CITY OF WORCESTER | Commerce and Development Committee Meeting | Wednesday, October 3, 2007 | Council Chamber | Convened: 4:30 P.M. | Adjourned: 6:05 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 Michael C Perotto | | Councilor Philip P Palmieri | | Councilor Joffrey A Smith |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Michael C Perotto
Councilor Philip P Palmieri
Councilor Joffrey A Smith | | | | | Also: | Councilor Gary Rosen
Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes @ 4:40 P.M.
Councilor Joseph M. Petty @ 5:40 P.M.
State Representative Vincent Pedone
City Manager Michael V. O'Brien
Assistant City Manager Julie Jacobson
Director of Downtown Development Timothy McGourthy
Development Staffperson Paul Morano
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | |
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| | | 1a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Economic Development Initiatives Monthly Status Report for August - September 2007.
# 10.8B CM September 18, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold
The Chairperson invited the City Manager and Young Park of Berkeley Investments to communicate with the Committee the status of the CitySquare development
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| | | 1b. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Economic Development Initiatives Monthly Status Report for July, 2007.
# 8.8E CM July 17, 2007
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File
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| | | 1c. | Communication of the City Manager relative to Economic Development Initiatives Monthly Status Report - June 2007.
# 7a CC June 12, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1d. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to an update of the Economic Development Initiatives - May 2007.
# 5a CC May 15, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1e. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting an update of Economic Development initiatives relative to development activity since the last monthly report.
# 5a CC April 10, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1f. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to an update of the Economic Development Initiatives- March 2007.
# 5a CC March 13, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1g. | Communication of the City Manager relative to Economic Development Initiatives Monthly Status Report - February 2007.
# 5a CC February 06, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1h. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting the Economic Development Report for January 2, 2007.
# 8.8B CM January 02, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1i. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting the Monthly Economic Development Report for December 2006.
# 8.8B CM December 12, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1j. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting the Economic Development Report for the Month of November 2006.
# 3A CM November 14, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
| 2. | Small Business Retention and Recruitment | |
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| | | 2a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Economic Development Division's Small Business Retention and Recruitment Report.
# 10.8C CM September 18, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2b. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Economic Development Division's small business retention and recruitment efforts and other coordinated city activities.
# 8.8D CM July 17, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2c. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the Economic Development Division's (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts and other coordinated City activities.
# 7b CC June 12, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2d. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the Economic Development Division's (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts.
# 5b CC May 15, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2e. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the Economic Development Division’s (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts and other coordinated City activities.
# 5b CC April 10, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2f. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the Economic Development Division's (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts.
# 5b CC March 13, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2g. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the Economic Development Division's (EDD) small business retention and recruitment efforts.
# 5b CC February 06, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2h. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to a new category, Small Business Recruitment and Retention, on the Monthly Economic Development Report.
# 8.8A CM January 02, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 3. | Worcester Lights Program | |
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| | | 3a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Creation of a Worcester Lights Program.
# 10.8A CM March 06, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4a. | Communication of the City Manager recommending Adoption of the Attached Resolution to Approve an Amendment to the Gateway Park Master Plan.
# 9.8A CM June 19, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval on a roll call vote of 3-0 | |
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| | | 4b. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the sale of the former Worcester Vocational High School property located at One Concord Street to Gateway Park LLC.
# 8.8B CM July 17, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 5. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 5a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the South Worcester Industrial Park and the Disposition of the 49 Canterbury Street Site.
# 10.8E CM September 18, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 5b. | Request City Council adopt the Attached Combined Resolution to Accept the Provisions of Chapter 43D of the Massachusetts General Laws, to Designate 49 Canterbury Street as a Priority Development Site, and to File and Accept a State Executive Office of Economic Development Interagency Permitting Board Grant.
In City Council December 12, 2006 # 8.8E CM - Resolution adopted 10-0
| Attachments | | | In Committee for informational purposes only | | |
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| | | 5c. | Transmitting communication relative to an update on the Skybridge Project.
# 9f CC May 01, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 5d. | Recommending City Council Adopt the Attached Order Authorizing the City Manager to Accept the Deed to the Major Taylor Boulevard Garage.
In City Council April 24, 2007 # 9.30A CM - Order adopted 10-0
| Attachments | | | In Committee for informational purposes only | | |
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| | | 5e. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.) for the Special District Financing Zone. (Loan Order for this Project adopted on January 30, 2007 11-0)
# 10.8C CM January 16, 2007
In Committee for informational purposes only
In Committee January 29, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 5f. | Request review and adoption of the attached Order to file a Home Rule Petition with the Great and General Court to amend the existing Convention Center Bond Bill, Chapter 152 of the Acts of 1997, as amended to create a special Finance District Zone in the City of Worcester.
In City Council June 20, 2006 # 3B CM - Order adopted 11-0
In Committee October 16, 2006 - Held
| Attachments | | | In Committee for informational purposes only | | |
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| | | 5g. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Worcester UniverCity Partnership.
# 7.8A CM January 30, 2007 | Attachments | | | In Committee for informational purposes only | | |
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| | | 5h. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the status of funding for the Hadley Apartments and Beacon Place Condominium Project.
# 10.9A CM January 16, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 5i. | Transmitting communication relative to completed negotiations on a Gross Maximum Price for the construction of Union Station Garage and the assemblage of Federal and State transportation grant funding, and the corresponding loan authority associated with this grant reimbursement funding, allowing for this project to begin construction.
In City Council December 19, 2006 # 14a CC - Loan Order adopted 11-0
| Attachments | | | In Committee for informational purposes only | | |
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| | | 5j. | Recommending adoption of a Resolution to File and Accept an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grant.
In City Council December 12, 2006 # 8.8A - Resolution adopted
| Attachments | | | In Committee for informational purposes only | | |
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| | | 5k. | Transmitting informational communication on the Dickstein Shapiro Agreement with the City of Worcester
# 11.28C CM September 12, 2006 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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