City Council

Mimi Parseghian previews this week’s Lowell City Council meeting: This week’s City Council meeting agenda is dominated by Administration information, including Motion Responses, Informational Reports and Votes. However, the first agenda item of major interest is a report from the City Auditor, Bryan Perry, in response to a motion on…

ROLL CALL – all present CITY CLERK Minutes of Senior Citizens SC March 12th; City Council Meeting March 12th, for acceptance. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY MANAGER Motion Responses (see Monday’s City Council preview for details on the motion responses) Motion Response – Police Retiree Details – The city proposes to follow…

Motion Responses Police Retiree Details – There was a prior council motion to allow retired police officers to do special details. This response includes proposed Special Legislation modeled on that in effect in Cambridge. Homelessness and Sustainable Housing – There was a prior council motion asking the City Manager to…

ROLL CALL – all present. MAYOR’S BUSINESS – Presentation – 2019 Winterfest Soup Bowl Awards. Award winners by the judges were Purple Carrot, House of Hope, and Cobblestones. Also the “people’s choice awards” went to Cobblestones, Lao’De Café and Purple Carrot. CITY CLERK – Minutes of City Council Meeting March…

Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting: The agenda for this week’s council meeting is one of the briefest in quite a long time with only one Council motion and two Administration Responses to Council Motions. The evening will begin with Presentations for the award winners of the…

Date:        March 5, 2019 Time:        6:30 PM ROLL CALL – all present CITY CLERK – Minutes of Public Safety SC February 26th; City Council Meeting February 26th, for acceptance. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY MANAGER – Motion Responses A) Motion Response – Community Preservation Act – Register of Deeds Richard Howe spoke…

Mimi Parseghian previews tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting: This week’s City Council meeting agenda, although not lengthy, has two reports on financial matters dealing with the School Committee budget which should generate some discussion. MOTION RESPONSES Community Preservation Act Motion (February 26th) by Councilor V. Nuon “Request City Manager…

ROLL CALL – all present CITY CLERK Minutes of City Council Meeting February 14th, for acceptance. AUDITOR BUSINESS Vote-Reappoint Bryan Perry to the position of City Auditor. (Cont. from February 14, 2019). Mayor Samaras says a month ago he asked for a report from the auditor on what the Lowell…

Mimi Parseghian preview tomorrow night’s Lowell City Council meeting: Although the City Council has been on a two-week hiatus, the agenda is relatively light in the number of items but heavier in content.  There is a motion introduced by Councilor Vesna Nuon and Councilor Ed Kennedy that will help expand…

Date:        February 14, 2019 (Postponed from February 12, 2019) ROLL CALL: Mayor Samaras absent. Councilor Mercier presiding. [Item taken out of order] Vote-Authorize Submission of Schematic Design to MSBA. Presentation by architects/engineers of new/rehabbed Lowell High. The 1922 building will be a “like new” renovation. Emphasizes that while it is…