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Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There were 89 items on the regular agenda. The next Council meeting will be September
25, 8 PM, at City Hall. The next public hearing will be Monday, September 18,
at City Hall.
Charter Revision – The Council received notification
from the Town Clerk that the city has received and certified the necessary
number of signatures on petitions requesting a referendum on the election of
council members by district and the creation of Council districts. The Council had voted on June 29 to send all
of the recommendations of the Charter Revision to public referendum – except
for the recommendations of election of council members by district.
Pay Phones as Public Nuisances – The Council sent to
public hearing and to the Operations, Management, Budget, Education, and Labor
Committee, an ordinance defining when a pay telephone is a public
nuisance. Under the ordinance, a pay
telephone would be a nuisance if it contributes to drug trafficking, loitering,
or disturbing the peace. Also under the
ordinance, any pay telephone that is located on unimproved property would be prohibited. The public hearing is September 18, at City
Hall, at 8 PM.
CRCOG Transit Study – The Council received a report
from the Planning, Economic Development, and Zoning Committee on transit
studies for the Capital Region. According to the report, the Capital Region
Council of Governments (CRCOG) will be overseeing several
transportation-related studies. Study
topics include regional transit needs (completion date, February 2001), a
downtown circulation system (completion date, Summer 2001), a reassessment of
use of the Griffin Corridor now that there is active freight use of the rail
line (completion date, July 2002), and a busway between New Britain and
Hartford (completion date, early 2001).
City of Hartford as
an Electrical Aggregator – The
Council withdrew a resolution establishing a task force to explore options for
dealing with the recent restructuring of electrical utilities. Because of the restructuring it may possible
for the city of Hartford to become an aggregator and negotiate electricity
purchases for city residents. The
resolution was withdrawn because the City Manager’s office is already
researching the possibility of becoming an aggregator.
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. |
