CITY COUNCIL MEETING
May 16, 2013
City Council Chambers
Wallace J. Puchalski Municipal Building
212 Main Street, Northampton
AGENDA
Public Comment - 7:00 P.M.
Regular Meeting - 7:05 P.M.
ROLL CALL
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
PROMclamation: Safe Prom and High School Graduation Season – May – June 2013
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Proclamation: National Public Works Week May 19 – 25, 2013
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Presentation of Mayor’s Proposed FY2014 Budget
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PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND ONE-MINUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF
EVENTS
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One-Minute Announcements of Events
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LICENSES AND PETITIONS
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Board of Public Works Recommendation to Disapprove Street Acceptance:
§ Bradford Street (South)
§ Center Court
Application for Fireworks – Northampton Family Fourth Celebration – Saturday, June 22, 2013
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Final Agenda will be published Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 12:00 p.m.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING – May 2, 2013
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, APPOINTMENTS, AND ELECTIONS
Committee on Public Safety Minutes of April1, 2013
Committee on Economic Development, Housing and Land Use Minutes of April 2, 2013
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RECESS FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE
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FINANCIAL ORDERS
Financial Order: Release of Easement and Purchase of New Easement for the Norwottuck Rail Trail (2nd
Reading)
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ORDERS AND ORDINANCES
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Order: Authorization to Acquire Easement by Gift of Historic Northampton, Inc. (1st Reading)
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Order: Warrant for Special Municipal Election to be held Tuesday, June 25, 2013 (Request Two Readings)
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Ordinance: Amend §350-3.4 and attachment 1.1 Rezone Watershed Protection Throughout the City
(2nd Reading)
Ordinance: Amend §312-102 Schedule I: Parking Prohibited All Times – Round Hill Road (Refer to
Committee on Elections, Rules, Ordinances, Orders and Claims)
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Ordinance: Amend §312-103 Schedule II: No Parking CertainTimes – Round Hill Road (Refer to
Committee on Elections, Rules, Ordinances, Orders and Claims)
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Ordinance: Amend §312-104 Schedule III: Limited-Time Parking – Round Hill Road (Refer to Committee
on Elections, Rules, Ordinances, Orders and Claims)
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UPDATES FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Announcement of City Council FY2014 Budget Hearings with City Departments – Wednesday, May 29,
2013 and Thursday, May 30, 2013, each 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Announcement of Public Hearing – Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 7:05 p.m. Regarding Mayor’s Proposed
FY2014 Budget
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Announcement of Public Hearing – Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 7:05 p.m. Regarding Department of Public
Works, 125 Locust Street – Application for License for Storage of Fuel
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Announcement of Public Hearing – Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 7:10 p.m. Regarding Department of Public
Works, 33 Hockanum Road – Application for License for Storage of Fuel
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All Hearings to be held in City Council chambers, Wallace J. Puchalski Municipal Building, 212 Main Street, Northampton,
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INFORMATION REQUESTS (CHARTER PROVISION 2-7)
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NEW BUSINESS – Reserved for topics that the Chair did not reasonably anticipate would be discussed.
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ADJOURN
The next City Council meetings are June 6, June 20, and June 27, 2013
Contact:
Mary L. Midura, Executive Secretary
413-587-1210
mmidura@northamptonma.gov
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