COMMERCE & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2004
COUNCIL CHAMBER
Convened: 5:30 p.m.
Adjourned: 7:05 p.m.
Councillor
Philip P. Palmieri
Councillor
Dennis l. Irish @ 5: 34 p.m.
Also:
Chief
Development Officer Philip Niddrie
Deputy Development Officer George Ciccone
Development Office Staffperson Thomas Sweeney
City Clerk
David J. Rushford, clerk
1. Communication of the City Manager relative to the 2003 Annual
Report for the Greater Worcester Area Comprehensive Economic Development
Strategy Committee.
#8H CM September 9, 2003
Recommend File
2. Communication
of the City Manager relative to Idea Central.
#8B CM December 9, 2003
In Committee January 22, 2004 – Held
3. Communication of the City Manager relative to current cost
estimates for the completion of the South Worcester Industrial Park Project.
#8B CM March 9, 2004
Chairman’s Order request the Administration report to the City Council within 30 days concerning the South Worcester Industrial Park including all financial items.
4. Communication of the City Manager relative to Charrette
Summary.
#8C CM March 9, 2004
5. Communication of the City Manager relative to February’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 Property Reuse
6.
Worcester
Center Tenancy
7.
Visitor’s
Center Rehab
8.
Arts
District
#38 CC February 3, 2004
6. Communication of the City Manager relative to March’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 Property Reuse
6.
Worcester
Center Tenancy
7.
Visitor’s
Center Rehab
8.
Arts
District
#8A CM March 9, 2004
Chairman’s Order request the Administration include the Harlow Street Artist’s Group in our support for an Arts District.
Chairman’s Order request the Administration bring forward the Farmer’s Market study.
7. Order Councillor Konstantina B. Lukes – request Commerce
and Development Committee to set
priorities as to those projects that do not have funding and are going to
require City participation for funding and report back to City Council at least
one month before budget session commences.
#33j CC February 3, 2004
Chairman’s Order request the Administration provide
the City Council with a listing of all economic development projects that
require city financial participation and the dollar amounts.
8. Communication of the City Manager relative to decertification of Certified Project of GKN Sinter Metals – Worcester (formerly PresMet Corporation).
#8D CM August 12, 2003
Recommend
File
9. Communication of the City Manager relative to recovery of taxes for non-compliance of a TIF Agreement.
#8B CM August 12, 2003
Recommend
File
10. Communication of the City Manager relative to process of a 5 and 10 year review of the HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee for Fargo Management, LLC and Columbus Hotel, II, LLC.
#8B CM September 9, 2003
Recommend
File
11. Communication of the City Manager relative to the Courthouse
Bond Bill.
#26A
CM December 9, 2003
12. Communication of the City Manager relative to Marketing Corp.
funding.
#24 CC June 10, 2003
13. Communication of the City Manager relative to City Marketing
funds remaining in Marketing Corp.
#8D CM June 17,
2003
14. Communication of the City Manager relative to Worcester County Convention
& Visitors Bureau Budget Scenario.
#8E CM June 17,
2003
15. Communication of the City Manager relative to Worcester County
Convention and Visitors Bureau membership and board members list.
#8B CM June 17, 2003
16. Communication of the City Manager relative to Worcester County
Convention and Visitors Bureau Year End Sales and Marketing Report.
#8I CM August 12, 2003
17. Communication
of the City Manager relative to Worcester County Convention & Visitors
Bureau.
#8C CM October 28, 2003
18. Communication of the City Manager relative
to Status Report -Naming Rights for the Centrum Centre.
#18B CM February 10, 2004
Chairman’s Order request the Administration provide the City Council with a summary of the discussions concerning the naming rights for Worcester’s Centrum Centre.
19. Communication of the City
Manager relative to Worcester County Convention and Visitors Bureau Second
Quarter Report.
#8A CM February 24, 2004
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager recommend $150,000.00 in Fiscal Year 2005 for the Worcester County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and an additional $40,000.00 earmarked to sports marketing.
Chairman’s Order request the Administration report to the City Council concerning reinvigorating the Sports Council.
20. Communication of the City Manager relative
to the Visitor Center Status Report.
#8A CM March 16, 2004
21. Communication of the City Manager relative to
funding status - $2.8 Million for Union Station.
#8G CM December
17, 2002
In Committee May 19, 2003 – Held
22. Communication of the City Manager relative to Union Station Loan
Order Update.
#8L CM August 12, 2003
23. Communication of the City Manager relative to Union Station Loan
Order Update.
#8F CM October 14,
2003
24. Communication of the City Manager relative to remaining
build-out costs – Union Station Loan.
#8D CM November
18, 2003
25. Communication of the City Manager relative to Union Station Update.
#126 CC May 27, 2003
26. Communication
of the City Manager relative to Union Station Update.
#8O CM August 12,
2003
Chairman’s Order request the Administration update
the City Council on the Union Station Loan Order.
27. Communication
of the City Manager relative to pedestrian walkways.
#8J CM September 9, 2003
28. Communication of the City Manager relative to ramp demolition.
#8H
CM September 30, 2003
29. Communication of the City Manager relative to the status of the
demolition of the Union Station Ramp B.
#8B CM March 16, 2004
30. Communication of the City Manager relative to the successful
negotiation of an amendment to take Union Station tax credits with Wachovia
Securities providing payments totaling $5,798,306.00 into New Worcester
Associates.
#8C CM November 18, 2003