Committee Agenda for Traffic and Parking Committee 05/09/2007

CITY OF WORCESTER

Traffic and Parking Committee Meeting

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Council Chamber

Convened: 5:33 P.M.

Adjourned: 6:05 P.M.

Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes	www.ci.worcester.ma.us	Clerk of the City Council David J. Rushford
Committee Members
Chairperson Joffrey A Smith
Councilor Dennis L Irish
Councilor Kathleen M Toomey

City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts

	Present Were:	Chairperson Councilor Joffrey A. Smith Councilor Dennis l. Irish Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey

	Also:	DPWP Director of Traffic Engineering Joseph Borbone DPWP Staffperson James Pacenka Worcester Police Sergeant John Fallavolita City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk

Handicap Parking Petitions



1a.	Dele Onayemi request removal of handicap parking sign in front of 71 Hollis St. # 7m CC April 03, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend Approval


1b.	Lu-Ann Raskett request handicap parking space in front of 15 Sterling St. # 7h CC February 27, 2007 In Committee April 11, 2007 Petition amended for handicap parking space in the Alpine St. side of 15 Sterling St.- Held	Attachments

	Recommend Approval of the original Petition


1c.	Gloria Hermanson request to rescind handicap parking space in front of 21 Sterling St. # 7h CC April 03, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend Approval


1d.	Lisa Ago request handicap parking sign in front of 86 Vernon St. # 9i CC March 27, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend Approval


1e.	Laura Perreault request handicap parking space at 176 Vernon St. # 7j CC April 03, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend Approval


1f.	Linda Davis et al request handicap parking space at 9 Stockholm St. # 7k CC April 03, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend Approval

Resident Permit Parking Petitions



2a.	Lee Norton Kelly request resident permit parking on the east and west sides of Coolidge Rd. from Pleasant St. to Copley Rd. # 8i CC February 06, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend Hold

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager to request the City Solicitor to provide the City Council with an opinion whether or not residents of group homes who register their personal vehicles from the address of the group home in which they temporarily reside qualify to purchase a resident parking sticker under the terms of the existing ordinance if a resident sticker parking zone is installed along any portion of the frontage of the group home property.


2b.	Melissa Madera request residential permit parking in front of 79 East Central St. # 9l CC March 27, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend Hold the original item and amend the request to read: To request that Resident Sticker Parking be installed in the north side of East Central Street from Ford Street to Eastern Avenue.

Parking and Parking Meter Petitions



3a.	Raymond Mariano, Executive Director of the Worcester Housing Authority, request the alteration of Great Brook Valley Ave. to provide on-street parallel parking spaces. # 7n CC April 03, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend Approval as amended to rescind the No Parking Anytime on the east side of Great Brook Valley Ave. from Brook View Dr. to the southerly terminus and rescind the one-way ordinance on the entire length of Great Brook Valley Ave.


3b.	Dwight Cornwell request to lengthen the time on the meters on Pearl Street from 30 minutes to one hour. # 7p CC April 03, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend Approval

Sign Petition



4a.	Marchia Frangiosa request (5) five private directional signs for residents of Vernon Hill at 30 Rice Lane to be placed in Heywood St. and Vale St. # 9b CC March 06, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend Deny

Tatnuck Square Traffic Study



5a.	Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational Communication relative to the Tatnuck Square Traffic Study. # 12b CC April 03, 2007	Attachments

	Recommend Hold At the conclusion of the meeting Committee members met for a walking VIEW of Tatnuck Square at the Pleasant/Chandler/Mill St. triangle.