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REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAWRENCE CITY COUNCIL
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: City Council Chambers, Lawrence City Hall,
200 Common Street, Lawrence, MA

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POSTED:
MAY 1, 2026
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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.
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AGENDA

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Roll Call
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
Minutes
02/17/2026
04/21/2026

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Regular Meeting
Regular Meeting

Public Participation

Public Hearings:
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
142/26 Proposed Ordinance for Finance Officer [Ordinance No. 02.72.070] – Timothy P. Houten, City Attorney

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. DePeña.
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
59/26 Handicapped Parking – 136 Bowdoin Street – Counc. Celina Reyes and Counc. Stephany Infante
65/26 Proposed Update to Noise Ordinance [ORD # 09.04.040] – Capt. Ariel Montas, Lawrence Police Dept.
102/26 Handicapped Parking – 83 Bennington Street – Nestor Tarveras
103/26 Handicapped Parking – 214 Farnham Street – Carmen D. Nunez de Alvarez
134/26 Water Rate Adjustment Proposal – William Hale III, Water and Sewer Commissioner
141/26 Remove Handicapped Parking – 18 Orchard Street [OPH]

Communication from Mayor, City Officials & City Attorney: [None]
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COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Budget and Finance Committee:
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
155/26 Transfer Funds [$457,000.00] from FREE CASH to Fire Department Overtime Account (012211-5130) - Paul
Maccarone, Director of Support Service, Lawrence Fire Dept., for Chief Patrick Delaney
158/26 Approve an Extension on the “Creating a Thriving Lawrence” funding awarded to Semana Hispana – Susan Fink,
Manager of Financial and Administrative Services, Office of Planning and Development
159/26 Appropriation Transfer [$25,000] of ARPA/Free Cash allocations from Airport (190810-51018) to Office of
Planning and Development (190810-51013) – Octavien Spanner, Senior Advisor to the Mayor
Housing and Economic Development Committee: [NO REPORT]
Ordinance Committee:
48/26 Creation of Billing Analyst Position, Water Department – Caryl M. Garcia Esq., Personnel Director [OPH]
127/26 Home Rule Petition, Credible Service for Lawrence Police Officer – Councilor Stephany Infante
161/26 Five Star Express Transportation, LLC Renewal of Taxi/Livery License – Officer Ivan Soto, Lawrence Police Dept.
163/26 United Health Care Community Plan – Resource Fair, Campagnone Common, Thursday, June11, 2026 2PM – 4PM
[SPE26-000031] – Cecilia Fechu, United Health Care Community Plan
171/26 Saving Hearts Youth Event 2026 (Resource Fair), Campagnone Common, Saturday, May 16, 2026 2PM – 6PM and
Friday, June 5, 2026, 3PM – 6PM [SPE26-000034] – Ingrid Ortiz, Iglesia Con Prosposito
Personnel Committee: [NO REPORT]
Public Safety and Emergency Management Committee: [NO REPORT]
Committee of the Whole: [NO REPORT]

Old Business:
90/26 Proposed modification to Ordinance 02.04.081 – Councilor Stephany Infante [Approved 04/21/2026, Vetoed]
156/26 Auth to Expend [$10,000] MASS DOT Safe Route to Schools (SRTS) Sign and Lines Project - Martha Holt, Project
Coordinator, MHTF

Tabled Matters: [updated: 04-21-26]:
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
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
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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
87/26 Resolution Honoring Yoany Ortiz Lawrence High School POSSE Scholarship Winner and Acceptance to Centre
College in Danville, Kentucky – Counc. President Jeovanny Rodriguez [T] 04-07-2026
88/26 Resolution Honoring Jay De Los Santos, Lawrence High School QuestBridge National Scholar and Acceptance to
Tufts University – Counc. President Jeovanny Rodriguez [T] 04-07-2026
98/26 Resolution Honoring 2025 EMT of the Year, Paul Brennan – Councilor Stephany Infante [T] 04-07-2026
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. [T] 04-21-2026
147/26 Day of the Bible, Celebration and March, Campagnone Common, September 26, 2026, 3:30PM – 7PM [SPE26000020] – Grace Vega, Iglesia Cristiana Metodista
154/26 Appoint Modesto Maldonado to the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District Commission – Mayor Brian A. DePena [T]
04-21-2026

New Business:
172/26 Appointment of Christopher Buckley, Municipal Hearing Officer – Timothy P. Houten, City Attorney for Mayor
Brian A. DePena
173/26 236/25 Re-Authorization of Bellevue Cemetery Revolving Fund Account, Expenditure Limit of [$95,000] – Ramona
Ceballos, Acting CAFO
174/26 Re-Authorization of Council on Aging Revolving Fund Account, Expenditure Limit of [$150,000] – Ramona
Ceballos, Acting CAFO
175/26 Re-Authorization of Recreation and Park Self Supporting Service Revolving Fund Account – Ramona Ceballos,
Acting CAFO
176/26 Re-Authorization of Veterans Memorial Stadium Revolving Fund Account, Expenditure Limit of [$100,000] –
Ramona Ceballos, Acting CAFO
177/26 Re-Authorization of Library Programs Revolving Fund Account, Expenditure Limit of [$50,000] – Ramona
Ceballos, Acting CAFO
178/26 Re-Authorization of PEG Access and Cable Related Funds, Revolving Fund Account, (Available to Lawrence Public
Schools) Appropriation [$350,000] – Ramona Ceballos, Acting CAFO
179/26 Re-Authorization of PEG Access and Cable Related Funds, Revolving Fund Account, (Available to the City of
Lawrence) Appropriation [$100,000] – Ramona Ceballos, Acting CAFO
180/26 Re-Authorization of DPW Recycling Revolving Fund Account, Expenditure Limit of [$300,000] – Ramona
Ceballos, Acting CAFO
181/26 Transfer from Litigation Reserve [$1MIL] and Free Cash [$1MIL] to Legal Services Account [$450,000] and Court
Judgement Account [$1,550,000] – Timothy P. Houten, City Attorney
182/26 Approval of Bond Authorization [$10,149,973] for Airport Administration Building – Francisco Urena, Airport
Manager
183/26 Transfer [$1,007,282.28] from Retained Earnings (29-3590) to (294310-5650) to fund GLSD FY2026 Assessment –
William c. Hale III, Water and Sewer Commissioner
184/26 Auth to Expend [$10,933.13] for Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Program and [$4,168.38] for Senior
SAFE program in FY2026 – Fire Chief Patrick Delaney
185/26 Transfer [$110,000] from ARPA Free Cash for the Development of the Economic Development Master Plan –
Francisco Surillo, Business and Economic Development Director
186/26 Transfer [$10.8MIL] from Free Cash Reserve (01-3590) to Various City Accounts – Ramona Ceballos, CAFO
187/26 Request Investigation of Unclaimed Properties entitled “City of Lawrence” as Listed on MissingMoney.com –
Councilor Franklin Miguel and William Collins
188/26 Request vote to Opt In to the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program - Francisco Surillo, Business and
Economic Development Director
189/26 Amend Ordinance 01.16.150 [Municipal Hearing Officer] – Timothy P. Houten, City Attorney
190/26 Request Sidewalk Access for Produce Display – 274 South Broadway – Counc. Celina Reyes and Raul Gomez
Sanchez
191/26 Lawrence Housing Authority – Family Self Sufficiency Program – Councilor Vivian Marmol
192/26 141-143 Hancock Street – Review of Sale Conditions – Council President Jeovanny Rodriguez
193/26 No Parking Area – 14 LaSalle Avenue – Jose Luis Reyes
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194/26 20 Minute Parking – 67 East Haverhill Street [Renacer Food Market] – Counc. Franklin Miguel
195/26 One Way – Boehm Street [Request for Traffic Study] – Counc. Franklin Miguel
196/26 One Way – Fulton Street [Request for Traffic Study] – Counc. Franklin Miguel
197/26 One Way – Mechanic Street [Request for Traffic Study] – Counc. Franklin Miguel
198/26 Resident Parking – Oakwood Avenue – Counc. Franklin Miguel
199/26 Resident Parking – Stearns Avenue [between Lawrence St and Saratoga St.] – Counc. Gregory Delrosario
200/26 Evangelism Outreach 2026, Campagnone Common, June 7, 2026, 9AM - 6PM [SPE26-000033] – Samuel Akotey,
Praise Tabernacle Worship Church
201/26 Rescuing the Spirit Event, Bourgoin Park, July 18, 2026, 12 - 4PM [SPE26-000036] – Samuel Akotey, Praise
Tabernacle Worship Church
202/26 Construyendo Futuro Evento Familiar 2026, O’Connell Park, July 24th 2PM – 6PM and July 25th 9AM – 6PM
[SPE26-000039] – Vincent de la Rosa, Lluvia de Bendiciones, Inc
203/26 Get to Know Your Church (SUD), Campagnone Common, May 23, 2026, 2 -5:30PM [SPE26-000043] – Marisol
Cardenas, Iglesia de Jesus Cristo de los Santos de Ultimos Dias
204/26 Re-appoint Daniel Foley to the Lawrence Municipal Airport Commission – Timothy P. Houten, City Attorney for
Mayor Brian A. DePena
205/26 Appoint Carmen Garcia-King to the Lawrence Municipal Airport Commission – Timothy P. Houten, City Attorney
for Mayor Brian A. DePena
206/26 Proclamation Honoring Giomar Rodriguez, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
207/26 Proclamation Honoring Jared Martinez-Mejia, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
208/26 Proclamation Honoring Dariel Rodriguez, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
209/26 Proclamation Honoring Yoany Ortiz, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
210/26 Proclamation Honoring Yordy Ciriaco, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
211/26 Proclamation Honoring Railenny Burgos, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
212/26 Proclamation Honoring Jubernnys Rosario Del Obre, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
213/26 Proclamation Honoring Edgar Castillo, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
214/26 Proclamation Honoring Daniela Ardon LHS Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
215/26 Proclamation Honoring Joleidy Frias, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
216/26 Proclamation Honoring Amabeli Mejia, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
217/26 Proclamation Honoring Jay De Los Santos, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
218/26 Proclamation Honoring Ashley Martinez Gomez, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
219/26 Proclamation Honoring Ashanti Vargas, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
220/26 Proclamation Honoring Luz Diaz, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
221/26 Proclamation Honoring Angelina Henriquez, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
222/26 Proclamation Honoring Jennifer Pham, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
223/26 Proclamation Honoring Angel Gonzalez-Liriano, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
224/26 Proclamation Honoring Liz Ramirez, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
225/26 Proclamation Honoring Nashla Reyes, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez
226/26 Proclamation Honoring Kairimis Joaquin, Lawrence High School Senior- Council Pres. Rodriguez

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