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Home My WebLink About02-20-18 Board of Public Works Meeting AgendaBPW Meeting Board of Pubtic Works DAebruary 20, 2018 TIME: 6:00 pm LOCATION: 3rd Floor, TE: F City Hall, Council Chambers 108 E. Green St., Ithaca Time OKHC Votina? Pronpntprfic' owed ® Call to Order/Agenda Review No Mayor Myrick ® Mayor's Communications No Mayor Myrick ® Communications and Hearings from Persons No Public 5 min. Before the Board ® Response to the Public No Commissioners ® Reports No Various 15 min. A. Special Committees of the Board B. Council Liaison C. Board Liaisons D. Superintendent and Staff 6. Now Presentations A. Stewart Park Inclusive Playground Design from No Rick Manning 15 min. Friends of Stewart Park The Friends of Stewart Park will present the design of the proposed inclusive playground. B. Discussion of Walcott Conservation Easement No Andy Zepp 15 min. proposed by Finger Lakes Land Trust Property owners have expressed interest in donating a conservation easement to Finger Lakes Land Trust for their property within the Six Mile Creek Watershed. A. Approval of Minutes Yes Mayor Myrick 5 min. 1. November 13, 2017 2. January 16, 2018 3. January 30, 2017 8. Buildings, Properties, Refuse & Transit A. Resolution for Expansion of Floral Avenue Yes Supt. Thorne 5 min. Community Garden Per the Board's discussion, a resolution is provided for consideration. ® Highways, Streets & Sidewalks 10. Parking &Traffic A. Removal of Curbside Parking at 238 Linden No Dir. of Eng. Logue 10 min. Avenue A 24-unit efficiency apartment building is proposed for this site. In order to comply with Building Code related to Fire Apparatus Access Roads, the developer is requesting that parking on the street adjacent to the building be removed. I I - Creaks, Bridges 9— Parks Time Toole Voting? Pro-confork — so 12. Water& Sewer A. Resolution to Deny Appeal of Water Bill Late Yes Asst. Supt. Whitney 5 min. Penalties for Beer Properties Per the Board's discussion, a resolution is provided for consideration. B. Resolution to Deny Appeal of Water Service Yes Asst. to Whitney 5 min. Installation Bill for 214 South Hill Terrace Per the Board's discussion, a resolution is provided for consideration. 13. Now Business No 14. Adjournment Date: February 13, 201 M HUT-77-771177UNJIM"t February 13, 2018 TO: City of Ithaca Board of Public Works FROM: Rick Manning, Executive Director, Friends of Stewart Park RE: Stewart Park PI . ound & S�rlash Wastewater and Maintenance Friends of Stewart Park (FSP) is working in partnership with the City of Ithaca to design, approve and build an inclusive playground and splash pad to replace cmisting, outdated play equipment in Stew -art Park. The project under review is a $1,680,000 project (note that engineer's estimate is now being prepared so that the final Cost may be adjusted). The City haS been nominated for $1 million in State DASNY funding by Representative Barbara Lifton to support playground construction. FSP has raised more than $300,000 to date (in addition to the $1 million grant nomination) towards the $1,6800,000 total. We plan to build the playground during the fall of 2018 when the summer play season ends. FSP acknowledges that 'gifts' to city parks can lead to increased operating and maintenance costs. This memorandum summarizes some information we have gathered to begin a dialog playground and splash pad. WATER AND SANITARY SEWER COSTS FOR THE SPI-ASH PAD According to Jeanne Grace the current spray pad is open 7 days a week from the last week in June to the end of August. Water is turned on from 10 am to 7 pm. Thus the spray pad is open 9 hours per day over 10 weeks. Data over the last 13-ycars, provided by Erik Whitney, indicated the current spray pad uses an average of 1, 185,580 gallons per season. At the current water price per gallon, the cost for the current splash pad would be $10,908 per season. MINAT7 Vays) it is estimated that the new splash pad will utilize approximately 1,722,000 gallons of water each season. This will represent an annual increase in water use of approximately 536,420 gallons. The City charges $0.0092/gallon for water delivery so the total water cost would be i approximateiy $15,842, an increase of $4,934 per season. sanitary sewer. The new splash pad will drain to the sanitary sewer to meet Health Department standards. Assuming a 20% water loss to the environment, it is estimated that the new splash pad will send approximately 1,377,600 gallons of water to the sanitary sewer system. The City chaTes �,0.001, /-allon for sanhntjA"�-%I;��.o� wE- approximately $10,745 per season. increase of $15,679 over the current cost of water only ($10,908). KI a* 10IM20i 16145 rivil el VZO a even now, as indicated in the draft City Recreation Master Plan. Following are some discussion points around the issue of maintenance in Stewart Park: FSP is helping the city update in existing playground with equipment that is out of date and does not meet current safety or accessibility codes. While the equipment is new, it is not a new program element in the park. A carousel cover is included in the playground program as requested by DPW staff. This may increase the longevity of the carousel and, hopcfidly, reduce seasonal maintenance costs. New playground equipment and splash pad will be under warrantee. Warrantee specifics will be provided for the March BPW and Planning Board meetinsg. At least in the short term, maintenance may be minimal. In general maintenance on all park facilities can and should be improved. FSP believes the existing park maintenance staff does an excellent job with minimal resources. And FSP's work study students, volunteers and assistance from the Community Beautification Program has also enhanced the park significantly. If FSP was to support increased park maintenance stA we would likely prefer to raise funding to increase our own staff, looking at the DIA model of 'ambassadors' - perhaps 'park rangers'. It would be much easier and less expensive for FSP to raise funds for FSP rather than for City staffmg. The proposed Party Pavon under the same roof as the bathrooms will generate considerable revenues. These are very popular features and common at other modern playgrounds for birthday parties and other celebrations. FSP recommends that we work with the Civ y during -.he next year to develop registration systenis that allow for damage and cleaning deposits to be collected and administered for all pavilion rentals. While this will take additional staff resources, it should result in increased revenues for the City. Perhaps this VVIC the Picnic Pavilion restoration is (nearly) completed. �, M ILKO 14"M "M ORMIRMA11 14 '[w -0" Nesults: 630 Total maximum number of spray hours each season 37,800 Total maximum number of spray minutes each season 287 Total adjusted number of spray hours each season (raintcoldluse percentage) 17,220 pa Total adjusted number of spray minutes each season (raintcoldluse percentage) 1000010 Estimated gallons of water splash pad will use each season (Spray minutes*flowl Estimated cost of total increase 1100[a M.4 I Gallons of water current spray pad uses per year** Increase in water use in Gallons 9536,420 $0.0092 Cost of water per gallon ($6.94/HCF = $0.0092/Gallon**) 93& ,9 Cost of increase in water use 9-ewer Use 1,377,600 Estimated gallons of water to sewer each season (assumes 20% loss to environment) 0 Gallons of water current spray pad sends to sewer. Drains to lagoon 1,377,600 Increase in water to sewer in Gallons $0.0078 Cost of sewer per gallon$0.0078/Gallon**) 77777TIU77 Cost of increase in water to sewer The above Is an estimate only. Actual water use will vary depending on usage, weather, final design and controller settings in your spraypark. *Per Jeanne Grace 218118. —Per Erik Whitney 1123118. FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST SIX MILE CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION PROJECT WALCOTT CONSERVATION EASEMENT I 1:�_OA:t ' nierest in tonating a perpetual conservation easement on their 171 -acre property located within the Six Mile Creek Watershed in the Town of Dryden. The property is located on Besemer Hill and it features extensive woodlands, meadows, two ponds, and several seasonal streams that serve as tributaries to Six Mile Creek. It also encompasses approximately 50 acres of Cooks Comers Gully - a Tompkins County -designated Unique Natural Area. Mile Creek Watershed by prohibiting subdivision and development on a substantial area of steep slopes and erodible soils. The conservation easement will prohibit subdivision of the land and will limit structures to a designate j Residential/Active Use Zone of approximately 9.3 acres. Agriculture and field management will be allowed on an additional 15 acres and the remaining 147 acres will be managed as forest. Timber 1. r will be allowed, but onli-sugkiect to a management plan vr�Zyared b],,, a vrofessional foreste by the Land Trust. W, IX 11r.41 1 Ifi&fMC JU through site visits that are typically conducted on an annual basis. The organization currently holds and monitors 142 easement agreements. V kile 6e V1QCott&-1f U11 SLIIJOITL 11VR&--_WMrT =11MMIg and enforcement. A summary of estimated project expense is as follows: Stewardship Fund Contribution* 11,000 Land Survey 5,000 Legal Defense Fund Contribution" 1,500 Baseline Documentation Study 2,000 Staff Expense 2,000 Abstracting & Closing Costs 1,000 *A diversified flind that is professionally managed to generate a return of 4% annually to cover costs and nature preserve properties A grant of $11,250 from the City of Ithaca's Six Mile Creek Watershed Protection Fund will help ensure that this sizable property will continue to help filter runoff to the city's drinking water supply. The grant will be matched on a 1: 1 basis by contributions to the project by private individuals. K FINGER LAKES LAND TRUST Feet Propertyrles & Ann Walcott0 250 500 1,000 Conservation s 171.2 acres I Parcel 7.-1-2 Tompkins Co, Town of Dryden 84 Besemer Hill Rd, Ithaca, NY Forest Management Zone Agricultural / Field ana a ent Zone 2015imagery Residential / ctive Use Zone Finger Lakes Land Trust GIS 8A. Resolution for rden WHEREAS, the Community Garden has reached full capacity, and the operators would like to expand the area of the garden to the north by 125 feet, and WHEREAS, the dimensions of the existing garden are 55 feet wide by 175 feet long, and the new dimensions will be 55 feet wide by 300 feet long, and the expansion will require the removal of several old crabapple trees, and ITIrAEREAS, Department of Public Works staff has reviewed the request, including the removal of the trees, and has no objections to the expansion, therefore be it RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works approves the expansion of the Floral Avenue Community Garden contingent on executing a license agreement for Use of City Property, and be it further VIN t-I ZRAI zRAI M*Ti7MITnYIfiLtML* =i d 9gq� ' F 1 r. Michael Thorne Superintendent of Public Works City of Ithaca 108 East Green Street Ithaca; NY 14850 Removal of Curbside Parking'— 238 Linden DearMike: I am writing on behalf of Dry -Lin, LLC, the developers of the 24 unit efficiency apartment building proposed for 238 Linden Ave. As you and Board of Public are well aware from meetings with the City of Ithaca Fire Chief, Tom Parsons, there is an Appendix to the Building Code that requires Fire Apparatus Access Roads for buildings that are over30 feet tall (Appendix D —fire Apparatus Access Roads). This section of the Code stipulates that the access road have a minimum idt of 26 feet, that the access road be within 15 to30 feet of the building andpositioned parallel to one side of the building. Linden Avenue is only approximately 22 feet wide, curb to curb. Site Plans for 238 Linden Avenue currently call for retaining the existing curb, re -landscaping the existing tree lawn and building a new sidewalk in front of the building. See Architectural Site Plan, A1.01 attached. This plan assumes there would be curbside parking in front of the building: -However, in order to comply with the requirements of Appendix D we are proposing to eliminate the tree lawn in front of the property for most of the frontage along Linden Avenue. The curb on this side of the street would be pulled into run adjacent to the sidewalk, This will create a street width of just over 26 feet in front of and parallel to the proposed new building. See Alternate Architectural Site Plan o Curb Lawn, A1.02 attached. This new condition will, based on a review and conversations with the Fire Chief, satisfy the requirements of Appendix D. However, in order to implement this plan we will need Board of Public Works"approval to remove the curbside parking in front of the project site. Please note that both the Fire Chief and Director of the Department of Planning and Development have approved our proposed plan. THORNWOOD CORPORATE CENTER 15 Thornwood Drive 9 P.O.Box 4860 • Ithaca, New York 1-46 Phone: (67) 257-55 Fax: (67) 257-981 There was, prior to the demolition of the houses that formerly occupied this site, 1 metered parking space in front of the proposed building. See photo attached. The consolidated street frontage is approximately 70 feet. We are requesting the Board to remove the curbside parking for the full streel. frontage of 238 Linden. This would remove the one metered parking space that existing prior to the demolition of the buildings the previously existing on this site. I will be happy to attend the Board of Public Works meeting to present our request. Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information prior to this meeting which I understand will take • on February 20. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Sincerely, Herman Sievercling for Dry -Lin, LLC Cc. Phil Proujansky John Novarr Arvind Ti kku Shawn Daniels Tammy Olzinski Frank Santelli DRY DEN SOUTH, LLD HLOJ 201-106M .......... LL� PEA FAWLY REALTY, LLC (R.O.1 547737-OD4 TAX PARCEL 64,10-20 *319 COLLEM AVE EXETTENGJQ ONSCNOOIOF MANAGBREW TAXPAR C2164-104 749 409_215 DRYDEN ROAD uj Z Lu > < Lu 7" 7" C RON ROOFTOP MECHANCALSCR EEN M 231 UNDEN AVENUE 10WHOUNHOU"N" 9M3SFFO0TPR1NQ DRY 4JN LLC T "10-7 NSLN.spf7swf FDTAL ARFA@GAMACRB 741 TD ..... . . . . . . LOST PEACE -736,2 Off-736. - - - - - - - - - - t. LINDEN AVENUE ASS TES (F 0.1 569D44,002 TAX PASO L64.-I4-8 #ZL4 LINDEN AVE H �ITEC- FURAL STIF-I"t VERRONS NO, DATE DESCHN'TiON 11 =IT' 864 Mapleton Road Princeton, NJ 08540 609.919.0099 fox 609.919.0088 CPAL ENGNEED T.G. X=R, P.C. ENMEE]m SURNMRS MM& Nov � tNTRa .7-M-807 - - - - - - - - - - - FIRE PROTECTION, FLUIARM, MECHANCAU ELECTRr-ALENGINE84 R I N G 90 tN t'n r mtoxcume 238 LINDEN AVENUE ITHAC& NY SHEETME ARCHITECTURAL SITE PLAN DATE: 02 ' 062018 PROJECT DRAWN by; KON5 NORTH DRAMING NO: A1.01 ftb0b, 2018-10,10urn DRYDEN SOUTR LLC (R.04 201586m] PEA FAMILY WALTY, LLC (R.O.) 547737-OD4 TAX PARCEL 64, ICbD tal 9 COLLEGE AVE 0 NO. OA1E �N 864 MopLeton Road Princeton, NJ WAD 609SM0099 fox ISM919.00m CMLSWW4EE;Z.* � w T.G. MUIRR, P.C. ELIGN RES AM SURVEYORS ZW FORM AMM 77REEF mvzk 1� mPIK I Il 6 P Pg 8 If 11'r I PROFESSMAL LICONSIE NUMER PROX,71ILE: 238 LINDEN AVENUE ITHACA, W SHEETFFFLE: ALTERNATE ARCHITECTURAL SITE PLAN - NO CURB LAWN DATE: 0Z06.201 8 PROJECT DRAWNbr. IKONS NORTH DRAWING _N0, A1.02 Nb U, MIS - 10,1 I= lip-l-,1111111111z 171mrolon- RIUMIT, Z WHEREAS, the Owners of 309 Hudson St Shop, 804-1/2 East Seneca St.309 Hudson St Apt 1, 802 East Seneca St., 309 Hudson St. Apt 2, 804 East Seneca St., 311 Hudson St., 143 Maple A209 College A143 Maple Ave Bldg.2, 608 East Buffalo St., 143 Maple Ave. Bldg.3, 612-614 Stewart Ave. 211 Hudson St., & 804 E Seneca St., were mailed the water, sewer, and fire line bills, and I U10,F] to I rMMI&I t-rzMF.1 OUVOIDIURATITIU NO 1032,0MIUMI RESOLVED, That the Owners of these properties are responsible for the late fees and interest ?ccrued to these accounts. 12B. Resolution to Deny Appeal of Water Service Installation Bill for 214 South ffiffl Terrace WHEREAS, on March 9, 2017 the Owner of 214 South Hill Terrace was sent a letter of notification regarding the lead water service line from the main to the curb. This letter from the City of Ithaca DPW informed Owners of lead water services about their options, including replacement paid for by Owner, and 11;1'riEREAS, on March 30, 2017 the Owner of 214 South Hill Terrace made application for the lead water service to be replaced, and LIA91 a I is AMA all 92 1-71.-1011#11 M I W WI 11111 a '0 WHEREAS, on July 21, 2017 a bill for the work in the amount of $2,999.19 was sent to the Owner of 214 South Hill Terrace, and WHEREAS, the water service line was an old lead service line which was replaced from the watermain in the street to the curb valve at the property line. The new water service line installed from the watermain to the curb box/valve is a 3/4-inch K-copper line, as required by the City Code., and WHEREAS, according to City of Ithaca Code §348-17 the maintenance and replacement responsibility for water service lines remains the responsibility of the property owner, until the service line is replaced, and meets approved specifications, now therefore be it It, LZINA fig RESOLVED, That interest or penalties accrued on the billed amount to date be waived, a interest and penalties on that amount not start to accrue until 30-days after the date of thisl 7es1lution. 0