On the agenda: Lawrence meeting — license plate reader (Feb 3)

— REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAWRENCE CITY COUNCIL PAGE LOFS

Tue Date & Time: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
’ Location: City Council Chambers, Lawrence City Hall, POSTED:
046 /26 200 Common Street, Lawrence, MA are Ait

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.z00m.us/j/87816942696 ?pwd=axJXeQztxr6hgkq7vOKBMWx98L3KMP.1

Meeting ID: 878 1694 2696 Passcode: 520846

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AGENDA

e Roll Call

© Moment of Silence

e Pledge of Allegiance

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e Public Participation

Public Hearings:
484/25 Creation of Ordinance for new position - “Energy Advocate” in the Office of Planning and Development — Daniel

McCarthy, Planning Director [Pending Language from City Attorney]
491/25 Installation of Conduit at Lowell Street [Near Pole P3043] — Gabriel Albisu, Verizon

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. DePeiia.
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 —- Comelio 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

Communication from Mayor, City Officials & City Attorney:

025/26 Status and Update regarding Snow and Ice Removal and Emergency Notification Policies — Counc. Vice President
Ana Levy, Counc. Stephany Infante, Counc. Celina Reyes, Counc. Vivian Marmol and Counc. Rosaly Gonzalez

026/26 2026 State of the City Address — Mayor Brian A. DePena

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Budget and Finance Committee:

004/26 SEIU Local 3 Laborers Union Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) — Transfer [$95,279] from General Fund and
Enterprise Fund Accounts to various salary funds, to fund the CBA — Ramona Ceballos, CAFO

005/26 SEIU Local 3 Inspectors Union Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) — Transfer [$42,552] from General Fund
Account to Inspectional Services, Salary and Wages Account, to fund the CBA — Ramona Ceballos, CAFO

008/25 Transfer Funds [$100,000.00] from Emergency Management Permanent Salary and Wages (012910-

5110) to Professional Services (012910-5300) - Paul Maccarone, Director of Support Service, LFD for Chief Patrick
Delaney

Housing Committee: [NO REPORT]

Ordinance Committee: [NO REPORT]

Personnel Committee: [NO REPORT]

Public Safety Committee:

114/13 Crime - City Statistics - Counc. Vasquez, Counc. Reyes and Counc. Aquino — Pers. Cmt. [W]

330/14 Crime Reduction Strategy for the City of Lawrence — Counc. Vasquez [W]

415/16 Review of the Police Department’s use of the license plate reader — Council Vice Pres. Laplante [W]

217/18 Sex Trafficking & Prostitution in Lawrence — Counc. Payano [W]

328/18 Lawrence Emergency Management Response — Counc. Payano [W]

329/18 Lawrence Gas Leak Emergency — Counc. Laplante and Counc. Abdoo [W]

348/19 Hookah use prohibited on public ways by adults and minors-Counc. De La Cruz [Ww]

349/19 Use of alcohol to be prohibited in public parks and all sporting events-Counc. De La Cruz [Ww]

356/19 Lawrence Public Schools-Public Safety-Counc. Payano [W]

61/20 Corona Virus-Lawrence Preparedness-Counc. Pres. Vasquez & Counc. Payano [Ww]

161/22 Health and Safety Concern about our youth’s substance misused within City of Lawrence - Councilor Rodriguez,
Councilor Levy, Councilor Celina Reyes and Councilor Delrosario [W]

Economic Development Committee: [NO REPORT]

Committee of the Whole: [NO REPORT]

Old Business:

483/25 Surplus Declaration, 4,907 square foot parcel of land located at rear of 47 Hamlet Street — Daniel McCarthy,
Planning Director

Tabled Matters: [updated: 01-20-26]:

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

396/25 Auto Recycles Group, LLC - Junk Dealer Permit [JDC25-000001] 48-50 Medford Street — Daniel O’Brien [Re-
Tabled] 01-20-2026

New Business:

027/26 Auth to Expend [$13,900.00] SFY2026 Commonwealth Project Safe Neighborhood Initiative with Massachusetts
State Police — Rosa Shephard, Director of Support Services, Police Dept.

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

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

030/26 Reclassification of Non-Union Positions, Update Collins Center Report to reflect Cost of Living Adjustments
(COLA) — Caryl M. Garcia, Esq., Personnel Director

031/26 Resident Parking - Fairmont Street [West Side from Auburn Street to County Road] — Councilor Vivian Marmol and
Marlyn J. Rodriguez

032/26 Resident Parking - Fairmont Street [East Side from Auburn Street to County Road, 5 p.m. — 7 a.m.] — Councilor
Vivian Marmol and Maryln J. Rodriguez

033/26 One Way - Fairmont Street from Auburn Street to Holly Street — Councilor Vivian Marmol and Marlyn J. Rodriguez

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

038/26 SEIU Local 3 Library Union Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) — Ramona Ceballos, CAFO

039/26 Review Snow Emergency Declaration Ordinance [10.36.031] Regarding Hours of Enforcement — Councilor Vivian
Marmol

040/26 Confirm Mayor Brian A. DePefia’s Appointment of Adonis Rodriguez Ramirez to the Lawrence Redevelopment
Authority — Octavien Spanner, Senior Advisor to the Mayor

041/26 Confirm Mayor Brian A. DePeiia’s Appointment of Kervin Valdez to the Airport Commission — Octavien Spanner,
Senior Advisor to the Mayor

042/26 Request for Audit on number of Handicapped Spaces and Child Care Parking Spaces — Councilor Vivian Marmol

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