City Council

Council President Councillors-at-Large Mark C. Bodanza John Dombrowski Council Vice President Claire M. Freda David R. Cormier Susan Chalifoux Zephir Thomas F. Ardinger Ward Councillors Ward 1 – Vacant Ward 2 – Pauline M. Cormier Ward 3 – David R. Cormier Ward 4 – Mark C. Bodanza Ward 5 – Peter A. Angelini MINUTES CITY OF LEOMINSTER CITY COUNCIL MONDAY, JUNE 28, 2021 JOHN P. MAHAN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS INTERVIEW, 6:30 PM Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor; request the appointment of Leon Christoforo, to the Historical Commission, Term to expire 04/15/2024. (Ways and Means; Regular Course 05/24/2021; Interview 06/14/2021 at 6:40 PM; Further Time 06/14/2021; Interview 06/28/2021 at 6:30 PM; Majority Vote) Mr. Christoforo was not present. It was recommended that the appointment be given FURTHER TIME. PUBLIC HEARING, 6:35 PM C-100 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget which totals $137,076,287.10 to be adopted; the same amount to be raised by Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue. (Finance; Regular Course; 06/14/2021; Public Hearing; 06/28/2021 @ 6:35PM; 2/3 Vote) The Public Hearing opened at 6:35 PM. The Finance Committee previously met in subcommittee and the three members have no questions or comments. Councillor Chalifoux Zephir asked for a document that included departmental requests on it. She had not seen a document with this information as of yet. David LaPlante, retired Treasurer, was under the impression that Mr. Piermarini had delivered the updated budget document by hand at a Finance Subcommittee meeting but added that he would get Councillor Chalifoux Zephir a copy. Mayor Dean Mazzarella agreed that there were copies of the updated budget delivered to the City Clerk. Council President Bodanza agreed that Mr. Piermarini distributed the copies of the updated document at a Finance Subcommittee Meeting. Mayor Mazzarella spoke on how departments typically prioritize their budget and requests. Councillor Chalifoux Zephir gave examples of errors that were made. Mayor Mazzarella agreed that there will be a few areas that will need to be addressed. He spoke on the difficult circumstances of having no Comptroller to put this budget together. He expects appreciation for the staff that worked hard to get this budget done. Chalifoux Zephir added that the City expects the Council to vote on a $137 million budget with line items that are incorrect. Mayor Mazzarella said that all corrections will be made. Councillor Chalifoux Zephir stated that this is not the point and she was concerned about the public thinking there is a change in policy. Mayor Mazzarella asked for examples of errors and explained the budget process. Councillor Freda asked why the free cash is so high. Mayor Mazzarella explained that this is two years of free cash and this is an action required of the Department of Revenue. Councillor Freda mentioned that the state shows $13 million on their books. She asked what the balance of unfunded liability was. Mayor Mazzarella mentioned that we are fully funded. Councillor Freda asked about OPEB (Other Post Employment Benefits). Page 2 PUBLIC HEARING, 6:35 PM (CONTINUED) Mayor Mazzarella said that we will now begin funding OPEB and he explained the pension funding process. Peter Haigis, 333 Elm Street, stated that the department request is outdated online. He spoke on the school department budget and the shortfall projected. He spoke also on the vaccination status of young children. Isabelle Alera, 12 Tory Circle, Ward 3 School Committee member, spoke on the student opportunity act and how this is one-time money. She added that school choice and circuit breaker money is already spent. She feels this “trust me” approach to a $137 million budget is not good government. Andrea Freeman, 431 Pleasant St, spoke on the turnaround time from when the City Council received the budget document and today being the first time to comment on it. She feels the Council should not have to waste hours deciphering this budget document. It also does not include revenue sources. She suggested that department heads are NOT getting everything they need, as she found out at the budget hearings on June 15th and 16th. She urged the City Council members to ask the tough questions. Wendy Wiiks, 142 Blossom Street, explained the confusion with the budget, as well as the recreation reimbursements. She addressed the conversations surrounding grants. She added that, on April 5th at the School Committee meeting, the Mayor asked how to use the funds leftover from summer programs. They are looking at using City money to run school programs. Mayor Mazzarella addressed some of the concerns from the public. He spoke on the tough times completing the budget and the personnel it took to accomplish this. He added that he submitted a balanced budget. Councillor Freda said we are in line for $20 million from ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) and if there were any plans for these funds. Mayor Mazzarella answered that these funds need to be used for infrastructure and require state approval. Page 3 PUBLIC HEARING, 6:35 PM (CONTINUED) Mayor Mazzarella is looking into a pop-up library. He added that he has been involved in many webinars and Zoom calls and is confident we will get the funding, as anticipated. Councillor Freda commented on how this is the 34th budget she has worked on, and she has attended over 30 webinar or Zoom budget informational seminars regarding how this ARPA money can be spent, but infrastructure is clear. She added that this has been a most difficult budget year and that, whether she is satisfied with the school budget is secondary to the work that went into this budget. Mayor Mazzarella added that City Hall has been opened since July of 2020, unlike most other city government offices. He also added that the Barrett Pond dam will not break. Councillor Chalifoux Zephir asked how much we received from the America Rescue Plan. Wendy Wiiks answered $20 million. Councillor Dombrowski spoke on the many versions of the Education Cares Act, which will amount to close to $5 million. The School Committee Finance Chair feels very confident that we will get that money. He asked if we were eligible for the American Rescue Plan also. Mayor Mazzarella said yes, and that we are told we are an entitlement community and we should get these funds. The Public Hearing was closed at 7:27 PM. Page 4 PUBLIC HEARING, 6:40 PM C-101 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that the Fiscal Year 2022 Water Department Budget which totals $6,748,994.08 be adopted as listed; the same amount to be raised as authorized by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44 Section 53E. RE: Attachment FY 2022 Water Department Budget. (Finance; Regular Course; 06/14/2021; Public Hearing; 06/28/2021 @ 6:40PM; 2/3 Vote) The Public Hearing was opened at 7:28 PM. The Finance Committee had no questions, as Mr. Brooks and Mr. Fleming had previously answered all their concerns. There was no other input from the Council or the public. The Public Hearing was closed at 7:30 PM. PUBLIC HEARING, 6:45 PM C-102 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that the Fiscal Year 2022 Sewer Department Budget which totals $6,337,577.20 be adopted as listed; the same amount to be raised as authorized by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44 Section 53E. RE: Attachment FY 2022 Sewer Department Budget. (Finance; Regular Course; 06/14/2021; Public Hearing; 06/28/2021 @ 6:45PM; 2/3 Vote) The Public Hearing was opened at 7:30 PM. The Finance Committee had no questions. Councillor Freda asked the Finance Committee Chair, Councillor David Cormier, to explain why the Water and Sewer budgets are not in the general budget. Councillor David Cormier answered that these funds are very specific for these items and the budget is dependent on billing revenue. The Public Hearing was closed at 7:34 PM. Page 5 PUBLIC HEARING, 6:50 PM 74-21 Peter Angelini, Ward 5 Councillor; Request to install a stop sign on Leland Avenue against northbound drivers at Hoover Street. (Legal Affairs; Regular Course; 06/14/2021; Public Hearing: 06/28/2021 at 6:50 PM; 2/3 Vote) The Public Hearing was opened at 7:34 PM. Councillor Angelini spoke on how a constituent in Ward 5 alerted him to the fact that there should be a stop sign at this corner. Councillor Chalifoux Zephir added that this is a very dangerous intersection and is glad to see a stop sign there. The Public Hearing was closed at 7:36 PM. PUBLIC FORUM, 6:55 P.M. The public forum is an opportunity for any member of the audience to speak on a matter specifically listed on the Council Agenda. Speakers will be asked to come to the microphone and state their formal name and address along with identifying the specific item(s) they wish to address. Each speaker is respectfully asked to keep their comments within a two (2) minute time frame. The Council will not be responding or answering any questions; however, at the discretion of the Council President, clarification may be given. The City Council President opened the public forum at 7:37PM. Pat LaPointe, 39 Carolyn Street, spoke in favor of C-96 and C-97 (Athletic Fields) and spoke on how the athletic fields were in the original 1963 plans. Devin Gates, 25 Colonial Drive, abuts the property where the fields will go. He is also the football coach. He is in favor of this athletic field complex and he noted that the most recent plans were from 2012. Peter Haigis, 333 Elm Street, spoke regarding C-96 and C-97 and was concerned that Ward 4 residents were wondering about the progress. He also spoke about C-100 (the Mayor’s budget) and how it was stated that excise taxes and local receipts are in the budget, but they are not. He added that there are no estimates for Chapter 90 or Medicare reimbursement either. Page 6 PUBLIC FORUM - CONTINUED David LaPlante, retired Treasurer, 596 Merriam Avenue, spoke on how there is never a set amount of anticipated revenue from excise tax. This is estimated receipts. It has never been reported in the budget. He explained what happened with leaving the Planning Board and Conservation Commission stipends off of the budget and they will be put back in. Most errors were in payroll, but these have been identified. Andrea Freeman, 431 Pleasant Street, spoke on the budget also (C-100). She understands how challenging this year has been. She spoke on the lack of budget information for the public. Greg Thomas, 310 Legate Hill Rd, spoke on the need to use SR2 funds for the mental health of the students, but was told we hadn’t spent the SR1 funds yet. He feels we need to provide for our children in the schools. Paul Constantino, 49 Colonial Drive, spoke on C-96 & C-97. He is an abutter. He mentioned how January 30, 2019 was the last time the residents met regarding this project. There has been no communication since then. He discussed the timeline of the project, beginning with May 1, 2017, taking a tour of the area and nothing came from that meeting. He spoke on an appropriation of $5 million on October of 2016. He spoke on transparency and direct forthright answers to specific questions that is needed. Council President Bodanza said there was no $5 million appropriation, there was a loan order. There are no bid documents at this point. David Tall, 16 Colonial Drive, stated that he had dropped off literature over the weekend. He added that the residents have no idea what they are buying. Public Forum was closed at 7:55 PM. I. REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, 7:00 P.M. The meeting was opened at 7:16 PM with the Pledge of Allegiance. Page 7 II. ROLL CALL OF COUNCILLORS IN ATTENDANCE PRESENT: Council President Mark Bodanza; Council Vice-President David Cormier; Councillor Claire Freda; Councillor John Dombrowski; Councillor Susan Chalifoux Zephir; Councillor Peter Angelini; Councillor Thomas Ardinger; Councillor Pauline Cormier; Katelyn Huffman, City Clerk and Dianne Reardon, Asst. City Clerk. III. APPROVAL OF RECORDS • June 14, 2021 Council Vice President David Cormier placed the minutes on file, showing everything in order. A motion was made by Councillor Freda, seconded by Councillor Chalifoux Zephir, to move into recess at 7:18 PM. The motion was passed with a vote of 8-0. The regular meeting was called back to order at 7:55 PM. IV. PETITIONS FIRST TIME ON THE AGENDA 76-21 City of Leominster Retirement Board requests to accept the provisions of Ch. 32 Sec 20(4) (h). RE: Changing the board custodians' maximum allowance from $1,500.00 to $3,000.00 per year. (Legal Affairs; Regular Course; 06/28/2021; Majority Vote) Legal Affairs Committee gave this REGULAR COURSE with a referral to the Treasurer’s Office. 77-21 Massachusetts Electric Company d/b/a National Grid and Verizon New England, Inc requests permission to locate poles, wires, and fixtures, including the necessary sustaining and protecting fixtures, along and across the following public way: Elm Hill Ave - National Grid to install 1 JO Pole on Elm Hill Ave beginning at a point approximately 235 feet north of the centerline of the intersection of Litchfield St and continuing approximately 15 feet in a western direction. Relocate Pole #I 0-1 roughly 15' south to serve 2 new duplex buildings and remove pole from in front of proposed driveway of 51-53 Elm Hill Ave. (Public Service; Regular Course; 06/28/2021; Public Hearing 07/12/2021 at 6:45 PM; Majority Vote) Legal Affairs Committee gave this REGULAR COURSE and set the Public Hearing for July 12, 2021 at 6:45 PM. The vote was 8-0 to set the Public Hearing. Page 8  PETITIONS FIRST TIME ON THE AGENDA - CONTINUED EMERGENCY PREAMBLE 78-21 City Council support of a Remote Learning Option for the Leominster Public Schools. (Ways and Means; Regular Course 06/28/2021; Majority Vote) A vote of 8-0 was taken to accept the EMERGENCY PREAMBLE. A roll call vote to ADOPT the RESOLUTION was passed with a vote of 8-0. V. MATTERS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL VI. FINANCIAL REPORT The finance report was presented by Finance Committee Chair David Cormier. The balance of the Stabilization Fund was $19,906,594.99 VII. FINANCE C-92 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that an appropriation of $80,000.00 be made to the Recreation Department Expense Account; the same amount to be transferred from the Recreation Department Salary and Wages Account. RE: Ongoing skatepark project that will carry over into FY 2022. (Finance; Regular Course 06/14/2021; Majority Vote) The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council GRANT the ORDER. A roll call vote was taken, and it was GRANTED with a vote of 8-0. ORDERED: By a Roll Call Vote of 8-0 the order was ADOPTED. C-93 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that an appropriation of $1,016,208.38 be made to the Sewer Department Capital Outlay Expense Account; the same amount to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. (Finance; Regular Course 06/14/2021; Majority Vote) The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council GRANT the ORDER. A roll call vote was taken, and it was GRANTED with a vote of 8-0. ORDERED: By a Roll Call Vote of 8-0 the order was ADOPTED. Page 9 FINANCE - CONTINUED C-94 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that an appropriation of $803,889.09 be made to the Water Department Capital Outlay Expense Account; the same amount to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. (Finance; Regular Course 06/14/2021; Majority Vote) Councillor David Cormier stated that it was nice to see these funds come out of Excess and Deficiency and not Stabilization. The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council GRANT the ORDER. A roll call vote was taken, and it was GRANTED with a vote of 7-0 (Councillor Chalifoux Zephir abstained) ORDERED: By a Roll Call Vote of 7-0 the order was ADOPTED (Councillor Chalifoux Zephir abstained). C-95 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that an appropriation of $1,000,000 be made to the Stabilization Fund; the same amount to be transferred from the Unfunded Liability Expense Account. RE: Reimbursement of FY2020 paid in advance. (Finance; Regular Course 06/14/2021; Majority Vote) The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council GRANT the ORDER. A roll call vote was taken, and it was GRANTED with a vote of 8-0. ORDERED: By a Roll Call Vote of 8-0 the order was ADOPTED. C-96 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that an appropriation of $954,608.00 be made to the General Fund Capital Investment Program Fund; the same to be transferred from Debt Principle-School Account. RE: Funding at School Athletic Complex (FY2021) (Finance; Regular Course 06/14/2021; Majority Vote) Projected Funding at School Athletic Complex Page 10 FINANCE - CONTINUED Council President Bodanza explained that this is a down payment for a future liability. He added that there is no contract and this project has not gone out to bid. Councillor Chalifoux Zephir asked for a more detailed plan and wants the neighbors to be in the conversation with this project. Council President Bodanza answered that the Mayor confirmed that the construction documents are not completed. He will get more information on the project. Councillor Chalifoux Zephir asked if the engineer had reached out to the neighbors. Councillor Freda asked if there was any harm in putting this vote off to talk to the neighborhood and see if more information can be provided to interested parties. Councillor David Cormier stated that nothing will change in the plan. This is simply a financial transaction. Councillor Freda stated that this is an appropriation request. Council President Bodanza stated that this project has escalated. Councillor Dombrowski is not in favor of Further Time. He did not want to delay this process. Councillor Angelini would like to move this project forward. Councillor Freda is in favor of it, but would like to see the neighbors/abutters in favor of the project as well. Councillor Chalifoux Zephir stated that this money is going into a General Fund Capital Investment Program Fund and asked for explanation. Councillor Freda made a motion, seconded by Councillor Chalifoux Zephir, to move into recess at 8:20 PM. The motion was passed 8-0. Jennifer Reddington, Comptroller, clarified that the money would be placed in a specific capital improvement fund. Page 11  FINANCE - CONTINUED Council President Bodanza asked if this project is delayed, would the funding be in Free Cash. Ms. Reddington verified that, yes, it would be in free cash. The City Council meeting was placed back into session at 8:25 PM. Council President Bodanza stated that he will set up an abutter’s meeting. The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council GRANT the ORDER. A roll call vote was taken, and it was GRANTED with a vote of 8-0. ORDERED: By a Roll Call Vote of 8-0 the order was ADOPTED. C-97 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that an appropriation of $650,000.00 be made to the General Fund Capital Investment Program Fund; the same to be transferred from the Unfunded Liability Expense Account. RE: Funding at School Athletic Complex (FY2020) (Finance; Regular Course 06/14/2021; Majority Vote) Projected Funding at School Athletic Complex The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council GRANT the ORDER. A roll call vote was taken, and it was GRANTED with a vote of 8-0. ORDERED: By a Roll Call Vote of 8-0 the order was ADOPTED. Page 12 FINANCE - CONTINUED C-98 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that an appropriation of $21,000.00 be made to the Cemetery Expense Account; the same amount to be transferred from the Cemetery Perpetual Care Income Account. RE: Overhead Door replacement and mower. (Finance; Regular Course 06/14/2021; Majority Vote) The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council GRANT the ORDER. A roll call vote was taken, and it was GRANTED with a vote of 8-0. ORDERED: By a Roll Call Vote of 8-0 the order was ADOPTED. C-99 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that an appropriation of $70,170.72 to be made to the Cemetery Salary & Wages Account; the same amount to be transferred from the Cemetery-Perpetual Care Income Account. RE: W1 $37,124.64 Clerk-PT $17,461.08 Seasonal (1039 Hrs) $15,585.00 $70,170.72 (Finance; Regular Course 06/14/2021; Majority Vote) The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council GRANT the ORDER. A roll call vote was taken, and it was GRANTED with a vote of 7-1 (Councillor David Cormier voted nay). ORDERED: By a Roll Call Vote of 7-1 the order was ADOPTED (Councillor David Cormier voted nay). C-100 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget which totals $137,076,287.10 to be adopted; the same amount to be raised by Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue. (Finance; Regular Course; 06/14/2021; Public Hearing; 06/28/2021 @ 6:35PM; 2/3 Vote) Councillor David Cormier stated that he will be abstaining from the Fire Department Salary, Wages and Benefits as well as the Disability Commission budgets. Councillor David Cormier spoke on how different and interesting this budget season has been. He thanked everyone at City Hall for all their hard work. This budget is not perfect, adding that the authority of the City Council is confined to decreasing items and not increasing Page 13 FINANCE - CONTINUED them. He added that budgets are moving documents and we will adapt. He recommended to GRANT this petition. Councillor David Cormier’s statements were echoed by Councillor Pauline Cormier and Councillor Angelini. Councillor Dombrowski spoke on the tough year and gave kudos to the administration. He added that this is the best budget the school has ever set forth. He spoke on the history of his budget votes. He will not vote against the budget this year. He added that the net school spending formula is antiquated. He does not feel that we make the schools a priority and feels the school should be a higher priority. Councillor Chalifoux Zephir acknowledged the work from the Financial Departments. She agrees that schools are not treated as a priority and spoke on the work that went into the school department budget. She believes we can do better in funding the schools and will NOT support the budget this evening. Councillor Freda began by announcing this was her 34th budget. She feels there are still many issues before us regarding the way the City operates. She is confident listening to the Comptroller in her interview and happy to hear there will be a change for the Comptroller’s Office to work with the schools. She added that part of the problem with the schools is the Department of Education. She wished to reduce the tax burden of the homeowner. She will support the budget tonight. Councillor Ardinger acknowledged the people that worked on this budget and did a wonderful job. He added that until the Department of Education and Chapter 90 funding is changed, it will always be difficult. He looks forward to next year’s budget and hopes to put a cushion between what we have and what we want. He will support he budget. Council President Bodanza explained that Gateway Communities like Leominster are in a bad position. There should be a system in place that is fair. He spoke on the process we have and his belief that the process will be changing, especially in communications. He is looking at where money goes. Page 14  FINANCE - CONTINUED The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council GRANT the ORDER. A roll call vote was taken, and it was GRANTED with a vote of 7-1 (Councillor Chalifoux Zephir voted nay). ORDERED: By a Roll Call Vote of 7-1 the order was ADOPTED (Councillor Chalifoux Zephir voted nay). C-101 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that the Fiscal Year 2022 Water Department Budget which totals $6,748,994.08 be adopted as listed; the same amount to be raised as authorized by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44 Section 53E. RE: Attachment FY 2022 Water Department Budget. (Finance; Regular Course; 06/14/2021; Public Hearing; 06/28/2021 @ 6:40PM; 2/3 Vote) The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council GRANT the ORDER. A roll call vote was taken, and it was GRANTED with a vote of 7-0 (Councillor Chalifoux Zephir abstained). ORDERED: By a Roll Call Vote of 7-0 the order was ADOPTED (Councillor Chalifoux Zephir abstained). C-102 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that the Fiscal Year 2022 Sewer Department Budget which totals $6,337,577.20 be adopted as listed; the same amount to be raised as authorized by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44 Section 53E. RE: Attachment FY 2022 Sewer Department Budget. (Finance; Regular Course; 06/14/2021; Public Hearing; 06/28/2021 @ 6:45PM; 2/3 Vote) The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council GRANT the ORDER. A roll call vote was taken, and it was GRANTED with a vote of 7-0 (Councillor Chalifoux Zephir abstained). ORDERED: By a Roll Call Vote of 7-0 the order was ADOPTED (Councillor Chalifoux Zephir abstained). Page 15  FINANCE - CONTINUED C-103 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that an appropriation of $11,486,758.53 be made to the Stabilization Fund; the same amount to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. (Finance; Regular Course;06/14/2021; Majority Vote) Councillor David Cormier explained how the sum of the appropriation was calculated. The Finance Committee recommended that the City Council GRANT the ORDER. A roll call vote was taken, and it was GRANTED with a vote of 8-0. ORDERED: By a Roll Call Vote of 8-0 the order was ADOPTED. VIII. LEGAL AFFAIRS 74-21 Peter Angelini, Ward 5 Councillor; Request to install a stop sign on Leland Avenue against northbound drivers at Hoover Street. (Legal Affairs; Regular Course; 06/14/2021; Public Hearing: 06/28/2021 at 6:50 PM; 2/3 Vote) The Legal Affairs Committee recommended ADOPTION of this first reading. A roll call vote was taken and was passed with a vote of 8-0. 75-21 Elizabeth Wood (on behalf of the Planning Board) requests to amend the zoning ordinance pertaining to the regulation of dumpster location and screening. (Legal Affairs; Regular Course 06/14/2021; Public Hearing; July 12, 2021 @ 6:50PM; REFERRALS: Planning Board, Board of Appeals, Building Inspectors; 2/3 Vote) The Legal Affairs Committee recommended FURTHER TIME for this petition. A roll call vote was taken and was passed with a vote of 8-0 to set the Public Hearing on July 12, 2021 at 6:50 PM. Page 16  IX. WAYS AND MEANS Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor; request the appointment of Leon Christoforo, to the Historical Commission, Term to expire 04/15/2024. (Ways and Means; Regular Course 05/24/2021; Interview 06/14/2021 at 6:40 PM CANCELLED; Interview 06/28/2021 at 6:30 PM; Majority Vote) The Ways and Means Committee recommended FURTHER TIME for this interview. A roll call vote was taken and was passed with a vote of 8-0. X. NEW BUSINESS XI. OLD BUSINESS Second Reading of an Ordinance C-76 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor – Request the City of Leominster to REVISE Ordinance, Chapter 16 – Personnel, Article 11 – Personnel, Wage and Salary Plan, Division 3 – Classification Plan, Section 16-34 “Classification of positions” be amended, effective 07/01/2021 by deleting in its entirety from the existing table: Class Title Classification Purchasing Agent S-8 Nurse, Public Health S-5 Code Enforcement Inspector S-6 Plumbing Inspector S-7 City Treasurer Collector, Assistant S-5 Page 17 And inserting in their place the following: Class Title Classification Purchasing Agent S-10 Nurse, Public Health S-7 Code Enforcement Inspector S-7 Plumbing Inspector S-8 City Treasurer Collector, Assistant S-6 And by also inserting a new class title and classification as follows: Class Title Classification Business Development Coordinator S-7 (Legal Affairs; Regular Course; 04/12/2021; Public Hearing May 10, 2021 @ 6:25 Majority Vote) Legal Affairs Committee recommended that the City Council ADOPT the second reading. A vote was taken, via roll call, and it was voted 8- 0 in favor to ADOPT the second reading. 70-21 Angela Chebuske, Conservation Agent: Request to Amend Chapter 21 of the Revised Ordinances Entitled “Water and Sewers”, Article VI Stormwater and Erosion Control Regulations and Stormwater Ordinance, by inserting new definitions and updating the language as attached. (Legal Affairs; Regular Course; 04/26/2021; Public Hearing; May 10, 2021 @ 6:30PM; 2/3 Vote) Legal Affairs Committee recommended that the City Council ADOPT the second reading. A vote was taken, via roll call, and it was voted 8- 0 in favor to ADOPT the second reading. XII. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Council President Bodanza notified the City Council of the photograph scheduled for July 12, 2021 at 6:00 PM. Councillor Freda spoke on awareness of the Monoosnock Brook project information. She mentioned the taking of the parking lot of The Fix and Brady’s as a possibility. Councillor Ardinger added that at a meeting at the Senior Center last week it was stated that the parking lot will not be taken. Page 18 XIII. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Councillor Chalifoux Zephir, seconded by Councillor David Cormier, to adjourn the meeting at 9:26 PM. The motion was passed with a vote of 8-0. - Katelyn Huffman, City Clerk Page 19