CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– JANUARY 6, 2004
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:07 P.M.
Adjourned: 9:38 P.M.
1. INVOCATION – Rabbi Herschel Fogelman
Congregation Tifereth Israel
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3. ROLL
CALL – All present
4. DRAW
FOR SEATING – CITY COUNCIL 2004-2005
5. ADOPT RULES OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR 2004-2005 – Rules
adopted on a roll call vote of 11 Yeas and 0 Nays
6. CAUSE 300 MANUALS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE PRINTED – Council
voted on a voice vote to cause 300 Manuals to be printed
7. ELECTION OF CITY AUDITOR FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM TO EXPIRE JANUARY 1, 2007 – Motion of Councillor Petty to elect James DelSignore to a three year term as City Auditor voted on a roll call vote of 11 Yeas and 0 Nays
HEARING AND ORDER – 7:00
P.M.
8
– Councillor Haller recused on a roll call 10-0
Hearing held
8. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY & VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. for a joint pole location on: ORIENT ST.
8a - Order adopted
8a. Granting permission to MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY &
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. for a joint pole location on: ORIENT ST.
9
– Taken up with 8A of the City Manager’s Calendar
9. 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.
10. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
10a. ITEMS OF
DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
11
REFERRED TO PLANNING BD.
11. Judith Fuller request 151’ of Emile St. easterly from Inverness
Ave. be removed from the Official Map.
(Attachments)
12-18
REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
12. Councillor Barbara Haller on behalf of Sean Defeudis et al
request resurfacing of Wachusett St. (Attachments)
13. Amoret Zamarro request abatement of Sewer Assessment #30851 in
the amount of $1,859.72 on Sorrento St.
(Attachments)
14. Councillor Barbara Haller request street repair on Wesby St. (Attachments)
15. Councillor Barbara Haller request street repair on Home St. (Attachments)
16. Councillor Barbara Haller request street repair on Dix St.
between Lancaster St. and Ormond St. (Attachments)
17. George Fayard request to extend sewer line approximately 161’
from Nuttall Lane to Rosamond St. to service a single family home to be
constructed. To be done at the expense
of the Petitioner. (Attachments)
18. Thai Nguyen request sidewalk repair in front of 4 Trinity Ave. (Attachments)
19-27 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
19. Michael & Bertha-Elena Cirillo et al request residential
parking in front of 7 Kensington Rd. (Attachments)
20. Joan Desautels et al request School signs on Harlow St., School
Zone signs posting 20 MPH between the hours of 7:30-8:30 a.m. and 2:30-3:00
p.m. and School Crossing painted in yellow in the four-way crosswalks. (Attachments)
21. Mayor Timothy Murray on behalf of Joseph Leary request handicap
parking at 35 Morningside Rd. (Attachments)
22. Eric Darrah request removal of handicap parking in front of 23
Vinton St. (Attachments)
23. Jean Neale et al request one hour parking from 5:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. on Exeter St. on the side of Jean’s Place, 136 Cambridge St. (Attachments)
24. Audra Jones request Stop sign be placed at the intersection of
Boardman St. and Merrill Rd. (Attachments)
25. Roger McManus request removal of handicap parking in front of 79
Paine St. (Attachments)
26. Steven Le et al request resident permit parking on Channing St. (Attachments)
27. Steven Le et al request resident permit parking on Catharine St.
(Attachments)
28 REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER
28. Jerry Kopovan, Immedia LLP request to purchase small parcel of
land behind 147 Ballard St. for the purpose of adding to parking/storage of
rental equipment. (Attachments)
29 REFERRED JOINTLY TO MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE & EDUCATION & COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
29. Gary Vecchio, Shrewsbury St. Neighborhood Association et al
request City Council establish and the City Administration implement a
Payment-In-Lieu-Of-Taxes program in the City of Worcester. (Attachments)
THOMAS R. HOOVER
CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR JANUARY 6, 2004
1. NON-CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of appointment of Francis X.
Sena, as Chairperson of the License Commission. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
B. Notification of Constable Appointments. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
2. CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
3. AIRPORT:
4. ASSESSORS:
A. Communication relative to Tax Revenue if the City could tax the properties at Millbury and Granite Streets. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Works Committee
B. Communication relative to Fiscal 2004 Property Valuations. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
5. BUDGET
OFFICE:
6. CODE
ENFORCEMENT:
7.
COMMUNICATIONS:
8. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
A. Communication relative to December Report on Economic Development Initiatives. (Attachments)
Referred to
Commerce & Development Committee, Public Works Committee, Housing and
Neighborhood Revitalization Committee and Public Service and Transportation Committee
B. Communication relative to Certified Project application for 15 Hope Avenue Realty, LLC and Polar Beverages/Polar Corporation. (Attachments)
Referred
to Commerce & Development Committee
9. ELDER
AFFAIRS:
A. Communication relative to Winter
Emergencies. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
10. ELECTION
COMMISSION:
11. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT:
12. EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING:
13. FIRE:
A. Request that City Council accept with
gratitude, a donation of 10 Hydrant Wrenches, worth approximately $2,500.00
from the Worcester Firefighters Memorial Safety and Survival Seminar. (Attachments)
Order
adopted with gratitude
B. Request that City Council accept with
gratitude a donation in the sum of $500.00 to the Worcester Fire Department
Equipment fund from Don & Antoinette Donovan (Red Cab Company). (Attachments)
Order adopted with gratitude
14. HUMAN
RESOURCES:
A. Communication relative to Monthly Report –
Importing Drugs from Canada. (Attachments)
Referred
to Municipal Operations Committee
15. LAW:
A. Communication relative to Parking Ticket
Appeal Process. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
B. Communication relative to Noise Ordinance.
(Attachments)
Ronal
Madnick spoke
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee for
informational purposes
C. Communication relative to Charter
Communications/2004 Initiatives. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Service & Transportation Committee
16. LICENSE
COMMISSION:
17.
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES:
A. Communication relative to a meeting
between the People in Peril (PIP) administration and members of the South
Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC). (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Communication relative to the Update on
the Cutover Microwave Project. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Communication relative to the composition
of the Local Law Enforcement Advisory Committee. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
D. Communication relative to the FY 2003
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Round VIII Proposed Use of Funds. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
E. Communication relative to a report on
balances under the City’s Community Development Block Grant program. (Attachments)
Referred
to Community Development Committee
F. Communication relative to the PIP 15-point
workplan. (Attachments)
Referred
to Health Committee
18. PARKS,
RECREATION & CEMETERY:
19. POLICE:
A. Communication relative to Accessing
Information Regarding Level 2 Sex Offenders. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
B. Communication relative to Crime Statistics
in the Piedmont Street/Pleasant Street area. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Safety Committee
20. PUBLIC
HEALTH:
21. PUBLIC
LIBRARY:
A. Request that City Council adopt the
attached Resolution to accept a gift in the amount of $2,500.00, from the
Joseph Persky Foundation for the Worcester Public Library. (Attachments)
Resolution
adopted with gratitude
22. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS:
23. PUBLIC
WORKS:
A. Communication relative to Closing Curb
Cuts at Parcel Post Building. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Works Committee
B. Communication relative to Intersection of
Main Street and Highland Street. (Attachments)
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
C. Communication relative to Lowering Drains
and other Public Works Appurtenances in Mabelle Street and Kinnicutt Road
South. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
D. Communication relative to Granite Street
Infrastructure Improvements. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
E. Communication relative to Christmas
Donation Drive. (Attachments)
Placed on file
F. Communication relative to Abandoned Vehicle
Status Report. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
24.
PURCHASING:
25. TECHNICAL
SERVICES:
26. TREASURY:
A. Request adoption of an order transferring
the jurisdiction of several properties to the Executive Office of Neighborhood
Services. (Attachments)
Referred
to Land Use Committee
B. Communication relative to Bond
Anticipation Note Sale. (Attachments)
Referred
to Municipal Operations Committee
C. Request adoption of an order relative to a
donation to the Worcester Public Library. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
D. Request adoption of an order relative to
the transfer of Jurisdiction of Land. (Attachments)
Referred to Land Use Committee
E. Communication relative to Departmental
Cash Receipts, and City’s Policies and Procedures – Cash Receipts. (Attachments)
Referred
to Municipal Operations Committee
27. VETERANS
SERVICES:
28. FINANCE:
A. Recommend that Twenty Six Thousand One Hundred Fourteen Dollars ($26,114.00) be transferred when and as received from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #41C703, DPW Capital Equipment, for the purpose of purchasing a ¾ Ton Pickup Truck, as approved in the Fiscal 2004 Capital Equipment Budget. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
B. Recommend that Four Thousand Two Hundred
Ninety Eight Dollars and Ninety Four Cents ($4,298.94) be transferred when and
as received from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to
Account #41C703, DPW Capital Equipment, for the purpose of purchasing
Miscellaneous Garage Tools and (2) Desk Top Computers, as approved in the
Fiscal 2003 Capital Equipment Budget. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
C. Recommend that Twenty One Thousand Two
Hundred Eighty Dollars ($21,280.00) be transferred when and as received from
Account #91C731, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #45C703, Water
Capital Equipment, for the purpose of purchasing (2) Van Uplifts, as approved
in the Fiscal 2003 Capital Equipment Budget. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
D. Recommend that Twenty Four Thousand Five
Hundred Forty Nine Dollars and Sixty Four Cents ($24,549.64) be transferred
from Account #91C797, Airport Improvements, and appropriated to Account
#47C702, Airport Building Rehabilitation, to allow for the payment of
$20,000.00 in environmental regulatory processing obligations to be paid to the
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the City contractor
overseeing this work with the balance of $4,549.64 to provide a portion of the
$54,785.00 in expenses associated with the replacement of the vehicle fuel
island. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 11-0
29.
MISCELLANEOUS:
31-42
FROM MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - Adopted
31. Request contract of the Superintendent of the Worcester Public
Schools be provided to City Council. (Attachments)
32. Request City Manager to provide City Council with a report
showing the number of hits made against each of the City Department’s web
pages. (Attachments)
33. Request City Auditor to provide City Council with an update on
the lawsuit James Richardson versus the Worcester Retirement Board. (Attachments)
34. Request City Manager provide City Council with an update
relative to City construction projects. (Attachments)
35. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report
concerning the public posting of the provisions of the Patriot Act. (Attachments)
36. Request City Manager to provide City Council with any concerns
raised to Spectacor Management relative to their current security policy. (Attachments)
37. Request City Assessor report to City Council the number of
Fiscal Year 2004 abatement applications. (Attachments)
38. Request City Manager report to City Council the number of people
paying cash or credit card to have their motor vehicle released as a result of
being towed by a city licensed tow operator. (Attachments)
39. Request City Manager report to City Council how the issue of home
businesses has been addressed in the new zoning ordinance. (Attachments)
40. Request City Solicitor report if there can be public
broadcasting of the City’s foreclosed properties auction through a cable
television channel. (Attachments)
41. Request City Treasurer provide City Council with the number of
hits made against the foreclosed property listing embedded in the Treasurer’s
Office web page. (Attachments)
42. Request City Manager to provide City Council with a report
stating the various types and amounts of PILOT contributions made to the City
of Worcester by the consortium members and other major institutions. (Attachments)
43. Request Administration to make a recommendation regarding
implementing a winter parking program which consists of even-side parking on
even days of the month and odd-side parking on the odd days of the month. (Haller)
(Attachments)
Adopted
44. Request City Manager to have pot holes filled along Wachusett
St. (Haller) (Attachments)
Placed on file
45. Request Administration to increase enforcement of parking
violations in the area of Wachusett St., including vehicles parked too close to
the corner. (Haller) (Attachments)
Order
adopted
46. Request Administration to provide a report on PILOT program
details in municipalities within New England, and especially
Massachusetts. Further, request report
to include identified options for a PILOT program in Worcester and the process
required for each option. (Haller) (Attachments)
Order adopted
47. Request Administration to provide a report which lists property
tax exempt organizations that could potentially be impacted by a PILOT program,
including government-owned properties.
Further, request report include the value of the tax exemption by
organization, address and including the primary use of each property. (Haller) (Attachments)
Order adopted
48. Request Administration to provide an annualized report for the
past three years on the number of police, fire and first-responder calls to
property tax exempt organizations, by category (hospital, college, church,
etc.) and any payments made to the City by these organizations for these
services. Further, request that in the
case of colleges and universities, that calls to off-campus housing be included
as a separate category. (Haller) (Attachments)
Order adopted
49. Request Administration to provide a report on the estimated
value of services provided the City by property tax exempt organizations, to
include categories of services provided.
(Haller) (Attachments)
Councillor Irish moved to amend to include the Worcester Housing Authority
Adopted, as amended
50. Request City Manager provide Council with the current status of
the leaf collection program.
(Clancy) (Attachments)
Councillor Gomez moved to amend: Further, request City Manager report on the
possibility of changing the program
51. Request City Manager provide Council with a response to the
request for consideration of the consolidation of the Parking Ticket
Administration Office to the Treasurer’s Office. (Clancy) (Attachments)
Order adopted
52. Request City Manager provide Council with a time frame for the
implementation of making Franklin St. two-way. (Clancy) (Attachments)
53. Request City Manager provide plans to Council for any
consideration of office consolidations at City Hall, especially in light of
personnel reductions and further, report on any movement to refurbish the North
Chamber. (Clancy) (Attachments)
54. Request Administration report on the amount of all back taxes
currently owed to the City of Worcester.
Request said information be forwarded to the City Council by February 3,
2004. (Murray) (Attachments)
55. Request Administration to forward recommendations concerning the
establishment of an Adaptive Reuse Zoning Overlay District for area behind
Union Station to Kelly Square. (Murray,
Clancy) (Attachments)
Councillor Petty recused on a roll call 9-0 (White absent)
Order adopted on a roll call 9-0 (White absent)
56. Request Administration report on property owners’ protection
against damage to their property, including water and sewer systems for which
the property owner is responsible, during City performed/contracted street and
sidewalk repairs. Further, request that
the report include the process that property owners must follow for correcting
any such damage. (Haller) (Attachments)
Order
adopted
56a. Request Administration to reconsider its position concerning the 6
Library Lane parking lot and to start the RFP process. Motion-Perotto @ #8A CM – Adopted –
Reconsideration filed by Councillor Lukes
(Attachments)
56b. Request City Manager report as to what type of repayment schedule
the City has seen to date relative to the Gardner-Kilby-Hammond project, if
there have been any repayments and when the City might expect those repayments
to come in; how much might the City expect to come in this year as any type of
repayment for the 108 Loan Guarantee. Motion-Clancy
@ #8A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
56c. Request Administration
put together something that could be on cable television to explain to the
public what section of 290 will be closed this Spring, which four lanes will be
available on which side of the highway, which exits and entrances will be
closed and no longer available and
graphically illustrate those detour routes so the public is aware before work
begins. Motion-Clancy @ #8A CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
56d. Request Administration to request a report from Mass. Highway as
to exactly when they will start the 75% design for Washington Square. Motion-Clancy @ #8A CM
Councillor Irish moved to amend: Further, request City
Manager contact
Mass. Highway as to whether the City can expect to see the 25% design phase
report prior to receiving the 75% design report.
Adopted, as amended (Attachments)
56e. Request Administration to put together a strategy as to how the City
can move on sewer improvements to Route 20 from Massasoit Rd. past Grafton St.
to Sunderland Rd. Motion-Clancy @
#23D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
56f. Request Administration to provide City Council with a ballpark
figure as to the cost of infrastructure improvements to Granite St. and the
area of Route 20 from Massasoit Rd. past Grafton St. to Sunderland Rd., putting
it in the context of where the City is with its bonding capacity. Motion-Irish @ #8A & 23D CM
Mayor Murray moved to amend: Further, request City
Auditor provide
City Council with his opinion on the City’s bonding capacity for these infrastructure improvements.
56g. Request City Manager report as to whether the City ever granted a
reduced water rate to Polar Corp. Further, request a report on whether Polar
Corp. was granted any other tax incentives on other properties they have
purchased within the City and how much tax increment financing does the City
need to grant Polar Corp. in order for them to qualify for the 5% State Income
Tax and the 10% Annual Building Tax. Motion-Perotto
@ #8B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
56h. Request Commerce and Development Committee when considering the
Certified Project application for 15 Hope Avenue Realty, LLC and Polar
Beverages/Polar Corp., to consider including a donation to College Hill Civic
Association to sustain their building on Kendig St. Motion-Clancy @ #8B CM – Referred to Commerce &
Development Committee (Attachments)
56i. Request City Manager to report on the policy and guiding
principles of the Economic Development Office as they negotiate TIF’s in terms
of where community based contributions will go. Motion-Haller @ #8B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
56j. Request City Manager to forward a copy of the report relative to
the parking ticket appeal process to David Cataldo, 34 Main St., Suite 520 and
further, to place this process on the City’s web page. Motion-Gomez @ #15A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
56k. Request City Manager to report in three months as to how many
tickets have been issued for violation of the noise ordinance. Motion-Murray @ #15B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
56L. Request City Manager to work with the Police Chief to insure that
the training period on the new noise ordinance takes no longer than thirty (30)
days. Motion-Murray @ #15B CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
56m. Request City Manager to report on the process for collecting fines
for violation of the noise ordinance. Motion-Clancy
@ #15B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
56n. Request City Manager report on how the $3.2 million additional
award of money to various agencies to address homeless needs is being
distributed and to what purpose. Motion-Haller
@ #17F CM – Adopted (Attachments)
56o. Request City Manager to provide a report comparing crime
statistics in the Piedmont St. area with other comparably sized
neighborhoods. Motion-Haller - #19B
CM
Councillor Irish moved to
amend: Further, request City Manager provide crime
statistic profile of neighborhoods that
was done when data was being assembled relative to the Weed and Seed grant
application.
56p. Request City Manager to include in future Crime Statistic reports
relative to the Piedmont St./Pleasant St. area, a map showing specific
boundaries of the area. Motion-Clancy
@ #19B CM – Adopted
56q. Request City Manager to provide a time frame for the zone change
in the area of Plantation St. Motion-Clancy
@ #124CC – Adopted
56r. Request City Manager to provide a map relative to the zone change
in the area of Plantation St. Motion-Irish
@ #124CC – Adopted
56s. Request City Manager to consider providing $15,000.00 from
unexpended balances from the Block Grant for a college intern for the Planning
Department to focus on brownfield initiatives.
Perotto – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
56t. Request Administration to replace the post that is deteriorating
on the gate at the Barry Little League Field.
Palmieri – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
56u. Request City Auditor to provide City Council, within thirty (30)
days, the average percentage that the City’s public safety retirees receive in
relation to current salaries of all public safety employees. Murray, Clancy, Petty – Suspension of
Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
56v. Request City Manager to provide City Council with a report on the
status of the lot owned by Massachusetts Electric Co. across from 100 Grove
St. Murray, Palmieri – Suspension of
Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
56w. Request City Manager report on the vacancy status of all officials
positions within the Police Department, including all Lieutenant positions
funded and unfunded. Murray –
Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
57
ADOPTED
57. SEWER
ASSESSMENT: WILBUR ST. (Attachments)
58
FROM MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS – Adopted on a roll call 10-0 (White absent)
58. That the City Council go on record in favor of the actions of the Library Board of Directors with reference to the provisions of the Patriot Act. (Attachments)
59. That the City Council endorses and supports a joint application
of 24 communities for a Preserve America Award. (Murray, Clancy) (Attachments)
Adopted
on a roll call 10-0 (White absent)
61
– Two Ordinances ordained, as amended on a roll call 11-0
61. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon the
Communication of the City Manager requesting adoption of two amendments to the
Revised Ordinances which would regulate sound levels in the City of
Worcester: recommend passage of the
accompanying proposed Ordinances as amended. (Attachments)
62-115
ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon the
following Communications of the City Manager:
recommend Communications be placed on file.
62. Relative to a full status report on the Grants Division for
Fiscal Year 2001. (Attachments)
63. Relative to a Year to Date Report on the Grants Division. (Attachments)
64. Relative to Grant revenues and Grant Coordinator Position/Staff
Assistant for Operations. (Attachments)
65. Relative to alcohol related licenses and permits located in the
Millbury St. area. (Attachments)
66. Relative to alcohol permits located in Green St. area. (Attachments)
67. Relative to Spectacor Management’s current security policy. (Attachments)
68. Relative to Worcester City Campus Corporation. (Attachments)
69. Relative to obtaining a permit for outside dining. (Attachments)
70. Relative to Fiscal 2002 abatement applications. (Attachments)
71. Relative to listing of streets that were shifted from one
district to another. (Attachments)
72. Relative to construction companies that have caused the City
cost overruns and delays. (Attachments)
73. Relative
to how grants are prioritized. (Attachments)
74. Relative
to moratoriums on liquor licenses in certain areas of the City. (Attachments)
75. Relative
to monthly report regarding alcoholic licenses approved. (Attachments)
76. Relative
to the Patriot Act. (Attachments)
77. Relative
to the Patriot Act. (Attachments)
78. Relative
to Patriot Act update. (Attachments)
79. Relative
to construction projects in the City over the past eight years. (Attachments)
80. Relative
to last ten City construction jobs. (Attachments)
81. Relative
to requirements for blasting within City limits. (Attachments)
82. Relative
to Medicaid revenue collection and federal audit status. (Attachments)
83. Relative
to report regarding trash problem within City of Worcester. (Attachments)
84. Relative
to City Departments that lease office space.
(Attachments)
85. Relative to property that is owner occupied as it relates to
complaints investigated. (Attachments)
86. Relative to Bond Anticipation Note Sale. (Attachments)
87. Relative
to bond rating. (Attachments)
88. Relative
to bond rating. (Attachments)
89. Relative
to bid results – statewide Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial. (Attachments)
90. Relative
to yearly inspection of home occupations. (Attachments)
91. Relative to billed out and amounts received regarding motor vehicle
excise tax. (Attachments)
92. Relative to cost and feasibility of the City converting from a
system of private tow operators to one where the City performs these services. (Attachments)
93. Relative to towing issues.
(Attachments)
94. Relative to taxes paid by Bio Tech Park. (Attachments)
95. Relative to tax status – Worcester City Campus Corporation.
96. Relative to taxes realized prior to transfers on exempt
properties for the last five years. (Attachments)
97. Relative to taxes realized prior to Main South CDC acquiring
properties. (Attachments)
98. Relative to listing of available City properties on the City’s
web site. (Attachments)
99. Relative to release of property values. (Attachments)
100. Relative to tax classification vote taken at time of budget. (Attachments)
101. Relative to property petitioned to be taken off the tax rolls. (Attachments)
102. Relative to properties taken off the tax rolls in the past two
years. (Attachments)
103. Relative to total dollar value of all tax arrearages owed to the
City. (Attachments)
104. Relative to tax exempt properties. (Attachments)
105. Relative
to new small commercial exemption. (Attachments)
106. Relative
to outstanding taxes owed to the City. (Attachments)
107. Relative to Boards and Commissions recruitment event. (Attachments)
108. Relative to general recap of rehires of previously laid off
employees. (Attachments)
109. Relative to residency reports for the last five years for City
employees. (Attachments)
110. Relative to quarterly report on Self Funded Health Insurance. (Attachments)
111. Relative
to the top 250 highest paid City employees.
(Attachments)
112. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon the
Communication of James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting information
requested regarding the lawsuit filed by James Richardson versus the Worcester
Retirement Board: recommend
Communication be placed on file. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon the
following Communications of David Rushford, City Clerk: recommend Communications be placed on
file.
113. Relative to slide show developed and installed on the City Clerk’s
page of the City of Worcester web site relative to City Hall. (Attachments)
114. Transmitting revenue report for the City Clerk Department for the
first three months of Fiscal Year 2004.
(Attachments)
115. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon the Order of
Councillor Irish requesting the Municipal Operations Committee to consider
amending the ordinance regulating the level of sound in public places, item
(e)(8) so as to permit lawn mower operations beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday,
rather than 9:00 a.m.: recommend
Order be placed on file. (Attachments)
116-119 REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
116. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Antonio Corapi
requesting private street conversion of Ansonia St. (Belcourt Rd. to
Chequessett Rd.) (Attachments)
117. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Chairman’s Order from
Traffic & Parking Committee requesting Benson Ave. from Lincoln St. to
Knight St. be made a public street. (Attachments)
118. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Jerome Galvin
requesting to make public the private portion of Cataline St. (Attachments)
119. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Clifford Santley
et al requesting private street conversion on Billow St. (Attachments)
120 REFERRED TO ORDINANCE COMMITTEE FOR A HEARING
120. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Attorney Samuel
DeSimone on behalf of Norman Vokes requesting to restore to the Official Map of
the City a portion of Locust Ave.
121,
122, 123 & 125 ORDAINED ON A ROLL CALL 10-0 (White absent) – 124 TABLED
UNDER PRIVILEGE (Clancy)
121. Amending Section 33(f)(2) of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to rescind No Right Turn on Red at the intersection of Grafton St.
southbound at Franklin St. (Attachments)
122. Amending Section 2 of Article IV of the Zoning Ordinance adopted
April 2, 1991 relative to Table 4.1, General Uses, Line 12 by deleting under
the column for zoning district RS-7 the letter “N” and inserting the letters
“SP”. (Attachments)
123. Amending Section 5 of Article XVII of the Zoning Ordinance adopted
April 2, 1991 allowing the Planning Board to waive dimensional controls within
the Adaptive Reuse Overlay District. (Attachments)
124. Amending Section 2 of Article III of the Zoning Ordinance adopted
April 2, 1991 relative to a zone change in the area of Plantation St. (Attachments) Tabled under privilege (Clancy)
125. Amending the Salary Ordinance of August 20, 1996 relative to
Occupational Group A – Administrative and Supervisory – Cultural Development
Officer. (Attachments)
126. Communication of the City Manager relative to Union Station surface parking lot construction. (Attachments)
Taken off the Table and referred to Traffic &
Parking Committee
127. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting financial information
regarding the CDBG and LLEBG programs.
(Attachments)
Taken off the Table and referred to Public Safety
Committee and Community Development Committee for informational purposes
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
JANUARY 12, 2004 PUBLIC SAFETY
COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:30
P.M.
JANUARY 13, 2004 HEALTH COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:30
P.M.