CITY OF WORCESTER | Traffic and Parking Committee Meeting | Wednesday, November 15, 2017 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 5:33 P.M. | Adjourned: 7:17 PM |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
Susan M. Ledoux | Committee Members | | Chairperson Konstantina B Lukes | | Councilor Michael T Gaffney | | Councilor Khrystian E King |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Councilor Khrystian E King (serving as Chairperson of the Committee in the absence of Chairperson Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes)
Councilor Tony Economou (appointed to the Committee for this meeting only by the Mayor) | | | | | Also: | DPWP Assistant Director of Traffic Engineering Ali Khorasani;
DPWP Staff Person Michael Murphy;
WPD Sargent Michael Cappabianca;
Assistant City Clerk Stephen A.J. Pottle, clerk | | | |
| 1. | HANDICAP PARKING PETITIONS | |
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| | | 1a. | Gloria Ortega request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 15 South Buffum St.
# 7q CC September 19, 2017
In Committee October 18, 2017 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1b. | Sue Philip request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 12 Meade St.
# 8l CC October 17, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1c. | Marsha Brown Reale request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 14 South Buffum St.
# 8j CC October 17, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1d. | Zubaid Bhatty request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 116 Harrison St.
# 7o CC September 26, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1e. | Maria DeJesus request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 16 Ames St.
# 7m CC September 26, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold - Amend to install handicap parking space across from 16 Ames St. | |
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| | | 1f. | Laurie Lebel request removal of handicap parking space in front of 30 Kosta St.
# 7k CC September 26, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1g. | Sandra Vargas request installation of a handicap parking space be in front of 12 Vale St.
# 7f CC October 03, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1h. | Evelyn Torres request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 2 1/2 Lodi St.
# 7e CC October 03, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold - Amend to install handicap parking space across from 2 1/2 Lodi St. | |
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| | | 1i. | Patricia Zinkevich request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 23 Merrifield St.
# 7i CC October 03, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1j. | Haitham Ghazi request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 31 Ellsworth St.
# 8e CC October 10, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1k. | Jorge Pallares request installation of an additional handicap parking space in front of 7 Rugby St.
# 8f CC October 10, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1l. | Cindy Nguyen on behalf of Cam Nguyen request installation of a handicap parking space on the Maywood St. side of 2 Stevens Rd.
# 8h CC October 10, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold - Amend to install handicap parking space in Maywood St. across from 2 Stevens Rd. | |
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| | | 1m. | Elizabeth Agramonte request installation of a handicap parking space in front of 77 Fox St.
# 8i CC October 17, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and Parks ensure the proper number of handicap parking signs are installed in the vicinity of 77 Fox St. | |
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| | | 1n. | Miriam Rivera request installation of a handicap parking space for 25 Richards St.
# 6f CC October 24, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1o. | James DuVarney request installation of a handicap parking sign at the corner of Grafton St. and Flower St. 10 feet in front of the fire hydrant.
# 6i CC October 24, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 2a. | Bernadette Chabot request the "No Parking Anytime" signage on Dorchester St., between Ward St. and Vernon St., be amended to allow parking on the north side. (Petition amended to relocate "No Parking Anytime" signage from the north side of Dorchester St., between Ward St. and Vernon St., to the south side of the street and also relocate the Handicap Parking space on the south side to the north side of the street. )
# 9e CC August 15, 2017
In Committee October 18, 2017 - Held to next meeting
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 2b. | Councilor George J. Russell on behalf of Michael Peloquin request “No Parking Anytime” on the odd, north side of Fairfax Rd. from West Upsala St. to 56 Fairfax Rd. be relocated to the even, south side of the street.
# 6d CC October 24, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold to next meeting | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request Police Chief provide speed enforcement in Fairfax Rd. from West Upsala St. to 56 Fairfax Rd. | |
| 3. | RESIDENT PERMIT PARKING PETITIONS | |
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| | | 3a. | Lou DeLalla request to remove Resident Permit Parking on the east side of Coburn Ave. between house numbers 33 and 41 and on the west side between house numbers 30 and 42. (Petition amended to remove Resident Permit Parking on the west side of Coburn Ave., between house numbers 30 and 58 also.)
# 7x CC September 05, 2017
In Committee October 18, 2017 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 3b. | Karen Solitro and Marie Perrone request Resident Permit Parking on Natick St. be extended to include #22 to #26 Natick St. (Petition amended to request Resident Permit Parking be extended on the east side of Natick St. from #8 to #26)
# 8n CC July 18, 2017
In Committee October 18, 2017 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
| 4. | WINTER PARKING BAN PETITIONS | |
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| | | 4a. | Jodi Contonio request installation of a permanent winter parking ban on both sides of Willow St.
# 6l CC September 20, 2016
In Committee October 18, 2017 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval as amended to install a declared winter parking ban on the odd side of Willow St. | |
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| | | 4b. | Anthony Belcher request the winter parking ban in Willow St. be a standard ban, when declared.
# 8p CC October 31, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
| 5. | MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS | |
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| | | 5a. | Kerri Sullivan request installation of children advisory signage in the vicinity of 25 Ladybank Rd.
# 8d CC May 24, 2016 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve | |
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| | | 5b. | Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of the residents of the Saxon Rd. area request installation of “Go Slow Children” signage in Saxon Rd. on light pole #9 and opposite of 34 Saxon Rd.
# 7h CC October 04, 2016 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request Police Chief provide traffic enforcement in the vicinity of Saxon Rd. | |
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| | | 5c. | Councilor Tony Economou request installation of a crosswalk across West Boylston St, from Roycroft Rd. to 715 West Boylston St., in the interest of public safety.
# 9a CC August 15, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and Parks provide the necessary curb cut to install a crosswalk across West Boylston St. in the vicinity of 715 West Boylston St. | |
| 6. | COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER | |
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| | | 6a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Feasibility of Making Coes Street one way from Mill Street to Park Avenue.
# 8.5B CM October 03, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 6b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to on-street parking in the vicinity of Coes Park on Mill Street.
# 9.6A CM October 17, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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