AGENDA

TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE MEETING

NOVEMBER 18, 2002

COUNCIL CHAMBER

6:00 P.M.

 

                                                                                            Convened: 6:03 P.M. 

                                                                                           Adjourned: 8:24 P.M.

 

Present:  Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr., Chairman

                Councillor Dennis Irish

                Councillor Barbara Haller

                Joseph Borbone, Director, Traffic Engineering

                Jim Pacenka, Traffic Engineering

                Captain Ash, Police Dept. Traffic Division

                Mary Babbidge, Asst. City Clerk

 

 

HEARINGS

 

HANDICAP PARKING

 

Petitioner                                Location                                  Date

 

1.       Mercedes Soto on Behalf of      33 Cutler St.                    #76 CC  8/20/02

          my son Jorge Pallares

 

Approve

 

2.       Councillor Barbara G. Haller     16 Hitchcock Rd.            #77 CC  8/20/02

          on behalf of Ann Olsen

 

Approve

 

3.       Gladys Hartz                            16 Crystal St.                  #78 CC  8/20/02

 

Approve

 

4.       Bruce D. Christian                    48 Stockton St.               #80 CC  8/20/02

 

Leave to withdraw

 

5.       Lisa Howe on behalf of             18 Worth St.                             #17 CC  9/3/02

Austin Howe

 

Approve opposite 18 Worth St.

 

6.       Frederick Brunelle                     18 Worth St.                             #19 CC  9/3/02

 

Approve

 

7.       Laurie Kalvinek                         100 Kendig St.                #23 CC  9/3/02

 

Approve

 

8.       Luther A. D. Ward, III on         16 Vale St.                      #12 CC  9/10/02

behalf of Luther A. D. Ward,

IV

 

Approve

 

9.       Debra Paul                                Heath St.                         #11 CC  9/10/02   

                                                          (or No Parking)

 

Leave to withdraw

 

10.     Edward Cote                            Side entrance to 151        #33 CC  9/24/02

Fremont St. on Exeter

St.

Approve

 

11.     Report of the Committee on Traffic & Parking Upon the Petition of Councillor Stephen G. Abraham request installation of 5 handicap parking spaces on the east side of May St. adjacent to Temple Emanuel.

#108 CC  September 3, 2002

 

Speaker:

Sid Levy, 31 Monroe Ave.

 

Approve additional three handicap spaces for a total of five

 

RESIDENT PARKING

 

Petitioner                                Location                                  Date

 

12.     Anna Zavras                    For residents of Walnut St.       #13 CC  9/10/02

on Walnut St. or Harvard St.

 

Speakers:

Anna Zavras, 246 Salisbury St.

Antonio, 18 Walnut St.

Nicholas Zavras, 18 Walnut St.

Tom Scully, 18 Walnut St.

Atty. John Spillane, UniProvident

 

Hold

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Commissioner of Public Works report on the potential for residential parking on Chestnut St. to Elm St. through to Harvard St..  Further, request report as to the width of Chestnut St. and the number of lanes on Chestnut St. from Elm St. to Harvard St. Further, request report include expense for taking out meters on Harvard St.

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Commissioner of Public Works contact UnumProvident to discuss any assistance they might provide relative to parking issues at 18 Walnut St.

 

MAKE STREET ONE WAY

 

13.     Petition of Jon Yeo et al request make Fairfax Rd. one way (at least upper part by West Upsala St. and Sterling St.

#11 CC  May 21, 2002

 

Speakers:

Jon Yeo, 56 Fairfax Rd.

Brian Miller, 56 Fairfax Rd.

Anthony Texiera, 25 Fairfax Rd.

Ann Marie Lawrence, 1 West Upsala St.

Bob Masaka, 54 Fairfax Rd.

Michael Lawrence, 1 West Upsala St.

 

Deny

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Commissioner of Public Works look at whether a no parking prohibition on one side or the other at the curve on Fairfax Rd. would help the situation.

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Commissioner of Public Works to review the intersection of West Upsala St. at Fairfax Rd. for possible installation of a Stop sign.

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Commissioner of Public Works report as to whether Sterling St. at Fairfax Rd. meets warrants for 4-way Stop signs.

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Commissioner of Public Works install curve warnings signs and 20 MPH advisory signs at the curve on Fairfax Rd.

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Police Department enforce speed regulations on Fairfax Rd.

 

OPEN STREETS

 

14.     Petition of Peter Mancuso et al request to reopen Brooks St. Closing is has caused hardship for elderly and traffic congestion on West Mountain St. and is bad for local business.

#13 CC  December 10, 1996

          In Committee January 8, 1997 – held

          In Committee May 28, 1997 – held

          In Committee June 23, 1999 – held

          In Committee April 24, 2000 – held

 

Speakers:

Councillor Patton

Leo Pedone, 344 Brooks St.

 

Deny

 

15.     Petition of Councillor Stephen T. Patton on behalf of Leo Pedone request to consider re-opening Brooks St. in the vicinity of the Showcase Cinemas North.

#21b CC  March 5, 2002

 

Deny

 

PARKING

 

16.     Petition of Dolores Skonieczny et al request 24 hour parking on odd numbered side of King Philip Rd. only from Leeds St. to West Boylston St.

          #9 CC  April 2, 2002

In Committee August 26, 2002 – held

 

Hold – 1st Item next meeting

 

17.     Petition of Vincent & Terry Pignataro et al request to have all 1 hour and 15 minute parking signs on Shrewsbury St. from Fantasia St. to Adam St. removed.

          #15 CC  October 8, 2002

 

Speakers:

Terry Pignataro, 21, Roman Dr., Shrews., business owner Shrewsbury St.

Cheryl Stolberg,  West Boylston

Julie Julianne Roy, 48 Jamieson Rd., Holden

Sam Bergman, business owner, 267 Shrewsbury St.

 

Leave to withdraw

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Police Department Traffic Division and Traffic Engineering enforce parking regulations on Shrewsbury St.

 

SIGN MISCELLANEOUS

 

18.     Petition of Priscilla Underwood request change sign from Right turn only to Right and/or Left turn only at exit on Burncoat St. for Quinsigamond Community College to allow vehicles to turn left toward the summit.

#36 CC  September 24, 2002

 

Speakers:

Priscilla Underwood, 447 Burncoat St.

Stephanie Carter, 411 Burncoat St.

Lori Haddad, 415 Burncoat St.

Councillor Patton

 

Deny

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Administration to contact Quinsigamond College to see if they would be willing to provide a paid detail at exit onto Burncoat St. from the college.

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Police Department enforce right turn only onto Burncoat St. from Quinsigamond College.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

19.     Chairman’s Order request the Traffic & Parking Committee to conduct a public hearing to discuss with the property owners of Grove St. Terrace the City’s interests in imposing parking restrictions on Grove St. Terrace if it is converted to a public street in it’s current width.

          #32 CC  October 30, 2001

 

Speakers:

Connie Reidy, 841 Grove St. Terrace

Walter Golubowski, 829 Grove St. Terrace

 

File

 

Chairman’s Order – Upon consideration of decreeing Grove St. Terrace public that a petition accompany said decree to Traffic and Parking Committee to hold a hearing to restrict parking to east side only.

 

GENERAL ITEMS

 

HANDICAP PARKING

 

          Petitioner                                Location                                  Date

 

20.     Sophie Forand                          5 Astrid Ave.                  #16 CC  9/3/02

 

Leave to withdraw

 

21.     Maria Gonzalez                         25 Pleasant                      #20 CC  9/3/02

                                                          Valley Dr.

 

Leave to withdraw

 

22.     Luz E. Tomey                           25 Pleasant                      #21 CC  9/3/02

                                                          Valley Dr.

Leave to withdraw

 

23.     Joanne Generelli                        78 Pilgrim Ave.               #48 CC  7/16/02

                   (Be removed)

Approve

 

STOP SIGN

 

24.     Petition of Paul & Maureen McNeil et al request a four way stop sign or blinking yellow light at the corner of Airport Dr. & Prouty Lane.

#19 CC  March 20, 2001

In Committee August 26, 2002 - held

 

Speaker:

Maureen McNeil, 50 Prouty Lane

 

File

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Police Department enforce speed regulations

on Prouty Lane.

 

TRAFFIC SIGNAL

 

25.     Petition of Councillor Barbara G. Haller request pedestrian crossing light at the corner of Elm St. & Park Ave. to facilitate pedestrians crossing from one side of Elm Park to the other side of Elm Park.

#24a CC  April 30, 2002

 

Approve

 

COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

 

26.     Relative to Traffic Study/Higgins Industrial Park.

#23K CM  July 16, 2002

 

Speakers:

Edward Bourgault, 822 Pleasant St.

Councillor Patton

Bruce Berthiaume, 188 Brooks St.

Paul Mathews, 4 Hunter Circle

Donna Krupika, 77 Brooks St.

 

Hold

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Commissioner of Public Works report on the  length and cost of an access road to Higgins Industrial Park  adjacent to the southerly  terminus of the Cinema property.

 

Chairman’s Order – Request Commissioner of Public Works investigate a turning lane on West Boylston St. into Quinsigamond College.

 

27.             Relative to Route 146 – Millbury/Ballard Street.

#24D CM  November 12, 2002

 

Refer to Public Works Committee

 

HEARING

 

28.             Petition of Frances Gorman request to Install a handicap parking sign in front of 27 Enfield St.

#31 CC  September 24, 2002

 

Approve

 

GENERAL

 

29.             Petition of Nadia Trafecante request No Parking sign (all day) in front of Salter School on Indian Hill Rd.

#22 CC  September 3, 2002

 

Speakers:

Charlene Keefe, Salter School

 

Deny

 

RECOMMITTED

 

30.             Report of the Committee on Traffic & Parking Upon the petition of Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Richard Karalus request handicap parking on Grammont Rd. across from #40.

#45 CC  November 12, 2002

 

Speaker:

Raymond Douglas, 42 Grammont Rd.

 

Approve - 2-1 Councillor Haller voting No