City Hall  
45 Lyon Terrace  
Bridgeport, CT 06604  
City of Bridgeport  
City Council Meeting Agenda  
Monday, August 3, 2026  
7:00 PM  
City Council Chambers  
Happy Birthday Manny!!!  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll Call  
PUBLIC HEARINGS(S) TO BE HELD BY THE FULL COUNCIL:  
26-24 (a)  
Test  
City Council Citation:Honoring Ashley Aguilera for her outstanding role in Legistar.  
Mayoral Proclamation:Honoring Ashley Aguilera for her outstanding role in Legistar.  
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL:  
Approval of City Council Minutes: May 4, 2026 and May 18, 2026  
PUBLIC HEARINGS(S) TO BE ORDERED BY THE FULL COUNCIL:  
Proposed Resolution granting a Permanent Easement to the United Illuminating  
Company for the Installation and Maintenance of an Underground Electrical  
Vault and Related Infrastructure located beneath Baldwin Plaza (aka 1130 Broad  
Street)  
26-07 (a)  
COMMUNICATIONS TO BE REFERRED TO COMMITTEES:  
Resolution calling for enhanced transparency and accountability with the  
26-14  
Department of Homeland Security, Referred to Public Safety and Transportation  
Committee.  
Communication from Central Grants re: Grant Submission: State of  
Connecticut Department of Transportation Dial- A-Ride Municipal Grant  
Program for the Elderly and Disabled ( FY27- FY28), referred to Public Safety  
and Transportation Committee  
26-12  
Appointment of Faith Sweeney (D) to the Ethics Commission, referred to  
Miscellaneous Matters Committee.  
26-11  
26-07  
Proposed Resolution granting a Permanent Easement to the United Illuminating  
Company for the Installation and Maintenance of an Underground Electrical  
Vault and Related Infrastructure located beneath Baldwin Plaza (aka 1130 Broad  
Street)  
Proposed Resolution Approving Programs for the State of Connecticut  
Neighborhood Assistance Grant Program.  
26-24  
ITEMS FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION  
Grant Application re: Edward Byrne Memorial Grant for the Bridgeport Police  
Department, referred for IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.  
26-16  
MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON (CONSENT CALENDAR):  
Grant Application re: Edward Byrne Memorial Grant for the Bridgeport Police  
26-16.a  
Department, referred for IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.  
Economic and Community Development and Environment Committee Report re:  
Resolution Approving Programs for the State of Connecticut Neighborhood  
Assistance Act Tax Credit Program.  
26-17  
MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON:  
Miscellaneous Matters Report re: Settlement of Pending Litigation in the Matter  
26-18  
of Shannon Stacey Smith, et al v. City of Bridgeport, Docket No.  
FBT-CV24-6140747-S.  
ROLL CALL VOTE ITEMS:  
Miscellaneous Matters Committee Report: re: Appointment of Rosella Criss (U)  
to the Ethics Commission.  
26-13  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:  
Miscellaneous Matters Committee Report re: Resolution regarding Success  
Village Apartments (SVA) Property Tax Interest Penalty Refund.  
26-15  
THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSON HAS REQUESTED PERMISSION TO ADDRESS THE  
CITY COUNCIL ON [add meeting date here] AT 6:30 P. M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL  
CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 45 LYON TERRACE, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06604.