PET-2023-2 : Petition of National Grid to install (1) one 2' conduits 12' +/- from Pole #1218 on Forest Street to an approved meter cabinet for underground service. Said underground electric conduit shall be located substantially in accordance with the plan filed herewith marked, - Lebanon Street - Melrose - Massachusetts. Plan #30668880

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▶ 18:39 Ryan Williams: Well since we have nobody here, nobody online, I will motion by unanimous consent to close public comment. And public comment is now closed. We have one order before us tonight item. It's a petition 2023-2 the petition of National Grid to install one two foot conduits 12 feet from pole number one, two, one eight on Forest Street to an approved meter cabinet for underground service. The underground electrical conduit will be located in accordance with the plan filed on Lebanon Street plan. Number three zero six six eight zero and we all have a public hearing on the same matter later tonight before the full Council starting at 7:30 pm. We have Vonnie Reese the city engineer with us tonight, and I'll make a motion to suspend the rules.

▶ 19:26 Speaker 9: so moved

▶ 19:28 Ryan Williams: motion made by president sanela seconded by counselor garapay the rules are waiters all in favor any opposed Okay, the rules are now suspended Mysteries.

▶ 19:45 Speaker 10: Hi, good evening. I was supposed to have been joined by a National Grid representative tonight, and maybe he got stuck in traffic. So I'll briefly explain the project. As you said, it's 12 feet of underground conduit from an existing utility pole to a meter cabinet. This is part of a project that National Grid did on Forest Street at the corner of Lebanon and Forest to relocate an underground regulator vault. I have attached to the order a letter with some recommendations and conditions for National Grid. Basically, they must notify the property owners in the vicinity and they must clean up and and fix anything that is damaged it due to the work. They're responsible for police details. So the standard conditions that we have for this kind of work. I'd be happy to answer any questions.

▶ 20:48 Speaker 4: Are there any questions from the council?

▶ 20:52 Mark Garipay: Counsel gerepe, it's just a sidewalk. Are you going to open up the street? Are they going to open up the street too? It's just

▶ 20:56 Speaker 10: the sidewalk for this conduit.

▶ 21:00 Mark Garipay: And is the new cabinet I'm sorry. The media cabinet is at new or is that exists a cabinet

▶ 21:05 Speaker 10: is new is new.

▶ 21:07 Mark Garipay: And is it right in front of the current resident there? No, it

▶ 21:11 Speaker 10: is. If you're facing 103 Lebanon Street, it is to the right of their driveway. So it's it's offset from their the main part of their property. And the previously used regulator pit was actually on Lebanon Street. So that's why there's a new meter cabinet because the new pit was moved over to Forest Street.

▶ 21:39 Speaker 11: No more questions.

▶ 21:42 Ryan Williams: I have one question just to reconfirm based on the information that was provided in the packet. This will actually be excavated in the grass strip the tree berm between the sidewalk and the street, correct.

▶ 21:56 Speaker 10: Yes, I believe that is correct. Yeah, so it's

▶ 21:58 Ryan Williams: just dirt work. We're not going to be tearing up sidewalks or streets here. Do you can you remind me precisely when this or roughly when this work will begin or be conducted?

▶ 22:08 Speaker 10: Work on the regulator pit is done, and I'm not sure if this is actually been done because they still have some other work to finish up. So it's either done or we'll be done in the spring if it's not done now.

▶ 22:24 Speaker 4: Okay. Thank you.

▶ 22:29 Ryan Williams: Motion to plays on file. Okay president sonella makes a motion to place on file second in my counselor Eckles all in favor any opposed?