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Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There were 68 items on the regular agenda.The next Council meeting will be January 22.The next public hearing will be Tuesday, January 16, 2001.(The hearing will be on Tuesday rather than Monday because of the Martin Luther King Holiday.
Hiring Freeze for City Employees -- On the recommendation of Majority Leader Louis Watkins and Minority Leader John O’Connell, the Council passed a resolution that initiates a hiring freeze on all city positions for the remainder of the budget year.According to the resolution, the freeze is intended to avoida budget deficit at the end of the year and would allow exceptions for extraordinary situations or where public safety was concerned.
Transportation Study Approval -- The Council passed a resolution supporting the Capital Region Council of Governments’ preliminary plans for Route 44 improvements.Among other things the study calls for streetscape improvements, a traffic calming program for residential streets off Albany Avenue, new bus shelters, and better bus stop locations.This resolution has been to public hearing and was recommended for passage by the Planning, Economic Development, and Zoning Committee.
Landfill Relations – The Council referred to the Operations, Management, Budget, Education, and Labor Committee a resolution directing City Manger Kee Borges to review the city’s contract with the Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority (CRRA).Under the resolution the city would seek to renogiate its present contract with CRRA to allow monitoring and regulation of CRRA facilities and require CRRA to pay for the closure of the landfill and to maintain the landfill for 50 years after it is closed.
Resources for Hartford Schools -- On the recommendation of Council member Marilyn Rossetti, the Council passed a resolution calling on the state to consider several avenues of support for Hartford schools.Among other things, the resolution calls for the state to fully fund the Education Accountability Act to provide academic remedial and youth enrichment programs, and provide increased resources to school magnet programs and project choice.The resolution argues that the steps are needed to address inappropriate racial and economic isolation of Connecticut’s urban areas.
Dillon Stadium Lease Agreement -- On the recommendation of Mayor Michael Peters, the Council passed a resolution directing the City Manager to execute a lease agreement with Flyball LLC.Flyball LLC is the designated developer hoping to a bring a professional baseball team to Hartford.
Extension of City Manager’s Contract – The Council voted to extend the City Manager’s contract through December 4, 2001.
Housing Preservation Loan Fund -- The Council passed a resolution designating that $500,000 from the Housing Fund be made available to city residents who have been ineligible to receive loans from the Housing Preservation Loan Fund because their incomes exceed federal guidelines.The Housing Committee had recommended passage of the measure.
CDBG Funds for American Legion -- The Council passed a resolution allocating $20,000 of Community Development Block Grant Funds to the American Legion for an environmental assessment and storage tank removal associated with the Legion’s McKinney-King Post renovations. The funds from the city will be from the 26th Year Hartford Revitalization Fund.
Grandview Terrace Boulevard Historic District -- The Council referred to January 16 public hearing, an ordinance that would establish the “Grandview Terrace Boulevard Historic District.”The district would encompass the block of Grandview Terrace that runs from White Street to Linnmoore Street.The houses on this block were built between 1910 and 1925.
Industrial Re-Use Overlay District -- The Council began with a public hearing on a set of ordinances which will establish an industrial reuse overlay district (IROD) on several parcels bounded by Huyshope, Nepaquash, Sequassen, and Van Dyke Streets. No one spoke in either favoror against the ordinances.The IROD, requested by the Coltsville Heritage Park, will allow increased uses on the property.The Commission on the City Plan recommended passage.The ordinances will be voted on at a subsequent Council meeting.
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