COMMERCE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MARCH 7, 2001
COUNCIL CHAMBER
Convened @ 12:00 NOON
Adjourned @ 1:10 P.M.
RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 5,
2001
6:00 P.M.
Councillor Joseph
M. Petty
Councillor Dennis
L. Irish
Mayor Raymond V.
Mariano
Also: Assistant City Manager Paul
LaCava
Chief Development
Officer Philip J. Niddrie
Budget Director
John Pranckevicius
WBDC Staffperson
Ms. McGuiness
Daniel Benoit,
architect
George French,
Editorial Writer, T & G
Phil Palmieri,
Shrewsbury St Merchant’s Group
Staffperson Rep.
McGovern’s Office, Gladys Rodriguez-Parker
County
Treasurer Michael J. Donoghue
Chamber of
Commerce President Mark Love
Chamber of
Commerce staff Paul Matthews
WRA Chairman
John McCabe
City Clerk David J.
Rushford, clerk
1. Relative to the proposed contract with
W.B.D.C.
#8D CM
February 27, 2001
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager consider reducing the complement in Economic Development Office by one position, currently vacant, the amount of $61,500 or $123,000 for two years.
Recommended by a roll call of 2-1 with Petty in opposition.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager reduce the amount of the contract between the City of Worcester and the Worcester Business Development Corporation for development at Washington Square by $50,000.
Denied on a roll call of 1-2
with Irish and Petty in opposition.
Chairman’s Order restated by Chairman Patton as follows: Request the City Manager consider reducing the amount of the contract between the City of Worcester and the Worcester Business Development Corporation for development at Washington Square by $50,000.
Approved on a voice vote at the request of the Chairman.
Chairman’s Order request the City Manager consider that the timeframe of the contract between the City of Worcester and the Worcester Business Development Corporation for development at Washington Square be accelerated within the two year period.
Recommended on a roll call
of 3-0.