City Council - 2.6.2024

City Council Meeting - 2.6.2024

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Chapters

Public Forum (00:01:34)
Public Forum

Public Forum
Announcements (00:08:08)
Announcements

Announcements
Report of the Appointments Committee (00:12:41)
Report of the Appointments Committee

III. REPORT OF THE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE Appointments Committee Oral Report Meeting of February 6, 2024 New Appointment: Zoning Board of Appeals (Term to expire February 6, 2029) Robert J. Talbot New Appointment: Fitchburg Cultural Council (Term to expire February 6, 2027) Joseph S. Bowen Re-Appointment: Fitchburg Disability Commission (Term to expire February 1, 2027) Basil Tolos
Report of Committee on Records (00:15:01)
Report of Committee on Records

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RECORDS
Annual Report: 017-24 Auditors report for year ended July 30,2023 (00:15:21)
Annual Report: 017-24 Auditors report for year ended July 30,2023

ANNUAL REPORT 017-24. ANNUAL REPORT: Independent Auditor's report for the year ended June 30, 2023.
Public Hearings: Order 006-24 Unitil petition new pole (00:16:50)
Public Hearings: Order 006-24 Unitil petition new pole

VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS 006-24. Unitil, to petition for a new pole #1-51, approximately 650' South of Drepanos Dr., and approximately 1020' North of View St., as outlined in the enclosed Petition.
Public Hearings: Order 004-24 Ethier Street (00:29:30)
Public Hearings: Order 004-24 Ethier Street

VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS 004-24. ORDER: Laying out a portion of Ethier St. as a public street or way as outlined in the enclosed Order.
Orders-Finance (00:31:23)
Orders-Finance

VII. ORDERS - FINANCE 018-24. ORDER THAT: The Superintendent of Schools be authorized by this body to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority a Statement of Interest Form for the South Street Elementary School as detailed in the enclosed Order. (Suspension of Rules) Page 2 019-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriates and transfers the sum of $350,000 (THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) from Available Funds to the Stabilization Fund. 020-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriates and transfers the sum of $250,000 (TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) from Available Funds to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust Fund. 021-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriates and transfers the sum of $500,000 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) from Available Funds to the Stabilization Fund. 022-24. ORDER THAT: The City of Fitchburg hereby appropriates the sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000) same to be charged against Available Funds and credited to the following DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, SNOW & ICE accounts: EQUIPMENT RENTAL $100,000.00, SALT $400,000.00 023-24. ORDER THAT: there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($400,000) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to DPW ADMIN/ENGINEERING EXPENSES - Stormwater Contract Services. 024-24. ORDER THAT: there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($152,000) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to the following accounts: LIBRARY - PERSONAL SERVICES $150,000 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - OTHER $ 2,000 025-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriates the sum of $12,000 (TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS) from Available Funds, crediting TREASURER PERSONAL SERVICES - Sick Time Buyback. 026-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds from the Shannon Community Safety Initiative Grant awarded by the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security in the approximate amount of $450,250.50 (FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY AND 50/100 DOLLARS) for the purpose of partnering with multiple agencies to reduce gang and youth related violence. 027-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriates and transfers the sum of $305,703.81 (THREE HUNDRED FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED THREE AND 81/100 DOLLARS) from Available Funds to Receipts Reserved - Opioid Settlement Funds. 028-24. ORDER THAT: there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($82,000) same to be charged against AIRPORT RECEIPTS RESERVED and credited to AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS. 029-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds in the amount of EIGHTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($18,000) allocated by Fitchburg State University through Mass Development's Transformative Development Initiative Creative Cities program to support Fitchburg's cultural initiatives including marketing, program activation, pop-up events, and Mill St. venue activation.
Pettions (00:31:58)
Pettions

VIII. PETITIONS 030-24. Andrew Couture on behalf of the residents of Oak Ridge Condominiums to investigate an offensive odor (suspected from Grief paper). (Board of Health/Health Department) 031-24. Andrew Couture on behalf of Charles Piermarini to investigate the excessive water on Read Street and to repair/clear out the catch basins. (Public Works) 032-24. Andrew Couture on behalf of Chris Couture to remove the brush at the Electric/Rollstone rotary. (Public Works) 033-24. Andrew Couture on behalf of Michael Couture to repair the trench on Sheldon Road by 112 Sheldon Rd.(Public Works) 034-24. Andrew Couture on behalf of Chris Knolls to install a stop sign at the bottom of Stickney Rd. at the intersection of Stickney and Ashburnham. (Public Safety) 035-24. Andrew Couture on behalf of Michael Couture to install stop signs on the intersection of Stickney and Sheldon Road. A 3-way stop may be necessary. (Public Safety) 036-24. Councilor Marisa Fleming to accept local option statute M.G.L. c. 140 ? 139(c), exempting dogs owned by persons over 70 from dog licensure fees. (Legislative Affairs) 037-24. That 84 North St., more fully described as Fitchburg Assessors Map 44, Block 110, Lot 0, be declared as surplus property. (City Property)