MINUTES

April 5, 2007

PRESENT: K. Grunwald (staff), G. Cole, J. Brubacher, J.A. Bobbitt, S. Thomas, N. Sheehan, G. Padick (staff), M. Hart (staff), A. Kenefick

I. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS: members introduced themselves.

II. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE: no comment.

III. REVIEW OF MINUTES: The minutes of the March 15, 2007 meeting were accepted as written.

IV. COMMUNICATIONS:

A. Agenda

B. March 15, 2007 Minutes

C. “Draft” Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

V. DISCUSSION:

A. Request for Qualifications: G. Cole asked if this is a typical format for an RFQ, and do we need to be more explicit about the support that the Town would provide? What is the role of the Town and the committee, what are the incentives for a developer to respond? G. Padick recommended that the Town Council’s charge to the committee should be referenced and attached to the RFQ. We should also state that we have preliminarily identified possible locations. J. Brubacher and A. Kenefick both felt that we should emphasize that the town is committed to encouraging this development. The general feeling was that we should clarify throughout the RFQ that we are looking at Independent/Assisted living services; not just assisted living. J.A. Bobbitt stressed including the role of advisory committees in this process. G. Padick suggested that we eliminate the recommended numbers of units to be built. We should also emphasize the proactive steps that the town has taken by commissioning the Brecht Report. The due date for the RFQ will need to be revised. N. Sheehan asked if we are interested in a developer who provides the full gamut of services, or are we just looking for someone to build the facility? The feeling is that we want to cast as wide a net as possible at this time and get as much information as we can about possible models. K. Grunwald reminded members that the charge from the Council is to recommend a developer to both build and operate a facility. K. Grunwald will be listed as the contact on the RFQ. G. Padick recommended that we identify what the next steps are in the Summary section to go from a review of qualifications to a recommendation of a preferred developer. We will place the Brecht Report on the Town’s website, with a link to this committee. We will also emphasize that this will be a “market rate” facility. M. Hart asked where would we advertise the RFQ? It was suggested that we ask Susan Brecht where this would be advertised; do an abbreviated ad in local papers to reference the RFQ on our website. G. Padick asked if we can identify developers that have built projects in university communities? There were several suggestions about how to get this information, and J. Brubacher will contact Ed Marth from AAUP to see if he has contact information. K. Grunwald will incorporate the recommended changes in the RFQ and send this to members prior to our next meeting.

B. Listing of Licensed Assisted Living Facilities: K. Grunwald distributed a list of licensed assisted living facilities and operators in the State of CT. This will be used to develop a list for distribution of the RFQ.

C. “Other”: the Action Plan will be modified as we proceed to reflect additions and modifications. Once the RFQ is distributed there will be a 30-day deadline to respond, assuming that this gives us time to advertise the RFQ in national publications.

VI. SCHEDULE FOR FUTURE MEETINGS: this group will meet on the first and third Thursday of each month, from 9-10:30; location TBD.

VII. ADJOURNMENT: the meeting was adjourned at 10:05 AM.

Respectfully submitted,

Kevin Grunwald