HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport of Public Works June 2001Village of Gauuga Heights
MARCHAM HALL
836 HANSHAW ROAD Telephone
ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 607 - 257.1238
REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS
TO: BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FROM: Brent A. Cross, Superintendent of Public Works%/,] J
PERIOD: 6/1/01 through 6/30101 ��
REPORT BY DEPARTMENT:
A. VILLAGE ENGINEER -
1. PUBLIC WORKS
Office Hours
9 A.M. - 4 P.M.
Street System: Most of the drainage work on the 400 -500 block of Highland Road has
been completed. Curbs on the 300 block of Highland have been removed and the DPW is
now in the process of installing new drainage on that section. Asphalt base stabilization is
scheduled for late July. New curbing is to be installed in early August and final paving will be
done in late August.
�— We have received two bids for new granite curb for the Highland Road project. Geneva
Granite bid $12.95/If and Syrstone bid $14.00 /lf. I recommend that we contract with the low
bidder. Therefore, I am requesting that the Trustees pass a resolution authorizing me to write
a purchase order to Geneva Granite Co., Inc. for purchase and installation of 4,0001f +/- at a
unit price of $12. /If.
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b. Storm Water System: no report
c. Water System: Although we believed that the water problem by the Kendal driveway
was coming from the Bolton Point Transmission main, we agreed to do some preliminary
excavation just in case it was actually a ground water problem. As it turned out it was a leak in
the transmission main, but Bolton Point could not get their contractor there to do the work in
time, so the DPW did all of the work. Unfortunately, Bolton Point has identified the cause of
the leak to be an unusually' highly corrosive soil condition in that area. They expect to have to
dig up the whole transmission main in that area and install some kind of protective coating to
the existing pipe.
d. Sewer System: no report.
e. Solid Waste: Garbage collected for this month was tons.
f. Equipment: DPW Fuel Consumption for this month: Gas = 619.10 gallons
Diesel= 520.00 gallons
Jeff Frisbie attended the auction at the NYS Thruway Authority in Albany, to bid on the
used hot asphalt trailer. Although he was the highest bidder (at less the $2000), someone else
beat him to the check out and signed it out before he could.
g. Buildings and Grounds: Beaver Dam Construction has begun repairing the stone
benches and pillars at Sunset Park.
I have spoken to the owner at 425 Cayuga Heights Road about moving the stonewall
that was built too close to the edge of the road. As per an agreement worked out him, the
Village will demolish certain parts of the wall and he will reconstruct the wall farther back from
the road. Some of the wall will still be within the Village ROW, and he will be issued a license
(permit) to allow it to remain until the Village determines otherwise. This work has been
scheduled for 7/25/01.
h. Waste Water Treatment Plant: NYS SPDES Report for this month:
Daily avg. flow was 1.749 mgd
Max. avg. flow was 2.894 mgd
w/ 0 permit exception(s)
I attended the ISC meeting at the NYSDEC in Cortland to discuss and update the
SEQRA process for the Bond Act projects. As the lead agency, NYSDEC will conduct a public
scoping session, which is tentatively scheduled for sometime in September. The other ISC
municipal members have expressed a desire to complete the negotiation of the intermunicipal
sewer agreement before that public scoping session.
L Personnel: Mike Newhart is still off duty on Workers Compensation, while receiving
full salary from the Village. There was a negotiating session with the Teamsters on 617. The
Village's negotiating team has also met to discuss the "financial package ", which will be
presented to the Teamsters at the next negotiating session.
j. Safety: no report
2. Planning Board Reviews:
a. Site Plan Approval: none
b. Subdivision Approval: I have received a detailed survey map from Tom McCarthy
for the subdivision of his lot(s) into 3 separate building lots. Since' the original proposal, he
has elected to provide access to each of the building lots directly from N. Sunset, in lieu of
trying to utilize the old "Trail" for a common access to all of the lots. A public hearing has been
scheduled for 7 /16/01 at 7:00pm to review the "preliminary" plat and to consider the SEQRA
for determination of significance. Please be prepared to attend this early meeting and take
time to follow the SEQRA process through to conclusion.
3. Ithaca /Tompkins County Transportation Council —
a. Planning Committee:.
b. Initial Project Proposals: none
c. NYSDOT Projects: none
3. ZONING OFFICER - (see attached report for Zoning Permit Activity)
1. ZBA Actions: none
2. Zoning Enforcement Actions: On 6/15/01, 1 sent out several notices to property owners
who had failed to mow their lawns in accordance with the Village Ordinance. The owner of
101 Burleigh Drive is from out of town and was unable to get anyone to job, therefore the
DPW had to take the time to do the work. A bill will be sent to the owner.
:. BUILDING COMMISSIONER - (see attached report for Building Permit Activity)