Details Meeting Name: Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/25/2018 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 (31) 31 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 205406 2 205406 Public Communication Chris Dwan submitting comments re: the removal of trees from Beacon St. Work completed   Action details Not available 205498 3 205498 Order That the City Solicitor provide the Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works an opinion on the ability of the city to bar a contractor from future city work. Work completed   Action details Not available 205811 3 205811 Order That the Director of Engineering and Superintendent of Inspectional Services report to this Board on the registration of paving contractors pursuant to Ordinance 11-33. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205813 3 205813 Order That the Director of Engineering and the Superintendent of Inspectional Services report to this Board on enforcement of the ordinance on driveway construction and paving over front, back or side yards, with a list of violations and fines levied in 2016 and 2017. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206060 3 206060 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works fix the street lamp on the traffic island outside Brady Towers at 252 Medford Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 206204 3 206204 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works report on the feasibility of extending yard waste pickup later in the season. Work completed   Action details Not available 206303 3 206303 Order That the Director of Engineering share how pedestrian detours are required for planned street work resulting in sidewalk closures. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206642 3 206642 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and Director of Parks and Recreation explain how DPW develops maintenance plans, staffing, and budgets for new parks, especially parks that have significant landscaped areas or new types of play equipment, benches, or other features. Work completed   Action details Not available 206594 3 206594 Order That the City Solicitor prepare a document for review by this Board's Committee on Public Utilities and Public Works in preparation for filing a complaint regarding the removal of trees along Beacon Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 206667 3 206667 Order That the Director of Engineering inspect Russell Road at the corner of Ware Street for repeated sink holes. Work completed   Action details Not available 206700 3 206700 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works explain the city’s options for reducing the number of unused utility lines connecting to properties. Work completed   Action details Not available 206707 3 206707 Resolution That the Administration endeavor to add a properly signed and signaled crosswalk at 45 Beacon Street to enhance safety for residents accessing the Whole Foods Market. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206741 3 206741 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works report to this Board how a utility pole on Belmont Street, behind St. Catherine's Church, came down on September 23, 2018. Work completed   Action details Not available 206742 3 206742 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works report to this Board why a previous Order, #205803, regarding a dangerously curved utility pole on Belmont Street, has not been responded to. Work completed   Action details Not available 206779 3 206779 Order That the Director of Engineering or the Commissioner of Public Works share with this Board the current process for coordinating street paving with underground utility repairs, including how it compares with the Worcester Cooperative Paving Program. Work completed   Action details Not available 206780 3 206780 Resolution That the Administration work with other municipalities for the creation of a DPU community advisory board, similar to the MWRA’s advisory board, to provide input on the regulation of utilities. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206781 3 206781 Order That gas leaks be a regular topic on any standing meetings with Eversource or National Grid. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206782 3 206782 Order That the Director of SPCD, with the Director of Sustainability and Environment, explain the feasibility of encouraging or requiring that areas of new utility infrastructure – such as Boynton Yards or the Inner Belt – use sustainable forms of energy. Work completed   Action details Not available 206783 3 206783 Resolution That the Administration and this Board support Bill H2683, “An Act relative to protecting consumers of gas and electricity from paying for leaked and unaccounted for gas.” Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206826 3 206826 Order That the Director of Engineering and/or the Commissioner of Public Works repair the pedestrian and bicycle ramp under the railroad bridge on Sacramento Street, and respond to this Board in writing before the next meeting of the Committee on Public Utilities and Works. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 206836 3 206836 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Engineer address before the Committee on Public Utilities and Works what appears to be the failure of a contractor to tie the local sewer line from Ten Hills Road into the Shore Drive main sewer pipe, which was part of a major separation contract, and discuss measures that will be undertaken to oversee future water and sewer projects. Work completed   Action details Not available 205059 3 205059 Resolution That the Administration present the information described herein about the Brown School's physical plant and planned and completed renovations, to this Board, to the School Committee, and to the Brown School community. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204944 4 204944 Public Communication 23 residents submitting a petition re: the trees removed on Beacon Street. Work completed   Action details Not available 206440 4 206440 Order That the Director of SPCD provide this Board with a detailed report of current contractual obligations regarding Beacon Street reconstruction, including costs incurred, work still outstanding on the current contracts, and the implications of cancellation of the outstanding contracts. Work completed   Action details Not available 206615 4 206615 Officer's Communication DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted at the 6/14/18 meeting. Work completed   Action details Not available 206616 4 206616 Officer's Communication DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted at the 6/28/18 meeting. Work completed   Action details Not available 205010 5 205010 Order That the City Solicitor advise this Board about whether the way in which the Beacon Street trees were taken down was compliant with state law and the city’s Tree Ordinance. Work completed   Action details Not available 204552 5 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 202332 6 202332 Order That the City Engineer repair the curb cut and sidewalk ramp at the intersection of Murdock and Clyde Streets. Work completed   Action details Not available 204486 6 204486 Ordinance Proposing an Ordinance for the management and elimination of natural gas leaks. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 200773 7 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