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Meeting Name: Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/23/2018 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: VNA - Lowell Street
259 Lowell St.
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204944 2204944Public Communication23 residents submitting a petition re: the trees removed on Beacon Street.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204856 3204856OrderThat the Director of Engineering and the Commissioner of Public Works work with this Board to consider possible strategies to address the persistent issue of snow being plowed onto sidewalks during large snow storms.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204877 3204877OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works report to this Board why snow plows cannot go at a slower speed to avoid throwing snow over curbs and onto sidewalks.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204878 3204878OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works deploy a shoveling crew after major snowstorms to shovel out the sidewalks of elderly and disabled residents that get buried by city snowplows, and that the Director of Health and Human Services and the Director of Communications work together to register such residents so they can contact 311 to get their sidewalks re-shoveled after they have been buried by snowplows.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204879 3204879OrderThat the Director of Communications coordinate the messaging about when to shovel with the Commissioner of Public Works so that residents are not told to shovel their sidewalks when snow plows are still plowing snow over curbs and burying sidewalks.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204949 3204949OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works advise this Board on the priority policy for clearing snow from sidewalk curb cuts at intersections.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204950 3204950ResolutionThat the Administration advise this Board on the city's ability to clear sidewalks that have not been cleared and charge the property owner for the cost.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204731 3204731OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works make the following repairs on Carver Street: fill the pothole behind the sewer cover; straighten the two curbstones on the south side of the street; and remove the pile of cement at the end of the street.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204732 3204732OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works patch the uneven roadway on Cedar Street around the Community Path as it presents a safety hazard for bicyclists.Work completed  Action details Not available
204551 4204551OrderThat the Director of Capital Projects or the Director of Communications share with this Board the plan for keeping community members informed on a regular basis about the High School building project.Work completed  Action details Not available
204552 4204552OrderThat the Director of Capital Projects or the Director of SPCD update this Board about the transportation management and parking plans for both the construction and the post-construction phases of the new High School.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
202330 4202330OrderThat the City Engineer install the curb cut at the Warwick Street elbow, by the Community Path Extension ramp, that was promised many years ago as part of the Maxwell’s Green development.Work completed  Action details Not available
202331 4202331OrderThat the City Engineer install curb cuts and sidewalk ramps at the two curbs by Maxwell’s Green at the intersection of Clyde and Warwick Streets.Work completed  Action details Not available
202332 4202332OrderThat the City Engineer repair the curb cut and sidewalk ramp at the intersection of Murdock and Clyde Streets.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
203507 4203507OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works provide shaded areas for public pools including Foss Park and Dilboy.Work completed  Action details Not available
203867 4203867ResolutionThat the Mayor’s Office, working with the Director of Engineering, report to this Board on improving Eversource's communications with, and responsiveness to, this city's residents, concerning gas meter replacement, street construction and utility work.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
204263 5204263OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works request that the appropriate utility company address the low hanging wires on Mt. Vernon and Washington Streets.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200773 5200773OrderThat the Commissioner of Public Works describe to this Board, the rationale for treating multi-unit residences the same as single family residences for purposes of volume-based escalation of water rates.Kept in committee  Action details Not available