Page 22 CITY OF EVERETT ~ Legal Notice ~ THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, SEpTEmbER 30, 2022 BEACON | FROM PAGE 10 ~ Legal Notice ~ PUBLIC HEARING FOR A CITIZEN FREE PETITION REQUESTED BY THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF EVERETT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8-1 OF THE CITY OF EVERETT CHARTER. To all parties interested in the public hearing. That the City Council of the City of Everett is hereby requested to hold a Public Hearing on a Citizen Free Petition as signed by voters in accordance with section 8-1 of the Everett City Charter. Be it hereby ordered: That the City Council approve a 5-year moratorium on new housing development greater than 3-family housing, in the City of Everett and be it further ordered that the Citizens Free Petition requests strict enforcement of current city ordinances regarding building and conversion of 1,2 and 3 family properties. Hearing to be held with the Everett City Council, at 7:00PM, on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at the Everett City Council Chambers, Everett City Hall. September 30, 2022 motes alternative modes of transportation.” A key provisionof the ENROLLED ORDINANCE PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 1 SECTION 4.5 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EVERETT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS Chapter 43, Section 23. ENROLLED: 09/26/2022 DATE OF PROPOSED ORDAINMENT: 10/11/2022 CITY COUNCIL …………………………………………………....No. C0414-22 IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY-TWO AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION D EFFECTIVE DATE ON THE ORDINANCE BANNING PLASTIC BAGS IN THE CITY OF EVERETT Councilor /s/ Stephanie Martins Whereas: The recently passed ordinance banning businesses from using single use plastic bags at check-out has not been enforced by the city. Now, therefore, by the authority granted to the City Council of the City of Everett, Massachusetts to make and amend ordinances: Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Everett, Massachusetts that the Revised Ordinances of the City of Everett, Chapter 12, Section 2007 - Prohibition of disposable plastic shopping bags is hereby amended as follows: Section 12-2007(d) is hereby amended by replacing the phrase “April 1, 2022” with the phrase “January 1, 2023”. This ordinance shall take effect upon passage by the City Council and subsequent approval by His Honor the Mayor. A true copy attest Sergio Cornelio, City Clerk September 30, 2022 bill requires vehicle drivers, when passing a vulnerable user, to pass at a safe distance of not less than 3 feet when the motor vehicle is traveling at 30 miles per hour or less, and an additional foot of clearance for every ten miles per hour that the vehicle is traveling above 30 miles per hour. Baker said that the passing distance formula presents enforcement and messaging challenges that would undermine the goal of a clearly understood and enforceable standard. “This bill would establish a sliding scale of passing distances depending on the motor vehicles’ speed, which would be confusing for motorists and difficult to enforce for local police,”said Baker, instead proposing an amendment that would establish a consistent three-foot distance requirement. Other provisions of the measure include establishing a process to lower the default speed limit to 25 mph on state highways and parkways in thickly settled or business districts; requiring higher-visibility mirrors and lateral sideguards on certain state-owned, sta t e - opera ted and state-contracted trucks; and creating a uniform reporting tool for crashes involving a pedestrian or cyclist.. Baker said he supports several pieces of the bill including the requirement that some state vehicles use higher-visibility mirrors and lateral sideguards. As far as the section creating a uniform reporting tool for crashes involving a pedestrian or cyclist Baker said that there already exists an online reporting public-facing platform and the new section is not necessary. The amendments are now before the House for consideration. EDUCATION BILLS SENT TO A STUDY COMMITTEE – Several bills affecting public schools and education were sent to a study committee where bills are rarely actually studied and are essentially defeated. It is a way to kill a proposal without holding a vote on the bill itself. Here are some of the education bills that were sent off to a study committee: COMMISSION ON GEOGRAPHY TEACHING IN SCHOOLS (H 703) – Would create an 8-member commission to study and investigate the status of geography education in public schools and make recommendations on how to improve it. “Expanding geography knowledge is much more than knowing where things are on a map,” said sponsor Rep. Todd Smola (R-Warren) who plans to file the bill again next year. “It helps to improve our understanding of issues at home and around the world. Global issues have a tremendous impact on what happens to us within our own country as well. A greater focus on geography education will work to the benefit of all students in the commonwealth.” “It is always disappointing to see a good bill sent to study,” continued Smola. “I also recognize that the creation of a commission to study any issue is an extensive undertaking that the Legislature takes seriously. The hope is that there is room for expansion in the Massachusetts history and social science frameworks for greater geography education. If we can get there without the need for a legislative study, I am all for it.” TEACH PERSONAL FINANCE IN SCHOOLS (H 578) – Would require the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop and assist in the implementation of curriculum on personal financial literacy to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need BEACON | SEE PAGE 23
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