Committee Members
Chairperson Richard Pelletier
Vice-Chair Councilman Grady Faulkner
Staff to the Committee
Brian Gartner, Community Development Specialist
Hilda Santiago, CDBG Administrator
CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026 – 6:00 PM
Meeting to be held online ONLY. Members of the public may view/listen to the meeting using electronic equipment as follows:
1. Going to https://webex.com and joining the meeting using the appropriate meeting number and password.
2. Launching the WebEx application and joining the meeting using the appropriate meeting number and password.
3. Via telephone at 1-408-418-9388 and the appropriate access code.
Members Webinar Number/Access Code: 2340 069 6724
Webinar Password: Middletown (64335386 from phones)
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comment
A. Public Hearing on Applications for the 2026 PY.
B. Public Hearing on all other agenda items.
3. Approval of the Minutes
4. New Business
5. Old Business
A. Update on the 2025 (PY50) CDBG Grant
6. Adjournment
Board Members
Board Member - Richard Pelletier Chair (Disabled Seat)
Board Member - Grady Faulkner Vice-Chair (Common Council Seat)
Board Member - Leslie Spatola (Common Council Seat)
Board Member - Camille Smith (At-Large Seat)
Board Member - Jammie Middleton (At-Large Seat)
Board Member - John Rumberger (Middletown Housing Authority Seat)
Board Member - Emily McEvoy (Planning and Zoning Commission Seat)
Board Member - Ronnie Bantum (Low/Moderate Income Seat)
Board Member - Harvey Cushing (Elderly Seat)
Board Member - Bobbye Knoll Peterson (Westfield Seat- Census Tract 5412, 5413, 5414)
Board Member - Callie Grippo (Westfield Seat- Census Tract 5412, 5413, 5414)
Board Member - Vacant (Downtown Seat- Census Tract 5411, 5415, 5416, 5417)
Board Member - Vacant (Downtown Seat- Census Tract 5411, 5415, 5416, 5417)
Board Member - Susan Owens (South Farms Seat- Census Tract 5418, 5419, 5420, 5421, 5422)
Board Member - Gerald Daley (South Farms Seat -Census Tracts 5418, 5419, 5420, 5421, 5422)
Staff to the Committee
Ex Officio Member - Mayor Gene P. Nocera
Staff – Brian Gartner, Community Development Specialist
Staff – Hilda Santiago, CDBG Administrator
If you require special accommodations for any meeting, please call the ADA Coordinator at (860) 638-4540, (voice) or (860) 638-4812 (TDD/TTY), or the Town Clerk’s Office at (860) 638-4910 at least ten (10) days prior to the scheduled
meeting.
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