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Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There were 62 items on the regular agenda.
The next Council meeting will be April 22. It will begin at 8 P. M. at Hartford City
Hall in Council Chambers. The next
Public Hearing will be April 15. It
will begin at 8 P.M in Council Chambers.
Charter Revision Public Hearing – The Council
referred to public hearing, Thursday, April 25, 2002 at 7 P.M. the draft report
of the Charter Revision Commission.
HUD
Entitlement Funds --The Council passed a resolution outlining the
dispersal of almost $9 million in Department of Housing and Urban Development
Funds. The funds include Community
Development Block Grants (CDBG), Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), Housing
Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA), and HOME Investment Partnership
(HOME).
The funds go to support a variety
of programs around the city: over 70 projects receive CDBG funds. The recommendations include, among other
projects; funding for Real Art Way ($63,500); Riverfront Recapture ($198,836);
Hartford Economic Development Corporation ($250,000); Hartford Areas Rally
Together ($65,000); and Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April ($100,000).
Community Development Block
Grants – The Council did not pass several individual resolutions which
would have allocated Community Development Block Grant Funds to various
programs. These included $155,320 to
the University of Hartford Center for Customer Training; $30,000 for the
Community Improvement Project of the Blue Hills Civic Association; and $279,839
for the Farmington Avenue Joint Committee recommended street improvements along
Farmington Avenue.
Increase in permit fees --
On the recommendation of Interim City Manager Albert Ilg, the Council passed a
resolution raising rates on fees for permits for plumbing, electrical, heating,
sprinkler, refrigeration, and elevator construction. The present fee structure has been in place for 14 years and no
longer covers the city’s cost of processing the permit requests. The new fee will be $25 for every $1,000 of
actual project cost.
Interim City Manager Contract
Extended -- The Council voted to extend the contract of interim City Manager
Albert Ilg through July 15, 2002.
If you have any questions about the agenda call Greg Vickers at CREN, 249-1416. The Citizens' Research Education Network is a non-profit research and education center for Hartford community-based organizations. |
