CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– JUNE 1, 2004
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:17 P.M.
Recessed to go into
Executive Session: 9:31 P.M.
Reconvened in Open Session
to Adjourn: 10:47 P.M.
1. INVOCATION – Rev. Monsignor Edmond Tinsley
Diocese of Worcester
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3. ROLL
CALL – All present except Councillor Gomez
HEARING – 7:00 P.M.
Hearing held – Planning Board Report accepted - See 8D
of the City Manager’s Calendar for Order
4. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to discontinuance and abandonment of portions of Commercial St. and Worcester Center Blvd. (Attachments)
FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS
Taken
up with Item 8A of the City Manager’s Calendar
5. 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.
6. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
6a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
7
& 8 REFERRED TO PLANNING BOARD
7. Huy
Nguyen request to make public Accommodation St. (Attachments)
8. Angel
& Carmen Medina request to make public Erie Ave. (Attachments)
9-11
REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
9. Kazimierz Wielgorecki request to connect 2 Rosamond St. to
City sewer system. (Attachments)
10. Councillor Barbara Haller request catch basin maintenance on
Belisle Ave. (Attachments)
11. Adam Smalcuga request resurfacing of blacktop next to 34
Westfield St. to alleviate water run-off.
(Attachments)
12
& 13 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
12. Ronald Roy request removal of handicap parking in front of 7
Russell St. (Attachments)
13. Councillor Barbara Haller request removal of parking meters on
west side of Millbury St. between Endicott St. and Sigel St. and replace with
15 minute parking restrictions. (Attachments)
14
HEARING SET FOR JUNE 8, 2004 – 7:00 P.M.
14. FIBER TECHNOLOGIES NETWORKS, L.L.C. to install and maintain
fiber optic telecommunications facilities at: INTERSECTION OF WEST BOYLSTON ST.
AND BROOKS ST. (Attachments)
14a. Request City Manager to report regarding the District Improvement
Financing proposal relative to the Common Outlet Mall project. Motion-Perotto
@ #8A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
14b. Request City Solicitor forward to City Council any research
available on the demolition delay ordinance for review by the City
Council. Motion-Lukes # @8A CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
14c. Request City Manager report as to when the Burwick building
project will realistically go forward and to consider re-allocating the HOME
funds to complete other projects and at the appropriate time allocate HOME
funds that become available to move the Burwick building project forward. Motion-Murray @ #8A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
14d. Request Administration to invite Charles Campbell from the
Worcester School Department to all future meetings concerning
telecommunications. Motion-Murray @
#8A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
14e. Request City Manager to report on the number of murders in the
City so far this year and the number of solved murders and further, request
report include statistics for the years 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. Motion-Haller @ #19B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
14f. Request City Solicitor to provide a legal opinion as to whether
the Police Department’s Five Year Strategic Plan is subject to collective bargaining
and under what circumstances. Motion-Lukes
@ #19B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
14g. Request City Manager to provide a breakdown of all uniformed
personnel in the Police Department as far as the numbers that work during the
day; 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and the
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. shifts and the first half and the second half. Motion-Clancy @ #19B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
14h. Request City Manager to report as to the number and type of
complaints to the Worcester Police Department on all shifts. Motion-Clancy @ #19B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
14i. Request City Manager report as to how often Police patrol routes
get covered on any given shift and which shift needs the most coverage. Motion-Clancy @ #19B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
14j. Request City Manager report as to whether it is possible to get
satellite systems in new Police vehicles that are purchased in order to know
where Police Officers are who might need assistance. Motion-Clancy @ #19B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
14k. Request City Manager to report on the reconfiguration of fields at
Beaver Brook Park and what alternatives there might be. Motion-Perotto @ #23H CM (Attachments)
14L. That the City Council of the City of Worcester thanks Alan Schultz
for renewing the lease at Chestnut Place and keeping the Fallon Community
Health Plan in downtown Worcester. Motion-Perotto
@ #8B CM – Adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Gomez, Murray absent)
MICHAEL V. O’BRIEN
ACTING CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR JUNE 1, 2004
1. NON-CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of the
reappointment of John A. Shea to the Planning Board. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Notification of the
appointment of Mr. Joseph M. Capone as Chair of the Civic Center Commission. (Attachments)
Placed on file
2. CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
3. AIRPORT:
4. ASSESSORS:
A. Communication
relative to Current Real Estate Tax Bill and Residential Real Estate Valuation.
(Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
5. BUDGET OFFICE:
6. CODE ENFORCEMENT:
7. COMMUNICATIONS:
8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
A. Communication relative to
Monthly Economic Development Report. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee,
Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee, Public Service &
Transportation Committee and Public Works Committee. Citywide Master Plan portion of report referred to joint
Committees on Land Use and Strategic Planning
B. Communication relative to
Fallon Community to Remain in Downtown Worcester. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
C. Request City Council accept
with gratitude in allowing Mr. Morano the opportunity to attend the EDA
National Conference in Washington D.C. as a guest of the Worcester Business
Development Corporation. (Attachments)
Order adopted with gratitude
D. Communication relative to
pre-construction planning, engineering, permitting, and financing for the
Convention Center Hotel. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call
10-0 (Gomez absent)
Reconsideration denied on a
roll call 0-10 (Gomez absent)
9. ELDER AFFAIRS:
10. ELECTION COMMISSION:
A. Communication relative to
Polling Place Change. Ward 6, Precinct 3, Vernon Hill School to Worcester Senior Center.(Attachments)
Placed on file
11. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:
12. EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING:
13. FIRE:
A. Request that City Council
accept with gratitude, a donation of two (2) Van Trailers from John D. Barry. (Attachments)
Order adopted with gratitude
14. HUMAN RESOURCES:
A. Communication relative to Serving
the Latino Community. (Attachments)
Referred to Ethnic &
Minority Affairs Committee
B. Communication relative to
MyMedicationAdvisor - Update. (Attachments)
15. LAW:
A. Communication relative to a
notice from Charter Communications concerning its introduction of CableCARDs
beginning on July 1, 2004. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service & Transportation Committee
16. LICENSE COMMISSION:
17. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES:
A. Request adoption of a
resolution to file and accept an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). (Attachments)
Resolution adopted with gratitude
B. Request adoption of a
resolution to file and accept a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted on a roll call 8-0 (Gomez, Palmieri, Rushton absent)
Also
referred to Public Safety Committee for informational purposes
C. Request adoption of a resolution
to file and accept a Juvenile Justice Grant. (Attachments)
Resolution
adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Gomez absent)
18. PARKS, RECREATION & CEMETERY:
19. POLICE:
A. Communication relative to
Tow Vehicle Program. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Communication relative to
Worcester Police Department’s Five Year Strategic Plan. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety
Committee
20. PUBLIC HEALTH:
A. Communication relative to
Quinsigamond Village Community Center Health Fair. (Attachments)
Placed on file
21. PUBLIC LIBRARY:
22. PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
23. PUBLIC WORKS:
A. Communication relative to
Earth Day 2004.
(Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Communication relative to Household Hazardous Waste Collection.
(Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Communication relative to
Sewer Assessment – 31 Lanesboro Road. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works
Committee
D. Communication relative to
Grimewatch Program – April 2004 Activity. (Attachments)
Placed on file
E. Communication relative to
Abandoned Vehicle Status Report. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
F. Communication relative to
FY’05 Street Resurfacing Program. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
G. Communication relative to
FY’04 Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
H. Communication relative to
Daylighting Beaver Brook Culvert. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
24. PURCHASING:
25. TECHNICAL SERVICES:
26. TREASURY:
27. VETERANS SERVICES:
28. FINANCE:
A. Recommend that Two Thousand
One Hundred Five Dollars and Thirty Five Cents ($2,105.35), be transferred from
Account #330-07, Reserve for Appropriation Damage Settlement, and appropriated
to Account #410501-92111, Central Garage Ordinary Maintenance, to provide funds
for the purpose of payment for property damage to a DPW motor. These funds represent insurance reimbursement
from the Insurance Company. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
B. Recommend that Sixteen
Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty Four Dollars and Seventy Cents ($16,724.70), be
transferred when and as received, from Account 91C780, Capital Equipment, and
appropriated to Account #41C703, DPW Capital Equipment, to provide funds for
the purpose of purchasing traffic signal equipments for Traffic Engineering, as
approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
C. Recommend that Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00), be transferred from Account #91C745, Sewer
Construction, and appropriated to Account #44C744, Sewer Reconstruction, to
provide funds for the payment of contractual obligations related to various
sewer reconstruction projects, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
D. Recommend that Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), be transferred from Account #91C745, Sewer
Construction, and appropriated to Account #44C764, Sewer Pumping, to provide
funds for the payment of contractual obligations related to various sewer pump
station reconstruction projects, as approved in the Capital Improvement
Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
E. Recommend that Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00), be transferred from Account #91C745, Sewer Construction,
and appropriated to Account #44C771, Infiltration/Inflow, to provide funds for
the payment of contractual obligations related to various sewer infiltration
projects, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
F. Recommend that Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), be transferred from Account #91C741, Street Construction,
and appropriated to Account #41C770, Airport Drive Reconstruction, to allow for
the payment of engineering services and other contractual obligations for
Airport Drive reconstruction project. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
G. Recommend that Twenty Eight
Thousand Six Hundred Four Dollars and One Cent ($28,604.01), be transferred
from Account #330-08, Reserve for Appropriation Premium on Loans, and
appropriated to Account #660-92000, Treasury Department Ordinary Maintenance,
to fund the cost associated with fiscal 2004 fourth quarter BAN issuance. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
H. Recommend that Two Hundred
Sixty Eight Thousand Dollars ($268,000.00) be transferred from the following
accounts:
|
ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT |
|
330-03 |
Off Street Reserves |
$ 68,000.00 |
|
330-04 |
Parking Meter Reserves |
200,000.00 |
|
|
Total |
$268,000.00 |
and appropriated to the
following account #4106-91000, Traffic Engineering Personal Services, to
provide sufficient operating funds for Traffic Engineering. This transfer represents approved fiscal
2004 budgetary salary credit for the Department of Public Works. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
I. Recommend that One Hundred
Fifty One Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Dollars ($151,430.00) be transferred
from the following accounts:
|
ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT |
|
330-10 |
Sewer Construction
Permits |
$108,430.00 |
|
330-12 |
Construction Inspection
Fee |
43,000.00 |
|
|
Total |
$151,430.00 |
and appropriated to the
following Account #4102-91000, DPW Engineering Personal Services, to provide
sufficient operating funds for DPW Engineering. The transfer represents approved fiscal 2004 budgetary salary
credit for the Department of Public Works. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
J. Recommend that Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000.00) be transferred from Account #330-04, Parking Meter
Reserves, and appropriated to Account #4106-92000, Traffic Engineering Ordinary
Maintenance, to provide sufficient operating funds for the Off Street Parking
Program for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004.
This transfer represents approved fiscal 2004 budgetary credits. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
K. Recommend that Eleven
Thousand One Hundred Thirteen Dollars and Seventy Two Cents ($11,113.72), be
transferred from Account #330-07, Reserve for Appropriation Damage Settlement,
and appropriated to Account #260-92000, Fire Department Ordinary Maintenance, to
provide funds for the purpose of payment for property damage to Fire Engine
15. These funds represent insurance
reimbursement from the Insurance Company. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
L. Recommend that Eight
Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00) be transferred from Account #280-91000, Code
Enforcement Personal Services, and appropriated to Account #115-92000, Board of
Appeals Ordinary Maintenance, to provide funds for the purpose of payment for
various Ordinary Maintenance expenditures through fiscal year-end. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
M. Recommend that Forty Four
Thousand Dollars ($44,000.00), be transferred from the following accounts:
ACCOUNT
|
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT
|
|
740-92000 |
Auditorium Ord. Maint. |
$17,500.00 |
|
900-92000 |
City Manager’s
Contingency |
1,500.00 |
|
4104-92000 |
Sanitation Ord. Maint. |
25,000.00 |
|
|
Total |
$44,000.00 |
and
appropriated to Account #720-92000, Parks Department Ordinary Maintenance, to
provide funds for the purpose of funding the Parks Department Ordinary Maintenance
account through fiscal year-end. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
N. Recommend that Three Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00), be transferred from Account #91C784,
Parks Improvement, and appropriated to Account #72C708, Knights of
Columbus/Fenton Parcel to proceed with the open space acquisition of the
Knights of Columbus and Fenton Parcel Land. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)
29. MISCELLANEOUS:
A. Request an Executive Session for Tuesday, June 1, 2004 to
discuss matters of pending litigation. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent) to go into Executive
Session on June 1, 2004 at the conclusion of the regular City Council meeting
16. RECESS TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE: No Action Taken
FINANCE
a)
#35CC February 3, 2004
Communication of the City
Manager transmitting communication comparing Local Aid figures for FY04 and
FY05 for the City of Worcester as recommended by Governor Romney in the
submittal of his FY2005 budget. (Attachments)
b)
#21A
CM April 27, 2004
Communication of the City
Manager relative to Library hours of service.
(Attachments)
c)
#31CC May 25, 2004
Communication of the City
Manager transmitting City of Worcester’s FY05 Municipal Budget. (Attachments)
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES
JUNE 7, 2004 COMMUNITY COUNCIL
CHAMBER
5:00-7:00 P.M. DEVELOPMENT
JUNE 7, 2004 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHAMBER
7:00
P.M. OPERATIONS
JUNE 14, 2004 COMMUNITY
COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:00-7:00 P.M. DEVELOPMENT
JUNE 14, 2004 PUBLIC WORKS
COUNCIL CHAMBER
7:00 P.M.
JUNE 16, 2004
TRAFFIC & PARKING COUNCIL
CHAMBER
5:30 P.M.
JUNE 21, 2004 COMMUNITY
COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:00-7:00 P.M. DEVELOPMENT
JUNE 21, 2004 MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL CHAMBER
7:00
P.M. OPERATIONS
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JUNE 29, 2004 – ANNUAL
EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER
________________________________________________________
CITY COUNCIL SUMMER MEETING
SCHEDULE
July 6, 2004 – 4:00 P.M.
August 17, 2004 – 4:00 P.M.