12-10 Infrastructure Committee

City of Tybee Island Infrastructure Committee Meeting Dec. 10 – Draft Minutes In Attendance: Monty Parks, Shawn Gillen, George Shaw, Shari Haynes, Peter Gulbronson, Stan Bearden, William Moseley, Alice Jonsson Shawn Gillen called the meeting to order at 10:06 AM. George Shaw made a motion to approve the 11-12-20 draft minutes. Peter Gulbronson seconded. Minutes approved. 1. Building Assessment: Shawn Gillen- The Strand facility will be changed to ‘SE Bathroom’ then, on the next agenda, as ‘Old Marine Science Center’. 2. Marsh Hen Trail: Monty Parks- when will the surface be done? Shawn Gillen - when will it be open as a bike path? Monty Parks – There is a cactus that is fierce and they are hidden in the grass on the perimeter of the path. We should ask Deb if there is a way to deal with them. Peter Gulbronson will have someone look at the plants and will report back to the committee. 3. Recycling: Peter Gulbronson – Last year we had 100 tons of recycling, roughly. Now, the trailers are emptied every other day. Peter Gulbronson would like a third person in recycling. Padding on trailers to control noise – Shawn Gillen we need more. 4. Strand Facility: Peter Gulbronson – Department of Natural Resources modified the permit and is seeking more details. They want the word ‘bathroom’on it. Shawn Gillen – There may be some changes in plans - lowering and potentially shifting them – but that needs to be explored. Shooting for by April 2021 for plans to be finalized – and October 2021 for completion. Monty Parks- can we at least do the showers? Shawn Gillen- it depends on the contractor – we don’t know yet. Peter Gulbronson will report back to the committee an answer to the shower question as soon as the city has selected a contractor and the contractor has had a chance to assess the situation. The Old Marine Science building on the Strand: may be a work space for the Tybee Island Police Department. Creating cells is a very complicated issue. There are strict requirements if you call it a ‘substation’. The Parking Dept. will perhaps be on the lower level. TS Chu and Izlar: - Monty Parks – Should we send a general letter out to the residents? Shawn Gillen – I think we should assess costs first, then send letter, but we can take a look at the process. Williams Drainage Update: Peter Gulbronson- still working on the process for where they are going to drain into. Peter Gulbronson will report back to Shawn Gillen as that process is being worked out. The City Manager will update the committee on the progress at the next meeting. Deep Well Update: Shawn Gillen – There is no update right now. Clarifier Update: Peter Gulbronson – there a few electrical issues and there is no update on the GEFA loan. Jen Amerell is working on it. Monty Parks- when are we doing the second clarifier? Peter Gulbronson- In the next fiscal year, part of the loan is for the new clarifier. We are still waiting on final numbers for that – probably same as first, roughly. Peter Gulbronson: Talked about speed hump locations. Shawn Gillen - GDOT now has Highway 80 in their plan – with bike lane and break-down lane . The Lazaretto bridge is scheduled to be done in 2023. The Bull River Creek in 2022’ (tentative). GDOT will give us harder schedules, eventually. We have made a lot more progress. How do we raise the road up and allow the turtles to cross? Pete is working on two grants that have been in the works for years. Last year we tied for first as a priority. Update on Water Tower - will cost a lot to get everything off the tower – 100 something thousand is cost to remove, put them on a temporary tower they build. They take it down then put it all up on top again then remove the temp tower. Shawn Gillen explained the building spreadsheet. Wants to make sure it is put in packet for the public to see. And make sure ‘Building Assessment’ is on the next agenda. Motion to Adjourn – George Shaw made the motion. Peter Gulbronson seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 10:56. (William Moseley would like the building assessment with the pictures.)