City of Gardner
95 Pleasant Street, Gardner, MA 01440
ph: (978) 632-1900
City Council Meeting
Monday, March 7, 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
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 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 22, 2011 and Public Hearing of February 28, 2011.

V.      PUBLIC HEARINGS

        8539 – Petition of National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc. for Joint Pole            Location on Newton Street.

VI.     COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR

        APPOINTMENTS

8540 – Raymond LaFond to Zoning Board of Appeals for term expiring 2/18/2014.

        ORDERS

8541 – Appropriating $15,000.00 from Free Cash to Building Department, New               Vehicle Account.

8542 – Appropriating $100,000.00 from Free Cash to Mayor’s Unclassified, New                     Police Station Account.

8543 – Appropriating $21,000.00 from Free Cash to Mayor’s Unclassified, Payroll                  Conversion Account.

        ORDINANCES

        8544 - Amending Ordinance No. 41, Section VI-A – Union & Non-Union Direct &             Supervisory Staff.


VII.    PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, REMONSTRANCES, ETC.
        
        8545 – Petition of National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc. for Joint Pole            Location on Whitney Street (Public Hearing Required).

8546 – Accepting G.L. Ch. 59, §5(54) Small Personal Property Account Exemption.

8547 – Mill Street Bridge Order of Taking - Temporary & Permanent Easements.

8548 – Winter Street Bridge Order of Taking - Temporary & Permanent Easements.

8549 – Marco’s Motorsports Class 2 Motor Vehicle Dealer License Application.

8550 – Laptop Computer Repair, Inc. Second Hand Article Dealer License                           Application.   

VIII.   REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

        Council as Committee of the Whole

        8538 – MWCC Interest in Acquiring City Land on Green Street (Meeting scheduled for               April 4, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. (Referred 2/22/2011) (Ref: Item #8483).
        
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 held 2/28/2011; Planning Board Report pending).

        8530 – Amending Zoning Ordinance Subsection 1110 “Enforcement”- (1st Printing                    2/25/2011)

        8531 – Amending Zoning Ordinance Subsection 520 “Groundwater Protection                  Overlay District” and adding Subsection 560 “Surface Water Protection                   Overlay District” (1st Printing 2/25/2011)
        
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.