CITY OF WORCESTER | Public Works Committee Meeting | Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 6:04 P.M. | Adjourned: 7:55 PM |
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Mayor
Joseph C. O'Brien | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Paul P Clancy Jr. | | Councilor Joseph M Petty | | Councilor Kathleen M Toomey |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Paul P Clancy Jr.
Councilor Joseph M Petty
Councilor Kathleen M Toomey | | | | | Also: | DPWP Commission Robert L. Moylan
DPWP Staff Person Paul Moosey
DPWP Staff Person Matthew Labovites
DPWP Staff Person Daniel Curtis
DPWP Staff Person David Martin
Director of Economic Development Timothy McGourthy
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
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| 1. | Install Sewer - First Hearing | |
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| | | 1a. | 2, 8 and 9 WINNIPEG STREET and 1117 MILLBURY STREET
ABUTTERS - 4 FAVORED 3 OPPOSED 0
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
| 2. | Streets Make Public - First Hearings | |
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| | | 2a. | RODI CIRCLE
ABUTTERS- 7 FAVORED 1 OPPOSED 0 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 2b. | VIVIAN STREET
ABUTTERS - 10 FAVORED 1 OPPOSED 1 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request sewers be installed in Vivian Street. | |
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| | | 2c. | PINE VIEW AVENUE (From Carleton St. to Vivian St.)
ABUTTERS 5 FAVORED OPPOSED | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request sewers be installed in Pine View Ave., from Carleton St. to Vivian St. | |
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| | | 2d. | CARLETON STREET
ABUTTERS 5 FAVORED - 0 OPPOSED 3 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request sewers be installed in Carleton St. | |
| 3. | Streets to Make Public - Second Hearings | |
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| | | 3a. | STARK ROAD
ABUTTERS - 38 FAVORED 10 OPPOSED 14
In Committee October 25, 2010 - Held for 2nd Hearing
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 3b. | PINELAND AVENUE (Hara St. to Pinecrest Dr.)
ABUTTERS 15 FAVORED 2 OPPOSED 7
In Committee October 25, 2010 - Held for 2nd Hearing
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval on a roll call of 3-0 | |
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| | | 3c. | SWAN AVENUE (Mill St. to Outlook Dr.)
ABUTTERS 18 FAVORED 1 OPPOSED 9
In Committee October 25, 2010 - Held for 2nd Hearing
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Deny on a roll call 3-0 | |
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| | | 3d. | ACUSHNET AVENUE
ABUTTERS 6 FAVORED 0 OPPOSED 2
In Committee October 25, 2010 Held for 2nd Hearing
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Deny | |
| 4. | Layout and Decree Parcels Public - Hearings | |
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| | | 4a. | Report of the Planning Board Upon the Communication of the City Manager requesting to accept a deed of easement for street purposes from CSX Transportation Inc, or its nominee over a parcel of land at the terminus of Foch Ave, and layout and decree the parcel public, as part of the Foch Ave. public street layout.
# 11d CC January 11, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval and adoption of the accompanying Two (2) Orders to accept deed of easement for street purposes from CSX Transportation, Inc. over a parcel of land at the terminus of Foch Ave.; and authorize CSX at its sole expense to design and construct Foch Ave. from Franklin St. to CSX's property and direct the City Solicitor under the direction of the City Manager to prepare the necessary decree to lay out Foch Ave. as extended.
Speakers:
Jo Hart, Worcester Resident
George Kerxhalli, Worcester Resident
Robert Fair, Sterling Resident | |
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| | | 4b. | Report of the Planning Board Upon the Communication of the City Manager request authorization to accept a deed of easement for street purposes from CSX Transportation, Inc., in and over a certain parcel of land extending northerly from Grafton St., as shown on Exhibit C and layout and decree the parcel a public way.
# 11e CC January 11, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval and adoption of the accompanying two (2) Orders to accept deed of easement for street purposes from CSX Transportation, Inc. over a parcel of land extending northerly from Grafton St.; and authorize CSX at its sole expense to design and construct a new way extending northerly from Grafton St. and direct the City Solicitor under the direction of the City Manager to prepare the necessary decree to lay out said new street | |
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| | | 4c. | Report of the Planning Board Upon the Communication of the City Manager requesting to layout and decree public the existing Foch Ave.
# 11c CC January 11, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval (Incorporated into Item #4a) | |
| 5. | Discontinuance of a Public Way - Hearing
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| | | 5a. | Report of the Planning Board Upon the Petition of Attorney Robert Longden, on behalf of the Trustees of Clark University, request the discontinuance of Downing St. as a public way from Woodland St . to Florence St. and for the removal of Downing St. from the Official City Map.
# 11a CC March 29, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold - Re-notify entire list | |
| 6. | Discontinuance Portion of Highway - Hearing | |
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| | | 6a. | Report of the Planning Board Upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to a discontinuance of a portion of highway laid out by Mass Highway on behalf of the City (Parcel C-5 abutting Rte. 146 and Tobias Boland Way).
# 11a CC February 01, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
| 7. | Street Name Change Petitions - Hearings | |
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| | | 7a. | Brian LaForte request to change street name for Dixon Ave. (01603) as this street is often confused with Dixon Ave off Lincoln St. (01605).
# 8b CC June 15, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval to change the street name from Dixon Avenue to Dixon Avenue South. | |
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| | | 7b. | Report of the Traffic & Parking Committee Upon the Petition of Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey on behalf of the Canal District Alliance request the establishment of a Blackstone Square at the corner of Harding St. and Franklin St. to recognize the contributions of Benjamin Wright, Engineer and Tobias Boland, Contractor of the Blackstone Canal.
# 16d CC February 08, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold for the next Public Works Committee Meeting | |
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| | | 8a. | Commuication of the City Manager Transmitting communication relative to the Petitions and Zone Changes and the Environmental Notification Form for the CSX Worcester Intermodal Facility Improvement Project.
# 10i CM November 16, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 8b. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to an Update on the CSX Project.
# 8.39B CM November 16, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 8c. | Communication of the City Manager recommending City Council Approval for Certain Actions (Petitions E, G and H) Relative to CSX Corporation.
# 9.4F CM December 14, 2010
In Committee December 21, 2010 Recommend Refer Parts C, D, and F to the Planning Board
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval of Petition H and passage of the accompanying proposed Ordinance to make one way a portion of Coral St. and recommend approval of Petitions E and G incorporated into item #4a and 4b
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| | | 8d. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting Informational Communication Relative to CSX Corporation and the Environmental Impact Report.
# 8.39A CM January 04, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 8e. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting Additional Communication Relative to CSX Corporation.
# 9.4B CM December 21, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
| 9. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 9a. | Transmitting informational communication relative proposals for development at the Greenwood Street Landfill.
# 9d CC March 09, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for the Month of September 2010.
# 9.14B CM November 09, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9c. | Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for October 2010.
# 9.14B CM November 30, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9d. | Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for the Month of November 2010.
# 9.14A CM December 21, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 9e. | Transmitting communication relative to Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for the Month of December 2010.
# 8.14B CM March 01, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
| 10. | Hearing - Water & Sewer Rates | |
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| | | 10a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Fiscal Year 2012 Water and Sewer Rates.
# 10.14B CM March 29, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval on roll call vote of 3-0 | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works to communicate to the City Council the number of funded, unfilled positions in his department during Fiscal Year 2011 and the status of those same positions in the proposed Fiscal Year 2012 budget.
| | | | Request the City Manager post to the city's web site the various "As I See It" articles written by the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works & Parks, and further, to request the mailing addresses of appropriate federal regulators be posted alongside these articles so that Worcester residents/rate payers may write in support of the Commissioner's positions. | |
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