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City of Salem, Massachusetts Office of the City Clerk Ilene Simons Room 1 City Clerk City Hall June 25, 2024 MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA The Salem City Council will hold its regular meeting in-person on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 93 Washington Street, 2nd floor for the purpose of discussing any and all business. In-Person shall be the primary method of public access to such meetings. A secondary method of public access may be provided, if technologically feasible through Salem Access Television, and/or remotely through Zoom. See below for remote access and SATV information. Please click the link below to join the webinar: Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82713282636?pwd=DLg7VRuzan7BGPN13P6qu1etWbUWYI.1 Password: 969150 Go to the website link https://zoom.us/join. Enter Webinar ID: 827 1328 2636 followed by the meeting password noted above in necessary. 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Those interested in utilizing these devices for meetings at 93 Washington Street may contact the City Clerk’s Office at 978-745-9595 ext. 41200 or isimons@salem.com. “Know Your Rights Under the Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c. 30A ss. 18-25, and City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033.”  2 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING A Regular Meeting of the City Council was held in-person on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of transacting any and all business. Notice of this meeting was posted on June 25, 2024, at 1:38 P.M. This meeting is being recorded and is live on S.A.T.V. and Zoom unless technological issues interrupt the transmission. Councillors absent: Council President Hapworth presided. Councillor moved to dispense with the reading of the record of the previous meeting. VOTED President Hapworth requested that everyone please rise to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Salem City Council Land Acknowledgment The Salem City Council honors that this land is Naumkeag, or fishing place, where generations of Naumkeag people from the Pawtucket band of the Massachusett Tribe lived and passed through for centuries. We acknowledge that this is unceded Indigenous land and also acknowledge the Massachusett Tribe, who continue to honor and hold this land into the present. Salem’s City Council is committed to having ongoing meaningful dialogue with the indigenous peoples who have presence in Salem in order to dismantle the legacies of oppression and inequities that persist today. PUBLIC TESTIMONY Public Testimony not to exceed 15 minutes. Public Testimony is not a public hearing or question and answer period. Sign up must occur 30 minutes prior to meeting. The President shall, depending on the number of speakers, set a time limit, not to exceed three minutes, which each individual presenting testimony must abide. How to Sign Up: You may participate in Public Testimony in-person or remotely, if technologically feasible by either of the following two methods: 1. On-line form by using the link below: https://records.salem.com/Forms/PublicMeetingSpeaker This form will be available beginning 6:30 P.M. on the Tuesday before the meeting and remains open until 6:30 P.M. on the day of the Council Meeting. This form requests information such as your name, address, and whether you will attend in person or remotely.  3 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING If the on-line form is not available due to technology issues, you must use option #2. In addition, if you plan have signed up to speak on zoom, we will allow you to speak as long as it is technologically feasible. 2. You may also sign the roster in the City Clerk’s Office, no later than 6:30 P.M. on the date of the meeting.  4 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING HEARINGS Request from McDonalds 1 Traders Way for Extended Hours from 12 AM Sunday thru Wednesday and until 1 AM Thursday thru Saturday for Drive Thru and Delivery, to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for Drive Thru and Delivery. APPEARING IN FAVOR: APPEARING IN OPPOSITION: Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved to close the Public Hearing Voted Councillor Morsillo Moved Granted Voted  5 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS The Mayor’s Reappointment of Donald Bates 31 Settlers Way to the Registrars of voters with a term to expire July 19, 2027 Councillor Jerzylo Suspension of the Rules Councillor Object Action Contemplated Councillor Jerzylo Moved Held Under the Rules Voted The Mayor’s Appointment of the following to the Salem Cultural Council for (informational purposes only) Name Address Term to Expire Robin Panzer 12 Woodbury Court June 28, 2027 Cristine Gladly 26 New Derby St. Unit 207 June 28, 2027 Ian McCelestine 4 Heritage Drive Apt 37 June 28, 2027 Action Contemplated Councillor Varela Received & Filed Voted  6 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR ORDERED: To accept the donation from Fred Haigis & Amity Vandoren in the amount of One Thousand Two Hundred Four Dollars ($1,204.00) to the Parks and Recreation Department for the Collins Cove Pickleball events These funds will be deposited into the Parks and Recreation Donation account 24061-4830 in accordance with the recommendation of His Honor the Mayor. Action Contemplated Councillor Merkl Moved Adoption Voted In the year Two Thousand and Twenty-four An Ordinance relative to Noise control Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows: Section I. Chapter 2 Noise Control, Sec. 22-6. – Special regulations relative to the Essex Street Pedestrian Mall and adjacent streets and sidewalks is hereby amended by: a) deleting in its entirety the phrase “(3) Exceeding 73 decibels between the hours of 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Massachusetts State Holidays between and including” as it appears in Sec. 22-6(b); b) inserting the remaining text within the former Sec. 22-6(b)(3) at the end of Sec. 22-6(b)(2); d) renumbering Sec. 22-6(b)(4) as Sec. 22-6(b)(3); c) inserting the following immediately following Sec. 22-6(b): “(c) With the exception of public safety announcements, the use of loudspeakers, amplifiers, public address systems or similar devices, shall be prohibited on the streets and sidewalks set forth in section (b)(2) above during all hours on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the month of October and on October 31st until 4 p.m. After 4 p.m. on October 31st such devices may be utilized, at the decibel limits set forth above, between the hours of 4 p.m. and 10 p.m.” f) re-lettering sections c) and d) as d) and e). Section II. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter.  7 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR Action Contemplated Councillor Watson-Felt Moved referred to the Comm. on Voted Ord., Lic. & Legal Affairs OR Adoption for first passage Voted ORDERED: That a petition to the General Court, accompanied by a bill for certain additional liquor licenses notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17 and 17A of chapter 138 of the General Laws as set forth below, be filed with an attested copy of this Order be, and hereby is, approved under Clause (1) of Section 8 of Article 2, as amended, of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to the end that the following legislation be adopted, except for amendments by the Senate or House of Representatives which conform to the intent of this home rule petition: AN ACT authorizing the city of Salem to convert 1 annual license for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises to an annual license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows: SECTION 1. Notwithstanding sections 17 and 17A of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the city of Salem may convert 1 annual license for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises to an annual license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises under section 12 of said chapter 138 currently issued to FSPC Corporation, d/b/a Flying Saucer Pizza Company, located at 118 Washington Street in the city of Salem. The license converted under this section shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except sections 17 and 17A. The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the license converted pursuant to this section to any other location but it may grant the license to a new applicant at the same location if the applicant files with the licensing authority a letter from the department of revenue and a letter from the department of unemployment assistance indicating that the license is in good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and contributions have been paid. If the license converted pursuant to this section is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use at the location of original issuance, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority and the licensing authority may then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location under the same conditions as specified in this act.  8 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR SECTION 2. (a) The city of Salem shall charge a fee for the conversion of the licenses authorized in section 1 which shall be paid by the licensee at the time of issuance unless the licensing authority agrees to enter into a contract with the licensees to allow the division of the fee into multiple payments over time from the licensee. If the city elects to accept multiple payments over time from the licensees, the option shall be made available, upon request, to all qualified applicants for a license. (b) Any fee collected by the city of Salem for the licenses converted pursuant to section 1 which is greater than the amount of the fee charged for an annual renewal of a similar license issued by the city shall be deposited into the city's economic development account and expended by it in a manner consistent with the purposes of such account. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Action Contemplated Councillor Watson-Felt Moved referred to the Comm. on Voted Ord., Lic. & Legal Affairs OR Adoption by RCV Yeas Nays Abs  9 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING MAYOR’S INFORMATIONAL PAGE NONE  10 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS In the year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance relative to Traffic Ch. 42, Sec. 17A Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows: Section 1. Section 17A of Article 1 be amended by removing the following: $25.00 fine – Upon a crosswalk And replacing it with: $50.00 fine – Upon a crosswalk Section 2. Section 17A of Article 1 be amended by removing the following: $25.00 fine – Upon a sidewalk And replacing it with: $50.00 fine – Upon a sidewalk Section 3. Section 17A of Article 1 be amended by removing the following: $15.00 fine – Alongside or opposite street excavation And replacing it with: $25.00 fine – Alongside or opposite street excavation Section 4. Section 17A of Article 1 be amended by removing the following: $15.00 fine – Bus stop And replacing it with: $50.00 fine – Bus stop Section 5. Section 17A of Article 1 be amended by removing the following: $15.00 fine – Emergency snow artery And replacing it with:  11 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS $25.00 fine – Emergency snow artery Section 6. Section 17A of Article 1 be amended by removing the following: $15.00 fine – Fire lane And replacing it with: $50.00 fine – Fire lane Section 7. Section 17A of Article 1 be amended by removing the following: $15.00 fine – In front of a schoolhouse And replacing it with: $25.00 fine – In front of a schoolhouse Section 8. Section 17A of Article 1 be amended by removing the following: $15.00 fine – Less than twelve feet of unobstructed lane And replacing it with: $25.00 fine – Less than twelve feet of unobstructed lane Section 9. Section 17A of Article 1 be amended by removing the following: $15.00 fine – Taxi And replacing it with: $25.00 fine – Taxi Section 10. Section 17A of Article 1 be amended by removing the following: $15.00 fine – Within twenty feet of a corner And replacing it with: $25.00 fine – Within twenty feet of a corner Section 11. Section 17A of Article 1 be amended by removing the following:  12 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING MOTIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS $15.00 fine/$75.00 Fine during month of October for violation of Parking Prohibitions Towing Zone (Resident Sticker) And replacing it with: $25.00 fine/$75.00 Fine during month of October for violation of Parking Prohibitions Towing Zone Section 12. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter. Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved referred to the Comm. on Voted Ord., Lic. & Legal Affairs OR Adoption for first passage Voted In the year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four An Ordinance Relative to Traffic Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows: Section 1. Section 75 of Article V-A be amended by repealing the following: Franklin Street – Parking Prohibitions Towing Zone (Resident Sticker) – from Franklin Court to Osborne Street, odd numbered—north side only. Zone F, Color White. "Resident Sticker Parking, Tow Zone" (4/3/06) Wilfred Terrace – Parking Prohibitions Towing Zone (Resident Sticker) – ZONE B-COLOR RED- both sides, in its entirety. (5/17/93) Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter. Action Contemplated Councillor Stott/Varela Moved referred to the Comm. on Voted Ord., Lic. & Legal Affairs OR Adoption for first passage Voted  13 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING COMMITTEE REPORTS Councillor Merkl offered the following report for the Committee on Administration and Finance co-posted with the Committee of the Whole to whom it was referred the matter of Authorizing the Mayor to execute Tax Increment Exemption Agreement’s between the City of Salem and The Residences on Canal St., LLP has considered said matter and would recommend (Action unknown, meeting held after Agenda Deadline) Accept the report Voted Adopt the recommendation Voted Councillor Merkl offered the following report for the Committee on Administration and Finance co-posted with the Committee of the Whole to whom it was referred the matter of Authorizing the Mayor to execute Tax Increment Exemption Agreement’s between the City of Salem and Juniper Point., LLC has considered said matter and would recommend (Action unknown, meeting held after Agenda Deadline) Accept the report Voted Adopt the recommendation Voted Councillor Morsillo offered the following report for the Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs co-posted with the Committee of the Whole to whom it was referred the matter of discussing amending a Zoning Ordinance by adding Section 8.9 -Coastal Resiliency Overlay District (C-ROD) has considered said matter and would recommend: Adopted as Amended Accept the report Voted Adopt the recommendation Voted  14 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING COMMITTEE REPORTS Councillor Morsillo offered the following report for the Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs co-posted with the Committee of the Whole to whom it was referred the matter of discussing amending a Zoning Ordinance relative to Section 8.1 -Flood Hazard Overlay District (F-HOD) has considered said matter and would recommend: Adopted as Amended Accept the report Voted Adopt the recommendation Voted Councillor Morsillo offered the following report for the Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs co-posted with the Committee of the Whole to whom it was referred the matter of discussing amending a Zoning Ordinance relative to section 2.2 Districts by adding a new district Coastal Resiliency Overlay District (C-ROD) has considered said matter and would recommend: Adoption Accept the report Voted Adopt the recommendation Voted Councillor Morsillo offered the following report for the Committee on Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs to whom it was referred the matter of Granting of Certain Licenses (Seaworms) David Silva 25 Driscoll St., Peabody & Manuel Silva 80 Northend St., Peabody, has considered said matter and would recommend: Granted Accept the report Voted Adopt the recommendation Voted  15 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY OFFICIALS The City Solicitor submitting two (2) orders relative to exemptions to MGL Ch. 268A, Section 20(b) ORDERED: In accordance with Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 268A, Section 20(b) the City Council hereby declares that Pamela Zwiercan has met the requirements for exemption as set forth in this Section and may be retained to answer phones at the front desk by the Park, Recreation and Community Services Department, not to exceed 500 hours in this calendar year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDERED: In accordance with Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 268A, Section 20(b) the City Council hereby declares that Najesie Pagan has met the requirements for exemption as set forth in this Section and may be retained to work as an office/store cashier by Winter Island, not to exceed 500 hours in this calendar year. Action Contemplated Councillor Jerzylo Moved Adoption Voted  16 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING PETITIONS A request from Burger King 259 Highland Ave for Extended Hours 24 hours day / 7 days week. HEARING ORDERED JULY 11, 2024 Petition from Jared Kemp, Project Manager, Crowley for extended hours of construction for the Salem Wind Port project at 67 Derby Street. HEARING ORDERED JULY 11, 2024 The Following Block Parties A request from Connors Road Neighborhood to Hold a block Party on July 4, 2024 from 2pm- 10pm. Rain date July 5, 2024 A request from Chestnut Street Neighborhood from Pickering St to North and Summer Street on August 31, 2024 from 2pm-4pm. For the Welcome to Lafayette 200th Anniversary Tour A request from Salem Street Neighborhood between Chase St & 1 Pioneer Terrace on August 28, 2024 from 12pm-8:30pm. Rain Date August 29, 2024 A request from Chestnut Street Neighborhood from Flint St to North and Summer Street on October 31, 2024 from 5pm-8pm. Halloween Trick or Treating Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved Granted Voted  17 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING PETITIONS The Following License Applications: PUBLIC GUIDES: Kathleen Galvin 5 Warren St., Salem Katherine Eschel 26 Gladstone St., East Boston Anne Boyde 27 Siren St., Winthrop Joshua Collins 60 Woodcrest Dr., Wakefield Alexandra Gross 41 Haskell St., Boston Allen Pierce 78 Hunt Rd., Jaffrey, NH Corinne Hartenstein 6 Heritage Dr., Salem Angelo Mariano III 166 Pleasant St., Marblehead Kristen McCarthy 1 Sleepy Hollow Rd., Atkinson NH Ryan O’Toole 1 Karelitz Rd., Peabody Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved Granted Voted The Following License Applications: SECONDHAND VALUABLES: Circus Lane 10 Jefferson Ave., Salem, Ma Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved referred Comm. on Voted Ord., Lic. & Legal Affairs The Following Claim: Dawn Nicastro 19 Chestnut St., Gloucester, MA Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved referred Comm. on Voted Ord., Lic. & Legal Affairs  18 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING UNFINISHED BUSINESS Second Passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 General Fund CIP Bond Order in the amount of $5,828,761.00 Fiscal Year 2025 General Fund Capital Improvement Program Funded from Bond Authorization as amended below: Ordered: That the sum of $5,828,761.00 be and hereby is appropriated to pay costs of the following capital equipment and capital improvement projects listed under the heading FY25 CIP – Funded from BOND AUTHORIZATION and for the payment of all costs incidental and related there to, and that to meet said appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Mayor, is authorized to borrow said sum under M.G.L. Chapter 44, Sections 7 and/or 8, or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the City therefor. FY2025 CIP-Funded from BOND AUTHORIZATION Engineering Municipal Citywide Roads, Sidewalks, and Crosswalk Improvements (Non- $ 1,300,000 Chapter 90) Engineering Municipal Boston Street Improvements $ 625,000 Traffic & Parking Essex at Cambridge Crosswalk Improvements $ 325,000 Planning Dickson Chapel Exterior Restoration Phases 2-4 $ 350,000 Planning Old Town Hall Restoration and Renovation - Phase 2: Exterior $ 850,000 Police Vehicle Replacement Plan - Patrol and Non Patrol $ 346,000 Public Services DPS Sidewalk Implementation $ 750,000 School Lighting (Energy Efficiency) $ 591,388 School Weatherization/Infiltration Reduction (Energy Efficiency) $ 134,396 School Controls (Energy Efficiency) $ 556,977 TOTAL BOND AUTHORIZATION: $ 5,828,761 BE IT FURTHER ORDERED: That the Mayor and the Treasurer are each authorized to file an application to qualify under Chapter 44A of the Massachusetts General Laws any and all bonds of the City issued under and pursuant hereto, and to provide such information and execute such documents as may be required in connection therewith. Action Contemplated Councillor Merkl Moved adoption for second passage by RCV Yeas Nays Abs  19 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING UNFINISHED BUSINESS Second Passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 Water & Sewer Bond Order in the amount of $2,200,000.00 Fiscal Year 2025 Water and Sewer Capital Improvement Program Funded from Bond Authorization as amended below: ORDERED: That the sum of $2,200,000 be and hereby is appropriated to pay costs of the following capital equipment and capital improvement projects listed under the heading FY25 CIP – Funded from BOND AUTHORIZATION and for the payment of all costs incidental and related there to, and that to meet said appropriation the Treasurer, with the approval of the Mayor, is authorized to borrow said sum under M.G.L. Chapter 44, Sections 7 and/or 8, or pursuant to any other enabling authority, and to issue bonds or notes of the City therefor. FY2025 CIP-Funded from BOND AUTHORIZATION Water Citywide Flushing, Valve Repair/Maintenance, Leak detection, GIS $ 400,000.00 Water Water Distribution Main System Improvements $ 800,000.00 Water Water Transmission Main System Improvements $ 1,000,000.00 TOTAL BOND AUTHORIZATION: $ 2,200,000.00 BE IT FURTHER ORDERED: That the Mayor and the Treasurer are each authorized to file an application to qualify under Chapter 44A of the Massachusetts General Laws any and all bonds of the City issued under and pursuant hereto, and to provide such information and execute such documents as may be required in connection therewith. Action Contemplated Councillor Merkl Moved adoption for second passage by RCV Yeas Nays Abs Second Passage of an Ordinance relative to Rates for Use of Water In the year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance relative to Rates for Use of Water Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows: Chapter 46, Section 66 is hereby amended by deleting subparagraph (b) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:  20 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING UNFINISHED BUSINESS “(b) The rate for all water furnished by meter measurements effective July 1, 2024, shall be as follows: (1) Residential, per 100 cubic feet $4.42 (2) Nonresidential, per 100 cubic feet $5.99 Section 2. Chapter 46, Section 66 is hereby further amended by deleting subparagraph (e) in its entirety and replacing it with the following: “(e) The minimum rate for residential metered water for each quarter shall be $44.20 per 1000 cubic feet effective July 1, 2024. The use of all water and sewer funds and SESD funds shall be excluded from all private development projects.” Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter. Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved adoption for second passage Voted Second Passage of an Ordinance relative to Sewer User Charges In the year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance relative to Sewer User Charges Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows: Chapter 46, Section 230 is hereby amended by deleting subsection (c) in its entirety and replacing it with the following: “(c) The rates for sewer use charges effective July 1, 2024, shall be as follows: Residential, per 100 cubic feet… $ 8.04 Nonresidential, per 100 cubic feet up to 25,000 cubic feet per month $12.18  21 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING UNFINISHED BUSINESS Nonresidential, per 100 cubic feet for 25,000 cubic feet and greater per month $15.60 The use of all water and sewer funds and SESD funds shall be excluded from all private development projects.” Section II. This Ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter. Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved adoption for second passage Voted Second Passage of an Ordinance relative to solid waste management In the year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four An Ordinance to amend an ordinance relative to solid waste management. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows: Section 1. 1) Chapter 36, Section 36-6 Collection fee for certain residences is hereby amended by deleting the fee of “$21.12” as it appears in paragraph (a) and replacing it with the fee of “$21.86” and further amending this paragraph (a) by deleting the fee of “$134.16” and replacing it with a fee of “$138.86”. 2) Chapter 36, Section 36-8 Collection fee for certain commercial establishments is hereby amended by deleting the fee of “$30.64” and replacing it with the fee of “$31.71”. Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter. Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved adoption for second passage Voted  22 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING UNFINISHED BUSINESS Second Passage of an Ordinance to amend Ch. 2 Sec. 2 relative to changing the name of the Traffic and Parking Department. Section I. Chapter 2 is hereby amended by replacing the words “parking,” “traffic and parking,” and “parking or traffic” with the word “transportation” as they appear in the following sections: o Sec. 2-899 (3) Duties o Division 12 heading o Sec 2-986 Created; composition; compensation of members o Sec. 987 Appointments; term; removal; filling vacancies; organization o Sec. 2-988 Powers, duties and responsibilities generally o Sec. 2-989 Effective date of regulations; limitations Section II. Chapter 2 is hereby further amended by replacing the words “parking department” or ‘traffic and parking department” with the words “the department of transportation” as they appear in the following sections: o Article VIII heading o Sec. 2-1396 Position established o Sec. 2-1397 Appointment o Sec. 2-1398 Qualifications o Sec. 2-1399 (a) Responsibilities Section III. Chapter 2 is hereby further amended by replacing the words “traffic and parking department board” with the words “transportation commission” as they appear in Sec. 2-1396 Position established and sub-paragraphs (2), (5), (11) and (12) of Sec. 2-1399 (b) Responsibilities. Section IV. Chapter 2 is hereby further amended by replacing the word “traffic” with the word “transportation” as it appears in sub-paragraph (6) of Sec. 2-1399 (b) Responsibilities. Section V. Chapter 4 is hereby amended by replacing the words “off-street parking” with the word “transportation” as it appears in Sec. 4-52 (2) Signs in licensed parking lots and parking garages and Section 4-53 (3) Signs on parking garages. Section VI. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter. Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved Adoption for second passage Voted  23 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING UNFINISHED BUSINESS Second Passage of an Ordinance to amend Traffic Ordinance Ch. 42 Sec. 57 Parking Time limits during various Holidays In the year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four An Ordinance Relative to Traffic Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows: Section 1. Section 57 of Article V be amended by repealing the following: These restrictions shall not apply during the hours of legal holidays during which business establishments are required by law to remain closed. And inserting the following These restrictions shall not apply during the following holidays listed below. President’s Day Patriots' Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Labor Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day After Thanksgiving Christmas Eve Day Christmas Day New Year’s Day Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter. Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved Adoption for second passage Voted  24 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING UNFINISHED BUSINESS Second Passage of an Ordinance to amend Traffic Ordinance Ch. 42 Sec. 11 Bus Stops at various locations In the year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four An Ordinance Relative to Traffic Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows: Section 1. Section 11 of Article I be amended by inserting the following: Congress Street – Bus Stops – westerly side, beginning at a point sixty (60) feet south of the intersection with Derby Street and extending eighty-five (85) feet southward. Ten (10) minute limit, drop-off only, tow zone. Year-round, 9am – 6pm. Congress Street – Bus Stops – westerly side, beginning at a point twenty (20) feet north of the driveway to 30 Congress Street and extending northward ninety-two (92) feet. Two (2) hour limit, tow zone, April through October, 9am – 6pm. Derby Street – Bus Stops – southerly side, beginning at a point four-hundred (400) feet east of Lafayette Street and extending eastward eighty (80) feet. Ten (10) minute limit, drop-off only, tow zone. April through October, 9am – 6pm. Forest Avenue – Bus Stops – southerly side, beginning at a point twenty (20) feet east of Canal Street and extending eastward one-hundred and thirty-five (135) feet. October weekends only, tow zone, 9am – 6pm. Forest Avenue – Bus Stops – southerly side, beginning at a point two-hundred and twenty- five (225) feet east of Canal Street and extending eastward sixty (60) feet. October weekends only, tow zone, 9am – 6pm. Jefferson Avenue – Bus Stops – northerly side, beginning at a point forty (40) feet east of Winthrop Street and continuing eastward for two-hundred and sixty (260) feet. October weekends only, tow zone, 9am – 6pm. Canal Street – Bus Stops – westerly side, beginning at a point opposite the southerly corner with Hancock Street and continuing northward for two-hundred and twenty-five (225) feet. October weekends only, tow zone, 9am – 6pm. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter.  25 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING UNFINISHED BUSINESS Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved Adoption for second passage Voted Second Passage of Ordinance to amend Traffic Ordinance Ch. 42 Sec. 51 In the year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four An Ordinance Relative to Traffic Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows: Section 1. Chapter 42, Section 51 – Parking Prohibited on Certain Streets be amended by adding the following: Jefferson Avenue – Parking Prohibited on Certain Streets – Northerly side from Winthrop Street in an Easterly direction for a distance of forty (40) feet. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter. Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved Adoption for second passage Voted Second Passage of Ordinance to amend Traffic Ordinance Ch. 42 Sec. 49A In the year Two Thousand and Twenty Four An Ordinance Relative to Traffic, Ch. 42, Sec. 49A – Prohibited Movements Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows: Section 1. Section 49A – Prohibited Movements be amended by adding the following: Valley Street - Prohibited Movements – NO left turn for southeasterly bound traffic on Valley Street onto Highland Avenue Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter. Action Contemplated Councillor Morsillo Moved Adoption for second passage Voted  26 CITY OF SALEM JUNE 27, 2024 REGULAR MEETING On the motion of Councillor Prosniewski the meeting adjourned at P.M.