CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– MARCH 30, 2004
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:02 P.M.
Adjourned: 9:23 P.M.
1. INVOCATION – Rev. Aved Terzian
Armenian Church of Our Saviour
2. PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
3. ROLL
CALL – All present except Councillor Rushton who arrived at 7:15 P.M.
Council suspended its rules to allow Roberta Schaeffer and Jean Supel from the Worcester Regional Research Bureau to speak relative to ComStat.
HEARINGS AND ORDERS – 7:00
P.M.
4
– Hearing held
4. CLARK & MOTT on behalf of FIBER TECHNOLOGIES NETWORKS, LLC to install fiber optic facilities at: INTERSECTION OF PROVIDENCE ST. and BALLARD ST. (Attachments)
5 – Hearing held
5. CLARK & MOTT on behalf of FIBER TECHNOLOGIES NETWORKS, LLC
to install fiber optic facilities at:
INTERSECTION OF WEST BOYLSTON ST. and KENDRICK AVE. (Attachments)
4a & 5a – Orders adopted
4a. Granting permission to CLARK & MOTT on behalf of FIBER
TECHNOLOGIES NETWORKS, LLC to install fiber optic facilities at: INTERSECTION OF PROVIDENCE ST. and BALLARD
ST.
5a. Granting permission to CLARK & MOTT on behalf of FIBER
TECHNOLOGIES NETWORKS, LLC to install fiber optic facilities at: INTERSECTION OF WEST BOYLSTON ST. and
KENDRICK AVE.
6. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
6a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
7 - REFERRED TO PLANNING BD.
7. Huy
Nguyen request installation of sewers in Accommodation St. (Attachments)
8-11
- REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
8. Thomas
& Barbara McGrath et al request resurfacing of Clark St. (Attachments)
9. Mark Cormier request permission to pave and use for snow
storage city property directly adjacent to the west of our property at 203-207
Grove St. (Attachments)
10. Huy Nguyen request extension of water line to 6, 8 and 10
Accommodation St. at City’s expense. (Attachments)
11. Councillor Paul Clancy, Jr. request sidewalk repair on
Southbridge St. from Malvern Rd. to Boyden St.
(Attachments)
12-14a
REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
12. Peter Christo request resident parking be removed from the
corner of Kendig and College Sts. to the beginning of 127 College St. on the
odd side. (Attachments)
13. Terry Henry request removal of handicap parking in front of 46
Oak Ave. (Attachments)
14. Mayor Timothy Murray on behalf of Matthew Omara request removal
of Bus Stop in front of 96 Hamilton St.
(Attachments)
14a. Dave Dick request crosswalk cones/pylons be permanently affixed on
Thorndyke Rd. at crosswalk in front of Thornkyke Rd. School and #31 Thornkyke
Rd. Suspension of Rules – Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
(Attachments)
15 – REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER
15. Councillor Frederick Rushton on behalf of Monica Freund Kaufman
request Administration explore the possibility of designating some section of a
city park for use as a “dog park”. (Attachments)
16 HEARING SET FOR APRIL 6, 2003 – 7:00 P.M.
16. CLARK
UNIVERSITY to install duct banks on:
MAYWOOD ST. (Attachments)
16a. Request Administration to report as to whether or not parking
could be allowed at bus stops after buses are no longer running. Motion-Clancy @ #14CC – Adopted (Attachments)
16b. Request Administration to report on the trends of fires going back
as far as data is available. Motion-Petty
@ #13A CM – Adopted
16c. Request Administration to report relative to accidental fires in
2003 as to causes of accidental fires and further, as part of fire prevention
if there are any new techniques that need to be used or is there any
recommendation from the Administration for additional steps to be taken through
school outreach, flyers or the media. Motion-Haller
@ #13A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
16d. Request Fire Chief to report to City Council his recommendations
for preventing increases in accidental fires.
Motion-Lukes @ #13A CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
16e. Request Administration report as to approximately how many
faith-based community agencies are presently in the City of Worcester. Motion-Perotto @ #17B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
16f. Request Administration to report on the cost for one dozen
decorative street lights along East Central St. and further, report if there
might be a grant that the City could obtain to install this type of
lighting. Motion-Perotto @ #18E CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
16g. Request Administration to provide an update on the timeline for
the Worcester Common project. Motion-Murray
@ #18E CM – Adopted (Attachments)
16h. Request Administration to build in a Streetscape maintenance piece
to future public improvement programs. Motion-Murray
@ #18E CM – Adopted (Attachments)
16i. Request Administration to report on the removal of signs on Main
St. where businesses are no longer operating and whether an Ordinance is
required for removal of said signs. Motion-Gomez
@ #18E CM – Adopted (Attachments)
16j. Request Administration to provide a comprehensive report as to
the cost to complete a rehab of City Hall.
Motion-Gomez @ #18E CM – Adopted
(Attachments)
16k. Request Administration to report within two weeks relative to
permitting issues for the month of April and that all organizations who utilize
City and school ball fields are apprised of the permitting process. Further, request City Manager to consider
consolidating the permitting process for use of City and school ball
fields. Motion-Petty @ #18D CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
16L. Request Administration to provide additional information on lead
toxicity. Motion-Haller @ #20B CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
16m. Request Administration not to send a policy message to the State
Department of Public Health relative to
the Worcester Roots Project until City Council makes the decision to have such
a policy. Motion-Perotto @ #20B CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
16n. Request Administration to remove the residential portion of
Plantation St. from Hamilton St. to Rice Sq. from the arterial street sweeping
list and put that portion of the street onto the residential street sweeping
list for next year. Motion-Clancy @
#23C CM – Adopted
16o. Request City Solicitor to review Mass. General Laws as they apply
to prosecuting in Housing Court individuals for dumping of trash on City
streets and sidewalks after the City has removed the trash. Motion-White @ #23C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
16p. Request Administration report as to how many signs were posted and
at what time for the street sweeping on Plantation St. Motion-Perotto @ #23C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
16q. Request Administration to send a copy of #23C on the City Manager’s Calendar of March 30, 2004 relative to
the Spring Sweeping Program to all Crime Watch groups in the City. Motion-Haller @ #23C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
16r. Request Administration to report on the April 13, 2004 City
Manager’s Calendar relative to putting some teeth into City Ordinances and
fines relative to illegal dumping and the street sweeping program. Motion-Murray @ #23C CM – Adopted (Attachments)
16s. Request City Manager to provide an explanation of the
administrative decision to remove a tree on Mill St. to allow for development. Motion-Perotto
@ #28D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
16t. Request City Manager to clarify the City’s policy as to tree
removal and that a replacement tree would be in the vicinity of the tree
removed. Motion-Haller @ #28D CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
16u. Request Administration to add a “Monthly” column to the Abandoned Vehicle Report. Motion-Haller @ #23F CM – Adopted
16v. Request City Manager to consider conducting exit interviews with
companies leaving the City of Worcester.
Petty – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
16w. Request Administration report as to whether the City can ban dogs
from being admitted to Hope Cemetery. Clancy
– Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
16x. Request City Manager to evaluate the feasibility of setting
amnesty areas in the downtown corridor for the purpose of providing some relief
on parking tickets to delivery drivers supporting businesses downtown. Gomez – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
16y. Request Administration to report on the policy of the City in
ticketing vehicles which are parked at broken meters. Lukes – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
MICHAEL V. O’BRIEN
ACTING CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR MARCH 30, 2004
1. NON-CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
A. Notification
of Constable appointments. (Attachments)
Placed
on file
2. CITY
COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
3. AIRPORT:
4. ASSESSORS:
5. BUDGET
OFFICE:
6. CODE
ENFORCEMENT:
7.
COMMUNICATIONS:
8. ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
A. Communication relative to Special Olympics
Winter Games 2004. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Communication relative to TIF Termination
Clauses. (Attachments)
Referred
to Commerce & Development Committee
C. Communication relative to Film Production.
(Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee
D. Communication relative to School
Maintenance Building. (Attachments)
Referred
to Commerce & Development Committee
9. ELDER
AFFAIRS:
A. Communication relative to Outreach to
Spanish Elders at Plumley Village. (Attachments)
Referred to Elder Affairs Committee
B. Request adoption of a resolution to file
and accept a grant from the Fallon/OrNda Community Health Fund. (Attachments)
Resolution
adopted
10. ELECTION
COMMISSION:
11. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT:
12. EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING:
13. FIRE:
A. Communication relative to Structure Fires
– Calendar Year 2003. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Safety Committee
14. HUMAN
RESOURCES:
15. LAW:
16. LICENSE
COMMISSION:
17.
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES:
A. Recommend adoption of a resolution to file
a reimbursement grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of
Revenue Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Fund for FY2004 Underground
Storage Tank Removal. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted
B. Communication relative to HUD Faith-Based
and Community Organizations Initiative. (Attachments)
Referred to Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
C. Communication relative to Developing
Alternatives for Women Now (DAWN), a pilot program for prostituted women. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
18. PARKS,
RECREATION & CEMETERY:
A. Communication relative to the appointment
of Robert Antonelli as Acting Parks Commissioner. (Attachments)
Placed on
file
B. Request that City Council adopt a
resolution to accept a donation from Woodyard Program. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted
C. Request that City Council adopt a resolution to accept a donation for the Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Department’s March Madness Basketball Tournament. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted
D. Communication relative to Spring FY 2004 permits for use of Park facilities. (Attachments)
Referred to Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee
E. Request adoption of a resolution to file and accept a grant for improvements to the City Hall Plaza on Worcester Common. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted – Also referred to Public Works Committee for informational purposes
19. POLICE:
20. PUBLIC
HEALTH:
A. Communication relative to Rabies
Vaccination Clinic. (Attachments)
Referred to
Health Committee
B. Communication relative to establishing a
partnership with the Worcester Roots Project. (Attachments)
Referred to
Health Committee
21. PUBLIC
LIBRARY:
A. Request that the City Council adopt the
attached resolution to accept a donation in the amount of $125.00, from the
Honorable Timothy P. Murray, Mayor of Worcester. (Attachments)
Resolution
adopted with gratitude
22. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS:
23. PUBLIC
WORKS:
A. Communication relative to Traffic Study in
the Tatnuck Square/Pleasant Street corridor. (Attachments)
Referred
to Traffic & Parking Committee
B. Communication relative to Leachate Flow
near Greenwood Street. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
C. Communication relative to Spring Sweeping
Program. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Works Committee
D. Communication relative to Leachate Flow on
Two Streams Nippnapp and Stoneline Channels. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
E. Communication relative to Upgrade Signage
Lane Markings & Crosswalk Enhancements. (Attachments)
Referred
to Public Works Committee
F. SUPPLEMENTAL - Communication relative to Abandoned Vehicle Status Report. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
24.
PURCHASING:
25. TECHNICAL
SERVICES:
26. TREASURY:
27. VETERANS
SERVICES:
A. SUPPLEMENTAL - Recommend adoption of an order relative to a full time Veterans Agent. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 11-0
28. FINANCE:
A. Recommend that One Thousand Two Hundred
Dollars ($1,200.00) be transferred from Account #100-91000, City Clerk Personal
Services, and appropriated to Account #100-92000, City Clerk Ordinary
Maintenance, to provide funding for the purchase technology parts and passport
film supplies. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Rushton, White absent)
B. Recommend that Five Thousand Six Hundred
Twenty Four Dollars and Twenty Three Cents ($5,624.23) be transferred from
Account #330-07, Reserve for Appropriation Damage Settlement, and appropriated
to Account #2602-92111, Fire Department Ordinary Maintenance, to provide funds
for the purpose of payment for repairs to Fire Department car #14. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Rushton, White absent)
C. Recommend that One Thousand Four Hundred
Fifty Eight Dollars ($1,458.00) be transferred from Account #330-07, Reserve
for Appropriation Damage Settlement, and appropriated to Account #410318-92111,
DPW Street Division Sidewalk Ordinary Maintenance, to provide funds for the
purpose of payment for property damage caused by a contractor to City Property
on Chandler Street. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Rushton, White absent)
D. Recommend that One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) be transferred from Account #330-07, Reserve for Appropriation
Damage Settlement, and appropriated to Account #72S611, Tree Plantings, to
provide funds for the purpose of replacing (caliper inch for caliper inch) of
one live 5”caliper public shade tree that has been requested for removal by
Botany Bay Construction Inc. to allow for development on Mill Street. (Attachments)
Tabled under
privilege (Perotto)
E. Recommend that One Thousand Sixty Eight
Dollars and Fifty Cents ($1,068.50) be transferred from Account #330-07,
Reserve for Appropriation Damage Settlement, and appropriated to Account
#7203-92111, Parks Department Ordinary Maintenance, to provide funds for the
purpose of payment for repairs to Parks Department vehicle. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Rushton, White absent)
F. Recommend that Thirty Thousand and Seventy
Four Dollars and Fifty Four Cents ($30,074.54) be transferred from Account
#900-92000, City Manager’s Contingency Account, and appropriated to Account
#040-91000, City Manager’s Personnel Services Account, and I further recommend
that Three Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Two Dollars ($3,922.00) currently
available in Account #040-91000, City Manager’s Personnel Services, be
re-appropriated to Account #040-91000, City Manager’s Personnel Services, to
provide funding for the termination benefits for the remainder of Fiscal 2004
under the City Manager employment contract with Thomas R. Hoover, dated
September 13, 2000, and amended on January 24, 2003. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Rushton, White absent)
G. Recommend that Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000.00) be transferred from Account #172-96000, Unemployment
Compensation Benefits, and appropriated to Account #720-92000, Parks Department
Ordinary Maintenance to provide funding to proceed with a consultant for the
privatization study of Hope Cemetery. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Rushton, White absent)
H. Request that One Hundred Twenty Seven
Dollars and Fifty Five Cents ($127.55) be authorized from the FY04 Fire
Department Ordinary Maintenance, Account #260-92000, to provide funds for the
purpose of payment of a prior year invoice. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call
9-0 (Rushton, White absent)
I. Recommend that Sixty Four Thousand Dollars
($64,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Building Rehabilitation, and
appropriated to Account #75C702, Centrum Centre Building Rehabilitation to fund
a lighting system upgrade at the Centrum Arena and the replacement of door hardware
necessary for the building. This funding was authorized as part of the Fiscal
2002 Capital Improvement Program, and is funded with revenues earned at the
Centrum Centre. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Rushton, White absent)
J. Recommend that Forty Seven Thousand
Dollars ($47,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Building
Rehabilitation and appropriated to Account #28C702, Code Enforcement Building
Rehabilitation, to fund contractual and city payroll project cost related to
building improvement projects at the Code Enforcement building, as approved in
the Fiscal 2004
Capital Improvement Program.
(Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Rushton, White absent)
K. Recommend that Forty Seven Thousand Seven
Dollars and Seventy Four Cents ($47,007.74) be transferred from Account
#91C716, Union Station, and appropriated to Account #04C704, Union Station
Rehabilitation to provide funding to pay for contractual obligations for work
related to the set up of the Customer Service Center at Union Station. (Attachments)
Order
adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Rushton, White absent)
29.
MISCELLANEOUS:
18. 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)
COMMUNICATION
19. Roberta Schaeffer, Executive Director, Worcester Regional Research Bureau transmitting: Will Pilots Fly in Worcester? Taxing Nonprofits and Other Options. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee and Education & College/University Relations Committee
19a. That the City Council hereby recognizes the leadership and
innovation of Robert L. Moylan, Jr., Commissioner of Public Works in implementing the Abandoned Vehicle
Program. Motion-Clancy @ #23F CM –
Adopted on a roll call 9-0 (Rushton, White absent). Councillor Clancy requested that the Acting City Manager place
this Resolution in Mr. Moylan’s personnel file. (Attachments)
20
ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL 11-0
20. That the Loan Order adopted on January 29, 2002 that appropriated the sum of $2,850,000.00 to Account #91C716, Union Station is hereby amended to provide that $100,000.00 of said sum be appropriated to Account #91C744, Ramp Demolition, when and as received to provide capital rehabilitation funds for the Union Station Demolition Project (Ramp B), including costs incidental and related thereto. (Attachments)
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SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
MARCH 29, 2004 PUBLIC WORKS
BEAVER BROOK PARK
7:00
P.M. COMMUNITY
HOUSE
9
MANN ST.
MARCH 31, 2004 YOUTH, PARKS &
COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:30
P.M. RECREATION
APRIL 7, 2004 HOUSING & SOUTH WORCESTER
5:30 P.M. NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD CTR.
REVITALIZATION 47 CAMP ST.
APRIL 12, 2004 PUBLIC WORKS
QUINSIGAMOND ROOM
7:00
P.M. QUINSIGAMOND SCHOOL
832 MILLBURY ST.