CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– FEBRUARY 24, 2004
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:08 P.M.
Adjourned: 10:15 P.M.
1. INVOCATION – Rev. Johnnie Yelverton, Jr.
Belmont St. A.M.E. Zion Church
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3. ROLL
CALL – All present except Councillor Gomez
Mayor Murray read a Proclamation relative to the
Special Olympics taking place in Worcester the weekend of March 5, 2004
4 – Hearing held – Committee voted to recommend Report and Petition be referred to the Land Use Committee
4. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Joe Boynton
and members of the Planning Board having considered the rezoning of the former
St. Vincent Hospital area, the Worcester Planning Board request the following
two zone changes 1) applying an Adaptive Reuse Overlay District to the Liberty
owned property 2) changing the zone
district designation of parcels in the current IN-H zone and existing BL-1 zone
as depicted on map submitted. (Attachments)
5 – Hearing held – Committee voted to recommend Report and Petition be referred to the Land Use Committee
5. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Attorney
Samuel DeSimone request to amend the City of Worcester Zoning Ordinance to
allow by Special Permit in the Adaptive Reuse Overlay District the following
uses: restaurants, health clubs and retail sale. (Attachments)
6. Communication of the City Manager relative to using Gates Lane
School for Voting. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
7. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
7a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
8-10
REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
8. Ronald and Robin Adams request a catch basin at the top of
Cliveden St. as it abuts Burncoat St. to alleviate the existing drainage
problem caused by run off from Burncoat St. (Attachments)
9. Claire R. Bahn et al request to fill and repair of Eames Rd. (Attachments)
10. Yi Qi
Wang request sidewalk repair at 275 Beverly Rd. (Attachments)
11-16
REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
11. Alexandra Xanthopoulos request removal of “No Parking” signs in front of 123
Plantation St. (Attachments)
12. Councillor Frederick C. Rushton request an appropriate caution
sign and/or crosswalk from Union Station to all adjoining parking lots. (Attachments)
13. Councillor Frederick C. Rushton on behalf of Janet Hinson request
residential parking only on Berkeley St. (Attachments)
14. Councillor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of the Tenant Association
of 30 Wellington St./50 Murray Ave. request crosswalk repainting on Murray
Ave., that runs from the 50 Murray Ave. parking lot and Santiago’s Market
parking lot, in the interest of public safety. (Attachments)
15. Councillor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of the Tenant Association
of 30 Wellington St./50 Murray Ave. request replacement of now missing crossing
signs on Murray Ave., in the vicinity of the crosswalk, in the interest of
public safety. (Attachments)
16. Bishop Walter J. Weekes, Sr. of Christ Tabernacle Apostolic
Church, request to install crosswalk light at 1189 Main St. (Attachments)
17
– PLACED ON FILE
17. Michael W. Galvin request the City Council direct the
Administration to ask MassHighway to undertake a new traffic study of
Washington Sq., re-evaluate the effectiveness of a roundabout and reconsider a
four-way signalized intersection to ensure pedestrian safety with the increased
traffic of a direct connection to Front St. (Attachments)
18
– REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER
18. Michael Grandone request the City Council/City of Worcester to
find a fairer and equitable method of assessing automobile excise tax because
the current method is discriminatory. (Attachments)
19. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER
THOMAS R. HOOVER
CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR FEBRUARY 24, 2004
1. NON-CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of the appointment of John J.
Goldsberry and Elaine A. Wrubel to the Elder Affairs Commission. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
B. Notification of the appointment of
Delphine Austin, to the Bancroft, Aaron/Lucretta Scholarship Fund. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
C. Notification of the appointment of James
T. Constantine to full membership to the Historical Commission, and Brian A.
Batty as an Alternate member. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
D. Notification of the appointment of Sandra
Fallon to the Human Rights Commission. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
E. Notification of the appointment of
Christopher R. Evasius, to the Conservation Commission. (Attachments)
Placed on file
F. Notification of Constable Appointment. (Attachments)
Placed on file
2. CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification of the appointment of Stephen
L. Celona and Jacqueline Norton as Associate Members to the Advisory Committee
for Persons with Disabilities. (Attachments)
Appointments confirmed on a roll call 9-0 (Gomez, Rushton absent)
B. Notification of the appointment of Matthew
P. Curewitz, to the Hope Cemetery Board of Commissionners. (Attachments)
Appointment confirmed on a roll call 9-0 (Gomez, Rushton absent)
C. Notification of the appointment of
Jonathan Mannina to the Community Development Advisory Committee. (Attachments)
Appointment confirmed on a roll
call 9-0 (Gomez, Rushton absent)
D. Notification of the appointment of M.
Chris O’Connor, to the Advisory Committee on the Status of Women. (Attachments)
Appointment confirmed on a roll
call 9-0 (Gomez, Rushton absent)
E. Notification of the appointment of Thomas
A. Colletta, to the Cable Television Advisory Committee. (Attachments)
Appointment confirmed on a roll
call 9-0 (Gomez, Rushton absent)
3. AIRPORT:
4. ASSESSORS:
A. Communication relative to City owned property on Jaques Ave. and Dudley Place. (Attachments)
Referred to Land Use Committee
B. Communication relative to Abatements for three decker landlords. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
5. BUDGET
OFFICE:
6. CODE
ENFORCEMENT:
A. Communication relative to 39 Wall Street. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
B. Communication relative to Worcester
Vocational High School. (Attachments)
Referred to Education and
College/University Relations Committee
C. Request adoption of a resolution to file
and accept an FY04 Massachusetts Historical Commission Grant. (Attachments)
Resolution
adopted
7.
COMMUNICATIONS:
8. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
A. Communication relative to Worcester County Convention and Visitors Bureau Second Quarter Report. (Attachments)
Referred
to Commerce & Development Committee
B. Communication relative to Bus Shelters. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
C. Communication relative to Request for Proposals Advertising Comparison. (Attachments)
Placed on file
D. Communication relative to Certified Projects (TIF) Report Mid-year. (Attachments)
Referred
to Commerce & Development Committee
9. ELDER
AFFAIRS:
10. ELECTION
COMMISSION:
A. Communication relative to Polling Place,
Gates Lane School. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
11. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT:
12. EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING:
13. FIRE:
14. HUMAN
RESOURCES:
15. LAW:
A. Communication relative to general
legislation regarding Automobile Excise Tax bills. (Attachments)
Referred to
Municipal Operations Committee
B. Communication relative to Percent
Increases in Cable Rates. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service &
Transportation Committee
C. Communication relative to Massachusetts
Cable Division Form 500B – Annual Summary of Complaints, and Form 500C – Annual
Service Interruption Data, filed by Charter Communications. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service &
Transportation Committee
D. Communication relative to Upcoming
Contract Negotiations with Charter Communications. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Service & Transportation Committee
16. LICENSE
COMMISSION:
A. Communication relative to New Licenses
Issued – January Report. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
17.
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES:
A. Communication relative to Grand Opening of
the NeighborWorks Homeownership Center of Worcester. (Attachments)
Referred to Housing &
Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
B. Communication relative to Mason/Winfield
Street site – Demolition. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Communication relative to South Worcester
Neighborhood Plan. (Attachments)
City Council suspended its rules to allow Pat Reardon to speak – Referred to Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
18. PARKS,
RECREATION & CEMETERY:
A. Communication relative to Announcement of
a “SafePlay” Partnership to Improve Bell Hill Playground. (Attachments)
Referred
to Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee
B. Request adoption of an order to offer wood
to bona fide city residents. (Attachments)
Order
adopted
C. SUPPLEMENTAL – Recommend
adoption of a resolution to accept with gratitude a generous donation of
$50,000.00 from UMass Memorial’s Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Worcester to
benefit the proposed Master Plan guided improvements to Bell Hill
Playground. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted with gratitude
19. POLICE:
A. Communication relative to Better Results
Regarding Community Policing. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Safety Committee
B. Communication relative to Police Department’s
that require their Police Officers to wear bulletproof vests. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Safety Committee
C. Communication relative to “Prostitution
Mapping” program. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
D. Communication relative to Mutual Aide
Agreements that the Police Department has with surrounding towns. (Attachments)
Referred to Regional Affairs
Committee
20. PUBLIC
HEALTH:
21. PUBLIC
LIBRARY:
22. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS:
23. PUBLIC
WORKS:
A. Communication relative to Accounts
Receivables for Parking Violations. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations
Committee
B. Communication relative to Grimewatch
Program – November and December 2003. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
C. Communication relative to Abandoned
Vehicle Status Report. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
D. SUPPLEMENTAL – Communication
relative to Greenwood Street Landfill, Clean Water Act Violations. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
24.
PURCHASING:
25. TECHNICAL
SERVICES:
26. TREASURY:
A. Request adoption of a Refunding Bond Loan
Authorization. (Attachments)
Voted to advertise proposed refunding bond loan authorization on a roll call 10-0 (Gomez absent)
B. Request adoption of an order transferring
jurisdiction of land – 44 Forest St. and 40 Venus Dr. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Gomez absent)
27. VETERANS
SERVICES:
28. FINANCE:
A. Recommend that Six Thousand Four Hundred
Eighty Dollars ($6,480.00) be transferred when and as received from Account
#91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #25C701, Police
Department Capital Equipment, to provide funds for the purpose of funding an
emergency replacement of the Police Department gas pump computer. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
(Gomez absent)
B. Recommend that Twelve Thousand Dollars
($12,000.00) be transferred when and as received from Account #91C734, Sewer
Department Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #44C704, Sewer
Department Capital Equipment, to provide funds for the purpose of purchasing a
production of digital coverage data for the City GIS system, as approved in the
Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call
10-0 (Gomez absent)
C. Recommend that Twenty Four Thousand Eight
Hundred Forty Dollars ($24,840.00) be transferred when and as received from
Account #91C731, Water Department Capital Equipment, and appropriated to
Account #45C703, Water Department Capital Equipment, to provide funds for the
purpose of purchasing a computer network upgrade for the Water Department, as
approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
(Gomez absent)
D. Recommend that Two Thousand Five Hundred
Seventy Five Dollars ($2,575.00) be transferred when and as received from
Account #91C734, Sewer Department Capital Equipment, and appropriated to
Account #44C704, Sewer Department Capital Equipment to provide funds for the
purpose of purchasing a personal computer and pavement breakers for the Sewer
Department, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
(Gomez absent)
E. Recommend that One Hundred Ninety Three Thousand Seven Hundred
Eighty Three Dollars and Twenty Five Cents ($193,783.25) be transferred from
Account #33040 Reserve for Appropriation, 1% Federal Reimbursement and
appropriated to the following accounts:
ACCOUNT
|
DEPARTMENT
|
ACCOUNT |
|
600-91099 |
Purchasing |
$35,725.00 |
|
650-91099 |
Auditing |
50,799.00 |
|
170-91099 |
Human Resources |
1,111.25 |
|
680-91099 |
Information Services |
34,659.00 |
|
660-91099 |
Treasury |
30,150.00 |
|
040-91099 |
City Manager |
29,187.50 |
|
040-92099 |
City Manager |
125.00 |
|
680-92099 |
Information Services |
12,026.50 |
|
|
Total |
$193,783.25 |
to provide funds for the purpose of
providing indirect services related to certain Federal and State Grants. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0
(Gomez absent)
F. Recommend that Fourteen Thousand One
Hundred Twenty Five Dollars and Seventy Cents ($14,125.70) be transferred from
Account #900-92000, City Manager’s Contingency Account, and appropriated to
Account #122-92000, Property and Casualty Insurance, to provide funding for the
cost increases for property, liability, and boiler and machinery premiums. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Gomez absent)
G. Recommend that Thirty Six Thousand Dollars
($36,000.00) be transferred from Account #332-01, Reserve for Appropriation Lot
Sales, and appropriated to Account #7206-91101, Hope Cemetery Personal
Services, to provide funds for the purpose of funding salary costs associated
for Hope Cemetery. (Attachments)
Tabled
under privilege (Murray)
29. MISCELLANEOUS:
20-34
FROM HEALTH - Adopted
20. Request Administration to provide the City Council with an
updated long range plan for the Department of Public Health. (Attachments)
21. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a list
of the members appointed to the sub-committee on the inter-agency Committee on
Homelessness. (Attachments)
22. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a
listing of the community leaders participating in the PIP cabinet. (Attachments)
23. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a report
regarding the average number and length of stay at the SMOC Framingham facility
and how that might relate to their proposed operation of the Worcester
facility. (Attachments)
24. Request Administration to provide the City Council with the SMOC
policies concerning exceeding capacity, and as an overflow facility at the
Framingham facility. (Attachments)
25. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a
listing and the number of emergency shelter beds identified as part of the
City’s Emergency Response Plan. (Attachments)
26. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a report
regarding the new structure of authority/table of organization for the PIP
under SMOC management. (Attachments)
27. Request Administration to begin work on the Worcester Department
of Public Health code blue criteria regarding overflow at the PIP. (Attachments)
28. Request Administration with the management of the PIP to
identify co-locaters for training and education opportunities, permanent
housing and job placement for their clients. (Attachments)
29. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a report
concerning enforcement of any zoning and/or code criteria regarding storage
trailers parked on private property as they are known to be frequented by
homeless people seeking shelter. (Attachments)
30. Request Administration to provide the City Council with homeless
statistics compiled by the Commonwealth for Worcester and the Worcester area. (Attachments)
31. Request Administration to seek information from the Worcester
Department of Public Health what is the appropriate collection and disposal
method of illegal drug paraphernalia. (Attachments)
32. Request Administration to provide the City Council with an
update on the cleaning efforts being conducted by the Youth Center staff in the
PIP target area. (Attachments)
33. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a
quarterly report on the fifteen point plan for the PIP. (Attachments)
34. Request Administration report to the City Council concerning the
memorandum of understanding between SMOC and the City of Worcester and include
information concerning the license transfer. (Attachments)
35-39
FROM MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - Adopted
35. Request Administration to work with the City Auditor and report
to the City Council if grant monies and/or enterprise account funds might fund
the establishment and hiring of an senior internal auditor in the Auditing
Department; address how the duties of an internal auditor might be divided
monitoring the various enterprise accounts; whether or not there is an
opportunity that other revenue producing departments might benefit from the
creation of such a position; whether this is an opportunity to consolidate
existing auditing functions, and if this hiring might also work cooperatively
with a Loaned Executive arrangement. (Attachments)
36. Request Director of Human Resources to report to the City
Council concerning the comments in the Workmen’s Compensation section of the
Auditor’s Management Letter of February 24, 2004. (Attachments)
37. Request City Auditor to coordinate a presentation of the audited
financials for the Municipal Operations Committee. (Attachments)
38. Request City Auditor to prepare a report for the City Council
concerning the debt that is being retired during Fiscal Year 2004 and 2005; a
breakdown for both issued and non-issued authorized borrowing and a separate
listing of non-issued borrowing that might be recommended for withdrawal. (Attachments)
39. Request Administration to obtain from Spectacor Management a
listing of desirable capital improvements for the Centrum Arena and Convention
Center, excepting an upgraded or replacement scoreboard. (Attachments)
40-46
FROM PUBLIC SAFETY - Adopted
40. Request Administration to work with UMASS to acquire emergency
vehicles that are no longer in commission to donate to the Dominican Republic.
(Attachments)
41. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a report
regarding the status of state regionalization of radio and telecommunications.
(Attachments)
42. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a
detailed report concerning traffic violation statistics to include speeding
from November 2003 to June 2004. (Attachments)
43. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a report
regarding the goals of the Worcester Police Department for fiscal year 2004 and
2005 that includes recommendations from the Worcester Police Department. (Attachments)
44. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a report
on federal and state accreditation programs and costs. (Attachments)
45. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a list
of Crime Watch Associations and Meetings throughout the city. (Attachments)
46. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a report
pertaining to the cost of filling the two unfilled Police Lieutenant positions
for Fiscal 2004 and 2005. (Attachments)
47-49
FROM PUBLIC WORKS - Adopted
47. Request Administration to provide a comprehensive report to the
City Council concerning the block of Franklin Street between Grafton Street and
Harding Street addressing the following points: a) the feasibility of installing
diagonal parking on a temporary basis, b) the impact that closing one-side of
the street would have on the alignment with the portion of Franklin Street that
lies under the railroad tracks, c) improved signage and lighting, d) the
general cleanliness of the area surrounding the inter-modal station. (Attachments)
48. Request Commissioner of the Department of
Public Works to install upgraded signage, lane markings and crosswalk enhancements
in Grafton Street at Washington Square between the commuter parking lots and
the corner of Union Station. (Attachments)
49. Request Commissioner of the Department of
Public Works to provide a report to the City Council setting forth the scope of
work and cost estimates and schematic drawings for a two-way Franklin Street
for the block between Harding Street and Worcester Center Boulevard. (Attachments)
50. Request City Manager or the City Solicitor to communicate with
the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities to request a ruling whether or
not a municipality may enact a local ordinance that regulates the timing and
number hours that a public utility may curtail service to the public,
especially during winter months. (Palmieri) (Attachments)
Adopted
51. Request City Manager to provide a report relative to how many
contracts for goods and services the city has with outside vendors and further
request how many of those are minority vendors and what efforts the City has
made to encourage minority entrepreneurs to do business with the city. (Gomez,
Murray, Haller, Rushton, Palmieri) (Attachments)
Adopted
52. Request Administration to provide the City Council with a
progress report concerning the planned Shaw’s Supermarket at 14 Gold Star
Boulevard including conceptual plans that show entrances, exits, lighting,
parking signage, facade materials and loading docks. (White, Palmieri) (Attachments)
Adopted
53. Request City Manager to evaluate the feasibility of asking the
snow plow contractors to split the snow load from side to side on each street
that is a one-way street ( Ex: West Boylston Street, coming back toward
Worcester on Gold Star Blvd.). (Gomez)
(Attachments)
Adopted
54. Request Administration to review water drainage problems
associated with Glade St., Boyden St., Coonan St. and Malvern Rd. in the College Hill section of the city and to
report back on severity and identified options to improve, including estimates
of cost for each. (Haller, Murray) (Attachments)
Adopted
55. Request Administration and the Mayor to communicate with the
Executive Director and Board of the Worcester Housing Authority and the
District Manager of the Massachusetts Highway Department and request that they
assist in the shoveling of the sidewalks on the Lake Quinsigamond bridge utilized
by the tenants of Lincoln Park Tower. (Palmieri) (Attachments)
Adopted
56. Request the Administration to report on the viability of
generating revenue from the sale of fire wood and wood byproducts produced as a
result of the city’s tree removal program. (Lukes) (Attachments)
Placed
on file
57. Request Traffic Engineer investigate loss of handicap parking
spot on Lincoln St. in the vicinity of Genesis House. (Murray, Palmieri) (Attachments)
Adopted
58. Request Administration replace traffic signalization, to include
chirping for sight impaired, at the intersection of Lincoln St. and Harlow St.
(Murray, Palmieri) (Attachments)
Mayor
Murray moved to amend to read: replace and modernize.
Adopted, as amended
58a. Request Administration to provide a traffic plan for the proposed
project at the site of the former St. Vincent Hospital. Further,
request Public Works Department report to City Council as to where they
are with the Winthrop St. and Providence St. widening and when this will
happen. Motion-Clancy @ #5CC –
Adopted (Attachments)
58b. Request Chairman of the Municipal Operations Committee to invite
the Property Owners Association to attend the committee meeting relative to
abatements for three decker landlords. Motion-Lukes
@ #4B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58c. Request Administration to provide the City Council with the number
of owner occupied three deckers in the City of Worcester and the number of
three deckers whose owners reside outside the City. Motion-Palmieri @ #4B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58d. Request City Manager to provide City Council with a listing of
locations for all requested bus shelters.
Motion-Clancy @ #8B CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
58e. Request City Manager to provide a report relative to the
possibility of selling advertisements on bus shelters in order to raise revenue
to build additional shelters. Motion-Irish
@ #8B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58f. Request Administration to add a column to the top sheet of the
TIF report stating “In Compliance – Yes or No”. Motion-Haller @ #8D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58g. Request Administration to provide an analysis for each of the
projects granted a TIF as to proposed assessments, proposed taxes to be
collected by the City, actual assessments and actual taxes collected. Motion-Petty @ #8D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58h. Request Administration to report as to the amount of tax dollars
that have been abated on TIF’s. Motion-Palmieri
@ #8D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58i. Request City Manager report as to how many TIF’s contain the
clause that the owner, at its sole discretion, has the right to terminate the
agreement in any way, at any time and that the exemption would then be impacted
based on the owner’s determination to end the TIF agreement. Motion-Lukes @ #8D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58j. Request Chief Development Officer to work on a methodology to
describe return on investment relative to TIF’s. Motion-Irish @ #8D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58k. Request City Manager report as to how the City will market the
NeighborWorks Homeownership Center of Worcester to neighborhood groups and crime
watch organizations. Motion – Murray
@ #17A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58L. Request City Manager forward to City Council the consultant’s
report relative to the clean-up of property at Mason/Winfield Sts. Motion-Perotto @ #17B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58m. Request City Manager report as to the source of funding for
clean-up of the property at Mason/Winfield Sts. Motion-Perotto @ #17B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58n. Request Parks Commissioner report in thirty days as to how much
revenue was actually generated by offering wood to City residents and
requesting a donation and to evaluate the success or failure of the program and
whether, in his opinion, the City should charge fees, and how much those fees
should be. Motion-Lukes @ #18B CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
58o. Request Administration report as to what is being done to
implement a policy requiring Police Officers to wear bulletproof vests. Motion-Murray @ #19B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58p. Request City Manager to communicate with the Manchester Police
Department to ask if the requirement that their Police Officers wear
bulletproof vests was a bargaining issue.
Motion-Lukes @ #19B CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
58q. Request City Manager to report clarifying the newspaper article
relative to the City providing basic Police services to the Town of Webster
meant to talk about a mutual aid situation and the ability of the City to say
no. Motion-Murray @ #19D CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
58r. Request Administration report as to when the contract expires
with the vendor for accounts receivables for parking violations, how much the
vendor is being paid and whether the Treasurer’s Office can assume the
responsibility for accepting payments and some of the collections. Motion-Lukes @ #23A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58s. Request City Solicitor to examine the possibility of filing some
form of corrective legislation that would enable Municipalities to be
reimbursed for their expenses for cleaning up of debris in a public way. Motion-White @ #23B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58t. Request City Solicitor report as to the legal basis of the City
not being able to remove debris from a public way and charge individuals at a
later date showing the damages. Motion-Rushton
@ #23B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58u. Request Administration to report on securing property on Sterling St. for conservation purposes. Motion-Murray, White @ #26B CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
58v. Request Administration to report regarding Mr. Suuberg’s letter
relative to Clean Water Act violations at the Greenwood St. Landfill, what
steps will be taken and how that letter is perceived. Motion-Clancy @ #23D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
58w. Request City Manager to consider obtaining technical expertise to
assist the Cable Advisory Committee and the City Council with negotiating the
cable TV contract. Motion-Petty @
#59CC – Adopted (Attachments)
58x. Request Administration to contact the Regional Research Bureau to
see if they could go back to communities to see what the cost of high speed
internet service is to the various consumers in these areas. Further, to request the Regional Research
Bureau for information on the number of channels and cost of HDTV. Motion-Clancy @ #59CC – Adopted (Attachments)
58y. Request Administration to report on the situation as it is
developing relative to the new fire recruit class. Clancy – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
58z. Request City Manager report on homeless living in the former
Polish American Veterans Hall at the corner of Green and Temple Sts. Irish – Suspension of Rules –
Adopted (Attachments)
58aa. That the City Council will recess to Executive Session for the
purpose of discussing collective bargaining, the City Manager’s contract and
the consideration and purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property as it
relates to both Gateway Park and the Airport.
Murray – Suspension of Rules – Adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Gomez
absent) (Attachments)
59. Roberta Schaefer, Executive Director, Worcester Regional
Research Bureau transmitting Are Worcester’s Cable TV Rates Competitive? (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Service & Transportation Committee
60. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting Auditor’s Report for
January 2004. (Attachments)
Referred
to Municipal Operations Committee
61. James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting Management Letter
and Auditor’s Report on Compliance and Internal Control for fiscal year ended
June 20, 2003. Including the City’s
independent audit firm KPMG LLP’s recommendations and Management’s responses to
these recommendations. (Attachments)
Referred
to Municipal Operations Committee
62. RECESS
TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE: No Action
Taken
FINANCE
a)
#35CC February 3, 2004
Thomas R. Hoover, City
Manager transmitting communication comparing Local Aid figures for FY04 and
FY05 for the City of Worcester as recommended by Governor Romney in the
submittal of his FY2005 budget. (Attachments)
63-69
ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
HEALTH Upon the following Communications of the City Manager: recommend
Communications be placed on file.
63. Relative
to the PIP 15-point workplan. (Attachments)
64. Relative to long range plan for the Department of Public Health.
(Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon the following Communications of James DelSignore,
City Auditor: recommend Communications be placed on file.
65. Transmitting City’s legal debt margin as of September 30, 2003.
(Attachments)
66. Transmitting report concerning the viability of establishing an
internal audit function for the City. (Attachments)
67. Transmitting report prepared by KPMG LLP relative to a review of
internal controls over revenue from the sale of City trash bags and building
permits and recommendations to improve
those controls. (Attachments)
68. Transmitting City’s Management Letter for the year ended June
30, 2002 and Auditor’s Report on Compliance and Internal Control over Financial
Reporting based on an audit of financial statements prepared by KPMG. (Attachments)
69. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of William
Magnusson request to remove a portion of Capital St., a private way, from the
City Map. (Attachments)
70
& 71 REFERRED TO LAND USE COMMITTEE
70. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of John J.
Kazlauskas, Sr., et al request a zone change from RG-5 to BL-1.0 for properties
located on Grafton, Mendon and Cutler Streets. (Attachments)
71. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Attorney Samuel
DeSimone request to amend the Zoning Map of the City of Worcester by
establishing an Adaptive Reuse Overlay District over a portion of the area
presently zoned MG-2.0 at or near the intersection of Exeter St. and Fremont
St. (Attachments)
72 ACCEPTED AND ORDER ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL 10-0 (Gomez absent)
72. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication
of the City Manager relative to the FY 2003 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant
Round VIII proposed use of funds: recommend
adoption of the accompanying Order.
(Attachments)
73 & 74 ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the following Communications of the City Manager: recommend Communications be placed on
file.
73. Relative
to staffing in the Worcester Fire Department. (Attachments)
74. Relative to funded and unfunded positions in the Police
Department. (Attachments)
75
& 76 ACCEPTED AND ORDERS ADOPTED
75. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of
Steven Savoie, Modular Homes request to extend 8” water main approximately 300’
to pass in front of 42, 44, 46, & 48 Hooper St.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
76. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of
George Fayard request to extend sewer line approximately 161’ from Nuttall Lane
to Rosamond St. to service a single family home to be constructed. To be done at the expense of the
Petitioner: recommend adoption of
the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
77-80
ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following Communications of the City Manager: recommend Communications be placed on
file.
77. Relative
to City Hall Garage/Visitors Parking. (Attachments)
78. Relative
to Granite Street Area Infrastructure Study. (Attachments)
79. Relative
to Granite Street Infrastructure Improvements. (Attachments)
80. Relative
to closing curb cuts at Parcel Post Building. (Attachments)
81 – Councillor Perotto recused on a
roll call 9-0 (Gomez absent) Loan Order adopted on a roll call 9-0
81. That the sum of $2,000,000.00 be appropriated to Account
#91C727, for the purpose of funding the design, constructing and equipping of
the new Franklin Street Fire Station. (Attachments)
82 & 83 Ordained on a roll call
10-0 (Gomez absent)
82. Amending the Salary Ordinance of August 20, 1996 relative to
Occupational Group X – Human Services – Director of Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program, Homeland Support Coordinator and School and Special Projects
Coordinator for the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. (Attachments)
83. Amending the Salary Ordinance of August 20, 1996 relative to
Occupational Group A – Administrative and Supervisory – Coordinator, Land Use
Specialist and Assistant Coordinator for the Division of Land Use. (Attachments)
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
FEBRUARY 24, 2004 MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
5:30
P.M. OPERATIONS
FEBRUARY 25, 2004 PUBLIC SERVICE & TRANSPORTATION
4:30 PM. –
View of Swissport Facility
Meeting
to follow at Conference Room, 2nd Floor,
Airport
Terminal Building
MARCH 2, 2004 TRAFFIC
& COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:15
P.M. PARKING