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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPWC Agenda 2022-01-18 and PacketAGENDA PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE January 18, 2022, 9:00 a.m. ZOOM Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81695 207215 1. Approval of Minutes a. December 21, 2021 2. Member Comments/Concerns a. Consider Modifications to Agenda 3. Cornell-Hoy Baseball Field Sewer Exemption Request – Thaete 4. Truck Traffic Restriction by Length (Forest Home/Sand Bank Rd) – Slater 5. Continued Discussion of the Utility Refund Policy – Slater 6. Crest Lane - Land Acquisition - Thaete 7. Project Updates Future Agenda Items: • Water & Sewer Units • Discussion of Public Works Facility Survey – Howe • Conversation about Rates for Utility Customers that are on Private Water Wells but Connected to the Public Sanitary Sewer System. • Forest Home Traffic Weight Restriction & Weight Restricted Roads – Slater TOWN OF ITHACA PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE December 21, 2021, 9:00 a.m. Board and Staff Present: TeeAnn Hunter, Rod Howe, Rich DePaolo, Joe Slater, Rich Ten Kate, Joe Talbut, Dan Thaete, Dave O’Shea, Mike Smith, Judy Drake, Paulette Rosa, Travis Mills, Marty Moseley, Donna Shaw Guests: Bruce Brittain and Herb Engman 1. Approval of Minutes: Minutes were approved from 10/19/21 by a motion from Ms. Hunter, seconded by Mr. Howe. Carried. 2. Member Comments / Concerns: Ms. Hunter was recognized and thanked for her years of service, professionalism, and hard work as this was her last PWC meeting as a Town Board member. a. Consider Modifications to the agenda: Ms. Hunter added “Discussion about Chase Lane”. Mr. Slater added “Request for Game Farm Trail Traffic Study Proposal by the Town of Dryden” and “Forest Home Walkway Closure for Maintenance”. Mr. Howe added “Naming the Gamefarm Trail Bridge to Nowhere”. 3. Forest Home Dr and Sand Bank Rd Truck Traffic Restriction by Length - Slater Mr. Slater reported that requests have been received from residents regarding truck traffic in these areas. Mr. Slater raised the proposal of “restriction by length”. He shared a Vehicle Turning Analysis showing various lengths of trucks/vehicles and their paths of travel and area that they veer outside of the established lanes for each road. He explained that there is already a 5-ton weight limit on Forest Home Dr. He asked for input from the Committee regarding prohibiting larger vehicles on these roads. Mr. DePaolo felt that GPS systems not being updated is one cause for the truck traffic and expressed concern that signage would not be enough to proliferate the information to truck drivers on Forest Home Dr. Mr. Thaete reported that Ben Coakley had reached out to GPS companies and informed them of the weight limit restriction on Forest Home Drive for system update purposes. He also felt that “local delivery” truck traffic to the North Campus contributed to the issue. He and Mr. Slater explained that there is minimal penalty for weight limit tickets issued, but the added length restriction would be an additional ticket and, therefore, a higher penalty. They reminded the Committee that Town Law currently restricts any vehicle over 10,000 lbs. in that area. Mr. Slater will research if the length restriction sign could or could not be added to existing weight restriction signs for Forest Home Dr. Herb Engman felt that weight limit restrictions have not worked and felt the length limit is a good idea. Bruce Brittain added that the length limit is a physical limit and could be put in place specifically in the “S curve” area with no exception for local delivery. He stated that the issue with the weight limit is that it is not enforceable because the signs must specify “registered weight” and they do not. If a placard with that information was added it would be enforceable. Ms. Hunter asked if there was a reason that the Committee would not agree with having both restrictions in place. Mr. DePaolo asked if there were any other areas of the law that would pertain, for example: unlawfully obstructing traffic. Mr. Slater will follow-up with the Sheriff’s Department and the State Police. His thoughts are that there is not adequate identification of the horizontal geometry hazard of the curve. Mr. Howe was open to the additional length limit sign but, asked about past action taken regarding adding a registered weight sign. Mr. Slater will research that and explained that the “local delivery” signs were removed. A Local Law would need to be enacted by the Town Board for the length restriction. Members were in favor of moving the length restriction along for both Forest Home Drive and Sand Bank Road. Bruce Brittain emphasized that there should be no local delivery exception on Sand Bank Road due the physical limitations. Mr. Slater will work with the cidery business to determine how much local truck traffic is necessary for their business. The item will be added to the next agenda. 4. Forest Home Traffic Weight Restriction & Weight Restricted Roads – Slater Mr. Slater reported that per Chapter 250 of Local Laws, the last required weight restriction signs have been installed at the intersection of Tower and Judd Falls Rds., which triggered a call from TCAT questioning why the area was restricted as they have bus routes there. After review, he found that TCAT has bus routes on all restricted town roads. Mr. Slater reached out for legal counsel and was advised to review the exclusions in Local Law 216, Chapter 250-11 and to discuss specifically what the town wants to restrict. Currently, the Law excludes emergency vehicles only. He asked if the Committee wanted to consider excluding public transit vehicles, municipal vehicles, school buses, sanitation vehicles, package delivery vehicles, etc. Mr. DePaolo asked if these roads were restricted due to design and effects of repetitive use of heavy vehicles. He felt that mass transit coincides with the town’s green initiatives. Mr. Slater reported that he reviewed past minutes and found no evidence of restrictions based on road design other than the area of Forest Home upper and lower bridges. Mr. Thaete’s opinion was that the decision was not based on structural integrity concerns, but rather to limit the size of vehicles using the roads. Mr. Howe proposed that the exclusion list be further established at the next meeting. Mr. Slater suggested that allowances could be made for temporarily closed road detours. Mr. DePaolo asked to what extent TCAT is serving residents vs. using the restricted roads to get to the next bus stop and perhaps TCAT could be inspired to add bus stops within the Forest Home area if they are simply commuting. Herb Engman added that TCAT’s vehicles are long and do traverse over sidewalks. He suggested inspiring TCAT to use smaller buses as there seems to be very few passengers on the buses in the Forest Home area. Ms. Hunter asked about the possibility of TCAT bus stops available outside of the restricted road area. Mr. Slater and Mr. Howe will have further conversation with representation of TCAT and the item will be addressed at a future meeting. 6. Continued Discussion of the Utility Refund Policy - Slater Mr. Slater reviewed a “Courtesy High Consumption Adjustment Request Form” that was created for the purpose of gathering details for these requests to assist in developing a policy. Mr. Howe added that one purpose of the form/policy is to minimize the amount of time spent on these requests. Any request over $500 would still come to the PW Committee for review. This would be done in conjunction with Bolton Point. Mr. DePaolo agreed. The proposed policy will be presented to the Town Board once it is drafted. Specifically, the 835 Taughannock Blvd. request was addressed and a credit recommended. The Committee approved the proposed credit to the homeowner and the item will move to the Town Board for final approval. Regarding a 225 Snyder Hil Road request, a refund was not recommended by Mr. Slater. 7. Game Farm Road “No Parking Signs” - Slater Mr. Slater explained that the Town of Dryden has expanded their trail to Game Farm Road that will connect to the town’s trail on the opposite side, which requires crossing over the county road. Tompkins County Highway Director has recommended installing a “No Parking” zone north of the trail for 250’ on the west side of the road to help with sight distance issues until a study can be completed. Mr. DePaolo felt that parking should be expanded at the current location near the trailhead rather than precluding parking there. He explained that the current parking lot is often full and overflow parking is far away along a dangerous road. Herb Engman stated that a parking lot on the Town of Dryden side would be the best remedy. He also felt that a speed limit reduction is necessary. Mr. Howe reported that discussions are taking place between the Town of Ithaca, Town of Dryden, and the County to establish a safe crossing and parking area. Mr. Howe was in favor of the temporary “no parking” zone, but Mr. DePaolo was not. Mr. Howe shared information that there had been agreement between the entities to do a study of a safe crossing that would be stamped by a traffic engineer that the County did not accept. The County is doing its own survey of the hump in the road that causes sight distance issues. The Town of Dryden has reached out to Barton and Loguidice to do an independent traffic study to include trail ingress/egress, signalization and signs, crosswalk striping, and trailhead parking. The Town of Dryden is asking that the Town of Ithaca share in the $15,000 cost of the study. Ms. Hunter felt that the hump is a dangerous area but questions if the “no parking” signs are a necessary addition at this time to protect public safety. Mr. DePaolo questioned if it is safer to park across from the trailhead rather than walk along a dangerous road. Mr. Talbut added that carpoolers have been parking in the overflow area to avoid parking fees. Ms. Hunter asked how we would accomplish having the Town of Dryden provide a parking area at the trailhead. Mr. Thaete reported that the tri-party have been working on an off-site parking area on Stevenson Road which is north of the trail. He stressed the dangerous situation that exists at the current parking location where vehicles park on the shoulder of the road at the trailhead blocking traffic sight distance for hikers exiting the trail. Dryden has already put up “no parking” signs and we would like to also – not to push people down the road, but to increase safety. Mr. DePaolo asked how laborious it would be to grade out a bigger parking area. Mr. Slater stated that land acquisition would be the bigger issue. Committee members were in favor of installing the “no parking” signs as a temporary solution to remediate current safety issues and to taking the independent traffic study cost-sharing proposal to the Town Board. 8. Forest Home Walkway Closure – Thaete Mr. Thaete explained that a project bid will be recommended to the Board, therefore the project can proceed. The trail is currently closed due to trees/stumps being removed that produce very large holes. Crews are intermittent due to other Public Works operations required elsewhere and the work will be slow. He would like to close the trail for the winter. Herb Engman is not in favor of closing it due to winter safety issues on Warren Road. Mr. Talbut feels that the trail is not safe for commuters at the present time but, it is still being used despite the signage. Committee members were in favor of closing the trail. Bruce Brittain requested that Public Works do their best to fill in the large holes as pedestrians are safer using the trail than Warren Road. 9. Naming of the Gateway Trail “Bridge to Nowhwere” – Howe Mr. Howe proposed naming the bridge in memory of Kirby Edmonds, who was co-founder of the Building Bridges Network. Committee members were in support of the idea. 10. Chase Lane Letter from Residents to Improve Drainage Ditching – Slater Mr. Slater reported that consideration is being given to enclosing the ditches and asked for input. Road shoulders are deteriorating causing instability of the road. Mr. DePaolo stated that there have been other requests for this type of ditching and is concerned about setting a precedent. He suggested devising a set of criteria or matrix for this type of situation to determine feasibility. Ms. Hunter agrees but, feels that the Chase Lane area requires attention. Mr. Howe would also like to see a matrix for prioritization and decision-making. Ms. Hunter moved that Chase Lane be put on the schedule for repairs and concurrently devise with a set of criteria for vetting similar requests. Seconded by Mr. Howe. Mr. Slater will respond to the resident that consideration is being given to the project. 11. Project Updates – Thaete/Slater a. Gateway Trail is complete. There are a few minor details to finish. b. Campbell/Hopkins Watermain Project is 90% complete. Restoration will be done in the spring. c. Troy/King Rd Watermain Project and Forest Home Walkway will be underway this spring. d. Forest Home Pump Station #1 will be on the list of projects for next year. e. Saunders Park is progressing. The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 a.m. Our next meeting is scheduled for 1/18/22 lvp "4 JSAYLE/COMSTOCK (R.0.\798/332 |ILEGEND*-IRON STAKE FOUND,LABELED-PIN SET WITH CAP-UTILITY POLE^-TELEPHONE PEDESTAL RIGHTS OF INGRESS ScEGRESSINCLUDEDOVERTHIS20'STRIP TO LANDSEASTERLYANDNORTHERY v 44.70'IS88747*12 E TOWN OF ITHACA'SEE 799/161ILOT3LOT1§UiLOT4ASPHALTDRIVE d5|SCM’o KCORNELL UNIV.(R.O.)787/29330'R/W FOR:INGRESS &EGRESS |5 TO LANDS NORTHt^OF LOUCKS,CORNELLPUNIVERSITYANDoGAYLE/COMSTOCKLOT2iLARGEPIPEFOUND\VPRESENTINTERSECTIONOFCENTERLINES PIPE FOUND 0.30'SOUTH OF CORNERN88747*12 \N67.00'oN88*47*12**W TIE=N 88'47’12"W Z57.85'OH 125.00*O.H4H $PIPE KFOUND§END OF DEEDEDPUBLICSTREET.SEE 347/40—210'±Y LARGE PIPEdCMFOUNDCREST'LANE 40'WIDE STREET DEEDED PRESENT EDGE PAVEMENTTOTHETOWNOFITHACASEEDEEDBK347'PAGE 40CENTERLINE (0APPROXLOCATIONGASLINE.612/204 57.85*END OFPAVEMENTGG i®APPROX.LOCATION_SEWERUNE\v G —GPRESENTEDGEPAVEMENT25X 13-00‘ASPHALTDRIVE N 88'47’12”Wl »ftO174.64’SO.00S88‘47’12”EPIPEASPHALTDRIVE N 0V 12'4899 RAILROAD SPIKE-FOUND 0 2'SE'RLY OF CORNER1%FOUND FOUNDPIPEFOUND041’ NORTH OF CORNERt 20.00*o>PERMANENTEASEMENT FOR \__SEWERLINETOWWN OFITHACA,SEE562/628 b tooGARAGE-CURRENT DEED TO LITTLE DOES NOTRESERVERIGHTSOFINGRESSScEGRESS TO BENEFIT OTHERS OVER THIS GRAVELtODRIVE.PRIOR DEEDS INCLUDE RIGHTS OFINGRESSScEGRESSOVERPROPOSEDROADSHAREDWITHADJOININGOWNERS. S CAR criCOI3 U»LuftOPIPORTls0'±HOI /HOUSE/.NO.111iLOT6 §itfNO.103 PIPE RANDOLPH S.LITTLEJOANNM.LITTLE DEED BOOK 764 PAGE 204 TAX MAP No.66-3-26 AREA—0.603 ACRES TO STREET UNE CfcUJ0.FOUND kit*$5Bialu5APPROXLOCATION GASLINESEE373/584 PORCH**iCM-33 2’±-<oRANDOLPHS.LITTLE JOANN M.LITTLE DEED BOOK 611 PAGE 450 TAX MAP No.66-3-25 AREA=0.631 ACRES TO STREET UNE <0 inItup%o LOT 7 OLD WIRE FENCEONPROPERTYUNE CORNELL UNIVERSITY (R.O.)oLOT5Oi 246/263IrIMANNING(R.O.) 495506-001 I©I4*•c-<0 SHEDpTl SHEC END LATTICE FENCE’l.8*±NORTH OF LINE 5I $2 -oegzrnWc/T—• END LATTICE FENCE 0.6'±NORTH OF UNE PIPE FOUND9FENCECORNER jo SHED £•* 148.69*TALL PIPEFOUND190.88*S88*09*35'*W %>MANHOLE 51.70S8809'35"W 123.21 <*-‘*ro oPIPEFOUND0.4‘NORTHOFFENCE 4.4—\i'0rneraVO PIPEFOUND J3»2CM4PREFERENCES: 1)PLANOFLOTSFORMRS.MARYW.WARRENN-DATED12/1/1948BYJ.C.McCURDY. 2)SURVEYMAPNO.104HALCYONHILLROAD DATED9/27/2005BYT.G.MILLER,P.C. 3)SURVEYMAPNO.103CRESTLANEDATED 7/6/2006BYT.G.MILLER.P.C. 4)SURVEYMAPFORMERLYLANDSOFHERTEL, NOWLANDSOFLOUCKSANDERICKSONDATED 12/26/1995ANDAMENDED11/20/1996BYT.G.MILLER,P.C. -n\-<«-oH0DGEN/INMAN (R.O.) 475993-001 o••mGALLOWAY(R.O.)705/281 03 mO10vOI33 ALTERATION OF TH6 MAP NOTCCNFORMffttTOSECTION7206,SUBDMSttN 2,NEW YORK STATEEDUCATIONUW.GY LAW.ALL CERTIFICATIONSHEREONAREYAIJDFORIMS MAPANDCORESTHEREOFONLYFSA©MAP OR CORES BEAR THE REPRESSIONSEALOFTHELICENSEDLANDSURVEYORWHOSESKNATUREAPPEARSHEREON. I ARE PROMOTED NOTES 1).THIS SURVEY IS SUBJECT TO ANY STATE OF FACTS AN ACCURATE UP-TO-DATE ABSTRACT OF TITLE MAY SHOW. REVISEDTITLE: RANDOLPHS.LITTLECERTIFICATION JOANNM.LITTLEIherebycertifytothatIamalicensedlandsurveyor,NewYork State License No.050096,andthatthismapcorrectlydelineates an actualsurveyonthegroundmadebymeor under my direct supervisionandthatIfoundnovisibleencroachments either wayacrosspropertylinesexceptasshownhereon NO.111 —115 CREST LANET.C.MILLER P.C. TOWN OF ITHACA,TOMPKINS COUNTY,NEW YORKENGINEERSANDSURVEYORS 203 NORTH AURORA STREET ITHACA,NEW YORK 14850 TEL (607)272—6477 DATE:,8/24/2011 SCALE:r=4o9DATED:SIGNED:Si 1554 3sm 1 Daniel Thaete From:Randolph Scott Little <rsl@att.net> Sent:Wednesday, December 29, 2021 4:32 PM To:Daniel Thaete Subject:115 Crest Lane Hello Mr. Thaete: Per our discussion I will describe a situation of concern regarding our property at 115 Crest Lane in the village of Forest Home. My wife and I are co-owners of my childhood home at 111 Crest Lane. The adjoining lot to the east, being 115 Crest Lane, was owned by Professor R. W. Shaw, who cultivated a small garden on that otherwise undeveloped lot. We appreciated the lack of development and, after he died we purchased that lot from his estate, aiming to keep it undeveloped. The deed delineates that lot, starting from the northeast corner of 111 Crest Lane, as extending eastward along the southern edge of Crest Lane to its end, thence north to the center line of Crest Lane, thence east to property of the Hertel family, then south .... A driveway easement to the Hertel house (now parcel 66.-3-211) was allowed across that northern tab of 115 Crest Lane. Some time after Martha Hertel passed away, I was asked by Prof. Loucks (116 Crest Lane) if I would join him to purchase the Hertel property and subdivide it to donate the "Hertel Bowl" portion to Cornell as a tax write-off. I declined that request. Apparently he found another willing partner, and proceeded to carve out one or two building lots which they could sell to recoup their investment. I was never contacted during this process, nor was I ever asked to extent the driveway easement to anyone other than the owners of the Hertel house. I subsequently learned that, as a condition for approving the subdivision, since there would now be more than just the Hertel house served by that driveway, the Town of Ithaca demanded that a strip of land including the driveway be deeded to the Town and declared an extension of Crest Lane. The fact that we, as affected adjacent property owners, were never consulted during that entire process is in violation of due process. Furthermore, and what prompts my appeal to the Town, that corner piece of 115 Crest Lane seems to be a necessary piece of the Crest Lane extension, yet we were never approached to sell that piece to the Town or to convert the easement from private to public use, Clearly, the present use by others than occupants of the Hertel House is illegal and is abetted by the Town's creation of the Crest Lane extension. Rather than leave this conundrum for my heirs, I would consider deeding the affected portion of 115 Crest Lane to the Town. However, since we are culpable for none of this situation, and since we have continued to pay taxes for this land, and since we would not benefit from any deed alteration, I would seek appropriate remuneration and avoidance of any direct expense to us. I appreciate your help in addressing this situation, and look forward to learning what can be done to resolve it. Thank you. Regards, Randolph Scott Little 111 Berkeley Circle Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Phone: (908)221-9173 rsl@att.net or rsl23@cornell.edu FINALPLANNINGDEPARTMENTMEMORANDUMTO:JonKanterDanWalkerFROM:GeorgeFrantzDATE:September1,1995RE:TurnaroundonHertelparcelonCrestLane.OnWednesdaymorningFredNoteboom,RichSchochandIwentouttoCrestLanetoinvestigatethedesirabilityoftheTowngettinganeasementfromtheownersoftheHertelparcelat130CrestLaneforthepurposeofconstructingasnowplowturnaround.ThisisoneoftheissuestobeaddressedatasketchplanreviewthiscommingTuesday,September5,1995.GiventhesteepdropoffintotheFallCreekravineattheendoftheTown’srightofwayforCrestLane,itisnotfeasibletoconstructaturnaroundlargeenoughtoaccommodateTownplowsbyacquiringaneasementoverthelowerendoftheHerteldriveway.AneasementfromtheownersofTaxParcelNo.66-3-26,anundevelopedlotlocatedontheoppositesideofCrestLane,wouldalsobeneeded.Thiswouldallowconstructionofahammerheadcul-de-sac.Accordingtothetaxroll,thatparcelisownedbyR.WilliamandCharlotteShawof105HalcyonLane.AftersomediscussionwedecidedthattheTownPlanningBoardshouldrequestaneasementfromtheapplicantsforsubdivisionoftheHertelproperty.Theeasementwouldextend50feetintotheparcel,andbe45feetwide,andencompassthelowerportionofthedriveway.ThiswouldgivetheTowntheoptionofpursuingatalaterdateacquisitionofaneasementfromtheShaws.\•Tn?n*tc.%JT/rJNot*!*Q0*k•'ATT.JLVHS1t(fir-3'1 ;rs Q Instrument Number *581298-001* Aurora R.Valenti TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 320 North Tioga Street Ithaca,NY 14850 (607)274-5431 Fax:(607)274-5445 Delivered By: TG MILLERS Receipt No.581298 Return To: Date:09/29/2011 Time:10:39 AM Document Type:MAPS PartiesToTransaction:LITTLE Town/City: Deed Information Mortgage Information Taxable Mortgage Amount:Taxable Consideration: State Transfer Tax:Basic Mortgage Tax: County TransferTax:Special Mortgage Tax: RETT No.:Additional Mortgage Tax: Local Mortgage Tax: State of New YorkTompkinsCountyClerk Mortgage Serial No.: This sheet constitutes the Clerk endorsement required by Section 316-A(5)&Section 319 of the Real Property Law of the State of New York. 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S CAR criCOI3 U»LuftOPIPORTls0'±HOI /HOUSE/.NO.111iLOT6 §itfNO.103 PIPE RANDOLPH S.LITTLEJOANNM.LITTLE DEED BOOK 764 PAGE 204 TAX MAP No.66-3-26 AREA—0.603 ACRES TO STREET UNE CfcUJ0.FOUND kit*$5Bialu5APPROXLOCATION GASLINESEE373/584 PORCH**iCM-33 2’±-<oRANDOLPHS.LITTLE JOANN M.LITTLE DEED BOOK 611 PAGE 450 TAX MAP No.66-3-25 AREA=0.631 ACRES TO STREET UNE <0 inItup%o LOT 7 OLD WIRE FENCEONPROPERTYUNE CORNELL UNIVERSITY (R.O.)oLOT5Oi 246/263IrIMANNING(R.O.) 495506-001 I©I4*•c-<0 SHEDpTl SHEC END LATTICE FENCE’l.8*±NORTH OF LINE 5I $2 -oegzrnWc/T—• END LATTICE FENCE 0.6'±NORTH OF UNE PIPE FOUND9FENCECORNER jo SHED £•* 148.69*TALL PIPEFOUND190.88*S88*09*35'*W %>MANHOLE 51.70S8809'35"W 123.21 <*-‘*ro oPIPEFOUND0.4‘NORTHOFFENCE 4.4—\i'0rneraVO PIPEFOUND J3»2CM4PREFERENCES: 1)PLANOFLOTSFORMRS.MARYW.WARRENN-DATED12/1/1948BYJ.C.McCURDY. 2)SURVEYMAPNO.104HALCYONHILLROAD DATED9/27/2005BYT.G.MILLER,P.C. 3)SURVEYMAPNO.103CRESTLANEDATED 7/6/2006BYT.G.MILLER.P.C. 4)SURVEYMAPFORMERLYLANDSOFHERTEL, NOWLANDSOFLOUCKSANDERICKSONDATED 12/26/1995ANDAMENDED11/20/1996BYT.G.MILLER,P.C. -n\-<«-oH0DGEN/INMAN (R.O.) 475993-001 o••mGALLOWAY(R.O.)705/281 03 mO10vOI33 ALTERATION OF TH6 MAP NOTCCNFORMffttTOSECTION7206,SUBDMSttN 2,NEW YORK STATEEDUCATIONUW.GY LAW.ALL CERTIFICATIONSHEREONAREYAIJDFORIMS MAPANDCORESTHEREOFONLYFSA©MAP OR CORES BEAR THE REPRESSIONSEALOFTHELICENSEDLANDSURVEYORWHOSESKNATUREAPPEARSHEREON. I ARE PROMOTED NOTES 1).THIS SURVEY IS SUBJECT TO ANY STATE OF FACTS AN ACCURATE UP-TO-DATE ABSTRACT OF TITLE MAY SHOW. REVISEDTITLE: RANDOLPHS.LITTLECERTIFICATION JOANNM.LITTLEIherebycertifytothatIamalicensedlandsurveyor,NewYork State License No.050096,andthatthismapcorrectlydelineates an actualsurveyonthegroundmadebymeor under my direct supervisionandthatIfoundnovisibleencroachments either wayacrosspropertylinesexceptasshownhereon NO.111 —115 CREST LANET.C.MILLER P.C. TOWN OF ITHACA,TOMPKINS COUNTY,NEW YORKENGINEERSANDSURVEYORS 203 NORTH AURORA STREET ITHACA,NEW YORK 14850 TEL (607)272—6477 DATE:,8/24/2011 SCALE:r=4o9DATED:SIGNED:Si 1554 3sm 59.-2-1 Shapiro, David & Shapiro, Pamela 59.-2-10 Zin, Thaw & Zin, Rosie 59.-2-20.6 Freed,Renee 59.-2-6.1 Kuhar, Richard A& Kuhar, Donna L 60.-1-2Cornell University 60.-1-4.22 Cornell University 60.-1-5 CornellUniversity 60.-1-6 CornellUniversity 60.-1-7 Ithaca Board of Realtors 60.-1-8.2Cornell University 60.-1-9.1 CornellUniversity 61.-1-1Cornell University 61.-1-2 CornellUniversity61.-1-20 Cornell University 61.-1-3 Sunflower Real Estate, TompkinsLLC & Cornell University 61.-1-4Cornell University 61.-1-5 Cornell University 61.-1-6Cornell University 62.-1-2.1 Yunis Realty Inc 62.-1-3.22 1093 Group LLC 62.-1-4 Cornell University 62.-1-5 Cornell University 62.-2-1.121Cornell University 62.-2-1.122 Summerhill Equities, LLC 62.-2-1.123Cornell University 62.-2-1.124 Ellis Hollow LLC 62.-2-1.125 Cornell Fingerlakes CU 62.-2-1.127 Chester HeightsEquities, LLC 62.-2-1.13 Cornell University 62.-2-1.21 Cornell University 62.-2-10 Allport, Hamilton 62.-2-11.2Cornell University 62.-2-13.1 ACP Properties of Ithaca, LLC 62.-2-13.2 Cornell University62.-2-13.6TCW Associates 62.-2-13.7 CornellUniversity 62.-2-2 Cornell University 62.-2-3 CornellUniversity 62.-2-4 Cornell University 62.-2-5 Cornell University 62.-2-6 Cornell University 62.-2-8Allport, Hamilton F & Kadlec, Sherry 63.-1-10 Cornell University 63.-1-11 Cornell University 63.-1-2.2 Cornell University 63.-1-3.4 CornellUniversity 63.-1-5 CornellUniversity 63.-1-7 Cornell University 63.-1-8.1 CornellUniversity 63.-2-10.2 Cornell University 63.-2-15City of Ithaca 63.-2-5 Cornell University 63.-2-7.1 CornellUniversity 63.-2-7.3 Cornell University 63.-2-9 East LawnCemetery Asc 64.-1-1Cornell University 64.-1-2.2 Cornell University Cascadilla Creek ELLIS HOL L O W R D V E T ERAN S P L TOW E R RD MITCHELL STENERGYDR GAME FARM RDDRYDEN RD RAPTOR RD SUMMERHILL LNWA L NU T S T SYLVA N LN E LENASTSTEVENSON RD S YNCHROTRONDR BOOKBANK RDE N E RG Y D R SUMM ERHILL PLZ GALLUS RD JAM ES L N HOMESTEAD CIRHUNGERFORDHILLRDPINETREERD SUMME RHILLDRSCHOLARLY WAY J U D D FALLS RDCLOVER LNROSECOMBRDCRISPAPPLEDRECOLOGYDR SOLIDAGO RDWOODCREST AVE MAPLE AVE 0 1,000 2,000500 Feet Town of Ithaca Sewer Non-Town Sewer Manhole Town Sewer Manhole Non-Town Sewer Main Town Sewer Main Roads Town Tax Parcels Hydrology Map prepared by Town of Ithaca Engineering on 12/9/2021 with data from Tompkins County GIS Approximate Project Area \MAPLEAVE59.-1-11N/F COALSTOVE VENTURESLLC 391PINETREERD63.-1-3.4 CORNELLUNIVERSITYWalnut WalnuWorth Cornell Buildings 15Buildings10 PINETREE RDCornellBuildings0562.-2-13.2N/FjfeBB0PHCORNELLUNIVERSITY Summerhill 45T#*-!SummerhillPte*;TS*w 383 PINETREERD East Hill381PINETREERD62.-2-13.6 East Hill62.-2-1.123N/F East\Hill TCWAXIATK Plaza 15Plaza10CORNELLUNIVERSITY. Pinetree N.20-i3za^5Pinettee-N"30, 1020ELLISHOLLOWRD62.-2-13.7N/FPinetree'N 1 CORNFllUNIVERSITY 322-350PINE TREERDCORNELLUNIVERSITY 62.-1-3.22N/F1093GROUPLLCMitchell1"5Mitchel,LQ5,M.i.tchell 10 Mitchellst Js/litcheil'25 Mitchell 20 KH.II'Mitchell'3'0East Mitchell 45RecI921MITCHELLSTCloverBL 109503SUMMERHILLLN I Am>gr62:-2-i.i27 J_C^N/LjLjfci JTCHESTERHEIGHTSEQUITIES,LLC urnmerhill 30 Summer-hill 114-315SUMMERHILLDR —w--ftMT^l.122, SUMMERHILLEQUITIESJLLC^Bjbiflvw IN 60.-1-3Way’S 05 II ^Mitchell 35N/F106CLOVERLN.-A HOGG,JAMESp59.-2-5 105CLOVERLN Mitchell 40 Pinetree N 1N/FJPETTIT,CHARLESJ 59.-2-14 \N/FjpmBASSETT,CORTLANDP MTTI2CloverBL15 r302PINETREERDMitchell50i108CLOVERLN59.-2-6.1N/F KUHAR,RICHARDA—"Clover 15 GOEHNEH,BARBARA -562.1-2.1 1018ELLISHOLLOWRD62.2 13.1MBN/F I N/F111CLOVERLN.59.-2-13 FURNAS,RICHARDE YUNISREALTYINC909MITCHELLST N/V2 ACPPROPERTIESOFITHACA,LLC/-I .»N/F\'301PINE TREERD X3E; 3."3E;:CORNELLUNIVERSITY ‘3-SUMMERHILLPEDESTRIANWKWAY Summerhill 15 Summerhill 20 Mitchell 55 958MITCHELLST*62.-21.1^&TOWNOFITHACA I 62.145 N/F114CLOVERLN <i>>59.-2-8®N/FJACOBSTEIN,ADAM N/FCloverBL'20 CORNELLUNIVERSITY113CLOVERLN 59.-2-12.2Hfr/FjHiREITER,MATTHEWBL- CORNELLUNIVERSITYCORNIIIIINIVIRSIIYIa>1I>BLACKOAKLN60.-1-4.21"«»j Summerhill 10 ®O -N/F116CLOVERLNH59.-2-9N/F u BLACKOAKLNHOMEOWNERSI 1022 ELLISHOLLOWRD62.-2-1.125Pht^N/FfliCORNELLFINGERLAKESCU 117CLOVER LN 59.-2-11 K HONNESSLN60.-1-1|DOYLE,EMILYN ClOVCf Q5~N/F POSSEN,RHODAG lover 10 N/ECloverBL2 Summerhill 05.CORNELLUNIVERSITY Ellis119CLOVERLNV59.2 18 \N/FJKMJOHNSTON,LAURIEM 120CLOVER LN 59.-2-10HN/FZIN,THAW I /1028ELLIS HOLLOWRD62.-2-1.124*'Hollow 15 N/FELLISHOLLOWLLCHONNESSLNT (>0.1 19MN/FJKBCORNELLUNIVERSITY 4k'-EllisMITCHELLST60.-1-5 Hollow-2-0.124HOMESTEADCIRr59.-2-19!.a N/FCORNELLUNIVERSITYN/FHARE,MATTHEWP PINE TREERD61.-1-1BLACKOAKLN60.-1-4.22 N/FLEGENDCORNELLUNIVERSITYN/FCORNELLUNIVERSITY I I Tax Parcels I Town ofIthaca Boundary 80%Capacity Remaining (GPM) o 20SanitarySewer0.01 -50.00 50.01-100.00 100.01-150.00 MITCHELLST\D 60n-/1f37 3MFlowMeterXo3150.01-200.00 CORNELLUNIVERSITYManholeOwnedbyOthers Manhole Pressurized Main 200.01-250.00virffO250.01-300.00Q>a 300.01-350.00 Pinetreo PIPES AND FLOWS DOWNSTREAM FROM MAPLEWOOD HAVE NOT BEEN350.01-400.00 400.01-450.00 UPDATED.\yGreaterthan450HONNESSLN60.-1-18N/F%rtr:\\w CORNELLUNIVERSITY Mitchell St.Sewer Shed Existing ConditionsMAPCREATED:10/26/2021 10:30AM BY:TOWN OF ITHACA ENGINEERING DEPT SOURCE:BOLTON POINT TOI ENGINEERING NYS GIS CLEARING HOUSE DISCLAIMER: ALL LOCATIONS AND BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE.0 125 250 500 750 1,000Feet Rick Burgess, PE, CEM Vic e P res ide nt January 10, 2022 Dan Thaete Director of Engineer Town of Ithaca 114 Seven Mile Drive Ithaca, NY 14850 Re: Sanitary Sewer Exemption for New Cornell Baseball Field Dear Dan, I am writing to request that Cornell University’s New Baseball Field project be granted an exemption from the Town of Ithaca’s sanitary sewer connection requirements. Under Town Code §214-5(a), the owner of a property “abutting on any street, thoroughfare, or right-of-way in which there is located a municipal public sewer or if such municipal public sewer is otherwise available or accessible to such house, building, or property, is hereby required at his expense to connect with the municipal public sewer.” However, Section 214-6 authorizes the Town Board to exempt a property owner from this requirement “where there are unusual and extreme practical difficulties in requiring a house or building to be connected with a public sewer,” upon the filing of an application “setting forth the circumstances, the practical difficulties encountered, and such other pertinent information as the Board may require” and the consent of the County Department of Health (§214-6(a) & (b)). The New Baseball Field is located entirely on Tax Parcel 62.-2-4, with a small amount of site work occurring on Parcel 62.-2-3. The project originally planned to connect to the Town’s sanitary sewer main that runs east along Ellis Hollow Road from its intersection with Pine Tree Road, even though that main terminates before it reaches Parcel 62.-2-4 (or any Cornell University parcel adjacent to it), by purchasing an easement from an adjacent property owner and installing over 2,400 linear feet of sanitary piping. In August 2021, Cornell was informed by the Town that certain segments of the downstream sewer main from Pine Tree Road to the City/Town interceptor had minimal to no capacity to accept new demand and that in order to connect to that main Cornell would either be required to construct upgrades to the sewer main or install additional demand management devices on-site to reduce demand to no more than 5 GPM. As discussed below, these options as well as other connection points suggested for consideration by the Town would require Cornell to expend amounts well in excess of that which the Town Board has previously considered sufficient to justify an exemption from the Town’s sanitary sewer connection requirement and that are out of proportion to overall project budget. The project site is suitable for installation of a septic system at a cost of $100,000 to handle the minimal, seasonal demand from this new baseball facility, as was the case for McGovern Soccer Fields project (which was not required to obtain this exemption). In addition, as Cornell has shared previously with Town Planning staff and the Planning Board, there are no plans for future development at the Game Farm Road site in the near future. Accordingly, Cornell requests that XT'%FACILITIES$AND CAMPUS SERVICES - * 2 the Town Board grant this project an exemption from the connection requirement. Two options were evaluated to determine feasibility of sewer connection for this project: Option #1: Connection to Summerhill Apartments or connection to Summerhill Apartments via Ellis Hollow Option #1A. Connecting to the sanitary sewer main on the Summerhill Apartments site via Ellis Hollow Road was the original connection point considered by Cornell. In order to connect to the Summerhill Apartments at that point, or by running west from the baseball project site location across Cornell’s adjacent parcel, a permanent easement would need to be obtained from the neighboring property owner. Connecting at either location would require the installation of approximately 2,400lf of sanitary piping along with clean outs, manholes, tie-ins, and other supporting facilities. If the Town’s sewer main had available capacity for additional demand, this option would cost approximately $206,000, exclusive of easement costs. Itemized: Sanitary Tie-in $2,530 Clean Outs $2,075 Sanitary Piping approx. 2,400LF $155,810 Manholes, Frames & Covers $45,675 Total $206,090 Option #1B: Capacity Upgrades. During the municipal approvals process for this project, the Town informed Cornell that portions of the Town’s Mitchell Street sewer main are already at 80% of calculated flows. The attached map, created by the Town with a date of October 26, 2021 and annotated by Cornell, shows 10 segments of pipe with less than 50 GPM of 80% capacity remaining, the threshold at which sewer mains are deemed at capacity. These segments extend for 1,856 linear feet. Cornell also learned at that time that the Town expected Cornell to pay for some undetermined portion of the cost to expand the main’s capacity to accommodate the new baseball field’s marginal demand, plus any anticipated demand from the speculative future buildout of Cornell’s Game Farm Road property. While Cornell does not agree that the Town can require such extensive upgrades for the connection of a facility that will host approximately 11 games per year with a peak output for a few hours of 36.7 GPM, in any event the cost and timelines for such upgrades is prohibitive and unreasonable. Cornell is currently engaged in upgrades to the City/Town Thurston Avenue sewer interceptor in connection with the North Campus Residential Expansion project. The cost of such upgrades is $758 per linear foot. Extrapolating these current prices to apply to the New Baseball Field project and adding in 30% for soft costs as customary on such a project, the anticipated Town infrastructure replacement on Mitchell Street would cost an additional $1.8 million, nearly 20% of the cost of the entire baseball field project. Sanitary sewer connection (from above) $206,090 Upgrade at capacity pipes (1,856 lf at $758@) $1,800,000 Total $2,006,090 Option #1C: On-Site Demand Management. Town staff also asked Cornell to consider other options that would retain any sanitary sewer discharge on site and reduce the output to the sewer main to no more than 5 GPM due to the Town’s unusually limited sanitary sewer main capacity. 3 These options consisted of either i) an inline weir, valve, or other device that would hold or buffer the peak flow or ii) an offline device to hold effluent and discharge it during off-peak hours. Cornell greatly appreciates the time, energy, and creativity that the Town Engineering Department put into offering these options that we have diligently explored. However, Cornell’s engineers estimated the cost of these options to be between $40,000 and $60,000 to design and build, not including additional maintenance costs for the life of the facility. In addition, these options both offer only limited project-specific infrastructure for a sanitary sewer connection that could not be used for any eventual additional development at the Game Farm Road site, when the same result can be accomplished by installing a project-specific septic system for $100,000. Also, there is the risk that if either of these options is implemented and new development requiring sanitary connections downpipe from this project site is authorized prior to Town infrastructure enhancement, this project’s access to sanitary capacity would be jeopardized. Sanitary sewer connection (from above) $206,090 Upgrade at capacity pipes (1,856 lf at $758@) $40,000 to $60,000 Total $246,090 to $266,000 Option #2: Connection to existing Cornell sewer to the North across Cascadilla Creek The Town also asked Cornell to address the feasibility and cost of connecting to Cornell’s sewer main on the north side of Cascadilla Creek, which eventually ties into the City/Town jointly- owned sewer interceptors. Theoretically, this connection could be done by running a sanitary pipe under the County-owned bridge on Game Farm Road or by drilling underneath Cascadilla Creek. Option #2A: Bridge crossing. First, it is unclear whether this is even possible. Running a sanitary pipe under the Game Farm Road bridge would require Cornell to negotiate a permanent easement from the County. Cornell negotiated for its right to do so to be included in the agreement between Cornell, the County, and the Town pursuant to which Cornell provided some funding for the construction of the bridge, but that provision was removed from the final agreement. It is uncertain whether the County’s position on this topic has changed in the intervening time period. Potential concerns may include the support of such a line and whether a sufficient right of way exists underneath the bridge. Assuming that such an agreement could be reached, the effluent would also need to be pumped from the low point of the bridge crossing up Game Farm Road. In all, this connection method would require the installation of 2,200lf of sanitary piping along with clean outs, manholes, tie-ins, clearing and grubbing, a pump station, forcemains, steel casings, lawn restoration, and other supporting work. The estimated cost of this work is $550,000, in addition to costs associated with obtaining an easement from the County. Itemized: Sanitary Tie-in $3,000 Clean Outs $3,000 Sanitary Piping appr. 2,200LF $184,000 Manholes, Frames & Covers $66,000 Clearing & Grubbing $19,000 Sand Bed Conduit Excavation $73,000 Pump Stations $77,000 Forcemains $77,000 4 Steel Casings $17,000 Lawn Restoration $24,000 Total $550,000 Option #2B: Tunnel underneath Cascadilla Creek. Finally, the Town requested that Cornell assess whether it would be possible to connect by means of a tunnel under Cascadilla Creek. This option is not possible. Approximately ten years ago, Cornell assessed whether it would be possible to tunnel under the Creek to install a potable water line. Cornell’s contractor provided a quote of approximately $471,000 (including $275,000 for the drilling alone) in 2009 dollars. In addition to the prohibitive cost for this project, the contractor was not able to complete the work because the rock formations under the creek were not amenable to drilling. This option would also involve obtaining additional permits and work in a potentially archaeologically sensitive area and DEC approvals. The figures below include an annual escalation of 4% from the 2009 quote, and 30% soft costs. Itemized: Directional drilling work $595,500 Equipment mobilization $1,905 New clearing area $13,420 Leak monitors $3,895 Temporary construction fencing $28,345 Silt fencing $8,660 Temporary bypass storm piping $10,825 Temporary seeding $7,620 Slope blankets $23,380 Watercourse restoration $9,120 Permanent pavement restoration $9,120 Water main piping installation $253,560 Anti-seep collars $35,210 Site restoration $20,565 Total $1,021,125 Cornell truly appreciates the time and effort of Town Engineering staff in reviewing the various plans and options for this portion of the project, including exploring the possibility of on-site demand management infrastructure that would reduce the need for infrastructure improvements to the Mitchell Street sanitary sewer main. Unfortunately, the practical and financial implications of these options are impractical for the project, and the cost of connecting to the Town’s sewer main is much greater than other situations where the Town Board has granted connection exemptions in the past. Cornell respectfully requests that the Town Board grant an exemption for this project. Sincerely, Leslie Schill Director of Campus Planning Facilities and Campus Services