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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Works Report.pdfEXHIBIT 2017-058 page 1 of 2 PUBLIC WORKS MONTHLY REPORT Summary of items discussed at the Public Work Committee meeting on 9/9/16: -Recruitment of Assistant Superintendent of Public Works: this has been an ongoing effort with newspaper and online classified recently renewed. -The DPW is in the process of replacing an old 3’-4’ asphalt sidewalk on lower Hanshaw Road with a new 5’ concrete sidewalk. They have completed about 500 lf so far. We now have a system in place to direct pedestrians around the work without sending them in to the road. -Barton & Loguidice Engineers have come to the Village for a “kick-off” meeting and field reconnaissance. They made some preliminary maps last week and plan to have a preliminary project cost estimate for the meeting on Monday night. -Chicago Construction provided the lowest quote to do the culvert replacement on N. Triphammer Road. Since their price was based on an opening in their schedule, the DPW has set up a detour that will allow the road to be closed to northbound traffic. Southbound traffic will be maintained at all times. As of now (Friday morning), the main culvert work was completed at the end of Thursday, and Verizon should complete their work by Friday afternoon. Therefore, the detour will be opened to traffic in both directions before the weekend. -Fisher Associates has received the latest revised version of the SRF report on the Corners Community Center Medical Office Building project. They will be working on an evaluation for the Planning Board to have for their SEQR discussion at the next meeting. The Planning Board approved the contract at the last meeting and needs the Trustees to allocate the funds to the appropriate account. (see Treasurers Report) -In response to the attention being focused (by the SRF Traffic Report) on the Village’s traffic system through Community Corners, I have presented a conceptual plan to the Public Work Committee for an improvement project that could help reduce the amount of waiting time to get through the N. Triphammer and Pleasant Grove Road intersections. The idea is based on providing turning lanes on Hanshaw Road that would give the waiting driver(s) on N. Trip and PGR an affirmative indication of their intended turning movement. If this reduces each driver’s decision making by 1-2 seconds, that will add up to a noticeable reduction in delays for all drivers. There could also be a benefit to combining the 2 entrances to Village Green and Village Hall into one driveway that would align with the main entrance to Corners Community Center across the street. I will make a presentation of this concept to the Trustees at an upcoming meeting. -We are investigating the cost to pave the driveway and parking lot around Village Hall and Village Green. Since the Village has a right of way agreement with Mr. Rubenstien, we will need to coordinate the cost sharing with him. -We are investigating the cost effectiveness of employing a seasonal worker (who may be eligible for Unemployment Insurance) vs having the labor work all year round. Joan and I will provide a cost analysis before any decision is needed. EXHIBIT 2017-058 page 2 of 2 -Although the Village approved a License Agreement with Kendal for the replacement of their existing sign, Kendal is still in the process of getting prices for the new sign. The License Agreement will be effective even if the old sign is not replaced. -Bolton Point is in the preliminary engineering phase of a project to replace their 18” transmission main along N. Triphammer Road. They hope to bid it out this winter and be able to do the work in spring 2017. -I am still waiting to hear back from NYSEG on a work order to install new switch gear that would let us turn off electric to the lamp posts on N. Triphammer Road so that we can have Pleasant Valley Electric service the wiring to some of the lamps that are not working. -I have suggested to Mr. Rubenstein to provide the Village with a legal agreement to allow the food- scrap shed to stay on his property. He was not interested in anything more than an agreement that would address the term of the agreement so that he would not be vulnerable to the Village making a claim of adverse possession. I conveyed this information to Attorney Marcus who thought he could put together a simple agreement to address Mr. Rubenstein’s concern. -The Town of Lansing has a couple of new development projects that will need sewer treatment service. They have requested the equivalent number of sewer connections for about 100,000 gallons per day. That sewage would have to flow through the Village of Lansing before it enters the Village of Cayuga Heights collection and treatment infrastructure. Therefore, we have told the Town of Lansing that they will need to get approval of the Village of Lansing first and that we need to know what is the Village of Lansing’s sewage treatment projection as well, before the Village of Cayuga Heights Trustees can authorize the allocation. The VCHWWTP has been operating at 1.3 mgd for about 5 years now. Since the WWTP has a NYSDEC permit for 2.0 mgd, there is about 700,000 gpd available to expand the service area. It would be feasible to offer 100,000 gpd to Town of Lansing and 150,000 gpd to the Village of Lansing, without putting too much stress on the VCHWWTP capacity. I will try to get an official request from Village of Lansing for the next meeting. -The Village Hall front door has been restored. I thought that the contractor’s charge of $675 was very reasonable. -The topic of Air B&B is starting to come up more and more. I recently responded to a specific inquiry that I wrote a comprehensive response. I will forward your that response as a separate message. -Signs have been ordered to address a complaint by a resident on Pleasant Grove Road. I expect that we will have them installed by the end of the month. -No new response from Cornell on the Palmer Woods encroachment. -I am still waiting for a summary of all of the motors that were replaced in the WWTP basement flood. Jerry Smith, Yaw’s Owner/Operator, has been out of work with some health related concerns.