CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
FISCAL YEARS 2008-2012
MAYOR THOMAS G. AMBROSINO
George V. Colella
John Correggio
Robert J. Haas, Jr.
Daniel Rizzo
Anthony T. Zambuto
WARD COUNCILORS
Ward 1 Councilor
Douglas Goodwin
Ward 2 Councilor
Ira Novoselsky
Ward 3 Councilor
Arthur Guinasso
Ward 4 Councilor
George Rotondo
Ward 5 Councilor
John Powers
Ward 6 Councilor
Mark Casella
This document represents the City’s attempt to estimate its capital project needs over a five year period. The goal of this Capital Improvement Program is to concisely and honestly assess our future needs with a realistic timeframe for improvements. It will identify the City’s capital asset needs, rank the needs in order of project priority and schedule projects for funding and implementation. The hope is that this document will serve as a planning tool and roadmap for future investments.
The Capital Improvement Program is a planning document presented on an annual basis. It should be noted that the development of any capital program is a continual process and a constant work in progress, responding to the prevailing economic climate and adapting to changing priorities. Thus, specific priorities may change from year to year.
This document will outline capital expenditures in six separate areas:
1. Utility Enhancements, which includes repair, replacement and installation of water, sewer and drainage lines;
2. Surface Enhancements, which includes improvements to local streets and sidewalks;
3. Public Buildings and Facilities, which includes repair, replacement and improvements of all physical structures owned by the City;
4. Open Space, which includes improvements to parks and recreation areas as well as potential acquisition of land;
5. Equipment, which includes the acquisition of vehicles and equipment to maintain the operations of municipal departments; and
6. Technology, which includes both hardware and software necessary to maintain the City’s information systems.
In each of the areas, there will be a listing of proposed project to be undertaken in the next two fiscal years (Fiscal Year 2008 and Fiscal Year 2009), the amount expected to be expended, and the proposed method of financing. There will also be mention made of projects tentatively proposed for Fiscal Years 2010-2012, although this is offered more as a strategic planning and budgeting tool than as a definitive commitment to funding.
This document will focus solely on capital improvements. A capital improvement may be defined as a major, non-routine expenditure for new construction, equipment purchase or improvement to existing buildings, facilities, land or infrastructure which has a useful life in excess of five years and a cost of at least $10,000. Projects or proposals with a lower cost or a shorter useful life will be funded through the basic annual operating budget of the particular department seeking the expenditure.
There are five potential sources of funding for the projects identified herein as capital improvements: General Obligation Bonds, Free Cash, the Annual Operating Budget, the Municipal I/I Fund and Federal and State Grant Programs. A brief description of the I/I Fund and some of the grant programs follows.
The Municipal I/I Fund is a revolving account which is funded by large development projects. In order to obtain a sewer connection permit and tie in to the City’s sewer system, the developer is required to contribute a sum to this fund. The sum is determined by a calculation dependent upon the number of gallons of wastewater generated by the project on a daily basis. The calculation is 10 times the daily amount of wastewater times $1.30. Monies in this fund are utilized for sewer and drainage infrastructure improvements.
The Massachusetts Small Cities Program is a program administered by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development. These funds are federal Community Development Block Grant funds and are made available for a wide range of community development activities including infrastructure, park improvements and housing rehabilitation. Revere is one of sixteen “mini-entitlement” communities in Massachusetts for Small Cities Funds, which means that the City does not need to compete for such funds. The City is still required to file a lengthy community development fund application for each fiscal year, which outlines a community development strategy and program for the use of these funds. Under new rules, on an annual basis, the City receives an annual award of $200,000 under this program for infrastructure improvements and housing rehabilitation loans and may qualify for as much as $800,000.
The City receives funding for roadway improvements through the Chapter 90 Program administered by Massachusetts Highway Department. These funds are used to pave local streets, although they may also be utilized to pay for roadway maintenance equipment. For the past two years, the City has received approximately $468,000 annually in such funds.
The MWRA provides assistance to the City in the form of two loan programs: the Inflow and Infiltration Program for sewer work and the Local Pipeline Assistance Program for water work. The Inflow and Infiltration Program provides funding on a 45% grant, 55% no interest loan basis. The Local Pipeline Assistance Program is a ten year no interest loan program.
Finally, the new Massachusetts School Building Authority provides funding for school construction. The City’s school building program is relying upon funds from this program. The reimbursement rate for the new Susan B. Anthony Middle School and Whelan Elementary School, as well as the new Rumney Marsh Academy, is 90%. Under the new state program which takes effect on July 1, 2007, the City’s reimbursement rate will range between 72% and 80%.
A. DRAINAGE:
The City of Revere drainage system is primarily a gravity flow system with thirteen (13) large drainage areas containing twenty-three (23) smaller drainage areas. Pump Stations are located on Bennington Street, Broadsound Avenue, and Philomena Avenue at Greenhouse Estates and Rice Avenue. The Central County Ditch, the Eastern County Ditch, Town Line Brook, Trifone Brook, Linden Brook, Sales Creek, Diamond Creek, Pines River and the Belle Isle Inlet are receiving bodies of water for the city’s storm drain water.
Many areas of the City of Revere, especially those areas that were at one time comprised of primarily summer residences, lack sufficient drainage facilities. Drainage improvements in these areas are important and a comprehensive planning and maintenance effort is necessary to ensure the new drainage when installed will work in conjunction with existing facilities.
Project 1: Sales Creek Drainage System
This project involves the comprehensive repair of the Sales Street drainage system in the Suffolk Downs area. The system has three major collapses, including two within the Suffolk Downs track area and one along Tomasello Road.
Total Project Cost: Approximately $2 million
Funding Source: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Status: Ongoing
Project 2: Revere Beach Boulevard Drainage Upgrade
This project involves a complete upgrade of the drainage system along Revere Beach Boulevard from Revere Street to Carey Circle. The work is being accomplished as part of the $9 million upgrade of Revere Beach Boulevard. This is a Department of Conservation & Recreation project funded by a direct appropriation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Total Project Cost: $9 million
Funding Source: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Start Date: Ongoing
Project 3: Revere High School Culvert
This project involves the emergency replacement of a portion of the 98” x 65” elliptical, corrugated culvert which drains the 472 acre watershed in the central part of the City through the Rumney Marsh Academy site across American Legion Highway into the Central County Ditch adjacent to NECCO. The work has been awarded to N. Granese & Sons, Inc. and will be performed contemporaneous with the utility work for the Rumney Marsh Academy.
Total Project Cost: $750,000 approx.
Funding Source: Free Cash; Water & Sewer Enterprise Funds
Start Date: Ongoing
Project 4: Catch Basin/Lateral Line Repair
This project involves the ongoing replacement/repair of numerous drainage structures throughout the City. The contract has been awarded to P.G. Construction.
Total Project Cost: $634,300
Funding Source: DPW Operating Budget; Water & Sewer Enterprise Funds
Start Date: Ongoing
Project 5: Culvert Cleaning
This is a multi year project to dredge and clean all of the City’s major culverts. The work is performed by Northeast Mosquito Control. In Fiscal Year 2008, the City hopes to continue its work in the Sales Creek area and address portions of the Town Line Brook.
Total Project Cost: $50,000 annually
Funding Source: DPW Operating Budget
Start Date: Ongoing
Project 6: Catch Basin Cleaning
This is a multi-year project to clean all of the City’s approximately 2,000 catch basins and adjacent lateral lines. A new catch basin cleaning contract has been awarded to National Water Main Cleaning Company, and its work will begin in the Spring of 2007.
Total Project Cost: $50,000 annually
Funding Source: DPW Operating Budget
Start Date: Spring 2007
Project 7: Point of Pines Drainage Pump Station Upgrade
This project involves a complete rehabilitation of the drainage pump station on Rice Avenue in Point of Pines. The upgrade includes new electrical work, generators and alarm system. The contract has been awarded to Hall Pump Sales & Service.
Total Project Cost: $72,986.00
Funding Source: DPW Operating Budget
Start Date: Spring 2007
Project 8: Oak Island Ellerton/Argyle Drainage Improvement
This project involves installation of a new manholes, lateral lines and underground automated pumps to improve drainage in this low-lying area. While this drainage improvement will not eliminate flooding, it should allow for quicker relief of the area during heavy storm events.
Total Project Cost: Approximately $444,000
Funding Source: Water & Sewer Enterprise Fund Free Cash
Status: Design Ongoing; Construction expected in 2008.
Project 9: Town Line Brook Constructed Wetland
This project involves creation of a constructed wetland on the property behind the St. Mary’s baseball fields adjacent to the Town Line Brook. The project is designed to improve water quality by providing a natural filtration system which will allow contaminants to settle out of the stormwater before being discharged into the Town Line Brook. The project will also act as a flood improvement measure by creating additional flood storage for this watershed area.
Total Project Cost: $285,000
Funding Source: Massachusetts Environmental Trust Fund
Start Date: Calendar Years 2007/2008
Other Projects FY09-11:
1. Sargent Street Constructed Wetland – create a constructed wetland for stormwater management at Route 1 Sargent Street off-ramp. Total cost is approx. $350,000.
B. SEWER:
The City’s sanitary sewer collection system consists of about 80 miles of separated sanitary sewer with the majority of the system constructed of vitrified clay pipe with brick manholes. Pipe sizes range from 6" to 30" in diameter with some larger oval shaped trunk sewers. About 75% of these pipes are 8" diameter lateral sewers. Stormwater enters a separate drainage system, which was designed to keep stormwater and sanitary sewage apart.
The City of Revere is one of 43 communities in the Greater Boston Metropolitan Area included in the sanitary sewage collection system service area of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). The majority of the sewage from the municipal system flows through a 36" x 48" brick arched sewer to the MWRA twin 36" siphon near Slades Mill. The brick arched sewer high-end portion is referred to as the Harris Street Tunnel and the entire line is the main interceptor sewer in the City. The low-lying area along Revere Beach Parkway from Vinal Street westerly across Broadway to Olive Street discharges through a separate 8" connection at the siphon. A 10" connection at the MWRA system on Washington Avenue near the Chelsea line serves a portion of the southwest corner of the City. Trunk sewers extend from the brick sewer to various sections of the City. Sanitary sewage pumping stations on Salem Street, Linehurst Road, Marshall Street, Sherman Street, Goldie Street, Bruno Street, Griswald Street, Marshview Terrace, Milano Avenue, Atwood Street, Lynnway and at the Garfield School service areas that could not be connected by gravity sewers. Some streets still have homes with septic disposal systems. Washburn Avenue north of Winthrop Avenue, Revere Beach Parkway from Olive Street to Borden Street, and parts of Spring and Jordan Streets are among the areas without municipal sewage collection.
During the past few years, the City has invested in excess of $1.5 million to upgrade its sewer system, including cleaning, televising and lining numerous pipes throughout the City.
Project 1: Sewer Cleaning and Televising
This project involves the continued cleaning and televising of sewer lines throughout the City where it is suspected that serious infiltration and/or obstructions exist.
Total Project Cost: $500,000.00+
Funding Source: MWRA Phase VI I&I Fund
Status: Ongoing
Project 2: Sewer Lining & Repair
This project involves ongoing lining of various sewer lines throughout the City which, during cleaning and televising, have been identified as containing significant cracks, holes and infiltration.
Total Project Cost: $500,000.00+
Funding Source: MWRA Phase VI I&I Fund
Status: Ongoing
Project 3: Point of Pines Sewer Pump Station Upgrade
This project involves the upgrade of the Point of Pines sewer pump station including installation of a new generator, pressure switches, alarm system and water tight hatch in pump room vent system as well as overhaul of both pumps.
Total Project Cost: $60,000+
Funding Source: Espimos Project Mitigation and/or MWRA Phase IV I/I Fund
Status: Calendar Year 2008
Other Projects FY09-11:
1. Revere Beach Boulevard Sewer Upgrade – increase 12” and 15” sewer line to 18”. Total cost is approx. $900,000.
Every home, apartment building and commercial establishment in the City of Revere receives water from the City of Revere municipal water distribution system. The MWRA assumed control of the sewer collection and water distribution systems of the MDC in 1985 and now supplies the city with water from Quabbin Reservoir. The MWRA, as did its predecessor the MDC, chlorinates the water and supplies some of the best quality drinking water in the nation without extensive treatment. Six (6) metered and regulated connections exist between the MWRA system and the city distribution system.
In Fiscal Year 2006, the City utilized $1 million borrowed from the MWRA Local Pipeline Assistance Program for the purpose of upgrading some of its older water lines.
Project 1: Water Pipeline Upgrades
This project involves the replacement of water pipelines throughout the City that are either badly deteriorated or the subject of repeated breaks. The City has identified for repair water lines on Park Avenue, Pomona Street and Garfield Avenue.
Total Project Cost: Approximately $500,000
Funding Source: Water & Sewer Enterprise Fund Free Cash
Start Date: Spring/Summer 2007
Project 2: Revere Beach Boulevard Water Line
This project involves replacement of the water line servicing homes on Revere Beach Boulevard from Revere Street to Carey Circle. The work will be done as a Change Order to the $9 million Boulevard Project. In the course of the Boulevard construction, the City and DCR determined that the water line was deteriorated and needed replacement.
Total Project Cost: $1.4 million approximately
Funding Source: Water & Sewer Enterprise Funds; Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Start Date: Spring 2007
III. SURFACE ENHANCEMENTS
Revere has a total of approximately one-hundred seventeen miles (117) of public and private roadways within its boundaries. Revere's roadway system is classified within three (3) categories: 1) local streets; 2) collector streets; and 3) arterial streets.
Local streets provide direct access to residential properties and are designed to service the traffic needs within a particular neighborhood. Local streets comprise a majority of Revere's roadway network and are often subject to greater levels of through traffic than originally designed for. As local streets serve a diversity of needs within Revere's roadway system, for the purposes of this Capital Improvement Program, these streets will constitute a majority of the improvements.
The city's collector streets primarily serve to drain traffic off of local streets and lead such traffic to arterial roadways. Those collector streets, which also provide a dual service as a local street, will be the primary focus of this section of the CIP.
Revere's arterial roadways such a Route 60 (Squire Road and American Legion Highway), Route 1A (North Shore Road) and Route 16 (Revere Beach Parkway) service the largest volumes of traffic in this city. The most important function of Revere's arterial roadways is to move large volumes of automobiles and trucks through Revere. Since the major arteries in Revere are maintained by the state and function under a regional highway system, they fall beyond the scope of this improvement plan and will not be covered within this program.
Project 1: Park Avenue/Central Avenue Reconstruction
This project involves the complete restructuring and resurfacing of Park Avenue and Central Avenue, including new drainage and a complete traffic light system at the intersection of Park Avenue and Washington Avenue. The Project is at 100% design and is listed on the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Transportation Improvement Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2007 (which starts Oct. 1, 2007).
Total Project Cost: $3,200,000 approx.
Funding Source: MassHighway
Start Date: Calendar Year 2008/2009
Project 2: Local Road Priorities
This project involves reconstruction and resurfacing of local roads utilizing Chapter 90 and Small Cities monies. The City has made a determination to address street deterioration by Target Areas as opposed to doing individual streets. The rationale was to bring more efficiency to roadway work by concentrating equipment in a single area of the City and to increase the likelihood that such roadway projects could be supported by Small Cities monies.
On occasion, streets in a Target Area other than the one under construction may have seriously deteriorated. In such instances, the City will endeavor to address that street at the same time that another Target Area is under repair. Streets outside of Target Areas are prioritized each Winter.
The following Target Areas are scheduled for work over the course of the next few Fiscal Years, based upon available funds.
Fiscal Year 2007 Target Area – Revere Street Neighborhood) [Ongoing since 2007]
1. Pomona Street
2. Stowers Street
3. Tuttle Street
4. Shurtleff Street
5. Hastings Street
6. Neponset (Sagamore to North Shore Road)
7. Carleton Street
Fiscal Year 2008 Target Area – Park Avenue Neighborhood (Start in late Fall 07/Early Spring 08)
1. Irving Street
2. Jarvis Street
3. Kilburn Street
4. Lambert Street
5. Madison Street
6. Newbury Street
7. Oxford Street
8. Howard Street
9. Rand Street
10. Dale Street
Other Streets To Be Done Outside Target Areas in FY08 and FY09:
The following streets outside of Target Areas are in need of repair and will be considered for reconstruction in FY08 and FY09.
1. Proctor Avenue (Broadway to Vivien St.) [Ongoing]
2. Porter/Eliot Intersection [Ongoing]
3. Morris Street
4. Liberty Avenue
5. Borden Street
6. Tapley Place/North Avenue
7. Rice Avenue
8. Keayne Street
9. Vinal Street
10. Endicott Avenue
11. Olive Street
12. Fenley Street
13. Newhall Street
14. Franklin Avenue
15. Centennial Avenue
16. Campbell Avenue
17. Tuscano Avenue
18. Beckert Street
Other Projects FY10 and Beyond:
The following other target areas have been identified for work in future years: Riverside, Point of Pines and Shirley Avenue neighborhoods.
Many of the City’s sidewalks are in desperate need of repair. While it is unrealistic to believe that the City can complete the necessary sidewalk reconstruction in short order, it is reasonable to expect that, by consistently dedicating DPW personnel to the task of sidewalk work, consistent progress can be achieved in addressing the most serious problems. The sidewalk work is funded from the DPW Operating Budget. The work scheduled for the next two-three fiscal years is itemized below.
Please recognize that by no means is this an exhaustive list of all the sidewalks that need repair in the City. Nor are the locations necessarily listed in priority order. Rather, the locations identified here are randomly listed. Typically, a location has gained a place on this list either because it is a constant subject of complaint or because it is the site of an injury reported the City.
FY08 Priorities:
Asphalt Sidewalks:
1. Finish Coats on Furness Street
2. Finish Coats on Genessee Street
3. 62 Endicott Avenue (Tree Previously Removed)
4. 126 Fenley Street (Tree Previously Removed)
5. 72 South Avenue
6. 15 Sullivan Street
7. 13 Jordan Street (at street line area)
8. 127 Prospect Avenue
9. 262 Prospect Avenue (just in front of house)
10. 415 Vane Street
11. 141 Lincoln Street
12. 51 Hancock Street
13. 12 Pitcairn (just square area near front walkway – rest of sidewalk good)
14. 22 Pitcairn Street
15. 12 Folsom Street
16. 147-157, 154 – 158 Conant Street (all locations where trees removed – just fill squares)
17. 10 Franklin Street (from Hichborn Street Corner to start of driveway)
18. 259 Walnut Street (just make asphalt wheelchair path to street)
19. 4 Beachland Avenue
20. 13 Calumet Street
21. 92, 120 and 127 Randall Road
22. 31 Geneva Street
23. 69 Wentworth Road
24. 17, 25-33 True Street (except there is a large portion near 25 that is good and should remain)
25. 44-48 Essex Street
26. 210 Mountain Avenue (asphalt side at top of Barrett Street)
27. 15-25 Richie Road
28. 24 Haskell Avenue
29. 547, 562 Washington Avenue
Concrete Sidewalks:
1. 39 Bruno Street (Redo Two Panels poorly done last year)
2. 347 Revere Street, from One Stop to end of Skin for All Seasons Bldg.
3. 286 Malden Street (Panels near tree)
4. 5 High Street
5. Page Street/Broadway at Dentist (where tree removed)
6. 36, 56-70 Florence Avenue
7. Waitt Street at driveway for Friendly Gardens (Two Panels where stump removed)
FY09 and Beyond
356 Proctor Avenue
35 Hall Street
Corner of Hall/Eaton Street
61, 105 Gage Avenue
131 Graves Road
347 Park Avenue/Genessee Street
225 Conant Street
126 Newman Street
Revere Beach Parkway between Broadway and Olive Street
592 Malden Street
105 Eustis Street
51 Roosevelt Street
End of Irving Street at corner of 417 Park Avenue
180 Winthrop Avenue
10 Carlson Avenue
43,44,57,67,69, 85 and 93 Mill Street
39 Atlantic Avenue
63 Sherman Street
60 Hauman Street
237 Malden Street
End of Larkin Street
50 Steeple Street
Franklin Place/Franklin Avenue
26 Arlington Avenue
25 Belle Isle Avenue
Corner of Oak Island Street/North Shore Road
Corner of Atlantic/Endicott Avenue
105 Hichborn
190 Garfield Avenue
77 Milano Avenue
1081 Broadway
Corner of Atlantic Avenue/Endicott Avenue
81 Tapley Avenue
34, 37 Endicott Avenue
539-541 Mountain Avenue
91 Washington Avenue
89 Jones Road
Davis Street at 5 Dawes
123 Crystal Avenue
117 Dale Street
485 Washington Avenue
300 Mountain Avenue
106 Crest Avenue
271 Crescent
485 Prospect Avenue
770 Winthrop Avenue
37 Sherman Street
281 Malden Street
24 McClure Street
25 Lowell Street
Southeast corner of Hancock Street
22 Carlson Avenue
Both sides of Roosevelt adjacent to the Paul Revere School
280 Endicott Ave.
Tuckerman from High Street to Malden Street
562 Washington Ave.
463 Mountain Ave.
101 Mountain Ave.
14 Beckert Street
119 Atlantic Avenue
84 Malden Street
248 Revere Street
39-47 Endicott Avenue
24-26 Dana Street
25 Genessee
40 Haskell Avenue
66 Jarvis Street
74-82 Gage Avenue
60 Cecilian Avenue
34 Page Street
18 Olive Street
Franklin Place to Walnut Avenue (berm)
175 Campbell Avenue
1640, 1710 North Shore Road
109 and 117 Fernwood Avenue
344 Mountain Avenue
170 Park Avenue
30 Folsom Street
103 Revere Street
29 Abruzzi Street
36 Garfield Avenue
25 Amelia Place
15 Woods Avenue
259 Walnut Avenue
46 Jarvis Street
35 Hall Street
Corner of Hall/Eaton Street
Corner of Atlantic Avenue/Endicott Avenue
56 Arcadia Street
101 Charger Street
900 Broadway
141, 181 Lincoln Street
Point of Pines Fire Station
49-51 Fernwood Avenue
Eaton Street
117 Fernwood Avenue
26, 38, 62 Francis Street
185 Walnut Street
Intersection of Franklin Street/Franklin Place
209 Broadway
68 Bosson Street
Intersection of Bates Street and Revere Street
7 Joey Road
180 Vinal Street
26, 38, 62 Francis Street
40 Assunta Road
47 Bellingham Avenue
417 Park Avenue/Irving Street
6 Fiske Street
Intersection of Lincoln and Burbank
91 Rumney Road
630 Park Avenue
12 Charles Street
4 Joseph Road
149 Taft Street
16 Francis Street
194 Oakwood Avenue
53 Olive Street
29 South Furness
Mountain Avenue side of 60 Essex Street
Washington Street/Roosevelt Street
62 Charger Street
69, 75 Dale Street
15 Michael Road
55 Tuscano Avenue
13 Henry Street
Elm/Library Street
630 Park Avenue
417 Revere Beach Parkway
9 Hichborn Street
Franklin Place to Walnut Avenue Berm
16 Francis Street (across street)
5 Richie Road
5 Grover Street
59 Caruso Street
115 Mountain Avenue
36 Garfield Avenue
32-34 Cleveland Street
5 Dedham Street
25 Sigourney
50 Carlson Avenue
880 Broadway
19-25 Hyde Street