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 Citys 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. |