CITY OF WORCESTER | JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL | Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | Esther Howland Chamber | Convened: 7:10 P.M. |
Mayor
Joseph C. O'Brien | 
www.worcesterma.gov | City Manager
Michael V. O'Brien
City Auditor
James A. DelSignore | Councilors | | Paul P. Clancy Jr. | William J. Eddy | | Michael J. Germain | Barbara G. Haller | | Konstantina B. Lukes | Philip P. Palmieri | City Clerk
David J. Rushford | | Joseph M. Petty | Frederick C. Rushton | | Joffrey A. Smith | Kathleen M. Toomey |
| | City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| 2. | STAR SPANGLED BANNER - ALL SAINTS CHURCH CHOIR | |
| 3. | ROLL CALL - All present, ecept Councilors Clancy, Rushton and Mayor O'Brien, with the Mayor in the Chair. Councilor Rushton arrived at 7:19 P.M. | |
| 4. | FIRST ITEMS OF BUSINESS | |
| | | | | | | | | 4a. | Quarterly Economic Development Initiatives Status Report | | | | Taken up with item #9.4A CM | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4b. | Quarterly Report of the Economic Development Division's (EDD) Small Business Retention and Recruitment Efforts and Other Coordinated City Activities.
| | | | Taken up with item #9.4B CM | | | | | |
| 5. | ITEMS OF CITIZEN INTEREST | |
| | | | | | | | | 5a. | Vice-Chair Lukes read and delivered a proclamation declaring the week of March 8th as Worcester Academy Music Week in the City of Worcester which marked the trip made by the students as musical ambassadors to Worcester, England, UK. The students of Worcester Academy provided a musical presentation and Vice-Chair Lukes recognized Al Vaudreuil of Worcester Academy who thanked the City Council for this honor and shared some of their experiences. | Attachments | | |
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| 6. | ITEMS OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST | |
| | | | | | | | | 7a. | Robert Hagerty and Paul Doherty request to remove the portion of Governors St. adjacent to 22 & 24 Oneida Ave. from the map. | Attachments | | | Referred to Planning Board | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7b. | Stacey Barrow et al request two catch basins be installed on Higgins St. to relieve overflow from the brook. | Attachments | | | Referred to Public Works Committee | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7c. | Marilyn Tesell request that the portion of the street at 33 Rockrimmon Rd. be paved and two catch basins be installed to alleviate the problem which has severely eroded the street in front of my residence. | Attachments | | | Referred to Public Works Committee | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7d. | Councilor Barbara G. Haller request brick sidewalk repair on the west side of Oxford St. near the corner of Pleasant St.
| Attachments | | | Referred to Public Works Committee | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7e. | Councilor Barbara G. Haller request sidewalk repair on the west side of Ashland St. near the corner of Pleasant St.
| Attachments | | | Referred to Public Works Committee | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7f. | Councilor Barbara G. Haller request sidewalk repair on West St. between Cedar St. and William St.
| Attachments | | | Referred to Public Works Committee | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7g. | Councilor Barbara G. Haller request sidewalk repair on West St. at the corner of Cedar St.
| Attachments | | | Referred to Public Works Committee | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7h. | Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request sidewalk repair at #6 Halmstad St.
| Attachments | | | Referred to Public Works Committee | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7i. | Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request sidewalk repair on Pilgrim Ave. from #55 southerly to Dartmouth St. | Attachments | | | Referred to Public Works Committee | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7j. | Philip Kirby request handicap parking in front of 38 Duxbury Rd | Attachments | | | Referred to Traffic and Parking Committee | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7k. | Peter DeFeudis request handicap parking in front of 22 Hermitage Lane. | Attachments | | | Referred to Traffic and Parking Committee | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7l. | Robert Thomas, President Martin Luther King Jr. Empowerment Center, and Robert Levite, Attorney request two handicap parking spaces on the Dewey St. side of 237 Chandler St. | Attachments | | | Referred to Traffic and Parking Committee | | | | | |
| 8. | COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER | |
| | | | | 8.1 | APPOINTMENTS
Non-City Council Confirmation | |
| | | | | | | A. | Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Appointment of Constables for the Calendar Year January 2010 through December 2010. | Attachments | | | | Placed on file | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8.2 | APPOINTMENTS
City Council Confirmation | |
| | | | | 8.3 | DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES | |
| | | | | 8.4 | OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Economic Development Division | |
| | | | | | | A. | Transmitting the Economic Development Report to Retain and Recruit Small Businesses. | Attachments | | | | Referred to Economic Development Committee | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B. | Transmitting the Economic Development Quarterly Status Report - March 2010. | Attachments | | | | Referred to Economic Development Committee | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8.5 | OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Neighborhoods and Housing Development Division | |
| | | | | | | A. | Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to an Update on the 2010 US Census. | Attachments | | | | Referred to Municipal Operations Committee | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B. | Transmitting Informational Communication on the HOME Affordable Housing Program. | Attachments | | | | Referred to Economic Development Committee | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8.6 | OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Planning and Regulatory Services Division | |
| | | | | 8.7 | OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Workforce Development Operations Division | |
| | | | | 8.8 | OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Central Massachusetts Regional Employment Board
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| | | | | 8.9 | OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Youth Opportunities Division
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| | | | | | | A. | Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Youth Opportunities Office's Agenda for Youth. | Attachments | | | | Vice-Chair Lukes moved to suspended rules to take #9.9A CM out of order as the first item for deliberation - Approved
Vice-Chair Lukes moved to suspended rules to recognize John O'Brien, CEO and President of UMass Memorial Healthcare and chair of the Advisory Committee on Youth; the Vice-Chair then recognized the City Manager who thanked all the parties involved with the proposed plan.
Referred to Youth, Parks and Recreation Committee | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8.10 | OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Worcester Regional Airport Commission Division
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| | | | | 8.11 | OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Cable Services Division | |
| | | | | 8.12 | DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
Administration Division | |
| | | | | 8.13 | DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
Engineering and Architectural Services Division
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| | | | | | | A. | Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to an Update on the Implementation of the New Sanitary Sewer System by the Department of Conservation Resources (DCR) for the Conveyance of Sewage from Holden and West Boylston through the City's Sewer System. | Attachments | | | | Referred to Public Works Committee | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8.14 | DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
Operations Division
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| | | | | 8.15 | DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
Parks Division
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| | | | | 8.18 | DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS | |
| | | | | 8.21 | DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONAL SERVICES
Administration | |
| | | | | 8.22 | DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONAL SERVICES
Building and Zoning Division
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| | | | | 8.23 | DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONAL SERVICES
Housing and Health Inspections Division
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| | | | | 8.24 | DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| | | | | 8.25 | DIVISION OF ELDER AFFAIRS | |
| | | | | | | A. | Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation. | Attachments | | | | Resolution adopted | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8.26 | WORCESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY | |
| | | | | 8.27 | EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Human Services Division | |
| | | | | 8.28 | EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Election Commission Division | |
| | | | | 8.29 | PUBLIC SCHOOL DEPARTMENT | |
| | | | | 8.30 | DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Assessing Division | |
| | | | | 8.31 | DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Budget Office Division | |
| | | | | 8.32 | DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Purchasing Division | |
| | | | | 8.33 | DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Technical Services Division | |
| | | | | 8.34 | DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Treasury and Collections Division | |
| | | | | 8.35 | FINANCE ITEMS
Capital Transfers | |
| | | | | | | A. | Recommend that Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($350,000.000) be transferred from Loan Account #91C793, Golf Improvements, and Two Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($200,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C7930A, Golf Improvement, and be appropriated to Account #71C70201, Green Hill Park Road, to provide funding for construction expenses.
| Attachments | | | | Order adopted on a roll call vote of 9 Yeas and 0 Nays (Clancy , O'Brien absent) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B. | Recommend that Twenty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($20,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7840B, Park Improvements, and be appropriated to Parks Account #72C70216, East Park, to provide funding for designer services for the East Park Project.
| Attachments | | | | Order adopted on a roll call vote of 9 Yeas and 0 Nays (Clancy, O'Brien absent) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C. | Recommend that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($500,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7130F, Water Mains, and be appropriated to DPW Account #45C720, Water Mains to allow for the payment of current and future obligations. | Attachments | | | | Order adopted on a roll call vote of 9 Yeas and 0 Nays (Clancy, O'Brien absent) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D. | Recommend that Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($450,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7410F, Street Construction, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C741, Street Resurfacing to allow for the payment of current and future obligations.
| Attachments | | | | Order adopted on a roll call vote of 9 Yeas and 0 Nays (Clancy, O'Brien absent) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E. | Recommend that Six Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($600,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7450G, Sewer Reconstruction, and be appropriated to DPW Account #44C744, Sewer Reconstruction to allow for the payment of current and future obligations. | Attachments | | | | Order adopted on a roll call vote of 9 Yeas and 0 Nays (Clancy, O'Brien absent) | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8.36 | FINANCE ITEMS
Operational Transfers | |
| | | | | | | A. | Recommend that Eight Thousand Three Hundred Dollars And No Cents ($8,300.00) be transferred from Account #470-92000, Airport Ordinary Maintenance, and be appropriated to Account #470-93000, Airport Capital Outlay, to fund the purchase of two sets of cassette brooms needed for the airport sweeper. | Attachments | | | | Order adopted on a roll call vote of 9 Yeas and 0 Nays (Clancy, O'Brien absent) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B. | Recommend that Seven Thousand Three Hundred Eighty One Dollars And Fifty Cents ($7,381.50) be transferred from Account #330-07, Damage Settlement, and be appropriated to Water Account #45010202-92000, Water Vehicle Maintenance Ordinary Maintenance, to fund repairs for damages caused to Water Division Vehicles.
| Attachments | | | | Order adopted on a roll call vote of 9 Yeas and 0 Nays (Clancy, O'Brien absent) | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8.37 | FINANCE ITEMS
Prior Year | |
| | | | | 8.39 | MISCELLANEOUS AGENDA TRANSMITTALS | |
| 9. | REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD | |
| | | | | | | | | 9a. | REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Attorney Robert Longden on behalf of 222 June St. LLC and Botany Bay Properties, LLC request to change the zoning district classification of 222 June St. and 55 Botany Bay from RS-7 to RL-7 | Attachments | | | Referred to Economic Development Committee | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10a. | Order Granting permission to MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY for a pole location in: KENILWORTH RD (Tabled - Eddy October 20, 2009) | Attachments | | | No action taken | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11a. | Motion Rushton @ #9.4A & 9.4B CM - Request City Manager provide City Council with a report demonstrating potential target areas of Worcester for economic development that might be developed to take advantage of the CSX expansion project. | Attachments | | | Order adopted | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11b. | Motion Petty @ #9.4A & 9.4B CM - Request City Manager provide City Council with a summary of the CitySquare project at this point and time and monies released and provide changes as they take place.
Motion Eddy to amend: Further, request City Manager include in the report a step-by-step timeline of the project. | Attachments | | | Order adopted | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11c. | Motion Toomey @ #9.4A & 9.4B CM - Request City Manager provide City Council with a report relative to the construction activity taking place on Park Avenue at the site of the former Harington Richardson plant. | Attachments | | | Order adopted | | | | | |
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