JANUARY 23, 2006
COUNCIL CHAMBER
Convened: 3:37 p.m.
Adjourned: 4:29 p.m.
Present were: Chairperson Councillor Barbara G. Haller
Councillor Gary
Rosen
Also: Director
of Neighborhood & Housing Development Dennis Hennessy
Head Clerk Susan M.
Ledoux, clerk
1. Relative to September 2003 Monthly
Economic Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM September 9, 2003
2. Relative to October 2003 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#35 CC October 7, 2003
Recommend File
3. Relative to December 2003 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#25 CC December 2, 2003
Recommend File
4. Relative to January 2004 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM January 6, 2004
Recommend File
5. Relative to February 2004 Monthly
Economic Development Initiatives Report.
#38 CC February 3, 2004
Recommend File
6. Relative to March 2004 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM March 9, 2004
Recommend File
7. Relative to April 2004 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report
#53 CC April 6, 2004
Recommend File
8. Relative to May 2004 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM May 4, 2004
Recommend File
9. Relative to June 2004 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report
#8A CM June 1, 2004
Recommend File
10. Relative to July 2004 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM July 6, 2004
Recommend File
11. Relative to August 2004 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM September 7, 2004
Recommend File
12. Relative to September 2004 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM October 12, 2004
Recommend File
13. Relative to November 2004 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM November 16, 2004
Recommend File
14. Relative to December 2004 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM December 14, 2004
Recommend File
15. Relative to January 2005 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM January 11, 2005
Recommend File
16. Relative to February 2005 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A
CM February 8, 2005
Recommend File
17. Relative to March 2005 Monthly Economic Development Initiatives
Report.
#8A CM March 8, 2005
Recommend File
18. Relative to April 2005 Monthly Economic Development Initiatives
Report.
#8A
CM April 5, 2005
Recommend File
19. Relative to May 2005 Monthly Economic Development Initiatives
Report.
#8A
CM May 3, 2005
Recommend File
20. Relative to June 2005 Monthly Economic Development Initiatives
Report.
#8A
CM June 14, 2005
Recommend File
21. Relative to July 2005 Monthly Economic Development Initiatives
Report.
#8A CM July 19, 2005
Recommend File
22. Relative to August 2005 Monthly Economic Development Initiatives
Report.
#8A CM August 16, 2005
Recommend File
23. Relative to September 2005 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A
CM September 6, 2005
Recommend File
24. Relative to October 2005 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A
CM October 11, 2005
Recommend File
25. Relative to November 2005 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM November 15, 2005
Recommend File
26. Relative to December 2005 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM December 6, 2005
Recommend File
27. Relative to January 2006 Monthly Economic
Development Initiatives Report.
#8A CM January 10, 2006
Recommend Hold
28. Relative to the City of Worcester's Land Use Buildout Analysis.
#18D CM October 15, 2002
In
Committee for Informational Purposes Only
In
Committee July 2, 2003 - Held
Recommend Hold
Chairman’s Order request City Manager to provide City Council with an update of the most recent annual Executive Order 418 Certification plan.
29. Relative to State HOME funds and Low Income
Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC).
#18A CM December 3, 2002
In Committee July 2, 2003 – Held
Councillor Haller was
recused on a roll call 2-0 and left the chamber.
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request City Manager to provide City Council with a status report concerning the Standish Apartments.
30. Relative to Worcester Colleges and
Universities.
#18F CM December 17, 2002
In Committee July 2, 2003 – Held
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to provide the City Council with an update to the City Manager Communication dated December 17, 2002 relative to Worcester’s Colleges and Universities and the tracking of college students living off-campus. This update should include what is the predicted population for students living off campus over the next 3 years, any future plans for students living off campus, what impact will students living off campus have on the displacement of the city’s non-student residents and the city’s ability to provide housing for its displaced residents. Further to update the list of Colleges to include the Salter School and Curry College.
31. Relative to an update and initiatives on
the City Housing Policies.
#17D CM June 17, 2003
In Committee July 2, 2003 – Held
Recommend Hold
32. Relative to the City of Worcester’s Action
Plan for Implementation of Key Housing Policy Goals.
#17K CM August 12, 2003
Recommend Hold
33. Relative to Grand Opening of the NeighborWorks
Homeownership Center of Worcester.
#17A CM February 24, 2004
Recommend File
34. Relative to the City’s NeighborWorks Home Ownership Center.
#17A
February 8, 2005
Recommend Hold
Speaker – Peter Fellenz,
Executive Director of Worcester Community Housing Resources
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to provide a report to the City Council concerning the current financial pressures on homeownership due to increasing interest rates on mortgages, changes in credit card minimum payment rules, energy costs, predatory lenders and any other influences that may be affecting Worcester from reaching it’s goals of increasing and retaining homeownership.
35. Relative to the College Hill Neighborhood Plan.
#17D CM March 9, 2004
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to provide a
status report on the South Worcester Neighborhood Plan and the College Hill
Neighborhood Plan with regard to city council approval.
36. Relative to Revised Neighborhood Plans
Dissemination Strategy.
#17B CM May 18, 2004
Recommend Hold
37. Relative to Neighborhoods Revitalization
Strategy Area Plan.
#17D CM May 18, 2004
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to provide the City Council with an updated report of the NRSA and the roll-out of the five strategy areas that have been designated across the city.
38. Relative to HUD Faith-based and Community Organizations
Initiative.
#17B
CM March 30, 2004
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to provide the City Council with an update of the available dollars from the HUD and Faith-based and Community Organizations grant.
39. Relative to Changes and Programs Instituted
at the Worcester Housing Authority.
#29A
CM April 27, 2004
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the city Manager to contact the Executive Director of the Worcester housing Authority concerning their current and planned initiatives to improve the quality of life for their residents.
40. Relative to the reissuance of Request for
Proposals (RFPs) for ten (10) City-owned Tax Title properties.
#17B CM November 16, 2004
Recommend File
41. Relative to the City of Worcester’s Housing Policy.
#8C
CM November 30, 2004
Recommend Hold
42. Relative to Customer Service Plan received
from Worcester Housing Authority.
#29A
CM January 4, 2005
Recommend File
43. Relative to a new Home Improvement Loan Program.
#17A CM April 26, 2005
Recommend File
44. Order of Councillor Konstantina B. Lukes –
Request the Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee to consider
changes to tenant/landlord laws when reviewing the City’s Housing Policies.
#15h CC June 17, 2003
In Committee July 2, 2003 - Held
Recommend Hold
45. Chairman's Order from the Standing
Committee on Land Use - Request the Standing Committee on Housing &
Neighborhood Revitalization to review the concept of establishing a master
waiting list for housing as opposed to the current situation wherein tenants
place their names on the lists at many different agencies for housing.
#26 CC October 29, 2002
In Committee July 2, 2003 - Held
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to provide a list of all the principal developers of owner occupied housing in the city including the nonprofits to use as tool to contact them and ask what barriers they may see in future housing development and to testify of their experiences with the city of Worcester and how it can be improved.
Next Meeting to focus on Worcester’s Housing Policy and
invite the members of the NeighborWorks Homeownership Center.