Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There are 74 items on the agenda. The Council meeting will begin at 8
P.M. The meeting will be preceded by an
open agenda public hearing which will begin at 7:30 P.M. The next Council meeting will be Monday,
June 23rd at 8 P.M. at Hartford City Hall in Council Chambers.
Hartford Police Department
Staffing – The Council will vote on three resolutions authorizing the City
to apply to and contract with the United States Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services (COPS) for the funding of new police officers. The first resolution will make funding
available to the police department to hire new school resource officers and
will provide funds of up to $125,000 per officer for salaries and fringes over
a period of three years. The second
resolution will make $250,000 available to pay overtime costs related to
homeland security. The final resolution
will provide funding to the Hartford Police Department to hire up to twenty new
officers. The U.S. Department of
Justice will provide up to $75,000 per officer for salaries and fringes over a
period of three years. (Items #2, 5,
27).
City of Hartford Performance
Measures – The Council will vote on a resolution authorizing the Purchasing
Agent to contract with The Abrahams Group to implement a performance management
system within city departments for the period of July 1, 2003 through June 30,
2004. The City has been working with
the Connecticut Policy and Economic Council (CPEC) in an effort to develop
performance measures, gather performance data regarding service issues that
matter to citizens, and publicize the information in an easily understood
format. (Item #23)
Stowe Village Construction
– The Council will vote on a resolution that will authorize the City Manager, Lee
Erdmann, to program $800,000 in Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) repayment
funds to the Hartford Housing Authority (HHA) for the construction of a new
street in the final phase of Stowe Village. The Hartford Housing Authority is constructing approximately 30
single-family homes on sites that would be served by the new proposed
street. The City’s contribution to the
project will help complete the revitalization of Stowe Village, which will
trigger additional development in the area, along with increased private
investment and new job opportunities. (Item #3)
CDBG Funds – The Council
will vote on a resolution that will authorize the City Manager to reprogram
$25,000 in available funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Unspecified
Local Options (ULO) for the support of Medical Temp Force, LLC. Medical Temp Force, LLC, is a
minority-owned, medical personnel temporary employment agency located at 541
Albany Avenue. The agency requested
assistance from the City in the form of a grant that would enable them to
complete outstanding site improvements estimated at between $36,000 and
$40,000. (Item #14)
Hartford Magnet Schools –
The Council will vote on a resolution approving three new magnet schools in the
City of Hartford. The Hartford Board of
Education approved the submission of an ED-049 form for the Greater Hartford
Classical Magnet School, the Pathways to Technology Interdistrict Magnet
School, and the University of Hartford High School of Science and Engineering
Magnet School. According to the
resolution, the Connecticut State Department of Education will provide 100%
reimbursement to the City of Hartford through school constructions grants for
property acquisition, commissioning fit-out and completion of the new schools
based on an estimated total cost of $95,681,093 for all three schools. (Items #18, 19, 22)
Neighborhood Development
Report – The Council will recognize the quarterly neighborhood development
report that was presented by the Hartford Economic Development Commission to
the Planning, Economic Development, and Zoning Committee on June 2, 2003. The report discusses the completion of
certain development projects, such as the financing of B&H Overseas
Shipping and Moving, LLC and the Medical Temp Force. The staff is currently managing nine projects, two of which
include the development of the vacant site at the corner of Main and Pavilion
Streets in the Clay-Arsenal Neighborhood and the development of the Peabody
Studio at 40 Elm Street. (Item #30)
Asbestos Litigation System –
The Council will vote on a resolution that will recognize the Council’s support
for the efforts of the United States Congress to pass legislation to address
the asbestos litigation crisis. The
Council will express support for the Honorable Christopher J. Dodd and the
Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman, United States Senators for the State of
Connecticut, and the Honorable John Larson, United States Congressman, to
continue to work on and support efforts in the current Congress to reform the
asbestos litigation system. The crisis
in the asbestos litigation system has had a significant impact on businesses,
their employees, and their families in the City of Hartford. (Item #37)
Affirmative Action Plan – The Council will vote to approve 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. (Item #51)
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