Applicant seeks dealer license for 60 Saint Clair; committee refers application to full council

The New Britain Board of Aldermen opened a public hearing on item 36923 and heard an application from Dennis Alvarez, owner of Camarillo Auto Repair Shop, seeking a Certificate of Location to allow the state DMV to issue a motor-vehicle dealer license for 60 Saint Clair Avenue, Unit C.

The chair asked attendees to state their names and addresses for the record and limited public-speaking time to three minutes. Alvarez identified himself and gave the business address; staff reminded him that this portion of the meeting was the public hearing and that substantive comments could be presented later during the agenda item.

Justin Dorsey read the City Plan Commission recommendation into the record, saying, "This site has historically been used as location for automotive repairs and or sales and continues to be used as such today without issue. The proposed location is able to meet all of the safeguards for motor vehicle sales... The City Plan Commission recommends approval of the site location application." The commission recommended approving the site-location application for dealer licensing.

Following the recommendation, a motion was made and recorded in the minutes to accept and refer item 36923 with a neutral recommendation to the full council. The clerk recorded the motion as made by Alderman Smedley and seconded by Alderman Pabon; the committee approved the referral by voice vote. The transcript does not include a roll-call tally for the vote.

The item will proceed to the full council for final consideration. The committee then approved a motion to adjourn and closed the meeting at 6:42 p.m.

Next steps: item 36923 will be placed on the full council agenda for a decision; the transcript does not specify the date of that meeting.