AGENDA

HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD

 REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE

FEBRUARY 26, 2003

COUNCIL CHAMBER

Convened : 5:09 p.m.

Adjourned : 6:38 p.m.

 

Present were:      Chairperson Councillor Dennis L. Irish

                             Councillor Joseph M. Petty

                             Councillor Juan A. Gomez

                             Councillor Barbara T. Haller

 

Also:           Assistant City Manager Paul V. LaCava

                   Director of Housing Scott Hayman

                   Director of Neighborhood Services Dennis Hennessy

                   Director of Planning Joel Fontaine

                   City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk

 

Speakers concerning the RKG Housing Market Study:

1.       Barbara T. White, 38 Upland Gardens Drive, Worcester

2.       Mike Kennedy, 156 Main Street, Millbury

3.       Jose Zayas, 11 Upland Gardens Drive, Worcester

4.       Idalla Hazard, 75 Providence Street, Worcester

5.       Steve Teasdale, 26 Nelson Place, Worcester

6.                 William Sweeney, 35 Florence Street, Worcester

7.                 Arthur Weinberg, 49 Mendon Street, Worcester

8.                 Paula Narvaez, 34 Laurel Street, Worcester

9.                 Peggy Middaugh, 16 Bowdoin Street, Worcester

10.     Jennifer Knight, 18 Walnut Street, Worcester

11.             Deborah Ekstrom, 85 William Street, Worcester

12.     Freda Levine, 11 Sever Street, Worcester

12.            William McKeever, 7 Oberlin Street, Worcester

13.             Linelle Reid, 83 Birch Street, Worcester

14.             Steve Power, 5 Viking Terrace, Worcester

15.             Suzanne Buckley, 57 Harrison Street, Worcester

16.             Shirley Wright, 6 Biltmore Road, Worcester

17.             Judith Thompson, 195 Quinapoxet Lane, Worcester

18.             Marge Purvis, 19 Oxford Street, Worcester

 

1.       Communication of the City Manager relative to RKG City Wide Housing Market Study.

          #18C CM  October 29, 2002

In Committee January 29, 2003 - Held

In Committee February 12, 2003 – Held

Recommend Refer to Administration for revised housing policy document.

 

2.       Communication of the City Manager relative to questions regarding the Housing Market Study.

          #18F CM  November 12, 2002

In Committee January 29, 2003 - Held

In Committee February 12, 2003 – Held

In Committee February 26, 2003 - Held

Recommend Hold

 

3.       Communication of the City Manager relative to presentation of the Housing Market Study and Worcester Build Out Analysis.

          #18A CM  November 12, 2002

In Committee January 29, 2003 – Held

In Committee February 12, 2003 – Held

In Committee February 26, 2003 - Held

Recommend Hold

 

4.       Communication of Roberta Schaefer, Executive Director of Worcester Regional Research Bureau relative to questions and comments on Worcester's Housing Market Study.

          #21 CC  November 19, 2002

In Committee January 29, 2003 – Held

In Committee February 12, 2003 - Held

In Committee February 26, 2003 - Held

Recommend Hold

 

Chairman’s Order request the Administration provide the City Council

with a report regarding the supply and demand of universally designed

housing units in the City of Worcester and a comparison to the statistics

from communities across the Commonwealth.