CITY
OF WORCESTER
CITY
CLERK DEPARTMENT
CALENDAR
OF THE CITY COUNCIL - MAY 2, 2000
7:00
P.M.
Convened:
7:10 P.M.
Adjourned: 8:25 P.M.
_____________________________________________________________
1. INVOCATION - Rev. Ermerito Ortiz
St. Joan of Arc Church
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3. ROLL CALL - All
present except Councillor Irish
Mayor Mariano recognized the former Mayor of Worcester England, Derek
Prodger who made a presentation to Fire Chief Dennis Budd
HEARINGS
AND ORDERS - 7:00 P.M.
4 & 5 Hearings
held
4. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY and NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY for a joint pole location on: HUNNEWELL ROAD.
5. COMMONWEALTH GAS COMPANY for a gas main location on: SHREWSBURY ST.
4a & 5a ORDERS
ADOPTED
4a. Granting permission to MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY and
NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY for a joint pole location on:
HUNNEWELL ROAD.
5a. Granting permission to COMMONWEALTH GAS COMPANY for a gas
main location on: SHREWSBURY ST.
6. ITEMS OF CITIZEN INTEREST
6a. ITEMS OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
PETITIONS
7 REFERRED TO PARKS
DEPARTMENT
7. Councillor Timothy P. Murray on behalf of Rose Hughes
request tree in front of street light in vicinity of 5 Chesterfield Rd. be
trimmed.
8 REFERRED TO THE
PLANNING BOARD
8. James & Mary Geddes et al request sewers in Chino Ave.
from #11 to #32.
9 & 10 REFERRED
TO PUBLIC SERVICE &
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
9. Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of residents of
Upsala St. Elder Apartments request street light on Stockton St. between Upsala
and Ames Sts.
10. Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of residents of
Curran Apartments request street light on Providence St. between poles #30
and #32.
11 REFERRED TO
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
11. Councillor Timothy P. Murray on behalf of Irene Fresolo
request even numbered side of Jefferson St. be approved for sidewalk
repavement.
12-14 TO REFERRED TO
TRAFFIC & PARKING
COMMITTEE
12. Mayor Raymond V. Mariano on behalf of Christopher &
Eleanor Girardin request installation of speed bumps on Winifred Ave., where
needed.
13. Mayor Raymond V. Mariano on behalf of David Simonelli
request Traffic & Parking Committee to install a Stop sign on the corner of
Grove St. and Faraday St.
14.
Michael
Galvin request addition of two spaces for handicap parking next to existing
space on Franklin St. near City Hall for use by persons with disabilities
attending meetings or conducting business at City Hall.
14a. Councillor Timothy P. Murray on behalf of Timothy M.
Kneeland request proper traffic signalization and signage be posted on
Cambridge St. in the vicinity of the bridge near Canterbury St. Referred
to Traffic & Parking Committee - Suspension of Rules
ORDERS
14b.That the Fiscal Year
2001 budget be considered in Finance Committee rather than in the Standing
Committees of the City Council. Motion-Lukes @ #5A CM - Adopted
14c. Request Administration to inform City Council after each of
the sessions of the Development Office's Worcester Small Business Institute
Outreach Program as to who attended, what the feedback was and advise City
Council as to how the sessions are going.
Motion-Murray @ #8A CM - Adopted
14d. Request City Solicitor to report on the City's ability to
take action as a result of negligence in the handling or distribution of
firearms from a seller or manufacturer in the City, what zoning requirements
the City could put in place that would increase the City's ability in
regulating a manufacturer or sales site of ammunition and firearms and what
power the City's licensing authorities have in regard to the negligence of
distribution or caretaking of items that are manufactured or sold in the
City. Motion-Lukes @ #16A CM - Adopted
14e. Request City Administration report as to whether there is a
national tracking system by the A.T.F. to find the guns that were stolen from
Kahr Arms, Inc., (both stamped with ID numbers and unstamped). Further, who regulates the internal
procedures within the plant and what type of procedures can be put into place
to provide for a more secure system and by whom. Motion-Nadeau, Abraham,
Irish, Lukes @ #16A CM - Adopted
14f. Request City Solicitor to review the specs for contracts
for City projects to see if they City can include in the future those types of
services such as canteen service by City residents to construction sites in the
City. Motion-Clancy @ #25A CM - Adopted
14g. Request City Manager to request the appropriate department
personnel to talk to the contractor on the City project using out of town
canteen service to use City canteen service.
Motion-Mariano @ #25A CM -
Adopted
14h. Request Administration to respond as to whether or not the
Apprentice Program part of the Responsible Employer Ordinance need be in
Worcester. Motion-Luster @ #25A CM - Adopted
RESOLUTIONS
14i. That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby recognizes
Police Officer Michael Hurley and citizens involved in the heroic rescue during
the fire at Great Brook Valley. Murray, Luster, Petty, Clancy - Suspension
of Rules - Adopted on a roll call 10-0
14j. That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby thanks the
businesses, volunteers, Michael O'Brien, Parks & Recreation Commissioner
and the Mass. Arborist Association who helped make Arbor Day successful at Elm
Park. Lukes - Suspension of Rules - Adopted on a roll call 10-0
15. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER
Thomas R. Hoover
City
Manager
City Council Calendar for May 2, 2000
APPOINTMENTS
1. NON-CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A.
Notification of Constable appointment. Dennis Burns
Placed
on file
2. CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
TRANSMITTAL
3. AIRPORT:
4. ASSESSORS:
5. BUDGET
OFFICE:
A.
Recommend adoption of the fiscal 2001 operating
budget for the City of Worcester in the amount of four hundred and three
million seven hundred eighty three thousand three hundred thirty four dollars
and twenty nine cents
Referred
to Finance
6. CIVIC
CENTER:
7. COMMUNICATIONS:
8. DEVELOPMENT:
A.
Communication relative to the Development Office’s
Worcester Small Business Institute Outreach Program.
Referred
to Commerce & Development Committee
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
C. SUPPLEMENTAL
- Communication relative to Centre City Vision Plan
Referred
to Commerce & Development Committee
9. ELDER
AFFAIRS:
10. ELECTION COMMISSION:
11. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES:
12. EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING:
13.
FIRE:
14.
HUMAN
RESOURCES:
15. INFORMATION SERVICES:
16.
LAW:
A.
Communication relative to the Firearms Manufacturing,
Sale, Rental, and
Leasing.
Referred
to Public Safety Committee
17. LICENSE COMMISSION:
18. PARKS, RECREATION & CEMETERY:
A.
Communication relative to Environmental Testing Results,
Ty Cobb Fields,
James Street.
Referred
to Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee
19. PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:
A.
Request adoption of a Resolution and Summary of a
proposed combined
application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development Year
2000 Homeless Assistance Continuum of Care program.
Resolution
adopted
20.
POLICE:
21.
PUBLIC HEALTH & CODE ENFORCEMENT:
. A. Communication relative to Eastern
Equine Encephalitis and West Nile
Viruses.
Referred
to Health Committee
22. PUBLIC
LIBRARY:
23.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
24.
PUBLIC
WORKS:
A.
Communication relative to Proposed Clark Street Yard
Waste
Drop-Off Site.
Referred to Public Works Committee
B.
Communication relative to State Highway Disposal of
Catch Basin
Cleanings and Street Sweepings.
Placed
on file
C.
Communication relative to Sewer Rate Relief Award.
Referred
to Public Works Committee
D.
Communication relative to Repaving of Institute Road.
Referred
to Public Works Committee
E.
Communication relative to the 4th Annual
Roadeo & Trade Show.
Placed
on file
F.
Communication relative to Off-Street Parking
Board/Hazardous Conditions – 570 Main Street.
Referred
to Traffic & Parking Committee
G.
Communication relative to Pedestrian Signal Timing in
the Webster Square Area.
Referred
to Traffic & Parking Committee
25. PURCHASING:
A.
Communication relative to Responsible Employer Ordinance
Enforcement.
Referred
to Municipal Operations Committee
26.
TREASURY:
27. VETERANS' SERVICES:
28. FINANCE:
A.
Recommend that Two Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars
($2,960.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Building
Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #75C702, Centrum
Building Rehabilitation, to provide funds for the payment
of contractual obligations related to the removal and replacement
of the boiler at the Centrum, as approved in the Capital Improvement
Program.
Order
adopted on a roll call 10-0
B.
Recommend that Thirty Seven Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($37,500.00) be transferred from Account #359-76 Investment Surplus
Trust Fund,
and appropriated to Account #720-91000, Parks Department Personal
Services to provide funds for the purpose of funding approved
fiscal 2000 budgetary credits associated with management and
maintenance of Hope Cemetery.
Order
adopted on a roll call 10-0
29. ORDINANCES/ORDERS:
30.
MISCELLANEOUS:
A.
Communication relative to annual progress report with
the Worcester
Area Regionalism Education Project – WAREP.
Referred
to Regional Affairs Committee
B.
Communication relative to the Grime Watch Program for
the year 2000.
Referred
to Public Works Committee
15.
RECESS
TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE: No Action Taken
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.
REPORT
17 REFERRED TO
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE FOR A
HEARING
17. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Francis
Spokis & Joseph Capone requesting to extend the MG-2.0 zone in a southerly
direction into the RL-7 and BL-1.0 areas which abut the primary MG-2.0 parcel
for the site formerly used by Central Oil of Worcester for commercial purposes.
17a ACCEPTED AND ORDER
ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL
10-0 -
RECONSIDERATION DENIED ON A VOICE VOTE
SUSPENSION OF RULES
17a. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the
Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to Final
Agreement between MDC and City for Conveyance of Sewage from Holden, Rutland
and West Boylston: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.
TO
BE ORDAINED
18-44 ORDAINED ON A
ROLL CALL 10-0
18. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to install handicap parking in front of 652 Pleasant St.
19. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 40 Whipple St.
20. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 47 Ellsworth St.
21. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 11 Pattison St.
22. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 125 Perry Ave.
23. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 195 Lake Ave.
24. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 109 Delmont Ave.
25. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 21 May St.
26. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for additional handicap parking in front of 13 Jones St.
27. Amending Section 43 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to reverse the Winter Parking Ban on the entire length of Anderson Ave.
by prohibiting parking on the west (odd-numbered) side from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00
a.m. between December 1 and April 1.
28. Amending Section 40 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for resident permit parking on the east side of Mulberry St.
near Eastern Ave.
29. Amending Section 29 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for Stop sign on Putnam Lane at Franklin St. to face
eastbound traffic.
30. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to prohibit parking on the west side of McGill St. near McKeon Rd.
31. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to rescind handicap parking in front of 54 Sever St.
32. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for two hour parking meters in place of one hour parking
meters on the east side of Ashland St. near Pleasant St.
Amending section 42 of
Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to provide for two hour parking
meters in place of one hour parking meters on the east side of Oxford St. near
Pleasant St.
33. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to rescind handicap parking in front of 1 Berkmans St.
34. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to rescind handicap parking in front of 163 Dewey St.
35. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to rescind handicap parking in front of 25 North Woodford St.
36. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to rescind handicap parking in front of 29 Orient St. (Thorne St. side)
37. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to rescind handicap parking in front of 14 Warner Ave.
38. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to rescind 30 minute parking in front of 256 Shrewsbury St.
39. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for one hour parking on the north side of Shrewsbury St.
near Prentice St.
40. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for one hour parking on the south side of Temple St. near Harding
St.
41. Amending Section 29 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for Stop sign on Stoneham Rd. at Massasoit Rd. to face
westbound traffic.
42. Amending Section 40 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to revise resident permit parking on the north side of Bowdoin St. near
Linden St.
Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for handicap parking on the north side of Bowdoin St. near
Linden St.
43. Amending Section 37q of Chapter 13 of the Revised
Ordinances of 1996 to prohibit parking and tow away zone on both sides of
Millbury St. near Stebbins St.
Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to prohibit parking on the east side of Millbury St. near Greenwood St.
Amending Section 37q of Chapter 13 of the Revised
Ordinances of 1996 to prohibit parking and tow away zone on the east side of
Millbury St. near Greenwood St.
Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to rescind one hour parking on the west side of Millbury St. near
Reeves St.
Amending Section 37q of Chapter 13 of the Revised
Ordinances of 1996 to prohibit parking and tow away zone on the west side of
Millbury St. near Reeves St.
Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to prohibit parking on the west side of Greenwood St. near Millbury St.
Amending Section 37q of Chapter 13 of the Revised
Ordinances of 1996 to prohibit parking and tow away zone on both sides of
Greenwood St. near Millbury St.
Amending Section 37q of Chapter 13 of the Revised
Ordinances of 1996 to prohibit parking and tow away zone on both sides of
Falmouth St. near Millbury St.
Amending Section 37q of Chapter 13 of the Revised
Ordinances of 1996 to prohibit parking and tow away zone on both sides of
Whipple St. near Millbury St.
Amending Section 37q of Chapter 13 of the Revised
Ordinances of 1996 to prohibit parking and tow away zone on the north side of
Reeves St. near Millbury St.
Amending Section 71 of
Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to allow left turns only for north
and southbound traffic on Millbury St. into Greenwood St.
Amending Section 29 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to provide for Stop sign on Falmouth St. at Millbury St. to face
eastbound traffic.
44. Amending Section 13A of Chapter 11 of the Revised
Ordinances of 1996 relative to Tag Day Permits.
TABLED
UNDER PRIVILEGE
45 TABLED UNDER
PRIVILEGE (Mariano, Nadeau, Patton,
Clancy)
45. Order - Request City Manager to include in his annual budget a
recommendation for an increase in the pension allowances for all employees who
have retired under the provisions contained in Sections 90A, C and D of Chapter
32 of Mass. General Laws and further, that said increase amount to one-half of
the rate of regular compensation payable to employees of such city holding
similar positions at time of increases.
(Irish)
TABLED ITEMS - No Action Taken
46. 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.
(Tabled 11/19/96)
47. 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.
(Tabled 10/13/98)
48. 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.
(Tabled 10/20/98)
49. 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.
(Tabled 10/20/98)
50. Tabled In Part – Order – Request Administration
report on whether the Worcester Redevelopment Authority intends to sell the tax
credits of the Union Station Project, the value of the tax credits, the
intended use of the proceeds of the sale and further, request City Manager to
request the Worcester Redevelopment Authority to forbear from the sale. (Lukes)
Tabled – request City Manager to request the
Worcester Redevelopment Authority to forbear from the sale. (Tabled 9/7/99)
51. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon
the Petition of Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. requesting Traffic Engineer to
consider a turning lane indicating “right turn only” for northbound traffic on Grafton St. at the
intersection of Sunderland Rd.: recommend Petition be denied. (Tabled
1/4/00)
52. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the
Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to “Right
Turn Only” lane for northbound traffic on Grafton St. at the intersection of
Sunderland Rd.: recommend Communication be denied. (Tabled
1/4/00)
53. REPORT OF THE
PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Lawrence A. Brodeur, Attorney on behalf of
Reed & Prince Manufacturing Corp. and Horizon’s Development Association,
Inc. requesting an alteration and relocation of Waller Ave. to create an access
drive for the proposed supermarket and a private parking area for three
residential properties on Waller Ave.
All work to be completed in accordance with a Definitive Site Plan
Approval by the Planning Board. (Tabled 2/1/00)
54. Chairman's Order
from Public Works Committee - Request Department of Public Works not to
open the current Yard Waste Drop Off Site on North Lake Ave. (Tabled
3/14/00)
55. REPORT OF THE COMMTITEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition
of Donald Grady et al requesting that the "Yard Waste Drop Off Site"
located on North Lake Ave. by Lake Quinsigamond and the Coal Mine Brook be
moved immediately to an appropriate location for the following reasons: 1) Diesel fumes creating unhealthful
conditions for abutting residents, especially those with severe respiratory
conditions. 2) Accumulation of trash
e.g. batteries, tires, tars, anti-freeze, hydraulic fluid, chemicals from lawn
care, furniture, computers, televisions, plastics of all types, etc. 3) Noise: diesel motors and compressors
running every weekend from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. from April to January. 4)
Traffic: overwhelming increase of traffic causing serious safety hazard: recommend
Petitioner be given leave to withdraw.
(Tabled 3/14/00)
56. Communication of the
City Manager transmitting communication relative to Architectural Access Board
Issues. (Tabled 4/4/00)
57. Order - Request City Solicitor to develop an Ordinance
concerning permitting of spite fences in commercial and residential zones.
(Murray, Patton, Irish, Abraham, Lukes) (Tabled
4/11/00)
58. Communication of the City Manager recommending that Seventy
Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C704, Central
Street Bridge and appropriated to Account #14C711, Brosnihan Square Gateway to
provide funds for the payment of contractual obligations related to engineering
and land taking for the Brosnihan Square Gateway project. (Tabled
4/25/00)
59. Order - Request City Manager to provide a report to City Council
regarding the feasibility of using Green Hill Park Landfill for catch basin
and/or street sweeping materials; include in said report the feasibility of
using Green Hill Park Landfill two up to ten years.
(Petty, Murray, Irish) (Tabled 4/25/00)
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SCHEDULED
MEETINGS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES
MAY 2, 2000 MILITARY AFFAIRS COUNCIL CHAMBER
8:45 A.M.
MAY 2, 2000 PUBLIC WORKS COUNCIL CHAMBER
4:45 P.M.
MAY 2, 2000 ETHNIC & MINORITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:30 P.M.
AFFAIRS WITH
PUBLIC SAFETY
MAY 4, 2000 LAND USE COUNCIL CHAMBER
4:00 P.M.
MAY 10, 2000 JOINT COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:00 P.M.
HEALTH &
REGIONAL AFFAIRS
MAY 11, 2000 PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:30 P.M. Re:
Operations portion of
Tri-Data Fire Study
MAY 15, 2000 PUBLIC SAFETY
COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00 P.M. Re:
Emergency Medical Services
portion of Tri-Data Fire
Study
MAY 17, 2000 PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00 P.M. Re:
Fire Prevention & Support
Services portion of Tri-Data
Fire Study