{"id":800,"date":"2019-03-23T19:07:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T23:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/?p=800"},"modified":"2019-03-23T19:08:09","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T23:08:09","slug":"february-2019-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/?p=800","title":{"rendered":"February 2019 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LDNA 2\/25\/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<\/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: 7:01.<\/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>Approval of minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approval of Feb 2019 minutes:&nbsp; Not posted &#8212; Postponed.<\/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; $850.29 balance in\naccount.&nbsp; Suggested donation of $10 is\nwelcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Police Report<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Nobrega (new Charlie Sector supervisor in evening\nshift)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>5 Agg Assaults; 5 arrests.<\/li><li>1 robbery and 1 shoplift incidents still under\ninvestigation<\/li><li>5 disorderlies; 4 which led to arrests.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Update on progress of Athenian\nCorner Hotel Construction by Ted Panagiotopoulos, and Matt Hammer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Very close to starting construction.&nbsp; Just waiting on some final approvals and financing\nissues involving the federal government.<\/li><li>12-15 months expected construction duration.<\/li><li>Rooftop bar was not approved by NPS.&nbsp; But a portion of the new building will have a\n6<sup>th<\/sup> floor that will have a large function space for up to 150 people\nwith lots of glass and great views.<\/li><li>Parking will be provided in a city garage for up\nto 55 guests.&nbsp; Possibly using valet\nparking.<\/li><li>Restaurant will have to close for some portion\nof the construction.&nbsp; Looking to continue\noperation in temporary quarters elsewhere in the downtown.<\/li><li>Adjacent sidewalks will be closed for duration\nof construction.&nbsp; But no street closures\nwill be required.<\/li><li>Construction staging and parking is being looked\nat off-site.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Northern Middlesex Council of\nGovernments (NMCOG)&nbsp; representatives will\npresent and solicit input for the next Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). (Justin\nHoard, Jong Wai Tommee, Chris Curry)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>RTP covers 20 year period.<\/li><li>Directs up to $264M in federal funding to projects\nin the region.<\/li><li>RTP funds over the last 4 years have paid for:<ul><li>GPS tracking of fixed-route LRTA busses.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>New LRTA vehicles<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Gallagher Station improvements<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>New University Ave bridge.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Possible future RTP projects:<ul><li>New Rourke bridge&nbsp; (baby steps; maybe in ~ 10yrs)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Appleton\/Gorham\/Church intersection improvements<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Appleton Street corridor \u201cComplete Streets\u201d\nimprovements<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Upcoming open-house style public meeting to take\ncomments on the RTP at Lowell Senior Center on 3\/7\/2019 from 4:30 \u2013 7:30.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>General Information<\/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; Portion of Kirk\nStreet will be closed due to nearby roof construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LDNA is entered in fundraiser\nChili competition. St Anne\u2019s 3\/1\/2019.&nbsp; 6:30\n\u2013 9:00pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meeting Adjourns at 7:51.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LDNA 2\/25\/19 7 PM, LTC Present: Carolyn Alphen Jack Moynihan Sam Litvin Meeting called to order at: 7:01. Opening greeting Approval of minutes Approval of Feb 2019 minutes:&nbsp; Not posted &#8212; Postponed. Treasurer\u2019s Report &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $850.29 balance in account.&nbsp; Suggested &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/?p=800\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[152],"class_list":["post-800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-minutes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=800"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":801,"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions\/801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ldna01852.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}