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Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There were 82 items on the regular agenda: three were added
on the supplemental agenda. All of the
Council members were present. There
will be a public hearing on June 19. The Council will meet again on Wednesday, June 21st at
noon. The next regularly scheduled
Council meeting will be June 26.
Pay Raises for City Employees -- The Council referred
back to the Operations, Management, Budget, Education, and Labor Committee a
dozen ordinances designed to give 2% pay increases to city employees who are
appointed or elected. The pay increases
would be retroactive to July 1, 1997. These ordinances had already been reviewed by the Operations,
Management, Budget, Education, and Labor Committee, which had recommended their
passage.
Bond Issues for
November -- The Council voted to send seven bond ordinances to public
hearing June 19 and to the Operations, Management, Budget, Education, and Labor
Committee. If the ordinances are approved by Council, they will be placed on
the November 7, 2000 ballot. The
proposed projects include:
- New Public Safety Complex ($40,000,000) This ordinance would fund a new building and
parking garage to house the administrative units of the Police and Fire
Departments and the Fire Marshall’s office.
- Renovations for Fire stations and Fire
Training Academy ($6,200,000) This
would fund interior and exterior improvements to several fire stations and the
Fire Training Academy.
- Central Library Phase II and Library
Branches ($21,500,000) This
ordinance would fund major renovations to the Central Library ($18,000,000) and
renovations to the Albany Avenue and Goodwin Branches ($3,500,000).
- New Swimming Pools ($6,000,000) This ordinance would fund two new pools at
Keney and Colt Parks and renovations to the bath houses at Pope, Keney, and
Colt Parks.
- Pool Enclosures ($6,000,000) This would fund pool enclosures for the pools
at Goodwin, Keney, and Colt Parks.
- School Improvements ($75,000,000) This ordinance would fund renovations
identified in the Hartford Public Schools Facilities Study.
- Metzner Center ($3,500,000) This ordinance would fund renovations and
construction at the Metzner Center for additional recreational and day care
services.
Batterson Park Pond
Improvements – The Council passed on consent a Capital Improvement
ordinance which will fund improvement of the water quality of Batterson Park
Pond. The improvements will be paid for by the state Department of
Environmental Protection ($51,300) and the city’s general fund ($34,200). The Operations, Management, Budget,
Education, and Labor Committee had recommended passage.
Elizabeth Park
Improvements – On the recommendation of the City Manager, the Council
referred to public hearing June 19 and to the Operations, Management, Budget,
Education, and Labor Committee, an ordinance which would appropriate $228,900
for improvements to Elizabeth Park. The
funds would come from Capital Improvement budget and be fully reimbursed from
the Town of West Hartford and the Ethel F. Donaghue Trust Fund for Elizabeth
Park. The improvements will include
replacement and construction of pathways around the rose garden and pond area.
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. |
