City of Gardner
95 Pleasant Street, Gardner, MA 01440
ph: (978) 632-1900
City Council Meeting
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 7:30 PM
City Council Chambers
City of Gardner, Massachusetts
Office of the City Council
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CALENDAR FOR THE MEETING
of
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:30 P.M.

ORDER OF BUSINESS


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I.      Call of the Roll
iI.     Opening Prayer
III.    PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV.     READING OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING(S)

Minutes of Regular Meeting & Public Hearing of February 7, 2011.

V.      PUBLIC HEARINGS

VI.     COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR

        ORDERS

        8535 – Transferring $7,023.00 from Mayor’s Unclassified, Termination Leave                       Reserve to Library, Termination Leave.

8536 – Appropriating $35,230.07 from Reserve for Overlay Released by Assessor’s          to Assessor’s Department, Valuation Update.

8537 – Appropriating $82,000.00 from Free Cash to Assessor’s Department,                         Valuation Update.

VII.    PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, REMONSTRANCES, ETC.
        
        8538 – Communication from MWCC President Relative to Continued Interest in                       Vacant Municipal Land off Green Street (Ref: Item #8483).

        8539 – Petition of National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc. for Joint Pole            Location on Newton Street at High Street (Public Hearing Required).


        
VIII.  REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

        8520 – Amending Ordinance No. 54 - Building Permit & Elevator Inspection Fees           (Referred 1/3/2011; Ordered to1st Printing 1/18/2011; Referred 1/18/2011; 1st Printing                   2/1/2011).

PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE

        8530 – Amending Zoning Ordinance Subsection 1110 “Enforcement”- Submitted by             the Planning Board (Referred 1/18/2011; Public Hearing on 2/22/2011 at 6:45 p.m.)

IX.     ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS

X.      UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND MATTERS FOR RECONSIDERATION

        UNFINISHED BUSINESS

        8523 – Registered Voter Petition for Zoning Ordinance Amendment - Medical Office                 Uses (Public Hearing on 2/28/2011 at 6:00 p.m.)

        8531 – Amending Zoning Ordinance Subsection 520 “Groundwater Protection                  Overlay District” and adding Subsection 560 “Surface Water Protection                   Overlay District” - Submitted by Planning Board (Public Hearing on 2/22/2011 at                         6:45 p.m.)

        
XI.     NEW BUSINESS

XII.    ADJOURNMENT

XIII.   CLOSING PRAYER


Items listed on the Council Calendar are those reasonably anticipated by the Council President to be discussed at the meeting.  Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.