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From YouTube: Public Improvement Commission Hearings 12-15-22
Description
The Boston Public Improvement Commission (PIC) is the owner and regulator of the City's rights of way. The PIC plays an integral role in the City's development and permitting process. From the restaurant that wants to add a seasonal cafe on the public sidewalk, to the developer who wants to construct an underground parking garage for a new housing development, or the homeowner who wants to add an architectural feature to a house that juts into the public space, each must seek approval from the PIC to have its private venture occupy public space, either permanently or on a licensed basis.
B
Is
yours,
Mr,
chair
all
right?
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
liming
good
morning
everybody
I'm
going
to
apologize
in
advance
for
my
rasping
voice.
We
have
two
toddlers
at
home
and
the
daycare
colds
have
been
have
been
rough
this
year.
B
So
with
that,
I
would
like
to
call
to
order
the
public
Improvement
commission
hearing
of
December
15
2022
Mr
liming.
Would
you
please
take
a
roll
call.
A
B
Thank
you
very
much
on
to
our
first
item
hearing
minutes,
hm1
at
the
request
of
the
public
Improvement
commission
staff.
The
acceptance
of
the
minutes
of
the
pic
hearing
held
on
December
1st
2022
do
I
hear
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes.
I'll.
B
All
in
favor
aye
aye
aye,
any
opposer
I'm
staying
so
moved
on
to
our
next
item.
Utility
poll
hearing
number
one
on
a
petition
by
eversource
energy
for
utility
pole
installation
within
American
region,
Highway,
public
Way,
West,
Broad
Street
to
install
two
new
private
utility,
poles,
relocated
generally
west
of
Morton
Street
with
the
presenters.
Please
introduce
themselves
their
affiliations
and
provide
an
overview
of
the
project
and
then
we'll
open
it
up
to
the
Commissioners
for
questions
and
observations.
E
Yes,
you
can
oh
good
good,
good,
good,
okay!
Yes,
we
are
installing
two
new
polls.
The
customer
is
mwra
and
we're
servicing
a
monitoring
cabinet
which
was
formally
operated
by
the
Boston
Street
lighting.
F
G
Yeah
one.
E
No
I
am
not
prepared
to
share
the
the
plans,
but
I
can
like
I
have
them
in
front
of
me.
Let
me
see.
E
Okay,
so
we
have
we're
at
the
intersection
of
American,
Legion
Highway
and
and
if
you
look
at
the
bottom,
that
opening
right
there
is
coming
in
from
Morton
Street
and
then
we
have
we're
installing
the
new
Pole
right
there,
the
ever
sourceful
2304
over
38-1x
solely
at
the
sourceful
and
then
on
the
other
side.
We're
just
installing
the
other
Pole
on
the
other
side
and
the
monitoring
cabinet
is
on
Morton
Street.
E
C
Are
you
aware
that
American
Legion
Highway
is
an
underground
district
for
the
full
limits
of
this
roadway
from
Blue
Hill
Ave,
all
the
way
to
Hyde
Park
Ave,
and
that
you
are
when
I
say
you?
No
utility
companies
are
allowed
to
cross
American
Legion
Highway.
That
was
the
whole
purpose
of
the
Reconstruction
of
American
Legion,
Highway
and
upgrading
ever
sources.
Power
Systems.
E
C
E
E
C
Mean
it's
like
a
Legion
Highway.
If
you
notice
All,
the
Above
hit
overhead
wires
were
undergrounded
when
we
rebuild
the
American
Legion
Highway,
so
this
will
be
completely
the
empty
thesis
of
creating
new
corridors
with
without
wires.
So
you
need
to
first
of
all
help
us
by
informing
your
engineering
team,
okay
at
the
American
Legion
Highway,
okay
from
Blue
Hill,
Ave,
all
the
way
to
Hyde
Park
Ave,
that's
an
underground
Corridor!
All
that
Landscaping
we
did.
We
spent
millions
of
dollars
creating
a
creating
a
corridor
that
doesn't
have
y
is
crossing
okay.
E
I'll,
take
it
back
to
the
engineering
department
and
let
them
know-
and
this
is
only
from
Blue
Hill
Avenue-
to
Hyde
Park,
Gap,
yep,
no
overhead
service,
okay,
okay,.
B
If
I
can
ask
as
well,
if
there
is
a
utility
poll
that
is
being
proposed
in
an
alternate
location
or
a
different
wiring
scheme,
still
after
you've
done
that
review,
at
least
in
the
proposed
location,
it
sits
in
the
middle
of
the
canopy
of
two
large,
mature
trees
and
so
we'd
be
interested
in
understanding.
What
impacts,
if
any,
the
utility
pole
proposed
could
have
on
the
trees
in
Union
City.
So
please
please.
If.
E
The
impact
on
the
trees
in
the
book
The
issue,
where
they're
installing
the
polls-
okay,
yeah,
okay,.
B
A
So
I
just
reached
out
to
kellyanne
with
eversource
I
think
these
polls
and
of
themselves
I
think
are
fine,
provided
that
the
connections
being
made
across
American
Indian
Highway
are
being
done
underground
and
then
the
lines
would
be
able
to
come
up.
The
Riser
on
this
pole
and
proceed
across
I.
Certainly
don't
know.
If
that's
the
intention
or
the
case
I,
don't
know
if
Chanel
does
I'm
not
sure.
C
If
I
make
jumping
over
the
years
since
videos
they
fixed
to
ensure
that
once
we
allow
the
poles
to
be
installed
that
the
wires
don't
get
connected,
it's
a
slippery
slope,
so
my
recommendation
is
for
them
to.
They
can
withdraw
this
without
prejudice
and
come
back
once
they
have
understanding
as
to
how
they
are
going
to
cross
the
American
Legion
Highway,
because
this
location
there
are
many
reasons
why
we
may
not
want
to
trench
through
this
area.
But
let
them
think
it
through
them
are
my
thoughts.
That's.
A
F
Yeah
so
a
couple
questions
when
we
receive
notice
I
checked
in
with
our
permitting
department,
and
they
didn't
have
any
record
for
an
outpatient
for
an
8m
permit
for
this
project.
So
that
was
my
initial
concern
and
if
there
is
we're
talking
about
an
underground
location,
do
we
have
a
plan
with
the
easements
in
the
area.
E
F
In
in
relation
to
the
underground
utilities
that
mwra
has
in
the
area,
aside
from
the
the
property
that
we
own
and
fee,
the
subsurface
utilities
I
would
be
concerned
with,
but
more
concerning
would
be
that
an
8m
permit
was
applied
for
and
I
I.
Don't
have
record
at
that
right
now,
with
our
permitting
Department.
A
C
A
Necessarily
pressed
for
time
to
get
service
to
this
cabinet,
so
that
sounds
like
it's
probably
not
a,
not
a
big
issue.
E
Okay,
yes,
I'll
get
back
to
everyone
and
give
them
an
update
on
which
you
mentioned
in
this
meeting.
E
B
E
B
Any
opposer
abstain
so
Luke.
Thank
you
very
much
all
right
on
to
our
public
hearings
and
we'll
start
with
public
hearing
number
one
on
a
petition
by
Roxbury
Preparatory
Charter
School
for
the
acceptance
of
The
Pedestrian
easement
adjacent
to
Proctor,
Street
public
way,
Roxbury
located
on
its
northwesterly
side
at
address
number
69,
generally
Northeast
of
Norfolk
Avenue.
This
was
new
business
on
December
1st
and
a
shown
on
a
plan
entitled
city
of
Boston,
Public,
Works,
Department
engineering
division,
pedestrian
easement
plan,
69,
Proctor,
Street,
Roxbury
District,
one
sheet
dated
November
30th
2022.
B
I
Good
morning,
Chelsea
Christensen
Niche
engineering
I'm
the
civil
engineer
for
the
project
on
behalf
of
Roxbury
Prep
charter
school,
just
a
quick
overview
of
the
location.
This
is
our
site
here
with
Proctor
Street
along
the
South
Edge
and
magazine
along
the
north
at
Norfolk
Ave
between
Norfolk
Ave
and
Massachusetts
Ave.
I
I
This
is
the
proposed
view
from
Magazine
Street,
with
the
the
garage
going
underneath
the
building
overhang
here.
I
I
So
we
have
a
few
members
of
our
team
here:
I
have
Bob
Baldwin
from
curro,
who
is
the
owners,
project
manager
and
Matt
Rice
from
smma,
who
is
the
architect
along
with
other
team
members?
If
other
questions
arise,.
A
A
I
Chelsea
Christensen
Niche
engineering
civil
engineer
on
behalf
of
Roxbury
Charter
School,
along
with
Bob
Baldwin
from
curro
and
Matt
Rice
from
smma.
The
specific
repairs
proposed
along
Proctor
Street
include
a
minimum
of
nine
foot
wide
concrete,
walkway
The
Pedestrian
engagement.
We
just
discussed,
is
shown
here
in
this
red
hatch.
I
The
there
is
a
four
foot,
Furnishing
Zone
along
the
north
edge
of
Proctor
Street,
including
some
plantings
and
trees.
That
will
include
some
green
infrastructure
involved
in
them.
There's
also
porous
pavers
with
bike
racks
along
the
east
Edge
and
there's
a
raised
Crossing
across
to
where
the
buses
will
drop
off
and
access
to
the
park
itself
and
additional
bike
racks
and
Forest
pavers
along
this
side
of
Proctor
Street
and
an
extension
on
the
East
Edge
for
a
bike
share
station
to
be
installed
by
others.
I
I
Improvements
along
Magazine
Street
include
a
six
foot
concrete
walkway
planting
area
is
located
along
in
inside
the
private
property
at
the
back
of
the
sidewalk,
based
on
discussions
with
various
City
agencies.
We're
relocating
one
street
light
from
the
south
side
of
Magazine
Street
to
the
north,
which
has
been
coordinated
with
the
street
lighting
Division
and
relocating
the
existing
curb
cut
from
this
location.
Here,
a
little
farther
west
to
here.
D
No,
we
set
Chelsea
through
the
ringer
on
this
one.
She
met
with
all
of
us,
I.
Think
collectively
me
Sarah
Wright,
the
rest
of
BTD
Kate
bpda,
so
we
I
think
we
got
our
in
in
every
direction.
B
C
I
I
can
add
that
in
it's
a
little
under
16
feet,.
A
Yeah,
so
we've
had
a
number
of
discussions
about
this
and
we
recognize
that
this
is
less
than
the
20
feet
that
the
fire
department
typically
likes
to
see.
These
plans
have
been
sent
to
the
fire
department.
If
we
hear
any
concerns
from
them,
we'll
be
sure
to
address
them
and
make
the
modifications
as
appropriate.
C
Yeah
Chelsea
just
for
consistency
when
you're
narrowing
asset
of
this
nature
do
show
it
so
that
way,
the
person
who
is
reviewing
it.
We
don't
need
to
sort
of
spell
it
out.
It
is
sure
we'll.
I
D
B
This
was
new
business
on
December
1st,
as
shown
on
a
set
of
plans
entitled
city
of
Boston,
Public
Works,
Department
engineering
division,
random
location
plan,
Trenton
Street,
Marion,
Street,
White,
Street,
Meridian,
Street,
East,
Boston
11
treats
dated
August
to
2022.
The
proponents
please
introduce
themselves
and
their
affiliations
give
us
a
brief
reintroduction
to
what
is
being
proposed
here
and
any
changes.
Since
your
last
hearing.
J
Thank
you
Commissioners
good
morning.
My
name
is
Keenan
brand
I'm
here
on
behalf
of
excellent
systems,
I'm
also
joined
by
Han
from
nbnc
engineering
who
prepared
the
plan.
We
were
here
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
with
this
same
Design.
This
is
a
proposed
1766
foot
fiber
run
in
the
public
roadway
that
will
be
encased
in
four
of
Porsche
PVC,
the
run
it
actually
starts
on
Trenton
and
then
it's
north
onto
Marion.
This
is
accounts
from
approximately
half
the
run.
There
is
a
Spur
right
off
of
this
for
a
very
short
length.
J
It
then
turns
West
onto
a
white
that
street
for
a
short
piece
and
then
heads
North
on
Meridian
for
the
essentially
the
other
half
of
the
run-up
again.
This
will
be
a
four
inch
PVC
conduit
with
the
city,
Shadow
duct
that
runs
about
1766,
linear
feet
and
I.
Don't
recall
any
questions
at
the
last
meeting,
but
certainly
I'd
be
happy
to
entertain
any
comments
the
Commissioners
may
have
now.
D
B
This
was
new
business
on
December
1st,
as
shown
on
a
set
of
plans
entitled
city
of
Boston,
Public,
Works,
Department
engineering,
division,
specific
repairs,
plan
wagon
Street
and
Huntington
Avenue
Boston,
two
sheets
dated
October
6,
2022
components;
please
introduce
themselves
and
their
affiliations
and
give
a
brief
overview
of
what's
proposed
and
any
changes.
Since
your
last
year.
K
Good
morning
Mr
chair
members
of
the
commission
staff
Peter
Nagel
from
National
Grid
today,
I'm
joined
by
samuifo,
who
is
National
Grid
engineering
and
our
permit
representative
Steve
Damiano
from
Power
Engineering
I'm,
going
to
have
Mr
rifle
describe
the
slide
deck
for
the
plan
deck.
If
you
will
to
show
our
proposed
sidewalk
improvements
on
blagdon
street
and
Huntington
Avenue
The
Last
Hatch
that
you
see
in
blue
represents
a
curb
realignment
to
further
Define
the
entrance
to
glagden
Street.
K
At
that
curb
realignment.
We
will
install
a
new
crosswalk
with
applicable
pedestrian
ramps
crossing
over
blagdon
Street
entrance.
We
will
again
realign
that
new
crosswalk
that
we've
placed
to
the
new
ramp
there,
as
well
as
that
relay
of
the
carbon
set.
K
Ramps
and
the
old
crosswalk
on
wagon
Street.
This
was
in
consultation
with
pick
staff
over
the
course
of
several
meetings,
and
such
the
ramps,
of
course,
will
be
ADA.
Compliant
and
I'll
turn
it
to
the
commission
for
any
questions.
D
Hey
thanks
right,
like
this
Crossing
has
been
kind
of
a
nightmare
for
us,
and
so
this
is
a
really
big
Improvement
or
what
was
kind
of
a
terrible
desire
line.
And
so
we
appreciate
that.
B
Excellent
Casey
staff
for
members
of
the
public
all.
A
D
D
H
B
All
in
favor
any
opposer
abstain,
so
moved.
Thank
you
very
much
on
two
public
hearing
number:
five
on
a
petition
by
national
grid
for
Grant
application
to
install
a
gas
regulator,
station
and
Associated
infrastructure
within
the
following
public
ways
in
Boston
Proper,
Huntington,
Avenue
generally,
between
blackden
Street
and
Dartmouth
Street
Dartmouth
Street
at
Lincoln
Avenue.
B
This
was
new
business
on
December
1st,
as
shown
on
a
plan
entitled
city
of
Boston,
Public,
Works,
Department
engineering
division,
grants,
location
plans,
hunt,
Huntington,
Avenue
at
Dartmouth,
Street,
six
inch
regulator,
Vault
Boston,
Supply
sheets,
dated
June
20th
2022
with
the
petition
is
please
reintroduce
themselves
and
provide
a
brief
overview
of
what
is
proposed
and
any
changes.
Since
your
last
hearing.
K
Good
morning,
Mr
chairman
members
of
the
Pig
commission
and
staff
Peter
Nagel
from
National
Grid
today,
I'm
joined
by
Sam
owaifo
National
Grid
engineering,
as
well
as
Steve
Damiano
from
Power
Engineering,
who
is
our
permit
representative.
K
There
have
been
no
changes
since
the
December
1st
here
new
business
hearing
what
you
have
before
you
today.
Commission
members
is
a
request
from
National
Grid
to
install
a
two
Vault
regulator:
station
on
Huntington
Avenue
at
the
corner
of
Dartmouth,
Street,
basically
adjacent
to
the
or
alongside
the
existing
Westin
Hotel,
the
brick
front
property
there
with
inline
piping
and
Outlet
piping.
The
12-inch
Inlet
piping
will
run
along
the
curb
line
indicated
by
the
cursor
going
across
and
tying
into
the
big
pain
on
Dartmouth
Street.
K
The
16
inch
Outlet
piping
will
come
out
on
to
Huntington
Avenue
and
a
after
the
entrance
to
the
pipe
make
a
sharp
left
and
tie
in
at
two
points
adjacent
to
blagdon
Street
on
the
far
side
of
the
property
on
the
street
layout.
Excuse
me,
the
station
itself
would
serve
roughly
the
5100
customers
again,
no
changes
since
the
new
business
hearing
proposal
that
was
occurred
on
December
1st.
B
Yeah.
Thank
you
very
much,
two
questions,
although
one
of
which
I
think
is
actually
answered
by
your
rendering
here,
but
first
is
just
to
confirm
that
you
are
comfortable
given
the
location
of
the
Vault
and
the
piping
that
this
will
not
cause
injury
or
damage
to
the
street
tree.
That
is
most
approximate
to
the
installation,
location.
K
Correct
we'll
be
in
the
curb
line,
Mr
chair,
but
we
will
also,
if
needed,
hand,
dig
or
anything
along
those
lines.
If
the
the
root
structure
encroaches.
That
area.
B
Excellent
and
second
is
just
to
confirm
that
you
will
be
restoring
the
brick
sidewalk
in
this
area
that
are
impacted
by
in
the
work
that
you're
doing
and
ensuring
that
the
character
and
unique
layout
bond
pattern.
There
is
preserved
at
the
conclusion
of
your
work.
K
Correct
and
typically,
what
we
would
do
is
remove
the
bricks
and
obviously
save
them,
but
typically
we
number
them
or
there's
a
pattern
that
they
saved
them.
That
is
able
to
get
them
restored
upon
completion,
as
we
after
the
the
project
also
will
entail
the
new
Ram,
the
new
doors
that
our
pedestrian
friendly
and
have
been
signed
off
by
appropriate
agencies
as
well.
B
G
Yes,
so
we've
been
using
this
cover
with
others
are
with
national
grid
for
several
other
projects
in
the
city,
and
so
far
we
haven't
received
any
negative
feedback
from
our
agency.
We
continue
to
work
with
National
Grid
to
ensure
that
the
US
pedestrian
treatment
for
the
covers
is
provided.
K
That
was
part
of
the
a
pilot
program
that
we
had
with
Sarah's
department
at
several
years
ago,
that
we've
continued
to
utilize
in
subsequent
installations
and
has
really
even
well
received
and
probably
should
no
longer
be
called
a
pilot
as
Sarah
and
I
have
kind
of
discussed
Offline.
That
pretty
much
is
the
commonplace.
Now.
D
B
B
So
that
concludes
our
agenda.
For
the
final
pic
hearing
of
2022,
we
are
keeping
with
our
expanded
practices,
have
no
new
business
so
that
we
start
the
new
year.
Fresh,
so
certainly
gives
us
a
bit
of
time
back
in
our
schedules
today
and
we
we'll
be
having
our
next
hearing
on
January
12th.
So
we'll
see.
Folks
then,
and
I
hope
that
everybody
has
a
good
holiday
season
in
between
now
and
then
and
with
that,
do
I
hear
a
motion
to
adjourn.