Convened: 6:10
p.m.
Adjourned:
6:59 p.m.
Present were: Chairperson Councilor Philip P. Palmieri
Councilor Paul P.
Clancy, Jr.
Councilor Frederick
C. Rushton
Also: Director of Finance John
Pranckevicius
City Treasurer
Thomas Zidelis
City Assessor
Robert Allard
Fire Chief Gerard
Dio
Commissioner HHS
Jill Dagilis
Director of Code
Enforcement Richard Trifero
President Local
1009 Frank Raffa
Vice President
Local 1009 Donald Courtney
Business Agent
Michael Lavin
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
1. Relative
to Departmental Receipts.
#26A
CM March 8, 2005
In
Committee March 20, 2006 – Held
Recommend File
2. Relative to a schedule for departmental receipting (central
cash) implementation.
#26A
CM April 5, 2005
In
Committee March 20, 2006 – Held
Recommend File
3. Relative
to the Department of Code Enforcement Status Report.
#6D
CM May 17, 2005
In
Committee March 20, 2006 – Held
Recommend File
4. Relative
to the final edition of the Citywide Reorganization Plan.
#15A
CM July 19, 2005
In
Committee March 20, 2006 – Held
Recommend File
5. Relative to the submittal
of the Five-Year Capital Investment Program for the City of Worcester for the
period of FY 2006-2010.
#27 YY August 16, 2005
Recommend File
6. Relative to the
permanent relocation of the Office of the Parking Administrator to 455 Main
Street, Room 209 City Hall.
#31A CM September 6, 2005
Recommend File
7. Relative to the three bond ratings sought from FitchRatings, Moodys Investor Services, and Standard and Poor’s.
#31C CM September 6, 2005
Recommend File
8. Relative to the Energy
Expenses Report.
#29B CM September 13, 2005
Recommend File
9. Relative to Public school’s
energy cost projections received from Dr. James A. Caradonio, Superintendent of
Public Schools and a copy of the report forwarded to Worcester’s Local
Delegation on energy and snow removal cost.
#80 CC September 20, 2005
Recommend Hold (and invite the Business Manager of WPS when
heard the next time.)
10. Report providing the status
of relief/assistance efforts for the residents of the city in the aftermath of
the recent rainstorms.
#34B CM October 25, 2005
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to consider
requesting the Worcester Legislative Delegation to advocate to include monies
for the damages done to Worcester properties in the October 15, 2005 rainstorm
along with any state and/or federal monies that might become available as a
result of the rainstorm in the Month of May, 2006 in other areas of the
Commonwealth that caused similar damages.
11. Relative to Department of
Code Enforcement Billboard Analysis Program.
#6A CM September 7, 2004
In Committee February 27, 2006-Held
In Committee March 20, 2006-Held
Recommend Hold
Chairman’s Order
request the City Manager to provide the City Council with a listing of permits
granted for signs or alterations to existing signs over the past two years.
other COMMUNICATIONS
12. Roberta Schaefer, Ph.D., Executive Director of Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting report regarding Compstat and CitiStat: Should Worcester Adopt these Management Techniques?
#58 CC February 25, 2003
Recommend File
13. Roberta Schaefer, Ph.D., Executive Director of Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting report regarding Benchmarking Municipal and Neighborhood Services in Worcester: 2003.
#48 CC October 21, 2003
Recommend File
15. Roberta Schaefer, Ph.D., Executive Director of Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting report regarding Benchmarking Economic Development in Worcester: 2004.
#50 CC November 23, 2004
Recommend File
20. David J. Rushford, City Clerk, transmitting a chart indicating
the number & type of City Council Standing Committee meetings, including
the number of calendar items considered at said meetings, for the period 2002
through 2004.
#13
CC December 14, 2004
Recommend File
21. David J. Rushford, City Clerk, transmitting
communications relative to the number of meetings conducted by the various
Standing Committees during the 2004-2005 term.
#65 CC November 15, 2005
Recommend File
22. Chairman’s Order of the Municipal Operations Committee requesting the Municipal Operations to meet with the City Assessor prior to the setting of the tax rate to review the process for assessing of commercial real estate.
#20
CC February 3, 2004
Recommend File
23. Order of Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes request Chairman of the
Municipal Operations Committee invite the Property Owners Association to the
committee meeting relative to abatements for three decker landlords.
#58b
CC February 24, 2004
In
Committee May 10, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
24. Order of Mayor Timothy P. Murray request the Standing Committee
on Municipal Operations to consider the process by which the City of Worcester
handles real estate tax liens and tax title properties so that the liens might
be bundled and sold on the open market as is the case in New Jersey and New
York state, and that a consistent policy is adhered to for the disposition of
tax title properties and liens.
#17h
CC October 12, 2004
In City Council February 1, 2005 – Held
Recommend File
25. Order of Councillor Konstantina B. Lukes request City Manager
request the Central Massachusetts Delegation to seek some tax relief for any
urban area that wants to go to a flat rate.
#48d CC November 23, 2004
Recommend File
26. Petition of Michael Grandone request that due to the lack of long-term residency because of permanent winter parking bans set by the City of Worcester, this petition asks for the consideration of reduction of real estate tax for the rental property in these areas.
#11
CC December 10, 2002
Recommend File
27. Petition of Gary Vecchio, on behalf of the Shrewsbury St.
Neighborhood Association, request the City Council to conduct the Fiscal Year
2006 Tax Classification hearing prior to the November 8, 2005 Municipal
Election.
#22 CC March 1, 2005
Recommend File