CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:05 P.M.
Adjourned: 10:05 P.M.
1. INVOCATION – Sister Paula Kelleher, SSJ
Vicar for Religious
Diocese of Worcester
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3.
ROLL
CALL – All present except Councillor Patton
who arrived at 7:16 P.M.
4. PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS RECOGNIZING JOHN WADSWORTH FOR HIS
YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE AARON & LUCRETIA BANCROFT SCHOLARSHIP FUND, MARIO
ZONA FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE WORCESTER HOPE CEMETERY COMMISSION, JOSEPH
A. SACCO AND ELIZABETH A. PROKO FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE WORCESTER
PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION.
5. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
5a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
Janet Dufault was allowed to speak under Items of Departmental or Employee Interest relative to health insurance for municipal employees-Item 13B of the City Manager’s Calendar was also taken up at this time
6 & 7 REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS
COMMITTEE
6. Mayor Timothy P. Murray & Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr.
on behalf of Ronald Abraham request resurfacing of sidewalk in front of 125
Ingleside Ave. (Attachments)
7. Attorney James Gerrish on behalf of Abbas Rad, President, Pro
Tech Builders, Inc. request to extend existing sewer lines in Onset St. to
service Lots 74-78 Onset St. at Petitioner’s expense and in accordance with
Public Works specifications. (Attachments)
8-11 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING
COMMITTEE
8. Michael Troutner request handicap parking in front of 7 Cutler
St. (Attachments)
9. Dolores Skonieczny et al request 24 hour parking on odd
numbered side of King Philip Rd. only from Leeds St. to West Boylston St. (Attachments)
10. Councillor Stephen T. Patton on behalf of Michael Schavone
request No Parking on Fairhaven Rd. in the vicinity of the Worcester Credit
Union at Fairhaven Rd. and West Boylston St. (Attachments)
11. Councillor Stephen G. Abraham request installation of a
handicapped parking area on the east side of May St. adjacent to Temple
Emanuel. (Attachments)
11a. Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request change in signage at 18
Chestnut St. from “Emergency Artery, Tow zone, No Parking Anytime” to a passenger
drop-off, pick-up zone of 15 minutes. Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
– Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
11b. Councillor Philip Palmieri on behalf of Bill Ryan request handicap
parking in front of 65 Fairmont Ave. Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
– Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
11c & 11d FROM
COMMERCE & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE – Taken up under Suspension of Rules -
Adopted
11c. Request Administration to provide City Council with documentation
referred to at the April 1, 2002 Commerce & Development Committee meeting
concerning roundabout statistics from other communities. (Attachments)
11d. Request Administration report on vehicular and pedestrian
accidents at Billings and Newton Squares. (Attachments)
11e. Request City Manager to request a letter from CIGNA indicating
their response to the current plan for Union Station/Washington Square that is
before the City Council. Motion-Clancy @ #7A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
11f. Request City Manager provide City Council with comparables from
the fourth quarters of 2000 and 1999 relative Worcester County Convention and
Visitors Bureau sales. Motion-Irish @ #7E CM – Adopted (Attachments)
11g. Request Administration report on Fallon, Harvard Pilgrim and Blue
Cross all participating as insurance carriers for the City of Worcester. Further, request copies of all
correspondence to carriers asking if they would be willing to quote on all
three plans. Motion-Patton @ #13B CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
11h. Request City Manager to provide City Council with information on
the rate of recidivism for youngsters who go through the Spartacus II Graduate
Program as compared to youngsters who may not. Motion-Irish @ #18C CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
11i. Request City Manager to report relative to the number of full
time matriculating students at each of the colleges and universities in the
City, the number who are non-residents of Worcester County and the number of
beds that each one of these schools is furnishing. Motion-Irish @ #18H CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
11j. Request City Manager to provide City Council with an update on
litigation concerning the Ty Cobb Baseball field. Motion-Petty @ #19A CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
11k. Request Administration to work with the Worcester Public Schools
relative to permitting of fields, the use of fields and the scheduling of
games. Motion-Abraham @ #19D CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
11L. Request the Superintendent of Schools to report whether the School
Department has posted any signs regarding the use of ATV’s and registered
snowmobiles on school property. Motion-Lukes @ #20A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
11m. Request Administration to formulate a policy concerning the use of
jet skis from State and City boat ramps including the licensing and/or other
criteria that might be established. Motion-Patton @ #20A CM- Adopted (Attachments)
11n. Request Administration to combine the two amounts of construction
costs and overtime costs in future reports relative to construction at the
Forest Grove Middle School. Motion-Patton @ #21A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
11o. Request Administration to provide monthly reports on the progress
of construction at the Forest Grove Middle School. Motion-Patton @ #21A CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
11p. Request Administration to put together a timeline of expected
goals for completion of construction at the Forest Grove Middle School and the
progress of said goals. Motion-Patton @ #21A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
11q. Request Administration to report on custodial overtime costs at
Forest Grove Middle School. Motion-Lukes @ #21A CM – Adopted
11r. Request Administration to provide City Council with a report
relative to legal action and fines paid for illegal dumping for the last six
months. Motion-Lukes @ #24B CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
11s. Request Administration to report if recommended increase in FY
2003 water and sewer rates are based on any kind of assumptions about health
insurance and local aid or status quo on health insurance.
11t. Request Administration to report on the System Development Charge
referred to in Item 24D of the City Manager’s Calendar as to how the amount of
this fee was calculated. Motion-Lukes @ #24D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
11u. Request Administration to provide City Council with a Table of
Organization for the Department of Public Works indicating what positions are
vacant or frozen and what positions are being filled. Motion-Lukes @ #24D CM
– Adopted (Attachments)
11v. Request Administration report as to the projection for the total
increase in revenue for the next year if the recommended increase in the FY
2003 water and sewer rates are approved.
Motion-Lukes @ #24D CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
11w. Request Administration to include information on the elder
exemption on water and sewers bills in the mailing “On the Waterfront.” Motion-Petty
@ #24D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
11x. Request Administration to report on eligibility for the elder
exemption on water and sewer bills and what the usage rate is. Motion-Petty @ #24D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
11y. Request City Manager to
request the Acting Highway Commissioner for a list of all the projects listed
on the NFA list with all the monies
that are set aside and what the money is presently earmarked for. Motion-Clancy @ #24I CM (Attachments)
Mayor Murray moved to amend: Further, request report if roads are built with NFA money are then exempted from following Federal Highway Administration guidelines as to how the road is built. Order adopted, as amended
11z. Request Administration to provide an update on the Holden/Drummond/Shore Dr. realignment to a four-way intersection and signalization. Motion-Patton @ #24I CM – Adopted (Attachments)
11aa. Request Administration to provide City Council with a report on all the traffic studies currently pending in the City of Worcester. Motion-Patton @ #24I CM – Adopted (Attachments)
11bb. Request City Manager to report on the funding for construction of a new North High School. Motion-Perotto @ #28C CM – Adopted
11cc. Request Administration to report as to how long the fund has been in existence whereby the City has obtained a loan at 2% for conducting infiltration and inflow remedial work related to the Southbridge St. Sewer separation and what other loans has the City been able to obtain from this fund and for what purpose. Motion-Lukes @ #28F CM – Adopted (Attachments)
11dd. Request City Manager report to City Council on the level of service delays for Grafton St. traffic as reported in the Union Station traffic study and further, report if these delays would diminish with a Franklin St. access to Worcester Center Blvd. Clancy – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
11ee. Request Administration report on recommendations for any additional security precautions regarding Police Headquarters and Fire Stations. Lukes – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
11ff. Request City Manager to request the WRTA to respond as to their
plans and how they are involved in the Union Station/Washington Square project
and their feelings about the proposed bus station location. Patton
– Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
11gg. Request City Manager to request the P & W Railroad to respond as
to how they feel about the south portal proposal for Union Station/ Washington
Sq. and if the City has any communications from P & W Railroad as to their
opinions. Patton – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
11hh. Request the Zoning Ordinance be amended so that Table 4.1, line 12
is changed so that semi-detached dwellings known as duplexes are no longer
“allowed by Special Permit” in RS-10 and RS-7 zones and are instead designated
as “not allowed”. Patton – Suspension of Rules – Referred to the Planning Board (Attachments)
11ii. Request Administration to report on the program being developed to
use Section 8 certificates for home ownership.
Patton – Suspension of Rules –
Adopted (Attachments)
11jj. Request Administration to report on the winter hours of the
Barnyard Zoo. Palmieri – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
11kk. Request City Manager to provide an update on the State and Federal
legislative agendas. Haller – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
11LL. Request City Manager to provide an update on neighborhood impact
remediation measures as outlined by the Commission on Homelessness. Haller
– Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
11mm.Request City Manager to
provide 2002 goals for the Central Mass. Health Foundation. Haller
– Suspension of Rules – Adopted
11nn. Request Administration report as to what the Human Rights Office is
doing to supplement services as a result of the MCAD closure of the Worcester
office. Murray – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
THOMAS R. HOOVER
CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR April 2, 2002
1. NON-CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification
of Constable appointment. (Attachments)
James Miller
Placed
on file
B. Notification of the appointment of Kevin
M. Adams, to the Off-Street Parking Board. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Notification of the appointment of
Catherine S. Rao, and Peter B. Schneider, as alternate members to the
Historical Commission. (Attachments)
Placed on file
D. Notification of the appointment of Philip M.
Landry to the Conservation Commission. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
2. CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of the appointment of Jeanne
M. DeCenzo, Bridget Gilleney, Leslie A. Frank and Susan Moynagh, and the
reappointment of Victoria A. Theoharides to the Advisory Committee on the
Status of Women. (Attachments)
Appointments & reappointment confirmed on a roll call 10-0
(Patton absent)
B. Notification of the appointment of Carol
A. Kozlowski to the Community Development Advisory Committee. (Attachments)
Appointment confirmed on a roll call 10-0 (Patton
absent)
C. Notification of the appointment of Anthony
K. Adade and Anna Rodriguez, to the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee. (Attachments)
Appointment confirmed on a roll call 10-0 (Patton
absent)
D. Notification of the appointment of Michael
J. Cicero, and Adam K. Ferraro to the Cable Television Advisory Committee. (Attachments)
Appointments confirmed on a roll call 10-0
(Patton absent)
3. AIRPORT:
4. ASSESSORS:
5. BUDGET
OFFICE:
6.
COMMUNICATIONS:
7. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
A. Communication relative to the Point Person
the City is Communicating with at CIGNA. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
B. Communication relative to a report
regarding discussion with representatives of Abbott Bioresearch Center, Inc. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
C. Communication relative to the Blackstone
Gateway Park Master Plan Project Grant. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
D. Communication relative to Revenue Lost/Gained by Granting TIF’s. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
E. Communication relative to the Worcester County Convention and Visitors Bureau Sales Report. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development
Committee
8. ELDER
AFFAIRS:
A. Request adoption of a Resolution to file and accept a Grant
from the Fallon/OrNda Community Health Fund. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted
9. ELECTION
COMMISSION:
10. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT SERVICES:
11. EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING:
12. FIRE:
13. HUMAN
RESOURCES:
A. Communication relative to Retirement
Incentives. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
B. Communication relative to Employee Health
Insurance. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
14. HUMAN
RIGHTS:
15.
INFORMATION SERVICES:
16. LAW:
A. Communication relative to Competitors’
rate and services in other cities and towns in MA for cable service. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service &
Transportation Committee
17. LICENSE
COMMISSION:
18.
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES:
Referred
to Community Development Committee
B. Communication relative to procedures adhered to for submission to the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG). (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
C. Communication relative to the JAIBG
(Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant) – funded Spartacus II Graduate
Program. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
D. Communication relative to Worcester’s
Community Preparedness Through Education and Partnership Conference. (Attachments)
Placed on file
E. Communication relative to the list of
members’ names belonging to the various Neighborhood Crime Watch Groups. (Attachments)
Placed on file
F. Communication relative to the Property
Located at #380 Lake Avenue. (Attachments)
Referred to Land Use Committee
G. Communication relative to an Update on
Abandoned Vehicles. (Attachments)
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
H. Report relative to the 63-20 Program, that
is being considered as a tool for developing additional housing in the City of
Worcester. (Attachments)
Referred to Housing & Neighborhood
Revitalization Committee
19. PARKS,
RECREATION & CEMETERY:
A. Communication relative to Invitation to a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – Improvements to the Ty Cobb Baseball Field Complex. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Communication relative to Worcester Designated as a Tree City USA and Receives the Growth Award from the National Arbor Day Foundation. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Request adoption of a Resolution to accept
with gratitude a donation of $3,500.00 from Park Spirit of Worcester, Inc. to
benefit the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial within the
Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Department’s Green Hill Park. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted with gratitude
D. Communication relative to Spring 2002
Permitting/Scheduling of Department City Wide Athletic/Recreational Facilities.
(Attachments)
Referred to Youth, Parks & Recreation
Committee
20. POLICE:
A. Communication relative to Enforcement of Terrain Vehicles Ordinance. (Attachments)
Recommitted to the City Manager to include private streets
21. PUBLIC
HEALTH & CODE ENFORCEMENT:
A. Communication relative to Construction at
the Forest Grove Middle School/Cost to House Students at Common Outlets. (Attachments)
Referred to Education Committee
B. Communication relative to Patriot Metals – 30 Ballard Street. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Communication relative to Demolition
permits granted since January 2000. (Attachments)
Recommitted to the City Manager
D. Communication relative to the appointment of Sworn Weighers for 2002. (Attachments)
Placed on file
22. PUBLIC
LIBRARY:
23. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS:
A. Communication relative to the efforts made
to date to establish a collaborative program between the Worcester Public
Library and the school library system. (Attachments)
Referred to Education Committee
24. PUBLIC
WORKS:
A. Communication relative to the reappointment of Robert L. Moylan, Jr., as Commissioner of Public Works, for a term to expire on April 1, 2005. (Attachments)
Reappointment approved
B. Communication relative to Grimewatch
Program – February 2002 Activity. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
C. Communication relative to the Timeline for
Repair of Electric Company Trenches on Providence Street. (Attachments)
Placed on file
D. Request adoption of the FY2003 Water and
Sewer Rates. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
E. Communication relative to Funding for
Roadwork at Washington Square. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
F. Communication relative to Parking Meters
with Time Limits or No Meters. (Attachments)
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
G. Communication relative to Alleviate Water
Runoff Problem at Intersection of Benham Street and Phoenix Street. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
H. Communication relative to Mark Proposed
Path of Curbs Along West Chester Street During Spring of 2002. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
I. Communication relative to Projects
Currently on the Traffic Improvement List. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
J. Communication relative to Snow Removal
deficit projection. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
25.
PURCHASING:
26. TREASURY:
27. VETERAN’S
SERVICES:
A. Communication relative to Feasibility of a
VA Hospital in the City of Worcester. (Attachments)
Referred to Military Affairs Committee
28. FINANCE:
A. Recommend that Fifty One Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Four Dollars and Thirty Three Cents ($51,464.33) be transferred from Account #91C790, School Construction and appropriated to Account #33C719, Forest Grove Equipment, to provide funds for the purpose of payment for contractual obligations related to equipment purchase for Forest Grove Middle School. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
B. Recommend that One Million Seven Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C790 School
Construction, and appropriated to Account #33C717, Vocational School
Construction, to provide funds for the purpose of payment for contractual
obligations associated with construction management, asbestos removal,
architectural and other related cost for the construction of Worcester
Vocational School. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
C. Recommend that Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C790 School Construction, and appropriated to Account #33C724, North High School Construction, to provide funds for the purpose of payment of contractual obligations associated with architectural design and other related cost for the construction of North High School. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
D. Recommend that One Thousand One Hundred
Sixty Two Dollars and Twenty Five Cents ($1,162.25) be transferred from Account
#330-07, Reserve for a Appropriation Damage Settlement, and appropriated to
Account #410501-92000 Central Garage Ordinary Maintenance, to provide funds for
the purpose of payment for repair costs associated with damages to a vehicle.
These funds represent reimbursements received from Insurance Companies for
damage to a vehicle owned by the City. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
E. Recommend that Eighty Seven Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($87,500.00) be transferred from Account #41060202-92000,
Traffic Engineering Signal Damage, and appropriated to Account #41060202-93000
Traffic Engineering Capital Outlay, to provide funds for the purpose of payment
for repair costs associated with signal damages. These funds represent
reimbursements received from Insurance Companies. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
F. Recommend the adoption of a Loan Order in
the amount of Seven Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Dollars ($764,000.00) to be
appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, for the purpose of
conducting infiltration and inflow remedial work related to Southbridge Street
Sewer separation. (Attachments)
Voted to advertise proposed Loan Order on a roll call 11-0
29.
MISCELLANEOUS:
A. Request City Council approval of
resolutions to honor Rosland K. Levine, Dr. Lynda Young, and Douglas J. Hannam
for their years of service on the Worcester Boards and Commissions. (Attachments)
Resolutions adopted on a roll call 11-0
B. Communication relative to the Alliance for
Community Media-Northeast Region Conference.
(Attachments)
Placed on file
13. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting Auditors Report –
February 28, 2002. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
14. RECESS
TO FINANCE & ORDINANCE: No Action Taken
FINANCE
a) #4B CM June 19, 2001
Communication of the City
Manager relative to Breakdown of New Growth Figures over the past ten years. (Attachments)
b) #5A CM January 29, 2002
Communication of the City
Manager relative to the local aid figures included in the Governor's Budget for
the City of Worcester for Fiscal 2003. (Attachments)
c) #96 CC February 26, 2002
James A. DelSignore, City
Auditor transmitting progress report on the status of the City's finances for the
fiscal year that ends June 30, 2002. (Attachments)
d) #5A CM February 26,
2002
Communication of the City Manager relative to Financial Projections – FY03. (Attachments)
e) #5A CM March 5, 2002
Communication of the City
Manager relative to a report regarding a breakdown of projected debt service
line item presented in the fiscal 2003 budget report from last Tuesday's City
Council meeting. (Attachments)
f)
#5A
CM March 19, 2002
Communication of the City
Manager relative to FY 03 Budget – Personnel Reductions. (Attachments)
g)
#39CC March 26, 2002
Communication of the City
Manager transmitting statement of the Mass. Municipal Association relative to
the Governor’s revised Fiscal 2003 Budget Plan to cut $200 million from local
aid. (Attachments)
15-30 ORDAINED ON A ROLL CALL 11-0
15. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 86 Lakewood St. (Attachments)
16. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 19 Jefferson St. (Attachments)
17. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 31 Euclid Ave. (Attachments)
18. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 11 Shepard St. (Attachments)
19. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 178 Vernon St. (Attachments)
20. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 319 Lovell St. (Attachments)
21. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 11 Shamrock St. (Attachments)
22. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking opposite 76 Townsend St. (Attachments)
23. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking adjacent to 40 Newbury St. (Attachments)
24. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 17 Prentice St. (Attachments)
25. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 12 Loring St. (Attachments)
26. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 34 Newbury St. (Attachments)
27. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 53 Chilmark St. (Attachments)
28. Amending Section 40 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide reserved parking for residents only on the east side of Hooper
St. from Belmont St. to Catharine St. (Attachments)
29. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to prohibit parking on the north side of Cedar St. near 32 Cedar St. (Attachments)
30. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to remove parking meters #921 and #922 on the east side of Worcester
Center Blvd. near Thomas St. and install 30 minute parking in their place. (Attachments)
31 & 32 TABLED
UNDER PRIVILEGE ONE WEEK BY VOTE OF CITY COUNCIL
31. Chairman's Order from Commerce & Development - Request City
Manager provide City Council with a pedestrian-friendly roadway plan for
Washington Square that includes a roundabout pointing towards the southerly
portal. (Attachments)
32. Chairman's Order from Commerce & Development - Request City
Manager provide City Council with a
roadway plan for Washington Square using the area immediately to the west side
of Union Station for bus ports, siting the construction of a garage underneath
the I-290 overpass at the corner of Shrewsbury St. and Grafton St. and also
aligns Franklin St. for possible future two-way traffic pattern. (Attachments)
33 Taken off the Table and referred to Land
Use Committee
33. Communication of the City Manager requesting adoption of the
Order transferring the jurisdiction of and authorizing the disposition of
foreclosed property at 380 Lake Ave. (Tabled March 12, 2002)
34 & 34a No Action Taken
34. VERIZON NEW ENGLAND,
INC. for underground conduits on:
SOUTHBRIDGE ST. (Tabled March 12, 2002) (Attachments)
34a. Granting permission to VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. for underground
conduits on: SOUTHBRIDGE ST.
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SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
APRIL 1, 2002 COMMERCE &
SAXE ROOM
6:00
P.M. DEVELOPMENT FIRST FLOOR
PUBLIC LIBRARY
SALEM SQUARE
Re:
Washington Square/Union Station Design
APRIL 3, 2002 YOUTH, PARKS &
COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00
P.M. RECREATION
APRIL 10, 2002 ELDER AFFAIRS
COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00 P.M.