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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 Board of Public Works• • BOARD OF PURL I C WORKS -1 - Election of Vice Chairman Mayor Bordoni entertained nominations from the floor for the position of Vice Chairman of the Board. Commissioner Walker nominated Gerald P. Schickel for the position and his nomination was seconded by Commissioner Walsh. A vote on the nomination of Commissioner Schickel for the position of Vice Chairman. resulted as follows: i 7fr/ C cried Mayor Bordoni .declared Commissioner Schickel duly elected Vice Chairman ,of the Board of Public Works for a term to expire December 31, 1981. Standing Committees —1981 Mayor Bordoni reported that the Standing Committees- of the. Board of Public Works will remain the same for 1981. • Supt. Dingman's Last Meeting Mayor Bordoni reminded everyone that this was Mr. Dingman's last Board of. Public Works meeting and reflected on Mr. Dingman's service to the City of Ithaca. Mayor Bordoni said that it had been a priviledge and I an honor to serve with Mr. Dingman and that the City of Ithaca has 1 greatly benefited by his leadership and experience. The Mayor thanked him for a very pleasant and rewarding experience. Mr. Dingman expressed that it had been a mutually rewarding experience working with the Board members and all of the city officials. //,)4'K( Presentation of a Certificate by City Engineer Cox City Engineer Cox reported that at the annual Spring Meeting of the New York State Chapter of the National Public Works Association in Buffalo the previous week the Chapter made a presentation which he brought to the Board. The National Public Works Association, New York State Chapter, nominated John A. Dougherty in the year 1981 for the Samuel A. Greeley Award which recognizes service to a local public agency for 30 years or more and his contributions advancing the public works practice. Mr. Cox presented the certificate to Jack Dougherty requesting that he pass it around for the board members to see. S'/f3 ( Mayor Bordoni offered congratulations to Mr. Dougherty for the work he has done over the past 30 years, and thanks from himself and the Board. Award to Jack Dougherty. The Mayor read the following letter from American Public Works Association: Dear Mr. Dougherty: It is a pleasure to. inform you that you have been selected this year as a recipient of the coveted Samuel A. Greeley Local Government Service Award. We congratulate you on the many years of dedicated public service for which this honor is bestowed. The Award,. which consists of an engraved certificate, will be presented at the APWA Awards Breakfast scheduled during the 1981 International Public Works Congress and Equipment Show in Atlanta, Georgia, 8:00 A.M., Thursday, September 17 in the Phoenix Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. A1.1 awards recipients, their spouses and other accompanying members of their families are requested to assemble at 7:30 A.M. in the Club Atlantis Room of the. hotel. From there you will be escorted to.the breakfast. Please indicate your attendance plans on the enclosed post card and return it to this office as soon as possible. If you cannot attend the Congress, your certificate will be mailed to your Chapter for presentation. Or, if you prefer, we can send it directly to you. We hope to see you in Atlanta! Again, Congratulations. Sincerely, Hugh D. Bugher Executive Director American Public Works`. Association Award By Comm. Cleveland: Seconded by Comm. Schickel WHEREAS, an employee of the Department of Public Works of the City of Ithaca has been notified by the American Public Works Association as being the recipient of a nationally recognized award to be presented at its September conference in Atlanta, Georgia, and WHEREAS, the award represents a significant milestone and a high point in the career of a dedicated employee of the City of Ithaca, with over 30 years of service to the City, and rp 67P/ WHEREAS, this award to a City employee reflects well on the employee and the City of Ithaca, New York, and is a unique honor to the Department of Public Works; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works endorses and approves the attendance of Mr. John Dougherty at the conference to receive this once-in-a-lifetime honor, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Budget and Administration Committee of the Common Council for their review and approval. Carried -3- ayor Bor oni. requested that it be noted that the meeting roster is in need of revision. -4 - Formal Submission of Board .of Public'Works Annual Report for-. Receipt. and' Adoption By Comm. Schickel; Seconded by Comm. Cleveland 4151KI RESOLVED, That the -Board accepts the Annual Report of the Board of Public Works.-J/Wo _,: Carried -5 - "October 6, 1981 Your Honor, Mayor Bordoni This in reference to my letter of 9/10/81 in which 1 requested repair to our curbing:,. As this work was completed 5 days after you received our letter, I: wish to take this opportunity to thank you for the prompt service we received after informing you of our problem. It is very gratifying to have someone who has the insight to recognize a dangerous condition and have it corrected. As Mr. Don Slattery was also very cooperative, I hope that we can at some future date support the City. /010 Thanking you again. Richard H. Kopp" "October 7, 1981 Dear Ray: /0// Just a note to thank you for getting action on the severalitems :mentioned in my recent letters.. The "Y" lot looks fine, also -Cayuga and Farm and .in the 1000' block of Cayuga. A number of cars are now stopping behind the pedestrian lines on Cascadilla Streetso all is well. Thank you very much for your. prompt attention. Eddie Moore" COUNCIL LIAISON'S REPORT: Alderman Banfieldreported that he had written a letter to the Super- intendent, and he`also wished to report to the Board that he had worked with the neighbors and the employees of the Department of r��o/ Public Works during the previous weeks as a resultof the flooding, and hecommended the employees for the outstanding job which they did. Mayor Bordoni echoed his sentiments. n'Supt. Kinsella reported that two department employees, Bernard -71Ni, Carpenter and Elwood Hulbert, received recognition through S.I.A.B. for.work above and beyond their job requirements. Alderman Banfield.stated that this Board meeting would be the last meeting for Jerry Schickel and Ken Walker. He asked that someone make a resolution thanking the two Commissioners for their invaluable service while serving as members of the Board. )-31x1 Resolution / By Comm. Cleveland: Seconded by Comm. Varricchio RESOLVED., That this Board extend its congratulations, thanks and appreciation to Commissioner Ken Walker and Commissioner Jerry Schickel for their invaluable service to the Board and to the City of Ithaca for the fine jobthey have done during their respective. terms as members of the Board of Public Works. Carried Unanimously Mayor Bordoni's Thanks to the Board Mayor Bordoni stated that since this was the last Boa.rd.meeting which he would. chair, he wanted to thank past members:who have served with him, as well as the present members. He felt that -the present Board was probably one of the best Boards that the City has had and, in fact, might possibly,be one of the very best Boards that it will have. Mayor Bordoni thanked the Board for the type of work it has done, for the seriousness in which it has taken its responsibilities, • for the amount of help given to him, as well as the guidance, time and.direction given to the staff and for everything.else that.the Board has done to make the Mayor look good. He also expressed the same sentiments to the staff people who have worked with this Board and helped to make things run smoothly. Lastly, the Mayor said that it had. been a pleasure- to work with the people involved .on the Board. /.P -A 3/81. More. Thanks Comm. Cleveland thanked, for the record, the Mayor and the Board members for the work done. Alderman Gtitenberger echoed what Mayor.Bordoni said and personally wanted to thank the Board members for their dedication, concern, abilities and expertise - unpaid. He stated that.too often all of the lay .boards and agencies are taken for granted and not properly thanked for the time and effort that is.put into the work done -and he expressed his thanks and appreciation, for himself and .for members of Common Council, for the efforts, support and.guidance given by the Board. -6- -Meeting Dates for November I Supt. Kinsella requested that the regular meeting dates of November 11 and November 25 be changed to November 10 and 24 because the 11th falls on Veterans Day, a legal holiday; and the 25th falls on the day prior to the Thanksgiving holiday recess. Resolution / ff/g/ I. By Comm. Walker: ..Seconded by Comm. Varricchio ' RESOLVED, That the meeting.dates of the Board of Public Works, for the month of November, 'be changed to November 10 and November 24. Carried -Unanimously Election of Vice-chairman and standing committees for 1981 1 BPW - Recognition of Service; 2 BPW - Mayor notes meeting roster in need of revision 3 BPW - Acceptance of Annual Report for 1980 4 Nat'l. Public Works Assoc. certificate presented to J.A.Dougherty 2 Letters of Thanks and appreciation 5 Change Meeting Dates for November 1981 6