AGENDA

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2002

TOUR OF CITY HALL - 6:00 P.M. Cancelled

(Meet for tour in Council Chamber)

MEETING - COUNCIL CHAMBER - 7:00 P.M.

Convened: 7:10 PM

Adjourned: 8:22 PM

 

Present:

Councillor Paul P. Clancy Jr., Chairman

Councillor Philip P. Palmieri

Councillor Stephen T. Patton

Robert L. Moylan Jr., Commissioner of Public Works

Edward Carrigan, DPW Engineering

Tony Meriano, DPW

Lisa M. Thomas, Assistant City Clerk

 

hearing

 

STREET TO MAKE PUBLIC

 

FIRST HEARING

 

FAVOR

OPPOSED

ABUTTERS

1.  Modred Court

6

1

12

 

Hold for second hearing at next Public Works Meeting.

 

PRIVATE STREET MAINTENANCE

                                                                                                                                                                             Item # & Date

          Petitioner’ Name                    Location                                  In City Council

 

2.       Wayne & Kathy                        Narragansett Ave.                     #10 CC 12/11/01

          Plummer et al

In Committee August 27, 2002 - Held

Approved, add to list

 

3.       Samantha Roy et al                   Prioulx St.                                #11 CC 3/19/02

          In Committee August 27, 2002 - Held

Approved, add to list

 

4.       Stephen Hill et al                       Nyland St.                                #12 CC 9/3/02

Approved, add to list

 

5.       Claudette Marquis et al              Beale St.                                   #12 CC 10/8/02

Approved, add to list

 

6.       Frank McGurl et al                    New Bond St.                           #13 CC 10/15/02

                                                                               (from #74 to end)

Approved, add to list

 

ABATEMENT – PRIVATE STREET BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT

 

          Petitioner’s Name                   Assessment #       $ Amount             Location

 

7.       Craig Stevens                  #50153                  $4,210.74              Westwood Dr.

          #17 CC 9/24/02

Partial Abatement up to 100 feet.

 

ABATEMENTS – PUBLIC STREET BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS

 

          Petitioner’s Name                   Assessment #       $ Amount             Location

 

8.       Anthony & Christine       #24448                  $10,178.00            Orton St.

          Dellomo      

#7 CC 5/21/02

Approve full abatement.

 

9.       Richard & Nancy            #24455                  $11,956.70            Orton St.

          Gingras

#14 CC 10/15/02

Approve abatement for 75 feet.

 

PRIOR AGREEMENTS

 

10.     Petition of Shervin Jafarzadeh request permission to extend sewer line at the intersection from Mower St. 150-ft. northerly on Pleasant St. in the vicinity of house #771 Pleasant St. at own expense.

          #56 CC August 20, 2002

Approve subject to prior agreement

 

11.     Petition of Thomas Revane of Revane Development Co., Inc. request to install 245 feet of 2 inch PVC force main sewer line on Mystic St. to service #5 & #7 Mystic St. All work to be done at Petitioner's expense.

          #12 CC October 15, 2002

Approve subject to prior agreement

 

12.     Petition of Bernard Bonsra request to extend sewer line from Blithewood Ave. to service two homes to be built on Lots 41-46 on McClintock Ave.  All work to be done at petitioner's expense and in accordance with a prior agreement.

          #8 CC June 11, 2002

Approve subject to prior agreement

 

13.     Petition of Bernard Bonsra request City to extend the water line from Blithewood Ave. to service two homes to be built on Lots 41-46 on McClintock Ave.

          #9 CC June 11, 2002

Approve subject to prior agreement

 

Miscellaneous

 

14.        Petition of Heather Nejaimey request section of Tracy Place from Southbridge St to a point at which the P&W Railroad intersects be graded and/or paved.  This street appears in the City of Worcester Street Directory as a public street.  May need to clarify whether street is public or private.

          #8 CC October 1, 2002

Amend petition to request private street conversion of Tracy Place from Southbridge St westerly approximately 300 feet to public portion of Tracy Place. Referred amended petition to Planning Board.

 

Communications of the City Manager

 

15.    Relative to the possibility of converting Grove Street Terrace to a Public Street.

#24D CM January 23, 2001

In Committee October 22, 2001 - Held

File

 

16.    Relative to the converting of Grove Street Terrace to a Public Street.

#17G CM February 6, 2001

In Committee October 22, 2001 - Held

File

 

Chairman’s Order-Request Commissioner of Public Works move forward with decree to make public Grove St. Terrace.

 

17.     Relative to Fire Apparatus having no problems on Prioulx Street due to the condition of the road.

          #12A CM September 24, 2002

File

 

18.     Relative to width and length of West Chester Street/Public Portion and Portion to be made Public.

          #24B CM November 12, 2002

File

 

19.     Relative to Streetscape Improvements along May St.

          #24C CM November 12, 2002

File

 

20.     Relative to Status Report #5 - Street Resurfacing Project.

          #24E CM November 12, 2002

File

 

21.     Relative to Progress Report/Construction.

          #24B CM October 15, 2002

File

 

22.     Relative to the Ballard Street Recycling Drop-Off Center.

          #23D CM September 24, 2002

File

 

23.     Relative to a progress report on our work to restore Worcester City Hall.

          #29C CM May 29, 2001

          In Committee October 22, 2001 - Held

          In Committee on February 25, 2002 - Held

Hold

 

24.     Relative to Second City Hall Rostrum.

          #29A CM September 3, 2002

Hold

 

25.     Relative to the placement of the Second City Hall Rostrum.

          #29A CM September 24, 2002

Hold

 

26.     Relative to the nomination forms from Preservation Worcester's  "The Ten Most Endangered Properties" program.

          #30A CM November 12, 2002

Hold

 

27.     Relative to "Urban Design" component to the study for Washington Square.

          #7B CM August 20, 2002

In Committee October 21, 2002 - Held

File

 

28.     Relative to Union Station Update.

          #8B CM November 19, 2002

File

 

29.     Relative to List of Candidate Petitioned Streets for FY 2004 Resurfacing Program.

          #24A CM November 12, 2002

Approved Streets

 

Apollo Rd. (From Eagle Rd. to Romola Rd.)

Ascadilla Rd. (Burncoat St. to Quinapoxet Ln.)

Brookhaven Rd. (Dogwood Rd. to Darnell Rd. N'ly & E'ly)

Creston St. (Adams St. W'ly)

Dryden St. (Edgeworth St. to Heman St.)

East Park Terr (Verdi Rd. W'ly & N'ly - Public Portion Only)

Glen Ellen Rd. (Prouty Ln. S'ly)

Louise St. (Vernon St. to Upsala St.)

Lyndale Rd. (Rexhame Rd. North)

Malmo St. (Butler St. to Stebbins St.)

Natick St. (From Belmont St. to End of Public)

Pilgrim Ave. (From Grafton St. to Dead End Section)

Pond St. (Green St. to Water St.)

Revere St. (From Trahan Ave. W.)

Seward St. (Shrewsbury St. to Chilmark St.)

Solferino St. (Plantation St. Easterly)

Spring Valley Rd. (Salisbury St. to Dick Dr.)

Sterling St. (Entire)

Strathmore Rd. (Harlem St. to Fairfax Rd.)

 

30.      Relative to FY '03 Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program.

#24G CM December 3, 2002

Hold