Ordinance and Administration Committee

By City Clerk at 10:26 am, Dec 15, 2022 City of Amesbury Office of the City Clerk 62 Friend St. Amesbury, MA 01913 MEETING NOTICE POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF M.G.L. CHAPTER 30A §§18-25 Version 7.1.10 City Council Ordinance & Administration Subcommittee Meeting Agenda December 19, 2022, at 7:00 PM Virtual Meeting Telephone # 13234575649- Conference ID 398790332# **Contact the Clerk’s Office to have the link to join via computer emailed to you. Call to order Roll Call Approval of Minutes- November 21, 2022 Approval of 2023 Ordinance and Administration meeting schedule Public Comment Topics for Discussion- 2022-147 An Ordinance to amend the Section V Schedule I (Parking) of the City Traffic code to limit parking on the south side of Cedar street from the corner of R street and Cedar St to the Eastern end of the property of the Lofts on Clark Pond- Councilor Deschenes Sponsor Summary: Since the opening of the Briggs Mills apartments residents have been using the south side of Cedar St from R street intersection to the Eastern end of the Lofts at Clarks property as a permanent parking lot instead of using their designated parking lot on Poplar St. This situation causes the following. 1. Reduced visibility for vehicles turning Right onto Cedar St. from R Street. 2. Reduced visibility for vehicles tuning into and out of the main and visitor parking lots @ the Lofts at Clark pond. These changes were reviewed and approved at the Traffic and Transportation Committee on October 18, 2021. 2022-181 An Ordinance to amend the City of Amesbury Traffic and Parking Regulations Article XII – Authority & Duties of the Traffic and Transportation Commission to dispose of the Traffic and Transportation Commission of its role and responsibilities to the City of Amesbury Traffic and Parking Regulations on December 31, 2022. – Councilor Lennon Sponsor Summary: The original Traffic Regulations were adopted on October 19, 1964 and updated on November 9, 1999. The City of Amesbury first organized a Traffic and Transportation Commission in 2001 under Bill No: 2001-35. The most recent amendment to this item was via Bill No: 2015-077, An Ordinance to Request the City Council to accept the updated Traffic and Parking Regulations. In Bill No. 2021-131 (Administrative Order 2021-1), Pursuant to Section 6-1(a)(2) of the Amesbury Home Rule Charter, the Technical Review Committee was created and established, and consists entirely of City of Amesbury staff membership. Many of these members also serve on the current Traffic and Transportation Commission, thereby creating duplicate bodies to evaluate matters in the scope of the City of Amesbury Traffic and Parking Regulations. In the Bill No. 2022-036, the Amesbury City Council adopted the 13th Session City Council Rules and Procedures, which in Rule 11A-3 created and established a standing sub-committee of the Council on Planning and Development, which may serve as a public forum for the concerns of citizens toward matters relating to the City of Amesbury Traffic and Parking Regulations. Because of the duplicity of mandates across the three bodies, the Traffic and Transportation Commission is now made up of membership also serving on one of the two other bodies. The advisory role of this entity is no longer needed. Adjourn December 15, 2022