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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-27-11 Board of Public Works MeetingAgendaQ a a log F-11 a Z Lei I Lei 4101 - - LTA 14 A meeting of the Board of Public Works will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at 4:45 p.m. in Common Council Chambers — Third Floor, City Hall, 108 East Green Street, Ithaca; New York. Agenda 1. Additions or Deletions to Agenda (Items 1 -5: 15 min.) 2. Mayor's Communications 3. Communications and Hearings from Persons Before the Board 4. Response to the Public 5. Reports Special Committees of the Board Council Liaison Board Liaisons Superintendent and Staff Other Department Heads 6. Approval of Minutes (5 min) 6.1 January 12, 2011, Regular Meeting Minutes — Resolution 6.2 February 23, 2011, Regular Meeting Minutes — Resolution 7. Administration and Communications 8. VOTING ITEMS 8.1 Buildings, Properties, Refuse and Transit (5 min.) A. Award of Contracts for Ithaca City Court Renovations — Capital Projects 477 / 748 — Resolution 8.2 Highways, Streets and Sidewalks 8.3 Parking and Traffic (5 min.) A. Authorization of Agreement with Inlet Parking Partners, Regarding Maintenance of Free Public Parking at Certain City -Owned Lots on Inlet Island — Resolution B. West End and Old Taughannock Blvd Lot Parking Rates — Resolution 8.4 Creeks, Bridges and Parks (10 min.) A. Columbia Pedestrian Bridge Rail Options — Resolution B. Special Requests from Ithaca Festival — Resolutions 8.5 Water and Sewer 8A. Tabled Items 8A.1 Approval of Decorative Chain in Front of Monuments in DeWitt Park (Resolution can be found in the April 13, 2011, agenda.) 9.1 Bridge Means Restriction — Update & Discussion 9.2 Appeal of Snow Removal Bill for 205 Thurston Avenue — Discussion 9.3 Sidewalk Work Plan 2011 — Discussion 9.4 Curb Lawn Gardens — Discussion 9A For Your Information Items 9A.1 Cornell Local Roads Program Highway Superintendent School at Ithaca College 9A.2 Horses in Stewart Park 9A.3 Dragon Boats at the Docks in Cass Park 10. New Business 11. Adiournment If you have a disability that will require special arrangements to be made in order for you to fully participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 607- 274 -6570 at least 48 hours before the meeting. The Board of Public Works meets on the second, third and fourth Wednesdays of the months at 4:45 p.m. All meetings are voting meetings, opening with a public comment period. Meeting agendas are created from prior public input, Department operating, planning issues, and requests made to the Superintendent. The Board reserves the right to limit verbal comments to three minutes and to request written comments on lengthy or complex issues. This information may then be used to create committee agendas, with the speaker or author invited to attend. Page 2 8.1 Award of Contracts for Ithaca City Court Renovations — Capital Projects 477 / 748 - Resolution Tom West has offered a resolution to award the contract, contingent on funding for the updated project budget from Common Council. We are (will be) very close to the 45 day period bidders must hold their bids open when Council votes. We don't want to lose these bids if we are authorized to go ahead. 8.3A Authorization of Agreement with Inlet Parking Partners, Regarding Maintenance of Free Public Parking at Certain City -Owned Lots on Inlet Island - Resolution 8.313 West End and Old Taughannock Blvd Lot Parking Rates — Resolution These resolutions set us up to implement the parking program which was discussed but delayed at the start of the year. While I believe this is complete, I expect we will find out if we forgot anything as soon as we start to put the paid parking in place. Notes from Tim Logue on West End Parking, in the April 20th agenda, cover the other areas where we were considering implementing paid parking. These notes were handed out at our meeting of April 13, 2011. The last discussion of these parking areas occurred at the Board's December 8, 2010 meeting. A map showing the locations of West End parking are in the April 27th agenda. We should arrange for this paid parking at the same time we have an agreement for Inlet Island. 8.4A Columbia Pedestrian Bridge Rail Options — Discussion The options have been narrowed down to two for the handrail on the rehabilitated bridge. We can proceed with the current project which has a new bicycle height hand rail at 4' -6 ", which requires no action on the Board's part, or we can propose that an updated version of the 8' chain link fence that was removed from the bridge during demolition be installed. The budget figure for restoring a new 8' fence is $100,000 for the modified design, fabrication and installation (split $15,000 and $85,000). This will require a budget modification and approval by Common Council. The current project budget is attached, showing the fixed federal grant, the Cornell transportation grant (which is also fixed), and the city portion, as well as budgets for Water and Sewer work being done while the bridge deck is open. 8.41- Special Reguests from Ithaca Festival — Discussion The Ithaca Festival is considering a Masquerade Ball for Friday evening of the Festival and would like permission to use the park until midnight, past the 10 pm closure time. The Superintendent has the power to grant an exemption under the provisions of 336 -8 of the City Code. The attached proposed resolution supports the granting of the exemption, and coordination with the Special Events Committee. 8A. Tabled Items 8A.1 Approval of Decorative Chain in Front of Monuments in DeWitt Park (See meeting agenda for April 13, 2011) 9.1 Bridge Means Restrictions — Update & Discussion Cornell will have two representatives (Andrew Magre, Project Manager, and Tim Marchell, PhD, Director of Mental Health Initiatives) from the Means Restriction Work Group attend the Board's meeting to provide an update on the project, with early schematic designs being Page 3 proposed for consideration. They are seeking feedback. Cornell has provided a fact sheet based on frequently asked questions to help open the topic. I have provided an e-mail I sent up to assist (I hope) the two who will be meeting with the Board. 9.2 Appeal of Snow Removal Bill for 205 Thurston Avenue — Discussion The appeal and my notes on it are in the agenda for April 13, 2011. Copies of the section of the City Code that applies here were provided for the discussion on maintenance of curb lawns, Item 9.4. in the April 20th agenda. 9.3 Sidewalk Work Plan 2011 — Discussion Lynne Yost has provided the current list of Priority Work used by the Streets and Facilities Division to plan their sidewalk work. We will provide work plans for both operating divisions next week. 9.4 Curb Lawn Gardens — Discussion The Board (Claudia Jenkins, I believe) has requested a chance to talk about curb lawn gardens that appear every year in various neighborhoods. Without knowing exactly what the issues are, we provided a major portion of Chapter 178, Exterior Property Maintenance, which has provisions that seemed to apply, in the April 20th agenda. There is also a provision about not blocking vision at corners of intersections which we will provide. 9A For Your Information Items 9A.1 Cornell Local Roads Program Highway Superintendent School at Ithaca College The Cornell Local Roads Program has an extensive list of workshops they run annually which can be very educational (and inexpensive) if it is on a topic of interest to you. I have attached a recent flier covering their spring offerings. More can be seen on their web site (www.clrp.cornell.edu /). The item I thought some might find interesting is the annual School for Highway Superintendents they run for the Association of Towns each June at Ithaca College. The agenda is not currently available for 2011 but usually contains a lot of Department of Public Works related information and is a chance to learn about issues without an impact directly on one of your neighbors. Following our discussion on April 13, 2011, 1 took care of the request for pony rides as part of the Sunday activities at the Ithaca Festival. A copy of the letter was provided in the April 20th agenda. 9A.3 Dragon Boats at the Docks in Cass Park Attached is a copy of the ad placed in the local paper for the boat slip lottery at the human powered boat dock in Cass Park. Following a discussion with a representative of the only other paddling association I knew of who might be interested in the slips, I issued a temporary permit for the Dragon Boat Club to occupy that space while we await the lottery results. The temporary permit is almost identical to last year's permit, with the addition of reference to the lottery results. 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Page 6 Draft - 4120111 (revised) Agreement Regarding Maintenance of Free Public Parking on Inlet Island THIS AGREEMENT, between: The City of Ithaca, a municipal corporation with offices at 108 E. Green Street, Ithaca, New York 14850, hereinafter "CITY," and Inlet Parking Partners, an association located at 310 Taughannock Boulevard, Ithaca, New York 14850, hereinafter "SPONSOR;" WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca maintains public parking in various forms, on City -owned land on the so- called Inlet Island, on or in the vicinity of the Old Taughannock Boulevard); and WHEREAS, recently, the City, at its own expense, made improvements to a portion of its land immediately to the north of the Route 89 bridge on the Inlet Island, in order to establish a legally - compliant parking lot, for public use, which lot can accommodate approximately 82 vehicles (in the paved portion); and WHEREAS, there is a smaller area of City -owned parking located to the east of Taughannock Boulevard, consisting of approximately 22 parking spaces; and WHEREAS, the Common Council has determined that the City should derive revenue from the two, afore - mentioned public parking areas, of at least $25,000 per year, and, in 2009 and 2010, directed the Board of Public Works to create a means for doing so; and WHEREAS, a number of business and property owners on Inlet Island expressed concern about the institution of paid public parking in this setting where it has not historically existed, and the City has engaged in discussion and negotiation with them in an attempt to find a mutually beneficial arrangement; and WHEREAS, the business and property owners have formed an association known as Inlet Parking Partners, which association is prepared to provide the level of "parking revenue" sought by the City from Inlet Island, in exchange for the City's agreement to maintain the afore - mentioned parking areas as free to the public, for a period of three years (subject to renewal by mutual consent); now therefore, In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows: The areas affected by this agreement are only the following (as outlined on the attached maps): a. The triangular- shaped parking area (tax map parcel no. 52 -2 -7) located immediately to the east of Old Taughannock Boulevard; and b. The paved portion of the City- improved parking lot on the west side of Taughannock Boulevard, immediately to the north of the Route 89 bridge, said paved area consisting of the southerly portion of said parking lot, south of the east -west pedestrian walkway through the center area of the lot. Page 7 2. The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of three years, commencing as of April 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2014, unless sooner terminated due to the default of SPONSOR (as defined in Paragraph 7, below) or by the CITY, pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 10, below. This Agreement may be extended or renewed, upon mutual consent of the parties, as evidenced by a written instrument executed by each party. 3. In exchange for the CITY's commitment to maintain free parking for the public in the above - described areas, SPONSOR hereby agrees to pay to the CITY, throughout the duration of this Agreement, a monthly Sponsorship Payment. For the initial year of this Agreement (April 2011 through March 2012), the amount of said Sponsorship Payment shall be $2,085.00 per calendar month. Thereafter, the amount of said Payment may be adjusted by the CITY, pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 5, below. The CITY shall have no responsibility for apportionment of said Payment among members of SPONSOR's Association, or others. 4. Upon the execution of this Agreement, SPONSOR shall provide full payment for the months of April 2011 and May 2011, in the sum of $4,170.00. Thereafter, commencing with June 2011, each monthly Payment shall be due on the first day of each month. Such Payment, if received by the CITY by the 10"' day of said month, may be made without penalty. Any Payment made after the 10"' day of the month when due shall accrue a late fee of $100.00. Each monthly Payment shall be made in full and in a single lump sum and shall be delivered or mailed to: Chamberlain, City of Ithaca 108 E. Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850 5. The CITY, at its option, may adjust the amount of the monthly Sponsorship Payment, for the second and third years of this Agreement, in proportion to any change in the Consumer Price Index (for Northeast Cities, CPI -U) over the course of the previous calendar year. If the CITY intends to implement such an adjustment, it shall so notify SPONSOR, in writing, no later than one month before the affected year (i.e., by March 1, 2012, and/or March 1, 2013). 6. In addition to the payments referred to above, SPONSOR shall, at the time of execution of this Agreement, provide to the CITY a deposit in the sum of $2,085.00, which deposit shall be held in escrow by the CITY, until the occurrence of any of the following: a. Default on the part of SPONSOR (as defined in Paragraph 7, below), in making any payments required hereunder, in which case said deposit shall become the sole property of the CITY. b. Early termination of this Agreement by the CITY, for a reason other than the default of SPONSOR, pursuant to Paragraph 10, below, in which case said deposit shall be returned to SPONSOR, with interest from the date of receipt at the same rate earned by the CITY on said deposit, and minus any amount owed to the CITY pursuant to this Agreement. c. Expiration of this Agreement, on March 31, 2014, in the absence of default or non - payment of any applicable late fees on the part of SPONSOR and in the event that the parties have not agreed to extend or renew this Agreement, in which case the deposit shall be returned in full to SPONSOR, with interest from date of receipt at the rate earned by the CITY on said deposit. In the event that any Sponsorship Payment due hereunder is not received in full by 10th day of month, the CITY shall provide written notice of non - payment to SPONSOR's designated representative (see Paragraph 11, below). If full payment (plus a late fee of $100.00) is not received by the CITY within 10 calendar days of the date of said notice, SPONSOR shall be deemed to be in default, and, unless the CITY indicates otherwise, in writing, this Agreement shall be deemed by operation of law to be null and void. In that event, the CITY may at any time thereafter, and without the need for further notice, convert any or all of the parking areas affected by this Agreement to paid parking or any other use. Page 8 8. For the term of this Agreement, absent any default on the part of SPONSOR, the CITY hereby agrees to maintain the two areas described in Paragraph 1, above, as parking lots open and free to proper use by the public, upon the following conditions: a. CITY shall provide adequate and typical maintenance of said parking areas, including repair of pavement and snow removal to typical City standards. b. CITY shall retain authority to: i. establish reasonable rules and regulations for use of the parking areas, including limitation of parking by individual vehicles to a 24 -hour period, ii. establish handicap parking spaces as needed, iii. reconfigure the layout of parking spaces, iv. close or occupy any part of the subject areas for the purpose of maintenance or repair or due to hazardous conditions, v. identify and sign the areas as open public parking. c. SPONSOR shall not be entitled to reserve spaces in the subject parking areas. d. SPONSOR may not make physical changes to the subject parking areas, or provide supplementary maintenance thereto (such as additional snow removal), without prior consent from the CITY, which consent shall be solely at the discretion of the CITY's Superintendent of Public Works. e. Notwithstanding the above, SPONSOR, at its option and its sole cost, may provide and erect limited, attractive signage at the subject parking areas, identifying itself and/or its members as sponsors of free parking for the public, subject to prior written approval of said signage (as to design, materials, size and location) by the City's Superintendent of Public Works, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. 9. SPONSOR shall not be required to provide insurance coverage for the public parking to be maintained hereunder, or to indemnify the CITY in connection with the same. SPONSOR hereby agrees not to commence litigation against the CITY with regard to maintenance of the subject parking areas. 10. The CITY may revoke and terminate this Agreement on one month's written notice to SPONSOR, but only in the event of a civic emergency that requires the CITY to use the land in question for another public purpose. In the event of such termination, SPONSOR shall owe payment only for the part of any month when free parking was available to the public. 11. The representative of SPONSOR, for purposes of any notification required by this Agreement or its implementation, shall be Lisa Lott, at 310 Taughannock Boulevard, Ithaca, NY 14850 (telephone: 607- 272 -2367; email: ), until and unless a different representative is identified, in writing, by SPONSOR. Any notices required to be provided to the CITY, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be directed to the Superintendent of Public Works, at 108 E. Green Street, Ithaca, NY 14850 (telephone: 607 - 274 -6527; email: ), until and unless a different representative is identified, in writing, by the CITY. SIGNED, CITY OF ITHACA U61A Date: Page 9 INLET PARKING PARTNERS M. Date: 8.313 West End and Old Taughannock Blvd Lot Parking Rates — Resolution WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has considered various proposed 2011 rates for municipal parking facilities in order to meet the adopted 2011 budget revenue projection, and WHEREAS, in November and December, the Board informally tabled discussion on charging for parking in municipal parking lots in the West End and on Inlet Island in the interest of working with local property owners on a mutually beneficial solution, and WHEREAS an agreement is taking shape for the large parking lot on Inlet Island, but not for three other parking lots, and WHEREAS, the Board feels that it is appropriate to charge for parking in the other municipal lots, particularly in light of the costs to own and maintain the lots, now, therefore be it RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works hereby adopts the following regulations for the listed municipal parking lots: 611 West Buffalo Street • 24 hour maximum parking limit • 5 parking meters at $1 /hour, two hour limit, valid Monday through Friday, gam to 6pm, exclusive of holidays • Two reserved parking spaces for people with disabilities, no charge ® All other vehicles must display a permit, as provided by the City Chamberlain, $20 /month (approximately 17 spaces) Corner of West Court Street and North Fulton Street • 24 hour maximum parking limit 10 parking meters at $1 /hour, two hour limit, valid Monday through Friday, gam to 6pm, exclusive of holidays • Three reserved parking spaces for people with disabilities, no charge • All other vehicles must display a permit, as provided by the City Chamberlain, $20 /month (approximately 16 parking spaces) Corner of Taughannock Boulevard and Old Taughannock Boulevard 24 hour maximum parking limit • Two reserved parking spaces for people with disabilities, no charge • All other vehicles must display a permit, as provided by the City Chamberlain, $20 /month (approximately 20 parking spaces) and, be it further RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works hereby directs the Department of Public Works to install signage, meter posts and any other parking lot appurtenances in order to regulate the lots effectively, and be it further RESOLVED, That all rates and regulations shall go into effect as soon as the signage and payment equipment has been completely installed, and shall remain until the Board of Public Works directs otherwise. Page 10 4/21/2011 Events Calendar Garbage Collection Tim Horton's Earth Day Decision Is A Missed The High Cost of Free Parking - Raise Opportunity To - April 23, 2011, at Bayfront ;,. m , ii by Adrian Duyzer, published April 20, 2011 14 Upcoming Events... in Digital Kayak (19 AM `',:3� Recent Blog Entries A Love song for Strathcona Burson Seeks Injunction to Register Candidacy April 18, 2011 in City Life by Ryan McGreal, published (16 comments) April 19, 2011 in Federal Toxic Waste in Election 2011 (2 comments) ABOUT PRINCIPLES AUTHORS LINKS SUBMISSIONS REGISTER. The High Cost of Free Parking Humble free "parking is largely responsible for the catastrophicfailures of postwar North American cities. By [cyan McGreal Published April 14, 2005 Off - street parking requirements are a fertility drug for cars. -- Donald Shoup, The High Cost of Free Parking ------------------- °-- ° °-- °-- -- There is no righteous ire like the ire of people who believe they deserve something for nothing. In that light, don't expect many motorists to appreciate Donald Shoup's new book, The High Cost of Free Parking, An UCLA professor in the Department of Urban Planning, Shoup dissects the economic, social, and environmental impacts of current parking regulations and proposes a new approach that can help free cities from the pernicious effects of auto dependency. Originally limited to the curbside, parking was destined to become a ' scarce resource. Cars take up a lot of space, the total area of curbside parking is limited, and certain areas, like workplaces and commercial districts, experience peaks in demand when large numbers of people arrive at once. FORGET PASSWORD? Planners concluded that the solution was physical: create enough additional parking to offset the projected increase in demand. What seemed like good public policy at the time has been a slow -motion time bomb for cities. Too much parking is much worse, in the long run, than not enough parking. When planners calculate how many parking spaces to provides, they assume parking is free. Obviously, demand for a "free" service will be much higher than demand for a service that must be purchased. If people don't have to pay for parking, they are much more likely to drive. There's just one problem: parking isn't free. In fact, according to Shoup, "the cost of all parking spaces in the U.S. exceeds the value of all cars and may even exceed the value of all roads." Parking costs billions of dollars a year. Shoup is an economist, and it shows in the perspective he brings to bear. "[E]conomists do not define the demand for food as the peak quantity of food consumed at free buffets." Nevertheless, planners define the demand for parking as the peak quantity of spaces used when parking is free. Developers simply pass the cost of "free" parking to property owners, who pass it to tenants, who pass it to all customers in the form of higher prices. "Off -street parking requirements encourage everyone to drive wherever they go because they know they can usually park free when they get there." Huge expanses of asphalt push buildings far back from the street and away from each other. "Free" parking increases demand for driving lanes, which further separates destinations, making it difficult to get anywhere without a car. This further increases demand for more lanes and more parking in an insidious positive feedback loop. Markets normally use price signals as negative feedback to contain demand. When demand goes up, the price goes up, and the higher price lowers demand. However, for price signals to work, the people using a good or service must be the ones paying for it. By breaking the relationship between use and payment, "free" parking eliminates the negative feedback that keeps the system in balance. 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In Hamilton, for example, motorists can park for 50 cents an hour at most curbside meters. Assuming about 60 square feet ' for a parking spot, that's six dollars per square foot per month - an order of magnitude lower than the equivalent monthly cost for a square foot of building space. The tantalizing promise of underpriced parking leads motorists to cruise around the block until a spot opens up. In studies Shoup cites that analyzed traffic congestion, 30 percent of cars on the road were trying to find a parking spot. Of all the transport systems available, including public transit, shipping, and rail, cars are unique in that terminal costs (doing something with your vehicle when the trip is finished) are offset to the rest of the Professor Donald economy. This "provide[s] a huge subsidy to motorists, and thus Shoup kindly increase[s] the demand for cars, parking spaces, and vehicle travel." helps to subsidize your driving Only walking, which has effectively no terminal costs, is comparable. All expenses things being equal, most people would rather drive than walk. The problem is that all things aren't really equal; parking requirements just make it seem that way. Worse still, "free" parking provides the biggest per -mile subsidy to the shortest trips, meaning drivers have a major incentive to drive to destinations they would otherwise be able to reach with ease by foot or bicycle. A huge proportion of traffic congestion is made up these short trips. Shoup concludes cities should eliminate zoning requirements for off -street parking, end free municipal parking, and charge whatever price will maintain about 15 percent vacancy - the optimal rate to ensure easy entry and exit. To balance variable demand against a fixed supply, he recommends setting different prices according to time of day and day of week. Anticipating the righteous ire of those drivers accustomed to free parking, Shoup notes that the biggest barrier to eliminating this subsidy is political, not technical, and proper implementation is critical. The best way to implement market priced parking is for cities to remit all of the revenues from parking to what he calls "parking benefit districts ", akin to business improvement areas. This way, decisions on how to collect and how to spend are made by the citizens most affected. Bicycle parked against a parking meter The benefits are potentially tremendous: with less parking, there is more room for both people and businesses, and the right balance between supply and demand means less congestion from cruising, less noise, and less air pollution. Reduced parking requirements also ease entry for investors who might otherwise build elsewhere. As the area becomes more appealing to pedestrians, it attracts both visitors and investors. For Hamilton in particular, this kind of arrangement can provide the momentum and investment to restore and revitalize our beautiful downtown neighbourhoods that preceded cars and are already designed with pedestrians in rrind. Donald Shoup, The High Cost of Free Parking, American Planning Association, 2005, ISBN: 1884829988 http://raisethehammer.org/article/072 Index: Human Energy by Ryan McGreal, published Units April 12, 2011 in Federal by Ted Mitchell Election 2011 (15 comments) published April 11, 2011 in Ideas (10 comments) Blog Archives Waikability Wel site Launches Local ■ By Month Campaign . BV Section by Ryan McGreal, published April 11, 2011 in Special Report Walkable Streets (21 comments) Forgiving c Unforgiving -.. 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Page 12 Page 1 of 1 li-cm q. I Bill Gray - Fwd: Means Restriction Update for BPW From: Bill Gray To: alm47 @cornell.edu; tcm9 @cornell.edu Date: 4/21/2011 12:29 PM Subject: Fwd: Means Restriction Update for BPW CC: Delgado, Gilbert; Gehring, Kathrin; Gutenberger, John Tim and Andrew, Good Morning, Kathy started a note to you following last night's BPW meeting to tell you of their discussion last night. I took it over because I thought it was a little more complicated and so I wanted to add some material to her note, and distribute it a little wider. The Board is not all of one mind ... no surprise there. In addition the Board seems prepared to simply make a recommendation to Common Council based on their review and thoughts on information they receive. While the Board is responsible for the City Bridges they seem to regard the issue Means Restriction as a culture shift (my term, not their's) and that it goes well beyond repairing, maintaining, or installing a vital transportation link. The Board is not uncomfortable dealing with policy issues that are contained within public works, but they seem to view this as a community issue based on Public Works. It appears to mean that the issue will go through the Board of Public Works and pass on to the Common Council. There are Board members who feel that the question of means restriction is closed and they largely want to know who will pay the bill to install, and who will pay the bill to maintain means restriction measure on city bridges. The budget issues are big they would have to weigh this community need and the numbers benefitted against other needs and the numbers served when budget recommendations are made. Other Board members are not prepared to concede the issue and feel that there is conflicting or contradictory information on the efficacy of this approach. They regard, or have been approach by others that regard this as a very high cast to pay (visually, psychologically, monetarily) for questionable results, or to displace events. I don't think I am capturing this well, but I know that Tim has strived to address these questions. We will send out the supplied material. Bill Gray >>> Kathrin Gehring 4/21/2011 11:14 AM >>> Good morning, The Board of Public Works had a short conversation last night at their meeting about the means restriction update that is planned for next week's meeting. They would like to see the plan for how the barriers will be built, the maintenance of the barriers after they are installed, and how the project will be funded. The FAQ document will be sent to the Board members, but if there are any other documents related to funding or maintenance of the bridge barriers, please let me know and I'll get them to the Board before the April 27th meeting. file://CADocuments and Settings\billg \Local Settings\ Temp \XPgrpwise \4DB0231Ccoimai... 4/21/2011