Neighborhood Improvement Advisory Council

Neighborhood Improvement Advisory Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, December 11, 2019 7:00 P.M. City Hall Annex, 98 Washington Street Called to Order: 7:00 p.m. Members Present: Christy Evans (Mack Park), Dennis Colbert (Barnes/Clark/Wyman), Mira Riggin and Wendy Meigs (Historic Derby Street), Patti Morsillo (Broad Street), Dennis Maroney (Salem Common), Barbara Mank (Downtown), Flora Tonthat (Bridge Street Neck) Staff Present: Dominick Pangallo (Office of Mayor Driscoll) Approval of November 13, 2019 Meeting minutes: Tabled to the January 2020 meeting. Public Comment: None Special Guests: David Kucharsky, Director of Traffic and Parking, made a presentation about findings from the City’s recently completed resident parking study and analysis, as well as on recommendations for proposed revisions to the program. Highlights of the first phase of reforms include limiting the number of permits per household, addressing mid-block addresses, refining some definitions and administrative controls, and adopting already-proposed fine changes. The package of reforms is currently before the City Council. Members of the Council offered feedback around visitor pass changes, enforcement, and other program elements. Neighborhood Association Updates: • Historic Derby Street: Essex Street trolley track project is finished, but a lack of sufficient prior notice on road closures and detours was frustrating. David Knowlton will be speaking at the group’s January meeting. • Barnes/Clark/Wyman: Need DPS to put out the sand barrels around town. Meeting with develop proposing about 300 units of housing off of Barnes tomorrow at Salem High School. • Northfields: Luminaria is scheduled for Sunday with a rain date of December 22nd. • Mack Park: January meeting date and speaker is still to be determined. • Salem Common: Concert is on Sunday. A neighborhood clean-up on the Common is in the works, date is to be determined. Waiting on the no smoking signage to posted by the City. • Broad Street: New NIAC representative will be Lisa Peterson starting in 2020. • Bridge Street Neck: Trash pick-up missed twice in the last two months in the area close to the bridge. National Grid repaved a trench on Northey Street, but the road level seems higher than it was before the trench was excavated. • Downtown: Waiting for posting of “No Deliveries Before 7AM” signs on Central Street. City Updates: • Draft ADA Plan update is online at www.salem.com/adaplan. Send comments to adaplan@salem.com by January 10, 2020. Disabilities Commission meeting on December 17th (6pm, CLC) will include a presentation from the IHCD on the draft plan.  • Discounted trash overflow bags ($1/each) available at the CLC and Collector’s Office from December 20-January 6. • Peas for Fees runs through December 23rd – two canned goods gets up to $30 in late fees waived from your parking tickets. • Final electronics waste collection takes place Saturday, December 8th, 8am-noon, Salem High School. • Salem Youth Commission annual open house takes place Thursday December 19th from 6-8pm at the North Shore CDC, 98 Lafayette Street, 2nd floor. Salem youth age 14-21 are invited to come and learn more about the Commission and its work. • Free concert for Salem seniors at the CLC on Friday, December 20th at 12:30 p.m., sponsored by Mayor Driscoll and featuring mezzo-soprano Nicole Lashomb singing holiday classics. Next Meeting: Wednesday, January 8, 7pm, 98 Washington Street Adjourned: 8:10 p.m.