so I sent it to you you should have it now um just for the public hearings like that's one we'll take it of that um I don't have the one thing I do
toward minutes next time and then I usually purchase water so I should have purch water tomorrow because yeah usually Wednesday so and did you get did they get all the dates they gave them
all the dates so one dat have and I actually was it done it was on May 21st have it all done I don't know what maybe let's say
not yeah yeah yes yeah let's do that good evening and welcome to the regular meeting for the laen city council today's date is April April uh 1st 2025 pursuing to chapter 20 of the act of 2022 this meeting will be hyate
allowing participation both in person at the city council chambers as well as remotely anybody that request uh to be on Zoom um the city clerk have sent the link this meeting is been transmitted both in Facebook and um in FA in
Facebook as well as the YouTube uh L city council channels uh Madame CL please roll call councelor Levy pres councelor llant pres councilor Lon
pres councilor Del Rosario present councilor Santiago pres Council marmel present Council Reyes pres Council vice president fonte pres council president Rodriguez present
please join me for a moment of silence in honor of the mental woman serving uh our Police Department now join me for the pledge of allegiance of the United States of America and the Republic which stands
one nation under God indivisible with the liy and justice for all councelor there is no minute today um we're going to go straight to public participation the first person that we have public participation is H Mali name
and address for the record the rules for the public participation are as follow please refer to this Council as a whole not to any individ not to any individual counselors you're going to have two and a half minute to speak at the two-minute mark You're going to hear a beep or
sounds indicating that you still have you still have 30 seconds uh to continue name address for the record please Mal 53 Chester Street good evening honorable members we the citizen are united to support Lawrence police
officers Union Lawrence Police with the impecable leadership by honorable Chief Bonia doing excellent job to protect our citizen Lawrence Police thank you for making Lawrence a safe City million thanks to our DP W employees and
Leadership for making Lawrence a beautiful city with support of DPW Union Inspection Department employees thank you for excellent job we support your union we must hire more inspector lence
public school with the impactable leadership by honorable superintendent ra Guerrero one of the best superintendent in the history of Lawrence on the way to become the best public school in the na Lawrence teachers thank you for gift of best
education for the children of La Lawrence we are proud to support Lawrence teachers union Lawrence one city under God we are proud to support our veterans thank you for your sacrifice thank you for your service we
respectfully request please feel to assistant for the Lawrence Veteran's Office V the Laurentian the champion of support of Union from the police officers to Brave firefighters teachers DPW right of the union for our our
teachers union we support we we must have a Great Commission on the elders in our city Lawrence always is strong Lawrence always unite we pray for the safety of all police officers this Thin
Blue Line This best example of protect and serve Lawrence Police this Union of Pride and honor we are excellent job for we are proud to support Lawrence Police Union thank you thank you the next person that we
have is Rich Roso councelor Roso good evening councilors Rich Russell 34 cross street a quick comment about a recently departed Lawrence veteran Robert Gagney July 12th 1926
March 30th 2025 Naval veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict may you have Fair Winds and following seas in your journey through eternity in your absence I will be saluting the American
flag in your honor which you proudly served uh I would also be at remiss if I failed to mention the passing of army veteran and Lawrence Police Officer Sean mclen uh regarding agenda item
12125 I had the privilege of meeting Ron lval at a Veterans Day celebration at the airport several years ago it was an honor for me to have Ron request to take a selfie with me I have been monitoring Public Safety radio transmissions for
over 50 years if a textbook would to be written on how to be a public safety dispatcher Ron should be the author clear concise on flappable Ron will be it will be Ron will be tough for the fire department to replace may you
always be upwind from all the smoke and may all the smoke be from your frequent barbecues and your well-deserved retirement lastly today is a political triple witching day a city council meeting tonight nomination papers will became
available at 8:30 this morning and thirdly today is April Fool's Day coin idence I think not in closing I would like to thank the governor for extending the remote hybrid meeting law for
another two years thank you for allowing me to express my concerns the next person that we have is Brenda Rosie name and address for the record please Brenda Rosy 127 Chester Street I
gave you all the flyer elap is back doing our east bunny breakfast this here after um a lapse of three or four or 5 years since um but we um it's going to be on Saturday April 12th from 8: to 11:
the senior center and we're partnering with the recreation department and the veteran service department and for the kids we'll have a special guest of Station 8 so please come it's free and join us thank you thank you the next person that we have is
Melania Guerrero name and address for the record please good evening um bues oh sorry bues uh good afternoon to everyone that is here
and is present and thank you for listening to our proposal Jesus Christ to bless all of you for your time to listen even though our uh new proposal is found within the new uh sections um with the
number 13025 we know that you're not going to make a decision about that just yet but we'd like to take the opportunity to let you know ah we'd like to take the opportunity to let you know uh about it um what we are proposing in that event
is not necessarily uh a March [Music] [Music] what we are proposing in this is more than just a March it is a solution it is a response uh to uh what
we have noticed as youth leaders things that we have we have seen as Christians uh we model Jesus's example and that means that we do what Jesus did when he was here on Earth one of the things that he did was see the necessity of his town and did
something about it and we see the needs of our youth which is why we're presenting this proposal my name is uh Joanna uh 5,000 mil five mil Street five mil Street um as she was saying to that point the
the point is to to bring uh help to the needs of the Youth of Lawrence we would like to uh bring attention to this March for June 21st opening it so that all of the youth in the city can uh come together it would be organized by
different churches and we would be marching from Essex Street to OK Conor Park finishing with a concert where the youth will be receiving different information of the different churches and the plan is for them to be
evangelized we hope that this proposal is approved when it is subject to a vote muchas thank you very much thank you um and all these names are going to be submitted for the record doing my add in the last one uh
now we are going to top of the agenda unless there is any uh uh subcommittee items that we would like to take first um members and chairs of the different committees anything that we would like to discuss
first there's a couple here from ordinance committee as well a couple of from ordinance yes we're going to go whatever you guys decide to go first that's fine okay all right uh we going on top of that committee
reports uh we have committee report from the budget and finance we have no committee from the housing we have no committee report and now we are going to ordinance committee Mr sherff from the ordinance committee yeah we have one person is here right now the super document 11525 preach ing an event um on
July 17th and 18th uh 20 to 2025 this year 5 to 7 p.m. so the ordinance committee uh sent this document up to the full council with a favorable recommendation pleas check on that with a I believe there's a
condition there is an uh there is a motion to and we and I believe that we did get something from the recreation department saying that that those dates are free so the motion is to send this up to the council with the paper recommendation to approve that's the motion all right there is a motion on the table to approve item
11525 properly second discussion on the item there is none all please say I hi hi guys have it Mr Mr Rodriguez you're all set you're all set it passed you're good
thank all right thank you very much no problem thank you so we going do do you want do you want to just do ordinance um I mean it is unless that you want to go first I mean you have four people so just just just present
Personnel let's go let's go to Personnel committee we have a few candidates here from Personnel that are in the personal committee Madame vice president infant and the chair of the personal committee please present us with the different items thank you through you Council
presidents the Personnel committee met last week first item we we have is item 95-25 the confirmation to reappoint William Collins to the municipal airport commission with the term
expiring July 15 2027 this was sent up as a favorable recommendation and I make that as a formal motion second a motion on the table properly second Mr Collins um you're up um he is very well known at
the city council if you can give us good Mr President members of the council it's a quick change from back there good evening welcome what can I uh what can I you just all some of your experience as as
as one of the commissioner and then any question that the council might have sure uh former pilot uh went to Emy riddle Aviation Academy overseas division commercial pilot Ground School member of the Lawrence airport commission for the past uh 15
years uh under I think four Mayors at least four Mayors it's been a privilege to serve on the commission now that I no longer fly I could stay active with the aviation community and uh like I always
like to boast about if you'll indulge me we're the only Department in the city that's in the black and uh we're going to stay that way yeah and and also we didn't use any Hara money just want to say that
publicly the only Department even other Enterprise fund departments dipped into that money we didn't get a penny so we're proud of that we run the airport lean and mean with different kind of a culture there and we've had a great success thank you for thank you for the
inputs councilors any questions council president uh Council Vice presidant thank you I just have a quick comment I want to say thank you to bill um sometimes our Airport Manager does have Airport Affairs outside of the city in the great outside of the greater marac
Valley area and every time we need backup you are there I mean you have to be here but but you know you know about the items you know about the budget uh we items for the airport are never delayed because you are always on top of it when Mr Urena can't be here and I and
I appreciate that thank you very much Madam vice vice uh president all right uh then next oh hold on uh the next councelor that we have that would like to speak is
councelor briefly I think experience matters I think experience in municipal government makes a difference because there's certain things that you can bring to the table historical context and references that are important it's good to have a solid mix so I know that we're going to be dealing with people who are relatively new um but having
someone who's been here for a little while I think is also important so I just want to point that out you've been on this board since 2008 10 correct is that correct so 15 years that's a that's a that's a decent amount of time serving on that board so U thank you for your continued interest you contined
enthusiasm and I appreciate your willingness to serve thank you Council it's a pleasure councelor it is important councilor is important to recognize that the the manager of of the a Lawrence Municipal APR Francisco Rea
he's online here with us in case that you have have any questions for him he's available councelors any other questions when it comes to the candidate in front of US president uh councelor Santiago I have a little comment from ER bill I
want to say thank you for serve our community and thank you for do the great job you doing for our city and of course for the h and for the building as well you know like my my colleages said you
know everything about the it and you are attend any issues you prevent many issue we can H have before the meeting thank you for do a great job and congratulations thank you Council we're
a team all right uh we build uh he's he's one of the people that help us out at the city council uh he worked for us as well so thank you Bill for everything you do for the city
council as well as the April any other questions or comment counselors councelor M I'm not I don't I don't really say much but um I feel like it's important um to take the time to recognize when someone does a good job um just to say
that you are a pleasure to work with the city is lucky to have you um not only working uh with us uh behind closed doors but uh in the airport as well um I just believe that the city is in good hands on having you serve as a member of
the committee and just uh just being part of like uh our our world here at at city council as well so just saying thank you for for being amazing thank you so much Council appreciate that it is important it's also important to recognize that b is a
veteran um he serve also a different capacity in the city of lawence any other questions con coming just to recognize and thank you for your work thank you so you are a plus not just only for the air but also
for the city thank you so much because you are always here it doesn't matter it's raining it's snowing it's whatever that happen are you here I was a mailman neither rain nor slow nor uh all of that stuff thank you councelor thank you so
much all right if know any other comments I'll call the question so please say hi hi any name there I have it thank you thank you so much appreciate it Council Madame vice president infant please go with the next item and the next item council president
is item 96-25 to confirm the reappointment of Sharon burchall to the municipal airport commission with a term expiring July 15 2027 the committee sent this up as a favorable recommendation and I make that
as a formal motion second there is a motion on the table uh prop second discussion the plan um similar to uh to Mr Collins Miss burall actually has been serving longer than Mr Collins which is amazing uh you've been an airport
commission since 2008 Yes that correct so again I think there's we're going to have some other folks coming up for nominations here or confirmations but I think what we're looking at is a people who are interested in serving this is a volunteer board still right it has although I am SE changes throughout the
city on that but that's still a volunteer board and I appreciate your willingness to continue to serve and I do think experience does matter so I think it's fantastic that you sub the enthusiasm to serve and I know that you're a methan resident and by law that's okay you're supposed to have that
by law but I still think we got I still think even though you're from meth I still think of you as la la is my hat so you got it so thank you very much council president no problem that is it is important to recognize that as per the ordinance uh one person from upside of the city three three people from
upside of the city it's allow yes and you're one of them so thank you for serving the city you welome um any other Council inant thank you I do want to say uh we we just mentioned so many great things about Bill was but it's because we see him more often however I do want
to acknowledge the fact that you've been on the board longer and the fact that you've been on the board for so many years is a testament to the work that you've been providing to the airport so I thank you and I'm sure my colleagues share the same sentiment I thank you for your service to the city of city of and
I'm the chair too the chair of Madam chair excuse me sorry madam chair yes yes uh it also just for the record the expiration day for this appointment will be in 72 uh July July 15
2027 councelors any other questions are here no so at this point I'll call the question pleas say hi hi any n guys have it thank you thank you so much and you're all welcome to come and have a chore whenever you want just call Francisco just organize it let us know
what would like yes absolutely thank you thank you um any 9725 item 27-25 to confirm the appointment of svel
Ortiz to the municipal airport commission with a term expiring July 15 2027 this was brought up to the full Council as a favorable recommendation and I make that as a formal motion can for discussion yeah there's a motion to
approve uh it's been properly second discussion discussion Council Vice pres in thank you councelor uh council president it it has come to my attention I I could not make the Personnel meeting last week but the packet for this item was not
complete we did not have a resume for this individual um I do understand that they were interviewed so I do and they are here for both for 97 and the next item that we will be dis discussing so I do want to give the opportunity for the
individuals to to speak with the council but I would prefer to table this item until we have all the all the paperwork um that's needed uh yeah if that's the desire we can we can leave it open if anybody have any questions and then we can hear the
candidate out about that the application is the um council president Council vice president thank you and I I actually know Mr very well and I know he's he's great but the reason the reason why I'm suggesting this is then um we get into
the habits again with department heads not not providing complete documents for items and I I don't want to get back into that habit problem understand just to keep a consistence um consistency is important so if you if anybody have a question for
the candidate in the meantime Council M through you council president so I'm not as familiar with you so um I have a special interest with uh the airport myself um and with that being said I
would like to get to know what brought your interest in wanting to become a member um what experience do you have like what would you what do you bring to the table uh to be a a productive uh member to this commission absolutely good evening Council um I'm a Lawrence
native uh I went to the AR in middle school name address for the absolutely uh saviel Ortiz 23 Pleasants um I'm I I am a Lawrence native um I went to the Arlon Middle School I also attended G Lawrence Tech and graduated from northern Nexus and ums amers and with a
degree in finance I've been in banking for 5 years where I have uh reviewed construction budgets uh I have done commercial lending especially around this area um right now I'm working in Boston with tech companies um um providing them um Lending Solutions for
for their startup cost uh what what I bring to the table is financial analysis especially for the new project approved by the FAA um for the new building um at the airport um and what brought me back to Lawrence was giving back you know now
I'm working in Boston I I wanted to to stay in the community and and start giving back thank you any other questions for the candidates I have a com um I have a quick comment thank you for my colleagues I just want to highlight something about
Mr Ortiz when he was a student at gltas he was actually one of the very very few that had the opportunity to be recognized by the White House um for his scholar achievements and I will be once once the document is completed I will be
so 100% supporting you I I know I know what you bring to the table and and it's going to be an asset to the to the commission thank you um any other comments questions all right uh youth uh youth people seeing youth uh people in front of us is is a
satisfaction uh nothing wrong with serving when you're getting more experience but seeing people uh at your age to wanted to serve that's that's that's great so thank you for doing what you're doing thank you thank you Council uh any other questions
before the council Mr President counc leev yes no uh at the meeting the personal meeting also Mr Ura gave him you know a very good reference on how he's been doing how about his work and and everything that he's doing for the
City of Lawrence thank you I want to congratulate you on that too um any other questions all right uh Madame Vice ver Infante you might proceed I would like to make a motion to table item 97-2 second right there's a motion to
table properly second no discussion on the table matters um please hi nice have it so see you next meeting the 15th got it thank you thank you item 9825 Madame vice president thank you to you council
president item 98-2 five is to confirm the appointment of di Cruz to the municipal airport commission with a term expiring July 15 2026 this was sent up with a favorable recom recommendation and I make that as
a formal motion there is a motion to motion uh to approve properly second uh inant thank you council president um item 98-2 has the same situation as the previous item uh the resume for Mr Cruz
was not included in the item packet all right uh we proceed with the consistency of the committee I a question councel councel is this a reappointment or is this a new appointment new reappointment this one and this no there hold on a second yeah
both this is a new this is a new one so Mr Mr serel and yourself uh two new two new appointments okay correct um councelors any questions for the candidates I think that we should open up the some opportunities um I'm GNA thank you
through you council president I'll keep it uh pretty much traditional in the same line of questioning um just uh let me know uh what is your background what what brought you to have the interest in uh partaking and becoming a member um
for the airport commission and what what would you say uh back ground and experience you have would make you an asset to the team course uh good evening my name is Deon Cruz uh at Oliver Street ail thank you for your time um so I
learned how to fly out of uh Lawrence so I also am part owner over there out of a aircraft and I work out of hansum airport sorry I have a throw problem but I work out of hansum airport I work there for the last three years I'm familiar with the TSA procedures and uh airport procedures so I think I would
bring uh attention to detail as well as KN one security and I have a passion to help children to get into um Aviation and I'm excited about programs that are being introduced now so the vul has a program for the aviation um maintenance and then now the lawence school is
trying to do 15 kids per semester so that's something that I can get involved in as well thank you well you just talking to the person that brought out that program Perfect all right counselors any questions all right uh if uh if if
counselors uh don't mind do you will you allow them to join through soon next meeting in case that they have something um that we us usually require you guys to be here for the confirmation in person but the fact that they he I
think that having them through soon if you guys prefer or come over it is your choice so next time yeah whatever the council decides yeah uh councelors any other questions for the candidate Mr President councelor leevy so also he he's going to be one of the member that
is allow um on the airport commission from outside of the City of Lawrence M she's from here and you say also that you wants to come back to a school or you have your own School uh no um just that uh I will have
my instructor um certif certification soon so I can help I already started um in an unofficial capacity helping um some youth um with their with their flying with the flying yeah but I I did go to the Oliver school here I did uh spend two years at the Lawrence High as
well so I basically lived either in ha or lawence all my life okay thank you thank you any other questions counc president Council vice president thank you same thing for like the previous one from what I'm hearing amazing background definitely um qualifications that will
also be an asset to the commission you will also get my support but this is again this is just a procedural thing and I'm I'm happy to I'm happy that that you're you're willing to to give back to our community absolutely thank you this is a this is something that I'm very
pleased to see people that actually have expertise and and experience so thank you guys thank you um I entertain a motion motion to table it's a motion to table properly second
all please say I guys have it next time you have the options so either join us through soon or come in in person all right that is for Public Safety there is no report so we go
straight to um the ordinance committee thank you very much so the first item in ordinance is document 25224 a no parking area at 402 L Street was sent up to the full council with a recommendation order a public hearing that's the motion that's the motion to order a public hearing properly second
discussion here all say item 49424 this is no Park in the 160 Garden Street was sent up to the full Council the fa recommendation order public hearing that's the motion there's a motion U on the table properly second um
discussion I here n say hi any n ni have it 5742 24 okay there's a public hearing actually uh 5 7424 is to amend a zoning on Jackson Street from R2 to B1 which send it to
the full council with a favorable recommendation to order a public hearing and that's the motion motion order public hearing second discussion I he none all in fav pleas say any Nam have it item 3425 this item is to remove a handicap Park in a 57 Bigalow Street was
sent up to the full council with a faor recommendation to order a public hearing that's the motion the order is to the motion is to order a public hearing properly second discussion I hear none say 3525 this is a remove handicap parking at 39 East table Street was send
it up to the full council with a favorable recommendation to order a public hearing that's the motion second the motion is to order a public hearing properly second this discussion I hear none all pleas say I any n nice have it item 3625 this is the remove handicap Park in
a 67 farum Street was sent up to the full council with the favorable recommendation order a public hearing that's the motion all right the motion do order public hearing properly second discussion I hear none all say I I any n ni have it item
4625 4625 is resoning of a portion of city land off of Bay State Road in Jordan street from General industrial I2 to open space Recreation or o OCR this was sent up to the full council with a fable recommendation and make that in the form of a motion second there's a
motion the table um properly second discussion so this is the this is the parcel where they looking near the boys and girls club uh they're looking to create a park and I know that my colleague from District D has been very influential on this uh the idea here is that there is like two or three
different votes that we're expecting on this and what was the advice that we received from the planning director was to essentially table them all and when the public hearing is uh order public hearing that we they do it all at the same time so I'm not sure if it's better if we just approve this now and the
clerk can just hold off on sting that till she gets all three or we can table it I guess if the if through you council president the clerk is f with us passing it tonight and just kind of holding it off until the three of them are done I think that um it is to order public hearing we can wait until um we can
approve to order the public hearing and then the city cler can work with McCarthy to make sure that the data are consistent so the motion is to make an order public hearing and I'll I'll ask you to call the question if there's no uh there is no questions on the matter all right um I'll call the question so
sayi any n guys have it Madame clerk just worked with Mr McCarthy to make sure that the dates are consistent item 5525 15minute parking at kamama Market uh 160 Union Street uh was sent up to to the full council with a recommendation order a public hearing and that's the
motion motion is to order a public hearing prop second um any questions I hear none say hi any names have it item 825 so the handicap parking on Bass Street which is adjacent to 23 Alder Street was sent up to the full council
with the favorable recommendation to order a public hearing and that's the motion all right there is a motion on the table properly second discussion I hear none all please say I I any n guys have it item 11425 green
um good it's reflected so um 11425 is the greenway 5K on August the 10th at 2020 2025 from 700 a.m. to 1: p.m at Manchester Street Park starts there and ends at noon in Market Park this sends up to the full council with a favorable
recommendation to make that in the form of a motion there is a motion on the table properly second discussion I hear none I just want to make a remark on this on this item counselors if you guys can come come and and join Mr Llana myself he always
went always I have my little son going behind him uh but I mean uh join us because it's a beautiful 5K is throughout the white lines as we call it and then um you go all the way to uh the other side of the of the of the of the speaker
River so Mr and Mr Rodriguez's son is very fast so um run as hard as it is to believe that you're looking running like crazy hon I'm behind all the way looking yeah well please join us with
that's a very fun um 5K sure I heard the counselor say that there was a deep change it it's it was on August the 11th originally and it should is August the 10th is the new date so it was reflected in the agenda whoever did that kudos to
them so thank you all right um any questions um all please say hi any n have it item 11625 uh this is the approving the alter alteration of on street parking plan at and around the Henry K Oliver school
this was sent up to the full council with with a favorable recommendation a public hearing and then make that in the form of a motion there is a motion disc on the table to order a public hearing properly second discussion so um this is a significant uh changes that are going
to be going on at the Oliver school for the fall once the school opens up and so there's a series of changes parking changes Etc that are going to be uh proposed there um and so what we typically do in the ordinance committee is we ask the police department to do
their to to do their uh reviews and then bring it up but because of the timing issue we did talk to the police department we do expect that we will get some sort of documentation from them giving us their their status of the review before the public hearing is made
so I we feel confident that uh we can order a public hearing and that the police department will have something to provide guidance at the full Council level at that time um I also spoke to the COO of the of the lawence public schools in regard
to this matter there is going to be a huge traffic impact around that area uh the fact that we have done uh different um Street changes and ter in terms of uh one side to another side one way and stuff like that around there that that
going to cause a tremendous impact around that location that's District C Cel the Rosario U District B sorry councelor uh councelor Lon and uh but that's right around uh the old districts around the border so what I asked them
to do is to actually look into this matter from the professional perspective um and not just changing one street from one side to another side so to hire a professional to be able to get the best the best recommendation um and uh they were
looking into that I don't know if they're going to be able to do it based on time time issues uh or time sensitive matters but um I think it will be essential because that's a significant traffic impact that is going to be on that
area all right any other questions ccil president uh and this is what I understand and I and and just for the record I received many many calls from constituents in that area they already have issues with
parking uh before the construction did any um parking study was done was say look okay uh it's concerning um not having uh a study in parking and how
that will impact my district uh because we already have issues and you all all know that especially the counselors at large we already have issues with parking in the area and not having a study Dawn it's going to be a very
negative impact uh on the area so thank you for requesting that uh but I also would like to request that um if it's possible that their residents get something in like a flyer uh for the for
the public hearing and if if hopefully we can get something from DPW to inform residents that this is happening because I know they have a lot to add to to set to say about this it's already the impact is is
a negative ative impact in in the area okay definitely uh I think that as a council we can actually work something out when it come to printing some stuff and maybe be able to deliver those I don't know how but I mean we can figure something out thank you council president uh Council I would just I
recommend to my colleague from District B to maybe contact the school department herself independently in addition uh there's U she's going to be the strongest advocate for the people she represents and and and having that conversation is going to be helpful I I
I think and listening to the discussion at the ordinance committee U there's not going to be a good option it's going to be what's the best out of the bad options I think that's what you're going to face and but having some input from The District counselor whose District most impacts this I think would be
helpful and I would take my cues from my colleague um based on those kinds of conversations thank you also president celor Santiago and surpris me how you say you don't know how we send the flyers for
the constituents and the last meeting we received the the letter from the contract for from the from the electricity everyone have the the the
letter and that's the same way the same way they can they can send the flyer for the resident to invite the community for the public hearing that's the one first and the second one and for the construction for the
school the Comm Street or the campon park doesn't have any meters now we have meter there no because this is the this is the Oliver oh yes
correct yes yes go ahead and that's another I was confused with the other school so I was thinking about the Ley school yeah that's another concern that I have that's why I mentioned this receipt I was thinking about Le but yeah all school council
president Council presant thank you a suggestion to my colleague I had a a situation with the frost school that I had to reach out to every single resident on that street uh the CEO the COO of the LPS is amazing she's an
amazing resources if you resource if if you reach out to her and identify you know it says on and around the Oliver identify the exact streets or areas that will be affected um I also have a template that I can that I can share with you when I
reached out to Hamlet Street residence that um I also share with LPS and and they you know on their end they gave me the thumbs up but they're a great resource and I'm sure you you'll figure something out thank you Cel rosar through you and and it's great to add right now I'm
afraid of B based my opinion which that day I actually based my opinion I wasn't part of making the decision how the school was going to be designed so on that day I was asking questions because those question raised up but I was criticized by by even colleagues but I
was trying to fight the battle trying to make awareness of how bad that was going to be because right now you're counting two schools but you're also going to have the abber moving into the Lawrence the old Lawrence High so I was trying to brace that awareness and that means and I and I've been criticized so I'm afraid
itra my opinion but again it's directly it's directly to the school department and we need to all get together and and mostly cons for district B and bring the concern for the constituents more than anything but at that point in time I I I mean it's it's my neighbor what it's one
city at the end of the day and and the traffic if insect Lawrence Street it will insa the whole city it's a domino effect so it it will go back and that's why I was trying to raise concern on that day but we all need to get together and and and and you know some type of a
plan because losing parking spot I I don't think will be acceptable it might be needed for what the vision is but the crisis that we have on parking it losing parking spot on our design it's it's it's terrible at this point in time so yeah and uh now that I that I'm that I'm
focusing my my my head when it comes to the O School uh councel bayano then councel bayano now now Senator bayano he he brought up that issue about having a potential parking parking spaces
available for the teachers on the back side of the uh of the school on the other side close to the uh uh close to the park that we have that down at the end of the one of the streets so yes he was requesting a traffic study around
that area I was confused when he when I said uh no that it was not request because I was thinking about it the Le school on the Le school I don't remember nothing about traffic story but on the Oliver school yes it was a request and
um and potentially we have some type of recommendation around that but I mean I can't remember but yes on around the Oliver school it was some type of request from the council at the moment any other questions in regard to
this matter council president Council leing yeah just only um not too long ago I think so that I call uh I call it l Wendy I just to let know about a couple of constituency that were call in principle during the time of the snow
how bad was the area there was no parking there was you know and how narrow well most of it's uh uh inclusive for the owners of the house they were not getting any parking space around the
area and they has to go very far away to to Park so I think so that yes the which or we're looking for uh the stories is there is anyone or just to recommend to have a a parking story uh around
there all right any other questions or concern yes a comment Cil president if I made uh I I don't I'm trying to understand how and correct me in front how can you build a school this big without taking consideration parking so
it's very concerning because it's not small uh and then we have the same situation at the Le Ley school cuz that's where we're getting a lot of calls too my my colleague knows and and the cular are large you you know that there an issue that's so how can you
build such a a big building without taking in consideration the parking in the city that is very concerning council president thank you no problem pres c one last thought and as great as the OPC
is as great as she is as great that they they move they always put us on the spot CU they come at the last time right now the school has a day right and they bring that at the end tell me that they didn't realize that at the beginning so
they bring it at the end right now we have issues you're going to have issues with constituents but you cannot you know tell the school this is not going to happen they're going to have to create something and it happens if every time the Lawrence Public School have an issue they come in at the last minute to make an adjustment or to ask for money
when there's the last time that you can't just bring it back so we need also to bring that to them and tell them them bring things on time and and communicate with us on time because they bring us they great but they bring us the last they know how to do it once you're on the spot this is they throw it right
there there's nothing we can do and and it's us like I told in that meeting it is us that we have to deal with the constituents not them all right uh celor any other questions in regard to this matter this is the order public hearing uh all those in
question all those in favor please say I I any n there I have it so now we going on top of the top of the agenda which is public hearings um Madame cler please read the
notice for item 46 I mean 46923 which is Washington Street no overnight parking outside from Manchester Manchester to Lake Street please read the notice notice is hereby given that the
Lawrence city council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday April 1 2025 at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers 200 Common Street Lawrence Mass pursuant to chapter 2 of the acts of 2023 and in accordance with recent revised city
council rule 2 this meeting will be hybrid allowing participation in person and remotely to accommodate participants with health considerations that prevent them from participating in person to receive access codes for remote participation please contact the city clerk at eileen. bral cityof
lawrence.com or 978 620 3230 the meeting may be viewed on Facebook and YouTube the purpose of this hearing is to gather a testimony information and public input concerning the proposed amendment to the revised ordinances of the City of Lawrence to be
further amended by adding the following subparagraph in the proper alphabetical order to section 10.36 030 of the municipal code restricted parking on certain streets Washington Street East Side no overnight
parking between Manchester Street and Lake Street persons wishing to be heard shall be afforded the opportunity all right uh councelors any questions on regard I mean sorry uh public hearing is now open anybody from
the public that wishes to speak public hearing is now closed councelors was the motion motion to approve and wait the 30 days there's a motion to approve and wait the 30 days properly second discussion uh Washington Street goes
from District D to District C I believe one Washington Street is part of District D just for the record this this area is this we see it it's it's Crossing Manchester stre Crossing Manchester Street yeah all right all right any questions in regard to
this matter councelors I hear none all please say I I any n guys have it uh Madame Madame cler please read the notice for item 36924 uh together with 3 uh
37024 37124 375 24 377 24 380 24 4202 24 42124 430 24 and
43824 uh motion to can I get a motion to wave the Preamble motion to wave the Preamble there's a motion to the pr property second discussion I he all please say mad please proceed notice um the
purpose of this hearing is to gather testimony information and public input concerning the proposed amendments to the revised ordinances of the city Lawrence to be further amended by adding the following subparagraphs to section 10. 36450 of the municipal code Day Care
drop off Zone in the proper proper alphabetical order document number 36924 Cornish Street West Side from a point 18 ft Northeast of Montgomery Street to a point 38 ft Northeast of Montgomery Street doc number 37-24
Berkeley Street South Side from a point 80 ft west of Saunders Street to a point 100 ft west of Saunders Street document number 37124 Park Street Southside from a point 20 ft west of Utah Street to point 40 ft west of Utah Street document
number 37524 Saratoga Street East Side from point 138 ft north of buswell Street to 158 ft north of buswell Street document number 37 7-24 Ferry Street North Side from a point 88 ft east of
Kendall Street to a point 108 ft east of Kendall Street document number 38-24 lenx Street North Side from a point 120 ft west of South Broadway to point 140 ft west of South Broadway document number
42024 High Street East Side from a point 117 ft Southwest of Linder Court 2137 ft Southwest of Lindner Court Document number 4 2124 Bennington Street West Side from a point 130 ft north of
Park Street to a point 150 ft north of Park Street document number 43024 East haval Street North Side from a point 180 ft east of Kendall Street to a point 200 feet east of Kendall Street and document number
side from a point 340 ft Northwest of Grove Street to point 360 ft Northwest of Grove Street persons wishing to be heard shall be afforded the opportunity all right uh public hearings for the item previously mentioned are it's open anybody from the public that wishes to
speak on any of those items uh good evening Council as a name still Rich Russell 34 cross street the Acoustics the microphone the Acoustics am I hearing are not making it this system's got to be improved uh it it
appears to me that child care has become a cottage industry in Lawrence uh every agenda we see SE at least several this time there's 10 and then there's one on uh new business so there's 11 people
seeking Child Care parking now I have several questions first of all have all of these people that are looking for these Child Care parking things have they been vetted by the state are they approved to be an actual Child Care
Facility or is this something that they're just doing oh I'm going to be a child kid take care of that the second thing is why is there a no time limit on this parking thing they they are in effect
taking parking we parking is a valuable commodity in Lawrence they are taking a thing how how long is how long is the parcking be limit in effect for these things and the third question I have is how can you
allow Child Care Facilities on anything above a first floor on this the ones that you just read there are two that are on the second floor to me that is a a pure and simple safety hazard those are my comments uh again if
you people have any answers I think it would be nice if the public knew about them thank you all right any anybody else from the public that wishes to speak are hear none at this time public hearing is now Clos we are going to
entertain independent motions to approve or not approve um every single one of them we're going to start with item 36924 councelors was the motion motion to approve second there is a motion to approve properly second
discussion I hear none all those in fav please say I I any a ni have it item 37 37024 what's the motion motion to approve there's a motion to approve can I hear a second second properly second
discussion I hear none for please say I I any names I have it item 37124 motion to approve there's a motion to approve prop police second um
discussion that's um that's Park Street yeah item 37124 uh Child Care parking for 212 parking Street first floor uh can there is a motion for that item properly properly second discussion discussion
item 37124 counciling and funding thank you council president our confidential secretary brought something uh that could be a concern we're not 100% sure to the city clerks I just want to through you if we can give the city
clerk an opportunity to Sure M clerk sure the um confidential secretary just stated that she believes that Park Street is a No Parking street so we really cannot be adding parking if there's you saying there's no parking or is it parking meters there's no parking no there's no
parking so there's no parking so usually the police would note that in their report and not recommend it we've had that situation on other spots where there's literally no parking on a street so they say they will not add a handicapped or they will not add um so it did come back with the letter from the police saying with the dimension so
I presumed that it was a parking Street um but if it is a No Parking Street we should not have it because you really can't add parking where there is no parking there if there is a Prohibition of a parking there we we cannot we cannot add for specific reasons uh but I
mean I think that uh we can go back and take a look at that situation I entertain a motion motion to table item 37124 right there is a motion on the table no discussion on the table matters
uh properly second discussion I mean sorry say hi guys have it item 37524 Char parking for 11 uh 111 satat Street second floor um councilors can I get a motion
mtion to approve there is a motion to approve properly second discussion discussion councelor Lon do have a quick question uh when I got one request from one of my conents
uh about this parking but when they when can anyone explain the process after this gets approved are they going to request CU what we uh in the previous participation we hear like a very uh
concerning questions once this gets approved from here council president are they going to get uh an application okay so after this gets approved here at city council are they're going to get an
application do they have to submit any uh proof of of child care facility how this is going to work when they request they Prov licensing license from
the when once we so it's going to get approved here and once it's already an existing Day Care Facility ofation I I understand that but we are getting requests we are not requesting
any do ments that's what I was trying to exp before before you put the [Music] request my question is that is who's going to be in charge of requesting the proper documentation what department
want we approving the request here and from here it's going to go to an to a department to DPW okay one St if I'm assuming that after it gets approv it's going to go to DPW if DPW is
going to request any document provid already through in service yes uh every request they need to presenting the whole documentation through impes services and also through
uh police department uh it's not shairing for for every Department because it's a confidential documentation because it's a licensing for running our program but every requirement is through is in
pental Services thank you council president thank you counil and thank you to you counc president throughout that they they have to be the license have to be up to date and they cannot owe anything to a city
so before this item comes to us it it go through a Channel of making sure that they do have the business and the business is up to dat and and with all the licenses and and there is Al there's also some time constraints as well I I it's an hour in the morning in the hour
in the afternoon help me to my colleague who's a sponsor is it 8: to 9: in the morning 3: to 4: in the afternoon is that there's there's a set time in our ordinance I can't find it I'm not sure if it got in the citizen serve whatever it's called in the mun
anyway but there's I I think those are the hours but pick up and drop off it's 1 hour in the morning 1 hour in the afternoon so it's not all day long and all night long yes okay yes uh the ordinance what we doing essentially is to adding uh
addresses to the ordinance well the ordinance is well established when it comes to the timing and the timing was pick up and drop off time which is basically in the morning and a specific time I believe it's an hour we can double check next meeting and then in the the
afternoon 2 hours in the morning 2 hours in the I know it's 3 to 5 and it's either 8 to 10 or 9 to 11 in the morning and it specifically is for pickup and drop it's a 15minute so someone can't like a handicap spot someone could take that spot sorry with a handicap spot
someone takes that spot and use it all day the idea with these is it's a 15-minute pickup drop off so if someone starts camping out there they can get ticketed you'll be violating the terms of the um handicap I mean the dayare Child Care thank you
council president Council vice president thank you I have a question for the sponsor of the ordinance did you counselor ever receive a a draft an an artwork anything how the signs are going to look are are they going to include the specific time frames on the actual
signs do you know of DPW no okay through you I'm sorry and we did and now and one of the meetings that we had in we actually send correspondents to to DPW who send send us the draft um I remember that I don't
know if M CH if you remember that so we haven't received anything from there they should have at least a draft even if the signs are not done so we have an idea of how they're going to look like so if we can also send a correspondents to them again to get an update CU we we did send uh correspondents to get some
type of a draft when it comes to uh thank you for bringing this up the good thing about the science is that they're working with a vendor that is it's it's it's something that I'm pretty sure that they can adapt when it comes to timing because it's a very it's a consistent ordinance with a specific time and and
it's for specific purpos so maybe what we can do is send correspondents to the DPW director so they can send us some type of uh draft and documentation or design as to how they're going to proceed uh with this specific child
carees uh parking uh parking spaces yeah we can actually attain that as a motion to and correspondence um so move there is a motion on the table properly second discussion on the correspondence corresponding is around
the uh sending they can they should send it a draft when it comes to the design uh to look at the timing and how that those uh signs are going to look like uh proceeding with this specific sign that we that we approving
today uh there is pro the motion is been second all please say I I any n that have it now we're going back to item 37524 any questions on this all right I'll call the question so please say I
any Nam the ice have it it 37724 uh Child Care parking for 205 fa Street there is a motion to approve properly second discussion I hear none all those in
favor please say I I there I have it item 38024 uh CH parking at 7 Leno Street motion to approve there's a motion to approve properly second discussion are he none all those in all those in favor please say I I any n there I have it
item 420 4224 Child Care parking for 159 High Street there's a motion to approve properly second discussion um I hear none All In say I I any n the I have it item
42124 CH parking 4 46 benon Street there's a motion to approve properly second discussion I hear none all please say I I there I have it item 43024 CH parking for 140 East H
Street there a motion to approve properly second discussion I hear none all in please say I I there I have it item 4 2824 CH parking for 215 Prospect Street there is a motion to approve
properly second discussion I here n all please say hi hi guys have it um now we going to handicap parking um mother cler please read the notice for item
52424 handicap parking on 42 Andover Street Street irem 1725 handicap parking on uh 327 Prosper Street IR 3225 handicap parking on on 33 BR Bru Street I on
3325 3325 handicap paring for 19 Exchange Street Madame clerk please read the notice um the purpose of this hearing is to gather testimony information and public input concerning the proposed amendments to the revised ordinances of the City of Lawrence to be further
amended by adding the following subp paragraphs to section 10. 36. 340 of the municipal code handicap parking in the proper alphabetical order document number 524-2456 Prospect Street East Side from
a point 25 ft south of boam Street to a point you should say 45 it does say 45 Street 45 ft south of bam Street Bruce Street West Side from a point 85 feet Southwest of Avon Street to point 105 ft Southwest
of Avon Street and exchange document number 33-25 Exchange Street East Side from a point 85 ft south of Myrtle Street to point 105 ft south of Myrtle Street persons wishing to be heard shall be afforded the opportunity public hearing is now open anybody from the
public that wishes to speak public public hearing is now closed um councelors what's the motion for item 52424 motion to approve handicap parking of 42 on D Street it's been uh it's a motion on the table properly second
discussion I he none all please say I there I have it item 1725 handicap parking at 327 Prospect Street motion to approve there's a motion to approve can hear a second second properly second discussion discussion councelor uh
Santiago just for the I would like to say the handicap parking it is in the [Music] corner this is the the the site they needed because they use the driver in the B the B
Street so did the police recommended on that location yes so it's it's on it's on the specific location as of the of the resent one yes okay that's good then all right um any other
questions all right I hear none please say hi hi hi guys have it Idan 3225 handicap parking on 33 uh Bruce Street motion to approve there's a motion to approve properly second discussion I hear none please say I I the I have it
item 3325 handicap parking on 19 Exchange Street motion to approve there's a motion to approve properly second discussion I hear none all please say I I I have it now Madame cler please read the notice for item
56524 uh 50 minute parking uh from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at uh 292 294 L Street uh item uh 5872 for a stop sign a Jefferson mner Street all on um 0825 no
parking anytime bronfield Street between uh between KET to L to Leno size between Ken Street to L street each one of these is a separate item on okay got ccle all right gotcha uh so I'm Excuse me councelors we're just going to
do one at the time which is item 56524 which is 50 minute parking and from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 292 to 29 for La Street mad CLA please read the notice the purpose of this the purpose of this hearing is to gather testimony
information and public input concerning the proposed amendment to the revised ordinances of the City of Lawrence to be further amended by adding the following subparagraph in the proper alphabetical order to section 10. 36260 of the municipal code 15minute
parking Lawrence Street West Side from a point 20 ft southeast of Sterns a to a point 40t southeast of stern a between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. persons wishing to be heard shall be afforded the opportunity councilors what the
motion there's a motion to approve properly second discussion all right uh just quick question on the proponent uh coun Levy um is that area is a mle area on laen Street
Street not up there La Street the meters on Lawrence Street are just from Park Street to like two two blocks and then after the gas station there's there's there's no meters just want to make sure before there's no meters up there so it's a 50-
minute parking um from 292 to 294 Len Street uh CC Levy the hours is look a little odd is from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 12 hours yeah only people take a
recess aess councelors U uh let's motion to take a recess um as per request of the clerk properly second discussion pleas say we'll be back in a few minutes
e e e e e e e e e e
e e e e e to get out resist motion to there's a motion on the table properly second this question no to resume from
Recess no to okay to resume from resist uh there is a motion on the table second discussion I Hear n all please say hi hi we're going back to the uh top of the agenda and now we are on item 5 587 24
stop sign at Jefferson Street in mner Street Madame cler please read the notice the purpose of this hearing is to gather testimony information and public input concerning the proposed amendments the revised ordinances of the City of Lawrence to be further amended by adding
to section 10281 100a of the municipal code stop signs and flashing red signals the following paragraph in the proper alphabetical order Jefferson Street southbound drivers on Jefferson Street at Mount Vernon Street persons wishing
to be heard shall be afforded the opportunity um um the public hearing is now open anybody from the public that wishes to speak public hearing is now closed councilors what the motion motion to approve and wave the 30 days there's a
motion to approve and wave the 30 days um properly there's a motion on the table properly second on discussion um Madame vice president this this stop sign is going to be at Jefferson Street only or as a four-way
stop sign so it's at it's a it's a t- stop so yes add so not nothing stop in M bur no all right thank you for the clarifications any questions I hear none all please say I the I have it item 0825 no parking
anytime on bronfield Street between Kenneth Street to Leno uh Street both sides um Madame CLA please read the notice the purpose of the hearing is to GA testimony information and public input concerning the proposed amendments to revised ordinances of the City of Lawrence to be further amended by adding
the following subparagraphs in the proper alphabetical order to section 10. 36.1 0 of the municipal code parking prohibited on certain streets Brookfield street both sides between Kenneth Street and lenx Street persons wishing to be heard shall be afforded the opportunity
councilors um I mean public hearing is now open anybody from the public that wishes to speak I hear none um public hearing is now closed what the motion motion to approve there's a motion approve properly second discussion I say
guys have it now we going to item 3725 the proposed ordinance 25660 uh clinicians Madame CLA please read the Nores this is a long one so if anyone needs to go do something
else um the purpose of the hearing is to gather testimony information and public public input concerning the proposed amendments to the revised ordinances of the City of Lawrence to be further amended by adding the following section 25615 of the municipal code clinici in
its entirety 25615 clinician job summary Lawrence Police Department is Seeking a Clin clinician for their CIT mobile Outreach team the clinician will serve as a primary clinical leader on an interdisciplinary team focused on
providing evidence-based practice on community Rich team the clinician will be full-time employee of the grants contracted Community partner and will report directly to the project manager and organizational supervisory Provisions the Lawrence Police clinician
will be expected to respond in real time to provide an assessment and implementation and Inter and intervention in addition the person in this role would be expected to carry a small case load and facilitate groups the clinician will be prep will prepare
develop and Implement assessments and Rec recordkeeping and documentation in accordance with the internal and external requirements essential functions one provide a combination of program oversight staff supervision and Direct Services Provisions for clients two ACC
company first responder officers to 911 calls three participate in Ride Along with law police officers four conduct initial screening on-site and service of primary leas on to law enforcement on assigned shifts five perform and document participant screenings psychological assessments progress and
referral information six conduct clinical intake assessments on participants and family members as needed seven collaborate and coordinate with interdisciplinary team to provide the best care for participants attend weekly clinical supervision and administrative meetings
nine nine meet regularly with clinical team to staff case loads and keep a breast of current issues 10 work with leadership to establish training and develop plan for CIT team 11 represent the program in a prepared and professional manner at a community events task force and public speaking
engagements 12 maintain linkage with law enforcement and Community agencies by providing document case consultation program development and problem solving 13 provide information and referral services to individuals and families 14 maintain necessary documentation data entry and Records in accordance with the
program and Grant requirements 15 participate in Cross training of law enforcement and CIT teams 16 prepare and facilitate monthly operations meetings with the police department 17 attend and actively participate in supervision and staff meetings 18 always maintain always
remain alert through the scheduled shift 19 perform all duties in accordance with the agency's policies and procedures and 20 maintain confidentiality of the records in accordance with HIPPA and other federal state and County guidelines please note the essential functions listed in this section are not
limited only to the task listed and may include other duties as assigned qualities clinical skills is required for conducting brief and targeted assessments to provide interventions health behavior change substance use treatments and triage for appropriate level care knowledge and
passion for evidence-based treatment and targeted time limited interventions ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships ability to effectively on multiple tasks in maintain well organized work environment ability to maintain confidenti ability to effectively as
part of a team and to work effectively as part of a team and independently capacity for flexibility and adaptability in different work situations ability to work well with diverse populations experience training and developing staff strong consultive
abilities conflict resolution skills and Leadership abilities qualifications MCE level clinician L iscw MSW or L MHC must have a specialization in comorbidity diagnosis trauma informed
approach and experience working with culturally diverse population at least three years of experience with adults families and persons involved with the criminal justice system Superior written and verbal communication skills ability to speak and write Spanish preferred accomplish documentation skills with
meticulous attention to detail proficient in Microsoft Office Suite exemplary professional ethics ability to safeguard confidential information possess good judge skills with the ability to interpret information and protocol requirements initiate appropriate actions must have working knowledge of
the current versions of DMV and ACM criteria must have a valid driver's license and access to Reliable Auto to the extent that there exist any ordinances to the contary they are hereby repealed in that respect only persons wishing to be heard shall be afforded the opportunity public hearing is now open
anybody from the public that wishes to speak public hearing is now closed mot councilors was the motion motion to approve there's a motion to approve properly second discussion I hear I hear none all pleas
say I I guys have it ID 7325 and act to deter illegal parking during this uh there's no emergencies CLA please read the notice the purpose of this hearing is to gather testimony information and public
input concerning the proposed amendment to the revised ordinances of the City of Lawrence be further amended by adding to section 10.8.3 0 of the municipal code temporary parking prohibition snow removal the following sub paragraph in the proper alphabetical order subd findes fines for
illegal parking illegally parked cars shall be $50 in addition to any storage and Tow fees this fee shall be reviewed by the city council at least once every 5 years after enactment to the extent that there exists any ordinances to the contrary they hereby repealed in that respect only persons wishing to be heard
shall be afforded the opportunity uh now public hearing is now open anybody from the public that wishes to speak Council Lan thank you on behalf of a constituent of mine who was enable to be here this evening he asked if I could read his letter into the record
it's from Lewis roblas of 183 Abbott Street dear counselors I'm writing to express my support for an acted deter illegal parking during snow emergencies during recent snow emergencies I observe that numerous Vehicles remain parked illegally often due to Toe Companies
having limited time coordination challenges and the shortage of tow companies or adverse road conditions I support a two-tier fine system a $50 fine for vehicles that are towed and a $200 fine for vehicles that for whatever reason do not get towed to ensure fairness if a vehicle ultimately gets
towed the owner should be allowed to present a receipt from the tow company at City Hall to have the higher fire reduced with the standard $ the approach not only protects our residents uh our residents from excessive penalties but also measures reassures trafficking ticketing
officials that fines are administered equitably which reduces the uncertainty or doubts of handling are out the higher fine additionally I would like to address two further considerations medical emergencies should an individual be exempt from fines if they can provide proof that a medical emergency prevented
them from moving their vehicle during a snow emergency while such cases may be rare it is important to ensure fairness and enforcement the city could consider removing the fine not the charge from the tow company though and enforcement incentives I've also not noticed uh
occasions when illegally parked Vehicles do not receive tickets would it be reasonable to allocate a portion of the fines to the police department to bolster police resources although some may argue that incentivizing enforcement could lead to abuse directing funds toward enhancing police resources not a
pay incentive could improve consistency in enforcement thank you for your attention to these matters I appreciate your consideration of these suggestions to better serve our community during snow emergencies sincerely Lewis Roby 183 abbid Street and
Lawrence anybody else from the public that wishes to speak um I hear none at this time public hearing is closed councilors what the motion i' like to make a motion to adopt there is a motion to adopt um can I hear a second properly
second discussion also that say later than as we discussed ago on the public hearing says at least once every five years no l we change the langu we change
okay um there is a motion to to adopt properly second discussion discussion you work thank you council president um
and how much is the how much do they charge now for illegal parking $25 it looks like I don't park illegally I have a driveway okay so I ask uh yes for my own knowledge and for the people that are watching as you know uh council
president and my colleagues uh we have an issue with parking in the city it's it's all over the city and I'm going to refer to my district uh and we are adding
more money we're adding $25 more dollars to the 25 that we already have um and we're not giving the community any solution for parking not even like
before I think I may be wrong on that but correct me if I'm wrong before we used to have places available for overnight parking especially during uh emergency I believe that is not that is not available now I believe so I believe
that but we are asking we are giving we are adding more money and we're not giving the community a solution to a problem that we basically created as as a city so I
don't think uh approving this tonight will bring any solution to what we already have uh I think that the city needs uh the
administration needs to hire a traffic specialist and and they need to look into the issues that we have now there's no parking on District B there's no parking available and I don't think giv charging
their more on top of the money that they already have to pay when the car gets removed and I believe it's $200 or around there um $200 $250 for a family that is
struggled uh with their weekly builds it's a lot of money so before taking this in consideration please take in consideration the families already have an issue paying the $25 and
plus we are not giving them any solutions on parking we created a a problem as a as a city uh without we didn't didn't take any consideration on parking there's a lot of people moving in um many many cars and the is getting
money for for the for the cars that we have in the city but we're not giving them any solution so I don't think approving this tonight will bring any solution to the problem that we're already facing thank you Cil president thank you just uh just as a
point of U of information of um that you mentioned that before used to be before used to be parking allow in some schools that's what you refer uh yeah that's that's still the case so so just for the public out there that are
listening uh all night parking during the snow snow emergency allow locations are follow alington school on alington Street the weatherbe school uh the sto Park High Street side only from blon
Street to South Street to sto Terren exterior BR school they are only uh interior of Le Leia school which is is in construction right now ex rolling School p uh P Street only James Lear
School the playground Southside and the paron around the playground East to to e h Street those are the locations if I may coner president the this the school that you mentioned I think there's only one in District B the Le which is in
construction so and there's another side that uh that uh near Garden Street if I not I think it's Garden uh not Garden it's the other what's the name of the street that
we always get a lot of calls yeah this s garden Sumer no Summer Street Sumer and garden Sumer Street they were not able residents from there were not able to park in a facility that is near because according to them the DPW is not allowing parking in that area so I don't
know thank you for mentioning the schools that are available in other sector of the city but District beat doesn't have uh space for parking so it's either Park whenever you can where in any place that you can
find or or get a ticket on your car remove Council thank you through you and and we here sometimes we disagree I believe that believer not it $25 it's it's way
too low for what we went through in this winter $25 ticket it's it's way too low people just left the C I mean the operation now we're talking about emergency imagine that it was a fire or something and people are not removing the vehicles CU it's no um I heard
people myself saying I'll leave it this $25 um without knowing how much it costs to clean the streets DPW is out there trying to clean and they cannot clean the Street and we being hit by by also our constituents to say that city is not
clean that we're not doing the job and I have an offer to make I believe that we might not be able to combine the extra fine of $50 with the towing I I I think that that's that's believable I what I what I suggest is that the fine should
be $100 if you don't move your vehicle and will stay in $25 if your car is to I think we should go that way and and whoever I mean it's this year believe it or not I believe I feel that we advertised it enough it went out there
to remove the vehicles in my district part of my district the neighbors went out knocking on doors to have the people arate the vehicles and people did not pay attention that's $25 so I believe that we should go if you don't it's it's an ordinance and it's only on the winter time so it's
only on the winter time and it's only when when the emergency happened so it's not it's not like I used to be they used to alterate for three or 4 months every day regardless if was sow or not now you only alternate when it's an emergency what happened this year it could happen next year and more Vehicles will be on
the street like you said consu Zone and it will be worse are we lucky that we don't have a chaos or or an emergency while the snow it's out and people are not removing the vehicles there's Community parking there's Community parking everywhere also I heard people that we
refer to the community parking they're not going to walk as far as that and I'm going to leave my car there so for those people people they are not complying with with the ordinance we need to have those cars orate if they not orate they violating the the the ordinance and they
need to be penalized unfortunately so what I recommend for the proposal of this ordinance is that the fine should be $100 if you don't remove your car and if your car get to you keep it at 25 plus the cost of the towing that's a
proposal that I have for you on the table uh propon Mr cons plant if if if you feel that that's that's fair um people out there are asking for more I believe that $50 is not enough $25 is too low I mean but if you get your cut
tow you pay the towing company whatever they they they they they charge you and you still pay $25 if you don't remove your vehicle it should be at least $100 for you to pay so Cel Rosario you are uh taking uh yeah celano minute what you
what you're saying is that the fine should be into two tiers tiers one $25 if your car get tall and tier two $100 if your car didn't get to but you park or during the emergency during the snow
emergency uh you you you pay $100 straight to the City of Lawrence if you uh if your car didn't get to during this no emergency that's correct conc president tier one and tier two and that's a proposal for the proponent to think can that's a friendly Amendment it
is a friendly Amendment if you just do you accept the FR I accept half of it only because I think the other half of it wouldn't be in order because it deals with the towing and this is dealing specifically just with the illegal parking not with the towing portion I don't think that the what the council is suggesting is a bad idea I think there
needs to be a standalone item for the towing section my section deals with 10.08 the section he's talking about is 10.32 the two different sections so when we had a public hearing it did not consider the 10.32 the only we talked
about is 10.08 so um I would accept half of that I would accept as a friendly Amendment the $100 we'll see if that flies um but I will not accept the second part of that which is the the towing section so right now the current ordinance that you're
changing is uh is a new ordinance I'm assuming that's that's what you're saying you're changing the 25 to 100 well with the amendment it's 25 to 100 it's 10.8.3 is currently an ordinance and so what my colleague from District C is is trying
to amend which I will accept is that currently it's 25 my proposal has 50 he wants to go to 100 um if the body I don't there's no magic number between 50 and 100 to me if this body wishes to go with 100 I'm fine with that
if that's too rich for the blood we may you know what we here's what I would like to do counselor if it's all right I'm not going to accept the B cuz I'm thinking a little bit out I will if you offered it as an amendment I would like to see what the what the appetite of the of the committee of the
council is and if people want for 100 that's great if not at least I don't lose the vote on the 50 so what you what as as an amendment you can you can have that as an independent Amendment uh
and if it pass it will overrule the $50 you go with that all right do are you are you making that as a as a motion yes Amendment for 100 the it's a it's an independent motion for 100 discuss yeah there is a motion to to
be uh 100 it's properly it's properly second now that the motion is in order uh it will be the discussion will be around the 100 first and then the vote uh will that will be taken is under the 100 and then
subsequently uh independently of what happened we we'll continue the discussion um council president I do think some of our colleagues may not fully understand that but we're about to so what we have in front of us is an it's an ordinance
to that propos $50 for as no emergency parking ticket uh the current motion we have is to approve that $50 there was another motion on top of that motion that um that will be that is in
order to change that 50 to 100 and that will the discussion will be around the 100 the the first vote that we take will be around the $100 because the motion is in order and then we are going to open that
around the $100 for discussions any discussion and the $100 motion that we have just we're clear currently right now I make this super super to understand thank you council president right now the ordinance is 2 $5 mhm my
proposal says 50 it's been amended by my colleague sry to point by my colleague which I've seconded to 100 if the 100 passes it should pass for the whole thing if the 100 doesn't pass it reverts back to the
50 that's that's how that's how it is5 yes so essentially we are talking only for the alternate parking on location what is allow and the priority of the city at that moment during the emergency matter when it comes to the
snow is to clean up the road not when it's not not during the summer that's when the summer is $25 not during fall that's $25 unless this is sow and now during the Spring unless this is no and then uh it will be 25 the whole year
round will be 25 at set for time where the mayor called for an emergency snow sow emergency throughout the City of Lawrence and then when that happened that $150 or $25 will K cough uh only during that
time and that's actually to enforce the alter parking to ensure that people park on the proper side I mean I believe that a lot of a lot of counselors went around with DPW and see the issue so the issue and and
the and the difficulties of that uh of the situation uh when it comes to cleaning so councilors the motion right now is to approve $100 uh discussion around this around the 100 council president
councel and I'm going to mention this again I think we should not be uh raising uh adding more money uh to the $25 to the $ uh we as a counselors as a as a city
should provide a solution it perhaps it may be uh perhaps more communication uh my constituents uh they didn't didn't receive a proper uh information um they sent us samples and
I think you are aware of that cons president from other cities the way they do things in other cities and our city the nas out uh there was a lack of communication and I understand uh my colleagues concerned about the money
that we are spending as a city and and and dealing with this situation and not being able to clean um the city when we have snow storms but I also understand that for some of the families that I represent this is going to be a
financial Challenge and maybe $100 for some of us is well not for me $100 still $100 and for the families that I represent it's going to be a financial challenge I think the solution for this is uh opening a line of better
communication between DPW and the community and I'm going to use the city of metan as an example they post the streets are going to be clean uh ahead of the cleaning and people are
aware and I don't know how they do it but it's working over there hopefully we can learn from other cities but $100 $1,000 $500 is not going to make a change we already have an issue with parking in the city and I don't think
changing an ordinance is going to be the solution thank you councel President also if I may Cil president can I ask a question to the uh councelor that I is proposing this of course you have the floor do you have an issue in your district with this
because most of your District do they have driveways CU in my district it's not it's it's not that we will not everybody through the council president so it is not council president I want to
know thank you council president I would like to know if the councelor proposing this has an issue as we have in District B and I don't know if District s has the same situation but in District b b is an issue it's an issue right councelor
plant you Mr sure so this is a Citywide issue uh my my I my district is impacted as uh is impacted by by that as well we have a density issues in nurse in part that I represent U part of my city part
of my district has driveways part of it doesn't uh so I I I run across the entire Spectrum um but but this right here um you know this the reason why to answer my colleagues greater point was when I had a chance to to meet up and
have a postmortem with DPW after the snow you know one of the things that became apparent and frustrating is that the idea behind a find is not to enrich the city it's not to make money the idea behind the find is to deter behavior is
to change behaviors and we've heard from other colleagues here that 25 wasn't going to do it parked there anyway it's the cost of doing business but maybe 50 I thought 50 but maybe for 100 the idea here is you're trying to change the behaviors
are we going to fix everything the answer is no is there still going to be problems in the next storm 100% you bet there's going to be issues but if we can at least after talking to DPW telling me that they that they they ticketed and the cars came back and that was no changes um we have to change that
behavior and it's not going to fix everything uh and that's the point um and and the reality is here that the bigger point the much bigger point is in an emergency the reason why we have this parking situation is because
we need First Responders to get through in the times that we need them whether it's police whether it's fire whether it's an ambulance and if cars are so narrow and we're not going to be able to get it through that's a problem and I'm not and I don't disagree with my my
colleague from from District B's her comments regarding the housing um Spike that we're facing I've been on the Forefront of that argument now for several years now I concur I talk about it ceaselessly you're sick of hearing me talk about it
because it we just keep adding and adding and adding and what are we doing we're we're not dealing with the fundamental problem so I hope that that answers your the points that are here are well taken um but I'm hopeful that if it's not 100 if it's 50 that we change the behaviors like we need to Y
president thank you counc llant uh before we go back to your Council I would like to see if there is any other councelors before we continue so we have councelor Rees we have councelor pres Infante and then uh we go to the first celor Maro celor Santiago uh celor
Rees uh uh thank you uh Mr President uh follow the question is not a isue in a specific ific area we have the same is it's a city uh but through the to the emergency we receive a lot of
phone call it's not only from a specific District the whole District had the same concern uh we need to go door by door to to to knock and asking to the resident
to move the car to allow how to clean the this area it's not easy uh DPW do a lot of announcement uh watch through the web page we use uh social media we do a
lot of De to inform our community and also we have the blue light and somebody called paper light too it doesn't matter what color they see but the light is there they supposed to follow the RO so I think we need to do some action to
to prepare for next year because was terrible uh last year through the beginning so thank you councelor Rees and let let's put this in perspective why we have a gener parking we have a generary parking because the city of L
need to clean the the snow when we have cars on both sides what ended up happening is that DPW just go in the middle they come back the following night to clean up one other side but both of those sides still with cars and
sometime Behavior Uh of people don't want to go to another Street or or so far so on that's what's actually it's happening a lot of the time not all the time sometime as councelor son have brought up there is parking issues that
we need to uh take a look into that as well when it comes to the amount of a street that uh are allowable to park on a specific areas so that's the whole situation here councelor um Council vice
president inant thank you after the the last snowstorm that the city had the next afternoon I went I went on a drive with DPW director H hman
we drove through 90% of District e the 10 the 10 % that we did not drive through was because even his simple SUV could not get through because of double parking and lack of snow removal and it it was a point to me
because you know I was one of those counselors trying to be like hey what are we doing here you know you know how I get I could get sometimes and he's like counselor I need you to see what's going on H so so we did do that a second point that I want to make I am
this counselor is going to support the $100 increase for the simple fact that we keep making excuses about families and some families you my colleague is correct cannot afford the $100 but majority of our families our community have been living here for many years
they know the rules they know what they're supposed to be doing then they come to us and and say the opposite or they come to us and act a certain way and at some point we need to put our foot down this works out in other communities
because the communities enforces their laws we have not been doing a great job of that and it's time that we do that it's time that we hold people accountable and hopefully we can see an improvement in the future through you council president um
I'm also going to be supportive of the higher fine um I think it's long overdue I think this past winter was proof of the fact that uh like our vice president mentioned um we don't often enforce the
rules that we currently have in place and as a result we are left with a mess and um I understand councelor lon's uh wanting to Advocate because I'm a I'm a big believer of advocating for our folks and um wanting to be supportive and
encouraging our uh purpose to educate our residents but I think there needs to be a fine line as to at what point do you feel like you're cuddling them at what point do you think you're just enabling bad behavior um and
I think we've we've hit that point um so so I agree with councelor Le plan in terms of this is to shift um our resident behavior um a counselor in District d uh doyo Street for example
there's no parking on either side of that street and I don't say anything because I know that there is limited capacity for parking in other you know on Water Street and um like the surrounding streets so I don't really say anything I don't call the chief to
say hey ticket these people and you know they they Park on a street where there's no parking on either side and when this winter came it was atrocious it was disgusting and then it got super cold super icy so then it was horrible to
even clean up afterwards um so with that being said I I'm going to be supportive of the amendment I'm just curious as to if this does go through um what what would be the plan of action or how does
it affect that you know are we going to move forward if possible with that tiered um you know that teered fine cuz that seemed appealing um just uh just to clarify from that as councelor uh councelor PL was say that's another
ordinance what we're going to do if any of those uh those situations uh happen don't and then what we should do look into the other the ordinance so we can change it and maintain the the uh the
fine or at theine when it comes to uh that specific situation so before I got to you councelor uh the Rosario we're going to councelor Santiago and then we go the second round okay we are doing this amendment
to help the resident for our community but we also think about really the the situation is here about the problem in the parking H the the parking problem we
have er every year just know in Winter and we i propos h this ER item because the constituent we we need
to we need to uh to put it the to put it our in order our constituent in the city to make improve but but we didn't we we am voting for that but we didn't do any
meeting with the constituent we didn't er er we didn't do any anything with them because that's the you we suppose they have the issues we live here and
but we don't know we don't don't do anything for then what we can do what what we are H what we are give it to them just
we are taking the money we are doing ticket we are doing but what what they can receive back and right now we are say 50 or 100 but
when the car is Tower the company have 160 or 150 plus that the just the city we have the 25 now and we have to thinking about the constituent
ER some people said ER the behavior but it's not the behavior is the issue we we have it they don't have parking and and and just not in the winter season it
is in all season and that's the propos for winter but we have to to consider it to bring some solution for the constituent we have to
to ER to to make our study H to to looking especially the traffic it is horrible because we got a more than the more people than the more car than
the we have suppose and the popultion is increased ER so fast uh thank you celor Santiago I understand uh the the the the issue when it comes to traffic I think that instead of having some type of positions that we've been creating which should create
a traffic a traffic engineer position instead Council Rio thank you through you uh once again other cities implement hter ordinance and mean you cannot park you cannot alterate parking but if you
haven't drive with the DPW we went out on overnight and ni mean and the Lawrence light they Lawrence line and mein you know how why it works because the mean people park on the outside and they got told and they got ticket right and low and low you cannot from 6:00
p.m. to the other day and they have and they have uh public parking where you can park but you got to move your vehicle the next day at 600 p.m. 6:00 a.m. from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. there's no cars allow on the streets we allowing our constituents to Park orate parking
and we also offer Community parking and they don't want to take the offer once again an emergency they don't those was cars park on our streets for days days and every day they got a $25 ticket they would have left it there for
a week if they wouldn't got told there was cars that were told with four and five tickets and they got told so I think Behavior changing yeah and we have to do our part as City councilors we have to do a part we're going to change
the ordinance now if we do right we got to go out there and and and and educate our constituents and bring this out and say you know what we got so many months for the winter time to come and this is going to take effect on the winter time so get prepare be prepared you know
respect the ordinance and this is how it is you got to move it when the lights is on we have we have all this month before the winter comes in we're going into the summer so this isn't time to do any changes for the winters procedures yeah do we need to ask the the the um the administration to implement something
yeah but also we're going to be out there campaigning some of us so bring that word out tell them that this if this change this is going to change and you need to comply with the ordinance if not you're going to be tagged with a $100 ticket so we also need to do our part like I said and our neighborhood
and my neighborhood some people got together and they were knocking on doors to have the neighbors move the vehicles cuz they wanted the street clean and they wanted to prevent their neighbors to get told or ticket are we going to be doing that for years council byce president said this one thing that I
agree we've been some of us been here for the longest and we still don't comply with with a few years back you used to alternate for three months on an everyday basis now you only alternate on emergencies yeah they citizen grow more
cars but now you only do it on emergencies Emer imagine if with all this grow and all this vehicle you have to do it every day so with that said I think we should implement this is the only way we can change behavior and we got to bring that
word out that things are going to change for the Winter thank you so much Council thank you counc president and I uh all my colleagues have good points I do disagree we we most of them
unfortunately I was not elected to work on changing behaviors I was not elected for that I was elected to represent District B and to make sure that the Departments of the city work uh in a way
that helped the community uh DPW yes they are they they're doing a good job but unfortunately communication is not working in the way it's supposed to work not all the
residents have access to uh social media you have different group of people getting information from different sources uh and I mentioned metu and the way they provide the streets they do
that every every time is needed they do it and yes metan is a different city we know but we can learn from them DPW can learn from them um why some of the Neighbors in my district were telling other neighbors to move the the cars
because the list a list of the street was sent out unofficially from DPW and maybe got to some of you and maybe you distribute that yes he got to me and I distribute the list I sent it to different charts that's why some of my
constituents GA information now not because they saw it on their social media DPW social media page so we are asking we are increasing in
fine without giving the community the tools yes we have a problem with parking and this may not bring any change but I think instead of
US changing concentrating on changing the behavior of a community because we were not elected for that we were elected to make sure the department of the City of Lawrence working way uh to help the residents that's we were
elected to do that so I will not be uh borning in favor with this CU I believe the issue that we face with parking a has to do with a bad
um with a department that has not been proactive okay we have to find Solutions and and the president I I know the president is an engineer he may know more than I do about traffic and all that we have not provideed the city the
community with a plan for parking we are reacting we're not being proactive so parking the issues with parking I'm not going to go away cuz you charge $100 $250 CU you are not here you're not
going to change the behavior of nobody I think we need to focus on communication and making sure that the DPW and any other department that is involved with parking provides the community with a plan that's what I think unfortunately
and I know know and I understand uh some of you have been here for longer than I than than me but I've also been here as a part of other Administration and I've seen the problem and every time and I'm going to say this this community keeps
changing and we need to find a way to communicate with the new residents the people that are here are not the same people that were here two years ago this is a gay City you may change if you think you will do the
behavior or of the people that are living now but that's going to go back to what it is what we need to put the energy is to make sure that the department works in a way that is providing what the city needs we have an
issue with parking and it needs to be addressed it needs to be addressed so I'm nobody in favor of that thank you cons C no no no C you I want to be very respectful with
my colleague uh consor L but the most concern I have in win time was from Garden or Sommer Trenton East hero uh
Jon Terra I working with this specific Community with my T because they call me and they say the car is not moving and both side the the plow cannot get in because it cannot they don't have space
to do that I need to go in door knocking in door and asking please move your car because we need to clean yeah spend a lot of time I dedicate a couple hours do not remember
because you're not there no no councel you may continue I want to express because I working in District B for I think for the last 20 year doing a community meeting when they have some
necess or they have some concern they go because they represent but it's not only your District it's for the whole city what we mentioned before but for that Winston I need to put extra effort to
do and helping DPW to clean this this kind of area in a specific um we speak as if this is like an everyday thing how many snow emergencies we we have like around 67 this year 67
snow okay my memory was really bad cuz I could I thought it was like two or three but 67 and I out of the whole winter and this is you know granted every season is going to be different but we're talking about six seven out of the whole winter season that we're just asking for folks
to follow the rules just follow the rules yeah we wer God forbid now we requiring with that 100 we tend to enable certain behavior and then as a result a counselor I'm sorry I'm going to have to disagree to a
certain extent and I TR trust me I understand where you're coming from in terms of advocating for your residents um there's a good portion of of of folks in my district that it's the elderly I completely agree with you we have to address parking trust me I agree with
you we have to address it but um I must say that it's like how many folks have multiple vehicles um I'm glad that I'm seeing another item on the agenda which is addressing school buses and Transportation uh vehicles that are actually being parked on residential
streets for days at a time and that's also affecting the parking situation during the winter months so I think Miss Lon with all due respect you speak as if like we're not in the business of
curbing or changing Behavior but a as a councel I think um there's times where we have to make decisions um that it is to the benefit of the residents without them realizing that it is for their benefit because at the end of the day we're addressing Public Safety it's a
Public Safety concern all right uh counselors if there is no more questions I mean I think that we should move forward um at this point now the the motion that is in order is the One S ordinance with the change of the 50 and
now it's going to be 100 um what the me I mean is this is a it's said motion by itself my motion isine yes it's it's it's you didn't accept the the amendment he put as a motion
independently but we never voted on his motion that's yes there a motion so at this point I'll call the motion for the $100 before we take the vote councelor Santiago yes I want just for the record to request H
cons cons Levy is not for the vote because when was the H room petition we got a issue for that yeah yeah I understand that cel C let's stick to the she's gone she she's gone I understand all right um I understand councel
Santiago at this time I'll call the question if you want to get her on the phone you call connect through Zoom guys ail fool I got you no problem I got to take it as an situation president what are we voting on we're voting on the $100
cancel canc let's go go back we voting on the $100 the S act the difference is that now it's going to be $100 instead of 50 at this time I call the question Sol please say I any n no no madame CLA
please call the RO St with you Council Reyes yes Council mam yes Council Santiago no council Del Rosario yes councel Lan no council llant
yes Council Levy is noted as absent um Council vice president yes council president I would yes what the count four five six six 621 621 motion carries so the the ACT went on with the $100 F
621 I'm sorry I apologize C you have a question no so we're need to have a final vote now with that Amendment so we had to do it one more time right yeah so now we are going to take um a vat for the actual item item 7325
which is Ana to deter illegal parking during this no emergency with the $100 so now uh um I will call the question so pleas say any n no uh Madame CL please
please call the role Council Levy is noted as absent Council lant yes Council Lan no council Del Rosario yes counc counc Santiago no council marmel yes councilor Reyes yes Council vice
president yes council president I vote Yes what's the count 621 621 motion carries so we are going now to U table matters any table matters on the agenda I hear none so we're going straight to new business counc pres I
thought we were taking stuff off the table matter were we did we not respond and are we we were going to withdraw no we we withdraw last last time all set on it yeah while you were absent no no no we we draw last time all
right new business we go to the new business item uh 11725 the review of the law R Development Authority Finance counc president yes Council inant for for item 11725 I'd like to make a motion to request that the chair of the
Lawrence Redevelopment Authority is present along with the attorney and the executive director of the LR all right there is a motion to send correspondents for them to be here as a requirement I uh any questions I mean can I hear a
second properly second discussion discussion are are you hear mad CL you have something to say yeah I apologize the counselor was very clear I just didn't have my pen fast enough inviting the chair the chair the chair the attorney the chair
the um executive director ex director and that's is this in order to amend to require our City attorney to be there well it's a it's a it's it's a review of The L Finance the C doesn't have to be here
probably we sure have somebody that knows about that but I mean they don't we don't have a specific person I would like just in case because I am and I'm pretty sure that you attorney just in case yeah you are referring to the uh to the araon that
was sent to them right yeah so that's what we have that's what we have authority to review yeah y okay so doesn't regarding to the $2.5 million U money city city money from our correct
all right uh one more question I'm so sorry um you're taking a motion to invite them like and you made the motion and I didn't catch can the second I properly second by coun L any questions
I Hear n all in favor please say I on the motion to invite um give me one minute that I will call the questions to invite those previous person that we mentioned all all in please say I any
names the eyes have it uh now item 11725 which is the review of The L Development Authority finance will go to the B and finance committee uh item 11825 extend the 90 days temporary appointment to Kil gar to Kil M Garcia as an acting
personal director this is going to the personal committee item 11 1925 resent Park on J core ordinance committee 12025 5 minut parking on holy street this is going to the ordinance
committee 12125 resolution honoring retire Lawrence fire fire Donald balet La B oh my God like a valley B uh this is going to the ordinance committee item 12225 resolution honoring
marar and poano this is going to the ordinance committee item 12325 childcare uh parking uh 3 36 W Street this is going to the ordinance committee all on 12524 handicap part paring on 443 South
Broadway Street uh ordinance committee uh 12525 no parking F50 W Street ordinance committee 12625 removal of handicap parking 108 Lexington Street ordinance committee 127 uh 25 resent
parking H Street between Jackson Street to Newber Street uh this is going to ordinance committee item 128 12825 uh preach the word of God uh various date and locations uh
but and we don't have the the the days of location well which one is it uh 12825 I will make sure they have the ordinance Comm all right this is going to the ordinance committee uh the proposed date and location will be add to the item item
12925 one year university celebration uh July 13 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the commum commons this is going to the ordinance committee item 13025 one boys walk and celebrate
on June 21st 2025 from 4 from 400 p.m. to 8: a.m. 8:00 p.m. uh at the okona park this is going to the ordinance committee item 13125 Fiesta show Manis at the compion Comm on June 8 to June 16 this is going
to the ordinance committee 13225 man SP at the compion come on June uh 4 14 in June 15 this is going to the ordinance committee item 13325 a stop sign a cres street uh ordinance
committee item 13425 relocation relocate One S O PO on Amber Street this is going to the ordinance committee item 13525 relocate two ja polls andb Street this is going to the ordinance committee item
13625 handicap parking for9 uh br Street ordinance committee item 13725 ordinance proposed to prohibit school buses from parking on Resident streets this is going to the ordinance committee item
13825 authorization to spend $ 54,9 3270 uh from the common World Transportation infrastructure enhacement funds uh this is going to the budet and finance committee item 13925 uh recognized lence High School uh
theater program this is going to the ordinance committee as a resolution uh resolution to recognize the lawen high school uh theater program item 14025 resolution uh to recognized Lawrence
High School uh versity wrestler Hillary McDonald um as a second um second second year in a row to be a state champion this is going to the ordinance committee councelors now we're going to uh date for the committee
schedules you know [Music] councelor there is an emergency that happened on this receipt and when it was a fire that H the fire that happened last weekend no two weeks ago that's that's a fire that happened actually three years ago and they rebuild the
business and they reopen the business and now they need after they build the whole thing they they need to remove the 15minute pockets and put it on the other side and that's what they trying to get the business is up and running it's a it's a convenience store well they made
it like a supermarket so they requesting that at 15 minutes on the other side of the street so we're trying to put it as an emergency okay so essentially we have an ordinance for this for this sign yeah there's an ordinance going to change the the location there's an ordinance located at 333 uh La street that was I
don't know if you guys remember 3 years ago there was fire at that store and also that the apartment building that was there they rebuild the whole store stay to the our store you guys will be invited to reopening it's already running but they need the 15 minutes parking so so they can have the business
going right uh different location I guess right yes all right councelors uh there is a a a request to suspend the rules to add an item uh to the agenda and so sequentially send the committee we will'll do that
first um councelors can I get a motion to suspend the rules to add an emergency item um to be able to send that this to committee so move second and what is the emergency the emergency is we we will we
will get to that point in a second there is a motion on the table to add an item to the agenda by suspending the rules and there is a second discussion discussion so I I just I'm going to ask the question because it's going to impact my vote on whether I want to put
this in there I I I want to see this go through don't get me wrong it's not my district and if you think it's important that's fine and I'll probably end at the end of the day I'll probably end up supporting it but I I don't okay see why this is we have to R tonight I'll respond to that question as per the
shadow there is a couple of uh things that can be considered as an emergency one of them is for the convenience of the public as councelor the Rosario state is a convenience to that business and to the public around that area since it's a relocation of the
current signs that they don't have because due to the fire that it was done three years ago it's for the convenience of the public I understand and and and we use that we use it all the time because often times there's really not an emergency you want an
emergency Mar ma Valley gas crisis that was an emergency we had to change all kinds of things that was truly an emergency and that was the big one right that's the gold standard of emergencies I'm sure there's other stuff as well everything we do is for the everything all the votes we did the handicap parking the child care
everything was for the convenience of the public why not do everything as an emergency because everything is for the convenience of the public so no offense on that I just I just have a fundamental issue and I've been consistent about it and I'm not going to change my consistency this evening as much as I respect my colleague from District uh I
learned that trick from you before so so coun Santiago i i define the emergency I yes it it if is like you did the description
that's what is in the CH exactly but when when I set the item and said emergency and I say oh there a fire that the people is dying the people need
oxygen that's the emergency but that I don't consider it like emergency I understand and and probably what we should do is change the language of of what's of put more definition of what that means um but uh it is a motion on the table
properly second and if there is no discussion I'll call the question discussion no okay I'll call the question all in favor please say I any NAD CL please call the
um Council ASAS yes Council M yes Council Santiago no councelor Del Rosario yes councel l no councelor the plant no council Levy is noted as absent um Council Infante
Council vice president yes council president I vote Yes I think we need six yeah two only five so we need seven for the emergency was late file wouldn't have to declare emergency no problem next Tuesday 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday we have two items so we're going to do yeah we have two items for Budget one one item for personnel so we're going to do Personnel committee Wednesday at 6 and budget and finance Wednesday at 6:30
safy housing safety okay any other me we move forward with agenda next hi e e