PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

DECEMBER 12, 2005

COUNCIL CHAMBER

Convened: 6:14 p.m.

Adjourned: 9:16 p.m.

 

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

                             Councilor Philip P. Palmieri

                             Councilor Frederick C. Rushton @7:00 p.m.

 

Also:                     DPW Commissioner Robert P. Moylan, Jr.

DPW Staffperson Matthew Labovites

                             DPW Staffperson Paul Moosey

                             DPW Staffperson Timothy Reiner

                             Head Clerk Susan Ledoux, clerk

 

6:00 P.M. - HEARINGS

 

STREETS TO MAKE PUBLIC

 

SECOND  HEARINGS	FAVOR	OPPOSED	ABUTTERS
1.       Clover St Recommend Approval	5	5	11
2.       Carpenter Ave. Recommend Approval	2	4	13
3.       Saybrook Rd. Recommend Approval	5	5	18
4.       Polito Dr Recommend Approval	3	0	6
5.       Hazel St.      Recommend Approval	2	3	10
6.       Sunderland Terrace Recommend Approval	2	3	7
7.       Yukon Ave. Recommend Approval	5	8	29

                  

 

INSTALL SEWERS

 

SECOND  HEARINGS

FAVOR

OPPOSED

ABUTTERS

8.       Windsor St.                       2                        1                           20

Recess Hearing

9.       Shepard St.                         3                       1                           11               

Recommend Approval

10.     Accommodation St.            2                       2                           6

Recommend Approval

 

SIDEWALKS

 

11.     Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the FY’06 Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program.

          #12D CM November 15, 2005

Recommend Hold

 

7:30 P.M.  – DISCUSSION - RECENT FLOODING         

 

The Committee Chair opened the hearing @ 7:44 p.m. by having audience members speak. They were:

 

1.     State Representative John Fresolo, 25 Dolly Dr.

2.     David Everitt, 65 Dunkirk Ave.

3.     Dennis Kelly, 47 Greenfield St.

4.     Walter Wyse, 31 Greenfield St.

5.     Mike Gremo, 34 Greenfield St.

6.     Mike Troiano, 3 Hampton St.

7.     Pam Foy, 46 Allston Ave.

8.     Thomas Gremo, 9 Brightwood Ave.

9.     Catherine Arcure, 55 Greenfield St.

 

12.     Communication of the City Manager report providing the status of relief/assistance efforts for the residents of the city in the aftermath of the recent rainstorms.

          #34B CM October 25, 2005

Recommend Hold

 

13.     Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Dunkirk Avenue Pump Station.

          #12G CM November 15, 2005

Recommend Hold

 

14.     Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the effort to provide the City Council and the residents of the City of Worcester with some insight into the city’s request for disaster assistance – and from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

          #34D CM November 15, 2005

Recommend Hold

 

15.     Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the Federal Emergency Management Agency declaration of a Major Disaster for Worcester County.

          #34E CM November 15, 2005

Recommend Hold

 

The hearing was recessed @ 9:16 p.m. Hearing will resume at a Committee meeting January, 2006.

 

Chairman’s Orders:

 

Request the City Manager request the Commissioner of Public Works report on the causes of sewer backup in other areas of the city such as Kinnicutt Rd. and Moreland St.

 

Request the City Manager to obtain the opinions of an independent engineering firm to review, specifically, any issues that might have arisen at the Dunkirk Pump Station.

 

Request the City Manager to report to the City Council concerning the total monies FEMA and MEMA have given to the affected areas of the October, 2005 flooding.

 

Request the City Manager to consider any type of private donations to complement other relief efforts. Further, request the City Manager to provide a report concerning any private donations made and where those monies have been spent, including a donation of $20,000.00 from Health Source.

 

Request the City Manager to report to the City Council whether or not the same standards for issuance of a claim for damages resulting from overflow at the Dunkirk Avenue Pump Station would be any different if the City of Worcester insured itself through the purchase of a specific policy.