CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– JUNE 11, 2002
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:08 P.M.
Adjourned: 9:20 P.M.
1. INVOCATION – Rev. David Cain
Lakeview Congregational Church
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3.
ROLL
CALL – All present except for the
Mayor. The Vice Chair was in the Chair
4. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
4a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
5 REFERRED TO PARKS DEPARTMENT
5. Susan Interrante request City to address problems from tree at
107 Brookline St. (Attachments)
6 REFERRED TO THE
PLANNING BOARD
6. Rita Marin request to make public Paris Ave. (Attachments)
7-19 REFERRED TO
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
7. Susan Interrante request repair of sidewalk, curbing and
sinking street at 107 Brookline St. which resulted from installation of a new
main line in August 2001. (Attachments)
8. Bernard Bonsra request to extend sewer line from Blithewood
Ave. to service two homes to be built on Lots 41-46 McClintock Ave. To be done
at Petitioner’s expense and in accordance with a prior agreement. (Attachments)
9. Bernard Bonsra request City to extend water lines from
Blithewood Ave. to service two homes to be built on Lots 41-46 McClintock Ave. (Attachments)
10. Richard McShera request sidewalk repair in front of 122 Grand St.
(Attachments)
11. Pabitra Dutta request sidewalk repair at 23 Stoneland Rd. (Attachments)
12. Nancy Bianco, President, TGL, Inc. request to: 1) extend
existing 8” high service water main from Hyannis Place 300’ to existing main in
Trahan Ave. 2) extend existing 8” sanitary sewer in Hyannis
Place 250’ to Trahan Ave. 3) extend
existing 12” surface drain from Hyannis Place to Trahan Ave. All work to be done in accordance with DPW
standards and at the Petitioner’s expense. (Attachments)
13. Councillor Konstantina B. Lukes on behalf of Virginia Kingsbury
request sidewalk repair on westerly side of Barber Ave. from Higgins Armory to
the Greendale Post Office. (Attachments)
14. Mayor Timothy P. Murray & Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr.
request Public Works resurface Arline St. (Attachments)
15. Richard Hopkins, Graves Engineering, Inc. on behalf of Peter
Lewis request 90’ long extension of existing gravity sanitary sewer main on
Waban Ave. to provide service to 10 Waban Ave. (Attachments)
16. Angelo Villani request sidewalk repair at 316 Coburn Ave. (Attachments)
17. Frank Dell’Ovo et al request private street betterment on
Inverness Ave. (Attachments)
18. Councillor Michael C. Perotto on behalf of Anna Donahue request
sidewalk repair in front of 270 Coburn Ave. (Attachments)
19. Joan Coleman request sidewalk repair in front of 10-12 Young St.
(Attachments)
19a. Councillor Stephen Abraham, Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. and
Mayor Timothy Murray request sidewalk repair at 23 Chamberlain Parkway. Referred
to Public Works Committee – Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
20-34 REFERRED TO
TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
20. Susan Kneeland request handicap parking in front of 15 Dix St. (Attachments)
21. Patricia Castle request handicap parking in front of 49
Ellsworth St. (Attachments)
22. Fr. Patrick Hawthorne, St. Margaret Mary Church & Marion
Giard request area in front of 75, 76, 77 & 78 Alvarado Ave. (both sides of
street) be limited to 2 hour parking. (Attachments)
23. James Kempton request residential permit parking be removed from
the north side of Bleeker St. (Attachments)
24. Theresa Wiemann request handicap parking in front of 131 Maywood
St. (Attachments)
25. Jennie Cicio request handicap parking in front of 15 Shamrock
St. (Attachments)
26. Councillor Joseph Petty on behalf of Chalita Youffef, Road
Runner Pizza request installation of 15 minute parking zone on easterly side of
Orient St. from corner of Hamilton St. to first driveway. (Attachments)
27. Nicholas Capurso request handicap parking in front of 247
Shrewsbury St. (Attachments)
28. Philip & Jane Shea request resident only parking or No
Parking from 129 College St. to Dutton St. (Attachments)
29. Charles Richardson request handicap parking in front of 32
Newbury St. (Attachments)
30. Councillor Philip Palmieri on behalf of Deena Burkhardt request
handicap parking in front of 14 Ayrshire Rd. (Attachments)
31. Teo Fortunato request City to address the problem of speeding on
Plantation St. between Hamilton and Grafton Sts. (Attachments)
32. Barbara White request the following traffic signs be installed
on Upland Gardens Dr. in the Autumn Woods Community between Upland St. and
Spofford Rd.: Pedestrian Crossing for 6
crosswalks, Go Slow Children and 20 MPH Speed Limit signs to correspond with
signs already installed on the adjoining Spofford Rd. (Attachments)
33. Mayor Timothy Murray and Councillor Stephen Patton on behalf of
Melanie Willett request 4-way Stop sign at the intersection of Fairhaven Rd.
and Burncoat St. (Attachments)
34. Richard Bernard et al request parking meters 798 & 799 on
Irving St. and 1126-1131 on Chestnut St. be converted to permitted residential
parking for tenants of 15 Irving St. (Attachments)
35-38 HEARINGS SET FOR JUNE 25, 2002 – 4:00
P.M.
35. FIBERTECH NETWORKS to install and maintain fiber optic
telecommunications facilities at:
INTERSECTION OF PLEASANT ST. AND CHESTNUT ST. (Attachments)
36. FIBERTECH NETWORKS to install and maintain fiber optic
telecommunications facilities at:
INTERSECTION OF PLEASANT ST. AND MAIN ST. (Attachments)
37. FIBERTECH NETWORKS to install and maintain fiber optic
telecommunications facilities on:
PLEASANT ST. (Attachments)
38. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS for conduit locations on: HOOPER ST., CATHERINE ST. AND CHANNING ST. (Attachments)
THOMAS R. HOOVER
CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR JUNE 11, 2002
1. NON-CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of the reappointment of
Michael Amir, to the Airport Commission. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Notification of the reappointment of Joseph
P. Genduso, to the Worcester Memorial Auditorium Board of Trustees. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C.
Notification
of Constable appointment. Jon K. Cortesi (Attachments)
Placed on file
2. CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of reappointments of Joanne
M. Gallagher, and Mary R. LaBree, to the Advisory Committee for Persons with
Disabilities. (Attachments)
Reappointments confirmed on a roll call
10-0 (Murray absent)
3. AIRPORT:
A. Communication relative to Interest of
CommutAir operating out of our regional airport. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service &
Transportation Committee
4. ASSESSORS:
A. Communication relative to Increase in
Residential and Commercial Property Values, Fiscal 2002 to Fiscal 2002. (Attachments)
Referred to Finance
B. Communication relative to Fiscal 2002
Abatement Applications. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
C. Communication relative to Main South CDC Properties.
(Attachments)
Referred to Land Use Committee
D. Communication relative to Tax Exempt
Transfers for the Last Five Years. (Attachments)
Placed on file
E. Communication relative to Tax Exempt
Comparison to other Cities. (Attachments)
Referred to Land Use Committee
F. Communication relative to Exempt Property
Sold by Colleges. (Attachments)
Placed on file
G. Communication relative to Sale of Biotech
II Property. (Attachments)
Placed on file
H. Communication relative to Taxable
Properties Purchased by UMass Memorial. (Attachments)
Referred to Land Use Committee
5. BUDGET
OFFICE:
A. Communication relative to responses
regarding vacancies and the FY03 Budget. (Attachments)
Referred to Finance
6.
COMMUNICATIONS:
7. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
A. Communication relative to a Report on
Microloans. (Attachments)
Councillor Gomez recused on a roll call 9-0 (Murray
absent)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
B. Communication relative to Union Station
Rehabilitation Tax Credits performed by City Bond Counsel, Attorney Loretta
Richard, of Ropes & Gray. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
C. Communication relative to the Take the “T”
Home Mortgage Program. (Attachments)
Referred to Housing & Neighborhood
Revitalization Committee
D. Communication relative to Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance. (Attachments)
Referred to Land Use Committee
E. Communication relative to Quinsigamond
Village Visitors Center Action Plan. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
8. ELDER
AFFAIRS:
9. ELECTION
COMMISSION:
10. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT SERVICES:
11. EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING:
A. SUPPLEMENTAL
- Communication relative to $60,000 Federal Grant Funds for Summer Recreational
Programs. (Attachments)
Referred to Youth, Parks & Recreation
Committee
12. FIRE:
A. Communication relative to Update on
Computerization in the Fire Department. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
B. Respectfully request that the donation in
the amount of $294,600.00 received from the Worcester Firefighters’ Local 1009
IAFF and the Leary Firefighters’ Foundation, to be use toward the construction
of the department’s drill tower, be accepted with gratitude. (Attachments)
Order adopted with gratitude
C. Communication relative to an Update on
Fire Station Closings during the summer of 2002. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
D. Communication relative to Legislative
Amendments of interest to the City of Worcester concerning the Fire Department.
(Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
13. HUMAN
RESOURCES:
A. Communication relative to Benefit Plan
Design Changes. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
B. Communication relative to Health Insurance
“Opt-out” Program. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
C. Communication relative to the Workforce
Reduction Through Early Retirement Act. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
14. HUMAN
RIGHTS:
15.
INFORMATION SERVICES:
16. LAW:
A. Communication relative to Worcester City
Campus Corporation. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
B. Communication relative to Towing Cars from
Private Streets. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
C. Communication relative to Indian Hill
School Sale – Remaining Land. (Attachments)
Referred to Land Use Committee
D. Communication relative to Removing Alcohol
from Private Parties. (Attachments)
Placed on file
E. Communication relative to Rogers Kennedy
Memorial Litigation Update. (Attachments)
Referred to Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee
17. LICENSE
COMMISSION:
A. Communication relative to Alcohol Permits
located in the Green Street Area. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
B. Communication relative to Cost of
Individuals to Obtain a Permit for Outside Dining. (Attachments)
Referred to
Municipal Operations Committee
18. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES:
A. Communication relative to ComNetsm
Project Re-Survey of Brittan Square. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
B. Request adoption of the resolution to file and accept a Services-Training-Officers-Prosecutors (S.T.O.P.) grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety made available through the federal FY-02 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). (Attachments)
Resolution adopted on a roll call 10-0
(Murray absent)
19. PARKS,
RECREATION & CEMETERY:
A. Communication relative to Fifth Annual
Rich Gedman Baseball Clinic. (Attachments)
Referred to Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee
B. Communication relative to Additional
Funding – FY03 Summer Pools and Beaches. (Attachments)
Placed on file
20. POLICE:
21. PUBLIC
HEALTH & CODE ENFORCEMENT:
A. Communication relative to recent Pit Bull
Attack. (Attachments)
Placed on file
22. PUBLIC
LIBRARY:
A. Request City Council accept with
gratitude, two $500.00 donations to the Worcester Public Library. (Attachments)
Order adopted with gratitude
23. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS:
24. PUBLIC
WORKS:
A. Communication relative to Grimewatch
Program – April 2002 Activity. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
B. Communication relative to a Listing of all
Outstanding Approved Traffic Signals in the City. (Attachments)
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
C. Request acceptance of Barry Road Extension
as a Public Street
Referred to Public Works Committee
D. Communication relative to the revenue loss
the city would experience if the price of large/small trash bags were
$.90/$.45, or $.80/$.40. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
E. Communication relative to DPW Open House.
(Attachments)
Placed on file
F. Communication relative to a report
regarding turning lanes on Shrewsbury Street. (Attachments)
Placed on file
G. Communication relative to a report
regarding the proposal for increased water and sewer fees. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
25.
PURCHASING:
A. Communication relative to the Cost and
Feasibility of the City converting from a system of private tow operators to
one where the City performs these services. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
26. TREASURY:
27. VETERAN’S
SERVICES:
28. FINANCE:
A. Recommend that Sixty Four Thousand One
Hundred Seventeen Dollars and Seventy Cents ($64,117.70) be transferred when
and as received from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to
Account #45C703, Water Department Capital Equipment, for the purpose of
purchasing:
(1) Farm
Tractor
(1) ½
Ton Pickup Truck
(2) Ozone
Monitors
for Water Department, as approved in
the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Murray absent)
B. Recommend that Ten Thousand Nine Hundred
Fifty Eight Dollars ($10,958.00) be transferred when and as received from
Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #26C701, Fire
Department Capital Equipment, for the purpose of purchasing various fire
fighting equipment, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Murray absent)
C. Recommend that Seventy Five Thousand
Dollars, ($75,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C745, Sewer Construction,
and appropriated to Account #44C764, Sewer Pumping Stations, to allow for the
payment of contractual obligations related to various Sewer Pumping projects,
as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Murray
absent)
29.
MISCELLANEOUS:
A. Request City Council approval of the
resolution to honor Joseph G. Sova for his years of service to the Worcester
Planning Board. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Murray
absent)
B. Communication relative to an upcoming series on the Today Show, entitled Today’s Heroes. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. SUPPLEMENTAL
- Communication from the City Manager relative
to Fiscal Year 2002 Goals and Objectives. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
40-43 FROM PUBLIC WORKS - Adopted
40. Request Commissioner of Public Works to report to City Council
by the June 11, 2002 City Council meeting detailing the Water/Sewer account
charge backs for the most recent five years. (Attachments)
41. Request Commissioner of Public Works to report to City Council
by the June 11, 2002 City Council meeting detailing the ramifications of a 4
cent reduction in both the water and sewer rates from the rates recommended by
the Commissioner for Fiscal Year 2003. (Attachments)
42. Request Commissioner of Public Works to report, if when
constructing West Chester St., and the City intentionally constructs a street
with a narrower than standard width, whether this decision increases the City’s
liability in any way. (Attachments)
43. Request Commissioner of Public Works to report to City Council
concerning the ramifications if the proposed increase in the large/small trash
bag fee was reduced to 90/45 cents per bag or 80/40 cents per bag from the
proposed $1/50 cents per bag. (Attachments)
44. Request Administration report on developers compliance with
subdivision requirements as they relate to the installation of street lights
and sidewalks at the Winter Heights housing subdivision. (Murray) (Attachments)
Adopted
45. Request Administration report on flooding problem at 26
Stockholm St. that is occurring as a result of the private portion of Tatman
St. being paved. (Murray, Clancy) (Attachments)
Adopted
46. Request City Manager to report as to whether there are any legal
or administrative obstacles to rescheduling an open enrollment period for
health insurance coverage in the event that there are employee benefit
changes. (Lukes) (Attachments)
Adopted
47. Request Administration to report on the annual costs of
maintaining GAR Hall for the past 5 years including costs, if any, of capital
improvements for the past 5 years. (Lukes)
(Attachments)
Adopted
47a. Request Administration report on the amount of real estate taxes
paid on properties the year prior to transfer to the Main South CDC. Motion-Irish
@ #4C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47b. Request Administration to report on the tax revenue received by
the City for the year prior to transfer of properties listed in Item 4D of the
City Manager’s Calendar of June 11, 2002 to non-profit status. Motion-Patton
@ #4D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47c. Request Administration report on what the current taxable value
would be on properties listed in Item 4D of the City Manager’s Calendar of June
11, 2002 if they remained as taxable properties. Motion-Clancy @ #4D CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
47d. Request Administration to report on real estate taxes paid on the
site of the Biotech Park prior to ownership of property by the Biotech Park and
the current taxes paid for the Biotech Park property. Motion-Clancy @ #4D CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
47e. Request Administration to provide City Council with the tenancy of
Biotech II and the functions of each tenant.
Motion-Irish @ #4G CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
47f. Request City Manager to present the report regarding what
vacancies now exist that are frozen in a spreadsheet format. Motion-Perotto
@ #5A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47g. Request Administration to provide the names of the six companies
where the microloans were charged off.
Motion-Perotto @ #7A CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
47h. Request Administration to provide City Council with additional
information on the Take the “T” Home Mortgage Program as to whether any Central
Mass. banks were solicited for the program and if not if that can now be
changed. Further, request that local banks be contacted to determine if they
might be interested in this program. Motion-Clancy @ #7C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47i. Request Administration report as to the process to be followed
for amending the City’s Zoning Ordinance.
Motion-Clancy @ #7D CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
47j. Request Administration to include in the report on the process
for amending the City’s Zoning Ordinance, a timeline and process for review of
the City’s Zoning Map. Motion-Haller @ #7D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47k. Request City Manager to report to City Council on the recommendation
for Ballard St., what is outstanding and what the City needs to do to ensure
that the City does not lose funding from the Heritage Corridor Commission, and
when negotiating with other entities request City Administration consider
something creative as to how to fund a roadway. Motion-Clancy @ #7E CM –
Adopted
47L. Request City Manager to report on the closing of any fire
companies during the summer of 2002. Motion-Clancy @ #12C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47m. Request City Manager to provide a report comparing the employee
contribution for the City of Worcester health insurance versus employee
contribution with other companies and businesses within the City with
comparable numbers of employees. Motion-Haller
@ #13B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47n. Request City Manager to report as to how and why a cap of 100 for
Group 1 and 30 for Group 4 employees was arrived at for the Early Retirement
Incentive Act. Motion-Abraham @ #13C CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
47o. Request City Auditor to report as to what happens if the City
fills all of the public safety and 20%, 30%, 60%, 80% and 100% of the non
public safety positions relative to acceptance of the Early Retirement
Incentive Act. Motion-Lukes @ #13C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47p. Request Administration to report as to the age and income
guidelines for eligibility for the elderly abatement. Motion-Palmieri @ #13C CM
– Adopted (Attachments)
47q. Request Administration to report on the tax status of properties
referenced in Item 16A of the City Manager’s Calendar of June 11, 2002. Motion-Irish
@ #16A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47r. Request City Manager to provide a copy of Item 16B of the City
Manager’s Calendar of June 11, 2002 relative to towing cars from private
streets to the various Crime Watch groups through the Office of Neighborhood
Services who attend meetings on a regular basis. Motion-Haller @ #16B CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
47s. Request Administration to provide City Council with a copy of the
land transfer for parcel 128 on Exhibit C contained in Item 16C of the City
Manager’s Calendar of June 11, 2002 relative to the Indian Hill School
sale. Motion-Patton @ #16C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47t. Request City Manager to provide a report outlining procedures
that could be followed in circumstances where keg parties occur relative to
removal of alcohol. Further, request
report include if keg parties are illegal.
Motion-Clancy @ #16D CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
47u. Request City Manager to provide an update on the Rogers Kennedy
Memorial litigation at the next Executive Session. Motion-Abraham @ #16E CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
47v. Request City Manager to provide City Council with a flow chart
relative to restoration of the Rogers Kennedy Memorial. Motion-Irish
@ #16E CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47w. Request Parks Commissioner to report on the status of restoration
of the Rogers Kennedy Memorial. Motion-Irish @ #16E CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47x. Request City Manager to report as to the current condition,
storage, maintenance and oversight and status of the base of the Rogers Kennedy
Memorial. Motion-Lukes @ #16E CM – Adopted
47y. Request City Manager to further report on the Pit Bull attack on
Euclid St. as to the status of the recommendation that was made and was further
action required that this particular dog be removed from the City. Motion-Clancy
@ #21A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
47z. Request City Manager to provide speed surveillance on Clover
St. Abraham, Haller – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
47aa. Request Administration to review the U.S. Department of Justice
Weed and Seed Program, establish a Steering Committee and submit application
for official recognition if deemed advisable.
Irish, Haller, Patton –
Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
47bb. Request City Auditor to report on the cost of borrowing $1.5 million
for each year of the term of the borrowing.
Lukes – Suspension of Rules –
Adopted (Attachments)
47cc. Request Administration to check with Mass. Electric to see when the
trench from Franklin St. to Providence St. will be repaired. Clancy
– Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
47dd. Request City Manager to report regarding known college and
university expansion plans/needs, proposed timelines, neighborhood impacts
(loss of permanent non-institution related housing, green space, parking,
etc.), property tax impacts. Haller, Irish – Suspension of Rules –
Adopted (Attachments)
47ee. Request City Manager to delegate an existing department, advisory committee, etc. with the assignment:
a)
to
keep abreast of college and university expansion plans/
needs, timelines and impacts
b)
to
make timely reports to City Council regarding such
c)
to
identify potential problems of such
d)
to
facilitate public information meetings on such
e) to
make recommendations regarding mitigation of
negative impacts of such
47ff. Request Administration to report relative to where the proceeds
from the rent received at the Senior Center are allocated. Gomez
– Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
47gg. Request Administration to place directions to the Vietnam Memorial at Green Hill Park on the City’s web site. Petty – Suspension of Rules
Councillor Irish moved
to amend: Further, request Administration
to consider the feasibility of street signage on Belmont St. directing people to the Vietnam Memorial at
Green Hill Park.
Adopted, as amended (Attachments)
47hh. Request Administration to report as to budget cuts, per school, and dollar amounts associated with those cuts, categorized by grammar, middle and high school. Petty – Suspension of Rules – Adopted
47ii. Request Administration to report as to savings from cutting Chicopee pre-school program. Petty – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
47jj. Request Administration to report on MCAS test results from inception of MCAS from each school in the City of Worcester. Petty – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
47kk. Request City Manager to request Charter Communications for an update as to when they will respond to requests made by the City Council. Petty – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
47LL. Request City Manager to have a street sweeper at each juncture where cable work is being done. Palmieri – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
48-50 ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL 10-0 (Murray
absent)
48. DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC:
WEST CHESTER ST. 1851-1852 PUBLIC LOCATION WESTERLY TO BARRY RD.
EXTENSION.
49. DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC:
DIXFIELD ST. FROM CASTINE ST. NORTHERLY. (Attachments)
50. DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC:
NANITA ST. FROM BOSTON AVE. TO ORTON ST. EXTENSION. (Attachments)
51. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting report on the
Historic Tax Credit that was taken for expenditures made to rehabilitate Union
Station. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
52. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting report relative to
general fund revenues for the ten
months ended April 30, 2002 and 2001.
Referred to Finance
53. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting report relative to
accounts receivable balances as of April 30, 2002 and 2001.
Referred to Finance
54. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting report relative to
lawsuit filed by James Richardson versus the Worcester Retirement Board.
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
55. Edward Capomacchio, Controller transmitting Condensed Financial
Return for year ended December 31, 2001 for New England Power Co. (Attachments)
Councillor Haller recused on a roll call 9-0 (Murray absent)
Placed on file
56. Edward Capomacchio, Controller transmitting Condensed Financial
Return for year ended December 31, 2001 for Mass. Electric Co.
Councillor
Haller recused on a roll call 9-0 (Murray absent)
Placed on file
57. RECESS
TO FINANCE: No Action Taken
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)
h)
#41CC April 23, 2002
James DelSignore, City
Auditor transmitting the Actuarial Valuation and Review for the City of
Worcester Retirement System as of January 1, 2002. (Attachments)
i)
#42CC April 23, 2002
James DelSignore, City
Auditor transmitting a study prepared by The Sega Company of the Early
Retirement Incentive that is currently being debated in the Mass. Senate. (Attachments)
j)
#41CC May 7, 2002
Worcester Regional Research
Bureau transmitting communication addressing the projected budget shortfall in
FY03. (Attachments)
k)
#56CC May 21, 2002
Thomas R. Hoover, City
Manager transmitting FY03 Municipal Budget. (Attachments)
58-63 ACCEPTED & ORDERS ADOPTED
58. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of
Attorney Robert Longden, Jr. on behalf of Botany Bay Construction Co. Inc.
requesting to upgrade a section of existing drainage facilities in Mill St. and
reconfigure the median strip on Mill St. at the site access point to the
development at 501-505 Mill St. All
work to be done in accordance with a prior agreement: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following
Petitions requesting to extend sewer lines:
recommend adoption of the accompanying Orders.
59. James Bond request to install a sewerage extension on Henchman
St. (Attachments)
60. Patricia McGrath request to extend sewer line from corner of
Pelican Ave. to 9 Phoebe Way, approximately 270’. (Attachments)
61. John Jolin & Mark Ruffo request to extend surface and
sanitary sewer 420’ from existing mains in Milton St. (Attachments)
62. Eric Lind request to install a forced sewer system consisting of
a holding tank for each house lot at 16-20 Myrick Ave. that contains a grinder
pump and connect to a 2” pipe for 900’ to a point on Toronita Ave. (Attachments)
63. George Seechiaroli, Atlantic Construction & Restoration,
Inc. request to extend public sewer from Pine Hill Rd. into Pocasset St. The
proposed sewer would extend from the intersection of Pine Hill Rd. and Pocasset
St. to Lot 26, approximately 284’. (Attachments)
64-66 ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following
Communications of the City Manager: recommend
Communications be placed on file.
64. Relative to marking the proposed path of curbs along West
Chester St. during Spring 2002. (Attachments)
65. Relative to Private St. Conversion of West Chester St. (Attachments)
66. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of
Gregg Moffitt requesting to extend the sewer main from Broughton Rd. to 3
Mallard Rd.: recommend Petitioner be
given leave to withdraw. (Attachments)
67 ORDAINED ON A ROLL CALL 10-0 (Murray
absent)
67. Amending the Salary Ordinance of August 20, 1996 relative to
Occupational Group DH – Department Heads – Deputy Chief Information Officer,
Chief Information Officer. (Attachments)
Amending Article 23 of Part II of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 relative to deleting in Section 1 the words “Information Services
Department” and inserting the words “Technical Services Department.” (Attachments)
68. Order – Request Commerce & Development Committee to
recommend an economic development plan for the Union Station/Washington Sq.
project. (Lukes) (Tabled
May 7, 2002)
69. Communication of the City Manager relative to recent incidents
on College Hill near the College of the Holy Cross with regards to student
disturbances. (Tabled April 30, 2002) (Attachments)
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
JUNE 12, 2002 PUBLIC WORKS COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00
P.M.
JUNE 19, 2002 PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:30
P.M. Re: Photographing of protesters in public places
4:00-7:00 P.M.
4:00 P.M. On
Fire Department Police
Department
Law Department Economic
Development Office
Building Insurance Union
Station
Court Judgments Worcester
Marketing
Communications Campaign
Human Resources Contingency
Account
Workers Compensation Public
Schools
Unemployment Insurance Airport
Public Safety (I.O.D.) Library
Health Insurance Regional
Library
Public Works Worcester
Auditorium
Snow
Removal Elder Affairs
Off Street
Parking Revenue – State Receipts
Street
Lights
Local Receipts
Sewer
Property Taxes
Water
Capital Equipment
Building Rehabilitation
Infrastructure
7:00
P.M. – City Manager and City Council Calendar
June 18, 2002 4:00
P.M. – Finance for budget
No
City Manager or City Council Calendar
June 25, 2002 4:00
P.M. – City Manager and City Council Calendar
7:00
P.M. - Evaluation of the City Manager