CITY OF WORCESTER

JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Esther Howland Chamber

Convened: 6:04 P.M.

Adjourned: 9:24 P.M.

Mayor
Joseph M. Petty

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City Manager
Michael V. O'Brien

City Auditor
James A. DelSignore

Councilors

Order - That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby approves the minutes of the City Council meeting of June 18, 2013.

Hearing: VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC for a conduit location in: HAMILTON ST./BROOKDALE ST. Granting permission to VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC for a conduit location in: HAMILTON ST./BROOKDALE ST.

Hearing: VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC for a conduit location in: MCKEON RD. Granting permission to VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC for a conduit location in: MCKEON RD.

Hearing: NATIONAL GRID for conduit location in: COUNTRY CLUB BLVD/LINCOLN ST/ PLEASANT VALLEY DR. Granting permission to NATIONAL GRID for conduit location in: COUNTRY CLUB BLVD/LINCOLN ST/ PLEASANT VALLEY DR.

Hearing: NATIONAL GRID for conduit location in: GODDARD MEMORIAL DR. Granting permission to NATIONAL GRID for conduit location in: GODDARD MEMORIAL DR.

Mayor Petty introduced and congratulated the Jack Barry Girls Softball Team for being District 4 Champions. He presented them with a congratulatory letter.

Mayor Petty recognized the following speakers: 1. Suzanne Eames, Shrewsbury resident 2. Jim Kersten, Worcester resident 3. William Breault, Worcester resident 4. Susan Record, Worcester resident 5. Gordon Davis, Worcester resident 6. Mary Nettle, Worcester resident 7. Susan Lozoraitis Worcester resident 8. Tracy Novick, Worcester resident 9. John Provost, Worcester resident 10. David Bentley, Worcester resident 11. Maria (last name not known), Worcester resident 12. Chris Horton, Worcester resident 13. Nancy & William Ortiz, Leicester residents 14. Lori Cairns, Worcester resident 15. Christine Friend, Worcester resident 16. Mildred Collins, Worcester resident 17. Jo Hart, Worcester resident 18. Jacqueline Norton, Worcester resident 19. Sean Maher, Worcester resident 20. Rob Cohane, Worcester resident 21. Terry Cherry, Worcester resident

Christine Brown request a new tree be planted in front of 25 Pomona Rd.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of Marian Lord request the planting of two (2) city shade trees in the city's right of way in front of 288 Beverly Rd.

Alexander Alera request the pole and sign for resident permit parking on Carver St. be relocated.

Councilor William J. Eddy request assistance of the Worcester Police Department for traffic and parking controls during the opening week of school at West Tatnuck Elementary School.

Shelly John, et al request City Council and Historical Commission consider the creation of a Local Historical District along William St., between Sever St. and Russell St.

Ding On Kwan of 45 Artic Street LLC request Hygeia St. be removed from the Official Map.

Joseph Ferraro request to convert Chambers St. from a private street to a public street.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of Phil Johnson request the replacement of one (1) existing street light at the corner of Arapaho Rd. and Mohave Rd.

Luz & Rafael Rodriguez request sidewalk repair in front of 23 Florence St.

Howard & Anita Veal request sidewalk repair in front of 27 Maple Tree Lane.

John Savage request sidewalk repair in front of 59 Harold St.

Susan Fleming request the sinkhole with the crosswalk in front of Memorial Hospital at the bottom of Belmont St. be repaired.

Susan Fleming request Eastern Ave. between Belmont St. and Prospect St. be resurfaced.

Susan Fleming request the sinkhole on Belmont St. in front of House #199 -200 be repaired.

Alden Goldstein request Longfellow Rd. be repaired.

Alden Goldstein request sidewalks on Longfellow Rd. be repaired.

Praveen Limbachiya request sidewalk in front of 101 Harrison St. be replaced.

Councilor Sarai Rivera request Woodbine Street be repaved.

John & Elaine Sandberg request to extend city sanitary main to service house at 33 Havana Rd.

Jamie Cutroni-Morris request abatement of street betterment assessment #25054 in the amount of $5,905.80 for Penobscot St.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri on behalf of Paulo Dasilva, et al request Plum St. be resurfaced.

Susan Fleming request sidewalk repair in front of 19 Norwich St.

Jonas & Dorothy Boateng request abatement of street betterment assessment #25070 in the amount of $3,550.10 for Dixfield St.

Dawn James request abatement of street betterment assessment #25087 in the amount of $4,498.09 for Dixfield St.

Paula & Robert Noonan request abatement of street betterment assessment #25062 in the amount of $18,127.37 for Dixfield St.

Donald Huard request Croydon St., from Burncoat St. to Volkmar Rd., be resurfaced.

Jeremy Lerch request abatement of street betterment assessment #25055 in the amount of $29,250.00 for Eames Rd.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of the Miller Family request sidewalk repair in front of 18 Ascadilla Road.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of Shirley Wyman request sidewalk repair in front of 8 Pocasset Ave.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of Jon Freedman request sidewalk repair in front of 474 Salisbury St.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of Sharon McCann request sidewalk repair in front of 19 Birch Hill Rd.

Councilor William J. Eddy request a long patch street repair in the vicinity of 13 Sherwood Rd.

Councilor William J. Eddy request repair of city water pipe in the vicinity of 30 Rob Roy Rd.

Councilor William J. Eddy on behalf of Julianne Cronin request sidewalk repair in front of 94 Hadwen Rd.

Councilor William J. Eddy on behalf of Blerina Adhamidhi request sidewalk repair in front of 14 Wetherell St.

Councilor William J. Eddy request Wetherell St. be resurfaced.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request repair or replacement of the guardrail in Dana Ave.

Marion Pacheco request installation of handicap parking space in front of 22 Minthorne St.

Councilor George J. Russell on behalf of Edward Russo request installation of a Stop Sign in Dolly Drive where it intersects with Miscoe Road.

Councilor Frederick C. Rushton request "Go Slow" Children Advisory signs be installed in Oneida Avenue near the end of the public way.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request installation of a “No Parking” zone on both sides of Pond St. from Water St. to Harding St.

Councilor George J. Russell on behalf of Margaret Shaughnessy request “Caution Low Overhead Wires” advisory signs be installed at both ends of Progressive St. in the interest of public safety.

Mayor Joseph M. Petty request the installation of a crosswalk in the vicinity of 171 Chandler Street.

Stephan Kubert request handicap parking signs in front of 2 Cohasset St. be removed.

Gloria Hermanson request to extend resident permit parking on Sterling St. to include odd side only #17 and #21 Sterling St.

Gloria Hermanson request to remove handicap parking space in Sterling St. at corner of Sterling and Hillside Sts.

Denise Boisseau request installation of handicap parking space in front of 11 Groton Place.

Susan Nest, et al request to add two stop signs at the intersection of Summerhill Ave. and Leeds St. to create a 4-way stop.

Margaret Shaughnessy request "No Trucks" sign at the top and bottom of Progressive St.

Stephen O'Neil, Administrator WRTA request installation of a bus stop on the north side of Front St., between Church St. and Main St., preferably in the area proximate to City Hall.

Stephen O'Neil, Administrator WRTA request four (4) additional bus stops on Myrtle St., MLK Blvd. and Apricot St. and Goddard Memorial Dr., to accommodate the changes to routes taking effect August 24, 2013.

Hattie Thomas request installation of handicap parking space in front of 57 Paine St.

George Aboody request resident permit parking on Millbury St, from Endicott St. to Richland St.

Carmen Delvalle request installation of handicap parking space in front of 5 Loxwood St.

Councilor Frederick C. Rushton on behalf of Robert Mitchell request installation of handicap parking space in front of 2 Stockton St.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request installation of "School Zone" signs facing traffic in both directions on North Parkway.

Councilor Sarai Rivera request installation of a "Not a Through Street" sign in Tainter St. for traffic entering into the cul-de-sac.

Katherine Wood request installation of handicap parking space in front of 86 Lakewood St.

Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request installation of a crosswalk in Belmont St. at Rodney St.

Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request installation of a crosswalk in Belmont St. at Edward St.

Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request installation of a crosswalk in Belmont St. at Oak Ave.

Councilor William J. Eddy request installation of "Pedestrian Crossing" signs at all crosswalks in Goddard Memorial Dr.

Councilor William J. Eddy on behalf of Catherine DeCaire request installation of a "trip" traffic signal in Goddard Memorial Dr. at Beatrice Dr.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request installation of a crosswalk in Rexhame Rd. at Beverly Rd.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request "Children at Play" signs in Rexhame Rd.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request installation of a 4-way stop in vicinity of the Lakeview School

Richard Kerver of Worcester Energy Alliance request to speak before the City Council regarding applying for the Rockefeller Foundation 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge.

Gordon Davis, et al request to speak regarding the City Council going on record supporting the reopening of the claims representative office at 44 Front St. by the Department of Unemployment Assistance.

Stephen Quist request City Council go on record requesting the City Manager terminate the area towing city contract with Pats Service Station.

Theresa Cherry request to speak to City Council about WRTA issues.

Jo Hart request the City Council request City Manager to restore WRTA bus service as it existed before May 31, 2013 (with all necessary apparatus of all bus stops, bus-stop signs, schedules and routes and complete system map) with full reparation for this summer’s public abuse of WRTA riders, with free fare for the same time period from May 31, 2013 until this full complement of public transportation is restored; the sooner enacted, the less the cost.

Jo Hart request City Council request City Manager that along with full restoration of WRTA service, a new looping route around downtown, from the area encompassing Armsby Abbey and the Hanover Theatre, with flag stops at any corner be instituted.

Jo Hart request City Council request City Manager request all WRTA hearings, public meetings, (including Advisory Board meeting, but those at 8:30 a.m.) be held at City Hall at noon and/or after 5:30 p.m. and be televised for greater public inclusion.

Jo Hart request City Council request City Manager, former chair, now co-chair of the WRTA, work with MassDOT to create two voting riding chairs on the Advisory Board of the WRTA, elected by the public, and further request he personally attend all hearings and meetings for the WRTA and the public until complete television access is accomplished.

Jo Hart request City Council create Public Roundtable Workshops, with a blank slate for better ideas, to meet one hour before each City Council meeting, to receive/discuss information vital to/from the public to avoid such public crises as the current long-term breakdown of the WRTA in the future.

Jo Hart request City Council request City of Worcester elect an independent ombudsman to see that WRTA operates with full safety measures incorporated in all schedules, routes and stops, for riders as well as for WRTA drivers.

Jo Hart request City Council request City of Worcester issue full information on WRTA drivers’ response to this perpetrated breakdown of service in terms of health-related issues, especially that or Francis Artey, since almost all drivers were not given enough time to perform their routes.

Jo Hart request City Council request City Manager have the WRTA print “NEW” prominently on the front of schedules which have changed, especially when those changes were never on the list of forthcoming changes to be made.

Jo Hart request City Council request City Manager see that all WRTA “run sheets” be used as public schedules so passengers can know all timed stops on a bus route, to decrease wait time for riders at a bus stop.

Madeline Martin request to speak before City Council relative to decisions made by the Zoning Board of Appeals (see enclosed).

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Appointment of Paul Johnson to the Elder Affairs Commission.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Appointments of Meg Mulhern, George Sedares and Steven Sabacinski to the Parks and Recreation Commission.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Appointments of John Finlay and Elizabeth Proko to the Worcester Airport Advisory Committee.

Recommend City Council Approval of the Reappointments of Kathleen Linton and Elizabeth Tomaszewski to the Advisory Committee on the Status of Women.

Recommend City Council Approval of the Appointment of Edward Moynihan to the Community Development Advisory Committee.

Recommend City Council Approval of the Appointment of Elizabeth Myska, Paul Keister and Susan Swanson to the Commission on Disabilities.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the City Hall Employee of the Month for August 2013.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to Apply for, Accept, and Expend a MassWorks Infrastructure Program Grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Housing and Economic Development.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Property Located at 5 May Street.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to Apply for, Accept, and Expend a Municipal Grant for Environmental Remediation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

Transmitting Informational Communication Regarding the Public Review Process for Certified Project Applications

Recommend Adoption of an Order Relative to the Installation of a Mural on the Blank Facade of the Denholm Building.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution To Apply for, Accept, and Expend a Grant Through the State Division of Career Services for the National Emergency Grant (NEG).

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to a Plan that Includes Input from Community Partners to Cope with the Proposed Changes at the Worcester District Office of Transitional Assistance.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to a Proposed Ordinance Amendment for Registered Medical Marijuana Dispensaries.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to a Foreclosure Mediation Process.

Recommend City Council Adoption of a Resolution to Accept a Donation from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (MIAA) for Tivnan Field located at Lake Park.

Recommend City Council Adoption of a Resolution to Accept a Donation from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) for Rockwood Field

Recommend Approval of an Order of Taking Relative to Watershed Land Acquisition - With the Full Cooperation of the Manzi Family to Secure 39 Acres for Water Supply Protection Purposes .

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Salisbury Pond Dredging Feasibility Study.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for the Month of June 2013.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Resident Options During the Re-Planting of Trees in Areas Affected by the ALB.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Construction Progress Report for Month ending July 31, 2013.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for the Month of July 2013.

Recommend Adoption of the Attached Amendments Relative to City Square Parking Controls.

Recommend City Council Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Department of Homeland Security FY 2013 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant.

Recommend City Council Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept an FM Global Fire Prevention Grant

Recommend City Council Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept Funding for the Worcester Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan (PDMP).

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Operation of a Livery Vehicle and a Proposed Regulatory Ordinance Amendment and Reorganization Ordinance.

Request Approval to Work With Neighboring Municipalities as set forth in the Public Health Inter-Municipal Agreements.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution Relative to a Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to an Update of the Sexual Exploitation Task Force.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to Accept Funds to Support Evidence Based Programming at the Worcester Senior Center.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to Accept with Gratitude a Donation from Brodart Library Furnishings.

Recommend City Council Accept with Gratitude, a Donation of an Optelec Compact+ Pocket Size Electronic Video Magnifier.

Recommend City Council Accept with Gratitude a Donation of One Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($1,000.00), as Received from the New England ADA Center, a Project of the Institute for Human Centered Design.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to a Community Reading of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech on the Worcester Common.

Transmitting Communication from the School Department Relative to a 5-Year Lease of Computer Equipment.

Informational Communication Relative to Medicaid Money Collected from Worcester Charter Schools.

Recommend that Thirty Eight Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($38,000.00) be Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, to Account #25C702, Police Department Building Rehabilitation.

Recommend that Four Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($410,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C709, Worcester Common Rehab, and be appropriated to Parks Account # 72C706, Worcester Common, to allow for processing of current and anticipated payments.

Recommend that Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($5,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C7843C, Park Improvements Duffy Field, and be appropriated to Parks Account # 72C70232, Duffy Field, to allow for current and anticipated payments.

Recommend that One Million Dollars And No Cents ($1,000,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C7842J, Parks - East & Holmes, and be appropriated to Parks Account # 72C70216, East Park, to allow for contractually obligated payments as per the cash flow procedure.

Recommend that Three Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($300,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C7843E, Park Improvements - Elm Park, and be appropriated to Parks Account # 72C70220, Elm Park, to allow for current and anticipated payments.

Recommend that One Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($100,000.00) be transferred from Loan Accounts # 91C7843D, Park Improvements - Knights of Columbus for ($50,000.00) and Loan Account 91C7840B - Park Improvements for ($50,000.00), and be appropriated to Parks Account # 72C708, Knights of Columbus to allow for current and anticipated payments as per the cash flow procedure.

Recommend that Fifteen Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($15,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C7843K, Park Improvements - Shore Park, and be appropriated to Parks Account # 72C70203, Shore Park, to allow for current and anticipated payments per the cash flow procedure.

Recommend that Seventy Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($75,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C7842J, Parks - East & Holmes, and be appropriated to Parks Account # 72C70231, Holmes Field, to allow for current and anticipated payments as per the cash flow procedure.

Recommend that Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7243D, Traffic Signal Equipment - Park Ave, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C733, Traffic Lights - Park Ave, to allow for the purchase and payment of anticipated traffic signal equipment and services per the cash flow procedure.

Recommend that One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($150,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7151A, Dam Rehabilitation, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C707, Dam Safety, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations as per the cash flow procedure.

Recommend that Three Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($395,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7320A, Water Building Rehabilitation, and be appropriated to Water Account #45C704, Water Building Rehabilitation, to provide funding for pending invoices and anticipated obligations for the rehabilitation of the DPW Building per the cash flow procedure.

Recommend that Two Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($200,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7410D, Street Construction, and be appropriated to Account #41C797, Sidewalks, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations.

Recommend that Three Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($300,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7413Q, Street Construction, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C796, Downtown Streets & Sidewalks Improvements, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations per the cash flow procedure.

Recommend that Two Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($200,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7452G, Sewer Construction, and be appropriated to DPW Account #44C732, Sewer System Control Plan, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations per the cash flow procedure.

Recommend that Two Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($200,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7410B, Street Construction, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C768, Private Street Conversion, to provide funds for the payment of current and future expenditures per the cash flow procedure.

Recommend that One Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($100,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7612A Major Taylor Blvd Garage Building Rehabilitation, to DPW Account #46C706, Major Taylor Garage Rehabilitation, to allow for payment of current and anticipated obligations, per the cash flow procedure.

Recommend that Seventy Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($75,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C7412H, Street Construction - CBD, and appropriated to DPW Account #41C762, Central Business District - Street Construction, to allow for the payment of anticipated project obligations per the cash flow procedure.

Recommend that that this most recent authorized apportionment from the State (MA#51051-FY2014) in the amount of Four Million One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Seven Hundred Thirty Nine Dollars And No Cents ($4,115,739.00) be appropriated to DPW Account #41C440, Street Resurfacing, as requested by reimbursements, to provide funding for current and future Chapter 90 obligations.

Recommend that Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C7161A, Union Station Rehabilitation, and be appropriated to Account #04C704, Union Station Rehabilitation, to fund current and anticipated expenses associated with capital improvements to Union Station.

Recommend that Four Hundred Ninety Eight Dollars And Thirty Three Cents ($498.33) be transferred from Account #29-33007 , Damage Settlement Account, and appropriated to Account #2602-92210 , Worcester Fire Department Ordinary Maintenance .

Recommend that Four Hundred Eight Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($408,000.00) be transferred from Reserve Revenue Account #330-54, Reserve for Appropriation Greenwood Street Landfill, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41S607, Greenwood Street Landfill (City), to allow for pending and future engineering invoices to be paid.

Recommend that One Million Fifty One Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Five Dollars And No Cents ($1,051,885.00) be transferred from the following accounts and appropriated to Account #75S503, DCU Center Lease, to fund DCU Center obligations as approved in the Fiscal 2014 budget.

I respectfully recommend that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($500,000.00) be transferred from Account #75D801, DCU Improvement Fund, and be appropriated to Account #041-92000, Promotion of Tourism, to fund Destination Worcester per the Fiscal 2014 budget.

Recommend that the Division of Elder Affairs Table of Organization be increased to include part-time temporary clerical staff to be funded through an increased allocation from the FY'14 Massachusetts Council on Aging Formula Grant. The total cost of the temporary position(s) will not exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($15,000.00).

Recommend that Nineteen Dollars And Thirty Six Cents ($19.36) be authorized from Fiscal Year 2014 Administration & Finance Ordinary Maintenance Account #610-92000, to provide funds for a prior year invoice.

Recommend that One Hundred Sixty Dollars And Eight Cents ($160.08) be authorized from Fiscal Year 2014 City Manager Ordinary Maintenance Account #040-92000, and One Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Three Dollars and Six Cents ($1,293.06) be authorized from Fiscal Year 2014 Economic Development Ordinary Maintenance Account #043-92000, to provide funds for prior year invoices.

Recommend that One Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Four Dollars And Twenty Six Cents ($1,274.26) be transferred from Account #25S505, Police Auxiliary, and be appropriated to Account #26S501, Fire Off Duty, to close out Fiscal 2013.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to an Update of the 2013 Wheels to Water Program.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Five Year Fiscal Forecast for Fiscal Years 2015 through Fiscal Year 2019.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the WRTA Recommended Service Changes Proposed for Implementation on August 24, 2013.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Employee Residency Statistics.

Transmitting Auditor's Report for May 2013.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Request City Manager request the principals of Denison Lubricants to develop and present to the City Council a site improvement plan for their property fronting Route 146-Blackstone River Parkway in conjunction with the proposed expansion of their business operations enhanced by being designated a Site Specific Economic Opportunity Area.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Request City Manager, the developers of 102 Randolph Rd. and Preservation Worcester sit down to discuss the feasibility of preserving any portion of the existing building at 102 Randolph Rd.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Request City Manager request the administration of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority to report to the City Council concerning changes to bus routes #30 and 31.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING - Request City Manager contact the Administration at the Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to discuss any interest in use of the municipal parking lot at Highland St. for its students

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING - Request Police Chief to enforce the 5 foot driveway clearance setbacks at 542 Mill St. so as to allow the safe entering and exiting of the driveway.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING - Request Police Chief install a speed enforcement detail at the intersection of Loxwood St. and Taunton St.