6/13/19 Infrastructure Committee

City of Tybee Infrastructure Committee Meeting June 13th, 2019 Final Notes In attendance: Shawn Gillen, Pete Ryerson, George Shaw, Stan Bearden, Shari Haynes, Wanda Doyle, Bubba Hughes, Monty Parks, Shirley Sessions, Alice Jonsson, Mark Reed, Ruth MacKay, Janice Hayden. Monty Parks called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM. Backflow Preventers – SG shared there’s not much to report at the moment and will follow up at the next meeting. Will need to be re- engineered. Removal of Old Tiles in the YMCA and Cleaning– SG reported that cleaning is being done and that he will check with Haley to see if abatement is needed. Storm Water - Bright Street – SG shared that we will be posting it next week. Is working with Chris. Chris has spoken with Mr. Baker. Once new City Engineer comes on board he will examine standing-water issue. SG shared North Campbell will be looked at when new engineer comes on board. (Break-out into two agenda items for next meeting, both North Campbell and Bright Street.) Marsh Hen Trail – SG shared that 1200 ft of marsh (versus 600 as previously thought) needs crossovers built on it. That will need to be taken into consideration in the budget. Monty asked about Phase 2 – SG hasn’t heard about Phase 2. Monty Parks said he will contact Deb. Monty asked George Shaw what we need to do to keep the $200,000 that’s out there active. George Shaw said we need to put the money in the budget to get it done. Committee will ask at Council meeting that evening if it was agreed upon to put it in the budget. Fence – SG said it’s ready to go. Monty Parks said we should do the fence ASAP. SG said he will meet with Danny and map out a timeline. MP said clear path over ditch and do trail to Deb’s specs and build the little crossovers. No sidewalk and nothing big on Butler. George Shaw recommends some work be done on the culver crossing for safety purposes. Some discussion about whether or not golf carts will be on it and what can be done about them trying to use it. Sewer Line: bids are in – higher than we thought by $150,000.00. Group discussed where the money will come from. Dunes: Projects are wrapping up – Alan said landscaping will start in Fall – Sept./Oct. It depends upon when he can get crews. SG explained that the COE will be building a dune that is more sea-worthy than the one we built and shared some details about location. Group asked about sand issues and dune issues, like erosion. Group discussed finances of dune projects. SG shared that sand is getting much more expensive because of supply and demand issues. 80 Median – SG explained that we can’t do the shallow well. Must be two tap-ins to city water system. Wanda Doyle pointed out that we can use a soaker hose system and that it saves water. SG shared pipes have been put into the budget. SG said we need to clarify the purchasing policy. WD is concerned about how much hand watering we are doing. Stan Bearden said 2nd St. folks who are doing the hole-boring could potentially look at the median project. He will ask them. SG shared complaints have been made about parking on grass between Van Horn and Solomon. WD shared folks are mad we are losing green space and are upset about signs city put up and don’t want us to encourage people to park there. WD wonders if it could be a decal-only parking lot. It should be a Council decision. She will bring it up at the next Council meeting. Pete Ryerson shared that a record number of people are seeking parking. Monty Parks moved that the meeting be adjourned at 5:55. Shirley seconds the motion. Motion passed.