CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– MARCH 28, 2006
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:04
P.M.
Adjourned: 8:59 P.M.
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2.
STAR
SPANGLED BANNER-ALEXANDRA MILLS
3. ROLL CALL - All present except Councillor Lukes and
Councillor Palmieri Councillor Lukes arrived at 7:07 P.M. and Councillor
Palmieri arrived at 7:31 P.M.
Mayor Murray read a Proclamation proclaiming Wednesday,
March 29, 2006 as Student Community Engagement Day – Fred Baus from the
Consortium for Higher Education & John Bassett, President of Clark
University spoke.
Mayor Murray read a Proclamation proclaiming Wednesday,
April 5, 2006 as Friends of the Worcester Public Library Day to host a 50th
anniversary celebration – Veronica Griffin, Former President of the Friends
spoke.
The Mayor recognized Michael Lavin of 46
Gifford Drive, Worcester who addressed the Council concerning Service Employees
International Union Local 495.
4. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
4a. ITEMS
OF DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
5 REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS
5.
Juan & Rosa Mediavilla request
sidewalk repair in front of 5 Richards St. (Attachments)
6-6b REFERRED TO TRAFFIC
& PARKING
6.
Gail Astrella & Witold
Bulikowski request two (2) handicap parking spaces in front of 7 Flower St. (Attachments)
6a. Councillor Philip P. Palmieri request to install a flashing
light in Lake Ave. at the Marine Corp. League as a deterrent to traffic
accidents. Referred to Traffic & Parking - Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
6b. Councillor Kathleen M. Toomey request to install appropriate signage
and yellow crosswalk in Lake Ave at the Marine Corp. League until flashing
light is installed. Referred to Traffic & Parking - Suspension of Rules (Attachments)
7-13 FROM HOUSING &
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION – Adopted
7.
Request City Manager research the
CSPEC program and inform City Council of the goals that can be expected from
the implementation of this program in the City of Worcester. (Attachments)
8.
Request City Manager report to City
Council the maximum occupancy, according to local and state building code
regulations, at each of the five lodging house locations across the City
proposed by SMOC to accept PIP guests. (Attachments)
9.
Request City Manager report to City
Council the legal definition, as determined by the City’s Law Department, as it
relates to the educational support services being offered at the five SMOC
locations across the City. (Attachments)
10.
Request City Manager work with SMOC to
establish a neighborhood oversight committee concerning the 2 June Street
property proposed to be occupied by SMOC clients. (Attachments)
11.
Request City Manager request SMOC
provide City Council with a report that details the independent outside
oversight that reviews and determines compliance with stated licensed goals at
each of the programs across the City. (Attachments)
12.
Request City Clerk distribute to City
Council the documentation provided to the Housing and Neighborhood
Revitalization Committee on March 22, 2006 by SMOC. (attachments available for
viewing) (Attachments)
13.
Request City Manager report to City
Council on the criteria to be used to appoint members to the re-activated
Commission on Homelessness. (Attachments)
14-20 FROM MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS - Adopted
14.
Request City Manager request City
Treasurer provide City Council with an update to the process of standardizing
departmental receipts. (Attachments)
15.
Request City Manager request City Treasurer
provide City Council with a comparison of Tax Lien sales for 2005 and proposed
for 2006. (Attachments)
16.
Request City Manager request City
Assessor provide City Council with a comparison of commercial real estate
abatement requests in FY 2005 and 2006, by percentage and dollar amount, and
whether any requestor is one of the top 50 property tax payers. (Attachments)
17. Request City Manager provide City Council
with a status report concerning House Bill 2408. (Attachments)
18. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report itemizing
the brownfields liabilities at the site of the former Worcester City Hospital.
(Attachments)
19. Request City Manager provide City Council
with a report stating the regularity of patrolling the City Hall garage for
compliance with the 30-minute limit and showing the number of parking
violations issued in the past year. (Attachments)
20. Request City Manager investigate the whereabouts of any
electronic billboards in other municipalities and whether that locality has
zoning bylaws that regulates them. (Attachments)
21 FROM PUBLIC WORKS -
Adopted
21. Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works &
Parks provide City Council a list of the streets involved in the Pelican Avenue
area that would benefit from hearings to install sewers. (Attachments)
22 & 23 FROM TRAFFIC & PARKING - Adopted
22. Request City Manager request Police Chief install a speeding and
stop sign surveillance detail in Lovell Street between Carlisle and Brownell
Streets, weekdays between the hours of 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 and 5:30
p.m. (Attachments)
23. Request the City Manager request Commissioner of the Department
of Public Works & Parks work with local colleges to request that college
students consider undertaking a thorough review of the traffic flows and
regulations in the northwest quadrant of the City and make recommendations for
improvements. (Attachments)
24-33 FROM
JOINT COMMITTEES ON COMMERCE & DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE &
TRANSPORTATION - Adopted
24. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report identifying a strategy to identify a tenant mix for Union Station considering:
a. a breakdown of tenants requiring between 3,00
and 6,000 square feet,
b. a streamlined leasing process via a team or
point-person approach,
c.
a breakdown of tenants by day or evening
orientation,
d. a classification of tenants: bus, government,
crafts, retail, food etc…
e. a consideration for escalated leasing rates
base don occupancy, including rent-free period. (Attachments)
25. Request City Manager report to City Council regarding the possibility of air rights development on and around the Union Station properties. (Attachments)
26. Request City Manager report to City Council within 30 days concerning increased marketing of existing parking in the vicinity of Union Station. (Attachments)
27. Request City Manager report to City Council within 30 days a
strategy to maximize opportunities created by the existing and future foot
traffic through Union Station. (Attachments)
28. Request City Manager consider contracting the services of an
outside development consultant to lead the effort to fully realize the potential
use of Union Station. (Attachments)
29. Request City Manager provide City Council within 30 days a plan
to improve signage in the vicinity of Union Station so as to maximize the potential
for business at Union Station. (Attachments)
30. Request City Manager consider establishing a shuttle bus between
UMass Memorial Hospital and Union Station. (Attachments)
31. Request City Manager consider placing a kiosk display of
Worcester’s “Firsts” in Union Station. (Attachments)
32. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report pertinent
to the day time and night time costs of parking in the 95 space parking lot
next to Union Station. (Attachments)
33. Request City Manager work with the future broker to create a
virtual tour of Union Station and create a CD for a companion print piece, as
well as a virtual tour on the City’s website. Further request that the City
Manager work with local colleges to collaborate in creating the virtual tour. (Attachments)
ORDERS
34. Request City Manager update City Council concerning the most
recent police recruit class.
(Petty) (Attachments)
Adopted
35. Request City Manager report for the period since year 2000 to the
present, on the number of women who were recruits for positions in the
Worcester Police Department, the number of women who passed/failed all
requirements, especially the civil service physical abilities test; the racial
and ethnic identity of the female candidates; the number of women who are
currently members of the department as compared to males, year of entrance,
when the current physical abilities test was required and whether any changes
have been made in said test since its initial requirement and including
suggestions from administration as to how the numbers of women in the Police
Department could be increased. (Lukes, Haller, Toomey) (Attachments)
Councillor Toomey moved to
amend: Further request City Manager
include in the report, data for men, to use as a comparison.
Adopted, as amended
36. Request City Manager explore the availability of state, federal
and/or foundation grant monies such as a Preserve America grant or Wallace
Foundation grant, that the City of Worcester’s Frederick Law Olmstead Elm Park
might qualify for as we explore funding opportunities for the rehabilitation of
the Fire Alarm Station. (Petty) (Attachments) Adopted
37. Request City Manager investigate installing signage at every
major artery entry point into and exit out of the city welcoming visitors at
the entrance into the city, announcing a distinguishing fact about Worcester,
(e.g., home to 12 colleges, biotech center, etc.), thanking people for visiting
on the way out with a different fact about Worcester and to propose a universal
design that is attractive and befitting the second largest city in New England,
only if grant funds can be obtained for funding this endeavor. (Toomey, Lukes,
Perotto, Rosen, Palmieri, Clancy, Rushton, Petty, Smith) (Attachments)
Adopted
38. Request City Manager investigate the Park and Ride program in
Columbus, Indiana, which provides a shuttle service for downtown employees that
eases parking congestion in their central business area, and consider
recommending implementation of a similar program for Worcester. (Toomey,
Perotto, Rosen, Clancy, Rushton, Petty, Lukes) (Attachments)
Adopted
39. Request City Manager work with community sponsors and partners to
create an event, such as a black-tie ball, celebrating Worcester’s parks, which
would act as a fundraising source for renovation and renewal of Elm Park, the
country’s first public park, as well as an opportunity to establish this as an
annual event to raise monies for other parks projects. (Toomey, Perotto, Rosen,
Clancy, Rushton) (Attachments) Adopted
40. Request City Manager request the City’s webmaster to add an area
in the Memorials section of the Parks Department page of the City of Worcester
website concerning the Korean War Memorial. (Toomey, Lukes, Perotto, Rosen,
Palmieri, Clancy, Rushton, Petty) (Attachments)
Adopted
41. Request City Manager update City Council concerning efforts
taken over the past six months to address the issues regarding safety of
students and personnel at Burncoat High School. (Palmieri) (Attachments)
Mayor Murray moved to
amend: Further request City Manager
include the report received by the School Committee on the new safety audits
being conducted at each of the schools.
Adopted, as amended
42. Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the use of
biodiesel in City-owned vehicles. (Murray) (Attachments)
Adopted
43. Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the
history and dates of city permits and licenses issued for uses at 2 June
Street, and, also to include tax title issues, non-payment of taxes and/or
dates of taking. (Lukes) (Attachments) Adopted
44. Request City Manager provide City Council with copies of all
grants, loans and/or mortgages and licenses/permits for properties owned by
SMOC on Dayton St. (Lukes) (Attachments) Adopted
45. Request the members of the Central Massachusetts delegation to
the State Legislature to file legislation allowing Retirement Boards in
Massachusetts to invest in companies that do business in or are domiciled in
South Africa and/or Northern Ireland. (Lukes) (Attachments)
Adopted
46. Request City Manager report to City Council whether or not the
City of Worcester has funded the Worcester Public Schools with less, equal to,
or more than the amount that is established by the foundation budget
requirements of school reform and to list the dates and amounts of payments
made in excess of minimum legal requirements. (Lukes) (Attachments)
Adopted
47. Request City Manager request Superintendent of Worcester Public
Schools to report to City Council a revised budget deficit amount if new
employee contracts are negotiated at the current rate of employee contributions
for health insurance instead of the 80/20% rate that is computed in determining
the current deficit projections. (Lukes) (Attachments)
Adopted
48. Request City Manager take immediate action to improve the
signage for access into and parking surrounding Union Station. (Palmieri,
Rosen) (Attachments)
Adopted
49. Request City Manager take steps to create additional new surface
parking spaces around Union Station, considering specific publicly owned
parcels. (Palmieri, Rosen) (Attachments)
Councillor Clancy moved to
amend: Further request City Manager
provide an update on the start of construction, construction plans and detours
in Washington Square roundabout project that will impact access and parking.
Adopted, as amended
50. Request City Manager provide City Council with an immediate
update on the progress being made concerning plans for the construction and
financing for the new North High School. ((Palmieri, Rosen) (Attachments)
Adopted
51. Request City Manager report to City Council what steps can be
taken to lower health care costs and insurance premiums for city employees
while improving their health, including screening, health education programs
and health fairs, among others, in a concentrated effort to reduce
hypertensive, cholesterol, ulcer and anti-depressant medications whose numbers
are higher than the national average and contribute to high cardiovascular
risks. (Rosen) (Attachments) Adopted
51a. Request City Manager’s designee to the UniverCity Partnership
request the Executive Committee of this partnership to advocate for a 10%
increase in Worcester expenditures rather than the 5% that has been proposed as
a goal. Motion-Perotto @ #55 CC – Adopted (Attachments)
51b. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a list of
college expenditures that reveal the companies and type of goods for Worcester
as well as a list of the same for outside the City and to use this data as part
of our efforts to attract additional businesses. Motion-Toomey @ #55 CC –
Adopted (Attachments)
51c. Request City Manager provide the City Council with a report on the
projects the colleges and universities are involved in that contribute to the
community in addition to their expenditures in Worcester. Motion-Rosen @ #55
CC – Adopted (Attachments)
51d. Request City Manager organize City personnel and/or private sector
personnel to conduct a site view of other SMOC “Continuum of Care” facilities
including but not limited to Holt Street, Fitchburg, the Millbury MA site and
similar sites that house women involved in the early stages of their substance
abuse recovery. Such a review shall
include interviewing abutters, local officials and members of the neighborhoods
surrounding said sites for an assessment of the performance of SMOC’s mission
to promote a congregate living environment. Motion-Rushton, Smith, Petty,
Toomey, Clancy, Perotto, Murray @ #7-13 CC – Adopted (Attachments)
51e. Request City Manager speak with officials from SMOC to express to
the them the belief that their proposal to house 29 clients at the 2 June
Street facility is too high of a density for a highly residential neighborhood
such as Newton Square. Motion-Rushton, Smith, Petty, Toomey, Clancy, Perotto, Murray @ #7-13
CC – Adopted (Attachments)
51f. Request City Manager speak with officials from SMOC and ask them
to provide the City with the “drop-out percentage rate”; i.e. the number of
clients who enter the 18-24 months long program and the number who graduate the
program. Said statistics should be provided for each of the SMOC facilities
offering these services over a period of the past three (3) years. Motion-Rushton, Smith,
Petty, Toomey, Clancy, Perotto, Murray @ #7-13 CC – Adopted (Attachments)
51g. Request
City Manager speak with officials from SMOC to express concern that the 2 June
Street facility will not have 24-hour professional staff on hand, and that the
proposed staffing level of only one professional during work hours and one
residential manager in the off hours for the proposed 29 clients is inadequate
to achieve their stated goals of a congregate living environment. Motion-Rushton, Smith,
Petty, Toomey, Clancy, Perotto, Murray @ #7-13 CC – Adopted (Attachments)
51h. Request City Manager speak with officials from SMOC concerning
their proposal to allow curfew at the 2 June Street site of Midnight on
weekdays and 1:00 a.m. on weekends for their clients who are in the nascent
stage of the substance abuse recovery, requesting they understand that the
Newton Square neighborhood is a working person’s neighborhood in which a
majority of residents have a self-imposed curfew of 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Motion-Rushton, Smith,
Petty, Toomey, Clancy, Perotto, Murray @ #7-13 CC – Adopted (Attachments)
51i. Request
City Manager speak with officials from SMOC to express concern that the
proposed entrance requirement of “in general” a 30-day sobriety for potentials
clients of the proposed 2 June Street facility is too vague and too short of a
demonstrated recovery period. Further, express to officials from SMOC a stated
desire of a minimum 60-90 day recovery period for acceptance into this facility
and to remove the language “in general” and insert in place thereof,
“required”. Motion-Rushton,
Smith, Petty, Toomey, Clancy, Perotto, Murray @ #7-13 CC – Adopted (Attachments)
51j. Request City Manager improve signage for available parking at the
DCU Centrum. Motion-Toomey @ #49 CC – Adopted (Attachments)
51k. Request City Manager review street lighting, widening parking
spaces and narrowing the driving lanes in Lake Ave. Clancy–Suspension of
Rules–Adopted (Attachments)
51L. Request City Auditor keep City Council informed of any new
legislation that references pension rights and report to City Council as it
affects the City of Worcester Retirement System. Lukes–Suspension of
Rules–Adopted (Attachments)
51m. Request the Chairperson of the Legislative Affairs Committee invite
our local state delegation to come before this sub committee to discuss the
pending legislation relative to pension rights and to state their positions. Palmieri–Suspension of Rules–Adopted (Attachments)
51n. Request City Manager provide a report to City Council as to who
approved the new billboard on Route 20, when it was approved and who has
authority of the placement of billboards. Clancy–Suspension of Rules–Adopted (Attachments)
52. RECESS TO FINANCE AND ORDINANCE – No Action Taken
FINANCE
a. #29a CM January 31, 2006
Communication
of the City Manager regarding a fiscal year 2006 status report on the number
of, and the amount of, Federal and State grants written, awarded, and pending
approval by the appropriate Federal and State agencies. (Attachments)
b. #29b CM January 31, 2006
Communication
of the City Manager relative to Governor Romney’s proposed budget for Fiscal
2007, including his recommendations for local aid for the City of Worcester. (Attachments)
53. James A. DelSignore, City Auditor,
transmitting February 2006 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
54. Roberta R. Schaefer, Ph.D., Executive Director, Worcester Regional
Research Bureau, transmitting communication relative to Destination Worcester:
What’s the “Convention-al Wisdom?”. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce and Development Committee
55. City Manager Michael V. O’Brien transmitting response to a City
Council request for information regarding the total operating budget for the
colleges and universities located in the City of Worcester, the percentage of
their operating budgets spent on goods and services and the percentage of those
goods and services that are spent in Worcester. (Attachments)
Referred to Education & College/University Relations
56. City Manager Michael V. O’Brien relative to the Seventh Annual
Rabies Vaccination Day. (Attachments) Referred to Health Committee
57. City Manager Michael V. O’Brien request adoption of a resolution
to file and accept an FY 2007 Board of Health Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program for a Community Health Education/Social Service grant with
the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. (Attachments)
Resolution Adopted
58. That the City Council goes
on record in support of proposed legislation requiring a state zoning guide for
social service agencies and municipalities. (Haller, Perotto, Lukes, Rosen,
Clancy, Palmieri, Petty, Rushton, Smith, Toomey, Murray) (Attachments)
Resolution Adopted 11-0
59-98
ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon
the following Communications of the City Manager: recommend Communications be placed on file.
59.
Relative to Chapter 90 Data Exchange
Agreements. (Attachments)
60. Transmitting
a preliminary analysis of Governor Mitt Romney’s Fiscal Year 2006 State Budget.
(Attachments)
61. Relative to the technological advancements
made in the city to date, the projects currently underway, and those that are
planned for the future. (Attachments)
62. Relative
to commercial property sales in the City of Worcester. (Attachments)
63. Transmitting
report relative to status of the City of Worcester’s selling of Tax Liens in
accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 60, 52. (Attachments)
64. Relative to a follow-up to May 10, 2005 City Council item
regarding Tax Lien Sales. (Attachments)
65. Relative
to the City of Worcester’s Tax Lien Assignment sale that was held on June 16,
2005. (Attachments)
66. Relative to the FY2006 residential and
commercial property values and an abatement history for the past five years
(2001-2005). (Attachments)
67. Relative to the tax implications on both
telecommunications companies and other companies. (Attachments)
68. Relative to the administrations efforts to both streamline and
strengthen the important work of the City’s boards and commissions. (Attachments)
69. Relative
to the history of the Worcester City Hospital property. (Attachments)
70. Relative
to the reorganization as it pertains to the Planning Board, Zoning Board and
Historical Commission application processing. (Attachments)
71. Relative to 2006 Motor
Vehicle Excise Exemptions. (Attachments)
72. Relative
to tax recapitulation documents and submitting this information to the
Worcester City Council to vote on setting rates prior to the municipal
election. (Attachments)
73. Relative to the status of City Council Calendar automation. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon
the following Communications of James DelSignore, City Auditor: recommend Communications be placed on
file.
74. Transmitting schedules of the City’s capital expenditures for the
last ten years. (Attachments)
75. Transmitting two financial
statements and the independent auditor’s report for the Worcester Centrum
Centre Fund which covers the Arena Component & Convention Center Component
for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002. (Attachments)
76. Transmitting the City of Worcester’s 2004 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). (Attachments)
77. Transmitting
computation of legal debt margin as of December 31, 2004. (Attachments)
78. Transmitting
report relative to tax titles as of and for the seven months ending Jan. 31,
2005. (Attachments)
79. Transmitting year-to-date budget
projections. (Attachments)
80. Transmitting
information regarding tax titles as of and for the eight months ending February
28, 2005. (Attachments)
81. Transmitting
the August 2004 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments)
82. Transmitting
the January 2005 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments)
83. Transmitting
the February 2005 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments)
84. Transmitting
the March 2005 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments)
85. Transmitting
the April 2005 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments)
86. Transmitting
the May 2005 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments)
87. Transmitting
the August 2005 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments)
88. Transmitting
the September 2005 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments)
89. Transmitting
the October 2005 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments)
90. Transmitting
November 2005 Auditor’s Report. (Attachments)
91.
Transmitting January 2006 Auditor’s
Report. (Attachments)
92. Transmitting
report relative to cost of implementing an increase in pension benefits for
non-public safety retirees under M.G.L. Chapter 32, Sections 90A, C, D, &
E. (Attachments)
93. Transmitting
report relative to tax titles as of and for the nine months ending March 31,
2005. (Attachments)
94. Transmitting
report as to whether the Worcester Retirement Board was willing to invest a
small part of its investment portfolio into a fund that lends to first time
home buyers in the City. (Attachments)
95. Transmitting
information relative to tax titles as of and for the 11 months ending May 31,
2005. (Attachments)
96. Transmitting
report regarding tax titles as of and for the year ended June 30, 2005. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS Upon
the following Communications of Elizabeth Early, Administrator, Worcester
Retirement Board: recommend Communications be placed on file.
97. Transmitting
Worcester Retirement System Financial Board Minutes. (Attachments)
98. Transmitting Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission’s Report on the Examination of the Worcester Retirement System as of January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2003. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC WORKS Upon the
Reports of the Planning
Board upon the following Petitions requesting streets be made public: recommend adoption of the accompanying
Orders.
99. Clifford Santley et al request private street conversion on
Billow St. (Attachments)
100. Gary & Virginia MacDonald request to make public Cliveden St. (Attachments)
101. Ali Sohi
et al request to make public Colonial Rd. (Attachments)
102. Angel and Carmen Medina request to make public Erie Ave. (Attachments)
103. Geraldo
Santos request to make public Tamar Ave. (Attachments)
104. Daniel Buduo, Jr., Trustee, Franklin Development request Angela
Rose Lane in the Angela Rose Garden sub-division be decreed public. (Attachments)
105. Stephen T. Patton request to make public the entire length of
Westinghouse Pkwy. (Attachments)
106. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Report of the
Planning Board upon the Tirsa Ramirez request to make public Broughton Rd.: recommend
Petition be amended to read Broughton Rd. from Southold Rd. to Conway St. and
adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
107. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Report of the
Planning Board upon the Chairman’s Order from the Standing Committee on Traffic
& Parking request that Benson Avenue from Lincoln St. to Knight St. be made
a public street: recommend adoption
of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
108. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of
the City Manager request that the item that was voted by the City Council on
January 31, 2006, to change the name of Worcester Center Boulevard to Major
Taylor Boulevard, be referred to the Standing Committee on Public Works for a
public hearing: recommend adoption
of the accompanying Order to rename Worcester Center Blvd from Lincoln Sq. to
Foster St. to Major Taylor Blvd. and to rename Worcester Center Blvd from 50
Foster St. to Franklin St. to Foster St. (Attachments)
109. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of
Marilyn and Mario DiGioia et al request private street betterment for Belcourt
Rd.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
110-114
ACCEPTED
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon
the Reports of the Planning Board upon the following Petitions requesting
streets be made public: recommend the Petitioners be given leave to withdraw.
110. Antonio
Corapi request private street conversion of Ansonia Rd. from Belcourt Rd. to
Chequessett Rd. (Attachments)
111. Hoogas
Hoogasian request to make public the private portion of Brookline St. (Attachments)
112. Melissa
Brown request that end of Kendig Street abutting Holy Cross property be made
public. (Attachments)
REPORT
OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the following
Petitions request street betterment: recommend
the Petitioners be given leave to withdraw.
113. Anna Gentile and Maria Riggieri request for street betterment for Camassa Terrace from Shrewsbury St. to Nebraska St. (Attachments)
114. Anna Gentile and Maria Riggieri request for street betterment for Nebraska St. from Muskeego St. to Camassa Terrace. (Attachments)
115-118 VOTED TO ADVERTISE PROPOSED ORDINANCES EXCEPT 117 RECOMMITTED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
115. REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Scott LaPlante,
Field Supervisor for NSTAR Gas Company, request a No Parking Tow Zone sign be
placed in front of 95 Upland St. as this is the location of the natural gas
receiving station serving Worcester: recommend passage of the accompanying
proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)
116. REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Scott LaPlante,
Field Supervisor for NSTAR Gas Company, request a No Parking Tow Zone sign be
placed adjacent to the natural gas district regulator station located in the
sidewalk adjacent to 103 Fremont St., as this is a major gas regulating
facility: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)
117. REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Joseph Capone,
Chair, Civic Center Commission request installation of 40’ of 20 minute parking
on south side of Foster St. near intersection of Worcester Center Blvd. and
across from DCU Center to allow DCU patrons to pick up tickets from the box
office: recommend passage of the
accompanying proposed Ordinance. (Attachments)
Recommitted to Traffic & Parking Committee
118. REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Councillor Joffrey
A. Smith on behalf of John Atlas request the installation of two Stop signs;
one facing westbound traffic on Parkton Ave. at the intersection of Chester
St., and, another facing westbound traffic on Chester St. at the intersection
of Parkton Ave: recommend passage of the accompanying two (2) proposed Ordinances. (Attachments)
119-122 ACCEPTED & ADOPTED
119. REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Councillor Barbara
G. Haller request the Commissioner of Public Works repaint the crosswalk in
Main St. at Marble St. as soon as the weather permits: recommend adoption of
the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
120. REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Councillors
Frederick C. Rushton, Joseph M. Petty & Michael C. Perotto & Mayor
Timothy P. Murray request Children Go Slow signs be installed in Englewood Ave.
& Circuit Ave. East near entrance driveway to Knights of Columbus facility:
recommend adoption of the accompanying Order to install a “Children” sign on
Englewood Ave. and Circuit Ave. East at entrance of driveway to Knights of
Columbus facility. (Attachments)
121. REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Councillor
Frederick C. Rushton on behalf of Columbus Park Neighborhood Association
request to install a Go Slow Children and Speed Limit signs on Ferdinand St.
and Englewood Ave.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order to install
four (4) “Children” signs on Ferdinand St., at both ends, and on Englewood Ave.
at both ends. (Attachments)
122. REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Councillor Barbara
G. Haller request to move bus stop in front of 1001 Main St. approximately 10
feet to accommodate a new business venture: recommend adoption of the
accompanying Order. (Attachments)
123-126 ACCEPTED
123. REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Councillor
Frederick C. Rushton, Councillor Joseph M. Petty, Councillor Michael C. Perotto
& Mayor Timothy P. Murray request crosswalks in Lovell St. in vicinity of
Columbus Park School be repainted: recommend Petition be placed on file.
(Attachments)
124. REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Councillor
Frederick C. Rushton, Councillor Joseph M. Petty, Councillor Michael C. Perotto
& Mayor Timothy P. Murray request Bus Stop on north side of Maywood St.
near intersection with Lovell St. be moved to a more easterly location in the
interest of public safety: recommend Petitioners be given leave to withdraw.
(Attachments)
125. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Milton Rosenberg et al request to make Lovell St. a one-way street from Brownell St. to Chandler St.: recommend Petition be denied. (Attachments)
126. REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition of Milton Rosenberg et
al request speed bumps on Lovell St. between Chandler St. and Brownell St.:
recommend Petition be denied. (Attachments)
127 ACCEPTED & ADOPTED
127. REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, PARKS AND RECREATION Upon the Communication of the City
Manager relative to a draft of the Rockwood Field Master Plan: recommend adoption of the accompanying
Order. (Attachments)
128 ACCEPTED
128. REPORT OF
THE JOINT COMMITTEES ON COMMERCE & DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE &
TRANSPORTATION Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to the Administration’s
renewed efforts to market and to ensure tenants for Union Station. recommend Communication be placed on file. (Attachments)
129-132 ORDAINED ON A ROLL
CALL 11-0
129. Amending Section 2, Article III of the Worcester Zoning Ordinance adopted April 2, 1991, relative to a Zone Change in the Ararat Street Area. (Attachments)
130. Amending Section 2, Article III of the Worcester Zoning Ordinance
adopted April 2, 1991, relative to a Zone Change in the Chandler and Bellevue
Streets Area. (Attachments)
131. Amending Section 2, Article III of the Worcester Zoning Ordinance
adopted April 2, 1991, relative to a Zone Change in the
Grafton-Barclay-Clarkson Streets Area. (Attachments)
132. Amending Chapter 5, Section 26 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996
relative to Sewer Rates for the Elderly. (Attachments)
Amending Chapter 7,
Section 16 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 relative to Water Rates for the
Elderly. (Attachments)
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
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MARCH 27, 2006 3:30
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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APRIL 3, 2006 |
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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6:00
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APRIL 5, 2006 6:00
P.M. |
HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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APRIL 26, 2006 |
TRAFFIC & PARKING |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
5:30 P.M