CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 13, 2004
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:04 P.M.
Adjourned: 9:00 P.M.
1. INVOCATION Sister Paula Kelleher, SSJ
Vicar for Religious
Diocese of Worcester
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3. ROLL CALL
All present except Councillors Gomez and Petty. Councillor Gomez arrived
at 7:08 P.M.
4
Reconsideration denied on a roll call vote of 6 Yeas and 4 Nays
Yes Gomez, Haller, Irish,
Lukes, Rushton, White
No - Clancy, Palmieri, Perotto, Murray
Absent - Petty
4. In accordance with Rule 41 of the Rules of the City Council, Councillor Konstantina B. Lukes requests reconsideration of the vote of the City Council taken on January 6, 2004 requesting Administration to reconsider its position concerning the 6 Library Lane parking lot and to start the RFP process. (Attachments)
5. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
5a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
6
REFERRED TO THE PLANNING BOARD
6. Robert Gallo request to discontinue a portion of Ledgecrest
Dr. in the Ledgecrest portion of the Parsons Hill Subdivision. (Attachments)
7 REFERRED TO PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
7. Osman Abdelrahman request street light at 97 Paris Ave. (Attachments)
8-11 REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
8. Eric Tucker request installation of handrails on staircase
between sidewalk and street at 95 Harrison St.
(Attachments)
9. Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request guardrail on Granite
St. on the hill and curve between Holy Name High School and Linders Salvage
Yard. (Attachments)
10. Attorney Robert Longden on behalf of Princeton Development, LLC
request City of Worcester (1) Enter into a prior agreement with Princeton
Development, LLC and/or any other necessary parties to install a storm drain
system from Putnam Lane to Shrewsbury St.; (2) Relocate and/or extinguish a
sewer easement granted to the City of Worcester; (3) Extinguish rights of the
City of Worcester to maintain a drain.
(Attachments)
11. Councillor Konstantina B. Lukes request resurfacing of a portion
of Sunnyhill Dr. (Attachments) Councillor Gomez recused on a roll call
9-0 (Petty absent)
12-16 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
12. James Mayou request removal of handicap parking at 3 Whipple St.
(Attachments)
13. Eric Tucker request handicap parking in front of 95 Harrison St.
(Attachments)
14. Councillor Juan A. Gomez request to move WRTA Bus Stop in front
of 1296 Main St. up one block. (Attachments)
15. Attorney Robert Longden on behalf of Princeton Development, LLC
request City of Worcester enter into a prior agreement and/or necessary Traffic
Control Agreements with Princeton Development, LLC and/or other necessary
parties: (1) To install a new traffic signal and Stop sign on Putnam Lane; (2)
Install a Stop line on Putnam Lane approach to intersection of Putnam Lane and
Franklin St.; (3) Make certain other traffic related improvements in and to
Putnam Lane as set forth in a Definitive Site Plan Approval decision of the
Planning Board. (Attachments)
16. Edward Sullivan request Not a Truck Route sign for Brattle St.
at fork of Holden and Brattle Sts.
Also, directional sign at intersection of Ararat and Brattle Sts.
stating Holden on left and a directional sign at intersection of Holden and
Brattle Sts. for directions to Holden and No Trucks on Brattle St.. (Attachments)
16a. Request Administration to make recommendations for a timely
response in dealing with the State and owners of billboards, possibility through the Grime Watch Program, in order
to correct the problems of billboards that are in disrepair and graffiti on
billboards. Motion-Clancy @ #6D CM Adopted (Attachments)
16b. Request City Manager report as to whether a municipality can set a
limit on the number of billboards or any restrictions regarding the placement
of billboards. Motion-Haller @ #6D CM Adopted
16c. Request City Solicitor and Commissioner of Code Enforcement to
report as to any statutes the City might be able to implement as relates to
restrictions on billboards. Motion-Haller
@ #6D CM Adopted
16d. Request City Manager to provide a listing of the placement of the
current billboards in the City. Motion-Lukes
@ #6D CM Adopted
16e. Request City Manager respond as to how the City might fast track
complaints relative to maintenance and graffiti on billboards. Motion-Clancy @ #6D CM Adopted (Attachments)
16f. Request City Manager to report when the last time was that the City increased penalties for violation
of illegal dumping ordinances. Motion-Irish
@ #6E CM Adopted (Attachments)
16g. Request City Manager to provide the updates on illegal dumping and
related enforcement activities on a quarterly basis. Motion-Murray @ #6E CM Adopted (Attachments)
16h. Request City Solicitor to provide a
recommendation within thirty days as to how the City might enforce violations
of the overgrowth ordinance when the property is owned by the state or is
municipal property. Motion-Palmieri
@ #6E CM Adopted (Attachments)
16i. Request City Manager report as to the amount of the TIF granted
Polar in 1997 and to include all backup.
Motion-Perotto @ #8A CM Adopted
(Attachments)
16j. Request City Manager report as to any reduced water rates granted
to Polar Corp. Motion-Perotto @ #8A
CM Adopted (Attachments)
16k. Request City Manager to provide a recommendation from Code
Enforcement relative to the future of 39 Wall St. Motion-Palmieri Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
16L. Request City Manager to report if the City had a Law Enforcement
Trust Fund in place, could monies seized by the Police Department go directly
to the City. Motion-Perotto @ #19E
CM Adopted (Attachments)
16m. Request City Manager report of the $900,000.00 in monies
confiscated by the Police Department, how much has been returned to the Police
Department to help the Vice Squad investigations. Motion-Perotto @ #19E CM Adopted (Attachments)
16n. Request City Manager report as to how monies in the Law
Enforcement Trust Fund can be utilized.
Motion-Murray @ #19E CM Adopted
(Attachments)
16o. Request City Manager to provide City Council with an itemization
of funds returned to the City from the $900,000 seized by the Police
Department. Motion-Murray @ #19E CM
Adopted
16p. Request City Manager report as to how City departments keep
apprised of all new legislation, restrictions and/or obligations. Motion-Lukes @ #19E CM Adopted (Attachments)
16q. Request Administration to report on repair of the guard rail at
the junction of Burncoat Terrace and Barnard Rd. Palmieri Suspension of Rules Adopted (Attachments)
16r. Request City Manager to request the Police Chief to look into the
use of snowmobiles on Indian Lake during early morning hours and late evening
hours. Palmieri Suspension of
Rules Adopted
16s. Request Mayor to provide a Proclamation recognizing Mr. Chevalier
and his family for their contribution to the Wedding Expo. Gomez Suspension of Rules
Adopted (Attachments)
16t. Request Mayor to provide a Proclamation recognizing Nancy Young
for her 30 years of service as an in-home daycare provider. Gomez Suspension of Rules
Adopted (Attachments)
16u. Request City Manager provide a map of Indian Hill School and park
property, indicating City and School Department ownership. Murray, White Suspension of Rules
Adopted (Attachments)
THOMAS R. HOOVER
CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR JANUARY 13, 2004
1. NON-CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of Constable Appointments. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
2. CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
3. AIRPORT:
A. Respectfully request adoption of an order
relative to adding a position of Finance Manager to the Table of Authorized
Positions in the Worcester Regional Airport Department and deleting the
position of Chief Accountant from the same. (Attachments)
Referred
to Municipal Operations Committee
4. ASSESSORS:
5. BUDGET
OFFICE:
6. CODE
ENFORCEMENT:
A. Communication relative to the Worcester
Vocational High School Progress Report December 2003. (Attachments)
Referred
to Education & College/University Relations Committee
B. Communication relative several personnel
alignment changes in the Department of Code Enforcement. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
C. Communication relative to the Worcester
Regulations and Licensing Guide for Start-Up Businesses. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
D. Communication relative to Billboard
Regulations and Enforcement Program. (Attachments)
Referred to Land Use Committee
E. Communication relative to an Update on
Illegal Dumping and Related Enforcement Activities. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
7.
COMMUNICATIONS:
8. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
A. Communication relative to City TIF
Agreements. (Attachments)
Referred
to Commerce & Development Committee
B. Communication relative to 503 Plantation
Street Zone Change. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
9. ELDER
AFFAIRS:
A. Request City Council adoption of an
ordinance amending the Salary Ordinance of August 20, 1996 Occupational Group X
Human Services. Also request adoption of an order that the table of
organization for the Executive Office of Elder Affairs be amended. (Attachments)
Referred
to Municipal Operations Committee
10. ELECTION
COMMISSION:
11. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT:
12. EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING:
13. FIRE:
A. Communication relative to Fire Department
Staffing. (Attachments)
Tabled
14. HUMAN
RESOURCES:
15. LAW:
A. Communication relative to Package Stores
Alcohol Sales on Sundays. (Attachments)
Referred
to Municipal Operations Committee
16. LICENSE
COMMISSION:
A. Communication relative to Sunday Openings
for Package Stores. (Attachments)
Referred
to Municipal Operations Committee
17.
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES:
A. Request adoption of the Executive Summary
and Resolution to file and accept a Massachusetts Decontamination Unit Grant
with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services,
Department of Public Health. (Attachments)
Resolution
adopted
18. PARKS,
RECREATION & CEMETERY:
A. Request adoption of a resolution to accept
with gratitude a donation from Eagle Scout Candidate Matthew Atlas. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted with gratitude
B. Communication relative to a Grant Award -
$500,000.00 for the Acquisition of the K of C and Fenton Parcels. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Request City Council adoption of a
resolution to file and accept a Grant with and from the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation for the Mass Releaf
Grant Program to Plant Public Shade Trees in the Grafton Street Area. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted
D. Communication relative to Veterans Square
Memorial Relocation. (Attachments)
Referred to Military Affairs Committee
E. Communication relative to an Invitation to
a Public Meeting/ Bell Hill Playground. (Attachments)
Placed on file
19. POLICE:
A. Communication relative to Conditions of
Vehicles Owned & Operated by the Worcester Police Department. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
B. Communication relative to Speeding Traffic
Problem in the Upper Brattle Street Area. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
C. Communication relative to Process for
Assignment of Paid Detail Work. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
D. Communication relative to Purchasing
Machinery to Control Speed. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
E. Communication relative to Amounts of Money
Seized by and/or forfeited to the City and its Police Department. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
F. Request City Council accept with gratitude
a gift of $25.00 to the Worcester Police Athletic League. This donation was the
gift of OConnor, Maloney & Company in memory of former police officer
Leslie L. Harvey. (Attachments)
Order adopted with gratitude
G. Communication relative to the new
Worcester Police recruits. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Safety Committee
20. PUBLIC
HEALTH:
21. PUBLIC
LIBRARY:
22. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS:
23. PUBLIC
WORKS:
A. Communication relative to Grimewatch
Program October 2003 Activity. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Works Committee
B. Communication relative to Construction
Progress Report. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Works Committee
C. Communication relative to Lot Owned by
Mass Electric across from 100 Grove Street. (Attachments)
Councillor
Haller recused on a roll call 8-0 (Palmieri, Petty absent)
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
24.
PURCHASING:
25. TECHNICAL
SERVICES:
26. TREASURY:
27. VETERANS
SERVICES:
28. FINANCE:
29.
MISCELLANEOUS:
A. Request approval of Resolutions relative to Service on Boards and Commissions. (Attachments)
Two Resolutions adopted for Barbara
Sinnott and Edward Morin
B. Communication relative to two Legislative Agendas. (Attachments)
Referred
to Legislative Affairs Committee
19
Taken off the Table and ordained on a roll call 9-1
No Lukes, Absent - Petty
19. An Ordinance amending
Section 2, Article III of the Zoning Ordinance adopted April 2, 1991 relative
to a zone change in the area of Plantation St. (Attachments)
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
JANUARY 12, 2004 PUBLIC SAFETY
COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:30
P.M.
5:30
P.M.
JANUARY 20, 2004 PUBLIC WORKS
COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:00
P.M.
JANUARY 27, 2004 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:15
P.M. OPERATIONS