CITY OF WORCESTER | Public Works Committee Meeting | Tuesday, November 27, 2018 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 4:32 P.M. | Adjourned: 5:53 P.M. |
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Mayor Joseph M. Petty | www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council Susan M. Ledoux | Committee Members | Chairperson George J Russell | Vice Chairperson Matthew E Wally | Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson | |
City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor George J Russell
Vice Chairperson Councilor Matthew E Wally
Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson | | | | | Also: | Commissioner of Public Works & Parks Paul Moosey;
Assistant Commissioner of Public Works & Parks Matthew Labovites;
Assistant Commissioner of Public Works & Paks Russ Adams;
DPWP Staff Person Joyce Lee;
City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk | | | |
1. | First Hearings - Street to Make Public | |
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| | | 1a. | HAVANA ROAD
ABUTTERS - 31 IN FAVOR 5 OPPOSED 7 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold for Second Hearing | |
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| | | 1b. | WELDON STREET
ABUTTERS - 16 IN FAVOR 4 OPPOSED 2 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold to Second Hearing | |
2. | Discontinue Easement Petition | |
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| | | 2a. | Petition of Christopher Tully, Esq on behalf of 496 Hamilton St. LLC request to have the existing drainage easement located at Station 1+73.0 Hamilton St. discontinued and extinguished, as the original drain culvert has been abandoned and replaced with a catch basin and 8" drain which drains into the municipal system located in Hamilton St. and Dallas St.
# 8e CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager consider requesting compensation of the potential value of the property before conveying land when discontinued as an easement. | |
3. | Sewer Extension Petition | |
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| | | 3a. | Petition of Lawrence Hammond request to extend sewer connection on Hamilton St. to service houses next to 496 Hamilton St.
# 6e CC September 25, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
4. | Street Betterment Assessment Abatement Petitions | |
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| | | 4a. | Joseph Simone request abatement of street betterment assessment #25576 in the amount of $13,627.50 for Barrett Ave.
# 8c CC September 12, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval to abate in full | |
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| | | 4b. | Elba Hernandez request abatement of street betterment assessment #25600 in the amount of $12,688.49.00 for Willow St.
# 8i CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval to abate in full | |
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| | | 4c. | Kevin and Amanda Browne request abatement of street betterment assessment #25573 in the amount of $15,000.00 for Barrett Ave.
# 8j CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval to provide for a partial abatement of $13,684.50 resulting in a new assessment of $1,315.50. | |
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| | | 4d. | Willliam Kitsilis Managing Member UCEB LLC request abatement of street betterment assessment #25515 in the amount of $31,725.40 for Mayfield St.
# 7c CC July 17, 2018
In Committee October 3, 2018 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request Commissioner of Public Works & Parks remove the chain link fence on Mayfield St. | |
5. | Sidewalk Repair Petitions | |
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| | | 5a. | Robert Lambert request sidewalk repair in front of 60 Dick Drive.
# 7c CC October 16, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list | |
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| | | 5b. | David Willens request the repair/replacing of sidewalks on the Boynton St. side of 99 Salisbury St.
# 7c CC October 02, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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| | | 5c. | Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request sidewalk repair in front of Union Music, Guertin Graphics and A1 Wholesale Window and Siding on Southbridge St.
# 15g CC October 02, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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| | | 5d. | Councilor Sarai Rivera request sidewalk repair on the odd side of Marble St.
# 6d CC September 25, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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| | | 5e. | Councilor Sean M. Rose request sidewalk repair on Suburban Rd.
# 8h CC September 12, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw
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| | | 5f. | Deiwson Dos Santos request sidewalk repair in front of 61 Seymour St.
# 8h CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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| | | 5g. | Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey request sidewalk repair in front of the property left of 574 Pleasant St.
# 17f CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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| | | 5h. | Suol Tang request sidewalk repair in front of 38 Bellingham Rd.
# 8f CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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| | | 5i. | Jimmy Georges request sidewalk repair in front of 77 Amherst St.
# 8g CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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| | | 5j. | Robert Konrad request to level water shutoff pipe and repair sidewalk in front of 2 Dixon Avenue.
# 8l CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
| | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request Commissioner of Public Works & Parks level the water shutoff pipe in front of 2 Dixon Ave. | |
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| | | 5k. | Councilor Matthew E. Wally request sidewalk repair in front of 2 Westview St.
# 8m CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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6. | Street Resurfacing Petitions | |
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| | | 6a. | Jimmy Georges request street repair in front of 77 Amherst St.
# 7c CC October 09, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw
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| | | 6b. | Councilor Sean M. Rose request Woods Ave. be resurfaced.
# 8g CC September 12, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw
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| | | 6c. | Councilor Sean M. Rose request Sagamore Rd. be repaved from Park Ave. to Whitman Rd.
# 8i CC May 08, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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| | | 6d. | Councilor Sean M. Rose request repaving of Burncoat St. from Mountain St. East to Apthorp St.
# 8j CC May 08, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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| | | 6e. | Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson request Sigourney St. be repaved.
# 8d CC September 12, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw
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| | | 6f. | Richard Glasberg request Pocasset Ave. be repaved between Clark St. and Squantum Rd.
# 8f CC April 24, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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| | | 6g. | Richard Glasberg request Hilda St. be repaved.
# 8g CC April 24, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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| | | 6h. | Councilor Matthew E. Wally, Councilor Morris A. Bergman and Councilor Gary Rosen request Berkmans St. be resurfaced.
# 8e CC September 12, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve and add to list
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| | | 6i. | Councilor Matthew E. Wally request street resurfacing for Wentworth St.
# 8o CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw
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| | | 6j. | Councilor Matthew E. Wally request street resurfacing for Reed St.
# 8p CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval and add to list
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| | | 6k. | Councilor Matthew E. Wally request street resurfacing for Geneva St.
# 8n CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval and add to list
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| | | 6l. | Shahira Sherzai et al request Crest Circle be resurfaced.
# 8d CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw
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| | | 6m. | Donald Huard request street repair on Volkmar Rd., from West Boylston St. to Croydon Rd.
# 8k CC August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw
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| | | 6n. | Petra and Vijay Kajla request street repair of Navajo Rd., Cheyenne Rd., Mohave Rd. and Westinghouse Parkway.
# 7h CC July 17, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval to add to the List for Navajo Rd. and Recommend Leave to Withdraw for Cheyenne Rd, Mohave Rd. and Westinghouse Pkwy.
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| | | 6o. | Don Bradway request to resurface Amesbury St.
# 7a CC July 17, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw
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| | | 6p. | William Wyman request Radcliffe St., from Hunnewell Rd. to West Mountain St. be repaved.
# 7b CC June 19, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval and add to list
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| | | 6q. | Matthew LeBlanc request resurface approximate 100 feet in front of 404 Lake Ave.
# 7e CC June 12, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval and add to list
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| | | 6r. | Councilor George J. Russell request to resurface Upsala St in the vicinity of #42.
# 7f CC June 12, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval and add to list
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| | | 6s. | Councilor Matthew E. Wally request to resurface Scenic Dr.
# 7d CC June 12, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw
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| | | 6t. | Theresa MacLellan request street resurfacing in front of 2 Clarence St.
# 8c CC June 05, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval and add to list
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| | | 6u. | Evan Corrigan request upper Burncoat St. at the mouth of Mountain St. East be repaved.
# 7b CC May 15, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval and add to list
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| | | 6v. | Councilor George J. Russell request Cargill Ave. be resurfaced.
# 8k CC April 24, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Leave to Withdraw
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| | | 6w. | Jackie Roberts request street repair for the corner of Elizabeth St. and Patch St.
# 7a CC October 30, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval and add to list
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| | | 7a. | Chairman's Order - Request Standing Committee on Public Works install a guard rail at 566-574 Chandler St. for the purpose of increasing public safety.
# 8d CC October 30, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 7b. | Report of the Planning Board Upon the Communication of the City Manager request to remove Allen Court from the Official Map.
# 9a CC October 09, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend to Accept the Planning Board recommendation | |
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| | | 7c. | Order of Councilor Gary Rosen, Councilor Matthew Wally, Councilor Kathleen Toomey, Councilor Morris Bergman, Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes, Councilor Sarai Rivera, Councilor Sean Rose, Councilor Khrystian King, Councilor George Russell, Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson, and Mayor Joseph Petty - To relieve residents, business owners, motorists and pedestrians of undue inconvenience and hardship, request the City Manager suggest changes needed in the process and/or writing of contracts to make contractors who are doing street or sidewalk resurfacing projects complete their work in a reasonable length of time.
# 9b CC October 02, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
8. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 8a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Construction Progress Report for the month ending July 31, 2018.
# 7.5A CM September 25, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 8b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Construction Progress Report for the month ending September 30, 2018.
# 9.7A CM October 23, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 8c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to pretreatment program updates for Winter of 2018/2019.
# 9.7B CM August 21, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 8d. | Transmitting informational communication relative to a report concerning the cause of a gas issue in the vicinity of Forsberg St., Tatman St. and Victoria Ave. that affected service of 150 homes.
# 9.36A CM November 13, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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