CITY OF WORCESTER | Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee Meeting | Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 5:18 P.M. | Adjourned: 6:06 PM |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
Susan M. Ledoux | Committee Members | | Chairperson Morris A Bergman | | Vice Chairperson Konstantina B Lukes | | Councilor Sean M Rose |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Morris A Bergman
Vice Chairperson Councilor Konstantina B Lukes | | | | | Also: | Director of Veterans' Services Edward O'Connor;
Assistant Commissioner of Parks & Recreation Robert Antonelli Jr.;
City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk | | | |
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| | | 1a. | Petition of Councilor Morris A. Bergman request the replacement/restoration of the "Trumbull Square" monument/marker.
# 8f CC September 05, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1b. | Petition of Evan Corrigan request City of Worcester recognize the 100 year anniversary of Armistice Day (November 11, 1918), and organize an event to honor Worcester's sons and daughters who participated in the Great War.
# 8j CC February 27, 2018
In Committee April 25, 2018 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1c. | Petition of Elaine Pignataro request for a memorial veterans square for Staff Sargent Gaetano T. DiPasquale be erected on the right hand side of the traffic signal light in front of Cube Storage on Shrewsbury St.
# 7v CC July 17, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold for Hearing | |
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| | | 1d. | Petition of Patricia Smith Murphy request to include the name of Pvt. Harold T. Smith, U.S. Army, 175th Inf. 29th Div. on the World War II Memorial entitled "South Worcester Honors Those Who Served" which is located on College St., near Holy Cross College.
# 8nn CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Petition was amended to include Ms. Smith Murphy's father Arthur J. Smith, a retired Air Force Captain
Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report regarding the "South Worcester Honors Those Who Served” war memorial as to its history, original purpose for adding veterans names and whether or not the memorial includes all veterans who served or only those veterans who were casualties of war. | | | | Request City Manager request the City Solicitor report to City Council how the language for the ordinance relative to Veterans Memorial was chosen as it pertains to who is eligible for a veterans memorial. Further, request the City Manager request the City Solicitor report the process to modify the ordinance to allow additions to pre-existing memorials that include all veterans who served, if that was the intention of the memorial. | | | | The City Manager be and is hereby requested to have the Veterans Agent work with the Assistant Commissioner of Parks to look for an existing war memorial for all veterans who served, in the Granite Street area, that would be more appropriate for adding the names of Veterans Harold & Arthur Smith, who served in WWII. | |
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| | | 1e. | Order of Councilor Morris A. Bergman, Councilor Michael T. Gaffney, Councilor Gary Rosen, Councilor George J. Russell, Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson, Councilor Khrystian E. King and Mayor Joseph M. Petty - Request City Manager provide a list compiled of all known living veterans of World War II residing in Worcester and further, request the Mayor establish an appropriate date in the near future to Honor them with a key to the City and/or other appropriate recognition.
# 13i CC December 20, 2016
In Committee August 15, 2017 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1f. | Order of Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes and Councilor Morris A. Bergman - Request City Manager report to City Council concerning any plans to locate a memorial at Green Hill Park in remembrance of World War One.
# 9j CC May 02, 2017
In Committee August 15, 2017 - Held
Committee April 25, 2018 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
| 2. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 2a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the World War I Memorial Grove in Green Hill Park.
# 9.8A CM October 31, 2017
In Committee April 25, 2018 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | The Committee recognized the presence of Brian McCarthy and Lawrence Freed and thanked them and WPI for all their efforts in making the renovations to the memorial.
Recommend File | |
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| | | 2b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to monuments and memorials throughout Worcester.
# 9.8B CM October 31, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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