City Council Orders March 16, 2021
Communications & Petitions
| Title | Initial Status | Committee | CMTE Date 1 | CMTE Date 1 Status | CMTE Date 2 | CMTE Date 2 Status | Final Status |
Notes |
| 5. Mayor Alex Morse - Intention to resign from Position of Mayor effective March 26, 2021 | Received | Received 3-16-21 | ||||||
| 6. Mayor Alex Morse - letter re-appointing Ms. Elizabeth A. Larivee to serve as a member of the Commission on Disabilities | Appointment confirmed | Appointment confirmed 3-16-21 | Copied to Public Service Committee | |||||
| 7. Mayor Alex Morse - letter reappointing Paula Ferrario to serve as a member of the Historical Commission | Appointment confirmed | Appointment confirmed 3-16-21 | Copied to Public Service Committee | |||||
| 8. Mayor Alex Morse - letter reappointing Mary Moriarty to serve as a member of the Conservation Commission | Appointment confirmed | Appointment confirmed 3-16-21 | Copied to Public Service Committee | |||||
| 9. Boston Bud - City of Holyoke Special Permit Annual Report. | Referred | Ordinance | ||||||
| 10. Mayor William C. Reichelt from West Springfield - letter Town of West Springfield Conservation Restriction. | Referred | DGR | 3-29-21 | Received | ||||
| 11. City of Holyoke Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to request Release of Funds. | Referred | DGR | 3-29-21 | Received | ||||
| 12. Flyer for Holyoke Healthy Homes Program. | Received | Received 3-16-21 | ||||||
| 13. Petition of Brian Vail, North Country Production LLC for a Marijuana Manufacturing Establishment at 12 Crescent St. | Referred | Ordinance | 5-11-21 | Approved, with standard conditions | Adopted 5-18-21 | |||
| 14. Petition for pole and wire locations: G & E request for 1 45' Class II pole on Lincoln St. Holyoke, MA near 41 Taylor St. | Tabled | Adopted 4-6-21 | Public Hearing set for 4-6-21 | |||||
| Late File C. Mayor Alex Morse - letter re-appointing Mr. Bellamy Schmidt to serve as a member of the Retirement Board | Referred | Public Service | 2-9-22 | Leave to withdraw | Leave to withdraw 2-15-22 | |||
| Late File E. VHB - Letter requesting correction of traffic study info for 26 Hadley Mills Rd Application | Referred | Ordinance | a. 4-13-21 b. 5-11-21 |
a. Tabled b. Tabled |
a. 5-25-21 b. 6-8-21 |
a. Tabled b. |
New Orders
| Title | Initial Status | Committee | CMTE Date 1 | CMTE Date 1 Status | CMTE Date 2 | CMTE Date 2 Status | Final Status |
Notes |
| 22. BARTLEY -- An order for DPW install a stop sign at the end of Ridgeway St. at Lorraine St. | Referred | Ordinance | 6-22-21 | Approved | Adopted 9-7-21 | Copied to DPW, City Engineer | ||
| 23. HERNANDEZ -- An order to remove a handicap sign at 50 Walnut St | Referred | Ordinance | 4-13-21 | Leave to withdraw | Leave to withdraw 4-20-21 | |||
| 24. HERNANDEZ -- An order to propose replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous People Day. | Referred | Public Service | 6-9-21 | Approved | Complied with 6-15-21 | |||
| 25. LISI -- An order to develop a public process to recommend use of COVID stimulus funding | Referred | Public Service | 4-28-21 | Tabled | 2-9-22 | Leave to withdraw | Leave to withdraw 2-15-22 | |
| 26. LISI, ANDERSON-BURGOS, HERNANDEZ -- An order to obtain neutral, fact-based data and statistics through an independent assessment of HPD | Referred | Public Safety | a. 4-21-21 b. 8-25-21 |
a. Tabled b. Tabled |
2-16-22 | Complied with | Adopted, referred to the Mayor 3-1-22 | |
| 27. MCGEE -- An order for a review of park space at |
Referred | Public Service | 5-26-21 | Complied with | Complied with 6-1-21 | Copied to DPW, Parks & Rec | ||
| 28. MCGIVERIN -- An order to consider raising the max amount of reserve police officers from 24 to 35 | Referred | Ordinance | 5-25-21 | Approved | Adopted 6-1-21 | |||
| 29. MCGIVERIN -- An order to transfer $2,163.96 from FIREFIGHTER to INJURED ON DUTY | Adopted | Adopted 3-16-21 | ||||||
| 30. MCGIVERIN -- An order to transfer $11,880.40 from LIEUTENANT and PATROLMEN to INJURED ON DUTY | Adopted | Adopted 3-16-21 | ||||||
| 31. MCGIVERIN -- An order accept provisions of "FY2021 DISTRICT LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (DLTA), $22,500 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ONLY, 5% IN KIND MATCH" grant | Referred | Finance | 3-31-21 | Tabled | 4-15-21 | Approved | Adopted 4-20-21 | |
| 32. MCGIVERIN -- An order to accept provisions of "LOCAL RAPID RECOVERY PLANNING, $90,000 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ONLY, NO MATCH" grant | Referred | Finance | 3-31-21 | Tabled | 4-15-21 | Approved | Adopted 4-20-21 | |
| 33. MCGIVERIN -- An order to accept provisions of "FY2021 STUDENT & SENIOR AWARENESS OF FIRE EDUCATION (S.A.F.E.), $9,260, NO MATCH" grant | Referred | Finance | 3-31-21 | Approved | Adopted 4-6-21 | |||
| 34. MCGIVERIN -- an order to transfer $2,163.96 from FIREFIGHTER to INJURED ON DUTY | Returned to Auditor | Returned to Auditor 3-16-21 | Order appeared to be duplicate of item 29 | |||||
| 35. MCGIVERIN -- An order to accept provisions of "CULTURAL FACILITIES FUND CAPITAL GRANT, $110,000 WITH $110,000 CERTIFIED MATCHING FUNDS, COMPLETION DATE 3/1/2022" grant | Referred | Finance | 3-31-21 | Approved | Adopted 4-6-21 | |||
| 36. MCGIVERIN -- An order to transfer $37.750 from FORESTRY SERVICES and WASTE RECYCLE COORDINATOR to SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES | Adopted | Adopted 3-16-21 | ||||||
| Late File A. BARTLEY -- An order to bar large vehicles from specific public ways (listed in the order) | Referred | Ordinance | 6-22-21 | Tabled | 2-22-22 | Leave to withdraw | Leave to withdraw 3-1-22 | Copied to DPW, City Engineer |
| Late File B. BARTLEY -- An order to install a street sign at Fairview St | Referred | Ordinance | Copied to DPW, City Engineer | |||||
| Late File D. MCGEE -- A resolution filed on behalf of the League of Women Voters in opposition to Palmer Biomass Power Plant | Referred | Public Safety | 3-30-21 | Complied with | Adopted 4-6-21 |