SUBJECT: CONSENT AGENDA
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A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Amending Resolution 10-155 to Eliminate the Annual Fee for the Coal Creek Culvert Crossing License Agreement
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PRESENTER: Todd Fessenden, Public Works Director
FISCAL INFORMATION:
Cost as Recommended: $ (5,200)
Balance Available: $ N/A
Budget Line Item Number: 530-00-000-434100
New Appropriation Required: No
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Resolution to amend Resolution 10-155.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The 2010 Capital Budget included design and construction of an asphalt airport access pavement crossing over Coal Creek including installation of a 16'x10' and a 12'x9' concrete box culvert. This project was undertaken to replace the existing crossing of Coal Creek, on Town-owned property, between the Erie Municipal Airport and South Main Street. The replacement culvert provided a safer access, additional flow capacity in Coal Creek and accommodated the spine trail along Coal Creek.
The Board of Trustees accepted a Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant to replace the crossing. Ultimately, after some value engineering the cost of the construction project came in at about $360,000, roughly $128,000 of which was funded by the Town through its Storm Drainage, Airport and Trails budgets. This does not include design and project management fees which were in addition.
The Town determined that it would be appropriate to recover a portion of the cost of this project from adjacent business owners directly west of the airport and set a fee of $400 per month per unit to be collected until a total of $26,000 had been collected. Upon collection of the full $26,000 the Town would then reduce annual fees to $1.00 per year. Resolution 10-155 was adopted by the Town Board on December 14, 2010 (attached) to include a license agreement as a means to collect these fees.
Thus far the Town has collected $20,800 o...
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