Details Meeting Name: Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/30/2024 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Virtual Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: PUPW - 2024-10-30 Eversource Withdrawal Letter (with 24-1240), PUPW - 2024-10-30 OEM Memo (with 24-1182), PUPW - 2024-10-30 Memo Bench at Brown School (with 24-0039), PUPW - 2024-10-30 Plan Taking 1954 Shawmut St (with 24-1418), PUPW - 2024-10-30 Relevant Assessors map 0 Alston (with 24-1418), PUPW - 2024-10-30 Taking book8352 page93 1954 Shawmut St (with 24-1418) Meeting Items (21) 21 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 24-0403 1 1. Committee Minutes Approval of the Minutes of the Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Meeting of March 18, 2024. Accepted Pass Action details Not available 24-1088 1 2. Public Communication 76 registered voters submitting a petition for a public hearing on the Somerville Internet Task Force 2019 Report and a Feasibility Study on Municipal Broadband, pursuant to Section 8 of the City Charter. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1240 1 3. Grant of Location Eversource applying for a Grant of Location to install a new hip guy and anchor at Utility Pole 291/11 in Prospect Street. Recommended to be withdrawn   Action details Not available 24-1421 1 4. Order That the Director of Parking install a NO THROUGH STREET sign on Alston Street by the Cross Street intersection. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1426 1 5. Order That the Director of Parking enforce parking permit laws on Alston Street. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1425 1 6. Order That the Director of Mobility prioritize Alston Street for a potential Neighborways project. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1424 1 7. Order That the Director of Mobility place a sided bump on Alston Street. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1203 1 8. Order That the Director of Inspectional Services inspect any exterior finishing down to the wood to ensure there is no asbestos shingling present before granting building permits. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1419 1 9. Order That the Director of Inspectional Services inspect open space parcels along McGrath Highway, behind Alston Street and Chester Avenue for rodent activity and bait accordingly. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1423 1 10. Order That the Director of Inspectional Services address graffiti on Alston Street and ensure the property owners are maintaining their properties. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1272 1 11. Order That the Director of Inspectional Services and the Commissioner of Public Works appear before this Council to discuss the problems of local restaurants complying with the requirements of proper waste handling and contracting for city waste collection. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1422 1 12. Order That the Tree Warden inspect the trees behind Chester Avenue and address falling limbs. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1420 1 13. Order That the Commissioner of Public Works clean the open space parcels along McGrath Highway, behind Alston Street and Chester Avenue of trash and debris. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1202 1 14. Order That the Commissioner of Public Works create a process for residents to report downed and dangling utility lines. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-0977 1 15. Order That the Commissioner of Public Works install big belly trash barrels at the intersection of Meacham and Moreland Streets. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-0039 1 16. Order That the Commissioner of Public Works re-install the bench, previously donated and installed in honor of longstanding Brown School principal Marilyn Haggerty, on the Brown School grounds. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1418 1 17. Order That the Chief Assessor determine the ownership of open space parcels along McGrath Highway, behind Alston Street and Chester Avenue to determining who is responsible for maintenance. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1268 1 18. Order That the Director of Communications discuss the communication plan to address move-in/move-out related discarded furniture, including items left on sidewalks blocking pedestrian pathways and restricting public way accessibility. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1205 1 19. Resolution That the Administration allocate additional resources to proactively clean up used needles and other potentially hazardous items in Seven Hills Park and other areas. Recommended to be marked work completed   Action details Not available 24-1306 1 20. Resolution That the Administration update this Council on plans for the Cummings School building and Founders Memorial Skating Rink this fiscal year. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 24-1182 1 21. Order That the Director of Emergency Management discuss the city’s emergency response plan for freight train routes and action plans in the event of a derailment or chemical spill. Kept in committee   Action details Not available