CITY OF WORCESTER

JOURNAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Council Chamber

Convened: 6:07 P.M.

Adjourned: 8:38 P.M.

Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes

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City Manager
Michael V. O'Brien

City Auditor
James A. DelSignore

Councilors

Hearing - NATIONAL GRID for electric cable and conduit system in: ARMORY ST. Granting permission to NATIONAL GRID for electric cable and conduit system in: ARMORY ST.

Communication of the City Manger requesting Adoption of an Order Amending the Revised Ordinances Concerning Hawkers/Peddlers and Street Vendors, and Further Request Authorization to File a Home-Rule Petition Regarding the Regulation of Hawkers/Peddlers and Street Vendors. (Tabled Under Privilege - Rushton June 17, 2008 and Tabled Under Privilege - Germain June 24, 2008))

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Hawkers/Peddlers and Street Vendors. (Tabled - Germain June 24, 2008)

Grace Dinardo request to make public Dana Ave.

Sheila Bissonnette request to widen Lake Ave. North from house #175 up to and including the portion of Natural History Dr. ending at Plantation St.

Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes on behalf of David Kassabian request to install a bus shelter with seating at the bus stop on the corner of Commercial St. and Front St.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of Steve Patton of Worcester Common Ground, Inc. request sidewalk repair in the vicinity of 9 May St. in conjunction with the restoration of the former Hammond Reed Organ Factory.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of Steve Patton of Worcester Common Ground, Inc. request sidewalk repair in the vicinity of 1 Silver St. in conjunction with the restoration of the former Hammond Reed Organ Factory.

Edwin Escobar of Graves Engineering, Inc. request to allow the extension of drainage utilities and the extension of a gravity sewer along Plastics St., subject to a prior agreement.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request Sherbrook Ave. be resurfaced.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request Hastings Ave. be resurfaced.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request Loring St. be resurfaced.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request Powers Court be resurfaced.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request repair of sidewalks in Huntington Ave.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request repair of sidewalks in Hastings Ave.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request repair of sidewalks in Loring St.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request repair of sidewalks in Powers Court.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request installation of two "Go Slow School Zone" signs facing traffic both ways in Harrington Way in the vicinity of North High School.

Karen Manson on behalf of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium request two Shuttle Stops at the following locations: 1) Worcester Art Museum in Lancaster St.on the parking lot side, by crosswalk and 2) Worcester Public Library in Salem St. on the library side.

David Nergararian request 2 Hour Parking all day until 6:00 p.m., Monday - Saturday, in front of 187 Washington St.

Joe Casello request to speak before City Council concerning the introduction of an Elder Volunteer Propery Tax Work-off Program.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Sworn Weighers for the City for the Year 2008.

Notification of Appointment of Dennis Irish to the Worcester Housing Authority.

Notification of Appointment of Helen Beaumont and Dante Comparetto to the Cultural Commission.

Notification of Reappointment of William Daring to the Parks and Recreation Commission.

Notification of Reappointments of Etel Capacchione, Kerrie Schofield and Anne Sheehy to the Advisory Committee on the Status of Women.

Notification of Appointment of Rachel Brown and Daphne Phillips as Full Members and Reappointment of Grace Clark to the Commission on Disabilities.

Recommend City Council's Adoption of an Amended Salary Ordinance to Create the Position of Director of Transitional Housing for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Recommend City Council Adopt an Ordinance to Allow the Cultural Development Officer to Receive a Stipend in Fiscal Year 2009 from the Worcester Cultural Coalition.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to an Update on the Wyman Gordon Company's Expansion Activity.

Transmitting the Economic Development Report to Retain and Recruit Small Businesses for the Month of June 2008.

Transmitting the Monthly Economic Development Initiatives Status Report for the Month of June 2008.

Recommend City Council's Review, Deliberation and Adoption of an Appropriation Order in the Amount of $346,427.97 in CDBG Unexpended Prior Year Balances for the 108 Loan for the Gardner Kilby Hammond Neighborhood Revitalization Project.

Refer to CCM Item 9.39A

Recommend Adoption of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment - Grafton Street and Quinsigamond Village Parking Overlay Districts.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept Two Grants from the Commonwealth Corporation for the FY09 P21 Initiative Grants.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept a Grant from Commonwealth Corporation for the FY09 Extended Care Career Ladder Initiative (ECCLI).

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution to Accept with Gratitude a Donation of $2,500.00 from District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr., in Support of the City's Summer Youth Programs.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Worcester Regional Airport Master Plan.

Recommend Adoption of an Order of an Easement for Street Purposes at the Intersection of Lincoln Street and Goldthwaite Road.

Recommend City Council's Review, Deliberation and Referral to the Standing Committee on Public Works, a Request to Change the Name of Sterling Street in the North Side of the City so as not to be Confused with Sterling Street near Vernon Hill.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Keep Worcester Clean Status Report for the Month of April 2008.

Request City Council Approval and Certification of Acceptance of One Hundred Forty Five Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety One Dollars And No Cents ($145,991.00) from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Sewer Rate Relief Fund.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the City's Public Pools, Beaches and Spray Facilities

Recommend City Council's Adoption of the Attached Resolution to File and Accept a Grant through the Department of Revenue Underground Storage Tank Program.

Recommend City Council's Review, Deliberation and Adoption of the Attached Resolutions to File and Accept a Violence Against Women Grant (VAWA) and a FY08 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Grant (JAG).

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Membership and Activities of the City Manager's Community Coalition on Bias and Hate.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Use of Opiates and Opiate-Related Overdoses in the City.

Recommend Adoption of the Attached Order Authorizing an Override to the Worcester Public Library Table of Organization to Accommodate Four (4) New Librarian Positions.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Regional Purchasing through Municipalities Organized for Regional Effectiveness (MORE).

Recommend that Eleven Thousand Ten Dollars And No Cents ($11,010.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #04C719, Planning & Community Development, to fund ongoing remediation at the former City Hospital site, as approved in the Fiscal Year 2007 Capital Improvement Program.

Recommend that Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C724, Quinsigamond Village Lighting, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C735, Quinsigamond Village Street Lighting, to fund the purchase of twelve ornamental streetlights.

Recommend that Six Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($6,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, and appropriated to Account #28C702, Inspectional Services Building Rehabilitation, to fund the repair of the HVAC system at 25 Meade Street.

Recommend that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($500,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C741, Street Construction, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C797, Sidewalks, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations.

Recommend that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($500,000.00) 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.

Recommend that Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($275,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C745, Sewer Construction, and be appropriated to DPW Account #44C764, Sewer Pumping, to allow for the payment of current and anticipated obligations for the Sewer Pumping Station Capital Program.

Recommend that Six Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($600,000.00) 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 future obligations.

Recommend that Eighty Seven Thousand One Hundred Fifteen Dollars And No Cents ($87,115.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C741, Street Construction, and appropriated to DPW Account #41C720, Traffic Improvements, to allow for the payment of anticipated obligations.

Recommend that One Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($100,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C741, Street Construction, and appropriated to DPW Account #41C730, Traffic Improvements, to allow for the payment of anticipated obligations.

Recommend that Four Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($400,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C741, Street Construction, and appropriated to DPW Account #41C741, Street Resurfacing, to allow for the payment of current and future obligations.

Recommend that Two Hundred Twelve Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Two Dollars And No Cents ($212,922.00) be transferred from Loan Account # 91C793, Golf Improvements, and be appropriated to Golf Account # 71C702, Green Hill Golf Improvements, to fund construction costs.

Recommend that Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($500,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C711, Citywide Building Rehabilitation, and be appropriated to Account #11C703, Alderman Chamber Rehabilitation, to fund current construction costs.

Recommend that Six Hundred Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($600,000.00) be transferred from Loan Account #91C727, Franklin Street Fire Station, and be appropriated to DPW Account #41C726, Franklin Street Fire Station, to allow for the payment of on going contractual obligations.

Recommend that Twenty Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($25,000.00) be transferred from Account #91C780, Citywide Capital Equipment, and be appropriated to Account #27C701, Communications Capital Equipment, for the purchase of a vehicle that will be assigned to the Director of Communications.

Recommend that Three Hundred Forty Six Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Seven Dollars And Ninety Seven Cents ($346,427.97) be transferred from various accounts and appropriated to various Neighborhood Revitalization Fund accounts to provide funding for debt service payments for the $5.8 Million Department of Housing and Urban Development 108 loan for the Gardner Kilby Hammond Revitalization Project.
Refer to CCM Item 9.6A

Recommend that Thirteen Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Two Dollars And Seventy Three Cents ($13,232.73) be transferred from Account #330-08, Reserve for Appropriation on Loans, and be appropriated to Account #660-92000, Treasurers Office Ordinary Maintenance, to fund the costs associated with the issuance of the Bond Anticipation notes dated June 20, 2008.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Impact Area VIII.

Transmitting communication relative to the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the Worcester Retirement System (WRS) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

Transmitting communication relative to the Actuarial Valuation and Review as of January 1, 2008 for the Worcester Retirement System.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - That the goals of the Standing Committee on Economic Development as approved in City Council on June 10, 2008 be amended to add a fourth goal as follows: "4. To have the PIP Shelter closed within one year".

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - That subsequent to City Council endorsement of the findings of the Task Force on Homelessness, request the City Manager report to City Council on a quarterly basis concerning timeframes and changes to the plan.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Request City Manager request Community Healthlink to provide City Council with a listing of their intended or proposed housing units by community name, street name and dwelling number.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Request City Manager request Community Healthlink provide City Council with copies of examples of Housing First residences that they consider to be most successful.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Request City Manager provide City Council with a copy of the plan provided to the City by the owner of the Armsby Building for creation of a parking facility at the rear of their Main Street building.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Request Commissioner of Health and Human Services provide to the Public Health and Human Services Committee current Massachusetts Department of Public Health regulations on sharps disposal kiosks and needle disposal.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Request City Manager include in his monthly Yellow Box report an update whether or not CVS, RiteAid, Walgreens or other pharmaceutical chains or non-chains will consider participating in the implementation of Operation Yellow Box for the disposal of needles.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Request City Manager contact the Massachusetts Department of Public Health regarding the three new black sharp needle disposal kiosks that they will provide to the City of Worcester along with medical support, and further, request the City Manager negotiate the prohibitions set by state DPH whether or not the city can paint the new black sharp disposal kiosks yellow to continue with the city's uniform practices in color and usage or consider changing the current yellow boxes to black and consider renaming Operations Yellow Box to continue with uniformity, and further, request that this report be included with the next monthly report.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Request City Manager request respective departments who deal with clearing animal waste from public property to educate as many residents as possible in the Burncoat/Thorndyke neighborhood, and further, request the Department of Public Works & Parks contact Barbara & Wayne Adams to discuss the city's animal waste education campaign to inform them that if this particular problem continues to exist after several months, that they should approach City Council for further discussion towards solution.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Request City Manager request respective departments provide City Council with a report identifying any penalties, financial or otherwise, that may be imposed against owners or keepers of animals who fail to comply with the City of Worcester Animal Control Ordinance or other City of Worcester Ordinances, including leash law, dog waste, etc..

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY - Request City Manger provide City Council with a city-wide map revealing the residence-of-record of Level II and Level III sex offenders in programmed housing and those living independently.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY - Request City Manager provide City Council with a narrative of the ramification that enactment of new Sex Offender Legislation will have in Worcester.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY - Request City Manager request the City Solicitor to provide City Council with proposed home rule legislation restricting Level II and Level III sex offenders living in the City of Worcester

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY - That the Fiscal Year 2009 Goals of the Standing Committee on Public Safety be as follows: a) To commit and be supportive of stabilizing the number of police officers and firefighters in the City of Worcester, b) To support a plan to decentralize the Worcester Police Department into precincts c) To support a plan to establish optimal locations for fire station facilities, and d) To support funding for the expansion of the Summer Impact Division of the Worcester Police Department so that the program life runs yearly from mid-May through mid-September.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS - Request the Commissioner of Public Works and Parks add Green Hill Avenue, from Colby Avenue to Marsh Avenue to the Street Resurfacing List.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS - Request City Manager request the Commissioner of Public Works and Parks to report to City Council concerning the delaminating that is occurring in Green Hill Parkway.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING - Request City Council's Standing Committee on Public Works to consider widening Mott Street to accommodate on-street parking during the winter months.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING - Request City Manager communicate with Massachusetts Highway Department, Senator Edward Augustus and State Representative John Fresolo and request they take appropriate action to accommodate on-street parking in newly constructed Millbury Street in the vicinity of #661, or the area in the vicinity of the intersection with Esther Street.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING - Request City Manager request Chief of Police to routinely enforce on-street parking bans in Oriol Drive and driveway clearances in Brandon Road, especially during the winter months.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING - Request City Manager request Commissioner of the Department of Public Works and Parks to repaint the crosswalks in the heavily trafficked Highland Street neighborhood between Park Avenue and Lincoln Square.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING - Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and Parks to review West Boylston Street and Gold Star Boulevard between Park Avenue and the Greendale Mall with the goal of installing pedestrian crosswalks as needed, in the interest of public safety.

FROM THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS - Request City Manager to authorize and request the Commissioner of Public Works and Parks to cause the streets as listed to be resurfaced.

Request City Manager seek bids to secure a vendor for food and beverage operations at the Green Hill Golf Course. (Germain)

Request City Manager request the City Assessor to provide City Council with a total assessed valuation of each of the college, university, medical and museum institution campuses within the City of Worcester. (Germain)

Request City Manager consider appointing a Task Force to work regularly with college and university administrations to bring about a Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes Program. (Germain)

Request City Manager request the Superintendent of the Worcester Public Schools to provide City Council with data revealing the application and implementation of the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act for its employees. (Germain)

Request City Manager contact US Rowing to request that they consider staging future US Olympic trials at Lake Quinsigamond. (Toomey)

Request City Manager report to City Council whether or not the City of Worcester meets the required standards to be certified “Gold” by the Massachusetts Biotech Council as relates to zoning, sewer and water pressure and expedited permitting. (Rushton)

Request City Auditor report to City Council as to the total amount of revenues received by the City of Worcester as reimbursement for implementing Medicare Part D, and the methodology used to calculate the reimbursement. (Rushton)

Request City Auditor report to City Council the total monetary penalties the City of Worcester will pay due to the conversion created by the city’s acceptance of Section 18. (Rushton)

Request City Manager, in conjunction with the City Auditor and the Worcester Public Schools, prepare an impact report concerning public services that would result from the ballot initiative to eliminate the state income tax. (Clancy, Petty)

Request City Manager prepare and forward to City Council a plan to address the expected fuel cost increases and the expected effects to commuters, and further request that he prepare for alternate transportation amenities such as bike racks and guidelines for non registered motor bikes similar to Vespas. (Toomey)

Request the City Council's Standing Committee on Public Health and Human Services determine whether or not sufficient private and public assistance will be available this Winter to Worcester’s senior citizens as they face the exorbitant cost of heating oil. (Rosen)

Request City Manager update City Council concerning plans for the future development and expansion in and around the Worcester Senior Center complex. (Rosen)

Request City Manager report to City Council concerning the use, frequency, and cost of hiring consultants and similar-type firms to produce reports, master plans, and traffic studies instead of using the experience and expertise of employees within our city departments. (Rosen)

Request City Manager update City Council concerning progress being made toward solutions to the various traffic and safety issues in the Tatnuck Square and Mill St. corridor areas of the city, many of these concerns being cited in a recently issued consultant’s report and which continue to be raised by many residents, business owners, and members of the Tatnuck Neighborhood Association. (Rosen)

Request City Manager report concerning the restrictions for outdoor advertising regarding home businesses. (Lukes)

Request City Manager report on the feasibility of installing "Honorary Way" signs in lieu of street name changes, as are used in Chicago. (Lukes)

Request City Manager report on the theft of street manhole covers, the replacement cost and penalties for removal and theft. (Lukes)

DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC: ARCTIC STREET

DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC: CARPENTER AVENUE

DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC: CLOVER STREET

DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC: COLONIAL ROAD

DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC: FERNSIDE ROAD

DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC: GEDIMINAS STREET

DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC: POLITO DRIVE

DECREE TO MAKE PUBLIC: SAYBROOK ROAD

#9.30A CM June 17, 2008 Communication of the City Manager transmitting Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for the Fiscal Year 2009.

#12b CC February 26, 2008 Order of Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. and Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes requesting City Council's Standing Committee on Finance meet with a representative from Sullivan & Rogers, LLC for an exit interview on latest audits.

Roberta R. Schaefer, President & CEO of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting Report: Choosing a New School Superintendent to Address Worcester's Challenges.

That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby recognizes and thanks Ms. Peggy Middaugh for the many years of service to the community of Worcester and in bringing the goals of the Regional Environmental Council to the fore in the City of Worcester. (Rushton)

That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby recognizes the organizers of the Irish Music Festival for the success of their 2008 event. (Rushton)

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Upon the Report of the Planning Board upon the Communication of the City Manager recommending City Council review, deliberation and adoption of the of the attached Parking Overlay and Zoning Ordinance Amendment for the Chandler Street Business Corridor and the Blackstone Canal District: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Upon the Report of the Planning Board upon the Petition of Paul Lenkarski request the entire portion of 35 State Road, also known as Route 12, presently zoned as RL-7 be rezoned to BL-1.0: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding a report from the City Manager's Task Force on Homelessness: recommend adoption of the accompanying Resolution to support the findings of the Task Force on Homelessness and endorse the Three Year Plan to End Homelessness in Worcester.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Task Force on Homelessness Public Hearings: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to implementation of the Three Year Plan to End Homelessness: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to an update on the implementation of the Operation Yellow Box Initiative: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the month of April being designated as Rabies Awareness Month throughout the Commonwealth and April 5th as Rabies Vaccination Day in the City: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to an update on the City's Lead Paint Abatement Program: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Upon the Order of Councilor Gary Rosen and Councilor Barbara G. Haller -Request the City Council's Standing Committee on Public Health & Human Services review the challenges faced by the city's tobacco control unit, inspection and enforcement programs, including the education and compliance components which the city conducts by law and by state grant in Worcester and in 21 additional cities and towns: recommend Order be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Upon the Petition of Barbara & Wayne Adams request to install signs to pick up dog waste in various locations in Burncoat St. from Thorndyke Rd. north to Clark St. at the convenience store: recommend Petition be denied.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to an opinion of the City Solicitor regarding Level II and Level III Sex Offenders: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to residency and siting restrictions upon Level II and Level III sex offenders in other communities in Massachusetts: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to the accuracy of the Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Level 3 sex offenders: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to Assessment Centers: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to dealing with Civil Liberty issues: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to the minority statistics for the City of Worcester: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to the City of Worcester's comprehensive emergency response planning efforts: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a report concerning the City's overall preparedness in the event of a disaster: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to HHS Emergency Preparedness Efforts and Initiatives: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to September being designated as National Emergency Preparedness Month: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Worcester County Trial Court's Community Service Program: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to public safety at the Worcester Housing Authority: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the number of traffic fatalities in the City for the past five years: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a list of City addresses where more than five (5) arrests have taken place within the past twelve (12) months: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Impact Area VIII: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to the FFY03 Massachusetts Decontamination System Exercise Grant: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Fire at Plumley Village: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Severe Weather Preparedness Plan: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to a status report on the Communication Department's organizational staffing needs: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to an agreement between the City of Worcester and Sprint/Nextel for rebanding: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of James DelSignore, City Auditor, transmitting police salary account projection: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY Upon the Communication of James A. DelSignore, City Auditor, transmitting communication relative to drafting home rule legislation that would grant Worcester firefighter Mark Stomski pension benefits under M.G.L. c. 32 s. 100: recommend Communication be placed on file.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS Upon the Petition of David Sadowski request City Council to authorize the construction of 170' of sanitary sewer, 8" main, in Svea St. from the end of the existing trunk to proposed new construction: recommend adoption of the accompanying Order.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND PARKING Upon the Petition of Kristaq Tiko request handicap parking space in front of 68 Merrick St: recommend passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance for handicap parking on Shawmut St. adjacent to 68 Merrick St.