City Council – Oct 20, 2026

Where
Lawrence City Hall
Lawrence City Hall, Lawrence, MA 01840
Scheduled until
8:00 PM

Location from the city calendar. The posted agenda is the official notice; check it if the two differ.

How to take part

This agenda includes a public hearing. At a public hearing, residents can speak on the matter before the board decides.

What's on the agenda

The agenda lists public hearings on resident, handicapped, and child care parking requests, plus a surveillance technology ordinance and a four-way stop. It also includes school roof bond requests, a proposed zoning amendment, and a resolution of no confidence in the mayor.

Agenda items

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  • 406/25 Resident parking, Blakelin Street
  • 442/25 Resident parking, Wendell Street
  • 474/25 Resident parking, Lansdowne Court
  • 494/25 Resident parking only, section of Tewksbury Street
  • 255/26 Resident parking, Gale Street
  • 256/26 Resident parking, Greenwood Street
  • 257/26 Resident parking, Essex Street (Greenwood Street to Warren Street)
  • 302/26 Handicapped parking, 66 Elm Street
  • 303/26 Handicapped parking, 36 Highlawn Avenue
  • 306/26 Handicapped parking, 83 Warren Street
  • 338/26 Child care parking, 63 Buswell Street
  • 341/26 Ordinance requiring city agencies to follow Chapter 9.25 of the Municipal Code on surveillance technology (public hearing anticipated 10/20/2026)
  • 374/26 Four-way stop at Bruce Street and Cornish Street
  • 375/26 Stop sign, Sunray Street (corner of Highland Ave.)
  • 380/26 Remove handicapped parking, 65 Union Street
  • 381/26 Remove handicapped parking, 32 Warren Street
  • 382/26 Remove handicapped parking, 124 Trenton Street
  • 384/26 Resident parking, West Street (Archer St to Manchester St)
  • 385/26 Resident parking, Bay State Road
  • 103B/22 Change ordinances for Program Coordinator for Economic Development and Human Rights Executive Director
  • 200/21 Four-point stop signs, East Haverhill and Berkeley Streets
  • 112/22 Fifteen-minute parking, 83 Warwick Street (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm)
  • 271/22 Stop signs on Salem Street at Foster Street
  • 429/23 Discontinue use of part of Bay State Road as a public way (McFarlin St to Jordan St)
  • 437/24 Handicapped parking, 219 Prospect Street (measurements needed)
  • 440/24 Child care parking, 6 Knox Street (measurements needed)
  • 573/24 Stop sign, High Street at Highlawn Ave
  • 447/25 School parking only, Chestnut Street (north side)
  • 448/25 School parking only, Chestnut Street (south side)
  • 449/25 School parking only, Haverhill Street (south side)
  • 323/26 Ordinance for annual review and renewal of residential and handicapped parking spaces
  • 324/26 Ordinance for small waste hauler registration and accountability
  • 393/26 Bond authorization of $7,861,647 for roof replacement at Frost School
  • 394/26 Bond authorization of $9,099,330 for roof replacement at South Lawrence East School
  • 433/26 Update on Nunzio DiMarca Park, status and expected completion timeline
  • 383/26 Home rule petition for credible service for six Lawrence firefighters
  • 405/26 Authorization to spend $300 gift from Estate of Constance M. Cataldi
  • 407/26 Authorization to spend $43,500 BJA FY25 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) grant
  • 408/26 Pilot program for Sound Thinking Plate Ranger automated license plate recognition (ALPR)
  • 409/26 Net metering electricity agreements and 20-year billing credit agreements with 978 Solar Development LLC (New Leaf Energy)
  • 410/26 Transfer of $2,000 from Legal Services to Claims
  • 277/26 Handicapped parking, 37 Bennington Street
  • 335/26 Handicapped parking, 56 Greenwood Street
  • 336/26 Handicapped parking, 145 Union Street
  • 364/26 Handicapped parking, 4 Fairmont Street
  • 366/26 Handicapped parking, 393 Lowell Street
  • 378/26 Handicapped parking, 192 Union Street
  • 417/26 Install one JO pole on Marston Street at Brookline Street (National Grid)
  • 411/26 Appointment of Belgica Linette Perez as Director of the Office of Planning and Development
  • 403/26 Resolution of 'no confidence' regarding Mayor Brian A. DePena
  • 404/26 Discussion of complaints or charges issued by the MA Attorney General concerning a public officer
  • 165/26 Loading zone, 67 Jackson Street (AF Café)
  • 182/26 Bond authorization of $10,149,973 for Airport Administration Building
  • 412/26 Lawrence Police Department Flock Safety cameras
  • 72/16 Residency requirement for city employees, home rule petition
  • 125/17 Maximum motor vehicle speed citywide of 25 mph (amend Chapter 10.26)
  • 444/23 Requesting voting ID
  • 245/25 Adopt new FIRM floodplain map and amend floodplain management ordinance (Chapter 15.32)
  • 22/26 Update on litigation regarding Lawrence Redevelopment Authority property transfers
  • 28/26 Declaration of surplus property, 15A Boston Street
  • 29/26 Declaration of surplus property, 15B Boston Street
  • 65/26 Proposed update to noise ordinance
  • 98/26 Resolution honoring 2025 EMT of the Year, Paul Brennan
  • 274/26 Zoning change request, 46 Winthrop Avenue
  • 294/26 Resolution adopting 'Vision Zero Policy' to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries
  • 297/26 Home rule petition under 'Heart Bill' for line-of-duty death designation for Sgt. Charles Saindon
  • 319/26 FY2027 budget amendment to restore data entry clerk
  • 354/26 Review of FY2025 City of Lawrence audit reports
  • 357/26 Discussion of complaints or charges concerning a public officer (executive session anticipated)
  • 362/26 Proposed zoning amendment for Highway Access 2 Overlay District (HA-2); public hearing continued to first meeting in November 2026
  • 372/26 Appointment of Charys J. Davenport to Board of Registrars
  • 434/26 Payment of prior year invoice of $30,316.80 to Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten
  • 435/26 Fiscal Year 2027 property tax classification public hearing
  • 436/26 Authorization to spend $280 for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness
  • 437/26 Appointment of Elvis A. Lora to Lawrence Cultural Council
  • 438/26 Name Lawrence Police Department community room the 'Lieutenant Charles M. Saindon Community Room'
  • 439/26 Handicapped parking, 115 Farnham Street
  • 440/26 Handicapped parking, 125 Haverhill Street
  • 441/26 Handicapped parking, 39 Hawley Street
  • 442/26 Handicapped parking, 108-110 Wachusett Ave.
  • 443/26 Install one JO pole on Lowell Street near Oxford Street (National Grid)
  • 444/26 Disparity of holiday pay and scheduling for certain municipal employees
  • 445/26 Handicapped parking, 120 Bunkerhill Street
  • 446/26 Review of snow and ice operations and proposed amendments to city ordinance

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Terms used here

ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.
Committee of the Whole
The full council or board meeting as a committee, to discuss a matter before voting on it at a regular meeting.
executive session
A part of a public meeting closed to the public. State law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, negotiations, or personnel matters.
levy
The total property tax a city or town raises in a year. Proposition 2½ limits how much it can grow each year: the levy limit.
M.G.L.
Massachusetts General Laws, the state's laws.
tabled
Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting is listed in more than one place, named a little differently in each (as a special meeting, or a hearing). It's the only meeting of the board this day that they could be, so the listings are shown here as one meeting.

First recorded by Lawrence Publick on .