CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– DECEMBER 2, 2003
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:00 P.M.
Adjourned: 9:28 P.M.
1. INVOCATION – Rev. Ara Jizmejian
Armenian Church of the
Martyrs
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3. ROLL
CALL – All present
4. PRESENTATION
– FIRST NIGHT 2004
5. PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 2003 NOTRE DAME
ACADEMY FIELD HOCKEY TEAM ON WINNING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
6. ELECTION OF TWO MEMBERS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.- Susan
Harrington and John Donohue were elected to the Library Board of Directors for
six year terms
7 – Taken up with Item 25
7. Monthly status reports consistent with Standing Committees on
the following economic development initiatives: Union Station garage and tenancy, Massport’s partnership efforts
at the Airport, downtown housing development, Mass. Highway road project
schedules, Gateway Park grants and tenancy, Gardner-Kilby-Hammond project, SWIP
project, brownfield initiatives, Coes Dam rehab, replacement and relocation of
Central Garage, Visitor’s Center rehab, telecommunications contract, Wyman
Gordon property reuse, Worcester Center tenancy and the Arts District.
8. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
8a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
9
REFERRED TO THE PLANNING BOARD
9. Wesley
Cotter et al request Quaker Rd. be accepted as a public street. (Attachments)
10
- 11c REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
10. Joseph Gulino request abatement of Sewer Assessment #30916 in
the amount of $3,600.88 on Sunderland Rd.
(Attachments)
11. Mayor Timothy Murray on behalf of George Coblentz request
resurfacing on Knowles Rd. (Attachments)
11a. Councillor Philip Palmieri request resurfacing of Frothingham
Rd. Referred to Public Works
Committee – Suspension of Rules
11b. Councillor Philip Palmieri request resurfacing of Lakeview
St. Referred to Public Works
Committee – Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
11c. Councillor Philip Palmieri request resurfacing of Orne St. Referred to Public Works Committee –
Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
12-14 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
12. Robert Comeau, Sr. request handicap parking at 55 Houghton St. (Attachments)
13. Jane Ferris request handicap parking at 23 Canton St. (Attachments)
14. Mayor Timothy Murray on behalf of State Representative James
Leary request dotted lines to divide lanes and left and right turn lane arrows
be painted on Bourne St. where Barber Ave. turns onto Bourne St. at the
intersection of Bourne St. and West Boylston St. (Attachments)
15. Request Administration to repair fence along the wall in the
area of 663 Southbridge St.
(Haller) (Attachments)
Adopted
16. Request Administration report on the structural soundness of the
handball court at the South Worcester playfields. (Haller) (Attachments)
Adopted
17. Request Administration report on how property assessment percent
increases/decreases are determined and if they differ by geographical location
in the city. (Haller) (Attachments)
Adopted
18. Request City Manager report to City Council concerning plans to
decorate Main St. for the holiday season.
(Abraham) (Attachments)
Adopted
19. Request City Manager provide City Council with an itemization of
the various Boards and Commissions whose membership is required to be partisan
and how that composition is determined; either by Home Rule Charter, statute,
by-laws or ordinance. (Abraham)
Adopted – Request response for December 9, 2003 City
Council meeting
20. Request City Manager provide a report concerning the
rehabilitation of the football field at Beaver Brook Park utilized by the
Worcester Vikings. (Perotto, Abraham) (Attachments)
Adopted
20a. Request City Manager to consider revisiting the issue of funding
for the Franklin St. Fire Station to include private funding sources. Motion-Palmieri @ #27CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20b. Request Administration to provide documentation as to
conversations with property owners in the area of the South Worcester
Industrial Park relative to working with the City on brownfields
remediation. Motion-Perotto @ #25CC
– Adopted (Attachments)
20c. Request City Manager to provide an itemized listing relative to
use of the $200,000.00 in direct financial assistance and the $100,000.00 for
programmatic costs under the brownfields revolving loan fund. Motion-Perotto @ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20d. Request City Manager to report on the status of hiring a
consultant for the redevelopment of the downtown area. Motion-Irish @ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20e. Request City Manager to request MassPort to provide a report
concerning the access road to the Airport.
Motion-Irish @ #25CC – Adopted
(Attachments)
20f. Request City Manager to report on damage to Southgate St. road
surface. Motion-Haller @ #25CC –
Adopted (Attachments)
20g. Request City Manager to discuss possible asbestos abatement
strategies with our legislators. Motion-Haller
@ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20h. Request Administration to pay particular attention to the area of
the South Worcester Industrial Park relative to illegal dumping. Motion-Haller @ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20i. Request City Manager to include in next month’s economic
development report an update on corporate jet service at the Airport. Motion-Petty @ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20j. Request City Manager to include in next month’s economic
development report the membership of the steering committee for the
Telecommunications Master Plan. Motion-Petty
@ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20k. Request City Manager to include in next month’s economic
development report whether or not it is viable to include air rights over the
Union Station Garage in the design plan for the garage. Motion-Clancy @ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20L. Request City Manager to include in next month’s economic
development report how many parking spaces are expected in the temporary
parking lot for Union Station and how will the lot be managed. Motion-Clancy @ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20m. Request City Manager to include in next month’s economic
development report the ramp lots adjacent to the bus ports as to how many
spaces will be provided on Worcester Center Blvd. and will there be access from
those lots to Union Station and what kind of management will be at those lots. Motion-Clancy @ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20n. Request City Manager to include in next month’s economic
development report on the SWIP project, the status of Standard Foundry. Motion-Clancy @ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20o. Request City Manager to report if the City has a clearinghouse for
RFP’s and why it takes so long for an RFP.
Motion-Clancy @ #25CC – Adopted
(Attachments)
20p. Request City Manager to request the Worcester Regional Research Bureau to do a comparison of cable
rates in cities in Massachusetts along with comparisons to other major cities
in New England. Motion-Clancy @
#25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20q. Request City Manager to report on the award for Hurley Square
work. Motion-Clancy @ #25CC –
Adopted (Attachments)
20r. Request City Manager report as to whether the City of Worcester
made a formal response to Mass. Highway regarding the design of Washington
Square, and if so, to provide City Council with a copy of that response. Motion-Clancy @ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20s. Request City Manager to provide City Council with the plan that
the State came forward with relative to the reconfiguration of Washington
Square for discussion in committee. Motion-Clancy
@ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20t. Request City Manager to include in next month’s economic
development report if there are any steps available to the City, within the
law, to pursue recovering some of the costs relative to clean-up of the
Institutional Linen site. Motion-Gomez
@ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20u. Request City Manager be and is hereby requested to include in next
month’s economic development report the clean-up of the Coes property and the
status of the plan that had been identified for the site. Motion-Gomez @ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20v. Request City Manager to include in next month’s economic
development report how the City will deal with Franklin St. and parking issues
in the area of Union Station. Motion-Murray @ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20w. Request City Manager to report at the next City Council meeting as
to what his plans are for the Airport. Motion-Murray
@ #25CC – Adopted (Attachments)
20x. Request Administration to put in writing within the next two
weeks, their intention to abate the abutters of West Chester St. for their
portion of the cost of construction of the street. Patton – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
20y. Request Police Department to look into the issue of resident only
parking on Chrome St. on Sundays and ticket appropriately. Palmieri –
Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
20z. Request City Manager to consider distributing hand sets to the
Operations Division of the Police Department.
Palmieri – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
20aa. Request Administration to report on the status of achieving 15
goals outlined in the October 28th report to the Council on
improving services and accountability of the PIP Shelter as well as relocating
this shelter. Further, request that
details of implementation of each item be included. Haller – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
20bb. Request Administration to rigorously enforce the sidewalk snow
removal ordinance, especially in the Pleasant St. area. Haller – Suspension of Rules –
Adopted (Attachments)
20cc. Request Administration to report on the status and timeline for a
traffic study of Webster Square. Haller
– Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
20dd. Request Administration to report as to the status of the leaf
pick-up program. Clancy –
Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
21-24
ADOPTED
21. SEWER
ASSESSMENT: SALISBURY ST. (Attachments)
22. SEWER
ASSESSMENT: MOSS ST. (Attachments)
23. SEWER
ASSESSMENT: CRESTON ST. (Attachments)
24. SEWER
ASSESSMENT: LAKE AVE. NORTH (Attachments)
25. Thomas R. Hoover, City Manager transmitting monthly economic development report. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee,
Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee, Public Service &
Transportation Committee and Public Works Committee
26. Thomas R. Hoover, City Manager transmitting communication
relative to removal of a portion of Fox St. from the Official Map. (Attachments)
Placed on file
27. Thomas R. Hoover, City Manager transmitting communication
relative to acquisition of 254 Franklin St. (Attachments)
Councillor Perotto recused on a roll call 10-0
28. Thomas R. Hoover, City Manager transmitting communication
relative to the anniversary of the December 3, 1999 fire. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
29. That the City of Worcester congratulates the 2003 Notre Dame Academy Field Hockey Team on winning the State Championship. (Murray) (Attachments)
Adopted on a roll call 11-0
30. That the City Council recognizes Suzanne M. Buglione as the 2003
recipient of the Richard Smith Award given by the Massachusetts Association of
Community Development Corporations.
(Patton) (Attachments)
Adopted
on a roll call 11-0
30a. The City Council of the City of Worcester hereby congratulates the
Worcester Vikings Pee-Wee Football Team on winning the Massachusetts State
Championship. Motion-Perotto @ #20CC
– Adopted on a roll call 11-0 (Attachments)
31. RECESS
TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE: No Items
Pending
32
& 33 ACCEPTED AND VOTED TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCES
32. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES Upon the Report of the
Planning Board upon the Petition of Attorney Robert Longden on behalf of Beacon
St., LLC requesting a zone change for land at 64-79 Beacon St. from MG-2.0 to
BG-6.0: recommend Petition for zone change be denied and passage of the
accompanying proposed Ordinance to create an Adaptive Reuse Overlay
District in lieu of the zone change to
BG-6.0. (Attachments)
33. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES Upon the Report of the
Planning Board upon the Petition of Attorney Elaine Baltas on behalf of Luis
Santiago requesting a zone change at 128 Piedmont St. from one-half RG-3 and
one-half BG-3 to BG-3: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed
Ordinance. (Attachments)
34 DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE
34. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES Upon the Report of the
Planning Board upon the Petition of Attorney Donald O’Neil on behalf of Ariana
Kadiu requesting to remove a portion of Fox St. from the Official Map: recommend
adoption of the accompany Order. (Attachments)
35 & 36 ACCEPTED
35. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES Upon the Report of the
Planning Board upon the Petition of Steve & Karen Ripsz et al requesting
extension of BL-1 zone to include properties located directly on Grafton St.
and reside between Arcadia St. and Progressive St.: recommend Petition be
denied. (Attachments)
36. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES Upon the Communication of
the City Manager relative to 64-79 Beacon St. rezoning: recommend Communication be placed on
file. (Attachments)
37-51
ORDAINED ON A ROLL CALL 11-0
37. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to prohibit parking on the north side of Cambridge St. from Haynes St. westerly for a distance of 250’. (Attachments)
Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to prohibit parking on the north side of Cambridge St. from Haynes St.
to a point 250’ east of Haynes St. (Attachments)
Amending Section 71 of
Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to reserve the left lane for
northbound traffic on Waller Ave. at Cambridge St. to turn left onto Cambridge
St. (Attachments)
Amending Section 71 of
Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to reserve the left lane for
southbound traffic on Haynes St. at Cambridge St. to turn left onto Cambridge
St. (Attachments)
Amending Section 71 of
Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to reserve the left lane for
westbound traffic on Cambridge St. at Waller Ave. to turn left onto Waller
Ave. (Attachments)
Amending Section 71 of
Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to reserve the right lane for
northbound traffic on Waller Ave. at Cambridge St. to turn right onto Cambridge
St. (Attachments)
Amending Section 71 of
Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to reserve the right lane for
eastbound traffic on Cambridge St. at Waller Ave. to turn right onto Waller
Ave. (Attachments)
Amending Section 70 of
Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to prohibit left turns on
Cambridge St. eastbound into Haynes St. (Attachments)
Amending Section 30 of
Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to provide for flashing red
signals for southbound traffic on Haynes St. at Cambridge St. and for
northbound traffic on Waller Ave. at Cambridge St. (Attachments)
38. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide handicap parking in front of 17 Ellsmere St. (Attachments)
39. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking across from 10 Whittier St. Attachments)
40. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 27 Perry Ave. Attachments)
41. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 17 Clarkson St. Attachments)
42. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 19 Elizabeth St. (Attachments)
43. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking opposite 2 Lodi St. (Attachments)
44. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 125 Plantation St. (Attachments)
45. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 21 Preston St. (Attachments)
46. Amending Section 29 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 providing for Stop signs on Moreland Green Dr. at Greenside Lane and
Greenview Lane facing eastbound and westbound traffic on Moreland Green
Dr. (Attachments)
47. Amending Section 29 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 providing for Stop sign on Cornhill St. at Stockholm St. facing eastbound
traffic on Cornhill St. (Attachments)
48. Amending Section 40 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for Resident Permit Parking on the north side of Spurr St.
opposite 2-4 Spurr St. (Attachments)
49. Amending Section 40 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for Resident Permit Parking on the west side of Florence St.
between Charlotte St. and Downing St.
(Attachments)
50. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to rescind handicap parking in front of 105 Sterling St. (Attachments)
Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for handicap parking across from 41 Kingsbury St. (Attachments)
51. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to prohibit parking on the west side of Harrington Way in the area of
North High School. (Attachments)
Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to prohibit parking on the east side of Harrington Way in the area of
North High School. (Attachments)
52. Communication of the City Manager relative to a Zoning Ordinance
Amendment for St. Francis Home. (Tabled
November 18, 2003)
(Attachments) No Action Taken
53. Communication of the City Manager relative to the rezoning
alternative for the Vernon Hill Institutional Hospital Zone. (Tabled November 25, 2003) (Attachments) No Action Taken
54. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting City of Worcester
Police Salary Account Projection for Year ending June 30, 2004. (Tabled November 25, 2003) (Attachments) Taken off the Table and referred to
Public Safety Committee
PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON DECEMBER 23, 2003 AND DECEMBER 30, 2003