COMMERCE & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

JANUARY 22, 2004

COUNCIL CHAMBER

6:00 P.M.

Convened: 6:03 PM

Adjourned: 7:55 PM

 

Present were:      Chairperson Councillor Michael C. Perotto

                             Councillor Philip P. Palmieri

                             Councillor Dennis L. Irish

 

Also:                     Chief Development Officer, George A. Ciccone

                             Director of Project Management, Steve O’Neil

                             DPW Business Manager, William Goolishian

                             Economic Development Staff Person Paul Morano

                             Economic Development Staff Person, Lanny Beaulieu

DPW Director of Water, Konstantin Eliadi

Economic Development Staff Person, Steven Bishop

                             Neighborhood Services Staff Person, Tom Sweeney

Assistant City Clerk Lisa M. Thomas, clerk

                            

 

1.       Communication of the City Manager relative to December’s Economic Development Initiatives Report – Part I.

1.  Union Station Garage and Tenancy

2.  Gateway Park Grants and Tenancy

3.  SWIP Project

4.  Brownfield Initiatives

a.  Specific Properties

b.  Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund

5.  Wyman Gordon Proper Reuse

6.  Worcester Center Tenancy

7.  Visitors’s Center Rehab

8.  Arts District

#25 CC December 2, 2003

Recommend File

 

Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to contact St. Gobain regarding a move-in date regarding School Maintenance Building on Shrewsbury St.

 

Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City Council a status report regarding Gateway Park agreement.

         

2.       Communication of the City Manager relative to January’s Economic Development Initiatives Report – Part I.

1.  Union Station Garage and Tenancy

2.  Gateway Park Grants and Tenancy

3.  SWIP Project

4.  Brownfield Initiatives

a.  Specific Properties

b.  Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund

5.  Wyman Gordon Proper Reuse

6.  Worcester Center Tenancy

7.  Visitor’s Center Rehab

8.  Arts District

#8A CM January 6, 2004

Recommend File

 

3.       Communication of the City Manager relative to Idea Central.

#8B CM   December 9, 2003

Recommend Hold

 

4.       Communication of the City Manager relative to request for applications and design plans presented to the City and the Design Review Committee for all façade grants approved by the City to date.

          #8A CM  January 14, 2003

Recommend File

 

Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide City Council with a detailed report regarding facade process for Main Street area to include 5 neighborhoods.

 

Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide City Council with a report on how businesses will be contacted regarding incentive for facade grants.

 

5.       Communication of the City Manager relative to grant applications submitted for the façade program.

          #8B CM   January 28, 2003

Recommend File

 

6.       Communication of the City Manager relative to substitutions in a TIF.

          #8A CM   April 1, 2003

Recommend File

 

7.       Communication of the City Manager relative to City TIF Agreements.

          #8A CM   January 13, 2004

Recommend File

 

8.       Communication of the City Manager relative to certified project application for 15 Hope Avenue Realty, LLC and Polar Beverage Corporation.

#8B CM   January 6, 2004

Recommend Approve- Roll Call 2 Yeas (Perotto & Irish) and 1 Nay (Palmieri)

 

9.       Order Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. – request Commerce & Development Committee when considering the Certified Project application for 15 Hope Avenue Realty, LLC & Polar Beverages/Polar Corp. to consider including a donation to College Hill Civic Association to sustain their building on Kendig St.

          #56h CC January 6, 2004

Recommend Approve- Roll Call 2 Yeas (Perotto & Palmieri) and 1 Nay (Irish)

 

10.     Communication of the City Manager relative to transmitting previous water and sewer abatements for Polar Corp.

          #43 CC January 20, 2004

Recommend File

 

Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report regarding companies that receive abatements and an explanation of why the companies receive them.

 

11.     Communication of the City Manager transmitting summary of previous TIF’s for Polar Corp.

          #44 CC January 20, 2004

Recommend File

 

Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report as to why the assessed value of Polar Corporation property decreased to $2.1 million in 1997.