Would the representative from the public works department please state their name for the record?

Nick Gove, Transportation Department, please do the same.

Water and sewer commission.

Commission for Persons with Disabilities.

Patricia Mendes.

And we do not have anyone from ISD or water and sewer currently, but we do have a quorum.

Great.

Start with the minutes at the request of the public improvement commission staff, uh acceptance of the meeting minutes of PIC hearing, which was held on April 9th, 2026.

Do we have a motion to approve the minutes?

I'll make a motion to approve the minutes of April 9th, 2026.

Second.

All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed or abstained?

Hearing none so moved.

Thank you.

Let's move to the public hearing.

Agenda item number one on a joint petition by 25 Amory Street Apartments LLC and 250 Center Street.

Housing LLC for the widening and relocation of the existing right-of-way lines of Amory Street, a public way in Roxbury, as well as the for the acceptance of a highway easement located on its westerly side at addresses number 25, generally between Center Street and Brewery Lane at Amory Street Connector.

As shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Widening Communication Plan, Amory Street, 25 Amory Street, Roxbury, one sheet dated January 2025.

We'll hand it over to the proponent.

Thank you.

Good morning, members of the commission and uh members of the public.

Uh my name is Colin Horsley.

I'm a senior project engineer at NICH Engineering, and I'm here on behalf of the proponents.

Um as mentioned during the new business hearing, um, this project is uh a slight revision to the original plans approved under separate uh new business and public hearings by the city of Boston for these uh projects.

Um a shift in electrical infrastructure um is causing this request for the widening relocation and then the further two actions.

Um as you can see on the proposed plan, this red area is the extension.

Um request is 108 square feet um as needed for the fire truck turnaround area.

Uh I moved out, I yield for questions.

Any questions or comments from the commission?

Hearing none, how about a motion?

I'll make a motion to approve a joint petition by 25 Amory Apartments LLC and 250 Center Street Housing LLC for the widening and relocation of Amory Street as reading to the record by the chair.

Second.

All in favor.

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed or abstained.

Hearing none so moved.

Okay.

Um apologies for interrupting.

Just want to jump in and recognize that Sarah Leo has joined us and is replacing Patricia Mendez uh in representation of the disabilities commission.

Thank you, Todd.

All set, thank you.

Thank you, Todd.

Okay.

Uh on uh agenda item number two on a joint petition by 25 Amory Street LLC 250 Center Street Housing LLC for the making of specific repairs in Amory Street within Amory Street of Public Way in Roxbury located generally at address number 25 between Center Street and Brewery Lane at Amory Street Connector, consisting of curb realignment, roadway and sidewalk reconstruction as well as new and relocated street lighting infrastructure, storm drain infrastructure, ballage and driveway curb cuts.

As shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Specific Repair Plans, Amory Street, Boston, four sheets dated March 2026.

We'll hand it back to the proponent.

Thank you.

And uh my apologies, I realized I wasn't sharing earlier.

Uh it should be on the screen now.

Um but yeah, as mentioned, um, some curb realignment, driveway realignment, um, the widening relocation um and ball are it's associated with this uh turnaround area for fire truck movements um as shown on this specific repair plan.

Um and again I yield for questions.

Thank you.

Any questions or comments from PIC staff or members of the public?

Uh no, I will take this opportunity to remind the public if you wish to ask questions or add testimony uh during any particular action.

We ask that you use the raised hand function, uh which can be found at the reactions tab at the bottom of your screen.

I do not see any public commentary at this time, and case the staff is all set on this action.

John, any questions or comments from commissioners?

Hearing none, how about a motion?

And make a motion to approve under joint petition by 25 A Marie Apartment LLC and 250 Centre Street Housing for the making of specific repiers within A Marie Street is written to the record by the chair.

Second.

All in favor.

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed or abstain.

Hearing none so moved.

On to the next agenda item.

Public hearing agenda item number three.

On a joint petition by 25 Amory Street, LLC 250 Center Street Housing LC and N Star Electric doing business as Ever Source Energy for a grant of location within Amory Street, a public way in Roxbury, located on its westerly edge, westerly side, generally between Center Street Brewery Lane and Amory Street Connector, as shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division Grant of Location Plan Amory Street, Ever Source Equipment in Boston One Sheet, dated March 2026.

We'll hand it back to the proponent.

Thank you.

For this specific BOC action, it is for PMH 26640, which is owned by NSTAR Ever Source, and then a private transclosure, which is owned by the proponents.

Please let me know if there are any questions on scratch location requests.

Thank you.

Any questions or comments from PIC staff or commission members?

If nobody is available from Ever Source Coleman, can you confirm that?

My understanding is yes, but I will follow with Kelly and to uh confirm that with you, Todd.

Okay, great.

Thank you.

Any questions or comments from members of the public?

I don't see any.

I think we're all set.

Todd, are we comfortable proceeding without ever source being present?

Um yeah, I think maybe we just make this approval contingent on uh EverSource signing that maintenance agreement um and the developer potentially sending a maintenance agreement for the ballers if EverSource is not going to take those on as well.

Okay, so do I hear a motion from the commission that would be contingent on those two factors.

I make a motion to approve um public hearing number three um for the ranting location with Amory as per the record um to the record by the chair contingent on um uh signed permission from upper source.

Second.

All in favor.

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed or abstain.

Hearing none, so moved.

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right.

Public hearing agenda item number four.

Petition by 279 Maverick Street, Realty LLC for the making of specific repairs within Maverick Street and Public Way, located in East Boston at address number 279, generally southeast of Geneva Street, consisting of Kerb and Sidewalk reconstruction with structural soil as well as new and relocated pedestrian ramps, specialty pavement, street lighting infrastructure, street trees, bike racks, and driveway curb cuts as shown on a set of plans entitled City of Boston Public Works Department Engineering Division, specific repair plans 279 Maverick Street in Boston, four sheets dated November 4th, 2025, and revised on April 9th, 2026.

We will hand it over to the proponent.

Good morning.

My name is Pavel Hunts, development manager for 279 Maverick Street, which is a 32 unit uh mixed use development located in East Boston.

I will uh turn it over to our civil engineer Giovanni Federa to uh do a quick run through of the uh specific requires repairs noted here.

Good morning.

My name is Javide Federa.

I'm currently on the road right now, so don't have the camera on.

However, um the scope of the project, like Powell said it's 32-unit building.

Um work within the right-of-way is reconstruction of the sidewalk.

Uh the curbing is going to remain this curb line is going to remain the same, but we're relocating uh relocating Curb Cut and it's gonna be a shared curve shared curb cut between the two uh proposed building and the abody building.

Uh but we're also adding a uh pedestrian crosswalk that's gonna be going you know cross from across the street.

We're also adding uh bike racks, uh the street trees, and street lighting within the sidewalk while also maintaining a five-foot-wide uh pedestrian sidewalk.

So that's pretty much the scope of the work.

Um, and we're happy to answer any questions.

Uh I don't think I missed anything, but Paul, if I did, feel free to chime in.

So thank you.

Nope, I think you hit it on the head.

Uh I think just noting that we're closing one curb cut and basically just relocating the one that's basically between 273 and 279.

And for the street lighting, we'll be providing the uh underground infrastructure in the city of Boston.

We'll be providing all above uh ground infrastructure and fixtures.

Any questions or comments from PIC staff?

All set.

Thanks, Todd.

How about members of the public?

Um not seeing any raised hands.

The commission, any questions.

Hearing none, how about a motion?

I make a motion to approve public hearing um agenda item four for specific repairs within Maverick Street in East Boston as further read into the record by the chair.

Second.

All in favor.

Aye.

Any opposed or abstain.

Hearing none so moved.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

On to the last public hearing agenda item number five, a joint petition by Northeastern University and Suffolk Construction Incorporated for the granting of an earth retention license for the installation of two temporary crane pads in Earth Support Systems within St.

Boltoff Street, the public way in Roxbury, located on its southeaster side at address number 262, generally between Gainesborough Street and Public Alley number 823, as shown on a plan entitled City of Boston Public Works Department of Engineering Division, Temporary Hoist and Tower Crane Foundation and Support of Excavation, 262 St.

Boltoff Street, one sheet dated March 3rd, 2026.

We'll hand it over to the proponent.

On behalf of Northeastern and Suffolk Construction, uh we've submitted a petition on earth retention systems.

Uh we're seeking approval for installation two tower crane structures and a personnel hoist extending partially into the sidewalk and roadway of St.

Patal Street in support of Northeastern University's new athletic facility construction.

The tower crate will include installation of an earth support system uh and foundation piles that will be cut off below grade after demolition of the tower cranes.

Um and Ben Caroline from Suffolk has a statement from BTD.

Yes, hi, good morning.

Um Pat Brophy from Suffolk Construction held uh discussions with Mr.

Ed Hesford last week regarding the tower crane and footings since the tower cranes are held within the footprint of the already approved CMP.

Mr.

Hesford takes no exceptions as long as the footings and piles are cut back to PIC standards, which are outlined with outlined within this plan.

Thank you for your time.

We yield for questions.

Thank you.

Any questions or comments from PIC staff?

I think we're all set with this.

The only outstanding issue we had had was in regards to the CMP.

So if that's been cleared up, uh, I think we're good.

Great.

How about members of the public?

I see no raised hands.

All right, do we have a motion from the commission?

I make a motion um to approve public hearing number um five um for the minting of an earth retention license for the installation of two temporary crane pads and earth support systems within St.

Belthoff Street as for the right read into the record by the chair.

Second.

All in favor.

Aye.

Aye.

Any opposed or abstained?

Hearing none so moved.

Thank you.

Okay, next item on the agenda is City Roadway Acceptance.

This is on a petition by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for the acceptance at City Roadways, the following public ways in South Boston.

West Service Road from South Boston Hall Road to its northeasterly terminus at Boston Wharf Road, Boston Wharf Road from Congress Street to its southwesterly terminus at West Service Road, and Congress Street between West Service Road and B Street.

As shown on a set of plans entitled Public Roadway Acceptance Plan, West Service Road, Boston Wharf Road, and Congress Street in Boston's the C Board Nine Sheets, dated June 2025.

We will hand it over to Mastard.

Morning, Mr.

Chairman, it's John Romano from Mass DOT.

I'm here with Jeffrey Mullen, our outside counsel from Foley Hoag, and Matt Goldie from HDA.

As uh described by uh you a few minutes ago, we're here to have the city accept these roadways.

Umstanding work between us and your staff um related to the central lottery project.

Um happy to open it up for any questions if you have.

Thank you, John.

Yeah, long a lot of long time coordination work on this one.

Uh any questions from PIC staff?

Uh no, John.

Would you just mention real briefly the inspections and sign-offs that have occurred um from the various city departments?

No, sure.

So along with the plans, we submitted a package of all of the construction work that was uh requested between uh many years ago coordination with uh city and public works and uh street lighting, and we've had each each item was completed and then inspected by the appropriate city of Boston person and then signed off.

So along with this package is all of the sign-off sheets for all of the repairs um along um sidewalks, uh street lighting, etc.

And um also long-standing letters from Boston Water and Thur, uh BTD and Oxen Mountain as well are in the package.

Thanks, John.

About any other questions.

No, um I'll just mention that uh John and Jeffrey and Matt and my staff and I have been working on all of this for quite a while.

Um we have a MOU which has been executed, which kind of stipulates some of the permanent authority that the um Mastodot is retaining over one of their tunnels right here, uh and we expect to carry that agreement forward to um other similar situations and areas um throughout the you know downtown corridor and and maybe some other spots.

So um we're in a really good place with this and look forward to closing out some of the other spots throughout the city.

Great.

Thanks, Todd.

Any questions, comments from the public on this?

Uh I see no raised hands.

Any questions or comments from commissioners?

Sorry, how about a motion?

I'm making a motion to approve of the roadway um city roadway acceptance for um West Service Road, Boston Warford, Congress Street, and South Boston as for the record read into the record by the chair.

Second.

All in favor.

Aye.

Any opposed or abstain.

Hearing none, so move.

Thank you.

Appreciate it, John.

Thank you.

Thank you, everyone.

Appreciate all the helping us staff uh Mr.

Chairman.

Okay.

Um to new business.

We only have one item of new business today.

Uh, that's the one jobs in place project 415 to 435 and 440 Brookline Ave, Pilgrim Road, Deaconess Road, Roxbury, uh, for an Earth Retention License, private utility license on a set of joint petitions by Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Incorporated.

We will hand it over to the proponent.

Morning, members of the commission and staff.

My name is Howard Mosier from VHB 99 High Street in Boston.

Thanks for your time this morning.

I'm joined by a number of the valuable team members for the Dana Farber Future Cancer Hospital project.

Just a kind of refresher for those new to the commission or that weren't able to participate in earlier actions.

Two and a half years ago, Dana Farber and Beth Israel entered into a collaboration agreement and announced plans for New England's first dedicated cancer hospital.

This new hospital is required as the number of beds in the region has not kept pace with the rising incidence of cancers, and it's leading to longer ER wait times for cancer patients at their most vulnerable times.

While the outpatient cancer treatment has grown, there still remains a need for bed facilities to provide the new innovative and complex treatments that are responsible for helping people and thus the need for the cancer beds.

To reorient folks, the proposed project is located at one Jocelyn place in Boston's Longwood Medical and Academic Area.

It's situated in close proximity to Beth Israel's east and west campuses as well as Dana Farber Cancer Toot's main campus.

It'll contain 300 beds, about 450,000 square feet, and it includes 14 stories above grade and four stories below grade.

The existing site is occupied by the Jocelyn Diabetes Center outlined here and the view as shown from the Dana Farber Yahoo Center for Cancer Care.

You'll see Joclin Park in the foreground.

A few months ago we had presented actions related vertical discontinuances, specific repairs and pedestrian easements.

Just as a refresher, here's a view from the Yaque Center for Cancer Care looking at the new building.

And here's a view from Pilgrim Road on Beth Israel Deaconess's West campus.

This project does require the commission to approve a number of actions.

Previously, we had proposed vertical discontinuances related to the building elements and the proposed overhead connectors on Pilgrim Road and across Brookline Avenue.

Associated with those connectors were the making of specific repairs and the granting of pedestrian easements.

Today we bring forth to you three actions a license plan for temporary power, a license plan for a permanent private storm drain connection, and approvals for temporary earth support to facilitate building construction.

We will be coming back to the commission in the near future for future PIC actions.

Those future PIC actions are generally generally related to adjacent streetscape related items.

And just as an advisory comment to the commission, the way the project has evolved requires the manipulation of the Jocelyn Park and the roadway network immediately adjacent to the building.

And that requires state legislative approval.

The project has been making its way through the state legislature, and when that process has reached its culmination, in addition to the well-coordinated parks and BPDA reviews and approvals, we will bring forth the streetscape improvements.

And there are a number of other off-site mitigation commitments that the project made to support this project, and we'll bring those forward at a later date.

The first action I'd like to present to you is the installation of a temporary secondary duct bank that would service the construction needs of the project.

And it involves approximately 16, 18 conduits that will cross through Jocelyn Park.

Those approvals have been obtained, and it will need to cross the existing Joclin place right of way.

Upon completion of the project and the discontinuance of use of the temporary power, this duct bank will be fully removed.

The second action we bring forth to the commission is the installation of a private drain that will cross on Crossover Street, which is located on the right side of the plan.

This is needed to provide the vital stormwater management recharge system that would be located in Crossover Street, which is not currently a public way.

So we're seeking the permission to cross Pilgrim as shown here on the right side.

And then again, it'll overflow to Autumn Street.

And the last action is the installation of temporary Earth support measures.

And we'll see on the screen the green line generally represents the temporary Earth support.

Of note is on Pilgrim Road, which is on the left side of the screen.

The installation of temporary material access ways on Jocelyn Place and the installation of load-bearing elements to support a tower crane.

The proponent has been working closely with BTD on construction management, and Mr.

Hesford was mentioned earlier, and the Suffolk construction team has meeting been meeting regularly with Mr.

Hesford to review this.

And Mr.

Hespert has commented on this plan.

And that has been coordinated with all the private public utility providers.

The construction and design team have worked closely with all the private utility providers in the area.

That concludes my brief presentation, and I uh thank you for your time.

Thank you.

Um questions or comments from PIC staff.

No, we're all set on all this, I think.

Um we do have a handful of planned comments which we've submitted to the project team, and we expect those um can be pretty easily addressed in the next two weeks.

Love it.

Thanks, Howard.

Any questions from members of the commission?

All right, hearing none.

Assuming two weeks is enough time, we'll see you on uh May 7th.

Thank you, Chief.

We'll see you in two weeks.

All right.

Thank you all.

Thank you.

That wraps up our agenda.

We have a motion to adjourn.

I make a motion to adjourn.

Second.

All in favor?

Hi.

Hi.

Thank you, everybody.

Thank you.