OSWEGO – At Monday night’s Administrative Services Committee meeting, the mayor presented a request to improve energy usage at all city-owned buildings.
Mayor Billy Barlow requested consideration from the Common Council to adopt a resolution establishing Energy Benchmark Requirements for city-owned municipal buildings.
Collecting, reporting and sharing building energy data on a regular basis allows city officials and the public to better understand the energy performance of municipal buildings relative to similar buildings nationwide.
As part of the continuing plan to make Oswego a Complete City, the need to benchmark energy use within municipal-owned buildings is critical to making smarter, more cost-effective operational and capital investment decisions, all for the benefit of the residents and taxpayers of the city of Oswego, the mayor said.
“We will chart it to see our annual consumption,” the mayor said. “Hopefully, this will enable us to make improvements.”
The City Clerk’s Office shall maintain records associated with the program. They shall be preserved for a period of three years.
The committee gave the request a favorable recommendation.
In other action:
The Engineer’s Office said Northern Labor, LLC, encountered unsuitable sub-surface road conditions during the milling operation of the 2017 Milling and Paving Project.
The Engineer’s office directed them to remove the additional road materials for the placement of binder.
The problem was unknown and unforeseen at the time of the bid.
The contractor submitted a revised request for additional compensation to finalize the contract.
The Engineer’s Office reviewed the contractor’s request and agrees that the additional amount of compensation should be $89,030.11.
The Engineer’s Office also requested the mayor be authorized to accept the Engineering Design Services Proposal with GHD Consulting Engineers for Combined Sewer Separation- Third 25 Percent (Phase 3) (EFC No. C7-6344-19-08) and sign appropriate agreement in the amount of $324,800 as well as the inclusion of a $42,500 allowance for unforeseen conditions.
And. the Engineer’s Office requested the mayor be authorized to accept the Engineering Design Services Proposal with GHD Consulting Engineers for Combined Sewer Rehabilitation- Sanitary Sewer Investigations (EFC No. C7-6344-19-08) and sign appropriate agreement in the amount of $83,500.
Brian Chetney, Youth Bureau executive director requested approval for the mayor to sign an agreement between the city and county to reimburse the city for time spent by the Youth Activities Aide on the AmeriCorps grant program.
The bureau will reimburse the city up to 9% of the position’s salary, up to a maximum of $1,689 for the time period October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018.
Council President Eric VanBuren said there is a vacancy on the Board of Assessment Review.
He recommended James G. Cloonan for the five-year term.
Mayor Billy Barlow requested authorization for a budget transfer and agreement to hire – regarding Purchasing Consolidation Transition.
The proposal is a $75/hour fee, paid hourly, not to exceed $12,500 total, he explained.
The $12,500 will be reimbursed to the city from New York State grant money once allocated for completing the consolidation.
Councilor Robert Corradino requested authorization for the city to reimburse Seventh Ward residents Loren and Sylvia Preston of 22 Gerritt St., in the amount of $3,345.30 for damage caused by J.J. Lane Construction Company while doing Consent Decree work, resulting in blockage of their sanitary lateral.
The matter is currently in the hands of the city’s insurance carrier and the company’s insurance carrier, the city attorney said.
He was unsure as to when the two would resolve the situation.
The request was forwarded to the full council.
If the city pays the residents, the insurance company would make the city whole, according to the city attorney.
Fire Chief Randall Griffin requested an intra-departmental transfer in the amount of $5,195 to cover vehicle repairs that were incorrectly billed by J.P.B. Fire Sale and to purchase new tires for the ladder truck and heavy rescue vehicle.
Mark Tesoriero, City Clerk, requested a transfer of funds from within the City Clerk’s Office in the amount of $3,000 in order to purchase new shelving units for the Records Department.
All of the requests were forwarded to the full council for consideration.
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It would be nice to get the streetlights back on in this city that we’re paying for. Wouldn’t that be improving energy efficiency????
Didn’t the Oswego Library come up with a more efficient lighting system a few years ago? Wouldn’t there be something like that we can do in the other city buildings. Of special note, of course, is the antiquated system in the McCrobie Building which in itself is an eyesore and probably toxic to even sit in (all those antique materials!). But would not want to see it knocked down, just refurbished. It is a historic building, isn’t it?