CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– DECEMBER 17, 2002
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:00 P.M.
Adjourned: 11:15 P.M.
1. INVOCATION – Rabbi Melech S. Lensky
Congregation Shaarai Torah West
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3.
ROLL
CALL – All present except Councillors
Gomez and Lukes. Councillor Lukes arrived at 7:10 P.M. and Councillor Gomez arrived
at 8:00 P.M.
HEARING AND ORDER – 7:00
P.M.
4 & 4a – Councillor Haller recused on a
roll call 8-0 (Gomez, Lukes absent)
4. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC CO. & VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. for a joint pole location on: APRICOT ST. (Attachments)
4a ADOPTED
4a. Granting permission to MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC CO. & VERIZON
NEW ENGLAND, INC. for a joint pole location on: APRICOT ST.
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE HEARING
– 7:00 P.M.
5 - Hearing held – Committee accepted the Report of the
Planning Board and recommended approval of the Petition
5. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Beth Schuster, Eastern Point Homes, LLC requesting to extend the BL-1.0 zone in the area of 1173 West Boylston St. (Attachments)
6. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
6a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
7 REFERRED TO THE PLANNING BOARD
7. John
Sposato et al request to make public private portion of Trent Rd. (Attachments)
8-10 REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
8. Bruce & Debra Dauderis request to relocate fire hydrant in
front of 26 Dupuis Ave. to southwest corner of Parcel A on Dupuis Ave. at
City’s expense. (Attachments)
9. Joseph Panarelli request to extend water and sewer lines
approximately 250’ from Circuit Ave. to land marked #15, RS-7 zone,
14-019-00001, Assessors Plan Book 14, Page 19. (Attachments)
10. George Migridichian, Building Director, Armenian Church of Our
Saviour request sidewalk repair on the Dean St. side of the Church complex near
the side driveway. (Attachments)
11 & 12 REFERRED
TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
11. Wayne Pulsifer request handicap parking at 35 Upsala St. (Attachments)
12. Charlotte Tremblay request No Parking in front of 27 Halmstad
St. (Attachments)
THOMAS R. HOOVER
CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR DECEMBER 17, 2002
1. NON-CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of the reappointment of David
A. Rawson and Peter B. Schneider, to the Historical Commission. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Notification of the reappointment of Kevin
O’Sullivan to the License Commission. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Notification of the reappointment of
Eileen Rafferty to the Bancroft, Aaron/Lucretta Scholarship Fund. (Attachments)
Placed on file
D.
Notification
of Constable appointments.
Leo Beaucage, Mark Cranston,
Frank Edwards, Derek Evers, William George, Guy Guerry, Lee Hall, William
Horan, Paul Kenary, Tomasz Kruszewski, Mary McCauley, Robert McCauley, James
McColl, David Meyers, Edward Moynihan, Jeffrey, Richardson, Philip Salmon,
Franics Trapasso, Amanda Wilson, Anatoly Yankovsky (Attachments)
Placed on file
2. CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
3. AIRPORT:
4. ASSESSORS:
A. Communication relative to Cost Analysis of
Section 51 – Elderly Exemption. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
B. Communication relative to Property
Valuation Books to be Distributed to Fire Stations. (Attachments)
Placed on file
5. BUDGET
OFFICE:
6. CODE
ENFORCEMENT:
A. Communication relative to Revenues
Collected During Fiscal Year 2002 at Code Enforcement. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Communication relative to Worcester
Vocational High School – Status Report. (Attachments)
Referred to Education &
College/University Relations Committee
7.
COMMUNICATIONS:
8. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
A. Communication relative to MBTA Capital
Investment Program. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Communication relative to Turnpike Tourism
Grant. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Communication relative to Locating Mass.
Lottery within any of the proposed commercial spaces planned within Union
Station. (Attachments)
Placed on file
D.
Communication
relative to Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
E. Communication relative to Subsidized
Parking Program at the Common Outlet. (Attachments)
Placed on file
F. Communication relative to Meeting – Union
Station Bus Ports. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
G. Communication relative to Funding Status -
$2.8 Million for Union Station. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
H. Communication relative to Status Report on
the South Worcester Industrial Park. (Attachments)
Placed on file
I. Communication relative to the Greenwood Street
Landfill. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee for
January 2,
2003 meeting
J. Communication relative to the Worcester Public
Schools Maintenance Building on Shrewsbury Street. (Attachments)
Placed on file
K. Communication relative to Union Station
Update. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
L. Communication relative to CIGNA Letter –
Worcester Common Outlets.(Attachments)
Tabled
M. Communication relative to Worcester
Redevelopment Authority Financial Statements. (Attachments)
Placed on file
N.
SUPPLEMENTAL – Communication relative to
Greenwood St. Landfill/Liberty Properties. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
for January 2, 2003 meeting
9. ELDER
AFFAIRS:
A. Communication relative to Quarterly report
relative to the Homeland Security Grant. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
10. ELECTION
COMMISSION:
11. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT:
A. Communication relative to
Certification/Local Emergency Management Committee (LEPC). (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
12. EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING:
13. FIRE:
14. HUMAN
RESOURCES:
A. Communication relative to Number of City
Employees that are on Active Duty Status. (Attachments)
Referred to Military Affairs Committee
B. Communication relative to the Supreme
Judicial Court’s decision in City of Worcester and the International
Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local 378 v. Labor Relations Commission
SJC-08712 (2002). (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
15. HUMAN
RIGHTS:
16. LAW:
A. Communication relative to Current
non-digital alternative with Charter Communications. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service & Transportation Committee
B. Communication relative to Funding for
Employee Bargaining Contracts. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
C. Communication relative to Young vs. the
City of Worcester. (Attachments)
Placed on file
D. Communication relative to Charter
Communications’ Telephone Statistics. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service & Transportation Committee
E. Communication relative to Tax
Classification Vote Taken at the Time of the Budget. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
F. Communication relative to Construction
Projects in the City Over the Past Eight Years. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
17. LICENSE
COMMISSION:
A. Communication relative to Present
Operations of Kennedy Fried Chicken Corner of Main Street and May Street. (Attachments)
Placed on file
18.
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES:
A. Communication relative to the Housing
Trust Fund. (Attachments)
Referred to Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
B. Communication relative to the
non-Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) resources that CDBG funded
agencies have secured for the current program year. (Attachments)
Referred to Community Development Committee
C. Communication relative to the
Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety Programs Division, FY 2003
Local Law Enforcement Public Safety Equipment Grant Program. (Attachments)
Referred to Community Development Committee
D. Communication relative to the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health FY 2003 HIV Counseling, Testing and
Support Services Contract. (Attachments)
Referred to Health Committee
E. Communication relative to the
Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety Programs Division, FY 2003
Firefighter Public Safety Equipment Grant Program. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
F. Communication relative to Worcester
Colleges and Universities. (Attachments)
Referred to Education & College/University Relations Committee
and Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization
Committee
G. Communication relative to the U.S.
Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Universal
Hiring Program. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
H. Communication relative to HOME Funds
Projects and Pipeline Report for Calendar Year 2002-2003. (Attachments)
Referred to Community Development Committee
I. Communication relative to the Winter Hill
Neighborhood Preserve. (Attachments)
J.
SUPPLEMENTAL – Communication relative to
choosing Joel J. Fontaine, Jr. as the new Director of Planning for the City of
Worcester. (Attachments)
Placed on file
19. PARKS,
RECREATION & CEMETERY:
A. Request City Council accept with gratitude
a donation of $10,000.00 from the Commonwealth’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Green
Hill Park Inc. to benefit the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans
Memorial (VVM) at Green Hill Park. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted with gratitude
B. Request City Council accept with gratitude
a Donation of $1,000.00 from John Herron, Architect for the Effort to Stabilize
and to Restore the Rogers Kennedy Memorial at Elm Park. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted with gratitude
20. POLICE:
A. Communication relative to Speed
Surveillance Equipment on Dana Avenue. (Attachments)
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
B. Communication relative to Enforcement of
Speed Regulations on Lake Avenue. (Attachments)
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
C. Communication relative to Truck Traffic on
Melrose Street. (Attachments)
Placed on file
D. Communication relative to Speed
Regulations on Fairfax Road. (Attachments)
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
E. Communication relative to Enforcing Parking
Regulations on Shrewsbury Street. (Attachments)
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
F. Communication relative to Water Safety
Officer assigned to Indian Lake. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
G. Communication relative to Enforcing Speed
Regulations on Prouty Lane. (Attachments)
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
H.
Communication
relative to Noise by Watercrafts, Enforcement on Various Bodies of Water in
Worcester and Agreement with the Town of Shrewsbury regarding enforcement on
Lake Quinsigamond. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
21. PUBLIC
HEALTH:
A. Communication relative to Control and
Extermination of Wild Animals. (Attachments)
Referred to Health Committee
B. Communication relative to Financial Needs
for Any City Regarding Control or Measures Against West Nile Virus. (Attachments)
Referred to Health Committee
C. Communication relative to Smallpox
Vaccinations. (Attachments)
Referred to Health Committee
22. PUBLIC
LIBRARY:
A. Communication relative to USA Patriot Act
Update. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
23. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS:
A. Communication relative to Chandler Magnet
Elementary School HVAC replacement project. (Attachments)
Placed on file
24. PUBLIC
WORKS:
A. Communication relative to Paving Sidewalk
under Brooks Street Bridge. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Communication relative to Sewer-Related
Issues and Solutions on Nathaniel Street. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
C. Communication relative to Status Report #6
– Street Resurfacing Projects. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
D. Communication relative to Funding to
Resolve Issues Regarding Putnam Lane and Repairing of Putnam Lane and Franklin
Street. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
E. Request adoption of a resolution to file
for State Revolving Funds. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted
F. Communication relative to Thanksgiving Day
Donations. (Attachments)
Placed on file
25.
PURCHASING:
26. TECHNICAL
SERVICES:
27. TREASURY:
A. Request adoption of an order transferring
jurisdiction of land Chapter 40 Section 15A FTT#4840 – 5 Benefit Street to the
Executive Office of Neighborhood Services. (Attachments)
Order adopted
B. Communication relative to Forensic
Investigation – Treasurer’s Office. (Attachments)
Tabled under privilege (Murray)
28. VETERANS
SERVICES:
A. Communication relative to Homeland Defense
Certificate Program. (Attachments)
Placed on file
29. FINANCE:
A. Recommend that Fourteen Thousand Two
Hundred and Three Dollars ($14,203.00) be transferred when and as received from
Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #33C701, Code
Department Capital Equipment, for the purpose of purchasing (1) Ford Taurus SE
vehicle, as approved in the fiscal 2003 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Abraham absent)
B. Request that Eight Hundred Dollars
($800.00) be authorized from the FY03 Unemployment Compensation Account
#172-96000 to provide funds for the purpose of payment of a prior year invoice.
(Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Abraham absent)
C. Recommend that Thirty Five Thousand Nine
Hundred Seventy Eight Dollars and Seventy Five Cents (#35,978.75) be
transferred when and as received from Account #91C749, Capital Equipment, and
appropriated to Account #47C701, Airport Capital Equipment for the purpose of
purchasing the runway striping machine. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Abraham absent)
D. Recommend that One Thousand Four Hundred
Fifty Dollars ($1,450.00) be transferred from Account #470-92000, Airport
Department Ordinary Maintenance, and appropriated to Account #470-93000,
Airport Capital Outlay, to provide funds for the purpose of purchasing a copier
for the Airport’s police force. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
(Abraham absent)
E. Recommend that One Thousand Five Hundred Ten Dollars and Fifty Eight Cents ($1,510.58) be transferred from Account #170-92000, Human Resources Department Ordinary Maintenance, and appropriated to Account #170-93000, Human Resources Capital Outlay, to provide funds for the purpose of purchasing a printer for the Benefits Division. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Abraham absent)
F. Request authorization to pay One Thousand One Hundred Forty Six Dollars and Thirty Eight Cents ($1,146.38) for prior year salary expenses from Account #142-91101. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Abraham absent)
G. Recommend that Two Hundred Eighty One Thousand Nine Hundred Four Dollars and Thirty Cents ($281,904.30) be transferred from Account #91C790, School Construction, and appropriated to the following accounts:
ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
28C718 Forest Grove Middle School $ 36,172.22
28C719 Forest Grove Middle School $245,732.08
Total $281,904.30
to provide funds for the purpose of payment of contractual obligations related to the construction and equipment for Forest Grove Middle School. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Abraham absent)
H. Request that Four Hundred Ten Dollars and Zero Cents ($410.00) from Local Law Enforcement Block Grant previous years program income be appropriated for use as follows:
ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
18S147 LLEBG Program Income (FY98) $190.00
18S102 LLEBG Program Income (FY97) $220.00
The purpose of this appropriation is to use the funds to continue the abandoned vehicle and hate and bias crime telephone hotlines. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Abraham absent)
I. Recommend that One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C716, Union Station, and appropriated to Account #04C704, Union Station Rehabilitation to place funds in the Union Station Rehabilitation Account which will allow for the transfer of funds to be made to Account #04C710, Worcester Center Boulevard garage, to fund the repairs at the Worcester Center Boulevard garage, as approved on November 12, 2002, when the changes to the previously approved loan authorization for Union Station was ordained. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll all 10-0 (Abraham absent)
J. Recommend the adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) to be appropriated to Account #91C711, Building Rehabilitation, for the purpose of remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings owned by the City. (Attachments)
Voted to advertise proposed Loan Order on a roll call 10-0 (Gomez absent)
K. Request that One Hundred Twenty Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Five Dollars ($120,455.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #41C704, Building Rehabilitation, for the payment of contractual obligations related to rehabilitation work of the DPW Building Rehabilitation Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Abraham absent)
L. Request that One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C738, Reservoir Remodeling, and appropriated to Account #45C728, Reservoir Rehabilitation, for the payment of contractual obligations related to rehabilitation work of the Reservoir Rehabilitation Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Abraham absent)
M. Request that Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #45C704, Water Building Rehabilitation, for the payment of contractual obligations related to rehabilitation work of the Water Rehabilitation Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Abraham absent)
N. Recommend that Two Hundred Fifty Four Thousand Dollars ($254,000.00) be transferred when and as received from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #68C701, Technical Services Capital Equipment, to provide funding for Phase II of the Windows 2000 Upgrade Program and to purchase a Networked Data Storage System. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Abraham absent)
O. Recommend that Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) currently available in Account #26C704, Fire Department Building Rehabilitation, be reauthorized to pay for a land survey for the permanent site for the Firefighters Memorial. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Abraham absent)
30.
MISCELLANEOUS:
A. Communication relative to Updated Federal
and State Legislative Agendas. (Attachments)
Referred to Legislative Affairs Committee
14-24 FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - Adopted
14. Request Administration to provide City Council with a report
concerning Lincoln St. ornamental furniture and plantings. (Attachments)
15. Request Administration to provide City Council with a status
report on the funding for installation of traffic signals at the Webster St.
and Greendale Fire Stations and further, request a timetable for work to
commence. (Attachments)
16. Request Administration to provide Crime Watch groups with a
report concerning the availability of mini-grant funds. (Attachments)
17. Request City Manager to provide City Council with an update
concerning the funds that remain in the following Block Grant projects: Grant
Square Playground, Shale St. Playground, basement renovations at Mt. Carmel
Apartments, South Worcester Playground and the Cristoforo Columbo Park. (Attachments)
18. Request Administration to provide City Council with an update on
State Senator Chandler’s efforts to have a Land Court sited in Worcester. (Attachments)
19. Request Administration to provide City Council with a report
stating whether the City may recoup any of the expenses incurred during the
Chapter 139 demolition process. (Attachments)
20. Request Administration to provide City Council with an update on
what buildings are being prioritized for demolition. (Attachments)
21. Request Administration to provide City Council with an update on
funding and goals of the Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts. (Attachments)
22. Request Administration to provide City Council with a report
outlining any negative impacts and/or ramifications of an undercount of the
population of the City of Worcester during the 2000 Census.
23. Request Superintendent of the Worcester Public Schools to
provide City Council with an update on the creation of the playground behind
the Jacob Hiatt Magnet School. (Attachments)
24. Request City Manager to communicate to City Council the final
figure for construction/reconstruction of the Webster St. Fire Station.
25. Request Administration to report on the current and projected
pension liability and assessments and their impact on the 2004 budget. (Lukes)
(Attachments)
Referred to the City Auditor
26. Request Administration to recommend state legislation to relieve
the city’s financial constraints resulting from increased costs of health
insurance coverage. (Lukes) (Attachments)
Adopted
27. Request Administration to report on the appropriateness of
seeking state legislation which bases employee contributions and co-payments on
a need basis and upon the salary of the employee so that the amounts would
increase depending upon the employee’s higher annual salary. (Lukes) (Attachments)
Adopted
28. Request a legal opinion regarding the violations by public
disclosure of duly convened executive sessions of a Council’s Standing
Committee’s deliberations. (Lukes) (Attachments)
Adopted
29. Request City Manager to pursue one of the Worcester area
colleges or universities to request they undertake an analysis of the various
state revenues that are returned to the City of Worcester to determine whether
we receive our fair share. Funds to be
examined should include state aid, education funds, highway funds and capital
project funds. (Palmieri) (Attachments)
Mayor Murray moved to amend
to add: any other grants
Tabled under privilege
(Palmieri)
29a. Request Assessor to report on $200,000 increments up to $1.2 million
as to what the flexibility would be and how the criteria might be changed relative to the elderly property tax
exemption. Motion-Petty @ #4A CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
29b. Request City Manager to allocate funds for the distribution of Property
Valuation books to the Fire Stations. Motion-Clancy @ #4B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29c. Request City Manager to provide a report on revenues collected by Code
Enforcement over the past few years. Motion-Palmieri @ #6A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29d. Request City Manager to report on a timeline in terms of enhanced communications
within the Health and Code Departments.
Motion-Palmieri @ #6A CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
29e. Request City Manager to report on the projected revenues for the
Health & Code Departments for 2002 and how those projections compare to
actual revenues so far this year as compared to last year. Motion-Clancy
@ #6A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29f. Request City Manager to add updates on the subsidized parking
program at the Common Outlet to the monthly Union Station report. Motion-Irish @ #8E CM - Adopted (Attachments)
29g. Request City Manager to report on what happens to the balance of
the grant money for the subsidized parking program at the Common Outlet if the
entire grant is not expended; what, so
far does the City have in billable amounts that can be given to the State and
whether or not there are any alternative uses for these grant funds. Motion-Clancy
@ #8E CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29h. Request City Manager to report on
eliminating the jersey barriers on Franklin and Harding Sts.,
installing proper signage including a
dead end sign for Harding St., cleaning
up Harding St. and the potential for long term parking on both Franklin St. at
the rear of Union Station and on Harding St. at the dead end section of Union
Station. Motion-Clancy @ #8K CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
29i. Request City Manager to include updates on negotiations with U
Mass Medical School relative to the parcel post building in the monthly Union
Station report. Motion-Irish @ #8K CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29j. Request City Manager to provide City Council with a map of
specific areas where improvements will be taking place and what the improvements
are relative to the South Worcester Industrial Park. Motion-Clancy @ #8H CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
29k. Request City Manager to submit, off Calendar to the City Council
information that becomes public record to be posted on the web site of the City
Clerk or other appropriate site relative to proposals for the re-use of the
Greenwood St. Landfill. Motion-Patton @ #8I CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29L. Request City Manager report as to the potential cost to the City
to repair the City’s portion of property as it abuts the vacuum cleaner parcel
and traffic recommendations the City would make if that became a viable
entrance and exit regarding the two-way portion of Franklin St. Motion-Clancy
@ #8L CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29m. Request City Manager report as to what serious discussions the
Administration is having with the developer relative to the re-use of the
Common Outlet facility. Motion-Clancy @ #8L CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29n. Request City Manager to communicate with CIGNA requesting they consider
knocking down the middle portion of the mall between the towers and connecting
the roadway from Washington Square to Main St.
Motion-Lukes @ #8L CM
Councillor Abraham
moved to amend:
Request Administration to contact CIGNA relative to the feasibility of
linking up Front St. with Washington
Sq. and Shrewsbury St. and explore financial incentives that might
facilitate that.
Motion of Lukes as amended by Abraham Tabled on a roll call vote of 6
Yeas (Abraham, Gomez, Lukes, Palmieri, Patton, Petty) and 5 Nays (Clancy,
Haller, Irish, Perotto, Murray) (Attachments)
29o. Request City Manager to invite the leadership of CIGNA, including
Mr. Douglas, Mr. Moschos, Mr. Kalinowski and Mr. Ponce to appear before the
City Council or Commerce and Development Standing Committee within a reasonable
amount of time to discuss the future of the Common Outlet. Motion-Palmieri
@ #8L CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29p. Request City Manager to report as to how the City arrived at the
assessed value of the Common Outlet, if that value is based on the number of
tenants, based on the square footage of the property, and/or based on the
additional investment that was made. Motion-Gomez @ #8L CM – Adopt (Attachments)
29q. Request City Manager to provide an estimated cost of modifications
to the Common Outlet. Motion-Clancy @ #8L CM – Adopted
29r. Request City Auditor to do an analysis of the Worcester Redevelopment Authority Financial Statements for
the years ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 and provide City Council with a written
opinion. Motion-Patton @ #8M CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29s. Request City Manager to have a reception to properly welcome back
employees who have been on active duty in the military. Motion-Gomez
@ #14A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29t. Request City Manager to provide crime statistics on activities
around Kennedy Fried Chicken, particularly the parking lot. Motion-Haller
@ #17A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29u. Request City Manager to explore the possibility of releasing
Community Development Block Grant funds from different organizations that
continue to generate revenue and see what the impact would be without Community
Development Block Grant funding. Motion-Perotto @ #18B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29v. Request City Manager to provide a report on the total
contributions to Friendly House. Motion-Patton @ #18B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29w. Request City Manager to provide City Council with a description of Project
Light. Motion-Gomez @ #18B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29x. Request City Manager to report on what City agencies and
departments receive Community Development Block Grant funds and for what
purpose. Motion-Gomez @ #18B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29y. Request City Manager to report on what evaluation methods or
processes the City undertakes to determine the deliverables of each agency
receiving Community Development Block Grant funds on a yearly basis. Motion-Gomez
@ #18B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29z. Request City Manager to report on any new fundraising by any of
the non-profits. Motion-Palmieri @ #18B CM – Adopted
29aa. Request City Manager to provide comparable data from U Mass Medical
School as was furnished by other institutions in Item 18E of the City Manager’s
Calendar of December 17, 2002. Motion-Irish @ #18E CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29bb. Request City Manager to consider using 60% of HOME funds for home
ownership and 40% for rentals. Motion-Perotto @ #18H CM - Adopted
(Attachments)
29cc. Request City Manager to provide City Council with a report matching
income sources for community agencies that receive Block Grant funds and HOME
funds and figures in the HOME Funds Projects and Pipeline Report for Calendar
Year 2002-2003. Motion-Patton @ #18H CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
29dd. Request City Manager to report as to who donated the $10,000.00 to
benefit the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Green
Hill Park. Motion-Irish @ #19A CM – Adopted
29ee. Request City Manager to report as to who removes snow from under
the Brooks St. Bridge. Motion-Patton @ #24A CM – Adopted
29ff. Request City Manager report to City Council if there is a plan for
5 Benefit St. Motion-Patton @ #27A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
29gg. Request City Manager to find a way to not evict tenants at 5 Benefit
St. Motion-Gomez @ #27A CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
29hh. Request City Manager to dedicate some technical assistance to Centro
Las Americas in helping them come out of a very difficult time they are
experiencing. Gomez – Suspension of Rules – Mayor Murray recused on a roll call 9-0
(Abraham absent) Order adopted (Attachments)
29ii. Request City Manager to have some budget projections ready for the
month of January so that City Council can schedule a budget session for the
last City Council meeting in January. Lukes – Suspension of Rules – Held to be
First Item of Business January 7, 2003 (Attachments)
29jj. Request City Manager to report relative to the number of cars
towed during the last snow storm, preferably by Council District or
alternatively by tow operator. Irish – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
29kk. Request City Manager to report relative to where citizen’s complaints
should be submitted relative to sidewalks where snow has not been removed. Further, who has the obligation to remove
snow around bus stops. Irish – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
29LL. Request City Manager to report on the cost of paid Police detail
given by the Department of Public Works during the last snow storm. Clancy – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
29mm.Request City Manager to
report on the delay in removing snow from
in front of City Hall. Murray – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
29nn. Request City Manager to post School Zone signs throughout the areas contiguously
from Wawecus Rd. School, Burncoat Middle and Burncoat High School. Murray,
Palmieri – Suspension of Rules – Adopted
(Attachments)
29oo. Request City Manager to report on the cutting of the subsidy as it
relates to car insurance as reported in the Boston Globe. Murray
– Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
29pp. Request City Manager to report on the plowing of leaves onto the
sidewalk on Lake Ave. Clancy – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
30-32 ADOPTED
30. SEWER
BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT: BERNICE ST. (Attachments)
31. SEWER
BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT: LAKE AVE NORTH (Attachments)
32. SEWER
BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT: ROCKWELL ST. (Attachments)
33a. That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby thanks
Chairman Matthew Amorello, Vice Chairman Jordan Levy and members of the Board of the Turnpike
Authority for the $75,000.00 tourism
grant for the Interpretive Marker and Banner Program for the Blackstone
Canal District. Motion-Clancy & Murray @ #8B CM – Adopted on a roll call 10-0
(Haller absent) (Attachments)
34-43 ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Upon the
following Communications of the City Manager:
recommend Communications be placed on file.
34. Relative to CDBG funding for tree planting along Lincoln St. (Attachments)
35. Relative to Youth Programs. (Attachments)
36. Relative to Neighborhood Mini-Grant Program. (Attachments)
37. Relative to the term “supplant” as it is used in the federal
funding mechanism for Community Development Block Grants. (Attachments)
38. Relative to Block Grant Funding for Tax Title Foreclosures. (Attachments)
39. Relative to a list of priority buildings recommended for
demolition by the M.G.L. Chapter 139 Building Inspection Committee. (Attachments)
40. Relative
to the Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts. (Attachments)
41. Relative
to Webster Sq. Fire Station traffic light. (Attachments)
42. Relative
to Census 2000 Income Statistics. (Attachments)
43. Relative to briefing material regarding the
Gardner/Kilby/Hammond Neighborhood Initiative. (Attachments)
43a ACCEPTED & ORDERS ADOPTED –
Suspension of Rules
43a. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition
of Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. requesting to amend 80’ Passenger Zone on
Grafton St. at Cutler St. in front of Morin Funeral Home to a 50’ zone and to
amend current time of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to a shorter period of 7:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m.: recommend adoption of the accompanying two Orders. (Attachments)
43b ACCEPTED AND
VOTED TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCE – Suspension of Rules
43b. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Councillor Stephen Abraham on behalf of Rev. Aved Terzian requesting
installation of two additional handicap parking spaces on the west side of Dean
St. adjacent to the Church of Our Saviour from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: recommend
passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)
44. Recommend that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) be
transferred when and as received from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and
appropriated to Account #50C702, Worcester Public Schools Capital Equipment,
for the purpose of purchasing:
(3) 20 Passenger Buses $105,000.00
(1) Ford – 350 Pickup/sander $
46,000.00
PC/Printers (Technology Plan) $105,000.00
for the Worcester Public
Schools, as approved in the fiscal 2003 Capital Improvement Program. (Tabled December 10, 2002) (Attachments)
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE STANDING
COMMITTEES
DECEMBER 16, 2002 PUBLIC WORKS
COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00 P.M. –
Tour of City Hall - CANCELLED
7:00 P.M. –
Meeting
DECEMBER 17, 2002 TRAFFIC &
COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:15
P.M. PARKING
DECEMBER 17, 2002 HEALTH
COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:30-7:00
P.M.
Presentation by Dr. John Sullivan and HIV/AIDS &
Hepatitis C Task Force