CITY OF WORCESTER
CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
JOURNAL
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
– JULY 18, 2006
7:00 P.M.
Convened: 7:14 P.M.
Adjourned: 10:45 P.M.
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2.
STAR
SPANGLED BANNER-ALEXANDRA MILLS
3. ROLL
CALL – All present except Clancy who was absent
4 HEARING HELD
4. NSTAR
for a gas main location on: CHRISTINE ST. (Attachments)
4a
ADOPTED
4a. Granting permission to NSTAR for a gas main location on:
CHRISTINE ST.
FIRST ITEMS OF BUSINESS
5-14 VOTED TO ADVERTISE
PROPOSED LOAN ORDERS ON A ROLL CALL 10-0 (Clancy absent) ALSO REFERRED TO
MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES
5.
Communication of the City Manager
recommend the adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of One Hundred Fifteen
Thousand Dollars ($115,000.00) for the Worcester Regional Airport, to be
appropriated to Account #91C749, Airport Capital Equipment, for the purposes so
identified on the Loan Authorization, to fully fund the fiscal 2007, Capital
Investment Program. (Attachments)
6. Communication of the City Manager
recommend adoption of the Loan Order in the amount of Seventy Five Thousand
Dollars ($75,000.00) for the Golf Improvements, be appropriated to the Account
#91C793, Golf Improvements, for the purposes so identified on the Loan
Authorization to fully fund the fiscal 2007 Capital Investment Program. (Attachments)
7. Communication of the City Manager
recommend the adoption of Loan Orders totaling Three Million One Hundred
Seventy Two Thousand Dollars ($3,172,000.00) for the Citywide Capital Equipment
Program identified as follows:
|
Legislative |
$ 15,000.00 |
|
Economic Development |
$ 55,000.00 |
|
Administration &
Finance |
$ 128,000.00 |
|
Health & Human
Services |
$ 150,000.00 |
|
Communications |
$ 14,000.00 |
|
Police |
$ 810,000.00 |
|
Fire |
$ 650,000.00 |
|
DPW |
$ 570,000.00 |
|
Parks |
$ 330,000.00 |
|
Schools |
$ 450,000.00 |
|
Total |
$3,172,000.00 |
And
that these amounts be appropriated to the accounts for the purposes so identified
on the Loan Authorization to fully fund the fiscal 2007, Capital Investment
Program for Citywide Capital Equipment Improvement Program. (Attachments)
8. Communication of the City
Manager recommend adoption of a Loan Order totaling Four Million Seven Hundred
Three Thousand Dollars ($4,703,000.00) for the Citywide Building Rehabilitation
Program identified as follows:
|
Technical Services |
$1,000,000.00 |
|
HHS Administration |
$ 60,000.00 |
|
Library |
$ 73,000.00 |
|
Senior Center |
$ 20,000.00 |
|
Fire – Leary Building |
$ 75,000.00 |
|
Police |
$ 325,000.00 |
|
DPW – City Hospital Cleanup |
$ 100,000.00 |
|
DPW – Ballard Incinerator |
$ 200,000.00 |
|
Aldermanic Chamber |
$ 850,000.00 |
|
Schools |
$2,000,000.00 |
|
Total |
$4,703,000.00 |
9. Communication of the City Manager recommend
the adoption of twelve Loan Orders in the amount of Eight Million Five Hundred
Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($8,515,000.00) for the Sewer Enterprise Fund as
follows:
|
Sewer Capital Equipment |
$ 665,000.00 |
|
Sewer Building
Rehabilitation |
$ 200,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
Infrastructure |
|
|
New Sewer Construction |
$ 300,000.00 |
|
Sewer Construction |
$2,000,000.00 |
|
Surface Drains |
$ 300,000.00 |
|
Beaver Brook Culvert |
$1,000.000.00 |
|
Granite Street Study |
$ 500,000.00 |
|
Route 20 Sewer |
$ 500,000.00 |
|
Inflow &
Infiltration Control |
$1,000,000.00 |
|
Sewer Pump Station
Rehabilitation |
$ 500,000.00 |
|
CSC – LTCP |
$1,000,000.00 |
|
CMOM Compliance Study |
$ 300,000.00 |
|
Airport Drainage
Improvements |
$ 250,000.00 |
|
Total Infrastructure |
$7,650,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
$8,515,000.00 |
And these
amounts be appropriated to the accounts and for the purposes so identified on
the enclosed Loan Authorizations to fully fund the fiscal 2007 Capital Investment
Program. (Attachments)
10. Communication of the
City Manager recommend that the order amending the Loan Order of the
Council adopted on August 17, 2004, in the amount of One Million Six Hundred
Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($1,625,000.00) which authorized the borrowing of
$1,625,000.00 for the purpose of making Dam Improvements to the Coes Dam,
so-called, be hereby amended by reducing its sum to One Million One Hundred
Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($1,125,000.00) to reduce the project budget in
accordance with the FY2007 Capital Investment Program. (Attachments)
11.
Communication of the City Manager
recommend that
the order amending the Loan Order of the Council adopted on August 17, 2004,
which authorized the borrowing of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($2,500,000.00) for the purpose of making building improvements to the
Worcester Centrum Centre, now called the DCU Center, including the costs
incidental and related thereto, be hereby amended to reduce its sum to One
Million Eight Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($1,875,000.00) in
accordance with the FY 2007 Capital Investment Program. (Attachments)
12. Communication of the City
Manager recommend adoption of Loan Orders totaling Seven Million One Hundred
Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($7,175,000.00) for the Citywide Infrastructure
Program identified as follows:
|
Sidewalks |
$1,200,000.00 |
|
Street Resurfacing Extended Pavement |
$1,000,000.00 |
|
Street Resurfacing |
$1,500,000.00 |
|
Private Street Conversion |
$1,000,000.00 |
|
Streets and Sidewalks |
$1,000,000.00 |
|
Franklin Street Slope |
$ 400,000.00 |
|
T.I.P. Design – Belmont Street |
$ 200,000.00 |
|
T.I.P. Design – Lincoln Street |
$ 250,000.00 |
|
T.I.P. Design – Harding & Franklin |
$ 200,000.00 |
|
T.I.P. Design – North Main St. Gateway |
$ 250,000.00 |
|
Traffic Signal Upgrades |
$ 75,000.00 |
|
Ornamental Lighting Quinsigamond Village |
$ 50,000.00 |
|
Bridge Rehabilitation |
$ 50,000.00 |
|
Total |
$7,175,000.00 |
And
that these amounts be appropriated to the accounts and for the purposes so
identified on the Loan Authorizations to fully fund the fiscal 2007 Capital
Investment Program. (Attachments)
13. Communication of the City
Manager recommend the adoption of ten Loan Orders totaling Two Million
Four Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($2,425,000.00) for the Parks
Improvement Program identified as follows:
|
Beaver Brook |
$ 400,000.00 |
|
Knights of Columbus |
$ 250,000.00 |
|
Green Hill Park |
$ 700,000.00 |
|
Open Space (Pleasant & Winslow) |
$ 250,000.00 |
|
Subtotal |
$1,600,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
Cookson Field |
$ 100,000.00 |
|
Rockwood Field |
$ 400,000.00 |
|
Blithewood Field |
$ 50,000.00 |
|
Korean War Memorial |
$ 165,000.00 |
|
Schwartz Lighting |
$ 60,000.00 |
|
Shore Park |
$ 50,000.00 |
|
Subtotal |
$ 825,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
$2,425,000.00 |
And that these amounts be appropriated
to the accounts and for the purposes so identified on each Loan Authorization
to fully fund the fiscal 2007, Capital Investment Program. (Attachments)
Mayor Murray suspended the rules to allow representatives from Mujeres
Unidad to speak
14. Communication
of the City Manager recommend adoption of the Loan Orders totaling Nine
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000.00) for the DCU Building Rehabilitation and
DCU Capital Equipment, be appropriated to Account #91C775, DCU Center
Building Rehabilitation, and to Account #91C774, DCU Capital Equipment for the
purposes so identified on the Loan Authorization to fully fund the fiscal 2007
Capital Investment Program. (Attachments)
15 ACCEPTED & ADOPTED ALSO REFERRED TO MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES
15. Communication of the
City Manager transmitting Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years
2007-2011. (Attachments)
SECOND ITEM OF BUSINESS
16 – TAKEN WITH ITEM 8A OF THE CITY MANAGER’S
CALENDAR
16. Monthly status reports consistent with Standing Committees on the following economic development initiatives: Union Station garage and tenancy, Massport’s partnership efforts at the Airport, downtown housing development, Mass. Highway road project schedules, Gateway Park grants and tenancy, Gardner-Kilby-Hammond project, SWIP project, brownfield initiatives, Coes Dam rehab, replacement and relocation of Central Garage, Visitor’s Center rehab, telecommunications contract, Wyman Gordon property reuse, CitySquare, the Arts District, the Canal District project, the Franklin St. Fire Station, Citywide & Downtown Marketing, the North Main St. Plan with specific mention of the Vocational School & the Worcester Memorial Auditorium, St. Vincent redevelopment, and to retain and recruit Small Businesses.
17. ITEMS
OF CITIZEN INTEREST
17a.
ITEMS OF
DEPARTMENTAL OR EMPLOYEE INTEREST
18. Mirick Perkins request to remove and replace three trees in front of 7 Waycross St. (Attachments)
19-22 REFERRED TO PLANNING BOARD
19. Michael Konan request to make public the private portion of Meola
Ave. from house #31 to the end. (Attachments)
20. Attorney Samuel DeSimone request to amend the Zoning Ordinance by
adding the following sentence to Article II Section 6 (1) “When considering an
application for Special Permit under Article IX and/or Article X the Planning
Board shall be the SPGA under the provisions of Article XIII section 5(3)”.
(Attachments)
21. Samuel Rosario, Representative for TGL, Inc., request zoning change for 1367-1369 Grafton St. from current BL-1.0 & ML-0.5 to entirely BL-1.0. (Attachments)
22. Anne O’Connor, Clerk for the Planning Board, request to amend the Zoning Ordinance by deleting XV and inserting a new XV – Flexible Parking Overlay District. (Attachments)
23. Mary MacInnes, Administrator for WRTA, request permission to
install a bench or shelter near bus stop on Front St., which is near Commercial
St. (Attachments)
24. Arlene Haddad et al request to increase to it’s maximum wattage for street lights #7 & #8 on Park Terrace Rd. (Attachments)
25. Paula Jandrow request abatement of street betterment assessment
#24528 in the amount of $9,007.00 on Roy St. (Attachments)
26. Ernest Henry request sidewalk repair in front of driveway at 314
Burncoat St. (Attachments)
27. Timothy Zhiqiu Xu, Pastor of Chinese Gospel Church of
Massachusetts, request sidewalk and curb repair on Carbon St. adjacent to 21
Belmont St. (Attachments)
28. Matthew & Sarah Anderson et al request private street
maintenance on Wigwam Hill Dr. (Attachments)
29. Albert St. Hilaire request private street maintenance on the
private section of Briarcliff St. (Attachments)
30. William & Pauline Greene request abatement of street
betterment assessment # 24520 in the amount of $13,780.71 on Roy St. (Attachments)
31. Robert & Virginia Barbon request sidewalk repair in front of
125-127 Brookline St. and along the Monticello Dr. side of this property. (Attachments)
32. Jane Kuang et al request sidewalk repair in front of 34 Beacon
St. (Attachments)
33. Adele Dailida et al request repair/replace sidewalk in front of
43 Columbia St. (Attachments)
34. Bridey Holm request sidewalk repair in front of 7 Leslie Rd. (Attachments)
35. Councilor Joseph M. Petty and Councilor Frederick C. Rushton
request the sidewalks be repaved in front of 39 Dellwood Rd. (Attachments)
36. Councilor Frederick C. Rushton request sidewalks be repaved in
front of 32 South Flagg St. (Attachments)
37. Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Ronald Pilski request
repair of asphalt apron in the vicinity of 28 Arbutus St. (Attachments)
37a. Councilor Gary Rosen request sidewalk repair on Milton St. between
North St. and Brookfield St. Referred to Public Works Committee – Suspension
of Rules (Attachments)
38. Councilor Barbara G. Haller request that Marston Way be made a
one-way street in a westerly direction from Fruit St. Sever St. (Attachments)
39. Councilor Barbara G. Haller request Dayton St. be made a one-way
street in an easterly direction from Sever St. to West St. (Attachments)
40. Councilor Barbara G. Haller request Hampden St. be made a one-way
street in a westerly direction from West St. to Sever St. (Attachments)
41. Councilor Barbara G. Haller request that all no-parking prohibitions
in West St. between Highland St. and Elm St. be rescinded. (Attachments)
42. Councilor Barbara G. Haller request that all 2-hour parking limits,
Mondays through Fridays, in Russell St. between Highland St. and Elm St. be
rescinded. (Attachments)
43. Elsie Labiosa, Owner of Equal Housing Mortgage Corp., request a
parking sign in front of 1018 Main St. for one hour parking between 8:00 A.M.
and 7:00 P.M. (Attachments)
44. Paul Giorgio request to re-examine street parking in the Winter
St., Water St. and Harding St. area. (Attachments)
45. Sharon Arnold et al request two “Children Go Slow” signs at both
ends of Collins St. (Attachments)
46. Paul Loach request handicap parking in front of 10 Camp St. (Attachments)
47. Paul Picknelly, President of Fargo Management LLC, request to
remove parking meters on the west side of Major Taylor Blvd. between Thomas St.
and Central St. and install in place thereof a passenger zone at all hours, all
days. (Attachments)
48. Consuelo Robles request to remove handicap parking sign in front
of 26 Hooper St. (Attachments)
49. Domingo Oliveras, Jr. request handicap parking at 34 Princeton
St. (Attachments)
50. Councilor Barbara G. Haller request installation of four-way stop
signs at the intersection of Woodland and Kingsbury Streets. (Attachments)
51. Michele Schroeder request parking permits for students of
Worcester that are residents elsewhere. (Attachments)
52. Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request the installation of “Do Not Block This Intersection” signs in
Highland St. at the intersection with Main St. (Attachments)
53. Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request crosswalk in the vicinity
of 275 Greenwood St. (Attachments)
54
REFERRED TO HEALTH COMMITTEE
54. Councilor Barbara G. Haller request Worcester’s HOPE Coalition be
allowed to present it’s findings and recommendations following a comprehensive
study of outdoor tobacco advertising in Worcester to City Council at the
meeting of July 18, 2006. (Attachments)
Murray suspended the rules
to allow the Hope Coalition to make their presentation.
55. State Representative Vincent Pedone request City Council to
request the City Clerk to obtain information concerning the salaries of Mayors
& City Councilors in other cities of comparable size to Worcester. (Attachments)
56. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER
MICHAEL V.
O'BRIEN
CITY MANAGER
COUNCIL
CALENDAR FOR JULY 18, 2006
1. APPOINTMENTS
NON-CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION
A. Notification of Appointment of Mia
McDonald to the Conservation Commission.
(Attachments)
Placed on file
B. Notification of Appointment of Theron
Jones to the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee. (Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Notification of Appointment of Nicole
Xifaras Parella to the Planning Board.
(Attachments)
Placed on file
D. Notification of Appointment of Andrew
Freilich and Reappointment of Morris Bergman to the Zoning Board of
Appeals. (Attachments)
Placed on file
E. Notification of Appointment of Nicholas
Plante and Reappointment of Sally Jablonski to the Historical Commission. (Attachments)
Placed on file
2. APPOINTMENTS
CITY COUNCIL CONFIRMATION
A. Notification of Appointment of Robert
Bilotta and Michael Testa and Reappointment of Florence Lucci and Alexis
Martinez to the Community Development Advisory Committee. (Attachments)
Appointments and Reappointments
confirmed on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent)
B. Notification of Appointment of John
Lentini and Daphne Phillips and Reappointment of Grace Clark to the Commission
on Disabilities. (Attachments)
Appointments and Reappointment confirmed
on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent)
C. Notification of Appointment of John
Stewart to the Election Commission. (Attachments)
Appointment confirmed on a roll call
10-0 (Clancy absent)
3. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
AIRPORT DIVISION
4. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
CABLE SERVICES DIVISION
5. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
ELECTION COMMISSION DIVISION
6. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
7. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
8. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
A. Transmitting Economic Development Monthly
Report for July 2006. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee, Public Service & Transportation
Committee, Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee, Commerce &
Development Committee - Citywide Master Plan referred to Land Use Committee and
Strategic Planning Committee
B. Transmitting Informational Communication
regarding the Worcester UniverCity Partnership Quarterly Report (Attachments)
Referred to Education & College/University Relations
9. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NEIGHBORHOODS AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
A. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to a Financing Update on the Hadley Residential Project on
Main/Madison Street. (Attachments)
Referred to Commerce & Development Committee and Housing & Neighborhood
Revitalization Committee for informational purposes
10. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING AND REGULATORY SERVICES DIVISION
11. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DIVISION
A. Transmitting Informational Communication
Regarding a List of the Streets Involved in the Pelican Avenue Area that would
Benefit from Hearings to Install Sewers.
(Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
12. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
OPERATIONS DIVISION
A. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to City Council's Request that Improvements be made Regarding
On-Street Parking and Street Markings in the Tronic Square Area. (Attachments)
Referred to Traffic & Parking Committee
B. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to the Use of Video Surveillance and Illegal Dumping. (Attachments)
Referred to Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
C. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to FY 06 Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
D. Transmitting Informational Communication
Regarding the Abandoned Vehicle Removal Program and Abandoned Shopping
Carts. (Attachments)
Placed on file
E. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to the April and May 2006 Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Report. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Works Committee
F. Request City Council's Deliberation,
Consideration and Adoption of the Recommended Revisions to the City's Abandoned
Shopping Cart Ordinance. (Attachments)
Voted to advertise proposed Ordinance on a roll call 8-0 (Clancy, Lukes,
Smith absent)
13. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS
PARKS DIVISION
A. Resolution to Accept a Donation of
Services, Equipment and Labor with a Value of Over $32,000.00 for the Restoration
of the Colonel Timothy Bigelow Memorial.
(Attachments)
Resolution adopted with gratitude
Mayor Murray suspended the
rules to allow Katherine Kingsbury, member of the Colonel Timothy Bigelow
Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution to speak.
B. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to the First Public Hearing for the Indian Hill Park Master Plan. (Attachments)
Referred to Youth, Parks and Recreation Committee
C. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to the First Public Hearing for the Oakland Heights Playground Master
Plan. (Attachments)
Referred to Youth, Parks and Recreation Committee
D. Resolution to Accept with Gratitude a
Donation of a New State-of-the-Art Scoreboard at Tivnan Field at Lake
Park. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted with gratitude
E. Request to File and Accept Three Grant
Resolutions for the FY07 Urban Self Help Grant and the Self Help Program to
Renovate Playing Fields at Rockwood Field, to Renovate Winslow Park and to
Purchase Open Space Property. (Attachments)
Three Resolutions adopted
14. PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS
COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION
15. PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS
FIRE DEPARTMENT
16. PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS
LICENSE COMMISSION
A. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to the License Commission's Record Showing a Change of Management for
the SMOC- Owned Property at 701 Main Street.
(Attachments)
Referred to Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization Committee
17. PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS
POLICE DEPARTMENT
A. Transmitting Informational Communication Relative
to the Accreditation of Divisions within the Worcester Police Department. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
B. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to a Speeding and Stop Sign Surveillance Detail on Lovell Street
between Carlisle and Brownell Streets.
(Attachments)
Placed on file
C. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to the Worcester Police Department's 2005 Annual Report. (Attachments)
Referred to Public Safety Committee
18. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
19. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
20. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DISABILITY DIVISION
21. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
ELDER AFFAIRS DIVISION
A. Resolution to File and Accept Donations
from the Friends of Worcester's Senior Center, Inc. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted
B. Request Adoption of an Order to Authorize
a One Year Lease of Space at the Senior Center for an Elder Services of
Worcester Area, Inc. Program. (Attachments) Order adopted
22. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION
23. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION
24. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION
25. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PUBLIC LIBRARY
26. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
VETERANS' SERVICES DIVISION
27. PUBLIC SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
28. LAW DEPARTMENT
LEGAL DIVISION
A. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to a Legal Opinion on the Relationship between City Council and the
Commissioner of Public Works and Parks and what Authority the City Council
through its Sub Committee, Youth, Parks and Recreation, has in making
Recommendations on Exactly how Money is Spent on City Parks. (Attachments)
Referred to Youth, Parks and Recreation Committee
B. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to City Council's Request for a Copy of the Opinion Issued by the
Attorney General Concerning the Financial Status of Qualifying Tax-Exempt
Organizations and other Details Relating to his Determination. (Attachments)
Recommitted to City Manager
29. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
ASSESSING DIVISION
A. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to City Council's Request that the City Manager Provide the City Council
with the History of the Use of the Property at # 2 June Street. (Attachments)
Tabled under privilege (Haller)
30. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
BUDGET OFFICE DIVISION
A. Request Adoption of a Summary and
Resolution to File and Accept a FFY06 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act Grant. (Attachments)
Resolution adopted
B. Transmitting Informational Communication
Relative to the City of Worcester's Post Employment Benefits Other than Pension
(OPEB) that Reflect Methods Approved by the Government Accounting Standards
Board (GASB) as of July 1, 2006. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations Committee
31. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
PURCHASING DIVISION
32. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION
33. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
TREASURY AND COLLECTIONS DIVISION
34. FINANCE ITEMS
CAPITAL TRANSFERS
A. Recommend that Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars And No Cents
($250,000.00) be transferred from Building Rehabilitation, and be appropriated
to Account # 25C702, Police Department Building Rehabilitation to rehab the
Police Crime Lab, Detective Bureau and Police Training Academy Classroom. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
B. Recommend that One Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($100,000.00) be
transferred from Loan Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, and be appropriated
to Account #44C732, Sewer Control Plan to allow for the payment of a current
invoice and future obligations. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
C. Recommend that Three Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($300,000.00) be
transferred from Loan Account #91C741, Street Construction, and be appropriated
to DPW Account #41C742, Street Resurfacing (Ext. Pavement) to allow for the
payment of current and future obligations.
(Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
D. Recommend that Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars And No Cents
($250,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C741, Street Reconstruction,
and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C768, Private Street
Conversion/Betterments to provide funds for the payment of current obligations
and future expenditures. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
E. Recommend that One Hundred Seventy Five
Thousand Dollars And No Cents
($175,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C741, Street Construction,
and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C720, Traffic Improvements to allow for
the payment of anticipated obligations.
(Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
F. Recommend that Two Hundred Eighty Nine
Thousand Nine Hundred Two Dollars And No Cents ($289,902.00) be transferred
from Loan Account #91C780, Capital Equipment, and be appropriated to DPW
Account #41C703, Capital Equipment to allow for the purchase and future payment
of this equipment. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
G. Recommend that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($500,000.00) be
transferred from Loan Account #91C745, Sewer Reconstruction, and be
appropriated to DPW Account #44C744, Sewer Reconstruction to allow for the
payment of current and anticipated obligations. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
H. Recommend that Seven Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars And No Cents
($750,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C713, Water Mains, and be
appropriated to DPW Account #45C720, Water Mains to allow for the payment of
current invoices and anticipated obligations.
(Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
I. Recommend that Two Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($200,000.00) be
transferred from Loan Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, and be appropriated
to DPW Account #44C764, Sewer Pumping to allow for payment of current and
anticipated obligations for the Sewer Pumping Station Capital Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
J. Recommend that Sixty Thousand Dollars And
No Cents ($60,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C745, Sewers -
Granite Street, and be appropriated to DPW Account #44C746, Granite Street
Improvements to allow for the payment of anticipated obligations associated
with this capital project. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
K. Recommend that Seven Hundred Thousand
Dollars And No Cents ($700,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C741,
Street Construction, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C741, Street Resurfacing
to allow for the payment of current and future obligations. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
L. Recommend that Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars And No Cents
($250,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C739, Lateral Sewers, and be
appropriated to DPW Account #44C750, Lateral Sewers to allow for the payment of
current and future obligations. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on a
roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
M. Recommend that Four Thousand One Hundred
Sixty Three Dollars And Forty Cents
($4,163.40) be transferred from Loan Account #91C731, Capital Equipment, and be
appropriated to DPW Account #45C703, Water Capital Equipment to allow for the
purchase and future payment of this equipment.
(Attachments)
Order adopted on a
roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on a roll call 0-10
(Clancy absent)
N. Recommend that Four Hundred Twenty Nine
Thousand Nine Hundred Seventeen Dollars And Eighty Seven Cents ($429,917.87) be
transferred and be appropriated to the Offstreet Parking Program Accounts to
provide sufficient funding for the Off-Street Parking Program for the First
Quarter of Fiscal Year 2007. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
O. Recommend that Ninety Seven Thousand Six
Hundred Ninety Five Dollars And Twenty Five Cents ($97,695.25) be transferred
from Account #91C711and transferred to
Account # 25C702 Police Capital Rehabilitation. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
P. Recommend that Eight Hundred Thousand
Dollars And No Cents ($800,000.00) be transferred from Account # 91C711,
Citywide Building Rehabilitation, to Account # 50C702, Public Schools Building
Rehabilitation to pay for school building rehabilitation projects approved in
the Capital Improvement Program. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
Q. Recommend that Twenty Seven Thousand Two
Hundred Fifty Dollars, ($27,250.00) be transferred from Account #91C716, Union
Station, and appropriated to Account #04C704, Union Station to pay for
rehabilitation expenses. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) Reconsideration denied on
a roll call 0-10 (Clancy absent)
R. SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend the
adoption of a Loan Order in the amount of Four Million Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars And No Cents
($4,300,000.00) be appropriated to the Off Street Parking Account to pay for
Capital Improvement projects as identified in the Loan Orders to fund various
Off Street projects as detailed in the fiscal 2007 Capital Improvement Program.
Voted to advertise proposed Loan Order on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent)
and Referred to Municipal Operations for informational purposes (Attachments)
S. SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend the
adoption of a Loan Order in the amount
Eight Million Sixty Thousand
Dollars And No Cents ($8,060,000.00) to be appropriated to the accounts
as identified in the various Water Enterprise Loan Orders to fund cost
associated for the Water projects, as detailed in the Fiscal 2007 Capital
Improvement Program. Voted to advertise proposed Loan Order on a roll call
10-0 (Clancy absent) and Referred to Municipal Operations for informational
purposes (Attachments)
35. FINANCE ITEMS
OPERATIONAL TRANSFERS
A. Recommend that One Hundred Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars And No Cents
($125,000.00) be transferred from Account #330-10, Sewer Enterprise Reserve
Revenue, and be appropriated to Sewer Account #4401-2212-92110, Storm Water
Management to allow for timely payment of the EPA fine. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent)
B. Recommend that Three Million Ninety Six
Thousand One Hundred Forty Eight Dollars And Four Cents ($3,096,148.04) be
transferred from and to the various accounts identified in the enclosed finance
order to balance the City's General Fund (tax levy) accounts for the Fiscal
Year ending June 30, 2006 (FY 2006).
Furthermore, I respectfully recommend that the amount of Nine Thousand
Sixty Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($9,060.19) be transferred to and from the
accounts listed for the Greenhill Golf Course, Three Hundred Seventy Four
Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Four Dollars and Twenty Eight Cents ($374,964.28)
be transferred to and from the accounts listed for the Sewer Enterprise
Account, and that Thirteen Thousand Four Hundred Seventy One Dollars and Forty
One Cents ($13,471.41) be transferred to and from the accounts listed for the
Water Enterprise Account to close all enterprise account shortfalls for FY
2006. Lastly, I respectfully recommend
that Twelve Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty Three Dollars and Ninety Nine Cents
($12,723.99) be transferred to and from the enclosed Capital Project accounts
to eliminate project account shortfalls necessary to close FY 2006. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent)
C. Recommend that Six Hundred Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars And No Cents ($625,000.00) be transferred from Account # 330-05,
Special Revenue Funds, Reserve for Appropriation PL 874 , and be appropriated
to Account # 500-92000, Public Schools Ordinary Maintenance for the purchase of
classroom instructional supplies and materials. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent)
D. Recommend that Two Million One Hundred One
Thousand One Hundred Forty Seven Dollars And No Cents ($2,101,147.00) be raised
by taxation and that One Million Eight Hundred Fifty One Thousand One Hundred
Forty Seven Dollars And No Cents ($1,851,147.00) be appropriated to Account #
500-91000, Worcester Public Schools Personal Services, and that Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($250,000.00) be appropriated to Account #
500-92000, Worcester Public Schools Ordinary Maintenance. (Attachments)
Order adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent)
E. SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend that
$166,824.01 be transferred from the accounts listed below and appropriated to
the Municipal Golf Course Other Available Funds (2G-39200) to eliminate a
year-end operating deficit due to revenue shortfalls at the Golf Course. Order
adopted on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent) (Attachments)
F. SUPPLEMENTAL: Recommend that Two Hundred Thirty Two Thousand Eight Hundred Ninety Six Dollars And No Cents ($232,896.00) be transferred from various accounts and appropriated to various accounts to fund retroactive payments for fiscal years 2004-2006 and current year salary increases necessary to implement the collective bargaining agreement with Worcester Clerk’s Association.
Furthermore, I recommend
that Two Thousand Three Hundred Fourteen Dollars ($2,314.00) currently
available in Account # 470-91000, Airport Personal Services, be appropriated to
fund retroactive payments for fiscal years 2004-2006 and current year salary
increases necessary to implement the collective bargaining agreement with
Worcester Clerks’ Association within the Airport Enterprise Division. Order adopted on a roll call
10-0 (Clancy absent) (Attachments)
36. FINANCE ITEMS
PRIOR YEAR
37. MISCELLANEOUS AGENDA TRANSMITTALS
A. Transmitting informational
communication relative to Temporary Assignment of Parking Administrator Duties
to the City Treasurer. Placed on file (Attachments)
B. Recommend City Council’s
Adoption of the attached Worcester Clerk’s Association Salary Ordinance. Voted to advertise proposed ordinance on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy
absent) (Attachments)
C. Request City Council Adopt
the attached Amendment to the CitySquare District Improvement Financing Plan. Voted to advertise proposed Loan Order & Ordinance and Order
adopted on a roll call 9-1 (Clancy absent) (No – Lukes) Reconsideration denied
on a roll call 0-10 (Clancy Absent) (Attachments)
CHAIRMAN’S ORDERS
57-66 FROM PUBLIC WORKS - Adopted
57. Request City Manager request City Solicitor to provide City Council with a legal opinion whether or not Taj Drive may be converted to a one-way street, taking into consideration any and all conditions connected with the sub-division approval and/or Registry of Deed filings. (Attachments)
58. Request City Manager cause a review of the Department of Public
Works and Parks back flow valve program with an eye towards having the City of
Worcester assume a higher percentage of the cost of the installations. (Attachments)
59. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report stating
whether the City of Worcester has received funds from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as a result of the October, 2005 rain event, and, if so, in
what amounts, and further, report towards what type of corrective action have
these funds been applied. (Attachments)
60. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report detailing what cities and towns across the Commonwealth have paid damages as a result of sewage back-up into private properties. (Attachments)
61. Request City Manager provide City Council with responses to the
questions that remain unanswered from the attached December 12, 2005 listing. (Attachments)
62. Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and
Parks to report to the City Council concerning flow metering, the sealing of
clay pipes and the investigating of the system as a part of his review of the
inflow and infiltration program. (Attachments)
63. Request City Manager provide City Council with the total of the
number of claims filed and the dollar amount these claims represent as a result
of the October, 2005 rain event. (Attachments)
64. Request the City Manager provide the City Council with the total
number of FEMA claims filed and the number of approved claims and respective dollar
amounts paid to Worcester property owners as a result of the October, 2005 rain
event. (Attachments)
65. Request City Manager to request the members of the Worcester
delegation to the Great and General Court request a legal opinion be issued by
State House legal department concerning the issue whether it is appropriate for
a municipality to file Special Legislation to allow the municipality to pay for
damages to private property owners as a result of a rain event such as occurred
in Worcester in October, 2005. (Attachments)
66. Request City Manager request the Commissioner of the Department
of Public Works and Parks to identify and then survey the major arteries across
the City with an eye towards identifying those areas where sidewalks do not
exist and might be installed for the general public convenience and safety. (Attachments)
67.
Request City Manager request Police
Chief to install speeding surveillance in Ridgewood Road from 7:30-9:00 a.m.
and 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., weekdays. (Attachments)
68.
Request City Manager request Police
Chief to conduct parking enforcement surveillance in the vicinity of 143
Institute Road and also in Newport Street, especially driveway and corner
clearances. (Attachments)
68a-68b FROM JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE & DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC
WORKS ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL 9-1 (Clancy absent) (No – Lukes) RECONSIDERATION
DENIED ON A ROLL CALL 0-10 (Clancy Absent)
- Suspension of Rules
69. Request City Manager provide City Council with a status report
including timelines and funding sources for the remaining phases of the
Worcester Common Restoration project. (Murray) (Attachments)
Adopted
70. Request City Manager request City Solicitor to work with the State Delegation to help clearly define “domicile” as it relates to M.G.L. Ch. 56, s. 26, entitled “Illegal Voting or Attempt to Vote”, particularly lines one and two which states, “Whoever, knowing that he/she is not a qualified voter in any place, willfully votes or attempts to vote therein;….”. (Toomey) (Attachments)
Motion Toomey to add: Further, request City Solicitor to report
back to City Council with the results.
Adopted, as amended
71. Request City Manager to report to the City Council (in Executive
Session, if necessary), concerning strategies being considered as it relates to
preventing annual double-digit health insurance rate increases as set by the
health insurance providers. (Murray, Petty, Clancy) (Attachments)
Adopted
72. Request City Manager request Police Chief to install a speeding
surveillance detail in Pleasant St. in the vicinity of the curve in the roadway
near Elmwood St. (Petty) (Attachments) Adopted
73. Request City Manager request Police Chief to relocate the speeding
surveillance detail from frontage road area off I-190 to the area of Brattle
St. in the vicinity of Chevy Chase Rd. in an effort to slow traffic entering
the curved roadway area in this thickly settled residential area. (Petty) (Attachments)
Adopted
74. Request City Manager provide City Council with an updated report
concerning the concept of mounted police personnel. (Petty) (Attachments)
Adopted
75. Request City Manager request Department of Public Health to
report to City Council any and all efforts that are planned to be taken to
protect the public health and safety against a possible infestation of rats
when the demolition of the majority of the Worcester Common Outlet mall is
undertaken. (Rosen) (Attachments) Adopted
76. Request City Manager provide City Council with an update
concerning the contract negotiations at the Worcester Regional Transit
Authority and any and all other efforts being made to avert any type of mass
transit work stoppage. (Rosen) (Attachments)
Adopted
77. Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the number
of vehicular accidents reported at the intersection of Woodland and Kingsbury
Streets over a period of the last five years. (Haller) (Attachments)
Adopted
78. Request City Manager review the attached proposed regulations
from the Elm-Becker Neighborhood Association and provide Council with either a
recommendation to enact, or alternative wording, to accomplish the goal of
encouraging property owners to manage their own properties and to have property
owners rather than taxpayers reimburse the local government for expenses
incurred for managing persistent problem properties. (Haller) (Attachments)
Adopted
79. Request City Manager provide City Council with a proposed set of
restrictions concerning the bundling of tax liens and tax foreclosures for sale
including a one-year time limit for a property to be developed from the time of
auction, and further request that said properties be held to a high standard
between the period of time they are sold at auction and the time they are
developed, both for properties sold prospectively and retroactively. (Palmieri,
Murray) (Attachments)
Councilor
Palmieri moved to amend: Further,
request City Manager to provide a report on how many adopt-a-lots exist in the
City and are these areas contiguous to the purchaser’s property.
Adopted, as amended
80. Request City Manager research and report to City Council the
response time that is expected when calls for emergency service are received
from St. Gobain, in light of the recently reported incidences in which no
response was made for more than one-half hour. (Smith) (Attachments)
Adopted
81. Request City Manager communicate with the owner of railroad
property that runs parallel to West Boylston St. along the property owned by
St. Gobain and request that they repair/replace the broken fencing and railing
that separates their tracks from St. Gobain and separates their tracks from the
City sidewalk. (Smith) (Attachments) Adopted
82. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report detailing
the standard procedures and practices Code Enforcement staff follow when
tracking complaints for which a citation has been issued for code violations on
private properties. (Palmieri) (Attachments)
Adopted
83. Request City Manager consider including podcasting as an option
for information about Worcester that is posted on our web site, and be it
further requested that podcasting be added to previously voted requests that
concern how we upgrade our communication through technology. (Toomey) (Attachments)
Councilor Smith moved to
amend: Further, request City
Manager to consider including the City Council meetings for podcasting.
Adopted, as amended
84. Request City Manager consider installing bicycle storage racks in
future downtown streetscaping. (Toomey) (Attachments)
Adopted
85. Request City Manager contact MassPort authorities concerning the
feasibility of temporarily using Worcester Regional Airport for landings and
take offs in order to alleviate highway congestion accessing and departing
Logan Airport. (Murray, Petty) (Attachments)
Mayor Murray
moved to amend: Further, request City Manager to request
MassPort authorities to consider the feasibility of increasing commuter trains
during off hours and weekends.
Adopted,
as amended
86. Request City Manager report to City Council as to what process
is in place to determine whether full time or part time public employees,
employees of those employers seeking TIF’s, DIF’s or other financial incentives
from the city or employees of general or sub contractors on city/public funded
projects are undocumented and what action, if any, the city takes if the city
is aware of employees who are undocumented or if the employee is a city public
employee. (Lukes) (Attachments) Adopted
86a. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report by the
August 29th City Council meeting on the progress of National Grid
relocating the duct bank at Washington Sq. Motion-Perotto @ 8A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
86b. Request City Manager to provide City Council with a detailed report
by the August 29th City Council meeting on the process for dealing
with Charter for contract renewal and to include the use of the vendor. Motion-Petty
@ 8A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
86c. Request City Manager review the schedule for work to be done at the
Four Corners and move it up sooner to coincide with the opening of Route 146
and also to seek options to include streetscape in that same intersection
perhaps through NSRA program. Motion-Haller @ 8A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
86d. Request City Manager send a copy of item #17C
of the City Manager’s Calendar to all Neighborhood Associations, Neighborhood
Centers and Community Development Corporations. Motion-Haller @ #17C CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
86e. Request City Manager meet with the Worcester
Regional Research Bureau with regards to their Citizen Satisfaction Survey and
see if there are some steps that can be taken to make sure the respondents
better reflect the demographics of our City. Motion-Haller @ 17C CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
86f. Request City Manager request City Solicitor to form some proposed
legislation be drafted for the City Council to consider that would allow the
City Assessor to give to the public the same information that the Attorney
General can give to the public. Motion-Lukes
@ #28B CM – Adopted (Attachments)
86g. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report by the
August 29th City Council meeting recommending a process that would
initiate the notification between the Code Department and the City Assessors
when a use of a property might need to be reclassified. Motion-Lukes @ #29A
CM – Adopted (Attachments)
86h. Request City Manager request the City Assessor to provide City
Council with a study of the Sycamore, Charlton and Main Sts. corridor regarding
the effects of property values because of social service agencies and if the
property values have been reduced. Motion-Haller @ 29A CM – Adopted (Attachments)
86i. Request City Manager provide City Council with a report by the
August 29th City Council meeting that will address any budgetary
gap. Motion-Lukes @ #34A-Q CM –
Adopted (Attachments)
86j. Request City Manager request City Solicitor to report to City
Council concerning the appropriateness of the collection of a donation for the
purpose of attempting to fill a funding gap Worcester families have in
affording marriage counseling services. Motion-Lukes
@ #93 CC – Adopted (Attachments)
86k. Request City Manager request City Solicitor to report to City
Council concerning the appropriateness of performing civil marriage ceremonies
for a privately collected fee at City Hall. Motion-Lukes @ #93 CC – Adopted (Attachments)
86l. Request City Manager change the hours of operation of the South
Worcester Playfields to 6AM to 9PM and to post these hours conspicuously and
notify the police department of this change. Haller-Suspension of Rules-Adopted (Attachments)
86m. Request City Manager provide City Council with an update report on
the MDC-DCR Cambridge St. Sewer Program. Haller-Suspension
of Rules-Adopted (Attachments)
86n. Request City Manager provide City Council with an update and/or
resolution to the dispute concerning the condition and use of the property at
103 Holden St. Rosen, Petty–Suspension of Rules-Adopted (Attachments)
88. SEWER
ASSESSMENT: PINE HILL ROAD (Attachments)
89.
SEWER ASSESSMENT: ALBEMARLE STREET (Attachments)
90. RECESS
TO FINANCE – No action taken
a. #3A CM June 20, 2006
Communication of the City Manager
transmitting informational communication FY07 Economic Stimulus Bill and
Supplemental Capital Budget. (Attachments)
91. Communication of William Welch, Clerk of the Massachusetts
Senate, transmitting a copy of the Resolutions adopted by the Massachusetts
Senate on May 4, 2006 affirming the civil rights and liberties of the people of
Massachusetts. (Attachments) Placed on file
92. Communication of Roberta Schaefer, Ph.D., Executive Director,
Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting communication relative to
2005-2006 Annual Report. (Attachments) Placed on file
93. Communication of David J. Rushford, City Clerk, transmitting
communication relative to the annual report to City Council concerning revenues
collected by the staff of the City Clerk Department during the preceding fiscal
year. (Attachments) Referred to Municipal Operations
94. Communication of David J. Rushford, City Clerk, transmitting
communication relative to two statistical reports concerning records of birth
of children born in Worcester during calendar year 2005. (Attachments)
Placed on file
95. Communication of Elizabeth A. Early, Executive Secretary for the
Worcester Retirement Board, transmitting communication relative to the
Worcester Retirement System (WRS) Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)
for the year ending December 31, 2005. (Attachments)
Referred to Municipal Operations
96 FROM PUBLIC WORKS
96. That the City Council of the City of Worcester goes on record in
favor of efforts to provide relief via special state legislation to the
property owners in Worcester who were adversely impacted by the rain event of
October, 2005 and further, that the City Council goes on record in favor of
providing a financial match to said state funding resolution, if approved. (Attachments) Chairman’s Resolution adopted on a roll
call 10-0 (Clancy absent)
97. That the City Council recognizes USAF
Colonel Henry L. Cyr, Jr. on the occasion of his retirement. (Petty, Rosen, Haller,
Smith, Toomey, Murray, Clancy, Perotto) (Attachments)
Resolution adopted
on a roll call 10-0 (Clancy absent)
98 ACCEPTED & ADOPTED ON A ROLL CALL
10-0 (Clancy absent)
98. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Report of the
Planning Board Upon the Petition of P. Kevin Condron request to discontinue as
a public way and remove from the Official Map East Worcester Street from the
intersection of the westerly line of the South Hill Street with the northerly
line of East Worcester Street to Shrewsbury Street: recommend adoption of
the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
99 ACCEPTED & ADOPTED
99. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of
Attorney Robert Longden on behalf of Antanavica Construction Company,
Inc. request to accept an easement for a turn-around for fire & emergency
vehicles on Willvail St.: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order. (Attachments)
100. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of Michael Troiano request upgrade of Dunkirk Ave. pumping station and removal of grid at the end of the pipe at Broad Meadow Brook and placed 150 yards from mouth of the pipe. This is causing a back flow of water pressure to the pumping station: recommend the Petition be placed on file. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC WORKS UPON the following Communications of the City Manager: recommend
the Communications be placed on file.
101. Recommending City Council to approve the discontinuance of the abandoned portion of East Worcester Street. (Attachments)
102. Transmitting a report providing the status of
relief/assistance efforts for the residents of the city in the aftermath of the
recent rainstorms. (Attachments)
103. Transmitting informational communication relative to the Dunkirk
Avenue Pump Station. (Attachments)
104. Transmitting informational communication relative to the effort to
provide the City Council and the residents of the City of Worcester with some
insight into the city’s request for disaster assistance – and from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (Attachments)
105. Transmitting informational communication relative to the Federal Emergency Management Agency declaration of a Major Disaster for Worcester County. (Attachments)
106. Transmitting informational communication relative to
a Backflow Prevention Grant Program, in which the City will fund the full costs
of installing backflow prevention devices in properties in areas prone to sewer
system surcharges. (Attachments)
107. Relative to the scope of services for sewer
system evaluation in the Dunkirk Avenue neighborhood. (Attachments)
108. Relative to special legislation authorizing
payment by the City to property owners whose homes or businesses were flooded
with sewage during the rain event of October15, 2005. (Attachments)
109. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the Petition
of Pamela Herbin request resident only parking at 89-87 Endicott St. only: recommend
adoption of the accompanying Order to request City Manager request Police Chief
to conduct parking enforcement surveillance in the area of 89-87 Endicott St.
(Attachments)
110. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE Upon the Petition of William Cosenza, Jr. et al
request removal of “Parking By Resident Permit Only” Signs on Dustin St. or
change to Resident Parking Only 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.: recommend Petitioner
be given leave to withdraw. (Attachments)
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC &
PARKING Upon the following Petitions: recommend
Petitions be placed on file.
111. Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. and Councilor Michael C. Perotto
request all resident parking signage on College Hill be reviewed prior to the
end of May in order to extend the time to include the summer months. (Attachments)
112. Debbie Harden request removal of Resident Only Parking in front of
11 Rodney St. (Attachments)
113. Mario Scardamaglia et al request resident parking in front of 25
Sever St. (Attachments)
114. Mary MacInnes, Administrator for WRTA, request to remove bus stop
signs on Malden St. at intersection of Malden St. and Malden Terrace, both
sides of the road. (Attachments)
115. Mary MacInnes, Administrator for WRTA, request to reinstall two
bus stop signs on pole #45 on Mountain St. East and at 107 Mountain St. East. (Attachments)
116. Mary MacInnes, Administrator for WRTA, request to reinstall two
bus stop signs on Cambridge St. 55’ west of Saugus Pl. and 45’ east of Webster
Sq. (Attachments)
REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON
TRAFFIC & PARKING Upon the following Petitions: recommend Petitions be denied.
117. Linda Bonin et al request installation of a traffic light at the corner of Southbridge St. & Crompton St. (Attachments)
118. Sister Mary Thomas Senckowski request removal of “Residential Parking Only” sign on north side of Richland St. (Attachments)
119. Councilor Barbara G. Haller request removal of Resident Parking restrictions on Richland St. (Attachments)
120. Councilor Barbara G. Haller request to remove resident parking on
Richland St. (Attachments)
121. Charlene Keefe, President of the Salter School, and Thomas Keefe, President of Campus Realty, Inc. request to amend Section 40 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of 1996 to remove Resident Permit Parking requirement from the easterly side of Indian Hill Rd. from Ararat St. to the southerly lot line of 128 Indian Hill Rd. and from the westerly side of Indian Hill Rd. from Ararat St. to the southerly lot line of 155 Ararat St., and to amend Schedule XX accordingly. (Attachments)
122. Dianne Schiavone et al request the installation of Resident Sticker Parking on the southerly side of Ararat St. along the frontage of the recreation fields, weekdays only, from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Attachments)
Mayor Murray suspended the rules to allow Attorney
Gary Bracket, representing Campus Realty, Inc. as well as Salters School, to
speak to items #121 and 122.
123. Clancy Pittman et al
request resident only parking on Rodney St. (Attachments)
124. Peter Christo request to have residential parking removed from the corner
of Kendig & College Sts. to the beginning of 127 College St., only on the
odd side. (Attachments)
125. Bernard Wolanski request to remove resident permit parking on College St. from Kendig St. to Dutton St. (Attachments)
126. John Henry request one resident parking permit for newly created zone on
Spurr St. (Attachments)
127. John & Linda Henry request removal of resident only parking on
Spurr St. (Attachments)
128. Lilith Andersen request portion of Elm St. between Chestnut St.
and Linden St. be redesignated as residential parking. (Attachments)
129. Lilith Andersen request Linden St. be redesignated as residential parking
during the day and parking be allowed in the evening. (Attachments)
130. Esther & Festus Konneh request resident parking on Blanche St.
(Attachments)
131. Tracie & David Waller request resident only parking from #2-#11
McKinley Rd. (Attachments)
132. Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request resident only parking on Natick St. (Attachments)
133. George Monfreda request resident only parking on Newport St. (Attachments)
134. Murilo Pereira request resident permit parking at 69 Fox St. (Attachments)
135. Ramon & Cleopatra Camilo request resident permit parking near
nursing home and park near 97 Houghton St. (Attachments)
136. Mayor Timothy P. Murray & Councilor Thomas White on behalf of Michael Baer request residential parking on even numbered side of Randall St. from 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Attachments)
137. Donna Carpenter request resident only parking on Hamilton St. between Dana Ave. and Delmont Ave. (Attachments)
138. Frank Harwood request resident permit parking on Shamrock St. (Attachments)
139. Michele DeLeo request resident permit parking at 53 Perry Ave. (Attachments)
140. James
Penny request resident parking on Fifth Ave. (Attachments)
141. Paul Rieth request to change resident permit parking on Shaffner St. from 24 hours to 7 days a week, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. only. (Attachments)
142. Wanda Alvarez request resident parking for the area of 41 King St.
(Attachments)
143. Gregory Piscia request resident parking on Shrewsbury St. between Plum St. and Lyon St. (Attachments)
144. Lucille Carrier request to install resident sticker parking for 4 vehicles in front of 296 Shrewsbury St. (Attachments)
145. Jeffrey Richardson request to install Resident Sticker Parking on the south side of Institute Rd. from the corner of Park Ave. westerly to Mt. Hope Terr. (Attachments)
146. Jaime MacFall & Erin Yokay request that the City Ordinance restricting residential parking permits be changed to accommodate out of state college students residing in Worcester during their four years of education. (Attachments)
147. Joan B. Paglieroni et al request a 20 mph speed sign be placed at
the corner of Ararat St. and Ridgewood Rd. (Attachments)
147a. REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE &
DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Communication of the City Manager
transmitting informational communication relative to the General Development
Agreement for the City Square Project: recommend the Communication be placed
on file. (Attachments) –
Suspension of Rules
TO BE ORDAINED
148-161
ORDAINED ON A ROLL 10-0 (Clancy absent) EXCEPT 156 RECOMMITTED TO TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE
148. Amend Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to
provide for One Hour Parking 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on both sides of Casco St.
from Shrewsbury St. to the Driveway Entrance to Pats Service Center (105). (Attachments)
149. Amend Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to
provide 15 Minute Parking Meters on the westerly side of Commercial St. near
Foster St. in front of the new Honey Farms Market. (Attachments)
150. Amend Section 29 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996
providing for Stop Sign(s) to be rescinded at the intersection of Franklin St.
and Harding St. facing eastbound and westbound traffic on Franklin St. and
southbound traffic on Harding St. (Attachments)
151. Amend Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to
provide for 30 Minute Parking Meters in front of 100 Front St. and 120 Front
St. and to install a Handicap Space in front of 120 Front St. (Attachments)
152. Amend Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to
provide for two (2) handicap spaces on the west side of Lake Ave. south of
Marine Corp. League Parking Lot Entrance.
Amend Section 42 of Chapter
13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to provide handicap parking adjacent to the
northerly property line of 181 Lake Ave.
Amend Section 42 of Chapter
13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to rescind two (2) handicap spaces in front
of 181 Lake Ave. (Attachments)
153. Amend Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to
rescind 15 Minute Parking 8:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. on the east side of Main St.,
from Madison St. to Charlton St.
Amend Section 42 of Chapter
13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to provide for 30 Minute Parking Meters on
the east side of Main St. from Madison St. to Charlton St. (Attachments)
154. Amend Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to
provide for two (2) handicap spaces in front of Christ Tabernacle Apostolic
Church, 1189 Main St. One space on
either side of the existing passenger zone. (Attachments)
155. Amend Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to
provide for One Hour Parking 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in front of 24 Mill St. (Attachments)
156. Amend Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to
rescind 15 Minute Parking in front of 267 Shrewsbury St. and provide for One
Hour Parking 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Amend Section 42 of Chapter
13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to provide for One Hour Parking 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. opposite 56 Shrewsbury St. (Attachments)
157. Amend Section 42 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to
rescind No Parking Anytime on north side of Winter St. from Green St. to a
point 50’ east of Harding St.
Amend Section 37q of Chapter
13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to prohibit parking Tow Away Zone on the
north side of Winter St. from Green St. to Harding St. (Attachments)
158. Amend Section 68 of Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinance of 1996 to
make Winter St. from Harding St. to Grafton St. Two-Way. (Attachments)
159. Amend the Salary Ordinance of August 20, 1996 Occupational Group A
– Administrative and Supervisory – Business Manager Public Works, Assistant
Director Civil Engineering, Business Assistance Director, Coord Labor Relations
& Worker’s Compensation and Labor Relations Specialist.
Amend the Salary Ordinance
of August 20, 1996 Occupational Group B – General Administrative – Assistant
Customer Service Manager and Benefits Analyst.
Amend the Salary Ordinance
of August 20, 1996 Occupational Group C – Information – Services – Web Support
Specialist.
Amend the Salary Ordinance
of August 20, 1996 Occupational Group L - Social Services – Veteran’s Advocate.
Amend the Salary Ordinance
of August 20, 1996 Occupational Group R – Laborer and Craftsman – Sr. Water
Filtration Plant Operator and Water Filtration Chemist/Lab Manager.
Amend the Salary Ordinance
of August 20, 1996 Occupational Group EM – Executive Management – Deputy
Director of Code Enforcement, Director of Housing and Director of Planning
& Regulatory Services. (Attachments)
160. Amend Section 2 Article III of the Worcester Zoning Ordinance
adopted April 2, 1991 relative to a zone change in the West Mountain St. area.
(Attachments)
161. Amend Section 2 Article III of the Worcester Zoning Ordinance
adopted April 2, 1991 relative to a zone change in the Nebraska St. area. (Attachments)
Tabled
- No
action taken
162. Order of Mayor Timothy P. Murray - That the ordinance relative to
the Police Departments License Board as it relates to taxi regulations be
rescinded. (Attachments) (Tabled
May 2, 2006 - Murray)
SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE
STANDING COMMITTEES
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JULY 18, 2006 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. |
JOINT PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMERCE &
DEVELOPMENT |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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AUGUST 2, 2006 6:00
P.M. |
HEALTH |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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AUGUST 8, 2006 6:00
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HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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AUGUST 15, 2006 5:30
P.M. |
AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE MILL STREET
BUSINESS CORRIDOR |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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AUGUST 16, 2006 5:30
P.M. |
TRAFFIC & PARKING |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
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AUGUST 22, 2006 6:00
P.M. |
PUBLIC WORKS |
COUNCIL CHAMBER |
August 29, 2006 – 4:00 P.M.