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Bristol council approves multiple routine ordinances, licenses, appointments and bid referrals; adopts tax resolution
Summary
Council approved several second‑reading ordinances on parking and fee schedules, multiple event and vending permits, appointed an alternate to the Historic District Commission, referred multiple procurement bids to the administrator, and adopted the 2026 tax assessment resolution setting homestead and nonhomestead rates.
At its June 3 meeting, the Bristol Town Council approved a package of routine items including second readings of parking ordinances, fee schedule updates, numerous event and vending licenses, an appointment to the Historic District Commission, several bid referrals and the town’s annual tax assessment resolution.
Ordinances approved on second reading included Ordinance 2026‑6 (amendments to chapter 16 for parking regulations on Bird Street), Ordinance 2026‑7 (amendments to chapter 11 changing zoning and planning‑related fees) and Ordinance 2026‑8 (parking changes on Bradford Street to align signage and ordinance language). Motions to approve those ordinances were made and carried by voice vote.
Licenses and permits granted included a sidewalk use license for Bo Blue Boutique (433 Hope Street), a vending/retail license for a new sourdough Detroit pizzeria at 9 Gooding Ave. (operator Benjamin), a mobile food permit for the Historic Preservation Society’s flea and fair (Aug. 8), a Porchfest entertainment license and six‑block street closure (Sept. 20 with rain date Sept. 27), and mobile food truck permits for the Fourth of July concert series at Independence Park (June 21–July 2). Council also approved the Bristol Christmas Festival one‑year appointment and elevated Robert Paige to a full Historic District Commission seat following Michael Olaflin’s resignation; staff were instructed to advertise the resulting alternate vacancy.
On procurement, the council heard bid openings and referred several solicitations to the town administrator for award decisions: HVAC repair/maintenance (Bid 1087), townwide landscaping (Bid 1088), curbside yard‑waste collection (Bid 1089) and tree‑planting services (Bid 1090). Councilors noted the variation in tree‑planting bids and that the yard‑waste bid was higher than budget projections.
The council also adopted the 2026 tax assessment and levy resolution. The homestead tax rate was presented at 9.939 per $1,000 and the nonhomestead/commercial rate at 10.986 per $1,000; council moved to adopt the resolution and approved it by voice vote.
Most approvals were recorded as voice votes with no roll‑call tallies reported in the public transcript.
