CITY OF WORCESTER

JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Council Chamber

Convened: 7:11 P.M.

Adjourned:10:24 P.M.

Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes

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City Manager
Michael V. O'Brien

City Auditor
James A. DelSignore

Councilors

RESOLUTION - That the City Council of the City of Worcester recognizes and honors Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Dr. James A. Caradonio for his many accomplishments and service over the years to the Worcester school system.

Monthly Economic Development Initiatives Status Report - June 2008

Monthly Economic Development Division's (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts and other coordinated City activities.

PROCLAMATION - The Mayor read a proclamation proclaiming June 16th to be celebrated as Bloomsday. Councilor Rosen presented the proclamation to Susan Elizabeth Sweeney, the President of the Worcester County Poetry Association who thanked the City Council and Mayor.

Mayor Lukes recognized Jo Hart, a Worcester resident, who spoke to City Council relative to issues concerning WRTA funding.

Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes on behalf of Kevin Long request repair of street lights from 43 Pleasant St. to the intersection of Pleasant St. and Chestnut St.

Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request to resurface Ideal Rd.

Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes on behalf of Jordan Robbins request completion of installation of surface sewer at 17 Kinnicutt Rd. South.

Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes on behalf of Kevin Long request to replace missing brick pavers in the area of 43 Pleasant St.

Anthony J. & Stephen T. Lanava request abatement of street betterment assessment #24687 in the amount of $7,854.93 in Chino Ave.

Mary & Charles Aleksiewicz request sidewalk repair in front of as well as the Radmore Rd side of 15 Cardinal Rd.

Inez Goncalves request 15 minute parking in front of 84 West Boylston St.

Sherri Wright, Housing Director for the Worcester East Side CDC, request removal of 30 minute parking signs in front of 409 Shrewsbury St.

Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request to repaint the crosswalk and lane marking in the vicinity of 181 Lake Ave.

State Representative John P. Fresolo request the City of Worcester increase the rate of pay for election day poll workers so that they receive at least the 2008 Massachusetts minimum wage of $8.00 per hour establishing Inspectors at $120 per day flat rate and Clerks and Wardens at $150 per day flat rate.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to a Constable Appointment for the Calendar Year January through December 2008.

Recommend City Council's Adoption of Amendments to the Salary Ordinance of August 1996 to bring the Salaries of Seasonal Job Classifications into Compliance with the Minimum Wage Law that became Effective on January 1, 2008.

Recommend City Council's Adoption of Amendments to the Salary Ordinance of August 1996 to bring the Salary Ordinance into Compliance with the Changes Enacted in the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget.

Recommend Adoption of an Order to Convey Parcel 2C in Washington Square to the Worcester Redevelopment Authority.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Economic Development Report to Retain and Recruit Small Businesses.

Recommend City Council's Adoption of an Order of Taking for the 26 Southgate Place Parcel.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Submission of a Draft of the North Main Economic Development Strategy.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Economic Development Initiatives for the Month of May, 2008.

Recommend Adoption of the Attached Resolutions to File and Accept Funding from the Division of Career Services, Department of Education and the Department of Transitional Assistance.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Local Acquisitions of Natural Diversity (L.A.N.D.) Grant from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs-Division of Conservation Services for Crow Hill Savannah.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Local Acquisitions of Natural Diversity (L.A.N.D.) Grant from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs-Division of Conservation Services for Moreland Woods.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Worcester County Trial Court Community Service Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the City's Curbside Recycling 2008 Contract.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to Accept with Gratitude an Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Dollar ($11,500.00) Donation from Women Together for the Winslow Park Project.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to Accept with Gratitude, a Seven Hundred Dollar ($700.00) Donation from Project Bread -Walk for Hunger to Support the City's 2008 Summer Food Service Program Incentive at Coes Pond.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Fiscal Year 2009 Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Division of Conservation Services for the Parkland Acquisition and Renovation for Communities Grant Program (Formally the Urban Self Help Grant) to Renovate Indian Hill Park.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Cosgrove Golf Tournament.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Grant from the Central Region Homeland Security Advisory Council and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security for the Purchase of Emergency Operations Center Equipment and National Information Management Systems (NIMS) Training.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Grant from the Department of Homeland Security to Provide Additional Staff for Fire and Emergency Response.

Recommend City Council Adoption of Amendments to the Revised Ordinances of 1996 Relative to Taxi and Livery Service.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Grant through the Central Region Homeland Security Advisory Council for the Purchase of a Specialized Response/Rescue Vehicle.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) to Enhance or Upgrade Software for the Processing of Video Evidence.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Implementation of the Three Year Plan to End Homelessness.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to Accept with Gratitude, a Donation of Program Related Equipment from Wal-Mart to the Worcester Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Division's Worcester Regional Medical Reserve Corps. (WRMRC)

SUPPLEMENTAL: Request Adoption of an Order Amending the Revised Ordinances Concerning Hawkers/Peddlers and Street Vendors, and Further Request Authorization to File a Home-Rule Petition Regarding the Regulation of Hawkers/Peddlers and Street Vendors.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Transmitting Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Year 2009.

Request City Council review, deliberation and approval of the attached order authorizing the Purchasing Director to advertise and to award a contract for administrative services relating to tax deferred accounts established by the employees of the School Department for employee contributions.

Recommend that Thirty Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Seven Dollars And Forty Six Cents ($30,767.46) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C777, Auditorium Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #74C701, Auditorium Rehabilitation.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend that One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($125,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C763 and appropriated to Account #04C714 for the acquisition of the 26 Southgate Place parcel located within the South Worcester Industrial Park (SWIP) project area for economic development purposes.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend that Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($5,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C709, Worcester Common Rehab and appropriated to Account # 14C714, Worcester Common Rehab.

Recommend that Eighty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($85,000.00) be transferred from Account #27S501, Communications EMS Revolving, and appropriated to Account #270-91000, Communications Personal Services.

Respectfully recommend that Seven Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Dollars and No Cents ($7,330.00) be transferred from Account #330-09, Land Sales, and be appropriated to Account #043-92000, Economic Development Ordinary Maintenance, in order to address environmental concerns located at 40 Sutton Lane.

Recommend that Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars And No Cents ($2,500.00) be transferred from Account #330-07, Reserve for Appropriation Damage Settlement, and appropriated to Account #280-92000, Code Enforcement Ordinary Maintenance.

Recommend that this most recent authorized apportionment from the State (MA #51051-FY2009) in the amount of Three Million Seventy Five Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Six Dollars And No Cents ($3,075,946.00) be appropriated to DPW Account #41C440, Street Resurfacing, as requested by reimbursements to provide funding for current and future Chapter 90 obligations.

Recommend that Seven Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Eight Six Dollars And Fifty Cents ($729,786.50) be transferred to and from various accounts to fund Year 2 of the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area Program.

Recommend that Fifty Two Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($52,000) in CDBG prior year balances, be transferred to and from various accounts to provide funding for various programs and projects.

Recommend that Four Hundred Sixty Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars And No Cents ($468,700.00) be transferred from Account #663-96000, Health Insurance, and be appropriated to the following accounts to provide sufficient operational funding for the balance of this year.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend that that the City Manager, with the approval of the City Auditor, be authorized to make adjustments to City accounts to balance the Fiscal Year 2008 budget.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend that that the City Manager, with the approval of the City Auditor, be authorized to make capital projects and special revenue transfers to departmental project accounts that may need to take place after June 17, 2008, to provide funding for capital projects and special revenue accounts during the summer months.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($25,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, to fund improvements to various detention/retention ponds as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($200,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, to fund the inspection of sanitary interceptors as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($1,500,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, to fund the construction and replacement of the Belmont Street Force Main as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Dollars And No Cents ($1,000,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, to fund the Storm Water Permit Compliance as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Dollars And No Cents ($1,000,000.00) to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction to fund Sewer Infiltration and Inflow remediation as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($300,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, to fund improvements to Sewer Pump Stations as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($500,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, to fund the construction and replacement of the Holden Street Force Main as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($250,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, to fund the Sewer Capacity Operations and Maintenance program as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($100,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C735, Sewer Building Rehabilitation to fund improvements to Sewer Building at 20 East Worcester Street as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Seventy Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($75,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C735, Sewer Building Rehabilitation, to fund the construction and design of an Off Season storage facility at the Millbury Street site as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Six Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($630,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C734, Sewer Capital Equipment, to fund the acquisition of Sewer Equipment as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPLLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Two Million Dollars And No Cents ($2,000,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C766, Blackstone Valley Gateway, to fund costs associated with the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($500,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C716, Union Station Rehabilitation, to fund costs associated with building rehabilitation improvements to Union Station as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($1,500,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C763, South Worcester Industrial Park, to fund costs associated with improvements to South Worcester Industrial Park as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Four Million Seven Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($4,715,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, for the purpose of funding improvements to citywide facilities as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Three Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($375,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C784, Parks Improvement, for the purpose of funding the acquisition of open space land at Moreland Hill & Crow Hill/Harrington Way as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($1,600,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C784, Parks Improvements, to provide funding for the implementation of the City's Aquatic Capital Plan as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($200,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C741, Street Construction, to fund streetscape improvements to the Federal Plaza area as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Six Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($620,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C784, Park Improvements, for the purpose of funding costs associated with Rockwood Field, Bailey Playground, and Landfill monitoring as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($150,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C713, Water Hydrants, to fund the acquisition and improvement to Water Hydrants as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($100,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C713, Water Mains, to fund the modification of Water Filtration Plants as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($150,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C713, Water Mains, to fund Water Cross Connection and Surveys as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($300,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C702, Land Acquisition, to fund the purchase and acquisition of Watershed Land as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($800,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C738, Reservoir Rehabilitation, to fund the rehabilitation Water Reservoirs as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Seventy Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($75,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C732, Water Building Rehabilitation, to fund the design and construction of an Off Season Storage Facility at the Millbury Storage Facility as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($300,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, to fund the construction of new sewers as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Two Million Dollars And No Cents ($2,000,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, to fund the construction, maintenace and replacement of Sewers as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($600,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C739, Surface Drains, to address drainage and street flooding as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Dollars And No Cents ($1,000,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, to fund improvements to Beaver Brook as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Dollars And No Cents ($1,000,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, to fund improvements to Granite Street as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Dollars And No Cents ($1,000,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, to fund improvements to RT 20 Sewer Construction project as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($100,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C713, Water Mains, to fund projects related to Water Accountability and Analysis as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Dollars And No Cents ($1,000,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C737, Water Meters, to fund Water Meter Acquisition and installations as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Three Million Dollars And No Cents ($3,000,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C713, Water Mains, to fund Water Cleaning & Lining projects as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C738, Reservoir Rehabilitation, to fund Water Tank Painting projects as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($150,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C714, Water Pump Station Rehabilitation, to fund Water Pump Rehabilitation projects as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($300,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C713, Water Mains, to fund Water Systems Security as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($250,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C761, Major Taylor Boulevard Garage, to fund improvements and rehabilitation of the Major Taylor Garage as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($400,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, for the purpose of making improvements to the City's off season storage facility at Millbury Street as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Seventy Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($75,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C724, Traffic Signals, for the purpose of upgrading traffic signals as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C741, Street Construction, for the purpose of funding improvements to Gateway 1 Quinsigamond as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($350,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C793, Golf Improvements, to fund the construction of a new access road to Municipal Golf Course as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($275,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C793, Golf Improvement, to fund improvements and renovations to the Club House as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($1,750,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C741, Street Constuction, for the purpose of resurfacing citywide streets as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($100,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C741, Street Construction, for the purpose of funding improvements to Eagle Road as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Three Million Seventy Two Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($3,072,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment for the purchase of departmental equipment as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Dollars And No Cents ($1,000,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C741, Street Construction, for the purpose of funding the resurfacing of citywide streets and sidewalks, including a citywide shade tree program, as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($120,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, for the demolition of the Forestry Division Storage Facility as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C722, Bridge Rehabilitation, for the purpose of funding improvements to various citywide bridges as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($150,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C741, Street Construction, for the purpose of funding improvements to Grafton Street as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($1,500,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C741, Street Construction, for the purpose of funding the conversion of private streets as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($150,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C741, Street Construction, for the purpose of funding street improvements to Salisbury Street as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($200,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C741, Street Construction, for the purpose of funding ADA/Sidewalk improvements as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Dollars And No Cents ($1,000,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C741, Street Construction, for the of funding streets 'Extended Pavement Program" as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($600,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C741, Street Construction, for the purpose of construction and reconstruction of sidewalks as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Eighty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($85,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C774, DCU Center Capital Equipment, to fund the replacement of Convention Center equipment as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Ninety Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($90,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C798, Airport Building Rehabilitation, to fund improvements and rehabilitation to the Airport Roof Hangar 2 as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($200,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C777, Worcester Memorial Auditorium Rehabilitation, to fund the continued improvements and rehabilitation of the Worcester Memorial Auditorium as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend City Council Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Four Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($475,000.00), to be appropriated to Account #91C731, Water Capital Equipment, to fund the acquisition of Water Department Capital Equipment as per the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the 2008 Evaluation of the City Manager

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Upon the Order of Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey - Request City Council of the City of Worcester change the name of the City Council's Standing Committee on Education to the City Council's Standing Committee on Education, Arts and Culture. Further, request under the Committees related Boards & Commissions to include Worcester County Convention Center & Visitors Bureau, Worcester Cultural Commission, Colleges of Worcester Consortium, Worcester Sports Council and further request under the Committees related City Departments and Divisions to include the Youth Opportunities Office: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Tabled - Rushton June 10, 2008)

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Upon the Order of Councilor Joseph M. Petty - Request that the Rules of the City Council be amended as follows: 1.) To disallow the dual referral of any item to Standing Committees, Ad Hoc Committees, Boards, Commissions, the City Manager, any member of the Administration or any other entity, except to that entity identified in the Rules of the City Council. 2.) To disallow the referral for informational purposes of any item to Standing Committees, Ad Hoc Committees, Boards, Commissions, the City Manager, any member of the Administration or any other entity, except to that entity identified in the Rules of the City Council: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Tabled - Rushton June 10, 2008)

CHAIRMAN'S ORDER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - Request City Manager report to City Council any sanctions that will be imposed by the federal government if the City of Worcester does not impose Family Medical Leave Act designation concurrent with employees using regularly accrued sick time. (Tabled - Haller June 10, 2008)

CHAIRMAN'S ORDER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - Request City Manager provide City Council with the date that the City of Worcester's interpretation of the implementation provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act as it applies to running concurrently with regularly accrued sick time and/or injured-on-duty time, and further request that he provide the City Council with copies of the notices that were provided to both represented and non-represented city employees at the time said interpretation was changed. (Tabled - Haller June 10, 2008)

CHAIRMAN'S ORDER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - Request City Manager document to City Council how many requests for medical leave have been requested since 2004 and how many of those requests have been allowed by his Administration. (Tabled - Haller June 10, 2008)

CHAIRMAN'S ORDER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - Request City Manager report to City Council as to the twelve Massachusetts communities that have accepted MGL Chapter 32B, Section 19, revealing each community's health care costs and the number of municipal employees/retirees, and, additionally report whether or not any of these communities have health plans comparative to Worcester's, and finally, what their health care costs are per employee. (Tabled - Haller June 10, 2008)

CHAIRMAN'S ORDER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - Request City Manager provide City Council with a legal opinion whether or not there needs to be a majority vote of the City Council as well as agreement by the City Manager to implement MGL Chapter 32B, Section 19. (Tabled - Haller June 10, 2008)

CHAIRMAN'S ORDER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - Request City Manager report to City Council what, if any, coalition bargaining effort he will be giving to the retired employees of the City of Worcester concerning the issue of health insurance. (Tabled - Haller June 10, 2008)

CHAIRMAN'S ORDER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - Request City Manager return any deductions made in error by outside agencies or entities to City of Worcester retirees' pay checks during July, 2008. (Tabled - Haller June 10, 2008)

CHAIRMAN'S ORDER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - Request City Manager recommend to City Council a regrading of the salary of the position of Assistant City Clerk as follows: that both Assistant City Clerks be granted pay parity, and further, that the City Manager recommend that the position be classified at Pay Grade 47EM, mid-level, and funded beginning July 1, 2008 at $72,461. (Tabled - Haller June 10, 2008)

CHAIRMAN'S ORDER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - Request City Manager amend the salary schedules so that M and EM groups are classified as represented and non-represented groups. (Tabled - Haller June 10, 2008)

Order of Mayor Timothy P. Murray - That the ordinance relative to the Police Department License Board as it relates to taxi regulations be rescinded. (Tabled - Murray April 25, 2006)

Communication of the City Manager recommending the Adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($300,000.00) to be appropriated to Account #91C778, Providence Street Tot Lot, for the purpose of funding the construction of the planned playground at Providence Street. (Tabled - Lukes July 17, 2007)

Grant permission to NATIONAL GRID for conduit system in KANSAS ST. (Tabled - September 18, 2007)

Order of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request City Manager report to City Council whether a claims process exists which is available to commercial users who experience electric power outages and surges caused by National Grid. (Tabled - Lukes February 26, 2008)

Order of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request City Manager report on the number and location of National Grid equipment stations located on public property, whether the City receives any revenue from the use of public land, and if not, whether the city can charge for said use. (Tabled - Lukes February 26, 2008)

Order of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request City Manager report to City Council regarding National Grid services in the city based on data filed with the Department of Telecommunications and Energy specifically addressing the number of outages, the locations of the outages, causes of the outages and the fines, if any, paid by National Grid in 2007. (Tabled - Lukes February 26, 2008)

Petition of NATIONAL GRID for cable and conduit system in: PLANTATION ST., CLARENDON ST. & ALMONT AVE. (Tabled - Palmieri March 18, 2008)

Proposed Ordinance amending the Montvale Historic District by the adoption of a new map enlarging the District. (Tabled Under Privilege - Palmieri March 25, 2008)

Motion Petty @ #9.17A CM - Request City Manager request the Police Chief to amend Article I Section 5 of the Taxi & Livery Vehicle Regulations to insert the words “in advance” so as to read “Owners of taxis/liveries will be notified in advance of any changes”.

Motion Petty @ #9.17A CM - Request City Manager provide City Council with a description of the bidding process through the purchasing department for new taxi medallions.

Motion Rosen - Suspension of Rules - Request City Manager provide City Council with his recommendation to Councilor Germain's request relative to foreclosures for the June 24th City Council agenda.

Motion Palmieri @ #9.8E CM - That the City Council of the City of Worcester remove Wyman-Gordon property from the monthly Economic Development Report.

Motion Palmieri @ #9.8E CM - Request City Manager reach out to the corporate community and request them to have a discussion with Wyman Gordon executives concerning the development of their Kelley Square properties.

Motion Rushton @ 9.28A CM - Request City Manager provide City Council with copies of the city ordinances for Boston and Springfield concerning Hawkers & Peddlers and Street Vendors.

Motion Lukes @ #9.6B CM - Request City Manager provide City Council with a report indicating the current salaries, except for the new position, as stated in City Manager's item #9.6B and the recommended new salaries. Further, request this report for the June 24th City Council agenda.

CHAIRMAN'S ORDER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - That the City Council of the City of Worcester conduct the Annual Performance Evaluation of the City Manager on June 24, 2008; that the City Councilors submit their written Evaluation Grades to the City Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 20, 2008; that the City Councilors written Performance Evaluation Comments be submitted to the City Clerk no later than the close of the City Council Meeting of June 24, 2008, and finally, that each City Councilor be allotted no more than seven (7) minutes to deliver the verbal comments at the June 24, 2008 City Council Meeting.

Motion Toomey - Suspension of Rules - Request City Manager provide City Council with copies of local ordinances and state statues relating to bicycles.

Motion Toomey - Suspension of Rules - Request City Manager consider appointing a Task Force whose function would involve identifying commercially-zoned properties owned by the City of Worcester which have already gone through the tax title process that might be offered for sale at little or no cost, as an incentive to create new businesses within the city, with the caveat that employees of such newly-created businesses be residents of the City of Worcester.

Motion Lukes to amend: Request a report and a recommendation instead of a Task Force - Accepted

RESOLUTION of Councilor Palmieri - That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby supports requiring the incoming UMass Medical School Chancellor live in the City of Worcester.

Motion Rosen - Under Suspension - Request the City Manger request the Police Chief provide enforcement to prevent the illegal swimming and diving at Bell Pond behind Seabury Heights.

Motion Lukes to amend: to change enforcement (since it is private property) to provide remedies - Accepted

Motion Rosen - Under Suspension - Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the change in policy relative to HP parking at the Pearl Elm and Federal Plaza Parking Garages; HP parking had been previously free and now they are required to pay; request this report for the July 8, 2008 City Council agenda.

Motion Rosen - Under Suspension - Request City Manager provide City Council with an update of the progress concerning the CORI law for the July 8, 2008 City Council agenda.

Motion Rosen - Under Suspension -Request City Manager investigate the illegal dumping of trash at Mayfield St. adjacent to Beaver Brook Park across from the Commerce Bank field.

Motion Lukes, Toomey, Rushton, Rosen, Haller, Petty, Smith, Palmieri, Germain - Suspension of Rules - Request City Manager report to City Council concerning expenses incurred as a result of the City's response to the damage inflicted by the wind and rainstorm of June 10, 2008, and further report concerning the City's state of readiness for future weather-related emergencies.

Motion Lukes - Suspension of Rules - Request City Manager report to the City Council concerning the status of the Public Shade Tree Trust.