Public Safety Committee

WARD 1 COUNCILLOR PRESIDENT Elizabeth J. Kazinskas CITY OF GARDNER James M. Walsh, Esq. WARD 2 COUNCILLOR COUNCILLORS AT LARGE MASSACHUSETTS 01440-2630 Dana M. Heath James S. Boone OFFICE OF THE WARD 3 COUNCILLOR Craig R. Cormier Nathan R. Boudreau Ronald F. Cormier CITY COUNCIL Judy A. Mack WARD 4 COUNCILLOR George C. Tyros Karen G. Hardern WARD 5 COUNCILLOR Aleksander Dernalowicz, Esq. May 18, 2022 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE Date: Thursday, May 26, 2022 Time: 8:45 a.m. Location: City Council Chambers, Room 219, City Hall ANNOUNCEMENT - Any person may make a video or audio recording of an open session of a meeting, or may transmit the meeting through any medium, subject to reasonable requirements of the chair as to the number, placement and operation of equipment used so as not to interfere with the conduct of the meeting. Any person intending to make such recording shall notify the Chair forthwith. All Documents referenced or used during the meeting must be submitted in duplicate to the Chair of the Committee, pursuant to the Open Meeting and Public Records Law. All documents shall become part of the official record of the meeting. I. #10689 – An Application by ECO ATM, LLC for a License to deal in Second-hand Articles at 677 Timpany Blvd. (In the City Council and Referred to Public Safety 5/16/2022) II. #10681 – An Ordinance to Amend the Code of the City of Gardner, Chapter 330, Entitled “Bicycles and Play Vehicles”, by Adding a New Article III, to be Entitled “Sharable Dockless Mobility Devices,” Which Article Provides for the Definition of Sharable Dockless Moblility Devices, Licensing and Operation Requirements, Regulartory Authority, and Enforcement. (In the City Council and Referred to Public Safety for further study and report 5/16/2022) III. #10683 – A Measure Authorizing the Temporary Removal of Parking Meters on Parker Street. (In the Public Safety and Requested More Time 5/12/2022) IV. #10690 – A Measure Authorizing the Temporary Removal of Parking Meters on Pleasant Street V. #10691 – A Measure Authorizing the Temporary Removal of Parking Meters on Main Street. VI. New Business VII. Adjournment NOTICE: The listing of Agenda items are those reasonably anticipated by the Chairman which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. CITY COUNCIL OF GARDNER Craig R. Cormier COUNCILLOR CRAIG R. CORMIER Chairman, Public Safety Committee 10689 10689 10689 10689 10689 10689 10689 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10681 10683  10683 VOTE AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY REMOVAL OF PARKING METERS ON PARKER STREET Be it resolved by the Public Safety Committee of the City Council as follows: WHEREAS, the portion of Pleasant Street between Parker Street to City Hall Avenue is designated as a three (3) hour parking meter zone through the provisions of Section 600-18(A) of the Code of the City of Gardner; and WHEREAS, Section 600-18(B) of the Code of the City of Gardner states, “The actual location of meters to be placed within the above locations shall be designated and may from time to time be changed by vote of the City Council Public Safety Committee”; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Gardner adopted Ordinance No. 1648, entitled “An Ordinance to Amend the Code of the City of Gardner by adding a new Chapter 501 to be entitled, “Outdoor Restaurant Seating and Services” on March 21, 2022; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1648 was presented to the Mayor and signed on March 22, 2022, and had its final printing on March 25, 2022; and WHEREAS, the Administration wishes to promote outdoor seating options during the summer months in order to assist local restaurants in their recovery efforts from the COVID-19 Pandemic; and WHEREAS, the Administration has committed to review the success of the Parker Street Outdoor Seating Pilot Initiative in September of 2022, and understands that any permanent removal of the Parking Meters in this area would require a vote of the full membership of the City Council through an amendment of the City Code; now THEREFORE, the Public Safety Committee of the City Council votes to authorize the Administration through the Department of Public Works to temporarily remove the parking meters designated as Meters 103L, 103R, 104L, and 104R, located on Parker Street from June 20, 2022 through October 1, 2022. ______________________________________ Councilor Craig Cormier, Chair On behalf of the Public Safety Committee ______________________________________ Date 10683 10683 10683 10683 10683 10683 10683 10683 10683 10683 10690 10690 10690 10691 10691