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Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There are 76 items
on the agenda. The Council meeting will begin at 8 P.M. The next Council meeting will be Monday,
April 14h at 8 P.M. at Hartford City Hall in Council Chambers. It will be preceded by an open agenda
public hearing that will begin at 7:30.
Design Center – The Council will vote on a resolution
which would instruct the City Manager to facilitate the implementation of a
Hartford Design Center. 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 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.
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. This
item has been to public hearing and is on the agenda for action. (Item # 39)
Residential
Parking Permit System Proposed
- The Council will vote on a resolution which would create a task force to
study a proposal to create a residential parking permit system. The proposal, from the Hartford Parking
Strategic Plan, could be used to increase revenue from automobile taxes. (Item #65)
Steering
Committee for Hartford’s Future Workforce - The Council will vote on a
resolution accepting the report from the Mayor’s Task Force on Hartford’s Future
Workforce and authorizing City Manager, Lee Erdmann, to create a steering
committee to assist in the implementation of the plan. The plan aims to develop a competitive city
workforce targeting 18 to 24 year olds. The steering committee will be a partnership between the Workforce
Development Board, the City, the Hartford Public School System, and the United
Way of the Capital Area. According to
the resolution, the region will experience a shortage of skilled workers in the
future. One of the goals of the
committee would be to ensure that education and training are linked to career
opportunities. (Item #62)
Zoning Change for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Housing
Project – The Council will
vote on two ordinances that would grant a special permit to allow a Planned
Residential Development at 35 Clark Street. The property will be utilized to build a housing complex for
grandparents raising grandchildren. These ordinances have been to public hearing and are on the agenda for
action. (Items #37 and 38)
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. |
