COMMERCE & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2004

COUNCIL CHAMBER

5:30 P.M.

Convened: 5:30 PM

Adjourned: 7:00 PM

Present were: Chairperson Councillor Michael C. Perotto

Councillor Philip P. Palmieri

Councillor Dennis L. Irish

Also: Chief Development Officer, Philip Niddrie

Chief Development Officer, George A. Ciccone

Economic Development Staff Person, Steven Bishop

Neighborhood Services Staff Person, Tom Sweeney

Assistant City Clerk Lisa M. Thomas, clerk

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

1. Communication of the City Manager relative to an Economic Development Action Plan.

#8G CM October 14, 2003

Recommend Hold

2. Communication of the City Manager relative to April’s Economic Development Initiatives Report – Part I

1. Union Station Garage and Tenancy

2. Gateway Park Grants and Tenancy

3. SWIP Project

4. Brownfield Initiatives

a. Specific Properties

b. Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund

5. Wyman Gordon Property Reuse

6. Worcester Center Tenancy

7. Visitor’s Center Rehab

8. Arts District

#53 CC April 6, 2004

Recommend File

3. Communication of the City Manager relative to May’s Economic Development Initiatives Report – Part I

1. Union Station Garage and Tenancy

2. Gateway Park Grants and Tenancy

3. SWIP Project

4. Brownfield Initiatives

a. Specific Properties

b. Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund

5. Wyman Gordon Property Reuse

6. Worcester Center Tenancy

7. Visitor’s Center Rehab

8. Arts District

#8A CM May 4, 2004

Recommend File

4. Communication of the City Manager relative to June’s Economic Development Initiatives Report – Part I

1. Union Station Garage and Tenancy

2. Gateway Park Grants and Tenancy

3. SWIP Project

4. Brownfield Initiatives

a. Specific Properties

b. Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund

5. Wyman Gordon Property Reuse

6. Worcester Center Tenancy

7. Visitor’s Center Rehab

8. Arts District

#8A CM June 1, 2004

Recommend File

Chairman’s Order request the Administration to invite Federal, State and Local government to attend a meeting in Boston regarding the Union Station garage.

Chairman’s Order request the Administration to provide City Council with a report for the August, 2004 Commerce and Development meeting regarding a process for immediate vacating of the school maintenance building or seeking of alternative sites to place school employees.

5. Communication of the City Manager relative to G.A.R. Memorial Hall Property Sale and Redevelopment Update.

#8C CM May 4, 2004

Recommend Hold

6. Communication of Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives transmitting Report relative to the Community 2004 Economic Development Impact of the Central Massachusetts Life Science Industry.

#16 CC May 18, 2004

Recommend Hold

7. Order Councillor Konstantina B. Lukes – request Commerce and Development Committee to set priorities as to those projects that do not have funding and are going to require City participation for funding and report back to City Council at least one month before budget session commences.

#33j CC February 3, 2004

In Committee April 12, 2004 - Held

Recommend File

CERTIFIED PROJECT APPLICATIONS

8. Communication of the City Manager relative to Certified Projects (TIF) Tracking Report.

#8B CM March 4, 2003

Recommend Hold

9. Communication of the City Manager relative to TIF Monitoring Reports.

#8K CM August 12, 2003

Recommend Hold

10. Communication of the City Manager relative to TIF Report.

#8G CM September 9, 2003

Recommend Hold

ARTS DISTRICT

11. Communication of the City Manager relative to Arts District Master Plan.

#8B CM November 12, 2002

Recommend Hold

CONVENTION CENTER AND VISITORS BUREAU

12. Communication of the City Manager relative to Convention Center Marketing Funds.

#8F CM June 17, 2003

Recommend Hold

13. Communication of the City Manager relative to the Visitor Center Status Report.

#8A CM March 16, 2004

In Committee April 12, 2004 – Held

Recommend Hold

14. Communication of the City Manager relative to Worcester County Convention & Visitors Bureau Third Quarter Report for FY ’04.

#8B CM April 13, 2004

Recommend Hold

UNION STATION/COMMUTER RAIL

15. Communication of the City Manager relative to Union Station Bus Ports.

#8E CM May 4, 2004

Recommend File

16. Communication of the City Manager relative to remaining build out costs – Union Station.

#8C CM June 15, 2004

Recommend Hold

MISCELLANEOUS

Communications of the City Manager

17. Relative to City-Owned Brownfield Sites.

#8C CM February 11, 2003

Recommend Hold

18. Relative to where hotels subscribe regularly for travel options in Worcester, and which hotels are tied into the National Reservation System.

#8G CM May 20, 2003

Recommend Hold

19. Relative to explanation of how the HUD Section 108 Loans are used.

#8B CM May 20, 2003

Recommend Hold

20. Relative to Blackstone Canal Feasibility Study.

#8D CM July 1, 2003

Recommend File

Chairman’s Order request the Administration to provide City Council with a report regarding all the different projects using the Transportation Bond Bill.

21. Relative to Blackstone Canal Feasibility Study.

#8D CM October 14, 2003

Recommend Hold

22. Relative to status of RFP for Airport Industrial Park Parcels.

#8E CM August 12, 2003

Recommend Hold

23. Relative to 722 Plantation St.

#26B CM September 30, 2003

Recommend Hold

24. Relative to 722 Plantation St.

#8A CM May 18, 2004

Recommend Hold

25. Relative to Transportation Bond Bill.

#8C CM October 14, 2003

Recommend Hold

26. Relative to conversion of Pearl St. to a two-way street.

#23B CM November 18, 2003

In Committee November 19, 2003 - Held

Recommend Hold

27. Relative to the Farmer’s Market Study.

#8D CM May 4, 2004

Recommend File

Chairman’s Order request the Administration to communicate with Andy O’Keefe regarding the feasibility of locating a Farmers Market in the Harding Street and tunnel areas and its potential for success.

Chairman’s Order request the Administration to schedule a tour of the Portland Farmer’s Market.

Chairman’s Order request the Administration to provide the City Council with a financial report on the Portland Farmer’s Market.