CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– MARCH 6, 2001
7:00 P.M.
CANCELLED
1. INVOCATION
– Sister Marie Prefontaine, Director
Office for Ethnic
Ministries
Diocese of Worcester
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3. ROLL
CALL
HEARING AND ORDER – 7:00
P.M.
4. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS for a conduit location on: HOPE AVE.
4a ADOPT
4a. Granting permission to CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS for a conduit location on: HOPE AVE.
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE HEARING
– 7:00 P.M.
5. REPORT
OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Matthew Stepanski, Jr., President,
CMIME, Inc. requesting to amend the City of Worcester Zoning Map by changing
the current RS-7 zoning designation for property northerly of Shore Dr. to
MG-1.0 by relocating the existing MG-1.0 zoning boundary line.
6. Report of the City Manager relative to the status of Union
Station development, including but not limited to: 1) Intermodal
transportation; 2) Parking garage; 3) Washington Square traffic configuration;
4) Development inside Union Station; 5) Development outside Union Station.
7. Order
– Request City Manager report to City Council regarding how the decision by the
Department of Environmental Protection judge affects the Vocational High School
accreditation. (Petty, Murray)
8. Order – Request City Manager report to City Council on all
costs incurred, both directly and indirectly, in relation to the siting of the
Vocational High School at Bell Hill, including staff time, legal fees and
public school costs. (Petty, Murray)
9. Order – Request City Manager to provide a report concerning
options for the proposed Vocational School at the Bell Hill site. (Perotto)
10. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
10a. ITEMS OF
DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
11 TO PLANNING BOARD
11. Philip J. Niddrie, Chief Development Officer on behalf of the
Planning Board requesting an amendment to the Worcester Zoning Ordinance
adopted April 2, 1991 relative to Body Art Establishments.
12. Jose Zayas request to speak before the City Council at its March
6, 2001 meeting requesting that taxi medallions be increased from 108 to
unlimited licensing.
Thomas R. Hoover
City Council Calendar for March 6, 2001
APPOINTMENTS
1. NON-CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of Constable appointments.
2. CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
3. AIRPORT:
4. ASSESSORS:
5. BUDGET
OFFICE:
6. COMMUNICATIONS:
7. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
A. Communication
relative to Union Station Security.
B.
Communication relative to Compliance Status of All
Outstanding TIF’s.
C. Communication
relative to a Copy of the Agreement between the City of Worcester and the
Worcester Marketing Corporation.
D.
Communication relative to Monthly Report Regarding
Progress at Union Station/Washington Square.
8. ELDER
AFFAIRS:
9. ELECTION COMMISSION:
10. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT SERVICES:
11. EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING:
12. FIRE:
A. Communication relative to Investigated Structure Fires – Year
2000.
B. Request that the donation on behalf of the North Worcester
Business Association, the Webster Square Business Association, the Grafton Hill
Business Association, the Martin Luther King Jr. Business Empowerment Center,
the popular Aerosmith rock band and the Board of Directors of the Worcester
Regional Chamber of Commerce, in the amount of $6,000.00 to be used toward the
purchase of two defibrillators, be accepted with gratitude.
C. Communication relative to Massachusetts Communities that have
Installed Defibrillators in Public Buildings.
13.
HUMAN
RESOURCES:
14. HUMAN RIGHTS:
15. INFORMATION SERVICES:
16. LAW:
A.
Communication relative to Ordinance that Penalizes
Underage Purchasers of Tobacco.
17. LICENSE
COMMISSION:
18. NEIGHBORHOOD
SERVICES:
A.
Communication relative to Census 2000 Re-precincting.
B. Communication relative to the recent incident at 141 Chandler
Street.
19. PARKS,
RECREATION & CEMETERY:
20.
POLICE:
21. PUBLIC HEALTH & CODE ENFORCEMENT
A. Communication relative to Developing a Plan to Spray in the
City of Worcester in 2001 Against Mosquito Deposits
B. Communication relative to Number of Cats Housed in the City of
Worcester.
C. Notification of Inspector of Animals.
22. PUBLIC
LIBRARY:
23. PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
24. PUBLIC
WORKS:
A.
Communication relative to Right Turn Lane Markings/Signs
at Intersection of Lake Avenue and Belmont Street.
B.
Communication relative to Hope Cemetery Composting Site
and the Search for an Alternate Site.
25. PURCHASING:
26. TREASURY:
27. VETERANS’
SERVICES:
28.
FINANCE:
A.
Recommend that One Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Eight
Hundred Nineteen Dollars ($185,819.00) be transferred from Account #330-40
Reserve for Appropriation, 1% Federal Reimbursement and appropriated to the
following accounts:
DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT
DOLLAR
NAME NUMBER
AMOUNT
Purchasing 600-91099 $ 47,425.00
Auditing 650-91099 49,125.00
Human Resources 170-91099 1,208.00
Information Services 680-91099 25,716.00
Treasury 660-91099 31,997.50
City Manager 040-91099 27,722.50
City Manager 040-92099 125.00
Information Services 680-92099 2,500.00
TOTAL $185,819.00
to provide funds for the purpose of providing indirect services related to certain Federal and State Grants.
B.
Recommend that Three Million Ten Thousand Dollars
($3,010,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C755, Library Rehabilitation,
and appropriated to Account #55C702, Library Rehabilitation/Construction, for
the purpose of paying obligations for the General Contractor, Architectural,
Hazardous Abatement and other miscellaneous charges for the rehabilitation of
the Worcester Public Library, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program.
C.
Recommend that One Thousand and Seven Dollars
($1,007.00) be transferred from Account #330-07, Reserve for Appropriation
Damage Settlement, and appropriated to Account #550-92000, Public Library
Ordinary Maintenance, to purchase books and audiovisual materials. This fund represents reimbursements from
individuals for damage and lost library materials.
D.
Recommend that One Million Three Hundred Forty Five
Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Two Dollars ($1,345,452.00) be transferred from
Account #04T802, Capital Campaign Account , and appropriated to Account
#55T614, Worcester Public Library Donations Account, to forward fund new
equipment necessary for the opening of Worcester’s new public library.
29. MISCELLANEOUS:
14. David J. Rushford, City Clerk transmitting communication
relative to the process for citizen participation before City Councils in the
cities of Leominster, Fitchburg and Springfield.
15. David J. Rushford, City Clerk transmitting communication
relative to establishing a procedure that notifies citizens of the process that
will be followed after a petition is first submitted to City Council.
16. David J. Rushford, City Clerk transmitting communication
relative to how matters introduced at Council meetings under Suspension of
Rules are added to and made part of the official record of the City Council.
17. RECESS
TO FINANCE & ORDINANCE:
FINANCE
a)
#5A CM January 23, 2001
Communication of the City
Manager transmitting communication relative to the City Manager’s Contingency
Account.
b)
#24E CM January 23, 2001
Communication of the City
Manager transmitting communication relative to Snow Deficit FY2001.
18. Communication
of the City Manager requesting City Council adoption of an Ordinance amending
the Salary Ordinance of August 20, 1996 relative to Occupational Group DH.
19. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Order of Councillor Paul
P. Clancy, Jr. requesting approval of the attached Ordinance amending the
Worcester Zoning Ordinance adopted April 2, 1991 relative to Non-Accessory
Signs. (Tabled May 30, 2000)
20. Order – Request Rules Committee to review the procedure used by City
Council for election of individuals to the Library Board of Trustees. (Abraham)
(Tabled December 29, 2000)
21. Order – Request City Manager report on the decision to not place
a polling location within Great Brook Valley and Curtis Apartments until
2003. (Gomez, Irish, Nadeau, Patton,
Clancy, Perotto, Murray,
Petty) (Tabled February 27, 2001)
22. Resolution – That the Worcester City Council go on record
requesting the Election Commission to take whatever steps are necessary to
insure that the polling site for Ward 2, Precinct 5 goes back into Great Brook
Valley prior to the next election.
(Gomez) (Tabled February 27,
2001)
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MARCH 5, 2001 COMMERCE & COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00 P.M. DEVELOPMENT
MARCH 6, 2001 PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00 P.M.
Re: Statute
Establishing an Age Limit of 32 for Entry
to the
Positions of Firefighter and Police Officer
RECREATION
6:00 P.M. – View – Parks
Department Building, 50 Skyline Dr.
6:30 P.M. – Meeting in
Meeting Room B
MARCH 14, 2001 TRAFFIC & PARKING COUNCIL CHAMBER
6:00-7:30 P.M. – Final Review of the Washington Square
Reconfiguration
by URS Corporation
7:30 P.M – Regular Meeting