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Prepared by:
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
The Council meeting will begin at 7 P.M. at Hartford City Hall in Council Chambers. The next public hearing will be Monday, October 15, 2007 at 7 PM.
There are 31 items on the agenda. The complete agenda for the Council meeting is available online by clicking on “Council Agendas” at the following web site:
http://www.hartford.gov/government/Town&CityClerk/Minutes/council_meeting_minutes.htm.
Previously Submitted Items: The following items were previously on the Council Agenda and were included in the Council Preview/Review. They were referred to committees and/or public hearing or action was postponed by the Council. They are now on the agenda again for action.
Division of Early Childhood – The Council will consider a resolution 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 a report on its consideration of this item, indicating that the Committee voted one yea and one nay and therefore did not make a recommendation. Action on this item was previously postponed by the Council on July 9th and September 10th. (Item #8)
Convenience Stores – The Council will consider an amendment to the recently adopted ordinance regulating extended hours convenience stores. The amendment would modify the definition of “extended hours” to be 11:30 PM to 5 AM (instead of the current definition of 10 PM to 5 AM). The item was referred to the Quality of Life & Public Safety Committee and a public hearing on the amendment was held on August 20, 2007.
(Item #9)
Quality of Life Annual Report – The Council will receive the Quality of Life Annual Report for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. The report includes information on 311 calls and actions taken as a result of the calls (such as rodent inspections, building inspections, zoning ordinance violations, and others), as well as crime data from the Police Department. (The report may be viewed in the Town Clerk’s office.) (Item #2)
Noise Ordinance – The Council will vote on a resolution calling on the Quality of Life and Public Safety Committee to develop updates to Hartford’s noise ordinance within 45 days with the goals of strengthening the ordinance and better enabling the Hartford Police Department to effectively respond to noise complaints. (Item #13)
Fair Rental Housing Protection – The Council will vote on a resolution calling on the Housing Committee to convene a meeting within 45 days to develop recommendations for strengthening City policies and capacity to assure that there are adequate fair rental housing protections in place and that there not be any displacement caused by rental conversion. The meeting is to include Human Relations’ Fair Housing staff, Development Services’ Fair Rent staff, and other applicable representatives and fair housing advocates. (Item #31)
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.
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