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From YouTube: Traffic and Parking Commission of 5-4-21
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City of Chelsea
A
Okay,
all
in
favor,
okay,
just
briefly
out
of
order
numbers
five
and
seven
on
the
agenda.
We've
already
voted
on
to
move
to
a
public
hearing
but
they're
on
here
now,
because
we
just
had
a
problem
with
the
timetable
of
getting
the
information
out.
So
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that
okay
number
three
communication
july
14
from
joseph
protonda
of
89
clinton
street,
requesting
to
look
into
placing
speed
bumps
to
slow
down
traffic
on
clinton
street.
B
B
Instead,
I
think
that
would
be
more
feasible
than
putting
the
speed
bumps
down,
but
if
we
can
do
something
about
this,
I
know
it's
always
sooner
than
later
it's
been
going
on
for
a
while,
but
I'm
just
worried
about
the
safety
of
the
residents
on
that
street
being
close
to
the
projects
and
people
speeding
up
and
down
the
street
on
motorcycles
and
regular
cars
coming
from
both
ways.
You
know
we
put
some
sign
boards
up
there,
but
it
doesn't
seem
to
slow
them
down.
They
know
it's
there
they
slow
down.
B
C
C
So
they're
going
to
be
performing
the
study
over
the
course
of
the
next
month,
they'll
be
able
to
look
at
speed,
bumps
speed
tables
and
other
traffic
calming
devices
gauge
the
feasibility
of
all
of
them,
develop,
cost
estimates
and
then
a
plan
for
us
to
approach
traffic
calming
through
the
entirety
of
clinton
street.
So
it
would
be
our
goal
to
present
this
plan
to
the
traffic
and
park
commission,
as
well
as
yourself
and
other
residents,
in
order
to
solicit
input
before
we
agree
on
implementation.
C
D
So
so
one
one
main
concern
that
they
have
is
obviously,
where
they're
trying
to
get
to
to
an
incident
right,
a
fire
or
or
or
a
medical
issue.
The
the
the
speed
bump
really
causes
a
lot
of
damage
on
the
fire
trucks
and
and
and
can
can
delay,
obviously,
the
the
the
apparatus
from
from
getting
there
on
time.
So
so
the
the
the
fire
chief
and
and
and
the
police
chief
you
know
have
have
been
clear
that
their
policy
is,
is
to
oppose
these.
D
D
You
know
that
that
we
use
the
our
our
our
traffic
engineers
sonics
that
have
said
to
to
to
to
take
a
look
at
traffic
counts
and
and
speeds
and
see
you
know
if,
in
fact,
more
more
more
more
measures
are
are
required.
Right
are
validated,
so
that's
the
approach
that
that
we're
going
to
take,
obviously
on
clinton
street.
You
know
I
will
say
that
that
in
the
in
the
last
probably
six
months,
we
we've
completed
probably
six
of
these
studies.
D
So
on
orange
on
clark,
you
know
on
clinton,
on
beacon,
street
and-
and
the
studies
obviously
are
are
expensive
right.
So
so
a
small
city
like
like
chelsea,
we
we
can't,
we
can't
possibly
study
every
intersection
and
block
it
at
the
same
time.
So
so
we'll
start
prioritizing
these,
obviously
and
and
and
we'll
you
know
we'll
we'll
answer
to
the
residents
accordingly,
with
with
clinton
street,
we
we
have
a
contract
in
place
already
and
and
is
committed
to.
C
A
D
A
C
So
since
fielding
this
request,
this
is
another
item
that
we
are
assessing
presently
to
determine
both
the
traffic
volume
and
circulation
patterns
through
the
intersection,
as
well
as
what
measures
might
be
best
to
mitigate
some
of
the
safety
issues
that
this
resident
identified
so
come.
The
june
meeting
we'll
have
recommendations
for
this
intersection
and
we'll
also
have
some
commentary
around
the
feasibility
of
a
blinking
light
and
what
a
light
might
cost.
C
A
E
D
However,
I
I
know
that
the
riley
way
was
actually
voted
on
by
by
by
some
residents.
So
so
I
will
ask
that
we
we
tabled
this
this
request
until
we
can
do
some
some
more
research
about
why
riley
way
is
called
rightly
way,
because
I
I
I'm
a
little
bit
sensitive
to
change
the
name
of
riley
wave.
If
it
was
done
in
in
in
honor
of
a
resident.
A
A
F
Can
I
speak
on
this
for
a
little
bit,
so
he
sent
me
a
communication
because
he
wasn't
going
to
be
able
to
come
to
the
meeting.
So
dear
commission
members,
my
name
is
ronnie
valdivia.
I
reside
at
5
medford
street
unit
2
in
chelsea.
I
am
writing
to
you
to
request
an
exemption
to
article
13,
section
13-4
in
order
to
obtain
a
parking
permit
for
a
vehicle
that
my
employer,
the
mbta
has
issued
to
me.
F
I
recently
joined
the
mbta
as
the
director
of
asset
management,
and
one
of
the
privileges
of
which
I
am
grateful
for
is
to
have
a
take-home
vehicle
assigned
to
me.
The
vehicle
in
question
is
a
white
2015,
chevy
equinox.
It
does
not
have
any
markings
or
any
signage
which
would
be
an
eyesore
or
nuisance
to
the
community.
F
The
only
distinctive
feature
is
its
plate.
Its
license
plate,
which
consists
of
a
familiar
t
logo,
followed
by
three
digits.
The
current
regulation
regulations
specify
apply
to
passenger
or
commercial
plated
vehicles,
of
which
this
plate
type
does
not
conform
to
either
option.
Furthermore,
per
section
13-4
0.2,
the
regulation
requires
that
the
rmb
registration
of
the
vehicle
lists
my
residential
address
as
the
garaging
address.
I
have
attempted
to
comply
with
this
request
by
escalating
internally
with
my
employer,
but
unfortunately
the
mbta
does
not
perform
such
alterations
to
their
rmv
records.
F
I
am
requesting
that
you,
please
grant
me
an
exception
exception
to
the
current
regulation
so
that
I
may
legally
park
in
my
neighborhood,
while
executing
my
duties
as
a
public
servant
with
my
employer.
Ideally,
a
residential
parking
sticker
is
requested.
However,
I
would
be
content
to
pay
out
of
pocket
for
a
commercial
permit
if
the
option
presents.
F
F
D
Yeah,
this
is
a
hard
one.
I
mean
it's
a
hard
one,
because
we
we
understand
that
the
concerns
of
our
resident
we
maybe
two
months
ago,
we
we
we
battled
with
with
a
similar
issue
on
broadway,
where,
where
it
was
a
a
a
support
home,
basically
that
that
the
the
they
had
a
van
that
that
had
to
be
parked
at
the
the
property
in
order
to
provide
the
services
and
they
ask
for
an
exemption
right,
I
mean
so.
Unfortunately
I
mean
we.
D
C
You
know
creating
any
type
of
exemption
or
you
know,
carve
out
for
a
specific.
You
know,
resident
or
specific
issue.
You
know,
does
open
up
the
you
know
quote
unquote
floodgates
and
because
we
don't
have
a
process,
that's
set
out
in
the
ordinance
right
now
for
how
to
make
exemptions
and
how
to
ensure
that
that's
really
fair,
impartial
and
objective.