Prepared by: Citizens’ Research Education Network,
Hartford Public Library, and Hartford 2000
There are 48 items on the regular agenda, though more may be
added on the supplemental agenda. The
meeting will begin at 8 P.M. and will be televised on Hartford Public Access,
Channel 21.
Renaissance Place
-- The Council will begin with a Public Hearing on the granting of a
Preliminary Special Permit Approval for the proposed development of the
downtown block bounded by Asylum, Pratt, Main and Trumbull Streets. The proposed development, Renaissance Place,
is being recommended for approval by both the Design Review Board and the
Commission on the City Plan. According
to the communications from the Board and the Commission, the proposed
development will enhance the pedestrian environment and acknowledges the
importance of historical buildings like the Old State House and the Society for
Savings building. (Items #1, 13
&14)
Sale of 960 Main
Street and Proposed Morgan Street Garage – The Council will vote on the
proposed sale of the old G. Fox Building (960 Main Street) and rights to use up
to 1,100 spaces in the proposed Morgan Street Garage. The sale, for $4,250,000, is to the state of Connecticut for use
by the Capital Community Technical College. The terms include a tentative “Tax Fixing Agreement” in which CCTC will
pay at least 15% of the tax cost the first year and gradually increase its
payments until full taxes are paid in the 7th year. This resolution has been to Public
Hearing. (Item #15)
Housing Overlay
District – The Council will be voting on several ordinances which would
create a housing overlay district (HOD) in the downtown area 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. While
several businesses in the effected area have filed official protests to the
proposed district, the Planning, Economic Development, and Zoning Committee is
recommending passage of the ordinances. The ordinances have been to Public
Hearing. Action on these ordinances was
postponed at the Council’s October 25 meeting. (Items # 19-28)
Island of Vieques
– The Council will vote on a resolution urging the Congress and President to
order the United States Navy to stop using the Island of Vieques for bombing
practice. The resolution argues that
the bombing is dangerous for residents, destroys the environment, and hurts the
local economy. (Item #9)
Signal Corps --
The Council will consider an ordinance appropriating federal Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality Program funds to update the city’s traffic
signals. The funds ($1,480,000) will be
used to make the city’s system Y2K compliant. This ordinance has been to Public Hearing and is on the action
calendar. (Item #18)
Community Computer
Business – The Council will vote on a resolution which would provide
$25,000 to help fund a community business which will recycle, repair, and reuse
used personal computers. The business
has been developed by the Interdenominational Minister Alliance and would be known
as the Community PC/Tech Center. (Item
#47)
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. |