CITY OF WORCESTER

CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT

JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL - MAY 25, 1999

7:00 P.M.

Convened:  7:08 P.M.

Adjourned:  8:28 P.M.

 

1.       INVOCATION -   Rev. Richard Wright

Emmanuel Baptist Church

 

2.       PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER

 

3.       ROLL CALL - All present except Councillors Cooney and Patton who arrived at 7:13 P.M.

 

Mayor Mariano read a Proclamation proclaiming the month of June 1999 to be Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month in Worcester

 

ORDINANCE COMMITTEE HEARING - 7:00 P.M.

 

4.       REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of D. M. Moschos, Esquire on behalf of N.E. Development, Worcester Realty Trust requesting that the City Council alter the layout of Neponset St. by adding a new location and abandon and discontinue and remove a portion of Neponset St. from the Official Map so that Neponset St. will be laid out as shown on the attached plan.

 

Ordinance Committee recommended approval of the Petition.  In City Council, under Suspension of Rules the City Council voted approval of the Petition

 

5.       ITEMS OF CITIZEN INTEREST

 

5a.     ITEMS OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST

 

 

PETITIONS

 

          6 REFERRED TO THE CITY SOLICITOR

 

6.       Councillor Janice L. Nadeau on behalf of Jim Connolly, PREP Group request Administration look at clothesline ordinance that was ordained in Lawrence, Mass. to see if Worcester can adopt such an ordinance.

 

6a.     Donna Saari et al request to allow Corey family to keep four Dalmation dogs at 30 Locust Ave.  Referred to Health Committee - Suspension of Rules

 

          7-10 REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

 

7.       Mark Bresnahan, Mare Enterprises, Inc. request extension of sanitary sewer line in Nome St. 80' from existing manhole to new manhole to service two single family homes.  All work will be at petitioner's expense.

 

8.       Michael Konan, Dream House Builders request to extend existing sanitary sewer located at the terminus of Broome Ave. and McClintock Ave. with 8" sanitary sewer for approximately 70' with a manhole, at Petitioner's expense.

 

9.       Kathleen DiLeo request City consider future paving of Squantum St. and Baystate Rd.

 

10.     Norma Sandison, Mechanics Hall request handicap ramp be constructed on Waldo St. to facilitate access to Mechanics Hall.

 

          11-13 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE

 

11.     Councillor Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. on behalf of Asadoorian Family request 15 minute parking at 85-95 Millbury St.

 

12.     Ralph J. Ferraro request to install a "Blind Drive" sign at the corner of Plantation and Franklin Sts.

 

13.     Arthur Korp et al request to remove what we believe are illegal 4-way Stop signs at the intersections of Boston Ave. and Crawford St. and also the 4-way signs at the intersection of Boston Ave. and Modoc St.

 

14.     David & Lindsay Corey request to address City Council at its May 25, 1999 meeting regarding permission to keep all four dogs on the premises.  Referred to the City Manager for a report

 

14a.   Councillor Michael C. Perotto on behalf of Lenny Ciuffredo, Brown Square Crime Watch request crosswalk on Plantation St. between Tampa St. and Plantation Terrace across from the former Bloomingdale School.  Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee - Suspension of Rules

 

14b.   Councillor Stephen Patton request No Parking on Grove St. northerly from Chilmark St. for a distance of 50 ft.  Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee - Suspension of Rules

 

CHAIRMAN'S ORDERS

 

          15-21 FROM COMMERCE & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - Adopted

 

15.     Request Administration to pursue the possibility of busing to the Shaw's on Gold Star Boulevard in addition to the current transportation available to Stop and Shop at the Summit and Price Chopper at Elm Park.

 

16.     Request Administration to approach Fortin's Market to locate in the former Shaw's Supermarket building at Country Club Plaza.

 

17.     Request Administration to approach several of the smaller food retailers in the area to request they consider occupying the former Shaw's Supermarket building at Country Club Plaza.

 

18.     Request Chief Development Officer report to City Council on a monthly basis on the progress of the Lincoln Plaza redevelopment.

 

19.     Request Administration report on solutions to the sidewalk obstructions along the south side of Lincoln St. from the Lincoln St. School easterly to Kozy Korner.

 

20.     Request the Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development to update City Council on the vacant storefronts in the vicinity of Kozy Korner.

 

21.     Request Administration to request Price Chopper and Stop and Shop to underwrite the shuttle fare currently being charged to Lincoln Village residents who must take public transportation to a food market.

 

          22 & 23 FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - Adopted

 

22.     Request the Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development to provide City Council with a transportation report in reference to the Worcester Senior Center.

 

23.     Request the Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development to insert into each of the Year 25 Block Grant Contracts a clause which requires that Worcester labor be utilized whenever possible.

 

          24-28 FROM HOUSING COMMITTEE - Adopted

 

24.     Request the Director of the City Manager's Office of Employment and Training to provide City Council with statistics on training programs and outcomes.

 

25.     Request our State delegation to consider allowing time in training programs as counting towards the requirement towards community service.

 

26.     Request the District Manager of the Office of Transitional Assistance to provide City Council with statistics comparing the number of Worcester area families who have transitioned from welfare into the workforce with similar populations around the Commonwealth.

 

27.     Request the Executive Director of the Worcester Housing Authority to provide City Council with statistical summaries of programs they provide for youth.

 

28.     Request the Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development to provide City Council with detailed information on un-dispersed Community Development Block Grant funds.

 

          29-32 FROM PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE - Adopted

 

29.     Request City Manager to report on the feasibility of not having a firefighter leave his post until he is relieved by another firefighter.

 

30.     Request Administration to consider having an earlier call-in time for sick leave during the summertime.

 

31.     That the Public Safety Committee hereby recommends hiring of seventeen (17) firefighters at the earliest possible date.

 

32.     That the Public Safety Committee is in agreement with the findings of the Fire Chief's report of May 6, 1999.

 

          33 & 34 FROM TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE -  Adopted

 

33.     Request the Director of Traffic Engineering to install a "Blind Driveway" sign near 208 Moreland St.

 

34.     Request the Director of Traffic Engineering to install "Not a Truck Route" signs on Lake Ave. North at Lincoln St., southbound on Natural History Dr. at Plantation St. and northbound on Natural History Dr. at Lake Ave. North.

 

ORDERS

 

35.     Request Administration to submit a report regarding the number and location of refuse transshipment facilities located in rail line yards or anywhere in Worcester, the date of the original siting, the process of siting, the dates of any public hearings and/or public notice regarding the siting and the dates, types of approvals from public authorities and what input or oversight the City of Worcester has in the siting process.   (Lukes)

 

Adopted

 

36.     Request Administration to report regarding transshipment facilities, the types and locations of such facilities currently located in the City, the number and types of trucks or delivery vehicles entering and exiting the City with their destination as the facility, the nature and volume of the material being transported, the routes used to transport the material, the length of time the material is located in the City, the process for determining the routes and the materials being transported, whether and what type of any governmental oversight was/is part of the process, whether any further sites are being contemplated and by whom and if there are, what type of governmental oversight and notice is required regarding the siting and further, what the impact upon the City will be if a 200% or more increase in the use of the Southbridge St. facility occurs next year.(Lukes)

 

Adopted

 

37.     Request City Solicitor to provide City Council with a legal opinion regarding the process for local permission and/or oversight for the siting of a refuse transfer station and/or a transshipment facility within City lines and the difference between both entities.  (Lukes)

 

Adopted

 

38.     Request Administration to report on what process the City uses and has used regarding the removal of contaminated soil from the City. (Lukes)

Adopted

 

39.     Request Administration to report whether any additional funding is available from the Commonwealth as a result of locating of transshipment facilities located in Worcester which place a burden regarding the use of the City's road system.    (Lukes)

 

Adopted

 

40.     Request City Administration perform traffic study on Davidson Rd. for the purpose of public safety.   (Perotto)

 

Adopted

 

41.     That the City Council, in response to recommendations made by Worcester Public School students, recommends that "First Night" adopt, at least as one of its themes, a celebration of our City's diversity and promotion of tolerance. (Mariano, Cooney, Finnegan)

 

Adopted

 

42.     Request City Administration consider implementing a unified plan for the permitting of auto body shops.   (Nadeau)

 

Adopted

 

43.     Request information as to when the Walpole St. cement railing along Walpole St. will be finished at the bridge over the railroad tracks.  Further, will there be some kind of fencing put up at the Grand St. end to stop young people from crossing the railroad tracks at the lower end of Walpole St.  (Nadeau)

 

Adopted

44.     Request City Manager to contact the Worcester Public Schools regarding their policy for funding school playground improvements. (Petty)

Adopted

 

45.     Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the Police Department Accreditation process, specifically addressing the timetable when final accreditation is to be achieved.  (Petty)

 

Adopted

 

46.     Request City Manager to institute Police bicycle patrols in Hadwen Park in an effort to curb vandalism and other illegal activities. (Finnegan)

Adopted

 

47.     Request Administration to coordinate with the Foothills Theater and the Performing Arts School and other arts groups in the City to institute regular theatrical performances on the Worcester Common as part of the overall effort to attract people downtown.  (Luster)

 

Adopted

 

48.     Request Administration to coordinate with New England Development Corporation efforts to attract people to downtown which might include sidewalk sales on the Worcester Common, including those retail and food vendors from the mall and downtown. (Luster)

 

Adopted

 

49.     Request Administration to immediately implement a downtown small business support program which is to include:  a) A Welcome Letter to each new Business and/or Introduction to a contact person at the Department of Public Health and Code Inspection or other City Department to assist them with issues or concerns which might arise.  b) A "Mini-TIF" Program that would reward investment of all sizes.  c) A Grant Program for funding of awnings along Main St. d) A City-Coordinated Effort to attract people to downtown.  (Luster)

 

Adopted

 

50.     Request Administration report to City Council concerning the progress of all the initiatives undertaken publicly and privately to attract people to downtown, including the ideas for ice-skating on the reflecting pool, holiday lighting, opening of the northerly terminus of Main St. and the two-way traffic pattern on Front and Pleasant Sts.                                                                                  (Luster)

Adopted

 

51.     Request the posting of "No Dumping" signs and associated enforcement of same along the chain link fence on Mayfield St. near Chandler St.  (Finnegan)

 

Adopted

 

52.     Request City Manager to request the Massachusetts Highway Department to keep the City and it's residents informed of the plans for creation of an access road to the Worcester Regional Airport from either I-290 or the Massachusetts Turnpike.  (Finnegan)

 

Adopted

 

53.     Request Administration to provide City Council with a report concerning the gun lock program initiated by the Worcester Police Department.  (Murray)

 

Adopted

 

54.     Request Administration to provide City Council with quarterly reports concerning any and all Economic Development projects and initiatives underway throughout the City.   (Murray)

 

Adopted

 

55.     Request Administration to contact the appropriate State and Federal entities concerning relocation plans currently being developed regarding the Albanian refugees and to meet with local Albanian community leaders concerning the implementation of said plans.  (Murray)

 

Adopted

 

56.     Request City Manager contact Mass. Highway Commissioner to develop safety plan for I-290 involving tractor trailer trucks.(Cooney)

 

Adopted - Tom Dintino spoke

 

57.     Request City Manager to provide City Council with a report concerning the condition of the grass at Lake View Playground. (Perotto)

 

Adopted

 

58.     Request City Manager to provide City Council with a sample cable bill from May 1998 comparing it with May of 1999. (Perotto)

 

Adopted

 

59.     Request City Manager to provide a report concerning the baseball field at Holmes Field.  (Perotto)

 

Adopted

 

60.     Request City Manager to provide a report concerning removal of the light base at Christoforo Columbo Park.   (Perotto)

 

Adopted

61.     Request City Manager to provide a report concerning Laurel St. Intergenerational Playground.  (Perotto)

 

Adopted

 

62.     Request City Manager to provide a report concerning erosion of the sidewalk at 41 Wall St.   (Perotto)

 

Adopted

 

63.     Request City Manager to consider rules and ordinances that would be intended to control the abandonment and illegal disposal of shopping carts throughout the City.  (Mariano) 

 

Adopted

 

63a.   That a process for notification from this time forward be implemented and the City Council be informed that this kind of service or any similar service where the City is used as a transfer point or a go-through point for contaminated materials on any regular basis.  Motion-Lukes @ #35-39CC - Adopted

 

63b.   Request City Manager to respond for the June 1, 1999 City Council meeting relative to the Park and Walk that was requested during Little League season.  Motion-Clancy @ #46CC - Adopted

 

63c.   Request City Manager to contact the Mass. Highway Department to obtain a list of all public hearings that were held and all public forums that are required by law that went into the Rte. 146 project.  Motion-Clancy @ #52CC - Adopted

 

63d.   Request Administration to make periodic presentations before the Commerce and Development Committee concerning any and all economic development projects and initiatives underway throughout the City.  Motion-Luster @ #54CC - Referred to Commerce & Development Committee

 

63e.   Request City Manager to gather all of the communications over the years that Mr. Moylan has from the Mass. Highway Commissioner relative to I-290 and put them in a package so that Public Works Committee can hold a meeting with Commissioner Amorello.  Motion-Cooney @ #56CC - Adopted

 

63f.    Request Administration report regarding the new aerial ladder located at Grove St. station as to whether the ladder was delivered according to submitted specifications and if it did not comply with specifications, what legal options the City has.  Also whether the operation of the ladder presents any danger to personnel or the public.  Lukes - Suspension of Rules -  Adopted

 

63g.   Request Traffic Engineer conduct a traffic study of Carter Rd.  Lukes - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63h.   Request Traffic Engineer report on the maintenance of existing crosswalks and on the need for additional crosswalks on Shrewsbury St.  Lukes - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63I.    Request City Manager report on whether an alternate bus route can be established for the bus that travels to the Airport rotary and onto Sunnyhill Dr., specifically, can the bus be rerouted so it does not enter Sunnyhill Dr.  Petty - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63j.    That the vote of the City Council requesting the Mayor to establish a committee relative to the issues of drug abuse be and is hereby rescinded.  Mariano - Suspension of Rules - Adopted - Mayor to appoint an advisory committee

 

63k.   That the summer schedule for City Council meetings is July 6, 1999 and August 17, 1999 at 4:00 P.M.  Mariano - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63L.   Request Administration report on the status of Glendale St. private street maintenance.  Luster - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63m.  Request Traffic Engineer to do a traffic study of Reeves St., off of Whipple St.  Luster - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63n.   Request Administration to enforce traffic violations at 13 Vincent St.  Further, to investigate make-shift driveway at 19 Vincent St. which has eliminated a parking space.  Luster - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63o.   Request City Manager report to City Council on potential significant shortfalls in Chapter 90 funding for fiscal year 2000.   Clancy - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63p.   Request City Manager report to City Council on the status of the PWED grant award for the relocation of Patriot Metals.  Clancy - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63q.   Request City Manager to investigate the trash situation that exists adjacent to Fitzy’s Car Wash at 11 Jennings St.  Clancy - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63r.    Request City Manager provide City Council with a report on the negotiations with MassPort relative to the Worceser Regional Airport.  Cooney - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63s.   Request City Administration repair Whittles Sq. Memorial located on Crompton St.  Murray - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63t.    Request City Administration repair Gurwitz Sq. Memorial located on Providence St.  Murray - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

63u.   Request City Manager contact School Department relative to painting of the flag pole at Worcester Vocational High School at Wheaton Sq.  Murray - Suspension of Rules - Adopted  

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

64.     Thomas R. Hoover, City Manager transmitting communication requesting the City of Worcester to accept with gratitude a gift from Mass. Continuing Legal Education, Inc. to pay the expenses necessary to allow Asst. City Solicitor Keith A. Hood to attend a seminar on Workers' Compensation which will be presented in Worcester on Wednesday, May 26, 1999.

 

Order adopted with gratitude

 

65.     Thomas R. Hoover, City Manager recommending that Five Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($5,491.00) currently available within Account #040-91000, City Manager's Office Personnel Services be appropriated within the account for the purpose of providing funds to pay for the change in the City Manager's salary as voted on May 18, 1999.

 

Order adopted on a roll call vote of 10 Yeas and 1 Nay (Cooney)

 

66.     RECESS TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE:

 

FINANCE

 

a)       #39CC  May 12, 1998

           Order - Request Administration report on the policy of the Worcester Convention Center/Centrum Centre in seeking out, catering and servicing small group events and what impact this type of competition has had amongst the local restaurants and hotels. (Lukes)

 

b)      #6CC  October 20, 1998

          Communication of James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting communication relative to tax levy impact regarding funding of a staff person to the Mayor's Office from the School Department budget if the salary for the position does not qualify under the school reform financing formula and explaining the significance of the School Department's October report to the Department of Education with respect to current year's Net School Spending requirements.

 

c)       #4CC  December 15, 1998

Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to the current five-year fiscal projection for the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

 

d)      #5CC  December 15, 1998

          Order - Request City Manager to construct the Fiscal Year 2000 budget that only anticipates new growth and does not  include an increase of 2 1/2% allowed under Proposition 2 1/2.  (Petty, Patton, Mariano, Finnegan, Murray, Cooney, Lukes, Perotto)

           

e)       #6CC  December 15, 1998

          Order - Request City Manager to consider proposing a hiring freeze of City employees except for public safety employees. (Petty)

 

f)       #4B CM  December 15, 1998

          Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to calculations, 10 Year Period to a Single Tax Rate.

 

g)       #5A CM  December 15, 1998

          Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to Fiscal 2000 Projections.

 

h)       #5B CM  December 15, 1998

          Communication of the City Manager transmitting reports from Janice Borg Silverman, Director, Human Resources and John Pranckevicius, Budget Director.

 

i)        #33h CC  December 15, 1998

          Motion - That the City Council develop a schedule of Finance meetings at least once a month, starting in January. (Lukes)

 

j)        #5A CM  February 9, 1999

          Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to Motions made by Councillors from the December 15, 1998 Council Finance Committee meeting.

 

k)       #5B CM  February 9, 1999

          Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to the Fiscal 2000 Budget.

 

l)        #5A CM  February 23, 1999

          Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to Municipal Research Bureau Presentation.

 

m)      #4C CM  March 16, 1999

          Communication of the City Manager transmitting    communication relative to Proposition 2 1/2 ceiling.

 

n)       #59CC  April 6, 1999

          Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to the FY 2000 budget.

 

o)      #5A CM May 4, 1999

          Communication of the City Manager recommending adoption of the fiscal 2000 operating budget in the amount of Three Hundred Forty Two Million Four Hundred Sixty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Two Dollars and 28/100 ($342,463,832.28) be appropriated in the accounts listed hereunder.

 

          Also requesting Council approval to proceed with the implementation of the City of Worcester's fiscal 2000 capital budget in the amount of Thirty Seven Million Nine Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($37,940,000.00) which is contained within the budget document.

 

p)      #5B CM  May 4, 1999

          Communication of the City Manager requesting adoption of the attached Salary Ordinance amendments that will implement my recommendation in the FY 2000 Budget.

 

q)      #5D CM  May 4, 1999

          Communication of the City Manager relative to Salary Ordinance amendment for the first Salary Ordinance in Item #5B.

 

r)       #14A CM  May 4, 1999

          Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to Management and Mid-Management Employees' Residency.

 

s)       #55cc  May 11, 1999

          James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting computation of the legal debt margin for the City of Worcester as of April 30, 1999.

 

REPORTS

 

          67 & 68 ACCEPTED

 

67.     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND DEVELOPMENT Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication  relative to Shaw's Supermarket, Lincoln St.: recommend Communication be placed on file.

 

68.     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND DEVELOPMENT Upon the Order of Mayor Mariano and Councillor Patton requesting the Commerce and Development Committee to hold a meeting with the Lincoln Village Tenants Association.  Said meeting to review economic development in the Lincoln Village neighborhood: recommend Order be placed on file.

 

          69 ACCEPTED & ORDER ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL

 

69.     REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to Local Law Enforcement Block Grant III: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

 

          70-75 ACCEPTED

 

          REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING Upon the following Communications of the City Manager: recommend Communications be placed on file.

 

70.     Transmitting communication relative to Impact of People Affected by the Welfare Changes.

 

71.     Transmitting communication relative to Welfare Reform and the Worcester Housing Authority.

 

72.     Transmitting communication relative to Occupancy Permits.

 

73.     Transmitting communication relative to 1998 Homeless Assistance Continuum of Care award.

 

74.     Transmitting communication relative to the disposition of two parcels of City owned land, 110 Elm St. and 112 Elm St.

 

75.     Transmitting communication relative to HUD/CPD's Annual Assessment Report.

 

          75a ACCEPTED AND ORDER ADOPTED - Suspension of Rules

 

75a.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES Upon the Report of the Planning Board upon the Petition of D. M. Moschos, Esquire on behalf of N.E. Development, Worcester Realty Truste requesting that the City Council alter the layout of Neponset St. by adding a new location and abandoning, discontinuing and removing a portion of Neponset St. from the Official Map: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.   

 

          76 ACCEPTED & ORDER ADOPTED

 

76.     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Representative John Binienda, Jr. requesting installation of trip device in driveway of Our Lady of the Angels to activate the traffic signal at Main and Young Sts.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order requesting the City Manager to provide funds for the installation of trip device in the driveway of Our Lady of the Angles Church to activate the traffic signal at Main and Young Sts.

 

          77-83 VOTED TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCES

 

          REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions requesting handicap parking: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinances.

 

77.     Councillor Michael C. Perotto on behalf of Joseph Cappabianca requesting handicap parking on opposite side of 4 Gage St.

 

78.     Louise Pichierri request handicap parking in front of 95 Gage St.

 

79.     Maria Velez request handicap parking in front of 11 Rodney St.

 

80.     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Councillor Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. on behalf of Colwyn Caffrey requesting to remove handicap parking sign in front of 42 Richmond Ave.: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance.

 

81.     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Councillor Michael C. Perotto on behalf of Frank Perrone requesting removal of parking ban between 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. in the area of 22-26 Natick St.: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance to rescind prohibited parking on the east side of Natick St., entire length.   On a roll call vote Councillor Petty was recused

 

82.     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Paul Anderson et al requesting to make entire length of Suburban Rd. resident permit parking only.  Request to make the northwest end of Suburban Rd. a No Right Turn zone from 6:30 - 9:30 a.m., Monday-Friday: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance to provide for resident permit parking on both sides of Suburban Rd., entire length, School Days, 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

 

83.     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Robert Martunas requesting "No Commercial Vehicles or Trucks Over 5 Tons" sign at the intersection of Natural History and Lake Ave. or Natural History and Plantation St.  Request "No Commercial Vehicles over 5 Tons, All Trucks Must Turn Left" sign also to divert trucks from residential neighborhood of No. Lake Ave.: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance to exclude Heavy Commercial Vehicles Over 5 Tons on Natural History Dr. between Plantation St. and Lake Ave. North.

 

          84 ACCEPTED

 

84.     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Alice Prendiville requesting handicap parking across from 4 Gage St.: recommend Petition be placed on file.

 

CHAIRMAN'S PROPOSED ORDINANCES

 

          85-89 FROM TRAFFIC & PARKING - VOTED TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCES

 

85.     Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to prohibit parking on both sides of West Boylston St. (Route 12) from Reynolds St. to Stop & Shop Entrance.

 

86.     Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 9 Maple Tree Lane.

 

87.     Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to provide for two hour parking on the east side of Eastern Ave. near Gage St.

 

88.     Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to rescind handicap parking in front of 12 William St.

 

89.     Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to rescind handicap parking in front of 33 Stoneland Rd.

 

LOAN ORDER TO BE ADOPTED

 

          90 ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL

 

90.     That the sum of Seventy-two Million, Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($72,025,000.00) be appropriated to Account #91C790, New School Construction for the purpose of constructing and originally equipping (including furnishing) the Vocational School replacement facility, including costs incidental and related thereto.

 

TABLED ITEMS - No Action Taken

 

91.     Communication of the City Manager recommending that Twelve Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents ($12,688.50) be transferred from Account 331-46, Belmont Home Retained Earnings and appropriated to Account 045S505, Belmont Home Advertising, to provide funds for the purpose of payment for advertising costs for proposed sale of the Belmont Home.

 

92.     Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to an RFP for the sale of the Belmont Home.

 

93.     Chairman's Order from Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee - Request Administration to consider using the current site of the Vocational School, on the side of the Boys Club, as park land after discontinuance of use as a Vocational School.

 

94.     Chairman's Order from Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee - Request Administration to consider eliminating the softball field on the Belmont St. side of the Vocational School site plan.

 

95.     Chairman's Order from Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee - Request Administration to reconsider keeping educationally sound, the size of the parking area for the new Vocational School.

 

96.     REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Jonathan Finkelstein, Esquire on behalf of Smallwood Village Associates, Inc. requesting City of Worcester  make Travis St. public.