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Good evening and welcome to the uh regular meeting for the Lawrence City Council. Today is Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026. Pursuant to chapter 20 of the act of 2022, this meeting will be hybrid, allowing participation both in person at the city council chambers and remotely.

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The zoom link was provided to anybody that requested. Uh this this meeting is also been transmitted live uh through through the YouTube uh city council uh uh page as well as the Facebook city council page. >> Um Roco,

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>> Councelor Gonzalez, >> present. >> Councelor Miguel, >> yes. Present. >> Councelor Marl, >> present. >> Councelor Infante, >> present. Councelor Rosario >> present. >> Councelor Reyes.

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>> Councelor LL plant is here. >> I'm sorry. Vice President Annaly >> pressing. >> Council President Giovanni Rodriguez >> present.

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Uh please join me for a moment of silence. >> Now join me for the pledge of allegian. I pledge alian to the flag of the United States of America and the stand

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indivisible with liberty and justice for all. So there is uh no minutes for today. We're going to go straight to public participation. And the rules for public participation are as follows. We're going to have you're going to have we're going to allow you to speak for two and

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a half minutes on any issue regarding to the city of Lawrence or any issue in particular. Uh you at the two-minute mark, you're going to hear a beep, a sound or an indication that you'll still have 30 seconds to go. Uh please refer to this council as a whole. The first person the first person that

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would like to use public participation is H Malik. Name and address for the record, please. Humayun Mali 53 Chester Street. Good evening honorable members. We the citizen are proud and grateful for Lawrence Police Department. One of the

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best police department in the nation. Lawrence police with the impeccable leadership by honorable chief Morris Agler doing excellent job to protect our citizen. Thank you for making Lawrence a safe city. Lawrence is a beautiful city

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because of our best DPW employees and leadership. Thank you for excellent job. We the citizen support our inspection department and their union. Thank you for excellent job. Lawrence public school with impeccable leadership by

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honorable superintendent Raph Guerrero doing excellent job. Million thanks to honorable director Wu. Lawrence teachers proud of you. We support your awesome union. Because of you, Lawrence will rise again. Lawrence always strong.

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Lawrence always unite. We are proud to support our veteran. Thank you for your service. Thank you for your bravery. We must hire two new position for veterans department. Create the best commission on elders in this important meeting. As

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we honor our best police officers, fire respon first responder. We support our firefighters union. Lawrence fire department with the impeccable leadership by honorable chief Deleni, one of the best fire department in the

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nation. Lawrence police officers, thank you for excellent service. We are united to support your union. >> Uh the next person that we have is uh Rich Russell. Councelor Rossel name and address for the record, please.

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Good evening, counselors. Rich Russell, American history teacher, residing at 34 Cross Street. First question, when was the Massachusetts Constitution adopted? If you said 19, if you said 1780, you're correct. Second question, when was the

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US Constitution adopted? If you said 1788, you're correct. Article 48 of the Massachusetts Constitution covers ballot questions. Just about five months ago, all of you, like I did three years ago, swore to

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uphold a variety of things, including the mass constitution and that political pain in the neck, article 48, which allows for ballot questions, which allowed the ballot question number one in November of 24 election to pass. In

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late March or early April of this year, I put an item on the agenda requesting this body craft a resolution letting the political bigwigs on Beacon Hill know that a a majority of the Lawrence voters voted for it and want this question to

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become the law of the commonwealth. In its first appearance before the council, it was referred to the city attorney attorney for his take. last Tuesday's ordinance committee meeting, the or uh the committee chairman tried to take it off the table for some sort of uh action

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to be performed upon it. What action was performed on it? The agenda item was returned to the city attorney for his further perusal. After it was all over, I thought I was watching a remake of the movie Animum House. Remember when things

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got bad, Bluto would yell, "Road Trip, road trip." Well, I'm sorry if some of the councils consider my comment sarcastic, but it appears my only hope in getting this act and getting action on this item. I know this will aggravate some on the council who are fond of

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handing out resolutions to everybody in sight, but I must ask this question. Did those resolutions make the trip to the city attorney's office to be approved? If not, where do I get a form to file a politically influenced discrimination

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complaint regarding agenda item 14326? As always, I thank you for the time to bring this issue to the entire council. >> The next person that we have is Mark Leland. Council Lan for the record, please.

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>> Good evening, council. Mark Leland, 29 Durab. The Lawrence Square project resumes again this week. uh William R. Higgins Square. It's at the intersection of the corner of Fritz Myrtle and Trenton Street and it's at 400 pm. Uh

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William Higgins u served a brief amount of time in World War I, lived um but was an amazing athlete in the city of Lawrence. Uh he was an amazing athlete and coach. Um and uh he uh had quite an

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astounding record of of achievement at Lawrence High School and um but oddly he wasn't made a a baseball coach because he couldn't get passage from the school committee uh back in the day. Um so he

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decided to be very involved in our parks and our recreation facilities. Well, he finally got the school committee vote. I think right the year that he um I forget what year that he passed away now, but but within um right before the baseball season started, before he can coach his

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first game, he died. Um and they and the city decided to name this corner at the Fritz Myrtle and Trenton Street after him. Next week, we don't have a city council meeting for two more weeks, but on June the 11th at 4 PM at the corner of Hampshire in Common Street, right

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where the post office is, we're going to be remembering Private First Class David Buck Lee Square. Um, he was in the army. He died in World War II. He was in a tank. And his claim to fame was he was the first Chinese American in our city

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and I think maybe even in the Commonwealth to die in battle. Um, and you can still see his uh sign at the intersection. Um, if given the chance, one of the most remarkable pieces of resolution, speaking of resolutions that we've ever received as a city council,

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is the resolution signed by members of the business community who wanted to see that corner named after him because his family was in the laundromat business and there was a laundromat nearby. If we can get that out of the archives again, it is truly a remark. It's uh what's the

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right word? Cal calligraphy um and with different colors and it's like almost in parchment and it's rolled out and it's just an amazing resolution. So hopefully um maybe I'll ask the clerk if she can find that again and pull that out for all of us to see. It's amazing. Uh and

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last thing while I've got maybe 10 seconds left. The um the trip that I had to Europe was very good and I just came back last night. Um they went to the three cemeteries. remember 19 servicemen who have passed away. Um and u it's just a remarkable opportunity. Thank you.

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Remarkable opportunity to um to pay tribute to those who who died in our nation's battles who never return. Um and it's it's very touching and I would encourage you as the last bit if you ever have a chance to travel and tour around internationally in Europe

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especially um we do have cemeteries there. take a moment of your time if you have in a vacation or a trip just to see what what it's like to be in one of those facilities. It will really um it'll make you proud to be an American when you're there. Thank you. >> Thank you. All these names are going to

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be submitted for the record. Uh assistant to the clerk, please call the role for councelor Reyes. >> Councel Reyes. >> All right. Uh pursuing with the agenda, we have uh we're going straight to budget and

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finance committee and we going to item um if you don't mind, let's go with item 18126. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. He was the he was the last one. He was the last one last time. See the

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chain. Uh, do we need an session? That's a that's a question. And if we do, we can just proceed. It's not. >> Okay. Item 181-26 transfer from litigation reserve 1

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million and also from free 1 million from free cash to legal services in the amount of 400 $450,000 and the other section to court judgment

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account and the amount of 1,550,000 was sent up as a feral recommendation and I make that as a formal motion. >> There's a motion on the table. >> Second >> properly second. Before we continue, city Cheney, do you believe that we

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going to need based on the information that you're going to provide an executive section? >> I do not, not for this item in particular. If you had other questions regarding litigation, we would, but for this item, the transfer, no. Councelor, is there any questions that uh might pretend to be asked on an executive

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section? >> I do have one question that might be an executive session. >> So, uh Okay. So, we will uh wait for your item. So, can I get a motion to table?

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>> Motion to table. >> There's a motion to table. Please second. No discussion. All those in favor, please say I. >> I. Any naysay? There you have it. Uh, all right. Let's go to uh budget and finance. Item 16425.

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>> Item 164-25 fiscal year 2026 municipal budget was sent up to withdraw and I make that as a a formal motion. >> A motion to withdraw properly second. Discussion I hear none. All those in favor please say I. The eyes have it.

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Item 16925. Item 169-25, submission of the annual audit report to this city council fiscal year 24 financial statement and fiscal year 24 reports on federal award programs was sent up to the full council to withdraw and I make

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that as a formal motion. >> Second >> to withdraw properly second discussion and hear none. All those in favor please say I. That is it. Item 133-26 year-to- date budget review inspectional services department was sent up to the full council to withdraw and I make that make

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that as a formal motion. >> Second motion on the table second discussion. There is none. All those in favor please say I. >> The eyes have it. Item 157. >> Item 157-26 yeartoday budget review department of public works was sent up as a withdrawal and I make that as a formal motion.

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>> There's a motion on the table second discussion. I hear no. All those in have it. Item 1229. >> Item 229-26. Authorization to expand 1.2 million dollars of an earmark from Congresswoman

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or Congressperson Lorie Tran for municipal budget repair was sent up as a favorable recommendation and I make that as a formal motion. >> There's a motion on the table properly second discussion. Any questions? >> I hear none. All those in favor please say I. >> I.

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>> The eyes have it. Item 23026. >> Item 230-26 appropriation transfer in the amount of 30,000 among city department ARPA/f free cash all allocations was sent up as a favorable recommendation and I make that as a formal motion.

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>> It's a motion in front of us properly second discussion. This item will help out the organization uh for that uh Italian parade Italian feast. U any questions? I hear none. All those in fail, please say I. >> I.

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>> The eyes have it. >> Um, we go. Let's go to ordinance committee since we have a lot of people here. Madame chair from the ordinance committee. Item 48925 is a child care parking uh 29 forest street that was submitted by

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councelor Serena for um was sent to the full council for withdraw and I guess a formal motion. There's a motion to withdraw this item. Properly second. >> All those in favor, please say I. That is our counselor, Vice President Levy.

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Please just avoid saying the proponent of the item. So item 1892. >> Okay. Do do not say the proponent on it. >> Yes. Uh yeah, I mean >> Okay. [snorts] 18926 is amend. Uh the

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ordinance 016-1 150. Uh this is for the municipal hearing office. I was send to the full council for a public hearing. I make as a formal motion >> motion to order a public hearing properly. Second discussion. >> I hear none. Do you have any questions? >> No question.

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>> All right. There is no questions from counselors. All those in favor please say I. I. >> The eyes have it. Item 1926. >> It 1902. The request of the Saiwir Assess for Proto display 274

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as South Broadway was sended to the forecast with favor recommendation. I make as a formal motion second. >> There's a motion on the table properly second discussion. >> I hear none. All those in favor please say I. I have it. Item 23326 is a resolution honoring Jacqueline

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grocery store 27 year of servicing to the Lor community was sended to the food council we favor recommendation I make it as a formal motion >> there a motion in in front of us properly can I hear a second >> second properly second discussion I hear none all those in favor say I the

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eyes have it >> item 23426 is the renewal of the old gore and second cam dealer license [snorts] uh was sended to the full council with favor recommendation. Second >> there's a motion on the table properly second discussion.

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I hear none. >> All those in fo please say I >> have it. Item 23526. >> Item 23526. >> We're good. >> Item 235. >> Item 23526 is the renewal of the pound broker license was sent to the full

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council. We favor recommendation. I make as a formal motion second. >> There's a motion in front of us. Properly sec properly second. Discussion. >> I hear none. All those in favor say I. >> I. Have it. Item 23626.

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>> Item 23626 is the renew of the brook license by was to the council. We favor recommendation. I make a formal motion. Second. >> There's a motion in front of us. Probably second discussion. >> All those in favor, please say I. I. I. I have it.

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>> Item 23826 deansa at the camp park uh Sunday June 28 from 3 to 6 uh was to the full council with favorable recommendation. I make as a formal motion >> second motion in front of us properly

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second discussion. >> I hear none. All those in f please say I. >> There you have it. Item 23926. Item 23926 is the 42 annual bread and rose Heritage Festival the camp

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Monday September the 7th was sended to the tour council for withdraw and I motion >> second >> second >> it's a motion to withdraw properly second uh there is any particular reason as to why we draw >> uh

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for the mayor in the city park >> yes they should [snorts] >> all those in favor please say I the eyes have it. >> Item 24026 is the grace in the paramp on Sunday June 28 July 19

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August 16 that was another day that I don't see it in here. >> Give us one minute. Go to item 141 in the meantime. Council Laura >> 24126 is the tree planting and creation

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care event by Costello Park September 26, 2026 from 8 to 4 p.m. was sended to the full council with favor recommendation and I make as a formal motion >> a motion in front of us properly second discussion. >> Thank you pastor. All those in favor say

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I. >> Yeah I have it. >> Item 24526. It 24526 is the remove the handicap parking um 111 to 113 Oliver Avenue was sended to the full council for public hearing and

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I make a motion second. >> There's a motion to order a public hearing properly second discussion. >> I hear none. All those in favor please say I. >> I have it. >> It 2462 is a star one J4 at the west street near the Hano Court. Uh the

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referend number is 31208969 was sended to the four council to a public hearing and I make as a formal motion >> a motion to a public hearing properly. >> Did you get it? >> Can you hear a second? >> Second. >> Properly second discussion. >> I hear none. All those in favor please say I.

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>> The eyes have it. Going back on top of the agenda. Okay. >> Um item 240. >> 24. >> 240 26. >> Okay. So is the grace in the park and pan common on Sunday June [snorts] 28

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July the 5th July 19 and August 16 2026 from 8 to 12 p.m. was sended to the full council with favor recommendation. May I make as a formal motion? >> There's a motion in front of us. >> Second >> properly second discussion. I hear none. All those in favor say I.

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>> The eyes have it. Now let's go back to uh housing committee. Madam chair from the housing committee. >> Um item 8426, the acceptance of a new layout plan of public ways for part of Short Street, Maple Street, Courier

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Street, and Urban Avenue. Uh this was uh sent up with a favorable recommendation and I submit that to you in the form of a motion. >> There's a motion on the table properly. Second discussion >> discussion council plan. >> Yeah, just we rarely get these

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acceptance of a public way. This is something that's unusual. I'd like to get a bit of an explanation as to why we are accepting these particular streets. >> Uh this is not an acceptance actually. Uh it is just a set of plan to record

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the actual intersection that is a public way for >> years. Correct. >> That's correct. >> Could I ask Mr. McCarthy? So So just can you expound on that a little bit more? What are we trying to accomplish with this? So, the streets that are involved,

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the streets involved in this uh in this um ordinance request is a um are part of a project uh for the replacement of the bridge over the Sper River. Uh the James Majitz Bridge, we call it the Short Street Bridge. Um and these are the four

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streets that are surround this. So, one of the requirements of the Department of Public Transportation is that all the plans um the the surrounding roads that are part of the project need to be included as part of the uh public way

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layout in the uh registry of deeds. the engineering corporation that is working for us reviewed the uh [snorts] went into the registry to look for the plans couldn't find these uh [music] streets listed and uh as a requirement uh we

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need to file these plans with the registry of deeds >> so once they are accepted by this uh council uh I will then record them with the registry of deeds >> are these considered paper streets >> they are not they were part of uh

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there's is, as far as we can tell, because they're part of the reconstruction portion of the Lawrence development area. This was an area that the streets were laid out um back in the 1800s. And we went back in the 1970s and

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1980s and uh redeveloped that area as part of that. Tore down a lot of houses and the plans were not uh didn't did not appear to be recorded. So, they need to be recorded now. So it just it sounds like a ministerial error or omission where they were supposed to have this and they never did

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it. But >> they right now if you're living in that area it's it's a public owned street. >> There's paved it is plowed. You have >> that is correct. >> All that's going on in these particular streets. >> That is correct. So what we we had a a

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land surveyor go out there. Okay. and he checked the meters and measured them out and created this plan using the existing elements in the street. >> And just because you're in front and we went through these very quickly this evening, which I don't have a problem with. There was a previous item with the

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name of a bridge. I just want to make sure that there goes the clerk that we had the right name of that bridge down for document 229. The was it the bed bridge? Is that the name of the bridge? >> The Theodore bed bridge. >> Theodore, >> that is correct. that that we refer to it most commonly as a Daisy Street.

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>> Right. So, we should have on our official documents and we went through this very quickly, but we should have on document 229. That should be in there. Is that okay? That's fine. >> And I would just without us having to re redo that, I would just ask that we just make sure the documentation is the

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proper name for that bridge. >> Thank you. >> Are you speaking? I went back a little bit because we went out really quick, which I don't have a problem with, but we went really quick and he wanted to come up and make that clarification and didn't have a chance. So, I'm just asking the clerk, if you were here, to

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make sure the document would have that. [snorts] The document do not have that specifically on the document but the intent of this item is to uh recognize the plan that they put together when it comes [snorts] to the intersections and record those uh for

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the purpose of uh designing a potential infrastructure project in the future. Correct. >> So no changes uh made >> there'll be no physical changes to the street layout. There will actually be um

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the only change will be to short street on the bridge. The bridge will be widened when it's replaced, but these are the existing conditions currently on the public way and they're not going to change. >> All right, council. Any questions? Any other questions?

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No. All those >> nice. Um thank you. So now we are going to council there's any table matters that would like to take out of the out of the

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agenda. I see none. So going on top of the agenda just to finish up we have uh no public hearings and we have communication from the mayor city official city chenny we have an old item that we haven't withdraw. I believe that

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it may be a title uh since I believe that we were draw last time which is item 22736. >> Um I don't quite remember. >> Mr. President, >> you haven't approved the meeting. >> Um just to be safe, let's withdraw item

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22726. Can I get a motion to withdraw to item 226? 22726. >> So moved. Second. >> It's a motion to withdraw. Probably second. Discussion. I hear none. All those in favor please say I. >> I. >> Personal committee that personal committee there is no report. Public safety and emergency management

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committee that is no report. Committee of the hall. There is no report. All business that is none. Uh >> go back to one 181. >> Table matters that is no table matters. And we are going back to item item um 22926.

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Can I get a motion to unte item 22926? post excuse me it 18126 can I get a motion to unt this matter >> it's a motion to on table properly second so now uh since uh there is a specific question related to the

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executive section >> I vote I by the way I voted yes >> table >> so can I get a can I get a can there is a a motion on the table properly second all those in favor please say I

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>> the eyes >> counselor since we have a specific question related to the executive section which is uh for the purpose of potential uh litigation's uh preparation

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uh I will ask the city attorney to help us out what in the specific uh language for the uh execction that might take place. uh this is concerning strategy and possible resolution of of litigation. So that's one of the exemptions. So

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>> can I get a motion to uh >> and you should take a vote with the understanding that you'll be coming back in um to vote on this in public session too. >> Before we we get to that, there is anything from the public that if they're here before we go into executive

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session, any anything from the public that is special attention from you >> that is on the agenda? Okay, perfect. Uh so counselors, can I get a motion staying that specific wording that the C just help us out uh to uh get into a

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second session with the promise that we coming back to the regular session? >> So second >> discussion. >> Can you just repeat the the language of the motion? >> It we are going into executive session for the purpose of strategy as well as

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discussion of possible resolution of ongoing litigation. strategies >> strategy >> and ongoing resolution >> and and possible resolution and >> possible resolution >> possible resolution. >> Okay. Discussion counc

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>> is there anything I think that council president actually asked this earlier. Is there anything that you can mention now that we don't need to go to executive session for? So can you be as candid as we can regarding any of this? This is the mandate. No, no, I I I can the part that doesn't have to go in execution is I'm looking for transfer of

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funds to pay as you know um because of the way we budget we don't put money into my account for um litigation for settlements. So I have to ask money be transferred from one section to the other. So here what I'm what I'm asking is because there's uh I'm going to have

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bills till the end of the year. [snorts] I'm asking that from the litigation reserve amount of $1 million be transferred um from free cash the amount of $1 million be transferred they're going to be transferred into legal services in the amount of $450,000

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and into the court judgments in the amount of $1,550,000. So that's the main purpose of tonight is to transfer funds because I I can't um pay anything until it's in the appropriate funds. >> Okay. So uh before you continue council plan let me just clarify a few things

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here. We have an underlying motion that is motion to approve. So as soon as we get out of the table matters correct we have that underline motion which is >> but I can explain as councelor has said you wanted me explain anything I can explain in open session that's what I can open. >> So let's let's open that since we have

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an underline motion explain everything that you can y >> an open section. uh if if counselor have any specific questions related to the transfer >> correct >> and then we can discuss it now. So council plan you have before. >> Yeah. So again this is only because of

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the limit I mean understand this we have a very limited uh litigation judgment section in our budget legal services account budget and that and that there may be questions by the council on updates on particular legal

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matters. That is what we can't talk about public and the and the underlying what the underlying transfers will be useful. Okay. Why why >> the settlement numbers and what we may want to settle what that amount would be

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that's the stuff that needs that we can't talk about publicly because why we we want to show our cards when the folks who we are opposing are watching this meeting and listening to that >> and also the the other transfer is for legal services >> um which regarding outstanding cases and

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I believe that they um I believe that the council wants me to kind of give like what are the outstanding cases is where are we on what's the likelihood >> and that's that's the important thank you >> that's the other part any questions in regarding to that to this item when it

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comes to the chamfer portion >> I'm sorry >> um thank you to you attorney is already publicly so let's assume that this 1.5 is going to the settlement that is already out there it's public right we we can talk about that right because

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it's already out in the public or not >> well it's it's out in Columbia has not been there is no agreement. >> Okay. So, can you can you elaborate how many communities out into this lawsuit because the public out there believe that it's just us when it comes to that

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and it's not just us. It's it's different communities involved. >> Okay. Well, well, if I hate to be I hate to be specific, but this lawsuit only involves us because these people Lawrence police only sued us. >> Um are other police departments suing

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their communities? Yes. Okay. >> As you can see, >> for the same reason, correct? >> Exactly the same reason. >> That's that's what I want. >> Multiple communities and I'm surprised the ones that haven't been hit right now, which I'm surprised, is the city of Boston, but I don't know the facts in their case, but Okay. Yeah. But it it's

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a universal, as you can, as I I did it in a memo, this is a result of an appeals court case of Daniel Lott versus the town of Brewster. So, it started with the town of Brewster. um they did not pay their police officers a full police wage. And just so we can say

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again, I disagree with the results of this case. I I strongly disagree with it, but it is law. So it doesn't matter what I think. I we have to follow what the precedent is. So and they said that paying um police recruits is not not appropriate. You have to pay them as

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though they were brand new officers. And the difference is what they what they call >> how far back this this goes like >> uh it goes three year there's a three-year statute of limitations from the date they filed um that goes to the wage act case and then under the theory

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of common law under contract there's a six-year st statute. So if there were someone that this happened to seven years ago they were out of they're not included in the case. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Any other questions? >> Any other questions counselor? I hear

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none. So um motion >> at this time I will entertain a motion with that specific uh mention it uh wording before to get into the executive session. >> The motion is there. We went into discussion. Now we need the vote.

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>> The motion uh well since we actually went back to talk about the underlying motion. Let's make sure that we make the motion again with the specific wording and that way we don't have any issues. Can I get a motion to go into secular

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session with the for the purpose of uh what the city attorney just mentioned strategy? Yes. >> So move second. >> There's a motion on the table properly second uh discussion. >> I hear none. Uh this is with the promise that we coming back to normal session.

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Um all those in favor please say I. Hi >> anyway. Um, counselors, can I get a motion? Okay, give me one minute. Can we check on that? Uh, see if we're ready because they still have the picture.

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Now that I've spent some time >> as an outside person looking >> we Okay. >> Yes. Yes, they will. >> John is is is lacking on it. >> Yeah, it will. >> Yeah, it will for sure. Mhm.

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>> We can hear you snoring, Bill. I got some screen. >> There we go. Counselors, can I go can I get a motion to uh resin for a secondary section? >> So move. There is a motion to get it

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back out of executive section. Properly second discussion. I hear none. All those in favor, please say I. I. >> I. >> The eyes have it. Now going back to the underlying motion, which is a motion to approve item 180 18126.

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Um, counselors. Any other questions? I hear none. All those in favor, please say I. I. >> Any nays? >> The eyes have it. >> Thank you very much. I appreciate So now we going any table matters. I hear none. So new business

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item 24826 uh L LPBA uh local 125 L police patrol uh patrolman association funding approval that's going to the ban finance committee item 24926

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uh year end transfer between departments account uh ordinance I mean ban finance committee item 250 25026 transfer of 1,32543 from the fiscal year 2026 capital reserve funds to various account that's

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going to the budget and finance committee item 12 15126 net uh netine electric uh electricity uptake agreement but that's going to the budget and finance committee item 25226

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appointment of Miguel Bay Aguilo to the zoning board of appears. Uh that's going to the personnel committee. Uh item 25326, creation of ordinance uh prohibiting city employees from serving uh to city uh city of Lawrence Bo and commissions.

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That's going to ordinance committee. Item 25426, request to rename municipal building located on 255 uh X Street in honor of uh the United State uh the United States Army uh Staff Sergeant Alex Himenez.

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Uh that's going to ordinance committee item 255 uh26 resident parking on Gal Street. Uh that's going to uh ordinance committee. Item 25626 res parking on Greenwood Street. That's going to

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ordinance committee. Item 25626 uh resident parking on X Street from Green Street to Warren Street. That's going to ordinance committee. Item 25826 Handicap parking 49 Far Street. That's going to ordinance committee. Item 25926

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Handicap Parking 156 Parking uh Park Street. Ordinance Committee item 26026 insta J O Paul on Broadway near Holy Street that's going to ordinance committee item 261 uh 26 review of

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current sexual harassment policy and reported pro and reporting proce uh procedures within the city the city government administrations that's going to the ordinance committee item 26226 Amadal family picnic

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and a sport day at the OK Corner Park Saturday, J uh June 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. That's going to the ordinance committee. Item 263 26326 authorization to spend the amount of

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573,000 federal high administration safer street uh for all uh for science online project grant that's going to the uh budget and finance committee. We need a vote on that one, council president. Um, >> oh, it was a lay file

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>> per rule 22, we're going to need seven people to support that item. >> So, can I get a uh that's on the wording for that? >> Yeah. So, just per rule 22, um, we just someone needs to make a motion per rule 22 to add that to the agenda. >> Can I get a motion as per rule 22 uh to

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add this item to 6326 uh to add it to the agenda? There's a motion. Uh, >> you say there's an emergency. >> No. >> Uh, there is a motion in front of us. >> Please second discussion.

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>> This is a lay file. We need seven vote. >> Yes, please. >> All in favor? >> All those in favor, please say I. >> I have chair. Council Point, we'll start with you. >> Sure. That's a yes.

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>> Council Zorario, >> yes. >> Council Reyes, >> yes. >> Council Mama, >> yes. >> I'm council. I don't know. I apologize. Council Mama, >> yes. >> Council Miguel, >> yes. >> Council Gonzalez, >> yes. >> Council Vice President, >> yes.

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>> Council President, >> I'll say yes. >> Okay, great. All right, we uh here's an unanimous vote on this item will be going to the finance committee committee. >> Budget of finance.

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>> So this week have five weeks. The next meeting will be on June believe seven. >> June what? >> Uh excuse me. The next meeting will be June 16. >> 16th. Yep. >> This is >> so June 16. And next week we have budget

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seasons or budget hearings. >> So counselors, let's be aware of that, right? >> So we actually um I was considerate of my colleagues. I had you guys in mind to worry. Uh we we

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don't have anything scheduled for Tuesday. So Tuesday's open for ordinance. Um I left Wednesday open for the regular budget and finance um meetings. So we have budget hearings Monday and Thursday of next week. >> All right. Uh we have available uh

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Tuesday >> Wednesday 7. Yes. >> And uh finance >> budget and finance will be Wednesday the 10th at 7. >> Okay. So I believe those the only two items. Uh we have personal one item for

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personnel. We have one item. >> The appointment for the uh >> Wednesday at 6. >> Wednesday at 6. Um >> any other meetings? We don't have any other meetings, right? >> 6:30. It's only one >> question. 6:30.

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>> Can you make six? I'm looking at the vice chair. I thought you would say >> you say Wednesday. Okay. [snorts] Wednesday. Okay. But on Monday, I won't. >> I'm going to be away. You say you ask me to. >> So, do we have enough people for personnel? >> Yes. >> Okay. Perfect. Perfect. Um,

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>> FYI, Wednesday, I'm not going to make it to the meeting. Thursday I will for budget session. >> So, we have a meeting Wednesday and Thursday. Right. >> Right. >> Yep. >> Yep. >> No, it's next week. Next week. It's

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Monday and Thursday. >> So, council president, council the plan, you will be will are you not well, let me not assume. Will you be available Wednesday? Next Wednesday the 10th at 7 for the regular budget and finance meeting. >> Yes. >> So we will have forum

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>> and at 6:30 we're going to have a personal. Yeah. >> Do you say 6 or 6:30? >> Well, can you guys make six? >> Yeah. Let's keep it 6 because in case people come in late. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Give ample time. We got all the

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committee meetings next uh this week councelor. We have a very short special meeting uh which is going to be uh it's going to be taking place on June 4th at 7:45 said June 4th >> June 4th the day that we have the budget

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and finance committee for the hearings uh for the budget hearings we actually proposing it in a special meeting as well at 7:45 for one specific item and one specific vote on item 22 22826 Six, the proposed

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fiscal year 2027 for the municipal budget uh need to be uh we need to order a public hearing uh for the day that we're going to be meeting for uh 7 to 14 days ahead of time. Uh so four of the counselors are going to be already here

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uh on the budget hearings uh this Wednesday Wednesday coming up we uh this Thursday coming up I'm sorry June [snorts] 4th >> and we uh we hope that um anyone else that can make it uh please make it at 7:45

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just to order that specific public hearing for the budget. So, special meeting for June uh June 4th at 7:45 p.m. Uh the other special meeting that we are announcing today

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is going to be on uh the proposed FOYA fiscal year 2027 and that's going to be for Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. That's going to be the day that we expected to discuss >> [snorts]

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>> uh the budget of fiscal year 2027. All right. The second date uh if needed will be on June 17 at 7 PM. So

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the agenda for uh the meeting on um on June 4th at 7:45 is here and we're going to be passing this over. >> Yeah, pass it over. Uh the meeting has

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been posted already. Thank you. >> We'll try my best on Thursday. I have a work uh event. >> No problem. >> Can work soon. I mean, it's >> I think it's from 5 to 7, but you know, those events prolong um if I'm able,

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I'll be here. Hopefully, we can make quarter notes. So, I know there's also graduation at the greater alarm school, isn't it? >> Thursday. >> Correct. Yeah. >> So, on um graduation for the Lawrence is also on Friday. this Friday. >> Um, council president, are we good clear

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with the with what we're trying to do on on Thursday [snorts] >> and on the 16 as well? On the I mean on the 15 >> as well. >> Yep. >> Councel Lauren Fant. >> Thank you. I I I know I sent a bunch of calendar invites, so I'm sure my

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colleagues like me live off our calendar, but I want to re-emphasize that the last budget hearing um June 11th is not at 6:00, it's at 700 p.m. I know sometimes when we get into a a routine,

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sometimes we don't look at, but please make sure that you're aware that next Thursday is at 7, not at 6. Any other questions? I'll entertain a motion for second. >> I