COUNCIL CHAMBERS
6:00 PM TO 7:30 PM
Convened: 6:10 p.m.
Adjourned: 7:30 p.m.
Councillor Michael C. Perotto
Scott Hayman, Director of Housing
Stephen
Parker, OPCD, Planning Coordinator
Michael Trainor, Law Department
Michael Dolan, Assistant City
Clerk
1. Petition of Joan L. Crowell, Pres. of Leesville
Pond Watershed and Neighborhood Association in order to protect and preserve
our neighborhoods, will the City Council go on record to support a petition
that would oppose involuntary takings of properties, providing there are no
long term municipal liens on the property.
#39
CC November 9,
1999
Recommend: File
2. Order of Councillor Stacey DeBoise Luster
request City Manager to provide a report relative to the resale price, size of
property and names of purchasers of abandoned lots.
#9o
CC January 25,
2000
In Committee on September 21, 2000 – Held
Recommend: File
3. Order of Councillor Janice L. Nadeau
request City Manager to provide a report on abandoned lots including if
properties are back on the tax rolls, how many were transferred without cost
and how many for gardens.
#9p
CC January 25,
2000
In Committee on September 21, 2000 – Held
Recommend: File
Chairman’s Order – Request the City Manager to provide a
report to the City Council within 30 days, concerning abandoned properties.
Said report to include the names of the purchasers, resale price, size of
property, if they are still on back tax rolls, how many of these properties
were transferred with out cost, and how many for gardens and how many used for
parking lots abutting property.
4. Order of Councillor Konstantina B. Lukes
that the Municipal Research Bureau report revisiting Worcester’s Zoning
Ordinance be referred to the Land Use Committee for review.
#44b
CC October 6, 1998
In Committee on December 16, 1998 – Held
In Committee on February 17, 1999 –
Held
In Committee on December 2, 1999 –
Held
In
Committee on May 4, 2000 – Held
In
Committee on September 21, 2000 – Held
Recommend:
Hold
Chairman’s
Order - Request the City’s Planning Coordinator to provide to the City Council
an updated report on the progress, process and procedure relative to the
revisiting of the Worcester Zoning Ordinances.
5. Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to the Criteria used to determine whether a street is legally on the Official Map.
#17B CM September 26,
2000
Recommend:
File
6.
Communication of the City
Manager transmitting communication relative to Community Preservation Act.
#17C
CM October
17, 2000
Recommend: Hold
Chairman’s Order – Request the City Manager to provide a
report to the City Council clarifying the guidelines and process on The
Community Preservation Act, including any mandates, the benefits for
participating, and how the funds are distributed.
7.
Communication of the City
Manager transmitting communication relative to a grant application to the
Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs Division of
Conservation Services (DCS). This grant
request was for funding for the acquisition of Parcel K, a 110.90 acre parcel
owned by the Catholic Charities.
#8EE
CM October
31, 2000
In City Council October 31, 2000 Order
adopted, Referred to Land Use Committee
for informational purposes only.
Recommend: File
8.
Communication of the City
Manager transmitting communication relative to Drainage Mitigation – Allowed
Uses.
#17A
CM October
31, 2000
Recommend: File
Chairman’s Order – Request the Department of Public
Works, Planning Board, and the Conservation Commission, to work together to
review and improve the process by which waivers are given for the use of a
Registered Planning Site Engineer relative to the Drainage Mitigation – Allowed
uses.
Chairman’s Order – Request the City Manager to have all
Boards and Commissions that issue citations, to provide a report to the City
Council relative to fees not collected on citations issued.
9.
Communication of the City
Manager transmitting communication relative to Lamar Advertising application to
install billboards in the Rt. 146 corridor.
#8B
CM December
19, 2000
Recommend: File
Chairman’s Order – Request the City Manager to provide a
report to the City Council, from the Outdoor Advertising Board, on the criteria
used in outdoor advertising.
10.
Order of Mayor Raymond V.
Mariano requesting Land Use Committee to look at rules and regulations limiting
outdoor advertising in certain sections of the City.
#7nCC December
19, 2000
Recommend: File
Chairman’s Order – Request the City Manager to provide a
report to the City Council on the rules and regulations of the City Ordinances
pertaining to outdoor advertising.
11.
Communication of the City
Manager transmitting communication recommending that Eighteen Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($18,500.00) be transferred from Account #900-92000, City
Manager’s Contingency, and appropriated to Account #660-92000, Treasury
Department Ordinary Maintenance to provide funds for the purpose of funding the
additional statewide surcharges imposed by the Community Preservation Act
(“CPA”), associated with the filing of the November tax lien documents.
#28B
CM January
9, 2001
In City Council January 9, 2001 Order
adopted, referred to Committee for informational purposes only
Recommend: File