A counselors come up here, counselors.
The pledge.
Court read the
wrong, regular meaning of the city council.
Is now coming to order, I'm gonna read the role
Councilor Costa.
Here council DelliSola here. Council Hillman. Yes. Here. Councilor Lattanzi
here.
Councilor Matewsky here. Counseline
here Councilor Smith present, present at Mark Casey here. Eight members
present.
Raising enough suit flat, please.
I pledge allegiance to the flag, to the Republican for
witnesses.
One issue undergo individual.
Limited injustice for
any announcements.
Miss Mr. President.
We have just one council mountains of prior engagement in
council council Lee was a farewell.
Farewelling counselor. Yes. At this time, new three members, would
you like to come out to the left side?
Here on your right.
Right. Yeah. Whatever side they want you stand outside for
like yep.
And Mr. President, can we take a, make a motion
to suspend the rules and take item 18 out oforder?
Second to take item 18, all in favor.
Aye. I opposed clerk, read item number 18. Item number
18. Mr. President is a petition of by Councilor. Michael
micas is president a petition.
Requesting a new open air parking license, quick auto center
Corp at 39 line street. Please note that this is
a brand, this.
Location does operate down the line. It has repair and
motor dealers on, on the lot. They're looking to do
an open air lot now. So.
This is actually a public hearing that was posted duly
in our local newspaper. So we're gonna have a public
hearing first.
Make a motion to open public hearing.
Second, the public hearing all in favor. Aye. Aye. Opposed.
This shit is
just hold the
a petition is
you petition is aye. Okay.
Potentially as if you'd like to come.
Forward, you can come here.
Just state your name. That's all records.
My name is Patricia.
Last name is Russia, R O C H a.
I'm speaking on behalf of Luciano. Quinella he's the.
Owner and president of quick auto center corporation.
Okay.
Do you have any que why don't you describe what
you're trying to do?
Our company, has we already have a, this is gonna
be our second location.
And we have, we have a lot of contracts.
With a lot of customers and we just need a
place to restart the cars. That's gonna be.
We, I apologize. Haven't got the nervous. I'm sorry.
We we have a towing company.
And we
do the service of trespassing.
And we have contracts with the customers and we just
need the place to storage the cars.
So it's not, we are not gonna.
Work for the city or for the police department, just
for private contractors.
Cultural Dell solar first. Good evening.
How many cars are you gonna store once you told
them?
And how long they're gonna be there for.
Usually the, the length it's a day.
Two tops.
And the
the average of our contract.
Contracts by now. It's gonna be no more than, I
don't know. Usually the average between 20 cars at the
time.
And I'm just curious, is, is there a limit on
how many cars they can?
The fire department and building department will, will give them
a limit on how many vehicles are allowed.
On that line. Okay. Yeah, but that, that number is
just a, like it's around average.
Sometimes it's not gonna be all of the.
No a lot cars, you know? Right.
Well, my question is just only because if you say
you're gonna have 20 cars in the fight department.
Stage you've only allowed to have 10 in there.
Then, you know what I mean? Just see you're on
the same page. No, it's not something we have.
It's we go as, as we, we handle our contract.
You know, we depends on the demand of our customers.
But that's why I'm saying the average is between 15
to 20 and.
And that's
that's a number that we just guessing, you know? Okay.
I'll let.
But if you were not allowed to go over that,
of course we are not gonna go over the number
we are supposed to allow. Please make Mr. P we'll
just make sure that.
The business owners itself end.
The fire department, the police are on the same page
of.
This will call a committee any, we sent a committee
tonight for all the answers and questions. Okay. You know,
that's all the questions I have. Thank you. Yep.
Constable Matewsky and I'll kill you. Thank you.
Mr. President. You said you have.
Two locations. Where is the other one? Our main location.
Now it's in Groveland.
Groveland. Yes.
That's that's our main location.
But Luciano has a lot of customers.
And Summitville Cambridge area.
That's why the
we have a, the necessity of a second location close.
To serve our customers. We, what is on the location
right now?
In this lot.
On Everett? Yes. Is there another business there?
No, it's just a vacant lot.
Yes. You see the problem I have with this type
of a business.
Is a tow company on Robin street already, as you
probably know,
quail is towing has a lot there.
See, this neighborhood has been depressed.
And abused for many, many years with this type of.
These type of operations.
Okay. There was 22 auto body shops at one time.
Just in that neighborhood. Now, there may be five.
And a lot of people moved away or sold their
property. When the casino came in.
And there's a lot of new development going on.
In that area with hotels and.
Restaurants and so forth.
At least that's what we're anticipating.
But
as the chairman of the business and community development.
Committee
I, I I'd like to refer it there. Not only
is it my district.
But as I said,
and no offense to you, Luciano.
This type of business, the wild west days are over.
In Everett.
You know, as far as I'm concerned,
other people. Good luck to you.
We have two total companies in the city right now
that I know of.
But I wish, you know, we'll give you a hearing
at the business and community development meeting. Yeah. But Ia.
Apologize to interrupt. No, it's okay. But we no planning
to.
Talk for the city, the same as those companies, you're
saying to.
Yes, but the problem is, is.
Junk cars and no, there is no, no junk cars.
We just going to handle the cars that are in.
Accident, you told a vehicle for no.
Oh, no, no. Well, we'll just, it's a trespassing.
Oh, just trespassing, trespassing.
Well, you know, Ms.
Into the gentleman. I've heard all these.
You know, after so many years,
you, you know, you hear how nice it's gonna be.
You're gonna put a fence around it and all.
You're gonna have an office in there too.
Yes. Well, we, we can discuss this further at the
business. This should be, yes. We'll discuss this, you know?
Right now I'm opposed to it. I'll be honest with
you.
Because of all the changes, you know, there's a.
A $3 billion casino across the street in area, we are
putting the tow yacht in.
And we've gotta get our priority squared away in this
area.
Don't motion. He'll send us to discuss it at that
with the fight department.
But thank you for being here. And that meeting will
take place before the end of the year.
Okay. Ex excuse the petitioner's.
And then we'll hold up and then we'll continue the
public hearing. And we'll send this to the committee after
the public hearing.
Thank you for coming up, respecting the issue. Thank you.
Second. A motion. Yep.
Should I
motion to open public hearing.
Second.
Okay, Bo train second public Karen. At this time, we'll
be asking people.
Speak in favor or not in favor at this time,
I'd like to ask.
Anybody in favor, this petition.
Come over.
Should I speak right now?
Rock come up to identify yourself, please.
Either one, just press a green.
My name is Rockwell VI Garrido. I'm the owner of
the said property that we're talking about.
And I'm in favor of this petition. Okay. Thank you.
Thank you. We have anybody else.
Has anybody else in favor of this petition?
It's the sun. Okay.
Right. Well, do we have anybody else in favor of
this petition?
Seeing none. Do we have everybody opposed to this petition?
Anybody opposed to this petition.
Seeing none, that part of the public hearing is over.
Motion to close public hearing. Second motion. Second to close
public hearing all in favor.
Votes it's before you
Mr president. I'd like to refer this item to the.
Business and community development committee.
It make the petition is in.
Any information, the city clerk can provide much made second
to second, first business and community development.
All in favor. Aye. Opposed.
They will get information. They will provide you information.
When the meeting is, and to come up before it.
And that's where they'll
discuss more with you. Okay.
Thank you. We got extra.
1817. No, we're back to the record. MOS refer back
to.
Arreola all in favor. Aye. Polls.
December 11 six o'clock
up here.
We now have public participation.
Before Mr. President.
Do we have a motion to open it?
To open it. Public participation, motion. Second public participation. All
in favor. Aye. All right. Polls collect. We have a.
We have a sign in sheet. Yep.
We have
nine names signed in.
Three out of the nine R duplicate name. So anybody
that is signed in on both sheets.
Please make sure that you come up and you'll have
the.
Two minutes for each part all at once.
Our first speaker will be.
Under the agenda items, Janice Locke.
Hello, I'm trying to understand item number one.
In order requesting approval to accept and expend a grant
from national grid.
And the amount of $40,000 to hire a part-time bilingual
outreach representative.
For utility support and it.
It and energy efficiency program.
Named during our discussion on this item.
Please explain to the people here and to the residence
washer watching why this makes sense.
Why can't national grid hire their own bilingual outreach representative.
It seems odd to me that national grid serving a
diverse clientele.
Does not already have such a person on board.
How much time does a part-time person have to work
to expend $40,000.
And when the $40,000 is gone, what then?
Does the city hire the person outright?
Does national grid grant the city more money to continue
the position.
Please make this make sense.
Thank you.
On another note. I wanna publicly thank my city council
member, Darren Costa, for his commitment in representing all of
the.
Residents of ward three, I for one will miss that
type of representation.
I appreciate you questioning.
Agenda items before you
before you and not just being a rubber stamp.
I appreciated that I could reach out to you with
an issue and you would most likely get it taken
care of or direct me to the appropriate per.
Personnel. I hope you continue to be a voice for
the residents of ward three, who may continue to reach
out to you for help and guidance.
You will be missed. Thank you.
Thank you. My next speaker is Peggy Sereno. Again, signed
in on.
Both both sheets.
I don't think enough information is given with each agenda
item.
Number three who's purchasing and putting in the trees.
Number four, where are these charging stations going to go?
Number five, provide what services, resources, and support for the
elderly.
A year ago, there was a meeting held to discuss
OPPA monies in the survey.
The elder elderly's biggest complaint was that there was no
transportation to the senior center.
They need a road runner.
Road runner is a small vs that can provide transportation.
That could help our elderly stay independent and socially involved.
Roadrunners could take the elderly to the senior center so
they could have morning coffee with friends.
Go to exercise classes and so forth.
Play cards have lunch with friends, so they don't have
to eat alone.
I think it's outrageous that the City of Everett doesn't
have a road runner.
It could take them grocery shopping one day and to
the dollar store, another.
The City of Everett doesn't have at least one road
runner.
Now, but the guy in the corner office got his
ambulance. Didn't he.
Six and seven
what do people need to do to get a bag
of food or a gift certificate?
When people are appointed to boards, why isn't the money
they get for serving on these boards listed?
Why are there so many reappointments.
Why aren't other residents given a chance to serve.
27 and 28.
We need more details about these zoning changes. Why aren't
the.
Included with the agenda item.
34.
A beautification project for small business. Sounds great.
But Pope John hasn't been res renovated.
And our children are still in overcrowded classes.
And our elderly still have a senior center with a
leaking roof.
Number 41 who gets a designated parking spot. The guy
in the corner office.
Number 38, an inventory of trees that needs trimming. I
have a tree in front of my yard that needs
trimming. Can you put me on the list?
And I'd also like to talk about.
Trying to prevent
a tragedy, something needs to be done about these motor
scooters.
I was going up Broadway towards Glendale square about a
week and a half ago.
Coming towards me.
Going down in the bike lane.
Was a woman on a motor scooter and she was
a small woman with a child.
Who could barely reach
the handles and hold on.
And all I could think of, they hit a bump.
Or a pothole they're dead. Let's be honest.
You know, the chances of survival.
Isn't great. I don't know who you'd have to talk
to.
What you'd have to do, but these motor scooters are
becoming a serious, serious problem in the city.
And there's one other issue.
The hen the hail school.
Pack. It's a pack for kids.
Who in their right minds put big boulders in a
pack.
For kids to climb on fall off and get her
it.
And these are tragedies that I think we can prevent
from happening.
Thank you.
Excuse me. Our next speaker is Paul ERDI. Again, signed
in on vote lists.
Good evening first regarding the Davis company, are you asking
why the, they backed off the ex Exxon property or
specif?
Specifically if they backed off because the city council voted
to ban all animal testing. I asked because if it's
regarding your vote impacting.
Biotech or life sciences coming to Everett.
Why not ask Councilor Smith who works at a biocompany
or asked Senator Sal Domenico be a strong ties to
Kendall square.
Companies and developers and ask them to come in and
speak on what they're looking for in a city.
If it's not is Dave, is the Davis company, the
only commercial developer Everett knows or wants to do business
with.
Next regarding the beautification and appreciating.
Can we start first stop by cleaning up the streets
and sidewalks.
If you walk around any street in the city.
Sidewalk of full of trash.
Especially with the tree walls. Are I fully support planting
more trees to bring shade, to help cool. The city's
temperature down, but if we can start.
With not cutting down mature, healthy trees. That would be
great.
Can you get the number of healthy trees? The city
has cut down.
And any other city mature trees would be protected even
during.
Sidewalk work, but here it looks like almost every tree
was cut down. When side was, when sidewalks were being
redone.
Even the newly re renovated parks helped him mature trees
removed. I know what the Swan street park, lots of
beautiful trees were removed.
Next we got on the board appointments. Do any of,
you know what these boards do?
How often do they meet?
If they meet, we are paying them with quite a
bit of money.
Annually in most cases to meet once a month.
Excluding the zoning planning and the election commission.
From from the meetings that from the minutes that do
exist, they're on the city's website, either the art meeting
or when they do meet, it's not very.
Long most last, less than an hour in some cases,
less than 30 minutes.
I bring this up because besides the annual pair there
you'll receive, they are also eligible for a pension.
The recent budget has allocated $20 million to cover past pension
liabilities.
My concern is what the future liabilities.
Because the city payroll has skyrocketed under the submit administration.
It may seem like a drop in the bucket for
the board members, but salaries, but, but the members' salaries,
there are a lot more, more of them. And.
And at this point, we have to address the city
spending.
Inside holding people accountable to do, to at least meet.
Look at all these boards important boards. And I question
some of the qualifications, for example, traffic parking and speeding
are discussed regularly here and.
Went across the city of the members of the traffic
commission's experts.
Then we have the zoning board, a critical board in
the city.
Who are the ex experts on this board? Don't get
me wrong. They're all very nice people. But we have
a school teacher, a real estate agent, a real estate
attorney.
Someone who works for the department of transportation.
And others. I have no idea what their credentials are.
These are people voting every month to approve variances for
big and small developments, all impacting the city and the
neighborhoods. So when you ask about.
The number of developments, 10 or more S on board
in the last three years, how many projects they've approved
and denied? Because during the time I.
Attended the Z awning board meeting, the majority got approved
even over the budders objections as you were present.
Next we got, we got speeding. Many of you during
the holiday drove on highways. Did you notice it or
encounter any speed bumps on route 93, 1.
28 on the mass pike. No, but what you probably
did see was a state trooper packed along the side
of the road to slow down traffic.
Councilor Lee mentioned a few years, a couple of years
ago using retired police cruises and parking them around the
city.
Maybe try that, maybe fly drones around and capture the
worst streets and get, get those streets enforced.
Speeding is a big problem, but it's not the only
one. The laws of the roads are being ignored. You
have people double packed. You have people going down one
way streets.
You have drivers ignoring lights and stop signs. Speed bumps
are not the answer.
Enforcement in, in closing, can the $110,000 for elderly be
targeted to provide transportation to the elderly.
Especially the people like Glendale tower, these people have been
neglected for years.
And deserve to be treated better.
In giving them the ability to shop at a supermarket
or go to the Conley center would be a bit.
Great. Start. Thank you so much. Thank you.
Our next speaker is Mary Forton.
Mary Fort and Cedar terrace.
Several things I want that I read through.
This list that I wanna talk about.
One is speed bumps.
If you stop putting speed down on every street.
Especially in the winter. No one's going anywhere.
Cuz you won't be able to plow the streets.
A street there. Some places it's necessary around the schools
with the kids' eyes to make sure people are slowing
down. So the kids across the street.
Well, you can't have 'em everywhere.
It's not, it doesn't make any sense.
I see that the elderly.
Senior citizen group is getting a lot of money to
function and they should.
But one of the, one of services that they given,
I know they fed lunch that they, they.
Apply for it, but what else goes on down there?
I've been down there for several different things.
And the building looks like an could use some help.
The veterans office is on the second floor. How many.
Disabled veterans can get there.
Question. So
we need some more information on what's going on.
Less, but not loosely.
Changing the bus stop.
On main street in front of polo.
Chicken. If you move it down a block.
Who you blocking in?
They won't have the spaces either.
So if you give it to one, you're taking it
from the other.
And if you move a bus stop.
All the people, depending on that bus stop.
Could find it difficult.
To relocate and
arrange a lot of consideration needs to give into the
residents.
They're here. They pay their bills.
They support the government.
We need the government to support us.
Lisa things that are very important.
Have a good evening.
Thank you. We now have.
Three additional speakers on the non-gender items. Our first one
is Maria bustle.
Thanks. Thanks.
Good evening. I would like to address a recent comment
that was put on Facebook.
Regarding the members who take part in public participation.
And I quote, God will take care of the haters
at public participation.
They don't have a life and they're getting paid by,
you know, who.
Let me break this down for you.
First we are by no means haters.
What we are, are constituents who care about our city.
We question what we don't understand or don't agree with,
but that is our right. And it doesn't mean that
we hate.
And just, how will God take care of us?
Just asking. I will most definitely have to disagree with
you that I don't have a life.
I've been married for 44 years, have three children and
a niece that I have raised.
I was just blessed with my eighth grandchild on the
18th.
And I work full-time. So how do, how does that
classify me as having no life?
I have also never been paid by anyone.
My opinion is my opinion.
To insinuate that someone is behind.
What I say is offensive.
I unlike the person that posted this.
Vote speak and do things of my own volition.
I owe no one, anything. And I speak what I
want.
Not what I'm told to by someone else.
Thank you. And I expect no retaliation or retribution due
to my comments. Thanks.
Thank you. My next speaker is Sandy Giuliano.
Good evening.
I don't have anything prepared tonight because I have a
life too, and I was real busy today.
I just
I just wanted to remind.
This particular board, these coming up in December, your last
two meetings.
There are many issues that we brought up over the
past two years.
And I
would hope that before you, some of you are no
longer here, we can resolve some of these.
One of them is the 180.
Thousand dollars longevity bonus that was paid.
Erroneously.
We could rarely use that money back.
The other one was the unredacted invoices.
That had to do with that. What was it? Title
VI seven or something.
Title 10. I forget the number we'd like to see
those. We'd like to know who's being protected.
What's the update on Corey test with all the units
across the board. We should have an answer on that.
You know, you
tonight at the special meeting.
You
it changed transferring $10 million.
To lessen the tax burden. That's great.
But, you know, we've been telling you the budget is
bloated.
When you look at the next fiscal budget.
You've gotta start cutting some con as we shouldn't have.
Free cash went from 12 to 20 million.
Dollars that shouldn't be, look at the budget.
Make sure you make cuts in the future.
And for those who won't be here.
Thank you. It was nice seeing you bye-bye.
Our last speaker's Margaret Cornelio.
Good evening counselors.
Nice to see you again. I have just a few
comments to make.
One of them is why.
Isn't the safety of our streets being addressed.
I came up here a few months ago.
I told you about how an am the fire truck
couldn't get down our street. My husband had a heart
attack months ago.
And it's the, it's the same.
They pack on both.
Traps of the street. You can't go down. We barely
can go down. It's a parking lot and it's just
not my street.
People have called me and I'm not even a, a
counsel.
And they're all complaining. What can we do? What can
we do? We, the, our streets of parking lot, everyone's
complaining about it. And I went to talk to some
people.
Something has to be done.
They come from a fight. I get it. There's no
parking and what all the buildings and what all.
I'll everything that's going up more apartments is gonna be
more of a cars. I know they said this is
not gonna be any cars.
But I doubt it. I don't say they're all gonna
have cars.
But some cars are gonna be there. Just like students
are increasing. Cars are gonna be increasing.
The rat problem hasn't stopped.
The discovering everywhere.
Shouldn't the developed the developers pay for that. They supposed
to, what do you call it? Trap.
Everybody's complaining about that. They call me, I go, I'm
not even in that. .
I go, you know, I'll bring it up, but I'm,
it's not my job.
I says I have the same complaints.
But it it's just crazy. And the streets you go
down, certain streets.
Houses and disappeared. You know, I gave out cards, my
campaign cards.
Some of them are still there from a month ago.
And the mailboxes are stuffed with.
Male that tells me there is the absentee that nobody
living in that hou the houses.
And nobody's looking at it, cuz you have mailboxes stuffed.
You can see it when you go down.
And the same things it's like from a month ago.
And I'm saying, I don't know, what's wrong with this
picture.
But it's quite a few houses. It's not one. So
maybe I SD should get involved. And.
Take a ride around the streets and see what's going
on in the neighborhoods. Cuz I think there's a lot
of absentee.
Buildings tenants.
Owners and they're not taking care of the property. Thank,
thank you. All right.
Thank you and have a good evening.
That was our final public participation speaker.
Second and second to.
Close the
public participation all in favor. Aye.
Aye. Opposed clerk read Mr. President. Sorry. I was I'm
sorry, can I make a motion to bring up the
appointees?
So I think the motion is to suspend the rules,
take items 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, and 16 collectively. They're all. Reappointments.
And I believe at least one or two of the
Reapp appointees are here in the audience. One is here.
Nick take the items so mentioned by the, take the
motion to take items collectively. Yep.
And second. Okay.
Items 89.
10 13, 14, 15, and 16 are all.
Orders offered by counselor Michael Mackenzie as president. They are
all reappointments to.
Boards and commissions here in the City of Everett eight
in order requesting the confirmation of the reappointment of Ronald Cohen
to the board of assessors for a term of three
years.
Expiring November 30th, 2026.
Nine in order requesting the confirmation of the reappointment of
Macare to the library board of trustees for a term
of two years.
Expiring November 30th, 2025, 10 in order requesting the confirmation of the
reappointment of Patricia Ellis to the historical commission for a term
of three years.
Expiring November 30th, 2026.
13 an order requesting the confirmation of the reappointment of
Molly cadet to the youth commission for a chamber of
three is expiring November 30th, 2020.
Six 14, an order requesting confirmation of the reappointment of
Kyle Colson to the conservation commission for a term of
three years, expiring November 30th, 2026.
15, an order requesting confirmation of the Reapp appointment of.
Cheyenne Rangal to the planning board for item three years
expiring November 30th, 2026 and 16 in order requesting confirmation of the
reappointment.
Of Matilda Graciano to the youth commission for a term
of three years.
Expiring November, November 30th, 2026.
Should make a motion favorable action on all items. Second
motion. Read. Second favorable action. Roll call vote.
All right, this is on all items collectively.
Councilor Costa. Yes, council DelliSola.
Solar. Yes. Council Hanlon. Yes. Councilor Lattanzi. Yes, counselor.
Matewsky. Yes. Counseline yes. Councilor Smith. Yes. And president Mark Casey.
Yes. Eight yay. Zero nays. You have.
So appointed reappointed, all of the members.
Congratulations, any of yous in the audience and anytime after
Wednesday afternoon, you'll be able to come in and get
sworn in by me.
Can we make a motion to take item? I think.
35 is that they're here, right? National grid? Yes. They're.
Second item number 35 law in favor. Aye votes. Aye.
Council Smith.
No item number 35, Mr. President.
Is a, was a public hearing that we held.
At the last meeting off of my Councilor, Michael as
president a petition from national grids seeking permission to install
approximately 400 feet of eight inch plastic.
Gas main on Boston street between Rivera beach Parkway and
veil street. It was requested at the last meeting that
miss Cudi come before the, the council.
To give us some further information and she is here
before us. Ms. Kelly, how are you tonight? Bush Meda,
Ms. Kelly, come before us.
Second. All in favor. Aye. Opposed Kelly, how are you
tonight? I'm fine. Thank you. How are you? Very good.
Okay. What we doing here? So I was here at
the last meeting and.
One of the council members asked me to look into
a public, a grand location, hearing that DeVere had come
on.
Behalf of national grid.
They actually were here for a different utility.
They are utility contractor. So they work with different utility.
Providers, public and private.
And so they were not here on our behalf. So
I just wanted to mention that.
And answer any other questions.
Do you have any questions?
Ms. Kelly, Mr. Counsel DelliSola is this only.
Is this piece only about.
The piece that's on it. Nothing about.
The other issue we had, correct? Correct.
So it's only on
getting permission to install for defeated agents, plastic main.
Nothing to do with the Broadway trench? No, correct. No.
Okay.
Alright, council Hamman. Thank you.
Thank you for coming back.
Yeah, I still having a problem with Broadway.
And I had asked
that any time that national grid or anyone that wants
to take off the streets.
They appear with their contractor.
And sometimes you say, well, we haven't hired a contract
yet. Well, then we could hold it until that contractor
comes here.
I wanna see a contractor.
I want Broadway to be fixed. I don't want this
street to wind up turning up like Broadway.
That's what I'm interested in. Everybody says, no, we're gonna
do a fine job to contractor comes. That's a job
and takes off.
And what does that leave us? Leave us the bumpy
street, holes, whatever, you know,
and I'm not happy with it. And I don't, and
I have a lot of people that are not happy
with it. So.
I'm I don't, I don't mean to yell at you
cause I know you have nothing to do with it,
you know, but I'm just angry that the fact that
no one is looking at that problem on Broadway and
it's terrible.
And I'm only looking for the first snowstorm to come
and see what's gonna happen there. It's gonna be a
disaster.
Traffic won't get outta Boston. It'll be so bad.
And I don't want the same thing to happen to
this street. So you tell me what I would do.
Would you approve it? If you were me?
So for this particular job on Austin street, this is
a customer request. The customer is paying for the work.
The work will also be done.
By Devaro. We have a dedicated supervisor, oversees the work
in Everett. I spoke to him about Broadway.
And he referred me to the city engineer, Julius of
fury, who I spoke to as well. And.
From what I understand that particular job is very.
Complex because Julius had selected where the main would go
and to install that we have to dig up concrete.
Cobbles some.
Train tracks that are, you know, very old trolley car
tracks.
And some stuff that's
attached to those. So it's slow going. So they plated
it, they dig it at night, they played it and
then they come back the next night and put in
the main. So they're kind.
Of like leapfrogging the whole job.
So Julius said he's more than happy to explain this
particular job, if you would like.
Him to come because he he's.
He's a directed us to do it this way. And
he's, he's happy with how it's progressing. So we're gonna,
Jim play the city employee, right.
Well, I'm not he offered. I know, but that's
what, that's what it sounds like, you know? And.
To me, it just doesn't make any sense that national
grid wants to do something right for the City of
Everett. Cuz so far, as far as I'm concerned, national
grid is.
Running zero. And I'm not gonna vote for anything that
comes forward from about, I mean, I like you, a
nice person, everything you've done, be some favors and everything,
but I just can't.
Vote for anything for national grid, because they will not
come back here and answer that question and they can
blame it on Julius. If they want to, they can
blame it on me or they can blame it on
anybody.
But national grid is responsible for that job.
And they're not taking care of it. Right. And so
Julius, and again, I'm not please. I'm not yelling at
you. That's okay. .
Julia said he's more than happy to come and explain
it, but he's happy with how it's going. And he
said also that when the job is finally finished, they
will come back and do.
A better job with the final paving.
Okay. Yeah. Thank you. You're welcome.
Any more questions.
Please excuse the guest.
Guess use the customer. Thanks screen. Second to excuse Ms.
Kelly. All in favor. Aye. Thank you, miss Ketty. Thank
you.
For you.
Favorable action.
Second favorable action. Just a roll close.
Judge roll call vote.
This a roll call vote.
Convo favorable action council Costa.
Yes, council DelliSola. Yes. Council Hamlin. No Councilor. Lattanzi. Yes.
Council Matewsky. Yes.
Counseline yes. Councilor Smith.
Yes and president. Alright, Casey. No.
That would be six yays.
Two nays. You have so.
Passed the order.
We want to revert back and into the minutes first.
Click go back to the auto regular auto.
We have a motion except move. Accept the minutes.
From September 25th, October 10th.
Special and regular October 23rd. And.
November 13th.
Second motion, motion making a second to accept the.
Minister regular council meeting from 9 25 to 1113.
All in favor.
Aye oppos, which enthusiasm.
Here.
Okay. Councilor Smith. Did you want to take those collectively
or no? Yes. Can we take items?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11, collectively as they're all grants.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11 collectively.
Yes. Is that what it was? Council Smith. Yeah. Yes,
please.
Motion me to take items. 1, 2, 3, 4, and five and 11
collectively. All in favor. Aye. I opposed clerk Reed.
Items 1, 2, 3, 4, and five and 11 Adams. One through five
and 11 are all.
Grants offered by council. Michael Mahasi as president one is
an order requesting approval to accept an expended grant from
national grid in the.
Amount of 40,000 to hire a part-time bilingual outreach representative
for utility.
Support and energy efficiency programming too, in order to requesting
approval to accept and expend the grant from the us
department of energy building technologies office, and the amount of
270.
Thousand to provide technical assistance to support the trans transformation
of existing us buildings.
Into more energy efficient and clean energy ready homes, commercial
spaces and communities.
Three in order requesting approval to accept and expend the
donation from the mystic river watershed association in the amount
of $32,000 to purchase trees to.
Help cool. Urban heat islands throughout the City of Everett
and assist with habitat.
Restoration four in order requesting approval to accept and exp
expense funds from the Massachusetts executive office of energy and
environmental affairs.
Department of environmental protection in the amount of $69,742 to
acquire five electric vehicle charging stations under the Massachusetts.
Electric vehicle incentive program.
Public access charging program.
Five in order requesting approval to accept and expend a
grant from the executive office of elder affairs for the
counts on aging in the amount of 100, 10,890.
$4 to provide services, resources, and support to our older
adults and 11.
In order requesting approval to accept and expend a donation
to the City of Everett from Encore, Boston Harbor of
166 Frazier fur.
Decorated kissing balls valued at $8,592 to decorate.
The city could we have attorney Lattanzi before us, please?
Excuse me. Do we have attorney a Tanzi Lattanzi before
us, please wish she made have second a motion, Mr.
Lattanzi before us all in favor.
Aye oppos council Smith.
Matt McKenzie, director of planning and development. Thank you. I
just have a few questions on some of the grants.
So the first one on the 40,000 to hire a
part-time bilingual outreach representative.
Have we hired that person yet? We have not. Okay.
And is this something that we expect to see continuously?
Meaning that once the grant runs out, we would expect
to be hiring them. Part-time in the budget going forward.
That is not the intention. No, we.
Have a full-time position that is budgeted. It is a
two year grant funded by national grid for the community
first partnership. So that is.
Very much aligned with the, the mission of this part-time
employee.
That grant, like I said is two years. It is
50% subsidized by national grid and 50% in the.
In the budget that was reflective on the FY 24
budget. And we'll remain reflective in the FY 25 budget.
This position $40,000.
Is for a part-time bilingual advocate to assist with that
community first partnership employee.
Who we are still in the hiring process for we're
in the second round interviews for quite a few folks.
This again, and this is going to relate to the
second item, which is.
Additional monies from, I, I think it's EEA.
A regarding very similar work. So I'll get into the
details of that, but essentially.
The, the populations of people who very rarely actually.
Receive the incentives that are available.
The ones who are isolated the most are English as
a second language, low income.
People who have just migrated into the country.
Renters, non homeowners. They're the ones who don't really.
Actualize any of the benefits and the incentives that are
available? I, myself, I speak English as a first language.
I'm pretty good at navigating websites. And.
Internet. I find it very confusing myself to, to figure
out if I'm.
Eligible for a, a solar panel rebate, or if I
can.
Get some energy credits from a solar farm out in
Western Massachusetts. It's very tough to navigate it.
So this is to help bridge that gap a little
bit with our English as a second language population.
Okay. And then my second question is about the 270,000
for technical assistance.
So, is that someone that we're again, similar question. Are
we gonna hire someone for the technical assistance?
Is it going to evolve into a full-time job or
what are we using that 270,000.
To do so, none of that is a, a full-time
position, nor is it even an employee within the city.
Rather, it's a partnership with community organizations. If.
You wouldn't mind, I'm gonna read just a few sentences.
It's the narrative of the application that we sent in
and received this grant for.
So this project leverages trusted community based organizations or CBOs
as delivery venues to overcome linguistic and cultural barriers to
the elec to electr.
Electrification adoption in a frontline community.
This work will be done through the creation of a
team or cohort that will work to provide electrification measures
and utility bill assistance to create safe and healthy homes.
In community spaces, this partnership will assist CBOs who have
not traditionally engaged in electrification in resiliency programs, but have
already worked.
Diligently on community service and organizing.
This funding will be aimed at upgrading census tract 34 25,
the electrify Everett target area, which is home to people
who have histor.
Historically, not historically benefited from energy savings programs and incentives.
Those who are English, isolated language, isolated, low income rent.
Renters landlords with smaller two to four unit multifamily properties.
So, again, this is partnering with those community based organizations.
I believe in total, we've identified four or five.
LA Luma, Asian Everett, Haitian community center, and the Everett
community growers of the four that come to mind. There
may be a fifth. I'm unsure, but.
The that's where these monies would be expended.
And so we're going that 40,000 bilingual outreach card is
going to use that 270,000 to provide assistance. Is that
how I look at it? No, the.
The 40,000 is a standalone that is more focused on.
The city as a whole. Okay. So they are going
to be boots on the ground.
They're either going to be calling folks or just knocking
on doors.
They're really trying to, again, bridge that gap, but mainly.
Having to do with English as a second language individuals.
This other grant item number two.
Pertains to the community based organizations.
So that their membership is better informed about this and
that they could push out the messaging on our behalf.
Okay. So 270 is gonna be disseminated to those organizations.
Correct. Okay.
No further questions for me. I'll just be looking at
this in budget time to make sure that we are.
Actually hiring another $40,000 a person.
Part-time job. Thank you. You're welcome.
Councilor Costa. Thank you. Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. Lattanzi.
Just to expand a little bit on the benefit of.
Using a grant through national grid to hire internally a
bilingual outreach in lieu of having.
National grid, which was suggested tonight, let's say taking.
Taking on that responsibility through their full-time employment. Does that
put, you know, could the difference be that puts a
body here at city hall that.
Will there be additional outreach? Let's say.
Through the city hall programs, meaning, you know, not only
are we playing that intermediary, but then we're also proactively
looking for.
People that speak English as a second language at home,
precisely. Just that. Yeah. The, the rationale behind this being
a city hall.
Employee now, granted, this is a part-time employee. It does
not have the intention. Like I just responded to counselor
Smiths of being extended past.
Just the grant period, but the, the rationale behind having
an individual.
Actually placed in city hall is that people come here.
With questions with concerns, and we try to address them
as much as we can. In-house we don't like to
refer people.
To a phone number to call or a different agency
to reach out to. We really want to, to try
to solve as many issues as we can when somebody
walks in the.
Door and has a problem as opposed to telling them
to call.
Another number, and this is especially true for again, folks
who speak English as a second language, navigating through multiple
phone numbers.
Or websites that are very oftentimes just heard in English.
It's very difficult to do.
So there, again, having that, that individual placed in city
hall.
And to your point, too, of, you know, kind of
having the, the identity, I guess, of a city hall
employee.
It is more easily and more readily acceptable or accessible
rather to utilize city resources. If they are more aware
of those city.
Resources knowing how to push out messaging through social media,
through our mailing list that we already have established going
to the events tabling at events. It's just a lot
easier.
To corral that individual. If again, they are a city.
City hall employee, as opposed to a national grid employee.
Okay. In, in a lot of these programs go up
until like 20, 30 or later.
In this being a temporary program, obviously the need likely
won't disappear. So is that something that's gonna be funded
in the future?
Through, I know you had mentioned EEA or is it
expected to be funded through.
The general budget. I don't believe that it would be
funded through the general budget.
There, there are a lot of grant opportunities out there
right now through E a through national grid, through a
litany of different sources.
It is not the intention of the planning department to,
to seek additional.
Full-time or even part-time salaries for any roles pertaining to.
This, so the old business to continue to see grants
come forward and likely this won't.
Become a regular item. Okay. Understood. And, and just wanted
to explain it is important, cuz it could, these, a
lot of these grants from the federal government continue on
to 2030.
On. And then on number three, when it comes to
the trees, I had another piece on, I know your
office has worked on a tree form, a Google form.
Which are then in the back end, connecting to a
three 11 constituent service, which creates a ticket for the
D P w.
Which I like one of the things I've noticed, and
this is walking throughout the whole city and I'll expand
on this later.
Is there doesn't seem to be a regular maintenance of
trees. A lot of trees have become overgrown and they're
grown.
So before we accept more trees into the city, which
is vital.
I know in the budget we had an arborist, has
that been hired? And do we have a plan today
in what it would take in terms of effort to.
Proactively start trimming trees in lieu of.
Kind of getting to where we are today, where some
of these trees are overgrown and they're in the wires
likely potential hazards. And then some are scooping down, maybe.
Weren't the right choice of trees that are getting in
the way of pedestrians walking. So.
Are we up to date with the labor? We'd need
to maintain all the trees in the city or do
we need a large one time expenditure to get all
the.
Trees to a better, a better place. Thank you.
So da daily or day-to-day maintenance of the trees that
falls within the purview of D P w. So I,
I don't want to sit here and represent D P.
W's needs or wants or whether or not.
They feel comfortable with the amount of manpower that they
have currently. I genuinely don't know.
As to the, the grant, the existing trees and whatnot.
Any, any of the trees that are planted under.
Either of the two programs that we have right now.
For free trees in the city, those would be planted
by.
A, a state arborist who then in addition to actually
doing the planting is responsible for maintaining for up to
two years. Each of those trees.
And they have a very good inventory as to, to
the locations of those. So maintenance of those trees.
While, understandably thinking the trees that are already overgrown or.
Need a lot of attention. This is not taking attention
away from those trees because it, it is not done
through city staff, but rather through.
A a state appointed.
Basically a consultant that we're utilizing.
And I apologize, the, any portions of the questions that
I didn't touch upon. So the arborist, I know there
was one in the budget. Has it been hired?
That position has been posted and we have an interview,
I believe.
This or next week for that position. Okay. And, and
Ms. President, the only reason I ask is, you know,
you walk around the city, there is a tree trimming
issue. One of the first things I ask.
When I arrived, is, is there an annual maintenance schedule
right in the response generally for this and other things
are, well, we take calls and we come out when
we receive the.
Calls problem is 70% or so here are renters. Generally.
They're not gonna call look around and you'll see any
street has issues two years. It's great to.
Have that period of free maintenance, but we know that
maintenance on trees, it comes far further than two years.
Not much is needed in the first two years. So.
Just as, as we continue to accept these donations, I
think they are important. We need to also look at
the budget and expand upon the services that we have
available.
For actually keeping them in good order. Cuz once they're
overgrown.
It's really tough to bring 'em back. Thank you.
Council Smith. Thank you. I just had a question on
number four and I didn't ask you this so apologize
if you don't know this answer, but.
The electric vehicle charging stations. Do you know where we're
gonna put them yet? Or you guys are still thinking
about it?
The excuse me, the plan has been submitted for locations.
I don't have 'em off the top of my head
from my discussions.
They include the Norwood street lot. Right next to city
hall. I don't believe that there is one sided at
the city hall parking lot. I could be wrong, but
I don't believe that.
There is a river green parking lot is another location
for them. I know that we were talking at one
point about a police station charging station.
But actually the, I believe it was the police who
pushed back a little bit on that, just because of
both security issues. These are supposed to be public mm-hmm
.
Publicly accessible charging stations and we don't.
Necessarily want people parking in back of the police station
for an hour or two. And then there was also
just an accessibility issue with like a swing of a
car.
I can get you those locations and definitively that's from
recollection. I haven't really looked at it in okay. Quite
some time. All right.
Thank you. No further questions. Move our customer. I mean,
I'll I just, I'm a guest. Okay.
I just have one question. Oh, sure. There was SK.
How long does it take for a.
10 to 15 foot tree to start cooling down.
Anything it's an investment. It takes some time, but if
we don't.
Start now, then it'll never happen. I know. See, so
mentioned earlier, he cut down a lot of healthy trees,
which.
Provide cooling because they're that big.
So, I don't know if I'll be around the most
people here by the time that.
Little 10 foot tree starts cooling anything. So I don't,
I mean, put the tree in my yard up, you
know, let my dog use it typically. Good government.
Plans for the future as opposed to present. So that's
what we're doing. All right. Thank you. We've excused.
Thank you, Mr. You're welcome time on the motion. Council
hill items, 1 12 3, 4, 5, and 11.
11, I believe that's what we're on. I'd like to
move favorable action on him. But at the same time,
you'd also like to request.
That we get on each one of these from whoever
gets the funds.
A quarterly report on the amount of money that was
spent, what it was spent on how much is left
and when they expect to expend that, I'd like to
have that quarterly report on.
Each one of them come to the city council office.
Great idea. Second, how much made to take out?
Favorable act for one to five plus 11 to alter.
Request a quarterly on the expenditures of each one of
these. Yes.
All in favor. Aye. Aye. Aye.
As Mr. Roll call vote on. You're taking all six
collectively favorable action was moved. Councilor Costa. Yes, council DelliSola.
Yes. Council Hanlon. Yes. Councilor Lattanzi yes. Council ween. Yes.
Councilor Smith. Yes. President Mark Casey. Yes.
Seven zero NAS. You have passed all six items.
Make a motion to take six, seven and 12 collectively
as are all donations.
Motion may take six and seven collectively all favor and
12.
Oh, six, seven Ian 12, collectively all in favor.
Aye opposed item six, seven and 12. Mr. President are
all donations.
Is it six
yep. So six is an order.
Offered by counselor, Michael Maia is present in order requesting
approval to accept and expend the donation to the office
of human services.
From Graybar of Wilmington McKinnon's gift cards, totaling $625 as
well as 25 bags of Thanksgiving dinner, fixing.
With an estimated value of 300 for the Holi holiday
assistance program.
Seven in order requesting approval to accept and expend the
donation to the office of human services from the Eagle
bank of McKinnon's gift card. Soling $1,000.
For holiday assistance programs.
And 12 is an order requesting approval to accept and
expend donation solely $120 from City of Everett employees during
the month of October.
For the Fay victims funds.
What you mean? Cable action.
All in favor. I opposed.
No roll call vote. I roll call. And also at
the end of this, send a letter of thank you
to each one of these sponsors.
Councilor Costa? Yes. Council DelliSola Sola. Yes. Council handler. Yes.
Councilor Lattanzi. Yes. Council ween. Yes. Councilor Smith.
President of my case. Yes. Seven.
Yay. Zero NAS. You have past eight, three donations.
We are on to
item number 17. Can we take a motion to take
1720 and 25 collectively as are all renewals.
17 and 2325, right.
That's correct? 20 through 25. Sorry. That's okay.
Motion to take April 17, 20 and 25 correctly. All
in favor.
Opposed clerk, read the petitions, please. Item 17.
And 20 through 25 are all renewal petitions.
Noted by our current petitioners item 17, all offered by
Councilor Michael Mike Casey, as president 17 and petitioner requesting renewal of
a lodging house license for the mob at.
51, Chelsea street, 20 a petition requesting the renewal of
a class two motor vehicle deal license for whites auto
sales at 79 vine street, 21 a petition.
Requesting the renewal of a class two motor vehicle deal
license for Casey auto sales at 30 12 main street,
22, a petition requesting the renewal of a class two
motor vehicle deal license.
For best cars, auto sales at three ever. I three
ever a 23 a petition requesting the renewal for a
first class motor vehicle deal's license for Boston.
Freightliner at two river green drive 24 petition requesting the
renewal of a second class motor vehicle deal is license
for vigor, D diesel injection service at two river green.
Drive N 25 a petition requesting the renewal of a
second class motor vehicle deals license for affordable auto mechanic,
Inc. At 76. Fine.
Street all paperwork's in order.
Second second.
Much made. And second clerk read the.
Roll call vote, sir. Roll. Call on.
All seven items, collectively Councilor Costa? Yes. Consella Sola. Yes.
Council Hanlon. Yes. Councilor Lattanzi. Yes. Council ween. Yes.
Councilor Smith. Yes. President Mount Casey. Yes. Seven zero nays.
You have passed all seven petitions. So number nine is
not right. We.
Gotta do number 19, which is a new one. It's
a little different item. Number 19 is a petition offered
by Councilor Michael Micha as president and petition requesting a.
New mechanical auto body repair license for Toro mechanic at
39 God street, please note, there is existing licensee there.
The licensee is here and the new licensees are here
also. It is a.
In essence, a transfer of the licenses gonna be a
new operator of the license as we do with most
of our.
New.
Licensees. I request that this go to the community and
business development group so they can introduce themselves to the
committee.
I
believe that meeting is scheduled for December 11th, at 6:00 PM. Monday,
December 11th at six, correct. Say again, second to refer this.
To community development.
All right, clerk.
All those, all the fish, two of them, right.
Motion made, referred us to what's his name? Building in
business development. Yeah. Canadian.
Business development all in favor. Aye. Opposed.
Big fur to building development.
No just, yeah. 18 was already done. This is now.
Yeah. 18 and 19%.
Numbered. All right. Item number 26. We're now on committee
reports. Item 26 is an ordinance often by Councilor Michael
que as.
President in ordinance amending the zoning on, I appendix a
section 30 to allow kennels pet, pet daycare, veterinary, and
pet grooming establishments in the lower.
Broadway, residential, multi, multiple.
Family sub-district
yes, we have someone actually looking for this. There's there's
the reason this is.
What's come came before us. I believe it's the building
as you're going around the rotary.
I don't remember type of business that was there a
label company that was the company opposite. The tanks that
building there, it's kind of.
Right in front of the batch out almost like diagonal
in front.
Someone is looking to operate in that lodge brick building
at the corner.
I think that was called quick stick, quickly label something.
Yes. Quick labels. Yeah. What do they want to do
there?
I believe it's a Ms. Zi can answer better than
me, but pet grooming and daycare and things like that.
It's a kennel, it's technically a kennel license, which would.
Be issued through my office.
On that tonight.
Council Smith. I just wanna say that I'm voting against
this because I don't think we're doing the right thing.
By just
changing the lower Broadway.
Residential district to accept kennels anywhere in the residential. Multi-family
that's what we're changing this.
Today, I believe that someone has already bought the building.
So to me, even though it's, it's not spot zoning,
it's, we're literally saying.
Anyone that's in a residential multi-family can now have a
pet kennel. If they, if they want, they can apply
for a special permit.
I think the right thing to do is to rezone
it correctly, to.
Commercial or something else, but I just wanna say I'll
be voting against it for that reason. Not because I'm
against the pet kennel because I just want it to
be.
Zoned correctly, but the, the board can.
Decide to vote, how they walk.
Councilor Costa Ms. President, does it make sense to read
off at least one of the paragraphs here from the
committee report? I don't know if everyone had a chance
to.
It would be paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, the big paragraph there.
Well, the, the committee referred this back with no recommendation.
Do you want me to read that paragraph is what
you're looking to do. The committee was informed that the
planning board.
Had approved the zoning change, Councilor Smith expressed a concern.
That the zoning area referenced in the proposal needed to
be fixed. Mr. Lattanzi explained that the city was currently
undergoing a zoning recodification.
And that this issue would be addressed.
He mentioned that approximately 14 parcels would've N.
Would have needed to be rezoned and moving forward with
the change now would create.
Far less unattended consequences. Council's costs are inquired. If a
business had requested the zoning change in Mr. Zi indicated
that it was one of the.
Reasons for the change. Councilor Costa asked if this particular
business plan to occupy a whole building for this purpose.
And Ms. Lattanzi responded that he believed that to be
the intent.
Referencing the bat you had residential complex that would be
nearby that had a lot of dog owners.
Council Costa expressed concern that a large pet daycare operation
would result in more vehicles from surrounding communities bringing their
pets to this daycare.
Impacting traffic in the city, Councilor Costa suggested setting a
limit on square footage. Zi suggested that the city council
may want to limit the amount of license.
Licenses issued. Mr. Cornelio explained that in order to limit
licensing.
And ordinance would need to be created. Councilor Smith recommended
that the ordinance be amended by deleting the reference to
why and replace.
With SP for special permit, the committee voted favorable on
the amendment, but there was no recommendation when it came
out of committee.
Procedural question.
Do we, can we vote on the amendment first or
do we vote together? You should vote on the amendment
first. Okay. You can.
Technically do it both ways. Okay. But the proper way
is to do it. All right. So fear action on
the amendment. Say him, excuse me. What.
The amendment does the amendment changes it from a.
Yes to allow pet kennels for a special permit. So
you have to go up to the, I think the
planning board and request a permit to get a.
Does this limited any kind of zoning at all on
the, it doesn't do anything I believe. And we can
have Ms. Lattanzi come up to the zoning. It's just
changed it front. You.
Need a special permit. If you want a.
If forget pet kennel or there's two, two veterinary, there's
two things that we're changing.
So that just amends it from a yes to a
special permit.
And do we have council council Dell? So I'm sorry,
I just have a question. We, we pass all this,
but.
Has anybody from the mayor's office ISD gone down this.
See the plan, what they're gonna do or.
What build what they're building even looks like.
Didn't even want, because I think once we pass this.
It's they're in.
You can do whatever, take a put anywhere. That's not
it that's not fully correct. Right. Don't forget. There's a,
there's a licensing process that still comes before.
Me and our dog officer.
And, and again, you have the option to make stricter
ordinances, if you would like to regulate it that way,
which you may wanna do anyway.
So it's it, you know, approving this doesn't allow someone
automatically to, okay. You know, there is an, there are
other steps to this process, so I just wanna make
sure that was clear.
I just don't wanna pass it off sudden. They, you,
would you like Ms. Lattanzi to come up? You have
any question for.
No, has everybody I'm gonna say, I just you're all
said, okay. Thank you.
Yeah, Mr. Chairman counseling him, what we just said, it
would be, you know, we could do this for one
thing and, you know, get it done.
I think it leads to a step of.
Saying. Okay. We did it here.
We can do it someplace else.
And that, that, that reminds me of that old term
spot zoning. I dunno if that's what this actually would
be, or it turned out to be.
But the whole thing or nothing. I don't, I can't
see just allowing.
Sam, we can allow one person to come into a
zoning to do something. It's a big place. That's what
I'm saying. What's gonna be there. Yeah. Well, dog grooming
places.
Anyway, I can't speak. That's my thoughts on it.
What was just have Lattanzi come before us just to
speak. So make a motion. I invite Mr. Lattanzi second.
Remain second. I'm Ms. Lattanzi come before us.
Welcome Matt, Matt.
50 questions, whistle Tanzi. Good evening, Matt Lattanzi director of
planning and development.
Mr. Allen, anybody, I guess go, go ahead. My problem is.
My problem is that, you know, if we do something
like this here, does it lead to us doing it
all over the city?
You know, I mean, you wouldn't one place.
Why can't you do it in another place? That's what
I'm kind of concerned about. Sure. So just a, a
few things.
One is, and I brought the map with me, the
zoning map it's currently right next to Mr. Flood.
This pertains solely to lower Broadway economic development district, which
is a mouthful.
The residential multifamily subdistrict.
Which very difficult to see, but I'm just gonna stand
up very quickly and point 'em out.
He's six parcels here. Just these red ones here.
He's very small parcels across the street.
And these five or six parcels.
That is, those are the only parcels of land that
are designated as.
Lower Broadway, residential multi-family.
There are fewer than 20 parcels in total that are
zoned that way.
Now in, in terms of say spot zoning.
Had we just picked out the quick stick labels building
and said, well, there you can do.
Pet grooming or kenneling that would probably be spot zoning.
That's a single.
Parcel as opposed to taking the zoning designation of lower
Broadway, residential multifamily of which there are probably 20 ish
parcels.
And allowing them to through a special permit, which I
actually agree with Councilor Smith to not make it by.
Right. But rather through special permit.
To just make it an allowed use.
Important to note too, that simply because things are allowed
through zoning, it doesn't mean that they can just move
in.
And, and operate. They still do need approval processes. Be
it through the zone planning board through the city clerk's
office. If it's a license, is.
ISD still has to go and inspect.
So this would
in passing this, it would basically open the door and
allow a new operator to move in and make improvements
to the building and to have a business.
Actually operate on that site. As we know it's been
vacant and decrepit for quite some time now.
Under existing zoning, which is not too permissive. It's basically
you can do housing.
And, and very few other things.
I think we all recognize that lower Broadway has been
transforming quite rapidly and significantly, and that we do wanna
see.
Life down there. There, there are a lot of.
Existing uses right now, including the backyard, which is a
very large residential complex, the Charleston shoe lofts right behind
that Encore Boston Harbor.
They're across the street, east of Broadway, a lot of
employees that are going in there.
They've all expressed an interest in having.
A a place to, to leave their dogs or even
just for pet grooming.
So I, I totally understand counselor. Costa's concern about inviting.
Other municipalities or residents from other municipalities to travel in.
I mean, it's a possibility at the end of the
day, it is a business.
And we hope that all Everett businesses do thrive.
I, I can say that. I, I think they would
have a pretty good population of folks who live very
close by that wouldn't need to drive to actually.
Drop off their dog in that location.
And in terms of a fear of this spreading out.
You know, across many different parcels of land or other
areas of the city. Again, it's just focused on that
very small geographical area with.
Very few parcels and in conversations with our city clerk,
given the fact that this is a license that is
run through his department, we can.
Limit the number of licenses that are doled out for
these purposes.
So that if we say that there can only be
two kennels.
In the City of Everett or even one kennel.
Low in the lower Broadway area. Those are both things
that are possible in done through policy in the clerk's
office.
Okay, thank you. You're welcome. Council Smith.
When do you think we will get zoning?
Done for lower Broadway.
Correctly, like the codification, the recodification, which is the entirety
of the city, not just lower Broadway. We are. I
mean, we're going to present a.
Preliminary plan to the new.
Excuse me, the new session sometime in late January or
early February.
As to when it finalizes, that's both.
I guess that's anyone's guess in terms of it ultimately
has to pass this body. So if that takes one
meeting, it'll be a lot quicker. If there's a lot
of questions, which.
I anticipate that there will be, it could take many
meetings many months, but.
In 2024. Okay. Thank you.
Excuse.
Excused. Oh, excuse me.
One council Matewsky then I just wanted a quick question
from you. Thank you. Mr. President. I don't know if
you.
Were in the chamber earlier, but.
We were discussing on granting a.
License to a towing company.
Okay. I, I had
no idea who the land lot was at that time.
But I do now because he spoke in favor of
it. But.
Are we trying to eliminate this type of thing?
Near the casino. I mean, here you are, you know,
we're building.
Billion dollar projects down there.
When do you get involved?
Could you come to that meeting December 11th?
At 6:00 PM the business and community development gladly. And are,
are you making reference though to the, to the pet
daycare?
Establishment as a use that you wouldn't wanna see? No.
No, I don't have a problem with that. Okay. Because
I.
I actually reached out to the Charleston shoe people, the
casino people.
And their employees. Everybody has a job now.
Everett is one of the most dog friendly.
Cities in the state. I come we're in the top
three, just so you know.
But
but on line street, there was a tow company.
It's on the agenda here tonight.
A new token. I mean, a tone facility.
They wanted to open up on line street.
Aren't we trying to improve that whole area with restaurants
and Thompson. Can we stay on.
The the pet thing. Well, I want a man December 11th,
but I, I accept that invitation. All right. Cause you
could, you.
Be part of that conversation without a doubt, because I,
you know,
Mr president. We've gotta figure out where we're talking about
the line area.
You know, and I want to know what's going on
here.
Cuz this doesn't make too much sense.
But he said he'd be able to make that. And
that would be nice. Thank you.
That's why my questions for SLTs, if not, I just
have one.
Well, there'll be, I'm just saying this something is a
massive project.
Not that I can't, it doesn't, I don't live down
there. Well, there'll be noise.
And the exterior of their, that they walk the dogs
outside. Would it be 50 dogs?
Outside barking. That's all my concern is I don't live
there.
So I'm concerned all the people.
That rent the end of our condos there. And that
that's only my concern fully understood and full transparency to
everyone. Yeah. I have no idea.
Yes, sir. And the reason I say that is because
there is no project.
So this oftentimes does happen where it, it conflates two
issues of zoning and actual project.
There is no project. There's an idea for a project.
And that idea is a pet daycare and kenneling and
pet grooming establishment.
But they wouldn't actually put pen to paper and start
drawing out schematics of what this might look like and
running the numbers and penciling it out and getting lending.
Until they know that they could potentially do it.
So once if zoning does pass, that allows such a
use by special permit.
That would be the first step and it's really step
zero.
Step one then would be that they appear in front
of the planning board.
Go through a site plan review, because this will be
greater than 5,000 square feet of non-residential space. So they
would have to go through that process.
Potentially go through zoning board of appeals though. I doubt
it just because the dimensions of the building.
I, I don't think that they'll build in excess of
what's allowed down there, but there will be still a
public hearing process.
In any other boards and commissions that they may have
to go through, they would certainly have to go through
as well. But again, this is not it. If zoning
was changed,
today, there is no project being approved. No one would
be moving in anytime soon.
It would simply allow a proponent to put forth a
proposal.
For us to review and potentially approve.
Okay. I'm I'm I'm done.
Does anybody have any questions, Mr. Lattanzi.
Thank thank you. Excuse Mr. Hanzi. Thank you. Favorable action
on the amendment.
Second much made and second on the amendment.
Judge amendment, you can do.
Second. All in favor. Aye. Aye. Opposed.
Now on the piece itself.
A council.
Councilor Costa, just on the piece. I, I, I, it
came up as part of the discussion in committee, but
let's just not, you know, lose.
Sight of that area and, you know, recent findings when
it comes to the casino expansion.
Does draw a need for significant.
Mitigation around traffic issues in that area. And when we're
starting, you know, it's been a year and a half
that I've sat here hoping for any update on, on.
On zoning of any type, right. Gone to the meetings.
It's a third of the planning board's job is to
understand the master plan of a city. And we're just
picking one at a time without.
Understanding the impact on traffic in that area. So I
just want to make it clear to this body that.
Th this could, this could affect a critical area of
flow through for our wellbeing.
And on the other side at the gateway center, we
also live through two to three months of absolute.
Bumper to bumper traffic and, and it affects all of
us here in the City of Everett.
Motion before you
action.
Motion made for favorable action. Can we have a second
motion made second for favorable action.
We'll second that
Al all in favor. Aye.
Nope. Welcome. Yeah, I need, I need a roll call.
Vote on this. It, it requires a two-thirds vote of
the members.
Members total means you need eight votes to pass the
zoning amendment zoning a.
Ordinance Councilor Costa. No.
Council DelliSola yes. Councilor Halen.
Hamlin. Yes. Councilor Lattanzi. Yes.
Council Matewsky. Yes.
Councilor ween? Yes. Councilor Smith. No. And president M Casey.
Yes.
That would be 62 nays.
The zoning ordinance amendment has failed.
Item number 27.
Is an on and suffered by Councilor Michael Mike Casey, as president
an ordinance amending the zoning ordinance by deleting appendix a
section 34 short-term records. Mr. Ms.
Mr president, can we take 27 and 28 collectively?
Because they both are to do with the short term
rentals made to take 27, 28 collectively all in favor. Aye.
Opposed clerk Lee.
27 and 28. Oh, I read trial 27. Now 28
is an ordinance offered by Councilor Michael Maia as president
in ordinance amending.
3 0 0 3 6 5 dash 19 regulation. Short-term rental licenses.
Council Smith. Can we have Mr. Flood in front of
us, please? .
Much the flood before it's all in favor. Aye. Opposed?
While Mr. Flood's coming up here. Can the clerk just
read the recommendation from the committee for these items?
Item number 27.
The recommendation was
the city council with a recommendation for favorable action.
And 28.
Was report back to the city council, excuse me. Recommendation
of favorable action with the proposed changes.
And amendments. Thank you.
Mr flood David flood.
Legislative research system specialist. I wrote it down this time,
so I know what it looks .
Thank you, Mr. FUD, I think that you had some
additional amendments you would like us to make first off.
I'd like to thank the committee on legislative.
Affairs and elections for
trying to process my email that I sent, but I
work for these people who make me take all my
vacation time in the year that it's accrued. So I
couldn't be there.
Last Monday night. So thank thank you, especially council Smith.
Little discrepancy in what I read in Mr. Burley's report,
which said all my amendments were accepted in.
The verbiage I heard during the meeting that most of
my changes were accepted.
Counsel Smith did leave me a copy.
And I took all the changes highlighted in green and
applied them to the ordinance.
There's a few left in yellow that I want to
wanna speak about tonight.
On page one 30 of your packet.
At the bottom of the page.
Originally, it said article 14 was being amended.
Both the clerk. And I agree that that's not enough
verbiage there to say what's being amended. It's actually chapter
12.
Article 14 division two of the advisor ordinance, City of
Everett, hereby amended by replacing the existing version of the
division in its entirety with the following new version of
the division.
I don't think anybody's gonna have any problem with that.
Better, better to be more because it took me a
long time to find it. Well, I know council, that
was very confused by the language that.
Was this. So I thought, I thought we, that was
okay to change.
On page 1 33.
About halfway down the page.
You guys did discuss this a little bit.
I changed the director of inspection services.
To the building commissioner.
And that's because that's the term that's being used in
this chapter. It's the, it's a defined term.
Which also includes a designee and it just makes the,
makes the entire document consistent.
Okay. And then the last one I have.
On page 1 35.
Close to the bottom. The committee discussed this as well.
It is talks about it's a second occurrence of.
Information about the operator being local and not having to
have information on file.
This again, the way this is written.
It's copying some of the.
Information from the other local contact.
Section that's in here and I don't want to get
into a situation.
Like we like, we're gonna have, like, we're trying to
correct tonight in the driveway ordinance.
So basically what I want to change that I agree
with Mr. Lattanzi, that that can stay.
But I wanted to read in accordance with section 12.
10 14.
Can't read my chicken scratches, but whatever the he operated
must have local contact. The operator must have local contact
information on file with the city.
And we'll just leave.
Leave that to be defined in, in the other section.
So we don't have any duplication because if you have
a, if you ever said you wanted to cut it
down to an hour,
and you didn't find one and the other.
So basically
you do have a new copy, a new version of
the.
Ordinance in your packet with all of these, with the
changes of council Smith left me, plus these.
I'm hoping that you'll take favorable action on this tonight.
Thank you very much.
If I may, let's put this in a nutshell, what
did we actually do?
All the difficult we clean, we cleaned up some stuff,
we cleaned it up. And so.
It it's going to be under the who's going to.
Supervise special inspection services. Would that be a person designated?
I don't think it's a person designated. It's the, it's
the building commissioner.
Which is Mr. FOMO top, and I'm sure anybody in
the department can work on it. Now, these short-term rentals
have to be registered in the city.
Of Everett. That's what we're trying to accomplish here now.
How do we.
If somebody's doing it without being.
Registered, how do we do they can have, have a
cease Des system court against them. So that'll okay. So
it'll be.
Substantial enough if they're not registered. Attorney attorney Slattery was
the, was the main author of this. I just did
some cleanup on it.
If it's, if it's good by him, then say he
is got enough authority to do it. I.
I, I take his word for it. We still have
that the person should live. The person designated the manager
of the property. There's different. There's different versions of it.
And I'll answer a question for Mr. Hamlin. That was.
Wasn't answered the last time somebody whose primary residence, as
long as they live there, six months a year.
They can rent that out as a short term rental
for the other six months of the year.
Without living there. You have to live there for six
months of the year.
But the other six months they'll have to live there.
No, no.
No, the deny.
That's the witness. That's the way the definition is written.
In section 12 dash 10 13.
What if the tenants can't get the tenants holiday as
short term.
Hello, be honest with you.
The police come get an order and get 'em, you
know,
good luck there, but they're only, I mean,
the residence is only supposed to be for 31 days.
Anyway, it's maximum.
Short term rental, and this will be for one of
these professional rental place. Like.
Airbnb or something like that could be someone could do
it come. Someone could theirselves, someone could just do it
themselves. They could register with the.
Booking agent that books, these.
In the property be designated as how.
We'll be a three family. We'll be designated as.
What I think it's designated, whatever its normal zoning would
be.
So an essential letting people open up boarding house.
Essentially. Yeah.
No, but it's only, it's supposed to be for no.
No more than 31 days.
At a time.
I wouldn't say per person, council water.
Councilor Lattanzi. How, how do you monitor that?
Is there, you have to keep, you have to keep,
you have to keep records and you know, it.
ISD can come in at any time and review your
records. I think, I think the police can too.
I mean, this idea isn't new, which is, this is,
this is a, basically our third attempt at this. So.
A lot.
Council no, no.
Question Mr. Flood.
Excuse for the customary. Thanks.
Excuse me, as far as the physical being of the
buildings have to be sprinkled.
It's what it's, whatever the, the requirement requirements are and
I'm, and I'm what sprinkled.
I'm done. I'm not sure that it would be sprinkled
if it's a, if it's a residential home.
Matters before you any more questions Mr. Flood?
Excuse the customer. Thanks. Thank you, Mr. Flood, and, and
thank and thank you for.
Allowing me to speak tonight.
Favorable action on the amendments.
Second, do we have to do these separately?
Right. I, I
yes. I think these should be separate because one zoning
once general on.
Audience, I would, I would also.
Accept the amendments that came outta the committee.
And then accept the further amended this evening.
Okay, but item 27 has not the first one favorable
action because just deleting that's that's back on.
Second PEM 27 clerk read, call vote. It's a roll
call. This is to delete the zoning portion of the
audit.
Audience council Costa. Yes.
Consella solar. Yes. Cons Hillman. Yes. Councilor Lattanzi yeah. Yes.
Counselor. Matewsky. Yes.
Council Wayne? Yes. Councilor Smith. Yes. President Mike Casey. No.
71.
The zoning deletion is failed.
Item wait moment. I think is failed. Zoning requires I'd
like to change my vote. You have to reconsider it,
Mr.
President, no motion. Someone bring it up. No, you do.
You should be the prevailing side. Reconsider.
Yeah, anyone can second.
Reconsider my fault. Second, second, second.
All in favor, roll co vote. And now we're gonna
do a roll co vote for the recon for the.
Motion. So now I need a favorable action again.
Is what driver he rescinded it. Second. It brings it
back before you to take another what's you made favorable
action. Did didn't you just.
DNA. We disapproved that. Yeah, that's fine. So most Hayden
secretary favorable action. Second.
Thank you, Smith and Hanlon were.
So
sorry reconsider it.
Now, this is a role called vote again before you
council Costa. Yes. Council DelliSola. Yes. Council Hamlin. Yes. Councilor
Lattanzi. Yes. Council mat.
Hence Matewsky yes. Penns AEN yes. Councilor Smith. Yes. President
Mike Casey. Yes. Eight.
Is zero nays. You have so.
Enrolled zoning audiences, an item 28 do show.
What a procedure, should we accept the amendments and then
accept the second amendment and then do favorable action. Do
we have to do two acceptances? You, you can.
So you have amendments from.
The committee and then amendments this evening, right? Yes. So
that's how I, I would do it committee amendments first.
Further amendments this evening, then vote favorable. Okay. So that's
the cleanest favorable action on the amendments from the.
Legislative affairs committee. Second means second for the amendments. All
favor.
Hi. Nope, it's just the boy's phone on the minutes.
If you want.
Aye motion made.
To accept the amendments tonight. Favorable action. Second amendment again.
Okay. Second to accept the amendments tonight.
All favor. Aye. Aye.
Right. Favorable action as amended second.
Second, no roll call Mr. President.
That's all right.
All right.
This was
table action as.
As further amended, right.
I'll say it that way.
And Councilor Smith. You made that motion. I'm sorry.
Thank you. Okay. This is a roll call. Vote for
enrollment Councilor Costa. Yes. Council DelliSola. Yes. Counsel Hamlin. Yes.
That's in Hiland. Yes. Councilor Lattanzi. Yes. Councilor Matewsky.
Yes. Councilor Wayne. Yes. Councilor Smith. Yes. Present my Casey.
Yes. Eight zero nays. You have so enrolled.
The audiences, both the audiences have been enrolled and will
be at our next meeting.
Okay. Item number.
29.
There's another committee report. It's an ordinance offer by Councilor
Michael mark as president an ordinance amending section 33 commercial
triangle of the city of.
Everett zoning ordinances.
Favorable action. Second first, can clerk read the committee report?
Sorry. I was there so I know what happened. That's
okay. No one else. Does the committee reported back to
the city council? Whatever recommendation of favorable action.
Favorable action.
Second second.
Council. Thank you very much. Does that map indicate with,
with the commercial triangle is.
Matt, I believe so, but Mr. Lattanzi would know better
than me. Yes. Yes. It's like, damn, come before us.
What you made there, Mr. Lattanzi come before us all
in favor. Aye. All opposes. Welcome Mr. Lattanzi.
director of planning and development.
Does does the, your map indicate where the commercial triangle
is? Yes. Can we, can we show that because a
lot of people ask me where absolutely. And I couldn't
really.
Describe where it was. So if we can see it,
that's all I'm. Yeah. So I, we can show it
to you quite easily. Is there a, a direction it
should.
Be faced for members of the public to be able
to see it best.
We can do half and half. You want like, hold
it up. Believe that camera is the one on you.
Okay.
Good zoom feature.
Let's see.
If I'm doing it right? Yeah. That's good. I just
hope.
I can even move the mic, this yellow area that
is in the shape, roughly of a triangle is the
commercial triangle. Oh, the camera's gonna get that. I hope.
I am not sure. Hold.
I know where it's. Okay. I mean, we've.
Done it for the public, if that's that. Okay.
Well it's. If anybody calls, I'm gonna send them up
to your office show, please do that's from his office.
Yeah, it is from my office. he brought it
down and, and just very quickly to note, this is
this zoning amendment.
Is necessary through the M B T a communities act
or.
Chapter 40.
Section three a. So while of course, anything before this
body is always discretionary and up to the approval of
the body, it is an Absolut.
Absolute requirement by the state in order to continue receiving
multiple tranches of state funding.
And of note two.
We are in a very peculiar position in the City
of Everett. Unlike a lot of these municipalities that you
may have been reading about that are.
Strongly fighting the upzoning effort.
That are that's necessitated through this amendment. Rather, we are
actually down zoning quite significantly in order to comply our
existing zoning in.
The commercial triangle allows for mixed use by right.
Which unfortunately does not comply with the state law. The
state law requires residential by right.
And does not credit us for our mixed use housing
production of which we've well exceeded pretty much any other
municipality in producing housing, but it's through mixed use.
So what this does is it retains the exact same
allowances, seven story by right building for mixed use.
Development, because we do still strongly prefer.
Mixed use. We wanna see commercial on the ground floor,
activated streetscape.
This would allow for strictly residential. So no commercial mixed
use, but just residential up to three stories by right.
Doing that is our.
Absolute minimum.
That still complies with the law.
While at the same time, essentially incentivizes to the point
of dissuading, somebody from doing a residential, purely residential by
right. And instead.
Incentivizing them to do a mixed use by right by
giving them a much higher.
Excuse me, height allowance. Okay.
Thank you. You're welcome.
If they finish their meeting up there, .
I just question for you, Matt.
How do we
do we have to go to like our state delegation
to like, get them to change the M B T
a to ask them.
To put mixed use and cause what's the best use,
because again, this is.
We're down zoning, like you said, but yes.
Should be multi I, I, 100% agree with you.
Unfortunately, this is a, a very broad sweeping law that
applies to all 351 municipalities, as opposed to just the
City of Everett.
I I've been conversing with the state and our consultants
at M a P C to.
Basically, instead of trying to penalize us and force us
to do additional work, to comply with the law.
They should be rewarding us and patting us on the
back for actually accomplishing the goals that they're setting forth
of housing production.
Unfortunately, the Excel spreadsheet that they utilized to actually see
if compliance works.
When they plugged in all of our numbers, our income,
our land area.
It proved on their Excel spreadsheet that we can't ever
produce housing.
With our current zoning, which as we know is not
true.
But that's what the Excel spreadsheet says. So we have
to abide by it. Who do we talk to? Just
to get.
It's a, is it the Senator? Did I just ask
them like, can we what's the best way? Cause I
know that like we're doing it and now we're changing
this.
But how do we nicely ask them to.
Put this multi-use in.
Yeah, I thi this was something that was brought up
by a few different municipalities. I had actually submitted a
letter on behalf of the city.
To the state to address this issue, particularly where once
again, it's.
It's just better for a community to have mixed use
as opposed to residential. I very oftentimes say.
You know, walking around the city, driving around the city
point to any residential building.
It's not a community asset. Mm-hmm I don't go
inside of it unless a friend lives there or I
live there.
A mixed use apartment complex or area.
And I very often I said it at our last
committee meeting.
One of the biggest housing developments.
In our area in the greater Boston area is assembly
row people don't really.
Associate assembly with a ton of housing because people don't
go there for housing. They go there for the ground
floor retail.
So that that's just a way to create a good
community is having engaging, mixed use spaces on the ground
floor.
Again, they, they wouldn't credit us for it.
They, they pushed adamantly against it. Their rationale for that
is that in a lot of places. And you may
have heard in a planning board meeting.
That oftentimes commercial is a loss leader.
And it's subsidized through residential.
So if you allow for mixed use to be a
compliance mechanism,
then municipalities who don't want to produce housing.
Would require mixed use knowing that it's not marketable, marketable
in their area and essentially.
Complying with the law by passing a law that makes
no housing actually be produced. We're on the flip side
of that, where we're actually producing housing, but our law.
Does not conform fully to the letter.
Of the new past law. So that's the rationale behind
it, but I totally agree. It's it's upsetting.
Okay, thank you.
Sure I have. I have a quick question.
So we're stop and shop his. Is that mixed use?
Yes. And 16 is yes. Okay. Thank you.
I think they had 20,000 retail there.
And excuse Ms. Lattanzi with the customer. Thanks.
Thank you, Mr. Sometimes. You're welcome. Excuse, take my poster
matters before you.
Favorable action. Second motion. Much. Second for favorable action.
Roll call vote.
Yes, Councilor Costa.
Yes. Council DelliSola yes. Council Hamlin. Yes. And so Tanzi.
Yes. Got Matewsky. Yes. Kaine. Yes. Councilor Smith.
Yes. Present in my Casey. Yes. Eight yay. Zero nays.
You have so enrolled.
The
clerk freedom. Number 30.
Adam number 30, this is under unfinished business.
Is a resolution offered by Councilor Vivian ween that the
administration can sit of funding, a study for the transportation
planning division.
To examine the public transportation needs of community members who
are not adequately addressed by current services.
Counsel Wayne. Thank you. Mr. President. I'd just like to
make a motion to refer this item to the administration.
For an update within two weeks via written communication.
Motion made the furthest to the administration for an update
in two weeks. All in favor. Aye. Oppos.
Look to the next one.
Item number 31. This president is a resolution of by
Councilor Jimmy Lee.
That the city implements, citywide speed bumps.
Make a motion. We refers to committee on speed bumps.
Just the diet refer back to sponsor.
She said I would go on my motion. I mean,
we can do traffic if you want. I mean, I'm,
we're a tracker of traffic then you'll look at two
weeks left. Second of traffic.
Two meetings left. Secondly, further traffic engineering.
Commission.
What's your made. And second I Senate the traffic commission
all in favor. Aye. Aye. I opposed.
Clerk read.
Item number 92. Is it Mr. President item 32? Yes.
Is anyone on top of my Councilor? Michael Makia is
president. No, one's correcting the.
Usage of the loud and unnecessary noise ordinance in the
driveway construction ordinance.
This is, this is a pre Damon tonight. It is,
it was enrolled already. It's already enrolled already. It's a
for Damon.
Council Smith. Would you like to.
Raise up to date on this.
Piece. Oh, sure. So this ordinance.
Do you wanna tap on it or, yeah. Okay. This
ordinance is basically correcting the there's two conflicting times.
In the driveway construction ordinance that conflicts with the loud
and necessary.
Noise ordinance. So we're just bringing that into both to
be the same. I believe it's starting seven, a 7:00 PM
to 7:00 AM. So we're bringing it down.
From 9:00 PM and then we're also making sure that there's
no work done on Sundays.
So it's just kind of brings both ordinances to say
the same thing.
Favorable action. Second council. Matewsky.
Thank you. Mr. President is this include.
Cars that allowed? Yes.
Everything, everything peace.
Seven o'clock construction. Oh, I'm in favor.
Thank you much made in second. No call vote.
Council Costa? Yes. Council DelliSola Sola. Yes. Council Hanlon. Yes.
Councilor Lattanzi. Yes. Council Matewsky. Yes. Council Wayne. Yes. Councilor
Smith. Yes.
President Mike Casey. Yes. Eight day zero. Nays. You have so
ordained.
The ordinance clerk read that number 33, item number 33,
Mr. President, as a resolution offered my counselors, Stephanie mountains
and Vivian ween.
That the licensing commission provide an update on, on scheduling
a public hearing on the alcohol nip ban ordinance.
Counsel Wayne. Thank you. Mr. President. We're still waiting on
additional information for this item. So I'd like to make
a motion to postpone this item to the next meeting.
Motion to postpone piece. The next meeting all in favor.
Should we have a letter sent anywhere.
No. Okay.
All in favor.
I oppose this was sent to the postpone next meeting.
And number 30 former president is a resolution offered by
Councilor Darren Costa, a resolution requesting consideration of a beautification
program for small businesses council.
Consta. Thank you. Mr. President. W w where was this
referred to when it was a new business?
It was referred to the administration and planning for a
response at the second meeting in November. Any response.
No.
Okay. It was referred to the planning board planning department.
Sorry. There was no response attached to you. So I
means we didn't receive one department.
Oh, that's what it is. Okay.
Council Costa. So make a motion to return response place
on file, please.
Motion made to refer to a sponsor place on file.
All in favor. Aye.
Opposed.
We're in the new business now.
Yep. 1 36 36 on the new business. So Mr. President is
a resolution offered my Councilor, Darren Costa request.
That the traffic and parking departments consider expanding overnight parking
enforcement. Alright, council Costa. Thank you first. I just want
to motion an amendment to add counsel.
Counselors Stephanie Smith to this item.
Which made
to add, add council Smith to this amendment.
All in favor. Aye. Oppos.
So the, you know, here at the city, there's kind
of a matrix approach to, to parking enforcement, the managing
the police budget.
The director of constituent services really plays kind of the
role where, you know, I'm putting in tickets to.
Ticket hot zones now.
I, I just, I, I wanna make it really simple.
It's.
12 at $25 tickets, which our tickets are too low
way too low, but you know, a common ticket is
$25. I mean, that is not gonna obstruct. Someone's.
Behavior the next day. They're just gonna park there again,
but that's only 12 tickets a day or less.
For a parking enforcement officer overnight, I ward three abuts,
three cities in all of those cities, there are issues
with commercial vehicles coming into Everett leav.
Leaving their cars taking their personal vehicles home overnight. It
happens on the Chelsea line. It happens on the Malden
line and it's not it's it's commercial vehicle.
Vehicles it's big commercial vehicles that are taking one to
two spaces, not just one space.
So I, I want to send it with the note
again.
Number one. If we got our tickets to parody with
surrounding cities that also have issues with parking, like we
do.
We would have $50 tickets at minimum. I'm not saying
don't give warnings to our residents, let them know.
But people who are coming in from out of, out
of our city.
Parking commercial vehicles on our streets overnight. It's unacceptable and
it's happening way too often. So I want.
To refer this to the traffic commission in the hope
that they.
Expand their revenue plan. Cuz we talked a lot during
the budgeting period about revenue plans and we really just
straight line.
Parking enforcement and collections. Well, guess what? Now we have
new collections when it comes to meters, which means we're
also enforcing parking on the meters.
So there should be a look at revenue.
Coming in from both parking enforcement and.
Collections. And if we can consider adding additional resources at
night,
to create better.
Visibility for the city in.
Really solving the issues that we have here with parking
in the City of Everett.
Do we have any, anything else?
second to
send us to the trafficker park and department site.
I, I agree. 100% that our.
Parking fees are way too low. They should create a
more revenue stream and hire more people.
With the revenue stream, they have.
Me. I'm a resident.
Risen parking eye seven days a week. So that's how
I feel about it all in favor. Aye. Opposed.
This referred to traffic commission.
38, no 30.
7 37. Mr. President is a resolution off of my Councilor,
Darren Costa.
Request that the traffic commission consider making Clarence street a
one-way B.
Passage between Woodland street and Dartmouth street.
Council Costa. So, but especially between birth street and Dartmouth,
there is no space sometimes for even one car to
get through.
What's happening and what's been happening for, for a long
time, but what I've just made notice too, that's gonna
become an ongoing issue is now the car is more
and.
More parking on the sidewalks, the sidewalks weren't made to
hold cars. So now the sidewalks are starting to dip.
Right. So it, it already, it looks terrible. Clarence street
between Birch and Dartmouth looks terrible and it's looked like
that for a while. It's one way down, past Woodlawn.
On the other side between Woodlawn and Birch. It's not
too bad, but all it takes is one.
One house buying an F two 50.
And, and then we're having multiple sides, swipe cars on
a weekly basis. So I I'd like to send this
to the traffic commission. I know they've looked at this
before.
But I think with the advent of larger cars and
the discussion, and please add this as a note that
we take a look at the syncing.
Sidewalk and that there's some consideration to make Clarence street
a one way between.
Woodlawn street and Dartmouth street refer this piece to the
traffic commissioner considering clown street.
A one-way pass to Woodlawn in Thomas street. And I
believe.
Council costs would like to see a three month.
Experiment on it before we do anything permanent.
Absolutely. Yeah, no, the, the testing, these things out is
important and I'm sure they've already done some diligence there,
but I think the problem's gotten worser as cars get
wider.
All in favor.
Aye. It's motion. You made.
For favorable action item number 38, Mr. President.
His resolution offered by Councilor Darren Costa.
Requested the plaintiff department provided an inventory of trees that
require trimming.
Councilor Costa. Yeah. As I mentioned earlier, there hasn't this
in sewage. I was very surprised there isn't an annual.
Budget an annual cycle of when things are done. Like
every year we go to in front of 1 43 Elm
stream, we clean out that sewer it's done on demand.
There are a lot of public safety issues with these
trees growing within the power lines. And then as we're
adding more trees, I wanna make sure that there is
a rigid.
Annual forecast for actually cutting those trees and making sure
that we can afford them cuz we're adding trees at
a very quick clip. So if I can send this
to the.
Planning department and getting feedback on their Google form.
For the request to trim trees to see how many
people have actually used.
That that program.
And what they believe to be the total inventory of
trees that require trimming in Everett.
Yeah, but the planning department has, so what they've done
is create a ticket system through a Google form.
Where you go through the planning department and this is
classic.
Rather than it going through the constituent service software, they're
doing it through a Google form. I'm guessing just to
be able to get it done.
What they do then on the back end is connect
through some unique identifier, integer.
The two databases between the constituent service ticketing system in
this Google form. And then I'm sure create an, even
another third ticket at D P.
W. So it's more about the process.
That's in place, cuz all the new trees are coming
through the planning department. The arborist is under the planning
department. So although the D P w man person strength
is there.
Really the strategic planning ticketing system.
Ongoing accountability and planning and scheduling.
Going forward, right? Because it's like, if you're trimming them
today and you put it through a Google form, I'd
assume you're not gonna trim it again in six months.
To refer this to how to play an department.
On favor. I opposed.
Clerk refer to, to the clean department.
Is a Mr. A resolution offered by Councilor Darren Costa,
a resolution requesting that the D P w in engineering
paved Grover SDS Miller.
And Meadowview streets, including disciples, Councilor Costa. So you just
want Toran send this to D P w this is
an area that has been fully.
Done for a while when it comes to the water
lead replacement lines.
You know, the city had told us they get 1.5 million,
zero interest loans that they've done a lot of work
coming down. Well, they started in this area.
Every house has a
asphalt square in front of it over as many years
as it's been, it's starting to cause some failures where
areas are dinking.
And dunking, which are creating issues with people.
Walking around. So I'd like to send this to D
P w.
To get an update on when this area will be
redone for streets and sidewalks.
To refer us to the DP double engineer.
With some kind of scheduling for when they will be
done.
All in favor. Aye. Opposed.
Item number 40. Mr. President is a.
Resolution of a counselor's Stephanie mountains.
And Vivian Winton that the traffic commission M BTA consider
moving the bus stop a mainstream in front of PO
polo Royale to the next block, to.
Free up parking spaces for local businesses.
Council Wayne. Thank you. So it's to my understanding that
this request was made by a local businesses on main
street, on the ward five side.
Two Councilor Martins. And they're asking if the traffic commission
and the M B T a could look into whether.
It's possible to move the bus stop on main street
in front of polio Royale because the bus stop currently
blocks.
Access to these businesses and that potential customer parking spaces
are currently dedicated to the bus stop.
I'd like to make a motion. I refer this item
to the traffic commission and the MBTA.
For written communication from the traffic commission.
And the MBT within the next two weeks, we're an
update.
Second, send this piece to the.
Traffic commission, M B T M B T a.
On favor I oppose. And just so a word on
that. I've always thought that.
There was a lot of unused space on there. There
was too many.
There should be consolidate some of the.
Bus stops. And a lot of bus stops. If you
can put 'em around the place where there's a.
What fire hydrant, a accommodates two things. It's dead space
anyhow, and provides more parking because it's a very busy.
Area down there on sixth on main street.
Clerk 41. Yep. I final item this evening, Mr. President
is a resolution of my Councilor, Vivian ween, that engineering
consent painting design.
Designated parking spots on Lyndon street council. We.
Thank you. So this request was made by six different
households on Lyndon street who have street parking on their
side of the street. And all of these residents have
had to call.
The police several times whenever their driveways are blocked.
And they experience unsafe circumstances coming out of their driveway.
I've had the opportunity to experience what my fellow Lyndon
street neighbors go through when backing out of their driveways.
And it's dangerous with the blind spots and not being
able to see.
The cars driving out as you're backing out. So.
I would like to make a motion to refer this
item to engineering.
And for written communication within the next two weeks from
Eric Swanson about whether engineering can paint.
Designated parking spots on Linden street, just like they have
on Webster street and Swan street.
Mo motion.
And second to refer this engineer and also have Mr.
Swanson come up two weeks written response, excuse me, written
response written response in two.
Weeks for Mr. Swanson. All in favor. Aye. Aye. I
opposed. Second motion. You mean second to adjourned? All in
favor. Aye. Aye.Aye.