the Board approved $120,000 from the DEP for cleanup? 12) Why were no moneys from that approval directed to this site? 13) What are you doing to get some sites in New Haven including this one on the Environmental Protection Agency's priority list, since presently, none are on the list? 14) Have you read the May 19, 1994 study by IES of CT an environmental consulting firm that points out the environmental problems with the site? I 5) Why has the City not authorized a phase II study on the site? 16) Why was Burns Excavating Company seen by officers from the Commission on Equal Opportunities usmg fill from this site and dumping it at 606 Winchester Avenue? 17) What is the cost of backfill to the City of New Haven? 2

.., Suffice it to say,. that we are alanned at the problematic situations suggested by activities at this site. The possibility that we are being charged for own backfill and that contaminated soil is being spread all about the City at our expense should be of grave concern to every one who cares about the health of our citizens. Therefore, we are requesting that a full investigation of disposal of the toxic waste be handled by the proper agency to ensure the safety of all New Haveners. We have enclosed for your review all of the materials we have collected on this issue. Please respond to the issues herein so that New Haven does not become victim like those cities in the report "of commercial hazardous waste facilities and uncontrolled sites or closed and abandoned sites often located where non-white populations are concentrated."

~j.g~erely,

~~~ <=. (~ ~ ts D. .. ~~--- Ronald K. Gattison Anthony B. 9awson ·· Ward 21 , Alderman Ward 3, Alderman cc: Mayor Bruce Blair State Department of Environmental Protection Media -·. CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDER~IEN

Ronald K. Gattison . . 169 Siielton Avenue. #29 A.lde:m.an, 21st W ud New Haven. Conn. 06511-1367

Finance Commirtee Telephone: 776-9320 Sdec: Commicte:: on the Homeless P,.1blic Sare~, & Subsr.mc:: Abuse Committee Me:nbe:-, Housing md Neighborhood De'."e!opment Board January 27, 1997

Frank Alvarado, Director Livable City Initiative Bureau City of New Haven

Dear ivfr. Alvarado,

I just wanted to confirm that in our conversation on Friday, January 24, 1997, at about 12:.30 p.m.• you assured me that the Newhallville Sealtest site has been cleared of all toxic materials. Bob Cleta, LCI Demolition Officer, was in your presence when you made this statement to me. I would greatly appreciate it if you could send a brief written statement to me, indicating that the Se:tltest site has been cleared of all toxics, and including the date on which this cleanup was conducted and completed.

I will be very grateful if you could please respond to me as soon as possible. Thank you very much.

~tncere<:;. I y,

RONALD K. GATTISON .--\Jderman, 21st \Yard

R.I(G/ma CITY OF NEW HA VEN John OeStefano, Jr. Mayer

I 65 Church Street New Haven. CT 06510 Phone (203) 946•7090 Frank Alvarado Fax(203) 946•4899 Executive Director

January 28, 1997

Ronald K. Gattison Alderman, 21st Ward 169 Shelton Avenue, #29 New Haven, CT 06511-1867

Dear Alderman Gattison:

This will confirm our conversation of January 24, 1997, wherein I explained to you that all of the original demolition debris from the Sealtest site had been removed from that site in July of 1995. The fill that the demolition contractors were recently taking from that site, to use at other demolition sites, is fill from our Sewer Separation Program.

Thank you for bringing this matter to my attention and, if you need additional information, please let me know.

Sincerely,

·-~,~~&- Frank Alvarado Executive Director

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c : \ m.:to 11i1..·e \ wmword\lci\ttattison.ltr ClTY OF NEW HAVEN COMMISSION ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES C€0 200 Orange Street, 1st Floor• New Haven, CT 06510 M E M O R. A N D U M Tel. 946-6160 • Fax. 946-6164

To: John Cox

From: Bi.11 Wilson ~JJ ~ L-~ Date: January 24, 1997

Re: Sealtest Site Today I received a complaint from Alderman Ronald K. Gattison of the Democrat of the Twenty First Ward regarding one of our L.C.I. contractors who is identified as Burns Excavation. This contractor was alleged to have removed hazardous waste materials stored on the Sealtest site located off of Dixwell Avenue and Thompson Street.

Per your direction, I went to the site to investigate. When I arrived there, there was no trucker in view removing any fill. However, I waited to observe activity that may occur. After a period of time, seeing no activity, I decided to drive around the area to locate any demolition contractor who might be in need of fill for back fill. {D o

I strongly suggest that C.E.O. contact Frank Alavardo and Robert Cleto of L.C.I. informing them of our findings. I trust that you may find same. Commission on Equal Opportunities City of~ew Haven 200 Orange Street. 1st Floor N

January 27, 1997

Commissioners Honorable Ronald K, Gattison

Ron.3Jd Thoffl.31 Alderperson, 21 Ward Chairperson 129 Shelton Avenue

Alfrod Kinder New Haven, CT 06511

I st Viet Chairpuson

B::abz Rawls Ivy Thank you for the information regarding demolition activities in your ward. ~nd Viu Chairptr.ron Based on your information, Mr. Wilson, CEO Contract Compliance Director, was immediately dispatched to the Sealtest site on Thompson Street to investigate the luul Avila

Andrew Monrone activity you saw.

Daniel NewtU Allto P::age He was unable to ascertain if any materials were taken from the Sealtest site. Jr.:annette Thomas However, he did observe two trucks at 606 Winchester Avenue fully loaded with fill which was clean. The company in question is Burns Excavating and Demolition located at 541 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516. John Coic E.ncuriwt Dirt!ctor If we can be of further service, please do not hesitate to call. WllllamWllson

Contract Compliance Dirutor

Hyla Grttnber,:

John lbyw:ird

L'tilir.arion ~lonitors

Ot1s John1on. Jr.

Fmr f/o,o·inr: Pro.r:ram Assistanl Executive Director

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St.:11m;ruphcr £x,a:urivt cc: Frank Alvarado, Executive Director, LCI Robert Clieto, LCI ,John furnt'r, E1q. CEO Commissioners John Hayward, CEO Hyla Greenberg Alderperson Ron Smith, 20th Ward File PROCEED ORDER EMERGENCY DEMOLITION

TO: Burns Excavating & Demolition Companv 541 Main Street West Haven. CT 06516

DATE OF BID: Januarv 16. 1997

We are releasing the following Building(s) to your company as a demolition emergency.

Please have your abatement contractor notify the necessary agencies regarding this as an emergency.

ADDRESS PRICE RELEASE DATE

606 Winchester Avenue $19,500.00 January 22, 1997

,,. ...--· -----..., Any questions regarding this, please call Robert Cleto,_. Demolition Officer at 946- 8389. . -

Signature: Mike Casey-Director o[0perations

MC/plc cc: Frank A. Alvarado-Executive Director Elisabeth Sassano-Purchasing Agent Lucille Struwas- Admini~tive Assistant Bill Wilson - CEO V CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDER~IEN

Ronald K. Gattison 169 Shelton Avenue, #29 A.1dt::man, 21st Ward New Haven, Conn. 06511-1867

Finance Committee Telephone: 776-9320 Sdecc Committee an the Homeless Public Sa ti::ty & Substance Abuse Committee Member, Housing and Neighborhood Dc::•,e!apmc::nc Board July 2, 1996

The Honorable Rosa L. DeLmro Member of Congress One Century Tower 265 Church Street New Haven. Connecticut 06510

Dear Ros;.:

Pursuant to my conversations la.st Saturday with you and Stanley Welch of your staff. I am writing regarding the former Seal test dairy site located in my ward. As you know, after demolition of the structures on the site, it is probably one of the largest undeveloped parcels of land in New Haven.

My constituents and I would like to see this parcel developed. Progress. however. is being impeded by the existence of toxic waste on the site. The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has estimated clean-up to cost approximately Sl.2 million, but they will not talce on the task because the site is not adjacent to any wetlands. During our discussion you mentioned that the Army Corps of Engineers might be willing to perform the necessary clean-up as they have worked on similar projects in the past. Specifically, you noted a similar project in Stratford.

Development of the former Sealtest dairy site would be a boost to the economic development of this deprived neighborhood and, most certainly, to the City of New Haven. Any help from your office in getting the site cleaned up and ready for redevelopment will be greatly appreciated by my constituents and me.

Thank yo u for helping us to move forward. I look forward to hearing from you.

Si ncerely.

Ro n:Ild K. G:1ltison Alderman. : !st Ward

c-- · St:rnlcv Welch S1 :1te Representative William R. Dyson 1\ layor John DcStefano ...\l dcrman Anthony Dawson

RK G.jse CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERlYIEN

Ronald K. Gattison 169 Shelton Avenue, #29 ...Ude:man, 21st Ward New Haven, Conn. 06511-186i

Finance Committee Telephone: 776-9320 Sdect Committee on the Homeless Public Safoty & Subsw.nce Abuse Committee Member, Housing :ind Neighborhood Development Board July 2, 1996

The Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro Member of Congress One Century Tower 265 Church Street New Haven. Connecticut 06510

Dear Ros~:

Pursuant to my conversations last Saturday with you and Stanley Welch of your staff. I am writing regarding the former Sealtest dairy site located in my ward. As you know, after demolition of the structures on the site, it is probably one of the largest undeveloped parcels of land in New Haven.

My constituents and I would like to see this parcel developed. Progress. however. is being impeded by the existence of toxic waste on the site. The Connecticut Department of Environ.mental Protection has estimated clean-up to cost approximately Sl.2 million, but they will not truce on the task because the site is not adjacent to any wetlands. During our discussion you mentioned that the Army Corps of Engineers might be willing to perform the necessary clean-up as they have worked on similar projects in the past. Specifically, you noted a similar project in Stratford.

Development of the former Sealtest dairy site would be a boost to the economic development of this deprived neighborhood and, most certainly, to the City of New Haven. Any help from your office in getting the site cleaned up :ind ready for redevelopment will be greatly appreciated by my constituents and me.

Tkrn.k yo u for helping us to move forward. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sinc::rcly.

Ron:ild K. G:1ttison Aldcrm:rn. 2 !st Ward

cc: St:1nlcv Welch Sl:Jtc Representative William R. Dyson rvl:1vor John DeStefano Ah.krman Anthony Dawson

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VENDOR NO. REPORT CM. SUB-OBJ. I ECB/Giordano construction 7 I Joint Venture ECG45500 DATE ENTERED ~9 Amity Road, Suite 10 New Haven, CT. 06515

ORDERED BY lfUll NAMEJ APPROVED BY jFUll NAME} L _j rank .zu. var ado ORGANIZATION NAME VENDOR'S CUSTOMER NO. D molition

DESCRIPTION QUANT. UNITOF I UNIT COST ACTUAL COST MEAS . 12/24/96 oJmolition contract No. cc L-9. 16,325.00 2 2 Davenport Ave.

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59 AMITY ROAD SUITE 10 NEW HAVEN , CONNECTICUT 065 15 (203) 389-8424 FAX (203) 389·8371

LIVABLE CITY EMERGENCY DEl\ilOLITION

THIS BILL IS FOR EMERGENCY DEMOLITION OF THE HOUSE LOCATED AT 252 DAVENPORT AVE. THE AMOUNT DUE AT THIS Tll\'IE IS $16,325.00. PA Yl\'IENT DUE UPON RECEIPT.

CAPELL BACOTE JR /~#cu~4f/

PRESIDENT

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VENDOR NO. REPORT CAT. I SUS.OBJ . 1 ECB/Giordano constructi on 7 ·Joint Venture ECG4 5500 DATE ENTERED ·59 Amity Road, suite 10 ~ew Haven, CT . 06515 _J ORDERED BY (FULL NAME) APPROVED BY (FULL NAME) L Frank Alvarado 3cNC'f NAM E j ORGANIZATION NAME VENDOR'S CUSiOMER NO. LCI 4emolition I I 'ENDOR INVOICE # UNIT DESCRIPTION QUANT. OF UNIT COST ACTUAL COST AND DATE MEAS . 12/1 7 /96 l~ mergency Demoli t i on o f 7 2 Legion A, e . 16,850.00 _____");t_

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THIS BILL IS FOR El\'IERGENCY DEl\'lOLITION OF 72 LEGION A VE. THE AMOUNT DUE FOR THIS JOB IS $16,850.00 PAYl\'IENT DUE UPON RECEIPT.

C~PELL~Eaa~ BACOTE1/ PRESIDENT

cc files ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT

201 HAZEL STREET NEW HAVEN, CT

Prepared for Mr. Chris Eident May 1994 M assachusetts Office 265 M EDFORD STREET SOM ERVI LLE , MA 02143 I ES of Connecticut, Inc. (617) 623-8880 New Ha mpshir e Office ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 922 ELM STRE ET AIR ONE EXEC UTI VE CEN TER M ANCHESTER , NH 03101 20 LIN DBERGH DR IVE (603) 641-6173 BRAI NARD AIRPORT • HARTFORD , CT 06114

(203) 72 4-1020 • FAX # (203) 724-0884 May 19, 1994

Mr. Chris Eident Mystic Air Quality Consultants Inc. 1204 North Road Groton, CT 06340 Re: IES Project# 894-191 Phase I Environmental Assessment 201 Hazel Street New Haven, CT Dear Mr. Eident: As requested, and in accordance with the Terms of our Contract, IES of Connecticut, Inc. has conducted an Environmental Site Assessment relative to the above-referenced property, to generate the following report. The purpose of this report is to address potential environmental liabilities with respect to the subject site, pursuant to C.G.S. Section 22a. The following is our Executive Summary which details the major findings of the report: 1. This Site Assessment consisted of a historical review, a site inspection, and research of State and local files, as depicted in Section I and Section II of this report. 2. The subject site consists of approximately 1.6 acres acres of land, occupied by three brick industrial buildings. Records pertaining to operations at the buildings date as far back as 1913. The buildings have been primarily used for an ice cream and dairy company from 1913 to approximately 1955. From 1962 to 1976 the occupant of the site was the New York Plumbing Supply Company. An electrical services company, a construction company, and the Lift Line Company occupied the buildings at the site from 1976 to 1989. The operations conducted at the Lift Line Company are not known at this time. The buildings are currently unoccupied and are in poor condition. The site is serviced by municipal water, municipal sewer, natural gas, and electricity. The area surrounding the subject site is a residential section in the north end of New Haven, Connecticut. The site is abutted to the east by railroad tracks for the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad .

... •.. · Mr. Chris Eident ( 2 ) May 19, 1994 3. Possible potential sources of contamination on the subject site consis round t an past ~era~i~nH~~fucted at the facilit . Two tans were identifie g the site inspection y ~nnel. Hi~:tori@l atlas~~e presence of ~ t~ underground gasoline storage t~ In the pasta7)f'int rj( sh-op--was l.ocated- a-~- the-nortliwest corner of the subject - site. Inks and solvents were most likely stored and used , in this facility. In addition, two buildings on the site ' were used to store trucks and automobiles. Therefore, vehicle repair and maintenance may have been conducted on the site. This would include the storage and disposal of vehicle operating fluids and solvents. 4. Potential off-site sources of contamination consist of a former railroad gasoline filling station as identified in the 1940 Sanborn Atlas. No information was uncovered to suggest that underground tanks are located in this area. 5. Based on the past use of the site it would not likely be classified as an "establishment" under the Transfer Act by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. IES recommends that an attorney be consulted for a definitive determination. 6. Given the presence of underground tanks, the past use of the site, and the current condition of the site, IES recommends that a subsurface investigation be conducted in order to detect the presence of any contaminated soil or groundwater. A ground penetrating radar and magnetometer investigation should be conducted on the site to confirm the presence of a third underground tank. All underground tanks ·on the site should be removed by a certified contractor.

Furthermore, if additional data becomes available, or related quantitative or qualitative analysis is performed, IES of Connecticut should review the material to determine if the conclusions in this report should be modified. IES of Connecticut is pleased to have been of service to you. Should you have any questions concerning this report, please do not hesitate to contact our office. Respectfully submitted,

IES, of Connecticut, Inc. Reviewed by: f(~.l g_ u~J~ Daniel R. JaKne Mark A. ottlieb Staff Geologist Vice President I E S of Connecticut. Inc. r·

. TABLE 0 F C O N T E N T S ,. ·~

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I. SITE SPECIFICS A. Site Description B. Inspection Of Site C. Past Uses of Site And Adjacent Areas D. Environmental Inspections/Studies II. REGULATORY AGENCY FILE REVIEW A. EPA Database Review B. DEP File Review C. Local Municipal Offices III. SOURCES OF OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS A. Past And Present Storage B. Waste Generation And Disposal C. Potential Sources And Receptors IV. SITE GEOLOGY/HYDROLOGY A. Site Geology B. Site Hydrology V. . CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A. · Inspection/Investigative Conclusions B. Limitations VI. ATTACHMENTS A. Figures · B. Informational Sources C. Groundwater Quality Classifications

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SECTION I

SITE SPECIFICS

A. Site Description

Site Location: 201 Hazel Street, New Haven, CT County: New Haven Site Owner: City of New Haven Zoning: Industrial Map: 290 Block: 0469 Parcel: 022 USGS Topographic Quadrangle: New Haven, . CT Groundwater Quality Designation: "GB" Surface Water Quality Designation : None on Subject Site

The subject site consists of approximately 1.6 acres of land, located · near the intersection of Hazel Street and Dixwell Avenue in the northern ,end of the City of New Haven, Connecticut. Three industrial buildings formerly occupied by a dairy company, and an office building used · by the dairy company appear to be associated with the · address · of 201 Hazel Street. The former office building was not included in this .investigation.

According to . the . USGS New Haven, CT Quadrangle topographic map, the site is · situated between· approximately sixty feet above mean sea level, as shown in Attachment "A", Figure 1. The subject site is identified as Parcel 22, on New Haven Assessor's Map 290, Block 0469. The topography on the site is level. The site is abutted by residences to the north and south, the First Calvary Baptist Church to the west, and railroad tracks for the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad to the east. Residences and retail businesses are located to the east of the railroad tracks.

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_., j I ., 201 Hazel Street ( 2) New Haven, CT i j B. Inspection of Site i An inspection of the site was conducted by IES of Connecticut personnel on May 12, 1994, in the presence of Mr. Chris Eident of Mystic Air Quality Consultants, the site contact. The three industrial structures on the site are two-story, brick buildings. The buildings are unoccupied and in poor condition. The structural integrity of the buildings has been compromised through water seepage and vandalism. The floors inside the buildings are littered with debris. A description of the visible exterior portion of the site and the buildings ii described in the following sections. A map showing the buildings numbered arbitrarily is provided as Figure 2.

Exterior

The exterior of the subject site consists of mostly paved and concrete areas. Wood, tires, concrete and metal ·are scattered throughout the subject · site . . At least five, empty thirty gallon drums are located adjacent to building #2. One of the drums wa·s labeled · "ZEP", an industrial cleaner. A municipal water service :"".•, I meter is located to the north of building #3. A 30,000 gallon water 4 tower is located at the northern extreme of the site. rn Building #1 I i!J rn Building #1 is the largest structure on the site. A sign labeled ,...,I "New Haven N.O. Nelson Supplies" hangs on the exterior wall. Rusted ;n paint cans and plastic pails labeled "corrosive" are evident in the I first floor. The paint cans and pails (consisting of approximately ·· I '! --1 twenty) · are empty. Debris cover the floor in the vicinity of the I ,.j paint cans. It is difficult to assess the degree of staining which =·-i can be attributed to the paint, however, the visible portion of the i tile floor did not appear to be stained. On the first floor in the 7 southwest end of the builqing, is a fill pipe for an underground - tank. Located west of the fill for the tank is a boiler room containing three large boilers. 201 Hazel Stree t ( 3 ) New Haven, CT

A freight elevator is located in the northern portion of the building. The motor and mechanical apparatus for the elevator is ,.... located on the roof and was not accessible. : .. 1 t:.~

7 Building #2 w I Building #2 is located at the eastern extreme of the site. The structure has suffered severe fire damage and most of the second floor is inaccessible. Debris including automobile parts, are strewn throughout the first floor of the building. A 55, gallon drum labeled "Amalie" lies on its side. The drum contains wood and residual motor oil. A freight elevator similar to the one in building #1 is located at the west end of the building. At the northern exterior of this building, a vent and fil~ pipe for an underground storage tank extend up out of the ground. This tank most likely stores fuel oil for the ceiling mounted, oil fired, forced hot air system which provided heat for the building

Building #3

Building ,#3 is located on the south end of the subject site adjacent to Hazel . Street. This building also has a freight elevator of a •· similar : configuration as the other two. No hazardous materials were observed :in this · building. However, two, 5" X 5" floor drains are apparent in the first floor. The discharge point of the floor ~ drains could not be determined. I n C. Past Us e s Of Si t e And Adjacent Areas i A review of New Haven Municipal records was conducted by IES of ~ Connecticut personnel on May 12, 1994. In addition, Sanborn Fire i Insurance Maps of New Haven, aerial photographs and New Haven City ffi Directories were reviewed at the State Library in Hartford, CT in I order to determine past uses of the site and surrounding properties. I

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New Have n Building Department permit records indicate that the subject site has been occupied by several tenants. Table 1 illustrates the date a building permit was issued by the City of New Haven to occupants of the subject site.

Table 1 Occupants of the Subject Si te According to Building Permits

Dat e Permit was Issued Occupant of Subject Site

198 7 St. Vincent De Paul Society 1982 Fred Batter 1962 N.Y Plumbing Supply Co. 1955 General Ice Cream Company

Building p e rmits exist for the subject site between 1913 and 1955. The permits were issued . to the General Ice Cream Corporation, the New Haven Dairy Company, and Eastern Dairy Company.

The information obtained from the building department is confirmed by . the : New Haven . City Directories examined at the State Library located in Hartford, Connecticut. Directories examined f r om 1913 to 1961 reveal the presence of the New Haven Dairy Company, Eastern Dairy Company, and the General Ice Cream Corporation. The directory from 1962 indicated that the subject site was unoccupi ed. However, according to the directories examined from 1965 to 1976, the occupant o f the subject site was the N.Y Plumbing Supply Company. The occupants of the subject site from 1986 to 1989 are documented below in Table 2 .

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1~, Table 2 ,. , ~ · Occupants of the Subject Site between 1986 and 1989

Year of City Directory Company Name

1986 New Haven Electrical Services Inc. Lift Line Presidential Construction Co. Six Carpenters Inc.

1988 Lift Line N.H. Electrical Services Inc.

1989 Lift Line

The directory examined from 1990 indicated that the site was unoccupied.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlases from 1923 and 1940 reveal the configuration of the .buildings occupied by the New Haven Dairy Company -and the General Ice Cream Corporation. Copies of the Sanborn Atlases are provided as Figure 3 and Figure 4 in Attachment "A".

Aerial photographs from 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, and 1990 document the general deterioration of the site over time. Six buildings occupy the site in the 1970 aerial photograph. Trucks and storage trailers are evident on the site. No alterations are apparent to the structures located on the site in the 1975 and 1980 aerial photographs. The site appears to be partially overgrown with vegetation in the 1985 aerial photograph. Debris are evident throughout the site on the 1990 aerial photograph.

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D. Environmental Inspections/Studies

No previous environmental studies for the subject site were provided by the client for this study, and no such studies or reports for the subject site were available at the DEP.

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SECTION II

REGULATORY AGENCY FILE REVIEW

A. EPA Database Review

The Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Information System List (CERCLIS) published in March 1993 by the EPA, and the EPA's National Priority List (NPL) updated to August 1993, were reviewed for this report. The CERCLIS list contains properties which have been or will be investigated under the Federal Superfund Program. Properties which are believed to pose a significant threat to the environment are placed on the NPL, and may be cleaned up under · the Superfund program. There are no NPL sites in the City of New Haven.

There is one property within a 0.5 mile radius of the site listed on the · CERCLIS list; That property is the Olin Corporation, located approximately 2,000 .feet south and slightly down gradient of the subject site . . A · groundwater monitoring report prepared by HRP of Plainville, · Connecticut in October of 1992 indicated that thirty monitoring . wells were installed on that property. Free product (#5 oil) was .· tletected in ·the groundwater between Newhall Street and Winchester Avenue, located approximately 2,000 feet south and down gradient of the · subject · site. A quarterly report prepared by the company in January of 1993 on that property, indicated that concentrations of contaminants were detected in the groundwater. The highest concentrations of contaminants documented in the report are provided in Table 3. 201 Hazel Street ( 8 ) New Haven, CT

Table 3 Maximum Concentration of Contaminants in Groundwater

Parameter Concentration (ppb)

1,1 Dichloroethane 30 Methylene Chloride 63 Trichloroethylene 169 Tetrachloroethylene 225 1,1,1 Trichloroethane 1,487 1,1 Dichloroethylene 3,307

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act List (RCR..~ List) consists of businesses .registered with the EPA, that generate, store, or transport .hazardous waste. These businesses must submit annual reports . to the EPA, detailing waste disposal practices. RCRA · listed Hazardous . Waste .Generators are classified by activity type in order to indicate the regulatory status of the handler. There is one (l) RCRA listed property within a one-quarter (0.25) mile radius of the subject site. Table 4 RCRA Listed Properties Within A 0.25 Mile Radius of the Subject Site

Company/Location Status Receipt Date ------Olin Corporation Metals Research Lab LG 5/15/85 91 Shelton Avenue, New Haven, CT Located approximately 800 feet east and cross gradient of the subject site. ------LG= Large Quantity Generator: Hore than 1000 KG/Month ot Hazardous Waste .

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The EPA Emergency Response Notification Systems (ERNS) list from 1987 to 1993 lists no oil or chemical spills within one-quarter (0.25) mile of the subject site.

B. DEP File Review

A file review was performed at the Department of Environmental Protection Offices on Trinity Street in Hartford, CT. Files in the DEP's Solid Waste Division, Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division (WEED), Water Compliance Division (WCD), Underground Storage Tank Division (UST), and Oil and Chemical Spills Division (OCS) were reviewed for this investigation on properties within one-quarter (0.25) mile radius of the subject site.

Waste Enforcement and Engineering Division Files

No pertinent information was obtained from these files.

Water Compliance Division Files

No information was obtained

New Haven ·P-5 Industrial Audits

No information was obtained.

New Haven Order Book

No information was obtained.

Oil and Chemical Spills Files

A leaking transfer line for an underground tank containing #4 fuel oil was reported at the Olin Metals Research Facility, at 91 Shelton Avenue, located approximately 800 feet east and cross gradient of the subject site. Less than three gallons of fuel oil leaked and no further cleanup actions were taken. I -~ 201 Hazel Street (10) New Haven, CT Underground Storage Tanks Files

All underground storage of oil or hazardous materials registered with the DEP, within a one-quarter mile radius of the subject site, is listed below. It should be note~, that underground heating oil tanks, with a capacity of less than 2,100 gallons, for on-site consumptive purposes, are exempted from DEP registration, as are tanks of the same capacity, for use with emergency power generation facilities.

Olin Metal Research Laboratory 91 Shelton Street, New Haven, CT Located approximately 800 feet east and cross gradient of the subject site.

Two (2) 8,050 gal. Oil/Petro Installed 1974 In Use One (1) 2,000 gal. Oil/Petro - Installed 1978 - Temporarily Out of use 1983

Martin Luther King School 580 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven, CT Located approximately 400 feet west and cross gradient of the subject site.

One (1) 5,000 gal. Oil/Petro - Installed 1968 - In Use

Ludwigs Auto Repair 395 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven, CT Approximately 200 feet southwest and cross gradient of the site

One (l) 4,000 gal. Oil/Petro - Installed 1950 - Removed 1977 One (l) 2,000 gal. Oil/Petro - Installed 1950 - Removed 1977

No properties were listed on t he CTDEP Leaking Underground Storage Tanks database within a one-half mile radius of the subject site. :;1 · 2 O1 Hazel Street (11) New Haven, CT ....

C. Local Municipal Offices

A review of information contained in the New . Haven Assessor's Office, Health Department, Building Departme~t, Engineering Department, and Fire Marshal's Office was conducted for this investigation.

According to records in the New Haven Assessor's Office, the subject site is serviced by all public utilities. The primary site consists of 73,000 square feet. Records indicate that the subject site has never been serviced by a septic system. According to the field card, a quonset hut located at the southeast extreme of the site was demolished in 1991.

Mr. Mike Parisi, of the New Haven Environmental Health Department, indicated that his files contain no information on the subject site.

Mr. James Lee, the New Haven Fire Marshal, stated that there are no records pertaining to the subject site in his files. r,

Files at the New Haven Building Department revealed that several

; i. permits have been issued since 1913 for the subject site. Between 1913 and 1955 building permits were issued by the City for renovations and additions to the buildings on the subject site. The permits were issued to the New Haven Dairy Company, Ea~tern Dairies, and the General Ice Cream Corporation. Permit# 31522 indicated that the freight elevators were installed in March of 1945. Permit # 101239 indicated that in July of 1991 a two story wood building on the site was demolished.

New Haven Engineering Department indicated that the site was connected to the municipal sewer system in 1921. According to the Nation Flood Insurance Rate Map the site is located in an area outside the 100 year flood boundary (Zone C). The nearest area within the 100 year flood boundary is located approximately 500 feet west of the subject site.

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SECTION III

SOURCES OF OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

A. P~st and Present Storage

At least two underground tanks appear to be located on the site. It is likely although not definite that the tank associated with building #2 contains fuel oil for the ceiling mounted forced hot air system. The age, condition and quantity of fuel oil, if any, stored in the tank is not known at . this time. The tank associated with building #1 may have stored ammonia. Both Sanborn Atlases reveal that an ammonia tank was located in the vicinity of where the fill pipe for an underground tank was observed during the site inspection. Sanborn Atlases from 1923 and 1940 illustrate that a third underground tank was located approximately ten feet north of the northwest corner of building #2. According to the atlas, that tank was used to store gasoline. There was no evidence for that tank ~ncountered during the site inspection.

Current storage of hazardous chemicals at the site appears to be limited. Several empty thirty gallon drums labeled II ZEP II an industrial :cleaner, are apparent. Twenty metal paint cans and three empty ·,.plastic . · pails which previously contained building chemicals are located in the first floor of building #1. Most of the paint cans were empty and no major chemical staining was observed on the tile floor in the vicinity of the cans.

The subject site has three Otis Freight Elevators. The motor and mechanical apparatus for each· elevator is located on top of the elevator shaft. New Haven Building Department records indicate that the elevators were installed circa 1945. Therefore, there is a possibility that the electric motors may contain PCB type oil. In addition, any hydraulic oil associated with the system may also be of the PCB type. ti ------I 201 Hazel Street (13) New Haven, CT I ~ The Sanborn Atlas from 1923 indicates that a print shop was located in a building at the northwest corner of the subject site. Adjacent I to the print shop was a transformer. Both of the Sanborn Atlases indicate that building #2 was used as a garage to store a capacity of twenty cars and trucks. The Sanborn Atlas from 1940 illustrates that another garage ~ith the capacity to store twenty cars was located at the southeast corner of the property.

The Sanborn Atlas from 1940 illustrates that a gasoline filling station for the railroad was located approximately 100 feet south and cross gradient of the subject site. No information was available on underground tanks at that property.

B. Waste Generation And Disposal

Sanitary waste generated on the subject site is disposed of to the municipal sewer system. The method of solid waste disposal of the former occupants of the subject site is not known at this time. The site may be used as a disposal area by nearby residents. Automobile tires, litter, wood and metal debris are evident' throughout the site. An automobile rests on concrete blocks at the south end of the property adjacent to building #3.

C. Potential Sources And Receptors

Potential sources and receptors of oil and hazardous materials, both on and abutting the site, have been investigated as part of this ~j- Environmental Site Assessment. 0~.! I I I Possible potential sources of contamination on the subject site consist of at least two (2) underground tanks and possi b l y a third underground tank. The age and contents of the tanks are not known at this time. In the past a print shop was located a t t he northwest U , corner of the subject site. Therefore; inks and solvents were most likely stored and used at the subject site. In addition, two buildings on the site were used to store trucks and automobiles. ~1 ! i 201 Hazel Street (14) New Haven, CT

Therefore, vehicle repair and maintenance may have been conducted on the site. This would include the storage and disposal of vehicle operating fluids and solvents.

Potentially sensitive receptors , on the subject site consist of groundwater. Floor drains were identified in building #3. The discharge point of the drains could not be determined. If the drains are not connected to the sewer system they represent a direct contaminant migration pathway to the subsurface. According to computer records at the City of New Haven Assessor's Office, the site contains no drywells, water wells, or septic systems. However, the Sanborn Atlas from 1940 illustrates that a "Deep Well" is located at the northeast corner of the property. The atlas from I 1923 reveals that a dwelling (182 Ivy Street) occupied that portion @ of the site during that time. The purpose of the deep well is not I known.

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SECTION IV

GEOLOGY & HYDROLOGY

A. Site Geology

Since no test borings were performed for this study, no direct identification of underlying soils or bedrock was possible. However, according to the "Bedrock Geologic Map of Connecticut" (John Rodgers and Hugh Thomas, 1985), the bedrock underlyi ng the site consists of the New Haven Arkose. The New Haven Arkose is a reddish, poorly-sorted, sedimentary rock similar to sandstone.

According to the Surficial Materials Map of Connecticut (J.R. Stone et. al., 1992), the bedrock is overlain by sand and gravel overlying sand overlying fines.

I ~ Site Hydrology H

. Surface drainage in the area surrounding the subject site is to the -~ southwest. Groundwater flow in the vicinity of the site is also presumed to be to the southwest based on topography.

.According to the Water Quality Classifications Map of Connecticut, ~ groundwater in the area of the subject site has been designated as I "GB". The "GB" designation indicates that the water may not be suitable for direct human consumption due to waste spills, leaks or 1~. discharges as a result of urban areas or intense industrial

•• -Ij J activities. The State's Goal for "GB" groundwater is to prevent I further degradation by preventing additional discharges. A copy of I j the groundwater _classification is provided in Attachment "C". I ' . 201 Hazel Street ( 16) New Haven, CT

SECTION V

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

A. Inspection/Investigative Conclusions

In May of 1994, IES of Connecticut conducted a Site Assessment of 201 Hazel Street in New Haven, Connecticut. This Site Assessment consisted of a site inspection, a historical review, and research of State and Municipal files as depicted in Section I and Section II of this report.

Possible potential sources of contamination at the subject site consist of underground tanks and past operations conducted at the facility. Two tanks were identified during the site inspection by IES personnel. The age and contents of the tanks are not known at this time .. Historical atlases suggest the presence of a third underground gasoline storage tank. It is possible that in addition to the tanks identified above, · other underground tanks ~ay be located at the subject site. The assessors plan identifies a tank located in the northern end of building #1. That tank was not identified during the site inspection. In the past a print shop was located at the northwest corner of the subject site. Inks and solvents were most likely stored and used in this facility. In addition, two buildings on the site were used to store · trucks and automobiles. Therefore, vehicle repair and maintenance may have . been . conducted on the site. This would include the storage and disposal of vehicle operating fluids and solvents. The motors and hydraulic oil, if any, associated with the freight elevators on the site, may also represent a source for PCB type oil. I Potential off-site sources of contamination consist of a former '1 railroad gasoline filling station as identified in the 1940 Sanborn 1,:1 Atlas. No information was uncovered to suggest that underground tanks l are located in this area.

Based on the past use of the site it would not likely be classified as l an "establishment" under the Transfer Act by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. An "establishment" is defined as any Li~

J'------a\ o--·--'·"' o...... ,-~ , ·201 Hazel Street (17) New Haven, CT J ! 'I r operation or property which generates more than one hundred kilograms ~-~ I of hazardous waste in any ~onth or which recycles, reclaims, reuses, i stores, handles, treats, transports, or disposes of hazardous waste

~I which is generated by another person or municipality on or after May 1, 1967. Any dry cleaning, furniture stripping, auto body or painting concern on or after May 1, 1967 is also considered an establishment. However, IES recommends that an attorney be consulted for a definitive determination.

Given the presence of underground tanks, the past use of the site, and the current condition of the site, IES recommends:

1) A subsurface investigation be conducted in order to detect the presence of any contaminated soil or groundwater.

2) A ground penetrating radar and magnetometer investigation should be conducted on the site in order to determine the possible presence of additional underground tanks. All underground tanks at the site should be removed by a certified contractor.

B. Limitations

1. The purpose of this report is to address the likelihood of a disposal or threat . of disposal of oil or hazardous materials at the subject site, pursuant to C.G.S. Section 22a and other pertinent environmental laws and regulations. The information obtained from sub-contractors, personal interviews, public .=·~·~. records, and maps is subject to the personal recollection of ·~I ; those persons inte~viewed, and the availability and accuracy of I .~1 . the records -on file with the State and municipal agencies. IES of

I Connecticut will not be responsible for errors resulting from a I I lack of information or incorrect information provided by these J sources. I I :~ I . I l I - 201 Hazel Street (18) New Haven, CT

2 . This report was designed to assess the physical characteristics of the Site with regard to release of oil or hazardous .materials and no attempt was made to investigate the regulatory compliance of the Site regarding Federal, State, or Local Laws and Regulations.

3. Our conclusions are based on the contents of this report and are a result of the in.terpretation of the existing data that was compiled. If additional historical or analytical data becomes available, IES of Connecticut shall reserve the right to review this material to aetermine if the conclusions in this report are to be modified or updated.

4 . C.G.S. Section 22a-450 requires that owners of a property, on which an ongoing spill, release, seepage, loss, or disposal of oil or hazardous materials is occurring, must report the situation to the Oil and Chemical Spills Section of the DEP, no matter how .insignificant the amounts involved.

5. The . · · information · contained in this report is the exclusive property of IES of Connecticut and it's client. Unauthorized use of any portion of this report is prohibited, without express written consent from IES of Connecticut or it's client.

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ATTACHMENTS .-·v.·­..· i..t:

ATTACHMENT "A"

Figures

• USGS, APPROXIMATE SCALE 1 : 16,800 FIGURE I NEW HAVEN, CT QUADRANGLE 201 HAZEL STREET, NEW HAVEN, CT 7'00 O 1400 FEET ,.\ IES, INC. IES PROJECT#: 894-191 CONTOUR INTERVAL 10 FEET ~l!H'TALCD«.t.TAHTW DATUM MEAN SEA LEVEL 'I I . .\ HISTORICAL MAPSANBORN F1GURE3 ARE INSURANCE ATLAS APPROXIMATE SCALE 1923 eoFEET 1:21l FEET -~ -'\ !~$ 1 _1NC. __ __ _ 201 HAZEL STREET, NEW HAVEN, CT ~4ilrnftA f -Wn IES PROJECT II : 894-191 ' \ 4 SITE LOCATION PLAN FIGURE , IES INC. SCALE: . r = so· SOURCE PLAN: 1940 Sanborn Atiases I

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ATTACHMENT "B"

Informational Sources

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A. Information Contacts

Name and Title Affiliation Telephone · t

1. Mr. Frank Argolo New ' Haven (203) 787-8040 Zoning Office

2. Mr. James Lee New Haven (203) 787-6232 Fire Marshal

B. References

1. Bedrock Geological Map of Connecticut, .John Rodgers and Hugh Thomas, 1985.

2. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps on microfilm at the Connect icut State Archives, 1923, and 1940.

3. Surficial Materials Map of Connecticut, J.R. Stone et. al., 1992.

4. Water Quality Classifications Map of Connecticut, DEP, 1987 .

5. New Haven City Directories, 1913, · 1923, 1928, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1974, 1976, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990.

6 . Aerial Photographs of New Haven, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990.

7. CTDEP WEED, UST, 'ocs, WCD department files.

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Groundwater Quality Report In trotf uc lion lo Connec lie ut' s Water Quality Classifications for Surf ac e and Ground Waters

G,\A; G1·01111d ,.1.1tcrs within p11l,lf,: water s11pply watf!f'.,l11,d or.uf ilil11 tlic area of l11fl111:1u:c of p111,1 ( ,; w:1lC'r !:t1pply wi,l)s . rrc:.11111eJ s,dt.,1,le for cllrf! <: l l1111n:111 co11s11111ptlo11 . State's goal ls tu m,1l111al11 1l,11t co11dltlo11 by l.>a1111l11g al,nust all dlsch.11gcs l11 i;round w.,tcr .

GA: Ground w;1ti,1·s within the are ,1 of l11fl11c11,:c of pt· lv,1tc ancJ potc11cl .1l p11hll,:, wat,•r supply w,•lls . l'rr.s11111c 111,11111..1111 Lli.,t. co11dl1lo11 1,y l.>a1111l11g almost al I cJlschargcs to g1011111I walet .

GU/GA: G1· 0,11iu waters which arc cn11la1nl11a1e.J 1111d tl,c stiltc h.is rstal>l lshccJ a Class G,\ goal as tl,c,;,, wntcrs nrc l.>cl11i; used as a private s11pply :;011rce or cou)J he used for that purpose ln ·llic (ut111·c .

Ul....J.~---- B/A: S11rfacc water 'luallty ls lmpa I red 1,y ~~~~.if/'r\ffi;ttiii'l17T wastewater discharges . St.,te goal is to adlie•,., and m,,lntaln a 11.1tural con.!ltion.

;JJ~~~~~---• cn: Gro1111cJ w;1ters within hie,hly u1ha11lzecJ a1e:is u1 l l11te11s1? l11d11s1rl.1l t1ctfvlty and where a p11l,llc water supply ls' avallal.>Je. !lay not Le sultal.Je for d I rec t I 111111,111 co II s 11111p t I o 11 . Slate ' s I o II g t e nn g II a I I s to restore these gro1111cJ wnters through clea11 - 11p actio11:o; .

• AA: llncontamlnated s11rf.1ce wate1·s deslg11atecJ fur use as p11LI le water supply . State goal Is ln maintain existing 1ut11r.:1l 1p1ality d1.1ractcristfc!; Ly L,,1111l11g cJlschargcs to reservoir or any triL11tary surface waters .

Crorn11l watr.rs which are co111a1nl11atr.tl 1111d the state's goal ls a Class G/IA co11

UncontninfnalecJ surface w,,tcrs deslg11.,1.cd for as a potrntlal pul.>lic w,,ter s11p(lly . Stale gu:il to mal11taln existing natural q11oll1y char:tcterlstlcs Ly banning tllscl,at·gcs to ll1c:.r. watercourses .

This classl(lcntlun represents an ar<.' ,1 1,,;hr.1,, federal, state aud local p1?11nl ls liave l1t:1• 11 securecJ for Its use as a sulld waste tllsposal site.

Grn1111J waters i.,],lch are not nnY contaminated and where certain hydrogeolog[c co11tlltlo11s exist which coulJ be utlllze

Gro1111cJ waters which are """ co11l ,1111ln :11 c tl nn

Surf.ice u,,1..,rs 1.hcre tl11• u .11cr 1p1a I It y 110 :1 I I·. a ({ ,; h11ulC' / s..,l111111al,le cu11dltlo11 U . 1!> t c \.1 ,1 rt.• 1 GROUND ~ATERS E) Designated Use: Indm,trial proce.!.! w11ter and cooling wnt,.rs; prP.5Um,.,t not suitable for direct humnn con~umption without trentment. CRITERIA

No qunlit11tive criteria cnn be specified ,ur ground wnter!' of thi5 Cl n<:5 11re known or m11y res.!onsbly be presumed to be degrl!ded due to A vnrirty of pollution sources.

I CI..ASSIFICAT!Gr7S

Ground waters within highly urhnni~r-d 11r~I!.! or Arens of intenc:~ industrfnl 11ctivity 11nd whflrl!' public w11r11r supply service is 11vn.iloblP.. H~v ""t be 11uitnble for dirl"ct humnn consumption due to waste di5chnrgPs, •pills or leak.,; of chemical5 or land U!'e imp11cts . The St11te'~ gonl is tci prevent further degrndnticn hy preventing any additional dlc:~hnrg~c: which would cause irrP.versiblP contsminnt!on . CITY OF NEW HAVEN BUREAU OF PURCHASES

JOfL'I DeSTEF ANO, JR. ,\,/ayor 200 ORANGE STREET ROOM.WI Elisabeth L. Sassano NEW HA YEN, CONNECTICUT 06510 Purchasing Agent TeJ. (203) 946-820 I - Fax. (203) 946-8206 p r-cr-1\;,_ ~ :-_ 1 ·1,/ T'.:nl..- !_,I ~ .... -- ·-· n:a :s - 1997

January 28, 1997

Alderman Ronald Gattison Board of Aldermen Cjty of New Haven 165 Church Street New Haven, CT 06511

Dear Alderman Gattison,

Per your telephone request of this date, I herewith attach a list of Livable City Demolitions to date. This list has been confirmed with the LCI Bureau.

I trust this is the information you required. If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to call me at 946-8207.

Respectfully submitted, ~ ~-S~ Elisabeth L. Sassano Purchasing Agent

cc : Joelle Rhodes, Legislative Liaison Ellen Kershaw, Director of Legislative Services Michael Casey, Director of Operations, LCI DEMOLITION ACTIVITY l\t t achment B flSCAL YEAR 1ll~IS-1!tti7 Octob 1996 - \all- T • " 1996- - 1,.)116{ 0&1el A.d,..Oiw Oak/ Ue,1 fuM1n9 Conh"'t , .. _ -l>H "'b .. to• 111cnt w Noll<;. 111 oaul . (l',in~, Prop•,1v .a.cd1-u °"'"•' il<)u,c, .. ~U.tt:1 ~ Ho. Enc"'!lbf•nca • co11lr1cro1 "?'_•rd 1,"1 e1u.... ~,., B111 l'roc:wd De,~o·c co,!!.O.mo C"-ck 1 1 ~"°'

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Oil, ?re pared~ 111V ·3Q ,.._.., Livable City Initiative Demolition Activity Ocrnher 1 1996 - NovPmh,,,- 15 1996

Property Address Funding __[ ______Contractor Demo Date Cost Comment -- --·· -- . ------·-·- IIndustrial Wrecking Certified Payroll 37-39 Greenwood St. C-96 Bridgcpo_rt, CT 11/15/96 $ 13 ,325.00 Attached Bums Excavating West 10/9/96 $ 11,500.00 I 273 James St. SF Haven, CT ·------Casa-Bu-ilders, Inc. Certified Payroll 11-13 Ann St. C-96 Derby, CT 10/1 /96 $ 17,000.00 Attached Laydon Conser. New Certified Payroll 86 Winchester Ave. C-96 Haven. CT 10/2 8/96 $ 13,850.00 Anached* ·- ---- Laydon Conser. New Certified Payroll 2 Webster St. C-96 Haven, CT 10/12/96 $ 2,000.00 Attached* Casa Builders, Inc. N. H. Resident Special 372 Ferry St. C-96 Derby, CT 10/30/96 $ 21,000.00 Hire Casa Builders, Inc. Certified Payroll 21-23 Arthur St. C-96 Derby, CT 10/5/96 $ 9,500.00 Attached

Industrial Wrecking Certified Payroll 73 Arch St. C-96 Bridgeport, CT 11/5/96 $ 9,590.00 Attached* Laydon Constr. New CertificdPayroll I White St. C-96 Haven, CT 10/22/96 12,300.00 Attached* 1 s ------Industrial Wrecking Certified Payroll 31 Lilac St. C-96 Bridgeport. CT 11/8/96 7 $ 9,612.00 Anached* Laydon Conser. New - . -----,------Certified Payroll 224 Munson St. C-96 Haven, CT 10/24/96 $ 7,100.00 Anached* Casa -Builders, Inc. Certified Payroll 168 Chapel St. C-96 Derby, CT 10/18/96 $ 17,300.00 Attached ·- Pereira & Sons New Certified Payroll 123-5 Blatchley Ave. C-96 Haven, CT 11 / 13/96 $ 15,500.00 Anached* --- Construction Srvcs. 33-35 Fifth St. C-96 Meriden, CT 10/3/96 $ 19,450.00 Pereira & Sons New Certified Payroll 132 Newhall St. C-96 Haven, CT 10/ 1/96 $ 18,500.00 Attached* Cherry Hill Conser. 73 Second Ave. C-96 Branford. CT 10/30/96 $ 9,990.00 Ralph Camputaro 60 Emerson St. A81 North Branford, CT 10/15196 12,200.00 s - Ralph Camputaro Certified Payroll 278 Division St. A81 North Branford I 1/14/96 Is 10,675.00 Attached* I Ralph Camputaro Certified Payroll 288 Division St. A81 North Branford. CT 11 115196 Is 13,445.00 Anachcd* Construction Srvcs.

72 Bassett St. A81 Meriden, CT I 0/15196 S 17,400.00 I -- .------1------· ----- ______I___ ------1 ------·--- * Payroll Certifications not available for last monch's report

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Property Address Funding i Contractor Demo Date Cost Comment f- ·--. ----· ·------Laydon Construct. Certified Payroll 7 I 5 Orchard Street C-96 New Haven, CT 11/18/96 $ 7,930.00 Actached ------Laydon Construct. Certified Payroll 634 Washington Ave. C-96 New Haven, CT 11 /22/96 $ 9,200.00 Attached Laydon Construct. Certified Payroll 637 Dix.well Ave. C-96 New Haven, CT 11/17/96 $ 27,750.00 Attached Pereira & Sons New Certified Payroll 23 0 Edgewood Ave. C-96 Haven, CT 11 / 19/96 $ 9,900.00 Attached Pereira & Sons New Certified Payroll 23 I Edgewood Ave. C-96 Haven, CT 11/19/96 $ 9,400.00 Attached Pereira & Sons New Certified Payroll 34 Sylvan Ave. C-96 Haven, CT - 11/29/96 $ 15 ,5 00.00 Attached Cheny Hill Constr. 15 Hurlburt Street A81 Branford, CT 12/13/96 $ 11,200.00 Laydon Construct. 123 Button Street A81 New Haven, CT 12/13/96 $ 11,900.00 Laydon Construct. 64, Elliot Street A81 New Haven, CT 12/5/96 $ 8,3 00.00 Laydon Construct. 20 Gilbert Ave. A81 New Haven. CT 12/ 13/96 $ 11,200.00 Laydon Construct. 136 Derby Ave. A81 New Haven, CT 12/ 10/96 $ 17,450.00 Laydon Construct. 23 West Read St. A81 New Haven, CT 11/18/96 $ 8,600.00 Laydon Construct. Certified Payroll 446 Dix.well Ave. A81 New Haven, CT 11 / 19/96 $ 14,950.00 Attached Laydon Construct. 212 Starr Street A81 -- New Haven, CT 11 / 18/96 $ 13,200.00 Burns Excavating 51 Stevens Street A81 West Haven, CT 12/4/96 $ 13,000.00 Burns Excavating 47 Stevens Street A81 West Haven, CT 12/6/96 $ 9,500.00 Burns Excavating 126 Putnam Street A81 West Haven, CT 11 /25/96 $ 23,350.00 ECB/Giordano Joint

72 Legion Street A81 New Haven. CT 12/ 12/96 $ 16,850.00 1 Minority Owned

Page I Livable City Initiative Demolition Aclivity n,•rPn,ber 16 I 9c)f,.. l:inn:uv ! 5 I 99:

Property Address Funding Contractor Demo Date Cost I Comment i-1_9_F_ra_n_k_S_t_rec_t-- --+-A_8_1_ _ -~~~~~~:-.~- \ _n s_rv_ cs_. --t--- _1_2!_ 1_7_19_6_ --_---_$·_-~7 ,600.00 ~--·~ ---- Bums Excavating ~ 32 Lilac Street AS! West Haven, CT 12/ 18/96 $ 7 500 00 ·--- Pereira & Sons New------+···:..._. ' . I -- 202 Davenport Ave. AS I Haven, CT 12/19/96 $ 9,900.00 1------'------+---·------1------t------r·------1 Laydon Construct. 82 Haven Street C-96 New Haven, CT 12/ 19/96 $ 4,950.00 Cherry Hill Constr. 54 Kimberly Ave. A81 Branford, CT 12/20/96 $ 25,800.00 Cherry Htll~C-on_s_tr_. --+------...... ------+------1 118 Monroe A81 Branford, CT 12/22/96 $ 6,000.00 Laydon Construct. 12-14 Arthur Street A81 New Haven, CT 12/23/96 $ 12,500.00

Construction Srvcs. 133 Winchester A81 Meriden, CT 12/27/96 $ 7,400.00 ECB/Giordano Joint 252 Davenport Ave. A81 New Haven.CT 12/30/96 $ 16,325.00 1------'------+-----+------'-----+------+---'-----+--~------Laydon Construct. demo compleled in 637 Dixwell Ave. C-96 New Haven, CT 1/2/97 $ 27,750.00 January Bums Excavating Certified Payroll 1589 Chapel Street A81 West Haven. CT !n/97 $ 16,600.00 Attached Bums Excavating Certified Payroll I 6 Lilac Street A81 West Haven, CT 1/ 10/97 $ 18,750.00 I Attached - Laydon Construct. -~ertified Payroll 82 Pardee Street A81 New Haven, CT 1/13/97 $ 15,1 00.00 Attached !------+-----+------1 Laydon Construct. ,. 630 Washington Ave. A81 New Haven, CT 1/ 14/97 $ 11,500.00

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Please refer to the listed citation:

Grossman, Karl (1992, May/June, Volume III, Number3). From Toxic Racism to Environmental Justice.

The Environmental Magazine.

.. , Commission on Equal Opportunities City of New Haven 200 Orange Street, 1st Floor New Haven. CT 06510 (203) 946-8160 Fax (203) 946-8164

January 27, 1997

Commissioners Honorable Ronald K, Gattison

Ronald Tbom:,s Alderperson, 21 Ward Chairperson 129 Shelton Avenue

Alfred Klndff New Haven, CT 06511

Js t nc, Chairperson Thank you for the information regarding demolition activities in your ward. Babz Rawls Ivy l nti Viet Chairperson Based on your information, Mr. Wilson, CEO Contract Compliance Director, was immediately dispatched to the Sealtest site on Thompson Street to investigate the luulAvlla Andrew Mon1one activity you saw.

Daniel Newell A Ueo P:ige He was unable to ascertain if any materials were taken from the Sealtest site. Jeannen• Thomas However, he did observe two trucks at 606 Winchester Avenue fully loaded with fill which was clean. The company in question is Burns Excavating and Demolition located at 541 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516. John Cos: Executive Director If we can be of further service, please do not hesitate to call. Wllllam Wilson Contracr Compliance Diuctor

Hyla Grttnbu:

John Hayw:,rd

UtW:.arion !J fonitors

Oris Johnson. Jr.

Fair Hou ..· in.e Program Assistant Executive Director

llildred Pearson Empluym,mr Repraentarivt Enclosures

Alhena Clbhs cc: Frank Alvarado, Executive Director, LCI Sfrno.r: raphttr Exuutive Robert Clieto, LCI

.John Turner, Esq. CEO Commissioners

0 Legal t 0 1111.f d John Hayward, CEO Hyla Greenberg Alderperson Ron Smith, 20th Ward File CITY OF NEW HAVEN COMMISSION ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES C€0 200 Orange Strei!t, 1st Floor• New Haven, CT 06510 M E M O R. A N D U M Tel. 946-8160 • Fax. 946-8164

To: John Cox From: Bill Wilson ~;0-.,0 ilJ~~ Date: January 24, 1997

Re: Sealtest Site Today I received a complaint from Alderman Ronald K. Gattison of the Democrat of the Twenty First Ward regarding one of our L.C.I. contractors who is identified as Burns Excavation. This contractor was alleged to have removed hazardous waste materials stored on the Sealtest site located off of Dixwell Avenue and Thompson Street.

Per your direction, I went to the site to investigate. When I arrived there, there was no trucker in view removing any fill. However, I waited to observe activity that may occur. After a period of time, seeing no activity, I decided to drive around the area to locate any demolition contractor who might be in need of fill for back fill. b OCc I pursued to drive around the(area and located Burns Excavation Company demolishing a building onuwinchester Avenue with a partial back fill lot. I waited on site for the truck to come back again so I could trail them to see where they went to pick up their fill. After a while I left and went back to the Sealtest site to observe any activity. Seeing none, I returned to the Winchester Site and found two trucks loaded with fill. The trucks were identified as Burns Excavating Company.

I strongly suggest that C.E.O. contact Frank Alavardo and Robert Cleto of L.C.I. informing them of our findi ngs. I trust that you may find same. CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Elizabeth C McCormack 66 Pendleton Street Alderwoman, 24th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06511-4309

Deputy Majority Leader Telephone: 387-5495

Vice-Chairwoman Tax Abatement Committee February 6, 1997

Jose Romero, Neighborhood Specialist Livable City Initiative Bureau City of New Haven

Dear Jose,

Several weeks ago, I reported problems to you that exist at 235 Sherman Ave. and 239 Sherman Ave. I would appreciate it if you could please call or write me to indicate your actions regarding these properties.

In addition, the property at 402 Edgewood Ave. continues to be a source of trouble, with several issues to resolve, including litter scattered on the grounds, and cars parked on the front lawn. I would be grateful if you could also provide an update on the status of this ongoing problem property. Neighbors are anxiously waiting for some relief with regard to these issues.

Thank you for your attention to these serious neighborhood concerns.

Sincerely, . ~ ~c.~ ~ ELIZABETH C. MCCORMACK Alderwoman, 24th Ward

cc: Mayor John DeStefano Frank Alvarado, Director, LCI Gary Hogan, Deputy, Neighborhood Services, LCI Andrea Jackson-Brooks, Executive Assistant to Mayor Chuck Allen, Mayor's Office Joelle Rhodes, Mayor's Office

ECM/ma CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Luisa DeLauro 95 Olive Street Alderwoman, 8th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06510-4905

Vice-Chairwoman . .,_ Telephone: 865-8052 (home) Education Committee 946-4880 (work) Legislation Committee

Chief Martin O'Connor & Fire Marshal Nelson Casillas Fire Department ..... City of New Haven - Dear Chief O'Connor & Fire Marshal Casillas,

As Alderwoman from the 8th Ward, I write to strongly recommend that New Haven firefighter John Bernardo be given every consideration as he seeks to be one of the individuals chosen to attend Fire Inspector Certification Class at the State Fire Marshal's School. Mr. Bernardo has served the city with distinction over the past 15 years on the job as a New Haven firefighter. Now he very much would like to be a Fire Inspector, and has submitted his resume and will interview for that purpose.

I have known Mr. Bernardo all his life, as he comes from a fine New Haven area family. He has had a lot of experience, and is very well qualified. I can attest that Mr. Bernardo is a fine person of good character, and I very much believe that he possesses the skills and qualities necessary to be an excellent Fire Inspector. Again, I highly recommend Nfr. Bernardo, and ask you to give him every consideration as you make this selection. Thank you very much. Sincerely. , 4Jd~uv; SADELAURO J Alderwoman, 8th Ward

cc: President William Celentano, Board of Fire Commissioners Commissioners Brooks, Perrelli, Whetstone and Kasowitz LD/ma MEMORAND_UM Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. City of New Haven

Joelle K. Rhodes Office of the Mayor (203) 946-7670 fax (203) 946 -7687

TO: tef: o, Jr. ~ FROM: Joelle K. o DATE: January 30, 199 RE: Domestic Violence Services

When the Board of Aldermen passed the CDBG package, they included the following clause: "that the $5,000 allocation to Domestic Violence Services is contingent upon (a) receipt by the Board of Aldermen of documentation of action taken by Domestic Violence Services in response to recommendations made by the Board of Aldermen on May 17, 1994; and (b) the Domestic Violence Services' Shelter, which is located within the boundaries of the City of New Haven, being currently open and operating with shelter and related services."

I have attached the Board of Domestic Violence Services responses transmitted through the Human Resources Administrator to the Board. The clause was non-specific as to what constituted an adequate response, what action the Board was to take once documentation was received or who made the decision to allow the funds to be released. As it currently stands, it has been decided that Tomas Reyes must detemune that the requirements of the Order were met and that the funds may be released.

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HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION

1 H CHURCH STREET, FLOOR 4-R JOHN OcSTC,.ANO. J". NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 081510 OFFICE: (203) 94e-7907 Alma Ayele FAX:(203)946-7908 HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR TTY/TOO/TT: (2031946-8582 Ronald M.,ning DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR

December 12, 1996

Honorable Tomas Reyes, President New Haven Board of Aldermen Office of Legislative Services 165 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510

Dear President Reyes:

Attached please find the documentation required by the Honorable Board's order authorizing the Consolidated Plan with the following provision:

"that the $5,000 allocation to Domestic Violence Services is contingent upon (a) receipt by the Board of Aldermen of docwnentation of actions taken by Domestic Violence Services in response to recommendations made by the Board of Aldermen on May 17, 1994; and (b) the Domestic Violence Services' Shelter, which is located within the boundaries of the City of New Haven, being currently open and operating with shelter and related services.

I have already submitted a report to the Honorable Board during the CDBG deliberative process but have swnmarized and updated responses to the recommendations made by the Board below for your convenience. The recommendations made by the Special Committee on Domestic Violence Services are included.

Board of Directors

I . The by-laws have not been changed to specify a determinate nwnber of members constituting the Board of Directors. There are still between 10-25 slots on the board. See attached list of board members. Racial composition of the board is 12 Caucasians, 1 Latina, and 2 African Americans.

2. Board of Director meetings remain closed to the public.

DEPARTMENTS OF: CHILDREN ANO FAMllY SERVICES· SERVICES FOR PERSONS Willi DISABILITIES • ELDERLY SERVICES · FAIR RENT· HEALTH · WELFARE PAOJECT FIGHTING BACIC • PAOJECT NEW HAVEN CHILD DEVELOPMENT • PAOJECT RY AN WHITE T1TlE I INITIATIVE President Tomas Reyes December 12, 1996 Page 2

3. DYS states they do have a streamlined and open nominating process for pre­ screening and appointing members of the Board of Directors.

4. They will not name New Haven residents to 2/3 of the board membership slots since they serve 13 towns, not just New Haven.

5. In terms of the "inclusion of constituency groups affected by domestic violence" to the Board issue, DYS states that the nominating process is set up to address this issue.

6. DYS states that alderpeople are welcome to approach the nominating committee if interested in serving on the board of dire·ctors. John Leventhal, M.D., Kathy Ulm, and Eileen Cavanaugh comprise the nominating committee. Ms. Koorejian, DVS director, indicated to me that there were attempts in 1994 to ask Eduardo Perez and then-alderman Stefan Pryor to serve. Perez declined and Pryor said he would consider it but has since come off the aldermanic board.

7. DVS states that they do solicit names from former board members.

8. They do believe their board is diversified and have included (see attached) a copy of their cultural diversity policy for staff and volunteers.

Facilities

9, 11, 12. The following improvements to the shelter were noted by staff that visited the site: outside structural renovations were evident (new aluminwn/vinyl siding), third floor bathroom has new floor tile, shower area tile, moldings, and is functional, new carpet was installed on the first floor living room, DYS office area, office and 2nd floor hallway. Carpet will not be replaced annually but on an as needed basis. In addition, DVS reports that lead and asbestos abatements were completed.

10. There is no overnight manager at the shelter. Domestic Violence Services (DVS) contends that having overnight personnel is unnecessary since DVS has crisis counselors on call on a 24 hour basis.

Executive/Management

13 . Grievance procedure to protect job security of grievance is already in place (see p.12 of policy-attached).

14. Cultural diversity policy already in place. See response to question number 8. President Tomas Reyes December 12, 1996 Page 3

15. State they already provide training opportunities for staff.

16. Have sent in grievance procedure for clients which is included.

17. DVS will not submit an overall general management plan to HRA. What they do submit is the management plan required by CDBG which outlines the program plan for monies requested.

18. City funds were released and expended.

Please note that we have verified that the shelter is in fact located and operating in New Haven. DVS has responded to each recommendation. In some cases recommendations have been accepted, in some cases DVS says that they already implement the recommended change (e.g. grievance policies), and in other cases they say that they will not accept a recommendation because there is no need for the particular change in policy (e.g. having the vast majority of Board of Director members come from New Haven when they serve the entire region). Please note that compliance with each recommendatioµ was · not a condition for the release of CDBG funding.

I am submitting this information to you since the ad hoc committee which originally brought the recommendations forward is no longer in existence. The matter is now before you for your consideration and action. If I can provide additional information, please let me know. Please advise the City through my office of the disposition of this matter so that we know whether to release the CDBG allocation set aside for DVS. CJ:~ Alma Ayala _ Human Resources Administrator

cc: Members of CD and Human Resources Committees ·. u.c. REPORT OF TUE SPEC[AL COHMITTEE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES

5/9/94

RESOLUTION OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN URGING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES OF NEW IIAVEN TO ENACT CERTAIN RECOHHENDATIONS FOR THE BETTER PROVISION OF SERVICES BY THE AGENCY .

WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen received communications from Wiggin & Dana on behalf of Domestic Violence Services of Greater New Haven (DVS) and members of the Greater New Haven Community, requesting the Board of Aldermen or its designee discuss and investigate the operation and services provided by DVS; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen has a fiduciary res pons ib il ity and interest in the performance of funded agencies in the City of New Haven; and

WHEREAS, a Special Committee of the Board of Aldermen convened and held two public hearings and two meetings for the purpose of deliberating and taking committee action in response to these communications; and

WHEREAS, the co1111ittee's work entailed a comprehensive review of the financial and operational information of DVS; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of New Haven recognizes that domestic violence is a proble• in the City of New Haven; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen is conscious of the need for services for victims of domestic violence in the City; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen wishes to ensure the provision of appropriate and sensitive services to one of the most vulnerable segments of the population it represents; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen's concern for the provision of services for the victims of domestic violence made it necessary for actions to be recommended as a result of the issues aired in the public hearings;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Aldermen of the City of New Haven recommends the implementation of the following :

Board of Directors

l) The Bylaws of DVS be amended to specify a determinate number of members to constitute the Board of Directors .

2) The meetings of the Board of Directors of DVS be open, given the public nature of the services provided and the sources of public funding. ...:-:.·· n,...'l.1 .. ,,:-i 3) The pre-screening process for prospective members of the Board of ::: rn Directors of DVS be streamlined to allow for an open nom i nating.&: ;:,,;-< process for members of the Board of Directors . -o:> Vl '" ,,~o 4) 2/3 of the membership of Board of Directors be citizens of New u5 :-:: m Haven . .&:... 5) Conslderatlon be given to having all or the specltic constituency groups that DVS serves represented on the Board of Directors .

6) The Board ot Aldermen be asked annually by DVS to elect an alder•an to sit on the Board of Directors or DVS.

7) DYS accept names sollclted from former members of the DVS Board of Directors and others as candidates for the Board of Directors of DVS.

8) The Board of Directors of DYS be diversified and have a greater representation or the community its serves .

FACILITIES

9) An equity loan be pursued to make the necessary improvements to the shelter operated by DVS .

10) An overnight manager be hired to staff the shelter operated by DYS.

11) The third floor bathroom of the shelter operated by DYS be repaired.

12) New carpeting be put in place annually at the shelter.

EXECUTIVE/MANAGEMENT

13) Grievance procedures of DVS be amended so that personnel bringing legitimate complaints do not jeopardize their jobs by so doing.

14) A cultural diversity policy be put in place that would have cultural sensitivity training for all staff and encourage broader community participation by the staff.

15) DYS increase training opportunities for shelter staff.

16) A written grievance procedure be established for clients and former clients.

17) A management plan with management objectives be adopted by the agency and the implementation of such objectives and plan be supervised and overseen by the Human Resources Administration of the City of New Haven, which will provide any technical assistance necessary and make further recommendations to the Board of Aldermen's Special Committee on Domestic Violence Servic.es ninety (90) days from the passage of this resolution. These recommendations will include whatever steps need to taken to better the provision of the agency's services up to and including recommending personnel changes at any level including management .

OTHER

18) The Board of Aldermen ascertain why City funds for this agency have not been spent and facilitate the release and expenditure of these funds to improve the shelter facility . CITY OF NEW HAVE N BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Bruce McClenning 4 7 Dyer Street Alderman, 28th Ward New Haven, Conn. 065 11-1629

Alderrnanic Affairs Committee Telephone: 777-2194 Municipal Services Committee Public Safety and Substance Abuse Committee Member, Environmental Advisory Council

Mayor John DeStefano City of New Haven 165 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510

Dear Mayor DeStefano:

Thank you for coming to the 28th Ward and holding your Mayor's Night Out in our neighborhood.

You were very well received by those residents in attendance. It was very helpful to have your department heads there to be able to respond directly to constituent concerns.

People also expressed to me that they were pleased that you are taking a pro-active stance on the vicious dogs issue that has been a particular concern in our ward.

Again, many thanks for spending the time with us; it was most productive.

Sincerely,

Bruce McClenning, Alderman Ward 28

BMcC/ek/dw CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Matt Naclerio 508B Woodward Avenue Alderman, 17th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06512-1965

OFFIC(OF THJ: MAYOR Chairman Telephone: Office: 495-7555 Legislation Committee Home: 468-8404 3AN 141997 FAX: 495-7557 Municipal Services Committee Youth and Youth Services Committee RECt.1..,~ &J Member, Water Pollution Control Authority

January 13 , 1997 Mr. Chris Ozyck, Chairman Vision Waterfront Committee 195 Church Street New Haven, Connecticut 06510

Dear Mr. Ozyck:

I am hereby requesting that you remove my name from the membership of your committee. I last attended a meeting of your committee when the main topic for discussion that night was the Vision Trail around New Haven Harbor. Since the committee was planning to discuss how and where the trail would pass through the Annex section of New Haven which I live in and represent on the Board of Aldermen, I decided to attend to offer my input. While committee members were viewing a map of the City to examine various routes for the trail, you pointed to the Annex section of New Haven and a proposed trail and stated that "ifwe put it here, those people will have a quicker way to get to Wooster Street to buy their pizza." I found your remark to be highly offensive and horribly insulting to my ancestors, my constituents, and all Americans ofitalian descent whose hard work, dedication, and vision helped make this nation great.

I suggest that you speak with the originators of the Vision project about its mission and purpose. I doubt you will find intolerance listed among its stated goals.

Very truly yours,

; ' I ·• /J · • / , / / • ) I !,_ l I,.,/ ,:_...<'. . 1,lr,. L / (.l, (.,,. U~ _,...,,(__

Matt Naclerio Alderman, 17th Ward

cc: Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. Bishop Peter Rosazza, Chairperson, Vision Project Steering Committee

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CITY OF NEW HAVEN JAN. o·s1991 BOARD OF ALDERMEN.. .., ._· L) R .:. "' ._ •

Ronald Smith 45 Butler Street Alderman, 20th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06511-18

Chairman Telephone: 773-9177 Tax Abatement Committee Human Resources Committee Youth and Youth Services Committee

January 3, 1997

Mayor John DeStefano City of New Haven

Dear Honorable Mayor DeStefano:

I would like to cordially invite you to a neighborhood meeting I am hosting in the 20th Ward. It is 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 8, 1997 at the St. John the Baptist Church, 782 Dixwell Avenue. I hope you can come. Please feel free to bring with you any staff members you would like.

Sincerely, ~M Ron Smith, Alderman, Ward 20 ,.

CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Joshua 1 Civin P.0 . Box 200954 Alderman, I st Ward New Haven, Conn. 06520-0954

Human Resources Committee Telephone: Office: 946-6483 Select Committee on the Homeless Home: 777-6290 Youth and Youth Services Committee

' l'J RESOLUTION OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN COMMEND INGo WORKERS ANDYALE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS FOR REACHING~ AGREE~NT ON WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR ~MBERS OF=:_ BARGAINING UNIT LOCALS 34 AND 35 ~

WHEREAS: we are pleased that a labor dispute that has lasted well over a year has finally come to a successful conclusion; and

WHEREAS: we commend workers at Yale University for being willing to negotiate, to sacrifice and to take a stand over the long haul on wage and working condition issues; and

WHEREAS: we commend Yale University administrators for being willing to enter into constructive negotiations as a corporate citizen of this city; and

WHEREAS: we commend New Haven Mayor DeStefano for brokering the agreement when the negotiations were at a standstill; and

WHEREAS: Yale University is a large and important employer in the City ofNew Haven; and

WHEREAS: Yale employs many New Haven residents who have been for some time seeking a bargaining unit agreement through Locals 34 and 35 of the Federation of University Employees for their membership of over 3,000 workers; and

WHEREAS: the Board of Aldermen held a hearing on the course of the negotiations and strike to weigh the impact of the labor dispute on the residents, families and economy of New Haven; and

WHEREAS: individual aldermen have sat in on negotiations and followed how negotiations would affect their constituents; and .. RESOLUTION Page 2

WHEREAS: the final contract agreement includes, among other points, that: workers will receive annual wage increases for the next six years; permanent full and part time members of Local 3 5 will have guaranteed pay and jobs for 10 years; there will be an improved pension plan and a new, managed care health plan for employees and retirees; Yale will get limited subcontracting rights, except in the dining balls; and casual workers will now be part of the union locals and will earn above the minimum wage; and

WHEREAS: the agreed upon contract will be healthy for our city and hopefully will prove to be another link in the evolving partnership between Yale and New Haven.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the New Haven Board of Aldermen hereby commends the Yale workers, Yale administrators and Mayor DeStefano for their perseverance in reaching a final agreement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is our hope that future labor discussions will be worked out in a productive, non-confrontational manner and will achieve over the long term a living wage for employees and their families.

Respectfully submitted,

Alderman Joshua I. Civin, Ward 1

Alderwoman Elizabeth McCormack, Ward 24

Alderman Philip Voigt, Ward 27

Alderwoman Robin I. Kroogman, Ward 14

Alderman Anthony B. Dawson, Ward 3

Alderman Matt Naclerio, Ward 17

Alderwoman Nancy Ahem, Ward 25 CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD• OF ALDERMEN -~ Rau/Avila 200 Blatchley Avenue Alderman, I 6th Ward New Haven, Conn. 06.513-3805

Chairman Telephone: 782-0751 Youth and Youth Services Committee Community Development Committee Finance Committee Member, Equul Opportunities Commi.esion

October 2, 1996

The Honorable John Destefano Mayor City of New Haven 165 Church Street New Haven, CT 06510

Dear Mayor DeStefano:

On behalf of the organizing committee for the 504th Anniversary of the discovery of Puerto Rico, I would like to extend an invitation to you to attend this celebration in Fair Haven. The Saint Rose of Lima church will host this event on November 16th, 1996 at the parish hall, located at 115 Blatchley Avenue, from 5pm to 12pm. The event wm feature traditional song, dance, art, and cuisine, typical to the Puerto Rican culture.

We would be honored by and are looking forward to your presence at this most important event for our community. Please RSVP to Raul Avila@ 782-0751 .

Sincerely,

Raul Avila Alderman, 16th Ward

cc: Organizing Committee CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN

Elizabeth C McCormack Op,i 66 Pendleton Street Alderwoman, 24th Ward l~r:- l)~ew Haven, Conn. 06511-4309 '1".q r:- J 4N ~14,--Yn_D ___ Deputy Majority Leader 0 8 n Telep1'ttlne: 387-5495 6· .... " ,;1971 Vice-Chairwoman .... If Tax Abatement Committee .. ~Q Select Committee on Solid Waste December 30, 1996

Jose Romero, Neighborhood Specialist Livable City Initiative Bureau City of New Haven

Dear Jose,

The Sherman Ave. Block Watch was disappointed that you were unable to attend its meeting conducted on December 12, 1996. The next meeting of the Sherman Ave. Block Watch is scheduled to be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 13 , 1997 at 247 Sherman Ave. Members of the Block Watch are hopeful that giving you this advance notice will make it more likely that you will be able to attend this important neighborhood gathering.

In addition, as a reminder, I would ask that you please follow-up on the matter regarding the deteriorating garage structure on Platt St., which is visible from the backyard of 251 Sherman Ave. Please get back to me as soon as possible to let me know your findings on the Platt St. garage, as well as to let me know if you'll be able to attend the upcoming Block Watch meeting. Again, members of the Block Watch are very hopeful that you will be able to attend on January 13 to meet with them and discuss neighborhood issues and concerns.

Sincerely, ~ ~ C. fk -~ ELIZABETH C. MCCORMACK, Alderwoman, 24th Ward

cc: Mayor John DeStefano Frank Alvarado, Director, LCI Gary Hogan, Deputy, Neighborhood Services, LCI Andrea Jackson-Brooks, Executive Assistant to Mayor Joelle Rhodes, Mayor's Office Pat Lanier, Block Watch CITYOFNEWHAVEN JOHN DESTEFANO JR., MAYOR

JA.NEr LINDNER CrrYHAu. CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER NEWHAVEN,CT0651O

August 14, 1996

Alderman Anthony Dawson 24 Ann Street New Haven, CT 06519-1202

Dear Alderman Dawson,

I have received your letter of August 1, 1996. Contrary to your stated understanding, Ward 3 has been, and continues to be, the subject of many major City initiatives to combat blight and enhance quality of life in the neighborhood.

Last year, you may recall, this Administration initiated several meetings to focus solely on how the City could coordinate its efforts in your ward. All operational department heads were brought to the table and we worked with you at those meeting to concentrate efforts in Ward 3.

Just this past year we have had major clean ups by public works at the following locations:

44, 48, 52 Daggett 21, 40, 54, 112, 114, 116, 118 Greenwood 21, 32, 55, 57, 65, 72, 86 Hallock 3 Baldwin 628 Howard 569, 571 Congress 250, 252, 278 Davenport 26, 35, 45 Elliot Legion Avenue 49, 51 , 121, 123 Orchard 15, 17, 19, 21, 30 Steven 57, 34, 36, 50, 51, 60, 62, 64 Sylvan 38 Vernon 10, 12, 14, 16, 37, 125, 127 Ward 105 Asylum 77 Winthrop Page 2

Since 1994, we have milled and paved the following:

Sylvan Avenue from Elliot St. to Winthrop Ave. Auburn Street from Sylvan Avenue to Legion Avenue Evergreen Court from Legion Avenue to the end

We have scheduled the following streets for complete paving, curb and sidewalk replacement this fiscal year:

Kossuth Street from Congress Avenue to Davenport Avenue Daggett Street from Congress Avenue to Washington Avenue Hallock Street from Columbus Avenue to Congress Avenue Baldwin Street from Congress Avenue to Davenport Avenue Greenwood Street from Sylvan Avenue to Legion Avenue

We have repaired numerous sidewalks in Ward 3, including:

94 Asylum Street 52 Vernon Street 8 Vine Street 10 Vine Street 33 Elliot Street 98 Sylvan Avenue 104 Sylvan Avenue 148 Sylvan Avenue

and we are replacing the following sidewalks this year:

28 Auburn Street 31 Auburn Street next to 31 Auburn Street 32 Auburn Street 33 Auburn Street 108 Sylvan Avenue -112 Sylvan Avenue

In addition, OBIE and Public Works have conducted numerous vacant lot clean ups and Ward 3, as you know, is a particular focus of the Mayor's Livable City Initiative and continues to be targeted for the City's anti-blight and housing redevelopment efforts. Page 3

I hope this information is helpful to you and I look forward to working with the neighborhood on continued improvement efforts.

JL/md cc: Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. / Andrea Jackson-Brooks, Executive Assistant to the Mayor Tomas Reyes, President, Board of Aldermen Claudette Ford, Director of Public Works John Martinez, State Representative Toni Harp, State Senator Cathy Sutton-Dawson, Democratic Co-Chair, 3rd Ward Gwen Henderson, Democratic Co-Chair, 3rd Ward Roger Vann, NAACP President Board of Directors, Jewish Home for the Aged Board of Directors, Casa Otonal CITY OF NEW HAVEN JOHN DESTEFANO JR., MAYOR

JANET LINDNER. CrrYHAu. CHIEF ADMINIS1RATIVE OFFICER. NEWHAVEN,CT0651O

August 14, 1996

Alderman Ronald K. Gattison 169 Shelton Avenue #29 New Haven, CT 06511-1867

Dear Alderman Gattison,

I have received your letter of July 31 regarding paving in your ward. Contrary to your stated understanding, Ward 21 has been, and continues to be, a priority for many city services, including the Mayor's Anti-Blight Initiative, police, paving, sidewalks and other neighborhood development and improvement programs.

Just this past year, we cleaned the following areas in your ward, in conjunction with neighborhood groups, as part of the citywide public works clean up effort:

115, 117 County 276, 278, 288 Division 527 Dixwell 91 , 13 5, 13 7 Hazel Henry St. Lot 206, 208, 230, 270, 273, 275 Munson 100, 150, 254, 267 Shelton 218, 232 Starr

Since 1994, we have milled and paved the following streets in your ward:

Crescent Street from Fournier Street to Norton Parkway Munson Street from County Street to Sherman Parkway Dixwell Avenue from Division Street to Ivy Street Winchester Avenue from Division Street to Ivy Street Sherman Parkway from 551 Sherman to 25' north of Ford Street Ford Street from Sherman Parkway to Dixwell Avenue West Hazel Street from Sherman Parkway to Dixwell Avenue Argyle Street from Shelton Avenue to Dixwell Avenue West Gibbs Street from Dixwell A venue to circle Shelton Avenue from Starr Street to Ivy Street West Division Street from Sherman Parkway to Dixwell Avenue (1996) .Page 2

In addition, several streets have been targeted this year for complete curb and sidewalk replacement, in addition to paving: Shelton Avenue, from Starr to Ivy and West Division, from Sherman Parkway to Dixwell Avenue.

We have also done extensive sidewalk replacement work, as you know. In addition, OBIE has conducted numerous lot clean ups and Ward 21 is targeted for particular attention as part of the Mayor's Livable City Initiative.

I hope this information is helpful and I look forward to working with the neighborhood on continued improvement efforts.

et Lindner

cc: Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. / Andrea Jackson-Brooks OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

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To: The File

From: John DeStefano, Jr.

June 10, 1996

Re: Meeting With Alderman Brooker June 10, 1996

Brooker raised several issues concerning lack of Police enforcement on: -an Ordinance that sets an 8:00 p.m. curfew on children 14 years or less: -speeding; -traffic violations; and -n01se.

I said I would set something up with the Chief for he, I and several of his colleagues as we might agree.

cc: Janet Lindner R JAN O3 1997 CITY OF NEW HA VEN BOARD OF ALDERMEN OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

Ronald K Gattison 169 Shelton Avenue, #29 Alderman, 21st Ward New Haven, Conn. 06511-1867

Finance Committee Telephone: 776-9320 Select Committee on the Homeless Public Safety & Substance Abuse Committee Member, Housing and Neighborhood January 2, 1997 Development Board Nick Balletto, Town Chairman Democratic Party City of New Haven

Dear Chairman Balletto,

As Alderman from the 21st Ward, I write to wholeheartedly recommend that you appoint Daphine Shepard to serve as a Deputy Sheriff for New Haven County. She had been promised by you that upon the passing of Fred Wilson, Jr. , the Deputy Sheriff's badge would be given to her. Ms. Shepard is very qualified, as she has served for four years as Deputy Sheriff at the Union Ave. Detention Center. This appointment would be the next logical career step for Ms. Shepard, who would be a great asset to the New Haven County Sheriff's Office. In addition, she has been very active in local politics and has worked closely with you in her capacity as a distinguished 21st Ward Co-Chair of the Town Committee.

Since the position is non-salaried, I see no problem with giving out two Deputy Sheriff's badges if a choice cannot be made between Ms. Shepard and Dwayne Greer, Fred Wilson's son. However, I would like to remind you that by appointing Ms. Shepard, you would be making history by installing the first black female to serve as a Deputy Sheriff in the State of Connecticut. Again, I highly recommend Ms. Shepard, and would appreciate any consideration that you could give her for this position. Thank you very much.

::Sincerely,

RONALD K. GATTISON Alderman, 21st Ward

cc: Frank Kinney, Sheriff, New Haven County RKG/ma