2026-11-04 - City Council
Summary
Built from the posted agenda only (the meeting was held November 4). Minutes are not yet posted and no video was found, so outcomes are not recorded.
- Scheduled: public hearings on three bond authorizations: Airport Administration Building Bond ($10,149,973), and School Roof Replacement Bonds for the Frost School ($7,861,647) and South Lawrence East School ($9,099,330).
- Committee reports include $70,000 from Cataldo Ambulance for the Fire EMS Coordinator salary (Fire Department EMS Coordinator Funding from Cataldo Ambulance), a $30,316.80 prior-year invoice from Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten, the FY2027 property tax classification hearing, naming the police community room for Lt. Charles M. Saindon, a snow and ice ordinance review, and confirmation of Sheila Cabrera to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
- New business: expend $425,000 from an EOEEA grant for Bennington Triangle Park Grant; Cultural Council appointments; an ordinanced Assistant Director of Communications position at the Library; parking items 453-458.
- Pending or tabled: Bay State Road Rezoning and Public Way Discontinuance; Highway Access 2 Overlay District at 6 Chickering (hearing open, continued to the first November meeting); 46 Winder Street Highway Access Rezoning (review expected November 17); Firefighter Reserve List Credible Service Home Rule Petition (review November 17); the LRA litigation update; and the FY2025 audit review.
- Handicapped parking items 335/26, 364/26 and 378/26 and a National Grid pole petition on Marston St (417/26) are up for hearing. Minutes from February 17, July 7, August 5, October 6 and October 20 are to be approved.
Agenda
Public hearings: 182/26 bond authorization, $10,149,973, Airport Administration Building; 393/26 bond, $7,861,647, Frost School roof; 394/26 bond, $9,099,330, South Lawrence East School roof; handicapped parking 335/26, 364/26, 378/26; 417/26 joint pole on Marston St (National Grid).
Pending hearing: 103B/22 ordinance change (Program Coordinator, Economic Development; Human Rights Executive Director); 46/25 rezoning of city land off Bay State Rd and Jordan St from I-2 to OCR; 429/23 discontinue a portion of Bay State Rd as a public way; 323/26 and 324/26 ordinances (parking space renewal; small waste hauler registration).
Committee reports: 406/26 expend $70,000 from Cataldo Ambulance for Fire EMS Coordinator salary; 434/26 prior-year invoice $30,316.80 (Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten); 435/26 FY2027 property tax classification hearing; 436/26 expend $280 (Deaf and Hard of Hearing awareness); 438/26 resolution naming the police community room for Lt. Charles M. Saindon; 443/26 joint pole on Lowell St; 446/26 snow and ice ordinance review; 462/24 confirm Sheila Cabrera to the Zoning Board of Appeals; 49/26 Executive Assistant position, Police; 437/26 Elvis A. Lora to the Cultural Council.
Tabled: 362/26 Highway Access 2 Overlay District (HA-2) zoning, 6 Chickering LLC; 274/26 46 Winthrop Ave zoning change (review anticipated 11/17); 383/26 home rule petition, credible service for six firefighters (review 11/17); 22/26 LRA litigation update; 319/26 FY2027 budget amendment (data entry clerk); 354/26 FY2025 audit review.
New business: 447/26 expend $425,000 EOEEA grant, Bennington Triangle park; 448/26 Leonardo G. Mirabel and 449/26 Cristian M. Martinez to the Cultural Council; 450/26 ordinanced Assistant Director of Communications position, Library; 451-452 resolutions; 453-458 parking items.
Minutes to approve: 02/17, 07/07, 08/05, 10/06, 10/20/2026.