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Description
The August 17, 2017 Public Facilities Commission Meeting was recorded live at the Winter Chambers, 26 Court Street in Downtown Boston.
B
This
is
an
order
of
taking
for
temporary
construction
easement
located
at
the
following
addresses:
2
to
6
2,
to
3
for
causeway
Street
known
as
temporary
construction,
easement
to
160
North
Washington,
Street
known
as
temporary
construction,
easement
3
and
temporary
construction
easement
for
44
Charles,
River
Avenue,
also
known
as
temporary
construction,
easement
8
in
1
Chelsea,
Street
known
as
temporary
construction,
easement,
10,
11
and
13.
This
concerns
the
Public
Works
Department
North
Washington
Street
bridge
replacement
project.
Each
one
of
these
temporary
construction
easement
is
necessary
for
this
project
to
move
forward.
B
The
total
compensation
would
be
three
hundred
and
twenty
six
thousand
six
hundred
dollars.
If
this
vote
is
approved.
Further
detailed
and
this
memo
is
the
exact
meets
and
bounds
and
the
measurements
concerning
each
of
these
temporary
construction.
Easement
I'm
going
to
ask
para
to
begin
with
a
presentation
of
the
vote
request
for
the
Public
Works
Department,
and
then
power
will
be
able
to
turn
that
over
to
Brian
vallencourt,
who
will
be
able
to
give
us
further
details
about
each
of
the
easements
and
there
are
slides
and
a
short
video
presentation
par.
If
you
would
begin.
B
A
B
Further
detailed
in
this
vote
request
is
section
three
and
the
specific
provisions
within
section
three
that
solely
allows
the
public
facilities
Commission
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Boston,
to
grant
authority
to
acquire
interest
in
property
which
the
temporary
construction,
easement
czar
on
behalf
of
the
city
for
a
municipal
purpose.
Part
of
our
municipal
purpose
here
is
a
public
works
project
that
is
being
done
being
done
in
partnership
with
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
Transportation.
So
the
vote
request
has
further
detailed
in
the
order
of
taking
identifies
those
specific
sections.
Thank
you.
C
You
commission
members,
first
of
all,
my
name
is
Paula
I'm,
seeing
a
city
engineer
for
the
city
working
in
public
public
works
department.
Thank
you
so
much
for
hearing
our
motion
today.
Just
in
way
of
background
information,
this
bridge
was
built
in
1898,
so
it
has
seen
its
better
days
and
it
is
in
need
of
attention.
So
we
are
very
excited
to
build
a
brand
new
bridge.
C
Hopefully
the
context
of
the
bridge
and
its
look
mirrors
and
compliments
the
second
bridge
to
build
this
bridge.
We
need
seven
temporary
easements,
not
permanent,
not
taking
from
four
separate
property
owners
with
me
today.
I
have
brian
valiant
quote:
who
is
going
to
go
through
the
specific
details
of
the
seven
temporary
easements
and
then
subsequent
to
that
we
have
a
small,
two-minute
video
which
will
show
you
the
highlights
of
the
bridge
if
that
is
to
the
Commission's
liking.
C
C
C
C
C
This
bit
with
no
sort
of
filling
in
time
the
bridge
is
going
to
be
one
of
the
most
multimodal
bridges
that
have
ever
been
built
in
the
Commonwealth.
It
has
dedicated
bicycle
lanes,
expanded
space
for
pedestrians.
As
you
may
know,
the
Freedom
Trail
goes
over
this
bridge
and
the
experience
is
not
the
best
because
of
the
middle
grading.
So
we
have
taken
much
into
consideration.
We
want
this
bridge
to
sort
of
emulate
a
city
street
that
just
happens
to
be
on
water
or
above
water.
So
we
want
to
increase
the
pedestrian
experience.
C
We
will
have
bus,
rapid
transit
beyond
being
Lane
put
on
this
bridge
so
that
we
can
improve
the
transit
times
for
all
the
buses
that
come
into
the
city,
so
it
is
being
touted
as
one
of
the
most
progressively
designed
bridges
at
the
price.
So
hopefully
we
can
bring
it
all
home,
but
we
need
your
assistance
to
secure
these
temporary
easements
in
one.
A
C
C
I
have
Brian
explain
this
thing,
but
in
a
macro
sense,
since
this
project
is
80%
funded
by
the
federal
government,
there
are
more
rules
and
regulations
which
really
don't
abide
by
any,
because
there's
so
much
scrutiny
Larry
about
how
this
project
is
being
done.
But
Brian
will
go
through
the
exercise
through
which
we
had
to
get
independent,
appraisers,
not
one
but
two,
prime.
Yes,.
E
According
the
project
was
carried
out,
the
right-of-way
acquisition
support
was
carried
out
on
compliance,
both
the
FHWA
Federal
Highway,
Administration
and
Massachusetts
General
watch
after
79
requirements,
and
those
requirements
include
having
an
independent
Massachusetts
licensed
appraiser
perform
the
appraisals
and
then
those
in
turn
are
reviewed
by
a
second
independent
Massachusetts
licensed
appraiser,
and
then
they
are
further
than
submitted
to
the
city
and
the
city's
assessing
department
went
through
and
review
them.
The
amounts
of
award
of
damages
that
was
derived
at
and
then
concurred
with
that
submitted
that
and
a
letter
back
to
the
city
and.
D
This
morning,
all
the
way
of
others
have
agreed
to
the
amounts
or
any
of
the
others
disagreed
with
and
looking
for
a
deal.
I
know
doing:
Boston's
Convention
Center
taking
zits.
Yes,
you
issue
them
a
pro
tanto
payment,
but
sometimes
they
go
to
court
and
super
movements,
but
so
everybody
here
out
of
the
for
property
owners
here,
they've
all
agreed
to
these
temporary
payments.
Well,.
A
Fully
to
have
that
process
happen,
but
since
I
got
the
video
up,
do
we
not
want
to
do
it
now?
Because
you
go.
B
C
Don't
want
them
to
have
to
go
out
of
that
right,
so
two
minutes
so
just
before
the
screenshots
change.
That
is
the
look
of
the
current
bridge.
Okay
done
in
1898
looks
very
much
like
the
northern
Avenue
bridge,
not
out
of
a
coincidence,
because
the
same
engineer
who
had
my
job
100
years
ago,
a
fellow
named
William
Jackson,
designed
both
the
bridges.
So
if
you
can
hit
the
Go
button.
C
E
B
E
E
There
are
some
very
specific
items
that
must
be
undertaken
as
part
of
that
one
is
to
treat
individuals
fairly,
encourage
acquisition
by
agreement
on
minimize
litigation
and
have
at
least
three
meaningful
contacts
with
each
of
the
individual
property
owners
and
I'm
proud
to
report
that
we
have
accomplished
this
with
each
of
the
property
owners.
We've
met
with
them
at
least
three
times
in
person
and
several
of
them
like
more
than
that.
E
E
E
E
The
city
of
Boston
and
mascot
has
a
proactive
construction
policy,
and
that
is
in
regards
to
property
owners
to
maintain
public
private
vehicle
access
to
the
maximum
debris.
Practice'
pool
maintain
pedestrian
and
bicycle
access
and
to
work
closely
with
the
property
owners.
When
working
in
these
easement
areas,
they
will
the
resident
engineer
and
the
contractor
will
meet
with
the
property
owners
ahead
of
time
and
work
with
them
to
schedule
when
some
of
the
individual
construction
works.
E
That
say
in
front
of
the
doorways
is
to
occur
in
order
to
minimize
the
impacts
upon
the
property
owner
next
slide,
please
so
before
us
here
is
te2
on
the
left
and
tv3
on
the
right.
The
property
on
the
left
is
226
Klaas
way
street
it's
owned
by
causeway
primary
trust.
This
easement,
which
is
divided
right
in
the
middle,
is
approximately
10
feet
deep
and
25
feet
wide.
This
structure
right
here
is
part
of
the
actual
bridge
itself.
E
There's
a
bridge
wing
wall
that
faces
into
this
private
way
back
here
and
the
contractor
needs
access
to
repair
the
joints
in
the
cut
stone
blocks.
They
need
to
rebase
kaliram
order
it
and
then
replace
the
bridge
railing
on
top,
and
so
it's
currently
planned
that
this
activity
will
take
about
a
month
of
cumulative
construction
time
over
the
course
of
the
four-year
construction.
E
Duration
and
we've
worked
closely
with
the
property
owners
to
make
sure
that
the
proposed
work
doesn't
interfere
with
their
driveway
access
into
the
buildings
here,
but
the
this
property
owner
te
we
met
with
them.
Yesterday
they
expressed
that
the
amount
of
proposed
compensation,
$10,200
is
low
and
they
believe
it
should
be
higher
because
they
will
be
giving
up
two
parking
spaces
for
the
duration
of
the
construction.
That's
planned
there.
E
This
easement
right
here
is
for
sidewalk
and
bridge
access
construction.
The
large
rectangle
on
the
right
is
for
bridge
access
construction,
and
this
small
piece
sliver
right
in
through
here,
which
is
also
part
of
TUI
for,
is
for
sidewalk
reconstruction
up
to
the
face
of
the
building
and
right
up
to
the
integrators.
To
a
doorway
right
here
is
another
small
doorway
right
there
in
total.
Te4
is
a.
E
2698
square
feet
and
the
amount
of
compensation
for
this
is
sixty
thousand
dollars.
It's
anticipated
that
the
construction,
the
reconstruction
of
this
area
for
bridge
access
purposes,
which
will
involve
the
demolition
and
then
reconstruction
of
the
stairway
that
the
stamp
that
extends
down
to
the
lower
pavilion
area
here,
but
that
will
take
upwards
of
about
two
months
of
actual
construction
time
during
the
first
part
of
construction.
E
This
will
be
demolished
and
temporary
stairway
temporary
portion
of
the
bridge
platform
will
be
put
in
and
then,
when
the
western
half
of
the
bridge
is
reconstructed,
they
will
once
again
close
off
this
area
and
construct
the
new
and
final
staircase
next
slide.
Please.
This
is
the
largest
easement
on
the
property
on
the
on
the
project
involving
five
thousand
fifty
two
square
feet,
and
it's
for
property
located.
It's
a
forty
four
Charles
River
Avenue,
it's
owned
by
Tudor,
Wharf
Realty.
They
actually
own
into
the
river.
E
It's
envisioned
that
in
the
early
phases
of
construction,
the
contractor
will
need
to
relocate
the
utilities
that
are
on
the
west
side
of
the
bridge
onto
the
east
side
of
the
bridge,
and
this
parcel
plays
a
critical
role
in
providing
access
for
that
work
to
occur,
then
staging
during
the
demolition
and
then
reconstruction
of
the
eastern
half
of
the
bridge
and
finally
near
the
end
of
construction.
The
relocation
of
the
utilities
back
to
the
western
side.
E
D
E
E
E
We've
had
numerous
site
meetings
out
there
and
the
extent
of
the
work
is
outlined
in
red
here
for
TE
10
is
sidewalk
reconstruction
and
once
again
it's
the
the
property
line,
extends
out
into
what
people
perceive
to
be
the
sidewalk,
the
common
area,
but
actually
this
red
red
line
is
where
the
property
line
is
so
it's
so
that
the
new
sidewalk
can
be
carried
right
to
the
front
of
the
building
face
right
in
through
here
next
slide.
Please
and
there's
a
state
highway
layout
line
that
runs
right
through
here.
E
So
we
have
te
13
for
this
narrow
strip.
That's
only
about
a
foot
wide
and
encompasses
about
five
square
feet,
and
then
te
11
extends
down
to
here
and
once
again
it
so
the
sidewalk
work
and
extend
right
back
to
the
face
of
building.
So
it's
a
uniform
appearance
to
the
I
walk
and
that
encompasses
a
95
square
feet.
So
in
total
this
part,
the
three
easements
in
PI
and
encompass
882
square
feet
for
a
total
compensation
amount
of
$35,000.
C
F
Have
a
question
so
you
mentioned:
there's
a
30-day
negotiation
period
that
has
ended,
but
there's
still
at
least
two
property
owners
who
would
like
to
have
an
increase
in
the
offers.
How
is
that
handled
as
there's
still
opportunity
to
negotiators?
Does
that
mean
that
there'll
be
potential
litigation,
but.
E
We
have
the
opportunity
to
modify
the
offer
after
to
enhance
the
offer
through
an
administrative
settlement
process,
and
that
would
be
coordinated
through
the
legal
staff
here
and
with
a
K
decline,
our
right,
our
real
estate
attorney.
It's
not
that
unusual
for
this
to
occur,
but
the
gist
of
the
concern
for
one
of
the
property
owners.
It's
a
226,
the
causeway
primary
trust
at
te
2
is
that
they
believe
that
the
amount
of
compensation
$10,200
doesn't
reflect
the
loss
of
parking
that
will
occur.
E
If
you
recall
that
the
compensation
amount
offered
for
that
is
four
two
hundred
ten
thousand
four
hundred
dollars
for
construction,
that
division
to
last
over
the
good
portion
of
the
four-year
construction
cycle.
They're
concerned
about
noise,
light
construction
activity
nearby
affecting
their
property
in
the
rental
of
their
rooms.
That
was
recognized.
E
Those
impacts
were
recognized
in
the
appraisal
and
the
appraisal
review
process,
and
we
actually
had
a
extensive
series
of
phone
calls
and
conference
calls,
both
with
the
city
the
design
engineer,
to
break
down
the
construction
into
very
specific
phases,
to
review
it
in
detail
to
have
a
very
good
understanding
of
the
intensity
and
duration
of
construction.
That
will
be
occurring
on
that
temporary
easement.
And
so
we
believe
that
the
amount
offered
is
a
very
viable
and
realistic
amount
of
compensation.
F
B
I
I
can
take
that
part
for
the
legal
question.
Yes,
if
there
was
a
modification
in
the
dollar
amount,
we
would
be
coming
back
before
the
commissioners
to
seek
authority
for
that.
The
city's
office
of
budget
management
has
provided
funding
specifically
for
the
dollar
amounts
that
are
before
you.
The
legal
review
that's
been
performed
internally
by
myself
and
by
Patrick,
sent
to
an
attorney
with
the
city's
law
department
and
also
with
Katherine
Klein
from
KP
law
who's.
B
A
sub
consultant
to
AECOM,
see
process
under
both
the
federal
requirements
and
under
state
requirements
have
been
met
with
an
independent,
certified
appraisal,
a
review
appraisal
and
then
both
of
those
documents
being
provided
to
the
city
of
Boston's
assessor's
office
for
an
independent
review.
So
before
the
Commission
we
have
the
City
Assessor,
who
has
individually
submitted
a
letter
of
accept
of
each
of
these
dollar
amounts.
B
It's
not
uncommon
to
have
property
owners
express
a
difference
of
opinion,
but
no
property
owner
to
my
knowledge
has
come
forward
with
an
independent
appraisal
or
anything
that
would
refute
the
just
compensation.
That's
been
documented
by
two
certified
appraisers
and
by
the
city's
assessor's
office.
So,
as
a
legal
matter,
what
I
represent
before
the
Commission
today
is
that
these
specific
dollar
amounts
te2
at
ten
thousand
two
hundred
dollars
does
represent
just
compensation.
Should
the
owner
decide.
B
Otherwise
that
owner
is
is
by
all
means
just
like
any
other
owner
is
able
to
pursue
any
legal
recourse
that
they
seek,
but
the
city's
law
department,
specifically
our
corporation
counsel,
has
approved
as
to
form
today
the
order
of
taking
as
written
as
presented
before
you,
and
should
there
be
any
legal
discussion
that
begins
or
complaints
that
are
filed.
The
city's
law
department
is
prepared
to
address
that
these
matters,
I,
represent
as
legal
counsel
to
the
Commission,
are
complete
and
ready
for
a
vote
with
the
specific
dollar
amounts.
B
As
noted
and
I
have
taken
into
account,
the
individual
review
of
my
legal
work
on
this
that,
for
example,
te2
the
compensation
of
ten
thousand
two
hundred
dollars
reflects
an
actual
five-year
use
of
that
property,
where,
in
fact,
the
owner
has
been
informed
that
the
period
of
time
is
going
to
be
significantly
less
than
that,
possibly
somewhere
in
the
realm
of
seven
to
thirty
days.
Yet
the
owner
is
being
compensated
as
if
that
property
was
being
utilized
during
the
project
for
an
entire
five
years.
B
That
is
the
same
as
well
for
TE,
three
and
TE
four,
and
that's
the
same
for
TE,
eight
and
TE,
ten
to
eleven
and
T
thirteen,
and
what
I
mean
it's
the
same.
The
only
property
owner
that
before
us
is
te,
eight,
the
tutor
Wharf
hotel
that
has
a
longer
period
of
duration
for
that
temporary
construction
easement,
which
is
more
akin
to
about
a
four
and
a
half
to
possibly
five
year
period.
D
Want
to
say
great
explanation
from
all
sides
and
so
forth:
I
think
it's
a
great
project,
it's
long
overdue
for
the
city
and
so
forth,
and
just
more
to
follow
up
on
the
tutor
wofe
property,
considering
it's
really
mud,
flats
and
so
forth.
That
has
no
practical
use
to
the
company
in
terms
of
its
title
range
and
so
forth.
That
is
I,
think
more
than
adequate
compensation
for
access
going
through
there
and
so
forth.
Other
than
that
put
a
motion
to
approve
and
make.