On the agenda: Lawrence meeting — License plate reader (Feb 24)

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Sub-committee of the Lawrence City Council
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
200 COMMON STREET
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LAWRENCE, MA
CANCELLED
Note: This meeting is also being conducted as a hybrid meeting.
You may remotely access the meeting through the digital platforms below

Voting Members: Vivian Marmol, Chair; Celina Reyes, Vice-Chair; Ana Levy and Rosaly Gonzalez

Pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2022, this meeting of Public Safety Committee is being conducted both
in person and via remote participation. A reminder that persons who would like to listen to/view this meeting
while in progress may either attend in person at the location above or use of any of the following access
locations:
Facebook: Lawrence City Council page - https://www.facebook.com/TheLawrencecitycouncil/
YouTube: Lawrence City Council page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2T3lkuyO1ywReSTsm3fsA
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Minutes for Council Approval: N/A

AGENDA

NEW BUSINESS: February 3, 2026
043/26 Review Snow Emergencies Process and Procedure and Winter Parking Enforcement Policies
– Councilor Vivian Marmol
044/26 Review Process for Alerting Residents of Winter Parking Ban Activation – Councilor Vivian Marmol
045/26 Request Presentation of Annual Report and Semi-Annual Reports from Police, Fire and
Inspectional Services Departments - Councilor Vivian Marmol

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: May 20, 2025
232/25 Audit of the Lawrence Police Department for Fiscal Year 2025 – Counc. Wendy Luzon

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: March 4, 2025
71/25 Review Parking Ordinances and Regulations [Invite Traffic Enforcement for Discussion]
– Council Gregory Delrosario

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: February 4, 2025
30/25 Review City’s Towing List, Criteria and Procedures [Requesting LPD and DPW to participate]
– Counc. Gregory Delrosario

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: October 1, 2024
125/17 Establishing maximum motor vehicle speed city wide to 25mph–Request to Amend Chapter 10.26
– Council Pres. Vasquez & Councilor. Rodriguez

496/24 Speed Limit Pilot Project Act – Councilor Marc Laplante

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: December 5, 2023
470/23 Concerns of Illegal Dumping on Alleyways and Homeless Situation – Counc. Gregory Delrosario
472/23 Concerns about Trash Pick-Up [Capitol Waste Services] – Counc. Gregory Delrosario

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: November 8, 2023
439/23 30 Second delay at all traffic lights/all directions (synchronized) – Officer Abel Cano, LPD
(ref. to DPW Director, City Engineer and Police Dept. on 03/17/2025)

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: June 06, 2023
192/23 Fire Prevention Plan Development – Councilor Jeovanny Rodriguez

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: September 20, 2022
315/22 Concerns of Methadone use and questions about the clinic operation in our City-Councilor Delrosario

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: August 2, 2022
262/22 Environmental and drainage safety issue at Water Street Lower Section-Councilor Rodriguez

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: July 19, 2022
239/22 GLFHC’s Syringe Service Program Community Response Plan-Sandra Silva and Councilor Rodriguez

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: May 17, 2022
161/22 Health and Safety Concern about our youth’s substance misused within City of LawrenceCouncilor Rodriguez, Councilor Levy, Councilor Celina Reyes and Councilor Delrosario

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: April 19, 2022
124/22
125/22
126/22
127/22
128/22

Enforcement plan for illegal/non-registered Motorcycles-Councilor Rodriguez
Noise handling by illegal/non-registered Motorcycles-Councilor Rodriguez
Quarterly Site visits to Lawrence Public Schools to observe safety issues or concerns-Councilor Rodriguez
License plate reader’s technology update Concerns-Councilor Rodriguez
Public cameras system Update-Councilor Rodriguez

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: December 7, 2021
271/21 Communication from Neighbors concerning parking on Hamlet Street-Kelly Stanisewski

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: October 5, 2021
229/21 Incidents at LHS -Councilor Levy

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: September 15, 2020
186/20

Flooding: Lawrence Streets-Councs. Payano and C. Reyes

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: July 21, 2020
155/20

Lawrence School Openings-Counc. Payano

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: April 21, 2020
97A/20 Winter Parking Ordinance-Discussion-Counc. Payano (email Fire Chief 04-15-21)

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: November 12, 2019
349/19
356/19

Use of alcohol to be prohibited in public parks and all sporting events-Counc. De La Cruz
Lawrence Public Schools-Public Safety-Counc. Payano

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: September18, 2018
328/18 Lawrence Emergency Management Response – Counc. Payano

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: June 5, 2018
217/18 Sex Trafficking & Prostitution in Lawrence – Counc. Payano

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: May 15, 2018
188/18 City Hall Security and Safety – Counc. De La Cruz

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: April 17, 2018
Re-committed:
148/18 Lawrence Auxiliary Police – Council Vice Pres. Rodriguez & Counc. Payano

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: April 3, 2018
130/18 Review of Police Cameras to Rules and Regulations of Surveillance Cameras – Counc. Payano

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: March 20, 2018
104/18 2017 Annual Report from City Physician Request – Counc. Payano

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: April 4, 2017
133/17 Lawrence Police Department - Lawrence Trust Act – Report [Sec. 9.20.060]
- James X. Fitzpatrick, Chief of Police (email Police Chief 04-15-21)
Re-committed to Public Safety on 12/05/2023:

01/17 Overview of Opioid Epidemic in the City of Lawrence – Counc. Pres Laplante

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: December 20, 2016
432/16 Traffic and Safety Study – Council Pres. Vasquez and Counc. Rodriguez

TABLED:
330/14 Crime Reduction Strategy for the City of Lawrence – Counc. Vasquez
114/13 Crime - City Statistics – Counc. Vasquez, Counc. Reyes and Counc. Aquino – Pers. Cmt.