Watertown City Council
Tuesday July 9, 2024
The order of items in transcripts appear in the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
MARK16.03 SIDERIS16.03 -16.03 CITY16.03 COUNCIL16.03 PRESIDENT16.03 -16.03 I'd16.03 like16.35 to16.51 call16.59 this16.83 meeting16.99 to17.31 order.17.47 This18.19 is18.35 a18.51 city18.75 council18.99 meeting19.39 on19.79 July19.95 9th.20.75 This22.34 meeting22.5 is22.82 being23.05 broadcast23.3 and23.77 recorded24.02 by24.82 Watertown25.05 Cable25.61 Access.25.86 It26.82 is26.98 a27.21 hybrid27.3 meeting27.61 and27.93 the28.09 Zoom28.25 information28.57 is29.5 on29.74 the29.9 agenda29.98 on30.46 the30.62 website30.78 as31.5 well31.66 as31.9 a32.06 telephone32.22 number32.62 and33.1 an33.34 email33.5 address.33.98 Clerk,35.02 please35.34 call35.58 the35.74 roll.35.9
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92.53 RUSSELL92.53 RICO92.53 -92.53 RESIDENT-92.53 Russell92.53 Rico,92.85 Fayette93.25 Street.93.66 Mister94.3 President94.61 and95.02 city95.17 councilors,95.49 the96.6 Watertown96.76 Square97.32 area97.72 master98.12 plan98.44 has98.92 a99.16 large99.32 list99.72 of99.96 issues100.12 that100.92 have101.16 many101.32 parts.101.64 If102.28 this102.52 is102.68 voted102.92 far103.32 as103.56 is,103.8 it104.36 will104.53 do104.69 a104.84 referable105 damage105.56 to105.88 the106.05 quality106.13 of106.52 life106.6 here.106.92 This107.48 plan107.72 must108.05 be108.28 divided108.44 into108.84 12109.08 separate109.41 parts,109.88 reworked110.44 where110.84 needed,111.17 and111.56 voted111.72 upon112.05 separately.112.44 This113.38 must113.62 be113.78 done114.02 before114.26 moving114.58 forward.114.98 After115.78 listening116.1 to116.5 comments116.58 made117.06 by117.3 our117.54 counselors117.62 at118.1 the118.26 last118.42 meeting118.66 at118.98 the119.14 middle119.22 school,119.54 it120.02 appears120.26 3120.66 or120.82 4120.98 councils121.22 already121.7 support122.02 the122.42 plan122.58 as122.82 is.123.06 As123.84 is,124.01 this124.33 plan124.48 is124.81 loaded124.97 with125.28 flaws125.53 and125.92 fantasy126.17 land126.65 thinking.127.61 Only127.84 developers128.17 will128.81 benefit128.97 from129.37 this129.61 plan.129.84 Councilors,130.49 you130.97 were131.21 not131.37 elected131.61 to132.17 make132.25 the132.57 developers132.73 rich,133.21 you133.93 were134.17 not134.25 elected134.41 to134.89 turn135.05 Watertown135.29 Square135.77 into136.09 downtown136.41 Malden,136.89 and137.72 you137.89 were138.04 not138.13 elected138.37 to138.69 destroy138.84 our139.32 quality139.41 of139.72 life139.89 here.140.13 To140.61 the140.76 city140.93 manager,141.25 you141.72 were141.89 not142.04 hired142.28 to142.53 turn142.69 Watertown142.93 Square143.41 into143.72 downtown143.97 Malden.144.44
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SIDERIS199 -199 Thank199 you.199.08 Is199.96 there200.2 anyone200.36 else200.68 either200.92 here201.16 at201.4 home201.64 that202.2 wishes202.36 to202.76 speak?202.92 Seeing207.29 none,207.62 we'll207.94 move208.18 on208.34 to208.58 the208.66 next208.81 item,209.06 which209.38 is209.62 the210.18 examination210.34 of211.06 minutes.211.22 Can211.78 I212.01 get212.09 a212.25 motion212.42 on212.74 the212.9 minutes213.06 of213.62 June213.86 25th?214.26
VINCENT215.14 PICCIRILLI215.14 -215.14 CITY215.14 COUNCIL215.14 MEMBER215.14 -215.14 Mister215.14 president,215.38 I215.7 make215.86 a216.02 motion216.1 that216.42 we216.58 adopt216.74 the217.06 minutes217.22 of217.62 June217.86 25th218.18 as218.98 written.219.22
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JUSTIN246.03 HANRAHAN246.03 -246.03 WATERTOWN246.03 POLICE246.03 -246.03 Good246.03 evening.246.26 So247.06 this247.22 is247.47 this247.63 is247.78 Raider,247.94 our248.26 newest248.34 our248.67 newest248.75 recruit249.15 here.249.54 He249.78 just249.94 he's250.29 only250.53 8250.77 weeks251.17 old,251.41 and251.65 he's252.45 gonna,252.69 to253.25 partner253.25 up253.57 with,253.65 officer254.37 McGarian,254.69 and255.25 he's255.49 our255.81 department's256.05 first256.61 comfort256.93 dog.257.25 So,257.57 he'll258.47 be258.63 available258.71 to,260.07 go260.63 to,260.79 scenes262.24 where262.47 we262.71 have262.95 some263.19 stress,263.44 whether263.83 this264.15 domestic264.39 violence264.79 type265.12 situation,265.35 things265.91 like266.07 that.266.24 And,267.03 you267.19 know,267.27 studies267.59 show267.91 that268.15 it268.47 actually268.63 can268.95 help,269.11 you269.35 know,269.43 alleviate269.75 some270.31 of270.55 those270.63 the270.87 trauma271.03 that271.43 people271.67 suffer.271.91 An273.03 emotionally273.51 disturbed273.51 person273.91 calls,274.15 things274.47 of274.71 that274.95 nature,275.11 he'll275.81 be275.98 available276.06 for276.54 that.276.62 He'll276.94 this,277.33 Raider277.81 will278.21 primarily278.38 be278.94 at279.1 the279.18 middle279.25 school279.5 when279.81 school280.13 starts.280.38 So280.62 that's280.77 just280.94 gonna281.1 be281.25 his281.33 primary281.5 role,281.81 but282.06 he's282.78 right282.94 now283.02 the283.18 most283.34 popular283.58 guy283.98 in284.14 town,284.3 I284.54 think.284.62 So284.94
SIDERIS286.78 -286.78 We286.78 saw286.94 the287.18 reception287.34 he287.74 got287.82 when288.06 he288.22 came288.3 into288.46 the288.62 room.288.7 You289.18 might289.34 have289.58 to289.74 bring289.82 him289.98 to290.14 every290.22 council290.54 meeting290.86 too,291.26 So292.21 we292.45 can292.54 get292.77 some292.94 comfort293.18 here.293.5
295.01 HANRAHAN295.01 -295.01 Yeah,295.01 he's295.18 got296.38 a296.5 way296.62 of296.85 calming297.1 people297.5 down.297.74 So297.98 it's298.13 he's298.38 a298.62 good298.94 addition299.18 to299.5 the299.65 community300.13 and300.54 the300.85 department300.94 for301.41 sure.301.57
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482.69 SIDERIS482.69 -482.69 Did482.69 you482.86 have483.01 anything483.25 to483.57 add,483.74 mister483.98 St.484.22 Louis?484.46 Welcome.484.78
GREGORY485.65 ST.LOUIS485.65 -485.65 CITY485.65 OF485.65 WATERTOWN485.65 -485.65 Good485.65 evening.485.9 This486.62 is486.86 our487.01 next487.18 Longstreet487.57 connector,488.22 project489.25 as489.81 described.490.13 More491.94 streets492.9 run493.3 from493.3 Galen493.7 Street494.1 to494.42 Watertown494.74 Street.495.22 We496.26 had496.5 initially,496.74 if497.3 you497.46 remember497.54 back,497.94 included498.7 5th499.02 Street499.35 as499.58 part499.82 of499.99 this500.06 project,500.23 but500.7 owing501.19 to501.43 growing501.66 costs502.38 in502.63 the502.79 industry502.94 inflation,503.35 5th504.38 Street504.63 was504.79 pulled504.94 out505.19 of505.35 this505.5 project505.75 at506.14 this506.31 time.506.46 So507.49 right507.73 now,507.81 this508.69 project508.93 proposes509.33 7509.97 tree510.29 trenches,510.53 1511.41 raised511.65 intersection512.05 at512.53 Union512.77 Street,513.17 and514.21 a514.21 raised514.45 crosswalk514.85 at,515.97 approximately516.85 35517.49 Moore518.13 Street.518.37 We519.8 are519.97 following520.21 complete520.61 street520.92 standards521.25 and521.64 improving521.8 all522.21 the522.37 sidewalks522.52 to523 4523.16 to523.4 5523.57 feet523.88 with524.26 a524.5 uniform524.66 24-foot525.94 roadway526.18 width.526.58 This528.02 is528.18 1528.34 of528.58 those528.66 streets528.98 in529.46 Watertown529.7 that530.34 is530.58 defined531.22 by532.52 the532.92 width533.33 of533.64 the533.73 right533.88 of534.04 way.534.28 We535.25 can535.4 physically535.73 not536.28 fit536.52 a536.92 bike537.16 lane537.4 here.537.64 We're539.8 proposing540.2 that540.76 there541.16 are541.48 new541.56 stop541.88 signs542.2 at,542.76 North543.8 Park544.2 Street544.44 and544.84 South545.08 Park545.32 Street545.64 as545.88 well546.04 just546.36 to546.6 sort547.6 of547.67 redefine548 that548.48 intersection.548.88 And552.32 we552.63 are552.79 going552.96 to553.2 maintain553.36 the553.91 south-side555.36 parking555.6 restriction556.08 throughout556.92 this557.16 project.557.4 If559.32 you559.48 have559.56 any559.72 questions.559.96
560.76 SIDERIS560.76 -560.76 Thank560.76 you.561 This561.24 is561.48 a561.64 public561.8 hearing,562.2 so562.76 I563 ask563.08 if563.32 there's563.48 any563.72 member563.96 either564.71 here564.9 or565.11 at565.35 home565.5 who565.75 wishes565.9 to566.23 speak566.38 on567.26 this567.5 issue.567.75 Please568.71 raise569.11 your569.35 hand.569.5 Seeing574.61 none,575.01 I575.57 close575.73 the575.97 public576.13 hearing576.45 and577.01 ask577.25 for577.49 a577.57 motion577.65 from577.97 the578.13 council.578.29
578.93 PICCIRILLI578.93 --578.93 Mister578.93 president,579.17 I579.49 make579.65 a579.89 motion579.97 that580.37 we580.53 approve580.77 the581.17 loan581.49 order581.81 for582.05 $2,582.29 000,582.46 000582.62 $2,583.01 000,583.18 000583.34 for584.02 Moore584.26 Street.584.43
585.14 SIDERIS585.14 -585.14 Is585.14 there585.38 a585.55 second?585.71 2nd.586.18 Any586.75 discussion?587.07 Councilor588.43 Palumbo.588.99
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632.64 SPEAKER12632.64 -632.64 Okay.632.64
632.96 SIDERIS-632.96 Thank632.96 you.633.12 Are634.08 there634.24 any634.32 other634.64 questions?634.8 Councilor635.92 Feltner?636.4
637.38 LISA637.38 FELTNER637.38 -637.38 CITY637.38 COUNCIL637.38 MEMBER637.38 -637.38 Thank637.38 you.637.63 I639.23 would639.38 just639.54 ask639.71 that641.3 perhaps642.02 the642.59 concept643.78 plan644.26 could645.67 be645.91 attached646.15 with647.35 the648.23 minutes648.39 updated648.87 with649.27 the649.43 council650.15 agenda.650.63 I651.27 didn't651.43 know.651.59 It's652.07 been652.31 a652.55 full652.63 year.652.87 I654.72 think654.96 the655.36 street655.6 letters655.92 maybe656.32 even656.63 went656.96 out657.04 last657.27 year.657.43 Are657.68 more657.84 letters658.08 gonna658.48 go658.8 out658.96 now?659.12 And,659.75 you662.15 highlighted662.31 a662.95 few663.11 things.663.27 Were663.59 these663.91 different664.23 from664.71 what665.35 was665.51 originally665.83 conceived666.31 or666.71 have666.95 changes667.19 been667.51 made667.67 since667.99 then?668.39 Or668.63
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