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Minutes - T&P - 4-29-24 Dispositions — File 24-0618
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Traffic and Parking Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Monday, April 29, 2024
This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Sait at 6:02pm and adjourned at
6:52pm with a roll call vote of three in favor (Councilors Wilson, Pineda Neufeld, Sait), none
opposed, and none absent.
Others present: Brad Rawson – Director of Mobility, OSPCD, Suzanne Rinfret – Director of
Traffic, Natasha Frazier – Assistant Clerk of Committees.
Roll Call
Ward Five City Councilor Naima Sait, Ward Seven City Councilor
Judy Pineda Neufeld and City Councilor At Large Jake Wilson
Present:
1.
Approval of the Minutes of the Traffic and Parking Committee Meeting
of February 26, 2024.
24-0251
Accepted
2.
That the Director of Parking update this Council on the timeline for
citywide rollout of Safety Sticks, including which areas will be prioritized
for enforcement.
24-0544
Councilor Burnley Jr., Councilor Mbah, Councilor Wilson and
Councilor Davis
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
3.
That the Director of Mobility update this Council on plans to address
increased cut-through commuter traffic on Temple Street and Fellsway
West on weekday mornings, including any plans to prohibit right turns
onto Temple Street and Fellsway West from 7 AM to 9 AM on weekdays.
24-0470
Councilor Wilson and Councilor Clingan
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
4.
That the Director of Mobility return the TEMPORARY PARKING sign,
that serves local businesses, to the corner of Washington and Myrtle
Streets.
24-0468
Councilor McLaughlin
Sponsors:
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Traffic and Parking Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
April 29, 2024
Recommended to be marked work completed
5.
That the Director of Mobility work with the Massachusetts Department of
Transportation to preserve the pedestrian footbridge on McGrath
Highway as part of the grounding McGrath project.
24-0467
Councilor McLaughlin, Councilor Strezo and Councilor Clingan
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
6.
That the Director of Parking update this Council on efforts to ticket
vehicles with illegal license covers, including how many tickets have
been issued for this reason in the last year.
24-0450
Councilor Burnley Jr.
Sponsors:
Kept in committee
7.
That the Director of Engineering update this Council on any plans to
refresh worn and missing pedestrian crosswalk pavement markings on
South Street, between Medford Street and Windsor Street.
24-0339
Councilor Wilson and Councilor Scott
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
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