Order - That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby approves the minutes of the City Council meeting of October 4, 2011.

David Seamone request to have Breck Street made public.

Peter DiPadua request to rescind resident permit parking on Prospect St.

Deborah A. Hurteau request to install a handicap parking space near 18 Mendon St.

Gordon Davis et al request City Council to reiterate the anti-racism resolution passed in 2009 when the Jewish cemetery was vandalized. This reiteration is needed to send a clear message to those committing or supporting racist attacks that the City is opposed to racism and is working to make Worcester a welcoming City.

Gordon Davis et al request City Council to recommend and urge the City Manager to fill the position of Director of Human Rights Commission and Commission on Disabilities with consideration of making the position a full time position in the next fiscal year.

Gordon Davis et al request City Council to recommend and urge the City Manager to reorganize the Manager's Coalition on Hate and Bias so that it can better ensure the standards of a No Place for Hate City.

Transmitting Auditor's Report for September 2011.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Request City Manager provide City Council with clarification concerning the proposed chicken hen issue: a.) a more detailed definition of fencing as mentioned in the proposed text; b.) a statement determining where chicken hens maybe taken to be slaughtered; and c.) whether or not the proposed annual fee for keeping chicken hens may be increased from the proposed $15.

Request City Manager provide the City Council with a report stating the number and names of streets to be replanted with trees and stumps to be removed as a result of the Asian Longhorned Beetle infestation. (Toomey)

Request City Manager review the design of the Vernon Hill Park baseball field and report recommendations to end errant ball assaults on abutting Ames Street properties. (Clancy, O'Brien)

Request City Manager update City Council concerning the Lincoln Street restoration project including a timetable for the remaining work to be completed. (Palmieri)

Request City Manager update City Council concerning the Dodge Park tree clean-up and the replanting efforts at the park. (Palmieri)

Request City Manager report to City Council concerning ongoing negotiations for acquisition of a privately owned parcel adjacent to Dodge Park. (Palmieri)

Michael V. O'Brien, City Manager, transmitting an update relative to the triennial revaluation process and data collection and analysis for commercial properties.

Michael V. O'Brien, City Manager, transmitting a flyer relative to a City Manager's "Clean Team" Neighborhood Clean-up event scheduled for Saturday, October 22, 2011 in the Chandler/Piedmont Streets area.

Michael V. O'Brien, City Manager, transmitting informational communication relative to construction and permanent jobs created under projects that received Tax Increment Financing (TIF).

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Bonnie Mann et al request Midgley Lane be repaired: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Sheldon & Esther Carp request Hunthurst Circle be repaved: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Sue Adjami request Fern St. be repaired: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Doris Johnston request Orrison St. be resurfaced: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Mary & William McGrath request Scenic Drive be resurfaced: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Jack Bicknell, Director Christopher House, request street repair for Mary Scano Drive: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Terence Clifford request Buckingham St. be resurfaced: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Doyle Brookhart et al request resurfacing of Bates Ave. from #21 to #61: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Debra Doerfer and David Magid request sidewalks in front of 21, 25, 27 Franconia St. be repaired and replaced with cement: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councilor Joffrey A. Smith on behalf of Lucille Desantis request sidewalk repair in front of 17 Rollinson Rd: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Patricia Hobbs request sidewalks in front of 40 Grosvenor St. be repaired: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councilor William J. Eddy request berm repair at 8 Berwick St. and further, request adjustment to the height of the berm and the street so as to enable people to have egress from their vehicles: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Teresa Smith request sidewalk repair in Whipple St. from Reeves St. to Blackstone River Rd: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Richard Chernisky request sidewalk repair in front of 5 Kilby St: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councilor Paul P. Clancy Jr request construction or repair of sidewalk on the northerly side of Sunderland Road from the intersection of Route 20 to the Shrewsbury town line: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Ausra Riegle request sidewalk repair at driveway entrance to parking lot at 536 Lincoln St: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Katelynn Morrow request sidewalk repair in front of 114 Longmeadow Ave: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Harry Kyros request sidewalk repair in front of 177 Highland St. and as well as the sidewalks in Highland St. between Sever and Howe St: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Robert & Lucina Pietrowicz request sidewalk repair in front of 47 Midland St: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Carol Shilinsky Bender request sidewalk repair in front of 731 Pleasant St: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Elizabeth Golden request sidewalk repair in front of 16 Hunthurst Circle: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councilor Joffrey A. Smith on behalf of Sarah Yagjian request sidewalk repair on the Arbutus Rd side of 419 Burncoat St. including the driveway apron: recommend adoptin of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councilor Joffrey A. Smith on behalf of Aharon Hersh request sidewalk repair in front of 27 Winifred Avenue: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councilor Joffrey A. Smith on behalf of Sheryl Black request repair sidewalk in front of 97 Beeching St: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councilor Joseph M. Petty on behalf of Charlotte Cohen request the repair of sidewalks in front of 49 Sagamore Road: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes request repair of HP sidewalk at the Boys and Girls Club on Tainter St: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councilor William J. Eddy on behalf of the Sorensen family request repair of sidewalk in front of 27 Colonial Rd: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Ernest Richard request the entire length of sidewalks on the odd side of Ericsson St. be repaired: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Mary Ann Erickson request repair of driveway apron slope and sidewalk in front of 45 Walworth St: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councilor Joffrey A. Smith on behalf of Alan Dean request sidewalk repair in front of 10 Saxon Rd: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request repair of sidewalks in front of the Post Office in Barber Ave: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Jonathan Calianos request repair to sidewalk damaged by tree roots at the corner of Elm and Sever Sts. abutting 94 Elm St: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Joseph & Victoria Prochilo request sidewalk repair in front of 4 Emerson Rd: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councilor William J. Eddy on behalf of residents of Marwood Rd. and Dorset St. request emergency sidewalk repair at the corner of Marwood Rd. and Dorset St. from damage sustained during Hurricane Irene: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Mayor Joseph C. O'Brien on behalf of Stephen Froio request sidewalk repair in front of 71 Whipple St: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Ruth Ndirangu request sidewalk repair in front of 172 Vernon St: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Jim Jacobsen request sidewalk repair in the Colonial St. side of 41 Westview Rd: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Debra Haddad et al request Crillon Rd. be graded: recommend Petition be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Michael Lanava request repair of sink hole in front of 13 Sunrise Avenue: recommend Petition be placed on file

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of David Soltys request repair of the street damaged by a snow plow in front of 16 Weetamoe St. as well as 30 yards south: recommend Petition be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Patricia Fahlbeck request Richmond Ave. be resurfaced: recommend Petitioner be given leave to withdraw.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petiton of Angelina Gleason request private street repair in Vernon Street Place: recommend Petitioner be given leave to withdraw.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Sharon Mansfield request repair of pot holes in the vicinity of 10 Edwidge St: recommend Petitioner be given leave to withdraw.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Charles Nickolson request street resurfacing on Longfellow Rd: recommend Petitioner be given leave to withdraw.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Debra Doerfer and David Magid request sidewalk in front of 21 Howland Terrace be repaired and replaced with cement: recommend Petitioner be given leave to withdraw.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Status of the Flooding Study for Southbridge Street, Southgate Street, Cambridge Street and Quinsigamond Avenue: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to an Update on the Upper Blackstone Permit Appeal: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Brightwood Avenue Area Flood Mitigation Plan: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to City Dams and Potential Candidates for Removal: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a Status Report for CSX: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a letter sent from the Commissioner of the MA Department of Environmental Protection to the United States Environmental Protection Agency Concerning Permit Terms and Limits for the Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District (UBWPAD): recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Pavement Markings: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for the Month of May 2011: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for the Month of July 2011: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Abandoned Vehicle Removal Program Status Report for Fiscal Year 2011: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a 60-Day Progress Report on the James Street Bridge Project: recommend Communication be placed on file.

Amending the Salary Ordinance of August 20, 1996 - Occupational Group N - Police - Latent Print Examiner.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Councilor Philip P. Palmieri and State Representative Vincent Pedone request to install a trailer truck ban in Mulberry St. between Shrewsbury St. and East Central St.: recommend the passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Tabled - Petty June 8, 2010)

RESOLUTION of Mayor Joseph C. O'Brien - That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby goes on record in support Senate Bill 610, an act protecting condominium owners filed by Senator Harriette Chandler and Senator Richard Moore. (Tabled - O'Brien July 19, 2011)

ORDER of Mayor Joseph C. O'Brien - Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the legal authority that college police officers have in patrolling non campus areas of the city and in questioning non-students as part of off campus patrols. (Tabled - O'Brien September 6, 2011)

RESOLUTION of Mayor Joseph C. O'Brien - That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby goes on record in support of the Administration’s efforts to negotiate the maximum hiring of local residents in Tax Increment Financing agreements and other tools used to attract business and to expand our tax base. (Tabled - O'Brien September 13, 2011)

Motion Clancy @ #10b CC - That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby goes record in support of requesting the City Manager impose a moratorium on the use of the Vernon Hill Park baseball field closest to Ames Street until such time that it is redesigned.

Motion Petty @ #10b CC - Request City Manager request the Parks Commissioner relocate games scheduled for Vernon Hill Park for the remaining October, 2011 weekends to other parks around the city. Further, request the Parks Commissioner inform City Council and the residents of Ames St. what actions are being taken to remedy the problem this weekend.

Motion Toomey @ #10b CC - Request City Manager communicate with the Superintendent of Worcester Public Schools to learn of the solutions that were implemented at Burncoat High School concerning errant baseballs damaging privately owned properties.

Motion Lukes @ #10b CC - Request City Manager report what can be done to build into the design review process to prevent what occurred at the Vernon Hill baseball park from happening again.

Motion Petty @ #10d & 10e CC - Request City Manager communicate with Congressman McGovern and organize a community-wide meeting with the USDA, DCR and city administrators for the purpose of updating the public regarding the ALB eradication and replanting efforts.

Motion Lukes @ #11c CC - Request City Manager report to City Council as to what TIF projects are currently still operating under their TIF and the number of jobs that were promised to be created and the actual number of jobs created.

Motion Clancy @ #11c CC - Request City Manager forward a copy of calendar item #11c to the Grafton Hill Business Association.

COMMUNICATION - Michael V. O'Brien, City Manager, transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Bond Ratings.

Motion Haller @ #16h CC - Request City Manager forward calendar item #16h to all neighborhood and business associations.

Motion Rushton @ #16h CC - Request City Manager approach the Commonwealth, Becker College and other collaborative partners to consider the feasibility of developing at the former Court House site an incubator hub for video gamming or innovations.

Motion Palmieri - Suspension of Rules - Request City Manager request CSX provide an update concerning Franklin St. and report any major problems with their east side construction project.

Motion Palmieri - Suspension of Rules - Request City Manager obtain a report from the Commissioner of Public Health on the emergence of “Roll Your Own” cigarette machines which allow for the use of tobacco and papers to be run through a machine (rented at a store) and produce a carton of cigarettes in less than 10 minutes and further, that the report include potential ordnances or health regulations to address this threat to public health.

Motion Lukes - Suspension of Rules - Request City Manager report as to how the city can limit a property owner from demolishing a historical building that is in substantial compliance with the city building codes.

Motion Toomey - Suspension of Rules - Request City Manager communicate with NStar concerning the progress of their work on a gas main in Wrentham Road and the potential delay this is having on the resurfacing of Wrentham Road and, further, report their response back to City Council.

Motion Rushton - Suspension of Rules - Request City Manager have the sea grass cut back in the Lincoln/Salisbury Street islands.

PETITION - Councilor Frederick C. Rushton on behalf of the Shrewsbury Street Neighborhood Association request moving the crosswalk at Washington Square in the vicinity of KJ Barons away from the under pass in the interest of public safety.