CITY OF WORCESTER | Commerce and Development Committee Meeting | Thursday, November 29, 2007 | Council Chamber | Convened: 6:15 P.M. | Adjourned: 7:10 p.m. |
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Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes | 
www.ci.worcester.ma.us |
Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Michael C Perotto | | Councilor Philip P Palmieri | | Councilor Joffrey A Smith |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Michael C Perotto
Councilor Joffrey A. Smith
Councilor Philip P. Palmieri @ 6:25 p.m. | | | | | Also: | Assistant City Manager Julie Jacobson
Director of Economic Development Timothy McGourthy
Director of Business Assistance Paul Morano
Special Projects Coordinator Steve Crane
Cultural Affairs Coordinator Erin Williams
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | |
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| | | 1a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Creation of a Worcester Lights Program.
# 10.8A CM March 06, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Accept the Communication and recommend Adoption of the accompanying Order that the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby accepts the creation and installation of an expansive public arts program for Worcester and requests the City Manager appoint a working committee to consider a Worcester Lights Art Program. | |
| 2. | Second Items of Business | |
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| | | 2a. | Communication of the City Manager recommending City Council's adoption of Two Resolutions 1) for the Submittal of a Certified Project Application for WCPA, LLC and the Worcester Center For Performing Arts, Inc., and 2) for the Designation of a New Site Specific Economic Opportunity Area for the Site Location of 4 Southbridge Street.
# 8.8A CM November 20, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval of two Resolutions on a roll call 3-0 | |
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| | | 2b. | Communication of the City Manager recommending City Council's adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a HUD Section 108 Loan Guarantee for WCPA, LLC for the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.
# 8.8B CM November 20, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval of Resolution on a roll call 3-0 | |
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| | | 3a. | Communication of the City Manager relative to Economic Development Initiatives Monthly Status Report - November 2007.
# 4a CC November 13, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3b. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication providing an update of the Economic Development initiatives - October 2007.
# 5a CC October 09, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3c. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Economic Development Initiatives Monthly Status Report for August - September 2007.
#10.8B CM September 18, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3d. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Worcester UniverCity Partnership.
# 7.8A CM January 30, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | In Committee for informational purposes only | | |
| | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3e. | Communication of the City Manager recommending Adoption of a Resolution to File a Commercial Area Revitalization District (CARD) Plan with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).
# 8.8A CM August 28, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval as amended (minor map changes) | |
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| | | 3f. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the proposed Madison Properties / Worcester Crossing Project located at 25 Tobias Boland Way in Quinsigamond Village.
# 10.8C CM March 27, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3g. | Communication of Roberta Schaefer, Executive Director of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting a communication relative to Benchmarking Economic Development in Worcester: 2006.
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3h. | Communication of Roberta Schaefer, Executive Director of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting communication relative to Benchmarking Economic Development in Worcester: 2007: recommend Communication be placed on file
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
| 4. | Small Business Retention and Recruitment | |
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| | | 4a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the Economic Development Division's (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts and other coordinated City activities.
# 4b CC November 13, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4b. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to the Economic Development Division's (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts and other coordinated City activities.
# 5b CC October 09, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4c. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Economic Development Division's Small Business Retention and Recruitment Report.
# 10.8C CM September 18, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4d. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Economic Development Division's small business retention and recruitment efforts and other coordinated city activities.
# 8.8D CM July 17, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4e. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the Economic Development Division's (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts and other coordinated City activities.
# 7b CC June 12, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4f. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the Economic Development Division's (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts.
# 5b CC May 15, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4g. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the Economic Development Division’s (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts and other coordinated City activities.
# 5b CC April 10, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4h. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the Economic Development Division's (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts.
# 5b CC March 13, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4i. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the Economic Development Division's (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts.
# 5b CC February 06, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4j. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a new category, Small Business Recruitment and Retention, on the Monthly Economic Development Report.
#8.8A CM January 02, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
| 5. | Certified Project Applications | |
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| | | 5a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to the acquisition of the Major Taylor Boulevard Garage from the Worcester Redevelopment Authority (WRA) by the City.
# 11e CC April 10, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 5b. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to an update on the Skybridge Project
# 9f CC May 01, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
| 6. | DCU Center/Convention Center & Visitors Bureau | |
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| | | 6a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a Report on the Extension of the DCU Center Management Agreement.
# 10.28B CM September 18, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 7a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Union Station Rental Rate.
# 9.8A CM April 24, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 7b. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication on the New Tenants for Union Station.
# 7.8B CM May 08, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 7c. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the status of tenants at Union Station, policies, audited financial statements and a summary of the operating budget.
# 8.8G CM July 17, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the development of a preferred caterers list for events being scheduled to take placed in the main hall at Union Station after January 1, 2008. | |
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| | | 8a. | Communication of Roberta R. Schaefer, Ph.D., Executive Director, Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting communication relative to Destination Worcester: What’s the “Convention-al Wisdom?”.
#54 CC March 28, 2006
In Committee October 16, 2006 - Held
In Committee November 15, 2006 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 8b. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding Destination Worcester.
#10.37B CM March 27, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 8c. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Destination Worcester.
# 9.37A CM June 19, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9a. | Communication of Roberta R. Schaefer, Executive Director of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting communication relative to Downtown Worcester Office Occupancy: 2006 Survey.
#44 CC September 26, 2006
In Committee October 16, 2006 - Held
In Committee November 15, 2006 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9b. | Communication of Roberta Schaefer, PhD., Executive Director of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting informational communication relative to Downtown Worcester Office Occupancy: 2007 Survey.
# 13b CC September 18, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9c. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to an update for the Blackstone Visitor Center.
# 8.8D CM December 12, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9d. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Annual College Benchmarking Report for 2005-2006.
# 10.8D CM January 16, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9e. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Former Mission Chapel Located at 205 Summer Street.
#10.8B CM March 27, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9f. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a new marketing package that is being used to market our City to interested businesses and investors.
#10.8D CM September 18, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9g. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the sale of the former Worcester Vocational High School property located at One Concord Street to Gateway Park LLC.
#8.8B CM July 17, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9h. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the South Worcester Industrial Park and the Disposition of the 49 Canterbury Street Site.
# 10.8E CM September 18, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9i. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the status of funding for the Hadley Apartments and Beacon Place Condominium Project.
# 9A CM January 16, 2007
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9j. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication on the Dickstein Shapiro Agreement with the City of Worcester
# 11.28C CM September 12, 2006
In Committee October 3, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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