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National Grid Easement Request - Dills Court Parking Lot and Cerretani Way
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i. (ID # 2025-203): National Grid Easement Request - Dills Court Parking Lot and Cerretani Way Motion to Recommend made by Councilor Finocchiaro Seconded by Councilor Jamaleddine All were in favor and motion passed RESULT: PASSED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Cal Finocchiaro, Mark Garipay, Ward Hamilton, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver, Leila Migliorelli, Ryan Williams NAYS: None ABSENT: Robb Stewart
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▶ 37:24 Speaker 9: You want us to do each one one At a time? Yeah.
▶ 37:26 Speaker 7: Yeah.
▶ 37:29 Speaker 9: I think the easement is the first on
▶ 37:31 Speaker 7: The agenda. Yes. So yeah. National Grid easement request, stills, court parking lot and Sarat Way.
▶ 37:36 Speaker 9: Okay. Yeah. I'll give a description of this one. Um, 'cause I, I was the one who submitted it. So this is, um, when the Cafe Nero 5 24 5 30 Main Street building was built, um, we knew of, uh, capacity shortages for in the electrical system on Main Street to serve that building. And so they were gonna need a transformer in the back. And knowing that 12 to 16 Essex Street was also about to be developed at that time, it was a different plan. But, um, it was coming up with the planning board. And so we, uh, together with the planning board requested that they construct a transformer that could serve both buildings so that we weren't just gonna have a row of transformers along the back of the, the parking lot along, um, the deals court parking lot behind CVS and Shaws. So the transformer was built at that time in the location right behind Cafe Niro. And we did a grant of location with National Grid at that time. Um, upon review by their legal, uh, department this time around, they concluded that since, so Dill's Court used to be a public way or a a away, maybe it was private, but it was way and Ani way also used to be a way, now it's just one big parcel. There are no streets technically anymore. So they said, well, since it's not streets, it shouldn't be a grant of location, it should be an easement. So before they go forward with the 12 to 16 Essex use of that same transformer, they want to switch it over from a grant of location to an easement. So that's what this document is. It's pretty straightforward. We've already given this, this board may be a different group of people, but has already given permission for the infrastructure. And so now we're just switching it over to an easement.
▶ 39:17 Speaker 7: Okay. So we'll do questions from the council, then do the next one, and then we'll take a vote on each of the three at the end. So are there any questions from counselors on this easement conversation? Nope. Okay. Let's move on to item number two, which is National grade petition for 204 slash 206 Tremont Street, WR 3 1 1 7 4 9 3 9 to install one Jo Pole to mount the new transformer for the new fire station project. Sorry.