CITY OF WORCESTER

Public Works Committee Meeting

Monday, March 31, 2008

Council Chamber

Convened: 6:06 P.M.

Adjourned: 8:05 P.M.

Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes

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Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford

Committee Members

Report of the Planning Board Upon the Petition of Lois Maraia on behalf of Indian Hill Partnership request to make public Mohave Rd.
# 15t CC October 24, 2006

In Committee January 29, 2007 - Held for Future Meeting In Committee June 11, 2007 - Second Hearing Recessed
Recorded Vote - Abutters - 24 In Favor - 4 In Opposition - 2

Report of the Planning Board upon the Petition of Abby Rad request private street conversion for the entire length of Fenton Dr.
# 14e CC February 12, 2008

Abutters - 14 In Favor - In Opposition -

Report of the Planning Board upon the Communication of the City Manager recommending the conversion of the private section of Hickory Dr. to a public way.
# 16a CC February 26, 2008

Abutters - 10 In Favor - 5 In Opposition -

Report of the Planning Board upon the Petition of Karen Buskey et al request to change the sewer line on Tilbury St. from private to public.
# 14d CC February 12, 2008

Abutters - 4 In Favor - 3 In Opposition -

Report of the Planning Board upon the Report of the Public Works Committee upon the Petition of Philip Morgan et al request to install a sewer line in lower Wheeler Ave., from Forest St. to the terminus of the street.
# 14c CC February 12, 2008

Abutters - 9 In Favor - 5 In Opposition - 1

Report of the Planning Board upon the Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the discontinuance of a portion of Southgate Street.
# 14f CC February 12, 2008

Report of the Committee on Public Works upon the Petition of Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. and Mayor Timothy P. Murray request that Front St. from Main St. to Washington Sq. be renamed JFK Boulevard.
# 21a CC July 17, 2007

Petition of Farooq Ansari, President of Ansari Builders Inc., request to accept easements for street, drainage and utility purposes for Naumaan Lane and Fatima Lane for the subdivision entitled Jasmeen Place off Clark St.
# 10k CC October 03, 2006

Petition of Michael Konan, President of Meola Development Corporation, request the City of Worcester to accept easement for the cross-country drain and the detention basin for Good Harbor Dr. per subdivision plan entitled Good Harbor Heights.
# 8f CC October 17, 2006

Patricia Kenary et al request Summerhill Ave be resurfaced.
# 9b CC February 26, 2008

Tracy Dubinsky & Jason Petrella request to have Valley Hill Drive repaved.
# 7d CC March 04, 2008

Tracy Dubinsky & Jason Petrella request to have Valley Hill Lane repaved.
# 7e CC March 04, 2008

Communication of the City Manager recommending City Council adoption of a proposed amendment to the Gateway Park Master Plan as proposed by Gateway Park LLC.
#8D CM August 29, 2006


In Committee September 5, 2006- Held

Communication of the City Manager relative to the proposed roadway design for Franklin St. between Grafton St. & Harding St.
#11B CM May 30, 2006


In Committee September 18, 2007 - Held

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to an update on the current status of the backlog of streets that have been approved for Private Street Conversion.
# 8.12D CM December 03, 2007

Petition of Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Dennis Clark request the City View St. be made a dead end street without access through to property owned by Holy Cross College.
# 13d CC June 26, 2007

In Committee August 14, 2007 - Held
In Committee January 28, 2008 - Held

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the parking lot license restrictions for the gate at the terminus of City View Street at the College of the Holy Cross.
# 7.16A CM October 16, 2007

In Committee January 28, 2008 - Held

Robin LaHair request repair of sidewalk at 11 Wall St. to remove protruding pipe.
# 9c CC February 12, 2008

Robin LaHair request sidewalk repair in front of 21 Thorne St.
# 9b CC February 12, 2008

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request Paine St. be repaved from Harlow St. to Green Hill Parkway.
# 9e CC February 12, 2008

Ronald & Katherine Brosnan request sidewalk repair at the corner of 268 Grafton St. and Mendon St.
# 9a CC February 26, 2008

Angelo Giolekas request sidewalk repair or replacement in front of 170 South Flagg St.
# 9c CC February 26, 2008

Councilor Barbara G. Haller request sidewalk repair in front of 20 Hollywood St.
# 20j CC February 26, 2008

Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request installation of catch basin near hydrant at the intersection of Lake Ave. and Ronald Dr. due to pooling of water on Lake Ave.
# 8d CC June 19, 2007

In Committee August 14, 2007 - Held

Councilor Stephen G. Abraham on behalf of Edward Waldorf request water structures in the street and sidewalk areas of Parsons Hill Dr. be repaired by making them flush with the pavement so as to avoid injury to pedestrians and vehicles.
#9 CC October 30, 2001

Theresa Bradley request to plant an evergreen tree in the Common which can be dedicated in someone’s memory.
# 7g CC November 27, 2007

Anthony Monti and Dao Nguyen request repair sinkhole in front of 42 Wayside Rd.
# 9d CC February 12, 2008

Order of Councilor Paul P. Clancy - Request City Manager consider the establishment of a Walk of Honor along City Hall Plaza that would annually recognize a Worcester citizen for his/her outstanding service to neighborhood and/or citywide improvement efforts, and, further request that he consider developing criteria that would be used to select said honoree, and, finally, consider the naming of this yearly recognition in honor of Jacob Hiatt whose philanthropic activities benefited so many areas of our City.
# 9b CC January 15, 2008

Communication of Roberta Schaefer, Ph.D., Executive Director, Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting communication relative to Citizen Satisfaction with Municipal Services and Quality of Life in Worcester: 2005 Survey.
# #38 CC June 13, 2006

In Committee January 28, 2008 - Held
In Committee March 3, 2008 - Held

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the 2006 Fall Leaf Collection Program.
# 9.12D CM October 17, 2006

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding an update of the City’s Leaf Collection Program
# 12a CM December 05, 2006

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the 2007 Fall Leaf Collection/Street Sweeping Program.
# 9.12B CM October 30, 2007

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication regarding the proposal to use additional DEP approved materials at the Greenwood Street Landfill.
# 8.12A CM August 28, 2007

Transmitting communication relative to Economic Development Initiatives Status Report - January 2008.
# 5a CM January 15, 2008

Transmitting informational communication regarding the Economic Development Report for February 2008.
# 10.8A CM February 12, 2008

Transmitting informational communication on Worcester's Wayfinding Initiative with attached design recommendations.
#8C CM August 29, 2006



In Committee September 5, 2006 - Held
In Committee January 28, 2008 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to an update on the MDC-DCR Cambridge Street Sewer Program.
# 10.12D CM September 18, 2007

Transmitting informational communication relative to an appeal of the Water Management Act Registration.
# 10.12A CM February 26, 2008

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Keep Worcester Clean Activity Report for the Month of December 2007.
# 10.12B CM February 26, 2008

Transmitting informational communication relative to the legality of the EPA and DEP mandates for the Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District.
#9.28C CM April 24, 2007


In Committee January 28, 2008 - Held
In Committee March 3, 2008 -Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Compliance with Stormwater Permit Mandates imposed by the Department of Environmental Protection.
# 10.12A CM February 12, 2008

In Committee March 3, 2008 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to Stormwater Permit compliance costs.
# 9a CC January 08, 2008

In Committee January 28, 2008 - Held
In Committee March 3, 2008 - Held

Transmitting informational communication regarding a status report on the renovations to the Alderman Chamber.
# 8.13A CM March 04, 2008

Transmitting informational communication regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2008 Snow Removal Deficit.
# 8.30A CM March 04, 2008

Transmitting informational communication relative to a new interdepartmental approach to enforcing the ordinance governing snow removal from the city's sidewalks.
#34B CM December 20, 2005

In Committee February 1, 2006 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to snow removal from sidewalks abutting State Highways/Roads.
# 10.28A CM February 26, 2008