CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– JANUARY 17, 2006
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:00 P.M.
Adjourned: 8:47 P.M.
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/STAR SPANGLED BANNER
2. ROLL
CALL – All present except Councillor Clancy
The Mayor recognized Mr. Quat Tran who requested
that the Vietnamese flag be displayed in front of City Hall during the Chinese
New Year between January 30, 2006 and February 3, 2006.
The Mayor recognized Walter Wyse, 31 Greenfield St.
and residents of the Dunkirk Ave. neighborhood concerning the October 15
flooding. The City Manager updated the City Council concerning efforts to
determine any negligence on the part of the City. (See item 17a)
3. Communication of Elizabeth A. Early, Executive Secretary,
Worcester Retirement Board, transmitting acceptance of section one of Chapter
157 of the Acts of 2005. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy
absent)
4. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
5. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
6
– REFERRED TO PARKS DEPARTMENT
6. Kenneth Rondeau request tree removal in front of 11-15 Olga
Ave. (Attachments)
7 & 8 REFERRED TO PLANNING
BOARD
7. Angel Mercedes request to make public
Broughton Rd. (Attachments)
8. Andrew Freilich request change the zone at 10 Crerie Ave. from
RS-7 to BG-3.0. (Attachments)
9 – 13 REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS
9. Kenneth Rondeau request sidewalk repair in front of 11-15 Olga
Ave. (Attachments)
10. John Tangney request abatement of Street Betterment Assessment #24498 in the amount of $5,740.21 on Joseph St. (Attachments)
11. Nancy L. Laraia request abatement of Street Betterment Assessment #24495 in the amount of $5,033.00 on Joseph St. (Attachments)
12. Sukhwinder
Sidhu et al request repair of Great Post Rd. (Attachments)
13. Maria V. Lawler-McDonnell and Alan McDonnell request additional
catch basins on Mower St. to adequately divert the excess storm water that
currently overflows the catch basin on Cataract St. and causes substantial
flooding of adjacent properties. (Attachments)
14
– 17 REFERRED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING
14. Marco Santana request to install a handicap parking sign across
from 30 Arthur St. (Attachments)
15. Francisco Rodriguez request installation of a delayed traffic
light signal at the intersection of Millbury St. and Providence St.,
whereby anyone turning left off Providence St. onto Millbury St. can do so
safely. (Attachments)
16. Robert Steadman, Paul Manna and Scott Babbit request three extra
handicap parking signs at 181 Lake Ave. (Attachments)
17. Peter Salek request to change the signs located on four poles on
the corner of Main St. and Ludlow St. and Ludlow St. and Stafford St. to remove
“6:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m.” so that no trucks over 5 tons are allowed on Ludlow St
for 24 hours. (Attachments)
17a. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a report relative to the City’s financial participation regarding repairs and/or infrastructure improvements pertinent to the October 2005 flooding in the Dunkirk Ave. neighborhood. Further, request that the City fund the entire cost of valve installation in affected homes, permitting fees or any other fees associated with the installation of the valves. Motion Lukes – Adopted (Attachments)
17b. Request City Manager fund
the Worcester Disability Pensions: Chapter 157, section 2 (retroactive cost) of
Acts 2005 which is approximately 1.2 Million Dollars. Motion Rushton @ 20 CC
– Motion denied on a roll call vote of 5 yeas and 5 nays. (Yes-Petty, Rushton,
Smith, Toomey, Murray) (No-Haller, Lukes, Palmieri, Perotto, Rosen)
(Clancy-absent) (Attachments)
17c. Request Administration send an explanatory letter to all the Neighborhood Associations and Centers relative to the details of the shopping cart ordinance and how it will be implemented. Motion Haller @ 12D CM – Adopted (Attachments)
17d. Request City Manager provide a report to the City Council relative
to how much control the City has pertinent to the design of the Fire Operations
Center. Motion Lukes @ 15A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
17e. Request City Manager provide a report to the City Council as to
whether the City will be receiving rental income from leasing space at the new
Worcester Vocational High School to the Worcester Credit Union. Motion
Perotto @ 27A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
17f. Request City Manager provide a report to the City Council
pertinent to an update of the property at 103 Holden St. (Petty) –
Suspension of Rules – Adopted (Attachments)
17g. Request Administration arrange for tours of
the New Vocational High School. (Haller) – Suspension of Rules – Adopted
(Attachments)
18. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER
MICHAEL V. O’BRIEN
CITY MANAGER
CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR
FOR JANUARY 17, 2006
1.
NON-CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
2.
CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION:
3.
AIRPORT DIVISION:
4.
CABLE SERVICES DIVISION:
5.
ELECTION COMMISSION DIVISION:
6.
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION:
7.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:
8.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION:
A. Transmitting informational communication
relative to the status of the budget and current funding sources for the
Blackstone Gateway Visitor Center in the Quinsigamond Village. (Attachments)
Tabled by Murray
B. Transmitting informational communication
relative to the removal of jersey barriers and installation of new security
bollards at the Donohue Federal Building. (Attachments)
Placed on file
9.
NEIGHBORHOODS & HOUSING DEVELOPMENT:
10. PLANNING AND REGULATORY SERVICES DIVISION:
11.
ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DIVISION:
12.
OPERATIONS DIVISION:
A. Transmitting informational
communication regarding the condition of the sidewalk and roadway on Franklin
Street near Putnam Lane. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
B. Transmitting informational
communication relative to a New England Water Works Association Award. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Transmitting informational
communication relative to accident statistics for Ludlow Street for the time
period 2000 through 2004. (Attachments)
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
D. Request City Council’s
approval and enactment of an ordinance covering abandoned shopping carts. (Attachments)
Voted to advertise two proposed ordinances on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy
absent) and referred to Municipal Operation Committee for informational
purposes only.
13. PARKS
DIVISION:
A. Transmitting informational
communication relative to an invitation to the final public hearing on the
Master Plan Initiative for Improvements to Rockwood Field. (Attachments)
Placed on file
14.
COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT:
15. FIRE
DEPARTMENT:
A. SUPPLEMENTAL – Request City Council
adopt a resolution a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a gift
of an Emergency Operations Center from the Leary Firefighters Foundation. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
16. LICENSE
COMMISSION:
17. POLICE
DEPARTMENT:
A. Transmitting informational
communication providing a description of the Worcester Police Department’s use
of data and data analysis to improve law enforcement. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
18. CODE
ENFORCEMENT DIVISION:
19.
DISABILITY DIVISION:
20. ELDER
AFFAIRS DIVISION:
A. Request City Council’s
adoption of a resolution that authorizes the renewal of a lease agreement
between the Worcester County Ecumenical Council and the Worcester Senior
Center. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted
21. HUMAN
RIGHTS DIVISION:
22. HUMAN
SERVICES DIVISION:
23. PUBLIC
HEALTH DIVISION:
24. PUBLIC
LIBRARY:
A. Request City Council’s
adoption of a Resolution to accept with gratitude a donation in the amount of
$10,000.00 from the Worcester Public Library Foundation to the Worcester Public
Library. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted with gratitude
25.
VETERANS’ SERVICES DIVISION:
26. LEGAL
DIVISION:
A. Transmitting informational
communication relative to the court decision concerning the Rogers-Kennedy
Memorial lawsuit, “Emmanuel Tsitsilianos, d/b/a/ International Restoration
Specialists vs. City of Worcester”. (Attachments) Placed on file
27. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS:
A. Request City Council’s
review and approval of an agreement for leased space at the new Worcester
Technical High School with the Worcester Credit Union for a lease term of five
years with the option for an additional five year renewal. (Attachments)
Order adopted
28.
ASSESSING DIVISION:
29. BUDGET
OFFICE DIVISION:
30. PURCHASING
DIVISION:
31.
TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION:
32. TREASURY
& COLLECTIONS DIVISION:
33. FINANCE
DIVISION:
A. Recommend that Three Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C711,
Building Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #50C704, School Department
Building Rehabilitation, to provide funds for cost incurred with the Doherty
High HVAC rehabilitation, Fanning boiler and Nelson Place structural
improvements. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 8-0 (Clancy, Palmieri and Smith absent)
B. Recommend that Twenty Nine
Thousand One Hundred Twenty Dollars and Sixty Cents ($29,120.60) be transferred
from Account #330-07, Reserve for Appropriation Damage Settlement, and
appropriated to Account #250-92000, Police Department Ordinary Maintenance, to
fund repair costs associated with damages to police vehicles. These funds represent proceeds from the
insurance company for damages to sixteen police vehicles. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 8-0 (Clancy, Palmieri and Smith absent)
C. Recommend that Twenty
Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Building
Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #11C703, City Messenger Capital
Rehabilitation, to provide funds for costs incurred with the rehabilitation of
the Alderman Chambers at City Hall, as approved in the Fiscal 2006 Capital
Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 8-0 (Clancy, Palmieri and Smith absent)
D. Recommend that Eight
Thousand Six Hundred and Six Dollars ($8,606.00) be transferred when and as
received from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and appropriated to
Account #72C701, Parks Capital Equipment, to provide funds for the purpose of
purchasing the following pieces of capital equipment for the Parks Division:
(1) Leaf Mulching
Kit
(1) 9” Stainless
Steel Material Spreader
as approved in the fiscal
2005 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 8-0 (Clancy,
Palmieri and Smith absent)
E. Recommend that One Hundred
Forty Five Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Five Dollars ($145,565.00) be
transferred when and as received from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital
Equipment, and appropriated to Account #72C701, Parks Capital Equipment, to
provide funds for the purpose of purchasing the following pieces of capital
equipment for the Parks Division:
(2) 72” Riding Mowers w/Attachment
(1) 72” Vacuum Mower
(2) 4 Wheel Drive Utility Vehicles
(3) 38” Riding Mowers
as approved in the fiscal
2006 Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments) Order adopted on a roll call 8-0 (Clancy,
Palmieri and Smith absent)
34.
MISCELLANEOUS CALENDAR ITEMS:
A. Transmitting informational
communication regarding Mr. Robert Gates of 5 North Pond Road being selected as
the Caffrey Memorial Award recipient for 2005. (Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Transmitting informational
communication relative to a copy of the Worcester County Convention and
Visitors Bureau report for the second quarter of 2006. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce and Development Committee
C. Transmitting informational
communication relative to Charter Communications’ new rate schedule. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Service & Transportation Committee
D.
Transmitting informational communication relative to
a press release issued by the Worcester School Committee on January 11, 2006. (Attachments)
Placed on file
E. SUPPLEMENTAL – Request that the
City Council schedule a joint executive session with the Worcester Public
School Committee for Tuesday, January 24, 2006 for the purpose of discussing
collective bargaining. (Attachments) Placed on file
19. RECESS TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE: No Items
Pending
20. James
A. DelSignore, City Auditor, transmitting communication relative to section 2
of Chapter 157 of the Acts of 2005. (Attachments)
Referred to Military Affairs Committee
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
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JANUARY 23, 2006 3:30
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HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION |
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JANUARY 25, 2006 5:30
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COMMERCE AND DEVELOPMENT |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |