CITY OF WORCESTER

Public Works Committee Meeting

Monday, January 28, 2008

Council Chamber

Convened: 6:03 P.M.

Adjourned: 8:20 P.M.


Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes

 

www.ci.worcester.ma.us

 

Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford

Committee Members

Chairperson Paul P Clancy Jr
Councilor Michael J Germain
Councilor Philip P Palmieri
 

City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts


Present Were:Chairperson Councilor Paul P Clancy Jr Councilor Michael J Germain Councilor Philip P Palmieri
Councilor Frederick C. Rushton @ 6:14 P.M.
Councilor Barbara G. Haller @ 6:55 P.M.
 
Also:Commissioner DPWP Robert L. Moylan, Jr.
DPWP Staffperson Matthew Labovites
DPWP Staffperson Joseph Borbone
DPWP Staffperson Joyce Lee
WPD Lt. John Fallavolita
City Clerk David J. Rushford, Clerk
 
1.

ALTERING OF STREET HEARING

1a.

Report of the Planning Board relative to altering street layouts of Cambridge St. and Southbridge St. upon the Communication of the City Manager relative to the Four Corners Traffic Improvement Project and Eminent Domain Process.
# 10a CC January 15, 2008

Attachments

Recommend Approval on a roll call , 3-0

2.

PRIVATE STREET BETTERMENT HEARING

2a.

David Seibold et al request private street betterment in Carter Rd.
# 6e CC May 01, 2007

Attachments

Abutters - 18 10- In Favor 2 - In Opposition

Recommend Petition be amended for a portion of Carter Road from Carter Way, a distance of 600 feet, not the entire way to Brewer Street. - Hold for Second Hearing

3.

PRIVATE STREET MAINTENANCE PETITIONS

3a.

David Seibold et al request private street maintenance from 71 to 85 Carter Rd.
# 6f CC May 01, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

3b.

William LaMarche et al request private street maintenance on Palace Gardens Rd.
#62 CC August 16, 2005


In Committee February 1, 2006 - Held

Attachments

Recommend File

3c.

Katherine Kane et al request private street maintenance on Teddy Rd.
#15a CC April 12, 2005


In Committee February 1, 2006 - Held

Attachments

Recommend File

3d.

Sylvia Scanlon et al requests private street maintenance on Taunton St.
#29 CC November 22, 2005


In Committee February 1, 2006 - Held

Attachments

Recommend File

3e.

John Payne et al request emergency private street maintenance on Second St., from the corner of Center to Second St.
#7 CC March 7, 2006

Attachments

Recommend File

3f.

Carlos & Mildred Ayala et al request private street maintenance on Corrine St.
#8 CC May 9, 2006

Attachments

Recommend File

3g.

Cheryl & Timothy Nordstrom et al request private street maintenance on Martha Ave.
#7 CC June 20, 2006

Attachments

Recommend File

3h.

Matthew & Sarah Anderson et al request private street maintenance on Wigwam Hill Drive.
#28 CC July 18, 2006

Attachments

Recommend File

3i.

Albert St. Hilaire request private street maintenance on the private section of Briarcliffe St.
#29 CC July 18, 2006

Attachments

Recommend File

3j.

Walter Golubowski request private street maintenance for Grove St. Terr. from 821 Grove St. Terr. to Venus Dr.
#21 CC August 29, 2006

Attachments

Recommend Hold

Chairman's Orders

Request the City Manager provide the City Council with copies of the legal opinion that was rendered February 2, 2001 concerning making public Grove Street Terrace.

3k.

Garrick Harmel, Worcester East Side CDC et al request private street maintenance for Channing Way.
#13 CC September 12, 2006

Attachments

Recommend File

3l.

Jean Lemenager request private street maintenance in Esper Ave.
# 6g CC October 31, 2006

Attachments

Recommend File

3m.

James and Pauline Jacques et al request emergency private street maintenance on Riedl Place.
# 7a CC December 12, 2006

Attachments

Recommend File

3n.

Judith Corsac et al request private street maintenance in Royal Rd. from Edlin St. to Heard St.
# 6i CC May 01, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

3o.

John and Jean Agwande request private street maintenance in front of 40 Kenberma Rd.
# 6j CC May 01, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

3p.

Mr. & Mrs. William Balcom request private street maintenance along the Albemarle St. side of 61 Chester St.
# 6d CC May 08, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

3q.

Richard Hollyer et al request private street maintenance in private portion of Brigham Rd.
# 8j CC May 29, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

3r.

Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. et al request private street maintenance in Joppa Rd.
#16g CC June 12, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

3s.

Audrey Painchaud et al request private street maintenance in Merridale Rd.
# 9b CC September 25, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

3t.

Antonella Fox request private street maintenance for the segment of Milton Street that is not yet paved, approximately 250 feet.
# 9c CC September 25, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

3u.

Pamela Green et al request private street maintenance in Rebboli Rd.
# 7b CC October 23, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

3v.

Dan & Heather Gallivan request private street maintenance in Governors St. from Garrison St. to Oneida Ave.
# 7b CC December 11, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

3w.

Carmen Lareau request private street maintenance on Nathaniel St.
# 12g CC January 08, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

4.

STREETS MISCELLANEOUS

4a.

Petition of Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Dennis Clark request the City View St. be made a dead end street without access through to property owned by Holy Cross College.
# 13d CC June 26, 2007


In Committee August 14, 2007 - Held

Attachments

Recommend Hold

4b.

Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the parking lot license restrictions for the gate at the terminus of City View Street at the College of the Holy Cross.
# 16a CC October 16, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Hold

Chairman's Orders

Request the City Manager obtain from the College of the Holy Cross their listing of occasions during which they request the conditions on the existing parking lot license be amended so that the gate at the terminus of City View Street be unlocked and opened for through traffic entering and exiting the college property.

5.

GUARDRAIL PETITIONS

5a.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller on behalf of the DeKazarian family request installation of a guardrail in front of 23 Kingsbury St.
#33 CC November 22, 2005


In Committee August 22, 2006 - Held

Attachments

Recommend Leave to Withdraw

5b.

Rev. Gary Shahinian request to install a guardrail for the Park Congregational Church at the corner of Elm St. and Russell St.
# 9e CC March 27, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

5c.

Councilor Joseph M. Petty request to replace guardrail at 171 Flagg St.
#13u CC May 22, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

5d.

Councilor Joffrey A. Smith on behalf of Francis Brothers request installation of a guardrail at 171 Flagg St.
# 14m CC June 19, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

5e.

Kenneth Stidsen request to install a guardrail between 214 and 216 Sunderland Rd.
# 7g CC July 17, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval for installation in front of 214-226 Sunderland Road

5f.

Councilor Gary Rosen request the installation of a guardrail in front of 20 Hadwen Lane in the interest of public safety.
# 7d CC December 11, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

5g.

Shannon Quezada request a guardrail in front of 36 Fairfield St.
# 7c CC December 18, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

6.

MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS

6a.

Mary Dionne request to have Elliot St. in its entirety plowed for snow.
#6 CC December 14, 2004

Attachments

Recommend File

Chairman's Orders

Request the City Manager investigate and report to City Council limiting access to Elliot Street from Gage Street.

Request City Manager consider the installation of surveillance cameras in the dead end area of Elliot Street at the high end of Cristoforo Colombo Park in an effort to deter illegal dumping.

6b.

NSTAR for gas main location on Progressive St. proposed 210' of 2" plastic gas main on Progressive St. near hse. #32 heading southerly to house #58.

In City Council December 20, 2005 #46 CC - Order adopted
In Committee for informational purposes only.


Attachments

Recommend File

6c.

Daniel Gallagher request repair of retaining wall for a stream that abuts 10 Crane St.
# 6c CC October 31, 2006

Attachments

Recommend Approval

6d.

Councilor Frederick C. Rushton and Councilor Joffrey A. Smith request that Richmond Ave. be reconstructed in it's entirety with curbs, driveway aprons and surface sewers sufficient to correct long-term drainage problems.
# 8g CC November 14, 2006

Attachments

Recommend Approval (3-Orders)

6e.

Susan Proulx, Principal of Belmont St. Elementary School, request repair of footbridge over Belmont St. to Belmont St. Elementary School
# 7c CC December 03, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

7.

MISCELLANEOUS

7a.

Communication of Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission transmitting 2004 Annual Report.
#15 CC January 4, 2005

Attachments

Recommend File

7b.

Communication of Roberta Schaefer, Ph.D., Executive Director Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting communication relative to Citizen Satisfaction with Municipal Services and Quality of Life in Worcester: 2005 Survey.
# 38CC June 13, 2006

Attachments

Recommend Hold for the March 3rd meeting

7c.

Communication of Roberta R. Schaefer, Ph.D., Executive Director Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting communication relative to Benchmarking Municipal and Neighborhood Services in Worcester 2007
# 16b CC January 08, 2008

Attachments

Recommend Hold for the March 3rd meeting

8.

COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

8a.

Recommend Adoption of a Resolution Affirming the City's Commitment to Increase Paper Recycling.
# 8.12A CM December 18, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Approval

8b.

Transmitting informational communication relative to a report prepared by The Massachusetts Coalition for Water Resources Stewardship on the implementation of the Clean Water Act.
# 13.12C CM January 08, 2008

Attachments

Recommend Hold

8c.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the legality of the EPA and DEP mandates for the Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District.
#9.28C CM April 24, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Hold

8d.

Transmitting informational communication relative to Stormwater Permit Compliance Costs.
# 9a CC January 08, 2008

Attachments

Recommend Hold

8e.

Transmitting communication relative to Worcester Common Restoration Update.
#18I CM August 17, 2004


In Committee September 13, 2004 - Held
In Committee March 22, 2005 - Held
In Committee April 5, 2005 - Held for a view


Attachments

Recommend File

8f.

Transmitting informational communication relative to a status update on the restoration of the Worcester Common.
# 9.13A CM October 30, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8g.

Transmitting communication relative to fourteen (14) structurally deficient bridges in the City of Worcester.
#23A CM March 22, 2005

Attachments

Recommend File

8h.

Transmitting communication relative to the city's towing policy for vehicles violating the winter parking ban.
#23B CM March 22, 2005


In Committee September 12, 2005 - Held

Attachments

Recommend File

8i.

Transmitting communication relative to the Billboard Survey Project.
#62 CM May 31, 2005


In Committee September 12, 2005 - Held

Attachments

Recommend File

8j.

Transmitting informational communication relative to Coes Reservoir Dam.
#13A CM November 22, 2005


In Committee March 1, 2006 - Held

Attachments

Recommend File

8k.

Transmitting informational communication relative to a report prepared by students seeking their MBA at Clark University's Graduate School of Management.
#17B CM January 31, 2006

Attachments

Recommend File

8l.

Transmitting informational communication on Worcester's Wayfinding Initiative with attached design recommendations.
#8C CM August 29, 2006


In Committee September 5, 2006 - Held

Attachments

Recommend Hold

Chairman's Orders

Request City Manager respond to the City Council concerning the many requests for considering renaming of the proposed non-descript Nine-Way Wayfinding proposal for Belmont Street's entrance into the City.

8m.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Right Of Way Stump Grinding Program.
# 12A CM September 12, 2006

Attachments

Recommend File

8n.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Stump Grinding Removal Program for 2006 and 2007.
# 8.13E CM August 28, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8o.

Transmitting informational communication relative to an update on the Right of Way Stump Grinding Program.
# 9.13E CM November 28, 2006

Attachments

Recommend File

8p.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the City Council request to provide a detailed service report of the Customer Service Operations that would include how many calls were answered per seconds and how many issues were resolved to the satisfaction to the caller.
#7.12E CM October 31, 2006

Attachments

Recommend Hold

8q.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the architectural rendering of the proposed layout of the North Council Chamber.
# 9.11B CM November 14, 2006

Attachments

Recommend File

8r.

Transmitting informational communication relative to Webster Square traffic improvements.
#10.12B CM September 18, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8s.

Transmitting informational communication relative to a status report on abandoned vehicles and a status report on abandoned shopping carts.
#9.12A CM September 04, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8t.

Transmitting informational communication relative to Household Electronics Collection Day.
# 8.12C CM July 17, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8u.

Transmitting informational communication relative to a sewer surcharging status report for Kinnicutt Road South.
#8.12D CM August 28, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8v.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the status of the construction in the Levi Lincoln Chamber.
#9. 37C CM June 19, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Hold

8w.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the rain storm of April 15 - April 16, 2007.
#9.12E CM April 24, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8x.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the status of the fire hydrant located in the vicinity of 1095 Millbury Street.
#7.12B CM May 08, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8y.

Transmitting informational communication relative to new services at DPW&P Customer Service Center.
# 8.12A CM April 03, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Hold

8z.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Blackstone River Bikeway(s) Plans.
# 7.13B CM January 30, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8aa.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's planned purchase of renewable energy certificates.
# 8.8A CM October 02, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Hold

8bb.

Transmitting informational communication relative to a National Grid Cable Project.
#8.12F CM November 20, 2007

Attachments

Recommend Hold

8cc.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Keep Worcester Clean Report for the Months of August and September 2007.
# 8.12A CM November 20, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8dd.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the proposed Three-Member Keep Worcester Clean / Nuisance Ordinance Enforcement Team.
#8.12A CM December 03, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8ee.

Transmitting communication providing an update of Economic Development initiatives monthly status report - December 2007.
# 4a CC December 11, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8ff.

Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Fiscal Year 08 Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program.
#8.12B CM December 18, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File

8gg.

Requesting City Council's Endorsement of the Massachusetts Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (WARN) Agreement with the City.
#8.12D CM December 18, 2007

Attachments

Recommend File