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Agenda

Item 1: Minutes of March 9, 2026 meeting.

Item 2: 11-6-25 From Holyoke Residents-letter to Mayor Garcia regarding noise at Wyckoff Country Club

Item 3: 11-18-25 From Residents in Ward 7-Neighborhood Petition to Address Noise Complaints

Item 4: 10-21-25 VACON – ORDER: That the Board of Health provide the City Council with an update on the effects of marijuana on the physical & mental health of residents use since “legalization in MA”.

Item 5: 3-17-26 From Board of Health Director Tim Rivers-letter regarding cannabis use.

Item 6: 3-17-26 From Board of Health Director Tim Rivers- HPS Curriculum and Programs Addressing Substance Use Awareness.

Item 7: 10-21-25 Magrath-Smith -ordered, that Animal Control present options for disposal of roadkill on sidewalks, streets, and city properties in general on weekends, including shifting the responsibility for picking up roadkill to a different city department, shifting the hours of workers, or hiring an on-call provider.

Item 8: 3-17-26 From Board of Health- Animal Control response to road kill order.

Item 9: 12-16-25 Magrath-Smith – Ordered that HPD and DPW develop a list of 10-15 points across the city which would benefit from permanent speed limit reminders to the public and present a plan for installing permanent speed radar signs at those points.
*Tabled 2-9-26

Item 10: 4-7-26 From Holyoke Police Department-monthly traffic reports from various locations.

Item 11: 8-5-25 VACON – ORDER: that the conservation commission provide minutes of the process & summary of discussion & votes for the wetlands enforcement order at 77 Mayer Drive and provide any appeal process available to neighbors/abutters.

Item 12: 1-6-26 From Conservation Commission, August 28, 2025 meeting minutes.

Item 13: 2-17-26 PURCELL: Order that the City Of Holyoke install a Street Light at the Comer of Linden Street and Suffolk Street on the even side of Linden st.

LAID ON THE TABLE
(Items taken up at previous meeting(s) and laid on the table.

Item 14: 8-1-23 BARTLEY, DEVINE, J. RIVERA – Ordered, The City Engineer and/or VEOLIA suggest improvements to the sidewalk and catch basin near 5 Martin St. (at the corner of Westfield Rd and Martin). Owner’s contractor noted the sidewalk is too high and the design causes water to pool on parking lot; the catch basin is above-grade is not catching storm water. Owner very willing to confer with City Engineer on this matter. Refer to Public Safety Committee for a review hearing.
*Tabled 12-30-24, 3-31-25, 12-15-25, 3-9-26

Item 15: 5-21-24 BARTLEY, I. RIVERA, J. RIVERA, SULLIVAN – DPW, Emergency Management, HPD and Mayor’s office determine a safety plan to better warn truckers traveling on Main St. of the iron R/R bridge at Lyman St. Yet another collision occurred last week. Consider checking out the flashing beacons and warning signs on East Mountain Rd, Westfield.
*Tabled 12-30-24, 3-13-25, 12-15-25

Item 16: 9-4-24 BARTLEY, J. RIVERA – (copy) The DPW install a protective wraparound barrier (lattice, wire) the Holyoke Railroad platform. Unfortunately people are using this for protection from the elements but it is a very dangerous location and I don’t want anyone to stumble onto the rail tracks as recently happened in Northampton.
*Tabled 12-30-24, 3-13-25, 12-15-25, 3-9-26

Item 17: 1-6-26 Anderson-Burgos – Ordered that the City Engineer review Old Jarvis Ave to address traffic safety concerns of several residents, including vehicles traveling at high speeds and large trucks traveling on the street on a regular basis. Residents are asking for consideration of a truck exclusion, making it a one way, and/or barriers at one end making it a dead end. Residents have expressed that speed humps were installed 15 years ago, but they did not prevent speeding.
*Tabled 3-9-26

Item 18: 1-6-26 Thalheimer- The condition of the sidewalk on Northampton St between West Glen and Clark Streets is virtually impassable especially for persons with disabilities.
*Tabled 3-9-26

ADMINISTRATIVELY LAID ON THE TABLE
(Per City Council Rule 9P, “Any order not acted on within 45 days shall be deemed tabled.” Items within this section are laid on the table by virtue of being in the committee more than 45 days.)

Item 19: 9-5-23 JOURDAIN, VACON – Parks dept please install a motion sensor system and/or improved camera system and/or improved security plan at the Pouliot pool for use when the pool is in season.  After hours security needs to be dramatically improved.  Please let City Council and Mayor know if funding is required.

Item 20: 12-16-25 Magrath-Smith – Ordered, that a monthly standing order be added to Public Safety meetings where the committee reviews the See-Click-Fix Report and the status of logged issues.

Item 21: 12-16-25 Magrath-Smith – Ordered, that a plan be presented to Public Safety concerning how See-Click-Fix can be effectively implemented through DPW, Engineering, and Council, including how it can be made prominent on the city website, how councilors can log issues from constituents, what communication structure can be used to respond to people who log issues, and how a public-facing report can be shared online showing the status of issues that were logged. Consider also if a “Driving Speed/Traffic Complaint” category can be added.

Item 22: 2-3-26 Vacon- ORDER:  that the HPD, HFD & DPW provide a quarterly summary (no individual information) report to the city council on employee injuries including; number of employees out injured, length of time out, & nature of injuries & any actions taken to reduce injuries, along with any other information the department wishes to include.  Refer to Public Safety & copy to each department.