This is a lightly edited transcript of the Chelsea Traffic and Parking Commission meeting of Tuesday, October 6, 2026, made from the Chelsea Community Cable livestream. Speech recognition software produced the text and separated the voices; we then labeled speakers from context, corrected names and misheard words, removed filler and repeated words, and marked passages we could not make out as [unclear]. Otherwise the words are as spoken. “Commission member” may refer to different members, and short remarks we could not attribute are marked “Unidentified speaker.” We left out the names and house numbers of private residents who applied for handicap signs or appealed parking decisions, a councillor’s home address, and the names of police officers we could not confirm. Timestamps count from the start of the livestream. For anything you plan to quote or rely on, check the video.
Our reports on this meeting: the handicap sign denials and the Tobin Bridge bus stop and everything else.
Agenda: Opening: choosing an interim chair · Call to order and public comment · Item 3: Minutes of September 2 · Item 4: Speed hump request, Pine Street · Item 5: Traffic calming, Summit Avenue · Item 6: MBTA bus stop, Third Street at Chestnut Street · Item 7: Handicap sign application, Fourth Street · Item 8: Handicap sign application, Essex Street · Item 9: Appeal of a residential parking sticker revocation · Item 10: Handicap sign application, Fourth Street · Item 11: Handicap sign application, Clark Avenue · Item 12: Appeal of a handicap sign denial, Reynolds Avenue · Item 13: Stop signs on Highland Street · Item 14: Correction to the parking program rules · Item 15: Removal of a handicap sign, Chester Avenue · Adjournment
Opening: choosing an interim chair
Parking office staff [0:26:02] Good evening. It is 6:18, and the first order of business this evening is to appoint an interim chair for tonight’s meeting. Do I have a volunteer? Can I have a motion to appoint [name unclear] as an interim chair?
Commission member (Ben) [0:26:19] I’ll make the motion.
Commission member [0:26:22] I’ll second it.
Parking office staff [0:26:24] All in favor?
Commission member (Ben) [0:26:25] Aye.
Call to order and public comment
Chair [0:26:40] Good evening. We’re going to open up the October 6th parking and traffic Parking Commission public meeting. First section is going to be call to order. Everyone attended? All in favor say aye.
Unidentified speaker [0:26:53] Aye.
Chair [0:26:55] Next section is going to be the public comment section. If you’d like to speak, you’ll have four minutes to come up on speak on any comment not having to do with tonight’s agenda. If you’re going to speak, make sure you sign in and speak clearly into the microphone, please.
Councillor Lisa Santagate [0:27:09] Good evening, everyone.
Chair [0:27:10] Oh, I don’t know if it’s on.
Commission member [0:27:12] Oh, yeah, it is.
Councillor Lisa Santagate [0:27:13] Good evening. And I’m Lisa Santagate. Do I need to give you my address? [address omitted].
Chair [0:27:21] Thank you.
Councillor Lisa Santagate [0:27:22] And I wanted to thank you since the last meeting that I attended, and I also attended a couple of other city meetings where the subject of pedestrian road safety across the street at the intersection of Shurtleff Broadway and Marlborough was addressed. And it had been many months since there had been any action since that last meeting, there has been the start of what appears to be some safety measures implemented. So I just wanted to thank you. There’s one flexible barrier and something has been painted, so maybe that was just to appease me, but at least it’s one more than we had a month ago. So I just wanted to thank you and I look forward to the mitigation, the safety improvements and mitigation being continued and complete. And hopefully everybody will be safe and no one will be hurt between now and when the job is finished. So thank you very much.
Commission member [0:28:24] Thank you.
Item 3: Minutes of September 2
Chair [0:28:26] Would anybody else like to speak in the public comment section of tonight’s meeting? I’m going to close that public comment section and move to item number three, approval of the minutes from the September 2, 2026 Traffic and Parking Commission meeting.
Commission member (Ben) [0:28:42] I’ll make a motion to approve the minutes.
Commission member [0:28:45] I’ll second.
Unidentified speaker [0:28:46] All in favor?
Commission member (Ben) [0:28:47] Aye.
Commission member [0:28:48] I’m abstaining. Since I was absent.
Item 4: Speed hump request, Pine Street
Chair [0:28:56] Item Number 4, Communication of April 28, 2025 from Linda Dube requesting a speed hump on Pine Street. If anybody here to speak on Linda Dube’s behalf of the Pine street speed
Jorman Mota, assistant city engineer [0:29:12] Yes, I am. My name is Jorman Mota, assistant city engineer with the Department of Public Works. Good evening. So Just wanted to let the commission know the Department of Public Works and Housing and Community Development had this as a pending traffic study. The reason for that is that there is a neighboring development project underway at 150 Williams Street, which has impacted the configuration of the roadway along Williams Street and parts of Pine street as well. So we are actually waiting until a certificate of occupancy is issued to the property before beginning this traffic study. It’s come to my attention actually, as of today, that the process for the certificate of occupancy has actually begun. So we’re hoping to undertake that study very soon with our consultant.
Commission member (Ben) [0:30:10] I want to make a motion to table it, but I don’t know if. I think the certificate of occupancy will be completed probably this month, and then the parking study will probably take longer than will be available for it to be available for the November meeting.
Jorman Mota, assistant city engineer [0:30:26] Yeah, it’ll probably take us maybe two to three months, I’d say, for the entire study.
Commission member (Ben) [0:30:29] Okay, so I think what I would say is we should motion to table this. Can we. Motion to table this until a December meeting?
Parking office staff [0:30:39] So you could tell me when to put it on the agenda? So I think the idea of that. We keep tabling it, and I think that’s why she’s not here as well, because we keep tabling it and then we keep postponing.
Commission member (Ben) [0:30:57] So why don’t we do this? Why don’t we make. We’ll make a motion to. We’re going to make a motion to table the request until Housing and Community Development and the Department of Public Works request the Traffic and Parking Commission to place it back on the agenda. At that time, we will also notice the original petitioner for the agenda item. Okay, so that’s my motion.
Chair [0:31:24] Anybody second?
Unidentified speaker [0:31:27] All in favor?
Commission member (Ben) [0:31:28] Aye.
Chair [0:31:35] Thank you, gentlemen.
Item 5: Traffic calming, Summit Avenue
Unidentified speaker [0:31:36] Thank you.
Chair [0:31:37] Appreciate it. Communication on January 15, 2026, from Councillor Deron Hines requesting the commission to explore traffic calming measures on Summit Avenue, traveling in the direction of Lafayette and Warren south to address concerns related to speeding vehicles. Anybody here to speak on behalf of that.
Jorman Mota, assistant city engineer [0:31:59] That’ll be me again. So, update on this one. We were aware of the request for traffic calming along Summit Avenue, and with our partners at the Chelsea Police Department, they actually conducted a speed study within an. I believe it was 100 vehicles going in each direction along Summit Avenue between the intersections of Lafayette Avenue and Webster Avenue. The results that came about that study, I would say, are concerning enough for us to actually undertake some interventions for traffic calming. So this is something that we’re definitely going to look into and we should. I would recommend that a study is undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Housing and Community Development. For this
Commission member (Ben) [0:32:45] I’ll make a motion to conduct a study under the purview of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Public Works as related to item number five.
Commission member [0:32:52] Can I just ask, how long does the studies take? Is it a couple of months or is it.
Jorman Mota, assistant city engineer [0:32:57] This particular area is a. It’s not just an intersection. So it’s quite a long span on Summit Avenue. So traffic calming measures would need to be. Well, essentially the area would need to be assessed first the entire area. And then recommendations would come for certain particular intersections or long stretches of road, depending on what those impacts are. So I would say it would take about the same time, maybe about two to three months time.
Unidentified speaker [0:33:25] Turn around.
Commission member [0:33:26] Thanks.
Commission member (Ben) [0:33:29] My motion still carries to conduct a study of traffic calming measures under the purview of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Public Works as related to number five.
Chair [0:33:38] Ben made the motion. Anyone second?
Commission member [0:33:40] I’ll second.
Unidentified speaker [0:33:41] All in favor?
Commission member [0:33:42] Aye.
Chair [0:33:44] Motion passes.
Item 6: MBTA bus stop, Third Street at Chestnut Street
Chair [0:33:48] item number 6. Communication of May 2026 from Project Manager Tom [surname unclear] Of the MBTA requesting the approval of the general concept plan for both modifying the current bus stop area to support two full length berths and to create a third berth under the Tobin Bridge on Third street at Chestnut Street.
Jorman Mota, assistant city engineer [0:34:10] I did want to provide a comment for this before we have Tom [surname unclear] come up here and present this to you all. This is a proposal that he’s worked hand in hand with the Department of Public Works and Housing and Community Development. We have come up with a plan to alter some curb line to fit more buses and service our transit riders here in Chelsea. One thing that I would like to comment is that at some point we will have a discussion about the turning radius and what’s possible from Chestnut street onto Everett Avenue. Keep in mind there is a mountable curb option that’s going to be proposed. But I would like to bring it to the attention of the commission that it probably will require the removal of one parking space on the southern side of Chestnut street to allow for a clean turn of fire trucks. Specifically, we’re more than anything concerned about our emergency vehicles being able to make that turn. So with that I will hand it off to Tom.
Chair [0:35:11] Thank you.
Unidentified speaker [0:35:12] Gentlemen.
MBTA project manager [0:35:16] Good evening. My name is Tom [surname unclear] from the MBTA. Thank you for having me in this evening to talk about this bus stop. Last I was here in late spring to talk about this Bus stop at third and Chestnut was because it’s a bus stop that’s served by the 104, which is a bus that comes every 15 minutes, the 111, which comes every 5ish minutes, and the 112 and 114. It’s a bus stop that has just enough space for one full bus and half of another bus to pull in. And what we’re seeing operationally is buses basically holding up on the other side of Chestnut street waiting for a bus to clear. So back in the spring, I came forward with some very general concept plans showing how we think we could put in a third berth, one under the bridge and a second berth where there is only one now. So tonight I’m coming forward with 15% design plans, which have some measurements in there. So you can kind of see really where things stand. How do we intend to do what we want to do? One of the concerns was last time was, hey, you know that bus that’s going to be stopping under the bridge, will it be out of the right of way? And the answer is yes. But we’ve designed, we’ve put some design work in here to pull the curb in a little bit more so the bus is even further out of the right of way. So people coming around won’t be surprised. And the bus will be completely out of the right of way. And as you can see in your handout, we have room there for plenty of space for a front landing pad so a bus can deploy its wheel mobility, its ramps so people with wheel mobility devices get off easily enough. There is room for a bench in between the front and rear door. We have managed to get lights in under the bridge for you. So now it’s hopefully a safer place to people feel more comfortable waiting for the 104 or the 112 to come pick them up there. And then as you come back, you can see in the design, you can see how we have space for two full buses to pull up. Nobody’s sticking out. There’s plenty of room there. And you can see, of course, the shelters that are there now. And then as you get closer to Chestnut street, you see that bulb out. Originally we wanted that there to protect the back end of that second bus, but also to improve pedestrian safety of all the people getting in and out of that bus stop, trying to cross Chestnut, so they have a shorter one walk. So here are the plans with some more writing on it, some more measurements to kind of show, you know, what we’re intending. What we’re asking for tonight is A vote of approval so we can move from 15% to 100% and come get permits to actually make this a reality, hopefully by next fall. Any questions?
Chair [0:38:27] I have one. I know Jorman brought up losing a parking spot on Chestnut. Jorman was that next the parking lot in that small spot on the corner or where was that?
MBTA project manager [0:38:36] It’s across the street. You can just see the white car.
Commission member [0:38:40] Oh, on the.
Chair [0:38:40] On the other side. Okay.
MBTA project manager [0:38:42] Yeah.
Unidentified speaker [0:38:42] Okay.
Chair [0:38:46] Coming up. Everett Ave towards Chestnut.
Unidentified speaker [0:38:47] Okay.
Commission member [0:38:48] Right.
MBTA project manager [0:38:48] And that is an old photo because traffic goes the other way now. We hadn’t anticipated the truck needing to kick left to take the turn. We thought they’d just go right over that mountable sidewalk that we’re designing there.
Unidentified speaker [0:39:03] Okay.
Commission member [0:39:10] Can I ask a question with like crosswalks and stuff like that? Crosswalks where. Because people have a tendency to cross where they get off.
MBTA project manager [0:39:18] Right. Well, the place that there is a crosswalk now is at Chestnut street. And that’s the one we would repaint and put in that ramp there. But it’s really kind of a ask to have people go across third Street. I kind of don’t want to suggest putting on.
Commission member [0:39:40] I’m just as somebody who takes gets to this bus stop. It’s actually kind of hard to cross from because. Unless you have to go across and cross and cross.
MBTA project manager [0:39:47] Yeah.
Commission member [0:39:50] Something easier.
MBTA project manager [0:39:53] But we do know that that intersection itself is problematic. We’ve had a safety audit there. We’ve been out there. We’ve walked it a few times. We’ve looked at the signs. We do. We would like to see a way to make it a little safer. This is one way. I hope there’s more. I think we all do. Anybody who wants to catch use that bus stop. So yeah.
Commission member (Ben) [0:40:15] Housing and Community Development and the Department of Public Works have a funding line into as a request to city council to further the design of that entire intersection. And long term we’re hoping to place it on the state’s transportation improvement program as a part of the entirety of Everett Avenue. So safety improvements will be forthcoming. But this is a nice way to start strengthening some of those and bring greater efficiency to a really high frequency bus stop. So I would be in favor of this for sure.
Chair [0:40:53] Any other questions? Anyone want to make a motion?
Commission member (Ben) [0:40:59] I will make a motion to approve the design as presented at the Traffic and Parking Commission with all impacts as outlined by Jorman and Tom and to move forward with the implementation of the bus stop improvement here.
Commission member [0:41:14] I’ll second it.
Unidentified speaker [0:41:16] All in favor? Aye.
Chair [0:41:18] Motion passes.
Item 7: Handicap sign application, Fourth Street
MBTA project manager [0:41:19] Thank you very much.
Chair [0:41:20] Thank you, Tom. Item number seven, handicapped application of July 14, 2026 from [applicant] of Fourth Street. Anyone here to speak on that application? Looking at their sheet on Fourth Street we have handicapped sign at [number] Fourth Street and another one at [number] Fourth Street which I believe is the pocket on 4th off of Walnut.
Parking office staff [0:42:04] Do you want to speak on it?
Chair [0:42:30] Nobody seems to want to speak on it, but like I said, there is two handicap signs within the 4,000 square foot, I’m sorry, 2,000 square foot grid. So in case you guys didn’t know, there’s a 2,000 square foot grid now. We don’t allow any more than two handicapped parking spots out of 50 cars. That’s the general rule we followed at our last meeting we just implemented recently. Anyone want to make a motion?
Commission member [0:42:55] I would take make a motion to deny it if it’s within the 2000 second I make a motion to deny it because it exceeds the 2% second.
Commission member (Ben) [0:43:07] I’ll second.
Unidentified speaker [0:43:08] All in favor,
Item 8: Handicap sign application, Essex Street
Chair [0:43:14] Agenda number eight, handicapped application of July 30, 2026 from [applicant] of Essex Street. Anyone here like to speak on that? Do you need a translator? Can you speak? Just speak into the microphone.
Applicant (through interpreter) [0:44:22] Hi, good afternoon everybody. I’m here with some invitations that I took through this time that I had been since last time that I was here. Last time that I came over here, I was petitioning a spot for my kids so I can have a handicap spot in front of my house. I was denied at time because there is another two spots already that are around my area. So the problem that I am actually presenting today is that the last time that I tried to put park in the handy spot that is available at [number], I had a bad experience there because I got the cops call on me and I was forced to move the car. The second time that I tried to park there, the 26th of this month, what happened is when I went back, my car was scratched. I actually made the police report. And the reason why I know that this happened is prior for me parking there, I took pictures of my car and then I left. And then when I came back, I knew that this was going to happen because I had had altercations with the person that lives in that place. And this weekend something else happened when I went over there to look at it. The people that lives in there, they have the space blocked. They place a car that does not have license plates. And at the same time I wanted to let you know that the reason why he’s here with me is because my husband is busy at the moment so he is not able to take care of him. And the two of us are the ones that take care of him. Ultimately what I’m here to at the same time is to see if I can plead my case so the cops can actually see the cameras or see who was responsible for the scratching of my car. At the same time, I have been experiencing the same issues with the other two split that I have around my house. I’ve been confronted with the same thing that the people that live around those two parking spots, they either block out, they find a way in which they make sure that I cannot park there. Another thing is at the same time, yes, I can walk, I can go to this spot so I can park. But then again there are certain times in which he becomes a little bit hard to handle. So I need the help. That’s the reason why where I’m putting today my case to see if we can work something together.
Police officer [0:48:39] I’ve dealt with this issue.
Chair [0:48:41] She if it’s any consideration,
Commission member [0:48:47] he’s the
Police officer [0:48:47] [unclear] as well. As you can see, I’ve done numerous of traffic stops, new parking violations in that area. What she’s asking for her house is actually located somewhat in the middle and I believe that she’s just one way direction. I think she’s looking for a handicap spot at least across the street from her house. PD wise we have no issue with. She has a difficult time all the time with her son and when she works late or her husband works late, they come home, they have to take care of their son, which she just said he could become a handful. She’s came to the PD numerous times. We told her go through the process and we’re here to help her out.
Chair [0:49:31] But whatever she needs on that.
Commission member [0:49:33] So can I ask the question because I mean it is two separate issues. So she’s having issues with people who have the handicap space and they’re harassing her, which is not legal. I mean that is not their space. So what do we, I mean like so bad behavior is getting rewarded. Basically.
Police officer [0:49:49] It’s one of those things where what time this happens, is this in the middle of the night stuff obviously running around all different hours and stuff. She can, I’ll be happy to leave with my business card. She can email me, call me directly and I can help her out. As for people, if someone calls for a complaint for a traffic complaint or parking complaint, they’ll either call Police headquarters or dispatch local number. They’ll send a unit and to go investigate the area. Lots of the times by the time we get there, the problems already solved, they’re gone. But I think what she’s saying is she’s been. Other people will take that spot thinking it’s theirs from other places, from all the other streets.
Commission member [0:50:31] So I mean, like, is this.
Parking office staff [0:50:34] So the resident from [number] Essex or is it [number]?
Unidentified speaker [0:50:41] [number].
Chair [0:50:42] [number].
Parking office staff [0:50:42] [number]. I have. Because it seems like the problem is with her particular. So I did send letters to everybody from that area with a placard. And I did also call as a courtesy not to blame anybody, of course, but just a courtesy because she has come to our office too. Last time, one of the first incidents, I believe it was that they made her remove the vehicle when she had a placard. But I think now we’re all on the same page.
Commission member [0:51:23] But yeah, I mean, I guess, I mean, I’m not. But we shouldn’t be rewarding the person who is violating.
Parking office staff [0:51:31] Right.
Commission member [0:51:31] Like, I mean, I know you can’t take it away from them because ultimately it’s not theirs to begin with, but it just seems
Commission member (Ben) [0:51:40] true.
Commission member [0:51:41] Yeah, I just, I mean, I just feel like I don’t know what to say. It just doesn’t seem like this is right to just have this vicious cycle.
Chair [0:51:52] True. But also, you know, as it states right here in the regulations, you know, giving more than. Although, no, I’m not talking about being
Commission member [0:51:59] more about the actual incidents itself. I mean, the fact that she’s being harassed when she’s legally parked in that space is a problem, regardless of what she’s asking for Now, I mean, anybody who parks in a space with a handicapped placard should be allowed to park
Unidentified speaker [0:52:14] there and not be harassed.
Commission member [0:52:16] That is my issue. And I, you know, I, you know, I get what you’re saying, but it’s just,
Police officer [0:52:22] but the thing is also is you could be from out of town and you come to visit your mom. Oh, there’s a handicap spot.
Commission member [0:52:30] Yeah, but they’re not harassing us.
Police officer [0:52:31] No, but some people feel like that’s my spot, even though that’s right. So that’s, that’s the common battle that I see doing the traffic. It’s always like, oh, I park there all the time. Yeah, I know, but it’s a shared spot, so it’s kind of first come first.
Chair [0:52:46] No, that I understand.
Commission member [0:52:48] Understand. I’m just saying that, you know, her
Unidentified speaker [0:52:50] harassment, in my opinion, but I think
Police officer [0:52:52] that’s what she’s Relating to.
Unidentified speaker [0:52:53] It’s like the same people over and
Chair [0:52:55] over and over and over.
Commission member [0:52:56] But in my mind, if it’s the same people over and over again, then how do we stop them from.
Police officer [0:53:01] We can’t stop anybody. I mean, it’s one of those things where it’s first coming.
Commission member [0:53:04] But if she’s being keyed and harassed,
Police officer [0:53:06] I would say, well, that’s. Then she should call us.
Commission member [0:53:08] Yeah.
Police officer [0:53:08] So we could take a proper enforcement. But what I’m saying is, like I’m saying is that.
Unidentified speaker [0:53:32] No, I.
Commission member [0:53:33] No, I understand all that.
Chair [0:53:34] Joe, turn your mic on so they can hear you. Sorry. It’s okay.
Police officer [0:53:38] What I’m saying, some people feel like it’s. It’s their spot, no matter what. That’s when the altercation comes up.
Commission member [0:53:44] That is the issue that I’m raising is it’s not their spot. And I don’t think she should be harass.
Police officer [0:53:51] No, I totally agree. In that case, just call the police. Well, either I’ll come down or the sergeant will send somebody down and we’ll take the proper.
Chair [0:54:00] So that’s what else was saying? She sent out letters. She’s also called people. We also tell every applicant that comes up here that the spot is not reserved for only one person. Is reserved for anybody with a handicap spot. Obviously, she’s having issues with more than. Just like you said, one person. But as the rules. As the regulation stipulates, you know, there’s no more than two, but I don’t know if there’s any exceptions. Doesn’t seem to be. At one point, we just. We’re gonna. Someone’s gonna have to make a motion to accept it or deny it, and we’ll have to.
Commission member (Ben) [0:54:34] Unfortunately, the regulations are clear. Until those are changed, we can’t do anything about it on this body. Maybe those regulations may be changed at some point through further study, but for tonight, we do need to make a motion to deny based on the regulations of the Traffic and Parking Commission. So I will make that motion to deny the request.
Chair [0:54:58] Anybody second?
Commission member [0:55:01] I’ll second.
Unidentified speaker [0:55:02] All in favor?
Commission member (Ben) [0:55:03] Aye.
Unidentified speaker [0:55:03] Aye.
Chair [0:55:05] So it. As Ben just stated, we’re going to have to deny that request now because of the. The way it’s written up in the rules. So we’re going to have to deny it for now. But she can make a plea through the Chelsea Commission on Disabilities if she would like to, and she could do that in the City manager’s office if.
Unidentified speaker [0:55:33] I have a.
Commission member [0:55:33] Just an administrative question. Because it may help for some of us. Could we get like a heat map of this? So like kind of not super granular, just showing where, not like necessarily every
Chair [0:55:45] address, but like we have a list. Yeah, correct. I know what you’re saying, but yeah. I mean obviously in this case it’s pretty obvious because there’s one at [number] and [number] and she’s asking for [number]. So we know there’s two of them, that 2,000 square foot grid. But like I said, if she goes in and sees in the city manager’s office, she can go in there and speak to Bernabe Rodriguez. He will help her with that. Ben, straight down the hall on the right, the last office on the right. Can you make sure she also signed in and put her address please?
Applicant (through interpreter) [0:56:25] Can I go right now?
Chair [0:56:27] You’re still open, you can go in there right now.
Applicant (through interpreter) [0:56:35] And I will have to ask. Thank you very much.
Chair [0:56:43] Councillor Santagate’s gonna show her the way. Thank you Lisa, appreciate it. Thank you.
Item 9: Appeal of a residential parking sticker revocation
Chair [0:56:43] Moving on to number nine. Communication of August 11, 2026 from [appellant], appealing the revocation of his 2026 resident permit. Anybody here to speak on behalf? Are you going to speak? Is that you? You want to speak? Do you need a translator? Did you make sure you sign in? Put your address please. Thank you.
Appellant [0:58:38] Good afternoon. I’m here to see if you can revoke the provision for me to park. The reason is that I have difficulties to park because next where I live it’s a private property and I have a hard time to park this. I wanted to see if you can allow me or grant the permission for me to apply.
Unidentified speaker [0:59:02] Okay.
Chair [0:59:04] This is dated September 25th of 2026. The letter served as notification to [appellant]’s residential parking permit for the following reasons. [appellant] came to our office on Thursday August 6, 2026 to apply for a temporary pass. Per usual, Elsa Quesada ran the registration and the license at the RMV and found that the address was changed from Chelsea to another city, the applicant’s previous address. In early of 2026 he applied and was approved for a residential parking permit from his Chelsea address. But they later discovered that he changed the address at the RMV in March back to the previous address, leading us to believe that there may be fraud on this account. On August 6th of 2026 at 3:53pm, Elsa Quesada informed him that she was going to cancel the sticker due to the address change as fraud. Additionally, she noticed that there was no 2025 excise tax from Chelsea. She believed the garaging remained at his previous address. [appellant] changed his address back to Chelsea after leaving the office Clerk’s office on Aug 6, 2026 at 4:43pm. According to his appeal, he claims that transferring the registration to a friend changed his address to their address. We do not believe this to be true. As you may know, the forms at the registration require an applicant to provide their name and address. I recommend that he provide the commission with proof of residency as he suggested in his letter, which was given to us and other documentation from the RMV as he referenced. I’m going to read his letter. This is the letter from [appellant], Dear Parking Clerk. I am formally writing to appeal the revocation of my 2026 residential parking sticker. I continue to reside in the city of Chelsea and have not moved to Everett. The Everett address that was temporarily appeared on the RMV system related to a different vehicle that I gave to a friend who lives in Everett. During the registration process for that vehicle, my information was temporarily associated with my friend’s Everett address. This caused my information to appear incorrectly as being associated with Everett. I have since gone to the Massachusetts RMV and corrected my address. My current Massachusetts certificate registration for my 2021 Chevy Trax shows my residential Chelsea address. My friend is also transferring the other vehicle into his own name on as of August 11, 2026. After that transfer, the vehicle will no longer be associated with me and my Chevrolet Trax will be the only. Will be the only vehicle registered to me. I have never stopped residing in Chelsea and respectfully request that my 2026 residential parking sticker be reinstated. In his letter to us, he states that he will give us a copy of his revocation letter, his current registration, proof of Chelsea residency, a utility bill or two. Does he have. Do you have any of that stuff with you provide?
Appellant [1:03:00] Yeah, the last meeting I came here, I got a binder actually with all the documents and everything, but they. I didn’t request pretty much any of those documents. That’s why I didn’t leave any of them. So that’s the thing, actually. I had everything in that pack and I didn’t hand it to someone.
Commission member [1:03:31] So you’ve provided no documents, is that correct?
Unidentified speaker [1:03:34] No.
Chair [1:03:34] And he’s saying that he brought them to the last meeting which had this paper here. But he also knew that he was back on the agenda. We notified him that he was back on the agenda for this meeting. He knew that he was coming back. He knew that he was coming back to this meeting again tonight. He should have brought that paperwork with him.
Commission member (Ben) [1:04:00] I’ll make a motion to table this to next month’s meeting where the petitioner needs to bring proof of residency in some form to the traffic and parking commission for review.
Chair [1:04:14] Anybody second?
Unidentified speaker [1:04:17] All in favor?
Chair [1:04:19] Motion passed. Make sure you bring all three of the things like you said. You bring your letter, your current registration, and a utility bill. Okay, thank you.
Parking office staff [1:04:34] And just also make sure it. Make sure it’s a bill that’s within 60 days. So it could be a electric, Internet and. Or gas. Okay. Because those show that, you know, they’re attached to your home.
Unidentified speaker [1:05:04] Okay?
Commission member [1:05:05] Okay.
Appellant [1:05:05] Okay.
Unidentified speaker [1:05:06] Thank you.
Appellant [1:05:07] Thank you.
Chair [1:05:08] Thank you.
Item 10: Handicap sign application, Fourth Street
Chair [1:05:08] Item number 10, Handicap Application of August 25th, 2026 from [applicant] of Fourth Street Are you here to speak on behalf? You need the translator? Make sure you sign in and put your address, please, for the record. That’s the one that’s in the pocket.
Applicant (through interpreter) [1:07:04] Hi. Good evening, everybody. The reason that I’m here is because [unclear] trying to get a handicap spot in front of my house. I do know that there is two other spots around my house. The problem is that it is difficult for me to try to get to them. One, because it is far away, and two, because I have a son. He’s autistic. And the problem that I have with him is that you need to be very watchful with him because he has a bolting issue. Whenever you are not paying attention, he will just run. And he will sometimes just run to the street and stay right there in the middle of the street. And what I’m afraid of is that in the moment that I need to go to the car and it’s far away, he might get run over because I’m crossing the street to get to the car. Another issue at the same time that I want to make you guys aware Is the fact that even though I’ve been using the those two spaces, I’ve been having issues with the people that are. That live close to those two spaces. They have come over to my house and they have knocked on my door and they had told me that I need to move, that their space do not belong to me. I have communicated them to both the fact that I have come over here to the city council and presented my case and that you guys have made me aware that there is no such a thing as a private space as being A handicap that anybody can use and why whenever I need it, I can park in there. Another thing at the same time that I wanted to let you guys know is that even though the person that lives in the house sometimes is not there with his own car, he will have another person to go ahead and grab a chair and sit in the parking space. I have spoken to him that I have told him that I’m going to call the cops because I have been made aware that if I find the type of situations and can always call the cops in this case.
Chair [1:09:46] Yeah. Tell them not to talk to them directly. Tell if someone’s in the spot, especially in a chair, to just call the cops directly. Don’t interact with them easier.
Applicant (through interpreter) [1:09:58] Okay.
Parking office staff [1:09:59] I will also send letters to them to let them know that this is not specifically for them, even though they apply. Anybody with a placard can use these spaces.
Commission member [1:10:23] I have a question. Is there something else we can do like have if we have known problem spots where the police go and talk to the people because they should not be harassing other people?
Chair [1:10:34] Correct. And kind of what Mara brought up earlier? Yes. They’re obviously the sergeant is here today and an officer was here earlier, so hopefully that with the knowledge of them and usually with acting chair, a lieutenant was always here. So they always at least up on what’s going on and usually go talk to them. But at the end of the day, like you said, if it’s happening overnight and they’re doing stuff to their cars, you know, without video proof or anything, there’s not much they can do. But hopefully we’re getting them to acknowledge that and they can keep on their radar anyways.
Police sergeant [1:11:05] Yeah. For list of these addresses, these problem addresses are presented to us, we can. I can then create directives to my department to have officers specifically begin what we call impact patrols in these areas and do some more specific and targeted enforcement of office. All these rules in this area.
Unidentified speaker [1:11:28] Okay.
Police sergeant [1:11:28] We just need the list of the problem addresses. I see that this is my first meeting here, so I’m kind of getting the gist of this.
Chair [1:11:35] But that’s.
Police sergeant [1:11:36] But it’s important that I’m learning some things tonight. So I. As long as I get a list of these things, I can make sure that we can take some enforcement action.
Chair [1:11:45] We can provide you that list, Sergeant.
Unidentified speaker [1:11:46] Thank you.
Chair [1:11:48] Anybody want to make a motion?
Commission member (Ben) [1:11:58] Thank you. Our regulations are clear about the number of spots available on any given street with any given area of the city. So we will have to deny this Request tonight. So I will make a motion to deny their request.
Chair [1:12:13] Anybody second?
Commission member [1:12:16] I’ll second.
Unidentified speaker [1:12:17] All in favor?
Parking office staff [1:12:23] Anytime you have an issue, continue to call the police, please, because nobody should be harassing you.
Unidentified speaker [1:12:31] Yeah.
Chair [1:12:31] And don’t. Don’t. Like I told you before, don’t interact with your neighbor who’s in the chair, the next door neighbor. If they knock on your door and they’re telling you to move, call the. Even if that’s happened, call the police. They’ll come right down.
Parking office staff [1:12:44] Okay, thank you.
Unidentified speaker [1:12:46] Thank you.
Chair [1:12:47] Thank you.
Item 11: Handicap sign application, Clark Avenue
Chair [1:12:47] Item number 11, handicapped application of September 8, 2026, from [applicant] of Clark Avenue. Anybody here to speak on that? Just make sure you sign in. State your address and name.
Applicant [1:13:25] Good evening. I’m here because I applied for the handicap. There was a handicap in front of my house from It was under my dad’s name. He passed away in July and I came to switch his name to my name and they took the sign off. They told me that I might not qualify. Cause there’s another handicap plate there. But that one was there first and then they put that second one up the street. Across the street. It’s not even near me.
Chair [1:14:00] You’re talking about [number] Clark? Correct.
Applicant [1:14:02] I’m on [number].
Chair [1:14:03] No. You said the sign across the street.
Applicant [1:14:05] No, it’s. I think it’s [number] in front of [number], something like that.
Commission member [1:14:11] Yeah, there’s [number].
Applicant [1:14:13] [number], [number]. It’s up the street. It’s like about three houses across the street.
Unidentified speaker [1:14:17] Yep. So.
Parking office staff [1:14:47] You know what it is? I think hers is like on a different. So she lives there, but I think no one’s [number]. Yeah, nobody.
Chair [1:14:58] [number] is there one at one another street? Excuse me, is there a handicap sign at [number]?
Applicant [1:15:06] It’s [number] is all the way in the corner.
Parking office staff [1:15:09] And I think she’s in a hill
Chair [1:15:10] and I think she’s in between Eleanor.
Applicant [1:15:12] Yeah, I live in the hill. I’m in the middle.
Chair [1:15:14] You’re in between Eleanor and Crest. I know there’s one at [number]. I drove by there today. I saw that one.
Applicant [1:15:18] No, that [number] is not [number]. It was [number] and they took that one out. That was the one. It was under my dad’s name.
Parking office staff [1:15:25] No, hers is not here anymore.
Chair [1:15:26] No, I know it’s not here. I’m saying the one that’s there’s.
Applicant [1:15:28] One in the corner of Crescent. But it’s in the Crescent half side. It’s not even on Clark. I know there’s one across the street like three houses up from where I live. But that was already there. That was the first sign they put When my dad came to sign.
Unidentified speaker [1:15:45] Okay.
Applicant [1:15:46] And I handicap. My husband is a handicap. I’m not the only one that lived there. Handicap.
Parking office staff [1:15:57] So there’s. So there’s one. The one from [number] that you didn’t see.
Chair [1:16:01] Yeah, I didn’t see.
Parking office staff [1:16:02] It’s. It’s on what street is it? Crest.
Chair [1:16:05] Oh, it’s on Crest.
Applicant [1:16:05] It’s on.
Chair [1:16:06] It’s at the top of the hill.
Unidentified speaker [1:16:07] Okay.
Parking office staff [1:16:07] Yes, because that’s. We approved that one because. Cuz that’s the entrance to her.
Chair [1:16:12] That’s at the top of the hill.
Parking office staff [1:16:13] That’s the entrance to her door. I guess so that’s why we put it there. But she lives at [number]. That’s how the address reads.
Applicant [1:16:22] Okay,
Chair [1:16:25] so according to our. We have a sign. This is where all the handicap signs are throughout the city. We show a sign at [number] and [number] Clark Ave. Which puts us in that same dilemma as two signs within the 2000 square foot radius.
Applicant [1:16:38] All right, but it was that one was the first one that was there. And then they put that one on [number] and the other one is not even on Clark because it’s right in the corner. Clark and Crest Ave. On the Crest side, not the Clark side.
Chair [1:16:51] You’re saying you mean Crest?
Applicant [1:16:52] Yeah.
Chair [1:16:53] The top of the hill.
Unidentified speaker [1:16:53] Yeah.
Applicant [1:16:54] Okay, so that’s on Crest and outside not on.
Commission member [1:16:56] It’s not.
Commission member (Ben) [1:16:57] It’s not per street. It’s per a square area.
Applicant [1:17:01] Okay, but that was like I said, my sign, the sign that was there, it was under my dad’s name because he was the one that signed for it. When my dad was still alive. I came to change it under my name because he was dying. I spoke to Janet. I spoke to her. I spoke to Carmen and another person there. They told me, oh, they couldn’t change it. That I had to wait till my dad passed away. I waited till my dad passed away and I came. My husband filled out [unclear] people in that house. And they told him that he couldn’t do it because he don’t got no bills if everything in my house is included. We don’t. He don’t have no bills. I brought his paper from the hospital, from the bank. He Got the parking sticker here. He paid taxes here for that address. And that’s not proof of address for you guys either. So you got two handicaps. There was a park in there. That space was right there already. And they just removed it instead of waiting to see what happens. And like, I got both of my knees operating both of my hips. My back. He got back problems. He got hip problems too. I live on the second floor. I gotta walk more than 20 stairs up to my apartment. Besides that, I gotta walk up the hill if I can find. There’s no parking ever in the street because people in that street don’t know how they damn park. Seriously. Besides, they going down that street like it’s a highway. They just put a damn dummy on the street too. Besides the parking issue. So I don’t think that’s. That’s this regulation thing. I don’t think this is. It’s unfair because I see other places, cities, they got back to back to back handicap. And here cheers to you got this regulation. There’s 30 square. You got more than this. How many people in the street live and they got handicapped and you only could put two handicaps. I don’t think that’s. This regulation is not fair for nobody.
Commission member (Ben) [1:18:59] None of us were here when it was created. It is a part of our code as a commission. We have to follow it. And I know that that’s frustrating. Okay, so until that changes, people that
Applicant [1:19:08] live across the street are more handicapped than her, and she gonna stay with the handicap. The other person, I see them walking fine. And the person that is really needs it, they’re gonna stay without it.
Unidentified speaker [1:19:20] Yeah.
Commission member (Ben) [1:19:21] It’s not our purview to decide who gets and doesn’t get placards. It’s just to approve the request tonight. And tonight we have to deny it. And I’m sorry for that.
Applicant [1:19:29] So I’m gonna get denied for it?
Commission member (Ben) [1:19:31] Yes.
Applicant [1:19:31] Okay.
Chair [1:19:32] Motion is to deny. Anyone second?
Commission member [1:19:35] I’ll second.
Unidentified speaker [1:19:37] All in favor?
Item 12: Appeal of a handicap sign denial, Reynolds Avenue
Chair [1:19:42] Item number 12, Communication of September 15, 2026 from [appellant]. Communication to appeal the denial of his handicap application. Anybody here to speak on this number, Do please make sure you sign in and when you state your name and address when you come up to the microphone. Take your time.
Appellant [1:20:38] Hi. Good afternoon, everyone. I come back here because I appealed denial of my application. I appealed based on that was two parking, handicapped parking on the street. And I’ve been living on that street for probably 16, 17 years. And I know my neighbor who has the other one, and he passed, he died, and his widow sold the house and they move out. So they took out the other handicap parking. There’s only one right now. And as you guys know, Chelsea is an overcrowded city, and it’s probably 100 cars on my street. That’s a small street, and there’s thousands of cars everywhere. And even that most of the houses, they have parking. You will see if you pass by now, there’s no parking available. So in other team. I applied for the handicap parking as a temporary for at least I say probably a year in the most case, that I can be able to back to work or to be able to walk fine. I had three fractures on my left ankle. I have five screws and a piece of platinum, and it’s hard for me to walk. I’m not asking you guys to give me a parking handicap for the rest of my life. I just asking for temporary parking. That’s all that I ask.
Commission member (Ben) [1:22:25] Thank you. We’re going to just review our list. So can we confirm that we are actually above the 2%? Because I’m only seeing one for Reynolds,
Chair [1:22:34] one on Bassett, but we’re confirming that now. I don’t know if it’s. You got your list, Ben. Look at [number] Bassett.
Parking office staff [1:22:41] So this. Oh, sorry. So this one, I haven’t. I haven’t received the stuff yet.
Chair [1:22:56] You’re right about that one Ben, on Reynolds because the other one got removed. But around the 20, around the corner from [number], which is the corner of Bassett and Reynolds, there’s one at [number] Bassett, which now we just notified Elsa on this piece of paper that his is expired in September, which means we have. Elsa said she hasn’t reached out to him. So we have to give him a chance to renew his. We have to give him a chance to renew his application.
Parking office staff [1:23:22] He would have to submit everything to us. Yes.
Chair [1:23:25] And how long do you give him for that, technically?
Parking office staff [1:23:28] Well, depending on the. I usually give them month for them to submit stuff, but I do recall reaching out to them.
Commission member [1:23:42] Can I ask a question? So what is the process? When. How long are these good for?
Parking office staff [1:23:47] I mean, like, everybody’s handicap is different. Some people get it for a year.
Commission member [1:23:52] Okay.
Parking office staff [1:23:53] I have people that renew it every year. I have people that get it every two years, three years. Sometimes it’s like five years.
Commission member [1:24:01] And so notification. When do you do that? Is it like a month before?
Parking office staff [1:24:05] A month before they expire.
Commission member [1:24:06] You give them how much time before they respond?
Parking office staff [1:24:12] Like a month? Yeah.
Commission member [1:24:14] Is it written down if they don’t do that, then maybe we should start thinking.
Chair [1:24:18] No, but if they don’t give that paperwork by their expiration date, technically it’s expired.
Commission member [1:24:22] Yeah. So, I mean, you know, I mean, I don’t know.
Chair [1:24:26] It’s not. Unfortunately, it’s not gonna, you know, it’s not gonna help you out because we did deny your previous request. But we can follow up with this resident at [number] Bassett, and if they don’t provide the proper paperwork, then we can go through the process of removing that, and then we can ask you to reapply. And then if you can reapply, if that one falls through.
Appellant [1:24:44] That’s the thing. I’m the one who’s limping. And I’m gonna wait and another three months for this.
Chair [1:24:49] Correct, I understand, but at this point, like I said, we’ve already, you know, we denied your community, your application last meeting. So we can’t. Even if we, Even if we knew that that person wasn’t doing it, we couldn’t reverse it. Right. As far as I know, he has to reapply.
Parking office staff [1:25:04] You would have to.
Chair [1:25:06] Well, I’ve been.
Unidentified speaker [1:25:06] Yeah.
Chair [1:25:08] The.
Commission member (Ben) [1:25:09] The 2,000. 2,000 square feet. That’s the rule. 2,000 square foot. So we’re right up against city limit in this district. Right. If you look at 2,000 square feet off of Route 16, Orange street and Bassett street, you grab that one on Bassett. If you move that box up to Reynolds street, you only have one in that box. So to me, I feel like we could approve this. So because of the density in this
Commission member [1:25:41] area, I have an issue with, like, because this is just as to your. You brought up earlier, we should have a map so that we can be better able to. And how does that 2000 thing work? Because I, you know.
Commission member (Ben) [1:25:52] Yeah, we just.
Chair [1:25:52] Yeah, but like you said, Ben, if you just take. If you take Reynolds Bassett and County road, that’s a 2,000 square foot grid, then the two spots are there. So that just goes against you. I know you’re saying we’re up on the line, but you have to count
Commission member [1:26:02] is a 2000 grid from [unclear] border too. I mean, these are the things.
Chair [1:26:06] If you took, if you took Reynolds, Bassett right there, that’s secure. Even if you did use county, that’s 2,000 square feet. And then there’s another one at [number] County too.
Commission member (Ben) [1:26:14] But like, Orange street is here, right? So like, if there’s a box, there’s one in Bassett.
Chair [1:26:19] Orange wouldn’t be in that box. Ben.
Commission member (Ben) [1:26:22] That’s okay. Like, yeah. Or let’s say Orange street is a part of it. Like I just.
Chair [1:26:30] You moved off of Bassett Street would allow, Correct? Yeah, that’s. It’s vague. That’s. You know, that’s the thing with the ordinance. It’s not very specific, but it does say a 2,000 square foot grid. And if you put a square around Bassett Reynolds in county, the two spots would be in it.
Commission member [1:26:47] I mean, is it two. Is it from his house? What? Is it from his house?
Chair [1:26:51] What does it say? Doesn’t specify. Put your mic on. Sorry. Talk to the mic, please.
Unidentified speaker [1:27:00] I apologize. I. We have nothing that would address a temporary permit or anything like that. Is that correct?
Chair [1:27:07] Unfortunately, we do not.
Unidentified speaker [1:27:09] I was just curious
Chair [1:27:11] because some of these people that apply do have only for a year. Like Elsa said, you may have an application for one year and then they have to renew it every year, but it’s still technically only valid for one year until they renew it.
Commission member (Ben) [1:27:33] So he’s requesting a temporary.
Chair [1:27:35] Well, as he said. Yes. He’s saying his letter. He wrote that he may have 10 months of immobility, but then we’ll be back hopefully to.
Parking office staff [1:27:43] But we don’t do.
Commission member (Ben) [1:27:45] Does he have a handicapped placard? Like that’s a requirement, right? You have to have a handicap placard. That is the.
Chair [1:27:51] Do you have a handicap placard currently?
Appellant [1:27:54] Yeah.
Chair [1:27:55] You do the placard?
Appellant [1:27:56] Yeah.
Unidentified speaker [1:27:57] Yeah.
Parking office staff [1:27:57] We’ll just ask him when he submitted the documents. He did. It didn’t show he was the driver. It showed that the vehicle under someone else’s name.
Appellant [1:28:10] Yeah. What happened? I. My application is based on my wife’s car, because my car is a truck.
Chair [1:28:16] Okay.
Appellant [1:28:17] So I’m not counting jumping on my truck every day. I counting in my wife’s car is small. I can just sit and drive and go to therapy, go to do a lot of errands and everything complete technically.
Unidentified speaker [1:28:31] Okay.
Parking office staff [1:28:31] But I can’t say no, I’m not going to take.
Chair [1:28:36] Doesn’t say square foot, Ben. It just says 2000 foot grid.
Commission member (Ben) [1:28:39] 2000 foot grid.
Chair [1:28:41] So, like you said, yes, you could move if you want to move Bassett away and take it, but you could do that on any street, you know, So I get it. But I agree. I don’t. I don’t think you’re wrong in saying what you said.
Appellant [1:28:51] And I’m sorry. And as you tell him that I need to wait to another person to fail that to prove that they still need it. That doesn’t make any sense. Even if he failed or he applied or he renew it, I’m still Need.
Chair [1:29:08] Correct. We understand that you still need it. But according to our regulations, we have two of them in a 2,000 foot. In a 2,000 foot grid.
Commission member [1:29:16] There’s a problem.
Appellant [1:29:17] Yeah, I understand the regulation, everything but I have a broken foot. I still need that. It’s not like without regulation, it’s like I’m not gonna give you water because I not allow it.
Commission member (Ben) [1:29:32] It’s just that if this person is unable to renew theirs, there will be an opening available. And at that time you could come back and we could approve it as your application states. It would be under the driver that is designated in your application. So that’s one thing just to.
Appellant [1:29:51] And how long gonna take that guy for renew his application? Three months. I apply in September. Look at where we are right now. I’m gonna pass the whole year and probably I’m gonna go back to work and I have to submit the application. After all that, I think you guys need to think better in this base because people. And I understand your rules and someone wrote that probably a long time ago. But the thing is, I’m still limping and I need a secure parking spot next to my house. As I said before, you guys know this city of Chelsea is overcrowded. You guys can pass over there, you’re gonna see 50 cars and use little block.
Commission member (Ben) [1:30:47] We understand the frustration and we as a commission have to represent what our regulations are. I think at this time we’re not able to approve your request. As we stated, you may come back at a future meeting to re up your request. At that time, you’ll know before the meeting by talking with the parking department whether or not there is availability in that area for another handicap spot. So unfortunately, tonight we do have to deny your request.
Chair [1:31:17] All right, so the motion is to deny. Anyone second?
Appellant [1:31:20] I know, I understand that, but I know you guys know your hands are tied. You guys can do it.
Unidentified speaker [1:31:26] All in favor?
Commission member (Ben) [1:31:26] Aye.
Chair [1:31:27] Thank you very much. Appreciate it.
Item 13: Stop signs on Highland Street
Chair [1:31:27] Communication of September 16, 2026 from Councillor Giovanni Recupero requesting the installation of stop signs on the northbound and southbound signs of Highland street at the intersection with Maverick, Essex Street. Anyone here to speak on the matter? Yes, Councillor, go right ahead. Did you sign in and state your name?
Councillor Giovanni Recupero [1:31:52] Yes, I signed in. Appreciate it.
Chair [1:31:54] Thank you, sir.
Councillor Giovanni Recupero [1:31:58] What can I say? You already heard it all before. Why I have the paperwork that I. But I’m not even going to present any paperwork. You already know. So the situation is simple. Just put the stop signs. There’s already stop signs on Maverick. Put one, you know, like it states There on the north and southbound. That’s it. Just between Maverick and Essex, not Congress.
Chair [1:32:27] So no. Correct. But you would like one. Correct me if I’m wrong. Southbound coming from Central Ave, stopping at Maverick, and one coming up from Suffolk, stopping at Essex and then continue.
Councillor Giovanni Recupero [1:32:37] Yeah, coming from marginal all the way.
Chair [1:32:39] Marginal or Suffolk? Correct.
Councillor Giovanni Recupero [1:32:40] I just use Suffolk, Marginal, coming up. You know, stop and down. Because lately there’s been a bus. School buses go there too now. And regular buses.
Chair [1:32:48] Everything drives down that street. We all know Essex Street. Very busy street.
Councillor Giovanni Recupero [1:32:52] All right, that’s. I can’t say much more.
Chair [1:32:55] Thank you, Councillor. Anybody like to make a motion?
Commission member (Ben) [1:32:58] Just to be clear, this is for four total stop signs or two stop signs.
Chair [1:33:02] Sorry, can you clarify, Councillor, we were. I was under the assumption you wanted one coming down and one coming up. Ben is asking, do you want one in each direction for a total of four? Yes.
Unidentified speaker [1:33:12] I’m gonna.
Commission member (Ben) [1:33:12] I’m gonna read the order introduced by Councillor Recupero that the Traffic and Parking Commission approved the placement of stop signs on the northbound and southbound sides of Congress Avenue at the intersections with Maverick street and Essex Street. That order is still not quite clear. Because you want them at Highland.
Councillor Giovanni Recupero [1:33:31] No, Highland is the main street.
Chair [1:33:35] Yes.
Commission member (Ben) [1:33:36] Because the second page is Highland street at Maverick and Essex. And you want them on the north and southbound side. So four total stop signs.
Councillor Giovanni Recupero [1:33:45] Yes.
Unidentified speaker [1:33:45] Correct.
Councillor Giovanni Recupero [1:33:46] Yes.
Commission member (Ben) [1:33:46] I need to just have that to be clear to make the motion.
Councillor Giovanni Recupero [1:33:48] Yes.
Unidentified speaker [1:33:49] Thank you.
Commission member (Ben) [1:33:50] Okay. Motion to approve four total stop signs along Highland street at Maverick and Essex street in the northbound and southbound directions.
Commission member [1:33:58] Second.
Unidentified speaker [1:33:59] All in favor?
Chair [1:34:01] Pass. Thank you, sir.
Commission member (Ben) [1:34:03] Thank you.
Item 14: Correction to the parking program rules
Chair [1:34:07] Number 14, item communication of September 28, 2026 from City Clerk Jeanette Cintron White, requesting to amend section 13-7B of the Citywide parking program due to a scrivener’s error. I have A note from Ms. White. Residential commercial Parking program. A vehicle with commercial license plate issued by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles that has six wheels or less and under nine feet in total height that is legally registered in the City of Chelsea and is in good standing will be eligible to purchase a residential digital permit pursuant to all the rules and regulations outlined in 5.23.4 residential parking digital permits. All commercial parking stickers are valid for a period of not more than six months for any entity that is in good standing with the City of Chelsea.
Parking office staff [1:34:58] This is the. That’s the regulation.
Chair [1:35:01] Oh, that’s just the regulation. Okay. The memo states, Dear members of the Commission I am writing to request a correction to the amendment into section 13-7B of the residential commercial parking program approved at the 9-2-2025 meeting. I mistakenly transcribed dumpster, which is not a vehicle instead of dump truck. I apologize for the oversight as it is clearly scrivener’s error. I am requesting to amend the language to read as follows. Any motor vehicle which is a trailer, semi trailer, auto home, camper, house trailer, tow truck, dump truck, box truck, taxi cab, ambulance, hearse, livery vehicle, bus, school bus or pupil transport vehicle is excluded from the parking program. Please review the attached language of the current regulations for comparison. Thank you for your consideration. Anybody? Anybody want to make a motion?
Commission member [1:35:54] I’ll make a motion to approve.
Commission member (Ben) [1:35:56] Seconds.
Unidentified speaker [1:35:57] All in favor?
Chair [1:35:58] Passed.
Item 15: Removal of a handicap sign, Chester Avenue
Chair [1:35:58] Item number 15, communication of 9-28-2026 from parking clerk Jeanette Cintron White requesting the removal of the handicap sign at [number] Chester. Due to the failure to update the expired placard on file.
Commission member [1:36:16] I’ll make a motion to approve the removal.
Chair [1:36:19] Second more seconds.
Unidentified speaker [1:36:22] All in favor?
Commission member [1:36:23] Aye.
Adjournment
Chair [1:36:25] That concludes the Tuesday, October 6th traffic and parking commission meeting at 7:27. Thank you.