City Council - Regular Meeting

Good evening and welcome to the regular meeting of the Lawrence City Council. Today, Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 7.15 p.m. Person 2, Chapter 20 of the Act of 2022, this meeting will be hybrid, allowing participation both in person in the city council chamber and remotely. There are some people also that can get into the Zoom link that is being sent out. Also, Facebook, Lawrence City Council, and YouTube, Lawrence City Council. I would like to ask for the roll call.

Thank you. Can we stand for a moment of silence, please? Council, there is a motion. There is an agenda to Oh, I'm sorry. There is a minute to approve for 5-19-2026. May I hear a motion, please? So moved. Second.

All those in favor? Aye. Roll call, please.

So Council, we have some people in here for public participation. I would like to ask the member of the public wishing to address the city council for public participation that they will have two and a half minutes to do so. And at the two minutes mark, you will hear a bell, and from that point, you will have 30 more seconds. At the two and a half minutes mark, you will hear a second bell indicating that your time is up. Please address your comment to the city council as a whole and not individually. Please state your name and address for the record. The third person on the agenda is Brenda Ro

Thank you. We have the second person, Rich Rosso. Council.

Thank you. The next person on line is Councilor LaPlante.

thank you madam chair members of the council uh as you know every two weeks i come here and i mention uh the individuals who we're going to be honoring as part of the lawrence square project this upcoming week this thursday will we be remembering and rededicating the sign for phil moore phil moore was a world war ii uh infantryman he received the bronze star he's lived to tell the tale came back to lawrence And he worked at Cedar Crest, which you may or may not remember. But he was very active in veterans organizations and was very much a very strong veterans activist. And so we'll be remember

Thank you, Counsel. The next person in line is Counsel Stephanie Infante. Thank you.

Thank you. So we had a couple of people through the computer. So Mr. Enrique? Yes.

Please, can you state your name and address, please? Hello? Mr. Fabian? Mr. Enrique? Mr. Enrique, are you there? Okay, so the next person in the line is Fabian R.

Thank you, Mr. Fabiano. If somebody would like to speak from, this is from Facebook, YouTube, or Zoom, please, can you put your hand up?

Chancellor President Rodríguez, to everyone. Anyone else would like to speak?

There is no, Council President, nobody is putting their hand up. Let me just look in the chat real quick. Okay, so public participation is closed at this moment. So the next item in the agenda. is that communication from a your city official in the city at all. So we're going to go practically on a secular section and the agenda as a post indicated that the council contemplating going into an executive session on document 3 5726. In order to do so, I need a motion to go into a second section on the Demand General Law C-38, section 21A-5, to investigate charges of criminal misconduct. I would l

I already did it. So move for discussion. Discussion.

We need a second on the motion. We need a second on the motion.

Second on the motion for discussion, yes.

Okay. Thank you. Council Marmo. Discussion.

Any other council that would like to cancel the plan?

Thank you. So this is going to be a motion to go into executive session. I'd like to just repeat one more time. Why are we going into executive session? What legal authority are we going to executive session? And have we got any legal guidance for going in and doing that?

AND WHOSE OPINION WAS GIVEN ON AND WHOSE OPINION WAS GIVEN ON THIS? THE CITY ATTORNEY? MR. HOOTON. MR. HOOTON. HE'S GOING TO BE JOINING US.

But what, but there was a clause in there. You said clause five. Can you read clause five? Do you have it?

Are we planning on investigating causes of criminal? Isn't that what the courts are doing? We're going to be investigating. That's what we're going to be talking about in executive session.

No, I get that. But what I'm trying to do is honor the intent of what the executive session is. I'm trying to better understand why we should go. I mean, we should not go into executive session unless we really have to. That's correct. As others have mentioned, rightfully so, we should be conducting our business in the open. We should be talking about these things in the open. There are certain times that we shouldn't. We were talking about somebody's personal reputation, for example. We're talking about somebody's medical, for example. Perhaps even for potential job searches, for example. The

No, no, I just, my understanding is that this,

I have no problem with that. I think this is very encompassing, and I think it's important that we hear what the capitol has to say because these are public monies. Public monies, we've all read the allegations. I don't need to say them. So we understand what the allegations are. So I am curious to hear what the capitol has to say regarding the public monies.

I think he... No, the bill was for discussion.

If there's no objections to that, can we listen to the capital? If somebody objects, I'm happy to withdraw my request. But if there's no objection, can we go ahead with this?

So Madam Clerk, just to clarify, the motion is to go into the second section and it was open for discussion. So my question is, is it in order for us to discuss the item while we still have the the the floor to go into a second section because this is not a motion to uh discuss it's is the motion to go into a second section and if we have another motion that allow the discussion with the cuff and then that that will be a relief in order but i mean right now the motion is to go into a second section

It will be in order to have a motion to discussion? For discussion?

Yes. That is the motion at this point is for discussion.

So the motion was not to go into executive session.

So, Council President, for your knowledge, we are calling right now the city attorney because Council Laplante has some questions. And from there, we have maybe to decide if we're going to go into the second session or...

So what I'm saying is, Madam Vice President, by us allowing the clerk to go into the discussion, the council is not discussing whether or not we're going into a separate section. We're discussing the item. And I have no issue discussing the item as far as we have the proper motion, which is basically to discuss the item in public. That's not a problem. So entertaining the council, While we are discussing to go into a separate section, that's kind of like, you know, we're discussing the item perhaps.

Madam Vice President Infante. Madam Clerk, can you read the item that we are trying to go into service session for?

Yes. The discussion, through you, Madam Vice President, the discussion in public or in inter-secretary session, to me is the same. I have no problem staying in public discussing this matter. At the end of the day, there was a motion to go into a secret session, it was second. I think it will be appropriate to... go for a roll and then make sure that we have that on record that if that if the council wants uh decide vote in favor or against that they have we have that and then we can move on with the discussion that doesn't mean that the item is going to die as soon as we vote in favor or again

Okay, so, Madam Clerk, when you call the roll call for, to go to an executive session or no?

Second. There is a motion to open the item for discussion. Already second. Discussion?

Madam Vice President Infante. I'm sorry, Madam Vice President Levy.

The reason why, through you, Madam Vice President, first of all, I would like to apologize to everybody that is on the chambers because I wasn't able to attend. And the reason why I have this item on the agenda is because I think it is important as part of the local government for us to entertain a discussion regarding to what happened in the city of Lawrence. There is many factors that we should be potentially talking about discussing in public or perhaps as needed, potentially into executive session if it is needed. But the reason why is because we have to have this discussion at some point

Thank you, Mr. President. We have also the city attorney, Tim Houghton. Can you hear us? Can you hear me?

Thank you, Councilor Infante. Any other person that would like to speak on this item?

Just as a great segue so with that we almost had the capo speak but now it's the time just just to kind of reiterate what the with the city attorney said so we can hear firsthand what kind of public impact is having a public dollars and the impact that's having on the city financially capo.

I have a follow-up question specifically The allegations deal with COVID monies and the allegations are improper access and spending. Those are the allegations. Was the council at all involved in the money going through the council, city involved at all with respect to those kinds of the PPP and the other COVID monies? The city was not involved at all.

And so that was between, not the city, but between the federal agency that administered the funds and the applicants of which we were not a part of that. Is that the understanding? That is correct. Thank you.

Okay, any other council that would like to, any other question regarding the finance situation? Any other one that would like to talk?

I was going to make him. I'm not sure if with this automatically go away after we finish or there's any emotion. It would just go away. Right. Thanks.

I like their president. no i guess i just want to hear the mother clerk about the question i wasn't able to hear no there was no any any questions so that we don't have to um there is no more motion to decide uh are there Mr. President, do you want to propose anything else?

So there is a motion to table. The item 357.26. So there is a motion to table. So second. I'm properly seconding that then. So there is a motion for item three to be 5726. Did you second? I seconded it, yeah. Okay. Second by Councilor Vivian Marmor. There is no discussion and a motion to table. Madam Clerk, roll call please.

Okay, there is a motion to untable item 357.

There is a motion to table already second by Council President. There is no discussion for a motion that is stable. Councilor Gazzella.

So motion carries. Thank you. So we have a couple of words. So committee report, so Budget and Finance Committee, Madam Chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, item 3, 1926.

The motion is already second. Discussion? Council President?

Any other council that would like to discuss the item?

I would. I would. So the purpose of getting this as an unfavorable is that it would still be in the committee right now and that was the only motion that could get it to the full council. So I thought the full council was the place where we could actually have a discussion about this matter. It's more complicated than I'm going to be able to describe here in a brief moment. However, having said that, I would suggest that this is something that we probably should adopt. We should pass. The way that we got here, we can cast aspersions. We can say it was... And I think the administration admits t

If the vote, this is a motion. To deny. Motion was unfavorable, I believe. Unfavorable recommendation.

I recall very distinctly that the motion was sent up with an unfavorable recommendation out of the committee.

Is that the motion? That was not what came out of the committee. Is that the motion right now before it's motion to deny? Different than what the committee motion was, but right now this is a motion to deny. Just so we're clear. It's written right on the piece of paper accurately. That was the motion. Just so we're clear.

It makes it a lot cleaner. I'll be very candid with everyone here that motion to deny makes it a lot... It's cut and dry, now I get it, right? So if the motion fails to deny that, does that mean it's approved?

That's what I was asking, so we have Mr. Spanner over here.

Wait, no, before we table, let's keep the discussion open, please.

Okay, so. If you're gonna table it, why not just table it?

Council President, according to Mr. Spanish, so there are some legal implications.

Yes, I mean, I understand there is legal implication either or. What are the legal implications? We're not at a first grade level here. Well, let's talk about it in public so people know. What are the legal implications?

There is no discussion and a motion to table. I withdraw it. You're going to withdraw it? Yeah. Okay. All right. So, discussion.

So, through you, Madam Vice President Levy.

So, we receive information of the mayor advisor. that we're gonna have legal implications on either or. So just looking at the finance, city finance, and what we're doing here, we're doing an amendment to the fiscal year 2027 budget. And this is on relationship to this specific position. If the council decide to approve the transfer, what we are doing, we're transferring the funds from the DPW back to the mayor's office, because there is potential situations with the unions. If we approve the transfer from the DPW to the union, to the mayor's office, what happened thereafter is that it's gonna

Okay, so through you Madam Chair, Madam Vice President Levy. So now it's not about legal implication, it is a legal advice. The concept have changed because we're not talking about legal implications. This could be because of, due to the fact that the budget and finance committee discussed this item and it was clear in public that the budget and finance denied the petition that we potentially have legal implication. Now it's not legal implications all of a sudden. We need a legal advice. It is completely different than legal implications. because the legal advice could be, yes, you can do that

So, Councillor, can I hear a motion on this item to table? Motion to table item 319.26. Second. There is no discussion on item to table. All those in favor? It's already second. Councillor O' Yes.

So, motion already carried for item 3-19-26, item 3-20-26. Item 3-20-26, IAFF Local 146, Lawrence Firefighters Union Collective Bargaining Agreement, a transfer of $600,000 from prior year salary reserve

So motion was already made and second by Councillor Marmo. All those in favor? Discussion? Any discussion for item 326? So. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

I appreciate all of you for your time. So at this time, I'm gonna be leaving the meeting. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Council President. Okay, so. Last one. Yeah.

Discussion real quick. I just want to call everybody's attention that there is I'm gonna vote yes on the table in it for a second. But there is a city attorney's opinion that's been provided to us just so we're aware that the conversation goes to the next round. That's it.

Thank you. Any other discussion on the item? There is no more discussion. All those in favor? Aye.

Okay. I apologize. Who seconded that? It's on the committee report.

We just voted on that yes, so it was was our motion now.

A motion to approve now. Motion to approve. So motion to approve or read the second you want to and you want to read the city at only.

Yeah. Okay. So I'm going to make a comment on this regard. I got a phone call from.

The next person. The next. Cancel the plan.

Thank you, Council La Plata. I already received a phone call two days ago from Richard. Rodriguez, and he already mentioned that the city attorney did not approve the transfer of the spending of the $10,000, but that was in the hands of the member of the city council to decide whether or not to approve it or to decide to use the money to support the the project 9580. That is my comment on this regard.

Any other councillors? Seeing no other councillors, I'll call the question on there.

Okay, no, I'm just supporting what council Stephanie, it's saying, through you, regarding, so we were in there and we were very happy also to see how these people interact with the public, not just only with the public, but everybody that was there. So you can feel like the heat and the emotion on every single people with disability that were part, so you... WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

ANY OTHER COUNSELORS? SEE NONE. I'LL CALL ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED NO. ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE.

Thank you for so. Council, we're going to go to the public hearing so we have I don't 4926. is the creation of a security assistant position at the police department.

We have, yes, any member of the province that would like to make a comment? So we have here in front of us the Chief of Police, Mr. Mauricio Aguilar.

There is no motion because it's a public hearing.

It's still open to public hearing? Yes. Okay, I'll wait.

Okay. There is any other person that would like to speak regarding this item, item 4926, the creation of the security assistant position for the police department?

Okay. So I'm closing, so just to close the public hearing for item 4926. May I hear a motion?

Motion to approve. So there is a motion to approve. Second. May I hear a second? Second. Second by Council LaPlante.

Okay, I thought you wanted to say something.

Thank you. So, Chief, I happen through you. I happen to believe that based on what you've been saying, that this is a position that is a needed position. It's a position that would provide some assistance to you. But I just want you to know that I know this is a nuance, and it won't be lost on you when I say this. I'll be voting for the position, not the person. So it's the duties that that position is required to administer is what I'll be voting for. Less important to me is the individual, no offense to that individual, that's doing a good job and all that, because that position's gonna be m

Thank you, Council. Any other comments or any other discussion? So there is a motion to approve item 4926, already seconded. Council? All those in favor? Aye. So I'm . Any votes? The vote is to approve.

we don't need a roll call unless we um oh we don't have any any any people in here yeah okay so motion is already uh approved um any numb no thank you thank you very much have a great night So the next item on the public hearing is item 308.26, is the removal of the handicapped parking. Do you want to skip those two?

OK. All right. You want me to take us abroad?

I can make a motion that we dispense with a preamble. This is public hearing 308, right? Yeah, I'm second.

The preamble was made by Council LaPlante, already seconded by Council Stephanie Infante. All those in favor? Aye. Discussion?

There is somebody on the public that would like to talk regarding item 308, the removal of the handicap parking at 16 Basel Street. So public hearing is closed. Council, what is the motion?

Motion to approve. Motion to approve. Second.

There is a motion to approve item 308-26 already second. All those in favor?

Yeah, so let's finish, okay. Item 309.26 is a remove of a handicapped parking, 25 Dorhan Street. This is a public hearing and there is someone in the public that would like to speak on this item. There is no public hearing. It's closed. So, Councilor, what is the motion? Motion to approve. Motion to approve by Councilor Reyes, second by Councilor Miguel. All those in favor? Aye. Any no? So the ayes have it.

Yeah. There's some people here. Council Vice Chair, from the Ordinance Committee, item 378.24.

Item 378.24, install one SO pole on Auburn Street near Short Street and Oak Street. It was sent to the full council to withdraw, and I make that as a formal motion.

Second. Discussion? Any discussion on the item? There is no. Council, what is the motion? It's already, I'm sorry. It's for withdrawal.

All those in favor? Aye. The aye having. Item 170.26.

Item 170-26, install one J-O pole on Island Street and install new pole 5-2 approximately three feet from pole 45-60. It was sent to full council to withdraw and I make that as a motion.

It's for withdrawal right now. Yes. So there is a motion already made and second. Any discussion? Council, no discussion. All those in favor? Aye. The ayes have it. Council Chair, Vice Chair, I'm going to jump to Item 3-2726.

Yes, Item 3-2726, the Recovery Month Celebration and Overdose Awareness 2026, Sidewalk Parade from Campagnon Park to Crowning Park on Saturday, August 29th. It was sent to the full Council with a recommendation. I make that as a formal motion.

Motion already made in second. Discussion? One discussion real quick.

So... We already hear what the police already say. All those in favor?

Okay, I have it. You're ready to go. Okay, so. I'm going to jump to the old business for item 3-29-26. And I would like to hear a motion to release this document from the committee. So item 3-29-26 is that you Field Day at the O'Connell Park is going to be on Thursday, September 3rd, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. by the Kindle Boys Community Church.

So the motion is to take it out of the committee?

The motion is to release from the committee, yes. Okay. So the motion already made and second. All those in favor? Aye. Discussion? No.

I'm assuming that we have to vote now on whether we approve the item because we have to get out of there.

Yes. Item 3-29-26. I would like to hear a motion to approve the item. Motion to approve. Already second. All those in favor? Discussion. Discussion.

Do we have clearance on that date? I don't see the, do we have that?

Right, do we have something that says that we do have something? Okay. Was that one of the emails that was sent today?

Yeah, well, Councilor Miguel. I do have. Okay, so he got it, the yellow paper. All right.

Okay. And the most important, is that the right date on there?

Yes, September 3rd. September 3rd, okay, thank you.

There is a motion to approve item 329.26. It was second, please. It's already, okay. Are you making the motion? No, she's seconded. Frankly, the motion comes and brings seconded it. All those in favor? Aye. They aye, you have it. Item 3-3026. I would like to hear a motion to release Item 3-3026, the Music and Cultural Effects at the O'Connor Park that will be on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Motion to release from the committee. Item 33026. Second.

So motion to release from the committee and already second. Discussion.

Discussion. I don't have the approval from the Recreation Department in my package, so I'm not sure if any of you has that on.

Yeah, we'll be entitled to support as well. So motion to approve item 3, 30, 26, upon verification of the approval from Recreational Department, Music and Cultural Fest at the O'Connell Park, Saturday, August 22nd, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

So there is a motion to approve item 3, 30, 26. May I hear a second? Dispending with .

Discussion. Yeah, so this is, I'm a bit more of a stickler when things are in my district. So if this wasn't in my district, like whatever, but it's in my district. So I don't know much about whether the organization, I don't, when I hear music and cultural fest sometimes, I'm not sure if folks are showing up and understand what I call the Del Rosario rule, which is, you know, keep it to a dull roar, be mindful of other people in the area. And they were about to pass something, and I'm not sure the message got to them. So I'm not gonna be supporting this only because they're not here tonight.

I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS IS THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A MORE MEETING BEFORE AUGUST THE 22ND AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE TRYING TO APPROVE AND PASS THE

Do we receive any documentation? Do we notify this person to come in front of the council today?

So taking that into consideration, do we have to ask for a vote or just withdraw the motion?

Motion to table. Motion to table? No. No, I mean it's not going to happen.

So a motion already made to withdraw this item, already second. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. So the aye, aye. So we're gonna continue with all the name committed?

Yes. Okay. Item 297? Yes, 297.26, the request of Home Rule Petition under the Hartville, Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 32, Section 94, requesting a line of duty designation for deceased Lawrence police sergeant, charged and done. It was sent to full council, but it was asked to withdraw, I mean to table by the city attorney because we need to have his opinion on this one.

Motion to table. Second. So there is a motion to table item 29726 is the request for a home rule petition under the Hart bill, my general law 632, section 94.

So there is no- Council Chair, would the sponsor be willing to withdraw the motion for a moment for one point that I can make? Sure, Robin? Would the sponsor of the motion withdraw for one moment so I can make a comment on this?

Oh, okay. I withdraw my motion to table for now. So the motion to table is already withdrawn.

Withdrawn momentarily. Yeah. One of the things that was mentioned is that from some of the supporters of this was to, there may be a need to go into executive session, so I wanted to make sure that this item had something on the clause that said executive session anticipated.

Just in case. Just in case. That's right. That's it. Thank you. Thank you.

Motion to table. Second. There is a motion to table already seconded, item 297.26. In the motion to table, there is no discussion. Item 323.26. We vote. We didn't vote yet. Oh, I'm sorry. There is no discussion. Motion to approve. All in favor say... I don't believe 2326.

I don't believe 2326 create ordinance and review and renewal of residential and handicap parking spaces. It was sent to cool to full council to order for the hearing and I make that as a form of motion.

second okay so item 3 23 26 is the creation of the ordinance so already motion already made it in second or discussion that was ended for a public hearing so all those in favor item 32426 create ordinance small waste hauler registration and accountability ordinance it was sent to full council with a favorable recommendation to order for a hearing and i make that as a formal motion so motion already made it for item 32426 for the creation of an ordinance a small waste hauler registration i like to recuse myself from this vote Okay, thank you. So any discussion on this item? So that one, we have

It was sent to the full council with favorable recommendation and I make that as a formal motion.

Thank you. Motion already made and second. Discussion? No. Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. They aye. Aye. Item 33126.

item 331 26 short community outreach no we already voted we already did that one uh church community outreach campaign on common on september 12th it was sent to full council with a recommendation pending recreational department uh approval i think that we already got the approval for the recreation department the 331 can you verify that

There is a motion to table item 331.26 that short community already second. There is no discussion and I don't for a motion to table or a favor. All those in favor? Yeah, that is what I say. All those in favor? Aye. The aye having. Item 33326 is the remove, okay.

Is to remove handicap parking on 81 Barking Hill Street. It was sent to full council to order a public hearing. And I make that as a formal motion.

Second. Item 33326, the removal of the handicap parking. Motion already made and second. Discussion? That was also to order a public hearing. Yeah, that was the motion. Okay. Any discussion? There is no discussion. All those in favor? Aye. There you have it.

Item 3-3426. Item 3-3426, remove handicap parking at 38 Alder Street. It was sent to the full council to order a public hearing. And I make that as a formal motion.

motion already made in second regarding I don't treat it for 26 that removal of the handicap parking this caution. You know this cause you are also a favor. I I I don't 3, 4, 1, 26.

Item 341.26, add compiling city agencies to adhere to Chapter 9.25 to the Municipal Code Surveillance Technology. It was sent to the full council as a committee report. And I submit that as a conformance.

Item 341.26 was in the report is that they are comparing city agency to chapter 9.25 of the municipal code that was submitted by Council LaPlante. Discussion? No.

No, I submit it as a motion and I'm okay.

So there is a motion as a committee report on the report. It's okay already second. Also, I'm also a fail. I they I have it.

So I can make a motion that we approve this and I would also like to make as part of the motion. because of the timing that we did in the earlier one that we order a public hearing for the second meeting in October. That's 90 days. And I'll have more discussion if that's the motion. So I'll have more discussion on it if given a chance.

So there is a motion to, could you repeat it please?

Order a public hearing on this item on the second meeting in October.

Discussion, discussion. Discussion. Discussion, thank you. So, as brief as I can make it. So, this is dealing with the cameras.

Oddly enough, it's still on the news at various levels. I don't need to go into more detail now about that, but I think we all know what I'm talking about. And so what we're trying to do is our part in this which is making sure that every camera that's inside a building, a city camera that we have out there, that the public is aware that there are cameras and they know what the cost is, what the purpose is, and what the impacts are, what are the results of the cameras. And hopefully with this item, there is now a vehicle so when we start getting the information from i.t and all the other depar

That is also include, that is gonna be by building city property by building.

The ordinance, this is not my ordinance, the ordinance says any cameras that the city utilizes, the public needs to be aware that there's cameras. So we need to know if there's cameras in City Hall, for example, we need to know that there are seven, I'm throwing stuff out, seven cameras at City Hall and they're on various floors and we've been able to capture, what's the purpose of the cameras? They need to say that so the public is aware. How long are we keeping the information? What are we doing with the information? These are all part of the discussion, part of what should be provided to th

Any other discussion on this item? Any other comments? No? So all those in favor? Aye. So the aye have it. 34626.

item 346.26, install one S.O. Paul on Franklin Street near Valley Street. It was sent to the full council to order a public hearing and I make that as a formal motion.

Second. So item 346.26, they install one S.O. Paul on Franklin Street near the Valley Street. Already second. Discussion? Also in favor. Aye. So there I have it. 347.26 in that 3J04 on... Councilor Miguel.

Yes, it was sent to the full council to order a public hearing, and I make that as a formal motion.

Second. So item 347, 26, a motion is already made for the public hearing and second, a discussion. There is none, so all those in favor? Aye. We have 348, 26.

Item 348.26, install 105 feet of underground conduit on Andover Street near Blanchard Street. It was sent to the full council to order a public hearing. And I make that as a formal motion.

Second. So motion already made for item 352.26, the William Reservoir Park on Saturday. No, we didn't vote on that. That says the 348.26. Instead the 105 of Underground Country on Andover Street near Blanchette Street. Motion already made. And second, discussion? There is none. All those in favor?

Aye. I don't three fifty to twenty six wedding on Reservoir Park on Saturday September 5th from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

It was sent to the full council we favor recommendation and I make that as a full motion was already made it for I don't three fifty to twenty six at the wedding for the Reservoir Park discussion this costume yeah this caught my attention so

I don't recall us doing, like, approving weddings. I know there, like, I believe there are weddings that take place right across the street and can't be known in common. I don't recall anybody coming for permit to have a wedding across the street. Can I? Yeah, I'm looking for help, yeah.

So if you want to get married in a park and you don't want to pay a lot of money for a hall, you can go there and pay nothing.

Can you imagine where this is going is my point. We're not charging anybody for the use of our public spaces, which I think we should be thinking about, which I don't know. I'm kind of surprised, and I should know this, but anyway. Those are the rules right now, but we're paying this much for anybody to use our parks. I think if you went to Boston, you'd want to use the park, for example. I think there's some sort of fee. It may not be $1,000, but there's a fee because people want to use it.

Well, as far as I know, as far as I know, yes, it's going to be... it's not like a party but it's going to be a celebration right in there after the wedding oh i thought it was just the ceremony no they we also talk about the speaker that and the people that is going to be serving in there

Yeah, they did mention about the speaker for the people that was going to do the ceremony and the piano for the introductory music, not that they will have a party or a reception. We did specify if they bring anything to the park, they have to dispose it and leave it clean.

and they has to leave it as a clean as they gonna find.

They did specify in the application about a maximum of 50 people to the wedding.

Yes. That was what it was, this councilor.

Yeah, they mentioned that they're going to have a little resection, and that is why they're going to have all of these people, and they want to bring the speaker, the piano, and for the

Well, I guess if we allow the baby showers, what would be the difference of the wedding, right? Yeah.

But we already talked about the music, the speaker, how they're going to use it. Practically, we didn't entertain more than on three sections, or if they're going to be dancing or doing anything else.

It's okay. Well, maybe we are inviting and we don't know. Okay. Okay.

Well, there is a more still please under that. So that is the most of the guy they I don't think that the 2.26. Already sick. Any other call me so with you on this began. All of them favor. They I have it. Okay, so we have, okay, let me see what is this. From, okay, so from table Mares, August 5th, 26, we have two item for withdraw. I would like to hear a motion to take a iron document 27526. It's from ordinance.

Motion to untable item to 7526. Proposed ordinance, the name change for ordinance 02.48 to the Office of Human Resources and Labor Relations. And I make that as a formal motion.

So there is a motion on table, item 275.26. Any discussion? There is no discussion. All those in favor? Aye. Okay. So now the item 275.26, I think we have a motion for withdraw.

Motion to withdraw item 275.26. Discussion?

Yeah, did that come from Mr. Spanner? Okay, got it, thank you. Yeah, that's what I thought, thank you, yep, thank you.

so there is a motion already second there is another discussion on this item any comment okay all those in favor aye they i have it so um i don't 276 26 uh

Motion to untable item 27626 creation of proposal ordinance 02-48.050, Deputy Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations.

Can I hear a second? A second already made it for item 27626, discussion. Discussion. Council.

Just for clarity, I think it's important to just say this. It's important that we say that there was a reason why we were drawing it, and the reason is because it was requested by the administration to put it on the agenda that they wanted. So I just, and that happened again for this document as well.

Yeah, we got the email from the administration.

But I just think it's important that we say that, which I just did, so thank you.

So there is a motion to take the item from.

To untable. So I already second, all those in favor? Aye. So may I have a motion to withdraw the item 27626?

Second. So motion already made it in second, all those in favor? Discussion? All those in favor? Aye. The aye. So councilor, any other item that you would like to take out of the agenda? Well, we don't have any item from the committee of the court, from public safety and emergency management. We don't have any report from personnel committee, no report from housing. I don't know, so I have to repeat it again. So there is no report on Housing and Economy Development Committee, no report from Personnel Committee, no report from Police Safety and Emergency Management Committee, and no report from

A motion already seconded by Councilor Miguel. All those in favor? Aye. 362.26 Proposed zoning ordinance amendment to create a new zoning overlay district to be known as Highway Essex 2. Overlight District, H8-2 on 6 Chickering Street. That is for Ordinance and Planning Committee. 363-26, no parking. Norrie Street, ordinance committee. 36426 Handicap Parking for Fairmont Street, ordinance committee. 36526 Resident Parking on Childre Street, ordinance committee. 366.26 Handicap Parking 393 Lower Street Ordinance Committee. 367.26 Speaker Rebeck-Linol, Campanone Common on Saturday, September 19,

So the following Tuesday is the meeting for the city council.

Well, if everybody. Well, you don't have anything on Monday?

Monday at 630? Yeah. So, okay, so people, it's been waiting for the ordinance on Tuesday, but okay, so personnel, we don't have any, just only one item for personnel committee.

So you mentioned, just to put it right in the back,

We give a member's options I think I would prefer to be here I just know how fragmented and difficult it is to run a meeting on zoom even though I'm sure you're very skilled at it, but I just it just there's like did you hear me now it has a lot of fragmentation it's not smooth. So I would prefer to be here for that meeting.

It's a very long meeting and it's very hard sometimes and very difficult just to hear people from the other side and getting back and forth. It's very, very, very hard. So I prefer also to do it right in here. It's going to be Monday. We're going to do it Monday.

We'll make it work. Yeah. Sorry. Thank you. So we got , and personnel, or personnel. Yeah, that's six.

So in ordinary, just, okay, we say on Monday, I say 30. Motion to adjourn. Second. Second. That is a motion to adjourn. All those in favor? There, I have it. Thank you, guys. Thank you. Thank you, everyone. Have a good night.