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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-23-15 Board of Public Works Meeting AgendaDATE: March 23, 2015 BPW Meeting TIME: 4:45 pm LOCATION: 3`u Floor, City Hall, Council Chambers Board of Public Works y 108 E. Green St., Ithaca AGENDA ITEMS Time Topic Voting? Presenter(s) Allowed 1. Call to Order /Agenda Review No Mayor Myrick 5 min. 2. Mayor's Communications 3. Communications and Hearings from Persons Before the Board 4. Response to the Public 5. Reports A. Special Committees of the Board B. Council Liaison C. Board Liaisons D. Superintendent and Staff 6. New Project Presentation No Mayor Myrick No Public 5 min. No Commissioners No Various 5 min. me 7. Administration & Communications A. Approval of Minutes Yes Mayor Myrick 5 min. 1) March 9, 2015 Meeting Minutes 8. Buildings, Properties, Refuse & Transit A. Award of Contract for Streets &Facilities Office Yes Dir. of Eng. West 5 min. Roof Replacement Project — Resolution Bids for this project were opened on March 17, 2015. Staff has reviewed the bids and are ready to award the contract. 9. Highways, Streets & Sidewalks A. Resolution to Deny a "Retroactive" Street Permit Yes Supt. Thorne 5 min. Application for Sidewalk Past Work Credits at 606 North Cayuga Street The resolution reflects the Board's March 9, 2015, discussion. 10. Parking & Traffic 11. Creeks, Bridges & Parks A. Support for Licensing of Cascadilla Boathouse — Yes Mayor Myrick 15 min. Resolution The proposed resolution reflects the Board's March 9, 2015 discussion. B. Award of Contract for Stewart Park Bathroom Yes Dir. of Eng. West 5 min. Restoration — Resolution Bids were received on March 3, 2015. The staff is recommending an award of contract to the lowest qualified bidder. 12. Water & Sewer 13. Discussion Items A. Appeals of Sidewalk Snow Removal Bills: No Asst. Supt. 15 min. 1) 207 Cleveland Avenue Benjamin If you have a disability that will require special arrangements to be made in order for you to fully participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 607 - 274 -6570 at least 48 hours before the meetina. The Board of Public Works meets on the second and fourth Mondays at 4:45 p.m. All meetings are voting meetings, opening with a public comment period. Meeting agendas are created from prior public input, Department operating, planning issues, and requests made to the Superintendent. The Board reserves the right to limit verbal comments to three minutes and to request written comments on lengthy or complex issues. This information may then be used to create committee agendas, with the speaker or author invited to attend. Time Topic Voting? Presenter(s) Allowed 2) 208 Cornell Street 3) 115 Ithaca Road Please bring the protests and other documents from the March 9, 2015 meeting agenda. B. Request to Relocate from the Hot Truck No Albert Smith 10 min. Al Smith has submitted a request to relocate the Hot Truck from its current location on Stewart Avenue to Eddy Street and retain the Heritage Permit he was awarded. Several a -mails are enclosed indicating the Street Vending Subcommittee's view on this request. C. Lead Agency Status for 210 Hancock Street No Lisa Nicholas 5 min. Redevelopment Project A Site Plan application has been submitted for the redevelopment of 210 Hancock Street (Neighborhood Pride location). The Planning and Development Board would like to be Lead Agency on this project. D. Lead Agency Status for Lake Street Public Park No Lisa Nicholas 5 min. Enhancement Project A Site Plan application has been submitted for the Lake Street Public Park Enhancement Project. The Planning and Development Board would like to be Lead Agency on this project. 14. New Business 15. Adjournment Page 2 of 7 1me Yes 8A. Award of Contract for Streets & Facilities Office Roof Replacement Project -- Resolution WHEREAS, bids were received on March 17, 2015, for the installation of a new roof system on the Streets and Facilities Office Building located at 245 Pier Road, and WHEREAS, Common Council has established Capital Project 811 for the purpose of replacing the roof at the Streets and Facilities Building, and WHEREAS, Hale Contracting, Inc., 2054 Grand Central Avenue, Box 47, Horeseheads, NY, 14845, submitted the apparent low bid for the base bid and Alternate 1 of $116,761.00, now therefore be it RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works hereby awards the contract for General Construction work related to the Streets and Facilities Office Roof Replacement, including Alternate 1, for the lump sum amount of $116,761.00, to Hale Contracting Inc., and be it further RESOLVED, That the Superintendent of Public Works be hereby authorized to enter into and administer this contract. Page 3of7 r n r _ �y To: From Date: Re: CITY OF ITHACA 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York 14850 -5690 OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER Telephone: 607/274 -6530 Fax: 607/274 -6587 Board of Public Works Tom West, Director of Engineering March 18, 2015 Recommendation for Award of Contract, CP 811, S &F Roof Replacement On March 17, 2015, bids were opened for the Streets and Facilities Office Roof Replacement, Capital Project #811. This project will replace the roof at Streets and Facilities that has definitely exceeded its useful life. There is a long record of severe leaking in various parts of the building. In addition, the project will re- direct roof run -off from the internal roof drain system to a series of scupper drains (as provided by alternate 1). Beyond the merits of the project, there are strong reasons the City should move forward with this project. • Seven bids were received. • The lowest qualified bid is within 15% of the architect's estimate of $135,000. • The contractor that submitted the lowest qualified bid, Hale Contracting, Inc. has successfully completed several projects for the City of Ithaca (the bid tabulation is attached). I recommend award of contract to Hale Contracting, Inc. for the low bid of $116,761.00. If you have any questions, you can reach me at 327 -0710 or tomw @cityofithaca.org. 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Resolution to Deny a "Retroactive" Street Permit Application for Sidewalk Past Work Credits at 606 North Cayuga Street WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca Charter, Section C -73 (C)(2)(c), allows for reductions in Sidewalk Improvement District assessments for "Past Work," and WHEREAS, the definition of "Past Work" in Charter Section C- 73(C)(1) requires that the work be permitted by the Office of the City Engineer, with the implication that otherwise the "Past Work" would not be eligible for the past work credit, and WHEREAS, in April 2014, the Board of Public Works passed a resolution allowing for "Retroactive" Street Permits for sidewalk work completed prior to January 1, 2014 in order to allow a past work credit for someone who did not have proof of a street permit for the sidewalk repair, but who could provide other required documentation, and WHEREAS, the Board specifically noted that this "Retroactive" Street Permit program would expire on December 31, 2014, after which date no more `retroactive" permits would be granted, and WHEREAS, the property owner of 606 North Cayuga Street applied for the Past Work Credit on January 20, 2015 (note: the applicant incorrectly wrote on the application that he applied on January 20, 2014), but cannot show proof that a Street Permit was issued for the work, and staff cannot find internal records to that effect, and WHEREAS, without showing proof that the past work was completed under a Street Permit or without a "Retroactive" Street Permit, an applicant is not eligible for a Past Work Credit, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works hereby confirms the staff denial of the "Retroactive" Street Permit and Past Work Credit for 606 North Cayuga Street, based on the fact that it was not applied for until after December 31, 2014, when the program expired as per the direction of the Board of Public Works. 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Support for Licensing of Cascadilla Boathouse —Resolution WHEREAS, the Cascadilla Boathouse (the "Boathouse ") has long facilitated access to the waters surrounding Stewart Park, and WHEREAS, the public will benefit from multiple initiatives intended to expand public access to said waters, particularly in non - motorized boats and watercraft, and WHEREAS, authority to license parkland is vested in the Common Council, a committee of which is currently considering a draft license agreement permitting the Cascadilla Boat Club ( "CBC "), continued use of the Boathouse (the "Draft License "), and WHEREAS, the Boathouse has since 1978 hosted CBC, enabling CBC to provide rowing programs to area community members, with a strong emphasis on area youth, and WHEREAS, the licensing of the Boathouse by an organized boating program enables members of the public wishing to boat in Stewart Park to more fully enjoy the recreational and athletic opportunities of the Park and its unique geography on the shores of Cayuga Lake, and WHEREAS, a robust rowing program available to the public enjoying Stewart Park requires a substantial investment in rowing equipment, organizational management, and Boathouse administration, and WHEREAS, such investment would likely prove out of reach for the City in light of financial and staffing constraints, absent a public - private partnership of the sort undertaken in the Draft License, and WHEREAS, the Draft License permits CBC to share the first floor of the Boathouse with the Ithaca Youth Bureau ( "IYB ") in support of IYB expanding public youth access to the water, and WHEREAS, the Draft License as proposed would provide the City with $12,727.14 annually in license revenue, with upward adjustments in accord with the Consumer Price Index, and WHEREAS, said license is for a term of three years, and WHEREAS, Section 6 of said license provides the City unfettered ability to revoke or modify said license upon at least nine months' written notice that the Common Council has so resolved, now therefore be it RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works urges the Common Council to pursue the licensing of the Boathouse to CBC via the Draft License as one effective means of enabling the public to enjoy the recreational and athletic boating opportunities offered by Stewart Park, and be it further RESOLVED, That the Board additionally urges the Common Council to guide the City in developing other complimentary uses of the Boathouse or the grounds or other facilities of Stewart Park so as to offer the public non - motorized boating opportunities beyond, but in concert with, the rowing opportunities offered by CBC, and be it further Page 5of7 RESOLVED, That in support of the preceding Resolved, the Board urges the pursuit of substantial flexibility in the Draft License, particularly in terms of revocability, so as to maximize the City's ability to develop other complimentary uses of the Boathouse or surrounding grounds that might coexist with CBC. 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Award of Contract for Stewart Park Bathroom Restoration — Resolution WHEREAS, Common Council established capital project 817 for the purpose of restoring the public bathrooms in the large pavilion at Stewart Park, and WHEREAS, the public bathrooms located in the large pavilion are integrally part of public rentals of the pavilion as well as indispensible facilities for Youth Bureau activities scheduled in the large pavilion, and WHEREAS, the condition of the building structure and the bathroom plumbing is severely deteriorated to the point of failure, and WHEREAS, bids were received for the purpose of restoring the bathrooms in the large pavilion at Stewart Park on March 3, 2015, and WHEREAS, Common Council has been asked for an additional $48,000 to cover the expenses for this project, and WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the bids received and recommends award, now therefore be it RESOLVED, That the City of Ithaca Board of Public Works hereby awards, contingent upon an authorization of additional funding from Common Council, the contract for the restoration of the bathrooms at Stewart Park to McPherson Builders, Inc., 129 West Falls Street, Ithaca, NY for their low bid meeting specifications of $124,958.00, and be it further RESOLVED, That the Superintendent of Public Works be and hereby is authorized to enter into and administer this contract. Page 7 of 7 )�••� CITY OF ITHACA ': 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York 14850 -5690 OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER j Telephone: 607/274 -6530 Fax: 607/274 -6587 ,7ft To: Board of Public Works From: Tom West, Director of Engineering Date: March 18, 2015 Re: Recommendation for Award of Contract, CP 817, Stewart Park Bathroom Restoration On March 3, 2015, bids were opened for the Stewart Park Large Pavilion Bathroom Restoration, Capital Project #817. This is a recommendation to award the contract for construction to the lowest qualified bidder. The award of contract is contingent upon authorization of additional funding by Common Council. This project will restore the public bathrooms in the large pavilion. These bathrooms are important to the public and to those who rent the facilities for events. The bathrooms are essential to the safe and healthy functioning of the Youth Bureau summer programs which are centered on the large pavilion. Beyond the merits of the project, there are strong reasons the City should move forward with this project. • Although only two bids were received, staff had reached out directly to at least 11 local contractors to solicit interest in the project. • The project was bid at a good time of year to maximize the opportunities to have the work scheduled at the most competitive prices; I have no reason to believe that re- bidding the project will generate more interest or reduce bid prices. • There is not very much that can be eliminated from the project to reduce costs. The finishes and fixtures specified, although durable, are not "gold plated ". As the bid tabulation shows, there were two bidders. Staff has reviewed the bidder's schedule of values and it appears to be inclusive of all the work specified. McPherson Builders has satisfactorily completed a large number of projects for the City and is, without question, well - qualified to undertake this project. I recommend award of contract to McPherson Builders for the low bid of $124,958.00 If you have any questions, you can reach me at 327 -0710 or tomw@cityofithaca.org. "An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification." 0 U) 0 �m o 2 § L 40). ) $ w _ k� © . 0S $�® ■ o v % \z�2 MM B CD U) IL two k § m 9 at ■ § § 44). \ w ■ k 2 ° ® § @ 9 9 = er § § > C4 ■§z�02 z c2«a �� a§� z 0 o < Ix 0 W k � R ■ 0 w o I ■� 0 0 m k� CL S ■z ® UR D 22 a \ as g z LL III § � q �- 0 kPw I ■ < - o zIL LU - E z 0 m 2 k 04 § a / kU) U) d mLL F- ■ 4 <OWO w tz mv0m o The Hot Truck, Inc PO Box 6474 Ithaca, NY 14851 July 18,2014 Michael 1 Thorne, P.E. Superintendent of Public Works 108 East Green Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Dear Mr Thorne: ROCEIVED D (yPt, 6f PubliC WorKs 5EP S4 2014 Office of the SupeMn.• :.i^nt and Engineering P� .1-' vIrl Please accept this letter as a request of the Ithaca Board of Public Works. We request that the Board allow us to move our Heritage Permit rights from our current location on Stewart Avenue to the Eddy Street, at Dryden Road, food truck location that you have established in the new City Food Truck Policy. The reason for this request is that the Stewart Avenue location no longer works for the Hot Truck. To keep the 50 plus year Hot Truck tradition going will require us to replace the truck in the next few years. Operating on Stewart Avenue does not even begin to generate enough business to finance a new food truck. We have submitted an application for the year for our permit on Stewart Avenue for three (3) late nights per week at your established rate of $702.00 per year. If allowed to move our Heritage Permit privileges to Eddy Street we would be willing to pay for any and all day parts that you would allow and at today's established rates this could generate over $6,000.00 in annual permit revenue. We would also pay for any and all expenses incurred in moving to this location. We believe that the Eddy Street location would allow The Hot Truck to continue to serve the Greater Ithaca and Cornell Community for many years to come. Sincerely: Albert Smith, President Cc: Mayor Svante Myrick, Chairman Ithaca Board of Public Works Claudia Jenkins, Vice -Chair Ithaca Board of Public Works Hot Truck, Inc 200 West Seneca Street Ithaca, NY 14840 February 3, 2014 Board of Public Works City of Ithaca 108 East Green Street Ithaca NY 14850 Dear Board Members: Please accept this letter as a request to move the Hot Truck from its traditional location on Stewart Avenue to a new permanent location on Eddie Street at Dryden Road. We request the privilege to be allowed to plug the Truck into an electrical service at that location installed at our expense. We are willing to pay the annual fee for lunch, dinner, and late night that you recently set for this location. Sincerely: 1 Albert Smith, Pres RE: Heritage Hot Truck RE: Heritage Hot Truck Tom West Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 201412:47 PM To: Kathy Gehring; Darling, Mark; Ray Benjamin; Frank Nagy Cc: Michael Thorne Categories:Mobile Vending I agree with Kathy and Mark. Tom West Director of Engineering Department of Public Works 607 327 -0710 From: Kathy Gehring Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 10:44 AM To: Darling, Mark; Tom West; Ray Benjamin; Frank Nagy Cc: Michael Thorne Subject: RE: Heritage Hot Truck https: // mail. cityofithaea. orgj owa / ?ae= Item&t= IPM.Note&id= RgAA.. The Heritage Permit specifically states that the permit is in effect only if the historical trucks remain in their current location. I think that if AI wants to move his truck, he will need to follow the policy as it is written. Also, we already have a food truck that sets up at the corner of Eddy and Dryden. The second parking spot is reserved for Carshare. - Kathy Gehring Exec. Asst. Supt. of Public Works City of Ithaca 108 E. Green St. Ithaca, NY 14850 607 - 274 -6527 From: Mark Darling [mdading59 @gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 10:38 AM To: Kathy Gehring; Tom West; Ray Benjamin; Frank Nagy Cc: Michael Thorne Subject: Heritage Hot Truck Greetings all: I spoke to Albert Smith yesterday evening about what he has in mind for the Hot Truck. His vision is that he moves the Hot Truck to the Mobile Vending spot on Eddy and Dryden and operate it just as it is currently operated under the Heritage Permit (approved at the 5/12/14 BPW meeting), including a power pole from NYSEG. He is looking to make this happen late this summer or fall when the permit is up for renewal. It sounds like he wants to make this change and then relinquish his ownership of the truck with the Heritage Permit being transferred to the new owner. At first, I was open to this suggestion, or parts of it until I reread the Heritage Permit. I think we have already made an effort to give the "historic" hot trucks sufficient accommodations by allowing them to 1 oft 1'1 71,. 2 s ? -rs ^,t RE: Heritage Hot Truck https: // mail. cityofithaca. org/ owa / ?ae= Item&t= IPM.Note&id= RgAA... operate as they always have, where they always have. I would suggest that if the Hot Truck is going to operate anywhere but its current location, it must comply with the current Street Vending Policy. I told Albert I would bring this to the Working Group for input before it comes to the Board for discussion so please, share your thoughts. Thank you, MD Mark J. Darling 607 Cliff Street Ithaca NY 14850 607 - 342 -8665 "We could have saved the earth but we were too damned cheap." Vonnegut 2 of 2 3/17/2015 2:08 PM Re: Hot Truck Re: Hot Truck Mark Darling [mdarling59 @gmaii.com] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 4:01 PM To: aes @shortstopdeli.com Cc: Svante Myrick Categories:Mobile Vending; BPW Albert: https: // mail. cityofithaca. oreowa / ?ae= Item&t= IPM.Note&id= RgAA... I have been meaning to get back to you on this, every time I pass Short Stop I think, " I need to email Albert!" and now I finally am. I shared the suggested changes to the Hot Truck Heritage permit that you would like with the BPW. The consensus is that the Heritage Permit is for the Hot Truck to remain in that location under the current permit terms for as long as you own it, and transfer of the Heritage Permit to a new owner would be subject to approval by the Superintendent of DPW with a right to appeal his/her decision to the BPW. The opinion expressed was that if you want to move the truck to another of the locations available and participate in the Food Truck program, you would need to do so under all of the requirements of the current permitting system. You are welcome to come and discuss this with the Board but, I came away with the sense that the Heritage Permit's condition are for that truck in that location. Best regards, Mark On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Albert Smith <ssdeli ,lightlink.com> wrote: From: Albert Smith [mailto:ssdeli@lightlink.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:21 AM To; 'Mark Darling'; 'aes@shortstoodeli.com'; 'Svante Myrick' Subject: RE: Hot Truck Dear Mr. Darling Thank you for communicating with me last week on the subject of our request to BPW and I hope your trip to SC was successful. I would still like to meet with you on this subject when your schedule allows. If the Board was to grant our request and allows us to move our Heritage Permit to Eddy Street we are hoping that this move could take place during the summer of 2015. This would allow us time to make plans for the move and more importantly this move would not interfere with any other existing permits. I can be reached by this e-mail or on my cel phone at (607)279 -1030. (I am sorry if you received this more than once, my system reported that it was not delivered.) Re: Hot Truck Thank you. Albert Smith From: Mark Darling [mailto:mdarling59 @gmail.coml Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 3:42 PM To: aes @shortstopdeli.com; Svante Myrick Subject: Re: Hot Truck Mr. Smith: https:// mail. cityofithaca. org/ owa/ ?ae= Itern&t= IPM.Note&id= RgAA... I will not be able to meet with you this week. I am scrambling around to make last minute preparations to go to South Carolina to deal with a family issue with my elderly parents that I had not expected. I don't expect to be back until Sunday evening. I have read the letter you sent in July. As you may know, there is a vendor in one of the spots we reserved and a Car Share car in the spot that I thought was a second vending spot. I will have to talk with DPW Staff about that, I may be able to do so via email while I am away. Sorry to have to put you off like this Thank you, ME On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Albert Smith <ssdeli(c�,li&tlink.com> wrote: Mr Darling, I will be in town all week and able to meet at your convenience. Thank You — Albert Smith From: Mark Darling [mailto :mdarling59 @gmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 11:15 AM To: Albert Smith Subject: Re: Hot Truck Albert, I work at Ithaca College during the day, is there a time and place we can meet after 5 pm or on Saturday? Mark On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Albert Smith <aes ,shortstopdeli.com> wrote: Dear Mr Darling, I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet with you on this subject. Please contact me by e- mail or by phone. My cel phone number is (607, )279 -1030. Thank you - Albert Smith Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 9, 2014, at 12:43 PM, Svante Myrick <svantem(a),pmail.com> wrote: 2 of 3 3/17/2015 2:07 PM Re: Hot Truck https: // mail. cityofithaca. org/ owa / ?ae= Item&t= IPM.Note &id= RgAA.., > Good afternoon Mark, > I had a good meeting with Albert Smith - owner of the Hot Truck today. > You may remember his letter to the Board of Public Works requesting the opportunity to operate in Collegetown. I talked about it more with him today and I really support the move. > But, I told him that you knew the complexities of this kind of arrangements better than anyone else on the Board. I suggested that he meet with you to discuss his idea. If you could find a way to support it, I think it would have a great shot at succeeding at the Board. > I've copied Albert here. He may reach out so the two of you can have a meeting. > Thanks! > Svante Mark J. Darling 607 Cliff Street Ithaca NY 14850 607 -342 -8665 "We could have saved the earth but we were too damned cheap." Vonnegut Mark J. Darling 607 Cliff Street Ithaca NY 14850 607 - 342 -8665 "We could have saved the earth but we were too damned cheap." Vonnegut Mark J. Darling 607 Cliff Street Ithaca NY 14850 607 - 342 -8665 "We could have saved the earth but we were too damned cheap." Vonnegut Z nfZ I/171)n1,5 "1 .P7 PIV (2) March 23, 2015 Draft Resolution Board of Public Works Concurrence that the Planning and Development Board be Lead Agency in Environmental Review for the Proposed Mixed Use Project to be Located at 210 Hancock Street. WHEREAS: 6 NYCRR Part 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review Law and Chapter 176.6 of the City Code, Environmental Quality Review, require that a lead agency be established for conducting environmental review of projects in accordance with local and state environmental law, and WHEREAS: State Law specifies that, for actions governed by local environmental review, the lead agency shall be that local agency which has primary responsibility for approving and funding or carrying out the action, and WHEREAS: the City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board has one pending application for site plan approval for a mixed use project known as 210 Hancock Street by Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS), applicant and owner, and WHEREAS. the applicant proposes to redevelop the entire 2.01 acre parcel currently containing the vacant former grocery store, a smaller commercial building and a 110 -space parking lot. The applicant proposes to construct thirteen 2 -story for sale townhomes and a 4- story, approximately 65,000 SF, mixed use building with approximately 50 apartments and three ground floor commercial spaces totaling approximately 10,000 SF. 70 parking spaces will be provided — approximately one third of which will be on the ground floor of the apartment building. The applicant also proposes to convert portions of Adams St and Lake Ave (both of which are public streets) into "living streets" by making them narrower, providing green areas and installing bike and pedestrian amenities. The project is in the B -2a Zoning District and will likely require subdivision in the future. The project will require the following approvals: a parking variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), approval from the Board of Public Works (BPW) for improvements to property in the public way, approval for funding from the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) and approval from Common Council, and WHEREAS: this is a Type I Action under the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance, §176 -4 (h)(2),(k), and (n) and the State Environmental Quality Review Act, §617.4 (9), and is subject to environmental review, and WHEREAS: the BZA, BPW, IURA and Common Council have all been identified as potentially involved agencies for the environmental review of this project, and WHEREAS: it is the Planning Board's intention to act as Lead Agency for the environmental review, now therefore be it RESOLVED: that BPW does hereby consent to the Planning & Development Board acting as Lead Agency in environmental review for the 210 Hancock Street Project. (3) March 23, 2015 Draft Resolution: Board of Public Works Concurrence that the Planning Board be Lead Agency in Environmental Review for the Proposed Lake Street Public Park Enhancement Project to be located on Lake Street at Fall Creek. WHEREAS: 6 NYCRR Part 617 of the State Environmental Quality Review Law and Chapter 176.6 of the City Code, Environmental Quality Review, require that a lead agency be established for conducting environmental review of projects in accordance with local and state environmental law, and WHEREAS: State Law specifies that, for actions governed by local environmental review, the lead agency shall be that local agency which has primary responsibility for approving and funding or carrying out the action, and WHEREAS: the City of Ithaca Planning and Development Board has one pending application for site plan approval for proposed park enhancements at Lake Street Park by the City of Ithaca, applicant and owner, and WHEREAS. the applicant proposes to undertake enhancements to improve the accessibility and functionality of the park. Proposed work includes adding a concrete walkway and falls overlook, installing metal guardrails behind the existing stone retaining wall, installing a movable gate for controlled access to the Ithaca Falls Natural Area, replacing the existing bike racks, adding an accessible curb ramp, improving the landscaping, and other site improvements. The project is in the P -1 Zoning District and requires approvals from the Board of Public Works (BPW) and Common Council, and WHEREAS: this is a Type I Action under the City of Ithaca Environmental Quality Review Ordinance ( "CEQRO ") §176 -4 B.(h)[2] and [3] and the State Environmental Quality Review Act ( "SEQRA) §617.4 (11) and is subject to environmental review, and WHEREAS. the BPW and Common Council have both been identified as potentially involved agencies in the environmental review of this project, and WHEREAS: it is the Planning Board's intention to act as Lead Agency for the environmental review of this project, now therefore be it RESOLVED: that BPW does hereby consent to the Planning & Development Board acting as Lead Agency in environmental review for the proposed Lake Street Public Park Enhancement Project.