CITY OF WORCESTER | Youth, Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting | Monday, February 2, 2009 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 12:04 P.M. | Adjourned: 1:48 P.M. |
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Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes | www.ci.worcester.ma.us |
Clerk of the City Council David J. Rushford | Committee Members | Chairperson Michael J Germain | Councilor Gary Rosen | Councilor Joffrey A Smith | |
City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Michael J Germain Councilor Gary Rosen Councilor Joffrey A Smith Councilor Philip P. Palmieri Councilor Barbara G. Haller | | | | | Also: | DPWP Commissioner Robert L. Moylan Jr. DPWP Assistant Commissioner Robert Antonelli DPWP Staff Person Joyce Lee City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | |
1. | COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER | |
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| | | 1a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Worcester Comprehensive Child Care Services' desire to purchase City park land on Tacoma Street to build a new facility. # 9.8C CC June 19, 2007
In Committee August 21, 2007 - Held In Committee October 29, 2007 -Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to a Master Plan for Aquatics in the City of Worcester. # 9.13B CM April 24, 2007
In Committee June 11, 2007 - Held In Committee August 21, 2007 - Held In Committee October 29, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to spray parks and other aquatic amenities in other major cities. # 8.13A CM October 02, 2007
In Committee October 29 2007 - Held In Committee May 19, 2008 - Held
In Committee October 29, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1d. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Public Pools, Beaches and Spray facilities. # 9.15A CM July 08, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1e. | Transmitting informational communication relative to an invitation to a public hearing on the design for the World War II Memorial at the Worcester Common. # 8.13B CM December 18, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1f. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Green Hill Municipal Golf Course. # 8.13A CM January 22, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1g. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Cosgrove Golf Tournament. # 9.13D CM June 17, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1h. | Transmitting informational communication relative to funding and operations of the Division of Parks, Recreation and Cemetery. # 10.13B CM February 26, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1i. | Transmitting informational communication relative to a Report on the City's Urban Forest. # 7.13A CM April 01, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold
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| | | 2a. | Order Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request all City Council Standing Committees report to City Council for the December 9, 2008 City Council meeting a status report of each committees goals and objectives as established for Fiscal Year 2009. # 19d CC May 13, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2b. | Order Councilor Paul P. Clancy Jr. - Request all the City Council Standing Committees review and establish their top two or three priorities and report back to City Council by mid April.
# 20c CC March 11, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2c. | Communication of Roberta Schaefer, President & CEO of the Research Bureau transmitting: Maintaining Municipal Parks: Thinking Outside the Picnic Basket. # 18a CC August 12, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 2d. | Order of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request City Council's Standing Committee on Youth, Parks and Recreation to hold hearings relative to the Worcester Regional Research Bureaus report entitled “Maintaining Municipal Parks: Thinking Outside the Picnic Basket”. # 25gg CC September 09, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 2e. | Order of Councilor Frederick C. Rushton and Councilor Philip P. Palmieri - Request City Manager set the repair of the Holmes Field swimming pool as the number one priority for the next construction season. # 25r CC September 09, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 2f. | Report of the Committee on Youth, Parks and Recreation Upon the Petition of Paulette Lacoste request to build an ice skating rink in Crompton Park. # 13a CC May 27, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Speakers: Paulette Lacoste, Worcester resident Stephanie Katz, no residence given Konnie Charrette, no residence given
Recommend File | |
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| | | 2g. | Communication of the City Manager recommending that One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($175,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C793, Golf Improvements, and be appropriated to Golf Account # 71C702, Green Hill Golf Improvements, for Clubhouse Upgrades, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. In City Council March 18, 2008 # 9.34A CM - Order Adopted 11-0 | Attachments | | | In Committee for informational purposes only | | |
| | | | | | Recommend File | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide the City Council with an update concerning the city's urban forest and replanting project. | | | | Request City Manager request that the City of Worcester become a formal participant in the replanting committee efforts. | |
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