CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
7:00 P.M.
The City Council will meet in Finance at the conclusion of the regular meeting
Convened: 7:08 P.M.
Recessed for
Finance: 9:10 P.M.
Adjourned: 9:45 P.M.
1. INVOCATION - Rev. Charles Monroe
Our Lady of the Angels
Church
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3. ROLL CALL - All present except Councillor Luster and Patton. Councillor Luster
arrived at 7:12 P.M.
4. ITEMS OF CITIZEN INTEREST
4a. ITEMS OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
PETITIONS
5 TO REFERRED TO AD HOC CHARTER COMMITTEE
5. James P. Coughlin that the City Council's appropriate sub-committee conduct a series of public hearings for the purpose of seeking the public's testimony about their thoughts on a potential change in Worcester's form of government.
6 REFERRED TO PARKS DEPARTMENT
6. Councillor Janice L. Nadeau on behalf of Steven Kazan request Forestry
take down tree on Hollywood St. side of 40 May St. and repair sidewalk where
root from tree is up 6-8".
6a. Councillor timothy J. Cooney, Jr. on behalf of Barbara Sparhawk
et al request Public Works resolve drainage problem on Gates Lane I vicinity of
Wayne St. Referred to Public Works Committee - Suspension of Rules
6b. Councillor Timothy Murray request sidewalk repair at 140 West
St. Referred to Public Works Committee - Suspension of Rules
6c. Councillor Timothy Murray request emergency sidewalk repair at 42
Gifford Dr. Referred to Public Works Committee - Suspension of Rules
7 & 8 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
7. Maria Gallo request Traffic and Parking Committee to
re-install "no parking" signs from the corner of Copley and Commodore
Rd. extending down Copley Rd. to the end of the property.
8. Vincena Pendergast request City Council put Bus Stop sign
presently located at the corner of Imperial Rd. and Shrewsbury St. closer to
Scanos, back to its original location of Imperial Rd. and Shrewsbury St.,
closer to Gallo's.
8a. Councillor Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. on behalf of Lucille Worley
request Traffic Engineer remove Stop signs on Boston Ave. Referred
to the Traffic Engineer - Suspension of Rules
8b. Councillor Janice L. Nadeau on behalf of Green Island Residents
Group Request Police Department increase patrols on Millbury St. from Ashmont
Ave. to Kelley Sq. from 12 midnight to 3:00 a.m., especially on weekends to cut
down on speeding cars, fights and violence that had been occurring this past
December and January. Referred to City Manager - Suspension of
Rules
9. Randell R. Ormo et al to honor the spirit and intent of the
Worcester City Ordinance which created the Worcester Cultural Commission by
staffing the full time position of Executive Director; furthermore, that the
City Council and City Manager work actively and creatively to find the funds
necessary to staff this position in the 2000 budget.
Referred to the City
Manager. Council suspended rules to
allow Petitioner to speak
10-15 FROM EDUCATION -
Adopted
10. Request Administration to provide additional support in recruitment of volunteers for packing and moving of the library, including involvement of public school students, parents and college students.
11. Request City Manager to update City Council on construction of the library, including project manager, exterior materials and any other changes that have occurred.
12. Request Administration to provide City Council with an update of efforts used to market Worcester through use of the City's new school buildings.
13. Request City Manager to develop a Buy-Worcester brochure.
14. Request Administration to provide City Council with rationale of calculations for number of parking spots at the new Vocational School.
15. Request City Manager to consider using deck parking for the new Vocational School to save two acres of park land in the Green Hill Park transfer.
16-21 FROM ETHNIC & MINORITY AFFAIRS - Adopted
16. Request Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator to report to Ethnic and Minority Affairs Committee locations of sidewalks that need repair.
17. Request Administration to provide City Council with specific updates regarding the eleven pending discrimination claims against the City of Worcester. Further, request report specify which claims are City employees and which are not.
18. Request Administration to provide City Council with quarterly report as to the status of pending discrimination claims against the City of Worcester. Further, request Administration report on inquiries made by people who feel they may have situations of discrimination.
19. Request Administration to provide a comparison report as to what other Massachusetts cities and towns have done to recruit and employ women firefighters.
20. Request Administration to provide an EEO breakdown of the 235 provisional positions listed in Item #14A of the City Manager's Calendar of February 9, 1999, including date of hire to assignment listed.
21. Request City Manager report on City's minority recruitment strategy. Further, request City Manager report as to how the City could work with the School Department to recruit City employees.
21a-c
FROM FINANCE - Adopted
21a. Request Administration report on garage overtime at the Police Department. Further, request report on why Police Officers are assigned to garage functions.
21b. Request Administration provide City Council with a listing for the last five years of the total number of employees on the municipal side of the budget, broken down by department.
21c. Request Assessor report relative to increase in assessments over
the last five years and parallel to that, increases that have occurred in the
State on average. Further, request
report breakdown by commercial and residential property.
22-24 FROM PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION - Adopted
22. Request City Manager and the Commissioner of Public Works to provide City Council with the cost estimates received from Mass. Electric for decorative period streetlight fixtures.
23. Request Worcester Police Department to investigate reported drug activity in Farber Field parking lot.
24. Request Telecommunications Director to provide City Council with an update on implementation of the Plan of Action.
25 & 26 FROM PUBLIC WORKS - Adopted
25. Request Department of Public Works to investigate scavenging of recyclables in vicinity of 9 Moore Ave.
26. Request Airport Commission to consider designating a room at the Worcester Regional Airport terminal for display of Goddard memorabilia.
27-30 FROM TRAFFIC & PARKING- Adopted
27. Request Director of Traffic Engineering to install Thickly Settled signs with 30 MPH advisory signs attached in the area of 770 Franklin St.
28. Request Director of Traffic Engineering to install "Children" signs in the area of 770 Franklin St.
29. Request Police Chief to place trailer mounted speed monitor on Franklin St. near #770.
30. Request City Manager to provide funds to install traffic signals at the intersection of Hamilton St. and Fairmont Ave.
30a
FROM JOINT COMMITTEES ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY - Adopted Suspension of Rules
30a. Request Administration to give consideration to providing more
funding for graffiti removal.
31. Request City Manager to update City Council on services and neighborhood response to Youth Center on Chandler St. (Patton)
Adopted
32. Request City Manager to provide updates on park projects at Duffy Field, Dodge Park and Kendrick Park. (Patton)
Adopted
33. Request City Manager to provide a plan for economic development activity in the next sixty days. Request report for May 1. (Patton)
Adopted
34. Request City Manager to provide five specific goals for his personal accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2000; one in management efficiency, one in economic development, one in personal improvement, one in regional cooperation and one in budget reduction or revenue enhancement. (Patton)
Adopted
35. Request City Manager to provide City Council with the top 100 IRS form 1099 reports for calendar year 1998 to include payee and total amount paid. If possible, include source of payment - Enterprise, Bonding, Capital Budgets, Operating Budgets. (Patton)
Adopted
36. Request City Manager to provide City Council with an organizational chart for each department prior to budget. (Patton)
Adopted
37. Request City Manager to take any and all steps necessary to have the names of tax delinquents publicized on the City of Worcester web site and any other forms of communication available. (Petty)
Adopted
38. Request City Manager to increase traffic enforcement between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the vicinity of 425 Pleasant St. (Mariano)
Adopted - Report requested
in 30 days
39. Request City Manager to install a pedestrian traffic light at 425 Pleasant St. (Mariano)
Adopted - Report requested
in 30 days
40. Request City Manager to replace the bench at the bus stop at the corner of Russell and Pleasant Sts. (Mariano)
Adopted - Report requested
in 30 days
41. Request Commerce and Development Committee to hold a meeting with the Lincoln Village Tenant's Association. Said meeting to review the economic development in the Lincoln Village neighborhood. (Mariano, Patton)
Referred to Commerce &
Development Committee
42. Request City Manager to consider a change in the current recycling and trash collection program that would allow workers to pick-up stray materials that have fallen from a recycling container or been dislodged by animals and remain within a few feet of the bag or container. (Mariano)
Councillor Perotto moved to
amend: Further, request Administration consider using lids on recycle bins
Order adopted, as amended
43. Request City Manager to provide a status report on the previous Council Order to make the reflecting pool on the Worcester Common suitable for skating during the winter months. (Mariano)
Adopted
44. Request City Manager inform Council about City's plans for the Ninth Annual New England Summer Nationals in June. (Cooney)
Adopted
45. Request City Manager inform Council whether plans to reopen Main St. are on schedule. (Cooney)
Councillor Clancy moved to
amend: Further, request City Manager inform City Council, in the form of a
memorandum as to the bid process and timelines for reopening of Main St.
Order adopted, as amended
46. Request City Council consider putting $1.00 donation checkbox for Senior Center on tax bill. (Clancy, Nadeau)
Adopted
47. Request City Manager to cause the real estate tax bill due May 1 of each year to include a public service request that encourages property owners across the city to cooperate in making Worcester a cleaner community and to sweep winter sand from the sidewalk in front of their property before street sweeping takes place. (Murray)
Adopted
48. Request City Manager report to City Council the number of citations issued during the last year for violation of the City's anti-littering ordinance; who is empowered to issue such a citation and what type of anti-littering campaign we conduct annually to encourage residents and visitors to keep Worcester clean. (Murray)
Adopted
49. Request City Council Municipal Operations Committee meet with the City Manager concerning possible terms and conditions of a new employment contract. (Murray, Perotto, Petty, Nadeau, Cooney, Finnegan)
Referred to Municipal
Operations Committee
50. Request City Manager to provide Council with complete report on anticipated Fire Department overtime during June, July and August. Report should take into consideration the fact that four men would be assigned to each piece of apparatus. (Cooney)
Councillor Cooney requested that
Councillor Petty’s name be added to the Order
Adopted
51. Request Worcester Housing Authority provide a full-time security guard at 275 Pleasant St., including a guest sign-in authorization. (Mariano)
Adopted
52. Request Administration report on the need for the siting of a regional office of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination in Worcester. (Lukes)
Councillor Luster moved to
amend: Further, request Administration advise City Council if the City’s Human
Rights Office does in-take for MCAD and how that is publicized
Order adopted, as amended
53. Request Administration report and consider the termination of the practice of levying additional fines for late payment of parking tickets against citizens whose tardiness is caused by the time required to process the appeal of the issuance of the ticket. (Lukes)
Adopted
54. Request City Council, through the Municipal Operations Committee, to immediately start negotiations with the City Manager regarding renewal of his contract and report back to the full City Council within 30 days. (Lukes)
Adopted
Councillor Lukes requested
suspension of the rules to allow a third round of discussion - Council voted on
a roll call vote of 7 Yeas and 3 Nays to suspend the rules
54a. Request
Municipal Operations Committee to consider offering the City Manager a two year
contract with a 3% pay raise for each of the two years. Motion-Perotto
@ #49, 54 & 166CC - Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
54b. Request Fire Chief to provide City Council with year 2000 overtime projections for the Fire Department. Motion-Petty @ #50CC - Adopted
54c. Request City Manager contact the State relative to funding for security in State Operated Housing in the City of Worcester. Motion-Nadeau @ #51CC - Adopted
54d. Request
City Manager contact our federal legislators relative to possibly reinstating
funds cut from the Worcester Housing Authority in order to use those funds for
more security in Worcester Housing Authority properties. Motion-Perotto
@ #51CC - Adopted
54e. Request Worcester Housing Authority respond, through the City Manager, as to what they are providing for security and what specifically the statistics are in terms of the offers to elders to move into elder only housing and the responses. Further, whether Worcester Housing Authority asks on the application for housing, whether prospective tenants or current tenants, if they have firearm identification cards and whether they own weapons and keep those weapons in their apartments. Motion-Lukes @ #51CC - Adopted
54f. Request Administration to provide City Council with information regarding the eviction policy at the mixed population housing operated by the Worcester Housing Authority. Motion-Luster @ #51CC - Adopted
54g. Request Police Department to develop a plan where they can interact with paid security at Worcester Housing Authority properties to make seniors feel more secure. Motion-Cooney @ #51CC - Adopted
54h. That it is the resolution of the City Council to request the Worcester Housing Authority to provide full-time security in all apartment buildings that have more than 25% senior residents and 10% non-senior residents. Motion-Mariano @ #51CC - Adopted
54I. That it is the resolution of the City Council to request the Worcester Housing Authority to increase security at all Worcester Housing Authority apartment buildings that have more than 10% senior residents. Motion-Mariano @ #51CC - Adopted
54j. Request City Solicitor provide City Council with an updated legal opinion from the City Solicitor from June 2, 1997 discussing the legal issues for the employment contract for the City Manager. Motion-Lukes @ #54CC - Adopted
54k. That the City Council hold Executive Session on May 4, 1999 to discuss renewal of the City Manager’s contract. Motion-Lukes @ #54CC - Adopted
54l. Request City Administration look into a pilot program for injection drug users that is called the Indigenous Leader Outreach Intervention Model. Nadeau, Finnegan, Murray, Lukes - Suspension of Rules - Adopted
54m. Request Traffic Engineer put up signs on West Boylston St. for Abby Foster Kelly School at New Bond St. Cooney - Suspension of Rules - Adopted
54n. Request City Manager report to City Council on why the City rejected bids for the Roosevelt School because bids did not contain language regarding training companies give to employees and evidence of insurance. Cooney - Suspension of Rules - Adopted
54o. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report on Fire Department trucks, specifically Aerial Scope 1, Ladder 5 and Ladder 2. Petty - Suspension of Rules - Adopted
55. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting Comprehensive Listing of Fees and Charges, updated to December 31, 1998.
Referred to Fees &
Charges Committee
56. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting schedules as of March 31, 1999 as follows: Bonds Payable, Bonds Authorized and Unissued, Computation of Legal Debt Margin and Summary of Principal and Interest Due.
Referred to Municipal
Operations Committee
57. Helen A. Friel, Assistant to the Superintendent/Clerk of the School Committee transmitting communication relative to replacing window screens at Columbus Park School.
Placed on file
58. Helen A. Friel, Assistant to the Superintendent/Clerk of the School Committee transmitting communication relative to the School Administration holding a public meeting to receive comments from the neighborhood relative to final designs for the Forest Grove Middle School.
Placed on file
59. Thomas R. Hoover, City Manager transmitting communication relative to the FY2000 budget.
Referred to Finance
60. Thomas R. Hoover, City Manager transmitting communication recommending that $180,533.58 be transferred from Account #91C706, Senior Center Rehabilitation and appropriated to Account #04C703, Senior Center Rehabilitation, to provide funds for the purpose of making timely payments for contractual obligations related to the rehabilitation of the Senior Center.
Order adopted, as amended on
a roll call - $280, 533.58
61 FROM PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION -Adopted
61. That the City Council of the City of Worcester go on record in favor of the effort of the Administration to obtain a permanent agreement with MassPort for the operation of the Worcester Regional Airport.
RESOLUTION
61a. That the City Council of the City of Worcester go on record, by way of a letter to Congressman McGovern, that the City Council will do everything they can to work with the federal government to obtain funding for elder housing and to change HUD regulations. Motion-Murray @ #51CC - Adopted
62. RECESS TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE:
FINANCE
a) #39CC
May 12, 1998
Order - Request Administration report on the policy of the Worcester Convention Center/Centrum Centre in seeking out, catering and servicing small group events and what impact this type of competition has had amongst the local restaurants and hotels. (Lukes)
b) #6CC
October 20, 1998
Communication of James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting communication relative to tax levy impact regarding funding of a staff person to the Mayor's Office from the School Department budget if the salary for the position does not qualify under the school reform financing formula and explaining the significance of the School Department's October report to the Department of Education with respect to current year's Net School Spending requirements.
c) #4CC
December 15, 1998
Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to the current five-year fiscal projection for the fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
d) #5CC
December 15, 1998
Order - Request City Manager to construct the Fiscal Year 2000 budget that only anticipates new growth and does not include an increase of 2 1/2% allowed under Proposition 2 1/2. (Petty, Patton, Mariano, Finnegan, Murray, Cooney, Lukes, Perotto)
e) #6CC
December 15, 1998
Order - Request City Manager to consider proposing a hiring freeze of City employees except for public safety employees. (Petty)
f) #4B CM
December 15, 1998
Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to calculations, 10 Year Period to a Single Tax Rate.
g) #5A CM
December 15, 1998
Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to Fiscal 2000 Projections.
h) #5B CM
December 15, 1998
Communication of the City Manager transmitting reports from Janice Borg Silverman, Director, Human Resources and John Pranckevicius, Budget Director.
i) #33g CC December 15, 1998
Motion - That all budget sessions be held as a Finance Committee rather than referral of department budgets to Committees. (Lukes)
j) #33h CC
December 15, 1998
Motion - That the City Council develop a schedule of Finance meetings at least once a month, starting in January. (Lukes)
k) #32CC
February 2, 1999
Order - Request City Auditor and City Solicitor to draft legislation to request that the State allocate $100 million to cities and towns for property tax relief. (Cooney, Patton, Finnegan)
l) #5A CM
February 9, 1999
Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to Motions made by Councillors from the December 15, 1998 Council Finance Committee meeting.
m) #5B CM
February 9, 1999
Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to the Fiscal 2000 Budget.
n) #5A CM
February 23, 1999
Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to Municipal Research Bureau Presentation.
o) 4C CM
March 16, 1999
Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to Proposition 2 1/2 ceiling.
62a
ACCEPTED AND RESOLUTION ADOPTED, AS AMENDED - Suspension of Rules
62a. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND DEVELOPMENT Upon the
Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to the
City of Worcester being considered by BASF for the creation of a $41 million
facility: recommend adoption of the accompanying Resolution.
62b ACCEPTED AND
RESOLUTION ADOPTED - Suspension of Rules
62b. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Upon the
Communication of the City Manager requesting approval of a resolution
authorizing the City of Worcester to apply for a Targeted Cities Initiative
grant with the Commonwealth of Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human
Services: recommend adoption of the accompanying Resolution.
62c ACCEPTED -
Suspension of Rules
62c. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Upon the
Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to
Targeted Cities Initiative: recommend Communication be placed on file.
62d ACCEPTED AND
ORDER ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL - Suspension of Rules
62d. REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEES ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC
SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication
relative to LLEBF II funding re-appropriation: recommend adoption of the
accompanying Order.
63-83 ACCEPTED
63. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Upon the Communication of
James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting quarterly report on the sources and
uses of funds for the construction of ALL School, Norrback Magnet, Roosevelt
Magnet, Worcester Vocational Technical School and Forest Grove Middle School: recommend
Communication be placed on file.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Upon the following
Communications of the City Manager: recommend Communications be placed on
file.
64. Transmitting communication relative to School Project Update.
65. Transmitting communication relative to Library Renovation
Project - Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program.
66. Transmitting communication relative to School Construction
Issues.
67. Transmitting communication relative to Timeline and Flow Chart -
Construction of Three New Schools.
68. Transmitting communication relative to recommendation regarding
the design, construction and financing process for the new Vocational High
School.
69. Transmitting communication relative to Worcester Vocational High
School.
70. Transmitting communication relative to New Vocational High
School Project.
71. Transmitting communication relative to the Worcester Public
Schools Five Year Building Plan.
72. Transmitting communication relative to Public Schools Rehabilitation
Account.
73. Transmitting communication relative to transition of Worcester
Technical Institute to Quinsigamond Community College.
74. Transmitting communication relative to the Worcester Vocational
High School Environmental Notification Form (ENF) process.
75. Transmitting communication relative to the Worcester Public
Library.
76. Transmitting communication relative to the proposed time line
for the WTI/QCC transition project.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ETHNIC AND MINORITY AFFAIRS Upon
the following Communications of the City Manager: recommend Communications
be placed on file.
77. Transmitting communication relative to Minority and Women-Owned
Business Participation.
78. Transmitting communication relative to Fire Department, Women,
Minorities and Veterans.
79. Transmitting communication relative to Advertising - FY 98-99.
80. Transmitting communication relative to Status Report - Active
Discrimination Complaints Pending Against the City of Worcester.
81. Transmitting communication relative to the bilingual capabilities
of City departments.
82. Requesting City Council adoption of an amendment to the
Ordinance that establishes the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee.
83. Transmitting communication relative to the Americans with
Disabilities Act "Transition Plan" for the City of Worcester.
83a
& b ACCEPTED AND ORDERS ADOPTED – Suspension of Rules
83a. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Upon the Order of Councillor
Lukes that all budget sessions be held as a Finance Committee rather than
referred of department budgets to Committees: recommend adoption of the
Order.
83b. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
ON FINANCE Upon the Order of Councillors Cooney, Patton and Finnegan requesting
the City Auditor and City Solicitor to draft legislation to request that the
State allocate $100 million to cities and towns for property tax relief: recommend
adoption of the Order.
84 REFERRED TO ORDINANCE
COMMITTEE FOR A HEARING
84. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Frederick
Grandinetti requesting to amend the zoning map for property located at 691
Grafton St. by changing current zoning designation from partially BL-1.0 and
RL-7 to BL-1.0 in its entirety.
85-92 ACCEPTED & ORDERS ADOPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
Upon the following Petitions requesting street lights: recommend adoption of
the accompanying Orders.
85. Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request installation of a street
light on Pole #31 on Blithewood Ave. in order to light crosswalk.
86. Councillor Janice L. Nadeau on behalf of Carlos Burgos request
new street light at 7 Gladstone St.
87. Councillor Timothy P. Murray request installation of brighter
street lighting along the river side of Coes St. between the former Coes Knife
Co. and E. U. Wurlitzer Co. on Park Ave.
88. Harry Boghosian et al request the change over of the street
lights to colonial type on Wheeler Ave. East.
89. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
Upon the Petition of Robert S. Haddon et al request installation of lighting in
Farber Field parking lot on Camelot Dr.: recommend adoption of the
accompanying Order requesting the Parks Commissioner install a flood light in
the parking lot at Farber Field to thwart illegal nighttime activity.
90. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
Upon the Petition of Councillor Stephen Patton on behalf of Robert Persson
requesting City accept street light, pole #7 at 20 Cumberland St.: recommend
adoption of the accompanying Order.
91. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
Upon the Petition of William M. Sweeney et al requesting as a pilot program to
address ongoing neighborhood-wide concerns about public safety, that on a trial
basis the lumens on the following street lights be increased: Beaver St., Birch St., Charlotte St.,
Clifton St., Clifton Terrace, Downing St., Florence St., Hawthorne St., Maywood
St., Oberlin St., Shirley St. and Woodbine St.: recommend adoption of the
accompanying Order to upgrade 70 street lights on Beaver St., Birch St.,
Charlotte St., Clifton St., Clifton Terrace, Downing St., Florence St.,
Hawthorne St., Maywood St., Oberlin St., Shirley St. and Woodbine St. at a cost
of $4,165.00, subject to a report from the Office of Planning and Community
Development and the Department of Public Works.
92. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
Upon the Petition of Louise Clarkson et al requesting enclosed bus shelters on
Greenwood St. at Bradlees and Price Chopper: recommend adoption of the
accompanying Order requesting the WRTA install some type of passenger safety
shelter on Greenwood St. at Bradlees or Price Chopper or rerouting of the bus
through the shopping plaza.
93-102 ACCEPTED
93. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
Upon the Petition of Councillor Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. on behalf of James K.
Cort to add lantern lights and poles to Ashland St. which runs from Pleasant
St. to Elm St. and to leave old street lights in place if equitable: recommend
Petition be placed on file.
94. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
Upon the Petition of Mayor Raymond V. Mariano on behalf of Ray Baillargeron
request Public Service and Transportation Committee to install a street light
at 104-106 Lakewood St.: recommend Petition be placed on file.
95. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
Upon the Report of the Committee on Commerce and Development upon the
Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to
Scheduling Problems, Staffing Shortage - WRTA: recommend Report and
Communication be placed on file.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
Upon the following Communications of the City Manager: recommend
Communications be placed on file.
96. Transmitting communication relative to Trans International
Express and Thrifty Car Rental.
97. Transmitting communication relative to MassPort Operating Agreement.
98. Transmitting communication relative to cost estimates regarding
the addition of covered parking garage at the Worcester Regional Airport.
99. Transmitting communication relative to Decrease in RTA Ridership.
100. Transmitting communication relative to Random Inspections of WRTA
Buses.
101. Transmitting communication relative to the sale of Greater Media
Cablevision, Inc.
102. Transmitting communication relative to WRTA UNCC Interdisciplinary
Transportation Studies Report.
103-116 ACCEPTED & ORDERS ADOPTED - Except 115
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following
Petitions requesting private street maintenance: recommend adoption of the
accompanying Orders.
103. Debbie Mathews et al request Public Works provide private street
maintenance on Keach Ave.
104. Lisa Jolie et al request private street maintenance on Bangor St.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following
Petitions requesting sidewalk repair: recommend
adoption of the accompanying Orders.
105. Councillor Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. on behalf of John R. Sullivan
request Public Works replace sidewalk in front of 6 Wyola Dr.
106. Councillor Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. request Public Works replace
sidewalks on west side of Water St. from corner of Harrison and Water Sts.
southerly approximately 300', not to exceed $10,000.00.
107. Councillor Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. on behalf of Alan Lederman
request Public Works approve sidewalk repair in front of 108 Water St.
108. Councillor Janice L. Nadeau request Public Works repair sidewalk
on even side of Charlton St. from Main St. to 12 Charlton St.
109. Councillor Janice L.
Nadeau request Public Works repair sidewalk from 18 to 20 Charlton St.
110. Councillor Michael C. Perotto on behalf of Michael Lagoy request
Public Works repair sidewalk in front of 19 Milton St. (Petition amended to in
front of 66 Edgeworth St.)
111. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Peter
Sullivan et al request installation of a safety guard rail at the corner of
Lincoln St. and Norton St.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.
112. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Tony
Bianco requesting to extend 8" sanitary sewer and the 15" drain on
Joseph St., southerly from terminus of existing sanitary and drain sewers. Also to extend water main for a distance of
450' to loop the existing water mains on Joseph St., at owner's expense, under
a prior agreement and according to City of Worcester standards: recommend
adoption of the accompanying Order.
113. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of
Michael Konan requesting to extend 300' of 8" sanitary and 15"
surface sewers, two catch basins and 300' of 8" water pipe in Forsberg St.
from Steele St. Cost to be incurred by Petitioner: recommend adoption of the
accompanying Order.
114. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of
Councillor Janice L. Nadeau on behalf of Green Island C.D.C. requesting a
handicap ramp in front of 2 Lafayette St. and request repair of two corner
handicap ramps: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.
115. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Order of
Councillor John Finnegan and Councillor Timothy Murray in recognition of the
72nd Anniversary of the firing of the first liquid fueled rocket by Dr. Robert
H. Goddard of Worcester, request the City Council to name the Worcester
Regional Airport terminal building in memory of Dr. Goddard and further,
request that a room be designated for the permanent display of Goddard
memorabilia and the showing of a video presentation of Dr. Goddard's
accomplishments in the field of rocket science: recommend adoption of the
accompanying Order. Referred to Public Service &
Transportation Committee
116. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of
the City Manager requesting City Council approval of two Mass. American Water
Company/Worcester Water Agreements: recommend
adoption of the accompanying two Orders.
117-143 ACCEPTED
117. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of
George P. Bohigian requesting that the Worcester Convention Center be named
after Dr. Robert Goddard: recommend Petition be placed on file.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following
Orders: recommend Orders be placed on file.
118. Order of Councillor Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. requesting Public Works
review Pleasant St. between Flagg St. and Tatnuck Sq. to use long patch to
repair pavement.
119. Order of Councillor Konstantina B. Lukes requesting Administration
report within two months of installation of litter receptacles on Pleasant St.
as to their effectiveness and further, to develop some guidelines for future
installation of litter receptacles.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following
Communications of the City Manager: recommend Communications be placed on
file.
120. Transmitting communication relative to Status Report - Street
Resurfacing Project FY 1999, Final Report for 1998 construction season.
121. Transmitting communication relative to Exempt Properties-Water and
Sewer Fees.
122. Transmitting communication relative to Water and Sewer Fees on
Non-Profit Institutions.
123. Transmitting communication relative to List and Locations of
Non-Compliance Gas Tanks.
124. Transmitting communication relative to Chapter 90 Funds.
125. Transmitting communication relative to Breakdown of Statistics
Regarding Illegal Dumping.
126. Transmitting communication relative to 76 East Worcester St.
Property.
127. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Report of the
Planning Board upon the Petition of John J.B. Gale et al requesting new sewer
line from 1229 West Boylston St., including Tyson Terrace to the West Boylston
line at Chapman Ave., West Boylston: recommend Petitioner be given leave to
withdraw.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following Petitions:
recommend Petitioners be given leave to withdraw.
128. Councillor Janice L. Nadeau requesting Public Works consider
putting rubbish cans on Pleasant St. from Main St. to Park Ave.
129. Councillor Janice L. Nadeau request Public Works to consider putting
rubbish cans on Main St. in the Main South area.
130. Ann Marie Walton et al request to install trash receptacles along Pleasant
St. from Park Ave. to Main St. at or near all bus stops.
131. Mayor Raymond V. Mariano on behalf of Sean McMahon, Tammany Hall
request to install trash receptacles, that can't be moved, between Chestnut and
Main Sts.
132. Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request Public Works repair sidewalks
on Farrar Ave.
133. Councillor John F. Finnegan on behalf of Robert Scott, Jr. et al request
replacement of sidewalk at 44 and 42 Paradox Dr. to correct shut-off covers
sticking up above sidewalk level thus creating a hazard for pedestrians.
134. Thomas Jolly request Public Works to install a sidewalk opposite
248 James St. as soon as possible.
135. Councillor John F. Finnegan and Councillor Janice L. Nadeau
request construction of sidewalks on the west side of Heard St. from Heard St.
School northerly to Genessee St. in the interest of elementary school children
who walk this area to and from school.
136. David Domenick (Sh-Booms) request Public Works to repair or
replace sidewalk in front of Sh-Booms at 213-215 Main St.
137. Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request Public Works repair
sidewalks on Main St. between Thomas St. and Central St.
138. Councillor Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. on behalf of Raymond Golaszewski
requesting sidewalk repair on Burncoat St. from East Mountain St. to 741
Burncoat St.
139. Douglas Haddad, Cedarwood Realty Co. request City of Worcester to
investigate and take corrective action to eliminate the flooding and settlement
of roadway on Franklin St. (#470).
140. Mayor Raymond V. Mariano on behalf of Pat Chesnulavich request
City Council to repair Julien Ave. due to the water main pipe break on street.
141. Councillor Janice L. Nadeau on behalf of Clifton/Oberlin St.
residents request Public Works repair catch basin problem in front of 19
Clifton St.
142. Sara K. Mullaney request City to provide a sewer main in that
section of Andrews Ave. down to line running parallel to State Expressway at
City expense to service Lots 210, 211 and 212 Andrews Ave.
143. Wayne A. Griffin request that the Public Works Committee approve
the repair of sidewalks in the Tatnuck Sq. area with tree wells which will
allow members of the Tatnuck Neighborhood Association to plant City-approved
shade trees that will help to beautify the area.
144 RECOMMITTED TO
TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE FOR A NEW
HEARING
144. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Report of
the Committee on Traffic and Parking upon the Petition of Monique Laperle
requesting handicap sign across from my home at 4 Ventura Rd.: recommend
passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance.
145 ACCEPTED & ORDER ADOPTED
145. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Robert Williams requesting movement of a WRTA bus stop located at 400-402 Shrewsbury
St.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order requesting the Director of
Traffic Engineering to move the bus stop from 402 Shrewsbury St. to 424
Shrewsbury St.
146-158 ACCEPTED
146. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Lisa Johnson et al requesting resident parking only in front of 105 June
St.: recommend Petition be placed on file.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the
following Communications of the City Manager: recommend Communications be
placed on file.
147. Transmitting communication relative to Barry-Foley Project -
Commuter Rail Expansion.
148. Transmitting communication relative to new parking meter tests.
149. Transmitting communication relative to Traffic Safety Assessment
Plan/Hamilton St.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the
following Petitions: recommend Petitions be denied.
150. Councillor John Finnegan requesting installation of 20 MPH speed
signs on Lovell St. between Chandler St. and Brownell St. in an effort to slow
the speed of through traffic.
151. Councillor Janice L. Nadeau on behalf of Tiffany Phan requesting
parking meter in front of 68 Green St. be removed and a 30 minute parking sign
be installed.
152. Lemuel Manchester requesting to prohibit heavy commercial traffic
in the area of 770 Franklin St.
153. Brenda Baris et al request on street parking on odd numbered side
of Lansing Ave.
154. Councillor Stephen Patton on behalf of Robert Roach request
parking be allowed on odd side of St. Nicholas Ave.
155. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Order
Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. requesting Traffic Engineering to look, as part
of the Traffic Safety Assessment Plan on Hamilton St., at reversing the one-way
flow of Fairmont Ave. to see if it would be more plausible to have it on one of
the other side streets: recommend Order be denied.
156. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Report of
the Committee on Traffic and Parking upon the Petition of Patrick Burnett
requesting resident parking on Fay St. off Grafton St.: recommend Petition
be denied.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the
following Petitions: recommend Petitioners be given leave to withdraw.
157. Councillor Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. on behalf of Stanley
Baniukiewicz request handicap parking in front of 2 Euclid Ave.
158. Joseph Crotty request to allow resident parking in front of 9
Suburban Rd.
159. Communication of the City Manager recommending that Twelve
Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Eight Dollars and Fifty Cents ($12,688.50) be
transferred from Account 331-46, Belmont Home Retained Earnings and
appropriated to Account 045S505, Belmont Home Advertising, to provide funds for
the purpose of payment for advertising costs for proposed sale of the Belmont
Home.
160. Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication
relative to an RFP for the sale of the Belmont Home.
161. Chairman's Order from Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee -
Request Administration to consider using the current site of the Vocational
School, on the side of the Boys Club, as park land after discontinuance of use
as a Vocational School.
162. Chairman's Order from Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee -
Request Administration to consider eliminating the softball field on the
Belmont St. side of the Vocational School site plan.
163. Chairman's Order from Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee -
Request Administration to reconsider keeping educationally sound, the size of
the parking area for the new Vocational School.
164. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Jonathan
Finkelstein, Esquire on behalf of Smallwood Village Associates, Inc. requesting
City of Worcester make Travis St.
public.
165. Order - Request City Council go on record in support of a Charter
Commission regarding the issue of Charter reform. (Lukes, Nadeau, Cooney)
166. Order - To consider a pay raise for the City Manager. (Mariano)
Taken
off the Table and referred to Municipal Operations Committee