On the agenda: Lawrence meeting — Flock Safety (Apr 7)

or REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAWRENCE CITY COUNCIL cake:

coe Date & Time: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. a |
. Location: City Council Chambers, Lawrence City Hall, POSTED:
156 | 26 200 Common Street, Lawrence, MA Gaaiea

Pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2022, this meeting will be hybrid, allowing participation both in person
in the City Council Chamber and remotely.

The Zoom Link is: https://usO2web.zoom.us/j/82877767992 ?pwd=yglPfxNhRbB6tnwmWkiqaXvzzIBIfZ.1
Meeting ID: 828 7776 7992 Passcode: 839951

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AGENDA

e Roll Call

¢ Moment of Silence

e Pledge of Allegiance

e Minutes
12/16/2025 Regular Meeting
02/17/2026 Regular Meeting
03/03/2026 Regular Meeting
03/17/2026 Regular Meeting

¢ Public Participation

Public Hearings: [None]

Matters Pending a Public Hearing:
103B/22 Request to change Ordinances-(Program Coordinator for Economic Development)-Ord. 2.104.060(Human Rights
Executive Director)-Mayor Brian A. DePefia.
200/21 4 Point Stop Signs-East Haverhill and Berkeley Street-Counc. De La Cruz~-Communication received from City
Attorney on June 29, 2022 regarding report received from City Engineer on June 28, 2022.
112/22 Fifteen Minute Parking-83 Warwick Street [Mon-Fri 8am-6pm]-Nereida Madera-Pub. Hrg. Ordered
271/22 Stop Signs on Salem Street (East and West Bound Directions) at the Foster St. Intersection-President Laplante
429/23 Discontinue the Use of a Portion of Bay State Road as a Public Way [from McFarlin St to Jordan St]
— Daniel McCarthy, Land Use Planner
437/24 Handicapped Parking, 219 Prospect Street — Cornelio Villa Sanchez [Need Measurements]
440/24 Child Care Parking, 6 Knox St. - Counc. Ana Levy [Need Measurements]
573/24 Stop Sign, High Street at Highlawn Ave — Counc. Fidelina Santiago
46/25 Rezoning a Portion of City Land off of Bay State Road and Jordan Street from General Industrial (I-2) to Open Space
Recreation (OCR) — Dan McCarthy, Acting Planning Director
387/25 Remove Handicapped Parking - 5 Durant Street - Councilor Wendy Luzon
459/25 Handicapped Parking — 464 Haverhill St — Councilor Gregory Delrosario
493/25 Install Underground Conduits on Essex Street near Amesbury Street [REF # 31170461]
— Dave Johnson, National Grid
57/26 Remove Handicapped Parking — 48-50 Juniper Street — Counc. Gregory Delrosario and Ainara Hernandez Guzman
034/26 Remove Handicapped Parking Signage - 3 Currier St — Sofia Rosario
035/26 Handicapped Parking - 33 Juniper Street — Councilor Gregory Delrosario and Aiden Jordan
036/26 Handicapped Parking — 42 Kendrick Street — Patrick Cadet
037/26 Install and Maintain Underground Conduits on Amesbury Street at Canal Street [REF # 31170451]
— Dave Johnson, National Grid

65/26 Proposed Update to Noise Ordinance [ORD # 09.04.040] — Capt. Ariel Montas, Lawrence Police Dept.

Communication from Mayor, City Officials & City Attorney: [None]
COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Budget and Finance Committee:

007/26 Approval of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Agreement between ARGI, LLC and the City of Lawrence for property
located at 470 Broadway — Daniel McCarthy, Planning Director

78/26 YTD Budget Review — Police Department — Ramona Ceballos, CAFO [W]

79/26 YTD Budget Review — Fire Department — Ramona Ceballos, CAFO [W]

80/26 Auth to Expend [$70,000] Grant funds from the Commonwealth of MA Federal Funds and Infrastructure Office
(FFIO) Municipal and Tribal Technical Assistance (MTTA) Grant — Ilialis Reyes, Director of Project Management
and Development

81/26 Acceptance of Devices under the MA Broadband Institute (MBI) Connected and Online Program — Carlos Castillo,
Director of Information Technology

82/26 Rescission of Bond Authorizations, Nine Bonds totaling [$9,821,827.98] — Perla Ortiz, Treasurer and Tax Collector

83/26 Authorization to Transfer [$97,552] from FREE CASH to Acct 015100-5380 [$15,552] and Acct 015120-5770
[$82,000] — Victor E. Ortega, Director of Veterans Services

Housing Committee: [NO REPORT]

Ordinance Committee:

18/25 Handicapped Parking — 140 Jackson Street — Martin A. Taveras [OPH]

458/25 Request to Re-Zone Parcel of Real Property at 128 Parker Street [Map 101, Parcel 101-55] from R-2 to B-1
— Attorney Dana Cohen [OPH]

12/26 Handicapped Parking - 69 Bigelow Street - Margarita Rosa [OPH]

13/26 Handicapped Parking - 24 Eutaw Street — Iris A. Texidor [OPH]

14/26 Handicapped Parking - 94 Myrtle Street — Rosa Cruz [OPH]

58/26 Handicapped Parking — 18 Ames Street - Gladys V. Mateo De Marizan [OPH]

71/26 Remove Handicapped Parking - 87 Railroad Street - Counc. Gregory Delrosario and Miriam Santiago [OPH]

72/26 Remove Handicapped Parking - 203 West Street - Daymond Ventura [OPH]

87/26 Resolution Honoring Yoany Ortiz Lawrence High School POSSE Scholarship Winner and Acceptance to Centre
College in Danville, Kentucky — Counc. President Jeovanny Rodriguez

88/26 Resolution Honoring Jay De Los Santos, Lawrence High School QuestBridge National Scholar and Acceptance to
Tufts University — Counc. President Jeovanny Rodriguez

90/26 Proposed modification to Ordinance 02.04.081 — Councilor Stephany Infante [OPH]

91/26 Resolution Honoring Deceased World War II Service Members from Lawrence, with final resting place in the
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial [Carl Amoroso, Mario Bernardini, Oscar Faucher, Frank Grelle,
Harry Roach, Leonard Roguski and Thomas Ryan] — Councilor Marc Laplante

92/26 Resolution Honoring Deceased World War II Service Members from Lawrence, with final resting place in
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, [Maurice Demers, Norman Drouin, Michael Grinkovicius, Ernest
Libby, Paul Lucyk, James O’Neill Jr., Salvatore Paulouski and Robert Simmons] — Councilor Marc Laplante

93/26 Resolution Honoring Deceased World War II Service Members from Lawrence, with final resting place in Ardennes
American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium, [Edward Dumont, Joseph Harrigan, George Khoury and Leopoldo
Tortora] — Councilor Marc Laplante

94/26 Resolution Honoring Rumbo Newspaper on their 30 Years of Publication — Counc. Vice President Ana Levy and
Councilor Stephany Infante

95/26 Resolution Honoring 2025 Firefighter of the Year, Patrick Driscoll - Councilor Stephany Infante

96/26 Resolution Honoring 2025 Police Officer of the Year, Ginelli Bonet — Councilor Stephany Infante

97/26 Resolution Honoring 2025 Police Officer of the Year, Ariskelda Southworth — Councilor Stephany Infante

98/26 Resolution Honoring 2025 EMT of the Year, Paul Brennan — Councilor Stephany Infante

99/26 Sidewalk Produce Display — 187 Lawrence St. — Councilor Celina Reyes and Cesar Checo

105/26 Remove Handicapped Parking — 201 - 207 West Street - Counc. Gregory Delrosario [OPH]

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106/26 Remove Handicapped Parking - 200 — 202 Exchange Street — Rafael Paola [OPH]

110/26 Install One JO Pole on McFarlin Court near Water Street, Pole 1105-50 between poles 1105 and 1106 [REF #
31240071] - Dave Johnson, National Grid [OPH]

111/26 Install One JO Pole on Maple Street near Currier Street and relocate Pole 3460 [REF # 31083480] - Dave Johnson,
National Grid [OPH]

112/26 Relocate One JO Pole on Maple Street near Short Street and relocate Pole 3455 [REF # 31083480] - Dave Johnson,
National Grid - Dave Johnson, National Grid [OPH]

113/26 Preach the Word of God at various locations on Saturdays [SPE26-000003] — Abner Merced Algarin, Iglesia de
Cristo Rios de Agua Viva

114/26 American Taxi, Renewal of Taxi/Livery License — Officer Ivan Soto, Lawrence Police Dept.

115/26 Liberty Taxi, Inc., Renewal of Taxi/Livery License — Officer Ivan Soto, Lawrence Police Dept.

116/26 Popular Taxi Co., LLC, Renewal of Taxi/Livery License — Officer Ivan Soto, Lawrence Police Dept.

118/26 Merrimack Taxi, Renewal of Taxi/Livery License — Officer Ivan Soto, Lawrence Police Dept.

119/26 Rio Hondo Transport LLC, Renewal of Taxi/Livery License — Officer Ivan Soto, Lawrence Police Dept.

120/26 L&M Transportation LLC, Renewal of Taxi/Livery License — Officer Ivan Soto, Lawrence Police Dept.

121/26 NYC United Express Inc., Renewal of Taxi/Livery License — Officer Ivan Soto, Lawrence Police Dept.

122/26 VP Luxury Transportation, LLC, Renewal of Taxi/Livery License — Officer [van Soto, Lawrence Police Dept.

123/26 Luxe Line Transportation, LLC, Renewal of Taxi/Livery License — Officer Ivan Soto, Lawrence Police Dept.

124/26 Universal Lotus Event 2026, Campagnone Common, Saturday, August 8, 20206 10AM — 4PM [SPE26-000015] —
Corey Christy, Universal Lotus

125/26 ICM Cristo Viene Lawrence 2026 May 16, William Kennedy Park; June 13, Rowell Park; July 11- Campagnone
Common; August 29, William Kennedy Park; 12 — 4 PM 2026 [SPE26-000016] — Hiram Sanchez

126/26 Dia de Clamor 2026, Campagnone Common — Bernstein Stage Area, August 29, 2026, 12PM — 7PM [SPE26-
000017] — Maribel Maldonado, Casa de Oracion Camino de Santidad Inc.

Personnel Committee: [NO REPORT]

Public Safety Committee: [NO REPORT]

Economic Development Committee: [NO REPORT]

Committee of the Whole: [NO REPORT]

Old Business:

54/26 Campagnone Common, Earth Day — Citywide Clean Up, April 25, 2026, 7am — 3 pm [SPE26-000011]
— Isae Grullon, Groundwork Lawrence [Request to Allow Date Change to May 2, 2026]

108/26 Per Rule #25, Proposed Change to Rule #6, to modify the Housing Committee — Counc. President Jeovanny
Rodriguez

109/26 Per Rule #25, Proposed Change to Rule #6, to create Public Safety and Emergency Management Committee —
Counc. President Jeovanny Rodriguez

Tabled Matters: [updated: 03-17-26]:
72/16 Residency Requirement-City Employees — Home Rule Petition — Review — Council Pres. Vasquez; Carried forward

12-16-2025 as Rule 12F exception

125/17 Establishing maximum motor vehicle speed city wide to 25mph—Request to Amend Chapter 10.26 — Council Pres.
Vasquez & Councilor. Rodriguez -Public Hearing Opened & Closed; Carried forward 12-16-2025 as Rule 12F
exception

444/23 Requesting of Voting ID — Counc. Ana Levy and Counc. Gregory Delrosario [OPH]; Carried forward 12-16-2025 as
Rule 12F exception

245/25 Adopt new FIRM Floodplain Map for the City and Approve Amendment of the City’s Floodplain Management
Ordinance (Chapter 15.32) with latest Regulations from National Flood Insurance Program — Daniel McCarthy,
Planning Director [Approved 07-07-2025, Reviewed for Possible Reconsideration] [T] 11-18-2025; Carried forward
12-16-2025 as Rule 12F exception

007/26 Approval of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Agreement between ARGI, LLC and the City of Lawrence for property
located at 470 Broadway — Daniel McCarthy, Planning Director [T] 03-17-2026

028/26 Declaration of Surplus Property, 15A Boston Street (Map 73, Lot 2-1) [Home Equity Protection Act] — Charlinett
Pascual, Acting Community Development Director [T] 02-17-2026

029/26 Declaration of Surplus Property, 15B Boston Street (Map 73, Lot 2-2) [Home Equity Protection Act] — Charlinett
Pascual, Acting Community Development Director [T] 02-17-2026

66/26 Resolution Honoring Lawrence High School Senior Dariel Rodriguez on his Admission and Full Scholarship to Yale
University — Councilor Stephany Infante [T] 03-17-2026

New Business:

128/26 Payment of Prior Year Invoices [$60,000] with the vendor Flock Safety — Rosa M. Shephard, Director of Support
Services, Police Department

129/26 Authorize Transfer of Funds [$175,000] from (012110-5110) Police Administration to (012111-5856) Computer
Software — Rosa M. Shephard, Director of Support Services, Police Department

130/26 Payment of Prior Year Invoices [$343,194.85] for Transportation Vendors — Jason Cabrera, CFO, Lawrence Public
Schools

131/26 Auth to Expend [$300,000] Earmark provided by Rep Frank Moran for Supplemental Costs Associated with City
Bridge Projects — Daniel McCarthy, Planning Director

132/26 Review and Approval of Annual Application to HUD for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), estimated
amount of [$1,638,713.00] and HOME Grant in the estimated amount of [$835,894.17] — Susan Fink, Manager of
Financial and Administrative Services

133/26 YTD Budget Review — Inspectional Services Department — Ramona Ceballos, CAFO

134/26 Water Rate Adjustment Proposal — William Hale III, Water and Sewer Commissioner

135/26 Auth to Expend [$28,000] Mass DEP Sustainable Materials Recovery Program fund Grant — Nelson Silva, Recycling
Coordinator

136/26 Surplus Declaration of Real Property, Parcel of land on Summer Street (No Address - Map 107, Lot 48) — Daniel
McCarthy, Planning Director

137/26 Re-appoint Joseph R. Quartarone to the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District Commission — Mayor Brian A. DePena

138/26 15 Minute Parking — Amesbury Street [Essex Street Intersection] Santia Bakery — Councilor Rosaly Gonzalez and
Gipsy

139/26 Handicapped Parking — 12 Lansdowne Court — Dorka Crisostomo

140/26 Handicapped Parking — 297 Lowell Street - Councilor Ana Levy and Fiordaliza Lopez

141/26 Remove Handicapped Parking — 18 Orchard Street

142/26 Proposed Ordinance for Finance Officer [Ordinance No. 02.72.070] — Timothy P. Houten, City Attorney

143/26 Request for Council to Adopt Resolution in Support of Massachusetts Audit of the State Legislature Per Question |
on the November 5, 2024 Ballot - Richard Russell

144/26 Resolution Opposing the State-Mandated Implementation of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s) in the City of
Lawrence - Councilor Mare Laplante and Councilor Stephany Infante

145/26 Llamada de Dios a la Comunidad, Campagnone Common, June 6, 2026, and September 19, 2026, 12PM — 5PM
[SPE26-000029] — Sonia Cora, Iglesia de Dios, Inc.

146/26 Request an Investigation into the Use of Audio Recordings/Possible Wire Tapping Law Violation within City Hall —
Council President Jeovanny Rodriguez, Councilor Vice President Levy, Councilor Infante, Councilor Marmol

147/26 Day of the Bible, Celebration and March, Campagnone Common, September 26, 2026, 3:30PM — 7PM [SPE26-
000020] — Grace Vega, Iglesia Cristiana Metodista

148/26 3 on 3 Basketball Scholarship Tournament Fundraiser, Scarito Park, June 6, 2026 7AM — 3PM [SPE26-000022] —
Kaylee Sostre, Lawrence Community Works

149/26 Fiesta del Barrio, Newbury Street Spray Park, June 6, 2026 9AM — 6PM [SPE26-000024] — Kaylee Sostre, Lawrence
Community Works

150/26 Bohemian Sunset Events 2026, Warehouse Park, Thursdays, June 18 — September 10, 2026, 5PM — 9:30PM [SPE26-
000025] — Jenny Garcia, Ateneo Dominicano

151/26 GLFHC Community Health Fair, Campagnone Common, May 29, 2026, 12PM — 4:30PM [SPE26-000026] — Lucia
Rondon, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center

152/26 Rescuing Spirits for Christ - Casa de Oracion 2026, Campagnone Common, May 30, 2026, 4PM — 7PM [SPE26-
000027] — Higinio Santana