CITY OF WORCESTER | Public Health and Human Services Committee Meeting | Monday, March 23, 2009 | Levi Lincoln Jr. (North) Chamber | Convened: 4:00 P.M. | Adjourned: 5:30 P.M. |
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Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes | 
www.ci.worcester.ma.us |
Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Gary Rosen | | Councilor Barbara G Haller | | Councilor Frederick C Rushton |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Gary Rosen
Councilor Barbara G Haller
| | | | | Also: | City Assessor Robert J. Allard
Acting Commissioner of Public Health James Gardiner
Director of Inspectional Services Amanda Wilson
Director of Neighborhood Services Dennis Hennessy
Veterans' Agent Karen Greenwood
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | |
| 1. | Memorial Square - Hearing | |
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| | | 1a. | Petition of Councilor Frederick C. Rushton on behalf of Stephen Kalinowski request erecting a Memorial Square for Private Richard A. Day, U.S. Army, 110th Division, who was born in Worcester on December 6, 1919 and was killed in action on or about November 14, 1944 during a battle in the Herkin Forest in Germany. Request memorial be located in the vicinity of the YMCA where Mr. Day grew up.
# 9a CC June 26, 2007
In Committee April 30, 2008 Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval as amended clerically to change th name of the Forest to Huertgen. | |
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| | | 2a. | Order of Councilor Gary Rosen - Request City Council's Standing Committee on Public Health and Human Services study the feasibility of introducing an Elder Volunteer Property Tax Work-Off Program as originally suggested by Joe Casello, a Worcester resident, through his petition to the City Council.
# 25l CC September 09, 2008
In Committee September 29, 2008 - Held
In Committee March 2, 2009 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Speakers:
Joe Casello, Worcester Resident
Virginia Ryan, Worcester Resident
Dr. Dawn Clark, Worcester Resident
Recommend Hold
| | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager develop and provide City Council, for their review, a trial program of an Elder Volunteer Property Tax Work-Off Program offered to a limited number of seniors, work hours and duties and include the logistics as to implementation. | |
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| | | 2b. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the number of elderly residents who receive a tax exemption.
# 7.33B CM January 06, 2009
In Committee March 2, 2009 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 3. | Neighborhood Stabilization Program | |
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| | | 3a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to City's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)
# 8.6A CM November 18, 2008
In Committee February 4, 2009 - Held
In Committee March 2, 2009 Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3b. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the status of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
# 8.6D CM January 20, 2009
In Committee February 4, 2009 -Held
In Committee March 2, 2009 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide the City Council with an updated report concerning home foreclosure trends. | |
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| | | 3c. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Liens and Other Activities for Stabilizing Tenancy.
# 8.22A CM January 20, 2009
In Committee February 4, 2009 -Held
In Committee March 2, 2009 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3d. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the use of Receivership to Stabilize Tenancy and Preserve Neighborhoods.
# 8.22A CM February 03, 2009
In Committee March 2, 2009 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4a. | Communication of the City Manager relative to the hiring plan for minorities and women on the CitySquare Project.
#8G CM August 29, 2006
In Committee September 25, 2006 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4b. | Communication of the City Manager relative to the minority statistics for the City of Worcester.
#14A CM May 3, 2005
In Committee May 16, 2005 - Held
In Committee September 25, 2006 - Held
In Committee February 27, 2008 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager supplement his previous report to the City Council relative to the minority statistics for the city of Worcester with data for the year 2006 through 2008.
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| | | 4c. | Order of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request all City Council Standing Committees report to City Council for the December 9, 2008 City Council meeting a status report of each committees goals and objectives as established for Fiscal Year 2009.
# 19d CC May 13, 2008
In Committee June 23, 2008 - Held
In Committee August 11, 2008 - Held
In Committee September 29, 2008 - Held
In Committee November 19, 2008 - Held
In Committee June 23, 2008 - Held
In Committee August 11, 2008 - Held
In Committee September 29, 2008 - Held
In Committee November 19, 2008 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold (When this item appears on a future agenda, please provide the members with goals and progress report) | |
| 5. | Communications of the City Clerk | |
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| | | 5a. | Transmitting communication identifying membership composition of Boards and Commissions as of January 1st of the last 5 years.
#57 CC April 26, 2005
In Committee May 16, 2005 - Held
In Committee September 25, 2006 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 5b. | Transmitting communication relative to information from records of Marriage Intentions filed in the City Clerk's Office during calendar 2006 revealing the country of birth of each of the 3,268 applicants.
# 12a CC January 23, 2007
In Committee April 30, 2008 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File
Next meeting of this Committee: Monday, April 6, 2009, 7:00 P.M. Levi Lincoln Chamber | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager consider designating an interior or exterior location on municipally owned property to display flags of the countries of origin for the many diverse nationalities who call Worcester their new home.
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