by Steve Yablonski | June 20, 2017 7:25 am
OSWEGO, NY – At Monday night’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, Kristen Slimmer, of the Youth Bureau, requested approval of the execution and installation of the artwork for the West Riverwalk during 2017.
The mural project is a youth-focused initiative with the design and implementation directed by local young people with the support of the city of Oswego, the Oswego City-County Youth Bureau and AmeriCorps.
“This is the ninth year of the Springboard Mural Project,” Slimmer told the committee.
There are sufficient funds are available in the Youth Bureau’s budget, as well as from donations by local private and corporate citizens to support the program.
The student artists have submitted acceptable artwork to Slimmer, project coordinator, and the Common Council. Examples of the artwork are available for review in the Mayor’s Office.
The project and Youth Bureau will provide guidance and assistance for the installation of the approved mural paintings along the West Riverwalk and will work with the DPW “to ensure careful creation of the murals on the West Riverwalk retaining walls near the harbor Rail Trail Bridge.”
Murals are located on West Linear Park along the river near the Utica Street Bridge and have been designed and created by local students.
Painting will begin over summer vacation.
“The project was originally a city-sponsored community development plan to address graffiti issues. It has continued on with that concern, but has also grown into a community project that brings out our local youth talent and demonstrates community togetherness, making this a successful project year after year,” Slimmer explained.
The committee gave the request a favorable recommendation.
In other business, the committee approved:
Three requests by the Engineering Department:
Tom Kells’, DPW Commissioner, request for the property clean up fee (Code Enforcement imposed) to be set at $50 per hour was also OK’d.
“This is approximately the same charge we were out-sourcing for,” he explained.
Phillip Gordon & Sons, Inc., request for a Junk License for the term July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018, was approved.
The license fee of $100 is on deposit in the Clerk’s Office.
Nancy Sterio’s, Personnel Director, request to award the contract to Mass Mutual for the administration of the Deferred Compensation Plan for a five-year contract period was approved.
The city went out for proposals and received four back. She said.
After examination, the field was narrowed to two.
“We just felt there wasn’t enough difference between Mass Mutual and the other proposal to make a change at this time,” she explained.
The full council will consider these items at its next meeting.
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