CITY OF WORCESTER | Public Works Committee Meeting | Wednesday, August 15, 2012 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 5:30 P.M. | Adjourned: 6:07 PM |
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Mayor Joseph M. Petty | www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council David J. Rushford | Committee Members | Chairperson Kathleen M Toomey | Councilor Michael J Germain | Councilor George J Russell | |
City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Kathleen M Toomey
Councilor Michael J Germain
Councilor George J Russell | | | | | Also: | DPWP Commissioner Robert L. Moylan, Jr.
DPWP Assistant Commissioner Paul Moosey
DPWP Assistant Commissioner Matthew Labovites
DPWP Staff Person Joyce Lee
Assistant City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk
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| | | 1a. | SOPHIA DRIVE - MAKE PUBLIC
ABUTTERS - 67 IN FAVOR - 14 OPPOSED 2
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held for Second Hearing
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1b. | RUSSELL CALVIN DRIVE - MAKE PUBLIC
ABUTTERS - 10 IN FAVOR 5 OPPOSED 1
In Committee July 18, 2012- Held for Second Hearing
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1c. | NATURAL HISTORY DRIVE - INSTALL SEWERS
ABUTTERS - 40 IN FAVOR - 4 OPPOSED - 9
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held for Second Hearing
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
2. | SIDEWALK REPAIR PETITIONS | |
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| | | 2a. | Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of James Richmond, Plant Manager for Eaton Corporation, request sidewalk in front of 160 Gold Star Blvd. be completed to the entrance driveway on Home Depot at 130 Gold Star Blvd.
# 14o CC June 26, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 2b. | Guri Golloshi request sidewalk repair in front of 17 Rosewood Dr.
# 9c CC June 26, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 2c. | Paulette Tatro request sidewalk in front of 36 Chippewa Rd. be replaced.
# 9d CC June 26, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 2d. | Jacqueline Gregoire request sidewalk repair in Main St. near the Marble Street Apartments.
# 9e CC June 26, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 2e. | Jacqueline Gregoire request sidewalk repair in Belmont St. in vicinity of Memorial Hospital.
# 9f CC June 26, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | |
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| | | 3a. | Petition of Councilor Joseph C. O'Brien request City Council authorize and request the City Manager to designate Grant Square as a community garden.
# 12h CC May 22, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 3b. | 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
In Committee April 13, 2011 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3c. | Petition of Sharon Bort of Clark University Geography Research Department request City to take immediate action to properly plan, design, fund, construct and maintain dedication to an on-street bike lane on Main St.
# 8f CC April 24, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | |
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| | | 3d. | Petition of Sue Martin request potholes be repaired on the private portion of Beaver Brook Parkway, between May and Maywood Sts.
# 8a CC May 29, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3e. | Petition of Jane Logan request the Standing Committee on Public Works determine whether the single-family home at 103 Natural History Dr. is connected to the city sewer system, and if so, where does the connection from the home to the trunk sewer run.
# 8f CC September 27, 2011
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3f. | Report of the Planning Board Upon the Chairman's Order of the Public Works Committee requesting to consider revising the stipulaton imposed on the developer of Rustic Drive Extension so as to relieve them from constructing a sidewalk along the east side of the street along the rear property line of properties facing Moreland St.
# 10b CC June 05, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3g. | Petition of Dianne Louis request to install a catch basin at 692 Salisbury St. to alleviate water and debris.
# 7b CC March 08, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | |
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| | | 3h. | Petition of Raymond & Barbara Barton request sidewalk repair in front of 160 Commonwealth Ave. (Install New)
# 8g CC April 24, 2012
In Committee June 20, 2012 - Held
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3i. | Petition of Wesley Alvarez request sidewalk at corner of Princeton St. and Lewis St. be repaired.
# 8e CC June 15, 2010
In Committee September 7, 2010 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | |
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| | | 3j. | Petition of Paula Pelletier and Danna Mancini request to install paved sidewalks in front of 478 & 480 Burncoat St.
# 9g CC September 07, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw | |
4. | COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER | |
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| | | 4a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Worcester Tree Initiative.
# 9.8B CM April 24, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Department of Public Works and Parks' Construction Report for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2012.
# 9.7B CM May 22, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Additional Information Regarding Lawn Watering.
# 9.5C CM May 22, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4d. | Transmitting informational communication relative to MassDOT Repair of Bridges on I-290.
# 9.5B CM May 22, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4e. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Burns Bridge Reconstruction Schedule.
# 9.5A CM May 22, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4f. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Status Report #4 for the CSX Project.
# 8.7A CM June 12, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4g. | Transmitting informational communcation relative to a Report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors Regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
# 8.5A CM June 12, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4h. | Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to Pompano Road Sanitary Sewer Overflow.
# 10.7B CM June 26, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4i. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for the Month of March 2012.
# 9.7A CM May 08, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4j. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for the Month of April 2012.
# 9.7A CM May 22, 2012
In Committee July 18, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 4k. | Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for the Month of May 2012.
# 10.7A CM June 26, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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