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Hartford council approves consent items, schedules public hearings on property sales and tenant-relocation ordinance
Summary
At its Dec. 8 meeting, the Hartford Court of Common Council approved minutes and a consent calendar that included appointments and a proposed 2.6-megawatt fuel-cell power purchase agreement for city property at 84 Edward Street. The council referred a proposed sale of three properties to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and set public hearings for Dec. 15, 2025 and Jan. 20, 2026.
The Hartford Court of Common Council met Dec. 8 and approved routine business, placed multiple items on its consent calendar and set public hearings on a planned property sale and a tenant-relocation ordinance.
A motion to approve the Nov. 24, 2025 minutes passed on a roll-call vote; Councilman Gayle recorded the sole recorded 'No' vote. The council later voted to suspend the rules to add a supplemental agenda item labeled 8.1 and then placed several items on the consent calendar, which passed.
The consent calendar included a mayor-submitted resolution to enter a power-purchase agreement for a 2.6-megawatt fuel cell to be located on city-owned property at 84 Edward Street, several mayoral appointments to the African American and Black History and Culture Commission, a substitute appointment to the Hartford Board of Education, and authorization for the City of Hartford’s Department of Health and Human Services to continue contracting with Lot's Kitchen for North End Senior Center meals.
Councilman Mishtan spoke during discussion on leadership appointments, saying the majority-leader post is not in the charter and urging the newly chosen council president to bring private-held views into public leadership. "If you don't catch any felonies, I will support you," Mishtan said, adding he believed the council president had not committed felonies; the person addressed responded, "For the record, I have not." (Attributions are to speakers as recorded in the meeting transcript.)
An unidentified speaker at the dais offered a personal statement apologizing for actions that had offended some constituents, saying some published reports were untrue and that he "owns up" to what he said and will "do better." The speaker thanked colleagues and supporters and described criticism as motivating him to continue serving the city.
On referrals and hearings, the council voted to send multiple items to the Planning, Economic Development and Housing Committee and announced a public hearing on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at 7 p.m. regarding a supplemental resolution authorizing the sale of 10 Albany Avenue, 18 Albany Avenue and 1,441 Main Street to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. The council also set a public hearing for Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, at 7 p.m. for an ordinance amending Chapter 18, Article 4, Section 18-110 of the Municipal Code to provide relocation services to displaced tenants.
The meeting received Health and Human Services Committee and related committee reports addressing the listed appointments and the Lot's Kitchen contract. With no further business, the council adjourned and noted the regular meeting scheduled for the fourth Monday in December will not be held because of the holidays.
What comes next: The public hearings scheduled for Dec. 15, 2025 (property sale) and Jan. 20, 2026 (tenant-relocation ordinance) are the next procedural steps; details and materials for those hearings are expected to be available through the council’s committee filings prior to each meeting.
