The Fall River Traffic Commission board convened on August 16th. The meeting began with a roll call and a statement regarding the open meeting law. The board unanimously approved the minutes from the July 19th meeting. Two curb cut applications, one for 1375 Airport Road and another for 58 Field Lane, were reviewed by the engineering department and approved without issue. A request for a new handicap parking space at 2075 Eastern Ave was also approved, with the resident being informed of an 8-12 week process for sign installation, including review by the City Council and Mayor. Under miscellaneous requests, Morgan Street Realty LLC requested the removal of a handicap sign and installation of 'no parking' signs at 45 Morgan Street. The board approved a plan to move the existing handicap space, which served an adjacent elderly complex, and install 'no parking' signs in its original location, ensuring no loss of handicap parking. International Tobacco at 1572 Pleasant Street requested an extension of their time-limited parking signage hours from 7 PM to 10 PM, Monday through Saturday, due to restaurant customers parking in their spots after business hours; this request was also approved. Finally, the board approved the removal of several existing handicap parking spots on Fountain Street, Birch Street, Osborne, Forest, and Swindle, as the residents for whom they were designated no longer resided there, drove, or had passed away. All motions passed unanimously.
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open the on this August 16th traffic Commission board meeting before we get started for students to be opening meeting law any person may make any audio or video recording of this public meeting all may transmit the meeting to any medium attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or Transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible
0:28out of the local president sandor Stephanie secretary Natalie clerk Helen Rego Jolly Goodman hi the agenda I'll start off as usual anybody here for citizen input that is not on the agenda seeing none moving on a motion to approve the minutes from uh last month July 19. make a motion to approve I check it pass all right curb Cuts first off we have 1375 Airport Road engineering department review the
1:18application I found no issues two we have 58 field Lane again Engineers Department review the application and has found no issue move on to our handicap requests oh uh motion to uh oh yes second for any opposed see none motion passes all right the Quest for handicap space is 2075 Eastern Ave okay stand by overview your application real quick Ginger
2:38you don't have access to the driveway at the moment see no issues with this application motion second any opposed see none motion passes uh it's about you saying 12 weeks about eight to twelve weeks uh you'll notice our maintenance crew come out they're going to do the measurements it has to go through ordinance and then full Council and then approved and signed off by the mayor and then the
3:11signs go up so you'll notice them out there probably sometime next week but about eight to twelve weeks prior to the signs going up okay very good silly question back far away if we could get the front one because it's easier it goes to our driveway you now this two parking places we have enough for two cars and I was wondering if I could request when they go out there it's measured they usually
3:35put it uh the closest spot to that to the entrance entrance to the driveway right now exactly because you use the side entrance or is it well yeah we have to come up the high driveway to our apartment but we can we parked on the street right and we were going to ask the man that plows the driveway for the landlord yeah if they can put it on Prime because he
4:01we were going to ask him to shovel that sound yeah looking at the photo of the property it looks like it's going to be that space just behind the um the driveway directly in front of the address yeah that was just you know yeah that's typically what they'll do okay it's proud so that makes it during the winter I guess that much easier anything else have a good day that's it thank you thank you
4:35guys in your home right tonight yeah yeah all right miscellaneous requests we have requests from Morgan Street oh um fast yes uh we're already uh went over there was no issues found for any of them which address are we here for you I'll set up
5:05correct yep sure so I'm gonna get it over I'm gonna get it over to city council I do those things I do those first because they'll put those through right away um I'm not sure when they'll put on the council agenda you'll just have to confirm that with the city clerk's office you'll get a letter in the mail from the city council you're going to get a letter from me showing that it was
5:26approved that I sent it over to council and then you'll get Council will get in touch with you for that date thank you request from Morgan Street Realty LLC property of 45 Morgan Street requesting removal of handicap signage nope the handicap signage is placed at the curb opening management is also requesting once handicap signs are removed to replace them with no parking signs due to Vehicles parking too close to
5:54driveway by law I don't think businesses have to have a handicap spots on your Camp signs so those handicap signs are not for the business those handicap signs up for the elderly complex that's directly behind that parking lot so we did get in touch with them they did say that they wouldn't mind if we did still put up another handicap space for the residents which totally ever gotten space too they have a parking lot
6:25yeah and they can't use that so the um I think they're just requesting additional I think there's more than so the original space that's there now is for it's for them it's not for the parking lot that's requesting the change it's for that elderly complex that's directly on the side of it okay yeah we're going to move the handicap space um and we're going to put up the no parking if approved between signs
6:53where the handicap space is so essentially we're not going to lose a handicap place it's just going to be it's just going to be moved correct that's that's the efficient there's a motion I make a motion to accept second I need a boat CNN classes uh next we have international tobacco 1572 Pleasant Street questions making adjustments at the time signage in place currently it is 7 30 a.m to 7 P.M Monday
7:26through Saturday and 7 30 a.m to 1 p.m on Sunday I was requesting to make the adjustment to read 7 30 a.m to 10 P.M Monday through Saturday evening Sunday as is is the business open till 10 pm what happens
7:48I guess they're having issues with the restaurant across the street yesterday does have a parking lot but it's on a very large parking lot so what's happening is after 7 PM restaurant customers are parking in those time signs and there's nothing we can do because it's signs only retail 7 PM in those signs that time sounds like a place there for his business correct yep yeah I don't think it's an unreasonable
8:19request and she's still in business at the time they originally put there for his business and if it's affecting this island could be adjusted how many so they're open all week long once it keeps Sunday as is 1 p.m he just wants to extend Monday through Saturday instead of um ending at 7 pm ending at 10 pm and it's not that busy around there at that time anyway meaning whatever right motion to
8:55work there second second okay anyone opposed
9:04go through the list number send it handicap spots we have Fountain Street Birch Street Osborne forest and swindle Express representing is no longer residing there are no longer drive or have passed away motion to approve second second any opposed
9:41here that will conclude this month's meeting