ORDER-2018-25 : Petition of National Grid to install approximately 30' of 2-4" Underground Conduits from existing pole 1768 for service to 10 Corey Street, Melrose as shown on Plan #24104848

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▶ 30:00 Speaker 10: aye aye anyone opposed that order will be placed on file at this point in time uh i would suggest that we move to a public hearing that's scheduled for 8 p.m on order number 2018-25 petition of national grid to install approximately 30 feet of two to four inch underground conduits from existing pole one seven six eight for service to 10 corby street melrose as shown on plan number 24104848 so moved mr president alderman mortimer moves that we commence a public hearing second motion is seconded by alderman forbes on the motion all those in favor aye aye anyone opposed motion passes anyone who wishes to testify in the public hearing may come forward and state their case from the desk in the center of the room sir could you identify yourself hi good evening john

▶ 30:46 Speaker 12: jankowski 170 medford street in malden mass i'm representing national grid and the petition is for 10 corey street um the it was purchased to become apartments and they've upgraded their service and to do that we have to install well actually we have to install conduits from an existing pole 1768 which is across the street actually the customer will install the conduit to the private property. We will have a trench inspector working with National Grid and we'll inspect the trench to make sure it's either same or better as it was before. And if you have any questions or concerns, I'd be happy to answer them.

▶ 31:32 Speaker 11: Could you describe the duration of the work?

▶ 31:35 Speaker 12: Well, I would think it would probably be about 30 feet. uh i would think depending on what's depending upon what's in the ground uh i would think maybe

▶ 31:46 Speaker 10: a day or two shouldn't be that bad at all and can you also enlighten the board as to what if any disruption there would be to the public sidewalk or to the public roadway well obviously

▶ 31:53 Speaker 12: i think Thorp two sidewalks so um one side will always be open um one will be closed they'll dig in that area the other side will be open and obviously that would be you know repaired and and the other one would be closed to do that but again it's just a day or two um to do that and

▶ 32:10 Speaker 10: have you seen a document this data today from our city engineer proposing some conditions relative to the performance of this work thank you any questions for this gentleman alvin mcdeer margolis

▶ 32:25 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: and alderman mortimer uh thank you mr president um i do see that one of the conditions is a written notice 48 hours in advance to all um businesses in the area um is that something that you'll be

▶ 32:39 Speaker 12: able to comply with well all the abiders were notified for the for the public hearing uh

▶ 32:43 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: correct but i believe they will are supposed to be notified in writing 48 hours prior to commencement of the work being done it's one of the conditions in the engineers memorandum of agreement for today that came through today we'll take care of that okay and and is the reason for that because there will be an impact in the delivery of their electrical service or just no

▶ 33:06 Speaker 12: i don't believe that no because Thorp an existing pole so it's that that won't be changed

▶ 33:11 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: or anything like that just just so that people businesses in the area will know that um there may be an impact on the access through the street or whatever it's a it's a back street but a lot of people do go through their their businesses because the dunkin donuts yeah right thank you

▶ 33:29 Peter D. Mortimer: thank you i'd like to incorporate by reference uh on the notice mentioned by alderman mcintyre margolis especially because besides the businesses that she mentions that's also very close to 340 main street which is a condominium building that's in ward 6. so i've heard from the people there that overall the construction has been pretty good to you know throughout the whole project not your part of it it's been been a project for a few months now um what time do you intend to start work in the morning well actually it's the customers doing the work

▶ 33:59 Speaker 12: right national graders are not doing work so i would think probably maybe 8 30. all right it's i mean i'll have to talk to the contractor and find out but i would think probably 8 30. all

▶ 34:11 Peter D. Mortimer: right yeah so far they've been good our city ordinances require no work construction work to begin before 7 a.m okay and they have been adhering to that so if you could just pass that on among the various contractors and subcontractors that would be greatly appreciated mr president would a motion to incorporate the city engineer's memorandum into the record and into the order of conditions uh be appropriate now would you rather wait till the end of the uh

▶ 34:40 Speaker 10: hearing no the motion is in order alderman mortimer is moving that the condition set forth in the city engineer's letter of october 2nd 2017 uh be made uh part of the grant of location for the performance of this work second motion seconded by alden boisel any further discussion

▶ 35:00 Robert A. Boisselle: or questions for this gentleman alden boisel when the sidewalks are going to be opened up

▶ 35:08 Speaker 12: they're concreted on those in that area is that correct uh i would assume so okay um

▶ 35:15 Robert A. Boisselle: um when the project is completed you're going to be putting concrete back on that sidewalk

▶ 35:22 Speaker 12: mm-hmm it won't be asphalt I mean if Thorp asphalt I would assume it's going to be concrete I can't believe that okay I think I've been by there many times right that's what I'm just

▶ 35:31 Speaker 12: want to make sure everyone is aware well actually what um that trench inspector he will not clear that until the the trench is better or good as it was before so that's that's a a good thing

▶ 35:45 Robert A. Boisselle: us i guess yes okay thank you very much thank you thank you just as a point of information condition

▶ 35:47 Speaker 10: number four indicates that any disturbed concrete sidewalk panels will be replaced

▶ 35:56 Speaker 10: okay thank you chair would entertain a mo actually sir if you could step back for one second so we can see whether anyone else wishes to speak on this is there anybody else who wishes to speak

▶ 36:09 Speaker 10: relative to this order this evening sir no okay chair would entertain a motion to close the public hearing second i'll make tamar golos moves to conclude the public hearing motion is seconded by alderman Passed all those in favor please indicate by saying aye aye aye anyone opposed

▶ 36:24 Speaker 10: we have a motion that's been made and duly seconded to incorporate the conditions memorandum into the order is there discussion on the motion to amend all those in favor of the motion to

▶ 36:39 Speaker 10: amend please indicate by saying aye aye aye anyone opposed motion passes the order as amended is

▶ 36:42 Peter D. Mortimer: before you motion to recommend the order for passage as amended mr president back in alderman

▶ 36:45 Speaker 10: mortimer moves to recommend the order as amended the motion is seconded by alderman poysel on the motion all those in favor aye aye anyone opposed motion passes thank you sir thank you thank you