HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-11-11 Board of Public Works Meeting AgendaBOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
A meeting of the Board of Public Works will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 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 February 9, 2011, Regular Meeting Minutes - Resolution
6.2 March 16, 2011, Regular Meeting Minutes - Resolution
6.3 March 23, 2011, Regular Meeting Minutes- Resolution
6.4 April 13, 2011, Regular Meeting Minutes - Resolution
7. Administration and Communications (10 min.)
8. VOTING ITEMS
8.1 Buildings, Properties, Refuse and Transit
8.2 Highways, Streets and Sidewalks
8.3 Parking and Traffic
A. Amendment to Vehicle and Traffic Schedule XII: Parking Prohibited at All
Times in regard to Hector Street - Resolution
8.4 Creeks. Bridges and Parks
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. DISCUSSION ITEMS
9.1 Appeal of Snow Removal Bill for 205 Thurston Avenue
92 DPW Work Plan 2011
9.3 Curb Lawn Gardens
9.4 Community Gardens in City Parks
9.5 Scottish Games Animal Request
9.6 Tompkins County Sesquicentennial Commission Request
9A For Your Information Items
10. New Business
11. Adjournment
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Notes for BPW Agenda. Mav 11. 2011
8.3A Amendment to Vehicle and Traffic Schedule XII: Parking Prohibited at All Times
in re gard to Hector Street — Resolution
The resolution submitted by the Engineering office eliminates all on- street parking on Hector
Street. While very few attempt to park on the street, it causes a problem when anyone does
make the attempt. It may be possible to restore some parking along Hector Street if the uphill
drainage ditch ever gets buried and the road surface is widened to 30' or wider. Usually West
Hill residents don't want the pavement widened.
8A. Tabled Items
BA.1 Approval of Decorative Chain in Front of Monuments in DeWitt Park
(See meeting agenda for April 13, 2011)
The Attorneys office has indicated they would pursue input from the Presbyterian Church that
was requested by the Board. It will be provided when we have it.
9.1 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 201" agenda.
9.2 DPW Work Plan 2011 — Discussion
The work program for sidewalks was provided as part of the Agenda for April 20, 2011.
Attached is a listing of local construction projects for 2011, along with a map, that was
developed from the input provided in a coordination meeting we held in January 2011 among
the several jurisdictions that have an impact on us. We don't always get the Town of Ithaca
and Cornell representatives, but we are thankful when the NYSDOT and NYSEG show up, as
they did this year. They seem to understand the mutual benefits of attempting to coordinate
impacts on the public as well as on each other.
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 20"' agenda. There is also a provision about
not blocking vision at comers of intersections which we will provide.
9.5 Community Gardens in City Parks
Attached is a write up of a request forwarded to the Board from the Parks Commission. It is on
this agenda solely for organizing any response the Board may want to undertake. Roughly 25
years ago, the Community Gardens existed in a consolidated location on First Street across
from the Water and Sewer Building and the Wastewater Treatment Facility. That property was
turned over to a community housing project that now occupies the site, and the Community
Gardens were moved over to "Carpenter Park" off the Third Street Extension, across from
what is now Aldi's Grocery Store. The gardens are still there and functioning.
I do not recommend the installation of a series of community gardens in various city parks,
unless the depression is deeper than I realize. The gardens usually "require" infrastructure
after they are in existence for any length of time. Individuals want access to a local water
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source, they want fencing to protect from the deer (and other poachers), they want stock piles
of...ah, mulch for the plants, tool sheds for storage, and then they will want someone to haul
the fall debris from the garden or to create a compost pile. This already exists as part of the
Community Gardens. It is possible that the new (twenty years old) Community Gardens are no
longer considered useful, or local, cheap or free, or acceptable for some other reason. This
should be a discussion with the Community Gardens and not an agricultural effort in several
city parks.
If you wish to entertain this request, or wish public input, we will schedule meetings or hearings
at your request.
9.6 Scottish Games Animal Request
Attached is the 2011 request from the organizer of the Scottish Games Event in Stewart Park.
While I believe that the Superintendent is empowered to grant this type of request, and we are
now several years into this event, I would appreciate your nod to proceed and handle this
request through the Special Events Organizing Committee.
9.7 Tompkins County Sesquicentennial Commission Request
The Tompkins County Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission is seeking to establish
a new element in the history of the Underground Railroad and Ithaca's status in it. I expect we
can handle these items administratively as long as the Board is comfortable with the proposal.
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8.3A Amendment to Vehicle and Traffic Schedule XII: Parkina Prohibited at All Times
in re gard to Hector Street — Resolution
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works is authorized by Section 346-4 of the City Code to
adopt and to amend a system of Schedules in order to administer the Vehicle and Traffic Law,
and
WHEREAS, the current parking regulations prohibit parking along the east side of Hector
Street but do not prohibit parking along the west side of the street, and
WHEREAS, motorists occasionally park along the west side of Hector Street (partially blocking
the downhill travel lane), and
WHEREAS, the paved width of the street is in most places too narrow to safety permit on-
street parking, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the entry for Hector Street in Schedule XII: Parking Prohibited at All Times
be amended to read:
Name of Street Side Location (From/To)
Hector Street
Both Floral Avenue to city line
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FROM:
DATE:
RE:
CITY OF IIMCA
108 East Green Street- 3" Floor Ithaca, New York 14850 -5690
DEPAR'T'MENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
JOANN CORNISH, DIRECTOR OF PIANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
PHYLLISA A. DESARNO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Telephone: Planning & Development -607- 274-6550 Communal, Developmenmum- 607 - 2746559
Email: planning@eRyofithare.org Email: WnCNtyornhaca.mg
1ax: 607- 2746558 Fax: 607-27.1-6558
William Gray, Superintendent of Public Works
Board of Public Works
City of Ithaca Parks Commission
April 28, 2011
Community Gardens in City Parks
RECEIVED
APR $ 8 2011
office of the
Supt. and
The Parks Commission has recently been approached by a neighborhood group interested in
establishing a community garden within Baker Park. Neighbors in opposition to the proposal
have also addressed the Parks Commission, and after several meetings, it became clear that a
larger discussion of community gardens in City parks is needed. The Parks Commission
believes that the Board of Public Works should facilitate this discussion as it holds the decision -
making authority over this proposed use of City parkland. The Parks Commission recommends
that the Board hold a public meeting on this topic and notify interested parties of the discussion.
In addition, a question has been raised as to whether a community garden is a legal use of City
parkland. The Parks Commission also recommends that the Board seek clarification from the
City Attorney on this issue.
If you have any questions, please contact Megan Gilbert at meilbeLt@citvofithaca.org or 274-
6560.
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(515/2011) Kathrin Gehring - Ithaca Swttish Games -animal permit request Page 1
From: Ithaca Scottish Games <info@ithacascottishgames.com>
To: <kgehring @cityofithaca.org>
Date: 4/27/2011 2:42 PM
Subject: Ithaca Scottish Games - animal permit request
Attachments: sheep.jpg
Hi Kathy,
I am writing to request a permit to have sheep and small caged animals
(chicks and bunnies from 4 -H) at the 4th annual Ithaca Scottish Games &
Celtic Festival, held June 25th - 26th at Stewart Park. The sheep are there
for shearing demonstrations and the baby caged animals will be in the kids
area.
Last year I had requested a permit for Sheep, Herding dogs and a calf, but
this year the herding demos are canceled due to an injury - so no dogs, and
it doesn't look like there are any baby highland cattle available this
year.
I have attached a picture from last years games. We were very careful to
clean up every strand of hay and we put a board down so the animals hooves
didn't break the ground. As the shearing demos are set to happen on both
days, we will either leave them there overnight with security or we can pack
them up and bring them back in the morning, whatever works best for
everyone.
I would be available to answer any questions at your committee meeting, just
let me know when it is.
Thank you so much!
Warm regards,
Mary Bishop
www.Ithar-aScottishGames.com
(646) 717 -6481 cell
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Mr. Gray Suer, and
Director William Gra April 15, 2011
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Director of the Department of Public o Engiring
City of Ithaca
310 West Green Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Dear Mr. Gray,
I am writing you on behalf of the Tompkins County Sesquicentennial Commemoration
Commission requesting your endorsement of the replacement of the Daniel Jackson
gravestone which rests in the section closest to Dewitt Place. Mr. Jackson was a
runaway slave who came to Ithaca before the Civil War to live. It is the goal of the
Commission to replace the marble gravestone with a granite stone of a little larger size.
The stone that is currently there is in rather bad shape and faded. Our plan is to have
the stone removed to the Tompkins County History Center to be placed on permanent
display.
The Commission is seeking placement on the National Park Service Underground
Railroad Network of Freedom listing.
Our goal is to have all this work done by the early fall of 2011. The installation of the
stone will be done with volunteer help and Commission members. It is the
Commission's hope that with a new granite stone this grave site will be preserved for
future generations to be able to explore the heritage.
If I can be of any further help to you in this matter please feel free to contact me at my
home phone 607 -564 -7227 or cell 607 - 227 -0109.
Sincerely yours,
Raymond B. Wheaton
Member of the Tompkins County Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission
Attachments enclosed: National Park Service Application
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Type (pick one): _X Site _ Facility _ Program
Name (of what you are nominating): Gravesite of Daniel Jackson
Address: Ithaca City Cemetery, University Avenue, Ithaca, New York
City, State, Zip: Ithaca, New York 14850
County: Tompkins Congressional District: 22nd
Physical Location of Site /facility (ifdiRerent):
Address not for publication?
Date Submitted: 1 May 2011
Summary: Tell us in 200 words or less what is being nominated and how it is connected to the
Underground Railroad.
This gravesite is worthy of MPS recognition for the following reasons: Jackson was a
documented escaped slave, arriving in Ithaca sometime before the Civil War having
"followed the North Star." On arrival he worked at a local tannery and then returned South
to bring his aged mother north. He is called "Faithful," on the gravestone erected in 1889.
His grave is deteriorating and will be replaced by the Tompkins County Civil War
Sesquicentennial Commission. The original atone will be placed in the county historical
Society. The replacement gives us the opportunity to recognize Jackson and his flight to
the north, and his safety in remaining in Ithaca thereafter.
It also gives us the opportunity to link Jackson's escape along the Underground
Railroad to Ithaca, as there were others he had known in the South before who were
already here: thus he came to a small community of people known to him. It is also
important to recognize the white and black community after the passage of the Fugitive
Slave Act In 1850 that aided those escaping, helped maintain fugitives while in Ithaca or
donated money to send them to greater safety elsewhere.
These links are important to make; the bravery of those who left enslavement; the
African American community that was active on behalf of those freeing themselves; the
white community that aided this effort, even in the context of the local overwhelming
support for Democratic Party positions. Jackson can also be seen as an example of a loving
son who sought to recapture the sense family that he and his mother (and possibly others)
created even within the context of slavery. Jackson and his mother died within five days of
each other, faithful to each other to the ends of their lives. Edward Esty, a local
businessman (banker, tanner, and philanthropiatl erected the stone over Jackson's grave in
1889 in recognition of the bond between mother and son and of their life in Ithaca (see
attached photographs).
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Name: City of Ithaca
Address: 108 East Green Street
City, State, Zip: Ithaca, NY 14850
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Name: Carol Kammen and Raymond Wheaton
Address: 110 Iroquois Road
City, State, Zip: Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607 -27 3-5298 Fax: E- mail:ekk6Qcornell.edu
Privacy Information: The Network to Freedom was established, in pan, to facilitate sharing of
information among those interested in the Underground Railroad. Putting people in contact with others
who are researching related topics, historic events, or individuals or who may have technical expertise or
resources to assist with projects is one of the most effective means of advancing Underground Railroad
commemoration and preservation. Privacy laws designed to protect individual contact information (i.e.,
home or personal addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, or e-mail addresses), may prevent NPS from
making these connections. If you are willing to be contacted by others working on Underground Railroad
activities and to receive mailings about Underground Railroad - related events, please add a statement to
your letter of consent indicating what information you are willing to share.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Park
Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom to nominate properties, facilities, and programs to the
Network to Freedom. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB central number. Response to this request is required
for inclusion in the Network to Freedom in accordance with the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
Act(P.L. 105 -203).
Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 25 hours per response
including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form.
Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the National Coordinator. National
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SITES:
In addition to the responses to each question, applications must also include the following attachments:
I ) Letters of consent from all property owners for inclusion in the Network to Freedom (see sample
in instructions)
2) Text and photographs of all site markers
3) Original photographs illustrating the current appearance and condition of the site being nominated
4) Maps showing the location of the site
St. Type
Building _ X Object _X_ District (neighborhood)
_ Structure Landscape /natural feature _Archeological site
Other (describe):
S2. Is the site listed in the National Register of Historic Places? Y _N
What is the listing name:
S3. Ownership of site:
Private _ Private, non - profit (5016) _ Multiple ownership
_X_ Public, local government Public, state government _ Public, federal government
S4a. Type(s) of Underground Railroad Association (select the one(s) that fit best)
Station Assoc. w/ prominent person _ Rebellion site _ Legal challenge
_X_ Escape _ Rescue _ Kidnapping Maroon community
_X_ Destination _X_ Church w /active congregation X Cemetery
Transportation route
Military site _ Commemorative site /monument historic district/neighborhood
_ Archeological site _ Other (describe)
S4. Describe the site's association and significance to the Underground Railroad. Provide citations.
Timelines are encouraged.
Relatively little is known about Daniel Jackson. He was born around 1830 in Virginia and
was a slave. We know he escaped and arrived in Ithaca. He was not the only freedom seeker who
came from the south and located in Ithaca.
It is not possible to locate Jackson in the Virginia slave schedules but after the Civil War
while in Ithaca he identified his mother's home place as "Harper's Ferry and the Point of Rocks."
Jackson's mother's name was Amy: there is no Amy Jackson on the slave schedules, although she
might have had a different last name by the late 1860s.
We know that Jackson escaped from slavery and made his way with three others to Ithaca.
An African American in the community (not identified but most likely the barber Jerry Johnson
most likely using his son George as messanger) approached Edward Esty, local banker, tanner and
philanthropist for money to help with the expenses for the three newcomers. The black community
usually bore the "expenses and assessments," when there were one or two fugitives but in the case of
three they needed help. Esty recalled that he asked, "Arc they good, stout bays." The answer was yes
"real likely fellows." In that case, Esty responded sent them over to the tannery. "I want them there,"
promising that the young men would work in safe conditions "if they prove good shots." The next
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day Daniel Jackson was installed as the driver of a bark cart, a position he continued for the next
third of a century. There is no account of the other two individuals.
At the end of the Civil War, Jackson went to Esty asking for fifty dollars. Esty had served
Jackson as employer and banker and he asked what the money was for. Jackson said that he had just
heard that "his old mother was yet alive and he wanted to bring her to his home." Esty advised that
Jackson send her name to the Freedman's Bureau who would see to her passage north, but Jackson
replied "Boss, she is my mother, I must have her here." And off he went.
A week later Jackson was back in Ithaca delighted to introduce his mother, saying "Boss,
We got my mother, come and see her." Amy Jackson moved into Daniel's home in Ithaca and lived
out the rest of her life with him, his wife Martha, two children William and Mary, 3 and 2 years old
and Helen Fletcher age 28, who had been born in New York, who was the mother of the youngsters
and Jackson's daughter —which would place Jackson in Ithaca as early as 1842.
This information comes from a memoir by Edward S. Esty printed on June 6, 1889 in the
Ithaca Journal and from the INmca Directory of 1884, which located his home at 143 West Green
Street, Ithaca. The Federal Census of 1870 identifies the members of Jackson's household and gives
further information that Jackson was a tanner by trade, worth $900, a very goodly sum, and he
qualified as a voter.
When Daniel died at the age of 75 his mother was 103 years old. She died rive days later. In
their honor E.S. Esty erected a gravestone that reads:
1814 FAITHFUL 1889
BORN A SLAVE, HE FOLLOWED THENORTH STAR TO FREEDOM
HE RETURNED TO BRING HIS AGED MOTHER & TENDERLY
CARED FOR HER AS LONG AS HE LIVED
THEY WERE NOT LONG SEPARATED FOR SHE SURVIVED HIM
BUT FIVE DAYS
DANIEL WAS 75 AND HIS MOTHER 103 YEARS OLD
THIS TRIBUTE BELONGS TO RIGHTEOUSNESS AND FILIAL DEVOTION
In Esty's memoir he notes that, "at one time Ithaca was an important station on a great
thoroughfare known as the underground railway. The efficient agent of this organization was the
pastor of Zion's church" who was most likely Basil Mackall who came to Ithaca as pastor for one
rotation and then remained in Ithaca for the rest of his life. Esty also notes that Jackson's mother
Amy had "nursed the old pastor of Zion's church when he was a babe, but who is now eighty-four
years of age" and was still alive in 1889. This links Jackson and McCall to a common site in the
South.
This is very significant because it indicates why Jackson headed for Ithaca and possibly why
he remained in the community. Rev. Mackall was an important leader of the black population, and
an advocate for black suffrage and he was "most likely" the man Esty considered the "efficient
agent." Mackall and his family came out of the south: he was born in 1801, his wife in 1803. Their
daughter and son were horn in Pennsylvania in 1846 and 1848 before the family came further north.
S5. Provide a history of the site since its time of significance to the Underground Railroad, including
physical changes, changes in ownership or use.
Daniel Jackson came to Ithaca along with a number of others who escaped from slavery.
Jackson's grave was put in place in 1889; it has never been altered except for deterioration by the
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elements. Articles about Jackson's gravesite appeared in the Ithaca Journal in and February
22,2011.
S6. Describe current educational programs, tours, markers, signs, brochures, site bulletins, or plaques at
the site. Include text and photographs of markers.
This site has never been interpreted although the local Sons of Union Veterans has marked
the grave each year along with those who fought during the war.
ST Include a bibliography. Discuss historical sources of information and how you used them.
The grave is the best source: it is in very poor condition and will be replaced in the nest
year.
E. S. Titus memoir appeared in the Ithaca Journal June 6, 1889. There is every reason to
believe what Titus says as he employed Jackson for thirty years. Titus reported on what he
remembered and the point of his memoir was to discuss Jackson; his comments about how the black
and white communities functioned to shield fugitives, was incidental. Esty has no reason to report
anything but the truth, as he knew it.
The Federal Census is helpful in giving us a picture of Jackson through the years. The
census also documents the birthplaces of many of the 297 non -white people who lived in Tompkins
County in 1860. In 1875, of a total black population in the county of 409, with 113 people over the age
of 20, twenty -three (23) had been born in Maryland; eleven (11) in Virginia and forty (40), mostly
children living with parents, had been born in Pennsylvania of parents from the south, indicating an
exodus following the North Star. Other children are shown having been born in Tompkins County,
providing tentative dating for the family's arrival here.
Wilbert Siebert, The Underground Railroad (1898) has a map showing a pathway through
Ithaca. While I do not believe that there were precise routes, this is an indication that some fugitives
came in this direction. The number commonly given by George A. Johnson was 114 fugitives came
through Tompkins County.
S8. Describe any local, state, or federal historic designation, records, signage, or plaques at the site.
None.
S9. Is the site open to the public? Describe accessibility conditions.
Yes, from dawn to dusk.
SI O. Describe the nature and objectives of any partnerships that have contributed to the documentation,
preservation, commemoration, or interpretation of the site.
This documentation has been created by a committee of the Tompkins County Civil War
Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission; one is a meat her of the Sons of Union Veterans and
the other the County Historian.
SI I. Additional data or comments. (Optional) Replacing Daniel Jackson's grave, and possible
inclusion on the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, will give us the opportunity to
interpret the gravesite, which will he of interest to many. It will become not only a memorial to
Jackson but also to the others who came north following the Northern Star to achieve their liberty. It
will also aid in our discussion of the active participation of the black community in helping fugitives
navigate the difficult road north.
Jackson's presence also allows us to see that he came to a place where there were others
known to him (Rev. Basil Mackall, his wife and family), and that while here they recreated a sense of
kinship based upon common origins. Mackall was the pastor of the AME Zion Church and remained
in the village until his death. The evidence shows agency on the part of African Americans,
corporation with white community philanthropists and abolitionists, and the growth of the AME
Zion Church. It also speaks to the strength of familial ties, even over decades. These are things worth
recognizing.
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FACILITIES
In addition to the responses to each question, applications must also include a letter of consent for inclusion
in the Network to Freedom from the Facility owner or manager.
Fl. Type:
_Archive _Library _ Research Center
Other (describe):
F2. Provide a general description of the facility and its purpose or mission.
F3. Describe the holdings or collections and discuss thew significance to the Underground Railroad.
F4. List the Underground Railroad or slavery- related items or materials in the facility.
F5. Describe the documents the facility has to verify the sources of its collections.
F6. Describe the indexes or finding aids that are available for the facility's collections.
F7. Describe the facility's management and staff, and levels of training or certifications.
F8. Describe the types of publications, reports, or services the facility performs or produces.
179. Describe the conditions of public use at the facility, including accessibility.
FIO. Describe visitation workload at the facility.
FI 1. Describe the facility's traveling exhibit, interlibrary-loan, and photocopying or duplication policies
and capabilities.
F12. Describe the nature and objectives of any partnerships that have contributed to the operation of the
facility.
F13. Additional data or comments. (Optional)
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EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS
In addition to each question, applications must also include the following attachments:
1) Letters from people consulted in the development of the interpretive program describing their
input and participation in the process.
2) An example of an audience feedback card or questionnaire or other audience feedback mechanism.
3) A letter of consent for inclusion in the Network to Freedom from the owner or manager of the
program.
4) A DVD or video of the program or a sample of the program for evaluation purposes. See
instructions for use policy. (Optional but recommended.)
PI. Describe the program. To be developed. There will be information at the grave, publicity about
the replacement, and the gravesite will be included on the Martin Luther King Jr. Walkway being
developed by the City of Ithaca. The interpretation will be appropriate for school programs, as part
of lours of the cemetery, and tours of African American sites in the City of Ithaca.
Pla.Type:
_x—Public program x_ School Program _x _Tour _possible_ Performance
_Living history _Exhibit
_Other (describe):
P2. What is the Underground Railroad message of your program, and how is it presented?
The important message is that those escaping slavery could find aid in Ithaca and Tompkins
County from the black and white community; that there was always danger, but that some of those
who left the south found homes and community here.
We will also link this grave and other sites in the county with Auburn and Elmira, where
there are important UGRR sites.
P3. Describe what advice you sought in developing your program.
Consulted with Shari Jackson NPS
P4. Identify historical sources of information and describe how they were used to develop the program.
Include a bibliography. Cited above
P5. Describe the educational objectives of the program, tour, or performance.
We would like to show the importance of individual action on behalf of liberty, the
importance of community cooperation to achieve its goals and to involve visitors in asking historical
questions.
P6. For whom is the program intended? Is the program fully accessible to all?
Any and all who are interested.
P7. Describe the geographic area of program presentation or activity.
The gravesite is in a very accessible portion of the City Cemetery; there is a road although it
would be difficult to get there in a wheel chair, most others will find the short walk easy. The grave
will not only be newly installed, but there will be a veteran marker which the local Sons of Civil War
veterans place every year out of respect for Jackson.
P8. Describe how the program is evaluated and how you use the results to improve the program.
To be worked out for each presentation
P9. How long has the program existed and what are the future plans for the program.
No program exists at the moment; we are creating one now to coincide with the replacement
of the stone and that will be available thereafter
P10. Describe the program's management and staff, and levels of training or certification.
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Currently this application, the research, and the replacement are products of the Tompkins
County Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission. We assume that they will be
continued by the City of Ithaca Historian and the Sons of Union Veterans.
PI I. Describe the nature and objectives of any partnerships that have contributed to the program.
Partners in creating this site are the TC Civil War Commission, the City of Ithaca, the Sons
Of Union Veterans, the Tompkins County Historian, the Office of City Historian, and the Martin
Luther King Jr. Walkway Committee created by the City of Ithaca.
PI2. Additional data or comments. (Optional)
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