CITY OF WORCESTER | Economic Development Committee Meeting | Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 6:35 P.M. | Adjourned: 6:57 PM |
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Mayor
Joseph C. O'Brien | 
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Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Frederick C Rushton | | Councilor Joseph M Petty | | Councilor Joffrey A Smith |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Frederick C Rushton
Councilor Joseph M Petty
Councilor Joffrey A Smith | | | | | Also: | Joel Fontane, Director of Planning
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | |
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| | | 1a. | Report of the Planning Board Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting a petition of the Planning Board regarding the Sign Overlay District.
# 12a CC December 21, 2010
In Committee February 7, 2011 Hearing recessed to reconvene March 1, 2011
In Committee March 1, 2011 Hearing recessed to reconvene March 15, 2011
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1b. | Report of the Planning Board upon the Report of the Economic Development Committee Upon the Communication of the City Manager recommending City Council's review, deliberation and adoption of the Proposed Sign Ordinance Amendment.
# 12b CC December 21, 2010
In Committee February 7, 2011 Hearing recessed to reconvene March 1, 2011
In Committee March 1, 2011 Hearing recessed to reconvene March 15, 2011
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval as amended
Speaker Jonathan Finkelstein, Worcester resident | |
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| | | 1c. | Order of Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request City Council consider amending the proposed zoning signage ordinance to include a prohibition on the future construction/conversion of free standing non accessory digital and non digital billboards signs in the Blackstone Parkway area and along numbered highways 290 and 190 and primary roadways.
# 9a CC January 11, 2011
In Committee February 7, 2011 Hearing recessed to reconvene March 1, 2011
In Committee March 1, 2011 Hearing recessed to reconvene March 15, 2011
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | |
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| | | 1d. | Chairmans Order from Public Health & Human Services Committee - Request the Standing Committee on Economic Development consider adding language to the proposed zoning ordinance signage amendment concerning certain language that would regulate exterior signs that advertise the retail sale of tobacco products.
# 10b CC January 25, 2011
In Committee February 7, 2011 Hearing recessed to reconvene March 1, 2011
In Committee March 1, 2011 Hearing recessed to reconvene March 15, 2011
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | |
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| | | 1e. | Chairman's Order from the Public Health & Human Services Committee - Request the Standing Committee on Economic Development consider adding language to the proposed zoning ordinance signage amendment concerning certain language that would include tobacco sale prohibitions in exterior signage along the Blackstone River Parkway corridor.
# 10c CC January 25, 2011
IIn Committee February 7, 2011 Hearing recessed to reconvene March 1, 2011
In Committee March 1, 2011 Hearing recessed to reconvene March 15, 2011
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | |
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| | | 1f. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Proposed Sign Ordinance.
# 8.6A CM March 01, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | |
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| | | 1g. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to responses to Chairman's Orders from the Standing Committee on Economic Development Concerning the Proposed Sign Ordinance.
# 8.6B CM March 01, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | |
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