CITY OF WORCESTER

CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT

CALENDAR OF THE CITY COUNCIL – MARCH 21, 2000

7:00 P.M.

 

                                                                      Convened: 7:00 P.M.

                                                                     Adjourned: 8:55 P.M.

 

 

1.          INVOCATION - Major Phil R. Satterlee

                                       Salvation Army Citadel

 

2.          PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER

 

3.                 ROLL CALL - All present

 

ORDINANCE COMMITTEE HEARING - 7:00 P.M.

 

          4 ORDINANCE COMMITTEE ACCEPTED THE REPORT OF

              THE PLANNING BOARD AND DENIED THE PETITION

              ON A ROLL CALL VOTE OF 11 YEAS AND 0 NAYS

 

4.          REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Attorney Samuel R. DeSimone on behalf of E & E Realty Trust requesting to change the Zoning Map of the City of Worcester from RL-7 to BL-1 by extending the BL-1 zone in an easterly direction between Brandt Lane and Pineland Rd.

 

FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS

 

          5 REFERRED TO COMMERCE & DEVELOPMENT

             COMMITTEE

 

5.          Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to City Council Orders on Ambassador Program, Budget and Timelines for Marketing Plan and Marketing Web Site.

 

 

 

 

TO BE ORDAINED

 

          6 ORDAINED ON A ROLL CALL 11-0

 

6.          Amending Chapter 5 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 relative to sewers and storm water management.

 

CHAIRMAN'S ORDERS

 

          6a-c FROM FINANCE - Adopted - Suspension of Rules

 

6a.          Request Administration try and put a dollar amount on capital budget items.

 

6b.          Request Administration report to City Council the balance in the Stabilization Account.

 

6c.          Request Administration report what the impact on the budget would be if the City had a 1% increase in last year's budget, 2%, 3%, 4%.

 

ORDERS

 

6d.          Request City Manager to report to City Council as to what City Departments will be on the City's web site, timelines for getting all departments on the web site and what departmental information will be provided.  Motion-Lukes @ #4A CM - Adopted

 

6e.          Request City Manager report to City Council as to what the introduction page to the City's web site might look like.  Motion-Clancy @ #4A CM - Adopted

 

6f.          Request Economic Development Office to include in their quarterly reports to City Council on the status of projects in the City, feedback received during the course of interviews with businesses in the City on their concerns and any issues they might have.  Motion-Murray @ #8A CM - Adopted

 

 

 

6g.          Request City Manager report to City Council detailing the donations received for fire equipment.  Further, request report include expenditures of said donations to date and future expenditures of said donations.   Motion-Petty @ #13A CM - Adopted

 

6h.          Request City Manager provide City Council with a follow-up from Congressman McGovern on the federal legislation for grant money for the Fire Department.  Motion-Petty @ #13A CM - Adopted

 

6i.          Request City Manager to provide City Council with further clarification of the breakdown for overtime for the D.A.R.E. program.  Motion-Clancy @ #19A CM - Adopted

 

6j.          Request City Manager report what other Massachusetts cities have as a complement of marked and unmarked Police vehicles.  Further, request City Manager provide the rationale for the number of marked and unmarked Police vehicles in the City.   Motion-Clancy @ #20A CM - Adopted

 

6k.          Request City Manager to provide City Council with the rationale for the upgrading of Police Officer weapons and what happens to the replaced weapons.  Motion-Murray @ #20A CM - Adopted

 

6L.          Request City Manager report as to why a certain size air cylinder is purchased for the Fire Department versus other types of cylinders.  Motion-Petty @ #28D CM - Adopted

 

6m.          Request City Manager provide City Council with a timeline for the Court House project.  Perotto - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

6n.          Request Administration report to City Council on the use of the additional $65,000.00 in sewer rate relief funds.  Murray - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

6o.          Request Grime Watch Team address Webster Square area, Gates Lane, Bennet Field, Stafford and James Sts.  Murray, Abraham - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

6p.          Request City Manager report on the condition and repair of Institute Rd.  Lukes - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

6q.          Request City Manager to forward to City Council on his next agenda, a copy of the letter he has sent to DOR regarding questions about the Enterprise Account.  Clancy - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

6r.          Request City Manager provide City Council with a report on the arrests that had to do with the Youth Center investigation.  Nadeau - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

6s.          Request Administration to request the Off-Street Parking Board review the hazardous conditions at the 570 Main St. garage, in particular, the third floor elevator threshold.   Luster - Suspension of Rules - Adopted

 

REPORT

 

          6t ACCEPTED - Suspension of Rules

 

6t.          REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to distribution of Lottery Aid, Additional Assistance and Chapter 70 Aid for all Massachusetts cities and towns for Fiscal Year 2000 and 2001: recommend Communication be placed on file.

 

7.          RECESS TO FINANCE:

 

a)          #40CC   June 22, 1999

 

             Order – Request City Council to schedule Finance sessions beginning the first week in January 2000 in order to commence discussions regarding budget issues.   (Lukes)

                                                  

b)          #41CC   June 22, 1999

 

             Order – Request City Manager to present a budget for the next fiscal year with a rate of growth that is either at the rate of inflation or excludes new growth, whichever sum is lower.   (Lukes)

 

 

 

c)          #63CC  September 21, 1999

 

             Order – Request City Council pledge to maintain the existing tax rate for the next three fiscal years.  Further, request City Council instruct the City Manager to prepare the next three budgets using only “New growth”, state and federal funds and existing tax revenues.

                                                                                    (Mariano)    

 

d)      #5B CM  February 8, 2000

 

   Communication of the City Manager relative to Budgetary Projections for FY 01-05.

          

e)          5A CM  February 29, 2000

 

   Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to distribution of Lottery Aid, Additional Assistance and Chapter 70 Aid for all Massachusetts cities and towns for Fiscal Year 2000 and 2001.  Considered in Finance - Placed on file - See #6t

 

8.          COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

 

                                                           Thomas R. Hoover

                                                              City Manager

                                 City Council Calendar for March 21, 2000

 

                                                    APPOINTMENTS

 

 1.          NON-CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:

 

A.                                       Notification of Constable Appointments - Joseph J. Monahan, Mark S. Sarian.

 

Placed on file

 

 

  2.     CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:

 

                                                        TRANSMITTAL                                                           

 3.          AIRPORT:

                  

 4.          ASSESSORS:

 

A.          Communication relative to City’s municipal website and online searches for assessed valuations of City property.

 

Referred to Municipal Operations Committee

 

 5.          BUDGET OFFICE:

 

A.          Communication relative to Department of Revenue’s Division of Local Services website that provides information about the category of state aid known as Additional Assistance.

 

Placed on file

 

B.          SUPPLEMENTAL - Communication relative to several financial issues impacting both the fiscal 2000 and 2001 budgets.

 

Placed on file

 

 6.          CIVIC CENTER:

 

 7.          COMMUNICATIONS:

 

 8.          DEVELOPMENT:

         

A.          Communication relative to City of Worcester’s Business Retention Plan, the Worcester Business Support and Retention Program (WBSRP).

 

Placed on file

 

 9.          ELDER AFFAIRS:

 

10.          ELECTION COMMISSION:

 

11.          EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES:

 

12.          EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING:

 

13.          FIRE:   

 

A.          Request that a donation of $1,000.00 from the Knights of Columbus, Ware, Mass. be accepted with gratitude. This donation is to be used towards the purchase of firefighting equipment.

 

Order adopted with gratitude

 

14.          HUMAN RESOURCES:

 

15.          INFORMATION SERVICES:

 

16.      LAW:

          

17.          LICENSE COMMISSION:

 

18.          PARKS, RECREATION & CEMETERY:

 

19.          PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:

 

A.          Communication relative to Evaluation of the D.A.R.E. Program.

 

Referred to Public Safety Committee

 

B.          Communication relative to Graffiti Library.

 

Placed on file

 

20.          POLICE:

 

A.          Communication relative to Equipment in use at the Worcester Police Department.

 

Referred to Public Safety Committee

 

21.       PUBLIC HEALTH & CODE ENFORCEMENT:

 

A.          Communication relative to Healthy Start Initiative.

 

Referred to Health Committee

 

22.          PUBLIC LIBRARY:

 

A.          Communication relative to Temporary Library Facility Improvements.

 

Referred to Education Committee

 

B.          Communication relative to Heating System for Temporary Library Facility.

 

Referred to Education Committee

 

23.      PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

 

A.          SUPPLEMENTAL - Communication relative to the North High School Site.

 

Referred to Education Committee for March 23, 2000 meeting

 

24.          PUBLIC WORKS:

 

A.          Communication relative to Comprehensive Plan – Revised Winter Parking Ban.

 

Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee

 

25.          PURCHASING:

 

26.          TREASURY:

 

27.          VETERANS' SERVICES:

 

 

 

28.          FINANCE:

 

A.          Recommend that Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) be transferred from Account #900-92000  City Manager’s Contingency, and be appropriated to Account #140-92000, OPCD Ordinary Maintenance, to provide funds for the purpose of providing two full real estate appraisals for the project.

 

Order adopted on a roll call 11-0

 

B.          Recommend that Eight Hundred Sixty Three Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($863,100.00) be transferred from #91C790 School Construction and appropriated to the following accounts:

 

ACCOUNT           DESCRIPTION                    AMOUNT

 

                    33C718                Forest Grove Construction         $450,000.00

          33C724                North High Construction                     200,000.00

                    33C711                Woodland School Equipment          45,000.00

          33C709          Woodland School Construction           168,100.00             Total                                           $863,100.00

 

to provide funds for the purpose of payment for various contractual obligations related to various school construction projects.

 

Order adopted on a roll call 11-0

 

C.          Recommend that One Hundred Fifty Six Thousand One Hundred and Eighty-Eight Dollars ($156,188.00) be transferred from the following Account:

ACCOUNT        DESCRIPTION                          AMOUNT

 

91C711               Building Rehabilitation                $  95,249.00

332-01                Hope Cemetery Lot Sales                50,727.00

740-92000           Auditorium Ordinary Maintenance    5,106.00

2G-331-00          Green Hill Retained Earnings         5,106.00

                                                          Total                                        $156,188.00

 

                    and appropriated to the following Accounts:

                    ACCOUNT              DESCRIPTION                        AMOUNT

 

                    36C703             Hope Cemetery Rehabilitation      $101,454.00                              72C701             Parks Rehabilitation                                30,217.00

          11C702             City Messenger Rehabilitation          14,305.00

                    740-93501        Auditorium Land Structures Imp.       5,106.00

                    710-93501        Green Hill Park Land Structures Imp. 5,106.00

                                                         Total                                   156,188.00

 

to provide the necessary funding to implement the removal of underground storage tanks.

 

Order adopted on a roll call 11-0

 

D.          Recommend that Eighty Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($84,500.00) be transferred when and as received from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #26C701, Fire Department Capital Equipment, for the purpose of purchasing 130 Air Cylinders, a vital part of self contained firefighting breathing apparatus.

 

Order adopted on a roll call 11-0

 

Also referred to Public Safety Committee for informational purposes only

 

29.          ORDINANCES/ORDERS:

 

30.          MISCELLANEOUS:

 

A.          Communication relative to Worcester’s All America City 2000 application.

 

Placed on file

 

B.          Communication relative to a proposal to Alter the Demolition Delay Ordinance for the City of Worcester.

 

Placed on file

 

 

C.          Communication relative to Great Brook Valley Bus Service.

 

Referred to Public Service & Transportation Committee                                                   

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SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES

 

MARCH 20, 2000             PUBLIC WORKS            COUNCIL CHAMBER

   5:00 P.M.

 

MARCH 22, 2000       TRAFFIC & PARKING        COUNCIL CHAMBER

   6:00 P.M.

 

MARCH 23, 2000                         EDUCATION      

   5:00 P.M. - VIEW

                       Meet at the main door of North High School

                       150 Harrington Way

   6:00 P.M. -  MEETING

                       North High School Library

                       150 Harrington Way

 

MARCH 29, 2000           PUBLIC SAFETY             COUNCIL CHAMBER

   6:00 P.M. - Tag Day Licenses

  

APRIL 5, 2000          TRAFFIC & PARKING         COUNCIL CHAMBER

    6:00 P.M. - Barry Rd. Issue

   7:00 P.M. - Winter Parking Ban 

 

APRIL 10, 2000             PUBLIC SAFETY              COUNCIL CHAMBER

   6:00 P.M.

 

APRIL 13, 2000                 COMMERCE &              COUNCIL CHAMBER

   7:00 P.M.                         DEVELOPMENT

 

APRIL 24, 2000         TRAFFIC & PARKING         COUNCIL CHAMBER

   6:00 P.M. - Speed Humps

   7:00 P.M. - Regular Agenda