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Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There are 63 items on the agenda. The Council meeting will
begin at 8 P.M. The Council will be preceded by an open public hearing that will begin at 7:30 P.M. The next Council meeting will be Monday, March 24h at 8 P.M. at Hartford City Hall in Council Chambers.
Hartford Municipal Employees Association Collective
Bargaining Agreement – The Council will vote on a resolution which would
approve a bargaining agreement between the City of Hartford and the Municipal
Employees Association. The Agreement
gives the employees a wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2001 and a 2%
increase effective July 1, 2003. The
employees will be required to pay more of their health insurance benefits. (Item #11)
CDBG Grant Funds
– There are several items on the agenda allocating Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) monies from the city’s 2001-02 and 2002-03 funds. One would authorize the use of $200,000 from
the 2002-03 Hartford Revitalization Fund to implement the recommendations of
the Mayor’s Homeowner’s Task Force. A
second resolution would authorize the use of $125,000 from the 2001-02 Hartford
Revitalization Fund to Center City Church’s for support of improvements to
Peter’s Retreat – a supportive residents for people with AIDS. (Items # 7 and 5)
Design Center –
The Council will be preceded by a public hearing on a resolution which would
instruct the City Manager to facilitate the implementation of a Hartford Design
Center. The Design Center would be
established as a non-profit organization and work with the Rising Star
Neighborhoods and Pride Blocks to implement the recommendations of the Mayor’s
Homeownership Task Force.
Among other things the Design Center would develop
guidelines based on the vision of Hartford’s built environment adopted by the
City’s policy makers. The primary
partners in its creation would be the City of Hartford and the University of
Hartford. The yearly budget for the
Design Center is estimated to be around $500,000, though much of the cost will
be received as in-kind services. (Item
# 3)
Sports Sciences
Academy (Magnet High School) - The Council will vote on 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. This ordinance has been to
public hearing and is on the calendar for action. (Item # 46)
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. The Health and Human Services Committee is recommending passage. (Item # 23)
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. The
Planning, Economic Development, and Zoning Committee and the Commission on the
City Plan are both recommending passage. (Item # 47)
If you have any 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. |
