CITY OF WORCESTER

Public Works Committee Meeting

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

Convened: 5:41 P.M.

Adjourned: 6:41 P.M.


Mayor
Joseph M. Petty

 

www.worcesterma.gov

 

Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford

Committee Members

Chairperson Kathleen M Toomey
Councilor Tony Economou
Councilor George J Russell
 

City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts


Present Were:Chairperson Councilor Kathleen M Toomey arrived as 5:50 pm Councilor Tony Economou Councilor George J Russell, convened the meeting and acted as Chair until Councilor Toomey arrived 5:50 p.m.
 
Also:DPWP Commissioner Paul Moosey DPWP Assistant Commissioner of Operations Matthew Labovites DPWP Assistant Commissioner of Engineering Russ Adams DPWP Staff Person Joyce Lee Assistant City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk
 
1.

STREET MAKE PUBLIC - SECOND HEARING

1a.

CHAMBERS ST. ABUTTERS 8 IN FAVOR 1 OPPOSED 4

In Committee October 15, 2014 Held for Second Hearing

Attachments

Recommend Deny

2.

MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS

2a.

Maria Paes request abatement of street assessment #25202, in the amount of $966.48 for Dayton Place. # 8c CC January 07, 2015

Attachments

Recommend Approve partial abatement of $193.30 resulting in a new assessment of $773.18

Chairman's Orders

Request Police Chief provide enforcement of parking regulations in Clinton St. near the rear entry of 15 Irving St.

2b.

Ray Gouley request abatement of street assessment #25247, in the amount of $11, 546.00 for Bullard Ave. # 7a CC January 20, 2015

Attachments

Recommend Deny

2c.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of Carl Gentile et al request Northgate Circle be removed from a "Plan A" sanding plan and added to a typical "Flat" street sanding plan. # 8b CC January 07, 2015

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3.

SIDEWALK REPAIR PETITIONS

3a.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of George Sigel request sidewalk repair in front of 40 Dick Dr. # 9p CC November 18, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3b.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of Dennis & Kathleen D'Eramo request sidewalk repair in front of 100 Blue Bell Rd. # 9q CC November 18, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3c.

Robert Blair et al request the sidewalk on the west side of Commercial St. at Exchange St. be widened to prevent vehicles from parking in the two spaces just north of that intersection, where illegally parked vehicles now regularly obstruct the view of drivers entering Commercial St. from Exchange St. # 9k CC November 18, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

Chairman's Orders

Request Police Chief provide enforcement of corner clearances at all corners of the intersection of Commercial St. and Exchange St. as well as other parking regulations.

3d.

Katherine Iwanik request resurfacing of the sidewalk on Pearl St. # 9n CC November 18, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3e.

Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request sidewalk repair in front of 321 Main St. # 18g CC October 21, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3f.

Donald Mathes request replacement of sidewalks on both sides of Malden St., from Idalla Ave. to Medfield St. # 7c CC October 14, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

3g.

Alan & Lauro Lopez request sidewalk in front of 71 Gates St. be repaired/replaced with concrete instead of blacktop. # 10a CC September 30, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3h.

Michael Seed, Imperial Distributors, Inc., request sidewalk repair in front of 60 Webster Pl. # 9b CC September 23, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3i.

Timothy Shaw request sidewalk repair in front of 50 Zenith Dr. # 10j CC September 16, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3j.

Lefteri Capi request sidewalk repair at the corner of Bellvista Rd. and Brantwood Rd. # 10k CC September 16, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3k.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of the residents at 166 and 172 Fairhaven Rd. request sidewalk resurfacing in front of 166-172 Fairhaven Rd. # 10l CC September 16, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3l.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of Carlos Torres request sidewalk repair in front of 100 King Philip Rd. # 10m CC September 16, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3m.

Cindy Messier request sidewalk and street repair in front of 18 Barnard Rd., where the removal of a tree has corrupted the ground. # 10b CC September 16, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

3n.

Natalie Palley and Elizabeth Gregory request sidewalk repair in front of 31-33 Hadwen Ln. # 10d CC September 16, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3o.

Chris Panagiotidis request sidewalk repair in front of 17 Pearl St. # 10e CC September 16, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3p.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of Suzanne Burke request sidewalk resurfacing in front of 9-11 Saxon Rd. # 17i CC September 23, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3q.

Hector and Odette Castro request sidewalk repair in front of 2 Flagg St. # 9c CC September 23, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

3r.

Ed Salvidio request sidewalk repair in front of 15 Crestlan Circle. # 9h CC November 18, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

4.

STREET RESURFACING PETITIONS

4a.

Councilor Tony Economou request Chester Terrace be resurfaced. # 20k CC February 03, 2015

Attachments

Recommend Approval

4b.

Councilor Sarai Rivera request repair of hole in Home Street near the sidewalk. # 20g CC December 09, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

4c.

Alfred Bohigian request St. Elmo Rd. be resurfaced. # 10a CC December 02, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

4d.

Councilor Tony Economou on behalf of The Twiss Family request Collins St. be resurfaced. # 8c CC November 25, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Approval

4e.

Felix Burgos request Winslow St. be repaved. # 9m CC November 18, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

4f.

Felix Burgos request Larch St. be repaved. # 9l CC November 18, 2014

Attachments

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

5.

COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

5a.

Transmitting informational communication relative to Keep Worcester Clean (KWC) Activity Report for the month of December 2014. # 8.7A CM February 03, 2015

Attachments

Recommend File

5b.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Fiscal Year 2015 Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program. # 8.6A CM October 14, 2014

In Committee January 21, 2015 - Held Pending District 1, 2 and 5 Sidewalk Selections In Committee February 23, 2015 - Held Pending District 2 Sidewalk Selections

Attachments

Recommend Approval

DISTRICT 1
Ascadilla Road (Vicinity 3)
Ascadilla Road (Vicinity 26)
Birch Hill Road (Vicinity 19)
Burncoat Street (Vicinity 268 King Philip St. Side)
Country Club Blvd. (Per Councilor Economou Vicksburg Ave. to Lincoln St.)
Creswell Road (Vicinity 31)
Eagle Road (Vicinity 69)
Fairhaven Road (Vicinity 172)
Fairhaven Road (Vicinity 166)
Hastings Road (Burncoat St. to Button St.)
Hillcroft Avenue (Vicinity 41)
King Philip Road (Vicinity 118-138)
King Philip Road (Vicinity 167)
Laconia Rd. (Vicinity 29, 31, 35)
Laconia Road (Vicinity 30)
Laconia Road (Vicinity 44)
Midland Street (Vicinity 46)
Sagamore Road (Vicinity 87)
Saxon Road (Vicinity 9)
Saxon Road (Vicinity 11)

District 2
Burncoat St. (Between North Parkway & Millbrook St.)
Burncoat Terrace (Vicinity 37)
Chilmark St. (Vicinity 23, 25)
Elnora Drive (Vicinity 3)
Elnora Drive (Vicinity 330
Kenwood Ave. (Vicinity 34)
Palisades St. (Vicinity 4 & 6)
Pearl St. (Vicinity 17)
Pleasant St. (Vicinity 11)
Robin Road (Odd Side)
Robin Road (Even Side)
Trowbridge Rd. (Vicinity 8, 10, 22)
Varney St. (Vicinity 7)

DISTRICT 3
Anderson Avenue (Corner of Hamilton St. through #1)
Dorchester Street (South side Arlington to Providence St)
Greenwood Street (Tatman St. to Forsberg St. West Side)
Hale Street ( Vicinity 5)
Harold Street (Vicinity 59)
Houghton Street (Vicinity 15)
Lund Street (Vicinity 4)
Massasoit Road (Vicinity 208)
Oakwood Lane ( As needed)
Pattison Street ( South Side from Vernon to Vicinity #6)
Pilgrim Avenue (55 Southerly to Dartmouth St.)
Vernon Street (Vicinity 172)
Vernon Street (Vicinity 176)
Wabash Avenue (One Way Portion Both Sides)

DISTRICT 4
Clifton Street (Entire Both Sides)
Richards Street (Vicinity 12, 14)
Richards Street (Vicinity 5)
Richards Street (Vicinity 39, 41)
Richards Street (Vicinity 6-14)
Stoneland Road (As needed )
Wachusett Street (As needed )

DISTRICT 5
Arletta Avenue (Vicinity 15)
Chiltern Hill Dr. North ( Entire)
June Street (Vicinity 112)
Mann Street (Vicinity 3)
Zenith Drive (Entire Where Needed)