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R&O Subcommittee Minutes 7/14/22 
 Meeting called to order 6PM 
 Motion to take agenda out of order to discuss Terrace Ave first 
o Motion made by DeMarco, Seconded Munson, Passes unanimously 
 Ruggiero reads Terrace Ave motion 
o DiLuiso explains the motion came to TSAC as a safety issue 
 Public hearing August 18, 2021 
 Shows map that explains street width including a berm 
 Fire department concerned that apparatus cannot get through street
when cars are parked on both sides 
 Increased large delivery trucks coming through the street 
 Ordinances require 10’ travel lane, so if a street is 18’ wide then
there may only be parking on one side 
 Fire Chief states that a truck will be able to drive over berm, 
o Kevin Gill – P3 
 Applying for permits on 124 Terrace Ave that would affect his
decision making 
 Owns a house on either side of the street and is planning to put a
house on the market and wants to be clear with the realtor 
 Some neighbors are being asked to put sidewalks in – why would
the neighbors do this? 
 Doesn’t care what the decision is, but wants clarification 
 Also wants clarification if it’s a one way 
o DiLuiso 
 Can further investigate if it’s a one way street or not 
o Munson – is there any accident history? 
 DiLuiso 
 Yes, a few cars got side swiped and there is an accident
history and there was an accident in 2021 in the day time 
o Munson – how many spots would we be sacrificing 
 DiLuiso – roughly 6 
o Munson – is part of the TSAC recommendation to make it a one way 
 DiLuiso – the recommendation was made under the assumption
that it is already a one way 
o Munson – are there any other conversations for additional parking in the
area? 
 Mr. Gill – the signage is not clear in the area and people are getting
ticketed 
 Ruggiero – at one point it was a priority of Council
President Boncore 
 Belcher – believes Rep Turco is working on this as well 
o Ruggiero – any further correspondence? 
 DiLuiso - yes…some during hearings, and one in advance of the
meeting

o Belcher – confirms that this is a true public safety issue and believes that
emergency situations need to be thought of 
 DiLuiso – yes, this recommendation is coming from the Fire Chief 
o Munson – motion to accept TSAC Motion 
 Second from DeMarco 
 Passes unanimously 
o Munson – motion to request that TSAC further investigate the signage and
the one way 
 Second by Councilor DeMarco 
 Discussion 
o Mr. Gill – it appears that they’ve removed a hydrant
there so there is a fire safety issue that should be
considered as well 
 Motion passes unanimously 
 Ruggiero reads Crystal Cove Ave motions 
o DiLuiso explains the logic of TSAC 
 Hearing was March 22 and there was public input. The
neighborhood felt that leaving the street a 2 way street was more
important than the parking spots on Park Ave 
 With the additional permanent units coming from the Crystal Cove
in this was further discussed 
 The Crystal Cove/Park/Hillside intersection is a five way
intersection and needs to be addressed 
o Motion to remove parking on Crystal Cove between Shirley and Hillside 
 Munson – in favor of this because DiLuiso explained that all of the
homes on this street have driveways and the neighbors were in
favor of this option 
 Munson –motion to approve 
 Seconded by Councilor DeMarco 
o Passes unanimously 
o Motion to eliminate parking on Crystal Cove between Hillside and Park 
 Munson – agrees that the intersection can be confusing and it
seems that by ordinance the travel lane is required. 
 DeMarco – no additional comments 
 Munson – motion to accept the TSAC recommendation 
 Seconded by DeMarco 
 Passes unanimously 
 Ruggiero reads motion regarding Stop Sign Authority 
o DiLuiso – TSAC had a request come in to investigate stop signs at a
particular intersection and the thought was to allow the DPW director to
refer to the Manual on Traffic Control Devices when a stop sign is
requested and not need to come to the Council for the legal decisions 
o No public comment 
o Ruggiero – confirms that we can still make a proactive decision to request
a stop sign 
 DiLusio –yes, that is correct

o DeMarco – does not see any problem with this on the surface 
o Munson – would it be better to direct the DPW to put signs where they
should be instead of leaving it to discretion 
o DiLuiso – it does not exclude that but it just allows the DPW to handle
things more proactively 
o Ruggiero – how many intersections are missing stop signs 
 DiLuiso – a lot has been corrected but there are still a good amount 
o Munson – no further authority is given to DPW Director correct? 
 DiLuiso – correct 
o Motion by Councilor Munson 
 Seconded by Councilor DeMarco 
 Passes unanimously 
 Ruggiero reads Veterans Road/Daw Playground Motion 
o DiLuiso explains the motion using the map 
o DeMarco – clarifies the emergency access road will not have parking 
o Munson – wants to be careful that we may be unintentionally removing
resident parking by extending the 2 hour parking limitation 
o Clarification of direction of parking in this vicinity 
o Jack Dowd, P3 
 Is there a state law that you cannot back out onto a highway? 
o DiLuiso 
 There is nothing in the ordinances that is prohibiting it but we
would need to ask the Police Chief for more information 
o Belcher – strongly agrees with the 10’ from crosswalk and recommends
flex posts in this area. 
 DiLuiso 
 Signage was discussed in this area may be difficult and
there are ongoing discussions about safety in this area 
o Motion by Munson to approve the TSAC motion as discussed 
 Second by DeMarco 
 Passes unanimously 
 Ruggiero reads motion Shirley/Tewksbury 
o Councilor Belcher – very concerned with the safety of this intersection
and believes this is an extremely dangerous area. Requests flex posts in
this area and supports this update 
o DeMarco makes a motion 
 Seconded by Munson 
 Discussion – Munson – what is the status of flex posts? 
o DiLuiso – TSAC has forwarded the request to Town
Administration 
 Passes unanimously 
 Ruggiero reads Shirley and Perkins 
o DiLuison explains motion that there are conflicting ordinances here and
we need to make an update to make sure the ordinance is up to date and
extends no parking from Perkins 
o Motion by Councilor DeMarco

 Seconded by Munson 
 Passes unanimously 
 Ruggiero reads Cottage Ave motion 
o DiLuiso explains motion 
 Added to TSAC Agenda originally on Jan 20, 2021 
 Hearing was in August 2021 
 Notices were mailed to all abutters and extended out to
some beyond the requirement 
 Understands that this is not a popular recommendation with
residents 
 If amazon and FedEx trucks are going by in opposite directions
they would not be able to pass 
 The traffic would flow down the most gentle way down the hill 
 Trying to avoid people backing up down the street 
o Munson and Ruggiero ask for further clarification on the motion 
o Councilor Belcher 
 Believes an influx of traffic will be heading down Harbor View as
a result of this change 
 This comes down to public safety issue 
o Councilor Munson 
 Questions the enforceability of this 
o Councilor Belcher 
 Understands that the enforceability may be an issue but there is a
safety perspective here and we need to pass a motion to make the
roadway safer 
o Motion by Councilor DeMarco to table this until the next R&O 
 Seconded by Councilor Munson 
 Discussion 
 Ruggiero – committee doesn’t meet regularly but will add
this to the next agenda regardless 
 Passes unanimously 
 Ruggiero reads taxicab stand at public landing motion 
o DiLuiso explains motion using map 
 There is a temporary sign there as well 
 Landing gets complicated because there are state and Town laws 
o Ruggiero – would this apply to rideshare apps? 
 DiLuiso – no 
o Ruggiero – what is the boating season 
 DiLuiso – it is defined in ordinances (May 1-Oct 31) 
o Belcher – as long as there is no tangible effect on current parking then
there is no problem with this 
o Ruggiero – the taxi cab industry has taken a severe hit over the years and
if this stimulates local business, provides a service to the public, and does
not impact the ability to park at the Landing then it seems reasonable. 
o DeMarco motions to approve 
 Seconded by Munson

 Passes unanimously 
 Shannon Poulos P3 
o Is there a recap of the Terrace Ave discussion 
 Councilor Ruggiero recaps the discussion 
 Motion to adjourn by Councilor DeMarco, Seconded by Councilor Munson,
Passes unanimously.