Agenda 80 Percent
 
 
Date:
       February 28, 2023

Time:        6:30 PM
Location: City Council Chamber, 375 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA / Zoom (Hybrid)

1.

ROLL CALL

2.

MAYOR'S BUSINESS

2.1.

Communication Remote / Zoom Participation:

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2.2.

Citation - Black History Month.

3.

CITY CLERK

3.1.

Minutes of Finance SC Joint with Technology & Utilities SC February 21st; City Council Regular Meeting February 21st, for acceptance.

4.

UTILITY PUBLIC HEARING

4.1.

Mass Electric d/b/a National Grid - Install 1 JO Pole 5-3 And Extend Secondary To New Pole On Burnside St.

5.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY MANAGER

5.1.

Motion Responses

A) Motion Response - Election Voting Machines
B) Motion Response - Memorial Day Parade
C) Motion Response -  Andover Street Repairs
D) Motion Response - Report On The Crack Sealing
E) Motion Response - Christman, Newhall, Watson, Quimby St. Paving Evaluation
F) Motion Response - Water and Sewer FY23 Revenue Projection Update with Attachment
G) Motion Response - Board of Parks with Draft Board of Parks Handbook

5.2.

Informational Reports

Informational Report - ARPA Neighborhood Improvement Plan with Attachment

5.3.

Communication - Appointment of Kha Ndi to Board of Parks

5.4.

Communication - Reappointments of Alison Keegan and Erin Gendron to Board of Health

6.

REPORTS (SUB/COMMITTEE, IF ANY)

6.1.

Finance SC Joint With Technology and Utilities SC February 21, 2023.

6.2.

Wire Insp. - Boston Gas D/B/A National Grid - Request Installation Of 12 Inch Plastic Gas Main On Chelmsford Street To Gas Regulator Station At 83 Doane Street.

6.3.

Wire Insp. - National Grid - Request Revision Of Previously Approved Petition For Added Installation Of 75 Feet Of Underground Electric Conduit Along Boulevard Street.

7.

PETITIONS

7.1.

Claims - (3) Property Damage.

7.2.

Misc. - Stephen Atkinson request installation of handicap parking sign in front of 30 Christian Street.

8.

CITY COUNCIL - MOTIONS

8.1.

C. Mercier - Req. Neighborhoods SC go “on the road” to hold and attend meeting at the Centralville Neighborhood Action Group (CNAG) for March 6, 2023.

8.2.

C. Gitschier - Req. City Mgr. have the proper department provide a legal opinion on who can waive fees, etc. set by the City Council under the schedule of fees.

8.3.

C. Yem - Req. City Mgr. have the appropriate department update the City Council on the plan to celebrate the City’s Bicentennial Anniversary.

8.4.

C. Yem - Req. City Mgr. have the appropriate department work with the art communities and other entities to design and install the word LOWELL where they see fit as a tourist attraction.

8.5.

C. Yem - Req. City Mgr. have the appropriate department work with art communities and other entities to suggest a bridge designated as a “Love Lock Bridge”, as a tourist attraction, like the Pont Des Arts in Paris.

8.6.

M. Chau - Req. City Mgr. have the proper department update zoning ordinance that would make the seasonal outdoor dining program permanent.

9.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

10.

ADJOURNMENT

Office of the City Clerk - 375 Merrimack Street - Phone: 978.674.4161