CITY OF WORCESTER | Youth, Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting | Monday, March 23, 2009 | Great Brook Valley Multi-Purpose Center | Convened: 6:14 P.M. | Adjourned: 7:45 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 |
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180 Constitution Avenue Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Michael J Germain
Councilor Gary Rosen
Councilor Joffrey A Smith
Councilor Joseph M Petty | | | | | Also: | DPWP Commissioner Robert L. Moylan, Jr.
DPWP Assistant Commissioner/Park Robert Antonelli
State Representative James J. O'Day
Executive Director WHA Raymond V. Mariano
Deputy Director WHA Michael F. Murphy
Director Valley Residents for Improvement Carmen Sanchez
WHA Board Member Carl Gentile
WHA Board Member Cecilio Gonzalez
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | |
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| | | 1a. | Swimming Pools/Aquatic Facilities | Attachments | | | | | | | Speakers:
1. Wayne Jakobsen, Worcester resident
2. Tracy Jakobsen, Worcester resident
3. Christopher Ariel, Worcester resident
4. Steve O'Connor, Worcester resident
5. Bernabe Hernandez, Worcester resident
6. James J. O'Day, West Boylston resident
7. Raymond V. Mariano, Worcester resident
8. Zandalee Ortiz, Worcester resident
9. Carmen Sanchez, Worcester resident
10. Nancy Powers, Worcester resident
11. Joe Casello, Worcester resident
12. Kevin Ksen, Worcester resident
13. Cha Cha Connor, Worcester resident
14. Jovanny Martinez, Worcester resident
15. Eunice Morales, Worcester resident
16. Dagoberto Mendez, Worcester resident
17. Antonia Anaya, Worcester resident
18. Ida Roman, Worcester resident
19. Jennifer Seda, Worcester resident
20. Kazandra Ramos, Worcester resident
21. Velentina Ramos, Worcester resident
22. Kevin Navarro, Worcester resident
23. Nicola Mendez, Worcester resident
24. Charles Agbanyo and daughter, Worcester residents
25. William S. Coleman III, Worcester resident
26. Laura Suroviak, Worcester resident | |
| 2. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 2a. | 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
In Committee February 2, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 4, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 9, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 11, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 16, 2009 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2b. | 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 February 2, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 4, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 9, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 11, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 16, 2009 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Public Pools, Beaches and Spray Facilities
# 9.15A CM July 08, 2008
In Committee February 2, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 4, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 9, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 11, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 16, 2009 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3a. | 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
In Committee February 2, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 4, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 9, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 11, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 16, 2009 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3b. | 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
In Committee February 2, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 4, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 9, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 11, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 16, 2009 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 1. | Request City Manager provide the City Council with the cost factors in the capital budget for expanding the aquatics master plan from the proposed five years to six, seven, eight, nine and ten years and the impact each plan would have on the number of pools and spray parks.
| | | 2. | Request City Manager begin contacting potential financial partners in an effort to increase the proposed number of swimming pools. | | | 3. | Request City Manager report to City Council revealing the cost factors associated with a regular and routine shuttle service provided to all neighborhoods affected by swimming pool closings. | | | 4. | Request City Manager initiate a partnership between the City and any and all programs that receive city/state/federal funding and have an affiliation with a swimming pool that could be wed in affected neighborhoods. | | | 5. | Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the feasibility of creating at least one spray park as soon as possible in order to learn actual data of the acceptance, use and cost factors associated with such a facility in Worcester. | | | 6. | Request City Manager report to City Council whether or not a partnership may be formed with the Worcester Housing Authority for efforts concerning the Tacoma Street swimming pool. | |
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