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HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 25, 2013 Hearing opened at 7:12 P.M. with Councillor Rowlands, Chair of the LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, presiding. All members were present. The following PETITION was the subject of the hearing: 35-13 Rockwell Pond, LLC: Grant a Special Permit to construct a driveway to connect the existing building at 83 Cotton Street and 44 Pond Street and repave a portion of the existing parking lot at 83 Cotton Street as shown on Assessor’s Map 7 as lot 5 and Map 6 as lot 11 and located within the floodplain. Introduced and made part of the record were the following: A. Petition 35-13 submitted by David M. Barry for Rockwell Pond LLC., with accompanying plan “Proposed Site Plan for Rockwell Roofing” prepared by Brian F. Milisci Civil Engineer #38102 of Whitman & Bingham Associates, dated July 26, 2012. A map and list of abutters were included. B. Notice of public hearing published in the Sentinel & Enterprise on February 11, 2013 and February 18, 2013. C. Positive letters of recommendations from the Health Inspector, the Planning Board, the Director of Inspections and the Department of Public Works. D. The Conservation Commission said an order of conditions were approve on 9/11/12. In addition to the standard order of conditions and boilerplate conditions, the following 10 conditions must be met.  2 HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 25, 2013, continued a. 48 Hour Notice to Conservation Commission b. Pre-Construction Meeting to include Conservation Commission c. No Hazardous material may be transported back and forth over the private connecting road between 44 Pond Street and 83 Cotton Street. d. A snow removal plan is required detailing no snow storage within the resource area along the new roadway or on property. (Note 2) e. No stockpiling of construction material, roofing material or roadwork material allowed on site f. No pressure washing will be allowed on porous pavers g. Roadway maintenance plan is required prior to COC h. A three year wetland replication monitoring plan shall be submitted and yearly reports are required. i. Any change in plan must be submitted to the Conservation Commission for approval j. If contamination is discovered all Federal and State laws must be filed including the hiring of a Licensed Site Professional (LSP) (Note 1) Note 1: Research on this property has indicated that there may be an abandon underground fuel storage tank(s). Fire Department records indicate that a 10,000 gallon tank was installed on 6/21/1961, but they have no record of it being removed. In addition, there are no records on file that would indicate that any soil testing has been performed or that a 21E was ever completed. Jurisdiction on these issues would fall under the purview of MASS DEP. Note 2: Snow Removal. Condition 4 specifically states that there will be no snow storage within the resource area. However, during the most recent storm event, Feb. 9, the snow was plowed/piled against the brook and has since remained there. This is in violation of the Order of Conditions. Mr. Flis said the plan is for 44 Pond Street and 83 Cotton Street. He said 44 Pond Street is the existing Rockwell Roofing building which has been in business for a number of years and 83 Cotton Street is a property that Rockwell Roofing has purchased to add to their business which will be used for storage. The work proposed is a connection for a driveway between the two parking lots that exist now on the two properties that Rockwell Roofing owns. They have been before Conservation Commission and has an Order of Conditions for the project. The work is within the 100 foot buffer zone to the wetlands. There are wetlands on the property and they are within the 100 foot riparian zone. They are proposing an 18 foot wide permeable paver driveway to connect the existing paved driveways. They will be crossing an existing drainage ditch that drops into the brook and will be putting in a bottomless culvert as requested by the Conservation Commission. They will be filling some of the floodplain and replicating wetlands some of the storage. There will be a small net increase in the floodplain. The work will help clean up the riparian zone. Right now there is a lot of debris. Included will be some grading to the riverbank. They do not expect a lot of erosion. They will be using hay bales and silt fence. Mr. Flis said they are looking to do some repaving on the existing driveway on 83 Cotton Street which falls in the floodplain. Councillor Rowlands asked if the site plan that the Council has is accurate. Mr. Flis said yes, it is the updated one and approved by the Conservation Commission. Councillor Rowlands said there is no net loss in compensatory storage but a net increase. Mr. Flis said correct. There is a cut of 346 cubic feet and a fill of 315 cubic feet with a difference of 31 cubic feet of storage. Councillor Rowlands read the recommendations from the Planning Board, the Department of Public Works, the Director of Inspections, the Conservation Commission and the Health Director. Councillor Rowlands said the ten conditions from the Conservation Commission will be included in the granting of this Special Permit. Councillor Marchand asked if they were all set with mitigation and the abutters. Mr. Scola said they met with them during the Conservation Commission meeting with only one concern which was a brook that was backing up on their property. He said by going in and cleaning it up it will help the flow of water. It was getting blocked up by branches and sand. Councillor Marchand asked if there will be any mitigation to the brook to protect it. Mr. Flis said no. There will be no impact on the Rockwell Dam. Councillor Nickel asked how big the culvert will be. Mr. Flis said it is a bottomless culvert and fourteen feet wide. Councillor Salvatelli said Mr. Scola will do an incredible job cleaning up the area. Councillor Rowlands said if there is any variations from this site plan it would require that you return back to the special permitting authority to ask for a variance. Additional notification will have to be made if the oil tanks are on the property. Edward Cataldo, 276 Granite Street spoke in favor of this petition. HEARING ADJOURNED AT 7:30 P.M. _____________________________ Lynn A. Bouchard, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council  3 HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 25, 2013 Hearing opened at 7:34 P.M. with Councillor Rowlands, Chair of the LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEES, presiding. All members were present. The following PETITION was the subject of the hearing: 34-13 N.E.W. Plante Development: Grant a Special Permit to construct 46 apartments in an existing building at 140 Adams Street as shown on Assessor’s Map 6, as lot 3 and located within the floodplain. Introduced and made part of the record were the following: A. Petition #34-13 submitted by Edmond W. Plante with accompanying plan prepared by Paul F. Grasewicz, Professional Engineer #35306 at Graz Engineering, LLC, 323 West Lake Road, Fitzwilliam, NH 03447. Also included was an Abutters List and map. B. A letter dated February 20, 2013 from Paul Grasewicz of Graz Engineering regarding the proposed redevelopment Site Plan-140 Adams Street Floodplain Certification. C. Notice of Public Hearing published in the Sentinel & Enterprise on February 11, 2013 and February 18, 2013. D. Letters of recommendation were received from the Planning Board, Department of Public Works and the Director of Inspections recommending approval. E. The Health Director said they do not have documents pertaining to the asbestos survey and would like to know the status of the interior environmental conditions prior to construction. They also have an interest in the HVAC system with regard to fresh air exchange within the apartments along with possible noise and light impacts from the new infrastructure. F. The Conservation Commission stated that in addition to the standard Order of Conditions and boilerplate conditions, the following 4 conditions must be met; 48 Hour Notice, 2) Pre-Construction Meeting, 3) Snow Storage Removal Plan must be submitted for any snow piles greater than 6-8 feet high and for any storm greater than 72 hours, and 4) Tree Removal Plan must be submitted. Tree removal must be approved by either Conservation Commission or Conservation Agent. Councillor Rowlands read the recommendations from the Planning Board, the Conservation Commission, the Inspector of Buildings, the Health Director and the Department of Public Works. Mr. McCuan said they are proposing to convert the existing vacant building to multi unit residents, improve the site and provide adequate parking and drainage. He said they have been reviewed by Conservation and received an Order of Conditions and the Planning Board for Site Plan Approval. There will be no impact to the floodplain. They have been through all the storm water management capacities that are need to handle the runoff from the proposed paved parking lot. Councillor Rowlands asked if the plan submitted was the final plan and is accurate and no modifications have taken place since submitted. Mr. McCuan said it is the final product that went before Conservation and for Site Plan Approval with no modifications. Councillor Rowlands said if there are any modifications to the plan it would require an amendment or a process to change the Special Permit. Councillor Marchand asked if they met with the neighbors. Mr. Plante said at the Planning Board meeting he met with one of the abutters. Councillor Marchand asked if they were planning on having a neighborhood meeting with the entire area. Mr. Plante said no. He said if they want to meet he will meet with them but he is not planning on it at this point. He said they went through the public hearing process through Conservation and Planning Board and that is where he met with abutters that have concerns. Only one person, has voiced concerns that we have already addressed. Councillor Marchand asked how many parking spaces for the 46 apartments. Mr. McCuan said 75 including handicap, which exceeds the requirement by 5 spaces. Councillor Marchand asked if he was planning on apartments or conversion to condos. Mr. Plante said market rate apartments. Councillor Marchand asked if there will be Section 8 housing. Mr. Plante said he is currently negotiating with Mass. Development for those programs which would mandate 20% of the apartments. There will be handicapped apartments. Councillor Marchand said a previous owner and his engineer were before us and they were asked the question is the building in good condition and the response was “at this moment, yes.”  4 HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 25, 2013, continued Mr. Plante said he believes nothing has changed since then. He said he has made his own assessment of the building but needs to get through structural engineering and drawings before he goes to the permit stage. Councillor Marchand asked if he was planning on doing anything around the perimeter of the building like road or sidewalk improvements. Mr. Plante said he hasn’t had any discussions regarding improvements. Councillor Marchand asked about the fire protection that is in the building. Mr. Plante said it will all be new. Councillor Marchand asked if there will be any green space or impervious surface. Mr. McCuan said it will be a combination of paved areas, rain gardens and islands with landscaping. The only open space for the tenants will be the islands between the main parking areas and some around the buffer. There are areas internally for them. There is a patio in the back of the building. Councillor Chalifoux Zephir asked what concerns the one abutter had at the Planning Board meeting. Mr. Plante said lighting, fencing, snow storage, dumpster location and asbestos siding. Mr. Plante said he is in the middle of a 21E, phase one completed and will continue on. Councillor Chalifoux Zephir asked if he was planning on installing fencing. Mr. Plante said there is fencing along the brook and on the north side which abuts this particular abutter. There will be some plantings. Fencing or screening could be put there. He said he could speak to the abutter about the type of fence or screening so he can maintain his privacy. Councillor Salvatelli said if this project gets completed it will be short of a miracle, and a good one. It is one of the worse buildings in that area. He said one of the problems the abutter had concerns about was the building being so high that windows on the right hand side would interfere with his privacy. He said Mr. Plante took care of that is that, correct? Mr. McCuan said yes, all the windows that currently exist will be a blank wall except for one or two windows on the first floor. Councillor Salvatelli said the abutter had concerns about the height of the fence. Mr. Plante said he will check with the Fire Department on height. Councillor Salvatelli asked how many bedrooms will be in the apartments. Mr. Plante said 24 one bedroom, 19 two bedroom and 3 studios. Councillor Cormier said if there is going to be anything on the roof that will make noise would he please take into consideration the noise factor. Mr. Plante said the property is owned by Ann Marie Normandin and he has the property control for developing. He will be the owner. Ray Bissonnette of 158 Adams Street said he is concerned about the narrow street and asked that the loading docks be removed and that would open up an additional 8-9 feet making Adams Street a little wider. He would like to know what type of people will be living there and if there will be a manager on site. He said his property sits two feet higher than his property and a six foot high fence will be like a four foot fence. It won’t give much privacy. He is hoping they could work on it and put in shrubs. He would like to know which trees will be taken down and which trees will be standing. He said some of the trees are on his property and this property. He said he is a big animal lover and there are ferrell cats, raccoons and possums living in the building. He would like to have the opportunity to have them removed with the MSPCA. Councillor Rowlands asked when the 21E will be completed. Mr. Plante said it is ongoing, Phase I is complete and I will be more than happy to provide the report with the finding. Councillor Rowlands said the Health Director is looking for information on the asbestos. Mr. Plante said he has a report and a proposal from an asbestos removal contactor regarding the findings and costs of removal. He said the bulk of the asbestos is the exterior. Inside the only asbestos is 300-400 feet of pipe wrap. He will be more than happy to submit the report to the Board of Health. Councillor Rowlands asked if the loading docks will be removed. Mr. Plante said yes. Councillor Marchand asked if there is any thought on sidewalks or improvements. Mr. Plante said it is something definitely to look at. HEARING ADJOURNED AT 8:26 P.M. _____________________________ Lynn A. Bouchard, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council  5 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 25, 2013 Meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. Attendance was taken by a roll call vote; all members were present. A recess was called at 7:34 P.M. to hold a pubic hearing and to have a public forum. The meeting reconvened at 8:37 P.M. The Committee on Records reported that the records through January 28, 2013 were examined and found to be in order. The records were accepted. The following COMMUNICATIONS were received, referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE and given REGULAR COURSE. C-76 Relative to the appropriation of $2,500.00 to the Cemetery Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Cemetery Perpetual Care Income Account. C-77 Relative to the appropriation of $1,500.00 to the Conservation Commission Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Fund. C-78 Relative to the appropriation of $163,410.00 to the Police Station Capital Outlay Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. C-79 Relative to the appropriation of $50,000.00 to the Police Department Overtime Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. C-80 Relative to the appropriation of $30,750.00 to the Police Department Salary & Wages Account; same to be transferred from the Police Department Salary & Wages Account. C-81 Relative to the appropriation of $7,500.00 to the Police Department Salary and Wages-Prior Year Account; same to be transferred from the Police Department Salary & Wages-Prior Year Account. C-82 Relative to the appropriation of $4,016.00 to the Police Department Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. C-83 Relative to the appropriation of $75,000.00 to the Snow & Ice Overtime Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. The following COMMUNICATION was received, referred to the LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE and given REGULAR COURSE. C-84 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Accept the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40, Section 22G regarding funds received from fines for handicap parking violations; deposits in account; expenditures. The following COMMUNICATION was received, referred to the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE and given REGULAR COURSE. C-85 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that David Smith be exempt from the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 268A, (20B) Conflict of Interest as he is currently employed by the City of Leominster’s Department of Public Works and will be taking a position setting up polling places for the City Clerk Elections and Registrations Office. The following PETITION was received, referred to the CITY PROPERTY COMMITTEE and given REGULAR COURSE. 38-13 Claire Freda for Kathie Peloquin: Request permission to place signs at Route 117 in front of Walmart; Mechanic Street near I.C. Credit Union; Route 13 and Prospect Streets; Route 12 and Hamilton Street and the island downtown from June 8, 2013 through June 20, 2013 to advertise the Material Girls Quilt Show. The following PETITION was received, referred to the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE, given REGULAR COURSE and referred to the Treasurer and the Director of Inspections. 39-13 Peter M. Bellanton: Grant a Limousine License to Centerline Transportation LLC d/b/a Centerline Transportation Services at 217 Hamilton Street. The following APPOINTMENT was received, referred to the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE and given REGULAR COURSE. After reconsideration the appointment was considered under an EMERGENCY PREAMBLE. Vt. 9 “yeas” Upon recommendation of the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE the following APPOINTMENT was CONFIRMED. Vt. 9 “yeas” Director of Inspections Peter Niall –temporary sixty days  6 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 25, 2013, continued 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) $ 3,202,763.00 Stabilization Account $12,534,646.65 Emergency Reserved Account $0 Upon recommendation of the FINANCE COMMITTEE, the following COMMUNICATION was GRANTED and ORDERED. Vt. 9 “yeas” C-70 Relative to the appropriation of $10,000.00 to the Parking Meter Salary & Wages Account; same to be transferred from the Parking Meter Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account. ORDERED: - that the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) be appropriated to the Parking Meter Salary & Wages Account; same to be transferred from the Parking Meter Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account. C-71 Relative to the appropriation of $20,000.00 to the Parking Meter Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Parking Meter Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account. ORDERED: - that the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) be appropriated to the Parking Meter Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Parking Meter Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Account. C-72 Relative to the appropriation of $10,000.00 to the Emergency Management Agency Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. ORDERED: - that the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) be appropriated to the Emergency Management Agency Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. C-73 Relative to the appropriation of $20,000.00 to the Library Department Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Library State Aid Reserved for Appropriation Account. ORDERED: - that the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) be appropriated to the Library Department Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Library State Aid Reserved for Appropriation Account. Upon recommendation of the FINANCE COMMITTEE, the following COMMUNICATION was GRANTED and ORDERED. Vt. 7/0, Councillors Cormier and Nickel abstained due to a possible conflict of interest. C-74 Relative to the appropriation of $75,000.00 to the Fire Department Overtime Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. ORDERED: - that the sum of Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) be appropriated to the Fire Departmehnt Overtime Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Upon recommendation of the FINANCE COMMITTEE, the following COMMUNICATION was GRANTED. Vt. 9 “yeas” C-75 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Accept a donation from the Leominster Historical Society in the amount of $28,265.00 for the purchase of Franklin Street, a historical property, as authorized by Chapter 44, Section 53A of the Massachusetts General Laws. Upon recommendation of the LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, the following PETITION was GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS. Vt. 8 “yeas” and 1 “nay”, Councillor Rowlands opposed. Conditions are as follows: 1. 48 Hour Notice to the Conservation Commission 2. Pre-Construction Meeting with the Conservation Agent 3. Snow Storage Removal Plan must be submitted for any snow piles greater than 6-8 feet high and for any storm greater than 73 hours 4. Tree Removal Plan must be submitted. Tree removal must be approved by either Conservation Commission or Conservation Agent 34-13 N.E.W. Plante Development: Grant a Special Permit to construct 46 apartments in an existing building at 140 Adams Street as shown on Assessor’s Map 6, as lot 3 and located within the floodplain. Upon request of the LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, the following PETITION was GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS. Vt. 9 “yeas” Conditions are as follows: 1) 48 Hour Notice to Conservation Commission 2) Pre-Construction Meeting to include Conservation Commission 3) No Hazardous material may be transported back and forth over the private connecting road between 44 Pond Street and 83 Cotton Street. 4) A snow removal plan is required detailing no snow storage within the resource area along the new roadway or on property. (Note 2) 5) No stockpiling of construction material, roofing material or roadwork material allowed on site 6) No pressure washing will be allowed on porous pavers 7) Roadway maintenance plan is required prior to COC  7 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 25, 2013, continued 8) A three year wetland replication monitoring plan shall be submitted and yearly reports are required. 9) Any change in plan must be submitted to the Conservation Commission for approval 10) If contamination is discovered all Federal and State laws must be filed including the hiring of a Licensed Site Professional (LSP) (Note 1) Note 1: Research on this property has indicated that there may be an abandon underground fuel storage tank(s). Fire Department records indicate that a 10,000 gallon tank was installed on 6/21/1961, but they have no record of it being removed. In addition, there are no records on file that would indicate that any soil testing has been performed or that a 21E was ever completed. Jurisdiction on these issues would fall under the purview of MASS DEP. Note 2: Snow Removal. Condition 4 specifically states that there will be no snow storage within the resource area. However, during the most recent storm event, Feb. 9, the snow was plowed/piled against the brook and has since remained there. This is in violation of the Order of Conditions. 35-13 Rockwell Pond, LLC: Grant a Special Permit to construct a driveway to connect the existing building at 83 Cotton Street and 44 Pond Street and repave a portion of the existing parking lot at 83 Cotton Street as shown on Assessor’s Map 7 as lot 5 and Map 6 as lot 11 and located within the floodplain. Upon recommendation of the LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, the following PETITION was GRANTED. Vt. 9 “yeas” 36-13 James Lanciani, Jr.: Amend Chapter 10 of the Revised Ordinances to regulate persons or organizations engaged in soliciting or peddling in the City through issuance of a license by the Chief of Police. Upon recommendation of the LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, the following PETITION was RATIFIED. Vt. 9/0 (Granted with an Emergency Preamble of January 25, 2013) 37-13 Greg Chapdelaine and James Jolicoeur: Allow the Purchasing Agent to enter into a lease for the School Department to lease space at the Doyle Center for the purpose of housing the School Department’s “Center for Excellence” program. Upon recommendation of the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE, the following APPOINTMENTS were CONFIRMED. Vt. 9 “yeas” Leominster Police Chief – Robert Healey -Effective January 11, 2013 Registrar of Voters – Ann B. Mahan – term to expire April 15, 2016 Upon request of the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE, the following APPOINTMENT was TABLED. Vt. 9/0 Director of Inspections – Peter Niall - term to expire April 15, 2016 Upon recommendation of the WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE, the following APPOINTMENTS were CONFIRMED. Vt. 9 “yeas” Election of City Clerk- Lynn A. Bouchard – term to expire April 15, 2018 Election of Assistant City Clerk – Brenda L. Parisi – term to expire April 15, 2018 A vote was taken to REMOVE the following item from the next agenda. Vt. 8/1, Councillor Dombrowski opposed.  Update on the Twelfth Street Field A vote was taken to REMOVE the following item from the next agenda. Vt. 8/1, Councillor Rowlands opposed.  Opinion from Mirick O’Connell regarding Leominster’s Home Charter – Appointments and Holdovers A vote was taken to give the following item LEAVE TO WITHDRAW WITHOUT PREJUDICE from the next agenda. Vt. 5/4, Councillors Salvatelli, Rowlands, Dombrowski and Chalifoux Zephir opposed. Councillor Marchand stated that he has not had any conversation about this matter with Mr. Cataldo.  Letter received from Edward Cataldo’s attorney requesting a public hearing A vote was taken to REMOVE the following item from the next agenda. Vt. 7/0, Councillors Freda and Dombrowski abstained due to a possible conflict of interest.  The issuance of Special Permit #2 of 2012 to Manoel Loka Leite for the property located at 909 Elm Street.  8 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, FEBRUARY 25, 2013, continued The following ORDINANCE was read a second time, ADOPTED as presented and passed to be ordained. Vt. 8 “yeas” and 1 “nay”, Councillor Freda opposed. CITY OF LEOMINSTER In the year two thousand and thirteen AN ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 22 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “Zoning.” Be it ordained by the City Council for the City of Leominster, as follows: Chapter 22 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “Zoning” is hereby amended by deleting the entire Chapter 22 and inserting in its place the attached revised Chapter 22, such revised Ordinance to take effect and replace the existing Ordinance in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A, Section 5. _______________________________ The following ORDINANCE was read once, ADOPTED as presented and ordered published. A hearing was set for March 11, 2013 at 7:00 P.M. Vt. 9/0 1st Reading Ordinance – Amend Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “Motor Vehicles and Traffic” by inserting “Main Street, against east bound traffic at intersection with Wilder Road.” (Legal Affairs Petition 31-13) Under New Business, Councillor Freda announced the names of the Leominster Employees Of The Year and announced the dinner will be at the Four Points by Sheraton Leominster on March 13, 2013 with a Social at 6:00 P.M. and Dinner at 7:00 P.M. The Employees Of The Year are: Audra Brown – Firefighter of the Year Robert Ellis – DPW Employee of the Year Eric Craig – Police Officer of the Year Diane Sanabria – Library Employee of the Year Elizabeth Sappett – City Hall Employee of the Year Lorna Moody – Grades PK-5 Employee of the Year Robert Landry – Grades 6-8 Employee of the Year Francis Klonsky – High School Employee of the Year Marian Priddy – St. Anna School Employee of the Year Eileen O’Leary – St. Leo School Employee of the Year A Finance Committee meeting was established for March 11, 2013 at 6:30 P.M. Councillor Freda, Chair of the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE, moved that the following PETITION be removed from the table and placed on the calendar for action. It was so voted. 8/0, Councillor Dombrowski abstained due to a possible conflict of interest. 7-13 Mark F. Albert: Accept Royal Oaks Way as a public way. GIVEN FURTHER TIME. Vt. 8/0 MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:47 P.M. _____________________________ Lynn A. Bouchard, City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council