HEALTH COMMITTEE

AUGUST 2, 2006

COUNCIL CHAMBER

Convened: 6:00 p.m.

Adjourned: 6:52 p.m.

 

Present were:       Chairperson Councilor Barbara G. Haller

                             Councilor Gary Rosen

                             Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes

 

Also:                     Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Leonard Morse

                             Director of Public Health James Gardiner

                             City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk

 

1.       Communication of the City Manager relative to PIP Shelter public safety issues.

          #17C CM October 28, 2003

          In Committee January 13, 2004 – Held

In Committee October 25, 2004 – Held

Recommend File

 

2.       Communication of the City Manager relative to the New England Regional Ending Homelessness Focus Group.

          #17A CM October 28, 2003

          In Committee January 13, 2004 – Held

In Committee October 25, 2004 – Held

Recommend File

 

3.       Communication of the City Manager relative to Update to 15 Point Plan for PIP Shelter.

          #17E CM May 18, 2004

In Committee October 25, 2004 – Held

Recommend File

 

4.       Communication of the City Manager relative to SMOC Taking Over Management of PIP Shelter.

          #17F CM May 18, 2004

In Committee October 25, 2004 – Held

Recommend File

 

5.       Communication of the City Manager relative to Vacant State and Federally Owned Property.

          #4A CM December 9, 2003

          In Committee January 13, 2004 – Held

In Committee October 25, 2004 – Held

Recommend File

 

6.       Communication of the City Manager relative to the timelines associated with the recent funding awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Worcester Continuum of Care and to Community Healthlink’s Leased Housing Project.

          #17C CM March 1, 2005

Recommend File

 

7.       Communication of the City Manager transmitting report regarding a responsive interagency collaborative & action plan to reduce the incidence of panhandling and related concerns in the City of Worcester.

          #54 CM April 12, 2005

Recommend Hold

 

8.       Report of the Committee on Public Safety Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to addresses in the area of the PIP Shelter at which more than one arrest occurred.

          #77 CC October 19, 2004

Recommend File

 

9.       Order of Councilor Gary Rosen and Councilor Barbara G. Haller request the Standing Committee on Health conduct a hearing in the near future to discuss the Hector E. Reyes House, a culturally sensitive Latino treatment residence which has been proposed by a community task force seeking creative solutions to stop the increasing level of violence among young Latino males.

          #25 CC May 9, 2006

Recommend Hold (invite representatives from Centro Las Americas when heard at a future meeting.)

 

Chairman’s Orders:

1.     Request the City Manager to update the City Council concerning strategies and a timeline to address the long-term needs of the Single Adult Homeless Population.

2.     Request the City Manager request the Police Chief to provide the City Council with data concerning the addresses in the vicinity of 701 Main Street at which more than one arrest occurred for the period June 1, 2004 through May 31, 2005 and for June 1, 2005 through May 31, 2006.

3.     Request the City Manager to designate representatives of his Administration to participate in the October 19-20, 2006 DCU conference titled, “Ending Homelessness”.

4.     Request the City Manager to provide the City Council with the opinions of his Administration concerning the Housing First program.

5.     Request the City Manager update the City Council concerning HUD’s funding awards to the Worcester Continuum of Care and to Community Healthlink’s Leased Housing Project.

6.     Request the City Assessor to provide the City Council with a list, from time to time, of any and all properties he determines might be removed from the real estate tax rolls.

7.     Request the City Manager request the Administrators of the Department of Public Health communicate with various local treatment program directors to obtain cultural data of their respective staff and clients.

8.     Request the City Manager to update the City Council concerning efforts to curb panhandling in the City.