PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
DECEMBER 8, 2003
COUNCIL CHAMBER
Convened: 5:35
p.m.
Adjourned: 7:30
p.m.
Councillor
Michael C. Perotto
Councillor Barbara G. Haller
Also:
City Manager
Thomas R. Hoover
Police Chief Gerald J. Vizzo
Fire
Chief Gerard A. Dio
District
Fire Chief Timothy Gray
Budget
Director John Pranckevicius
City
Auditor James A. DelSignore
Director
of Neighborhood Services Paul LaCava
Deputy
Police Chief Carlo Genatossio
Local
1009 Vice President Donald Courtney
Local
1009 President Frank Raffa
Local
378 President Richard Cipro
Communications
Director Kathy Henry
City
Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
POLICE DEPARTMENT
1. Relative to Requesting the Newspaper to Report Home and Worcester Address when Reporting Arrests.
#19C CM August 20, 2002
2. Relative to Police report on the area bordered by Main, West, Highland and Elm Streets from January 2002 to the present.
#19D CM August 20, 2002
3. Relative to Police Officers on Paid Detail also cite for traffic violations.
#19E CM August 20, 2002
4. Relative to Placing a Cap on Paid Detail for Police Officers.
#13A CM August 20, 2002
5. Relative to Options for Taking Authority over People Who are Taken into Protective Custody.
#20G CM October 29, 2002
6. Relative to Problems on Shrewsbury Street regarding Liquor Establishments.
#20H CM December 3, 2002
7. Relative to Water Safety Officer assigned to Indian Lake.
#20F CM December 17, 2002
8. Relative to Noise by Watercrafts, Enforcement on Various Bodies of Water in Worcester and Agreement with the Town of Shrewsbury regarding enforcement on Lake Quinsigamond.
#20H CM December 17, 2002
9. Relative
to whether Worcester Police can enforce noise laws when patrolling Lake
Quinsigamond.
#19D CM October 14, 2003
10. Relative to Status of Vandalism in the Beechmont St. Area.
#20A CM January 7, 2003
11. Relative to Condition of Worcester Police Department Vehicles.
#20C CM February 11, 2003
12. Relative to Results of Investigation into the More Recent Murders Recorded in the City of Worcester.
#20D CM February 11, 2003
Recommend File
13. Relative to Addresses Where Drug Related Arrests were Made Within the Past 12 Months.
#20G CM February 25, 2003
14. Relative to Worcester Residents Registered as Level 3 Sex Offenders.
#20F CM February 25, 2003
15. Relative to Fourth Quarter Calendar Year 2002 Crime Statistics.
#20E CM February 25, 2003
16. Relative to the Community Services Unit.
#46 CC March 25, 2003
In
Committee April 2, 2003 - Held
Recommend File
17. Relative to the Community Service Unit.
#20A CM April 1, 2003
18. Relative to deployment of Police personnel.
#20A CM April 29, 2003
19. Relative to Standard Response Time to 911 Calls
#19D CM June 17, 2003
20. Relative to Updated Figures Concerning Arrests for Prostitution.
#20A CM February 25, 2003
21. Relative to Strategy to Significantly Reduce Prostitution.
#19E CM June 17, 2003
22. Relative to complaint calls and arrests with regard to prostitution for 2003 by the month
#19A CM July 1, 2003
23. Relative to arrests for prostitution that have occurred in Green Hill Park for a 6 month period.
#19B CM September 9, 2003
24. Relative to number of arrests made with regard to prostitution by month for 2003.
#19C CM September 16, 2003
25. Relative to a Report from the Joint Committee of the License Commission for the City of Worcester and Worcester Area Colleges.
#17A CM September 8, 1998
In Committee April 5, 1999 – Held
In Committee August 18, 1999 – Held
26. Relative to Prevention & Education: Minors & Alcoholic Beverage Consumption.
#18A CM September 7, 1999
27. Relative to copy of the Keg Law.
#20A CM September 28, 1999
28. Relative to Owners of Properties Associated with the disturbances in the College Hill Area.
#19D CM July 16, 2002
29. Relative to Arrests – College Hill/Holy Cross.
#19F CM September 24, 2002
Recommend File
30. Relative to Update on College-aged Arrests.
#20B CM February 25, 2003
31. Relative to update on College aged arrests.
#20C CM April 15, 2003
32. Request adoption of an order relative to Police Mutual Aid Program.
#15C CM July 1, 2003
In Committee
for informational purposes only.
33. Relative to technical support for Laptop Computers in Police Vehicles
#19A CM August 12, 2003
34. Relative to cruisers supplied with Laptop Computers.
#19B CM November 18, 2003
35. Relative to police patrol at Green Hill Park.
#19E CM August 12, 2003
Recommend File
36. Relative to additional police coverage on Shrewsbury St.
#19F CM August 12, 2003
37. Relative to the number of arrests at 14 Shepard Street.
#19G CM August 12, 2003
38. Relative to shortage of support in the Bureau of Records at the Worcester Police Department.
#19I CM August 12, 2003
39. Request City Council adoption authorizing
the filing of special legislation which would allow the City to use “Special
Process Servers” in lieu of Police Officers in Housing Court enforcement
actions.
#15C CM September 16, 2003
40. Relative to Candidates for the
position of Chief of Police.
#19D CM September 16, 2003
41. Relative
to cost to the city for responding to calls and complaints related to the PIP
Shelter.
#19B CM September 30, 2003
42. Relative
to crime statistics for the area surrounding the Public Inebriate Program.
#19C CM November 18, 2003
43. Relative
to solutions & problem solving strategies dealing with urban crime.
#19C CM September 30, 2003
44. Relative to making an arrest
on a civil warrant.
#19D CM September 30, 2003
45. Relative to recent shooting
at vehicles on Fruit and Newbury Streets.
#19B CM October 14, 2003
46. Relative
to the number of complaint calls and arrests made relative to several addresses
in the City.
#19C CM October 14, 2003
47. Relative to addresses where
arrests have occurred year to date in 2003.
#19E CM October 14, 2003
48. Relative
to addresses where letters have been sent to property owners regarding the
eviction of tenants arrested for certain crimes.
#19F CM October 14, 2003
49. Relative to level of
staffing in the Traffic Division.
#19A CM October 28, 2003
50. Relative to the Worcester
Police Department Canine Unit.
#19B CM October 28, 2003
51. James
Delsignore, City Auditor transmitting City of Worcester Police Salary Account Projection
for Year ending June 30, 2004.
#54
CC December 2, 2003
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager obtain from the State’s Community Policing funding agency stating on their letterhead their position regarding the appropriate use of community policing funds.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with a copy of the November 23, 2003 Department of Justice letter and their response.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager consider the use of Community Development Block Grant funds for increased police presence in Crown Hill, Vernon Hill, Oak Hill and Grafton Hill neighborhoods.
Chairman’s Order request the City Auditor provide the City Council with a monthly report concerning the Police Department.
Chairman’s Order request the Police Chief provide the City Council with his philosophy regarding community policing and how we are able to deploy officers to obtain the best results.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with an update on the Weed and Seed program from a funding perspective.
Chairman’s Order request the Police Chief report to the City Council the process for assignment of paid detail work.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with an update on condition of the vehicles owned and operated by the Worcester Police Department.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager report to the City Council how the public might access information regarding Level 2 sex offenders.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with an update on the costs involved in responding to the PIP shelter.
Chairman’s Order request the Fire Chief provide the City Council with a report concerning structural fires in calendar 2003.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager report to the City Council intentions for re-use of the Brown Square Fire Station property.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager report to the City Council concerning a future request for funding for the construction of a new Fire Department training facility.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager report to the City Council the composition of the Local Law Enforcement Advisory Committee.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager consider using unexpended balances in the Community Development Block Grant for funding of the Neighborhood Mini-Grant Program.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager update the City Council on the funding for the Weed and Seed program and whether the City of Worcester provides any funds towards this program in addition to the federal funding.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City Council with an update on the Cutover Microwave Project.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Communications of the City Manager
52. 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
In Committee May 8, 2002 – Held
Recommend File
53. Relative to the NIOSH report.
#13B CM October 17, 2000
In Committee November 9, 2000 - Held
In Committee May 8, 2002 – Held
54. 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
In Committee May 8, 2002 – Held
55. Relative to synopsis of Fire Department vacation schedule.
#13D CM August 21, 2001
In Committee
May 8, 2002 – Held
In Committee
January 15, 2003 – Held
56. Relative to Recommendation Regarding Relocation of Central Street Fire Apparatus.
#12A CM September 3, 2002
In Committee January 15, 2003 – Held
In Committee March 10, 2003 - Held
57. Relative to the feasibility of placing a new fire station on Franklin Street adjacent to the site of the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse tragedy.
#13A CM January 28, 2003
In Committee March 10, 2003 – Held
Recommend
File
Councillor
Perotto was recused from participating on this item on a roll call of 2-0.
58. Relative to potential cost of construction of a new three tier fire station.
#13C CM April 29, 2003
59. Relative to projected increase in the number of runs in the event the Central St. facility is closed.
#13B CM May 20, 2003
Recommend
File
60. Relative to Investigated Structure Fires – Year 2002.
#13A CM February 25, 2003
61. Relative to Updated Chart on Accidental Fires.
#13B CM February 25, 2003
Recommend File
62. Relative to the City’s actions to prevent a tragedy such as the recent fire in Rhode Island.
#30B CM March 18, 2003
63. Relative to Station Needs.
#13A CM April 15, 2003
Recommend File
64. Relative to equipment purchased recently by and for the Worcester Fire Department.
#13C CM May 20, 2003
65. Relative to implementing light rescue vehicles.
#13E CM May 20, 2003
66. Relative to Fire Companies Closing during the summer months.
#13B CM September 9, 2003
67. Relative to cost for computers for the Fire Department.
#13A CM October 28, 2003
LLEBG GRANTS/AWARDS
68. Relative to the HUD requirements for CDBG and LLEBG grants as related to using these funds to cover salaries and the planned use for prior years’ CDBG unexpended balances.
#17E CM July 16, 2002
69. Relative to Make Up of the Advisory Committee for the FY’02 Law Enforcement Block Grant.
#17C CM August 20, 2002
In Committee January 15, 2003 – Held
70. Relative to FY’03 Local Law Enforcement Public Safety Equipment Grant Award to the City of Worcester in the amount of $108,000.00 from the Massachusetts Office of Public Safety.
#18B CM January 7, 2003
71. Relative to the City’s usage of our LLEBG Funds.
#5A CM April 29, 2003
72. Relative to the recidivism rate of youth that have utilized the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant.
#17C CM July 16, 2002
73. Relative to FY’03 Firefighter Public Safety Equipment Grant Award to the City of Worcester in the amount of $102,000.00 from the Massachusetts Office of Public Safety.
#18A CM January 7, 2003
74. Relative to Grant Monies to Build a Firefighter Training Facility in the City.
#13B CM March 18, 2003
75. Relative to CDBG funding for a new fire station.
#18E CM April 29, 2003
76. Relative to assistance to Firefighters Programs.
#13A CM April 29, 2003
77. Relative to grants awarded to the Fire Department.
#13D CM May 20, 2003
78. Relative
to Neighborhood Mini-Grant Program.
#18C CM April 29, 2003
79. Relative to the City’s receipt of two funding awards in the amount of $45,053.00 (for Worcester’s Adult Project Turnaround) and $29,750.00 (for the Youth Project Turnaround) under the Safe Neighborhood Grant Program administered by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety.
#17C CM July 1, 2003
80. Relative to U.S. Department of Justice Weed and Seed Program.
#17I CM August 20, 2002
In Committee January 15, 2003 – Held
81. Relative to the City’s Weed & Seed Official Recognition Application to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
#18B CM October 29, 2002
In Committee January 15, 2003 – Held
82. Relative to the Weed and Seed Program Selection Announcement.
#18E CM November 12, 2002
In Committee January 15, 2003 – Held
Recommend File
83. Relative
to Weed & Seed Initiative.
#18A CM February 11, 2003
84. Relative to the City of Worcester’s official recognition as a Weed and Seed Site.
#17I CM August 12, 2003
85. Relative to FY’03 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) Process.
#17E CM September 9, 2003
86. Relative to the Local Law Enforcement Block
Grant (LLEBG) public hearings.
#17I CM November 18, 2003
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Communications of the City Manager
87. Relative to Prioritizing Calls of the Communications Department.
#6A CM July 16, 2002
88. Relative to Communications Department March 8, 2003 Cutover Microwave Project.
#7A CM March 18, 2003
89. Relative to Cutover Microwave Project.
#7A CM April 1, 2003
90. Relative to Number of Calls to the Complaint Line (799-8606) by the month.
#7A CM June 17, 2003
Recommend File
91. Relative to Communication Default Calls.
#7A CM July 1, 2003
#19A CM September 16, 2003
93. Relative
to October 2003 – Monthly report on the categories of complaints made on
complaint line.
#19I CM November 18, 2003
94. Report of the Committee on Commerce & Development Upon the Petition of Thomas W. Wharton request the City Council prepare a series of recommendations to the City Manager and his administration to develop a telecommunications master plan within 120 days.
In City
Council September 18, 2001 #51 CC Order adopted
Referred to
Public Safety Committee for informational purposes only
In Committee March 14, 2002 – Held