Details 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. 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 204944 2 204944 Public Communication 23 residents submitting a petition re: the trees removed on Beacon Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204856 3 204856 Order That 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 3 204877 Order That 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 3 204878 Order That 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 3 204879 Order That 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 3 204949 Order That 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 3 204950 Resolution That 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 3 204731 Order That 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 3 204732 Order That 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 4 204551 Order That 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 4 204552 Order That 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 4 202330 Order That 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 4 202331 Order That 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 4 202332 Order That 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 4 203507 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works provide shaded areas for public pools including Foss Park and Dilboy. Work completed   Action details Not available 203867 4 203867 Resolution That 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 5 204263 Order That 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 5 200773 Order That 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