Public Service Committee Meeting June 28, 2023
6:00 pm City Hall Holyoke
536 Dwight St, Holyoke 01040
Posted June 23, 2023, 12:20 PM
City Council
Holyoke Massachusetts
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §§ 18-25,
Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023,
notice is hereby given of a meeting of the committee on
Public Service
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
6:00 PM
Meeting to take place at
Holyoke City Hall, 536 Dwight St
and can be accessed remotely on Zoom Meetings
Per order of the Chair: Peter Tallman
Remote access via www.zoom.us
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86114852226?pwd=Q1hmekIyaERhL0g3UWFCY3c1LzdUZz09
Meeting ID: 861 1485 2226 Meeting Passcode: 879396 or by call in at 1 (646) 558-8656 with the same Meeting ID and Passcode.
Agenda
Item 1: 5-2-23 From Mayor Joshua A. Garcia letter reappointing Ms. Theresa Cooper-Gordon, 52 Parker St. to serve as a Commissioner of the Holyoke Housing Authority for the City of Holyoke: Ms. Cooper-Gordon will serve a five year term; said term will expire on April 1, 2028.
Item 2: 6-6-23 From Mayor Joshua A. Garcia letter appointing Mr. Michael Sullivan, 43 Park Slope as a member of the Holyoke Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (HEDIC) effective July 1, 2023: This seat on the Board of Directors represents the At-Large sector. Mr. Sullivan will replace Tessa Murphy-Romboletti who is not seeking reappointment. This is a three-year term which will expire on June 30, 2026.
Item 3: 8-3-21 ANDERSON-BURGOS — Ordered, that the City Council pass a resolution in support of the GREEN Act.
*Tabled 3-9-22, 4-13-22
Item 4: 10-5-21 MCGEE — Order that the Mayor and City Council review and approve the relocation of a department or departments to the unused space of the tax collector/personnel office. These spaces are forward facing offices/spaces that allow better constituent access/service. (Note: One consideration would be to move the planning department into these spaces which would allow constituents/business easier access to the process.)
*Tabled 4-13-22, 5-10-22
Administrative Assistant: Jeffery Anderson-Burgos
The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Also one or two items may require the committee to enter into executive session at this meeting. Agenda subject to change up to two business days (48 hours) prior to posted meeting time.