| 6:30 P.M. Information Meeting – Christopher Knuth, Health Director RE: “Pay as you throw program” 7:00 P.M. Informational Meeting – Matt Marro RE: Shea Brook and Chicken Harbor 7:55 P.M. Interview with new appointee CITY OF LEOMINSTER CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 24, 2005 HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, 7:30 P.M. Relative to amending Chapter 16, Section 16-1 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “Salary-Mayor” by deleting the second sentence and inserting in its place “Such salary shall be increased to sixty thousand dollars effective January 1, 2006; seventy thousand dollars effective January 1, 2007; and seventy-five thousand dollars effective January 1, 2008; effective January 1, 2009 and on an annual basis thereafter, a percentage increase of the mayoral salary will be established consistent with the annual consumer price index (CPI-U) of the previous calendar year, with a minimum of no increase and a maximum increase of five per cent (5%).(Legal Affairs) PUBLIC FORUM REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, 8:00 P.M. ROLL CALL COMMUNICATIONS C-84 Relative to the appropriation of $31,000.00 to the Highway Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account.(Finance) C-85 Relative to the appropriation of $100,000.00 to the Snow & Ice Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account.(Finance) C-86 Relative to the appropriation of $60,000.00 to the Street Resurfacing Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Highway State Aid Reserved for Appropriation Account.(Finance) C-87 Relative to the appropriation of $1,800.00 to the Conservation Commission Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Wetland Fees Reserved for Appropriation Account.(Finance) C-88 Relative to the appropriation of $2,000.00 to the Municipal Building Overtime Account; same to be transferred from the Emergency Reserve Account.(Finance) C-89 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Layout and take by eminent domain for street purposes the parcel of land containing approximately 47,247 square feet identified as “Proposed Pioneer Drive Extension” on the plan titled “Plan of Proposed Pioneer Drive Extension in Leominster, MA prepared for Pioneer Park, LLC” dated January 5, 2005 and adopt the proposed Order of Taking-Pioneer Drive Extension.(Public Service) C-90 Dean J. Mazzarella, Mayor: Request that city owned property located on Jungle Road, shown on Assessors Map 302, Lot 1A be declared surplus and made available for sale according to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30B, Section 16. (City Property) PETITIONS 52-05 Massachusetts Electric Company and Verizon New England Inc.: Union Street; Relocate one jointly owned pole on Union Street at a point approximately 120 feet north of the centerline of the intersection of Tisdale Street and continuing approximately 5 feet in a southerly direction.(Public Service) 53-05 Leominster City Council; Richard Marchand, David Rowlands, Wayne Nickel, Robert Salvatelli, John Dombrowski and Dennis Rosa: Amend the City of Leominster’s Zoning Ordinance Article 11, Subsection 22-24.2.5 concerning mixed-use development projects in the Industrial Districts, by deleting subsections 24.2.5.1 through 24.2.5.2 in their entirety and substituting therefore new Subsections 24.2.5.1 through 24.2.5.5.(Legal Affairs) APPOINTMENTS Police Sergeant – Richard J. Kinney 1/24/05 MATTERS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FINANCE C-80 Relative to the appropriation of $8,600.00 to the Fire Department Salary and Wages Account; same to be transferred from the Emergency Reserve Account. C-81 Relative to the appropriation of $25,000.00 to the Highway Overtime Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. C-82 Relative to the appropriation of $100,000.00 to the Snow and Ice Expense Account; same to be transferred from the Excess & Deficiency Account. C-83 Relative to the appropriation of $25,000.00 to the Snow and Ice Salary and Wages Account; same to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. LEGAL AFFAIRS 47-05 Claire Freda for Veronica Lorenzen: Place “no parking” signs on Lancaster Street from Litchfield Street to Elm Hill Ave. APPOINTMENTS Seth R. Augat – Reserve Firefighter OLD BUSINESS 2nd Reading Ordinance – to amending Chapter 16, Section 16-1 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “Salary-Mayor” by deleting the second sentence and inserting in its place “Such salary shall be increased to sixty thousand dollars effective January 1, 2006; seventy thousand dollars effective January 1, 2007; and seventy-five thousand dollars effective January 1, 2008; effective January 1, 2009 and on an annual basis thereafter, a percentage increase of the mayoral salary will be established consistent with the annual consumer price index (CPI-U) of the previous calendar year, with a minimum of no increase and a maximum increase of five per cent (5%).(Legal Affairs) NEW BUSINESS 1st Reading Ordinance – to amend Chapter 12, Section 12-2 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “Fees-Schedule” by amending paragraph 55 (“Zoning petitions, filing fee”), paragraph 56 (“Floodplain permits, filing fee”) and paragraph 58 (“City Council special permits, filing fee”) from $75.00 to $200.00.(Legal Affairs) 1st Reading Ordinance – to amend Chapter 13, Section 13-34 of the Revised Ordinances entitled “No Parking on Certain Streets” by inserting “Cross Street (both sides) from 11 to 17 Cross Street.”(Legal Affairs) Order of Taking – Pioneer Drive Extension December 23, 2004 Ann B. 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