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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-B&A-2001-06-27 BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE JUNE 27, 2001 7 :30 P.M. COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBERS AGENDA Statements from the Public Amendments to Tonight' s Agenda A. Common Council 1 . Scheduling Community Service Grant Presentation and Review B. Planning Department 1 . Request to Approve Designation of Preferred Developer for Development of Land within the Designated City of Ithaca Urban Renewal Area - Resolution C. Finance/Controller 1 . Summary Overview of 2002 Budget - Discussion 2 . Possible Bond Resolution D. Reports 1 . New Business - Bicycle Plan Implementation - Discussion/Possible resolution 2 . Mayor' s Report 3 . Council Members' Announcements 3 . Next Month' s Meeting: July 25, 2001 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL City of Ithaca Meeting of A RESOLUTION APPROVING DESIGNATION BY THE CITY OF ITHACA OF MONAHAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AS THE PREFERRED DEVELOPER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND LOCATED WITHIN THE DESIGNATED CITY OF ITHACA URBAN RENEWAL AREA WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca is a municipal corporation established pursuant to and by virtue of the Laws of the State of New York, having offices and a principal place of business at City Hall, 108 East Green Street in the City of Ithaca, County of Tompkins and State of New York is desirous of developing certain parcels of land within the City of Ithaca described in Exhibit A below, and WHEREAS, Monahan Development Corporation, a New York Corporation organized pursuant to, and by virtue of the Laws of the State of New York, having offices and a principal place of business located at 103 East Water Street in the City of Syracuse, County of Onondaga, State of New York, has been working with City of Ithaca professional staff and with the Common Council of the City of Ithaca with the mutual goal of developing certain parcels of land described in Exhibit A, and WHEREAS both the City Council of the City of Ithaca and Monahan Development Corporation, having discussed and analyzed the potential redevelopment of the described sites, and, with no other potential developers having expressed any interest in developing a similar project at this site, are desirous of having Monahan Development Corporation designated as the Preferred Developer for the above-mentioned parcels, and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Ithaca by a Resolution dated December 3, 1975, and duly adopted, did approve an Urban Renewal Plan for the City of Ithaca which includes the area described in Exhibit A attached to this Resolution as an appropriate area for urban renewal activities,including redevelopment, and WHEREAS the parties hereto desire to enter into an agreement in order to develop the parcels described in Exhibit A into a mixed use project, referred to collectively as the "Cayuga Green" project, including in part, but not limited to,housing components, retail and office space and parking facilities to support those uses as well as other uses in the vicinity of the parcels, and WHEREAS the parties hereto acknowledge that in order to develop the project they will have to work in a collective fashion within certain designated and agreed upon time lines in order to bring about a timely result of their efforts, and Q:\PLANNING\STAFF\Doug McD\Cayuga Green Project\CC Res for Preferred Developer v3 062201.doc WHEREAS, Monahan Development Corporation has heretofore submitted to the City of Ithaca, evidence of successful and appropriate development experience including personal and professional references and also evidence of successfully completed development and redevelopment projects, and WHEREAS, the Ithaca City Common Council anticipates the establishment of a number of dates for public hearings and other input before the Ithaca City Common Council and other appropriate organizations in reference to the contemplated approval at various stages,by the Ithaca City Common Council of the development of the above described lands, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Ithaca, duly convened in regular session, hereby does resolve that: Section 1. The Ithaca City Common Council hereby approves designation of Monahan Development Corporation as Preferred Developer. Section 2. Common Council by virtue of such designation of Monahan Development Corporation as Preferred Developer thereby approves the concept of development of the lands described in Exhibit A, for purposes of a mixed use project. Section 3. This approval shall be subject to compliance with appropriate and relevant Federal, State and local regulations. Section 4. This Resolution shall constitute an exclusive agreement between the City of Ithaca and Monahan Development Corporation for development of a mixed-use parking,retail/commercial and housing project on City-owned land in the City of Ithaca, as described in Exhibit"A"It is mutually understood that under no circumstance would the City of Ithaca be prohibited from the development and construction of parking facilities on these same lands, either with or without Monahan Development Corporation as a partner in the development. Section 5. The term of this Resolution designating Monahan Development Corporation as Preferred Developer shall be no longer than twelve(12)months from the date of approval of the Resolution. However the term may be extended by mutual consent of the City and the Preferred Developer for increments of not less than thirty (30) days and such extensions shall be agreed to in writing. Section 6. The City of Ithaca and the Preferred Developer are to take any required actions and execute any required documents necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this Resolution and to pursue the development project. If the City of Ithaca, or Monahan Development Corporation, in either parties'reasonable discretion, determines that the project is no longer feasible or in the best interest of the City of Ithaca, or of Monahan Development Corporation, financially or otherwise, or that the project cost estimates or marketing plans are unacceptable, or for any other reason, then QAPLANNING\STAFF\Doug McD\Cayuga Green Project\CC Res for Preferred Developer v3 06220Ldoc 2 either party may terminate the arrangement upon giving the other party thirty (30) days prior written notice of its determination. Section 7. In the event that both parties decide that the terms of this Resolution should be embodied in a formal but separate written Preferred Developer Agreement which reflects the terms, conditions and intent of this Resolution, then Common Council hereby authorizes the Mayor, upon review by the City Attorney, to sign such Agreement. Section 8. The City of Ithaca and the Preferred Developer agree that both parties will, to the maximum extent possible, adhere to and follow the general sequence of events for the development of this project as described in the following list: (a) Common Council Project/Developer Discussion June 2001 (b) Designate a Preferred Developer June 2001 (c)Project Scoping &Definition July/Aug 2001 -public roles -private roles -meet with Common Council -meet with the public -involve TCAT (d) Common Council Endorses Conceptual Business Plan Aug/Sept 2001 (e) Common Council Establishes Capital Project Aug/Sept 2001 (f) Feasibility Analyses &Design begins Sept/Dec 2001 -environmental -geo/tech -pollution/noise issues -traffic studies -parking demand and operations studies -housing study -commercial/retail analyses -financial plan (g) Initiate Site Plan Review process Sept/Dec 2001 (h) Common Council Approves project development package Dec 2001 (i) Detailed Construction Drawings Begin Continue and Complete Site Plan Review Jan/Feb 2002 <j) Common Council votes on financing package Feb/Mar 2002 (k) Complete Site Plan Review July/Aug 2002 (1) Begin Construction Aug/Sept 2002 (m) Complete Project Dec 2003 Section 9. This Resolution shall take effect immediately. Q:\PLANNING\STAFF\Doug McD\Cayuga Green ProjecACC Res for Preferred Developer v3 062201.doc 3 EXHIBIT "A" DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT LANDS This Resolution, designating Monahan Development Corporation as Preferred Developer includes the following City-owned tax parcels of land as potential parcels for the development of the Cayuga Green Project: Tax parcel#70.8-10.2 (131-133 E. Green St.) Tax parcel#81-2.1 (235 S. Cayuga St.) Tax parcel#70-4.6 (112 E. Green St) Tax parcel#70-8-10.1 (135 E. Green St.) And also including the following two parcels: Tax parcel#70.4-5.2 (116-128 E. Green St. - "air rights" only) Tax parcel#70-4.4 (215 E. State St. - "air rights" only) The above tax parcels are more particularly shown on a portion of the official tax map of the City of Ithaca as shown below. Although with exception of"air rights" neither the City of Ithaca nor the Preferred Developer have any right, title and/or interest in, or to, the tax parcels #70-4-5.2 and 970-4.4 as shown on the tax map,both parties hereto mutually acknowledge that said parcel may potentially be incorporated into the project contemplated by this Resolution. QAPLANNING\STAFF\Doug McD\Cayuga Green Project\CC Res for Preferred Developer v3 062201.doc 4 STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE CAYUGA GREEN PROJECT PROPOSAL Approved June 12, 2001 The Board of Directors of the Ithaca Downtown Partnership today approves the following statement pertaining to the Cayuga Green project proposal: "The proposed Cayuga-Green project represents an important and critical part of the Ithaca Downtown Partnership's Ten-Year Downtown Development Strategy. The Cayuga Green proposal brings together a number of key community goals detailed in the Strategy, including: ➢ Development of a key underutilized parcel in the center of the City. ➢ Additional downtown parking, ➢ A downtown inter-modal transit center, ➢ New downtown housing, ➢ Additional downtown commercial space, and ➢ Public enhancements to Six-Mile Creek. The Ithaca Downtown Partnership strongly endorses and supports the Cayuga Green project proposal for the following reasons: (1) The City owned surface parking lot land comprising the Cayuga/Green has long been earmarked to be a downtown development site. Indeed,the site is one of downtown's largest redevelopment sites still available for development. Dense development on this site is a goal of the Partnership and was recommended as early as 1992 in the City Downtown Design Plan. The Cayuga Green proposal successfully addresses this goal. (2) The proposal provides needed new parking for downtown. More downtown parking is needed to accommodate both existing and future demand. Such structured parking is also a prerequisite for the Ciminelli/Cornell office project. (3) The proposal accommodates the TCAT inter-modal transit center project. This project, which has already been funded by Congress, provides an important traffic generator for downtown businesses and institutions. The transit center will service inter-city travel and link with local public transportation. It has been a priority of the Partnership to have the inter-modal center leverage additional public and private investment. This is accomplished with the Cayuga Green proposal. (4) The Cayuga Green proposal will create new downtown market rate housing. New housing is a key part of the ten-year downtown development strategy. The proposal provides an excellent opportunity for new residential development. (5) There is a need for additional commercial space in downtown. Incorporating commercial space into a parking and inter-modal transit center project is a wise use of valuable downtown space. (6) For many years, the community has turned its back to its waterfronts, including the Six-Mile Creek watercourse that winds through downtown. This proposal highlights and enhances the creek, making it an important public resource and recreation amenity. The Ithaca Downtown Partnership further recommends that the following steps be undertaken to facilitate the Cayuga Green project proposal: (a) The Partnership recommends that the City of Ithaca move forward to grant Monahan Development Corporation preferred developer status. Monahan Development Corporation has demonstrated the vision, capacity, experience, sensitivity and interest needed to undertake this project. (b) The Partnership recommends that the City and Monahan Development Corporation begin an immediate process of scoping and defining a Cayuga Green Project so that the community will be certain what aspects of the proposal will be included. (c) The Partnership recommends the final scale, scope and definition of the TCAT Inter-modal Transit Project occur as soon as possible. The lack of firm and definitive plan for this project has contributed to some confusion and misunderstandings about its intent,value and benefits. The Partnership will • volunteer to broker meetings with appropriate parties to help achieve a final plan for this project." few CIMINELLI 6 June 5, 2001 pl pNNiPIGR�UEVE�PMENT Mayor Alan Cohen City of Ithaca 108 E. Green Street Ithaca,New York 14850 Dear Alan: It was a pleasure meeting with you and your staff last week for lunch. Ithaca is an outstanding community with much to offer. Ciminelli Development Company is pleased with its selection by Cornell University as the preferred developer for the Downtown office/mixed-use project and enthused about working with you and your administration to bring it to reality. One of the more critical ingredients of the overall project is the provision of adequate parking to support the office/mixed-use project. Equally important is the need to coordinate the delivery of the parking with the completion of the project. Our target completion schedule for the office/mixed-use project is late Fall 2003.As we proceed with the planning and prograWg for our project, we will be seeking assurances from the City that the time for completion of the proposed parking facility is in sync. • We look forward to continued discussion on this important project. Sincerely, CIMINELLI DEVELOPMENT COMPANY,INC. Dw Chia. cc: Mr. John Majeroni Mr. Doug McDonald Ciminelli Development Company, Inc. Centerpointe Corporate Park • 350 Essjay Road • Williamsville, NY 14221 716/631-8000 • Fax 716/631-8034 http://www.ciminelli.com The resulting points for the internal equity analysis are as follows: t Y��rvv n v vv. rv�v v rv.:�v •{.vv cting Deputy Bldg Commissioner Niechwiadowicz 640 Civil Engineer West 625 Bridge Systems Engineer Gil 625 City Forester Hillman 595 Traffic Systems Engineer Cole 570 Supv of Streets Benjamin 53 Supv, Building Maintenance &Solid Waste Kelly 510 Recreation Facilities Director Doyle 500 Motor Equipment Maintenance Supv Parker 495 Transit Service Supervisor Bailey 49 Director of Development-FD lynch 445 Chief Water Treatment Op Baker 430 Network Administrator Open 335 Asst Bldg Systems Supv Searles 180 Chief Water Treatment Op slot Supv WasteWater&Sewer slot Two incumbents were not available for the workshops, and their positions were slotted. 5 IV. PROPOSED EA SALARY STRUCTURE The two Recommended Ranges are as follows: °A" sting Deputy Bldg Commissioner Niechwiadowicz $ 45,766 55,812 65,858 ivil Engineer West ridge Systems Engineer Gil City Forester Hillman Traffic Systems Engineer Cole Supv of Streets Benjamin Supv, Building Maintenance &Solid Waste Kell ecreation Facilities Manager Doyle °B" $ 42,164 51,419 60,67 for Equipment Maintenance Supv Parker ransit Service Supervisor Bailey irector of Development-FD Lynch hief Waste Water Treatment Op hief Water Treatment Op Baker ework Administrator Open u v of Water&Sewer sst Bldg Systems Supv Searles °C° $ 24,835 30,286 35,73 8 V. COST IMPACT Five Executive Association incumbents are currently below the competitive average minimum, as determined by this study. The cost to bring them to the bottom of the recommended range are as follows: IM 9- 1111111'�' . 191"! Bridge Systems Engineer Gil $42,736 $ 3,03 Supv, Building Maintenance &Solid Waste Kelly $44,074 $ 1,69 Motor Equipment Maintenance Supv Parker $41,531 $ 63 Transit Service Supervisor Bailey $32,761 $ 3,271' Director of Development-FD Lynch $36,995 $ 3,699 Estimated Cost S 12,3 ' The initial increase should be capped at 10%,with regular increases to move incumbent minimum over tr12 month period. Ibid 9 ............. .............. -Nunn - Human Reso Michell ------------------- From: Thomas Dorman <t—dorman@baka.com> To: Schelley Michell-Nunn <schelleymn@main.ci.ithaca.n... Date: Fri, Jun 22, 2001 12:46 PM Subject: Human Resource Agenda The Fire Department just learned that a long time employee, Chuck Heath Sr., is retiring. His last day on the payroll will be 8/25/01. 1 am asking for a place on the June 25th HR Committee Meeting Agena to hire a new fire fighter ahead of Chuck*s retirement date. This is necessary to meet the required training schedule at the New York State Academy of Fire Science. The recruit training class begins on August 6th. We would like to hire someone by July 23rd to prepare them for the Academy class. If the new fire fighter misses the August class,we will have the wait until March of next year. Sorry for the late notice but we just found out about Chuck*s plans. J. Thomas Dorman, Deputy Chief Ithaca Fire Department CC: Brian H Wilbur<brian@ifd.ci.ithaca.ny.us> DRAFT RESOLUTION TO CREATE TEMPORARY FIRE FIGHTER POSITION for the Human Resources Committee WHEREAS, Fire Fighter Charles W. Heath has indicated his intent to retire, effective 25 AUG 01, which will create a vacancy in a permanent position on that date; and, WHEREAS, the next recruit fire fighter training course at the New York State Academy of Fire Science starts on 06 AUG 01, and missing this training class would result in a delay of as much as seven months while waiting for the next recruit class to start, and such delay will result in extra expense for occasional overtime coverage made necessary as the result of the lack of certified fire fighters; and, WHEREAS, authorization to create a temporary position of fire fighter would permit hiring prior to the effective vacancy date, and thus allowing the new hire to attend the next recruit training class; and, WHEREAS, it is desirable and provides more flexibility for the department and support for a new employee to hire at least two weeks prior to the recruit leaving for training; and, WHEREAS, a current civil service eligible list for the position of fire fighter exists; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, upon receipt and acceptance of a letter of resignation from FF Heath, a temporary position of fire fighter is approved for the period 23 JUL 01 through 25 AUG 01; and, be it further RESOLVED, at such time as the vacancy is created as the result of the retirement of Fire Fighter Charles W. Heath, the temporary appointee shall be made permanent, and the authorization for the temporary fire fighter position shall expire. IFD: 25 JUN 01 The Fire Department just learned that a long time employee, Chuck Heath Sr., is retiring. His last day on the payroll will be 8/25/01. I am asking for a place on the June 25th HR Committee Meeting Agena to hire a new fire fighter ahead of Chuck's retirement date. This is necessary to meet the required training schedule at the New York State Academy of Fire Science. The recruit training class begins on August 6th. We would like to hire someone by July 23rd to prepare them for the Academy class. If the new fire fighter misses the August class, we will have the wait until March of next year. Sorry for the late notice but we just found out about Chuck's plans. J. Thomas Dorman, Deputy Chief Ithaca Fire Department CITY OF ITHACA RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT A LOCAL LAW RELATIVE TO REQUIRING THE RESIDENCY OF CITY DEPARTMENT HEADS AND DEPUTIES INITIALLY HIRED OR PROMOTED BY THE CITY OF ITHACA Section 1.The City of Ithaca Common Council recognizes that a residency requirement as a condition of employment as a department head or deputy would result in the following: enhancement of the quality of employee performance by greater personal knowledge of the City's conditions and a feeling of greater personal stake in the City's progress,an increase in tax revenue to the City,ready situations,and a general economic benefit to the City and its citizens and businesses flowing from local expenditure of employee salaries.Therefore the Common Council determines that the public need is sufficient to require that all City department heads and deputies hired or promoted by the City on or after the effective date of this resolution be residents of the City of Ithaca. Section 2.Definition. Residency shall be defined as,for the purpose of this local law,the place of residence where a person primarily lives, eats, and sleeps and maintains usual personal and household effects,and where the person returns to whenever temporarily absent.To be a city resident, and to fulfill the residency requirement,a person shall not have a domicile outside the City of Ithaca. Section 3. Residency Requirement. (A)Except as otherwise provided by law,the City of Ithaca hereby establishes a residency requirement for all department heads and deputies hired or promoted by the City on or after the effective date of this resolution.Any such employee shall be a resident of the City within one year of that individual's hiring or promotion and shall continue to maintain residency within the City at all times during such continued employment. (B)A nonresident may be hired or promoted by the City on the condition that the individual shall agree in writing to establish residency within the City during the probationary period and continue to maintain residency within the City at all times during continued employment after such period.A prospective nonresident employee or promotee shall additionally provide to the appointing authority a written timetable for attaining residency,which shall be updated every ninety days following the individual's hiring or promotion,concluding with a final status report thirty days prior to the expiration of the probationary period. (C)Failure by any department head or deputy to maintain City residency during the period of employment or to establish residency within the City within one year after being hired or promoted shall constitute a breach of the employee's condition of employment and may result in the termination of the employee subject to an investigation of residency. Section 4. Investigation of residency. Should it be alleged that an employee is not in compliance with section three of this local law,as the case may be,the appointing authority shall initiate a hearing by providing the employee with written notice of the alleged violation and shall allow the employee seven calendar days in which to respond.If there is a failure to respond or,if in the judgment of the appointing authority the response is not sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this local law,the appointing authority shall set a date to hear the charge of nonresidence.The employee shall be sent a notice of the hearing date at least fifteen calendar days prior to the hearing.A record of the hearing shall be made. Should an employee establish residency to the satisfaction of the appointing authority prior to the hearing date,it shall result in a cancellation of the hearing authorized by this section. To conduct the hearing,the appointing authority may in writing designate an individual who for the purpose of the hearing shall be vested with all the powers of the appointing authority and who shall refer the hearing record and his or her recommendations to the appointing authority for review and decision. Should the appointing authority determine that an employee is a nonresident in violation of this local law,the employee shall be notified in writing that the individual has been deemed to have voluntarily resigned from employment as of the date of the determination. Upon re-establishing residency, an individual having so resigned may apply for reinstatement to his or her former position. Section 5.Notice and Posting.A copy of this local law shall be provided to each employee upon his or her initial appointment or promotion. However,a failure to do so shall not affect the application of this local law to any employee appointed or promoted after its effective date. A copy of this law shall also be posted on all notice boards normally used for employee communications. Section 6.Waiver of Requirement.In the event that a majority of Common Council,upon conferral with the Director of Human Resources and review by the appropriate standing committee of Common Council,determines that it is in the best interest of the City to do so,the provisions of sections three and four may be waived with respect to an incumbent of or applicant to a particular title in accordance with the following standard: (a)Lack of applicants.The requirement of residency may be waived in those instances where the City has difficulty hiring or promoting a qualified person because of its residency requirement. Section 7.Effective Date.This local law shall take effect upon its filing with the office of the Secretary of State - I CITY OF ITHACA r 13. o '1 108 East Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850-5690 JUN 2 0 2001 y.° ... ,, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT By �°bltpTEO H. MATTHYS VAN CORT, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DOUGLAS B. McDONALD, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Telephone: Planning&Development-607/274-6550 Community Development/IURA-607/274-6559 Fax: 607/274-6558 To: Budget &Administration Committee From: Tim Logue, Neighborhood and Economic Development Planner Date: June 20, 2001 Re: Bicycle Plan Implementation In December 1999, Common Council created a Bicycle Plan Implementation Steering Committee. Seven people were appointed the next month, including John Beach as Chair, David Nutter, David Kay, Don Tall, Dolores Chorba, Phil Koons, and Robin Korherr. Their charge was "to develop a reasonable and workable initial plan for implementation of the Ithaca Bicycle Plan which may include minimal impact on parking and which may also include bicycle lanes in some places." In that time, the Steering Committee has continued to meet and work on two east/west routes: one to be a more recreational route along low trafficked streets and the second to a more commuter route along streets with greater automobile traffic. In that time, the Committee has also lost a few people from their ranks as people have become busy with other things and as people have become frustrated with the progress (or lack thereof) of the group. At the May meeting of the Neighborhood and Community Issues Committee, David Henderson and Steve Kellerman came forward to speak their desires of re-enlivening the otherwise floundering Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Council. They reminded the Committee of the BPAC's duties as spelled out in Chapter 12 of the City Code. One of those charges is to "advocate for the implementation of city plans for bicycle travel." As members of the BPAC, they asked the Committee to help BPAC be a more active and functioning group. Because of the lack of progress shown by the Bicycle Plan Implementation Steering Committee and because of the appropriate role of the BPAC and its interested members, it has been suggested that work on the implementation of the Bicycle Plan be transferred to the BPAC and that the Steering Committee be dissolved. Please find enclosed a resolution to this effect. An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification." tIO s BUDGET &ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM FOR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING June 27,2001 A Resolution to Dissolve the Bike Plan Steering Committee and Transfer Bicycle Plan Implementation Work to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advis2a Council WHEREAS,a Bicycle Plan Steering Committee was established by Common Council in January,2000,to develop a reasonable and workable initial plan for implementation of the Ithaca Bicycle Plan,and WHEREAS,members of the City's Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Council(BPAC) have expressed their desire to re-enliven the Council into a working and productive City group,and WHEREAS,the City Code charges the BPAC"to advocate for implementation of city plans for bicycle travel,pedestrian travel,travel by people with disabilities, and traffic calming, " and WHEREAS,Common Council would like to reaffirm its commitment to the City Code and the functionality of the City's citizen Councils and Boards;now,therefore, be it RESOLVED,that Common Council expresses its appreciation to the members of the Bicycle Plan Steering Committee for their work on the initial development of the low volume and high volume,east/west routes, and be it further RESOLVED,that the Bicycle Plan Steering Committee be dissolved, and be it further RESOLVED, that work on the implementation of the Ithaca Bicycle Plan be referred to the Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Council to continue the efforts of the Bicycle Plan Steering Committee and to move forward on the initial steps of implementation for the Bicycle Plan. City of Ithaca Summary of Authorized Capital Projects 2001 6111/01 file:bondissues New Issues: Authorization Date Project#Description Amount 12/06/2000 388 Police Department Software Acquisition $ 30,000.00 Amend To aoquire time management software amend cp 388 HR software Acq.Part of 1/21/00 5 year BAN 12/06/2000 428 Thurston Ave Bridge over Fall Creek Rehab. $ 1,210,312.00 New To establish new project to rehab Thurston ave Bridge. Note 95%federal and State funded,5%city funded 02/07/2001 421 Route 13 Pedestrian Bridge Construction $ 115,000.00 Amend To amend cp 421 authorized in 2000 for$250,000 to construct a pedestrian bridge. Partof 1/11/00 BAN(6b) 02/07/2001 280 Linn Street Bridge Reconstruction $ 342,000.00 Amend To reconstruct Linn street bridge authorized in 1998$788,000. Note 95%federal and State funded,5% City funded. Part of 1/19/01 BAN(2-5) 03/07/2001 328 West State Street Reconstruction $ 226,200.00 Amend To reconstruct West State Street 509 Water improvements for West State $ 81,900.00 Amend 609 Sewer improvements for West State $ 81,900.00 Amend Part of 1/19/01 BAN(5-2) 05/02/2001 266 Stewart Ave Bridge Rehab $ 744,000.00 Amend To rehab bridge amend cp 266 authorized in 1998 for$526,000. Note 95%federal and State funded,5%City funded Part of 1/19/01 BAN(3-8) 05/02/2001 430 DPW Street&Road Construction $ 128,226.00 Amend To amend cp 430 for additional Street &road work. Part of 1/19/01 BAN(6-6) 05/02/2001 386 Commons improvements $ 21,364.00 Amend To amend cp 386 for additional improvements to the commons area. Part of 1/19/01 BAN(54) 05/02/2001 441 Flood Erosion&Storm Water Imp $ 128,810.00 New To establish a project for various improvements for storm water systems and flood control 05/02/2001 442 Various Park Improvements $ 21,600.00 New To establish a project for improvements to various city parks 05/02/2001 381 City Hall Renovations $ 35,000.00 Amend To amend the city hall renovation project to include renovation work to the IT Department Office. Part of 1/19/01 BAN(4-1) 06/13/2001 444 Pedestrian,Bike&Traffic Improvements Route 13 $ 172,500.00 New To establish project to make improvements to roads,sidewalks and bike lanes along rt 13 between cascadilla street and Willow/Dey St. 06/13/2001 445 Cass Park Waterfront Trial $ 425,000.00 New To establish project to rebuild 3/4 mile sass trail and add 1 1/4 mile of paved asphalt trail. $150,000 will be reimbursed from NYS Funds, city total funds will be$275,000 Totals $ 3,763,812.00 Federal/State portion $ 2,331,496.00 City portion $ 1,432,316.00 $ 3,763,812.00 l Human Resources Department - Request to Reassign Managerial Position WHEREAS, Common Council authorized the assignment of the Manager of Organizational position to the Managerial Compensation Plan, Salary Grade 3 and WHEREAS, as the scope of responsibilities required for this position has been revised, now therefore be it RESOLVED, that Common Council hereby assigns the position of Manager of Organizational Development to the City of Ithaca Managerial Compensation Plan, Salary Grade 4. r Human Resources Department — Request to Increase Salary Authorization WHEREAS, Common Council has authorized the new position of Manager of Organizational Development for 2001 at a starting salary of$45,000, and WHEREAS, The Human Resources Director has significantly changed the scope of.responsibilities for this position to include administration of a Citywide Education and Training Programs, and WHEREAS, the market value for the Human Resources professionals has increased and in order to attract and retain individuals with the necessary qualifications a more competitive salary is needed, now therefore be it RESOLVED, that Common Council authorizes the Human Resources Director to hire a Manager of Organizational Development at an annual starting salary of$55,000 and be it further RESOLVED, that the additional amount will be derived from existing Human Resources Department funds. Information Technology - Request to Approve Electronic Future Consortium Agreement for 2001-2002 WHEREAS, the Partnership for Electronic Future (PEF) Consortium has established a project to provide the PEF members the ability to collectively procure and share internet services for a one- year period, and WHEREAS, the City has been a PEF member since the consortium' s inception in 1997 and wishes to continue its membership; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to enter into a PEF Project Agreement #ITS-01-717 at a cost not to exceed $3, 000 for the period August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002 for the purposes of providing internet services, and be it further RESOLVED, That funding for said contract shall be derived from existing authorization in Capital Project #211 . r� . V,/� CITY OF ITHACA V~ ;¢� 108 East Green Street Ithaca, New York 14850-5690 IS ! Eel S. N f`�� OFFICE OF THE CHAMBER AIN APoAA7E0 Telephone: 607/274-6580 Fax: 607/272-7348 f To: Budget and Administration Commi ee From: Debra Parsons, City Chamberlain Re: Penalty Waiver Request Date: July 17, 2001 Patricia Holmes and Metta Winter, the owners of 704-06 N. Cayuga Street,wrote to me in April in response to a notice of unpaid taxes, indicating the payment for the school taxes due on the property had been mailed on time, but had apparently been lost in the mail. After Common Council approved the guidelines for penalty waiver in June, I requested and have received supporting documentation regarding the payment of these taxes. Under the guidelines set by Common Council at the meeting on June 6 and based on that documentation, I am recommending a waiver of the penalty on these taxes. Whereas, the owners of 704-06 N. Cayuga Street have submitted evidence that the payment of school taxes on their property was lost in the mail, now therefore be it Resolved, that pursuant to the guidelines set forth by Common Council on June 6, 2001, the penalty on the 2000-2001 Ithaca City School Taxes be waived. �r "An Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to workforce diversification." �a Controller - Request to Approve Civil Service Agreement for the year 2002 RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to execute an agreement between the City of Ithaca and the Ithaca City School District for performance of services by the City in connection with Civil Service matters for the period July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002, in the amount of $41,473, payable to the City of Ithaca on or before November 1, 2001 .