CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– OCTOBER 26, 2004
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:05 P.M.
Adjourned: 8:44 P.M.
1. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
2. ROLL
CALL – All present except Councillors Perotto and Rushton. Councillor Rushton arrived at 7:08 P.M.
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE HEARING
– 7:00 P.M.
Ordinance Committee held
Speakers: Attorney Phil Lombardo on behalf of Petitioner
In opposition: Susan Saco, Robert Saco, Fran Fraiola, Melissa Kirby, Kathleen Fraiola
Report Tabled under privilege (White) to be First Item of Business November 9, 2004
3. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE Upon the Report of the
Planning Board upon the Petition of Robert Protano, President and James
Gardner, Treasurer, D.P.R. Realty, Inc. requesting a zone change for a portion
of property at 937-945 West Boylston St. from RL-7.0 to BL-1.0: recommend
amending Petition to establish a 10 ft. buffer along the
Saco property, a 5 ft. buffer along the street line of Ladybank Rd. and
Deepdale Rd. and a 10 ft. buffer along the Hemenway property. (Attachments)
4. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
4a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
5
& 6 REFERRED TO PLANNING BOARD
5. Michael & Marilyn Saucier et al request zone change for
property on both sides of Willvail St. from RL-7 to RS-7. (Attachments)
6. Michael & Marilyn Saucier et al request to dead end
Willvail St. (Attachments)
7-9
REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
7. Linda
Satissanat request sidewalk repair at 2 Oliver St. (Attachments)
8. Linda
Satissanat request sidewalk repair at 18 Stevens Rd. (Attachments)
9. Donald
Irving request sidewalk repair in front of 6 Holland Rd. (Attachments)
10-12c
REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
10. Louis
Scaturro request handicap parking in front of 1 Judson Rd. (Attachments)
11. John & Linda Henry request removal of resident only parking
on Spurr St. (Attachments)
12. John
Savastano request handicap parking in front of 22 Tampa St. (Attachments)
12a. Councillor Paul Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Norman Abood request
handicap parking at 179 Delmont Ave. Referred
to Traffic & Parking Committee – Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
12b. Councillor Joseph Petty request resident only parking on Rena
St. Referred to Traffic &
Parking Committee – Suspension of Rules
12c. Councillor Philip Palmieri request resident only parking on Natick
St. Referred to Traffic &
Parking Committee – Suspension of Rules
ORDERS
12d. Request City Manager report as to the owner’s of property that
abut 937-945 West Boylston St. Motion-Lukes
@ #3CC – Adopted (Attachments)
12e. Request City Manager to consider contacting the Worcester Regional
Research Bureau to see if they can do an all encompassing report on taxicab
services and how medallions are issued in other cities and towns. Further to address the handicap
accessibility issue and how licenses are retrieved, when unused by taxicab
services in other cities and towns and specifically how other cities and towns
sell medallions. Further, request they
do a survey on the needs of the community and a survey on taxicab service in
the City of Worcester. Motion-Petty
@ #16CC – Adopted (Attachments)
12f. Request City Manager to forward copies of #9B of the City Manager’s Calendar of
October 26, 2004 relative to protecting elderly from being displaced from
housing to Neighborhood Centers, Community Development Corporations, Crime
Watches and neighborhood groups with a cover letter from the Administration
asking members to read and circulate the report. Motion-Haller @ #9B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12g. Request City Solicitor to provide a report clarifying the
differences between an Affirmative Action Policy and Equal Opportunity
Policy. Motion-Lukes @ #15A CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
12h. Request City Manager to report on whether there are other
municipalities with similar Charters to the City of Worcester that have
mandatory affirmative action policies dictated by the City Council, with or
without waivers. Motion-Haller @
#15A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12i. Request City Manager to report detailing the woman and minority
hiring practices over the last three or four years by the City of
Worcester. Motion-Rushton @ #15A CM
– Adopted (Attachments)
12j. Request City Manager report as to why the City originally applied
for the FY 2005 State funded Community Policing Grant and how long did it take to get it. Motion-Lukes @ #19B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12k. Request City Manager to provide City Council with a copy of the FY
2005 State funded Community Policing Grant.
Motion-Lukes @ #19B CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
12L. Request City Manager report as to the geography of the central
district neighborhood. Motion-Haller
@ #19B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12m. Request City Manager to report comparing the cost of trash
collection versus the fees generated and whether a deficit exists. Motion-Lukes @ #23B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12n. Request City Manager to provide a follow-up report on the
condition and what the cost would be for repairs to the fountain at the Federal
Courthouse and whether repairs could be done in-house. Motion-Lukes @ #23D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12o. Request Administration to report on the extent of the problem of
youths congregating in the area of Pleasant St. and Chandler St., especially at
some of the gas stations in that area. Lukes
– Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
12p. Request City Manager report as to local state aid received in fiscal
2000 through 2005 broken down by category.
Further, the percentage of City and School Department budgets supported
by local real estate and property taxes from fiscal 2000 through 2005. Further,
payment in lieu of taxes for State owned land for each of the past five years
and an analysis as to the percentage of the taxable value that pilot
represents. Irish – Suspension of
Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
MICHAEL V. O’BRIEN
CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR OCTOBER 26, 2004
1. NON-CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
2. CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
3. AIRPORT:
4. ASSESSORS:
A. Communication relative to the Worcester Telegram article and St. Vincent Hospital Sale. (Attachments) Placed on file
5. BUDGET OFFICE:
A. Communication relative to Underground
Storage Tank Reimbursement Program. (Attachments) Placed
on file
6. CODE ENFORCEMENT:
7. COMMUNICATIONS:
8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
A. Communication relative to
stArt on the Street Festival. (Attachments) Placed on file
9. ELDER AFFAIRS:
A. Request adoption of four (4)
resolutions accepting donations totaling $85.00 in memory of Aristea Mironda to
support programs and services at the Senior Center; accepting donations
totaling $6,237.98 from various sources via Friends of Worcester Area RSVP,
Inc. to support RSVP’s programs; to file and accept proposals to subsidize ADA
transportation to the Senior Center and to file and accept a grant from the
Worcester Cultural Council to bring musical theater program of Irish folklore
to the Senior Center.. (Attachments)
Four Resolutions adopted
B. Communication relative to
Option to Protect Elderly from Being Displaced from Housing. (Attachments) Referred to Elder Affairs Committee
10. ELECTION COMMISSION:
11. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:
12. EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING:
13. FIRE:
14. HUMAN RESOURCES:
15. LAW:
A. Communication relative to
City Manager’s Appointments, City Charter Implications – Affirmative Action
Plan. (Attachments) Referred to Ethnic & Minority Affairs
Committee
16. LICENSE COMMISSION:
17. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES:
18. PARKS, RECREATION & CEMETERY:
A. Request adoption of a
resolution to file and accept a Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Department of Conservation Services
for the Urban Self Help Program and/or Land and Water Conservation Fund to
renovate playing fields in cooperation with the Department of Public Works
Daylighting of The Culvert at Beaver Brook Park. (Attachments) Resolution adopted
19. POLICE:
A. Request adoption of a
resolution to file and accept an FY05 Governor’s Highway Safety Bureau Traffic
Enforcement, Education and Equipment Grant Program. (Attachments) Resolution adopted. Also referred to Public Safety Committee for
informational purposes
B. Communication relative to a
notification that the City of Worcester was awarded $747,650.00 in FY05
Community Policing Funds. (Attachments) Referred to Public Safety Committee
20. PUBLIC HEALTH:
21. PUBLIC LIBRARY:
A. Request adoption of a
resolution to accept a grant in the amount of $592.00 from the Clarence S. Arms
Family Fund of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation. (Attachments) Resolution adopted
22. PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
23. PUBLIC WORKS:
A. Communication relative to
Construction Progress Report. (Attachments) Referred to Public Works Committee
B. Communication relative to
Year End FY 04 Trash Bag Sales. (Attachments) Referred to Public Works Committee
C. Communication relative to
Abandoned Vehicle Status Report. (Attachments) Referred
to Public Works Committee
D. Communication relative to
Keep Worcester Clean – August 2004 Activity. (Attachments) Referred
to Public Works Committee
E. Communication relative to
Fall Leaf Collection Program – 2004. (Attachments) Referred
to Public Works Committee
F. Request City Council accept
with gratitude a donation of Twenty Six (26) Audible Pedestrian Signal Units to
the City, from the Memorial Foundation for the Blind. (Attachments) Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
and the Commission on Disabilities
G. Communication relative to
MDC Sewer Project in Vicinity of Sacred Heart Church. (Attachments) Referred to Public Works Committee
24. PURCHASING:
25. TECHNICAL SERVICES:
26. TREASURY:
27. VETERANS SERVICES:
28. FINANCE:
A. Recommend that Two Hundred
Seventy Four Thousand Dollars ($274,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C732,
Water Building Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #45C704, Water
Building Rehabilitation, to allow for the payment of current and future
obligations related to improvements to Water Department Building 16, 18 &
20 East Worcester Street, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
(Perotto absent)
B. Recommend that Five Thousand
Six Hundred Ten Dollars and Eighty Eight Cents ($5,610.88) be transferred when
and as received from Account #91C734, Sewer Capital Equipment, and appropriated
to Account #44C704, Sewer Department Capital Equipment, for the purpose of
purchasing (4) Personal Computers for the Sewer Department, as approved in the
Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
(Perotto absent)
C. Recommend that Seventy Six Thousand
Two Hundred Eighty Dollars ($76,280.00) be transferred when and as received
from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #25C701,
Police Department Capital Equipment, to provide funds for the purpose of
purchasing (30) portable radios and (4) photo copiers for the Police
Department, as approved in the fiscal 2005 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
(Perotto absent)
D. Recommend that Eighteen
Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Five Dollars and Thirty Six Cents ($18,235.36) be
transferred when and as received from Account #91C731, Water Capital Equipment,
and appropriated to Account #45C703, Water Department Capital Equipment, for
the purpose of purchasing (13) Personal Computers for the Water Department, as
approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order
adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Perotto absent)
E. Recommend the City Council’s
approval to finance the position of Chief Sanitarian, Pay Grade 45M, within the
Department of Public Health using a recently approved $400,000.00 grant
extension from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
(Perotto absent)
F. Recommend that Twenty
Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Five Dollars ($20,235.00) be transferred when and
as received from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and appropriated
to Account #72C701, Parks Department Capital Equipment, for the purpose of
purchasing the following pieces of capital equipment:
(1) Projector Lap Top $
4,700.00
(2) Department Computer Server $15,535.00
for the Parks Department,
as approved in the fiscal 2005 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
(Perotto absent)
29. MISCELLANEOUS:
14. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting September 2004
Auditor’s Report. (Attachments) Referred to Municipal Operations
Committee
16. Chairman’s Order - Public Service and Transportation Committee: That the number of taxicab medallions issued in the City of Worcester be held at 108. (Attachments) Taken off the Table and adopted on a roll call 8-1 (Gomez-No) (Irish, Perotto absent) – Barbara White & Jose Zayas spoke
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
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OCTOBER 25, 2004 5:15 P.M. |
PUBLIC SAFETY |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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OCTOBER 25, 2004 6:00 P.M. |
PUBLIC WORKS |
ROOM 310 CITY HALL |
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OCTOBER 25, 2004 7:00 P.M. |
HEALTH |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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OCTOBER 27, 2004 7:00 P.M. |
JOINT EDUCATION & COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY RELATIONS & MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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NOVEMBER 1, 2004 6:00 P.M. |
PUBLIC WORKS |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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NOVEMBER 3, 2004 5:00 P.M. CANCELLED |
MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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NOVEMBER 8, 2004 6:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M. |
PUBLIC WORKS VIEW-GAYLORD ST., WAYCROSS ST. & DIANA ST. MEETING |
MEET IN CITY HALL GARAGE COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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NOVEMBER 9, 2004 5:30 P.M. |
TRAFFIC & PARKING |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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