CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:05 P.M.
Adjourned: 9:33 P.M.
1. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
2. ROLL
CALL – All present except Councillors Rushton & White who arrived at
7:09 P.M.
3. To determine tax rates for residential, commercial, industrial and personal properties for Fiscal Year 2005.
The
Mayor opened the hearing
Speaking
in favor of a more favorable business tax rate:
Richard
Kennedy
Speaking
in favor of a more favorable residential tax rate:
Gary
Vecchio
Ann
Marie Lawrence
Billy
Swartz
Leonard
Ciuffredo
Aldo
Riggieri
Sue
Moynagh
Andrew
Akstin
Setting of the tax rate held
to November 30, 2004
COMMUNICATIONS
OF THE CITY MANAGER
4. Relative to Summary of Available Revenues for FY 2005. (Attachments) Tabled to November 30, 2004
5. Recommend that One Million One Hundred
Thirty Two Thousand Twenty Seven Dollars ($1,132,027.00) be raised by taxation
and appropriated to Account #500-91000, Worcester Public Schools Personal
Services to provide funding to hire additional teaching/personnel in the
Worcester Public Schools. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Gomez,
White absent). Reconsideration denied
on a roll call 0-9 (Gomez, White absent).
6. Recommend that Fourteen Million Five
Hundred Seventy Eight Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Nine Dollars
($14,578,279.00) be reduced from the following Worcester Public School
accounts:
|
Account |
Reason |
Amount |
|
500-92000 |
Charter School Tuition
Payments |
$12,595,983.00 |
|
500-92000 |
School Choice Tuition
Payments |
1,093,296.00 |
|
500-96000 |
Health Insurance Deficit
Share |
889,000.00 |
|
|
Total |
$14,578,279.00 |
to
arrive at a bottom line budget for Worcester Public Schools in FY2005 in the
amount of $222,868,164.00. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 8-0 (Gomez,
Perotto, White absent). Reconsideration
denied on a roll call 0-11.
7. Recommend that Eight Hundred Eighty Nine
Thousand Dollars ($889,000.00) be raised by taxation and appropriated to
Account#663-96000, Health Insurance.
This amount represents the Worcester Public School’s (WPS) share of the
FY2004 health insurance deficit.
Further recommend that Two Hundred Sixty Six Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Two Dollars ($266,752.00) be raised by taxation and appropriated to Account #663-96000) Health Insurance.
Also recommend that Five Hundred Three Thousand Two Hundred Forty Seven Dollars and Seventy Eight Cents ($503,247.78) be appropriated from Free Cash to specifically reduce the tax rate and assist in eliminating the FY2004 health insurance deficit and appropriate to Account #663-96000, Health Insurance.
Lastly,
recommend that Six Hundred Fifty Six Thousand Twenty Five Dollars ($656,025.00)
currently available in Account #663-96000, Health Insurance, be appropriated
for the purpose of eliminating the FY2004 health insurance deficit. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0. Reconsideration denied on a roll call 0-11.
8.
Recommend that Two Million Dollars
($2,000,000.00) be raised by taxation and appropriated to Account #663-96000,
to establish a health insurance reserve for FY 2006. (Attachments) Recommitted to the City Manager
10. Recommend that Two Hundred Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars ($225,000.00) be raised by taxation and applied to the FY2005
Overlay Reserve Account to provide funding to initiate the Double Elderly
Abatement Program for FY2005. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0. Reconsideration denied on a roll call 0-11.
11. Recommend that the City Council approve the
attached order that effectively implements the Double Elderly Abatement Program
for Fiscal 2005.
(Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0. Reconsideration denied on a roll call 0-11.
12. Recommend that Sixty Eight Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($68,500.00) be raised by taxation and appropriated to Account
#043-92000, Economic Development Department Ordinary Maintenance, to engage
professional consulting services to assist the City in evaluating the funding
options, zoning requirements, and urban design components of the Berkeley
Investments project. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0. Reconsideration denied on a roll call 0-11.
13. Recommend that Fifty Two Thousand Eight Hundred Eighteen Dollars
and Seventy Nine Cents ($52,818.79) be raised by taxation and appropriated to
Account #280-91000, Code Enforcement Department Personal Services to fund two
positions (one senior building inspector/Pay Grade 39HC and one building
inspector/Pay Grade 35 HC), both of
which currently exist in the Department of Code Enforcement’s table of
organization, but were unfunded in theFY2005 Budget. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0. Reconsideration denied on a roll call 0-11.
14. Recommend that Fifty Two Thousand Eight
Hundred Dollars ($52,800.00) be raised by taxation and appropriated to Account
#680-91000, Technical Services Department Personal Services, to provide funding
for two production support specialist positions. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0. Reconsideration denied on a roll call 0-11.
15. Recommend that Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000.00) be raised by taxation and appropriated to Account #370-92000,
Veterans Services Department Ordinary Maintenance to pay for additional benefit
expenses that may accrue in FY2005 due to legislative changes.
(Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0.
Reconsideration denied on a roll call 0-11.
16. Recommend that Thirty Six Thousand Fifty Six Dollars
($36,056.00) be raised by taxation and appropriated to Account #040-92000, City
Manager Ordinary Maintenance to provide funding for membership in the Massachusetts Municipal Association
($24,036.00) for 2005, and holiday lighting implementation and community events
($11,120.00) for FY2005. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 8-3 (Irish,
Lukes, Rushton-No). Reconsideration
denied on a roll call 0-11.
17. Recommend that Thirty Three Thousand Eight
Hundred Eighty Dollars ($33,880.00) be raised by taxation and appropriated to
Account #550 -91000, Worcester Public Library Personal Services ($30,250.00)
and Account #550-92000, Worcester Public Library Ordinary Maintenance
($3,630.00) to open the main library on 11 Sundays from January 9, 2005 through
March 20, 2005.
(Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0. Reconsideration denied on a roll call 0-11.
18. Recommend that Twenty Six Thousand Dollars
($26,000.00) be raised by taxation and appropriated to Account #411-92000, Snow
Plowing Ordinary Maintenance, to allow the City’s Department of Public Works
(DPW) to monitor the activity of their snow operations assets to better
allocate the equipment, making DPW snow operations more efficient and effective
during snow emergencies. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0. Reconsideration denied on a roll call 0-11.
(Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0. Reconsideration denied on a roll call 0-11.
21. Recommend that One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00) be raised by taxation and appropriated to Account #900-92000,
City Manager’s Contingency Account, to fund unforeseen expenses that may occur
for the remainder of FY 2005. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 9-2 (Lukes,
Perotto-No). Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-11.
22. Recommend that One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars
($175,000.00) be raised by taxation and appropriated to Account #161-96000,
Contingency Pensions, to provide funding to implement a Chapter 32, Section 90A
and C pension increase for Public Safety retirees only. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 9-2 (Irish,
Lukes-No). Reconsideration denied on a
roll call 0-11.
23. Recommend that Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) be
raised by taxation and appropriated to Account #900-92000, City Manager’s
Contingency Account to fund unforeseen expenses that may occur for the
remainder of FY 2005. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 8-3 (Gomez,
Lukes, Perotto-No). Reconsideration
denied on a roll call 0-11.
24. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
24a. ITEMS OF
DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
25
& 26 REFERRED TO PLANNING BOARD
25. Joseph Lupisella request Planning Board abandon and remove from
the Official Map a portion of Emile St. from the westerly lot line of 18 Emile
St., a distance of approximately 260’.
(Attachments)
26. Attorney Samuel DeSimone request to change the Zoning Map of the
City of Worcester from ML-05 and RS-7 to BL-1 by extending BL-1 zone from
Grafton St. westerly exit to Rte. 20, Southwest Cutoff. (Attachments)
27 REFERRED TO PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE
27. Raymond Mariano and the Worcester Housing Authority request
increased lighting along Lakeside Ave.
(Attachments)
28-33 REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
28. Anthony Papagni on behalf of Girls, Inc. request City Council to
grant Camp Kinneywood on Stonehouse Hill Rd., Holden a 20’ wide easement for
sewer, water and access from the Camp Kinneywood site to Stonehouse Hill
Rd. (Attachments)
29. Roger Hunt request replacement of cement sidewalk at 20
Kenilworth Rd. (Attachments)
30. Mary Taubert request sidewalk repair in front of 71 Francis St. (Attachments)
31. Douglas Hinerfeld request sidewalk repair on May St. from Hamill
Rd. to May St. School. (Attachments)
32. Douglas Hinerfeld request sidewalk repair on Hadwen Rd. from
South Flagg St. to Chandler St. (Attachments)
33. Douglas Hinerfeld request sidewalk repair on South Flagg St.
from Barr St. to Hadwen Rd. (Attachments)
34 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
34. Councillor Barbara Haller request Beacon St. be converted to a
one-way street in a northerly direction between Hammond St. and Benefit
St. (Attachments)
35-40
FROM MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - ADOPTED
35. Request City Manager to request the City Solicitor report to
City Council whether Article 3, Section 11B of the City Manager’s
Reorganization of Departments, Boards and Commissions in any way conflicts with
the provisions of the Green Trust documents.
36. Request Standing Committee on Rules to consider a restructuring of
the Committees of the City Council so that there is an alignment between the
Committees and the newly established Departments of the City Manager. (Attachments)
37. Request City Manager to request the Worcester Regional Research
Bureau to review the owner-occupied residential exemption statute and the
effects of implementation of the exemption option in various communities across
the Commonwealth; i.e. Watertown, Cambridge, Somerville, etc. and provide City
Council with observations on this and any other real estate taxing
options. (Attachments)
38. Request City Manager to request the Massachusetts Registry of
Motor Vehicles provide City of Worcester with motor vehicle registration data
for Central Massachusetts communities.
(Attachments)
39. Request City Manager to develop a plan to cross-reference motor
vehicle registrations with voter registration/census listings utilizing the
services of college interns. (Attachments)
40. Request City Manager to consider adopting the lowest residential
tax rate option for Fiscal Year 2005. (Attachments)
41 & 42 FROM PUBLIC WORKS - ADOPTED
41. Request City Manager to provide City Council with a report
regarding the total number of lights on Millbury St. between McKeon Rd. and
Greenwood St. (Attachments)
42. Request Administration report on the status of ADA compliance on
Greenwood St. (Attachments)
43
FROM TRAFFIC & PARKING- ADOPTED
43. Request City Manager to request the Police Chief to enforce
traffic regulations on Randolph Rd. (Attachments)
44. Request City Manager to request the Police Chief to install
speeding surveillance on Beacon St. between Hammond St. and Benefit St. (Haller) (Attachments) Adopted
45. Request City Manager to develop and implement a process that
will guarantee that sub-division developers who are required as a condition of
their approvals from the City of Worcester to provide street lighting and other
public utility amenities, deposit with the Massachusetts Electric Company an
amount of money sufficient to cover those pre-requisites during that period of
time up until the City takes jurisdiction of the completed project. (Petty, Murray) (Attachments) Adopted
46. Request City Manager provide City Council with a comprehensive
report concerning the outsourcing of mail delivery services, to include data
regarding personnel and equipment cost savings and the actual delivery time
periods. (Petty) (Attachments) Adopted
47. Request City Manager to request the Central Mass. Delegation to
formulate and propose a statewide funding program for the purpose of attracting
and retaining biotech businesses in Worcester and in Massachusetts. (Lukes)
(Attachments) Adopted
48. Request City Manager report to City Council regarding
implementation of Phase 2 of the Duffy Field improvements. (Murray, White) (Attachments) Adopted
48a. Request City Manager
consider applying $4,000,000.00 against the tax rate from the sale of the
Centrum naming rights ($2,000,000.00) and health insurance reserve
recommendations ($2,000,000.00). Murray, Petty, Palmieri, Perotto, Rushton,
Clancy, Gomez, White@ #3CC – Adopted (Attachments)
48b. Request City Manager to consider developing a Request for Proposal
(RFP) for bulk sale of all outstanding tax liens to generate funds to replace
fiscal year 2006 health insurance reserve fund as well as City Manager’s
recommendations for use of Centrum naming rights proceeds. Motion-Murray, Irish, Petty, Palmieri,
Perotto, Rushton, Clancy, Gomez, White, Lukes, Haller @ #3CC
Councillor Haller moved to
amend: Further, request City Manager report on the implications of selling tax
liens for the City, what avenues there are for excluding properties and the
implications of reducing the 16% levy that the City receives at the time
properties are transferred.
Councillor
Lukes moved to amend: To request City Manager report on developing a Request
for Proposal
Adopted, as
amended (Attachments)
48c. Request
City Manager to develop a cost containment plan for the next five years. Motion-Lukes @ #3CC – Adopted (Attachments)
48d. Request
City Manager to request the Central Mass. Delegation to seek some tax relief
for any urban area that wants to go to a flat rate.
48e. Request
City Manager to request the WRTA to use some of their unused paratransit vans as possible accessible
taxicabs for elders and
for persons
with disabilities in the Worcester area.
Haller – Suspension of Rules
– Adopted (Attachments)
48f. Request
City Manager to communicate with the School Department to request that Laidlaw
remove the bus from Stark Rd. Rushton
–
Suspension
of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
48g. Request
City Manager to inquire of the City’s health insurers whether or not they are
paying out any funds to whoever it is that assists the
City with
health insurance. Rushton –
Suspension of Rules Adopted (Attachments)
49. RECESS
TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE: No Action
Taken
FINANCE
a) 4A CM November 9, 2004
Communication of the City
Manager relative to Fiscal Year 2005 Tax Rate Options. (Attachments)
b) 4A CM November 16, 2004
Communication of the City
Manager relative to the top twenty-five taxpayers in Fiscal 2004 and a history
of average tax bills.
50. Roberta Schaefer, Executive Director, Worcester Regional
Research Bureau transmitting Benchmarking Economic Development in
Worcester: 2004. (Attachments) Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
and Strategic Planning Committee
51. Barry Walsh, Executive Director transmitting The Bridge of
Central Mass. Annual Report 2004. (Attachments) Placed on file
52. Michael V. O’Brien, City Manager transmitting communication
relative to information pertaining to the tax classification hearing. (Attachments) Tabled to November 30, 2004
53. Michael V. O’Brien, City Manager transmitting communication
relative to recommendation on the use of Two Million Dollars. (Attachments) Tabled to November 30, 2004
54-56 ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon the following Communications of the City
Manager: recommend Communications be
placed on file.
54. Relative to current real estate tax bill and residential real
estate valuation. (Attachments)
55. Relative to Fiscal 2005 property tax bills including a notice
regarding the obligation of Massachusetts residents to register their vehicles
in Massachusetts. (Attachments)
56. Relative
to 2005 property tax classification. (Attachments)
57 VOTED TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCE
57. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES Upon the Report of the
Committee on Land Use upon the Petition of Robert Protano, President and James
Gardner, Treasurer, DP.R. Realty, Inc. requesting a zone change for a portion
of property at 937-945 West Boylston St. from RL-7 to BL-1 as amended to
include establishing a 10’ buffer along the Saco property, a 5’ buffer along
the street line of Ladybank Rd. and Deepdale Rd. and a 10’ buffer along the
Hemenway property: recommend passage
of the accompanying proposed Ordinance.
(Attachments)
58 ACCEPTED & ORDER
ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL 10-0 (Petty absent)
58. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the report of the
Planning Board upon the Petition of Dominic Casale et al requesting sanitary
and surface sewers on Yukon Ave.: recommend
adoption of the accompanying Order requesting the City Manager to appropriate
$206,000.00 for the construction of approximately 1,240 ft. of sanitary and
surface sewer in Yukon Ave. (Attachments)
59-67
ACCEPTED & ORDERS ADOPTED
REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS UPON REPORTS OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the following
Petitions
requesting streets be made public: recommend
adoption of the accompanying Orders.
59. Jonathan
Finkelstein on behalf of Winter Heights Trust request to make public Azalea
Dr. (Attachments)
60. Peter
Njoroge & Regina Nguyai request to make public Chino Ave. from Pasadena
Parkway to Erie Ave. (Attachments)
61. Michael
Ursoleo et al request to make public Clarissa St. (Attachments)
62. Peter
& Denise Farnsworth request to make public Diana St. (Attachments)
63. Christi
McQuade et al request to make public Gaylord St. (Attachments)
64. Jonathan
Finkelstein on behalf of Winter Heights Trust request to make public Nizam
Dr. (Attachments)
65. Carl Foley, President, Botany Bay Construction Co., Inc. request
City of Worcester to accept Roseville Lane as a public street (Attachments)
66. Jonathan
Finkelstein on behalf of Afra Realty request to make public Saffron Dr. (Attachments)
67. Mirick
Perkins request to make public Waycross St. (Attachments)
68 & 69 ACCEPTED
68. REPORT
OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Chairman’s Order from Public Works
Committee requesting that
Seattle St. be
converted to a public street: recommend
Chairman’s Order be placed on file. (Attachments)
69. REPORT
OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager
relative to the recent Lake
Quinsigamond
Sewage Spill: recommend
Communication be placed on file. (Attachments)
70-82 VOTED TO ADVERTISE
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions requesting handicap
parking: recommend passage of the
accompanying proposed Ordinances.
70. Kathleen
Rice request handicap parking at 14 Dartmouth St. (Attachments)
71. Councillor Paul Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Norman Abood request
handicap parking at 179 Delmont Ave. (Attachments)
72. Cheryl
Freeman request handicap parking at 11 South Buffum St. (Attachments)
73. John
Savastano request handicap parking at 22 Tampa St. (Attachments)
74. Pedro
Toro request handicap parking at 12 Wyman St. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions requesting removal of handicap
parking: recommend passage of the
accompanying proposed Ordinances.
75. Ida Rome request removal of handicap parking in front of 43
Hadwen Rd. (Attachments)
76. Richard & Ann Marie Chamberlain request to remove handicap
parking at 11 Pattison St. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions requesting Stop signs: recommend passage of the accompanying
proposed Ordinances.
77. Mayor Timothy Murray and Stephen Patton request Stop sign be
installed at Whitmarsh Ave. and Claffey Rd. (Attachments)
78. Mayor Timothy Murray and Stephen Patton request Stop sign be
installed at Whitmarsh Ave. and Granville Rd.
(Attachments)
79. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Ronald Gustafson, Sr. requesting two hour parking limit on Frothingham Rd.,
east side, for approximately 200’ from Lincoln St. end and west side from
Lincoln St. to driveway at 5 Frothingham Rd. 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: recommend passage of the accompanying
proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)
80. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Richard Vo requesting metered parking at 104 Chandler St.: recommend passage of the accompanying
proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)
81. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Jack Foley on behalf of Clark University request to install appropriate
signage for “No Parking” 20’ both sides of Downing St. where Clark University
garage exits onto Downing St.: recommend
passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)
82. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Beau LeBouef on behalf of the Worcester Post Office request to change street
sign at the intersection of Dix St. and Lancaster St. from “Left Turn Only” to
one which would allow traffic to continue straight on Dix St.: recommend passage of the accompanying
proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)
83-87 ACCEPTED & ORDERS
ADOPTED
83. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Jack Foley on behalf of Clark University request to install appropriate
signage for “No Parking” 20’ both sides of the four corners intersection of
Florence St. and Shirley St.: recommend
adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
84. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Joseph Borbone, Director, Traffic Engineering request to approve a 20 MPH
School Zone on Apricot St. in the vicinity of the Sullivan Middle School: recommend
adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
85. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Councillor Barbara Haller request crosswalk repainting at McKeon Rd. and
Cambridge St.: recommend adoption of
the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
86. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Councillor Frederick Rushton on behalf of Todd Jarvis request a pedestrian
delineator post in crosswalk in vicinity of Our Lady of the Angels School, 1200
Main St.: recommend adoption of the
accompanying Order. (Attachments)
87. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Councillor Konstantina Lukes on behalf of Virginia Kingsbury et al request
review of traffic problems on Randolph Rd., including number and type of motor vehicle accidents, volume
and speed of motor vehicles, including those statistics since 1993: recommend
adoption of the accompanying Order.
88-102 (EXCEPT 96) ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions: recommend Petitions be placed on file.
88. Councillor Barbara Haller on behalf of James Freeman request one
handicap parking space be installed in front of 11 South Buffum St. (Attachments)
89. Councillor Frederick Rushton on behalf of Todd Jarvis request
two “School Zone – 10 MPH” signs and two “School Zone Ahead” warning signs on
Main St. preceding 1200 Main St. (Attachments)
90. Chris Kokalis request to add Christy’s Pizza directional sign on
existing directional at the intersection of Lincoln St./West Boylston St. (Attachments)
91. Councillor Thomas White request signs on Brattle St. and Ararat
St. stating Brattle St. is not a truck route.
(Attachments)
92. Councillor Frederick Rushton on behalf of Raymond Loughlin
request Not a Thru Street sign be placed above street sign on South Flagg St. (Attachments)
93. Councillor Frederick Rushton request placement of appropriate
signs to clearly mark one-way at corner of Harvard St. and Highland St. (Attachments)
94. Councillor Joseph Petty on behalf of Todd Peckham request
installation of “Not a Thru Way” sign at corner of Salisbury St. and Flower
Hill Dr. (Attachments)
95. Bishop Walter Weekes, Sr., request installation of a crosswalk
light at 1189 Main St. (Attachments)
96. Councillor Juan Gomez on behalf of Bishop Walter Weekes, Sr.
request installation of a traffic light at 1189 Main St. (Attachments) Recommitted to Traffic & Parking
Committee
97. Councillor Barbara Haller request to restore traffic signal
operation at corner of Downing and Main Sts. due to concerns of public safety. (Attachments)
98. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the
Communication of the City Manager relative to Grooved Pavement – A Traffic
Calming Alternative: recommend
Communication be placed on file. (Attachments)
99. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition
of Councillor Barbara Haller on behalf of Walter Green requesting 24 hour
parking on odd side of Mason St. from Bluff St. to May St.: recommend Petitioner be given leave to
withdraw. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions: recommend Petitions be denied.
100. Samuel Beluchukwu request removal of handicap parking in front of
9 Wilson St. (Attachments)
101. Zaida
Valentin request resident permit parking for Wachusett St. (Attachments)
102. Councillor Barbara Haller request removal of parking meters on
west side of Millbury St. between Endicott St. and Sigel St. and replace with
15 minute parking restrictions. (Attachments)
103-109 ORDAINED ON A ROLL
CALL 11-0
103. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to rescind No Parking 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on the south and west sides
of Park View Dr. from Burncoat St. to Belvidere Ave.
Amending Section 43 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances
of 1996 to revise the Winter Parking Ban from both sides of Park View Dr. and
to allow parking on the even numbered side during the Winter Parking Ban when
declared. (Attachments)
104. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to prohibit parking in front of 18 and 22 Randall St. (Attachments)
Amending Section 42 of
Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to prohibit parking in front of 21
Randall St. (Attachments)
105. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for handicap parking in front of 99 Chatham St. (Attachments)
106. Amending Section 47 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to prohibit parking on both sides of Bjorklund Ave. from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. School Days. (Attachments)
107. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996
to prohibit parking in front of 55 Atlanta St.
(Attachments)
108. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to prohibit parking on the south side of Pleasant St. for a distance of
100’ east and west of South Flagg St. (Attachments)
109. Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of
1996 to provide for one hour parking in front of 33-35 Canterbury St. from 9:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Attachments)
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
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NOVEMBER 23, 2004 5:30
P.M. |
STRATEGIC PLANNING |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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NOVEMBER 29, 2004
5:30-6:30 P.M. |
ETHNIC & MINORITY AFFAIRS |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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NOVEMBER 29, 2004 6:00
P.M. |
PUBLIC WORKS |
ROOM 310 CITY HALL |
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NOVEMBER 29, 2004 6:30
P.M. |
REGIONAL AFFAIRS |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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NOVEMBER 30, 2004 5:30
P.M. |
MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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DECEMBER 6, 2004 5:30
P.M. |
TRAFFIC & PARKING |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |