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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980 Board of Public Worksr -1 - Introduction of Commissioners Mayor Bordoni welcomed Mrs. Ruth Ditzell and Mrs. Lucy Brown, newly- ; appointed commissioners, to the Board, and introduced them to the other commissioners and others present. STANDING COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: Mayor Bordoni made the following appointments to the six subcommittees of the Board, requesting the endorsement of the Board for the appoint- ments Water and Sanitary Sewers j//g 0 By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Walker RESOLVED, That the Board endorses the appointment. of Lucy J. Brown as chairman, Gerald P. Schickel and John Maclnnes as members, of the Water and Sanitary Sewers Committee. Carried Unanimously Highways,Street Lighting and Refuse By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Walker RESOLVED, That the Board endorses the appointment of Ruth S. Ditzell as chairman, J. Kenneth Walker and Clarence Celveland as members; of the Highways, Street Lighting and Refuse Committee. Carried Unanimously Bridges, Creeks and Storm Drainage I/710vv.. ByComm. Schickel: Seconded byComm. Walker RESOLVED, That the'Board endorses the appointment of John Maclnnes as chairman, Ruth S. Ditzell and J. Kenneth Walker as members, of the Bridges, 411v Creeks and Storm Drainage Committee. Carried Unanimously Public Buildings, Public Grounds and Parks By Comm. Maclnnes: Seconded by Comm. Schickel RESOLVED, That the Board endorses the appointment of Gerald P. Schickel as chairman, Clarence Cleveland and Ruth S. Ditzell as members, of the Bridges, Creeks and Storm Drainage Committee. Carried Unanimously Finance, Accounts and Capital Improvements By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Walker RESOLVED, That the Board endorses the appointment of J. Kenneth Walker as chairman, Lucy J. Brown and Gerald P. Schickel as members, of the Finance, Accounts and Capital Improvements Committee. Carried Unanimously Parking, Traffic and Transit • / By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comm. Walker RESOLVED, That the Board endorses the appointment of Clarence Cleveland as chairman, John Maclnnes and Lucy J. Brown as members, of the Parking, Traffic and Transit Committee. Carried Unanimously VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD: Mayor Bordoni entertained nominations from the floor for the position of Vice Chairman of the Board. Comm. Walker nominated Gerald P. Schickel for the position and his nomination was seconded by Comm. Maclnnes. A vote on the nomination of Commissioner Schickel for the position of Vice Chairman resulted as follows: Carried Unanimously Mayor Bordoni declared Commissioner Schickel.duly elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Public Works for a term to expire December 31, 1980. Committee 'Appointments Mayor Bordoni appointed Comm. Doris Walsh as chairman of the Highways, Street Lighting and Refuse Committee, and as member of the Bridges, Creeks and Storm Drainage and Public Buildings, Public Grounds and Parks Committees to. replace Comm. Ditzell who resigned. rb5WO STEWART PARK COMMISSION: -\ Mayor Bordoni reported that he had erroneously appointed David Banfield, together with Gerald P. Schickel and Clarence Cleveland, to the Stewart i- Park Commission. He announced that Ruth S. Ditzell, as member of the Public Buildings, Public Grounds and Parks Committee, is the temporary appointee to the Commission. The appointment will have to be approved. by the Common Council, and there may be only one meeting of the Commission due to the fact that there are very few or no funds left in that account. The will of Senator Stewart is being reviewed to determine if there is necessity of continuing the Commission. / M g° t • -3- Proposed Cooperation Agreement Comm. Ditzell reported that the Superintendent has received from the City Attorney a copy of a proposed cooperation agreement between the Community Development Agency and the City of Ithaca Board of Public Works for various construction projects of the City of Ithaca Community Development Agency. This document has been reworked by the attorney in an attempt to meet some of his objections to it. The document is intended to spell out the relationship between the Community Development Agency and the Board of Public Works in connection with Community Development Agency projects now being constructed or to be constructed on public properties in the City of Ithaca. It provides that the staff of the Board of Public Works per- form the tasks necessary to carry out the Community Development program. Resolution 3/40 By Comm. Ditzell: Seconded by Comm. Walker RESOLVED, That this agreement be referred to the Highway Committee for review and recommendation. Carried Unanimously • • -4- Ewer's Re ort City Engineer Cox stated that the Annual Report had been prepared and asked that it be accepted byCje the d. Resolution By Comm. Schickel: Seconded by Comma Cleveland RESOLVED, that the Board of Public Wor accept tntfelAnnual Report as prepared by the City Engine place Discussion followed on the floor. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: ied Unanimously -5- National Public Works Week Mayor Bordoni asked that the following special announcement be entered into the Minutes: "Public works officials play a most important role in our society, for their services are indispensable to the beauty, health, and sanitation of our towns and cities. On the occasion of National Public Works Week, I am pleased to extend my sincere congratulations ) to all public works officials for their excellent work. Sfl�l "We depend on (public works officials) each day to make sure we have the facilities that make our cities and towns function efficiently and comfortably, to give us clean water, adequate waste disposal, public parks and buildings that meet our various needs, and facili- ties to transport our goods and people. Pierre Elliott Trudeau Jimmy Carter" . • • -6- Mayor Bordoni reported that. John Maclnnes has formally r esi/gned from the Board for health reasons, and he is currently in the process of replacing Comm. Maclnnes. —Letters of Resignation j Mayor Bordoni called attention to two letters of resignation: one from Ruth S. Ditzell who resigned from the Board of Public Works be- ginning September 1, 1980; one from Robert B. Allan who resigned as city representative on the Intermunicipal Sewer System. Planning Committee, effective the end of August. Copies of the letters were attached to the agenda. • _7_. I"ASA - I"nsurance Policy The following memo was sent to Supt. Dingman and Mayor Bordoni by City Attorney Shapiro:. "Enclosed please find a sample spectator liability policj. According to Bud Larkin, this is all that is available. Notably, such a policy has no protection with regard to the players. If a player sued the City for an injury sustained in a game and was successful, then our insurance would cover us up to policy limits. The problem is that any payments made thereunder increase our premiums. I believe the question as to whether this insurance policy is acceptable is .now a policy question with regard to assumption of the risk." Discussion followed on the floor concerning the possibility ofhigher- rates to the City. 6/4/o Resolution By Comm. Cleveland: Seconded by Comm. Walker RESOLVED, That the Board accepts the Spectator Liability Policy as acceptable under the contract with the Ithaca Amateur Softball Association. Carried Unanimously • -8- .Cinderella. Ba11 iTi:elds • Alderman Dave Banfield thanked the Board Public Wornks forksh.and.askedding d that the Board.pass along to its staff such ' job that the City Engineering Department and Parks and Recreation have .done with reference to the excellent condition of -the Cinderella ball fields. Letter from. Advocates for the Handicapped, Inc. J/3ofre Mayor Bordoni read a letter from the Advocatesfor the Handicapped, Inc., which had been presented to the Common Council on July 9, 1980, expressing appreciation for the curb cuts in Ithaca which are highly functional. Letter of Appreciation Mayor Bordoni read the following letter to the Board: "August- 18,: 1980 -Mr. Robert 0. Dingman Dear Mr. Dingman: The Senior Citizens Golf League just ended its 1980 season. This year, as in the past year, we found the golf course in excellent shape and a pleasure to.play on it. On behalf of the Senior Citizens Golf League and its members I would like to thank you and your staff for allowing our senior citizens to play at the reduced rate given our seniors and giving all that chance to play at that very reasonable rate. We are again looking forward to playing there in 1981. Respectfully, 44/ John J. Listar President Senior Citizens Golf League" 'j Eag P IkELng Lot As requested by Mayor Bordoni, Dep. Clerk Paolangeli read the follow- ing letter which appeared in the Ithaca Journal on September 13, 1980: "PARKING LOT PRAISED In a letter published by The Journal some four years ago, I was sharply critical of the condition of the so-called Eagles parking lot between the H.A. Carey and T.G. Miller buildings in the 300 block of E. State Street. I: am pleased now to switch from criticism to praise. The remodeled lot, . withadditional capacity, clearly marked parking lines, smooth. paving, . and a drainage system, is outstanding: The city administra- tion, especially the public works and engineering departments, is to be congratulated. <, And the : price to the motorist is right! All that remains to be done is to teachsome drivers how to read the "One Ways' and "Do Not Enter" signs. Signed: William J. Waters" Comm. Cleveland,stated that he would like to go on record as offering accolades to Jack Dougherty and his crew for the work done on the resurfacing of University Avenue. He has driven in that area recently and is very impressed with the job that has been done there. 10jJg0 9 Recognition of Service Comm. Cleveland spoke regarding plaques or certificates to be presented to retired individuals --from boards, city employees, etc. A committee made up of th.e Commissioners of the Board of Public Works agreed to meet on Tuesday, September 2, 1980 in the Mayor's Conference Room to study th.e matter. g��Yl) Commendation Charles W. Barber City Engineer Cox presented the following commendation of Charels W. Barber: "This is to recognize and commend you for the role you played in the recent Tompkins. County Expo. As president of the Tompkins County Expo, you can take great pride in the success of the first. such. exposition and the rebirth of th.e Tompkins County Fair. 00) I't is particularly pleasing to see a city employee, and especially an engineer from th.e city's Engineering Division, take such a civic pride in our community. The many hours of your personal time and the. time of your Expo colleagues that was sacrificed in keeping a county fair alive in our community is appreciated by many thousands of Tompkins County residents. Your dedication to such a civic affair should serve as an example to us all and you are commended for it. Philip Cox -City Engineer September 24, 1980" Supt. Dingman suggested that November 25th be selected as an occasion on which the Board recognizes those people whohave served on the Board and those employees who have retired with some special recogni- tion. Commissioners Walker, Schickel and. Cleveland were designated as a committee .to work with Supt. Dingman on his proposal. to/c.-/o Awards were presented to the following retirees and board members: John Ewanicki - 2terms, meritorious service Stuart Stein - 1 term, meritorious service Robert Allen - 1 term meritorious service Charles Benisi - 32 years of loyal service Demetrius Lypka - 6 years of loyal service Harry Huddle - 28 years of loyal service Seymour King - 7 years of loyal service James Quigley - 23 years of loyal service Vincent P. Hannan - 18 years of loyal service Raymond F. Hamilton -.27 years of loyal service • • • -10- INTRODUCTION OF DEPUTY CITY CONTROLLER: % Wed City Controller Spano introduced newly -appointed Deputy Controller Dominick R. Cafferillo to the Board and staff members present. Mr. Cafferillo expects to assume his duties on November 3, 1980. • -11- Meeting Schedule of the Board Mayor Bordoni pointed out that the second meeting of the Board in , November would fall on November 26, 1980, the Wednesday before Thanks- giving. Because it is close to a holiday he asked the Board to consider moving it ahead one day to Tuesday, November 25. He said the same situationappears 24, pthe evelofmChristmas. Heraskedhtheled Boardetong. would be December consider Tuesday, December 23rd. ' Supt. Dingman reported he had given the matter some thought and proposed the November meetings be held on their regularly -scheduled dates; there be one meeting in December on the 17th; two meetings in January, on January 7 and 28, 1981. Discussion followed on the floor. /A46 Resolution By Comm. Walker: Seconded by Comm. Walsh RESOLVED, That the Board adopt Mr. Dingman's proposed revision of schedule with the exception of moving the lastmeeting in November to Tuesday, November 25, 1980. Carried Unanimously • BPW - Standing Committee Assignments 1 Vice Chairman selected 1 Stewart Park Commission appointment 2 Proposed Cooperation Agreement between BPW and Community Development Agency 3 Acceptance of Annual Report for 1979 4 Commendation of Public Works officials for National Public Works week 5 BPW - Resignations 6 BPW acceptance of Spectator Liability Policy under contract with IASA 7 Letters of Appreciation 8 BPW = Recognition of Service (Retired individuals) to be studied; also 9 Commendationq; Awards presentation Appointments - City 10 BPW - Meeting schedules revisions for Nov./Dec. 1980; also Jan. 1981 11