MINUTES

                                                MEETING OF THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

                                                                              May 10, 2010

                                                                                                                                                  ACTION  TAKEN

COMMUNICATIONS

1.       MAYOR PEREZ de Request to enter into Executive Session to discuss the resolution of                                       

         Amber Colbert, et al v. City of Hartford, et al.

         Received

REPORTS

2.       OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET COMMITTEE, with accompanying substitute                       

         resolution de Authorization for the submission and adoption of the Year One Action Plan (FY

         2010-11).

         Passed

3.       OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET COMMITTEE, with accompanying                                          

         resolution de Authorization and submission of the City's Five Year Consolidated Community

         Development Plan (Consolidated Plan) (2010-2015).

         Passed

4.       EDUCATION COMMITTEE, with accompanying resolution de Request for information for                              

         review and approval of the recommended budget of Board of Education.

         Received

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees and a street closure for an Easter Vigil sponsored by St.

         Patrick-St. Anthony Church at 285 Church Street.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Request to submit an application for zoning map change from R-3 (Residence                 

         District - Medium Density) to P (Public Property and Cemetery District) for 44 Westland

         Street (Brackett Park).

         Received

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees and closure of right lanes of traffic for procession held

         by Our Lady of Sorrows Church.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Authorization for street closure for 27th Annual Walk Against Hunger sponsored

         by Foodshare, Inc.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Request for permission to sell food and beverages and set up amusements and

         rides for I.A.C. Fundraiser sponsored by I.A.C. Honoring Columbus at Columbus Park.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees for a Good Friday Procession sponsored by St.

         Augustine and St. Lawrence O'Toole.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees for Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Friends of

         Goodwin Park at.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees for a carnival sponsored by the Coleman Brothers Show

         and Friends of Colt Park at Colt Park.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees for a carnival sponsored by the Coleman Brothers Show

         and Friends of Pope Park at Pope Park.

             Passed

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

         resolution de Support for continuation for free public access for all visitors to City parks.

            Received

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees and street closures for the 3rd Annual Earth and Global                             

         Youth Day sponsored by CRT.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees and street closures for a Good Friday Procession

         sponsored by St. Michael Roman Catholic Church.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees and street closures for a Good Friday Procession

         sponsored by St. Anne Immaculate Church.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees and street closures for Imperio sponsored by Our Lady

         of Fatima Church.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees and street closures for a Good Friday Procession

         sponsored by St. Peter's Church.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Granting permission to serve alcohol for ArtWalk Reception at Hartford Public

         Library.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Granting permission to serve alcohol at a party hosted by Bayyinah Lyons at

         Keney Park Pond House.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees for a tulip and daffodil planting sponsored by the

         Alzheimer's Association, Connecticut Chapter at Bushnell Park.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Waiver of half the fees for church services sponsored by the Greater Hartford

         Church of Christ at Elizabeth Park.

         Passed

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

         resolution de Creation of Hartford Youth Football Task Force.

         Passed

FOR ACTION

25.     Substitute Ordinance amending Chapter 14, Article I, Section 14-7 and Section 14-10 of Code                          

         de Food and Food Establishments.

         Passed        

26.     Report de Authorization and submission of the City's Five Year Consolidated Community                                 

         Development Plan (Consolidated Plan) (2010-2015).

         Received

27.     Report de Authorization for the submission and adoption of the Year One Annual Action                                   

         Plan (FY 2010-11).

         Received

28.     Report, with accompanying resolution de Denial of allocation of funds from the Civic and                                 

         Cultural Affairs Account to St. Martin's Outreach Certified Nursing Assistant Program.                          

         Received

29.     Ordinance amending Code by adding Chapter 37 de Graffiti.                                                                                     

         Action Postponed until May 24, 2010                                                                                         

30.     Resolution de Appointment of Doris Johnson to the Parks and Recreation Advisory                                            

         Commission.                                                                                                                                                                           

         Passed

31.     Resolution de Re-appointment of Khadija Abdul-Salaam to the Parks and Recreation Advisory                       

         Commission.                                                                                                                                                                           

         Passed

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32.     Resolution de Appointment of Carol S. Dixon to the Human Relations Commission.                                                                   

         Passed

33.     Resolution de Appointment of Michael A. Jones to the Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,                        

         and Transgender Issues.

         Passed

PROPOSED ORDINANCES

34.     (MAYOR PEREZ)  Ordinance amending Chapter 15, Article I, of Code de Creation of the                                                      

         Central Connecticut Solid Waste Authority.                     

         HEARING DATE - Monday, May 17, 2010

              Referred to Operations, Management and Budget Committee

35.     (MINORITY LEADER COTTO)  Ordinance repealing Chapter 31, Article I, Section 31-5 of                               

         Code de Skateboards.

         HEARING DATE - Monday, May 17, 2010

          Referred to Public Works, Parks and Environment Committee

RESOLUTIONS                                                                                                                                                                

36.     (COUNCIL PRESIDENT SEGARRA)  Internal Audit Commission de Appointment of                                         

         members to.                                                                                                                                                                            

         Action Postponed until May 24, 2010

37.     (MAYOR PEREZ)  Hartford Foundation for Public Giving de Authorization to apply for grant                           

         for development and operation of a family center and enter into and execute a license

         agreement with.

         Referred to Operations, Management and Budget Committee

38.     (MAYOR PEREZ)  Breaks in service de Request of certain individuals to close.                                                     

        Referred to Operations, Management and Budget Committee

39.     (COUNCIL PRESIDENT SEGARRA) (COUNCILMAN RITTER) (COUNCILMAN                                              

         KENNEDY)  Day Pitney, LLP de Request for legal opinion as to the Council's ability to                                       

         eliminate positions from the proposed budget by.

          Passed, as amended

40.     (COUNCIL PRESIDENT SEGARRA) (COUNCILMAN RITTER) (COUNCILMAN                                              

         KENNEDY)  Day Pitney, LLP de Request for special legal counsel for budget season and to                               

         hire.

         Referred to Legislative Affairs Committee

41.     (COUNCIL PRESIDENT SEGARRA)  Uniting American Families Act de Support for the                                     

         passage of.

         Passed

42.     (COUNCIL PRESIDENT SEGARRA)  West End Community Center de Allocation of funds                              

         from the Civic and Cultural Affairs Account to the West End Civic Association and Court of                            

         Common Council for an intern and reduction of allocation to.

         Passed

43.     (COUNCIL PRESIDENT SEGARRA)  St. Martin's Outreach Certified Nursing Assistant                                       

         Program de Reduction of funds allocated to the North Hartford Strategic Alliance and                             

         allocation of funds to.                                                                                                                                                           

         Passed

44.     (MAJORITY LEADER WINCH)  Hartford Communities that Care de Authorization to grant                            

         funds from the Civic and Cultural Affairs Account to.

         Passed

45.     (MAJORITY LEADER WINCH)  Judah House, Inc. de Authorization to grant funds from the                           

         Civic and Cultural Affairs Account to.

         Passed

46.     (ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER BOUCHER)  North Hartford Strategic Alliance de                                       

         Granting funds from the Civic and Cultural Account to the St. Martin's Outreach Certified                        

         Nursing Assistant Program and the Hartford Food System and decreasing allocation to.                                      

         Passed

47.     (MINORITY LEADER COTTO)  Colt Park de Waiver of half the fees for walk-a-thon                                         

         sponsored by the Hartford Parent Organization Council at.

         Referred to Public Works, Parks and Environment Committee

48.     (MINORITY LEADER COTTO)  Bushnell Park de Waiver of half the fees for Prayer Day for                            

         the City of Hartford sponsored by Posandra Higgins at.

         Referred to Public Works, Parks and Environment Committee

49.     (MINORITY LEADER COTTO)   Feld Entertainment and CRT de Waiver of half the fees for                           

         elephant walk sponsored by.

         Referred to Public Works, Parks and Environment Committee

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50.     (MINORITY LEADER COTTO)  Arizona State Senate Bill 1070 de Denouncing the passage                            

         of.                                                                                                                                                                                              

         Passed

51.     (MINORITY LEADER COTTO)  Tax lien sale de Notifying by certified letter to the last                                       

         known address of the delinquent tax payer of impending.

         Referred to Operations, Management and Budget Committee

52.     (MINORITY LEADER COTTO) (COUNCILWOMAN AIREY WILSON)  Various City events                                                 

         de Forgiveness of all debt associated with special event fees for.

         Referred to Operations, Management and Budget Committee

53.     (COUNCILMAN DEUTSCH) (COUNCILMAN RITTER) (MAJORITY LEADER WINCH)                                

         City employees de Consideration of a progressive income-related proportionately scaled

         furlough plan for all.

         Referred to Operations, Management and Budget Committee

54.     (COUNCILMAN KENNEDY)  A.I. Prince Tech School de Granting funds to Black History     

         Bee at.                                                                                                                                                                         

         Passed, as amended

55.     (COUNCILMAN KENNEDY)  Downtown de Lifting of parking ban on certain streets in.                                    

         Referred to Quality of Life and Public Safety Committee

56.     (COUNCILMAN RITTER)  Dillon Stadium de Waiver of fees for first round of the State Cup                            

         for Jaycee Soccer, Inc. at.

         Referred to Public Works, Parks and Environment Committee

    Attest:

                                                                                                                             John V. Bazzano

                                                                                              Town and City Clerk