CITY OF WORCESTER

Public Works Committee Meeting

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

Convened: 5:33 P.M.

Adjourned: 6:20 pm


Mayor
Joseph C. O'Brien

 

www.worcesterma.gov

 

Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford

Committee Members

Chairperson Paul P Clancy Jr.
Councilor Joseph M Petty
Councilor Kathleen M Toomey
 

City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts


Present Were:Chairperson Councilor Paul P Clancy Jr.
Councilor Joseph M Petty
Councilor Kathleen M Toomey
 
Also:DPWP Staff Person Paul Moosey
DPWP Staff Person Matthew Labovites
DPWP Staff Person Joyce Lee
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
 
1.

SIDEWALK REPAIR PETITIONS

1a.

Judith Fogarty request sidewalk repair at 78 Fairfield St.
# 6c CC March 09, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

1b.

John Carroll request sidewalks on Ashton St. between McKinley Rd. and Sturgis St. be repaired.
# 6e CC March 09, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

1c.

Councilor William J. Eddy request sidewalk repair at 354 Mill Street.
# 19u CC March 09, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

1d.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller request brick sidewalk repair on the west side of Oxford St. near the corner of Pleasant St.
# 7d CC March 16, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

1e.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller request sidewalk repair on the west side of Ashland St. near the corner of Pleasant St.
# 7e CM March 16, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

1f.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller request sidewalk repair on West St. between Cedar St. and William St.
# 7f CC March 16, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Leave to withdraw

1g.

Councilor Barbara G. Haller request sidewalk repair on West St. at the corner of Cedar St.
# 7g CC March 16, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

1h.

Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request sidewalk repair at #6 Halmstad St.
# 7h CC March 16, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval

1i.

Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request sidewalk repair on Pilgrim Ave. from #55 southerly to Dartmouth St.
# 7i CC March 16, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

1j.

Deborah Malone request sidewalk repair for Parsons Hill Dr.
# 6e CC March 23, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

1k.

Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. on behalf of Nils Granfors request sidewalk repair at 24 Commonwealth Ave.
# 6d CC March 23, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

1l.

Nils Granfors request sidewalk repair in front of 24 Commonwealth Ave.
# 6c CC April 07, 2010

Attachments

Recommend File

1m.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request sidewalk resurfacing in Tampa St. where needed.
# 10v CC March 31, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

1n.

Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request sidewalk repair in Standish St. from #96 Standish St. southerly to Massasoit Ave. on both sides of the street.
# 10r CC March 31, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

1o.

Kristen Johnson & Scott Renaud request sidewalks in Fales St. be repaired
# 6d CC March 31, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

1p.

Trever McCarthy request sidewalk repair in front of 14 Commonwealth Ave.
# 6e CC April 07, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2.

STREET RESURFACING PETITIONS

2a.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request resurfacing of Ventura Rd.
# 8e CC March 02, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2b.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request resurfacing of Imperial Rd.
# 8f CC March 02, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2c.

Walter Zmyslowski request Marion Ave. be resurfaced.
# 7c CC February 23, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2d.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request resurfacing of Imperial Place.
# 8g CC March 02, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to the List

2e.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request sidewalk resurfacing for both sides of Granby Rd.
# 8h CC March 02, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2f.

Councilor Philip P. Palmieri request Scrimegeour Road be resurfaced.
# 12f CC March 02, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2g.

John Carroll request Ashton St., between McKinley Rd. & Sturgis St. be repaved.
# 6d CC March 09, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2h.

Councilor William J. Eddy on behalf of Eddy Vincent & Maria Dinsdale request to repave Walter Street.
# 19t CC March 09, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2i.

Lisa Rosenkrantz request Middlesex Ave. be resurfaced.
# 6c CC March 23, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2j.

Deborah Malone request Parsons Hill Dr. be resurfaced.
# 6b CC March 23, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2k.

Councilor William J. Eddy on behalf of Peter Picard et al request to resurface First St.
# 14p CC March 23, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2l.

Councilor William J. Eddy request to resurface public portion of Carter Rd.
# 14q CC March 23, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2m.

Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request resurfacing of Cargill St.
# 10u CC March 31, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2n.

Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request resurfacing of Allston St from Greenfield St. southerly.
# 10t CC March 31, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2o.

Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. request resurfacing of Butler St.
# 10s CC March 31, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

2p.

Kristen Johnson & Scott Renaud request to resurface Fales St.
# 6c CC March 31, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval and add to list

3.

MISCELLANEOUS PETITIONS

3a.

William S.Coleman, III request City Council honor Robert J. O'Keefe who served as the Eighth Clerk of the City for forty-five years with a plaque or naming a room in the City Clerk's Office after him.
# 9g CC December 09, 2008

Attachments

Recommend File

3b.

William S. Coleman III request City Council honor Robert J. O'Keefe who served as the eighth Clerk of the City for forty-five years with a plaque or naming a room in the City Clerk's Office after him.
# 8d CC March 02, 2010

Attachments

Recommend File

Chairman's Orders

Request City Clerk generate a placque listing the City Clerks of Worcester and the years serving in their position and have that mounted in the hallway outside of the Clerk's Offices.

3c.

Fire Chief Gerard Dio on behalf of the City of Worcester request abatement of street betterment assessment #24762 in the amount of $30,993.48 for Artic St.
# 8b CC March 02, 2010

Attachments

Recommend Approval

4.

COMMUNICATION OF THE CITY MANAGER

4a.

Transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program for FY10.
# 7.14D CM March 31, 2010

Attachments

Recommend to hold item until May 4th meeting to complete the list and recommend funding of repairs to the following sidewalk locations:

Regent Street (Salisbury Street side) ($3,500)
Midland Street School ($35,000)
81 Amherst Street
Assumption Avenue
68 Barry Road
36 Barry Road
130 Institute Road
88 Malden Street
1 Massachusetts Avenue
113 and 115 Newton Avenue North
130 Newton Avenue North
24 Otsego Road (Forest Street side)
53 and 57 Sagamore Road
2 Saxon Road
23 Suburban Road
54 Summerhill Avenue
28 Venus Drive
403 Burncoat Street (Ascadilla Road side)
470 Burncoat Street

Harrison Street
Melrose Street
Randolph Road
Rena Street (handrail installation)
42 through 78 Burncoat Street
29 Elnora Drive
50 Gage Street

54 Freeland Street
Dewey Street (vicinity of Living Earth)
King Street (from Main to Shepard Street)
Lamartine Street (from Harding Street to Washington Street odd side)
15 Oxford Street
121 through 125 Perry Avenue
15 Somerset Street
29 Tirrell Street

Blake Street
208 Massassoit Road
75 Providence Street
2 Mars Street
Greenwood Street (from Upland Street to Strasburg Road, west side)
20 Commonwealth Avenue
14 Commonwealth Avenue
24 Commonwealth Avenue
6 Halmstad Street
96 Standish Street to Massassoit Road (both sides)

Chairman's Orders

Request City Manager request the Police Chief conduct enforcement of "No Parking on Sidewalks" at the following locations: 1. In the south side of Harrison St. between Green and Harding St. 2. In the east side of Park Ave. in the vicinity of the WPI athletic field 3. In the east side of Park Ave. from Humboldt Ave. to Sagamore Rd. and 4. In Institute Park in the vicinity of the tennis courts