The record of the City Council's regular meeting held on September 8, 2026.

Alexandra Sollazzo to serve on the Fair Housing Advisory Commission.

Rev. Richard Wesley Clarke to serve on the Fair Housing Advisory Commission.

Setting aside $78,000 in capital money for a new Planning and Zoning account for a Redevelopment Agency design guidelines study, paid for by cutting $50,000 from the Norden feasibility study account and $28,000 from the general code map link account.

The new spending account is numbered 09273730-5777-C0887; the money comes out of accounts 09243730-5777-C0675 and 09243730-5777-C0676. This item was on the consent agenda.

The Claims Committee report for August 2026.

This item was on the consent agenda.

Moving $50,000 from the Planning and Zoning Norden study account and $28,000 from its general code map link account to the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency, where the funds will be combined with a $72,000 U.S. Department of Transportation grant to write design guidelines for the CD-4 zone.

The two source accounts are 09243730-5777-C0675 and 09243730-5777-C0676. This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting the city's Purchasing Agent place an order with Capstone for PebbleGo software at a cost of no more than $31,566.60.

The purchase is charged to instructional technology account 09275010-5777-C0112. This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting the city's Purchasing Agent place an order with Imagine Learning for Edgenuity software at a cost of no more than $46,640.

The purchase is charged to instructional technology account 09275010-5777-C0112. This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting the city's Purchasing Agent place an order with Khan Academy for software at a cost of no more than $48,000.

The purchase is charged to instructional technology account 09275010-5777-C0112. This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting the city's Purchasing Agent place an order with Otus for software at a cost of no more than $139,614.85.

The purchase is charged to instructional technology account 09275010-5777-C0112. This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting the city's Purchasing Agent place an order with Vista Higher Learning for software at a cost of no more than $54,438.00.

The purchase is charged to account 09275010-5777-C0112. This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting the city's Purchasing Agent place an order with Follett Software LLC for software at a cost of no more than $25,931.79.

The purchase is charged to account 09275010-5777-C0112. This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting the city's Purchasing Agent place an order with Ambient AI for software at a cost of no more than $122,880.00.

The purchase is charged to account 09275010-5777-C0112. This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting Mayor Barbara C. Smyth accept $15,000 in grant money from the U.S. Alliance for Relection Excellence.

The grant program name is spelled "Relection" in the official record. This item was on the consent agenda.

Setting aside $100,000 for the Norwalk Transit District in the budget year ending 2027, drawn from the state Municipal Grant-in-Aid funding.

The money goes to account 580000-5796-AID02. This item was on the consent agenda.

Setting aside $720,000 for the Department of Public Works for snow and ice removal in the budget year ending 2027, drawn from Municipal Grant-in-Aid funding, split as $430,000 for salt, $250,000 for overtime and $40,000 for machinery and equipment.

The money goes to account 580000-5796-AID03. This item was on the consent agenda.

Setting aside $250,000 for the Department of Public Works for centralized fleet maintenance in the budget year ending 2027, drawn from Municipal Grant-in-Aid funding.

The money goes to account 580000-5796-AID04. This item was on the consent agenda.

Setting aside $2,030,000 for the Department of Public Works for operations maintenance and repair in the budget year ending 2027, drawn from Municipal Grant-in-Aid funding, with $1,780,000 for full-time salaries and $250,000 for tree maintenance and repair full-time salaries.

The money goes to account 580000-5796-AID05. This item was on the consent agenda.

Moving $172,687.59 in leftover capital money from the combined dispatch communications upgrade project to the Police Department to buy new event barriers.

The funds come from account 09213610-5777-C0638 and will be placed in a new account that has yet to be set up. This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting the city's Purchasing Agent buy one Archer trailer kit for the Norwalk Police Department from Meridian Rapid Defense Group, the only supplier used for this purchase, at a cost of no more than $172,687.59 under a federal General Services Administration contract.

The federal contract is numbered 47QSWA19D001F, and the account to be charged had not yet been designated. This item was on the consent agenda.

The Tax Collector's monthly reports for June, July and August 2026.

This item was on the consent agenda.

The written narrative on tax collections for August 2026.

This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting Mayor Barbara C. Smyth sign a contract with Priority Landscaping, LLC for the Meadow Street Park renovation, project #4527, at a cost of no more than $340,000.00.

The cost is spread across accounts 520000 5796 MLK08, 09276030 5777 C0588, 09236030 5777 C0588 and 09246030 5777 C0588. This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting the Director of Recreation and Parks issue additional orders to Priority Landscaping, LLC for the Meadow Street Park renovation, project #4527, totaling no more than $34,000.00.

The cost is spread across accounts 520000 5796 MLK08, 09276030 5777 C0588, 09236030 5777 C0588 and 09246030 5777 C0588. This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting Mayor Barbara C. Smyth sign an agreement allowing the Norwalk Police Athletics League to use Calf Pasture Beach and the grounds around it for its first Norwalk Police PAL 5K and Mile Walk Halloween Costume Fun Run on Saturday, October 31, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., with setup at 8 a.m., for about 220 people.

This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting Mayor Barbara C. Smyth sign an agreement allowing the Norwalk River Rowing Association to use Veteran's Park and the grounds around it for its River of Hope event on Saturday, September 26 from 10 a.m. to noon, with setup at 10 a.m. and cleanup finished by 12:30 p.m., for about 100 people.

This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting Mayor Barbara C. Smyth sign an agreement allowing the city's Department of Economic & Community Development to use Washington Street Plaza and the grounds around it for its Halloween Nightfair on Saturday, October 24 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., with setup at 8 a.m. and cleanup finished by 11:55 p.m., for about 5,000 people.

This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting the city's Purchasing Agent buy one Archer trailer kit for the Norwalk Police Department from Meridian Rapid Defense Group at a cost of no more than $172,687.59 under a federal General Services Administration contract, using money already available in a police department account.

The federal contract is numbered 47QSWA19D001F and the funding account is police department account 013053-5790. This item was on the consent agenda.

Under Community Services, letting Mayor Barbara C. Smyth sign the paperwork to apply for and accept $40,000 from the United Way of Connecticut for the program "A Public Health Approach to Comprehensive Suicide Prevention in Connecticut" covering September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, and to sign any further agreements or amendments needed to run that program over the same period.

The record lists this as two related parts, 1a for applying for and accepting the grant and 1b for the documents needed to carry out the program.

Letting Mayor Barbara C. Smyth sign a one-year lease with Neave Decor costing no more than $28,000 to put up, maintain and take down the Wall Street and South Norwalk holiday trees, with the option of $24,500 in a second year and $24,500 in a third year.

The cost is charged to account 09273780 5777 C0680. This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting Mayor Barbara C. Smyth sign a license agreement with the Connecticut Department of Transportation for access to and use of part of the state's right-of-way at and around the southern and northern Monroe Street bridge abutments so that Rough Edge Collective Inc. can install the Monroe Street Underpass Mural and so it can be maintained and displayed to the public.

This item was on the consent agenda.

Letting Mayor Barbara C. Smyth sign a $148,194.89 agreement with the First Taxing District of the City of Norwalk to move utilities that are in the way of Phase 2A of the Wall Street improvements.

The work is tied to state projects 0102-0373 and 0102-0379.

Letting Mayor Barbara C. Smyth and Director of Transportation, Mobility and Parking James Travers approve change orders adding up to $14,819.49, or 10 percent, to the First Taxing District contract as a cushion for unexpected costs in moving utilities that conflict with Phase 2A of the Wall Street improvements.

The work is tied to state projects 0102-0373 and 0102-0379, and the costs are charged to the Wall Street Phase 2A accounts 09273750-4220-C088, 09273750-5796-C0888, 09273750-4120-C088 and 09273750-5799-C0888.

Letting the Mayor sign any documents needed to submit the PY51 CAPER report to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Changes to Sections 37, 38 and 39 of the city code's Chapter 95 on streets and sidewalks, in the article covering honorary and historic naming of streets.