Committee Report - PUPW - 9-19-12 — File 193777

September 19, 2012 Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Page 1 of 2 Printed 9/25/2012 REPORT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Sean T. O’Donovan Chair Present Robert C. Trane Vice Chair Present John M Connolly Alderman At Large Present Maryann M. Heuston Ward Two Alderman Present Steve MacEachern Supt. of Lines and Lights Present Stan Koty DPW Commissioner Present Robert King City Engineer Present Stan Usovicz Verizon Present Earl Lawson Comcast Present Ken Bates RCN Present Bill Zamparelli NSTAR Present • Noise from Verizon Facility 193627 - Verizon responding to this Board's concerns re: double poles.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 193750 - That the Commissioner of Public Works add the double poles at College Hill Avenue, Raymond and North Streets, Conwell Ave (between Curtis and Hillsdale), Chetwynd Road, Curtis Street and 9 Granite Street to his utility company “double pole” list, and that the Superintendent of Lines and Lights appear at the September 19, 2012 meeting of the Public Utilities and Works Committee.: Mr. MacEachern reported on the number of double poles and pointed out that several are not shown on the list. Mr. Zamparelli reported that NSTAR has 30 ready for remediation and 8 ready for transfer, bringing their count down to 5. The DPW will email the locations not on the list to the utility companies for appropriate action.

Committee Meeting September 19, 2012 Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Page 2 of 2 Printed 9/25/2012 RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 193752 - That the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Engineer appear at the September 19, 2012 meeting of the Public Utilities and Works Committee to report on the failure of the utility companies to re-surface streets after opening them.: Mr. King reported on the requirements for repairing streets opened by utility companies and assured the members that the DPW closely monitors street repairs to ensure that the requirements are adhered to. RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 193754 - That the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Engineer appear at the September 19, 2012 meeting of the Public Utilities and Works Committee to report on Cedar Street sewer and drainage issues.: Mr. King and Mr. Koty reported that the estimated cost to resolve the drainage issues would be $2 to $2.5 million dollars and that they would consult with the Administration regarding how the work should be funded. This item will be re-visited at the October 10, 2012 meeting of the committee, and in the meantime, Chairman O'Donovan will submit a resolution asking the Administration to look into repairing the problem. RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE