Hartford council approves consent items, refers $5.85 million in state grants to planning committee

The Hartford Court of Common Council on June 23 approved a slate of consent items, voted to refer three supplemental state grant resolutions to the Planning, Economic Development and Housing Committee, and postponed a street-safety ordinance to July 14.

The council placed several items on the consent calendar and approved them by roll call; items included requested grants from the Connecticut Department of Children and Families with CHAD project amounts listed as $129,393, $36,600 and $17,208; a transfer of $133,453 from sundry, nonoperating department expenditures in fiscal year 2026 to the registrar of voters office; a proposed ordinance to establish an African American and Black History Cultural Commission by amending portions of chapter 2, article 5 of the Hartford municipal code; a resolution approving the lease of 280 Enfield Street and release of related grant funding; a resolution authorizing the transfer to the suspense book of $245,816.61 in outstanding motor vehicle and personal property tax bills; authorization to submit community programs for…