Details Meeting Name: Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/29/2013 6:30 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 (18) 18 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 193965 3 193965 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works remove the graffiti from the Lowell Street bridge. Work completed   Action details Not available 193966 3 193966 Order That the City Clerk request that the State Delegation contact the MBTA to remove all graffiti from the retaining wall between the railroad tracks and the Lowell Street bridge. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 194040 3 194040 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works repair all sidewalk panels at 27 Josephine Avenue. Work completed   Action details Not available 194043 3 194043 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of SPCD construct handicap crosswalks and ramps at Highland Road and Kidder Avenue. Work completed   Action details Not available 194044 3 194044 Order That the Director of SPCD and the City Arborist analyze the safety of the large tree across from the Kennedy School and report back in writing to the Ward 5 Alderman. Work completed   Action details Not available 194049 3 194049 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works erect a barrier or fence at the bottom of Nashua Street that can withstand the force of snow plows pushing snow into it. Work completed   Action details Not available 194050 3 194050 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works address the storm drain and runoff issues at the bottom of Nashua Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 194198 3 194198 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works update this Board’s Committee on Public Utilities and Works on the repair/replacement of street-lamps city-wide. Work completed   Action details Not available 194245 3 194245 Order That the Clerk of Committees notify NStar to appear before this Board’s Committee on Public Utilities and Works to explain their unresponsiveness to previous requests to repair or mitigate problems with their utility poles at 44 Vernon Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192598 4 192598 Order That the Director of Communications appear at the next meeting of the Public Works and Utilities Committee with an update and cost of the cable, internet and telephone providers in Somerville. Work completed   Action details Not available 192776 4 192776 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Engineer meet with the Ward 7 Alderman and concerned citizens to discuss the conditions of the bike path in Ward 7 and outline plans to make repairs to the retaining wall and prevent flooding. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 193752 6 193752 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Engineer appear at the September 19, 2012 meeting of the Public Utilities and Works Committee to report on the failure of the utility companies to re-surface streets after opening them. Work completed   Action details Not available 193754 6 193754 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Engineer appear at the September 19, 2012 meeting of the Public Utilities and Works Committee to report on Cedar Street sewer and drainage issues. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 190372 7 190372 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works appear before this Board’s Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works regarding the lack of handicap ramps at the intersection of Highland Road and Kidder Avenue. Work completed   Action details Not available 191365 7 191365 Order That the ADA Compliance Officer conduct an assessment of ADA accessibility at the corner of Somerville Avenue and Kent Street and provide the findings to the Ward 2 Alderman. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 193750 8 193750 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works add the double poles at College Hill Avenue, Raymond and North Streets, Conwell Ave (between Curtis and Hillsdale), Chetwynd Road, Curtis Street and 9 Granite Street to his utility company “double pole” list, and that the Superintendent of Lines and Lights appear at the September 19, 2012 meeting of the Public Utilities and Works Committee. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 190133 10 190133 Order That the Public Utilities and Public Works Committee discuss the damage done to the roof of 140 Willow Avenue by the utility companies working there. Work completed   Action details Not available 191056 10 191056 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works contact the appropriate utilities to address the overloaded and low hanging wires at Somerville Avenue at Kent Street, Somerville Avenue at Linden Street, and along Tyler Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available