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ORDER-2021-143 : Petition of National Grid to install approximately 1-3" of secondary duct from existing pole (P#2758), 8' +/- northeast towards 21 Pilgrim Road. Melrose as shown on Plan #30294058
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ORDER-2021-143 Utility Petition Petition of National Grid to install approximately 1-3" of secondary duct from existing pole (P#2758), 8' +/- northeast towards 21 Pilgrim Road. Melrose as shown on Plan #30294058 Recommend Passage City Council City of Melrose Page 1 6/3/2021 9:16 PM
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▶ 1:31:13 Cory Thomas: close public comment we have one order before us order 2021 It's a petition for National Grid to install approximately a one to three inch of secondary
▶ 1:31:33 Cory Thomas: duct from existing pole P number 2758, eight feet plus or minus northeast towards 21 Pilgrim Road. Not a position on plan number 30294058.
▶ 1:31:49 Speaker 1: Would you like me to bring in the National Grid?
▶ 1:31:53 Cory Thomas: That would be great.
▶ 1:31:58 Robb Stewart: We need to spend the rules motion to spend the rules on the commotion to suspend the rules. So, Mr. chair.
▶ 1:32:06 Cory Thomas: 2nd, we have a motion by council. Let's do it. Seconded by President.
▶ 1:32:14 Speaker 1: Chair Thomas yes. Council guarantee yes, Council McMaster. Yes, Councilor Eccles. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
▶ 1:32:36 Speaker 1: Sure. I'm bringing in City Engineer Reece. For some reason, Mr. Okokura is in the room, but he's not able to be made a panelist. So I'm just going to unmute him at this time.
▶ 1:32:47 Cory Thomas: Thank you, Clerk Foote. Ms. Reece, welcome.
▶ 1:32:55 Speaker 11: Good evening, Councillor. Good evening, sir. Welcome.
▶ 1:33:12 Speaker 11: Thank you. Did you want me to say something? This is Moses Okokura from National Grid Electric
▶ 1:33:19 Speaker 11: I'm having issues with my audio.
▶ 1:33:27 Cory Thomas: Ms. Reese, I believe you're still muted.
▶ 1:33:31 Speaker 1: Yeah. Mr. Okokoro, the floor is yours.
▶ 1:33:40 Speaker 11: Sorry, did you want me to say something? Oh, okay, sorry. My audio, I'm having issues with my audio. So I'm Moses Okokoro from representing National Grid. My address is 170 Medford Street in Malden. So this petition basically is for a customer at 21 Pilgrim Road here in Melrose. national group installing a single three inch secondary country from my existing pole approximately eight feet not each towards the property so the customer service currently is
▶ 1:34:15 Speaker 11: overhead he wants to relocate you know he wants to move it on the ground that's the reason why
▶ 1:34:25 Cory Thomas: we're here for this question thank you thank you sir um mysteries do you have anything to say from the city from the department works public works this research is still muted we can't hear
▶ 1:34:50 Speaker 11: you we can now okay um so the engineering division prepared a recommendation of a memo that went to city council um there's nothing unusual about this request there are no no real special considerations um the applicant will clean up after they're done um and and it's pretty straightforward um the house right now is undergoing a renovation so i assume that's why they wanted to do the electrical service while they were doing that renovation thank you ms reese uh are there any questions by
▶ 1:35:28 Cory Thomas: any members of the committee for mr okoro or mrs seeing none what is the will of the committee
▶ 1:35:39 Robb Stewart: mr chair i'd like to make a recommendation to uh for approval to the the full committee this time
▶ 1:35:51 Cory Thomas: second motion approved by councillor stewart seconded by councillor eccles madam clerk and
▶ 1:36:03 Speaker 1: please call the role chair thomas yes yes vice chair Garipay yes councillor mcmaster yes councillor Mr. Eccles? Yes. Councillor Stewart? Yes. President Sinaloa? Yes. Six yes.
▶ 1:36:20 Cory Thomas: Thank you, Madam Clerk. I believe that concludes our public hearing. Do we have a motion to close the public hearing? Mr. Chair, I'll make a motion to close this public hearing.
▶ 1:36:33 Speaker 3: Second.
▶ 1:36:35 Cory Thomas: Thank you, Councillor Stewart. A motion to close public hearing. Seconded by Vice Chair Garaffi. Madam clerk, please call the roll.