CITY OF WORCESTER

Public Health and Human Services Committee Meeting

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Levi Lincoln (North) Chamber

Convened: 5:07 P.M.

Adjourned: 5:22 PM


Mayor
Joseph M. Petty

 

www.worcesterma.gov

 

Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford

Committee Members

Chairperson Konstantina B Lukes
Councilor Tony Economou
Councilor Sarai Rivera
 

City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts


Present Were:Chairperson Councilor Konstantina B Lukes
Councilor Tony Economou
Councilor Sarai Rivera
 
Also:Commissioner of Public Health Dr. B. Dale Magee
Director of Human Rights & Disabilities Jayna Turchek
Director of Public Health Derek Brindisi
Director of Neighborhood Development Dennis Hennessey
Director of Housing Development Miguell Rivera
Assistant City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk
 
1.

Discussion - Resignation of the Commissioner of Public Health

2.

Miscelaneous Items

2a.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Eradication of the Asian Longhorned Beetle.
# 8.15A CM November 10, 2009

Attachments

Recommend File

2b.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the testing of alternative Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) Eradication Methods at 50 Washington Street in the City.
# 8.15A CM December 22, 2009

Attachments

Recommend File

2c.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Ongoing Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program.
# 9.15B CM March 02, 2010

Attachments

Recommend File

2d.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Proposed CDBG Allocation Process Timetable for Year 37 (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012).
# 9.5A CM November 30, 2010

Attachments

Recommend File

2e.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Health and Wellness Services Provided at the Worcester Senior Center.
# 7.25C CM September 01, 2009

Attachments

Recommend File

2f.

Order of Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request Ethnic & Minority Affairs develop a City policy on racial profiling.
#82 CC September 7, 2004


In Committee November 29, 2004 - Held
In Committee February 27, 2008 - Held


Attachments

Recommend to approve the accompanying Order: Request City Manager request the Police Chief report to City Council the city's policy on racial profiling.

2g.

Report of the Committee on Ethnic & Minority Affairs upon the petition of William S. Coleman, III requesting Administration hold a public review of the City of Worcester's Affirmative Action Plan of September 26, 1983.
#4 CC May 31, 2005

Attachments

Recommend File

2h.

Communication of the City Manager relative to the City of Worcester's Affirmative Action Plan dated September 26, 1983.
#14A CM June 14, 2005


In Committee September 25, 2006 - Held
In Committee February 27, 2008 - Held
In Committee October 20, 2009 - Held


Attachments

Recommend to approve the accompanying Order: Request City Manager request the Director of Human Rights and Disabilities provide an update concerning the City of Worcester's Affirmative Action Plan.

2i.

Communication of the City Manager relative to the hiring plan for minorities and women on the CitySquare Project.
#8G CM August 29, 2006


In Committee September 25, 2006 - Held
In Committee March 23, 2009 - Held


Attachments

Recommend to approve the accompanying Order: Request City Manager provide an update concerning the hiring plan for minorities and women on the CitySquare Project.

2j.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting Informational Communication Regarding an Update on Processes and Procedures that have been Established to Enhance Minority Outreach in the City.
# 9.6A CM June 19, 2007

Attachments

Recommend to approve the accompanying Order: Request City Manager request the Director of Human Rights and Disabilities provide an update of any changes regarding the process and procedures that have been established to enhance minority outreach in the City.

2k.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to responses to Human Resources questions posed during the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Hearings.
# 6.6A CM June 03, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

2l.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to an Update on the Activities, Accomplishments and Goals of the Office of Human Rights and Disabilities and Respective Boards and Commissions.
# 9.27A CM October 19, 2010

Attachments

Recommend File

2m.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to an Update on the City's Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas (NRSAs).
# 7.5A CM September 15, 2009

Attachments

Recommend File

2n.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
# 8.5A CM December 15, 2009

Attachments

Recommend File

2o.

Order of Councilor Gary Rosen - Request City Council's Standing Committee on Public Health and Human Services invite to an upcoming meeting the students from the HOPE Coalition, supported by the Central MA Adolescent Substance Abuse Coalition and the city's Department of Health & Human Services, through grant funds from the Office of the Attorney General, to make a presentation regarding their 2008 Alcohol Mapping Project.
# 11e CC October 28, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

2p.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the activities of the Worcester Regional Tobacco Collaborative including the Great American Smoke Out, Compliance Checks, and the Annual Tobacco Calendar Contest.
# 8.28A CM November 18, 2008


In Committee January 19, 2011 - Held

Attachments

Recommend File

2q.

Communication of the City Manager recommend adoption of Resolutions to File and Accept Various 2011 Grants on Behalf of the Division of Public Health.
# 9.24B CM June 15, 2010 - (8) Resolutions adopted

Attachments
In Committee for informational purposes only

Recommend File

2r.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational Communication relative to the Public Health Regionalization Initiative Agreement between the City of Worcester and the Town of Shrewsbury.
# 9.24A CM June 15, 2010

Attachments

Recommend file

2s.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Worcester's Community Smoking Cessation Resource Guide.
# 12.24A CM September 21, 2010


In Committee January 19, 2011 - Held

Attachments

Recommend File

2t.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Seasonal Influenza and the Annual Community Immunity Event.
# 9.24A CM November 09, 2010

Attachments

Recommend File

2u.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a $50,000 Grant from The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts for Regionalization of Public Health Services.
# 9.24A CM December 14, 2010

Attachments

Recommend File

2v.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Triage and Assessment Center for Homeless Unaccompanied Adults.
# 8.32B CM November 15, 2011

Attachments

Recommend File

2w.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Dismissal of the Federal Court Case against the City and its Tobacco Control Ordinance.
# 11.13A CM December 19, 2011

Attachments

Recommend File

2x.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Procedures for Tenants to Report No Heat or Insufficient Heat during the Cold Weather Months.
# 17k CC January 03, 2012

Attachments

Recommend Hold

Chairman's Orders

Request City Manager report the number of “No Heat” or “Insufficient Heat” complaints filed for the winter season of 2011-2012.

Request City Manager develop a pamphlet concerning the process for reporting “No Heat” and “Insufficient Heat” complaints. This pamphlet should describe the process, the laws and should be available in multiple languages. Further, request a link on the city's web page for accessing this pamphlet.

2y.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a Grant Award of $325,000 to the City's Division of Public Health from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
# 12o CC January 10, 2012

Attachments

Recommend File

2z.

Order of Councilor Gary Rosen - Request the City Council's Standing Committee on Public Health and Human Services discuss the civil defense plan, including the biological contamination research and response center that Dr. Robert J. Tashjian and others propose to build on his 200-acre Malden Brook Farm off Prospect St., West Boylston.
# 11j CC April 29, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

2aa.

Order of 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 June 23, 2008 - Held
In Committee August 11, 2008 - Held
In Committee September 29, 2008 - Held
In Committee November 19, 2008 - Held
In Committee March 23, 2009 - Held


Attachments

Recommend File

2bb.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Certification of Housing Inspectors to Conduct Lead Paint Determinations.
# 9.23B CM December 01, 2009

Attachments

Recommend File

2cc.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Housing and Health Inspections Response Protocol for No Heat Complaints and Emergencies.
# 9.23C CM December 01, 2009

Attachments

Recommend File