Details Meeting Name: Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/4/2012 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 (17) 17 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 192768 2 192768 Public Communication NStar Electric updating this Board on providing the DPW access to NStar's double pole tracking system. Work completed   Action details Not available 192598 3 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192641 3 192641 Resolution That this Board requests that the Administration provide a timeline for repairs to the West Branch Library and that the Commissioner of Public Works provide an update on repairs to interior walls that are peeling. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192642 3 192642 Resolution That this Board requests that the Administration analyze improvements needed at the East Branch Library and provide this Board with a schedule for completion. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192644 3 192644 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Engineer inspect catch basins and roadway depressions on Adrian Street and take action to restore structural integrity and address problems of overflow. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192645 3 192645 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works repave Adrian Street as part of the Spring 2012 paving program, and provide the Committee on Public Utilities and Works with the streets to be repaved in 2012. Work completed   Action details Not available 191815 4 191815 Order That the Director of SPCD place several additional seating options at Albion Park, especially near the water source, as the present seating is insufficient. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192487 4 192487 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works advise the appropriate utility company to repair/replace the streetlamps at the locations listed within. Work completed   Action details Not available 192593 4 192593 Order That this Board’s Committee on Public Utilities and Works investigate the repeated power outages around 470 Medford Street and take the necessary steps to ensure that NStar resolves this problem. Work completed   Action details Not available 192597 4 192597 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works update the Public Works and Utilities Committee with the status of double poles and street lamps not working. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 189988 5 189988 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works Appear Before the Subcommittee on Public Utilities and Public Works to Report on the Progress of the Magoun Sqaure Reconstruction Project and to Discuss Its Completion. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 190372 5 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 191365 5 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 192279 6 192279 Resolution That this Board requests that NStar and National Grid create a policy to notify the Mayor’s Office, Communications Dept., Constituent Services Dept. and all affected Aldermen of scheduled outages, ensuring that a repeat of the November 16 incident, where only residents were notified, is not repeated. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 192242 6 192242 Resolution That this Board requests that the Administration coordinate efforts with NStar to inventory the non-operating lights in West Somerville and make them operational as quickly as possible. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 191056 7 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 190133 8 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available