Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There are 45 items on the regular agenda, though more may be
added on the supplemental agenda. The Council meeting will be held on
Tuesday, rather than Monday, because of the Columbus Day Holiday. The meeting will begin at 8 P.M. and will be
televised on Hartford Public Access, Channel 21.
Rodent Control –
The Council will vote on an ordinance appropriating $2 million from the general
fund unreserved fund to finance the Rodent Control Program. The program, passed at the Council’s
September 13 meeting, consists of “coordinated inspection, baiting and clean up of all residential and
commercial properties in the city,” a public education and awareness campaign
and the implementation of semi-automatic trash removal for all residential one
to six family properties. The
Operations, Management, Budget, Education, and Labor Committee is recommending
passage of the ordinance. (Items #33
& 31)
Living Wage Ordinance
– The Council will vote on a “living wage ordinance.” The ordinance would establish a living wage
for all service workers "employed for work performed in execution of
service contracts with the City of Hartford." Under the ordinance only those projects which cost in excess of
$100,000 would be required to pay the wage. The Operations, Management, Budget, Education, and Labor Committee is
recommending passage of the ordinance. This ordinance has been to public hearing and is on the action
calendar. (Items #31 & 18)
Golfing – The
Council will be voting on two resolutions relating golfing in Keney and Goodwin
Parks. The first is a resolution tabled
from the Council’s July 12 meeting. If
passed, it would commit $750,000 of Hartford Parks Trust Fund monies over the
next three years for Junior Golf Programs in the two parks. (The program would be run by First Tee of
Hartford, Inc.) The second, a
substitute to the first, acknowledges the request for funding and establishes a
task force comprised of representatives of the parks, the city manager’s
office, and the community to determine the best course of action. (Items # 35 & 41)
Housing Overlay
District – The Council will be voting on numerous resolutions, ordinances,
and reports creating or discussing a housing overlay district (HOD) in the
blocks north of Bushnell Park. HODs
establish a residential development requirement in areas zoned for office use. If passed, the ordinances would require any new
structures or enlargements of existing buildings in the HOD to include 25%
gross floor area be reserved for residential use. Two businesses within the
area have filed official protests to the proposed district. The ordinances have been to public hearing
and are on the action calendar. (Items
# 1, 2, 11, and 25-30)
Helicopter in
Bushnell – The Council will be voting on a resolution allowing a helicopter
to land in Bushnell Park for National Red Ribbon Celebration Week, October
21-31. The celebration, in memory of
the death of DEA agent Enrique Camarena in 1985, was established to educate
youth to the dangers of drugs. There
will be National Guardsmen and a DEA agent in Bushnell Park to discuss problems
related to drug use on October 21. Tours of the helicopter will be given after the discussion. (Item #6)
If you have any questions about the agenda, call the Council at 522‑4888 or Greg Vickers at CREN, 249‑1416. The Citizens' Research Education Network is a non‑profit information center for Hartford community‑based organizations. |