YOUTH, PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMITTEE
MONDAY, MAY 22, 2006
COUNCIL CHAMBER
Convened: 6:03 p.m.
Adjourned: 7:55 p.m.
Present were: Chairperson Councilor Michael C. Perotto
Councilor Kathleen
M. Toomey
Councilor Frederick
C. Rushton
Councilor Gary
Rosen
Also: DPWP
Assistant Commissioner Robert Antonelli
Parks
Commissioner Gary Vecchio
City
Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
1. Relative to Worcester Common Restoration
Master Plan.
#18G CM July 6, 2004
In Committee March 13, 2006 – Held
Recommend
File
Chairman’s Order Request the City Manager report to
the City Council within 30 days concerning the financing and design for the new
granite building on the Worcester Common.
2. Relative to an update on the Worcester
Common Restoration Project.
#18A CM July 19, 2005
In Committee March 13, 2006 – Held
Recommend File
3. Relative to status report – Kendrick
Field Improvements Phase II.
#18E CM August 17, 2004
Recommend File
Chairman’s
Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report at the
time of the completion of improvements to Kendrick Field.
4. Relative to a Grant
Award for $400,000.00 for the renovations of Beaver Brook Park from the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Department of
Conservation Services Urban Self Help Program in Cooperation with the Worcester
Department of Public Works Daylighting of the Culvert at Beaver Brook.
#18C CM February 8, 2005
In Committee March 13, 2006 – Held
Recommend File
Jim Moore, 15
Rich Street, Worcester and President of the Worcester Vikings appeared and
spoke. Also speaking was John Pepi, Director of Athletics for the Worcester
Public Schools, 305 Chandler Street. Andy O’Keefe, 3 Lafayette Street, Manager
of the Worcester Farmer’s Market appeared and spoke concerning the cooperation
his organization receives from City Departments.
Chairman’s
Order request the City Manager consider recommending to the City Council
sufficient funding to include new batting cages, restroom and concession
facilities at Beaver Brook Park.
Chairman’s
Order request the City Manager to request that representatives of Worcester
Public Schools Athletics and the Worcester Vikings continue to work together to
mitigate any scheduling difficulties with regard to Beaver Brook Park and Foley
Stadium.
5. Relative to Beaver Brook Culvert and Park
Improvements.
#18C CM March 22, 2005
In Committee March 13, 2006 – Held
Recommend File
6. Relative to itemization of costs for
daylighting Beaver Brook Culvert.
#58 CC June 21, 2005
In Committee March 13, 2006 – Held
Recommend File
7. Relative to the Beaver Brook Daylighting
and Field Renovation Project.
#13A CM January 31, 2006
In Committee March 13, 2006 – Held
Recommend File
8. Relative
to Phase 2 of Duffy Field Improvements.
#18C CM March 8, 2005
Recommend File
Chairman’s
Order request the City Manager consider recommending to the City Council sufficient
funds to locate boulders around the perimeter of certain areas of Duffy Field
that have realized vandalism in the way of vehicles being driven onto the field
and also for installation of additional walkways in the field.
9. Relative to the release of permits and
field availability for Spring 2005.
#18B CM March 22, 2005
Recommend File
10. Relative to Worcester’s Open Space and
Recreation Plan.
#23D CM April 5, 2005
Recommend File
11. Relative to the Elm Park Fire Alarm and
Telegraph Building.
#11B CM February 14, 2006
Recommend Hold
12.
Relative
to a building study of the Fire Alarm and Telegraph Building on Park Avenue.
#11A CM March 21, 2006
Recommend Hold
Chairman’s
Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with plans for several
phases of work that will need to take place to restore and reuse the Fire Alarm
and Telegraph building.
13. Relative to the Elm Park (Newton Hill)
stone retaining wall renovations.
#13A CM February 14, 2006
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order
request the City Manager to provide the City Council with a report for the July
meeting of the City Council concerning the written commitments that were made
in the 2005-06 winter for corrective action to the retaining wall at Elm Park.
14. Relative to Open Space/Parkland Acquisition – K of C Property
(Alhambra Council) and Fenton Parcel.
#18F CM July 6, 2004
Recommend File
14a. Relative to an updated report on Parks
Division projects in the City.
#13B CM May 16, 2006
Recommend Hold
Chairman’s
Order request the City Manager consider providing the City Council with 3-5
park projects per year as priorities for future capital funding considerations.
15. Thomas Gingras request to install and maintain a memorial on
city property at intersection of Flagg St., Richmond Ave. and Aylesbury Rd. in
honor of Firefighter James F. Lyons, III who died in the line of duty on
December 3, 1999.
#14 CC February 8, 2005
Recommend
Leave to Withdraw
Thomas
Gingras, 17 Benson Street, Worcester appeared and spoke to inform the Committee
that the memorial in honor of Firefighter James F. Lyons, III has already been
erected on the grounds of Flagg Street School and requested that the petition
be withdrawn.
16. William Coleman, III request City Council honor the life of
Howard Gleason by naming part of the park in his honor.
#39 CC September 20, 2005
Recommend
Refer to the City Manager and request that he consider recommending to the City
Council a green space in honor of Howard F. Gleason, Jr considering the
comments of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
William S. Coleman III, 4 Brownell Circle, Worcester appeared and
spoke.
17. Councillor Clancy – Request City Manager
consider putting a spot light in the Greenwood Park parking lot for safety
reasons.
#37
CC July 1, 2003
In Committee
March 31, 2004 – Held
In Committee
June 29, 2004 – Held
In Committee March 13, 2006 – Held
Recommend Hold
COMMUNICATIONS OF ROBERTA SCHAEFER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
WORCESTER REGIONAL RESEARCH BUREAU
18. Transmitting: Benchmarking Municipal Youth Services in
Worcester 2004.
#15 CC May 4, 2004
Recommend Hold
19. Transmitting:
Report regarding Benchmarking Youth Services in Worcester 2005.
#79
CC July 19, 2005
Recommend Hold
Haskell Morin, 48 Midland Street, Worcester appeared
and spoke concerning his efforts to reconstruct flower containers in the rotary
at Newton Square.