Committee Report - PUPW - 11-14-13 — File 195843

November 14, 2013 Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Page 1 of 2 Printed 11/14/2013 REPORT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Courtney O'Keefe Chair Present Thomas F. Taylor Vice Chair Absent Maureen Bastardi Ward One Alderman Present 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.: Chairman O'Keefe's motion that the Commissioner of Public Works send a communication to NSTAR requesting an updated list of double poles in the city, was approved. RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 194245 - That the Clerk of Committees notify NStar to appear before this Board’s Committee on Public Utilities and Works to explain their unresponsiveness to previous requests to repair or mitigate problems with their utility poles at 44 Vernon Street.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED 195332 - That the Commissioner of Public Works attend the next meeting of the Public Utilities and Works Committee to discuss better ways of identifying and citing owners of loose trash.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 195521 - That the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of SPCD (ISD) implement a plan to address trash and code violations each May and September, when student moves have the greatest impact on the City.:

Committee Meeting November 14, 2013 Public Utilities and Public Works Committee Page 2 of 2 Printed 11/14/2013 RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 195528 - That this Board’s Committee on Public Utilities and Works explore Boston’s Code Ordinance CBC 9-1.3, which requires private rental units to be registered on an annual basis and inspections to be conducted for non-exempt units on a 5-year cycle.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 195733 - That the Commissioner of Public Works provide within 14 days a written report of all actions taken for all tree inspection requests by the Ward 5 Alderman to date.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 195746 - That the Commissioner of Public Works provide the Committee on Public Utilities and Works with a year end report on the performance of the street light repair vendor, including the number of lights repaired vs. replaced.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 195791 - That the Commissioner of Public Works request information from NSTAR on power outages over the last 2 years in the area of Hunting and South Streets and provide that information to the Ward 2 Alderman.: RESULT: KEPT IN COMMITTEE 195795 - DPW Commissioner responding to various Board Orders submitted this evening.: RESULT: WORK COMPLETED