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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 Parks1 Second Annual Music Festival Mr. Michael Green, 111 East Spencer Street, representing the Ithaca New Times, requested permission touse a portion of Cass Park by Treman Marina for the Second Annual Music Festival on July 15 and 16, 1978, under the same provisions as in 1977. Supt. Dingman explained that the department requires concurrent permission from the Finger Lakes State Park Commission for parking in the marina parking area. The department does not permit promotion outside of the immediate area of Ithaca, require "hold harmless" agreement, the group must meet the requirements of the Health Department and they are pro- hibited from charging admission or use the property for gain. In addition, a letter is required from the Ithaca New Times formalizing the request. Mr. Green presented a letter to the City Clerk. Resolution /1 7 7 By Comm. Allan: Seconded by Comm. Shaw RESOLVED, the Board grant the request for the use of city property for the Second Annual Music Festival on July 15 and 16, 1978, subject to the department's requirements. Carried Unanimously i • 2 People's Committee for Jazz Mr. Joel•Thomas, student of Ithaca College, read the following letter to the Board: "Robert 0. Dingman Board of Public Works 108 E. Green St. M���L� •D--.) 1�1�� Ithaca, N.Y. 14850 Dear Mr. Dingman, We would like to request the use of Cass Park for our yearly Outdoor Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 29, 1978. The Festival will consist of seven or eight local jazz bands including the Ithaca College Jazz Labs playing big -band jazz. We would like to begin the pre -concert prepara- tions at 10:00 A.M. and we should be completely off the premises no later than'8:00 P.M. The music will start at 12:00 Noon. Advertising will be limited to posters on the Ithaca College Campus and Ads in local news- papers and on local radio during the_ week before. We do not expect more than one thousand people. We are also aware that we are responsible for clean-up, traffic, and safety and we are prepared to handle these aspects of the concert as well. We do not hold the City of Ithaca responsible for anything occurring in the aforementioned categories. I hope that this can be worked out for the enjoyment of both jazz musicians and jazz listeners alike. If anything is unclear, please feel free to call me at the above number. Thank you very, very much. Sincerely, Jon Kolbert People's Committee for Jazz" Discussion followed on the floor. Resolution By Comm. Whispell: Seconded by Comm. Schickel RESOLVED, the request for the use of Cass Park by.the People's Committee for Jazz be approved, subject to rules and regulations established by Supt. Dingman. Carried Unanimously 3 Cascadilla Boat tioiise Mr. Ward Romer, 608 S. Plain Street, representing the Cascadilla Boat Club, requested the use of the north bay of the Stewart Park Boat House to store equipment used in. a youth rowing project which his club is sponsoring. Discussion followed on the floor. 0617r Resolution By Comm. Ewanicki: Seconded by Comm. Allan RESOLVED, That the request for use of the north bay of the Cascadilla Boat House be referred to the Public Buildings, Public Grounds and Parks Committee, with power to act, and a strong suggestion of trying to cooperate and work out provisions for the group, subject to the stipula- tions of the City Attorney. Carried Unanimously Mayor Conley voted Aye also. MINUTES: By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Cleveland RESOLVED, That the Minutes of the April 26, 1978 meeting be approved as corrected, changing the resolution on the Cascadilla Boat Club to read: Stewart Parlc._._Boatjhouse instead of Cascadilla Boathouse, as recorded- y the City Clerk. r/S0I27S Carried Unanimously Cascadilla Boat Club Comm. Schickel reported that acting at the direction of this Board, the Buildings and Grounds Committee agreed to permit the use of the north bay of the Stewart Park boathouse by the Cascadilla Boat Club for the 1978 season. 67/0(7f Resolution By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Ewanicki RESOLVED, That a revocable permit to the Cascadilla Boat Club, Ltd., to use the northwest boat storage room in the Stewart Park boat house for the balance of 1978 in accordance with the provisions—contained in the agreement and attachments, be approved. Carried Unanimously Cascadilla Boat Club, Ltd. 61111 Supt. Dingman reported on a letter he had received from the Cascadilla Boat Club, Ltd. thanking the Board of Public Works for the use of the Cascadilla Boathouse.Et=)Certain recommendations were made in that letter to improve the conditions at Cascadilla Boathouse and the Board's approval was requested. Brochures of the Cascadilla Boat Club, Ltd. were enclosed in the letter for distribution to each member of the Board of Public Works. By Comm. Cleveland: Seconded by Comm. Banfield Va3/7 RESOLVED, That the Minutes of the Board of Public Works meeting of August 9, 1978 be corrected to show that the letter of the Cascadilla Boat Club Ltd. refers to the Stewart Park Boathouse rather than the Cascadilla Boathouse, and be approved as corrected. Carried Unanimously rrMr. Jan C. Rogowicz, P.O. Box 51, Slaterville Springs, N.Y. 14881, read the following letter to the Board: "Mr. Robert 0. Dingman, Superintendent Department of Public Works City Hall Ithaca, New York 14850 Dear Mr. Dingman:. ;On behalf of the Officers, Directors, and Members of the Cascadilla Boat 'Club, I ask you and the Board of Public Works for continued permission to use the North Bay of the Old Cascadilla Boathouse in Stewart Park for our small boat programs in 1979. Your support in 1.978 enabled us to initiate both competitive and recrea- :tional rowing programs which we would like to continue and expand in 1979. Through the Cascadilla Boat Club, Ithaca High School students learned how to row and gave their school and our community a new group of participation sports. "Vacationing" collegians gave our rowing program a big boost through .very active participation. .We can all take pride in the accomplishments of the young people who represented our city in the Empire State Games in Syracuse this summer. Twenty-seven CBC members went to the games. They came home with twenty- five Gold, Silver or Bronze medals. "The Empire State Games" provided an exciting competitive situation making the summers hard work worthwhile. Some of the young people are here today to thank you for helping to make our 'program possible and to show you some of the "hardware" they won in Syracuse. In 1979: We plan to improve our facilities with a new floating dock. Competitive canoeists will begin a training program in olympic type flat water canoeing and kayaking which hopefully will lead to additional participation in the Empire State Games. More recreational participation will be encouraged for oarsmen and paddlers of all ages. The sixty inaugural members of the Cascadilla Boat Club thank you for the ;invaluable support provided through the use of the Old Boathouse. Sincerely, ) )7e Jan C. Rogowicz Vice -President Resolution By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Banfield RESOLVED, the letter from Mr. Rogowicz be referred to the Public Buildings, Public Grounds and Parks Committee for recommendation.ried Unanimously Permission for use of Stewart Park Boathouse By Comm. Schickel; Seconded by Comm. Cleveland RESOLVED, That the permissions granted Cascadilla Boat Club for the; use of the Stewart Park boathouse during 1478 be extended for the calendar year of 1979 on the same terms and conditions, Carried Unanimously • • • 4 Request from Scott Molin - Cass Park ice cream concession By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Cleveland RESOLVED, That the request from Scott Molin to continue the vending of ice cream .in Cass Park ceason er the he asame provedterms fornaheol9731season,ns as he was permitted in the 1977 P Discussion followed on the floor. `�/(°/7y A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Carried Unanimously Ownership of Dock at Stewart Park By Comm.+Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Shaw RESOLVED, That the City accept ownership of the dock at Stewart Park from Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Cage. {��`�% Carried Unanimously Request from Bradley Judson - Boat Rental business Comm. Schickel reported that Bradley Judson has operated a concession at Stewart Park in 1976-1977. His concession permits him to occupy a small portion of the park for the rental of non -powered boats for use in Fall Creek and in the lagoon of Stewart Park. Mr. Judson has been paying $100 a year for this facility. It is now proposed to permit Mr. Judson to improve the dock space formerly used by. Cecil Cage, to continue his boat rental service. 6'c/7b' Resolution By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Ewanicki RESOLVED, That Bradley Judson be authorized to continue his boat rental concession at Stewart Park for the 1978 season at an annual rental of $100 under the same terms and conditions that were included in his permit for 1976 and 1977. Sekb K Carried Unanimously Final Invoice - I. J. Construction Company ,By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Allan RESOLVED, That a final invoice from I. J. Construction Company for construction work repairing the deck at Cass Park swimm in pool, be approved in the amount of $12,083.06 Carried Unafilmously • Final Invoice - Still Meadow Nursery, Inc. By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Shaw RESOLVED, That a final invoice from Still Meadow Nursery, Inc. for Cass Park ball field improvements, be approved in the amount of $18,000.00. /V/71/ Carried U animously • Recognition of Kiwanis Gift /ir By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Ewanicki RESOLVED, That the City Clerk direct a letter to Michael Kish of the Kiwanis Club, thanking him and the Club for their generosity in donating and installing five picnic grills at the Kiwanis picnic shelter in Cass Park. Carried Unanimously • -10 - Charles E.L. McCary, Chairman, Cayuga Chamber Orc estra, Inc., pre- sented the following letter to the Board: "RE: Use of Cass Park structure for our "Cabaret Pops" concert of 411 July 29, 1978 Dear Members of the Board: '7//d17 Before I proceed to matters of physical preparations allow me to speak of our overall goals as an orchestra so that you may better understand why we have come to you with what may seem to some an ir.regular...ar -unusual request for which we originally applied to City Hall in the month of May. We hold membership in the American Symphony Orchestra League and are a 35 -piece chamber symphony under the musical direction of Pulitzer Prize- winning composer and conductor Karel Husa. Our classical concerts of this past season, in various halls around Ithaca and some other cities of the Finger Lakes region, have drawn high praise from music critics and the New York State Council on the Arts, from whom we received an initial grant this past winter. My 'attendance of the American Symphony Orchestra League national conven- tion in Chicago in early June impressed me once again' with how much support and civic pride communities and cities across the nation endorse their orchestras. Until late 1976 Ithaca did not have an organization to ,I pull together the best professional performers in the area. About a year ago we began to notice the potential of the Cass Park 41, recreational shelter variously referred to as "the Ice Rink," "the Skating: Rink," etc. as an ideal spot for summer "pops" concerts in the park. I am sure you. are aware that Ithaca has no "band shell" or bowl such as exists in many communities, although I am told by aldermen that a sum of money, approximately $9,000, was allocated for this purpose several years ago but eventually was used in another part of the city budget as the price of acoustical shells went up. When the recent controversy arose over the number of people that could safely occupy the rink due to size .of exits, I noted that the wooden judges and penalty boxes on the east and west sides of the wire enclosure could be unbolted and slid aside to create large exits. The crew at the rink confirmed that this had been done in the -.;east on several occasions. Based on my own estimates of the time and apparent work involved, combined with the fact that the boxes had been moved before, we made the offer to defray any extra costs incurred to the City in this work. We would like to ask of the Board that ways and means be explored of keeping this expense at a minimum, in view of the fact that we are offering to the public an attractive summer event, and the fact that we hope to be able to make some money from the event to apply toward our deficit from the past year's classical concerts and some to put aside as subsidy for the. coming season. Classical orchestras seldom cover more than 40% of their total budget from ticket sales, and rely upon subsidy, donations, grants from foundations, state, county and city governments. As to details: of the facility: 1) We have had several conferences with Fire Chief Weaver, and have examined the structure with him. He will' advise our staff as to floor layout, aisles, etc.. 2) According to John Doyle, rink and pool manager, the capacity of the restrooms in the north building is only two persons in each restroom. We would therefore need to have access to the restrooms in the south building where there are, in the men's: 5 floor toilets, 5 wall urinals, and basins. The cequipment, as well at as the locker rooms, canremainlocked, according toJohnDoyle. 3). We would like permission to attach a cloth banner to the lower portion of the rink roof, about 15 feet off the ground, tied to the snow guard bars along its upptr edge, with the words "Cabaret Pops Concert - July 29" painted on the banner to be hung up in the next few days as advertisement for the event. 4) I have been in touch with Police Chief Herson who assures me that an adequate number of police officers will be on hand for safety, and to accompany our staff in the collection and depositing of cash. In addition our own marshals will be on duty, and assist in parking. 5) We would appreciate it if DPW could provide us with whatever is an adequate number of the 55 -gallon trash drums and plastic liners, and advise us on the temporary placement of filled and tied plastic bags. 6) Our electrician should be in touch with a DPW staff member who will be in charge of lights for the evening. We understand that the light switches are inside the north building, and we understand that amperage is limited to theerandlaplugs couplerof coolerswhich eforlthel ecaterer to run our public address system 7) Might it be possible for this assembled Board to appoint an indi- vidual member of the Board, or representative of the Department of Public Works to act as liaison between Cayuga Chamber. Orchestra and DPW for the next few days, and that such a person be empowered to make decisions on behalf of the Board concerning details of the up- , coming production? Thank you for your kind attention. We hope to see you and your families at the concert. . Sincerely, Charles E.L. McCary Chairman, CAYUGA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Inc. A Not -For -Profit Corporation in the State of New York" Discussion followed on the floor. -11 - Wood Street Park Play Structure Mr. Van Cort and Mr. Robert Leathers appeared before the Board to present a plan for playground equipment construction at Titus Flats and to request authorization to proceed with construction. Both Mr. Van Cort and Mr. Leathers explained some of the work that will be necessary to complete such a project. Discussion followed on the floor. Resolution By Couuu. Allan: Seconded by Comm. Ewanicki RESOLVED, That Mr. Leathers and CETA employees be authorized to proceed with the construction of this playground equipment in the Wood Street Park under the supervision of Mr. Van Cort. Carried Unanimously -12- Status Report - Cass Park 9 ,)7l Alderman Bordoni requested a status repor of lighting at Cass Park and the layout of the fields. Mayor Conley reported that a letter was received from the Singe:r Lakes Parks Commission who have asked the State for a "letter l •orf no prejudice" so• that the city night be allowed to proceed with the dasher boards and the lights earlier than next year, if at all possible. The Commission will get back to the city sometine in October with an answer. City Engineer Cox informed the Board that the ballfields have not been rearranged. They are exactly where they were built years ago. They are not as roomy as some people would like them to be. His staff did measure them and determined that at least one would give the players a 300 feet dimension; others would not. He talked to the Youth Bureau and they were aware of this and all of the fields are not going to be functioning as fields for the long ball hitter. The department optimized the amount of field space that would be available with the thought of direction of the lighting and ultimately proper fencing. Basically, 4 fields will be lighted --1 hardball, 3 softball. 'V%7/7� Supt. Dingman reported on the status of the dasher boards for the skating rink. • Additional public phone in Cass Park 9l1 Comm. Schickel reported that, responding toga request from Chief Herson, the Superintendent has arranged with the telephone company to place an additional public phone in Cass Park. This one will be located on the restroom building in the south portion of the park. The city will be required to provide conduit on Route 89. The rest of the cost of instal- lation will be at the expense of the phone company. Status Report on Cass Park Ballfield Lighting //h 7g Comm. Schickel reported that the Common Council, having received a letter of no prejudice from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, has directed that the Board of Public Works proceed with the construction of the lighting for Cass Park ballfields. Because construction drawings are not complete, and because funds available for the project are limited to $2,500 capital project money and $10,000 of donations from the Slowball Association, it is not practical to do any physical construction this fall. It has been proposed that the Slowball Association purchase and donate to the city electrical equipment, including cable conduit and miscellaneous hardware, to the full extent of its donations. • • • -13- Benches in Tompkins Park Comm. Banfield reported that Cy Ortin has generously donated two benches to be installed in Tompkins Park in the area where people wait their turn to be tested for motor vehicle licenses. The benches will also be useful for older citizens who walk between the north end and the central business district: The department will set the benches in concrete pads. 1 Resolution By Comm. Banfield: Seconded by Comm. Cleveland RESOLVED, that the City Clerk be directed to address a letter to Mr. Ortin expressing thanks on the part of the Board of Public Works and the City of Ithaca for bis generosity in donating these benches. , Unanimously Carriedmoi nanimous_ —Request rom U.S. Power Squa•ron Comm. Schickel referred to the following letter which was received in the Office of the Superintendent: "21 October 1978 Mr. Robert 0. Dingman Supt. of Public Works City Hall Ithaca, New York 14850 Dear Mr. Dingman, District 6 United States Power Squadrons is planning to hold our 1979 District 6 Rendezvous at Allan K. Treman State Marina Park July 24-26, 1979 and hereby requests permission to erect a large Army Tent on the property immediately adjacent to the marina facilities. If you have any questions pertaining to this matter please do not hesitate; to ask. Sincerely, D/Lt. Fredrick I. Page Chairman International Cruise and Rendezvous cc: District 6 Bridge Officers. D/Lt Page D/Lt Clarke Lt/C. W. Belles" Resolution By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Allan RESOLVED, That the U.S. Power Squadron, District #6, be authorized to erect a tent on the property of the City of Ithaca which is a portion of Cass Park immediately adjacent to the Allan Treman State Marina, subject to rules and regulations as the Superintendent may establish GJuly 24-26, 1979). Carried Unanimously Ithaca New Times to present music festival in Cass Park 1 People's Committee for Jazz request use of Cass Park 2 • Cascadilla Boat Club - Use of Stewart Park facility 3 Scott Molin - Request to continue Cass Park ice cream concession 4 Stewart Park - Mr.& Mrs.. Cecil Cage relinquish Dock ownership 5 RtaaankaReakaaxRaakaRaanaianailaaaiaahyaRnadiarak$iamn Stewart Park - Bradley Judson to continue Boat Rental concession 6 I. J. Construction - payment for swimming pool construction (deck) 7 Still Meadow Nursery - payment for Cass Park ball field improvements 8 Kiwanis Gift in Cass Park - Letter of thanks to be written by City Clerk - 9 Cass Park - Parking complaint - (See Parking & Traffice - pg.17) Cass Park - Cayuga Chamber Orchestra request to use Skating Rink for Pops Concert 10 Wood St. Park - Construction playground equipment 11 Cass Park - Status report re lighting ballfields, skating rink dasher boards, addition of public phone 12 Tompkins Park - Donation of benches and letter of thanks to be written 13 U.S. Power Squadron, Dist.#6, Authorization to erect tent on portion Cass Park 14 adjacent to Allan Treman State Marina Park •