The floor is yours, sir. >> Okay. Good morning. My name is Nick Goof, uh, interim chief of the streets and chair of the public improvement commission. I call to order the public improvement commission hearing of December 18th, 2025. Mr. Lyman, can you please take a roll call?
>> Certainly. Would the representative from the public works department please state their name for the record? Uh, Chief Gov, if you're speaking, you're muted. >> Sorry. Uh, Nick Gov, chair of the commission.
>> Great. Thank you. Uh, property management department, please do the same. >> Joseph Callahan, >> uh, transportation department. >> Amy Gordon, >> inspectional services department. Ryan Ronin,
>> Water and Sewer Commission, >> Denise Dlin, >> and Commission for Persons with Disabilities, >> Daryl Young. >> We have perfect attendance. All yours. >> Great. All right. Start with hearing
minutes. The request of the public improvement commission staff. Uh the acceptance of the minutes of the PIC hearing which was held on December 4th, 2025. Do I hear a motion to approve the minutes? >> I'll make a motion to approve the or accept the minutes of December 4th, 2025.
>> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I. >> Any oppose or abstain? So moved. Thank you. All right. Moving to the public hearing continued. um on a
petition by 635 High Park AB LLC for acceptance of a pedestrian easement adjacent to the following public ways in West Roxbury. High Park Avenue on its westerly side at addresses number 635 through 641 south of Canterbury Street
and Canterbury Street on its southernly side uh west of Hide Park Avenue. uh as shown on plan entitled uh city of Boston public works department engineering division pedestrian easement plan 635 to 641 Hide Park A in
Canterbury Street Public Ways and Rosendale uh one sheet dated April 9th 2025 revised June 3rd 2025. Uh can the project team please introduce yourselves and your affiliations and provide a summary of the progress you've made
since the previous hearing. Uh good morning, Chief Go, board members, PIC staff, uh attorney John Bjini, on behalf of 635 High Park Avenue LLC. 635 High Park A is a new housing proposal at the corner of High Park A
and Canterbury Streets in Rosendale. This proposal went to an article process to include the construction of a new four-story mixeduse building with 27 dwelling units and approximately 914 square ft of firstf flooror retail. It also provides 14 internal parking spaces
that are located below grade uh partially below grade which will be accessed off high park A. Um with respect to the pedestrian easement and just to give a little bit of history since we last met with uh this board uh we had a another call with um Sarah and
Dolores and went through some things. So we will be uh seeking um two variances from the um MAB board. At this point, I'll turn it over to a representative from Norwood Engineering who will walk through the uh plans with respect to the pedestrian easement. Thank you.
>> Sure. Thank you. My name is Matt Smith from Norwood Engineering Company. Can everyone hear me or am I muted? >> Louder. >> Okay, perfect. >> We are uh we're proposing an easement plan and what uh what we would ask you to approve is an ein plan that expands
the sidewalk approximately approximately 10 ft. So the applicant uh proposes to provide an easement to the city so they uh the sidewalk on Canterbury Street can uh be expanded approximately 10 ft. Uh
we are adding other elements such as uh some planters and the streetscape elements to um to improve the the uh the aesthetics of the sidewalk. Uh also um as part of uh the project we're
proposing to uh change the curbing. Right now the curbing is almost flush with the pavement. Uh there's about 2 in of reveal on the curb. It's an existing condition that's been there for many times. So, we are proposing to uh reset
that curving so there's a nice 6-in reveal um along Canterbury Street and then uh and then down at the intersection of Canterbury and High Park A. Uh we are proposing the uh the the the accessibility uh ramps. Uh so, at
this point, I'd like to open it up to any questions that anybody may have. >> Thank you. Uh, any comments or questions from the commission? Hearing none, any questions or comments from PIC staff or members of the public?
I will take this opportunity to remind the public if you wish to ask questions or add testimony to any particular uh action, please use the raised hand function which can be found at the reactions tab at the bottom of your screen. I do not see anybody with a raised hand right now. Um, and PSC staff
is all set on the easement action specifically. Seeing no members of the public, anything on your end, Todd? No other comments from the mission staff. >> Oh, sorry. No, we're all set on this one. Thank you.
>> Okay. Do we have a motion to approve um the public hearing continued? Number one. >> I'll make a motion to approve a petition by 635 High Park a LLC for the acceptance of a pedestrian eman by the chair. >> Second. All in favor?
>> I I >> I. Any oppose or abstain? So move. Thank you very much. Uh number two, on a petition by 635 Hide Park AB LLC for the making of specific
repairs within the following public ways in West Roxbury consisting of curb realignment and sidewalk reconstruction as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specifically pavement, street lighting infrastructure, street trees, bike racks, and driveway curb cuts. uh
at H High Park Avenue at addresses number 635 through 641 south of Canterbury Street and Canterbury Street west of Hide Park Avenue as shown on the set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division. Specific repairs plan 635
through 641 Hide Park Avenue and Canterbury Street Public Ways and Rosendale. Two sheets dated April 10th, 2025 and revised November 21st, 2025. Can the uh project team or proponent please introduce yourselves, your
affiliations, provide a summary of the update on your progress? Sure. Again, good morning, chief uh board members, PIC staff, attorney John Paulini here on behalf of 635 High Park Avenue LLC. By way of history, this is a new housing proposal at the corner of High Park Avenue, Canterbury Streets in Rosendale.
It is a four-story mixeduse building with 27 residential units and 94 approximately 914 square feet of first floor retail. Uh it's also has 14 internal parking spaces that'll be accessed off High Park A. Uh specific repairs include resetting of granite
curbing along Canterbury and High Park a reconstruction of 288 L uh ramps, one along Canterbury and one along High Park Avenue. Extending uh of curb along High Park aft to create a narrower curb cut to be 12 ft uh which will be used to access residents to driveway to the
building. Creation of six door out uh six outdoor vehicle uh bicycle parking spaces. Creation of four uh street trees along Canterbury. Um installation of new concrete sidewalks and um a widening uh of the sidewalk
along Canterbury Street. This again since our last meeting at New Business, uh we had some meeting with um disabilities as well as public works and uh we understand that we will be going for a um map variance for elevation
change along um Canterbury Streets as well as a uh a variance for a um slope panel at Canterbury as well as on Canterbury Street. At this point, I'll throw to turn it over to Matt Smith from Norwood Engineering to walk through the plans. Thank you.
>> Yes. Thank you. Uh thank you, Mr. Chairman. So, we are um we are proposing to uh upgrade the curbing and the curb cuts. Uh >> would you would you mind putting the plans on the screen, please? >> Yes, we'll do. Okay. >> This is the uh this 112125.
Yeah. Yes. Yes. Okay. So, >> okay. So, let's zoom in. It should be the 112125 revision. Y. >> Is that correct? >> Okay. So, Alex is going to My name is Matt Smith, an engineer with New Engineering Company. I'm here with Alex
Kaplan. Uh he's going to put the cursor I think if you can near uh so people can follow. But basically on the on the lower left part of the screen, we are proposing a curb cut for a uh realign and resize the curb cut to allow for driveway that will go to the parking
that is uh partially underneath the building in the back. And we are also we've upgraded the uh the the sidewalk to make it a little bit wider along Hide Park Avenue and that is shown on the easement plan that was just approved.
And along Hide Park Avenue, we are we are uh proposing a new curb ramp um uh that is in by the uh by the um uh crosswalk that that we show in the plan. And then also we're we're we're uh
proposing another curb ramp uh near Canterbury Street. And this matches the uh the the sidewalk that comes down Canterbury. So, if if Alex can show us the sidewalk coming down Canterbury, you'll see the 10-ft expansion to the
sidewalk. And as I mentioned before, uh one of the things that we tried to design was to was to change the uh reveal on the curbing, which is along Canterbury Street, which is only about 2 in, which is substandard, and we raised
it to provide a 6-in reveal. So, it will just be a much uh better uh better look to it. It'll convey the water in the gutter better, and it won't have any potential splash up on the sidewalk, and it makes things um a lot a lot uh a lot
better. And we had we had three good meetings with uh with with both the uh uh well, actually with three entities. We had uh the public works department. We had the man's commission for persons with disability. And we had the outside
consultant scan tech uh meet on uh on three uh three occasions to try to find out the best way to uh to upgrade this existing condition. Uh what we feel we've done is we've designed it to the maximum extent practicable. But when
what happens is because we raise that that curbing uh to an elevation of 6 in above the the gutter, when we slope back down towards the curb ramp, we are we're making that sidewalk slightly steeper.
So even though it's a steep sidewalk, it's between 9 and 10% which is allowable. when by lifting that curbing up by 6 in and then sloping back down, we are increasing the the slope of the uh of the sidewalk. So, uh my
understanding is that uh that technically requires a variance from Mass Architectural Access Board. I will tell this commission I've I've never uh appeared before them and asked for a variance. So I'm I'm a bit unfamiliar with the with the uh with the process,
but we're told that that is a process and the applicant has agreed to go to the uh to the board and request a variance as a condition of this approval. Um I I will say that although I did enjoy uh the three meetings, I was
hoping that we could come up with a solution, a maximum extent practicable solution for this existing condition where we're trying to upgrade uh an existing uh street, but I I defer to the uh to people that have done this before
and if if it's necessary for us to request a variance from MAB, we will do so. And so at this point, I'd like to open it up to any questions that that the commission may have. >> Thank you. Uh, any questions or comments from commission members?
>> Yes. Um, I just want to express my appreciation to the project team um for again meeting um with my office as well as um Dolores's office um three times over the past couple of weeks. So really appreciate the commitment um from this
team as well as the commitment um from this team to file for variance um uh before permitting um commences. Um my office is always available to help with technical assistance on applying for um
a variant. So happy to keep in touch um if you're requiring assistance um with filing that application. We appreciate that, Sarah. Thank you. >> Thank you, Commissioner. Any other questions or comments from the
commission? Any comments or questions from PIC staff? Uh, just a point of clarification, Sarah. I presume that you would want any approval vote for this action to be contingent on the
um obtaining of that variance. >> Yes. >> Okay, great. Thank you. >> Is it obtaining it or applying for? That's one question we had. >> We would um need the paperwork um prior
to pulling permits um in any situation. correct me if I'm wrong on that one. Um, >> yeah. No, you you you can we're going to this will be approved and as soon as you have that approved as well, then then you're ready to go. Um, so this is
contingent on on you getting an approved variance uh in order to pull permits, but that you don't have to come back here and or reindict this unless uh there is something that comes up during your variance process. >> All right. Appreciate the uh feedback. Thank you, Amy.
Um, other than that, I do not see any members of the public with uh hands raised. Uh, and PIC staff is all set with this action. >> Thank you, Sean. Do I hear a motion to approve? I'll make a motion to approve a petition
by 635 High Park AB LLC for the making of specific repairs within High Park A and Canbury Street is read to the record by the chair contingent upon all necessary uh accessibility variances. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I.
>> Any oppose or abstain? >> Hearing none. So move. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay, moving to the uh public hearing. Um, number one on a joint petition by the estate of Carol Silva in the city of
Boston Transportation Department for the widening and relocation of the existing right-of-way lines of Walnut Avenue public way in Roxbury located on its easterly side at address number 346 uh north of Ruth Street. as shown on
plan entitled city of Boston public works department engineering division widening and relocation plan 346 Walnut A Roxbury public way one sheet dated July 22nd 2025 um project team please introduce yourself and your affiliation and
provide a summary of the uh the request >> um thank you Chief Gove I'm Charlotte Fleetwood here on behalf of the project team I'm with the streets cabinet in the city of Austin and um I'll give a quick overview of the whole project and then
we can go through the elements before PIC today. I'll turn it over to Dylan Skinner um of TIC. At that point, so this project um or what what's before the PIC today is uh all in support of
the Masto Ellis Elementary Safe Roots to School project. It's a project that the city applied for with Mass DOT and we were awarded a grant some years ago and um we're excited to move into construction
and it's part of a larger goal to create family-friendly streets that are safe for uh children and adults of all ages to to use. Um, it's part of our Boston Safe Routes to School program to create safer streets for children to walk and bike to
school, to ensure safe and smooth arrival and dismissal for all students and staff, no matter how they come to school, and also to help students arrive on time and ready to learn. So, the project consists of traffic calming at six intersections in the Garrison Troder neighborhood. This
neighborhood um the the main focus is the Ellis Elementary School, but it also has several other schools nearby. uh the Higginson Elementary, the Troder Elementary, uh Boston Latin Academy, Bridge Charter School.
So, going through the intersections one by one that we have Walnut Avenue and Raven Street where we'll have a raised intersection and some curb extensions. Uh Walnut and Westminster, similar design. Walnut and Cobden, similar design.
At Walnut at Crawford, we'll have uh will not be a raised intersection, but we'll have curb extensions. At Abbottzford and Crawford Street, we'll have a curb extension that with a rain garden that will be maintained by the Office of Green Infrastructure.
and at Humble Dab and Monroe Street, we'll be um raising the crosswalk on page left that leads to a bus stop and then adding a new crosswalk on the right side of the intersection. We see quite a few students crossing on that side of
the intersection. Um so we want to make that safer. Um with that, I'll turn it over to Dylan to uh share some of the the engineering details and go through the specific request today. Hi everybody. Uh Dan Skinner with TC.
Thank you Charlotte. Um thanks to everyone from the the chair and the commission. Um Charlotte gave a good introduction. Um the significant changes since our last um hearing which a couple weeks ago we were able to incorporate um a city standard tree planting detail at
the request of the parks commission or the parks department. >> So sorry to cut in. Um I just want to maybe focus the conversation right now on um public hearing item number one. So that would be the widening and relocation of Walnut A um adjacent to
number 346. We'll take all of the widenings um one at a time and then at the very end we'll handle the specific repairs for the physical improvements if that's all right. >> Oh yeah, that's fine. Okay. So um yeah then no changes to the any of the widening relocations from the last um
public hearing. So, I think um if and unless anyone has any questions on the easements, I think that's that should be all set. Okay. Any questions or comments from the commission? >> How about the staff or members of the public? Um, Charlotte, would you mind
just very quickly mentioning the coordination you've gone through with PFC and how those takings are impacting the easements that will be granted to the PIC after this hearing? >> Yes, we went through the public facilities commission yesterday to get
approval to do um eminent domain takings for the permanent and temporary easements needed to construct this pro this project. Um that's a requirement uh through MASDOT. Any project that's federally funded and funded through via
MASDOT um requires that we go through the rightway procedures um that they've established. So we we did go through public facilities and got approval from public facilities for the takings. And so the next step would then be to uh
coordinate between public facilities and public works to make sure that the the permanent easements are uh then included in the sidewalk uh right away. >> Okay. So and uh to confirm highway ease
standard PIC highway easements will be granted for this and all following widening and relocation actions. Correct. >> Correct. >> Great. Um, other than that, sir, I have no other comments or questions on this action.
>> Thank you. Not seeing any comments from the public. >> Uh, do we hear a motion to approve? >> I'll make a motion to approve a joint petition by the estate of Carol Silva and the city of Boston Transportation Department for the Whiting location in Walnut Avenue as written to the record by the chair.
>> Second. >> All in favor? I I >> I >> Any oppose or abstain? >> Hearing none. So moved. Okay. Item number two, uh, on a joint petition by Westminster Community Limited Partnership in City of Boston
Transportation Department for the widing and relocation of the existing right ofway lines of Westminster Avenue or public way in Roxbury located on the northly side at addresses number 30 to number 108 west of Walnut A as shown on a plan entitled City of Boston Public
Works Department Engineering Division Widening and Relocation Plan 30 to 108 Westminster A Roxbury Public Way. One sheet dated July 22nd, 2025. >> I think it'd be helpful to pull up the plan for each action so we just know where we're talking about.
>> Yeah, >> I've got the plans up. I can I can share them. All right, if you guys can see that this this was the one we just talked about. Um this is the next one at the corner of Westminster and Walnut. Um very small
also about 3 square feet. Again, no changes to any of these since our last hearing and Charles already spoke on coordination that her and her team have gone through with FBFC. Any questions or comments from the commission about PIC staff or members of the
public? And just for the record, the same comments regarding PFC coordination and the highway easements um relative to this action. >> Thank you, Todd. Other than that, all set.
>> We're here. A motion to approve. >> I'll make a motion to approve a joint petition by Westminster Community Limited Partnership in the city of Boston Transportation Department for the widing and relocation of Westminster Avenue as read into the record by the chair. >> Second. All in favor? I >> I.
>> Any oppose or abstain? >> Hearing none. So moved. All right. Number three, a joint petition from uh Wanderlin Johnson and Jalissi Turner in the city of Boston Transportation Department for the widening and relocation of the existing
right of way lines of Walnut A public way in Roxbury located on its westerly side at address number 297 south of Cobden Street as shown on a plan relocated on as shown on a plan at title city Boston public works department
engineering division widening and relocation plan 296. 7 to 297A Walnut A in Roxbury public way. One sheet dated July 22nd, 2025. Back to the proponent.
Yeah, this uh same exact thing going on here about 21 square ft on the corner of Cobden and W Avenue. Um again, no changes and we've kind of already touched on the coordination with PFC and and all that stuff. So, I'll turn it back over to the ch uh the chair and the
commission. Thank you. Any questions or comments from commission members? None. How about PIC staff or members of the public? >> Uh same comments regarding PFC coordination and the highway easements. Other than that, all set.
>> Thank you, Todd. We a motion. I'll make a motion to approve a joint petition by water Johnson and Jalisa Turner from the city of Boston transportation department for the widening relocation in Walnut AB as read to the record by the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I.
>> Any oppose or abstain? Hearing none. So moved. Okay. Number four. uh on a joint petition by the city of Boston on housing and the city of Boston transportation department for the widening and relocation of the existing right of way lines of Walnut a public way in Roxbury located on its northernly
side at address number 275 generally east of Dennis Street as shown on a plan entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division widening relocation plan 275 Walnut A and Roxbury public way one sheet dated July 22nd
2025 Five. Back to the proponent. >> Uh, yep. Same thing going on at this location. This this parcel is about 11 square ft again on the north side of Walnut AB as they turn the corner. Um, just east of Dennis. So, same comments on as our coordination on the public
facilities commission and all the work that Charlotte and her team have done. Um, with that, I'll turn it back over to the the chair. >> Thank you, sir. To the commission for questions or comments. hearing none. How about PIC staff or members of the public?
>> Same thing. PFC coordination and highway easements. Um, same deal as the previous actions. Other than that, all set. >> Okay. Do we have a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve a joint petition by the city of Boston Office of Housing and the City of Boston Transportation Department for widening
relocation in Walnut Avenue. Is written into the record by the chair. >> Second. All in favor? I >> I. >> Any oppose or abstain? Hearing none. So moved. >> Okay. Item number five. Uh on a joint
petition by William F. Print Pritkin and William B. Pritkin and the city of Boston transportation department for the widening and relocation of the existing rightofway lines in Walnut a public way in Roxbury located on its northeastly side at address number 273 generally across from Hallworthy Street and
Crawford Street as shown on a plan entitled city of Boston public works department engineering division widening relocation plan 273 Walnut A Roxbury uh public way once she did July 22nd 2025 back to the proponent
Thank you. Uh, yep. Same thing going on here as well. About this one's about 41 square ft across the entire frontage of 273 Walnut A. Again, on the north northern corner of Walnut, Walnut, Crawford, and Hallworthy. Same comments about the coordination Charlotte and her team have done with PFC. Um, with that,
I'll turn it back over to the chair. >> Thank you, sir. Questions or comments from the commission? Hearing none. How about PIC staff or members of the public? >> Same PFC coordination and highway easement comments. Other than that, all
set. >> Thank you. Do we have a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve a joint petition by William F. Pigen and William Biden and the city of Boston Transportation Department for widing relocation in Walnut Abs by the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I
>> I. Any oppose or abstain? Hearing none. So moved. Okay. Number six. on a joint petition by the city of Boston public schools department and the city of Boston transportation department for the widening and relocation of the existing right-of-way lines of Walnut
Avenue or public way in Roxbury located on its northwesterly side of number 160 Parasoft Street generally northeast of Hallworthy Street and Crawford Street as shown on our planet title city of Boston public works department engineering division widening location plan walnut a
south south of Harasoft street in Roxbury public one sheet dated July 22nd, 2025. Back to the proponent. >> Thank you. Um, this location is about 28 square ft. Um, just north of the Walnut
Walnut Crawford the intersection in between the sidewalk and the stone wall. Again, no changes since the last public hearing and or new business hearing. Um, and all the same comments about Charlotte's work with public public facilities commission. Um, with that, I'll turn it back over to the chair.
Any questions or comments from the commission hearing? None. Any questions or comments from PIC staff or members of the public? The FC coordination highway easements are the same. Other than that, all set. >> Great. Do we have a motion? I'll make a
motion to approve a joint petition by the city of Boston public schools department and the city of Boston transportation department for widening relocation and walnut ad is written to the record by the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I. >> Any opposer saying
hearing? None. So moved. All right. Number seven, on a joint petition by 163 to 165 Crawford Street Realy Trust in the city of Boston Transportation Department for widening and relocation of the existing right of way lines of the following public ways
in Roxbury. Crawford Street on its southerntherly side at addresses number 163 through 165 southwest of Hallworthy Street and Hallworthy Street on its southwesterly side southeast of Crawford Street as shown on a plan entitled City of Boston Public Works Department
Engineering Division widening and relocation plan 163 through 165 Crawford Street in Roxbury. A public way one sheet dated July 22nd, 2025. Back to the proponent. Thank you. Um, this location
is about 68 square ft in area. Um, same intersection just on the south side between a building and the existing sidewalk. Um, same comments about Charles work with color facilities commission. With that, I'll turn it back over to the chair. >> Thank you, sir. Questions or comments
from the commission? >> Hearing none. How about PIC staff or members of the public? Same comments regarding the PFC coordination and the highway easements. Other than that, we are all set on this one. >> Thank you, Todd. Do I hear a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve a joint
petition by 163 to 165 Crawford Street Realy Trust in the city of Boston Transportation Department for a widing relocation in Crawford Street and Hallworth Street as read by the chair. >> Second. All in favor? I I >> Any oppose or abstain?
Hearing none, so moved. Okay. Number eight, a joint petition by Malak and Alvalei Abdal Khalik at LLC in the city of Boston Transportation Department for the widening and relocation of the existing rightway lines of Humble A public way in Roxbury
located on its westerly side at address number 67 north of Monroe Street as shown on a plan entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Widening and Relocation Plan 67 Humboldt A and Roxbury a public way one sheet dated July 22nd, 2025. 5. Back to
the proponent. >> Thank you. This location is at the intersection of Humbult AB and Monroe Street. Um, this parcel is about 14 square ft as you turn the corner from Humble heading up Monroe. Same comments, same reasoning for the taking of this
this parcel. Um, and thanks to Charlotte and all her teams work for coordinating with public facilities commission. Um, with that, I'll turn it back over to the chair. >> Thank you, sir. Questions or comments from the commission? Hearing none. How about PS staff or members of
the public? >> Same thing. PFC coordination and highway easements are the same. Other than that, we are all set. >> Todd, we have a motion. >> I'll make a motion on the joint petition by Malik and Eli and Abdal Fleek LLC in
the city of Boston Transportation Department for a widening relocation in Humble Avenue as read in the record by the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> I >> I >> Any oppose or abstain? >> Hearing none. So moved.
>> Okay. Number nine on a joint petition by Muriel A. Carter in the city of Boston Transportation Department for the widening and relocation of the existing right ofway lines on Monroe Street, a public way in Roxbury located on southerntherly side at address number 62
west of Palmold a shown on a plan entitled city of Boston public works department engineering division widening and relocation plan 62 Monroe Street in Roxbury at public way one sheet dated July 22nd 2025. Back to the proponent. >> Thank you. this location. This parcel is
about one square foot in area. Same intersection Humble and Monroe. Again, as you turn the corner up Monroe, heading down Humboldt, it's just cleaning up the sidewalk lines there. Again, no changes since our new business hearing. Um, and thanks again to Charlotte and her team with all the coordination with public facilities
commission. Um, with that, I'll turn it over to the chair. >> Thank you, sir. Questions or comments from the commission? hearing none. How about PIC staff or members of the public? >> One last time, same comments, PFC
coordination, highway easements. All set. >> Great. Thank you. Do we have a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve a joint petition by Mur A. Carter and the city of Boston Transportation Department for a widening relocation in Monroe Street is read into the record by the chair. >> Second.
>> All in favor? >> I. >> I. >> Any opposed or abstain? Hearing none. So moved. Thank you. Okay. Number 10. Uh on a joint petition by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, City of Boston
Transportation Department for the making of specific repairs within the following public ways in Roxbury, consisting of curb realignment, roadway and sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and re relocated pedestrian ramps. street lighting infrastructure, storm drain infrastructure, green storm storm water
infrastructure, bike racks, hydrants, bulge, driveway, curb cuts, median islands, raised crosswalks and tabled intersections. specifically Walnut A. Generally between Walnut Park in Hallworthy Street at Crawford Street, Westminster A, west of
Walnut A, Crawford Street south of Hallworthy Street and Walnut A, Hallworthy Street, east of Crawford Street at Walnut A, Humbled A, generally Monroe Street, Humboldt Court, Monroe Street, west of Humboldt A, Ruthin Street, east of Walnut A, Cobden Street
west of Humbled A. Abbottzford Street between Parrot Harold Street and Crawford Street. Humboldt Court east of Humbled A. Um as shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department engineering division specific repair plans Walnut A, Crawford Street, Humbled
A, Dorchester, there's 26 sheets dated November 2024. Back to the proponent. >> Uh thank you, Chair Charlotte. I kind of gave a an overview already. um of all the proposed improvements at each of the intersections. And we we did touch on it
a little bit at the the new business hearing two weeks ago. I'll just touch on some of the changes that we made to the plans since our last hearing. Um we incorporated some flexible porest pavement in this existing tree pit here just to obtain minimum clearance behind
this large existing tree within the sidewalk. And that was at the request of the parks department, I believe. And then we were also able to just add in the city standard construction detail for the br tree planting. I will scroll
down just to show it to you for the record. Um it's towards the end. Yeah, right here. Um again, that was at the request of the parks department. And then to address Amy's concern about the maintenance of the sidewalk at the
Aversford location, I know Charlotte um had coordinated with a few departments and the property owner and I believe she got agreement from the property owner to maintain this. Um I believe she had coordinated with that that part with Todd. So Charlotte, I don't know if
there's anything else you want to add as it relates to the maintenance of this sidewalk that Amy had questioned last hearing. Yeah, the the adjacent property owners said they would uh plow to the new ramp location. The green infrastructure will
be maintained by the office of green infrastructure. >> Yeah, I guess I guess with that um I'll turn it back over to the chair if there's any questions from anybody. >> Thank you. Any questions or comments from the commission?
Hearing none. Any questions or comments from PIC staff or members of the public? >> We are all set on this one. Thank you. >> Great. Do we have a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve a joint edition by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the city of Boston
Transportation Department for the making of specific repairs in Walnut AB, Westminster AB, Crawford Street, Hollerly Street, Humbold AB, Monroe Street, Ruthman Street, Copton Street, Abbottzford Street, and Humble Court is read to record by the chair. Second. All in favor? >> I >> I.
>> Any oppose or abstain? Hearing none. So moved. Thank you everyone. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Item number 11 uh on a petition by Boston 115 Development LLC for the acceptance of two pedestrian ements
adjacent to the following public ways in Dorchester. Boston Street on its westerly side at address numbers 115 to 121 generally between West Hallwell Street and Washurn Street. West Hollowwell Street on its northeastly side generally west of Boston Street as
shown on a plan entitled city Boston public works department engineering division pedestrian easement plan Boston Street West Hollow Street 115 to 121 Boston street in Dorchester one sheet dated November 25th 2025
that will hand it over to the proponent um >> thank you Mr. Chair and commission members. I'm Maddie Blanchard with Howard Stain Hudson. We're the civil engineer of the job. I'm joined today by members of the development team Boston 115 Development LLC and Architect of
Record KDI. Just to give a very brief overview of the project. It's a 0.8 acre site in the Dorchester neighborhood. The site's bounded by Boston Street Extension to the north, which is a mascot owned right of way. Boston Street to the east, West Tobble to street to
the south, which are both city Boston owned rightways, and then a privately owned park to the west. The existing site contains a 1 to twotory commercial building and service parking lots, all of which will be demolished to allow for the construction of a five-story
mixeduse residential building. The building will provide approximately 90 residential units, ground floor commercial space, and 56 subsurface garage parking spaces that will be accessed off Mass uh Boston Street extension. Apologies. We're requesting
approval for spec for pedestrian easements within Boston Street and West Howell Street. Within Boston Street, the pedestrian easement is approximately 5.2 2 ft in width and will allow for a 10-ft wide cement concrete sidewalk measured
the back of sidewalk ring zone. The total area of this easement is approximately 954 square ft within West Hall Street. We're requesting approval for pedestrian easement that will allow for a 5ft wide cement concrete sidewalk measured from
back of sidewalk furnishing zone. The ement has a approximate width of 4t and a total area of 500 square ft. No changes have been made since this was presented at new business. >> Thank you. Any questions or comments
from the commission? How about PS staff or members of the public? >> We are all set on these easements. >> Thank you, sir. We have a motion. I'll make a motion to approve a petition by Boston 115 Development LLC for the
accept of two pedestrian easements in Boston Street and West Hal Street as written to the record by the chair. >> Second. All in favor? >> I I >> Any opposed or abstain? Hearing none so moved. Thank you. Okay. Item number 13 on a petition by
the St. Agricina Society of Boston for the granting of a private utility license. >> Sorry. Sorry, interrupt. You still need number 12. >> Oh, apologies. All right. Item number 12, uh, on a petition by, uh, Boston 115 Development
LLC for the making of specific repairs within the following public ways in Dorchester, consisting of curb realignment, sidewalk reconstruction with structural soil, as well as new and reloc relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, street lighting infrastructure, storm drain infrastructure, street trees,
landscaping, bike racks, and driveway curb cuts. uh at Boston Street generally at address number 115 to 121 between West Howell Street and Washburn Street and on Westell Street west of Boston Street as shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works
Department Engineering Division specific repair plan Boston Street West Howell Street Public Way 115 to 121 Boston Street Dorchester five sheets dated October 3rd 2025 back to the proponent. Thank you.
Madison Blanchard both Howard Stein Hudson, the civil engineer record on the job. We are requesting approval of specific repairs within Boston Street and West Howell Street. within Boston Street. Specific repairs include sidewalk widening and reconstruction,
installation of a 4 and a half foot wide furnishing zone, which will include permeable pavers, four new bike racks, and four new street trees, as well as a 15 dock bike share station, the closure of two existing curb cuts, and the reconstruction of pedestrian ramps at the intersection of Boston Street and
Boston Street Extension, as well as the intersection of Boston Street and West Howell Street. at the northwest corner of Westell Street. Part of the pedestrian ramp reconstruction will include curb realignment within West Towell Street. The specific
repairs include the installation of the sidewalk from the intersection with Boston Street extending to the northwest corner of the property along adjacent to 123 Boston Street. We will be adjusting the curb line to allow for the installation of this 5ft wide sidewalk
along with a twoft wide furnishing zone. consisting of permeable pavers. Adjacent to the project site, a 4 and 1/2 ft wide furnishing zone will be installed and this will include landscaping improvements as well as the installation of one new street tree while maintaining
the existing street tree adjacent to the project site. There will also be driveway curb cut modifications within West Street. Since we last presented at new business, we coordinated with the accessible ramps group on the grading of all proposed
pedestrian ramps. None of the this coordination resulted in changes to the ramp types or the ramp locations as shown on the plans. And I'll pass it back to you. >> Thank you. Questions or comments from
the commission? Just want to um thank the team for working um with um the streets cabinet ADA grants team on the coordination of um the reconstructed grants.
>> Happy to. Thank you. >> Any other questions or comments from the commission? >> All right, hearing none. How about PIC staff or members of the public? >> I'll set on this action. Thank you, Todd.
We have a motion. >> Make a motion to approve a petition by Boston 115 Development LLC for the making of specific repairs in Boston Street and West Street. Is written to the record by the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I. >> Any opposed to abstain?
Hearing none. So, so moved. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Now, on to number 13. um on a petition by the Saint Agraina Society of Boston for the granting of private utility license for the installation of new electric infrastructure uh within handover Street, a public way in Boston
proper located at addresses number 416 to 420 and 441 to 445 generally between Fountain Place and Salutation Street as shown on a plan titled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division private utility license on
Hannover Street Public Way St. Agapina Benefit Society of the North End one sheet dated November 25th, 2025. I'll hand it to the proponent. >> Good morning all. Um I'm Christina Malcom from Howard Hudson here today on
behalf of the St. Agrapina benefit society for the installation of two private electrical service cabinets in the north end. Um I'm going to hand it over to S from the society to give a few words. Hi everybody. Good morning. Um so from
Sanpina Society, just a little bit of a history where we've been doing the festival for over 113 years now. Um these uh these electrical boxes are are a major proponent of not only our feast uh but the other feasts that are located
on handover and Battery Street. Um we as the energy has been changing obviously our energy sources have been changing. We're going towards a greener uh less of a a carbon footprint. Um about 40 years ago, we installed these electrical boxes. They are maintained privately by
us. Um uh and now as we've moved on and people are moving away from propane and gas and generators, um we need to update the cabinets and uh just make sure that the feast goes on and that we have a way to privately power the the the feast appropriately.
Thanks Al. Um just to reiterate, the project is seeking approval for private utility license to install two electric service cabinets on handover street. One is adjacent to 416420 handover and one near 441445.
Um the cabinets will supply power to feast vendors and will be privately owned and operated. Electrical service to the cabinets will be provided by Eversource and there have been no changes since new business. Great. Thank you. Questions or comments from the
commission? >> Uh just confirming that right as these are going to be fully private right utility boxes in the right of way that there's an associated LMI that reflects this. Yes, these will be privately owned and
operated >> and we have a legal agreement. >> I think it was decided that uh I yes I forget um Chong said that they were legally allowed to do this. So
>> yes, Chong has confirmed that and um also the I believe you've been working with him on the required license maintenance and identification agreement for this as well. Yes. >> Great. >> Perfect. Thank you. >> Any other questions or comments from the
commission? >> How about PIC staff or members of the public? >> All set. We have a motion. >> I'll make a motion to approve a petition by the scene. Agraina Society of Boston to the Grand River private utility license in handover street is written into the record by the chair.
>> Second. All in favor? I >> I >> I abstain hearing none. So move. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> All right. on a petition uh number 14 uh
on a petition by CB Equities 944 Saratoga LLC for the making of specific repairs within Saratoga Street, a public way in East Boston located at number 944 generally between Boardman Street and Trident Street at Brandy Wine Drive and
consisting of curbal realignment, sidewalk reconstruction with structural soil as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavements, street lighting infrastructure storm drain infrastructure, street trees, green storm water infrastructure,
bike racks, and driveway curb cuts as shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division specific repairs 944 Saratoga Street, East Boston, two sheets dated November 24th, 2025
as revised on December 9th, 2025. Hand it off to the proponent. Good morning, uh, Chief Cove and members of the commission for the Rucker Rick Salvathorth Engineering Alliance. Uh, also with me today is, uh, John Connelly from CB Equities. Um, the the plan is
really the same plan that was that was reviewed a few weeks ago. Um, there was a request that we added the spot elevations to the ramps. Um, which as you can see, um, we've done. We also had a conversation with, um, the property owner across the street for the
reciprocal ramp, uh, Mr. uh Vin Lombado uh who had no objections to us uh making this um about three-foot modification um to the curve cut. Um beyond that um everything is the same as what was presented um back on December 4th.
Any questions or comments from the commission? hearing. None. How about uh PIC staff or members of the public? >> Um I believe we are all set on this one. >> Thanks, Todd. All right. Do we have a motion?
>> Make a motion to approve a petition by CB Equities. It's 944 Saratoga LLC for the making of specific repairs within Saratoga Street by the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> I >> thank you for your time everyone.
>> Thank you. >> All right. So moved. Next item on the agenda is uh on a petition uh number 15 um on a petition uh by CAH Investments LLC for the acceptance of a pedestrian
easement adjacent to Canterbury Street Public Way in West Roxberry located on southeasterly side and addresses number 586 to 598 generally but between Lockhill Street and Bourne Street. Um as shown on a plan entitled city of Boston public works department engineering
division pedestrian easement plan 586 to 598 Canterbury Street in Rosenale one sheet dated October 2025 hand to the proponent. Uh good morning Chief Gove uh board members PIC staff attorney John Pini here on
behalf of Cal Investments LLC. With me today is Kevin Katy who is the CI civil engineer on this propos on this project. Um this proposed a four-story residential building located near the intersection of Canterbury and American Legion Highway in Rosundale. This building will include 46 residential
units with 32 garage uh parking spaces accessed off Canterbury Street. Um, as part of this proposal, we are uh bringing our property back to provide a pedestrian easement to the city and there has been no changes since our new business hearing. At this point, I'll
turn it over to Kevin to walk through the plans. Thank you. >> Uh, thank you, John. I'm just going to share my screen so the um group can see this. Um, but you know, so I I assume you're looking at the pedestrian ement plan. Um, the specific repairs plan
provides more context. Um but we are providing a pedestrian easement to allow a 5-ft clear path of travel um behind the furnishing zone. Um the project involves bike racks, new street trees, um and a new concrete sidewalk. Um happy
to go into more specific details. Um I know this is for the pedestrian easement section, but um yeah, like John said, no changes since our last submission. Thank you. >> Great. Thank you. Questions or comments from the commission? Hearing
none. How about PIC staff or members of the public? >> All set. >> Thanks, Todd. Do we have a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve a petition by KH Investments LLC for the acceptance
of a pedestrian eman by the chair. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> I. >> I. Any oppose or abstain? Hearing none. So moved. Thank you.
Okay. Item number 16 on a petition by CAH Investment LLC for the making of specific repairs in can within Canterbury Street a public way in West Roxbury located on southeast of Leide at addresses number 586 to 598 generally between Walkill Street, War Street and
consisting of curb and sidewalk reconstruction with structural soil as well as new new and relocated specialty pavement, street trees, bike racks, hydrants and driveway curb cuts as shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division specific repair
plan 586 to 598 Canterbury Street Rosenale Public Way. Three sheets dated October 2025 as revised on November 26, 2025. We'll hand it back to the proponent. Thanks again, uh, chief of uh, board
members, PIC staff. Uh, again, attorney John Baldini on behalf of Cal Investments LLC. With me today is Kevin Keaney, who's our CI civil engineer. This proposal is a four-story residential building located at the intersections of Canterbury and American Legion in Rosendale. 46 residential
units with 32 garage spaces accessed off Canterbury Street. Associated with this development uh are a number of public realm improvements, which brings us here today for the specific repair action. At this point, I will turn it over to Kevin our uh to walk through those improvements. Appreciate it.
>> Thank you, John. Uh yeah, to to mimic what I said last time, um I pulled up the specific repairs plan. Um you know, there are street trees, new bike racks. Um you know, some new electrical lines going through there. Um you know, we do have some storm water management just off the property line or just within the
property line. Um you know, nothing pretty straightforward. Um you know, no changes from the uh last few reviews. Um and I believe we've addressed all the comments that um we did receive which included narrowing our cur um showing
the limits of the structural soil for the trees. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Um any questions or comments from the commission on this one? >> Uh you're not providing any street lights in on this sidewalkcape, right?
We see the trees but I don't see any lights. Is this what is desired by the street lighting department? >> Uh we didn't get any comments from them specifically. Um and we didn't propose them because the adjacent project that I believe is a little bit larger didn't
include those on Canterbury Street. So um we had not proposed that. >> I I think we should just make sure that we have that coordination with uh right the street lighting department. >> Okay. Uh we did we did not receive any comments from them. So, um, but if if
you if you would like additional questions. >> Yeah. I just want them to be a little bit more right like right. Not a no comment, just uh or they can say no comment, but we'd like them to say no comment, not just not comment. >> Thanks, Amy. Any other questions or
comments from the commission? Hearing none. Any questions or comments from PIC staff or members of the public? >> Uh, no. Along those lines, I would just suggest that this vote be contingent on double-checking with Volksw Lighting Division.
>> Agreed. Thanks, Todd. >> Okay. Do we do we have a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve a petition by KLH Investments LLC for the making of specific repairs within Canbury Street is read to the record by the chair, contingent upon final approval by the street lighting department.
>> Second. All in favor? >> I. Any oppose or abstain? Hearing none. So move. Thank you. >> I appreciate it. Everyone enjoy the holidays. >> Thank you. Take care.
>> Have a good holiday. >> Okay. Okay, last item number 17 uh on a petition by the Boston Planning and Development Agency doing business as the city of Boston Planning Department for the making of specific repairs within Main Street, a public way in Charles
Town, generally located at it on its northeasterly side at addresses number 529 to 543 between Medford Street and Alfred Street, consisting of curb realignment, sidewalk reconstruction, as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, storm drain infrastructure,
driveway curb cuts, protected bicycle lane infrastructure, permanent flood walls, and deployable flood barrier infrastructure. As shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department, Engineering Division, specific repairs plan, Boston interim
flood protection project, 529 Main Street, a public way in Charles Town, 13 sheets, dated December 1st, 2025. I'll hand it over to the proponent. Good morning. Uh my name is Cassandra Martinez from Weston at Samson. Um the
engineer consultant for the city of Boston. Um I also have Ben Madison from uh BPDA. Um I'll just share um to remind everyone of the project. Um so this project is um
for installation of deployable uh flood barriers over um by the shafts building in Charletown. Um and to accommodate that work, we are uh proposing um redoing of the sidewalks on either side of the driveway. Um construction of
a um flat pedestrian crossing um where the deployable barriers will be placed. Um concrete walls um to tie into those barriers. Um replacement of the bike lane and um upgrades to storm drain
infrastructure. Um, since the last hearing on the 4th, um, I know comments were brought up by Boston Water and Sewer Commission at that hearing. Um, so we did have a follow-up meeting, um, and some correspondence, um, as late as yesterday with BWSC
um, about the storm drain updates. Um, so perhaps we could touch on that specifically. Um, otherwise, we have not made any other changes to these plans. Um although I guess one minor one that Todd I know you had requested was related to this property line um that
cuts through Main Street. Um we changed the coloring of it and just made a distinction on the fee ownership for the property on either side. >> Okay. Any questions or comments from the commission? Uh just confirming right that these
deployables are owned by who? >> It'll be owned by the city of Boston and uh maintained and operated by the office of emergency management. >> Okay. And we have an I'm assuming an agreement for both what happens with the deployables and also the like
maintenance of all the other wall and associated things that are changing out here. Yeah, we are drafting it with the property owners uh and also the LMI. So, it's it's nearing completion. We just need to make sure that we get every
detail in there. >> Great. >> Oh, hi. This is Denise Steel from Boston. Um yes, I thank you for mentioning like the comments that were sent last night. So, um I think as PIC goes, um we're okay with you going
through with the with the uh the plans, but I think um we probably just have to, you know, have the changes uh that we requested uh through the site plan process. So, we're we're okay with that. Okay. Yeah. Thanks, Denise. I think one comment um cuz I know John had noted um
that you would prefer it sounded like you were noting that you would prefer like on this drain line we were proposing another regular like Brazilian wedge gate valve and he had noted potentially the option for a backwater valve and then a manhole here um as a potentially less expensive option. So, I
think we just and maybe it requires a follow-up with John as well just to confirm if that's a requirement or if it's still a preference and we can just decide on which type of valve either one could be acknowledging that the operation of any
valves would be on the would not be on Boston water and sewer during a flood. It would be on the office of emergency management. >> Right. Yeah. Yeah. So, that'd be that'd be a good idea. Thank you. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. Any other questions or comments from the
commission? >> How about PIC staff or members of the public? Um, I know that the project team has been working with the disabilities commission and also public works accessibility team on the finer details of some of these ramps. Um, I did
recently hear uh one point being that I think one of these ramps or the tactile panel or something like that um may be partially located on private property um as designed today. So, that may need to be tweaked, but it doesn't sound like that
should be a major issue. So, I think uh the project team just needs to finalize that coordination prior to um construction. >> Yes. Um, I just want to interject here to say I think we have a meeting on the books in the new year um to work out
some of those details. >> Thanks, Todd. Any other questions? We're good. All right. Hearing none. Is there a motion? Make a motion to approve a petition by the Boston Planning and Development Agency, DBA, the city of Boston Planning Department
for the making of specific repairs in Main Street is read the record by the chair. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I >> Any oppose or abstain? Hearing none. So moved. Thank you. >> Thank you very much.
>> Thanks very much. >> Okay. Um, moving on to administrative matters. Uh, upon nomination by the representative of the public works department, uh, appointment of a transportation department, representative Amy Cording, uh, andor her design as the vice chair of the
public improvement commission. Mr. Lyman, could you please provide some context on this matter for the commission? >> Sure. So, this is just kind of a housekeeping action. Um, any time uh the chair of the commission changes um if
that chair wishes to nominate or anybody else on the commission for that matter wishes to nominate a new vice chair uh we just need to kind of formalize that through a vote of the commission. So that's all that this is. Um I'll open it up to questions, comments, or anything
else anybody has to say. Any questions or comments from the commission? No. >> How about the public? >> Looks like we're all set. Congratulations, Amy.
>> Yay. >> Uh, do we have to take a actual vote? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> I don't think I can make this motion. I >> I I I move uh for the commission to appoint transportation department
representative Amy Cording and or her design as the vice chair of the public improvement commission. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> I >> Any oppose or abstain?
Hearing none. So move. Amy, thank you for your long and continued service um to PIC. >> Love it. >> Uh all right, so before we adjourn, it should be noted that our next meeting
will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Uh do I hear a motion to adjurnn? >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I >> I. So moved.
Thank you everyone. Happy holiday everybody. >> Thank you. >> Happy holiday. America.