AGENDA
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
MAY 8, 2002
COUNCIL CHAMBER
Convened:
5:07 p.m.
Adjourned;
6:09 p.m.
Present were: Chairperson Councillor Michael C. Perotto
Councillor
Barbara G. Haller
Councillor
Joseph M. Petty
Also: Fire Chief Gerard a. Dio
Deputy
Chief Timothy Gray
Firefighter
Frank Raffa, Local 1009
Police
Officer Richard Cipro, Local 378
Police
Officer Anthony Petrone
City
Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
Petitions
1. Kevin
M. Ksen request Public Safety Committee review problems and delays with towing
of abandoned vehicles.
#15 CC August 21, 2001
In
Committee March 14, 2002 – held
Recommend File
2. Kevin
Ksen et al request City Council Public Safety Committee adopt written
guidelines governing police department surveillance of labor unions, community
groups, students and others involved in free speech activities.
#6 CC
January 29, 2002
In
Committee March 14, 2002 – held
Recommend Hold
Communications of the City Manager
3.
Relative to
Photographing Protesters in Public Places.
#16A CM April 30, 2002
Recommend Hold
4. Relative
to the Status of Computerization in the Fire Department.
#16A CM August 22, 2000
In Committee November 9, 2000 –
Held
Recommend
File
Chairman’s
Order request the Fire Chief update the City Council on
computerization
in the Fire Department.
5. Relative
to Structure Fires Investigated in 1999.
#13B CM August 22, 2000
In Committee November 9, 2000 –
Held
Recommend File
6. Relative
to the enlarged full color chart on structure fires.
#13B CM September 26, 2000
In Committee November 9, 2000 –
Held
Recommend
File
7. Relative
to response to NIOSH Report on the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Fire
Report.
#13A
CM October 17, 2000
In Committee November 9, 2000 – Held
Recommend
Hold
8. Relative
to the NIOSH Report.
#13B
CM October 17, 2000
In Committee November 9, 2000 –
Held
Recommend
Hold
9. Relative
to college dormitory fires.
#13A
CM December 5, 2000
Recommend
File
Chairman’s
Order request the Fire Chief update the City Council concerning
the
number and origin of dormitory fires since 2000.
10. Relative
to college dormitory smoke detectors.
#13B
CM December 5, 2000
Recommend
File
11. Relative
to cost benefits of sprinkler installation.
#13A
CM January 2, 2001
Recommend File
12. Relative
to Deactivated Fire Protection System in Lodging Houses.
#13B
CM December 19, 2000
Recommend File
13. Relative
to Fire Protection Procedure for Lodging Houses. #13C CM December 19, 2000
Recommend File
14. Relative to State Fire Safety Program.
#13A CM January 9, 2001
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request President of Local 1009
provide City Council with legislative amendments of interest to the City of
Worcester.
15. Relative
to increase of accidental fires.
#13A CM January 23, 2001
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the Fire
Chief provide the City Council with an updated chart on accidental fires.
16. Relative
to the Worcester Fire Department Board of Inquiry Report.
#13C CM January 23, 2001
Recommend
File
17. Relative
to Fire Setter Program in the Worcester Public Schools.
#13B
CM February 27, 2001
Recommend
File
#12C
CM March 13, 2001
Recommend File
19. Relative
to structure fires – Year 2000.
#12A
CM March 13, 2001
Recommend File
20. Relative
to Investigated Structure Fires, Year 2001.
#12B
CM February 12, 2002
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the Fire Chief
provide the City Council with a comprehensive report on all types of fires
reported in the first quarter of 2002 categorizing them by type.
21. Relative to the requirement to apply for the Fire Act Grant.
#12B
CM April 3, 2001
Recommend File
22. Relative
to structures owned by the City of Worcester.
#4A
CM April 24, 2001
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the Code Commissioner provide the City Council with a listing of City of Worcester owned buildings that have been demolished.
#12A CM
May 29, 2001
Recommend
File
Chairman’s Order request the Fire Chief provide the City Council with a report concerning the apprehension of any arsonists in conjunction with reported fires in the Elm Park neighborhood.
24. Relative to completed report from the Fire
Study Task Force which was established in August of 2000 to look at ways of
implementing the recommendation of the TriData Corporation Study of the
Worcester Fire Department.
#12D
CM May 29, 2001
Recommend Hold
25. Relative to synopsis of Fire Department
vacation schedule.
#13D CM August 21, 2001
Recommend
Hold
26. Relative
to the "Assistance to Firefighter Program"
#12B CM September 18, 2001
Recommend Hold
27. Relative to Providing an Update on the
Implementation of the Twenty six Recommendations of the Community Task Force on
Abandoned Buildings.
#18A CM November 20, 2001
In Committee February 11, 2002 – Held
Recommend Hold
28. Relative to current vacancy factor in the
Fire Department.
#12A CM March 19, 2002
Recommend File
29. Relative to Number and Location of Closing
of Fire Companies during Summer 2001.
#12B CM March 19, 2002
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the Fire Chief
provide the City Council with an
update on station closings during Summer
2002.
30. Relative to the Webster Square Fire Station
Punch List.
#7E
CM April 30, 2002
Recommend
File
Chairman’s
Order request that a traffic signal be installed in front of the Webster Street
Fire Station.
Chairman’s
Order request the Fire Chief provide the City Council with a prioritized
listing of traffic issues and signals surrounding our fire stations.