CITY OF WORCESTER

JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Esther Howland Chamber

Convened: 7:12 P.M.

Adjourned: 10:13 P.M.

Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes

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City Manager
Michael V. O'Brien

City Auditor
James A. DelSignore

Councilors

Mayor Lukes read a Proclamation declaring August 9th thru August 15th to have been National Health Center Week. Councilor Petty presented the proclamation to Fran Anthes from the Worcester Family Health Center and John Hess of the Great Brook Valley Health Center and they thanked the City for the recognition.

Louis Delolio & Marek Basta request Pineland Ave. from Hara St. to Pinecrest Dr. be made public.

Allyn Jones request the BL-1.0 zone be extended to include the paved parking area abutting 1097-1099 Pleasant St.

Paul & Jeanne Wickson request Alsada Dr. be resurfaced.

Ralph Benson request replacement of sidewalks in front of 2 Jeppson Ave. as well as the sidewalks on the Grandville Ave. side of 2 Jeppson Ave.

Rosie & Matt Dunn request sidewalk repair in front of 25 Jeppson Ave.

Edwin Lopez request sidewalk repair in front of 133 Brookline St.

Diane Fulton et al request Rodney St. be repaired and repaved.

Harvey Muir request to repave entire length of North Steele St.

Norman and Anne Blodgett request Brooks St., from West Boylston St. to Ararat St., be repaired.

Norman and Anne Blodgett request the underpass on Brooks St. be repaired.

Behrus and Shayda Jahan-Parwar request abatement of street betterment assessment #24823 in the amount of $10,246.40 for Fernside Rd.

Eva Postol request that the culvert on Kimball St. be extended to mitigate flooding caused from the brook.

Joan LaBonte request to have appropriate snow plowing vehicles plow Parkton Avenue.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request sidewalk repair in front of 323 Burncoat Street.

Councilor Joffrey Smith request sidewalk repair on the Ascadilla Road side of 403 Burncoat Street.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request sidewalk repair in front of 419 Burncoat Street.

Councilor Joffrey A.Smith request sidewalk repair in front of 470 Burncoat Street.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request sidewalk repair in two locations on either side of the driveway on the Ivernia Road side of 485 Burncoat Street.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request sidewalk repair in two locations in front of 1 Massachusetts Avenue.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request sidewalk repair on the Forest Street side of 24 Otsego Road.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request sidewalk repair in front of 130 Newton Ave. North.

James Cuillo request sidewalk repair in front of 11 Carver St.

Dr. Faeze Fadiani request repair of the sidewalk and driveway entrance in front of 365 Burncoat St.

Catherine Gallivan request sidewalk repair in front of 27 Kinney Dr.

America Cepeda request the pot holes in First St. be repaired.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request to construct a sidewalk in front of 157 Clark Street under the no assessment to abutter arterial sidewalk program.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request the installation of a School Crossing sign in Thorndyke Road near the intersection of Burncoat Street.

Shirley Fitton request handicap parking in front of 5 Manomet St.

Jean-Louis Cormier, the Pet Barn Inc., request to rescind resident permit parking on Seward St., from the corner of Shrewsbury St. to the end of 4 Seward St. property and install one hour parking to accommodate customers.

Lucy Gangone, Head Librarian at Worcester Public Library, request two handicap parking spaces be installed on Library Lane.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request the installation of a Stop Sign in Monterey Road facing traffic exiting Monterey Road into Burncoat Street.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request the installation of a Stop Sign in Blue Hill Road facing traffic exiting Blue Hill Road into Burncoat Street.

Councilor Joffrey Smith request the installation of a Stop Sign in Brighton Road facing traffic exiting Brighton Road into Burncoat Street.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request the installation of a Stop Sign in King Philip Road facing traffic exiting King Philip Road into Burncoat Street.

Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey on behalf of Dan Sargent request speed enforcement and signage in Upsala Street.

Stephen Grasseschi request removal of handicap parking on the northwest corner of Cameron St. next to 694 Franklin St.

Daniel Belinskas request resident permit parking on Lapierre St., from Plantation St. to Ridge St.

Daniel Belinskas request to make the even numbered side of Lapierre St. "No Parking Anytime"

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith on behalf of Edward Sullivan request that directional signs to I-190 and I-290 be installed in Brattle Street near the intersection with Ararat Street.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of Mohan Prashad, Venue Nightclub, Spoodles, Neighborhood Cafe, New York Jewelry and Bluri Nights request to reduce the number of bus stops in front of 340 Main St. to allow for one commercial parking spot for deliveries and business needs.

MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY and VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. for a joint pole location in: MOWER STREET

MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY for pole location in: PLANTATION STREET

Christina Pattee request to establish a "Worcester Local First" municipal lottery with numbers drawn weekly on our local cable access channel.

Christina Pattee request to create a process for soliciting volunteer "target market" focus group members from Worcester residents in order to get their input on what they would like to see done with our downtown area.

Christina Pattee request City Council to actively recruit some of the rapidly-growing orthopedic joint replacement manufacturing companies to set up operations in our South Worcester Technology Park.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Appointments of Robin Bahr Casey and Linda Parham to the Elder Affairs Commission.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Appointment of Satya Mitra to the Planning Board.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Health Insurance Plan Tiers.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to a Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Award to the City from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Amount of $920,000.

SUPPLEMENTAL: Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to a Motion Picture To Be Filmed in Worcester.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to an Update on the Flooding and Sewer Back-up Issues at 9 May Street and the Remediation Efforts of Worcester Common Ground (WCG).

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the City's Lead Paint Abatement Program.

Recommend City Council's Approval to Amend the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Year 35 Funding Allocation.
Refer to CCM Item 7.35C

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to an Update on the 2009 Summer Opportunities for Youth.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Environmental Protection (Mass DEP) State Revolving Fund/Stimulus Funds for the City's Green Energy Projects at the Worcester Water Filtration Plant.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to House Bill 834: An Act Relative to Sustainable Water Resources.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for the Month of July 2009.

Recommend Approval to use Capital Funds to begin the Design Phase of a Public Swimming Pool Complex.

Recommend that City Council Formally Recognize Deputy Fire Chief John F. Sullivan for Recently Receiving the Designation(s) of Executive Fire Officer (EFO) and Chief Fire Officer (CFO).

Recommend City Council Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, Department of Fire Services, FY2010 Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Grant.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Progress for Regionalizing an Enhanced 911 Communications System.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Procedure to Revise a Previous City Council Vote on a Local Option Law.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to Accept with Gratitude a Donation of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) from the Fallon Community Health Plan Community Benefits Mini Grant Program.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) Grant from the St. Vincent Community Health Care Fund.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Health and Wellness Services Provided at the Worcester Senior Center.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the City's Fiscal Year 2009 Year End Budget Status and Bond Rating.

Recommend that One Hundred Ninety Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars And No Cents ($196,250.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C793, Golf Improvements, and be appropriated to Golf Account #71C702, Green Hill Golf Improvements, for current and upcoming improvements.

Recommend that Sixty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Eight Dollars And No Cents ($63,888.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C734, Sewer Capital Equipment, and be appropriated to Account #44C704, Sewer Capital Equipment, to allow for the purchase and future payment of a dump truck.

Recommend that Three Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($300,000.00) be transferred from Account #14S11535, Worcester Community Housing Resources Loan Fund, and be appropriated to Account #14S42635, Parks Improvements, to provide funding for Parks activities previously proposed to be funded by CDBG-R .
Refer to CCM Item 7.5C

Recommend that Seven Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($7,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, when and as received and appropriated to Account #65C701, Auditing Department Capital Equipment to pay for a new copier.

Recommend that Twenty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($25,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and be appropriated, when and as received, to Account #55C701, Library Capital Equipment, to fund the replacement of various computer equipment.

Recommend that Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($250,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and be appropriated, when and as received, to Account #50C702, Public Schools Capital Equipment, to fund the purchase of various equipment.

Recommend that Twelve Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Dollars And Fifty Six Cents ($12,220.56) be transferred from Account #330- 09, Reserve for Appropriation Land Sales, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C437, Franklin Street Fire Station, to allow for the payment of on going contractual obligations to close out the project.

Recommend that One Thousand Ninety Three Dollars And Nine Cents ($1,093.09) be transferred from Account #330-07, Reserve for Appropriation Damage Settlement , and be appropriated to Account #2602-92000, Worcester Fire Department Ordinary Maintenance, to provide funds for the repair of a Fire Department vehicle.

Recommend that One Million Two Hundred Forty Five Thousand Fourteen Dollars And No Cents ($1,245,014.00), previously accepted from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the CDBG-R program be appropriated, when and as received, to Account #14S40001, CDBG-R, to provide funding for various projects and programs.

Recommend that Fifty Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Three Dollars And Four Cents ($56,663.04) be transferred from Account #663-96000, Health Insurance, and be appropriated to Account #330-91000, Public Health Personal Services, to fund the reinstatement of the Nursing Unit Chief position as of September 1, 2009.
Refer to CCM Item 7.39G

Recommend that Seventy Dollars And No Cents ($70.00) be authorized from Account #270-92000, Communications Ordinary Maintenance, to provide funds for a prior year invoice.

Recommend that Eight Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Six Dollars And Forty Eight Cents ($8,586.48) be authorized from Account #270-92000, Communications Ordinary Maintenance, to fund a prior year invoice.

Recommend the adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Million Dollars And No Cents ($1,000,000.00) be appropriated to Account #91C7450H, Sewer Construction, to pay costs associated with improvements to the City's sewer system required as part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Wachusett Reservoir Project.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Ongoing Renovations at City Hall

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Implementation of the Worcester Fair CORI Practices Ordinance.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Present and Future Funding for the Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA).

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Leadership Summit for Boards and Commissions.

Transmitting Information Communication Relative to a City / College of the Holy Cross / College Hill Resident Working Group Aimed at Addressing Community Relations and Quality of Life Issues.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Savings from Health Insurance Reform Since 2004.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to On-Going Preparations for H1N1 and Further, Addressing Seasonal Influenza at the 2009 Community Immunity Day.
Refer to CCM Item 7.36D

Transmitting July 2009 Auditor's Report.

Transmitting reports on the cash basis financial results of operations for the City in Fiscal 2009.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Request City Manager request the Commissioner of Public Works and Parks to redesign the traffic signals at the intersection of Chandler St. and Queen St.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS - Request City Manager to commence with the engineering of Phase One recommendation of the Brightwood Avenue/Broad Meadow Brook Drainage Study which involves the construction of a parallel drainage system.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS - Request City Manager commence the permitting process for the Phase Two recommendation of the Brightwood Avenue/Broad Meadow Brook Drainage Study which involves the dredging of an area of Broad Meadow Brook.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS - Request City Manager to seek out federal funding for the dredging of an area of Broad Meadow Brook which is recommended as Phase Two of the recommendations in the Brightwood Avenue/Broad Meadow Drainage Study.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS - Request City Manager add the Phase One recommendation (parallel drainage system) of the Brightwood Avenue/Broad Meadow Brook Drainage Study to the 2010 Capital Program so that construction may take place during calendar 2010.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS - Request City Manager investigate the possibility of converting a portion of the Sunderland Road Price Chopper parking lot to an impervious surface and/or for an expansion of the existing retention pond located behind homes on Arborwood Drive.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING - Request City Manager request the Police Chief conduct stepped-up enforcement of driveway and corner clearances along the north side of Shrewsbury St. in the vicinity of #304.

Request City Manager explore the possibility of entering into a lease for the installation of a cell tower in the flag pole atop Newton Hill with the revenues derived from said lease to be applied to Elm Park maintenance. (Petty)

Request City Manager request the Police Chief to provide the City Council with response times for August of this year versus August of 2008. (Toomey)

Request City Council consider approving the installation a privately-funded memorial marker at the finish line of the Charlie’s Road Race in the sidewalk area of Elm Park off of Russell Street. (Germain)

Request City Manager provide City Council with a draft ordinance that will prohibit Level 3 sex offenders from living or working within 1000 feet of a school or park. (Haller)

Request City Manager provide City Council with a draft ordinance that will prohibit landlords from renting to more than one Level 3 sex offender at any one building address. (Haller)

Request City Manager provide City Council with a draft ordinance that will prohibit owners of more than one property on a given street from renting to more than one Level 3 sex offender on that given street. (Haller)

Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the South Middlesex Opportunity Council’s placement of “difficult to house” released prisoners, especially Level 3 sex offenders. Request the report to include number of housing placements per town/municipality for the past 2 years. Request that data for Worcester placements be further defined by zip code. (Haller)

Request City Manager provide City Council with an up-to-date financial statement from each of the five NRSA's outlining the revenues and expenses of each for both Years 1 & 2 and providing the balance amount left in each NRSA account. (Rosen)

Request City Manager put a question or issue of the week on the website regarding: the question of the week. (Toomey)

Dr. Roberta Schaefer, President & CEO of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau transmitting communication relative to Benchmarking Public Education in Worcester: 2009.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby recognizes the efforts of the students from the Vietnamese Buddhist Center, 96 Dewey St., for conducting summer clean-up work in the Chandler Business District.

That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby recognizes the decades of immeasurable public service of the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy to the people of the City of Worcester and to his unwavering commitment in promoting the dignity of humanity across the country and throughout the world. (Rushton, Petty, Toomey, Palmieri, Haller, Clancy, Smith, Eddy, Germain, Rosen, Lukes)

REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Dora Aja request to remove from the City map Everett St.

REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Councilor Joffrey Smith on behalf of Russell Oliver and Todd Emmons request that the City of Worcester remove from the Official Map that section of Assumption Ave. which travels from the western most intersection of Hyde St. to the western most intersection of Emerson Rd.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Workforce Development Outreach in Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) Neighborhoods: recommend communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Valbona Lamaj request abatement of sewer betterment assessment #31086 in the amount of $8,413.60 for Tilbury St.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order to abate in full

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Karl & Aecha Krueger request abatement of street betterment assessment #24765 in the amount of $10,562.55 for Colonial Rd.: recommend adoption of the accompanying order to abate to the amount of $2,980.28

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of William & Patricia Bernhard request abatement of street betterment assessment #24767 in the amount of $9,296.46 for Colonial Rd.: recommend adoption of accompanying Order to abate to the amount of $889.46

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Gregory Waters & Cindy MacLaurin request abatement of street betterment assessment
#24764 in the amount of $9,298.14 on Colonial Rd: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order to abate to the amount of $891.14

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Jennifer Tripp et al request to fix storm drains as needed to repair the flooding problems in front of #38 & 39 Upland St.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works and Parks to install a new catch basin on Upland St.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Kevin Parvin request Department of Public Works investigate and resolve the ongoing flooding due to capacity and drainage issues with storm water drain system on Enid St.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order approving of a study to determine solutions to the longstanding drainage issues in the greater Perkins Farm neighborhood.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Joseph Amorello, President of A.F. Amorello & Sons, Inc. request to extend a low pressure force main, approximately 150 feet in a southerly direction at the end of Balis St., at the petitioner's expense and subject to a prior agreement: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Joseph Amorello, President of A. F. Amorello & Sons Inc., wish to extend a low pressure force main, approximately one hundred fifty feet in a southerly direction at the end of Balis Ave., at own expense and subject to a prior agreement: recommend Petitioner be given leave to withdraw.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Derek & Kelly Ann Wharton request abatement of street betterment assessment #24615 in the amount of $3795.28 on Paris Ave.: recommend Petition be denied

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Eileen Johnson request abatement of street betterment assessment #24798 in the amount of $9,167.00 on Carpenter Ave.: recommend Petition be denied

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Thomas & Mary Forhan request abatement of street betterment assessment #24809 in the amount of $13,035.47 on Carpenter Ave.: recommend Petition be denied

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Hector Melendez Jr., et al request "Children" signs and post speed limit signs in the vicinity of 11 Kenmore St.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of State Representative Robert P. Spellane on behalf of Matt J. Perno request the Police Chief enforce the 30 mph speed limit in Dewey Street between Chandler and Pleasant Streets, in the interest of public safety: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Michael Dudek, Principal of St. Mary's High School, request to install "No Parking from 7am-6pm during school days" signs in front of St. Mary's High School at 50 Richland St.: recommend petitioner be given leave to withdraw.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of John Kickham request that a sign be placed at 304 Shrewsbury St. to deter people from blocking the driveway: recommend petition be placed on file.

That the sum of Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($275,000.00) be appropriated to Account #91C744, Off Street Parking Building Rehabilitation, to fund improvements to Pearl Elm Garage.

That the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($350,000.00) be appropriated to Account #91C7080C, Water Filtration Renewable Energy, for the purpose of financing a Hydroelectric Generator at the Lynde Brook Transmission.

That the sum of Thirty Four Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($34,000.00) be appropriated to Account #91C7080A, Water Filtration Renewable Energy, to fund costs associated with energy savings at the Water Filtration Plant.

That the sum of One Million Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($1,050,000.00) be appropriated to Account #91C7080B, Water Filtration Renewable Energy, to fund a solar photovoltaic system.

That the sum of Two Hundred Forty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($245,000.00) be appropriated to Account #91C744, Off Street Parking Building Rehabilitation, to fund improvements to Federal Plaza Garage.

Loan Order to be Adopted - That the sum of Five Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($540,000.00) be appropriated to Account #91C734, Sewer Capital Equipment, to fund the purchase of capital equipment for Sewer Enterprise. (Tabled - Rushton August 11, 2009)

Loan Order to be Adopted - That the sum of Three Million Dollars And No Cents ($3,000,000.00) be appropriated to Account #91C713, Water Mains, to fund the continuing rehabilitation of water distribution systems. (Tabled - Rushton August 11, 2009)

Loan Order to be Adopted - That the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($300,000.00) be appropriated to Account #91C702, Water Acquisition, to fund the purchase of watershed land and or conservation restrictions in the city's watershed. (Tabled - Rushton August 11, 2009)

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)

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)

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)

Order of Councilor Michael J. Germain - Request City Manager consult with the Worcester Sharks regarding the possible management and redevelopment of the Charles Buffone Arena Ice Skating Rink on Lake Ave. (Tabled - Palmieri October 1, 2008)

Order of Councilor Michael J. Germain - That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby accept and adopt Section 19 of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 32B, allowing for coalition bargaining for health benefits in the City of Worcester. (Tabled - Lukes October 21, 2008)

Order of Councilor Frederick C. Rushton - Request City Manager request the City Solicitor to report to City Council what basis the City is using to delay the public records request by the Worcester Telegram in light of the Globe Newspaper Company v. Commissioner of Education, 439 Mass. 124 (2003) ruling whereby the Supreme Judicial Court ruled public records must be released for inspection and copying without unreasonable delay, that is, within ten days of the receipt of a request for them. (Tabled - Haller November 25, 2008)

Resolution of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes - That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby supports the City Manager in seeking 0% increases in the FY2010 collective bargaining contracts; and be it further resolved that the City Council supports the City Manager in seeking the previously detailed 75/25 contribution rate and the co-pay changes.(Tabled - Haller January 27, 2009)

Petition of MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY and VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. for a joint pole location: BROOKLINE ST. (Tabled - Eddy April 7, 2009)

Councilor Palmieri moved to request to suspend the rules to allow the following Report from the Economic Development Committee be submitted for consideration - Approved.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Upon the Communication of the City Manager recommending adoption of the attached resolutions relative to the Certified Project Application and Site Specific Economic Opportunity Area (EOA) Designation for Sedler Corporation and Beechwood Inn, Inc.: recommend adoption of the two accompanying resolutions

Motion Rushton @ #10d-g CC - Request City Manager to study and provide City Council with a report concerning how other communities have handled Level 3 sex offenders and what has been the effect restricting where Level 3 sex offenders live and work in other communities; has restriction driven these offenders underground or to other communities. (Rushton)

Motion Rushton @ #7.3A CM - Request City Manager report to City Council the actual cost of a four-tiered plan as opposed to the existing two-tiered plan.

Motion Rushton @ #7.5A CM - Request City Manager report to City Council as to what assistance the city is providing to the tenants of 9 May St. relative to restoration of lost possessions or to stabilization of their lives since the flooding and sewage back up event.

Motion Lukes @ #7.5A CM - Request City Manager provide a report to City Council concerning whether backflow preventers should be mandated by the city and the feasibility of requiring this kind of mandate.

Motion Rushton @ #7.9A CM - Request City Manager provide to City Council a report relative the unexpended monies from the WIA program.

Motion Rushton @ # 7.15A CM - Request City Manager meet with the Save Our Pools Coalition and consider the proposal from Custom Pools concerning the rehabilitation of our city pools.

Motion Germain @ #7.15A CM - Request City Manager when developing specifications for pool construction include a consideration of all recognized materials.

Motion Germain @ #7.15A CM - Request City Manager consider a bidding process for multiple pools.