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Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There were 88 items on the agenda: four more were added to
the agenda at the meeting. The next
Council meeting will be May 12, at 8 P.M and will be preceded by a public
hearing that will begin at 7:30 in Council Chamber.
Budget for FY 2003\04 – The Council voted to send to
the City’s proposed 2003-04 budget to public hearing on Wednesday, April 30 at
Bulkeley High School at 6 P.M.
Employee Outplacement Services – The Council passed a
resolution authorizing City Manager Lee Erdman to contract with Lee Hecht
Harrison, LLC, to provide outplacement services to employees who will be laid
off due to reductions in the workforce.
Child Nutrition
Program – The Council passed a resolution authorizing the City Manager to
request funds for the 2003 Summer Lunch Program. The program, which is funded by the United States Department of
Education, provides free breakfasts and lunches to Hartford youth. Last year the program served 64,517 lunches
and 22,211 breakfasts.
Affirmative Action
Plan – The Council voted to send to public hearing May 19 and to the
Health, Human Services & Recreation Committee, the City’s FY2003-2004
Affirmative Action Plan. The plan
recommends, among other things, recruitment of more African Americans, Latinos,
Asian Americans, and Native Americans for various job positions throughout the
City and encouragement of females to enter nontraditional jobs in fields such
as technical and protective services. According to the plan, the City’s workforce on March 24, 2003 was
composed of 62 percent minority and 27.5 percent female.
Commission on
the Environment - The
Council referred to public hearing May 19 and to the Health, Human Services,
& Recreation Committee a proposed ordinance that would create a Commission
on the Environment. The Commission would, among other things,
ensure the monitoring of landfill activities, advocate for the full enforcement
of environmental laws and regulations, and monitor practices that are
potentially hazardous to the health of Hartford residents. The 11 member commission would be composed
of six members who are engaged in programs or activities related to improving
environmental health, two members who are in businesses regulated by the
Department of Environmental Protection and engaged in activities that produce
or affect pollution, two members who represent Hartford community
organizations, and one member who represents the City Manager.
Hartford Design
Center – The Council referred back to the Operations, Budget &
Management Committee a resolution that would implement the recommendations for
the establishment of the Hartford Design Center. The Center would be established as an independent nonprofit
organization with the City of Hartford and the University of Hartford as major
partners. The mission of the Design
Center would be to promote quality urban design, especially in the areas of the
Rising Star Neighborhoods and Pride Blocks. The resolution came with an attachment from Mayor Eddie Perez that
proposed the Design Center be started as the Implementation Advisory Group to
plan a phased implementation of the Center.
Main-Asylum-Trumbull
Street Project – The Council passed a resolution approving the disposition
agreement between the City of Hartford/Redevelopment Agency and College Street
Partners and Lubert Adler Real Estate Funds for 901-903 and 915 Main Street in
the Main-Asylum-Trumbull Street Project. The Redeveloper has proposed that the property be used for retail and
office space. A disposition price of
$1,400,000 has been established.
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. |
