CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, May 14, 2019 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 5:08 P.M. | Recessed: 7:12 P.M.
Reconvened: 7:46 P.M.
Adjourned: 10:31 P.M. |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
Susan M. Ledoux | Committee Members | | Chairperson Joseph M Petty | | Vice Chairperson Konstantina B Lukes | | Councilor Morris A Bergman |
| | Councilor Khrystian E King | | Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson | | Councilor Sarai Rivera | | Councilor Sean M Rose | | Councilor Gary Rosen | | Councilor George J Russell | | Councilor Kathleen M Toomey | | Councilor Matthew E Wally |
City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | All members were present with the Mayor as the Chair
except for Councilors Lukes and Toomey, who arrived at 5:09 P.M., Councilor King, who arrived at 5:12 P.M. and Councilor Rose, who arrived at 5:42 P.M.
City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer Thomas F. Zidelis
City Auditor Robert V. Stearns
City Solicitor David M. Moore
City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux | | | | | Also: | Police Chief Steven Sargent
Fire Chief Michael Lavoie
Director of Emergency Communications Michael Shanley
Inspectional Services Commissioner John Kelly
Commissioner of Public Works and Parks Paul Moosey
Head Librarian Geoffrey Dickinson | | | |
| 1. | FY 2020 Budget Hearing - Police Department | |
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| | | 1a. | Police Department - III-1, pg. 1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report regarding the city’s procedure for selling various departments’ surplus equipment as a means to increase revenue. (Russell) | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with data concerning the Police Department program that is partnered with AdCare and the District Attorney’s Office to provide case managers to serve as liaisons between law enforcement and treatment centers. (King) | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning what the budgetary impact may be for the city to implement a body camera program. Further, request City Manager provide in said report information concerning what fiscal impact such a program has had on other municipalities. (King) | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the total amount being paid out for the seven school resource officers. (King) | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with an update regarding the status of opening a Police Department substation at Union Station. (King) | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning how much money would be saved by stationing police officers at Union Station during their regular rate work hours as opposed to their premium overtime rate times. (King) | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with all stipends given to employees in the budget separate from their salaries. (Lukes) | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report outlining all grants and non-tax levy monies in the Police Department’s budget. (Lukes) | |
| 2. | FY 2020 Budget Hearing - Fire Department | |
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| | | 2a. | Fire Department - III-2, pg. 16 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report outlining all grants and non-tax levy monies in the Fire Department’s budget. (Lukes) | |
| 3. | FY 2020 Budget Hearing - Emergency Communications | |
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| | | 3a. | Emergency Communications - III-3, pg. 27 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 4. | FY 2020 Budget Hearing - Department of Inspectional Services | |
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| | | 4a. | Inspectional Services - III-4, pg. 33 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 5. | FY 2020 Budget Hearings - Department of Public Works and Parks | |
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| | | 5a. | Auditorium - IV-1, pg. 39 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5b. | Administration and Finance - IV-2, pg. 41 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning costs associated with the purchasing of equipment for the city’s telephones, costs associated with the services of the city’s telephone provider and an overall review of the city’s telephone system. (Russell) | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report detailing what increase to the water and sewer rate would be required to have the Public Works and Parks Department provide for a Spring Clean Up program similar to the Fall Leaf Collection program. (Bergman) | | | | Request City Manger consider assigning someone in the Department of Public Works and Parks to act as a liaison with the Chief Diversity Officer, similar to the liaisons in the Police and Fire Departments. (Rivera) | | | | Request City Manager consider implementing a leaf pick up/street sweeping program in the spring only. (Rosen) | | | | Request City Manager reach out to the appropriate stakeholders of Polar Park to determine whether or not City Councilors could attend and be involved in design meetings for the ballpark. (King) | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report determining where in the Department of Public Works and Parks FY20 Budget that professional training is allocated. (King) | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a staffing analysis for the Department of Public Works and Parks. (King) | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report detailing any savings associated with not providing the city with a spring cleanup program similar to the fall program. Further, provide City Council in said report information concerning how much money would need to be allocated to institute a spring cleanup program. (Russell) | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report determining how much it would cost for the city to repair damage on private streets caused by the city and its contractors. (Russell) | |
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| | | 5c. | Engineering and Architectural - IV-3, pg. 47 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5d. | Streets - IV-4, pg. 51 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the feasibility of implementing a private street maintenance program in the city. Further, request City Manager include in said report information concerning the costs that would be associated with properly funding such a program. (Mero-Carlson) | | | | Request City Manager consider provide City Council with a report detailing the cost of street sweeping in the FY20 Budget as it had been reported in previous budgets. (Mero-Carlson) | |
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| | | 5e. | Sanitation- IV-5, pg. 55 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and Parks provide City Council with a report detailing what first, second and third steps should be taken to initiate a Zero Waste program in 2020. (Lukes) | |
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| | | 5f. | Central Garage - IV-6, pg. 57 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a revenue breakdown of the Major Taylor Boulevard Garage and report concerning the revenues associated with the garage, including both parking spaces and leased spaces as well. (Russell) | |
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| | | 5g. | Parks, Recreation and Cemetery, IV-7, pg. 59 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5h. | Enterprise: Green Hill Golf Course - IV-8, pg. 65 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5i. | Snow Removal - IV-9, pg. 69 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5j. | Streetlights - IV-10, pg. 71 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5k. | Enterprise: Sewer - IV-11, pg. 73 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5l. | Enterprise: Water - IV-12, pg. 79 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5m. | Enterprise: Off-Street Parking - IV-13, pg. 85 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the locations, expenditures and funding sources of each of the surface lots in the city. (Wally) | |
| 6. | FY 2020 Budget Hearings - Economic Development | |
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| | | 6a. | Economic Development - V-1, pg. 87 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget held until May 21, 2019 | |
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| | | 6b. | Union Station/Worcester Redevelopment Authority (WRA) - V-2, pg. 93 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget held until May 21, 2019 | |
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| | | 6c. | MassHire Central Regional Workforce Board - V-3, pg. 97 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget held until May 21, 2019 | |
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| | | 6d. | MassHire Central Career Center - V-4, pg. 101 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget held until May 21, 2019 | |
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| | | 6e. | Marketing Campaign - V-5, pg. 107 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget held until May 21, 2019 | |
| 7. | FY 2020 Budget Hearing - Worcester Public Library | |
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| | | 7a. | Worcester Public Library - VII-1, pg. 113 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report detailing what is accounting for the drop in funds allocated to the Library’s FY20 Budget for telephone services. (Russell) | |
| 8. | Fiscal Year 2020 Budget | |
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| | | 8a. | Communication of the City Manager regarding an Introduction of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget for City Council deliberations to begin on May 14, 2019.
# 9.36B CM May 07, 2019 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 9. | Communication of the City Manager | |
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| | | 9a. | Communication of the City Manager recommending approval of the FY20 Capital Improvement Plan.
# 18a CC April 30, 2019 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 1. | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning what the increases of non-bargaining union positions are in comparison to bargaining union positions in the FY20 Budget, in percentages. (Mero-Carlson) | |
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