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Common Council adopts Juneteenth proclamation, software maintenance contract and multiple infrastructure approvals
Summary
The New Britain Common Council approved a Juneteenth proclamation and a set of administrative resolutions on June 24, including a $73,288 one‑year purchase order to Superion LLC, a $90,000 engineering assignment for Allen Street Phase 2, Complete Streets work on Myrtle Street presented at about $4.95 million with major state funding, and procurement of maintenance chemicals for Stanley Golf Course.
The New Britain Common Council on June 24 adopted a series of resolutions and routine procurement actions during its regular meeting.
Juneteenth proclamation: The council unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing Juneteenth and urging solidarity on issues of equality and inclusion. Alderwoman Scott moved the resolution and the council carried the motion by voice vote.
Superion LLC purchase order (Item 2): The council authorized the purchasing agent to issue a one‑year purchase order in the amount of $73,288 to Superion LLC (a CentralSquare company) for annual subscription and maintenance of the city's OneSolution ERP software system. The record states CentralSquare is the sole‑source provider and that necessary funding was available in the information technology maintenance account. The motion was moved by Alderwoman Vargas and carried by voice vote.
Allen Street Phase 2 engineering assignment (Item 3): The council assigned Cardinal Engineering to prepare final construction bid documents for the Allen Street Phase 2 project and approved $90,000 from the capital project bond account at the Department of Public Works for the engineering work. Alderman McNamera moved the motion; it was seconded and approved.
Myrtle Street Complete Streets improvements (Item 4): The council approved a Complete Streets project for Myrtle Street (between Armistice and Washington) to include milling, repaving, sidewalk reconstruction and granite curbing. The transcript lists the project amount as 4,954,497 (formatting in the record is unclear); the speaker noted that the state covers a large portion of the cost and the city’s share is approximately 20%. Alderman Simpson moved the resolution and the motion carried.
Stanley Golf Course maintenance chemicals (Item 5): The council adopted a resolution authorizing purchase of fertilizers, turf chemicals and pesticides for the New Britain Recreation and Community Services department to support Stanley Golf Course operations. Funding source detail was not specified in the oral record. Alderman Barero moved the motion and it carried by voice vote.
Petition referral: A petition from Townf Fair Centers of Connecticut LLC requesting a certificate of location approval to allow the state DMV to issue a motor vehicle repair license for 665 West Main Street was referred to the City Plan Commission and the zoning subcommittee for review.
Votes at a glance: All agenda items taken up in the meeting’s regular agenda were adopted by the council in voice votes; where a roll call was recorded for the consent agenda the clerk reported 12 in favor. The meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
