Good evening. It's now 6 o'clock. We're going to get started and officially open the June 2026 traffic and parking commission. First on the agenda is going to be the public comment section. The general public comment period is for
all members of the public to address the commission on any matters within the commission's jurisdiction that is not listed as a public hearing item that's on the agenda. The public comment is an opportunity to raise concerns, share observations, or provide information on
traffic and uh parking matters within the city of Chelsea. If anybody would like to speak, you can please come up. You'll have four minutes. You come up to the microphone. You just got to sign in and uh state your name and address. Anybody would like to speak
to close public uh comment section. Next on the agenda is the approval of the minutes for May 5th, 2026. Have a motion to accept. Motion to accept. >> I'll second. >> Next on the agenda number four,
communication of April 28th, 2025 from Linda Doo requesting a speed hump on Pine Street. Is it Linda Doo here? Would you like to speak on the matter? >> Oh, I'm sorry.
Okay. Does anybody want to speak on her behalf? If you'd like to, you just please sign in. >> Yeah, I'm signed in. My name is John Powolski, 36 Pine Street. I live across the street from her. Just we're just wondering, this has been approved before, but it's never happened. So,
what's going on with the speed hump? >> Uh, when you say it's been approved before, can you tell us? He got a letter once that it was approved, but then nothing ever happened with that. >> Elsa, >> this goes back. We've been fighting this
for like two years now. You you know us. >> No, I I know it has been uh it's an ongoing issue, but it has not been approved. It's been tabled a couple times >> and No, she did get a letter once. >> Yeah, >> right, EJ. She got a letter once that
was approved for speed hump. Well, nothing ever came of it. >> Um, I don't think so. >> It has not been approved yet. >> Uh, this motion has been discussed at traffic and parking a couple times, but
we have not approved it. We've tabled it a couple times because in gathering data, what we found is that we could not verify that there was speeding happening, which we suspected was because there was construction happening. So, we tabled it to allow for the construction to finish so we could
gather more data uh when there wasn't that restriction going on. Uh and we wanted to revisit the issue after we could gather some new data >> after that big project at the end of the street. >> Exactly. So, the the speed bump was
never approved. It was only tabled and we tabled it to this meeting agenda item. >> Right. uh tonight, but that that that's not the same thing as approving it. We need to discuss it again. I want to be upfront with you that it's probably going to be tabled again because we haven't been able to gather new data not
impacted by the construction project. >> Okay. >> That being said, at our first meeting in the fall in September, we will have that data and we will discuss it again and hopefully be able to make a determination at that point. >> Okay?
>> Does that make sense? Okay. So, with that cat out of the bag, um my motion is going to be to table this to September because we've not been able to gather data that is not influenced by the ongoing construction project next door.
>> I'll approve it. Second, I'm sorry. Second it your motion. >> Motion to table this to September so we can gather more data. >> I second it. >> Thank you. Sorry. >> Motion. >> Uh Paul, do you want to call for the
vote? >> Yep. Okay. I call for a vote. Sorry. After the motion. >> You can say all those in favor say I. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> No. We're all new to the joys of parliamentary procedure at some point.
>> Number five. Communication of December 23, 2025 from Will Kaufman requesting a four-way stop at Williams and Wimma Street. Will Kaufman, would you like to speak? >> Um, if Mr. Kaufman is not here, I would
like to invite uh assistant city engineer Moda to speak about our analysis on this. >> Good evening. Um, Jordan Moda, assistant city engineer with the Department of Public Works. Um, so the request is with
regard to the implementation of a four-way or an all-way stop at the intersection of Winnimmit Street and Williams Street. Uh, the city has partnered with Mass Dot uh to install hallway stop control across uh multiple intersections in the city. Masdot had
undertaken a study um presenting several of these locations to the city um with two being chosen and one of them being Williams at Winn Simmit Street. Um this is concurrent with this request. The city is uh looking into
uh implementing a pilot study for this. Um, we the Department of Public Works and the Department of Housing Community Development have general concerns about the impact to traffic flow and traffic operations along William Street given that you have two signalized intersections within close proximity to
each other. Although I will note that um you might might have seen in your packets that there is an an upward trend of accidents that have happened along this intersection along William Street between uh the streets of Pearl Street and Broadway. Um these have resulted in
um the restaurant of Torito at the at the corner being struck I think at least twice. Um and as well as an an array of different accidents that are not just nighttime accidents. they happen throughout several periods of the day. So given those um given those incidents,
we'd like to test out a pilot study for or recommend a pilot study for at least 3 months to understand if this improves safety in within the intersection and the block um along with what the impacts are for traffic flow. And with that, I'll let you convert.
>> Thank you, Jo. I appreciate it. My biggest concern, I think we said this when we first did it, John was that is how is that going to affect traffic backing up to Williams at Pearl Street? That seems to be I know we have some you've already been aligned with the lights to have them in sequence to help
them run the whole strip from Winners uh from Spruce Street all the way to Pearl Street. Correct. >> Correct. Uh we are currently uh working on a design to rettime those as is. Um, we are looking to coordinate the two the two signalized intersections that I mentioned along William Street >> [clears throat]
>> um at Pearl Street and the Mardo Bridge uh Broadway as well as Chestnut Street. Um the hope is that um all the lights would turn green um uh within coordination along the same times um really pushing those cues along William
Street during PM peak hours and morning peak hours as well. So, >> oh, sorry, Emily. >> Um, I would also just chime in to say that that's one of the reasons that we're suggesting a pilot because we know this intersection is fairly unsafe. Mass DOT flagged it as a priority for
potential conversion to an all-way stop, but we don't just want to make that decision. We want to test it out and see if it does have impact on traffic flows. >> I would I mean I would initially I would think it have an impact behind Williams. How's it going to impact Shammit Hawthon going back with towards the salt pile
because that's where it's going to back up because if you if the lights not timed right because the stop sign is making so many people stop it's just going to affect traffic going back to Highland Street and that's going to affect all those inlets that come off of say Essex Street. So I guess I got to worry about back there too not just around where the stop signs are. It's
going to affect it I think further back especially when the bridge goes up. >> Oh agreed and like agree that that is the area of concern. So, we're not just going to during the pilot look at specifically William Street where the goal is to slow traffic down. We would
be looking at the impact around the city. And Jimmy, you're one of the people we would be looking at to gauge that impact. >> Okay. >> Can I'm sorry. So, is it So, it's Broadway, W and then at the bridge. So, there's three stops. >> So, you Yes. So, we have three
intersections between Broadway and Pearl Street. Um so the first intersection you have Pearl Street where which is where the Mardo bridge is. Then you have this intersection which is at Winnace Simmit with Williams and then the third intersection is Broadway with Williams. And those three intersections are being
coordinated together um to provide efficiency and traffic flow >> for both. You're going to do four I'm sorry for I've been out um four-way traffic stop sign there >> at uh just at the intersection of Williams and Wimmit,
>> right? No. Yeah. No, I just I'm trying to because I I mean people are desperate to get to the bridge to get away from and to get out of that intersection. I don't see how a stop sign's really >> I mean I guess it's worth a try, but I I >> Right. >> I don't I don't I mean
>> Right. I I I mean I have general concerns as I mentioned about the traffic flow and the impact of that. Understanding that it's um a heavy vehicle corridor as well. A lot of our businesses depend on this. Um although understanding that we also have a lot of safety concerns within this block. I think it's something that we I would
recommend it's something that we at least look into to understand if it does improve uh the safety conditions along the block. >> Yeah. I mean I I don't I don't envision it being I mean I guess I have to see it. >> So how long would the pilot study be
for? >> I would recommend three months just to allow sufficient time to observe and collect any data or understand if any accidents have happened in that time. >> Are you going to do it during the hype like during the summer? Are you going to be doing it during the hype when school buses and stuff are going to be I >> I think implementation is slated within
the next two months or so. >> So real time it's going to be a little slower. >> Yeah. Technically, yes. So, you you you will probably grasp July, August, and then the uptick of traffic in September when school gets back in. >> Okay. >> And that's the only other option that we
have. We can't do something. >> Um I I think the other alternatives are to either decline um the decline it alto together or approve it uh permanently. But I I think um at least having the pilot study is a good middle ground for us to understand how to proceed moving
forward. >> As a driver, I'd be incredibly frustrated. Stop, stop, stop. >> Of course. >> And and the bridge going up, buses going by, pedestrians, people trying to pull out. And I sometimes that kind of congestion causes more chaos than it should.
>> Sure. Right. So >> to provide a counterpoint to that, frustrated drivers who want to get somewhere quickly are the drivers that we want to encourage to slow down because this is also a very heavy pedestrian area. and people who want to
cross the street to get to the the restaurant that's been hit a couple times or from up uh further up marginal street to the courthouse are the pedestrians that we're trying to um improve safety for with this change. >> Do we not have flashing stop signs and
stuff like that for people? Yeah. Crosswalk. Do we not have crosswalk signs on the street? >> We currently have rectangular rapid flashing beacons um positioned at that intersection. Um this this option would remove those those
rectangular flashing beacons, >> place the stop signs in their place because that stop control will technically allow pedestrians to cross safely because of the stop control for the vehicles. >> Okay. >> So technically the the request the
communication should be to do a a pilot program for them not this is to implement the fourway stop sign. Correct. >> Well, this was a request from a resident and we are coming back with a different recommendation as city staff having worked with Massd to study it. >> If I could speak for the two of us,
Dorman. >> Yes. >> Uh, so we would not be approving Mr. Kaufman's request as written, but my my motion is to approve a three-month pilot of a four-way stop at Williams and Windsmit to be evaluated and brought
back to the traffic and parking commission for further decision. I I I mean I I I see what you're saying and I agree and that's the only way we're going to be able to tell if it's going to affect traffic going back in either direction. So I'm for it. >> Does that mean you second it? >> I have a second.
>> I will second her motion. Yeah. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. Item number six, communication of March 2026 from Iana Bzon requesting that Engleside Avenue be evaluated for a one-way conversion.
Is uh Iana Bison here would like to speak on this matter? Anybody else would like to speak on this matter? >> Uh could I ask Moda from the DPW to speak to us about our staff deliberations on this? So, the departments of uh public works
and housing community development um did undertake an internal study and um taken a look at the traffic c existing traffic circulation in this neighborhood with the understanding that the streets of Murray and Chver Street have both had
directionality changes in the in the recent past um to improve traffic circulation. The proposal to change Engleside Avenue from a two-way to a one-way would technically act as a detriment um to the traffic circulation
if we were to change it to a one-way road. Um it would also make the conditions unsafer along this block um because you would not have what they call friction um within the two-way travel which forces vehicles to pull over to one to tuck and pull over to one
side allowing a vehicle to pass by. So um the these two departments would recommend to decline this request um as as proposed. >> Was there any thought gentleman or any insight into maybe tren changing M like
you said Murray Streets go has been there for many years. Cha we just did last year. I want us I I do believe but if we would if there was another configuration if we change I don't want to change back but like if if Murray were to change I mean it's a tough area. I I do agree with what you just said but
I also agree it's tight street and we go to go up there with a plow and if a car's coming down the hill we can't get up the street with a plow. It's just not possible with the plow fit the truck with two people parked on both sides you can barely fit a trash truck, fire truck or a plow truck up the street. Um, so you know, it obviously just would help
in that token, but other than that, I kind of agree with what he said. >> Okay. >> If I could chime in on the safety consideration, one of the concerns that the resident brought was that car speed down Engleside and that can cause an
unsafe condition. But what we know from decades of traffic studies that we have the opportunity to learn from is that a narrow roadway results in slower speeds. So the narrow roadway where cars have to kind of slow down and pull off
to the side into driveways to pass one another results in the cars going slower and the roadway being more safe. So, another concern is just that it would reducing it to a one-way road where there's no friction coming against where
uh there's no friction from two directional traffic would create make it easier for cars to just speed right down the hill. >> Correct. >> So, can I ask so the other roads that we changed were they two-way to one way or we just changed direction?
the achievers and the >> I if I'm not mistaken I think Murray and Chver were were one way >> Chver was a two-way Murray was changed probably before my time so it was probably a oneway it could have been a two-way at one point but Cha was just recently changed within two years >> and I think we had made changes to them
because of some visibility issues getting onto Washington A from Murray and Chver um >> yeah yeah you're right Jo I think we do but I mean unfortunately have those same visibility issues on all four of those streets there Lambert as well you know and Engleside the steepest of the four streets,
>> right? If we were to change Engleside, we may need to evaluate changing the other parallel streets as well >> because of which way it goes, >> right? Which I don't know if it if if it's in the in our best um interest to do so. I mean, do they have the same concerns
as the other streets had or is it just we're just not going to do this one because >> I wouldn't recommend it just because you already have two roads um that are parallel to these that already move in the southern direction. Um Engleside provides traffic circulation in the
>> No, I understand that. But I mean if does they have the same complaints or concerns that the other streets had and we did change them to one way or an opposite direction? I guess >> um I'm not entirely sure if the packet um provided any concerns about uh
visibility concerns um particularly along Washington Avenue, but I believe that was the driving force along the reasoning for the change of Murray andor Chver. Of course. >> If no one has any further comment, I'd
like to motion to deny the request. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> I. >> Thank you. Item number seven, communication of March 4th, 2026 from Aaron Kramer
requesting a four-way stop at Tutor and Parker Street. >> Aaron Kramer, >> right here. >> Over here. >> I'm sorry. [laughter] >> So, I know we um last time we tabled it and you were going to move the stop sign
and try to get the bushes trimmed. Um neither of those. Well, unfortunately, I did find out the code there's no there's no code against bushes now currently. And if the if there is a fence there, which is probably covered by the bushes, they're grandfathered in from that. So, that my first step was to hopefully maybe try to push that stuff back, which
we can't. But now we can we can recommend moving the sidewalks, the stop signs up, unless you guys feel that, you know, it wants a four-way stop sign. >> From our internal discussions, we thought that a four-way stop sign was warranted. >> So, that is the motion that I would
make. I'm finally I'll second it. >> Okay. >> Uh to install a four-way stop sign at Parker and Tutor. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> and I'll abstain since I made the
request. Item number eight, handicap application of April 17, 2026 from Josephina Pete Ruiz of 20 Summit Avenue. Josephina, do you mind just signing in then state
your name and address in a moment? number eight. Well, first of all, thank you very much for taking us tonight. And I know our first appointment was on May 5th. Uh, unfortunately, my mother-in-law passed,
so we have to travel to Pennsylvania, so we could not attend this session. So, I really appreciate that you push it for today. And this is my mother, Josephina Ree. I My name is Andre Harris, and I have been living here in Chelsea since 2000, December 1st, 2000. and Joseina
moved with us in uh January 20th, 2009. She had been a resident for Chelsea and we had been living in 29 summits in 2016. Um, and we had been okay because we have a driveway, we have a long
street, but then as the saturation and and more people are moving to Chelsea, we start encountering some difficulties for her to be load and unload to the car into our house. So
that's why we are requesting the handicap um sign that there is a reservation space for her. As you can see, she really can no walk more than 30 ft for that. So normally I can take her to the driveway and try to kaka get her
there, but it's very difficult for her to kaka really move back and forth. So that's why the reason that we are appealing to you to have a handicap sign in front of our door. >> Uh can I ask why parking in the driveway
is not workable. >> It's almost 15 feet away. So then every time that I have to walk her uh she cannot walk more than 15 feet. And when I take her in the chair is really very difficult to get her in the car in and
out. And that's the only reason that we are requesting that. >> I mean, typically, you know, we we like to see people that have driveways utilize them, but we've done this before, Emily, where if it was easier for the the the homeowner to get to the car in front of the in front of their
front door, >> leaving a very slow, >> you're on an incline. You're on an incline. So, it's it's hard to push a chair up the hill. I can I can see I did see the driveway today. Okay. It's a good size driveway, but it's also set down and you have to come up out of the driveway and then you have to go up the sidewalk up to it. >> We're th literally in two slopes. One
going up and the other one going down. >> Is there a bottom entrance into the house or a side door that you can go into there or no? >> You use the front. >> We're actually in the first floor, but there still two steps there and then if we like try to get into the driveway, it really a ways out.
the other the uh where was the was there another sign yeah that one I don't believe there was >> and there is no other handicap location within the street >> I mean if you're more comfortable doing it in the street and and it's not going to hinder any of the parking over in
that that area I'm I'm I'm willing to to accept the application and take it >> that's fine with me >> I'll make a motion to accept her application >> seconded all in favor Hi. >> Well, thank you very much. We really appreciate that.
>> You're welcome. >> Thank you. >> I also I meant to I forgot to mention we do have a Spanish speaking uh interpreter if need be. >> I'm sorry. >> You're welcome. Have a good one. Item number nine is going to be handicap
application of April 28, 2026 from Adelz Hernandez of 34 Warren A. >> Is Adel here would like to speak? >> Yeah. C >> is there any way can you make it to the um the the speak the >> uh we can bring the microphone to you if
that's easier? >> Thank you. Just so people at home can hear you. Hernandez, thank you for seeing me and for this sharing. Um, so um an ostimate patient um my
intestines, my large intestines were removed and then that caused other um basically health reasons. So that's why I requested that. Um
I would appreciate if it would be granted as this would be um a comfort versus like it's not a convenience and um yeah just to
make my dayto-day better. >> Thank you. I just got one question. It does say and I know there is a driveway there. Is the Is the driveway not accessible for you? They don't let >> It's not right. And um there's a handicapped ramp that was built and it
leads to that uh spot right in front of the house. >> I saw that. Okay. >> So um basically I've been using that's my access in and out through the handicap >> and the other two handicap spots on that section of Warren are at the other end of the block and then uh
>> thousand feet away from his house. Yeah. They're not neither one. >> I will make a motion to accept his communication of adding a handicap sign. I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> Thank you. Item number 10, handicap application of
April 2029 uh 2026 from Stephanie Agala, 108 Highland Street. you like to just sign in and just state your name and address. >> I'm sorry. What?
>> Oh, okay. Then you can Thank you. So, I was requesting this application because my son um uh he has a medical condition and then um we don't have a driveway a home to and that place where
we live is so saturated so it's so hard to find parking and then he's just a wheelchair too. Uh no different than the other two. at Highland's no handicap signs on that whole block island from the top of the hill all the way down to to central. So
I would make a motion to accept her application. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I set. Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. Item number 11,
communication of April 29th, 2026 from councelor Giovanni Recupo requesting the placement of a flashing stop sign at the corner of Congress A and Highland Street. Is Mr. Recupo here like to speak on the matter? Um, I'm happy to chime in with our staff
recommendations and deliberations on this because that intersection of Highland and Congress. When you are driving down Highland, Congress only turns off of Highland. In one direction, Congress is one way from Highland. In the other direction,
Congress is also one way from Highland. So, we were not sure about We did not think it was necessary to put a stop sign at that location. We didn't see why it was warranted, but we once we were looking at that area, we did think it made sense to make Highland and Maverick a four-way stop instead of the two-way
stop it is right now. That's in part because there's the new open space, Bear Park, that's between Maverick and Congress. Um, but just since Highland and Congress has that very odd traffic pattern, we thought it made more sense to turn Maverick and Highland into a
four-way stop. Um, councelor Rupro did not submit additional information, so I cannot be confident that that fully addresses the concern that prompted this. But regardless of that, we thought it made s I would like to ask the commission's willingness to make
Highland and Maverick a four-way stop to accommodate increased pedestrian traffic to the new park. I I I think like you said, Emily, I think he meant to say he wants them on Highland either entering the park from that from that direction because obviously you can't put them on on
Congress, but I I disagree about the four-way. I I feel there should be one on at Maverick and Highland as you're coming to the park because once you pass the park, you're going that way. So, it's you should I think you only need two of them if you get >> Well, there are stops. Right now, you can approach Highland is two ways. You
can approach the park from either direction. >> Correct. If you're coming up from Essex Street, should you don't you that should only be a one-way stop sign because it's just one stop sign coming up. The other two directions, you're not go, you know, you're not you don't need one because that's Congress. >> Meaning you once you've passed the park, is it necessary for a stop sign, I
guess, is my question. >> Well, but that intersection of Highland and Maverick, people might walk through any part of that intersection to get to the park. And also, >> there's already two stop signs on Maverick. >> There already two stop signs on Maverick. >> Yeah, Maverick has double stop signs. And you'd add one to Highland. You're
talking about added. Do you mean when you mean four, do you mean on you meaning you'd >> I mean both sides of Highland would have stop signs >> if you were going in the same direction. I think that's a little too that's 500 ft away. That's too much to stop. I think >> I don't know if we're talking about the same thing and I would like to be talking about the same thing. Can we
look at a map together? >> We can. Yeah. >> I just I'm I was talking about this with Joel the other day. I just you know to me if you're coming down from central and you hit the park that's where you stop because now you've entered the park. It's on your left. You stop. Then you continue on. But once you hit Congress and then Essex, you've passed
the park. You've passed. So there should be no stop sign there. The way I looked at it, >> Mr. Hernandez, you don't have to stay for the rest of the meeting. >> You can leave if you want. Stephanie, you you don't have to stay
either. You're all set. >> Once once your mat has been uh heard, you can leave if you if you don't want to stay. Motion to table this for September. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? I second it.
Item number 12, handicap application of May 4th, 2026 from Luis Barentos of 12 John Street. Is Luis here? No. Anybody like to comment? We have no handicaps in that area.
>> Do you know if we did receive a letter from his landlord? Because it marks that he submitted one, but I don't see it. >> Um, yes, I have one here. >> Okay. Um, in that case, with no handicapped faces nearby, I would like to motion to
approve. >> A second. All in favor? >> I I >> item number 13, communication of May 5th, 2026 from Daniel Pena of 74 Springville A requesting a traffic
calming measures at Palmer Court. Daniel Pena here. So, we again felt as staff that the friction created by the two-way travel here in a kind of narrow roadway does help to slow speeds. Um, but we're open to putting up
stop signs at either side of Palmer Court if the commission is on board with that. >> Doesn't it already have them, Emily? >> I don't think so. Not from my looking at Google Street View. >> Should be one of those T streets. It's a T is
supposed to stop. I agree with what Emily said. I will agree that your motion, Emily. >> Uh motion to install stop signs out on either side of Palmer Court. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I I
number 14, communication of May 7th, 2026 from Steven Hickden of 44 Lafayette, requesting a speed mitigation measures on Lafayette Avenue. Is Steen Hickden here?
>> Um, on this one, we've asked to do a speed study with the police department over the next few months. And for that purpose, I would like to table it until September so we can further evaluate the issue on this road. Do >> a second.
>> All in favor? I Number 15, handicap application of May 19th, 2026 from Thomas A. Tigs of 21 Garland Street. >> If you haven't signed, if you just sign in,
state your name and address, please. >> My name is Belle. I'm Tom's daughter. He unfortunately had a stroke back in 2024 that left him unable to speak. Um, we're here today to request a handicap parking space in front of our house. We do have a driveway, however, we don't have
access to it as my aunts upstairs have the full access to it and the parking on our street has gotten worse um by the month and we're actually having to park streets over and with the deficits that Tom faces with he can't walk more than
10 to 15 feet. He has that left side weakness and when we park streets over it puts him in severe pain. So which is why we're here to request the parking placard >> just one
>> 136 is not that it's not that close. I know the numbers say it's close but it's not that close. I may make a motion to accept the application. >> Second. >> Uh I'm wondering if we can learn some more about why like are you a tenant of your odds? >> Yep. So my aunt owns the full house. My
mom pays her rent, meaning she has the full access to everything. >> Only half half. >> So we have the full the bottom half, but my aunt pays her rent. Um but that doesn't mean we have the full access to the driveway. We do have access when my aunt goes um away like on the weekends.
It's not It's rare that she goes away, which means we're still parking like streets over. >> Got it. Okay. Sorry. Thank you. >> Do you have a motion? I make a motion to accept her application. >> Have a second. >> Second. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. You're welcome.
>> All in favor? >> I You're welcome. >> Thank you. >> Item number 16, handicap application of May 20th, 2026 from Donatella Gomez Dea
of 47 Orange Street. Donata. Do you need an interpreter or >> no? >> Hello. So, I'm the daughter. So, we had a handicap before back in 2021, I believe, 2022. Then my father passed
away and of 2023. We submit the application to keep the handicap with my mom's paperwork. So, we submitted in spring 2024. We came here and I was told that the handicap was going to stay, but then two
weeks ago it was gone. So I came and I resubmit the paperwork and I was told that it was not approved back then. But that's not what they told me. So it practically got removed two years after. >> Uh I don't know if we remember last
>> So her father passed away. We >> I remember >> we have to we have to remove it as you know. >> Okay. >> Uh >> just wasn't one where we there was one where we >> and then um someone from that neighborhood came applied for a handicap
so we kept it. [snorts] Um that's why when she came also to apply for her mother um uh during that time we told her we were going to keep it but in reality it was to you know serve other u neighbors. Not just for her, it's for
anybody in that vicinity that had it. Correct. >> But if it is now gone. >> Uh, no. It's still there. >> 47 449. >> We did we did remove one there
um last month because another neighbor moved. I'm not sure if passed away or moved. >> She passed away eight months after my father. >> Okay. Um, so we did remove that. Um, >> so right now there's only one and
there's no driveway and we live right in front of the project. So it's very difficult to find a parking. >> So in that neighborhood, I know just from speaking from last month, we have I want to say there's six of them in the vicinity. Not necessarily close to your house, but there's two down on Spruce
now. There's three or four on that Spruce in Addison. There's was two of them on Orange Street. Um, but I know that what we say is that it's obviously not just for, you know, it's not just specific handcuff. It's for anybody in the neighborhood, but if there's more people parking there, then it's going to get used. Um,
but I know we we after last month's one that we took this one down. I thought we said we were going to keep that one up or we didn't we talk about it one day about something. >> Well, we'd like for we don't want to keep them there if we would like for them to apply for it. >> Correct. But if in if in a situation
where there's three or four applicants, like in this block, there's five or six and we have three or four signs. When someone doesn't renew their paperwork and we say, "Let's take the sign down," we should just almost kind of leave it up. I know what you're saying about the paperwork and we have to do it. But >> I think to have better control of the
our signage, I think it's best if each applicant that's in need does come, you know, here and applies. >> So, uh, can you correct me? Is was there one at 47 and 49 at one point that were back to back? There was and now there's just one.
>> It was like 45. I think it was 47 and 45. It was your >> 44 and 47. So they're like they used to be back to back but now only the P. >> There's only there's only one. Yeah. So I mean it was already there before. Unfortunately, like we said, you know,
in that specific neighborhood, we just we we obviously understand the needs of the handicapping need them needing spots, but we also understand that there's other need neighbors that need spots, too. Um I don't want to say no to it because like I said, it was already there before. So, um what do you guys
think? If you think something different, >> if it was already there before, I'm inclined to say let's just put it back. Yeah, I kind of am too annoy. >> Okay, >> I'll make a motion to accept your application. >> Seconded. >> Reinstall it. >> All in favor? >> I >> So, it's approved.
>> All set. You're approved. Yep. >> Thank you. >> You have to wait about 30 days. Okay. >> Okay. That's fine. Thank you. >> You're welcome. Thank you. Item number 17, handicap application of May 22nd, 2026 from Fatima as Esther
Mendoza of 113 Congress A Fatima here. You just uh come to the microphone, state your name and address. >> Did you also sign There was a couple signs.
Hello. Good evening. >> I really appreciate the opportunity you have for you have for me to express my requestment for the parking lot. I'm the mother of a child who's handicapped. >> I live at 113 Congress Avenue.
It's a oneway street. >> We live really close to school. Uh, >> it's really hard for me to find a parking spot and any time of day it's a really busy street. My child cannot walk further than 30 feet.
>> And that's the reason why I am planning for there's at least two in the area right now. >> It looks like the closest one is right next door or across the street. 112 Congress. >> Yeah, she's on the no parking side.
There's one across the street at 112 and then there's one up a little bit further at >> 118. >> Yep. And then there's another one down at >> 107 >> 107. Right. Then there's another one down at the intersection of >> 75.
>> We have 80 89 Congress, 107 Congress, 75 Congress, and Congress. What do you think, Jimmy? >> I know. Unfortunately, Emily, it's it's no different than the other ones. I mean, it's But it's it's tough to I I I
do agree. There's one right across from our house. And that and that one's I was there today. Both of them were taken. There was cars parked at both of them. And then I went across up at Shortlift. There was another spot there. That car was taken. And then further down at 75 that was taken. So, the four handicap spots in that neighborhood were all taken at
So, >> what are some >> I mean, unfortunately, I I I I hate to say no to it, but it's when we get four or five in that same neighborhood, we just got to find other places to put it. I don't know if she can walk. Is it too far for her to walk? It's too far. She says she needs >> I mean, she said the range was 30 feet.
>> Yeah. >> I mean, my case here would be that she's already parked on the street because there's no off street parking available. So, if someone who does not have a child at risk of running away has to walk a little further, that seems preferable to me to,
>> you know, like if the handicap spots in that area are very subscribed, I would motion to approve putting one even if it does create a cluster. >> I'll second. That's I agree. >> All in favor? >> I I
>> You're all set. >> You go to approve. >> Yes. Yes. >> Thank you so much. >> Item number 18, communication of May 26, 2026 from Omar Miranda of the Department of Housing and Community Development
providing an update on the Fiesta football plan. >> Omar, you don't have to sign in because you're here as staff. Okay, just letting you know. >> Um, hi everyone. Uh, happy to be back. I don't know if you want handouts. I do
have handouts, but pretty much um a few updates. Uh, we are pretty much a week away from this celebration. It's not going to be as crazy as we thought in terms of closing streets. So, we're going to keep it all
contained in the space that you approved it and only closing Broadway two times only on July 19 and I think uh July 3rd. Uh those are the only two dates. Um one
thing that we discussed um is that um when when it's very busy, we might close down Winnimmit and we want to allow still delivery drivers and trucks to be able to park. So, uh, we're here to see
if if it's okay to have the first four spots in the entrance of Wmit, um, to be 15 minute spots for those five week. Um, I don't know if you if we want to do
those temporarily. Um, I don't know what how you want to work that out. Uh, but we'll be on site every day. So we are happy to do um uh as you want. Uh another update we walked with actually with Mario from DPW
um the other day because we were going to talking about the stage and he suggested to angle um the barriers on the side of Broadway. That way if trucks need to turn it won't be too far in the way. So that's one change we're going to do.
>> What was that? um Broadway in second. Um that way, you know, it doesn't have to if you know >> so the bears are not too in >> use. >> If you use around the center line of
second, we will angle it back into the park. So if you're coming up second and want to turn right onto Broadway, you have enough tractor. >> Correct. Yeah. So, I met that today with Officer Santiago and we're going to un You do know about Coffee Glow. She's
going to have to go on that corner, >> right? So, Coffee Glow, we're working with her and we're going to have her inside on that space on Windows 7. >> Inside of Windows 7. >> Yeah. That way, she doesn't have to, you know, that's okay. She won't lose her
her spots, you know, during u the event. Uh the other thing is >> is that gonna be dur when she's permitted to be there Friday, Saturday and Sunday or is this going to be during the >> um she she can only really do those times. Okay. We're gonna admit her inside the the space and we're hoping
we're reality only going to have um food vendors on the weekends. Okay. That's >> that's fine. No, that makes it easier for us. Like I said, we met there today and we're looking at where we should put her and it was she was going to be on Broadway at 2, which is better now. If she could be in winners limit, that's fine. >> Yeah. We won't we won't take additional
parking for her. We'll just bring her inside what we're already using. >> Okay. >> Um one thing um to note on the other side of Wimmit going in onto park. Um the way we have to set up the stage and
the screen and the jersey barriers, it's going to be tough for drivers to continue straight onto Winn to to the other side. So they're going to be forced to take a left turn. They'll be able to go into Greg's the gas station, but they won't be able to go straight.
If they need to go there, they just have to go down Broadway and do the U-turn in front of the police station. Um, we probably need to put some signage, but uh that should be pretty straightforward. And uh for security reasons, if it gets
too crowded, also if we get, you know, um I don't know, big foot trucks that might not fit on Winnmit. Um you know, we we might need to take some spots on Broadway, unfortunately. >> But that'll be intimate. That won't be it'll be for
>> it won't be permanent. It'll be like if we know we're going to have a big truck that won't fit on that, you know, narrow section of Winn or if and we're and we don't want to close WIC because I know we promise the business is there. We're going to keep flow. >> We're going to try to keep it open. There's going to be times where you're going to you're going to end up.
>> So, um and then you know that's pretty much it and we're getting a lot of great positive attention for this. So, we're very excited and appreciative of um all of this. >> So, the 15 minute spots, how what what times those going to be? Is it going to be just day like do you have a time
frame on that? >> Um we're thinking the evenings mostly. I I don't because we're not closing that during the day when it's simmit. Uh but if or you know definitely the days that we close Broadway we want those. Uh but there's all the high popularity gains
might be after 4:30 5:00 p.m. And then closer to the end there's a couple 2:30 games that we might need to close u with a simmit. Can I make a suggestion here? Because I don't think that we should make a motion to approve these spots at specific days or times. I think it
should be a like motion to approve the restriction of the 15-minute delivery spots as needed during Fiesta Football. >> Yeah. Yeah, that's that's all I was trying to get at so we people can >> just I'm hearing that and I'm like I do not want to try and make a motion for these dates for these games. >> No, no, no, Emily. I wasn't saying that. I was just trying to see if they had a
like what the time. Cool. Sorry. One of one of the questions I have is if we're going to take parking away from residents, should there be some sort of community feedback or is that just we're just doing it with you know if we're taking resident parking spaces away? >> So since this is temporary and it's only
going to be a matter of weeks, we don't need to do the same public hearing process >> and and only for a couple of hours. We're not going to shut >> it's not going to be five weeks straight. It'll be for a couple hours on any given day in these fiveweek periods. So, I mean, but I I think it should be the residents should be notified of what
this temporary >> Oh. Oh, we're sending sending a Butters letters. Um, and we're definitely, you know, >> because as somebody who parks, I I would hate to not >> Right. Right. And I think there's four spots. I think it's residents only on the other side. We're keeping open. Okay.
>> So, we're not taking resident only parking. We're only taking meter parking only when we close when simmit and we promise to notify them in advance. go up like like I said make sure there's signage like the night before things like that this way >> anytime we're going to take something
we'll definitely put signs you know a day or two before for sure >> because we we we will have an idea um unless we get some massive crowds showed up and we'll let police and fire take the lead on what to close and what to take away. >> The biggest thing is those spots will be
there at night. So for instance when the last games end at 10 o'clock at night people can still come home and park on W7 Simmon Street. The It'll be mostly daytime restrictions as well. >> Absolutely. And again, it's maybe two games from 5 to maybe 8 or 900 pm and that's it. It's not like we're closing
it all day every day. Um except, you know, um closer to the finals, we might get more busy. And it's only one game, so it's let's say four hour blocks. It's nothing too too crazy. And Mora, um, regarding when you were
asking, um, part of the reason they did these 15-minute spots, I believe it was the last meeting of the M4 is because, um, some of the businesses did come and request them. >> Correct. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Mara wasn't here for that. Yeah. Businesses did come. >> Yeah. Beside delivery on winter simmit,
the major concern we heard from businesses is uh that it'll interfere with like Uber Eats and the delivery people being able to get takeout. >> I had a question about you brought up today that you kind of change the
configuration of the jersey barriers. So if you start on Wimmit at Broadway, you can't cross over park and continue down with a cementit. >> Yeah. So the because of the way the screen and the stage are going to be
imagine you're coming down with a simmit and you have a black block in your face. You won't be able to see traffic. >> So our suggestion and again you have to kind of take left and then turn right. Feels kind of like going against traffic in a way. So our suggestion is it feels
dangerous in my opinion. So, we just want to avoid, you know, any possible, you know, accident near the stage or the screen and just have cars turn left if they need to go to the >> gas. We can make a sign that says to access the other end of W Simmit Street, continue up Broadway. We can we can warn
them. Yeah. >> Okay. I just have my concerns that we had an earlier agenda item about accidents at Williams and Wimmit and we're kind of taking out one of the main routes for the fire department response to that particular intersection. Yeah. and to the new building going on at five
W Simmit Street and the shipyard. I mean, that's a pretty active uh corridor for us. Although, this is this vote just for those four spots and we can discuss Jersey Barriers at another time. >> Yeah, there's al so you know there's a
parking spot right at the end and we're taking that one into consideration and that's why it narrows down at the end. you know, that could be a possibility to take that one out. I know we don't want to take resident parking, but that will leave you enough space for you to
maneuver if you have to. And we can do a walk through. >> I think I think I think like we can obviously say that you can >> or Friday. I know there's going to be a walk through for >> public. That's when we'd see it because we'll know then where the barriers are going to be, whether you can >> Friday um we're going to be at Chelsea Square because we going to have the
screen. We're going to be testing it um and doing a photo op. So, if you want to come, I'm happy to do it. >> I think we do need to approve whatever we're going to approve tonight because this is our last TPC meeting before Fiesta football starts. But I think that we can do it, you know, contingent to
like approve this change contingent to fire department's ability to navigate the truck. >> Correct. >> So, like if if tweaks need to happen to navigate the truck, we can just make it clear that that will happen in discussion outside of this forum. >> Does that sound okay to you? >> Acceptable. Absolutely. And you know, >> we can talk about it, but
>> absolutely >> with the constrained road trying to get the fire truck down there, you're probably better off just going down Broadway, taking left on Williams >> and to the intersection. >> Okay. Well, we can figure it out Friday. Thank you. Yeah.
>> Yeah. No, absolutely. And any questions, we're happy to answer and adjust. you know, um we want again this to be safe and fun and it's 39 days and you know >> what time is that on Friday? >> Um so we're going to be there um after
10 I think >> 10 or 10:30 one of those. >> Um so if if you guys want to come down, we're going to be there. Also, um there's Comcast is going to set up a cable. Um it's going to come from
park onto that post uh concrete post. inside the park. We've asked them to be very high. That way there's no interference with the truck. >> The truck. Yeah. What's the height of the truck, >> Joe? >> Yeah. >> As long as it's As long as it's 13 to 15 ft high, they should be fine. >> Yeah. Okay.
>> Okay. >> Okay. So, if we've asked all of our questions, I'm going to make a motion to approve these four 15minute delivery spots to be used as needed during the period of Fiesta football and approve
the prohibiting of going straight on Wimmit through Park Street and require that that be a left hand a left turn uh contingent on the fire department's ability to safely navigate to >> everywhere they would normally take
Winimmit to get to. Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> Thank you. Thank you guys. Appreciate it. >> All right. Item number 19, communication of May 26, 2026
from project manager Thomas El Quattro Mani, sorry, Junior of the MBTA requesting approval of the general concept plan of both modifying the current bus stop area to support two fulllength births and to create a third birth under the Tobin Bridge on Third
Street at Chestnut Street. Um hello Desiree Valentine in place of Tom Quattromani today. Um just as a refresher in the fall you approved a 5% concept or idea to continue in design at
third and chestnut street. This is for the addition of a second birth at the existing bus stop. Currently only one bus can fully out of traffic load and unload passengers. So extending the curb
line in towards Chestnut Street, um which also provides additional pedestrian benefits to accommodate that second birth and then adding a third birth up ahead on um Third Street to underneath the Tobin Bridge underpass um
to accommodate a third bus stop. Currently, the bus failure rate at this bus stop is 19%. The desired percentage maximum is 15%. You have the 104, 111,
112, and 114 all servicing this area. And as the buses bunch, you know, they already start to bunch on Broadway and coming down. So, that's just another congestion point for them. And we want to get people in and out as quickly as possible.
And there is a 5% or 15% design proposed at the end of your packets if you go to the very last page. >> Thank you. Um I know we tore that when we did the bus ride with the through all of us and I I since there's already no parking under there already. I I think it's a good good idea. It it just gives
the buses busy like Tom said at the time the 104 turns up. So now that'll pull over and it give room for traffic to get by. I like that. I was going to say as a bus rider there there currently is not enough room and when they have a third bus they just hang out in the intersection. So this
would probably actually improve traffic flow. >> I did I'll say like today I was behind two buses. Uh I started in Prideville so I caught them at uh Sagamore in Washington and then one passed the other one. So they were there but then when we did get down to Spruce Street the first
bus pulled over then the second bus pulled over and only I think two people got off one and one didn't even get on the other one. So I I do on one token see how sometimes it could be overkill but then you know when it did get down to uh Bloomingdale I think there was six or seven people so there was a few more
people but I I still am in agreement with that stop down there be >> um I'm just going to chime in to say that like I think that this is a great idea. I have been working on the MBTA with it and I would like to see it happen. Um, I am going to ask that we table this until September. Uh, because
after we had a round of conversations with folks, some other concerns came up that we just want some more time to massage inside city hall. Uh, to make sure that all the different folks who have an interest in this intersection are really comfortable with this change before we vote to move it forward. Um,
thank you for coming here to talk to us about this. I want to ask all of our questions tonight. I just wanted to give folks a heads up that that's kind of the desired outcome here. >> Can you share any of the concerns you might have? I think they would benefit from a little more discussion. >> Okay. >> If that's okay. >> Just like internally before we bring
them here. >> What's the uh So, so what in terms of implementation, is that something that's okay with you guys? >> Yes. So, this does require um some additional changes to the 112 route. Okay. >> And so there's no um delivery that would
be happening, you know, in the next 3 to six months this construction season. Uh, so if folks are okay with it, if no one has any other questions, I'm going to vote to table till September. >> I'll second >> or motion to table till September. >> I'll second. >> All in favor?
>> I >> I >> um, >> sorry. Before we I can I have a vote on uh to approve the minutes from uh May 5th, 2026 meeting? >> Motion to approve. >> Second.
>> All in favor? >> I >> We did do it. >> Oh. >> Oh, >> so who um you made a motion to approve? All right. Um, there's no other items left on this month's agenda. I want to
thank everybody for >> cup. >> Yeah, it's unfortunate that's already been uh dealt with. Uh, that was >> uh Uh, could you bring that up here for me to take a peek at? >> Thank you.
>> Then it was probably a typo if it says that and I apologize. Okay. Well, glad you finals. I can look into it. Um I'll be happy to look into it. Uh and I'll I'll give you
a call. Um it has been tabled so we will Yeah. >> Okay. >> Sure. >> Sure. Uh again, there's no other items left on this month's agenda. Uh just a heads up, we'll be taking our summer break. So,
hope everybody has a good summer. Thank you for coming. The meeting's adjourned. >> Thank you.