Details Meeting Name: Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 11/20/2019 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Committee Room – 2nd Floor – City Hall City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (27) 27 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Type Title Action Result Action Details Video 208963 2 208963 Public Communication 28 residents commenting on the completion of the reconstruction of Beacon Street, and next steps. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208995 3 208995 Order That the Chief of Police and the Chief Fire Engineer provide an update on upcoming and past meetings with Spectra Energy (now Enbridge) related to the Algonquin Gas Transmission line and the J2 loop and any communications on risks and safety procedures related to those pipelines. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209048 3 209048 Order That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management, the Chief Fire Engineer, the Chief of Police and other necessary departments advise this Council of the impacts of any further development along Alewife Brook Parkway on the Algonquin Gas Transmission Pipeline running along Alewife Brook. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209076 3 209076 Resolution That the Administration inform this Council how, if it all, the city may recoup from utility companies its costs for a public safety response to gas leaks. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209079 3 209079 Order That the Director of Infrastructure and Asset Management or another representative of the Administration report to each Councilor by November 1, 2019, on the placement of concrete for electrical equipment at the Brown School, and what alternate locations could be less impactful on the school's limited physical space. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 209082 3 209082 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works replace all of the streetlights along Fellsway West between Mystic Avenue and Broadway with new LED lights, and, in the meantime, replace the bulbs of the 11 streetlights that are out. Work completed   Action details Not available 208812 3 208812 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works instruct all utilities to clearly mark potholes, even temporary ones, created in the course of work in order to prevent bicycle and pedestrian accidents. Work completed   Action details Not available 208822 3 208822 Order That the Director of Public Works and the Director of Inspectional Services discuss how trash pickup and enforcement occurs during the high-volume move-in weeks. Work completed   Action details Not available 208824 3 208824 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works discuss ways of cleaning sidewalks in neighborhoods that have experienced sewage-contaminated flooding on sidewalks. Work completed   Action details Not available 208838 3 208838 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works immediately re-evaluate for usability, the placement of benches on Beacon Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 208839 3 208839 Order That the Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (Mobility) address this Council regarding handicap accessibility protocols for bus boarding at stops along Beacon Street and other routes in the city and propose remedies for resident concerns. Work completed   Action details Not available 208840 3 208840 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Council with an updated project schedule for the Beacon Street reconstruction project including the current timeline and project milestones being monitored. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 208890 3 208890 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works clean inside the metal barrel holders in and around Foss Park in addition to emptying them. Work completed   Action details Not available 208918 3 208918 Order That the Director of SPCD place signage on Medford Street letting pedestrians know where they can walk. Work completed   Action details Not available 208240 4 208240 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works replace the sidewalk at 50 Dartmouth Street as it poses a significant safety hazard. (2nd request) Work completed   Action details Not available 208287 4 208287 Communication Assistant City Solicitor responding to #207904 with an update on Newport Construction communications. Work completed   Action details Not available 208276 4 208276 Order That the Director of SPCD provide a written response to #207193, for the Arts Council to host events to bring pedestrians to Union Square and Ball Square during construction detours. Work completed   Action details Not available 207592 4 207592 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works direct the appropriate utility to remove and/or bury the utility poles on Trull Lane prior to upcoming construction there, and that the Commissioner express in writing to the Committee on Public Utilities and Works the feasibility of this work prior to construction. Work completed   Action details Not available 208687 4 208687 Order That the Director of Public Works inform this Council of any recent challenges relative to yard waste pickup. Work completed   Action details Not available 208780 4 208780 Order That the Director of Engineering ensure that gas leaks along Pearl Street and Washington Street are addressed before reconstruction of said streets is completed. Work completed   Action details Not available 207904 5 207904 Order That the City Solicitor update this Council as it relates to the communication received from Newport Construction Corp. on March 25, 2019. Work completed   Action details Not available 207193 5 207193 Resolution That the Administration, SPCD, and Arts Council host events to bring pedestrians to the affected Union Square and Ball Square areas during construction detours. Work completed   Action details Not available 208431 5 208431 Officer's Communication Arts Council Director responding to #208276 re: Arts Council activities to bring pedestrians to Union Square and Ball Square during construction detours. Work completed   Action details Not available 205059 5 205059 Resolution That the Administration present the information described herein about the Brown School's physical plant and planned and completed renovations, to this Board, to the School Committee, and to the Brown School community. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205813 5 205813 Order That the Director of Engineering and the Superintendent of Inspectional Services report to this Board on enforcement of the ordinance on driveway construction and paving over front, back or side yards, with a list of violations and fines levied in 2016 and 2017. Work completed   Action details Not available 206959 5 206959 Resolution That the Administration deem Newport Construction and Northern Tree to be “not considered responsible bidders or offerors” for 5 years, reflecting their performance on the Beacon St Reconstruction. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206960 6 206960 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works provide the Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works with the number of outstanding requests to replace defective or dangerous utility poles. Work completed   Action details Not available