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The floor is yours, Madam Chair. >> All right. I'll call in order the public improvement hearing of June 25th, 2026. Uh, Mr. Lyman, will you take a roll call? >> Would the representative from the transportation department please state

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their name for the record? >> Amy Cordon. Property Management Department. Please do the same. >> Joseph Callahan, >> Inspectoral Services Department. >> Ryan Ronin, >> Water and Sewer Commission, >> Denise Stavin,

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>> Commission for Persons with Disabilities, >> Sarah Leon. >> Great. We do not have anyone from public works today, but we do have a quorum. >> Great. Um, at the request of the public improvement commission staff, uh, we'll

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entertain a motion for the acceptance of the minutes of the PIC hearing held on June 4th, 2026. >> I move to accept the minutes of the public improvement commission hearing held on June 4th, 2026. >> Second. >> All in favor?

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>> I I >> Great. Public hearing uh on a joint petition by Jamaica Plane Neighborhood Development Corporation DBA Mildred Haley 2 Limited Partnership and the Boston Housing Authority for the making of specific repairs within Center Street Public Way Roxbury located on its norly side generally at addresses numbers 265

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to 279 across from Walmart Street consisting of curb realignment sidewalk reconstruction with structural soil as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps specialty pavement street lighting infrastructure storm drain infrastructure street trees and bike racks. New business 5212026 is shown on a set of plans entitled city of Boston

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public works department engineering division specific repair plan 265 to 279 center street Boston Jamaica plane Mildred Haley apartments three sheets dated February 2026 >> morning madam chair Steven Ventresco engineering here to represent the

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applicant JPDC excuse me urban edge for the um building 2 this is the site you can see on um on screen for Mily um we just ribbon cuted um phase one and now we're doing phase two. Um this involves

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as you said um some curb adjustment on center um street across from L Martin with the um appropriate amenities required by the city of Austin which we've um provided included. Um we've also gone through I think the last open item was a tree hearing which we went to

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on June 4th. Um the tree uh one tree was requested to be removed and that was approved. Um, I believe we're still waiting for the formal approval from the tree warden. Um, but it was closed out on the June 4th hearing. Um, I have nothing else to to add um to the

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presentation. So, but if there are other questions from the commission or members from the public, happy to answer them. >> Great. Questions or comments? Commission members, >> PIC staff or public? I will take this opportunity to remind the public if you wish to ask questions

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or add testimony to any action item, we ask that you please use the raised hand function which can be found at the reactions tab at the bottom of your screen. Uh PIC staff does not have any comments on this action at this time and I'm not seeing any raised hands. So I think we're all set.

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>> All right, I'll entertain a motion on public hearing item number one. I move to approve a joint petition by the Jamaica Plane Neighborhood Development Corporation, DBA Mildred Haley 2 Limited Partnership in the Boston Housing Authority for the making of specific

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repairs within Center Street as further read into the record by the chair. >> Second. All >> in favor? >> I I >> I opposed. Motion passes. Public hearing so much

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>> on a petition of by CAD Builders LLC for the acceptance of a pedestrian ement adjacent to center street public ways located on its northwesterly side of addresses number 1905 to 1911 southwest of Park Street new business 642026 is shown on a plan entitled city of Boston

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public works department engineering division pedestrian easement plan 1905 to 1911 center street park street westberry one sheet dated May 18th 2026 Sorry, just getting my bearings here. Hi everyone, my name is Katya Padlo, principal at Verdant Landscape

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Architecture. Uh, can you see my screen? Just want to make sure that I'm sharing correctly. >> Yes. >> Okay, great. Thank you. Um, I'm stepping in for the engineer, Mike Joyce from Joyce Consulting Group, who couldn't be here today. So, um, I'm I apologize if

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it's a little choppy, so I don't these aren't exactly my plans per se, although I helped develop the landscape components. So, um, what you see in front of you here is the pedestrian easement plan. And, um, so this project is related to a 14,000 foot parcel

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located at the corner of Center Street, Park Street in West Roxbury. Um, the proposed project is a construction of a four-story uh mixeduse building with about 20 I think it's 21 residential units and ground floor commercial space as well as off- streetet parking that

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will be accessed by a curb cut off of Park Street. Um, the proposed pedestrian easement here in you see in red is proposed because there's an existing ADA uh sidewalk ramp whose clear space behind it is not

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sufficient. So, we're proposing about 14 square feet to be added or included in a new pedestrian easement to pass by that handcap ramp. Um, I can go on to a specific specific repair plan related to this project or do you want to look at this?

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>> We'll stop here. We'll take them one at a time. >> Yeah. Okay. >> All right. >> That's all I have to say. >> Questions or comments from commission members? >> PIC staff or public? All set on the easement. >> I'll entertain a motion on public

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hearing item number two. >> I move to approve a petition by CAD Builders LLC for the acceptance of a pedestrian easement uh adjacent to Sin Street as further read to the record by the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor?

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>> I opposed. None. Motion passes. Public hearing item number three on a petition by CAD Builders LLC for the making of specific repairs within the following public ways in West Saxberry consisting of curb and sidewalk reconstruction as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps,

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specialty pavement, street lighting, pressure, storm drain, infrastructure, street trees, street furniture, bike racks and driveway curb cuts. Center Street generally at addresses number 1905 to 1911 southwest of Park Street. Park Street northwest of Center Street. New business 64 2026 is Charlotte Senate of Plans entitled City of Boston Public

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Works Department Engineering Division specific repair plan 1905 to 1911 Center Street and Park Street, West Roxbury. Three sheets dated September 29th, 2025, revised May 5th, 2026. Thank you. Um, before I move on, it's easy to see here where the existing curb

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cuts are located that will be revised or closed up in some fashion. In the bottom lefthand corner on Center Street, there's a curb cut. In the middle of the frontage on center street there's a curb cut and then out on park street there's a curb cut. Soom is following um specific player plan. We are closing up

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all the both curb along center street and we are revising and changing the size of the curb cut on Park Street to a 12t wide curb cut. Um we are proposing to replace approximately 135 uh linear

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feet of concrete cement cement concrete sidewalk and also reset the curb along center street. Um there's one existing tree the the one in the center here along center street that we will preserve and its tree well will be enlarged slightly. Um currently it's about 4x6. We're going to make it 4x8

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and then we're adding two new street trees within eight uh 4x8 tree wells which will be mulch surface. There's an existing band of brick paving along the curb line and the furnishing zone which will replace or reset. And we're also proposing to add three hitch bike racks

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within that furnishing zone and two single bench uh benches out in that area. Um on Park Street, we are proposing to reduce the existing curb cut from 28 ft to 12 ft um and replace the 100 foot

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length of concrete sidewalk that's along that frontage. And lastly, throughout the site, we're upgrading some existing street lighting. There's um two existing lights along Center Street, one of which needs to be relocated slightly um at least one along

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Park Street, which will remain in its current location. And finally, we will be upgrading and improving uh four pedestrian ramps and crosswalks. Uh one across Park Street, the you know, the one reciprocal across Central Street as well. That's it. Thank

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you. Right. Uh questions or comments from commission members PS staff or public? >> All set. >> Right. I'll entertain a motion on public hearing item number three. >> I move to approve a petition by CAD

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Builders LLC for the making of specific repairs within Center Street and Park Street as further read to the record by the chair. >> Second. All >> in favor? I >> I >> opposed.

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>> All right. Motion passes. Public hearing item number four uh on a set of petitions by the Children's Museum for the vertical discontinuence of portions of the following public ways in South Boston vertically above and below the grades of the sidewalks. Congress Street on its northeasterly side at addresses 308 to 316 northwest of Sleeper Street.

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Sleeper Street on its northwesterly side northeast of Congress Street. New business 642026 is shown on a set of plans entitled city of Boston public works department engineering division vertical discontinuence plan Congress and Sleeper Street 308 to 316 Congress Street South Boston two sheets dated

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March 23, 2026. >> Good morning. Uh this is Kevin Wright from BHP. I'm here with Andy Gloff as well from BHP. Amy Arback from the Children's Museum and Mike Fchett from Sasaki. Um, as we presented at the new

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business hearing last week, the uh, museum is subject to flooding um, because of the fourpoint channel and the sea sea level rise that's expected to impact the building. Uh, as a proposal to uh, deal with those impacts. They're

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planning to install concrete shells, waterproofing, and new brick along the Conger Street and Sleeper Street facade. So, uh, what you have before you as we presented at, uh, the new business hearing is the, uh, expected plan that

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shows impacts to Sleeper Street and the Congress Street facade. Um the discontinuity area is 1 ft above uh excuse me 1 ft off of the building and

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will run to an elevation of 11 uh Boston City base to 21.1 Boston city base uh which is about 3.4 ft below grade and 6 feet 6.6 ft above grade as shown in the detail. Um the project is aware of the

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sleeper street improvements planned for the by the city and has had multiple meetings with the public regarding the redesign and the drainage and has received support from the office of neighborhood services. Uh and since our new business hearing, the appraisal has

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been completed and submitted to PIC staff uh for review. Um and uh that that's the improvements for this discontinuence at this particular time. Great. Uh, questions or comments for

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PSC's staff or public? >> Uh, Kevin, will you please just mention the your intentions for acquiring the interest through city council and also the results of the appraisal which was recently conducted? >> Yes. So the uh the plan is to go through

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the city council once we have approval from uh the public improvement commission to secure the deed. The appraisal uh which was submitted to BIC staff was $70,000 uh uh and completed by CBRD.

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>> Thanks. >> Great. I'm I'm all set other than that. >> All right. Questions or comments by commission members? All right. Looks like we have public comments. Tom, >> I chair coding uh commissioners. It's just a question. Is the neighborhoods in

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full support of what's uh what's being proposed here? Um obviously it's uh pretty integral that this gets done in coordination with them before Slipper Street work starts in July. So, uh, the process by which it goes in front of the city council, can somebody enlighten me

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as to how that's done, um, and what the timing of that typically is? Is that weeks? Is that months? Um, that's really just my question, right? Thank you. >> Uh, I can try to shed a little bit of light into that. Um, Chong Lu, our

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attorney, may be on and may be able to provide some additional insight, but I I'll give it a shot. Um, so after the PIC approves the discontinuence of the public's rights within this little bit of airspace here, uh, the project will then submit a a bunch of paperwork to

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the city council. Um, and they will consider basically releasing the fee interest of that air of those air rights um, which became kind of unencumbered city property. uh the appraisal that was conducted um determined the fair market

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value of those of that space and that would be uh remitted from the project to the city through city council. Um and at that point a you know deed would be recorded at the registry and all that good stuff. Um that can take a few weeks or more. Um, I think we [clears throat]

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can be flexible in uh allowing some of this work to begin while the project is going through that city council process just so that we're not delaying anybody's work. Um, Chong, if I dated anything, please feel free to correct me. >> Yeah. Um, um, I don't know whether you

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guys can hear me. This is from the law department. I'm the legal counsel for the PIP. >> We can hear you. >> You are general. You are right. Um you know uh once the commission approves I have to draft a surplus legislation on

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behalf of the mayor and the file uh um before the city council and the council will run its own process. Um so that's a different process from the PS um you have to individually follow up with them and then assuming they approve that they

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will kick back to the city clerk and then the city clerk will sign and the mayor will sign and once they sign I will drop a release deed and release um um uh specific public interest um to um

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um um to um uh to the petitioner. So, as as you can tell, you know, since the paper traveled and it's going to take a little bit of time and uh it's not it's it's still going to take a little bit of time. So, I don't know if that's

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answering your question and this is legislation. Um, in a very short term, I pretty much dropped a city ordinance to transfer this parcel to the patient. I it it kind of does it does answer my

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question in that it feels like it's a long time. So Todd to your point that you had made um how do we ensure that this doesn't the approval doesn't delay the start of construction of sleep restroom that's really that's really what I'm focused on right

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>> absolutely yeah Kevin and his team have been working very closely with public works on their design um you can actually see public works's intended final curb line shown on these plans that was intentional um in in the drafting of those plans so um I will

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make sure that everybody who needs to be talking with one another is talking with one another and that this project is making good progress um in a timely fashion so that we can get shovels in the ground um both for this project and for the public works project um in with

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plenty of time so that nobody has any delays. Um that that's something that we've been working on. We we've been very cognizant of that and we we'll continue to work on that as this progresses >> and and I'm assuming Todd this is sponsorship through the district the district counselor. So that would be district council two at Flint. Is that

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is that usually how it's brought before the council? >> Uh I'm not sure how that works. If one of the specific counselors needs to sponsor this or if it's just brought through uh the law department. >> Um no the um it's a good question. the

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legislation is actually filed on behalf of the mayor. It will be signed by the mayor and we drop the the legislation if um um and I will keep you guys posted and uh uh how that work through the

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city's IGR intergovernment um affairs. So, uh, once it gets to the point and, uh, if you work with a particular city councelor or anyone, um, I really encourage you to work with them, uh, to get on the same page with, uh, IGR with

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mayor's office and, um, um, and then once they get to the city council, I really, really, really encourage you to work with whoever the chancellor is, um, um, to go through the council's Thank you.

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>> Uh Dolores. >> Hi, good morning. Um, I'm actually here on another matter, but I I couldn't help but ask or wonder as I'm listening to this presentation whether this is an indication of a much larger issue

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regarding the city's resiliency planning in the face of uh climate change and rising sea levels. um and also how many how many other instances similar to this one might arise just uh just caught me as very unfortunate that we're facing

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something like this and the PIC is needing to address it in this way. So just thought I'd offer that perspective. Thank you. >> Uh I can maybe respond to that as well. Um, yes, Dolores. Climate change and sea

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level rise is definitely an issue that we are seeing throughout the city, especially in neighborhoods like South Boston and Dorchester and downtown Charletown, East Boston. Um, we've combed that with a number of different ways. Deployable flood barriers, um,

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permanent uh, reconstruction efforts. Um this is uh the way that this is the best way that the Children's Museum has identified to protect their own um building and their assets. Um and we're seeing other buildings, you know, take a similar approach to protect their own

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buildings individually. Um the Office of Climate Resilience probably could offer a lot more information that I possibly could. Um I'm happy to put you in touch with them if you're interested in discussing some of the projects that they're working on. Um, I can do that offline if you'd like.

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>> Great. Thank you. >> Uh, any other additional questions? All right. I will entertain a motion on public hearing item number four. I move to approve a set of petitions by the children's museum for the vertical discontinuence of uh certain portions of

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the following public ways on Congress Street and Sleeper Street as further read into the record by the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> I >> opposed. None. All right. Motion passes. Thank you guys.

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>> Thank you very much. Uh public hearing item number five on a petition by Brighton Main Streets for the making of specific repairs within the following public ways in Brighton consisting of new wayfinding signs. Washington Street generally at Oak Square between Tremont Street and Greck Avenue. Cambridge Street generally between Brighton Center between

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Washington Street and Henshaw Street. New business 64 2026 as shown on the plan titled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Specific Repair Plant Brighton Center, Oak Square, Cambridge Street, and Washington Street. Brighton one cheat dated June 3rd, 2026.

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Hi, my name is Kelly McGrath and I am the executive director for Brighton Main Streets. And I am here to ask permission for two small signs to go in our district. Um just one that says welcome to Brighton Center and then one that

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says welcome to Oak Square. They'd be residing into um traffic landings more useful like flower beds and things like that. Great. Thanks. Uh questions or comments by commission members staff or public.

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All right. I'll entertain a motion on public hearing item number five. I move to approve a petition by Brighton Main Streets for the making of specific repairs in the area of Washington Street and Cambridge Street as further read into the record by the chair.

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>> Second. >> All in favor? >> I oppose. All right. Ocean passes. >> Thank you guys. Public hearing item number six on a petition by ARMA region number 112 owner

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LLC for the making of specific repairs within Aberdine Street public way Boston proper located between Beacon Street and its southeasterly terminus consisting of curb and sidewalk pre-construction as well as new and relocated street lighting infrastructure landscaping fencing and guardrail new business 64 2026 as shown in a set of plans entitled

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city of Boston public works department engineering division specific repair plan A street public Penway three sheets dated May 21st, 2026. >> Yeah, good morning. Uh my name is John Moser. I'm with VHP and the civil

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engineer for the project. I'm here with Brian Meyer from AR and Rebecca Lee from Mintz. Um, so to provide some background on the project, uh, Aberdine Street improvements reflected on the specific specific repair plan are part of

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off-site mitigation for the landmark phase 3 project or 421 Park Drive. Um, and just to give you kind of a background of where that is in red here, the Aberdeen Street is highlighted and um, the 421 Park Drive project is uh,

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highlighted in blue and it's separated by the MBTA green line. Um, so switching back to the specific repair plan. U, during the article 80 process, the proponent committed a fixed number of funds to support uh, neighborhood beautifification in this area. Um the

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proponent has coordinated with the neighborhood and um has provided the following plans. The summary of the plans is uh the replacement of all street lights um within Aberdine Street. The this has been coordinated with the

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street lighting division. And then at the end of Aberdine Street um which is a dead end uh abuing the green line tracks. Uh we're proposing a new planter, guard rail, and privacy fence.

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Um one additional note from new business is uh on uh last new business hearing, we we heard from Sarah Leong about some replacement of sidewalk panels. Um after reviewing the request and going out

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there and seeing everything um the proponent has agreed to replace some of those p panels uh in this general area. Um and we will continue to work with Sarah and her team on that replacement.

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Um so thank you. Um, please let me know if there are any questions, >> questions or comments by commission members. >> I just want to thank the team um for their flexibility um in repairing um some of those broken sidewalk panels near the driveway. We really appreciate

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it. Any other commissioner comments? All right, Boris. >> Yes. Good morning again. Thank you, commission members. I'm here to as a representative of the Ottabon Circle Neighborhood Association um in which this project is taking place in Ottabon

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Circle section of the Fenway and uh AR and and especially staff from San Louis and Associates has worked with our neighborhood association over the years and um and in this case specifically on how some of the impacts of the 421 park

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project might be mitigated and certainly these public improvements on Aberdine street are a welcome and important um asset as aspect of that. Um we're particularly pleased about the new planters and the trellis that will be

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installed at the end of Aberdine Street right at the dead end. Um that I think a new guardrail is to be installed which will be helpful for public safety and also a trellis to help screen create like a vegetative screen of the facade of the building which is quite large of

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course. Um, so we're just here in support and uh appreciate the PIC's uh support of the project and also ask if a written comment from the neighborhood association would would assist in any way.

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>> Thank you very much. Uh, yeah. Nope. I think that uh we'd love a written comment. Um, you can send it in to Todd um uh right like and we'll um add it to project support. >> All right. Very good. I'll be pleased to do that. Thank you. >> Great. Uh any additional comments or

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questions? Yes, he's done. >> Um John, I just asked please just make sure that you uh include those areas of sidewalks to be reconstructed when you submit your final myar plans to us. >> Thank all right. I'll entertain a motion on

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public hearing item number six. And I move to approve a petition by AR- MA region number 112 Owner LLC for the making of specific repairs within Aberdine Street as further read into the record by the chair.

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>> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I >> opposed. All right. Motion passes. Thank you guys very much. Uh public hearing item number seven on a petition by 363 East Street LLC for the

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acceptance of three pedestrian easements adjacent to the following public ways in South Boston. East Street generally at address number 354 between Bolton Street and West Third Street. Bolton Street northwest of East Street. West Third Street northwest of East Street. New business 642026 is shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Publics

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Department engineering division pedestrian ement plan eastern intersection of Bolton and E Streets Boston South one sheet dated March 6, 2026. >> Good morning commission. This is my name is Brian Tim. I'm with RJL Connell and Associates. We are the civil engineer

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and land surveyor for this project. Uh the project is located at the intersection of West Third, East Street, and Bolton Street in South Boston. Um we were here with new business at the last meeting and uh we made some

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modifications since then just to address some comments that came up during that meeting. Basically to create uh a wider consistent ADA path of travel on the new sidewalks uh the expanded sidewalks. We did have three separate pedestrian

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easements. We have now been able to make that one continuous easement along West Third Street uh in the hatched area on the screen here. It's very narrow uh along East Street approximately 4 ft in width and then it continues

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around on Bolton Street here. The again the purpose of these easements are to increase the width of the sidewalk um in associated with this project. >> Questions for you commission members >> only talk about the pedestrian ements right on this one.

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>> Correct. For now then we'll move on. >> Yep. And I think this is just Can we do this with one ement or is that three separate ones on? >> Nope. This is one vote for all easements. >> That would be lovely. That's what we're proposing. Uh questions or comments by commission

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members, PSIC staff or public? >> All set and yes, we will put all three easements onto one order and one instrument. >> All right, I'll entertain a motion on public hearing item number seven. I move

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to approve a petition by 363 East Street LLC for the acceptance of three pedestrian easements on East Street, Bolton Street, and West Third Street as further read into the record by the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor?

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>> I >> I opposed. None. All right. Great. Thank you guys. Uh, public hearing number eight on a petition by 363 East Street LLC for the making of specific repairs within the following public ways in

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South Boston consisting of curb realignment, sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, street light infrastructure, traffic signal infrastructure, street trees, bike racks, driveway, curb cuts, and a bike share station. East Street generally at address number 354 between Bolton Street and West Third Street. Bolton Street,

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North West of East Street, West Third Street, northwest of East Street, East Boston 64, 20226 is shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division specific repair plan. Bolton West third in East Street, South Boston, five sheets dated June 24th, 2026.

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>> Again, Brian Tim with RJL Connell uh and associates with the civil engineer on this project. Amy, I couldn't have presented the project any better than what you just did. Um so essentially we were at the the PIC meeting uh several weeks ago had some comments from the uh

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commission and we've addressed most of their comments. Uh there was just some specific comments uh regarding the reciprocal curb ramps which we've provided updated plans to uh Dolores and Sarah's team um to commit to to

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improving the reciprocal curb ramps across West Third Street, across East Street and across Bolton Street as well. Um, that's short and sweet unless anybody wants more information. >> Perfect. Uh, questions or comments by

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commission members? >> Um, thank you for sending those um, emails. We haven't had we haven't gotten the chance to review them yet. Um, but happy to work with the team um, after a vote on kind of the finer details if

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necessary. All right. Uh PIC staff are public. >> I think we are all set. >> Great. I will entertain a motion on public hearing item number eight contingent upon final approval by the Commission for Persons with Disabilities. >> Okay. Hey, I move to approve a petition

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by 363 East Street LLC for the making of specific repairs within East Street, Bolton Street, and West Third Street. Uh, contingent upon final approval with by the disabilities commission and uh also as further read into the record by

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the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I opposed. Great. Thank you guys. >> Thank you everybody. Have a go. >> Public hearing item number nine on a

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petition by Stat 77 LLC for the acceptance of a pedestrian easement adjacent to the following public ways in South Boston. Dorchester seat on it northwesterly side at addresses number 75 to 77 southwest of Athens Street. Athens Street on southwesterly side northwest of Dorchester Street. New business 642026 is shown on an uh plan

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entitled city of Boston public works department engineering division pedestrian easement plan 77 Dorchester Street Athens street south Boston one sheet dated May 26 2026 >> uh good morning uh James with Harvard Sudson also joined by Sarah Kamovich

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from Harson and the applicant Jim and Andrew Satires um quick couple of slides to go through regard to which we'll go through the petition uh as mentioned project is located at 7577 Dors Street in South Boston, Bungley Athens Street to North and East West Broadway all the way to the southwest. Next slide, Sarah,

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please. The applicant is seeking to redevelop uh two parcels of land shown here. Two-story building and a one-story building adjacent to it uh into a Next slide, please. into a five-story uh building with 15 residential units

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and a ground floor restaurant. Uh next slide, please sir. Um as a result of improvements in the public realm uh the applicant is seeking to grant the city of Watson a pedestian easement um along Athens Street and also on Dorfster Street. Uh on Athens Street it's going

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to uh extend approximately 70 ft uh long and 2 and 1/2 ft wide and along Dorster Street it will be uh 60 ft long and 6 in wide. With that happy to answer any questions the commission or public may have. >> Questions or comments by commission members?

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PIZ staff public all set. >> I'll entertain a motion on public hearing number nine. >> I move to approve a petition by Stats 77 LLC for the acceptance of a pedestrian easement adjacent to Dorchester Street

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and Athens Street as further read into the record by the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I opposed. Great. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Public hearing item number 10 on a

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petition by stats 77 LLC for the vertical discontinuence of portions of Dorchester Street Public Way, South Boston, located on its northwesterly side at addresses number 75 to 77 southwest of Athens Street, vertically above the grade of the sidewalk. New business 64 2026 is shown on a plan entitled City of Boston Public Works

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Department Engineering Division Vertical Discontinuence Plan 77 Dorchester Street and Athen Street, South Boston. One sheet dated May 26, 2026. Uh good morning. James Sting with Harvard St. Hudson uh project engineers. Uh here to present the vertical

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discontinuence um petition uh from Stats LLC. Uh applicants seeking to discontinue uh two portions um or two uh protrusions into the public rightway. Uh each one extends from the second floor through the fourth floor. Uh and each

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one is approximately 24 uh square ft. Happy to answer any questions the commission and public may have. >> Great. Questions or comments by Quench members? >> PIC staff or public. >> I'll set on the discontinuences.

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>> I'll entertain a motion on public hearing number 10. >> I move to approve a petition by stats 77 LLC for vertical discontinuence of portions of Dorchester Street. as further read to

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the record by the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> opposed. >> None. Great. All right. Public hearing item number 11 on a petition by Stat 77

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LLC for the making of specific repairs within the following public ways in South Boston consisting of curb and sidewalk reconstruction as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, street lighting infrastructure, bike racks, and a raised crosswalk. Dorchester Street generally at address number 75 to 77 southwest of Athens Street, Athens Street, northwest

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of Dorchester Street. New business 642026 is shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division specific repair plan Athens Street and Dorchester Street 75 to 77 Dorchester Street, South Boston. Two sheets dated May 7th, 2026.

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>> Uh good morning. James Town with How Hudson Project Engineers. Uh the applicant is seeking uh to construct some improvements within the public right away. As mentioned, those include new concrete side cycle locks, bike racks, forest pavers, and also the uh installation of the raised crossing on

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Accent Street. Uh with that, happy to answer any questions the commission or public may have. >> Questions or comments by commission members? >> PIC staff or public. >> All set. I'll hand a motion on public hearing under number 11. I move, excuse

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me, I move to approve a petition by Stats 77 LLC for the making of specific repairs when Dorchester Street and Athens Street as further read into the record by the chair. >> Second, >> I

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all right, great. Uh public hearing item number 12 on a petition by Stats 77 LLC for the granny rejection license for the installation of canopies over portions of the sidewalk within the following public ways in South Boston. Dorchester Street on his northwesterly side at address number 75 to 77 southwest of

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Athens Street, Athens Street on southwestern side, northwestchester street. New business 642026 is shown on a plan entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division License Plan. At the Street, Dorchester Street, Public Way, 75 to 77 Dorchester Street, South Boston, one sheet, dated

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May 7th, 2026. Uh, good morning, James Down Hudson. Um, the applicant is seeking to install a canopy that would project into the public rightway along the entire front frontage on Aden Street. Uh, that projection would be approximately 8 in

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into the public rightway. And along Dorser Street, along the entire frontage, it would project approximately 3' 4 in into the public right away. happy to answer any questions. Um, commission or public may have >> questions or comments by commission members

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PS staff or public. >> All right. I'll entertain a motion on public hearing item number 12. >> I move to approve a petition by Stats 77 LLC for the granting of a projection license on Dorchester Street in Athens Street as further read into the record

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by the chair. Second. All in favor? >> I posted. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you guys. >> And on to new business. All right. New

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business number one, 50 Congress Street, Kilby Street, Exchange Place, Boston Crawford, Pacific Repairs on a petition by Mahoney Development Group LLC. >> Uh good morning. Uh James Ding from Howard Standen. uh joined this morning by Sarah Kanovich and also Pat Money who

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is the applicant. Uh prepared a couple of studies for you to go through to introduce the project to the commission public air which happy to answer any questions for you. Um as mentioned the project is located at 50 Congress Street in downtown Boston. It is bound by Exchange Place to the north, Kilby to

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the east and halls alleyway to the south. Um the it's an existing 10-story Next slide please. Sorry. It's an existing 10story office building. Um and the intent is to convert this into 169 uh residential units with ground floor

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commercial. Uh next slide please sir. Um the project is located within the groundwater overlay district. Um and as a result of which to comply with that article 32 um a new storm water management system will be uh designed and incorporated into the

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project. Uh next slide please. Sorry. Um a storm water uh tank will be located within the basement of the building. However, injection wells will be required to be installed in the public sidewalk on the south side of Exchange Place.

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Uh the applicant is also committed to uh reconstructing um what's possible out here uh for ramp improvements uh both on Exchange Place and also on uh All Street. On the next uh next slide, please sir.

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Uh happy to answer any questions the public here commission has. questions or comments by commission members. >> I I will jump in here. Um so we have

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some areaways at the corners. Um we were able to start enforcement with the neighbors. So um we won't be requiring any action for the reciprocals. Um, I

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understand that there are variances needed for the ramps that you guys are going to be reconstructing. So, all we ask is that the application is submitted to the MAB and we're copied on the application um before final business.

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So, you don't need to have it granted and go through the whole hearing. just if we can get that process started and copy us. Um, and definitely reach out if you need any assistance with the variance application and what specific code to site.

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>> Understood. Thank you. >> Any other comments by commission members, >> uh, PIC staff or public? all Saturday. >> Um, will you be ready in what is it? Jul by July 9th. That

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>> Yeah, two weeks. July 9th. July 9th. Uh, yes, you will. >> All right. We'll see you then. >> Thank you. >> Uh, new business item number two, Mount Nina Road, Marie Street, Dorchester, specific repairs on a joint petition by the city of Boston public works department and the city of Boston

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Transportation Department. >> Hello. Good morning, uh, chair and commission, uh, members of commission. My name is Thomas Jay with the public works department uh petitioning for specific repairs at Marie Street and Mount Idol Road in Dorchester. I'm also joined by our design consultant from GPI uh Daniel um who will introduce himself

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later. U but just as a quick snippet u this project is a part of a subsection for our repair program specifically looking to address constituent requests for new crosswalks around Boston. Um this location um uh at this location, public works and transportation department are looking to provide a safe

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and accessible access point to the city uh city of Boston Ronin Park um at the top of the hill which is located on the plan southwest here uh basically at the bottom of their stairs. Um we're looking to install a new crosswalk across uh Mount Idor Road. Um and to do that safely and accessibly, we're looking to

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propose a raised crosswalk um improve the existing uh pedestrian ramps across Marie Street. um and address these uh concerns brought to us by the public. Um additionally, these concerns there was concerns about bus uh school buses making turns um with the existing

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parking u and there were some modifications to that. Um specifically these plans obviously like I said they talk they include a raised crossing curve extensions, sidewalk work, pedestrian ramps and some minor drainage work as well as relocation of a couple street lights.

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Um, I'll let Dan um showcase plans. He's sharing now if there's any questions uh for the members of the commission um or from the public. >> All right. Questions or comments by commission members? PC staff or public.

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Uh, looks like we may have lost Dan, but that's okay. I think Thomas covered it. Um, >> yeah. No, I think we got this. Um, I Yeah, I and Thomas, I'm assuming that two weeks will be enough time. >> Yes. Um, just as a heads up, you're also

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going through ONS um uh talking to the constituents specifically in this area for a public meeting with them uh next week. Um, so we will be going through that. Um, but that's uh that's it from us. >> All righty.

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>> See you in two weeks. >> Thank you. >> New business item number three. Uh 65 to 69 Kilarnic Street, Queensberry Street, Boston proper pedestrian easement specific repairs on a set of petitions by 69 Kil Martic Street Properties LLC.

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>> Good morning uh chairman and commission members. Uh my name is Joe Capalino. from BHB, a senior project manager um working on this um site project that requires these two actions. So, pedestrian needs and specific repair we are seeking. Um I know we have a packed

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agenda. I just you know as many of you might be seeing this project for the first time. I just want to introduce Sam Bowen from our team. He's from Samuels and Associates. Just give a quick summary of the project. I will go to the next slide, Sam, when you're talking, but just for context, everybody, this site and this project is at the

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northwest corner of Queensberry Street and Kil Morning Street, address 65 Kil Martinik Street. Um, if we need to go back to this for any questions, we can, but I'll flip to the next slide and Sam, um, go ahead, >> Joe. Um, as Joe mentioned, I'm Sam Bowen

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from Samuels and Associates. We're the, uh, owner and developer for this project. uh quick refresh or recap on the project. It was approved by the DPDA at the beginning of 2025. Uh we're approximately 89 units. Uh about half of

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them are going to be for Boston Children's Hospital for patient family housing. The other half will be multif family. Um we're looking forward to advancing construction on this project in the near future. Uh and please present these PIC actions. I will turn

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it over to Joe. All right, great. Um, just want to give you guys that context. Obviously, um, these are also just for context. Um, anybody who's not familiar with the project, but it is um, as Sam mentioned, a res residential project uh, partnership to provide some patient

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family housing and and u also some um, just multif family housing. Um, if there's any questions, we can get back. But again, I do want to just move on to the actions. Um, there's a site plan for context. Again, if there's any questions, we can come back to this.

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I'll move to the um pedestrian easement. So, um the existing sidewalk on Kilarnic Street um is about 6 ft wide um from the property line um to the existing curb. Um we'll talk about the um proposed bus pul out later that we um coordinated

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with BT BP BTD and planning. Um but um we did we are providing a 3 and 1/2 pedestrian a 3 and 1/2 ft wide pedestrian easement to make this total um travel width for pedestrians um 9 and 1/2 ft um there are some existing street

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trees and some proposed street trees um that we can look at on the specific repair plan but this obviously makes this um path of travel um much more um gracious and uh and wider. So we were happy to provide this easement. Um you

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know there is uh like we did work with um Todd to um work on the geometry and actually provide this corner around this um landscape planter that is on the site but to to ensure that this um turn around um this amenity here this planter

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amenity um will will remain open for access for uh pedestrians. So um pretty straightforward easement. And if there are any questions, um, happy to answer those. >> Questions or comments? Commission members. Um I think that the one comment that we

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had here is the desire to have slope stones on this driveway so that uh we have a more right like this is cutting into the pedestrian path of travel and if you add slope stones um we can get closer to uh something that feels accessible. >> Sure. Yeah. And I think that's in

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reference to um obviously some of the off-site geometry here where unfortunately we have a pinch point here that is existing that will remain. But um we will um note on the specific repair um to provide slope stones um so

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that this can um you know kind of operate as wide as possible for this pinch point. Um so we're we're happy to accommodate that. Obviously, we we'll be doing some new construction here to ensure that the cross slope of this um

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path into the easement and the existing sidewalk is accessible as it most likely is not today. So, >> great. Uh additional comments or questions? Okay. Uh two weeks enough time >> I believe so. Yeah.

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>> June 9th, July 9th. All right. Well, we will I mean, we should move to specific repair, correct? >> Oh, okay. Yeah. >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Yeah. >> Sorry, I'm not paying attention. >> No, you're good. Um I I'm I'm hoping, you know, we did have extensive coordination with many departments um

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specifically planning and some with BTD on this specific repair plan. So, um obviously on the last sheet, Kil Martik Street was rotated to be um plan uh west to east, but Kil Martik Street is north on this um plan as is closer to the the

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true orientation of the site. Um so, what you see is obviously Kil Martin Street. You can see our easement here. Um you can see some proposed street trees. Um a street tree to remain. Um and you can see I think the main feature of this specific repair plan is the

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movement of the existing curb line to provide this um bus bulb out. So obviously there is some on street parking here um that would you know be reduced for this bus pull out. It is the MBTA route 55 bus. This is very close to

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the terminal and the bus does um make a right turn onto Queensbury which is one way and the the final stop of the route is um I think a little bit beyond Jersey Street. So it was requested very early on uh when we were doing our notice of

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project change um with the BPDA to you know look into providing this bullbound. We obviously had no objections since this is um on street parking that we could take to 7 ft from and the geometry did work out. So we did coordinate everything the placement of the trees, the existing

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hydrant to remain um to you know with with the with the uh loading and al lighting zones that are required um for this um this bus pickup and um I think it's a great feature of the project. Obviously, we'll be rebuilding um an

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accessible curb ramp, which um I don't think there are any details that um I'm concerned about there. We'll be restriping the crosswalk and stop bars needed. These things were just recently installed by um the idle project across the street at 60 Kmart Street, but

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obviously we're willing to do um some of this flat work to um provide this bulb out. Um and then as we get to Queensberry Street, obviously uh the Queensberry Street sidewalk is is in existing condition. It was wider. Um we

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didn't need to provide an easement. We're just maintaining this um really what's a 7'4 in width. Um with the um grass treeway, I'll call it, which um we worked very hard with John Fishbach and planning to maintain. Obviously, we had

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some issues with um short-term bike parking and really you can obviously see that this site is is a smaller site and you know, we needed 18 short-term bike parking spaces. We initially were proposing to pave concrete paths intermittently um with

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these um street trees to um provide that, but we ended up coming to an agreement um and coordinating with um you know different Louisa gag to to be specific to um offsite some bike racks

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which I know this is you know the plot thickens as we move around the corner here but we do um have a plan to show that. We do have a a planning document that we coordinated with some field work and some field measurements. Obviously, we don't have survey at this address. This location was um recommended by

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Louisa Gag. Um so we went out, we did some field investigations, took some measurements. There is a separate document that um was submitted, but you know, I'm not going to bring up as part of um the new business hearing, but to show that, you know, these proposals for

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these um short-term bike racks being at in vicinity of 125 Jersey Street is is going to work and be installed. So, um, we moved 14 spaces to that location and we kept, um, four spaces, two bike racks, one on Kilm Street and one, I'm

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sorry, one on Kil Martin Street and one down on Queensberry Street um, near the hydrant mailboxes um, that are there, postal service mailboxes. So, again, if there are any questions, I'm happy to answer those. Um, but that is, um, I

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guess my initial presentation of what we're proposing to do. Great questions or comments by commission members staff republic. >> That is the last action for this project. So I think >> yeah I'm I'm trying this time.

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[laughter] >> I'm assuming July 9th is still okay. >> Yep. Um that's that's perfect for us. And again I think this is the plan where we we'll note the um slope stones here at this um entry. So >> thank you very much. All right. Thank

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you guys. See you >> in two weeks. >> Yep. >> All right. And business item number four, 736 to 742 East Broadway, South Boston, specific repairs injection license on a set of petitions by Monarch Development LLC. Sorry about that. Um, good morning,

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Madame Chair and members of the commission. My name is Joe Connley, project engineer with Howard Stein Hudson. Uh I am presenting today on behalf of the proponent Monarch Development and I am joined by Ryan Speaker of Ownership. Um

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the project is located at 736 to 742 East Broadway in Boston's South Boston neighborhood. Uh the site is bounded by New Hill Place and private parcels to the north uh as well as private parcels

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to the east and west and East Broadway to the south. Um the project involves the demolition of an existing building. Uh it is a three-story mixeduse with ground floor commercial space and two residential units on the upper levels. Uh this will

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allow for construction of a fourstory mixeduse building providing approximately 12 residential units, ground floor commercial space, and a sixspace surface parking lot accessed from New Hill Place at the rear of the building.

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Uh so as part of the project uh we are seeking approval for specific repair improvements and a canopy projection license. Um so this shows our limited uh specific repair improvements. Uh the proposed work

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within the rideway includes sidewalk reconstruction to meet uh city of Boston standards. uh two Japanese tree lilacs within uh 4x8 tree pits uh chosen

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uh from the city's approved species list. Um associated structural soil and two visitor bike racks. Um the tree planting detail and notes were updated to match current city standards based on parks comments.

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Um, so that about covers the specific repairs. I don't know if you want me to pause before I jump to the protection license. >> Nope, go for it. >> Okay.

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Um, so this depicts our projection license which is proposed along East Broadway to allow for the installation of a canopy along the facade of the building. Uh the canopy extends over the public way a distance of approximately 3'4 in

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to 3'2 in uh for a length of 50 ft 8 in across the front of the building and extends 11 ft4 in above the sidewalk elevation. Um

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so I think that covers both now. Uh so with that I will open it up to any questions from the commission. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> Questions or comments? Commission members, >> PSC staff republic. >> Um I'll set on this. For the most part,

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I think they just need to secure final sign off from the disabilities commission. Um but I know they've been working with them closely. >> Yep. I'll coordinate with Sarah in the next couple weeks. >> Great. Thank you. >> Two weeks going to be enough time. Yep.

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>> All right. See you July 9th. >> Great. Thank you. >> Uh, new business item number five, 238 to 262 St. Pat Street, private private alley number 816, public alley number 823, Gainesboro Street, Roxberry,

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abandonment, riding relocation, pedestrian easement, specific repairs on a set of joint petitions by Northeastern University and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Good morning to the madam chair and PIC commission members. My name is Jeffrey Pilock from Samotus Consults. We the civil engineer

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on the project. Uh here joined by Jihi from Angel from Northeastern. Tyra Henley from Perkins Will the Architect. Sher Davis uh studio 2112 landscape. Sylvie Turner from Felman Survey. James Wong from Solless O'Brien for electrical. Uh the project is located at

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262 St. Boltov Street in Roxbury. Uh it is the original Matthews Arena at Northeastern University founded by Gainesboro Street to the south, uh St. Bolto to the north, and Public Alley 823 to the east. Uh Tyler will do a quick

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introduction to the project. >> Yes. So, this is a new basically a new arena for Northeastern hockey, basketball, and and all their multi-purpose uh events. It includes fitness and recreation spaces and it

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also includes a basketball practice facility and a turf facility for athletics. Um the project is about 310,000 square ft with u entries in

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multiple corners uh and is u I guess that's that's the high level. I'll stick with that. Excellent. The first uh petition we are requesting approval from the PIC is to abandon uh an existing 10- foot wide private alley

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816 which is located along St. Bolto between Gainesboro and its terminus to accommodate the northeastern Matthews Arena project shown here on the plan. If there are no questions, I can move on to the next petition.

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Yep. Uh the next petition we are uh seeking approval from PIC is to widen and relocate the existing right-of-way alley lines uh of public alley 823 to accommodate the proposed alley width and associated improvements. If there are no

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questions, I can move on to the next petition. Yep. Uh this is the pedestrian easement petition. We're seeking approval from PIC to accept proposed pedestrian access easements along Gainesboro Street, St.

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Bough, and public a public alley 823 to accommodate proposed sidewalks and associated improvements. There are no uh questions. We can move on to specific repairs. >> Yep. Uh this uh petition we are seeking

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approval from PIC to construct public uh realm improvements including approximately 663 linear feet of new concrete sidewalk, 436 linear feet of curb reconfiguration, closure of two existing curb cuts, construction of one new drive curb cut within the alley, uh

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new street trees, new bike uh blue bike station, bike racks, view street light poles, reciprocal uh ramp replacements, associated roadway improvements along St. Boto Street, Gainesboro Street, and Public Alley. Um as part of the process,

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we've been responding to all agency and utility comments received to date. Uh they have been addressed and incorporated in the current submission. Uh we've received some comments yesterday from uh disabilities commission, accessibility compliance office. uh those uh comments will be

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incorporated uh following today's new business meeting and be reflected in the plans uh submitted uh subsequent uh public hearing. Otherwise, all agency comments have been addressed. Any comments or questions? Nope. All right. Any questions or

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comments, commission members? PSC staff public, do you have there's one more action for this? >> That that is the last action this prepared. >> I I'm going to try it now. Um all right. Uh PSC staff or public. >> Yeah. I will just mention that the MBTA

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is a co-etitioner on the abandonment petition because they are an to a very small section of the private alley. Um but otherwise they are not involved in this project. >> Correct. South of the building. >> Uh two weeks gonna be enough time. >> That's perfect. Thank you.

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>> All right. See you on July 9th. >> Thank you, Kylie. >> And finally, new business number six, Washington Street, Summer Street, Tremont Street, Winter Street, Boston Crop, specific repairs on a condition by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. You're muted, Dino.

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There we go. Sorry about that. Good morning, commissioners. My name is Dino Defranto, senior. I'm the municipal liaison for the MBTA downtown crossing station accessibility improvements project. Also with me today is the MBTA project manager, Steven Fallon. This

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project involves replacing the existing elevator at the station entrance on Washington Street and building two new below grade elevators, one on Summer Street and one on Tremont in Winter uh to provide uh better access between the

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orange and red lines. Uh the three new elevators will require vent enclosures, one on Washington Street in front of Macy's and a vent enclosure in the area of 131 Tremont Street. Uh that one will be between in between uh the MB piece of

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MBTA property and the uh a couple of uh street signs uh tucked away out of out of the sidewalk area and does not uh in in peer the uh uh the uh accessibil accessible roof for pedestrians. Uh I

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will hand it over to Steve Fallon so he can provide you with the technical information. >> Yes. Good morning everybody. I'm Steve Fallon, project manager, as Dino introduced me. Um, just walk through the plans we have here for the two ventilation structures. Uh,

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one is, as you can see here, along Washington Street at the intersection of Winter and Summer Street. Um, Macy's is to our plan south here. Uh, so this ventilation structure supports two of the three elevators. Uh, there is one at the corner of this building here as well

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as one within the station underneath the sidewalk uh, kind of adjacent to Macy's. So both uh elevators are supported by this ventilation structure um kind of adjacent to Macy's along Washington Street here uh

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and just elevations and a simple rendering uh illustrating the location and the appearance of the ventilation structure. uh through the design process there was uh feedback on simplifying the structure itself to enable uh various

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Boston departments to mount theirformational signage or information in general uh to this uh structure. So the uh it's just a a framework structure that uh contains the ventilation and plumbing uh ventilation within it. Um,

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so this is the first location again adjacent to Macy's uh along the sidewalk in this granite paver area. The second location is at the uh close to the intersection of Traymont Street and Winter Street. Uh the Boston Common is

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up on the page northwest. Um, so it's adjacent to an existing MBTA park street entrance stair and between the stair and an existing street level elevator entrance. Uh so this is

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supporting our third elevator of the project that is at the uh kind of the intersection of Park Street and downtown crossing. uh again between our elevator and stair entrance. And similarly uh the

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elevations and renderings of the uh ventilation structure again same concept here uh to enable the mounting of uh various Boston departments uh forformational signage or maps um as

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needed. Um so that that covers our uh designs for this There any questions? Let me know. >> All right. Questions or comments by commission members, >> PIC staff or public?

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>> Uh Dino or Steven, would you mind just mentioning your coordination with the mayor's office of arts and culture and what uh they might look to program on the exterior of these structures? Uh Todd, in my conversations with them, I I explained to them that you and I had a

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conversation and that uh they could they could do whatever they thought was the best best aesthetic look uh for the two vents and that we were going to leave it as standard and plain as possible. So all the decision making would be with

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the city agencies. >> Great. So these may or may not end up being kind of canvases for public art in the future um at the discretion of the mayor's office of arts and culture >> and and again the MBTA very grateful for

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your coordination and feels that uh it's on city property. So that should be our decision to do whatever whatever you folks would like to do as far as the aesthetics uh go with with both of those uh vents. If if there's graffiti on any of these, if somebody places graffiti, will the

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MBTA remove it and um maintain them? >> Uh I would say yes, Joe. I'll double check on that, but I'm I'm positive because it is it is even though it's on the sidewalk, it will be MBTA property. So, it will be uh transit facilities maintenance responsibility.

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>> Thank you. >> Any other comments or questions? All right. Will two weeks be enough time? >> Absolutely. >> See you July 9th. >> Thank you very much for your time, everybody. Have a great day. >> All right. >> Thank you.

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>> All right, that's the exciting conclusion. I'll entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> I move to adjourn. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> All right. Thanks everybody. See you in two weeks.

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>> Thank you.