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MN-COW STUDY SESSION 2025-09-10
9-10-2025 COMMON COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WORK SESSION pi ITI14C' MEETING MINUTES VOTING RECORD L� OOODi00G �' 14" Date: Wednesday September 10,2025 C�RPORATED 0 Location: 108 E Green Street Council Chambers 3rd Floor YouTube Link: Attendance Record of Voting Members Name Present Absent/Excused 1st Ward - Kayla Matos X 1st Ward - Phoebe Brown X 2nd Ward - Ducson Nguyen X 2nd Ward - Kris Haines-Sharp X 3rd Ward - David Shapiro X 3rd Ward - Pierre Saint-Perez X 4th Ward -Tiffany Kumar X 4th Ward - Patrick Kuehl X 5th Ward - Margaret Fabrizio X 5th Ward - Clyde Lederman X Mayor- Robert Cantelmo X Also Present: Alderperson Shapiro is absent from the Meeting. Alderperson Brown arrived late. 1• Call To Order Discussion Summary: Mayor Cantelmo called the 9-10-2025 Committee of the Whole meeting to order at 6pm. Alderpersons Shapiro and Brown are absent during the Call to Order. There are no changes to the agenda. Timestamp 1:27-1:46 1.1 Emergency Evacuation 1.2 Agenda Review 2. Review and Approval of Minutes Discussion Summary: The August 13th 2025 COW meeting minutes were presented to Council. Timestamp 1:47- 2:05 2.1 August 13th 2025 COW Special Topics Work Session Moved By: Pierre Saint-Perez Seconded By: Kayla Matos Motion Summary: Motion to approve/accept the August 13th 2025 COW meeting mintues. Moved by Alderperson Saint-Perez, Seconded by Alderperson Matos. All In Favor. Motion carries Unanimously 9-0 with Alderperson Shapiro and Alderperson Brown absent. Vote Passed 9-0 Carried Unanimously Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X 3. Public Hearing Discussion Summary: Two public hearings were conducted: the first public hearing for Amendment #1 to the 2024 HUD Entitlement Annual Action Plan, the second public hearing for the 2026 Sidewalk Improvement District Assessment Roll. No one from the public appeared before Council to offer comments. Timestamp 2:06- 3:13 3.1 Public Hearing - Amendment #1 to 2024 HUD Entitlement Annual Action Plan Moved By: Kris Haines-Sharp Seconded By: Pierre Saint-Perez Motion Summary: Motion to Open The Public Hearing for the 2024 HUD Entitlement Action Plan. Moved by Alderperson Haines-Sharp, Seconded by Alderperson Saint-Perez. All In Favor. Motion carries Unanimously 9-0 Vote Passed 9-0 Carried Unanimously Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X Moved By: Kayla Matos Seconded By: Pierre Saint-Perez Motion Summary: Motion to Close the Public Hearing. Moved by Alderperson Matos, Seconded by Alderperson Saint-Perez. All In Favor of closing the public hearing. Carried 9-0 with Alderperson Brown and Shapiro Absent. Vote Passed 9-0 Carried Unanimously Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X 3.2 2026 Sidewalk Improvement District Assessment Roll Moved By: Pierre Saint-Perez Seconded By: Tiffany Kumar Motion Summary: Motion to Open the 2026 Sidewalk Improvement District Assessment Roll Public Hearing. Moved by Alderperson Saint-Perez, Seconded by Alderperson Kumar. All In Favor of opening the Public Hearing. Carries 9-0 with Alderpersons Shapiro and Brown absent. Vote Passed 9-0 Carried Unanimously Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Phoebe Brown X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X Moved By: Clyde Lederman Seconded By: Patrick Kuehl Motion Summary: Motion to Close the Public Hearing. Moved by Alderperson Lederman, Seconded by Alderperson Kuehl. All In Favor of closing the public hearing. Carries 9-0 with Alderpersons Shapiro and Brown absent. Vote Passed 9-0 Carried Unanimously Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X 4. General Order Of Business/Special Topics 4.1 Program Amendment #1: 2024 HUD Action Plan - Cherry Street Sidewalk Segments Discussion Summary: Alderperson Lederman summarized and moved the resolution 2024 HUD Annual Action plan. Item was moved to Consent agenda on the September 17th 2025 Common Council Special Voting meeting. Timestamp 3:13-4:29 Moved By: Clyde Lederman Seconded By: Kris Haines-Sharp Motion Summary: Resolution for the Program Amendment- 2024 HUD Action Plan. Moved by Alderperson Lederman, Seconded by Alderperson Haines-Sharp. Motion to move item to Consent Agenda for the September 15th Common Council Special Meeting. Carried 9-0 with Alderperson Shapiro and Brown absent. Vote Passed 9-0 Carried Unanimously Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X 4.2 Zoning Updates Discussion Summary: Council heard presentation on Zoning Updates from Deputy Director of Planning Megan Wilson. Mayor Cantelmo introduced an ad hoc resolution to accept staff recommendations in item 1 as presented to the council. Council continued an in-depth discussion on the matter. Timestamp 11:00- 2:07:25 Moved By: Robert Cantelmo Seconded By: Pierre Saint-Perez Motion Summary: Mayor Cantelmo moved to accept staff recommendations on item 1 as presented to Council. Seconded by Alderperson Saint-Perez. All In Favor. Motion carried 10-0 Vote Passed 10-0 Carried Unanimously Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Phoebe Brown X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X Moved By: Robert Cantelmo Seconded By: Clyde Lederman Motion Summary: Recommendation 2- Mayor Cantelmo moved that council accept staff recommendation to remove proposed off-street parking requirements with in the South Side Form district and move forward with similar recommendations on the comprehensive rewrite city wide. Seconded by Alderperson Lederman. All In Favor. Motion carried 10-0 Vote Passed 10-0 Carried Unanimously Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Phoebe Brown X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X Moved By: Clyde Lederman Seconded By: Patrick Kuehl Motion Summary: Recommendation 3- Increase Maxium Building Height in Urban Mixed Use from 5 stories to 7 stories. moved by Alderperson Lederman, seconded by Alderperson Kuehl. motion fails 3-7 with Alderpersons Kumar, Kuehl and Lederman in Favor. Vote Failed 3-7 Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Phoebe Brown X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X Moved By: Patrick Kuehl Seconded By: Tiffany Kumar Motion Summary: Recommendation 4- Remove Pitch Roof Requirement as recommended by Council. Moved by Alderperson Kuehl, seconded by Alderperson Kumar. Motion fails 2-8 with Alderperson's Kuehl and Kumar in favor. Vote Failed 2-8 Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Phoebe Brown X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X Moved By: Patrick Kuehl Seconded By: Kayla Matos Motion Summary: Recommendation 5- Remove Minimum Lot Sizes as recommended by Council. moved by Alderperson Kuehl to open for discussion, Seconded by Alderperson Matos. Alderperson Kuehl moved to amend his resolution and move to direct city staff to remove minimum lot sizes from the southside zoning plan and direct city staff to remove minimum lot sizes while undergoing the comprehensive zoning rewrite. Seconded by Alderperson Kumar. Motion to amend failed 4-6 with Alderpersons Kuehl, Kumar, Lederman and the Mayor In Favor. Main Motion moved by Alderperson Kuehl original motion to just eliminate minimum lot sizes in the southside form district. failed 2-8 Vote Failed 2-8 Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Phoebe Brown X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X Moved By: Ducson Nguyen Seconded By: Kayla Matos Motion Summary: Mayor Cantelmo moved to accept staff recommendation of reducing the minimum Lot Size Requirements but not eliminating requirements in its entirety. Seconded by Alderperson Matos. Alderperson Nguyen moved to add a directive: To accept the staff recommendation and to remove "minimum lot size" and "minimum lot width" from the comprehensive plan, seconded by Alderperson Lederman. Alderperson Saint-Perez moved to amend Alderperson Nguyen's motion, moved to add "direct staff to research removing minimum lot sizes, and minimum lot widths rather than implement, Seconded by Alderperson Matos. Motion carries 7-3 with Alderpersons Kuehl, Kumar, and Lederman opposed. The Mayor's motion as amended by Alderperson Nguyen carried unanimously 10-0 Vote Passed 7-3 Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Phoebe Brown X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X Moved By: Robert Cantelmo Seconded By: Kayla Matos Motion Summary: The Mayor's motion as amended by Alderperson Nguyen carried unanimously 10-0 Vote Passed 10-0 Carried Unanimously Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Phoebe Brown X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X Moved By: Robert Cantelmo Seconded By: Kayla Matos Motion Summary: Main Motion as amended to "accept staff recommendation of reducing the minimum Lot Size Requirements but not eliminating requirements in its entirety and to direct staff to research removing minimum lot sizes, and minimum lot widths rather than implement. Motion carried 9-1 with Alderperson Kuehl opposed. Vote Passed 9-1 Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Phoebe Brown X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X Moved By: Margaret Fabrizio Seconded By: Clyde Lederman Motion Summary: Motion for a 5 Minute Recess. Moved by Alderperson Fabrizio Seconded by Alderperson. Motion fails 5-5 Vote Failed 5-5 Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Phoebe Brown X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X 4.3 Amendment to Personnel Roster- Planning and Development Discussion Summary: Mayor Cantelmo, moved item 4.3 up the agenda for discussion prior to Zoning updates. Alderperson Kumar moved and summarized resolution to the Amendment to Personnel Roster for Planning and Development to open for discussion. Timestamp. 4:33-10:58 Moved By: Tiffany Kumar Seconded By: Kayla Matos Motion Summary: Motion to move the Amendment to Personnel Roster for Planning and Development to the September 17th Special Meeting for Common Council Consent Agenda. Moved by Alderperson Kumar, Seconded by Alderperson Matos. Motion Carries Unanimously 10-0. Alderperson Brown has joined the meeting and is now in attendance. Vote Passed 10-0 Carried Unanimously Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Phoebe Brown X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X 4.4 Introduction to the Climate Action Plan Discussion Summary: Director of Sustainability and Climate Justice, Rebecca Evans presented before council on the Introduction to the Climate Action Plan. Timestamp 2:10:14-2:25:01 Moved By: Pierre Saint-Perez Seconded By: Patrick Kuehl Motion Summary: Motion for a 3 Minute Recess. Moved by Alderperson Saint- Perez, Seconded by Alderperson Kuehl. Motion fails 4-6 with Alderpersons Kuehl, Kumar, Brown, and Saint-Perez in favor. Vote Failed 4-6 Member Approve Oppose Recuse Kayla Matos X Phoebe Brown X Ducson Nguyen X Kris Haines-Sharp X Pierre Saint-Perez X Tiffany Kumar X Patrick Kuehl X Margaret Fabrizio X Clyde Lederman X Robert Cantelmo X 4.5 FEMA Grant- Dam Rehab and Dredging Discussion Summary: Scott Gibson, Assistant Superintendent of Water and Sewer presented before Council on the FEMA Grant to undertake the dam rehabilitation project as part of the Capital Projects; after which members of Common Council asked questions and provided comments on the matter. Timestamp 2:25:37-2:49:57 5 Meeting Wrap-Up Discussion summary: Meeting Adjourned with no formal motion. Timestamp 2:49:58 Shaniqua Lewis, Deputy City Clerk Submitted: 10-16-2025 Adopted:10-22-2025 Carried Unanimously 9-0 (Absent: Alderpersons Kuehl & Kumar) September 10th 2025 COMMON COUNCIL OiITI14 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SPECIAL TOPICS 9 v �O�wIDi00a WORK SESSION AGENDA �on�rnl oo�� :� /�e� 14" Date: Wednesday September 10,2025 C�RPORATED 0 Time: 6:00 PM Location: 108 E Green Street Council Chambers 3rd Floor Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/@CityofIthacaPublicMeetings 1. Call To Order 1.1. Emergency Evacuation 1.2. Agenda Review 2. Review and Approval of Minutes 2.1. August 13th 2025 COW Special Topics Work Session 3. Public Hearing 3.1. Public Hearing - Amendment #1 to 2024 HUD Entitlement Annual Action Plan 3.2. 2026 Sidewalk Improvement District Assessment Roll 4. General Order Of Business/Special Topics 4.1. Program Amendment #1: 2024 HUD Action Plan - Cherry Street Sidewalk Segments 4.2. Zoning Updates 4.3. Amendment to Personnel Roster- Planning and Development 4.4. Introduction to the Climate Action Plan 4.5. FEMA Grant- Dam Rehab and Dredging 5. Meeting Wrap-Up 1 Public Hearing Comments MUST be limited to the subject of the Public Hearing. There will be NO Privilege of the floor, and Council will NOT be responding to the public's comments during the Public Hearing. Members of the public can provide short statements germane to the subject of the public hearing during this portion of the meeting. 3 minutes is the maximum time allotted per speaker, but the chair reserves the right to modify the amount of time per individual at the start of the meeting. Groups of 3 or More Speakers are allotted more speaking time. For Longer Speaking Time — Multiple Speakers can speak as a group with one Designated Speaker to represent the Group. This will give you more time to share your thoughts and concerns during the public hearing. 3-4 Persons with One Designated Speaker — Designated Speaker allotted 5 Minutes 5+ Persons with One Designated Speaker — Designated Speaker allotted 7 Minutes Can't Come To The Meeting But Still Want To Speak? Register To Speak Virtually-https://tinyurl.com/7ts9zmku Attending The Meeting To Speak In Person? Pre-Registration Not Required Comment Cards are provided to those who attend in person. Once you have filled out your Comment Card, please hand your card to the Clerk. Your name will be called to speak in the order the cards are received. Please Note Comment Cards will be accepted up until the meeting at which the public hearing takes place begins. Want To Submit A Comment and Not Speak In Person? To Submit Written Comments - https://tinyurl.com/mr9kdhw8 *Written comments submitted will be compiled and entered into the record. 2 o4e1Tc9 CITY OF ITHACA 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York 14850-6590 �yCORpoaa�.o`��0 Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency Shaniqua Lewis, Deputy City Clerk MEMORANDUM TO: Common Council COW Special Topics FROM: Nels Bohn, Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency DATE: September 10, 2025 RE: Public Hearing - Amendment #1 to 2024 HUD Entitlement Annual Action Plan ITEM #: 3.1 A public hearing to hear feed back from the public on the proposed Substantial Amendment to the 2024 City of Ithaca HUD Entitlement Plan to Reallocate $70,000 in Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) funding from the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency's (IURA) Economic Development Loan Fund (EDLF) to the City of Ithaca to augment a scheduled public facilities project for pedestrian improvements along the 200 block of Cecil A. Malone Dr. ATTACHMENTS: Legal Ad - Public Hearing - 2024 Substantial Amend #1 - b - 08-20-25.pdf 3 Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency NO AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION REQUIRED/REQUESTED Account#BGM-203895 108 East Green Street Ithaca, NY 14850 (607)-274-6565 Contact Person:Anisa Mendizabal at amend izabal(a,cityofithaca.org (Contact Charles Pyott at cpyott(�cityofithaca.org after August 25, 2025) August 20,2025 Sent Via email to cnylegals@gannett.com Legal Advertising Department The Ithaca Journal LEGAL NOTICE For publication once on Friday, August 29, 2025 in the Ithaca Journal. No affidavit of publication. Public Hearing City of Ithaca Amendment#1 to 2024 HUD Entitlement Annual Action Plan The City of Ithaca Common Council's Committee of the Whole will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m.,September 10, 2025,on the following proposed Substantial Amendment to the 2024 City of Ithaca HUD Entitlement Plan: Reallocate$70,000 in Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)funding from the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency's(IURA) Economic Development Loan Fund (EDLF)to the City of Ithaca to augment a scheduled public facilities project for pedestrian improvements along the 200 block of Cecil A. Malone Dr. This reallocation would result in an additional 664 linear feet of sidewalk to close gaps in the sidewalk network on Cherry Street and form a contiguous route from the 200 block of Cecil A. Malone Dr.to Taber St. ADD Amount: $70,000 Project: Include"Cherry Street Sidewalk Segments" in 2024 Project#9"200 Cecil A. Malone Dr. Pedestrian Improvements," CDBG-eligible activity pursuant to 24 CFR 570.201 Sponsor: City of Ithaca SUBTRACT Amount: $70,000 Project: Economic Development Loan Fund Sponsor: Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency The public hearing will allow the opportunity to comment in-person or virtually. For instructions, see the posted agenda for the meeting at the Agenda Center of the City of Ithaca website: http://www.citVofithaca.org/agendacenter.The public hearing can also be viewed non-interactively on the City of Ithaca's Public Meetings YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RtJNlP RFaFW21VCnTrDg. Written comments may be submitted at this link: https://tinyurl.com/mr9kdhw8. Please submit written comments by 12:00 noon on September 10, 2025. 4 If you have a disability and require accommodation to fully participate, please contact the Ithaca City Clerk's Office at (607) 274-6570 (Option 2) at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, if possible. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please verify receipt of this order upon receipt to amen dizabal(a-),cityofithaca.org. Send invoice to the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency, 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, NY 14850. Customer #BGM-203895. Please do not send an affidavit of publication. 5 o4e1Tc9 CITY OF ITHACA 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York 14850-6590 �yCORpoaa�.o`��0 Planning and Development Shaniqua Lewis, Deputy City Clerk MEMORANDUM TO: Common Council COW Special Topics FROM: Ari Hama, Sidewalk Program Manager DATE: September 10, 2025 RE: 2026 Sidewalk Improvement District Assessment Roll ITEM #: 3.2 City Common Council, on behalf of the Board of Public Works, will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed assessment roll for the Sidewalk Improvement Districts for Fiscal Year 2026 (collectively, "FY 2026 SID"). This hearing provides an opportunity for Council members and the public to review and comment on the proposed assessment roll before its final approval ATTACHMENTS: 2026_SID_Assesment_Public Hearing_Legal_Notice .pdf memo_Public_Hearing_SID_assessment.pdf 2026 SID Budget_WorkPlan .pdf 6 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section C-73 of the City of Ithaca Charter, on September 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in Common Council Chambers, City Hall, 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, NY,the City Common Council, on behalf of the Board of Public Works,will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed assessment roll for the Sidewalk Improvement Districts for Fiscal Year 2026 (collectively,"FY 2026 SID"). Common Council will subsequently vote on the Sidewalk Improvement District Assessment Roll, work plan, and local law to publish at a later date. FY 2026 SID documents can be viewed online at http://www.cityofithaca.org/219/Sidewalk-Policy and by appointment at the City Engineering Office by calling 607-274-6534. ACCESSIBILITY: If you have a disability that requires an accommodation to facilitate full meeting participation , please contact the City Clerk at 607-274-6570 at least 48 hours before the meeting. Ithaca Journal, City of Ithaca Publish Date: 2025 September 4, 5, 6 7 IT CITY OF ITHACA ENGINEERING DIVISION <.r3 i 108 E. Green Street, Rm 204 �g Ithaca,New York 14850 OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER 110 Telephone: 607/274-6530 Fax: 607/274- 6587 To: Common Council From: Ari Hama, Sidewalk Program Manager Date: August 29, 2025 Re: Public Hearing—2026 Sidewalk Improvement District Assessment Roll The purpose of this memorandum is to provide notice and supporting information for the upcoming Public Hearing on the 2026 Sidewalk Improvement District (SID) Assessment Roll, scheduled for Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at the regular meeting of the Common Council's Committee of the Whole. In accordance with Section C-73 of the City Charter, the assessment roll identifying the SID fees for each property has been prepared and is available for public review at the link below: 2026 City of Ithaca Sidewall< Improvement District Fees This hearing provides an opportunity for Council members and the public to review and comment on the proposed assessment roll prior to its final approval. 8 O� lZ'FI,9c :..Nz. 9 City of ITHACA v 7E,. ►c Department of Public Works 'ycogPORAIEo\0e0 Engineering-Sidewalk Program Proposed 2026 Sidewalk Improvement Distric(SID)--Base Budget District DIST#1 DIST#2 DIST#3 DIST#4 DIST#5 Sum Estimated 2026 SID assessment $ 206,989.10 $ 205,992.06 $ 373,985.73 $ 221,689.46 $ 154,241.45 $ 1,162,897.80 SID District Percentages 18% 18% 32% 19% 13% 100% Non-Construction Costs Admin&Supplies $ 22,620.76 $ 22,511.80 $ 40,870.94 $ 24,227.28 $ 16,856.24 $ 127,087.02 Assistant Civil Engineer $ 20,860.58 $ 20,760.10 $ 37,690.69 $ 22,342.10 $ 15,544.62 $ 117,198.10 Insurance $ 6,674.78 $ 6,642.63 $ 12,059.93 $ 7,148.83 $ 4,973.83 $ 37,500.00 Subtotal-funding available $ 156,832.98 $ 156,077.53 $ 283,364.17 $ 167,971.25 $ 116,866.76 $ 881,112.69 Credits/Repayments Capital Projects-Repayment $ 36,000.00 $ 4,200.00 $ 24,000.00 $ 64,200.00 Work Performed Credits $ 2,615.08 $ 4,910.17 $ 3,020.76 $ 2,838.08 $ 70.00 $ 13,454.09 Sub Total $ 2,615.08 $ 40,910.17 $ 3,020.76 $ 7,038.08 $ 24,070.00 $ 77,654.09 Construction Inspection $ 1,779.94 $ 1,771.37 $ 3,215.98 $ 1,906.35 $ 1,326.35 $ 10,000.00 Available for Construciton $ 152,437.95 $ 113,395.99 $ 277,127.43 $ 159,026.81 $ 91,470.41 $ 793,458.60 Capital Projects-Repayment Old Elmira Rd $ 4,200.00 Hector St--CP#846 $ 24,000.00 Belle Sherman--CP#866 $ 16,000.00 Giles St.--CP#886 $ 20,000.00 9 0� 1TR4C f�,_�,.T City of ITHACA v e;�, �E,. ►c Department of Public Works 'ycogPORA�Eo�0e0 Engineering-Sidewalk Program DIST#1 Sum of Improving LF of sidewalks 1210 LF Street Block Side Length(Ft) EST Cost of 5"wide sidewalk Notes 1 Utica ST 600 W 60 $ 7,500.00 #616-Highly displaced sidewalks due to tree roots. 2 UticaST 500 w 60 $ 7,500.00 #510-Spalled sidewalks,not walkable;reported multipte times with incoming requests for immediate action. 3 Queens st 100 S 80 $ 10,000.00 #109 to end of street(westtoward Tioga St.)-Severe displacement and spalling. 4 1 W Lincoln st 100 N 80 $ 10,000.00 #204,#114,#108-110-High displacements,spalling,and cracks. 5 W Lincot st 200 S 50 $ 6,250.00 SeeClickFix request(08/02/2025,5:37 PM):"Between 211 and 201 West Lincoln St,the sidewalk is heaved in two places creatinga trip hazard." 6 E Falls st 300 N-S 200 $ 25,000.00 Lake St.(westbound)-Multiple high-displacement slabs on both sides of the street. 7 Linn st 500 E 200 $ 25,000.00 #527 to#501-High displacements,spatted sidewalks,and water ponding/ice sheetformation. 8 N Aurora st 1100 E 150 $ 18,750.00 Connection between Lincoln St.and FallSt.-Significantdisplacement. 9 Farm st 100 N 60 $ 7,500.00 In front of#132 Farm St.and#502 N.Tioga(Farm St.side)-High displacement 10 Kingst 200 S 20 $ 2,500.00 In front of#845N.Aurora(King St.side)-Severe displacement. 121 DeySt 1 300 1 E 1 50 $ 6,250.00 SeeClickFix request(02/26/2025,11:37 AM):"Heaved sidewalk at313DeyStreetdueto tree root. " 13 Wyckoff Ave 300 E 100 $ 12,500.00 Generat Areas-High displacements,cracks,and non-ADA compliance;sidewalks heavily used by elderly residents and students. 14 Wyckoff Ave 400 N 100 $ 12,500.00 Generat Areas-High displacements,cracks,and non-ADA compliance;sidewalks heavily used by elderly residents and students. EST cost of the project $ 151,250.00 Budget $ 152,437.95 Contingency $ 1,187.95 2026 Contingency Work Plan DIST#1 1 Sum of Improving LF of sidewalks 500 LF Street Block Side Length(Ft) EST Cost of 5"wide sidewalk Notes 1 Auburn st 100 E 100 $ 12,500.00 2 W Jay st 500 N 200 $ 25,000.00 3 UniverstyAve 400 W 1 200 $ 25,000.00 2026 Contingency Work Plan EST Cost 1 $ 62,500.00 10 City of ITHACA v Department of Public Works /ycOAPORAlEO\%�� Engineering-Sidewalk Program DIST#2 TTL Feet of SWK's 900 LF Street Block Side Length(FT) EST Cost of 5"wide sidewalk Notes 1 Dryden RD 400 South 300 $ 37,500.00 High displacements,cracks,and non-ADA compliance;sidewalks heavily used by elderly residents and students. 2 Mitch ellst 500 N 200 $ 25,000.00 Bell Sherman Elementary vicinity-Severe displacement,spalling,cracks;heavy studentand resident traffic. 3 Linden Ave 100 W&E 300 $ 37,500.00 High displacements,cracks,and non-ADA compliance;sidewalks heavily used by elderly residents and students. 4 Bryant Ave 200 N 100 $ 12,500.00 200 block of Bryant Ave(north side)-Displacements;incoming complaints regarding condition. EST cost of the project $ 112,500.00 Budget $ 113,395.99 Contingency $ 895.99 2026 Contingency Work Plan DIST#2 Sum of Improving LF of sidewalks 500 LF Street Block Side Length(Ft) EST Cost of 5"wide sidewalk Notes 1 Fairmount Ave 300 E 300 $ 37,500.00 2 W Jay st 500 N 200 $ 25,000.00 3 UniverstyAve 400 W 200 $ 25,000.00 2026 Contingency Work Plan EST Cost $ 87,500.00 11 pSc 1 TH9c City of ITHACA v Department of Public Works /yc�APORAlE0 �0 Engineering-Sidewalk Program DIST#3 TTL Feet of SWK's 2200 LF Street Block Side Length(FT) EST Cost of5"wide sidewalk Notes 1 W green st 100 N 100 $ 12,500.00 Heaved,displaced sidewalks with high pedestrian traffic. 2 W buffalo st 400 N 20 $ 2,500.00 Heaved,displaced sidewalks with high pedestrian traffic. 3 Seneca st West 50 $ 6,250.00 E.State St.at Seneca intersection(after the signal)-High displacement,non-ADA compliant,u rgent attention re, 4 S Plain st 500 w 400 $ 50,000.00 high displacement,high defects,notADA compliant need immediate attention 5 S Cayuga st 200 W 80 $ 10,000.00 Displacement and heaved,high traffic Sidewalks 6 S Cayuga st 200 W 60 $ 7,500.00 highly trafficked,heaved,displacement need immediate attention 7 N Geneva 400 E 100 $ 12,500.00 displacement,incoming complaints,income requests for improvement,routes to schools and downtown 8 Fayette st 200 W 200 $ 25,000.00 Highly heaved and displaced high traffic Sidewalks 9 300 N 60 $ 7,500.00 Tree root lifting sidewalk(320-328)-Sidewalk heaved approx.4". 10 Estate St 300 N 40 $ 5,000.00 In front of#330-Tripping hazard;6'wideareawith heavy pedestrian traffic. 11 300 N 80 $ 10,000.00 Intersection(north side)-Multiple tripping hazards with high pedestrian volumes. 12 E Seneca st 400 S 300 $ 37,500.00 multiple reports,tripping hazards,high traffic,displacement 13 Dewtt park(nextto asphaltgarage) 300 NA 80 $ 10,000.00 Park path to church-Waterponding/ice accumulation,displacement,and obstructions. 14 Centerst 200 N 100 $ 12,500.00 water ponding,displacement,and heaved 15 3rd st 200 E 350 $ 43,750.00 Main route to DMV-Heaved and displaced sidewalks;non-walkable and notADA compliant. 16 Hanckok stand Lake Ave bridge intersection Ramps all 100 $ 12,500.00 ADARamps-Three ramps included;requires curb resetting. 171 S Titus Ave&S Plain st intersectio Bridge N-E and S-E 80 $ 10,000.00 ADA Ramp and resetting curbs. EST costofthe project $ 275,000.00 Budget $ 277,127.43 Contingency $ 2,127.43 2026 Contingency Work Plan DIST#3 Sum of Improving LF of sidewalks 500 LF Street Block Side Length(Ft) EST Cost of5"wide sidewalk Notes 1 W Court st 300 E 300 $ 37,500.00 2 W Jay st 500 N 200 $ 25,000.00 3 UniverstyAve 400 W 200 $ 25,000.00 2026 Contingency Work Plan EST Cost $ 87,500.00 12 0� 1TR4C :..N,. 9 City of ITHACA v e;�, �E,. ►c Department of Public Works 'ycogPORA�Eo�0e0 Engineering-Sidewalk Program DIST#4 TT Feet of SWK's 1130 LF Street Block Side Length(FT) EST Cost of 5"wide sidewalk Notes 1 Turnerpl 300 E 250 $ 31,250.00 Elevated sidewalks—Sidewalk elevation 4-5 ft above street;may require retaining watts.Existing sidewalks are concrete with tong bluestone segments;currently unwalkable. 2 Pleasant Street 300 S 20 $ 2,500.00 #325 driveway—Severely cracked and washed sidewalks. 3 Hudson Street 300 W 100 $ 12,500.00 Tree root damage—Heavy displacement(4-6"). 4 S albany 500 E 110 $ 13,750.00 End of block(north side) 5 S titus 200 S 250 $ 31,250.00 Includes one ADA ramp;60 ft into S.Geneva St.heavily displaced. 6 South st 100 N 50 $ 6,250.00 50ft section—Severe displacement. 7 S hill terr 200 N 90 $ 11,250.00 Cracked displacement 8 Hudson Street 300 E 60 $ 7,500.00 Heavy displacement dueto tree roots 9 Prospect Street 200 S 200 $ 25,000.00 Various segments—Cracks and displacement;very poor condition,barely walkable,aggregate loss;strongly recommended forfull replacement. EST cost of the project $ 141,250.00 Budget $ 159,026.81 Contingency $ 17,776.81 2026 Contingency Work Plan DIST#4 Sum of Improving LF of sidewalks 500 LF Street Block Side Length(Ft) EST Cost of 5"wide sidewalk Notes 1 Wood st 200 S 100 $ 12,500.00 2 S Plain st 600 E 350 $ 43,750.00 No sidewakl,new sidewalks construction. 2026 Contingency Work Plan EST Cost $ 56,250.00 13 pSc 1 TH9c City of ITHACA v Department of Public Works /yc�APORAlE0 �0 Engineering—Sidewalk Program DIST#5 TTL Feet of SWK's 680 LF Street Block Side Length (FT) EST Cost of 5"wide sidewalk Notes 1 Cliff st 500 E 80 $ 10,000.00 In front of#511-Severe displacement. 2 Cliff st 400 E 80 $ 10,000.00 Between #407 and #243-Severe displacement. 3 W Buffalo st 600 1 S 100 $ 12,500.00 In front of#619- Missing sidewalk. 4 Esty st 500 N 60 $ 7,500.00 In front of#555- Displacement due to tree root. 5 Esty st 500 S 60 $ 7,500.00 In front of#531- High displacement 6 chestnut st 100 E 300 $ 37,500.00 #141 to end of segment(north of Lehman Alternative Community School)- Heavy displacemE EST cost of the project $ 85,000.00 Budget $ 91,470.41 Contingency $ 6,470.41 2026 Contingency Work Plan DIST#5 Sum of Improving LF of sidewalks 500 LF Street Block Side Length (Ft) EST Cost of 5"wide sidewalk Notes 1 Sunshine Rd 100 N 250 $ 31,250.00 new sidewalk construction 2026 Contingency Work Plan EST Cost $ 31,250.00 14 o4e1Tc9 CITY OF ITHACA 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York 14850-6590 �yCORpoaa�.o`��0 Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency Christine Ibert, MEMORANDUM TO: Common Council COW Special Topics FROM: Nels Bohn, Director of Community Development Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency DATE: September 10, 2025 RE: Program Amendment #1: 2024 HUD Action Plan - Cherry Street Sidewalk Segments ITEM #: 4.1 Amending the 2024 HUD Annual Action Plan to increase CDBG funding by $70K to Project #9. Cecil A. Malone Ped Improvements to expand the project to include approximately 660 linear feet of sidewalks along the 100 block of Cherry Street.. A substantial amendment to the HUD Action Plan requires a public hearing and Common Council approval. ATTACHMENTS: memo CC Work Session - 2024 program amendment - Cherry st sidewalks 9-5-25.pdf Justification for Sidewalk Construction on Ch_Nels Bohn.pdf Reso_CC_-_2024_Action_Plan_Amendment1_Cherr_Nels_Bohn.pdf 15 �oaa�000� "Z ���ORPor7aa���0 CITY OF ITHACA I WORK SESSION MEMO MEMORANDUM Date: September 5, 2025 To: Common Council From: Nels Bohn, IURA Director of Community Development RE: Program Amendment to 2024 HUD Action Plan—Add Cherry Street Sidewalk Segments EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) administers the HUD Entitlement Grant program on behalf of the City that includes both Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funding. The IURA recommends a program amendment of CDBG funds to reallocate $70,000 from the Economic Development Loan Fund activity to construct 664 linear feet of sidewalk at the 100 block of Cherry Street thereby connecting the 100 block of Cherry Street into the citywide sidewalk network. PROJECT HISTORY, BACKGROUND, &ANALYSIS The annual HUD Action Plan identifies activities to be funded from City of Ithaca HUD Entitlement Funds. The 2024 Action Plan currently includes funding for the Cecil A. Malone Drive Pedestrian Improvement project to install sidewalks to connect the Black Diamond pedestrian bridge over the Flood Control Channel to existing sidewalks leading to Wegmans. The City bid out this sidewalk project as part of its 2005 citywide sidewalk improvements program. The City has an opportunity to expand its construction contract to include the 100 block of Cherry Street at pre-negotiated per unit rates. In 2025, the IURA-administered CDBG program failed to fully expend funds on a timely basis for the first time due to implementation delays in several projects. HUD has recently modified its regulations to require a reduction in future allocations of CDBG funding if the timely expenditure metric is repeated in consecutive years. In response, the IURA adopted a CDBG Timeliness Work Out Plan. This plan calls for identification of back-up CDBG projects in the event other projects experience delays in expending funds. The IURA identified the Cherry Street sidewalk project as an appropriate project to advance at this time. The funds for expanded sidewalks are proposed to derive from the Economic Development Loan Fund activity which is used to make loans to small businesses who pledge to create jobs. After the proposed reallocation, the ED Loan fund will retain the capacity to make $230,000 in loans. KEY ISSUES IDENTIFIED Significant changes to the HUD Action Plan require a public hearing and Common Council approval. 16 �oaa�000� "Z CITY OF ITHACA I WORK SESSION MEMO QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL Common Council is requested to approve an IURA-recommended program amendment to fund installation of 664 linear feet of sidewalk along the 100 block of Cherry Street with funds derived from the Economic Development Loan Fund activity. BUDGET IMPLICATIONS & FUNDING A program amendment to the HUD Action Plan does not impact City finances and the recommended program amendment helps safeguard full funding of future CDBG funding to the City. PUBLIC FEEDBACK The proposed amendment is the subject of a public hearing scheduled for September 10, 2025. No public comments on the matter were received by the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency. NEXT STEPS If approved, the IURA will execute a funding agreement with the City and the City will amend its awarded sidewalk contract to include the missing segments along the 100 block of Cherry Street for construction in 2025. 17 Justification for Sidewalk Construction on Cherry Street 1. Project Overview Cherry Street currently lacks sidewalks on both sides, despite being a heavily trafficked area for pedestrians.The street serves as a primary walking route for residents of the Arthaus residential building; an affordable housing complex located on cherry Street.At present,pedestrians are forced to walk directly on the roadway,where traffic is dominated by large trailers and heavy trucks due to nearby industrial businesses. The absence of sidewalks poses significant safety risks and Limits accessibility for many residents. The goal of this project is to construct ADA-compliant sidewalks along Cherry Street, closing a critical gap in the city's pedestrian network. This will provide safe, accessible, and connected walking routes for all residents, including children, seniors, and people with disabilities. 2. Importance of the Project ➢ Safety: Cherry Street has no designated pedestrian space, forcing residents to walk on the road (which does not have a road shoulder) near heavy vehicle traffic, creating a high risk of accidents. ➢ Accessibility: Many residents in this area do not own vehicles or cannot afford them, relying solely on walking to reach workplaces, schools, and downtown. Safe sidewalks will ensure that children, pregnant women, and individuals with disabilities can travel safely. ➢ Connectivity:This project will connect multiple pedestrian networks and community assets: • Taber Street: Newly installed sidewalks at the north end currently terminate before Cherry Street, creating a major gap in the walking path. • Cecil Malone Drive: Sidewalk construction is planned for this fall(Sept—Nov), but without Cherry Street improvements,the connection will remain incomplete. • Black Diamond Trail: This popular trail and pedestrian bridge Links West Hill neighborhoods to downtown but is disconnected at the Cherry Street and Cecil Malone intersection. ➢ Community Impact: Beyond providing a physical walking path, this project will help socially connect neighborhoods, linking low-income housing residents to the city center, downtown, and West Hill. 3. Benefits of Completing This Connection ➢ Provides continuous pedestrian routes linking housing,workplaces, and recreation areas. ➢ Reduces dangerous pedestrian-vehicle conflicts in a high truck-traffic area. ➢ Supports sustainable, active transportation options for residents without cars. ➢ Improves equity in infrastructure investment, prioritizing Low-income communities. ➢ Creates a Long-term solution that enhances both safety and social connection, notjust temporaryfixes. 4.Why Funding is Critical This Year Securing funding for the Cherry Street sidewalk project this year is essential due to several logistical and financial factors that directly impact project cost, efficiency,and long-term sustainability: 1. Escalating Construction Costs: • Inflation has significantly increased construction expenses. • Our most recent sidewalk contract showed a cost increase from$24/sq.ft. last year to$30/sq.ft. this year,with no certainty on future pricing trends. 18 • Delaying the project risks even higher costs in the coming years. 2. Cost Savings Through Coordination with Cecil Malone Drive Project: • The Cecil Malone Drive sidewalk is already scheduled for construction this fall. • Combining Cherry Street with this project will save$5,000—$7,000 in mobilization, surveying,and traffic control costs that would otherwise be duplicated if handled separately. • Completing both together improves efficiency and minimizes disruptions to residents and businesses. 3. Avoiding Multi-Year Fragmentation: • Without funding this year, the project would need to be divided into 5-6 smaller stages over as many years, resulting in inconsistent concrete segments with different lifespans. • This piecemeal approach increases future maintenance costs and leads to waste, as each new phase would require demolishing portions of recently built sidewalk (approximately 5 feet of concrete lost per new connection). 4. Material Costs and Supply Chain Uncertainty: • Tariffs and rising costs of imported materials and construction equipment are further driving up project expenses. • Delays will make it more challenging to deliver this project in a timely, cost-effective manner, especially given other competing sidewalk priorities within this district. Existing conditions on Cherry Street, highlighting the lack of sidewalks and high pedestrian traffic areas. Black Diamond Trail Existing Sidewalks pedestrian bridge. &walking paths Apt ITHACA Arthaus Cecil Malone Drive:Sidewalk construction is planned for this fall (Sept—Nov),but without Cherry Street Proposed Sidewalk Construction improvements,the connection will remain incomplete. Blue lines represent existing sidewalks or sidewalk segments currently under construction and scheduled to be open to the public by the end of 2025. Red Lines represent proposed sidewalk segments that are still needed to complete the pedestrian network. 19 Key project highlights: • Location: Cherry Street, west Side (District 4) • Total length: 604 feet • Estimated cost (2025): $69,842 (based on existing contract unit prices) • Cost if delayed to 2026 (estimated with inflation): $76,827 • Curbing:Already constructed, reducing cost and scope • Square footage: Approximately 3,020 SF District# 4 Location Cheery st Side West (Current Contract) Estimated Item No. Description Unit Ext price Unit Price QTY 203.02 Unclassified Excavation and Disposal CY $ 135.00 110.00 $ 14,850.00 304.12 Subbase Course-Type 2 CY $ 148.00 70.00 $ 10,360.00 402.0989 9.5 F9 Top Course HMA,80 Series Compaction TON $ 265.00 0.00 $ - 407.0102 Diluted Tack Coat GAL $ 18.00 0.00 $ - 608.0101 Concrete for Sidewalks and Driveways CY $ 780.00 40.00 $ 31,200.00 608.21 Cast Iron Embedded Detectable Warning Units SY $ 276.00 0.00 $ - 609.0203 Stone Curb,Granite(Type C) LF $ 147.00 0.00 $ 609.0401 Cast in Place Concrete Curb Type VF 150G LF $ - 0 $ - 610.1403 Topsoil-Lawns CY $ 156.00 13.44 $ 2,096.64 610.1602 Turf Establishment-Lawns SY $ 2.50 134.44 $ 336.10 619.01 Basic Work Zone Traffic Control LS $ 40,000.00 0.1 $ 4,000.00 625.01 Survey Operations LS $ 40,000.00 0.1 $ 4,000.00 627.5014001 Cutting Pavement LF $ 4.00 0.00 $ - 663.33 Adjust Valve Box Elevation EA $ 300.00 0.00 $ 699.040001 Mobilization-4%Max. LS $ 30,000.00 0.1 $ 3,000.00 Sum if accomplished in 2025 $ 69,842.74 Sum If accomplished in 2026 taking in consideration for high $ 76,827.01 risk of facing 10%inflation Given the project's alignment with CDBG goals-promoting equitable access, improving pedestrian safety in a low-income neighborhood, and supporting people without access to private vehicles, we believe this work is an ideal candidate to be incorporated into the current grant project. Ari Hama Sidewalk Program Manager City of Ithaca-DPW-Engineering ahama@cityofithaca.org 607-759-7201 20 Proposed Resolution City of Ithaca Common Council October 1,2025 Program Amendment#1: 2024 HUD Action Plan—Cherry St. Sidewalk Segments WHEREAS, on July 25, 2025, the IURA adopted a CDBG Timeliness Work Out Plan (Work Out Plan) to ensure City of Ithaca Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are expended to comply with HUD regulations, and WHEREAS, the CDBG timeliness ratio for the city as of June 1, 2025 was 1.61, approximately $70,000 short of meeting the 1.5 CDBG timeliness ratio, and WHEREAS, the Work Out Plan commits the IURA to evaluate the appropriate balance in the Economic Development (ED) loan fund to meet anticipated demand and identify back-up CDBG projects to meet the CDBG timeliness requirement, and WHEREAS, the Economic Development (ED) revolving loan fund had an unobligated balance of approximately $300,900 as of July 31, 2025, and WHEREAS, in recent years, the IURA has expended an average of$155,000 per year from the ED loan fund, and WHERAS, staff has consulted with City departments and grantee partners to identify potential back-up CDBG projects, and WHEREAS, City Engineering staff have identified a proposed time-sensitive project to expand the Cecil A. Malone Drive sidewalk project to include 664 linear feet of missing sidewalk segments on the 100 block of Cherry Street at an estimated cost of$70,000, and WHEREAS, filling missing sidewalk segments on the 100 block of Cherry Street will complete a continuous connected sidewalk network through Taber Street, the 100 block of Cherry Street, and Cecil A. Malone Drive connecting into the citywide sidewalk network, and WHEREAS, the 2024 HUD Action Plan allocated $160,000 for construction of approximately 600 linear feet of sidewalk along the 200 block of Cecil A. Malone Drive and $149,054.90 to the Economic Development Loan Fund activity, and WHEREAS, there is a time-sensitive opportunity to include the Cherry St. sidewalk into the existing construction contract for the Cecil A. Malone Drive sidewalk project at pre-defined unit prices, and WHEREAS, a Cherry Street sidewalk project is an eligible CDBG public facilities activity serving a low/mod income census block group service area (CT#1, BG#1 = 89.9% low/mod income), and 21 WHEREAS, a reallocation of more than $25,000 of CDBG funds constitutes a substantial amendment to the Action Plan requiring a public hearing and Common Council approval per the City of Ithaca HUD Citizen Participation Plan, and WHEREAS, at its August 28, 2025 meeting, the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency recommended the Common Council approve program amendment#1 to construct missing sidewalk segments along the 100 block of Cherry Street and determined that the remaining balance of approximately$230,000 in the Economic Development Loan Fund is reasonably sufficient to meet anticipated demand for small business loans; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the City of Ithaca Common Council hereby approves a program amendment#1 to the 2024 HUD Action Plan to reprogram $70,000 from the Economic Development Loan Fund activity to expand the Cecil A. Malone Drive Pedestrian Improvement project to install approximately 664 linear feet of missing sidewalk segments on the adjoining 100 block of Cherry Street to be carried out by the City of Ithaca. 22 o4e1Tc9 CITY OF ITHACA 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York 14850-6590 �yCORpoaa�.o`��0 Planning & Economic Development Christine Ibert, MEMORANDUM TO: Common Council COW Special Topics FROM: Megan Wilson DATE: September 10, 2025 RE: Zoning Updates ITEM #: 4.2 Staff will provide an update on current zoning initiatives including the comprehensive rewrite, Southside zoning, and minimum parking requirements. ATTACHMENTS: Work Session Memo - Establish Cap Proj_Megan Wilson.pdf ZoningRewrite - Cap Proj Res - September 2025_Megan Wilson.pdf 23 1 � CITY OF ITHACA I WORK SESSION MEMO �y�oRpo�azEo��O �zU i MEMORANDUM Date: August 8, 2025 To: Common Council From: Megan Wilson, Deputy Director of Planning & Development RE: Establishment of Capital Project for Zoning Rewrite EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City must establish a capital project that will fund the zoning rewrite project. The capital project funds will be fully reimbursed by the New York State Smart Growth Communities Planning and Zoning Grant, awarded to the City in early 2025. PROJECT HISTORY, BACKGROUND, &ANALYSIS The City intendes to adopt a new zoning code that will enact modern land use regulations based on best practices and smart growth principles to achieve the goals of Plan Ithaca, the comprehensive plan adopted by Common Council in 2015. The City applied for a New York State Smart Growth Communities Grant in July 2024 to help fund the development of a new zoning code, and the City was awarded $257,250 in grant funds to complete the project. The funds will be used to hire a project consultant and to conduct extensive public outreach during the development of the new code. The grant contract with New York State has now been executed, and staff has begun initial work on the project. The zoning code rewrite will officially kick-off in October with the selection of the project consultant and the establishment of the client committee, the Zoning Advisory Committee. In preparation for the related project expenditures, the City must establish a capital project to fund consultant fees and other project expenses. The capital project will be fully funded by the awarded grant funds. QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL None at this time. BUDGET IMPLICATIONS & FUNDING The NYS Smart Growth Communities Grant will provide 90% of the funding for the zoning rewrite. The City's 10% match will be provided through in-kind planning services. The zoning rewrite will be a priority project for the Planning Division in 2025-2026, and several staff members will work directly with the consultant and the Zoning Advisory Committee to complete the project. 24 oil MON CITY OF ITHACA I WORK SESSION MEMO ���R?ONAtE��e PUBLIC FEEDBACK While public feedback is not needed to estbalish the capital project, there will be extensive public outreach as part of the zoning rewrite project. Public outreach will begin with creating the Zoning Advisory Committee that will work directly with staff and the consultant team throughout the project. NEXT STEPS • Publish Request for Proposals to select a project consultant: August—September 2025 • Consultant Selection: October 2025 • Creation of Zoning Advisory Committee: October 2025 25 Proposed Resolution Common Council September 3,2025 WHEREAS, the City's current zoning ordinance was adopted in 1977 and has since been amended more than 50 times to address changing conditions, and WHEREAS, many buildings within the city predate the first zoning code, and the majority of properties are non-conforming, resulting in an abundance of variance applications and challenges for additions and other property updates, and WHEREAS, the zoning code is challenging to understand and not easily accessible to the average property owner, and WHEREAS, in 2015, the City adopted Plan Ithaca, a new comprehensive plan intended to modernize the city based on smart growth principles, including mixed-use development, green space, and multi-modal transportation, and WHEREAS, the City needs a new zoning code that will enact modern regulations based on best practices and smart growth principles to achieve the goals of Plan Ithaca, and WHEREAS, the City applied for a New York State Smart Growth Communities Grant in July 2024 to help fund the development of a new zoning code, and the City was awarded $257,250 in grant funds to complete the project, and WHEREAS, the City's match to the grant will be in-kind services provided by several members of Planning staff to complete work on code development, public outreach, legislative adoption, and implementation, and WHEREAS, the contract between New York State and the City of Ithaca has been fully executed, and work on the zoning rewrite has begun; now,therefore, be it RESOLVED,that Common Council hereby establishes Capital Project #954, Zoning Rewrite, in an amount not to exceed $257,250 and be it further RESOLVED, that said funds be derived from the NYS Smart Growth Communities Grant. 26 o4e1Tc9 CITY OF ITHACA 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York 14850-6590 �yCORpoaa�.o`��0 Planning & Economic Development Christine Ibert, MEMORANDUM TO: Common Council COW Special Topics FROM: Lisa Nicholas, Director of Planning & Development DATE: September 10, 2025 RE: Amendment to Personnel Roster- Planning and Development ITEM #: 4.3 "Fund one newly created Senior Housing Inspector and add to the Department roster Defund one Housing Code Inspector but retain on roster This is a budget neutral change as it was approved in the 2025 budget " ATTACHMENTS: Amendment to Pers Roster SHI memo.pdf BU- Senior Housing Inspector 2024.pdf Planning- LN Amendment to Pers Roster SHI reso.pdf 27 1 � CITY OF ITHACA I WORK SESSION MEMO �y�oRPo�at�a� MEMORANDUM Date: September 4, 2025 To: Common Council From: Lisa Nicholas, Director of Planning & Development RE: Amendments to Department Roster — Building Division EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Department is requesting an amendment to the personnel roster that implements the first steps in an efficiency plan proposed to and approved by the Council in the 2025 budget. The first steps are to fund one Senior Housing Inspector position; defund up to one Housing Inspector position; and defund the position of Housing Code Supervisor, which has been vacant since mid 2024. The next step, which we intend to move forward in the next few months and implement in 2026, is to fund an additional Senior Housing Inspector and defend an additional Housing Inspector. Taken in total, these changes decrease overall staffing levels by one position, create a needed promotional opportunity and result in a more efficient workflow and a net reduction in staffing costs, both elaborated more fully below. The attached resolution is written to give the Department flexibility to make these changes in the next 2-3 months considering staff readiness. PROJECT HISTORY, BACKGROUND, &ANALYSIS The above plan has several benefits for the Department and the organization. • Creates supervisory efficiency and better collaboration and teamwork. Elimination of the housing code supervisor position will consolidate the supervisory structure for both building and housing inspectors and create a better team environment throughout the division. • Eliminates one higher level position, resulting in overall cost savings. • Mirrors the structure of building code/senior building code inspector position. Currently code inspectors have the opportunity to become senior code inspectors as they develop a deeper knowledge of codes and the ability to take on more complex projects • Creates a pathway to retain highly experienced housing code inspectors. The elimination of the housing code supervisor position creates an opportunity for housing inspectors to deepen their knowledge of codes and take on more complex duties. Currently the only promotional pathway for housing inspectors is to become code inspectors. In the past this has resulted in the most experienced and qualified staff changing positions. BUDGET IMPLICATIONS & FUNDING 28 4 .7 =v� oao���� ►c CITY OF ITHACAI WORK SESSION MEMO cQRP©RAZE�,e These total proposed changes will result in a net decrease in staff costs due to the defunding of a higher-level position. The figures below are based on current 2025 salaries and assume that all positions are at the highest step in the salary scale. Actual saving will differ slightly depending on step levels at the time of promotion. Staff Effciency Plan as proposed in the 2025 Budget Subtract Salary Add Salary Housing Inspector (in 2025) $69394 Senior Code Inspector (in 2025) $74,471 Housing Code Supervisor (in 2025) $82,087 Housing Inspector (in 2026) $69,394 Senior Housing Inspector (in 2026) $74,471 Total $220,875 $148,942 Staffing costs as a result of change: - $71,933 NEXT STEPS The position of Senior Housing Inspector was created in January 2025 and assigned to the CSEA Admin Unit Level 13 with salary range between $62,638 and $74,471 for 2025. The next step is to implement the above plan by authorizing the requested amendments to the personnel roster. Note that we intend to do one promotion in 2025 and aim for the second promotion in 2026, depending on staff readiness. 29 Jurisdiction: City of Ithaca Jurisdictional Class: Competitive Adopted: 12/11/2024. SENIOR HOUSING INSPECTOR DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This official is responsible for conducting housing inspections to determine compliance with the provisions of the City Housing Code, Multiple Residence Law, codes on other dwellings and health & safety regulations. Key duties include investigating complaints, enforcing remediation of code violations, and explaining code requirements to property owners, agents, and/or occupants. The Senior Housing Inspector also coordinates responses to information requests, produces reports related to the housing inspection program, and assists the Director of Code Enforcement in issuing Certificates of Compliance by producing and reviewing inspection reports for legal adherence. This position is distinguished from that of a Housing Code Supervisor by its limited oversight of staff and reliance on the Director of Code Enforcement for decisions on Housing inspection procedures and policies. The position is distinguished from that of the Housing Inspector by its focus on more complex assignments, such as escalating concerns and supporting the planning, coordination, and operation of the housing inspection programs. Provides guidance to staff under general guidance from the Director of Code Enforcement, which provides greater latitude for independent action and judgment. Under the general supervision of the Director of Code Enforcement, the Senior Housing Inspector provides guidance to staff, exercises independent judgment and may supervise inspectors when assigned. Performs related work as required. TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES: Enters dwellings and housing facilities to investigate complaints or to determine conditions of health and safety and notes compliance with requirements of all applicable codes; Conducts inspections of existing buildings for such specific factors as conditions of health and safety, adequacy of room size, light and air, sanitary and heating facilities, fire escapes and emergency exits; Prepares a variety of records and reports relevant to inspections made, violations found and other housing code enforcement activities; Explains requirements of the various codes and ordinances to property owners, property managers or occupants; Enforces code violations by communicating with property owners about violations of codes and time frames permitted to correct violations and negotiates terms and timeliness to achieve compliance; Ensures that residential property sales are accurately processed and recorded; Investigates complaints and enforce remediation of code violations; Verifies that all housing and inspection reports are appropriately logged and recorded; Advises and trains Building Division staff; Encourages property owners to improve or rehabilitate property; Prepares detailed descriptions of dwellings and premises; Makes recommendations to remedy unsafe conditions in existing structures and arranges for condemnation notices to owners and builders of improper or hazardous structures; Participates in required code enforcement training; Assists with data preparation to be used in legal proceedings; May be required to testify in court as required. FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES, PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Thorough knowledge of the City Housing Code, New York State Multiple Residence Law, New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and other laws, codes and ordinances; good knowledge of modern practices, principles, materials, and tools used in building construction; good knowledge of the principles and methods of field inspection; working knowledge of the geography of 30 Senior Housing Inspector Page 2 the City; working knowledge of the legal procedures used in enforcement of the codes; ability to enforce codes, ordinances and regulations with firmness and tact; ability to understand and interpret complex oral instructions and/or written directions; ability to organize and maintain accurate records and files; ability to analyze and organize data and prepare records and reports; ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; ability to deal effectively with the public; ability to effectively work with and serve a diverse local community; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A. Possession of an associate's degree in mechanical or construction technology or closely related field and four (4) years of experience as a building contractor, or journey level trades worker, or in the design of buildings or in the inspection of buildings or dwellings for health, safety and compliance with codes; or B. Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and six (6) years of experience as defined in (A); or C. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B). Note: College degrees must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education and/or U.S. Secretary of Education. If an applicant's degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, the applicant must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found at https://www.cs.nV.gov/4obseeker/degrees.cfm. Applicants are responsible for payment of the required evaluation fee. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: A. Candidates must obtain certification as a Code Enforcement Official from the New York State Department of State, as required by Title 19, Part 1208 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (NYCRR), within twelve months of permanent appointment, and must maintain said certification for the duration of employment. B. Possession of a valid New York State Class D driver license or a valid driver license equivalent to a New York State Class D driver license at the time of appointment and maintenance of said license for the duration of employment. 31 Amendment to Personnel Roster— Planning and Development Department— Senior Housing Inspector WHEREAS, the approved 2025 City budget included a proposal to create and fund a new position of Senior Housing Inspector as a promotional position for up to two existing Housing Code Inspector positions, while at the same time defunding the position of Housing Code Supervisor, which has been vacant for over 12 months, and WHEREAS, the creation of this position is an organization change to mirror the code inspector/senior code inspector positions, and realize a reduction in the staff salary line, and WHEREAS, the Senior Housing Inspector position will carry out more complex duties and has a higher level of responsibility, and WHEREAS,the Department is requesting authorization to partially implement this plan now and return, before the end of 2025 to authorize the remaining amendments, therefore be it RESOLVED,that Common Council authorized the Departmentof Planning & Development to amend the Personnel Roster at such time is appropriate, allowing for changes to be made over a period of 6-12 months, as follows: Add: One Senior Housing Inspector (40 hours/week) Defund: One Housing Inspector (40 hours/week Defund: One Housing Code Supervisor (40 hours/week) and be it further RESOLVED,that the position of Senior Housing Inspector has been assigned to the CSEA Admin Unit at grade 13 with a salary range of $62,638 - $74,471 in 2025, and be itfurther RESOLVED, thatfor the sole purpose of determining days worked reportable to the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System the standard workday for this position shall be established at eight (8) hours per day (forty (40) hours per week), and, be it further RESOLVED,that the funding forthis change shall be derived from existing funds within the approved 2025 departmental budget. 32 o °1T � CITY OF ITHACA Fe �o 0 ox 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York 14850-6590 va �®ooa2� a /yc�RPURATE��ee� Planning & Economic Development Christine Ibert, MEMORANDUM TO: Common Council COW Special Topics FROM: Rebecca Evans DATE: September 10, 2025 RE: Introduction to the Climate Action Plan ITEM #: 4.4 Brief presentation on the climate action plan, what to expect, and process. ATTACHMENTS: CAP Intro Memo.pdf 33 04 ITH4 C11 /y'000RA1Eo�ee� CITY OF ITHACA I WORK SESSION MEMO MEMORANDUM Date: 25 August 2025 To: Common Council From: Rebecca Evans, Director of Sustainability RE: 2025 Climate Action Plan Update EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This memo provides an update on the status of the 2025 Climate Action Plan (CAP) and is a follow-up to the April 2025 memo. You will find an update on progress, next steps, and a brief introduction to the CAP. Staff are providing this update now because public outreach has begun on the CAP recommendations and will continue through September. PROJECT HISTORY In November 2024, sustainability staff, with the input of the Commission, City leadership, and community partners, decided to shift the framing of the CAP from traditional greenhouse gas reduction to a framing focused on increasing the quality of life for residents through sectors consistent with existing urban planning documents. The response to this shift has been favorable, with numerous domestic and international partners invested in its progress. CURRENT STATUS The publication and adoption of the CAP have hard deadlines because they are affiliated with a Climate Smart Communities grant due 31 December 2025. Staff have been working on the respective deliverables for this grant and provide quarterly updates to the DEC. Since announcing the shift in our CAP approach, staff have worked diligently to compile data, interviews, and research to form risk assessments based on the current sectoral landscape. The recommendations are now complete and ready for public feedback. Given the limited staffing and capacity in sustainability, members of the Sustainability & Climate Justice Commission have stepped up to organize public outreach events to educate the community and solicit feedback. The first event is scheduled for Thursday, 28 August at the Tompkins County Public Library. PUBLIC FEEDBACK In addition to Commission-hosted events, city staff have launched a public survey process for CAP feedback. The survey will be released in three parts to break up the sectors and minimize the 1 34 04 1T114c 9 � A /y'000RM'4"'Ae CITY OF ITHACA I WORK SESSION MEMO time commitment required on behalf of residents. Please find the schedule of survey release dates below: Sectors Survey Release Date Housing & Labor 25 August Public Health & Equity 8 September Emergency Response & Power Reliability 22 September Following the survey, staff will review and incorporate public feedback as appropriate. All comments will also be entered into a matrix, which will be submitted to Council. DOCUMENTS COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE As part of the final Climate Action Plan submission packet, Common Council will receive: • The full CAP, including executive summary, baseline assessments, risk assessments, and recommendations • An overview matrix of all recommendations, their proposed timeline, impacted sectors, and budgetary impact • A public feedback/comment matrix • A 2025 epilogue that frames the CAP within the broader 2025 economic and policy landscape EXEC. SUMMARY OF 2025 IGND CAP Communities across the country are facing rising challenges from the impacts of climate change, including severe weather, changing energy demands, and growing economic pressures. In 2019, the City of Ithaca adopted the Ithaca Green New Deal, a community-wide plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 while strengthening economic opportunity, public health, and overall community resilience. Achieving these goals requires a coordinated, whole-of-community effort. Most of Ithaca's emissions result from energy use in buildings, transportation, and power generation. Reducing emissions will depend on both lowering overall energy demand and shifting toward cleaner, more reliable energy sources. At the same time, an emissions-only approach could overlook pressing community challenges — such as housing affordability, workforce stability, or public safety — services critical to municipal operations and community wellbeing. Ithaca's plan therefore adopts a "net-damages" approach, balancing reductions in greenhouse gas emissions with proactive strategies to protect welfare, safeguard resources, and build resilience in ways that can be easily 2 35 p4 ITI14C, � A /y'000RAlt'"' CITY OF ITHACA I WORK SESSION MEMO integrated into existing municipal budgets and processes. The proposed plan is intentionally flexible and designed to be interactive for policymakers and the public. We encourage the community to engage with the included matrix, as the recommendations vary in cost, impact, and duration. To ensure alignment with the City's Comprehensive Plan, downtown development strategies, and legislative priorities, the Climate Action Plan is organized into six central focus areas: • Housing— Expand access to affordable, secure, and climate-resilient housing so residents can live in stability and dignity. • Labor — Support workforce development, create pathways to quality local jobs, and encourage innovation in clean energy and business models while protecting workers. • Public Health — Strengthen community health through preventative and adaptive measures that address risks tied to a changing climate. • Equity — Ensure that strategies are just and inclusive, recognizing that communities of color and low-income populations face disproportionate risks from both climate impacts and the transition. • Power Reliability— Guarantee continuous, affordable, and resilient access to electricity to sustain hospitals, schools, businesses, and homes, while advancing local energy independence. • Emergency Preparedness — Enhance readiness for flooding, extreme heat, and other hazards by integrating prevention, response, and recovery strategies. By anchoring climate action in these familiar and practical areas, the City seeks to achieve: • Greater transparency and accountability • Alignment with existing community plans and priorities • A fair distribution of responsibility and benefits • Broad-based public support across political and community lines Confronting challenges of this scale requires a unifying approach. Too often, climate and sustainability initiatives are confined to specialized staff or limited budgets, significantly slowing progress. By embedding climate action into the same areas that matter to most residents — housing, jobs, health, and safety— Ithaca can broaden participation, reduce friction, and ensure steady progress. 3 36 o4 t 1 4C' � 9 /yc�APORAlE0�000 CITY OF ITHACA I WORK SESSION MEMO This strategy represents a shift in practice: moving away from climate action as a separate agenda and instead treating it as an integrated pathway toward stronger infrastructure, healthier communities, and a more stable economy. By addressing immediate needs while reducing long- term risks, Ithaca positions itself to advance what we call Dignity Toward Decarbonization — an approach that unites our climate responsibility with human well-being, economic stability, and community resilience. 4 37 o °1T � CITY OF ITHACA Fe �o 0 ox 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York 14850-6590 va �®ooa2� a /yc�RPURATE��ee� Department of Public Works Shaniqua Lewis, Deputy City Clerk MEMORANDUM TO: Common Council COW Special Topics FROM: Scott D. Gibson, Assistant Superintendent of Public Works DATE: September 10, 2025 RE: FEMA Grant- Dam Rehab and Dredging ITEM #: 4.5 Discussion- 60' Dam (Potter's Falls) Repairs ATTACHMENTS: FEMA Damn Updated Memo- ProjectFunding MemorandumSept10REV.pdf 38 o�Yr CITY OF ITHACA 108 East Green Street, Ithaca,New York 14850-6590 �8 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 'f�► ^�� Scott D.Gibson,Assistant DPW Superintendent,Division of Water&Sewer RDR Telephone: 607/272-1717 Email: sgibson@cityofithaca.org 4tE MEMORANDUM To: Common Council Deb Mohlenhoff, City Manager From: Scott D. Gibson, Assistant Superintendent of Public Works Date: September 8, 2025 Subject: 60' Dam(Potter's Falls) Repairs As many of you are aware, the City of Ithaca has received its drinking water from the Potter's Falls Dam(60' Dam)reservoir along Sixmile Creek since 1911. The impoundment is composed of extremely strong cyclopean concrete built into the gorge wall and faced with gunite (a protective layer of concrete that is pump applied onto a mesh substrate.) In front of the dam is a gate house which contains a series of debris screens and valves to shut off a raw water intake at the 50' deep elevation, one at the 25' elevation, a valve to close off the outlet to the water plant, and a large operator to open the 6' diameter low level outlet at the bottom of the dam. Raw water destined for the treatment plant flows by way of gravity through a 2 mile long 24" cast iron main to the facility at Water Street. As is the case with many dams of the past and present across the country, reservoir dredging is typically accomplished by opening the low level outlet(sluice drain) to "maintenance dredge." The City performed this act up until the early 70's but with state water quality and biology concerns, has been prohibited ever since. The result has been an accumulation of sediment in the reservoir that has caused many operational issues including increased sediment load on the face of the dam, inhibited operation of the lowest gatehouse intake and drain, and reduced safe yield capacity of the reservoir. (A volume calculation used to determine whether there is enough capacity to supply the City during time of extreme drought. ) The dam is considered a high hazard structure meaning that if it were to breach or fail in any way, it could cause flooding,property damage, and be a danger to human health. About every 2 years, the DEC inspects the dam and has found it"deficient". As the years have passed, the deficiencies have increased in numbers, and we are now at the point where we need to make significant investments to make the necessary repairs. In 2016 during the commissioning of the new water plant, a rehabilitation project was planned for the dam as a separate phase of construction. The basis of this work was directly related to the DEC deficiency reports and includes: "An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification." 39 • Localized maintenance dredging to remove the sediment load off the face of the dam and the sluice gate. • Localized maintenance dredging in the reservoir to install a new intake structure. • Replacement of the gate house. • Rehabilitation of the low level outlet. • Improvements to the gunite surfaces • Installation of rock anchoring to bolster the load rating of the dam based on new FEMA flood modeling. At the time, hard costs were in the neighborhood of$5M. In as much as the City had just bonded approximately $37M toward the plant rebuild, it opted to seek alternative funding to perform the work. The state was not flush with infrastructure grants at the time and then Covid occurred which delayed project preparation by several years. In the meantime, the City still managed to approve a capital improvement seed fund for the project but, much of this money was used for required engineering inspections, reporting, investigations, and water quality improvements. In 2024, the City applied for a Dam Safety FEMA grant and a promissory notice of award was received in May of 2025 for approximately $5.5M. This was the opportunity the City had been waiting for albeit 10 years later, and immediate efforts were struck to update construction costs, to seek a consultant who could manage the grant and carry the project forward, and line things up with the funding organization. Our updated estimate is now approximately $9.5M for safety improvements which include localized dredging (but not reservoir dredging). While we had planned to officially present this project to council at our scheduled capital improvement meeting, we later discovered that the FEMA funding expires in September of 2027. As such,we are presenting this discussion to Council earlier than anticipated. Please consider the following for our meeting on September 10: Alternative No. 1 —Do Nothing • Don't take advantage of the $5.5 M grant money from FEMA • Continue with the dam, intake and gatehouse as is. • Infrastructure would continue to deteriorate, and the dam wouldn't be in compliance with NYSDEC Regulations. • This Option would leave the City open to future fines by NYSDEC. Maximum of $15,000/day • The gate house as it stands is a safety concern for City personnel and would need some stop gap money spent for repair. Alternative No. 2 —Dam Safety with Dredminjz Activities only • Accept the FEMA $5.5M grant only and do not fund the remainder of the project. • Piecemeal a project which would likely only include gate house and impoundment surface repairs along with the installation of rock anchors. 40 • This option would not include localized dredging at the face of the dam and the low level outlet would not be repaired. This is a safety/compliance issue. • The low level drain is required to have sufficient capacity to discharge 90% of the storage below the lowest spillway crest within 14 days, assuming no inflow into the reservoir, per Design of Dams NYSDEC 1989. • The reservoir will continue to silt in without a functioning low level outlet Alternative No. 3—Full Proiect(Intake,Dam and Sediment Management) • Accept the FEMA grant and fund the rest of the project(approx. $5.5M of City funding) • Dam will meet compliance at least for the next 50-100 yrs. • The City can apply for maintenance dredging using the low level outlet to help maintain reservoir safe yield. • New gate house and intake structure will improve drinking water quality • Fully utilizing a highly competitive FEMA HHDGP funding source 41