CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– OCTOBER 28, 2003
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:08 P.M.
Adjourned: 9:00 P.M.
1. INVOCATION – Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky
Congregation Beth Israel
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3. ROLL
CALL – All present
4. PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SUSAN MOYNAGH ON HER
RECEIPT OF THE 2003 CRIME WATCH MEMBER AWARD PRESENTED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS
NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME WATCH COMMISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
5. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
5a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
6
REFERRED TO PLANNING BOARD
6. Attorney Samuel DeSimone on behalf of Norman Vokes request to
restore to the Official Map of the City a portion of Locust Ave. (Attachments)
7-11
REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
7. Ingrid
Rock et al request private street maintenance on Park Hill Rd. (Attachments)
8. Ingrid
Rock et al request private street maintenance on Marcius Rd. (Attachments)
9. Ingrid
Rock et al request private street maintenance on Garnet St. (Attachments)
10. Steven Teasdale et al request City approve the temporary closure
of Tainter St. from #38 to southern intersection with Kilby St., Ripley St.
from #41 to intersection with Tainter St. to the east and Kilby St. from the
intersection with Beacon St. to Tainter St. to its south, to allow for
construction activity relative to asbestos abatement, ground remediation,
demolition and earthenwork necessary for development of the new Boys &
Girls Club and Clark University Athletic Fields. Work is in conjunction with revitalization efforts underway in
the Kilby, Gardner, Hammond neighborhood.
(Attachments)
11. David Dick, Jr. request Do Not Litter signs be posted at the top
of Thorndyke Rd. and Burncoat St. and at the bottom of Thorndyke Rd. and Bay
State Rd. (Attachments)
11a. Councillor Joseph Petty request private street maintenance on
Monticello Dr. Referred to Public
Works Committee – Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
12
REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
12. Councillor Paul Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Rev. Richard
Jakubauskas, St. Casimir’s Parish request Traffic Engineering Division of
Public Works review intersection of Providence and Waverly Sts. and recommend
to City Council additional measures, including signage and lights that would
improve safety for pedestrians in light of the recent accident. (Attachments)
12a. Councillor Philip Palmieri request Stop sign at corner of Franklin
St. and Harrington Way. Referred to
Traffic & Parking Committee – Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
12b. Councillor Michael Perotto on behalf of Fr. Hanlon, Sacred Heart
Church request “No Parking” on Pitch St.
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee – Suspension of
Rules (Attachments)
13
& 14 REFERRED TO LAND USE COMMITTEE
13. Michael Revelli request City Manager to disburse of land deemed
surplus located at the corner of Sunderland Rd. and Lake Ave. through public
auction. (Attachments)
14. Michael Revelli request transfer of Lots 45 & 46 Sunderland
Rd. from the Tax Custodian to Neighborhood Services for sale to an abutter,
M.R. Real Estate, Inc. through the abutter program. (Attachments)
THOMAS R. HOOVER
CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR OCTOBER 28, 2003
1. NON-CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of the reappointment of
Edward G. Letourneau to the Parks, Recreation and Cemetery Commission. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
B. Notification of the appointments of Aidan
Tucker Yeaw, and Elizabeth A. White to the Elder Affairs Commission. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Notification of the reappointments of
Taristan J. Lundgren, and Joseph Wanant to the Conservation Commission. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
D. Notification of the appointments of
Barbara T. White, Sarah R. Auciello-Priest, Charlemagne Chimbangu and Kathleen
J. Linton, and the reappointments of Linda M. Doherty, and Joseph M. DelGizzi,
to the Human Rights Commission. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
2. CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of the appointment of Philip
N. Sciascia Jr. to the Citizens Advisory Council. (Attachments)
Appointment
confirmed on a roll call 10-0 (Palmieri absent)
B. Notification of the appointment of James
R. Clottey, to the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee. (Attachments)
Appointment
confirmed on a roll call 10-0 (Palmieri absent)
3. AIRPORT:
4. ASSESSORS:
A. Communication relative to Automatic
Prorating of Excise Tax for persons transferring vehicles during a year. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
B. Request City Council to
set the Tax Classification Hearing for November 25, 2003. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
5. BUDGET
OFFICE:
A. Communication relative to the personal
services account for the Worcester Police Department. (Attachments)
Tabled
under privilege (Mayor)
6. CODE
ENFORCEMENT:
7.
COMMUNICATIONS:
8. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
A. Request adoption of a resolution to Submit
an Application for Funding for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority 2003
Tourism Grant Program. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted
B. Communication relative to Requirement as
Part of the RFP Process to have Developers Present a Preliminary Schematic. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Communication relative to First Quarter Report
from the Worcester County Convention & Visitors Bureau. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
D. Communication relative to CBL &
Associates. (Attachments)
Placed on file
9. ELDER
AFFAIRS:
10. ELECTION
COMMISSION:
11. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT:
12. EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING:
13. FIRE:
A. Communication relative to Cost for
Computers for the Fire Department. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Safety Committee
14. HUMAN
RESOURCES:
A. Communication relative to Residency
Reports for the Last Five Years for City Employees. (Attachments)
Referred
to Municipal Operations Committee
15. LAW:
A. Request adoption of an ordinance amendment
governing the location and relocation of Veterans Memorials on the public
streets, sidewalks, and traffic islands of the city. (Attachments)
Referred
to Military Affairs Committee
B. Communication relative to Research State
Laws, in particular Chapter 41. (Attachments)
Referred
to Land Use Committee
16. LICENSE
COMMISSION:
17.
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES:
A. Communication relative to The New England
Regional Ending Homelessness Focus Group. (Attachments)
Referred
to Health Committee
B. Communication relative to #64-79 Beacon
Street Rezoning. (Attachments)
Referred to Ordinance Committee – See #26CC
C. Communication relative to PIP Shelter
/Public Safety Issues. (Attachments)
David McMahon, Co-Executive Director, Dismas House and
member of the Worcester Homeless Action Committee and Ellen LaVedure, Willis
Center spoke
Referred to Health Committee
18. PARKS,
RECREATION & CEMETERY:
A. Communication relative to Street Tree
Damage and Clean Up Efforts from High Winds from October 15, 2003. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Communication relative to Update – Rogers
Kennedy Memorial Restoration/Private Fundraising Initiative. (Attachments)
Referred to Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee
C. Communication relative to City Hall
Garage/Visitor Parking. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Works Committee
D. Communication relative to an Invitation to
Public Hearing – Bell Hill Park Master Plan and University Park Master Plan. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
19. POLICE:
A. Communication relative to Level of
Staffing in the Traffic Division. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Safety Committee
B. Communication relative to the Worcester
Police Department’s Canine Unit. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
20. PUBLIC
HEALTH:
A. Communication relative to MMRS
Drill/Saturday, October 18, 2003. (Attachments)
21. PUBLIC
LIBRARY:
A. Request that City Council accept a grant
of $604.00 from the Clarence S. Arms Family Fund of Greater Worcester Community
Foundation, Inc. to be used by the Library’s Talking Book Program to supplement
services to blind and physically handicapped users. (Attachments)
Order
adopted
22. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS:
23. PUBLIC
WORKS:
A. Communication relative to Grimewatch
Program – August 2003 Activity. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
B. Request City Council accept with
gratitude, a donation of two GEM Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, from Larry
Glick, Vice President, of Bancroft Motors.
Please be advised that these vehicles will be utilized by the Department
of Public Works. (Attachments)
Order adopted with gratitude
C. Request adoption of an order relative to a
traffic signal easement. (Attachments)
Order
adopted
D. Communication relative to Fall Leaf Collection
Program – 2003. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
E. Communication relative to Abandoned
Vehicle Status Report. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Works Committee
24.
PURCHASING:
25. TECHNICAL
SERVICES:
26. TREASURY:
27. VETERANS
SERVICES:
A. Communication relative to an Invitation to
the Korean War Memorial Dedication on Sunday, November 9, 2003. (Attachments)
Placed on file
28. FINANCE:
A. Request that Three Hundred Ninety Thousand
Three Hundred and Eighty Eight Dollars ($390,388.00) from U.S. Department of Justice
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Round VII be appropriated to Account #18S248,
LLEBG Round VII, to finance the salaries and benefits of police officers for FY
2004. The FY 2004 budget for the
Worcester Police Department allocated $390,388.00 in LLEBG funds and
$199,852.00 in State Community Policing funds to avoid having to lay-off twelve
additional police officer positions. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Abraham, Murray absent)
B. Recommend that Fourteen Thousand Two
Hundred Three Dollars ($14,203.00) be transferred when and as received, from
Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account
#67C701, Assessing Department Capital Equipment, for the purpose of purchasing
a 2004 Ford Taurus SE Sedan for Assessing Department, as approved in the
Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Abraham, Murray absent)
C. Recommend that Five Hundred Seventy Eight
Thousand Dollars ($578,000.00) be transferred when and as received, from
Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #25C701, Police
Department Capital Equipment, for the purpose of purchasing the following
pieces of capital equipment:
(11) Marked
Police Vehicles $358,000.00
(4) Unmarked
Police Vehicles $ 72,000.00
(55) Encrypted
Radios $148,000.00
for the Worcester Police
Department, as approved in the Fiscal 2004 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Abraham, Murray absent)
D. Recommend that One Hundred Twenty Seven
Thousand Six Hundred Thirty One Dollars ($127,631.00) be transferred when and
as received, from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to
Account #41C703, DPW Capital Equipment, for the purpose of purchasing (1) 4X2 5
Ton Dump Truck for the Department of Public Works, as approved in the Fiscal
2003 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Abraham, Murray absent)
E. Recommend that Six Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($650,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C713, Water Mains, and
appropriated to Account #45C720, Water Mains, to provide funds for the payment
of contractual obligations related to various water main projects, as approved
in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Abraham, Murray absent)
F. Recommend that Three Hundred Twenty Eight
Thousand One Hundred Fifty Eight Dollars and Seventy Six Cents ($328,158.76) be
transferred from the following accounts:
ACCOUNT
|
DESCRIPTION
|
AMOUNT
|
|
330-01 |
Pearl Elm Reserves |
$192,912.05 |
|
330-02 |
Federal
Plaza Reserves |
94,130.96 |
|
330-03 |
Off
Street Reserves |
29,080.00 |
|
330-04 |
Parking
Meter Reserves |
12,035.75 |
|
|
Total |
$328,158.76 |
and appropriated to the following
accounts:
ACCOUNT
|
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT
|
|
46S501 |
Pearl Elm Ord. Maint. |
$192,912.05 |
|
46S502 |
Federal Plaza Ord. Maint. |
94,130.96 |
|
46S503 |
Off Street Ord. Maint. |
29,080.00 |
|
46S504 |
Parking Meter Ord. Maint. |
12,035.75 |
|
|
Total |
$328,158.76 |
This appropriation provides
sufficient operating funds for the Off Street Parking Program, for the Second
Quarter of Fiscal 2004. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Abraham, Murray absent)
G. Recommend that Five Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($550,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C741, Street Construction,
and appropriated to Account #41C741, Street Construction, to provide funds for
the payment of contractual obligations for various street resurfacing projects
and other related costs, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Abraham, Murray absent)
H. Recommend that Nine Hundred Sixty Eight
Dollars and Forty Six Cents ($968.46) be authorized from Account #250-92000,
Police Department Ordinary Maintenance, for the payment of prior year invoices
for the Worcester Police Department. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Abraham, Murray absent)
I. Recommend that Five Thousand Five Hundred
Twelve Dollars and Twenty Five Cents ($5,512.25) be authorized from the
following accounts:
ACCOUNT
|
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT
|
|
4105-92000 |
DPW – Central Garage O.M. |
$4,474.64 |
|
450-92000 |
Water Department O.M. |
$ 46.61 |
|
|
Total |
$5,512.25 |
for the payment of prior year
invoices for DPW Central Garage and Water Department. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Abraham, Murray absent)
J. Recommend that One Hundred Eighty Nine
Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Four Dollars ($189,974.00) be transferred when
and as received from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to
Account #72C701, Parks Department Capital Equipment, for the purpose of
purchasing (1) Sky Worker and (1) Backhoe, for the Cemetery division. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Abraham, Murray absent)
29.
MISCELLANEOUS:
16-19
FROM PUBLIC WORKS - ADOPTED
16. Request City Manager move forward with a feasibility study for sewerage work in Southwest Cutoff. (Attachments)
17. Request City Manager report to City Council the amount of street
and sidewalk repair in the form of a five-year, $25 million capital
improvements program that we might realize if the City’s allowable bonding
limit is increased in accordance with the report from the City Auditor dated
September 30, 2003. (Attachments)
18. Request City Manager report to City Council the venues through
which Request-For-Proposals are routinely publicized and to include further
expansion in the general media in future offerings of our public assets. (Attachments)
19. Request City Manager develop for the City Council’s review, a
schedule of how the Granite St. infrastructure expansion project might be
accomplished utilizing the City’s allowable bonding capacity.
20 & 21 FROM PUBLIC WORKS–REFERRED TO PLANNING BOARD
20. Request Seattle St. be converted to a public street. (Attachments)
21. Request Derby St. from Houghton St. easterly to the public
portion be converted to a public street.
(Attachments)
21a. Request City Manager to provide monthly reports on the PIP Shelter
issue. Motion-Clancy @ #17C CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
21b. Request City Manager to report on all vacant state and federally
owned property located within Worcester County. Motion-Irish @ #17C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
21c. Request Administration to amend the proposed Ordinance amendment governing
the location and relocation of Veterans Memorials to include the issue of any
highway projects that require the relocation of memorials. Motion-Clancy @ #15A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
21d. Request City Manager to forward a copy of Item 15B of the City Manager’s
Calendar of October 28, 2003 to the Planning Board and request that they use
this report in their evaluation of the Randolph Rd. development. Motion-Patton @ #15B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
21e. Request City Manager report as to whether there were any
conditions originally imposed on the Randolph Rd. subdivision. Motion-Perotto @ #15B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
21f. Request City Manager report as to the dates for the LLEBG hearings. Motion-Murray @ #19B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
21g. Request Administration and City Auditor to report on exactly how
much money out of this year’s budget do we plan on borrowing for capital
equipment. Motion-Perotto @ #24CC
- Adopted (Attachments)
21h. Request City Manager to consider recommending an increase in
streets and sidewalks allocations by re-prioritizing the capital plan. Motion-Perotto @ #24CC – Adopted (Attachments)
21i. That if the City Manager brings forward to City Council a
recommendation for funding street and sidewalk repair that the City Council
should not act upon said recommendation until budget deliberations. Motion-Lukes @ #24CC – Denied on a roll
call 2 Yeas (Gomez, Lukes) and 8 Nays (Clancy, Haller, Irish, Palmieri, Patton,
Perotto, Petty, Murray) (Abraham absent) (Attachments)
21j. Request City Manager to forward a copy of the MEA contract to
City Council. Lukes – Suspension of
Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
21k. Request Traffic Engineer to review the area of Burncoat St. and
Wawecus Rd. School and consult with Mass. Highway relative to installation of
appropriate signage to inform motorists of the school crossing. Palmieri – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
21L. Request City Manager to explore the feasibility of establishing a
basketball league in Plumley Village under the Police Department Gang Unit
using Block Grant funds. Palmieri –
Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
22. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting report relative to
Free Cash as of July 1, 2003 certified by the State. (Attachments)
Placed on file
23. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting report that compares
revenues generated from parking tickets and citations during this year and the
previous year. (Attachments)
Placed on file
24. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting report on the impact
of any new indebtedness on the City’s bond rating including an analysis of a
consistent pattern of updating infrastructure.
(Attachments)
Placed
on file
26-28 REFERRED TO ORDINANCE COMMITTEE FOR A HEARING
26. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Attorney
Robert Longden on behalf of Beacon St. LLC request zone change for land at
64-79 Beacon St. from MG-2.0 to BG-6.0
27. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Attorney
Elaine Baltas on behalf of Luis Santiago request zone change at 128 Piedmont
St. from one-half RG-5 and one-half BG-3 to BG-3. (Attachments)
28. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Attorney
Donald O’Neil on behalf of Ariana Kadiu request to remove a portion of Fox St.
from the Official Map. (Attachments)
29-31 ACCEPTED & ORDERS
ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL 10-0 (Abraham absent)
29. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Report of the
Committee on Public Works upon the Petition of Joyce R. Kressler requesting
abatement of Private Street Betterment Assessment #50075 in the amount of
$5,938.18 on Monmouth Rd.: recommend
adoption of the accompanying Order to abate to $1,662.69. (Attachments)
30. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Report of the Committee on Public Works upon the Petition of Joyce R. Kressler requesting abatement of Private Street Betterment Assessment #50128 in the amount of $1,498.05 on Westwood Dr.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order to abate in full.
31. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Report of the Committee on Public Works upon the Petition of Joyce R. Kressler requesting abatement of Private Street Betterment Assessment #50073 in the amount of $2,299.72 on Monmouth Rd.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order to abate in full.
32-48 ACCEPTED & ORDERS ADOPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following Petitions requesting private street maintenance: recommend adoption of the accompanying Orders.
32. Gene Flanders et al request private street maintenance on Taconic Rd. (Attachments)
33. John & Theresa Wolfe et al request private street maintenance on Keach Ave. from 36 Steele St. to 36 Keach Ave. (Attachments)
34. Mayor Timothy Murray & Councillor Paul Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Michael Sampson et al request private street maintenance on Tamar Ave. (Attachments)
35. Barbara Welch et al request private street maintenance on Frederickson Ave. (Attachments)
36. Mayor Timothy Murray on behalf of Dominic DiPilato request private street maintenance on Seattle St. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following Petitions requesting sidewalk repair: recommend adoption of the accompanying Orders.
37. Mayor Timothy Murray on behalf of Barbara Kinney & Frank Albrizio request sidewalk repair along Front St. (opposite City Hall) from Main St. to Commercial St. (Attachments)
38. Mayor Timothy Murray on behalf of Ann Richardson request sidewalk repair at 39, 41 and 43 Wilson St. (Attachments)
39. Councillor Michael Perotto on behalf of Frank Tomaiolo request sidewalk repair in front of 9 East Shelby St. (Attachments)
40. Mayor Timothy Murray request repair of sidewalk at the corner of Plane and Dorchester Sts. (Attachments)
41. Mayor Timothy Murray on behalf of Ronald Roy request repair of sidewalk at 3 Coombs St. (Attachments)
42. Genevieve Tole request sidewalk repair at 3 Vernon Terrace. (Attachments)
43. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Attorney Samuel DeSimone on behalf of Mercer Properties request that Mercer Properties, in the development of property situated at 1 Envelope Terrace, be permitted to enter City of Worcester drainage system from 1 Envelope Terrace to Shrewsbury St., at Petitioner’s expense and in accordance with a prior agreement: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
44. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Kevin & Deborah Grady request to connect to City’s sewer system located on Moss St. at owner’s expense: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
45. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councillor Philip Palmieri request repair and/or replacement of badly damaged guardrail at the intersection of Barnard Rd. and Burncoat Terrace: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
46. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Christopher Pallotta request repair of storm drain at the intersection of Millbury St. and Fifth Ave.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
47. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councillor Philip Palmieri on behalf of Shiva Saksena request repair of surface sewer in front of 99 Lake Ave. North: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
48. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Edward & Ellen Capstick request a sewer grate be installed at the end of Otter Trail: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
49-68 ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following
Communications of the City Manager: recommend
Communications be placed on file.
49. Relative to Ponding Issue on Barrows Rd. (Attachments)
50. Relative to Shrewsbury St. Roadway Improvements Project. (Attachments)
51. Relative to lead time for approved street resurfacing work. (Attachments)
52. Relative to Status Report #2 – Street Resurfacing Projects. (Attachments)
53. Relative to Status Report #3 – Street Resurfacing Projects. (Attachments)
54. Relative to multi-pronged plan of action to address problems
related to illegal dumping and trash in the City of Worcester. (Attachments)
55. Relative to the term “Preferred Pricing”. (Attachments)
56. Relative to Construction Progress Report. (Attachments)
57. Relative to schedule and scope of MDC sewer project along
Cambridge St. and Newton Sq. (Attachments)
58. Relative to opening Yard Waste Sites on Sundays. (Attachments)
59. Relative to news conference held regarding Kane “A” and “B”
segments of the Route 146 Project. (Attachments)
60. Relative to Trash Collection Policy – Town of Natick Legal
Decision. (Attachments)
61. Relative to Grimewatch Program – May/June 2003 Activity. (Attachments)
62. Relative to Grimewatch Program – July 2003 Activity. (Attachments)
63. Relative to review process used for the RFP for G.A.R. Memorial
Hall. (Attachments)
64. Relative to Abandoned Vehicle Towing Program FY04. (Attachments)
65. Relative to Abandoned Vehicle Status Report. (Attachments)
66. Relative to requiring leaves to be bagged during Leaf Collection
Period. (Attachments)
67. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication
of James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting communication relative to City’s
legal debt margin as of September 30, 2003:
recommend Communication be placed on file.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following
Petitions: recommend Petitions be
denied.
68. Roland Barrow, Jr. request abatement of Street Betterment
Assessment #24302 in the amount of $6,077.28 on Barrows Rd. (Attachments)
69 ACCEPTED & ORDER ADOPTED
69. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of
Swedish Cemetery Corp. request abatement for Sewer Betterment Assessment #30844
in the amount of $7,081.30 on Bernice St.: recommend adoption of the
accompanying Order that the Petition of Swedish Cemetery Corp. requesting
abatement of Sewer Assessment #30844 in the amount of $7,081.30 on Bernice St.
be denied. Further, that said
assessment be held in abeyance subject to a covenant. (Attachments)
70-76 ACCEPTED
70. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Report of the
Committee on Public Works upon the Petition of Joyce R. Kressler request
abatement of Private Street Betterment Assessment #50130 in the amount of
$6,395.93 on Westwood Dr.: recommend
Petition be denied. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following
Petitions: recommend Petitioners be
given leave to withdraw.
71. Mayor Timothy Murray on behalf of David Dick request that 131’
section of sidewalk buried under dirt on Thorndyke Rd. be excavated so that
sidewalk is passable. (Attachments)
72. Joseph Wuss request sidewalk at 32 Leslie Rd. be repaired or
replaced and tree removed. (Attachments)
73. Dominic DiPilato et al request private street maintenance on
Seattle St. (Attachments)
74. Edward Kemp et al request catch basin at 7 Rockwood Ave. behind
fire hydrant. (Attachments)
75. Councillor Paul Clancy, Jr. request a guardrail at dead end
section of Derby St., adjacent to #61.
(Attachments)
76. Mayor Timothy Murray on behalf of Helen Agbay request repair of
sidewalk on Wayne St. from Main St. to Baker St. (Attachments)
77
ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL 9-0 (Abraham, Palmieri absent)
77. That the Loan Order adopted on January 29, 2002 that
appropriated the sum of $2,850,000.00 to Account #91C716, Union Station is hereby
amended to provide that $20,000.00 of said sum be transferred from Account
#91C716, Union Station and appropriated to Account #04C711, Korean War
Memorial, when and as received, to provide capital funds for the relocation of
electrical outlet box at the Korean War Memorial, including costs incidental
and related thereto.
78
ORDAINED ON A ROLL CALL 10-0 (Abraham,
Palmieri absent)
78. Amending the Salary Ordinance of August 20, 1996 to Eliminate
Severance Pay and to provide Vacation Pay to Separating Employees.
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SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
OCTOBER 28, 2003 TRAFFIC & COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:00
P.M. PARKING
OCTOBER 28, 2003 PUBLIC WORKS
COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:45
P.M.
NOVEMBER 10, 2003 YOUTH, PARKS &
COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:30
P.M. RECREATION
NOVEMBER 12, 2003 HEALTH COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00
P.M.
Re: Smoking
in public places and work places