Details Meeting Name: Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/2/2018 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Argenziano School 290 Washington St Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: Meeting Items (14) 14 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 3 204944 Public Communication 23 residents submitting a petition re: the trees removed on Beacon Street. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 205010 3 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. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204856 4 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. Work completed   Action details Not available 204877 4 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. Work completed   Action details Not available 204878 4 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. Work completed   Action details Not available 204879 4 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. Work completed   Action details Not available 204949 4 204949 Order That the Commissioner of Public Works advise this Board on the priority policy for clearing snow from sidewalk curb cuts at intersections. Work completed   Action details Not available 204950 4 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. Work completed   Action details Not available 204486 4 204486 Ordinance Proposing an Ordinance for the management and elimination of natural gas leaks. Kept in committee   Action details Not available 204731 4 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. Work completed   Action details Not available 202332 5 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 203711 5 203711 Order That the City Solicitor consult with the Commissioner of Public Works to draft an ordinance requiring contractors and utilities to secure metal plates during street construction. Work completed   Action details Not available 204263 6 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. Work completed   Action details Not available 200773 6 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