CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– OCTOBER 1, 2002
4:00 P.M.
Convened: 4:09 P.M.
Adjourned: 4:47 P.M.
1. INVOCATION – Fr. Jose A. Rodriguez
St. Joan of Arc Church
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3. ROLL CALL – All present
except Councillors Haller, Palmieri, Patton and Perotto. Perotto & Patton arrived at 4:15
P.M. Haller & Palmieri arrived at
4:24 P.M.
HEARING & ORDER – 4:00
P.M.
Hearing held
4. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY for a pole relocation on: PLANTATION ST. (Attachments)
4a ORDER ADOPTED
4a. Granting permission to MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY for a pole
relocation on: PLANTATION ST.
Reconsideration denied – Item referred to Fees & Charges Committee
5. In accordance with Rule 41 of the Rules of the City Council,
Mayor Timothy P. Murray requesting Reconsideration of the vote of the City
Council taken on September 24, 2002 relating to Item 15C of the City Manager’s
Calendar requesting adoption of an Ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the Revised
Ordinances of 1996 relative to Fines for Parking Violations. (Attachments)
6. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
6a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
7 & 8 REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS
COMMITTEE
7. Councillor
Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request resurfacing of Revere St. (Attachments)
8. Heather Nejaimey request section of Tracy Place from
Southbridge St. to a point at which the P&W railroad intersects be graded
and/or paved. (Attachments)
9-16 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING
COMMITTEE
9. Sue Bonofiglio et al request Children sign on telephone pole
at the corner of Oneida Ave. and Governors St. (Attachments)
10. Ruth Gain et al on behalf of Michael Gain request handicap
parking in front of 10 Fern St. (Attachments)
11. Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request No Parking on even side
of Revere St. (Attachments)
12. Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Christie Leedom
request Stop sign on Houghton St. at Acton St. (Attachments)
13. Mayor Timothy P. Murray & Councillor Stephen T. Patton
request Stop sign at Whitmarsh Ave. and Claffey Rd. (Attachments)
14. Mayor Timothy P. Murray & Councillor Stephen T. Patton
request Stop sign at Whitmarsh Ave. and Granville Rd. (Attachments)
15. Mayor Timothy P. Murray & Councillor Stephen T. Patton
request Traffic Engineer consider lowering speed limit on Whitmarsh Ave. from
30 MPH to 20 MPH. (Attachments)
16. Mayor Timothy P. Murray & Councillor Stephen T. Patton
request Traffic Engineer consider changing the policy of routing traffic
through Whitmarsh Ave. as the cut through from Burncoat St. to West Boylston
St. (Attachments)
17 HEARING SET FOR OCTOBER 8, 2002 – 7:00 P.M.
17. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY & VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC.
for joint pole relocation on: SUNRISE
AVE. EXTENSION. (Attachments)
17a-r FROM LAND USE – ADOPTED (Suspension
of Rules)
17a. Request Administration provide the City Council with a recommendation
by October 10th, 2002 how problems with dumpsters
located on
private properties might be addressed through the re-write of the Zoning
Ordinance. (Attachments)
17b. Request Administration provide the City Council with information
by October 10th, 2002 how other Massachusetts cities and towns
address the problems with siting and maintenance of dumpsters located on
private properties. (Attachments)
17c Request License Commission provide the City Council by October 10th,
2002 with a complete copy of their Rules and Regulations
governing the parking lot approval process and the annual
relicensing process including a listing
of conditions that are routinely referred to in the parking lot approval
process. (Attachments)
17d. Request
Administration review the attached communication titled Pro-Neighborhoods Zoning Proclamation and make responses to the
City Council on
each of the issues by October 10th, 2002. (Attachments)
17e. Request Administration provide the City Council with copies of
applicable state law concerning the siting of group homes by October 10th,
2002. (Attachments)
17f. Request Administration provide the City Council by October 10th,
2002 with a detailed explanation of the definition of affordable
housing as
mentioned in state statute and local ordinance. (Attachments)
17g. Request Administration provide the City Council by October 10th,
2002 with a listing of terms from the Use Table that are not covered in the
List of Definitions in the proposed Zoning Ordinance. (Attachments)
17h. Request Administration provide the City Council by October 10th,
2002 with a justification for keeping references to Continuing Care Retirement
Communities and cluster zoning in the proposed Zoning Ordinance. (Attachments)
17i. Request Administration evaluate for the City Council by October 10th,
2002 the suggestion that the proposed Zoning Ordinance differentiate between
convenience stores/mini-marts and garage public/garage private and their
relationship to the sale of gasoline. (Attachments)
17j. Request Administration provide the City Council by October 10th,
2002 with a more detailed explanation of the definition of a condominium than
what appears in the proposed Zoning Ordinance. (Attachments)
17k. Request Administration report to the City Council by October 10th,
2002 whether display lots are required to establish the five foot vegetation
buffer as are parking lots. (Attachments)
17L. Request Administration provide the City Council by October 10th,
2002 with details of how the City of Worcester regulates the storage of earth.
(Attachments)
17m. Request Administration establish a definition for yard sales in the
proposed Zoning Ordinance. (Attachments)
17n. Request Administration provide the City Council by October 10th,
2002 with copies of state building code 424 and 438. (Attachments)
17o. Request Administration provide the City Council by October 10th,
2002 with a more extensive definition of a gated community and the relation to
publicly decreed streets. (Attachments)
17p. Request Administration provide the City Council by October 10th,
2002 with clarification if sales may take place from lofts as addressed in the
proposed Zoning Ordinance. (Attachments)
17q. Request Administration report to the City Council whether future
Land Use meetings concerning the framing of the proposed Zoning Ordinance may
be held outside of City Hall and be televised. (Attachments)
17r. Request Administration provide the City Council by October 10th,
2002 with a clarification regarding appeals detailing the changes in reference
to the Executive Office of Economic Development from Office of Planning and
Community Development or Regulatory Services and Code Department, and that a
chart of the regulatory servicing functions be forwarded. (Attachments)
17s. Request City Manager to report as to notification given for the
bus route change on Main St. that stopped at Lakeside Apartments for service to
Webster Square Plaza. Motion-Abraham @ #7E CM – Adopted (Attachments)
17t. Request City Manager to do everything within his authority and
power to ensure that the bus route to Webster Square Plaza be put back in
place. Motion-Perotto @ #7E CM – Adopted (Attachments)
17u. Request City Manager to report on the reason why a firefighter
candidate who was inadvertently left off the official list as a result of a
residency error may not be restored to their proper spot on the list. Clancy
– Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
17v. Request City Manager to notify all non-profit agencies of the
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant hearings.
Perotto – Suspension of Rules –
Adopted (Attachments)
17w. Request Administration to assist in facilitating the participation
of City Council, Police officials and the License Board in a view of the
suggested area on Shrewsbury St. where a moratorium on liquor licenses will be
requested. Palmieri – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
17x. Request Police Chief and License Commission to report on incidents
that took place over the September 28-29, 2002 weekend at a bar and a
restaurant on Shrewsbury St. and any other incidents in the last six
months Palmieri – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
18. COMMUNICATIONS
OF THE CITY MANAGER
THOMAS R. HOOVER
CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR OCTOBER 1, 2002
1. NON-CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of the reappointment of Morris A. Bergman to the Zoning Board of Appeals. (Attachments)
Placed on file
2. CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
3. AIRPORT:
4. ASSESSORS:
A. Communication relative to the appointment of Robert J. Allard, Jr., as City Assessor. (Attachments)
Placed on file
5. BUDGET
OFFICE:
6.
COMMUNICATIONS:
7. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
A. Communication relative to World Smile Day 2002. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Communication relative to New England
Business Expo 2002. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Communication relative to MBTA Parking
Program. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service &
Transportation Committee
D. Communication relative to Schedule of WRTA
Board Meetings Dates for the Coming Year. (Attachments)
Placed on file
E. Communication relative to WRTA Report
regarding Notification as to when Bus Routes are Changed. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service & Transportation Committee
F. Communication relative to Number of Missed
Trips by Month by the WRTA. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service & Transportation Committee
G. Communication relative to WRTA Report
Regarding Ridership Statistics. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service & Transportation Committee
H. Communication regarding Issues relative to
the WRTA. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service & Transportation Committee
I. Communication relative to List of the
WRTA Advisory Board Members. (Attachments)
Placed on file
J. Communication relative to WRTA Report
regarding Details of Purchasing Monthly Ridership Tickets. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service & Transportation Committee
K. Communication relative to Mission
Statement of the WRTA. (Attachments)
Placed on file
L. Communication relative to WRTA Report
regarding Number of Wheelchair Trips Provided. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service & Transportation Committee
M. Communication relative to Copy of the
Minutes from the WRTA Public Hearings. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service &
Transportation Committee
8. ELDER
AFFAIRS:
9. ELECTION
COMMISSION:
10. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT SERVICES:
11. EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING:
12. FIRE:
13. HUMAN
RESOURCES:
14. HUMAN
RIGHTS:
15. LAW:
16. LICENSE
COMMISSION:
17.
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES:
A.
SUPPLEMENTAL – Communication relative to
661 Main St. – Burwick Caravan Building Status. (Attachments)
Referred to Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
18. PARKS,
RECREATION & CEMETERY:
A. SUPPLEMENTAL
– Request approval of a Preservation Restriction as outlined in the attached
memo from Commissioner O’Brien
(Norcross Mausoleum). (Attachments)
Councillor Lukes recused on a roll call
10-0
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
Reconsideration denied on a roll call
0-10
19. POLICE:
A. Communication relative to Motor Vehicle
and Criminal Complaints issued during the Summer Nationals 2002. (Attachments)
Placed on file
20. PUBLIC
HEALTH & CODE ENFORCEMENT:
21. PUBLIC
LIBRARY:
22. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS:
23. PUBLIC
WORKS:
A. Communication relative to Installation of
Streetlights and Sidewalks at the Winter Heights Housing Subdivision. (Attachments)
Placed on file
24.
PURCHASING:
25. TECHNICAL
SERVICES DEPARTMENT:
26. TREASURY:
27. VETERAN’S
SERVICES:
A. Communication relative to Visit from Rocky
Bleier. (Attachments)
28. FINANCE:
A. Recommend that Five Thousand Four Hundred
Forty Dollars and Ten Cents ($5,440.10) be transferred when and as received
from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #44C704,
Sewer Department Capital Equipment, to provide funds for the purpose of
purchasing (3) Pentium 4 Computers and (1) Brush Mower for the Sewer
Department, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
B. Recommend that Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C713, Water Mains, and
appropriated to Account #45C720, Water Mains, for the payment of contractual
obligations related to various Water Main construction projects for the Water
Department, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
C. Recommend that Ninety Nine Thousand Seven
Hundred Seventy Dollars and Twenty Cents ($99,770.20) be transferred when and
as received from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to
Account #45C703, Water Department Capital Equipment, to provide funds for the
purpose of purchasing (1) Utility Van and (8) AutoCAD Software for the Water
Department, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
29.
MISCELLANEOUS:
19. RECESS
TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE: No Action Taken
FINANCE
a)
5B
CM June 25, 2002
Communication of the City
Manager relative to questions raised regarding the budget for the Executive
Office of Economic Development. (Attachments)
Taken off the
Table and voted to advertise proposed Ordinance on a roll call 11-0
20. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES Upon the Report of the
Planning Board upon the Petition of Attorney Stephen Madaus on behalf of
Gateway Park LLC by Worcester Business Development Corp. LLC et al requesting
to amend the Official Zoning Map relative to 60 acres of land in the area of
Lincoln Sq., Salisbury St., Institute Rd., Tuckerman St., Lancaster St., Grove
St., Prescott St., Garden St. and Lincoln St. by changing the zoning district
designations of BO-1.0, BG-2.0 and MG-2.0 to a designation of BG-6.0: recommend
passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)
21. Resolution – That the City Council go on record in support of
state legislation that would address safety issues surrounding the use of
hand-held telephones by people operating motor vehicles across the
Commonwealth. (Abraham) (Tabled
July 16, 2002) (Attachments)
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 LAND USE
COUNCIL CHAMBER
7:00 P.M.
Re: Proposed
Zoning Ordinance
Definitions, Table of Uses & Permitted Dimensions by District
OCTOBER 1, 2002 HEALTH
COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:30
P.M.
OCTOBER 9, 2002
YOUTH, PARKS COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00
P.M. & RECREATION
OCTOBER 10, 2002 LAND USE
COUNCIL CHAMBER
7:00
P.M.
Re: Proposed
Zoning Ordinance
Site
Plan Approvals, Signs
OCTOBER 21, 2002 PUBLIC WORKS
COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00
P.M.
OCTOBER 24, 2002 LAND USE
COUNCIL CHAMBER
7:00
P.M.
Re: Proposed
Zoning Ordinance
Cluster/Inclusionary Zoning, Density Bonuses, Continuing Care
Retirement
Communities
NOVEMBER 14, 2002 LAND USE
COUNCIL CHAMBER
7:00 P.M.
Re: Proposed
Zoning Ordinance
Design
Review, Conservation