Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There are 57 items on the agenda. The Council meeting
will begin 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. The next Council meeting will
be Monday, February 28, 2005 at 7 P.M. The
next public hearing will be Tuesday, February 22. The
public hearing will be Tuesday rather than Monday due to observance of
Presidents’ Day.
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant: The
Council will vote on a resolution authorizing Mayor Eddie Perez to accept $118,188
in federal Local Law Enforcement Block Grants funds to be used primarily to
continue block watch organizing programs. A portion of the funds would also be
used for enforcement of hot spots and the Police Explorers youth program. (Item # 12)
Solving the City’s
Waste Disposal Issues: The Council will vote on a resolution calling
on the Mayor to request information from the Connecticut Resource Recovery
Authority (CRRA) on the landfill. The
resolution also asks the Mayor to explore ways to make recycling convenient
and safe for residents and business owners, and that he provide quarterly updates
to the Council and the Public Works, Parks, and Environment Committee on waste
disposal issues. (Item #31)
Pope Park: The
Council will vote on a proposed ordinance that if approved would result in
a supplemental appropriation of $50,000 in the Hartford Parks Trust Fund to
implement the Master Plan for Pope Park. Total project costs are $550,000. In addition to the $50,000 to be appropriated
by the proposed ordinance, $100,000 was previously allocated and $400,000 will
be funded by a grant from the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection. (Item #33)
Funding for the Northend
Senior Center: The Council will vote on 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. (Item
#29)
No Heat Program: The
Council will vote on a resolution authorizing the Mayor to identify funds to
contribute towards the cost of the No Heat Program and to direct Licenses & Inspections
(L&I) and the Division of Grants Management to manage the funds for the
program. Under the No Heat Program,
landlords are required to provide safe and adequate heat. If heat fails in a building, the landlord
has up to six hours to complete repairs after which time L&I is directed
to take steps to “arrest the owner, make repairs and /or provide temporary
shelter, and bill the owner of all costs, including costs of inspection.” The Health and Human Services Committee
is recommending passage. (Item
# 27)
Bio-terrorism Preparedness
Grant: The Council
will vote on 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. The Health and Human Services Committee
is recommending passage. (Item
# 26)
Hartford Healthy Start: The
Council will vote on a resolution authorizing the City to apply for and receive
funds for the Hartford Healthy Start: Eliminating Disparities Grant in the
amount of $750,000 for use over four years. It
is expected that approximately 1,150 women and their children and infants would
be served resulting in improved birth outcomes for participants in nine neighborhoods: Northeast,
Upper Albany, Clay Arsenal, Blue Hills, Asylum Hill, Frog Hollow, Parkville,
Sheldon Charter Oak, and South Green. The
grant is made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Maternal and Child Health Bureau. (Item
# 24)
Cemetery Proposal for Batterson Park: The
Council will receive a communication from the Public Works, Parks, and Environment
Committee with regards to a proposal to use a portion of Batterson Park for
a cemetery. The cemetery would
be managed by Memorial Properties in New Jersey and would potentially generate
$50,000 a year for Hartford. Some considerations expressed during
the meeting included concerns for wetlands and runoff, additional buildings
that may be needed, and how receptive the town of Farmington is about the cemetery. (The land is in Farmington.) There is no resolution attached to the
communication. (Item # 21)
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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