HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-BPW-2006-01-11BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK
Regular Meeting 4:55 p.m. January 11, 2006
PRESENT:
Mayor Peterson
Commissioners (4) – Chapman, Dotson, Jenkins, Romanoff
OTHERS PRESENT:
Superintendent of Public Works – Gray
Assistant Superintendent, Streets and Facilities – Ferrel
Assistant Superintendent, Water and Sewer – Whitney
Common Council Liaison – Coles
DAC Liaison – Roberts
Executive Assistant – Grunder
EXCUSED:
Commissioner Schlather
COMMUNICATIONS AND HEARINGS FROM PERSONS BEFORE THE BOARD:
Fay Gougakis, Ithaca, addressed the Board regarding a number of issues ranging from
pedestrian safety to cell phone usage by motorists.
Request for Encroachment Agreement – 316 East Falls Street
By Commissioner Chapman; Seconded by Commissioner Romanoff
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has received a request to acknowledge the
encroachment of the garage and fence on the property of Prantik Mazumder located at 316
East Falls Street as they now exist and are shown in the survey map of June 14, 2000, by
T.G. Miller, P.C., and
WHEREAS, the garage encroaches by approximately nine (9) feet, and the fence
encroaches by approximately nine (9) feet, and
WHEREAS, the encroachment backs up on the City property containing the Fall Creek
berm and not into the street, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Board of Public Works hereby authorizes the Mayor to enter into an
encroachment agreement with Prantik Mazumder, owner of 316 East Falls Street, under
the usual terms and conditions, which shall include permitting the encroachment to
continue so long as the present building shall be in existence, or until the City’s Department
of Public Works finds that the removal of the garage and fence is necessary for the City’s
use of said area, at which point such encroachment shall be removed at Mazumder’s sole
expense forthwith, as well as insurance provisions proposed by the City Attorney.
Carried Unanimously (5 – 0)
Johnson Controls – Power to Act – RESOLUTION
By Commissioner Dotson; Seconded by Commissioner Jenkins
WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works is considering a Project Development Agreement
concentrating on energy-related improvements to City facilities, and
WHEREAS, the Board has requested some additional information prior to recommending
the agreement for funding and execution, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works reserves power to act on a resolution related
to the proposed energy project with Johnson Controls at its Committee of the Whole
meeting of January 18, 2006.
Board of Public Works January 11, 2006 Voting Meeting Page 2
Carried Unanimously
Elmira Road Sidewalks – A Report
The Board heard a report regarding the Elmira Road sidewalks.
Residency Requirement – Waiver for Plumbing Inspector – RESOLUTION
By Commissioner Jenkins; Seconded by Mayor Peterson
WHEREAS, the State, the City, and the Board of Public Works all feel that residency of the
Plumbing Inspector in the municipality being served is an important trait, and
WHEREAS, the State and the City both recognize that conditions may arise under which
the municipality may agree to waive the residency requirement for an employee and in the
case of the Plumbing Inspector, Common Council has recently adopted legislation giving
the Board the power to review and waive the requirement when appropriate, and
WHEREAS, the City’s Plumbing Inspector of fifteen (15) years, and a lifelong City resident,
has requested a waiver, and the request was reviewed by the Mayor and Superintendent
who have recommended it to the Board for their approval, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works has reviewed the current request and grants
the request of this employee with the understanding that the needs of the family can not be
met within the constraints of the residency requirement, and the needs of the City can be
met in this case.
Vote Carried 4 – 1
Abstentions: Commissioner Chapman
Call for Public Forum– Commemorative Efforts Involving City Assets –
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, from time to time, the Board of Public Works receives requests to name or
rename various City assets, from parks and playgrounds to buildings and streets, as well as
other commemorative requests such as trees, plaques, public art, or other markers, and
WHEREAS, in recent years the Board has taken several approaches to such requests
which had a broad range of impacts from none (dedicating a new City park or planting a
tree grove) to significant (renaming a City street), and
WHEREAS, there are many ways to respond to such requests with an equally broad range
of social, physical, or monetary impacts, and the Board would like to develop a uniform and
reasonably comprehensive procedure for considering such requests and weighing the
benefits and cost, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works shall hold a public hearing at its meeting on
February 8, 2006, to consider input from the public on this topic as it attempts to formulate
a policy and procedure for current and future requests.
Carried Unanimously
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion the meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
Jessica Myers Carolyn K. Peterson
Executive Assistant Mayor