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committee are Miguel Frankly Miguel Vice Chair Council Gregor Rosario who is at my right district 3D and council vice president myself is Anna Levy

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the chair of this committee person to charter 20 of the A of 2022. This meeting of ordering committee is being conducted both in person and via remote participation. A reminder that person who would like to

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listen or to view this meeting while in progress may either attend in person at the location above or use any of the following asex location. Fabu Lawren City Council or you two

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Lawren City Council 2. So um council let's stand for uh everyone please stand for the pledge of the of the flag of the United States of America and to the stand one nation under God

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indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Council, there are some meeting to approve. Uh the meeting for April 14, 2026, June 9, 2026, and June 23,

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2026. I have a motion. >> Motion to approve. Second. >> So the motion to approve already second. All those in favor? All right, >> there I have it. Um, new business

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item 29326 in request to discontinue the use of the hope and place as a public way that was sended by Daniel Mar and he sent also council anime to table this item.

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>> Motion to table second. >> Motion to table. There is no discussion. All in favor? I >> may I have it? Item 26 296 26 is the Chico summer chip out. So, back to a school event, Lawrence

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Playground on Saturday, August the 15 from 11:00 a.m. from uh to 6 p.m. I got in here. >> Hi, good evening and address. >> Good evening. Nela Caravalo, 31 Sergeant Street, Lawrence, Mass.

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>> Thank you. I got um the flyer here to give you. I'm just asking to use the Laurens Field um next to the Pam School um August 15 for the back to school. Chico um back to school event.

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Um I got the fly here. Thank you. This is an event I do every year. So, so this is an event I do every year. Um, Chico Sama is a basketball league in my son's memory um passed away um 12 years

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ago and under the league we do this back to school event um every year in different parks. So this year we're going to do it in the Lawrence Park and East Haven Street. So on Prosper Hill,

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um we have food, hot dogs, hamburgers, backpacks, um school supplies, um we got a a clown, we got music, and that's about it. >> That's it. So for how long Neil got?

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It's going to be um 11 to6 by 11 to1 is so we could set up and then um 4 to6 to clean up >> the 4 to6. >> Yeah, but the event is four um 4 to six. >> Okay. >> Sorry. 1 to four. I'm sorry. For how

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many year are you celebrating this? >> Um this will be it started on 22 2022. So it will be our fifth year. >> And you said that this is in the name of your song. This is on um Chico's with my son. Um he passed away 12 years ago. And

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um my son did a league, a summer um basketball league. And then under the the summer basketball league, we do um the back to school, a Easter event for children with special needs. And we also do we also give blankets out to the

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homeless during Chico when it was his birthday in October. So we give blankets out. >> Yeah. Thank you. Answer >> through your chair. >> Answer. >> No. Thank you very much for this event that you do every year. Um, and even

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though what I'm going to ask you is maybe it's part of related with this, but how are you collecting funds and how you guys are doing all this while your league is actually struggling with the location that you have right now? We usually um have people well my family donate um the supplies and stuff and my

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friend they donate the hot dogs, the hamburgers and um even my co-workers from from here from the city hall they everybody pinching um I usually do bingos and um basket

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bingos and I do um like every other fundraising just to to get through this >> but Chico basketball the actual tournament when it do well you get funds from there to buy supplies and stuff like that to do your events.

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>> Not really cuz um the league we have to pay um the the um the referee and this year has been more hard cuz they forced them to go inside and the school is charging them $11,000 and the police is charging

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them $9,000. So, >> so there's a budget of 20,000 a budget to pay the referee and the score girl and and all that. >> And you still want to do your backpack in the name of your kids? >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Lisa.

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>> Motion to send the full council with a favor recommendation. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I >> So they I have it. Thank you. Thank you. >> So, uh you know that we don't have a meeting until uh August the >> August 5th. >> 5th. >> Yeah. Okay.

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>> Okay. So, at 7:00. So, hope to see you here. >> Thank you. >> Okay. You're welcome. day flag football and backpack drive on Kane Park Soccer Field on Sunday, August 11. Please the phone.

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August 11 from 11 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. >> Welcome. Your name, please, and address for the record. >> Hi. Toan Hester, 15 Hall Street, Lawrence Mass. >> Okay. Can you tell a little bit about this item, the children day?

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>> So, it's my first year doing it. So, I wanted to do a fundraiser as a flag football game as well as give away back to school stuff to um students that are going back to school. >> So, this is your first time? >> Yeah, this is my first year doing it.

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And you are going to do it on Lawrence playground. >> Uh yes in Kane the Kane park in South Lawrence. >> Okay. So councelor any question on regard this

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item or any discussion about it? through your shirt. >> Uh do you have um do you have any >> uh are you planning to do any music? Uh >> yes, I'm trying. Um I'm going to have a DJ. Um that's about it. Probably a DJ

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because we're basically going to be doing a flag football game. >> I'm going to have four teams. Uh I'll have food like hot dogs, hamburger, pizzas. Okay. >> Nothing special, you know. It's just uh my first year doing it. It's I've been coaching at Lawrence for 15 years. Uh I

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coach the Lawrence Hurricanes. I coach at Greater Lawrence since my um Gre Lawrence Tech. I'm um the freshman football coach there. I'm going up four years. Um I'm just trying to do um try to test it out for my first year. >> Are you directing this uh

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to a specific uh institutions or you're calling out for public? No, it's for public. It's for the kids. For the city. For the kids in the city. >> Okay. >> Mhm. >> Uh do you know that uh uh any speaker

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that you have on the on the ground you need to put a tour to the people who are attending no to outside so to bother uh uh the the resident of the area. Definitely >> that's is part of the things that we are

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asking. through your chair. >> I Rosario, >> coach. And what is the age of the flag football? >> Um the age is going to be from um I'm doing um third third or fourth grade and then I'm going to do um older kids. I'm

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like 13, 12, um 14 years old. I'm do two games and then like a little tournament type team. You know what I'm saying? >> And you said you already have four teams. So like how many? I'm saying four teams now, but it probably be more the day of cuz you know kids show up. >> Roughly. How many kids do you think that

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you're going to roughly? Just roughly. >> I'm probably going to say probably about like 40 to 50 kids probably. >> Hopefully more. You know, going to have a little cup probably 100 book bag. So, >> and I'm assuming we have the clear from the recreation department cuz I do you

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have it? Cuz I didn't see it. But that's not an issue. >> Um yeah, I I brought all that stuff in. Just give it one second. >> It's over there. >> Okay. Motion to send the full council with a favor recommendation. >> Second. >> All those same in favor.

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>> I want also to recognize uh council Selena Alar council Selena Rea who is joining all through soon. ML Selena. Um,

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council re what is your vote? Council re. >> Yes. >> Yes. Yes. >> Thank you. Councelor Re. Thank you. >> So the next item in the agenda is item

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29426 resolution adopting a vision zero policy to eliminate traffic fatality and serial injury. So uh council I'm sorry uh D

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Malti from planning director will be here but he told me that's >> good evening counselors. Thank you uh Ilis Reyes 360 March Street. >> Thank you. >> Thank you for having us. So we're really excited about this. This is the vision

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zero um or resolution. I've been here before. We've been here before to talk about the safe streets and roads for all grant that the city received to create a safety a

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comprehensive safety plan. And so under that or one of the um contingencies to create that safety plan is to create a vision zero uh plan for the city of Lawrence. Vision zero means zero deaths due to vehicle

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fatalities. And unfortunately uh the last 5 years and my colleague can correct me if I'm wrong but it's been uh the last 5 years we've had about 15 fatalities due to uh vehicle injuries. And so Vision Zero is to have a a safer

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Lawrence. And we have here tonight TEC who is the engineering firm that was contracted through the safe streets and roads for all grants through the federal highway. and they have been actively working with the city to create the

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vision zero plan. So they will be presenting tonight the resolution and we're excited to be here. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> Good evening counselors. My name is Ron Samat, 282 Marmac uh street. Uh I'm a

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transportation planner and designer with TEC as Lily mentioned. to the mic. >> Am I not? Okay. TEC is a um consulting firm uh helping the office of planning and uh development to um develop a um

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vision zero safety action plan. So, um, the city is recipient of, uh, $250, uh,,000 funding to actually, um, uh, develop this action plan through the SS4A that Lily mentioned, safe street and roads

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for all uh, program. And I would like to explain what is um vision zero, why is it important for the city of Lawrence and why we are asking for your support um in adopting the vision zero um resolution.

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Um can we see the slides or I have some maybe we should we should roll this. >> Oh the in here. >> Yeah. Awesome. And also if you need copies I have some

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>> Oh my god that I don't like it. >> So what is vision zero? So um it's a commitment that no one should lose their life um or suffer a serious injury while traveling on our streets and it

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recognizes that mistakes happen and um we people make mistakes there you know pedestrian might misjudge traffic and drivers might get frustrated or distracted. Uh we want to make sure that

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our transportation systems are designed in a way that those mistakes um do not result in death or serious injury. And vision zero is a proactive datadriven process. So we focus on um crash data

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and um looking at the hotspots and um instead of waiting for the crashes to happen, we we want to um see what are the trends and what happened before to understand the safety challenges on a

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roadway. And it also it's looking beyond just um u engineering fixes. It also um looks into um policy changes, enforcement, um targeted education and um land use um

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um policies and operational practices um and community engagement. And the goal ultimately is uh develop a transportation safety action plan that would be tailored for the city of Lawrence. And um it will be a followup

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to a study that Mayak Valley uh planning commission did and as part the they reviewed the Maymak Valley and then Lawrence was included. They identified some areas as part of that study but this study will be just focusing on all

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the um Lawrence um area. Um and so why vision zero? Um so the need for this becomes clear when we look at the data. Um we looked into the recent

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crashes and over the uh last five years there were 15 fatalities from 2019 to 2025 are the most recent uh crash um data that we got and 10,478 crashes happened. and um 200 of them

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approximately were serious injury crashes and about 1,600 were minor injury crashes with um 800 about 800 being possible injuries. So um maybe like people involved they not they did

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not seek medical attention at the time of the crash. But if we count those as like some sort of like you know if there was a minor injury and they went to the ER you know after they would all count into um injury uh crashes. So we want to

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know why are these crashes happening. Um and we also want to um recognize that the roadway safety is influenced by many factors and uh we want to know that what are are there any social trends or any

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behavioral trends that are contributing to these safety issues and also are there any roadway designs that are causing the issues and um are there any policies or development practices that

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um unintentionally is causing um issues that will you know um end up in fatality crashes. And be mindful that uh the streets should be designed that uh when people make mistakes they it does not cost them their life or cause them any

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serious injury. So when this resolution is adopted um our work begins. So basically TEC would uh over the coming months TEC would closely work with the city staff and um

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the public and regional the planning agency and um uh safety departments to develop this safety action plan. Um our work would include analyzing the crash data and um looking into the areas with

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high-risk um locations and we want to evaluate equity considerations and um engage with residents and develop practical recommendations for improving uh safety. We will also look into

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existing policies that are in effect and want to identify new policies that would um then procedures that can support safer transportation system in the city and the work must be completed by the

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end of this year and um at the end of it it will provide city with a road map of um roadmap for improving um the roadway system. Yeah. >> Um so what we started it we didn't start

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from the scratch. So as I mentioned Mayor Mac Valley uh planning commission they um they uh prepared a study and also the city of Lawrence were investing in um many transportation improvement

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projects. So highlighted in this map um you can see some um different color circles, small circles and then lines. Those are um projects that are in design or under construction or completed

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within the city. And the green ones are the areas identified in the NVPC vision zero uh plan. And the black um little black squares are the uh locations where a fatality happened. And um we will

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build upon um like these efforts and it will help us prioritize locations that um we see urgent and we think it uh you know will have greatest safety benefit.

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Um and this will allow the city to also coordinate improvements within each of the departments to um you know coordinate it better instead of just approaching single projects at a time and it will create a more strategic and

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efficient process for any future investments. Um so this is the same map again but here we we're looking at um locations that um were not included in any other

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improvement projects. Um the more yellow you see that means more crashes happen in those areas. Um and as you can see some of these areas have um single intersection have uh crashes up to 155

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crashes over the past 5 years. And um and some locations may require um engineering improvement, but um they also might benefit from operational changes or um enforcement efforts um

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public education and um policy changes. And the action plan um decision zero action plan would determine which solution is better for each of these location. It might be citywide. It might be specific to each location. Uh so that

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the action plan would help us identify that. So and I I'd like to clarify exactly what this resolution does. When this resolution is adopted, it doesn't require the city to commit to uh you

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know major capital um spending or any construction projects. Instead, it would establish the city's commitment to transportation safety and it um formally adopts the vision zero principles which

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is zero death, zero severe injury crashes and supports a datadriven uh decision making by looking into the crash data and it encourages collaboration between different parts of the you know departments in the city and

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eventually authorizes uh the development of a comprehensive uh safety action plan. So we're going to when the vision zero resolution is adop adopted then this will allow us to move forward with um developing that safety action plan um

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which we already started working on it. We have a task force um and we are working to engage more with public but this is the first step that you know needs to be addressed before we can move forward with the rest of it and just as importantly adopting the vision zero uh

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strengthen the city of Lawrence's ability to uh compete for uh future state and federal transportation safety um safety grants and many grant programs now look upon on those communities who

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um adopted vision zero and have a safety action plan um in hand and the city can uh you know this resolution when it's adopted it positions the city of Lawrence in you know an advantage you

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know to take advantage of those funding opportunities. Um so with that I um respectfully um ask for your support um for adopting this resolution and um please let me know if

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you have any questions. >> Thank you counselor. Any discussion or any question on this item >> through your chair? >> Councelor Rosario >> love the plan but there's nothing there's not I love when they contract

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the company the company goes to data that is already in there and they collect the bit of data but the best data knowledge is consulars and district and we don't get involved in that. I get every call when there's an accident in my neighborhood

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and we don't we don't get used we don't get our mind news so we don't participate in providing data you guys got what the road says what the police is in there but we have little roads in our in our neighborhoods where accident happens every day and people may not

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report it we have when was it I was talking back there that it's uh where the crutches happen what the what the speeding is happening what people asking for and it Nobody picks a brain. I mean, we go data is picked of what is already in there and we pay thousands of dollars

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with this with this uh consultants, whatever the consultant is, which I love. I love it. I'm I'm all in favor. But we pay thousands of dollars for consultants that what they do is what I do, right? They go in, I'll go to the police station and says, "How many crutches happen on Alder Street?" And they're going to give me that. And I

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say, "Oh, that's a high thing. It's 15 crutches there." And that's how they do the work. But you guys don't use nine of us here that we get calls every day from constituents or how the traffic is out there, where the crutches are. I mean, where people are asking for I mean

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behavior changes like settle lights or change that intersection. We we we engage on those conversation every day, 365 days a year, but we pay thousands of dollars on consultants that are going to just pick the data that is already in there, but they don't have contact with

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with the everyday situation that we that we face like counselors. I mean, I'm talking about myself what I represents what the I believe where where the worst traffic is right now in the city. But I mean, the consultants command charges the city and I love what how they put

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it. Now, we're going to put we adopt this and the city is in a great advantage to take grants. Take grants for what? To contract more consultants and not pick our brains. Um, again, I love it. I'm in favor of it, but I I want you guys to give us to to let us

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participate in this type of things. I mean, police officers, are they in there? You know, you took a drive with me. Did you counelor? Let's drive for your war street and and let's sit down 15 minutes on Alder and Hamster Street so you can see their behavior. No, but they go and

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check the data. I mean it's it's it's great. I like the plant but we are in contact with the people every day. We are at the cont we get the calls when the accident happened with the complaints what the what the worst areas on the city is and we still go out and

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contract outside contract with this lovely consultants that they they talk beautifully and they put it on and in in videos like they do but we we do it on a real life on an everyday basis. So again, I'm in favor, but I would love the city to that's why nine of us are

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here too. Uh to put our input into this and this type of things that happen on an everyday basis affect our neighborhoods, affect our people. Where are you guys located? On Mar Street. >> Yeah. 282 M Street. >> So you see it the traffic on Mar Street is different in Hampshire Street and

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Alder. So from their office, they don't see what they what I see from Juniper Street. So, you know, they don't they don't struggle to get out of the parking how I struggle and and the car is flying by and we don't we don't sit out on a table to have this conversation. Listen, we got this grant and we're going to

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spend it in this. What do you guys think? We're going to contract this this this consultant. That's how I see it. But again, I love the plan. I think we should improve, but we got to do it more realistic. I mean, I I I drive up and down at at the

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Allington neighborhood where where nobody wants to drive. Uh I don't sit at home and pull out the data from the police station. I I live it on an everyday basis. Uh and and that's how we how that's how I think the city should even though we should contract consultants, but you should pick your

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own people, our brains, and our and our daily activities that we that we deal with on an everyday basis. That's that's all I have to say. It's lovely. The presentation is lovely. I'm all in favor for improvement. I I think traffic needs to improve but we also need to look another thing we get hundreds of people coming in from different countries on an

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everyday basis. So that that data have to change on an everyday basis on an everyday basis. We have 20,000 more cars than what we had in in in 2019. So that data from 2019 to now is different.

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It that's that's all I have to say. But but again I I like the plan. I think we should go with this and and and and see what happens. But again, we got to be more realistic. Consultants consultants are great. They coming from somewhere part of the city that they don't struggle like I do and they don't have

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the data. I do the real data. You know, the car from the neighborhood that is crashed right outside and and what are we going to do with that street that the cars are crashing on an everyday basis but just parked or whatever. So, let's see what happens. So again, I love the presentation, but I think the city also

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have nine brains over here with different situations on an everyday basis that we deal with the people everyday basis. We drive our city. We don't pull out data from the police station. We do drive our city on an everyday basis.

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>> May I add some comment? So I I understand your point and the reason we're you know hired to like do this is actually gather all this information that you're like talking about. So we're you know there was like a salsa event that we created a map so that people can

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like comment where they see as issue problems. So we want to bring everything that we see including the crash data but not just limited to the crash you know more engagement get more engagement from the public and also you know being in front of you to present this and also we

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were at the board of health to get their support for this so we can gather as much input as we can to find the strategies that's going to help with the you know issues in the city and you know the safety problems in the city. Um, would you like to add anything else

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>> through you counselor? And uh, I would also like to add, well, I would like to say thank you so much for your feedback because, you know, I I can put myself in your shoes and it may seem like, you know, we just get consultant after consultant

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after consultant. And uh I want to say that you guys are in luck because we're still in the early planning phases. So you are welcome to attend the vision zero task force meetings that we will be having on a more regular basis. We had

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our first vision zero task force meeting. I think it was two months ago and uh unfortunately there was a little bit of a low attendance from the city and I have here the vision zero task

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force committee members and we do have councelor Selena Reyes, counselor Franklin Miguel uh on that and you should have received an invitation over two months ago to attend the vision zero

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meeting and so again there's still opportunity to participate provide feedback and all your ideas uh what we'll do is invite you again and hope that you attend. >> That's great. You know why it was low attendance?

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>> No, >> I can tell you cuz you didn't invite me. You didn't invite none of us. We we run we we we represent the people. I can invite the people from my neighborhood to be part of it. He can he could invite the people from his neighborhood he represent to invite them. If we not if we represent the people, if we're not invited, if we're not part of the

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conversation, the people are not going to show up. We are the one that have engagement with the people on an everyday basis and and and to be frankly honest, we we're not part of any decision making on the on the on the on the on the city unless it's here now that you want us to adopt this

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resolution. But I wasn't invited to write the resolution. I wasn't invited to that first meeting two months ago. Can you bring the people from that? I I have one of the worst corners, Lawrence, which is not there. Lawrence and Allington Street. It's not there.

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>> It's the worst block in the Lawrence and and in Lawrence, and I have and I have the Rotary at the cemetery, which is the worst part of the city, and it's not even there. But we can we can bring that in. But I could if I was invited, I would have bring those people from there, and you can hear how a struggle

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they have on those on those blocks, and they can talk to you what the struggle is. But if I'm not part of the conversation, how my people that I represent are going to be part of the conversation. But again, I I I I love the vision. I'm all for it. I I just think that to get

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participation and to get the real feedback, you need to get us involved a little bit more. >> I will personally send you the invitation for our next vision zero meeting. I promise.

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Um, councelor Reyes, do you have do you are you over? Uh, councelor de Rosario. >> Okay. Councelor Reyes, do you have any question? >> Uh, yes. I have a I'm not sure she is there, but I want to

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say thank you to my colleagues cons Rosario for bringing out this uh beautiful comment because I think working together is very important to us. At the same time through the presentation I try to

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find out we include through the student uh uh Lauren Coner Allington Street because I don't see through the presentation. >> Mhm. I believe they will start in this as

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soon as we get the the the resolution then I know that something else will get done and now they can introduce all that kinds of streets and stuff like that counselor but but we'll listen to them. >> Thank you counselor because that's area

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we receive a lot of phone call and a lot of concern in this area. >> Good evening counselors. My name is Randy Fanini. I'm one of the city planners uh comprehensive planners uh for the planning department. Just to answer the comments or questions about

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Arlington Street and Lauren Street that uh that intersection is part of a different project uh that Mass DT is uh facilitating for the city. They are kind of like fixing the entire street to make it safer for children to walk to the

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school. And that intersection I believe is included in that project. Uh it was actually the first part of the conversation about that project. Um that project is ongoing on the city side. We're already uh speaking with the community members or uh the abotterers

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to the project just so that we can then start uh probably next year with the construction phase but that is already in conversations. >> Well, thank you. Thank you for clarification. >> Thank you madam chair. Okay, Lily, do

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you want to add something? >> Oh, I just also wanted to add uh that we do have the fire chief on this uh task force. We have the captain uh also at from the

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fire department. We have pretty much everyone from different departments, even the school department, uh even local nonprofits. And so we are being mindful of having as many voices as possible, but it's impossible to have

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everyone on the task force, but we do encourage as many people as possible to attend them. >> Council me um thank you for the presentation. It was um good to know that we are taking you know the you know first steps to to

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address one of the conditions that is actually affecting all the neighborhoods in in the city of Lawrence. Um I will appreciate that for next uh meeting I get the calendar invite so we can you know be part of it and I have to agree with my colleague councelor uh the

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Rosario. Uh I noticed that in in the map uh at least in my day street there are other streets that needs to be included. Uh we are the one that get the calls on a daily basis. Um like for instance I know that ferry street is I didn't see

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anything on ferry uh prospect or uh high street and woodland. So those three are major street that you know they fly through there. The people usually drive like it is a highway. So if you want to, you know, take some notes and at those

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and the intersection of uh Berkeley and Jackson, that area is also very u um heavy traffic and and a lot of concerns. Uh we receive on a daily basis concern in related to traffic. I I can be one of the counselor that probably called the

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police department every day. Um so I'm very active also in my neighborhoods in my neighborhood just driving around as well as my colleague and and making sure that um you know our resident are pleased with the situation and one of

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the main concern is the speeding in in the streets. So I just wanted to highlight that and I'm in favor of this resolution but I just wanted to to bring that up. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Um thank you for the

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presentation that was great you know and to know so many things regarding what is happening but I agree with my uh fellow counselor regarding uh that we all know included practically sometimes um the

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tax forces that is one thing that I already mentioned uh before that we should as a as a council we should be invited to the tax for in principle things like this uh that we need to

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participate because we are the the one who receive the phone call uh we are the one that has to face the the the the face of the residents any time that they call us that we has to call the the fire department the police department so many

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other agency the inspectional service so we are the one who face the resident and that's is why We need to know what is going to happen, what is happening in our city. So like I can respond and I can speak with regarding prospertory and

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I didn't see practically this three uh uh my the council Miguel he's part of the this 3A I can respond about like a prospertory it's a very area we are very heavy traffic and also

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this is two hospital practically every every side of of the street and we had the ambulance And we had the fire department. We had so many car and it looks like that the traffic in there.

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They think that we are in a highway and I'm very sometime I'm very scared almost in my in the corner of Fulton and prospect almost every day we have a

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we have something in that happening in there. the same thing near to to the hospital the Lauren general hospital because they are not putting attention and I'm been uh council me and myself we've been calling you know and say that

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we have to put some kind of attention we are asking for flashlight uh at the at the school that is over there we had a hospital right across the the the S3 and people don't think that we had children sometime crossing the the S3 is

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a very heavy traffic and they running like I said before like a highway. So I'm glad that we are working on something like this to the vision set of policy but if you have a meeting and

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that meeting only have one counselor ask for because why the other one are not there but when you send an invitation and this is something that I'm asking so you send an invitation it's more easy to say City council

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and invite or all the city council a large no a large so by district whatever but as if we mention and the invitation all members of the city council so that mayor is right in there because we want to be part of whatever that is happen in

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this city we are the one who must try to take care of what's happening in our neighborhood and we will appreciate it. So, thank you so much for the presentation. That was great. >> Thank you,

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>> C. Motion to send to city attorney and Lawrence police department. >> There is a motion to send to city attorney Lawrence Police Department. >> Yep. >> Made it by council Miguel. Can I hear a second?

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discussion. >> Uh there is a second and discussion de Rosario. >> Yeah, this is a resolution. So I mean the word it's already in the resolution and the police had nothing to do with this because they have a consultant to do the study. So that's that's what I'm

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seeing. So this resolution >> suggestion just to send it to the city attorney for uh to review the language of the >> well if you want to send it you can send the review that that yeah I mean if they want to review the the language I'm assuming that it's already in here but

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um if you want to send it there yeah and also this should go right up to the full council to get approve of the resolution and you can send it up by pending >> pending the documentation from the city attorney. Yeah, police have I believe nothing to do with it. >> Yeah. Okay.

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>> Yeah. Yeah. Council me I think so that is a there is a still time. So from now to some time to get the document if you do >> if you accept the friendly amendment then send it the full council with favor recommendation pending uh the revised

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document from the city attorney. It would be great. >> That is correct. Please uh >> Okay. Council Miguel, did you accept the amendment? >> I do. >> Okay. So >> second. >> Any other discussion? There is no more discussion. Um Marl,

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please roll call. >> Sure. Councelor Selena Reyes. >> Yes. >> Councelor Grego Rosario. >> Yes. >> Vice Chair Franklin Miguel. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Motion carries.

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>> Thank you. Have a good night. >> Thank you, >> council. Um, we have uh a couple of items from the police department.

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Can we take those item or do you want me to continue with the agenda? >> Take it as a block if we need. Okay, please. >> Thank you. Officer Sodto, Lawrence Police Department, 90 Street. Good evening,

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counselors. >> Good evening. >> So, I don't have many uh that I submitted recently. It's four. Um they're going to have the same outcome. Um but I can read them out to you if you'd like. Uh

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>> so, the first one is 138-26. 130-36 one sec 138 >> 13826 >> okay >> this was submitted by councelor Reyes

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and council Miguel I'm submitting this memorandum in response to ordinance >> madam chair exc you have to take them out of table matters >> yes so let's take uh item 13826 this is a 15minute parking

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uh and very s3 uh Intercession Santia Baker. I'm going to take it out of table uh from April 726. Yeah. >> May I hear a second? >> Second. >> Okay.

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>> All those in favor? >> I call roll call. >> Selena Rees. >> Councelor Selena Reyes. Councelor Re. Can you hear?

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>> Okay, I'll go back to her. Council consular Goro Rosario. >> Yes. >> Vice Chair Franko, >> yes. >> Madam Chair, >> yes. >> Councelor Selena Reyes, you vote. >> Councelor Selena Re, there is a vote for

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taking uh item 13826 out of table. She's muted. Okay. So the I have it. So cancel. >> Okay. >> Uh >> item 13628.

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>> 13826. >> 136. >> Okay. So, I'm submitting this memorandum in response to uh ordinance 13826 concerning requests for 15-minute parking restrictions at Amesberry Street between Essex Street intersection uh

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Santia Bakery as submitted by councelor Reyes and councelor Miguel. After review, the Lawrence Police Department defers its recommendation to the city for further evaluation. Matters involving residential parking controls are best addressed through

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traffic engineering review, including an assessment of roadway conditions, parking demand, signage, and compliance with applicable standards. These determinations fall outside the primary subject matter expertise of the Lawrence Police Department and are more appropriately evaluated through

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professional traffic engineering analysis. Yeah. Through your chair. >> Through your chair. >> Okay. So, officer Sto, I see that every everyone has the same outcome, right? So, do we

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have to change here the way that we do things? since I've been sitting here even this type of matters we've been sending to the police the police bring back the resolution but now I'm seeing all this defer through an engineering department that I'm going to say we don't have an engineer and this has been

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done for the police uh this has been done by the police for the longest that I've been here >> so are we changing the way we're doing things >> so that's a great question counselor uh this is coming directly from the chief >> okay >> uh so I was I was told by my supervisor,

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his supervisor, and it came down from the chief that when it comes to anything um outside of handicap parking at this time, we are to respond with this response. >> Okay. So, Madam Chair, so what we have to going to do, what we going to have to

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do is revise everything that we have here on the ordinance sitting at the police station and reroute it completely to the to tons of uh of ordinance that we draft the same way because I know I have a few

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of those waiting >> cuz it Yeah, cuz if it's changing, we going to have to check our ordinance that on the waiting maybe sitting at officer sort of desk and it's going to have the same outcome. So it's going to

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take now longer for residents to get what they need. I mean when it comes I thought it was just one. I mean when it comes to Santi that have meters I understand you know >> I knew that was probably come back and said the engineering is a meter there and there also a no parking zone on the

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Ansberry side. I would myself as a city council, I would have put it in. I would tell I would tell Santia that listen, you have a meters outside on Exo Street and and Ansbury are no parking zone. There's no way we're going to put a 15minute there. >> Um but but there's other ones that

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>> Yeah, counselor. I mean, I I I agree with you and it's >> but that's okay. It's just trying to >> maybe it should be revised. I I don't know on our end where the ball was dropped. Uh but as far as uh you know my duties are concerned when it comes to certain ordinances I've been told

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directly that this is what I have to respond with. >> No problem. I'm just trying to get an understanding of course moving forward. I don't >> I think officer >> Yes ma'am. I think that we need to bring the chief of police over here because in

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conversation that I had or that yeah that we had includ including the president that was no he was told to us so that we going to continue following the direction that we

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were doing before we find the way to hide somebody. >> Mhm. >> So, and after that we got either the person working from the fire department or from

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the engineering department, from the PPW or whatever. >> So, we going to define the situation. But by the meantime, we're going to continue working and doing, you know, because right now we have how many pages?

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>> More. I'm I'm very aware I noticed that and I've been making a lot of phone calls to folks with the handicap stuff. We have to vet them and you know we have to try to be as fair as possible. You know cuz sometimes people say oh well I was denied because I own

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the house and I have parking but that doesn't necessarily mean that we're going to say no. You know it's case by case. And on top of my other duties I'm calling um you know the residents and I'll say hey you know somebody's asking for this. why do you need it? You know, who has access to the driveway and

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things like that. So, you know, those I have no problem with and I've been directed that yes, that I can give, you know, my attention to. Unfortunately, at at at this time, this is what I've been told, but I can certainly bring this up to my supervisor and and run it up the

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chain for sure. Yeah, we has to there is you know something that has to be done because we have iron sitting in here that we inherited this group of cancer inherited from the 2024. >> Oh, I completely understand and and on

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the police side also my colleague detective heard he inherited quite a few and then when I came aboard then I inherited what he has. >> Three years right now behind with all of this, >> right? No, I I council I completely understand

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and you know this is why we all got to work together and find a solution. I would like to ask this councelor what they would like to do at this time >> because if we going to continue reading in getting to the same outcome >> I

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>> I don't think you know >> I couldn't agree with you more counselor it's just >> I appreciate it I don't want to waste your time and you know >> yes >> what we can do is uh take it all as a block and send it up to the engineering department

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read the read the item numbers. >> I'll read the item numbers. >> Okay. Obviously, you already know the issue without without the one that we just discussed. >> I think you got to take it out of table as a block. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, we'll take it out. >> Yeah, we're going to take it out the table. >> Take it out of table as a block and send

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it all as a block as for the engineering. >> So, he can read it and I'm going to take it out of table each one of the items. >> Okay. >> So, >> through your through your chair, uh let me make a motion. Uh also to add item

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16426, 16526 and 16826 to take it out of table. There is a motion to take item 16426. Item 16526

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and item 16826 out of table. >> Second. >> Second. So um motion already made by councelor de Rosario and second by council rees. All those in favor >> I call please.

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>> Sure. Um councelor Selena Reyes. >> Yes. >> Councelor Frank cons I'm sorry. Vice chair Frankle Miguel. >> Yes. >> Councel Grego Rosario. >> Yes. >> And madame chair Anna Levy.

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>> Yes. Motion carries. Okay. I'm going to read each item. >> Okay. >> Okay. And then you can 16426. Items 16426

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is uh from table mar on April 21, 2026. No parking area on pier street the west side beginning at Riverside Drive and he in nor direction. >> Yes. So again this uh same uh response

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that unfortunately I have to give is Uh after review, Lars Police Department defers recommendation to the city for further evaluation uh to the appropriate uh through professional traffic engineering analysis. >> Can you give me a second, please? Cancel radio.

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So there is some feedback or background that is coming from your side. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. >> So iron

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164. So, you already gave the >> Yeah, it's just again we're going to defer back to the city uh to the professional uh traffic engineering um analysis. >> Item 16526 is a a 50minute parking on 67

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Jackson Street AF Cafe by councelor Rosali Gonzalez. again. Uh so for 16526 uh same after review uh the law police

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department is going to defer back to the city. >> Item 16826 >> 16826 is the resident parking Wall Street between Mirro Street and Irving Street.

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>> Yes. Uh again and and lastly after review the Lawrence Police Department is going to defer uh and recommend back to the city for further evaluation. >> Council discussion >> not until we're going to take as a block 13826426526

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and 16826 and send it to the um engineering department. And that will be the motion for review. >> Second >> discussion. >> Okay. There is a motion to send the item

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16826. Item 16426. Item 16526. Item 13826 as to be sended to the engineer department. >> Correct.

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>> And that was second by councelor Re. Disposal. Councelor Miguel. Um I as counselor uh the Rosario was referring 120 uh referring to 13826.

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>> Um it came to my mind that we also have a project on converting Amsbury Street on a two-way. >> So that street is going to I mean that side of the street I don't think it's going to be feasible for parking, >> right? But I will have I mean I will you

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know defer to the engineering department as well but we know that Ansbury Street will be basically no parking because of the two-way traffic that is uh coming through >> or that will be coming through >> yeah through your check but I will I will send it to them in the meantime you

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never know everything change >> and if they come up with something better idea and it's not there it's maybe down the road. So I agree. >> I think that can be table and sended to the engineer department. >> Yes. >> Yeah.

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>> Okay. There is a motion to table uh the items that we mentioned. >> Okay. >> And send it to the engineer department. So that was already uh second by council re. Uh discussion.

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All those in favor who second >> I said second by cases. >> Okay. >> Um roll call. >> Yes. Give me one second. >> Mhm. >> Roll call.

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>> Okay. Councelor Selena Reyes. >> Yes. Council agreed with Del Rosario. >> Yes. >> Vice Chair Franklin Miguel. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Motion carries.

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>> So the motion carry. Thank you so much. >> Thank you counselors. And we'll be in touch. I'll obviously speak to my supervisor about this. >> Yes. I see. So that we going to need to have a meeting. >> We get some communication. >> Yeah. With the fire chief because that's in the meeting. >> Police chief. >> The police chief.

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>> Yes. Because at the meeting that uh that we have with the the council president, >> you know, we discussed that we're going to continue doing the same work >> that I understand we have it before. >> I just take orders. >> No, I don't try to move. Sorry. And try

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to move >> right >> this >> of course. No, it's it's piling up. >> And don't be surprised if this is going to go to the engineering department and they're going to defer to the police. >> I won't be surprised. >> Yeah. So >> you guys have >> once they send it from me over there, they're going to say they should go to

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the police. >> Be before you leave. So you are just approving the hand I mean dealing with the handicap. >> So So as of right now >> uh when it comes to any city ordinances, I've been directed to only um really >> okay >> appropriate the handicap. Yeah. So those

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and those take a little bit more because obviously I'm contacting the residents. I drive by, you know. >> Yeah. >> It's a it's a whole process. So, but I I will be submitting a good batch very soon. So, >> thank you so much. Have a great day. >> Thank you. >> Good night.

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>> Okay. So, getting back to the agenda, >> de Rosario. >> If it's if it's okay, can we can we take um item 31326 out of order and and in order to uh take out Mr. Diaz that is here and is and is

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at city employee and has been working all day. U it's on the second page. It's okay. It's just a disclosure. >> So if we can pick up um item 31326 >> councelor there is a a motion to take

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item 313 out of order 26. Uh this is the city employee disclosure of complete election uh of complete election working credit that is with us. >> Okay. So it's already second by council

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me or in favor >> the council >> the roll call please. >> Councelor Selena Reyes. Reel Selena Re your vote.

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>> Yes. >> She said that that's um not hearing anything. >> Okay. Um >> Okay. Can you continue with the >> Sure. Um Vice Chair Franklin Miguel. >> Yes. >> And councelor Gregor Rosario.

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>> Yes. >> Madame Chair Anna Levy. Yes. Motion carry motion carries. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, Vice Chair Franklin Miguel, uh, Madam Chair Anlevy, and Councelor Gregorio Rosario for the opportunity and, uh, I really

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appreciate it. Thank you for the good work. Have a great night. Mayo said, uh, not yet. Okay. Okay. >> Okay. >> Oh, okay. Um, Frederick Diaz, 19 Bailey Street. I'm here uh presenting to you

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the disclosure uh for the conflict of interest cuz I want to work the in the election this year. I want to have the opportunity to serve the community by helping out the system and uh my fellows

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um city councils. Um and I would like to have the opportunity to uh to be there and participate in an important um election. >> So that is uh your first time working on

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the >> Yeah, that's the that's I want to have always want to have experience. right now because I always wanted it and uh I never had the chance to do I was involved and you guys know so uh it's a great experience to work and uh educate the community and uh be

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there for you guys and be for all of us which is a really really important exercise we do uh every two years or every four years you know and I want you guys give me the opportunity as I say >> maybe I'm going to say something that I

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don't know so you already know about it that as an employee of the city >> you has to take it uh you don't get paid for the day >> as an employee >> I know yeah yeah thank you for reminding I know that >> yes so I wanted you to know that uh you

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don't see any compensation for the day so I >> yeah I was told I have to take it a personal day and uh not to get paid as an employee for the city I know that thank you for reminding me that and mentoring also So, I'm I'm aware. That's why I fill up the conflict of interest

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to protect myself and protect you guys, too. Uh to do your due diligence, which you guys are doing a great job. I'm really proud of all you guys. And we're here to work together. Want to make it better and you guys are you guys are doing a thing. I'm really proud of you guys. Have you guys part of

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the community and we all to be able to, you know, express ourselves and what the things that we need. Thank you. Well, I hope that you have a great experience on on that day. >> Yeah, >> sometime is getting long long day.

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>> Yeah, it's always good to be in the inside and see how things are from the inside. We need to get uh continue to keep educating our community the best way we're moving forward and we cannot do it without you guys. So, you know, like I say, I'm so proud that we all on

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this and we're here and it's getting better. I'm I'm loving it. So, you know, um >> council >> motion to send the full council with a favor recommendation. >> Second. >> So, motion is already made it to send it to the full council with favor

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recommendation by council um de Rosario and second by council Miguel. All those in favor I roll >> call please. Counselor Gregory de Rosario. >> Yes. Councelor Selena Reyes.

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>> I can see her moving. >> Um, >> yeah. >> Vice Chair Frankie Miguel. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you. Have a good night. >> Thank you, >> Chair. If if with all due respect, if

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you allow me also to take the rest of them as a block. I mean, we all know all of them. uh they're going to work on the election including uh Maria Haller and Deia. So if if we can take as a block 31426, 31526, 31626 and 31726

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and send it to the full council with a favorable recommendation. That should be my motion if that's okay with you. >> Second apologies, you know, since you're not here, I know you're um online. So thank you so much to for your support. >> Have a good night. >> Good night.

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>> Thank you. >> So there is a motion uh by council de Rosario um already second by council mig regarding iron 314 314 26 3152 3162 31726

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to take as a block. All those in favor? >> Roll call. >> Yeah. Roll call. >> Roll call. Um, Vice Chair Frankle Miguel. >> Yes.

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>> Councelor Selena Reyes. Um, Councelor Gregor Rosario. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Thank you. So item 31326 is the the closure of conflict for oh we

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already did that one. 314 is the closure of conflict for Adeli Gonzalez. 315 is the closure um disclosure of conflict for election working for Lisa Maduno. 31626

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of the city impro disclosure or conflict for Alisa Koko and 31726 uh city employee disclosure of conflict for Maria Haran. So can I hear a motion

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just >> that was a motion >> motion to send it to the council. >> Yeah, that was done. >> That was the motion that we voted. Yeah. >> Yes. Any other item that we want to take it council?

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>> Um through you shar um if we want to I mean all the handicap uh request. >> Okay let's finish let's finish continue with the agenda and that we can finish >> uh 29826

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the request sir assets for retail sale. Uh that is for an international wireless. Yes. So can I hear a motion for item 29826

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to be sended to the city attorney room? Motion to send to city attorney for review. >> Can I hear a second? >> There is a second by >> Okay. >> Councelor Re.

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>> I got it. >> Any discussion on this item? >> Uh discussion through you just to make sure. >> Council. Okay. Can we get >> just to make sure the um retail sales uh is for uh the

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>> for the sale of international wireless. >> Okay. So, they're looking for a permit so they can do some sales on the sidewalk >> and the sidewalk. >> Okay. So the motion 29826

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is already made it by council me. Um second by councelor re all those in favor. >> Um discussion >> this any saw that council rea was trying to to talk. >> Yeah I

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>> okay. Did she do you want to do the roll call or >> um >> through you? Sure. >> Um >> answer me again. >> Yes. Since we our next meeting is on August 5th, is it safe to send it to the

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full council or do we have to wait for the for the report from the from the city attorney? I think so that we should wait for the report from the city attorney due to to the fact that we will having another item that inclusive what

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I have it uh in here um and way for whatever that he said because the other was supposed to be request the permit through the state. Um the uh council the Rosario did you

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mention that we were having some problems with uh >> yeah they just let Selena back in if you know that's why I can mount because you were going to lose quum but they will >> can you hear now >> okay >> they hear other moments

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>> but no can talk okay do you have a question on or any discussion on this item >> no there Rosario. No. So all those in favor.

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So the motion was made by council Miguel. Second by councelor Re. So roll call please. >> Okay. Councelor Greg del Rosario. >> Yes. >> Councelor Selena Reyes. >> Yes. >> Vice Chair Franklin Miguel.

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>> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Motion carries. So item 29926 it is uh no parking Saratoga Street uh west side between Sunset Avenue and Alington

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Street >> council. What is the motion? >> Motion to send to the engineers department for the review and can we add can we add a note as soon as this go up to let them know that the police

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uh is not doing this type of job in the meantime. So they are deferring the items that have to do with this type of things to the engineering department. That way they don't >> send it back to the police department. >> Okay. >> So that is uh did you carry it?

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>> Yes. >> Okay. >> Second. >> The motion is already second. Uh no more discussion. All those in favor. >> Um and you table in that as well. Uh, we're going to take all the Io. Okay.

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So, roll call, please. Councelor Grego del Rosario. >> Yes. >> Councelor Selena Reyes. >> Yes. >> Vice Chair Franklin Miguel. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. Council.

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>> Motion carries. >> Motion carry. So, council, there are a couple of items that we can take as a block. Uh, can I hear a motion for iron 326, 30126, 3026, 303

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26, 30426, 30526, 30626, 30726. >> So second. So motion made by councelor Mig

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and second by councel de Rosario. Uh 326 is a handicap parking on 428 and do street. 301 is a handicap parking uh 99 Berkeley Street. 30226 is a handicap

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parking 66 street. 303 is the handicap parking on 36 Halan Avenue. 30426 handicap parking 67 uh Inma S3

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30526 and handicap parking on 22 reservoir terrest 3062 a handicap parking 83 Waring Street 30726

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is a handicap parking 125 West Three. Madame Clair, did you get all the items? >> Yes, I did. >> Okay. So, discussion

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>> motion to send to uh the police department for their review. >> Second. >> Is a motion to set all of this item to the police department for review already made it by councelor de Rosario. Second

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by councelor Miguel. Any discussion? in favor. Sure. Um and and you table and also that >> and table. Yes. >> Thank you. Um councelor Selena Reyes. >> Yes.

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>> Councelor Gregor de Rosario. >> Yes. >> Vice Chair Frank O'Neal. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Motion carries. >> So motion carry. So item 30826 is a removal of the handicap parking on

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16 Bware Street. Make a motion. >> You want me to take as a block 30926? >> Yeah. Motion to take it as a block. Yeah, >> it's a motion to take as a block. All right. Second. Um 30826

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remove the handicap parking 16 Bware Street. 30926 remove handicap parking for 25 Doorh Street. There is a motion to to take it out of blocks.

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>> Okay. Um roll call. >> Yes. >> Council Selena Reyes. >> Yes. Council Rosario. >> Yes. >> Vice Chair Frankle Miguel. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Motion carries.

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>> Item 31026. >> Make a motion. >> I'm sorry. >> Motion to tell motion to send a full console to order a public hearing for the removal. >> So motion to send to >> to order a public hearing >> to order a public hearing.

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>> Yeah. Second. >> All those in favor from court, please. >> Okay. Councelor Selena Reyes. >> Yes.

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>> Councelor Gregor Rosario. >> Yes. >> Vice Chair Frankle Miguel. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. So item 31026 is the 15 minute parking of 107 Union Street by

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council Gregory de Rosario and council re. So can I get a motion please? >> Motion to send to the engineer department for the review. >> A motioned by the police department for the review already. Second by council re

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uh and table. >> Yeah, I got it. >> Roll call for item 31026. Vice Chair Franklin Miguel. >> Yes. >> Councelor Selena Reyes.

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>> Yes. >> Councelor Grego del Rosario. >> Yes. >> And madame chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. Item 3126 is the amend no parking ordinance 10.36.

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zero HO street east side from Alington Street to the Lauren street made by council de Rosario. Can I have a motion? >> Yeah. Um motion the motion will be to to send full council to to remove the

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ordinance. Um what it is, but let me give you a little explanation. What it is in this address is the same address as uh 513 Hampshire Street, which is a business there. They looking for 15minute parking in that area. They have

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two signs that says no parking. There's an ordinance only that ordinance uh 103.36010. It's that ordinance for that little spot where they have the two little signs that says no parking. So what we trying to do is to remove the ordinance which has been there for years and now they

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have a business there. So eventually looking for in those two spots or one of them to have a 15minute parking. So this is on Hampshire Street. >> Yes. >> On the side of the Arlington Street. >> It's it's the correct address will be 513 Hampshire. >> Okay.

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>> But the ordinance because the well that's what the business is but the ordinance cover over 513. So it's like two signs that there's no parking on this side. So it's right on that right side the business. So, what I what I was looking to do is I again remove the ordinance there that's been there like I

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did the research and it's been there over 15 years, but now they have like a little convenience store there that they need those parking spot for parking spot. They're allowed to park at least for 15 minutes on that spot. So, if you guys can uh

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I mean support me with that would be great. So um I would like to send this uh to the full council with a favor recommendation to remove that ordinance. >> There is a there is a there is a motion to send it to the full council with favor recommendation by councelor de

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Rosario. Uh already second by councelor Selena Re. All those in favor. >> Okay. Uh roll call. >> Roll call please. >> Roll call. Item 31126. Councelors >> 31126. Yes.

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>> 31126. >> Yes. >> Council Grego de Rosario. >> Yes. >> Councelor Selena Reyes. >> Yes. >> Vice Chair Franklin Miguel. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Item 3126

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is a 15minute parking on 513 Her Street by Council De Rosario. >> Yeah. Thank you to you madam chair and and this one I will send it to the engineer department in a minute but again hopefully we can eventually we could remove that ordinance

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or amend it to be the 15minute parking. So I will I will send this uh 31226 to the engineering department for the review and table after >> and that will be my motion. So item 31226

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is a 15minute parking. Uh it was made a motion by council the Rosario already second by councelor Selena Re. Please cons.

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>> I got that. Thank you. Councelor Selena Reyes. >> Yes. >> Councelor Greel Rosario. >> Yes. Vice Chair Franklin Miguel. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Motion carries.

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>> Councelor, I got a memo from uh the city attorney is regarding uh item 4926. I want to take it out of table. It's from February 17, 2026. Um the item 49 2026

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uh is the creation of a secretary assistant position to the police department. Um this uh was sent there before by K Garcia and I have um information on a memo that

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I think that everyone have it on the t on on the package and I would like to read it um for you to know uh what is the this assistant position for the police

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Okay. So, can I hear a motion to take item 4926? >> Motion to take uh item 4926 out of table. >> Second. >> Or in favor and discussion.

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>> Roll call for item >> roll for Yes. >> for 4926. I was taken out of table. Um, councelor Selena Reyes, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Councelor Gregor Rosario, >> yes.

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>> Vice Chair Frankle Miguel, >> yes. >> And Madame Chair, Anna Levy, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you. Um the document read on the uh read this um read this way that be

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ordinance by the city council of the city of Loren that the reby ordinance of the city of Loren he abide for amended by adding the following s paragraph as section 2.56.115

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of the municipal code a secretary assistant to the chief or police a position established. Position established. There is a hereby established within uh the police department of the city of Floren the

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position of a secretary assistant to the police chief to the police chief. This position shall be a full-time benefit SM FSA position within the city classification

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and compensation plan. B. Appointment. The executive assistant or the chief of police shall be appointed by the major upon the recommendation of the police chief. The

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appointment shall be made in accordance to the city cheriff and the city personal policies and procedure. B. Powers and duturist general. The executive assistant of the chief of

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police sh perform such dy and responsibility as are assigned by the police chief which are include but not limited to those four in the approved job

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description on fire with the personal department and the office of the city clerk. C. Appropriation. The funding for the position of a secretary assistant to the chief of police shall be appropriate by the city

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council through the ANMAR budget process. No individual shall be appointed to this position prior to the council appropriation of forms sufficing to cover all cost associated there with

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including salary, benefit and any related administrative expenses. The qualifications the minimum qualification for the position shall be as established in the

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job description. approved by the city council and maintained on fire in the personal department. Qualification shall include a minimum I graduation from a high school or

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vocational school or possession of of a GED equivalent or an associate or a bachelor degree in business administration, public administration, criminal justice or a related field.

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Second must be success a comprehensive background check including a criminal offender record information cy check and fingerprint due to the handling of highlight sensitive

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and confidential department records and three proficiency in a standard computer system and software including Microsoft Office suite. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, iOS

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and relevant record management or database systems. Familiarity with moni municipal financial or payroll system is preferred. The salary and benefit C. The position

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of a secretary assistant to the chief opposed at a grade E that is between 54,600 to 87,360 per the city classification and

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compensation plan and shall be entitled to receive all benefits provided to employee regularly employed in the administration service of the city to the extent that they are resist any

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ordinance to the contrary they are they are hereby repeal in the pro in the respect only. So councelor discussion

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on this memorandum same by uh the city at only >> through your chair you read the memorandum but exactly what the city attorney would like to do. This is the creation of the assistant position for the police department.

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That is the that is the that right now the just to send it to the forecast if we want to approve or no uh this recommendation. Motion to send a full counselor to order a public hearing.

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>> There is a motion to send it to the full council for a public hearing. >> Second by council ready. Any discussion? There is no so please.

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>> Sure. Um roll call for >> for document 4926. >> Item 4926. >> Yep. Uh, councelor Grego de Rosario, >> yes. >> Council Selena Reyes, >> yes. >> Vice Chair, um, Frankly Miguel,

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>> yes. >> And madame chair, Anna Levy, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. So, can there is another item.

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So we have um also a correspondent by the city attorney regarding iron 270 26 that I want to take it out of table from the new vis from June 16 2026.

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This is item 27026 is the Hawkers and Peter license that was submitted by Lur Garcia Oria. This item was sended to the city at also to

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uh department of um >> spectrum >> personal huh >> the personal service on 7726. So uh we had in here a request from Okay, first I would like

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to here a motion to take the items 27026 out of table. >> Second. >> So the motion already made it by councelor Rosario and second by councelor Miguel.

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Council. Um, please. Roll call. >> Roll call. Councelor Selena Reyes. >> Yes. >> Councelor Grego Rosario. >> Yes. >> Vice Chair Frank Miguel. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy.

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>> Yes. Motion carries. Um according to the city attorney this item this item is a requirement that have been registered with the estate. So the city the city rule regarding how can

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imperial can be found on session 5.36 or the ordinance. So um the petition was seeking approval to sell religion items at the park and

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at least for three days a week or any other special day or any other community events but we don't have right now nothing uh to do with this and she has to be register

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um at the state. So, council, what is the motion? >> Motion to withdraw. >> There is a motion to withdraw. May I have second? >> Second. >> Second. >> A motion already uh to withdraw by

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council Rosario and second by council Miguel. Uh please roll call. >> Okay. Roco for document 27026. Councelor Gregor de Rosario. >> Yes. >> Councelor Selena Reyes.

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>> Yes. >> Vice Chair Frankly Miguel. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. Um council. I would like also to take ite table

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item 24726 um is a resident parking gor street and green street uh that was submitted by councelor Vivian Marmo and she asking to withdraw the item without prejudice

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to ensure each three is addressed on the its own items. separately. A motion. >> Okay. So, a motion is already made it to withdraw this already. Second by council

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re all in favor. >> Um roll call >> for document 24726. Councelor Grego del Rosario. >> Yes. >> Councelor Selena Reyes. >> Yes. Vice Chair Frankle Miguel.

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>> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Councelor, there is uh any other item that you would like to take a rotator or >> through you sh um >> council me. Uh given the

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recent um advice from the Lawrence Police Department, I have um items from May 5th that were referred to the police department that should be forward to the DPW. So I would like to um send this

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items instead of the Lawrence Police Department uh send it to Lawrence Police uh to the Department of Public Works. That will be um item 19426 and 1982.

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And I will also add uh our colleague Gregory de Rosario who had an item 1992 to be sent to uh DPW as well. >> Okay. >> Second.

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>> So there is a motion to send take it out of table. >> Yes. uh from May 5th, 2026 item 19426 I will table and also you want to do it

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as a block as I I can see in here. >> Okay. So the motion is been made by councelor Mig and second by councelor de Rosario is iron 19426 is a 20 minute parking 67

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east kro street renael foot market 19826 is a resident parking on Oakwood Avenue and 1992 resident parking is still a steam

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avenue. So it's to Okay. So right now is to take it out of table and also to do it uh as a >> block. >> Yes. Um, >> right here.

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>> He also said to send it to the DPW >> to send it to DPW. Yes. >> We table them again >> and pay again. >> Okay. Uh, roll call for document 19426, 1982, and 1992 that was taken out of a block and out of

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table matters and sent to DPW for um study review. Um, councelor Selena Reyes, >> yes. >> Councelor Grego de Rosario, >> yes. >> Vice Chair Frankly Miguel, >> yes.

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>> And Madame Chair, Anna Levy, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> Motion carry. >> Thank you. >> Any other item that you would like to take out the table? Counselors? >> Motion to adjurnn.

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There is a motion to adjurnn already. Second by councelor re or in favor I. >> So roll call please. >> Councelor Greg de Rosario. >> Yes. >> Councelor Selena Reyes. >> Yes.

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>> Vice Frank Miguel. >> Yes. >> And Madame Chair Anna Levy. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you guys and have a good night. >> Thank you. Some forget that tomorrow we have a special meeting.

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>> The special meeting is at seven hours. So we have personnel, right?