{"id":797,"date":"2019-03-23T18:47:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T22:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/?p=797"},"modified":"2019-03-23T18:47:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T22:47:45","slug":"january-2019-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/?p=797","title":{"rendered":"January 2019 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LDNA 1\/28\/19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7 PM, LTC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Present:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carolyn Alphen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jack Moynihan&nbsp; (arrived 7:41)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sam Litvin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meeting called to order at: 7:04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Opening greeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Police Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Deputy Sup. Barry\nGolner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>City now has 3 sectors<\/li><li>Up to 10 walking routes downtown<\/li><li>New ATV coming to downtown<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capt. Kennedy \u2013 New \u2018A\u2019 Sector Commander<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Relatively light crime this period.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Q&amp;A:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Smokehouse comes up a lot.\u00a0 Is it a problem establishment?<ul><li>It attracts a tough demographic, but things have been quieter the last year or so.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>A lot of the problem is the crowds that congregate when bars close.\u00a0 Working on a solution for the Uber\/Lyft pick-up issue.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>How much of the car vandalism happens in city garages?<ul><li>Very little.\u00a0 It was a much bigger problem years ago, but not lately.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>What\u2019s the status of legal tools to deal with Homeless issues?<ul><li>District Court under Judge Fords has established a special \u201cmental health court\u201d where people with emotional\/medical issues can be diverted for assistance to stop the revolving door of chronic petty offences.\u00a0 Modeled after successful program in Cambridge.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>City has 11 homeless encampments, and as many as 40 during warmer weather.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Sheriff&#8217;s office is working on a pilot program to offer more programming and services.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Discussion of pedestrian safety\nin Downtown Lowell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dutton &amp; Market intersection is a bad spot\nfor pedestrians.&nbsp; Many people are afraid\nto cross the street and have nearly been hit.&nbsp;\nOnly actual accidents are reported \u2013 not near misses!<ul><li>Traffic engineer is now looking at reverting\nback to dedicated pedestrian cycle.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Line striping needs good weather.&nbsp; Various funding sources for painting and\nsigns, etc.<\/li><li>In the winter the lack of shoveling is a real\nproblem on sidewalks.<\/li><li>Bicycles on sidewalks downtown are an issue.<ul><li>Traffic engineer is working on improving bike\nlanes throughout city.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Approval of minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approval of Oct and Nov 2018 minutes:&nbsp; Approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Treasurer\u2019s Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $705.20 balance in\naccount.&nbsp; We donated $100 to Kerouac\npark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Time for LDNA\nDues.&nbsp; Suggested donation is $10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Annual election of LDNA officers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Slate of Jack,\nCarolyn and Sam are reelected by unanimous vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meeting Adjourns at 8:19.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LDNA 1\/28\/19 7 PM, LTC Present: Carolyn Alphen Jack Moynihan&nbsp; (arrived 7:41) Sam Litvin Meeting called to order at: 7:04. Opening greeting Police Report &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Deputy Sup. 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