Traffic and Parking Commission Meeting (Rescheduled from June 16)

NOTICE OF MEETING

Thursday, June 25, 2020 @ 6:30PM

Notice: Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §20 and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the city’s website, at www.salem.com. For this meeting, members of the public who wish to watch, listen or provide comment during the meeting may do so in the following manner:

• Please click the link below to join the webinar:
• https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87049463758?pwd=ZlN2bFdoaDF2Y1dGSnNmZVluZUd3UT09
• Password: 745799
• Or Telephone:

US: 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free)

 Webinar ID: 870 4946 3758

• Or go to the website link www.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID# 870 4946 3758. The password is 745799.

Members of the public attending this meeting virtually will be allowed to make comments if they wish to do so. The Commission Chair, with the assistance of City Staff, will provide all participants in the Zoom meeting an opportunity to speak and indicate whether they would like to provide public comment. If you wish to speak, use the “raise hand” function on Zoom or dial-in participants may press *9 on their phone when directed to do so.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Zoom can be found here:

https://www.salem.com/home/news/zoom-teleconferencing-tool.

No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on the city’s website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting.

MEETING AGENDA

1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS (15 min period of no less than 3 min per person*)
3. TRAFFIC AND PARKING DIRECTOR UPDATE: Traffic and Parking Director will provide an update on recently completed and ongoing projects including an update on the public meeting for the North Street Corridor.
4. NEW/OLD BUSINESS (each item limited to 3 min per person*)
   1. Traffic Calming and Shared Streets Pilot Program – Staff will update the Commission on the planning and implementation of a “shared streets” pilot program, as well as ongoing development of an updated tracker for the City’s traffic calming requests.
   2. Request for Traffic Ordinance Recommendation
      1. Hampton Inn Hotel Parking and Traffic Circulation Changes – The City Council did NOT pass the ordinance recommendation from the Commission to convert Dodge Street Court to one-way traffic and has asked the Commission to consider it further.
5. OTHER BUSINESS THAT MAY LEGALLY COME BEFORE THE COMMISSION
6. MEETING SCHEDULE
7. MEETING MINUTES APPROVAL
8. ADJOURNMENT

*Per person comment period may be longer per the Chair’s discretion

Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as a sign language interpreter, an assistive listening device, or print material in a digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services, policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA Coordinator as soon as possible and no less than 2 business days before the meeting, program, or event.

Know your rights under the Open Meeting Law M.G.L. c. 30A §§18-25 &
City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033