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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
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208963 2208963Public Communication28 residents commenting on the completion of the reconstruction of Beacon Street, and next steps.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
208995 3208995OrderThat 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 3209048OrderThat 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 3209076ResolutionThat 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 3209079OrderThat 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 3209082OrderThat 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 3208812OrderThat 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 3208822OrderThat 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 3208824OrderThat 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 3208838OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works immediately re-evaluate for usability, the placement of benches on Beacon Street.Work completed  Action details Not available
208839 3208839OrderThat 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 3208840OrderThat 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 3208890OrderThat 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 3208918OrderThat the Director of SPCD place signage on Medford Street letting pedestrians know where they can walk.Work completed  Action details Not available
208240 4208240OrderThat 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 4208287CommunicationAssistant City Solicitor responding to #207904 with an update on Newport Construction communications.Work completed  Action details Not available
208276 4208276OrderThat 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 4207592OrderThat 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 4208687OrderThat the Director of Public Works inform this Council of any recent challenges relative to yard waste pickup.Work completed  Action details Not available
208780 4208780OrderThat 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 5207904OrderThat 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 5207193ResolutionThat 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 5208431Officer's CommunicationArts 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 5205059ResolutionThat 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 5205813OrderThat 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 5206959ResolutionThat 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 6206960OrderThat 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