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Home My WebLink AboutTB Minutes 1985-08-13 FLANNING AND ENGINEERING REPORT Lawrence P . Fabbroni , P . E . Town Engineer AUGUST 13 , 1985 through SEPTEMBER 9 , 1985 Water - Coordinate water services extensions -- Snyder Hill and - Coordinate water service extension -- Hickory Place Sewer - Coordinate sewer service extension -- Kendall Avenue - Contract Adninistration Watermains Phase II -- Change Orders, Schedules, citizen inquiries, applications - Monitor Wage Compliance Watermains Phase II - Staff inspection and as - built measurements for subdivision construction - Planning future watermain extensions -- incomplete - Budgeting . for 1986 Parks - Awaiting Town Attorney review of Sand Bank Road -Buttermilk improvement agreement - Awaiting Town Attorney review of pe n-nanent easement - Budgeting 1986 - Dialogue with City and State Parks on Inlet Bikeway Town Barn - Start developing capital project for heating , fire and security and systems for 1986 Town Hall - Develop HVAC upgrade proposals for Town Hall -- preliminary estimates Highways - Burns Road -- Property Closings -- still pending Town Attorney action - Coordinate fill and compaction with NYSDOT and State Contractor - Complete heavy earthmoving - Highway Department -- placement of filter fabric , drainage pipe , alignment modification, rough grading , gravel placement , crusher run placement on south end Phase I , and south end Phase II - Contract management for SOS project Hospital - Hospital escrow agreement - Discussion with landowner ( eminent domain seems necessary ) Park Lane - Design Park Lane Extension , financial considerations , field review with developer and excavator, further refinements with NYSDOT , rock investigations , and cost implications of relocating gas main , meetings with landowner INVENTORY OF HIGHWAY MACHINERY , TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT Highway Law , Section 142 ( 3 ) ( To be prepared by the Town Superintendent and filed with the Town Board on or before September 30 in each year . ) TOWN OF ITHACA I COUNTY OF TOMPKINS DATE OF INVENTORY - SEPTEMBER 9 , 1985 Year Purchase Estimated Cost Quantity Description Manufactured Price Condition of Repairs 1 361 Brockway and Plow 1970 $24 , 000 .00 Fair $32000 . 00 1 358 Brockway and Plow 1973 203o835 . 00 Fair 35500 . 00 1 L8000 Ford and Plow 1971 22 , 378 .00 Fair 2 , 500 . 00 1 FWD and Plow 1983 843944 . 00 Good 1 , 000 . 00 1 F600 Ford 1975 9 , 061 .00 Fair 2 , 000 . 00 1 F600 Ford 1972 59800 . 00 Poor - - - - - - - - 1 F100 Ford Pick -Up 1966 29160 .00 Poor 200 . 00 1 Dodge Omni Car 1981 5 , 805600 Fair 700900 1 T500 Gallion Grader 1966 27 , 079 .00 Good 1 , 000 . 00 1 Buffalo Roller 1947 6 , 700 . 00 Fair 600000 1 Callion Roller ( used ) 1968 5 , 050900 Fair 700 . 00 1 Case Backhoe 1974 112945 . 00 Good 700 . 00 3 Air Flow Spreaders ' 79 / 182 / 183 13 , 000 .00 Good /Good /Good 900000 1 Sicar Snow Blower 1966 6 , 795 . 00 Good 300900 1 Badger Excavator 1980 54 , 000 .00 Good 800 . 00 1 MB Power Broom 1976 32000 . 00 Fair 800000 1 Good Roads Stone Box 1958 12550 .00 Good 300 . 00 1 John Deere Mowing Tractor 1985 17 , 000 . 00 New 300 . 00 1 Michigan Rubber Roller (used ) 1972 82000000 Good 500000 Radios 10 Mobile , 2 Portable , Base , Repeater 1978 112659 . 00 Good 600 . 00 1 930 Cat Loader 1978 58 , 136 .00 Good 800 . 00 Tools and Miscellaneous 113500 . 00 1 John Deere 450-C Dozer 1979 23 , 430 .00 Good 600 . 00 1 Centerville 16 Ton Trailer 1979 4 , 750 . 00 Good 500 . 00 1 Custom 150 Dodge Pick -Up ( used ) 1978 4 , 600 .00 Good 500 . 00 1 Emergency Sewer Generator 1978 122500 . 00 Good 1 John Deere Mowing Tractor ( Parks ) 1982 62169 .00 Good 200 . 00 1 D- 150 Dodge Pick - Up Club Cab 1980 6 , 021 . 00 Good 300 . 00 1 Snow Co . Trailer 1982 1 , 432 .00 Good 100000 1 Dodge Aries Car ( used ) 1982 59000 . 00 Good 400 . 00 1 Chevy Citation Car ( used ) 1981 5 , 000 .00 Good 400 . 00 1 Dodge Pick -Up 1985 82626900 New 200000 1 recommend purchase of the following ; Description Estimated Cost Superintendent ' s Car to replace 1981 Dodge Omni $ 7 , 000 . 00 Dump Truck to replace 1973 358 Brockway $ 48 , 000 . 00 T OTA L $552000 . 00 Ito, obert E . Parkin , Town of Ithaca Highway Superintendent REP/nf ASSISTANT TOWN ENGINEER ' S MONTHLY REPORT AUGUST 13 , 1985 to SEPTEMBER 9 , 1985 Robert R . Flumerfelt , P . E . 1 . Burns Road a . Design adjustments and stakeout of horizontal control and grades for Phase II construction . b . Stakeout for connection of south end of Phase I construction to existing Burns Road . c . Construction progress : Phase I - all gravel sub -base placed , crushed stone base course 90 % complete . Phase II earthwork approximately 50 % complete , gravel sub -base and drainage fabric placement approximately 60 % complete . 2 . Park Lane Extension a . Test holes dug to determine depths to rock . b . Investigation begun regarding conflict with existing gas main . Alternatives are relocation ( lowering ) of gas main versus carrying gas main on a beam in existing location with roadway to pass underneath . 30 " Hungerford Heights " ( yarn ) Subdivision a . Field measurements completed for " As Built " location of water services and sewer laterals . 40 1985 Water Improvements - Phase II a . Contract administration , construction inspection . RRF / nf. 9 / 9 / 85 BUILDING INSPECTOR ' S MONTHLY REPORT AUGUST 1985 Lewis D . Car tee 10 Building Permits Issued , August 1985 , Town of Ithaca - - 15 Construction Cost - - $ 629 , 683000 Fees Collected - - $ 490 . 00 20 Building Permits Issued , August 1985 , Town of Ulysses - - 15 Construction Cost - - $ 403 , 500 . 00 Fees Collected - - $ 490 . 00 3 . Building Permits Issued , August 1985 , Village of Trumansburg - - 5 Construction Cost - - $ 96 , 660900 Fees Collected $ 187 . 00 4 . Zoning Board of Appeals - - Fees Collected - - $ 50 . 00 5 . Water Permits issued - 30 ; Fees Collected - $ 4 , 365 . 00 Sewer Permits issued - 8 6 . Certificates of Compliance Issued - 13 Fees Collected - - $ 15 . 00 LDC / nf 9 / 4 / 85 t PARKS AND RECREATION WAYS MONTHLY REPORT , AUGUST , 1985 Park , trail , and municipal site maintenance . Completion of bench construction and installation . Eastern Heights Park driveway and parking area completion , play structure repairs . Dewitt exercise trail repairs . Hosted chain saw safety class with participants from other local parks departments , schools . Fire hydrant painting . Prepared budget proposals , Park Use Law proposed amendments . Susan Beeners Richard Schoch Sept . 4 , 1985 t Planning & Engineering Report 8 / 13 / 85 thru 9 / 9 / 85 Page Sewer - Brief SJS Committee and subcommittee on contract progress and Treatment change orders , progress payments and requests for Contracts 1 , Plant 2 , 3 , 4 , 51 6 , 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A - Monitor compliance with MBE/WBE, Labor rates , CPM - Monitor completion of Cleveland- Pierce Inc . Contract 1 work - Completion of Route 13 crossing - Monitor changed site conditions -- Influent Sewer along First Street - Monitor progress of water quality study of Cayuga Lake - Monitor inspection adequacy , efficiency , and timeliness of Stearns & Wheler inspection and project management , particularly . Influent Building -- Block and Brick Work and Transformer Secondary Digester -- Cover warranty meetings Primary Digester -- Painting Segment II -- Concrete Quality -- Temp . and psi Cascadilla Creek - Overflow construction Lake -- Cofferdam problems and documentation First Street Sewer -- Dewatering -- Unforeseen Conditions - Monitor steel placement , concrete placement , etc . ( form, steel , and concrete ) final clarifiers complete , aeration tanks complete, base slab primary tanks 1 / 2 complete , base slab entrance structure and center gallery complete, gallery roofs and flow channels and primary tank walls being formed ( steel submittals slow) , primary trusses and bottom roof plate 9 / 10 painted , secondary trusses and bottom plates tack welded, Route 13 crossing complete , influent sewer to Franklin Street complete , Cascadilla Creek crossing complete , overflow pipe in place ( backfill and bank protection to be completed ) , block work and brick work second floor influent building 3 / 4 complete , stairways influent building complete , endwall at Cascadilla for plant bypass complete , Contract 2 work resetting sheetpiling complete , Contract 1 land portion virtually complete, Contract 2 pipe assembly partially complete ( 400 feet ) , Contract 2 excavation for final pipe grade continuing - Tour and project Audit with NYSDEC officials - Tour with City BPW members - Project management for monitoring station contracts including bid invitations to interested contractors , public relations with Cornell , addendum review - Review of Industrial Pre - treatment materials - Commission survey for secondary digester Other - Meet with concerned landowner concerning Eastwood Commons drainage - Review Eastwood Commons drainage with staff - Review curb proposals for Judd Falls Road - Purchase and receipt of gabion materials - Budgeting 1986 - Citizen inquiries on traffic improvements -- school bus stop sign -- Stone Quarry Road four-way stop -- Judd Falls Road and Tower Road truck signs -- Forest Home LPF/ mmf 9 /9 / 85 it REPORT OF THE TOWN PLANNER SEPTEMBER 9 , 1985 Subdivisions Richard Berggren - Compton Road , 8 - lot subdivision ( Preliminary Approval - adjourned to 9 / 17 ) Ivar Jonson - Honness Lane , 53 lot subdivision ( Sketch Plan reviewed 9 / 3 ) Orlando Iacovelli - Coddington Road 18 - lot subdivision ( Sketch Plat. adjourned to 9 / 17 ) Barbara Schultz - Pennsylvania Ave 2 - lot subdivision ( Sketch Plat reviewed 9 / 3 ) Environmental Assessments " Family " Amendment ( SEAF prepared and reviewed ) " Duplex " Amendment ( SERF prepared and reviewed ) Schultz Subdivision ( SEAF reviewed ) Jonson Subdivision ( SEAF reviewed ) R30 to R15 rezoning ( SEAF prepared and reviewed ) Citizen Assistance Herbert Monkemeyer - Questions on South Hill Rezoning John Vasse - Appraisal of Elmira Road Property Odyssey Research - Discussion with Ithaca College concerning purchase of industrially zoned land . Planning Projects Census , 1990 - Staff work with City and County staff Comprehensive Plan - Traffic counts compiled Zoning Ordinance Amendments Dishes Antennae - Discussed by Planning Board Trailer Parks - Discussed by Planning Board Family - revised ; to be considered by Town Board Duplexes - revised ; to be considered by Town Board Street Rights - of -Way - to be considered by the Town Board R30 to R15 Rezoning - map prepared ; amendment revised ; to be considered by Town Board TOWN HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT ` S MONTHLY REPORT AUGUST 13 , 1985 to SEPTEMBER 9 , 1985 Robert E . Parkin Burns Road - - Cut and Fill Slopes - - Install Drainage Pipe , Lay Down Mirafi Stabilization Fabric and Cover with Creek Gravel Complete all Roads to be Surface Treated Install Resident Culvert Pipes -- 1 on Renwick Drive ; 3 on Dove Drive - Eastern Heights Park - - Haul in CR and Spread with Dozer for Parking Lot and Paths Start 2nd Roadside Mowing - Cut Shoulders and Clean Ditch on Calkins Roads Shape with CBR Gravel , and Double Surface Treatment REP / nf 9 / 9 / 85