IN CITY COUNCIL

TUESDAY JANUARY 23, 2007

SPECIAL MEETING

TIME 5:33PM

Roll call showed 9 present.

Mayor Martin presiding.

Mayor Martin read the Warrant for the Special Meeting. Warrant read, accepted and placed on file. So voted.

CITY CLERK

Minutes of January 16th for acceptance. In Council, Read, accepted and placed on file by motion of C. Caulfield, seconded by C. Elliott. So voted.

PUBLIC HEARING (Scheduled for 7PM)

Loan Order-To borrow the amount of $1,000,000 for the Ice System at the Tsongas Arena. In Council, Given 2nd reading and hearing held.

Speaking in favor was:

Craig Gates 128 Warren St.

Speaking in opposition was:

Jim Sullivan 28 Rhindo Park Dr.

Pat O'Connor 28 Foch St.

All Hebert 111 Acropolis Rd.

Hearing closed. After debate and discussion, the Loan Order was adopted 9 yeas. So voted.

CITY MANAGER

Communication-From City Manager, responses to Council Motions/Requests. In Council, accepted and placed on file. So voted.

Vote-Authorizing the filing of a Home Rule Petition for a non-civil service appointment of a Superintendent of Police. In Council, Read twice and adopted 9 yeas. So voted.

Order-60 Day Trial , Traffic Regulations, various locations. In Council, read twice and adopted 9 yeas. So voted.

Re-Appointment-Corey Belanger to the Board of Appeals. In Council, Read and approved on roll call vote 9 yeas. So voted.

Communication-From the City Manager requesting approval of Out of State Travel. In Council, Read and approved on roll call vote 9 yeas. So voted.

PETITIONS

Misc.-Atty. James Flood representing Bridge Street Holding Co LLC request to withdraw the petition to extend the TMU Zone 550-570 Bridge Street. In Council, Read and C. R. Mercier moved, seconded by C. Elliott “To deny the request to withdraw” motion defeated on roll call vote 4 yeas (C. Ramirez, C. Donoghue, C. Elliott, C. R. Mercier), 5 nays (C. Broderick, C. Caulfield, M. Martin, C. A. Mercier, C. Milinazzo). So voted.

Daniel Couture-Request to address the Council relative to the Real Estate Taxes for the Elderly. In Council, Read and referred to the City Manager. So voted.

Bo Chu-Request the City Council to address the use of video clips on LTC Telecasts. In Council, Read and referred to the City Manager. So voted.

MOTIONS

BY C. CAULFIELD, seconded by C. Ramirez

“Request the City Manager have the MIS Director post the members of the Disablity Commission on the city web-site”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

BY C. CAULFIELD, seconded by C. R. Mercier

“Request the City to rename East Merrimack Street as Sesame Street from January 25th to January 28th”. In Council, adopted favorably. So voted.

BY C. CAULFIELD, seconded by C. A. Mercier

“Request the City Council Economic Development & Downtown Sub/Committee meet to discuss the location of the Court house in the Hamilton Canal District”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

BY C. MILINAZZO, seconded by C. Donoghue

“Request the City Manager have the proper department place speed limit signs on Andover Street facing westerly as you enter the City of Lowell from Tewksbury”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

BY C. MILINAZZO, seconded by C. Elliott

“Request the City Manager have the Traffic Engineer review and report on the intersection on Andover Street at the Tewksbury Line”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

BY C. MLINAZZO, seconded by C. Caulfield

“Request the City Manager to address the late night activities in the parking lot at Cawley Stadium”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

BY C. ELLIOTT, seconded by C. Broderick

“Request the City Manager report on the Lowell Memorial Auditorium repairs/capital improvement fund balance”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

BY C. ELLIOTT, seconded by C. Broderick

“Request the City Manager report on the status of the Actuarial Study required by GASB 45”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

BY C. ELLIOTT, seconded by C. Caulfield

“Request the City Manager report on the staffing levels in the City Treasurers Office”. In Council, Referred to the City Manager. So voted.

At 7:16 PM, C. Broderick moved, seconded by C. R. Mercier “To Adjourn”. So voted.

Adjourned

Richard C. Johnson

City Clerk