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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPWC Minutes 2005-09-23OF I ALUMM31112M A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 106 SEVEN MILE DRIVE, ITHACA, N.Y. 14850 publ icworks @town. ithaca. ny. us [loads, Parks, I rails, Sewer, and Water "f'OWN OF ITHACA PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Tuesday, September 23, 2005, 8:00 a.m. Public Works Facility 1. Approval of Minutes a. AL1gu.st23,2005MinL1t(`S 2. Report On 'I"rumansburg Road. Water Tank 3. Discussion on Westview Subdivision Sidewalk Benefit District 4, l.)iscussion on Proposed Sidewalks on Hanshaw Road 5. Discussion on Storin, Water Management a. Lexington Drive (Uptowti Road) Project b. Warren Road,/Kay Street Drainage c. Northeast Drainage, namely Salem Drive 6. Review Capital Projects. glik 92MERNIMME MSPOSITV4 DATE TOWN OFITIJACA Public Works Committee September 23, 2005, Minutes Public Works l7acility, 8:00 am. Present: Cathy Valentino, Fred Noteboom, Gene Redman, Wayne Sincebaugh, Mike Smith., and Dan Walker u e s t: Jonathan Kanter The meeting began at 8: 1.0 a.m. The August 31, 2005, minutes were, approved as written. Trurnanslaaa.r Tc:>aad. Water Ml aa.rak lags re>ction. Dan. Walker said that we were able to drain this tank and inspect it. Dan said. that basically the tank is in sound structural condition, it just needs to be painted. This will be done in 2006 and we have budgeted $200,000 for it. Dan said it should. not cost that much. He will get quotes. Dan also said that when we paint the tank, we would put in as larger overflow. We will talk to John Barney, Town, Attorney, to get the deed to the property. Westview Sidewalk Benefit Fred Noteboorn explained that the Westview subdivision in being built and is off of 14 , chickel Road. The first part of the road is named Larisa Lane. The plan for this subdivision is to have sidewalks. The']Iowan needs to decide if as sidewalk benefit needs to be established. The Committee agreed that because these sidewalks would not benefit the Town as a whole, a benefit district needed to be established. A benefit district would place the maintenance of the sidewalks on the homeowner. Currently, there is one owner building in the subdivision. Dan will take the lead on this project. Gene Redman asked if the sidewalk Would be continuous or stop at each, driveway. The plan shows the sidewalk as an asphalt pavement. It is OK if they want to Put in concrete sidewalks instead of asphalt. A continuous sidewalk is OK. 1`ublic Works Committee Meeting Minutes, Septernber 23, 2005 Page 2 Hanshaw Road Sidewalk Fred said that this was on the agenda because we felt that things were undecided at the Town Board meeting and would like to try to resolve iSSUes regarding as sidewalk on Hansha'N Road. Jonathan Kanter saaid that there are two resolutions from the Town Board, One resolution, is supporting the width and lanes on the proposed construction plan for Hanshaw Road. It was discussed that there are some topographical design issues corning into the Village to be looked at. 'T'heother ones isstipporti.iighavingasideivalk and that the'Fown would be responsible for the maintenance of it. 'I'liere was as meeting of the residents on, I lanshaw Road, and they were concerne(I about the maintenance of the sidewalk and that the sidewalk would require trees to corne down. The Committee discussed as resident's suggestion of moving the sidewalk and, putting as walkway in behind, the houses, This would work, possibility, on Cornell's property, but it might not be feasible at the Warren Road end, as that property is a private golf Course and we are not sure how to get back onto I lansha\,\r Road. Jonathan pointed Out that if the walkway were put be the houses, it would no longer be as part of the road construction project, so there would be no funding for it. "There would be quite as cost to put as walkway behind the houses including land acquisition. We will get the costs, of as walkway behind the houses. Jonathan explained that there are other projects that will impact the walkways/sidewalks on'Town roads, such as: Putting as walkway oil the east side of Pine"T'ree Road and as crosswalk across the road at Maple Avenue; this would connect the walkway on Maple Avenue and the walkway on fine Tree Road. Storm WaterMim-4 �Iement. Lexington Dri\7e/Uptown Road: T'he public Works Department crews are currently working on the Lexington/Uptown Road drainago, system. Basically, we will be Putting in as Culvert pipe and cleaning the drainage way. After we hydro axed the area,'we found that people had put concrete, trash, brush, etc, in this area, This debris has contributed to the drainage problern. We will have to continue to maintain this area to keep it clear. Warren Road /Kay Street: There is a strean-i in that area along with several back lot ditches that are plug g,,ed up. We clo not have easements to clean these areas out. If we did, it WOUICI take approximately as day to c,lean it�, There have been sorne re(IL,tests to maii,itain the channels in the area. Public Works Committee Meeting Minutes, September 23, 2005 Page 3 The questions that needs to be answered: Should we maintain these back lot streams, ditches, and channels? Should this be part of the storm water management plan? Where are the Town's liabilities? When we develop the storm water management plan, these questions need to be addressed. The Committee discussed if homeowners do not give permission to work in back lots (easements), then we need to make it clear that the homeowner is responsible to keep the areas clean. It was also discussed that if easements are created, we need at least 20 feet on each side of the drainage way to work on it and get equipment in. This needs to be discussed with the Town Board. The Committee also discussed sediment control issues. Salem Drive: Dan said that he has a model right now.. Our plan ties in with the County's rebuilding of Hanshaw Road. Dan said that the pipe that is needed would be a 36" pipe. The problem is the ditches are only 3 feet deep. It is possible that we will have to put in two 24" pipes to carry the water. Dan is working with Fisher Associates, who is working on the design for Hanshaw Road. We would prefer to put in two 24" pipes. Capital Projects We will be putting the capital projects, which were discussed at the Capital Projects meeting, in the budget. Miscellaneous Fred informed the Committee that there was a1awsuit from a resident on Chase Lane. The resident is unhappy with the way things worked out there. A contractor was hired by the property owner, who is building the house at the end of Chase Lane, to connect to the sewer in the back lot area. We also had a hammerhead turn around put in that they don't' find attractive. The meeting was .adjourned at 9:30 a.m. ghk