The floor is yours, sir.
Thank you very much.
Good morning everybody.
My name is DR. Franklin Hodge,
chair of the Public Improvement
Commission and I call to order
the securing of JULY's 17 20 25
extra.
Let me get you please take the
roll call.
Certainly.
Would the representative from
the Public Works Department
please state their name for the
record Franklin Large Property
Management Department please.
The same dose of Calahan
Transportation Department for
Inspection Services Department
Railroad Water Sewer Commission
and Stepmoms and Commission for
Persons with Disabilities.
Early on we heard you barely
we're all set.
We are full quorum.
All right.
Thank you very much.
We'll get right into the agenda
starting with the hearing
minutes at the request of the
Public Improvement Commission
staff, the acceptance minutes
of the hearing held on JUNE 26
at twenty twenty five during
your motion to approve the
minutes before the hearing
minutes of JUNE twenty six
twenty twenty by backing all in
favor I I and us are staying so
move on to a utility pole
hearing and continued on a
petition by Verizon New England
Inc. For utility pole
installation to install one new
private utility pole within St.
Roch Street to be located
southwest side address numbers
thirty six to thirty eight
generally between Bluegill
Avenue and Maple Street.
This had its previous hearings
on JUNE 12th and again on JUNE
26 be to introduce themselves
their affiliations and let us
know how you would like to
proceed with this item.
Yes.
Good morning Commissioner
Rossmiller representing Verizon
winningly I apologize my video
wasn't working here and I can't
figure that out regardless
we're going to withdraw this
petition as is we did come up
with a new solution which will
be sent out to a Buttars and I
believe that should be heard on
the AUGUST 14th meeting which
might be the next one I believe
or it's slated to anyway.
That's the current plan.
So we're going to withdraw this
petition as it is now.
>> All right.
Todd, I know I ask you this
every time do you need a formal
motion to accept the withdrawal
?
Yes.
All right.
I making a motion to accept the
withdrawal I and no one I'll
make a motion to accept the
withdrawal of petition for
utility pole on as extreme as
written directed by the back in
our favor my opinion polls are
saying so we'll see you back
here for that one in a few for
the report to that in a few
weeks on two utility pole here
No one on a petition by ever
source energy for utility pole
installation to install one
nutriment utility pole with a
guy wire attachment within
heartwood street torches to be
located on its northerly side
and address number eighty five
generally across from Spencer
Street the privilege please
introduce themselves, their
affiliations and talkfests.
>> Do what you really want to
do.
I Good morning.
It's Katie Florini representing
Everson's Electric and yes we
would like to install one pole
with an anchor guy near eighty
five Beat Street and it's
necessary to supply electric
service for new construction at
the Welcome Home Harbor Street
Income District in new homes.
I do want to share the plan so
that you can have a look at
where we would like to install
the pole so choose the one that
cut your screen.
Choose that I don't want to
screen choose out and no hit
show there it is.
Can you see the plan?
>> We can yep.
Ok so this is this is the
location right here where we
would like to install the new
pole and then the anchor guy
would be behind it to offer
support for the existing poles
and wires.
So yes I'm going to interrupt
please.
This is Kelly Correo.
I'm sitting here with Katie and
there's a new construction for
the housing at eighty four
Harward Street right down here
at the corner.
And Spencer, currently our area
lines come from this wall here
and go down the street to this
pole here.
So we're in the way of the
corner of the building.
So by cutting a pole across the
road we can redirect our area
lines to go here and and follow
down the street because from
this pole here they actually go
diagonally across.
So we're just bringing them
here out of the way in the new
construction and then down the
road this way I'm sorry I'm a
little bit confused.
>> Are you to you're crossing
the street with the wire and
then you're continuing are you
then crossing back or how is
this woman Rassilon So these
two lines here forty two feet.
Fifty two feet those are just
measurement lines just from the
existing pole to the new polls.
Ok, and so our area wires
currently come up Spencer
Street this way to this pole
and then they go down Halvard
on this side of Harvard to this
pole then over here they go
across the road so because the
building corner is right here,
this area line is in the way or
too close to the building.
So by putting a pole over here
,airlines will come up Spencer
Street, they'll cross to a new
hall and they'll continue down
on this side of Harvard.
I see.
Ok, so they're going to they're
not they're not I think that
was a question I have is are
they crossing over and then
crossing back and it sounds the
answer to that is no.
They're going to cross one.
Does that mean you'll be moving
one of these two poles that are
existing?
We're not the only one on pole
ten so I would have to go back
to my engineers.
The design was just ah like the
pole in our area lines here.
I can certainly follow up and
give you that answer but i
don't have it at the moment.
Ok, yeah I think that would be
helpful from my perspective.
I mean you know we obviously
understand the suppose the way
housing construction we got to
we got to move it out of the
way.
I think my initial reaction to
this is just that you're adding
a whole and a support structure
in a you know, already fairly
narrow sidewalk condition and
so that does impinge on
accessibility for the area and
so ideally if we're going to do
that, it would be you
especially given the nature
of how you're rerouting the
wiring we would at least free
up some sidewalk space in an
adjacent area to support some
of the other you know, just the
passage.
I guess that's a good thing.
I would prefer to see you guys
trying to chase down an answer
to yeah.
And I can I can find out like I
said, my engineers not in the
office at the moment he is
working today so it's something
probably by the end of the day
I could let you guys know so
for the sake like not holding
up the hearing we're still
looking to install a new poll
to get those wires out of the
way anyway.
Everybody who is on that call
is encouraging the corner so
like it has to be every one to
remove the trespass right on
the border.
I would tend to think so maybe
all the lines go between those
two poles so you removing half
or whatever it is it removes
only half the problem.
So yeah, I think that we're
right.
Can interested in everybody
else committing to this move
and then it seems like we'd
have enough people out there
who are we still have a
trespass.
Those are the only two options.
Yeah.
And I don't I don't know really
could actually trespass is on
the property.
I know there's certain codes
that the electric wires have to
be x amount of feet away from a
building.
I don't know that cable or
telephone because they're not
energizes electricity MAY not
have that same requirement so I
don't know if they can stay.
But again those those are
questions I just I'll have to
find out today and get back to
you guys on I think we want
everybody moved over right to
that we want to creating ways
to go around this.
Right.
Like so that this is cleaned up
more understood and you explain
the guy's situation so like
what are you walking under now
right.
Like is that going diagonally
from the pole to the sidewalk
so that no so so near the top
of the pole there'll be a metal
arm and it goes straight
backwards and then the
guidewire itself will come
straight down so that you can
walk underneath it like
housesit it without it being in
your way as opposed to like
some of our old ones it would
be a diagonal and would cut
right across your path.
>> All right.
We will need to know the
clearance between your pole and
the guy who so like so the guy
the guy is just a little wire.
It looks like an eyeball that
goes into the ground.
The anchor and the wire
attaches to that so that only
takes up an inch or two a
sidewalk space.
The pole itself will take up
about twelve.
So right here I have a four
foot seven inch clearance but
the sidewalks only like wide
enough to allow for that.
We actually did take
measurements.
I was out there with Katie
yesterday.
Can you pull a I'm going to I'm
going to show you the
measurements on the other
fixtures out on there so I
don't know if this is like big
enough or hard to read but this
pink right here is the proposed
pole and I have a four foot
seven inch clearance here this
blue is just the width of the
sidewalk in that area five feet
ten inches.
So my pole is going to take up
like 12 to 13 inches.
My girl take up one to two
inches the pole next to it
there's concrete light pole
that's only four feet seven and
a half inch between the pole in
the back of the sidewalk.
This pole down here at the
corner.
Waterlow, you are ten inch
clearance and the next one down
has four seven which will be
the same as what we're
proposing here and then the one
up on the corner here there's
only a four foot clearance
between the pole and the wall
and it's just I mean that's
that's the width of the
sidewalk.
That's all it allows there.
So we know ideally we want five
feet but there isn't anything
over there that can make the
five feet.
I mean it's it's not any less
than what's already out.
Yeah.
I mean I appreciate that.
You know, obviously what we're
talking about is already
suboptimal condition and I like
something additional to it.
So I think that's that's a
concern.
I just trying to you know,
other simple things like I hear
yeah.
Yeah.
Are you able to hear me now
like you had no idea Katie and
Kelly can you hear me that he's
talking or nobody in my mind?
Ok, I'm sorry if you guys were
talking we couldn't hear you
are you able to hear us now?
Yes.
Ok, I'm on so sorry about that
.
>> No words.
So I appreciate you taking
these measurements and
providing context and obviously
you know there's nothing in
here that is ideal and I think
the reason for the questions
and concern is just adding
another another suboptimal
entry point condition to an
already constrained street and
so, you know, the precedent is
still context that we're not
necessarily making the overall
travel more narrow.
It just it's a reason for
concern to add anything else
frankly at this point to the
screen.
But I even said appreciate that
the reasoning behind this and
getting clarity on whether we
can eliminate, you know, one
existing polls would be one or
both of existing polls out
of the poll right on the corner
has to come out first
encroachment reasons.
But you know, in any case I
think understanding your move
to making sure that we are that
you are working with other
tenants on the poll to to get
over in terms of the guy's
situation.
And so there's all that extends
perpendicular off the
sparkplugs and perpendicular
off the you're installing and
sort of crosses over the
sidewalk zone and then a guy
wire drops down.
Do you know what that ball is
mount the support pole is
mounted off of the wooden all
the air sawing no that are
we're having a hard time
hearing, you know, I'm not sure
you know now I can hear you can
I can you hear me on this one?
Yeah.
Apparently not.
Now we can hear you we can hear
you over there.
Ok, I'm so you're very fair.
I think we can hear you through
Katie's computer through yours.
>> All right.
No to fade oh oh oh can you
hear me?
Yes we can hear.
Here's my computer which
started to turn my speaker off.
Ok, so sorry am I clear now?
Yes I can hear you.
Yes we can hear you this says
can you hear me?
Yeah we can hear you ok let me
just be ok so I'm sorry I was
just so close to the wires I
believe on the side of the
street like that across the
street we want height and then
along the sidewalk I think it's
extremely so that metal bar the
door why would be attached to
could be right up around that
64 eye on the ball even if it's
a little lower even if we go in
telecom space it's still going
to be like well above you know,
anybody's headspace or any kind
of sidewalk vehicle type thing
if I die, ok, so there'll be a
bar extending perpendicular
from the pole with a wire drop
them down but basically the
height of the pole of the bars
but roughly 16 feet above the
sidewalk I believe so they're
usually 12 to 16 got to ok,
commissioners, other questions
comments.
Yeah I think our street lights
are spread out here on and so
when you put a pole up you're
going to come up into our
aerial view of street lights
running along that sidewalk.
I saw the concrete poles.
I didn't see any area wires on
that side of the road.
I mean there in your picture
but the walls yeah.
And they're they're like daisy
chain along the top right.
Our street lights are because
we clearly probably have some
sort of severed subsurface
connection.
I'm so currently I believe
they're being fed overhead.
I see your poles going to kind
of come up in the middle
of that Golos Google Maps again
because I don't remember seeing
the area like that.
I was looking at your photo
with an x on where you're going
to place the out there Mr Guy.
It's just connecting our to
street lights ok.
Yeah Amy is right.
They just focus on the most
recent imagery from MARCH
of this year and there is an
overhead street light feud
between two peoples overspender
at the corner of event quite
well.
Quite a possible way.
Yeah.
And so I for would be a
priority for the at the corner
tonight that's got like all the
service to the whole
neighborhoods and other
streets.
It's that whole Yeah.
For ten that's the one in
question I could come out the
other one at the corner has to
stay of is there any way to
stop.
So I'm sorry I thought before I
the coming out with the no no
you think problematic we're
pushing the water forward we're
not I suppose around that
corner I'm sorry that I didn't
I'm that concerned about on the
battering ram there it is not
nearly impossible but what if
you're already so on that's
been there for a very long time
like I said that feeds the
whole other into how it goes
down.
Spencer, we have no plans for
us.
I'm confused then why we're
adding another call on the
other side of the street.
One is the encroachment we're
solving a stockholder's
intended to stay there with all
of the attachments currently on
it.
Why are we putting another
right now on the opposite side
of the street right now we're
building a building here they
are coming right up to the
property line guidelines.
Are we building right now our
lines up Spencer they go down
hard right here and then they
Crossharbour we have to get
this out of here.
So I type this and bringing
them across here and over we
eliminate this right here are
diagonally from the pole across
the street.
So they're there moving in the
direction away from the
property line.
The wires right here they're
going to go this way and down
right now here and say the
crossing over the block, the
crossing of the area wires is
currently diagonal and with
this pole in the removal of the
intermediate pole along Halvard
Street that crossing will be
directional.
It'll be straight across
Harbord at Spencer Street.
No, I understand that it's a
bit I guess I'm just trying to
understand how the diagonal
crossing is impinging on the
right of way but the pole
itself is not.
Is that what you're saying?
It's just like the very tip
of the corner the diagonal cuts
across.
Yeah.
So before you get to the
diagonal so is pull the spine.
These wires come next to the
building down the street here.
We need to move that these go
to this pole here then they
cross the road.
We're going to cross the road
here and go down this way.
>> Yeah.
No I understand what you're
talking about doing.
I I'm just a little perplexed
is that the hole itself in the
wires coming into that hole
from Spencer Street do not
encroach but the wires sort
goldwing diagonally off that
hole it sounds like where the
encroachment issue is but the
from the resources perspective
the pole in the wires coming to
it ah it's a serious concern
for the ok got it.
Got it.
So if this is a development
parcel and we're putting
housing here there's going to
be an obligation for an
accessible sidewalk around the
entirety of this range.
So presumably this project will
either then be tasked with
having to relocate people that
were more as a part of the
project or they would have to
grant land right on the side
of the property to make an
accessible part.
So I think that if this corner
is going to become a housing
project where people will live
,we are going to have to
figure out how we get an
accessible sidewalk around the
Arabo that would actually be an
entirely different corner
different line for us right now
we don't have any of that.
Yeah, no, I'm just saying that
this is all in service
of getting the encroachment off
of this right.
But by developing this we're
going to have to potentially
move that along on the corner
were impacted in some way that
we should probably figure that
all out before we start adding
falls about street.
>> I mean given that the only
suggestion I would have is can
we continue this to another
date and we can at least tell
our engineer how discussions
with the city and think about
what we want to do overall.
Yeah, I think that would be a
good course of action for you
know, just we're dealing with a
circumstance we're dealing with
the infrastructure that's
already creating problematic
accessibility conditions that
MAY need to be resolved in the
short term and if there's an
opportunity to both address the
existing accessible the issues
as well as the utility
encroachment issues together
that seems like a better use
of everybody's time and
financial resources then adding
yet another obstruction on the
sidewalk while still failing to
address the existing conditions
so I think we're happy to
continue this and allow some
time for sorting through the
options here.
All right.
Todd, our next hearing is
what's needed to live thirty
first.
All right.
Two weeks enough for a jury to
go to the one after that you
want to I'm sorry I took it
first.
>> Was that a question for yes.
I took my thirty first.
Did you person that's in two
weeks.
>> Yeah we'll take that if
we're not ready in two weeks
we'll let you know ahead.
Just continue it again all
right.
That sounds great to continue
to follow hearing number one
I'll make a motion to continue
utility pole No.
One until JULY thirty first
second all in favor ay ay ay
opposer I've seen so move all
on onto utility pole here in
number two and a petition by
our energy for utility pole
installation to install one new
Guidewire attachment to an
existing private utility pole
within Union St. Charles town
to be located on itself
peacefully side at the side
of 116 Main Street generally
shown generally south west
of Main Street is reintroduce
themselves, their affiliations
and let us know what you're
proposing to do here.
Hi, good morning.
It's key priority over Source
Electric.
We are asking to install the
hip guy to this existing pole
here and it's necessary just to
help provide additional support
to that existing home.
You have some pictures.
There's a pole I I be
approximately Gorry.
>> Yeah.
Plan.
All right.
Thanks very much Commissioners'
questions during none of this
stuff or the public I will
actually take this opportunity
to remind the public if you
wish to ask questions around
testimony, please use the
raised hand function at the
bottom of your screen.
The only question I have for a
resource now is just like you
to confirm that this guy wyo
will not be crossing the
pedestrian path of travel and
will land parallel to the curb
line is that that's my
understanding.
Is that correct?
Correct.
Great.
It's all I have.
>> How are you doing?
Your emotions are periods
utility pole here number two I
mean a motion to certain energy
for utility pole installation
and Union Street has been by
the traffic back and all in
favor.
I I I only oppose erm same so
moved on to utility pole here
number three petition by
Overservice Energy for utility
pole installation to install
one new guidewire attaching to
an existing private utility
pole within London St. Charles
time to be located on its
southeasterly side generally
northeast of Correas Street the
proponents space reintroduce
themselves, their affiliations
and office through what you are
proposing to do the morning.
It's Katie Flaherty from Ever
Source Electric again we are
asking permission to install
this hip guy to add additional
support to this poll on Molton
Street.
Well, it was right here.
It would go right here because
it's all co plan on missioners
questions, comments warm
welcome to doing from fiber
repair and back with that.
So is the confirmation that the
installation of the support
that so well repair damage with
this panel?
Yeah, typically we restore it
to substantially the conditions
and prior to if the increase
along with the other panel this
I can jump it actually this
location is within the limits
of work for the Bunker Hill
housing project and that
project is planning on doing a
bunch of sidewalk resurfacing
and in this area our source is
coordinated to my understanding
with that project so they're
not going to be in each other's
way.
But I think those sidewalk
repairs will be done by the
project.
People here did the Caroline
stay there?
Yeah, colourblind state is
remaining where it is on this
side of the street.
Some change changes on the
other side are happening but
not here already mysteries
other questions, comments, just
stuff.
And this is Mitchell just
hoping to get the same
confirmation that the guidewire
will not cross the path travel
and will fall in parallel to
the that's correct.
So promotion to the utility for
hearing me I'll make a motion
to approve a petition by Air
Force Energy for you Tels
Station in the street has
vendor manager backing all in
favor I I believe it doesn't
stand so so mu.
All right thank you very much.
Same time for a couple of weeks
for the first one.
>> Thank you.
All right to send them back out
onto the public hearing section
of the agenda starting a public
hearing No one on a petition by
the city Boston Public Works
Department for making a
specific appearance and in the
following public words in
Dorchester consisting of club
realignment road and sidewalk
reconstruction as well as new
best friend ramps street
lighting infrastructure
stagliano construction,
Greenstar water infrastructure
landscaping and raised
crosswalks Babson's Street at
Dolarhyde Street High Street
between Babson's Street and
Crossbeams Crossman Street se
Adell High Street.
This was new business on JUNE
26 as shown on a set of plans
entitled City of Boston Public
Works Department Engineering
Division and Specific Repair
Plant and Neighborhood Slow
Streets Program Babson's Street
Crossman Street Dellal High
Street Mattapan for it's dated
JULY 2nd twenty twenty five the
proponents introduced
themselves their affiliations.
It was a very brief
introduction to the project and
let us know about any updates
since your new business here in
my chair and members of the
commission my is Housley the
capital project director with
the City of Parsons Public
Works Scheme Infrastructure
Design here say again for the
proposed reconstruction
of Baxendale High and
cross-industry.
This is a project came before
this commission and was
approved in twenty twenty three
and this year we are coming
back to work by some modest
modifications to raise to
previously proposed crosswalks
that were previously proposed
to be standard ramps.
One the street one across
across the street there was
ancillary work that needed to
take place in order to make
these changes.
We're here we're Deunan from
Kittleson Associates who can
walk through some of the plan
details and changes that were
made since last time they were
here more than a year.
I do not want to associates
sporting to this stuff the
proposed changes at the
intersection of Babson's Street
and High Street and Main Street
Delhaize Street include
realignment of the lines, the
widening of sidewalks, the
introduction of green
stormwater infrastructure and
now as a that the changes in
the plans to raise crosswalks
the there are no changes and
new business to the curb lines
or the race crosswalks
themselves.
Since then we had ordinated
where Boston Water and Sewer to
provide a more practical
connection with Green Line
along the street crisscross but
no one to connection directly
into the existing line instead
of a manhole within that street
.
There are no other changes to
the plan since new business but
I'm happy to answer any
additional questions you MAY
have on these plans.
I think you Lydia and Roger is
responsible for maintaining
your landscaping by our
attention areas being
created here.
Yes, thank you Chief.
The question we have
coordinated with our green
infrastructure and once the
requirement for the contractor
to maintain has expired per
usual contracting language the
office green structure will be
maintained under the contracts
.
Excellent.
Thank you very much, Bill.
The questions from
commissioners questions
comments yes he for members
of the public are all set on
this one.
>> All right.
Your motion to public hearing
number one I make a motion to
by the city Boston Public Works
Department for the making and
specific repairs in the street
that high street across the
street is represented by the
chair that can all in favor.
I I I at the podium stand so
thank you very much.
All right.
On to our final agenda item for
today public cheering number
two on a petition by Bunker
Hill Lanco llc in the Boston
Housing Authority for the
granting of nurse retention
license for the installation
of temporary temporary support
system within the following
roadways in Charlestown, Samuel
Morris Way private way open to
public travel and a
southwesterly sided address
number thirty between Decatur
Street and Cary Street after
Street Way on its northwesterly
side between Samuel Marseillais
and Mullenweg.
This was new business on JUNE
26 a set of plans and on the
city of Boston Public Works
Department Engineering Division
Conceptual temporary excavation
support plan.
Thirty Samuel Morris Way
Decatur Street one Charlestown
Castle of Charlestown
appreciates dated APRIL 20 25
when the proponents introduced
themselves their affiliations
give us a very brief
introduction to the project and
what is being proposed here and
let us know about any changes
since your new business here.
>> Good morning everyone.
Ignagni with significant
properties representing the
owner of this project we are
looking to install rc tiles
that are coming in the right
way when we are relocating our
operations or away away
expansion.
This is an image here that is
of the building to don't it's a
two hundred and sixty five unit
multifamily building that is
nine stories and this request
again is for the retention
required to get the foundation
in Decatur Street side of the
building.
I'm just going to describe
these for restoration design we
are providing proposing some
something excuse me along said
Morris playing here as well
down the campus street and
Morgan Street Center is very
much the street come up with at
some point in the future the
Cantor Street in public right
now I'm sorry that shooting
will be cut down a great
although the style upgrade upon
completion of the construction
will continue on this area here
cut down to six feet below the
sidewalk.
Great completion this area here
no assembly is required because
we are able to cut back the
stops to allow the installation
of the foundation without any
Selby department.
Any questions commissioners
questions I just made your
share your plans both regarding
his construction management
group, your mom and dad raising
questions this morning that
will address on the milers on
MR. Isef for members of the
public also right through a
pretty public hearing two to
make a motion to approve the
driving station by Bunker Hill
and Co llc in the Boston
Housing Authority for the
running of the retention
license and Samuel Morse Way in
Decatur Street is being
directed by the Jack Packard
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