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.


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

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

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

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

1d.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Public Pools, Beaches and Spray facilities.
# 9.15A CM July 08, 2008

Attachments

Recommend Hold

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

1f.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Green Hill Municipal Golf Course.
# 8.13A CM January 22, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

1g.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Cosgrove Golf Tournament.
# 9.13D CM June 17, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

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

1i.

Transmitting informational communication relative to a Report on the City's Urban Forest.
# 7.13A CM April 01, 2008

Attachments

Recommend Hold






2.

MISCELLANEOUS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.