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From YouTube: Public Improvement Commission Hearing 9-7-17
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
A
Like
to
call
the
order
of
the
public
Improvement
Commission
hearing
of
September
7
2017,
the
first
item
is
a
poll
here
in
continued
on
a
petition
by
a
resource
energy
to
relocate
one
utility
pole
on
one
Beck
Street
in
Roxbury,
located
on
some
of
the
side
east
of
Herald
Street.
There
was
a
poll
hearing
on
July
13
2017,
and
the
poll
hearing
was
continued
on
both
July
27
2017
in
August
10th
2017
morning.
A
D
A
B
C
E
G
D
D
H
G
I
A
The
next
item
is
a
public
hearing
item.
Can
there
was
continued?
It's
not
a
petition
by
the
City
of
Austin
public
Improvement
Commission
for
the
adoption
of
a
city
policy
concerning
updated
design,
guidelines
and
requirements
for
sidewalk
cafes
within
the
public
way.
This
was
new
business
on
Junie
2017.
We
had
a
public
hearing
on
July
13
2017
and
they
probably
Karen
continued
on
August
24th,
20
2017.
H
Hearing
we
have
received
comments
from
all
commission
members
as
well
as
wok
Boston.
We've
responded
to
all
blocked
Boston's
comments,
mostly
with
revisions
if
it
was
related
to
the
policy
or
incorporation
of
their
comments
into
our
future
checklists
or
associated
agreement.
I,
don't
think
that
we
have
any
remaining
issues
for
the
policy
unless
the
Commission
has
any
questions
so.
H
The
option
for
using
that
won't
be
available
until
he's
completed
the
like
how
you
would
get
the
parklet
first.
You
know
you'd
have
to
get
that
through
btv
before
you
could
even
come
here
and
get
it
not
one
stop
be
coming
to
get
everything,
so
he
needs
it
to
finish
up
some
stuff
on
that
parklet
program
before
that
would
become
viable.
We
just
didn't
want
to
have
to
redo
the
policy
once
it
did.
C
D
H
Have
a
lot
of
cafes
in
situation
if
you
are
operating
a
cafe
that
has
an
existing
cafe
license
and
that
cafe
is
not
meeting
our
current
standards.
The
second
that
the
cafe
operator
changes.
They
would
have
to
restart
the
process
of
all.
If
you
are
in
compliance,
the
new
operator
can
just
assume
the
cafe
that
you
had
approved.
If
you
now
like
to
add
one
of
these
additional
seating
areas,
you
could
come
back
here.
You'd
have
to
come
back
to
readjust
the
limits
of
your
cafe.
If
you
wanted
to
add
curbside
seating,
so.
D
H
F
H
A
I
moved
moving
on
to
a
public
hearing.
Section
first
item
is
on
a
petition
by
Comcast
of
Boston
Inc
for
a
grant
of
location
with
Reid
companies
status
and
no
participants
to
install
new
telecommunication
conduit
with
City
shadow
within
the
following
public
ways
in
Boston
Proper
Lansdowne
Street
between
Brooklyn
Avenue
tips,
which
Street
gets,
which
street
from
Lansdowne
Street
to
a
point,
145
feet
south
westerly.
J
Morning,
Tim
koel
Comcast
Boston
utility
coordinator,
we're
requesting
in
grant
a
location
to
trench
the
full
length
of
Lansdowne
Street,
approximately
925
feet
and
also
about
145
feet
in
southern
direction
of
switch
Street,
as
we
discussed
before.
This
is
the
first
feed
for
to
upgrade
Back,
Bay
and
Fenway,
and
what
not
in
the
financial
district,
as
discussed
before
we'd,
be
working
around
the
Red
Sox
schedule,
hopefully
they're
away
in
a
couple
of
weeks,
so
we'd
hope
to
to
get
this
on
the
agenda
as
quick
as
possible.
A
K
A
motion
for
the
petition
by
Comcast
Abbas
incorporated
for
a
grant
application
with
lead
company
status
and
no
participants
to
install
new
telecommunication
conduit
with
Citi
shadow
within
the
following
public
ways
and
Boston
Proper
Lansdowne
Street
between
Brooklyn
Avenue
and
Ipswich
Street
hits
with
Street
between
Lansdowne
Street
to
a
point
145
feet
south
westerly,
as
shown
in
a
set
of
plans
entitled
City
Boston
Public
Works,
Department
engineering
division,
granted
location
plan,
Lansdowne
Street,
with
line
Ave
switch,
Street
Boston
three
sheets
dated
April
6
2017.
Second,
all
in
favor,
aye.
A
So
moved.
Thank
you.
The
next
item
is
on
a
petition
by
the
pipefitters
Association
local
union
537
for
the
acceptance
of
pedestrian
easements
adjacent
of
the
following
public
waves
in
Dorchester
enterprise
treatment
in
southwesterly
side
has
addressed
number
40
generally
between
Willow
Court
and
a
point
southeast
of
Ghent
Karski
way
and
clad
Street
on
this
northeasterly
side.
Generally
south
east
of
Enterprise
Street.
This
was
new
business
on
August
24th
2017.
I
I
Addition
is
for
some
pedestrian
easements
to
allow
wider
sidewalks
on
enterprise,
Street
and
clap
Street.
So
we
have
room
for
any
Street
trees,
get
a
compliant
five-foot,
clear,
sidewalk
and
then
put
in
some
pervious
pavers
and
other
treatments
to
get
to
Complete
Streets
standards
and
these
necessary.
Given
the
narrow
width
of
the
sidewalk
thing,.
H
D
I'll
make
a
motion
on
a
petition
by
pipefitters
Association
local
537,
for
the
acceptance
of
pedestrian
easements
on
enterprise
Street
and
lap.
Street
I
was
read
into
the
record
by
the
chair,
showing
on
a
plan
entitled
city
of
Boston,
Public,
Works
engineering,
division,
pedestrian
easement
enterprise,
Street
collapse,
Street
Dorchester,
one
sheet
dated
July,
2nd
2017
or.
A
The
next
item
is
on
a
petition
by
the
pipefitters
Association
local
union
537
for
the
making
of
specific
repairs
within
the
following
public
ways
in
Dorchester,
consisting
of
sidewalk
and
pedestrian
ramp
reconstruction,
as
well
as
new
and
relocated
specialty,
pavement,
Street
trees
and
driveway,
curb
cuts
and
a
Broad
Street
on
a
southwesterly
side
at
address
number
40
and
generally
between
Willow
Court
and
a
point
southeast
of
Ghent
karski
way
in
class
Street
on
its
northeast.
We
side
generally
southeast
of
Enterprise
Street.
A
I
Against
Steve
Martorano
polar
engineering,
the
specific
repairs,
as
described
at
our
basically
Kirby's
favor
treatments,
as
well
as
three
trees
that
are
at
what
tree
pit,
which
is
we
Street.
So
we
were
enhancing
it
with
some
structural
soil
underneath
in
the
limits
of
structural
soil,
landscape
plans
and
there's
there's
some
pipes
and
other
appurtenances
in
the
detail.
There
is
not
a
nun
deterrent
connection
to
the
city
catch
basins
because
they
playing
area.
These
will
be.
G
C
I
C
D
D
Thank
you
very
much.
There
is
a
36
inch
drain
that
runs
underneath
that
bump
out
so
you're,
not
showing
any
street
trees
there,
but
don't
plant
any
tree
trees.
There
don't
plant
trees
on
top
of
the
drain
and
then
you've
already
stated
that
you're
not
gonna
irrigate
and
there's
not
going
to
be
an
under
drain
connection.
So
you
won't
be
a
GSA
or
an
additional
site
plan
for
VW
SC.
One
thing
I
wanted
to
point
out:
I
will
send
you
an
email
to
get
this
documented,
but
the
Boston
main
interceptor
cuts
through
the
site.
D
You've
shown
that
on
the
BW
SC
site
plan,
that
is
one
of
the
most
critical
pipes
in
our
system,
and
you
would
like
to
have
a
vibration
monitoring
when
you
excavate
the
Foundation's
so
between
the
corner
of
the
building
closest
to
the
pipe
and
the
pipe
itself.
Standard.
Vibration,
deformation
monitor
and
that's
only
necessary
during
the
foundation
and
excavation
portion
of
the
project
and
that's
to
ensure
that
there's
no
adverse
effects
from
digging
vibrating
things
like
that
on
the
pipe,
because
you
are
going
down
to
the
same
depth
as
that.
G
D
C
C
L
Brian
Kelly
business
manager,
the
pipe
fitters
I,
have
a
meeting
immediately
following
this
one
with
the
general
contractor.
Yes,
it's
John
Moriarty
and
associates
it.
Couldn't
you
the
first
order
of
business
I'll
take
up
with
them
that
we
need
to
have
this
in
place
and
we
want
to
thorough
records
kept
of
the
of
the
vibration
analysis.
D
L
One
more
thing
to
to
just
kind
of
reassure
you
that
we
want
to
make
sure
we
take
all
precautionary
steps,
we've
already
videotaped
the
entire
line
from
from
sua
calf
to
sua
kappa,
wherever
anything,
that's
going
to
be
potentially
impacted
with
this
project.
So
we've
already
taken
proactive
steps
to
ensure
that
it's.
D
I
A
I
Where
my
firm
is
also
the
civil
engineer
on
this
South
Bay
project
and
working
with
the
Pritzker
who's,
the
residential
developer
and
they're,
using
those
those
two
pieces
of
self
they
using
the
same
contractor
that
we've
already
contacted
them
to
set
up
a
coordination
meeting
once
construction
is
ready
to
start
right
so
in
they
they're
technically
building
the
bump-out.
That's
that's
part
of
the
South
Bay
project
now
part
of
this
project,
but
we're
coordinating
that
work
with
them
perfect.
I
A
Fourth
item
is
on
a
petition
by
the
message
Society
for
the
Prevention
of
Cruelty
to
Animals
for
the
widening
and
relocation
of
the
existing
right-of-way
lines
and
Perkins
Street
a
public
way
in
Roxbury
at
the
North
westerly
corner
of
its
intersection
with
day
Street.
This
was
new
business
on
August
24th
2017.
This
is,
as
shown
on
a
plan
entitled
city
of
Boston,
Public,
Works,
Department
engineering,
division,
widening
and
relocation
plan,
29
Perkins,
Street,
Boston
Roxbury,
one
sheet
dated
May
2017.
L
G
C
F
Devotional
food
petitions
by
the
Massachusetts
society
for
the
prevention
of
cruelty
to
the
animals
for
the
widening
relocation
of
the
existing
right-of-way
lines
of
Street
in
Roxbury
and
its
northwesterly
corner
of
its
intersection
with
de
streek
Paulo,
showing
a
set
of
plans
into
the
city
of
Boston,
Public,
Works,
Department
engineering
division,
widening
and
relocation
plan.
29,
Bergen,
Street,
blasting
rock,
to
bring
one
sheet
dated
matrix.
A
A
Fifth
item
is
on
a
petition
by
the
boss
public
schools,
for
the
making
of
specific
repairs
within
West
Adams
Street
Boston
Proper,
located
on
Southwest
Leeside
at
380
Shamanov,
consisting
of
a
new
non-standard
curb
cut.
This
was
new
business
on
August
24th
2017
pizzazz,
shown
on
a
plan
entitled
city
of
Boston,
Public,
Works,
Department
engineering,
division,
specific
repairs,
West
Devon,
Street,
South
End.
Once
she
dated
August
27.
M
Jeanine
this
application
is
to
reconstruct
and
formalize
an
existing
curb
cut.
That
stirs
is
a
bus
drop-off
for
the
Blackstone
elementary
school.
The
existing
out
Drive
existing
driveway
is
asphalt
and
not
compliant.
The
new
driveway
opening
will
be
approximately
38
feet,
wide
constructed
concrete
materials
with
frequent,
curb
radii
in
compliance
with
city
standards
and
will
provide
a
better
and
safer
pedestrian
access.
A
A
K
A
motion
to
approve
a
petition
by
Boston
Public
Schools
for
the
maple
of
the
specific
repairs
within
West
Adams
Street
they've,
read
into
the
record
by
the
chair,
as
shown
in
the
plan
entitled
to
be
Boston,
Public,
Works,
Department
engineering,
division,
specific
repairs,
West
denim,
Street,
South
Bend,
one
sheet
dated
August
2017.
Second,
all
in
favor,
aye.
A
N
Chairman
Jeff,
gentlemen,
the
boy
it's
a
pleasure
to
be
before
this
morning,
Sean
Donovan
project
attorney
for
JD
and
Iona
I'm.
Here
this
morning,
with
our
team
for
the
45
Temple
Street
project,
the
project
will
convert
an
educational
institution
building
Foley
on
by
Suffolk
University
in
270
residential
condominiums,
with
accessory
parking
for
50
vehicles
underneath
the
Boston,
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency
voted
to
approve
the
project
on
July
14
2016
was
only
a
board
of
appeals.
N
Voters
of
grant
of
certain
variances
to
the
project
on
August
22
2016
in
connection
with
the
development,
the
facade
of
certain
parts
of
the
building
will
change
such
changes
result
and
encroachments
on
to
the
sidewalk
surrounding
the
building,
and
therefore
required
vertical
and
surface
discontinue
TSA's
from
your
Commission
here
with
our
architect,
Matt
Duggan
from
the
architectural
team.
Our
engineer,
Chris
Iannuzzi
from
EBI
in
our
survey
from
here
a
great
gold
from
Hancock
associates
who
were
here
to
walk
you
through
the
project
and
answer
any
of
your
questions
for
a
thank
you.
Thank
you.
N
E
H
C
Static
I,
the
vertical
space
that
is
being
discontinued,
easy
for
bay
windows,
which
is
a
more
permanent
structure,
was
as
a
canopy,
which
is
not
a
permanent
structure.
Permanent
status
be
discontinued,
other
start
other
structures
such
as
canopies
or
awnings.
We
have
a
license
agreement.
So
can
you
help
clarify
that
for
a
space.
C
H
E
C
Conditions
there
are
some
very
narrow
sidewalks,
so
we
want
to
be
sensitive
to
maybe
further
reduction
of
sidewalk
weeds
right
next
to
the
building
that
houses,
the
architectural
Massachusetts
architectural
access
pros,
it
would
be
more
hydronic
than
it
needs
to
be
so
they're
very
sensitive.
So
hopefully,
when
you
do
the
construction
that
there
is
no
further
unknown
encroachments
into
our
space,
that
would
be
takes
a
little
bit
more
awkward.
C
H
F
So
we've
reviewed
the
construction
manner
plan
with
the
general
contractor.
Incidentally,
right
now
it's
gonna
be
a
challenging
project,
but
I
think
they
have
a
good
tack
on
the
methodology.
You're
taking
I
know.
Mr.
Donovan,
we
followed
up
with
MedStar
at
the
Beacon
Hill
Civic
Association
traffic
I
appreciate
that
that's
very
helpful
because
you
want
to
keep
them
involved
in
the
process.
N
Within
300
feet,
of
course,
we
do
I
know
you
know,
but
so
the
answer
your
question
director,
but
is
nobody
attached
to
our
building
or
buildings?
We
have
the
Ridgeway
Lane
during
and
temple
around
us,
and
then
we
have
our
own
fee
owned
alleyway,
but
it's
ours
we're
using
that
to
get
in
out
of
the
garage
which
is
subterranean,
of
course,
for
you,
an
elevator
and
so
next
to
that
alleyway
we
have.
N
A
A
G
P
Morning,
my
name
is
Kelley
Robbins
I
work
for
the
general
contractor,
who
represents
1065,
Tremont,
Street
LLC
I'm
here
today,
to
request
approval
for
vertical
discontinuance,
along
with
Elaine
Brophy
from
the
BB
da.
We
intend
to
build
a
30
1,500
square
foot
addition
on
an
existing
building.
It
will
contain
28
residential
units
and
is
six
storeys
you'll
see
from
our
elevation,
drawing
that
we,
our
bay
windows,
begin
at
an
elevation
of
10
feet
above
the
sidewalk
and
is
there
approximately
3
feet?
I'm
sorry,
8
feet
wide
and
3
feet
deep.
P
P
F
G
C
P
F
G
G
P
P
P
A
O
Line
apps
right,
then
we
progress
into
MCI
Verizon,
a
business
stock
and
then
the
rise
in
corporate
be
stuck
dr.,
Rice's
business
and
then
see
shadows.
So
we
thought
would
be
best
to
present
that
as
one
piece
and
see
them
pass
the
reason
for
the
city
shadow
on
Brookline,
AB,
there's
no
capacity.
The
horizon
is
this
/
MC
I
to.
O
O
G
Q
We
have
already
had
two
excavations,
our
long
hips,
which
tree
they're
approved
last
year
that
have
been
excavated
installed
to
join
from
the
verizon
business
system,
to
the
verizon
core
system
that
provided
the
continuity
right
now.
The
end
location
was
what
I
refer
to
as
the
old
Sears
property.
That
was
the
end
of
the
project.
So
that's
where
we
want
it.
That's
where
we
needed
to
get
to
for
this
particular
project
and
then
tying
back
into
the
level
three
system.
Is
everybody
knows
that
sort
of
like
the
fiber
system
for
the
city?
Q
If
you
will
so
really
that
was
the
construction
project
for
this
request
for
the
service
order.
You
know
obviously
we'd
like
to
continue
to
move
into
sort
of
the
medical
areas,
what
they
call
it
on
our
side
of
the
house,
but
there
is
no
current
service
orders.
I
also
understand
that
that
area
has
been
reconstructed
due
to
some
of
the
different
work.
That's
in
there
and
we're.
You
know
this
limited
conduit
in
that
area.
Q
Obviously
it's
gonna
be
repaved,
so
anything
that's
done
is
probably
going
to
be
more
of
a
5
release
from
existing
providers
and
or
maybe
coming
in
from
another
direction.
Unless
songs
going
to
the
fund.
You
know
a
sort
of
gravel
lodge
bill
to
get
through
that
area,
which
I,
don't
think
is
going
to
happen.
F
G
A
Q
G
R
Good
afternoon
I'm
David
GN
grande
from
design
consultants
I'm
a
principal
at
design
consultants
I,
have
with
me
Bryan
vallencourt
from
AECOM
today
we're
here
to
discuss
a
widening
relocation
and
extension
request
for
Dorchester
Ave.
It
is
in
conjunction
with
the
South
Bay
Harbour
Trail
project,
that
is,
a
collaboration
between
BTD
Boston
Public
Works
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts.
R
Do
two
we
have
as
part
of
our
requirement
for
the
South
Bay
Hobbit
rail
project.
We
have
to
provide
a
right-of-way
certificate
in
as
part
of
our
research.
We
found
a
piece
of
the
of
the
corridor,
as
that
would
normally
be
assumed
that
it
was
city-owned
or
state-owned
was
owner
unknown.
So
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
here
today
is
a
clarification
of
who
owns
that
property.
R
It's
roughly
25
25
144
square
feet
and
we
had
a
title
abstract,
a
title
exam
done,
which
brian's
company
aecom
sourced,
and
we
found
that
there
was
two
potential
owners
of
that
property,
one,
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
into
the
city
of
Boston,
and
what
we
believe
happened
is
that
at
that
point
channel
the
has
been
a
number
of
different
bridge
configurations
and
in
the
layout
of
Dorchester,
Avenue
have
a
specific
location
for
that.
So
they've
created
this
gore
piece.
R
What
we'd
like
to
do
is
clarify
that
and
and
do
that
by
this
particular
vehicle
I-
do
want
to
add
that
there
are
current
improvements
in
that
area
and
they
have
a
public
purpose.
So
again
we
have
crosswalks
pedestrian
ramps
and
a
sidewalk
in
that
area,
and
this
will
facilitate
proper
use
and
ownership
of
that
area
of
Dorchester
Avenue
David.
R
We
went
out
we
physically
located
the
bridge
apartment
so
that
we
would
not
be
having
responsibility
for
future
maintenance
of
the
bridge
apartment,
etc.
So
we
located
the
bridge
apartment
and
made
sure
that
we
were
on
what
would
be
the
south
side
of
that
bridge,
apartment
and
outside
of
the
MassDOT
right-of-way.
So
that's
where
it
ends
prior
to
the
bridge,
to
your
question
so.
H
G
H
D
Area,
that's
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
is
where
I
ride
my
bike
around
and
I
am
so
confused
when
I
get
to
this
spot
right
here,
ikuo
one's
wrong.
Exactly
you
know:
it's
post
office
eating
I
can't
come
through
this
way,
abrupt
right-hand
turn
on
the
harbour
trail.
So
this
is
an
enabling
project,
so
the
harbour
trail
has
to
go
on
our
property,
so
we're
gonna
make
this
clean
this
up
the
ownership
here.
What
does
the
improvement?
Is
it
going
to
be
a
new
and
better
sidewalk
and
doing
better
pedestrian
ramps?
What
so.
H
This
came,
there's
the
heart,
but
then
a
South
Bay,
Harbor
Trail
project
which
is
coming
through
here.
This
issue
was
of
a
gap
in
our
right-of-way,
was
uncovered
through
that
project,
but
through
that
yeah
I
know
the
continuation
of
that
bike
path
coming
through
there
and
the
adjustment
to
pull
it
all
the
way
through
and
down
is
what
essential
of
that?
Yes,.
R
Layout
plan
is
clear:
the
layout
plan
ends
before
the
bridge.
Abutment.
There
is
sidewalk.
There
are
crosswalks.
There
are
ped
ramps
that
are
outside
the
layout
of
Dorchester
Ave.
We
want
to
extend
the
layout
of
Dorchester
Ave,
just
pry
it
to
the
bridge,
so
that
we
can
clean
up
it's
sort
of
a
housekeeping
task
in
terms
of
improvements
at
that
corner.
R
Most
of
the
improvements
are
going
to
occur
on
Gillette
property,
which
we
have
a
permanent
easement
for
that's
being
finalized,
so
that
we
can
make
it
more
accessible
to
actually
make
the
turn
onto
the
existing
harbor
at
that
location.
So
I
think
that
probably
answers
your
question
and
I
hope
they
turn.
D
C
R
Correct
and
in
a
econ
did
a
as
I
had
mentioned
the
comprehensive
research
we
had
old
bridge
easements.
We
vetted
all
of
that
and
came
out
with
an
opinion
that
aecom
had
so
that
we're
confident
that
we
know
where
the
the
MassDOT
right-of-way
ends.
We
know
where
the
layout
of
Dorchester
ramp
ends,
and
we
know
that
there
is
a
gap,
because
this.