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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
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205406 2205406Public CommunicationChris Dwan submitting comments re: the removal of trees from Beacon St.Work completed  Action details Not available
205498 3205498OrderThat 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 3205811OrderThat 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 3205813OrderThat 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 3206060OrderThat 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 3206204OrderThat 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 3206303OrderThat 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 3206642OrderThat 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 3206594OrderThat 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 3206667OrderThat the Director of Engineering inspect Russell Road at the corner of Ware Street for repeated sink holes.Work completed  Action details Not available
206700 3206700OrderThat 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 3206707ResolutionThat 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 3206741OrderThat 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 3206742OrderThat 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 3206779OrderThat 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 3206780ResolutionThat 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 3206781OrderThat gas leaks be a regular topic on any standing meetings with Eversource or National Grid.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
206782 3206782OrderThat 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 3206783ResolutionThat 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 3206826OrderThat 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 3206836OrderThat 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 3205059ResolutionThat 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 4204944Public Communication23 residents submitting a petition re: the trees removed on Beacon Street.Work completed  Action details Not available
206440 4206440OrderThat 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 4206615Officer's CommunicationDPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted at the 6/14/18 meeting.Work completed  Action details Not available
206616 4206616Officer's CommunicationDPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted at the 6/28/18 meeting.Work completed  Action details Not available
205010 5205010OrderThat 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 5204552OrderThat 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 6202332OrderThat 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 6204486OrdinanceProposing an Ordinance for the management and elimination of natural gas leaks.Kept in committee  Action details Not available
200773 7200773OrderThat 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