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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport of the Engineer Jan 1979VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS REPORT OF ENGINEER - January 1979 SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT A leak In the new plastic outfall pipe reappeared. Because of the low level of the water in the lake, we were able to excavate and pump dry the area around the pipe and tighten the repair sleeve which had come loose because of the compression of the thick rubber gasketing using the Village work force. Tightening of the sleeve which was around the pipe at the point of the leak stopped the leak. it was noticed that the pipe did not have a constant downward slope from the chamber at the shore of the lake toward the center of the lake where the outfall pipe dis- charges. Our contractor, Stewart and Bennett, -was called in to examine the situ- ation and our contract was examined to see if there was any liability on the part of the contractor for this misalignment of pipe. Our engineers, Teetor and Dobbins were called for their opinion as to what caused this problem In the grade of the outfall pipe and as to whether it would in any way affect the operation of the plant. It was determined that there was no liability on the part of the contractor, from what is known at this time, and it was the opinion of the engineers that there would be no noticeable effect on the operation of the plant. It was recommended that after the sleeve was re- examined to make sure it was tight, the area be back- filled with sand, to allow future excavation if necessary, and then the sand covered with rough gravel to prevent scouring and possible exposure of the pipe through wave action. A very strange occurrence happened at the Sewage Treatment Plant two weeks ago. An unknown person gained access to the plant area by crawling under our heavy fence and for three nights dug in the rough rock material that makes the bed of our trickling filter tanks. There seems to be no explanation for what the person was trying to do. The person was apprehended by one of the plant operators, and he immediately left the plant without saying a word. The matter was turned over to the Police Department for Investigation. HOLIDAYS A question has been raised by the men in the Public Works Department as to the exact number of holidays and which holidays are recognized by the Village. There is a slight confusion as to the wording in the Personnel Handbook. At one time, It was determined that rather than have two holidays in February a holiday would be given at another time of year or that it could be a floating holiday. Also, I believe there is a statement that says that the refuse collection will follow the same holidays as the City of Ithaca. I believe the City of Ithaca has ten holidays while the Village has nine listed holidays. It is recommended that a small commit- tee be appointed to examine the wording, make a determination on holidays, and present their recommendations to the Board at the next meeting. VACATION TIME it has been brought to the Engineer's attention that the wording in the Personnel Handbook states that after ten years of service the employee is entitled to three weeks vacation. The Interpretation of this wording is that as soon as ten years of service has been completed, even though it may occur in the middle of a fiscal year, at that time the employee is entitled to three weeks vacation for that current fiscal year. It is requested that the same committee appointed to look into the holiday question should also look into this question and make their recom- mendations to the Board at the next Board meeting. ' z- SNOW REMOVAL Two heavy snow stur-ras occurring on the weekends have caused considerable overtime, but a good job was done in the removal of the snow and sanding on hills and Inter- sections. There was some delay in the removal of snow from the sidewalks because of the many limbs that hung very low with heavy snow and because the use of the snowplow would have broken these limbs. REPORT OF ZONING OFFICER - January 1979 During the past month there was one zoning permit Issued for the conversion of the hardware store at the Village Green Into offices for the Agriculture Department which had been located in another section of the Village Green complex. The esti- mated cost was $9,000. The Village Building and Fire Inspector was notified of this permit and examined the plans and the site of the work before the permit was approved.