← Public Works Committee · 2023-12-04 · Public Works Committee Meeting
PET-2024-3 : Petition of National Grid for grant of location to install underground electrical conduit at Marvin Rd.
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PET-2024-3 Utility Petition Petition of National Grid for grant of location to install underground electrical conduit at Marvin Rd. Ought to Pass City of Melrose Page 1 12/6/2023 3:54 PM
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▶ 5:28 Jack Eccles: Thank you. So three unanimous consent. We can close the public hearing. The second petition in last item on our agenda is petition 2024 dash three Petition of National Grid for grant of location to install underground electrical conduit at Marvin Road.
▶ 5:46 Speaker 2: This is, this petition is also related to the development at 4 53 4 63 Frank Franklin Street. The petition is for a grant of location for 120 feet of two to four inch PVC concrete ENC case conduit from proposed existing manhole 5 97 into the new development.
▶ 6:08 Speaker 2: The conduit will go under the sidewalk. Uh, so the, um, developer will be responsible for
▶ 6:15 Speaker 3: restoration of that concrete sidewalk and resetting of any curbing, um, when the work is finished. And we recommend the DPW recommends approval of this.
▶ 6:33 Speaker 5: Thank you. Any kinds of,
▶ 6:34 Manjula Karamcheti: Um, this is also Ward one. Um, so I guess same questions apply in terms of notification and expanding a little bit beyond Abutters, making sure businesses are notified and whatnot. Will the work be happening on both locations at the same time?
▶ 6:51 Speaker 3: Most likely. Or they'll be, you know, one after the other. I, I anticipate National Grid will bring in one crew and do both at the same time.
▶ 6:59 Manjula Karamcheti: Okay. And I know that just for both, but in terms of, since you were speaking about the sidewalks and the curbs, um, I know there has been a lot of concerns from residents about the amount of time it takes for that restoration to be done. Do you anticipate that that work will be done promptly after the, the work is done with the, with the grid?
▶ 7:23 Speaker 3: I, well, it depends on the timing.
▶ 7:25 Speaker 2: 'cause this time of year you can't pour concrete.
▶ 7:29 Speaker 3: So if they, if they do it soon, which I anticipate they will, um, they'll probably put asphalt down until spring
▶ 7:35 Speaker 2: and then come back and do the concrete
▶ 7:37 Speaker 3: when the weather warms up. That, that would be my guess. We haven't talked to them about that, but we can definitely, you know, work that out with them. Also, another factor is the developer may hold, have them put down asphalt and hold off on putting concrete in until after they're done with all their machines and bringing supplies in and out and moving things around that so that at the end of the day it's a nice undisturbed concrete sidewalk.
▶ 8:06 Manjula Karamcheti: Okay. I just request or recommend or hope that things will be done ex and quickly and consistently across the board because the ward one in particular, I don't know about others. There's a lot of repairs still left to be done. Roads, sidewalks, there are jobs that are half done and so just wanting that to move forward so things are complete.
▶ 8:34 Speaker 7: Okay. That's it.
▶ 8:36 Speaker 5: Thank you. Any other comments? If not, what is the will of the committee
▶ 8:43 Speaker 6: Motion to recommend to the full board? Second.
▶ 8:46 Jack Eccles: Motion to recommend made by Councillor Sono, seconded by Councillor McMaster on discussion.