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Prepared by:
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There were 25 items on the original agenda. Nine more items were submitted during the meeting. The next regular Council meeting will be held on Monday, September 24, 2007 at 7 P.M. in the Council Chambers in Hartford City Hall. The next public hearing will be Monday, September 17, 2007 at 7 PM.
Actions taken on all items on this agenda can be found online at http://www.hartford.gov/government/Town&CityClerk/Minutes/council_meeting_minutes.htm
Hartford Commission to End Homelessness Implementation Plan – The Council referred, to its Health and Human Services Committee, a resolution endorsing the implementation plan developed by the Hartford Commission to End Homelessness to end chronic homelessness within 10 years. The resolution also authorizes the Mayor to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Capitol Region Council of Governments to create an entity named “Journey Home” to initiate the implementation plan and to provide $150,000 to CRCOG in City funding in the current fiscal year and in the next two fiscal years, for a total of $450,000. (Item #6)
Division of Early Childhood – The Council postponed action on a resolution from the Mayor proposing that the City’s Day Care Program, currently part of the Health & Human Services Department, and the Mayor’s Office for Young children be consolidated into a newly created Division of Early Childhood. The Council’s Health and Human Services Committee submitted its report on its meeting considering this item, indicating that the Committee voted one yea and one nay and therefore did not make a recommendation. (Item #9)
Mayor’s Healthy Communities Initiative – The Council adopted a resolution allocating $50,000 to the Hispanic Health Council for the continued operation of the Mayor’s Healthy Communities Initiative, a system of providing access to health care for uninsured Hartford residents. An additional $175,000 is expected from the State of Connecticut. The Health and Human Services Committee recommended approval of the resolution. (Item #11)
Public Art Ordinance – The Council referred, to its Public Works, Parks, and Environment Committee, a proposed ordinance that, if approved, will result in the formation of a Public Art Advisory Committee to guide and implement a Greater Hartford Arts Council administered program, the funding for which will be no less than $50,000 per year. A master plan will also be fashioned by the Greater Hartford Arts Council and approved by City Council. A public hearing on the ordinance will be held on Monday, September 17, 2007. (Item #18)
Property Tax Reform Task Force – The Council approved a resolution authorizing the formation of the Property Tax Reform Task Force and ratifying the appointments made by the Mayor, as follows: Richard Wareing, Carolyn Brooks-Burton, and Alejandro Rodriguez, homeowners, Mayra Esquilin, renter, Yvon Alexander, Carlos Mouta, and John Tornotore, business, Joanne Garvin, large taxpayer, Hon. Marie Kirkley-Bey, General Assembly, David Barrett, Hartford 2000, and Fred Carstensen, Economist. The Task Force must submit its recommendations to the Mayor and Council by December 15, 2007. The City will then submit a property tax reform proposal to the State Legislature for its 2008 session. (Item #19)
Mark Twain Branch Library – The Council adopted a resolution to execute an option to purchase properties at 279 Farmington Avenue and 280 South Marshall Street for the development and construction of a new Mark Twain branch library. The Council’s Planning & Economic Development Committee recommended the purchase. The matter was also referred to the Planning and Zoning Commission which will consider the item on Sept. 11th. A public hearing was held on the purchase on August 20, 2007. The Council previously passed a resolution authorizing the City to enter into a 3-month option to gain access for pre-development testing and inspection of the properties. (Item #30)
If you have any questions about the agenda, please call Richard Frieder at the Hartford Public Library, 695-6365, or Linda Bayer at Hartford 2000, 509-3710. The Council Preview/Review is a joint project of the Hartford 2000, and the Hartford Public Library. |
