CITY OF WORCESTER

Economic Development Committee Meeting

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

Convened: 6:03 P.M.

Adjourned: 6:57 P.M.

Mayor
Joseph C. O'Brien

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Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford

Committee Members

Report of the Planning Board Upon the Petition of Attorney Robert Branca on behalf of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Worcester and J & M Family Limited Partnership request the existing BL-1.0 zone at 845, 857 & 865 Main St. be extended to the end of their property line.
# 12a CC February 09, 2010

Report of the Planning Board upon the Petition of Allyn Jones request One Tiverton Parkway be zoned all commercial.
# 10c CC January 26, 2010

Report of the Planning Board upon the Petition of Allyn Jones request the BL-1.0 zone be extended to include the paved parking area abutting 1097-1099 Pleasant St.
# 8a CC November 17, 2009

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to an invitation to a Public Hearing on December 3, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber to discuss the proposed Master Plan for the DCU Center.
# 9.15B CM December 02, 2008

Order of Councilor Paul P. Clancy Jr. - Request the City Council's Standing Committee on Economic Development have a hearing mid-winter concerning the DCU Master Plan to discuss the priorities of this facility and the input that resulted from the public hearing held on December 3, 2008.
# 13k CC December 02, 2008

Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to the Division of Capital Asset Management's (DCAM) plans for the disposal of the old Courthouse site at Main and Highland Sts.
# 11e CM September 22, 2009

Order Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request City Manager report on the feasibility of the use of the old court house site for a new police department building dependent on the availability of non tax levy funding and a transfer of owner ship from the state to the city at no cost to the city.
# 9i CC September 22, 2009

Order of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes as amended by Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. - Request City Manager communicate with DCAM regarding it's plans for the disposal of the old Court House site at Main and Highland Sts. and how this disposal process will integrate the future use of that court house parcel with the city's master plan concerning the North Main St. Economic Development Strategy. Further, request City Manager provide City Council with an outline of DCAM's process for disposal of property.
# 4a CC September 22, 2009

Order of Councilors Michael J. Germain, Frederick C. Rushton, Gary Rosen, Philips P. Palmieri, Joffrey Smith, Kathleen Toomey, Joseph Petty and Paul P. Clancy Jr. - Request City Manager consider making Commercial Street from Foster Street to MLK, Jr. Boulevard, pedestrian-only-traffic from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on one Thursday in August, September and October of this year to encourage some much needed after-work night life in the downtown which would also entail outside entertainment, food vending and alcohol sales from existing businesses on Commercial Street, perhaps utilizing adjacent privately owned lots.
# 12g CC July 28, 2009

In Committee August 4, 2009 - Held