CITY OF WORCESTER | Public Service and Transportation Committee Meeting | Monday, April 30, 2007 | Council Chamber | Convened: 6:30 P.M. | Adjourned: 7:25 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 Joseph M Petty | | Councilor Gary Rosen | | Councilor Kathleen M Toomey |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Joseph M. Petty
Councilor Gary Rosen
DPWP Staffperson Robert Fiore
WRTA Administrator Stephen O'Neil
WRTA Director of Community Relations Richard Glavin
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | | | Also: | | | | |
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| | | 1a. | Councilor Frederick C. Rushton request to install a street light in front of 54 Manhattan Rd.
# 4b CC October 10, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval of the installation of one new street light on pole #2 in Manhattan Road. | |
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| | | 1b. | Joseph Cote request additional street light be installed in Chester St. between Grove St. and Holden St.
# 6b CC January 30, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval of the installation of 3 new street lights on poles #1, 3, and 7 in Chester St. between Grove St. and Holden St. | |
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| | | 1c. | Neil Smith request the installation of one new streetlight in Sargent St.
# 8a CC February 06, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold (Due to Massachusetts Electric's cost for underground work to install this street light). | |
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| | | 1d. | Derek Bergstrom et al request streetlight on the existing electrical pole that stands on the sidewalk in front of 9 Monticello Dr.
# 7a CC February 27, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval of the installation of one new street light on pole #3. | |
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| | | 1e. | John Dower request that an appropriate amount of street lighting be installed in newly constructed Heath St. from Malvern Rd. northerly to approximately #34 Heath St.
# 7c CC April 03, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval of the installation of 3 new street lights on poles #8, 10 and 13 in Heath Street. | |
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| | | 2a. | Chairman's Order from the Committee on Traffic & Parking - Request Public Service and Transportation Committee consider routing the existing bus route on Plantation St. so that it drops off passengers within the Notre Dame du Lac facilities off Plantation St., when requested.
# 10o CC November 14, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold (see 3 Chairman's Orders) | |
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| | | 2b. | Petition of Mary MacInnes, Administrator, WRTA, request permission to install a bench or shelter near bus stop on Front St.
#23 CC July 18, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 3a. | Communication of the City Manager relative to the final report "Worcester Regional Airport: Airport Strategic Planning and Aviation Marketing", as well as the Executive Summary of that report, as prepared for the city of Worcester by its consultants, Infrastructure Management Group (IMG).
#49 CC November 22, 2005
In Committee December 7, 2005 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3b. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding City Council's request to provide Allegiant Air Monthly passenger load and flight cancellation information.
# 3A CM September 12, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3c. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Worcester Regional Airport Parcel RFP.
# 3A CM November 28, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 4. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 4a. | Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the City of Worcester being Awarded the 2007 E-Government from Common Cause Massachusetts.
# 32A CM April 03, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to an update on the Availability of Wireless Internet Service at the Worcester Public Library.
#25C CM August 29, 2006
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to an update of Economic Development Initiatives.
#8A CM December 6, 2005 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4d. | Transmitting informational communication relative to an update of Economic Development Initiatives.
#8A CM January 10, 2006
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4e. | Relative to an updated of Economic Development Initiatives report - February 2006.
#8A CM February 14, 2006
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4f. | Relative to an update of Economic Development Initiatives - March 2006.
#8A CM March 7, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4g. | Relative to an update of Economic Development Initiatives - April 2006.
#8A CM April 4, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4h. | Relative to an update of Economic Development Initiatives - May 2006.
#8A CM May 2, 2006
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4i. | Regarding the Economic Development Initiatives Report - June 2006.
#2A CM June 13, 2006
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4j. | Transmitting Economic Development Monthly Report for July 2006.
#8A CM July 18, 2006
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4k. | Transmitting Informational Communication of the Economic Development Report for August 2006.
#8l CM August 29, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4l. | Transmitting informational communication regarding the October 3, 2006 Economic Development Report.
# 8A CM October 3, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4m. | Transmitting the Economic Development Report for the Month of November 2006.
# 3A CM November 14, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4n. | Transmitting the Monthly Economic Development Report for December 2006.
# 8.8B CM December 12, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4o. | Transmitting the Economic Development Report for January 2, 2007.
# 8.8B CM January 2, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4p. | Relative to Economic Development Initiatives Monthly Status Report - February 2007.
# 5a CC February 6, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4q. | Transmitting communication relative to an update of the Economic Development Initiatives- March 2007.
# 5a CC March 13, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4r. | Transmitting an update of Economic Development initiatives relative to development activity since the last monthly report.
# 5a CC April 10, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
| 1. | Request City Manager report to the City Council within 30 days with a resolution to the public safety concerns for both pedestrians, motorists and WRTA bus routes in Plantation Street in the vicinity of Notre Dame du Lac.
| | | 2. | Request City Manager request the Police Chief to report to the City Council the solutions he may implement immediately, including speeding surveillance, to improve public safety in Plantation Street in the vicinity of Notre Dame du Lac.
| | | 3. | Request City Manager request the Commissioner of Public Works and Parks to review the varying posted speed limits in the entire length of Plantation Street and address the issue of public safety by recommending more appropriate limits.
| | | 4. | Request City Manager request the appropriate members of his Administration meet with the new Administrator of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority concerning CitySquare and Washington Square.
| | | 5. | Request Request City Manager request the Administrator of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority to provide the City Council with long range and strategic plans subsequent to a thorough in-house review. | |
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