YOUTH, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2006
COUNCIL CHAMBER
Convened:
5:05 p.m.
Adjourned:
6:18 p.m.
Present were: Chairperson Councilor Michael C. Perotto
Councilor Kathleen
M. Toomey
Councilor Frederick
C. Rushton @ 5:22 p.m.
Also: DPWP Asst. Commissioner
Robert Antonelli
DPWP Staffperson
Sean Dwyer
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
1. Relative to Privatization/Lease of Hope Cemetery Part II.
#18A CM January 27, 2004
In Committee
March 31, 2004 – Held
In Committee June 29, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
2. Relative
to the Norcross Mausoleum at Hope Cemetery and the Perpetual Care Fund.
#15A CM May 31, 2005
3. Relative to the Elm Park Fire Alarm and Telegraph Building.
#11B CM February 14, 2006
In
Committee March 22, 2006 – Held
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the
City Manager consider pursuing an Article 97 filing before attempting to put
the Fire Alarm and Telegraph Building out to a Request for Proposals.
4. Relative to a building study of the Fire Alarm and Telegraph Building on Park Avenue.
#11A CM March 21, 2006
5. Relative to the Master Plan Initiatives for improvements to the Cookson
Park and Coes Pond Park facilities.
# 13A CM March 7, 2006
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager
collaborate with MassAudubon to develop a joint web product that displays for
visitors and residents the various and many walking, hiking and biking trails
throughout the City of Worcester.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide the City
Council with a report concerning plan design and construction timetable for
improvements at Cookson Field.
# 33 CC January 24, 2006
In Committee
March 13, 2006 Committee recommended approval
In City
Council March 28, 2006 #127CC – Order adopted
In Committee
for informational purposes only
Recommend Hold
7. Relative to Announcement of a Master Plan Initiative for Improvements to Rockwood Field.
#18H CM August 17, 2004
8. Relative to the continuing efforts of my administration to keep your Honorable Body informed of the progress being made in the construction of a new dam at Coes Pond Reservoir, and the remediation on contaminated soils near the dam site, as well as future plans for the development of a park on a site adjacent to the former Coes Knife Factory.
#34B CM April 4, 2006
Recommend Hold
9. Relative to having beer and wine at a two day event at the Green Hill Municipal Golf Course.
#51 CC May 9, 2006
10. Relative to an updated report on Parks Division projects in the City.
#13B CM May 16, 2006
In
Committee May 22, 2006
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the
City Manager report to the City Council within 30 days of the cost for repairs
to the roof of the pavilion at Cristoforo Columbo Park.
11. Transmitting informational communication relative to the First Public Hearing for the Indian Hill Park Master Plan.
#13B CM July 18, 2006
12. Transmitting informational communication relative to the First Public Hearing for the Oakland Heights Playground Master Plan.
#13C CM July 18, 2006
13. Transmitting informational communication relative to a Legal Opinion on the Relationship between City Council and the Commissioner of Public Works and Parks and what Authority the City Council through its Sub Committee, Youth, Parks and Recreation, has in making Recommendations on Exactly how Money is Spent on City Parks.
#28A CM July 18, 2006
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager consider implementing a
change in policy so that the Assistant Commissioner of DPWP - Parks works in
cooperation with the Standing Committee on Youth, Parks and Recreation and the
Parks Commission on all issues concerning master plans and other issues
relating to parks and recreation in the City of Worcester.
14. Transmitting informational communication relative to the Renovations at the Elm Park (Newton Hill) Stone Retaining Wall.
#13A CM August 29, 2006
Recommend File
15. Transmitting information communication as to the Status of the Worcester Technical High School’s Athletic Fields.
#13A CM September 26, 2006
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager report to the City Council within 30 days concerning a solution to the goal post and playing field issues at the Worcester Technical High School.
16. Relative to follow up to the
WRRB’s report “Respect for the Dead and Relief for the Budget: Can Privatization Improve Hope Cemetery”.
#18E CM July 6, 2004
COMMUNICATIONS OF ROBERTA
SCHAEFER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WORCESTER REGIONAL RESEARCH BUREAU
17. Transmitting:
Respect for the Dead and Relief for the Budget: Can Privatization Improve Hope
Cemetery?
#38 CC June 8, 2004
18. Transmitting: Benchmarking Municipal Youth Services in
Worcester 2004.
#15 CC May 4, 2004
In Committee May 22, 2006 – Held
Recommend File
19. Transmitting:
Report regarding Benchmarking Youth Services in Worcester 2005.
#79 CC July 19, 2005
20. Order
of Councillor Clancy – Request City Manager consider putting a spot light in
the Greenwood Park parking lot for safety reasons.
#37 CC July 1, 2003
In Committee March 31, 2004 – Held
In Committee June 29, 2004 – Held
In Committee March 13, 2006 –
Held
In Committee May 22, 2006 – Held