PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

OCTOBER 3, 2005

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, 25 MEADE ST.

Convened: 6: 30 p.m.

Adjourned: 7:30 p.m.

 

Present were:      Chairperson Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr.

                             Councilor Philip P. Palmieri

 

Also:                    DPW and Parks Commissioner Robert L. Moylan

                             DPW Staffperson Matthew Labovites

                             DPW Staffperson Timothy Reiner

                             DPW Staffperson Joseph Borbone

                             City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk

 

 

STREETS – SCARIFY OR WIDEN

                                                                                                                   Item # & Date

          Petitioner’s Name                                      Location                        In City Council

 

1.       Martha Grace                                               Cardinal Rd.                   #10 CC 5/10/05

Recommend Approval

 

2.       John Ermilio                                                 Bellingham Rd.                #32 CC 7/19/05

Recommend Approval

 

3.       Judy Rawan et al                                          Kinnicutt Rd.                  #14 CC 7/19/05

                                                          (from end of Jamesbury Dr. to Amherst St.)

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

4.       Hagop Tashjian et al                                     Welcome St.                   #29 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Approval

 

5.       Helen Craig et al                                           Beverly Rd. from            #9 CC 9/13/05

                                                                   Thorndyke Rd. to Lincoln St.

Recommend Approval

 

6.       Councillor Clancy                                         Fairfax Rd.                     #39 CC 8/16/05

                                                                Sterling St. to Cargill Ave.

Recommend Approval

 

7.       Councillor Perotto & Councillor                   Orient St.                        #43 CC 8/16/05

           Palmieri on behalf of Thomas & Christine Valenti

Recommend Approval from March Street to Billings Square

 

8.       Councillor Palmieri                              Northboro St.                           #21 CC 7/19/05

Recommend Approval

 

9.       Councillor Palmieri                              Mount Holyoke Ave.                 #23 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

10.     Councillor Palmieri                              Pilgrim Ave.                              #49 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

11.     Councillor Palmieri                              Trinity Ave.                               #42 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

12.     Councillor Palmieri                              Lyford St.                                 #27 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

13.     Councillor Rushton &                        Webster Place                           #6j CC 5/17/05

          Councillor Lukes

Recommend Approval

 

14.     Mayor Murray                                    Brandon Rd.                             #37 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

15.     Mayor Murray                                    Purchase St.                              #25 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

16.     Mayor Murray                                    Housatonic St.                          #26 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

17.     Mayor Murray                                    Paine St. from.                          #10 CC 9/13/05

                                                                   Harlow St. to Frederick St.

Recommend Approval

 

18.     Councillor Petty                                 Murray Ave.                             #44 CC 8/16/05

                                                                 Chandler St. to Wellington St.

Recommend Approval

 

19.     Councillor Petty                                 Murray Ave.                             #45 CC 8/16/05

                                                                 Wellington St. to Piedmont St.

Recommend Approval

 

20.     Councillor White                                Dubiel Dr.                                 #28 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Approval

 

21.     Councillor Rushton                            Columbine Rd.                          #11 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

22.     Councillor Rushton on behalf              Wayne St. from                         #31a CC 9/20/05

          of Richard Stewart                             Gates Lane to Baker St.

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

         

23.     Felix Mercado                                    Lowell St.                                 #22 CC 7/19/05

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

24.     Mayor Murray &                                Briar Lane                                 #35 CC 7/19/05

Councillor White     

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

25.     Councillor Palmieri                              Hycrest Dr.                               #39 CC 7/19/05

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

26.     Councillor Palmieri                              Gilman St.                                 #29 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

27.     Councillor Haller                                Litchfield St.                             #11 CC 6/14/05

Recommend Approval

 

28.     Councillor Haller                                Southgate St.                            #12 CC 6/14/05

Recommend Approval from Gardner Street to Cambridge Street

 

29.     Councillor Haller                                Walpole St.                               #13 CC 6/14/05

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

30.     Councillor Haller                                Ethel Place                                #14 CC 6/14/05

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

31.     Councillor Haller                                Chestnut St.                              #23 CC 7/19/05

                                                          (from Pleasant St. to John St.)

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

32.     Councillor Haller on behalf of             Crosswalk at the                        #38g CC 9/6/05

          Regional Environmental Council          corners of Chestnut St and Pleasant St.

Recommend Hold

 

33.     Councillor Haller                                Chestnut St.                              #22 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Hold

 

34.     Councillor Haller                                Hancock St.                              #25 CC 7/19/05

Recommend Approval

 

35.     Councillor Haller                                High St.                                    #26 CC 7/19/05

                                                          (from Pleasant St. to Chandler St.)

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

36.     Councillor Haller                                Crompton St.                            #27 CC 7/19/05

Recommend Approval

 

37.     Councillor Haller                                Agawam St.                              #51 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

38.     Councillor Haller                                Albert St.                                  #52 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

39.     Councillor Haller                                Arwick Ave.                              #53 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

40.     Councillor Haller                                Ashmont Ave.                           #54 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

41.     Councillor Haller                                Austin St.                                  #55 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

42.     Councillor Haller                                Bigelow St.                               #56 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

43.     Councillor Haller                                Birch St.                                   #57 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

44.     Councillor Haller                                Bluff St.                                    #58 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

45.     Councillor Haller                                Bowdoin St.                              #59 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

46.     Councillor Haller                                Brussells St.                              #60 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

47.     Councillor Haller                                Cambridge St                            #24 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Approval

 

48.     Councillor Haller                                Camp St.                                  #23 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Approval

 

49.     Councillor Haller                                Canterbury St.                           #22 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Approval

 

50.     Councillor Haller                                Caro St.                                    #21 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Approval

 

51.     Councillor Haller                                Castle St.                                  #20 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Approval

 

52.     Councillor Haller                                Cedar St.                                  #19 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Approval

 

53.     Councillor Haller                                Charlotte St.                              #18 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Approval

 

54.     Councillor Haller                                Cheever St.                               #17 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

55.     Councillor Haller                                Chelsea St.                                #16 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Approval

 

56.     Councillor Haller                                Cheney St.                                #15 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Approval

 

57.     Councillor Haller on behalf of             Cottage St. between                  #38e CC 9/6/05

          Regional Environmental Council          West St. and Fruit St. along sidewalk

Recommend Hold

 

58.     Councillor Haller                                Clapp St.                                  #23 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

59.     Councillor Haller                                Clay St.                                    #24 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

60.     Councillor Haller                                Clement St.                               #25 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

61.     Councillor Haller                                College St.                                #26 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Hold

 

62.     Councillor Haller                                Colton St.                                 #27 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

63.     Councillor Haller                                Cristy St.                                  #28 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

64.     Councillor Haller                                Crompton St.                            #29 CC 9/20/05

Recommend File

 

65.     Councillor Haller                                Davis St.                                   #31 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Hold

 

66.     Councillor Haller                                D St.                                         #30 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

SIDEWALK REPAIR

                                                                                                                    Item # & Date

          Petitioner’s Name                            Location                                  In City Council

 

67.     Naomi Caplin-Shermer                        8 Ashmore Rd.                         #32 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

68.     George Papaz                                     11 Thayer St.                            #33 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

69.     Harold May                                        16 Merrick St.                           #36 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

70.     Henry Shooshan                                 143, 145, 147 June St.               #46 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

71.     Lucille Talbot                                     20 Blaine Ave.                          #47 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

72.     Nicholas Kanaracus                            41 Richards St.                         #48 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

73.     Sister Gemma Mary                            137 Endicott St.                        #65 CC 8/16/05

           on behalf of Little Sisters of the Assumption

Recommend Approval

 

74.     Antoine Georges                                 15 Nevada St.                           #64 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

75.     Debra Lockwood                                92-94 Fairfax Rd.                      #63 CC 8/16/05    

Recommend Approval

 

76.     Rosalie Cutler                                     42 Burncoat Terrace                 #36 CC 9/6/05

Recommend Approval

 

77.     Eva Haroyan &                                   137 King Philip Rd.                   #37 CC 9/6/05

          Bizer Simonian

Recommend Approval

 

78.     Councillor Petty on                             911 Pleasant St.                        #27 CC 9/6/05

          behalf of Charlotte Seidenberg

Recommend Approval

 

79.     Daniel Kirouac                                    7 Lansing Ave.                          #8 CC 9/13/05

Recommend Approval

 

80.     Joseph Stanavich &                            401 & 403 Hamilton St.             #7 CC 9/13/05

          Guillermo Garcia

Recommend Approval

 

81.     Councillor Palmieri on                         even side of Rena St.                #25 CC 9/6/05

          behalf of Thomas DiReda                   from #4 to #20

Recommend Approval

 

82.     Councillor Clancy                               56 Fairfax Rd.                          #38 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

83.     Councillor Gomez                               111 Millbury St.                        #34 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

84.     Councillor Gomez                               100 Chandler St.                       #35 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

85.     Councillor Petty                                  48 Midland St.                          #50 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

86.     Councillor Rushton                             Main St. from Harrington          #31b CC 9/20/05

                                                Corner past 418 Main St to Commerce Bank parking lot

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

87.     Councillor Palmieri                             Gilman St.                                #30 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

88.    Councillor Palmieri                             Lyford St.                                #28 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Approval

 

89.     Councillor Palmieri                             Even Side Trinity Ave.              #40 CC 8/16/05

                                                                    #10 to end

Recommend Approval

 

90.     Councillor Palmieri                             Odd Side Trinity Ave.               #41 CC 8/16/05

                                                                    #11 to end

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

91.     Councillor Palmieri                             Mount Holyoke Ave.                 #24 CC 8/16/05

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

92.     Jim Shedden                                       Pleasant St. approx.                  #14 CC 9/6/05

                                                          75-100 feet west from Main St.

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

93.     Councillor Haller on                            Chatham St. between                #38b CC 9/6/05

          behalf of Regional                               Oxford St. and Crown St.

          Environmental Council

Recommend Approval

 

94.     Councillor Haller on                            West St. between                      #38c CC 9/6/05

          behalf of Regional                               Pleasant St. and Elm St.

          Environmental Council

Recommend Approval

 

95.     Councillor Haller on                            West St. between                      #38d CC 9/6/05

          behalf of Regional                               William St and Cedar St.

          Environmental Council

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

96.     Councillor Haller on                            corner of West St &                 #38f CC 9/6/05

          behalf of Regional                               Elm St. (southwest corner)

          Environmental Council

Recommend Approval

 

97.     Councillor Haller on                            High St. in back of                    #38h CC 9/6/05

          behalf of Regional                               municipal parking garage

          Environmental Council

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

98.     Councillor Haller on                            Dayton St. – sink hole               #38i CC 9/6/05

          behalf of Regional                    

          Environmental Council

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

99.     Councillor Haller on                            West St. – sink hole                  #38j CC 9/6/05

          behalf of Regional                    

          Environmental Council

Recommend Hold

 

100.   Councillor Haller                                 Charlton St.                              #12 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

 

101.   Councillor Haller                                 Chatham St.                              #13 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

102.   Councillor Haller                                 Crompton St.                           #14 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

103.   Councillor Haller                                 Dewey St.                                 #15 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

104.   Councillor Haller                                 Gold St.                                   #16 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

105.   Councillor Haller                                 Heath St.                                  #17 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

106.   Councillor Haller                                 Hollis St.                                  #18 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

107.   Councillor Haller                                 Illinois St.                                 #19 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

108.   Councillor Haller                                 Lagrange St.                             #20 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

109.   Councillor Haller                                 Lunelle St.                                #21 CC 9/20/05

Recommend Approval

 

Miscellaneous

 

 110.  Petition of Councillor Paul Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Michael O’Connor request DPW review flooding issues that occur from Ernest Ave. to vicinity of 242 Cohasset St. and further, consider putting in a curb closing on Ernest Ave. where the old Cohasset St. opening is.

          #66 CC August 16, 2005

Recommend Approval and Add to the Surface Drainage List

 

111.   Communication of the City Manager relative to Economic Development Initiatives Report August 2005.

          #8A CM August 16, 2005

Recommend File

 

112.   Communication of the City Manager relative to Economic Development Initiatives Report September 2005.

          #8A CM September 6, 2005

Recommend File

 

113.   Communication of the City Manager relative to Abandoned Vehicle Status Report.

          #12F CM August 16, 2005

Recommend File

 

114.   Communication of the City Manager relative to the status report on the Quinsigamond Avenue Gateway Project.

          #11A CM August 16, 2005

          In Committee September 12, 2005 – Held

Recommend File

 

Chairman’s Resolution that the City Council goes on record in favor of Quinsigamond Avenue Gateway Design Option #4.

 

Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to request the Commissioner of the Departments of Public Works and Parks to report to the City Council a Quinsigamond Avenue Gateway final design plan that maximizes the number of parking spaces in the vicinity of Hurricane Betty’s at the corner of Southbridge and Lafayette Streets.

 

Chairman’s Order request the City Manager request the Commissioner of the Departments of Public Works and Parks to consider restoring the catch basin in the east side of Quinsigamond Avenue in the vicinity of Crompton Park to alleviate a flooding problem.

 

Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to request the Commissioner of the Departments of Public Works and Parks to provide the City Council with an updated plan for lighting and landscaping that is part of the overall Quinsigamond Avenue Gateway project.

 

Chairman’s Order request the City Manager to request the Commissioner of the Departments of Public Works and Parks to investigate and report to the City Council solutions concerning sewer issues at the dead end of Lowell Street.