Danbury public meetings in 2023
6 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Zoning Commission
The commission unanimously accepted the August 22, 2023 minutes and clarified the vote record for the July 25, 2023 minutes. It then voted to close the public hearing on the petition to amend the issuing authority for motor‑vehicle dealer certificates of location. The same item was moved to the Old Business section of the agenda. No vote was recorded on the Danbury Mall mixed‑use regional mall petition.
- Accepted August 22, 2023 minutes (unanimous voice vote, 8 ayes)
- Clarified July 25, 2023 minutes vote (unanimous voice vote, 8 ayes)
- Closed public hearing on motor‑vehicle dealer petition (unanimous voice vote, 8 ayes)
- Moved motor‑vehicle dealer petition to Old Business (unanimous voice vote, 8 ayes)
Commission for Persons with Disabilities
The commission voted to accept the minutes from the June 13, 2023 meeting with all members in favor. The meeting continued to be held via Zoom because of COVID-19 restrictions. No other substantive actions were approved, denied, or tabled.
- Accepted June 13, 2023 minutes (unanimous)
- Adjourned meeting (unanimous)
Boards of Awards
The Board of Awards unanimously approved several service contracts and equipment purchases. Key awards include school building maintenance, a new playground structure at Great Plain School, and citywide sidewalk projects.
- Awarded Lake Kenosia Commission consulting to Edward Siergiej at $45.00/hour (Unanimous)
- Awarded $70,165.58 ambulance communications equipment to Marcus Communications (Unanimous)
- Awarded $261,132.96 school temperature control maintenance to Honeywell as sole source (Unanimous)
- Awarded $99,098.50 citywide sidewalk projects to Reliable Excavating Co., Inc. (Unanimous)
- Awarded $211,353.52 Great Plain School playground structure to Childscapes as sole source (Unanimous)
- Awarded $34,460.00 network vulnerability services to Computer Integrated Services (Unanimous)
- Awarded $17,058.50 CivicClerk annual fees to CivicPlus as sole source (Unanimous)
City Council
The City Council approved a $6.9 million grant for a city-wide fiber optic trunk cable project and allocated up to $100,000 for outside counsel to complete the 2022-2023 school audit. The council also approved several grant applications for homeless services and library programs, and confirmed two police sergeant promotions.
- Approved $6.9M WestCOG grant for fiber optic trunk cable project (Unanimous)
- Approved up to $100,000 for outside counsel to complete 2022-2023 school audit (Unanimous)
- Approved $540,000 CT DOH homeless shelter grant application (15-4)
- Approved promotion of David Josefson and Michael Weaver to Police Sergeant (Unanimous)
- Approved $1.917M ARPA reallocation of funds (Unanimous)
- Approved LOTCIP funds for traffic signal improvement projects (Unanimous)
- Approved appointments to Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Library Board (Unanimous)
- Approved acceptance of O&G Industries donation for Rogers Park fencing (Unanimous)
Planning Commission
The Commission gave a positive recommendation to create a Mixed Use Regional Mall (MURM) District to allow for redevelopment and housing at the Danbury Fair Mall. A floodplain permit for a fast food restaurant at 5 Sugar Hollow Road was approved. Two other self-storage applications were continued to future meetings.
- Approved revised floodplain permit for fast food restaurant at 5 Sugar Hollow Road (4-0)
- Recommended approval of new Mixed Use Regional Mall zoning district for Danbury Mall (4-0)
- Continued public hearing for self-storage application at 94 Sandpit Road (4-0)
- Continued public hearing for self-storage application at 7 Great Pasture Road (4-0)
- Approved August 16, 2023 meeting minutes (4-0)
Boards of Awards
The Board of Awards approved several procurement requests, including new ambulances and emergency vehicles funded by ARPA. The board also authorized multiple engineering contracts for water utility services and landfill environmental work.
- Approved $996,600 for four 2026 Wheeled Coach ambulances from Greenwood Emergency Vehicles (unanimous)
- Approved $21,552.07 per vehicle for mobile communications equipment from Marcus Communications (unanimous)
- Approved $64,500 for hydraulic elevator cylinder replacement at Danbury High School from Kone Elevator (unanimous)
- Approved $149,000 for 2024 Water Supply and Comprehensive Water Service Plan from WSP USA, Inc. (unanimous)
- Approved $97,125 for landfill environmental services from WSP USA, Inc. (unanimous)
- Approved $115,000 for lead service line inventory and LCR compliance from GHD, Inc. (unanimous)
- Approved $60,000 total for SCADA maintenance, plant rehabilitation, and operations consulting from GHD, Inc. (unanimous)
- Declared emergency for pavement repair at Main and North Streets to waive formal bidding (unanimous)