CITY OF WORCESTER

Municipal Operations Committee Meeting

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

Convened: 5:37 P.M.

Adjourned: 6:45 P.M.

Mayor
Joseph M. Petty

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Clerk of the City Council
Susan M. Ledoux

Committee Members

Transmitting informational communication relative to a legal opinion concerning establishing an Historic District for Mt. Carmel Church property. # 8.13C CM June 21, 2016

Transmitting informational communication relative to the schedule of early voting in the City of Worcester. # 8.23A CM October 04, 2016

Transmitting informational communication relative to the fiscal year 2017 state budget as it relates directly to the City of Worcester. # 8.36B CM October 04, 2016

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Bond Anticipation Notes and Rating. # 8.30A CM June 21, 2016

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Fiscal Year 2017 Capital Improvement Plan. # 9.26A CM June 07, 2016

Transmitting informational communication relative to a legal opinion on what contracts and leases require City Council approval and the required number of votes for each. # 9.13B CM June 07, 2016

Transmitting informational communication relative to the DCU Center Special District Improvement Fund Note/Bond Issue. # 9.30A CM May 24, 2016

Transmitting informational communication relative to the availability of a tax exemption for the increased value of a residence where an addition or improvement is made in order to provide housing to a senior citizen. # 9.13A CM August 16, 2016

Transmitting informational communication relative to property tax arrearages on any/all properties recently identified for redevelopment. # 9.30A CM June 07, 2016

Transmitting informational communication relative to the five year financial forecast. # 8d CC March 08, 2016

Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's recent bond rating status. # 11.26A CM December 08, 2015

Michael Grandone request City Council to consider some real estate tax relief for commercial property owners who have their businesses "housed" within their own commercial property and have faced financial restraints due to the severe weather conditions this winter. # 8g CC February 24, 2015

Michael Grandone request City Manager consider if it would save taxpayers confusion if the real estate tax bills had an additional column showing what the actual tax is per said "Calendar Year" in addition to crossing years because the City is on a "Fiscal" based tax calendar schedule. # 10b CC December 16, 2014

Michael Grandone request City Manager and City Council to consider real estate taxes for both residential and commercial owners be "frozen" at the current rate for three (3) years and ask all non-profits to contribute monies in good faith to a monetary fund that would cover the needed tax increase that our City so desperately needs, to offset said "frozen" tax increases the real estate owners would have had to pay to cover their yearly tax increase. # 10d CC December 02, 2014

Michael Grandone request City Council and City Manager conduct meetings and hearings for local small businessmen to discuss an ordinance making it mandatory for all companies, colleges and businesses that receive a T.I.F. or non-profit status to seek goods and services from businesses in the City of Worcester as a measure of good will to help support local businesses with their purchases of said goods and services. # 9e CC November 18, 2014

Michael Grandone request City Council consider an Ordinance that allows a commercial property owner to take a real estate tax deduction if they provide their own snow plowing and removal to better serve the public/tenants attempting to access their commercial property. # 11a CC January 07, 2014

Michael J. Grandone requests an ordinance making it mandatory that all companies, institutions, and businesses receiving tax increment financing from the city of Worcester, to contract firstly with businesses in the city of Worcester to provide goods and services before seeking alternative outside sources for said goods and services. # 8c CC September 17, 2013

William Belcher request City Council make the process for selection of the next city manager, and the same for the next police chief, open to a national search. # 9a CC November 26, 2013

Jo Hart request City Council immediately set up a formula for extravagant fees and enforcement for towing for parking a vehicle on any portion of a public sidewalk. # 8d CC September 17, 2013

Jo Hart request the issuing of all permits be removed from the Office of the Chief of Police for any public gathering or limitation of any regular everyday use of the city's public realm, and also request the License Commission take over the task so abutters may be notified and may speak for or against any activity requiring use or abuse of city streets and sidewalks. # 7c CC April 23, 2013

Jo Hart request the permitting for Loudspeaker Use be transferred from the Worcester Police Department to the License Commission so that abutters and affected neighbors may be heard at a hearing on each occasion. # 9a CC October 30, 2012

Jo Hart request procedures for all material (paper documents, discs, etc.) given to City Council or to a City Council Standing Committee at public meetings and hearings be more clearly defined. # 8a CC February 08, 2011

Richard Blasé request City Council consider privatizing the Human Resources functions of the City of Worcester and the Worcester Public Schools. # 6b CC March 31, 2010

In Committee April 27, 2010 - Held In Committee July 26, 2012 - Held

Communication of Timothy J. McGourthy, Executive Director for Worcester Regional Research Bureau, Inc. transmitting communication regarding "Breaking Down the Budget: Questions to Consider." # 14a CC July 19, 2016

Chairman's Order from Municipal Operations Committee - Request City Council consider initiating negotiations with the current City Manager for an employment contract extension for the period October 4, 2017 through October 3, 2020. # 14a CC January 12, 2016

In Committee September 27, 2016 - Held