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City Council Meeting 12/15/09 Print
Thursday, 17 December 2009 18:31

     

 

City of Fitchburg City Council Meeting

City Council Chamber

718 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA

 

The Council Meets at 7:30 o’clock p.m.

 

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

 

I Public Forum

                         II Report of Committee on Records

                        III Communications from Her Honor the Mayor

 

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IV. COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS FROM

HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS

 

V.  ANNUAL REPORT

 

266-09.   Annual Report of the Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School.

 

VI. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

 

FINANCE COMMITTEE:

 

245-09.   ORDER:  That the City of Fitchburg approve the expenditure of funds from the Verizon New England, Inc. gift in the amount of $200,000, associated with the Cable Television Final License, for the purpose of said grant, which is expected to continue for nine years.

          (Be Adopted)

 

260-09.   ORDER: That the City of Fitchburg approves the expenditure of funds from the PHER I, II and III Grants in the amount of $7,862.00 currently and expected to total $59,353.08 for the purposes of said grant.

          (Be Adopted)

 

261-09.   ORDER:  That $100,000 is transferred to Unemployment Compensation from Health Insurance.

          (Be Adopted)

 

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE:

 

221-09.   Councillors Thomas J. Conry and David Clark, to create a handicapped curb cut at sidewalk opposite handicap ramp at St. Anthony Church, Salem Street.  Additionally, repaint handicap parking spaces.

          (Be Given Leave to Withdraw)

         

222-09.   Councillor David Clark, to inspect and find remedy to the sidewalk located in front of 44 Payson St.

          (Be Granted)

 

226-09.   Councillor Joseph D. Solomito and Ruth Nicholson, to inspect and correct water drainage accumulation in front of 46 Pacific St.

          (Be Granted)

 

236-09.   Councilor David Clark, to pave St. Peter at/near 32 St. Peter St. (end of street off Old South St.)

          (Be Given Leave to Withdraw)

 

243-09.   Councillor David Clark, to inspect and find remedy to the sidewalk located in front of 92 Forest St.

          (Be Granted)

 

244-09.   Councillor Jody Joseph, to repair granite curbing in front of 17 Summer St.

          (Be Granted)

 

257-09.   Councillor David Clark, to inspect and find remedy to ground water problem in front of 17 Franklin St.

          (Be Granted)

 

VII. ORDERS

 

267-09.   ORDER:  That there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of $100,000, same to be credited to FIRE PERSONAL SERVICES and charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS.

 

268-09.   ORDER:  To approve a contract between the City of Fitchburg and Tri-Town Landing Limited Partnership and Great Bridge Lunenburg, Inc.

 

VIII. ORDINANCES

 

269-09.   AN ORDINANCE:  The Zoning District Map for the City of Fitchburg, pursuant to the Code of the City of Fitchburg, Section 181.23, is hereby revised and amended. (Residential B (RB) to Central Business District (CBD) as outlined in the Ordinance).

(First Reading)

 

270-09.   AN ORDINANCE:  That Chapter 169, Section 24 of the Code of the City of Fitchburg entitled “Parking Prohibited at all times” as most recently amended, be further amended. (Ross Street)

(First Reading)

 

 

 

271-09.   AN ORDINANCE:  That Chapter 169, Section 59 of the Code of the City of Fitchburg entitled “One Way Streets” as most recently amended, be further amended. (Ross Street)

(First Reading)

 

IX. PETITIONS

 

272-09.   Councillor Norman L. Boisvert, to transfer a certain parcel of land on Daniels Street presently known as Pocket Park to the control of the Parks Dept.  Furthermore to rename this park to honor State Representative Emile J. Goguen.

(City Property Committee)

 

273-09.   Councillor Joseph Solomito and Sonny Brisebois, 560 Pearl St., to prohibit or restrict the size and or weight of certain vehicles (i.e., tractor trailers) from use on Pearl St. from Townsend Street to the border of the Town of Lunenburg.

          (Public Safety Committee)

 

274-09.   Councillor Joel Kaddy, to address and correct the water run off problem at 28 Eaton St.

          (Public Works Committee)

 

275-09.   Councillor Joseph Solomito and Timothy Robinson, to repair sidewalk in front of 288 Pearl St.

(Public Works Committee)


 

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