HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-27-10 Board of Public Works Meeting AgendaBOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
A meeting of the Board of Public Works will be held on Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at
4:45 p.m. in Common Council Chambers - Third Floor, City Hall, 108 East Green Street,
Ithaca, New York.
Agenda
1. Additions or Deletions to Agenda (Items 1-5: 30 min.)
2. Mayor’s Communications
3. Communications and Hearings from Persons before the Board
3.1 Special Presentation: Delta Engineers will present an update on the Clinton
Street Bridge/Prospect Street Reconstruction Project at 5:00 p.m.
4. Response to Public
5. Reports
Special Committees of the Board
Council Liaison
Board Liaisons
Superintendent and Staff
Other Department Heads
6. Approval of Minutes
7. Administration and Communications
8. VOTING ITEMS
8.1 Buildings, Properties, Refuse, and Transit
8.2 Highways, Streets, and Sidewalks
8.3 Parking and Traffic
8.4 Creeks, Bridges, and Parks (15 min.)
8.4A Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for East Clinton
Street Bridge Replacement and Prospect Street Reconstruction Project
– Resolution
8.5 Water and Sewer
9. DISCUSSION ITEMS
9.1 Buildings, Properties, Refuse, and Transit
9.2 Highways, Streets, and Sidewalks
9.3 Parking and Traffic (15 min.)
9.4 Creeks, Bridges, and Parks
9.5 Water and Sewer (60 min.)
9.5A Water Plant Pilot Study Report – Presentation by O’Brien & Gere
10. New Business
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11. Adjournment
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in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 274-6570 at least 48 hours before the meeting.
The Board of Public Works meets on the second, third and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 4:45 p.m. All meetings are voting
meetings, which opens with a public comment period. Meeting agendas are created from prior public input, Department
operating and 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.
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Notes for BPW Agenda, Date
3.1 Special Presentation: Delta Engineers will present an update on the Clinton
Street Bridge/Prospect Street Reconstruction Project at 5:00 p.m.
8.4A Negative Declaration of Environmental Significance for East Clinton Street
Bridge Replacement and Prospect Street Reconstruction Project – Resolution
Delta Engineers and Addisu Gebre will update the Board on this project prior to a public
information meeting that will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Second Floor Conference Room. I
asked them to provide an update to the Board of Public Works at 5:00 p.m. While I don’t
believe there are any surprises. The Board is well aware of the project in this early phase of
the project (Design Report to NYSDOT). However, I thought a briefing would be valuable
because we have spent so much time getting the environmental review completed. The
corrected/updated environmental assessment form and the related resolution will be
forwarded electronically as soon as staff has a chance to meet with the City Attorney. We
will provide a red line version of the material based on those documents available for the
October 20, 2010 meeting, with hard copies provided at the October 27, 2010 meeting.
9.5A Water Plant Pilot Study Report – Presentation
We have provided copies of the Membrane Pilot Testing Report, draft, dated October 12,
2010. The five appendices are not copied here. I have asked Kathy to forward the entire
document electronically. We will provide hard copies of the appendices upon request. Rick
Gell (O’Brien & Gere) and Ben Movahed (Watek) will make a presentation to the Board and
then lead the discussion on the pilot plant testing.
W.J. Gray, P.E.
Superintendent of Public Works
October 22, 2010