PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

MARCH 15, 2004

COUNCIL CHAMBER

Convened: 5:32 p.m.

Adjourned: 6:29 p.m.

 

Present were;      Chairperson Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr.

                             Councillor Frederick C. Rushton

                             Councilor Philip P. Palmieri

 

Also:                     DPW Commissioner Robert l. Moylan

                             DPW Assistant Commissioner Andrew Murch

                             DPW Director of Sewers Matthew Labovites

                             DPW Staffperson Timothy Reiner

                             City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk

 

1.       Communication of the City Manager relative to a progress report on our work to restore Worcester City Hall

          #29C CM May 29, 2001

          In Committee October 22, 2001 - Held

          In Committee February 25, 2002 - Held

In Committee December 16, 2002 - Held

          In Committee February 10, 2003 - Held

          In Committee May 21, 2003 - Held

          In Committee February 10, 2004 – Held

Recommend Hold

 

2.       Communication of the City Manager relative to the placement of the Second City Hall Rostrum.

          #29A CM September 24, 2002

In Committee December 16, 2002 - Held

In Committee February 10, 2003 - Held

          In Committee May 21, 2003 - Held

          In Committee February 10, 2004 – Held

Recommend File

 

STREETS – SCARIFY OR WIDEN

                                                Item # & Date

          Petitioner’s Name         Location                        In City Council

 

3.       Councillor Haller             Lewis St.                        #10a 3/25/03

Recommend Approval

 

4.       Councillor Abraham        Cemetery Rd.                  #13 CC 5/13/03

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

5.       Councillor Abraham        Kenilworth Rd.                #15 CC 9/9/03

          on behalf of John Guiney

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

6.       Councillor Gomez           Kenilworth Rd.                #29a CC 9/9/03

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

7.       Councillor Haller             Wachusett St.                 #12 CC 1/6/04

          on behalf of Sean Defeudis et al

Recommend Approval

 

8.       Councillor Haller             Wesby St.                       #14 CC 1/6/04

Recommend Approval

 

9.       Councillor Haller             Home St.                        #15 CC 1/6/04

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

10.     Councillor Haller             Dix St.                            #16 CC 1/6/04

                                                (between Lancaster St. & Ormond St.)

Recommend Approval

 

11.     Councillor Lukes             Sunnyhill Dr.                   #11 CC 1/13/04

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

12.     Councillor White             Button St                        #5 CC 1/20/04

          on behalf of Cindy Prosser    (where needed)                                     

Recommend Approval near the intersection with Hastings Road

 

SIDEWALK REPAIR

                                                                                      Item # & Date

Petitioner’s Name                   Location              In City Council

 

13.     Councillor Haller                       Chandler St.          #18 CC 12/3/02

          (from Park Ave. to Piedmont St.)

Recommend Approval

 

14.     Councillor Abraham                  34 Berkmans St.    #11a CC 6/10/03

Recommend Approval

 

15.     David Angel &                          19 Lenox St.          #11 CC 7/1/03

Jocelyne Bauduy

Recommend Approval

 

16.     Councillor Haller                       Crystal St.             #12 CC 7/1/03

Recommend Approval

 

17.     Councillor Abraham                  17 Pinewood Ln.   #13a CC 7/1/03

Recommend leave to Withdraw

 

18.     Councillor Abraham on             20 Wetherell St.     #33 CC 8/12/03

          behalf of Gerald Cronin

Recommend leave to Withdraw

 

19.     Stephen Damarais,                    Camelot St.           #40CC 8/12/03

          Property Mgr on behalf     (reset granite bounds)

of Moreland Hill Condos                             

Recommend Approval

 

20.     Councillor Haller             224 Chandler St.             #17 CC 9/9/03

Recommend Approval

 

21.     Councillor Palmieri Main St                                     #25 CC 9/9/03

          (westerly side from Harrington Corner to driveway of 406 Main St.)

Recommend Approval

 

22.     Carolyn & Sam Gordon  41 Ellis Dr.                      #8 CC 9/16/03

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

23.     Councillor Palmieri           12 & 20 Atlanta St.          #11a CC 9/16/03

Recommend Approval

 

24.     Councillor Palmieri           16 Natick St.                   #15a CC 9/23/03

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

25.     Councillor Palmieri           31 Marsh Ave.                 #15b CC 9/23/03

Recommend Approval

 

26.     Councillors Irish              85 Elm St.                       #11aCC 9/30/03

          & Lukes     

Recommend Approval

 

27.     Yergeni Sosunov et al      6 Ashmont Ave.              #11 CC 10/7/03

Recommend Approval

 

28.     Councillor Haller             4 concrete panels            #12a CC 10/7/03

                                                on west side of 85 Elm St. driveway

Recommend Approval

 

29.     Councillor Haller             81 Canterbury St &         #12b CC 10/7/03

                                                    driveway repair

Recommend Approval

 

30.     Councillor Gomez           648-656 Pleasant St.        #12c CC 10/7/03

Recommend Approval

 

31.     Ann Costello                   776 Pleasant St.               #10 CC 10/14/03

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

32.     Mary Levine                    10 Havelock Rd.             #9 CC 10/21/03

Recommend Approval

 

33.     Sylvia Epstein                 10 South Flagg St.           #10 CC 10/21/03

Recommend Approval

 

34.     Raymond Kary et al         St. Nicholas Ave.            #20 CC 11/18/03

Recommend Approval

 

35.     Michael Hennessy et al    Lincoln St.                      #21 CC 11/18/03

                             (between Green Hill Pkwy to Orne St.)         

Recommend Approval

 

36.     Sylvia Lubowitz              39 Westbrook Rd &       #22 CC 11/18/03

                                          around corner on Kinnicutt Rd.

Recommend Approval

 

37.     Christine Parcher             Brownell St side              #23 CC 11/18/03

                                                   of 76 June St.

Recommend Approval

 

38.     Councillor Gomez on      1 West Lake St.              #29 CC 11/18/03

          behalf of Scott Eovacious

Recommend Approval

 

39.     Councillor Lukes             996 Pleasant St.               #31 CC 11/18/03

          on behalf of E. S. Rich                                

Recommend Approval

 

40.     Annette Roy et al             60-68 Everard St.            #11 CC 12/9/03

Recommend Approval

 

41.     Mayor Murray &             81-205 Hope Ave            #24a CC 12/16/03

          Councillor Abraham        (odd numbered side)

          on behalf of William Stock

Recommend Approval

 

42.     Thai Nguyen                   4 Trinity Ave.                  #18 CC 1/6/04

Recommend Approval

 

43.     Anna Bogart et al             54 Edgeworth St.            #7 CC 2/10/04

Recommend Approval

 

44.     Yi Qi Wang                     275 Beverly Rd.              #10 CC 2/24/04

Recommend Approval

 

 

          ABATEMENT – SEWER ASSESSMENT

 

          Petitioner’s Name                   Assessment #       $ Amount             Location

 

45.     Charles D. Flanagan                  #30883                  $8,355.44              Norton St.

          #9 CC June 24, 2003

          In Committee January 20, 2004 – Held

Recommend Hold

 

           WATER LINES

 

46.     Petition of Kevin Lobisser, President of Lobisser Building Corporation request municipal water service from the Worcester Water Department for the residential subdivision known as Park Hill Village in Millbury, MA.

          #11 CC October 14, 2003

Recommend Approval in accordance with a prior agreement and in accordance with the approval of the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works.

 

          GUARDRAIL

 

47.     Petition of Councillor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request a guardrail on Granite St. on the hill and curve between Holy Name H.S. and Linders Salvage Yard.

          #9 CC January 13, 2004

Recommend Approval

 

          LEAF COLLECTIONS, COMPOSTING & TRASH COLLECTION

 

48.     Communication of the City Manager relative to Fall Leaf Collection Program.

          #23H CM December 9, 2003

          In Committee January 20, 2004 – Held

          In Committee February 10, 2004 - Held

Recommend File

 

49.     Communication of the City Manager relative to Yard Waste Drop Sites.

          #23C CM July 1, 2003

Recommend File

 

50.     Communication of the City Manager relative to Leaf Collection.

          #23C CM February 10, 2004

Recommend Hold

 

          MISCELLANEOUS -   Communications of the City Manager

 

51.     Relative to Route I-290 Deck Replacement Project.

          #23J CM December 9, 2003

          In Committee January 20, 2004 - Held

Recommend File

 

52.     Relative to Abandoned Vehicle Status Report.

          #23F CM January 6, 2004

Recommend File

 

53.     Relative to Abandoned Vehicle Status Report.

          #23C CM February 24, 2004

Recommend File

 

54.     Relative to January Report on Economic Development Initiatives. (Part IV)

A.               Mass Highway Road Project Schedules

1.     Kane A

2.     Route 146/Route 20 Interchange

3.     Hurley Square

4.     Brosnihan Square/Route 146

5.     Washington Square Reconfiguration

6.      I-290 Redecking

7.      Shrewsbury Street Streetscape Project

B.      Coes Dam Rehab

          C.      Central Garage Replacement and Relocation

          #8A CM January 6, 2004

Recommend File

 

55.     Relative to February Report on Economic Development Initiatives. (Part IV)

A.               Mass Highway Road Project Schedules

1.     Kane A

2.     Route 146/Route 20 Interchange

3.     Hurley Square

4.     Brosnihan Square/Route 146

5.     Washington Square Reconfiguration

6.     I-290 Redecking

7.     Shrewsbury Street Streetscape Project

B.      Coes Dam Rehab

          C.      Central Garage Replacement and Relocation

          #38 CC February 3, 2004

Recommend File

 

56.     Relative to Progress Report/Construction.

          #24A CM January 28, 2003

Recommend File

 

57.     Relative to Construction Progress Report.

          #23B CM January 13, 2004

Recommend File

 

58.     Relative to Grimewatch Program – October 2003 Activity.

          #23A CM January 13, 2004

Recommend File

 

59.     Relative to Grimewatch – Program November & December 2003

          #23B CM February 24, 2004

Recommend File

 

60.     Relative to the various issues ultimately having to do with City Hall.

          #29C CM February 10, 2004

Recommend Hold