WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=U97rl-7fxFQ Part: 1 1 00:07:28.800 --> 00:07:45.599 My name is Nick Gove, interim chief of streets and chair of the public commission. Uh, I call to order of the public improvement commission hearing of May 21st, 2026. Mr. Lying, please take the roll call. >> Certainly. Would the representative from the public works department please state 2 00:07:45.599 --> 00:08:01.520 their name for the record? Nick Gove, Property Management Department. Please do the same. >> Joseph Callahan, >> transportation department. >> Morning. >> Uh, water and sewer commission. 3 00:08:01.520 --> 00:08:17.599 >> Denise Davlin. >> Commission for persons with disabilities. >> Daryl Le. >> Um, I do not believe we have anyone from inspectional services. If we do, please speak up. Uh, Brian Ron, Boston Inspectional Services. 4 00:08:17.599 --> 00:08:33.760 >> Oh, thanks, Brian. Uh, full quorum. Thank you, sir. >> Thanks, Todd. Okay. Hearing minutes. The request of the public improvement commission staff. Um, acceptance of the minutes of the public improvement commission hearing 5 00:08:33.760 --> 00:08:50.880 which was held on May 7th, 2026. Uh, is there a motion to approve the minutes? >> I'll make a motion to approve the minutes of May 7th, 2026. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed or abstained? 6 00:08:50.880 --> 00:09:05.920 >> Hearing? None. So moved. Okay. Moving to the public hearing agenda item number one uh on a petition by Washington 3458 LLC for the acceptance of a pedestrian easement adjacent to the following public ways in West Roxbury. 7 00:09:05.920 --> 00:09:22.880 Washington Street on its southeasterly side at addresses number 3458 southwest of Kenton Road and Kent Road on its southwesterly side of Washington Street as shown on a plan entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division pedestrian easement 8 00:09:22.880 --> 00:09:39.440 plan 3458 Washington Street and Kenton Road Jamaica plane one sheet dated May 19th 2026 we'll hand it off to the proponent commissioner and PIC members I'm Mattie Blanchard with Howard Stein Hudson. We're assisting with the PIC permitting 9 00:09:39.440 --> 00:09:54.800 for this job. Joined today by Washington 34 3458 LLC. On behalf of the entire project team, we are requesting a continuence to the June 4th hearing while we square away some final details relative to the pedestrian ramps at the 10 00:09:54.800 --> 00:10:26.399 project site. Okay. Any questions or comments from the commission? Is there a motion? >> I'll make a motion to continue public hearing item number one as writing for the record by the chair until June >> 4th. 11 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:42.240 >> 4th. >> Actually, I'm sorry. Procedurally, we don't need a motion. Correct. >> We make a motion to continue. >> Yeah. Yeah. This is fine. Uh seconded. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed or saying? 12 00:10:42.240 --> 00:10:57.920 >> Hearing none. So moved. On to agenda item number two. on a petition by Washington 3458 LLC for the making of specific repairs within the following public ways in West Roxbury consisting of curbon sidewalk reconstruction with structural soil as well as new and 13 00:10:57.920 --> 00:11:13.440 relocated pedestrian ramps specifically pavement street lighting infrastructure street trees street furniture bike racks driveway curb cuts and a utility access hatch on its southeasterly side at address number 3458 southwest of Kenton Road and 14 00:11:13.440 --> 00:11:29.680 Kenton Road southeast of Washington Street as shown on a set of plans entitled city of Boston public works department engineering division specific repair plan Washington street and Kent road public way 3458 Washington Street Jamaica plane four sheets David Apollo 15 00:11:29.680 --> 00:11:46.720 2nd 2026 back to the proponent >> thank you again Mattie Blanchard with Howard Hudson providing the PIC permitting services for this job joined by Washington 3458 LLC the project proponent on the behalf of the project team we're requesting ing a continuence 16 00:11:46.720 --> 00:12:07.680 of these specific repairs to the June 4th hearing while we finalized some pedestrian ramp design items with the city. >> Back to the commission. Questions or comments? Motion. 17 00:12:07.680 --> 00:12:23.839 >> I'll make a motion to continue public hearing item number two as writing to the record by the chair till June 4th. >> Second. All in favor? I >> I propose to abstain. Hearing none. So moved. 18 00:12:23.839 --> 00:12:39.440 >> Okay. Thank you. >> That concludes the public hearing. Uh we're going to move on to new business. Agenda item number one uh 30 to 81 street and cam Cambridge Street in Brighton. A pedestrian easement specific repairs on a set of petitions by 19 00:12:39.440 --> 00:12:55.600 Franciscan Hospital for Children Incorporated. Morning, Chief, members of the commission, members of the public and staff. Thank you for hearing us today. My name is Howard Moer. I work at VHB in Boston, and I'm going to present the proposed actions for Franciscan 20 00:12:55.600 --> 00:13:11.200 Children's Hospital. Um, I would like to acknowledge that at uh at at our disposal we have a number of members of the team including the owners from Franciscan Children's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital, representatives from the architect, 21 00:13:11.200 --> 00:13:27.680 landscape architect, legal council, and civil engineers. At this uh time, I'd like to turn over the presentation to to Jennifer Atlas for a brief introduction uh of Franciscan Children's mission and why we need this project. Right. Um, 22 00:13:27.680 --> 00:13:42.959 thank you to the members of the commission um, for your time this morning. Greatly appreciate it. Um, you know, at Franciscan, we are so excited about our campus modernization plans. Um, just wanted to give a little bit of background on us. Um, Franciscan is a 23 00:13:42.959 --> 00:13:57.279 pediatric specialty hospital. We are located in Brighton. We serve over uh, 8,600 patients a year. um all children that you see on the right. Those are many of our patients. Um we were founded 24 00:13:57.279 --> 00:14:14.560 back in 1949. Um really with the goal of serving kids with complex needs. Um our mission is really to help kids reach their full potential and live their best life, whatever that means for them. Um today we are organized into four different service lines. behavioral and 25 00:14:14.560 --> 00:14:30.560 mental health, medical, dental, surgical services, and we also have a special education school, our Kennedy Day School. Um, on the mental health side, we are one of the largest providers of mental health services for kids um in the state. Um, and a significant 26 00:14:30.560 --> 00:14:46.240 provider in Boston. Um, we have services all the way from inpatient care to outpatient um, and community- based programming, which we're excited to expand through our campus modernization plans. We are the only pediatric rehab hospital in Massachusetts. We serve many 27 00:14:46.240 --> 00:15:03.279 complex kids on ventilators through this program. We also have an outpatient dental clinic that serves kids with complex needs. And we're a leading provider of dental surgery. Um, and our day school serves at any given time 65 to 70 kids, sometimes more, also with 28 00:15:03.279 --> 00:15:18.480 complex medical and behavioral health needs. Many of our kids have mobility and accessibility issues. Um, and we are so excited for our campus modernization plans. You can see some of the goals for them on this slide. We have been working 29 00:15:18.480 --> 00:15:35.040 towards this for a very long time. We have uh currently eight buildings on our campus, half of which date back to their founding, our founding in 1949. So, we're really excited um through our campus modernization to build a new building that will expand services um in 30 00:15:35.040 --> 00:15:51.680 behavioral health and medical rehabilitation. We're excited to add new services um to have improved colllocation of clinical programming um and more space for patients, families, expanded research um and a better environment of work for our staff. This 31 00:15:51.680 --> 00:16:08.399 project was really um for our families and incorporates significant community feedback. Um so again, so delighted to be able to share updates on this project today. We're really excited about it. Um and going to turn it back to Howard. >> Thank you, Jennifer. Um to orient the 32 00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:25.519 campus um you can see an aerial photo on your screens. Uh Warren Street being to the south, Cambridge Street being to the north, and the campus is in the middle. And I'll zoom in. And and as I zoom in, I would I would note that the project that you're going to see in the proposed 33 00:16:25.519 --> 00:16:41.199 actions are the culmination of of several years of engaged process with community city agencies and a lot of urban planning that uh kind of culminates in what we're presenting today in the urban realm. As Jennifer noted, you can see this campus is is 34 00:16:41.199 --> 00:16:56.560 kind of a cobbled together set of of older buildings. uh not many being modern and not very efficient for the mission that the Franciscan is trying to accomplish. Um I'll note in as we look at the proposed rendering, the proposed building will be situated in this 35 00:16:56.560 --> 00:17:12.319 northeast corner and in taking advantage of the surface parking lot to to start early construction as it transforms the campus. But I'll note there's a number of buildings here that are proposed for demolition. So there'll be a new building in this corner and then these 36 00:17:12.319 --> 00:17:29.760 buildings will remain in the master plan and just slightly changing the orientation north. Um you can see the where the vision is for the final condition of the campus with a a new clinical building in this corner. Uh reduced surface parking, a very large 37 00:17:29.760 --> 00:17:45.840 rain garden, uh very controlled play spaces for the for the kids and the Kennedy Day School. in this building we call building 7 remains. As part of this project, we are consolidating a number of curb cuts. There's a number that exist in current conditions along Warren 38 00:17:45.840 --> 00:18:01.120 Street, one of which will be closed. And there's an existing curb cut on Camber Street, which we are proposing to close. We're proposing significant public realm improvements in the effort to improve the tree canopy, shedding the street and the sidewalk, and provide a more pleasant and calm environment for 39 00:18:01.120 --> 00:18:16.160 pedestrians and patients and users of the hospital coming through. Um just to get a sense of the scale of the project, this is a view of the new building um uh that is proposed with the rain garden in the foreground and some 40 00:18:16.160 --> 00:18:32.320 of the linear paths. So this is on the site private site looking towards the new building so everyone gets a sense of the scale of the project. Um as it boils down to our PIC actions, we're asking for your consideration in two. One is the making of a number of specific 41 00:18:32.320 --> 00:18:48.000 repairs, which I'll I'll speak to on the plans, but they include the revised curb cuts, two raised pedestrian crossings on Warren Street, uh new pedestrian sidewalks, new trees, street lighting improvements, irrigation for the landscaping, street furnishings, 42 00:18:48.000 --> 00:19:03.919 including benches and trash recepticles. As a result of the improvements to the sidewalks, including widen the sidewalks and slight reorientations, we are proposing a granting of a pedestrian easement to encapsulate the revised public realm of 7,700 square ft plus or 43 00:19:03.919 --> 00:19:20.640 minus. I'll resize these sheets, but as you see on the screen, there are um two sheets of plan view content on the specific repairs. Again, uh up here, the closure of a curb cut on and I'll zoom in a little bit. um the closure of the 44 00:19:20.640 --> 00:19:36.400 curb cut on Cambridge Street, which was important as part of the planning process. Here is one of the raised crosswalks and the sidewalk realm, which drifts, the red line being the existing property line. As you can see, there's a slight reorientation to facilitate the 45 00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:52.559 installation of meaningful street trees in the buffer zone. Um blue bikes will be part of the project. They are slightly outside the pedestrian easement, but those are proposed. mailboxes, benches that are accessible, um, and irrigation equipment will be 46 00:19:52.559 --> 00:20:08.880 proposed in that zone. Going to the next sheet, the second pedestrian crossing is just to the east of the other one. It lines up with the path and for reference, this was the viewport looking at the building. We are revising, there are two curb cuts here. 47 00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:26.080 We're revising it to one that will be the main entry to the project and serve the project. Also included in the project uh specific repair, there's a number of details which I will not dwell upon, but they're available for review. And then if I continue to the pedestrian easement 48 00:20:26.080 --> 00:20:43.120 plan, um we are proposing the pedestrian easement which encapsulates the revised public realm. Um that concludes my portion of the presentation. Thank you for hearing us and look forward to any questions you may have. >> Thanks Howard. Any questions or comments 49 00:20:43.120 --> 00:21:02.440 from the commission? >> Hi Howard, thank you so much for the presentation. Um the disabilities commission would just like to thank the team for um their hard work incorporating um our feedback over the past couple of months. So thank you. >> Thank you. 50 00:21:05.679 --> 00:21:26.000 >> Any other questions or comments from the commission? All right. Is June June 4th enough time? >> We'll be ready, Chief. >> Great. Thank you. See you then. >> All right. Happy holidays. 51 00:21:26.000 --> 00:21:41.520 >> Thank you. All right. Next item on the agenda uh is 265 to 279 Center Street, Lambertine Street, Roxbury Pacific Repairs on a joint petition by Jamaica Plane Neighborhood Development Corporation uh doing business as Mildrid 52 00:21:41.520 --> 00:21:56.640 Haley 2 Limited Partnership and the Boston Housing Authority. Hand it over to the pro. >> Good morning, commission members. Steven Matresco with Nich Engineering um on behalf of JPDC. Um this is a continuation of the of the Mildred Haley 53 00:21:56.640 --> 00:22:12.000 um revitalization um near Jackson Square T-top. Um the outline that you're seeing here is phase one. Um and then there are subphases within and this is phase 1 A1B here and we're focused on phase 2 which is down at this point of the site um 54 00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:27.760 adjacent to center street. Um, we'll get right into the petition for um for bumping up the street uh curb line so that we can provide amenities such as horse pavers and um bike racks in addition to 55 00:22:27.760 --> 00:22:43.520 providing um three new trees. We do need to remove one tree and so we are scheduled for a June 4th tree hearing um to discuss that matter um with the tree commission. Um we're restriping the the crosswalks along um Center Street and 56 00:22:43.520 --> 00:22:59.120 Lam Martin Street and the this location here. Um and we're providing um a widened cement concrete um sidewalk along this location in the public way. Um we're providing all of the the amenities that the city's looking for 57 00:22:59.120 --> 00:23:14.240 for crosswalks and materials. Um and then we have our standard details for for PIC and working with um disabilities and providing the uh the required information that they need. 58 00:23:14.240 --> 00:23:39.600 Uh any questions uh comments? Um looking forward to hearing them and addressing them. >> Thank you. Questions or comments from the commission? Okay, hearing none. Uh, it's June 4th left time. 59 00:23:39.600 --> 00:23:55.200 >> So, we do have the tree hearing on the 4th at 10 o'clock, which is I think the same time as this. So, I uh later in the month. >> Yeah, I mean, if um if I can maybe be so bold, is there a opportunity to maybe be placed on the June 4th agenda? And if we 60 00:23:55.200 --> 00:24:10.320 need to continue, we could certainly request that. I don't know what Todd maybe has any comments. >> Todd, does that work or would you rather just do it on the 18th? >> Um, well, so I think it would be tricky to attend both hearings at the exact 61 00:24:10.320 --> 00:24:24.240 same time. Um, >> I would suggest June 25th is probably a better option. >> Well, I have to try, Todd, but I appreciate it. >> Worth their shots. >> Worth a shot. Thanks. We would like to 62 00:24:24.240 --> 00:24:43.120 be continued to the 25th, please. Great. >> Yes. And confirming that that next hearing is the 25th, not the 18th. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Next item. New business. Uh Columbus A Washington Street Roxbury 63 00:24:43.120 --> 00:25:02.320 specific repairs on a petition by City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department. Over to the proponent. >> Welcome. Uh thank you. Uh good morning. I'm Jacob Murray from Waterfield Design Group. We are the civil engineer on the Robert Larson Park renovation plans 64 00:25:02.320 --> 00:25:18.559 specific repair project. Also with us is uh Priyanka from Boston Park Recreation and Tracy and Kyle from Kyle Landscape Architects uh for the park. Uh the project is the renovation of the existing Robert Lawson Park at the 65 00:25:18.559 --> 00:25:35.360 intersections of Columbus Athetherton Street and Washington Street. A small uh the park is owned and maintained by Boston Boston Parks and Recreation. A small portion is currently within the right ofway for Columbus A and is 66 00:25:35.360 --> 00:25:54.799 already being maintained by Boston Parks and Recreation. This is this kind of area in here. I'll show a number of pictures here to help you get that orientation. The uh edge of the sidewalk and the limits of the park are not changing. Boston Park and Recreation is asking to 67 00:25:54.799 --> 00:26:11.679 maintain the approximate existing uh area uh and limit. So the sidewalk here that you see on the proposed uh rendering is is the approximately the same. There's actually a wedge right here that would be uh that is existing park that will become uh part of the 68 00:26:11.679 --> 00:26:29.159 concrete sidewalk. And then couple visuals of what that is and then bring up the plans. So the red line here is the area that's already uh within the right of way but also maintained by the park Boston parks and recreation. 69 00:26:30.480 --> 00:26:46.799 But that basically it's going to be rellandscaped as a park uh with uh some trees being maintained and others being planted and with two entrances uh through the park area. There is a new water and sewer connect, sorry, water connection that's being made, but that 70 00:26:46.799 --> 00:27:03.279 is going uh as all within Boston Parks and Recreation property and that is being made to Athetherton Street. The new connection uh Boston water and sewer is currently reviewing those plans. Uh there's no Boston water s uh sewer work within the right ofway. There is an electric connection uh down near the 71 00:27:03.279 --> 00:27:20.000 abuing property over in the north. So, uh, also just note a traffic signal is nearby the park and the infrastructure for the traffic signal has been added to the plans, but no disturbance in that area is proposed and the applicants requesting specific repairs permit to update the park uh, within the right of way. So, uh, with that, I'll take any 72 00:27:20.000 --> 00:27:41.440 questions you have. >> Thank you. Any questions or comments from the commission? >> Great. hearing none. Is June 4th enough time? >> Yes, June 4th is enough time. >> Great. We'll see you then. >> Okay, thank you. 73 00:27:41.440 --> 00:27:59.039 >> Okay, last item of new business. Um 1905 to 1911 Center Street uh Park Street, West Roxbury, pedestrian easement specific repairs on a set of petitions uh by CAD builders LLC. We go to the proponent. 74 00:27:59.039 --> 00:28:15.200 >> Hello commission members. My name is Michael Joyce with Joyce Consulting Group with the civil engineers for this project. Um so we'll hop right in. The project's located at 1905 to 1911 Center Street uh at the intersection of Center Street and Park Street in West Roxbury. 75 00:28:15.200 --> 00:28:31.760 Um the applicant's proposing to construct a four-story 21 unit mixeduse building. Uh and as part of that work, we are proposing um some sidewalk improvements. Um, specifically, we're closing two 76 00:28:31.760 --> 00:28:47.360 existing curb cuts on Center Street. Uh, 16 ft curb cut here, 28T curb cut here. Uh, we're also proposing two additional street trees. There's one currently in this location. Uh, we'll be expanding that uh, tree pit and then adding one to 77 00:28:47.360 --> 00:29:04.000 either side as well. Um, as you work your way around, uh, I should also mention there's a couple bike racks being proposed. Um, and a couple street benches here. Um, as we work our way around the building, uh, there's also going to be there's an existing curb cut 78 00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:21.360 on Park Street. This area here, uh, the existing curb cuts about 28 ft in width. Uh, we're going to be consolidate consolidating that to a 12t wide curb cut, uh, with the twoft radius stones. Um in addition to that work, we're also 79 00:29:21.360 --> 00:29:38.960 we have uh four pedestrian ramps um either on the corner of the law a corner of the site or directly across. So we'll be u bringing those pedestrian ramps up to grade um and providing 80 00:29:38.960 --> 00:29:54.480 uh street lighting improvements as well. Um I think that covers the majority of that. Uh if you want me I can there will be a slight uh pedestrian easement on this corner here. Um I I'll hop to that plan just so that you can see. But that 81 00:29:54.480 --> 00:30:11.840 that's the location of the pedestrian easement about 14 square ft. Um it's just space to provide uh pedestrian access at the corner. And that I'd be happy to open it up to any questions. >> Thank you. Any questions or comments 82 00:30:11.840 --> 00:30:40.559 from the commission? All right. Hearing none. June 4th. Enough time. >> Should be. Yes. >> See you then. >> All right. Great. Thanks so much. >> All right. That concludes new business. Uh have a motion to adjourn. 83 00:30:40.559 --> 00:30:52.120 >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. Second. >> All in favor? >> Thank you everybody. >> Thank you. Yeah. >> Yeah.