Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There were 20 items on the regular agenda: one additional
item was walked in at the meeting. The
next Council meeting will be Monday, February 14, 2005 at 7 P.M. at Hartford
City Hall in Council Chambers; it will be preceded by an open-agenda public
hearing that will begin at 6:30 P.M.
Civilian Police Review Board
Funds: The Council
passed a resolution which appropriates up to $50,000 to pay for independent
investigators for the Civilian Police Review Board. The Civilian Police Review Board reviews
cases in which police misconduct is alleged. There
are currently 61 backlog cases. Thirty
of the cases are pending with the Police Department and 31 are pending with
the Civilian Review Board. The
funds would be used to cover investigations in the FY 2004-05. The resolution names Mr. Frank Hayes
of ESI Video Surveillance & Investigations, LLC and Noel McGregor of McGregor
Investigations as the proposed recipients of the funds.
Funding for the Northend
Senior Center: The
Council referred to the Health and Human and Services Committee a resolution
authorizing the City to apply for and receive funding for the Northend Senior
Center from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. The Foundation has invited the City to
apply for a three-year grant. The
request will be for $453,140 and, if awarded, will be used to fund two new
staff positions and to sustain center operations and programs.
Bio-terrorism Preparedness
Grant: The Council
referred to the Health and Human Services Committee a resolution authorizing
the Department of Health and Human Services to accept funding in the amount
of $110,640.38 from the Centers for Disease Control, through the Connecticut
Department of Public Health, to develop the infrastructure needed to plan and
prepare for a bio-terrorism event. This
funding will be used to continue efforts begun in 2002 to develop a comprehensive
bio-terrorism plan.
No Heat Program: The
Council referred to the Health and Human Services Committee a resolution authorizing
the Mayor to allocate $25,217 in reprogrammed Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) funds to contribute towards the cost of emergency repairs for the No
Heat Program and to direct Licenses & Inspections and the Division of Grants
Management to manage the reprogrammed CDBG funds for this program. Under the No Heat Program, landlords
are required to provide safe and adequate heat. If
heat fails in a building, Licenses & Inspections will work with the landlord
to make sure that heat is restored.
If you have any questions about the agenda call Greg Vickers at CREN, 509-3701 or Richard Frieder at the Hartford Public Library, 695-6365. The Council Preview is a joint project of the Citizens' Research Education Network and the Hartford Public Library.
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