City of Gardner, Massachusetts
Office of the City Council
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CALENDAR FOR THE MEETING
of
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
7:30 P.M.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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- CALL TO ORDER
- Call of the Roll
- Opening Prayer
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- announcement of OPEN MEETING recordingS
- READING OF MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETING(S)
Approval of Minutes of Joint Convention and Regular Meeting of January 17, 2012.
- COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
APPOINTMENT
8758 – Dane Arnold to Public Works Director for term expiring April 30, 2014.
ORDERS
8759 - Appropriating $20,000.00 from Insurance Recoveries Over $20,000 Account to Greenwood Pool, Repairs and Maintenance.
8760 - Transferring $24,938.00 from Police Officers Salary to Various Accounts.
8761 - Appropriating $15,700.00 from Water Surplus to Water Department, Early Loan Payoff.
8762 - Appropriating $230,000.00 from Sewer Enterprise to Sewer Department, New Equipment.
VIII. PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, REMONSTRANCES, ETC.
8763 - March 6, 2012 Presidential Primary Election Order.
8764 - Designating “Sullivan’s & Minns’s Stairs” (Presented by Councillor Graves).
8765 - Amending Authorization to Purchase of Smith/Rodecki Property on Bridge Street for Conservation Purposes.
8766 - Community Development Housing Rehabilitation Subordination Agreement Resolution (Case No. 01-132).
IX. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
8694 – Kinzer Salvage, Renewal of Class III Used Motor Vehicle Dealers License (Referred 11/7/2011).
8746 - Application of Marco’s Motorsports for Renewal of Class II Motor Vehicle Dealer License (Referred 1/3/2012).
FINANCE COMMITTEE
8723 - An Ordinance Establishing an Information Technology Department (Referred 12/5/2011).
8724 - Amending Ordinance No. 41 – Information Technology Director’s Salary (Referred 12/5/2011).
COUNCIL AS COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
8757 - City Charter Review Professional Services Proposal (Referred 1/17/2012).
X. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS
XI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND MATTERS FOR RECONSIDERATION
8705 - Zoning Ordinance – Amending Section 310, Types of Districts; Adding Section 560, Large Scale Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Overlay District (Public Hearing held 1/10/2012; Referred to Public Welfare Committee 1/17/2012).
8706 - Zoning Ordinance – Amending Section 310, Types of Districts; Adding Section 570, Route 140 Corridor Overlay District (Public Hearing held 1/10/2012; Referred to Public Welfare Committee 1/17/2012).
8707 - Zoning Ordinance – Amending Section 5, Types of Districts; Adding Section 580, Historic Uptown Commercial Overlay District (Public Hearing held 1/10/2012; Referred to Public Welfare Committee 1/17/2012).
8745 - Amending Ordinance No. 48 (Traffic Regulations) - STOP Sign on Main Street for northbound traffic entering City Hall Avenue (1st Printing 1/16/2012).
8754 - Amending Ordinance No. 41 – City Solicitor/Assistant City Solicitor Compensation (1st Printing 1/24/2012).
XII. NEW BUSINESS
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
XIV. 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.
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