HomeMy Public PortalAbout2018-03-22 - Public Safety Items for Comm ConsiderationMeeting of the Committee on Public Safety
Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Watertown Town Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor
Report Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2018
The Town Council Committee on Public Safety met on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 5:30 PM to discuss
referrals to the Committee. Present were Councilor Lisa Feltner, chair, Councilor Vincent Piccirilli, vice -
chair, Councilor Tony Palomba, secretary, and Councilor Caroline Bays.
The Committee reviewed four previous Committee referrals and a recommendation of the recently
approved Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Policy Guidelines.
1) Reappointments to the Traffic Commission. This work is completed and the referral should be
removed from the list of referrals.
2) Discussion of Winter All Night Parking Ban. Per Town Council rules, the referral should be
removed since no action was taken on this referral during the previous term.
3) Street Designs and Impact on Emergency Vehicles and Their Response Time. This is a joint
referral with the Committee on Public Works. The Committee affirmed the positive vote of the
Town Council on February 14 that this remains an open referral to the two Committees.
4) Safety Issues Along Streets Where Construction is Occurring. This referral was made by
Council President Sideris in December 2016 and the Committee met twice to discuss it on March
22, 2017 and April 10, 2017. The members felt that it would be beneficial for this referral to
remain open and for the Committee to continue to discuss it and to work with the Commission
on Disability and other groups to ensure public safety.
5) A recommendation which has appeared in past Town Council's Budget Policy Guidelines and
which was included again in the Fiscal Year 2019 Guidelines was "continue to review the Public
Safety study recommendations, per Matrix Consulting Group report of April 2012, to determine
how to best deliver more efficiently the level of services residents need and want." The members
agreed that this charge is an open referral to Committee on Public Safety.
Action Item
Councilor Feltner made the following motion —
The Committee on Public Safety recommends that the full Town Council approve moving forward
with the Committee on Public Safety three (3) referrals as outlined above by the Committee.
Councilor Piccirilli seconded the motion and it was approved by a vote of 3 — 0.
At 6:45 PM Councilor Palomba made a motion to adjourn. Councilor Feltner seconded the
motion and it was approve by a vote of 3 — 0.
Minutes submitted by Councilor Palomba