LOWELL CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

TUESDAY JULY 27, 2010

TIME 6:30 PM

CITY CLERK

1. Minutes of July 13th for acceptance.

PUBLIC HEARINGS (SCHEDULED FOR 7PM)

2. Loan Order-To borrow $700,000 for design/improvements to LeLacheur Park.

3. Vote-Accepting Chapter 26, Acts of 2010, Collection of Unpaid Municipal Fines.

CITY MANAGER

4. Communication-From Mgr., responses to Council Requests/Motions.

5. Communication-From Mgr. requesting approval Out of State Travel.

6. Appointments-To the Immigration Assistance Commission (9).

7. Vote-Execute agreement w/Mass DOT re:Modifying Traffic Signal Improvements.

8. Resolution-Waiver of Recovery Zone Bond Allocations.

9. Order-Dedicate corner Andover/Draper Sts. as Nicholas Pappas Square.

REPORTS (Sub/Committee, if any)

PETITIONS

10. Claim-1 claim Property Damage.

11. Misc.-Atty. Daniel Tenczar representing D.C. Welding Req. to improve drainage ditch 195 Meadowcroft St.

12. Atty. James Flood Jr. representing Jillie's Roast Beef 600 Rogers St. Req. change in Zoning.

13. J. J. Baiden-Amissah, Chairman W'ba Sister City Committee req. Lowell become Sister City w/Winneba, Ghana.

14. Conduit Loc.-Phoenix Communications-Req. Conduit in 44 Middle St., 220 Appleton St.

MOTIONS

15. C. Martin-Req. Mgr. report on plans to implement Municipal Relief Act recently adopted by Legislature.

16. C. Mercier-Req. Mgr. ask Nat'l Grid to fulfill promise & remove pole in front 35 Burns St.

17. C. Broderick-Req. Council/Manager enter extension of current contract to allow time to negotiate successor contract.

18. C. Broderick-Req. Mgr. report on checks/balances w/Allied Waste re:performance/response issues.

19. C. Broderick-Req. Mgr. report on possibility of using Open Office Software products to replace some Microsoft in effort to realize savings.

20. M. Milinazzo-Req. Mgr. report on status of Transitional Center on Middlesex St.