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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-11-17 Board of Public Works Meeting AgendaDATE: September 11, 2017 BPW Meeting TIME: 4:45 pm LOCATION: 31d Floor, Board of Public Works City Hall, Council Chambers 108 E. Green St., Ithaca Time --.Topic Voting? Presenter(s) Allowed 1. Call to Order/Agen a Review No Mayor Myrick 2. Mayor's Communications 3. Communications and Hearings from Persons Before the Board 5. Reports A. Special Committees of the Board B. Council Liaison C. Board Liaisons D. Superintendent and Staff 6. New Presentations 7. Administration & Communications A. Approval of Minutes 1. April 10, 2017 2. August 28, 2017 No Mayor Myrick No Public 110 Commissioners No Various Yes Mayor Myrick A. Endorsement of a City of Ithaca Parks Logo — Yes Asst. Supt. 5 min, Resolution Benjamin City Forester Jeanne Grace has provided a resolution indicating the Board's endorsement of the recommended logo for city parks. B. Endorsement of a Nature Play Area at Wood Yes Asst. Supt. 5 min. Street Park— Resolution Benjamin A resolution is provided endorsing the use of city staff in assisting with the creation of a natural play area in Wood Street Park. 12. Water & Sewer A. Appeal of Water Bill for 142 South Aurora Street Yes Asst. Supt. Whitney 10 min. A resolution will provided at the meeting, per the Board's discussion on August 28, 2097: 13. Discussion Items A. Request for Designated Parking Spaces for No Dir. of Parking Nagy 15 min. Scheduled Blood Drives from the Red Cross The American Red Cross has submitted a request for two parking spaces to be donated by the City to accommodate their box truck and van during their scheduled blood drives in downtown 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 meetin The Board of Public Works meets on the second and fourth Mondays 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, Time Tnnir- Votinq? roseeded Ithaca. i M09 Yes 11A. Endorsement of a City of Ithaca Pa sLoc S ion rk jo —Re olut' WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca has over 20 parks and, due to insufficient or absent signage, many residents and visitors do not always recognize that they are in a City park, partaking of City services paid for by City taxpayers and maintained by City civil servants, and WHEREAS, the 'Parks Commission, in coordination with the City Forester, decided that in order to maintain an awareness of the City's role in these integral green spaces, a City of Ithaca Parks brand should be created which would start with creating a parks logo, and WHEREAS, this identity would ensure that the storied park system and its role as public parkland is obvious to visitors amongst the new development initiated by partner "Friends" groups, and WHEREAS, The Parks Commission and City staff set about to make the development of logo a truly local initiative and asked Professor Mike Mooney of Ithaca College to make it project for his marketing class, and I WHEREAS, The logo that was developed depicts a Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) leaf, a species that is native to this area but is also tolerant of a wide range of conditions, even urban environments and three Bur Oak trees are planted right outside of City Hall providing shade on the busy thoroughfare of East Green Street, now therefore be it RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works endorses this logo as the official logo for the City of Ithaca Parks so that it could then be put on any signage, shirts, hats, websites, printed materials, vehicles, etc., providing the City of Ithaca Park system with a concrete identity, and instilling pride in those who work for it and play in it. Page 2 of 4 11B. Endorsement of a Nature PlayArea at Wood Street Park —Resolution WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca recognizes it is important to provide opportunities to have creative and collaborative play for children of all ages and their fames in our City parks, and WHEREAS, an unstructured nature play area utilizing natural material such as soil, mulch, sand and stumps has seen a rise in popularity in parks around the country, and WHEREAS, the local playground designer, Rusty Keeler, has proposed the creation of a small, nature play area in the wooded part of Wood Street Park adjacent to the current playground area, using materials from existing City stock piles of woodchips, stumps, and tree branches cut into "tree cookies" which could be installed at no cost aside from minimal city staff time delivering the materials, and WHEREAS, all wood play element specifications would follow safety guidelines with regular safety inspection by City staff and residents. In addition, nearby residents have pledged to contribute to regular maintenance of the area, and WHEREAS, a sign describing the purpose and basic guidelines for use of the area will also be designed by Rusty Keeler, and 71 R' the Parks Commission is in support of this addition to Wood Street Park, now therefore be it RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works endorses the Use Of City staff time to aid in the installation of the project for a trial period with the understanding that this play area could be removed by the City at a later date if the upkeep is more than City staff and residents can manage or there are some currently unforeseen issues that can not sufficiently be managed regarding the use or maintenance of the Nature Play Area. Page 3 of 4 Frances A, Hernandez ­ American Red Cross Account vlanager - Tompkins County 365 Harry L_ Drive Johnson City, NY 13790 Board of! ublic Works Oty Hall 108 East Green Sircet Ithaca, NY 14850 Dear Board of Public Works: I would like to thank YOU fOl- all 01'YOUT-SUPP011 with our Blood Drive Parking through this surnmer as we ad.just to new pararnetersat local Blood Drive sites, I ivanted to contact you today in hopes that you can further assist us xvith the issue of, parking for Downtown Ithaca Blood Drives as we rend to struggle with on sircct and garage parking tor our city locations. We currently haws only as few Downtown Ithaca Locations in need oil' parking assistance. The Tompkins Public Library. I `� LJnitarian Society of Ithaca an(.] Center Ithaca, For each Blood Drive Event wearc M need of two park- ing spaces Ibr Out- SIM111 hox truck and transportation van as close to thc site as possibic. As as non-4i)r-profit organization we do not have access to funds to purchase parking, for our Blood Drives, and this is wherc we hope YOU can lielp! Is it possible for the Board otTublic Works to donate two parking s1pots to the American Red Cross f6r Blood Drive Parking in Downtowri Ithaca? Attached to thIS ICUCFVOLI Will find a list of" Dates and Locations for the Blood Drives in need of parking assistance f6l' the IICXt Ye,11% WC WOUld be happy to continue to work withY out- Director of Parking to clisure all locations, dates and times are supplied to you In as timely fashion ifthis is possit-fle, 'mank you again, and we look forward trr VOUr continued support, Sincereiv. 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