On the agenda: Lawrence meeting — License plate reader (Jan 14)

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Sub-committee of the Lawrence City Council
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
200 COMMON STREET
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LAWRENCE, MA

Note: This meeting is also being conducted as a hybrid meeting.
You may remotely access the meeting through the digital platforms below

Voting Members: Ana Levy, Celina Reyes, Vivian Marmol 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:/Avww.facebook.com/TheLawrencecitycouncil/
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Minutes for Council Approval: N/A

AGE

TABLED - NEW BUSIN : 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

: February 4, 2025

TABLED - NEW BUSIN
30/25 Review C :
— Counce.

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 Mare Laplante

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

Counc. Gregory Delrosario
‘y 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 Lawrence-
Councilor Rodriguez, Councilor Levy, Councilor Celina Reyes and Councilor Delrosario

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: April £9, 2022

124/22 Enforeement plan for illegal/non-registered Motorcycles-Councilor Rodriguez

125/22 Noise handling by illegal/non-registered Motorcycles-Councilor Rodriguez

126/22 Quarterly Site visits to Lawrence Public Schools to observe safety issues or concerns-Councilor Rodriguez
127/22 License plate reader’s technology update Concerns-Councilor Rodriguez

128/22 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: March 24, 2020
61/20 Corona Virus-Lawrence Preparedness-Counc. Pres. Vasquez & Counc. Payano
[recommitted and tabled at Full Council: 03-24-20]

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: November 12, 2019

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

349/19 Use of alcohol to be prohibited in public parks and all sporting events-Counc. De La Cruz
356/19 Lawrence Public Schools-Public Safety-Counc. Payano

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: September18, 2018

328‘18 Lawrence Emergency Management Response — Counc. Payano
32918 Lawrence Gas Leak Emergency — Counc. Laplante and Counc. Abdoo

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:
OL/t7 Overview of Opioid Epidemic in the City of Lawrence — Counce. Pres Laplante

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

TABLED - NEW BUSINESS: December 6, 2016

415.16 Review of the Police Department's use of the license plate reader — Council Vice Pres. Laplante

TABLED:
330/14 Crime Reduction Strategy for the City of Lawrence — Counc. Vasquez
11413. Crime - City Statistics - Counc. Vasquez. Counc. Reyes and Counc. Aquino — Pers. Cmt.