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Engineering staff seek design funding for sidewalks, creekwalk and culvert upgrades; Meadowbrook culvert grant approved for design
Summary
City engineering requested design and project-authority funding for sidewalk work, pedestrian-safety construction, right-of-way for Creekwalk Phase 3, and designs for several culvert replacements; Meadowbrook culvert construction is covered by a 100%-reimbursable state grant.
City Engineer Mary Robinson briefed the council on a series of capital and design requests covering sidewalks, pedestrian-safety projects, Creekwalk right-of-way acquisition, and a slate of culvert-replacement evaluations.
Robinson described a bond ordinance to increase funding for sidewalk improvement projects (item 31/32) to approximately $371,000, with an associated authorization for CHIP funds. She also outlined pedestrian safety action plan Phase 2 (a TIP-funded project described as 90% federally reimbursable) that covers construction and inspection work, and the Creekwalk Phase 3 preliminary activities (right-of-way acquisition funding requested for $318,000) between Colvin Street and Dorwin Avenue.
On drainage infrastructure, Robinson presented design-phase funding to evaluate replacing the Edna Lane, Parish Lane and Oakley Drive culverts over Colebrook to increase flood capacity and address end-of-life culvert conditions; she said construction grants would be sought after design. She described Meadowbrook Culvert replacement (items 98–100) as the first culvert project to secure New York State grant funding at 100% reimbursement, with a project cap not to exceed $1,476,000 for construction.
Councilors asked whether the Creekwalk routing interacts with other planned street extensions; Robinson said the project is in preliminary design, she is meeting with neighbors, and no final alignment decision has been made. On the West Brighton Avenue bridge over the creek, staff requested design-phase funding ($370,000) for deck replacement work largely reimbursable by NYSDOT.
Robinson noted the timing sensitivity of right-of-way acquisitions and design work to keep projects eligible for grant cycles. These items were presented for council consideration and anticipated to return on the formal agenda; no final votes were taken in the study session.
