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Home My Public Portal About2018-03-27 Linear Park Lighting1_201803231053440092 TOWN OF 1630 WATERTOWN Office of the Town Manager ;su ' Administration Building 149 Main Street Watertown,MA 02472 Phone: 617-972-6465 www.watertown-ina.gov Michael J. Driscoll townmgt@watertown-ma.gov Town Manager To: Honorable Town Council ' From: Michael J. Driscoll, Town Manager Date: March 22, 2018 RE: Agenda Item—Transfer of Funds Request As you recall, on January 23, 2018 the Proposed Fiscal Year 2019-2023 Capital Improvement Program(CIP)was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Watertown Home Rule Charter and the Town Council Resolution on the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Process. The Council's Committee on Budget and Fiscal Oversight met several times thereafter developing conceptual recommendations for presentation to the Honorable Town Council for their review and adoption. On March 15, 2018,the Honorable Town Council adopted twenty- seven(27) conceptual recommendations on the Fiscal Year 2019-2023 CIP. One of the conceptual recommendations reads in part as follows: 23. Proceed with a FY18 transfer of funds or use of previously appropriated monies of $70,000 for the Linear Park Lighting upgrade, subsequent to the January 9, 2018 Public Works Committee report, and the meeting for public input held February 1, 2018. As a follow-up to that conceptual recommendation, attached please find copies of the December 6, 2017 Committee on Public Works minutes along with the attachment related to the Linear Park Lighting upgrade and the flyer related to the meeting for public input. Therefore, given all of the above, I respectfully request the attached Transfer of Funds be placed on the March 27, 2018 Town Council Agenda. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. cc: Steven Magoon,Director of Community Development and Planning/Assistant Town Manager Thomas J.Tracy,Town Auditor/Assistant Town Manager for Finance Nancy J.Heffernan,Treasurer/Collector Gerald S.Mee,Jr., Superintendent of Public Works Dennis J. Sheehan,Director of Administration and Finance,Department of Public Works Matthew Shuman,Town Engineer TRANSFER AMOUNT $70,000 FROM: FY 18 TOWN COUNCIL RESERVE $ 70,000 0111152-570780 TO: FY 18 LINEAR PARK LIGHTING PROJECT $ 70,000 0194000-580953 I hereby certify to the availability, authority of funding source, mathematical accuracy and appropriate fiscal year. DATE TOWN AUWO Town Council Town of Watertown Committee on Public Works Meeting December 6, 2017 [REPORT: January 9, 20181 The Committee met at 6:45 pm in the Town Council Chamber. Present were Committee members Aaron Dushku (Chair),Anthony Palomba(Vice-chair), Susan Falkoff(Secretary),Public Works Staff Jerry Mee,Dennis Sheehan and Matt Shuman;Town Council President Mark Sideris and Vice President Vincent Piccirilli;Vanesse Associates Engineering Consultant to Athenahealth Steve Boudreau, Stantec Consultant Bob Corning,Athenahealth Project Manager Phil Memmott,residents Sibylle DeBartolo and Michelle Cokonougher,and Charlie Breitrose from . www.WatertownNIAnews.com. I. WATER METER REPLACEMENT Mr. Sheehan presented a revised draft regulation document(attached). The Committee recommended a few further edits and asked Mr. Sheehan to provide a red-lined copy of the draft regulation changes for the Town Council. (Additional edits from the Town Attorney were incorporated after the meeting and are included in the attachment) The Committee voted 3-0 to ask that the Town Council anbrove the amended lanauaae and recommend that the, Town Manager incorporate them into the Town's existing Water Regulations., II. LINEAR PARK LIGHTING Mr. Sheehan provided a handout about the proposed lighting for Linear Park(attached). This has been an item in the Capital Improvements budget for several years. The main reason for the lighting is to improve safety but DPW wants to also be sensitive to the concerns of neighbors who may object to bright lights near their homes. Shields can be added to the lights to divert light if necessary. District Councilor Piccirilli notes that the previous street lights in the area were taller and less focused. Councilor Palomba raised concerns about the possibility of the lights affecting the neighbors and asked if there was a community meeting being planned. DPW responded that no meeting was planned at this time. President Sideris suggested that before any work is done,DPW should hold a meeting with the residents whose property abuts the park. The Department agreed to do so. The Committee voted 3-0 to recommend that the nroiect go forward..provided there be a neighborhood meeting (not iust for direct abutters)before there is a transfer of funds for the proiect.. III. WALNUT/DEXTER and SCHOOL STREET INTERSECTION Changes to improve this intersection are being proposed as part of the i-cubed projects. Concept drawings were distributed(attached). The Police Department has reviewed the plan and changes were incorporated based on department feedback. Mr.Boudreau said the main goal of the changes was to improved safety for both cars and pedestrians. The central part of the intersections will be mill and overlayed. There will be bumpouts to narrow the pedestrian crossings and improve visibility.Vehicles approaching the intersection from the north will be channeled. LED stop signs will guide traffic coming into the intersection from the east and west. The intersection will have a"Do Not Block"box. No parking will be removed. The design shows an addition of two street trees and the Committee asked that another be considered on Walnut Street. The design shows crosswalks across both Dexter and Walnut and the Committee requested consideration of another at the bump-outs on School Street. The project team will examine pedestrian activity in the intersection and re-assess the need for a third crosswalk. The Committee voted 3-0 to sunuort the re-design with the proiect team evaluating the additional tree and crosswalk options. In response to concerns raised by Councilor Palomba,Mr.Mee explained that he and Mr.Magoon were meeting soon to discuss how to repurpose the Arsenal Project mitigation agreements in light of the i-cubed project taking over funding for some of the proposed uses of mitigation money. The Town Council Committee on Budget and Page 1 of 2 Fiscal Oversight will be discussing procedural mechanisms for such `repurposing' sometime in January of 2018. Councilors Falkoff and Palomba praised Councilor Dushku for his leadership of this committee for the past two years and the DPW staff added their appreciation for the work of the Committee. Respectfully submitted by Susan Falkoff, Secretary and edited by Aaron Dushku, Chair. Page 2 of 2 1630 TOWN OF WATERTOWN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (P)617-972-6420 124 ORCHARD STREET (F)617-972-6402 WATERTOWN MA 02472 Gerald S. Mee Jr. t Superintendent TO: Public Works Subcommittee FROM: Gerald S. Mee, Superintendent DATE: December 6, 2017 RE: Linear Park Lighting In preparation for the December 6, 2017 Public Works Subcommittee meeting, this memo outlines the Department of Public Works initial recommendations for the installation of decorative safety lighting along Linear Park between Whites Avenue and Waverly Avenue. The Town Managers FY 2018 Budget Message read in part: "Pursuant to the provisions of the Watertown Home Rule Charter and the Town Council Resolution on the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Process, the Proposed Fiscal Year 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) was submitted to the Honorable Town Council on January 24, 2017, The Council's Committee on Budget and Fiscal Oversight met several times there after developing conceptual recommendations for presentation to the Honorable Town Council for their review and adoption. On March 16, 2017, the Honorable Town Council adopted conceptual recommendations on the Fiscal 2018-2022 CIP as memorialized in the following excerpt from the Committee Minutes: The conceptual recommendations are as follows:... 25, That the Town Council and the Administration finalize plans on how to best proceed with the following items, and seek to find them with FYI transfer of funds or use of previously appropriated monies: a. Linear Park Walkway Lighting— In this regard, the Department of Public Works is recommending the attached fixture (which matches the decorative lights previously installed in Watertown Square) and project budget outlined below for your review and consideration. I Item Price Quantity Total Fixture Mfr:Spring City Electrical Mfg. Co, Cat#ALMAGS-LE060/EVX/X2-40-CR3-GPLO-FAA-CU(luminaire) Cat# APSWSH-17-12.00-DC-CU(pole) State Contract Pricing $ 3,776.00 11 $41,536.00 Third Party Electrical Work Electircal Wiring Through Existing Piping, Pole Installation $16,000.00 1 $16,000.00 Site Preperation Exixting Utility Pole Removal, Installation of Concrete Footings, $12,000.00 1 $12,000.00 Handholes P roj a ct Tota 1 $69,536.00 d Attachments: Recommended Spring City Pole and Head Specs Recommended Spring City Head Image Recommended Spring City Lighting Distribution PA J�l A 15 Qn AI 4fikg s the ptgwv r of Svey lily Ekcl N/o Ca ono' d is uc�/u the j 14ienl wilh the unoers/wAg thol it shy/not be avkv,&phcate4 passed nv to un ihwled polfig nor used 41 mypurpose alber than that 41 which it u spe licm!y k i hed except"ilh SµMg Cilys oi?len pev Ashv (,(it LAMP POST SPECIFICATIONS STYLE: WASHINGTON PEDESTRIAN WITH DC TOP lj HEIGHT: 12'-0" ;i BASE: 17 DIAMETER ; !� MATERIAL: D(A)1 PIECE,CAST ALUMINUM ALLOY ANSI 356 PER A.S.T.M.B26-95 ❑(1)1 PIECE,CAST IRON PER A,S,T,M,A48-83 CLASS 30 114'.'; ❑(D)1 PIECE,CAST DUCTILE IRON PER A636-84 GRADE 65-45-12 FINISH: PRIME PAINT THEN FINISH SHERWIN WILLIAMS j;!l ACROLON-PLEASE ADVISE COLOR ACCESS DOOR: LOCATED IN BASE SECURED WITH TAMPER PROOF HEX SOCKET SECURITY MACHINE SCREWS GROUND STUD PROVISIONS: DRILL AND TAP INSIDE WALL OF BASE OPPOSITE ACCESS DOOR TO ACCOMMODATE A 1/4'-20 GROUND STUD(STUD SUPPLIED BY OTHERS) ANCHOR BOLTS: (4)3l4'DIA,X 24-LONG+3-HOOK(FULLY GALVANIZED WITH I 1 GALVANIZED NUT AND 1 GALVANIZED WASHER PER BOLT) BOLT PROJECTION: 3"REQUIRED TENON: _"DIA.X _'HIGH i, 12'-0" 12112"DIA. OF A.D. 1 ;:j1;44 I�'I U6 fUU'. 000,1 °Cl." ACCESS r t , ' ,sA DOOR sspll-naalt ,Electrical Mf . Co l HALL AND MAIN STREETS-P.O.BOX 19-SPRING CITY,PA.19475 PHONE(610)9484000 FAX(610)948.5577 E-mail ADDRESS:sales@spdngcity.com —17"DIA,——1 DESCRIPTION PSWSH-17-12,00-DC PDF s` � �; i t i s 1 i ,�::;� 4 :� N.cNn C Cj ng� o o - . I ri t u 0 Y o 0 0 0 0 o rn000 o Z o o CV co qq z z z L § Y S p@ o 000 S ui w m a lun�u 31oJ.0'.Z ` 1H�r3N OHLLrIM7tl O��li � tert vvii t I Department of F � { We're all about ...this towns" Linear Park Lighting Improvement Project LM Neighborhood Open House 5:00-6:30 pm, February 1, 2018 Philip Pane Lower Meeting Room (Basement Level) 149 Main Street, Watertown, MA 02472 The Town of Watertown is in the process of developing a plan for improving lighting in Linear Park and would like to invite park abutters to learn more about the project and provide feedback. This is an open house meeting to meet with representatives from the Department of Public Works, Community Development and Planning and the Town's lighting vendor, Speclines. All representatives will be available between 5:00-6:30 so please feel free to come and go as you please. If you are unable to attend but would like to learn more, please contact: Dennis Sheehan at dsheehan3Pwatertown-ma.aov or(617)972 6420