City Council - Regular Meeting

Committee are Miguel, Franklin Miguel, Vice Chair, Councilor Gregory Rosario, who is my right, this three D, and Councilor Vice President Meisel is Ana Levy, the Chair of this Committee. Person to Chapter 20 of the Act of 2022, this meeting of order and committee is being conducted both in person and via remote participation. A reminder, the person who would like to listen or to view this meeting while in progress may either attend in person at the location above or use any of the following access locations. Faybou, Lawrence City Council, or U2, Lawrence City Council too. Council, let's stand.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Council, there are some meetings to approve. The meeting for April 14, 2026, June 9, 2026, and June 23, 2026. I hear a motion.

So the motion to approve, already second. All those in favor? Aye. The ayes have it. New business. Item 293.26, a request to discontinue the use of the open place as a public way. That was ended by Daniel McCartney, and he also sends an email to table this item.

Motion to table. There is no discussion. All those in favor? The ayes have it. Item 296 is the Chico Summer Shootout. So Batu School Event, Lawrence Playground on Saturday over the 15th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. I got it here, Mirza Caraballo. Hi, good evening. Your name and address, please.

For how many years are you celebrating this?

So there I have it. Thank you. Thank you. So do you know that we don't have a meeting on August the 5th? August the 5th. Yeah, okay. Okay, so . Thank you. Okay, you're welcome. Item 295.26 is the Children's Day Flag, Footboard, and Backpack Pride. of McCain Park, socket field on Sunday, August 11th. Please, the phone. August 11th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Welcome, your name, please, and address for the record.

Okay, can you tell a little bit about this item, the Children's Day?

And you are going to do it on Lawrence Playground?

Okay. So, Council, any question on regard this item or any discussion about it?

Through you, Chair. Do you have any, are you planning to do any music?

Are you directing this to a specific institutions or you're calling out for public?

Do you know that any speaker that you had on the ground you need to put a tower to the people who are attending, not to outside, so to bother the resident of the area. That's part of the things that we are asking. Cancel that, Rosario.

Just give it one second. It's over there.

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Yes. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. So the next item in the agenda is item 294.26, resolution adopting a vision zero policy to eliminate traffic fatality and serial injury. So council, I'm sorry, Mr. McCarthy from planning director will not be here, but he told me that I had your person.

So what is Vision Zero? So it's a commitment that no one should lose their life or suffer a serious injury while traveling on our streets.

Councilor, any discussion or any question on this item?

Councilor Reyes, are you over, Councilor Rosario? Okay. Councilor Reyes, do you have any question?

Thank you for the presentation. It was good to know that we are taking, you know, the first steps to address one of the conditions that is actually affecting all the neighborhoods in the city of Florence. I will appreciate that for next meeting I get the calendar invite so we can, you know, be part of it. And I have to agree with my colleague, Councillor De Rosario, I noticed that in the map, at least in my district, there are other streets that needs to be included. We are the one that get the calls on a daily basis. Like for instance, I know that Ferry Street is, I didn't see anything on Fer

Thank you, Council. Thank you for the presentation. That was great, you know, and to know so many things regarding what is happening. But I agree with my fellow that we are not included. Practically sometimes the tax force, that is one thing that I already mentioned before, that we should, as a council, we should be invited to the tax force. In principle, things like this, that we need to participate, because we are the one who receive the phone call. We are the one that has to face the face of the residents. Anytime that they call us, that we have to call the fire department, the police depar

So what is the motion to send to see the attorney and lawrence police department.

There is a motion to send to see the lawrence police department. Made it by council Miguel. Can I hear a second.

There is no more discussion. Madam Clerk, please roll call.

Thank you. Have a good night. Council. We have a couple of items from the police department. Can we take those items or do you want me to continue with the agenda?

Yes. So let's take it, item 138.26. This is a 15-minute parking on Berry Street. As an intercession, Santa Bakery, I'm going to take it out of table from April 7, 26. Okay. May I hear a second?

Yes. Councillor Serena-Reyes, you vote. Councillor Serena-Reyes, there is a vote for taking item 138.26 out of table. Okay. So, I have it. So, council? Okay. Item 136.28. 138.26? 138.26. Okay.

Officer Soto. Yes, ma'am. I think that we need to bring the chief of police over here. Because in conversation that I had, or that, yeah, that we had, including the president, there was no, he was told to us. So, that we gonna continue following the direction that we were doing before, only thing we find the way to hire somebody so and after that we got either the person working from the fire department or from the engineering department from dpw or whatever so we're gonna define the situation but by the meantime we're gonna continue working and doing you know because

Yeah, we have to, there is, you know, something that has to be done. Because we have iron sitting in here that we inherited. This group of council inherited from the 2024.

Three years right now behind with all of this. It's frustrating.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THIS COUNSELOR WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO AT THIS TIME. BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE READING AND GETTING TO THE SAME OUTCOME.

Obviously, you already know the outcome. Without the one that we just discussed?

Yeah, we're going to take it out of the table.

So he can read it, and I'm going to take it out of the table, each one of the items.

So, motion already made by Councilor De Rosario and second by Councilor Reyes. All those in favor?

Okay. I'm gonna read each item. Okay. Okay, and then you can. 164, 26. Item 164, 26. It's from table matter on April 21, 2026. No parking area on Peer Street, the west side beginning at Riverside Drive and heading in northerly direction.

Can you give me a second, please? So, there is some feedback or background that is coming from your side. Okay, thank you. So, iron. 164 so you already gave the.

I don't want 6526 is a 50 minute parking on 67 Jackson Street. A F cafe by council or Rosalie Gonzalez.

I don't want 6826 6826 is the resident parking one was free between me to a street in a street.

Okay, there is a motion to send the item 168.26, item 164.26, item 165.26, item 138.26 to be sent to the engineering department? Correct. And that was second by Councillor Reyes. This was Councillor Miguel.

Yes. As Councillor De Rosario was referring to 138.26. Yeah. It came to my mind that we also have a project on converting Amesbury Street on a two-way. Mm-hmm. So that street is gonna, I mean, that side of the street, I don't think it's gonna be feasible for parking. Right. But I will have, I mean, I will, you know, defer to the engineering department as well, but we know that Amesbury Street will be basically no parking because of the two-way traffic that is coming through, or that will be coming through.

I agree. I think that can be tabled and send it to the engineer department.

Okay, there is a motion to table the items that we mentioned. And send it to the engineer department. So that was already second by Councilor Reyes. Discussion? All those in favor? Who's second? I said second by Councilor Reyes. Okay.

So the motion carries. Thank you so much.

Yes, I see, so that we're gonna need to have a meeting. We'll get some communication and get something. Yeah, with the fire chief, because that's in the meeting. The police chief. Yes, because at the meeting that we have with the council president, you know, we discussed that we're going to continue doing the same work that we did have before.

motion to say I don't 3, 1, 3, out of order. 26, this is the city employee disclosure of complete election, complete election working. Freddy Diaz, that is. Seconded. Okay, so it's already seconded by Councillor Miguel. All those in favor? Aye. The council, the roll call please.

Yes. She said that's no hearing anything.

So that is your first time working on this?

Maybe I'm going to say something that I don't know if you already know about it, that as an employee of the city, you have to take it, you don't get paid for the day as an employee.

I know that. So I wanted you to know that you don't see any compensation for the day, so I...

Well, I hope that you have a great experience on that day. Yeah. Sometimes it's getting long, long day.

So most of us are ready made it to send it to the full comes away favor recommendation by council. The Rosario and second by can some yet all of the favor.

Thank you. So there is a motion by Councilor Rosario, already second by Councilor Miguel regarding item 314, 314, 26, 315, 26, 316, 26, 317, 26, to take it as a block. All those in favor? Aye. Is there a protocol?

So, item 3-13-26 is the disclosure of conflict for, oh, we already did that one. 3-14 is the closure of conflict for Adele Lee Gonzalez. 3-15 is the disclosure of conflict for election working for Lisa Maduno. 3-16-26, the city employee disclosure of conflict for Alyssa Coco. And 3, 17, 26, City employee disclosure of conflict for Maria Jalolan. So can I hear a motion?

Motion to send it to the food council. Yeah, that was done. That was the motion that was voted, yes. Any other item that we want to take, Council?

Through you, Chair. If we want to, I mean, all the handicap requests.

Okay, let's finish, let's continue with the agenda. Sure. And then we can finish. 298.26 is the request, sideward assets for retail sale. Uh, that is for an international wireless. Yes. So can I hear a motion for item two 98 26 to be send it to the city at all.

Can I hear a second? There is a second by Councilor Ray.

Discussion through you. Just to make sure. Just to make sure that retail sales is for.

Okay, so they're looking for a permit so they can do some sales on the sidewalk and stuff? On the sidewalk. Okay.

The motion 298.26 is already made by Councilor Miguel, second by Councilor Reyes. All those in favor? Discussion?

I saw that Councilor Reyes was trying to talk.

Through you, Chair. Councillor Miguel. Yes. Since our next meeting is on August 5th, is it safe to send it to the full council or do we have to wait for the report from the city attorney?

I think that we should wait for the report from the city attorney to the fact that we will I mean I know that I don't that I think this is what I have a in here. In way for whatever that he said because the other white or was supposed to be the request that permit true. Yes, they. The council that was out of the you mentioned that we will have in some problems with the

Canso Reyes, can you hear now? Okay. I hear other moments. But no can talk. Okay, do you have a question or any discussion on this item?

Canso de Rosario? No. So Oroz en Fuego? So the motion was made by Councilor Miguel, second by Councilor Ray. So roll call please.

motion carries so I don't do that in I 26 it is no parking that at all guys 3. West side between some say I mean you're in all into a street.

The motion is already second. No more discussion? All those in favor?

We're going to table the item. Okay. So roll call, please.

Motion carries. So, Councillor, there are a couple of items that we can take as a block. uh... and i had a motion but i don't three hundred twenty six three oh one twenty six three oh two twenty six three oh three twenty six three oh four twenty six three oh five twenty six three oh six twenty six three oh seven twenty six so most of me if i can still be getting sick on bike and so that was that 326 is a handicap parking on 428 Andover Street. 301 is a handicap parking 99 Berkeley Street. 302.26 is a handicap parking 66 Hermes Street. 303 is a handicap parking on 36 Harlan Avenue. 304.26, hand

Is the motion to set all of this item to the police department for review already made by Councilor Rosario. Second by Councilor Miguel. Any discussion? All those in favor? Madam Clerk?

Yes, thank you motion carries so motion. So I don't feel a 26 is that we move the handicap parking. I'm 16 bus was 3 may him as you. You want me to take yes, a block from 3 or 9.26.

It's a motion to take as a block. Already second. 308.26, remove the handicap parking, 16 Boswell Street. 309.26, remove handicap parking for 25 Dorhan Street. There is a motion to take it out of blocks.

So I don't 3, 10, 20, say is the 15 minute parking or one of 7, you know, a street by council or Gregory the Rosario and cuts are ready.

I'm also going to end up by the police department for the review already second by council ready. They book.

I don't 3, 11, 20, 6, is the I mean no parking or the names 10 point 36 point. They don't think I'm sure it's 3. East side from Ellington is 3 to the lower history made a bike and so that was I was going to have most.

So this is on Hampshire Street? Yes. On the side of the Arlington Street?

They got there is a there is a motion to send it to the full council with a favor to commend this by council that the value already. Second by council selena ready. All of us in favor. Okay, I'll call roll call please roll call item 3, 1126.

Motion carries. Item 3-12-26 is a 15-minute parking on 513 Hampshire Street by Councilor Del Rosario.

So item 3-12-26 is a 15-minute parking. It was made a motion by Councilor Rosario, already second by Councilor Selena Reyes. All those in favor, roll call, please.

Council I got a memo from. The city attorney is regarding item 4926. I want to take it out of table. It's from February 17, 2026. The item 49-2026 is the creation of a security assistant position to the police department. This was saying that before by Carol Garcia and I have information on a memo that I think that everyone have it on the package and I would like to read it for you to know what is the this assistant position for the police department. Okay, so can I hear a motion to take I don't 4926.

What should they. I don't for an answer and is that a table second.

Thank you. The document read this way, that be ordinance by the City Council or the City of Lauren that the revised ordinance of the City of Lauren are hereby further amended by adding the following subparagraph as section 2.56.115 of the municipal code, a security assistant to the chief of police. A, position established. Position established. There is a hereby established within the police department of the city of Florida in the position of a security assistant to the police chief, to the police chief. This position shall be a full-time benefit SM, F, LSA position within the city classifica

This is the creation of the assistant position for the police department. That is the. That is the that right now that since I just to send it to the full council see we want to approve or no. This recommendation.

There is a thank you to send it to the full Council for a public hearing. Second by Council ready. Any this motion. There is no. So please show. Roll call roll call.

Thank you. Okay, so council, there is another item. So we have also a correspondent by the city attorney regarding item 270.26 that I want to take out of table from the new business from June 16, 2026. This is item 270.26. is the Hawkers Imperial License that was submitted by Lourdes Garcia Ureña. This item was sent to the city attorney and also to the Department of... The Personnel Service on 7-7-26. So we had in here I request from OK first I would like to he had a motion to take in that I don't to 7026 out of table. So they also have already made a bike and so that was that you and say go b

According to the city of Tony. This I don't mean this I don't is a requirement that have been registered with the state. So the city. The city rule regarding how can in Peter game be foul says you 5.36 of the ordinance. So the petition was seeking approval to sell religion items at the park and at least for three days a week or any other special day or any other community events. But we don't have right now nothing to do with this and she has to be registered at the estate. So council, what is the motion?

There is a motion to withdraw may have taken second. A motion already may have to withdraw by council that Rosario and second by cancel me yet. Please roll call.

yes vice chair franklin miguel yes and madam chair anna levy yes motion carries um cancer i would like also to take idle table i don't do 47 26 um It's a resident parking gay or a street in green was 3. That was to meet a bike and so if you're my mom and she asked him to we draw the hour without pray is that you think to ensure each is 3 is address it on the is on I don't think that. Thank you most of us. Okay, so I think he's already made it to we draw this I don't already second by council. Yeah, I was in favor.

Councilor, there is any other item that you would like to take out of table or?

Given the recent advice from the Lawrence Police Department, I have items from May 5th that were referred to the police department that should be forward to the DPW. So I would like to send this item instead of the Lawrence Police Department, send it to Lawrence Police, to the Department of Public Works. That will be item 194-26 and 198-26. And I will also add our colleague Gregory Del Rosario who had an item 199-26 to be sent to DPW as well. Second.

So there is a motion to take it out of table from May 5th, 2026. I don't want 9426. I will take a look and also you want to do as a block as a law as a case I can see it here. So the motion has been made it by cancer me here and second by council that was I don't is I don't want 9426. It's a 20 minute parking 67. East cable s 3. When I said foot market. 19826 is a resident parking on Oakwood Avenue and 19926 resident parking is Steamed Avenue. It's too, okay, so right now is to take it out of table and also to do it as a block. Yes. And right here. I said it.

Any of the I don't that you would like to take care of the table.

There is a motion to adjourn. already second by comes away at all of them favor. So all of this.

Thank you guys and have a good night. Some forget that tomorrow we had a special meeting. The special meeting is at 7, but also we have.