PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE
OCTOBER
4, 2004
COUNCIL
CHAMBER
Convened: 5:19 p.m.
Adjourned: 7:05 p.m.
Present were: Chairperson Councillor Joseph M. Petty
Councillor Barbara G. Haller
Councillor Juan A. Gomez
Councillor Gomez at 5:35 p.m.
Also: Acting Police Chief Paul Campbell
Assistant City Clerk, Lisa M. Thomas, clerk
1. Relative to crime
statistics for the last 12 months at Autumn Woods.
#19B CM June 15, 2004
2. Relative to crime
statistics for Autumn Woods.
#19J CM August 17, 2004
3. Relative to murders in the
City.
#19E CM June 15, 2004
4. Relative
to number of murders in New England cities of similar size to Worcester.
#19D CM August 17, 2004
5. Relative to radar
surveillance for Beaver Brook Parkway and Maywood St.
#19A CM June 29, 2004
Chairman’s Order request the Acting Police Chief provide the City Council with an updated report regarding speed radar and traffic enforcement signs.
Chairman’s Order request the Acting Police Chief investigate the possibility of purchasing surveillance cameras, the cost to be absorbed through grant money.
6. Relative
to addresses in the area of the PIP Shelter at which more than one arrest
occurred.
#19E CM August 17, 2004
7. Relative to number of
citations issued for violation of the noise ordinance.
#19H CM August 17, 2004
Chairman’s Order request the Acting Police Chief provide the City Council with a detailed update regarding the number of noise ordinance citations from May 2004 through September 2004.
8. Relative to traffic
violations statistics from November 2003 to June 2004.
#19T CM August 17, 2004
Chairman’s Order request the Acting Police Chief provide the City
Council with an updated traffic violation statistics report specific to
speeding, red light, and stop signs from November 2003 through August 2004.
Chairman’s Order request the City Solicitor provide the City Council
with a summary of speeding and traffic ordinances and fines associated with
those ordinances.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager provide to the City Council a
timetable for hiring a crime analyst.
9. Relative
to Second-hand Motor Licenses issued over the most recent two years.
#19E CM September 7, 2004
10. Relative to overview of the
Anti-Violence Street Crime Unit.
#19A CM September 28, 2004
Chairman’s Order request the Administration provide the City Council
with an updated Anti-Violence Street Crime Unit Report from the inception date
of August 23, 2004 through October 2004.
Communications of the City Manager
11. Requesting adoption of a resolution to file and accept a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant.
In
City Council June 1, 2004 #17B CM Resolution adopted
Recommend File
12. Relative to FY04 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Grant Award.
#17D CM August 17, 2004
Recommend File
13. Relative to Worcester Weed and Seed Funding Allocation.
#17E CM August 17, 2004
Recommend File
Chairman’s Order
request the Administration provide the City Council with a quarterly update
report regarding how Weed and Seed funds are disbursed.
14. Relative to funds awarded for the Weed and Seed Program.
#19U CM August 17, 2004
Recommend File
15. Requesting
adoption of a resolution relative to the FY04 Metropolitan Response System
Program Continuation Grants.
In City Council
September 7, 2004 #20A CM Resolution adopted.
In Committee
for informational purposes only.
Recommend Hold
Communications of the City Manager
16. Relative to Zero Tolerance Zone in the Arts District.
#17A CM July 16, 2002
17. Relative to Highest Paid Wage Earners in Public Safety.
#13C CM August 20, 2002
18. Relative to Assessment Centers.
#14C CM November 10, 1998
In Committee April 5, 1999 – held
In Committee January 15, 2003 – held
Recommend Hold
19. Relative to dealing with Civil Liberty
issues.
#19H CM August 12, 2003
Recommend Hold
20. Relative to meeting on August 29th with representatives from the Executive Office of Public Safety (EOPS)
#17H CM September 9, 2003
Recommend File
21. Relative to a draft policy on the use of surveillance cameras prior to activation of the camera installed at 701 Main Street.
#17J CM September 9, 2003
In Committee
September 10, 2003 – Held
Recommend Hold
22. Relative to developing alternatives for Women Now (DAWN), a pilot program for prostituted women.
#17C CM March 30, 2004
23. Relative to Bravo Pizzeria & Restaurant Inc. regarding violations pertaining to overcrowding and alcohol.
#16B CM June 15, 2004
Chairman’s Order request the
Administration provide the City Council with a report as to whether there are
violations of the entertainment license granted to Bravo’s Cafe.
Chairman’s Order request the
Acting Police Chief and the Administration recommit to enforcing the noise
ordinance and ticketing cars inappropriately parked and blocking ways in the
vicinity of Bravo’s Cafe.
Chairman’s Order request the
Acting Police Chief provide the City Council with a report detailing noise
complaint calls regarding Bravo Café from August 2004 through September 2004.
Speaker:
Sandra Ansaldi
24. Relative to history of license violations for Bravo Café.
#16A CM August 17, 2004
25. Relative to communication received from the Worcester Housing Authority relative to public safety efforts.
29C CM September 7, 2004
Chairman’s Order
request the Administration purchase a yearly subscription to Criminology
& Public Safety Magazine for $125.00.