Public Service Committee Meeting June 17, 2024
6:00 pm City Hall Holyoke
536 Dwight St, Holyoke 01040
Posted June 10, 2024, 4:01 PM
City Council
Holyoke Massachusetts
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §§ 18-25,
Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023,
notice is hereby given of a meeting of the committee on
Public Service
Monday, June 17, 2024
6:00 PM
Meeting to take place at
Holyoke City Hall, 536 Dwight St
and can be accessed remotely on Zoom Meetings
Per order of the Chair: Juan Anderson-Burgos
Remote access via www.zoom.us
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81286141094?pwd=2RjKXtdWo2_54qSDj2TqjrzlWfoKRg.WcZkgJCv1XSJV2Qk
Meeting ID: 812 8614 1094 Meeting Passcode: 851465 or by call in at 1 (646) 558-8656 with the same Meeting ID and Passcode.
Live Spanish interpretation will be available on local access channel 15 using the television’s SAP option, through the live stream on the city website, as well as on the Zoom feed by clicking the interpretation option and choosing Spanish.
Agenda
Item 1: Minutes of February 21, 2024 meeting
Item 2: 5-7-24 From Mayor Joshua Garcia, letter appointing Catherine Pratt of 11 Lexington St. to serve on HEDIC. Ms. Pratt will replace Rosa Pantoja and will serve a three-year term, expiring June 30, 2027.
Item 3: 5-7-24 From Mayor Joshua Garcia, letter appointing Lauren Niles of 40 Lexington, to serve as a Commissioner of the Planning Board. Ms. Niles will replace Mr. Nathan Chung and will serve the remainder of his term expiring on June 30, 2027.
Item 4: 5-21-24 From Mayor Joshua Garcia, letter appointing Ms. Astrid deSoete of 13 O’Connor Ave. to serve as a member on the Recycling Advisory Committee. Ms. deSoete will replace Meg Magrath-Smith and will serve the remainder of her term expiring August 1, 2026.
Item 5: 6-4-24 From Mayor Joshua Garcia, letter appointing Mr. James P. O’Connell of 25 Brookline Ave. to serve on the Recycling Advisory Committee. Mr. O’Connell will replace Ms. Markeysha Dawn Davis and will serve the remainder of her term expiring August 1, 2026.
Item 6: 5-21-24 From Mayor Joshua Garcia, letter reappointing Mr. James Sutter of 30 Fairfield Ave. to serve as a Commissioner on the Gas and Electric. Mr. Sutter will serve a six year term expiring July 1, 2030.
Administrative Assistant: Jeffery Anderson-Burgos
The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Also one or two items may require the committee to enter into executive session at this meeting. Agenda subject to change up to two business days (48 hours) prior to posted meeting time.