Minutes

                                                 MEETING OF THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

                                                                         December 14, 2009

  CONSENT CALENDAR:

                                                                                                                                                  ACTION  TAKEN

COMMUNICATIONS

1.       MAYOR PEREZ, with accompanying resolution de Approval of a supplement to the Joint

         Ownership Agreement between the City and the State of Connecticut for the Morgan Street

         Garage.

         HEARING DATE - Monday, December 21, 2009

         Referred to Operations, Management and Budget Committee

2.       MAYOR PEREZ, with accompanying resolution de Authorization to apply for and accept

         Operating Assistance Grant for the Dial-A-Ride Transportation Program.

         Passed

3.       MAYOR PEREZ, with accompanying resolution de Authorization to apply for and receive

         continued Per Capita funding from the State to provide prevention programming and to

         promote community health education to residents.

          Passed

4.       MAYOR PEREZ de Request to enter into Executive Session to discuss the Cintron v. Vaughn

         case.

          Tabled

5.       HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE de Discussion on various items.

         Received

6.       EDUCATION COMMITTEE de Discussion on final update on State funds to education

         (magnet school funding).

         Received

7.       PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE de Discussion regarding

         recent union "no confidence" vote on Public Works Manager.

         Received

8.       PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, with accompanying

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees for Sigourney Square Family Festival of Asylum Hill

         sponsored by the Asylum Hill Congregational Church Sigourney Square Park.

         Passed

FROM TABLE

9.       Report, with accompanying resolution de Restraint from continued Outsourcing and

         Privatization of City Services.

         Tabled

REPORTS

10.      EDUCATION COMMITTEE, with accompanying resolution de Requesting assistance from

         the Superintendent of Schools to assist in community and parent efforts to secure grant

         funding to maintain various school programs.

         Received

11.      PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, with accompanying

         resolution de Granting permission to serve alcohol for birthday party for Barbara Findlay at

         Keney Park Pond House.

         Passed

12.      PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, with accompanying

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees and closure of streets for Freedom Run to benefit the

         Connecticut National Guard sponsored by Hartford Marathon Foundation.

         Passed

13.      PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE, with accompanying

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees and use of sidewalk for procession sponsored by SS.

         Cyril and Methodius Church.

         Passed

FOR ACTION

14.     Ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article XII, of Code de Living Wage.

         Action Postponed until January 11, 2010

15.     Ordinance amending Chapter 33, adding Article IV, of Code de Regulation of licensing of

         Pedal Cabs.

         Action Postponed until January 11, 2010

16.     Ordinance amending Chapter 15, Article I, Section 15-6 and repealing Section 15-6.5 of Code

         de Dumping in City or watercourses.

           Action Postponed until January 11, 2010

RESOLUTIONS

        

17.     (COUNCIL PRESIDENT TORRES) (COUNCILWOMAN WINCH) (COUNCILMAN

         BOUCHER) (COUNCILPERSON COTTO) (COUNCILMAN KENNEDY) (COUNCILMAN

         RITTER) (COUNCILMAN SEGARRA)  City Treasurer Kathleen Palm Devine de Adjustment

         of salary within current salary range for.

         Referred to Labor and Workforce Development Committee

18.     (COUNCIL PRESIDENT TORRES) (COUNCILWOMAN WINCH) (COUNCILMAN

         BOUCHER) (COUNCILPERSON COTTO) (COUNCILMAN KENNEDY) (COUNCILMAN

         RITTER) (COUNCILMAN SEGARRA)  Hartford City Council de Change in leadership for.

         Passed

19.      (COUNCIL PRESIDENT TORRES)  Court of Common Council Meeting de Cancellation of.

         Passed

20.      (COUNCILPERSON COTTO)  Mutual Housing of Greater Hartford de Allocation of funds

         from the City Contributions and Special Events Account to.

         Referred to Operations, Management and Budget Committee

21.      (COUNCILPERSON COTTO)  Skateboarding Task Force de Creation of account for.

         Referred to Operations, Management and Budget Committee

22.      (COUNCILPERSON COTTO)  State proposed cuts to municipal aid de Urging State

         Legislators to oppose.

         Passed

23.      (COUNCILMAN DEUTSCH)  Salvation Army-Marshall House de Appropriation of funds

         from the Civic and Cultural Affairs Account for overflow shelter provided by.

         Referred to Operations, Management and Budget Committee

24.      (COUNCILMAN DEUTSCH)  Salvation Army-Marshall House de Appropriation of funds

         from the Exceptional Service Increment Program or the Emergency/Contingency Fund for

         overflow shelter provided by.

          Referred to Operations, Management and Budget Committee

25.      (COUNCILMAN RITTER)  Council Rules de Amendment of.

          Passed

26.      (COUNCILMAN RITTER)  Past elected officials de Support for the inclusion as members of

         task forces, boards and commissions for all.

         Passed

27.      (COUNCILMAN RITTER)  Department of Public Works de Support for the employees of.

         Referred to Labor and Workforce Development Committee

28.      (COUNCILWOMAN WINCH)  Health and Mental Health Disparities de Encouraging the State

         and Federal Government to address disparities in.

             Passed

29.      (COUNCILWOMAN WINCH)  Handz-On Program de Granting funds from the Civic and

         Cultural Affairs Account to.

         Passed

30.      (COUNCILWOMAN WINCH)  Greater Hartford Pro-Am, Inc. 13th Annual Basketball

         Tournament de Granting funds from the Civic and Cultural Affairs Account to.

         Passed

31.      (COUNCILWOMAN WINCH)  Office of Youth Services de Granting funds from the Civic

         and Cultural Affairs Account to.

         Passed

    Attest:

 

 

                                                                                                                             John V. Bazzano

                                                                                              Town and City Clerk