CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– MARCH 22, 2005
7:00 P.M.
Convened 7:05 P.M.
Adjourned 8:15 P.M.
1. INVOCATION Rabbi Seth Bernstein
Temple Sinai
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3. ROLL
CALL – All present
4. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
4a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
5-5a TABLED UNDER PRIVILEGE (PEROTTO)
5. NSTAR for gas main location on: CHANNING ST., GREEN HILL
PKWY., UXBRIDGE ST., SHATTUCK ST., LINCOLN ST., FROTHINGHAM RD. and ORAN ST.
(Attachments)
6. Lisa Pappas request to extend the BL-1 zoning through all of
32 & 36 Mower St. (Attachments)
7-REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS
7. Gary
Levitsky request Oread Place to be repaved. (Attachments)
7a. Councillor Rushton request
sidewalk and curbing repair surrounding Midland St. School at Huntley St. Referred
to Traffic & Parking - Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
8-11b REFERRED TO TRAFFIC
&PARKING
8. Susan Kneeland request handicap parking sign at 15 Dix St. (Attachments)
9. Joanne Markarian request “No Parking Anytime” signs be posted on both sides of East Mountain St. from No. 231 East Mountain St. to Century Dr. and Clark St. intersection. (Attachments)
10. Councillor Barbara Haller request that a pedestrian crosswalk signal be installed in Main St. at Marble St. (Attachments)
11. Councillor Barbara Haller request the Commissioner of Public Works repaint the crosswalk in Main St. at Marble St. as soon as the weather permits. (Attachments)
11a. Councillor Rushton on behalf
of Mrs. Hannam request removal of handicap parking in front of 7 Commonwealth
Ave. Referred to Traffic & Parking - Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
11b. Councillor Clancy and
Councillor Perotto request all resident parking signage on College Hill be
reviewed prior to the end of May in order to extend the time to include the
summer months. Referred to Traffic & Parking – Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
12. Cheryl DelSignore,
President EAW request to speak before City Council relative to health
insurance. (Attachments)
Petitioner spoke -Placed on file
ORDERS
12a. Request Administration schedule an early evening tour of Worcester
Vocational High School. Motion-Haller @ #6A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12b. Request City Manager provide the City Council
with a copy of a report pertaining to a case that is currently in litigation
dealing with land taking by eminent domain in New London, Ct. Motion-Lukes @
# 8A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12c. Request City Manager consider using Community
Development Block Grant funds to support the deficit relative to the Beaver
Brook Culvert and Park Improvements. Motion-Perotto @ #18C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12d. Request City Manager provide the City Council
with a report regarding an update of the City acquiring Foley Stadium for
expanded usage. Motion-Irish @ #18C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12e. Request City Manager provide the City Council
with a report regarding the itemization of costs for daylighting the Beaver
Brook Culvert. Motion-Clancy @ #18C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12f. Request City Solicitor provide legal opinion on the uses of the Sewer Enterprise Account and a history of what other purposes this account has been dedicated to. Motion-Lukes @ #18C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12g. Request City Manager request the Health
Department to provide neighborhood centers and various media outlets with
notices of the rabies clinic to be held on Saturday, April 2, 2005. Motion-Haller
@ #20A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
12h. Request Administration provide City Council
with a report on the accuracy of the Mass Sex Offender Registry level 3 sex
offenders with respect to the actual Worcester residential address and
Worcester employment address. Further, request that the report include a
discussion on the means used, state and local, to maintain good accuracy of
this information. Haller – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
13. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER
MICHAEL V. O’BRIEN
CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR MARCH 22, 2005
1. NON-CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of Constable
Appointment Patricia Morrisey. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Notification of the
appointment of John J. Halloran to the Parks, Recreation and Cemetery
Commission for a term to expire April 30, 2008. (Attachments)
Placed on file
2. CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of the
appointment of Patricia M. McKone to the Advisory Committee on the Status of
Women for a term to expire on May 31, 2007. (Attachments) Appointment confirmed on roll call 10-0
(Perotto absent)
3. AIRPORT:
4. ASSESSORS:
5. BUDGET OFFICE:
6. CODE ENFORCEMENT:
A. Communication relative to
Worcester Vocational High School – Progress Report, October 1, 2004 through
January 31, 2005.
(Attachments)
Placed on file
7. COMMUNICATIONS:
8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
A. Request adoption of an order
of taking for the acquisition by eminent domain of approximately 4,757 square
feet of land located at 54 Grove Street, for the purposes of widening Grove
Street and to mitigate the effects of closing Lexington Street between Grove
Street and Prescott Street. (Attachments)
Order adopted on roll call 10-0 (Palmieri absent)
B. Communication relative to an
overview of the Arts District Partnership work to date. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
9. ELDER AFFAIRS:
A. Request adoption of five
resolutions to file and accept various grant renewals - Council on Aging Formula
and Service Incentive Grant from the Mass. Executive Office of Elder Affairs,
Corporation for National and Community Service Grant, Senior Service America
Grant, The Fallon/OrNda Community Health Fund Grant, The Central Massachusetts
Agency on Aging Health Promotion Grant. (Attachments) 5 Resolutions adopted
B. Request adoption of a
resolution to authorize a lease for space in the Worcester Senior Center. (Attachments)
Resolutions adopted
10. ELECTION COMMISSION:
11. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:
12. EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING:
13. FIRE:
A. Communication relative to
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts “Act to Reduce the Loss of Life Due to Fires
Caused by Cigarettes. (Attachments)
Referred to Health Committee
B. Request adoption of a
resolution to file and accept FY’05 Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program
funds for Mass Decontamination Units (MDU). (Attachments) Councillor Irish recused on roll call 9-0
(Lukes absent) Resolution adopted
14. HUMAN RESOURCES:
A.
Communication relative to an update on the progress made to date on issuing handicapped accessible taxicab
medallions intended to serve those members of our community who require the use
of wheelchairs. (Attachments) Referred to Public Service &
Transportation Committee
B.
Communication relative to the ordinance authorizing two
additional medallions for accessible taxicabs. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service & Transportation Committee
15. LAW:
16. LICENSE COMMISSION:
17. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES:
18. PARKS, RECREATION & CEMETERY:
A. Communication relative to an
invitation to the fourth public hearing on the Master Plan for Rockwood Field. (Attachments)Placed
on file
B. Communication relative to the release of
permits and field availability for Spring 2005. (Attachments)
Referred to Youth, Parks and Recreation Committee
C. Communication relative to
Beaver Brook Culvert and Park Improvements. (Attachments) Referred to Youth, Parks and Recreation
Committee and also referred to Public Works Committee
D. Communication relative to an
Invitation to the Second Public Hearing on the Master Plan Initiative for
Improvements to the Coes Pond Park Facilities. (Attachments)
Placed on file
19. POLICE:
A. Communication
relative to notification that the City of Worcester was awarded $19,621.00 in
Edward Byrne Memorial Mini-Grant funds from the Executive Office of Public
Safety. (Attachments)
Placed on file
20.
PUBLIC HEALTH:
A. Communication relative to a Rabies Clinic to
be held at the Department of Public Health on Saturday, April 2, 2005. (Attachments)
Placed on file
21. PUBLIC LIBRARY:
22. PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
23. PUBLIC WORKS:
A. Communication relative to
fourteen (14) structurally deficient bridges in the City of Worcester. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
B. Communication relative to
the city’s towing policy for vehicles violating the winter parking ban. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
C. Communication relative to
opening public parking lots during declared parking bans. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
D. Request adoption of a Resolution to file
and accept a 2005 Water Loss Prevention Grant from the Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection. (Attachments) Resolution adopted
E. Request
review and adoption of an Order authorizing the City Manager to accept a
drainage easement for the extension of public surface sewers at 43 Pineland
Avenue. (Attachments)
Order adopted on roll call 11-0
F. Communication relative to Keep Worcester
Clean (KWC) November and December 2004 Activity. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
24. PURCHASING:
25. TECHNICAL SERVICES:
26. TREASURY:
27. VETERANS SERVICES:
28. FINANCE:
A. Recommend that the table of
organization for the Fire Department be amended by adding one Building
Maintenance Craftsman, Pay Grade 30, and deleting one Building Custodian
position, Pay Grade 25.
To
proceed with this recommendation, I recommend that Ten Thousand One Hundred
Eighty Seven Dollars and Fifty Two Cents ($10,187.52) currently available in
Account #2660-91000, Fire Department Personal Services, be re-appropriated to
Account #2660-92000, Fire Department Personal Services, to finance one new
Building Maintenance Craftsman position within the Fire Department for the
remainder of the fiscal year. (Attachments)
Order adopted on roll call 11-0
B. Recommend that Two Million
and Fifty Two Thousand Dollars ($2,052,000.00) be transferred from Account
#91C790, School Construction, and appropriated to Account #28C717, Vocational
School Construction, to provide funds for the purpose of payment of contractual
and other obligations related to the construction for the Worcester Vocational
School. (Attachments)
Order adopted on roll call 11-0
C. Recommend that Forty
Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) be transferred from Account #330-91000, Health
Department Personal Services, and appropriated to Account #330-92000, Health
Department Ordinary Maintenance, to fund the purchase of vaccines, laboratory
supplies and cost associated with the Worcester Animal Rescue League. (Attachments)
Order adopted on roll call 11-0
D. Recommend that Forty Five
Thousand For Hundred Ninety One Dollars and Twenty Five Cents ($45,491.25), be
transferred when and as received from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and
appropriated to Account #28C701, Code Enforcement Capital Equipment, to provide
funds to purchase 25 Hand Held Computers including software and training for
Code Enforcement, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on roll call 11-0
E. Recommend that Fifteen
Thousand Five Hundred Five Dollars ($15,505.00) 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 a Hydraulic Pavement Breaker for the Water Department, as approved
in the fiscal 2004 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on roll call 11-0
F. Recommend that One Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C741, Sidewalks,
and appropriated to Account #41C797, Sidewalks, to provide funds for the
purpose of payment for contractual obligations related to various sidewalk
improvements projects, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on roll call 11-0
G. Recommend that Eighty Nine
Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Six Dollars ($89,766.00) 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:
(2) ½ Ton Pickup Trucks $35,551.00
(1) ¾ Ton Pickup Truck $28,669.00
(1) Portable Utility Pump $25,546.00
for the Sewer Department,
as approved in the fiscal 2005 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on roll call 11-0
H. Recommend that One Hundred
Seventy One Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Dollars ($171,930.00) be transferred
from the following accounts:
|
ACCOUNT |
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT |
|
330-10 |
Sewer Construction
Permits |
$117,930.00 |
|
330-12 |
Construction Inspection
Fees |
54,000.00 |
|
|
Total |
$171,930.00 |
And appropriated to the following accounts:
ACCOUNT
|
DESCRIPTION |
AMOUNT |
|
4102-91000 |
DPW Engineering Personal
Ser. |
$171,930.00 |
This
appropriation represents budgeted credits for the Department of Public Works,
as approved in the fiscal 2005 operating budget. (Attachments)
Order adopted on roll call 11-0
I. Recommend that Twenty Seven
Thousand Dollars, ($27,000.00) be transferred from Account #330-15, Reserve for
Appropriation Conservation Fees, and appropriated to Account #04S406,
Conservation Commission, for the purpose of funding typical operations,
maintenance and salaries. (Attachments)
Order adopted on roll call 11-0
29. MISCELLANEOUS:
A. Communication relative to
the annual report of the Worcester Community Cable Access, Inc. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service & Transportation
14. RECESS TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE: No Items Pending
RESOLUTIONS
14a. Congratulating U.S.
Middleweight Boxing Champion Edwin Rodriguez and recognizes the magnitude of
his accomplishments in representing Worcester in countries around the world. He
is the first Massachusetts boxing champion since Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Rushton – Suspension of Rules – Adopted on
roll call 11-0
14b. Recognizing the efforts of Sandy Dunn, general manager of DCU
center. Clancy – Suspension of
Rules – Adopted on roll call 11-0
TABLED UNDER
PRIVILEGE
15. An Ordinance amending
Chapter 11, Section 22( c ) of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 providing for
issuance of 2 additional taxicab medallions for handicapped accessible cabs. (Attachments)
Taken off Table and Ordained on roll call 11-0
16. Order – Request City Council to vote its opposition to any
raises for City Council for the 2006 term.
(Lukes) (Tabled January 18,
2005) (Attachments)
No Action Taken
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
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MARCH 22, 2005 5:30
P.M. |
PUBLIC WORKS |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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MARCH 23, 2005 6:00
P.M. CANCELLED |
PUBLIC SAFETY |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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MARCH 29, 2005 5:30
P.M. |
TRAFFIC & PARKING |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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MARCH 30, 2005 6:00
P.M. |
PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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APRIL 5, 2005 5:30
P.M. |
PUBLIC WORKS |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |