TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE

AGENDA

TRAFFIC & PARKING COMMITTEE MEETING

MAY 1, 2002

COUNCIL CHAMBER

6:00 P.M.

(AMENDED AGENDA)

Convened: 6:05 P.M.

Adjourned: 7:32 P.M.

Present: Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr., Chairman

Councillor Dennis Irish

Councillor Barbara Haller

Joseph Borbone, Director, Traffic Engineering

Jim Pacenka, Traffic Engineering

Captain Ashe, Traffic Division, Worcester Police Dept.

Mary Babbidge, Asst. City Clerk

HEARINGS

HANDICAP PARKING

Petitioner Location Date

1. Juan Betancourt 9 Douglas St. #10 CC 2/5/02

Deny

2. Norma Gonzalez 127 Eastern Ave. #29 CC 3/12/02

Leave to withdraw

3. Councillor Perotto on behalf of 84 June St. #30 CC 3/12/02

John Pakula

Approved – Winter parking ban side of street

4. Councillor Lukes on behalf of 51 Perry Ave. #17b CC 11/13/01

Paul Nagle

In Committee March 20, 2002 - held

Approved

5. Terry Ann Henry 46 Oak Ave. #13 CC 3/26/02

Approved – Winter parking ban side of street

6. Michael Troutner 7 Cutler St. #8 CC 4/2/02

Approved – Winter parking ban side of street

7. Councillor Philip Palmieri on 65 Fairmont Ave. #11b CC 4/2/02

behalf of Bill Ryan

Approved

8. Petition of Councillor Philip Palmieri on behalf of Louis & Luella DeFalco request two handicap parking spaces at the corner of Seward & Wilson Streets.

#31 CC March 12, 2002

Two handicap parking spaces approved across street at house #11

9. Petition of Elizabeth Matukaitis request Traffic & Parking Committee to install handicap parking sign, near empty lot on Preston St.

#14 CC March 26, 2002

Approved across street adjacent to vacant lot

10. Petition of Councillor Stephen Abraham request installation of a handicap parking area on the east side of May St. adjacent to Temple Emanuel.

#11 CC April 2, 2002

Hold – Amend Petition to 5 handicap spaces requested

RESIDENT PERMIT PARKING

Petitioner Location Date

11. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Riccardi Plum St. #12 CC 11/13/01

Approved

12. Sharon Sendrowski Wall & Chrome Streets #17 CC 3/26/02

Deny

13. Petition of Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Robert McGinn request resident parking on Westminster St. from Forestdale Rd. to Northampton St.

#18 CC December 4, 2001

In Committee March 20, 2002 - held

Deny

14. Petition of Walter Antul request a “No Parking on School Days” sign from #11 to #23 Ladybank Rd.

#21 CC September 25, 2001

Hold

15. Petition of Bryan Slack request installation of No Parking 6:00 A.M. to 9:00 A.M. on Main St. southside from Goddard Memorial Dr. to Curtis Parkway.

#11 CC February 5, 2002

Approved

GENERAL ITEMS

MISCELLANEOUS

16. Petition of Councillor Paul P. Clancy Jr. on behalf of Robert Hollup request pedestrian lights on Grafton St. at Roosevelt School.

#69 CC July 17, 2001

File

17. Petition of Councillor Timothy P. Murray request No Parking signs be placed in front of 4 Richmond Ave.

#63 CC August 21, 2001

Leave to withdraw

18. Petition of Councillor Janice L. Nadeau on behalf of Claude & Kunigunde Cigan-Dorman request three-way stop sign at intersection of Cedar & Sever Sts.

#17 CC October 2, 2001

Leave to withdraw

19. Petition of Patricia O'Neil request stop sign on Westinghouse Parkway at Heroult Rd.

#15 CC October 23, 2001

Deny

20. Chairman's Order - Request Traffic & Parking Committee to consider installing pedestrian light in Mountain St. West at the On-Ramp to I-190.

#24 CC October 30, 2001

File

Chairman’s Order – Request City Manager to request Mass Highway to consider installing pedestrian crossing light at intersection of Mountain St West and I-190 on ramp

21. Petition of Councillor Paul P. Clancy Jr. request the Traffic Engineer to review the No Parking ban on Vernon St. from Winthrop St. to Millbury St. to allow for parking on one side excluding emergency winter parking events.

#20 CC November 20, 2001

Approve No Parking on even side – Parking allowed on odd side

22. Petition of John F. Sullivan request to have No Parking signs put in front of my driveway and front garages at 75 Ward St.

#20 CC January 15, 2002

Hold

Chairman’s Order – Request Traffic Engineer report regarding parking infractions at 75 Ward St.

23. Petition of Albert Belmonte request No Parking from handicap space at 264 Shrewsbury St. to driveway at 262 Shrewsbury St. (Boulevard Garage)

#8 CC January 29, 2002

Leave to withdraw

24. Petition of Councillor Juan A. Gomez on behalf of Jerry Cordova request Director of Traffic Engineering to install a sign near the corner of Derby St. and Houghton St.

#11a CC January 29, 2002

Approve two Children signs and Thickly Settled signs in both directions on Derby St.

25. Petition of Councillor Barbara Haller request Traffic & Parking Committee to install a “4-Way Stop” at the corners of Clifton and Oberlin Streets.

#11 CC February 26, 2002

Hold

26. Petition of Councillor Barbara Haller request to create a “4-Way Stop” at the corners of Clifton and Oberlin Streets.

#18 CC March 26, 2002

File

27. Petition of Councillor Barbara Haller request to designate Harding St. between Arwick and Ashmont Streets as “Not a Truck Route”.

#19 CC March 26, 2002

File

COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

28. Relative to Regulations Regarding Street Parking of Boats, Utility Trucks and Large Tractor-Trailers.

#16C CM February 12, 2002

File

Chairman’s Order - Request City Manager report to City Council on recommendations for Ordinance change that would prohibit school buses from parking on residential streets.

29. Relative to an Update on the Process for Removing Unregistered Vehicles from City Streets.

#18F CM February 12, 2002

File

30. Relative to Abandoned Motor Vehicles.

#18F CM September 18, 2001

In Committee - February 27, 2002 – held

File

31. Relative to Abandoned Vehicles.

#18A CM December 18, 2001

In Committee - February 27, 2002 – held

File

32. Relative to Recommended Improvements to the Declared Winter Parking Ban.

#24G CM November 13, 2001

In Committee - February 27, 2002 – held

File

Chairman’s Order – Request City Administration, in conjunction with the Department of Public Works , Traffic, Fire and Police Departments to recommend to City Council any streets that they would like removed from current winter parking ban policy and declared permanently banned.

33. Relative to Issues Involving Winter Parking Ban.

#24B CM December 18, 2001

In Committee - February 27, 2002 – held

File

34. Relative to Installation of New Electronic Parking Meters.

#24A CM March 19, 2002

File

35. Relative to an Update on Abandoned Vehicles.

#18G CM April 2, 2002

File

36. Relative to Parking Meters with Time Limits or No Meters.

#24F CM April 2, 2002

File

DISCUSSION ITEM

37. Presentation by Captain Edward Ashe, Worcester Police Department regarding the Governor’s Highway Safety Bureau Speed Watch Program.

Chairman’s Order - Request City Manager report on what grants are available relative to traffic control issues.