Public Works & Facilities Commission

PUBLIC WORKS & FACILITIES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY December 9, 2020 TIME: 6:30 P.M. Via WebEX.com MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT Members Present: Councilman Gene Nocera Councilman Ed McKeon Councilman Philip Pessina Councilman Darnell Ford Councilman Ed Ford Jr Members Absent: Staff Present: William Russo, Director of Public Works Christopher M. Holden, P.E., Deputy Director of Public Works Catherine Lechowicz, Director of Recreation and Community Service Michael Doherty- Milone McBroom Others: John Hall- Complete Streets Commission Danny Cronin- Owner of the Canoe Club Harbor Park Councilman Nocera opened the Public Works & Facilities Commission meeting at 6:3 P.M. Councilman Nocera requested a motion to approve the minutes dated November 12, 2020. Councilman Pessina made a motion. The motion was seconded by Councilman McKeon and passed unanimously. Councilman Pessina made a motion to amend the agenda to add an update on the Saybrook Road project. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ford and passed unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: None CORRESPONDENCE: Councilman McKeon asked Director Russo and Deputy Director Holden about the See Click Fix. Deputy Director Holden briefly explained to the commission how See Click Fix works. NEW BUSINESS: None OLD BUSINESS: a. Harbor Park Boardwalk Update- Michael Doherty comes before the Public Works Commission to give an update on the Harbor Park Boardwalk. We are still in the process of negotiation with the lowest bidder, which is Diversity. There seems to be some stipulations regarding the materials. Diversity supplied a sample of the railing they would like to use, which is different from what Holland material that was discussed previously. The commission feels strongly about the Holland Material for the railing. A motion was made by Councilman Pessina to go with the original railing that they planned for which is the Holland. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ford and passed unanimously. b. Multiuse Trail Update- Michael Doherty has come before the Public Works Commission to give an update on the Multiuse trail. Phase one Flight was done on December 3, 2020. The reason for  the flight is to cover that whole area once we have a defined route they can go ahead and digitize just that piece instead of trying to field survey that entire almost a mile of area, which can be very costly. A walk through will be scheduled next to take a few points to send off to digitize the area. Further discussion ensued. c. Vets Pool and Splash Pad update- Michael Doherty gives a quick update to the commission regarding the pool and splash pad. He is looking to schedule a meeting to run through the different options for the pool and the building. The commission would like to keep this item on next months agenda for further discuss the updates. d. Saybrook Road Project Update- Deputy Director Holden updates the commission on the Saybrook Road Project. A funding is finally available. The update on the road is going to include new drainage, a bike lane on both sides of the street and cross walks. Wall Street was added to the proposal, but it was not included in the funding. Deputy Director Holden states that Wall St will be on road bond for repair. As far as timelines for the project, Director Russo would like to push to start bid in the middle of January and have the project started by the spring of 2021. Once the construction is ready to start, the Director Russo will send out communication to all the residents and businesses along the project to inform them. Further discussion ensued. e. November 2020 Public Works Overtime- the Public Works & Facilities Commission reviewed their monthly reports. There were no questions as the overtime has been at a minimal due to the Covid-19 pandemic. f. November 2020 Building Permits- the Commission reviewed their Building Permits. Building continues to be busy. As of today, we have generated $447,000.00 in building permits. OTHER: a. November 2020 Monthly Reports- Highway Division- the Public Works & Facilities Commission reviewed their monthly reports for the Highway Division. There were no questions. b. November 2020 Overtime Reports-Parks Division – The Public Works & Facilities Commission reviewed their monthly reports for the Parks Division. There were no questions. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS: As there was no further discussion, a motion was made to end the meeting by Councilman Pessina. The motion was seconded by Councilman McKeon and approved unanimously. The Public Works & Facilities Commission meeting adjourned.