Board of Public Works

Board of Public Works Minutes September 7, 2022 - 5:00 PM Conference Room 1, Municipal Office Building Board Members Present: Thomas Malsbury, David Fagnand, Steve Lytwyn Director of Public Works Present: Greg Nuttelman Board Clerk Present: __Michelle Oliveira____________________________ Public Present: Roll Call Attendance Chair Thomas Malsbury: Present Member David Fagnand: Present Member Steve Lytwyn: Present Meeting called to order at _ _5:02__ p.m. by: Thomas Malsbury. Seconded by: David Fagnand Thomas Malsbury vote: yes David Fagnand vote: yes Steve Lytwyn: vote: yes in favor __ all_ Motion carries 1. Public Speak: none 2. Mayor Speak: Not present. 3. Motion to Approval of the meeting minutes Approval of August 17, 2022 Meeting Minutes, Motion Made by: Thomas Malsbury . And Seconded by_ Steve Lytwyn __ Thomas Malsbury vote: yes David Fagnand vote: yes Steve Lytwyn: vote: yes in favor _all_ Motion carries 4. Discussion on Tighe and Bond’s information on rate study. Three Rate setting workshop for the public are to be the second meeting of each month starting September 21, 2022, October 19, 2022 and then November 16, 2022. This will help inform residents and answer any questions they might have about the rate increase and why it is happening. Showing a few different ways for the rates to be increased.  Possible Public hearing in January 2023. 5. Director’s Report • Union Street Construction Schedule – No updates for 8/17/2022 meeting. • Cherry Street Construction Schedule – Morais Concrete Services has begun construction activities on Cherry Street. Their main focus right now is replacement of the Sanitary sewer main and structures. They planning to begin construction on the drainage outfall and slope stabilization within the next week. We are diligently working with property owner at 67 Cherry Street to access the outfall and slope through an easement across their property. • Holyoke Street Paving and Pedestrian Safety Upgrades – Our engineers are working on finalizing the bid package and construction documents to pave and perform pedestrian safety upgrades on Holyoke Street. We anticipate the project going out to bid by the end of the month. This project will include paving of Holyoke Street from Cottage to Allen Street and the installation of RRFB’s at the intersection of East Green and Allen Streets. • Greenwood Court - A group of residents of the Greenwood Court neighborhood has reached out to the City Council and Police Department regarding speeding and increased traffic flow since Brewster Court closed. We are working towards installing a temporary speed table on Greenwood Court to help alleviate their concerns. This speed table could potentially be moved to other locations in the City should it prove to be successful on Greenwood. • Building Operations - The 3 now vacant school buildings are to be officially turned over to the City this evening. We will be incurring costs in the coming months for heat and building maintenance while the RFP process for their reuse takes place. I will be working with the Mayor’s office on an appropriation to fund these expenses in the coming months. I anticipate heat and electricity cost to be around $150k annually and we will also be incurring cost for sprinkler and boiler system inspections, snow removal, fire alarm, and elevator inspections. Motion to adjourn the meeting at _5:40_ _ p.m. by Thomas Malsbury. Seconded by: _ David Fagnand Thomas Malsbury vote: yes David Fagnand vote: yes Steve Lytwyn: vote: yes, in favor _all Motion carries. Next meeting Date: September 21, 2022_________ BOARD APPROVED MINUTES Thomas Malsbury: __________________________DATE: _______ David Fagnand: _____________________________ DATE: _______ Steve Lytwyn: _____________________________DATE: _______