CITY OF WORCESTER

JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Levi Lincoln (North) Chamber

Convened: 7:45 P.M.

Recessed: 9:21 P.M. Reconvened: 11:33 P.M. Adjourned: 12:02 P.M.

Mayor
Joseph M. Petty

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City Manager
Edward M. Augustus, Jr.

City Auditor
Robert V. Stearns

Councilors

Mayor Petty read a Proclamation declaring the month of May 2021 as National Foster Care Month in the City of Worcester.

Order - That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby approves the minutes of the City Council Meeting of May 4, 2021.

Mayor Petty read the item and recognized the following speakers: 1. Franco Girardi, Worcester resident, spoke in opposition to item #21a CC 2. Moira Coakley, Worcester resident, spoke in opposition to item #9.8A CM and #11h CC 3. Denise O’Connell, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of item #11h CC 4. Jennifer Cormier, Worcester resident, spoke concerning item #9.8A CM and #11h CC 5. John Rogers, Worcester resident, spoke concerning the police budget 6. John True, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of item #11h CC 7. Marie Brouillette, Worcester resident, spoke concerning Finance Committee Meeting 8. Mary Whalen True, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of item #11h CC 9. Matt Irish, Worcester resident, spoke in opposition to item #11h CC 10 (No first name given) Bates, Worcester resident, spoke in opposition to item #9.8A CM 11. Michael Cirillo, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of item #11h CC 12. Mimi Stevens, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of item #11h CC 13. Noel C., Worcester resident, spoke in favor of item #11h CC 14. Ruth S., Worcester resident, spoke in favor of item #11h CC 15. Shameen Wijesundara, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of item #11h CC 16. Yenni Desroches, Worcester resident, spoke in favor of item #8o CC, #8i CC, #11b CC, #11k CC and #11g CC

Hearing: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS for a conduit location on: CHATHAM ST. Granting permission to CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS for a conduit location on: CHATHAM ST.

Hearing: EVERSOURCE for a conduit location on: DIXFIELD ST. Permission to EVERSOURCE for a conduit location on: DIXFIELD ST.

Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson request installation of signage at East Park detailing the hours of operation within the park.

Raymond Paul Spring request abatement of sewer assessment #25742, in the amount of $15,396.00 for Pelican Ave.

Raymond Paul Spring request abatement of sewer assessment #25776, in the amount of $15,007.50 for Phoebe Way.

Jorge Alberto Peralta Moncada request abatement of sewer assessment #25743, in the amount of $13,500.00 for Myrick Ave.

Jorge Alberto Peralta Moncada request abatement of sewer assessment #25697, in the amount of $18,750.00 for Toronita Ave.

William Kelley et al. request installation of Deaf Child signage on Bauer St.

Joann Lee request review and installation of School Traffic Safety signage in the vicinity of Nelson Place Elementary School (35 Nelson Pl.).

John Nadolink request installation of four-way stop sign at the intersection of Arthur St. and Palm St.

Mark Andrews request traffic safety improvements be made at the intersection of Moreland St., Carter Rd. and Brigham Rd., including the installation of traffic signals, signage indicating right of way or cautioning drivers that traffic may be crossing in front of them, a stop sign for vehicles approaching the intersection from the upper part of Moreland St. or flashing warning lights indicating traffic may be crossing.

Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson on behalf of John Piccolo request the resident permit parking zone on Plum St. be amended to remove 3-5 Plum St.

Paula Carey request a memorial square be erected in the vicinity of Envelope Terrace and Nebraska St. honoring Worcester Fire Captain and World War I veteran William J. Ormond, who passed away fighting a fire at that location.

CROWN CASTLE NG EAST, LLC. for a conduit location on: GODDARD MEMORIAL DR.

NATIONAL GRID for a conduit location on: ELM ST. and FRUIT ST.

NATIONAL GRID for a conduit location on: OAK AVE.

Yenni Desroches request City Council request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the location and usage cost of all currently available public and semi-public EV (electric vehicle) charging locations. Further, request City Manager add the list of said locations to http://www.worcesterma.gov/parking/municipal-garages-parking-lots, as well as ParkWorcester.com.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the appointment of Kevin Aguirre to the Planning Board with a term to expire on May 31, 2026.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the appointment of Dara Pazooki to the Off Street Parking Board with a term to expire on June 30, 2025.

Recommend adoption of the attached order to authorize an easement to Verizon for the installation of overhead and underground infrastructure on school property to support the new South High School building project.

Transmitting informational communication relative to National Public Works Week, May 24-28, 2021.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the first annual Paul J. Moosey Employee of the Year Award.

Transmitting informational communication relative to Casella Waste Systems.

Transmitting informational communication relative to Upper Blackstone Clean Water Annual Budget.

Transmitting informational communication relative to an honorary street name designation program.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Duffy Field Master Plan/ Feasibility Plan update.

Recommend adoption of a resolution to authorize the continuation of work with the Towns of Grafton, Shrewsbury, West Boylston and Millbury through renewed health inter-municipal agreements.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the schedule of upcoming Memorial Day activities in the City.

Recommend City Council’s approval to resubmit a Statement of Interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for Burncoat High School.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Financial Integrity Plan.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Fiscal Year 2021 financial update, as of April 30, 2021.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the City of Worcester IT Strategic Plan.

Recommend that Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($360,000.00) be transferred from various Worcester Public School MSBA Project Accounts to various Worcester Public School Loan Accounts.

Recommend adoption of a resolution to file, accept and expend a grant in an amount up to Thirty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($30,000.00) from MA Executive Office of Education (EOE) under the 2021 Summer Camp Grants program to support Recreation Worcester.

Recommend adoption of a resolution to file, accept and expend a grant in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($10,000.00) from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health as a pass through for the Town of Millbury's COVOD response as a member of the Central MA Regional Public Health District.

Recommend City Council's authorization to increase the Fiscal Year 2021 budget for Renewable Energy Credits by Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($250,000.00) by increasing the spending limit from Account #11S554, Renewable Energy Credits Revolving Fund, for a total limit of One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($1,350,000.00).

Recommend that Two Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($200,000.00) be transferred from Account #440-91000, Sewers Personal Services, and be appropriated to Account #440-92000, Sewers Ordinary Maintenance, to cover expenses in excess of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget.

Recommend that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($500,000.00) be transferred from Account #450-91000, Water Personal Services, and be appropriated to Account #450-92000, Water Ordinary Maintenance, to cover expenses in excess of the Fiscal Year 2021 budget.

Recommend that Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($5,000.00) be transferred from Account #610-91000, Budget Office Personal Services, and be appropriated to Account #610-92000, Budget Office Ordinary Maintenance, to provide funding for invoices anticipated through the remainder of Fiscal Year 2021.

Recommend that One Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Nine Dollars And Seventy Five Cents ($164,289.75) be transferred from Water Account #450-91000, Salaries, and be appropriated to Water Account #450-96000, Fringe Benefits, to cover anticipated costs through the end of the fiscal year.

Recommend that Two Hundred Thousand Five Hundred Forty One Dollars And Sixty Eight Cents ($200,541.68) be transferred from Sewer Account #440-91000, Sewer Salaries, and be appropriated to Account #440-96000, Fringe Benefits, to cover anticipated benefit costs through the end of the fiscal year.

Recommend that Nineteen Thousand One Hundred Dollars And No Cents ($19,100.00) be transferred from Account # 410-91000, DPW Ordinary Maintenance, and be appropriated to Account # 740-91000, Memorial Auditorium Ordinary Maintenance for the fire alarm panel replacement scope.

Recommend that Thirty Nine Thousand One Hundred Sixty Four Dollars And No Cents ($39,164.00) be transferred from Account #04T803, OPEB Trust Reserve, and be appropriated to Account #663-96000, Health Insurance, to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2021 health insurance expenses.

Recommend that Four Thousand Two Hundred Eighteen Dollars And Fifty Seven Cents ($4,218.57) be approved for a prior year invoices in order to allow for these obligations to be met with Fiscal Year 2021 funds.

Recommend that Three Thousand Fifteen Dollars and Sixty Three Cents ($3,015.63) be authorized from Fiscal Year 2021 Account #250-92000, Police Department Ordinary Maintenance, for the payment of the prior year invoices that were recently received from Atlantic Tactical.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL AND LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS - Request City Manager provide City Council with a report detailing the city’s definition of white supremacy.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL AND LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS - Request City Manager provide City Council with an update concerning the timetable and process for establishing both the Chief’s Equity Advisory Council and the Equity Cabinet.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL AND LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS - Request City Manager provide City Council with a report detailing the administration’s expectations of the working relationship between the Chief Diversity Officer, Human Resources and the Chief’s Equity Advisory Council.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL AND LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS - Request City Manager provide City Council with an update concerning the timeframe, as well as previous actions taken towards the planning and establishment of the working group as relates to School Resource Officers (SROs).

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL AND LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS - Request City Manager provide City Council with the mission statement of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL AND LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS - Request City Manager provide City Council with the role of the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY - Request City Manager request City Solicitor provide City Council with an update on a previously requested order relative to a report relative to implementing a non-solicitation ordinance, including information concerning any costs associated with the ordinance and whether the ordinance would have an effect on individuals collecting signatures for public matters.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING - Request City Manager consider extending the trial period for parking meter overtime fee warnings in the Canal District for thirty days after the ballpark reaches one-hundred percent capacity, during all times, to better educate the public on the process for using said parking meters.

Request City Manager recognize the remarkable achievements of Esther Forbes by placing a plaque or historic marker at 23 Trowbridge Rd., the site of her former but long-demolished Worcester home. Esther Forbes, historian, prolific writer, multi-literary award winner, and the first female member of the American Antiquarian Society, won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1943 for her biography of Paul Revere, titled Paul Revere and the World He Lived In. In the same year, Forbes published her most well-known work, a young adult novel titled Johnny Tremain. Read by generations of school children across the country, the book has yet to be out of print. (Rosen)

Request City Manager inform the City Council as to whether the city's computer network has secure, up-to-date and state-of-the-art software and protection against crippling ransomware attacks that encrypt critical files until a ransom is paid. (Rosen)

Request City Manager work with the WRTA Director to replace the missing bus stop signage in front of St. Bernard’s Church. (Mero-Carlson)

Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and Parks repair the damaged traffic signal at the intersection of Harlow St. and Lincoln St. (Mero-Carlson)

Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and Parks expand the fog lane on Lake Ave. in the vicinity of the Marine Corps League and Madulka’s Ice Cream, located at 181 Lake Ave. and 193 Lake Ave. (Mero-Carlson)

Request City Manager develop a strong public awareness campaign concerning the Illegal status and danger of backyard fireworks. Further, request City Manager re-establish the firework tip line. Further, request City Manager ensure the Chief of Police and Chief of Fire have the resources needed and plans in place to mitigate said issue. (Wally, Rose, Rosen, Toomey, Rivera, Mero-Carlson)

Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and Parks review Newton Square Rotary to determine what improvements can be made to ensure a higher level of pedestrian safety. (Wally, Rose)

Request City Manager cease any meetings, plans and assessments of Duffy Field effective immediately and instead reallocate these resources to assess the feasibility of improving and renovating Foley Stadium. (Rose)

Request City Manager provide City Council with updated organizational charts of the city’s FY2022 Annual Operating Budget that include names aligned to each position listed. (Toomey)

Request City Manager and City Clerk provide City Council with a report concerning the reopening plan for the city’s government offices as it relates to the Governor’s announcement that all remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted effective May 29, 2021. Further, request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning how the expiration of the Governor’s State of Emergency effective June 15, 2021 will impact the city and its restaurants. (Petty)

Request Standing Committee on Public Service and Transportation hold a public hearing to discuss what changes are needed in the quality, quantity, placement, information provided and mainly the accessibility of Worcester's bus stops/signage. Unfortunately, bus stops without sidewalks, without nearby crosswalks and without signs are not unusual. (Rosen)

Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the demographics and the number of residents participating in the upcoming Worcester Police Department nd Worcester Fire Department civil service exams. (Rose)

Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the 55+ retirement ages of the Worcester Police Department and Worcester Fire Department staff. (Rose)

Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and Parks revisit removing the old bus parking area road in the vicinity of 17 Mountain St. East. (Rose)

Request City Manager request Police Chief provide increased foot patrols in the Main South neighborhood, specifically from Gardner St. to Wellington St. (Rivera)

Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Health and Human Services meet with social service organizations that should be offering outreach and services to the people of Main South. (Rivera)

That the City Council of the City of Worcester does hereby support the efforts of State Representative Daniel M. Donahue and others in advocating for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to install an appropriate height barrier fence between 34 Ward Street and Interstate 290 and to assist in the cleanup of litter between the two locations. (Bergman, Rivera)

Transmitting an informational communication relative to the Community Preservation Act (CPA) surcharge and the related state match that the City would have raised if it had adopted it in 2018.

Transmitting an informational communication relative to the cost of police overtime and police details for major events for the past five (5) years.

Stephen Herzog, Senior Ecologist and Project Manager of Wood Environment and Infrastructure Solutions, Inc., transmitting for CSX Transportation, Inc. its 2021 Yearly Operational Plan (YOP).

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Upon the Order of Councilor Gary Rosen, Councilor Morris A. Bergman, Councilor Donna M. Colorio, Councilor Khrystian E. King, Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson, Councilor Sarai Rivera, Councilor Sean M. Rose, Councilor George J. Russell, Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey, Councilor Matthew E. Wally and Mayor Joseph M. Petty - Request Standing Committee on Education hold a public hearing to discuss how the city can better meet the high demand of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses: recommend Order be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Upon the Order of Councilor Khrystian E. King - Request City Council Standing Committee on Education meet jointly with the appropriate Standing Committee of the School Committee to assess and review matters pertaining to improving the Student to Social Worker Ratios to be in accordance with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) standards of 250 students to every 1 School Social Worker or Adjustment Counselor, and to discuss the efficacy of School Clinicians and School Resource Officers. Said review should be completed prior to budget planning: recommend Order be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Upon the Order of Councilor Gary Rosen, Councilor Khrystian E. King, Councilor Sarai Rivera, Councilor Sean M. Rose and Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey - Request City Council’s Standing Committee on Education recommend ways in which the city side of government, our local colleges and non-profit agencies, among others, can promote and encourage civic engagement and education for city youth: recommend Order be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION Upon the Communication of the City Manager Transmitting informational communication relative to a change in fines for Worcester residents at the Worcester Public Library: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL AND LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS Upon the Order of Councilor Khrystian E. King - Request City Council amend Appendix B, Section C, “Committee on Municipal and Legislative Operations” of its Rules to include under “Related City Departments and Divisions,” the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, for the purpose of City Council and public oversight: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL AND LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS Upon the Resolution of Mayor Joseph M. Petty – That the City Council of the City of Worcester does hereby support the city’s recommendation to increase the diversity trainings offered through the Human Resources Department to foster cultural change across the City Administration, and a future appropriation to accomplish this goal: recommend Resolution be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Petition of Jasper Chin request the city's ordinance concerning "Solicitors and Canvassers" be amended to include language which would place restrictions on solicitation including but not limited to banning solicitation entirely or maintaining a "non-solicitation" list: recommend Petition be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Petition of Gordon Davis request the City Council establish policies for the use of police body cameras: recommend Petition be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Petition of Idella Hazard request to have the city's Health Department and Police Department work in unison with the State Police lab and any and all teaching labs collecting and banking DNA from gang rape cases, in so doing, they will be able to find patterns, possibly, and able to isolate DNA's thereby making it easier to prosecute the offenders of gang rapes: recommend Petition be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Margaret McGovern et al. request handicap parking space in front of 15 Enfield St. be removed: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Susan Chaffee request installation of handicap parking space in front of 18 Upsala St.: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Anna Confer and Michael Varney request removal of handicap parking space in front of 47 Providence St.: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Beth-Ann Alexander request handicap parking space be installed in front of 55 Plantation St.: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Councilor Sarai Rivera on behalf of Casey Starr request installation of a four-way stop sign at the intersection of Woodland St. and Oberlin St.: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Chairman's Order from the Committee on Traffic and Parking - Request Standing Committee on Traffic and Parking Committee hold a hearing to consider making Harrison St. a one-way street in an eastbound direction from Green St. to Harding St.; and to make Pond St. a one-way street in a westbound direction from Harding St. to Green St.: recommend passage of the two (2) accompanying proposed Ordinances.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' MEMORIALS, PARKS AND RECREATION Upon the Communication of the City Manager Transmitting informational communication relative to the Master Plan for improvements for the Crompton Park Skatepark: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' MEMORIALS, PARKS AND RECREATION Upon the Order of Councilor Sean M. Rose - Request Standing Committee on Veterans' Memorials, Parks and Recreation hold a public discussion concerning including a military discount as part of the discounts offered at the Green Hill Municipal Golf Course: recommend Order be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' MEMORIALS, PARKS AND RECREATION Upon the Communication of the City Manager Transmitting informational communication relative to the final Skate Park at Crompton Park Master Plan Initiative: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' MEMORIALS, PARKS AND RECREATION Upon the Communication of the City Manager Transmitting informational communication relative to the Crompton Park Skate Park Design Review: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' MEMORIALS, PARKS AND RECREATION Upon the Communication of the City Manager Transmitting informational communication relative to the Crompton Park Skate Park Master Plan: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' MEMORIALS, PARKS AND RECREATION Upon the Communication of the City Manager Transmitting informational communication relative to the Crompton Park Skate Park Master Plan Meeting: recommend Communication be placed on file.

Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 2008 to Remove Handicap Parking in Front of 32 Newbury Street.

Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 2008 to Provide Handicap Parking in Front of 121 1/2 Eastern Avenue.

Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 2008 to Provide Resident Permit Parking on Patch Street.

Amending Section 29 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 2008 Providing For Stop Signs at Houghton Street and Palm Street.

Amending Section 29 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 2008 Providing For Stop Signs at Baker Street and Wayne Street.

Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 2008 to Remove Handicap Parking in Front of 33 Orient Street.

Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 2008 to Remove Handicap Parking in front of 57 Howland Terrace.

Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 2008 to Remove Handicap Parking Adjacent to 488 Park Avenue.

Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 2008 to Provide Handicap Parking in front of 32 Lakeside Avenue.

Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 2008 to Remove Handicap Parking in Front of 3 Norman Avenue.

Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 2008 to Provide Handicap Parking in Front of 195 Perry Avenue.

Amending Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 2008 to Provide Parking on Varnum Street.

Amending Section 15 of the Revised Ordinances of 2015 establishing the Worcester Ballpark Commission.

Hearing: NATIONAL GRID for a conduit location on: GRAFTON ST. AND PILGRIM AVE. Granting permission to NATIONAL GRID for a conduit location on: GRAFTON ST. AND PILGRIM AVE. (Tabled Under Privilege - Russell May 12, 2021)

COMMUNICATION of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Smart911, a lifesaving service employed by the 9-1-1 Regional Emergency Communications Center. (Tabled Under Privilege - King May 12, 2021)

COMMUNICATION of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a legal opinion as to the jurisdiction of office space and facilities within City Hall. (Tabled Under Privilege - Mero-Carlson March 12, 2019; Tabled Under Privilege - Petty March 19, 2019 and Tabled - Petty March 26, 2019)

ORDER of Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request City Manager request City Solicitor provide City Council with a legal opinion regarding the process of instituting a residential rent control program and the resulting impact of implementing such a program. (Tabled Under Privilege - Lukes September 17, 2019 and September 24, 2019 and Tabled - Lukes October 15, 2019)

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' MEMORIALS, PARKS AND RECREATION Upon the Petition of Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson request restoration and relocation of the Sullivan Memorial located in Melrose St. to a location approximately 50 feet north of its current location: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Tabled Under Privilege - Mero-Carlson April 21, 2020 and April 28, 2020 and Tabled - Mero-Carlson May 5, 2020)

RESOLUTION of Councilor Morris A. Bergman, Councilor Sean M. Rose and Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson - That the Worcester City Council urges our State Delegation and others to pursue the naming in 2020 of the Worcester District Courthouse the “Sarah E. Wall Courthouse”. (Tabled Under Privilege - Bergman June 2, 2020 and June 9, 2020 - Petty and Tabled - Russell June 16, 2020)

ORDER of Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson, Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey, Councilor Sean M. Rose, Councilor Morris A. Bergman, Councilor Matthew E. Wally, Councilor George J. Russell, Councilor Donna M. Colorio, Councilor Gary Rosen and Mayor Joseph M. Petty - Request City Manager support the (re)opening of the City’s licensed cigar and hookah lounges and for the state to amend the classification of these establishments. These establishments can, and should, fit under the guise and parameters set forth as restaurants as they have or will have a common ViC license. (Tabled Under Privilege - Rivera September 8, 2020 and Tabled Under Privilege - Mero-Carlson September 15, 2020 and Tabled - Mero-Carlson September 22, 2020)

COMMUNICATION of the City Clerk transmitting a draft of social media policies and procedures for City Council, in the event that a Facebook page for the City Council is created, including information relative to best practices used in other communities. (Tabled Under Privilege - Bergman January 26, 2021, Tabled Under Privilege - Mero-Carlson February 2, 2021 and Tabled - Petty February 9, 2021)

RESOLUTION of Councilor Khrystian E. King - That the City Council of the City of Worcester does hereby support Representative Rebecca Rauch and Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz’s SD 699 HD 1283, An Act effectuating equity in COVID-19 Vaccination Bill. (Tabled Under Privilege - Bergman February 9, 2021 and Tabled - Bergman February 23, 2021)

PETITION of Meighan Sharry request City Council request City Manager effectively stop efforts to develop athletic fields at Duffy Field/Wetherall Park. (Tabled - Petty March 30, 2021)

ORDER of Councilor Donna M. Colorio – Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the number of Worcester deaths that have occurred over the last five (5) years associated with pollution. – Item #13a CC Order adopted on a roll call vote of 11 Yeas and 0 Nays

ORDER of Councilor George J. Russell – Request City Manager provide City Council with information in the city’s budget relative to the monies each department was allocated in the previous fiscal year and how much was spent. – Item #13b CC Order adopted on a roll call vote of 11 Yeas and 0 Nays

ORDER of Councilor Matthew E. Wally – Request City Manager provide City Council with the full copy of the city’s Financial Integrity Plan. – Item #13c CC Order adopted on a roll call vote of 11 Yeas and 0 Nays

ORDER of Councilor Donna M. Colorio – Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the specifications of the proposed new recycling bins, including their size and how thick they are, as compared to the specifications of the current recycling bins. – Item #13d CC Order adopted on a roll call vote of 11 Yeas and 0 Nays

Motion Russell @ #9.5E CM – Request City Manager provide City Council with an update concerning information previously requested relative to personnel at Upper Blackstone Clean Water.

Motion Toomey @ #9.5F CM – Request City Manager consider working with the Aboody Family as the first family to use the honorary street name designation program.

Motion Russell @ #9.5F CM – Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning how the potential honorary street name designation program works with global position systems and emergency responses.

Motion Russell – Suspension of Rules – That the City Council does hereby amend the 2021 City Council Meeting Schedule to cancel the June 1, 2021 City Council Meeting and make the June 8, 2021 City Council Meeting a joint City Council and City Manager agenda.