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Ordinance committee roundup: public hearings ordered, parking reviews, pole relocations and other referrals
Summary
At its April 22 meeting the committee ordered public hearings on street changes and pole relocations, referred multiple parking and accessibility petitions to police/DPW for review, and approved sending several items to the full council with favorable recommendations or as committee reports.
The Lawrence City Ordinance Intergovernmental Relations Committee took a series of procedural votes on April 22 to move permit, traffic and infrastructure items forward for departmental review or public hearings. Major outcomes included:
- Order public hearing: Saratoga Street conversion to one-way (DPW memo and police supporting memo presented). Motion carried; committee ordered a public hearing to consider the conversion.
- National Grid pole relocations: The committee voted to send multiple National Grid petitions to the full council and to order public hearings for pole relocations on Amesbury Street related to a state DOT project. Motions were made by Vice Chair Selena Reyes and seconded by Councilor Filina Santiago; voice votes carried.
- Resident parking petition (Haywood Street): A request to designate resident parking on Haywood Street was amended (applicant requested extension to Union Street) and sent to the Lawrence Police Department for field review. Motion carried; police will evaluate curb conditions, driveways and feasibility.
- Handicap and other parking requests: Multiple handicap and short-term parking petitions (examples include 111 Arlington St., 65 Tewksbury St., 101 Bradford St., and a request at 124 Oxford St.) were sent to the police department and/or DPW for review and recommendation.
- School bus pick-up/drop-off (65 Jackson St.): Committee referred the request to DPW and the police department for review.
- Discontinuance and other items: A discontinuance petition for Empire Street alleyway was tabled at the applicant’s request; several past-event permits were withdrawn as the event date had passed.
Votes were generally unanimous among the four members present. Most referrals instruct the police department and DPW to report back with field reviews or to prepare materials for a public hearing or full-council action.
