AGENDA

ETHNIC & MINORITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

MARCH 10, 2003

COUNCIL CHAMBER

5:00 P.M.

Convened: 5:08 P.M.

Adjourned: 5:45 P.M.

Present: councillor konstantina b. Lukes, chairman

councillor barbara g. Haller

councillor juan a. Gomez

larry raymond, assistant director, human resources

shirley wright, director, human rights

mary babbidge, assistant city clerk

lisa thomas, assistant city clerk

COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

1. Relative to the City’s policy regarding outside employment for department heads.

#14A CM May 19, 1998

In Committee December 10, 1998-Held

In Committee March 18, 1999-Held

Recommend file

2. Relative to City Residence incentives.

#14A CM June 2, 1998

In Committee December 10, 1998-Held

In Committee March 18, 1999-Held

Chairman’s Order – Request Administration report on what incentive programs are being offered by the city regarding home ownership by city employees.

Recommend file

3. Relative to Assessment Centers.

#14C CM November 10, 1998

In Committee December 10, 1998-Held

In Committee March 18, 1999-Held

Recommend file

Chairman’s Order – Request Administration update City Council on

communications with area colleges relative to assessment centers.

4. Relative to Christino Hernandez former Human Rights Report.

#14B CM May 30, 2000

Recommend file

5. Relative to formation of the City Manager’s Community Bias Task Force.

#20A CM June 13, 2000

Recommend file

6. Relative to Census 2000 Neighborhood Data released to date.

#18A CM April 24, 2001

In Committee May 16, 2001-Held

Recommend file

Chairman’s Order – Request Administration provide City Council with

the last relevant information received from the Secretary of State’s

Office relative to Census 2000 neighborhood data.

7. Relative to Bilingual Poll Workers in Voting Location of Spanish Speaking Voters.

#9A CM January 15, 2002

Recommend file

8. Relative to Request for ADA Transition Report.

#23A CM February 12, 2002

Speaker: Robin Miller, 12 Greenwood Ave., Shrewsbury

Recommend file

Chairman’s Order – Request School Department consider posting their ADA

transition plan or summary thereof on the City’s web site.

9. Relative to Outreach to Afro-American Elders.

#8A CM August 20, 2002

Recommend file

PETITIONS

10. Jennifer O’Kere et al requesting a monument or statue be erected and unveiled in the downtown Worcester Common in honor of Marshall “Major” Taylor by February 1999.

#7 CC January 27, 1998

In Committee April 9, 1998-Held

In Committee December 10, 1998-Held

In Committee March 18, 1999-Held

In Committee May 16, 2001-Held

Recommend file

Chairman’s Order – Request Administration provide and update on the

status of the Marshall “Major” Taylor statue.

11. Michael Galvin requesting to address the council in regard to false or misleading statements made by the WRA at the February 29 council meeting relative to Union Station platform accessibility.

#19 CC March 14, 2000

Recommend file

12. John Cronin et al requesting subcommittee on Ethnic & Minority Affairs consider recommending to the City Manager an appropriation of $250,000.00 annually from “free cash” reserves to fund projects outlined in the ADA Transition Plan.

#11 CC July 17, 2001

Recommend file

Chairman’s Order – Request Administration report on the status of the

City’s ADA compliance and if compliance is in jeopardy due to the City’s

financial limitations.

13. Mary LaBree et al requesting City Council to vote to establish a Disability Commission in the City of Worcester as outlined in Chapter 40, Section 8J of Massachusetts General Laws.

#9b CC April 23, 2002

Speaker: Barbara White, 38 Upland Gardens Dr.

Recommend file