HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-DAC-2016-01-06Disability Advisory Council Meeting Minutes
January 6, 2016
Present:
Chair Roberts
Vice Chair Scriber
DAC Members:
Dragovich
Rappaport
McElrath
Sember-Chase
CC Liaison Brock
Others Present:
Information Management Specialist – Myers
Sidewalk Program Manager - Hathaway
Director of Parking – Nagy
Former Tompkins County Legislator and Common Council Member - Pat Pryor
Tompkins County Social Services – Anne Dolan
Tompkins County Office for the Aging - Lisa Holmes
Tompkins County Planner - Lisa Monroe
Tompkins County MSW Intern - Diana Campbell
Advisory Board Member for Tompkins County Office for the Aging - David Robertshaw,
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s “Way 2 Go” Program - Jonathan Maddison
Approval of Minutes:
Approval of the December 2, 2015 Disability Advisory Council Meeting Minutes –
Resolution
By DAC Member Sember-Chase: Seconded by Vice Chair Scriber
RESOLVED, That the minutes of the December 2, 2015 Disability Advisory Council
Meeting be approved with noted corrections.
Carried Unanimously
Accessible On-Street Parking – Discussion with Director of Parking Nagy:
Tompkins County Office for the Aging and Cornell Cooperative Extensions “Way 2 Go”
Program Representatives participated in the discussion, as did former Tompkins County
Legislator and Common Council Member Pat Pryor.
Chair Roberts provided background information regarding the accessible on-street
parking program in the City of Ithaca in order to provide an understanding of what some
of the DAC’s concerns are. He explained that he would like today’s meeting to provide
an opportunity for Director of Parking Nagy to hear from, not only the DAC, but also
from members of the public who interact with various populations of the City on a
regular basis that have expressed concerns about the new on-street parking system
and the new pay and display machines. Director of Parking Nagy will also be able to
share information and provide an update as to the City’s plans for increasing easily
accessible on-street parking and payment. After that, DAC members will have an
opportunity to provide their comments and observations as they decide what
recommendations they would propose be brought before the appropriate boards and
committees of the City to review, discuss, and make a recommendation to Common
Council.
Chair Roberts explained that Ms. Pryor attended a DAC meeting late last summer after
meeting with Director of Parking Nagy to discuss her concerns about accessible
parking. She also provided the DAC with information on some initial research she had
conducted into how other cities accommodate the need for easily accessible on-street
parking and new payment methods.
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He further stated that Director of Parking Nagy attended the same DAC meeting with
Ms. Pryor. As a result of that discussion, the decision was made to leave the lollipop
meters with placard signs where they are for accessible on-street parking.
Director of Parking Nagy reported that 23 new pay stations were ordered on January 5,
2016. The City of Ithaca has a Parking Advisory Committee, which has determined the
need for a sub-committee that would include members of the public that could represent
the needs of community members in need of accessible on-street parking and/or who
would like alternative methods for paying for parking other than the pay machines. The
sub-committee, after meeting with the public, would make recommendations to the
Parking Advisory Committee as to where the new pay stations should be placed, and
payment methods. He stated that a lot of the new pay stations will be placed on the
opposite side of streets that already have pay stations to make them easier to access,
as that had been a concern that many people had raised – that they had to cross the
street to pay for parking. The City will continue with the use of lollipop meters at
accessible spaces, and he has already discussed with the City’s Transportation
Engineer about the need for additional accessible on-street parking spaces around the
City. They also discussed upcoming regulations from New York State as to where and
how accessible spaces should be located on any street. He further reported that the
City receives a lot of individual requests for accessible on-street parking spaces for both
private residences as well as on particular streets. He explained that staff send the
applicant the request form to complete, but the majority of them are never returned to
the City. He would prefer not to have to go through that process; he knows more
spaces are needed, he just needs to know where they should be located. The current
requirement is 1 accessible space for every 50 parking spaces, he can see future
regulations requiring 1 space to every 25; however on-street accessible spaces aren’t
regulated currently like the requirements for parking garages are.
DAC Member Rappaport asked if the DAC could see and review the information from
New York State regarding upcoming requirements for accessible on street parking
spaces.
DAC Member Sember-Chase inquired as to what the parking public input meeting was;
Director of Parking Nagy responded that it is a newly created sub-committee of the
City’s current “Parking Advisory Committee” that would specifically seek public input as
to where accessible on street parking spaces should be located around the City of
Ithaca. The first meeting of the sub-committee will on the third Friday at 9:00 a.m. at
City Hall. He further stated that staff will send out a meeting notice to DAC members;
he also wants someone from his staff, the Planning and Development Board, the
Disability Advisory Council, the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, and Tompkins County Office
for the Aging on the sub-committee. A regular meeting date for the sub-committee will
be set up at the first meeting, on January 15, 2016. He noted that the new pay
machines won’t arrive until the end of February; however, he would like a plan in place
before the end of March for where they will be located so they can be installed as soon
as possible once the good weather is here.
Chair Roberts reminded Director of Parking Nagy that the height of the pay machines
should be one of the topics discussed, since it has already been reported that people
are having problems with their current height. He responded that he would check to see
if the base could be lowered by 6” and if so, he might be able to change the current
order so that half of the new pay stations would be lower. DAC Members encouraged
him to order all the new pay stations at the lower height, if possible.
DAC Member Sember-Chase noted that another issue reported has been the fact that
the pay stations are not located close enough to the accessible path of travel and that
should be considered along with placement of the new pay stations by the sub-
committee. Director of Parking Nagy responded that they would move them as close to
the path of travel as possible, but that a lot of the placement depends upon what utilities
run underground at particular locations. He also noted that another issue that has to be
considered are that the pay stations are solar powered so the batteries may need to be
charged regularly due to lack of sunlight. The City wants to use the solar powered pay
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stations because they are less expensive, and it costs less to replace solar batteries
than to order pay stations powered by a different means.
Director of Parking Nagy reported that the City is working with the Downtown Ithaca
Alliance who has a marketing group working with them to develop a plan for marketing
the use of Park Mobile. He stated that the use of the Park Mobile application has grown
steadily each month since the City began using it. He stated that the City wants to
consider that as they put forth efforts to continue to increase its use – especially by
targeting the over 50 demographic. He stated that education of the public is essential
as so many think they need a smart phone to use the system; they do not; any phone
will do. Revenue from the use of Park Mobile is increasing daily, which the City wants to
see continue.
Lisa Holmes, from Tompkins County Office for the Aging, explained that her comments
are being made on behalf of older adults whom they serve and receive feedback. She
reported that Director of Parking Nagy attended one of their advisory meetings in
September, which was helpful. In her experience and with information from their
Advisory Committee, there are still issues being reported regarding the so-called “easy
to use system” with the generation divide. The aging population want to use coins in
the parking meters, and the long distance that must be navigated between parked
vehicles and the pay station is difficult for a lot of them. She is happy to hear that those
issues are being addressed. She has also heard about the difficulty that some users
experience when trying to remove their credit card from the pay station. Due to arthritis
in people’s hands, they have limited grip strength so the cards become stuck because
they can’t remove them. She has heard that older adults are avoiding coming downtown
altogether to avoid having to use the pay stations to park. It is not that they do not want
to pay for parking, but they would like an alternate payment method that would be
easier to understand and use.
Ms. Pryor expressed her thanks to the DAC, Chair Roberts, Director of Parking Nagy,
and to everyone who has been so responsive in trying to come together to work towards
a resolution to the issues that have been raised. She stated that when she was
conducting her research of various cities across the nation into what options are offered
to address these concerns, she was very unhappy with the language in a lot of the
legislation that was used to describe people. She encouraged the City of Ithaca, when
it is at a point to change its legislation related to this issue, to make sure to use
people/person language and not use the word “disabled” as that term can is very
offensive to some. In addition, and maybe she missed it since she lives in a rural area,
but she has not heard or seen anything about how to use the pay stations and the Park
Mobile Application in the community where she lives. She would encourage the City, in
terms of marketing and educating the public about the ease of use with the Park Mobile
system, to make sure that information is provided to the many rural areas of Tompkins
County. She feels that it is really important that this outreach be done, if the City wants
to encourage the public to visit downtown and make use of the Park Mobile payment
options.
Director of Parking Nagy responded that one of the purposes of the new Parking
Advisory Sub-Committee is to find ways to get the word out on how to use the Park
Mobile system not only in Ithaca but in other cities where it is available as well. It will be
very important that whatever marketing techniques are utilized that it be very clear that
the public does not need a smart phone in order to use the pay stations. He stated that
every meeting he has attended regarding the new pay stations and the Park Mobile
application, where some members of the audience were 55 years and older, that has
been the biggest question and misconception. He is hoping that with this latest
marketing push that this information will reach that demographic of the population in an
easy to understand format.
DAC Member Dragovich responded that he is happy to hear that information will be
provided to the public. However, he wondered that when it is given to the public, is it
also explained to them how they would use their home phone to pay for parking?
Perhaps that should be part of the information provided to the public. It is one thing to
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say that a home phone or non-smart phone can be used, but another to then take it a
step further and explain in detail how to do it from home or the car. He would strongly
encourage that detailed information be included in the marketing campaign as well.
Vice Chair Scriber encouraged the City to reach out to the many rural councils/boards
and provide this information to them, that way the information can be sent to community
members in the various community newsletters. That would help to reach many in the
community that might not otherwise receive the information that the City is marketing in
its education campaign about the pay stations and the Park Mobile application.
DAC Member Rappaport questioned whether the parking brochure had been updated
since its original distribution, as that would be another way to educate community
members about the system.
Director of Parking Nagy responded that Park Mobile will be assisting the City in
updating the brochure; the first brochure did not go over well, but marketing is not one
of the City’s best attributes.
Ms. Pryor stated that she supports comments that Ms. Holmes made. As a result of
some of her research, Portland Oregon’s scratch off card is a program that merits
consideration by the City of Ithaca. Scratch off cards can be purchased for various
zones of a city, for various time limits, and different days. They can be purchased in
advance and used in place of the pay stations to pay for parking on the street. She
encouraged the City to consider and investigate that option for possible use in the City
of Ithaca.
Ms. Dolan explained that she provides counseling and therapy for older people. It is
very important for her clients to be able to park easily and come in to talk with her about
what is going on in their lives. She also counsels caregivers and there are some from
the rural community who won’t come in to the City because of the new pay machines.
She thanked the DAC and Director of Parking Nagy for their willingness to address the
concerns that have been raised. She, too, has seen people with mobility issues that are
too intimated by the process to use the Park Mobile application.
DAC Member Sember-Chase noted that she would like more of an idea of what some of
the other reasons might be as to why people don’t want to use the new pay stations
besides the smart phone myth.
One of the members of the public in attendance explained that he is a retired English
teacher, and what would assist him would be a tutorial on how to use the pay station.
He suggested that the City consider partnering with staff from Lifelong on a more
visually graphic flyer that would provide such a tutorial.
Ms. Dolan reported that this community is made up of a lot of very intelligent members,
but the keyboard on the pay station looks a little complicated and intimidating even to
them. Her clients are bright people; however, they report that they will look at the pay
station try to understand what they need to do, a line of people behind them develops
so they go to end of the line so as not to hold people up, and then, due to their
frustration about how to operate the pay station, will just abandon it and miss their
appointment with her.
Ms. Pryor stated that it would be helpful to have additional pay stations on both sides of
the street as far as easier access is concerned; however, it is not enough. There should
be a different way that the City could charge for on-street parking. The parking should
not be free because then it will be abused and parking spaces on the street will not
open up.
Chair Roberts asked Director of Parking Nagy what his thoughts are about a scratch off
card system like the one Portland, Oregon utilizes. He asked him whether he would be
willing to call Portland, Oregon to talk to them about their scratch off card system used t
pay for on-street parking. Director of Parking Nagy responded that he would call
Portland; however, for him, the hardest part of that type of system would be the
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accounting and enforcement end. It would be hard for the City to monitor whether what
is being used is being paid for or not.
Chair Roberts stated that it seems like telling the public that they can use their home
phone or regular cell phone is not working and use of the pay machines is hampering
people from parking downtown. People don’t want free parking, they just want to be
able to use the on-street parking that is available. Portland, Oregon’s scratch off card
system seems like it might be a program the City of Ithaca should consider as an
alternate method of paying for on-street parking.
Mr. Maddison, from “Way 2 Go”, suggested that a meeting be held on the topic where a
demographic sampling of members of the community attend. That group could visit a
pay station to see how it works for them and the City could learn from that sampling
what kind of public education/marketing is needed in order for the machines to be used
regularly. He suggested that the City work with staff from “Longview” on that proposal.
He volunteered to work with staff from “Longview” to set up those educational type
meetings in various locations around the community.
The DAC expressed their support and approval for that proposal. They encouraged Mr.
Maddison to work with Director of Parking Nagy on it.
Common Council Liaison Brock reported that it is her understanding that parking
enforcement will no longer be done by people walking the street but by license plate
readers in the Community Service Officers’ vehicles. She suggested that a program
similar to the New York State thru-way “Easy Pass” might be a solution to consider for
payment of parking on the street. The public already knows about that program, it
works, and would be easy for the City to monitor.
Another member of the public in the audience stated that after listening to this
discussion, it appears that there may be five different options that could be used to pay
for on-street parking. He shared that when he tried parking for a meeting on Court
Street recently, he used his regular cell phone to call Park Mobile, it took 15 minutes to
get a real live person to talk to, he was then asked for his credit card/security code
numbers, and then a number of other questions. He was late for the meeting and did
not find the process convenient or timely. He would support the proposal to pay in
advance like New York State’s “Easy Pass” system.
Vice Chair Scriber volunteered to serve on the City of Ithaca’s Parking/Pay Station
marketing committee.
Chair Roberts expressed his thanks to Ms. Pryor for raising her concerns to the City
about on-street accessible parking, to members of the public for attending today’s
meeting and contributing to the discussion of the topic, and to Director of Parking Nagy
for his responsiveness to work on addressing them and working with the DAC going
forward to ensure that anyone that wants to visit downtown understands how to pay and
park on the street.
Exterior Maintenance Discussion:
Alderperson and chair of the City of Ithaca Planning and Economic Development
Committee joined the discussion for this topic.
Chair Roberts explained that the Rental Housing Advisory Committee has
recommended changes to the fine structure for various violations of the Exterior
Property Maintenance Ordinance. He stated that the DAC has been assured recently
that those changes will not affect snow and ice removal requirements. The DAC has is
concerned about the proposed change to lower the fines associated with them though.
That is one of the reasons that Alderperson Murtagh was invited to attend today’s
meeting.
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Chair Roberts further reported that the Chair of the Rental Housing Advisory Committee
has been invited to attend the February DAC meeting. This will provide an opportunity
for the DAC to share how any proposed changes to the Exterior Property Maintenance
should be shared with them to make sure they will not affect accessibility in any way.
Alderperson Murtagh thanked the DAC for the invitation to today’s meeting. He stated
that issues related to garbage and garbage lids being left off are the reason that
changes were proposed to the fine structure of the Exterior Property Maintenance
Ordinance. He stated that even when he was a reporter for the Ithaca Times in 2010,
that garbage violations and fines were being discussed. In 2012, the fine structure for
violations of the Exterior Maintenance Ordinance were changed and increased
incrementally based upon violations within a 12 month period. Early in 2015, there was
a suggestion to change the requirement for removal of snow and ice from sidewalks
from 24 hours from the start of the snow storm to 48 hours, but that was not supported
by the DAC and changes were not made. The current proposed changes are the result
of the number of violations being issued without the property owner even being aware
there was a violation. The property owner would not receive the violation notice in a
timely manner, and each day that a violation exists results in another fine. Property
owners wanted the fines decreased based upon the fact that they could not correct a
violation that they were not even aware of. In addition, the fines were the same for a
violation that consisted of a lid being left off a garbage can as for garbage being left out,
which seemed unfair. That is why there is a proposal to change the fine structure so that
the violation for the lid being left off a garbage can be reduced to $20.00 and not
increase on an incremental basis within any certain time period. The proposal also
includes reducing the current fine structure for other violations of the ordinance. Late in
2014 the City implemented a voluntary e-mail notification system of exterior property
maintenance violations. Property owners voluntarily register to receive an e-mail
notification the same day the violation is found so they can respond and take care of it
in a timely manner. This system is working and the number of violations being issued
for multiple consecutive days is decreasing, which was the goal of the system. Because
of that success, property owners would also like the associated fines decreased from
$40 for the first violation, $60 for the second violation and $100 for a third in a twelve
month period to $25 for the first violation, $50 for the second violation, and $100 for the
third violation in a twelve month period. Those are the proposed changes on the
agenda for discussion and vote at the January 13, 2016 Planning and Economic
Development Committee meeting. Both he, as the Chair, and the committee are
seeking feedback and input from the public about the proposed changes.
DAC Member Dragovich stated that the fine structure currently has a sidewalk snow
removal violation different than a violation for a lawn or garbage fine. Is the current
proposal to have the same fines across the board? So, any violation of the Exterior
Maintenance Ordinance, except for garbage can lids, would be $25, $50, $100 within a
twelve month period?
DAC Member Rappaport agreed that fact was something that jumped out to him as well.
He appreciates that an e-mail notification system was set up to give property owners the
ability to correct a violation before being issued another violation; that is a good change.
However, the lack of snow removal from sidewalks is completely different from an
uncovered garbage can (which, personally, he feels should not have a fine associated
with it) and other violations of the Exterior Property Maintenance Ordinance. Is there a
way to split the fine structure of the ordinance so the same fines do not apply to all
violations of the ordinance?
DAC Member Sember-Chase voiced a concern that the proposed changes seemed like
a step backward in the DAC’s effort to make sure that sidewalks were kept clear of ice
and snow so they are accessible to everyone. She noted that lack of snow removal
from sidewalks was the number one concern reported on the DAC’s last survey. She is
not saying the fines should increase, but they should not decrease either.
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She further reported that, historically, the position of the DAC and what has been
articulated to the Board of Public Works and Common Council is that part of the
problem with the way snow and ice removal had been dealt with was that it was seen as
just another part of the Exterior Property Maintenance Ordinance, and not as the ability
for all citizens of the City to have clear and safe access on all sidewalks to travel
wherever they need to go. The fine structure for not removing snow and ice from
sidewalks should remain the same. In addition, it is a civil right that all citizens be able
to travel safely throughout the city and in the various neighborhoods on those
sidewalks. This issue that has come to light over time, and Asst. Supt. Benjamin for
Streets and Facilities would agree, is that it is the same property owners who don’t
shovel their sidewalks year after year knowing that they are in violation of the ordinance.
As such, the fine structure for those violations should not decrease. The City of Ithaca
has an obligation to its citizens to ensure that they are able to get around the city at any
time. The DAC does not support a reduction in the fines and they do not want the ability
for people to have access anywhere in the City to decrease. The other types of Exterior
Property Maintenance violations such as a couch on the lawn or garbage is not affecting
the public’s access to the City’s sidewalks. The DAC did not support the proposed
change in the time given to remove snow and ice from sidewalks from 24 hours to 48
hours and it does not support a decrease in the fine for lack of snow and ice removal
from sidewalks.
Vice Chair Scriber asked whether sidewalks could be separated from the rest of the
Exterior Maintenance Ordinance and treated as a separate issue from garbage, grass,
etc. This is really an issue of civil rights and public safety; it isn’t attractive to have
furniture or garbage left out but is not the same as having clear and safe access to
sidewalks around the City.
Chair Roberts noted that one of the reasons that the Department of Public Works has
increased its work to remove snow and ice from sidewalks and in turn send property
owners a bill is because of the work that the DAC did to convince the City that it is
categorically important to separate snow and ice removal from the rest of the Exterior
Property Maintenance Ordinance, because the City should provide safe access to all
sidewalks for everyone.
CC Liaison Brock stated that she wanted to confirm that what she is hearing is that the
DAC does not support a decrease in fines for obstruction to sidewalks. DAC members
confirmed that.
Alderperson Murtagh responded that the Planning and Economic Development
Committee could separate the fines for snow and ice removal from sidewalks or any
obstruction to the sidewalks from the rest of the proposed changes to the ordinance.
That would send the message that the City of Ithaca feels that access to the sidewalks
is more important than a couch or garbage being left out.
Chair Roberts asked what the process would be to make that proposal to Common
Council.
Alderperson Murtagh explained that the Planning and Economic Development
Committee meets next week so this change could be proposed to amend the proposed
changes to the legislation to exclude the fines for sidewalks from the rest of the
ordinance. He suggested that the DAC send a memo or something to the committee
that would convey them the sense that the DAC does not support the proposed
changes as currently written to decrease the fines for any violation related to obstruction
of the sidewalks.
Chair Roberts would also encourage the City to place sidewalks as a separate item in
the Exterior Property Maintenance Ordinance. Alderperson Murtagh responded that it is
already separated out in the ordinance. Vice Chair Scriber questioned why it was
included in the proposal to decrease the fines for violations of the ordinance if that was
the case.
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Alderperson Murtagh explained that more tickets were issued this year to some very
responsible citizens who don’t normally violate the snow removal requirements. That
was one of the reasons for the proposed change in fines. However, he would support
keeping the fines the same for the snow and ice removal. He is concerned about taking
snow removal out of the current proposal because it would hold up the other changes
which they have been working on for a long time. So, if the proposal could be changed
to keep fines for snow and ice the same but change them for the other violations he
would like to do that.
Chair Roberts stated that the DAC could ask the City to put the rationale for keeping the
fines for snow and ice removal the same in the ordinance which is because it is a civil
for everyone to have access on any sidewalk in the City. The DAC supports
Alderperson Murtagh’s suggestion to keep the fines for snow and ice removal the same;
then, if needed, put into writing the rationale for why the fines need to stay the same.
Alderperson Murtagh stated that he would see that the proposal is changed to reflect
the DAC’s recommendation that the fines for snow and ice removal remain the same so
that the rest of the proposed changes can be placed on the Planning and Economic
Development’s agenda for next week’s meeting; the City Attorney will also be at the
meeting next week to address any questions that may arise. That way everything can
be done at once at next week’s meeting.
Chair Roberts stated that he would provide language to Alderperson Murtagh to include
with the proposal regarding the DAC’s recommendation to keep the fines for snow and
ice removal the same. He will first draft the language, run it by DAC members for input
and review, and then send it on to Alderperson Murtagh for inclusion with the agenda.
Chair Roberts and DAC Members expressed their thanks and appreciation to
Alderperson Murtagh for attending today’s meeting and supporting their efforts to keep
sidewalks accessible for everyone and not decreasing the fines for violations related to
sidewalks.
Summary:
After the meeting CC Liaison Brock, in preparation for her participation in the discussion
at the January 13, 2016, Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting,
drafted the following summary of the Exterior Property Maintenance Ordinance
discussion:
1) The DAC recommends that the City and City Attorney incorporate language into the
City Code whereby the City recognizes and affirms that providing and maintaining clear
and accessible sidewalks are a priority for the City and is to be enforced as a matter of
protecting our citizen's civil rights.
2) The DAC recommends that the proposed EPMO modifications reinstate the distinct
and separate fine structure for 178-3I (maintenance of steps, walks, driveways, etc) and
178-3J (Sidewalks, snow and ice), keeping the fine structure at $40, $60, and $100.
3) The DAC is opposed to any changes to the enforcement timeline, and supports
having fines issued on properties where the sidewalks are not cleared of snow within
24-hours of the initiation of a snow event. While there is no change proposed in the
ordinance, it has been discussed as a matter of staff practice that the EPMO inspector
will give a property owner a 24-hour courtesy email notice prior to the issuance of a
ticket. The DAC feels this courtesy should not extend to snowy sidewalks.
Although we didn't talk about it today, the original ordinance also gave a heightened fine
for overgrown plants which obstruct sidewalks (178-3G). It should be discussed if it is
the intent of the DAC to reinstate this at the higher fine?
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Chair Roberts drafted the following resolution and information for the January 13, 2016,
Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting:
General:
The City of Ithaca recognizes and affirms that clear and accessible sidewalks are a
priority for the City specific titles in this ordinance are enforced as a matter of protecting
our citizen's civil rights to effectively use the sidewalk and pedestrian infrastructure
within the city.
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Whereas: The city of Ithaca recognizes and affirms that clear and accessible sidewalks
are a priority for the city as a matter of protecting our citizen’s civil rights to effectively
use the sidewalk and pedestrian infrastructure within the city; Therefore,
Be it resolved that the city maintains a distinct and separate fine structure for 178-3I
(maintenance of steps, walks, driveways, etc) and 178-3J; (Sidewalks, snow and ice),
(overgrown plants which obstruct sidewalks) (178-3G), the fine structure: $40, $60, and
$100.
I think the DAC wants to accomplish two things:
Establish that, as a matter of law, the city views maintaining access to sidewalks
differently than other aspects of EPMO
And,
Because of that, the fines are different.
Next Meeting:
DAC Member Rappaport stated that he would like to invite Director of Parking Nagy to
the February DAC meeting to discuss additional parking issues related to side rails in
parking garages. He stated that nothing has been done since the DAC brought this to
his attention at the August meeting. Chair Roberts responded that he would invite
Director of Parking Nagy to the February meeting.
Vice Chair Scriber confirmed that she would attend the “marketing” meeting regarding
the City’s pay stations and accessible parking that Director of Parking Nagy spoke
about.
CC Liaison Brock confirmed that she would plan to attend the Parking Committee sub-
committee meeting.
They will report back at the February DAC meeting.
Updates:
Sidewalk Program Manager Hathaway stated that he would have a new sidewalk work
plan for 2016 to share with the DAC in the next couple of month. He would like to have
the DAC’s input as the work plan is finalized for the 2016 construction season.
Adjournment:
On a motion the meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
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Sarah L. Myers, Larry Roberts, Chair
Information Management Specialist