CITY OF WORCESTER

CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT

JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL – DECEMBER 20, 2005

4:00 P.M.

Convened: 4:34 p.m.

Recessed to Executive Session: 4:36

Reconvened in City Council: 5:20 p.m.

Adjourned: 8:50 p.m.

1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER

2. ROLL CALL – All present

3. ITEMS OF CITIZEN INTEREST

4. ITEMS OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST

PETITIONS

5 REFERRED TO PLANNING BOARD

5. Arthur Caissie request to put the 176.8' portion of Woodcliffe Ave. from Dupuis Ave. northerly back on the Official Map. (Attachments)

6-9 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE

6. Linda Bonin et al request installation of a traffic light at the corner of Southbridge St. and Crompton St. (Attachments)

7. Eliza Haffty request removal of handicap parking opposite 34 King Philip Rd. as she has moved. (Attachments)

8. Councillor Barbara G. Haller request two pedestrian crossing signs be installed in Highland St. along the Elm Park block facing both eastbound and westbound traffic. (Attachments)

9. Councillor Barbara G. Haller request that the crosswalk in Highland St. at Russell St. between Elm Park and the Price Chopper supermarket be realigned and repainted. (Attachments)

10. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

MICHAEL V. O’BRIEN

CITY MANAGER

CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 20, 2005

APPOINTMENTS

1. NON-CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:

A. Notification of Constable appointments – Lois Ciuffredo, Kevin Derry, Peter Derry, Jr., Ralph Ferraro, David Hoffman, David Mallett, Christopher McMahon, David Meyers, Patricia Morrissey, Victoria Pellegrino, Philip Salmon, Robert Stetson. (Attachments) Placed on file

2. CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:

TRANSMITTALS

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

3. AIRPORT DIVISION:

4. CABLE SERVICES DIVISION:

5. ELECTION COMMISSION DIVISION:

6. HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION:

7. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:

OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION:

9. NEIGHBORHOODS & HOUSING DEVELOPMENT:

A. Transmitting informational communication relative to a summary report of surplus tax foreclosed property sales. (Attachments) Referred to Land Use Committee

10. PLANNING AND REGULATORY SERVICES DIVISION:

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS & PARKS

11. ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DIVISION:

A. Request the adoption of an order relative to the jurisdictional transfer of land on Ararat Street adjacent to the Salter School. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 11-0

B. Request review and adoption of an Order to accept and execute a petition for the private street betterment of Risso Court. (Attachments) Councillor Palmieri recused on a roll call 10-0 - Order adopted

C. Request review and adoption of an Order to accept and execute a deed of easement for street purposes in the approved subdivision entitled “Amended Definitive Subdivision Plan, ‘Edgewater Estates,’ formerly known as ‘Roda Estates’, Worcester, Massachusetts”. (Attachments) Order adopted

D. Request review and adoption of an Order to accept and execute a deed of easement for street purposes in the approved subdivision entitled “Definitive Subdivision, ‘Morgan Estates,’ Worcester, Massachusetts”, owned by John P. Lauring, Mark Lauring & James Lauring, (Lauring Enterprises). (Attachments) Referred to Public Works Committee

E. SUPPLEMENTAL – Recommend that a highway layout adopted by Mass Highway on behalf of the City through the former Metals Recycling property be discontinued as a public street. (Attachments) Referred to Planning Board

12. OPERATIONS DIVISION:

A. Transmitting informational communication relative to the Department of Public Works and Parks Customer Service Center receiving the Kenneth E. Pickard Municipal Innovation Award from the Massachusetts Municipal Association. (Attachments) Placed on file

B. Transmitting informational communication relative to a final report on all private streets that have been improved in the aftermath of the severe rain event of October 2005. (Attachments) Placed on file

C. Transmitting informational communication relative to five Massachusetts Water Works Association Awards. (Attachments) Placed on file

13. PARKS DIVISION:

PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS

14. COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT:

15. FIRE DEPARTMENT:

A. Transmitting informational communication listing the fifty-nine (59) city properties that are subject to Chapter 304 of the Acts of 2004 “An Act Relative to Fire Safety in the Commonwealth”. (Attachments) Referred to Public Safety Committee

16. LICENSE COMMISSION:

A. Transmitting informational communication relative to a sample letter that will be submitted to all establishments that hold entertainment licenses informing them that their 2006 entertainment licenses are being issued provisionally and will be subject to new regulations being developed by the License Commission. (Attachments) Referred to Public Safety Committee

17. POLICE DEPARTMENT:

A. Transmitting informational communication relative to an award notification regarding the FY’06 Community Policing grant. (Attachments) Referred to Public Safety Committee

B. Transmitting informational communication relative to an award notification regarding the FFY’05 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG). (Attachments) Referred to Public Safety Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

18. CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION:

19. DISABILITY DIVISION:

20. ELDER AFFAIRS DIVISION:

21. HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION:

22. HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION:

23. PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION:

24. PUBLIC LIBRARY:

A. Request that City Council accept with gratitude, a donation in the amount of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to the Worcester Public Library. (Attachments) Order adopted with gratitude

B. Request that City Council accept with gratitude, a donation in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to the Worcester Public Library. (Attachments) Order adopted with gratitude

25. VETERANS’ SERVICES DIVISION:

LAW DEPARTMENT

26. LEGAL DIVISION:

PUBLIC SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

27. PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE

28. ASSESSING DIVISION:

A. Transmitting informational communication relative to the approval of the Fiscal 2006 Tax Rates by the Bureau of Accounts. (Attachments) Placed on file

29. BUDGET OFFICE DIVISION:

30. PURCHASING DIVISION:

31. TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION:

32. TREASURY & COLLECTIONS DIVISION:

FINANCE ITEMS

33. FINANCE DIVISION:

A. Recommend that Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) be transferred from Account #610-91000, Administration & Finance Personal Services Account, and appropriated to Account #680-91000, Technical Services Personal Services Account, to supplement the $20,000.00 in funds for the continuation of the City of Worcester’s GIS Internship Program until June 30, 2006. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)

B. Recommend that Seven Thousand One Hundred Three Dollars and Forty Three Cents ($7,103.43) be transferred when and as received from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #04C745, Planning & Regulatory Services Capital Equipment, for the purpose of purchasing three computers and one color laser printer for the Planning & Regulatory Services office, as approved in the fiscal 2006 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)

C. Recommend that Eighty Two Thousand One Hundred Eighty Five Dollars ($82,185.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #41C704, DPW Building Rehabilitation, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations for the boiler replacement project at the DPW Streets and Central Garage building. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)

D. Recommend that Seventeen Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Four Dollars ($17,994.00) be transferred when and as received from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #41C703, DPW Capital Equipment, for the purchase of a pickup truck, as approved in the fiscal 2006 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)

E. Recommend that Ten Thousand Two Hundred Three Dollars and Eighty Cents ($10,203.80) be transferred when and as received from Account #91C731, Water Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #45C703, Water Department Capital Equipment, for the purpose of payment of eight computers and one printer for the Water Department, as approved in the fiscal 2006 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)

F. Recommend that Eighty Two Thousand Three Hundred Seven Dollars ($82,307.00) be transferred when and as received from Account #91C731, Water Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #45C703, Water Department Capital Equipment, for the purpose of payment of two pickup trucks and one crew cab truck for the Water Department, as approved in the fiscal 2006 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)

G. Recommend that One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Building Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #28C702, Code Enforcement Building Rehabilitation, to provide funds for the purpose of payment of contractual and other obligations related to the improvements at the Code building, as approved in the fiscal 2006 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)

H. Recommend that Eighteen Thousand One Hundred Seventy One Dollars ($18,171.00) be transferred when and as received from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #33C701, Health Department Capital Equipment, for the purpose of purchasing an Econoline Service Van for the Health Department, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)

I. Recommend that the table of organization for the Worcester Regional Airport be amended by adding the position of one Security Guard/Crash Crewman, Paygrade 34, to the Airport. Furthermore, recommend that Fifty Four thousand Six Hundred Five Dollars ($54,605.00) be transferred from Account #470-92000, Airport Ordinary Maintenance, and appropriated to Account #470-93000, Airport Capital, to comply with the City’s Capital procurement procedures to purchase capital items for the Worcester Regional Airport. (Attachments) Two Orders adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)

J. Recommend that Ten Thousand Six Hundred Ten Dollars ($10,610.00) be transferred when and as received from Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and appropriated to Account #28C701, Code Enforcement Capital Equipment, for the purchase of a hydraulic spreader and a copy machine for the Division of Code Enforcement, as approved in the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)

K. Request authorization to pay One Thousand Seven Hundred Nine Dollars and Fourteen Cents ($1,709.14) for a prior year invoice from Account #2660-92000, Fire Department Ordinary Maintenance. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Rushton absent)

L. Recommend that the City Manager, with the approval of the City Auditor, be authorized to make capital and special revenue transfers to departmental project accounts that may need to take place between December 20, 2005 and January 10, 2006 to provide funding for capital projects during the holiday season. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 8-2 (Yes-Clancy, Gomez, Haller, Irish, Petty, Rushton, White, Murray) (No-Lukes, Perotto) (Palmieri absent)

M. SUPPLEMENTAL – Recommend that Thirty Two Thousand Dollars ($32,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C749, Airport Capital Equipment and appropriated to Account #47C701, Airport Capital Equipment to provide funds for the replacement of a Slip-in Sander and a replacement for the Boiler for Hanger 1. Order adopted on a roll call 11-0

MISCELLANEOUS TRANSMITTALS

34. MISCELLANEOUS CALENDAR ITEMS:

A. Request that the City Council schedule an executive session at the start of the City Council meeting on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, for the purposes of discussing collective bargaining. (Attachments) Council voted on a roll call 11-0 to recess to Executive Session

B. Transmitting informational communication relative to a new interdepartmental approach to enforcing the ordinance governing snow removal from the city’s sidewalks. (Attachments) Referred to Public Safety Committee and Public Works Committee

C. Recommend that a Resolution which authorizes the City Manager to continually draw upon funds each quarter collected by the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation under the Clean Energy Choice (CEC) Program. (Attachments) Resolution adopted on a roll call 11-0

CHAIRMAN’S ORDERS

11-15 FROM MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS - ADOPTED

11. Request City Manager clarify for the City Council the rights of retirees to various levels of health insurance. (Attachments)

12. Request City Manager report to the City Council under what legal auspices the co-payments for health insurance coverage can be changed. (Attachments)

13. Request City Manager continue working with the hired actuary, Segal Co., to determine the post-employment benefit, other than OPEB pension liability, for the City of Worcester and the annual funding requirement associated with this liability. (Attachments)

14. Request City Manager, in conjunction with the assistance of the City Auditor and the hired actuary, Segal Co., provide a cost/benefit analysis associated with utilizing federal Medicare Part D reimbursements to establish an investment fund that will be designated solely for the purposes of beginning to fund this liability. (Attachments)

15. Request City Manager, with assistance from the City Auditor, pursue with the local State Delegation any special legislation that may be necessary to establish a post employment benefit fund, other than pensions, that would allow the City to maximize it’s investment opportunities. (Attachments)

16-20 FROM PUBLIC WORKS - ADOPTED

16. Request City Manager request the Commissioner of Public Works report on the causes of the sewer back-up in other areas of the city such as Kinnicutt Rd. and Moreland St. (Attachments)

17. Request City Manager consider any type of private donations to complement other October 2005 flooding relief efforts. Further, request City Manager provide a report concerning any private donations made on behalf of this flooding relief effort and where those monies have been spent, including a donation of $20,000.00 from Health Source. (Attachments)

18. Request City Manager report to the City Council concerning the total monies FEMA and MEMA have given to those affected areas of the October, 2005 flooding. (Attachments)

19. Request City Manager obtain the opinions of an independent engineering firm to review, specifically, any issues that might have arisen at the Dunkirk Pump Station. (Attachments)

20. Request City Manager report to the City Council whether or not the same standards for issuance of a claim for damages resulting from the overflow at the Dunkirk Ave Pump Station would be any different if the City of Worcester insured itself through the purchase of a policy. (Attachments)

20a-20n FROM THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS AND HEALTH – SUSPENSION OF RULES ADOPTED

20a. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with a definition of “disability” as used by the FHA and the Massachusetts Dover Amendment. (Attachments)

20b. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report concerning the applicability of enforcing Worcester’s Zoning Ordinance restricting more than three unrelated adults from occupying one dwelling unit with regard to social service programs. (Attachments)

20c. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report concerning what duties a Social Service Liaison could be assigned. (Attachments)

20d. Request the City Manager consider conducting an independent study of the social and economic impacts of social service programs on neighborhoods. (Attachments)

20e. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report concerning the procedures used to determine if a program being considered for siting is eligible for Dover Amendment exemption, both as a first time applicant and as an annual renewal, to include a definition of educational use. (Attachments)

20f. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with a listing of sites that have been granted a Dover Amendment exemption. (Attachments)

20g. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with options for excluding/limiting Level 3 sex offenders from social service programs, and/or requiring notification to local schools, program providers to children, and households when Level 3 sex offenders are in residence. (Attachments)

20h. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report concerning the numbers, types, and granting agencies for rental vouchers/leased housing programs. (Attachments)

20i. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report concerning the locations of “wet” shelters in Central Massachusetts, and, if any such shelters have restrictions regarding who can stay at such shelters, including a history of local residency. (Attachments)

20j. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report concerning protective custody; how it is used and administered, the number of cases each year, the costs, and possible alternative options. (Attachments)

20k. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with a year-to-year projection concerning the 5-year needs for emergency shelter beds, group homes, sober housing, and voucher/leased housing. (Attachments)

20l. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report that advises on the legality of City Council endorsement of any and all recommendations from the Mayor’s Social Service Task Force and of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau. (Attachments)

20m. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with a report outlining what authority the City has regarding the regulation, siting, management, etc. of “wet” shelters. (Attachments)

20n. Request the City Manager report to the City Council concerning whether supersaturating particular neighborhoods with social service programs, or, by siting such programs in high-crime neighborhoods, violates FHA by denying the rights of certain persons to live in the location of their choice. (Attachments)

ORDERS

21. Request City Manager request the Police Chief install a police surveillance detail near the intersection of Highland St. and Russell St. during times of high pedestrian volume: 7:00-8:00 a.m. and 1:30-2:30 p.m. (Haller) (Attachments) Adopted

22. Request City Manager report to the City Council concerning the feasibility of municipal aggregation for the purchase of electricity and other utilities similar to the Cape Light Project which has been determined to save consumers on Cape Cod and the Islands more than $5 million per year. (Murray, Rushton, Petty) (Attachments) Adopted

22a. Request City Manager request the Police Chief provide the City Council with a report regarding the FY’06 Community Policing grant funds detailing the breakdown of categories in which the monies will be disbursed. Also request how the position of crime analyst will be used. Motion Petty @ #17A CM – Adopted (Attachments)

22b. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a report as to why there is a discrepancy of approximately four million dollars from the tax recapitulation report of actual receipts for Fiscal 2005 and the estimated receipts for Fiscal 2006. Motion Perotto @ #28A CM – Adopted (Attachments)

22c. Request City Manager provide the Neighborhood Centers and Crime Watch Associations with a copy of the snow removal ordinance. Motion Haller @ #34B CM – Adopted (Attachments)

22d. Request City Manager to provide the City Council with a report explaining what pay detail is. Motion Lukes @ #34B CM – Adopted (Attachments)

22e. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a report regarding the new policy for clearing sidewalks of snow to include activity up through January 31, 2006 and costs associated with enforcement and fines. Motion Lukes @ #34B CM – Adopted (Attachments)

22f. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a report as to whether the snow removal ordinance includes removing ice and if it does, how will it be enforced. Further, request that if snow removal ordinance does not include ice removal, can it be added to the ordinance. Motion Clancy @ #34B CM – Adopted (Attachments)

22g. Request City Manager have the Clean Energy Choice Program posted on the City’s website so that residents can obtain information and sign-up for participation in the program. Motion Petty @ #34C CM – Adopted (Attachments)

22h. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a report, which clarifies just the renaming of the Worcester Regional Airport, and to keep the name of the airport field, which is James D. O’Brien. Motion Irish @ #47 CC – Adopted (Attachments)

22i. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a report on the number of deaths in 2005 of homeless individuals who have died in the streets, vacant buildings, abandoned vehicles, or similar and as a result of their homelessness, i.e. hypothermia of exposure. (Haller) – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)

22j. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a report on if and how the City tracks causes of death, by category, and identifies trends, up or down, in death rates by such categories. (Haller) – Suspension of Rules. Councillor Lukes moved to amend: Further, request City Manager provide the City Council with a report that details the drug overdose deaths in the past two years. Adopted, as amended (Attachments)

22k. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a report regarding leaf collections expectations and costs associated with the collections. (Petty) – Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)

23. RECESS TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE: No Items Pending

COMMUNICATIONS

24. Roberta R. Schaefer, Executive Director, Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting report relative to Reorganizing Public Safety Functions: Considerations For and Against. (Attachments) Referred to Public Safety Committee

25. James A. DelSignore, City Auditor, transmitting a copy of an article regarding the Worcester Retirement System, which appeared in the December 19, 2005 issue of Money Management Letter. (Attachments) Referred to Municipal Operations Committee

REPORTS

26 VOTED TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ON A ROLL CALL 10-0 (WHITE ABSENT) RECONSIDERATION DENIED ON A ROLL CALL 0-10

26. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE Upon the Report of the Planning Board Upon the Petition of Councillor Joseph M. Petty request to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Worcester by amending table 4.1: Uses permitted by zoning district, single family, semi-detached dwelling from “SP” (Special Permit) to “N” (No) in RS-7 and RS-10 zones: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)

27-31 ACCEPTED

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon the following Communications of James A DelSignore, City Auditor: recommend Communications be placed on file.

27. Transmitting PowerPoint presentation from the Town of Wellesley relative to their plan for dealing with other post employment benefits. (OPEB). (Attachments)

28. Transmitting a copy of an article that recently appeared in the Wall St. Journal. (Attachments)

29. Transmitting report regarding post retirement cost of healthcare and life insurance. (Attachments)

30. Transmitting an article as a possible solution to OPEB liability. (Attachments)

31. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to the matter of prescription drug reimbursements for City of Worcester Medicare eligible retirees in accordance with the Medicare Modernization Act of 2004: recommend Communication be placed on file. (Attachments)

32-34 REFERRED TO LAND USE COMMITTEE

32. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Philip Massad request Worcester City Council abandon Grand St. from Illinois St. southeasterly to the railroad tracks. (Attachments)

33. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of W.B. Realty, LLC request to change zone at 256-262 Sunderland Rd. from RS-7 to RL-7. (Attachments)

34. REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Upon the Petition of Michael Revelli on behalf of M.R. Real Estate, Inc. request to extend the RL-7 zone to include Lots 10, 11, 7A, 8, 9 and portions of 12, 13, and 14B of an approved subdivision plan titled "Malden Woods". (Attachments)

35-43 ACCEPTED AND ORDERS ADOPTED

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following Reports of the Planning Board upon Petitions requesting to make streets public: recommend adoption of the accompanying Orders.

35. Hope Abisamra request to make public Sunderland Terrace. (Attachments)

36. Joyce Vaudreuil et al request to make public Clover St. from #175 to Heard St. (Attachments)

37. Paul Spagnolia and Anthony Adade et al request to make public Carpenter Ave. (Attachments)

38. Ray Griffin request to make public Saybrook Rd. (Attachments)

39. Roderick Morgan, Jr. request to make public Polito Dr. (Attachments)

40. Franciszka Mikulska request to make public Yukon Ave. (Attachments)

41. Maria-Elaina Riggieri request to make public Hazel St. (Attachments)

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following Reports of the Planning Board upon Petitions requesting installation of sewers: recommend adoption of the accompanying Orders.

42. Huy Nguyen request installation of sewers in Accommodation St. (Attachments)

43. Robert L. Moylan, Jr. request installation of sewers in Shepard St. from end of public sewer northwesterly approximately 195'. (Attachments)

44 ORDAINED ON A ROLL CALL 11-0

44. Amending the Salary Ordinance of August 20, 1996 relative to members of the Worcester Public Health Nurses Association. (Attachments)

TABLED ITEMS

45. DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC: MIAMI ST. (Tabled April 12, 2005 - White) (Attachments) Taken off the Table and referred to Public Works Committee

46. ORDER - Granting permission to NSTAR for gas main location on: PROGRESSIVE ST. (Tabled December 6, 2005 - Clancy) (Attachments) Taken off the Table and Order adopted. Reconsideration denied on a voice vote. Also referred to Public Works Committee for informational purposes and future report.

47. CHAIRMAN’S ORDER FROM PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Request City Manager consider changing the name of the Worcester Regional Airport as recommended in the IMG report so that the new name shall include “Worcester”. Examples of suggested names include Worcester-Boston Regional Airport and Boston Metro-Worcester Airport. (Attachments) (Tabled December 13, 2005 - Perotto) Taken off the Table and adopted

48. ORDER - Request Administration explore with the Worcester Airport Commission and MassPort the feasibility of working with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative to locate wind turbines and/or solar panels at Worcester Airport in compliance with FAA guidelines. (Murray) (Attachments) (Tabled December 13, 2005 – Gomez) Taken off the Table and adopted

49. ORDER - Request City Manager review the feasibility of the City of Worcester establishing and operating its own wireless, broadband telecommunication network to include a Voice-Over-Internet Protocol for municipal use as is done in Pepperell and Malden, Massachusetts. Said review to specifically include a pro forma and separate report regarding statutory opportunity, if any, to offer same as a municipal service to all city residents. (Irish, Petty) (Attachments) (Tabled December 13, 2005 – Gomez) Taken off the Table and adopted

50. ORDER - Request City Manager to request the City Solicitor provide the City Council with a legal opinion establishing what type of recourse that property owners on private streets have against utilities and/or contractors who negatively disrupt private street surfaces. (Petty) (Attachments) (Tabled December 13, 2005 – Gomez) Taken off the Table and adopted

51. ORDER - Request City Manager provide the City Council with an update regarding the status of the naming of the membership to the Energy Taskforce. (Murray) (Attachments) (Tabled December 13, 2005 – Gomez) Taken off the Table and placed on file

52. ORDER - Request Administration report on the ability of the Off Street Parking Board to engage in economic development initiatives and/or acquire additional parcels. (Murray Palmieri) (Attachments) (Tabled December 13, 2005 – Gomez) Taken off table and Councillor Gomez moved to amend to add “individually or in partnership with private developers”. Adopted, as amended.

53. ORDER - Request Administration report on the policies and protocols required of utility companies when excavation of city streets is required. (Murray) (Attachments) (Tabled December 13, 2005 – Gomez) Taken off the Table and adopted

54. ORDER - Request Administration report on water and sewer line issues in the Saxon Rd. and Kinnicutt Rd. area. (Murray) (Attachments) (Tabled December 13, 2005 - Gomez) Taken off the Table and adopted

55. MOTION-Haller - Request City Manager consider employing outside counsel in making the determination under current statute concerning sobriety when consideration is being given to the siting of social service programming and also whether the definition of what constitutes an educational organization is defined by, or needs clarification in statue. (Attachments) (Tabled December 13, 2005 – Haller) Taken off the Table and given leave to withdraw

56. CHAIRMAN’S RESOLUTION FROM PUBLIC SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION That the City Council go on record in support of the Worcester Regional Airport through FY 2008 at which time a decision shall be made whether or not to continue going forward with it’s operations. (Attachments) (Tabled December 13, 2005 – Gomez) Taken off the Table and adopted 9-0 (Clancy, White absent)

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SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES

DECEMBER 19, 2005

6:00 P.M.

JOINT MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS & HEALTH

COUNCIL CHAMBER

DECEMBER 20, 2005

3:00- 4:00 P.M.

TRAFFIC & PARKING