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Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There were thirty-eight
items on the regular agenda. The next Council meeting will be
Tuesday, November 12, 2002. The next public hearing will November 18.
Support for San Juan
Sports Center – The Council passed a resolution introduced by Mayor Eddie
Perez allocating $20,000 from the Human Services Department to the San Juan
Sports Center, Inc., to allow the Center to continue providing services to the
youth of Hartford through January 2003.
Weed and Seed
-- The Council referred to the Quality
of Life and Public Safety Committee a resolution which would authorize City Manager Lee Erdmann to accept
$275,000 from the United States Department of Justice for the City’s Weed and
Seed Program. The resolution also
authorizes the City Manager to enter into the necessary agreements for
execution of the program with organizations including Boy Scouts of America,
Sankofa Kuumba Cultural Center, Connecticut Bicycle Coalition, United
Connecticut Action for Neighborhoods, and Hartford Housing Authority. The Weed and Seed program is a collaborative
effort among the United States Attorney, the Hartford Police Department,
residents, and other organizations in the Northeast neighborhood committed to
working together to fight crime and improve the quality of life for area
residents.
Bid Regulations
Changes -- The Council voted down an ordinance introduced by the City
Manager to amend the Municipal Code on bid preference for city-based
businesses. The ordinance would have
created a ceiling of $1 million for single purchases, contracts, or sales that
are subject to the city-based bidder preference currently in effect.
Hartford Children Trust Fund – The
Council voted to send to public hearing November 18 an ordinance that would
create the Hartford Children Trust Fund. The fund would be used for implementing children and youth programs. The principal of the fund would consist of
several sources including: proceeds from specific fund raising events, gifts or
contributions made to the city to create the fund, and contributions from the
general fund resulting from savings with the Human Services Department 2001-2002
operating budget. (The Review incorrectly stated that this item
was passed at the Council’s last meeting.)
News Racks – The
Council postponed action on an ordinance that would regulate the placement of
news racks on city sidewalks. The
ordinance would, among other things, provide for pedestrian and driving safety
and convenience, limit to eight the number of news racks that can be located
within a space of 200 feet in any direction within the same block of the same
street, and prohibit the location of any news racks within five feet of any
driveway, fire hydrant, or crosswalk.
Magnet Schools –
The Council passed an ordinance introduced by the City Manager to appropriate
$26 million in the Capital Improvement Fund to finance construction of the Breakthrough
Academy Interdistrict Magnet School. The State of Connecticut will fund the project.
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 and residents. |
