PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE
JULY
7, 2004
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
Convened: 5:31 p.m.
Adjourned: 7:14 p.m.
Present were: Chairperson Councillor Joseph M. Petty
Councillor Barbara G. Haller
Councillor Juan A. Gomez
Also: Director of Neighborhood Services Paul LaCava
Police Chief Gerald J. Vizzo
Director of Public Health Jay Gardiner
Director of Emergency Management Lt. William Trotta
Fire District Chief Thomas F. Noone
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
POLICE DEPARTMENT
1. Request adoption of an
Order to file home rule legislation which would allow the City to use “Special
Process Servers” in lieu of Police Officers in Housing Court enforcement
actions.
#15C
CM September 16, 2003
In Committee
December 8, 2003 – Held
In
Committee June 23, 2004 – Held
Recommend Hold
2. Relative to radar equipment
in the future plan for the Police Department.
#19A CM March 9, 2004
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
3. Relative to funding for
Community Policing Patrols.
#19B CM March 9, 2004
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
4. Relative to calls and
violations at 148 & 154 Lovell St.
#19A CM March 16, 2004
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
5. Relative to Green
Island/Vernon Hill Community Policing Patrols.
#19A CM April 27, 2004
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
6. Relative to Noise Ordinance
– Parks, Playgrounds, Public Address Systems.
#19A CM May 4, 2004
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
7. Relative to the issue of
panhandling in Worcester.
#19B CM May 4, 2004
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
8. Relative
to addresses at which more than one arrest occurred, April 1, 2003 through
March 31, 2004.
#19A CM May 18, 2004
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
9. Relative to Worcester Police Department’s Five Year Strategic Plan.
#19B CM June 1, 2004
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend Hold
LLEBG GRANTS/AWARDS
10. Relative to Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Round VIII.
#37 CC December 16, 2003
In Committee June
23, 2004 - Held
11. Relative to the composition of the Local Law Enforcement Advisory Committee.
#17C CM January 6, 2004
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
12. Requesting
adoption of the Executive Summary and Resolution to file and accept a Bullet
Proof Vest Partnership Grant with the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of
Justice Programs and the Massachusetts Office of Public Safety.
#17A CM January 27, 2004 – For
informational purposes only
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
13. Relative
to Worcester’s Weed and Seed Initiative.
#17C CM January 27, 2004
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
14. Relative to funding for the Weed and Seed Program.
#17B CM March 9, 2004
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
15. Relative to 2003 Community Emergency
Response Teams (CERT) Grant Program.
#17A CM April 13, 2004
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
16. Relative to Quarterly report relative to the Homeland Security Grant.
#9A CM December 17, 2002
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to
provide the City Council with a progress impact report concerning Homeland
Security grant money.
17. Relative
to Homeland Security Grant Money.
#17A CM September 30, 2003
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
#127 CC
January 6, 2004 – For informational purposes only
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
PUBLIC SAFETY MISCELLANEOUS
19. Relative to Bio-Tech Companies and Terrorism.
#10A CM March 19, 2002
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
20. Relative to Policies and Procedures for Bio-Terrorism attacks.
#10B CM March 19, 2002
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
21. Relative to Federal Grant monies to be accessed for use against Bio-terrorism and Emergency Preparedness.
#18J CM April 23, 2002
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
22. Relative to Hauling of Nuclear Waste through the City of Worcester.
#11A CM March 4, 2003
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to
communicate with Congressman James McGovern and request his advocacy for House
Bill 4605 that addresses problems impacting Worcester and the hauling of
nuclear waste.
23. Relative to the long-range plan for the
Department of Emergency Management.
#11A CM August 12, 2003
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
24 Relative to Flu Clinics.
#20C CM November 18, 2003
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
25 Relative to MMRS Drill/Saturday, October 18, 2003
#20A CM October 28, 2003
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
26. Relative to Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Contract.
#21D CM December 3, 2002
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
27. Relative to MMRS Program.
#20B CM November 18, 2003
In Committee June
23, 2004 – Held
Recommend File
Communications of Worcester Regional Research Bureau –
Roberta Schaeffer
28. Transmitting Benchmarking Public Safety in Worcester: 2003.
#11 CC February 11, 2003
29. Transmitting Benchmarking Public Safety in Worcester: 2004.
#80 CC June 22, 2004
Recommend
Hold