Meeting of the Common Council: Monday, 12/3

(6PM-Joint Convention, 6:30PM-Special Board of Aldermen meeting)

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2007, 7:00 PM, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3RD FL., EVERETT, MASS

COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIS HONOR THE MAYOR
1. C0328-07 Order/s/Councilor Sal DiDomenico, as President
To accept the donation of $9,000.00 from the Everett Foundation for Aged Persons, Inc. to the Human Services Elder Services Account.

2. C0329-07 Order/s/Councilor Sal DiDomenico, as President
To accept the donation of $5,000.00 from Lester Morovitz, Everett Car Service, to the Mayor's Office of Human Services Emergency Services Account for Everett residents.

3. C0330-07 Order/s/Councilor Sal DiDomenico, as President
To accept the donations totaling $3,400.00 to the Human Services Emergency Services Account, to support Holiday Programs for Everett residents, from the following: Schnitzer Northeast (formerly Prolerized New England) $3,000.00, Bernard & MaryJane Schram $200.00 and First United Parish $200.00.

4. C0331-07 Order/s/Councilor Sal DiDomenico, as President
To accept donations totaling $235.00 to the Human Services Emergency Services Account, to support the Christmas Program for Everett residents, from the following: Quang Ngo D/B/A Le Redemption Center $200.00, Robert & Lillian Johnston $25.00 and Rose LaRossa $10.00.



PAPERS FROM THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
5. A0348-07 Order/s/Alderman Joseph W. McGonagle, as President
To appropriate the amount of $1,200.00 from the Budgetary Fund Balance to the City Clerk Office Supply Account for the purchase of a ceremonial mace. (Passed sent down for concurrence)

6. C0319-07 Order/s/Councilor Sal DiDomenico, as President
To transfer $30,000 from Police Overtime Account to Police Outlay Account to replace carpeting in the Operations Room and adjacent common hallways. (Amended by deleting "Police Outlay Account" and insert "Budgetary Fund Balance", Passed, as amended, sent up for concurrence)
(Amended by deleting "Police Overtime Account to Police Outlay Account" and inserting "Budgetary Fund Balance to Police Capital Outlay Account", passed as amended, sent down for concurrence on the amendment)

7. A0349-07 Resolution/s/Alderman Jason Marcus
That the Board of Aldermen give a vote of confidence to George Keverian for the job he did in the Board of Assessors. (Amended by deleting "Board of Aldermen" and inserting "City Council", passed, as amended, sent down for concurrence)

8. A0350-07 Resolution/s/Alderman Robert Van Campen, Councilors William Cardello, Rosa DiFlorio and Lorrie Bruno
That the Committee on Public Service meet to discuss problems with the Webster Street Church with noise at all different times of the night. Invite Pastor of the Church and neighbors of Webster and Ellsworth Streets. (Amended by adding Councilor Rosa DiFlorio as Co-sponsor, and referred to the Committee on Public Service, invite Police Chief. Sent down for concurrence.)

9. A0315-07 Order/s/Alderman Joseph McGonagle, as President
To transfer the amount of $1,500,000.00 (1.5 Million Dollars) from the Fiscal Year 2008 Budgetary Fund Balance to our Stabilization Fund Account; with a recommendation for favorable action. (Passed, 4-2, in accordance with Section 18 of the City Charter, sent down for concurrence)



10. A0354-07 Order/s/Alderman Joseph W. McGonagle, as President
To authorize a Tax Incentive Financing (TIF) Agreement between the City of Everett and Prolerized New England Company LLC for twenty years. This TIF Agreement will be based on an exemption from Chapter 59 property taxation for the project and applied to the new assessed value of the Prolerized New England project.

11. A0355-07 Order/s/Alderman Joseph McGonagle, as President
To authorize an amendment to the Parkway Island End Economic Opportunity Area (EOA), to remove Prolerized New England project from the existing Parkway Island End Economic Opportunity Area and design Prolerized New England Company LLC as a separate EOA for twenty years.



COMMUNICATIONS
12. C0274-07 Communication
Unfavorable Traffic Commission Report on Ordinance offered by Councilor Lou Sierra-To reduce the speed limit on Foster Street from 30 MPH to 20 MPH.



UNFINISHED BUSINESS
13. C0291-07 Resolution/s/Councilors Leo McKinnon and James Keane
That Senator Galluccio be invited to appear next meeting relative to discussing a YMCA in the City of Everett, and also to find out about replacing the slide at the Recreation Department via grant funding.

14. C0292-07 Resolution/s/Councilor Wayne A. Matewsky
That Code Enforcement and Building Department investigate possible overcrowded condition at 10 Thorndike Street, 2nd Floor, it is a church organization at that location and residents want to know how many people are they allowed to have in that building.



NEW BUSINESS
15. C0324-07 Resolution/s/Councilor Leo McKinnon
That the Mayor, Fire Chief and Veterans Director of the City of Everett come before the Common Council to explain the reason why Union Representatives were not in fact allowed to participate in the meeting with the Fire Chief and Veterans Commissioner as stated at the November 19th meeting of the Common Council with regards to a resolution made at the Common Council meeting of November 7, 2007, to invite all parties to form a committee to change the policy for military training without loss of pay. The Veteran should not have to work swap time to receive pay for training required by the military.

16. C0325-07 Resolution/s/Councilor Leo McKinnon
That the Code Enforcement Task Force go into 190 Shute Street to see about complaints of the residency to see exactly what is going on, and to see if there is any record or permitting for a sober house or a drug rehab house.

17. C0326-07 Resolution/s/Councilor Leo McKinnon
That there not be allowed any Sober or Drug Rehab house at 190 Shute Street.

18. C0327-07 Ordinance/s/Councilor Leo McKinnon
To amend School Safety Zone around Pope John High School to include from Dairy Maid, on Shute Street, to Dunster Road and encompass the Pope John High School area.

Adjournment


Respectfully submitted: C. McCorry, Adm. Assist. Everett City Council Office
council@ci.everett.ma.us
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