IN CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY JANUARY 17, 2006

TIME 6:33PM

Roll call showed 8 present, 1 absent (C. Milinazzo).

Mayor Martin presiding.

CITY CLERK

Minutes of January 10th for acceptance. In Council, Read, accepted and placed on file by motion of C. A. Mercier, seconded by C. Ramirez. So voted.

CITY MANAGER

Vote-Authorize the City Manager to accept a gift in the amount of $500.00 from Comcast for the Mayor's Holiday Party. In Council, Read twice and adopted 8 yeas, 1 absent (C. Milinazzo). So voted.

PETITIONS

Pole Locations-Mass. Electric Co. 1 pole location Middlesex Street. In Council, Read and hearing ordered for 7PM on Feb. 7th. So voted.

Claim-There was 1 claim, which was read and referred to the Law Department on motion of C. Ramirez, seconded by C. R. Mercier. So voted.

MOTIONS

BY C. R. MERCIER, seconded by C. Elliott

“Request the City Manager to report on the number of false alarms recorded in 2005”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager and the Public Safety Sub/Committee. So voted.

BY C. R. MERCIER, seconded by C. Elliott

“Request the City Council Public Safety Sub/Committee to revisit the Alarm Ordinance and include the Fire Department”. In Council, Referred to the Public Safety Sub/Committee. So voted.

BY C. R. MERCIER, seconded by C. Broderick

“Request the City Council revisit Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 59, Section 59D relative to Affidavit of Address”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager and the Law Department and the Public Safety Sub/Committee. So voted.

BY C. R. MERCIER, seconded by C. A. Mercier

“Request the City to adopt the recommendation of the Planning & Development Department relative to their recommendation on the Business Parking Leases in the Gardner Avenue Parking Lot”. In Council, Referred favorably to the City Manager. So voted.

BY C. R. MERCIER, seconded by C. Caulfield

“Request the City Manager have the proper department repair the flashing lights at the Black Bridge on Gorham Street”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

BY MAYOR MARTIN, seconded by C. Broderick

“Request the City Manager have the Law Department draw the proper vote to name the corner of John Street and Paige Street for the Lew Family”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

BY C. DONOGHUE, seconded by C. Broderick

“Request the City Manager report on the hiring freeze and the effect it has on current positions and departments”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

BY C. DONOGHUE, seconded by C. Broderick

“Request the City Manager report on all Board Positions that are in hold over status”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

BY C. DONOGHUE, seconded by C. Broderick

“Request the City Council establish a policy on the posting of all Board Positions and explore the possibility of term limits for its members”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

UNANSWERED NON-RESPONSIVE MOTIONS

BY C. ELLIOTT

“Request the City Manager report on the status of the meeting with the Mass. Highway Department relative to the construction of the University Avenue Bridge”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

BY C. ELLIOTT

“Request the City Manager report on the status of the Lowell Regional Transit Authority addressing the busses in the downtown area”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

At 8:37 PM, C. A. Mercier moved, seconded by C. R. Mercier “To Adjourn”. So voted.

Adjourned

Richard C. Johnson

City Clerk