TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 11, 2005
ROOM 310, CITY HALL
Convened: 5:38 p.m.
Adjourned: 6:45 p.m.
Councillor
Philip Palmieri
Councillor
Thomas White
Joseph Borbone,
Director, Traffic Engineering
Jim Pacenka,
Traffic Engineering
Ali Khorasani,
Traffic Engineering
Police Sgt.
John Fallavollita
Mary Babbidge,
Asst. City Clerk
1. Petition of State Representative John Fresolo on behalf of Philip Iacovone request the installation of one handicap parking space in front of 91 Hamilton Street.
#19 CC December 7, 2004
In
Committee January 11, 2005 – Held
2. Petition of State Representative John Fresolo on behalf of Sheri Degre request one handicapped parking space in front of 2 Halmstad Street.
#7 CC January 25, 2005
Recommend Approval
3. Petition of State Representative John Fresolo on behalf of Philip Potenti request handicap parking space on west side of Dana Avenue adjacent to 610 Grafton Street.
#73 CC August 16, 2005
Recommend Leave to withdraw
4. Petition of State Representative John Fresolo on behalf of Michael Sabatalo request installation of one handicapped parking sign in front of 6 Greenfield Street.
#20 CC June 14, 2005
Recommend Deny
5. Petition of Councillor Frederick Rushton on behalf of Mrs. Hannam request handicap parking in front of 7 Commonwealth Avenue.
#11a CC March 22, 2005
Recommend Approval
6. Petition of Isaiah Fisher request removal of handicap parking on Arlington Street.
#16 CC May 24, 2005
Recommend removal of 5 of 6 handicap parking spaces with handicap parking space at 54 Arlington St. remaining
7. Petition of Councillor Philip Palmieri on behalf of Betty Ruffo request handicap parking in front of 87 Plantation Street.
#34 CC September 20, 2005
Recommend
approval
8. Petition of Councillor Barbara Haller on behalf of Cheryl Turner Elwell et al request on-street parking on northerly (even-numbered) side of Hawthorne Street be banned.
#13 CC June 7, 2005
9. Petition of Barbara Smith-Bacon request to rescind the passenger zone for the area in front of 120 Front Street, which is on the east side, from a point 200 ft. north of Franklin Street, to a point 360 ft. north of Franklin Street, and in it’s place approve 30 minute parking meters to include handicap parking which is proximate to the building entrance.
#46 CC September 6, 2005
Recommend approval
10. Petition of Barbara Smith-Bacon request to rescind the passenger zone for the area in front of 100 Front Street, which is on the north side, from a point 100 ft. east of Commercial St. (which is a bus stop) to a point 210 ft. east of Commercial Street, and in it’s place approve 30 minute parking meters to include handicap parking which is proximate to the building entrance.
#47 CC September 6, 2005
Recommend approval of parking meters and Bus Stop
Make
Streets One-Way
11. Petition of Councillor Barbara Haller request that a portion of Queen Street between Kingsbury and King Streets be made a one-way street in a northeasterly direction.
#17 CC April 26, 2005
Hold for next meeting (Committee to view)
12. Petition of Charles DerKazarian request to make Queen Street one-way between King Street and Kingsbury Street.
(Duplicate petition see item #11)
#41 CC September 6, 2005
Hold for next meeting (Committee to view)
Make
Streets Two-Way
13. Petition of Attorney Stephen Burwick request to make Norwich Street a two-way street.
#10 CC May 18, 2004
In Committee September 13, 2005 –
Held
Recommend approval without full conversion
Resident Permit Parking
14. Petition of Paul Cesaitis request resident permit parking on Earle Street.
#12 CC March 29, 2005
Hold for next meeting (Committee to view)
15. Petition of Daniel Morrissey et al request resident permit parking on Earle Street.
(Duplicate
petition see item #14)
#45 CC September 6, 2005
Hold for next meeting (Committee to view)
16. Petition of Councillor Paul Clancy, Jr., and Councillor Michael Perotto request all resident parking signage on College Hill be reviewed prior to the end of May in order to extend the time to include the summer months.
#11b CC March 22, 2005
Hold
17. Petition of Joseph Borbone, Director of Engineering DPW, request to approve changes to the Resident Permit Parking areas on College Hill to accommodate the new baseball schedule at Fitton Field. Residents request current Resident Permit Parking from September 1st to June 1st be changed to restrict parking all year on the following streets: College St., north side from Dutton St. to a pt. 50’ east of Kendig St.; College St., north side from Kendig St. to City View St.; College St., south side from Kendig St. to Dutton St.; Dutton St., both sides, entire public length and Electric St., both sides from College St. to easterly dead end.
#16 CC June 7, 2005
Recommend File
18. Petition of Isaiah Fisher request removal of resident permit parking on Arlington Street.
#17 CC May 24, 2005
Recommend Approval
Traffic
Studies
19. Petition of Councillor Frederick Rushton on behalf of Matt Crocker request traffic study be done relative to speed on Bailey Road.
#26 CC November 9, 2004
Recommend File
20. Petition of Councillor Frederick Rushton on behalf of Rick Miller and Brian O’Connell request that a traffic study for speed and congestion of vehicles be conducted in the vicinity of May Street School.
#20 CC December 7, 2004
Hold
GENERAL
ITEMS
No
Parking
21. Petition of Mirajuddin Ahmed & William S. Ahalt request No Stopping and No Parking signs along Mountain Street East, on both sides of the street, as follows: beginning at the intersection of Clark Street/Century Drive with Mountain Street East through the intersection of Briar Lane with Mountain Street East (adjacent to Worcester Country Club).
#48 CC September 6, 2005
Recommend Approval
Bus Stops
22. Petition of State Representative John Fresolo on behalf of Dan Senosk, DJ’s Convenience Store, request that the bus stop located in front of 72 Houghton Street be moved westerly on Dorchester Street so that it does not preclude customers from parking near the entrance to the convenience store.
#72 CC August 16, 2005
Recommend Approval
Stop Signs
23. Petition of James Kersten request Stop sign on Deerfield Street at the intersection of Lawnfair Street for a four-way stop.
#67 CC August 16, 2005
In Committee September 13, 2005 -
Held
Recommend Deny
24. Petition of Bhaskar Koukuntla et al request installation of Stop sign at intersection of Rainbow Drive and Jasmine Drive.
#15 CC June 14, 2005
Recommend Approval
25. Petition of Bhaskar Koukuntla et al request installation of Stop sign at intersection of Oriental Street and Taj Drive.
#16 CC June 14, 2005
Recommend Approval
26. Petition of Bhaskar Koukuntla et al request installation of Stop sign at intersection of Jasmine Drive and Nizam Drive.
#17 CC June 14, 2005
Recommend Approval
27. Petition of State Representative John Fresolo on behalf of Anna Leseman request 4-way Stop sign at corner of Vale Street and Acton Street.
#25 CC September 27, 2005
Hold
Children
Signs
28. Petition of Maureen Booker request Deaf Child sign at the corner of Pleasant and Mower Streets.
#17 CC June 7, 2005
Recommend Approval
29. Petition of Councillor Konstantina Lukes request Slow Deaf Child
sign at 454 Mower Street.
#43 CC September 6, 2005
(Duplicate
petition see item #28)
Recommend File
30. Petition of Mary Morin request a “Deaf Child” sign on Delmont Avenue.
#54 CC September 6, 2005
Recommend Approval
Speed Humps
31. Petition of Dorothy Gish et al request installation of safety measures at the blind curve on West Mountain Street such as: speed bumps, a blinking red light reminding drivers to slow down, slow down sign, a sign before curve warning drivers there are blind driveways ahead.
#32 CC September 4, 2001
In
Committee February 26, 2003 – Held
Hold
32. Petition of Milton Rosenberg et al request speed bumps on Lovell Street between Chandler Street and Brownell Street.
#7 CC October 22, 2002
Hold
33. Petition of Tracey Burg et al request to install speed bumps on South Flagg Street from 95-201, Asbury Road and Barr Street.
#12 CC October 22, 2002
Hold
34. Petition of Teresa-Jean Rubin et al request speed bumps from start to private part of Gates Lane.
#18 CC November 12, 2002
Hold
35. Petition of Nour Mohieldin et al request to install one or more speed bumps on Mohave Road.
#17 CC June 3, 2003
Recommend Leave to withdraw
36. Petition of Khamiya Richardson et al request speed bump in area of Boys & Girls Club, 2 Ionic Avenue.
#74 CC August 12, 2003
Recommend Leave to withdraw
37. Petition of Rosamond Bennett et al request the installation of three speed bumps on lower Otsego Road.
#37a CC September 21, 2004
Hold
38. Petition of Margarita Calixto request speed bump on Parkton Avenue.
#49 CC September 6, 2005
Hold
Miscellaneous
39. Petition of Councillor Frederick Rushton on behalf of Steven Malkasian, President of Roger Tool & Die Co., Inc. request lane markings on Pullman Street.
#12 CC March 15, 2005
Recommend Approval
40. Petition of State Representative John Fresolo on behalf of Anthony Gurgone, AG Welding request to install a Commercial Loading Zone, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays, in front of 20 Lewis Street.
#49 CC July 19, 2005
Recommend Leave to withdraw
41. Order of Councillor Konstantina Lukes and Councillor Frederick Rushton request the Administration to review and make recommendations as to any changes in traffic restrictions currently in place on public streets for the temporary purpose of alleviating traffic congestion caused by the redecking of I-290.
#42 CC April 27, 2004
Recommend file