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Michael Piscatelli, the city's economic development administrator, and John Ward, special counsel, said the college applied to the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development for state funds to support on‑campus and rink improvements tied to the college’s women's ice-hockey program. Ward described the state’s standard requirement for grants that invest in physical assets: \"It's a 10 year negative pledge that's coincident with Albertus' ... time contractually with us now.\"

Ward and Piscatelli told the committee the negative pledge is a standard tool that preserves the state's security interest in financed improvements and that the agreement has two parts: a land-encumbrance document and a companion agreement that holds Albertus accountable consistent with the lease and partnership. They said the documents had been reviewed by city counsel and that the pledge would run concurrent with the college’s current contractual term (a 10-year extension in the city’s earlier action).

Albertus Magnus athletic director Michael Kovalanski said the partnership has helped stabilize ice-rink revenues and supports the college’s new women’s hockey program. Presenters said the state would require notification and may seek remedies, including repayment, if the property were sold or if the funded use ceased.

Alders asked what would happen if Albertus ended the program. City counsel and staff said the physical improvements would remain city property and the city would work to repurpose or re-operate the rink, including seeking new operators, running an RFP or otherwise preserving public access. Committee members emphasized they expect Albertus to continue the program but acknowledged contingency planning was appropriate.

The committee moved and approved the item. Staff noted the rink’s continued public use and the longstanding city investment in the facility; members discussed outreach to city schools and youth programs to expand participation and awareness of learn-to-skate and other programs at the rink.

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Anna Zochim Reyes and Jason Velasquez presented the proposal and said the grant would fund outreach, an inventory of municipal and school clean-energy projects, a financing needs assessment and a public plan with recommendations. Velasquez said the grant is intended to \"identify who wants to do this work and how can we help them,\" and emphasized the award is for planning and market building rather than deployment.

The presenters said program partners include the Connecticut Green Bank, the Center for Inclusive Growth, the Yale Center for Business and the Environment and the Kresge Foundation. The grant application also includes a $20,000 scholarship line: \"The scholarship line item is $20,000. So 4 scholarships of $5,000 each,\" Velasquez said.

Alders asked about how landlords, renters and low-income homeowners would be reached; presenters said the plan would map the landscape, identify gaps and consider tenant organizing and nonprofit engagement to encourage landlord participation. Presenters said reaching a clear understanding of where projects and needs exist is a prerequisite to effective targeting of implementation funds.

Presenters described the federal selection process as two-stage: round 1 selects a pool (the presenters said roughly 104 municipalities nationally for round 1, with a later round 2 selecting a smaller group for follow-on capital), and round 2 would target a smaller set of municipalities for larger investment if selected. The city team said New Haven has already applied and they are awaiting updates from the grant program.

Alders praised the city’s partners and the proposal’s focus on directing future investments more surgically. The committee moved the item forward; the motion passed and the presenters said they will keep the committee informed about selection updates.

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Jessica Camando, a Hyde Street resident, told the committee she and her husband have lived on the street seven years and \"we have counted over a dozen\" cars that remained in front of homes since the start of the year. Camando said drivers ring residents' doorbells to ask to park or to ask them to watch cars, and described the experience as \"extremely unnerving\" when she walks alone early in the morning.

The request follows similar public testimony at last month's meeting, committee members said. Lynn Sydrella and Carolyn Roskowski, who live on Fort Hill Road and nearby intersections, described aggressive approaches from motorists and repeated use of residential blocks by airport drivers who avoid airport lots.

Committee members noted the city has an ordinance that allows a car to remain parked for 72 hours only after police place a notice on the vehicle, and that enforcement resources are limited. The chair said the committee will move the item forward to a formal vote by the full Board of Alders in August because the full board meets monthly during the summer.

During discussion, several alder members said the problem may affect multiple streets and suggested the transportation, traffic and parking director be asked to study whether a larger residential-parking zone should be created for the area around Tweed Airport. Alder comments emphasized safety concerns, snow-removal impacts when cars block plowing during parking bans, and the burden on residents to monitor or call police when cars remain for days.

The committee voted to move the item forward; the chair made the motion and it was seconded. The committee recorded the outcome as approved and noted the final vote will occur before the full Board of Alders in August.

The committee hearing included direct public comment and committee discussion; no ordinance text was adopted at the committee level on Wednesday, and the full board will consider the measure in a future meeting.

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Committee approves city sign-off on state grant negative pledge tied to Albertus Magnus ice-rink improvements

Committee backs application to seek $250,000 market-building grant for clean-energy planning

Alders advance residential-parking request after neighbors report long-term airport parking on Hyde and Fort Hill streets