CITY OF WORCESTER

CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT

JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL – JANUARY 10, 2006

7:00 P.M.

Convened: 7:03 p.m.

Adjourned: 10:17 p.m.

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER

2. ROLL CALL - All present except Councillor Haller.

3. DRAW FOR SEATING – CITY COUNCIL 2006-2007

4. ADOPT RULES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL 2006-2007 – Rules adopted on a roll call vote of 10 Yeas and 0 Nays. (Haller absent)

5. CAUSE 300 MANUALS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE PRINTED Council vote on a roll call vote of 10 Yeas and 0 Nays. (Haller absent)

FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS

6 – TAKEN WITH ITEM 8A OF THE CITY MANAGER’S CALENDAR

6. 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, CitySquare, the Arts District, the Canal District project, the Franklin St. Fire Station and Citywide and Downtown Marketing.

7. ITEMS OF CITIZEN INTEREST

8. ITEMS OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST

PETITIONS

9 – REFERRED TO PLANNING BOARD

9. Lisa Buteau request to make public Heroult Rd. (Attachments)

10 – REFERRED TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

10. Thamarai Chevlan, President of London Billiards Club, request to fix the street light near the parking lot across from 70 James St. (Attachments)

11 – 14 REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS

11. David and Ha Toohey request abatement of Street Betterment Assessment #24519 in the amount of $6,284.91 on Joseph St. (Attachments)

12. Councillor Joffrey A. Smith request to repave Oak Hill Rd. (Attachments)

13. George Frascolla request sidewalk repair on following number of properties on Buckingham St.: #8, #10, #11, #12, #15, #20, #29, and #32. (Attachments)

14. Councillor Michael C. Perotto on behalf of Anthony Quatela request resurfacing of Prentice St. (Attachments)

15 - 21 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC &PARKING

15. Thamarai Chevlan, President of London Billiards Club, request to install either a Stop sign or Slow Down sign for public to cross from parking lot to across the street at 70 James St. (Attachments)

16. Dorothy Goodrich and Denise McGinley request No Parking signs at the top of Thayer St., prohibiting parking from the corner of 148 Lovell St. down Thayer St. approximately 100 feet, and from the corner of 138 Lovell St. down Thayer St. approximately 60 feet, in order to allow sufficient width for emergency vehicles to access Thayer St. (Attachments)

17. Donna Carpenter request resident only parking on Hamilton St. between Dana Ave. and Delmont Ave. (Attachments)

18. Arthur Mallios request handicap parking sign at 41 Somerset St. (Attachments)

19. Michele DeLeo request resident permit parking at 53 Perry Ave. (Attachments)

20. Councillor Gary Rosen on behalf of Wayne Griffin request to replace street signs at the corner of Chamberlain Pkwy. and Tahanto Rd. (Attachments)

21. Councillor Michael C. Perotto on behalf of Mario Mante request parking ban be moved from even side to odd side on Fairhaven Rd. in the interest of public safety. (Attachments)

22 REFERRED TO CITY MANAGER

22. Jonathon Curtis request that the Advisory Committees should have their own websites that keep citizens up to date of Committee activities and allow for citizen input. (Attachments)

23. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

MICHAEL V. O’BRIEN

CITY MANAGER

CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR FOR JANUARY 10, 2006

APPOINTMENTS

1. NON-CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:

A. Notification of Constable Appointments. (Attachments) Placed on file

2. CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:

TRANSMITTALS

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

3. AIRPORT DIVISION:

4. CABLE SERVICES DIVISION:

5. ELECTION COMMISSION DIVISION:

6. HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION:

7. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION:

A. Transmitting informational communication relative to an update of Economic Development Initiatives. (Attachments) Referred to Public Works Committee, Public Service & Transportation Committee, Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee, Commerce & Development Committee - Citywide Master Plan referred to Land Use Committee and Strategic Planning Committee

9. NEIGHBORHOODS & HOUSING DEVELOPMENT:

10. PLANNING AND REGULATORY SERVICES DIVISION:

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & PARKS

11. ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DIVISION:

12. OPERATIONS DIVISION:

A. Transmitting informational communication relative to the Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) November 2005 Activity report. (Attachments) Referred to Public Works Committee

B. Request the review and adoption by our Honorable Body of the attached amendments relative to water and sewer rates for the city’s elderly who are eligible for Clause 41C, Real Estate Exemption. (Attachments) Referred to Public Works Committee

C. Transmitting informational communication relative to the sewer betterment assessment rate and methodology. (Attachments) Referred to Public Works Committee

D. Transmitting informational communication relative to the FY 2006 Resurfacing Funding. (Attachments) Referred to Public Works Committee

13. PARKS DIVISION:

PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS

14. COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT:

15. FIRE DEPARTMENT:

A. Request that City Council accept with gratitude, a donation in the amount of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) from Ms. Susan Osborne. (Attachments) Order adopted with gratitude

16. LICENSE COMMISSION:

17. POLICE DEPARTMENT:

A. Transmitting informational communication relative to the City’s Fiscal Year 2006 Community Policing Grant. (Attachments) Referred to Public Safety Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

18. CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION:

19. DISABILITY DIVISION:

20. ELDER AFFAIRS DIVISION:

21. HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION:

22. HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION:

23. PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION:

24. PUBLIC LIBRARY:

A. Request that City Council accept with gratitude a bequest in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) from the estate of Winfield Cheney to the Worcester Public Library. (Attachments) Order adopted with gratitude

B. Request that City Council accept with gratitude, a donation in the amount of Five Hundred One Dollars ($501.00) from Satya and Sheema Mitra. (Attachments) Order adopted with gratitude

C. Request that City Council accept with gratitude the attached list of donations of less than $500.00 per donor, made to the Worcester Public Library. (Attachments) Order adopted with gratitude

D. Request adoption of a resolution to accept with gratitude a donation in the amount of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) from the American Library Association to the Worcester Public Library. (Attachments) Resolution adopted with gratitude

E. Request that City Council accept with gratitude, a donation in the amount of Five Hundred Ten Dollars ($510.00) from Margery Gordon to the Worcester Public Library. (Attachments) Order adopted with gratitude

F. Request that City Council accept with gratitude, a gift of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) from Dr. Edward N. Trachtenberg to the Victoria A. Trachtenberg Children’s Reading Fund at the Worcester Public Library. (Attachments) Order adopted with gratitude

G. Request that City Council accept with gratitude, a gift of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) from Richard B. Trachtenberg to the Victoria A. Trachtenberg Children’s Reading Fund at the Worcester Public Library. (Attachments) Order adopted with gratitude

25. VETERANS’ SERVICES DIVISION:

LAW DEPARTMENT

26. LEGAL DIVISION:

A. Transmitting informational communication relative to City Council’s request for information on the ability of the Off Street Parking Board (OSPB) to engage in economic development initiatives and/or acquire additional parcels. (Attachments) Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee and Commerce & Development Committee

PUBLIC SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

27. PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE

28. ASSESSING DIVISION:

29. BUDGET OFFICE DIVISION:

30. PURCHASING DIVISION:

31. TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION:

32. TREASURY & COLLECTIONS DIVISION:

FINANCE ITEMS

33. FINANCE DIVISION:

A. Recommend that Three Hundred Seventy One Thousand Seven Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Thirteen Cents ($371,719.13) be transferred from the following accounts:

ACCOUNT	DESCRIPTION	AMOUNT
330-01	Pearl Elm Reserves	$182,444.11
330-02	Federal Plaza Reserves	138.601.07
330-03	Off Street Reserves	32,944.50
330-04	Parking Meter Reserves	17,729.45
	Total	$371,719.13

and appropriated to the following accounts:

ACCOUNT	DESCRIPTION	AMOUNT
46S501	Pearl Elm Ord. Maint.	$182,444.11
46S502	Federal Plaza Ord. Maint.	138,601.07
46S503	Off Street Ord. Maint.	32,944.50
46S504	Parking Meter Ord. Maint.	17,729.45
	Total	$371,719.13

This appropriation provides sufficient operating funds for the Off Street Parking Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Haller absent)

B. Recommend that Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) be transferred from Account #100-91000, City Clerk Personal Services, and appropriated to the following accounts:

ACCOUNT	DESCRIPTION	AMOUNT
100-92000	City Clerk Ordinary Maint.	$ 8,500.00
010-92000	City Council Ordinary Maint.	1,500.00
	Total	$10,000.00

to provide funding for the purchase of photographic and other office supplies for the City Clerk’s and City Council office. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Haller absent)

C. Recommend that Thirty Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Five Dollars ($38,895.00), be transferred when and as received from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #41C703, DPW Capital Equipment, to provide funds for the purpose of purchasing the following pieces of capital equipment:

(1) 1 Ton Roller (Streets Division)

(2) 1 Sedan (Traffic Engineering Division)

(3) 1 Heating Torch (Central Garage Division)

as approved in the fiscal 2006 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Haller absent)

D. Recommend that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, and appropriated to Account #44C761, Surface Drainage, to provide funds for the purpose of payment for contractual obligations related to various citywide surface drainage improvement projects, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Haller absent)

E. Recommend that Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C713, Water Mains, and appropriated to Account #45C720, Water Mains, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations for various water main construction projects, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Haller absent)

F. Recommend that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C737, Water Meters, and appropriated to Account #45C794, Water Meters, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations for various water meter projects, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Haller absent)

G. Recommend that One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C714, Water Pumping Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #45C726, Water Pumping Station Rehabilitation, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations for various water pumping projects, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Haller absent)

H. Recommend that One Thousand Seven Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($1,715.00) be transferred from Account #330-07, Reserve for Appropriation Damage Settlement, and appropriated to Account #410318-93501, DPW Sidewalk Ordinary Maintenance, to fund repair costs associated with damages to a sidewalk. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Haller absent)

I. Recommend that One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, and appropriated to Account #44C764, Sewer Pumping, to provide funds for the purpose of payment for contractual obligations related to various citywide sewer pumping improvement projects, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Haller absent)

MISCELLANEOUS TRANSMITTALS

34. MISCELLANEOUS CALENDAR ITEMS:

ORDERS

24. Request City Manager initiate the process for developing a Master Plan for the newly designated park space on Ararat St. adjacent to the Salter School. (Smith) (Attachments) Adopted

25. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a status report on the Fall 2005 Leaf Collection Program and an explanation why the program falls short of completing a sweep of the city’s streets. (Smith) (Attachments) Adopted

26. Request City Manager consider assembling a working group with membership from within the Administration and from outside agencies including the Worcester Regional Transit Authority, the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission, and from the City Council, for the sole purpose of producing a comprehensive set of transportation goals for the City and the region for the period 2006-2015. (Petty, Rosen, Toomey) (Attachments) Adopted

27. Request City Manager recommend to the City Council the creation of a new position of Transportation Planner with the Administration. (Petty, Rosen, Toomey) (Attachments) Councillor Rosen moved to add to read: “only if grant money is available for funding”. Councillor Petty moved to amend to read: “consideration of creating of a new position of Transportation Planner in-house”. Adopted, as amended on a roll call vote of 9 Yeas and 1 Nay (Yes-Clancy, Palmieri, Perotto, Petty, Rosen, Rushton, Smith, Toomey and Murray) (No-Lukes) (Haller absent)

28. Request City Manager investigate the possibility of creating an incentive for business property owners to participate in the storefront program; requesting that special attention be given to those properties not currently under contract for development. (Toomey) (Attachments) Adopted

29. Request City Manager collaborate with the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce to establish a Speaker’s Bureau comprised of appropriate City Personnel paired with appropriate businesspeople who would be available to sell Worcester to new businesses. (Toomey, Petty) (Attachments) Adopted

30. Request City Manager work with area businesses, the Worcester Regional Transit Authority and local colleges to develop a solution during calendar 2006 to the problem of transporting students to and from the downtown shopping district and between the various college campuses. Further, request that the process for determining solutions involve students and Berkley Investments personnel. (Toomey) (Attachments) Councillor Toomey moved to amend to read: “and the colleges of the Worcester Consortium”. Adopted, as amended.

31. Request City Manager evaluate the City’s leaf collection program to determine what steps can be taken that would make our streets less unsightly in the Fall, no longer blocked by leaves, and, also how to avoid leaf collection being disrupted by snow plowing operations. (Rosen) (Attachments) Councillor Lukes moved to amend: Further, request a pilot program be implemented for next year’s leaf collection program. Adopted, as amended.

32. Request City Manager provide the City Council with information explaining why Worcester has one of the largest increases in the state in home mortgage foreclosure filings. (Rosen) (Attachments) Order denied on a roll call vote of 4 Yeas (Lukes, Petty, Rosen, Murray) and 5 Nays (Clancy, Palmieri, Perotto, Smith, Toomey) (Haller and Rushton absent)

33. Request City Manager evaluate the City’s residential recycling program with the goal of expanding the compliance rate by residents to make Worcester a model for recycling across the state and in the country. (Rosen) (Attachments) Adopted

34. Request City Manager take appropriate steps to repair the stone retaining wall in Elm Park along Highland St. so that the collapsing stonework does not endanger pedestrians. (Rosen) (Attachments) Adopted

35. Request City Manager propose an action plan to implement Phase 2 of the Logan Field improvements; plans that have already been designed. (Rosen) (Attachments) Adopted

36. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a report concerning the recent spate of crimes against property and motor vehicles in the Grand View Ave. neighborhood. (Petty) (Attachments) Councillor Petty moved to amend to read: “Heard St. and Clover St. neighborhood”. Adopted, as amended.

37. Request City Manager develop and implement a plan so that City employees wear name and photo identification tags during their work hours. (Petty) (Attachments) Adopted

38. Request City Manager report to the City Council concerning the cost and feasibility of operating the leaf pick-up program to include Sundays in order to shorten the window of time that it takes to complete the program. (Clancy, Palmieri, Smith) (Attachments) Adopted

39. Request City Manager provide a report on the new North High School Project. (Perotto, Palmieri, Toomey, Clancy, Rosen, Murray) (Attachments) Councillor Lukes moved to amend: Further, request the report to include whether “Green” building energy standards have been incorporated in the North High School construction plans.

40. Request City Manager provide a report on all monies being expended on all park projects in the City of Worcester to include tax levy, Block Grant and other grants. (Perotto, Rushton, Toomey) (Attachments) Adopted

41. Request City Manager provide a detailed report concerning the improvements to Beaver Brook Park. (Perotto, Rushton, Toomey) (Attachments) Adopted

42. Request City Manager revise policy by providing reports to the Worcester City Council concerning any master plan or expenditure of dollars on Worcester Parks before any decision is decided by the Worcester Parks Commission. (Perotto, Rushton, Toomey) (Attachments) Adopted

43. Request City Manager provide a report concerning the meeting that took place on January 3, 2006 with the South Middlesex Opportunity Council. (Perotto) (Attachments) Adopted

44. Request City Manager provide a report concerning business retention in the City of Worcester. (Perotto) (Attachments) Placed on file

45. Request City Manager provide a report on the process that is being used for retaining businesses in the City of Worcester. (Perotto, Palmieri, Smith) (Attachments) Adopted

46. Request City Manager provide a detailed report relative to Rockwood Field to include plan design and cost. (Perotto, Petty) (Attachments) Adopted

47. Request City Manager contact the City of Providence to get information specific to the costs of their Water Fire show for the purpose of pursuing a signature event for the City of Worcester. (Perotto) (Attachments) Adopted

48. Request City Manager report to the City Council the timetable for soliciting Requests-for-Proposals for the development parcels that are to be created by the reconfiguration of Washington Sq. (Murray) (Attachments) Adopted

49. Request City Manager report to City Council the timetable for soliciting Requests-for-Proposals for the development parcel that is currently used as off-street parking for the Main Public Library. (Murray) (Attachments) Adopted

50. Request City Manager provide the City Council with information regarding other Massachusetts cities or towns who employ a transportation planner, including their duties, salary and placement within their respective administrative offices. (Petty) (Attachments) Mayor Murray moved to amend: Further, request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report relative to the size and dollars expended for other planning departments within other New England cities approximate to the size of the City of Worcester. Adopted, as amended.

51. Request City Manager recommend to the City Council a detailed plan to restore our urban environmental partnership by formulating a new street planting program that will involve students, businesses and neighborhood associations by committing to the annual planting of thousands of new shade trees along our public ways so that we continue to replenish the green inventory handed to us by past generations. (Murray) (Attachments)

52 – ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL 10-0 (HALLER ABSENT)

52. Decree to make public: KELSEY DRIVE. (Attachments)

52a. Request City Manager provide a report to the City Council relative to all the included costs of the management contract for the upkeep of Union Station. Motion Perotto @ #6 CC – Adopted (Attachments)

52b. Request City Manager provide a report to the City Council relative to the total amount of monies that have been spent on designing the Gateway Park project. Motion Perotto @ #6 CC – Adopted (Attachments)

52c. Request City Manager provide a report to the City Council relative to the length of time that Gateway Park LLC has for first right of option to the existing Worcester Vocational High School. Motion Perotto @ #6 CC – Adopted (Attachments)

52d. Request City Manager provide a report to the City Council relative to the possibility of a temporary parking lot on the site of the parcel post building once it’s demolished in totality. Motion Clancy @ #6 CC – Adopted (Attachments)

52e. Request City Manager provide a report to the City Council relative to any deficit on funding for the Worcester Visitors Center and the possibility that the City may fill any monetary shortfalls. Motion Clancy @ #6 CC – Adopted (Attachments)

52f. Request City Manager add a page(s) which lists the accomplishments pertaining to items on the Monthly Economic Development Reports. Motion Petty @ 6 CC - Adopted (Attachments)

52g. Request City Manger add “Improvements to Parks” to the monthly Economic Development Reports. Motion Petty @ #6 CC – Adopted (Attachments)

52h. Request City Manager add the “North Main Street Plan with specific mention of the Vocational School and Worcester Auditorium properties” to the monthly Economic Development Report. Motion Lukes @ #6 CC – Adopted (Attachments)

52i. Request City Manager provide a report to the City Council relative to all grants and dollar amounts awarded to all City Departments and further request that the Administration entertain the possibility of providing professional development support for grant writers in the specific agencies. Motion Toomey @ 17A CM – Adopted (Attachments)

52j. Request City Manager provide a report to the City Council relative to the type of funding that is used for parking garages: is it federal taxes and bonds or can some other type of bond be used. Motion Perotto @ 26A CM – Adopted (Attachments)

52k. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a report relative to what has been implemented for transportation planning to date. Motion Rosen @ 27 CC – Adopted (Attachments)

52l. Request City Manager request the City Auditor to provide a report to the City Council regarding how may past and prospective retirees will be impacted by acceptance of section one of Chapter 157 of the Acts of 2005. Motion Lukes @ 54 CC – Adopted (Attachments)

52m. Request City Manager work with the Telegram and Gazette to print new bus schedules in the interest of the public getting to jobs and appointments that are very important in their everyday lives. (Rushton) – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)

53. RECESS TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE: No Items Pending

COMMUNICATIONS

54. Elizabeth A. Early, Executive Secretary, Worcester Retirement Board, transmitting acceptance of section one of Chapter 157 of the Acts of 2005. (Attachments) Held to be 1^st Item of Business for January 17, 2006.

55. James A. DelSignore, City Auditor, transmitting the November 2005 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments) Referred to Municipal Operations Committee

56. James A. DelSignore, City Auditor, transmitting reports relative to Worcester’s DCU Center Fund: the Arena Component and the Convention Center Component. (Attachments) Referred to Municipal Operations Committee

57. David J. Rushford, City Clerk, transmitting revenue report for the Office of the City Clerk for the first half of Fiscal Year 2006. (Attachments) Referred to Municipal Operations Committee

58. David J. Rushford, City Clerk, transmitting report, which reveals 94 countries of origin in the database of marriage applicants for calendar 2005. (Attachments) Placed on file

REPORTS

59 – REFERRED TO LAND USE

59. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Arthur Mooradian request to extend the BG-3 zone on Chandler St. at Bellevue St.; to include land on Austin St. Zone change would include the property at 199 Chandler St. (rear) portion of property and 183-175 Austin St. (Attachments)

60 – 68 VOTED TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCES

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions requesting handicap parking: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinances.

60. Janet Shea request handicap parking at the corner of Strathmore Rd. and Cargill Ave. (Attachments)

61. Gayle Owen on behalf of George Hill request handicap parking in front of 87 May St. (Attachments)

62. Scott Babbitt request handicap parking at 181 Lake Ave. (Attachments)

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions requesting resident permit parking: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinances.

63. Vincent Fricker request resident permit parking on Duxbury Rd. (Attachments)

64. Lucille Carrier request to install resident permit parking on the west side of Marshall St. from Shrewsbury St. to Wilson St. (Attachments)

65. Mayor Timothy P. Murray and Councillor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of residents at 48 Florence St. request resident permit parking be relocated from the even numbered side to the odd numbered side. (Attachments)

66. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Jose Vega et al requesting removal of two handicap parking signs from in front of 113 Southgate St.: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)

67. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Michael Visconti, Jr. on behalf of the Board of Trustees, North High Gardens Condominium, requesting No Parking zone be created on south side of Lancaster St. for a distance of 40 ft. immediately to the west of the driveway exit from the parking lot: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)

68. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Leonard Darling et al requesting Shepard St. be made two-way from King St. to parking lot for 5 King St.: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)

69 – 71 ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED

69. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Dana E. Swenson, Sr. Vice President/Chief Facilities Officer of UMASS Memorial, requesting Traffic Engineering Department perform a study of UMASS Memorial Health Care employees crossing Plantation St. at the South Road intersection to conduct their daily business at the Hospital/Medical School Campus: recommend adoption of accompanying Order. (Attachments)

70. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Susan Drumgoole et al requesting slow speed limit signs or posted speed limit signs for Deerfield St.: recommend adoption of accompanying Order. (Attachments)

71. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Pablo Santiago requesting crosswalk on Chandler St. in the area of 72 Chandler St.: recommend adoption of accompanying Order. (Attachments)

72 – 74 ACCEPTED

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions: recommend Petitions be placed on file.

72. Marie Grout requesting removal of handicap parking space located at 40 King St. and relocate to 39 King St. (Attachments)

73. James Grout requesting handicap parking signs in front of 40 King St. (Attachments)

74. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Renee Forget requesting residential parking in front of 12-14 Duxbury Rd. or to remove no parking sign on opposite side of street: recommend Petitioner be given leave to withdraw.(Attachments)

TO BE ORDAINED

75 – 80 ORDAINED ROLL CALL 10-0 (HALLER ABSENT)

81 - ORDAINED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE 9-1 (YES-CLANCY, PALMIERI, PEROTTO, PETTY, ROSEN, RUSHTON, SMITH, TOOMEY, MURRAY) (NO-LUKES) (HALLER ABSENT)

82 - ORDAINED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE 10-0 (HALLER ABSENT) RECONSIDERATION DENIED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE 0-10 (HALLER ABSENT)

75. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to Rescind Two Hour Parking 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Earle St. (Attachments)

Amending Section 40 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to provide for Resident Permit Parking on Earle St. from Elizabeth St. to Edward St. (Attachments)

76. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to provide for Handicap Parking in front of 125 Heywood St. (Attachments)

77. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to provide for Handicap Parking in front of 17 Cheever St. (Attachments)

78. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to provide for Handicap Parking in front of 23 Wabash Ave. (Attachments)

79. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to provide for Handicap Parking on Plantation St. adjacent to 17 Caroline St. (Attachments)

80. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to provide for Handicap Parking in front of 109 Lakewood St. (Attachments)

81. Amending the Salary Ordinance of August 20, 1996, Occupational Group W – Miscellaneous. (Attachments) Ordained on a roll call vote 9-1 (No-Lukes, Haller absent)

82. Amending Section 2 of Article IV of the Worcester Zoning Ordinance adopted April 2, 1991 relative to the Table of Permitted Uses. (Attachments) Ordained on a roll call vote 10-0 (Haller absent) Reconsideration denied on a roll call vote 0-10 (Haller absent)