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HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011 Hearing opened at 6:15 P.M. with Councillor Rowlands, Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee, presiding. All members were present except Councillor Marchand. This hearing is continued from October 11, 2011. The following ORDINANCE was the subject of the hearing: Relative to amending Chapter 22 of the Revised Ordinances, entitled “Zoning”, Article II, Section 16.6.1.2 to read “No more than four (4) lodgers or boarders except in Residence B and C. All boarding/lodging houses need a Special Permit from the Planning Board. Councillor Rowlands said as he mentioned at the last hearing there were some discrepancies in the zoning ordinance that needed to be corrected to make it consistent namely the Table of Uses entry did not have proper representation. A special permit from the Planning Board would be required. He said he contacted Brian Riley of Kopelman & Paige after the last meeting and they talked about the Table of Uses didn’t have the special permit required and the fact that there were a couple of other typographical problems that needed to be corrected. He said the letter from Mr. Riley said we can make changes to the Table of Uses and put the proper designation and that wouldn’t require any extra hearings and is basically housekeeping. For the typographical errors he suggested another petition. Councillor Rowlands said he will submit it in the future. Councillor Rowlands said he attended the Planning Board meeting. He raised the issue and the Planning Board is fully on board and supports the change. He said the Planning Board voted unanimous in support of a special permit required for boarding houses. Daniel Mercier of 87 Priest Street and Wendy Latino of 21 Allen Street support this ordinance. No one spoke in opposition of this ordinance. Councillor Rowlands said he spoke to the petitioner and he is in full support of the changes. No Councilors spoke. HEARING ADJOURNED AT 6:23 P.M. _____________________________ Lynn A. Bouchard, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council  2 HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011 Hearing opened at 6:30 P.M. with Councillor Chalifoux Zephir, Chair of the Public Service Committee, presiding. All members were present except Councillor Marchand. HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011, continued The following PETITION was the subject of the hearing: 13-12 National Grid and Verizon: Graham Street: Install one jointly owned pole at a point approximately 105 feet west of the centerline of the intersection of Pole 9 on Central Street. Iris Price of National Grid said they have a customer that would like service on the corner of Graham and Central Street and in order to do that they need a pole to bring the cables on the other side of the street. This is a replacement service. It was a gas station and they want underground service and in order for him to get the service and go underground they need to put in a pole on that side. Councillor Salvatelli asked if it will be another gas station or store. Ms. Price said he was not sure and just knows they requested power. No one spoke in favor or in opposition. HEARING ADJOURNED AT 6:34 P.M. _____________________________ Lynn A. Bouchard, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011 Hearing opened at 6:35 P.M. with Councillor Lanciani, Clerk of the Ways & Means Committee, presiding. All members were present except Councillor Marchand. The following PETITION was the subject of the hearing: 14-12 Andrew Rome: Grant a license for one pool table at the Columbia Tavern, 11 Merriam Avenue. No one in the audience spoke in favor or in opposition of this petition. Councillor Nickel said , as Ward Councillor, he is in favor of this. He said the building has been enhanced. Councillor Freda said she is in support. Councillor Rowlands said it is a major uplift for the neighborhood. Councillor Dombrowski said it is a great place to visit. Councillor Lanciani said anything Mr. Rome does you can be proud. He supports the petition. HEARING ADJOURNED AT 6: 40 P.M. _____________________________ Lynn A. Bouchard, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011 Hearing opened at 6:45 P.M. with Councillor Rowlands, Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee, presiding. All members were present except Councillor Marchand. The following ORDINANCE was the subject of the hearing: Relative to amending Chapter 13, Section 13-77 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “stop signs” by inserting “Tanzio Road against eastbound drivers at Aspinwall Avenue”. No one in the audience spoke in favor or in opposition of this petition. No Councillors spoke.  3 HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011, continued HEARING ADJOURNED AT 6: 46 P.M. _____________________________ Lynn A. Bouchard, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council Hearing opened at 6:47 P.M. with Councillor Rowlands, Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee, presiding. All members were present except Councillor Marchand. The following ORDINANCE was the subject of the hearing: Relative to amending Chapter 13, Section 13-77 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “stop signs” by inserting “Tanzio Road against southbound and northbound drivers at Lancaster Street”. No one in the audience spoke in favor or in opposition of this petition. No Councillors spoke. HEARING ADJOURNED AT 6: 48 P.M. _____________________________ Lynn A. Bouchard, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011 Hearing opened at 6:50 P.M. with Councillor Rowlands, Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee, presiding. All members were present except Councillor Marchand. The following ORDINANCE was the subject of the hearing: Relative to amending Chapter 13, Section 13-77 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “stop signs” by inserting “Aspinwall Avenue against northbound drivers at Malburn Street”. No one in the audience spoke in favor or in opposition of this petition. No Councillors spoke. HEARING ADJOURNED AT 6: 52 P.M. _____________________________ Lynn A. Bouchard, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011 Hearing opened at 6:55 P.M. with Councillor Rowlands, Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee, presiding. All members were present except Councillor Marchand. The following ORDINANCE was the subject of the hearing: Relative to amending Chapter 13, Section 13-77 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “stop signs” by inserting “Grove Terrace against eastbound and westbound drivers at Grove Avenue”. No one in the audience spoke in favor or in opposition of this petition. No Councillors spoke. HEARING ADJOURNED AT 6: 57 P.M. _____________________________ Lynn A. Bouchard, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council  4 HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011 Hearing opened at 7:00 P.M. with Councillor Rowlands, Chair of the Legal Affairs and the President’s Zoning Committee, presiding. All members were present except Councillor Marchand. This hearing is continued from September 26, 2011. The following ORDINANCE was the subject of the hearing: C-68 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Adopt the proposed changes to the Leominster Zoning Ordinance. Councillor Rowlands said he received a letter from the Planning Director stating a letter was sent October 5, 2011 to Kopelman & Paige with all comments and questions regarding the proposed zoning document for their review. No one in the audience spoke in favor or in opposition of this ordinance. No Councillors spoke. HEARING ADJOURNED AT 7:02 P.M. AND CONTINUED TO JANUARY 9, 2012 at 7:00 P.M. _____________________________ Lynn A. Bouchard, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011 Meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. Attendance was taken by a roll call vote; all members were present. Councillor Marchand arrived late. The following COMMUNICATIONS were received, referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE and given REGULAR COURSE. Vt. 8 “yeas” C-13 Relative to the appropriation of $4,900.00 to the Cemetery Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Emergency Reserve Account. C-14 Relative to the appropriation of $870,803.00 to the Sewer Department Capital Outlay Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. C-15 Relative to the appropriation of $847,638.00 to the Water Department Capital Outlay Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. C-16 Relative to the appropriation of $30,500.00 to the Highway Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. C-17 Relative to the appropriation of $45,000.00 to the Sanitation & Drainage Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. C-18 Relative to the appropriation of $54,615.00 to the ITTF Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. C-19 Relative to the appropriation of $3,310.00 to the Conservation Commission Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Emergency Reserve Account. C-20 Relative to the appropriation of $569,564.00 to the School Transportation Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. C-21 Relative to the appropriation of $60,000.00 to the School Department Expense Account; same to be raised by FY 2012 Revenue. C-22 Relative to the appropriation of $130,000.00 to the FY2012 Revenue; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. C-23 Relative to the appropriation of $10,000.00 to the Library Department Expense Account; same amount to be raised by FY2012 Revenue. The following PETITION was received, referred to the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE, given REGULAR COURSE and referred to the Wire Inspector. A hearing was set for November 14, 2011 at 6:40 P.M. Vt. 8/0 15-12 National Grid and Verizon New England: Vezina Avenue: Install a jointly owned pole on Vezina Avenue beginning at a point approximately 10 feet south of the centerline of the intersection of Vezina Avenue and continuing approximately 10 feet in a southeast direction.  5 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011, continued The following PETITION was received, referred to the LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, given REGULAR COURSE and referred to the Director of Inspections, the Conservation Commission, the Planning Board, the Board of Health and the Department of Public Works. A hearing was set for November 28, 2011 at 6:30 P.M. Vt. 8/0 16-12 Joe Couture for MLMT 2006-C2 Mall at Whitney Field: Grant a Special Permit to restore a section of eroded river dyke located along the Nashua River at the Mall at Whitney Field as shown on Assessor’s Map 567 as lots 12, 2C, 5, 13, 19 located within the floodplain. The following PETITION was received, referred to the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE, given REGULAR COURSE and referred to the SOLAR POWER ENERGY EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE. A hearing was set for November 14, 2011 at 6:25 P.M. Vt. 8/0 17-12 Joanne M. DiNardo, Chair-Energy Committee: Endorse the Green Communities application process including adoption of Criteria 4 “Purchase only Fuel Efficient Vehicles on non-exempt vehicles” and Criteria 5- “Adopt the Stretch Energy Code”, both criteria require City Council approval. Councillor Robert Salvatelli, Chairman of the Finance Committee, read the Financial Report for the City into the record. Account balances are as follows: Excess and Deficiency Account (Free Cash) $ 3,978,636.00 Stabilization Account $11,092,716.00 Emergency Reserved Account $ 5,790.00 Upon request of the FINANCE COMMITTEE, the following COMMUNICATION was given FURTHER TIME. Vt. 8 “yeas” A hearing is scheduled for November 28, 2011 at 7:00 P.M. C-11 Relative to determining the factor to be used in setting the Fiscal Year 2012 tax rate. Upon recommendation of the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE, the following PETITION was GRANTED. Vt. 7/0, Councillor Cormier abstained due to a possible conflict of interest. 13-12 National Grid and Verizon: Graham Street Install one jointly owned pole at a point approximately 105 feet west of the centerline of the intersection of Pole 9 on Central Street. Upon request of the LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, the following PETITION was given FURTHER TIME. Vt. 8/0. Hearing continued to November 14, 2011 at 6:45 P.M. 8-12 Kathleen A. Sousa for Cumberland Farms, Inc.: Amend the underground storage license for the property located at 1287-1289 Main Street to increase the capacity of the underground tanks from 24,000 gallons to 40,000 gallons. Upon request of the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE, the following COMMUNICATION was given FURTHER TIME. Vt. 9/0 C-12 Relative to the appropriation of $103,063.47 to the CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Construction Expense Account; same to be transferred from the following CDBG Accounts as listed below: Administration Salary $25,000.00 Summer Youth Salary $ 4,263.03 Summer Youth Expense $ 775.19 Code Enforcement Salary $ 861.00 Code Enforcement Expense $ 8,837.00 Rehab Salary $16,770.00 Rehab Expense $25,416.00 Economic Dev. Salary $11,851.00 Economic Dev. Expense $ 8,086.00 YWC/Battered Woman’s $ 1,204.00 Mayor’s Energy Assistance $ .25 Upon recommendation of the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE, the following PETITION was GRANTED. Vt. 9/0 14-12 Andrew Rome: Grant a license for one pool table at the Columbia Tavern, 11 Merriam Avenue. Upon recommendation of the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE, the following APPOINTMENTS were CONFIRMED. Vt. 9 “yeas” Office of Emergency Management -Auxiliary Unit, Paul Topolski, Kevin Goguen, Kathy Truax Office of Emergency Management – EMS Unit – Brendan Flynn Election Officers – Paul Cannavino, Silvia Dube  6 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011, continued The following Ordinance was read a second time, amended, ADOPTED AS AMENDED and passed to be ordained. Vt. 9 “yeas”. Amended to add the changes in the Table of Uses. City of Leominster In the year two thousand and eleven ORDINANCE amending Chapter 22 of the Revised Ordinances, entitled “Zoning.” Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Leominster, as follows: Chapter 22 of the Revised Ordinances, entitled “Zoning,” Article II, Section 22-16, Generally Permitted Uses, Is hereby amended by deleting Section 16.6.1.2 in its entirety and inserting in its place the following: 16.6.1.2 No more than four (4) lodgers or boarders except in Residence B and C. All boarding/lodging Houses need a special permit from the Planning Board And Chapter 22, of the Revised Ordinances, entitled “Zoning,” Article II, Section 22-26, Table of Uses, is hereby amended by deleting the entry for “Boarding and Lodging Houses” and inserting in its place the following: RRA RAA RB RC BB C I Ref Boarding or N N SPPB SPPB SPPB* N N 16.6.1.2 Lodging houses 21.2.2 __________________________________ The following Ordinances were read a second time, ADOPTED as presented and passed to be ordained. Vt. 9 “yeas” City of Leominster In the year two thousand and eleven ORDINANCE amending Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances, entitled “Motor Vehicles and Traffic.” Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Leominster, as follows: Section 13-77 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “Stop Signs” is hereby amended by inserting “Tanzio Road, against eastbound and westbound drivers at Aspinwall Avenue.” ___________________________________ City of Leominster In the year two thousand and eleven ORDINANCE amending Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances, entitled “Motor Vehicles and Traffic.” Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Leominster, as follows: Section 13-77 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “Stop Signs” is hereby amended by inserting “Tanzio Road, against southbound and northbound drivers at Lancaster Street.” __________________________________ City of Leominster In the year two thousand and eleven ORDINANCE amending Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances, entitled “Motor Vehicles and Traffic.” Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Leominster, as follows: Section 13-77 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “Stop Signs” is hereby amended by inserting “Aspinwall Avenue, against northbound drivers at Malburn Street.” _________________________  7 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011, continued City of Leominster In the year two thousand and eleven ORDINANCE amending Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances, entitled “Motor Vehicles and Traffic.” Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Leominster, as follows: Section 13-77 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “Stop Signs” is hereby amended by inserting “Grove Terrace, against eastbound and westbound drivers at Grove Avenue.” ___________________________ Upon request of the LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, the following ORDINANCE was given FURTHER TIME. Vt. 9/0 2nd Reading Ordinance - Amend Chapter 22 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “Zoning” by changing the Leominster Zoning Map so that the land identified as Assessor’s Map 430, Parcel 6 shown as 7 Prospect Street, and Assessors’ Map 430, Parcel 12, known as 15 Prospect Street, are designated as zoning district Business B. (Hearing scheduled for November 14, 2011 at 7:00 P.M.) Councillor Freda said the Water and Sewer Department received the Utility of the Year Award from New England Water Works Association. The award was in the middle sized category for improvements done to the treatment plant and along with the criteria listed in the description. Due to significant improvements to the water system, infrastructure, customer service, training and operations to further protect the public health of the customers it serves. They can only receive the award once every three years. Councillor Rowlands said he would like to thank Woodard and Curran for nominating Leominster. Councillor Nickel said the Fire Department has a beautiful new truck if anyone gets a chance to look at it. Councillor Cormier said he, along with Councillor Salvatelli, took a tour of the Police Station on Lancaster Street last Monday. He said Acting Chief Healey gave them a copy of what was spent out of the $161,000.00 that was granted to make some renovations. He said he provided a copy to each Councillor and to the City Clerk. To date they have $76,072.95 that has not been spent yet. The building is coming along nicely as far as moving the detective unit there and should be in there now or within the next week. Acting Chief Healey said there will be an open house soon and they will all be invited. He said they are in the process of discussing what the next phase might be. The Acting Chief indicated that they have done everything they can in-house and it might be time to turn to some professional help to decide where they need to go forward. Councillor Freda asked Councillor Cormier if there was an invitation for all the Councillors to go or just the two of them. Councillor Cormier said he had spoken to Acting Chief Healey and he asked him if he wanted to take a tour. He had opened it up in the past to any Councillor that wanted to take a tour to just give him a call. Councillor Salvatelli said the issue was how the money was being spent which was brought up by Councillor Chalifoux Zephir at a meeting. He said a great deal of work was done by Sergeant Amico who knows construction very well. He is spending an extraordinary amount of his own time building things in that building. He should be commended. These men are really into it. They are very proud of their job and what they are doing. He said they are only using 10% of the building. He said the only reason they were there is to see where the money was spent. Councillor Lanciani said he has some concern with the project the Council granted a Special Permit for better at the Villa Del Rio. He said there were special conditions. He said he has heard some talk about it and said he has a relative that lives there although he is not speaking on his behalf. He said the work that was going to be done has changed. He said there were conditions from Conservation and the City Council voted for them to be part of the Special Permit. He said he has been trying to find out what is going on there. He said he would like a letter sent from the Council to the Board of Health and to the Conservation Commission to find out whether this new work is going to alleviate the problem. He is concerned about where they going to be pumping this water from the sump pumps. He said he would like to get a message to them that before they do anything they better make sure that it is the correct way to do it. Councillor Rowlands said he doesn’t want them doing work tomorrow if there is a question. That is a sensitive area that we are spending a lot of money on fixing. He would ask the Council endorse a letter to the enforcement agent for the City which is the Building Inspector that the Special Permit is under question and they don’t want any work done until they can clarify the question on the Special Permit. Councillor Chalifoux Zephir said they approved the Special Permit for a very specific scope of work so if that has changed at all then we need to know exactly what the new scope is and why. Councillor Freda asked Councillor Lanciani when you spoke to the Conservation Agent did she say she has the ability to issue a Cease and Desist Order? Councillor Lanciani said in speaking with the Conservation Agent she mentioned that he should go and see the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector said he should see the Health Director. He said he is not trying to be political, he is trying to follow protocol. He wanted to speak this evening to see to it that what we spent time listening to, to correct problems there, what they are not going to adhere to. He said Joanne DiNardo tried calling the Health Inspector but was not able to reach him. He said he knows they have  8 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011, continued already done some things there in preparation. He said he wants to see it done right, does not want to see the City get taken and wants the residents that live there to be able to enjoy where they live. A motion was made to have the Clerk send a letter to the Building Inspector and the Conservation Agent to ensure the conditions put forth on the Special Permit of the City Council on that work are being completed as per the requirements of the Special Permit and if they are not they would ask to put a Cease and Desist Order on any work that is outside the scope of the Special Permit. The applicant will then be asked to either come back before the City Council to modify the Special Permit or, if necessary, grant a new Special Permit. Councillor Freda said she doesn’t go along with that and doesn’t think it is the way to handle it. She said we have a Conservation Agent. If that is the way it’s suppose to go they need to look at it. She doesn’t think the Council should get involved until it comes back to us. Councillor Rowlands said we are the Special Permit authority with regard to floodplain. The ultimate approval of that permit and the follow up is the responsibility of the City Council as the granting authority. All we are doing is asking for a letter to both to insure that the conditions put forth in the Special Permit that we granted are being met. Councillor Freda said the reason she is opposed to it is because we do not have any information from any of our City people saying it isn’t being done correctly. Councillor Marchand says the intent has great value. Maybe the glitch is in the wording of the letter. Maybe the letter can simply echo the thoughts that there has been a concern raised in whether or not the Special Permit language has been met as defined by the City Council and if it is not please get back to us on your action steps. Councillor Salvatelli said he will be calling Mr. Cleaves tomorrow asking what the status is on this situation. He said he will call the person in charge of the condo association to find out what is going on and if it is not legal he will mention to him to do something. The motion was amended to have the Clerk send a letter to the Building Inspector and the Conservation Agent asking them to look into the status of the Special Permit. Vt. 8/1, Councillor Freda opposed. The following ORDINANCE was read once, ADOPTED as presented and ordered published. A hearing was set for November 28, 2011 at 6:25 P.M. Vt. 9 “yeas” Amend Chapter 1 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “General Provisions” by deleting Section 1-11 in its entirety and inserting in its place a new Section 1-11 entitled “Wards and Precincts”. Upon recommendation of the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE the following ELECTION ORDER was CONFIRMED. Vt. 9/0 CITY OF LEOMINSTER MUNICIPAL ELECTION ORDER NOVEMBER 8, 2011 ORDERED:-that the City Clerk be and she hereby is authorized and directed to notify and warn the voters of the City of Leominster to assemble in their respective polling places in the several wards and precincts of the City, designated by the City Council as follows: WARD 1A SKY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL 500 KENNEDY WAY WARD 1B SKY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL 500 KENNEDY WAY WARD 1C SKY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL 500 KENNEDY WAY WARD 2A SOUTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 95 VISCOLOID AVENUE WARD 2B SOUTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 95 VISCOLOID AVENUE WARD 2C SOUTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 95 VISCOLOID AVENUE WARD 3A FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES HALL 456 LITCHFIELD STREET WARD 3B FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES HALL 456 LITCHFIELD STREET  9 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 24, 2011, continued WARD 3C FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES HALL 456 LITCHFIELD STREET WARD 4A SENIOR CITIZEN DROP-IN CENTER 5 POND STREET WARD 4B LEOMINSTER VETERANS’ QUARTERS 100 WEST STREET WARD 4C LEOMINSTER VETERANS’ QUARTERS 100 WEST STREET WARD 5A AUDITORIUM, CITY HALL 25 WEST STREET WARD 5B AUDITORIUM, CITY HALL 25 WEST STREET WARD 5C FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LEOMINSTER 23 WEST STREET On Tuesday, November 8, 2011 then and there for the purpose of giving in their votes for the election of candidates for the following offices. Mayor; four Councillors-at-Large; one Councillor for each Ward; three School Committee Members-at-Large; one School Committee Member for each Ward; all for terms of two years, beginning on the first Monday in January, 2012 And it is further ORDERED: - that the polls shall be opened at 7:00 A.M. and closed at 8:00 P.M. and that notice shall be given by publication of this order in a conspicuous place in the office of the City Clerk. Per Order Leominster City Council True Copy Attest: Lynn A. Bouchard City Clerk A Finance Committee meeting was scheduled for November 2, 2011 at 6:30 P.M. Councillor Marchand said he submitted a petition to the Council for consideration and then the School Committee for implementation. He said it was for middle school athletic programs in the City of Leominster. He said word got back to him that in the School Committee’s Finance Committee, this program was not really qualified because there were not a lot of people that came forward to promote it. He said there were 400 kids at Samoset School that signed up for the flag football program. Words can’t be spoken any stronger than their actions to the point. They cannot accommodate the 400 kids who showed up, and that is with over 500 kids playing pop warner football, youth football and cheering. We were talking about a small amount of money being dedicated for middle school athletics in the City of Leominster for programs that are missing in the City and not offered in the program. He hopes they take a hard look at it this coming year. A motion was made to bring the Director of Emergency Management down to get an update on the roof and report on how much they were able to get done with the funding they gave them. Councillor Dombrowski said we’re looking at December 12th. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:34 P.M. _____________________________ Lynn A. Bouchard, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council