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Jose A. Rivera

Context

District 5 councilor. Source: City Council journals (official minutes); spellings from the minutes.

Issues

Log

  • 2026-10-13 - City Council — Defended his 5:30 PM meeting-start order (referred to committee 8-3 as amended); suggested consolidating Rules 61-63 into one rule; asked who enforces his hydrant-shoveling order; announced the Thursday (Oct. 15) 6 PM meeting on the Chandler and May double roundabouts and clarified current Chandler Street work is water line replacement; asked for about 30 more recycling bins.
  • 2026-10-06 - City Council — Presented his 5:30 to 6:30 public-comment order (held by King); co-sponsored the June/Brownell/Hadwen stop-sign trial report; amended his Cooks Pond stormwater order and had several traffic and environmental report orders adopted (Flagg St., rain gardens, federal environmental grants).
  • 2026-09-29 - City Council — His Mill St. no-overnight-parking petition went to Traffic and Parking; his orders on the Columbus Park Preparatory School crossing (May St. at Lovell St.) and traffic enforcement near Worcester State and May Street School were adopted; asked how hydrants, the 25 mph limit and the Municipal ID program would work and amended the Municipal ID order to cover homeless residents; supported the noise-fine order (three District 5 areas) and voted to file the one-day event item; opposed King's amended bathrooms order.
  • 2026-09-22 - City Council — Moved several stop-sign and speed petitions (Wharton St., Clive St., Englewood Ave., May St., Moreland Green Dr.) referred to Traffic and Parking; his Southbridge/Hammond signal request was amended by Ojeda; abstained on the 25 West Chester St. zone change referral; on the camping ordinance, asked the Commissioner about her experience and whether the city is trying to criminalize homelessness, praised the framework, and said the $25 fine should go and the item be sent back to the City Manager.
  • 2026-09-15 - City Council — Spotted lanternfly order adopted as amended 11-0 (seven-part amendment); street selection process order and amendment to Fresolo's order adopted 11-0 (after eight months in office he said he will no longer give constituents dates); asked whether the city uses contractors for all street work; voted no on extending public comment indefinitely.
  • 2026-09-08 - City Council — Spoke against a civilian review board ('it's a combination of everything together' including POST, body cameras and the DEI office), called the report phenomenal; his Circuit Ave./Ferdinand St. streetlight and curb petitions were referred; he chairs Traffic and Parking, to which the 50 Bristol St. petition went.
  • 2026-08-31 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Chaired (third Traffic and Parking meeting that month); moved Rolle's recommendations on nearly every item, 3-0. Chair's orders: playground advisory sign on Ames St., crosswalk and sign items on Beverly Rd., Willowbrook Ln. and Elm St., a Gage St. parking review, left-turn safety on Park Ave. at Pleasant St., a Sharp Curve sign on Tampa St., and 25 mph signs on May St. and Plantation St. Spoke on the Stafford St. parking petition he sponsored (filed).
  • 2026-08-25 - Public Works and Traffic and Parking Joint Committee - Chaired the Traffic and Parking side of the joint meeting; asked how many streets sit in each PCI band; promised to follow up on a Coombs Road resident's street complaint.
  • 2026-08-19 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Chaired. Truck bans for Hamilton St. and Lake Ave. recommended 2-0; amended the Providence St. petition and the 200 Fairmont Ave. handicap petition; filed the Byron St. parking petition in favor of his chair's order for curve signage; sponsored the Mower St. 25 mph sign and Coes St. curve signs.
  • 2026-08-18 - City Council — Order on Japanese knotweed at 45 Marcy St. adopted 9-0; voted against the immigration signage orders. Argued the knotweed at 45 Marcy St. likely spans several parcels and the right-of-way; voted against postponing the meeting; closed the meeting with a Coal Mine Family Fun Day announcement (Saturday 11 AM to 2 PM, District 5).
  • 2026-08-11 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Chaired. Held the Chino Ave. bus stop request, approved the Hamilton St. signs, Main St. loading zone ordinance and Scrimgeour Rd. stop sign, took the three Indian Hill/Marconi petitions together (yield sign), and issued a chair's order for curve and advisory speed plaques at 425 Lake Ave.
  • 2026-07-21 - City Council — Moved to rescind the special speed regulations on Hope Ave. (adopted 11-0); Beaver Brook Pkwy. enforcement order adopted; Beaver Brook Dog Park audit order placed on file.
  • 2026-07-22 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Chaired; took petitions in order, adopted chairman's orders (Roosevelt pickup, Bedford Ave. stop bars, bus speeds on Westport Rd.) and heard residents on Burncoat, Standish and Bedford Ave. issues.
  • 2026-07-21 - Public Works Committee - Sponsor of the Coombs Rd. and Lovell St. sidewalk repair requests and the Chatanika Ave. No Dumping signs (for a resident); all recommended 3-0.