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The Fall River Committee on Public Works and Transportation met to discuss a previously tabled agenda item and approve meeting minutes. After noting that Councilor Hot was absent due to illness and that no citizens had signed up for public input, the committee unanimously approved the minutes from their May 20, 2026 meeting. The main item of business was a curb removal order for Jessica Ortega Yugilis at 34-36 California Street, which had been tabled at the previous meeting. Dan Aguyard, the Director of Engineering and Planning, presented a revised plan for the property. The original request for a 19-foot removal to create a 31-foot opening was amended to two separate 9-foot curb cuts, for a total of 18 feet, to facilitate required off-street parking. Neighbor Nick Silio of 44 California Street, who previously had concerns, was present and questioned the potential for water runoff onto his property. Mr. Aguyard assured him that the plan specified porous pavers to allow for water infiltration and that an occupancy permit would not be issued until the construction met all requirements, including proper drainage. After a brief discussion about the petitioner not needing to be physically present, Mr. Silio indicated he was no longer opposed to the revised plan. The committee then voted unanimously to approve the amended curb removal order. The meeting was adjourned shortly thereafter.
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0:03Here, council hot has informed the clerk that he is not feeling well and he will not be able to attend today's meeting.
0:09Therefore, we will go on without him.
0:11Uh, pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting or may transmit this meeting to any medium.
0:18Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transitions are being made whether perceived or unpersceived by those present and not deemed acknowledged and permissible.
0:28First item is citizens input time.
0:30However, there's no one who signed in to speak at citizens input time. Item number two, we will entertain the minutes of May 20, 2026 for approval.
0:42Motion to approve.
0:44Motion to approve has been made. I'll second the motion. All in favor?
0:47I I Any opposed? Motion carries.
0:51Motion to lift item three from the table.
0:54I'll second the motion. I'm lifting item three from the table. All in favor?
0:58I.
0:59I. Any opposed? The eyes have it.
1:03Item number three, order a curb move for Jessica Ortega Yugilis at 53 Adam Street, Newick, New Jersey, 07105, removal of 19 ft for a total opening of 31 ft at 34-36 California Street. It was tabled on May 20th 2026.
1:27Can we have the parties come down, please?
1:35You'd like to come down. You're welcome to come down as well if you'd like. It's up to you.
1:41We can hold up. It's up to you.
1:48How are you? Have a seat.
1:52Could you please just state your name and address for the record so everyone will know who we're talking?
1:55Sure. Nick Silio, 44 California Street.
1:59My name is Luis Mendes. I live 53 Adam Street.
2:04Just say your name.
2:07Okay. All right. Does anyone want to speak or give us an update of what happened since the last time we were here? Or I'll give you an update. Um, can you please state your name and address and who you for? For the record, Dan Aguyard, director of engineering and planning for the city of Fall River.
2:22Thank you.
2:23On June 1st, I submitted a letter uh back to the subcommittee with regards to a revised plan that I had received for this proposed curb opening. On this new revised plan, the applicant is requesting two 9- FFT openings for a total curb opening of 18 ft to provide the off- streetet parking that is required for his site plan review approval. That is the plan that you have attached to to your letter and that is
2:50what you are being asked to um either approve or deny this evening.
2:56Two crib cuts.
2:57Two crib cuts 9 ft each.
2:59Thank you.
3:02All right. Does anyone have anything to add or do you have any questions you want to questions for now?
3:07I think I was just you know I think I just wanted to I know you had concerns last time we were here about the existing plans. I want to know your thoughts on the revised proposal.
3:16Yeah. So, I looked at it and basically they have the 12 foot opening right now which they're going to I assume shrink to to nine.
3:24They'll close up.
3:25Yeah, they'll close up to 9 and then they'll put a nine right in front of the driveway.
3:28Correct.
3:29Okay.
3:30I mean, that's fine, but I mean until it's done, I won't know if I'll get water in my yard or over the retaining wall or anything.
3:37Yeah.
3:37That's separate from what?
3:39Yeah. No, I know, but that would have to come back to this.
3:42That'll come back to me. plan review for the building department before they will get an occupancy permit and sign off.
3:48Okay.
3:48And I can tell you this, they're definitely not going to let a curb opening affect the neighbor next door by getting off. They have No, I know. But then you have to understand it's it's an elevated property and it's on a slope. So when they come and pave, they're going to add layers on top of it.
4:00This is not pavement. This is porous pavers. They were not allowed for p to have asphalt.
4:04Okay?
4:05This is to allow water to infiltrate in order to meet the law coverage requirements. So they're spending an incredible amount of money to not put in pavement. Okay.
4:13And they will not get an occupancy permit until it's been built in accordance with that approved plan. You told that last time um and that's through my office uh community utilities and the building department.
4:23So, so I had a question and is actually just in conversation with my other half.
4:27So, we obviously have a person listed that's not present. It's his wife. I understand. And he's I guess able to speak on her behalf. Now, my question is is like what if me and my wife had something going on with the city and then someone came in and just said, you know, I'm there. I'm their father. I I can speak on their happy behalf. What's the Doesn't pertain to the credit card that we're looking at.
4:46No, no, no. But I'm just Well, it kind of does because like the owner is not here.
4:50They don't need to be here.
4:51So, like if But that's kind of You don't need to be here. They don't need to be here.
4:55No, no, no. But I do because they invited me.
4:57I know. But I'm just saying if like say if there was an incident that happened at my house and for some reason I didn't get an acknowledgement or a notice and then someone came in and smoked on my behalf. What's the like what is that the protection there?
5:08So there the protection for what?
5:09Whether say they deserve to have get a curb cut or not? No, no, no, no, no.
5:12That's all we're voting on.
5:14But, but like if she petitioned for it, okay, and she paid the money to get she greeted and did the recite.
5:20So, you don't have to be here then?
5:21No.
5:22Yeah.
5:22Okay. No, that's just something a lot of times people don't show up.
5:25No, I And that's I'm just trying to figure that out cuz I I don't I'm just saying I don't want that to happen to me. Like if something came in, you know, up in mind then they were like, "Oh, I'm here."
5:32Yeah. No, it's your choice. You can show up or you don't have to show up and we'll still get approve on.
5:36Oh, no. No. Okay. Okay. Based on what?
5:38All right. I'm just making sure that I'm just just for my own has nothing to do with it's not it's not uncommon at all.
5:43Okay. And I believe I asked that question at the last meeting and uh the response was that um the the parties had indicated that someone else would be coming in and speaking on their behalf.
5:52So you could theoretically, you know, if you had an issue of concern, you weren't able to make a meeting, you could, you know, write in, I think, and and say someone else can speak on my behalf.
6:03All right.
6:03Okay. That's all the question. So, just to be clear, you you are not opposed any longer to this.
6:08No, no. Like I said, it's just it's got to happen now and it's a matter of when we get a rain or potential downpour, we'll see what happens.
6:16Okay. Okay.
6:18With that, you want to take With that, I'll make a a motion to approve the curb removal order.
6:23I second the motion.
6:28As amended, the new measure.
6:29Yes.
6:30Recommend that the order be adopted as amended.
6:33Second.
6:35All in favor?
6:36I I All opposed. Hearing none. The motion carries. The city council now end sorry motion to adjurnn has been made. I'll second it. All in favor?
6:48Any opposed? Motion is now ajourned.