CITY OF WORCESTER

CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT

JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL – JANUARY 21, 2003

7:00 P.M.

Convened:  7:07 P.M. 

Adjourned:  8:28 P.M.

 

 

1.                 INVOCATION –      Rev. Thomas Schade

    First Unitarian Church

 

2.       PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER

 

3.          ROLL CALL – All present except Councillor Patton who arrived at 7:12 P.M.

 

4.       ITEMS OF CITIZEN INTEREST

 

4a.     ITEMS OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST

 

PETITIONS

 

          5-8 REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

 

5.       Joseph Doku request sidewalk repair in front of 52 Zenith Dr. (Attachments)

 

6.       Eleanor Penny on behalf of Penny Family Trust request abatement of Private Street Betterment Assessment #24447 in the amount of $10,500.00 on Orton St. (Attachments)

 

7.       Joseph Panarelli, Deluxe Homes request to extend water main approximately 55’ on Epworth to service Lots 1 and 2. (Attachments)

 

8.       Stanley Rogalinski request to replace existing water line in Renfrew St. and to extend existing gravity sewer and drainage from Rudolph St. to Renfrew St. to service 5 single family homes on Renfrew St. (Attachments)

 

          9 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE

 

9.       Antonio Rivera request handicap parking at 30 Channing St. (Attachments)

 

9a.     Councillor Barbara Haller request installation of 30 minute parking meters along both sides of Main St. from Madison St. to Charlton St.  Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee – Suspension of Rules (Attachments)

 

          10 GIVEN LEAVE TO WITHDRAW

 

10.     Councillor Stephen Abraham request parking meter time be increased from 15 minutes to 30 minutes in front of Tony’s News at 300 Main St. (Attachments)

 

          11 Councillor Haller recused on a roll call 9-0 (Patton absent)          HEARING SET FOR JANUARY 28, 2003 – 7:00 P.M.

 

11.     MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC CO. for conduit location on:  FLAGG ST. (Attachments)

 

CHAIRMAN’S ORDERS

 

          12-17 FROM COMMERCE & DEVELOPMENT - ADOPTED

 

12.     Request City Manager to consider asking that a $1.50 per ton fee be agreed upon for topping soil at the Greenwood St. Landfill. (Attachments)

 

13.     Request City Manager to consider the hours of operation associated with the assessment of the Greenwood St. Landfill from a traffic point of view. (Attachments)

 

14.     Request City Manager to provide City Council with a copy of the re-use guidelines for landfills. (Attachments)

 

15.     Request Administration to provide City Council with a build-out analysis of the Greenwood St. Landfill as the project moves forward. (Attachments)

 

16.     Request Administration to arrange a site visit to an MEA Assessment Site where work is in progress. (Attachments)

 

17.     Request Administration to identify the process that would be put in place to guarantee that agreements concerning the assessment of the Greenwood St. Landfill are followed to the satisfaction of the neighborhood and City of Worcester. (Attachments)

 

          18-23 FROM MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - ADOPTED

 

18.     Request City Manager to provide City Council with the cost associated with a one day across the board furlough of the average municipal employee. (Attachments)

 

19.     Request Administration to provide City Council with an update on health insurance discussions with the Insurance Advisory Group. (Attachments)

 

20.     Request City Manager to provide City Council with a report on the pros and cons of implementing a two point preference program for Worcester residents in public safety appointments and whether other municipalities have such a program and also report how to implement the residency requirement and whether the employees would be required to live in Worcester for the duration of their employment. (Attachments)

 

21.     Request City Manager report to City Council how many of the top 250 wage earners are members of collective bargaining units. (Attachments)

 

22.     Request Superintendent of Public Schools to report the number of school department employees for each of the last ten years and the number of students in the system for the corresponding periods. (Attachments)

 

23.     Request City Manager to report the number of regular municipal employees for each of the last ten years. (Attachments)

          24-50 FROM PUBLIC SAFETY - ADOPTED

 

24.     Request Police Chief forward to City Council as soon as possible the fourth quarter calendar 2002 crime statistics report and any additional data that may be relied upon to compare Worcester’s statistics to other New England urban areas. (Attachments)

 

25.     Request Police Chief to provide City Council with data concerning the results of investigations into the more recent murders recorded in the City of Worcester. (Attachments)

 

26.     Request City Manager to move forward with the background checks on the 31 members of the police recruit class. (Attachments)

 

27.     Request Fire Chief to elaborate for the City Council the different options available to operate the Fire Department during the summer months, elaborating in accordance with the various financial scenarios that my become reality. (Attachments)

 

28.     Request City Manager report to City Council if he is authorized to override collective bargaining language to ensure the public’s and employee’s safety in the event of worst case funding scenario. (Attachments)

 

29.     Request City Solicitor report to City Council concerning the photographing of protestors in public places. (Attachments)

 

30.     Request Police Chief to forward to City Council the total number of Worcester residents who have registered as level three sex offenders. (Attachments)

 

31.     Request Police Chief to request those Police Department personnel interacting on a regular basis with Crime Watch Groups consider becoming involved in encouraging residents/property owners in shoveling their sidewalks in compliance with City ordinances. (Attachments)

 

 

 

32.     Request City Manager to consider requesting WCCA include in their regular programming a public service notice encouraging residents/property owners to shovel their sidewalks in compliance with City ordinances. (Attachments)

 

33.     Request City Manager report to City Council the number of calls received at the Abandoned Car Hotline during calendar 2002 and the number of vehicles that were towed for that same period. (Attachments)

 

34.     Request City Manager to update City Council on the renewal of the towing contract, including any language changes to same. (Attachments)

 

35.     Request City Manager report to City Council any powers that police departments from other parts of the Commonwealth might exercise in the court system against landlords who house tenants facing charges of disturbing the peace. (Attachments)

 

36.     Request City Manager to provide City Council with a report detailing the last several year’s expenditures of LLEBG funds for public safety equipment. (Attachments)

 

37.     Request Police Chief to provide City Council with updated figures concerning arrests for prostitution. (Attachments)

 

38.     Request City Manager to update City Council on college-aged arrests in the City of Worcester. (Attachments)

 

39.     Request City Manager to contact Congressman McGovern to request that the City be informed where federal funds in the Assistance to Firefighters Program are being expended. (Attachments)

 

40.     Request Fire Chief to provide City Council with a comprehensive report stating what equipment has been purchased recently by and for the Worcester Fire Department in recent years with grant monies from federal, state and other funding sources. (Attachments)

 

41.     Request Fire Chief to notify City Council when traffic signals are installed at both Greendale and Webster St. Fire Stations. (Attachments)

 

42.     Request Fire Chief to update City Council on the computerization needs of his department. (Attachments)

 

43.     Request Fire Chief to provide City Council with an updated chart on accidental fires. (Attachments)

 

44.     Request Fire Chief to provide City Council with a report detailing the types of fires for calendar 2002. (Attachments)

 

45.     Request Fire Chief report to City Council where fire stations might be placed if we were starting with a blank slate. (Attachments)

 

46.     Request Fire Chief to provide City Council with information concerning the timelines that will be adhered to in the event the Central Fire Station is deemed to be abandoned for commercial development. (Attachments)

 

47.     Request Administration to continue to pursue any types of grant monies to build a firefighter training facility in the City of Worcester. (Attachments)

 

48.     Request City Manager to provide City Council with an update on the Spartacus II Graduate Program. (Attachments)

 

49.     Request City Manager to update City Council on the efforts to object to the transportation of nuclear waste through the City of Worcester.

          (Attachments)

 

50.     Request Administration to provide City Council with an update of the actions taken citywide as a result of the powers granted to the Task Force on Abandoned Buildings under City ordinance. (Attachments)

         

          51-56 FROM PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION –   ADOPTED

 

51.     Request Administration to request Charter Communications to provide City Council with a detailed explanation of its rate increases that are to take place in February of 2003. (Attachments)

 

52.     Request Administration to provide City Council with a report explaining Charter Communications uplink speeds and policies for residential use as well as business use and consider grandfathering certain rates.  Further, request Charter Communications provide a comparison of rates for the same service offerings and charges offered by other carriers in the state such as ATT and RCN. (Attachments)

 

53.     Request City Manager to request Charter Communications to expand the basic tier of services offered to Worcester subscribers. (Attachments)

 

54.     Request City Manager to request Charter Communications report to City Council concerning the lack of digital cabling in Old Lincoln St. (Attachments)

 

55.     Request City Manager to provide City Council with the correct federal and state authorities/agencies to whom complaints/inquiries are to be made concerning the programming charges passed on to cable television providers. (Attachments)

 

56.     Request City Manager report to City Council to whom the public should address their concerns concerning cable television rate increases and services. (Attachments)

 

          57-67 FROM TRAFFIC & PARKING - ADOPTED

 

57.     Request Administration to investigate the number of unregistered vehicles at 57 and 68 Arlington St. (Attachments)

 

58.     Request Administration to look into current handicapped spaces on even side of Arlington St. to determine whether various original petitioners still live on that street. (Attachments)

 

59.     Request Commissioner of Parks and Recreation to install two handicap parking spaces in the neck down adjacent to Greenwood park across from 52 Stockton St. and further, request Commissioner notify Leah DeLuca, 52 Stockton St. when this request is considered by the Parks and Recreation Commission. (Attachments)

 

60.     Request Police Chief to ensure enforcement of the winter parking ban on Richland St. (Attachments)

 

61.     Request Director of Traffic Engineering to post “No Parking 20 ft. from Corner” sign on Dorchester St. near the intersection of Dorchester St. and Vernon St. (Attachments)

 

62.     Request Police Chief to ensure enforcement of the winter parking ban on South Flagg St. (Attachments)

 

63.     Request Police Chief to ensure enforcement of the prima facia No Parking 20 ft. from corners of intersections at Hadwen Rd. and South Flagg St. (Attachments)

 

64.     Request Police Chief to ensure enforcement of speed regulations on South Flagg St. (Attachments)

 

65.     Request Public Works Commissioner report to City Council when and if he might recommend any residential streets for a permanent winter parking ban, specifically those streets recommended by the Fire Chief in Item 24B of December 3, 2002 and further, that he define a permanent ban. (Attachments)

 

66.     Request Administration report to City Council concerning signage used in other cities comparable to Worcester signage used for the declared winter parking ban. (Attachments)

 

67.     Request City Manager to provide City Council with periodic updates concerning the number of vehicles towed and citations issued over the course of this winter. (Attachments)

 

          68 FROM TRAFFIC & PARKING – REFERRED TO THE PLANNING BOARD

 

68.     Request that the private portion of Revere St. be made public. (Attachments)

 

ORDERS

 

69.     Request Administration to provide the cost to remove snow from in front of public buildings on Main St., including both Court Houses. (Abraham) (Attachments)

 

Councillor Lukes moved to amend:  Further, where is snow being dumped Adopted, as amended

 

70.     Request City Manager to provide a report concerning what the average increase to a tax bill would be if the city administration recommended using $11,000,000.00 of the unused tax levy. (Perotto) (Attachments)

 

          Councillor Lukes moved to amend:  Further, under what circumstances would the City Manager consider recommending taxing up to the tax levy limit

 

          Adopted, as amended

 

71.     Request City Manager to provide an updated report concerning the proposed Hotel at the Central St. location.   (Perotto) (Attachments)

 

          Councillor Gomez moved to amend:  Further, request report to include any applications for state and federal specific sources of funds to cover overhead crosswalks as well as any other amenities necessary

 

          Adopted, as amended

 

72.     Request City Manager to provide a report concerning the money received from the franchise fee from Charter Communications and itemize the distribution of dollars.  (Perotto, Petty) (Attachments)

 

          Adopted

 

73.     Request City Manager to develop a plan to market the City of Worcester to companies across New England.  (Perotto) (Attachments)

 

          Adopted

 

74.     Request City Manager to provide a report on the condition of all Police vehicles for the purpose of public safety.  (Perotto) (Attachments)

 

          Adopted

 

75.     Request City Manager to provide a report on all grants awarded to the Fire Department for equipment for the purpose of public safety. (Perotto) (Attachments)

 

          Adopted

 

76.     Request City Manager to provide City Council with his recommendations regarding changes in policy regarding the disposition of City owned real estate, including tax title property. (Lukes) (Attachments)

 

          Councillor Haller moved to amend: Further, request report as to whether the City’s tax title property is available on the City’s web site

 

          Adopted, as amended

 

77.     Request Administration to submit a report listing the City owned real estate which was transferred or conveyed in the past 10 years, listing the grantee(s), the consideration for the transfer, the assessed value and the process for transfer.   (Lukes) (Attachments)

 

          Adopted

 

78.     Request Administration to report on the security provided for public vehicles, in light of the recent increase in ATM thefts.   (Lukes)

          (Attachments)

 

Councillor Lukes moved to amend:  Further, request report from School Department on security of their vehicles Adopted, as amended    

 

78a.   Request City Manager to report on the status  of airport operations in light of the fact that US Air has terminated its three daily flights.  Also including MassPort’s plans for the future operation of the airport.  Lukes – Suspension of Rules – Held to be First Item of Business January 28, 2003  (Attachments)

 

78b.   Request City Manager to report on what would be the last legal date for submission of his 2004 budget to the City Council and the last day the City Council has available for a vote on the budget.  Lukes – Suspension of Rules – Adopted  (Attachments)

 

78c.   Request City Manager to provide a report of addresses where there have been two or more drug related arrests within the past 12 months, to include number of search warrants served without arrests resulting.  Haller – Suspension of Rules – Adopted  (Attachments)

 

78d.   Request City Manager to review the Council petition recently filed in Fitchburg and reported in the January 21, 2003 Local section of the Telegram & Gazette relative to  the issue of multiple arrests at the same structure.  Haller – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)

 

78e.   Request Administration to provide a report on the status of contract negotiations with bus company operators regarding the construction timeline for the busports and ticketing area to be located at Union Station.  Murray, Gomez, Palmieri – Suspension of Rules – Adopted  (Attachments)

 

78f.    Request City Manager to contact Mass. Highway and the Romney administration regarding timelines for the Route 146 project.  Clancy – Suspension of Rules – Adopted  (Attachments)

 

          79-87 ADOPTED

 

79.     SEWER ASSESSMENT:  BALDWIN ST. (Attachments)

 

80.     SEWER ASSESSMENT:  BRUCE ST. (Attachments)

 

81.     SEWER ASSESSMENT:  DANVERS ST. (Attachments)

 

82.     SEWER ASSESSMENT:  DULUTH ST. (Attachments)

 

83.     SEWER ASSESSMENT:  FERRARO ST. (Attachments)

 

84.     SEWER ASSESSMENT:  LANARK ST. (Attachments)

 

85.     SEWER ASSESSMENT:  NORTON ST. (Attachments)

 

86.     SEWER ASSESSMENT:  UTAH ST. (Attachments)

 

87.     SEWER ASSESSMENT:  WESTDALE ST. (Attachments)

 

COMMUNICATION

 

88.     David M. Moore, City Solicitor transmitting communication relative to Council questions regarding the cost analysis of the proposed amendment to the City Manager’s contract. (Attachments)

 

          Placed on file

 

89.     RECESS TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE: No Action Taken 

 

          FINANCE

          a)       #7 CC  January 14, 2003

Communication of the City Manager relative to Preliminary Budget Analysis for Fiscal 2004. (Attachments)

 

REPORTS

 

          90-104 ACCEPTED

 

          REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon the following Communications of the City Manager:  recommend Communications be placed on file.

 

90.     Relative to health insurance “opt out”. (Attachments)

 

91.     Relative to City of Worcester’s health insurance “opt out” program. (Attachments)

 

92.     Relative to exemptions granted to non-residents of the City of Worcester who are on the DH Schedule. (Attachments)

 

93.     Relative to comparison of City of Worcester health premiums to other Worcester employers. (Attachments)

 

94.     Relative residency. (Attachments)

 

95.     Relative to benefit plan design changes. (Attachments)

 

96.     Relative to Responsible Employer Ordinance enforcement. (Attachments)

 

97.     Relative to update on the current status of health insurance and the open enrollment for 2002. (Attachments)

 

98.     Relative to summary – Open Enrollment 2002. (Attachments)

 

99.     Relative to health insurance negotiations. (Attachments)

 

100.   Relative to impact of furloughs on pension calculations.  (Attachments)

 

101.   Relative to the impact of the early retirement program. (Attachments)

 

102.   Relative to top 250 wage earners. (Attachments)

 

103.   Relative to Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in City of Worcester and the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local 378 v. Labor Relations Commission. (Attachments)

 

104.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon the Communication of James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting report on how re-employment impacts employees who take early retirement in terms of how much they can earn if they come back to City employment: recommend Communication be placed on file. (Attachments)

 

          105 ACCEPTED & ORDER ADOPTED

 

105.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to the U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Universal Hiring Program: recommend adoption of the accompanying Resolution. (Attachments)

 

          106-187 ACCEPTED

 

106.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Petition of Kevin Ksen et al requesting City Council Public Safety Committee adopt written guidelines governing Police Department surveillance of labor unions, community groups, students and others involved in free speech activities:  recommend Petition be placed on file. (Attachments)

 

          REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the following Communications of the City Manager:  recommend Communications be placed on file.

 

107.   Relative to philosophy and status of Community Policing in the City. (Attachments)

 

108.   Relative to publishing addresses of persons arrested. (Attachments)

 

109.   Relative to staffing level needs for FY 03 (Police Department). (Attachments)

 

110.   Relative to long term plans to replace police radios. (Attachments)

 

111.   Relative to policies and procedures that trigger an investigation when an assault or bodily injury occurs. (Attachments)

 

112.   Relative to prostitution related arrests. (Attachments)

 

113.   Relative to statistics for Worcester Residential Colleges and Universities by year. (Attachments)

 

114.   Relative to use of Auxiliary Police. (Attachments)

 

115.   Relative to breaking and entering crimes. (Attachments)

 

116.   Relative to Public Information Officer. (Attachments)

 

117.   Relative to Amber Alert type program. (Attachments)

 

118.   Relative to philosophy for controlling prostitution in the City of Worcester. (Attachments)

 

119.   Relative to the Assistance to Firefighter Program. (Attachments)

 

120.   Relative to number of vehicles towed in last five years. (Attachments)

 

121.   Relative to number of citations issued in most recent period relative to clearing snow from sidewalks. (Attachments)

 

122.   Relative to information collected under the State’s Sex Offender Registry. (Attachments)

 

123.   Relative to proposed policy for photographing protestors. (Attachments)

 

124.   Relative to rights of peaceful demonstrators to use electronic amplifying devices. (Attachments)

 

125.   Relative to money needed to conduct a gun buy back program. (Attachments)

 

126.   Relative to malfunctioning elevators at the Worcester Police Department. (Attachments)

 

127.   Relative to additional security precautions. (Attachments)

 

128.   Relative to illegal sale of alcohol from private residences. (Attachments)

 

129.   Relative to monitoring and enforcing provisions of the noise control ordinance. (Attachments)

 

130.   Relative to providing an update on the implementation of the twenty-six recommendations of the Community Task Force on Abandoned Buildings. (Attachments)

 

131.   Relative to Webster Square Fire Station traffic light. (Attachments)

 

132.   Relative to USEPA Grant for water supply security. (Attachments)

 

133.   Relative to update on computerization in the Fire Department. (Attachments)

 

134.   Relative to update on fire station closings during the summer of 2002. (Attachments)

 

135.   Relative to legislative amendments of interest to the City of Worcester concerning the Fire Department. (Attachments)

 

136.   Relative to number and origin of dormitory fires since 2000. (Attachments)

 

137.   Relative to updated chart on accidental fires. (Attachments)

 

138.   Relative to types of fires reported in the First Quarter of 2002. (Attachments)

 

139.   Relative to Quarterly Report regarding major crime statistics. (Attachments)

 

140.   Relative to Quarterly Report regarding major crime statistics. (Attachments)

 

141.   Relative to staffing level needs for FY03 (Fire Department). (Attachments)

 

142.   Relative to next fire class. (Attachments)

 

143.   Relative to number of fires and number of firefighters working for the Worcester Fire Department. (Attachments)

 

144.   Relative to closing fire companies over the summer weeks. (Attachments)

 

145.   Relative to surveillance and photographing the public at-large. (Attachments)

 

146.   Relative to photographing protestors in public places. (Attachments)

 

147.   Relative to Seattle and San Francisco Ordinances relative to photographing protesters. (Attachments)

 

148.   Relative to photographing protesters in public spaces. (Attachments)

 

149.   Relative to plan for conducting neighborhood sweep. (Attachments)

 

150.   Relative to in-service inspections. (Attachments)

 

151.   Relative to recognition given to our local firefighters and community personnel. (Attachments)

 

152.   Relative to funding options for a training facility. (Attachments)

 

153.   Relative to funds set aside to purchase safety related items for the Fire Department. (Attachments)

 

154.   Relative to constable photos. (Attachments)

 

155.   Relative to the Executive Office of Neighborhood Services Assistance to Citywide Neighborhood Crime Watch Groups and Neighborhood Associations. (Attachments)

 

156.   Relative to the process in obtaining grant funds under the FY 02 Assistance to Firefighters. (Attachments)

 

157.   Relative to eligibility of CDBG funds for the boarding up and demolition programs. (Attachments)

 

158.   Relative to the abandoned building tracking system. (Attachments)

 

159.   Relative to the JAIBG funded Spartacus II Graduate Program. (Attachments)

 

160.   Relative to the expenditure of funds received by the City of Worcester in the form of Domestic Preparedness Program Grant. (Attachments)

 

161.   Relative to an award from the Executive Office of Public Safety in the amount of $22,414.00 for the City of Worcester’s FY 02 Violence Against Women Program. (Attachments)

 

162.   Relative to Certification/Emergency Management Committee. (Attachments)

 

163.   Relative to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety Programs Division, FY 2003 Firefighter Public Safety Equipment Grant Program. (Attachments)

 

164.   Relative to traffic lights automatically changing to facilitate exit of fire trucks from fire stations. (Attachments)

 

165.   Relative to nuclear waste. (Attachments)

 

166.   Relative to FY 01 Grant from the Corporation of National and Community Service Special Volunteer Programs to support homeland security. (Attachments)

 

167.   Relative to traffic signals at the Webster Square and Greendale Fire Stations. (Attachments)

 

168.   Relative to the Commonwealth of Mass. Executive Office of Public Safety Programs Division FY 03 Community Policing Grant.

          (Attachments)

 

169.   Relative to towing cars from private streets. (Attachments)

 

170.   Relative to final statistics regarding neighborhood sweeps. (Attachments)

 

171.   Relative to Crime Watch Groups. (Attachments)

 

172.   Relative to FY 02 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. (Attachments)

 

173.   Relative to an award of $41,950.00 from the Governor’s Alliance Against Drugs for the FY 02 Abuse Resistance Education Program Summer Day Program. (Attachments)

 

174.   Relative to an award of $125,250.00 from the Safety Programs Division for Worcester’s FY 03 Disproportionate Minority Confinement Challenge Grant Program. (Attachments)

 

175.   Relative to materials provided to the community regarding Crime Prevention. (Attachments)

 

          REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION Upon the following Communications of the City Manager:  recommend Communications be placed on file.

 

176.   Relative to Call Center for Charter Communications. (Attachments)

 

177.   Relative to a letter from Charter Communications responding to Council’s request for a list of locations throughout the City where Charter’s service is determined less than optimal. (Attachments)

 

178.   Relative to copies of Charter Communications 2000 and 2002 Summary Annual Reports and Form 10K’s. (Attachments)

 

179.   Relative to Charter Communications Summary Performance Report. (Attachments)

 

180.   Relative to current non-digital alternative with Charter Communications. (Attachments)

 

181.   Relative to Charter Communications telephone statistics. (Attachments)

 

182.   Relative to build out and deployment of Charter Communications digital cable and internet service. (Attachments)

 

183.   Relative to quarterly status report regarding construction and deployment of digital cable and internet access services. (Attachments)

 

184.   Relative to Charter Communications First Quarterly Status Report relative to construction and deployment of digital cable and internet access services. (Attachments)

 

185.   Relative to competitors rates and services in other cities and towns in Massachusetts for cable service. (Attachments)

 

186.   Relative to a number of requests for information from Charter Communications. (Attachments)

 

187.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION Upon the Order of Councillor Lukes requesting Public Service and Transportation Committee to inquire of Charter Communications whether they are planning any local cutbacks in service, including local programming, layoffs and/or increase in costs:  recommend Order be placed on file. (Attachments)

 

          188-194 ACCEPTED & ORDERS ADOPTED

 

          REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions requesting signs:  recommend adoption of the accompanying Orders.

 

188.   Sue Bonofiglio et al request Children sign on telephone pole at corner of Oneida Ave. and Governors St. (Attachments)

 

189.   Milton Rosenberg et al request 20MPH, Children Playing and Thickly Populated signs on both sides of Lovell St. between Chandler St. and Brownell St. (Attachments)

 

190.   Tracey Burg et al request Children Slow signs with 20MPH suggested speed limit signs along Flagg St. from #95-201, Asbury Rd. and Barr St. (Attachments)

 

191.   Wendy Normandin et al request caution sign be placed on lower end of Kingsbury St. near Bancroft St. to warn drivers of sharp curves at bottom of hill. (Attachments)

 

192.   Linn Allen Morrill request Blind Driveway, Thickly Settled or other signage to slow traffic at 164 Moreland St. (Attachments)

 

193.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Mayor Timothy Murray on behalf of Timothy Kneeland requesting proper traffic signalization and signage be posted on Cambridge St. in the vicinity of the bridge near Canterbury St.:  recommend adoption of the accompanying Order requesting the Commissioner of Public Works to install proper traffic signalization and signage at the intersection of Cambridge St. and Canterbury St. pending funding. (Attachments)

 

194.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Report of the Committee on Public Service and Transportation upon the Petition of Martin Israel, President & Treasurer, Dial Away Co., Inc. requesting installation of traffic light at the intersection of Main St. and Ludlow St.:  recommend adoption of the accompanying Order requesting the Commissioner of Public Works to install traffic signal at intersection of Main St. and Ludlow St. pending funding. (Attachments)

 

          195-206 VOTED TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCES

 

          REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions requesting handicap parking:  recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinances.

 

195.   Anastasia Gorenxa – Biltmore St. (Attachments)

 

196.   John Poske – 51 Fairfax Rd. (Attachments)

 

197.   Randy Crompton on behalf of Betsy Hubbard – 21 Clement St. (Attachments)

 

198.   Sheila Fuller – 94 Sterling St. (Attachments)

 

199.   Ruth Gain et al on behalf of Michael Gain – 10 Fern St. (Attachments)

 

200.   Jesus Vazquez – 57 Arlington St. (Attachments)

 

201.        Councillor Philip Palmieri on behalf of Deena Burkhardt – 14 Ayrshire Rd. (Attachments)  Council voted reconsideration – Frank

Caputo spoke.  Council voted to advertise the proposed Ordinance

 

202.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Report of the Committee on Traffic and Parking upon the Petition of Madeline Martin et al requesting No Parking on either side of Northboro St. adjacent to the Super Cleaners (Plantation St.) to first residential home on the right on Northboro St.:  recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance to prohibit parking on the south side of Northboro St. from Plantation St. to driveway of #4 Northboro St. (Attachments)

 

203.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Charlotte Tremblay requesting No Parking in front of 27 Halmstad St.:  recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance to prohibit parking on the north side of Halmstad St. opposite driveway of 24 Halmstad St. (Attachments)

 

204.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Councillor Philip Palmieri requesting 15 minute parking at the corner of Plantation St. and Solferino St.:  recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)

 

205.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of L.C. Lewyanvoon requesting removal of at least one parking spot on Salisbury St. at the corner with ex-West St. (on WPI campus side of Salisbury St. and to the right of West St. coming out of the latter):  recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance to prohibit parking on the south side of Salisbury St. from West St. to a point 45 ft. westerly of West St. (Attachments)

 

206.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Mary Babbidge requesting removal of handicap parking signs from in front of 7-9 Maple Tree Lane:  recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)

 

          207-232 ACCEPTED

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Petitions:  recommend Petitions be placed on file.

 

207.   Paul Aquino et al request Children sign on Woodman Rd. (Attachments)

 

208.   Victoria & Thomas Pellegrino request Left Turn Must Yield on Green sign on traffic signal located at intersection of Lake Ave. and Sunderland Rd. (Attachments)

 

209.   Councillor Joseph Petty request crosswalk from parking lot on corner of Beacon St. and Madison St. to Registry of Motor Vehicles. (Attachments)

 

210.   Councillor Stephen Patton on behalf of Kendrick Neighborhood Association requesting crosswalk be painted in vicinity of Brooks St. on West Boylston St. (Attachments)

 

211.   Councillor Philip Palmieri on behalf of Harlow St. Crime Watch request crosswalks be painted at Norton St. and Duxbury Rd. (Attachments)

 

212.   Councillor Stephen Abraham on behalf of Syrian and Lebanese American Association of Worcester request installation of a crosswalk in the vicinity of 104-108 Plantation St. (Attachments)

 

213.   Henry G. Krawczynski request handicap parking or no parking signs at 10 Deepdale Rd. (Attachments)

 

214.   Leah DeLuca request handicap parking at 52 Stockton St. (Attachments)

 

215.   Councillor Paul Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Rev. Joseph A. Adamo request No Parking on Dorchester St. from corner of Vernon St. to end of Ascension Rectory. (Attachments)

 

216.   Councillor Paul Clancy, Jr. request No Parking sign on even side of Revere St. (Attachments)

 

          REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the following Communications of the City Manager:  recommend Communications be placed on file.

 

217.   Relative to Police Department Emergency Vehicles being unable to pass on King Philip Rd. (Attachments)

 

218.   Relative to enforcing speed regulations on Prouty Lane. (Attachments)

 

219.   Relative to speed regulations on Fairfax Rd. (Attachments)

 

220.   Relative to enforcement of speed regulations on Lake Ave. (Attachments)

 

221.   Relative to speed surveillance equipment on Dana Ave. (Attachments)

 

222.   Relative to speeding violations on Brooks St. (Attachments)

 

223.   Relative to enforcing parking regulations on Shrewsbury St. (Attachments)

 

224.   Relative to the Winter Parking Ban. (Attachments)

 

225.   Relative to request for list of streets to be removed from the current Winter Parking Ban. (Attachments)

 

226.   Relative to newspaper article concerning winter parking rules. (Attachments)

 

227.   Relative to signage at handicap spaces. (Attachments)

 

228.   Relative to violations issued for parking in handicap parking spaces. (Attachments)

 

229.   Relative to handicap parking monitor program. (Attachments)

 

230.   Relative to parking lot licensing approval process and the annual licensing renewal process. (Attachments)

 

231.   Relative to number of citations issued for each of the past three years. (Attachments)

 

 

 

232.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of George Ducas on behalf of Jane Ducas requesting handicap parking in front of 85 Fox St.: recommend Petition be denied. (Attachments)

 

TO BE ORDAINED

 

          233 ORDAINED ON A ROLL CALL 11-0

 

233.   Amending Section 2, Article III of the Worcester Zoning Ordinance adopted April 2, 1991 relative to a zone change in the area of West Boylston St. (Attachments)

 

TABLED UNDER PRIVILEGE

 

234.   Chairman’s Order from Municipal Operations Committee:  That the Mayor on behalf of the City Council of the City of Worcester is hereby authorized to execute an amendment to the employment contract of Mr. Thomas R. Hoover which would extend the term of the contract to January 31, 2005, modify the sick leave provisions consistent with the numeric pay ordinance, exclude any vacation day buy-back, re-write the termination section to provide severance upon end of the contract term. (Attachments)

 

          Adopted on a roll call 10-1 (Clancy) Reconsideration denied on a roll call 0-11

 

TABLED ITEMSNo Action Taken

 

235.   Communication of the City Manager relative to CIGNA – Letter – Worcester Common Outlets.  (Tabled December 17, 2002)

          (Attachments)

 

236.   Motion Lukes as amended by Abraham – Request Administration to contact CIGNA relative to the feasibility of linking up Front St. with Washington Sq. and Shrewsbury St. and explore financial incentives that might facilitate that.  (Tabled December 17, 2002)

          (Attachments)

 

237.   REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Dolores Skonieczny et al requesting 24 hour parking on odd numbered side of King Philip Rd. from Leeds St. to West Boylston St.: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Tabled January 14, 2003)  (Attachments)

 

 

SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES

 

JANUARY 28, 2003             HEALTH                   COUNCIL CHAMBER

      5:00 P.M.

Presentation by the Health Foundation of Central Mass.

 

 

JANUARY 29, 2003          HOUSING &                COUNCIL CHAMBER

      5:00 P.M.                  NEIGHBORHOOD

Re: Housing Study         REVITALIZATION

       Presentation by Administration & RKG

 

 

FEBRUARY 12, 2003        HOUSING &                COUNCIL CHAMBER

      5:00 P.M.                  NEIGHBORHOOD

Re: Housing Study         REVITALIZATION

       Discussion with DHCD & Area Elected Representatives

 

 

FEBRUARY 26, 2003        HOUSING &                COUNCIL CHAMBER

      5:00 P.M.                  NEIGHBORHOOD

Re: Housing Study         REVITALIZATION

       Public Hearing:  Question & Answer Session

 

 

MARCH 19, 2003               HOUSING &               COUNCIL CHAMBER

      5:00 P.M.                  NEIGHBORHOOD

Re: Housing Study         REVITALIZATION

       Administrative Recommendations/Revised Document