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Hartford City Council Meeting

Monday, February 10, 2003

Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network, Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000

There are 66 items on the agenda. The Council meeting will begin at 8 P.M. and will be preceded by a public hearing which will begin at 7:30 P.M.  The next Council meeting will be Monday, February 24th at 8 P.M. at Hartford City Hall in Council Chambers. The next public hearing will be February 18th at 8 P.M., in Council Chambers.

CDBG Grant Funds – The Council will vote on a resolution which would limit agencies receiving Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds in the Public Services category to only three consecutive years of funding. According to the resolution, the city receives many more requests for funds in this category than it can support and some programs have received funds for five years or more. The Operations, Management, and Budget Committee reviewed the resolution and made no recommendation. (Item # 25)

Hartford Grandfamilies Housing Project – The Council will vote on a resolution authorizing the City Manager to convey the former Clark Street School property at 35 Clark Street to The Community Builders (TCB).  The property will be utilized to build a housing complex for grandparents raising grandchildren and to provide social services for a period of at least 20 years following completion and occupancy of the complex.  (Item # 41)

Bioterrorism Preparedness – The Council will vote on a resolution authorizing the Purchasing Agent to enter into contract with the Town of West Hartford to assist the Hartford Health Department in developing the infrastructure needed to plan and prepare for a bioterrorism event.  (Item # 3)

Uncollectible Parking Tickets – The Council will vote on a resolution authorizing the write-off of 23,288 parking tickets totaling $1,251,686.  The tickets have been deemed uncollectible by the City’s collection agency.  (Item # 6)

Sports Sciences Academy (Magnet High School) - The Council will vote to send to public hearing an ordinance that would appropriate $67,648,775 in the Capital Improvement Fund to finance the construction of the Sports Sciences Academy (Magnet High School).  The State of Connecticut will fund the project. (Item # 44)

North Frog Hollow NRZ – The Council will vote on an ordinance that would add the North Frog Hollow Neighborhood Revitalization Zone to Article IX, Section 28-196 of the Connecticut General statutes Section 7-600.  The ordinance would also provide Council approval of the Strategic Plan for the North Frog Hollow NRZ. (Item # 45)

Cities for Climate Protection Campaign – The Council will vote on a resolution committing the City to participate in the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives.  The City of Hartford will conduct a greenhouse gas emissions inventory and forecast, establish a greenhouse emissions reduction target, and implement an action plan designed to meet the target.  Energy consumption, specifically the burning of fossil fuels, accounts for more than 80% of U.S. carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.  (Item # 54)

College Park Proposal – The Council will vote on a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a $37,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for the study of an area east of Main Street between I-84 and Pleasant Street and west of Windsor Street as a potential site for a College Park.  This potential educational site would offer interdisciplinary opportunities and further the redevelopment of downtown Hartford. (Item # 53)

Breakthrough Academy Interdistrict Magnet School – The Council will vote on a resolution authorizing the City to acquire from the State of Connecticut approximately 14 acres to be used for the site of the Breakthrough Academy Interdistrict Magnet School.  The resolution also authorizes adding a 1.6 acre City-owned playground to the site.  The property is located in the former Rice Heights area.  (Item # 4)

Air Pollution Produced by City Vehicles – The Council will vote on a resolution stating that the City will purchase smaller and more fuel efficient vehicles and that it will look into alternate fuels for its diesel vehicles.  The resolution also states that the City will encourage the School Administration to take these same measures and be creative in approving filtration devises for removing pollutants in the cabin air flow systems of school buses.  The resolution states that Hartford has very high asthma rates and that there is a close relationship between respiratory diseases and the amount of chemical and particulate matter released from diesel burning engines.  (Item # 55)

Columbia Space Shuttle – The Council will vote on a resolution extending condolences to the families of the astronauts lost in the Space Shuttle tragedy on February 1, 2003. (Item # 47)

If you have questions about the agenda call Greg Vickers at CREN, 249-1416 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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