LOWELL CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

TUESDAY JANUARY 10, 2012

CITY HALL, CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER

TIME 6:30 PM

CITY CLERK

1. Minutes of January 3rd, Inaugural minutes January 3rd for acceptance.

GENERAL PUBLIC HEARINGS (Scheduled for 7PM)

2. Ordinance - Amend Ch. 150 Fees (snow removal tow during or as a result of snow emergency)

3. Ordinance - Amend s. 266-85. Reserved dwelling parking space.

4. Ordinance - Amend Ch. 150 Fees (Reserved Dwelling Parking Spaces)

5. Ordinance -Create one Outreach Coordinator (grant funded) and establishing the salary therefore in the Police Department.

CITY MANAGER

6. Communication-From City Manager Responses to City Council Motions and Requests.

7. Communication - From City Manager presentation on municipal aggregation.

8. Ordinance - Quarterly Traffic January 2012.

9. Ordinance - Amend Chapter 171 “Health and Sanitation” s. 171-13 “Refuse Dumpsters”.

10. Ordinance - Amend Ch. 150 Fees (Dumpster Fines).

11. Vote - Accept gift ($500.00 Mayor's Holiday Reception) from Comcast.

12. Communication - Accept Resignation of Stephen Laput (Library Board of Trustees).

13. Communication - Appoint Jennifer Barrelle (Library Board of Trustees).

14. Communication - From City Manager request approval out of state travel (2) police.

REPORTS (Sub/Committee, if any)

15. Acceptance of the City Council subcommittees for the 2012-2013 term.

GENERAL PETITIONS

16. Claims (1) claim for property damage

MOTIONS

17. C. Lorrey - Req. Mgr. contact proper dept. to develop program to flood city parks and/or property to enable ice skating.

18. C. Lorrey - Req. Mgr. contact proper dept. about replacing monument at Victory Park at the corner of England and Woburn St.

19. C. Mercier - Req. Mgr. have law dept. draw proper ord. to amend MGL ch. 46, s. 26 to prevent practice which allows clerks and asst. clerks to collect wedding fees.

20. C. Mercier - Req. Mgr. have law dept. revisit the Textile Memorial Bridge and allow bridge to stand.

21. C. Elliott - Req. Mgr. explain why he did not inform the Council of permitting problems at LHA.

22. C. Elliott - Req. Mgr. explain decision to instruct former Building Commissioner to issue plumbing/gas fitting permits to LHA.

23. C. Mendonca - Req. Mgr. report on status of the repairs to City Hall clock.

24. C. Mendonca - Req. Mgr. have law dept. prepare proper vote to add alternate/associate members to Planning Board.

25. M. Murphy/C. Mendonca - Req. Council amend meetings schedule to provide quarterly special meetings for Auditor, Clerk, and Manager.