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Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There are 47 items on the agenda. The next Council meeting will be Monday,
June 13th in Council Chambers. It will be preceded by a public hearing that
will begin at 6:30 P.M.
Budget for Fiscal Year 2005-2006: The Council passed the City’s budget
for fiscal year 2005-2006. The $464,189,578 budget shows an increase for public
safety over last year’s budget. The cover letter suggests that there
might be increased funding for education due to increased revenue at the state
level. The budget includes an increase to the mil rate from 56.32 to 60.82.
(Residential taxpayers pay less because they receive a tax credit; businesses
pay a surcharge; and apartments and automobile owners pay the standard 56.32.)
410 Asylum Historical Designation: The Council passed an ordinance designating
410 Asylum St. as a Local Historic Property. The Historic Commission and the
Planning and Zoning Commission had endorsed the designation.
Historic Preservation Ordinance: The Council passed a historic preservation
ordinance. The ordinance will protect approximately 4,000 historic properties
in the city and require residents living in historic homes to apply for a special
permit when seeking to make changes to the exterior of the home. The ordinance
creates a Historic Preservation Commission which will apply the Secretary of
the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating
Historic Buildings to properties protected under the ordinance.
HIV Prevention Education Program: The Council referred to the Health and Human
Services Committee a resolution authorizing the acceptance and receipt of $460,668
from the Connecticut Department of Public Health to operate an HIV Prevention
Education Program from July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006. The resolution also
authorizes the City of Hartford Health and Human Services Department to contract
with Hartford Hospital and the Hispanic Health Council for services as part
of the education program. In the past the HIV Prevention Education Program
has provided education, risk reduction counseling, and HIV antibody testing
to reduce HIV transmission among Hartford residents.
DCF Parent Aide Guide: The council referred to the Health and Human Services
Committee a resolution authorizing the acceptance and receipt of $25,053 from
the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) to operate the Parent
Aide Program from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006. The Parent Aid Program is
operated by the City of Hartford Health and Human Services Department and is
a prevention and intervention program that provides outreach, treatment, crisis
intervention, advocacy, and support services to high-risk families. The Program
is designed to promote healthy parent/child relationships among low-income
urban families before patterns of abuse and neglect develop.
Neighborhood Inconvenience Stores: The Council referred to the Planning and
Economic Development Committee a resolution requesting the Mayor to direct
the Director of Development Services to explore restricting any additional
convenience stores city wide and to draft an ordinance restricting the operation
hours of convenience stores. The resolution also calls for a report on the
location and operation hours of residential convenience stores within thirty
days. The resolution was introduced in response to complaints from neighborhood
residents about excessive noise, loitering, and illegal trafficking around
convenience stores, many of which are open twenty-four hours a day.
Magnet School for Public Safety: The Council referred to the Education Committee
a resolution directing the Mayor and Board of Education to request the State
Department of Education to provide sufficient resources to plan, develop, offer,
and operate a new public safety magnet school. The resolution was introduced
because the City has not been as successful as it would like in recruiting
and retaining local residents and minority candidates to fulfill the needs
for public safety personnel such as police officers, firefighters, EMT and
other emergency services professionals.
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. |
