Present were: Chairperson Councillor Dennis L. Irish

Councillor Juan A. Gomez

Councillor Joseph M. Petty

Councillor Barbara G. Haller

Also: City Manager Thomas R. Hoover

Deputy City Manager Paul V. LaCava

Director of Housing Scott Hayman

Director of Neighborhood Services Dennis Hennessy

Director of Planning Joel Fontaine

Assistant City Clerk Lisa M. Thomas

City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk

PRESENTATION BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND RKG REGARDING THE HOUSING MARKET STUDY

Speakers from RKG: Fred Pulitzer and Dick Ockschneider

Chairman’s Order request the Administration provide the City Council with a report comparing the percentage of tax-exempt property in the city of Worcester as a percentage of the whole and compare this data to same data for the other forty cities across the Commonwealth.

Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report quantifying the number of beds provided on-campus at the nine Worcester colleges and universities and compare to the number of students enrolled at each institution.

Chairman’s Order request the Administration address housing issues related to the mobility challenged population when the revised housing policy document is finalized.

Questioners:

1. William Breault, 4 Hathaway Street, Worcester

2. Barbara T. White, 38 Upland Gardens Drive, Worcester

3. Steve Power, 5 Viking Terrace, Worcester

4. Don Hintley, Oak Hill CDC

5. Nadia, 1 Colonial Road, Worcester

6. Tom Tobin, 268 Burncoat Street, Worcester

7. Suzanne Buccaglione, 57 Harrison Street, Worcester

1. Communication of the City Manager relative to RKG City Wide Housing Market Study.

#18C CM October 29, 2002

Recommend Hold

2. Communication of the City Manager relative to questions regarding the Housing Market Study.

#18F CM November 12, 2002

Recommend Hold

3. Communication of the City Manager relative to presentation of the Housing Market Study and Worcester Build Out Analysis.

#18A CM November 12, 2002

Recommend Hold

4. Communication of Roberta Schaefer, Executive Director of Worcester Regional Research Bureau relative to questions and comments on Worcester's Housing Market Study.

#21 CC November 19, 2002

Recommend Hold