On the agenda: Lowell meeting — Data Center (Jul 28)

Date:
July 28, 2026
Time:
6:30 PM
Location: City Council Chamber, 375 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA / Zoom (Hybrid)

1. ROLL CALL
2. MAYOR'S BUSINESS
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3. CITY CLERK
3.1. Minutes Of City Council Regular Meeting July 14th, For Acceptance.
Documents:
2026 JULY 14 CC MINUTES.PDF
4. GENERAL PUBLIC HEARINGS (Scheduled For 7PM)
4.1. Ordinance - Amend Zoning - Curb Cuts.
HTTPS://WWW.LOWELLMA.GOV/AGENDACENTER/VIEWFILE/ITEM/35561?
FILEID=101924
5. UTILITY PUBLIC HEARING (Scheduled For 7PM)
5.1. National Grid - Request Installation Of Utility Pole At Westford Street And 15
Technology Drive.
HTTPS://WWW.LOWELLMA.GOV/AGENDACENTER/VIEWFILE/ITEM/35437?
FILEID=101527
5.2. National Grid - Request Installation Of Utility Poles, (1) At 1270 Westford Street And
(1) At 1299 Westford Street.

HTTPS://WWW.LOWELLMA.GOV/AGENDACENTER/VIEWFILE/ITEM/35437?
FILEID=101527
5.2. National Grid - Request Installation Of Utility Poles, (1) At 1270 Westford Street And
(1) At 1299 Westford Street.
HTTPS://WWW.LOWELLMA.GOV/AGENDACENTER/VIEWFILE/ITEM/35436?
FILEID=101529
6. CITY COUNCIL - MOTIONS
6.1. C. Mercier - To Reconsider Vote Taken On July 14, 2026 Authorizing The City
Manager To File Special Legislation To Increase The Pension And 10 Years Back
Pay For Vincent Fernandez.
6.2. C. Mercier - Req. City Mgr. Have The Proper Department Evaluate And Repair The
Dangerous Condition On Gage Street As Well As The Overgrown UML Empty Parcel
Of Land That Abuts Gage Street.
6.3. C. Mercier - Req. City Mgr. Have Proper Department Provide An Update Regarding
Zoning Laws For Data Centers.
6.4. C. Rourke - Req. City Council Consider Pilot Program Of Maintaining Meetings Every
Two Weeks To Schedule Subcommittees Every Other Tuesday For The Remainder Of
2026 Calendar Year.
6.5. C. Robinson - Req. City Mgr. Have The Proper Department Provide An Update On
Swapping Out Volleyball Surface Material At Gage As Well As Potential Pathway To
Install A Seasonal Restroom Facility.
6.6. C. Robinson - Req. City Mgr. Provide A Pathway As Well As Possible Funding
Mechanisms To Update And Upgrade McPherson Swimming Pool Facility To
Preserve The Lifespan.
6.7. C. Robinson / C. Scott - Req The City Manager Have The Proper Department
Establish A Set Of SOP’s For Maintaining, Testing, Opening, Closing, And Winterizing
All Aquatic Recreational Facilities Throughout The City Including Timelines.
6.8. C. Liang - Req. City Mgr. Assess The Prevalence Of Tenant Displacement And The
Potential Impacts Of Implementing A Local Version Of The Tenant Opportunity To
Purchase Act (TOPA).
6.9. C. McDonough / C. Juran - Req. City Mgr. Work With The Appropriate Department
And Community Partners To Create Interpretive Materials For The Many Immigrant
And Cultural Monuments And Memorials Around City Hall Plaza And Throughout The
City Of Lowell.
6.10. C. Juran - Req. City Mgr. Have The Proper Departments Give An Update On The
Plans For Repaving And/Or Traffic Calming On Andover Street And The Western Half
Of Douglas Road.
6.11. C. Juran - Req. City Mgr. Have The Proper Department Give An Update On Plans For
Pickleball Courts At Parks Around The City (Including At Shedd Park), Including
Fencing To Ensure That Courts Are Properly Separated From Each Other.
6.12. C. Chau - Req. City Mgr. Have Police Department Increase Traffic Enforcement On
Stevens Street.
6.13. C. Chau - Req. City Mgr. Direct Appropriate Departments To Evaluate The Feasibility
Of A Residential Front-Yard De-Paving And Re-Greening Pilot Program To Reduce
Urban Heat Island Effects And Stormwater Runoff, That Includes A Homeowner
Rebate Component.
6.14. M. Gitschier - Req. The Minutes Of The July 14, 2026 Executive Session Be Released
Regarding The UHC-TIF; Once Released All Discussion To Be Held In Open Session

6.13. C. Chau - Req. City Mgr. Direct Appropriate Departments To Evaluate The Feasibility
Of A Residential Front-Yard De-Paving And Re-Greening Pilot Program To Reduce
Urban Heat Island Effects And Stormwater Runoff, That Includes A Homeowner
Rebate Component.
6.14. M. Gitschier - Req. The Minutes Of The July 14, 2026 Executive Session Be Released
Regarding The UHC-TIF; Once Released All Discussion To Be Held In Open Session
For This Topic.
6.15. M. Gitschier - Req. City Mgr. Look At Funding Sources To Reinstall The Wrought Iron
Fence Back Around The Ladd And Whitney Monument.
6.16. M. Gitschier - Req. City Mgr. Provide A Schedule To The City Council For The
Crosswalks Painting Around The Schools And Main Roads.
7. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY MANAGER
7.1. Motion Responses
A) Motion Response - Parking Enforcement at Schools
B) Motion Response - Sidewalks Woburn St
C) Motion Response - Update E Street
D) Motion Response - Injury Coverage Policies
E) Motion Response - Lowell 2026 Best Place to Live in MA
F) Motion Response - Invitation to Olympians
G) Motion Response - Kerouac Park Restoration
H) Motion Response - Fire Dept OT Spending
Documents:
A) MOTION RESPONSE - PARKING ENFORCEMENT AT SCHOOLS.PDF
B) MOTION RESPONSE - SIDEWALKS WOBURN ST.PDF
C) MOTION RESPONSE - UPDATE E STREET.PDF
D) MOTION RESPONSE - INJURY COVERAGE POLICIES.PDF
E) MOTION RESPONSE - LOWELL 2026 BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN
MA.PDF
F) MOTION RESPONSE - INVITATION TO OLYMPIANS.PDF
G) MOTION RESPONSE - KEROUAC PARK RESTORATION.PDF
H) MOTION RESPONSE - FIRE DEPT OT SPENDING.PDF
7.2. Informational Report
Information Report - Quarter Two Motion Update
Documents:
INFORMATION REPORT - QUARTER TWO MOTION UPDATE.PDF
8. VOTES FROM THE CITY MANAGER
8.1. Vote - Accept Deed - 161 Totman Street
Documents:
VOTE - ACCEPT DEED - 161 TOTMAN STREET.PDF
8.2. Vote - Authorize CM Enter License Agreement With The Chiropractic Healing Center,
P.C.
Documents:
VOTE - AUTHORIZE CM ENTER LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE
CHIROPRACTIC HEALING CENTER, P.C..PDF

P.C.
Documents:
VOTE - AUTHORIZE CM ENTER LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE
CHIROPRACTIC HEALING CENTER, P.C..PDF
8.3. Vote - Authorize Payment Of Bills Incurred In Excess Of Appropriations
Documents:
VOTE - AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF BILLS INCURRED IN EXCESS OF
APPROPRIATIONS.PDF
8.4. Vote - Designate LHS Wrestling Room As Polling Location
Documents:
VOTE - DESIGNATE LHS WRESTLING ROOM AS POLLING
LOCATION.PDF
8.5. Vote - Transfer $249,708 - Supplemental Appropriation (HHS Lease)
Documents:
VOTE - TRANSFER 249,708 - SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION (HHS
LEASE).PDF
9. ORDINANCES FROM THE CITY MANAGER
9.1. Ordinance - Amend Chapter 266-61 - Space Savers
Documents:
ORDINANCE - AMEND CHAPTER 266-61 - SPACE SAVERS.PDF
10. RESOLUTIONS
10.1. Resolution - Recognize Lowell's Bicentennial Celebration
Documents:
RESOLUTION - RECOGNIZE LOWELLS BICENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION.PDF
11. REPORTS (SUB/COMMITTEE, IF ANY)
11.1. Non-Profit Organization SC July 28, 2026.
11.2. Wire Inspector Reports:
(5) Mass Electric d/b/a National Grid (Meadowcroft, Wood, Richardson, Bolt,
Central); (6) Boston Gas d/b/a National Grid (Sixth, Saunders, Queen, Jackson, (2)
Seventh)
Documents:
2026 JULY 28 WIRE INSPECTOR REPORTS 5 MASS ELECT CO DBA
NATIONAL GRID, 6 BOSTON GAS CO DBA NATIONAL GRID
AGENDA.PDF
12. PETITIONS

2026 JULY 28 WIRE INSPECTOR REPORTS 5 MASS ELECT CO DBA
NATIONAL GRID, 6 BOSTON GAS CO DBA NATIONAL GRID
AGENDA.PDF
12. PETITIONS
12.1. Claim - (1) Property Damage.
12.2. Misc. - Nathalie Amador Request Installation Of Handicap Parking Sign At 47 Walnut
Street.
Documents:
2026 JULY 28 NATHALIE AMADOR REQ HANDICAP SIGN 47 WALNUT
STREET.PDF
12.3. Misc. - Jacquelin Tanguay Request Installation Of A Handicap Parking Sign At 220
River Road.
Documents:
2026 JULY 28 JACQUELIN M. TANGUAY HANDI-CAP SIGN AT 220 RIVER
ROAD.PDF
12.4. Misc. - Benjamin Opikhara Request Installation Of A "Autistic Child" Sign At 45 Willard
Street.
Documents:
2026 JULY 28 BENJAMIN OPIKHARA REQ GO SLOW SIGN FOR AUTISTIC
CHILD.PDF
12.5. Boston Gas - Request Replacement Of 180 Feet Of Existing Low-Pressure Gas Main
On Florence Avenue.
Documents:
2026 JULY 28 BOSTON GAS 180FT OF REPLACE GAS MAIN FLORENCE
AVE.PDF
12.6. Boston Gas - Request Replacement Of 270 Feet Of Existing Low-Pressure Gas Main
On Nottingham Street And Thompson Court.
Documents:
2026 JULY 28 BOSTON GAS INSTALL 270FT OF REPLACEMENT GAS
MAIN NOTTINGHAM THOMPSON COURT.PDF
12.7. Boston Gas - Request Replacement Of 590 Feet Of Exiting Low-Pressure Gas Main
On Marshall And McIntyre Streets.
Documents:
2026 JULY 28 BOSTON GAS 590FT OF REPLACEMENT GAS MAIN
MCINTYRE MARSHALL.PDF
12.8. National Grid - Request Installation Of (1) JO Pole At 93 Mammoth Road.
Documents:
2026 JULY 28 MASS ELECTRIC INSTALL 1 JO POLE MAMMOTH

MCINTYRE MARSHALL.PDF
12.8. National Grid - Request Installation Of (1) JO Pole At 93 Mammoth Road.
Documents:
2026 JULY 28 MASS ELECTRIC INSTALL 1 JO POLE MAMMOTH
MAMMOTH ELLIS.PDF
12.9. National Grid - Request Installation Of (1) JO Pole At 117-125 Perry Street.
Documents:
2026 JULY 28 MASS ELECTRIC 1 JO POLE PERRY SHERMAN.PDF
13. ANNOUNCEMENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
Office of the City Clerk - 375 Merrimack Street - Phone: 978.674.4161