CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL – FEBRUARY 28, 2006
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:07 P.M.
Adjourned: 10:10 P.M.
1. INVOCATION
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. STAR SPANGLED BANNER-ALEXANDRA MILLS
4. ROLL CALL – All present
HEARING AND ORDER
– 7:00 P.M.
5. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC CO. d/b/a NATIONAL GRID and VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. for joint pole relocation on: STAFFORD ST. (Attachments)
5a ADOPTED
5a. Granting permission to MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID and VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC. for joint pole relocation on: STAFFORD ST.
6. ITEMS OF CITIZEN INTEREST
6a. ITEMS OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
7 REFERRED TO
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
7. Christina M. Orczyk request exemption from maximum age requirement for appointment as a police officer in the City of Worcester. (Attachments)
8. Sarah Lenis request tree stump be removed in front of 35 Otsego Rd. (Attachments)
9-15 REFERRED
TO PUBLIC WORKS
9. Councillor Barbara G. Haller request resurfacing of South Crystal St. and Cambridge St. in the vicinity of South Crystal St. (Attachments)
10. Councillor Barbara G. Haller request that the sinkhole in the sidewalk on the north side of Dayton St. across from Dayton Place be repaired. (Attachments)
11. Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Anthony Quatela request to resurface Lawton St. (Attachments)
12. Sarah Lenis request sidewalk repair in front of 35 Ostego Rd. (Attachments)
13. Councillor Barbara G. Haller request that Clapp St. Court be changed to Noel Court so as to eliminate the current confusion with the adjacent street named Clapp St. (Attachments)
14. Patricia M. & Teddy C. Mita request abatement of sewer assessment #30981 in the amount of $5,934.08 on Chester St. (Attachments)
15. Robert Lizotte request abatement of street assessment #24508 in the amount of $4,318.17 on Joseph St. (Attachments)
16-22 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING
16. Councillor Kathleen M. Toomey on behalf of Tony Bianco request a “Not a Thru Way” or “Dead End” sign be placed in Middlesex Ave. facing southbound traffic between #92 and #96. (Attachments)
17. Councillor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of Jen Smith request the installation of 4-way Stop Signs at the intersection of Fruit St and Dayton St. (Attachments)
18. Mary MacInnes, Administrator, WRTA request “Right Turn Only Except Buses” sign on Plantation St. near the Plantation St./Belmont St. intersection. (Attachments)
19. Madaline Hoaglund request handicap parking signs across from 2 Mason St. (Attachments)
20. Ronal Madnick on behalf of Centro Las Americas request to make Newbury St. a one-way street. (Attachments)
21. Lamine Kebeh request to extend the resident sticker parking on Suffolk St. to include the area in front of 43 Suffolk St. (Attachments)
22. Guillermina Quinones request handicap parking in front of 14 Suffield St. (Attachments)
23. Christopher Ford, Griggs & Browne Co. Inc. request to purchase 124 Forest St., parcel #20-0028-10-12, for parking. (Attachments)
24 – HEARING SET FOR MARCH 7, 2006 – 7:00 P.M.
24. FIBER TECHNOLOGIES NETWORKS, L.L.C. to install and maintain fiber optic telecommunications facilities on: WEST BOYLSTON ST.@ FALLON HOSPITAL. (Attachments)
MICHAEL V. O’BRIEN
CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY 28, 2006
1. NON-CITY COUNCIL
CONFIRMATION:
2. CITY COUNCIL
CONFIRMATION:
3. AIRPORT DIVISION:
4. CABLE SERVICES
DIVISION:
5. ELECTION COMMISSION
DIVISION:
6. HUMAN RESOURCES
DIVISION:
7. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:
8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION:
A. Request adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept a $1,750,000.00 Public Works Program grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. (Attachments) Resolution adopted
B. Communication relative to
announcing the Worcester Cultural Coalition’s recent receipt of a $50,000.00
grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council to support the planning and
implementation of an innovative and creative system of directional signage. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce and Development
Committee
9. NEIGHBORHOODS & HOUSING DEVELOPMENT:
A. Communication relative to a
status report on the Mason-Winfield Brownfields Redevelopment project. (Attachments)
Referred to Housing & Neighborhood
Revitalization Committee
B. Communication relative to
City Council’s request for a membership list for the Worcester Weed and Seed
program. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
10. PLANNING AND REGULATORY SERVICES DIVISION:
11. ENGINEERING &
ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DIVISION:
A. Communication relative to temporary parking at the Parcel Post
building site. (Attachments) Placed
on File
12. OPERATIONS DIVISION:
13. PARKS DIVISION:
14. COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT:
15. FIRE DEPARTMENT:
16. LICENSE COMMISSION:
17. POLICE DEPARTMENT:
18. CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION:
19. DISABILITY DIVISION:
20. ELDER AFFAIRS DIVISION:
21. HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION:
22. HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION:
A. Communication relative to a plan submitted by the Southern
Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) to the City detailing their intentions to
meet the needs of the region’s homelessness population. (Attachments)
Referred to Housing and Neighborhood
Revitalization Committee
23. PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION:
24. PUBLIC LIBRARY:
25. VETERANS’ SERVICES
DIVISION:
26. LEGAL DIVISION:
A. Communication relative to the feasibility and legality of
conducting meetings of City Council standing committees, boards, and
commissions via the internet. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service &
Transportation Committee
27. PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
28. ASSESSING DIVISION:
29. BUDGET OFFICE DIVISION:
30. PURCHASING DIVISION:
31. TECHNICAL SERVICES
DIVISION:
A. Communication relative to a status report on the city’s
internet bill paying program which was instituted on November 15, 2005.
(Attachments)
Placed on File
32. TREASURY & COLLECTIONS
DIVISION:
33. FINANCE DIVISION:
A. Recommend that Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, and appropriated to Account #44C732, Sewer systems Control Plan, to allow for the payment of contractual obligations related to the Phase II of the combined sewer systems compliance Consent Order. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
B. Recommend that One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, and appropriated to Account #44C764, Sewer Pumping, to allow for the payment of contractual obligations for various sewer pumping projects, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
C. Recommend that Forty One Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Nine Dollars ($41,659.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #41C704, DPW Building Rehabilitation, to provide funds for the purpose of payment for contractual obligations related to the boiler replacement project at 29 Albany Street, DPW Central Garage, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
D. Recommend that Ten Thousand Fifty Nine Dollars and Fifteen Cents
($10,059.15) be transferred when and as received from Account #91C780, Citywide
Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #41C703, DPW Capital Equipment
for the purpose of purchasing the following capital equipment:
|
Tools for Central Garage |
$2,420.40 |
|
Street Sign – Architectural & Engineering |
$7,638.75 |
as approved in the fiscal 2006 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
E. Recommend that Forty Four Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Nine Dollars and Seventy Eight Cents ($44,299.78) be transferred from Account #330-54, Reserve for Appropriation Greenwood Street Landfill, and appropriated to Account #41S607, Greenwood Street Landfill, to allow for the payment of contractual obligations related engineering services for technical review and capping of the Greenwood Street Landfill. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
F. Recommend that One Hundred Four Thousand Five Hundred and Forty Dollars ($104,540.00) be transferred from Account #91C716, Union Station Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #04C704, Union Station Rehabilitation, to provide funding for costs associated with the overall building fit out and bus port project for Union Station. (Attachments) Councillor Smith recused on a roll call 10-0. Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
G. Recommend that Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C741, Street Construction, and appropriated to Account #41C797, Sidewalks, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations for various citywide sidewalk construction projects, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0
H. Recommend that One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #41C726, Franklin Street Fire Station, to provide funds for the purpose of payment for contractual obligations related to the engineering, testing and preparation for demolition of the Franklin Street Fire Station, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Councillor Perotto recused on a roll call 9-0 (Smith absent). Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
34. MISCELLANEOUS CALENDAR
ITEMS:
A. Communication relative to a presentation by Michael G. Goodman,
Director of Economic and Public Policy Research at the University of Massachusetts
Donahue Institute on the subject of “The Future of the Massachusetts Economy
and What It Means for the Central Region”. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce and Development Committee
26-29 FROM
LAND USE - Adopted
26. Request City Manager report to City Council the responses to the questions that were raised concerning the content of the Mayor’s Task Force Report on the Siting of Social Service Agencies. (Attachments)
27. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report that identifies all structures in the City that potentially qualify as group homes or residences, utilizing the GIS. (Attachments)
28. Request City Manager provide City Council with an update to data contained in the December 20, 2005 Communication (#9A CM) revealing the projected assessed value and date of completion of these tax foreclosed properties. (Attachments)
29. Request City Manager assign a high priority within his Administration and in cooperation with any applicable outside agencies to developing and delivering for City Council review any effective ordinances regarding sustainable energy regulations. (Attachments)
30-37 FROM
PUBLIC SAFETY - Adopted
30. Request City Manager provide City Council with a breakdown of the proposed use of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant award funds. (Attachments)
31. Request City Manager provide City Council with recommendations for long-term enhancements to the Emergency Operations Center being developed behind 141 Grove Street. (Attachments)
32. Request City Manager provide City Council with an updated set of building plans for the planned Emergency Operations Center. (Attachments)
33. Request City Manager provide City Council with information concerning the offers that are made to outside agencies to use the planned Emergency Operations Center and the existing Training Tower located behind the Fire Department Headquarters. (Attachments)
34. Request City Manager outline for City Council the pros and cons of light duty assignments within the planned program to case manage those public safety employees injured-on-duty. (Attachments)
35. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report quantifying the results of the IOD case management program six months after its inception. (Attachments)
36. Request City Manager request Police Chief to provide the City Council with information relative to any public safety programs that are in place between the Worcester Police Department and students in grades K through Grade 3. (Attachments)
37. Request City Manager request Police Chief to consider partnering with local Probation Department staff to re-institute the home visit aspect and other efforts that might result in a reduction in violence. (Attachments)
38-39 FROM PUBLIC WORKS - Adopted
38. Request City Manager recommend to City Council options for funding the backlog of streets approved for private street conversion. (Attachments)
39. Request City Manager request Police Chief to respond to resident complaints concerning dangerous off-roading activity taking place in Tamar Avenue, a private street. (Attachments)
40. Request City Manager consider incorporating closed captioned technology capabilities for meetings of City Council and it’s Standing committees and for major Boards and Commissions in both the meeting rooms at City Hall and via cable television broadcasts as part of the ongoing negotiations towards a new cable television contract. (Petty) (Attachments) Adopted
41. Request City Manager request appropriate administrative staff to review the regulations in the current zoning ordinance relative to temporary window signage and provide the City Council with recommendations to add enforceable limitations on the amount and types of temporary signage allowed per business establishment. (Haller) (Attachments)
Councillor
Lukes moved to add: home businesses.
Adopted,
as amended
42. Request City Manager report to City Council concerning options available to the City Manager, City Council and collective bargaining groups as it relates to M.G.L., Chapter 32B, section 19. (Murray) (Attachments) Adopted
43. Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the changes in the number of licensed rooming houses (SROs) over the past twenty (20) years, including a list, sorted by address, that includes the number of lost units, the current owner and current use. (Haller) (Attachments)
Councillor
Haller moved to amend: Further request to include the 5 SMOC properties.
Adopted,
as amended
44.
Request City Manager report to City
Council concerning the poverty levels in Worcester for 1980, 1990, 2000, or any
similar ten-year intervals available, including a definition of poverty, and
data as to the number of children living in poverty itemized by census tract or
wards. (Haller) (Attachments) Adopted
45.
Request City Manager report to City
Council concerning the feasibility of including Responsible Employer Ordinance
requirements in Tax Increment Financing, District Improvement Financing and
other incentive programs offered by the City of Worcester. (Murray) (Attachments)
Adopted on a roll call 10-1 (No-Lukes)
46.
Request City Manager update City
Council concerning the status of the Request-for-Proposals for Washington
Square and for the McGrath off-street parking lot. (Murray) (Attachments)
Adopted
47. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report regarding his Administration’s review of Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 40B, and recommendations, if any, thereto. (Haller) (Attachments)
Councillor Haller moved to add: 40R & 40S.
Adopted, as amended
48. Request City Manager arrange to offer tours of the new Worcester Technical High School to retired employees of the Worcester Vocational High School. (Toomey) (Attachments)
Councillor Toomey moved to add: general public
Councillor Lukes moved to amend: Further request City Manager to explore
placing virtual tour of the Worcester Technical School on city’s web site.
Adopted, as amended
49. Request City Manager communicate with our local state delegation and request that they oppose the rollback in the state income tax, and instead, support legislation for local tax options and that these funds would be used solely for education funding. (Toomey, Murray) (Attachments)
Councillor Toomey moved to read: Request City Manager communicate with our local delegation in support of Rep Spellane’s bill “Funding Schools for Student Success” and support legislation for local tax options and that these funds would be used solely for education funding.
Tabled under
privilege - Lukes
50. Request City Manager pursue the feasibility of cost-recovery of city-owned Brownfield sites by examining whether or not insurance policies were in force and effect for said properties during said time period of operation of said companies when contamination occurred. (Murray, Perotto) (Attachments)
Councillor Perotto moved to amend:
Further request City Manager
provide a report within 30 days
51. Request City Manager provide City Council with a breakdown of all costs and a description of services relating to outside legal counsel to the Human Resources Department. Said breakdown shall clearly delineate fees for contract negotiations and fees for other legal services provided to the Human Resources Department and/or any other city department. (Murray) (Attachments)
Mayor Murray moved to add: within 30 days
Adopted, as amended
52.
Request City Manager coordinate with
the Worcester Board of Health to initiate and sponsor a summit that will assess
the status and address the inter-related issues of area Hunger, Homelessness,
affordable Housing and Health. This 4-H
Summit should mobilize representatives from various social service agencies,
health organizations, college student bodies, government entities and from the
general public from throughout Worcester and Central Massachusetts. (Rosen) (Attachments)
Adopted
53.
Request City Manager report to City
Council concerning possible future uses for the space at the Worcester Memorial
Auditorium being vacated by the Juvenile Court. (Rosen) (Attachments)
Adopted
54.
Request City Manager meet with representatives
of the L.L. Bean Company of Freeport, Maine, who have recently announced plans
to expand retail operations in the area between Maine and Virginia, in an
effort to locate one of the proposed retail outlets in the City of Worcester. (Rosen) (Attachments)
Adopted
55. Request City Manager repair the stone wall on Belmont St. adjacent to Bell Pond in the interest of the safety of the general public. (Rosen) (Attachments) – Placed on File
56.
Request City Manager consider
prioritizing the projects listing included in the Five Year Capital Improvement
Plan and, furthermore, that the Municipal Operations Committee consider
dedicating a meeting specifically for the purpose of reviewing the capital
projects and other spending priorities. (Palmieri, Rosen, Smith, Perotto,
Lukes, Clancy) (Attachments) Adopted
57. Request City Manager determine the busiest gateways into the City of Worcester and recommend a plan that can be implemented to maintain them in a cleaner manner, as well as how they might be improved to become more aesthetically inviting to local residents, business people and visitors. (Smith) (Attachments)
Councillor
Palmieri moved to amend: Further
request City Manager to involve the business community for input and funding on this plan.
Adopted, as amended
58. Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the appropriateness of a program that would fund and install public art at various gateways and other prominent locations throughout the city. (Lukes) (Attachments)
Mayor Murray
moved to amend: Further request the
City Manager to include in this report
where potential funding might come
from.
Councillor Rushton moved to amend: Further specifically invite the artist Christo to come to Worcester.
Adopted, as amended
59. Request City Manager report to City Council
regarding the availability and the city’s eligibility for private or public funding
for open space acquisitions. (Lukes) (Attachments)
Adopted
60. Request City Auditor provide City Council with a financial and operational audit of Worcester Community Cable Access as it operates under the guidelines of the contract between the City of Worcester and Charter Communications. (Petty) (Attachments)
Councillor
Lukes moved to amend: Further request
the City Auditor to look into the breakdown of the educational access
operations and the government access operations.
Adopted, as amended
61. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report regarding the workforce levels and impacts to fire stations and companies of the Worcester Fire Department for the upcoming summer months of 2006. (Petty) (Attachments)
Councillor Petty moved to add: entire FY 2006
Adopted, as amended
62. Request City Manager implement a moratorium concerning the installation of electronic motion and/or high visibility electronic static signage until such time as the City Manager reports to the City Council, and the City Council acts on an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance in this regard. (Haller) (Attachments)
Councillor Perotto moved to amend: Request
to include timeframe
Councillor Clancy moved to amend to read:
Request City Manager to develop language that would establish a temporary moratorium which would include a timeframe concerning the installation of electronic motion and/or high visibility electronic static signage until such time as the City Manager reports to the City Council, and the City Council acts on an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance in this regard.
Adopted, as amended
63.
Request City Manager request Police
Chief to institute a regular parking enforcement operation in the Tronic Square
area (intersection of Pleasant Street, Richmond Avenue and St. Elmo Road).
(Murray, Smith) (Attachments) Adopted
64.
Request City Manger recommend to City
Council improvements to the on-street parking situation and street markings in
the Tronic Square area. (Murray, Smith) (Attachments)
Adopted
65. Request Administration apply for the
Commonwealth’s “Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative”
grant program, which seeks to combat gang violence. (Murray, Petty, Haller,
Rosen, Rushton, Toomey, Smith, Palmieri, Perotto, Lukes, Clancy) (Attachments)
Adopted
65a. Request City Manager to report on the
education and experience of the individuals who will be managing the proposed
SMOC facilities. Motion-Perotto @
#22A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
65b.
Request City Manager to provide City
Council with funding sources and funding programs for each of the plans in the
SMOC proposal to meet the needs of the regional homeless population. Motion-Haller @ #22A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
65c. Request
City Manager report on the credentials of those who are allegedly providing the
supervision and oversight of clientele at proposed SMOC facilities and who will
provide the oversight on whether SMOC facilities will be acting in compliance
with granting provisions of their applications. Motion-Lukes @ #22A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
65d. Request City Manager to alleviate concerns have SMOC provide more specific details of their proposals as to the following points: 1) What does no active alcohol or drug use allowed mean? The plan is to place the populace that is currently wandering or residing in the PIP shelter in facilities in residential neighborhoods, the concern is to whether these people are actively sober. 2) Because these houses will be in residential neighborhoods what are the qualifications of the people running the SMOC houses and are they going to abide by a level of professionalism? 3) Where are the several properties located outside the city that will become part of the regional housing continuum? This will provide proof that they are serious about looking at other locations other than Worcester.
Motion-Rushton@ #22A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
65e.
Request City Manager to provide a report
of the loss of local property tax dollars that will result from taking the
properties off the tax rolls as SMOC plan moves forward. Motion-Haller @ #22A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
65f.
Request the City Manager pursue the use of live streaming video and two-way
communication in other community’s that have such technologies in use already.
Motion-Toomey @ #26A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
65g. Request
City Manager to provide a detailed plan on the water damage repair at Union
Station and include how repairs will be financed. Motion-Perotto @ #33F CM – Adopted (Attachments)
65h. Request City Manager to provide a report on age and construction of the roof at Union Station. Motion-Rosen #33F CM - Adopted (Attachments)
65i. Request
City Solicitor to provide an opinion on the legality on imposing Responsible
Employer Ordinance on private contractors. Motion–Lukes @ #45CC – Adopted (Attachments)
65j. Request
City Manager to provide a report on the impact on small businesses who do not
fit the definition of union employer who cannot afford these particular
amenities. Motion–Lukes @ #45CC – Adopted (Attachments)
65k. Request City Manager to provide a copy of
Representative Spellane’s legislation and include comments as to the funding
impact on the city’s budget if past. Motion-Lukes
@ #48CC – Adopted (Attachments)
65l.
Request City Manager to provide a
report that will determine whether or not emergency repairs are needed to the
stone wall on Belmont St. Motion-Rosen @ 55CC - Adopted(Attachments)
65m. Request City Auditor to provide a report that
summarizes all the bills pending before the state legislature concerning
retirement benefits. Motion-Lukes @
#68CC – Adopted (Attachments)
65n.
Request City Manager report on the
city’s liability to pay for the operational and overhead expenses for the
Blackstone Gateway Visitors Center in Quinsigamond Village. Lukes–Suspension of Rules–Adopted (Attachments)
65o.
Request the City Manager install
speeding surveillance on Courtland St.
between 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Rushton-Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
66. RECESS TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE: No Action Taken
FINANCE
a. #29a CM January 31, 2006
Communication of the City Manager regarding
a fiscal year 2006 status report on the number of, and the amount of, Federal
and State grants written, awarded, and pending approval by the appropriate
Federal and State agencies. (Attachments)
b. #29b CM January 31, 2006
Communication of the City Manager relative to Governor Romney’s proposed budget for Fiscal 2007, including his recommendations for local aid for the City of Worcester. (Attachments)
67. James A. DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting January 2006 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments) Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
68. James A. DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting a report that tabulates all of the Home Rule legislation affecting retirement benefits that have been passed by City Council for last 15 years. Also information regarding pending legislation that would have to be accepted by Home Rule to be enacted. (Attachments) Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
REPORTS
69 ACCEPTED
& ADOPTED
69. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE Upon the
Communication of the City Manager requesting
adoption of an Order relative to transfer of jurisdiction of land at 108
Commonwealth Ave. from the Tax Title Custodian to the Conservation Commission:
recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
70-75 ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON LAND USE Upon the following Communications of the City
Manager: recommend Communications be
placed on file.
70. Relative to location of Social Service Agencies. (Attachments)
71. Relative
to Social Service Agency Locations – Prior Opinions. (Attachments)
72. Relative
to Surplus Tax Title Property Report – Calendar Year 2000 to present. (Attachments)
73. Relative
to Tax Foreclosures transferred to Neighborhood Services. (Attachments)
75. Relative to a summary report of surplus tax foreclosed property sales. (Attachments)
76. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Angel Mercedes request to make public Broughton Rd. (Attachments)
77 ACCEPTED & ADOPTED
77. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager request that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a gift of an Emergency Operations Center from the Leary Firefighters Foundation: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
78-85 ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the following Communications of the City Manager: recommend Communications be placed on file.
78. Relative to the outcome measurers in the Community Policing Plan. (Attachments)
79. Relative to Community Policing Initiative for the Worcester Police
Department. (Attachments)
80. Relative to the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Act Program. (Attachments)
81. Providing a description of the Worcester Police Department’s use of data and data analysis to improve law enforcement. (Attachments)
82. Relative to “Project ASAP” which stands for Awareness, Support,
Assistance and Partnering. (Attachments)
83. Relative to the “Street Violence Prevention Group” (SVPG). (Attachments)
84. Relative to notification from the U.S. Department of Justice announcing funding in the amount of $214,729.00 for the third year implementation of the City’s Weed and Seed program. (Attachments)
85. Regarding recommendations to improve upon and to enhance case
management of the Injured-On-Duty Program for public safety employees. (Attachments)
86-91
ACCEPTED & ADOPTED
REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following Reports of the Planning Board upon
Petitions requesting installation of sewers:
recommend adoption of the accompanying Orders.
86. Robert L. Moylan, Jr., Commissioner of Public Works request to install sewers in Windsor St. from McKinley Rd. southerly approximately 515’ to #49-50 Windsor St. (Attachments)
87. Mario & Marilyn DiGioia et al request installation of sewers on Taconic Rd. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the
following Reports of the Planning Board upon Petitions requesting streets be made public: recommend adoption of the accompanying Orders.
88. Paul Franco & Rebecca Hill request to make public Fernside Rd. (Attachments)
89. Daniel Buduo, Jr., Trustee, Franklin Development request Frongillo Farm Rd. in the Angela Rose Garden sub-division be decreed public. (Attachments)
90. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Report of the Planning Board upon the Chairman’s Order from Public Works Committee that Monica Rd. be converted to a public street: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
91. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Councillor Konstantina B. Lukes request that a permanent cement surface be installed to replace a temporary patch at a replaced fire hydrant on southwesterly corner of Morningside Rd. and Chamberlain Parkway: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
92 ACCEPTED
92. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Joseph Samara et al request to extend sewer line from Bonair Rd. to Millbury line on Rt. 122 Grafton St.: recommend Petitioner be given leave to withdraw. (Attachments)
93 ACCEPTED & ADOPTED
93. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Rita Dryden request blind person sign on East Kendall St.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
94-126 VOTED TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCES & 96 – 2 ORDERS
ADOPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND
PARKING Upon the following Petitions requesting handicap parking: recommend passage of the accompanying
proposed Ordinances.
94. Waleska Quinones request handicap parking in front of 58 Cohasset St. (Attachments)
95. Sandra Hamilton request handicap parking in front of 9 Greendale Ave. (Attachments)
96. Sherriel Lewis, Chairperson, Trustee Board, John St. Baptist Church request two handicap parking spaces at 43 John St. (Attachments)
97. Jacqueline Pacheco request handicap parking in front of 10 Elizabeth St. (Attachments)
98. Councillor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of Mary Lusk request one handicap parking spot large enough to accommodate a van in front of 22 Bluff St. (Attachments)
99. Zelpher Mensah request handicap parking at 12 Wabash Ave. (Attachments)
100. Councillor Juan A. Gomez on behalf of William & Janice Quiles request handicap parking in front of 5 Newton Ave. (Attachments)
101. Thomas Poske request handicap parking in front of 12 South Ward St. (Attachments)
102. Jessica Dorta request handicap parking in front of 81 Ingleside Ave. (Attachments)
103. John LeChasseur request handicap parking in front of 4 Marjorie St. (Attachments)
104. Gertrude West request handicap parking in front of 5 Montague St. (Attachments)
105. Arthur Nelson request handicap parking at 1 Westminster St. (Attachments)
106. Doris Egenlauf request handicap parking in front of 41 Westminster St. (Attachments)
107. Lena Barry request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 247 Pilgrim Ave. (Attachments)
108. Louis LaBonte III request handicap parking space in front of 24 Sigel St. (Attachments)
109. Arthur Mallios request handicap parking sign at 41 Somerset 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.
110. Louise Simone request removal of handicap parking across from 10 Prentice St. (Attachments)
111. Ron & Susan Howard request removal of handicap parking signs on Wilson in front of #19. (Attachments)
112. Polly Harisi request to remove handicap parking sign from in front of 61 June St. (Attachments)
113. Joan Desautels request removal of handicap parking at 4 Harlow St. (Attachments)
114. Patricia Wester request removal of handicap parking in front of 56 Esther St. (Attachments)
115. Councillor Konstantina B. Lukes on behalf of Susan Pibus request removal of handicap parking at 40 Esther St. (Attachments)
116. Councillor Konstantina B. Lukes on behalf of Susan Pibus request removal of handicap parking at 6 Mars St. (Attachments)
117. James Galvin request removal of handicap parking at 178 Vernon St. (Attachments)
118. Ramona Nieves request removal of handicap parking sign in front of 17 Hampden St. as the person who requested the sign has moved to 31 Colton St. (Attachments)
119. James O’Leary request to remove handicap parking signs in front of 773 Franklin St. Handicapped person is deceased, and the signs are no longer needed. (Attachments)
120. William Ryan request removal of handicap parking sign at 65 Fairmont Ave. (Attachments)
121. Lamine Kebeh request to remove handicap parking sign at 53 Suffolk St. (Attachments)
122. Mark Richards et al request removal of two handicap parking signs in front of 19 Worth St. (Attachments)
123. Eliza Haffty request to remove handicap parking sign in front of 35 King Philip Rd. (Attachments)
124. Eddy Pagan request handicap parking sign be removed from 141 Dorchester St. (Attachments)
125. Maria Sotiriadis request removal of two handicap parking signs opposite 76 Townsend St. (Attachments)
126. Anthony Froio request removal of a handicap parking spot in front of 1 Jefferson St. as resident has moved. (Attachments)
127-135 ACCEPTED
127. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Mary Climes request handicap parking in front of 49 Charlotte St.: recommend Petition be placed on file. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions: recommend Petitioners be given leave to withdraw.
128. Carlos Nieves request handicap parking in front of 144 Dorchester St. (Attachments)
129. Susan Kneeland request handicap parking sign at 15 Dix St. (Attachments)
130. David Hampton, Sr. request handicap parking at 20A Crescent St. (Attachments)
131. Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Kimberly Hamilton request a handicap parking spot in the vicinity of 35 Barclay St. (Attachments)
132. Robert Mottas request handicap parking in front of 10 Normal St. (Attachments)
133. Elizabeth St. John request handicap parking space at 9 Sussex Lane. (Attachments)
134. Katrina Harding et al request removal of handicap parking in front of 11 Rodney St. (Attachments)
135. Eliza Haffty request removal of handicap parking opposite 34 King Philip Rd. as she has moved. (Attachments)
LOAN ORDER TO BE
ADOPTED
136. That the sum of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) to be appropriated to Account #91C766 Blackstone Gateway Visitors Center, for the purpose of funding the construction of the Blackstone Gateway Visitors Center in Quinsigamond Village. (Attachments) Tabled under privilege (Palmieri)
TO BE ORDAINED
137 & 138 ORDAINED ON A ROLL CALL 11-0
137. Amending the Salary Ordinance of August 20, 1996 – Occupational Group N – Police and Occupational Group A – Administrative and Supervisory – Assistant Director of Communications. (Attachments)
138. Amending Chapter 29A of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 Relative to Certain Permit and Inspection Fees to Operate Hunger Relief Food Service Establishment. (Attachments)
SCHEDULED
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