Oswego Eyes Fee For Use Of Breitbeck Park

by Steve Yablonski | January 16, 2018 10:41 pm

OSWEGO – Couples looking to celebrate their weddings in Oswego’s Breitbeck Park are likely going to be hit with a fee.

At Tuesday night’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, councilors gave a favorable recommendation to a request by Tom Kells, DPW commissioner, to approve a charge a per hour fee for use of Breitbeck Park (non-pavilion area) for weddings.

In past years, there has been no charge for use of Breitbeck Park outside of the pavilion area.

Kells is suggesting:

• Up to and including one hour – $25
• More than one hour, up to and including two hours – $50
• More than two hours, up to and including three hours – $100
• More than three hours, up to and including four hours – $200
• Anything more than four hours will be charged a rate of $100 per hour.

These weddings will be considered ‘events’ and the person will need to speak with Events Planning at Community Development.

Among Other Action:

The Engineering Department requested the mayor be authorized to accept the Engineering Design Services Proposal with CH2M for Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant Asset Management Plan Improvements, and sign appropriate agreement in the amount of $470,000.

The city submitted the plant’s Assessment Management Plan Improvement Report to the NYSDEC. Recommended improvements included instrumentation, electrical infrastructure and HVAC upgrades.

The department also requested the mayor be authorized to accept the Engineering Design Services Proposal with GHD for Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant Asset Management Plan Improvements, and sign appropriate agreement in the amount of $651,000.

Oswego was awarded a grant for competition of the project(s) in an amount not to exceed $1,396,250.

The chamberlain will advance funds for services associated with the projects with the intent to reimburse same from funds made available from the issuance of long-term bonds and the grant.

Caroline Anderson, animal control officer, requested permission for the mayor to enter into a contract between the city of Oswego and the town of Hannibal for dog sheltering services at the Oswego Animal Shelter.

The contract will encompass the fee schedule previously approved by the council that is being implemented with all pre-existing contracts with other municipalities for sheltering services through the Oswego Animal Shelter.

The Clerk’s Office requested consideration for seven companies that have submitted applications and have deposited with the clerk the required fee of $500 for a Major Hauler for a 2018 Solid Waste License.

Randall Griffin, fire chief, requested permission to send one new recruit to the NYS Fire Academy, Montour Falls, from February 25 – May 10.

Funds are budgeted.

The requests were forwarded to the full council for consideration.

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