CITY OF WORCESTER

JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Council Chamber

Convened: 6:20 P.M.

Adjourned:10:55 P.M.

Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes

www.worcesterma.gov

City Manager
Michael V. O'Brien

City Auditor
James A. DelSignore

Councilors

RESOLUTION - That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby recognizes and thanks Ms. Peggy Middaugh for the many years of service to the community of Worcester and in bringing the goals of the Regional Environmental Council to the fore in the City of Worcester. (Rushton)

Hearing - NSTAR for gas main location in: GILMAN ST.

Granting permission to NSTAR for gas main location in GILMAN ST.

Hearing - NSTAR for gas main location in: WEST BOYLSTON ST.

Granting permission to NSTAR for gas main location in WEST BOYLSTON ST.

PROCLAMATION: Mayor Lukes read a proclamation proclaiming October 3, 2008 as Send a Smile to a Soldier Day, Councilor Toomey presented the proclamation to the mascot Mr. Smiley and Mayor Lukes recognized William Wallace, Executive Director of Worcester Historical Museum, who addressed City Council concerning this event.

Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes on behalf of Norman Ringdahl, owner of the Prints and the Potter, request a tree be planted at 142 Highland St.

Mary Lesch request city tree located in front of 19 Lansing Ave. be trimmed.

Frank Zone Jr. request the remains of tree root base be removed and new tree be planted at 40 Monroe Ave.

Michael Smith request Harriet St., a paper road that runs off Beverly Rd., be removed from the Official Map.

Todd Ostrokolowicz request to make public a portion of Quissett St. from Iroquois St. to the existing public portion of Quissett St.

Peter Tomaiolo request Julien Ave. be converted to a public street.

Peter Tomaiolo request Echo St. be converted to a public street.

Councilor William J. Eddy on behalf of the Webster Square Neighborhood Crime Watch Association requests two neighborhood crime watch signs be installed at Monticello Drive and Utica Dr.

Councilor William J. Eddy request emergency sidewalk repair at 11 Winchester Ave.

Councilor William J. Eddy on behalf of Thomas McCullough request repair of sidewalks in front of 2 Frontenac Rd.

Councilor Frederick C. Rushton request a guardrail be constructed at the terminus of Malden Terrace.

Councilor Frederick C. Rushton and Councilor William J. Eddy request repaving of Oak Knoll from #34 to #47.

Councilor Frederick C. Rushton and Councilor William J. Eddy request the repair of berm between 46 and 47 Oak Knoll.

Russell Haims request the stone property marker at the corner of Claremont St. be removed as it is in the middle of sidewalk.

John Collins et al request private street maintenance on Tiverton Parkway.

Eric Atta-Ansah & Linda Amponsah request abatement of street betterment assessment #24662 in the amount of $8,419.00 on Chino Ave.

Quyen Quan request private street maintenance in Rosamond St.

Alfred Giannino request sidewalk repair at 76 Elm St.

Thaddeus Tarasiak, Jr. request sidewalk repair in front of 11 Winchester Ave.

Helen Tole et al request Vernon Terrace be paved.

Nathan Harris request sidewalks be replaced in front of 364 Burncoat St.

Lois Herman et al request to repave Green St.

Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes on behalf of Norman Ringdahl, owner of the Prints and the Potter, request sidewalk repair and replacement at 142 Highland St.

Marie Butler request the sidewalk in front of 116 Longmeadow Ave. be repaired.

Henry A.Greenberg request sidewalk repair at 8 Creswell Rd.

Francis Bird request the guardrail at the corner of Derby and Houghton St. be repaired.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith on behalf of Francis Brothers request to install a guardrail in front of 171 Flagg Street in the interest of public safety.

Neal Comen request to replace and/or repair sidewalks in front of 1 and 5 Chiltern Hill Drive.

Councilor William J. Eddy request that the sidewalk in front of 1 Fern Street be repaired.

Patsy Rinaldi request to repave Glezen St.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request to resurface Lansing Ave.

Glendien Williams -Turner, et al request extension of the resident permit parking in Carlisle St. to include #8.

Dr. Gerald Epstein request crosswalk enhancement at the corner of Wellington & Chandler Sts.

Judith Love & Michael St. Skrzek request handicap parking on right side of Mill Pond Rd.

Jacqueline Pacheco request handicap parking space in front of 62 Elliott St.

Donald Viens request traffic signage at the intersection of Mountain St. West and the entrance to I-190.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request the installation of a Left Turn, Yield on Green sign facing westbound traffic in Mountain Street West at the entrance to I-190.

Susan Satter request a crosswalk signal at 400 Grove Street.

Franco Girardi request residential permit parking in dead end part of Pilgrim Ave on the winter ban side of the street.

Michael Cronin request to remove winter parking ban in front of 23 Sun Valley Dr.

Russell Haims request removal of handicap parking space on the north side of 5 Claremont St.

Lucy Cote request removal of handicap parking space in Exeter St.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller request the traffic light at Queen St. and Chandler St. be modified to include a pedestrian crossing button on the north side of the intersection in the interest of public safety.

Michael Ruggieri request to install handicap parking space across the street from 2 Milton St.

Lois Herman et al request to change the timing of the red/green lights at the intersection of Green St. and Francis McGrath Blvd.

Deanna Cleary request to remove handicap parking space in front of 13 Hitchcock Rd.

Joyce Manzi Kazmierczak request to install handicap parking space in front of 27 Ingleside Ave.

Kelly Eldridge & Jessica Arguin request two handicap parking spaces in front of 14 Shepard St.

Joyce & Mel Greenberg et al request the crosswalk at the intersection of Moreland and Brook Hill Dr. be relocated to it original location.

Thomas Romano request a "No Parking 8:00 PM to 7:00 AM Monday through Friday" zone at 76 Lake Avenue.

Attorney Robert Longden on behalf of Worcester Academy request to install directional signs at various locations for Worcester Academy.

Dr. Sam Tanoglu request to purchase a triangle shape of land currently between 191 Burncoat St. and Burncoat High School.

Recommend Adoption of an Amendment to the Salary Ordinance for Local 170 - Department of Public Works and Parks Clerical Workers.
Refer to CCM Item 11.39E

Transmitting Informational Communications Relative to an Article and a Policy Briefing from CommonWealth Magazine Regarding the Gateway Cities.

Transmitting the Monthly Economic Development Initiatives Status Report for the Month of August 2008.

Transmitting the Economic Development Report to Retain and Recruit Small Businesses for the Month of August 2008.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas (NRSA).

Recommend Adoption of the Attached Resolutions to File and Accept an Emergency Material Arresting System (EMAS) Grant from the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission (MAC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to Accept with Gratitude, a Donation of a Copper Roof for Franklin Street Fire Station as donated by Michael and Tina Jemmison.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Parking Lot Rates for the Union Station Commuter Rail Service.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Issues Concerning Pedestrian Safety and Crosswalk Issues in Webster Square.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Reports for the Months of May and June 2008.

Recommend that City Council Approve the Creation of a Revolving Account for the DPWP for the Purpose of Depositing Rebate Funds Derived from the Amount of Recycling/Solid Waste Tonnage to Pay Costs Associated with Solid Waste/Recycling Initiatives.

Recommend Adoption of an Order of Taking for a Parcel of Land for the North High School Project.

Communication Relative to the Procedure for Handling Graffiti Complaints and the Graffiti Abatement Program Informational Brochure.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Creation of the North Lake Avenue Park and Walkway Promenade Feasibility Study.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to Accept with Gratitude, a Donation from the International Code Council (ICC) to Pay for the Flight and Hotel Expenses for City Employees that have been Invited to Attend the ICC's 2008 Annual Meeting.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to Accept with Gratitude a Donation of 19 Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Units from the Easthampton Fire Department.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Policy for Worcester Police Department Off-Duty Detail Assignments.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Worcester Police Department 2007 Annual Report.

Recommend City Council Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTA) for Effective Strategies for Enforcing State Booster Seat Use Requirements.

Recommend City Council Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Statewide Emergency Telecommunications Board (SETB) FY 2009 Training Grant.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Implementation of the Department of Inspectional Services.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Signage/Outdoor Advertisement for Home Based Occupations.

Recommend that City Council Accept with Gratitude the Donation of a New Pool Table for the Worcester Senior Center.

Recommend that City Council Accept with Gratitude, Donations Totaling Five Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty-Six Dollars ($5,266.00) from the Friends of Worcester's Senior Center, Inc.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Grant for up to Three Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($3,000.00) from the St. Vincent Community Health Care Fund.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.) for Public Health Emergency Preparedness.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to an Update on Operation Yellow Box.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Grant from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA).

Recommend that City Council Accept with Gratitude, all Donations made to the Worcester Public Library in FY'08.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Savings Realized through Section 18 Health Insurance Reforms and Relative to the Feasibility to Partially Funding the Costs of Medicare Part B for Retirees.
Refer to CCM Item 11.42F

Recommend that One Hundred Fifty Four Thousand Two Hundred Eighteen Dollars And Sixty Five Cents ($154,218.65) be transferred from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and be appropriated, when and as received, to Account #26C701, Worcester Fire Department Capital Equipment, to fund the purchase of seven new vehicles, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program.

Recommend that Nineteen Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Five Dollars And Ninety Cents ($19,465.90) be transferred from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and be appropriated, when and as received, to Account #28C701, Inspectional Services Capital Equipment, to fund the purchase of ten laptop computers as approved in the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

Recommend that Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($350,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C727, Franklin Street Fire Station, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C726, Franklin Street Fire Station to allow for the payment of ongoing contractual obligations.

Recommend that Eight Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($825,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C799, North High School, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C740, North High School to allow for the payment of ongoing contractual obligations.

Recommend that Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C775, DCU Rehabilitation, and be appropriated to Account #75C702, Civic Center Rehabilitation, to provide funding for costs associated with the DCU Center hot water tank project.

Recommend that Six Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($600,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C741, Street Construction, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C741, Street Resurfacing, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations.

Recommend that One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($1,600,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, and be appropriated to Account #50C704, School Building Rehabilitation, to fund various school rehabilitation projects as approved in the Capital Improvement Program.

Recommend that One Hundred Eighty Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars And No Cents ($183,500.00) be transferred from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and be appropriated, when and as received, to Account #55C701, Library Capital Equipment.

Recommend that One Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($100,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C780, and be appropriated, when and as received, to Account #68C701, Technical Services Capital Equipment, to purchase computer equipment for city departments, as approved in the Fiscal Year 2009 Capital Improvement Program.

Recommend that Eighteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Eight Dollars And No Cents ($18,748.00) be transferred from Account #330-09, Reserve for Appropriation Real Estate Sales, and be appropriated to Account #661-94000, Debt Service Principal. Furthermore, I respectfully recommend that Eighteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty Eight Dollars And No Cents ($18,748.00) be transferred from Account #662-94000, Debt Service Interest, and be appropriated to Account #500-92000, Public Schools Ordinary Maintenance, to refund the Worcester Public Schools the maintenance costs for Lee Street School.

Recommend that One Thousand One Hundred Fifty Six Dollars And Fifty Cents ($1,156.50) be transferred from Account #330-07, Reserve for Appropriation Damage Settlement , and be appropriated to Account #280-92000, Inspectional Services Ordinary Maintenance, to reimburse the department for an insurance settlement on damage to an Inspectional Services vehicle.

Recommend that Seven Hundred Thirty Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Five Dollars And No Cents ($734,435.00) be transferred from and to various accounts provide sufficient funding for the Off-Street Parking Program for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009:

Recommend that Twenty Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars And No Cents ($22,500.00) be transferred from Account #330-07, Damage Settlements, and be appropriated to DPW Account #440-93501, Sewers, to allow for the invoices associated with specific wetlands restoration to be processed and paid in a timely manner.

Recommend that Forty One Thousand One Hundred Dollars And No Cents ($41,100.00) be transferred from Account #900-91000, City Manager's Contingency Personal Services, and appropriated to various Department of Public Works Salary Accounts to be used to fund Local 170 DPW Clerks Collective Bargaining Agreement effective July 1, 2008.
Refer to CCM Item 11.4A

Recommend the following transfers to close out Fiscal Year 2008.

Recommend that Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00) be transferred from Account #900-92000, City Manager's Contingency, and be appropriated to Account #413-92000, Longhorn Beetle Plan Ordinary Maintenance, to provide the necessary initial funding to address the City's recently discovered infestations of the Asian Long Horn Beetle.
Refer to CCM Item 11.42G

Recommend that Two Hundred Fifty Four Dollars And Forty Two Cents ($254.42) be authorized from Fiscal Year 2009 Assessing Ordinary Maintenance Account #670-92105, to provide funds for the purpose of payment for a prior year invoice.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Upcoming Special Events to be Held in the City.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Newly Launched Buy Worcester Now Program.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Resignation of Michael Conrad from the Position of Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept Grant Funding from the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as Provided in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008; President Bush's Housing Bill for Assistance to Homeowners at Risk of Foreclosure.

Transmitting communication relative to the Union Station Parking Garage Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.

Transmitting Informational Communications Relative to Massachusetts General Law c. 32B s. 18 per the Request of City Council's Standing Committee on Municipal Operations.
Refer to CCM Item 11.34A

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Asian Longhorned Beetle.
Refer to CCM Item 11.39G

Transmitting report on the amount of inequity that the Worcester Retirement System has experienced as a result of the calculation that is used to determine amounts paid by one Massachusetts retirement system to another when employees transfer and eventually retire.

Transmitting 15 point plan for managing polling location changes - 2008.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY - Request City Manager provide the City Council with information concerning software the City of Worcester may acquire to enhance fire response times.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY - Request City Manager communicate with the Providence and Worcester Railroad to request an explanation and a solution to the alleged idling of trains in the Quinsigamond Village rail crossing.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY - Request City Manager consider recommending to the City Council a modification of the plan to remove all fire apparatus from the Providence Street Fire Station and instead, consider implementing the so-called "Clancy Plan" that splits the fire and ambulance apparatus evenly between the Providence Street and McKeon Road stations.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY - Request City Manager provide the City Council with a quarterly report detailing response times for all calls originating from the Providence Street Fire Station area.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Request City Manager request the Commissioner of Public Works and Parks to report to the City Council concerning the status of the requests for street lighting that are pending before the Standing Committee on Public Service and Transportation.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Request City Manager request the Administrator of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority report to City Council by September 15, 2008 concerning ridership levels from the bus stop at the corner of Front and Commercial Streets and in conjunction with a recommendation in response to the petition for installation of a bus shelter at this location, and further, if such a shelter is warranted due to ridership levels, recommend that either a new shelter be installed, or an existing, underutilized shelter from another location be relocated to this corner.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Request City Manager request the Administrator of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority consider providing the City Council with a list of the sites across the city that agency would recommend receive installations of bus shelters in view of the recent increase in ridership due to high fuel costs, and further request that the WRTA request the assistance of the local Carpenter's Union and/or the Sheriff of Worcester County's Community Service Division in assisting the city in constructing and installing these much-needed bus shelters across the city.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Request City Manager request the Administrator of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority to consider adding advertisements to existing and new bus shelters as a funding mechanism for their construction, installation, ongoing maintenance and repair.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Request City Council accept the City Council Standing Committee on Public Service and Transportations' goals as the following: 1) to improve passenger service in and out of Union Station, 2) to re-establish passenger service in and out of Worcester Regional Airport, and that a long range alternative use plan be established for all property and facilities at the airport if passenger service is not restored by the time the contract with MassPort expires, 3) to increase ridership on all Worcester Regional Transit Authority routes, 4) to obtain and fully utilize the services of a transportation planner, and 5) to implement a plan to retain Worcester municipal employees as residents of the City of Worcester.

Request City Manager report to City Council by the next City Council meeting a report concerning when overtime is used, why and under what circumstances overtime is used and how it is tracked in every city department. (Rushton, Lukes)

Request City Manager reach out to our state delegation to provide the City Council with updates concerning eco-friendly legislation and provide recommendations as to how the City can take full advantage of the following Acts: Green Communities Act, Oceans Act, Clean Biofields Act, Globalwarming Solutions Act and the Green Job Act. (Rushton)

Request City Manager to consider establishing home buying incentives for Worcester properties for City of Worcester employees. (Rushton)

Request City Manager prepare and file a Home Rule petition asking the Commonwealth to allow the City of Worcester to ban motorists from use of all cell phones and texting devices while driving within the City of Worcester. (Rushton)

Request City Manager reinstitute budgeting overtime as a statutory line in departmental budgets. (Lukes, Rushton)

Request City Council's Standing Committee on Public Health and Human Services Committee study the feasibility of introducing an Elder Volunteer Property Tax Work-Off Program as originally suggested by Joe Casello, a Worcester resident, through his petition to the City Council. (Rosen)

Request City Manager take steps to insure that the performance and skating oval being constructed behind City Hall be open to public skating this coming Winter instead of opening in the Winter of 2009-2010. (Rosen)

Request City Manager provide City Council with monthly revenue reports and a comparative analysis against anticipated revenue projections for each of the months of Fiscal Year 2009. (Petty)

Request City Manager provide City Council with a detailed report concerning procedures or processes that have recently been implemented or are planned to be implemented in the near future to give the public confidence in the use of public monies in all city departments under his purview. (Rushton)

Request City Manager recommend traffic and parking options available to aid Highland Street merchants in planning the neighborhood Renaissance Fair. (Lukes, Haller, Rushton, Rosen)

Request City Manager implement a traffic study and or surveillance study and a site line study at Highland St. and West St. (Lukes)

Request City Manager set the repair of the Holmes Field swimming pool as the number one priority for the next construction season. (Rushton, Palmieri)

Request City Manager notify the City of Worcester’s state delegation to prioritize the passage of a bill in the next legislative calendar year to modify language in M. G. L., Chapter 32 section 3(8)(c) which has caused Worcester to pay out $21.5 million more in 3(8)(c) payments ($1.9 million dollars last year alone) than we have received over the last 21 years and which has caused the City of Worcester to pay out $7.7 million dollars more in annuity payments than the City has received, and will cost millions more in the future. The passage of this type legislation would help remedy an inequity in pension law that benefits one retirement system at the expense of another with no justifiable reason. (Rushton)

Request City Manager request the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works and Parks update the City Council with progress in resolving the substantial sewer back-ups that occur in mid Richmond Avenue during periods of heavy rain, including anticipated costs. (Smith, Eddy)

Request City Manager report to City Council whether or not the City has the right to impose conditions on the issuance of a common victualer food license that allows the city to revoke said license if illegal activity of any kind is determined to have occurred on the premises where such licensing exists. (Petty)

Request City Manager determine whether costly duplication and overlapping of efforts can be reduced on both the City and School sides by combining and/or sharing staff in such areas as budgeting, personnel and plant/facility/custodial operations. (Rosen)

Request City Manager recommend to City Council the steps that should be instituted citywide to improve water quality in Worcester’s waters, especially by reducing one of the most common causes of pollution: phosphorus in household products. Since dishwashing detergent accounts for an estimated 10% of the phosphorus entering municipal wastewater plants, to consider an ordinance making it illegal to sell dishwashing detergent containing 0.5% phosphorus or more by weight. (Rosen, Lukes)

Request City Manager request City Solicitor to report on the definition of public documents as it relates to e-mail correspondence over the city's internet site. (Lukes)

Request City Manager request City Solicitor to report on the ramifications of e-mail correspondence involving a quorum of the City Council members and the requirements of Open Meeting laws. (Lukes)

Request City Manager update the City Council concerning the former El Morocco property and the status of previously disclosed development plans. (Palmieri)

Request City Manager communicate with both the owners of the shuttered Shaw’s Market property on lower Grafton Street and the operators of the Farmer’s Market to discuss the potential for locating the farmer’s market at this east side site at least one day per week. (Palmieri, Clancy)

Request City Manager request the Commissioner of Public Works and Parks view the property at 124 Sears Island Drive to determine the feasibility of assisting this property with water problems. (Palmieri)

Request City Manager interact with the city’s major employers to request that they provide the city with a GIS generated map plotted with the non-identifying information showing the homes of their employees so as to allow the city and the Worcester Regional Transit Authority to develop an enhanced public transit system route map that addresses these current and future transportation needs. (Palmieri, Petty, Clancy)

Request City Council's Standing Committee on Education determine what steps must to be taken by Worcester's public, private, parochial, and charter schools, its colleges and universities, and its biotechnology companies and laboratories, among others, so that more high school students graduate with the math, science and technology skills necessary to meet the demand for STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) workers whose skills are needed locally as we develop into a major center for biotechnology and medical research. (Rosen)

Request City Manager provide the City Council with a chart of city employees itemizing the number of employees by city or town of residence and by yearly income levels as follows: Under $25,000, $25,000 to $40,000, $40,000 to $60,000, $60,000 to $75,000 and over $75,000, and a separate chart of city employees who are employed in both the Management and Executive Management groups including cabinet members itemizing the city or town of residence. (Rushton)

Request City Manager pursue the MassHighway Department concerning development of a parcel of state owned property bounded by State Road and Old Worcester Road, possibly for future recreational amenities for residents of that area. (Palmieri, Smith)

In anticipation of one or more hearings that will have to be held by the City Council's Standing Committee on Public Health and Human Services, request the City Manager provide City Council with plans for the application, acceptance and allocation of the federal community development block grant funds Worcester expects to receive to prevent and respond to home foreclosures. (Rosen)

Request City Council's Standing Committee on Youth, Park and Recreation to hold hearings relative to the Worcester Regional Research Bureaus report entitled “Maintaining Municipal Parks: Thinking Outside the Picnic Basket”. (Lukes)

STREET BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT: BALIS AVENUE

STREET BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT: INVERNESS AVENUE

STREET BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT: MARANDA STREET

STREET BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT: SUNDERLAND TERRACE

DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC: ARROWSIC STREET

DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC: DIGREGORIO DRIVE

DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC: FOXMEADOW DRIVE