Committee Report - Public Utilities - 1-20-11 — File 190776

January 20, 2011 Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Page 1 of 2 Printed 1/27/2011 REPORT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Sean T. O’Donovan Chair Present John M Connolly Vice Chair Present Robert C. Trane Ward Seven Alderman Absent William M. Roche Ward One Alderman Present Bruce M. Desmond Alderman At Large Present Omar Boukili Administrative Assistant Present Eddie Nuzzo Supt. of ISD Present Anne Thomas OSPCD Counsel Present Matt Buckley Assistant City Solicitor Present Stan Koty DPW Commissioner Present Nancy Gaudet Manager Present David Ross Owner Present Greg Coughlin Present • Snow plowing of Magoun Square CVS parking lot The meeting was convened to address the concerns of residents regarding the plowing of the parking lot. Mr. Ross discussed the difficulties his company encounters removing and staging snow while there are vehicles parked in the lot and Ms. Gaudet expressed a desire to block off one half of the lot at a time to allow for the efficient removal of snow. There was also a discussion regarding the parking of ZipCars in the lot and the agreement made to allow overnight parking of 4 vans belonging to The Basil Tree. Alderman Desmond’s motion that the City Solicitor review the city's contract regarding the use and maintenance of the Magoun Square CVS parking lot, was approved. Alderman Connolly’s motion that the Director of Traffic and Parking and the City Solicitor review the Basil Tree agreement regarding the overnight parking of vans in the Magoun Square CVS parking lot, keeping in mind the Public Utilities and Public Works Committee’s recommendation that The Basil Tree vehicles be removed from the lot during a snow emergency to allow for the proper removal of snow from the lot, was approved.

Committee Meeting January 20, 2011 Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Page 2 of 2 Printed 1/27/2011 Alderman O’Donovan's motion that the Director of Traffic and Parking count the number of metered and business parking spaces in the Magoun Square CVS parking lot and compare those numbers with the spaces allocated in the contract with the city, was approved.