CITY OF WORCESTER

JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Levi Lincoln (North) Chamber

Convened: 6:32 P.M.

Adjourned:10:38 P.M.

Mayor
Joseph M. Petty

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City Manager
Edward M. Augustus, Jr.

City Auditor
Robert V. Stearns

Councilors

Order - That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby approves the minutes of the City Council Meeting of May 26, 2020.

Mayor Petty recognized the following speakers: 1. Abdullah Kazi, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 2. Erica Schleer, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 3. Alana Frenkel, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 4. Gordon Davis, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 5. Aleicia Bishop, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 6. Mithra (no last name given), Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 7. Alena McNamara, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 8. Julia Marku, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 9. Alex Rothfelder, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 10. Mareeka (no last name given), Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 11. Alex Stever, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 12. Max Stern, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 13. Alexander Tarr, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 14. Selena Gallo-Cruz, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 15. Alice Dillon, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 16. Nick Gabella, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 17. Aliza Levine, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 18. Nathan Skylark, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a 19. Allison Smith, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 20. Anna Granderson, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 21. Andrew Nickerson, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 22. Dawn Moore, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 23. Angie George, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC and in favor of #9d CC 24. Ashley Lynch, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 25. Annie Schafer, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 26. Anny Ali, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 27. Stan Austin, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 28. Ginny Ryan, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 29. Arash Arfaee, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC 30. Jesse Peters, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC

31. Asa Needle, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
32. Sarah Femone, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
33. Ashley L’Esperance, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
34. Justice (no last name given), Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
35. Beck Rothberg, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
36. Victoria DiMassa, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
37. Ben Grigorov, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
38. Hassan Chihaab, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
39. Brian Mulhern, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
40. Joshua Croak, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
41. Cailley Cookie, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
42. Amber Vallencourt, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
43. Christopher Horton, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
44. Samantha Martin, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
45. Sophia Bonozolli, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
46. Christopher Howard, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
47. Emily Schitman, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
48. David Smith, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
49. Conor Bond, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
50. Rena Grasso, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
51. Casey Duggan, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
52. Conor Nickerson, Montreal, QE, Canada resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
53. Emma (no last name given), Worcester resident, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
54. Wihiya Wolfpaw, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
55. Devon (no last name given), Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
56. Jeremy Shulkin, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
57. Edmund McCluskey, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
58. Benjamin Beauford, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
59. Edward Chen, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
60. Jack McCaden, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC

61. Eliana Stanislawski, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
62. Carmen Wise, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
63. Eliza Lawrence, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
64. Breanna (no last name given), Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
65. Elizabeth Jones, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
66. Gregory Jones, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
67. Toni Armstrong, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
68. Elyse Waxman, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
69. Kevin Lynch, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
70. Emily McHugh, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
71. Jennifer Killorn, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
72. Emily Shutz, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
73. Julia Hubble, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
74. Emily Tornquist, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
75. Emma Norkin, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
76. Emily Valante, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
77. Emma Kirkman-Davis, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
78. Racoya (no last name given), Hopkinton resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
79. Emma Philips, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
80. Gregory Russo, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
81. Gretta Cox-Gorton, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
82. Harry Johnson, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
83. Holmes Wilson, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
84. James Kopialka, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
85. Jamie Courtney, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
86. Jason Chaput, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
87. Jennifer Chute, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
88. Jenny Pacillo, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
89. Jessa Loomis, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
90. Jessica Mackowiak, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
91. Joshua Bernard, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
92. Judy Diamondstone, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
93. Juliette Gale, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
94. Kaci Panerelli, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
95. Keith Abaka Amoah, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
96. Kelly Jo Woodside, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC
97. Yoshada Kwaning, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of defunding the WPD budget associated with #8a CC

Hearing: NATIONAL GRID for a conduit location at: GRAFTON ST. & RUGBY ST. Granting permission to NATIONAL GRID for a conduit location at: GRAFTON ST. & RUGBY ST.

Hearing: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS for a conduit location at: MOHAVE RD. Granting permission to CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS for a conduit location at: MOHAVE RD.

ORDER of Mayor Joseph M. Petty - As Chair of the City Council Standing Committee Finance and in accordance with Rule 33 (e) of the Rules of City Council, request City Council suspend its rules to take up the Report of the Committee on Finance Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting the submission of the Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Operating Budget for City Council review and consideration, as presented to the City Council on May 12, 2020 and referred to Finance Committee, along with related items pending before the Committee, at its meeting on June 2, 2020. (Tabled Under Privilege - Petty June 2, 2020)

Donald J. O'Neil request release an unused Drainage and Utility Easement on property located at Avery Path and Brookline Street now owned by Norcross Development, LLC (0 Brookline Street), granted by Avery Investment Properties, LLC to the City of Worcester dated November 30, 2006 and recorded in Worcester District Registry of Deeds Book 40555, Page 317.

NATIONAL GRID for a conduit location at: LAKE AVE.

NATIONAL GRID for a conduit location at: HARLOW ST.

Douglas Arbetter request to immediately cease the allocation of money used to purchase future Military-grade weapons and gear for the Worcester Police Department and immediately prohibit the use of already purchased military-grade equipment. Further, request police officers be prohibited from covering their badge numbers at any time, in any way.

Transmitting informational communication relative to Infrared Patching Machines for Pothole Repairs.

Recommend that Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Five Hundred Dollars And No Cents ($220,500.00) be transferred from Parks Account #91C784, Park Improvements, and be appropriated to Account #72C70209, Farber Field, to allow for the payment of current and anticipated obligations, to allow for the payment of current and anticipated obligations for upgrading the field to a synthetic turf athletic field.

Recommend that One Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($1,250,000.00) be transferred from Parks Account #91C784, Park Improvements, and be appropriated to Parks Account #72C70214, Institute Park, to allow for the payment of current and anticipated obligations associated with the improvements to boardwalk/woodland path, Firefighters’ Memorial, artificial turf sport field, concrete flatwork, bituminous paving, concrete pavers, new electrical service, pedestrian light poles and sports lighting, chain link fence/ornamental/wood guardrail installation, site furnishing/appurtenances and excavation/earthworks at Institute Park.

Recommend that Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($270,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C724B, Traffic & Signal Improvements, and be appropriated to DPW Account # 40C704, Signal Installation, to allow for contractually obligated payments associated with traffic signal upgrades and improvements citywide.

Recommend that One Hundred Seventy Eight Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($178,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113T, Doherty High School Feasibility, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C75904, Doherty High, to reduce the current deficit and allow for current obligations to be met.

Recommend that Seventeen Million Nine Hundred Eighteen Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars And No Cents ($17,918,338.00) be transferred from Account #91C7113L, South High School, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C789, MSBA South High Improvement, to reduce the current deficit and allow for current and future obligations to be met.

Recommend that Twenty Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dollars And No Cents ($29,500.00) be transferred from Parks Account #91C784, Park Improvements, and be appropriated to Parks Account #72C70216, East Park, to allow for the payment of current and anticipated obligations associated with East Park.

Recommend that Two Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($200,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113U, Challenge & Reach Academy MSBA, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C75905, Challenge & Reach Academy, to reduce the current deficit and allow for current obligations to be met, including improvements to windows, doors, boiler and the roof of this school building.

Recommend that One Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($185,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113V, MSBA Burncoat Prep, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C75906, to reduce the current deficit and allow for current obligations to be met for roof replacement.

Recommend that One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($120,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113S, Elm Park Community School, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C75903, Elm Park Community School, to allow for current and future obligations to be met to replace windows and doors at Elm Park Community School.

Recommend that Two Hundred Eighty Two Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Three Dollars And No Cents ($282,573.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113R, Thorndyke Road School, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C75902, Thorndyke Rd School - MSBA, to allow for current and future obligations to be met for window replacement.

Recommend that Four Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($435,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113Q, Lincoln Street School, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C75901, to allow for current and future obligations associated with this MSBA project for the replacement of windows, doors, and the roof of this school building.

Recommend that Twenty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($25,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113P, Wawecus Road Elementary - MSBA, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C757, Wawecus Rd Elementary, to allow for current obligations to be met for the replacement of windows and doors.

Recommend that One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($115,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113O, Belmont Elementary School - MSBA, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C749, Belmont Elementary School, to allow for the payment of current obligations for the replacement of windows and doors.

Recommend that Thirty Eight Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($38,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113N, Gerald Creamer Center School - MSBA, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C748, Gerald Creamer Center, to allow for the payment of current obligations of this MSBA Accelerated Repair project to replace the windows, doors and the boiler of this school building.

Recommend that Forty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($40,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113M, Chandler Elementary - MSBA, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C747, Chandler Elementary, to allow for current obligations to be met for this MSBA Accelerated Repair project to replace the windows, doors, and the boiler of this school building.

Recommend that Four Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($490,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113W, MSBA Vernon Street School, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C75907, Vernon Hill School, to reduce the current deficit and allow for current obligations to be met for boiler replacement.

Recommend that Four Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($400,000.00) be transferred from Parks Account #91C7114, Parks Rehab, and be appropriated to Parks Account #72C703, Parks Rehab, to allow for current and anticipated commitments associated with the re-roofing bid for several new Park building roofs.

Recommend that Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C7114, Auditorium Rehab, and be appropriated to Parks Account #74C701, Auditorium, eliminate the current deficit and allow for future payments associated with the Sprinkler Head Replacement project at the Memorial Auditorium.

Recommend that Two Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($225,000.00) be transferred from Parks Account #91C784, Park Improvements, and be appropriated to Parks Account #72C70259, Columbus Trail, to reduce to current deficit and allow for current and future obligations to be met for the engineering and design of the Eastern Boardwalk Trail.

Recommend that Ten Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($10,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C784, Park Improvements, and be appropriated to Parks Account #72C70227, Mulcahy Field, to allow for the payment of current and anticipated obligations associated with the upcoming ballfield improvements at Mulcahy Park.

Recommend that Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($5,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C784, Park Improvements, and be appropriated to Parks Account #72C70235, Blithewood Park, to allow for the payment of current and anticipated commitments for the Master Plan for Blithewood Park.

Recommend that Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($750,000.00) be transferred from Parks Account #91C784, Park Improvements, and be appropriated to Parks Account #72C70236, Crompton Park, to cover the current deficit and allow for current and future payments to be made for improvements to the basketball court and surrounding area, new security cameras and engineering and design of the proposed skate park.

Recommend that Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C784, Park Improvements, and be appropriated to Parks Account #72C70244, Betty Price Playground, to allow for the payment of current and anticipated commitments associated with Betty Price Playground that will include the installation of security cameras.

Recommend that Three Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($385,000.00) be transferred from Parks Account #91C784, Park Improvements, and be appropriated to Parks Account #72C70245, Hadwen Park, to reduce the current deficit and allow for current obligations to be met for the renovations to the basketball court, playground, observation deck and parking lot.

Recommend that Twenty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($25,000.00) be transferred from Parks Account #91C784, Park Improvements, and be appropriated to Parks Account #72C70249, Memorials & Monuments, to allow for the payment of current and anticipated obligations for review and engineering of 11 memorials citywide, including Griffin Gates at East Park, Bigelow Memorial at Worcester Common, and Burnside Fountain at Worcester Common.

Recommend that Six Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($630,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113Y, Worcester East Middle School, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C75909, Worcester East Middle, to reduce the current deficit and allow for current obligations to be met. This MSBA Accelerated Repair Project will replace the roof, windows, and doors at this school building.

Recommend that Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C780A, DPW Equipment, and be appropriated to DPW Account # 41C703, DPW Equipment, to allow for the purchase miscellaneous tools and equipment for Streets and Central Garage.

Recommend that Four Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($400,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113X, MSBA Tatnuck Magnet School, and be appropriated DPW Account #41C75908, Tatnuck Magnet School, to reduce the current deficit and allow for current obligations to be met. This MSBA Accelerated Repair project will replace the roof of this school building.

Recommend that Two Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($285,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7113Z, MSBA Lincoln St School, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C75910, Lincoln St School, to reduce the current deficit and allow for current obligations to be met. This MSBA Accelerated Repair Project will replace the roof, windows, and doors at this school building.

Recommend that Sixty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($60,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C7114, Citywide Building Rehab, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C722, R.E.C.C., to allow for current and anticipated obligations for the HVAC modification design for Regional Emergency Communications Center to be met.

Recommend that Thirty Nine Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($39,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C741F, Guard Rails, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C798, Guardrails, to reduce the current deficit and allow for current obligations to be met, for the repair and installation of guardrails citywide.

Recommend that Three Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($300,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C756, Landfill Improvements, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C767, Greenwood St Landfill, to allow for current and anticipated obligations to be met for the ongoing environmental engineering and remediation design at the Greenwood St. Landfill.

Recommend that Six Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($600,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7344, Sewer Equipment, and be appropriated to DPW Account #44C704, Sewer Capital Equipment, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations, including a ½ Ton Pick Up, Utility Truck, Street Sweeper, Loader, and other vehicles as needed.

Recommend that Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($525,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C737A, Water Meter, and be appropriated to DPW Account #45C794, Water Capital Meter Program, to allow for current and anticipated obligations to be met, including a ½ Ton Pick Up, Utility Truck, Street Sweeper, Loader, and other vehicles as needed.

Recommend that Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($650,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7131D, Water Filtration Plant Modification, and be appropriated to DPW Account #45C768, Filtration, to reduce the current deficit and allow for current and future obligations to be met for building upgrades to the Filtration Plant to include the Ozone Phase 2, SCADA, and roof upgrades.

Recommend that Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($350,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C738, Reservoir and Dam Rehab, and be appropriated to DPW Account #45C728, Reservoir Rehab, to allow for current and future obligations to be met associated with the Indian Hill Water Tank Rehabilitation and Kettlebrook Dam Improvements.

Recommend that Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C732, Water Building Rehab, and be appropriated to DPW Account #45C704, Water Building Rehab, to allow for the payment of current and anticipated obligations, including HVAC, elevator, and other building system repairs.

Recommend that One Hundred Seven Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($107,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C744, Off Street Parking, and be appropriated to DPW Account #46C705, Off Street Parking Equipment, to allow for current and anticipated obligations to be met for the Pay By Plate Pay Stations in the following Parking lots: MBTA lot, Amtrak Lot, Expressway Area C, Green Street, Water Street, and Millbury Street.

Recommend that Thirty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($30,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C7413A, Street and Sidewalk Construction, and be appropriated to DPW Account # 41C729, Bikeway / Segment 7, to allow for current and anticipated contractual obligations for Segment 7 of the Bikeway Path Project, associated with pedestrian lighting.

Recommend that Five Hundred Ninety One Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Dollars And No Cents ($591,460.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7134, Water Mains and Gates, and be appropriated to DPW Account #45C721, Water Mains, to allow for current and future obligations for Water Main Replacement in a number of locations throughout the City under current Water Main replacement contracts.

Recommend that One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($150,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C7134, Water Bonds (Cross Connection Survey), and be appropriated to DPW Account #45C720, Water Mains, to allow for the payment of current and anticipated obligations for ongoing leak detection and cross connection elimination programs.

Recommend that Six Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($600,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C731A, Water Equipment, and be appropriated to DPW Account #45C703, Water Capital Equipment, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations, including Two Utility Trucks, Work Van, two Security SUVs, Slope Mower, Wood Chipper, and a ½ Ton Pickup Truck.

Recommend that Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($750,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C745I, Green Island Flood Mitigation, and be appropriated to DPW Account #44C778, Green Island Flooding, to allow for current and anticipated obligations to be met for the ongoing Diversion Channel flood control project.

Recommend that Three Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($300,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C745L, Equipment-Sewer Generators, and be appropriated to DPW Account #44C764, Sewer Pumping, to allow for current and anticipated obligations relating to engineering services, upgrades and improvements to various sewer pumping stations including emergency repairs required under the pump station maintenance contract.

Recommend that One Million Four Hundred Forty Seven Thousand Four Hundred Forty Three Dollars And No Cents ($1,447,443.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C45B, Sewer Construction, and be appropriated to DPW Account #44C751, Interception Inspection, to eliminate the current deficit and allow for future anticipated obligations for engineering services and construction on contracts S17-1 & S18-3 for the Sewer Interceptor rehabilitation projects.

Recommend that Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($750,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C745B, Sewer Construction, and be appropriated to DPW Account #44C744, Sewer Construction, to allow for current and anticipated obligations to be met for the Sewer Contracts S19-1 and S19-2 for sewer reconstruction.

Recommend that Six Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($600,000.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C745B, Sewer Construction, and be appropriated to DPW Account #44C732, Sewer System Control Plan, to allow for current and anticipated obligations to be met, including engineering services, CCTV inspection and analysis, regulatory permit requirements, Quinsigamond CSO, and Stormwater Management projects.

Recommend that Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($275,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C7413A, Streets & Sidewalks, and be appropriated to DPW Account # 41C768, Private Street Conversion, to allow for contractually obligated payments associated with Private Street Conversions.

Recommend that Four Million Two Hundred Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Fifty Eight Dollars And No Cents ($4,211,558.00) be transferred from DPW Account #91C744B, Off Street Parking Lot/Garages, and be appropriated to DPW Account #46C707, Parking Garages - Improvements, to reduce the current deficit and allow for current and future obligations to be met associated with engineering and construction of the Pearl Elm Municipal Parking Garage, Parking Access Control System Improvements, and other garage improvements.

Recommend that One Million Dollars And No Cents ($1,000,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C713C, Water Transmission Mains, and be appropriated to DPW Account #45C722, Water Transmission Mains, to eliminate the current deficit and allow for anticipated contractually obligated payments for engineering, police detail, and construction for the Quinapoxet Transmission Pipeline project.

Recommend that One Million One Hundred Ninety Four Thousand Seven Hundred Fifteen Dollars And Ninety Two Cents ($1,194,715.92) be transferred from stagnant MSBA Project Accounts, to active MSBA Project Accounts as described.

Recommended that the various Capital transfers be completed as described to support current and ongoing projects of the Division of Energy and Asset Management.

Recommend adoption of a resolution to file, accept and expend a grant in the amount of Four Hundred Twenty Eight Thousand Five Hundred Fifty Dollars and No Cents ($428,550.00) from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance under the FY 2020 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program.

Recommend adoption of a resolution to file, accept and expend a grant in the amount of One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($140,000.00) from the Massachusetts Department of Secondary and Elementary Education under the School to Career Connecting Activities program.

Recommend adoption of a resolution to apply for, accept and expend funds from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, MassHire Department of Career Services. The total funding amount for these grant opportunities is Three Million One Hundred Ninety Four Thousand Five Hundred Fifty Nine Dollars And No Cents ($3,194,559.00).

Recommend adoption of a resolution to file, accept and expend a grant in the amount of Forty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($40,000.00) through the MassPort 2020 Community Summer Jobs Grant program.

Recommend authorization to increase the FY20 budget for the DCU Center by Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($320,000.00) by increasing the spending limit from Account #75S503, Revolving Fund Account, for a total limit of One Million Eight Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($1,860,000.00).

Recommend that Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00) be transferred from Account #171-96000, Workers Compensation, to Account #170-92000, Human Resources Ordinary Maintenance, to pay for costs related to antibody testing of city employees.

Recommend that Eight Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Six Dollars And Fifty Six Cents ($8,326.56) be transferred from Account #710-91000, Golf Salaries, and be appropriated to Account #710-96000, Golf Health Insurance ($500.00) and Account #710-94000, Golf Debt Services ($7,826.56), to allow for final fiscal year payments.

Recommend that a total of ($778,701.56): General Fund, $686,614.11 and Other Sources, $92,087.45, be transferred from various General Fund and Special Revenue Accounts and be appropriated to various General Fund and Special Revenue Accounts, to make adjustments to City Accounts to balance the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget.

Recommend transfer of Forty Three Thousand One Hundred Forty Eight Dollars And Six Cents ($43,148.06) from Account #75C502, DCU Center Capital Program, to Account #75S507, DCU Center Capital Program.

Recommend that Ten Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($10,000.00) be transferred from Account #660-91000, Regular Salaries, and be appropriated to Account #660-92000, Ordinary Maintenance.

Recommend that Five Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Three Dollars And Forty Four Cents ($557,503.44) be transferred from DPW Water and Sewer Salaries, and be appropriated to Water & Sewer Fringe and Debt Service Accounts as listed.

Recommend transfer in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($50,000.00) from Account #900-9200, City Manager's Contingency, to Account #270-9200, Communications Ordinary Maintenance, to provide funding in the Emergency Operations Center related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Recommend transfer of Fifteen Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($15,000.00) from Account #91101, Assessing Salaries, to Account #92151, Assessing Maintenance Software Systems.

Recommend that Ten Thousand One Hundred Twenty Six Dollars And Sixty Four Cents ($10,126.64) be approved to allow for this obligation to be met with Fiscal Year 2020 funds.

Stephen Herzog, Project Manager at Wood Environment & Infraustructure Solutions, Inc., on behalf of CSX Transportation, Inc. transmitting an informational communication relative to the application of herbicide on the railroad.

RESOLUTION of Councilor Morris A. Bergman, Councilor Sean M. Rose and Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson - That the Worcester City Council urges our State Delegation and others to pursue the naming in 2020 of the Worcester District Courthouse the “Sarah E. Wall Courthouse”. (Tabled Under Privilege - Bergman June 2, 2020)

ORDER of Mayor Joseph M. Petty - That the City Council does hereby amend the Report of the Committee on Public Works Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to the FY2021 Water & Sewer Rate Recommendation, Status of the Integrated Plan, Status of the Water & Sewer Enterprises, and the Water & Sewer Reserve Policy to approve the item as originally brought forth by the Department of Public Works and Parks, which would include no change to the water rate of $3.67 per hundred cubic feet (CCF) of water used and an increase in the sewer rate to $8.15 per hundred cubic feet (CCF). (Tabled Under Privilege - Petty June 2, 2020)

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to the FY2021 Water & Sewer Rate Recommendation, Status of the Integrated Plan, Status of the Water & Sewer Enterprises, and the Water & Sewer Reserve Policy: recommend passage of the two (2) proposed Ordinances to increase the Sewer Rate to $8.15 and decrease the Basic Water rate in Worcester to $3.39. (Tabled Under Privilege - Petty June 2, 2020)

RESOLUTION of Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes – That the City Council go on record in favor of supporting the Worcester Bravehearts as they plan for the future. (Tabled Under Privilege - Lukes August 21, 2018 and Tabled Under Privilege - Petty September 12, 2018 and Tabled - Lukes September 25, 2018)

ORDER of Councilor George J. Russell, Councilor Sarai Rivera, Councilor Gary Rosen, Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes, Councilor Khrystian E. King and Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson - Request City Council have the City Council Standing Committees on Public Works and Municipal Operations conduct a joint meeting about the future recommended staffing of the City Council office as well as logistics for office space for staff and City Council. Further, request the joint committee discuss potential recommendations regarding the job description and role of the City Council staff persons and further, encourage other City Councilors who are not members of the joint committee to attend and be included in the conversation. (Tabled - Petty February 26, 2019)

COMMUNICATION of the City Manger transmitting informational communication relative to a legal opinion as to the jurisdiction of office space and facilities within City Hall. (Tabled Under Privilege - Mero-Carlson March 12, 2019; Tabled Under Privilege - Petty March 19, 2019 and Tabled - Petty March 26, 2019)

ORDER of Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request City Manager request City Solicitor provide City Council with a legal opinion regarding the process of instituting a residential rent control program and the resulting impact of implementing such a program. (Tabled Under Privilege - Lukes September 17, 2019 and September 24, 2019 and Tabled - Lukes October 15, 2019)

ORDER of Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey - In light of recent events, request City Manager consider establishing a process to inspect rental apartments, which would help to confirm structural changes are done to the standards set by Inspectional Services, in the interest of public service. Further, request City Manager provide City Council with a recommendation as to how often these inspections should take place. (Tabled - King December 17, 2019)

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' MEMORIALS, PARKS AND RECREATION Upon the Petition of Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson request restoration and relocation of the Sullivan Memorial located in Melrose St. to a location approximately 50 feet north of its current location: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Tabled Under Privilege - Mero-Carlson April 21, 2020 and April 28, 2020 and Tabled - Mero-Carlson May 5, 2020)

ORDER of Councilor Khrystian E. King – That City Council does hereby suspend its rules to allow for the Public Participation section of the agenda to occur for longer than the typically allotted thirty minutes. – Item #17a CC – Order adopted on a roll call vote of 11 Yeas and 0 Nays.

ORDER of Councilor Morris A. Bergman - Request City Manager provide City Council with a report relative to whose liability it is to fix the height of shutoff valves on city sidewalks and what programs are in place to ensure said shutoff valves are the proper height. – Item #17b CC – Order adopted on a roll call vote of 11 Yeas and 0 Nays

ORDER of Mayor Joseph M. Petty – That the City Council does hereby amend the Report of the Committee on Public Works Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to the FY2021 Water & Sewer Rate Recommendation, Status of the Integrated Plan, Status of the Water & Sewer Enterprises, and the Water & Sewer Reserve Policy to approve the item as originally brought forth by the Department of Public Works and Parks, which would include no change to the water rate of $3.67 per hundred cubic feet (CCF) of water used and An increase in the sewer rate to $8.15 per hundred cubic feet (CCF). – Item #17c CC – Tabled Under Privilege

ORDER of Mayor Joseph M. Petty - That the City Council does hereby suspend the rules to allow for conversation concerning the George Floyd Protest that occurred on Monday, June 1, 2020. – Item #17d CC Order adopted on a roll call vote of 10 Yeas and 0 Nays (Rivera absent)

ORDER of Councilor Morris A. Bergman – Request City Manager request City Solicitor provide City Council, at its next meeting, with a legal opinion as to whether or not the Worcester Police Department is obligated to respond to any crime or alleged crime at Clark University if Clark University has made the assertion that the Worcester Police Department is unwelcome on their property. – Item #17e CC Order adopted on a roll call vote of 6 Yeas and 4 Nays (Yeas – Bergman, Colorio, Mero-Carlson, Rose, Toomey, Wally) (Nays – King, Rosen, Russell, Petty) (Rivera absent)* *Please note this vote reflects an amendment to the minutes of June 2, 2020's agenda to correctly show Councilor Gary Rosen voted nay on this motion.

Motion Petty @ #6a CC - That the City Council does hereby suspend the rules to allow for the public participation section of the agenda on June 9, 2020 to occur beyond the typically allotted thirty (30) minutes.

Motion Rosen @ #14e CC – That the minutes of the City Council meeting of June 2, 2020 be corrected to reflect a nay vote by Councilor Gary Rosen on Councilor Morris A. Bergman’s Order to Request City Manager request City Solicitor provide City Council, at its next meeting, with a legal opinion as to whether or not the Worcester Police Department is obligated to respond to any crime or alleged crime at Clark University if Clark University has made the assertion that the Worcester Police Department is unwelcome on their property.

Motion King @ #9d CC – That the City Council of the City of Worcester affirms and stands in opposition to police brutality in all corners of the City of Worcester, State of Massachusetts and the United States of America. Further, that the City Council of the City of Worcester stands in support of Black lives and conceives that Black Lives Matter.

Motion King @ #14e CC – That the City Council of the City of Worcester affirms its expectation that it is the duty and responsibility of the Worcester Police Department to respond fairly and equitably without respect to the person they are responding to and without respect to the location where they are responding.

Motion Petty – Suspension of Rules – That the City Council does hereby amend its meeting schedule by amending the June 16, 2020 City Council Meeting to be a joint, City Council and City Manager agenda.