REVISED City Council Meeting Agenda 3/7/13

COUNCILORS AT LARGE

William H. Dwight - President
Jesse M. Adams – Vice-President

WARD

1 Maureen T. Carney
2 Paul D. Spector
3 Owen Freeman-Daniels
4 Pamela C. Schwartz
5 David A. Murphy
6 Marianne L. LaBarge
7 Eugene A. Tacy

AGENDA

Public Comment - 7:00 P.M.

Regular Meeting - 7:05 P.M.

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL of MINUTES of February 21, 2013

PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

1. Proclamation: Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month March 2013

2. Proclamation: Myeloma Awareness Month March 2013

3. Resolution: Tax Reform REVISED (1st Reading)

ONE-MINUTE ANNOUNCEMENTS

APPOINTMENTS, ELECTIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. LATE FILE: Appointment: New Appointment to Agricultural Commission – Stan Zawalick,
538 Sylvester Road, Florence, Term to Expire January 2016, replacing expired term of Ben James
(Recommended by Committee on Appointments & Evaluations February 11, 2013)

2. Announcement of Elections – Elections will be held at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2013

Board of Assessors – 1 Member – 3 Year Term to Expire March 2016
• Timothy Fullam seeks re-election

Applicants may submit a letter of interest and/or resume by Thursday, March 28, 2013 to City Council Office, 210 Main Street,
Room 18, Northampton, MA 01060:
For more information on the Board of Assessors, please call Joan Sarafin, City Assessor, at 587-1202.

LICENSES
1. Request for Approval of Bingo Night – Michael F. Curtain Post 8006

2. LATE FILE: Taxicab License – Jeffrey D. Miller d/b/a Cosmic Cab, 1 Vehicle (to replace 1
vehicle now out of service)

RECESS FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

1. Transportation & Parking Commission Minutes of November 20, 2012, December 18, 2012, and January 15,
2013

2. LATE FILE: Committee on Appointments & Evaluations of February 11, 2013

PRESENTATIONS

1. Land Conservation, Open Space, Recreation and MultiUse Trail Plan – Wayne Feiden, Planning Director

FINANCIAL ORDERS

1. Financial Order: Purchase a Conservation Restriction on Westhampton Road near Parsons Brook
(2nd Reading)

2. Financial Order: Purchase of 21.4 Acres in Broad Brook Greenway/Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area (2nd
Reading)

3. Financial Order: City Council Grants a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Plan to Grantham Group Assisted
Living Project within Village at Hospital Hill Economic Opportunity Area (EOA)
(2nd Reading)

4. Financial Order: Appropriation of $120,000 from Community Preservation Act funding to City of
Northampton for Christopher Heights Assisted Living Affordable Housing Project (2nd Reading)

ORDERS

  1. Order: Authorization to Grant and/or Accept a Historic Preservation Restriction of Florence Grammar School
  2. (1st Reading)
  3. Order: Storm Water Advisory Taskforce REVISED (1st Reading)
  4. Order: Warrant of Special State Primary to be Held on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 (2nd Reading)
  5. Order: Warrant of Special State Election to be Held on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 (2nd Reading)
  6. Order: City Council Rules 2012 - 2013 (2nd Reading)
  7. Ordinance: Amend §312-102 Schedule I: Parking Prohibited All Times – Barrett Place – Councilor Spector
  8. (Refer to Committee on Elections, Rules, Ordinances, Orders and Claims)

ORDINANCES

  1. Ordinance: Add Chapter §310 Vehicle Charging Stations(Refer to Committee on Elections, Rules,Ordinances, Orders and Claims)
  2. Ordinance: Amend §312-36 Parking Meter Locations and Regulations(Refer to Committee on Elections, Rules, Ordinances, Orders and Claims)
  3. Ordinance: Amend §312-109 Schedule VIII: On-Street Parking Meter Zones(Refer to Committee on Elections, Rules, Ordinances, Orders and Claims)
  4. Ordinance: Amend §312-110 Schedule IX: Off-Street Parking Areas(Refer to Committee on Elections, Rules, Ordinances, Orders and Claims)
  5. Ordinance: Amend §22-30 to §22-34 and §195-1 to§195-10 and §161-3 Merge Historic District Commission into the Historical Commission (Refer to Committee on Elections, Rules, Ordinances, Orders and Claims)
  6. Ordinance: Amend §22-3 Committee on Cultural and Recreation Services (Refer to Committee on Elections, Rules, Ordinances, Orders and Claims)
  7. Ordinance: Add Chapter §23 Public Comment REVISED (Refer to Committee on Elections, Rules,
  8. Ordinances, Orders and Claims)

LATE FILE: Ordinance: Chapter 312, Add Article XIV Vendors, Section 1. Perrmitting of Ice Cream Truck
Vendors (Recommended by Committee on Public Safety March 4, 2013 – Refer to Committee on Elections,
Rules, Ordinances, Orders and Claims)

  • UPDATES FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS

 

  • NEW BUSINESS – Reserved for topics that the Chair did not reasonably anticipate would be

discussed.

  • ADJOURN

The next City Council meeting is March 21, 2013

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